Hyperspace
A Venator class Republic ship was hurrying up with an whole fleet towards Elementia where the Separatists had made their next move by attacking it.
Mace Windu walked up to Admiral Killian "How long until we reach Elementia?"
"We're almost there, just a few more minutes. I fear we will not be able to send you and the army into the planet until we cleared a path for you." Killian had already prepared an strategy to attack the CIS fleet that obviously will set up a blockade around the planet.
"Be quick we must be." Both men turned around to see it was Master Yoda, commander Ponds and jedi master Shaak Ti came walking towards them "The Dark side strong it is…Dooku."
"Master are you sure?"
Yoda stopped in front of them "Yes I am, Ventress here too I sense. Naruto their target is. Help them we must."
"If what Master Yoda sense them here on this planet, we maybe can capture Dooku." Shaak Ti said. This was an opportunity to capture the agitator of this war and maybe end the war itself in the near future.
Mace Windu raised his eyebrow "Why would Dooku risk attacking Naruto's home planet? This doesn't make any sense."
Yoda scratched his chin and said "Answers we will receive, capture Dooku first we must."
"Right." Windu turns to Ponds "Prepare your men Ponds."
Ponds saluted "Yes sir."
A Clone operator sais "We're arriving at Elementia, we leave hyperspace in 3,2,1…now!"
The ships exited hyperspace to see something that surprised them. In front of them was a full out battle going on between CIS ships and ships that belonged to the ALF.
"What's going on?" Admiral Killian demanded as he looked around to see dozens of ships firing against each other, a vulture droid was taken out by an X-wing ship that made it exploded right in front of the bridge.
"Sir we have an incoming transmission from one of the ALF ships."
Windu said to this "link them up."
Admiral Ackbar's hologram appeared "Republic ship, please identify yourself."
Windu stepped forwards "It's me Admiral Ackbar."
"Master Windu, I see that Master Yoda and Master Shaak Ti also have joined you." Ackbar replied "Don't ask the obvious, I see you want to help capture Dooku on the ground, I already know this. Me and my fleet will take care of the fleet while you and your troops will land in Konoha."
Windu nodded "Thank you." He turned to Ponds "Prepare the gunships."
"Yes sir!"
With Geronimo
From his hotel room's window, Geronimo saw how some of the buildings were burning and leaving a huge amount of black smoke in the air. Small explosions could be heard not that far away from the hotel so he expected the droid army to enter the building any moment.
He grabbed for his luggage and opened it. He went through his clothing and he pulled out a small pistol, he purchased one after the Ryloth incident. Even if it is unorthodox and heavily discouraged among reporters he bought one anyway.
He loads a magazine in it and clocked it.
He heard someone screaming
In the other room
Trap and Benjamin were hiding behind their bed while trying to treat a wounded Thea stilton who received a blaster shot to the leg and couldn't move. She used her karate to take down two battle droids but she missed the third when it shot her in the leg.
"Now stand down or else I'll shoot you." The droid said as he pointed his blaster at the 3 mousses.
Benjamin crawled into her aunt's arms and silently cried. Thea took him in her arms and began saying "Everything will be alright. She started stroking his small head. Meanwhile Trap was biting his nails of in fear.
"Where is nephew
"Hey!"
The droid turned around, only to get shot 3 times in the head and fall down to the ground.
Then came Geronimo in the room with his pistol pointed at the destroyed droid while his family looked terrified what they just witnessed.
"N-Nephew?"
Thea was too shocked to say anything, in front of her and a Benjamin who still had his head locked inside Thea's lap saw her own brother kill or rather destroy the droid in front of her.
"G-Geronimo?"
"Anybody in here?" two Leaf shinobi entered the room and saw Geronimo with the gun and ordered him "Put the gun down!"
Thea raised her hand "Stop! He's my brother, he saved us!"
"Y-Yeah he did!" Trap said.
Geronimo didn't take noticed and puts the gun back into his holster he had put on and went for Thea's camera.
"Geronimo what are you doing?" Thea asked while he started to wear the bulletproof vest with the letters PRESS on his back and he grabbed the camera and puts it on his shoulder.
