Alright, sorry for the delay - I've been trying to work on this for some time. Enjoy this chapter.
Lucius Walker, Lord Bigtrunk, reaperofsanity and UnitedOsprey1991, thanks for the help. With the beta-writer who's currently helping.
Washington DC
The capital city was once again the scene of another battle, with the sound of gunfire and explosions going off and waking up every living soul in the night.
And the cause of those explosions was coming from the Waterfront, where one more shell was being loaded into a prepared mortar by a couple of Marines who were hammering the position they were targeting: Camp Miraj.
"One more, one more!"
The marine glided the mortar round into the hole as it then-
*FWOOOP!*
The shell fired upwards, flying towards its coordinated target, with the shell flying through the lower clouds, before it then began to fly downwards.
National Mall - Camp Miraj
While the camp itself was being bombed with mortar fire and explosions, the outside walls were dealing with the first assaults, with the Zygerrians in the makeshift trenches being caught off guard.
"Bombings!"
"How? HOW?!"
"Get to your positions-"
*BLAST!*
The last Zygerrian couldn't finish his sentence because of a blaster shot killing him swiftly, right in front of the two horrified slavers who were quick to realize what was happening.
"We're under attack-"
*BLAST!*
*BLAST!*
More blaster fire forced the Zygerrians to retreat just when a team of attackers was seen jumping into the trench that consisted of Naruto and two others; one was Jango who stuck by him, with the other being of those Delta Force operators codenamed Frost.
More gunfire erupted as Naruto ducked his head down while he led the way. He was carrying a Suomi M31 machine gun on him, reaching one corner as he turned to the others.
"Throw a detonator."
The one who did was Frost, who pulled out a thermal detonator he was given by Jango, and proceeded to throw it into the trench in front of them, waiting for it to explode.
*BOOM!*
"Ugh!"
The sounds of yells & groans were enough for Naruto to run into the new corner and fire his Suomi machine gun into any enemy he spotted, rapid fire for any Zyg that came into his sight and dropping them quickly, not giving them any chance to run or even react.
One tried to even crawl out of the trench but got a blaster shot in the back by Jango before all three stopped at another corner that needed to be cleared.
"Frost," Naruto asked. "Another one."
Hearing that, the silent Delta operative activated another detonator and threw it, causing even more screaming and yelling to be heard before they heard another.
*BOOM!*
One body was even flung out of the trench, which Naruto ignored, as he rounded the corner and kept firing to neutralize the dazed or wounded defenders.
"Look out-"
Naruto quickly took out the encroaching Zyg by shooting him in the chest, a gush of blood coming out before dropping down. Naruto crouched back into cover as more explosions could be heard in the background.
"Cover me, I need to reload."
Jango nodded and he stood up, firing his twin blasters at any nearby enemies, assisted by Frost firing his ACR 6.8 rifle. With both picking their targets and dropping them quickly with deadly precision.
The ones they were picking off were those coming out of the destroyed barracks who were even more confused by the bodies dropping in front of them, causing even more chaos and confusion across the camp.
*Click!*
The sound of the fresh drum mag being inserted into the machine gun was the cue for Naruto to then go on the move again.
"Retreat! Retrea-"
*POP!*
In the trench in front of Naruto a body of a Zygerrian sentry fell, coming out of that corner were more Zygerrians who tried to escape before they got mowed down by bullets hitting their backs - coming out of that same corner was the other team, led by Tayuya and Yasser, with a few of his men behind them.
"Hey, shithead!" Tayuya greeted with a smile, loading her rifle while ducking into cover. "You still carry that thing?"
Naruto just ignored her as he checked the gun for a moment, then felt a tap on his back and turned to see it was Jango who then pointed behind himself - showing their reinforcements had arrived in the form of Sandman and his other Delta operatives.
"Good shooting, Frost." Sandman complimented his man with a quick pat on the back before running up to Naruto and Jango's position and speaking. "You guys did well. We saw everything from a distance."
