A New Path In The Force (CH 4)

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Chapter 4: You Can't Go Home

On the spaceship Konoha...

We find Naruto training with Ashoka after she had completed her mental exercises for the day; he had her levitate three round metal balls without dropping them in a pattern like they were orbiting each other. This exercise is to train focus and control.

The blonde watched Ashoka make funny faces as she tried her best to stay focused. He couldn't help but laugh because she kept dropping the balls and had to start over in their training session. She scowled at him before focusing on the balls.

Naruto's mind drifted to Laari the slicer; she still hadn't given him the data she promised, but she said she would only give it to him when she got somewhere safe. Funny enough, she told him she wanted to go to Ryloth, and he laughed at first, thinking she was joking, but she was serious.

She said that the information he had her gather was crucial and that staying as far away from the core worlds as possible might be the safest option for the future.

When she said that, Naruto considered forcing the information out of her, but he decided against it; while she was being belligerent, most of the time she is a good person who just seems to be very afraid of what she stumbles across.

Naruto sighed, knowing that in the near future he would be very busy. The blonde gazed at Ashoka as she continued to fail the exercise; her frustration grew, making it increasingly difficult for her to do the exercise.

"Okay, that's enough for today; go wash up and you can start your daily duties" Naruto said as he knew she would be able to get the training down today.

"But why?," she asked, "I haven't gotten the hang of it yet."

"That's nice, but you haven't had a bath in a while and you are starting to smell." The blonde said while holding his nose and waving a fan in front of his face.

Ashoka blushed before taking a whiff of herself before running out of the room to get clean. Looking at her retreating form, Naruto had to admit she wasn't doing too badly with his training. The mental training helped her better control her emotions and by extension the Force; the training with the balls was to help her keep focus, which was a weakness she had.

He also had to admit that she had a phat ass; she always wore tight clothes showing off all of her body, and he was sure she didn't wear underwear. When she meditated, he could make out her firm breasts through her top and her pussy lips in her tight pants.

The blonde was grateful for having Laari and Talon with him, because if it had been just him and Ashoka traveling together for such an extended period of time, he would have bent the girl over the nearest flat surface and made her scream his name.

The blonde then turned to Talon who was navigating the ship to her home world, the blonde wondered if she had any feelings about going back there since she was sold into slavery. He didn't think so, though, as she was still wearing the collar he had given her around her neck, showing everyone she was his woman.

Talon had been sold into slavery when he saved her, and trained her in how to wield the Force. She stuck to him like glue after he saved her. The blonde's mind went back to Laari, causing him to groan.

Naruto was getting a little irritated with Laari to be honest because if the data she had was so important, time couldn't be wasted on her games; the blonde just sighed as he wanted to get Laari to Ryloth as soon as possible.

The blonde was certain any information she had must be connected to the case he had been investigating for months; the Force seemed shrouded in darkness and he was sure it was the doing of a powerful Sith Lord.

Planet Ryloth...

Ryloth was a planet in the Outer Rim Territories it is the home world of the Twi'lek, the terrain varied, filled with Jungles, mesas, valleys, and Volcanoes. the Jungles are filled with dangerous predators because of this the inhabitants lived in under ground caves where it is safer or the sides of mountains.

The planet has very few natural resources; it only has the female Twi'lek species, which are some of the most trafficked species in the universe. Most Twi'lek families breed heavily in hopes of birthing females to sell. It has had a substance called Spice that can be used as a drug and in medicine.

One female Twi'lek can fetch a hefty price at a slave auction, due to their slender bodies, soft hairless skin, and tight holes that can stretch beyond what should be possible, making them just as tight every time.

The crew was all in the cockpit, ready to disembark on Talon's home planet. From what Talon had told him, she had been sold into slavery as a child, but he had come along and rescued her.

Look at the red Twi'lek; she has come a long way since he first found her as a frail, skinny young girl. Now, she is a fierce warrior who only shows him her softer side.

He then glanced at Ashoka; she was also coming along nicely. She was still clearly hurt by the Jedi Order's betrayal, but she was working through it, and his mental training was helping her gain more emotional control so she didn't lose herself.

Lastly, there was Laari whom he just sighed at the headache she always gave him. He then smirked as he remembered how he took his frustrations out on her willing body; she was indeed a bitch, but when he had his cock down her throat, she was much more agreeable. She still refused to give any information over to him until she was somewhere safe.

He needs to ensure Laari is safe, so he is going to have to meet some of the locals and make a deal with them to keep her presence here secret. It's a good thing he has Talon; she can guide him to someone who would be able to set Laari up in a safe house.

The blonde will also set her up with a second safe house in case she is found out. Hopefully, she will hand over the information she has or there will be hell to pay.

On the Surface of Ryloth...

