AN: Hello and welcome back to Naruto: Azeroth Chronicles

So, I said that I'm redoing the earlier chapters, and I did finish Chapter One. However, some prick in the gym thought it would be funny to spill their water bottle on the gym floor. Whoever did this also didn't put any sign or anything up, just let the water sit there on the damn floor.

Fucking prick.

I slipped on the water and landed straight on my hands. I fractured my left wrist and bruised my right one.

It was terrible. I could barely eat dinner let alone write. I never thought how much it sucked seeing a cheeseburger right in front of you and you can't eat it due to your messed up hands. I had to CUT IT IN PIECES! PIECES!

Americans don't eat cheeseburgers like that. We use our bare, gnarly hands to do it.

So I'd like to apologize to my readers. I'm sorry I wasn't able to fix any chapters but I'll punch the unknown prick in the face for retribution.

Now I need some painkillers for my wrists. Oh yeah, enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Warcraft or whatever else I may completely steal from the person who put hours and hours of work into it.

Chapter 16

The Conspiracy

Due to there not being a set 'due date' for the evidence on the Arch Druid, Naruto took his time in looking for information about him. It wouldn't do well for him to draw any attention to his investigation.

When he started, he first read over the history of the Arch Druid. He found out that Fandral was born after the Sundering, one thousand years afterward to be precise. He was one of Malfurion's best lieutenants, and trained many of the younger generations of the Druids of the Wild. Yet, Fandral's heated, confrontational personality clashed with Malfurion's calm, reserved personality almost daily.

This sparked a quick dislike between the two, yet they were both in too high of a position to make any charges against each other. Sparing the history lesson on the War of Shifting Sands, he read over Fandral's actions in the war. He was able to greatly reduce the speed of the Qiraji, the invading forces, and easily frustrated General Rajaxx and the twin kings, Vek'nilash and Vek'lor. In an act of deception, the twins launched a small-scale attack on a nearby village. Valstann Staghelm, in a small show of bravado, asked his father if he could take a battalion to vanquish the invaders.

Thinking that it was nothing but a small attack, Fandral agreed. Thus the two kings sprung their trap. They decimated the battalion, destroyed the village, and captured Valstann. Right in front of Fandral in a battlefield, he brutally executed his son by way of beheading.

This event caused much anguish inside of him. As the Flights stepped in once again to help the Night Elves in their plight against the Silithid army, they finished the invaders for good. Staghelm, so deep in his depression, cursed both the Qiraji and the Flights before destroying the Scepter of Shifting Sands.

This anguish stayed with him for much longer. After Malfurion disappeared, Fandral took over the Arch Druid position and quickly planted the sapling of Teldrassil, which grew into the Night Elf Capital, Darnassus.

His record was nearly spotless, other than the blemish that was losing his son. But, after some deep digging, he found out that the Arch Druid has begun a political struggle against Tyrande, silently polarizing the higher ups in the Night Elf government.

He dug up a report from Feathermoon Stronghold, finding a confusing report about large amounts of Morrowgrain being shipped straight to the Arch Druid.

He researched Morrowgrain, even asking the local alchemist on what exactly Morrowgrain is used for. What he found out was very troubling.

Morrowgrain can be used for a variety of poisons and curses, though the one that intrigued and even scared him was that Morrowgrain can be used to trap one's soul away from his body, as well as slowly corroding the interior organs. The thought of a plant that could act as a paralysis, corrosion, and soul separation made him think very closely on what exactly Fandral would want with such large shipments of it, coming in numerous crates which are shipped silently to his lab.

He decided against confronting Tyrande with this evidence as of yet. Despite her age and wisdom, the Head Priestess would do something to give away his whole investigation.

He had no contact with the Knights of the Tempest, as even the slightest gathering would cause suspicion. This was a case that needed a delicate touch.

He decided, after much deliberation to infiltrate the Arch Druid's Lab, to finally end this ongoing investigation.

Outskirts of Darnassus

Secret Laboratory

Naruto bought some dark leather armor, not enough to protect him, just enough to keep him inconspicuous in the shadows.

