Battle against the Sathar'i

      -Konstantia, capital of Magog-

After the destruction of the pirate sky fortress and the retreat of the pirate queen Q'anah, the eastern expedition fleet arrived home. For the first time, Naruto was in the western lands. The city of Konstantia was the 4th largest in the world. Just the royal palace of the Blackfyres was 78% the size of the Hidden Leaf! It's districts was larger than the ninja villages of the east. Though only the 4th largest, Konstantia was the richest city in the world as it was the center of commerce and trade for millenia. Naruto could see the great city from the bridge of the Executioner and he saw the dark, polluted skies. Covered in thick black clouds due to the factories of Magog.

''That is Konstantia?'' Naruto asked.

''Yep. Home.'' Daena replied. ''Makes you miss all the lush green back in the east doesn't it, Naruto?''

''Daemon wasn't kidding one bit, Daena.''

''He's many things but a person who cracks jokes ain't one of them.'' Daena said, in reference to her brother. ''Mom will be waiting for us in the main port. Come, Naruto. You better get dressed for the occassion.'' Daena told him and his uniform was brought in.

''It's beautiful.'' Naruto said as he looked at his uniform. It was a black coloured double breasted military trench coat that covered till his knees. A black shirt with red lines was also there for him along with black gloves and knee length military boots. His new coat had a two gold lines near the hands, golden equalettes, gold strings on the right shoulder to the main body and red fur on the left lapel. He also had a matching cape. ''When I was a young boy, I always dreamed of wearing something like this. Now, it's fulfilled.''

''Glad you liked it, Naruto. There are also uniforms for your wife and harem. Don't think the slaves and breeding stock need to be covered.'' Daena said.

''I guess so. Shall we move?'' Naruto asked and they moved as the Executioner docked onto the Royal Port.

The hangers came down and the troops came out to form their lines. Naruto was walking beside his cousins, Daemon and Daena, and they saw three figures standing in front of them. ''My mom, queen regent Rhaella Blackfyre and Grand General Alexander Rukossovsky, head of the army. The little girl is Victoria Blackfyre or Vicky for short. She's our youngest sister.'' Daena whispered to Naruto who nodded.

''Mother, we've returned and with success.'' Daemon told his mother who immediately hugged him. She had missed her son dearly.

''I missed you, Daemon. You too Daena.'' Rhaella said and she hugged her daughter as well. ''Ah, this must be my nephew, Naruto Uchiha. So glad I can finally meet you.''

''The pleasures all mine, my dear aunt.'' Naruto said.

''I wish it was a lot sooner and under better circumstances but you needed to be trained in how to use your sharingan. We didn't know how and there were border skirmishes to be fought. I'm just happy that you could come to Magog safely.'' Rhaella said and shook Naruto's hand. ''This is Grand General Alexander Rukossovsky, commander-in-chief of the army. He's loyal and a tactical genius who has never lost a battle.''

''You are too kind, my queen.'' the old general humbly said before turning his attention to Naruto. ''My prince. Pleasure to meet you.'' he said and shook Naruto's hand.

''Pleasure, Grand General.'' Naruto returned the gesture and shook the general's hand. ''Hello there. I was told your name was Victoria. My name is Naruto and you don't need to be scared of me.''

''Vicky, don't be rude. Say hi to your older brother.'' Rhaella muttered to her 9 year old daughter.

''H-hi elder brother. It's... nice to meet you. You can call me Vicky.'' young Victoria said and Naruto ruffled the young girl's hair.

''Two full batallions and a few platoons are stationed in eastern vassal states, mother.'' Daena told her mother as they walked back to the base. ''Naruto's mind controlling powers have made the populations loyal to us. There is no chance of a rebellion and they, the subserviant peoples, are building fortifications, underground rails and trains and growing crops for the eventual eastern conquests. We also brought back home a few 'presents' to aid Magog, mother. Three ninja clans, very prestigious and powerful ones from the Hidden Leaf with the entire population of an all female ninja village and 7,000 fanatic mercenaries of the Speculum Lunae. Not to mention hundreds of fertile women to be used as breeding stock and large sums of cash and food. Naruto here has the best medic in the east who is also currently the strongest kunoichi as his mindless servant. With our great technological progress in the field of medicine, she can make it greater.''

