Hello people, this is the next installment of The Last Septim and it seemed to me that the story was pretty well received by the people. I got one major question, and a few reviews. I have to ask you that if you are going to leave a review, please let it be constructive. I need your help as readers to push the story to new heights.
AW the unknown reviewer: to answer the question you gave me… I really don't know why people have been fouced on the Companions/Jorrvaskr / circle. I understand the problem behind them, but I can see the perks. When you're a werewolf in the game you don't get diseases at all, and it's true that they don't use stealth or magic or anything like that. But the perks far outweigh the problems.
As for the other part of the question, I could see Naruto being raised by the Dark Brotherhood, but as for Red (if you haven't guessed who that is already)is too up front for anything like that. Plus where I'm going with this the Companions are needed for the later chapters.
They had just gotten back to the mead hall and walked in. Lucia was right behind them the whole way just enjoying the time she spent with the people she called family. Aela was the closest thing to a mother that she had since her real mom died and Naruto seemed like an older brother to her, but she still had feelings for the blond.
"Lucia can I ask you to stay here for the night." said Aela in a ordering tone. Though the young girl didn't know the reason for that she understood the order.
Naruto on the other hand didn't understand why, but didn't voice it. Whatever reason his mom had was a good one and he didn't need to be a scholar to know that. He did have a feeling that the reason retained to him.
"Hey mom" he said smiling "what ya got in you hand?" He had been eyeballing the items all the way up and hope that they were spell tomes.
"I was wondering when you'd ask. Well you said this morning that you wanted to learn some spells and stuff so I got you five spells."
This got Naruto's eyes to gleam. He had alway wanted to learn some spells even if they were novice level. He just wanted to try them.
Feeling a presents behind him along with a small amount of KI he turned around slowly. There behind him was Skjor and Red both of whom were cracking their knuckles and smiling wildly.
"Um hi." he said praying to the Devines that they would save him. Red raised his fist to strike the blond, but as he swung to hit Aela caught the fist and looked them both in the eyes. Her emotions changeling in an instant.
"We don't have time for this. The pup is leaving tomorrow so it's time for him learn the truth of his heritage and the gift." she said calmly.
"Fine I'll go and get the scroll and finish the translation for you and the rest of the circle. As for you kit you get to read your father's words." The man tourned and walked towards the living quarters to get the scroll.
"Yea just be at the underforge and midnight." said Skjor before walking out.
"Mom I thought you didn't know who dad was?" asked Naruto in confusion. He had asked many times who his dad was but every time his mom told him she didn't know.
"Lucia you can stay if you want to listen, but what is said in this room stays in this room." she told the girl allowing her to know a secret that only the Circle knew. "The truth is that you are not my pup that you and me are not blood kin, but know that I think of you as my son and love you. You know how we go hunting at night once a month?"
"Yea." he replied even though he was a little hurt for being lied too all his life he knew that his mom loved him.
"We were on one of these hunts when we found you. We were on our way back when a blinding light shown catching my eye. When I went to search for the source I found you and the scroll Red is bringing up. You were just born and wrapped in a light blue blanket. We took you back to the hall and got Red to translate your language since he was the only one who knew it."
It was at this moment that the said person came in carrying a big scroll. He sit it down and pulled out a paper and handed it to the blond.
Naruto read it and looked at his mom. "So my full name is Naruto Uzimaki Namikaze Septim. Like I could be related to the Septim's."
Aela didn't know what to say as she herself had a hard time believing that too. But that was besides the point. He needed to know the truth.
"What is wrote on the scroll is for your eyes only since there is a blood seal on it." Red said handing the boy a smaller scroll then what he carried in.
Knowing about blood seals he bit his thumb and wiped it across the kanji. It glowed blue before fading away to nothingness. He opened it and looked at the writing.
'Naruto,
I see your reading the letter I meant to give to you when you became a ninja, but seeing as how I'm dead and you are in another world I quickly wrote this down and attached it to the scroll I was going to give you. Learn these and one day return under your own allegiance.
