Disclaimer: I saw a squirrel! But I don't see any way that I own Naruto or World of Warcraft.
Here is the next installment of The Legend of Uzumaki Naruto!
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Naruto watched and ate some of the bread that Kira had given him as she paced around the room, her head down and an intense expression of concentration on her face. After hearing that Naruto was willing to help her and go through with the mission, which still surprised her, she had begun to think of possible ways that Naruto could carry out the mission to make the best time, and with the least hassle.
As far as Naruto was concerned, completing this mission was not only going to take a great deal of time regardless, but it would contain an enormous amount of hassle, and no amount of thinking or planning was going to help. Besides, Naruto wasn't a thinking kind of guy; he just did it, and dealt with the consequences as they came. He thought on his feet, and always had. It had gotten him into trouble several times, but it had gotten him out of trouble many more times.
Kira suddenly spoke up, her determined eyes gleaming,
"I've got it! After you leave here, you should head north, through the mountains. Up there is Ironforge, the city of the Dwarves, and directly west is Gnomeregan, the fallen city of the Gnomes. Since both are, and almost always have been, our greatest allies, it should be easy enough to convince them to rejoin the Alliance." Here Naruto interrupted her, by asking,
"If I do get them to agree, how are you going to organize it? I may not be very good and all this political junk, but I do know that unless you sign a treaty or something of the sort, the alliance isn't really official, right?" Kira nodded, not in the least cowed or angered by Naruto's question.
"Yes, but that's what I'll be doing. I'll convince my father to patch things up with King Magni. My father and King Magni have been good friends for many years, and I think that all Magni is waiting for is an apology from my father, because he is smart enough to know that he can't defeat the Lich King by himself. But he's too proud to just accept my father's conditions, and my father, unless I do something, isn't going to just apologize like that." Naruto sighed, but then asked,
"What about the Gnomes? They aren't going to much help unless they got their city back." Kira looked a little troubled at this, pondering somewhat further.
"Well, if you go to Ironforge first, and convince King Magni to join, then I'm sure he will send help with you when you go to the Gnomes." Naruto nodded, still not entirely sure.
If the Gnomes wanted help, then they easily could've asked Magni already, right? So why do they fight by themselves? It bothered Naruto a bit, but he decided that he would probably find out the answers to his questions when he got there.
He finished his food, and leapt of the windowsill, brushing himself off.
"If that's all, then I probably should get going right?" Kira nodded, before a thought struck her and she hurried to her dresser. She rummaged around through it, and then produced a box, which she set on her bed, and opened. Confused, Naruto watched the girl pull out several, very valuable looking trinkets, before walking over to him, and holding her hand out to him, the trinkets clasped in it.
"Take these, you should be able to buy some weapons and supplies, and enough to buy a ticket for a gryphon, which will get you into Dun Morogh. They used to go directly to Ironforge, but nowadays they'll likely only take you just inside the mountain range." Naruto blinked, looked at the jewelry, then back at Kira.
"You serious? They must be really valuable…are you sure you want to give them to me?" She smiled, and nodded.
"Yes, they're mostly just gifts from rich nobles that my father has over to dinner occasionally, and I never wear them anyways, so they are just wasted here." Naruto nodded, taking the jewelry and tucking it in his pouch. He needed some new weapons anyways, and wondered if the local weapon-smith carried any kunai or shuriken. When he looked up again, Kira was facing away from him, her hands clasped behind her back. She spoke,
"Thank you…for doing this. I know that it can't be easy, stranded somewhere with no way to get home, and putting off finding a way to get home just to do a mission that I asked you to…I'm sorry." She turned back to him, and found him grinning.
"It's nothing, I'll always help out a friend!" She stared at him in shock, before smiling widely. She had never truly had a friend her own age, other than Kylia, because her father kept her at the castle, and she and Kylia were the only children currently housed in it. The boy's expression then turned somber, and he said,
"Don't worry, I'll do everything I can to help, but you gotta promise that after this is over, you help me get home, okay?" He grinned again, "I won't fail this mission!"
She laughed; the comical grin on the boy's face was enough to break anyone out of a mood.
Naruto blushed a little,
She's really pretty when she smiles…BEING UNFAITHFUL TO THE GIRL WITH THE LARGE FOREHEAD? I THOUGHT YOU LOVED HER.
