Arthur's Notes: I'm glad so many people think the last chapter was great… well I'm pretty sure you will be expecting what's going to happen here.
And, one last question: do you want the next encounter with Madara to be the last that Madara will ever fight, or do you want to stretch the fight more? Kakashi will have to be in the fight to use Kamui and lock away his form of escape though, but he is also the few that can currently go to and from Konoha and Warcraft freely. Wait… I'm blabbering again… oops, sorry ^^
Zathol: I need Madara to be powerful to one, provide Naruto with a challenge, and two, to provide incentive for Naruto to become powerful. He's lost his ability to use Kyubi's chakra against Madara and Sasuke since they can control and dispel respectively, Rinnegan does partially shorten the lifespan or something, and Sylvanas… well, the order was initially Jaina, Lina, Sylvanas, but only now Mei's added in so… it's definitely Jaina first, then come Lina, then… who knows.
As to the questions that some of the readers posted, yes he will get some of the items from DotA – I've already decided on bloodstone although whether he will keep it or give it away remains to be seen. Other items I might think about… well I'll see as time goes. I've decided on him acquiring a blade like those of the spell breakers though. Oh, and a customized null talisman (or Perseverance) that will allow him to gather nature chakra from there. I've already explained it a couple chapter ago, so it's not a spoiler
Disclaimer: PyroC0ntrol does not own the copyrights of Warcraft or Naruto, but he does own the story plot here and original techniques that he created.
Pyro: When did I get a new disclaimer?
Chapter 11: Connecting with the Past
"So, how did you get here anyways?" Lina asked as she led them through the hallways.
"Same way Naruto did… well, almost," Kakashi said as the rest of the team looked around at the alien architecture, "Can you tell me what's happening around? I'm not sure how much Naruto told you but…"
"At the very least he told me about chakra and his… err, your world, and how its different to ours, but that's about it," Lina admitted as she turned a corner and approached the medical bay, "Well, here we are, but I think Naruto's still recovering from his injuries."
"What has that baka done now?" Sakura asked, partly annoyed and partly amused. You just can't keep out of trouble, Naruto, Sakura said in her mind.
"Baka?" Lina asked, "No idea what he's done, just that he has third degree burns around his entire body, plus several instances of apparent electric shocks entering his system, as well as a high degree of exhaustion." Lina continued as they entered the medical bay, "Jaina! Naruto's friends are here at last."
"Friends?" Jaina asked before seeing the forehead protectors, "From Konoha?"
"How come everyone here knows of Konoha?" Sakura asked, slightly irritated.
"Naruto told us," Jaina replied as she took in their appearances, "You must be the leader… Hatake Kakashi, right?"
"Yes, ma'am…" Kakashi replied, a little unsure of how she knew about him. Then again, knowing Naruto, Naruto probably told her about him being Naruto's sensei.
"My name is Jaina Proudmoore, and well…" Jaina said before trailing off, "I'm not sure how to explain this actually… Naruto noticed it, but I don't know if its accidental or not…"
"What is it?" Sakura asked.
"In this world, Kakashi, your name would be Kakashi Hatake…" Jaina said, "How you pronounce your name would be inverted."
"That's it?" Sakura asked, incredulous, "That's the thing you don't know how to explain?"
"Try telling that to your Hokage or whoever, I'm sure it won't be as easy," Jaina retorted as they all heard a groan and looked over, "Naruto!"
"Hi Jaina-chan…" Naruto said before he rubbed his eyes some more, "What? Am I hallucinating, Jaina-chan?"
"Not that I can think of, why?"
"I'm seeing Kakashi-sensei, Sakura-chan, Shikamaru, and Neji…" Naruto said as each of them waved. Kakashi, in particular, said, "Yo, looks like you got yourself in quiet a mess, Naruto."
Naruto froze. "Kakashi…sensei? You're actually here?"
"Well, where else would I be? Konoha?" Kakashi said pleasantly, "Now I need to send a message back to Konoha."
As Kakashi began to flip through hand signs, Naruto stopped him, "It's no use Kakashi-sensei, Kuchiyose won't work… except for my clone version."
"Well…" Kakashi said, "That could be a problem. Looks like we'll have to wait until you heal before sending you back, right?"
"And before that," Sakura added, "How the hell did you get hurt like this?"
