Wrath of the Elemental Storm: Part 11
TeFlyingWolf: Welcome back folks! We've stopped about halfway between home base and the corruption.
Kiba: So why did we stop?
Wolf: Cause it's getting dark and I have no idea if you guys can handle it.
Lee: OUR FLAMES OF YOUTH CAN HANDLE ANYTHING THROWN AT US!
Wolf: Oh really? Go on out for a few minutes and say that afterwards. *opens door*
Lee: YOSH! I SHALL MAKE YOU PROUD! *leaves in a green blur*
Naruto: You sure that's a good idea?
Wolf: Meh, just give him a bit, he'll get the idea of why we stopped. *Banging on door* See?
Lee: *gasps* I think it would be right to rest our flames of youth for the night.
Wolf: Told you. Anyway, without much more ado, ON WITH THE CHAPTER.
The drinking contest proceeded like a game of horse. The challenger would drink a whole glass of their choice of alcohol, and their opponent drinker would have to do the same. And so that's how the game had progressed between Naruto and Hircine. Hircine lead out first with a strong ale, but Naruto chugged it down faster than the daedric prince. His retort of a drink was some spiced wine, mixed with the hottest peppers from back home. This had made for an interesting drink, due to having the comical effect on Hircine of having him spewing flames out of his mouth like a cartoon character.
Not to be out done, Hircine ordered another mug of ale, stronger than the last, and had it set on fire. Only after Naruto had started drinking, did he find out how stronger the ale was after it got set on fire. He couldn't help stop drinking for a second and cough. Wow, not to self, do not underestimate Hircine's choice in drink.
To everyone's shock, Naruto kept up with Hircine throughout the whole drinking battle. With no clear winner in sight, Sheogorath declared one more round, with both combatants to drink one last glass of alcohol with his choice of drink.
"Now hold on one second there, prince of chaos. I believe it's my turn to decide the drink." Naruto's words were slurred together, but still recognizable. "That may be lad, but you've drank more alcohol in one night than a fish in the sea." Sheogorath leaned over to Naruto and whispered, "Just make it a good one, eh?"
A devious grin grew on Naruto's face, I know just the thing. Sheogorath stood up and announced the end of the game would follow after this last drink. "If no clear winner is made, it will be a tie." The crowd voiced their dissent, hoping for a fantastic finish. All the while, Naruto thought about the final drink. Ok, so we've been at this for a while, and unless I use something big, this will end up as a tie. Oh come on Naruto think, THINK! There has got to be a way to beat… And like a lightning bolt in a night storm, inspiration hit. That's it!
Naruto stood to his feet and shouted for everyone's attention, "ALRIGHT! I have decided my choice of drink! I chose Ta no Kuni's 'Soul on fire' sake!" The crowd was silent for a moment, but eventually erupted into cheer at the upcoming duel. Naruto motioned for two glasses, both filled to the brim with a clear liquid. Both contestants exchanged intense glares at each other, both ready for the final drink.
"Alright, seeing as you chose the drink, you go first Naruto." The blonde nodded, never breaking eye contact with his enemy. Well, it's been fun Hircine, but it's time to end this charade. Naruto threw the entire contents back, letting a little of the sake linger on his tongue so he could enjoy the flavor. The crowd cheered at his bravery, only to increase their shouts as Naruto stood on his stool and back flipped off of it. Now let's see if he'll go for the bait.
"Nice moves boy, but it'll take more than a drink and a simple leap to knock me out." Hircine replied, also letting the entirety of his alcohol swirl down his throat. "And now for that parlor trick of yours." Checkmate. Hircine stood on his stool and attempted a backflip. The result was him landing flat on the front half of his body with a mighty splat. The crowd erupted into laughter, a few individuals went over to the fallen daedric prince, only to discover he was out cold.
"Well, I guess that settles it then. Naruto is the winner!" Sheogorath lifted Naruto's arm up victoriously, the cheers doubled in intensity. The gathering stayed awhile longer, enjoying the company and alcohol served, which surprisingly never seemed to run out. But eventually, everyone left by the only route into the clearing, leaving Naruto, Sheogorath, and Sanguine.
