Elemental Knights

Chapter 9

AN: Hello all, it's been a long time. I'll be honest after the Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker I found myself disgusted with Star Wars to the point I didn't want to so much as even think about it. I had high hopes for the sequel trilogy and got worried after Rogue One but nothing prepared me for the garbage that came out following it. That said if this story get's that far don't expect to ever see any of those characters. Also I don't follow the Boruto series so don't expect the characters to match up there either. With that being said here is the new chapter.

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As the early morning light of the sun shined upon the village of Konoha the Rokudaime Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto looked out over his home from atop the Hokage Monument. 13 years had passed since his return from his first foray into space and in that time much had changed. Now 32 years old he stood at 6'4" and at solid 200 pounds he had transformed himself into the epitome of what a shinobi should look like. Though he still cut a slim figure which his swimmers build helped to display, the fact however was that he was covered by muscles. His hair which he'd never cared for he had changed so that it consisted of long spikes that stood upwards with a single bang that hung between his eyes. He wore a variation of the Konoha shinobi uniform which consisted of white pants and black sandals, a long sleeved black shirt and his flak vest over which he wore his haori which Hinata had gifted to him. Much like the haori the toads had gifted him with when he was younger his haori was short sleeved only now it was orange with black flames the back of which read Rokudaime Hokage.

Just as he had grown so too had Konoha. Over the years the village had gone through a boom as far as population went and had grown to accommodate this increase. Now pushing outward even further from the mountain and with a series of luxury apartments within skyscrapers behind it the place was now more of a city than a village. They had also experienced a technological boom that had been brought on by the engineers that had come to help them build the space ports. The ports themselves were huge, though that would be expected due to the fact that they housed space ships.

"I thought I'd find you here."

At the sound of the familiar voice he couldn't help but smile. He and Hinata had married six months after their return from space. With guest from all over the elemental nations it had indeed been the wedding of the century and he knew the woman of the Hyuga Clan had been quite pleased by its success. Hinata had grown much like he had only she stopped at 5'9". Her hair had grown and now stopped at the small of her back, though still worn in its princess cut and she was dressed in a soft purple battle kimono held closed by a black obi.

"Things are going to start picking up again." Said the blond causing Hinata to frown thoughtfully.

"Well we knew it would happen eventually right."

"True. Never thought I'd grow so used to the peace time though."

Hinata said nothing to that merely wrapping her arms around his mid-section and leaning into his back. Despite all that he'd done to achieve it Naruto really had a hard time adjusting to the peace they'd obtained. However while she had noticed a lot of people had grown a bit soft over time he hadn't. Instead he had thrown himself into training with a passion to make Gai and Lee proud. In the end he had become a true master in all five basic nature transformations as well as learning to use the sub-elements of Magma, Magnet and Boil in addition to mastering several taijutsu styles and the creation of a few of his own techniques.

She was one of the few to know the secrets of how he'd gotten so much more powerful. This was mostly because he'd shared the method with her which had enabled her to create her own version of her clans Juken. However the thing that made her proudest of her husband was the fact that he had made the time to be there for all of the children. With Shikamaru's help he'd managed to restructure how things worked in the administration office to his personal benefit. As such unlike his predecessors he only received the most important mission reports and had a team of shadow clones to help him with those. This left him free to play with the children, train with them and just be a regular person. For several moments both were silent as they looked out over the village they called home.

"Right then, let's go." Said the man breaking the silence before the pair vanished from the spot.

Deeper within the heart of the village Umino Iruka smiled as he looked over the group before him. While no longer a teacher the scarred man who was now the Head of the Academy still took time to view both the orientation and graduation ceremonies. While before that may not have seemed like such a big deal ever since the inception of the Knight Program as it was now called the academy had seemed to triple in size. Not only that but with the alliance in place he had to correspond with the heads of the academies for Suna, Kiri, Kumo and Iwa. The job had also given him the opportunity to travel to the Jedi temple on Coruscant and the academy on Naboo.

Despite the heavy workload he loved the job and had gotten to see many students graduate over the years. Still despite this he'd never seen a class with as much potential as the current crop, at least not anywhere within the last twenty years. Which in hindsight still had more potential than this current crop. Still looking over the group he found not a single one had failed their exams, Shino had truly done well.

"Everyone quiet."

