AN: Hey all and welcome back to Naruto: Azeroth Chronicles.

I'd like to start off with an apology.

While I'm not completely at fault, I'd like to explain why this chapter is late.

Basically, shit went bad for me in the past few days. I started with an ugly reunion with Bronchitis which usually happens around the holidays. Hoping to get my mind off being completely sick and unable to move, I tried writing a new chapter.

I would have written a new chapter, but my laptop wouldn't start up.

Turns out that I had a virus that was completely ingrained in my hard drive. I don't know the intricacies behind what could have been taken, but I had to change my credit card and all of my major passwords (Gmail, AOL, etc.)

So, despite the good doctor telling me not to, I drove to the library to change all of my passwords. Naturally I was barely able to drive but I made it without issue from the cops.

I got to the library but they don't offer Microsoft Word. I was able to change my passwords but the library blocked FF so I couldn't put my chapters on.

During all this I sent my laptop back to Dell, and just now got it back.

I was never told however that EVERY BIT OF MEMORY HAS BEEN DELETED! Everything from games to word documents is GONE.

That was pretty infuriating.

There is one good thing in all this though; I backed up all of my chapters on a flash drive.

So that's my tale. I'm getting a damn iced coffee.

Enjoy.

Disclaimer: It's been 19 damn chapters. You get the idea. I'm broke so how in the hell could I own any of the references made in this chapter?

Chapter 19

Veditoa

It was odd in his new armor.

In battle it would be invaluable. The numerous minerals that were put into creating the armor could repel almost any sword strike and the many different enchantments on it would lessen the power of any spell dramatically. It was lightweight which, considering the size and bulk of it, seemed impossible to him. Despite the look, he could do all the acrobatics he wanted; it was as if the armor was as light as cloth.

The only problem he had with it was that it made stealth missions nearly impossible. Unless there was a big enough cloak to cover all the bulkiness of the armor and block any and all rays of light reflecting off of the golden armor, there was almost no way to be completely inconspicuous.

Taking all the great qualities and the few bad qualities into account, he was honored to don the armor. Not very often is a mortal blessed with such a gift, especially from an entity like the Flights.

Well, he wasn't a mortal. He just looked like one.

And it sucked.

It's kind of hard for any other military to take him seriously since he looked the age of a simple Private.

When people think of 'immortals' they think of old men with graying hair, long beards and emanates an aura of wisdom. They think of them as peace-loving hermits, spreading lifelong advice to the young and helping those too weak to help themselves.

He snorted at the thought; the stereotype was the exact opposite for him.

Aesthetically, he was not old; he was more on the lines of 'experienced'. He would certainly never grow a beard since people don't seem to understand how stupid a golden blonde goatee looks on someone.

Yes, he tried growing a goatee before. Shush you.

He gave a slight chuckle at the idea of an 'aura of wisdom'. He leaks more killing intent unconsciously than the most hardened soldiers in Azeroth can conjure up on their worst day.

And peace? Nothing more than a dream. At one point he believed that his world could finally understand and have peace, but to be blunt about it; the best things mortals do is develop weapons.

And what do they do with those weapons? They go out and kill each other while the government delusions their country into believing their cause.

About words of wisdom? People don't seem to understand what it's like to be taught lessons by a twenty-one year old until it happens.

They never took him seriously. Ever.

The only one that related to him was that he helps those who are weak. But still, he wouldn't go out of his way to help the homeless. Nine times out of ten it would be their fault they are homeless in the first place.

And if he starts giving money out, they'll just be crawl back to him for more. Many wise men have said that if you give a rat some cheese, he'll always be back for more.

He looked at his glove, flexing it in anticipation. Remembering back to when he donned the Bloodfang Armor, he frowned.

He admitted to himself after he put on the Bloodfang Armor it made him look like a servant to the devil. Now that he was such a prominent figure, he couldn't be seen walking around in something so evil-looking.

While most would think an all-gold armor set would be a bit too flashy well... they'd be right.

Yet people would draw inspiration from seeing a warrior in all golden armor. Seeing someone fighting for them in this armor would renew their efforts in the fight.

He was not justifying wearing all gold-armor due to him looking like a badass. He would never be that self-centered...

Well, maybe a little.

After sparring with the guard he first met, he was waiting anxiously for the elderly gnome to bring out his new weapon. While he was used to the ferocious power of the Daichi, he wouldn't mind something different. On top of that, he always wanted to use an ice-element sword.

A surge of power came out from the building as he covered his eyes from the smoke. The odd thing was that the many Dragons around him didn't seem fazed at all. It was as if this amount of power output was a daily occurrence. They gave him weird looks at his crouching form as he sighed and straightened out.

The gnome walked out, grumbling as he held a sheath in his hands. The sheath was odd, instead of being one long sheathe it was quite large at the hilt before spreading into two different blades. On the bottom of the hilt was what looked like many small 'ice' spikes coming out of it in all directions. The same was on the guard, except there were many more spikes.

