Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Shinobi of the West ❯ The Battle is Joined ( Chapter 6 )

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“Our revenge will be the laughter of our children”

~Bobby Sands~

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Naruto and the group of Shaman and Chiefs exited the forests of the Black Hills with apprehension, knowing that the Yankee forces could be anywhere. Naruto took a parting glance to the forest, wondering what the girl he had saved was doing. They rode for hours until the sun began to set beyond the horizon before a word was uttered.

“We near Inyan Kara(This holy mountain is now known as Bear Butte for any who care to know, I think it's in south Dakota?)” Fog Water told the group reverently

Naruto could see the lone mountain rising from the sea of grassy plain, a single monolith of green in a sea of yellow. He had felt a rise in earth's natural energy for the past few hours and knew that it's source was the mountain before him. Naruto looked around and saw the different looks of trepidation and glee among the faces around him.

As the group neared the bottom of the mount Earth Shaker commanded them to picket their horses at the foot of the mountain and go the rest of the way on foot. The instant Naruto entered the edge of the forest he felt that they were being watched by something. The feeling reminded him of the times he had been forced to meet with Kyuubi, almost like they were being watched by an otherworldly presence.

“Fog Water do you sense it to” Naruto asked quietly

“Old Man sends his guardians to watch us” Fog Water responded reverently

The group continued for an hour or so before coming to a halt in front of a small hut. Naruto could hear soft music coming from it that stopped as they did. When the door opened a man stepped out wearing a faded Northern uniform under a black leather trench coat with a split from the waist to the ankles to allow the wearer to ride a horse more comfortably. Naruto snarled in contempt and drew his bowie knife in a reverse grip, falling into an advanced attack stance as he did so. Naruto noticed in this split second that the man had spiky black hair that connected to mutton chops going down to his chin.

“Relax” The man said holding his hands out palms forward in a non-threatening manner. “I mean you no harm”

“A Yank meaning no harm, that's a first” Naruto snarled

“Fire Warrior relax” Fog Water said trying to calm the situation “This is holy ground, Old Man will not permit bloodshed here.”

Naruto begrudgingly sheathed his knife, eyeing the man distrustfully.

“Am I to presume you are the infamous “Flame of the South” Naruto Uzamaki” The man asked

Naruto growled in response.

“My name is Logan” The man told them “I joined the war to help the Blackfoot, They saved my sworn brother and I before the war. We thought that if we fought then they might not be as hated as they were. We even convinced Lincoln to have a brigade of Blackfoot braves join us to prove their worth. We were betrayed, as many of the People know I knew that others would come here to Inyan Kara eventually. My brother and I are Blessed Ones, we along with what little remains of the Blackfoot pledge our service, We sent scouts over the mountains and into Canada to seek more help.”

The chiefs and the Shamans gained a thoughtful look, though Naruto was still distrustful. (Little side note here as far as Wolverine and Sabertooth's backstory go I'll be melding their origins and relationship between the xmen origins movie and the original comics haven't decided if I want to have wolverine paired with Itsu or the girl from the movie tho…but if ya'll do want Itsu I'll throw the Dakken/lupine/x-force arch in )

“Why join the Yanks” Naruto asked

“I was born a Canadian Flame of the South, the Canadian government sent myself and a group of Blessed Ones to fight for Lincoln” Logan replied

“Fog Water I am at a loss” Naruto admitted unsure of wether or not to trust this man

“He lives on this mountain Fire Warrior, Old Man would not permit one who was against us or dishonest with us to do this.” Fog Water replied

“Then we take him with us” Dragging Canoe stated simply

“As you wish” Logan said before dousing the small fire within the cabin and shutting the door

The group continued their sojourn in solemn silence until they drew near the top of the Mountain. A few hours after meeting with Logan the Shamans all stopped suddenly and collapsed upon the ground, They began chanting reverently shortly thereafter. The chiefs followed suit, Naruto and Logan doing the same. A few minutes later Naruto could feel the spiritual power of the place increase tenfold, almost crushing him so intense was it. The power he felt didn't feel threatening, much to his surprise, it felt comforting and warm like the calm embrace of a beloved parent.

A voice spoke a few minutes later laced with power and love. “Arise my children” the voice commanded “Do not be afraid”

Naruto chanced a glance upwards only to realize that the group was enshrouded by a heavy cloud, there seemed to be a light shining through it that was so bright Naruto knew it would have blinded him were it not for the cloud.