The three were still laughing at Hircine's misfortune, due to his servants having to group up just to carry his drunken, semi-conscious body away. Hell, it had taken six of them just to life his muscular body off the muddy ground. Once their laughter had finally died down, Sheogorath was the first to speak.
"So lad, how does it feel to take down one of the most drunken daedric princes in all of Tamriel?" Naruto's laugh had to settle down to a minor chuckle before he could reply. "Not bad, considering I'm not from around here." Naruto let out another chuckle, only to stop when an idea came to mind.
"With you guys being Daedric princes, you should know just about everything that happens in Tamriel, right?" Both Daedras exchanged a quick glance and nodded. "Then I got a question for you. Where the hell do I find the Dark Brotherhood?" Both daedras were stunned. The boy had not a few days prior fought and killed one of the most notorious assassin within all of Tamriel, and now he was seeking out their home?
"Either you're bat shit crazy, or you've got balls bigger than a dragon's, lad." The grin on Sheogorath's face that followed would have made the bravest warrior shiver. "I won't tell you outright where to find them."
"What? Why not?" Naruto questioned.
"Because if I did that, the chaos would be over too quickly. I rather enjoy the chaos." The grin never left the prince's face, slightly annoying Naruto.
"Ok, so can you give me a hint then?" To his disbelief, Sheogorath's grin grew even wider.
"Where the brightest star in the sky first touches Tamriel, there you will find what you seek. Now wake up, dear Naruto!" Sheogorath reached across the table to the confused blonde, and flicked him on the forehead.
Naruto sat up with a jolt, his heart pounding, and his brain taking in his surroundings. He was back in his room, back in Whiterun. He took a second to allow his breathing and heart to return to normal before he allowed himself to think.
"Was all of that a dream? Did I really dream… all of that?" Naruto looked to either side of his bed, praying he was alone. For once, his prayers were answered. He was alone in his bed. A sigh of relief exploded from his lungs. "Oh thank Kami." He searched the room for any clues as to what really happened, his eyes stopping on his bedside table.
On top of it was a letter, stamped shut with mysterious black wax, embedded with some odd symbol. He cautiously opened the letter, curious as to who the sender was, only to nearly have his heart stop. The letter only contained a few lines, but had the power of a freight train behind their meaning.
All of that happened. The clue was, "Where the brightest star in the sky first touches Tamriel, there you will find what you seek." S.
"Oh Kami why." He dropped the paper and placed his head in his hands. This just keeps getting better and better. He sifted his hands through his hair once, sigh as he did. "Well, no point in just sitting here." Naruto threw back the covers, leaping out of bed in one fell swoop. "Time to go find me the Dark Brotherhood."
"That is a most peculiar riddle. What does it mean?" Lydia asked, leaning against one of the support pillars of the house. Naruto had dressed and explained everything to Lydia, hoping for some insight. Sadly, he wasn't getting what he hoped he would.
"To hell if I know. It's the only clue I have to those dark ass wipes." Despite everything to make him relax within the last few days, Naruto was still pissed off at the failed assassination attempt. Sure he had faced that sort of thing back when he was the hokage, but it pissed him off regardless.
It was at this moment that the front door opened and Maria waltzed in. She immediately hugged Naruto from behind, "Hello Naruto, why the long face?" He explained everything that had happened, including the riddle.
"Well, you're in luck. I've always had a knack for riddles. "The brightest star in the sky" is the sun. That much is easy to figure out."
"I know that but figuring out where sunlight first touches the land is going to be a pain in the butt." Naruto couldn't help but feel like he was missing something important within the riddle itself.
"Maybe it isn't so literal." Everyone looked to Lydia, Naruto asked for an explanation. "Well, what if it doesn't literally mean where the light first hits. What if it's referring to the time of day?" Her comment led to silence, only to be broken by Maria's snapping finger.
"Dawnstar! He means you'll find them near Dawnstar!" Naruto stood up rapidly, shocking both women at his speed. Maria was the most surprised, her arms were around Naruto's neck but she hadn't even felt him move. He then proceeded to hug both women and left to grab the equipment he knew he would need for the journey.
"I'd hate to leave this soon after my last journey, but someone has to go teach those Dark brotherhood jackasses just exactly who they're fucking with." Naruto came back downstairs with his supplies in his backpack, armor freshly polished, and swords attached to his hips. He looked to both women, slightly surprised that they both had content looks on their faces. To Naruto, it was slightly unnerving. "What?"