Remember I love you
Goodbye'
He looked at the first jutsu it was something called 'Resngan' and the steps seemed to be simple enough that he could learn it in under a week. The next required him to be a master at seals as it needed a seal attached to a knife called a 'kunei' something he had never heard of. He decided to write the seals on his throwing stars.
There was more but those two were the ones that caught his eye. He could think of multiple ways to 'Flying Thunder God' as it said.
Meanwhile Lucia had watched the conversation paying attention to what was said. She knew that the info that was told can never be retold, but she was content knowing the truth about Naruto.
"Hey Lucia," said Aela "come with me so we can get you ready for bed."
"But what about Naruto?"
"He has something he needs to do, and beside he's older then you." said the Huntress. She knew the real reason for him being up, but to her surprise he didn't seem to notice the comment. He seemed to be in his own world looking at the scroll.
He was so zoned out that he didn't even register that Lucia had given him a hug before she left. He was studying the steps for the resengan. He finally looked up and noticed that he was the only person in the room. Shrugging his shoulders he went back to the scroll.
(Skjor)
He was walking out of the mead hall towards the underforge preparing the ceremony he could smell that he was being followed by someone. Though who he had no idea, but he knew that it was a guy from the smell. It was one of the perks of being a ware wolf, enhanced, sight, hearing, and smell.
He quickly stepped into the shadows to lay in wait for the person to pass. He didn't have to wait long before a man dressed in dark clothes went sneaking by. He quietly pulled his sword and stepped out holding the sword behind man's neck resting on his shoulder. The man stopped and looked behind him only to see a man in armor pointing a sword at him.
"State you intentions." ordered Skjor. He was planning to run the man though if it was the wrong kind of answer. The man looked at him before grabbing his own neck and snapping it.
Skjor was surprised that he had gotten that kind of answer out of the now dead man. He decided to get done with what he was told to do before messing with the problem.
(Naruto)
He was currently reading the scroll, that was until he felt someone enter the room. He knew that the door was still closed and the only way in was to open it, but if you were able to use charka you could enter a room unnoticed. He closed his eyes and sighed.
To the intruder it looked like he was just tired, but he was really paying attention to where the person was. He was to his left under a genjustu. Closing the scroll he placed it on the table. Quickly he went over his options the one that stood out the most was to use a substitution with something before attacking, but he needed time to do that something the person wasn't giving him.
Making a quick decision he grabbed a throwing star and threw it at the man. Instantly the genjustu dropped a man I a white mask cartwheeled out of the way. On instinct Naruto side stepped as a knife went by.
They both stopped and looked at each other almost as if studying their opposition. Naruto quickly drew his swords and defected one of the strange knives.
"So I see then Kyūbi vessel has gained some skills. Too bad that I am under orders to kill you, you would have been great for our cause." said the masked man. His voice was level, devoid of any emotion.
The man charged him and tried to roundhouse kick Naruto. Naruto ducked and kicked out aiming for the man's knee effective breaking it. The masked man stumbled back. Taking charge of the problem Naruto did a quick round house kick sending the man flying though the door.
This woke up the rest of the people who were sleeping. Most everyone had started sleeping in light armor in case they needed to act quickly for what ever reason. They all came out bearing arms ready for a fight, but the sight that greeted them was a blond holding a man in the air with two swords sticking out of him.
Pulling the swords out and sheathing them he looked at the man. He was no older then 20 and had dark shiny black hair. The mask he wore was now shattered and scattered on the floor. He looked at the crowd he had gathered an noticed that some if them were looking at him in a mix if aw and fear.
He then turned and quickly left.
(Aela)
She had just left the mead hall when she noticed she was being tailed. This quickly put her on edge as she didn't like people following her. At first she though it was Naruto, but when the wind changed she picked up the scent of a female. She knew it wasn't Lucia as she knew her scent.
So that meant that the person following her had some other motive. She inched her hand towards her dagger and prepared to attack, but when she turned she was forced to block a short sword attack. She pulled back and threw the dagger. It hit her arm causing her to drop the sword. The person then started to attack using her fist, Aela was surprised to see that the girl didn't even flinch when the knife hit her.
