Storm of the North

Chapter 2

Q&A

Yankage Naruto: No Rhaegar didn't rape Lyanna, I can expand on the subject next chapter if people wish it.

timbarney110: Might do, might also be a good first adventure for Jon.

Akakiru: Well, I always get the feeling Cat is raised very puritanical so it's not a giant leap to say she's suppressing her libido.

shadow-wild1: I hope he won't come across as mister duckbutt jr.

Guest: who was cucked?

Witerfell, 296 AC

In a courtyard in Winterfell a loud THUD! and a groan could be heard. A black-haired boy, nearly a young man, without his shirt laid away from a standing blonde man who wasn't wearing his shirt either.

Naruto could only sigh a little Jon, three and ten years, picked himself up again a rushed him. This time he tried to tackle Naruto's midriff. Tried as in Naruto bent down, hooked his right arm in front of Jon's chest and grabbed the back of Jon's trousers with his left. Then as he was pushed backwards, he slightly crouched and lifted Jon over him, slamming him in to the mud on his back and sending the air out of him.

Jon coughed and heaved as he tried to get his lungs to work from the slam he suffered. Naruto had taught him that when slammed, the diaphragm can go in to momentary shock and is unable to regulate breathing. Now Jon was focusing with all his thoughts on breathing, more specifically, sucking in air. But sucking air when you feel like you don't have lungs is hard, it feels like they're momentarily missing and your mind is panicking. The only solution is focusing on breathing. As he was doing that Naruto had already straightened out and was standing quite relaxed next to Jon. Then Jon inhaled air greedily almost making a sound similar to a donkey braying. Then a loud exhale and lots of coughing.

Naruto was in no hurry and waited patiently as Jon turned to lay on his side still coughing. When Jon finally got his breathing under control, he let out a loud groan and spat mucus on the ground next to him.

"Are you ready to learn?" Naruto nudged Jon with his foot.

Another groan and "Go eat a goats bollocks" was the reply.

"No, I don't think I will" Naruto stated, then grabbed Jon's ankle and started dragging him across the yard towards the boy's mother who was watching with a bit of worry in her eyes. Naruto just grinned when Jon started kicking him with the other leg. Naruto let go, allowing Jon to get up.

"You listening to me now boy? As soon as your balls started dropping you've been full of piss and vinegar. I don't mind kicking you around the yard, but I'm hoping on actually teaching you something other than brawling today. Now, don't get me wrong. A good brawl on a battlefield is all well and good, as long as nobody interferes. But that's almost never the case. I also know you can be stubborn as a mule, so I know I might need to beat the information in to your head."

Jon glared but nodded his head. Naruto got in to a position with his right foot behind his left and a bit to the side, bent his knees a bit and raised his fists next to his head and indicated for Jon to copy him, which he did as best he could. Naruto then walked around Jon fixing his position, widening his feet just a bit so that he could stand firmly and resist pushing the came from around him. He also fixed the positions of his fists and elbows, packing them nearer his head. After he was done, he got in front of Jon again and showed how to move.

The movement came from the balls of the feet, with small movement he could sway from side to side and little pushes with them left the legs mostly in the same stance left him on firm ground, ready to react. Naruto had him moving like that for the whole day. He remembered doing similar training with Lady Lyanna, when she had taught him water dancing. But where water dancing is being light on the feet and nearly always in motion like water flowing, this was like being a rock that was on floating on the water, turning and dodging, glancing off blows.

He knew Naruto wasn't being in any way serious yet. He stood in a similar position and threw some punches his way that he had to dodge or redirect as best he could. 'Jabs' is what he called them. He knew the man was holding back because he remembered what happened to Theon last time Naruto dragged him back from Wintertown. The older boy was drunk, called Lady Lyanna a bad word, claimed he had taken her to bed multiple times and tried to fight Naruto. Naruto had performed one of those jabs on Theon's face. It had sounded similar to the sound when a butcher tenderizes meat and Theon had passed out with a bloody nose. Jon hadn't even clearly seen Naruto's hand moving forward, he'd just seen Naruto turn his upper body and putting his left leg forward and the sound happening. Lady Catelyn had tried to yell at him, but father had stopped her, claiming if Naruto hadn't punished the boy, he would have.

