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The Maelstrom Overlord
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Chapter 14: Naruto meets Shao Kahn
Previously
Kushina and Minato reached each other and stopped as they are close enough to confront each other. Kushina's Warg mount growls at the Bright Lord and his steed but she calms it by giving it a piece of meat. Minato dismount his horse while Kushina dismount her Warg. Both approach each other until their eyes fix.
"Alright, you've got my attention" said Kushina, not really happy to see Minato near her dominion but understood why he came. "Now what do you want?"
Minato just stares at Kushina calmly and regally as if looking down to a brutal savage. Oh did Kushina hate that look and resisted the urge to punch his pretty face.
"The Overlord, who is he?" said Minato, which caught Kushina by surprise.
Now
Kushina is surprised that Minato knows about the Overlord's brief visit to Yami and also the fact that her knowing his name. She frowns as she has no doubt Yinshadow told Minato about it but not about who the new Overlord is. She is relieved that Minato doesn't know and it's best he doesn't. She doesn't want Naruto get to know his father, even though Minato was just an involuntary sperm donor.
"Well, who is he, Kushina?" said Minato getting impatient. "Who is the Overlord?"
Kushina frowned and crossed her arms at her adversary.
"It's none of your damn business, Namikaze" said Kushina "Why should I tell you who the Overlord is. Maybe he doesn't want you to know who he is"
Minato growled at Kushina's cockiness and knew all along that she is lying.
"Don't lie, Kushina" said Minato "I of all people know that you don't want me to know about the Overlord. The only one who is worthy enough to be called Overlord must be descendant to the First Dark and Bright Lords Yin and Yang. So who is he? I know he can't be from my side of the family so he must be from your pitiful dark side."
"You wanna say that again, Namikaze?" said Kushina in a threatening tone with her fist near Minato's chin.
"Just tell me and I'll be on my way" said Minato
"Fuck you, I ain't telling you shit!" said Kushina
"Then you've leave me no choice," said Minato as he snaps his fingers.
Suddenly a giant beam of light shoots down from the sky and a flashing explosion suddenly erupted from the horizon.
BOOM!
Kushina turns to where the explosion was caused. She widens her eyes and then turns to Minato.
"What was that?" said Kushina, her face filled in shock, surprise and anger.
"Project Solarious, named after the fallen emperor of the Glorious Empire" said Minato with a triumphant smile. "A superweapon constructed on the moon, constructed 500 years ago, it was meant to destroy Yami but we underestimated your kingdom's ability of absorbing light. So I used it to destroy a rather certain place, very sacred to the Uzumaki Clan."
Kushina widen her eyes in anger at Minato
"You didn't!" shouted Kushina
"That's right, the Uzushiogakura ruins now a pile of ashes by Project Solarious" said Minato smirking at the Dark Lord.
BASTARD!" yelled Kushina as she grabbed Minato by the collar and raise her fist to punch him. "My whole family's remains are buried there; it is a sacred burial ground for the Dark Lords in the past."
"You have your stubbornness to blame, Kushina" said Minato freeing himself from Kushina's grip. "You should've cooperated and told me the Overlord's name, but you didn't and it cost you your entire family's corpses. Now you have to rearrange your own funeral."
Kushina growls at Minato, who chuckles as he turns away.
"Oh well, it's a shame" said Minato "Looks like I won't know who the Overlord is. But I'll find out eventually, anyway I bid you adieu"
As Minato leaves with his army back to Hikari, Kushina grit her teeth in anger, that man has just destroyed a sacred place to the Dark Lord. The remains of Yin, the first Dark Lord was buried in Uzushiogakure and now it's destroyed. Yin chakra starts to flow dangerously as the Dark Lord is overwhelmed in anger.
"Rraaaaaghhhhhh!" roared Kushina as the Yin chakra bursts out and soaring out like an erupted volcano. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!"
Fort Maelstrom
Naruto felt something is wrong and looked out at the horizon, while dodging a bunch of Tarkatans.
"What was that?" thought Naruto as he felt a surge of power from the distance until he got a left hook in the face by a Shokan and knocked him down. But he got up again and glares at the four armed brute. "Oh you asked for it!"
Naruto draws out the flaming Sword of Inferna and it bursts in flames. The flames morph into a secondary blade, making it twice as big. He plunges the secondary blade into the Shokan's gut and the flames burn from within. He listens to the Shokan screams in pain while he burns from the inside, bones turn to ash, muscles melt along with skin drying and cracking. Naruto pulls out and starts amputating the arms before turning away.
"Never sneak up on me, beast" said Naruto with the Sword of Inferna blazing wildly.
The siege continues at the Fort, the enemies of the future Overlord fight on but dropping rapidly like flies in a bug zapper. With each death, Naruto gains life-force to create more minions to replace those who fell in battle. The Spawns are useful as they are more hard to die than the minions. But Naruto noticed the difference in price between the Minions and the Spawns. Each Minion only cost one life-force, that includes the Reds. The Spawns have their own prices, the Militia costs 5 life-force or 50 foods and 25 gold, Archers cost 10 of 50 foods and 25 wood.
Using the Spawns are pricey but they are strong and it appears that his allies did a good job breeding a bunch of them. The minions and the Spawns continue their fight against Shao Kahn's forces.
Goro and Baraka are preoccupied in a duel of their own. Baraka is clashing blades with Tenten while Goro battles against Rock Lee.