“Old Man” Fog Water and the others whispered reverently

“You have come here seeking help my children, you seek the Sacred Caverns, and deliverance just as your ancestors have in times of great need” The voice said again in that loving tone

“We humbly seek your help” Walks With Bears told the voice “Just as Sweet Water did long ago”

“And you have done well my Child” the voice told him “I will permit you entrance into the Caverns, know this though. This war saddens me The Evil One seeks to turn my children against each other his plan cannot be stopped this far along. Many of The People will die my sons, but you will survive. Follow the Legend that I gave to Sweet Water and all will be well. I will never forsake you my sons, even if it seems I am not there, I will be at your side.”

“Why” Naruto asked the voice with sadness “If you love your children so much then why did you do this to me”

“T'was never my wish that my children experience pain or sorrow, The evil One corrupted my first children and his corruption still taints my Children to this day. Think of this Son of Minato, Had you not endured the suffering you did, you would never have come here to this land. I have been beside you since your birth, and have watched your struggle with pride. You have grown into a fine man, and I have graced you with many gifts. I promise that your greatest wish will come true.”

The cloud lifted and the presence was gone, revealing a large valley at the top of the Mountain with a waterfall on the other end. The falling water was parted by an unseen force to reveal a large cave opening.

“The Sacred Caverns” Fog Water gasped with joy

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A few hours later, bottom of the mountain

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Naruto had been thinking deeply over the words he had heard, trying to figure out if he had actually talked with Kami or simply a Spirit imposter. Regardless the being's argument was completely sound, it was right, had he never gone through what he had he would have Never met Jess and the other. Never saved that girl from Black Wolf, never gotten rid of Kyuubi, never learned how to fight for those he loved….

“By the rise of high moon I and my brother will bring all who wish to fight to your circle.” Logan ensured the Chiefs who merely nodded in reply as Logan began to sprint away to the north

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With Laughing Stream

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“I hope Fire Warrior comes back soon” the attractive girl thought with a mental groan “This girl is impossible”

“Master what would you have me do” The girl Naruto saved asked

“I am not your master” Laughing Stream told the girl for the literal millionth time

“But my last master gave me to you until he comes back. So that makes you my Master,Master” the girl replied

“I don't think she will ever be able to function on her own” Laughing Stream thought “Not completely anyway”

“Master” the girl asked again

“Ok I have something for you to do” Laughing Stream told the girl, who perked up at this statement. All ways ready and willing to please “Think of a name you wished to be called”

“As you wish Master” the girl replied sitting down with a thoughtful look

“Thank the spirits” Laughing Stream thought “That should keep her busy for a while”

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A few days later as Naruto and co. arrive

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Naruto gazed in awe at the large number of campfires surrounding the Black hills. “I didn't know there were this many rebels left” Naruto thought

As The chiefs, the shamans, and Naruto neared the large continuous camp encircling the Black hills he picked out people he knew. Butch Cassidy, King Fisher, Doc Holiday, and many others he had met on his adventures with Jesse. They all tipped their hats to him as he passed.

“We might actually pull outa this” Naruto thought with wonder. As the group entered the forest Naruto realized that the number of The People staying in the hills had increased as well. When Naruto and the others made it to the meeting hall Frank joined them for the informal meeting.

“We need to meet with the leaders of those Outside the circle” Naruto said “we have to draw up battle plans and warn against The Golden Circle”

The group agreed with this plan. “It would be wise to not tell them everything Fire Warrior, and to trust only members of this group fully.” Fog Water Cautioned

“Aye” he replied

“Outlaw Brother spread word to the outsiders that we will meet under Grand Oak in three suns” Porcupine Bear Commanded

Frank nodded before leaving to do as he was asked.

“In three suns then” Naruto said before leaving to check on the girl he had rescued. As he neared Laughing Stream's tent he wondered how things had been during his absence.

As if she knew he was coming Laughing Stream exited her tent and met him before he could enter. “Greeting Fire Warrior” She said with relief

“Greetings Laughing Stream, how have things been” Naruto asked

Laughing Stream sighed before speaking “I do not believe that she will be able to survive on her own, not completely. She still views herself as a slave and I have been hard pressed to get her to stop calling me Master.I did manage to get her to choose a name for herself though.”