The gnome looked haggard as he held the sheath up to him, "Took much energy to make this blade. Use it well."

The gnome grumbled to himself lowly but turned around but stopped when Naruto called to him, "Wait! What is its name?"

"She. Her name is Veditoa."

With nothing more than a nod, the elderly Gnome stalked away. He gave a weird look to the Gnome as he pulled the sword out. Immediately he recognized the material that the blade was made out of.

"Obsidian…"

Obsidian was only made through a certain process when a volcano erupts. The silica levels of the lava in the volcano must be abnormally high so the crystallization process would create the Obsidian. Without the high silica levels, it would not crystallize correctly.

Back on Earth there were numerous volcanoes, but only a select number of them had the silica levels to produce Obsidian. It was highly prized and would always be used for piercing tools like doctor's scalpels. If it is sculpted right, the Obsidian could be sharper than any blade ever known.

Yet, Obsidian is never found in large amounts. There could be many small pieces around an obsidian flow, but never in this magnitude. It just goes to show that you truly never know what will come out of a Rune Forge.

He studied the blade. It was quite long, about the same size as Sventar. It started at the hilt where the blade met before they broke off, forming two smaller blades down as he travelled his hand down the blade. It was beautiful, yet he idly wondered how a material made out of cooled lava was able to use ice elemental attacks.

Either way, he put it back in its sheath before tying it around his waist, opposite of Sventar. He decided to test the new weapon out, walking over to the training grounds.

Ten Minutes Later

Training Grounds

He found himself at the training ground where he quickly traveled to the training dummies. A small grin pulled at the edge of his lips at the incredulous looks he received due to his new armor as he walked up to the first dummy.

He unsheathed Veditoa as he streamed chakra down the blade. It reacted by glowing slightly before a cold mist started to ooze out of the blade. He calmed his breath as he held it in a relaxed position in front of him.

He stared at the dummy for a few seconds before stepping forward. The second his foot hit the ground, he vanished is a sound of static. He reappeared in front of the dummy before running it through with his blade. Without even registering it fully, he instinctively elbowed it in the same spot.

What he wasn't prepared for was for the dummy to explode into shards of ice. He stumbled back as he looked at the small shards that were all that remained of the dummy.

He looked at the blade incredulously before breaking down what happened.

"When I streamed my chakra it oozed out a cold mist, meaning that the ice element is not of a physical kind until it contacts the target. When I stabbed the dummy the spot where I hit it the area around it froze, and, instinctively knowing that ice can break with a strong enough force, I hit it with my elbow, thus breaking it into pieces."

"Very good, Naruto."

Used to random voices speaking in his head he managed to mumble out, "Who are you?"

"I'm no enemy, if that's what you mean. I'm your sword and I have to say that Lyrrothostrasz is looking good for being dead for thousands of years."

"Then you were another Dragon before the Aspects now. I'm guessing you hailed of the Blue Dragonflight?"

"Was it the cold magic that gave it away?"

He sighed, "Great. You have a sense of humor. Exactly what I need, a pessimist and a smartass talking in my head."

"Shut up, brat. It's been too long, Crystal."

"Aww. You remember me. I'm honored."

"It's hard to forget the one who completely destroyed my home with pink and yellow paint. And it's hard to forget the one who created ice crystals and planted them all over the Aspect's Hall, specifically targeting my podium. And it's-"

A voice broke through the angry Dragon's rant, "Shut up, both of you. Veditoa, what are your abilities?"

"Hmmmm. I'll leave it to you to find out."

"…I already don't like you."

"The same was said by Big Red over there and we ended up friends."

"I hate you, Crystal."

"I love you too. Remember the time when-"

He tuned out the reunion between the two as he slowly craned his head upwards and looked at the massive ceiling with an exasperated glance.

"Is anything simple in my life?"

Twenty Minutes Later

Entrance of the Base

The guard he met before raised his hand in salute, "It's been an honor, Lord Naruto."

That made him stumble on his way to the entrance, "Lord Naruto?"

The guard grinned, "Yep. Thrall and Tyrande agreed to give you the title of Lord for all the things you've done in your time here. Now you can own land, buy property, hold sway over-"

Naruto waved his hand dismissively, "Stop with the monologue over my new rights on my title. I'm just another soldier in the fight against Sargeras."

The guard shrugged nonchalantly, "I'm not going to try to convince you otherwise. If you think that's what you are then that's what you'll always be."

He put his hand out, "Go kick some ass, Lord."

Naruto grasped his hand firmly, "Don't forget, I outrank you."

The guard laughed as he walked away, giving a lazy wave on his way into the dark depths of the base.

He sighed as a small section of the wall in front of him opened up, revealing the insides of a hollowed out tree. Walking out, he put his hand on a darker section of the bark before it shined a bright gold as a hidden door opened up. He took a second to fully realize that there are two different locks on the tree before sighing at the paranoia of the D.E.N. He pushed his way out of the tree before starting his trek towards Astranaar.