Tenten vs Baraka
CLANG
CLANG
Fury of clangs are heard in the battlefield as the Tarkatan General clashes with Tenten, who's forearms are now a pair of Katana blades. Baraka growls as he bears his hideous sharp teeth at the 9-year-old Tenten. Tenten is not like the other girls at this age, oh no. She is now a warrior without fear, she loves her new abilities after Orochimaru mutated her in his twisted experiments. A literal living weapon, that is what Tenten is, and a proud descendant of the Metal Silence.
"Grr, you think this is all fun and games, child?" said Baraka "You have no idea what situation you and your friends are in."
"You attacked first, ugly!" said Tenten as her leg turns into a mace and kick the Tarkatan in the gut. Baraka grunts in pain and was forced to move back from Tenten. But Tenten is still eager to fight the Tarkatan general. "But to be honest, I would be very boring if you didn't attack.
"So you want to challenge the mighty Baraka?" said Baraka
"Why not?" said Tenten
ROUND 1: FIGHT!
Baraka charges at Tenten with his arm blades out, he swings to decapitate her, but Tenten ducked and countered by swinging her blade formed arm at Baraka's chest. She swings more and inflict damage on the Tarkatan General.
"GAH! BITCH!"
Baraka snarls as he swings his arm blades, but Tenten blocks them with her own. Tenten finds an opening in Baraka's attack and sink her knee into Baraka's stomach, forcing the Tarkatan General to back off in pain. Tenten took this chance as she inhales and starts spitting out crossbow bolts. A few hit their mark but Baraka starts deflecting some but missed and got more hit, but not on the vitals.
Baraka sliced the bolts in half and roars in fury as he charges at Tenten, the girl smirks and her left hand changes from a blade to a flail. When Baraka got close, she swings her flail hand and strikes him in the face, knocking him down and his teeth.
TENTEN WINS!
Baraka quickly gets up by his blades and jumps back on his feet, his teeth are knocked out but he grows a new set. Baraka smirks and prepares to fight again. Tenten smirks as she twirls her flail arm and morph her other hand into a chain dart.
ROUND 2: FIGHT
"GET OVER HERE!" yelled Tenten as she tosses her chain dart at Baraka, somewhere in the battlefield, Scorpion sneezed and looked around suspiciously.
"Who stole my thing? Said Scorpion before dragging a Shokan down to the Netherworld and return with a skull and spine to hit a Tarkatan with it. "Only I do the thing…GET OVER HERE!"
Tenten caught Baraka in her chain dart morphed hand and reel him close. But Baraka smirks and prepares to strike when he is close enough. He retracts his arm blade and slashes at Tenten. The 9-year-old screams in surprise and pain as the Tarkatan General slashed her. Tenten has a gash on her sides but it doesn't end there when Baraka charges to pierce through her face. But she evades the attack, however she wasn't quick enough and her cheek was slashed.
The Tarkatan General laughs as he starts slashing at Tenten, the girl tires to block them but the attacks are fast and the pain is slowing her down.
"YOU'RE FINISHED!" said Baraka as he performed a cross slash, making Tenten to collapse on the floor, bleeding badly.
BARAKA WINS!
Tenten grunts as she pulls out a bottle of red liquid and starts drinking it. Her wounds start to heal and her energy returns. She reforms her hands into blades and poses to attack.
"You'll pay for this" said Tenten
ROUND 3: FIGHT!"
Tenten morph her hands into maces and decides to end this fight once and for all. She swings her mace hands at Baraka, but the Tarkatan General evade the attacks. Baraka noticed that the mace hands are slowing her down and decides to strike.
CLANG!
But Baraka's blades were stopped when blades stick out of Tenten's body like hedgehog quills. Tenten smirks and spins around, slashing Baraka multiple times, the blades lacerate though the Tarkatan's skin, causing him to bleed more, but Tenten is not finished. As Baraka got distracted by the pain and the blades, Tenten swings her mace hand and strikes him in the face. It everyone has x-ray vision, you might see that Baraka's skull is being fractured in many places, and also many
of his teeth are broke and knocked out.
But Tenten continues as she slams at Baraka's left arm, snapping the bones in two and severing the blades from within. Tenten moves elegantly like a dance while she swings her mace to smash at the ribs, flipped over to get behind him and punched his back to break the spine. And finally she kicks him down on the ground so she can end her attack by pulverizing the femurs until there is nothing but powder.
Baraka growls in pain but Tenten kicked his face to knock him out cold.
TENTEN WINS! FLAWLESS VICTORY!
"Wow, that was fun" said Tenten before slamming her mace hand at a nearby Shokan, right between the legs.
Speaking of Shokans.
Rock Lee vs Goro
Rock Lee is throwing his punches and kicks at the Shokan Champion, which blocked then all with his 4 hands. Goro laughs arrogantly at the 9 year old martial artist that he caught Lee's hand and starts slamming him on the ground like a ragdoll. But Lee is tough and resilient as he got back on his feet and slid underneath and punched the arrogant Shokan in the balls.
"Oof!" exclaimed Goro in pain as he held onto his balls and winces in agony from Lee's dirty move. Lee rolled back on his feet and kicked Goro's back to make him fall forward.
"Hiyah!" said Lee "Get up, Shokan. This fight isn't over yet.
Goro growls as he starts roaring with his arms stretched out, attempting to intimidate him but failed as Lee only laughed and uppercut him.
"YAH!" Lee cried out and poses in his battle stance.