He slinked his way through the dark hallways. He couldn't kill or even knock out anyone, as with the amount of political power that the Arch Druid commanded, it would be enough to quell the rumors of these experiments and bring Attempted Murder charges on his head.

As he crept through the darkened halls, he took notice of the many cages around him. Most of them were empty, but there was what looked like dried blood splatters and former stomach contents scattered on the floor.

As he steadily trekked his way through the damp hallways, he noticed a few unopened crates sitting towards the opposite side of the hallway. Unfortunately, there was a small crack of light flowing down right in between him and the crates. To add on to his troubles, he heard numerous footsteps coming towards him.

Thinking fast, he quietly ran up the side of the hallway and melded himself in the shadows above. Due to the light coming in at an angle, he situated himself directly to the side of the light.

He gave a slight grin at the thought; that was the cool way of saying it. In a simpler way, he was crouching on the ceiling where there were shadows instead of light.

One would usually think that crouching on the ceiling directly above a patrol was a bad idea. However, that couldn't be further from the truth.

As years passed, all people, ranging from soldiers to civilians never looked up. Since the only people who could stand on a ceiling were Shinobi, it's understandable that people wouldn't expect an attack from above.

He was taken out of his thoughts by seeing two soldiers walking down the hallway. While he didn't quite understand why Fandral would want such high ceilings, he was thankful either way.

The soldiers were grasping their blades tightly, looking all around for any intruders.

And once again, they didn't look up. He gave himself a grin at their retreating forms as they rounded the corner and out of sight.

While he could have knocked them out, it was an unnecessary risk. Fandral would look for every possible exploit he could find, which would include two guards being found unconscious. Meager as it was, it was still some type of political leverage.

Heck, the Arch Druid could even scrape up that he illegally entered his lab. He had no warrant for this; it was completely off the record.

Each and every step had to be taken carefully, as even the simplest things could be his downfall.

He came up to a dead end, though at closer inspection saw a seal engraved on a brick. He hesitated before gathering a small amount of Nature Chakra and pushed it into the seal. It glowed brightly before dimming, as a secret entrance appeared in the door. He quickly walked inside seeing what he both did and didn't want to see.

He saw Malfurion on an operating table, with scattered syringes spread all over the table. Haphazardly placed Morrowgrain crates were on the ground next to him. He sighed as he studied Malfurion's body.

Many miniscule puncture marks were scattered throughout his body, which lead him to believe that the Arch Druid liquified the Morrowgrain and injected it into his body.

So, he thought, this was where Malfurion was hiding. Locked in a lab with daily injections of a cursed plant.

"Beautiful, isn't it?"

Naruto glanced behind him, "You knew I was here."

Fandral, who walked in behind him smiled, "Yes, the moment you entered this lab I knew you were here. You did a remarkable job in your petty investigation of me."

Naruto was silent as he turned around fully.

"And here we are. Malfurion's body finally found, lying on a slab, slowly wasting away."

"Nobody is dead until their pulse stops," He gestured to Malfurion's neck. "He still has one."

"Faint though, isn't it?" That damnable smile was still on his face as he walked towards him. He stood in front of the Arch Druid, blocking the path to Malfurion.

"You and your sick experiments will be stopped," He declared, "I have sufficient evidence against you."

His smile faded, "I see," he sighed before straightening up, "I guess that means I will have to kill you."

Naruto stayed silent as he pulled out a Kunai.

"You think that small blade," He gestured towards the Kunai, "Is enough to beat me?"

"It is more than enough."

With that, he charged towards the Arch Druid, giving a swing of his Kunai to which the Arch Druid fluidly blocked. The Arch Druid quickly conjured up a blast of nature energy which hit Naruto straight into the chest.

As he recuperated, Fandral conjured Entangling Roots which quickly wrapped all around Naruto's body.

He gave a grunt of pain as Fandral laughed, "This is the Uzumaki Naruto that defeated the likes of Onyxia and Thrall? How pathetic. You simple mortal, thinking that one such as you could even fathom bringing down someone of my stature? Foolish huma-"

"You talk too much."

With that he broke out of the roots with a blast of chakra.

