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The Next Day:
Naruto's ship jumped out of hyperspace and slowly approached Malachor V. Malachor V was nothing more than a waste land of a planet. Once home to a Sith Stronghold, it was reduced to a cracked and twisted wasteland thanks to the Mass Shadow Generator that was used in the times of the Old Republic. Even with the planet, and the system as a whole, left in such a...dead...state, he could still feel the Dark Side of the Force oozing out of Malachor V. He suspected that the planet being a second home for the Sith caused the planet to be consumed by the Dark Side, and the use of the Mass Shadow Generator, a weapon that tapped into the Force itself, left the planet in such a state. Korriban was just like it, only there was no Mass Shadow Generator. Because Korriban was considered the home of the Sith, it is far more powerful with the Dark Side then Malachor V. He was, however, looking for something else.
"There." He said in his mind as he spotted a very old destroyed Mandalorian battlecruiser. It was falling apart, but he was surprised to find it still in good condition. Putting on his space gear, he opened the cockpit of his fighter and made his way towards the battlecruiser. Once entering it, he started to search the bridge all the while feeling the Dark Side trying to seduce him, but he ignored it as he kept on searching and then when he reached the bridge, he found what he was looking for.
"With this, Mandalore will truly be reborn." He thought.
Mandalore a few hours later:
"Sir, we have a problem." A Clone reported to the Admiral Rommel as he viewed over the large fleet of former Droid and Republic Ships, they were now the 1st Mandalorian Fleet.
"What's wrong?" Rommel questioned. Everything was going well for now.
"Two Fleets had entered the System. One of Seperatists and the second is the Republic, both are large." The Clone reported. Rommel raised an eyebrow. Were the Republic and Seperatists working as one to stop Mandalore?
"Have the Fleet take planetary defensive formation; we won't let a single troop transport through our defense." Rommel stated as the two hostile fleets approached from two different directions.
"Enemy fighters are heading our way...there has to be about at least a thousand of them!" Another Clone reported as the swarm of fighters, mixed with bombers could be seen.
"Do not fear. Intensify the forward shields, launch our fighters. Order the fleet to slowly start to reverse into the planet's atmosphere, the planetary shield will keep us safe." Rommel ordered as all available fighters launched. It was strange. Since they start of the war, they had fought the Droid army, and now they were fighting alongside them. He watched as fighters from both side began to engage each other as laser blasts were lighting up the dark space like fireworks. He noticed that the enemy fleets were getting closer and closer to him and to each other. Then, the Seperatists Fleet opened fire at the Republic Fleet. The Republic fired back, and soon they both started to engage each other.
"I guess we should count ourselves lucky, seems like they've started to fight with each other. Have some of our Droid frigates take up a flanking position and hold. Bring the rest of the Fleet to a halt." He ordered as six Droid frigates began to move right of the Fleet. As the two Fleets got closer and closer, the six frigates started to appear as if they were almost behind the two Fleets.
"Good, now then, have the Fleet push forward, fire and will." He ordered as the rest of the Fleet began to head straight into the battle and began to unleash barrage after barrage of turbo lasers at the two Fleets. Some of the smaller ships tried to retreat, but the six frigates stopped them. The battle went on and on, and the hostile Fleets started to take heavy damage. Soon, the command cruisers began to turn around.
"Sir, a few of the enemy ships are warming up their Hyperdrive, they are trying to escape." A Clone reported.
"Let them go, we need to conserve our forces." Rommel ordered as the few enemy command cruisers jumped away. The rest of the two Fleets tried to escape, but many of them were destroyed and some of them surrendered. The battle was over and the winner was Mandalore once again. He quickly began to order the Fleet back into formation and recalled the fighters. The enemy was broken and now would think twice when they attack Mandalore. Not to mention that the Republic suffered heavy losses.
"Sir, we have unknown ships exiting out of Hyperspace!" A Clone Officer yelled out, another attack again and so soon? Turning around to look out the bridge, he spotted about thirty ships jump out of hyper space. They were strange looking ships. They were about 800 meters long and looked very much like Republic attack cruisers. However, the difference was that that the ship was split down the center with two hangers in the end.
"Sir, we have an incoming transmission from the unknown Fleet." A Clone Officer reported.
"Put it through." Rommel nodded.
"Admiral Rommel..." Naruto's voice echoed through the bridge as he bowed.
"My Lord." Rommel said with a bow.
