Wrath of the Elemental Storm: Part 18

TeFlyingWolf: Welcome back readers! Just to update you, the bridge is completed and everyone is ready for the next phase!

Sasuke: Do we finally get to kill something?

Wolf: Nope! You guys get to have the fun part of gathering the required materials for your next tier of armor and weapons. *Everyone Groans* Oh shut it. You'll thank me later for this.

Lee: YOSH! LET US…

Wolf: Anyway, on with the chapter!

Lee: But you didn't let me finish my speech!?

Wolf: And for good reason. HIT IT MAESTRO!

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Naruto began to stand up within the crowd of Thalmor soldiers and wizards. The explosion of pure energy gave him a thirty foot radius of breathing room. Which was more than enough for him to counter attack, but he was too busy at that moment. He had more energy coursing through his body than he ever had when he used his bijuu form. It was incredible feeling all that power, but it was also having a very painful side effect.

He let out a primal roar to try and ease his pain. The result was a lessening in pain, but it immediately redoubled when the energy began to flow off his body and into his armor. The new energy heated up the metal, fusing it to his flesh, but when the energy began to flow through the Aetherium crystals in the armor, something strange happened. To anyone attuned to the flow of magical energies, it would've felt like a vortex had appeared, sucking in every ounce of magical energy in the atmosphere nearby.

The aetherium crystals liquefied and began to mix with the metal of Naruto's armor, fusing to his skin along with the metal, but in a less painful way. As this began to happen, Naruto dropped to his knees, gripping both sides of his head with his hands, trying to block out the pain. But try as he may, he couldn't block it out. So he tried a different approach, think about anything else but the pain. First thing that came to him, was to claim his name. My name… My name is…

"MY NAME IS NARUTO!" He belted out at the top of his lungs. But his pronunciation was off, so rather than saying his name, it came out as 'Nah-Ru-Toor' (Fury-Run-Inferno). The result was the space around Naruto became a swirling vortex of blue flame, incinerating anything nearby. The inferno spread outwards until it gained a radius of fifteen feet around him, reducing to ashes the few Thalmor dumb enough to charge at him. But no matter what, the pain would not stop.

Naruto still stood within the circle of nine bijuu, the small ball of pure bijuu energy still floated in front of him. He could feel what his body felt and saw what it saw. But it all felt distant, like it was happening to someone else.

"Hurry up Kit. If you don't select a form soon, your body will destroy itself from exposure to this much pure energy."

"Don't rush me Fox-kun. If I'm gonna be stuck with this form, I want to make sure I pick the right one." Kyuubi twitched at the old nickname some of the women from his fan club had thought up. Naruto focused on the energy, considering his options. OK, gotta think this through. Power isn't going to be an issue with this, neither is the amount of chakra. Chakra control is going to be a must with that much power. Don't want to accidentally blow myself up. But what form to take? Naruto delved into his mind, trying to find some symbol as to what form. That was until the answer nearly slapped him in the face.

"THAT'S IT! Kurama! You said I can take on the aspect of anything, right? Even more that one thing at a time?" Naruto looked to his old friend, hoping for confirmation on his idea. "Yeah, I did. Got a clever idea?"

"Damn straight. Now how do I do this?"

"Grab the energy and focus on the form. Be specific on EVERYTHING you want it to be. Leave nothing up to chance. Otherwise you might end up with some weird mutation. Once you've done that, pull it into your body and hold on tight." Naruto nodded, understanding his friend's warning. He took a second to focus his mind, ignoring what was going on with his actual body, and imagined his new form. Once he had the whole image, he grabbed the ball of energy with both hands and thrust the energy within himself. It spread into him like the warmth of the sun, but there was some form of other warmth as well. It felt warm, but it was like putting your hand on a sheet of metal on a hot, sunny day. Both warm and painful at the same time.

He didn't know what it was, but he didn't have time to figure it out yet. He still had a battle to win. As the energy began to transform him, he felt it becoming one with his chakra, and felt himself being pulled back to his body. "Looks like your time here is about over, Kit. See you when I see you next." Kurama saluted Naruto with two fingers, and the blonde did the same. "Until next time, fur butt."

The Thalmor looked onto the swirling fire tornado with both fear and reverence. They couldn't see the dark armored individual within it, but they were ready to deal with him the second the fire died out. A few Thalmor wizards who knew strong enough ice spells tried to throw them through the fire, only to watch as they were incinerated to mist within just a few feet of the fire.

They all wondered how long they would have to wait before they could make him pay, only to watch in horror as a form began to rise out from the center. Its form of pure blackness somehow penetrated the fire, but gave everyone a good view of its general shape and size. Humanoid. Tall. Menacing. But the thing that seemed to grab everyone's attention were the eyes. Just as pale blue as the fire, but they were eerily familiar. They looked like a pond's surface after a drop of water causes a ripple. Only instead of a human's circular pupil, there was a slit, much like an animal's, but it was split and shaped into three points. From the eyes, a malice no mortal had ever seen. Or at least lived to tell about.

The creature raised both arms upwards, as if to guard its face, but threw both out to the side. The result was the fire tornado exploding outwards, reducing the first three rows of soldiers to nothing, and throwing the rest out in varying states of flame damage. The soldiers who were lucky to not get hit looked back to the shadow, seeing it clearly for the first time.

It stood over six foot tall, armored and bipedal. Thick scales covered the entirety of its body in a layer of natural armor. Each of it's fingers ended in a claw, each looking sharp enough to puncture any armor on the battlefield. It stood like a digitigrade, standing on it's toes like many predators, with nails just as sharp as the ones on the hands. But it was the head that scared many.

The head was both animalistic and human at the same time. The ears were pointed much like the elves, but looked more like the ears of a wolf. The mouth was covered by some form of armored covering, hiding everything from the nose downward to the neck. But the upper part of the head could be seen easily, showing a young looking face and hair the color of the finest silver. The eyes scanned the army, taking in their fear, formations, and power within an instant. When it spoke, the voice was familiar, but came out as a growl. "Let's do this."

Naruto crouched down and leapt upwards, leaving a fairly large crater in his stead. The Thalmor hadn't even seen him move, so it took them a moment to find him. When one soldier spotted and pointed him out, the entire army looked up at him, each crapping their pants when they saw what he was doing. He held a large orb of blue energy within his claw like hands, allowing the orb to expand to massive proportions as he lifted it above his head. "Terra Force!" He threw the orb towards the crater he had just created, watching it explode and throw the Thalmor all over the place.