"You don't seem like the kind of man to just sit around and let his circumstances get the better of him, Naruto." Lydia mentioned while opening the door. Naruto gave a light hearted smile, glad they were accepting of what he had to do. He kissed Maria on the forehead as he passed by, "I'll be back as soon as I can." And with that, Naruto left.
"Do you really think that was a good idea telling him how to find the Dark Brotherhood?" Sanguine asked, finishing pouring himself another mug. He walked over to the table, noticing the rarely seen serious look on Sheogorath's face. It wasn't until he sat down that his fellow Daedric prince answered.
"If I hadn't, he would've spent far too much of his time searching for them. I just sped up the process a bit. Besides, who am I to prevent a little chaos every now and then?" Sheogorath grew a grin that was reminiscent of a certain killer clown in a purple tuxedo.
"So how badly do you think he's going to mess them up?" Sanguine asked right before taking a swig of his drink. "Well, if I know Naruto, and I can guess that I do, he's going to make sure his punishment is so swift they won't know what hit them, so humiliating they may as well disband their group, and so chaotic that… well, it may be enough to make me cry." Sanguine made a perfect spit take.
"ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU CRY?!" Sanguine's mind began to race with possibilities, trying to figure out what Naruto could possibly do.
Naruto jumped off the carriage into the muck, ready to let out some misplaced aggression. He took one step and was loudly reminded how hungry he was. Naruto let out a groan, angry that his revenge would have to wait a tad bit longer. And so, he sought out the nearest tavern.
He searched the area, only finding a few people around town, asking anyone he could where he could get some food. One citizen pointed him in the direction of Windpeak Inn, to which Naruto gave them his thanks. He found the inn not long afterwards, bought a simple loaf of bread to munch on, Naruto closed his eyes and began to plot.
Ideas began to flow through his mind about what he was going to do to the Dark Brotherhood once he found them. Killing them would be nice… But I need to make sure they will never mess with me again. I need to make an example of them… so that no one will ever think about threatening me while I'm in Skyrim. His brain ran through dozens of ideas, all of which were nice, but not very satisfying. But then one idea struck the right cord. Naruto opened his eyes, and the smile that grew on him wouldn't have been out of place on Sheogorath's face. "That will do nicely."
Darkness descended upon the frozen plains of the north, and with the setting sun, came a dark and foreboding wind. It flowed upon the shores as silent and swiftly as a wraith, cold and gripping as Death itself. A sign of favor Shinigami-san? Naruto thought with a wicked grin.
He wore his full set of Ebony armor underneath a midnight cloak. Naruto walked along the snow made beach, searching for clues as to the whereabouts of the Dark Brotherhood's main base. His footsteps barely left a mark upon the ground, due to him extending his chakra out of the soles of his feet. Hours he spent, searching the frozen beach for the hidden door or entrance. It's not like they're just gonna stick a sign out saying "Dark Brotherhood here. Come on in! We have milk and cookies for you!"
Naruto continued along the beach and came around a rock face, noticing something out of the ordinary. He walked over towards the anomaly, and had to resist the urge to face palm. In the cliff face, was a door way, covered in a giant skull with a bloody hand mark on the forehead and a skeleton laying against the left side. "You have got to be shitting me." Naruto shook his head and approached the door, ready for some form of booby trap.
As he approached, Naruto heard a voice whisper something, but it was masked by the howling of the wind. He went closer, straining to hear the voice. It asked a second time, this time Naruto heard it clearly, "What is life's greatest illusion?"
Oh you have got to be kidding me. Another blasted riddle? What is with this universe and riddles? OK, focus Naruto. Let's see… What is life's greatest illusion? How the hell would one try to figure that out without knowing the password? Well, they're a league of assassins so let's start there. Naruto ran through every possible idea, testing them to the riddle but nothing rang a bell. There has got to be an answer. Stealth? No. Backstabbing? Not even close to an illusion. Wait, illusions… not stealth, Silence!
"Silence." Naruto spoke aloud. The door was completely silent, but nothing else happened. It was almost as if it was asking for more. What am I missing? Wait, they're called the Dark Brotherhood. I wonder if… "…my brother." Naruto added on, hoping for some kind of reaction.
