Hey there just a quick note. 1. There will be a lot of flashbacks (while traveling to Bleak Falls) this chapter giving you insight on Naruto's life so far. 2. There will be a kinda Thalmor Bingo Book at the end giving you info on each of the main characters.
"talk"
'though' flashback
"spirit talk" 'thought'
Naruto and Lucia were passing by the Western Watchtower. The rain was coming down in sheets and the visibly was bad, but he knew it was there because he could see the lights. He quickly sent a prayer to the Divines for his cloak and the fact that is was water proof. Lucia was in the same boat as he had packed an extra for her.
He saw the old stone wall surrounding the tower and it made him remember his first mission for the Companions.
(Flashback)
The nine year old blond was sitting on so rocks overlooking an old fort. Him and Red had been assigned to rescue some people from Helgen and as they were able to find out the bandits had taken them to the old fort.
He looked over to Red to see what he was doing, but to his surprise the man was sleeping. It seemed to him that Red was waiting for something that had yet to happen. His head rested against the blunt side of his sword and he was snoring slightly. The blond knew that the sword was a Skyforge Steel sword, but that was where the similarities end for the blade and the rest of the swords. His sword had been custom made and one side of the sword was like a saw. He said it was meant to break the blades of his opponents.
He sighed and got ready to move down to the base. Since Red was asleep he was going to sneak in and free the people and get out. He pulled his hunting bow off his back and knocked an arrow. True he had never taken a life before, but for these people he didn't think of them as living.
Darting from tree to tree he quickly moved to the front of the fort, and prepared to enter. He pulled out a potion and swallowed its contents. He dropped the bottle and it looked like if came out of thin air. He had twenty seconds to make it across the yard and to the door.
To his luck when he got to the door a pair of men walked out allowing his to enter without losing his invisibility. The fort was small on the inside even though it was massive on the outside. It seemed that the bandits had taken the fort when it was abandoned by the imperials because the legion flags were still hanging in the fort.
He didn't notice, but the potion wore off and he was walking right in the middle of the hall that had bandits everywhere. He crossed in front of a door way not knowing he was visible.
"HEY!" yelled someone one and Naruto quickly turned to the voice. What surprised him was that a blade was inches away from his face. He pulled his head back and drew an arrow before releasing it at point blank hitting the man in the head. Blood shot out and covered Naruto.
Instantly he dropped the bow and looked at the blood covering his hands. He had just killed a man even if he was a bandit, the blood was on his hands, and he had just made his first kill. He was so focused on his hands that he didn't even notice the other bandits charging him.
It was at that moment that Red made his appearance in a burst of speed. He stabbed the man in the chest and pulled it up and out causing the saw bladed side to cut though the man. "Say kit didn't expect you to freeze up when you made your first kill." He looked to the blond and shook his head at the kid and walked over to him.
"I-I killed a m-man…" he said looking at his hands "Red I killed someone!"
"I know kit I know, but that doesn't matter no more, you are a Companion now and sometimes you have to. We can step over that bridge later, but for now let's finish and get out of here."
The blond nodded and slowly got up, he just wanted this day to end. He walked off with Red behind him never to see that bow again.
(End Flashback)
He and Lucia walked by the old fort that housed the local imperial garrison. The imperials must have been doing night maneuvers because the sun had yet to come and the sounds of metal clashing inside could be heard. Again it took him down memory lane and it reminded him of his first spar with Red with his swords.
(Flashback)
The day was bright and the sounds of swords clashing could be heard throughout the area. A blond kid about 11 was holding two black blades in his hands one held in reverse and keeping another sword from hitting. His opponent wielded a straight steel sword with no hand guard and double edged. The blond struck out with his other sword causing the other to do a backflip in order to dodge the strike.
"Very good Naruto, you're still a little predicable, but that almost had me." said the man holding the sword "given a few more years you would be very hard to beat."
"I've had one hell of a teacher Red." Naruto replied. He charged and struck fast the blades he wielded looked like black streaks and to everyone's surprise Red was able to keep up, if the sparks and sound of blades clashing indicated anything. The most unpredictable thing the blond had done to date had just happened. He kicked Red in the nuts and the result was a girlish scream followed by him doubling over.
Naruto placed the swords at his neck and smiled in victory. "I win." was all he needed to say, but the look from Red told him that his life was going to be hell for the next few days.