Ten Minutes Later

Astranaar Inn

He walked up to the Inn, seeing Selena leaning on the doorway. He gave a lazy wave her way as she waved back.

The only way she showed her surprise was through a slight widening of her eyes, "Nice armor. Is that a new blade?"

"Yeah."

He walked past her into the Inn as she caught up to him, "Are you going to tell me how you got it or not?"

He turned around, "There was a hidden cave under the lake. I went in and found this armor and put it on. There was a traveling blacksmith who had a Rune Forge with him and I used it to make this blade."

She didn't believe it at all, but didn't pry. Instead she asked, "What are you planning to do about Deathwing?"

"The Flights are trying to organize a gathering of the Aspects to judge Deathwing. It will take time because each of them has their own set of responsibilities to do. Once they have a set date, I will travel to their Realm to oversee the hearings, and provide my opinion should they ask."

"What about Bloodclaw?"

Naruto sighed, "The arrows he took to the wings ripped the tendons in them. He is going through rehabilitation but it is unknown how long it will take to fully heal."

There was silence as they walked into the forest behind the Inn, "Are we heading to the Eastern Kingdoms?"

He nodded, "Yes. We will first visit the Blood Elves. Tyrande seems much more willing to make a peace treaty, and now that she has created a small alliance with the Horde it shows that she is willing to cooperate with said Horde. I'm guessing you will be the diplomat?"

She nodded and pulled a large scroll out of her bag, "This is the treaty. You have heard about your new ranking, yes?" When he nodded she continued, "You will be with me to oversee the treaty as well as provide…protection should some Blood Elves get out of hand."

"What about Krogar and Otiros?"

"They will be joining the proceedings too, but they are not allowed to speak unless spoken to. You however can talk without needing to be asked something, but you mustn't be hasty about your opinions."

"I have talked and helped create treaties before," he gave her a pointed glance, "I will leave the diplomacy up to you. If you need my input, just tell me. Do try to keep those to a minimum though, as looking for help, even from an advisor, can be taken as a sign of weakness in the diplomat."

She nodded as she changed the subject, "Tyrande is sending Otiros and Krogar to meet up with us at Darkshore. They should be there when we first get in the region."

She stopped for a second, "How will we get to Eversong Woods? There is no port there."

He expected the question and answered without a beat, "Actually, there is a small Night Elf camp called Shalandis Isle off the coast of the Ghostlands. It is the base camp for the Sentinel Spies, the expedition team for the Night Elves. Once we dock there we can travel on their boat to the shore and make our way to the entrance to Eversong."

She nodded, "That makes sense. What do you plan to do once we get on the Ghostlands?"

A part of him was getting annoyed at the constant questions. Whatever happened to a soldier simply trusting their superior's decisions?

And why was he so loose lipped around her? She never showed such inquisitiveness in his leadership before, so what exactly brought this tedious onslaught of questions on?

Did he... trust her?

Seeing her expectant look he quickly replied, "Just make our way into Silvermoon City. If we have to kill a few wild animals then so be it. If we come across a scout team, do not engage. That would be the worst thing we could do."

She nodded, finally going silent as they continued their trek towards Darkshore.

Auberdine

Once Naruto and Selena arrived at Darkshore, they met up with Krogar and Otiros. After an evasive explanation about his new armor and weapon, they went to the dock.

They met up with a grisly looking Night Elf who was standing in front of a large ship, "You're the Knights of the Tempest?"

At their nod he continued, "I'm gettin' paid quite a fee for this trip, so where to?"

"Shalandis Isle."

"The Sentinel Spies base camp?" once again he nodded, "Alright. We're in for quite a long ride; about a week should the skies be our friend."

He looked out at the sunrise, seeing it red, "Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in the morning, sailor's warning…"

He stalked onto the ship before barking out orders at his crew. The Knights looked at the sunrise worriedly. While some people didn't believe it, sometimes when the morning sun is red it means a storm is brewing out in the ocean.

And they were heading right into it.

Naruto sighed and trudged along with the Knights following short afterward.

"You look so cute when you're worried! Like a little fox!"

He sighed.

"Shut up, Crystal. I get the feeling that there's a big storm out there, so be ready."

"I can make bigger storms with just a flick of my hand. No need to worry little fox, you'll be fine."

He decided not to ask about the 'little fox' comment as he walked into the galley.

Thirty Minutes Later

"Alright you mangy scumbags! Time to leave this place for good! Cast off!"

With that command, the ship's sails flew down majestically as the captain laughed maniacally.

"We are heading into red skies you froth-sucking mongrels! Prepare yourselves, because I won't care if you go overboard!"

The deckhands shivered at the insane captain's words as they doubled their efforts into securing everything on board. In the galley, the Knights looked at each other in worry at the crazed captain as he barked and laughed out orders at his crew.

"He's insane."

"Not as much as you."

"Shut up you green flea bag"

"Golden poster boy."

"Guys…"

"Seaweed-colored menace."