I do! Shut up bastard!Kira looked a little confused as the boy radiated a small amount of anger and embarrassment, and she felt something else as well, but she couldn't make it out. It was like trying to listen to someone talk on the other side of a wall. You could just barely hear them, but it was muffled and you couldn't understand what they were saying.
Could that be the demon he was talking about?Truthfully, it had originally unnerved her that such a seemingly kind boy could hold something as evil as a demon. From what he had described, the demon was incredibly powerful as well, so for a while she had been a bit afraid, but once he had explained that the demon couldn't do anything but speak to him, and lend him (when he asked) power, she had relaxed.
She was broken out of her thoughts when Naruto hopped back up the windowsill, and grinned at her over his shoulder.
"I guess I gotta go…don't worry! I won't fail! Promise of a lifetime!" He stuck his thumb up, grinning at her, and then leapt from the window, disappearing into the darkness outside.
Kira stood there, watching the open window, before walking back and sitting on her bed.
"I believe you…"
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PROMISE OF A LIFETIME…WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE?
Shut up. Naruto focused on this thought, almost shouting it in his mind, as he landed softly on the ground below Kira's window. It was dark out, but Naruto had no trouble seeing clearly in the dark, yet another ability that he had inherited from his demonic tenant.
He hadn't meant to say that last part, as it brought up too many memories, but it had just come out, unbidden. He had now made another promise, and Uzumaki Naruto never broke his promises.
Sighing, he crept along the inside of the castle wall, back towards the gate. The wall that surrounded the castle was pretty tall, and just below it there were several cliffs that Naruto had no intention of climbing down. When he caught sight of the gate, he saw that, oddly enough, there weren't any guards posted.
A trap?He cautiously sniffed the air, and though he could smell the traces of recent human contact, there weren't any in the immediate vicinity.
Nodding to himself, he hurried towards the gate, intent on getting out as fast as possible.
"Hohoho…going somewhere, child?"
Naruto froze at the voice. It was tired sounding, and slightly raspy. It possessed a touch of humor and an even greater touch of power.
Shit…how did I not smell him? Or even sense his chakra? Who is this guy?He turned towards the voice, ready to do battle, when a shape materialized out of the darkness. An old man appeared, garbed in robes of flowing gold, with a long white beard, an imposing stature, and piercing golden eyes. He carried a large staff in one hand, which he wasn't leaning on, instead standing strong and tall.
Naruto tensed, he had learned long ago not to trust old people. Despite their age, they generally possessed more power and skill, and where a bit craftier than younger people.
The old man laughed a little, and spoke calmly,
"You need not be afraid, boy, I'm not going to hurt you, or try to capture you. Doubtless, you have already met my student, Princess Kira? I am Archbishop Benedictus."
Naruto blinked, recognizing the name, and relaxed. So this old man was Kira's teacher.
"Whaddya' want, old man?" Naruto may have learned to be wary of his elders, but he certainly didn't respect them.
Benedictus looked somber and serious for a second and spoke softly.
"I only came to wish you good luck…you will need it, I should think. This little plan of my student's will be much harder to accomplish than either of you realize. I will do my best to help her in her endeavors to convince the King, but you are going to be the key in the success of this plan. I trust that you will do everything you can in order to accomplish this task." He stared at Naruto a moment longer, who stared right back, before breaking into a sly smile.
"If you need any help in getting my student's hand in marriage, you come to me. She needs a good man so that she doesn't grow up to be a vicious snake like most women." Naruto blushed a furious shade, and sputtered indignantly for a few moments.
"I don't wanna marry her!" Benedictus shook his head, sighing.
"I do not condone premarital activities of that sort, boy, but I do believe that they would do her some good."
Naruto blushed even more, squawking,
"Ahhh! Don't say that! I'm too young to think about those sorta things!"
Without giving the old man time to retort, Naruto bolted through the gates, and made for the city streets. Benedictus' laughter followed him the whole way.
Benedictus watched the boy run, his eyes twinkling.
This is the beginning, the rest will be history.
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The next day Naruto ate a quick breakfast at the noodles shop, (this time he ate to his hearts content, as he wouldn't be coming back for awhile). The noodle girl, whose name turned out to be Eliza, pointed him in the direction a quality weapons shop, and he found it with little difficulty.
