UPDATE 10/11/16: For a more in-depth look I created a free google site so I can gather the notes of characters so far. You'll get to see the armor they wear, the weapon they have, etc. Most characters will not have backgrounds since that would take a while and I'm still sorting through the future chapters. Peace!

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Fallen Ryu: Yeah, considering their ninja background yes. I have a plan for the future Fishcake Armada that I haven't seen anyone really do or that I have seen. As for who Naruto will become, no it won't be the Wrath. That, with what I have planned, will be explained in the ... 11th chapter. Vorithis, this story's Warrior, might become it though I'm not really sure yet. Naruto will also not be Darth Nox or the descendant of Lord Kallig for obvious reasons. That's reserved for a special someone next chapter. For the crafting system yeah, I'll try to do something about it. I have already thought out the idea of the Companion Gift system so it shouldn't be too hard, right?

Doctor Dandy: I'm a little sad with losing a viewer but I can't please everyone, right? I guess those two things were me "JarJar Binks" mistakes huh?

Chapter Summary: Grand Moff Kilran calls on Naruto again, but this time it is to capture a Republic ship - the Esseles - with the help of Darth Baras's apprentice. Onboard is Ambassador Asara, a Republic diplomat creating propaganda against the Empire creating unrest on their planets.

Chapter Six - The Esseles

"Naruto-!"

Crash!

Kory stopped frozen in the doorway to Naruto's personal chambers as a torn training dummy smashed into the wall to her exact right. Naruto stood in the room wearing the armor he got from the Master, minus the mask which laid on a table to the far right of the room where a set of five dummies were, and his lightsaber is activated. His eyes were golden, and slitted like a feline's, and the whisker-like scars on his cheeks had deepened and darkened into a demonic visage. His fingers grasped his lightsaber in a tight grip, and his nails dug into his palm without breaking skin although it looked incredibly painful. The Force was wrapped around his body in the form of a red mist the came off his clothes. He looked like a true Sith Demon of old lore.

Two more training dummies were behind him with deep slashes and the padding was burnt and shrivelled from what looked to be lightning if the Force dancing between the blonde's fingers were anything to go by. He had done this everyday, training in the Force and new lightsaber Forms. So far, he was masterful in Ataru - I wonder why - and moderately skilled with Djem So. Currently, he seemed to be more into Juyo.

Naruto relaxed and his eyes went from gold to steel blue when he got a good look at who interrupted him. He shut off his lightsaber, the Force disappearing from its misty form, while saying, "Sorry, Kory. I got ahead of myself in training, I guess."

Kory chuckled nervously but ignored it otherwise. "As I was saying, Grand Moff Kilran is requesting you over holo."

Naruto's eyes widened in surprised as he grabbed his mask and followed Kory out. "What would he want with me again? Another ship to take?"

"This time it seems you are hunting someone down." Shikamaru answered from in the meeting room, facing the holo of Kilran. "Kilran told me a few details but I'll let him explain."

"Grand Moff," Naruto bowed his head in greeting. "I haven't spoke to you since our work with the General."

"Yes, and I've heard that you are putting that Dreadnaught to good use." The scarred man mused. "I heard that the captain, one Zabuza, has been enjoying his skirmishes along our borders. Even having an orbital bombardment on Quesh."

"The Hutts wanted the Republic off. They wouldn't listen, so they paid the price." Naruto explained with a shrug. "I was also paid well to destroy their bases."

"Indeed they did, and they paid with their lives. But I've contacted you not for idle chatter, but an annoyance I need help with. An ambassador by the name of Vyn Asara, a known seditionist and anti-Imperial terrorist, has been inciting uprisings on our planets and I want her brought to justice. My spies have told me that she has hid herself as a civilian on a Republic transport vessel, the Esseles. I require you to help me get her."

"What are the crew on the Esseles?" Naruto asked, crossing his arms over his chest.

Shikamaru chose to answer this time. "We are facing something akin to the Black Talon's old armament. They have five minor cannon placements, a contingent of around two-hundred-fifty marines, and the expected arrival of one Jedi Consular straight from Tython, Sori'pin."

"What do we know of this Jedi?"