Naruto was more of a father to him than his own father. He didn't yell, at least at him. He always had time. When he was little, Jon could remember Naruto hugging him after a bad dream. Anytime Jon wondered out loud if his mother loved him, Naruto was there to tell him to never doubt such things.

=Flashback=

"Jon, no matter what anyone ever says, especially Lady Catelyn or Theon, your mother loves you more than anything in this world. I don't know if the gods allow those who have passed to view us, but I'd love to see them try and stop your mother from doing anything. If she could be here with you telling that you are the one she loves most in this world, she would. That's why when she first let me carry you, she told me I was to never let you think she didn't love you and that you are the one thing I can't allow be hurt. And never doubt that. Ever. And if you don't believe that, believe this: No matter the blood, I would be proud to call you son."

=Flashback End=

Jon idolized the man. He didn't fight like anyone else. He didn't care about honor or being cheap. He cared about survival. When Jon first watched Naruto training the guards, the first lesson he learned was "Balls are a weak point, use it"

Jon had used that lesson more than once against Theon when the older boy had tried to abuse him.

Lady Lyanna was someone he looked up to as well. She always went with Naruto, everywhere. She told him stories of when she and Naruto were young. It made him feel better in knowing that Naruto was human. He still always grinned when he remembered the story of when Naruto's mother had taught them to ride horses. Apparently, Naruto could not get the horse under control in any way and had rode around Wintertown twice by the horse, just hanging on for dear life. Best part Naruto was most times present during the telling of the story and would get as red a hot coal. It was one of the few times you could see him embarrassed.

She was also that spent time with him when Naruto and father went to deal with the Greyjoy rebellion. He was sad and scared that neither would come back. He'd confessed his worries to Lady Lyanna and that night she'd sat at his bedside, told him stories of their youth and then hummed a song to him in way that had put him to sleep. That night he'd secretly imagined that she was his mother and Naruto was his father. For one night, he felt truly at peace.

Jon was panting when they finally stopped. Naruto clapped him on the back and told him to go light the fire to the steam room they had prepared this morning. It was one of the thing's Naruto had built. The guards loved it after a cold day. The lit fire heated stones on a surface above it and the smoke, was funneled out through a pipe. The furnace heated two sides, male and female, keeping anything untowards from happening. Once heated you simply threw snow or water on the stones and steam was created. As the steam filled the room, it warmed the whole body. Also next to the placing for the heated rocks was a big metal vat where water was warmed. The northern lords that had visited had fallen in love with the room, and soon almost every keep had one being built. Not every keep was blessed with having warm spring under them after all.

Even Wintertown had one building with a big steam room simply dedicated to it. Incidentally sicknesses had decreased some with each steam room built and used. But after an entire day of training, it felt like heaven to get into the steam room and simply relax.

Jon rushed from the courtyard to light the fire, leaving Naruto and Lady Lyanna behind.

Naruto turned to Lyanna and walked towards her and the shirt laying on the railing in front of her. Lyanna gave him s soft smile, grabbed the shirt before he could reach it, holding ti behind her back. Naruto only raised his eyebrow in question and climbed over the railing to stand in front of her.

Lyanna grinned impishly up at him. He held out his hand and she shook her head, grin still in place. Naruto tried to grab the shirt around her, but had no lock as she held it away from him.

"My Lady, please" Naruto stated.

"Please what?" Lyanna grinned.

"My Lady, may I please have my shirt back? It is quite cold out here now that I'm not training" Naruto asked her with a smile.

Lyanna hummed then spoke "This exchange is not fair. I need something in return" she fluttered her eyes teasingly.