"Grr, foolish boy" said Goro as crack his knuckles. "I am Shao Kahn's champion; you'd be foolish to fight me"
"A champion, huh?" said Rock Lee smiling enthusiastically at the Shokan. "Good, I could use a challenge"
ROUND 1: FIGHT!
Lee tighten his fists and leaps at Goro and give him a kick in the temple, then Goro responds by grabbing Lee's ankle and slams him on the ground hard. But Lee did faze from that and got back on his feet and a smile on his face. Lee dashes and starts punching rapidly on Goro's chest but the Shokan scoffs and pounds Lee down on the ground stomps on his back.
GORO WINS: FLAWLESS VICTORY
Lee starts to laugh as he doesn't feel pain despite the fact that everyone would be in agony if they were fighting a brute like Goro. Lee then leaps back on his feet and crouches to lift up his pants.
"Finally, a good reason to lose these" said Lee as he lifts up his pants to reveal a pair of weights. The Shokan scoffs at this and cross his arms with an unamused look.
"You think few kilograms of will make a difference" said Goro
Lee removed the weights and tosses them until it hit an unfortunate Shokan nearly equal to Goro's strength. As the weight hit it, the weights are actually heavy and weighing 600 kilograms each. Goro gaped in shock when he saw one his fellow Shokan easily crushed to death. Lee starts to stretch his legs and arms in relief.
"Ah, much better" said Lee "I thought I'd had to carry those forever, Kaku-sensei is wise but he's a bit sadistic in his training. Worth it, though"
"You insane, no mere mortal child can withstand that much weight along" said Goro
"We'll luckily I'm no mere child" said Rock Lee as he starts flexing his muscles and his body starts to grow even more muscular and grew a few feet. Lee roared as he is feeling this boost of energy and power flowing in his body. "Let's do this!"
ROUND 2: FIGHT
Goro didn't hesitate as he made the first move, he throws at punch at Lee but it was caught by him. Goro widen his eyes at this while Lee smirks and twisted it, causing Goro to howl in pain and step back to nurse is now broken wrist, but Lee dashed that swung a high kick at Goro's face, the inpact causes the skull the fracture, but it also sent Goro flying.
"AAAAGGHHH!" screams Goro as he was sent flying by Lee, crashing through Shokan and Takarans who were unfortunate to be in the way. At the end, Goro crashes into a boulder and gets buried in the rubble.
ROCK LEE WINS: FLAWLESS VICTORY
"RAH!" roared Goro as he bursts out from the rubble and glares maliously at Lee. "I will not be insulted and humiliated by a mere human, I am a Shokan! I am a proud warrior of the Draco Lineage, I am practically part dragon and I will not be defeated by a human, NEVER!"
Goro starts pumping adrenaline and his fury starts to fuel his determination to kill Lee. He charges at Lee, Lee saw this and prepares for another round.
ROUND 3: FIGHT!
Goro and Rock Lees charge at each other and both tackle into each other's clutches. Lee punches first, but gets a punch back. The Shokan does have the advantage with an extra pair of arms but his arrogance is holding him back. Rock Lee is no better, he is reckless and implusive in battle that he just gets a beating while beating the Shokan. The 2 broke apart, both bruised on their body and faces, Goro growls while Lee smiles like a happy child he is.
"Stop smiling!" said Goro as he punches Lee on the cheek, but the 9 year old shakes it off and uppercuts him the jaw.
"Shoryuken!" yelled Lee playfully.
Grr!" said Goro as he was struck and it made him lift from the ground.
But Lee doesn't end, he grip his fists and starts rapidly punching Goro in the chest and stomach. Lee keeps punching and punching, keeping Goro in mid-air. Lee's smile never left his face as he keeps punching the Shokan repeatedly and ends it when a swinging kick on the side. The kick sent Goro flying again and he crashes into the Fort walls, forming a Goro shaped crater on it. Goro collapses as his bones are broken from the punches, his organs tenderized and his draconian skin now bruised.
The pain is too much, even for a Shokan that Goro collapses in defeat.
ROCK LEE WINS!"
"Ha, ha, ha, that was fun!" said Rock Lee at the the now unconscious Goro "Shame you can't go again"
The siege continues for 10 more minutes, but with Baraka and Goro defeated, the Outland army decides to retreat and leave the Fort.
"Baraka and Goro are defeated, retreat!"
The army fled and drag the unconscious and broken bodies of Baraka and Goro with them. Without their Generals to command them, they cannot win this siege, so this battle goes to Fort Maelstrom and everyone cheered to their victory (excluding the Spawns as they are just soulless puppets to the Overlord-in-training), Naruto felt exhausted from the fight, but the results are worth it as he collects the spoils of war, life-force, hand-me-down weapons and armours to recycle, small pouches of gold and even bottles of red and blue potion.
"Oh what luck" said Kiba as he takes a bottle of red fluids to drink it. As the fluid is drunk, his wounds instantly vanish and the bleeding stops. "Health potions are so hard to find"
"What are the blue ones?" said Naruto as he takes a blue potion and drinks it. Suddenly he felt as if his chakra and mana is suddenly refilled. "Whoa, I feel refreshed!"
"The Blue potions refill your chakra or mana if they're low, much faster than waiting for if to slowly refill on its own" said Shikamaru drinking a blue potion. "It's just too troublesome"
"Save some for the rest of us" said Tenten as she extracting the blades from the dead tarkatans.
