After the meeting with the council Naruto left the jedi temple to get ready for the war that was about to take place in 6 months atleast according to their informants but what they don't know is that the war has already started it's just being fought by politicians right now instead of soldiers also this politcal warfare is nothing more than a money grabbing scheme set up by someone operating in the shadows who's being a friend in public but stoking the conflict in secret in order to build his own power base meanwhile right before Naruto leaves the temple Anakin catches upto him as does Obi Wan and Quigon.
Obi Wan is only 3 years older than Anakin so they act like brothers around each other naruto senses their presence he sighs then asks what is it quigon says nothing but Obi Wan is furious that he's leaving the order as is Anakin despite being there for the meeting he turns to face them Naruto says I've never had any love or loyalty to an order who would gladly kill their own brothers just because they are different in how they use the force don't let the dogma of this order blind you to all who cry out in pain and suffering just because your narrow minded order wouldn't permit you to help them.
Hearing such a statement throws off what Obi Wan was going to yell at Naruto for because that's how Mace Windu put it that Naruto has always been a traitor but Quigon has always known what kind of man his master is he may have been trained by Dooku formerly but his youngling years were spent under Naruto as was Dooku which was why he tried to capture him and convince him to join their efforts Anakin asks are you siding with our enemies in the war Naruto says no I will fight the droids but I will not take orders from anybody in the senate or the jedi also..... they see him stop mid sentence wondering what's wrong but Naruto can sense one of the jedi watching them as well as someone who works for Palpatine.
Naruto gets an evil smirk on his face like when he used to prank the younglings Quigon sees that smirk and shivers hoping to never have to see it again as it has made everyone who challenged him meet some very amusing ends but now he realizes without the chains of the jedi he can apply that sadistic nature to the battlefield combined with his pranking abilities he shivers again confusing the spies watching as to why Quigon fears a smirk of all things Naruto walks close to Obi Wan he hugs both him and Anakin then steps back puts a hand on each of their shoulders he looks them in the eyes with a serious expression they stiffen as he's never been serious before.
Naruto says listen to me protect those you care about take care of each other and one last piece of advice it's something that I learned from an old friend before he was betrayed by the woman he loved and his best friend who stole his fortune as well as killed his entire family to prevent them from taking it from them "Villainy has many masks but none greater than the mask of virtue" the two jedi knights stand there puzzled as they have no idea what the quote means Naruto says for you two to complete your training under me you must discover the meaning behind that quote without any help from another living soul also if somebody from the land of the living tries to turn themselves into a ghost to help you I will know and I will kill them.
Before he leaves Quigon goes with Naruto Quigon says head back to the temple he and I need to talk they nod they get on a speeder and fly to the lower levels they meet in a secret apartment that Quigon bought when he first came to this planet they put up the rayshield to remain off the grid when everything is in place Quigon asks aren't you being hasty I mean it's their job to search your ship Naruto says search it yes try to steal my ship no Quigon frowns before he can refute the claim Naruto shows him the video footage and he sees thate the crew trying to do that reports straight to the chancellor Naruto smirks than says good he has revealed himself now I won't have to hunt him down.
Quigon is confused but doesn't say anything he asks what are you going to do now Naruto says go to war tell the jedi who have put a listening device on you that should they interfere with my fun or try to stop me from killing droids I will not stop until every council member is nothing but a pile of ashes he takes the device from Quigon's clothes then says Windu my final lesson to Kenobi and Skywalker will be kept if anyone intereferes I'll show you the power that my own planet wanted to kill me for you jedi and sith don't know the power of what you're messing with keep testing me I dare you and you will see why I didn't have to train myself in the force in the first place I just did it to blend in.
After that Naruto leaves he doesn't use any speed whatsoever he heads to the same district where Dooku meets with Sidious but he also makes sure that he wasn't followed and covers his tracks really well Dooku is shocked to see his former master walking in the front door Naruto says don't look so surprised I've known about your little meetings for the past 10 years Sidious chuckles evily as he steps out of the shadows then asks is that so my young friend Naruto sighs then says the naivety of youth I see that even you are blinded by the dogma of your order how far have you fallen that you couldn't see my true visage unless I let Dooku capture me to reveal myself to the universe.
