AN: Welcome back to Naruto: Azeroth Chronicles!

So, this is a really odd time to be uploading, but I'll be honest; I've had a shitty past few weeks.

I'm not going to go into much detail, but lots of personal issues ranging from family to work have been messing with my head. All I really care about these days is pushing through my job during the day and sleeping afterward.

It's due to this that I haven't updated on time, but to rectify this I'll be updating once today and on the last Saturday of the month. Be sure of it.

The last thing I have to say is that while there is a Making Friends at the end of this chapter; don't expect one at the end of each chapter. If I were to do an Omake at each chapter I would run out of NPCs well before the story ends.

Other than that, thanks for reading and enjoy the next chapter of Naruto: Azeroth Chronicles!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Warcraft or any other game/show I may reference. If I did own them then why the hell would I be working at IKEA?

Chapter 21

The Fire Queen

After calming down an angry Selena and pushing his way through a mob of stunned onlookers, he found himself sitting on the roof of the Spire with Bloodclaw lying down next to him. He was surprised when the roof was able to hold Bloodclaw but wasn't complaining about it. It was nice to be near the Drake. He didn't truly understand how useful the young Drake was as both a battle partner and as a companion until he was taken down by the barrage of arrows from the Blue Dragonkin.

Sometimes he just wanted to be near someone who wouldn't talk back to him, just someone to sit next to and enjoy their company. How he found these attributes in a Dragon instead of any member of the many races in Azeroth was beyond him. Yet here he was, resting his head on Bloodclaw's stomach as the Drake snored peacefully.

Almost instinctively, the Drake's tail wrapped around Naruto in a protective embrace. While there weren't any threats in the city, it was not an unwanted action. The moment was shattered when he saw a Blood Elf riding on a Wyvern towards him.

He sighed before nudging Bloodclaw awake. The young Dragon snorted in anger but cracked its eyes open to look at the intruder.

Seeing the two glaring holes into him, the messenger gulped before quickly saying, "Lord Kael'thas would like to see you in the Spire. He also asked me to…remove the Dragon from the roof…?"

Bloodclaw snorted but looked to his master for his answer, "Take me down Bloodclaw. A message from the Prince is not something we can ignore."

Bloodclaw looked at the Wyvern before he growled lowly, making the Wyvern fly away in fear. The messenger was only just able to get his bearings before he too turned away from the angry duo.

Naruto sighed before jumping on Bloodclaw's back as he took them down to the entrance to the Spire.

At the Entryway

After sealing a grumpy Bloodclaw away, Naruto was ushered into the meeting chambers by a guard who was waiting at the entrance. The doors closed behind him as he was left in a room with Kael.

"Lord Kael'thas. How may I be of service?"

"In gratitude of starting the path of freeing us of the addiction to the well's energies, I have decided to devote one of my best Mages to your cause."

"And that Mage is the one hiding in the shadows to your left, correct?"

He felt a surge of energy before a hand crept up his chest from behind him.

"Oh, Lord Kael'thas. I do so very approve."

The voice was throaty and seductive as he took the hand from his breastplate and brought it down behind him. The owner of said hand walked around from behind him as a female blood elf walked back to Kael's side, her hips swaying all the way.

As she turned around, he studied her form. Her eyes were a piercing green, half narrowed in a playful glare. Her skin was smooth and unblemished, a shade darker than white. Her shoulders were covered by a large guard, with intricate gold designs engraved in it. Fingerless leather greaves stretched to her elbows, sticking to her skin. A corset-like armor piece clung to her upper body, showing off her ample assets while still leaving some to imagination. Other than the small armor piece, no other armor or clothing was on her upper body. Two intricate buckles were attached to a small leather belt. The buckles were all that was holding three different pieces of cloth that covered her behind, a small portion of her thighs and fully covering her nether regions. Skintight leather greaves with bronze designs covered her knees all the way down to her feet. Her staff was on her back, a long, oak pole ending with a rather odd tip. The tip has a large, glowing red crystal at the end, surrounded by levitating 'shards' which created an almost sun-like pattern.