Naruto landed and extended his right arm, creating a long chakra chain from the palm. When the chain was fully exposed, he molded the chakra to form spikes on every other chain link, ending the chain in large spikes. He forced the color from a normal sky blue into a deep blood red, just to add effect. "You've been very naughty children. Good thing Juubi-sama is here to set you straight!" Naruto jumped upwards once more, but put most of his force into a spin, dragging the chain into the spin as well. The chain dragged through the army in large swaths, slicing through armor like a knife through butter.

As Naruto landed, he closed his hand around the chain, covering that hand with his left hand, and swung the chain in a large circular arc all around him. The bodies hadn't even hit the ground, and Naruto used a hiraishin to appear before the army, bringing his chain down in a large swing. The chain went through everything, including a foot of earth. Naruto lifted with everything he had, ripping a large gash into the earth once more. He used the upward momentum to launch himself across the field and slammed the chain into the army once more. Rather than rip it out of the ground like before, Naruto fed as much fire chakra into the chain as it could handle, only for the chain to explode into tiny bits of shrapnel that shredded the armor and flesh of nearby enemies.

He didn't give pause as Naruto accessed one of his training memories. He remembered when he had seen Asuma Sarutobi coat his chakra blades in pure chakra and had tossed it through a tree and had even pierce a small boulder. He had never needed to try anything farther than that, but after losing Moralltach, Naruto decided that he'd try out an idea he had once. He knew he could never do it due to the intense amount of chakra, control, and stability it would require to pull it off, but now that he was the Juubi, well… the skies the limit.

He reached down and grabbed two sword hilts to test it on, not wanting to risk his second legendary blade. "Let's just see what happens, shall we?" He grinned madly under his mask, forcing massive amounts of chakra into the hilts. The result was a blade from either blade, each being a meter in length and a pale blue. He grinned madly and swung them both at the ground around him, grinning more as he saw the blades passed through the ground and left behind two neat slices with molten dirt at the edges of each slice.

"Alrighty! Now to call in the cavalry." Naruto whipped his head back and used some wind chakra to shout, "Grah-Zeymahzins Krif! (Battle companions Fight) Kron Fahliil! (Conquer Elf) Krii Pah! (Kill All)" And with a final wolfish howl to commemorate his slaughter, Naruto charged the army.

The few Thalmor who thought it was wise to surround him as he went about slaughtering their kin found out, a wolf travels and hunts with a pack. A shout erupted from the nearby woods as the Black Wolves joined the fray, each clad in unique armor and weapons. Tridents, spears, daggers, swords, shields, and even gauntlets crashed against Thalmor armor and weapons, letting out a thunderous sound that alerted the few who weren't fighting Naruto, that there were more enemies to be fought. But no matter how they fought, the tides had turned, and it was headed towards the golden capital.

"This is absurd!" Oberon screamed out. He was watching the battle through a magical projection on a golden table that was in a room just off the throne room. He had seen everything. Naruto's power. His fight. His fall. And then his new form. But the question on his mind was where he was getting this power. Not even the Daedra had this much power. Sure they had created Tamriel, but most of their power was keeping the realm together. "So where the hell is he getting all this power from?!" He heard a mild laughter come from the throne room, and in his rage, he ran out to see if it came from who he thought it was coming from.

As he rounded the corner, he saw Asuna sitting on her bed, a hand covering her mouth in a vain attempt to stifle her laughter. She looked up and saw Oberon's face and couldn't hold back any longer. She burst into a gut wrenching laughter that couldn't be stifled even with a pillow. "SHUT YOUR MOUTH! I WILL NOT HAVE SOME WHORE LAUGH AT ME, THE MIGHTEST KING OF ALL THALMOR!" Asuna didn't even bat an eye at the insult, and even replied in mid-laughter. "Then why, oh mighty one, are you shaking in fear like a child who woke from a nightmare?"

Oberon didn't know what she was talking about, until he looked down. He saw that indeed, he was shaking. Quite immensely too. "I am not shaking! I am merely excited from watching your 'Beloved' fall into my trap!" He walked back into the room, not giving her the opportunity to reply with any snide comment. Asuna finally stopped laughing and looked towards the golden door at the opposite side of the throne room and whispered, "Come quickly, Kirito."

Naruto jumped into the crowd of Thalmor soldiers with wild abandon, charging up on lightning chakra and force energy. Just as he disappeared into the crowd, he let loose the energy, feeling the energy erupt all around him, disintegrating some soldiers along with their armor, and others were simply electrocuted to death, coma, or paralyzed.

Naruto reversed the grip on the sword hilts, lunged, and swung wildly at the Thalmor soldiers. He had been carving a path through the army just ahead of the Black Wolves, giving them an easy trail to follow. After all, what's trail is easier to follow then a pile of freshly slain corpses and death screams?Naruto thought as he cleaved yet another Thalmor soldier from crown to groin.

He looked up and saw they were getting close to the gates, even seeing a few soldiers rushing inside to try and get away from him. Like that will help at all. Naruto made a large sweeping slash with both swords, extending their reach by creating a pair of energy waves that cleaved through the army. The X shaped energy flew across the battlefield, even going so far as to hit the gates before completely dissipating. Surprising Naruto fully was the fact that the gate held up against the strike. That was before he realized who he was dealing with. Of course it's not going to be that easy. "Let's finish these assholes off!" He called out, knowing the Black Wolves were close enough to hear him.

As soon as Naruto spoke those words, a barrage of arrows and spells came crashing down around him and his allies. He looked up to see the soldiers who had retreated had taken up positions along the wall and were firing at both friend and foe alike. That was until a trio of roars made the very battlefield shake like a tree in a tornado. All eyes went skyward to find the source of the noise. For some, seeing a trio of dragons breathe fire was the last sight they saw before they were sent screaming into the abyss.

Naruto grinned madly as he watched all three dragons bathed the gates in fire, burning everyone standing on the walls. Naruto inhaled and yelled, "CHARGE!" As he bolted forward, slashing through any soldiers in his way, Naruto felt the Wolves charge forward alongside him, redoubling their efforts to slaughter the enemies before them. Naruto watched as the gates were closed, imagining Thalmor soldiers sliding bars into slot on the gate to try and hold back the swarm of severely pissed off wolves.

