A Naruto x Star Wars x Mass Effect story crossover I have had in mind for some time now. I based this off the stories: He Who Brings Balance (Last updated in 2023) and Mandalore the Eternal (Last updated in 2022) I do not own any of that which the original owners had written, I did make changes and alterations to what I took, but I do not own the original content I used to make up the vast majority of this chapter.
Along with making such alterations, I have asked for permission in order to publish this piece of work.
I took inspiration from both stories to craft this tale. PLEASE! Feel free to look at the original content of the original stories, the changes will only grow as you continue to read through the remainder of this story.
Summary: Darkness approaches. Not from the Sith alone, but an even more ancient and deadly enemy. United the life of the Galaxy might prevail, divided and the destruction being wrought will ensure certain annihilation of all life in the Galaxy.
Naruto x Padme x Merrin x Miranda x Liara T'Soni
Temple of the Jedi-Milky Way Galaxy-45BBY
Inside a darkened room sat three individuals meditating. The first was a tall, bald, dark-skinned human male who wore a pair of beige and tan tunics with a brown robe. The second was a tall Kel Dor male who wore his species trademark protective mask and goggles. His clothing was similar to the human with tan and brown tunics and a black robe. The final figure was very small in stature. He was of an unknown species with green skin with wispy grey hair. His most defining features were his long, pointed ears, tridactyl hands, and anisodactyl feet. The clothing he wore was identical to the humans. These three were Jedi Masters Mace Windu, Plo Koon, and Jedi Grand Master Yoda.
"Master Windu, Master Plo. The force calls, help me, will you? See something, we must." Master Yoda spoke with the broken form of speech he and others of his kind were known for. The two Jedi didn't seem perturbed by his manner of speech and sat on the mats beside his raised chair. As one, the three connected to the force before being assaulted with visions.
War, destruction, despair. Those words described what they were seeing. An army of droids marching upon a planet covered in water, grasslands, and swamps. The world's people were put into internment camps and suffered dearly for it.
Millions of men wearing white armor spread throughout the stars. Worlds were subjugated in the name of peace, unity, conquest—fellow Jedi fighting in wars and taking the lives of the guilty… and the innocent. Numerous Jedi were being killed in all the fighting.
Fear and Pain so excruciating it was almost unbearable for the Masters. Thousands of battleships clashed against one another. Battles filled the stars with ships of all sizes fighting, turbo-lasers screamed with fury, attacking other ships or firing upon planets. Entire planets were glassed and rendered uninhabitable. Coruscant, a battle raged above her surface. Starships crashed into the surface of the Republic capital after being destroyed in the stars above. Hundreds of thousands of other worlds shared this fate.
Betrayal, anger… the dark side. All three Jedi Masters felt it. A figure enveloped in shadows appeared and spoke an unspoken phrase. Jedi were quickly fired upon by the very men they were leading. Jedi Masters, knights, padawans died horrible deaths; some quick, while others suffered. The Force cried out in pain for atrocities committed. The same armored soldiers marched in behind a man dressed in black towards an immense structure, one that they all knew—the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.
Devastation was all they saw. One by one, they saw Jedi and Force-sensitives become one with the Force across the galaxy. Blue blaster bolts snuffing out their lives. The man in black and his soldiers attacked the Jedi Temple with unrelenting force. Jedi Master Cin Drallig led a counterattack with Jedi Temple Guards, Knights, and padawans. Their resistance was not enough as more and more armored soldiers entered the temple. The worst was that it was a fellow Jedi leading this assault, as seen by his blue lightsaber.
Soon only Master Drallig and two padawans were left. The male padawan was quickly slewed with a slash across his chest while the female padawan was strangled through the force by the Dark Jedi. Master Cin Drallig proved his title as Temple Battle-master as he fought against his opponent. However, it was for naught as he was cleaved through his shoulder. The armored forces began firing upon the records that the Jedi had been building for hundreds of thousands of years, destroying all of it.
Fear. It was the only emotion on the faces of the younglings who appeared next. They came out from behind the chairs of the High Council Chambers to face the dark figure. "Master there are too many of them! What are we going to do?" The young human asked, scared of the events happening. His answer was the dark figure igniting his blue lightsaber. The group of younglings were all murdered before they could comprehend what their supposed savior was doing. Soon they were all just corpses on the Council Chamber floor.
Hate, rage, desperation. All around them, they could feel it.
Smaller cruisers surrounded a complete grey Star Destroyer. On the bridge stood the two Sith Lords. A large structure loomed a gigantic structure outside the windows, promising destruction.
Then something strange happened with the visions. They were reversing, the flow of time going back to before the start of the vision. A planet they were familiar with appeared, Mandalore. They are moved through one of the cities before stopping in front of a large estate. Its most defining characteristic was the black banners depicting a giant, snarling beast with nine equally large tails.
Soon, they stood in front of a young child no older than four years old. His complexion was tan, and he had blonde hair with purple eyes. To their surprise, he was going through the different stances and styles of lightsaber combat with a practice blade. He stopped and looked in their direction, shocking the Jedi Masters further. He looked up and to his left where a specter appeared. He was dressed in old Mandalorian armor. As one, the two nodded before looking towards the Jedi. One sentence was said that shocked the Masters out of the visions, "Come and find me."
The three Jedi opened their eyes to look at each other, noticing the sweat on their faces from the events they had just witnessed. No one said a word as they tried to gather their thoughts. It was Grand Master Yoda who broke the silence, "Stays between us, this must."
That seemed to have brought the other two masters out of their thoughts as both looked at him. While Master Windu said nothing, it was Master Plo Koon who was unsure of this decision. "Are you sure, Master? Surely what we saw must be brought before the High Council."
"It must. Panic, it will cause, if brought to the council. No, but plan we must." The wise Master spoke. A look of deep concentration and confliction was on his face. While it would be wise to involve the Jedi High Council, he knew it was best to act carefully. Yoda was broken out of his thoughts when Master Windu cleared his throat, "Something to discuss, you have? Hmm, Master Windu."
The human Jedi Master was focused more on the last vision the Force showed them than the others. They were in a distant future, while the last one seemed to be attended urgently, "Yes, Master. While I agree with you on keeping this from the High Council, I believe we shouldn't ignore the last vision." Master Yoda thought on this while Master Plo Koon spoke his mind.
"You speak of the child on Mandalore. I agree. We cannot ignore this. But that specter beside him looked familiar. We also cannot ignore that the child was going through the stances of lightsaber combat forms." The child was an anomaly to him, but the Force seemed to focus on him.
"Agreed." Master Yoda spoke, "This child, chosen by the Force. To Mandalore, we will go. But first, make preparations, we will." With an acknowledgment from the two Masters, they all left the meditation room.
~Mandalore - 45 BBY - Present Day~
The Consular-class cruiser exited hyperspace above the planet of Mandalore. While it was there under the pretense of delivering supplies, it also carried three very important passengers. The three Jedi Masters, Yoda, Mace Windu, and Plo Koon, sat inside the salon pod of the ship.
"We will most likely be stopped as soon as we exit the cruiser." Mace spoke. Both other Jedi agreed with him; Mandalore was not very friendly with the Republic, hasn't been since 700 years ago, "So if they try to refuse us and make us stay on the ship, we need to ask for an audience with the Duke. It will be the only chance we have to meet the boy."
"Correct, you are..." Master Yoda replied, "An audience, we shall ask for." he stated wisely
As the ship descended through the atmosphere of the once beautiful planet, the three Jedi started to meditate, preparing themselves mentally for the answers they would receive. Would the answers help them, or would they just get more questions?
(Mandalore - Sundari)
Walking out behind the cargo being dropped off was the Jedi, and they were proved correct in their earlier assumption. As soon as the three set foot on the landing pad, they were surrounded by Mandalorian Protectors and Mandalorian Guard. Looking around, the Jedi noticed that there were too many Protectors and Guard around them for them just arriving. Someone knew that they were coming.
A Mandalorian Protector stepped forward and addressed the Jedi, "You are to re-enter your ship and leave immediately, Jedi. You are not welcome here in Sundari or on Mandalore." There was an edge in his voice, which most would find strange in a Mandalorian, but the Jedi understood why. It was Master Plo Koon who stepped forward before a few Mandalorian Guards brandished some stun batons.