Despite the soft monotone of his voice the class became silent instantly. Apparently being a living legend such as Aburame Shino had perks even in the classroom.

"Now that everything is ready we will begin the team announcements. Once called upon that team will be met by their jounin instructor and led outside. Team One…"

As Shino began the announcements Iruka simply smiled as the groups gathered and were led away. Unlike in times past the students were now used to working in teams as they were now trained that way. He knew that by this point the kids had worked with everyone in the room multiple times, though of course there were some combinations that were simply better for them than others.

"Team Five, led by Sarutobi Konohamaru consist of Uzumaki Boruto, Uchiha Sarada and Mitsuki."

Looking over the group of graduates Iruka found himself smiling. The first he looked at was a child with spiky blond hair, blue eyes and two whisker-like markings on his cheeks. He wore a black tracksuit with red stripes down the arms that he wore open exposing the white t-shirt he wore beneath it as well as the bolt he had tied into a string around his neck. On his forehead was a familiar looking hitae-tae, one in which he had passed on to the boy's father so long ago. The boy he knew as Uzumaki Boruto, the son of the current Hokage Uzumaki Naruto and Uzumaki Hinata.

While he was Naruto's fourth child and third son, he was Hinata's first born period. He remembered when it first came out Naruto had three children with two other women the villagers had been scandalized however that feeling had eventually faded after the wedding. On top of that the alliance with Yuki no Kuni came with a surprisingly large group of benefits and most everyone knew that the Daimyo of the land of Spring and Snow thought of Konoha as her second home. Regardless of these facts unlike his parents Boruto was considered by many to be a genius, though no one ever said it to the children. Boruto under his parent's guidance was actually a very skilled individual for his age.

The second mentioned was a young girl who had onyx eyes and hair, which she keeps shoulder-length though it was parted to the right and the left side was tucked behind her ear. Outside of her hair and eye color however it was plain to see that she had inherited her facial features from her mother. She wore a red sleeveless qipao shirt with the Uchiha crest on the back. She also wore a pair of light-colored shorts and dark purple thigh-length stockings. Sarada is the first born and only child of Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Sakura, the other two founding members of the former Team Kakashi. Combining Sakura's keen mind and the prodigious talent of the Uchiha Clan the girl was rightly considered a cut above the rest. Despite the fact that she had yet to activate the fabled Sharingan doujutsu the girl was a force to be reckoned with, especially as she'd seemingly inherited some of the monstrous strength her mother had gained as Tsunade's apprentice.

Finally there was Mitsuki who has tousled white-blue hair, thin eyebrows, with golden eyes, and a pale complexion. He wore a loose-fitting two-toned light and dark blue kimono jacket with billowing sleeves, tied by a thick khaki-grey Ono-stylized belt, and a pair of navy pants with his hitae-ate secured to his forehead. Unlike his teammates Mitsuki was not a native of Konoha and in fact his history was downright odd. However he and Naruto had talked about the boy for well over 45 minutes before he was allowed to join the academy. Of course due to his background he was also a tremendously talented individual for someone his age.

"Team Six, led by Utatane Moegi consist of Nara Shikadai, Yamanaka Inojin and Akimichi Chocho."

This one was of course rather easy, mused Iruka smirking as he looked over at the new Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Shikadai was a Nara through and through from his appearance to his demeanor, his parents were of course Nara Shikamaru and Nara Temari. The only difference between himself and Shikamaru however was that the youngster had sharper features and teal colored eyes. He wore a cream-colored zipped-up jacket with a rudimentary Nara clan symbol on the back, blue pants and his hitae-ate was secured to the upper portion of his left arm. With whom his parents were it was no surprise that his mental abilities were rather high, however unlike Shikamaru at that age he was also physically talented.

Inojin is the son of Yamanaka Ino and Sai. He possessed a strong resemblance to his mother: he has blue-green eyes and blond shoulder-length hair which he keeps in a small ponytail allowing the rest to fall about his face, the Yamanaka features showing through though he unfortunately inherited his father's pale skin tone. His outfit consist of a black collarless suit with mesh armor underneath and his hitae-ate was secured to his forehead. He was also said to be pretty talented as a shinobi but it was stated that his skills with the Force were the most refined in the class especially with the mental abilities such as telekinesis.