Naruto was only a few seconds away from the gate when he leapt upwards, ending his arc at the apex center of the gate's door. He punched it with everything he could muster into the one punch. The result was the gate shattering like the sledgehammer of a blacksmith impacted a piece of dried up, rotten wood. Shards varying in size from toothpicks to spears were sent flying into the armored mass cowering behind the gate, only to be skewered alive. Naruto landed inside the mass of troops, carving a bloody path to the fountain.

When he made it to the fountain, he threw both blades, spinning them around the fountain in both directions. The blades made short work of the few Thalmor troops around it, cutting through armor like it were tofu. Naruto caught both blades, only to feel the pommels shatter to pieces in his grip. Damn it. Looks like I'm going to have to make new blades after all. He turned around and saw the wolves making short work of what troops were left, watching Kirito lead the charge the whole way up.

"Yo Kirito! Glad to see you caught up!" He called out as the black-clothed swordsman caught up, covered in blood and sweat. "Naruto… YOU ARE REDICULOUS." Naruto couldn't help but laugh at the look on Kirito's face. "That's not the first time I've heard that, and it won't be the last. So now what?"

"Now?" Kirito stood up straight and pointed Elucidator at the center of the city, pointing it at the largest and most ornate building in the city, "Now we deal with Oberon."

"Good to hear. But I have other things to do. A favor a… friend asked of me." Without any other explanation other than that, Naruto jumped to the roof of a nearby building and began looking over the city. Now let's see if we can find her. Naruto's eyes began to scan the city, searching for a few seconds before he found what he was looking for. It was rather easy to spot with his Rinnegan active, like spotting a plume of smoke in the desert. He jumped from rooftop to rooftop, making his way slowly to the source of the aetheric smoke.

He was most of the way there, when he heard a child scream. Naruto landed and searched for the source of the noise. When he couldn't find the source of the scream, he created a clone and had it search the area while he moved on ahead. His current goal needed his full attention and he had to get there as fast as he could. Kami only knows what those elven bastards would do to her.

Naruto's clone landed near where he thought he heard the shout, only to smell blood. They weren't close enough to the battlefield to be smelling the fresh blood from it, so where was it coming from? Naruto looked around and sniffed the air, trying to get a better idea where the smell was coming from. He didn't have to wait long for the same small child screamed, this time Naruto whipped his head to where the noise came from. It was a two story home only a few houses down from where he stood. Gotta be quick!

Naruto ran down the street, jumped onto the side of the home directly across from the home the scream came from, and leapt in through the window. He rolled as he landed and took the whole situation in at a glance. An elven woman lay on the ground, a stab wound through her heart, and a pool of fresh blood around her. A young child was curled up in the corner, sobbing heavily with her face buried in her legs. Three Thalmor soldiers stood over the woman, one with a drawn and bloody sword.

Naruto grabbed the soldier by the helmet and threw him through the wall with the window he had just came through. He didn't waste any time in doing the same thing to the other two soldiers, even if they hadn't had their swords drawn. He created a fireball in his hand and threw it out through the hole after them, knowing it would kill them, or at the very least severely burn them.

He walked over to the young child and crouched a few feet away from her in an act to try and seem as kind and gentle. The kid was in shock and anything could set her over the edge. "Hey there. You ok kiddo?" To his shock, the child looked up and wasn't afraid of him, despite what he looked like. The young child, no older than ten, nodded her head. "My name is Naruto. What's yours?" The kid tried to speak but she couldn't bring herself to say anything. "It's ok. You're probably really scared right now, huh?" Once again, the young girl nodded her head. "Well, I'm here to protect you. So you don't have to be scared anymore." Naruto extended his hand and the young girl took it. He stood up with her in his arms and he leapt out the hole in the wall he had created.

He landed on the rooftops and headed back towards the battlefield, knowing the only safe place was outside the city. And he wanted to make sure he was outside in case things got crazy.

The real Naruto got to the source of the 'smoke', and was making his way down a stairwell he had found within a heavily guarded Thalmor building. When he had busted in through the front door, he had to fight off several powerful wizards who were also skilled swordsmen. To anyone else, it would've been nearly impossible, but Naruto had taken them out within a few minutes.

After another minute of searching, Naruto had found a hidden trapdoor that lead to the stairwell he was currently descending, already knowing he was on the right path. He leapt down the last few stairs and ripped open the door that blocked his path. He took a second to collect himself as he walked into the room, seeing runes etched into the very stonework the room was made from. He recognized the handiwork as the very same as the prison he had found Torygg, but of an even higher caliber than before. He walked over to the fail bars that held a sole prisoner, and slipped the key he had lifted from one of the wizards he had faced in the room upstairs. He opened up the door of the cell and pulled out a small vial out of his shadow. He threw the glass container against the wall outside the cell, exposing the red liquid to the air.

The liquid gathered in one spot on the wall, only to expand outwardly into a human sized portal. Naruto knew what the blood was doing, and waited patiently for the after effect. As the oval shape finally stopped shifting, the blood began to glow a deep red, signifying that the connection had been made. The glow stopped completely and the portal went pitch black, and a woman that looked much like Nocturnal stepped into the room. She was dressed much more regally than Nocturnal always favored, wearing an actual dress with gold etched into the fabric. A crown of gold sat upon her raven haired head, signifying a high position where she was from. Naruto curtly bowed to the woman, "Lady Persephone. I have done as you asked and have found your daughter."

The woman looked into the cell and saw the prisoner and rushed in. She picked up the young girl and held her unconscious form dearly, letting out a few tears in the process. She slowly walked out of the cell, cooing her daughter the whole time. She looked to Naruto and gave him thanks before disappearing through the portal. Naruto took the queue and bolted for the top of the stairs. He had to get back to the battle, incase anything else happened.

