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Chapter 31: The Legacy of Uchiha Itachi
By next morning, Naruto knew something had gone seriously wrong the instant he woke up. He shot out of the tent, looking at everyone who was just getting up, before looking at Magroth, who was also looking concerned.
"You felt it too, right, Magroth?" Naruto said as Magroth nodded. Just then, Ichigo appeared in a burst of fire.
"Naruto, Al'ar has been summoned. Darkterror seemed to be putting everything into his spell and will expect it to be complete in three hours, not six," Ichigo said urgently, "You need to get going, now."
"Kuso," Naruto swore as he looked at the troops, "Pack up, double time! We need to move now!"
The troops scrambled to get ready even as Naruto looked at Ichigo, "What are Malfurion and Kael's plans?"
"They are organizing a strike that will happen mere minutes after your own strike. Try to signal them in some way," Ichigo replied as Naruto smirked.
"That I can handle," Naruto said as the troops readied, "Move out!"
The blood elves moved quickly through the deadened remains of the city and the scorched earth brought by the Scourge and the Burning Legion, trying their hardest to get there in time. Naruto soared ahead, his Rinnegan eyes flaring as he searched desperately for an entrance to the upper regions where the Naga army resided. If needed, he will use that move…
But even as he moved, he searched for Tyrande with the path that is the Nidaime, finding her just barely clinging to a branch nearby, and, seeing an island, managed to diver the currents enough that she can get on.
"Stay here and do not make any noise or cast any spells, I've already wasted too much chakra maintaining this path to be able to protect you, sorry," the Nidaime said before dispelling, allowing Naruto to concentrate on the battle ahead. Gathering Senjutsu Chakra once more, he felt its energizing powers flow through him, allowing him to accelerate far past his normal boundaries, bypassing the first of the Naga guards. Though he noticed them, the Naga did not, only feeling a breeze of wind before they died, slashes appearing suddenly on their necks as their body and head separated from each other. Finally arriving at a likely area, he looked around, before summoning a small dragon.
"Scout the region above and check if there are Naga," Naruto instructed as it flew up at an extremely fast pace, cloaked to the world except to its summoner. It took the small dragon around five minutes before it came back down, and as the troops teleported in courtesy of Magroth who looked out of breath, he directed them to the opening.
"Go in from there. Magroth, take this, but be careful, the pill is very potent, and you will feel tired after its effects are gone," Naruto warned as he threw a soldier pill at Magroth, who swallowed it without hesitation. He felt the potent chakra run through his system, re-energizing him far past what he was used to, and felt a slight pain as the chakra was converted to mana. He looked at Naruto, who nodded, before leaping up onto the wall and running up it. Shrugging at the crazy stunt, Magroth directed the troops to the entrance, and await his call. Gathering his energy, and praying to the light, Magroth slammed the ground with his hammer, sending fissures out from the entrance, alerting the Naga even as he retreated.
"Wait for them… wait for them…" Magroth whispered as he watched the Naga examine the fissures carefully, before he shot a beam of light in the air, and all the archers fired, sending a deadly hail of arrows down on the surprised Naga, impaling them even as Magaroth jumped into the air, and brought his hammer down on the Royal Guard, before the company of blood elves came down on the crippled Naga security forces.
Meanwhile, as the Naga sensed the disturbance, Lady Vashj moved to inform Darkterror.
"Lord Darkterror, there is a large disturbance in the east entrance… all our guards there are crippled and nearly wiped out," Lady Vashj reported as Darkterror looked.
"So, they have finally tried to attack. No matter, defend the eight Sirens casting the spell at all costs. The spell must be completed!" Darkterror roared out as battalions of Naga surged to attack, even as Naruto leapt over the wall and over the several battalions.
"Goman nasai, demo…" Naruto smirked as his Rinnegan narrowed at the enemy, "Shinra Tensei!"
A sudden wave of invisible force crunched down on the enemy, forcing them to flatten themselves. A crater began to form gradually, spurred on by the actions of Naruto's jutsu, as the earth crumbled away from itself. In an instant, nearly a quarter of the forces have been wiped out as Ichigo sent a jet of flame up into the air, and Naruto flashed through seals.
"Doton: Doryuu Dango!" Naruto yelled as he sent a large chunk of debris hurtling at the jet, which caused the piece of ignite as Naruto flashed through more seals.