"Golden-locked sword sucker."

"Guys…"

"Fire-licking puke monster."

"Idiotic wonderboy."

"Shut…up."

At the command, the both Krogar and Otiros looked to Selena. A black aura hovered over her as she glared down at the two.

"I will not deal with this foolishness for this entire trip. You two will get along or I will bash your skulls in before nothing but tiny fragments are left. Are we clear?" She raised her polearm threateningly as the two warriors gulped.

"Yes ma'am."

"Yeah."

Naruto just looked on at the exchange before shaking his head.

"It's only been thirty minutes too…"

Four Days Later: Three Days Left

The Great Sea

"The Storm's a brewin' mates! It's gonna get loud in here! Prepare the sails! Lock down the galley! All hands on deck, we're in for one hell of a ride!"

The captain was laughing over the harsh winds as all of the crew was scrambling around. Rainwater pounded down on the deck, making it very slippery. Some crewmen fell but were quickly back up to continue their duties.

The Knights were inside, the galley churning back and forth in the harsh waves and winds. Otiros was green in the face, swaying back and forth as he leaned on the walls beside him. He looked forlornly at an empty bucket on the far side of the room.

Krogar was taking it worse, his face was greener than it usually was and he was in a half daze. There was a bucket next to him, filled up with the past day's lunches. He wobbled around in his chair as he tried and failed to calm down his raging stomach.

Selena was sitting on a chair, breathing deeply to calm herself. Her breathing was rhythmic, not haggard, so she was surprisingly meditating despite the storm outside. Fang was lying down next to her, his claws digging into the wood to keep him stable.

Naruto was leaning against the wall, idly studying his new sword. It was beautiful and deadly, unlike Sventar who was demonic-looking and lethal.

"Aww. I'm glad you think I'm beautiful. One point for me, zero for you Big Red!"

"I do not care what you or what my wielder thinks about aesthetics. My sword form triumphs over yours in every other way."

"All you do is burn things! I can freeze things and make them explode!"

"Oh boy... here they go again." Naruto muttered out. His statement was blatantly ignored by his two tenants.

It was a constant headache with these two bickering in his head. The cycle starts with Veditoa poking fun at Sventar, who would then retort unabashed before the argument begins.

"Actually, you're not exploding anything. It takes physical contact to destroy the ice, not any special power you have. Plus, my sword can easily burn and slice through anything, you're just a glorified water cooler."

Sventar always broke down the arguments logically, while throwing veiled insults in as a bonus. Usually his points made more sense than his opponent, yet...

"Beauty and deadly is what I am. You are ugly and destructive. Honestly, how on earth did your sword form become so ugly looking? You look like something that came out of hell, not something worthy of little fox's stature like I am."

Veditoa was somehow able to come up with a counter argument, an unveiled insult towards Sventar while simultaneously trying to goad him into the verbal tirade.

"And yet I am the one who has helped him through his battle with Deathwing, Onyxia, Maraudon, and all the other battles so far. All you have done is destroy a training dummy. We can see now who has more accolades."

"That's unfair! He has had me for only a few days while you have been with him for much longer! We need to start from when I was first made, and since I am the only one who has destroyed something I am winning!"

He never knew how she was able to come up with a counter argument so quickly. It's like she has some foresight on what Sventar is going to say and has a rebuttal right on the tip of her tongue when he finishes his statement.

"Your pathetic little games are unnecessary, Crystal. I have triumphed over you, just accept it."

"Never! I will win little fox's heart away from you!"

"I don't have that mongrel's heart, you can have that. I just feed off of his power."

Why do they always involve him in these arguments?

'I am not a mongrel.'

Both Dragons snapped out of their banter as they heard their wielder's voice.

"Right, you can hear us. I forgot that you existed for a few minutes."

'I am glad that you forgot the one who has been using you in battle.'

That stopped both Dragons cold. Did he just try to provoke them?

Alarms blazed off in their heads at this. Mostly he would just tune them out or cut off the connection.

It was a joint plan on their part to get under their wielder's skin. While they made their arguments sound true, it was all an act to get him to express an emotion other than the once in a blue moon smiles.

They annoyed him!

Unbeknownst to Naruto, both of them had a grin on their face at finally succeeding in provoking him. He always was cool-headed and really never expressed any negative emotions. He mostly kept them to himself while always showing a level head towards people.

"Well since nothing is going on, why don't you come on in here and we can talk? Krogar and Otiros are both out of it and your girlfriend is meditating."

Well, they were right in that fact. Both Krogar and Otiros were way too far gone in seasickness to hold a stable conversation, and Selena-

…...

…...

…...

Did she just insinuate that Selena was his girlfriend?

He kept a straight face towards Veditoa, who he could practically feel was grinning.

'She's not my girlfriend.'

The flat tone in which he said it came as a small victory to him as he could hear signs of deject in Veditoa's voice at the failed attempt of getting a rise out of him.

"Right... well come in here anyway. I want to talk to my wielder face to face."