Naruto landed on a rooftop in the center of the city a minute later, taking in the sight of the Black Wolves kicking ass. He leapt along the roofs as a way to get to the palace quicker. When he saw the outer wall, Naruto saw a sight that stopped him dead in his tracks. The front runners of the Black Wolves had engaged the honor guard of the Thalmor, but Naruto saw something coming at them that he didn't like one bit. Apparently the Thalmor had copied their underground cousins and had designed mechanical soldiers much like the Dwemer had. But unlike the Dwemer robots, these were sleek and made from glass, giving off a look that seemed very beetle like. Each robot moved with a fluidity, each holding a pair of glass swords. Ok, that doesn't look good.

Naruto was about to jump down when a familiar voice called out from the crowd. "Naruto!" He looked down to see Agil looking up to him, worry etched into his features. "Kirito is inside!" He pointed at the palace and Naruto looked towards it for the first time. Sure enough, he saw the black swordsman inside the throne room already. Naruto cursed and made six clones, "Take care of those robots and help out the Black Wolves!" The clones nodded and headed down into the battle. The original Naruto leapt up and over the wall, making his way inside.

Kirito had made his way inside the palace and had just knocked off the last of the palace guards. The guards were pitiful. Kirito guessed the only reason they had been elevated to that position was more for their fanatical devotion to their king, rather than by their skill.

Kirito stared down Oberon, his boiling blood threatening to overtake him at any moment. "Oberon! I've come to kill you!" He shouted the obvious. Oberon however, was smiling like an idiot. Kirito didn't know why, but it pissed him off all the more. So much so, that he charged the false king, ready to add fresh blood to his swords. He was halfway between them when he felt heavy. Not just mildly like he was suddenly tired, which he was, but really heavy. Kirito fell to the floor in a heap, his swords just out of reach. Oberon began to laugh out loud, "YOU FOOL! Did you honestly think that I would just let you take me on in a fight, knowing how strong and skilled you are? I had my mages install that gravity rune into the floor as a precaution, in case something like this was to happen." He walked over to the fallen hero and kicked the swords away, not taking any chances. "Well, seeing as how you've presented yourself like this, I think I'll take advantage of this moment and rid myself of a pest that has bothered me for so long."

Oberon looked to his sword, admiring the blade's edge right before he swung it in a downward strike that would decapitate Kirito. Asuna had seen the whole thing and screamed her defiance. That was until a loud and large amount of force erupted from the rune on the floor, throwing Oberon across the room and into his throne. Kirito on the other hand was blown straight upwards, to which he took advantage of, flipped in midair, and landed on his feet. He reached for Elucidator and charged the stunned, corrupt man that had taking his beloved away from him.

Every step brought a memory of Asuna to his mind. With every memory, more fuel was added to his fury, and with his fury being fueled, the cry for Oberon's blood grew more and more. He leapt the last few feet and stabbed at Oberon, ready to kill the bastard, right then and there. That was until Naruto got in the way and stopped the blade and Kirito in his tracks. "Naruto?! What are you doing?!"

"Stopping you from making a huge mistake. Trust me." Naruto turned around and opened his hand. A set of golden keys immediately launched itself away from Oberon. Naruto caught the keys and threw them over his shoulder, never taking his eyes off of Oberon. "Go to her fool. I'll deal with the ass hat." He didn't need to turn around to see Kirito doing just that. He heard receding footsteps and grinned like a madman. "So O'bitcheron, on a scale of one to crapping yourself, how scared are you right now?" Oberon retorted by lunging at Naruto, which resulted in him getting bitch slapped across the room and impacting the wall to Naruto's right. Oberon flopped down onto the floor, leaving a body shaped crater on the wall.

"You really don't know when to quit, do you? Well, let me make something perfectly clear. For all your cockiness… for all the crap you've pulled off… for all the people you've tortured, messed with, and pissed off in your years of being king, the biggest mistake you ever made was messing with the people I love." Naruto began to cross the room, slowly walking towards the downed elf.

"You see, attacking ME is one thing. I can take a hit and keep on ticking. I can take a joke, being a natural prankster myself. Hell, I can even understand you wanting to kill me. But the line you crossed that was too damn far… was attacking the people I care about." Oberon had gotten to his feet, wobbly as his legs were, only to be lifted off of them by Naruto's chakra enhanced strength. He gripped the elf around his throat and pinned him to the wall, restraining himself from killing the bastard with everything he had.

"When someone attacks the people I love and care about, I tend to get a tad bit… ANGRY." To get his point across, Naruto increased his grip just a slight bit. He let the corrupt elf hang there for a second, only to spin around and throw the man across the room, letting him slide across the ground and hit his head into the base of one of the many pillars in the room. "But for as much as you've pissed me off, for as much as I want to slowly and painfully kill you… there's someone else that has a bone to pick with you."

Without another word, Naruto reached into his shadow and picked out another vial of blood. He dropped the elf and walked into the center of the room, facing the entrance to the throne room. After he lightly tossed it into the air with his left hand, he charged up a dark fireball into his right hand and threw it at the vial, shattering it on impact. The blood mist spread out, only to coalesce into a portal much like it had before. Only this time, rather than a pure black portal, this portal was as dark as the void, but lined with a pale blue flame.

A cold killing intent filled the room, followed swiftly by a feeling of someone walking over your grave. When someone finally walked through the portal, Naruto had to keep himself from cackling maniacally. The man who walked through would've scared the shit out of any mortal, regardless of how battle hardened they may be. He stood at an even seven foot tall, gray skin that was the same color as ash, and pale blue fire for hair. He dressed in a dark toga that covered his whole body, minus his forearms, hands, neck and face. His yellow eyes held a mixture of mischief, hunger for power, and authority. "Oh Lucy! I'm HOME!" He said with a rather impressive accent. He looked around the palace, voicing his opinions of the décor. "Not bad. A tad bit gaudy, but overall, not bad tastes." His eyes finally fell on Naruto… noting the new look for the first time. "Naruto! My dearest friend! Love the new look. Has that right mixture of 'Badass' and 'Intimidating'. With just a dash of demonic. LOVE IT!" Naruto grinned, bowing to the daedra.