"Futon: Atsugai!" Naruto yelled as he sent the tornado up, tearing apart the gigantic debris into a fall of pseudo-meteors which rained down on the enemy. At that, the combined forces of the Night Elves and the majority of the Blood Elf army surged from the south entrance, and chimaeras, the mighty Al'ar, and other flying units soared over the walls, engaging the Naga in an all-out fight even as the east entrance's defenses broke, revealing a battered Magroth and an army hell-bent on revenge. As the two way side collided, a sudden earthquake shook the plateau, destabilizing it and causing several warriors to stumble as they tried to regain their footing. Taking the advantage, Naruto began channeling his lightning chakra to his entire body as it began disintegrating into lightning.
"What the…" Malfurion barely said before Naruto, seemingly, teleported using lightning, appearing right beside a Naga and stabbing it with a kunai, before using the same technique and reappearing beside dozens of Naga, killing them the same way.
"What the… what was that?" Malfurion asked as Naruto turned, sweat permeating his brows.
"A technique I developed after my father… I wanted an original technique to call my own, so, by using my lightning affinity, I was able to turn my body directly into lightning, which allows me to dodge attacks since I'm technically intangible, and allows me to travel as lightning, which is pretty much instant in this situation. Only thing is, I haven't mastered my affinity yet, so this take much more chakra, but it's at least combat capable," Naruto replied, panting as Malfurion raised a brow.
"You mean to say that was," Malfurion said as he pointed to the carnage, "Purely theoretical until now?"
"Yep," Naruto said with a smile, "Works though, and that's enough."
"It matters not," Darkterror's voice boomed over the area, "The spell is almost complete, you will never be able to stop it!"
"Change of plans," Naruto said as he saw the elves charge and some die in a futile attempt to reach and destroy the Eye of Sargeras. Naruto watched as Naisha sent columns of Lucent Beam down on the enemy, tearing them apart from the power of the spell, even as she threw her glaive, destroying more, yet still more came to replace the dead, "Tell your troops to move back now!"
"Are you crazy? The spells is almost complete, it will split Northrend apart!" Malfurion protested before being silenced under Naruto's glare.
"I have a plan," Naruto said before flashing through seal, concentrating chakra into his eyes, "A legacy that was left behind by a loyal member of our village…"
And all of the sudden, killing intent permeated the air, freezing the Naga even as the elves fell back. The Eye of Sargeras continued glowing even as the earthquake started once more, more violent than the one before it. Darkterror laughed as he looked.
"It's almost complete… it's almost complete…" Darkterror laugh maniacally as Naruto's Rinnegan changed, and from the center point three points emerged, forming a pinwheel, as his eyes began to bleed.
"His eyes are bleeding again… is it that spell again?" Maiev wondered as Malfurion looked on.
"No… it is not Shinra Tensei… I can sense the differentiation in his spell output… this one is… dangerous," Malfurion said, "I can sense its hunger… its potent energies… its power… and its corruption…"
"May the Eye of Sargeras burn, for all eternity," Naruto said, before shouting out, "Your spell is over, Darkterror. Amaterasu!"
And then, before Darkterror's very eyes, the Eye of Sargeras and the eight Naga Sirens were engulfed in the eternal black flames of Amaterasu, slowly destroying the Eye of Sargeras. And before his eyes, in his terror, he saw it explode into oblivion, along with the black flames. The Naga Sirens died as their bodies disintegrated and turned into ashes.
"No! The spell! It's almost complete!" Darkterror wailed in horror, "You… you will be killed!"
Without so much as blinking, Naruto turned to Darkterror, who only managed to avoid the dark flames from his instincts, as the flames impacted on a structure, rapidly burning it to the ground. Turning around, he targeted the enemy again, only for him to be held by enchanted roots, and Naruto stopped the destructive flames.
"No, Darkterror, you are done for," Malfurion said as Maiev, Illidan, and Kael moved forward.
"Malfurion, leave him to Maiev and I, save Tyrande," Illidan said urgently as Malfurion turned, and nodded.
"Thank you, brother. Naruto, can you lead us please," Malfurion said as he quickly disappeared with the Sentinel armies, Naruto following quickly. Maiev moved forward, intent on finishing him off.
"Darkterror, for attempting to destroy the roof of the world, for the near death of High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind, and for the havoc caused by your passing that interfered with the Blood Elves' safety, and for aligning yourself with the enemies of the Night Elves, you are to be executed, today," Maiev said as she moved forward, but an unexpected blast of demonic energy hurled her back in surprise, barely letting enough time for Illidan to catch her.