"He is supposedly brought to Tython ahead of schedule." Kilran answered. "Miraluka, five-foot-nine, age nineteen. He was highly skilled among the other initiates and a master I fail to recollect brought him to Tython ahead, although he is prone to emotions such as jealousy and frustration. He was born in the slums of Coruscant, working at his father's shop. However, upon our attack on Coruscant both his parents were killed in the shop while he was out. A Jedi recovered him under a chunk of cement, and months later he would be chosen to train to be one of them. On Tython, he fought against the Flesh Raiders that have assaulted their land while completing his trials. He uncovered the Fount of Rajivari, a dead Dark Jedi who tried to destroy the Jedi Order long ago. He now travels with a Trandoshan, on his way to Coruscant on the Esseles since his master has fallen ill."

Naruto nodded to himself. "Am I going via my own ship, or am I meeting you?"

"I request you meet me on my flagship, but please do bring whatever ship you want. We could choke them into giving us the ambassador."

Naruto nodded. "I will be on my way."

"I await your arrival, Lord Uzumaki." Kilran bowed his head shortly before the transmission cut out.

Naruto waved for Shikamaru and Kory to follow him, turning around and walking to the door that led to his private grounds. He no longer lived in the chambers of his office in the Citadel but instead bought a large compound to the west of Kaas City where the forests were the densest. It was costly, but he got the best of it. The mansion had fifteen bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two halves, and a large dining room and kitchen. Behind is the training ground where his 'acolytes' and 'apprentice' would practice. Since he was Lord of the Sith, he was essentially required to have at least one apprentice and however many acolytes he wanted to train. He chose Kory as his apprentice and Shikamaru and Freyus became his acolytes.

Frysus, the girl he was to decide the fate of after becoming Lord, was a feisty one that he enjoyed encountering with. Her attitude reminded him of his friend Tayuya, with an equally spitfire-crude mouth that could make any mother cringe and hardened soldier red in envy. She was born a slave on Nar Shaddaa and later sold as a sex slave to an aristocrat on Coruscant as her kind - Twi'leks - are seen as the most beautiful alien species to the galaxy and are the most sought out. She was able to kill the man who bought her before escaping to the spaceport where she hid on a freighter ship. However, it was bound for Korriban and when she was found she was inducted into the Sith Academy where she fought for her right to live. She passed all of her trials while fighting other slaves before being chosen by Harkin to be nothing but fodder for his second apprentice Anlin - the man he killed for his lightsaber.

Sighing, Naruto heard the ferocious yell from his acolyte as she struck the surrounding eight dummies. Her red and black-tattooed skin glistened in sweat from her rigorous training as she slashed and stabbed with her lightsaber. She wore a simple shirt that was just enough to cover her breasts and an inch of her stomach and shorts that made it to her mid thighs. She preferred the least amount of clothes while training, though refused to explain why to Naruto, and simply tried her best to show off her skills. She has stated many times to Naruto of her distaste with dummies as her enemy and feels more comfortable with someone who doesn't stay in one place. For this, Naruto has divided his schedule the best he could and trains all three of them through certain times in the days of the week while leaving time for himself.

"Frysus," Naruto interrupted when the young woman went for another heavy slash, "We're leaving. Go get cleaned up and dressed and meet me here."

"Yes, master." Frysus nodded, deactivating her lightsaber as she exited the grounds and disappeared in the house.

Naruto spared a glance at the girl before turning to Shikamaru. "What more do you know of this Jedi? You held back information, I can see it."

Shikamaru wrinkled his nose for a second as he realised he didn't have his mask on and sighed. "This Jedi is unlike the others. I have dug around countless archive files from the Jedi Council on Coruscant and it doesn't look good. This Consular, Sori'pin Misvalin, has the same power of sense as you do. He senses the emotions of anyone he can get his mind into, but not just negative ones. He is able to feel your anger, your happiness, and change it into something he wants. He can turn your anger into fear, your happiness into depression, and your will to fight into cowardice. While there is one other Jedi who is able to detect intentions through emotions, she is unable to turn it against someone. The Jedi have held him close to their influence, and have practically raised him as royalty amongst the Jedi; that is why he was sent to Tython earlier than others. That's why I feel uneasy with confronting him."