"We mean no harm. All we wish is for an audience with the Duke, Adonai Kryze." Plo Koon said. Every Mandalorian Protector and Guard in the area tensed, and the Jedi noticed this; they were ready to fight the Jedi if it came to it. "It is of the most importance. So please, if we could get an audience, it would be most helpful." he pleaded to them.
The stare down continued for a few more moments until who the Jedi assumed was the leader grabbed a communicator and spoke to someone through it. The Jedi didn't fail to notice the increasing number of Mandalorian Protectors and Guard joining the force barring them to the landing platform. It wasn't long until a spreader showed up with only two Protectors in it. One of the Protectors got out and walked up to the Jedi.
"You three are to come with me to meet Duke Adonai. I will warn you of this one time. If we even think you have ill intent towards the Duke or his family, you will be dealt with." He said in a cold and deep voice. The Jedi could only nod before being led onto the speeder and heading towards the Sundari Royal Palace.
After arriving at the main entrance, the Protectors led them to another speeder to take them through multiple corridors. It was not long before they reached a platform with large doors behind it. After getting off the speeder, the Jedi waited for the door to open as the guards quickly surrounded them.
While the Jedi were waiting, they started to feel through the force and felt the emotions around them. Anxiousness and weariness were the main ones felt by the guards around them, but the emotions on the other side of the doors caught their attention. Fear greeted them. While not small enough for a Jedi Master to miss it, it was large enough for even a seasoned Padawan to sense it.
Soon, the large doors started to open gradually. Once the doors were fully open, the Jedi were led before the aging Duke of Mandalore, "I bid you greeting and welcome Jedi, I am Duke Adonai Kryze of Mandalore." he spoke with a commanding and powerful voice, "What business do you have on Mandalore?" While he hid it well, there was fear bubbling up inside of him, and he didn't know why.
"Thank you, Duke, for the audience you granted us. Jedi Master Yoda, I am. With me, Masters Mace Windu and Plo Koon." Yoda spoke in his odd manner while the other Masters bowed, "Brought here, we were. A vision, the force showed us."
"I don't know much about this Force you speak of, it's that weird sorcery you can use and that's about all I know of it." he was being honest.
The only literal answer you would get from a Mandalorian when asked about the Force was that it was the sorcery used by the Jedi.
"But I will indulge you. What did this vision show you?" he stated seriously.
"Unclear, most is. But something of Mandalore, it showed us." Yoda knew he had to be careful with his words. One thing said wrong, and he and his fellow Jedi would be on a ship back to Coruscant, "A symbol, it showed, along with a child."
"A symbol you say, well that doesn't narrow it down much, Master Jedi. In the history of Mandalore, there have been countless symbols." The longer the talk went on, the more his earlier fear grew. He had a feeling that the words spoken next would confirm if her fear were reasonable or not.
"Golden hair, the child had." Well, that could be any child on Mandalore. Quite a few Mandalorian's shared the trait of blond hair, his children included, "And a banner, white it was with a beast."
A pit formed in his stomach.
'Oh no!' Adonai thought.
While it narrowed the answer down, neither option was good for various reasons, "Golden it was, with nine tails. The child, whiskered similar to that of the beast."
And with that said, Adonai's fear was realized. The Jedi had come for his family. While not family in blood, he knew of the child they spoke of.
He was just born a couple hours before these Jedi had arrived after all.
As if sensing his thoughts, the dark-skinned Jedi spoke up, "I mean no disrespect, my Lord, but this is of the utmost importance. In the vision, it was the boy who called us here. So, if you could, please let us know where we can find this boy."
After that was said, any argument Adonai had died in his throat. He remained silent for a couple minutes before he spoke up, "Guards!" he called out, "Prepare some speeders. It seems that my guests and I must pay a visit to House Uzumaki." A Protector left with a grunt of confirmation while the others formed around the Duke.
House Uzumaki-
Coos of a newborn filled the air as the new father cradled him in his arms, "He is strong my love." he said through his helmet. The Way prevented him from removing it, as they had other guest's within their home. His wife was not a Follower of The Way, she could fight but don't let her looks fool you, she was the stronger of the two of them.
"Heh, he looks just like you." the sweaty redhead said as she gazed upon her family.
"I hope that he grows to be a great Mandolorian one day." the new father said as he gazed upon his wife.
"And he will be." she agreed, the redhead brushing some of her hair from her face.
The sound of a Speeder outside the compound drew the parents attention as the wife looked to her husband, "What?" he asked her when she raised a brow at him.
"Your sworn brother has arrived to meet his nephew it would seem." she told him.
"I told him to come by tomorrow, he's too early." her husband said warily.
"You think that something has happened? If so, it might be important." she told him, "Here, hand me our son, go and meet with Adonai and see if he truly requires your assistance." she said as she took their newborn into her arms, "Let's try this again, you weren't hungry before." she told the newborn as she lowered her blouse for the newborn to feed.
The armored warrior watched them a moment longer before he decided to go see what Adonai needed from his family. Walking through the various halls and corridors, he finally left his home and saw his sworn brother jumping out of a speeder, but he was not alone. There were several guards to be sure, but it was the three strangers in robes that outright put him on edge, "Adonai, I think we have a bit of an issue on our hands." he stated, "Last I checked, the Jedi weren't exactly welcome amongst our people." he said as he looked to Adonai, "Unless I am missing something, then why are these outsider's here?" he asked.
Adonai sighed as he walked to the armored man, "My friend, let us converse over here and away from them so that I might explain why the Jedi are here." he said motioning to a spot away from prying ears. Walking a small distance away, but well within sight, the Duke of Mandalore and his sworn brother gazed upon one another, "My friend, it would seem that someone amongst our people is slotted for being selected." he informed his friend.
"Another Mandolorian is to become one of them?" he questioned the Duke.
He didn't trust the Jedi-his culture had went to war with them so it was his upbringing talking mostly-and he would admit he did not comprehend the Jedi way.
"It's a bit more complicated than that my friend." Adonai said softly.
"Then make it so that it is not." the sworn friend told him. He was getting rather impatient.
"It would seem, that, these Jedi have had a...something of a dream, I can't explain it, of a child beckoning them to come and get him." he told the man, "A child, with golden hair and blue eyes. From the Golden House of Clan Uzumaki." he said.
"But that could be any child of dozens. The Foundlings number in the hundreds, that alone would take these outsiders days to sort through to find the child they seek." he stated.
"There is more." Adonai said, "A reason as to why I came early." he told him, "They also told me he had whiskers upon his cheeks." he stated as his sworn brother looked at the tower holding his wife, then back to the Jedi an then settling on his sworn brother, "I know it is a lot to take in, but, if these men speak the truth, and it is what they say, then your son has to go with them." he told his sworn brother.
"Adonai, that can't be right, he was just born mere hours ago, how can a babe do such a thing?" he questioned.
"I don't know." he said honestly, "But, they came here for a child of gold hair, from the Golden Clan of the Fox and with whiskers." he said to him, "That can only be the child you described to me when you called me with the news of his birth." Adonai explained.
"But Adonai, he was just born, I think they might be mistaken." the man told him in both worry and frustration.
"They all claimed the same thing, their words exactly as one my brother." Adonai told him, "The looks on their faces showed no deceit, lies, or trickery." he told him, "We must hear what they have to say before we reveal him to these Jedi." he told him calmly, bringing the mans worries down.
"Then...we... what do I do? This is my son, I have held him only the once." the man said softly, saddened about what he had been told; what he had realized he must do.
Adonai nodded and placed a hand on his sworn brother and great friends shoulder, "I know, but if they are telling the truth, then your boy may just be the one to secure an everlasting peace in this strife-stricken place we call a galaxy. Mandolorian and Jedi will unite, and we will be seen in a greater light than ever before." he told him.
"I'll... I'll go tell them, and I will bring them my son." he said softly.
"I know the pain you feel. When my wife left us that day, I was broken in a way no man should feel." Adonai stated, "It will be easier to let it happen now, rather than when he is older." he told the man.