"Whoa!" Kael said before he, too, was blown back from the force. Maiev rested in Illidan's arms, still dazed from the outburst, as Darkterror moved about, creating a portal.
"If you can catch me! Hahahahaha…" Darkterror said as he sped through the portal, his army following him. And as Maiev came around, she was acutely aware of being in the arms of someone, and, for the first time, actually feeling comfortable. Looking up, she did not expect to see Illidan. She was thankful for her helmet, since no one had seen her blush. Unknown to everyone, however, Illidan was also blushing at the close contact, before Maiev looked at the portal, and sped forward.
"We need to catch him before he creates more havoc, come on!" Maiev urged as the armies of the Watchers ran in, following Maiev in her quest to destroy Darkterror. Illidan looked at the directions in which Malfurion ran to, then, using his demonic powers, inscribed a message on the ground, before departing.
Meanwhile, Naruto gathered more Senjutsu chakra using the crystal, earning a small chuckle from Malfurion.
"I see your experiments were successful," Malfurion said as Naruto laughed a bit, even as they sped along the riverside.
"Yes," Naruto replied, "But it was hard, I had to sacrifice all but the last vial of Phele's blood to form the crystal. I really need to thank her to donating some blood so I can do this."
"In exchange, she did mention she wanted to learn what chakra is," Malfurion suggested as Naruto shrugged.
"She probably can, but let me learn the ways of the paladin first. That reminds me, that paladin you saw earlier is Magroth the Defender, senior paladin in the Order of the Silver Knights," Naruto said as Malfurion nodded, "He has agreed to oversee my paladin training when I return to Theramore."
"Um, Naruto," Sylvanas said, "Something's arisen in Theramore."
"What?" Naruto asked, bewildered.
"Jaina's father's coming back," Sylvanas said, "But he's attacking the Orcs. Some Recons were sent to negotiate with the Orcs for now, and apparently there was a team sent to delay him, but Jaina denied all accusations. Is it true?"
Without even batting an eye, Naruto responded, "I doubt Jaina would actively attack her father, especially in such a guarded place with guards such as Kul Tiras. In any case, I doubt the existence of such an organization that can infiltrate that easily."
Of course, he was lying. He did create the Ghost units after all, and her denial of accusation was the final nail in the coffin. She sent them to delay the arrival of the Navy for some reason and used the Recons as an excuse for it, even if it is legit, but normally emissaries are sent to negotiate, never Recons. He wondered as he sped along, before a dark presence loomed overhead.
"That's Sasuke's signature…" Naruto murmured as he increased his speed, forcing Malfurion and Sylvanas to increase their pace as well, leaving the army even further behind, "There's something I don't like…"
Without a warning, he disappeared in a flash of yellow, heading forward by several hundred meters, stopping suddenly and bending down to pick something else up.
"The pendant," Naruto said quietly as he showed Malfurion the small necklace, "It must have been washed off her, that's why I can't really sense her through this."
Malfurion took it, and, noticing a small smear of blood on it, began panicking.
"Relax, I doubt she's injured badly, maybe some scratches and minor bruises," Naruto said, "I remember when my path chased after it, I remember seeing her somewhere down the river, but we need to hurry."
Sylvanas prepared her bow as Naruto looked back, sighing, before rushing off again, but this time running right on top of the water. He felt the Sasuke's presence again, but this time, the sky glowed as Starfall was cast. This time, Naruto was the one that panicked panicked.
"Kuso!" Naruto groaned as he pumped even more chakra into his legs, increasing his maximum speed as he vaulted over the top of the trees and creating platforms of air to increase his velocity even further, even as he heard the roaring of chakra-powered flames, then the screech of a thousand birds, before he saw the situation, and dove down just in time to clash the Chidori with his own Rasengan.
"Not this time teme!" Naruto shouted as the two attacks detonated, sending them skidding back as Naruto looked at Tyrande. She was hurt from the engagement, though Naruto noted with satisfaction that Sasuke was also affected. Black flames lined the island, and as Naruto looked at them, they extinguished. Sasuke's eyes widened.
"What the… dobe, what did you do?" Sasuke asked angrily as his Mangekyou Sharingan locked onto Naruto's Rinnegan, and, to Sasuke's surprise, had the pattern of Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan in it.
