'Let your passions guide you.'
That small little mantra would indeed bring Overseer Tremel to the latest Sith Acolyte dropped off on Korriban.
It was not first that Tremel had returned to the Korriban Arrival Port. Only this time, unlike before the age old Sith came back to the small spaceport because this was the last chance, he had in trying to restore the Sith Order.
There was much that could be said about Tremel. He was a Sith. He was a staunch traditionalist. But above all else, he was a patriot to the Sith Order and its Empire.
Yet, over the years after the war between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic, the Sith's numbers have decreased significantly and to the man's ire was the latest rules made by the Dark Council. And one of those rules was allowing lesser-breed of individuals who did not stem from the Sith linage as he or others like him, to be given entry to the Sith Academies known throughout Sith Space. It disgusted him. Though Tremel could understand the military advantage and the need for numbers to win the war against the Republic, a part of him could not accept the thought of mudded blood tainting the fine Sith lineage built over the last thousand years since the Sith Empire returned to the known galaxy.
That was why, a few months prior, Tremel spent every last bit of Credits, resources and pulling in favors owed to him, did Tremel undermine the training process he valued so much to bring someone of true Sith lineage and aid him in trying to restore the Sith Order more properly.
Tremel personally handpicked an individual who was already gifted in the Force - particularly to the dark side of the Force - and was well-trained in combat.
No other being was more appropriate to Tremel's plan than a Sith Pureblood.
Tremel would even go so far as to believe the one he chose would very well be the second coming of Exar Kun.
"..."
That was what Tremel believed at first.
So how could the plan have turned out so wrong? Tremel asked himself dozens of times over, thinking where in the Force did, he go wrong?
'No.' Tremel thought angrily. "I did not go wrong with anything; it was that fool! He couldn't even bring me a simple Warblade!" The aged Sith spat angrily in disgust, he would not dare bring up the acolyte's name. If he died, he would be forgotten. And rightfully so.
The acolyte Tremel brought in was arrogant. So easily doubting Tremel's efforts in making him the strongest and quick to challenge him. It was aggravating, Tremel admitted that. Yet he was sure the acolyte would pull through and see the true extent of what it meant to be Sith. So Tremel gave the acolyte the simple task of retrieving a Sith warblade.
Eight hours later.
It took eight hours of Tremel's patience to wane before he set out to find the acolyte. In their earlier meeting, Tremel had placed a tracker on the acolyte. And where Tremel found him only enraged the Overseer.
The fool did not make it that far into the tomb! Most of him was torn apart, entrails hollowed out and eaten by the creatures in there, and the tracker being inside the belly of a K'lor'slug.
Tremel's plan had become a monumental failure.
Forward a few months after, Tremel returned to the Korriban Arrival Port where he would meet the latest Sith Acolytes dropped off onto the planet.
Already he could see the Imperial shuttlecraft in the distance, flying low from the planet's atmosphere and meeting the octagonal-shaped landing pad of duracrete and durasteel frame. Once it landed, Tremel saw the acolytes step out of the shuttle. With the statue of the Sith Emperor behind him, looming over all and the crimson Imperial banners decorating the entrances of the facility, it did fill the man with pride to see the fear and awe the acolytes had when they stared at a glimpse of the Empire's glory and power.
Though Tremel was displeased.
He thought to himself, 'let your passions guide your judgment' and followed his own instincts and through the Force as well. Tremel reached out with the Force, to sense the power within these acolytes and see if they were worthy. While he was quick to judge them, he learned his lesson at the very least of only having someone who was at least human. The only thing that spared them from his dismissal was the fact some of these acolytes hailed from Sith Worlds. So, who would be the one to carry out Overseer's plan?
'Hm?'
Some caught Tremel's attention, so the Overseer gave a few short words before giving the acolytes their trials. Let them prove themselves first. Tremel had to see for himself if they were capable enough to survive the tombs. But before the man left, he would soon find another acolyte that had split from the ground. With his back turned, Tremel could only see the yellow-hair and dark clothing he wore. Tremel may not have seen the young man's face, he did sense the youth's power in the Force. It was strong, stronger than the whole group of acolytes that passed by.
Could he be the one? Tremel thought to himself he made his way towards him.
Stopping behind him and keeping silent, Tremel noticed the blonde-haired human was staring out at Korriban's landscape.
"It is quite marvelous, is not?" Tremel spoke, catching the blonde's attention. "There aren't many who would notice the hidden beauty that Korriban possesses" commented Tremel. And it was true. Well beyond a simple look, the planet was rich in history. These very landscapes would be the first home to the ancient Sith species as well as the first Sith Lords ever to rise. That was what made Korriban beautiful in Tremel's eyes.
"It's different" the blonde spoke softly, "it's a lot different than Ziost."
Tremel's eyes widen just slightly. It did not necessarily surprise him, some of the acolytes that were sent to their trials hailed from the other Sith Worlds like Athiss and Begeren. But Ziost was a much older planet with a very long history to the Sith, being the home planet to one of the first Dark Lords Ajunta Pall.
There was even another name when referring to Ziost: Gateway to the Empire.
Already the young man was proving to be a very good choice. He was human. He came from the planet Ziost. And his potential in the Force may be enough to achieve what Tremel desired. Maybe even more.