The owner of the weapons shop was a beefy, sweaty man with bulging arms and a scraggly brown beard. At Naruto's request he brought out his selection of throwing knives, none of which were true kunai. He picked up several of them, testing the weight, and found a particular set that was about as heavy as a kunai, so he took those. The man didn't have any shuriken, or anything resembling the sort, though when Naruto described them and showed him one of his few remaining, he said it would take him sometime to craft such an item. But to Naruto's relief, the owner told him that the Dwarves crafted similar weapons, and could easily create a set for him if he managed to gain their favor. Naruto traded the man one of the small trinkets that he had gotten from Kira, which more than paid for the set, and left.
That still left exploding notes. Fortunately for him, creating explosive notes had been one of the first things Ero-sennin had taught him. Being a master of seals, Jiraiya had explained that explosive notes were simply pieces of paper with a certain seal placed on them. The seal was easy enough, and because he had used them dozens of times previously, learning how to ink up explosive notes was something that most jounin had in their inventories. The time that it took for the note to explode, as well as the intensity, was all in the original sealing. One could alter the seal to have a very powerful explosion, but a very short time limit, or vice versa. Naruto was most certainly grateful that Ero-sennin had taught him that.
So, he found a shop that sold paper supplies, as well as ink and some brushes, and spent an hour or so inking up some more explosive notes of different varieties for him to use. It left him slightly drained, but that quickly passed as the Kyuubi refilled his reserves.
Next, Naruto searched around and purchased some more food, as well as a pair of boots and a cloak. Kira had said that Dun Morogh was a snowy, cold place, and he had no desire to wear his ninja sandals and a t-shirt when he was knee-deep in snow. The boots were a light leather, and weren't very heavy at all. The cloak was a simple woolen traveling cloak, and Naruto decided it was the best he could do. He also purchased a leather, long-sleeve shirt, black, to give him even more warmth. He didn't load up, because he didn't want to be slowed down by lots of heavy clothing, and he could easily keep himself warm through the combination of the Kyuubi's chakra and the clothes he had purchased.
When this had been completed, Naruto ate another meal at Eliza's noodle shop, and then followed her directions to the gryphon stables.
The stables were at the northernmost end of the city, nearest to the mountains. They were set right next to a blocked off road which apparently went all the way through the mountains towards Dun Morogh. Eliza had told him that the road had been closed off for because not only of the many dangers that plagued the mountains, but also because of the falling out with the dwarves. As Naruto walked into the stables, he couldn't see any of the gryphons that inhabited it, but he could smell them. It was a musky scent, like a bird's, but also reminiscent of a cat. It was mixed in to the many other smells such as meat, dung, straw, and human. There was also a heavier scent, one Naruto didn't recognize, but was a lot like that of a human's. A man walked up to him as Naruto entered.
"Need somethin' kid?" he asked. The man was short and stocky, with pitch-black hair and small grey eyes. His face was covered in scratches and scares, though he didn't appear to be in any pain.
"Yeah…I need to hire a gryphon and a rider to take me somewhere, if that's possible." Naruto pulled out the sack that contained Kira's trinkets, jingling it a little to show the man that he had the money necessary for a trip.
The man's eyes lit up at the sound of the clinking valuables, and smiled.
"It is possible…'course, it depends on where yer' goin'."
"I need to be taken as close to Ironforge as possible." Naruto responded without hesitation. At this, the man's eyes lit up even more, and he grinned wider.
"Tha's possible, its gonna cost you, though…I only got one dwarf rider here now, and the King doesn't like it when humans enter dwarven territory." Naruto dug around in the sack, and pulled out two large golden rings, both heavily laden with jewels. The man grinned, took both of the objects, and said,
"There's a bar, a coupla' streets south of here called The Gryphon's Haven, go there in a coupla' hours and look fer a dwarf named Orsson. He's gonna be taken yeh." Naruto nodded, and left.
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Naruto entered The Gryphon's Haven two hours later, having spent most of it talking with Eliza and learning more about the history of Stormwind. He even met her father, who turned out to be surprising like old man Ichiraku, except he had a beard and a shorter temper. Now, full of noodles, and after nearly twenty minutes of trying to locate the bar with the gryphon master's vague directions, and ready to ride, he was attempting to locate the dwarf Orsson.