"Do you like what you see, handsome?"

Kael sighed, "This is Norin Flamerider, one of our best mages. She has some…quirks that you get used to after a while."

He recognized her name as old elvish, "The 'Fire Queen' of Silvermoon City then?"

Both of them were somewhat stunned, "You know what it means?"

"I know my history."

The beautiful Elf winked at him, "Well then, you can call me Nora. And I have a simple challenge. Having studied the Fire element for all my life, there is no mage in Silvermoon or the Horde who can best my flames. If you can defeat my flames, without the help of any outside sources, then I will join you."

She stepped closer to him, "And maybe then we can have some alone time afterward."

Kael sighed, "Nora, not now. The challenge will occur immediately at the training grounds outside of Silvermoon. One of my guards will bring you there. We will be waiting for you."

With that, both of them Blinked out of the room before Naruto shrugged and made his way outside. A guard waved him over as they started the trek to the training grounds.

He looked up at the red-hued sky above him, "I wonder if Kael just wants to be rid of her? Her tendencies may get on the wrong people's nerves sometimes."

The guard escorting him snorted, "If what you call 'tendencies' is trying to seduce all the strongest warriors we have, then yes, it does get on our nerves. Don't be fooled; she is unmatched in her Fire prowess. People say she may be the best in the world at it."

'She's in for a rude awakening then.'

Oh boy. Here they go.

"While I normally disagree on every point that Crystal brings up, I agree. You need to make a statement, and this could be quite an event should word of it get out."

'I think she just wants to get in your pants…'

"Shut up, Crystal. It's a method to shake a warrior's mindset before battle. Some, like Onyxia use this during battle to sway a warrior's confidence."

'You are just breaking it up logically. Did you not see the way she acted around him? She is totally trying to seduce him.'

"Whatever, Crystal. Both your and my opinions have always clashed, this is no different."

Deciding to interject, Naruto asked a question to his two inner tenants, 'Why do you call her Crystal? Isn't her name Veditoa?'

The deep voice of Sventar answered without a beat, "The reason I call her Crystal is because all throughout my and other's lives she has plagued us by constantly-"

A hurried Veditoa interrupted the elderly Dragon, 'Unlike most Blues who use the common elements, I use Ice Crystals for my spells and powers, hence my nickname.'

"You received that nickname not because of your ability in usage of Crystals. You gained it by making our lives a living hell by crystallizing all of our offices, homes, and anything important to us. It almost came to the point where we had to make a 'Crystal Alert' system."

'I love you too, Big Red.'

"I hate you."

'Both of you be quiet. We are coming to the grounds now.'

What he thought was training grounds turned out to be a large, dome-like arena. The stadium was massive, the grounds covering almost one hundred yards in each direction. On all sides, crowds of members from all races, ranging from Trolls to Blood Elves were gathered to see the spectacle.

The guard waved him in as he entered the large arena, the crowd roaring at his entrance. Nora waited in the center, winking at him as he stood beside her in the center of the arena. The crowd's roars died down as Kael'thas stood up from his chair at the top of the arena.

"Thank you all for waiting! We are here witness a monumental event; a challenger has approached the Fire Queen herself, trying to prove himself against the Fire Queen's unquenchable flames! Give a warm welcome to the leader of the Knights of the Tempest, Naruto Uzumaki!"

Unlike his time in the Orgrimmar arena, he was greeted with loud roars of approval from the crowd. It was a good feeling, yet he knew he was going to be overshadowed by the proclaimed 'Fire Queen'.

"And the defendant, the pride of Silvermoon City, the brightest, deadliest, and sexiest flame user in Azeroth, Nora Flamerider!"

As expected, the crowd was ten times louder from her as she blew a kiss to the audience.

He couldn't wait to knock her down a few pegs.

He turned to her, "What are the terms?"