“And what is that” Naruto asked curiously

“She wished to be called Singing Bird” Laughing Stream told him “She sings all the time now, and I believe that the birds are her guardians. They are always around whenever she leaves the tent”

“May I see her” Naruto asked

“Of course Fire Warrior, after all, She is YOUR problem now” Laughing Stream chuckled

Naruto wasn't sure what to make of that comment and mulled over its many possible meanings until the Girl he had saved came out of the tent, looking like the picture of beauty. She had trimmed her hair so that it hung just past her shoulder, and was wearing a Deerskin dress that was decorated with fringe with various bird feathers braided into it. Upon seeing Naruto she ran to him and glomped him much to his surprise.

“I knew you would come back” she whispered into his ear

Naruto slowly stood up, giving a helpless look to Laughing Stream, who hid a chuckle behind her hand; Giving him a look that repeated her previous statement about the girl being his problem.

Naruto sighed before attempting to extract himself from Singing Bird, who refused to budge. Giving another sigh Naruto put his arms around her, carrying her bridal style back to his tent. Singing Bird gave no protest to this and snuggled into his chest.

“You not gonna let go are you” He asked her. She nodded no into his chest, causing him to sigh again as he entered his tent. “not like I'm not enjoying this I guess” he thought as he lay down upon his bed of furs. He began stroking her hair absentmindedly for a while before he noticed her snoring slightly. Naruto glanced down at her sleeping form, noticing how cute she looked when she was asleep.

“What am I gonna do with you” he asked himself, gaining a slight nosebleed from his first few thoughts before dispelling them “Bad Naruto” he said to himself “That voice did say I would get my greatest wish….maybe after the battle we'll see if I'm ready for the next step” he mused silently as he fell prey to sleeps calming embrace

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A few days later

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As Naruto began his walk to Great Oak, an Oak tree well over two hundred feet tall on the west side of the hills, he bid goodbye to Singing Bird, who gave him a hug in reply. “Come back soon Master” Singing Bird called after him

Naruto gave her a wave as he walked off, lost in his own world he continued on.

As he neared Great Oak a few hours later he noticed the number of men there overtook thirty. Naruto scanned the faces for anyone familiar. He gave a nod to a few outlaws he had met on his travels with Jesse, and outright smiled as broadly as he could when he saw a group of four men. He walked up to the group of four and smiled, taking in the changes these past years had given them.

Jerry Ash, known as “Pokerface” to most outlaws due to the fact that you could never tell what was goin on in his head. When in pain he grinned like a mainiac, when in trouble he laughed, a trick he had learned in the boxing ring. He was a master boxer and almost won the middleweight championship of the world had it not been for a heart problem that had cleared up a few years later. He was a Man of average height topping six feet with his dusty brown slouch hat that shaded his rough face and short brown hair. He wore a gray western cut button down shirt tucked into his jeans and gunbelt. His boots were made of gator skin and Naruto wondered if he had killed the beast himself or simply bought them off a trader. Naruto noticed his new chaps made outa what looked to be deerskin with a fringe along the back of them.

Jerry was standing next to a man who was often described as “lookin like a bulldog.”He was called Sid Maker mayor of Makerville, a very lucrative copper mining town. The large man stood shorter than the rest of the group by almost a full head, to make up for this he was wider than they were with big strong shoulders and muscles showing through his brown shirt. The man carried dual thonged down colt revolvers on his gunbelt that rested lightly on his jeans and cast a faint shadow over his brown cowboy boots. Naruto knew that anyone who thought Sid was just for show was dead wrong, even with a body that big he could keep pace with a coyote, and that speed held true when he pulled iron or used his large hands a bludgeons.

Standin behind Sid and Jerry were two men, Ex-sherrif Owen Cardac and his “Blood Brother” Annan Rhiannon. Cardac was a big man easily 6'5'' and he knew it, his former passion of tracking down outlaws had led him to Rhiannon, however the confrontation turned them into “brothers” through a sharing of blood between the two. Cardac wore a Winchester repeater rifle strapped to his back, and a colt Peacemaker at his side, a gunbelt holding bullets and his gun crossing from his left shoulder to his right hip. He was wearing a reddish button down shirt tucked into his jeans, with a matching pair of red cowboy boots. Naruto saw that even though Cardac held a smile in his face the Welsh man seemed to have aged a lot over the last year, tinges of grey worming their way into his wavy black hair and mustache.

