Alright, time for another one, since I've gotten back into this area, and there is a surprising lack of Fanfics in this section.
Alright, I'm also going to be using another one of my characters, too.
Naruto, as of the beginning of the story is already a level 45 Storm Student, however, he has only been to Marleybone and Wizard City. As for what's going to happen, well, the Online Game will begin here, and Naruto was on good terms with Sylvia and Malistaire Drake, along with Cyrus Drake. He stayed for 2 years, before finally finding a way back in Marleybone, not able to say goodbye once triggering it on accident.
Now, four years later, The Storm Fox of Wizard City will return.
And all thanks to an idiotic spell gone wrong.
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Chapter 1
We find ourselves in the Hokage's office. It had been a week since Team 7 had gotten back from Takigakure.
Naruto Uzumaki was wearing his usual Blue and Orange Jumpsuit, and though no one ever noticed, he had a small deck box on his left hip. He always had it there, but never saw the need to truly use what was inside.
Sakura Haruno was wearing her red dress (standard Part I outfit). Sasuke was wearing his Blue T-shirt and Bright Tan shorts.
Their Sensei, Kakashi Hatake, was obviously the most mysterious of them all, having only his fingers past the first knuckle, his right eye, and his Silver hair showing. He also had an Orange book out and was reading. "Hokage-sama, I think a C-Rank would help them out. They've been far too high-strung, and need an outlet." Kakashi said, not once taking his eyes off his book.
"Kakashi..." A random Chuunin started but was cut off by the Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Kakashi, why do you believe they should get another one this soon? They need a cool-down period of 3 D-Rank Missions. You know that."
"Considering who's on my team, the only one that would actually need the cool-down period is Sakura, and she's not going for it either." Kakashi pointed out.
The Hokage simply sighed, and pulled one off the rack. It was a Low C-Rank Escort. "Send in Seth." He stated, before tossing the scroll to Kakashi.
Another young man had come in. The man had what seemed to be a Dark Orange robe with Black Trim. He also had a pointy hat, also in Dark Orange, but with a Dark Blue Trim. His boots were a solid Dark Blue. There was a small stick at his side, which Naruto instantly recognized. His eyes widened slightly, but he went back to normal quickly. The only one to notice this was Kakashi, who had written it off as anticipation for a good mission. The boy bowed his head slightly. "My name is Seth Shadowblade. I am currently trying to get back home, and the only lead I have is actually guarded by what seems to be thugs. I need to get there, but I can't handle those guys on my own, sadly."
"We'll meet at the North gate tomorrow at 0800. I will..."
"I'll let him stay with me." Naruto cut off Kakashi.
"Naruto, as the Sensei, I should watch over him." Kakashi pointed out.
"I don't think you know what you're dealing with, and he'll probably want someone to talk to about his home." Naruto shrugged. "Besides, he may have information that I've been wanting to find out myself, if his clothing is any indication."
"You know something about it?" Kakashi questioned.
"It's only a guess, but... The chance of it being the truth is really high." Naruto said. "Come on, Seth. I'll show you to my place." Seth raised and eyebrow in confusion, before Naruto looked at his revealed Deck Box, which he noticed, and his eyes widened, before following Naruto in earnest.
-Naruto's apartment-
The place was surprisingly clean, and if anyone saw it, they would say it wasn't his place. Seth, on the other hand, was more curious than anything else. "What school are you from, and how did you get here?" Seth asked.
"Actually, I need to figure something out. Your clothing tells me you attend Ravenwood Wizard Academy, am I right?"
"Yeah. I'm a Storm Student. I'm still fresh, though." Seth admitted.
"I actually wanted to ask about the Life and Death teachers, Sylvia and Malistaire Drake."
"Was one of them your teacher?"
Naruto shook his head. "I'm a Storm Student, like you." Naruto admitted, pulling out a few cards. "My old deck didn't make the jump, when I got here. It was 4 years ago my time. I was there for 2 years, and when I got back, only 14 days had passed. It's not a good thing, sadly, because this world is not connected to the Spiral. I ended up there by accident." He showed a gold colored Triton Card. "All I have these days are Treasure Cards, and I made them myself here. The supplies are surprisingly abundant here, minus the Mist Wood, of course."