"It's simple," she grinned at him, "Whoever makes the highest amount of flames will win. You have thirty seconds to summon up as much energy as you can before releasing it in a large wave of fire."

She winked at him, "Back up, handsome. Ladies first."

He shrugged and backed off far behind her, not completely trusting to be too close to the proclaimed 'Fire Queen' when she is summoning her flames.

A large bell rang as she calmed her breathing down, pushing out all of the noises that the crowd was making. As the seconds passed, the crowd quieted down, all waiting for the explosion of her energy.

The bell rang again as the crowd held their breath. Her eyes shot open as she pushed her hands out as a huge mass of fire came out of it. It spread across the landscape, going so far as hitting the wall all the way in front of her. It was not only lengthy; it also stretched almost all the way across in front of her. She kept the flames going for a few seconds before she cut it out.

The crowd roared in approval as she gathered herself and turned to Naruto with a grin, "Beat that."

Naruto was surprised at the amount of flames she produced. He was originally planning on using the Fire Dragon, but it wouldn't top that amount of flames. He sighed, knowing that he only had one jutsu that would cause that same amount of damage. Even for him, it was draining. He shrugged it off though, even though she had her quirks about her, Nora would be an extremely helpful asset to have on his team.

As he passed her by, he stopped her with his hand, "You may want to get into the stands."

She did nothing but raise a delicate eyebrow as he walked to the center.

Surely there was no way he could top that, right?

She decided to play it safe and stay to the farthest wall. People in the stands were surprised as she moved that far away from where Naruto was standing. There was no way that he could beat that, is there?

Uncaring about the entire crowd, Nora, and even his own allies doubting him, he walked over to the center.

The bell rang as the crowd eagerly watched as he put his hands together in a hand sign.

He gathered insane amounts of chakra through his coils. The chakra took physical form, lashing out at the air around him. They whipped left and right and all around wildly as the crowd looked on his shock.

Nora gasped, "His energy has taken a physical form…how?"

The chakra whipped around his body, creating gashes in the ground below him. As more strands appeared, Naruto's body started radiating a heavy, blue energy. Small wisps of green energy soon mixed in, creating a blue-green sheen of chakra coating him. His body ached in protest as he grit his teeth at the amount of energy being stored.

The bell rang as Naruto said loudly, "Terrain of Hell Technique!"

He smashed his hands into the ground as blue, white, and red flames burst out of the ground under him. It spread across the arena floor quickly and wildly as Nora put up a fire shield in defense. The deadly fire spread all across the arena floor as it almost flooded the ground below. The crowd gasped at the amount of flames as it burned the walls under them.

Focusing solely on the technique, he gave a loud yell as he poured the last amounts of his gathered chakra into the technique. The last surge made the fire, already flailing on the floor shoot up into the skies. The clouds darkened as fire engulfed the stadium, yet it did not trickle into the stands, just shooting straight up. The crowd screamed in fear as they ducked under their chairs. Some put their arms over their friends and family, yet all were stunned when the fire just continued to skyrocket, never flowing into the stands.

With a sharp exhale, Naruto took his hands off the ground as the wild flames slowly started receding into nothingness. The smothering flame reached the ground as it gradually dispersed into the air. The ground was completely charred black; there was no life at all. As he took a breath in relief, all that was left was some stray flames charring the ground, licking on to the last living greenery. His shoulders slumped in fatigue as he gave a pointed look to Kael.

"That's for making this into an event. Thanks for the new ally."

He stalked out of the stadium, the guard at the front backing away from the angered man. Kael, covered in ashes cleared his throat, "Winner…Naruto Uzumaki!"

The crowd was too stunned at the show to cheer as they just walked out; completely forgetting about the insane amount of money they bet on Nora winning.

The Knights of the Tempest became quite a bit richer due to this as they bet money on Naruto to win. Though they too were stunned to see that amount of flames come out of one man.