Walking over to the trio of Jedi knights, the father sighed, "I may not like it, but, if what you have told my friend is true, then I must relent him to you." he stated.
"Wisdom in your words, there is." Yoda bowed, "Know your pain, we do." he told the warrior, "Father of the child, you are, not an easy task giving your son up to the order, is it." he told him, "Respect your desire to watch him grow up, as all parents do. A fine Jedi, he will be. Done in a future he will help usher in, he will be." Yoda told him politely.
"Wait here, I will bring him to you." the man said silently with a nod of his head, the Jedi bowing in understanding. With that, he walked back into his home to get his son.
"Change, coming I sense." Yoda said when the warrior was inside.
"We all feel it Master Yoda." Mace said stoically, "The question isn't when, but how it comes." he responded.
"Indeed, we can only prepare for it, not hope that we can confront it." Master Plo-Koon said calmly.
~XxX~
Roughly an hour later, the Jedi were surprised to see that the man had returned, a bundle in his arms. With him having taken the last hour to grab the child, they had assumed he was like he was in the vision they had been granted, but this was a surprise. He was a infant. The Mandolorian stopped before the three Jedi and inhaled deeply, "This, is my son, Naruto; named after our greatest hero of Mandalore. The man who destroyed the Mythosaur species and united our people as the first leader of our people as we took to the stars." he said, "I have never seen a child more worthy of leading our people than my sworn friend, but my gut tells me that change is upon us, and I must warn you, should anything befall my son, I will wage war for him." he told the Jedi.
"We understand your worries, and we thank you for understanding ours as well." Mace said bowing to the man, "No parent should bid their son or daughter farewell at such an early age, but, your boy will be a great Jedi." he promised him.
"I know, I just hope I live long enough to meet the man he will become."
"Survive you will, the calamity that befalls this galaxy." Yoda told him, "The Force unites all, father and son, mother and daughter, light and dark; we are one with the Force, and the Force is one with us." Yoda promised.
Jedi Temple-35 BBY
"He's the enemy, you heard what master Fisto said in our history lectures. Mandalorian's killed hundreds of jedi." a purple Twi'lek sneered. Her and the rest of the class surrounded a lone student as they continued to bully him.
He was a blond student who was just a little bit taller than the rest. His blue eyes narrowed in anger as he looked at his classmates, "So what if am a Mandalorian, I was raised here just like you." the child responded.
A Gungan stepped forward and pushed him back, "That make-ah no difference. All Mandalorian's are-ah born bloodthirsty. Me-sah surprised the order even accepted you. You-sah probably gonna turn into a Sith and kill us all."
The blond pushed him back and jumped at him. They both rolled on the ground and began punching each other. The rest of the class began chanting "Fight! Fight! Fight!" as they brawled on the floor.
"What is going on in here?" The chanting quickly stopped as their teacher and Jedi Master Plo-Koon walked in. The students parted to reveal the blond student on top of the Gungan punching him repeatedly in the face, "Younglings you will stop this immediately!" he ordered them. The blond didn't stop however and continued his assault. Plo-Koon sighed and used to the force to lift the blond into the air, "I told you to stop Naruto." The now named Naruto snarled at Plo-Koon and wiggled in the air.
"He started it. Told me I was gonna be a Sith and kill everyone." he stated with tears welling up in his eyes.
"The way you're behaving now only proves their point youngling. Markus take Jar Lim to the infirmary; class is cancelled for the day. Everyone return to your dorms." Markus, the blue Rodian picked up Jar Lim with the help of another student and carried him out the class. The rest filed out and talked amongst them selves about what just occurred. Plo Koon placed Naruto on the ground and walked over to him, Naruto looked to the floor avoiding Plo Koons stern gaze.
"What you did was not the Jedi way young one." the Jedi Master told the boy.
Naruto huffed and crossed his arms, "Well, they were picking on me. That too isn't the jedi way, they think I am evil because I am a Mandalorian." he responded to the elder.
Plo Koon nodded and stroked his mouthpiece, "Be that as it may, you still ignored me and chose to keep attacking your classmate. You let your emotions cloud your judgment. I will have to report this to the council. It won't be received well, Youngling."
Naruto snarled once again, "I don't care, tell them everything they wont care. Everyone here hates me for something that's not my fault. I don't need anyone or anything, I will become a jedi and show everyone that I am the best. One day I will be the grand master of the jedi, and everyone will see I am not evil!"
After His little speech Naruto ran past Plo Koon and headed out the classroom. Plo Koon watched as he left, seeing a tear drop down his whiskered cheek. He sighed and headed out of the room too, "Oh Naruto, your path will be filled with many tests and trials. I can only hope you succeed your vision." he prayed silently.
Naruto ran down the hallways of the temple. Many Knights of the order walking through the halls sent him odd glances, some even sneered as he ran past them, "I don't care what they think. I don't care how they look at me, I will show them, I will show them all!"
He stopped running when he approached the gardens entrance. He looked to the big oak tree in the center, one of the last to stand on Coruscant and made his way over to it. He fell to his knees when he arrived and slammed his hand on the tree. Tears flows down his cheeks as he though about what Plo Koon said to him, "It wasn't my fault; they just hate me."
Jedi Council Chambers
"It would seem that the boy is isolated, and he feels a deep sensation being alone and is afraid of failing the Order." Plo Koon finished as he looked around the chamber. He and his fellow masters all sat round the council chambers discussing the recent even regarding Naruto.
Master Yoda who sat in the middle stroked his wrinkled chin and nodded, "Hmm his anger I feel, strong in the force, darkness of ostracism clouding his mind. Very impressionable by those around him, Young Naruto is."
Mace Windu leaned forward in his chair and rested his elbows on his knees, "This is a delicate situation. So far, his time in the temple has not been great when it comes to the other jedi and other Youngling's. Many view him a liability given his origin; it's been many years since we have had a force wielder come from Mandalore."
Shaak Ti decided to voice her own concerns, "It's not the boy's origin that will lead him to the dark side. It is his conditioning in the temple and behavior from other people around him that will feed his hatred. It is failure on our part that he is the way he is."
Everyone nodded in agreement with her statement, "Rectify the situation I will. Guide young Naruto I will, before the darkness consumes him." Yoda hopped off his chair and made his way to the exit of the council chambers.
Plo-Koon spoke up, "I believe he is commonly found in the temple garden Master Yoda when he is in distress." he informed the green alien. Yoda didn't stop, he merely nodded his head before finally leaving.
~XxX~
Yoda hobbled his way through the Temple of the order. Giving small nods to those who stopped and bowed to him in the halls. He eventually made it to the Garden and sighed in relief. His ageing body was still failing him. A simple walk to the Garden was a tough effort, he couldn't however show his fellow jedi his fatigue. He had to remain strong in mind and body to keep guiding the jedi.
He looked outside to see Naruto sitting on the floor next to the great oak. He slowly made his way over to him; he could see the boy quickly rubbing his eyes dry with his robes as he heard someone approach, "Great sadness I feel from you, young Naruto" he remarked softly.
Naruto shuffled in his place to look away from Yoda, "I ain't sad, Master, I'm just angry."
Yoda finally reached him and stood next to him. They where now the same heigh as they both looked out into the great city that housed the temple, "Ah anger is an easy emotion to express. Harder to control and hide it is. Real strength is control over such wrath and spite."
Naruto rolled his eyes at the master's wisdom, "Don't I have a right to be mad, they all call me bloodthirsty and how I will turn into a Sith."
"By lashing out and letting your emotions guide you. A Sith you will become." Yoda rebutted.
Naruto sighed and shook his head, "Then I am doomed to fail. I can't help how I feel, I am a sentient being with emotions. It hurts knowing they will never see me as me, but as a monster." he responded.
"Fear is a natural thing we must all overcome. Give into it and you will become the very thing you wish not to be … a Sith."
Naruto turned to him with tears welling in his eyes, "Then how can I stop it. I want to be the grand master of the order just like you, But how can I when I feel this way." he asked Yoda.
Yoda didn't reply he simple sat on the floor and gestured Naruto to join him, "Come young Naruto meditate with me, teach you I will, the power of the Force when in the Light of one who understands." he said softly.