He turns to the shinobi and said "Take my family to safety."
"What about you?"
Geronimo started exiting the room "I need to film what's going on! just bring them to safety!"
"Geronimo stop!" Thea protested before groaning in pain from her injury, Benjamin still was with his head in Thea's lap and silently was trembling.
In the streets
A tank of the CIS was coming down the street while firing at a group of Shinobi's who were busy fighting of the droids that were approaching them from the other side. The tanks was coming from behind them.
On a rooftop, a man in camouflage gear gestured one of his comrades who hand and RPG with him. He pointed at the tank and the guy fired at it.
The rocket hit the tank and destroyed it, the shinobi turned and saw what happened. They faced the rooftop and saw a few men in military and camouflage clothing giving them a thumbs up. Meaning they were on their side.
Then out of nowhere 2 rockets came flying towards the group shinobi and hit them, killing them instantly.
"Enemy forces coming from the main road!"
Then some of the militants started coming out of the building and began firing their guns at a new group of battle droids and super battle droids.
The militants took cover and exchange fire against them. The droids fired back as they started gaining ground as they had outnumbered the militants with bigger numbers of droids.
"We've got them now." A battle droid said, then he looked up and saw Naruto coming down at them with an lightsaber "Oh oh."
Naruto smirked as he began to run for the droids.
"What are you waiting for? Blast him!" the droids started to fire Naruto.
He jumped up high before landing down in the middle of their group with an powerful force push that threw most of them away.
Naruto then went for the few remaining standing droids and cut them all down before turning around and saying to the others "I'm going forwards, you guys take care of the droid army and help out anybody you see! Mouse and Halstead with me." The three of them started running for the Hokage building.
"Wait wher-urgh! That kid!" Yugito groaned as she sighed.
Gaara then said "Let's split up, looks like this droid army is everywhere so we better give an helping hand to the village. After you're done we meet up at the Hokage building.
They all nodded "Right!" they all split up.
Somewhere else
"Need a rocket." Said & militant with an RPG was waiting for his partner to give him one, he received it and reloads his RPG.
He aims it at an tank he targeted and fired the rocket, it flew across the area until it hit a group of super battle droids.
Next to the militants stood Price with his binoculars "Good work lads," he said as he saw how the battle unfolded "those damn buckets are being stalled for now. that's good."
"141 this is Price, what's the situation to you positions over?"
'Price this Roach, we've got those droids pinned down for now at the market place, no way they will be able to reach the Hokage building, over.'
'Ghost here, me and the lads have set up a perimeter around the hospital and have ambushed a CIS armored convoy over.
"This is Soap loud and clear Price, how is it there?"
"Met up with some of the militias, took out the front vehicle."
'What if they want to remove it?' Soap suggested the possibility.
Price looked how the droids started to try remove the rumble of the destroyed tank, he saw how members of the militia came from the rooftops and started throwing grenades and explosives at the trapped droids before firing their weapons at them.
"They'll be busy." Price said "How are things there with you?"
'It went well thanks to these kids, I think they are Naruto's friends, I saw a guy use his shadow to squeeze the droids.' Roach said 'Let me not mention of a girl that can spew out lava, Jesus Christ.'
'I luckily got helped by Sakura and some of her friends with protecting the hospital. Nothing else I will say.' Ghost said the last part like a grinning kid.
'I'll tell you this Price, I never imagined in my entire career that I would go from killing terrorists overseas to hunting down an Ultranationalist around the Galaxy and fighting alongside ninja's with superpowers.' Soap groaned through the comms.
"You tell me…" Price looked down to see that Naruto and a few of Foley's Rangers were just done taking out a group of droids with some other militia members starting to follow them.
"I see Naruto, looks like he's going for the Hokage Building. I'm going after him." Price stood up and went down the stairs leaving the two militants alone.
The one with the RPG turned back around and shrieked when he saw an man with an jetpack landing down towards them.
The man had both his pistols drawn out and shot both militants before landing.