It would help if I knew what a dwarf looked like. He thought.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT DWARF MEANS? LOOK FOR SOMEONE SHORTER THAN YOU, AND THAT SHOULD BE HIM.
Bastard!Naruto finally did spy someone short, but he didn't look much shorter than Naruto. He had grayish black hair, with a bushy, similarly colored beard. He wore leather pants, shirt, and boots, had thick, leather gauntlets, and carried two, fairly large axes at his side. His face bore several sets of scars, much like the gryphon stable master. Naruto walked up to him, and found to his immense pleasure that the dwarf was a bit shorter than him.
"Are you Orsson?" Naruto asked. The dwarf looked at Naruto hard for a second, before grinning a bit,
"Aye, lad, that'd be me, then you'd be the little bairn thas' been lookin' for a ride ta the mountains, eh?" Naruto looked confused.
"Bairn?" Orsson laughed, which was surprisingly booming, and spoke,
"Aye, lad, bairn is our way fer callin' yeh children, get it?" Naruto sighed, when would people stop treating him like a child?
"I guess so…we should probably go now, right?" The dwarf nodded, and made for the door, Naruto in tow. They stepped out into the afternoon sunlight, and began to walk towards the stables.
"So lad, any reason yeh are lookin' to enter Dun Morogh?" Orsson said it in a casual enough tone, but Naruto could see that he wasn't smiling, and Naruto guessed that his answer would heavily affect his standing with the dwarf. So he did the only thing to do in such a situation, tell the truth.
"Yeah…someone gave me a mission, to help the dwarves and the humans get along better…" The dwarf looked surprised for a second, before grinning broadly.
"It's about time, cause whether we like it or not, we need yeh, and yeh needs us." Orsson sighed a little, before grinning again and continuing, "sorry abou' the that, but I can' be carryin' an assassin or whatnot into me own country now can I?" Naruto nodded, and after a few moments of silence, decided to ask something that had been bothering him.
"I was wondering, why are you here? I thought the dwarves weren't allies of Stormwind anymore, so why are you allowed here?" The dwarf snorted a little.
"Easy, I may not be welcome, but it ain't illegal fer a dwarf to be here, it's only for a dwarf to live here. Dinna ken why, but soon after the treaty broke, the king ordered the Dwarven quarter outta the city, bloody bastard, and all those dwarves had ta either head back home to Dun Morogh, or ta settle in the mountain paths, in the minin' towns tha' are there. He doesn't prevent us from comin' in, cause he can', but he can' stop us from livin' here." Naruto frowned again, and he wondered why the King had suddenly turned from allying with the dwarves, to becoming almost enemies with them in such a short time. Naruto guessed that there was something more than insult going on here, and he hoped that Kira would find out what.
They arrived back at the stables, and after a short hello, to the gryphon master, Orsson led Naruto down towards the back of the stables, where they both entered one of them. Inside was one of the most amazing creatures Naruto had ever seen.
It was large, even bigger than a horse, and was covered in brownish feathers. It had a large, white bird's head with two large, white ears, and big amber eyes. It had two, large front talons as well. Folded at its side were two large, brown wings. Midway down its body, however, the feathers disappeared, and were replaced by fur, and the talons became large, padded paws, and it had a long tail, with a small tuft of dark brown fur at the tip. It was truly a magnificent creature.
"Wow…awesome…" Naruto muttered, grinning like a fox at the sight of the large animal. I'm gonna be riding that! He thought. Orsson grinned,
"Aye, a bute' isn't she? Her name's Eliandra, I've had her since she was a chick…" While Naruto puzzled over the pronunciation of the name, Orsson began to saddle the creature up, a fixing several large straps across its body in order to hold the saddle on. He then tied several sacks, including Naruto's own, and then led the creature out of the stable, Naruto following.
Orsson led the gryphon out of the stall and out the back of the stables, to a large plain where Naruto guessed the gryphons took off from. He stopped in the middle of it, and then with practiced ease, leapt onto the mighty creature, which was an impressive feat for someone who was so short, and had no chakra training as far as Naruto knew.