"We're trying," Jango responded, still holding his blasters, asked. "Shall we storm the base now?"
*BOOM!*
One loud explosion forced the advancing forces to duck for cover, with the explosion coming from the camp they were attacking, watching another barracks explode with more men seen running out of it some of them even seen running out of it while on fire. This only added more chaos that favored the attackers.
"Get out of there! To the docks!"
"Sir, they're making a run for it." Truck said with his eyes down the sights. "Permission to engage in pursuit?"
"Affirmative, that was the last mortar round being fired from the Waterfront," Sandman confirmed it, turning then to everyone. "This is the plan, my guys and I will take the left flank to the docks with the Uzumaki and Fett here. The rest of you will clear out the buildings and pursue through the right flank."
"I can work with that," Yasser said before turning to the redhead. "Tayuya, what about you?"
"I couldn't give a fuck." Tayuya said, having her own knife at the ready. "Waiting for you."
Sandman nodded as he waited for an opening. "Let's go, move it!"
And like that, the attacking force went through the open gate and took the fight to the enemy. With gunfire and blaster fire being exchanged, it did little to deter the assault force from entering the base camp. Fighting ensued soon inside the area itself.
All the while they were being watched from above by multiple flying objects - one being a US Recon drone that was providing support to them, while an unofficial object was also seen following the attacking force.
With this drone seen more focused on the blond boy himself fighting.
A few days later
Earth Orbit
With the blockade of Zygerrian warships still there, it wasn't, however, the same as it used to be months ago when the war began. With now fewer ships seen patrolling or even orbiting the planet's space.
The reason for it - the pressure on the Zygerrians was having its effect from both the Republic and the Confederacy, who were hitting the Zygerrians with threats of hard sanctions and blockades that the slaver species were not keen on challenging.
With much of the heavy military equipment having been pulled out from the planet, the only large presence left was over the Western Hemisphere. With the main focus being held directly over Mexico, Canada and the United States.
That lack of pressure however was just enough for ships to now freely travel, with the first ships with relief help streaming in, but out of those ships were also those who went on their own way.
One ship had started to enter Earth's orbit on its own, with the passengers on it having no second thoughts about entering this planet by themselves and entering the part of the world that was an active war zone.
…
Flying over the Atlantic, the unidentified ship was passing through the heavy clouds that made its appearance impossible to verify, but it wasn't invisible enough.
*FWOOSH!*
The Ship shook as multiple fighter jets from the US Air Force came at it from several directions, with the intent to then surround the unidentified ship and contact it.
It was a squadron of F16s, being piloted be experienced pilots who were now ready for an engagement.
"Unidentified ship, you are about to enter US airspace in the middle of a conflict zone, identify yourself and state the nature of your intentions or we will use force."
…
No response was given, causing the squadron leader to repeat himself.
"I repeat, identify yourself or you will be fired upon."
…
Washington DC
In the last few days, the Capital city of the US had seen some very significant events that had been witnessed by those seen from up close to millions more via broadcasted news. With the latest developments being more noticeable:
DC was liberated from the inside by those who had been fighting inside of it. Not just blocks, but nearly the whole government district itself was now reclaimed from the Zygerrian occupation. The 'DC Pocket' has expanded from the Lincoln Monument to the White House, to the Potomac River, all the way to the Audi Field soccer stadium.
Even now seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial sat Naruto, seen in the position of meditation, with his legs crossed and both the knuckles of his fists connected with his eyes closed he looked like he was in a moment of peace as his weapons were laid right in front of him.
The living things around him sensed that peace, and were drawn to him. Several birds were seen flying, and even landing near him, or even on his head. They were utterly at ease with the calm and tranquility that his body gave off.
Even a small fox approached him, glancing at him before laying its head on his lap.
'Hey kid, they're at it again.'
'If you're talking about the small animals, I don't mind. I'm used to it.'
'Not them, but those men sitting in front of you.'