"Then you don't confront him." Naruto answered, turning his head when something crashed in the house but otherwise ignored it. "I will handle him, prod him to his darkest emotions if need be, but you guys will find the ambassador and kill the crew. Right?"

"Why the crew?" Kory asked, reaching her hand into Shikamaru's. After getting to know each other, the two had found love and filled each other's weakness. While Shikamaru was always confident in himself and mostly Naruto, he was never one to smile much. Kory always smiled, but was never confident. But with Shikamaru's influence she grew into a skilled warrior, but still had problems with the killings that were necessary, such as now. "They're innocent in this, aren't they?"

Naruto stayed silent, unsure how to answer that question to someone not from his world or his ideals, but was saved from Shikamaru. "Kory, the crew of the Esseles are harboring a terrorist who has caused many riots and unrest, causing a lot of injuries and death. They are a weapon of the Republic, and therefore not innocent. Do you really think they would think about killing any of us or our civilians?"

Naruto smiled under his mask and silently thanked Shikamaru in his head for explaining it. A second later Frysus came out the door and quickly moved to them, stopping on the right of Kory. "Ready?" Naruto asked, getting nods. "Okay, let's go."

3 hours later - Grand Moff Kilran's Flagship

Naruto walked with his entourage to the bridge, Kory and Shikamaru to his right and Haku and Frysus to his left. Imperial soldiers and sentry battle droids lined the corridors and rooms, which the blonde took notice to as he walked to where a marine told him Kilran would be. He's prepared for war. Seems he really doesn't believe in this galactic peace. Wouldn't blame him, though.

Naruto sighed as he finally made it to the bridge, the metal doors opening upon his approach. At the helm stood Kilran and one other. The man looked to be Sith Pureblood, wearing a black chestplate and greaves over a black shirt and pants. Over his thighs were three-inch thick armor, and he wore black gloves with studded knuckles and a black robe. He looked to be an apprentice, his lightsaber a hand-me-down from a Master, but he would be trained to use it as lethally as he can.

This new addition intrigued Naruto since he had heard of one of the more influential Sith Lords taking a new apprentice. He couldn't remember the fatman's name but after meeting him two weeks after getting settled in the Citadel he knew he will have trouble. The man gathered an air of superiority around him, and he showed a quarter of the strength other Sith had. Much less his apprentice, now that Naruto realised as he felt the bubbling power in the young man.

"Good to see you again, my Lord." Kilran greeted as he turned to look at the blonde. He admired the man's outfit before raising a hand to his companion. "Allow me to introduce you to Vorithis, Darth Baras's young apprentice. Just off Korriban, and fully at my disposal. What do you think?"

Naruto smirked under his mask as he looked amusedly at the Sith Pureblood. "I think it's funny that the student is stronger than the master. Then again, Baras doesn't have much power at his fingertips like he thinks. An infant holds more strength than he."

Kilran smirked at the stiffening of the apprentice at the disrespect of his master and turned fully to the young man. "What's this? Upset with Lord Baras being disrespected? What will you do about it?"

Naruto raised an eyebrow at the Grand Moff's goading and noticed him easily getting under the Sith's skin. So this is how Kilran strikes fear even to Jedi and Sith alike. Interesting.

"No, Grand Moff." Vorithis spoke coolly, though his burning orange eyes glared at Naruto's masked face. "I simply feel anger for my master being so disrespected by some Lord."

"Oh, I implore you, Vorithis," Kilran spoke venomously, raising his gloved right hand in Naruto's direction. "I don't think Lord Uzumaki would mind taking a challenge if someone feels disrespected."

Of course, Naruto grinned to himself, He's trying to get Vorithis to attack me, whether to show the current system of rank or for his own entertainment. Will he do it? "Of course not, I would take any challenge presented. Especially from an apprentice who thinks his master is everything."

Naruto was surprised to see Vorithis leap in the air, igniting his lightsaber for a heavy diagonal slash from the blonde's left shoulder to right hip. However, as soon as the red blade came a foot away Naruto simply side-stepped and slid his feet across the steel floor until he was ten yards away from Vorithis. He used the Force to deflect the furious slashes from the Pureblood and enjoyed the frustrated growls that came after each failed attempt at taking his life.