"Alrigh' lad! Jump up, and we're off!" Naruto did so, leaping lightly on top of the beast, and securing himself in the saddle by tying a large brown strap across his waist. Orsson turned around, and spoke again,
"Here's the deal lad, I'm gonna take yeh to a minin' town about three-quarters the length of the road, and from there yeh're gonna have to go it alone, since its to dangerous to go any further nowadays."
"Why?"
"There have been some attacks down along that quarter, and most gryphons get too frightened to go any further, and trying to go around isn't good either, since Eliandra here can't fly that long, and there are some things in the deep mountains that can easily take down a gryphon and rider." Naruto nodded, but asked,
"What kinds of things?" Orsson responded without pause.
"Mostly goblins workin' for either the Venture Company or other black market companies, who shoot down anybody who they think gets too close, and other types of gryphons, less friendly types, mind yeh." Naruto nodded, and said nothing more, as he waited for Orsson to go.
A sudden lurch startled Naruto, and he watched as Eliandra unfolded her wings, and began to beat them, and slowly she began to rise off the ground. With a powerful screech, Eliandra took off into the sky, moving incredibly quickly.
Naruto had never experienced anything like it.
It was…amazing.
No, amazing didn't quite do it justice, this feeling was something Naruto had never, ever experienced before, and he new that now that he had done it, he'd never be able to stop. The sensation of the wind against his skin, and the constant rising and falling of the gryphon's body as it beat its wings, as well as the simple knowledge that he was high above the ground, thrilled Naruto in a away nothing else could.
He let out a great whoop, grinning broadly, and barely heard Orsson's booming laugh over the howl of the wind, and the beating of wings, and Eliandra's periodic screeches.
I'm buying a gryphon, and that settles it.
Naruto didn't bother to here the Kyuubi's reply (if there was one) and just continued to revel in the experience.
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They flew for hours, soaring above the clouds, occasionally passing through them, and as they did, Naruto couldn't take his eyes off the amazing scenery below. The huge mountains seemed so much less imposing from above, and when they dipped below the clouds, he could see the mountains in almost every direction, as well as the dark grey line that Naruto guessed was the road Orsson had told him about. At one point, he saw a column of smoke in the distance, on his right, and he asked Orsson what it was.
"That'd be the Black Rock Mountains, and ye'd be wise to steer clear o' them, terrible things happen over there. Terrible. They say that the orcs control the upper parts, and the Dark Irons have taken the lower parts, they battle constantly it's said, and the Dark Irons are led by a monster that ah think is as bad as the Lich King. A horrible elemental of fire, named Ragnaros. He enslaved the Dark Irons years ago, and nobody's been dumb enough to go anywhere near there, not since the Alliance crumbled…"
"What're Dark Irons?" Naruto asked.
"Dwarves, but more vicious, and got obsessed wit' crafting things outta a special metal, called Dark Iron, which is only found in the Black Rocks, s'why their named like that. We warred wit' them a bit in the past, afore one o' them was stupid enough to summon that monster, Ragnaros, and they was finished. Best not ask more 'bout that, lad, I get uneasy just thinkin' about that monster." Naruto didn't ask more, and a combination of the fear that had crept into the dwarf's voice as he spoke, and his own rampant imagination, had made him hope that he never met the creature, ever.
It was, by Naruto's estimate, over four hours after they had begun flying when Orsson shouted back to him,
"We're almost there, lad, the town we're touchin' down in is called Margen, s'a small minin' town that I've gotta coupla' friends in, haven't been here fer a coupla' years tho, been flying everywhere else. S'run by a friend o' King Magni himself, named Grundig. I'll tell im' what yeh're hear for." Naruto felt uneasy about that.
"It's supposed to be kind of a secret, meaning that if the King of Stormwind, will try and stop me, his daughter's the one who sent me." Orsson, grinned a bit,
"A lot a sense that girl has, but don' worry bout it, lad, no one will find out, just Grundig, an' I think that he'll be supportive of yer cause. Not many dwarves think that this war can be one by ourselves, and most o' them are willing to ally wit' just about any o' the other races, just to get a better chance at winning. The humans are our closest allies, 'cept for the gnomes, o' course, but they don' seem to want anyone's help, bloody fools."
They descended lower and lower, below the peaks of the mountains, and nearer to the road. They flew along it for a while, until Naruto caught a familiar scent.
"Blood…" he said out loud. Orsson looked at him, frowning.