"I'm glad you joined us, Lord Hades." Hades let out a mild 'psh' before becoming smoke and crossing the distance between them, only to reappear with his arm on Naruto's right shoulder as he leaned into him. "Please, after getting my daughter back like that and making my family whole again, it's the least I can do. Hell, I've haven't seen Persephone act like that since I told her I could change the size and shape of anything on my body. Made her rather happy for a long time, if you catch my drift." Naruto couldn't hold back his laughter as the daedra of the underworld grinned his cheshire like smile. "SO! Getting down to brass taxes… Where's the slimy, mammoth turd who thought it was a brilliant idea to kidnap my daughter and use her as a power source for some of their sorceries." Hades fun attitude swiftly disappeared as his thoughts remembered the first nights when his daughter went missing. All Naruto had to do was jab a finger towards Oberon, and the Daedra used the same smoke move he had used earlier.

This time, he grabbed Oberon's chin and forced the elf to look at him eye to eye. A look of recognition and realization overcame the daedra, and the same cheshire grin reappeared. Only this time, it was out of malice, not mischief. "Oh Naruto. Do you have any idea who this little fucker is?" Hades asked, not taking his eyes off of Oberon, who had proceeded to both wet and soil himself. Hades didn't give Naruto any time to answer. "This little bastard is the same man my boss has been looking for, for hundreds of years."

"Wait, you mean Oberon's an immortal?" Naruto asked, not believing the daedra. "No, not immortal. Not even close. No, THIS fucker uses an ancient and quite forbidden magical ritual that allows one person to absorb the time of another. THIS little shit has been absorbing the lifespan of children for the past few centuries, and upsetting the balance between life and death for a long time now. Probably why Lord Arkay has had this guy as his number one most wanted for so long. But now…" Hades began to laugh, never breaking eye contact with Oberon, "NOW HE GETS HIS JUST DESSERTS!" Hades moved halfway between Oberon and the portal, swinging the elf overhead in a ghostly smoke grip, slamming the elf into the ground. Somehow, Oberon had survived the impact, and had even landed on his back with his arms crossed.

While Oberon groaned from the pain, Hades walked over to the portal and shouted, "PAIN! PANIC! FRONT AND CENTER! NOW!" Two small imps came out of the portal not three seconds after Hades had shouted into it. The first was a stout, red imp with comically small wings, small horns, and an arrow pointed tail. "Pain!" He shouted while saluting Hades. The second imp that was right behind him was the direct opposite with his cobalt blue skin with similar wings and tail, but his horns were bigger than his red brethren. "And Panic!" He shouted right after his stouter brother. They both shouted at the same time, "Reporting for duty SIR!"

"Good job boys. You got here so quickly, unlike normal." Hades pointed out, to which Panic answered, "We weren't sure if you needed us sir, so we waited on the other side of the portal!" Pain, not wanting to be left out of the discussion, added, "Just in case you needed us!"

"Well good to see you guys are using your brains for once. But here's the deal. This little bastard right here…" Hades stepped on Oberon's stomach, getting a loud groan of pain from the elf. "…is the one who kidnapped my daughter. So I need you boys to go get that special someone I was talking about." Both imp's yellow eyes went wide with shock, Pain asking, "You mean you want US to go GET HIM?" Hades nodded, flaring his hair just a little. Both imps grinned madly, just like their master. Panic replied, "We'll go get him SIR!" Both Imps flew upwards on their tiny wings and disappeared into the portal with a flare.

Hades and Naruto didn't have to wait long as the portal flared once more, both imps flew out of it with cheshire grins on their faces. Naruto looked past them as a new person walked out of the portal, surprising Naruto with his look. Much like Hades, he wore black, but his was made from some strange form of leather, with holes around his nipples and navels, the former being covered by red straps of the same material. The strangest part of him by far wasn't even his pale white skin. No, it was the hundred or so pins that were inserted into his head at different locations. What some people do to make a statement. The new person looked around, saw Hades, and bowed curtly to him. "Of what service can I do you, Lord Hades?"

"You see this golden piece of shit I'm stepping on?" Hades pointed to the king of the Thalmor, to which the new person saw for the first time. After he nodded, Hades simply said, "Do your thing, Pinhead." The new demon, Pinhead, simply nodded his head slightly in response. Hades back up, forming a throne out of pure darkness, with a smaller version of it to his right. "Come sit Naruto. The show is about to start." Naruto not wanting to be rude to a man who dealt with the whole process of purifying a soul and helping it with Arkay's grand scheme of rebirth, sat in the offered chair. The Daedra summoned up a small bag, filled with some form of hot snack and offered some to Naruto. "Popcorn?" Naruto took some of the offered snack, not wanting to piss off the daedra. Hey, manners are an important thing when dealing with supremely powerful beings.

Oberon by this point, had gotten to his feet and had given Pinhead a good look over. "Who the hell are you?" Pinhead lifted his arm and a chain rushed out from the portal, stabbing Oberon through his right hand. The elf screamed from the sudden pain, gripping his wrist. "My hand!"

"I am Pain incarnate. And your suffering is so sweet." A second chain erupted from the portal and pierced Oberon in his right thigh. Pinhead pulled his hand back, drawing the chains into the portal with Oberon along with them. The elf tried to struggle, screaming as he did so, but his whole effort was pointless. "You built this hell, Oberon. For every selfish act, you added to your suffering. For every person you betrayed, you added years to your sentence. And now, you shall suffer for all you have done." Pinhead stepped away from the portal, only for two more chains to lash out and pierce Oberon's left hand and thigh. The dragging continued, but only at a slow rate, giving Oberon plenty of time to scream in desperation at his fate.

Naruto took the time to walk over to the elf and lock eyes with him. Oberon looked sadly desperate, as if begging the blond to set him free. Naruto reached down and did something that he hadn't thought of until just then. Take away Oberon's crown. "This no longer belongs to you." He set the crown down and gaged the distance between him, Oberon, and the portal. "Enjoy your stay in hell!" Naruto yelled as he let loose with a large right kick into Oberon's face, lifting the elf off the ground. Pinhead took advantage of this and pulled the chains all the way into the portal, dragging the screaming elf to his doom.

Silence dominated the room, leaving the five occupants wondering what to do next. Pinhead turned to Hades, bowed, and left through the portal. Pain and Panic went through not long after, leaving Naruto and Hades to conclude their business. "So I guess this is it huh?" Naruto voiced.