"I just fought Sasuke and escaped from Madara, what do you think?" Naruto said as they all stopped in shock. Of course they knew about the duo being here, one being the cause of their problems, and the other being the cause to their ability to track Naruto, but they hadn't actually figured out how they found him. "If you're wondering, no, they didn't find me… well Madara did, but I found Sasuke. It was a mission I had to do here."
"So, what now?" Kakashi asked, "Even if we go back, Madara will just follow again…"
"We take him out here and now," Naruto said as he struggled to sit up as Jaina stood and went over to help, "Thanks Jaina-chan. Anyways, Kakashi-sensei, you pretty much either came late, again, or you arrived at the perfect time to take down Madara, but it's not going to be easy."
"No shit," Shikamaru, who was quiet the whole time, suddenly spoke, "You always bring trouble, don't you, Naruto? Mendokuse…"
"Nice to see you too, pineapple," Naruto said sarcastically as the team from Konoha, excluding Shikamaru, laughed. Jaina and Lina looked confused, "Pineapple…?"
"What does his hair remind you of?" Naruto replied as they finally made the connection.
"So, what now?" Kakashi asked as Naruto frowned, "We train until we're ready." Naruto moved before wincing, and remembered something.
"Jaina-chan," Naruto said as Jaina looked over, "Yes Naruto?"
"I took this from Arthas as I escaped, but I'm pretty sure its not his, could you check and see what this is?" Naruto asked as he held up a crystal. Jaina's eyes widened immediately.
"You… took it from Arthas?" Jaina asked in a shaky voice as Naruto nodded, "Is it something important?"
"Yes…" Jaina said, "It's the crystal mounted on Antonidas' staff, use to channel his power… If Arthas has it, then…" Unable to say anything anymore, she simply let her tears out and would've crashed onto the floor had Naruto not managed to catch her, even in bed, and held her close. Beside the group, Lina's eyes widened too.
"Impossible…" Lina said, "Antonidas is amongst the most powerful of the mages… for the crystal to be here would mean that… oh my god… Arthas killed Antonidas…"
"Just who is Antonidas?" Naruto asked as Jaina replied, "My mentor, and the most powerful archmage in existence… or used to…"
"I'm… sorry, Jaina-chan, I'm sorry," Naruto said as he turned to the group, "Kakashi-sensei… could you leave us for a moment?"
"Sure," Kakashi said as he ushered the team out. Once they were out of the medical bay, Neji, strangely, was the one who started, "This has got to be the strangest mission ever…"
"At least we secured the mission objective," Shikamaru said as Lina frowned, "Mission objective? Why do you refer to Naruto as… well, an object?"
"Because recovering him is the objective," Shikamaru replied, "Is there somewhere I can lie down and watch the clouds?"
"Courtyard," Lina said as Shikamaru nodded his thanks and excused himself as he left to find the yard. "In any case, Naruto won't recover for a few more days…"
"Actually," Sakura said, "He recovers extremely fast, akin to regeneration. It's like a Kekkei Genkai of sorts."
"Kekkei Genkai?" Lina asked.
"Special abilities that can only be passed on by family lines," Sakura replied. "Examples would include… well have you seen this Uchiha Sasuke… I mean Sasuke Uchiha?"
"No," Lina replied, "Sylvanas and Jaina both did though. Sylvanas is probably the first of this world who are still alive… technically, that saw him."
"Technically?"
"Sasuke is now trained in the art of necromancy, meaning that he can resurrect the dead and form his private undead army, bound to his will, or rather to this mysterious Lich King's will," Lina said as the team shuddered at the possibility.
"Can you take us to this… Sylvanas then?" Kakashi asked, "I'll clarify everything then."
"No need," a voice came from around the corner, as Sylvanas strode into view, "You must be the people from Naruto's dimension, right? I am General Sylvanas Windrunner, Ranger General of the elves."
"I am Hat – Kakashi Hatake, leader of the current team from Konoha. This is… Sakura Haruno, our medic, Yamato, co-leader, Neji Hyuga, well… I'm not sure how to explain his role, more like all-around and scouting, and we had another member, but we went cloud watching," Kakashi introduced as Sylvanas nodded at each of them who bowed in return as their name was called.
"Now, I believe we have something to discuss here," Sylvanas said as they went to the main hall, where Lina leapt for a chair, "My chair!" Everyone else sweatdropped.
"Anyways…" Sylvanas said as they all took a seat, "What is this 'Kekkei Genkai' thing about? Is it the red eyes that this particular Sasuke has?"