"Wow." Seth was amazed. He had every spell Seth knew of, and then some. Then he saw it. "Is that a..."
"Yup!" Naruto showed it off. A Gold Tempest Card. "Tempest. Arguably my favorite, actually. I make these the most, and for good reason."
"Why? And how come people here don't use spells?"
"Both questions have the same answer: This world isn't familiar with Mana. We use a combination of Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy to create another known as Chakra. You see, Chakra is mainly balanced completely between Physical and Spiritual. Mana, on the other hand, is 82% Mental Energy, and 18% Spiritual energy."
"So, you ever had to use a card since you've been here?" Seth asked.
"Nope. But if I did, I'd be using Mana, and not Chakra. Coming here didn't decrease my Mana, nor did my Chakra Reserves decrease. In fact, I had used what time I could these last four years, to re-learn every spell I had learned at Ravenwood, only without the Cards, a Wand, or anything really. I've manage to reproduce each and every Spell I knew from the Storm School, with Chakra and Mana."
"Whoa. That's rad."
"I can sense your Mana levels, and if I had to put it into a Point system, you'd only have maybe 30 Mana. My Mana is actually far above 400. Hasn't increased, nor has it decreased since I've been back."
"I gotta admit, I'm impressed at that."
"That's nothing. On the same scale, My Chakra reserves would be well over 2 Million." This had Seth's eyes widen.
"No... way..."
"Yes way." Naruto told him. "You know why I love Tempest, now?" He shook his head slowly. "It's because you can't overload it. I can charge as much Chakra as I want, and it'll deal even more damage just by adding in more. So whose got the Storm School now?"
Seth sighed. "Professor Balestrom is pretty funny, and his squeaky voice does even more good for his students."
"That old frog?"
Seth blinked. "Well, he is a frog. You know him?"
Naruto smirked like a fox, and Seth made a small connection to that. "What?"
"Let's just say our little record was tied off at 62-62 when I force activated a portal that brought me back. I was in Marleybone at the time. I never got to finish it off."
"Rivals?"
"Eternal Rivals." Naruto pointed out. "Halston Balestrom and I were always at each other's throats, for reasons unknown to anyone but us. He had become known as the Frog King of Storms. I had gained the title Storm Fox. After all," He pulled out a certain Gold Card. It was a Blue and purple fox with 9 tails, with Yellow Tips. "This is Storm Kyuubi. If a Lightning Bats spell would take 2 Mana, Storm Kyuubi would take 50 Mana. This spell is an Original. I'm the only one that knows how to pull it off. It's also why I gained the title Storm Fox."
Seth whistled. "You gotta be a Legend of some sort. How come I've never heard of you?"
"Wouldn't be surprised. Most of the Storm School at the time didn't like me that much because I was younger than them by a few years, and yet I always outdid them. I took to Storm Spells like a fish to water. It didn't matter that I wasn't at my home, which is here. When I'm using a Storm Spell, I always feel at peace."
"That's strange. I didn't think anyone else had that feeling."
"Old Hal was the only one who knew. He swore not to tell. It's why we became rivals. When using Storm Spells, I was in my natural Element. Even after getting back, I used the Storm Spells, and still felt at peace with them."
"So... You mind explaining Chakra to me? I haven't heard of it at all."
Naruto then went into a much more lengthy explanation, unaware of Kakashi watching over them both as they talked. Kakashi was inwardly surprised that Naruto was really so smart. 'But then again, he's never had a reason to show how smart he was. Still... I'll have to get more information on this Ravenwood. This Spiral place is giving me a bad vibe. Not even the Mission in wave was bad enough to give me one before it started.'
Once Naruto had showed Seth the bedroom, still pretty clean, he pointed to the bed, and went back out to the living room. Then he spoke. "I know you're listening to this Kakashi-sensei. So I'll ask you a question. Why would I want to show off my true strength when I have an entire village and the civilian council calling for my head every month? Think on that, and you'll know why I didn't show any of it off."
Kakashi was impressed at that, and left. 'Naruto... I think we'll have to go with him to his home. It'll probably help you even more.'
