Just an update on my stories, Reyne of fire is due to be updated by the end of December so don't worry about that my fellow GoT fans. Azula's monster and this fic should get a new chapter by like said before either January or late December too. Thanks to Aizenthegoats discord PM me for a link to it the guys there are great.
A Month Later:
Naruto stood in the open field, observing his new base. In just a month, the Droids had built the base up. Droids were faster builders, because they didn't need to sleep or eat, only recharge and that was only a few times of the day. As for the factory, well, it wasn't much of a factory. It was more like a small work area where you could make Droids at. He needed more; he needed a Droid factory away from the eyes of the Duchess and pretty much every other major faction. He remembered how he acquired a few Droids after the battle of Christophsis. After the Separatists had retreated from the planet, they had left a small force, but the force was destroyed, but a small force of deactivated Droids was left undamaged. He took the deactivated Droids for himself and luckily he had also found a downed Republic frigate. The ship was heavily damaged and was just left there. He was going to take it for himself, but the Republic was not going to as they were going to repair it and put it back into service. Naruto however, asked them to give it to him and even offered them a price for it and they sold it to him, thinking that repairing the vessel would take a lot more credits then the price Naruto gave them. Naruto had bought it for only 300K since it was heavily damaged. They thought that he would never be able to get it repaired and running, but thanks to the Droids, he was and he made it even better with modifications he bought from the black market. The Order would have been pretty pissed if they found out that.
"Sir, we have produced 4 IG-88 Assassin Droids and they have been sent out as bounty hunters and as for the HK-47 series… we do not have the required resources to produce such a Droid. We require more Durasteel and other parts for it." The Battle Droid said, handing him the data pad. Naruto stroked his chin. He had found the HK-47 Assassin Droid's remains preserved deep within the Jedi temple. He had learned that the Droid was made by the infamous Revan. He then bypassed the security and found restricted information and that is where he found the blueprints of the Assassin Droid. If he could mass produce the Assassin Droid, then he could have a massive army of Droids that were very dangerous.
"Good, I'll take care of the resource problem. There is a Separatists outpost nearby this system and they protect a vital supply line. A few transport ships carrying resources, such as parts and other resources needed to produce Droids. The ships dock at the outpost for refueling and check-ups. I'll be taking two Commando Droids with me." Naruto stated.
"Sir, if I may ask; what type of ships are you planning to attack?" The Droid asked. The Droid was worried about the man who gave them better programming and survival chances. They would not like it if he died.
"Two Lucrehulk LH-3210 cargo freighters." Naruto answered without looking up from the Data pad.
"D-did you say L-Lucrehulk?!" The Droid said in worry. Even if they were cargo freighters, they still housed thousands of Battle Droids of all kind! How was his master going to steal two massive ships from the Separatists with just two Commando Droids and him alone?
"Relax, I have a plan. The two Commando Droids will act like Separatist Droids and I'll sneak aboard the other one. Besides, once the mission is over, we'll have a small army of Battle Droids, but reprogramming them will be a pain." Naruto said, his voice lacking emotion. In-fact, the Droid he was talking to showed more emotions then him.
"Roger Roger." The Droid said in a worried ton as it made its way back to the base. Naruto then got up and began to head to his ship; he realized that the ship was too big. He would need a smaller ship to reach the outpost undetected. Just then he felt like someone was watching him, looking back; he saw a figure hiding in the tree line, observing him. Seeing this quickly used the Force to pull the figure out of the tree line and towards to him. The figure was a female in Mandalorian armor and once he saw the insignia on the right shoulder he knew who it was.
"Death Watch…" He said flatly. The female got up and grumbled about Jedi's and Force.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked her. She looked up and even though he couldn't see her eyes, he could tell that she was looking at him intently.
"Who are you…?" She asked him in a daze. She had seen him before, what was his name? Naruto kept his flat look.
"Naruto… just Naruto…" He said, seeing that Death Watch already knew by this time about his arrival.
The female Mandalorians eyes widened. Naruto… his name was Naruto. She knew that she knew him! Memories of a 7 years old boy with blond hair and blue eyes rushed into her mind. It was him! She couldn't believe that she had met him after all these years!