The planet is a weird one; half of it is always day, while the other half is constantly at night. It's also filled with numerous predators and scarce resources. But if someone wanted to hide, no one would look there.

The Twi'lek who live here sometimes enter into contracts with others and essentially become their slaves for years in order to leave the planet.

Talon agreed to lead Laari and the blonde to his family's home, the same family that sold her and almost put her into a life of slavery. Funny enough, Talon had the collar that he put on her around her neck.

Naruto decided to leave Ashoka to take care of the ship and train while she trained in the ship's cargo hold. This decision made her angry enough she accidentally caused some navigation system to malfunction with her force ability; when she realized what she did, the former Jedi looked ashamed but the blonde gave her a surprise hug and told her it was okay to feel anger but never let it control her, stating she was still unstable from the betrayal of the Order and needed to focus on her training.

Ashoka reluctantly agreed and remained on the ship, doing mental training to strengthen her control over her emotions and he also told her to fix the system she had destroyed, causing her to get a nervous grin on her face. Naruto just sighed and made sure the rest of the group was ready.

As the group neared Talon's former home, a cave dug into the side of a mountain, they saw several Twi'lek, both male and female of all ages, going about their usual daily routines.

When the trio was noticed by villagers and some armed guards approached them with blasters, it became clear that they had been in contact with other planets and had traded with them.

There was a group of five male Twi'leks; four were green and one was blue. Each had their blasters in hand. "Halt, who are you outsiders and what do you want from us?" a green-skinned Twi'lek asked.

"My name is Ro'vena, the village chief's daughter," she said. "The one he sold." She glanced at Talon with a scowl. "I came here to see my father."

The blue Twi'lek stared at her for a few seconds before his eyes widened. "It really is you, Ro'vena," he said, questioning and shocked that the red-skinned woman was able to make it back after being sold off.

Talon frowned deeply. "Don't question me; just bring us to my father," she ordered, tired of their questions.

The Twi'lek men looked at each other before turning to the trio. "Fine," they said. "We will take you to the village chief, but you have to give us all your weapons. And if you try anything funny, you will regret it."

"Okay, let's do it." Naruto said, wanting to get the information from Laari as soon as possible. "But I expect to get everything back by the time we leave," he smiled threateningly.

The blue-skinned Twi'lek apparent leader of the group ordered three of the men to disarm the trio; after they took Naruto's group's weapons, he motioned for them to follow.

As they walked by, Naruto and his group noticed the Twi'lek villagers staring at them; some with fear, others with curiosity.

As they entered the village chief's residence, which was a larger house built on the side of a mountain, the group was led to his office; the blue-skinned Twi'lek stopped them and knocked on the door before entering.

A few minutes later, he exited and motioned for them to enter. The trio entered the room to see a fat, red Twi'lek who looked at the group before his eyes fell on Talon.

"Ro'vena, how can this be?" he asked in shock, even though he had been informed of her arrival. "I sold you to a rich Hutt; you should not have been able to escape from them."

Hearing this made Talon furious that her piece of shit of a father felt no remorse for selling her into a life of slavery."Well hello to you too, father," she said bitterly. "I see you're still as fat as ever."

"I will have you know I lost some weight and couldn't get any thinner," the red Twi'lek said defensively. "I hope you can forgive me for the past; you know that selling you was the only way to make enough money to keep the village running."

"Sure, whatever you say," Talon replied, not believing her father as he just told her she could have money to spend on all the stupid food, drink, and anything else that caught his eye. "Look, I don't come here to waste my time catching up; we came here to ask for your help in hiding someone."

"Who are they hiding from?" he asked, not wanting anything to disrupt the comfortable life he had built for himself.

"Sigh... I think it's time, dear, to end this farce." Talon said as she looked at Naruto.

The blonde nodded her head and sprang into action before the guards could react; she used the Force to rip the weapons from their hands.

Talon jumped at the blue-skinned Twi'lek and dodged a punch he threw at her face before she kicked him in the back of the neck, nearly breaking it.

Naruto charged at the four green Twi'lek, punching and kicking them, sending them flying all over the room and knocking them unconscious.

After Naruto and Talon had knocked out the five guards, they took their weapons back along with the guards' weapons and tied them up.

The group turned to face Talon's father who was trying to sneak out of the room, but he wasn't able to get very far before Talon grabbed him by his lekku and pulled him in front of Naruto.

"Now, what is going to happen is you are going to hide Laari from us," the blonde said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Of course I will, I will be more than happy to do whatever you say," the fat, cowardly Twi'lek said.

"I know you will because we are not going to give you a choice in the matter," Naruto stated as he moved next to her father and placed her hand on his head.

"What are you doing? Let go of me right now!" he screamed as he started to feel pain in his head. "I am your father, and you will obey me."