"Do not fear my friend. The Fleet before you is an old Fleet that once belonged to an ancient Empire." Naruto said as Rommel raised an eyebrow.
"If I man ask my Lord, what is the class of those ships?" Rommel questioned as Naruto nodded.
"These ships are all Harrower-class dreadnoughts. They are old, meaning they are inferior to many of today's ships; however, they will make for good hit-and-run tactics." Naruto explained.
"Really? It's like the Republic Crusiers are based off of their designs..." Rommel commented, they wedge like shape looked very similar to Republic Crusiers.
"I found this old Fleet during my journey. The ships were abandoned and many are in poor condition. They will need repairs before they are battle worthy." Naruto stated to which Rommel nodded, those ships looked like they were going to fall any second.
"Wait, how did you get them all here?" Rommel questioned. If those ships were unmanned, how was he able to get them all to get here?
"Simple, I was able to rewire their navigation computers to my personal ship and was able to control every ship manually through my ship. It was easy to do since the navigation computers on these ships are very simple as they are outdated by quite a bit. Speaking of outdated, we will also need to rearm these ships and modernize them." Naruto said as Rommel nodded again in understanding.
"Very well, I shall have the ships sent to the appropriate shipyards to carry out the repairs and refitting." Rommel said with a bow.
"By the way, why is there a whole bunch of destroyed ships floating around?" Naruto questioned as Rommel sighed.
"Well, you see..."
With the Republic:
"We sustained heavy losses. Our transports were wiped out, along with many of our Crusiers. A few of our Command Cruisers escaped." Anakin reported with a fallen look on his face. The second battle to liberate Mandalore was by far the worst battle in the Republic navy. Not a single enemy ship was destroyed or damaged, and the losses on their sides were massive.
"We lost well over 40,000 Clone Troopers. Not only that, but it appears the Seperatists were also trying to take Mandalore for themselves, on the same day no less. They engaged us as soon as we were in range." Obi Wan reported as he stood next to Anakin.
"Unacceptable, these losses are. Losing more troopers, we cannot afford." Yoda commented as everyone nodded. With a large majority of the Republic Navy and Clone army switching sides, the Republic was low on manpower. As such, many smaller systems and worlds were abandoned, left to fend for themselves.
"We have to retake Mandalore at all cost. We cannot allow former padawan Naruto to gain anymore time then he has already achieved. If he is able to consolidate his forces and gain allies, he could become a threat greater than the Seperatists." Mace Windu stated. He was adamant in regaining Mandalore.
"Master Windu is correct. Mandalore lies in a strategically important position, having access to many hyperspace lanes. We cannot allow the Mandalorians to use the hyperspace lanes for their own advantage. We must mount another assault on Mandalore." Chancellor Palpatine stated as Kenobi shook his head.
"With all due respect, we have lost many ships and men, both of which could have been better spent on strengthening our frontlines. The largest enemy we have to face is the Seperatists. I fear that they are growing stronger due to the Republic leaving many systems." Kenobi stated as they all nodded at that.
Separatists:
General Grievous growled as he slammed his fist onto one of his loyal Droids. The mission was a failure. The battle for Mandalore was lost before his ships could even fire a shot at the Mandalorian Fleet.
"Dame you Kenobi! GRAHH!" Grievous growled. If only that Republic Fleet wasn't there, then he would have crushed those Mandalorians!
"General Grievous..." If Grievous could still roll his eyes, he would have. He turned around to find the hologram of Dooku.
"Count, what do you want?" Grievous questioned. He was not in a good mood. Dooku narrowed his eyes and released a bit of his Force. Grievous backed down. He was strong, but he wasn't foolish.
"How did the battle go?" The Count questioned as Grievous gulped, if he could have that is.
"We lost the battle." Grievous answered as he could feel the pressure. The Count was angry.
"How?" He questioned as Grievous gave him all the details about the battle. Dooku sighed. He wasn't expecting the Republic to attack at the same time.
"It doesn't matter for now. Your job now is take the systems the Republic left. There are untold riches we can extract from them." Dooku said before he ended the transmission. Grievous growled once more. Indeed, Grievous wasn't a happy general.
With Naruto:
"I see..." Naruto trailed off as he stared into the nothingness of space. He closed his eyes and took in a deep breath.
"The Separatist will try again, but not anytime soon. However, the Republic will try again. Therefore, we must put a stop to them. I have chosen the planet Taanab to be our first target. The Republic will defend this planet as it feeds countless core and mid-core systems. It is the source of trillions of inhabitants. Taking it will cut of the supply of food for many core and mid-core systems. The Republic and the Seperatists will be forced to come to the negotiation table as many of their allied systems will revolt as a result of starvation." Naruto said as Rommel nodded.