The man was wearing traditional Mandalorian Armor with the patch of Death Watch on his shoulder. He grabbed for his communicator.
The hologram of Dooku appeared and he recognized his caller by the armor "I see you're one of Pre Viszla's his warriors. Do you know your target? I hope you know the plan."
The warrior nodded "I know my target."
"Good." Dooku said before the connection broke off after it started to jam.
The warrior looked around to see that Republic Gunships already started to land as Vulture droids started being taken down by either X and A wings of the ALF, the fighters of the Republic or…a seven tailed flying beetle that appeared out of nowhere.
"You better hurry up Count Dooku…" the Mandalorian grabbed an sniper rifle he had dragged with him and now took a firing position and aimed at the top of the Hokage building as he saw how the main force of Dooku already had penetrated many of Konoha's defenses with leaving many of the ninja's dead behind.
Not noticing that Sabine was hearing this all from a wall behind him.
"What is business has Death Watch with Dooku?..."
With Dooku
The doors opened as he was greeted by dozens of Leaf shinobi who came from all corners with their kunais in their hands.
"Fools." Dooku stretched out his hand as lightning he launches the lightning from his fingers and hitting all the ninjas and electrocuting them. They all fell down dead on the ground.
Dooku walked passed them and made the mistake to kick one of them in the head by not side stepping the ninja.
In front of Dooku three men landed who wore black cloaks.
"Where is Ventress?" Dooku asked.
"She's coming, the droid army is having problems to hold of the enemy." The leader of the Root unit informed the man.
"Hmmm, how long can they hold them off?"
"Possibly a few hours since we can possibly say now that a few Gunships of the Republic have landed." They began walking.
"Master Yoda…"
"Excuse me?"
Dooku ignored the agent's confusion "Let me worry about it." Dooku said as he walked up the stairs. They noticed that they the building felt…abandoned. Nobody else except for those ninjas who they encountered earlier were in the building.
Dooku smiled as he now stood in front of Tsunade's office with his hand on his lightsaber.
"Where are you Uzumaki. Where are you when I'm ordering the death of your people…" he said before he opened the door. Hoping to see the Hokage who he had found out had a godmother like relationship with Naruto.
But instead of Tsunade sitting there, the room was dark and the only thing visible was the desk and the person that sat on the chair behind it. It was a woman, Dooku recognized it was a woman by her curly red hair and pink lip gloss.
The person had his legs crossed and giggled "Well, it took you so long." Élise stood up and it revealed she wore hidden blades and a belt with a blaster hanging.
Dooku eyes narrowed "Who are you and where is the Hokage?" The Root agents grabbed for the lightsabers and ignited them.
"My name is Élise de la Serre and for the other answer, it doesn't matter. It does matter that you attacked Naruto's homeland and that he won't tolerate." She said as she ignited her hidden blades while drawing out her blaster.
"And neither will we." A second voice behind them could be heard as a two other pairs of hidden blades sprung out with blue energy giving their identity away, revealing it were Evie and Aveline.
Dooku smiled "Foolish girls. I am your betters, you think you can beat me?"
Aveline smirked "Who said we wanted to beat you, we're just going to keep you occupied until Naruto arrives."
Then light of ignited lightsabers and hidden blades erupted around the room like fire torched of a ritual, Dooku and the Root agents soon found themselves surrounded by people who wore robes and hoods over their heads.
They all had the symbol of the fallen Assassin Brotherhood on their clothing.
"The Assassins." Dooku recognized "So after all these years, they're back."
Evie smiled "Surprised?"
"No, actually not," Dooku ignited his red saber and smiled evilly "I feel honored."
Naruto
Naruto was still running through the torn up streets of Konoha. He looked to see Ninjas and his men fighting off the droids while buildings were on fire. He could not bear the thought that it was a direct responds to him.
"Naruto in front of you!" Price yelled.
Naruto focused to where he was running and immediately jumped back as two tank shots exploded in front of him.
"Cursed!" two tanks and a whole lot of Droidekas were blocking the entrance to the Hokage building.
The tanker appeared on top of the tank and pointed "That's Uzumaki, blast him!"