"Welcome home." The door silently slid open, a devious grin marking Naruto's face. It was time to go to work.
Sanguine stared at his fellow Daedra. He had known Sheogorath for eons before the Aedra, or the divines as the humans called them, created Tamriel. He had seen all manner of reactions from the Daedric prince of chaos and madness. He had seen him bust a gut laughing, literally. He had seen him cry on a rare occasion, hell he had even seen him so angry all of Oblivion shook with fear. But he had never seen him like this.
Sheogorath, the daedric prince of chaos and madness, who was normally seen with either a devious grin on his smug face, or a disturbing laugh erupting from his throat… was rolling on the ground, laughing louder and harder than Sanguine had ever seen him do so. He had tried all night to get some manner of explanation from him when he calmed down enough to talk, only to watch him burst into laughter once more. What in the nine levels of Oblivion is going on here? Sheogorath finally calmed down enough to look his fellow Daedra in the eye and utter one word. "Naruto!" The rest of the sentence became laughing gibberish as he began to bust up laughing once more.
"Naruto? What did that boy do that's making you laugh this badly?" Sanguine chose the wise path and walked away, deciding to go hunt down the blonde, rather than try to get an explanation from his fellow Daedric prince.
He teleported himself to the mortal plane, wracking his brain as to what in the world Naruto could have done.
Naruto flipped the meat he had roasting over, enjoying the peace of the moment. He sat out in the open air, stars hurtling above his head, and a few kage bunshin sat on guard not far away. He allowed a sense of nostalgia to come over him, thinking back to all the missions he had accomplished over his lifetime.
"A bit late for a visit, don't you think Sam?" Naruto turned and stared into the darkness. Sanguine approached in his human form, a quizzical grin on his face. "How did you know I was there?" Naruto replied with a grin of his own, "Ancient Chinese secret." Naruto lifted the meat off of his makeshift grill, placing it on a small piece of metal, and offered it to the Daedric price, "Skeaver steak?"
Sanguine took the offered food and sat near the fire. "So mind explaining to me exactly what the hell you've done in the last 24 hours?" Naruto placed another piece of meat onto the grill, "Why do you ask?" Sanguine chomped off a chunk of the steak, "Oh no particular reason. Other than the fact that I found Sheogorath nearly busting his gut open from laughing."
Naruto didn't bother looking at him, only raised his eye brows as if it was old news. Only after a long pause did he continue. "Naruto, the balance between Chaos and Order is in perfect balance right now. I've been around for eons and this has never happened. Tell me what you did."
Naruto picked the cooked steak off the grill and began to munch on it, smiling at Sanguine's anguish of unknowing. "Well, remember how those Dark Brotherhood jerks tried to kill me a while back?" Sanguine nodded, biting off another chunk of meat. "I found them." Sanguine went completely still, unsure as to how Naruto's tale would turn out. "Don't worry, I didn't kill them. I only messed with them."
"Only messed with them? Naruto, you do realize they're going to want to come after you even harder than before, right? Actually, no that's not important. What exactly did you do to them? I have NEVER seen Sheogorath laugh as hard as he was when I left him last." Naruto could only grin before he continued his explanation. "I pranked them harder and better than I've ever pranked someone before." If Sanguine's attention wasn't fully on Naruto, it was now.
"I started with some basic 'magic' traps. Small traps around the place that wouldn't be lethal, like turning someone pink or making them sparkle for a certain amount of time. I assigned different pranks to different objects around their lair to do different things, but made sure to mark items that they would use every day. You know, silverware, cups, books, blankets, and so on. The real fun was setting up some of my fuinjutsu pranks. I set up some small ones on their beds to summon creatures from the nearby sea. I set it so at random intervals throughout the next month or so, any creature that was ready to mate would be summoned about a foot above their sleeping form and dropped onto them." Sanguine's jaw was completely open, his food set off to the side. But Naruto's tale was far from over. "I set up a gravity seal on their toilets so after a random number of uses, everything within a certain distance of their plumbing will come back out in an explosive show. When it does, it'll douse whatever poor soul is using it, making them realize how down the drain their Brotherhood has gone." At this Sanguine couldn't suppress his laughter any longer, letting loose a howling chuckle that haunted everyone in the valley that had the very misfortune of hearing it.
