1605 hours, August 21, 2528 (military calendar)

Lab, Majestic Fox

Desert, Planet Harvest

The group could only stare at the object in complete awe. Here in front of them was something that would be consider the most valuable thing in the galaxy in their eyes. A forerunner A.I. This is the key to unlocking everything left over from the forerunners. Unlocking the past and even saving humanity from extermination!

"This is amazing. I have so many questions and thoughts, but I have no idea on where to start" started Naruto as everyone now crowded around him.

"How about I start?" asked Precious Justice to which he nodded. "I am a forerunner A.I. that is assigned to you and no one else. My instructions are to serve the reclaimer that unlocks me which is you. Upon being forced to serve others and not you my safety protocols will either force me to lock up or deletion. I do hope that doesn't occur" she stated in a cheerful statement.

"Reclaimer. You called me that. What does that mean?"

"Reclaimer is the title that my creators gave your species. You are the inheritors of the mantle of responsibilities for the safekeeping and peace of this galaxy" she answered making more questions pop up.

Deciding to take a seat which everyone else followed as well, he swore everyone to secrecy and locked down the room so they could get more answers.

"Your creators. The forerunners. Where are they right now? Why are we only finding the left-over structures of them?"

"I don't have all the data on their location as I have been locked away for your arrival for quite some time. When I link up to the nearest terminal to the main data base, I can get more updated information on that". It was most likely been thousands of years or more since she was informed about them after all.

"And that location is?"

"Hmm, according to the charts of your maps the nearest location would be the planet Triniel. But the next location would be on a planet you called Reach" she answered making the group think.

"I would say go for planet Triniel" spoke up Catherine as she continued on. "If you go to Reach then the UNSC, ONI, and other entities would get involved. Let's keep this in a tight net circle for now"

It was a sound plan, but they first have to get past the Covenant and UNSC who are fighting it out on this planet. Something that may take a few months with the way things are looking at the moment. The Covenant really want something on this planet.

"For now, we can say you are just a smart A.I. if anyone asks" offered Tenten confusing the A.I. "A smart A.I.? One second please….Oh! You mean like that cute little A.I. name Kora?" she asked as Kora appeared nearby looking offended.

'Is that what that A.I. I locked up felt like?' thought Kora

"Well Kora is pretty advance in the A.I department. One of the best created" Naruto defended as Kora looked proud now at the praise as others agreed as well.

"Well yes she is for your tech level" confusing them again. "Tech level?"

"Yes, do you want me to explain further?" (nod) "From what I was able to gather on the database the UNSC is on a tech level of 2. The Covenant would be considered a tech level of 3 due to the tech they were able to get from our left-over structures. I do recognize some of our technology in their designs"

"And what would be the forerunner's tech level"

"I would say that their level is 8. The forerunner's have created things beyond your possible imagination. I can send you specs on what I mean later if you like?" she offered

"Later. We need to advance step by step. Too fast and we will collapse on ourselves" stated Tenten as everyone agreed. They knew that if you create something that no one can use or understand, it was just useless.

"But your A.I. while amazing only has a lifespan of 8 years before it runs into rampancy. That is a massive issue" she explained as Catherine, Tenten, and Kora frowned as they knew this piece of information but for others this was shocking news.

"How do I prevent this? I don't want her to only last 8 years" asked Naruto. She was family to him after everything they been through.

"The planet Triniel has the resources to fix this issue. When we travel there, we can upgrade her to have nearly the same capabilities as myself" she offered. That was something Naruto defiantly going to take care of. No way she is kicking the bucket in 8 years.

The next question was "what is that forerunner orb over there?" he questioned pointing at the orb that was in the large box with her.

"Oh, you are lucky indeed. That is a design seed. It's a very complicated to explain that would take a lot of time to do so but to simplify it, it is a device that you place a schematic which would build whatever it is if the resources is nearby. Very handy to build ships and large structures" she finished as Naruto knew immediately what to do with that seed. But for now, new plans needed to be made.

"Alright, we will head for Triniel when the repairs are done, and we find a location to leave the planet. In the meanwhile, we will learn what we can for the Precious Justice and negotiate with the UNSC about keeping the others onboard for some time. Maybe even buy their contracts. Also no one is to say anything about this conversation to anyone" he ordered as everyone nodded in agreement.