Rhiannon looked the same as ever, with that big goofy grin on his face. He was a giant of man well over 7' in height he had a oversized Bowie knife strapped to his gunbelt that held dual Russian 44. Specials. He wore a tan shirt with matching pants and deerskin boots. Naruto looked into his eyes and saw only kindness, he knew however that the welsh man wasn't afraid to kill even if he didn't like it. He had a Stetson slouch had pulled down over his eyes and a black duster that hung down to his feet. Making his already imposing figure more creepy. (I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING CREATED BY MAX BRAND…even if I did change his characters around a lil…)

Naruto went up and shook each of their hands as the five exchanged grins

“Been awhile huh boys” Naruto asked the group

“Yeah been a while since Pokerface over here stole all your money in a nice game of stud” Sid chuckled causing the others to laugh

This banter continued for a few minutes as Naruto caught up with his old friends and others he had met on his travels. Naruto was surprised to see Wild Bill Hickock amoung the group. And when asked Hickock said sadly “Government gave me my position as a sheriff…T'was that same government that killed my deputy. Fuck.Em.”

Naruto chuckled at the curt response before moving to stand with the chiefs. Fog Water quieted the group of assembled men so that the Cheifs could speak.

“We have brought you here to discuss our plan of attack and to give a warning” Big Tree began

“A Group some of you may know called the Knights of The Golden Circle have declared us enemies and wish to kill us before the Yank's get the chance.” Naruto continued watching with the ferocity of a hawk's gaze for any negative reactions

“Thier symbol is a golden circle with a Calvary Sabre going through it (little side note I have recently found through an amazing book bearing the title of Rebel Gold written about the KGC that their symbol was a cresent moon pointing downwards with a star under itbut I'm too lazy to change it now so nyah)” Frank told the group

“They may attack from within your own groups, men you have fought with may be members without your knowledge and may seek to attack. If any large group attack separate yourselves and any you feel are completely loyal to you. Bring them within the forest and we will take care of the rest.” Cochise told the group as he fingered his scalping knife

“On to our battle plan” Naruto said “The indians will constantly be running guerilla attacks on the Yanks as soon as we know they are gearing up for war. All outlaws and or outlaw bands we need you to do what you do best. Fuck up the yanks as only we know how. Ex-rebs we need you to form into your old regiments and squads from there we need half to go east towards New York destroying, attacking, and taking prisoner any and all Yank forces you find. The other half we need to go south towards New Orleans doing the same. In a month and a half any of you and your men still living I expect to see here under Great Oak.”

Naruto knew how vague the orders were and they were designed to be that way. He and others of The People understood that these men knew their job better than they did. So taking this into consideration Naruto let them. Naruto had previously sent runners to the outlaw bands he knew best, Namely Billy the kid and his Regulators, Buffalo Bill and his followers, and various other quickdraws and sharpshooters he had met in his travels. These runners sent letters telling these men to move to a location to the northwest, Naruto had a special plan for his friends.

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Later that day

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Naruto climbed to the top of Great Oak with a mix of joy and sorrow. He was glad that the multitude of people who had been invading the hills were slowly leaving, yet sad because he knew many of the people leaving would never make it back. Naruto decided to ignore that nagging sadness he remembered oh so well from the war, leaving camp for battle and knowing half the men you see won't make it back that night…he hated that feeling of helplessness. So instead he laid down on one of the branches and stared at the clouds for a while before dosing for a few minutes, Content to just sit and do nothing for a few minutes.

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A few days later

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Naruto neared the camp of his chosen fighters with a mixture of glee and caution. He knew that if this plan were to work it would require their full cooperation. As he entered the outskirts of the camp he motioned those who saw him towards the center of camp, satisfied that they would follow by the sound of boots hitting dirt. When he finally reached the center of camp he turned a slow circle to see all those gathered here, he was proud of his friends that none had left.

“My fellows” Naruto began “My friends, my Brothers. I asked you to come here for a special task that I can only trust unto you. I have discussed in length with the rebel leaders and with the chieftains of the People, we all agree that we don't believe there is a way to win this fight.” Naruto paused and waited for the murmurs of discontent to die down. “That being said, no one is keeping you here you may leave if you wish. If you stay, I can promise you full citizenship within the People when this is over, I can promise you a place where you don't have to look over your shoulder, and I can promise you that you will be among friends. We have chosen a few places that are perfect for a stronghold, and I need you my friends to go there, claim land, and do whatever it takes to keep that land. When this fight is finished these towns will be places of refuge for any and all who support our cause.”