Naruto simply sat down, his back to the wall, crossed his arms and closed his eyes, falling asleep to most outside views. Only one trained in the art would know he was meditating. As he did, a small Electromagnetic field surrounded him, as he went into his mind, mainly to learn more from the giant fox in his head.
-the next morning, 0830-
Naruto and Seth were walking to the front gate. Seth was in the same clothes he had worn the day before, but Naruto was wearing something different.
He had what seemed to be a Jester hat in Dark Blue and Gold on his head, a staff with a spiral on one end, with an amethyst on the further point on said spiral on his back. He also wore Red boots with black Leather straps on them. He also wore a Dark Blue and Golden Yellow tunic, long sleeved and it went down to his ankles, just above his boots. Only Kakashi noticed the Deck Box on his waist. "Well, at least it isn't orange." Sasuke commented.
"Shut it, Sasuke." Naruto said calmly. "I'm wearing this for a reason."
"And what reason is that, dobe?" Sasuke questioned.
Naruto simply shook his head. "You'll see." None of them noticed the Astral spirit of a fox with Nine tails on his left shoulder. "Anyway, we should get moving, right Sensei?"
"He's right, but you do realize you both are late." Kakashi pointed out.
"At least it's not 3 hours like you always are." Naruto retorted.
"Touche." Kakashi said, looking at Seth. "Though, I can't help but notice the similarities between your outfits."
"Come to think of it, he's right. Where did you get that outfit, Naruto?" Sakura asked, out of pure curiosity.
"I made them myself." Naruto retorted. "We should really get going."
Team 7 and Seth walked out, at a civilian pace. Sakura then asked a question about 20 minutes away from the village. "Seth, what's it like at your home?"
"Well, it's nice. I come from a place called Earth. I was called into a place known as Wizard City. Next thing I know, crazy things have started happening. Being new, I couldn't figure out who knew what, and what was true, and what was false. Wizard city had just gotten Hectic when I got pulled into... something. Ended up nearby. Tried to find my way back on my own. I know where to go, but I can't get there without help. Like I said, the place is guarded with Thugs, and I had to get out of there before they killed me."
"How come I've never heard of this Wizard City, or even this Spiral Country?"
"Because the Spiral isn't a country." Naruto added.
"And how would you know?"
"I ended up in the Spiral when I was 8. Jiji said I was missing for 2 weeks when I got back, even though 2 years passed in the Spiral. Everywhere else in the Spiral has their times completely synchronized. I think the difference in time is because our Realm, one I'd call Elementia if I could, wasn't connected to the Spiral." Naruto explained.
"Really? I guess they'd have to be simple minded for you to..." She noticed Naruto's intense glare, and the quick burst of Killing Intent, that had her gulp.
"They are not simple minded. Especially those I cared for there. Sylvia, Cyrus, and Merle Ambrose. Ambrose could easily outdo the Sandaime Hokage in Jutsu Capacity... if he could access Chakra, that is."
"What are you talking about, Naruto? Everyone has Chakra."
"Throughout the Spiral, they don't use Chakra." Naruto pointed out. "They use Mana, which is different on every level. The only thing I can easily say is that, while Chakra is more attuned to certain elements based on the person Mana can be used by anyone, and is not restricted based on the person. People may end up using one particular branch more than others, but that doesn't make it harder or easier to learn them." Seth nodded at that.
"So, you specialize in Magic?" Sakura asked Seth, earning a nod. "What kind?"
"Well, in Wizard City, there's an... academy of sorts." At Naruto's nod, he continued. "In this academy, there are 7 Branches, which we call Schools. There are 6 Main schools, and the last one has the classroom in another Realm, so there are very few of that school. The other six are actually split into 2 categories: Legend Elements, and Spirit Schools. Spirit Schools are called: Myth, Life, and Death. Myth has basically anything and everything that was considered a Myth in any realm on the Spiral, even the ones not aware of it." Seth explained.
"Life is far more attuned to Nature." Naruto continued. "If you want a good comparison, Picture the First Hokage's Mokuton abilities, combined with Tsunade's Healing Prowess. You've got the Life School in a nutshell."