"Yes," Kakashi said, and after a moment of hesitation moved his headband, exposing his eye. Sylvanas' eyes widened as the Sharingan came into view, before Kakashi lowered his headband again. "That was the Sharingan, an eye ability which allows users to effectively copy and reproduce anything he wish short of another Kekkei Genkai or user-specific abilities, like, well…"
"My Byakugan," Neji said as he, too activated his eyes as the two women coiled back in shock, when the veins popped out.
"Scary," Lina commented. "So, what does it do?"
"With this eye, I have perfect vision up to a whole kilometer, easily. I can see everything that goes on around me in a circle of that radius," Neji explained. He felt that he had no need to explain the other function, so he left it at that.
"I see… what about the seal on Naruto's stomach then?" Lina asked as they stiffened.
"How'd you know about that?" Yamato asked.
"It was glowing faintly when we tried, and just about got rejected, at healing him," Lina explained as the entire team seemed to suddenly look more crestfallen.
"That you will have to ask him yourself. We are not at liberty to tell any of his secrets," Kakashi replied, "It's… a painful reminder of his childhood and a burden that he has on him."
"I… see," Lina said as she looked a bit crestfallen, "How long is your mission time?"
"Indefinite, until we found Naruto, he crucial to our war efforts and thus needs to return as soon as possible," Sakura replied, not liking where the elf is taking things, "In any, case, can we ask a question?"
"Shoot," Sylvanas said as Sakura took a breath, "What's with the ears?"
"Right…" Sylvanas trailed off, "Humans aren't the only race with intelligence here. We are high elves, a different race that are more… how do you say it, well-versed in magic and spells."
"Magic? Spells?" Sakura asked, confused, "This is so confusing…"
"It certainly was for Naruto and vise versa for us," Lina said as she giggled, "He ended up overpowering a fireball that would've killed me had he not rescued me with a clone. That said, he still hasn't taught me how to use that gigantic fireball."
"Katon: Goukakyou no Jutsu?" Kakashi asked as Lina thought for a bit, "Yeah, that one! Do you know it too!"
"Yes, but it's a… let's call it a village secret on teaching it. We're not suppose to teach it to outsiders, and considering how you seem to have different energies, I doubt it would work," Kakashi said.
"That's not much of a problem, chakra and mana is similar enough to work," Lina said, "We tried, he had these little slips of paper that reacted to my signature as well."
"Oh, really?" Kakashi said, surprised. Naruto had affinity paper in his pouch? Why the hell does he have them in his pocket? Kakashi wondered.
"You must be tired from travelling, in any case, right?" Sylvanas asked, wanting to end the conversation, "Do you require a place to stay?"
"Sure, I guess," Kakashi replied as Sakura glared at him slightly. Sylvanas waved a servant over, "Please escort them to a room, if you will."
"Yes, General Windrunner. Please follow me," the person said as he led them up the stairs to a row of rooms, "The ones at the end are occupied but you can choose the rest."
"Thank you," Kakashi said as the servant bowed and left. Once he was out of earshot, Sakura spoke up, heatedly, "Why did you accept the offer? They're only trying to delay us for some reason!"
"I know Sakura," Kakashi said, sounding a bit tired, "Politics really aren't my thing… In any case, I think… I think this Lina is infatuated with Naruto… and Naruto seems to have an attachment here with Jaina Proudmoore. Wow, Naruto's quickly becoming a ladies man here."
"Kuso…" Sakura said as she clenched her fist, "So he's willing to forget Hinata then?"
"That's a harsh blow, Sakura-san," Neji replied, "Hinata-sama isn't the type of person to do that. If she was here, she would've wished Naruto full happiness. She would've wanted him to move on… well maybe not this way. I doubt Naruto will ever forget her."
"And Mizukage-sama?" Sakura asked as Neji sighed, "It's none of our business, Sakura. We'll let Naruto decide later on which course of action."
"I'm going to bring him back… not matter the cost…" Sakura said. I'm not going to lose the person I consider my little brother too… Naruto, why, of all places, did you have to be here?
Medical Bay
Jaina had long since quieted down, only letting out quiet sobs and hiccups while she clutched onto Naruto's bed sheet, Naruto still holding her, "It's alright, Jaina-chan, it's alright…"
"No…" came Jaina's muffled reply, "It's not… Antonidas is my teacher… Why did Arthas have to do it… Why did Arthas have to do it!" Jaina finally screamed out as Naruto looked startled at her expression. Immediately, he was reminded of Sasuke's eyes when anyone mentions Itachi.