She brought up her arm so that the hit connected with her vanbrace, and was awarded with a cracking sound that told her that the hit had broken the girl's hand. Aela backhanded the girl using the metal vanbrace knocking her out.
It was at this time that Naruto arrived via body flicker. He looked at the girl then at his mom before pulling some thin but very strong rope out and tying the girl up.
He looked to his mom and nodded before picking the girl up and walking back. They both walked back inside just as Red and Skjor walked in both of which carrying bodies. They could both tell that the people they carried were dead as the could see that their hands weren't bound.
"Well this has been eventful." said Red cheerfully even though everyone present could feel the sarcasm dripping off his voice.
The door opened and Kodlak walked in and saw the four carrying three bodies. He raised and eyebrow and looked to Red hoping for an answer.
"The truth is is that these three people had attacked us, they seem to be ninja just like me and Naruto. Though the only difference is that they are part of a special group of ninja." said Red explaining the problem. They all knew that time was of the essence as for how long Naruto could stay.
They all looked to Naruto as if asking the unknown question 'how long'. Naruto had planned to leave in the morning, but that was option was gone as soon as the group showed up.
"Here's my question is how the hell did they get here? I thought that my dad used a seal?"
Red looked to be deep in thought as he racked his brain as to how they got there. He thought of the ways that something like that could have happened. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks... The Yamakas. Whoever these people worked for must have a member of their clan under his command and whoever he had must have known the forbidden jutsu Dead Delve(1).
"Whoever these people worked for must have a member of their clan under his command and who ever he had must have known the forbidden jutsu Dead Delve. It was made for integration of people who were dead but the reason it is forbidden is that it cost the life force of the person but not that instant" said Red " the Mastermind must have gotten a hold of your dad's body and got someone to use Dead Delve on him there for allowing him to send people here by using the seal. "
"When I get my hands on that fucker I'll gut em!" said Naruto getting more and more pissed at the situation.
They all stopped when the prisoner started to stir. He removed the mask to see her face. The second she realized what was going on she tried to back up in fear. This action got Red to cock a eyebrow, he could tell that whoever trained these people taught them to be weapons and nothing more. From Skjor told him about the other lead him to believe that if the mission could not be complete or they were compromised they they were taught to kill themselves. Therefore this lead him to believe that this was her first mission.
Naruto walked over to the girl and looked at her. When the blond come over she closed her eyes tight as if preparing for the end, but to her surprise he just crouched down I front of her. She opens her eyes for a moment to see what was going on only to find sea blue eyes looking at her. Slowly she looked at him seeing no threat to her life.
"Ok let's start from the beginning. Hi my name is Naruto Uzimaki Namikaze Septim. And you are?" he asked in fluent Japanese.
"Um..." she stopped for a second almost as if she was haveing second thoughts about trust, but the more she looked in to his eyes the more she felt she could trust him" my name is Naomi, but... Most now call me Tora."
"Good to know Naomi... Now the second question is who do you work for?"
"I can't say." she replied. He could tell that there was more but didn't press. " I'm sorry."
" no no it's ok... And my finial question is what was your mission?"
"We were supposed to kill a young boy that had blond hair and blue eyes, just like you." she replied even though she knew the person her and her team were supposed to kill was right in front of her. "I know that my team and I were supposed to track and kill a 8 year old kid that was the Kyūbi vessel so that the village could have it's weapon back."
It was at this moment that she felt a KI so intense that it made the whole temp in the room drop by 30 degrees. She saw a man there looking here direction eyes red in anger.
"I NEVER GO BY THAT NAME AGAIN!" yelled Red not noticing the other companions were watching from the stairs to the livening quarters.
Everyone preset munis Naomi, Lucia, and Naruto, couldn't under stand the conversation. They were trying to find a way to learn what was going on.
Naomi stared wide eyed at the man, but could tell that he was telling the truth about being Kyūbi. The red eyes told it all.