"I'm not that familiar with Death, to be honest, so I can't really be of much help, there." Seth admitted.
"The Death School is more on the Darker side of the spectrum. If the Spirit Schools had a scale, Life would be pure, Myth would be Neutral, and Death would be dark. Death and Life are Polar opposites." Naruto explained. "Death is also the second most versatile School in Ravenwood. It has few healing spells, and is more offensive than Life, however, Death has one thing none of the other schools have: Drain Spells. Drain Spells Damage the target, and heal the user. A lot of those who go for the Death School turn out pretty bad. Those that don't have a reason to stay sane. More often than not, Life Students and Death Students are at odds with each other, mainly because of their ideology conflicting on almost all points."
"Wow, I didn't know that." Seth admitted. "Anyway, the Legend Elements are Fire, Ice and Storm. Naruto, do you know anything about Fire?"
Naruto nodded. "Fire is mainly an offensive element, and pretty hard to control, for the most part. If you get good enough in the Fire School, it's rumored that you could become immune to flames. They're more headstrong, reckless, but also very compassionate when they care for someone. More often than not, they're loyal to a fault, and come off as stubborn. The best way to put it: The best in the fire School have something similar, if not identical to the Will of Fire."
"Ice is more of a Loner element. Most that go into the Ice School do so because they... well... They don't like being around others that much. They are much more for defense than offense, and are a lot more... What's the word I'm looking for?" Seth asked.
"I think Detached fits." Naruto commented. "Most that go into the Ice School don't really bond with others that much, and rarely trust anyone. Those that earn their trust are pretty lucky, if you ask me."
Kakashi nodded. "So, Naruto. If you've been to Wizard City, and actually went into one of the schools, you'd be in Fire." Naruto shook his head. "I'm sorry, but that's what I see from the description."
"We still haven't gone into the last of the Legend Elements." Naruto pointed out. "It's arguably the most powerful: The Storm School."
"If we get the chance, I'd go for that one." Sasuke commented.
"Sasuke, if you went for it, you could very easily kill yourself." Naruto told him, harshly.
"If you could do it, how bad could it be?" Sakura questioned.
"Storm is definitely the most powerful, that much I'll admit, but it's also the Hardest to control." Naruto explained. "You know how I always went around playing pranks all those years?"
"How could I forget? You were always annoying." Sakura scoffed.
"Picture that, but in the form of Lightning, Wind, and Water raging instead of Chuunin, Jounin, and ANBU. Then multiply all the chaos by about, hmm... 2,000. You've got the Chaos of the Storm School. Without a way to control the Chaotic Nature of Storms, you could easily kill yourself if you're not careful. Sasuke can barely control his emotions when a certain name is brought up. He'd never survive the Storm School. To be honest, I'd put him in either Fire or Death."
"You mind explaining the Storm School to me a bit? I'm still new to it, and just started grasping the basics." Seth asked.
Naruto nodded with a smile. "To be honest, saying Divination, or the Magic used in the Storm School, is hard to control is like... Well, I think the best way to explain it is by saying Kakashi-sensei is a pervert."
"And how is that relevant?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Because, Sasuke, he reads porn, in public, in front of females, males, AND the Hokage. He's a Super Pervert, at the least." Naruto tried to explain. "Anyway, Storm is hard to control, but can also deal the most Damage. Those who follow Storm Naturally, tend to be a little chaotic in the mind, usually highly annoying to others, can get under just about anyone's skin, and some have been able to read minds. The Divination is much more of an Offensive School, than anything else. They tend to learn things quickly when given the chance, or simply given the basics of something. After being taught the basics, they can easily work their way up to master fairly quickly. The true threat in a Diviner, is not in their spells, but in their mind. There is no telling what way they would attack."
"I can attest to that, being a Diviner myself." Seth admitted.
"However, there's also the fact that there are very few TRUE Masters of Divination." Naruto pointed out.
"Wait, few?" Seth asked, surprised. "Why only so few?"
"Because of the Nature of the Storm itself." Naruto explained. "No Storm wants to be controlled. A True master would know this. They accept this. They don't control the Storm. They are the Storm. When one is so much like the Storm, in Mind, Personality, and at Heart, once trained properly, they can become TRUE Masters of Divination."