“Who do you propose we go about claiming said land” someone asked from the crowd

Naruto chuckled at the simplicity of his plan. “Legally, through the homestead act. Each man gets a hundred and fifty acres to do as he pleases with. Once this fight is over we need you to choice an area to go to, claim it, and settle down for a while. This chain of sanctuaries can then be used for any of us as a safe haven to change horses, get some tack, and replenish ammo or just to spend a few days catchin up.”

“Where” Wild Bill Hickock asked from the front of the small crowd

“Need some men to go the Appalachians round the Tennessee borders, need some to go to the plains, our goal is to have at least one safe haven in every state and territory and in areas of special interest.” Naruto replied

“what happens if there is already a body on this land” King Fisher asked

“I'm sure between the lot of us we have enough cash to get em to leave, course' seein as how most of us been runnin from the law a few times I'm sure some of you will find more “inventive” means” Naruto chuckled in reply

“Why” Pokerface asked

Naruto looked downcast as he answered honestly “We have all been hunted, we all know that feeling of never bein able to let your guard down, of enterin a bar or hotel and havin to sit with your back to the wall and your eyes at the doors and windows. The government doesn't want to much bad press with this war, so when they attempt to wipe us out they'll herd the survivors onto a preset stretch of land. These larger plots as well as the smaller havens we will be creating will then be connected to be used by any of us. This was originally my idea truth be told, any one of us looks into anothers eyes he'll see that hunted look any gunfighter bears. I'm fuckin tired of walkin down a street and havin random sumbitches tryin to outshoot me just to make a name for themselves. This way we watch each others backs, and fight each others fights, this way…none of us will ever have to be alone again.”

Naruto turned on his heel and walked away calling over his shoulder. “you want to be apart of this plan you meet at Great Oak tomarrow morning, if ya don't try and join one of the groups we sent off a few days ago, or just head home.”

Naruto walked back towards the hills with a heavy heart. He honestly hoped his friends would stay but he didn't want to load them with more than they already had. “truth be told I'm getting tired of fightin” he thought sadly “Tired of wastin life, I've fought my battles, I wanna just relax and not have to worry about anyone tryin to kill me”

Upon returning to his modest buffalo hid tent Naruto was glomped by Singing Bird, which was beginning to become her normal greeting for him.

“Hello to you too” Naruto chuckled as she snuggled into his chest

“Will our friends fight with us” She asked him after a few minutes

Naruto rubbed her head absentmindedly as he replied “I know a few will onputori (music bird). Billy, fisher, Hickock and a few others for sure, but I'm not sure about the rest of em”

She nodded into his chest as she said “But at least you know the ones that stay will never leave you”

Naruto chuckled at the simple truth as sleep's calming embrace gripped the two.

 

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The Following Morning

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Naruto smiled softly when he woke up, noticing that he and Singing Bird still shared an embrace. He stroked her hair for a few minutes, wondering if he had the balls to go through with his plan, deciding to leave that decision for later he softly extracted himself from her embrace and began walking towards Great Oak. Upon arriving Naruto's heart swelled with pride as he saw only two or three of yesterdays group were not there.

Naruto got the group attention by letting out a shrill whistle. “friends it brings me great pride to know so many of you wish to stay. We will play an integral part in this coming battle, I need anyone who is good with a sharps 50. to raise there hands.” Naruto counted fifteen out of the fourty or so men “ok everyone gather round then. What's gonna happen is we're gonna fit your rifles with a naval spyglass to enhance the range, I've seen a shot made from over a mile away without any modifications so I know you can do it with some.(there were records of the sharps 50. Being able to make an accurate shot up to a mile and a half provided it was paced off beforehand) some apache scout's were kind enough to shall we say “liberate” new weapons from a Yank supply train. That means Winchester repeaters and brand new colt peacemakers for any that wants a new gun.”

Naruto grinned at the crowds look, they all knew that those weapons could cost three good horses for a set. He also knew that a few of the men, such as himself, had gained an attachment to their current weapons and refused to trade them. Naruto didn't mind upgrading his rifle though. “We're gonna set up the sharps group in some of the higher trees on the perimeter of the hills to act as a first line of defense. Everyone else will be on the ground under the sharps squad members with their rifles for any that get through that barrage. We realize that eventually we will lose, however we're gonna take as many of those Yanks as we can with us.”