"Wha's that, lad?" Naruto spoke again, louder.
"I smell blood."
Orsson looked at him, mystified, and was about to say something, but turned forward again to check their progress. Naruto felt him stiffen.
Up ahead, Naruto saw a shallow valley with a small cluster of buildings in the center. However, Naruto saw, with a cold feeling rising in his stomach, that some of the buildings lay in ruins.
Orsson urged Eliandra to go faster, and the two landed just outside the perimeter of the town.
Orsson immediately leapt off, and ran ahead, Naruto following quickly. They passed some battered, ruined buildings, before they arrived in the center. A small group of dwarves stood gathered around something Naruto couldn't see, and Orsson immediately strode forward, looking grim and motioning for Naruto to stay back. He entered the cluster, and placed his hand on one of the dwarves' heads, before he began to speak in a strange language that Naruto had never heard before. His own language was light, fluid and pleasant sounding, but this was thick, heavy and forceful sounding, with heavy stresses on many of the words, and to Naruto's ears it sounded as if he was insulting the other dwarf. The other dwarf didn't look offended, however, and spoke in the exact same language, motioning to whatever they were crowding around several times, then pointing off into the distance, looking angry. Orsson nodded, and walked back towards Naruto, an even graver expression on his face.
"What happened?" Naruto asked.
"An attack, is what is was. A monster came outta the mountains, killed a coupla' sheep, destroyed a coupla' houses, and abducted three dwarves." Naruto felt an anger welling up his body, and felt compelled to ask,
"What kind of monster?" Orsson looked past him, towards where Eliandra, who had followed them, was standing.
"A gryphon, boy, not a normal one, but a monstrous, nearly extinct type that hasn't been seen for ages. We have a name for it in Dwarvish, Famiteadeamhan, means, "Giant flying devil" course you humans 'ave come up wit' a name for yourselves, demogryphon."
"So you're saying a giant gryphon did this? Why?"
"Dunno, but apparently its been happening for awhile. Supposedly, them Venture Company goblins 'ave been blastin' away large portions of the mountains, looking fer metals and gems and such, they apparently awoke this thing, and its been attacking fer awhile."
Naruto mulled this over as Orsson continued,
"This thing has got a wicked side, tho', its been abducting dwarves, and then brings em back to where ever it comes from. It doesn't eat the sheep, just kills em, and destroys houses, 'afore it flies off into the eastern mountains." This stunned Naruto a bit, a wild animal destroying for the simple pleasure of it?
PERHAPS IT IS MORE THAN A WILD ANIMALMaybe.
"Why haven't they fought back?"
"They 'ave lad, managed to wound it a coupla' times, but it comes back quickly, almost completely healed, and attacks again." Orsson sighed, looking back at the group.
"It killed a coupla' people this time, and took two more. We're in bad shape too lad, one o' the ones it took was Grundig."
Naruto's eyes widened, and he asked,
"Why haven't they gone after him? Isn't he important?"
"Aye, lad, he's very important, he oversees all the minin' going around here, and without him, I doubt this place would last so long. 'Course, there's nothin' they can do about it." Naruto was about to protest, but Orsson cut him off.
"We'd better get some sleep, lad, its been a long day, and I gotta make another trip in the mornin'" Naruto stared at the dwarf's retreating back in shock.
DON'T PROTEST, BRAT. EVEN YOU CAN'T FIGHT A MONSTER WHEN YOU CAN BARELY STAND.
What? I can stand just fine! To demonstrate, Naruto walked forward a bit, only to find that he wobbled a bit.
Why am I so tired? He thought.
EXCITEMENT DOES THAT TO PEOPLE, YOU EXHAUSTED YOURSELF DURING THE RIDE NO DOUBT, AND WITH YOU RUNNING AROUND THIS MORNING, CREATING THOSE WEAPONS OF YOURS, HASN'T HELPED EITHER. EVEN YOU DON'T HAVE UNLIMITED STAMINA, NOT YET AT LEAST.
Naruto scowled a bit, but conceded. He was going to need his strength for what he had planned in the morning.
So he hastened after Orsson, who was untying the packs, and looking grim as well. They then found a small in at the end of town, rented two rooms, and slept.