"And how does one do that?" Sakura asked, somewhat confused.
Naruto shook his head. "To be honest, not even I know that. I just know the best way to tell if you have the potential to be a True Master of Storm."
"And how is that?" Kakashi asked, now intrigued.
Naruto sighed. "Because... every True Master of the Storm had felt at peace while using a Storm Spell. Every one that is recorded to be the Best of the Best in Divination have commented, at least once, that they felt at peace, or something similar to it, when using a Storm Spell. They know the best ways to use the spells, because, in a way, they are the element that it draws from. My name means Spiraling Maelstrom. Figure it out from there."
"So, you'd be in the Storm School?" Kakashi asked, earning a nod. "I see. So, train you right, and you'd be the best there ever was, but train you wrong from the get go, you won't progress that much, if at all?"
"That's the jist of it. If you can catch the interest of a Diviner, and manage to keep it on something, they'll get it down so quickly it'll leave you wondering: How they fuck did they get it so fast?" Naruto pointed out. "Diviners can be highly variant in their skills, or simply do whatever it is others would think are crazy. In fact, most diviners are called Crazy, Insane, Annoying, and then some. A Diviner has no true specialty, when it comes to Skills having nothing to do with magic, at least. The Majority of Storm Spells would fall under Water, Wind and Lightning."
Kakashi nodded, filing it away for later use. "So, if your Chakra also reflected which School you went into, you would be Wind, Lightning or Water." He half asked.
"If you have a way to find out, I'd put my two best elements as Wind and Water, with Lightning as a close Third. The Fire School, or Pyromancy, would have Fire and Lightning as their best two. Ice... I'd say Wind and Water, with very little chance of Lightning and Fire. Ice are also known as a Thaumaturge. Myth would likely have Earth as their best. They are called Conjurers. Life, Earth and Water, no contest. They are called Theurgists. Death... I couldn't really say where they would end up, honestly. They are commonly called Necromancers."
"So, since you seem to know so much, where would we be?" Kakashi questioned, silently challenging them.
Naruto hummed a bit. "To be honest, sensei, you're hard to place. However, if I had to guess, I'd put you in either Fire or Myth." Kakashi nodded slightly coming to a similar conclusion. "Sakura would either be Life or Myth. She has a lot of Potential in Life, and they tend to be the best healers in the Spiral. Myth is also good for her because of her brain. She is the smartest girl I've ever known, and she could grasp Myth far better than I could. Sasuke, I already told you would either be Death or Fire. I'm Storm, no contest." Something then triggered Naruto's Mana senses. He then turned his head slightly.
Seth looked at him. "You feel it?"
"Yeah... And I know this feeling. There's only one thing in each realm that feels like this, as far as I know." Naruto said.
"I wasn't able to get close enough to get a good look, but... it seemed like a door on a hill, but there was no building in sight." Seth admitted.
Naruto turned his head slowly. "Seth... Was it on top of the hill, or built into it?"
"On top. Does that mean anything?"
Naruto sighed in relief. "Yes. It does... and I know how to get you back, too."
"You do?"
"Yup. Through that door."
"So, we get him to the door, and then leave?"
"No, we don't know if it's tied to a certain point in the Spiral. Our mission is to get him back to Wizard City. The Spiral is filled with countless realms. I don't have the keystone with me, so I can't direct it. The best I can do is activate it, and we go through. It'll be a random jump, but I know what Wizard City looks like around it's Spiral Door, as they're called. I've used it once before, but nowhere near enough to be able to target it."
"How are you so sure?" Kakashi questioned.
"Like I said, I've been to the Spiral before. I don't have the right keys, so the best way to get back to Wizard City is by Jumping Randomly, until we get there." Naruto admitted. "First things first, we have to clear out the area and get to the door on this plane. Then we can worry about getting to Wizard City."
Seth nodded. "He's right, I think."
"I can force activate the door, but I can't choose where I end up if I do. That's the only downside at the moment." Naruto pointed out, as they neared an area in the forest. "It's close."
"How can you tell?" Kakashi questioned.