"Jaina-chan…" Naruto tried to speak but Jaina ignored him, "Arthas…"
"Jaina!" Naruto said sharply as Jaina noticed the lack of suffix immediately, "Sorry Naruto… I'm still shocked at this… turn of events."
"It doesn't matter, Jaina-chan," Naruto said, "but tell me one thing: were you seriously considering avenging Antonidas by killing Arthas?"
"Well…" Jaina said uncomfortable, "It… did cross my mind."
Naruto sighed, "Never put that thought into your head again. Hatred will only breed more hatred, and… would your mentor, Antonidas, really be grateful if you actually went on this path?"
"No…" Jaina's shamed reply came, "He wouldn't… he wouldn't want me to do that. He would want me to take down Arthas to prevent more things like this from happening. That's just like what happened with Kel'Thuzad…"
"Kel'Thuzad?" Naruto asked, curious.
"A mage that used to be in the Kirin Tor but turned to the arts of necromancy because we banished him," Jaina said.
"Kirin Tor?"
"Oh right," Jaina said looking a bit sheepish, but before she could respond, footsteps came their way as Lina and Sylvanas appeared, "Looks like everything is settled. Kakashi and his team are currently staying here until at the very least you recover, Naruto," Sylvanas spoke, "For some reason, this Sakura seemed intent on leaving as soon as possible. Any explanations why, Naruto?"
"Well… I have no idea actually," Naruto admitted, "We're never in such a situation before, so your guess is as good as mine. Is there anything you need though, Lina-chan, Sylvanas?"
"No Sylvanas-chan for me, Naruto?" Sylvanas teased as Naruto blushed a bit, "Sorry, Sylvanas-chan," Naruto said emphasizing the suffix as Sylvanas smiled, "I was just kidding, Naruto. In any case, Lina here wanted to ask you something."
"Yes, Lina-chan," Naruto asked but looked a bit tense when he saw her expression. Somehow, I don't think I'll like what's coming next…
"What's with the tattoo on your stomach Naruto?" Lina finally asked, "I only know that it looked like a containment seal, but that's about it."
"That is…" Naruto trailed off. On one hand, Jaina did accept it, but on the other, he wasn't sure how they'll react.
For Kami sake, kit, the Kyubi roared, making Naruto jump a little, not hearing from it for a while, Your precious Jaina accepted the explanation, what makes you think they won't?
It's just… Naruto replied, fine, I guess… Naruto took a deep breath, "How much did…"
"You teacher only said that you're the only one privilege to tell, and that it was the cause for your childhood," Sylvanas said as Jaina looked at Naruto, "You mean those beatings were on a regular basis rather than a yearly basis?"
"I never said anything about the timing, Jaina-chan…" Naruto replied as the other two women's eyes widened. His childhood consists of beatings on a REGULAR basis? "Anyways, if you insist… let me finish my entire story before you comment on anything." (Yes, I've written this before, but well… I'm going to rewrite it because this is also another turning point in the story of sorts)
"As you know, I'm not of this world, what you don't know is, there are demons there far more powerful than those that you see. Out of these demons, the nine most powerful were selectively known as the Bijuu, the tailed beasts. Each of these nine demons had a body that is composed of pure chakra; in other words, their body is literally solid chakra," Naruto explained, "They were sometimes sealed into humans, to create jichuriki, humans who can wield the powers of a demon sealed into them. Eighteen years ago, my mother was one such person, but during birth, her seal weakened, and the Kyubi was unleashed by Madara Uchiha, who then used to in an attempt to destroy the village I was in.
Seeing no other option, our current leader, also known as the Yondaime Hokage, tried to take on Madara, believing that by taking down Madara he would also stop the Kyubi. Unfortunately, that was not the case, and in any case Madara was undefeated. Seeing no other option, the Yondaime decided to call upon the aid of the God of Death, Shingami-sama."
"Your world can summon Gods?" Lina asked, her eyes wide. Such a feat could easily turn the tides of battle against the Scourge and the Burning Legion though his next words stopped her cold.