Naruto final statement was met with a roar of approval from the men. After the crowd died down Naruto continued. “The Yank's `ll be here in less than three weeks if our scouts are correct so that means we have one to train you guys and another week to get plots for our sanctuary line.”

 

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Two and a half weeks later

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Naruto was truly proud of his outlaw friends, they had begun to call themselves the Woodsmen on account of Fog Water teachin em how to move silently and how to meld into their surroundings. His sharps squad could hit a rabbit sized target from a mile away with the added optics and his other friends had put the term “greased lightin” to shame such was their speed with a pistol. He himself had taught the shamans and their apprentices more jutsu, mainly sticking to offensive jutsu and low level gejutsu.

The blessed one's had melded themselves into a cohesive fighting force having abilities ranging from mastery over water to the ability to levitate things in the case of Singing Bird. Logan and his brother had shown back up with over six thousand braves from over the mountains and Canada. The scouts from the rest of the country had brought another seven thousand mostly women and children seeking the protection the black hills offered.

 

Naruto knew they were outnumbered ten to one, it made him smile a bloodthirsty grin.

Naruto neared the meeting hall, watching the final preparations of war being carried out, shamans praying to Old Man, warrior clan leaders painting their warriors with war paint under the watchful eye of a shaman, arrows being sharpened, guns getting oiled and cleaned one last time. He smiled, he knew that the majority of the men he saw would make it back when the fighting ended. When he finally made it to the center of the crowd he was greeted by the chieftains.

“Fire Warrior this war party makes my heart swell with pride” Dragging Canoe said as he smacked his battle-scarred chest

“Aye that it does friend” Naruto replied

Fog water walked towards the group followed closed by the other shamans chanting reverently “It is time” Fog Water whispered the instant the other shamans ceased chanting

“BROTHERS” Cochise's voice boomed over the crowd causing it to fall silent

“WE STAND HERE TODAY NOT AS DIVIDED TRIBES OR BANDS” Dragging Canoe continued

“Wonder if they rehearsed this” Naruto thought absentmindedly

“BUT AS ONE” The six chiefs bellowed as one

“WE HAVE STOOD BY FOR MORE SUMMERS THAN I CARE TO COUNT” Manuelito screamed

“AFTER WE SAVED THEM WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED THEY KILLED US” Big Tree continued

“ BUT NOW BROTHERS THEY WISHED TO KILL US ALL” Porcupine Bear screamed

“STANDING BESIDE YOU ARE BLESSED ONE'S SHAMANS AND OUTLAW FRIENDS” Cochise said again

“TOGETHER WE LIVE” the six chiefs bellowed followed by a war cry from the gathered braves

“TOGETHER WE FIGHT” the chiefs again screamed followed by another war cry

“TOGETHER WE DIE” the chiefs bellowed for a final time as the gathering of over fifteen thousand people vanished in less than a minute

Naruto motioned to the outlaws at his command after the braves had left. “You know where to go, you know what to do, when all hell breaks loose and our army gets routed head towards Inyan Kara. I'll meet you there”

“A toast if I may lads” A man from the back of the group called, this was met with agreement as all the men pulled a waterskin filled with whiskey

“May your cups always be filled, may you always be well fed. May you be forty days in heaven a'fore the devil knows your dead” A great shout went from the group as the all drank to their taken toast

Naruto chuckled when he saw who had given the toast. A man named Sean O'Conner, a huge Irishman that had come to American just in time to be drafted into the Confederate forces and if he was to be believe was descended from some Irish high king or something or another. He was easily seven feet tall with bright red hair that he cropped short and tapered down into large metal chops. Naruto liked the good natured man, but knew just as the rest of em did that when he got into the thick of battle he lost his mind to the blood frenzy.

“To battle then me boyos” Sean called as he unslung his new Winchester repeater (the O'Conner clan was and is a real irish clan descended from two or three high kings of the middle ages)

“YeS to BAttLe” Naruto hissed in a demonic voice as he donned his hellform. He turned on his heal an sprinted with the speed of a shinobi in the direction of the oncoming Yankee forces.

Nartuo's outlaw friends gave a slight shiver.