The amount of flames produced was unnatural. Already, Nora's flames basically defied the laws of man, so to see something so dramatic was unnatural to them. It was something on the level of what a Dragon could produce, not what one person should be able to do.

By all logic, what they saw was not possible.

Yet what they saw was completely real.

The stunned crowd watched the skies as a black and gold armored dragon flew away into the sunset, fading away in the evening sky.

Deep Within Eversong Forest

Naruto was angry. He didn't think that Kael would pull this kind of trick on him. He made what was supposed to be a normal challenge into a special event, and he waddled into it blindly like some lowly Genin.

He rested his head on Bloodclaw's stomach before cracking an eye open, "You can come out now."

Bloodclaw snorted as he too seemed amused that the perpetrator could hide from them. It turned out to be Nora, who walked up to him.

"What you did back there was impossible. No mortal of any kind has the ability to summon that much flame with such little time to gather it."

He shrugged off her insinuation, "And yet I did make that much flame, so what you thought was impossible has been proven wrong."

She looked at him deeply, "You are not a mortal, are you?"

"What do you mean?"

Her sharpened eyes held none of their former mirth as she gave an intense stare right at him, "Don't play dumb with me. Your actions as of late have been beyond what one mortal can do. Nobody, no matter the amount of time put into training can do the things you have done. You are no demigod, yet you are no demon. What are you?"

He stood up along with Bloodclaw, "A little bit of both, actually."

He mounted himself on Bloodclaw and flew away, leaving a stunned Flame user behind him.

The Next Day

Forests of Eversong

It was nice sleeping the forest again. Being in nature was calming to him. No creatures of any kind tried to attack him, though the sleeping Drake next to him could have attributed to that.

A breeze tickled his face as he looked up into the sky, "Kami, am I doing a good job?"

He didn't get any special reaction from nature or anything and he sighed lightly. Usually the wind would calm him down, being his main element. He raised his hand in the air as he gathered a small bit of Nature chakra. His hand glowed an ethereal green as he idly twirled it around. He cut off the connection as the chakra disappeared into nothingness.

The peaceful moment was shattered as he heard heavy footsteps coming towards his direction. It sounded like an animal's footsteps, yet there was only two feet galloping instead of four. He looked at the path next to him as a patrol group of Hawkstriders came towards him.

The leader was on a Blue Hawkstrider as he slowed down under the tree. Bloodclaw growled at the intruders but they held their ground.

"Lord Naruto, Prince Kael'thas asks for your presence,"

While he wanted to blow him off, he simply nodded and jumped down, "I'll get there by myself, thank you."

The leader of the patrol shrugged before turning his mount away, back towards Silvermoon City.

Bloodclaw growled again but stood up as Naruto mounted him, locking his feet under the scales. The Drake gave one last grunt of disapproval but took off into the skies.

Sunfury Spire

"You asked for me, Prince Kael'thas?"

The leader of the Blood Elves sighed, "Before you get angry, allow me to explain why I made the competition into an event,"

Naruto was silent as he gestured for him to continue, "Nora is one of the most powerful Blood Elves, yet probably the most arrogant of the Blood Elf race. She needed to be taught a lesson in humility, and you are one of the very few candidates who could do so."

Naruto's annoyed look didn't change, "I would have preferred to be told this before the competition."

"At the time I thought the element of surprise would spur you on into doing your best," Kael stated, "yet you don't seem to be the type to like crowds."

"There is another reason that you have done this as well."

"Yes," he nodded, "You need a reputation of being the best of all aspects of combat. If you gain this type of reputation it will be easier to sway others to your side. For instance; you have tamed a Red Drake. That has proven to the Hunter's Guild that you can tame even the mightiest beasts. You have beaten Onyxia with naught but your fists and a blade, showing your strength to the Warriors of Azeroth. There are these accolades and more, and now you have proven your mastery of magic as one more notch to your belt."

