Glory of The Prince

Naruto Fan Fiction

Standard disclaimer applies, the only thing I own here is my ideas, not Naruto, I don't own historical figures, Sparta or Pankration

Italics are dreams, thoughts or flashbacks.

Bold is Kyuubi or some other supernatural force speaking

-Chapter Twelve: The battle for Konoha Part One-

Naruto heard the news that his ANBU messenger had brought him, seeing the mutilated leg, he saw to it that his best doctor, Tsunade had his leg fixed, and that he was given the best care. So Sasuke and Siares had fused and were coming after Naruto, But why? He understood that Sasuke was power hungry, and as a demon, so was Siares, but it still made no sense why they would amass an army of Demon Shadows to attack rather than just training until they were strong enough to destroy the village alone? Sasuke was now an undead half demon, he was no longer the man he treated as a brother, the boy who he had trained with as a student, the rival he once had. He was threatening his way of life, and he'd have to meet it head on. He was torn from his thinking as a man knocked at his door.

"Sir, the Kazekage is here." Referring to Gaara, he told the man to let his friend in.

"Gaara, nice of you to come. Your army is in the ally bunkers I had built last year I assume?" Gaara had changed little, he was taller, had no dark lines and was older but still the same man he'd befriended long ago.

"Yes, I noticed you made them comfortable for bunkers. I got my ten thousand best, we're ready to fight for you when you need. May I ask why you called me though?" Gaara asked, sitting in the chair across the desk from Naruto. He explained the situation to his friend.

"So He's behind this, when do you think he will attack?"

"My scout said he was about two days away. I'm sending another out at dawn tomorrow, then we'll find out."

"I see, I'll have my men mixed in with yours So we have no weak spots, I understand you changed the curriculum for your academy?"

"Yes. I will have some of my ANBU and whoever you appoint wait on the flanks of the north gate of the village, He's coming from that way. We need about two thousand men for that purpose, can you get a thousand?"

"I will find the perfect men for that job." Gaara stood, bowed and left to his men.

-Mid Morning the next day-

Naruto's scout had been sent out, he met with Gaara and Kakashi who was the captain of the ANBU and Steelios who led the Krypteia, a unit of the most elite Spartans. They discussed the battle plans, all different possibilities of attacks from Sasuke-Siares and ultimately the placement of soldiers.

"The first scout said they'd come from the north, because it is the weakest point in our defense, so he'll expect us to strengthen it with our men and send people to the sides and rear, What I want to do is have men placed on the rooftops, but keep the majority on the wall. Also, if we're flanked then we'll have the men on the walls flag the men on the rooftops toward their direction, there's easily several thousand buildings in Konoha, we could probably keep a platoon of thirty men on each one, mixing our Hoplite shinobi, ANBU, Krypteia, and Suna men together, this will allow our total of approximately fifty five thousand soldiers to move quickly and not mass in one place. I also want men outside the gates to wait to flank the enemy when we need it." Naruto ultimately concluded, none seemed to oppose. They had spent most of the morning planning, it was now well into the afternoon, so they separated into the camps to spread the plan among the soldiers.

The scout had come back, he found a way to blend in with the enemy army and learned of their plans.

"They're going to spread all the way around the wall and set fire to it, slow baking the village, suffocating everyone. Any who don't die from asphyxiation will be slaughtered from the Demon Shadows." The ANBU had gotten great intel.

"Thank you, we'll have to do something I never thought we would have to, we're going to have to clear all the trees around our village for a mile. That way we can see the army as it comes in." Naruto thought aloud.

"Sir? How can we get this done in one day? They're camped only three leagues from here."

"I'll do something I haven't done in years. You're dismissed, after this battle you'll be appointed the captain of the recon team."

"Thank you sir!" The ANBU bowed low and then vanished from sight.

"Kyuubi, I'll need your help, I'm going to need to make easily twenty thousand clones, I can make ten thousand on my own, If I can get your chakra and sustain them long enough to clear every tree within the mile then I may be able to stay alive and conscious long enough."