"The Spiral Doors, the gateway to each realm in the Spiral, has a unique Signature. The Spiral Door is... Omnipotent, for lack of a better word. The energy flowing through them is unique in the fact that it's the only thing that has equal points in Physical, Spiritual, and Mental energies. I can sense that energy. Chakra is normally 50% Physical and 50% Spiritual Energies. Mana, which they use in the Spiral, is 82% Mental Energy, and 18% Spiritual Energy. The Spiral Doors are exactly 1/3 Mental, 1/3 Spiritual, and 1/3 Physical Energies. It's that specific. What's more is, it takes 3 people to make one in a new realm."
Naruto pulled a Kunai from... somewhere, and tossed it into the bushes, a scowl on his face.
"Naruto..."
"That was a Mana beast." Naruto realized. Then he picked up more signatures, none of them using Mana or Chakra. "There's more on the way."
Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke prepared themselves. Just just walked in front of them, and pulled his staff off his back, and a card from his Deck Box which Sasuke and Sakura didn't notice until then. "What are you..."
Naruto threw the card into the air, and spun the staff around, before it pointed straight forward, towards the incoming mess of bandits. "TEMPEST!" The card, which was still floating, glowed brightly, and a large amount of Storm Clouds, rain and the smell of ozone came in, before everyone heard a rush of Water. Kakashi grabbed Seth and jumped up to a branch, while Sasuke and Sakura jumped up as well.
"Naruto!"
They were ignored, but Seth was wide eyed and the power behind that spell. What surprised the others, was that Naruto was riding the waves that appeared from right behind him. Kakashi was the only one that noticed it, but Naruto's eyes were completely white, and glowed. He rode the waves right into the charging Thugs. Naruto then held out another card, before it glowed brightly, as it was in between his index and middle fingers. After the water receded, an egg appeared in its wake. It then broke apart, and a Light Blue dinosaur appeared, before it grew to about 6 stories tall. It then tore apart the other 42 that survived the wave. The others walked up to him in shock, though Seth held a LOT of Awe. His eyes were back to his normal blue. "Naruto..." Kakashi was still surprised.
"They aren't the first ones for me to kill." Naruto then looked at Seth, whose face was still in awe. "Seth... That's what you could very well do, one day."
"You... You used Tempest... and then..."
"Stormzilla. Only one that can truly master a school, can use 3 spells simultaneously. Not even Old Hal could do that when I last saw him." Naruto pointed out.
"Wait, 3?" Seth was suddenly confused, but the awe was still there.
"Yup. Stormblade was active from the get go. It increased the damage potential of the Storm School Spells I use. Most can only use it with one spell. I can put it on for a time limit, and keep using Spell after spell with the same bonus. No Pyromancer I've met can do that with Fireblade, Theurgists with Lifeblade, Conjurers with Mythblade, Necromancers with Deathblade, Sorcerers with Balanceblade, but I have seen one person do so with Iceblade. And then there's Bladestorm, only usable by Sorcerers. That one I've only seen once. You can use it on a group of people, or use it on yourself only to make it a major time limit. I'm good enough to use Stormblade and keep it activate for 30 minutes, and use it repeatedly. The fact that I can use up to 5 in rapid succession is extremely good... for me, at least."
"And how do you manage 5 in a row?"
"The Sandaime can use 5 Jutsu at once. I can use up to 3 Storm Spells at once, but I can launch 5, one right after the other, with Stormblade active. It's a hard aspect, but..." He turned his head to the door on a hill. "As I thought... it's a Spiral Door." The entire group started to inspect it.
"I can't find anything to use it, and opening it doesn't show anything." Kakashi said, after trying to open it, only to find the other side of the door the same as the place there.
Naruto nodded, expecting that result. "Close it, and let me do what I can." After the door was closed, Naruto grabbed the handle, and channeled Chakra, and Mana into the door through his left hand, before it all went through the door. The door then glowed, and he opened it. It was completely black, though a Purple vortex was in the middle of it. "Well, it's open. Sensei?"
"Why me?"
"I'm the only one that can force it open, and we've got a time limit." Naruto replied. Kakashi went through, Sasuke and Sakura following shortly after. Naruto grabbed Seth's wrist and jumped through.
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Chapter complete.