"Maybe kiddo. I doubt this will be the last time you and I see each other, but for now this is enough. Oh, and consider the favor paid in full. Actually, I may just owe you after all of this." Naruto couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Hades owing him. "Nah, let's just call it even unless you come up with something you think would make it even." Hades grinned madly at the blond, "You know, it's a shame you have to leave at some point. You and I could be great business partners." Hades walked towards the portal, only to stop part way and bow to the two eavesdroppers who had walked in not long ago. "Hello kids! Name's Hades, lord of the underworld, nice to meet you. No need to do anything, I was just on my way out." And with a curtly bow, Hades walked into the closing portal.

When the portal had finally vanished, Kirito looked to Naruto with an incredulous look on his face, "Uh, Naruto? Mind explaining?" The blond noted the young woman that was in his arms and gave her a curtly nod before beginning his explanation.

"Well, while we were gearing up for this invasion, I was approached by Hades, the daedra who just left, and was asked to see if his daughter was here. See, she had gone missing awhile back and the only place Hades wasn't able to look due to strong as hell magical interference was here, Thalmor HQ. So he asked me to search during the invasion, which explains my sudden absence during the battle. But the biggest part was the thing I just found out about, mainly Oberon being an evil bastard by stealing the youth and lifespan of children. Any questions?" Kirito looked to Asuna, who was just as confused as he was, but both took the answer for what it was.

"Well, can you stop having such a weird voice? It's rather strange." Kirito asked the blond. Naruto hadn't even realized that his voice had changed. In fact, he didn't even know how to dissipate the Juubi form. He assumed it was similar to when he used his Bijuu form back when Kurama was still around... "Let's worry about how I sound later. Right now, we have a battle to finish." The trio walked out of the palace, bracing for the sights of battle.

They were met at the door by Klein, Agil, and a few other of the Black Wolves, each coated in fresh blood and cuts from the battle. "Kirito! Naruto!" Klein called out, waving to the trio. He stopped midway after noticing Asuna for the first time and recognized her instantly. "Asuna." The brunette in question smiled at Klein, recognizing him instantly. "It's good to see you too Klein." The others caught up and all started smiling, knowing that their leader had found the one most precious to him again.

"How goes the battle?" Naruto asked, drawing the subject back to the matter at hand. Agil and Klein exchanged mad grins, giving away everything. "We won." Agil stated, exhaustion being heard in his voice. "The last of the Thalmor forces have either died or given up."

"But that's not the weirdest part. The ones who surrendered, their personalities suddenly changed during the fight, like they woke from a dream or something. They knew everything that had happened, but they just changed suddenly. It was really weird." Kirito, Asuna, and Naruto exchanged glances at the news, each having a mild idea as to why that happened.

"Welp, looks like our job here is done. Guess there's only one thing left to do here guys." Naruto said as he used a quick hiraishin into the throne room, remembering he forgot something. When he reappeared, Klein asked, "And what would that be?" Naruto answered his question by holding up the golden crown of Oberon, grinning madly and looking at Kirito. He didn't need to say anything else to the group present to get the idea across, they all just started grinning along with him. All except for Kirito and Asuna, who the latter was smiling at the idea.

Kirito, however, wasn't all that fond of the idea. "Oh no. NO. I am NOT becoming the next king."

-2 weeks later-

Naruto stood within the throne room, amongst the countless guests that stood with him. He was wearing a fine suit much like the nobles of Skyrim, only his suit was orange and black, an old favorite pairing of his. He stood there watching as Kirito was being crowned as the new king of the Thalmor. He grinned madly at the hours it had taken to convince him that he would be perfect for the position. In the end, it was Asuna who had convinced him that he should take up the position. How she had convinced him was of no concern of Naruto. But if he had to guess, it was probably the same thing Hinata had done to him time and time again when she had a tough time convincing him of something.

As Kirito stood, freshly polished crown on his brow, the whole room erupted into cheers and applause. Naruto looked about the room, seeing familiar faces amongst the crowd. The Black Wolves had been reintegrated into the Thalmor, this time as Kirito's personal guard. High King Torygg had even shown up in a measure of good faith, although bringing Elisif had proven to be a challenge, mainly because of all the pain the Thalmor had brought her so recently. Delphine, Yorvik, and Esbern were there as well, each cheering just as loud as Naruto.

Within an hour, the throne room had been cleared of any kind of hindrance and the true celebration had begun. Food and drink from all over Tamriel had been brought in for the monumental occasion. A small band renowned for their simple yet lively tunes had also been brought in. They had barely started playing their instruments and people were already entranced, dancing to the beat. Jokes were told, memories were shared, deals were struck, and peace treaties were birthed in that moment.

And for the first time since the dawn of Tamriel, all was peaceful and right.

Naruto stood outside, not a few hours after the celebration had begun, enjoying the sky at night as his mind began to calm. His thoughts began to drift back to Konoha, becoming homesick for the first time in what seemed like an age. He remembered all the craziness he and his friends got into on their days off. All the missions he did over the years. All the wonderful memories he had of Hinata. It made him homesick sometimes.

Most of the guests were already home asleep from over eating and drinking, or they were somehow still going, even this late. Sunset had only been about an hour ago, but even Naruto had to admit, partying took a lot out of a person. Kirito and Asuna had been gracious enough to supply him with a room in the palace, to which they promised it would be fully prepared before the next night. He followed the directions he received from one of the servants and arrived into his room within a few minutes of walking.

When he walked inside, he was met by a very spacious and opulent room. Gold and glass had been masterfully crafted to make the room glow, even from the low light of night. He walked over to his bed and flopped down into it, enjoying the air softness of it. He lay there for a moment before stripping down into nothing but his pants, not even bothering to take those off. He crawled further onto the bed until he lay above the covers, his head upon one of the many pillows. He let out a content sigh and relaxed. But in doing so, he began to remember things again.

He remembered the first time he and Hinata had sex as a married couple. She was timid and shy at first, but after getting over the initial shock of seeing her life time crush naked before her, she took the initiative. "She never was the same after that night." Naruto chuckled. He couldn't believe the change in personality Hinata had after that. It was like waking up with a totally different person, or flipping a personality breaker that had been switched off from an early age. But all these memories brought up a deeper issue. One that Naruto hadn't faced in years.

He missed her.

No matter how many years had passed, no matter how many girls warmed his bed at night, no matter how much he tried to bury those feelings at times… at the end of the day, he missed his wife. Plain and simple. "Hinata." Naruto whispered to the air. It was in this moment, a knock came at his door. "Who is it?" The only answer was the door opening. "Look, I don't need anything for the night whoever you are so just leave me…" The words died in his throat.