Naruto dried his eyes and sat down eagerly. He liked the idea that the current grand master would be teaching him something.
"Clear your mind, forget about everything and everyone. Breath, feel the force." he instructed the boy, his own eyes closing as he reached out to the might of the Force.
Naruto closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. He listened to Yoda's advise and began to think on the day's events.
"Sith"
"Bloodthirsty"
"Hate"
Sensing the boy's distress, Yoda spoke up to him, "Clear your mind Naruto, think of nothing and feel everything around you." Naruto took in another breath and sighed, "Calm yourself, the force flows through all things. In us, in this great oak. Even on Coruscant a planet filled with metal and machine the force is strong." Naruto began to feel the flow in his body, in his mind he could visualize the force. The green energy in his dark mind began to center itself and spiral, "See, all connected we are. Can connect on another level, we can. We are one with the force and the force is one with us."
Naruto opened his blue eyes to see Yoda smiling at him. He felt something nibbling his left ear and he looked to see a blue and green bird on his shoulder. He looked in his lap to see more bids jumping and playing in between his legs. He smiled when the bird on his shoulder nibbled his ear again.
"Beautiful it is, the force. It connects you to all living things; like these birds. Good it is, to see you smiling Naruto." Naruto chuckled when the bird on his shoulder hopped off and started running after the birds on his lap.
"I never knew the force could be see beautiful, it was so peaceful."
Yoda nodded and slowly stood back up, "Impressed I am, with your meditation. Rare it is, for one so young to be strong with the force." Naruto too stood up and watched the birds fly away in the distance.
"It was amazing, once I seen the force, I forgot all my troubles." Yoda's eyes widened slightly at Naruto comment. "See the force you could?"
Naruto smiled and looked down at Yoda, "Yes, it was so green and so pure. Like Nature herself was comforting me."
Yoda closed his eyes and smiled again. "A rare gift for one to see the force. You must continue to mediate and keep the force pure. The force sees you for what you are, not what others see you as. Remember the force is always with you. Comfort you should take, in this knowledge." he instructed him.
Naruto gave a weak smiled and looked in the distance to where the birds had flown, "I will admit, it is nice to know even when I am alone, I am never truly alone. Thank you master for your guidance." He looked back to Yoda and bowed.
Yoda began to walk back to the Temples Hall and chuckled, "Thank me you should not. My duty is to all jedi in my care. Glad I am to see you better."
Naruto watched as he faded away into the mass halls of the Jedi temple. He looked back up to the sky to see the sun setting, it was almost time for all younglings to be back in their rooms. "I am one with the force … and the force is one with me."
A Week Later
Naruto batted away a training saber with his own and did a back flip to get away from his opponent. He looked to his opponent named Nahdar, a Mon Calamari boy who looked at him with annoyance. "Why don't you just accept victory is mine Mandalorian, I have the high ground." he said as he lunged at Naruto. Naruto just stepped forward and caught his saber with his own mid swing. He twisted his saber causing Nahdar to swing wide revealing his chest completely exposed. Naruto struck hard and true causing Nahdar to fling back and fall on the floor.
He turned his training sabre off and headed over to the downed Nahdar. He lent down and offered his hand to his opponent and smiled. Nahdar growled and slapped his hand away. "I don't need your help Mandalorian." He quickly stood up and began making his way over to a group of younglings. He watched as Nahdar joined the group, they all began to whisper amongst themselves, glaring at him as they did so.
Naruto snarled and was about to shout at them when Yoda's teachings rang in his head. He took a deep breath and began to whisper to himself, "I am one with the force and the force is one with me." He walked to his own corner of the training hall and began to go through his saber forms.
Up on the rafters over seeing the hall was Yoda and Mace Windu. Mace was leaning against the railing while Yoda stood on its ledge. "Growing in mind he is. Before our lesson, lash out in anger he would". Mace just hummed in agreement as we watched him go through his forms. "I must admit, the way the other younglings behave towards him isn't pleasant. I sense many are jealous of him and his combat abilities"
Yoda watched along with Windu as he practiced, "Young they still are, soon they will see Naruto for what he is." he remarked calmly. It was children behaving like children; no more, no less.
Windu chuckled and shook his head "That may take some time, I must admit he is close to mastering form Shii-Cho. Although his strikes are wild and full of emotion." Yoda hummed in thought as he watched Naruto's form increase in speed, "Advanced he is, very advanced. Perhaps its time for the next step, in his training"
"Judging from his movements, he may be proficient in Vaapad and Soresu, but that's a topic for another day. Maybe it would be best to get him away from the other younglings." Yoda smiled and looked back at Mace.
"Recommend him for the gathering you do?" Mace nodded and began to walk away from the edge into the temple halls.
"I do, you and I both know that he is far ahead of the other younglings. I think the sooner he becomes a padawan the better. A more direct teaching method seems to have a better effect on him then it does being in the clans and learning in an environment that doesn't agree with him, Master Yoda."
"Agree with you I do, very well. The next gathering, he shall be apart of."
Mace nodded and stroked his chin, "I would personally like to train the boy, while he is strong with the force, he has much to learn when it comes to his emotions. I believe if he can harness and master his darker emotions he could be a well and powerful Jedi."
"Pass the anisate trails he must. Only then can we see who is right to teach him."
"None the less, I feel as if that boy will decide the fate of the order. For I have foreseen a great darkness that will come to the galaxy. I seen a vision of a force user with blue eyes and he lone will either bring balance to the galaxy … or he will destroy it."
~XxX~
"So, its agreed that young Naruto shall take part in the gathering that is coming up on the next rotation." stated Master Windu, where he looked round to his fellow council members to see their reactions. Many in the room nodded in agreement with him while others looked a bit apprehensive.
Master Ki Adi Mundi looked to Windu and frowned, "How can we even consider this; the boy is too young. He is only eleven whereas the other younglings are thirteen. It does not set a good example for us to show him favoritism."
Windu waved off Mundi's concern, "Naruto is just simply too advanced to be held back by his fellow classmates. He has already shown fairly decent skill in Forms I, II III, IV, V, as well as Form VI and is showing that he is interested in learning and mastering Form VII as well as learning the Jar'Kai form. We must push him a little further so he can progress under the guidance of a master properly." he said as the other members nodded in agreement.
Master Shak Ti Stood and walked to the center of the council chambers, "We are all missing one thing when it comes to this decision. What is it that Naruto wants, does he not get a say in this?" she asked her fellow councilors.
Yoda nodded in and tapped his can against his chair, "Agree I do, Naruto must agree to the gathering." he told the others who nodded in agreement.
Windu pushed a button on the arm of his chair and leaned forward slightly, "Please inform youngling Naruto Uzumaki that he has been summoned by the grand council."
Windu leaned back into his chair and looked at Yoda, "Do you think he will agree to the Gathering, Master Yoda?" he asked calmly.
Yoda stroked his chin and nodded, "Eager he is, to progress through the ranks, to show his growth and conviction to the Light Side of the Force. Agree he will." he remarked.
~Humanities class~
The ever-aging Master Tera Sinube walked past the front of his class and pointed at the hologram before him, "You see younglings why we are force wielders and are taught in the way of the saber, our first duty as a Jedi is to preserve peace. To do so we must understand the galaxy, all who live in it and their day to day life."
The hunched over Jedi looked at his class and smiled, "While this topic is known for its long lectures, it is important you listen well." he told the children, "We Jedi are connected to the force more then others. It is our duty to use our power for good and peace. How can we do that without understanding our fellow life forms. Just because we are Jedi does not mean we should ignore those who are not important. Mine workers, cleaners, even a homeless person on the bottoms level of Coruscant has a place in the universe. Who knows, even they might have a lesson or two for you all to learn and heed."
Naruto who sat in the back was hunched over his desk writing rapidly on his note pad. His face full of concentration as he wrote down the masters words, "Master how can a homeless guy teach us anything, should we really listen to a person that can't truly even look after themselves?" Jar Lim questioned smugly, the rest of the class giggled at the boys comment.