"You have all you need."

"Thanks, let's get it done."

Naruto's chakra glowed a violent red, legions of clones stood, each ready to shatter the trees into pieces. They all focused chakra in unison and then in one, loud shout they all spoke the same words.

"Oodama Rasengan!" They hit the trees with the giant balls of chakra. They exploded in a shower of wood chips and leaves. "I'm sorry I did this trees, but it is necessary." A single Naruto said, fifty thousand shadow clones destroyed the large trees, one could see for a mile in every direction from the village. The chips were too small and numerous to start a substantial fire so they could be left alone. Naruto nodded approvingly at his work and went back into his village, knowing he'd done something that would work in their favor.

Inside the village, Naruto's long time Sparring partner Rock Lee stood.

"Milord, I come to request that I can lead a unit ahead of the rest to meet these monsters in glorious combat!" Lee bowed.

"While it will be glorious indeed, I want you to stay in the ranks, if anyone is to lead a unit ahead, it will be Steelios and his Krypteia. Have you gotten the weapons I advised you to get." Naruto placed a hand on his friend's shoulder.

"Yes sir! I obtained the special gauntlets that will allow me to destroy the opponent in a more youthful and beautiful way!" Lee held up the gauntlets he spoke of. They were leather underneath, but had metal plates that overlapped and studs over the metal plates on the knuckles, they bore the kanji for power on the back hand.

"Good Lee, remember to wear those, Gai sensei would appreciate you doing so, they will also help you block the swords of the enemies." Naruto smiled, Gai had died fighting the Akatsuki like Asuma. "Now I must go find Kakashi, so please prepare for battle."

"YES SIR!" Lee shouted, saluting and then running towards his home.

Naruto walked towards the place he knew Kakashi would be, the memorial for shinobi who were KIA. He found his former teacher at the stone, wearing his ANBU gear. He re-joined the unit when Naruto asked him to become the captain, since he no longer wished to teach.

"Sensei, if you wish to speak to father, sit on the mountain." Naruto said to his teacher and friend.

"No, I'm thinking, Naruto, I failed you and Sakura as a teacher. I was always focused on Sasuke, never teaching you two. He left and now he's back to destroy our village. Minato would be very disappointed in me." Kakashi sat next to the three stumps he'd taught them for the first time at.

"No, he'd be proud, you taught me more than you think. Not jutsu, but ways of thinking as a ninja. True you taught Sasuke the Chidori and helped him a lot with his Sharingan, but it happens. I'm now the Hokage, and Sakura is the assistant head doctor, we've accomplished our dreams, and you were there to help us. Add the fact you helped me refine the Rasengan, I'd say you helped me more than you think." Naruto sat next to him. "Worry not about that, let's go get a drink, and enjoy this night, I want to remember it if I fall in battle." Naruto was not quite ready to die, he wanted to have a child, and wanted to help Sasuke's daughter Kohana grow up. Had he died in combat, that would simply be the way it happened, but he'd not let it happen as such.

They went for the drink, talked more, Kakashi, how if he'd died in battle he wanted Kakashi to care for Kohana, he could help her with the Sharingan if she needed. They also talked about random goings of life, Kakashi was ranting about Jiraiya's good work in his infamous writing, Naruto simply laughed, he never thought someone could talk so extensively about a topic. Eventually they went their separate ways, Naruto returned home, finding Sakura waiting outside for him.

"Naruto, I'm pregnant." Sakura stood and kissed her soon to be husband.

"That's great! Did Tsunade tell you?" Naruto wrapped his arm around her shoulders and they went inside.

"Yes. She said she sensed a second chakra in me. But now I've got this child with me and I won't be able to go to battle."

"This is some bad news. You're one of our best soldiers. But it's better news that you're pregnant! It means we're going to have a real family." Naruto was excited about this especially, he'd have his own child now, one that he'd make sure grew up well. "Let's get to bed, I need to be up early, the soldiers are going to need to be assembled." They went to their room. "Sakura, I love you." And then they went to bed.

