Hey everyone! Thunderito here and welcome to chapter eleven of Naruto: The Shadow Blade! This chapter features Naruto's experience with ALO. On with the story!

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Chapter 11: A Brave New World

Elder Forest

Naruto opened his eyes, as he felt he was falling from the sky. He looked down, to see that he was approaching at fast speeds the Spriggan hometown, which looked like a tall pyramid, with a square temple-like structure on top. However, he felt himself stop in mid-air, as lightning surrounded him, before he fell into a black hole. He then felt himself crashing into grass, moaning. He rose in pain, before stretching "Well, at least that was better than the introduction ceremony of SAO." he joked to himself, before looking down. He was wearing grey boots, black pants, a grey shirt and a black jacket above. He also had a leather strap and could feel the handle of a sword on his back. He then touched his hair, surprised to feel them falling down, in contrast to his spiky look.

He sighed "Well, let me see how this… works?" he asked himself. He tried opening the menu with his right hand and it didn't work. He then tried with his left and when it opened he immediately went to see if there was a Logout button. Sighing in content upon seeing the Logout button, he then checked his stats. However, he didn't expect to see over 15 maxed out Skills. "What is this? All my SAO skills are here? All except the Nito-Ichi skill are here. Is this SAO?" he asked himself. He then went to his items, seeing a Starter Chokuto and tons of items which had question marks. "Wait a minute? Could it be here?" he said, quickly scrolling down the list, until he saw an item saying MHCP001. Pressing on it, he saw a familiar looking crystal on his hand. Touching it, it rose into the air, before he was blinded by light. Opening his eyes, he gasped as he saw a glowing Yui levitating in the air. As she slowly opened her eyes, Naruto raised his arm at her "Yui-chan, do you remember me?" he asked. She widened her eyes, before tears started to fall. She dived on him and hugged him "Papa!" she yelled, crying. He held her tightly in his arms, smiling "My little girl…" he said.

They sat down on a log that formed a small bridge above a river. "So, Yui-chan? Do you know what this world is? It is a different game, yet my items and stats from SAO are here." he said. She held her head and closed her eyes for a few moments. "This world is a copy of SAO. The main programs and the graphic format is the same, but the version of the Cardinal System is older." she said. Naruto frowned "Well, RCT, the company of this game, took over Argus's management. They probably use the technology they inherited. But what of my stats?" he asked.

She closed her eyes again, before opening them "This data is your SAO character's data. It somehow remained the same, as if the system protected it, yet it doesn't feel whole. Still, it overlapped your base stats. You're basically using your SAO body, but with a different form." she said. Naruto looked at his items "It might not feel whole because my items and my Nito-Ichi aren't identified." he said. Yui nodded "I suggest deleting your items, before an error identification program picks them up." she said. Naruto thought of it for a second, then shook his head "I passed two years collecting these, so that I could protect Mama. I can't throw them in the trash. Same for my skills. I will place an anti-security device on my NerveGear." he said.

He then laughed "Now, I am a full cheater." he said to himself before turning to Yui "What does the system categorize you as?" he asked. She closed her eyes "I am identified as an artificial player support program, a Navigation Pixie." she said, before light enveloped her. When it was gone, she became the size of Naruto's finger, wearing a white dress and having white wings. "Oh look at my little Yui-chan." said Naruto, patting her head. She blushed "Come on papa." she moaned. "So, you still have admin authorities?" he asked. She shook her head "No. I can only access wide-area map data. "I see." he said, rising to his feet.

"The truth is Yui-chan, we might find Asuna, or Mama, here." he said. Yui flew on his shoulder "What do you mean Papa? Where is Mama?" she asked. "Even after SAO was cleared, Mama was still asleep. I heard a girl on top of Yggdrasil looks like Mama." he said, pointing at the large tree in the distance. "I see. So we will go there Papa?" she asked, as he nodded with a smirk.

"That reminds me. Shouldn't I be in my hometown? Why am I here?" he asked. "I don't know. Maybe something interfered with the system." she said. He shrugged "Oh well." he said, before activating his wings, which were black as night "So these are my wings?" he asked, as she nodded. "You can use a controller to fly." she said. He shook his head "Nah. If these are wings and you can use them, then the chances are you can use them by yourself without a controller." he said, closing his eyes. Suddenly, Yui saw his wings starting to move, before he jumped and flew high in the sky. "Amazing Papa! You already got the hang of this!" she exclaimed. He grinned "How long can I fly?" he asked. "As long as your wings glow. Then, you need to go to the ground." she said. He nodded "Now let us-" "Lookout!" he heard a voice. Turning, he yelped, as another player slammed on him, as they both fell to the ground.