He sighed before resting his head on the wall, going into a meditative state.

Mindscape

He opened his eyes again, seeing the massive form of Sventar laying down, his head in the grass. Veditoa was standing over him, poking him with her claws.

Sventar cracked an eye open, "Veditoa, get away from me."

"No."

He walked up to the gargantuan dragons, "How do you two know each other?"

"Loathe as I to admit that such an evil being like her-"

"He was my babysitter."

That made him stumble on nothing as Sventar glared at her, "You didn't let me finish my monologue on how much I dislike you."

"Love you too," she put her large head at eye level with Naruto, "You are quite the looker,"

He gave a deadpan look, "What a strong analysis."

Sventar yawned, "Don't ever take her seriously. Ever. Asking her to take things seriously is like asking a raptor to eat vegetables for the next two weeks."

She turned her head to him, "Oh hush. I'm trying to talk to my new wielder."

She ignored his cynical mumblings about her as she turned to him, "In all seriousness," she ignored Sventar's snort of annoyance, "You need to get the other races together. You will need to unite the races to stand a chance against this world's evils."

There was silence as Sventar, still lying down snorted once again, "Veditoa actually being serious. Next thing you know, Deathwing will transform into a youngling and cry in a corner."

Ignoring the small exchange, Naruto looked at Veditoa, "Are you still not going to tell me how to use your powers?"

"Hmmm," she mused, "Nope!"

He gave her a flat look before closing his eyes and disappearing out of his mindscape.

"You're going to drive him and me insane. You know that right?"

"You're already insane; you just haven't realized it yet."

Sventar snorted once more before falling asleep.

Evening: Three days left to Port

The Great Sea

Naruto opened his eyes to feel the boat not rocking any more. Light peered through the small cracks in the wood as he cracked his neck and shoulders before walking out of the galley.

Just as he was getting out, he was almost trampled by all of the deckhands when he heard a call of "DINNER!"

He dodged to the side as the mass of workers bowled into the galley, each taking a seat as close to the middle of the table as possible. Naruto walked over to the very edge of the table and sat down. The Knights gathered in the chairs around him, not wanting to be around the hunger-crazed crew.

They watched in stunned silence as the crewmen were laughing, cheering, yelling, and some were almost fighting right at the table. Mugs of alcohol was passed around, most likely some type of old ale. Once again, the Knights passed this up as Naruto sighed before walking into the kitchen. He received looks of thanks as he disappeared into the cooking area.

He pulled out a scroll named Cooking before unsealing some spices, meat, noodles, and canned soup. He rubbed his hands together as he lit the fire pit under the stirring cauldron and pulled out four bowls.

Five Minutes Later

Galley

Naruto walked out with one clone, each holding two bowls of soup. He glanced over to the crewmen and cringed at seeing the rotted, over cooked food they were gobbling down. He could see that his fellow allies were somewhat disgusted by it as well.

He placed a bowl of soup in front of each of them before sitting down himself. Without sparing them a glance he pulled out a spoon and fork before digging in.

Otiros was the first to start, taking a small sip of the soup before gobbling down the noodles and meat with zeal. Seeing this, Selena and Krogar dug in as well. Selena ate with grace while Krogar didn't much care, mowing down the noodles in the bowl with just as much eagerness as Otiros.

They were soon done in only a few minutes. It was surprising that only one bowl was strong enough to fill their stomachs, but they were larger bowls filled with noodles, meat, and soup. All that combined was enough to fill their bellies.

Otiros slapped a hand on Naruto's shoulder, "From now on, you are the Cook on our team. I'll take over the leading position then."

Before he could retort, Krogar made sure to comment, "If you were to lead then we could just kiss this world good bye, Blondie. Though you really should cook, Naruto. We've been eating Selena's rations all this time, why haven't you been cooking?"

Selena glared at Krogar, "They are not rations, it is dried meat that will last months before spoiling. You can cook them in any way with a campfire or just eat them dry," She turned towards Naruto, "But I too think that you should start cooking for us. Eating stuff like this every day would be much better then dried meat."

Naruto just shrugged, "I won't be making feasts in the middle of the forest, but sure. Now we should all get some rest. We all need to be ready should the Blood Elves take some…unnecessary risks when we get to Eversong."

The mood dampened at that. While everyone knew about the Knights of the Tempest tabard, an Alliance in a Horde city or Horde in an Alliance city is almost asking for a fight. While some races can be more aggressive than others, there is still a deep sown hatred between the two factions.

Naruto nodded before getting out of his chair and walking to his room, "Get some rest."

They all stood up after he left before going to their separate rooms.

Two Miles from Shalandis Isle

The Great Sea

It was surprising.

This was the first time he was on a boat and didn't have an assassination attempt. It was actually a funny thing to wish for; not to have an assassination attempt on him.

He saw the small island in the distance. The crew raised a Night Elf flag on the top of the ship as it weaved and wove in the breeze.