The sun was just starting to rise as they started up the mountain. It had stopped raining an hour ago, but that didn't mean that it wasn't snowing up the mountain. He had no idea what made him go back to the past so much, it was almost like he had wanted to go back to the time before all this. That didn't mean that he wasn't happy to be out and bout, but he knew that the feeling he had was like a slap in to face to him. He felt like he was going to a place that was home, almost like the Barrow called to him.
They began up the mountain and soon found out why people didn't come up the path so much. The answer was simple, wolves. In just a few hours of walking up the pair had run in to so many of the things that it wasn't even funny, but he was happy for the pelts as that would fetch a nice amount of money back in town.
It was midday by now, but they had been traveling for a good twelve hours and weren't even a quarter of the way up the mountain. He looked over to Lucia and saw her snuggling closer to the wool cloak she was wearing.
"Hey Lucia do you want to stop for the day and rest up, I can build a fire for us?" he told her. She just nodded and got closer to the rock face to stave the wind off. He walked over to the pine trees on the side of the trail and gathered some pine needles for fire starter. Then he brought out his smaller sword and cut away at the branches of the tree to get some wood.
As he was walking he didn't notice a pack of wolves come out of a cave to his back. The three wolves moved slowly so they could surround him. As if on some silent signal they all rushed him. He didn't even have time to turn around before they were on him. The first bit his arm and pulled back to get him off his feet. Naruto dropped his sword when the wolf attached itself to his arm and he couldn't reach his other.
"Get the hell off my arm you damn wolves!" he yelled and kicked one in the face to get it off his leg. The wolf yelped and backed off for a second before coming back and grabbing on to him once more. Naruto caught a glimpse of something pass over his head before feeling the pulling go away on his left arm. He took that chance and aimed his hand at the other wolf's head unleashing a torrent of fire from the flames spell. He then kicked the other wolf in the head and done the same.
He turned and saw Lucia standing there holding one of her knives. She saw that the wolves were dead and slowly sheathed it. "You alright Naruto?"
"Yeah just a few cuts and stuff, but I will be alright." He replied to her. She nodded and walked over to the dead wolf to retrieve her dagger. "Come on we can stay the next few hours in the cave over there."
They picked up the wood and walked over to the cave and started to build a fire. Lucia found a chest in the cave and tried to pick the lock only to waste a few lock picks. While she was doing that Naruto had started to get the fire going and had brought out some food for them to eat.
"Say Naruto how much food we got?" she asked the blond, he shrugged and pulled out one of the scrolls he carried with him. She saw the seals that he had told her about written all over the scroll. He counted the seals on the scroll.
"Um if I could say we have enough food in the scroll for three weeks of food for the both of us. But if I was to see a deer or a bear I could kill it and have enough food for a month just off that." he said. She just nodded and picked up a half loaf of bread and started eating "There seems to be something on you mind, care telling me what?"
She didn't answer for a while and just chewed on the bread. "To be honest Naruto I feel as if something is going to happen to you, and that I won't be able to help you. I'm scared that I can't protect you. Like what happened with the wolves I almost didn't get there in time to help you…" he could see tears rolling down her face "Naruto I love you and I can't lose you not like I did the rest of my family."
He got up and walked over to her before pulling her into a hug. "I won't leave you, nothing is going to happen to me." he told her and pulled her closer 'I will protect you, with my life.' the pair stayed there for the night getting warm and resting. They finally got up in the morning and started back on the path. The snow was coming down peacefully and it seemed all was good for the pair.
(Flashback)
Naruto was ten and had just gotten his swords. They had been forged of Skyforge steel and ebony. Even though Eorlund told him that mixing two metals together was impossible he proved that it was possible at the right temp. He held his blades showing light of the day reflecting off of them.
He sheathed them and walked off. His mind was pondering the possibilities of what he could do with the blades. He walked down to the old Gildergreen to get some rest from working and pay his respects to Talos. He didn't see the shadow he had gained when he walked past the wall of the Companions.
He walked over and sit on a bench to rest from the forging of his swords. The shadow moved being the hut to hide from him. It didn't know that it had been seen by Naruto. The blond smirked at the shadow he had. He had to hand it to it the thing knew how to avoid people.
He got up and walked over to the shrine and put his back to the person. When the person saw this it made it's move to take the money. In a quick movement the person had taken the money and ran off with it. He smirked at the attempt to take his money. He knew there were pickpockets about and had already taken counter measures for it. He had placed a basic tracking seal on the pouch that Red had taught him.