He glared at Fandral, shaking out his arms which had puncture wounds throughout it, "Fool. You think I would let you beat me so easily? You think I would take your attacks for no reason?"

Fandral was stunned into silence at seeing his spell broken. No mortal has ever broken his spells; it was what put fear into his enemies! He could bring down entire enemy lines with only a flick of his arm! How could a human simply shrug off one of his spells?

Seeing his internal struggle, he continued, "I let you attack me, to add both Assault and Battery charges on top of your Treason and Human Experimentation charges."

Fandral's eyes widened in fright, those charges were enough to get him executed.

"You understand now? I don't have to kill you; you're already a dead man."

Fandral trembled in rage as he gathered energy in his palm before shooting it out. It hit Naruto straight in the chest and knocked him back, but his expression stayed the same.

He made a simple gesture towards the burning hole in his armor, "You are only digging yourself deeper, Arch Druid," he spat the name out as if it was a disease, "The gallows have been lonely recently."

The Arch Druid grit his teeth together, "There will be no 'gallows' for me if you are dead."

Naruto barked out a laugh as he gazed lazily at Fandral, "You? Kill me? A whiny tree-hugger who can't get over his own past?

"Grow up. Life sucks, it's as simple as that. You lost your kid and he was killed in front of you. Terrible, yes. Worth basing a hatred for the Qiraji on Malfurion? No."

"You don't know suffering! How could you be able to comprehend the terrors of life, as if you have lived long enough to understand the pain I went through! You simply think that someone like you, not even in his twenties can judge me? I will kill you, insolent brat-"

He was silenced with a backhand to the face. He went flying into the crates of Morrowgrain as they collapsed on top of him.

He felt a hand grab him as he was lifted roughly out of the pile. He turned his bleary eyes towards two red eyes with black slits in them.

Naruto was furious. He was downright raging internally, but he quelled it by head butting Fandral in the face. Not letting go, he slugged a punch right into his nose, breaking it.

"Shut the fuck up, you whiny little shitstain."

Naruto grabbed him by his skull and smashed him into the ground. The Druid cried out in pain as he felt blood trickle down his head. Before he could gather himself, he was slugged in the cheek again. His vision was blurry as Naruto brought him up off of his feet.

Deciding to end this, Naruto grasped the traitorous Druid by his throat and started strangling him.

Black spots appeared around Fandral's vision, the minor amount of light fading from view. He managed to choke his last words out, "Damn...you..."

Naruto glared at him, "It'll be you before me."

He finally lost consciousness as Naruto dropped him onto the cold floor under him. A clone appeared beside him as he looked at the original questioningly.

"Get Tyrande. Now."

Demonic energy was rippling off of him in waves as the clone nodded and ran off, eager to get away from the ticking time bomb that was his counterpart.

He took a deep breath as the demonic energy receded back into him. It was too late to get the remnants of the demonic chakra off of the walls and floors. While a normal soldier would not be able to see it, a skilled spell caster would detect it easily.

And since Tyrande was arguably the best spell caster in Darnassus, he would have to answer some questions soon.

He sat down in the lotus position before taking a calming breath he receded into a half conscious state. He needed to regain control of his emotions before the Head Priestess arrives.

One Hour Later

Secret Laboratory

Tyrande rushed into the lab, her bow strung tight with two arrows with a squad of highly trained soldiers behind her. She apprehended any guards that came in her way, striking them down with all ruthlessness.

She was given a quick summary of what was going on before she gathered her best soldiers up and stormed the secret compound. She tore into each of them, her eyes on the darkened hallways, completely disregarding the guards that got in her way.

The clone lead them to the wall where the entrance was, and quickly let the group inside before backing away from a furious Tyrande.

Naruto was standing next to the operating table made a gesture to the body of Malfurion that lay on the metal slab.

"Malfurion!"

She was about to hug him after all these years apart, but a hand from Naruto stopped her. She glared at Naruto but he simply traced his finger over the numerous puncture wounds.

"Strain on the body may increase the rate that the poison corrodes his insides. You should heal him first."

He voice became all business, "Diagnosis?"