With everything in agreement things fell into a routine for everyone. The fleet focused on repairs and preparations while small portions of a circle focused on learning from Precious Justice. The main people in that circle were Catherine, Tenten, Tsunade, Sakura, Kora, and Naruto. With the A.I. in their hands breaking down the Covenant technology on the database was a simple matter. Now the focus was doing the impossible. Naruto wanted to combine Covenant, UNSC, and Forerunner technology into his company. Combine the best of everything. With a lot of time to do all of this, he could focus on other things that had bother him before. The list of things was Catherine's Spartan project, Kurenai's date, Kyuubi's actions, his love situation, and the voice in his head.

He needed to get a handle on all these things and the best part or easier one would be Catherine as she was working with him constantly. Which was why she was now in his private office with him having a talk about it. He wanted the full story on this Spartan project straight from her. If they wanted to continue this working arrangement, she needed to come clean about everything. A feeling which was shared with her.

She had kept a lot of this project inside unable or willing to tell many about this. It weighed heavily on her mind and body. Telling the full story to someone felt like a weight has been lifted off her chest. It was a project that would be for the betterment of humanity. It was something that she had to tell herself to continue with it. But not all things for the better are good. She realized that and have been putting forth an effort to make up for it. Helping the UNSC was a way to lower her crimes. How much she needed to do to be resolved of it she didn't know.

"I'm glad that you have told me about all of this. How many Spartans are there?" he questioned.

"All over the UNSC there are 132 Spartans. Most are in teams while some do operations alone. With their creations they are the best soldiers on the field. Only soldiers that could match them are the strongest of Elementals. The idea of using Elementals in the project was brought up but utimaily canceled. It would require a lot more research and work for that to happen. But it was thought that a Spartan Elemental would be the ultimate warrior" she finished making him think on that.

"You have an incredible mind and the work you could do in my company would be invaluable. It was why I have thought of making a deal with ONI"

"A deal? You can't be serious about working with them!" she shouted as Naruto held his hands to calm her down so he could explain.

"The deal I want to broker with them is your release from your crimes and to work underneath me, the release of contract for all the UNSC personnel onboard to work with me, and a alliance along with partnership with the UNSC"

"And in return?"

"I will perform exclusive contracts for them, humanitarian assistance, and the release of develop tech to them. Contracts will be negotiated as I will not accept anything that is suicide for us. Humanitarian assistance is very much needed as millions of people have been displaced due to the war. They need homes, work, and food. And we can release some of the things we created to them. It would help the war effort" he finished making her think. It seemed like a good offer just to give up a few people and ignore her crimes.

"But what would make them bite?" she questioned as he smirked and pressed a button on his pad nearby displaying a design. "You are going to give them the build designs for a ship shield?"

"Correct. This the basic version we were able to design but we are working on better one's that incorporate all the tech we are learning from" he stated proudly

"Hmm, with this technology they would definitely go for it. This could shorten their ship losses massively. When are you going to propose this to them?"

"Soon. I already set up a request to meet with the ONI board. They will listen to me because after all I'm a person of interest to them. They would be curious about what their past project would want on them. But there is something I want you to do as a side project with the others. I want you to take the research on the Spartan project as well as the data you gather on me to make enhancements on me" he finished with making her raise an eyebrow with interest.

"Ok, I'm listening. Go on"

"I saw the videos on the Spartans and the idea of a Spartan Elemental interests me. Something like this could be useful for us. Precious Justice should help in this as well to make it more efficient but under no circumstances will children be involved in this. The project will be a go only if it can be safely performed on adults and they will have to be willing as well"

"I can definitely agree to that. No more kids. Maybe we the new A.I. and personnel new breakthroughs could be discovered that we haven't found or thought of before" she smiled standing up with him signaling the end of the meeting.

"Well, it was nice meeting with you, and I hope I made the right decision taking a chance out on you" he said shaking her hand as she smiled back.

"You have no worries. I will make everything up to you and congrats on the upcoming kids" she stated confusing him

"I know that is was you that knocked up all those women. You sure have an impressive stamina that have caught the eye of some of us onboard. You just find a way to amaze me every time" she finished with a wave before walking off as Naruto looked on with a blush of embarrassment.

'Well, that was a bit embarrassing. But now that she brought it up it's time to take on another thing. We have to talk Kyuubi'

Glossary of Today's Mentions:

Forerunner:

Forerunner A.I. – Precious Justice

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