He followed at a slow pace to allow the person the idea that they had gotten away. The person had run In under the water bridge at the gate, and had started cleaning out the pouch. He walked down the tunnel hanging on the roof of it so not the get wet.
"You know it's a bad idea to steal from a Companion, and even more so when that Companion is as well trained as an assassin." he told the person and held his sword at the back of their neck to emphasize the point. When the person turned around he could see the person was a young girl. Her eyes were wild in shock as she looked at the blade. "Just give back the money and I will let you go." she nodded and tossed him the money he caught it and tied it back on his belt. "Mind telling me who you are and why you tried to steal my money I work hard to get?" he asked sheathing his sword and letting the flow of charka stop so he didn't have to talk upside down.
Her eyes were still in shock when he landed "How did you do that?" he didn't answer her question.
"Tell you what you answer my questions and I'll answer yours." he replied.
"My name in is Lucia, and I tried to take you money because I'm so hungry."
"ok where are you parents?" he asked and quickly saw her face turn down in sadness "So you alone eh. As for how I did what I done, it's something called charka. I and my mentor Red are the only people who can use it." he saw her confusion "its like Magicka, but it's a mix of physical and spiritual energy." It was at that moment her stomach growled and her grinned "Come on let's get you some food."
She smiled at the blond's generous offer and happily followed him up to the mead hall for some food. It was then that Naruto had made his first friend outside of the Companions.
(end flashback)
It seemed that every little thing reminded him of the past and it was starting to bug him. He just wanted to get the damn tablet and get home, not dwell in the past like this. He looked back to his close friend and saw her smile at him giving him something to look forward to later in his life. It was hard to believe that they had met under those circumstances.
He saw a flag blowing in the wind showing that they were still on the path. The snow was coming down lightly, and to him it was soothing. He then looked ahead to see if they were close to the Barrow. To his surprise he could see the Barrow up ahead the stone arches covered in snow. Something pulled him, almost like something was calling out to him. He looked up the stairs and saw a figure move, he could see though him but at the same time he could not. His mind told him to follow the man.
"Lucia did you see the man walking up there?" he asked. He looked back and saw her look at him confused.
"No Naruto, what are you talking about?" she replied. He just mumbled nothing to her. They walked up the stairs and saw a body of a man stuck to the door of the Barrow by an arrow.
"Seems we aren't the only people here." he told her while pulling out the arrow. "Elven…" he tossed the arrow aside and drew his bow. He gently pushed the door open and the pair walked in. Immediately he heard voices on the other side of the room. He knocked an arrow and crouched down.
He moved behind some debris to hide. Beside him was another man with three arrows in him, and to the right was another missing a head. He looked to Lucia and saw her shiver at the sight. He peaked over the rocks to see who the people were.
Standing by a fire the pair of people wore Elven armor swords at their sides. "Shit Thalmor," he whispered to Lucia.
"What are the elves doing here?" she asked. He just shook his head not knowing himself. Then it dawned on him.
"Their after the same thing we are." Then he looked past the pair and saw the same man standing there in the doorway. "No way…" he mumbled, but Lucia didn't hear him. "Lucia can you stay here and wait for me to call you?"
"Yeah just be careful." she replied to the blond. He quickly moved to the column closest to the elves and drew the string back on the bow. He released the string and sent the arrow flying towards the target. It hit right in the neck where the armor didn't cover killing the man. His partner drew his sword and peered into the darkness of the room. Naruto knocked another arrow and sent it flying, but the elf was able to deflect the arrow with his sword.
He reached down to draw another arrow, but didn't get to as he felt the coldness of steel against his neck. "You are interfering with official Thalmor business now leave or die." said the elf. Narto looked back and saw a third member of the group holding that he didn't see. He lowered his bow and slowly turned around.
The elf's expression changed as he saw who the man was. "Ah so a member of the Companions graces us with his presents. Naruto Uzimaki age 13 and master archer and sword fighter…" before he could say more a dagger buried itself into the man's neck killing him.
"Don't forget Lucia, the person who killed you." she told the elf before his life ended. She pulled her dagger out and sheathed it; she then looked up in time to see the other elf running towards them. "Naruto look out!" she yelled and in a flash he had his swords out and parried the strike. The elf then pressed him causing him to back pedal to avoid. The elf then did an over hand strike losing control of the sword, that was all Naruto needed to kill the man.