"But my pies de resistance, was what I did to their dinner table." Naruto continued after Sanguine had regained some composure. "I'm almost afraid to ask what you did to it. Especially after you explained what you did to the rest of their base." Naruto's face grew a very fox like grin, only to add to Sanguine's excitement. "I set it up so that every time someone new sits down to the table, a choir of toads are summoned up. They then give new meaning to the term, 'Dinner and a show'."
"And what show is that?" Sanguine asked, curious as to what Naruto had set up. "Allow me to demonstrate." Naruto crossed his fingers into a familiar T shape, summoning up seven clones of himself, only for them to form hand seals of their own and explode into a cloud of white smoke. The smoke dispersed, leaving behind a set of seven identical toads, the only difference being the middle toad was a bright green, rather than the muddy red the other six were.
Sanguine stared at the toads, rather confused as to what the 'show' part was supposed to be, but soon saw what Naruto meant. The seven toads then all pulled out top hats as well as canes from behind themselves, only to stand up as if they were human. Music seemed to spring out of nowhere, to which the toads danced to.
"Hello ma baby, hello ma honey, hello ma ragtime gal! Send me a kiss by wire! Baby, ma heart's on fire! If you refuse me, honey, you'll lose me, then you'll be left alone! Oh, Baby, telephone and tell me I'm your own!" With a final flourish, the seven toads turned around, bending their backsides with the message, "Don't fuck with me!" written on their butt cheeks. To this, Sanguine finally lost it. He found why his fellow Daedric prince was laughing as hard as he was, and he had to agree with him. It was so chaotic, so random, and yet, so utterly priceless. If word ever got out about the insult Naruto had dealt to their clan, the name of the Dark Brotherhood would be tarnished for all time.
Naruto ate the rest of his steak, enjoying the company of another outsider for what time he would be there. Daedra or no, having another person who technically wasn't supposed to be there was comforting, even if they could do all manner of insanity.
Naruto made it back to White run not long after dawn, only taking a quick nap in a tree on the way back. Needless to say, Maria and Lydia were glad to have him back. Naruto hugged both of them upon entering his home, explaining that he was tired and would tell them all about his adventure later. Not wanting to overstress him, they allowed him without further problems to retire to his room for some much needed rest. Thankfully, nothing happened for the rest of the day, allowing Naruto a day to just relax for once.
The following day dawned and Naruto was ready for it. He left the house in the clothes he got when he first got to Skyrim, ready for something new. The sound of loud hammering caught his attention first, to which Naruto's curiosity got the better of him. His travels took him to Warmaiden's, where he found Adrianne outside hammering away at a new sword.
He watched as she paused every few strokes, inspecting the blade for any deformities and straightness. After a few more minutes, Adrianne was satisfied with her work and made her way over towards the grind stone. "New blade?" Naruto asked, trying to start some small talk.
"Always a new blade to forge. Never a dull day for me." Adrianne took her seat and began the long process of sharpening the blade. "Anything I can help you with?" A devious grin grew on the blonde's face, looking forward to his new project.
A week has gone by since Naruto visited Adrianne, and his project nears completion. Naruto stands in one of the open areas of Whiterun behind his house, checking the seals on his newest contraption for any flaws whatsoever. "And you're sure this is going to work?" Lydia asks worriedly. She and Maria both stand outside watching the blond check over the strange piece of metal before him. It was as long as Naruto was tall, with the circular ends curved upwards.
"I'm sure it will work. So long as the seals function the way that I want them to, I'll be fine. Looks like everything's fine here." Naruto placed the strange metal board on the ground with the curved edges facing upwards, and stepped onto it. "Wish me luck."
"Just don't do anything too reckless." It was Maria's turn to voice her concern. She had watched him the whole week messing with that weird board, seeing all of his successes and failures. He had nearly killed himself when one of his seals didn't function the way that he had thought it would and made him do a backflip, nearly breaking his neck. Naruto had ended up laughing it off, but Maria was still concerned.