"Naruto… Naruto… Naruto!" The female yelled as she hugged him. Naruto however raised an eyebrow. Did he know her?
"I'm sorry… do I know you?" He asked her. She broke the hugged and tilted her head and then smacked herself. She was wearing her helmet! There was no way he would remember. Taking of her mask, she let red hair lose and opened her eyes green eyes. She had a smile on her face that could light up the darkest of the nights. Naruto narrowed his eyes. He had seen her somewhere before… from his past. Then his eyes widened in shock.
"Bo-Katan?" He asked. Was this really the girl he knew from his past? The one who gave him his first gift?
"You remembered!" She said as she had a faint blush on her face. The boy she had known had grown into such a handsome man… but something seemed wrong with him…
"Naruto… are you ok?" She asked him, but all he gave her was a blank face, which unnerved her a bit.
"I am fine." Naruto said. The way he said worried her. He showed no emotions, something was wrong. When she had known him, he was joyful, but now? Something happened…
"Naruto… please tell me…" She pleaded as she cupped his cheek with her hand. Naruto looked away down at the ground. She knew that he wouldn't talk about it for now, so she dropped it for now.
"Anyways, where have you been? I though you… died." She asked as she said the last part under her breath.
"I was taken away by a Jedi to be trained in the Jedi ways…" He answered.
"You're a Jedi?! But Naruto, don't you remember how you wanted to be a Mandalorian warrior? What happened to that dream?" She asked him, horrified. She remembered when they were young how he talked about how he wanted to be a great Mandalorian warrior's of the past. He had heard many stories about them and he wanted to be like them, a Mandalorian warrior. The best of the best! But now he was a Jedi?!
"Was… I was expelled… and how could I be a Mandalorian warrior when Mandalore doesn't even have small military?" Naruto answered/asked. She could see the look of betrayal, but it was masked quickly. Angry rose up inside of her. How dare they expellee him! Who would throw away someone like Naruto? Did they not know of his past? His past was a life of struggle and she remembered it. She was his only friend back then.
"I am sorry…" She said, looking down.
"It doesn't matter." He said as he looked at his ship. She followed his gaze to his ship.
"What's the matter?" She asked him. Looking back at her, he thought he could trust her.
"I need resources, so I am going to raid Separatists ships and I need a small ship." He answered. She looked at him wondering why he needed the resources for, but… maybe she could help him.
"I… I can get you a ship." She said. Naruto looked at her.
"Why would you help me? Aren't you with Death Watch?" He asked her and in response she blushed.
"I-I am just trying to help you! Just get your stuff, I'll get the ship." She yelled at him, looking away with a pout. She knew why she helped him; it was because she had fallen in love with the fool when they were children. Crazy wasn't she? To have fallen in love when she was just a child, but she didn't care. Naruto was a kind, joyful and caring boy, she didn't know what happened to him, but she would help him and save him in any way she could.
"Thank you…" Naruto said turning around to get his Commando Droids as Bo went to get the ship. What he didn't that was that his heart was already starting feel, even if he didn't know it.
A Few Moments Later:
Naruto waited with his Commando Droids for Bo to return. He heard the sound of a ship in the distance and looked up to see one of the small attack crafts the Death Watch used. Landing, Bo walked out.
"So, are you coming?" She asked him with a light chuckle. Naruto nodded and walked on board with his Droids. The ship then took off, heading to the supply station.
"So, tell me what you are going to raid?" She asked.
"I am going to steal two Lucrehulk LH-3210 cargo freighters." He answered. A she nodded, but then she realized what he had said.
"Are you crazy?! Even Death Watch can't handle a small Droid army!" She yelled at him. Was he trying to die?!
"Don't worry, I'll make it out alive and with two ships and an army of Droids." Naruto said calmly.
"Naruto, this is messing with the big players! The Separatists will have a bounty on your head!" She yelled. Naruto remained calm.
"Do not worry, all I need you to do is wait till me and my Droids capture the ship." Naruto said. She looked at him and slowly nodded. She'll believe in him for now.
"Fine, just be safe ok?" She told him with a sigh. Naruto nodded.