Naruto just stared at her with hooded eyes, glanced around to make no one was paying any attention, then nudged her to a darkened corner. He dipped his head down and kissed the spot where her jaw and ear meet and whispered in her ear "Please, my Lady, I will endeavor of performing in a suitable way tonight in exchange for this great favor"

Lyanna turned her face to him, gave him a quick peck "Agreed. Now let's go see that Jon doesn't burn himself."

Naruto nodded and pulled the shirt on over his head. He grabbed his knife and longsword from a table nearby and stripped them around his waist. He then bent his arm and held it to Lady Lyanna who hooked her hand around it. "Where to my Lady?" Naruto asked acting all serious and knightly.

"Towards the steam room good Ser" Lyanna smiled lightly.

They didn't rush, they enjoyed the slow, almost casual walk. They even took detour near Arya's lesson. If the girl happened to spot and follow them, it would be absolutely incidental. As it happened, Arya did escape her lesson and follow them, jumping on Naruto's back, hanging of his neck while asking them about what Naruto taught Jon today. Lyanna's answer of "Rolling in the mud" brought about a lot of grumbling about it not being fair. Arya then began to pester Naruto about stories from the Greyjoy Rebellion and how he took Euron's eye.

Naruto annoyed her and just told her she wasn't old enough for those kinds of stories. The little wolf tried to bite the back of Naruto's neck. Lyanna took Arya from Naruto's back, placing Arya on her hip as she carried the smaller Stark, making Arya stop and stated only she was allowed to bite Naruto's neck. Arya was confused about why Lyanna would bite Naruto, but shrugged and told her to bite him. Lyanna assured she would later. Naruto only got a playful glint in his eye and glanced to Lyanna. A similar glint was in her eye.

They finally made it to the steam room, guards standing by the entrance. Jon came out and told them that it was ready. Naruto just told him go and enjoy himself, and to remember stretching. Jon entered the male side. Naruto told Arya to run along to her lesson. She said she would, but he knew she was more likely to go to the smithy or her father's solar. As Arya ran off, Lyanna laughed lightly and entered the female side. For a moment Naruto entertained the idea of following Lyanna, but then entered the male side. North never was one for propriety, so seeing another person naked wasn't that strange. Still it was a good idea to give people their bathing peace.

Jon was already laying down on one of the long top-row benches in the steam filled room. The boy seemed to almost be dosing off. Naruto gave a chuckle threw some water on the stone, bringing forth a great hiss and a cloud of steam. Jon only seemed to relax more.

Naruto climbed on the top-row himself and leaned back bringing his arm hand in front of him and stretching.

"Jon, tomorrow we'll do throwing-knives. So, remember to dress warm, we might not be moving around a lot."

Jon only groaned long in a non-committal way, making Naruto laugh "Yeah, me too little Jon, me too." he laid back and closed his eyes.

That evening they went to the great hall to get some food. The whole Stark family, along with Theon was gathered there. During feasts the family sat the high-table, but now they just sat at the long-table so Lyanna, Jon and Naruto joined them for dining. Jon sat next to Arya, Lyanna sat across from Jon, next to Bran and Naruto sat next to Lyanna. it was a quiet affair, with only Arya rowdy, but even that was muted after Naruto started telling her stories from Essos. Lady Catelyn tried to glare at Jon but, when Naruto started to surreptitiously glancing at her with a glare of his own, she quickly stopped.

After the eating was done, Lord Eddard ushered the children to bed. Naruto told Jon to go as well. Catelyn decided to retire as well. Naruto and Lyanna joined Ned for a drink in his solar and a small bit of reminiscing their youth.

Naruto escorted Lyanna to her rooms. At the door she leaned towards Naruto and simply whispered "An hour. Don't be late or seen." Naruto simply nodded solemnly. Lyanna grinned and went in.

Naruto calmly walked back to his room and stripped his sword and knife, and changed in to lighter, darker clothing.

An hour later Naruto was let in to Lyannas room.

To be continued…?

Might update tomorrow. Will see. Reviews always appreciated!