"You're not the only one to have inherited something from Itachi, Sasuke," Naruto said, "He entrusted me his powers to prevent you from going down this dark path, and to ensure me a chance to combat your Mangekyou Sharingan powers if the need arises. He was right."
"How dare you take the powers of the Uchiha clan!" Sasuke retorted angrily, "Most of all, my brother's!"
"Yet you are the one who spat on his sacrifice," Naruto bit back without any respite, "He sacrificed himself to save the village, and you spat on his wish! He wants the village safe, yet you want Konoha gone… you want everything he ever stood for fall into chaos!"
"Only with the Uchiha clan at the top will there be peace! We are the most powerful, we deserve to be at the top!" Sasuke yelled back, "This is your final error, Naruto! Amaterasu!"
"Amaterasu!" Naruto yelled as well as the two jets of black flames enveloped each other, destroying each other even as Naruto blasted Sasuke back with a dragon of water, which was retaliated almost immediately by a white fire dragon, even hotter than the one Naruto could produce, as he jumped back, taking Tyrande with him.
"Kuso…" Naruto growled, "Malfurion, Sylvanas, protect her!"
"Tyrande, my love!" Malfurion said, distressed at seeing her condition, holding her tightly, "I never should have left…"
"You did what you had to do, Malfurion," Tyrande assured Malfurion, "There was no wrong in the decision."
They watched as Naruto battled Sasuke, and Sylvanas growled in anger and hatred at the sight of the Scourge, advancing in waves.
"Scourge…" Sylvanas said as she glared at the wave of advancing undead, before unleashing a hail of arrows, all fully powered, at the Scourge wave, blasting into the enemy as the arrows tore them apart. Naruto, meanwhile, ducked under Sasuke's Chidori-enhanced punch, and punted him with the full power of Sage Mode, blasting him several meters back into the crowd of Scourge.
"That's not going to finish him…" Naruto whispered as he watched a red cloak begin to cover his former friend's body, and it materialized into a skeletal structure, finally completing itself with a dark, jagged helmet and armor surrounding the figure, as Sasuke laughed.
"You're never going to defeat my Susan'oo, Naruto. You're simply too weak for that," Sasuke said, "Itachi's powers flow freely through me, and so does Madara's. The Uchiha clan's powers flow much more powerfully in my blood than yours! You will never match my powers even with Itachi's powers helping you."
"We shall see about that," Naruto said but jumped back as a hail of chakra arrows embedded themselves where Naruto had been previously, before charging forward and clashed blades, the fiery powers of Susan'oo suddenly finding itself hard-pressed against the assault of a fully-powered Kyubi cloak, as both strained under the immense fury of the powers from the two, before suddenly exploding, hurtling the two combatants out even as they stopped themselves and clashed once more.
"So that's the power of his village?" Kael said as his army finally arrived, out of breath. Due to their gratitude to Naruto, they decided to aid in whatever form they could, delaying their final trip to Garithos' New Alliance by a few days. The army, was, after all, just outside the vicinity of Dalaran, where they were just then, and barely three miles away from, "Impressive… no wonder they remained secluded… such power would invoke jealousy and hatred, and they would have been used for pure warfare…"
"That is correct," Sylvanas said, "Had it not been the invasion of the Scourge, I do not think we would ever have noticed their existence."
With Naruto, the fighting had only gotten more intense as Sasuke now sport the cursed seal, once more.
"What the… teme… you got your cursed seal back?" Naruto asked humorlessly, "Relying on power that was never yours, once again."
"This power was mine all along, Naruto. Orochimaru gave it to me personally, remember?" Sasuke retorted back, "Kabuto only… enhanced it a bit and gave it to the Uchiha clan once more."
"Hn, so Kabuto is here too?" Naruto asked as Sasuke sported an evil grin, one that Naruto quickly squashed, "Sorry, knew that a whole year ago. I've been preparing the defenses in Theramore against his invasion."
"What?" Sasuke shouted, angry, "You knew…?"
"He met with Gai-sensei on the way here, and let's say the injuries you probably saw was probably still quite severe when he arrived," Naruto said as they clashed once more, engaging in a deadly dance of taijutsu, ninjutsu, and kenjutsu as they seek to end each other's life. As the strikes got more furious, so had the speeds of the two ninjas, as they leapt across the battlefield launching deadly arcs of light and elemental powers at each other. Having enough, Naruto, as he descended towards the river, formed a clone and held his hand out.