Slowly opening up his eyes, Naruto was seeing what his comrade was mentioning.
Watching him were his comrades from the team he was a part of, with some of them even having pulled out their cellphones to film him before they quickly put them away. While it was Jango and Boba who were waving at him.
"Finally stopped meditating, kid?" Jango asked while nodding to Boba. "Get some food, you've been meditating since the early morning."
"Ah…okay," Naruto muttered, getting handed a plate from Boba. "Thank you, Boba."
"No problem, Naruto." The boy Boba smiled as he mentioned. "I got this from the kitchen just a half an hour ago. Should still be good."
Naruto just grabbed the utensils and began eating the food, not bothered that it was slightly cold as it was an improvement from the canned food they had been used to for the past couple of weeks.
"Come sit with us, enjoy the view."
Doing that, Naruto stood up and down the stairs to sit with the others of the group, that not only consisted of Jango and Boba but also Tayuya, Zeb and Chewbacca.
"You were meditating very well, kid," Zeb said, seen cleaning his blaster rifle. "A few minutes later and one of these Earthlings would be filming you."
"It's not every fucking day they fucking get to see us sitting like this," Tayuya said leaning her head back to the steps, taking a few minutes of rest with her eyes closed. "Look at us? Aliens and humans fighting side-by-side, against other aliens who are getting fucked in the assess like unpaid prostitutes ready to stab the fuckers their eyes out."
"Jesus Christ." One of the volunteers said with a shivered spine. "No wonder they call you Tayuya the Red."
"Fuck that."
"Huh?"
"Fuck that nickname." Looking angered, Tayuya spared no words. "Ever since I've gotten on this damned planet, they've been trying to put one of those on me. Like Tayuya the Bloody, the Red, stain-boot, and all that I didn't ask."
"Come on, if you wanted, what nickname would you want?" Another volunteer, a local asked. "If given the choice."
"Bane of Mongrels, I'd choose that," Tayuya smirked with a chuckle. "Destroyer of all Zygs, bugs, and monsters."
Some snickers and laughter could be heard from the side of her men. Her pack of fighters who liked her style of taking the battle against the Zygerrians. Seeing she had grown quite the following over the year even before the war.
"Round up!"
The small group stood up, seeing that it was one of the Delta Force operatives who spoke. The one with the cap who went by the name 'Grinch' who was the perceived second-in-command of Metal Team's Sandman, who had nothing else to say but:
"Get your gear, we're on the move."
…
Georgetown
Just at the edges of the safe zone of the University grounds were kids seen making their way to a small makeshift playground where they hoped to play with other friends. It was located in Constitutional Hall, another block that recently was required into the Safe Zone with the fighting having decreased. They now were, with the supervision of these new robots, going to this playground that oversaw the National Mall.
"Hey! Over there! Our boys!"
"Where?"
"They're coming down the National Mall."
Hearing someone shouting caused the kids to start running towards the edges of where the ray shield met its end, and there they saw a huge crowd of a few thousand people standing behind the shield and watched what who was passing by.
Making their way through the crowd, the few children who did were then able to see who was passing by through the streets across the barrier.
It was those of the Ölüm Volunteers who were walking through the streets, mixed in with members of various US soldiers, mainly Marines and masked members of the Delta Force. With even a few men of the 75th Rangers seen walking among them.
Among them was Naruto seen walking through the street with Jango and Boba, with him wearing the red shawl around his face to try to conceal his identity, as it didn't take long before a few photographers from the press were seen taking pictures from the distance as the hundreds of fighters walked through the street with people seen cheering for them.
With the rifle slung around his shoulder, it didn't help that with his height and how young he looked that some of the photographers and journalists were eyeing him in particular. With Jango not being as bothered and Boba not understanding what it was about.
"Dad." Boba asked while walking next to him. "why are they staring at Naruto?"