Naruto expelled the Force to send Vorithis stumbling back before slamming his boot into the exposed, armored abdomen and was rewarded with the young Pureblood being sent through the air and into the stairs to the main Bridge controls. He quickly dashed at the man's sprawled form while bringing a dark purple-black ball of the Force into his hand. As the Pureblood got to his feet, he screamed in agony as the ball of Force slammed into his back, past his armor and onto his skin; the Force felt as if it is dragging countless daggers through his skin without leaving a mark.

He dropped to his knees and gasped for breath as he waited for the pain to subside. As he slowly felt normal once again, the fiery orange lightsaber blade of his brief enemy was above his shoulder and close to his face. His eyes widened at his predicament and fought the urge to roll away in fear that he would be killed in doing it.

Kilran stood back with Shikamaru, Frysus, and Kory as they watched the entire encounter. It was no surprise that Vorithis would lose, but it was still amazing to see Naruto command the Force. The way he easily slid around the furious attacks of his opponent, his masked face never leaving from its focused target. The faint red glow of the Force as he prepared defense after defense like he was withstanding the attacks of a child is mesmerizing to say the least.

Especially with his new lightsaber. After getting angry while fighting a spying Jedi Master, he had crushed the exposed middle of his own lightsaber and had to use only the Force to fight. Ultimately, he decided to learn how to make his own parts and soon constructed his own lightsaber while using the same orange color crystal. It's a simple cylindrical handle with thin grooves at the lower half and a long red button at the other half. The handle in whole is nine-and-a-half inches.

"Certainly the appropriate look of a Sith Lord." Kilran remarked as he clapped his gloved hands in a slow applause. "Even though your hair is blonde, brighter than that of a Jedi's."

"I take resentment in being compared to a Jedi." Naruto muttered as he extinguished his lightsaber. "It's not like it's my fault my father had blonde hair. Let's just continue with our objective."

"Yes," Kilran replied as Naruto approached them, leaving Vorithis to stare incredulously.

"May I connect Zabuza and Kakashi to this holo here?"

"Go ahead." Kilran nodded and watched as the blonde connected his ships to their holotable. As soon as they were connected, Kakashi and Zabuza's image popped up from their respective ships.

"Grand Moff." Both men bowed their head in respect.

"Captains. What we're after is one Wanderer-class Republic Transport Ship. My spies tell me that a Republic ambassador by the name of Vyn Asara. She has gone around Imperial-controlled planets on diplomacy to turn their governments to the Republic's side, inciting riots and the expulsion of our navy and soldiers. I want her captured."

Naruto nodded, "With all her limbs?"

"Preferably, but I know how people can get, resistive, when being apprehended so I only look for her to be alive." Kilran smirked. He really loved this blonde's attitude. Unlike most Sith Lords who would say that they can do this or that - and mostly fail - this man took amusement in his abilities to easily incapacitate his enemies as if he was born to do it. And, almost as cruel as the idea itself, he probably was. No one has had this cunning thirst to kill or fight like the blonde.

"Great!" Naruto laughed softly to himself. "Zabuza, Kakashi, you both will stay back until we get Asara. Then, you can destroy them from behind."

"What if there are survivors?" Kakashi asked. "It's not like they won't get to the escape pods, right?"

"Leave the cowards be. We're here for the ambassador and to destroy another Republic ship." Naruto shook his head. "Let them go back to their home knowing they could have died opposing us. That is all."

"Of course." The two men replied, though Zabuza was more resistant, and ended their transmission.

Naruto turned to Kilran. "Let's hail this Republic vessel. Maybe the captain will be smart and not get in our way."

"There are no smart people in the Republic." Vorithis growled, still sour about his defeat, but more restrained after see the blonde's power firsthand.

"Don't give me that tone." Naruto spoke wistfully, turning his head to look at the half-foot taller man.

"By the way, Lord Uzumaki," Kilran interrupted, gaining his attention. "I have heard that you got your cybernetics out. Why?"