The woman who had knocked slowly shut the door behind her, making sure to make as little noise as possible. Her long, flowing dark hair ended halfway down her back. Her pale skin looked as if it was made purely from moonlight. Her eyes were purely white, something that always shocked Naruto. The fluidness in her step was something that would draw the eye of any man if she walked like that in public. But Naruto was always so glad she had only done such when it was just the two of them. He hated sharing.

"Hello Naruto." The woman whispered. Naruto suddenly found the energy to get up and walk towards the woman, only stopping when he was arms reach from her. "Hinata? Is that you?" He couldn't believe his eyes. It had to be a dream. A completely horrible fantasy that was playing off of his feelings for his wife. There was no way that she was really there, right?

Naruto reached out to cup her cheek as he always had, only to watch as she placed her hand on the outside of his hand and leaned into it. She inhaled deeply as she did such, "You still smell just like I remember, Naruto-kun." He could feel her breath on his arm, feel her warmth through her hand and her cheek. It really WAS her.

Naruto couldn't help but wrap his arms around her and embrace her with everything he had. He couldn't even hold back the tears that came pouring out of his eyes as he held her close. She wrapped her arms around him, shushing him and telling him it was alright, in an effort to calm the blonde down.

"I can't be calm. You're here. Right here! Right now, Dattebayo!" Naruto pointed out through his sobs. She continued to sooth him until the tears stopped flowing. It took him a few minutes to recollect himself, trying to not bust up into tears at the thought of his wife being back in his arms, even if it was only for a moment. When he collected himself enough, Naruto had to ask the question, "What are you doing here?"

"Well…" Hinata started with a mild blush. "Death wanted to confront you tonight about your time here being short, but Kami decided you needed a reward for all the good you've done in this world. So, they sent me instead." Naruto was excited at the news, but realized the hidden message behind it all.

"How long?" He asked her with an urgent tone in his voice. Hinata shrugged and replied, "I don't know. They never specified how long you have…" Naruto couldn't help but chuckle a little as he realized how vague his statement had been.

"No no no. I meant how long do you have here. I couldn't care less if I were to pass on tomorrow. All that matters is how much time do I get with you?" Hinata made a silent 'oh' before her reply, "They said I have until someone comes and gets you tomorrow. That's all they said."

"Well then. Looks like we've got some catching up to do then." Naruto raised and lowered his eyebrows quickly, getting the meaning of his words across quickly. Hinata couldn't help but laugh hard and long, the same laugh that always drove Naruto crazy. It was the kind of laugh that told him she was on the same thought process as him and that she agreed whole heartedly. "Then let's not waste another moment." His lips met hers in a tender kiss, filled with years of love aimed solely for her. The kiss evolved into a battle of wills as to who was going to lead the events of the night. Naruto eventually gave in and let Hinata take the lead, knowing just having her back was enough.

He could've sped things up by using the 'dress break', but there was always something so sensual about stripping Hinata down to nothing and her doing the same to him. The end result was the two of them lying on his bed, Hinata being on top. "I love you, Naruto." Hinata said with a smile. Naruto smiled in turn and replied, "And I love you, Hinata."

And for the first time in decades, Naruto made love to his wife.

Naruto looked down upon Tamriel from the peak of high Hrothgar, more commonly known as 'The Throat of the World'. The cold wind bit at any exposed skin he had, which was only his face. Even though he could regulate his chakra to keep him warm, Naruto still loved the cold wind. Maybe it was due to his unlocking the Juubi within him, but Naruto had suddenly come to enjoy the cold weather of Skyrim. He was enjoying the view so much, he barely noticed Kirito and Yorvik walking up to him.

"So it's finally time for you to leave, eh Naruto?" Yorvik asked. "It's only been a month since Kirito took the crown, are you sure it's a good idea for you to leave now?" Naruto let a light chuckle out before replying, "You guys got this. I mean Kirito's been king for a month and things are already looking up. I mean, you've got a new treaty with the empire. Most of your citizens already have fallen in love with the way things are. Hell, you even have a daughter who you and your wife love dearly, even if she's not your blood child." Naruto turned to face the duo, noting the other people gathered below. Kirito scratched the back of his head, still getting used to being called father.

Naruto recalled walking into the throne room with the young girl in his arms. He remembered how lost and scared she had been. After all, it wasn't every day that the woman taking care of you was slaughtered right in front of you. He asked Kirito and Asuna about if they knew anyone who could take care of the child. He refused to put her into an orphanage, being an orphan himself.

What he didn't expect was Asuna's reaction. She started talking to the young girl, who introduced herself as Yui, for only a few minutes to allow Kirito and Naruto a moment to discuss what home she could be placed into, only for their discussion to be cut short as Naruto noticed the chemistry between the two girls. He joked that maybe the newly wed and crowned couple should adopt the child rather than try to find her a home. Asuna was all for it and Kirito was yanked along for the ride.

"But how is little Yui adapting to the palace life?" Naruto asked of the newly crowned king of the Thalmor.

"Slowly, but she's adjusting just as well as the rest of us." Kirito smiled, giving away how much he had grown to care about the young girl. I don't see how he couldn't. The girl look like she could be their child. Naruto turned to look down once more, seeing the clouds part to give him a view of Skyrim only a lucky few were granted the pleasure of seeing. He let out a sigh, I'm going to miss this place. He turned around and descended back to the main area on the peak of the mountain where everyone waited to see him off.

Everyone present was sad to see him leave, but they were all wearing smiles to try and lessen the sad occasion. "Well, I've had fun everyone, but all good things must come to an end." He looked around and was confused when he realized that there was only mortals present. "Where's Death?" He heard the telltale sound of a portal opening up behind him, only to spin around and see Sheogorath standing in the ice and snow. "She won't be joining us, sadly. It's always a fun time when she shows up." Naruto didn't need to turn around to know that everyone present was shocked at the sight of one of the most powerful Daedric prince present.

"Sheogorath? What are you doing here?" Naruto asked out of genuine curiosity. Sure he was the daedric prince of chaos, but there had always been a reason behind his madness.