She closed her eyes in fear of the monster, but to her surprise and everyone else she felt warmth for the first time in years embrace her. Her eyes cracked open and stared at the green cloak that Naruto wore. She started crying in happiness as it had been the first time since her mother died that she felt cared for.
Lucia looked apon the scene like someone had ripped her heart out. She felt angered as she saw the person she loved holding someone that not even ten minutes ago was trying to kill him.
"Lucia pack your things were leaving!" he yelled back in Nordic so that everyone could understand. He picked up Naomi bridal style and walked over to the door going to the livening quarters. Everyone stepped to
The side and Lucia followed the blond in to get packed.
Naruto and Lucia sweat dropped as they both saw the extent of the damage done to the door on Naruto's room. The hinges were broken and the door was on the ground. Naomi looked at the blond and then at the door amazed that someone his age had the strength to do something like that.
The blond was still coming to terms about what he had learned. There were people out there who had knowledge of his father and were able to come to Nirn, to him this spelled trouble.
On another note was the girl that was a part of the group. Though he knew the girl was new the organization and didn't have the mentality of the group she was still dangerous, but what troubled him the most was where her loyalties lay.
He decided to leave her here till they could prove her loyalty was to him and his family not to the other man. It was a tossup on whether to leave her here or take her with him, but he decided to choose the first because of her injuries among other things.
He walked into his room and sit Naomi down on the bed and grabbed a healing potion. When he handed it to her she looked at the liquid like it was poison before looking up at the blond. Naruto knew what she was asking.
"No it's meant to heal not kill. Though it might burn like some of the drinks they serve down in Riften it will heal your hand and other injuries you have." he said before turning and picking up the scroll and putting it in his leather pack. He was trying to get every thing he needed for the next week or so of travel.
He saw his throwing stars setting on the table and picked them. Opening the pack that held them he pulled one out and looked at them. They hummed of a distant energy that you could feel, he shook his head at the poor trader that his mom bought them off of. The price would have been five times then what she paid had he known they were enchanted.
He looked over at Naomi and saw her eyeing the weapons.
"You know these weapons?" he asked seeing her nod her head. "How?"
"We use them a lot in battle, they're called shurikin. They are usually non lethal, but they can kill." she replied "they are some of the first weapons we learn how to use in the academy."
"What is this academy you speak of is it like the collage in Winterhold?" he asked, but saw her look at him confused. "The collage is somewhere where you can learn magic, they have earned a bad rep for the local nords."
She still didn't understand, but held her tongue. She looked at the boy in front if her with a main question in her mind. Why was she ordered to kill the boy?
(Minor time skip)
By eleven Naruto and Lucia were ready to go. They walked out mead hall with their gear. They wanted to leave without too much commotion, but as Azura would have it, it seemed impossible. The circle knew that they were going , and it seemed the whole group was there.
"We wanted to see you off before you tried to sneak off." said Skjor, the one eyed man saw the pair look at him and the group. Naruto was armed to the teeth and Lucia had a plethora of daggers. Aela knew that Naruto had been teaching her self-defense for the past few years, but even she was surprised that the young girl had so many.
"If I was going to say good bye it would imply I won't come back." replied Naruto looking over the crowd there. He smiled and nodded a goodbye, before leaving out the door. He could see clouds on the horizon almost as if they were placed they signaling the start of the storm. They walked through the streets of Whiterun and saw how peaceful the city was and at that instant thunder could be heard. He pulled up his hood and walked out the gates and started in their journey for their life, it seemed that his memories of everything he had done in his life were leading up to something he didn't know about on the horizon.
Kind of a filler chapter as they say, there will be more action next chapter.
1. Dead Delve, its like the mind transfer, but its meant for the dead. But the drawback is that it kills the user within the hour, and destroys the brain of the both the user and target. So that meant that only one team could be sent.
Before I get bombarded with questions about Naomi and her being with ROOT, remember even though Danzo tries to make them go without emotions and stuff like that there are some that have been known to change(Sai cough cough). Just think of her as a person who joined ROOT and held on to her emotions even though some traits have been implanted into her like her high pain tolerance.
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So till next time...