Naruto sighed and pulled off his mask. True to Kilran's word, he no longer had cybernetics on his jaw or cheek. "I heal quickly because of my Force-Beast, but because I had my power suppressed by the necklace the Sith gave me I couldn't heal properly. But when I became a Lord, I was able to get it taken off and it healed within a week but my scars will stay since they can't be removed."

"Fascinating. Self-regeneration that's powered by the Force." Kilran said before turning to one of his ensigns. "Set course for the Esseles' location. Disable their systems as soon as we appear." There was no pause in the coming bustle of movement once the order was given. After all, you didn't survive on the Grand Moff's ship without knowing to follow orders as soon as they were given.

"Good little soldiers." Vorithis commented, giving a marine a look as they stood guard.

"I'd respect a loyal soldier if I were you." Naruto spoke idly, putting his mask back on. "They are loyal citizens of the Empire and they deserve to be treated with respect for making sure you have anyone to step on." He took a deep breath as he turned his back on the apprentice. "Disrespectful children like you don't deserve to be higher than others. You deserve to be at the bottom where you can learn a little humiliation."

Vorithis growled at the man. "I'm not a worm like the rest of these cretins. My father said that as a Sith I am destined to rule over the lesser fools."

"You're father sounds like the fool. I'm heading to the hanger, Grand Moff, let me know when I should commence my attack." Naruto said, nodding his head at the soldier that came to escort him and his companions to the hangar. "Shikamaru, you and Kory will head to the engine room and handle their thrusters. We don't want them preparing for a daring escape."

"You got it, Naruto." Shikamaru nodded and followed a separate marine to a different transport ship with Kory.

"Haku, Frysus, you both are with me while we scour the ship for Ashara. If we are to run into the Jedi then continue on without me. I'll handle him." Naruto left the word as a command. If this Jedi was as strong as Shikamaru made him to be then he was taking no chances with letting his friends needlessly get in harms way.

"We're not weak like that Pureblood, Master." Frysus retorted, miffed with being cast aside from Naruto's side if they encountered the Jedi. "This wouldn't be the first time I've fought a Jedi."

"I didn't mean it that way, Frysus." Naruto sighed as he sat on one side and the two young women across from him. "I just don't know how well developed these powers may be. This Jedi might be able to have you so wrecked in fear that you may kill yourself. Or you won't be able to focus through his influences and he may just be able to kill you. Any other Jedi I wouldn't mind, but when someone has powers like these I can't just needlessly make others fight for me and possibly die. Okay?"

Frysus blushed at Naruto's words but quickly hid it by turning her head and crossing her arms with a grunt. "Fine. But I still don't like you just casting me aside like this."

"I'm not casting you aside, Frysus, I just don't want to lose anyone when I don't need to." Naruto said, not realising that his words were making the girl's face heat up - and Haku giggle like a maniac. "What?"

"Nothing, Naruto-kun." Haku giggled as she nudged the silent Twi'lek. "With all your power and manners you still can't stop being dense, huh?"

"Who's the one being dense?!" Naruto barked back, glaring heatedly at the raven girl.

"My Lord," A marine spoke from in the cockpit, making Naruto turn to him, "Kilran gave us the go ahead to lift off."

"Good," Naruto nodded as he stood up. "Get us in that transport."

"You got it, my Lord!" The marine started the ship and sped out of the hangar as soon as they were up.

"Lord Uzumaki," A new voice spoke through the shuttle's comm speakers, "I am Ironfist, Mandalorian. I am assisting you in your attack on the ship. My men and I will be heading for the bridge and round up all of the crew."

Naruto grabbed a mic that connected to the Mandalorian and turned it on. "Good to meet you Ironfist. I'm heading for the docks and look for Asara from there. My apprentices and I will meet you at the bridge when we have either completed or failed at our task."

"Understood. Good hunting."

As they approached the Esseles, Naruto pulled out a small communications device and put it to his mouth. "Shikamaru, we're in action. Kill the engineering crew and and destroy their engines. After that, I want you to make your way to the bridge where we'll meet up."

"Okay. Remember what I said of Sori'pin, Naruto." Shikamaru ended with a warning.