Naruto woke before dawn, kissing his fiancée before he dressed and put his armor on. He took his helmet and sword, walked to the door, he saw his brother Ichigo standing in the doorway.

"Brother, I want to come fight with you, I'm old enough, I even went through the Growth, Now I'm ready to fight." Ichigo was dressed in his armor. Naruto walked to his brother.

"My little brother Ichigo, I can't have you fight, I'll need you to stay behind, if I fall in battle, I want you to be my successor."

"No! I want to fight! I'm no good at leading!" Ichigo yelled.

"Fine, but it's the same, stay in the ranks, you must survive, even if I don't." Naruto finally conceded. Allowing the boy to come, they made their way to the gates where a majority of all the soldiers were. They saw Gaara, Kakashi and Steelios all dressed in their armor and ready to fight.

"Ichigo! I see you've gone through the Growth, you're a true man now, are you ready for combat?" Steelios asked.

"Yes Sir! I'll kill many along side the other soldiers!" Ichigo announced loudly. Steelios laughed heartily at the young man's resolve. Kakashi wore his wolf mask, wearing his sword on his back.

"Alright! Men we will likely be the main site of battle now that there is no forest to ignite! Prepare for battle, and be ready for Glory!" Naruto announced loudly to the soldiers around him.

They waited for many hours, finally they saw an armor of black skin and shining armor. Sasuke-Siares led the army in it's entirety, they marched until about one hundred meters away then stopped. The Uchiha demon continued forward.

"So, you've made some landscape changes huh? No matter, we'll still destroy you, this will be where the battle takes place, you can bring out all your soldiers, they'll need to be here if you wish to survive." the half demon smirked. "I'll wait."

"You'll stab me in the back as I retreat, I'll fight you as I am."

"So be it. Men! Charge!" Sasuke drew his sword and lunged at the Hokage. Naruto brought his shield out in time to block the blade, archers on the wall loosed arrows with explosive tags into the ranks of the Demon Shadows as they charged, destroying them three at a time as they detonated.

The flagger on the wall alerted men in the village as the main army charged to meet the ranks of enemies. Naruto and Sasuke battled until Sasuke stepped back, making seals for what looked like a summoning.

"Kyuubi! Now!" Naruto yelled, his stomach grew hot as the demon fox was released, he was about the size of an elephant, but wiry and lithe as a fox is. He charged at the half demon general, who danced away into the ranks of men. Kyuubi attacked men with claws and fangs, ripping flesh like paper as well as armor and shields. Men died from both sides, but it was more Demon Shadows then Konoha and Suna men. Eventually the men on the wall flagged for the ANBU hiding to come and flank the enemy, they appeared seemingly from nowhere, but they actually came from under the chips of trees that lay all around the walls of the village. They drew swords and attacked from the sides. The enemy was pushed back. Naruto went through the enemy's ranks killing as his front lines formed a Phalanx to guard the men, he was riding Kyuubi like a war horse, killing indiscriminately. He finally saw why Sasuke had retreated into his lines. He rode a large black fox, smaller than Kyuubi, but still bearing multiple tails. He charged through his soldiers and attacked the Konoha general. Their mounts attacked each other with fang and claw, both jumped from them as they wrestled like wild animals do. They drew swords and charged. Parrying and countering blow after blow.

The battle waged like this for hours, until the sunlight faded, Siares was injured by Kyuubi badly, who didn't come from the battle unharmed either, but was significantly better off than his brother. Finally Sasuke shouted for them to retreat. Naruto and Suna had one the first round. He climbed on Kyuubi and rode back to his home, killing retreating enemies with spear thrusts from fox back.

-Chapter Twelve: End-

Author's notes: Sasuke is able to summon Siares because they are not bound like Naruto and Kyuubi, but Naruto is able to do so because he altered the seal on his stomach. I've never tried full scale battle writing like this, but after reading a lot of it, I think I grasp the basic idea.

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