He rammed the sword up into the elf's chest and stabbed the other into the collar bone downward. The elf slumped and looked at the blond before his rolled back and he fell backwards. On his way down Naruto pulled the swords out and sheathed them.
He looked over to the man and saw him fade from his sight. It seemed to him that the spirit wanted him to follow. He turned to Lucia to see how she was holding up, and to his surprise she was holding up. Her dagger was in its sheath and she had wiped her hand clean of blood.
"Come one it's time to move." he said drawing another arrow "Lucia I know that was your first kill, but don't let it eat you up." They moved down the stairs and into the depths of the Barrow.
Along the path they didn't find anything but Drauger and elves, both of which were dead and the first being deader than before. He had seen the spirit many times on his way down to the depths of the catacomb.
The pair arrived in a room and same spirit appears and points to a wall before once more disappearing. Naruto noticed an indent in the wall and walked over. He looked at Lucia and saw that she had saw it too. Then placing his hand on the panel it glowed and a clicking sound could be heard then a path way opened.
They walked in and saw what looked like a study due to both sides being lined in books. In the center was a skeleton holding a book almost as if he was reading it.
"Ah I see the new Dragonborn graces me with his presents." said the same spirit.
Naruto whirled around and saw the man standing there. He got a good look at the person, he wore chainmail armor and his face was shown to the world. It was then that his eyes widened. "No way … y-yo-your Talos!"
"Aye I have been called Talos, I have been called Tiber Septim, but the title that sticks to me in my mind is Dragonborn. I had lost hope that the last of the Septim line, the last line that carried the powers of Dragonborn was lost to the world, but it seems that somehow it was found." said Talos. He looked at the study "this place was my place of peace, it was my home away from home, but most of all it was my tomb. The place where I learned my first thu'um was here in this Barrow." He then started laughing and looked over to Lucia "it seems that someone has found my spell collection."
Sure enough Lucia had read three books as to how to use the spells; she had never found the art of magic so interesting. She finished the book she had in her hands and sure enough just like the last three the book faded in to dust.
"Hey Lucia if you want to stay here I can go on ahead and get the tablet then come back to get you?" he asked her. She just waved her hand and went back to reading. He looked to Talos "will she be safe here?"
"Do you doubt one of the divines?" he replied. Naruto just shook his head and walked off.
He left Lucia in the hands of the god. He walked out the passage and saw that the door ahead was closed. The blond sent over and picked the lock. It seemed to him that that someone didn't want followers as the lock had been at the least expert level, but to him that was child's play.
The sight that he got when he entered was a bloody massacre, there were bodies lying everywhere both of the elves and drauger. He walked over to the elf and searched him. In his pouch was a small note dotted in blood and ink.
'we have been going at this for a few hours now only to run into problem after problem. I was trying to tell Elenwen that we should turn back that the lives of the men weren't worth the damn word wall. How are we supposed to use a dead language that only the dragons know? I have been trying to get the guys to turn back and leave the damn headmaster here for the dead. I guess…' the note ended and he guessed that was when the Drauger attack and these poor fools didn't even have time to react. He folded the note and tossed it aside before pressing on.
He walked down the stairs and as he looked around he found the area looking more and more like a spiders nest. Turning the corner he found his answer, there fifty feet away was a dead spider. He drew an arrow and sneaked quietly to the next corner, and again there was a dead spider. The only difference was that he could faintly hear voices of people talking up ahead. He guessed that the people were the other elves.
Then the saw what looked like a fire ball going flying at the wall down the hall followed by an arrow. He pulled his hood up and ran to the corner and fired an arrow at the spider. He had no idea why he was helping the Thalmor, but something told him that he was supposed to. He pulled two arrows and let them fly killing a smaller spider and alerting the elves to his presence.
He saw a spider coming down the wall at the Thalmor wizard and in a small charka enhanced burst of speed he got there and dropped kicked the spider into the ground causing a small crater. He then pushed off the ground and stuck to the ceiling. He pulled one of his throwing stars and threw it at another spider killing it as well.
He cut the flow and landed on the ground and put his bow on his back and pulled his star out before looking at the small four elf group. "You people seem to hold up pretty well for how few you are."
"State your intentions!" yelled the lady elf wizard. It seemed that on this queue a pair of elves holding bows aimed at the hooded man.
"I'm not an enemy Elenwen. But I can be if you…" he disappeared and reappeared in the center of the group blades pointed at the elf "try my patience"
"Fine you can hold you own in a fight and your speed seems to be equal to the Graybeards." She replied to Naruto "If you may can you tell us you name?"
