1030 hours, June 02, 2528 (military calendar)
Naruto's Office, Maelstrom Base
Fire Country, Planet Elemental
After cleaning up from his workout Naruto was dressed in his formal kimono making sure everything looked in order with his secretaries. Granted this was a meeting that was going to be holo projected and short he wanted it to look professional. The meeting was going to happen in a second now as the projector in the middle of the room was saying standby. With the circular device projecting the words 'Stand By' he had his secretaries stand behind him with there pads ready as it activated.
Booting up with a blue glow the projector displayed a very old man dressed in Daimyo robes sitting in a thrown surrounded by his advisor and what looked like his family. He recognized them as his widowed daughter and her 2 kids along with his son and his wife. They family was all dressed in noble clothing showing their allegiance to him. Once seeing the connection was fully established, he gave a bow to him before standing up as the old man spoke.
"I have read up about you Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. I know of the deeds you have done and the company you have created. With this loan you ask of me, what do you plan to do with it?" he started cutting straight to it. Like rumors suggested he was low on time, so he was quick with business.
"I plan on boosting a few of my projects. One will be me requiring a few additional ships to complete a contract for the UNSC" he stated making him lean forward. "Explain this contract" he ordered as he nodded not seeing anything wrong with it. "The job is body recovery in space for the fallen from the war. I would also be conducting scavenging operations from the wreckage".
Tapping a file Naruto sent it to him for it to be displayed on his side showing some of his plans. "While risky I will be taking humans wreckage to be recycled and reused to make parts and supplies. The Covenant wreckage will be brought for studying and reverse engineering. I hope to one day have the technology that they have for us" he explained as the Daimyo party looked at the file and discuss some things before his daughter spoke up.
"What made you follow this course of action? I'm sure there are many other ways for you to grow your company. You have a decent size fleet and crew"
"It's because of the war hime. I saw the results of the Covenant glassing a planet. The citizens were defenseless. I even saw destroyed transport ships of civilians. They weren't allowing any of them to escape. So, I want to make sure this never happens to Elemental. This is one of my plans"
"One?"
"The other three is this" he said sending them another file. Opening it up they saw a large structure from the ground to the sky. Another was structures placed in orbit and the last was a rough sketch of a large ship.
"An orbital life, MAC platforms, and a new ship"
"Correct. I will use the technology I recovered from the Covenant and combine it with our own to make the strongest defenses possible for us. It will help keep us all safe" he finished making them all talk to each other about.
"We will give you the loan you require on certain conditions. The orbital lift must be built in fire country. The trade from it will boost our economy. Second my daughter will be the liaison for this project. She will be working with you until the loan is paid back" offered the Daimyo.
Taking little thought on it as much was not needed, he could accept this. He would probably build the elevator near the base to boost his operations, but he could also sweeten the deal with this. "I will accept the deal if you will be willing to also oversea the daily operations of the elevator when it is complete. If she is available for the job" he smirked as the man smirked back.
"Himari has no obligations not to. Her older brother will sit on the throne after me and she will handle the daily operations for the elevator. Heaven and Earth. I accept" he explained. With those final words the meeting was wrapped up by the secretaries who finalized the process. With that Naruto could step away from the meeting as the Aayla would handle the transfer and Shaak Ti will handle the purchasing.
With the coming months he would have kids, grow his fleet some more, and scavenge the whole orbit of Daylin. Hopefully Tenten's increased crew will help unlock the secrets to the Covenant technology. He already explained that he wanted to first learn their armor and metal. Followed that would be their power supplies and systems. Last would be their shielding, weapons, and other onboard equipment. The Covenant trooper gear would come after all that.
Undisclosed Location
It took some time, research, and the help of a A.I. but Hinata finally was able to determine who was getting Gato these ships. The dishonorable discharge Admiral Orchimaru Otachi. Brilliant strategist, scientist, and warrior but perform acts that were very unsavory and was caught. Before the UNSC could deliver justice, the Covenant had attacked and Orchimaru used that chance to escape. She had brought this up to the higher ups, but they do not have enough information to do anything about it yet and the war took priority. She would like to go after Orchimaru using Naruto, but he was not ready for that challenge yet and it would hit too close to home for some members of his crew.
She had to hold off on this piece of information and be discreet. While searching for more information on Orchimaru she could use this chance to see about getting clearance to get to Planet Harvest. It still seemed impossible at this moment because the battles were still fierce, and they will be using the area as publicity. Showing everyone that they can win. She just needed someone to cut her a break which was why she was calling in a favor from her father she didn't want to use him for this but what choice did she had.
Currently she had the man staring back at her from a screen with his emotionless expression that made it hard to determine what he had on his mind, but she knew one thing. This request is going to cost her. A lot most likely.