Naruto applied chakra to his feet, making the board stick to his feet, and applied a little wind chakra into the seals. "Contact!" The result was what he was expecting and hoping for. The board shot off from the ground at phenomenal speeds, straight up. It wasn't til Naruto was easily 50 feet up in the air before he decided to change tactics. Ok, so now to get moving forward. He manipulated his chakra into the backmost seal, adding in thrust to his board. The result was him shooting off down the valley at speeds near 60 miles an hour. "Woohoo!" The wind whipped past him, trying to slow him down, but the blonde wouldn't have any of it. Sure he was fast on the ground, especially if he used a shunshin or a hiraishin, but there was just something fun about moving at ridiculous speeds.
He tried the other seals embedded in the base of the board, seeing what kind of maneuverability he had. He flew near the ground, aware that any slight mishap would surely make him end up in traction for a month, but that only added to his adrenaline. He whizzed past rocks and trees with little effort, almost as if maneuvering the board was as simple as moving his own two feet. Ok, now for the tricky part, cornering. He braced himself and pulled as hard of a hair pin turn as he could. Naruto was glad to find that he had the capability of doing so by simply going completely horizontal and rotating the board with his head at the center of the circle. Damn this thing is awesome! And time for the final test… height!
Naruto leaned back and added as much thrust into the back seal as he could, propelling himself upwards. He began to climb upward into the great blue yonder, when a familiar roar reached his ears. He turned his head to the right, seeing a dragon coming straight at him. "Really? Now of all times?" He knew he could out fly the dragon if he wanted, but the insult of being interrupted during his test was too great for him to ignore.
He kept flying upwards, hoping the dragon would follow. Much to his chagrined, it did just as he assumed it would. Naruto slowed his ascent, trying to egg the dragon on even more. Once a battle plan formed in his head, Naruto jumped into action. He killed all thrust from the board, only after he rotated himself to face the dragon head on. "Let's do this ash for brains!"
The dragon opened up its mouth, letting loose a gout of flame aimed right for Naruto. He focused wind chakra into his throat and let everything loose. Let's see how you like this, Uzumaki style, "Fus Ro DAH!"
The resulting attack was something to behold. The attack came out as a spiral of wind, adding power to the flame headed right at Naruto, turning the fire a pale blue. But rather than just add power to the flame, the hurricane force wind threw the flame right back at the dragon in a pyrotastic hurricane of death. Naruto kept the attack up, only stopping to grab a lightning bolt that appeared in his right hand. He added thrust to the board, throwing himself at the now flame coated dragon.
"And now, the finisher! Lightning Javelin!" Naruto threw the spear at where he assumed was the head of the dragon, watching as lightning mixed with fire, hurtling the dragon to the valley floor below. The resounding crash echoed throughout the valley, carrying on for miles and frightening all who could hear it.
Naruto righted the board so that he stood on top of it once again, allowing him to float above the soon to be skeleton, if the last dragon was anything to go off of. As his assumption was proven right, Naruto became the epicenter of a rainbow swirl of what he knew to be a dragon's soul. The power transferred itself into him, passing just as quickly as it had started.
"Well, I think this was a successful test, all things considered. But what should I call it? Air board sounds too generic. Hmm, well guess I should think about it on the way back." Naruto aimed himself in the direction of Whiterun, adding thrust to his board, enjoying the ride.
Maria and Lydia were looking up into the air expectantly, waiting for Naruto to return at any moment. "He's taking too long." Maria stated worriedly. Lydia looked at her fellow housemate, understanding her worry. She placed a hand onto Maria's shoulder, gaining her attention, "Its Naruto. I'm sure he'll be fine." Lydia smiled, trying to get Maria to do the same.
They both heard the sound of wind passing and looked up. Sure enough, there was the blonde descending upon his strange magical metal board. When he was about 20 feet up, he flipped off of the board, caught it in midair, and landed gracefully on the ground. "So how did it go?" Lydia asked.
"The board itself works perfectly. Tho I did have a run in with a dragon, but it wasn't nearly as strong as the first one I faced when I came to Skyrim." Naruto looked at Lydia and Maria, puzzled as to why they both looked shocked. What he didn't know was that it wasn't a normal everyday thing for someone to single handedly face a dragon and completely decimated it like one would a child. "What?"
Naruto lay in his bed, wide awake and letting his mind ponder what to do next. So I've got the full knowledge of dragons, all of my chakra abilities are up to par as they were at my peak... now what? Naruto racked his brain for ideas, completely stumped as to what to do next. That was, until an idea snapped into focus. Throughout the past week, he had asked Farengar about different spell books he had that Naruto could try out, but Naruto knew that there was more to learn. He knew that there was more about magic than the few measly spells Farengar knew or had in books.