The old master sighed and shook his head, "You are blind young one, all you see is a homeless life form. Whereas I see a fountain of knowledge, a life time, a story that is yet to be heard." Naruto smiled and jotted down what his master had just said. He liked his view point on the universe. He sighed when he though about his own experience when it came to people judging him and not understanding him.
Master Tera Sinube was about to continue when the class doors slid open, revealing a temple guard. He stepped in and addressed the class teacher. His cold emotionless voiced rattled behind his mask, "I have been instructed to bring Naruto Uzumaki before the grand council." he stated stoically.
Tera Sinube nodded and looked to Naruto, "Young Naruto, you are excused, however take this work and bring it back to our next session." Naruto hopped off his chair and made his way over to his tutor.
He grabbed the paper from his hand smiled, "Thanks for the interesting lesson Master Tera Sinube. I found it very interesting, I can't wait for the next one." he told the aging Master happily as he smiled at the man.
Tera Sinube Smiled and ruffled Naruto's Golden locks, "My pleasure my boy. It is refreshing to hear at least one of my students enjoy my classes. Now off you go, you do not want to keep the council waiting, now do you?" he asked with a raised brow that practically said to hurry along now.
Naruto chuckled and then jogged over to the temple guard. They both silently left the class room and headed to the council chambers, "Now Class as I was saying-"
~Grand Council Chambers~
Naruto walked through the elevator doors and stepped into the council chambers. All were sitting in their chairs waiting for him except for Ki Adi Mundi who was being projected by a Holotransmitter. He stood in the center of the room and looked at of the Masters of the order, "You summoned me Masters?" he asked politely.
Yoda smiled and pointed at him, "Sorry to disturb your lessons, we are, going well are they?" he asked him with a smile.
Naruto grinned and nodded, "Yes Master. As it stands, Master Tera Sinube's Humanities class was really interesting today. Can I ask why I have been summoned?" he asked the elder Jedi Master.
Yoda looked at Windu and nodded, "Naruto, we on the council have decided that you are fit to take part in the next gathering. However we feel it is important that you are the one to decide if you should go or not. Whatever you decide, we will honor your wishes to go or wait."
Naruto was shocked, his eyes widened as he looked around the room to see if this was some kind of joke, "Seriously, I am only eleven, don't you usually have to be at least thirteen to take part in the gathering Master?" he asked.
Yoda leaned forward in his small chair and pointed his cane at Naruto, "Correct you are, young Naruto. However, rather and intimately advanced in various fighting and training forms of dueling you are. Wasteful it would be, to keep you from the gathering." he commented to the boy.
Windu decided to make his own voice heard, "You have already learned and mastered the first six forms of Lightsaber fighting and are currently learning Form VII and Jar'Kai, and from what Master Yoda has said you have a great understanding of the force. We feel its only in your best interest to progress in the next step of your training." he told him, "This choice is solely on you whether you wish to go or not." he finished.
Naruto began to relax and nodded at the Masters words, "Does this mean I will be able to get my own saber, that I will officially be able to qualify for the initiate trails?" he asked, somewhat nervously.
Master Plo Koon tapped his mouth piece with his long nails, "Yes, of course you will need to train more with your lightsaber before the initiate trails, however given your progress we predict it wont be long after the gathering that you might even meet your Master."
Naruto gave a nervous chuckle and smiled, "Well that sounds great, it just means am one step closer to becoming the grand master of the order." he told the Council.
Many on the council smiled at the boys declaration as Master Yoda leaned back in his chair and folded his hands over his cane, "Agree to the gathering you do?" he asked the blond child.
Naruto did a thumbs up and grinned, "Of course, Master Yoda, why wouldn't I?" he asked in response.
Shaak Ti Frowned at the boys words, "Naruto, the gathering isn't just about picking a Kyber crystal. It's a trail in its own right, many Younglings that have come before you in hopes of getting their Kyber Crystal have died at the gathering. No one has done this your age since the times of the old republic five thousand years ago."
Naruto's grin faded and looked to the floor; his hair shadowed his eyes. The masters looked at one another waiting for the boy to respond, "I get it, it's dangerous. But isn't that the point of the Jedi, Master Shaak Ti? We are here to help preserve peace in the galaxy. When I become a Jedi Knight, I doubt I will be sitting round reading books. I will be on the front lines during times of conflict and even during times of peace. I am sure danger lurks in every part of the galaxy., and I have came to terms with this reality a long time ago. If I am to be a jedi I need to do the gathering sooner or later. Better to get it out the way so I can make real change in the galaxy." he told her honestly.
The masters all had mixed emotions about the blond's words. It was strange to hear one so young speak with such maturity, "With that said, Master, I ain't gonna die. I can't die not before I reach my dream. The gathering is only a stepping stone on my path to being the grand master so I will do it." After his little speech Naruto turned and walked towards the exit of the council chambers.
Shaak Ti stood up and frowned at Naruto "Naruto are you that sure about this? I do not want you to die because you pushed your self to hard. I still think this is too soon, aren't you worried?" she questioned him.
Naruto stopped and looked at the master over his shoulder with a kind smile, "Your forgetting one think Master. I am one with the Force and the Force is one with me, there is no death… there is only the Force." he told her.
Shaak Ti stood stunned in silence, it seems during this whole ordeal she had forgotten the code of the Jedi. Naruto grinned over his shoulder and finally left the council chamber.
"Shaak you should see the look on your face, never have I seen a youngling remined a Master of our ways, it was quite refreshing to see." said a grinning Kit Fisto.
Plo Koon nodded and looked to Yoda, "It seems you where correct to push the boy for the gathering, Master Yoda. He is indeed quite gifted in the ways of the Force. I look forward to seeing him progress in the future." he stated.
Yoda smiled jumped off his chair, "Yes, great things I expect from Naruto, strong in the ways of the Force he is." he agreed.
Ki Adi Mundi shook his head and sighed, "Yes but I fear his emotions still cloud his mind. I just hope that what we are doing is for the best. That boy could very well be the downfall of the Jedi."
Yoda stopped his walking and looked back at Mundi, "Very possible it is for him to turn to the Dark Side, or save us from the downfall you predict."
Windu leaned forward and narrowed his eyes, "Regardless, we must watch him carefully, Obi Wan thinks Anakin Skywalker is the chosen one from the prophecy. However, Naruto is growing at a rapid rate. I Personally believe he is the one who will bring balance to the force rather than Skywalker." he said.
There was something off with that boy, and it didn't sit well with any on the Council.
Mundi frowned and stood from his chair, "Yes or he could leave it in Darkness." With his final words he cut his Holotransmitter, leaving the other masters to their thoughts.
"Uncertain the future is." Yoda said softly, "Only the force knows what will happen."
~Three Months Later~
The time for the Gathering had at last come. Yoda currently stood next to the Jedi cruiser. He looked out to the vastness of the city and watched as the sky traffic flew by. The never-ending droning of the city's activity was always going on even on occasions like this, "Enjoying the view master Yoda?' a voice asked him.
He looked behind him to see Plo Koon and a group of younglings approach him and the cruiser, "Yes, beautiful it is. To see a city of metal buzz with life."
Plo Koon nodded and looked to the group that was following him, "All the younglings have been gathered and are ready for the gathering master." he told the little green Jedi.
Yoda smiled and hobbled over to the ramp that led to the ships entrance, "Good, good." he nodded as he turned to the gathered children waiting on the platform, "Come along now younglings, no time to waste." he told them as they eagerly cheered. He watched as all the younglings eagerly ran up the ships ramp and head to the ship's barracks. He looked to see the shortest of the group finally approach the ramp, "Ah Naruto, good to see you it is. Eager to get your saber I see, hmmm?"
Naruto grinned and pulled his black backpack even further up his arm, "Sure am Master Yoda, I am excited to finally train and hopefully get a master sooner rather than later." he told his Master.
Yoda smiled and pointed his cane up the ramp, "Good, now come. Ilum is far reach it before the sun sets, we must, hmm." Yoda hummed out. Naruto frowned at his master's words, why would the sun matter on this journey. He shrugged and went up the ramp anyway. He was sure he would find out eventually.