Finally came Chocho, the daughter of Akimichi Choji and Akimichi Karui. She had clearly inherited her mother's dark skin and amber-colored eyes though she had a noticeably heftier physique, similarly to most people of the Akimichi clan and brown hair which she styles in two spiky ponytails, kept back with a pink hair-band. The rest of her hair is left hanging down behind her back, with her bangs hanging over her left eye. She wore a sleeveless white kimono with a net t-shirt under it, a pair of black arm warmers, and a pair of black long shinobi boots. Like the rest she was said to be very talented for her age possessing a speed that was unexpected of someone of her size. Aside from this it was noted that she was very skilled in ninjutsu and he knew she had learned skills that Choji hadn't learned until a while after he had become a genin.

Marking all of this down he turned to listen in as Shino continued naming the remaining two teams.

Meanwhile within another section of the building a different type of meeting was taking place. Seated in a room very much inspired by the Jedi's council room in that it was large and empty save for the chairs that ringed it Naruto could be found seated in one of them. In the seat to his left sat Hatake Kakashi, who while no longer fully active was still one of Naruto's top advisors. Looking around the room one could see every other seat was also occupied though not by physical occupants but by holograms of figures. For instance in the seat to Naruto's right was the figure of the Godaime Hokage, Senju Tsunade though she was clearly a hologram as she was not only shaded blue but you could see through her. Tsunade was currently on Naboo acting as one of the Kage leaders of the Elemental Knights at the moment. Other seats that were occupied were taken by the Kazekage Gaara and Baki, the Yondaime Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi, her predecessor and grandfather Onoki, the Rokudaime Mizukage Chojuro, his predecessor Mei, the Godaime Raikage Darui and finally his predecessor A.

This group was collectively known as the Gokage (Five Kage) and were obviously the most powerful shinobi alive. At the moment several both Chojuro and Onoki were on Naboo with Tsunade. The holographic projectors had been the first pieces of technology that they'd gained and put into use. Naruto himself had brought them back within him on his first trip so many years ago and they'd immediately seen the benefits of them. The Kage and their advisors were the only ones with the knowledge of them and they were considered a S-class secret. The meeting had been going on for nearly an hour and a half so far according to the clock on the wall which meant they still had some time to go.

"…we've tightened up security and I'm having everything sensitive changed from Basic to Kanji." Said Tsunade frowning.

At the moment the other Kage's were also frowning and in thought. Tsunade's report had been about a break in with their security on Naboo. As it was a more technologically advanced world much of their information regarding the greater galaxy was stored there on digital drives. Unfortunately there was just to much information for them to store it all hard copy so it was all still digitized no matter how much they may disagree with it.

"That's a start but we need to do more." Said Naruto after a few moments.

"What do you have in mind?" questioned Onoki.

"Let's not kid ourselves this isn't the first time someone has tried to steal our information and it won't be the last. That said this may present us with an opportunity so I say we use it. Let's put our counter-intelligence teams to work and plant some information we don't mind them having." Said the blond.

"Obviously we'd have to make things difficult enough that we'd have to make them work for it enough to believe it's something important." Said Kurotsuchi

"Right we'll get some people to put a plan together and update you guys during the next meeting." Said Chojuro

"So the next tour, who's it going to be?" questioned A gruffly.

"I'll go." Said Naruto surprising the group.

There was reason for this surprise though. The entire time the program had been active Naruto had only gone on the tour twice, including his initial trip. However as he was the only one of the active Kage with multiple kids and Konoha had three Kage's none of them really begrudged him this.

"I'll go as well." Said Kurotsuchi

"Oi brat you can't just leave and expect me to come back to all that blasted paperwork!" exclaimed Onoki

"Relax gramps. I've already talked to dad about it. He'll cover things on an Interim basis and he'll only bother you for the most important things." Said Kurotsuchi

"I'll join as well, things have gotten pretty dull around here." Said Darui.

"Right so that's three. You guys just put your teams together and we'll be set." Said Chojuro.

"Actually Darui would you mind bringing Samui and Omoi along?" questioned Naruto surprising the group.

"I take it your bringing Karui then." Said Darui.

"Yeah. I know she's technically retired but I figured I'd give her the option." Said Naruto.

"It's fine. I can reactivate her while we're out there." Said the other man getting a nod from Naruto.