''Isn't that just excellent, Grand General? Some of our nation's problems solved just like that.'' Rhaella exclaimed. ''Our plans for Operation: Abyssal Rise just went better than initially planned.''

''Agreed. The chance of success has increased to about... maybe 12% with this. If prince Naruto's abilities hold upto prince Daemon's at full power, than 15%. Either way, Magog is winning this war.'' Grand General Rukossovsky said.

''Good, general. Come, my children. I hope you're all hungry as I had ordered a feast to be made in honor of Naruto's coming.'' Rhaella told her children and Naruto and they got on a helicopter and headed for the Blackfyre castle of Angband.

(castle of Angband)

Naruto was introduced to more members of the Blackfyre family and met some high ranking military leaders. After that, he and his two cousins were in the dining hall to eat. Naruto enjoyed the western food and filled his empty stomach. As he was eating his dessert, Rhaella came in with a paper.

''It's done.'' Rhaella simply said. ''As your last living direct family member, I have taken the task of adopting you, Naruto. From now on, you are officially Konstantine Blackfyre, a prince of Magog.''

''Thank you, aunt Rhaella.'' Naruto was grateful for this and his cousins rejoiced at this. Now, Naruto was an official brother to Daemon and Daena and a true Blackfyre.
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     -sorcerer's temple, Konstantia-

''It is an honor to meet you, my prince and princess.'' said the chief priestess of the magic cult that worshipped King Enoch and his descendants. They were holders of knowledge regarding pre flood magic and were skilled in both rune and blood magics. ''What can your humble servants do for you?''

''Care to do the talking?'' Daena asked Naruto.

''Fine.'' Naruto muttered. ''Obviously, you have heard of how the eastern expedition fleet has brought back many thousands of people back from the east. Rune and blood magic had been revived to some extent by the Uzumaki clan before their downfall. They were notorious for their slave trade and unethical experiments that are similar to bio-engineering. They were able to make people age faster and age slower though it was very, very difficult and often came with high costs.''

''Yes. We are aware.'' the chief priestess replied. ''Lord Madara had came to the west with a few slaves having high affinity to canines and some of them red heads. He had raided the Uzumaki home and stole slaves, techniques and even enslaved a few Uzumaki. He brought them here to Magog where we were free to do with them as we pleased. We combined the knowledge of our predecessors and the Uzumaki to reach new heights, my prince. Then, those dog people were then used for experimentation. The attack dog brigades of Magog are the descendants of those experiments.''

''Yes. I know that. Daena told me.'' Naruto said. ''My aunt, the queen regent, has ordered that you and your followers use your arts on the people we've brought back. Make the Haruno women more fertile, age slower, increase the time for baby development and make said babies grow at a faster rate. The Inuzuka and Hyuga dna is to be combined to make one subserviant slave race. The higher ups of Magog wish that the Harunos too can reproduce this new generation.''

''Possible but it will be very difficult my prince. I will relay the order to my fellow underlings. Please wait here.'' the chief priestess said and went to consult the others. Outside, the Inuzuka, Hyuga and Harunos were coming out of the warships.

''What did they say?'' Daena asked.

''We can do it but here are the conditions, my lords.'' the chief priestess then told them of the requirements. ''The males will need to be castrated and their severed parts thrown into the blood pool. And a sacrifice of 10,000 souls. This way, the combination will go to the wombs of the females. It won't matter who lays with them for the result will be the same. The hybrid race to serve my lords will be ready.''

''We don't currently have 10,000 to spare right now.'' Daena muttered to Naruto. ''Thank you, chief priestess but we don't have that much to spare right now. I will contact the higher ups and my mother and we can plan on how to get that number. You can conduct some minor experiments but nothing major.''