One Hyper Space Jump Later:
The ship exited out of hyper space and slowly approached the Droid out post. Docking, Naruto and his Droids were about to leave, but before Naruto could leave, he was stopped by Bo. He turned around and looked at her.
"Just… make it back alive ok?" She said as she pushed him into the Droid outpost and de-docked.
"Sir, are you ok?" One of the Commando Droids asked.
"Yes, everything's fine. Now get to your positions, you know the plan." Naruto said.
"Roger Roger." The Droids said as they ran off towards their targeted space. Naruto headed off to the other one. The plan was simple. Sneak aboard the enemy ship and head to bridge. Take it over and shut down all the Droids from the ship and get the hell out of there. Naruto slowly made his way through the outpost and boarded the docked enemy cargo ship. Opening one of the doors, Naruto came across the two Battle Droids. They looked startled.
"Halt, you're not supposed to be here!" One of the Droids said, but Naruto quickly blasted the two with his blaster. Making his way through the hallways, he made his way towards the bridge, but the ship was too big and it would take too long. He then spotted a group of elevator.
"One of these will take me up to the bridge." He though. He quickly found it and entered the elevator. After about 7 minutes later the elevator stopped. Entering the bridge, he noticed that the Droids didn't take note of him, however the tactical Droid did.
"Halt, by my calculation you are not supposed to be here." The Droids said, but Naruto shot the Droid.
"Calculate that." Naruto said as he blasted the other Droids that tried to retaliate. Walking up to the main computer, he quickly deactivated the Droids on-board.
"Echo Team, have you secured th bridge?" Naruto asked through his communicator. He heard static before he got a response.
"The bridge is secured and all Droids have been deactivated." Echo Team replied.
"Very good." Naruto said, pressing another button on his communicator.
"Bo, you are cleared to land, the ships are under my control." Naruto said.
"Understood." She said. Naruto shut off the communicator and started to ready the ship. As he was getting it ready, he thought about what Bo had said about his old dream. Maybe, he could still be a warrior. Yes, he knew what he wanted to be now; he knew what his goal was now.
"Mandalore." He said to himself. Yes, Mandalore, the leader of all Mandalorians and a title given to the strongest, not only that, but the title felt like it was calling out to him. Why was that? Why was the title calling out to him?
"You already know the answer to that…" He heard someone say. Looking around he realized that he wasn't in the ship of the bridge anymore. He was in some kind of temple. Turing around he came face to face with a tall man in old Mandalorian armor that was used in the times of the Old Republic. He worse the classic Mandalorian helmet, but it was yellow in color and he had a red cape as well going down all the way to his feet's. This man… he felt familiar, he felt a connection to him.
"Do you know who I am, child?" The man asked, his helmet altering his voice. Naruto felt a connection, bit who was this man?! How was he connected to him? Seeing that the boy didn't know, the man chuckled.
"Don't try too hard, I don't expect you to know me, after all it's been such a long time since my fall at the hands of Darth Revan. I am Mandalore the Ultimate, the last Mandalore and more importantly… your ancestor." The man now named Mandalore the Ultimate announced. Naruto's eyes widened for the first time.
"That's impossible, you are a Taung, and I am a Human. There is no way you are my ancestor." Naruto said calmly. If what this man was saying was true, the he was a true Mandalorian.
"Oh but it is, years upon years of the bloodline being passed down, the Taung blood started to become… obsolete to the Human blood and if came to a point that the Human blood and gene overpowered its Taung counter-part. You are only about 11% Taung in blood. You Naruto are of a great bloodline and if anyone is worth of the title Mandalore, then it is you." Ultimate explained.
"Who are my parents?" Naruto immediately asked. The Mandalore looked at him. He should have known. The boy would want to know who his parents were.
"Your parents… were decedents of great bloodlines. Your mother being of mine and your father being off Revan's decent. Strange, that mine and his decedents would become, but a shame that only you-" Ultimate however was stopped in his track.