Naruto finally entered the ship and down the white hallway. On either side of the hallway were various doors. All had red lights above the door bar one on the very end of the hall, "I guess that one's mine." He sighed. He pressed a button on the side and watched as the door slide open. Inside the room was a simple desk and a plain bed with a single pillow, "Typical jedi, plain and boring." He chucked his bag on the desk and plopped down on the bed. He folded his hands behind his head and looked at the ceiling.
He sighed as he heard his fellow younglings ran around the corridor. He heard their muffled yell come through the hollow metal walls of the ship, "Hey, come on, where taking off. Where gonna finally see space!" He heard them laugh with excitement, he got up from his bed and headed out of his room. He looked down the hall to see his fellow younglings run towards the ships common room where the windows of the ship where placed.
He smiled and decided to make his own way to the common room. He made his way through the hall and found the younglings crowded around the windows. All of them had their faces pressed against the glass and looked on with amazement as they slowly grew further away from Coruscant. Naruto peaked over their shoulders and gave his own smile.
"Hey it's that kid."
"You mean that Mandalorian?"
"How come they let that punk come along?"
Naruto's smile slowly faded as he realized the younglings shifted their attention to him. He looked at them as they all stared at him with annoyance and disgust, "So, it's true, they really did let a barbarian like you come to the gathering?"
Naruto watched as a tall black haired boy approached him form the group Naruto frowned and looked up to the older boy, "Yeah, what of it? The Grand Council said it was time for me to get a Kyber Crystal, so here I am." he responded to the older male.
The boy gave him a smug grin and rolled his eyes, "Well, I don't think so. You may be here, but that don't mean nothing if you don't get the crystal." he told Naruto, "Your forms are all good I will give you that, but your still just a barbarian who ain't good for nothing. If what the other Jedi say is true, your just gonna snap one day and become a Sith and kill all the rest of us aspiring Jedi." The rest of the younglings grinned and chuckled at the boys words.
Naruto snarled and was about to snap at the boy when Yoda's words echoed in his head, "The force is one with you and you are one with the force. Take comfort in this you should, knowing you are truly never alone."
He took in a deep breath and turned to leave "Say what you want, but Master Yoda said I was ready so I must be." he told the boy.
The boy only scoffed at Naruto's words, "Master Yoda, damn I knew he was old, but to suggest you do the gathering. He must really be going senile in his old age. If I where hi-"
The boy didn't get to finish what he was saying as a fist collided with his cheek. He stumbled back and fell on the floor. All the other younglings quickly moved out the way as he sat on the floor. He was holding his bruising cheek and looked up to see Naruto slowly walking up to him. He flinched when he grabbed his robe and pulled him closer, "I don't care what you say about me, how you look at me. Hell you can even spit at me and I will brush it off!" he growled out. Naruto stared into the boy's brown eyes with rage as he said his next words, "But Speak about Master Yoda like that again and I will-"
"What is going on in here?" Plo Koons muffled voice broke the tension and made all the Younglings look to his direction.
Naruto pulled the boy on his feet and chuckled, "Nothing Master Plo Koon, we were just excited to see space for the first time. This guy here was so excited he tripped and hit his face on the window." he told him.
Plo Koon narrowed his eyes at the boy, "Is this true Myker?"
The now named Myker looked at Naruto and the other younglings and sighed, "Yes Master, I was running to quick and couldn't stop my self from hitting the window."
Plo Koon shook his head and mumbled, "Likely story." All the younglings where nervously looking at him with anticipation. He sighed and gestured to the rooms exit, "Come along now younglings. Ilum is far, and you will need your rest for the gathering. I suggest you get some rest before we arrive." The younglings quickly headed out of the room. Myker stopped at the exit and sent Naruto one final glare before leaving.
Naruto narrowed his eyes and mumbled, "Asshole."
"Hey, don't let Myker get you to you." a voice said to him. He looked to his left to see a blond male, around his age, walk his way. He wore traditional youngling attire, except his robes where black and his boots a dark brown. Naruto looked at the teen in confusion. Up until now he hadn't seen him. "You sure brough him down a peg or two. It was fun too see so thank you." Naruto was confused, was this guy actually talking to him.
He rubbed the back of his head nervously and replied, "Y-Yea, guys a prick but I don't care about that. What he said about Master Yoda made my blood boil you know. Hey if you don't mind me asking, who are you? I haven't seen you among the clans in the training circulations."
The blond boy simply grinned and held out his hand, "Heh the names Anakin Skywalker, best piolet in the galaxy at your service. and you are?"
Naruto looked at Anakin as if he grew a second head. He quickly shook his hand and narrowed his eyes, "Naruto Uzumaki, pleasure to meet you."
Anakin kept his grin and folded his arms, "Got to say Naruto I have heard a lot about you. The youngest in a hundred generations to do the gathering is an impressive accomplishment."
Naruto shook his head in confusion. Of all the things he has heard he talks about that, "Wait so you know I'm a Mandalorian but you care more about my age?"
Anakin laughed and put a hand on his shoulder, "I don't care you're a Mando. I think they are cool and master Obi Wan is really close with their duchess." He leaned down to whisper in his ear, "A little too close if you ask me personally." he told him.
They both laughed at what Anakin was implying. "So, what about you? No offence but you seem kinda old to be doing this, you're what fourteen or fifteen?"
Anakin sighed and looked away, "Well, I only joined the order a couple years ago. Master Obi Wan found me on Tatooine when I was a slave to the Hutts. I had to train hard to catch up. Hence why I am here at the old age of fourteen." Naruto watched as Anakin looked down to the floor in shame.
Naruto put a hand on shoulder and grinned, "Hey younger, older, what does it matter. We're here aren't we, we are gonna get our lightsabers and be Jedi no matter what."
Anakin looked to Naruto and gave a big smile, "Y-yea your right I suppose it doesn't really matter. Thanks... Naruto."
Naruto slapped him on the back and chuckled, "Any time Anakin. Anyway, I suppose we should do what Master Plo Koon suggested and get some rest. I don't know much about the gathering, but I bet we will need our rest."
"Yea you got that right. Ok Naruto I will see you when we land." Naruto smiled as he watched Anakin walk out the common room. He had finally made a friend was jumpy for joy inside, "A Gathering to remember I guess..." he said to himself before he too made his way to his room.
~Ilum Cave Entrance~
After a days travel the jedi cruiser finally reached Ilum. They had quickly landed in the frost plains near the entrance of the Kyber Cave. The ramp on the ship hissed and slowly descended, touching the iced covered ground. Yoda slowly wobbled down the ramp gesturing for the younglings to follow him, "Quickly younglings, not much time we have." The younglings trailed behind Yoda quickly. All of them wore there usual jedi robes, however for an extra layer of protection they all wore a white parker jacket with grey fur hoods. All of them could be seen slightly shivering as they followed Yoda to the Kyber Cave.
They entered the cave quickly and walked into an open cavern that was illuminated blue, due to the sun shining through the pale ice. All the younglings looked in amazement at the structure above them. It was a copper looking mechanism, multiple arms sprang out of it. Each arm bearing its own magnifying glass and at the center of the structure was a giant white Kyber Crystal. They where all broke from there amazement when they heard Yoda chuckle, "Amazing isn't it, Kyber Cave this is. Those that came before, built this place they did. For those that are to come later after, hmmm."
Plo Koon finally approached the group and added his own two sense, "This cave is the entrance to the heart of the planet. This is the birthplace of 80% of the Kyber Crystals in the galaxy."
Anakin's smile died and looked at Plo Koon with confusion, "Really, I mean Kyber Crystals are expensive and are rare. From what I seen this place has no defenses and its barren as an asteroid. How come no one has colonized this place and harvested the planet dry?"
All the other younglings seemed to have had the same thought and looked to Plo Koon for answers who only chuckled at the yearly question Younglings seemed to ask, "Well, aside from the fact that we are currently in one of the outer most edges of the galaxy, most of this part of the galaxy is uncharted. Only two beings in the galaxy have the coordinates to this planet and one of them is Master Yoda, as it is tradition for the grand master to know the whereabout of this planet."
Naruto decided to speak his own thoughts on the matter, "So if Master Yoda is one, then who is the other?"