"Hyoton: Rasengan!" Naruto shouted as he smashed the orb into the lake before using gravity to set himself afloat. The lake wavered at the surface, before it was nearly immediately frozen, and so was everything that was in the vicinity, including the Scourge army. They were dead in an instant, losing nearly every single bit of energy in the wake. Sasuke landed on the ice, and, feeling his chakra being seeped away, growled angrily at Naruto.
"What is this?" Sasuke demanded as Naruto smirked.
"Hyoton: Rasengan?" Naruto asked casually as he floated, "A technique, of course. You know how much I like to create kinjutsus and ninjutsus."
"So you created something that can freeze and take away chakra, big deal," Sasuke snorted as Naruto's eyes twinkled in amusement.
"That's not all, Sasuke. Haven't you learned chemistry or meteorology?" Naruto asked, "By using rapidly spinning air and condensing water, I create a storm effect inside the Rasengan. The result is a perfectly empty void of space inside the Rasengan – the rapidly spinning chakra provided a true absolute zero vacuum in the Rasengan. Now, remember chemistry?"
"I have no need for such useless information," Sasuke said coldly as he prepared to dash, but realized he couldn't. Looking down, he saw the frozen boots, completely stuck to the ice, "What the… dobe!"
"Absolute zero is defined as having absolutely no energy at all in that region, Sasuke, or defined as -273.15 degrees Celsius if you really want the specifics," Naruto said, "Everything has a specific heat capacity, and everything tries to have the same amount of energy, be it kinetic or potential. When the sphere was stabilized, there was a shell around the vacuum of literal nothingness, which in turn kept the shell stable. When the shell breaks, energy is transferred immediately to the void to fill the lack of energy. Only thing is, void is nothing, literally, which meant it can't sustain energy of any kind, but the return is that my chakra must sustain the void, to keep the shell running. In other words, energy is taken continuously into the core, and as a side effect fills me right back up, and will not stop until something fills the void. In that time, though, so much energy is taken away that it's actually quite surprising, causing the entire river to freeze and will continuously do so until all the ice is at a constant temperature. Meaning, you can't go anywhere anymore."
"Oh yes I can," Sasuke said as he directed his gaze on the ice, "Amaterasu!"
The black fires sprung out, but almost as fast as they touched the ice, and as soon as the ice began to be burnt away, the fire extinguished, leaving Sasuke shocked.
"Nani?" Sasuke shouted as Naruto shook his head.
"Chakra is energy too teme, that's why you're losing chakra. Amaterasu is black flames fueled by chakra, so it gets sucked in as well," Naruto said as he charged up a Rasengan, "Of course, the main point is, you're not getting away anymore."
"We'll see about that, Naruto," Sasuke said as he disappeared into a vortex, even as Naruto smashed through the ice with the Rasengan.
"Kuso!" Naruto groaned as he stepped on the ice, even as it kept taking his energy away and refilling him with it, "So close to finishing him off…"
"That was still very close, however," Malfurion said, "Now, we can finally rest in our search. Darkterror has been apprehended and we have finally achieved our goals. Prince Kael'Thas, I thank you for your help."
"No, thank you for helping us in our time of need," Kael said as he, along with the rest of the blood elves, bowed, "Now, we must get going."
"Wait, Prince Kael," Naruto said, "You say your people suffered from magic withdrawal, correct?"
"Yes," Prince Kael said sadly, "We are too dependent on the Sunwell to provide our source of magic, and now…"
"There is another way, though," Naruto said as Sylvanas shot him a look, a look he ignored, "We managed to find a well similar in power to the Sunwell… if you wish…"
"I thank you for your offer, Naruto, but we as a race owes our allegiance to Lord Garithos, as we pledged ourselves to his army…" Prince Kael said, "Well, perhaps some would try, but you will have to ask them. Is there anyone here willing to go with Naruto to Theramore?"
There was no reply as Kael sighed and turned to Naruto.
"I fear that perhaps some of us are too loyal to the Alliance, shattered as it is," Kael replied, "I wish they would go, but alas…"
"What about those with families in Theramore? Will they not miss the High Elf brethrens in Theramore?" Naruto said as Kael shook his head.