Naruto groaned, rising and looking at the other player. She was short, with shoulder-length blonde hair, cat ears and tail and green eyes. However, her clothes and the three whiskers on her face formed an image on Naruto's mind. "Ow, I hit that baka." the girl moaned, only to yelp as Naruto punched her head. His eye twitched "Who do you call a Baka? Eh, Argo!" he yelled. She widened her eyes, before jumping back, looking at him up and down. She grinned, rushing and hugging him "Ruto-kun!" she yelled. He smirked, patting her head "Good to see you too Argo." he said. She grinned, only to go behind his back, as three Salamanders, wearing red armour and holding large two handed axes appeared. "Ruto-kun! Save me!" she said. He looked at Argo, then at the Salamanders "Are you still an information collector?" he asked, as she nodded "Then after this, you will get me information." he said.

He walked forward, as a Salamander said "Back off newbie!" he said. He simply made a 'come here' motion. The Salamander roared and charged at him, swinging the axe down, only for Naruto to catch it from the staff. "Oh please. This is nothing." he smirked, before swinging the axe around, as the Salamander held on to it, before throwing it up in the sky. As the guy was coming down, Naruto took out his Chokuto and stabbed him in the face, as the guy died. "A game where you're free to kill and you can't die. I might as well have played Dark Spirit 3…" he said to himself before disappearing and reappearing behind the second Salamander, as his head blew to bits, his body following soon enough. "Now. Will you come at me, spiky tomato, or will you run away?" he asked, grinning maniacally. His response was for the Salamander to run off. He looked at his retreating form for a second before laughing "Fools. Don't even know when one is acting." he exclaimed. He turned to Argo "Lead me to a town. We shall talk there." he said. Argo nodded, not noticing Yui hiding in Naruto's jacket.

Freelia

Freelia was the capital city of the Cait Sith. It was a beautiful city, looking like a castle made of granite with medium-sized buildings. Naruto and Argo were currently in a Cafe, drinking milk. "So. What can you tell me of Yggdrasil?" said Naruto. Argo blinked "Well, first off, Yggdrasil is the spot of ALO's first Grand Quest. No matter the race, you can only get ten minutes of flight. But if you can get to the top of the World Tree and meet the Fairy King Oberon, your race will become Alfs and gain unlimited flight." she explained. Naruto nodded "That seems appealing, but how do you reach the top?" he asked. "Well, there's a dome at the base of the tree, but the guardians are ridiculously powerful, so much that a single race can't pass to the Floating City." she said. Naruto frowned "Either a quest is overlooked, or it needs at least two races." he said. "If it's the latter, it's pointless. Why would you do a quest so that someone else can get the reward?" she said "Still, after you experience flying. It's hard to give up. It may take years but-" she was interrupted as Naruto slammed his hand on the table. He growled to himself, before sighing. He rose "Thank you for the information. If I need anything I shall call you." he said, sending her a friend request. She nodded, accepting it "Later, Ruto-kun." she said, smirking. He nodded, smiling.

As he walked away, he saw Yui coming out of his jacket. "What will you do now, Papa?" she asked. "I shall go to Yggdrasil and take it down by force. I shall burn it to the ground if it means finding Mama." he said, his eyes becoming cold. His eyes softened, looking at Yui "Don't worry. We will save Mama." he said, as she smiled and nodded. She stayed on the pocket of his jacket and fell asleep. Naruto went into a safe zone and stayed down. "I will find you Asuna." he said, before disconnecting." Unknown to him, his eyes became blood red for a slight second, as in the deep ends of the system, something pulsed.

Yggdrasil

The World Tree, Yggdrasil. The tallest structure in the game, the spot of the first quest and the place. On one of the lowest branches, stood a large birdcage, made of gold. Inside, was a table with two chairs and a large bed. Sitting on one of the chairs, was Asuna. She wore a white long skirt, white strips around her ankles, a white crop that was held by a red ribbon forming a bow and her ears were decorated with gold leaves. She was sitting with a sad expression on her face, as some birds flew around. Her face turned to one of annoyance when she heard a voice "That expressions is simply divine Titania. When you're face is ready to burst into tears. If only I captured it." the voice said. The birdcage opened and inside came a man with long blonde hair held by an emerald-decorated crown, green hair, pale skin and green wings. He wore a long dark green robe, a green cloak held by an emerald, silver sandals and his ears were decorated with gold leaves. "You can. After all, you are an administrator here." she said. "You're so cold. When will you accept me Titania?" he asked. "Stop calling me that." she said. "You're not fun." he said. "I am the Fairy King Oberon! Ruler of all Fairies and the one the races look up to. And you're my queen, Titania. Why not play along?" he asked. She closed her eyes "You're wasting you're time. I am Asuna and I will never be your Queen. All I feel for you is loathing and annoyance." she replied. He sat on top of the table next to her, grabbing her chin "You know, I always felt compelled to just… take you by force." he said, as he run his hand along her smooth skin. Even when he started loosening her bow, a look of defiance was still on her face. He stopped, smirking "I am joking. Remember? I promised not to be forceful!" he said, jumping off and going to the edge.