Naruto was not swayed by his speech, "Enough of the motivational speaking. I know of my own accomplishments and I know their effects on society. Do not try any more underhanded deals against me, Prince. I do not take kindly to those who plot behind their ally's backs."

'If you were anyone else, you would be in jail right now. Just want to point that out,'

"Do you ever stop talking? He is trying to have a conversation with a world leader."

'I know he is, but I just wanted to say that-'

He tuned out the argument between them, "May I be excused, Prince Kael'thas?"

He just sighed, "You are dismissed, Lord Naruto."

Naruto simply nodded as he walked out of the room. A guard seemingly appeared out of the shadows, "Why do you let such disrespect go unpunished?"

Kael gave an even stare to his personal guard, "Would you want that man on our side or against us?"

The figure shrugged, "I wouldn't want to face him in outright combat, but he did just threaten you, the leader of the Blood Elves."

Kael looked at him pointedly, "Are you saying I'm not fit to lead this country and race?"

He put two gloved hands up in surrender, "I would never, sir. I just want to make a point."

He looked him in the eye, "You are dismissed."

The unknown figure bowed before walking out of the room. Kael sighed before following shortly afterward.

Outside the Spire

'Why do you two always talk during an important conversation?'

'Well little fox, I do it to annoy you two. You both need to loosen up a bit.'

"And you need to act your age."

'Says the one who is always starting an argument.'

"Impudent child. I should kill you."

'You've already tried. Remember what happened last time?'

"…"

'I crystallized your mouth shut. Don't make me do it again.'

"Are you trying to intimidate me?"

'I already have intimidated you. Just admit it Big Red!'

"The only time I'll admit something to you is when my wielder gets a girlfriend."

'Hey Na~ru~to…'

"Who is not you."

Naruto sighed at the commentary, 'Don't drag me into this. Please.'

He blocked the two of them out as he kicked a stray rock down the road.

"Why is my life so complicated?"

Making Friends: Zul'Aman

Naruto didn't know when exactly it went downhill.

It first started when Kael'thas sent him over to Zul'Aman when one of his patrols went missing. Apparently, the patrol was sent to the Forest Troll palace to scout out if it was ripe for an invasion. Forest Trolls were scavengers at heart, so they had to have some juicy loot around the place.

He would have brought the Knights with him, but they vowed to stick to the training schedule he provided them with. He wrote up a grueling schedule for each of the members but they seemed more than hesitant to go with him.

They were becoming more rebellious as time went on. And honestly, he didn't have the heart to put them down about it. Most of it was in good fun while they constantly tried to get under his skin.

While it was an annoyance, especially when Nora decides to 'accidentally' slip into his bedroom at the Inn he couldn't help but chuckle at their antics.

Back on topic, they never told him who and what exactly resided in this area. While he understood there would be many Forest Trolls, he definitely wasn't expecting this.

"So I tellsh thish chick, 'HEY! I ain't got time for yur crap! Cut the shit and jump my bone! AHAHAHAHAHA"

That was Jan'alai, the fucking Dragonhawk Lord.

Nobody ever told him that there were four Troll Gods residing here.

The drunk Gods shared a laugh at his statement. Naruto forced a laugh out to join the crowd. He was not planning on fighting FOUR Gods at the same time.

And apparently, the Gods had heard of his reputation and welcomed him with open arms. It didn't help though that all they really did was drink alcohol while in their troll forms. Nobody could get through the wall of Forest Trolls standing guard in front of them so they drank their time away to stave off the boredom.

"Ya got some GREAT stories Jan'alai! Itsh a shame that the chick left. Sho Naruto, hows yur quest-thingy-mabobber goin'?

That was the Lynx Lord Halazzi. While less brutish that Jan'alai, he was no less boisterous when drunk.

He suddenly felt very self-conscious as four drunk-off-their-ass Gods stared him down, "Well, the Blood Elves have agreed to help us in our cause. We plan to head to the Undercity next."

"Shylvanis, eh? Man I would love to have her jump my bone. Have you sheen what she hash under that cloak?"

