Naruto: Darkness Rising

Chapter 3

Naruto: Darkness Rising

Blanket disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Underworld

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

The "folklore" I intentionally left alone but the rest of the chapter got a facelift. Some other forces aside of the lycans and vampires are brought into play this time. Here is chapter 3. Enjoy!

Last time:

"Stay in touch with Naruto Corvinus and inform he has the full support of the vampires. I will look into this Far East Coven as I have no knowledge of it. I've been ruling from New York for a long so who knows what tangled web Kraven strung about himself...Before I dismiss you to get fixed up; one last thing Selene..."

"Yes Lady Amelia?" asked Selene.

Amelia said with a cool smile of approval, "I know it is rare for you to even be interested in a man Selene but I can tell from your descriptions that there is a mutual attraction there. I encourage you to pursue this relationship. I believe that you not only could find happiness but also we as vampires would gain a powerful ally. If you aren't too wrapped up in hunting lycans you might spend some time with him. Having a mate definitely has its perks. I've had several over the centuries."

Selene blushed slightly and said "I'll take your words under advisement Lady Amelia."

After Selene departed to be tended to by the concerned Erika; Amelia sat back in her chair as she sipped on a wine glass of blood. 'So Kraven went behind the backs of the Elders to set up his own powerbase. I suppose that I shouldn't be surprised but I never felt Kraven had the initiative or the intelligence to do so. I underestimated him. No doubt he still has many contacts in the Coven that will need to be dealt with. Delivering Kraven to this Naruto would certainly be beneficial to getting Naruto Corvinus to join our cause. It seems I have much to do. I was going to awaken Marcus to continue The Chain but as unstable as things are it seems unwise at this juncture. I will consult with the Vampire Council before making that decision.

...Selene...you could become far more important than you think although I wonder what Viktor's reaction will be...'

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Chapter 3

Hungary, Corinthia Hotel

Across the street from the Corinthia Hotel three members of the Cleaners were traveling up to the roof of a building to examine the spot that the grenade launcher had been fired from. It had taken some time but doing the math and tracing the most likely trajectory brought them to this place. The three Cleaners were Samuel and his subordinates Yvette and Gustav. There they found an ideal place to set up for a sniper...and in the middle of it was a blonde fox lying lazily on the ground. "Is that a fox?" asked Gustav to no one in particular. "What's it doing here on a roof in the city?"

Yvette cooed, "What a wonderful little cutie! What are you doing here little guy?" She giggled when the fox's ears twitched.

Samuel watched as Gustav tried to shoo the animal away and Yvette tried to baby talk the fox into submission. Finally the fox got up and left much to Gustav's relief and Yvette's disappointment.

"He was adorable!" said Yvette irritably.

"It was vermin!" growled Gustav.

"Can we please just get to work?" asked Samuel. "Good god; it was just a fox!"

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Hungary, the city of Dunaújváros

Forty three miles south of Budapest on the Danube is the city of Dunaújváros. It is highly industrialized and was built after World War II. The city is widely known for steel production. Below the factory complex of Dunaferr Steelworks was the underground safe house that Kraven had constructed secretly during the Communist era. Only a few members of the Old World Coven at Ördögház had any idea that it existed and even fewer actually could confirm it. Kraven and a powerfully built Chinese man with a V shaped scar marring his face were talking to an absolutely gorgeous Japanese woman on the large flat screen television. The look on her otherwise beautiful face was quite angry.