"The numerous injections of Morrowgrain must have had a bad effect on his body, hence the lack of color around the chest and arms. The blood vessels there are either dead or dying, and it could be a sign of immense internal damage, hence the loss of pigment. On top of that, the biggest problem will be to first bring his soul back to his body. We may need a…divine intervention to bring him back."

Her eyes showed understanding as she stood up, "Everyone, leave me. I need complete silence to do this."

With naught but a bow, each soldier left the room, including Naruto who left after a nod from Tyrande.

One Hour Later

The soldiers were waiting anxiously for Lady Tyrande to come out, with either good or bad news. Naruto was feeling mixed emotions about the ordeal.

Tyrande has one of the most powerful connections between Elune and the world. Should she ask Elune to grant her the power to heal someone of Malfurion's status, she would agree without hesitation.

He wasn't sure about the actual healing process though. He had no idea the amount of time Malfurion was given these injections, so his insides could be slightly bad to almost fully corroded.

The walls glowed as they separated, showing a haggard looking Tyrande who walked sluggishly out the door before leaning on the wall.

The soldiers gave her time to collect herself as she took a deep breath.

She smiled.

"We will be having a new Arch Druid."

The soldiers have a whoop in cheer while Naruto let out his pent up breath and smiled.

"Malfurion should be waking up shortly." She took a deep breath.

"Naruto," he stood at attention, "You will be with me when he wakes up."

Not one to question orders, nor did it seem like Tyrande had much energy to argue, he simply nodded.

She sent the soldiers back to the barracks where they would most likely celebrate.

She looked over to Naruto, "Thank you, Naruto. After all these years of questions, I finally have an answer to where Malfurion is, and he is coming back to life, thanks to you."

He waved his hand dismissively,"I'm not the one who healed him, I just dug up the information."

They walked in together, "You seem to downplay yourself often Naruto. Take credit for what you've done. You may have just stopped a civil war between the Night Elves and have found enough evidence to convict Fandral Staghelm, the Arch Druid of the Night Elf race. Not many can do what you've done."

He bowed his head slightly in thanks as they heard a groan come from the lying form of Malfurion.

Tyrande rushed over to his side as he opened his eyes slowly, his silver eyes adjusting to the dark room around him.

"T-Tyrande?"

"Shhh, you need water."

Naruto tossed her a container filled with water. Not bothering with how and when he got the water, she fed it slowly into his dry mouth.

She took it away as he gave a deep breath.

"Who is here?"

Naruto was surprised that he gained his senses back so soon. Most people needed at least ten to fifteen minutes before they became fully aware again.

"This is Naruto Uzumaki, the one to thank for your comeback to the world of the living."

He bowed his head, "Lady Tyrande, I only did as my mission parameters instructed me to do."

Before Tyrande could answer, Malfurion gave a dry chuckle, "There is no need to be so formal Naruto. Please, be at peace here. If Tyrande gives full credit to you for my revival then you have my utmost thanks."

"As I said, I only did as I was instructed."

Malfurion smiled at Tyrande, "Humble isn't he?"

She laughed lightly, "He just downplays his achievements. There will be more time to tell you about the enigma of the man that he is."

He turned his head slightly at the praise, "If I may take my leave?"

"Yes, you are dismissed."

With that, he walked out, leaving a smiling couple watching his back.

"He is powerful. Very powerful. He is no Human, despite his appearance."

"Wait until you head about what he just did in Auberdine."

"Auberdine?"

She shook her head, there was a long explanation of the recent events that Malfurion had to catch up on.

As of now, they just wanted to enjoy each other's company. They pushed the enigma that is Naruto in the back of their minds as they joined hands and just held each other close, happy to be back together after all these years.

And cut.

So that's the end of this chapter. Thankfully I wrote the chapter a while ago, so I only made some last minute revisions to it. But damn do my wrists hurt.

Please review, at least for my wrists' sake. All ya need to say is 'Good job!'. No need for a three page long review on the ups and downs of the chapter. Simple things like that make writing a lot easier, since it appeases me and all of you.

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God damn I need some Aleve.

Sseasshark signing out.