"I want to know their names dammit! I want to know who they were, not of their ancestors!" Naruto yelled at him. This was the first time since the Clone Wars did he show any kind of emotion and right now he was feeling two, anger and hope. Anger that this man wasn't giving him a straight answer and hope that he might know who his parents were. Ultimate looked at his descendent. He had to admit, the boy had guts. He knew who is parents was because they were one with the Force, like him.
"There names were Minato and Kushina. Your father was Force sensitive, but he didn't join the order because he loved your mother. Your mother was Mandalorian warrior turned bounty hunter, like her brother… Jango Fett. She was fierce, hotheaded and headstrong, like a true Mandalorian. They loved you even before you were born." The old Mandalore answered. For Naruto, the dame had broken. He knew who his parents were and they loved him. Slowly, tears started to go down his cheek and he didn't even realize it. His legs were shaking and gave way. He fell to his knees as he started to cry even more.
"Mother… Father…" He said, crying, but just then he felt someone hug him from behind.
"I am right here my baby boy." He heard a sweet motherly voice. Looking back, he saw a woman with long red hair, pale skin and violet eyes that looked at him with nothing but motherly love.
"M-mother?" He asked. The women smiled and nodded. Then it all broke, the dame that kept all of his emotions broke. He pulled her into a tight hug as she hugged him back.
"It's ok, mommy's here." Kushina said, patting him on the back.
"F-for such a long time I-I wanted see you, to know you!" Naruto said as he cried on her shoulder. Kushina just kept a smile on her face.
"I know you wanted to and we are so sorry for leaving you alone in such a cruel world. I and your father had no choice, we had to save you. I hope you can forgive us." Kushina said/asked.
"What happened to you two?" Naruto asked her has his crying subsided. Kushina looked down.
"The Sith happened." She said, confusing him.
"What do you mean Sith happened?" He asked her. She looked at him before sighing.
"Naruto, your father was very strong with the Force, but he refused to join the order. This meant that he was a wild card, even for the Sith. The day I was giving birth to you, a Sith Lord by the name of Sidious attacked our home. He wanted to kill your father, but after finding out that you were going to be born, he wanted to take you in and train you to be a Sith Lord. Your father defended us with the little training he had, while I ran with you. Your father… died fighting the Sith Lord, and he soon caught up to me. I was able to make him believe that you had died with me in an explosion, but in reality, I had sent you away vie a Star Ship. You landed on Mandalore, my home planet. Make no mistake; you are Mandalorian like me and my brother. As for my brother, he also thought you had died and as such he was never there to raise you. I am so sorry my little boy…" Kushina explained as she started to cry.
"No mother, you did nothing wrong to ask forgiveness, but who was this Sith Lord? His real name?" Naruto asked she could see that in his eyes, he wanted to defeat this Sith Lord. She sighed, he was a Mandalorian to the core and Mandalorians did not forgive easily.
"His name is Palptine, or better known as the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic." Kushina revealed, shocking him. The Chancellor was a Sith Lord? Then that would mean…
"This whole war was his plan…" He muttered, but it didn't make any sense. Why would a Sith fight with the Jedi against the Separatists, who were led by a Sith? But then he remembered, the Rule of Two, there can only be two Siths at the same time. That meant that Palptine was working with Dooku, if so then why would he fight for the Republic?
"It doesn't make sense… unless… that clever little bastard." Naruto though. The Clones, they were the key to this war and Palptine's plans. He always wondered why the Clone army was kept secret from the Jedi order until the minute they were deployed. He needed to find out what the Clones were made for and the best place to do so would be the source… Kamino.
"I will destroy Sidious, but not as a Jedi or a Sith, but as a Mandalorian. I will become… Mandalore and crush all those who stand in my way." He said darkly, Kushina would have thought that he had fallen to the Dark Side, but he didn't, in-fact she could feel the Dark Side fear him. The Light Side however embraced him! This was the strangest thing ever! Usually people would fall to the Dark Side, maybe something was wrong with the Force?
"Hahaha! Spoken like a true Mandalorian! Good, you are worthy of the title of Mandalore! Go! And take Mandalore back from the peace loving fools, who deny their culture, history and their own blood! Show them, that the Mandalorian culture will never die!" Mandalore the Ultimate said, approving Naruto and his rule as Mandalore when the time came. With that the last known Mandalore faded away.