Just as he thought he was in the clear, he saw a very large form flying in the sky. As it got closer, it was clearly a Dragon, but the bright sun blocked them from seeing the color.

All the crew and the Knights pulled out their weapons but did not attack. Everyone knew that Naruto rides on a Dragon, and the Dragon hasn't made any aggressive moves. It slowly descended, and they readied their weapons as the Dragon appeared to be black. Yet as it got closer, the blackness was actually pitch black armor on a Red Dragon. The armor covered almost all of the entire body, and every crease had a gold trim. Two black horns protruded out of his head, shining in the sunlight. On his chest was the Knights of the Tempest symbol, proudly emblazoned in gold.

As it came close, Naruto stepped forward and put his hand out.

The Dragon took no time before rubbing his head on the outstretched hand. He almost gave out a purring noise when he rubbed his jaw, the only area on his face that was not covered on his head.

"It's been a while, Bloodclaw."

The fully healed Drake gave a happy growl as he hovered next to the ship.

The crew was stunned as they saw Naruto socialize easily with the Drake. While they knew that Naruto had a Drake that he would fly on, they never thought they could see it up close. It was amazing and dreadful to think that a Dragon of this magnitude would get almost two times the size of him now when he becomes a fully aged Dragon.

Naruto jumped off the ship and onto Bloodclaw, using his neck to twirl around into a sitting position.

"Time to have some fun. Show me what you've learned in your time off, Bloodclaw!"

The Drake gave a happy roar as it took off into the air, gaining altitude easily. As they were ascending, Naruto locked his legs behind two scales as they reached the clouds. The Drake seemed to smirk as he gave one last flap of his wings before dive bombing straight down towards the ocean.

Some of the crewmen shouted at him to stop, but Bloodclaw did nothing but gain speed as he dove into the ocean. He was going so fast that when he turned his body upward, the sheer amount of momentum made him push straight out of the ocean, back into the air.

Naruto came out of the ocean laughing to the skies. That was something he was not expecting. To most Dragons, that would be suicide, but not Bloodclaw. He guessed that his rehabilitation was more of training his speed to ungodly levels. He proved this even more when, with only one mighty flap of his wings, he sped into the air. He did three consecutive corkscrews before going straight into a loop, not losing any speed in the process.

Trusting in Bloodclaw, he yelled "Catch me, Blood!"

He unlocked his feet before jumping off. He was gaining in speed as Bloodclaw did a quick loop to gain momentum before diving down afterward. The ocean was quickly coming closer but Bloodclaw, with much room to spare flew under Naruto. He grabbed his neck and slid down to his back as Bloodclaw slowed down.

Naruto's breath came in short gasps as he calmed his breathing down. Even Bloodclaw himself was tired after that.

"Good boy," he gasped out, "that was a good catch."

He looked at his greaves and armor to see that there wasn't a single scratch on both his and the Drake's armor.

Well that certainly is unexpected. At the sheer speed he was dropping at and the amount of force he hit Bloodclaw's armor with he never thought that both his armor and the Drake's would be completely unscathed.

The armor both he and his companion wore were true works of metallurgy.

Bloodclaw gave a growl in thanks as he started flying towards Shalandis Isle. The boat was already there, but the crew and Knights was too busy watching from the dock to do anything. Even the Sentinel Spies were watching with widened eyes.

When they were over the island, Naruto jumped off Bloodclaw, landing with his legs crouched. Bloodclaw landed behind him, looking curiously at the stunned observers.

"What?"

Thirty Minutes Later

"You stupid, stupid fool! You could have been killed out there!"

"Well, I'm not dead so it's a moot point."

"You don't understand, it wasn't once, it was TWICE! What were you thinking? You actually let Bloodclaw dive into the water with all that armor on!? And where in the hell did you get the idea to JUMP OFF a Dragon in mid flight! By Elune, you are a fool!"

By this point, Naruto was basically ignoring her rant, taking his time by polishing off some specks of water on his new armor.

Otiros gave a groan at the enraged Night Elf, "Bah, pipe down Selena. He's not dead so why are you ranting at him?"

She turned towards him with a killer glare, "Do you not understand? He is a powerful figure in this world! He should not let himself be killed by an urge to show off!"

Krogar yawned before commenting, "You are forgetting one thing about the 'fool' you are yelling at; he doesn't die. It'll take more than a few fancy tricks to take someone like him out."

Naruto just sighed at the argument between them. While he did understand their concerns, did she have such low confidence in him that he would be killed by something like that? Was it something else? He honestly didn't know nor did he care that much; he wasn't dead so there was no need to be so emotional over it.

He got up as the argument ceased, "We need to get going. We can continue this while we are on the road. For now we must hope for safe passage from the Sentinel Spies for a ride to the Ghostlands. I will scout ahead with Bloodclaw while you secure passage to the Ghostlands. Move out."

With that they split off from the group, the Knights to the docks while Naruto walked over to where Bloodclaw was napping.

Bloodclaw perked up as he raised his head when Naruto approached, "Time to go scout ahead."

