DISCLAIMER: This story was written using characters and understood baselines from their respective stories to create a new one. Under no circumstances do I own any part of the original works. All official works belong to Masashi Kishimoto and Hiro Mashima.
The Fairy Tail of a Lone Ninja
He sighed as he took a long hard look at the headband in his hands. His blond hair hung loosely over his face, which cast a dark shadow over his eyes. A light drip of blood slid down his cheek. His headband had accompanied him on many a mission. Memories flooded his mindscape as he recalled the scratches from the good 'ol wear n' tear on the metal plating. Sakura, Kakashi-sensei, ero-sennin, Baa-chan... everyone... Each etch in the metal had its distinct meaning and history. Each held its own blood for those he had lost. A certain lazy boy's voice still droned the same old words in his head, "Troublesome… Troublesome… Troublesome…"
"How troublesome…," breathed the now extremely lethargic blonde. Slowly turning his grimace into a wide toothy grin, the boy managed to breath, "Maa maa, can't be going all Shikamaru yet!"
Despite the many friends now gone, the blond boy somehow kept his sunny disposition, perhaps as a memento and out of respect. One couldn't tell from afar, but the boy was tired. VERY tired. The blood dripped from his grimey face onto the headband. The blonde was currently sitting in a large crater. The ground was laden with lush green grass and was surrounded by trees, magnolia trees to be exact.
Naruto simply could not believe what had happened to him in the past year. He had lost so much, but such was war against the Akatsuki. How many lives had been lost to protect him? And just recently, he had faced the greatest challenge of his life… only to wind up god knows where in this unknown territory…
Flashback – Taking the Fox
"Heh… damn fuzz ball. You really are strong… stronger than I thought you would be…"croaked a battered but still standing Naruto.
"!" roared the furious beast. How could this boy, this HUMAN be so strong! The beast simply could not fathom the possibility.
"Shit… well it looks like I've only got one more shot at this…" grinned the confident blond."Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Instantly thousands of identical images of the young Uzumaki poofed into existence. Like clockwork, the clones instantly started molding swirling balls of energy. The balls steadily enlarged in size, nearly rivaling the clones themselves. As if one entity, the clones descended on the nine tailed demon fox.
"OODAMA RASENGAN!" yelled a chorus of Narutos.
In a bright flash, the beast was thrown from its fours onto its back in a stunned state. The original Naruto quicky shifted his stance and began his late sensei's famed technique. The orange around his eyes was the only indication that the change was complete. With practiced ease, the boy began concentrating the same ball in his palm. This time however, the ball began taking a flatter, wider shape, resembling a very large shuriken. His technique primed, Naruto leapt high into the air above the beast. Said fox wasn't too pleased at the sight above him, forcing him to prepare his own technique.
"DON'T THINK YOU'VE WON YET BOY. I AM THE GREAT DEMON KING THE NINE TAILED FOX. I AM THE STRONGEST OF THE BIJUU. I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED BY SOME LOWLY CONTAINER." The fox screeched, voice filled with malice. The fox reared back and tilted his head upward. An eerie blood colored sphere began forming at the base of its mouth.
Naruto's eyes widened, "It's just like that time at the bridge… Damn fox. Always causing trouble. THIS IS THE END!"
With one last cry, Naruto threw his spinning shuriken technique while the beast blasted the sphere of raw power at the boy.
"TAKE THIS, RASENSHURIKEN!"
The techniques collided. For a moment both attacks seemed to disappear. Suddenly a massive blast at the epicenter occurred, both techniques still fighting for dominance. To Naruto's surprise, a dark sphere began forming, much like the one that had formed with his clash with Sasuke many years ago at the Valley of the End. Quite suddenly, the ball expanded and engulfed Naruto.
"UGH… WHAT THE FUCK!" yelled the confused shinobi. As composed as many years of battle death may have made him, Naruto Uzumaki was still the loudmouth blond and evidently nothing would change that.
In the blink of an eye, Naruto felt his entire body shift and his vision swirled. He felt his body being pulled away. The last thing the boy saw before he blacked out from the uncomfortable sensation was a howling fox.
As soon as it had occurred, it had disappeared, followed by still silence. The fox blinked madly and roared in rage. With the boy gone, he was hypothetically free, and yet he remained in the vast white void. The fox continued to howl and howl, "DAMN YOU UZUMAKI! DAMN YOU FOURTH HOKAGE!"
End Flashback
Sighing, Naruto slowly rose to his feet, much to the chagrin of his legs. He trudged towards one of the Magnolia trees where he leaned heavily and caught his breath. "Damn," he cursed. His body was still covered in several deep cuts and wounds. It dawned on him that the fox was no longer present and would also not be able to heal his wounds quickly anymore. With another sigh, Naruto continued his long trek to try and find his way out of the clearing. Unfortunately for the blond, the task was proving to be much more difficult with all the blood he had lost and his vision blurring.
Causing the blond even more dismay, he heard voices dead ahead from the forest.
"QUICK THIS WAY! THE CRASH WAS OVER HERE!" Naruto heard. He looked behind him and sweat dropped, finally noticing the deep impact on the ground where he had been lying moment before. "Time to cut back on that ramen." He concluded.
His attention back ahead, Naruto's eyes widened considerably at the sight before him. A beautiful looking woman with flowing red hair dawning a serious expression stood before him. Her metal breast plating shone brightly against the sun, forcing Naruto to squint in her direction. He shifted his gaze to two of her companions. One was a boy with pink hair and a scarf who was grinning maniacally in Naruto's direction. The other boy was wearing no shirt with a full head of black hair.
"HEY ERZA IS HE AN ENEMY? LETS FIGHT HIM. HEY YOU FI-" started the loud pink haired boy until the other boy punched his head.
"Natsu will you shut up already?" he remarked. Just as quickly the pink haired boy Naruto now knew as Natsu lept back up and punched the other boy with a flaming fist, both actions to which Naruto was taken aback in surprise and sweat dropped at the same time.
"WHAT WAS THAT YOU BASTARD?" "YEAH YOU HEARD ME WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP!" "NO YOU" "NOOO YOUUU!"
"ENOUGH YOU TWO!" declared the red headed woman. "You there! My name is Erza Scarlet, S-class mage of fairy tail! Who are you and what have you done here?"
"S-Class? Must be strong… Mage? Wtf? Fairy tail? What the hells that?" thought Naruto in rapid succession. Naruto attempted to answer, but as he opened his mouth, he felt his body finally seizing up, and he fell forward to the ground.
"Hey! Are you alright?" Erza yelled, now running over to the downed blond.
Naruto's vision was blacking out yet again. The last thing he saw was the red haired woman running towards him.
"What was her name again? Eh… whatever…" Naruto's face hit the floor."
So there you have it guys! This is my first chapter ever… so let me know what you guys think! I've got a general idea of where im going to take this story so I'd appreciate more tips on how to better my writing opposed to story ideas, but still feel free to add your own two cents. DOMO ARIGATO