"Why, I'm here to see an old friend off and I'm part of the sending off team." Naruto didn't understand what he meant. "Team? What do you mean team?" The answer came in the sudden appearance of Paarthurnax, who landed with a loud but gentle impact. "He means that there are several powerful forces needed to send you home."

"Wait a second. Let me get this straight. Death, who sent me here, can't send me home because…?" Naruto left the question hanging, expecting someone to answer him. It was Sheogorath who did such. "Her note said she was busy. But enough with the explanations. Let's send you home! Ready there you over-sized furnace?" The daedra joked. "That I am, Vulsil (Dark Soul)."

"HOLD ON FOR TWO SECOND!" Naruto called out, getting everyone's attention. "Just how in the depths of Oblivion do you people expect to send me back home? I understand that you can open portals to and from your world Sheogorath, but what the hell is Paarthurnax supposed to do?"

"I am to be the conduit for my father's power, Akatosh, Dragon God of Time." Naruto tried to say something, but could only manage a squeak. The God of time was helping him go home. Talk about an honor. "But that's not all Laddy!" Sheogorath lunged the distance between them, only to wrap an arm around Naruto's shoulders. "You get to play a part in this too."

"ME?! What the hell could I do?" Sure he had the power of the Juubi at his fingertips, but he was still trying to figure out what that meant. "Simple. We'll combine our powers, my chaotic power with Akatosh's powers of time, to create a raw portal. You'll be the one to guide yourself home. Just focus on a time and place you want to land in and you should get there."

"SHOULD?! No offense to either of you, but I kind of want to go back to Konoha, not some random point in time or space." Naruto objected his point.

"And you shouldn't, so long as you hurry along the path and don't fall off." Sheogorath explained, making the blonde groan and face palm. He let both energy conduits do their thing, not wanting to break their concentration for fear of something bad happening. It was at this point that everyone said their goodbyes.

Asuna held Yui as she told him how much his help meant to her and the future of elf kind. Kirito simply shook hands with him and thanked him for all his help, to which Naruto brought him into a manly hug and wished him the best.

Klein and Agil exchanged fist bumps with him and told him to stay out of trouble. Naruto told him he'd try but he always had a knack for getting into trouble, even if he didn't mean to.

Delphine and Esbern expressed their thanks and Naruto told them to finally settle down together. Both mortals blushed heavily and made everyone else laugh.

Yorvik was the last to say his goodbyes, but rather than do that he asked, "Where are all those women who seemed to always be around you?" Naruto chuckled and blushed ever so slightly, but the dragon born noticed.

"Well… let's just say that I made our last night quite memorable. Which reminds me…" Naruto reached into his jacket and pulled out a spell book. Its cover was a deep green with the symbol for illusion magic on its cover. Yorvik looked at it in confusion and then looked to the blonde for explanation.

"It's a book on how to pull off my shadow clone jutsu off, only with magic." Yorvik's eyes went wide before busting up laughing and fist bumping the blonde. "Thanks Naruto." With that, Yorvik stepped back with the others. Naruto was given a sight many people dreamed of seeing. Friends who cared for him, even though he had only known them for a short time compared to their lifespans. The portal ripped open, sending out an unworldly wind onto the mountain top, blowing away a bulk of the snow and caused all to guard their faces from the stinging wind.

Naruto turned to see the portal open and walked towards the portal, stopping only a few steps away. He turned one last time to smile and wave at his friends, right before breaking into a run and passing into the portal.

Naruto was running with everything he had in him, running along the narrowing path within what he could only describe as 'the void'. The bridge of light he was running on led to a shining beacon of light, like seeing the sunlight through a doorway in a dark room. But the main issue was that the bridge was thinning out. Every step he took, the bridge shrank another inch in width. The closer Naruto got to the doorway, the more his heart raced. What would happen to him if he fell off into the darkness or didn't make it to the door in time?

With thoughts like that racing through his mind, Naruto put on the speed. He tried to use his chakra or even some kind of shout or magic to enhance his speed, but nothing seemed to work within the darkness. Great, JUST great. The time I truly need my abilities and I can't access them. Still, he pushed his muscles to their breaking point, just to get to the doorway. But he could see, he wasn't going to make it.

When he was only a few goods steps away, the doorway shut and the bridge he had just tried to push off of disappeared. Naruto fell into the blackness and let loose a scream. That was until he hit a wall and broke through into daylight, flopping onto a hard stone floor. The air escaped his lungs from the impact and as he came to a rest on his back, Naruto thanked God for getting him out of the darkness.

He took a second to let air flow through his lungs once more, letting his body recuperate from the strange sensation of not having any of his powers. That had to be the weirdest feeling I've ever felt.

He sat up and took in his surroundings and immediately realized one thing. Where ever he was, it wasn't the elemental nations. In fact, he realized he sat in the ruins of some old stone building on some rich man's property. He came to this conclusion mainly because he saw a large building that looked like a mansion one of the Daimyo's he had met once. But the architecture was completely different from what he was used to. It didn't look like anything he had seen in Konoha with its straight edges and precise corners. In fact, none of the buildings looked anything like he had seen before. "Where in Kami's name am I?"

TeFlyingWolf: AND THAT'S ALL FOLKS! Now I know what you're wondering, "Where's Naruto now?" Well, I'm not going to spoil anything, but it's a quick stop before he returns home. Let's just say that it'll set things up for how different things will be in the elemental nations.

Naruto: How different are we talking here? Everything is steampunk? Different races of beings?

Wolf: Nah, nothing that different. But again, I won't spoil anything.

Sasuke: Ok, so we have enough hellstone and obsidian to make better stuff. Now what?

Wolf: Well let's go over the checklist. Hell Bridge?

Naruto: Check

Wolf: Next tier armor, weapons, and tools?

Gaara: Check

Wolf: Guide Voodoo doll?

Sasuke: Che… Wait, what?

Wolf: *sigh* I'll go get one. Anyone seen a Voodoo Demon?

Neji: Uh, is it a red skinned, black winged creature holding some form of doll in it's clutches?

Choji: Well that was oddly specific. *Sees Neji pointing* Oh.

Wolf: Yup, that's one. Well readers, thanks again for reading this exciting chapter. Until next time. *Unfolds wings* COME HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT! I'VE GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOUR BOSS!