Deathwatch: Yo, what's up people! As many of you may know we are restarting this fic, as such this chapter, besides being a reintroduction, will also tell you what to expect. Now before we get to that do you have anything to say Gundam Epiyon?

Gundam Epyon:I think we made the right choice in doing a redux. This story will not have any gundam or advanced things like that, there will be advanced items but not that advanced anyway hope you all enjoy this.

Deathwatch: Alright now that that's out of the way here's what to expect from this rewrite. Naruto will still be banished Post-Sasuke retrieval. The blond is still hiding his true power. The Empire is still loosely based on Bladestorm, Dynasty Warriors, and Samurai Warriors in the lands and characters. Naruto still has some of the same pairings as last time.

Now for the differences. The Empire is less reliant on chakra; the Generals, officers, and shinobi still have it but the populace at large doesn't need it. The Empire's war-machine is varied in tech level; meaning there may be advanced firearms and cannons, but Swords and other weapons will still be prevalent for the first ten chapters or so. There will be a smaller harem. ROOT will be strong, but will get annihilated in there attack. Kushina might not be a prisoner. THERE WILL BE NO SUPER ARMOR OR BEAM WEAPONS! There will be a clearly defined enemy to fight in this fic. There will only be a relative few outside the Empire who are "Good Guys." The Empire will be forced to fight a massive multi front war. The OCs that appear will be more defined in their roles and they will not be as powerful. And finally the position of the Empire on the map; they are now far to the south of the Land of Fire and the land of Hot Water, however size wise they are still the same.

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The Land of Blades, an isolated place where few from the Elemental Nations dare go; at the present it is little more then a patchwork quilt of warring states. Each trying to assert superiority over their neighbors, and then the entire land; however it was not always like this.

Long ago, in the time of the Riduko Sennin, the Land of Blades was united under one ruler, the Golden Emperor. Little is known about this near mythical ruler, but what is known is a mix of lies and truth. Some say the Emperor was a benevolent ruler with nothing but the best interests of his Empire at heart; others say he was a tyrant who was more monster than man.

But what is true is that without the Emperor the land fell apart, splitting into numerous warring factions. The two biggest factions have been in a state of constant warfare for the past one hundred years; the Principalities of Zeon and Belka, or France and England as they were once known. In fact one of the numerous skirmishes that had occurred over the last hundred years is happening right now.

Land of Blades: Border between Zeon and Belka

Two lines of soldiers in armor were drawn up on opposite sides of a North-South running valley. The lines were made of everything from peasants with spears to knights on horseback. The side on the west had red trim on their armor and clothes while the eastern side had blue. The two sides were glaring at each other, until at some unknown signal the knights charged at each other. The other forces quickly began to fight as well. Except for one group of blue trimmed soldiers; their commander, who had an open faced helmet and was clad in chain mail armor, then turned to them while lifting his long sword and spoke in a slight cockney accent: "Forward into battle!"

The unit charged forward and encountered another unit of similarly armed red trimmed soldiers. The captain of that unit was dressed in padded and spiked leather armor with an open faced conical helm that had a nose guard; he too was armed with a long sword. The captains recognized each other as soon as they crossed blades. The blue trimmed one spoke first: "Eh? Were you not with the Zeonic forces?"

The red garbed captain then responded as he pushed away before attacking yet again, he spoke with a slight Zeonic accent but in a deeper voice: "Three battles ago certainly! Now I fight for Belka!" The two were still fighting while all around them soldiers and knights died from any number of causes; everything from sword wounds to arrows to primitive gunshots. As they clashed again and started to struggle for dominance the red garbed captain spoke again: "Zeon, Belka, or any of the other warring factions in this land; I go wherever the coin is greatest! That is the life of a mercenary!" The Zeon serving mercenary spoke in a slightly tired voice: "There's no right or wrong anymore." The Belkan serving merc then spoke with slight amusement: "Indeed! The Sun doth continue to rise, and afterwards set; and yet it seems as if time itself doth stand still!"

Unfortunately before we can see the end of the battle the field fades away, covered in dust and smoke.

Sparked into existence by the conflict over the true heir to the throne of Zeon, one of the primary Principalities with in the Land of Blades, a brutal conflict has lasted for almost one Hundred Years. This conflict is not an isolated incident either. The entire land of Blades has been in conflict over who would rule the provinces and ultimately the Land of Blades itself. Each side in these wars has exhausted themselves and now need to rely on the cunning, skill, heroism, and in some cases sheer ruthlessness of mercenaries. Now one more intrepid Soul resolves to enter this land of bloodshed and death to end the seemingly eternal war that wracks the land. But our story doesn't begin with tales of heroism, victory, and sacrifice; no it starts with one of the blackest days in the history of Konoha; the day of Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze's Banishment for succeeding in returning Sasuke Uchiha, the last scion of the famed Uchiha clan.