Yoda interrupted the questions and made his voice heard, "Meet them soon enough, you will. Come now younglings, beginning the gathering is." Yoda pointed his cane at the mechanism above them.
They watched in amazement as all the magnifying glasses lined up and pointed at one of the cave walls. The planets sun shone through one of the holes in the cave and hit the Kyber Crystal in the center of the mechanism. The crystal glowed a bright orange before a beam shot out of it and through the magnifying glasses. The sun beam hit the ice wall it was directed to, and it began to melt the wall away. The ice wall began to glimmer and eventually disappeared in a shower of blue dust that landed on the cave floor.
The sun beam began to fade until it was eventually gone, leaving the cave a little more darker them before, "There younglings, the cave entrance is. Find your Kyber crystal you must, quick you should be. Not much time do you have." The younglings looked at Yoda in Confusion.
Plo Koon decided to step in and explain more. "The ice wall will not be melted for long. This planets temperature is cold enough for the wall to freeze over in a matter of hours. Six hours at the most." To emphasize his point he pointed to the top of the caves roof to show the younglings the wall already beginning to regrow downwards. "Go now younglings, if you do not find your crystal then please return. If you are trapped when the wall has finished freezing, it will be twenty eight days before it unfreezes again. By which time you will be dead, that is not what we want."
All the wide eyed younglings started to sprint into the cave as fast as they could.
Yoda wobbled over next to Plo Koon and as he watched the younglings descend into the cave, "How many do you think will succeed?" he asked the shorter Jedi.
Yoda smiled and looked up to Plo Koon, "Know not I do, only the force knows." he said softly as Plo Koon nodded.
~Kyber Cave~
Naruto stopped his running in the caves hallways and leaned down on his knees. He had estimated he had been in the cave two hours now. All he could find so far where rocks and tiny icicles that stupidly looked like Kyber crystals. He huffed in annoyance and kicked over a rock, "H-how am I supposed to find a tiny crystal in a big ass cave?" he stopped his complaining when he felt a rumbling in the ground.
He heard blaster fire and looked down the cave hallway to see red blaster bolts whizzing past. He heard screaming and shouting and explosions. He ran down the hallway to go and investigate what was going on. No one should be here other then him and his fellow younglings. How did these people get here.
"Sith~"
He skidded to a halt as he heard a voice, "Barbarian~" He looked to his left and his eyes widened in shock. There on one of the cave walls was a face he recognized. It was Jar Lim, his head poked out of the cave wall and was blue as ice. His eyes where void of emotion as he kept repeating the word "Barbarian~"
Next to him the face of Nahdar appeared and shouted, "You bloodthirsty Mandalorian!"
Naruto shook his head and kept running down the hallway. Every step he took towards the blaster fire a new face would appear and scream at him"
"Sith!"
"Bloodthirsty!"
"Your gonna snap!"
"Hate!"
"Fear!"
"Kill!"
Naruto closed his eyes and shook his head trying to get rid of the faces and the voices of all those that scorned him in the temple. He lost his footing and fell, causing him to slide to the next hallway where the blaster fire was coming from. All the voices stopped, and he sighed in relief. He looked up to see a black fog fill the cave room he was in. he could see movement dance in the fog as the red blaster fire kept on flying around.
He could see white figures pointing blaster in different directions and shooting. He could see the swinging of green and blue lightsabers cutting through the fog. The white armored individuals where shooting at the shadowy figures holding lightsabers. His breath was caught in his throat when he saw Anakin walk up to him.
"Naruto are you ok?" Naruto gave a dry swallow and looked at Anakin in panic.
"Anakin are you seeing this? What is this?" he questioned in rapid succession.
Anakin looked at him in confusion, "Huh, what do you mean, I don't see anything."
Naruto was about to shout at him until he heard something coming there way.
Heavy footsteps where slowly getting closer to them. He could hear heavy and hollow breathing get louder and louder by the second, "Naruto are you ok?" Naruto looked up at Anakin and his heart stopped. Behind Anakin stood a huge shadowy figure. The figure looked like a robot. On his chest where various buttons on a panel. His arms and legs were clearly robot prosthetics. His domed helmet was connected to a grilled visor and his black eyes were full of darkness.
"Anakin w-watch out" Anakin was about to turn round when-
Pshhhhhh
Naruto's eyes widened in shock as a red lightsabre sprung out of Anakin's chest. The dark figure turned off his sabre and watched as Anakin fell to the floor dead, "Anakin, Anakin come on wake up." when Anakin didn't respond realization sunk in as Naruto realized he was dead.
"ANAKIN! NOOOOOOOO~!"
The dark figure looked to him; he didn't move an inch. He was frozen in fear, "Anakin Skywalker is dead, and it is I that remain. All of this is what is to come. The darkness will thrive, and the jedi will die!" He looked at the boy weep on the floor over his dead friend, "Give in to your fear. Let your hatred of me fuel you. Embrace the dark side of the force, and together, you can conquer the galaxy as its rightful ruler."
Naruto quickly dried his eyes and looked at the figure with murder in his eyes, "I do hate you, but I won't become you. I won't be a Sith. I am not weak like you!" he growled out to the dark figure who's name he never questioned.
The figure pointed behind him and simply said, "Then prove it, Jedi." The dark fog disappeared and revealed a cavern.
He and the figure where on the ledge of the cavern and Naruto could hear grunting. He peaked over the edge of the cliff and was shocked to see Myker holding onto the ledge, "N-Naruto help me. Please~" he begged.
"This is one of those weak jedi that hate you, taunted you. You have the power to save him … or kill him!" Naruto trembled as he listened to the figures words, "You're in a position of power now. It feels good doesn't it. Imagine all the power you could have if you join me together we will bring true peace to the galaxy!"
Naruto listened to the darkness behind him as he looked at Myker's face. "Naruto … I don't want to die, please~!" Naruto slowly reached over the ledge and placed his hand over Myker's. Naruto frowned as he looked Myker in the eye.
"Do it, kill him~! Fulfill your destiny! Embrace the darkness!" Naruto closed his eyes as a lone tear fell down his face. With a grunt he flung Myker up and over his head.
He heard him crash on the floor as he stood up and turned to face the dark figure, "I am not you. I am strong already; it is you who is weak!" he told the dark figure.
The Shadowy figure began to slowly disappear and fade into nothing.
He looked to floor to see Myker dry heaving on his back, "You alright?" he asked the older boy.
Myker stopped his breathing and looked up at Naruto. "Y-yes … thanks so much." Myker told him. Naruto nodded and began to walk away, "Why?"
He stopped in his track and looked back at Myker who was now stood up, "What?"
Myker frowned and snarled, "Why did you save me. I made fun of you. I made fun of Master Yoda. I treated you like shit and yet you still saved me. Why?" he questioned the blond boy.
Naruto sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "Don't get me wrong Myker. You're an arrogant prick and I don't like you. That doesn't mean I want you dead. I wont let my anger get the better of me and blind me from what's important." he told the boy.
Myker looked to the ground and nodded, "I guess your right. I will be honest; I don't care that you're a Mandalorian. I was just jealous that you got to go on the gathering so early. I worked so hard to be the best and to see you just roll in annoyed me. For what it's worth Naruto am sorry, truly."
Naruto looked at him for a second, from what he could see Myker was serious about his apology. He sighed held his hand out, "I forgive you Myker. From here on out lets just go about our business and let's bury the hatchet as they say."
Myker smiled and shook his hand, "Sure, thing Naruto that sounds great." there moment was interrupted when the dark cave was illuminated by a bright light. They let go of one another and looked to the light source.
On the other side of the cave sat two Kyber crystals sticking out of the wall. They both smiled and ran over to their respective crystals. They eagerly plucked them off the crusted wall and held them tightly in their hands, "I don't know about you Naruto, but I want to get the hell out of here."
Naruto chuckled and nodded his head. "You and me both Myker, Lets go!"
Naruto broke into a sprint causing Myker to follow close behind, "Do you know where you're going?" panted out Myker.
