Speeding and flowing through the sky, Saphira flew hurriedly in the direction of Urû'baen, over the parched and blissfully desolate desert. All the while Saphira and Eragon were both clearly set on edge, aware of the fact that they were at a severe disadvantage if they needed to defend themselves. Confusingly though Naruto was having no trouble with the situation they were in, and he was balancing precariously in a gap between Saphira's saddle and her hip bones.

Unfortunately though half way through their flight, Saphira grew weary and almost felt that she had to stop and rest, possibly getting some food as there was little to eat in the desert that could sustain her. 'I need to rest' Saphira mind whispered to Eragon, forgetting about her other passenger. She began slowing and trailing downwards hoping to settle down and rest by the east face of a large sand dune, sheltered from the easterly wind. "What the..!" Naruto stuttered, alarmed "Why are we stopping?"

"We need rest; Saphira didn't get any food before she left and therefore is getting tired easily." Eragon explained. Naruto looked confused for a second, before he started reaching inside his large cloak like coat. Immediately Eragon was startled, was he reaching in to take out a weapon? Why? We didn't do anything to him! He got into a fighting stance, ready to attack at any moment. Slowly Naruto rummaged around his coat as if searching for something. After a few seconds of searching his face lit up. He slowly and happily pulled out… the hind leg of a deer?

"What? Where?" Eragon confusedly spluttered out.

Naruto only grinned, wafting the fresh looking game in front of Saphira's snout after climbing quickly from his seat to sitting hazardously on the crown of Saphira's head. "But how did you… It doesn't matter. Just give it to Saphira and we can get back on our way." Naruto threw the leg into Saphira's gaping maw until she had eaten enough of Naruto's seemingly magically conjured meat from his coat.

"Come on we'd better get going, now that Saphira has been fed we can continue." Naruto scuttled down from Saphira's maw and sat back in his seat.

"No we cannot" Eragon countered "Saphira is still low on energy as she was given no time to rest as she was trapped!"

Agreeing Naruto nodded, however he seemed to have been unchanged by this information and simply uttered "Can't the Eldunarí help by giving their energy?"

Eragon suddenly stopped, alarmed. 'Saphira, we did not tell him of the Eldunarí! How does he know that we are holding them?' he stared at the mysterious man "Why do you know of them. They are supposed to be hidden." he stated in a monotone.

Naruto only blinked "I can hear them."

"Hear them?"

"Yes and sense them, they all radiate power and madness. The magnitude of power that cloaks you shows that you cannot have less than 20 of them. Though the madness imbued in them also shows that they have been trapped and maddened for many, many years."

Eragon was clearly astounded. "How can you know this! They are hidden in a different dimension!*"

Naruto though only nodded stating matter-of-factly "I know more about pocket dimensions then you could ever know."

Startled still Eragon could only accept what the orange man had said. After all, he had been able to sense the Eldunarí... Right? Nevertheless still uncertain Eragon began to settle down, giving word to Saphira that they could happily continue without interruption or trouble. The awkward silence though, along with the slowly growing anticipation, didn't dry out.

Once they were back to altitude, the Eldunarí explained and sowed Saphira where and how to catch the strongest and fastest tailwind, effectively lessening the flight time substantially.

Speedily they raced over the remainder of the Hadarack before slowly and apprehensively skirting around Urû'baen between Bullridge and the closest mountain to Urû'baen, over the Ramr River. Waiting and hoping that they weren't noticed and could safely get to the safe camp. Well actually those were Saphira's and Eragon's thoughts, which were in great contrast to Naruto's, who wished that they found something interesting after being holed up for so long, but also hoping that if his kind of 'interesting' came, that both Saphira and Eragon would be able to survive it.

Quickly the three fell into a companionable silence. Naruto having pulled out a strange, small book from his seemingly pocket less coat, leaving Eragon with nothing to do and no one to talk to as Saphira had to pay attention to her flight.

Not wanting the peace and quiet that would soon be hard to find, to be wasted, Eragon settled down as comfortably as possible in the saddle and considered the Eldunarí's wisdom. Whilst most of what was told to him during the flight to the Hadarack, Eragon thought was incomprehensible nonsense, he could also accept and hope to find help in the centuries of wisdom crammed into his brain.

Still though he knew that the Eldunarí's actions were in his own interest, he couldn't good mindedly accept it, nor fell happy about their confusingly interpreted thoughts. The one memory that seemed to be permanently at the forefront of his mind was that of the starling's thoughts, and the importance of their emotions. Ranging from insignificant to being the most important point of view in the world. Valdr- being the oldest of the dragons that was teaching him had warped thoughts that were almost unfathomable. But he could still gleam some importance or worth from his memory, thinking perhaps that he was trying to tell him that each person was, whilst being the centre of their own world, was in the end just a small piece that makes the universe.

He waited patiently for any showing landscape feature that would tell him that they were close to their destination.

Finally the tension eased as the tell-tale signs of inhabitation came into view. Slowly they conversed with the Eldunarí about what the great elven city of Ilirea, how it once was in the past- shown by the Eldunarí's memories. As the city came into sight though, Eragon had needed to cast a quick vanishing spell to make sure they weren't seen.