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"Well, lad, s'been fun, 'an I hope you accomplish whatever yer meant to accomplish." Orsson was standing near the end of the town where the road led to Dun Morogh. The dwarf didn't look happy in the slightest, and kept glancing back towards the mountains, as if searching for a sign of the demogryphon.
"You too." Naruto said stiffly. He still couldn't believe that Orsson was just leaving, and not bothering to help out his friends, his people. He hadn't commented on it, because the dwarf looked like he knew what he was doing, and what he was going to endure because of it.
Orsson put his hand on Naruto's head, which Naruto had discovered was actually the Dwarven way of greeting, and Naruto returned the gesture. He then turned and made his way not down the road, but towards the eastern mountains. Orsson frowned and called after Naruto,
"Yer goin' the wrong way lad!" Naruto didn't break stride as he called back,
"Nah, I'm goin' exactly where I want to go." Orsson looked confused, and pointed towards the road.
"Dun Morogh is that way, down the road."
"Yes, but I think the demogryphon's lair is this way, if what you said is right." Orsson just stared, stunned after the boy, before he stalked up angrily to him,
"What're you doin' lad? Yer goin' to get yerself killed!" He shouted. Naruto turned, looking furious, and shouted,
"SO WHAT? At least I'm tryin' to help! You're just goin' to leave, abandoning your friends and people! What the hell is wrong with you, dumbass? These people need help! They'll all be killed if you leave!" Orsson reeled a bit from the intensity, before shouting back,
"This is suicide! Even the King's soldiers haven' been able to kill this creature! How do yeh expect to do it?" Naruto glared at him again, before turning around and starting up the hill, saying,
"Who cares if it's suicide…it's the right thing, and these people need help. It goes against my nindo to just walk away from something like this." Orsson just stared as the boy hopped up the rocks, making his way into the mountains.
Nindo? Why is this boy throwing his life away?Orsson stood there, conversing silently with himself. The boy's words had only increased the guilt he felt for leaving his people behind. According to the dwarf he had spoken to, both of his friends had been taken about a year ago, and were almost certainly dead. He hadn't wanted to stay and help, because he wanted to forget, and without any chance of saving his friends, it was pointless to try and fight.
Even for revenge.
Yet, this boy, this human, was trying to do it by himself. He had no attachment to these people in any way, and yet he was doing it anyway.
It's the right thing…Finally, Orsson grunted and ordered Eliandra back to the town, before starting up after the strange blonde.
"Oi, lad! Wait fer me!"
Naruto stopped at the voice, and grinned.
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Well, another chapter done. I thought about continuing this chapter all the way until after the fight with the demogryphon but I decided so much had happened in it that continuing it was pointless.
Nothing of interest really happened, but the next chapter will have a great battle in it!
A few things:
Bairn is a Scottish word for child, and I had to stick it in, because I thought the Dwarves would be good with a Scottish accent.
Famiteadeamha, is actually a combination of three Gaelic words, famhair- giant, itealaich- flying, and deamhan- demon.
Demogryphon is just "demon" and "gryphon" put together, dropping the "n" of demon.
I will try to bring back both Eliza, her father, and Orsson later in the story, but I can't see any plans in the future for them. Naruto will be meeting a lot of OC's in the future, I think, but I don't plan to bring many of them back.
As far as I know, there isn't really any town called Margen in World of Warcraft. In fact, there aren't any roads that lead directly from Stormwind to Dun Morogh (I haven't really played Alliance very much, so if I'm wrong, please correct me).
The Dark Irons and Ragnaros will return, and play a huge role in a later arc.
Last chapter- I just found out I got something wrong in the History part. The Burning Legion was destroyed, I think, way before The Scourge arose. I am not sure when, so if someone literate in Warcraft mythology clears that up, I will be incredibly grateful.
The summon issue- that's a good idea, and I will probably make it happen soon, but I will make it happen during the Gnomeregan arc, or maybe before. Right now, Naruto hasn't learned any summon specific techniques, so his summoning is on the back burner when compared to the jutsu that Jiraiya taught him, as well as his taijutsu. Besides the odds are that he wouldn't figure it out right away anyways. He's Naruto after all, and since when has he paid attention to Jiraiya's lectures?
By the way, I hope that Naruto isn't too OOC, as I have trouble about what Naruto would do if he were in this situation…
I hope this is good, and please review.
See you next chapter,
General Grievous.