"Yeah, yeah" said Shikamaru lazily at Tenten as he finished his bottle and pockets it. "It's best we keep the bottles to refill them"
"The more you have, the best chance to survive" said Neji as he shows Naruto 4 bottles (2 Health and 2 Mana/Chakra). "Especially in this place of horror"
Naruto nods and pockets 2 empty potion bottles, one for each.
"How do we refill them?" said Naruto
"I'll show you later. In the meantime, let's just clean this mess up and then get some rest" said Shikamaru as he yawned "Kiba, you're on guard patrol tonight"
"But I was on guard patrol yesterday" said Kiba in protest. "Why can't someone else do it?"
"Because you have the keenest nose than Rahzar and Jyabura" said Shikamaru "Now stop complaining and get to your post"
Kiba grumbles as he storms off in a huff. Naruto chuckled at his lupine friend and shook his head at his childish behaviour, even though most of this group are children, they have to mature to survive this horrid, dytopian country. Ah, it is quite beautiful.
Shao Kahn's Palace
Baraka and Goro arrives at the palace of Outland's Emperor Shao Kahn. It is a dark and ominous place, dim and stink of death, blood and terror. Sitting on the massive throne is Emperor himself. A Goliath of a man, standing in 8 feet of pure muscle, wearing nothing but a loincloth, boots, braces and a helmet that resembles a Japanese Kabuto but has a skull like mask. Shao Kahn glares through his glowing red eyes in anger as his 2 Strongest Generals are brutally beaten through the inch of their lives, an utter humiliation fills the Emperor and there must be someone he must punish.
2 unfortunate soldiers in that defeated army, a Shokan and a Tarkatan, both kneel to their master and practically pissing themselves.
"So let me get this straight," said Shao Kahn "Baraka and Goro, my greates generals were defeated and near death's door, BY CHILDREN?!"
"Your majesty, there is another…"
"ENOUGH! I will not tolerate failure in my Empire" said Shao Kahn as he stands up from his throne. "For that, I think 2 months in the Deadpools will teach you a lesson"
"No please…" begged the Tarkatan and the Shokan until a trapdoor opens beneath their feet and the 2 falls down to the DeadPools, Shao Kahn's place of torture. "AAAAGHHHH!"
Shao Kahn growls as things aren't doing well, Fort Maelstrom still stands and remains threatening his reign. And the worst part is that the Mortal Kombat tournaments are close and he must not have any meddlers interfering his chance of conquest.
"I need to dispose of that Fort before Raiden sent in his warriors to challenge me" said Shao Kahn in anger. "I can't allow mere children run amok in my domain."
"I'm afraid it's much more complicated than that, Shao Kahn" said Hakon as he arrives at the throne Room.
Shao Kahn shift his eyes at the Undead Mercenary and smirks.
"Ah Hakon, I trust that you delivered my message to the commander of Fort Maelstrom?" said Shao Kahn
"Aye, but that's where it gets awkward" said Hakon "You see, the commander of Fort Maelstrom is none other… than the Overlord himself."
Shao Kahn widen his glowing eyes in shock, he has heard of the tales of the Overlords and knew that there hasn't been an Overlord for a thousand years.
"That can't be, aren't you one of the four Netherghuls that guard the Overlord's power and must be slain to be obtained." Said Shao Kahn
"Aye, but he's only in training and the trails are far from over, as you can see that I'm here" said Hakon "Inferna is slain, meaning that the new heir has the power of Fire and has the Red Minions under his command."
"Which means you and the other 2 remain" said Shao Kahn "Anyway, what did he say, I believe that you haven't brought him here."
"He said he can only talk in an arranged spot for this negotiation" said Hakon "He believes that you might spring a trap on him when he steps on your palace."
"He is wise to believe that" said Shao Kahn "Very well, I'll arrange a place for us to speak. Tell him that I'll speak to him in a few days, I have a tournament to prepare for."
"I hope you arrange a booth for me, Shao Kahn" said Hakon before he turns to leave the palace.
"Oh I assure you, you'll have the best seat in the Kolosseum" said Shao Kahn when Hakon left. "Shang Tsung!"
"Yes, my liege?"
Shang Tsung, the centuries old sorcerer of Outland approaches the throne room. Despite being over a few centuries old, he doesn't look older than 20. He has shoulder length black hair tied in a ponytail and a Fu Manchu goatee. He is dressed in the finest crimson that Outland has to offer. He bows to Shao Kahn with the utmost respect.
"You have summoned me?" said Shang Tsung.
"Yes, how are Baraka and Goro?" said Shao Kahn
"Resting in my Flesh Pits, my containers will heal their broken bodies and they'll be ready for the tournament." Said Shang Tsung
"They better, and this plan of yours better work also or you'll wish you haven't thought of it" said Shao Kahn. "Those Shinobi Fools meddled in my invasion of Edenia AND cost me my victory to conquer their nation also."
"I assure you, this Mortal Kombat tournament will be in our favour" said Shang Tsung
"It better be" said Shao Kahn
Fort Maelstrom: Naruto's residence
Naruto I given his own place to sleep within the Fort, a simple small house with a bed and couches. Books and scrolls stored in bookcases, books containing information of the Outlands, which were either salvaged in derelict villages or looted from the enemy. Either way, it's called home for Naruto for a while until his business in the Outlands is over.
Although this place is given for Naruto, he isn't living alone, Yoko and Skarlet are also bunking in with Naruto instead of remaining in the Nethertower, which is boring as it remains dormant and quiet. It is rather late for the 8-year-old Overlord-in-training as he is tucked up in bed, cuddling with Skarlet and Yoko, the bed is medium sized, but big enough to fill a small future Overlord and 2 sexy crimson haired demonesses.Naruto already fell asleep; his hair is being stroked by Yoko as she held him close to her bosom. Skarlet presses her breasts onto Naruto's back to keep him warm while wrapping her arms around his waist to keep him in her embrace.