"Yes, but at a large cost, where the soul of the caster would be devoured by Shingami… the Yondaime, knowing that Madara will return to destroy Konoha once more, knew that the demon, rather than taking it into hell with him, is still needed to destroy Madara. With that in mind, he constructed a seal which would house the Kyubi inside a baby. As to why a baby, it's because we have chakra coils, and only that of a baby can adapt to the chakra sufficiently," Naruto continued, "The Yondaime isn't willing to ask another pair of parents to sacrifice their baby, if he wasn't willing to do so himself. The name of the Yondaime Hokage… is Namikaze Minato."
"Nami…kaze," Lina said before the name registered as she looked at Naruto in shock, "So that's the usage of the seal?"
"Yes.. my father is the Yondaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato," Naruto said.
"What does that have to do with the beatings?" Sylvanas asked, "Wouldn't you be seen as… well, some sort of martyr for holding the demon at bay for the rest of your life?"
Naruto let out a dry laugh at that, "Sylvanas-chan, if only things were that simple. Bitter at their loss, the villagers turned their eyes on me, using me as a scapegoat and believing that I was the very demon that terrorized them. To keep my so-called 'demonic powers' down, they routinely beat me to keep my dignity down and humble myself… as if it would work. It's harsh, I'll tell you that, but… my sensei once said the greatest gift you can give to anyone is forgiveness…. I can never forget how the villagers treat me, but I'm willing to forget, to accomplish my goal, my dream, and my sensei's dream."
"How… bad was it? Your life?" Lina asked quietly.
"You don't want to know," Jaina, this time, replied, "I was close to puking at the description, and even if I could open up a mind link so that I can view his memories, I wouldn't want to, not after his description. Just think of it this way: weapons of all kinds imaginable stuck inside his body at various angles."
"No arrows, we don't have arrows in the village, or broadswords, but we do have more sword types than you do," Naruto said as the other two women paled even more at his casual description, "You act calm about it."
"Of course, I'm used to it," Naruto shrugged as tears came to their eyes, Lina in particular.
"That shouldn't happen to anyone at all…" Lina said as she sat down, before lightly hugging Naruto, "No one's suppose to act like that… no one…"
Sylvanas just stood there, dumbfounded, "And you're still willing to return?"
"My dream is to be the best Hokage in my village, so that I can protect the people… and what's more, with the threat of Akatsuki still in my world, I have to go back at some point. Trust me, if I was here earlier, when I didn't have attachments to my village… I would've loved to stay here forever," Naruto said.
"Then just stay…" Jaina said quietly as she hugged his other side, and remembered the really faint red marking, "Hey, what's this red mark on your cheek anyways?"
Sylvanas looked at Lina in amusement as Naruto tried to look but failed miserably, while Lina blushed a really bright shade of red, and Naruto, out of the corner of his eyes, noticed, but refrained from commenting on it, not sure what brought it up.
"So, in the end… what will you do?" Sylvanas asked as Naruto frowned, "I… well, I don't really know, being Hokage is a dream that I've always wanted since I was a kid, but here, there's no prejudice, even if most of the villagers have forgotten about it already there, its just not the same... I guess I'll decide on this tomorrow then."
"Alright, then," Lina said as she and Sylvanas left, leaving Jaina still hugging Naruto, "Err, Jaina-chan?"
"Yes Naruto?"
"As much as I wouldn't mind you holding onto my left side, can you let go? My arm's starting to feel numb," Naruto said as Jaina let go immediately, blushing a bright red as well, "Sorry, I guess I better go as well, seeing as I'm only exhausted my mana…"
"Okay then… bye," Naruto said as Jaina also left, "Great… now what do I do… Oh hey, Shikamaru, when did you get here?"
"Mendoukuse, Naruto… so which one?" Shikamaru asked as Naruto blushed a bit.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Shikamaru," Naruto defended himself as Shikamaru sighed, "Don't lie to me Naruto, I was watching your interaction the whole time, and you know it. I know it's not right to tell you who to like and who not to like, but seriously? In a totally different dimension? And with two people who have pointy ears?"
"They're high elves, Shikamaru," Naruto corrected absentmindedly.
"See! You even cared enough to correct me, so tell me, which one is it?" Shikamaru said again as Naruto sighed, "I don't really know, I mean, I care about Sylvanas-chan, but the other two… I can't really decide on Jaina-chan or Lina-chan, or heck, to stay here and be with them, or go back and be Hokage."
"I'm not going to lie on this, it is difficult, especially when your dream is so high… Why do you want to be Hokage anyways?" Shikamaru asked.