There's got to be some kind of school or university for mages. A devious grin grew on Naruto's face, thinking of the possibilities of what he might accomplish with magic. Oh the possibilities.
Sheogorath withdrew the cup from under the cloud near his throne, sipping on the delectable taste of chocolate rain. One of the finer chaotic things in life, I must admit. He was enjoying the suffering of the Dark brotherhood as they dealt with Naruto's traps, one by one. He had regained his composure only a few days ago, but he was catching up on all the chaos Naruto had rendered upon his enemies.
Currently, he was watching, and greatly enjoying, the misfortune of one of the Dark Brotherhood's female members, who had touched the candlestick next to her bed. The candlestick had been set up as one of Naruto's summoning spells, which just so happened to summon a nearby erogenous squid. It then set about trying to get a good grip upon the female, but ended up ripping off chunks of her clothing. Ah Naruto, you do me proud. I can only wait with abated breath as to what insanity you'll bring next.
"Enjoying the show Sheogorath?" The daedric prince of chaos didn't need to look to know it was Sanguine. The two of them had started to meet more often due to Naruto being in Skyrim. In fact, many of the Daedra were beginning to talk to one another due to the insanity of Naruto's actions. It wasn't everyday a mortal caused as much chaos in their lives as he had done within the few weeks he was in Skyrim. "Quite enjoying it. I hope you've been keeping up with his escapades as well?"
"Oh yes. And I've enjoyed every minute of it. Besides, it's because of him that I'm making a new drink. Or at least trying to figure out a new way to do so." The D.B. member strained to get the squid off of her body, most of her clothing now gone.
"Hmm. Sound's interesting. Care to join me and enjoy the show?" Sheogorath snapped his fingers and a throne similar to his appeared to his left. Sanguine said nothing as he joined his fellow Daedric prince, enjoying the struggling futility of the Dark Brotherhood member. After all, it wasn't everyday something this interesting happened.
Naruto smiled as the messenger left Whiterun. He knew it would take the man a few days before he reached Winterhold, giving Naruto plenty of time to set up shop. Naruto was starting to help Adrianne out with the blacksmith, as a means of small time pay when Jarl Balgruuf didn't have some form of mission for him to accomplish. It would also give him training in an area he had never even tried to learn during his days as a shinobi. Besides, it would come in handy if he couldn't keep anything from this world.
He had sent out a few messengers within the past few days to leave for different locations all around Skyrim that he had already been to, and a few he hadn't already. Each messenger had with them, a small seal and the instructions to place the seal on a building, a monument somewhere in the middle of town, right at chest height.
Naruto knew this would be important for getting around Skyrim quickly, in case something happened and he had to get somewhere quick, or sneak in if he had to. Sure his new invention, the Dragon's Wind as he had named it, was a great and quick way of getting around, but the amount of chakra it took to use it for long periods of time was ridiculous. Naruto had problems standing not long after landing the day he was first testing the dragon's wind, but that was mainly the use of his chakra boosted dragon's shout, or dragon's roar as Maria had dubbed it, and the use of the lightning javelin. Both techniques were a drain on chakra if one wasn't careful.
Naruto walked into his house, preparing for his eventual hiraishin to Winterhold. After all, it was better to be prepared in advanced rather than wait for the last minute. But Naruto couldn't help the feeling of dread overcome him, like something bad was about to happen. He didn't know what it was or when it would happen, but he felt something big was coming to Skyrim, something that would shatter and obliterate everything they held dear. And whatever it is, I'll be ready.
TeFlyingWolf: And that's a wrap folks. Sorry about the long delay on the chapter. Life's crazy right now so not a whole lot of time to write. Not nearly as much as I'd like.
Naruto: Well, at least I wasn't alone with Hinata this time. Not that I didn't enjoy it… Hehehe.
Wolf: Yup. Well, time for us to move out boys! ONWARDS TO BATTLE! And Lee? If you wouldn't mind…
Lee: LET OUR FLAMES OF YOUTH BURN BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN!
Wolf: Well put boyo. Peace out folks!