Price ordered his men "Get to cover!"
The droidekas started firing at Naruto and his group as they started to spread out and get to cover.
Naruto ignited his lightsaber and started blocking the blaster shots that were coming at him. He stood there alone as Price ordered his men to return fire against the droidekas.
The droidekas activated their shields as they deflected the blaster fire.
"Bollocks they have shields!" Price cursed "We need some explosives."
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Loud explosion were heard around the area. Then blaster fire from above, taking out the droidekas.
"Jees what the hell was that!?"
Naruto looked above to see it was the Ghost flying by while it was being chased by a vulture droid that in a second later was shot out of the air.
"Thanks Hera." Naruto turned around and yelled "Price! I'm going inside the building! Don't let anybody up!" Naruto started to run upstairs.
Price nodded and turns to the men "You heard the man, hurry it up!"
BOOM! Price turned around to see that the roof had dust all around it and that several people were fighting on it, including Dooku.
"Shit…" Price cursed as members of the 141 came running towards them.
"Price what happened?" Soap asked. Naruto's friends arrived and they were struck with horror on what they saw was happening on the rooftop.
Price pointed his finger "You see that old fart right there? that's Dooku. Naruto's people are stalling them while he's trying to go up towards them."
Soap saw Dooku and groaned "I see that bastard, think he can do it?"
"I hope so, the kid has proven himself but I doubt he can do it alone." Price replied to Soap's question.
Ghost kept himself quite until he realized something that came up in his mind "Do you think he will declare war?"
Price and Soap turned to Ghost with a question look.
"The CIS have invaded without provocation Naruto's home planet. Also this will trigger from Naruto, will the ALF after this go to war with the Separatists?"
What Ghost just asked was not a dumb question, but rather one of taboo. It was no secret that ALF forces have had escalations with the CIS, but this was a direct provocation.
"Ghost…things like this I usually know the answer. But with Naruto…that is for him to say. He is the leader of the Allied Legion of Freedom."
Roach felt something nudge his leg and looked down to see it was a small green alien in jedi robes and a stick to help him walk.
Roach was about to put a halt to the guy until Ghost interfered "Trust me, that little green man is good enough help to help Naruto."
Rooftop
Dooku just blocked several attacks from two Assassins, they tried to push him into a corner so that he was cut off from the Root agents that were having their own problems. With some Assassin's already being wounded by Dooku's attacks. Not that they had any chance on beating him.
That doesn't mean they won't do their best.
SLASH!
The Assassin attempted to hit Dooku in the arm and managed only to scratch him slightly.
Dooku touched his small wound and narrowed his eyes angrily "I'm now very annoyed with you fools."
The two Assassins jumped up high before going in for the kill. Dooku stopped them by firing
The two Assassins screamed as their bodies were now being electrocuted in midair while their comrades were powerless to do anything as he threw their bodies over the building.
Evie started running for him with her hidden blades "You bastard!"
"Evie!" Both women shouted.
"So you're Evie Frye…brother of Jacob Frye I assume?" Dooku said as he looked at Evie dead in the eye and made her stop her tracks and she started to grab unto her throat like she was chocking…
Evie started to levitate into the air near Dooku who now had his hand in the air like a chokehold.
"I've met you're brother once in Britain, for a fool he managed to get himself into the big picture. Into politics. I wonder how he would react if he hears his sister is still alive…or worse; dead by my hands."
Evie started to lose consciousness duo the lack of air, but before she went out she said "D-Drop d-dead."
"You first." Dooku levitated her of the rooftop as she fell down towards the ground.
"EVIE NO!"
Price saw her falling and yelled "Catch her!" everybody ran as hard as they could to try catch the unconscious lady but they were too far away to the place where she would fall.
But before she fell to her death a furry beast catches her with his bare hands.
Evie eyes opened slightly and smiled 'Thanks Colderon…ugh I can always count on you."
Colderon gave some positive growl before he lied her down to the ground as a medic went by her side. She laid between the two other Assassins who were defeated by Dooku. All of them still alive.