And once he turned around, Tremel saw the Sith Acolyte properly now.
The Sith Acolyte was a blonde-haired human male with light skin, noticeable dark lines seen on each side of his cheeks and bright blue eyes. He possessed a tall, lithe and lean athletic build. What the Acolyte wore was a black attire, a tunic dressed over an undershirt with black pants, black gloves and black boots. He wore a belt carrying a few pouches, and datapad placed there at his waist. Oddly, Tremel did not see the blonde carry a Practice Saber.
The Acolyte stared at Tremel, confused when it dawned on him that he did not know the man that came up to him.
"Sorry, but who are you?" The yellow-haired Acolyte asked, Tremel did not take offence to this and then spoke.
"I am Overseer Tremel"
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[Neutral]
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten this." Naruto said, reaching to the collar of his robe and pulling out a thick golden cord from his neck.
How could Tremel have not sensed the Acolyte with that!? There was a dark gleam radiating off of it.
"And this too!" Putting the necklace back inside of his clothing, Naruto reached into his back pouch where Tremel would hear the ambient sound sing softly in his ears and the beautiful crimson glow blooming within it.
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[Unconventional Sith Route]
'Doton: Kage Bunshin - Earth Release: Shadow Clone.'
Naruto brought his hands together in a quick, brief series of hand seals before resting on the final seal. And just like that, Naruto would then expel a stream of mud from his mouth. The large glob of mud hit the ground and quickly took shape, becoming more defined in detail and color before becoming an exact replica of the blonde. A piece of his chakra was split, following the same principles to the Shadow Clone Technique and was mixed in with earth-based chakra as well.
"I should be able to cover more ground with you, once you're done with any missions you have, come back to me" Naruto ordered.
"Right" said the mud clone before giving a hand seal of his own.
'Henge-no-Jutsu - Transformation Technique.'
The mud clone then brought their own hand seal up to his chest, the clone's whole body suddenly inflated like a balloon before popping seconds later in a cloud of white smoke. Who Naruto saw next was an older looking version of his old friend Scarlet Blaze.
[Dark Honor Guard Route]
Unknown to Tremel, Naruto began to channel some of the energy within the Stone of Gelel. The Force would follow after.
There was a subtle shift in the Force. Tremel sensed it the moment the blonde-haired acolyte brought up his hand, upturning his palm where a dark red orb appeared. At this, Tremel was taken back. The young man had conjured something out of nothing, and it only went a step further when Tremel saw the orb turn grey and take shape into a narrow rod-like weapon: a quarterstaff from an unknown composition.
"With this I was able to fight against Vine Cats on Ziost."
When Naruto explained, he then took a step back and grab the length of the weapon and begin a quick fluid motion where he twirled the weapon showing a degree of skill before ending it with a strike that sent a wave of air along Tremel's face.
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*Author's Note:
"Please understand that while this is indeed a small chapter, this was part of a bigger chapter I broke down because I wanted to catch the attention of my readers and for everyone to read the AN before fully grasping the story overall.
Naruto is the Sith Warrior. Though he is not THE Sith Warrior, Naruto will be his own person and what he defines as a Sith. Naruto is OC and AU and has a complete background as to how and why he is in the Star Wars Universe. Any further elaboration can be explained on my profile about the 'conditions' my particular set of stories meet.
I am torn between two ideas that would actually work very well with Naruto in Star Wars, but it is complicated. For anyone who cannot understand, go to my profile and see "The Whirlpool Saga" and the "Gelel Legend" which are their own chronicles of Naruto's adventures if he encountered a different set of circumstances in his life.
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If we go by the Whirlpool Saga Naruto would follow the "Unconventional Sith" Route: This is where Naruto is found by a Sith Lord who despite being a Sith, this person has how own belief and set of ideas in what they believe a Sith is. Naruto is found by this Sith Lord, after spending ten years on Ziost, and would learn about the galaxy, the Force and the Sith and Jedi. Naruto is a cross between a Shinobi and a Force-user. However, Naruto does not have common Force abilities like Force Push and Force Pull, he cannot do anything related to the telekinetic powers the Force grants and instead has a different set of Force abilities that would be rare and uncommon to normal Force users.
Naruto's powers are Shinobi based but have a sprinkle of Force powers added on top of it.
The Dark Honor Guard Route: Based on the 2nd Naruto Movie "Legend of the Stone of Gelel" Naruto is sucked into a space-time rift and is transported into the Star Wars Universe. In this he is found by a Force-sensitive Dark Honor Guard and is trained by the guard in hand-to-hand combat and in Force abilities. What sets this apart from the usual theme about Dark Honor Guards is the fact that this one believed Naruto would better benefit the Empire as a Sith rather than be an Honor Guard. So, either way, Naruto knows about the Sith Order, the Galaxy and the Force.
Naruto's powers are only limited to a minor set of Ninjutsu like the Shadow Clone Technique (At bare minimal 6 to 96 clones in total and does not know the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.) As well as a few other Jutsu. This version of Naruto is still OC and AU. Naruto has all the powers Gelel can give to its user. And Naruto has Force powers including Force Push and such.
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