"To protect those I care for, I thought you would've known this by now," Naruto said.
"So it's not about the power," Shikamaru replied, "Of course not! Well… not counting the power and strength that is required for such a position anyways."
"So… exactly why, tell me, can't you just be as powerful as possible to defeat the enemies, rather than become the leader?" Shikamaru said as he turned to leave, "You're really troublesome, you know, Naruto."
Is he giving me a hint? Naruto wondered as he looked at Shikamaru's retreating form, unsure of his intentions. But why?
Next Day
"Kakashi-sensei? Why are you here so early?" Naruto said groggily as he sat up, looking at his teacher who was smiling at him.
"You're already healed, aren't you?" Kakashi replied as Naruto scowled, "We're not really in a mission are we?"
"Well…" Kakashi trailed off as Naruto' scowl deepened, "Let me get my clothes at least… We'll have to stay here for a while though, at least until we manage to pin down Madara…" and get my feelings sorted out, Naruto said and kept the last part as thought.
"Why here?" Kakashi asked curiously as the team members began to file in, along with Jaina.
"We're already here, aren't we? Its much easier when he doesn't have more places to run to unlike our world. Not to mention, its only like 3 against the whole team, its much more favorable to us this time," Naruto explained, or rather, thought of on the spot. Jaina stood beside him, contemplating the situation.
"Fine, Naruto, we'll do it your way then," Kakashi said as Jaina also began to speak up, "In that case… is it possible then for you to… demonstrate your abilities, until you can find Madara and Sasuke, could you help in our war effort?"
"You're in a war too? Mendoukuse…" Shikamaru said as Jaina nodded.
"Trust me, it's a lot worse than ours," Naruto said, serious, "Imagine, for every soldier we lose, the enemy gain one more. That's what will happen here."
"What! How is that possible!" Sakura asked as Naruto laughed a hollow laugh, "We're currently facing undead creatures, essentially real ghosts, zombies, etc. What we think is real or fake has nothing to do with here. But, Jaina, there isn't a place big enough to test us here, you saw what I can do, and trust me when I say that Kakashi-sensei and Yamato-taichou is probably more powerful than I am, Sakura-chan punches harder than I do, and well… Don't let Neji hit you at all costs, and Shikamaru is… uhh, Shikamaru."
"That's the way I like it," Shikamaru said. Jaina raised her eyebrow. "Well, there's a forested region we selected that won't be too much harm…"
"If you insist… Who's going to be watching?" Naruto asked as Kakashi looked at Naruto, "How many people watched your presentation last time?"
"I lost count when lightning bolts and fire blasts came my way from Lina-chan," Naruto said as he finally got off the bed, showing his muscles. Lina and Sylvanas, who chose that time to come in, blushed at his physique. Lina, in particular, started drooling, before Sylvanas smacked her lightly and she quickly wiped it clean, pretending as if nothing happened.
"So, when do we do the demonstration?" Naruto asked, "I'm ready for it-"
"No you're not Naruto," Jaina interjected, "At the very least recover all your chakra first."
"Technically," replied Kakashi, "If Naruto is full on chakra… with output alone he could probably wipe the floor with us… literally too, considering just how dense and how much chakra he has, but of course, how do we do it?"
"Free for all?" Naruto asked hopefully as they looked at Naruto, "What? It's a good suggestion."
"Right… Kakashi and Yamato will split between the two teams, then… unfortunately, based on who we have with us, I'd say I'm with Naruto, while Neji is with Sakura," Shikamaru said, "As to why I'm with Naruto, it's because I'm the laziest. Sure, I'm the strategist, but I'm also the laziest here, so I probably won't fight, just figure out the strategy for Naruto to use. Then comes who with the jonin… Yes, I know I overused lazy, stop staring at me like that."
The two jonin decided with rock paper scissors and in the end, Kakashi got Naruto and Shikamaru, while Yamato got Sakura and Neji, "So, the teams will be like this?" Kakashi asked as everyone else nodded, the people from Konoha because it made sense, and the elves and Jaina nodding because they had no idea what happened and just decided to go along with it. "When then?"
"Tomorrow, Naruto's still injured," Jaina said as Naruto tried to protest, "No, Naruto, you're still injured, and that's final."
"Is this payback for not listening to you?" Naruto asked. Jaina thought for a moment, "If it makes you happier, yes."
