Tajra suddenly appeared behind him, startling the paladin and causing some of his coffee to spill.
"Ack! Could ye stop doin' that? And remove yer hand from there while we in public!"
Tajra patted the dwarf as she continued to press against him, the differences in their height such that she could easily stand behind him and read the board over his head.
Chop down demonic trees - Naruto, Daleera Moonfang
Stop arakkoa looters - Naruto
Find scouts missing in gronn territory - Naruto
Attack Sabermaw clan raiders - Naruto, Delvar Ironfist
Reduce number of Warpstalkers - Sasuke
Shadowmoon in Gloomspring Grove - Naruto
Investigate Cave Of Wanders - Tajra
"Me head ain't a rest for any part of ye anatomy," pointed out Thoram.
"Most guys wouldn't complain," pointed out Tajra. "Boy's making those 'clones'?"
"And bringing back all sorts of things," said Thoram. "There's a pile in the corner. Identify what ye can, will ye? I'll be asking the others to look some of it over."
Tajra shrugged and went over to the pile of odds and ends. "Ooooh. A 'Tormented Polearm of the Feverflare' - dibs!"
Thoram shrugged. "Suit yerself. What was in the 'Cave of Wanders' anywhoo?"
"I can see why you sent me, as a professional enchantress, and druid," admitted Tajra. "Had to follow my own scent trail to get out. Folded space/time in there. Came out and ended up waiting for myself to go in so that I could leave without meeting myself."
"So at one point there were two of ye?" asked Thoram.
"Tempting as it would be to see if the two of me could do anything interesting, I think the local space/time fabric gets twisted enough," offered Tajra. "Huh. Nice selection. Blues, greens, a couple of items that... oh this is bad."
"Ye be looking at the cube that has too many sides?" asked Thoram, not looking.
There was the sound of cloth being used to cover something. "THAT would give me a headache in very short order. What in Elune's name?"
"The lad seems to stumble across things that should absolutely NOT be anywhere near where he's doing things," said Thoram. "And things that are absolutely impossible. He also found something called an 'awesomefish' and has been throwing them at people."
"Yeah, something of a Draenor tradition from what I understand," mused Tajra, examining some sort of gear mechanism before tossing it to the side. "Oooh! Ring Of Marital Prowess!"
"You mean 'martial' don't ye?" asked Thoram.
"No," said Tajra, closing her fingers over the heavy ring and giving a particular look to the dwarf.
"Now now lass, no need for that," said Thoram, backing away. "Besides, yer sisters are here! MY sister is here! What are the odds they'll be walking in and then blaming me for whatever might come?"
"AGHHHHHH! NOT MY FAULT! NOT MY FAULT!"
Naruto blinked down from where he was nailing a spar into place. There was Thoram being chased by Thordra. Again. "I don't get it."
The dwarf rogue he was learning from shook her head. "Ye are too young lad. Of course ye don't get it. His sister is just a bit upset about her brother takin' up with tall girls. Just keep track of where she be throwing them bombs of hers. We want to make sure no part of the garrison gets blown up too."
It had become obvious, even to Naruto, when he'd started doing missions that when one of his shadow clones got burst - he knew what had happened to that clone.
And for some reason, some of these monsters and Iron Horde guys had things that just didn't fit what they were or were doing.
"Tree walking? Cool!"
Such as a scroll for a technique to walk up and down trees and other vertical surfaces using chakra.
It was just he was afraid to say something about it as that might somehow stop it from happening. He'd heard one of the dwarves talking about how that was called "jinxing it" when you talked about a streak of good luck and then broke it.
He was doing well and therefore did NOT want to jinx it.
"Oh. Another fist weapon."
"The overwhelming majority of humans cannot become druids, maybe it has something to do with your trait," mumbled Daleera Moonfang.
"What's my profession?" asked Naruto.
"Master Looter," said Daleera.
"Maybe," admitted Naruto.
Hinata dodged. A lot of the Gentle Fist style of martial arts involved deflecting the opponent's attacks, then countering with the striking of specific tenketsu.
A boulder weighing three times what she did smashed into the ground with considerable force. That she BARELY avoided getting smooshed was well noted by the part of her brain that was not preoccupied with thoughts of imminent death.
"Watch out for the wolf."
Hinata whirled as the charging beast closed with her. "Tiger Palm!"
Her hand slammed into the creature as it leapt at her, habit putting a spike of chakra into it.
She stood panting for a moment before her sensei spoke again.
"One-hit kill. Good. You're ready for the next stage."
Sakura considered the information she'd just gone through. Some of which made NO sense at all to her. Especially the historical accounting. The Elven History, translated to "common", didn't really match up with the Human-written version. The dwarf history didn't match either but was at least laid out with annotations about this finding and that in various archaeological digs.
Then also there was the whole faction thing. The Horde had a long and involved history and the Alliance had gotten some of their texts and translated them.
Time travel, travel across worlds, and ancient beings that could create a world as easily as a swordsmith fashioned a blade. It made for both fascinating and horrifying reading.
What would happen if this "Burning Legion" found its way to her own world? Somehow she doubted the various ninja nations could unite against a common threat.
| Naruto Uzumaki.........753 99 Guardian Druid......to next level Abilities_ Growl Thrash Traits_ Master Looter Jack of All Trades |
"How can Naruto be listed as level 99?" demanded Sasuke.
Thoram looked up from where he was applying an icepack to his head. "Because he goes on ten missions for every one of yours, apparently has the 'Master Looter' trait, and is helping out on five quests right now."
"How?" asked the scowling boy.
"He makes them solid clone thingies," said Thoram. "And because he can tank - intercept damage to keep the healers from getting mobbed - he gets invites. They used to be one-hit would destroy 'em, but then he figured out a way to layer 'em. Then, I think it was Daleera who figured out - ways of using priestly magic to shield him. Still sends multiple clones so he can switch one in when the first one poofs."
"THORAM-SAN!" yelled Naruto, entering the shack. "I'm back. Got another new follower for you."
"Naruto. Quest with me," said Sasuke, rounding on his fellow Konoha citizen.
"Okay, that's a good idea. I think those two girls ought to try and get in on this one. Got just the thing for you," said Thoram.
"Eh?" asked Naruto.
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