''I understand, princess Daena. We will do as you command.'' the chief priestess said and both Daena and Naruto left for castle of Angband.
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   -war room, Angband, the next day-

''Dragons? You mean wyverns. Thats how we call them, Naruto.'' Daena told Naruto. Though he was now an official brother and his name was Konstantine, she was more used to calling him by his birth name. ''After the flood swept over the planet, the dragons retreated but many were still here. They lost their intelligence, chakra weilding powers and speech but they were still powerful. Under the early rulers of House Blackfyre, Magog was able to tame these dragons and they became wyverns. They are a part of the armed forces and are very powerful though not as much as their pre flood selves.''

''I understand.'' Naruto replied and the two entered the war council to meet up with the generals, admirals and sky commanders of Magog's armed forces. Grand General Rukossovsky was the one who laid forth the plans.

''Ah. My prince and princess, you've arrived.'' the old general exclaimed and then got back to the planning. ''You made it just in time. As I was saying, a total of three army groups will attack. Thanks to the plans that late king Rhaegar made, only 15 nations are left to oppose Magog. However, they are powerful with formidable forces and should not be taken lightly. The army groups are: Army Group North led by me, Army Group Center led by princes Konstantine and Daemon and Army Group South led by General Moltke. The navy has also been divided equally and the time for launching this operation is set for the 15th day of next month. That's 27 days from now and preparations are almost finished. We will strike hard and swiftly and the world is ours.''

''Excellent planning, general but I have a question.'' Naruto said to the old but still sharp general.

''And what be that question, my prince?'' the general asked.

''I know that the island continent of Tubal is under Magog's control but what of the other two continents, Northumbria and Satharyo? What is the role of Magog's colonies, Meschek and Rosch, in this war?''

''I was hoping you'd ask, my prince. To see if your mind was as analytical as princess Daena said. The campaign of Northumbria will be led by General List and Admiral Keitel. As for Satharyo, my eldest son, Maximilian, will lead the campaign. Do not worry about them, prince Konstantine. They're capable military commanders and my son is just as tactically brilliant as me, if not more.'' the old general told Naruto.

''Do not worry about nepotism in play, Naruto. General Maximilian Rukossovsky climbed the ranks through hard work, talent and dedication like his father. He's a capable leader who will not disappoint. The others also. They're some of Magog's best.'' Daena whispered to Naruto's ears, assuring him of their capabilities.

''I'll take your word for it, Daena.'' Naruto replied.

''However, before the launcing of Operation: Abyssal Rise, my son has asked for help. The native Sathar'i, those savage half lizard half human scum, are raiding Rosch and other colonies. All forces for the Satharyo campaign are still on hold for another 12 days but the raids are intense. Over a million Sathar'i are marching on Rosch, my son reports. We have been so pre-occupied with the recent peninsula war that we neglected Rosch and Meschek.'' the Grand General told those in the room. ''With preparations going on, we can only send a force of 40,000 to aid my son. I hoped that Prince Konstantine and Prince Daemon along with a few hundred knights could help my son.''

''The loss of Rosch would be a great setback for Magog.'' Rhaella said. ''Rosch is where most of our oil, lithium, uranium, rubber and natural gas comes from. Losing that would hinder our war effort and the factories need constant supplies. Tell General Maximilian Rukossovsky that he shall have his reinforcements. Konstantine, Daemon, deal with those savages. Spare none and show them what happens when you make an enemy of a dragon.''

'I will make it a point to capture 10,000 Sathar'i alive to be used for the ritual.' Naruto thought and both he and Daemon left Angband to go to Rosch.
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     -Tell Al-Harrad, capital of Rosch-

The reinforcements arrived in Tell Al-Harrad, capital of the Magogite colony of Rosch. The ships docked and both Naruto and Daemon got out of the Executioner. ''What in the fuck?'' the two princes of Magog said out loud as they looked at the gigantic trees of Satharyo in the distance. They were extremely thick, strong and tall. Far taller than the ones in the Leaf's training ground 44 from Naruto's analysis.