Naruto enjoys the cuddling; it helps him sleep. He snores softly while his cheek lay on Yoko's breast like a pillow. Yoko smiles in her sleep as she enjoys snuggling with Naruto, but Skarlet also enjoys it as it pleases her master.
Morning
Morning has past and another gloomy day in Outland, everyone is training and that includes Naruto. If he has to fight Hakon, then he needs to learn how to resist his poisoned weapons. Reptile is happy to be Naruto's sensei on poison resistance and also to learn Poison Style Jutsu. But it's not just Reptile, Scorpion continues his teaches to the Overlord in Training and Ermac thought it'd be best to teach him how to manipulate souls and use them as a weapon.
The 3 discussed this and agree to teach Naruto on arranged times, Reptile will teach Naruto in the Morning, Ermac takes Noon while Scorpion has the evening. And since it's morning, Reptile's lesson starts. The green reptilian ninja enter Naruto's house where they can train in peace, Yoko and Skarlet left to help Naruto focus as this training ain't a walk in a park.
"Right then, I must tell you that this training isn't going to be easy and I might kill you" said Reptile to Naruto. "The process of Poison resistance is risky as you must be poisoned in order to resist it. I taught your friends this, and I'm sure they told you how unpleasant it was."
"Hai, Neji said he had nightmares about his father's death" said Naruto
"The venom I produce has hallucinogenic properties" said Reptiles as he takes a teacup milked his venom from his fangs. "A great advantage against my enemies, a small dosage will not kill you but it will cause you to hallucinate. Drink the venom and we'll begin"
Reptile gives the cup to Naruto to drink. Naruto drinks the venom and suddenly felt his mind burning, his vision is starting to warp as the room looks like it's melting. Naruto's eyes are dilating but tries to calm down.
"Good, relax yourself, think positive thoughts and let your heartbeat remain steady." Said Reptile, his voice is distorted by the effects from the venom. "The venom will wear off in 5 minutes.
Suddenly Naruto starts to see a squad of ROOT ANBU, Naruto is starting to panic and assumed that Danzo as found him.
"He found me, he knows!" said Naruto
"Relax, it's all in your head, what you see isn't real" said Reptile
But Naruto can't hear him, the room changes into a lab where he is strapped in a gurney like before. Naruto starts to struggle, he wants to get free.
"Let me go, Let me go!"
"It's no use resisting, Naruto" said Danzo suddenly appearing by Naruto. "you will be my new weapon, I will make Konoha great with you and conquer the Shinobi Nations. After that, I'll execute your whore mother and that treacherous Hyuuga slut."
"LEAVE THEM ALONE!" screamed Naruto at Danzo when the visions starts to get clear but not in his eyes, Naruto then starts to break free and draws out his sword of Inferna.
Reptile jumps back when Naruto is going berserk, the venom is messing with is mind. Reptile has no choice but to spit acid on Naruto's arms and legs to immobilize him. Naruto screams in pain and collapses, the acid is only enough the burn the skin, not to eat away though his flesh. Naruto is roaring in a furious rage, the venom in him is still in his system. Reptile decides to bind his arms and legs for his lesson, for his own safety.
After 5 heart-throbbing minutes, the venom wears off, Naruto is sweating and his heart is beating like a drum. Naruto felt like shit after that experience, he noticed that his arms and legs are bonded in rope and looks at Reptile.
"What happened?" said Naruto
"I have to keep you tied up for my safety, you went berserk when you drank my venom." Said Reptile as he's starting to regret his teachings, Naruto isn't quite mentally strong for this training. Maybe we should call it quits?"
"No, please continue" said Naruto with insistence. "poison me again, I can take it"
Reptile sighs again but he milked more venom for Naruto.
"Very well, now try to remember that it's not real, okay?" said Reptile as he crouches down to feed Naruto more venom. "And next time, I'm removing your weapons"
"Right" said Naruto before drinking more venom.
Noon: Courtyard
Naruto spent the entire morning training with Reptile, and it was not pleasant. But he was slowly improving as the hallucinations are getting less terrifying, but he was still tied up while poisoned. Now it is noon, after breakfast Naruto starts his training with Ermac in the Fort courtyards. The multi-soul ninja tart explaining Naruto about this lesson.
"We will teach you how to use the souls in combat" said Ermac as he demonstrates by summoning one of the souls and tosses it at a training dummy, the dummy combusted in green flames while the souls orbit and moan out an blood-chilling wail.
"Whoa" said Naruto by surprise at this. "Awesome"
"Yes, we started to enjoy this power, now we will teach you" said Ermac
"But I don't have lots of souls like you" said Naruto
"Actually you do, in your Gauntlet!" said Ermac pointing at Naruto's minion gauntlet. "You collect the lifeforce, which are part of the souls. They moan in torment, trapped in your gauntlet, begging to come out and begging to not be resurrected as your Minions"
"Really?" said Naruto in shock at this "I thought that lifeforce is just energy in all things?"
"Exactly, that's what souls are" said Ermac "We can sense the torment from the souls you absorbed. The screaming, the suffering, you are denying them redemption."
"Ok Ermac, it was cool at first but you're creeping me out" said Naruto feeling awkward around the multi-soul ninja.