"Because they're not used to seeing someone like him fighting," Jango answered his son's question while not even giving a glance at them as he continued to walk. "In these parts of Earth, they do not believe young ones should fight."
"Pfft, they wish." One of the local volunteers sneered briefly, voicing. "These people want to believe that, but just go to Baltimore, and you see a whole different story."
"That's just life as it is. I've seen it enough." One of the Rangers said, walking past them. "The world is more complicated than most of us want to admit to it."
"... I guess life itself is just complicated…"
It was Naruto who said it as he was walking along the others with some looking at him when he said it.
"Life's a struggle with whatever you're given. Just that alone perhaps is why we're trying to understand…"
The group continued to then walk through the streets, with the onlookers who were still restricted behind the shield, trying to talk to them, with some even seen throwing items at them.
"Hey!"
Reacting fast, Naruto catches a packet that was thrown at him, inside were fresh bandages, turning to the crowd that was cheering them on with flags of their country - with the thrower being a small child with a baseball cap who was happily yelling.
"Thank you! For helping us!"
That alone made Naruto smile at the boy, waving at him to say his thanks before he proceeded to walk with the others towards the rendezvous point.
As the group of armed fighters were seen going by the eyes of the safe zone people, it was at this point that a pair of white eyes with visible strung veins were staring at the back of the young blond.
And he had a Konoha headband.
"It's him."
Baltimore, Maryland
Nearly 40 miles up north from the capital, just outside the city of Baltimore, a few Humvees were seen parked, overseeing the port city itself, with those Humvees belonging to the US Army, as they also had emblems painted to the side of their vehicles of a flaming shield outline with a fanged skull emblazoned on it. The skull also has a bird skull cawing on its forehead. With something written in Latin on it.
Numquam Damnati Quiescenti - The guilty never rest
This was the motto of the 33rd 'Damned' Infantry Battalion, home to units of the most battle-hardened soldiers who have been on the front lines since the beginning of the war. With an initial history of being deployed in Afghanistan before being redeployed to Urzikstan, these men had now experienced fighting the Zygerrians across the US, with the 33rd having just kicked the invaders out of Baltimore.
The success was attributed to the leadership of the 33rd's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel John Konrad. A man who was considered a good officer that already had a reputation for his service, but also was known for his deep-rooted nature of finishing the job when given to him, and that is what he's doing now with the full support of his men.
"Sir, we're getting reports from the city." One of Konrad's men informed him. "Lieutenant Bradley just reported in that City Hall is secured, most of the fighting seems to have ended now."
"Good to hear," Konrad said watching the city from his jeep, hearing the reports as he continued to ask. "What about McPherson?"
"He's still cleaning up the docks, sir." The soldier reported. "Some of the Zygs tried to escape by boat, but the Blackhawks and the Little Birds were enough to hunt them down - overall the city is back into US hands."
Hearing that got a simple nod from Konrad who then watched from afar as a large convoy was seen headed for the city.
"Casualty report?"
"We've got about a hundred wounded and thirty confirmed KIA." The soldier said. "It is low numbers in comparison to when we were in Philadelphia, sir. But we're dealing with a retreating enemy at the moment, not much of a fight here except for some holdouts and small skirmishes."
"Alright, because we're not done here. National Guard will keep the order in the city." The leader of the 33rd said. "Tell the Major that Martial Law will be enacted in the city."
"Yes sir." The soldier responded before he then spotted something. "Sir…"
Coming up from the hill, a group of BARC speeder bikes were coming towards them at high speeds. Causing the men on the Humvees to ready their 50. Cal and aim at the approaching vehicles.
"Stand down, they're friendlies," Konrad said to his men.
The front speeder bike stopped right in front of the others revealed to be Nathan wearing camo, alongside Rida and Jimmy, with the last person being the one stepping off the bike with the only non-human who was the leader of the group, the green Twi'lek, seen wearing her usual gear.
"If it isn't the flying ace Hera Syndulla herself," Konrad said extending his hand to her with a smile of respect. "Good to see you, Captain."