"You know, you will soon be coming after me. Your attitude won't last long." he said. "Are you sane?" she replied. "Oh I am. No one, not even those players seem to understand the true power of the FullDive technology, that by stimulating the Limbic System, you can alter thoughts, emotions and even memories!" he said. "What! You think you-" she retorted but he interrupted her "Who will stop me? Research like this is already done on multiple countries. But still, ethical and moral issues will arise if I experimented on Humans. But I found a solution! Ten thousand subjects!" he said, as she widened her eyes. "It was easy to use a router and capture three hundred of the ten thousand. And they have given me remarkable results! The progress of changing everything on the brain is almost complete! Kayaba was a fool, but I am not!" he yelled, laughing maniacally. "Impossible! Father wouldn't allow it! Never!" she yelled.

He went behind her "Your father doesn't know. It is a secret project, made by me and a small group. Otherwise, I couldn't market it." he said. "Market it?" she asked. He nodded " I will sell it to an American corporation for a large sum of money. And eventually I will sell RCT." he said. She rose "No! I will stop you! I will expose your crimes the moment I get out!" she said. He smirked "You know, you're in the same position as the test subjects. I could easily alter your memories." he said, smirking at her shocked look. However, he was stopped as a message popped up "Wait for my orders. I am coming." he said. "Still, I don't want you to be a doll. I expect you to be more docile next time, Titania." he said, sniffing her hair, before leaving. She fell on her knees, crying "Save me, Naruto-kun. Help me, my sweet Maelstrom." she whispered.

Next Day

Naruto was in his basement, hitting a punching bag. He was only wearing black shorts and bandages were wrapped around his fingers. He was growling, punching repeatedly. His body was slowly improving from it's standard form. His six packs became more defined, while the muscles of his arms and back became bigger and stronger, as veins run along his biceps. He was waiting for someone to send him a report, as it was important for work and he couldn't log on ALO without reading it. He roared, punching the bag one last time panting. Grabbing his bottle of water, he drank it, looking around the room.

The basement was a large rectangle, as big as the house itself in length and width. It was painted a beige colour, while one big wall was covered with white wallpaper. Cylinder nails in equal distance layed on the wall, forming fifteen lines of four double nails. Three lines were covered in swords and medieval weapons, while the rest of the nails were empty, except one which had a Five-Seven on it. Opposite of that wall, was a large stand. On top of it laid different machines. On the wall, were tools, ranging from screwdrivers and wrenches, to hammers and buzzsaws. One small wall had a table, with a new improved computer. It had eight small screens in a Pi Shape, with the middle holding a large curved screen. A mechanical keyboard and mouse were on the table, along with a computer drawing pad. On the right, was a scanner and printer, while the left had a small cupboard with flash drives, CD's and transportable hard drives. Next to the cupboard, was a laptop. The other small wall had the punching back, a horizontal bar, a bench press and a treadmill. He heard a ching and placed the water bottle down, going to the computer and seeing the report. Taking five minutes, he confirmed it and sent instructions on the next part of the Project. He then placed a Tank Top and connected to ALO.

Freelia

Naruto opened his eyes, looking at the city of Freelia once again. He looked at himself and frowned "I need better equipment. Yui!" he called, her as she appeared "Hi Papa! What is up?" she asked. "Where is the best Neutral City?" he asked. "Well, it is Alne, which is where the World Tree is located and it is East of here." she said. He nodded, going to a tall building and outstretching his wings "Off we go!" he said, flying high in the air.

As he was flying however, he saw a large group of Salamanders quickly approaching him. He narrowed his eyes, as one sent a fireball his way. Dodging, he increased his speed, quickly appearing above one and slamming his sword on his head, killing him. He dodged a sword, kicking a guy away, before turning and slicing another's throat. He ducked under a fireball, slicing another in half, before rushing and piercing a mage. He then threw his blade at another, connecting to a mage's stomach. He then rushed and grabbed it, dodging three fireballs from the remaining mages, before he tore the blade off the dying Fairy's torso, forming a diagonal slash on a shield, cutting it in half, before slicing again and killing the man. He then rushed, jumping over two fireballs and slicing one in half, as he pierced the middle mage, before tearing his blade from the body and twisting his body in a full circle, cutting in half the remaining two mages. He turned, seeing one of the remaining two Salamanders rushing at him, as he simply sheathed his sword. The moment he was near, he drew it and in a fast motion, he sliced his head in half. He then turned to the last, who tried flying away, only for Naruto to grab him and throw him downwards with enough force that he slammed into the ground. "Ow…" the Salamander groaned, seeing Naruto dropping to the ground.