“All Naruto's issues aside” Frank said loud enough for everyone to hear “WE got some yanks to kill”

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With Naruto

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Naruto had left the forest far behind him and was relishing the feel of the air screaming past his face. He would catch glimpses of Indian braves every now and again and only because they had taught him what to look for. In the tall grass surrounding the hills for miles they were invisible to anyone who didn't know what to look for.

Logan and his brother Victor (sabretooth, goin offa what he looked like in the origins movie right now) joined him in his run a few miles out from the hills. Naruto wasn't too surprised that they could keep pace with him, seeing as how their gifts were similar to his as far as stamina and speed were concerned. Victor was dressed in a dark brown duster cut for riding with it's collar turned up. Jeans, boots, and an untucked red button down that revealed just a hint of gold off of his belt buckle.

“Time to kill” Victor screamed over the steppe, the bloodthirsty glee clear in his voice

Naruto got along all right with Victor but he had a mean streak in him, he genuinely enjoyed killing, something Naruto didn't ever want to fully embrace.

The three knew what their mission was. Blindside the oncoming Yankee forces, take out as many as possible, then draw them in for an ambush by the People's braves.

After a few minutes of this insanely fast running Naruto caught the scent of the Yankee's forward scouts, he grinned maniacally when he glanced at the other two and realized they smelt it too.

“Tis only after the blood coats your soul, That you can truly live” Victor muttered under his breath

Naruto was slightly taken aback at this statement and filled it away for further use. He had to stay focused the defending the People was more important that Victor's bloodlust.

The three topped a small hill and saw the twenty of so squads acting as a forward guard spread out across ten miles of so, with the main Yankee force just barely visible on the horizon.

“I'll take left” Logan called as he peeled off of their formation

“Dibs on right” Victor said as he ran like a man possed towards his intended prey

“Leaves me with the center” Naruto thought as he raced towards the men that would soon be dead.

The skirmish was over in less than an hour, Naruto knew then how the brothers could keep up with him. They had a healing factor very similar to his when he still had Kyuubi, and their agility and strength were massive as well. Naruto noted that Logan's Blessing were three bone claws that sprouted from each hand, reminding him of Kimmimaro (sorry if I spell anything wrong btw). Victor's fangs and nails lengthened into deadly points, and his nails gained a covering of bone to keep them from breaking. In short he didn't believe the three of them acting as a singular squad could be defeated by anything short of a group of high powered Blessed one's.

“Now we wait” Naruto stated simply as Logan and Victor approached covered as Naruto was in the blood of their victims. Naruto had dispelled his hellform as soon as his last victim lay dead, that form, he was beginning to realize severely taxed his chakra reserves if held for any length of time. “We all have a weakness” he though absentmindedly after taking a seat on a rapidly cooling bodies.

“Sounds like a good time for a nap then” Victor commented as he lay down, throwing his arm over his eyes to shade them from the sun.

Logan simply crouched and eyed the approaching forces with sadness in his eyes.

“What's wrong” Naruto asked

“I'm afraid that I'll see someone I fought beside. I wouldn't kill them even if given the chance, I got to know some of em real good. Victor over there however” Logan paused as he pointed his thumb at said man “He'd probably laugh as he licked the blood from his fingers…I can't really blame him though…the killing helps him forget those he's killed before…if only momentarily…”

The two slipped into a thoughtful silence as the Yankee forces drew nearer and nearer.

 

XxX

So there you guys go the start of the war and all it entails, I like to plan my general storyline about fifteen chapters ahead of where I am. This being said I've been readin a lot of the old Wolverine comics and doin a lot of history over the marvelverse in general so here is a poll of sorts will Logan a.k.a. Wolverine be paired with Itsu as he was in the old comics or with the chick from the xmen origins movie. If he is paired with Itsu for thos that know who she is I will include Dakken and the Lupine/fight for Romulus' throne arch. And if he is paired with the chick from the movie I will include the general storyline from the movie. All this being said after Naruto's death dictated by the legend from chapter 3 I believe there will be a timeskip and the perspective will shift to Naruto's descendant he met last chapter in the modern marvelverse and this descendant will be involved in either arch depending on what you guys want. So long story short pm,review on wether or not you want Itsu/Dakken/Romulus arch or lady from the origins movie arch. Anywho I've been real bad lately on putting my playlists on each chapter but I promise I will put it in my next one and with that I bid you adieu

Ookami no Getsuei

Son of the Celts, Vikings, and Cherokee, saying a hearty Eirinn Go Brach to you all