''First time in Satharyo?'' Naruto asked Daemon who nodded. ''Well, I guess that makes two of us.'' he said and they walked to meet General Maximilian Rukossovsky.

''Thank you for coming, my lords. I am General Maximilian Rukossovsky, commander-in-chief of all military personnal in Rosch.'' the young general who was 27 years old said to both of them. ''Here. Have a seat.'' he said and troopers provided them with chairs.

''What's the status, general?'' Daemon asked.

''A million and a half Sathar'i are marching on Rosch.'' the general bluntly replied. ''I have set up my position here, in the heavily fortified defensive lines near the border. The trees are thick and the wood stronger than steel. Air support is useless as the thickness clouds the vision of the pilots. Warships are also pointless. Artillery and tanks, luckily enough, do still work. I will use the trident formation. I and my troops will hold firm in the lines while both of you outflank them. Their numbers are high but they lack tactics. We will slaughter them down to the last man and remove a threat before it can continue to grow.''

''Great strategy, general.'' Naruto praised the relatively young commander. ''We split them in two, annihlate those who are encircled and move in for the kill.''

''I'll take command on the left while you command the right, Naruto.'' Daemon said.

''As you say, Daemon.'' Naruto said and they walked out of the room to oversee preparations. Next, they were heading for the defensive fortification near the ironwood forests of Satharyo. ''I want ten thousand Sathar'i captured alive. It's crucial for a ritual that will help us.'' Naruto told them and they nodded.
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  -Magogite fortification line, Rosch-

Naruto and Daemon were on their respective flanks and they saw the massive army of Sathar'i approaching them. The enemy came out of the thick trees and into the somewhat open area in the middle. Still, the tree trunks and thick anopy of the forest still made air support useless. The Sathar'i were of smaller stature than a regular human and there were scales on their skins that made them slightly bullet proof. Their war chief gave them a speech in their native tongue and they were motivated. They charged at the Magogite defenses and the defenders. The imperial army was only 77,000 and the Sathar'i savages were over 1.2 million. However, they had the advantage in weapons and tactics.

''Magogites! Show no mercy! Fire!'' General Maximilian Rukossovsky shouted and the artillery cannons fired. The shells exploded and killed many but they kept charging. Once in range, the soldiers fired although they wasted numerous rounds due to their tough, scaly skins.

''Knights, ready!'' Daemon shouted as the Sathar'i came closer. On the other side, Naruto threw a kunai, killing one Sathar'i and his forces engaged the enemy. Daemon got a spear and he and his knights engaged. With their superior skills and experience, the two Blackfyre princes were killing the incoming Sathar'i. About 10k Sathar'i were already dead and they didn't even had a hundred casualties on their side. As Naruto and Daemon continued, horns were sounded and they saw the Blackfyre banner being raised. The encirclement of the trident formation was to begin.

Military bikes were useless but cavalry was not. Horses native to Satharyo were specfically trained to handle it's terrain. Both Naruto and Daemon got on those horses and so did their knights. They led them on a cavalry charge to encircle the Sathar'i. Naruto shot fireball, wind bullets and balas to kill as many enemies as he could. He prepared a powerful cero and he shot it, killing about fifty Sathar'i. Daemon shot a barrage of spears and javelins that tore dozens to shreds and with his longsword and spear, he hacked them to pieces. Naruro threw explosive kunai at his enemies and they exploded. He jumped from his horse and brought forth his skeletal Susanoo. The chakra avatar roared and pounded the Sathar'i to oblivion. Naruto continued firing balas at the enemy to thin their ranks. Daemon took out his chains and shredded many to pieces. He got off his horse and began to kill as many as he could. The knights succeeded in forming a circle and they began to slaughter the Sathar'i trapped. Naruto brought in his heavy hitters like Delta, Tsunade, Temari and Kurotsuchi and the other girls to help them and accompanying Daemon was Pakura. The Sathar'i began to be slaughtered.