"When we renamed ourselves the Blood Elves, we nearly severed all ties to our High Elven cousins, try as we might to restore our wishes. I fail to see any possibilities of such a endeavor…"
"I'm sorry then," Naruto said as he bowed his head, "I wish you the best of luck, then, in your travels."
"I thank you too, Naruto, be safe on your journey back," Kael said as the party of Blood Elves left, leaving only a few in the group as they approached Naruto.
"Thank you, sincerely, for your help," some said as they bowed to Naruto, who bowed in return. Some stayed, however.
"Naruto… no, Lord Namikaze," they said, "Though it pains me to leave my brethren behind…"
"It's alright with Kael, and I expect the rest to understand. You wish to join Theramore, no?" Naruto asked as they nodded, embarrassed, "There's a reason why Kael said that in the first place, you know. He wanted you to have a better life than a life of withdrawal. If you wish to do so, then simply follow us back."
"Thank you," the group said as Naruto looked at Malfurion, "By the way, Malfurion, I think Darkterror is either executed… or he's escaped."
"Wait, what?" Malfurion said, surprised, "Then… I would guess Darkterror escaped. Maiev may be headstrong, and she perhaps did say execution, but with Illidan there she might not actually do it and instead only apprehend him and strip him of his powers. The fact that demonic energy is used indicates that either Illidan, Darkterror, or both of them used their powers. In that case it is safe to assume that Darkterror escaped."
"Then Maiev and Illidan will hunt him down, that I can be assured of," Naruto said as he looked, "Farewell, Malfurion, if what Sylvanas-chan about Theramore is true, then it would be best if I head back with these groups first."
"Farewell, Naruto," Malfurion said as Naruto summoned Hikaru.
"Hikaru, I know this is kind of strange to ask of you, but is it possible for you to teleport us back to Theramore?" Naruto asked as Hikaru looked at Naruto.
"There is something going on… and you wish to get there as fast as possible?" Hikaru said as Naruto nodded, knowing the Phoenix's ability of semi-telepathy. Hikaru nodded before, in a large burst of fire, they disappeared.
When they reappeared in front of Theramore Isles, however, they were surprised by Jaina, who was standing right in front of the gates talking with a troll and what appeared to be a half-orc. As soon as Jaina saw the group, however, her face blossomed into a smile, though before she had a chance to walk up Naruto was tackled by a red blur that sent him onto the ground, the red blur, now identified as Lina, holding onto him with a death grip.
"Naruto's back!" Lina squealed happily earning looks of confusion from the many Blood Elves there. Some, in particular, recognized Lina.
"Lina?" some said as Lina turned.
"Yeah?" Lina asked as they surrounded her.
"So that's where you went!" some of them said as they bombarded her with questions, "I thought you were killed!"
"Um, why?" Lina asked as she looked at them, "I was in Dalaran the whole time until I left with Jaina… why would I be killed?"
"Uh-oh…" Naruto said as Lina turned to him, even as the Blood Elf spoke, "Quel'Thalas, Lordaeron, and Dalaran are all destroyed by the Scourge, you didn't know that?"
"What!" this time, the exclamation came from both Jaina and Lina.
"I know Dalaran was conquered, but destroyed?" Jaina asked, a quiver in her voice.
"Quel'Thalas… oh my God… how many escaped?" Lina asked, trembling.
"Yes, regretfully, Lady Proudmoore. Lina… nearly 85% of the remaining High Elves in the entire continent was slaughtered. Arthas committed mass genocide," the Blood Elf said sadly, "In honor of them… we renamed ourselves the Sin'dorei. And not only that, both Fenix and Traxex Skywalker fell against the Scourge. Fenix was resurrected as a full death knight, without conscience or soul, but retaining all his powers. Lord Namikaze fought against him and narrowly won."
"Children of the Blood… why?" Lina asked as tears threatened to spill out of her eyes, even as Naruto moved up and embraced her. Sylvanas widened her eyes at the mention of the fight between Naruto and Fenix.
"What about Dalaran?" Jaina asked as the Blood Elf turned.
"Dalaran was destroyed by Archimonde, who used some sort of spell that we felt, and crushed it, utterly and completely. Only the dungeons and the place of summoning remained… the rest was obliterated," the Blood Elf replied.
"And everyone else?" Jaina asked.
"Most escaped, though many died in the battle against the Scourge. A rather small percentage died during Archimonde's spell, surprisingly. They evacuated from there when Antonidas fell against Arthas' blade," the Blood Elf said.