All thanks to Jedi Master Shaak Ti who saved them by using the force to catch them. She sighed first before looking up towards Dooku with a glare.
"I should've known." Dooku turned back around to the Assassins and he saw that his Root agents now stood between them like a wall "Root agents, dispose these Assassins and take the women, Danzo has been looking for them."
The three Root agents jumped towards the group Assassins as they pulled out their blasters with them.
Élise and Aveline pulled out theirs and were about to fire on them….
Naruto appeared in front of them and kicked them all away from the Assassins.
The three Root agents landed a few feet back while holding their shoulder and arms from where Naruto kicked them in.
"Naruto Uzumaki…" Dooku recognized the young Revolutionary in front of him "Finally we meet each other. I will say I'm pleased with your appearance."
"Good, cuz this will be the last time as far as I'm concerned." Naruto points his hand at him while activating his hidden knife blade "You're mine!" he rushed for them.
"Naruto wait!" Aveline shouted.
Dooku ordered "Kill him." the three Root agents ran for him and pulled out their Tantō blades
A small grunt was heard as Yoda was walking up the final staircases.
The first Root agent tried to go for his head but Naruto caught his shoulder and stabbed him once in the chest before throwing the agent to the ground.
The green Menace started walking past the Assassins who cleared the way for him.
Naruto blocked the Tantō with his hidden blades and pushed the Tantō sideways until he pushed it into his neck, making the agent's neck bleed out as the agent dropped dead.
Élise felt something nudge against her and turned to Aveline "Aveline did you nudge me?"
"No?..." they looked down to see the small jedi walk pass them.
Naruto dodged the blade of the agent and punched him multiple times in the head before throwing the guy to the side and going straight for Dooku.
"Fool." He waved his hand and made Naruto stop and turn into stone.
"NARUTO!"
'I just need to pull the trigger.' Naruto tried to focus his energy 'Now Kurama.'
'Give me a moment, also what about the third agent?'
The third Root agent was about to pull the trigger of his blaster but then was shot twice in the back by Yuri who just arrived on the rooftop.
'Now Naruto!'
Naruto's arms moved freely and he was about to pull on his arm pistol as he had a clear aim for Dooku's head.
He could end this war right here, right now…
BANG!
"ARGH!" Naruto shrieked as he was hit in the arm as he fell down.
"SNIPER!" Yuri yelled as everybody went down, he grabbed Élise and Aveline and dragged them to safety while holding them down "Where did that come from?!"
"Look! Over there!" a man yelled "Sabine is fighting the sniper!"
With 141
The 141 looked to where the man was pointing at and saw indeed Sabine fighting over the sniper rifle with an Mandalorian warrior.
The man's jetpack looked damaged and it didn't look good when he fell of the rooftop and towards the pavement.
The warrior didn't move.
"Check on him!" Roach and Soap ran for the body.
With Naruto
Naruto was on his knees trying to ease the pain 'Damn it! That's just bullshit.'
'I think you got lucky, that should have been a headshot for sure. Besides, you got other problems now.'
Naruto looked up to see the red blade of Dooku just centimeters from his neck.
"I should have expected more from Minato's son." He raised his blade "Prepare to join him."
Instead of seeing Naruto shriek in fear, he laughed and mocked him "About damn time you show up Master Yoda."
Dooku eyes widened and he quickly jumped back before Yoda could lay a hit on him with his green lightsaber.
Naruto stood up as he punched his injured arm slightly to ease the pain.
"You're Okay Naruto?" Yoda asked.
"Don't worry It's my replacement arm," Naruto smirked "They always hit that arm. I'm fine." Naruto got up and grabbed for his blaster "Let's end this."
Yoda nodded and turned to Dooku "Surrender Dooku."
Dooku's communicator went off and he activated it "What is it?"
"Sir our forces are crumbling down, we've confirmed that General Windu has joined the battle- wait? ARGHH!"
"Damn droids." Dooku cursed as he turned his gaze towards the others, seeing that he was surrounded by Naruto, Yoda, the Assassins, Yuri and his team. All of them pointing their arms at him.