"Yes mom," Naruto rolled his eyes before switching channels. "Kakashi, Zabuza, I want you guys ready. The Esseles will be destroyed with just Kilran's ship but I believe we can expect some company."

"That would be right, Naruto," Kakashi interrupted, surprising the blonde and his two listening companions. "I've intercepted transmissions from the Esseles and from what they are saying Sori'pin, the Jedi, has contacted the Jedi Council and demanded their help. Currently, one Valor-class Cruiser and four Thranta-class Corvettes are on their way from the Republic Fleet in hopes of stopping us."

Naruto tapped the comm against his chin and took a deep breath before sighing. "Good. When they arrive, I want you to give them a warm welcoming."

"You got it."

Turning off his comm device he jumped off the shuttle as it landed in a filled hangar. He lifted his face to look at the seven rows of Republic marines, each having seven to twelve men. All were pointing their blaster rifles at him, charged with full cartridges. He grinned and raised his arm in a blur, taking a about thirteen soldiers into the air, before crushing his hand. A red mist rained down on the rest of the soldiers with a wet squish of the crushed bodies.

Naruto pulled his left arm back and gathered the Force into a small vibrating ball of bubbling energy before thrusting it forward in the form of a wall. As the attack blasted them back, he grabbed for two Republic fighters and launched both of them forward into the side of the room where the soldiers were getting back into cover. In a fiery explosion, he watched as the flames erupted and suffocated and burned whoever didn't die by the explosion. Just hearing a few screams of agony made him grin.

He noticed that Haku and Frysus came up behind him and eyed him. He shrugged and started walking in the direction of durasteel doors that most probably headed to the bridge. He didn't hesitate to blast the doors open with the Force and continued through without halting or slowing. It was unsurprising that the Esseles wasn't as protected as they expected, even in terms of transport ships, and was instead filled with civilians. That didn't stop him from killing anyone he saw, not caring to distinguish civilian and soldier between each other as it would take too long to see if any owned their own blaster.

He finally made it too a large ammunitions room and was surprised to see a lone man standing in the middle meditating. He had dark brown hair, tied into a low ponytail, and a gold-tan blindfold over his eyes. He wore a green-white robe that made him stand out from the tanness of most Jedi robes. With him stood a Trandoshan.

"You must be Sori'pin." Naruto spoke offhandedly as he focused on the Trandoshan as it began to talk.

"Little one knows Herald. Must be great sign of Scorekeeper for her Herald."

Naruto raised an eye as he questioned this 'Scorekeeper'. Weird thing. Not as weird as the other Trandoshans I've met but weird enough. "You guys move ahead. These two must be looking for a fight. I'll shield you until you've left the room."

As the two walked to the exit in the direction of the bridge, Naruto and Sori'pin never took their eyes - or the Jedi's lack thereof - away from each other. They were silent, though the Trandoshan complained of "losing great points" once his apprentice and friend left.

"I suggest you leave, Sith." The Jedi Shadow commanded. "You will not get the Ambassador while I'm on board, and if you insist on a fight I will send you back to your Empire in a coffin."

"Quite grim words for a Jedi, huh?" Naruto taunted as he took out his lightsaber and ignited the orange blade. "I'd tell you the same if I were a spineless wimp and wasn't planning on killing everyone anyway. So let's have some fun while my allies secure the bridge and capture your Ambassador." Naruto noticed the Trandoshan grabbing his vibroblade and prepared for battle. "But first, let me get rid of our little nuisance."

As soon as he finished he word, he lifted the lizard into the air and crushed the vibrosword by twitching his pinky and thumb together before throwing him across the room.

"Qyzen!" Sori'pin shouted before activating his blue-bladed dualsaber. His face was now one of fury, and Naruto could feel some efforeal set of eyes glaring at him. "You'll regret that Sith!"

"I'd like to see you try, Jedi." Naruto grinned before lashing out with a ray of lightning, aiming for Sori'pin's chest. However, the young Jedi rolled out of the way while sending a large box of weapons at the blonde.