Sidious growls then says I am no jedi who's been blinded by the code of their order Naruto says no you're worse you seek to destroy the sith and create your own empire out of the ashes of their efforts is this truly what my exile has cost the sith that their descendants are nothing more than power hungry tyrants Dooku asks why do you care about the sith more than the jedi Naruto says easy it was I who created the the darkside of the force I needed somewhere to pour all of my rage and anger and every other negative emotion as i saw jedi killing jedi so in my anger I created something I didn't fully understand and the darkside was born of my rampage.
Sidious at first was feeling rather insulted he still feels that way but so far he's been using the force as a lie detector and so far the man in front of him is telling the truth he's responsible for the power he now wields as well as every darkside force user he's trying to figure out how he can use this but next thing he knows he sees the man in front of him activate his lightsaber the blade is orange which saddens Sidious as orange lightsaber wielders have always a tragic end or they have tragic lives that you wouldn't wish on even your most hated foe the other color that Sidious considers one frought with hardship is purple as that means that you have to constantly balance yourself bewteen the dark and the light if it goes to far to one side your crystal will kill you.
Naruto looks at Sidious who's lost in thought he uses force lightning but only enough to kill a fly and zaps Sidious on his toe making his target yelp Dooku laugh and Naruto smirk after that little prank Naruto's eyes narrow the room's temperature drops several degrees both sith can actually see their breath Naruto says I warned Windu I warned Llamma Su now I'll warn you Sidious I don't care what games you play with the senate you can have it but I will make a few things clear to you if they are not met it all goes away order 66 operation knightfall the plans for general Grevious Dooku's role in this war it all comes crashing down I'll make you watch powerless while I take away everything and everyone you know and love even your force abilities.
Sidious growls then launches tons of force lightning at Naruto who uses teutomunis to not only catch the lightning but reflect it back at Sidious Dooku is shocked as this is the same force power that Yoda used against him on Geonosis the lightning hits Sidious full force sending him crashing against the wall Sidious like Dooku instantly recognized the force power because Dooku described it to him Sidious can do it too with some practice but now the two sith realize that Naruto taught it to Yoda as if reading their thoughts Naruto says you're right when I first came to the jedi temple Yoda was still a jedi knight so we trained togther all of the time and to deal with sith lightning I taught him this technique he's the only jedi I taught it to but I have no idea if he's passed it onto anybody else although maybe it's time for me to complete Yoda's training.
Hearing this shocks Sidious who then asks what could the grandmaster of the jedi order possibly have left to learn Naruto says actually quite a bit even their restricted archives only cover half of their lightside force powers this shocks Dooku as he never knew that Naruto says don't look so surpised even the one you now serve only has 9% of all the knoweldge of past sith ever recorded in either books scrolls stone stablets artefacts or holocrons Sidious growls then says I've spent years scouring the universe in search of Sith knowledge and I have every aretefact ever made Naruto says no you don't you only have what I allowed you to have as I was made aware of your thievery from several deceased sith so I picked and chose which sith aretfacts you got ahold of also I made sure that that those who trained your master didn't teach him everything that they knew and that he didn't teach you everything that he knew.
Sidious growls in annoyance Dooku asks what's the purpose of your visit other than to threaten us Naruto says simple you guys can do whatver you want including build your little deathstar but if my war is stopped before the 3 years are up I will rain hellfire down on everyone involved I don't care if it's republic or sepratist or jedi or sith they will pay and know this I actually came here to have fun and see if you guys wanted to fool around with the darkside of the force but I can see that all Sidious cares about is being the most powerful he's not mature enough to have a friendly rivalry shame guess this means war the next time we meet oh and Dooku before this war gets too out of hand pick a side mine or his.