Konoha's Council Chambers: The day immediately after the Sasuke retrieval mission

The chambers were in an uproar. In the center of the chamber in chains was Naruto Uzumaki; he had to be supported by two ANBU loyal only to the Hokage because of how weak he was after waking up that morning, getting two Chidoris to the gut and then walking back from the Valley of the End while carrying an unconscious Uchiha can do that to a person.

Around the chamber were the clan heads, the civilian council, the elders, and the Godamie Hokage, Tsunade Senju. But besides the whole Naruto in chains bit it was pretty much an ordinary meeting. The civilians and elders demanding Naruto's head on a silver platter or his exile for hurting the Uchiha; that was a new one but the others like for being a demon, being uncontrollable, or just disrespectful were old ones. But all Naruto could think off was: "Blah, blah, blah their really idiotic for underestimating the Yondaime's expertise and the power of the Shinigami aren't they? I mean really, you must be retarded to think a god couldn't hold a seal together and do his job. Bah, not like they'll win this time if they haven't already."

The Clans and Hokage shooting the idiots down at every turn; but this time the Civilians and Elders had a trump card. One that they all too gleefully played: "I'm afraid that the decision is out of your hands Tsunade." Danzo said with a slight sneer: "The Fire Daimyo agrees with us that the boy is too dangerous to even have in the Land of Fire. Instead of execution like we wanted though he is to be banished for all eternity from the Land of Fire; upon pain of death if he ever returns."

The Clan's, Tsunade, and the few friends he had who were watching what was happening were horrified at this turn of events. Tsunade looked about ready to start a killing spree; but a mirthless chuckle from Naruto froze her in her tracks, it was such an alien sound to come from the blonde throat that she had to make sure that she wasn't hearing things.

Naruto, once he finished chuckling, gained a look which was of a man who had seen it all, and done it all, before speaking: "I know why you're exiling me." He said in such a calm tone that it froze the blood of those present; he then pointed at the Elders: "It's not about the Kyuubi for you Elders, although it is for the Civilian Council. You're exiling me because you believe that my disappearance will cause you to be safe when the Akatsuki comes for me. 'After all if the target isn't here why would they attack,' is one of your reasoning that you use to sleep soundly. But that's not the underlying reason though; you fear change."

When he said this, the others in the room looked at the Elders and saw them go deathly white, but Naruto continued on regardless: "I can see it in the eyes of each of you who called for my banishment or execution. Not only do you fear change but you fear the very possibility of change. Very well, if you want me gone then I'll leave. But I want my real name listed when you do so."

Danzo and the Elders looked like they were about to have cardiac arrests at that point; but Tsunade was grinning, she wanted vengeance for her surrogate son: "Alright Naruto, for the record what is your real name?" Naruto returned the grin, and chuckled malevolently: "My name is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. Son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and I am only a Shadow Clone."

His true name had frozen the entire proceedings; but the fact that he was a mere Shadow Clone caused a new uproar, understandably so since it meant he could be anywhere, which was quickly silenced so that Tsunade could ask the question: "What do you mean? You can't be one. I checked your life signs this morning and you were as alive as we are."

SC Naruto smirked: "The boss knew that some bull crap would happen like this; so he decided to leave before some idiots decide to send their subordinates after him." Here he glared at Danzo, who fidgeted in his seat: "How did that brat know" However before any more scrutiny could be added to him, the SC continued speaking: "By now he could be anywhere from Iwa to the Land of Blades. Enjoy trying to hunt him down and the political shit storm you just walked into." With that final word the clone dispersed, leaving behind a maelstrom of chaos and confusion.

Land of Blades: A river between Belka and Zeon

In the Land of Blades a certain blonde smirked as he got the memories from his Shadow Clone; he actually laughed at the dumb shit the council thought they could pull! He knew that he would eventually have to return one day, after all Akatsuki wouldn't eliminate themselves, but as its savior/ally or its destroyer was entirely up to the future to decide, and how pissed off they made him through their actions between now and then as well as how they acted when he returned. For now though he had his mothers scroll to read, and with it find the hidden throne of the Golden Emperor, also known as the Mercenary General.

It had come as a bit of a surprise when he found out that his ancestor on his mother's side united Land of Blades into the Empire of Blades, before he was betrayed by his generals. However he first had to find the two swords of his ancestor; Excalibur, a bastard sword that seemed to be made of liquid silver because of how the light played off the blade, and Durendal, his ancestor's two handed sword that was used while on horseback and against horsemen while on foot. Once that happened none would be able to dispute his position as Emperor, and his goal to reunite the lands and make them strong again like they once were would become a reality.

In an underground facility, a bandaged mummy like man was seething that he had lost the Kyubbi jinchuriki to control. He had already sent out ten squads of his best Root ANBU to find the jinchuriki to bring back for him to control and start his plan to rule the world.

So what do you guys think of the re-write?

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