"Good to see you too, Colonel." Hera accepted his hand to shake it. "I'd like to introduce you to my second-in-command on the ground, battalion commander Adrik Yahontov."
"Ah, the 2nd Ölüm Battalion commander. Good to meet you." Konrad said turning to the man. "I heard you guys gave those Zygerrians a good beating up from Philadelphia."
"Those Cykas were easy to handle when they are running and looting." Adrik simply stated with no hesitation. "No problem."
That statement alone made some of the 33rd look at the Russian and the other Ölüm members with suspicion. Who in return only chuckled at that for a moment.
"Colonel, you said you needed to meet us?" Hera however turned the conversation back to the original focus. "About new orders I assume?"
"Yes, we're going south - It's time to take back DC."
Richmond, Virginia
A large column of military vehicles was seen going up north after it had secured the Virginian city of Richmond, with Strykers and M1A2 Abrams driving up the I-95. These were mainly being used by the regrouped National Guard of DC and Virginia which were now assigned to move north to the capital city.
But the leading force of the 82nd Airborne was seen with their weapons and equipment with UH-60 Black hawks that were being prepared, all in plain view and far away from their usual base of operations in Fort Bragg, as they've now been assigned to an important mission that needed to be accomplished in a few critical hours.
"Pack it up, people. We move in six hours!" One of the 82nd NCOs yelled out to his men while walking around. "Those poor bastards in DC have waited for too long!"
While everyone was busy preparing themselves, a trio of Delta Force operatives was seen already standing by and waiting for their orders.
"When will we go, Walker?"
"Soon…"
DC - White House
In the Presidential White House that had seen its better days, the building was victim to being hit multiple times by rockets and small arms fire, yet it still stood there with barricades and a perimeter set up by the remaining National Guard units that were guarding it.
While that was seen from the outside, on the inside something was happening in the Situation Room which was filled with dozens of men of all diverse military uniforms and firearms that were somehow allowed inside.
Among those were Naruto and Jango who were standing at the table, with him having come across Yasser who noticed him.
"Ah, Naruto."
"Hey, Old Man Yasser."
"Still no manners, huh?" The old Arab man chuckled before he turned to Jango. "Mr Fett, where's your son?"
"Boba's down with the others, helping the wounded," Jango responded. "So what's this?"
"Quiet!"
The whole room became silent as then coming out of the backroom entrance, it was Tarik Karim who had entered in, dressed in what was standard US Army urban camo get-up with his green-black Shemagh around his neck.
"God damn, T. Why the sudden gear up?"
"Guess who just got called back to active duty? That's why. After they found out I was active on the frontline, High Command demanded I put on a decent uniform." Tarik said before pointing at the soldier who asked. "And it's now Captain Karim now, Corporal Dunn."
"You are a Captain?" Tayuya asked, being seen at the other side of the table, smirking and standing with Chewbacca. "You never told us about it."
"Let's get to the point," Tarik stated as he went off the way to then bring up the big news. "I can now say with confirmation that the DC Counteroffensive is on the way."
This was enough to cause the silence to come into that room quicker before a pin could be dropped, as this was just what Tarik needed as he pointed out to the map.
"Let's start with news from up north, from Baltimore," Tarik said pointing out over to the city that was over thirty miles up north. "It can now be said that the city is taken by the 33rd, which is currently regrouping now and ready to strike the enemy positions at Columbia that are being bombed now by air support. With the first units having already probed that position, they're only twenty miles away from DC. That leaves the Maryland Front nearly being finished as they're now preparing to assault Laurel."
Then pointing downwards, Tarik then continued.
"Meanwhile down in Virginia, the National Guard with the support of the 82nd Airborne has successfully taken back Richmond. With the Zygerrians there having abandoned all positions and retreated to Fredericksburg."
"That means they're being pushed back hard, huh?" The Ranger named Sgt Foley said as he could see where this was going. "They're tightening the noose around those S. for sure."