With that Naruto leaves making Sidious roar in anger at being humiliated and bested in the force so much so that he almost reveals himself to the jedi but controls himself as he's not quite ready yet to challenge yoda or any of the jedi council just yet as in lightsaber combat he would be even with the lesser members but in terms of power he's only as strong as a regular jedi master nowhere near a council member in 3 years he will be also in 3 years he will surpass Padme but not Ventress as she will be trained by Dooku and constantly on the frontlines without Sidious's knowledge at first.
Meanwhile Yoda is secretly training a youngling in hopes that she will keep Anakin from following in his master's footsteps he's not the only one Quigon is helping to train her as well a togruta by the name of Ashoka Tano they know that they have 8 years to prepare her so that's what they are going to do this is during the 8 year training timeskip the first 4 years they spend training her like a typical jedi teach her the basics of forms 1 3 4 5 then blend them togther as if she was being taught form 6 they also taught her the beginner stances of jarkai just incase she gets into a tight spot they also teach her the jedi mind trick force push force pull throw a lightsaber and lastly how to use the force to jump farther than a normal human as well as make herself faster and stronger they also teach her how to blend in so that her jedi status isn't revealed even when she doesn't have a lightsaber.
The last 4 years are spent just training with her peers going over what she has learned and learning what they have learned as well they continue to improve alongside each other the time for the clone wars is vastly approaching in fact it's coming anyday now but the question on everyone's mind is where did Naruto disappear to the person who can get in contact with him is Padme but even she has trouble trying to get ahold of him unless it's a dire emergency as he seems to have vanished in truth he hasn't he's just waiting for the war to start before he makes his appearance again him and his men are waiting on the Moon just waiting out until the war begins which is what he told them when they asked why he brought them here.
A galaxy divided! Striking swiftly after
the Battle of Geonosis, Count Dooku's
droid army has seized control of the major
hyperspace lanes, separating the Republic
from the majority of its clone army. With
few clones available, the Jedi generals
cannot gain a foothold on the Outer Rim
as more and more planets choose to join
Dooku's Separatists. While the Jedi are
occupied fighting a war, no one is left to
keep the peace. Chaos and crime spread,
and the innocent become victims in a
lawless galaxy. Crime lord Jabba the
Hutt's son has been kidnapped by a rival
band of pirates. Desperate to save his son,
Jabba puts out a call for help—a call
the Jedi are cautious to answer…
The Separatists control the majority of the hyperlanes, leaving Republic forces stranded in different parts of the Outer Rim. An octopus-like craft heads for Tatooine to capture Jabba the Hutt's son Rotta as part of a plan to make the Hutts join the Clone Wars. Meanwhile, a fierce battle is taking place on the crystalline planet of Christophsis between the Republic's very limited clone army and the Retail Caucus forces with the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Rex, and Cody, the clones steadily advance on the Separatists' forces, gaining the Republic an early victory the victory doesn't last long, though, as the droid army under General Loathsom soon returns for more bloodshed with no communications or the ability to fly in reinforcements, the fate of the few remaining clone soldiers are in the hands of Obi-Wan and Anakin a shuttle soon comes with an important delivery; thinking it's reinforcements, the Jedi go to investigate - only to find a young Padawan named Ahsoka Tano, who insists that she has been sent by Master Yoda to serve as Anakin's Padawan the battle resumes, with Separatist forces advancing behind an expanding shield which the Republic's artillery is unable to penetrate tasked with taking down the deflector shield, Anakin and Ahsoka succeed in penetrating the enemy lines, using all their stealth, cunning and ability to improvise, while Obi-Wan stalls for time by holding a fake surrender negotiation with Loathsom.
Soon after the final victory for the Republic on Christophsis, Master Yoda arrives with the urgent message that a mysterious group of renegades has kidnapped Jabba's son, and it's up to Anakin, Ahsoka, Rex, and the clones to rescue him and bring him back home safely. Obi-Wan flies to Tatooine to assure Jabba that Rotta will be returned safely and to secure a promise by the Hutts to use their trading routes for safe passage within the Outer Rim.