Naruto smiled as he kept up the quick pace, "I do, I can feel Master Yoda and Master Plo Koon through the force. I don't know how much time we have left but I am betting it's not long. Let's pick up the pace!"
Slowly but surely, they could see the cave entrance. The wall was close to being fully frozen over. Only a small gap could be seen at the bottom. Naruto and Myker slid on their knees and ducked under the wall. They came into a halt as they collided together and stopped at the feet of Yoda. Yoda smiled down at them and chuckled, "Learn to get along you have hmm?" Naruto and Myker just chuckled and stood up as they dusted themselves off. Naruto quickly looked round frantically and stopped when he saw Anakin stand by the ship.
"Hey Naruto, did you get your crystal?"
Naruto ran over to him and quickly inspected Anakin, "Yes I got mine, did you. Are you ok?"
Anakin looked at him with confusion and then smiled, "Yep I'm good and I got my crystal. Are you ok, you look like you saw a ghost, do you need help?"
Naruto gave a weak smile and looked back to the cave. "Yea, I'm good, just tired am ready to leave this place."
Anakin chuckled and slapped him on the back, "Yea, me too. Come on let's get on the ship." With one last look to the cave Naruto followed Anakin onto the ship and waited for everyone to get on and leave. He sat by a window and watched as the ship slowly got further away from Ilum.
"Come now younglings. Time to craft your lightsabre it is." he sighed and watched Yoda and his fellow younglings go deeper into the ship.
"Can't we get some rest first. I am exhausted~" he said to himself as he trudged behind the group. He and the group navigated the ship until they arrived in a dim lit room at the center of the ship. The room oddly looked like a store. It was a large room with one side having a counter with loads of shelves and rack behind it.
"Ah, I see you have all finally arrived." A dusty copper looking droid hobbled from the racks of shelves and stood behind the counter. Yoda approached the counter and smiled at the droid.
"Long time it has been, Huyang. Ready to craft there lightsabers, these younglings are, Hmhmhmhm" the Grandmaster chuckled.
The dusty droids yellow eyes danced across the younglings before nodded his crocked head, "Excellent, all of you line up at the counter and one at a time I will give you your parts."
The younglings quickly ran over to the counter and got into a single file line. As Naruto was getting to the back of the line he looked at Yoda and smiled, "Who is this guy Master Yoda?" he asked.
Yoda plopped himself down on the seat on the far side of the room and smiled, "Huyang this is. Served the Jedi order for a long time he has. He will aid in the crafting of your lightsabre. Every jedi he has served." he told Naruto.
Something clicked in Naruto's head, and he smiled, "Wait is this the other person who knows the coordinates to Ilum?" Yoda simple smiled and nodded his head. Naruto looked ahead again and found that all of the younglings had gathered there lightsabre part and began to sit on the floor and began trying to assemble them.
"Come along now youngling your next. Come over here." Naruto approached the counter and looked at Huyang. He looked down at Naruto with curiosity and tilted his head. "Now young one, tell me what it is you seen when you imagine your lightsabre?" Naruto looked down to his right hand and began to think of what he wanted in a lightsabre. "Remember young one, a lightsabre is not only a weapon. It is an extension of ones self and will be a companion for life." he told the young learner.
Naruto smiled and looked up at the droid. Then he looked to his hands, in both his palms sat a half of the crystal he had collected, black as night-broken in half. He then looked up nervously and spoke, "Well I am a Mandalorian, my people where said to honor the old ways. While I would like a simple but effective weapon, what I need is complex in its design. Two hilts that can interconnect or disconnect if one of the twin edges are lost or broken beyond simple repairs can fix up. What I need for the connections and separations is a rectangle like grip, with a simple square guard on all ends. The sides are smooth and curve slightly around the centers when they can disconnect. I guess that's what I see when I imagine my weapon."
The old droid quickly walked into the back to his various shelves and began quickly opening and closing draws to get parts for Naruto's lightsabre, "I see, I must say it has been some times since one of your kind has given me a visit. A very good challenge for my skills in crafting a lightsabre." the droid commended the boy. The droid finally stopped and made his way back over to Naruto. He placed a tray down on the counter and showed Naruto the various parts to his lightsabre. "It's a strange thing. When you live as long as I have you begin to see history almost always try to repeat itself. My data banks remember another young and eager Mandalorian standing exactly where you are seven hundred years ago. Tell me young man, what do you intend to do with this 'Simple but complex and effective' weapon?" the droid asked him.
Huyang narrowed his yellow eyes at Naruto waiting for him to answer. "I would fight using it for good. To protect the galaxy and all who live in it. I will keep the peace and I will bring down anyone who dare threaten it. For I am a Jedi and I am one with the Force." he stated seriously. If the droid could smile he would have.
He gestured to the parts on the table, "All these parts are to craft your weapon, young man. These are all hand crafted by me, however given your race I decided to give you the parts I have purchased from your planet crafted from Baskar." Naruto eyes widened at what the robot said.
"Really your given me a Baskar lightsabre? Thank you Huyang, truly." he said almost sobbing in gratitude.
The droid remained still for a moment before walking over to his dark shelves before coming back with something in his hand, "Here young man, it has been some time since I have met an interesting youngling. By right I should really give you this as a Mandalorian the second we had met one another." He placed a purple looking fabric on the counter and told Naruto to take it with his lightsabre parts.
"Erm Huyang what is it?" he questioned.
"That my boy, is the hide of a Mythosaur, extremely rare to find such a thing now-a-days as it died out thousands of years ago. Due to the hunting done by your ancestors." the droid told him.
Naruto couldn't help but clutch the hide in his right hand and tremble. He looked at the droid with tears welling in his eyes, "Huyang, Thank you." he told the droid happily.
With that he left the counter and sat in the corner of the room to begin his meditation.
An hour passed by as Huyang walked amongst the younglings. He was watching closely as they crafted their lightsabers, "Remember do not attempt to turn on your sabers until I deem them ready. I don't want this ship to blow up." he stated.
Eventually one by one younglings approached him with there crafted lightsabers and asked him for his verdict. He was pleased to tell them they where ready for activation. He looked over to Naruto to see the boy meditating. Around him his various lightsaber parts floated calmly. He was the only one that had yet to attempt to peace his together.
He watched in amusement as all the other younglings made many attempts with their own and failed various times. Eventually Naruto slowly began to peace his own together. Silently, he watched as two long saber's began to take shape around the crystal's he had gathered. Bit by bit, piece by piece, the two took their form as the boy wished and desired them. The Mythosaur hide tore itself gently and wrapped itself around two different sections of the twin weapon's he was crafting through his powers and thoughts of what he desired and needed through the Force that guided his actions.
Once complete, he jumped up and showed them to Huyang, "Ah so your finally done. Lets have a look aye." He said as he took one in his hand and looked to the other as he took it in his grasp. Gazing upon the twin weapons in his robotic hands, he nodded at the boys work. The silver grey of the Baskar was still breath taking to look at. It was indeed as the boy stated. Simple, but complex, a rectangle pommel connecter with a small square guard that was wrapped round the top. The ends of both weapons had a oval cavity where he assumed the bladed portion would come from. To finish it off the purple Mythosaur hide was wrapped round the pommels in a crisscross pattern along the two separate portions of the blades.
"Very well Naruto, all seems to be in order. You can activate your lightsaber's." Naruto smiled and tool back his sabre. He looked round and could see all the other younglings looking at there own lightsabers with various looks of disappointment for them not activating the first time. He took in a deep breath before he finally activated the internal activator-a silver button on the inside of the pommel connecting both blades on either weapon. With a simple hiss he watched in amazement as a one sided looking lightsabre blade grew from both ends his saber.
The shape of the blade was not what made the room grow silent however.
"Black..." was all Plo Koon said as he and Yoda looked at Naruto's new weapon's. Naruto inspected the blades, and true to what Plo Koon said, it was indeed black, however odd speckles of white could be seen dancing across the blades. Huyang walked next to Yoda, watching as Naruto was showing his lightsabre off to Anakin with a smile on his face.
"History does indeed repeat itself my old friend."
Yoda smiled and watched Naruto swing his new lightsabre with a bright smile on his face. "No old friend, new beginning this is." he said softly.
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