"There's more," Tarik said, pointing his hand down westwards. "I've just gotten confirmed reports that the 101st and elements of the Marines 1st Recon have just broken through the lines in Leesburg on the west - they are right now close to Arlington, in Pimmit Hills."
That last place that was mentioned caused one of the local National Guard members to realize.
"Pimmit Hills? That's right across the Potomac River. You mean they're this close to our position?"
"...I can only say that there's no doubt in my mind that they're close to DC's border," Tarik affirmed it but then warned with caution. "I however must say those might be the forward units only. With no air or artillery support possible at this moment. We're still on our own."
That alone got some frustrating groans out of the room, with the relief being so close yet too far away for now.
"Besides that, we're being given new orders from High Command," Tarik said before then telling them. "We've got orders to take back the last stronghold the Zygerrians hold in DC itself."
Jango was then the one who figured it out. "We're going for the building, aren't we?"
…
Instead of answering directly, Tarik pulled out from underneath the table a brown cloth and laid it on the table before he removed the covering - showing that it was a flag.
A folded American flag that looked brand new, and this was enough for those men in uniform to figure out what they were supposed to do.
"You can all figure it out so I will spare you the patriotic speech for you guys because this is important," Tarik said as he laid it all down. "We need to take the Capitol building before midnight. As I've just been told over the comms that the 101st is about to do a drop over DC in Blackhawks and Little Birds."
"Why don't we wait then for them to arrive, it's the 101st Airborne." One of the Arab volunteers asked the same one who wore the black mask. "We're already battered from all the fighting."
Then popping out of nowhere, a blue holographic map of the Capitol building appeared, with the whole structure visible with an additional few objects on the rooftops.
"As you can see there are SAM sites across the building, making it impossible for our reinforcements to even come close," Tarik said by pointing out multiple sites, a total of four to be exact. "So that is why we need to engage the enemy now and plant this flag on top of the Capitol building, as this flag has a double meaning,"
Jango asked. "And that is?"
"For one, if that flies up above our capital city it will be enough to cause further confusion and chaos to the remaining Zygerrian forces who are being forced into a corner," Tarik said before continuing. "And two, we are being given the opportunity to end this war before the ceasefire."
"Ceasefire?" One Ranger asked, with his eyes narrowing. "What fucking ceasefire?"
"The ceasefire that's being negotiated right now, gentlemen."
Entering the Situation Room was an unexpected party of several people, a trio of well-dressed and important-looking people that consisted of two humans and one blue-skinned sentient, With two more men in brown robes entering behind them, with strange cylinders hanging from their belts as they started to observe everyone in the room.
And those two caused Naruto to observe them in return, as he sensed something from them.
'Kurama.'
'Jedi, kid. A Master and his Padawan to be exact. I advise you to be careful with them. The fact they haven't looked at you means they aren't here for you.'
'Maybe because I have been lying low these days.'
'That might soon come to an end….'
'Hmm? How so?'
'I'll tell you when this is over.'
"Everyone, I'd like to introduce you all to three Senators from the Galactic Republic." Tarik started as he gave the introductions. "The first is Padmé Amidala, former Queen and Senator of Naboo, the blue-skinned lady next to her is Riyo Chuchi who is the senator of Pantora. And the last one is Bail Organa who represents Alderaan. These are the people who've been running the safe zones in DC."
"Thank you, Captain Karim," Padme said with a respectful bow to him before addressing the men and women inside the room. "It's my pleasure to meet all of you. Your actions have been seen from the sidelines of this city's displaced population and the world. They are truly grateful to you all."
"We're just doing our jobs, ma'am." Sgt Foley said, with his Rangers standing behind him, he just simply stated. "Not looking for glory or anything, just trying to do what we can."
"You say it just like that, but your actions have been seen across the galaxy," Chuchi said, taken a little back by their humbleness. "You've been fighting for weeks now against the Zygerrians even in dire circumstances."