"…"
"What?" Jaina looked at the others, "Naruto made clones, they blew up or something. I tried to tell him I'm not leaving him behind, then he threw me at the night elves – that's another race, by the way – and then attacked Madara himself."
"Ah, that is indeed a stupid move, though Naruto had the ability to have sheer dumb luck most of the time in battle, and really, trust me, you don't want to be in the middle of his clone explosions, I know that through experience," Neji, said, remembering the time he was used as bait where Naruto destroyed a camp of Akatsuki members. Neji had to use Kaiten for a long time before the fire dissipated.
"Damnit Neji, you still haven't forgotten about that?" Naruto yelled desperately. "Teme…" he grumbled next. Jaina coughed to get their attention.
"I'm sure we could find a suitable place to gauge your skills somewhat, but it will take time for our forces to find such a place and change its terrain to suit it. Which type of terrain would you like?"
"Our old training ground?" Naruto joked at Kakashi who thought about it, "Do you even remember how it looks like? If you can reconstruct it, then yes, it's perfectly acceptable."
"Technically, all we have to do is just make a rough outline of how it looks like, not make it identical," Naruto deadpanned.
"Good point, Jaina-san, I'll go with you to finalize the grounds, is that alright?" Kakashi said as Jaina nodded before motioning for the door, as they left. Once they were out of earshot, Kakashi turned to Jaina, "So, Jaina-san, what's your intention with my student?"
"What… what do you mean?" Jaina asked as she tried to pretend as if she didn't know what he was referring to.
"Don't lie to me, I've been the same rank as he is right now since I was thirteen, you don't get to that rank without noticing the underneath," Kakashi replied, "Now, what do you want with Naruto?"
"I…" Jaina said, "I don't really know anymore."
"Jaina-san," Kakashi said as Jaina looked at him. He's almost as tall as Naruto… Jaina thought as he continued, "You do realize Naruto's burdens and his dreams, correct? And finally, do you really care for him, or do you just see him as something else other than him?"
"Of course I care for him, I… and… by your tone regarding burden, you mean the Kyubi, correct?" Jaina asked, "I knew about that a few months ago, and quite frankly I'm still disgusted at what those people in your village did to him, but I'll respect Naruto's wishes and let it be bygones. As for his dreams… I don't really know how to respond to that."
"I… can see that you do care for him genuinely… that's more than I can say for the majority of my village still, but I can also see it in Ms Lina and to a certain extent the General Windrunner," Kakashi said as Jaina looked down, "I know… I know about Lina's feelings to Naruto, and I know that Sylvanas notices him quite a bit, even if he doesn't have that much time to interact with her, but I know that he cares. What's more, there's probably someone back waiting for him, isn't there?"
"Well… I'm not too sure about that…" Kakashi said as his eye crinkled and Jaina looked up in surprise, "He had only been going out with the Mizukage for a few months before this happened – in fact, I think it's only been around 3 months, which is less time than he spent here with probably you three the whole time. But think about him and his dreams first… I do wish him happiness, despite my failures as a teacher in his early age, and I'll respect his wishes if he does want to stay here, but I will know if you do anything wrong to him, got me?" At that end of that speech, Kakashi's eyes darkened and he looked almost murderous as Jaina took a step back.
Jaina nodded dumbly. Wow, Naruto's right… Kakashi is scary sometimes… Jaina thought as Kakashi's emotions suddenly took an one-eighty, "Now then, Jaina-san, shall we find a suitable place?"
Right, well, I'm not sure what to make of this chapter, the next will start off with the fight immediately before… let's call the interlude in now. As for the future, I actually want to get into only TFT's Night Elf campaign before other custom events start, then Durotar, then World of Warcraft, and then ending somewhere.
I wouldn't minds reviews but a couple of guys did make a note that it would be pointless to simply review with a update soon note, so I guess I can't really say anything… well I was just trying to keep up around 7 reviews per chapter, but oh well.
I still can't believe I made Kakashi to be this nice though hahaha.
And one final thing – who, apart from Jaina, Lina, Sylvanas, and Naruto (Either that or just Jaina and Naruto) should participate in the meeting with Medivh and the night elves and the orcs? You can choose from I guess the characters currently with names, I guess. Or heck, make up a character that I could actually think about, like your personal Warcraft character – but note that I'm going to say they go by the alias of 'Whatever your name is', because I highly doubt most people will be named like that in normal Warcraft worlds.