"Which is why you're here to learn how to use the souls as weapons. You must understand and feel their emotions, tolerate their suffering and make them suffer even more" said Ermac as he channels the souls from his body and into his hand. "We learned to do this for 2 years, and now you will also"
Evening
Ermac's lesson is very complicated and hard to understand, Naruto still can't feel or hear the souls within the gauntlet but he'll try tomorrow, tonight he is continuing his lessons from Scorpion. Thanks to his victory against Inferna, Naruto is able to harness the flames and cast fire spells, also perform Fire Jutsus as well. But to speed up the process, Naruto uses the Shadow Clone Jutsu to help, Scorpion watches his pupil train and practice, and the results are very good.
"I see that Inferna's defeat help improve your fire spells and jutsu" said Scorpion "Good, you're doing well. Keep it up and you might get strong to fight Hakon.
"Oh Don't encourage him just year, Shirai Ryu"
Naruto and Scorption heard a voice and turns to see Hakon leaning on the wall, sharpening his poisoned axe with a whetstone.
"You might start the fight a bit early" said Hakon
Naruto and Scropion prepare to fight but Hakon raise his hand to assure them that he's not here to fight.
"Relax, I'm just the messenger at the moment" said Hakon as he approaches Naruto while putting away his axe. "I've come to tell you that Shao Kahn has agreed to…negotiate, but the little chat has to wait for a few days. He has some…quests coming around and he want things in orders before they start"
Naruto listened to the Netherghul Mercenary, the "negotiations" is on hold for a few days, this will give the Overlord-in-training more time to train for his second trial against Hakon.
"So be it, I'll wait" said Naruto "And tell your emperor that he must not attack while the delay is on"
Hakon grunts in response before leaping over the fort walls. Naruto frowns he watched Hakon leave. Scorpion cross his arms and turns to Naruto.
"So is the training still on?" said Scorpion
"Hai" said Naruto as he performs a handsign and breathes out fire at the training dummy. "The training is still on"
Shao Kahn's Throne Room
Shao Kahn has gathered his strongest warriors in his domain to his throne room. Within a few days, the Mortal Kombat Tournament will begin and the arrival of the Shinobi Nation's finest will come to fight for the fate of their continent.
And these warriors are.
Kintaro, a Shokan from the tigra lineage, he looks like any of the other Shokan but he has fur, tiger stripes, feline claws and other feline features.
Erron Black, a Mercenary from a continent from America, during the 19th century, Erron was teleported to Outland by Shao Kahn and offered him a job. Hearing that the pay is good, Erron accepts and swore his loyalty to Shao Kahn, as long as he keeps paying him.
Kano, another from America, he joined Outland for war profits. He sells weapons to Shao Kahn and help him for war when Outland Wins Mortal Kombat. This cyborg war-criminal is ruthless as he sexist.
Sheeva, a female Shokan who works for Shokan as a jailer. Unlike the Male Shokan, she is stronger, fiercer and not to mention sexier (in comparison to the males, who are ugly as fuck!)
Tanya, a Edenian traitor with the power of fire and a specialist in tonfas. She betrayed Edenia and was responsible of Shao Kahn's first invasion attempt of Edenia.
And finally Motaro, he is a Centaur warrior and one of the strongest to serve Shao Kahn. Unlike the centaurs that humans would portray in their legends, Motaro as curved goat-like horns and a scaly rat-like tail with a black arrowhead shaped barb.
"Goro and Baraka will join you when they are fully rested" said Shao Kahn "Apart from that, you are chosen to represent Outland during the tournament"
"It will be our honour for fight for you, My liege" said Sheeva as she bows to Shao Kahn. "Those fools will not win and you will reign victorious as the new ruler of the Elemental Nations."
"Let's hope your right Sheeva" said Shao Kahn as he stands up. "But I fear there is another obstacle that's preventing my conquest. It's the Overlord"
"I don't get it, ain't all the Overlords died out during the Golden Epidemic a thousand years ago?" said Erron "And many of them Dark and Bright Lords tried to become one and failed?"
"You're correct, Erron" said Shaao Kahn "But this one's different, he is being guided by Yinshadow, that meddlesome sorcerer who's been a thorn on my side. I learned that Quan Chi was killed and his soul taken, I have a feeling that I will be next."
"That's absurd, you're Immortal, My lord" said Motaro "Not even the First Elemental Lords who ascended as Gods can stop you"
"As much as it pleases me to hear that, I need to be less arrogant around the Overlord-in-training" said Shao Kahn.
"Shall I kill him and bring back his head?" said Sheeva
"No, I have…other plans, but it mst wait until our "guests" arrive" said Shao Kahn. "Now go and train, you have 3 days to prepare"
"Yes, my Lord/Yes, my Lord" said the chosen warriors before they leave.
"Hey Erron, you sure you don't want a better gun than that old pea-shooter?" said Kano to Erron "I'll give you a discount"
"Still not interested" said Erron bluntly at the cyborg war criminal.
"Bah, stubborn as always" said Kano until he noticed Hakon leaning on a pillar, nodding at him. Kano nods back in respect before leaving the Throne Room.
Shao Kahn notices the Netherghul Mercenary and welcomes him.
"Welcome back, you're back quicker than I expected" said Shao Kahn
"I'm a professional, I get the job done right" said Hakon as moves away from the pillar and approaches the Emperor. "he agrees with the delay provide that you don't attack his base during it."