"Guess they will make a movie out of us." One man commented. Causing others to agree in laughter and snickering, a little joke that made everyone tick the mood up.
This only caused Riyo Chuchi to be slightly embarrassed as she felt like she made a mistake.
"Don't beat yourself up about it, ma'am," Naruto said, not knowing she was only a little older than him, smiling at her. "We could use a laugh after everything we've gone through, thanks."
This thankful gesture was enough to make a small smile appear on Riyo's face as she bowed. "My pleasure."
Anakin couldn't help but comment to his master. "I see someone's slightly embarrassed."
"Padawan, keep it down," Obi-Wan stated, only seeing the senator, but not the boy who was making her smile. "Even if it is true, it is not the time."
Back at the table, Padme smiled as she then went back on the topic. "As you may or may not know, there are current negotiations taking place between the Zygerrians and the United States Government."
"Yes, so what? They've been negotiating ever since this war began." Tayuya mouthed out. "What has this got to do with anything?"
"With the corporation of the Senator from Onderon who is speaking with the Zygerrians, we have reached a breakthrough." Senator Organa said. "A planetwide ceasefire will occur tomorrow afternoon, with both parties agreeing to it."
…
"Now it makes fucking sense," Tayuya stated, showing she was not happy. "Now that those Zygs are close to facing humiliation, they want peace?"
"It has been negotiated that tomorrow afternoon both sides will stand down and the invading forces will withdraw from Earth completely," Padme told her. "Why? Is there a problem?"
"Yes there's a fucking problem - I say FUCK that!"
Tayuya's protests were met with agreement from everyone, especially from the Ölüm fighters and even US servicemen who were not happy about it.
"They going to claim they won, fuck that."
"After everything, those bastards have done?"
"Does this mean the counteroffensive will be called off?"
Naruto and Jango looked at each other, being among the few who weren't saying anything out loud in anger, they both nodded to each other as they turned back to the senators and captain.
"SILENCE!" Tarik commanded, getting everyone to quieten down before turning back to the senators. "Who decided this?"
"The President and his cabinet, who pushed the hour agreement to the afternoon," Senator Organa responded. "I wondered why it was that way until we found out about the counteroffensive and we came here to ask-"
"Us to halt the attacks? Go fuck yourself!" One rowdy Marine shouted. "Those bastards burned down my home!"
"SHUT IT, PRIVATE!" Tarik ordered the man to stand down before he then turned back to the senators. "I appreciate your desire for peace, but we're not going to stop."
"Captain, lives are at stake…" Padme tried to reason. "Just wait a few hours and all of this will be over."
…
"Sorry but no, we're not stopping this." Tarik made it clear. "We've still got time to take back the Capitol building, and we will plant that flag on it."
Then before anyone could talk further, a voice spoke over the radio.
'All units, all units, unidentified vessel coming for the White House.'
…
In nearly no time, everyone with a rifle, pistol, blaster, or rocket launcher was seen coming out of the building pointing their weapons at the sky, ready to shoot the unidentified craft down if necessary.
Also coming out of the building were Naruto and Jango, with Jango already using his visor to scan the air for whatever ship was coming towards them.
Tayuya then joined the duo with her rifle pointed at the sky. "And? What do you see?"
"Looks like friendlies…." Jango said hesitantly "Well it depends," he finished.
Naruto then asked. "Who?"
But he was cut off by a few dozen people in Mandalorian armor who landed in the middle of the area, catching everyone in the garden off guard. before they could react within a split second, another few dozen had landed in a circle with their blasters out, with Naruto being caught in the middle.
One of them was in a colorful set of armor that was familiar to the Ölüm fighters, Which Naruto recognized on the spot going silent before Jango spoke.
"Naruto…." The colorful Mandalorian said,
"Well, how long has it been since you've spoken to her?" Jango asked. "Because it's pretty clear she's not happy."
The Blond could only mutter one word.
"Shit…."