The Drake stood up and Naruto jumped onto his back as Bloodclaw took off into the skies.

Two Hours Later

Ghostlands

As he flew over the Ghostlands, he wasn't really worried about any of the monsters in the area. While there were a few notables like the Abominations and the Wraiths, there weren't many creatures that would try to attack them head on. Most of them would most likely be scared and those who do attack should be of little consequence.

He was sure at some point that a patrol saw him. He couldn't stay too high in the atmosphere because that would completely eliminate his first reason of even flying over the Ghostlands. He was there to scout out the paths and creatures, to try to find the most efficient way of getting to Eversong Woods. When he finished his scouting, he flew back.

A male Blood Elf lowered his spyglass as he saw the Drake fly away.

He looked at a soldier behind him, "Organize a welcoming party at the docks. They are not to attack unless attacked first, are we clear?"

The soldier nodded before running off back to the camp. The Blood Elf looked towards the ocean to the west, "Welcome to the Ghostlands, Knights of the Tempest."

Making Friends: Simone the Seductress

"Since when did I become the errand boy for Thrall? Why should I take the time out of my day to look into something as dumb as this?"

We find our hero finally reaching his destination; Un'Goro Crater.

As a Shinobi, he knew that once your superior assigns you a mission, you are required to take said mission without issue.

What annoyed him most was that he finally found some time to train his team. and just as they got started a Horde messenger found him. Seeing the annoyed looks on all four of the powerful beings made him quickly state,"Warchief Thrall has sent me to tell you that he wants you to look into a series of disappearances in Un'Goro Crater. He said it was urgent."

He scoffed at that, "Urgent... my ass."

While most of him was annoyed that he was taken away from his team, the little inquisitive side of him wanted to find out what exactly was going on.

From the report Thrall's messenger gave him, all of the disappearances have been males. Scout teams who were sent in to investigate returned with no male members and traumatized female members. When the females were questioned on what happened, they revert back to a traumatized state, no matter the amount of rehabilitation they have gone through previously.

The biggest question was simple; why did the males disappear only? Was it a mass murderer who had a vendetta against the male sex? Was it a female who was abused by males before a revenge streak developed?

He didn't like the large amount of questions he had along with the few answers. So, here he is now, a pseudo-detective in a hunt for a killer.

"Well hello there handsome."

Alarms blazed in his head. Nobody has been able to sneak up on him in decades. Two kunai appeared in a 'poof' of smoke as he twirled the blades around once before holding them in a defensive posture.

"Who are you?"

A dark yet sultry chuckle surrounded him on all sides as he narrowed his eyes.

"I'm surprised. The infamous 'Killer Fox' Naruto Uzumaki bogged down to a simple investigator. And yet, I can tell that you will be so much fun."

The voice was throaty and seductive as he reached his senses out fully to try and sense whoever this was.

"And the man who defeated Deathwing is right here, all at my mercy. Oh, the things I will do to you before I kill you."

Her talking was just fine with him. He felt the beginnings of a signature develop in his senses as he tried to goad more byplay between them.

"I may not be able to see you, but can you get the drop on me? All you are doing is projecting your voice around the clearing."

The voice gave another chuckle, "And so the fox shows his fangs. Big talk for someone who is not even able to sense me."

He felt someone sidle up on his back as two soft mounds pressed on him. Hot breath caressed his ear as a slender hand crept around his waist.

To her surprise, all he did was grin, "By all means, pull me close to you. However, you will have to deal with your body being torn in two once you do."

He felt his assailant look down and he couldn't help but smirk a bit. He had a Rasengan inches away from her exposed stomach.

In a fluid movement he locked the arm around his waist in an arm bar, locking whoever was behind him in place.

He turned his head towards her for the first time and critically studied her form.

"A Succubus... how appropriate."

From the position they were in he could only make out her face, which had two lust-filled green eyes staring hungrily at him. An animalistic grin seemed to be permanently set on her pristine face as she licked her lips at his stare. Her skin was a shade darker than white and seemed to turn into a red coloration below the neckline. She had two elf-like red ears and two large red horns on the top of her head. Her long hair reached to her shoulders and was a deep maroon color. However, what tipped him off to her being a Succubus were two large wings of a demonic nature protruding from her back.

He gave her a pointed look, "We find ourselves at an impasse, don't we?"

All she did was grin at him, "Oh yes, you are very interesting. I will enjoy the time when I devour your soul."

He ignored the rather brutal remark, "The second you make a move is the second I plunge my attack into your stomach. So, how about a deal?"

Curiosity danced in her gaze as she looked at him with interest. There really was nothing she could do in this situation besides listen to him. The second she would make a move would be her death. Despite the grim outlook, she simply licked her lips in anticipation.

Able to move up and down, she grinded her chest on his back, "Oh? And what does this deal entail?"