He couldn't help but feel a slight amount of disgust for these Trolls. Especially the Bear Lord Nalorakk. All he would talk about was either his sexual adventures or those he would like a lay with.

Naruto smiled at the brute as he downed his mug of alcohol, "Tell you what. How about we have a drinking contest?"

"A contest? With a human? You think you can take us down, kid!?"

He rose to Akil'zon, the Lord of the Eagle's challenge, "What, are you scared I might beat you?"

The Eagle Lord growled as Jan'alai gave him a hearty pat on the back, "I like you, kid! I say, why the FUCK not! Let's drink!"

Nobody noticed that the Dragonhawk Lord's pat smashed his head down on the table, consequently making his world swim for a moment as they were too busy getting kegs of alcohol ready. Each of the Gods brought over a humongous keg and smashed them down right next to the table.

Nalorakk grinned at the stunned form of Naruto, "Get ready for hell, boy!"

Six Hours Later...

Naruto locked eyes with his last remaining competitor. Six hours. Six hours of nonstop drinking and his opponent was still standing.

Nalorakk looked into Naruto's crimson eyes with determination. He was not going to hurl like his brothers did. Each of them downed another drink and filled their mugs again.

Naruto sent a small pulse of chakra out a grinned just a bit. Nalorakk's mana flow was wild and fading. In only a few minutes he would be out like a light. He looked down at his mug and downed it in one go, going dizzy-eyed after it.

Nalorakk stared at the mug before bringing it up to his mouth. He chugged one gulp, then two...

He suddenly choked, sending hurl straight into the cup as it splashed on his face.

Naruto couldn't help but grin at outlasting four Gods in a drinking game. He walked up to the now conscious but pained Akil'zon. He must have a hangover beyond belief.

He looked down in pity for the God before an idea came into mind. While he could never have a hangover due to the demonic chakra constantly dissolving the corrosive properties of alcohol, he was able to come up with a way to stop hangovers.

He reached into a scroll on the inside of his breastplate, and unsealed a series of drinks. They were almost clear except had a foggy texture in it. A type of medicine specifically made by rare herbs to stop extreme headaches.

With all the drinking they did, they would have head pains for hours after this. If they all rationed their drinks over the span of the hours it would effectively numb the pain.

Okay, so it wasn't so much as medicine, more like an extreme painkiller for the head.

"This medicine here will numb the pain in your head. However, I need a favor if you want me to give it to you."

Akil'zon seemed in so much pain that he didn't care whether or not the favor was to take his whole arm off. A simple nod was his answer as Naruto grinned.

"I need your forces for the time when we fight Sargeras. Agreed?"

Another nod was given to him as he handed the drink to the downed God. Before he drank it Naruto made sure to say, "Only a sip every hour. Do not drink the entire thing at once. You don't want brain damage, do you?"

The God nodded as he drank a small amount. Almost magically, the pain faded from his face as a placid look overcame him, "You are a lifesaver, man. If you do the same thing for my fellow Gods, we will have no problem aiding you."

Naruto nodded before going through the entire process with each God. When he got out of the area, he noticed four Blood Elves, passed out drunk on the ground around him.

At this point, he was too far gone to care as he made a clone to carry each member of the patrol.

'I outdrank four Gods!'

And cut!

Man, don't we all wish there was a magical elixir that just washed away a hangover? I know I do.

While there isn't actually an 'arena' in Silvermoon City, I want to nip this issue in the bud before it escalates to anything.

I hope to make this a realistic story, so what exactly do the people in these major cities do in their free time? Each city will have some sort of major public area where people in the city can gather for major events. Things like drama, musicals, fights, and all other major events can take place in an arena-like building.

While there isn't actually an arena on the map, this is Fanfiction, where the author is allowed to twist and turn these settings and stories to fit their own writing style.

Other than that, stay awesome and thanks for reading this chapter of Naruto: Azeroth Chronicles!

Ssesshark signing out.