"If I was you will try to kill me." he told her and once more disappeared and reappeared back where he was standing.
"So you're a Blade." she said and once more arrows were trained on him.
"No my last name is something I do not wish for you to know." he said walking off. Elenwen held her hand out to tell the other elves to not fire.
"Let's follow him and see what he's after before we do anything." She told them and followed after the man. She saw a light up ahead and could see the man standing there under it as if he was waiting for them. Naruto then turned and walked further into the catacombs. She and her group followed at a distance.
They soon entered a hallway. "ah the hall of stories," she said "the history here would be amazing, if only we could read it."
Naruto on the other hand looked at the wall and saw the writing as clear as day to him. He could read it, but it seemed as if the elves couldn't. "Here in this hall lies the word of power Yol. It means fire and is guarded by Yolshik the Flame. The last of the generals of the order of the Dragon. He died here as a mortal, but his soul remains to protect his home and place of death."
"I see so you can read what it says." Elenwen said walking over the door "it seems we have come in vain the door is sealed by a blood seal most likely for the Dragonborn."
"Yes that is the same seal I seen earlier, and it is indeed for the Dragonborn." said Naruto. She looked down at the ground and turned away.
"the last of the line of Dragonborn's died with Martin Septim." she said.
"So you think the line has ended?" asked a disembodied voice "it has just been found after 200 years."
"Tiber just go ahead and quit scaring the baby elves even though I did enjoy it." said Naruto not even turning around to the group.
"You know something Naruto, your no fun." Tiber told him appearing beside Naruto.
"Naruto so that is your name, why am I not surprised that one of the biggest names of the Companions is the savior of our little party." she said "Now answer why you're here Spirit."
"I only talk to Nords who believe in Talos. That and I have a deep dislike of your kind." he told her causing her to snarl at the ghost.
They drew their weapons and were about to charge the pair, but a volley of ice spikes landed in between the two group's causing one to smile and the other to back off.
"Nobody is going to hurt my Naruto!" yelled a green clad figure with two hands full of ice spells ready to be cast.
"You got here just in time Lucia." said Naruto draw one of his swords "How many spells did she take from your study?"
"Um of the some 100 or so that were there she took about three fourths." he told him "she almost didn't make it in time."
"I tried to be here earlier but a black cat crossed my path." this reply got a laugh out of the pair.
Naruto then got real serious and reached up and slightly cut his hand with his sword and placed it on the seal causing it to glow. "Remember this Elves, my name is Naruto Uzimaki Namikaze Septim, and I am the Dragonborn."
Dun-Dun-Dun ladies and Gentlemen I give to you the newest installment of The Last Septim. So now we see Naruto has finally come to terms with him being a Septim. And it seems that the Thalmor now know about our hero so as to where that is going only the fingers know.
Review answer Corner..
Ww1990ww: I agree with you, I have read many good stories that were ruined by that alone, so I'm not going to make it a Harem.
Yes there will be Sheo, (God must hate me right now because I'm seeing Swiss cheese) in latter chapters.
Now as I said at the start of the chapter I am going to give a bingo book about our characters.
Thalmor Bingo Book
Naruto Uzimaki Namikaze Septim:
Age: 12.5
Appearance: wears green cloak and has blond hair pulled back into a pony tail. Has a quiver of arrows on the right thigh and carries an elven bow. He also carries two black swords, and throwing stars from the Dunmer
Skills
Sword fighting: near master, duel wields swords one he uses solely for defense.
Archery: Expert
Spells: novice all around, uses basic magic to great effect. Has the Spells Flames, Frostbite, Shock, Summon Familiar, and Candle Light
Other abilities: uses some unknown form of power to use to the same effect as magic. But uses odd hand signs to use them.
(Jutsu: Shadow clone, Shadow Shuriken (Arrows), starting Rasengan, and Flying Thunder God, he also has the academy basics, along many biju level skill, with one other to be reviled in a later chapter.)
Lucia:
Age: 10
Skills: Unknown
Very little is known about her other then she is close friends with Naruto.
(Near expert in all fields of magic, has massive reserves of Magicka.)
Red:
Age: unknown
Little is known about the man other than his massive power. Carries a two hand sword that is part saw.
Uses same odd powers as Naruto without the hand signs.
(all biju powers)
Anyway I bid you all good night.
"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." - Terry Pratchett