Only a mile from the outer rim and great towering walls of the city, they hastily spotted the sprawling Varden's camp.

"It has grown" Eragon murmured, somewhat amazed at what once was a small sheltered campsite, and now a structured, somewhat orderly expansive encampment.

Whooping with enjoyment Naruto nearly lept from Saphira's back, wanting to be able to worship the land beneath his feet again. "Wait Naruto!" Eragon yelled from dragon back, thinking he was killing himself by jumping from such a height. He waited, eyes clenched shut in expectation of his new acquaintances yells of pain and slow death… however eventually he peaked his eyes open, mislead by the lack of blood and death, Naruto was… gone?

'Saphira where is he!' He mind yelled wishing beyond hope that the mysterious man had survived, but knowing the chance of that happening was slim.

Saphira searched and sniffed in the way only a dragon can, also finding… nothing? Most 'strange…' she mind muttered 'even his scent is gone. Eragon I know not of where he is, I am afraid' she growled once is anger… where was he.

Eragon looked sad and somewhat angry for a moment, his anger only growing as he though back to Naruto's disappearance once he had founder Saphira. "He had better not make a regular thing out of this. After all he has done this once before" he growled.

After sailing apon the wind stream for a while they were only a league or so from the Varden camp he felt a need to alert someone of his arrival after all this time. 'Blödhgarm' he whispered to his mind 'It is I, Eragon. We would be thankful if you could alert the leaders of our arrival and send someone to fetch us.' His speech was polite and somewhat stunted, as always when conversing with the overly complex creatures.

'You are safe Shadeslayer? Your thoughts seem strange. Did something happen?' It was said emotionlessly, as if showing any feeling would somehow be insulting.

'We are well, but are in need of communication… Many unthought-of things were found during our journey' adding the latter once thinking of the mysterious blond man that he had now lost, as well as the Eldunarí.

Blödhgarm looked somewhat unsettled 'wher-'

'We have hidden ourselves from view, but we are but a league from camp' Eragon cut him off 'Are our illusions still visible and functioning?'

'They are Shadeslayer. At this moment they are circling the camp in a defensive patrol. We can have them fly into the clouds, from which you can appear.'

'No continue with their appearance. We will meet behind the small hill, to miles south east. Have the leaders gather there, ensuring they do not all come at once. Can it be done?'

'Yes Shadeslayer.' He walked off.

Smiling slightly, Eragon inspected the Varden. Now his Varden, as he flew past.

They settled down apon the hill, after having Saphira scaring the frailly bleating sheep that had been residing apon it. 'Are you afraid for the strange orange-man, brother of mine soul?'

'I know not. I fear for him but… he seems to have a… power beyond ours and though I want it not to…But it is both scary and exiting.' Saphira bobbed her large head in agreement 'I even feel that… though he has not told us, that some of that power that was once the sages, was perhaps also passed down to him. Though I still do not know whether he will help beyond sustaining his own amusement.'

Once settled in mind and body apon the small hill Eragon began unpacking and removing the saddle from Saphira. He swung his arms along the gullet of the saddle. Straining his arm to reach his hand to the cantle so he could lift it.

"Hmph" he uttered as he strained to lift the saddle "Why is this so heavy"

Eventually after placing the saddle on the ground, he inspected it in an attempt to find the source of extra weight only to find a small satchel. An orange satchel. Evidently Naruto's orange satchel.

He lifted the small bag*, wondering exactly how it functioned and what the strange looped handles were for. He shifted it suddenly causing a strange rolled up green ball to roll out. "What?" Eragon murmured, it didn't look like anything he had ever seen before… but a lot of Naruto's things were new and strange to him… but it must be safe… right?

So he crept up to the ball once again and poked it! Causing a large sheet of whirling mist to surround him and the area. "Saphira!" he shouted in alarm, thinking they were under ambush. Once Saphira growled in answer he began swiftly crawling towards her. Keeping himself as small of a target as possible. Saphira pulled him in, disrupting the mist so he could see her as he was pulled under her wing to be protected.

They waited with bated breath for the attack, wondering when the mist would leave. Slowly it crept out of the atmosphere around the two, leaving standing alone where Eragon once was… a large bright orange tent, large enough to hold several dragons, yet small enough to be hidden by the hill.

"Narutooooooooooooooo!"

A/N's – It only took two day's to get to the camp from Doru Araeba which is a longer distance than from the Hadarack and also it would be harder to fly over mountains than flat plain.

Hmm about the different dimension... wasn't that what the bag did? If not then... sorry?

The bag is from some mission but I can't remember which! If anyone can show/tell me or give me a link of a pic with Naruto's bag it would be so cool

Anyway hope you enjoy this chapter! Sorry for taking so long but long story short… I was bored and unmotivated! But worry not; now that school has started the updates will be far more regular!

Random life update! - I went shopping yesterday in London, and bought some cool stuff but I've got to say 50% of the clothes this season are terrible! S have fun finding clothes that don't look ridiculous readers