"Just be safe, I don't want you seeing me too soon." Kushina said with a chuckle. Naruto nodded, as he watched his mother fade away and just like that, he was back in the ship's bridge. He heard the door open behind him. Looking back he saw Bo walk in.
"Wow, can't believe you actually- were you crying?" She asked him. She saw the faint tear marks on his cheeks. Naruto brought his hand up to his cheek and could feel a few of the tear drops.
"So it wasn't a dream… I actually saw my mother…" He though.
"Yes, now let's get out of here." Naruto said, punching in the commands and watched as the ship turned port side and zoomed past the stars and into hyper space, the other one following.
"You have done this before, haven't you?" She asked him. She felt something different about Naruto, because he smirked.
"Battle of Umbara, I snuck aboard a Droid ship during their planetary blockade when they were protecting it. The factory programming of the Droids is pretty stupid, mine are better." Naruto answered. See looked at him wait a raised eyebrow.
"You ok?" She asked.
"Never been better." Naruto answered. Seeing that he was giving her vague answers she decided to change the topic.
"So, what are you going to do with this… army?" She asked him. What did he want to do?
"Mandalore, with this Droid army, I shall become Mandalore and it starts with the invasion and re-conquest of Mandalore itself." He answered looking forward.
"Mandalore, but how are you going to become one, when the people support Satine? You will be thrown out of leadership!" She said. How was he going to become the one man that would rule over Mandalore?
"Simple, I will unite all Death Watch under my rule and I will unite all other groups of Mandalorian warrior groups out there. After that, we will use a ruse to frame the current government that can't even defend its people. Then my forces will march in and save the people. We will be heroes in the eyes of the people, but if that plan fails… then we will simply invade Mandalore with my army and take it." Naruto explained. Bo was pretty impressed with the plan, but she knew Naruto had a hidden reason as well.
"What's the other reason?" She asked him. Naruto stayed silent.
"I want to kill Chancellor of the Republic." Naruto said, shocking her.
"Kill the Chancellor? That will bring the full might of the Clone army down on Mandalore!" Bo yelled, but she saw Naruto smirk again.
"Not if it's the Separatists that kill him." Naruto countered. He watched as a look of realization fall on her face.
"You gone send out your Droid armies, calming them to be Separatists and since Mandalore is neutral, they won't be traced back to us, impressive." She praised.
"Yes, but for now we must build our forces and from what you have told me, Vizsla, the governor of Concordia, is the leader of Death Watch? If so, then the moon would be a perfect place to build a secrete army, right under the nose of the Duchess. The governor will lie to her, saying that everything is fine. Bo… I need to know, who will you follow, me or Vizsla?" Naruto asked her. Bo though about it, she knew Naruto when they were children and he was the one she loved. Vizsla she joined was simply because he was fighting to bring back the old Mandalore, but here was Naruto, that was going to do the same, only he had the resources to do so. She then looked him dead in the eye.
"My loyalty lies with you." She answered. Naruto smiled. He might have became that emotionless man when the Clone Wars started, because of certain senator and her betrayal, but now it was different. He had new goal and that goal was killing the Sith and restoring Mandalore to its former glory and maybe… settle down and have a family.
"Good." Naruto said as the ships exited out of hyper space. He didn't know, but his meeting with his mother and ancestor had sent ripples throughout the galaxy. The balance of the Force had shifted and the future was now blank. The Jedi nor the Sith could get a vision or a read on the future. Something big was going to happen, something that would change the faith and the future of the Galaxy.
With Yoda:
"See nothing, I do. Unknown, the future is." Yoda said, opening his eyes, along with the other Jedi masters. They were all worried, that was for sure.
With Palpatine:
"Tyranus find this disturbance in the Force and see to it that it's destroyed or turned to be used for us in our plans." Palpatine ordered his apprentice.
"It will be done, my lord." Tyranus said, as he bowed his head. His master seemed… afraid. Whatever this disturbance was, it could stop their plans. Tyranus though it might have been just a Jedi child, on some outer rim planet, but oh, this was something bigger than anything he could have thought of.