Back on the defensive lines, the attack stopped. The Magogite imperial troopers wondered if the fighting stopped but then, they heard ramming sounds. The Sathar'i found a weak spot and were exploiting it. They continued ramming till the wall broke and they stormed in. The Sathar'i came in and began killing the imperial troopers. ''Fall back! Fall back to the second line!'' the general had to order a tactical retreat and shot a red flair. He hoped either Naruto or Daemon would come back to help his troops.

''The lines! My lords! The lines have been breached!'' a captain told the two Blackfyres of what just happened.

''Shit.'' Naruto muttered. ''We have no choice. Daemon! I'll continue the assault. Head back and secure the line.''

''Alright. Hyah!'' Daemon got back on his horse and led 2/3 of his knights back to secure their front. He summoned more spears and launched thousands of them to kill the Sathar'i. His knights charged and they fought the Sathar'i while Daemon went in to get the morale of his troops back up. 'Death, death, death' they muttered amongst themselves. In a loud voice, Daemon called out, ''SOLDIERS!'' all the imperial troopers looked at their prince. ''What is death? Is it the state of your hearts no longer beating or you no longer breathing? No! It is when you allow yourself to be defeated. These savages have insulted our motherland, killed our brothers and sisters, pilaged our cities and are we going to allow that?''

''No!'' the imperial troopers shouted as one and Daemon was hit in the chest by an arrow but he did not show pain.

''Instead of presenting the heads of their leaders to the feet of our mothers, we are running. Is this the way we are to be remembered? As cowards?''

''No!'' again they shouted as one.

''We will ride against this so called 'death' of theirs and conquer it! Who will be here beside me to win?''

''Me!'' they shouted as one.

''Who will dine in the victor's hall with me?''

''Me!'' they shouted and they stood their ground.

''Then let us show these savages the power of a dragon's roar!'' Daemon shouted as he impaled the arrow that hit him onto a Sathar'i. He called forth more spears to be launched. After killing a few hundred, his imperial troopers reformed the line. ''For Magog! For our motherland!'' he roared and the imperial troopers and knights fought alongside their prince.

Naruto led his forces to attack the Sathar'i second line but stopped when he saw them bring forth captured Magogite civilians as meat shields. ''My prince, what are your orders?'' a captain asked him. Naruto simply continued on. As the civilians of his nation grew ever more afraid, Naruto called forth a genjutsu that made them fall to the ground. He then shot a cero that decapitated a few dozen Sathar'i. The soldiers fired and they created a gap. The civilians were then taken away to safety. Naruto then led the charge against the Sathar'i lines.

Daemon's forces successfully managed to outmaneuver the Sathar'i and encircle the last line. The already demoralized Sathar'i had lost hundreds of thousands of men and they were simply being slaughtered. Naruto summoned his skeletal Susanoo, advanced it to the humanoid and threw yasaka magatama beads at their lines. The Sathar'i were being slaughtered. Their years of success thanks to guerilla warfare and home field advantage. But they grew bold, overconfident in their numbers and they attacked Magog. When it responded, they were not prepared. Daemon saw the Sathar'i chief and went to face him in 1v1 combat.

The chief threw his massive axe at Daemon who bitch slapped it like nothing. The chief got his war hammer and fought Daemon. The Sathar'i chief was outmatched by Daemon's skills and was forced on the defensive. About a dozen Sathar'i came to assist their leader and Daemon cut them down. The chief, in his desperation, threw corpses at Daemon. The Blackfyre cut them apart and he caught the fleeing chief. He cut off the chief's leg and then punched him hard across the face. He dragged him across the ground and the Sathar'i, seeing this, starting retreating out of fear. Naruto's forces came and managed to encircle about 22,000 from retreating. Daemon then beheaded the Sathar'i chief and the Magogites celebrated their victory.

With Rosch safe and their supplies of much needed materials secured, Naruto and Daemon returned home. With preparations continuing and the pieces already set, they prepared for the unification war.
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