He grit his teeth slightly. She was grinding on him while simultaneously leaking demonic pheromones out in waves. The Demonic blood in him was screaming at him to utterly ravish her and make her submit to his will. He was able to push these feelings down, though the Succubus only grinned further at his internal conflict.

"You will stop abducting people who pass through here," he managed to grit out, "and should I call upon you for a mission, you will come to me."

She gave a sensual lick all the way up the back of his neck and to his hairline, grinning when she felt him shiver slightly, "And what do I get out of this deal?"

He gave an almost inaudible grunt at her as a large amount of pheromones burst out of her body. While she didn't know that he has demonic blood in his veins, she saw how her power was affecting him and trailed her teeth along his neck. A small trail of blood followed her teeth as she eagerly lapped up the small amount of the life-giving liquid that was leaking out of his neck.

"You get to live. Simple as that."

She nibbled his earlobe before speaking in a husky whisper, "This deal seems to favor you more than me. I'll agree to the terms as long as you and I can have some fun together."

Well that just won't do. The second the 'fun' would start would be when she would either imprison him as her slave or eat his soul as a delicacy. In ancient times Succubi would seduce men into their bed before enslaving them forever for their 'desires'.

Of course, it's not like that changed. Succubi still roamed the world back in Japan, but they did their actions much more carefully. All churches have some way to send demons back into their realm, so they tread much more softly in their efforts in comparison to their ancestors.

However, he doubted many people in Azeroth would care if a few citizens were to go missing. With the astounding amount of sheer danger that this world possessed most would take these disappearances in stride.

A particularly long lick on his collarbone brought him out of his reveries as he gave a small glare towards the demoness on his back.

"I'd like to keep my soul. Given what Succubi do, you would probably imprison and shortly after turn me into one of your slaves. Freedom is nice, and I'd like to keep mine intact."

What he didn't want to say is that she would be an invaluable ally. Since a Succubi can take any form as long as it is in their gender, she would be exactly what he needs should there ever be a man who he can't be seen taking down.

"Here's the deal. I will only call on you for specific missions, not for every little thing. The missions I will send you on will be 'disappearance' missions. If there's any man or woman I need taking out that I can't do in public eye, I will allow you to have their soul and do with them what you will."

He was playing on her Succubi instincts. He was basically offering her what she wants yet can't usually have due to being tracked by the military. He was giving mortals and their souls to her on a silver platter and there won't be a single tail on her for it.

She saw how he wasn't fully willing to actually kill her, instead preferring her as an ally. It was due to this safety net that she felt completely fine in giving a particularly hard bite on his neck. A small bit of blood spurted out as she lapped it up sensually. She smirked against his neck as she felt him jerk his arm back from going straight through her chest.

As she continued her ministrations, she considered his 'deal'.

'Freedom to take souls and do with them what I will, and without any public eye on me to boot. Oh, the possibilities.'

The thing about being a Succubus is that sooner or later they will either indulge in their desires on some type of being or will be driven insane without indulging on said desires. And she really enjoyed her sanity, little as there was left of it.

She gave a throaty moan right in his ear as she felt him go rigid, "You certainly know what a Succubus wants. And there won't be a single tail on me when I take these 'targets'?"

"Not a single tail." he grit out.

She gave a chuckle as he let go of her arm as she backed away, "Very well Naruto. I will help you until whatever your job is will be done. However, when this is all over I will have your soul and you will be mine for eternity."

He gave the slightest breath in relief, pretty much negating the threat entirely, "We have an accord then. What is your name?"

She gave him a toothy grin, "Simone the Seductress. However, to you my name will be 'Master' soon."

Dismissing the threat once again he handed her a piece of paper, "This paper will glow when I have a mission lined up for you. Simply impale the paper with your finger when you see it glowing and you will teleport to me."

She looked at the paper inquisitively before he saw the signs of a grin on her lips, "By the way, it won't work unless the seal on it is glowing. If you press it at any other time it won't work."

Her smirk faded only slightly as he gave an internal grin at the small victory, "Good day, Simone."

A small typhoon of wind surrounded him before it burst out in a surge of power. When Simone finally regained her bearings, Naruto was long gone.

All she did was give an animalistic grin, "I'll play your little game, Naruto. However, just know that by the end of all this you will be MINE forever!"

Her chilling laughter echoed all throughout Un'Goro Crater, all of the animals and creatures having a shiver go down their backs at the unwanted noise.

And cut!

Wow that's a big chapter. 8,600 words is kind of big compared to my earlier chapters, eh?

To those who are wondering, I actually have plans for both Simone and Oacha'noa. Some of these Omakes will be for fun but some, like these first two will make an effect on the later chapters.

I will have a picture of Bloodclaw's new armor and Veditoa's sword form on my profile by the new year.

Oh yeah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year though I'm too sick to celebrate either so I'm not feeling the usual 'cheer' this time of year brings.

Self-loathing aside, please leave a review. I had around twenty-five reviews for the chapter 17 and only five or six reviews last chapter.

Other than that, thanks for reading and happy holidays to all!

Sseasshark signing out.