Naruto slashed the box in half and prepared a dark purple ball of concentrated energy into his hand. As soon as it stabled he let it go, watching as it floated above him just out of reach before turning back to the Jedi. "This is your timer, Jedi. Ironfist already has the bridge on lockdown, and I sense my apprentices are already closing in on Asara past the useless security. If you can't beat me before my companions have gotten Asara on my shuttle and Ironfist slaughtered the whole bridge, I will let this little thing explode like a nuclear explosion."

"That will destroy the whole ship, you along with it!" Sori'pin shouted in shock and outrage, gripping his saberstaff tighter.

"I have trained my body to be able to rely solely on the Force for oxygen and energy. However, you and your lizard won't be so lucky." Naruto spoke with a grin before getting prepared in Ataru, his opponent in Djem So. "Now, I say you start before you lose too much precious time."

As Sori'pin prepared a charge against Naruto, he was beaten by the blonde and was forced to defend himself from an overhead slash. Naruto hopped between his two feet, pivoting so he can spin every time Sori'pin went to lunge to slash his blade, and jumped over the Jedi when spinning would serve no good in one of the attacks. Having the Jedi's back exposed, his sent a strong kick and watched as the young Shadow recovered from the hit.

With the first bout showing in Naruto's favor, the two circled each other. Sori'pin was trying his ability but was finding every attempt blocked so well it would prove a waste of time to continue any further. He got tired and switched went to slash his lightsaber across the blonde's chest, being blocked, and followed with a lunge. However, without his blade as a weapon he lifted the blonde in a tackle and threw him to the ground. Once the blonde was on the ground, he used every trained attack to his knowledge in his assault on the downed Sith - going so far as to send a dirty kick between the blonde's legs.

Naruto laughed merrily as he defended himself against the three-inch taller boy. He was shocked that without his power, Sori'pin is basically powerless. He had no physical strength to him like Kakashi or Vorithis, or agility like Zabuza or him. He didn't even have a strategic or tactful mind like Shikamaru.

"Funny. Take away the power of a righteous man and he is left with nothing but the ability to preach of morals and justice, though even then he himself doesn't hold to them." Naruto chuckled as he rolled over his head to avoid the last strike. He jumped over the debris that was thrown by the weakened Jedi and, as he reached out through the Force, found that the time was up. "Well, you see Sori'pin, I would love to fight some more but you have run out of time. Asara is now on Kilran's ship and Ironfist and his crew are now heading there themselves."

Sori'pin curse as he took deep breaths and dropped to a knee. He had spent everything he had into this fight and his opponent didn't even sweat. "Where's the reinforcements, blast it?!"

"Oh, they're here." Naruto grinned. To tell the truth, the five Republic ships had arrived as soon as they started fighting but were too caught up in fighting two Harrower-class Dreadnoughts and optimised Gage-class Destroyer. "They've just been too preoccupied with fighting my reinforcements. But, I'll give you a minute to get to an escape pod before I blow this place to pieces."

"You're crazy!" Sori'pin shouted but that didn't stop him from grabbing his Trandoshan companion and bolting for the escape pods.

"I hope we meet again!" Naruto shouted as the young man left. He still had a grin as he pulled up a comm connecting him to Kakashi and Zabuza. "Hey, I hope you guys are a good distance away from the Esseles."

"We are." Kakashi answered. "Why?"

"Oh, no reason." Naruto spoke peacefully while bouncing the ball in the air. "Just be prepared to quickly grab me through tractor beam. There's going to be a big boom in thirty seconds."

"Naruto, what are you planning?"

"Fifteen."

"Naruto."

"Five."

"I love this gaki!" Zabuza laughed.

"Zero."

"Naruto!"

As Kakashi shouted through the comm, Naruto through the ball into the wall across from him. Nothing happened instantly for three seconds before a blast of energy cut the walls in a disc ring from the point of impact. It was followed by a hollowed boom, and it blasted the cut walls and weakened floors into millions of pieces of floating debris. Everyone from Republic to Empire, from Kilran to Satele, could only watched as an escape pod made it seconds before the Wanderer-class transport ship exploded! And that one dot that everyone can see was Naruto, trying to swim through space to his Flagship, the Red Fox.

"That man…" Was the same words spoken by each ship commander.

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