"Fair enough, I needed everyone to prepare the Koliseum, he'll have his precious peace until then" said Shao Kahn
Hakon raised his hidden brow at Shao Kahn and assumed that he has another message for Naruto. "You want me to tell him? It'll cost extra"
"That won't be necessary, you've done enough" said Shao Kahn "Now leave me, I must rest."
"Sure thing" said Hakon before he leaves the throne room.
3 days later: Lost Wastelands
3 days has passed in Outlands, Naruto heads to the Lost Wasteland where he'll meen Shao Kahn, the Emperor of Outland. He isn't alone, Shikamaru and Neji accompanies the Overlord-in-training while they wait of the Emperor. Shikamaru and Neji are nervous as they suspect it's a trap, especially when Naruto isn't wearing his Gauntlets.
(Flashback)
"Shao Kahn has arranged the negotiations in the Lost Wastelands, no weapons and no soldiers" said Hakon as he came to deliver a message to Naruto from Shao Kahn. "If you break these conditions, Shao Kahn will personally destroy your fort himself."
After that, Hakon left the fort and returns to Shao Kahn.
Naruto frowns at this when he looks at his Gauntlet Clad hands. He'd be a fool to go out alone. Shikamaru arrives when he overheard the message.
"You're not going out unarmed, are you?" said Shikamaru
Naruto looks at Shikamaru and said nothing.
"Get yourself ready, and tell Neji" said Naruto before he heads to his house. "You 2 are coming with me."
Shikamaru groaned at this and sighed.
"How troublesome" said Shikamaru with a lazy deadpan expression.
(Flashback ends)
"I have a bad feeling about this" said Shikamaru
"You're not the only one, Shikamaru" said Neji as his Byakugan is on. "But I don't see any potential ambushes. But it's best to stay on guard."
"I've been on my guard all the time back in Konoha" said Naruto "Hardly trusted anyone, including my allies"
"Well I never trusted you, either Mr. Overlord" said Shikamaru in a lazily mocking tone.
Nauto stick his tongue at Shikamaru, the Nara boy rolled his eyes.
"Guys, they're coming"said Neji as his byakugan activated eye sees 2 figures approaching them. Shao Kahn and Hakon has arrived, Naruto frowned as he approaches but stops as he is close enough but also far enough.
Shao Kahn looks at the 3 boys and wonders who is the leader, but Hakon points at Naruto.
"He's the Overlord in Training, Shao Kahn" said Hakon
"I see," said Shao Kahn as he turns his attention to Naruto. "So you're the menace that's turning my army into a complete joke"
"Well I can't take all the credit" said Naruto smirking.
"Of course, strength in number" said Shao Kahn "But that will not do you any good against me"
"You called me here so we can talk, Shao Kahn" said Naruto frowning "Then talk, what do you want"
"Oh it's quite simple really, for 2 years you fended off my armies despite being outnumbered. Your strengths impress me that I was about to offer you a chance to serve me. But since that I found out about the Overlord, I'm afraid that's impossible"
"So what?" said Naruto
"SO, I thought this would be…interesting to see how good you are." Said Shao Kahn while Hakon steps forward. "Hakon, amuse me"
"Got it," said Hakon as he unsheathe his 2 axes "You defeated Inferna, not you face me, Boy"
"About time" said Naruto as he pulls out a pulls out a kunai and prepares to fight.
"So you wield weapons despite the warning" said Hakon
"You think I'd be that stupid to go alone?" said Naruto while he poses for battle.
"But you think that a simple knife alone will be enough against my axes" said Hakon
"I was born in a ninja village and was trained by ninjas" said Naruto still in his pose. "Unlike my predecessors, I'm one of a kind"
"Obviously, but let's see if you're capable to go against me than the others who failed" said Hakon as he charges at Naruto
Naruto charges at Hakon, their fight has begun.
ROUND 1: FIGHT!
CLANG!
Naruto's kunai clashes with Hakon's poisoned axes, but Naruto notices that the poison is starting to eat away the blade of the kunai. Hakon smirks under his helmet that Naruto's weapon has no chance against his. Naruto jumps back and pulls out another kunai. The mercenary chuckles at the 8 year old before he charges at him.
Naruto tries to dodge the axes, Naruto isn't use if he can resist the poison from only 3 days of training. So Naruto has to evade getting cut from the poisoned axes, Naruto's only option is to use his Fire Spells and Jutsus, he can't use the souls he absorbed as Ermac's lessons are extremely difficult. So he casts fireballs at Hakon, some hits were made but Hakon shakes it off while swatting the rest.
"Ha, Ha, ha, is that all you can offer?" said Hakon as he shakes off the fireballs and swings his poison axes at Naruto. Naruto dodges bearly as the blade almost touches his skin. "Come on, show me how you fought Inferna. Or is this it? Then I am disappointed"
Naruto frowned while tossing fireballs at Hakon, he would've taken his gauntlet but Shikamaru advise him not to.
I hope Shikamaru was right about this thought Naruto while evading the poison axes while casting more fireballs. But the fireballs are getting smaller from the depleting mana. Hakon notice this too advantage of this charges at Naruto. Naruto saw Hakon coming at him and reached for a kunai but he was too late…
SLASH!
Hakon struck Naruto as his axe slashes across his chest, Naruto was shocked at this as blood sprays out from the gash. Shikamaru and Neji widen their eyes in shock while Shao Kahn smirks triumphantly. Hakon frowns at Naruto still standing in shock, the mercenary scoffs at him that he grabs him by the hair and slams him on the floor hard.