"I see the request you asked of me. You wanted to go to the front lines for some dig site. Explain your reasoning for this" he ordered placing his pad down and looking at her fiercely.
"Yes Tou-sama. I believe the ruins contain something from an ancient society that the Covenant must want. It may even be the reason that the Covenant attacked us in the first place" she explained as her father leaned back in his seat to think about this. "Such a discovery would be a boom for us. You want the UNSC to dispatch forces for this mission of yours?" he asked as she shook her head no.
Pulling units from the front line would make this request even harder. "No, I have a private company who has been doing missions for me. They will provide me the protection and research what I need"
"Ah yes. The company owned by Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. Maelstrom is his company name. Clean record, and outstanding remarks. Got out the military and formed his own company. I know he won't do this for free especially with the risks involved with this operation"
"You are correct. ONI will provide the funds and whatever he requires. I just need for you to get the clearance" she finished as the man nodded and typed a few things on his pad. "I will get you the clearance to go but I want something in return. I won't ask you to settle down, but I want a list of names of prospects for husbands. I want you to get started on some plans for that. If you have none, I will provide you with a list. I want the list by the time this mission is over. Is that clear?" he warned glaring down at her.
"Hai, Tou-sama" she answered with a bow. "Good. I got you your clearance. Go to Naruto and proceed with this mission. Failure to not have what I require will lead to consequences" he finished disconnecting the phone as she let out a breath of air. 'That's one part done. Now let's see what the UNSC and Naruto would want' she thought sending the mission request to Naruto while waiting for UNSC reply
Planet Reach
In a facility on a military base was no other than Doctor Catherine Halsey and her partners. The group was currently looking over the gear and bodies that has been collected from the Covenant to study. To see if they can replicate their technology and find weaknesses in their biology. She was currently looking over the armor that the elite's have worn when a ping went off from her pad nearby. Removing her gloves, she walked over to the pad to read the message and smirked.
See the smirk on her face one of her partners walked over to her to see what's going on. She recognizes that kind of smirk from working with her for some time. "Alright Halsey what now?" she questioned placing her fists on the hips of her lab coat.
"Pack your bags, Tsunade. We have got some digging in Harvest to do" she smiled as the woman groan. "SHIZUNE! Get me my sake. She is doing something crazy again" she called out as a womanly voice yelled back "NO!".
2 Months Later
Once again, the fleet was preparing for their long deployment. They had to wait some time for their guests to arrive as they were traveling from a long distance. In that time multiple things had happened. For one Naruto is now truly a father to a boy from Tsunami named Menma, a boy from Tenten named Arashi, and just recently a girl named Sarada from Sakura. These were the happiest moments of his life but that also came with the issue with their job. Their job would keep them away for months at a time and he really needed Sakura and Tenten for this mission. The answer while risky was to bring them along on the 'Majestic Fox' but with a nanny to watch over them when they are working. Luckily Shaak Ti and Aayla happily filled in that role with his apprentice a young woman by the name of Ahsoka.
Speaking of Shaak Ti with enough pressure she finally made her move on Naruto, and they have been steadily dating. She honestly didn't care for the other woman he was with. Just wanted her spot in her hero's heart. Aayla on the other hand hadn't make any moves but it was noticeable that she wanted to.
The next thing was that the mission for the UNSC has been completed but Sasuki's squad was ordered to stay for the guests who would be on this mission. The extra protection since they were going into a heavily combat planet. He made good friends with the team which to his surprise ended up with Kiba dating a Tortuga from his company. He highly encouraged it as well since they all needed someone in their life.
The next thing was the business deal he had with Sinoviet Heavy Machinery. The deal of paying them a few billion in credits, quite a bit of tons in weight of material needed to build ships, and the deal to not manufacture ships to sell to the UNSC got them the designs for the cruiser ships. They could make the ships for themselves when the shipyard was ready. With the designs of the underground storage made by Tenten that should be done by the time they got back. It was also the reason why none of the larger ships were not seen on the landing pad. They were stored underground now.
Having 10's of thousands of DUM-series droids built with more on the way sped up construction of anything they were programmed to do. They were currently working on the new type of ship he had in mind but mostly on the space elevator. The Fire lord made things easier and started construction of the road to the base and nearby community to the capital and Konoha City. It would make travel easier for everyone and improve supply lines.
The last thing was that Tenten's group had fully analyzed the Covenant metal and how it was created. It contained some unknown elements that were hard to decipher for some time. The Covenant power supply was easier to understand as they used plasma, but it was groundbreaking on how they harness the power of plasma. She now had the team working on their systems.
Naruto could smile proudly at his team's accomplishment as a pelican landed in front of him. He could only hope that this mission goes smoothly and brings something good besides the reward for the mission being completed. As the pelican's door opened he could only stare in shock at who came walking out.
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