A universe away a pair of figures could be seen light sabers flashing as they deflected blaster bolts around the room. The first of these figures was rather familiar form of Obi-wan Kenobi, though he'd allowed his hair to grow longer and a beard had grown into place and he wore the signature beige tunic of a Jedi with matching pants and brown boots. At his back was a younger, taller man, his hair cut in a style similar to a Jedi Padawan only missing the signature braid. The younger male was dressed in a similar style to Kenobi as well only he wore a royal blue over-tunic with a soft grey under-tunic, grey pants and black boots. This young man was Anakin Skywalker who at nineteen years old was already ranked as a jounin in the Elemental Knights and was a full-fledged Jedi Knight, the youngest on record in the latter case.

At the moment the two were on the planet Minashee, the world itself was a rather unimportant one in the grand scheme of things and was more about food production than anything. They had only been on the planet for a few days and despite being shot at Anakin was pleased if only because it meant they were closer to their goal. Eventually the blaster bolts stopped as the turrets that issued them were halted and retreated back from the places they emerged from showing smooth surfaces.

"Now that we've successfully fended off the blasters, we should take the opportunity to leave." Said Obi-wan.

"Normally I'd agree but the Force is still urging me to continue." Said Anakin getting the older man to sigh.

The two of them had been just leaving to head back to Coruscant after the completion of their last mission when the Force had urged Anakin this way instead. It hadn't taken them too far out of the way, only an hour through Hyperspace so Obi-wan had obliged. It had taken some doing by his old Master but Kushina had eventually gotten him to the point where he learned to trust in not only himself but in the Force as well.

Once Naruto had taught him how to really meditate when he was a child the Force had come to him easier, before for anything that had him inactive it had been almost impossible for him to work with and in truth had only frustrated him more. Once he'd gotten over the hurdle however he found a sense of peace within himself that had always been missing and his ability had improved drastically. With the level of trust he had in the Force it had led them here to this warehouse, only as soon as they entered the turrets had appeared and began to fire. Both Jedi soon found themselves looking upon the form of a 3PO type protocol droid, with grey plating that soon emerged from behind a few crates.

"I apologize Master Jedi but my master left strict instructions that I test anyone who arrived just in case. I am TM-3PO at your service." Stated the droid.

"Your master?" questioned Obi-wan.

"Yes, you would know him as Jedi Master Syfo-Dyas." Said the droid.

"I've never heard of him." Said Anakin turning to Obi-wan.

"He was a member of the Council for a time before he stepped down after too many disagreements with the others. He was killed before you came to the temple, a few months prior to the Naboo incident I believe." Said Obi-wan.

"But why shoot at us?" questioned Obi-wan.

"To see how you would react. If you were disabled you would be unworthy of the information he left behind, however if you were too aggressive the information was to be destroyed." Said the droid.

"Well that would explain why the Force urged you to come here." Said Obi-wan.

"What information exactly are you protecting?" questioned Anakin.

"This way."

Following the droid behind the stacks the were soon riding a platform down beneath the warehouse which moved silently and neither would have thought to look for. After only a few short minutes the ride came to a stop in a large open area. Following the droid they were informed that Master Dyas used the area primary to work on his light saber forms which explained why it was empty. Eventually they came to a room that was empty with the exception of a rather large computer system with a screen that was nearly 6 ft wide. Anakin froze at the sight of it and had to restrain himself from jumping right on it if only to see what all it could do. TM-3PO walked right up to the terminal and after the touch of a button the screen came to life and the image of a man appeared. He was an older man with graying black hair that he had pulled into a tail at the back of his head with a short trimmed beard, though he lacked a mustache. He wore the robes of a Jedi almost the exact same as Obi-wan's though he appeared to be of a more thin frame.

"If you are seeing this then I'm dead. Despite this I could not in good conscious face my death and leave the universe at the mercy of the Sith, even if the council is too blind to see the signs. War is coming, there is no escaping it and I have tried to see ways in which to avoid it, even with the aid of Master Fay I have been unable to find a way. The council won't admit but they are blind to the will of the Force, have been for a while, the veil of the Dark Side is powerful and they refuse to leave their ivory tower on Coruscant. Even worse they fear those like myself with the gift of precognition and as such ignore us and tell us to ignore our visions."