Behind him, beneath them the 141 and Shinobi pointing their rifles against his back.
"There is no escape Dooku," Naruto began "Surrender now or we shoot."
Dooku didn't do anything and was thinking his next move.
"Look a ship!" a Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop ship that belonged to Dooku was flying very close to the rooftop.
Dooku took this chance and jumped backwards, landing on it perfectly as it flew away without stopping.
"Shoot it!" every gunman started firing their blasters and rifles against the ship without success as it flew away.
Inside ship
Dooku climbed inside the ship as he saw the pilot was Ventress "So you took the opportunity to make an rescue attempt." He sat down beside her as they entered space "You've redeemed yourself Ventress."
"But we failed."
"No, with this attack, Uzumaki has to take action now." He then smiled "Just as master Sidious planned." He laughed as the ship entered hyperspace.
Few hours later; Aftermath Konoha attack
The CIS attack on Konoha was on first hand not that bad, to compare it to the Oto-Suna invasion attempt of a few years ago this was nothing serious. The damage was limited and the civilian casualties were low.
But the population was furious, not against Naruto but to the CIS. Tomorrow all 5 Kages would have an emergency meeting on the CIS aggression.
But that was for later.
Tsunade was ordering her Ninjas around "Clear the whole area from droids and if you find any surviving droids, take them out."
"yes ma'am." The ninjas left as Tsunade turned around to see the sight of Naruto leaning over to Evie who was lying on a stretcher.
"Élise and Tayuya will stay with you in the hospital, I will come visit you later." Naruto said while holding her hand.
"Do you have to go with this interview?" she gripped his hand "Who else can help you like the Senate Speech?"
Naruto chuckled "Don't worry," he kissed her on the full lips and made a short make out scene before everybody before breaking apart "I learned from the best."
She blushed as the medics started bringing her away with Tayuya and Élise following them.
"Hey Naruto!" Naruto heard his name being called and saw Price gesturing him "Come look."
Naruto walked towards them and saw they were looking down to the body of the fallen Mandalorian Warrior with Sabine checking his armor.
Sabine touched the shoulder patch emblem "Death Watch…"
Yuri nodded "Mandalorian Terrorist organization, known for a bombing campaign against the Mandalorian government for being Pacifistic. Wanting to install the former military back into power and go back to the old days of their warrior culture. Very conservative if you ask me." Yuri explained as he had studied it.
"Warrior culture." Price scoffed "A piss job if you ask me." Price looked up to the place where the sniper was "Picked the worst spot, too open and to close. And besides gets taken down by someone half her size…Sorry kiddo."
Sabine huffed "Don't sweat it old man, I would also be disappointed in what this amateur work." She turned to body around and saw that the jetpack was destroyed but she saw something on it.
She saw small amount of dust on the jetpack, she took a whip of it and rubbed it into her hands "Beskar ore."
"Excuse me?" Roach asked "What's Beskar."
"Beskar ore is iron that can only be found on one place…the mines of Concordia the moon of Mandalore." Sabine explained.
Soap then puts his thoughts "I thought you said the Mandalore Government was pacifistic."
"They are but Concordia has its own government, an Autonomous one. Lots of warriors were banned to Concordia and many of them didn't like that so.."
"A perfect place to find out about Death Watch." Naruto turned to Hudson "Hudson."
"I'm already on it." Hudson was writing it down "I still need the body and armor to be brought away."
"That can be done." Naruto waved it away.
"Naruto." He turned around to see it was Geronimo and Thea standing there with an camera "Our interview?..."
Naruto turns to his comrades and said "You know what to do. I'll see you guys later."
All the men got to their business and walked away, all except Sabine who sighed "Naruto, if this is true then i-"
"Hey, don't worry." Naruto puts a hand on her shoulder "When the time comes, we will face it."
"Naruto…Thank you." Sabine said as she walked away to leave Naruto alone with Geronimo and Thea.
"So, when do we begin?"
That's it for this arc! know most of you will have major question on what is about to happen now. next chapter will be a pre-Mandalore chapter where everything will be explained so don't worry. Also thank you for the support for the last few years.
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