HAKON WINS! FLAWLESS VICTORY!
End of Chapter
Overlord Log
Full Name: Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze (Preferred to be called Naruto Uzumaki.
Age: 8 Years old
(Notes: Due to his mutation, his body reaches puberty 7 years early)
Eyes: Blue
Skin: Tanned with blue glowing markings
Hair: Blonde
Weapons:
Sword of Inferna: A Flaming Sword once belonged to the Netherghul Inferna.
Kunai: Standard Ninja Throwing Knives.
Inventory
Health Potion: 1
Mana/Chakra Potion: 1
Minion Gauntlet
Spawn Gauntlet
Minions:
Browns: Foot soldiers of the Overlord (All Brawn and no brains)
Reds: Ranged Soldiers with fire attacks (also used as suicide bombers)
Spawns:
Militia: Level 1 Infantry
Archers Level 1 Ranged
Spells:
Fireball: Standard Fire Spell
Allure: inherited in his genes, this power is cast when victim of the opposite sex makes physical contact. Causing them their lust to skyrocket and hallucinate (visions of their future selves being either violated, impregnated or pleasuring the wielder). Unaffected on girls in an adolescent stage.
Jutsu
Shadow Clone Jutsu: Jonin-class Clone Jutsu
Fireball Jutsu: Standard Fire Release Jutsu
Allies:
Shikamaru Nara
Role: Commander of Fort Maelstrom
Powers: Shadow Manipulation
Choji Akamichi
Powers: Body modification
Ino Yamanaka
Powers: Telepathy, Possession and Dream Manipulations.
Kiba Inuzuka
Powers: Werewolf Physiology
Shino Aburame: Former Aburame Boy
Powers: Swarm mind, Insect physiology.
Tenten: Orphan girl and weapons specialist.
Powers: Weapons morpher.
Rock Lee: Orphan boy specialized in Taijutsu
Powers: Super-human strength and reflexes.
Neji Hyuuga: A former Hyuuga
Powers: Byakugan and Tengu Transformation.
Rahzar: A former ROOT from the Inuzuka Clan
Powers: Enhance senses and wolf like strength and reflexes.
Jyabura: Ex-CP9 Agent
Powers: Beast Transformation (Wolf)
Kaku: Ex-CP9 Agent
Powers: Beast Transformation (Giraffe)
Rob Lucci: Ex-CP9 Agent
Powers: Beast Transformation (Leopard)
Reptile: Mutated Lin Kuei traitor with Reptilian features.
Powers: Poison Release
Ermac: Mutated Lin Kui traitor with the Souls of the Shirai Ryu fused in his body.
Powers: Soul Manipulation
Scorpion: Undead Shinobi of the extinct Shirai Ryu Clan.
Powers: Fire Release
Kushina Uzumaki: Dark Lord of Yami and Naruto's mother.
Powers: Yin Release.
Location: Yami
Enemies:
Inferna (Slain): Amazon Warrior with fire powers, death by Rock Giants.
Powers: Fire Bending
Location: Undermountains, Netherworld.
Hakon: Mercenary with poisoned weapons, death in combat against Drow Prince Cryos.
Powers: Combat experience.
Location: Shao Kahn's Palace, Outland
Cryos: Drow Prince with Ice powers, death in combat against Mercenary Hakon.
Powers: Ice Powers
Location: Unknown
Malady: Female Necromancer with terrifying powers, death by Dark Curse that plagues her former home.
Powers: Necromancy
Location: Unknown
Quan Chi (Slain): Mysterious Necromancer that resides in the Netherworld.
Powers: Necromancy
Location: Quan Chi's Tower, Netherworld.
Shang Tsung: Sorcerer of Outland, gains abilities and techniques by stealing souls of fallen warriors.
Powers: Dark Magic, Transformation, Soul Extraction
Location: Blood Pits, Outland
Shao Khan: Emperor of Outland, strongest and powerful foe the Overlord will may encounter.
Powers: Super Strength, Immortality, Soul Extraction, Soulnado spell
Location: Shao Kahn's Palace, Outland
Konoha: A ninja village hidden in dense forests, under the rule of the Godaime Hokage Danzo Shimura.
Location: Land of Fire
Neutral:
Minato Namikaze: Bright Lord of Hikari and Naruto's biological father.
Power: Yang Release
Location: Hikari
Yinshadow: Dark Sorcerer and Prophet of Evil (BEWARE AND DON'T TRUST HIM!)
Powers: *BBBBBZZZZZZTTTT*
Location: *BBBBBBZZZZZZTTTTTT*
Teachers:
Hanzo Hazashi (A.K.A: Scorpion): Teaches Fire Style Jutsu.
Reptile: Teaches Poison Style Jutsu
Ermac: Teaches Soul manipulation
Harem:
Hinata Hyuuga (Arranged First Mistress)
Powers: Byakugan, Juken taijutsu.
Item: Mysterious Ring
Kurama Yoko (A.K.A Yoko)
Powers: Beast Transformation (Kitsune), enhanced strength, Demonic Chakra.
Item: N/A
Skarlet
Powers: Blood Manipulation, Blood manifestation. Blood Bending.
Item: Katanas, Kunai
Domain
Nethertower: Subterranean Base of the Overlord during Trials, disconnected to Dark Tower.
Dark Tower (Sealed): The Heart of Evil, sealed away while the Netherghuls roam around until the Trials are on.
Fort Maelstrom: Fort in Outland, commanded by Shikamaru Nara.