"I see… at least we aren't completely gone," Jaina replied as the Blood Elf stiffened at the presence of the Horde.
"What are they doing here?" he asked as Jaina looked.
"Something's going on in the mainland of Kalimdor, and they are the emissaries sent by Warchief Thrall to investigate the recent attacks made by them, and to also negotiate with us after we sent some Recons over" Jaina replied as Naruto moved.
"Jaina-chan, let me volunteer for this," Naruto said, though Jaina shook her head.
"No, you've just come back, I can't in good conscience let you leave on yet another mission so soon, I will go myself," Jaina said as Naruto nodded, realizing just how tired he actually is.
"Do I have to report in to the council then?" Naruto asked tiredly as Jaina shook her head.
"Just rest for now," Jaina said softly as Naruto leaned his head against Lina's shoulder.
"Okay then, Jaina-chan," Naruto yawned as Lina led him away, with Sylvanas following.
"So, can you brief me on what happened, Sylvanas?" Jaina asked as Sylvanas recounted the events. Afterwards, Jaina looked grim.
"I will need to make a public announcement to all the High Elves that live here, you know that?" Jaina asked as Sylvanas nodded.
"With your permission, I would like to perform Lament of the Highborne during the…" Sylvanas tried to finish as Jaina silenced her.
"I understand, go ahead, find anyone you need," Jaina said softly as Sylvanas looked relieved and thanked her, before moving into the city. As she moved, however, she was stopped by Jaina's last comment.
"So, told him yet?" Jaina said as Sylvanas blushed a deep crimson, "You know, I was actually expecting you to confess much sooner than that, what with working with him that long training the hunters and stuff like that."
"Jaina…!" Sylvanas protested weakly as Jaina turned and smiled.
"You know, when my father hears of this, he's going to be so mad that Naruto's being shared… I don't like the implications…" Jaina said, aware of what her father can do with his influences.
"Well, it's technically your fault... or is it his?"Sylvanas said, glad to get rid of the depression that hung over her since the news of the genocide.
"Well… I would like to say it's his fault," Jaina said as they laughed.
"Take care Jaina, I don't know what Naruto will do if you were injured or lost to him," Sylvanas said, "I doubt even Mei and Lina can calm him down enough to not destroy the Orcs in one blow."
"The Horde is not that easy to defeat," the half-orc protested as Jaina turned.
"Oh, you have no idea, Rexxar," Jaina said with a small smile, "Take me to the Kul Tiras base, Rexxar. I want to see what's going on."
"As you will," the troll said as they led Jaina to the boat.
"Hmm…" Sylvanas thought to herself as she went into the city, wondering about the conversation, Do I even have the courage to tell him though?
Kul Tiras Base
"What the… those are not humans, Rexxar… I'm pretty sure they're Naga…" Jaina said as Rexxar and Rokhan, the troll, arrived at the base, and saw the destruction, "Well… that's definitely the flag of Kul Tiras alright…"
"Those vile creatures… they've destroyed your people's settlements…" Rexxar said with disgust, clearly showing his hatred of war, even as the Naga turned, "Uh-oh… defend yourselves!"
Before the Naga had a chance to react, however, they were blasted with thin, blade like shards of ice, impaling directly into their hearts and heads, and some into the eyes, killing all three instantly. Rexxar stared at the sudden, and very much one-sided, fight, or carnage, or practice.
"I probably should've left them alive for interrogation shouldn't I?" Jaina asked after a while as Rexxar shook his head clear of the shock.
"Perhaps, but we need to find out what's going on…" Rexxar said, "And try to contact them. Thrall has sent me to clarify the situation."
"I thought I sent some Recons for negotiations and explanation already?" Jaina asked as Rexxar, for some reason, visibly relaxed, and so did Rokhan.
"So you did send them. The Warchief was afraid of espionage work, and decided to send me to probe you of any intentions while leaving them hostage," Rexxar said, "No that it would've helped anyways, Thrall said they probably could break out easily if they are what they say they are."
"I doubt them escaping though. Thrall isn't a pushover and neither is most of the Orcs," Jaina said back, "Thrall is underestimating himself. Let's move on, we need to find…"
"What is it, Jaina?" Rexxar urged as Jaina looked everywhere.
