A/N: Another day, another interlude. I'm really happy everyone seems to be enjoying my story so far! Even more pleased when you leave reviews! :3

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MYK-ON: This is something I had to heavily change from the original. In the original version of this story, the warborn are conditioned to not care too much about their opponents. Interesting to write about sure, but such an attitude definitely didn't fit Naruto's crew.

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Interlude 6

Excerpt from Unification: An In-Depth Analysis And History by Dr. Duncan. S. Thompson of Olympus University, Dr. Yiang Xu of Olympus University and Dr. Naota Haruno of Oxford University Chapter 7.1: Armed Forces of The Hegemony: Section 1 – The Navy

Beginning with the enormous 330,000-ton flagship HNS-November Requiem, the Hegemony Navy began as one vessel and grew to be the most vital branch of the military during Unification. Numbering at three billion active members, the Navy's strength lied not in personnel (although there are many of distinction) but in the vastness and adaptability of the Hegemony Fleet. Providing troop transport, colony protection, planetary fire support, supply and equipment hauling, the use of all zero-g craft, and most importantly, direct fleet engagement with the Alliance Navy. Without its Navy, the Hegemony would be incapable of controlling any territory past Mars, let alone the dozens of light-years that compose Hegemony Space.

Besides support landers, the Navy operated exclusively in the vastness of space. It was also the most ingrained with civilian life, for when Diaspora ended and Unification began, colonization and trade stagnated. The Navy was the lifeline of civilian life, protecting commercial trade ships and colony hulks as they traversed the stars. Frequent subjects of piratical Alliance raids, they would rarely survive without Fleet protection.

The Navy grew quickly, out of sheer necessity. Three fleets were completed in the span of Unification's first five years, and of those four thousand original craft, only six remain in service. They are a testament to the necessity and sacrifice of the Navy, and its absolute utility during the longest and largest war known to man.

In the next section, we will discuss the specific engagements of the Navy, including how their tactics and equipment evolved over two centuries of war.


A/N: I think ya'll are gonna get a real kick out of tomorrow's chapter...