After briefing in a Republic flagship, Anakin's forces descend through the clouds of the jungle planet of Teth for one of the many natural stone pillars which litter the landscape. Under heavy fire, Anakin, Ahsoka and Rex storm the monastery atop the pillar and find Rotta, who has gotten sick, only to be caught in an elaborate trap: Count Dooku has staged the kidnapping himself in order to blacklist the Jedi among the Hutts. First he has the Jedi retrieve the young Hutt to secure fake evidence and then Asajj Ventress, as the overseer of the operation, is charged with either retrieving or killing the young Huttlet.
While quarreling all the while about the proper procedure, yet slowly gaining respect of one another, Anakin and Ahsoka manage to escape the trap along with R2-D2 and hijack a derelict transport, which they use to travel to Tatooine. Ahsoka uses medicine onboard to treat the sick Huttlet. Obi-Wan, alerted by Anakin, arrives just in time to relieve Rex and the rest of his forces and engages Ventress in combat where he manages to fight her to a standstill seeing that they are both even in both skill and power Ventress decides to leave seeing that she is outnumbered and doesn't want to be captured.
In the meantime, Senator Amidala learns of Anakin's mission. Worried about him, she decides to contact Jabba's uncle, Ziro the Hutt, who lives in a shady part of Coruscant. The Hutt strangely refuses to cooperate, and soon Padmé finds out why: Ziro has actually conspired with Dooku to engineer the downfall of his nephew to seize the power over the Hutt clans for himself. Padmé is discovered and detained, but a chance call by C-3PO enables her to summon help, and Ziro is soon arrested by the Coruscant Guard.
Upon their arrival on Tatooine, Anakin and Ahsoka are attacked by MagnaGuards and shot down. Faced with a long way across desert sands and relentless opponents, Anakin devises a ruse; when Dooku corners Anakin, the pack he is carrying is revealed to contain merely rocks. Ahsoka and R2 travel with Rotta to Jabba's palace unmolested, but just as they near it, Ahsoka is ambushed by three MagnaGuards, whom she narrowly defeats. But as Anakin and Ahsoka enter the palace one after another, they are threatened with execution by Jabba's men even though Rotta is safely returned. Padmé calls just in time to convince Jabba of his uncle's duplicity, while Anakin and Ahsoka are triumphantly retrieved by Obi-Wan, Yoda, Cody and the clones.
While all of this is going on Dooku is meeting with Ventress back on serenno while he's annoyed that she failed he can tell that something is bothering her he asks what's wrong she says it's Skywalker he was even with me in terms of skill speed strength and power Dooku frowns then says it's not surprising considering that he was trained by my former apprentice his apprentice and my own master she quirks an eyebrow then asks Yoda trained Skywalker he laughs then says no the one everyone came to know as Nagato she bristles at that then asks would he train me Dooku says I doubt it considering that you have the very Kyber crystal meant to subdue his own she asks do i really he says yes you do you have the mate to his as to how Idk but if you want to become stronger there's not much more that I can teach you except a few force powers.
Ventress says relax even if you taught me everything you knew I wouldn't become like your current master and kill you I'd save your life provided you didn't betray me he says I'm a sith it's bound to happen eventually she says then don't be disappointed when sidious has you killed he frowns but doesn't say anything he tosses her a book on conditioning as well as another on lightsaber forms it even has every other move and attack in it she looks at him with a shocked expression he says I copied these down before I left the jedi order it's nothing that I don't already know so i see no harm in letting you learn from it besides you don't need more power what you need is to be faster stronger and to improve your saber skills as they are getting worse by the day she nods she flips through the book her eyes land on forms 2 6 4 and jarkai when she voices these to Dooku he brings out a magna guard that's already versed in what she wants to learn.
Dooku says this magna guard has been programmed to fight in the ways of the styles that you want to learn in until you can beat it we won't spar again she nods in agreement it takes her 4 years to complete her training only because of the war constantly interrupting it otherwise it would have only taken half of the time but as the war drags on she finds herself wondering if she made the right choice in master or if she chose the right side or is she putting her hopes in the wrong person?