"For some reason, there was an ominous feeling in this area…" Jaina said, before shrugging, "I don't like this feeling… in fact, it almost felt like that day when the message from the Sentinels came in…"
"Milady…" a voice sounded, weak, as Jaina rushed forward, encountering a sight she never thought she would see, at least not in the near future.
It was a Ghost unit, specifically from Team Six, lying upwards with a clearly fatal wound through his chest.
"What happened?" Jaina said as she tried to heal him with a spell.
"The Naga… attacked… and… something…" the Ghost said as he coughed up blood.
"Something?" Jaina asked.
"A human I think… but he also looks like… a snake… he has a hood on him… we were no match," the Ghost continued, "Our team was… wiped out…half left with Admiral Proudmoore earlier… to the south… where they plan on engaging the Orcs… before…"
"Going to Theramore," Jaina finished grimly as the Ghost nodded, then, satisfied with his report, laid down. Jaina closed her eyes.
"Milady… we tried… to delay him… as long as possible…" the Ghost tried to continue, but Jaina held up a hand.
"Don't talk, you're still wounded, just rest and let me finish healing you," Jaina assured the Ghost unit.
"No, milady… the wound is fatal… there was poison…" the Ghost said as Jaina sighed, before freezing up at his next comment.
"Please watch out for him, milady… he fights in the same way as… Lord… Namikaze…" the Ghost said before his life finally expired. Jaina paled.
Oh no, shinobi, Jaina thought as she quickly whistled for Hirameki.
"Hirameki, tell Naruto there's another shinobi," Jaina said, "One who has the characteristics of a snake. I'm going to investigate more."
"On my way, Jaina," Hirameki spoke as he disappeared, disintegrating into water, before Jaina stood up. She turned to Rexxar and Rokhan.
"We need to move," Jaina said quickly, "There's no telling what might happen. You heard him."
"Who is he?" Rexxar asked, "He isn't part of Kul Tiras, is he?"
"No, he's our mole responsible for delaying my father so that we can plan further ahead."
With that said, Jaina began to move, prompting Rexxar and Rokhan to hurry up, passing through several camps of animals, stopping only to rest for a few moments before moving again, at least until they saw the wreckage of burnt ships and dead Naga, as well as various dead Kul Tiras soldiers.
"Oh no, we're too late," Jaina said quietly in horror, before another groan was heard, yet at the same time a group of Naga appeared.
"Go, talk to the soldier, we'll deal with those monstrosities," Rexxar said as he and Rokhan moved forward to engage the Naga even as Jaina neared the source.
"What happened here?" Jaina asked hurriedly as she approached the soldier. The soldier looked at Jaina, before smiling weakly.
"Lady Proudmoore… you are well… the Admiral… will be pleased…" the soldier said before dying of his injuries. Jaina paled even more as Rexxar and Rokhan came back, already done with the group.
"We need to go back to Theramore, now," Jaina said quickly as she teleported them over instantly to the main hall of the castle.
Once there, Jaina found Naruto just sitting on one of the chairs, asleep, with Er'ryl resting by his foot. Lina came to the main hall as Jaina shook Naruto awake.
"Huh… whaa…?" Naruto yawned a bit before he sharpened back, "Jaina-chan! That was fast."
"No time, my father's coming," Jaina said hurriedly as Naruto stood up almost instantly.
"What?" Naruto all but yelled, "Hirameki just told me the news of Team Six, and now this?"
Before he had a chance to reply, there was the sounding horn as Jaina turned, horrified.
"Oh no, he's here, we're too late…" Jaina said as Naruto turned.
Review PLEASE! Thank you. Also, OC's are open for suggestions once again, but this time with a twist. I've added in OC's called "Represents" which are the most powerful of their classes, matching Naruto in power. Currently, Fenix Skywalker, my own OC, takes the position of both Hunter and Death Knight; Hecate by Oxycoon has been chosen for Warlock, Pheles by Oxycoon has been chosen for Druids, and Horus Lightwig by Hakkyou no Yami has been chosen for Paladin. "Represents" are on a first come first pick basis, but the rest is up to you. The current positions open are: Priest (Blood Elf preferred), Warrior (Orc preferred), Shaman (tauren preferred), and Rogue (Forsaken preferred). Of course, the race is up to you, the preference is mostly just mine but I'll take your preferences into account as well, since it's your own OC's after all. Mage is undergoing consideration between two characters already, so there will be no competition for that either. Those that get picked will be posted on my Profile, and those already chosen is already on as well.
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