"It would bring a quick end to the war, not to mention that the Republic has lost much of its Fleet. I suggest we also start capturing or destroying trade convoys. That will speed up things." Rommel suggested as Naruto nodded. He knew that Mandalore at its current state could not withstand a full scale invasion from both sides. He needed to end this war first and build up his forces.
"By the way, did you find the armor?" Rommel questioned as Naruto grinned a bit and walked away. Rommel raised his eyebrow. Did he miss something?
With Naruto a few Hours Later:
Naruto had called for a speech as people gathered in the massive courtyard below the platform that he would stand on to give his speech. The warships defending Mandalore were filled with Clones and Mandalorians alike, looking at small screens, trying to catch a glimpse of the coming speech. Naruto however was dressing up, in the armor of his ancestor. Bo whistled as she watched him put on the armor.
"I have to say, I have only known about that armor through its legend, but actually seeing it, well, it looks a lot more frightening and powerful." She commented, dressed in her own Mandalorian battle armor. She was his personal bodyguard and that was shown through the red and black coloring of her armor.
"Yes, when I found it, it was shrouded in Dark Energy. This armor is not your average armor; it is a symbol, a symbol that represents the might of Mandalore and the Mandalorian people." He said. He was about to put the mask on, but was stopped by Bo. He looked at her as she smiled and closed in for a quick kiss.
"For luck." She said as she let go of his hand. He nodded with a small smile and put on his mask. Bo followed his example as she slid her helmet on. With that, the two proceeded to walk out on to the large platform, where many other guards waited for them. Naruto walked forward. The crowed silenced and waited for their leader to begin his speech.
"People of Mandalore..." He began, his voice altered a bit due to the mask.
"For too long you have been shunned, oppressed, and conquered by those who feared you! We were once a proud people! Our warriors the best of the best, our people the bravest of the bravest, but look at us now! Reduced to nothing more than peace loving fools that would welcome the enemy rather the resist! You all know of the Death Watch, a group of fanatics who seized power to rule over you with an iron fist! They existed and they were allowed to exist due to the Duchess!" He spoke as people murmured and nodded alone. Why was Death Watch not eliminated? The old government was well aware of them.
"Are we so weak that we allow other powers to push us around? Have we not been humiliated enough in the many centuries that have passed since our fall from glory? How much of our territory was stolen away from us, given away to other systems to prevent Mandalore from becoming a great power?! When will you rise up and say no more?" He questioned as people began to shout and agree with him. Mandalore had suffered enough from the major powers and neighboring systems! He took awhile, looking at the crowed of people. Then pointed towards his armor.
"This armor was once a great symbol of power, one that rallied the many Mandalorian clans and species of the galaxy to forge the greatest culture and warriors the galaxy has ever seen! Where are those warriors now?!" He questioned as everyone knew what he was talking about; Mandalore had fallen from its glory days long ago.
"I extended an offer for peace to the Republic and their answer? A Fleet sent to eliminate me, you, the people of a proud warrior race! The Republic cares little for peace! They want nothing more than absolute control over ever system in the galaxy! To govern them as they see fit! Who are they to say what is right and what is wrong?" Naruto questioned as many shouted "down with the Republic" or "Death to the Republic".
"The Seperatists are also similar, they seek to conquer and rule. They care not if others suffer. My people! Sons and daughters of Mandalore, it is time we rise! It is time we take up arms! It is time we retake what was rightfully ours! It is time that Mandalore is reborn into the Mandalorian Empire! If the Republic and the Separatist can say what is right and wrong, then so can we! We shall unite the galaxy under a single banner! A banner that will be the beacon of hope for those who have lost it! It shall be a deterrent for those who have no other recourse! It is time we push on the offensive and tell our would-be conquers that the days when Mandalore would bow to them are long gone! This is a new Mandalore, a Mandalore that will be forged in blood and steel!" Naruto said as the people began to chant for Mandalore. They had a new leader now, one who was willing to use force to protect his people. This wasn't just your average government change; this was the beginning of a revolution that would bring about an Empire that would last for thousands of years to come.
Oh boy, I hope that was good, next chapter shit really hits the floor and a lot of you are telling me to expose (you know what). Fear not, it shall be done in good time. I hope this was good and once again I hope you enjoyed it, bye!