"Hahaha," Talon laughed coldly. "You are no father of mine, and for what you've done, it is a little something I learned and adapted from the Jedi mind trick, but much more powerful."

"Please stop this," the red-skinned man wailed in pain as he began to bleed from his ears.

"I want to hear you scream," Talon replied as she began to alter her father's mind to make him into her mindless puppet.

The man soon went silent and knelt down motionless.

"Stand up meat puppet," Talon ordered and his father did so without a word. "Good," she said, looking as if it had worked.

As much as he didn't want to interrupt Talon as she was having her vengeance , the blonde thought it was time for him to start altering the guards' memories - not as much as her father's, but enough so they would forget what had just happened. The blonde said this to Talon, who nodded and got to work.

"So, Laari, now that we got you to a safe location, I think it's time you gave us the information," Naruto said, making Laari gulp after she witnessed what happened to the red-skinned Twi'lek.

Laari not wanting to suffer the same fate as Talon's father took out her computer and showed the blonde what she had uncovered, causing his eyes to widen.

Apparently, Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas had commissioned the Kaminoans of Planet Kamino to create a clone army for the Republic, but that was not the reason for the wide-eyed look on the blond's face after the Jedi Master's death; someone else had taken over his request for clones.

Laari was able to trace where whoever was paying for the clones to the Banking Clan, who also had some dealings with Death Watch, a Mandalorian terrorist group.

This information causes the blonde mind to race a mile a minute, thinking through every detail of their encounter with the Dark Side-possessed Dathomirian female; the only conclusion he can come up with is that a Sith Lord must have been pulling the strings of the Jedi Order and the Republic.

There was a war on the horizon, and somehow Death Watch, the clone army, and the bald Dathomirian woman were involved; Naruto would have to think carefully before making his next move.

The blonde Force user sighed to himself; he would have to contact Bo-Katan, the only Mandalorian he was close to, and he knew she was somehow connected to Death Watch or knew someone who was.

The blonde gathered his thoughts on his next moves; he would have to visit Planet Kamino to investigate the clones and the Kaminoans. He would also need to look into Death Watch, which meant he would have to make a trip to Mandalore. The female Dathomirian, who was possibly with the Sith Lord, because she was nowhere near strong enough to be one herself, the blonde would have to capture her to get some answers.

Naruto came out of his thoughts when Talon was finished altering the guards' minds with this new information. The blonde looked at Laari and Talon.

"There is a strong possibility that there is a Sith Lord controlling the Republic and Jedi Order from the shadows," the blonde stated, shocking Talon but not fazing Laari. It was to be expected for regular people; the Sith and Jedi were one and the same - magical warriors.

"What? How can that be? The Sith are dead." Talon exclaimed.

"They must have gone into hiding and waited for the perfect time to strike," Naruto replied before continuing, "I was planning to make an extra safe house for Laari, but I think she can take care of herself."

"Yes, Blondie. I can take care of myself." Laari replied.

"Okay, I want you to keep on spying and gathering information for me, but be more careful. We'll leave controlling Talon's father and his guards to you, but remember to keep a low profile" The blonde warned as he and Talon were leaving the room.

When he reached the door, he heard a soft "Thank you." He didn't need to turn around to know that Laari had been the one to say it.

Naruto replied "Your welcome," without looking back and focused on getting to the next location, as the Force was telling him the fate of the galaxy was at stake.

The duo made it back to the Konoha and found Ashoka waiting for them with a blue Twi'lek; it looked like they were arguing, but the blonde didn't have time to find out what was going on, so he rudely said, "Look, Ashoka, I don't mind if you want to have some fun with your blue friend, but it's time to go pay her so we can take off."

Ashoka was horrified and embarrassed. "Master, she isn't a prostitute," Ashoka exclaimed. "She is a Jedi Knight."

"Really? And she dresses like that, looks like she is trying to get herself kidnapped." The blonde said as she looked at the blue Twi'lek's barely covered body.

Ashoka said, "Master, please stop causing trouble." He didn't want the two to come to blows.

Naruto ignored her and kept his eyes on the Jedi knight. "Answer me this, Jedi," he said. "What are you doing on my ship?"

"Hi, I'm Jedi Knight Aayla Secura. I was tasked with finding Ashoka and making sure she is doing okay." she said, telling half the truth.

"You are either lying or not telling the whole truth, Ashoka isn't a Jedi anymore, so her well-being isn't a concern for the Order. If I had to guess, you were sent to investigate me, but the thing is, I don't have the time to waste playing your games." The blonde said calmly. "Now leave my ship."

The blonde turned to get ready to take off, while Talon followed, leaving a dumbfounded Aayla and a sad looking Ashoka with a disappointed face towards her friend.

Chapter End......