At this the man paused, it was obvious that he was becoming annoyed before he took a deep breath visibly calming himself. After doing so he took a drink of water which was obvious due to the clear bottle before he sat it down and continued.

"Because of the council's refusal to act I have been forced to do so. On the world of Kamino I commissioned an army to prepare us for the war to come. Unfortunately it was only upon coming here that I realized the Sith managed to learn of my efforts and my actions have only sped up the timetable and worse I have given the Sith exactly what he needed. While I cannot tell you much, the Force has shown me this Sith Lord is different than his predecessor's in that his aim is to bring forth Sith Empire, something that has not been even a thought since the Exar-Kun. I have been unable to see if he will be successful, the Force will not show me anything after the point of my death. With this in mind I must urge you to be wary and to create contingencies, if things go as bad as I fear they may the Temple will be attacked you must have a plan in place to evacuate, if all else falls we Jedi must survive if only to restore the Republic."

Here he paused yet again and it was obvious that he was conflicted about what else he wanted to say. Looking to Obi-Wan, Anakin could see his friend was also affected though he was holding himself quite well.

"I fear for my old friend Dooku, it may already be too late. Only now in hindsight do I realize that I was not the only one targeted by them. I have not spoken to Dooku since he left the Order but now looking back on things he said I can see the influence. Force knows I hope I am wrong but I can only urge you to be wary and to not trust the Senate. Dooku and I spoke with more than our share of Senators and more often than not they were corrupt, I would not put it passed the Sith to be controlling that body in some way. I have left behind a drive in which I have placed all the information I think you would need and even more that you may not. I have instructed 3PO to shut this place down upon your departure. I ask that you take him with you to the temple as there may be use for him there. May the Force be with you."

With that the recording stopped and TM-3PO approached with a small case in which several drives could be found within. Soon enough the three of them were leaving the warehouse and making way back to their ship with both Jedi deep in thought about all they'd learned.

"PAPA!"

The exclamation had a beaming Naruto catching and lifting up the excited form of his ten year old daughter. Uzumaki Himawari was his youngest and honestly if he could help it would be his last child. The girl was like a younger version of her mother in looks but had his rather sunny personality. A pair of kisses to her cheeks and he was placing her down were she quickly tucked herself into his side.

"Dad! Your early!"

This one came from his third child and first daughter Uzumaki Minako. While he would never say it sometimes looking at her now fifteen year old self reminded him rather uncomfortably of his old Sexy no Jutsu form and he was just thankful that she looked enough like her mother in the face that no one else had ever put those two images together.

"Well I got hungry and decided to see if anyone wanted to get some ramen with me."

"YES!" came a pair of calls from both girls causing him to laugh.

"Right then let's go before your moms and Boruto beat us there and eat it all." Said Naruto

Almost an hour later found the trio seated within a both in the Ichiraku Restaurant. Naruto himself was proud about how much the place had grown going from a small stand to a large restaurant complete with servers. While they still specialized in ramen the menu had been expanded massively allowing Ayame to take full advantage of her culinary skills. Joining the three in the both were Uzumaki Hinata, Uzumaki Boruto and Minako's mother Shion. They were in the midst of their meal and there was much laughter to be found amongst the group. Eventually however Naruto motioned for the attention of the rest of the group and the table went silent.

"So there was a meeting today. In three months I will be heading out on tour to begin my shift on Naboo. Minako I have arranged for your team to begin your tour then as well. I have also spoken with the teachers of our new rookie teams and they have agreed if you lot get to an acceptable level your teams will join us for further training. Furthermore Hiruzen, Sosetsu and Koyuki will be joining us as well."

"Naboo huh, it's been a while." Said Shion with a small smile.

"I have to admit it will be nice to get away for a while." Said Hinata with a smile.

For the rest of the meal the small family talked amongst themselves with the elders telling the younger members about Naboo and other planets in the Republic. It would be a very determined Boruto that started his training the next day.

AN: That's it the chapter is done. Don't know when the next update will be it depends on when I next get a bit of inspiration for this. I'm going to delve back into star wars at least as far I'll check out Clone Wars and Rebels. Aside from that I think most of what I bring will come from Legends since the new cannon stuff sucks to me. Anyway thanks for reading and please review. Till next time, LATER.