Naruto grabbed him "Now, I have a proposition for you. I shall give you all the money and items I took from your teammates, if you tell me why you attacked me." he said. "If not, I will kill you." He said. The Salamander nodded "Well, I got a message from Tora, the leader of the mage group you took down, asking me to get online. He said we would go hunt down the one who killed the team of Hiro, the Captain of the Axe group. He was hunting Cait Sith, when a Spriggan exactly like you killed his teammates. When we saw you from afar, we attacked immediately." he said. "And why attack me?" he asked. "Well, they don't tell anything to me, as I am an underling, but it came from the higher ups and it was a big reason. Before we left, a massive army flew up north." he said. Naruto narrowed his eyes "Are you attempting to clear Yggdrasil with it?" he asked. The Salamander shook his head "No, we're saving enough to get every man Ancient-class or higher gear first. That is all I know." he said "Will you keep your end of the bargain?" he asked. Naruto's response was dropping on him all the money and items, before leaving.

World Tree

Sugou and Asuna were on the birdcage on top of the World Tree. Sugou was lying on the bed, as Asuna was next to him, to her annoyance. "Honestly, you're a stubborn woman. It's only a fake body. Why not have a little fun with it? It won't hurt." he said. She huffed "It doesn't matter if it's a fake body or not to me. You would not understand." she said. "What? It would defile you? Honestly, you should learn to have fun while you still can." he said. "I won't stay here forever. I am sure. He will save me." she said. He rose "Oh, the one I think is called, Maelstrom?" he asked, as she widened her eyes. "To be honest, I have no idea who he is. This 'Ultimate Gamer' and 'Hero of SAO' is a complete mystery. Everything regarding private information was masked and with high security, too high even for me. In reality, when I tried to break it, it almost broke MY security!" he laughed "Still, I wish I knew him real life. I would send him an invitation to our wedding!" He said, rising. "I shall leave you for a while Titania. And so you know, I bet the brat will never put on his NerveGear again!" he said, activating the code and exiting the room. '11,3,2,9.' She thought, seeing the code from the reflection, as she rose from the bed and went to the edge of the cage 'I know you're alive Naruto-kun. And I know you will come from me.' she thought, holding her chest.

Alne

Alne, the city at the foot of Yggdrasil. It was a beautiful city, made of stone and wood, thousands of lights illuminating it. It was divided in five zones, North, South, East, West and Central. Naruto was at the North part, coming out of a Weapon Shop. He had changed his jacket with a steel Chestplate, while also grabbing steel vambraces. Finally, a new sword hanged from his back. It was an enormous Nodachi, called Monohoshi Zao . It was 60 inches long, made of steel and it had no guard, the handle wrapped in blue cloth. He hanged it behind his back, as he looked up towards the World Tree with narrowed eyes.

However, a message suddenly popped up on his screen from Argo. 'Ruto-baka, I need your help! Come to this location and fast! If you come and help the Cait Sith and the Sylph against the Salamanders, I can give you a way to reach the top of the World Tree!" it read, as his eyes widened. Narrowing his eyes, he opened a map he purchased and marked the location, as he saw a circle appearing on his bottom, with a green arrow pointing up. He went to the highest building, looking one more time to the World Tree 'Hold on Asuna. I shall come soon.' he said, before flying away.

Done! Hope you guys enjoyed this Chapter! So, Naruto became a Spriggan, met Yui again, killed Salamanders and, boom! Argo is here! I was reading about the Cait Sith, before I encountered Argo's non-canon ALO character, so I am like 'Let's add this!'. And I added Naruto a new weapon. It is Assassin's sword from Fate/Stay Night. It was recommended for the Dual Wielding, but it is simply too long to be used in Dual Wielding, so I used it for ALO for as long as Naruto uses a single sword. He won't use Dual Wielding until much later. And as you can see, next Chapter we go to war with Salamanders! Weee! And if all goes well, Naruto will reach the World Tree after the next Chapter! Stay tuned, for the next Chapter of Naruto: The Shadow Blade Z!… Fuck I am not funny at all. Oh well, until next time, Thunderito out!

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