AN: WELCOME TO MY NEW STORY! Nothing happened these last weeks because I have been tremendously busy, and someone died, so yah.
How are you guys and gals? Good I hope, because I am in a spectacular mood at the time of writing! Yes, I know, I know, a new story, but this idea is simply too great to let go!
Let me see... IF YOU HATE QUICKLY STRONG NARUTO, THEN EXIT NOW! Will he be smart? Maybe. He'll at least be somewhat spiritually aware. What type of magic? Different types from books, movies and videogames. I will start with Harry potter magic though since it is fairly basic, weak and easy to learn. That, and Bombarda Maxima is just awesome. MINI-NUCLEAR BLASTS!
Naruto's nemesis? Someone totally unexpected, and he is actually from Naruto! I am also not going to follow the canon storyline, at most I will use events *Like the wave-mission* as a way to show how much time has passed.
I will also write a small list on the bottom of each chapter for every NEW spell. A spell will only be written own and explained once during my list, so if you are unsure about a spell that has been used several times, then try and check other chapters.
Phew, this was way to long for my tastes, but whatever.
LET'S START!
Dis-freaking-claimer: I do NOT own anything copyrighted! Thank god mythology isn't copyrighted, for if it was, I would be sued many times over.
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"I should cut down on the chocolate." A Human being talking.
'But it tastes so good!' A Human being thinking.
"Maybe substitute it with ice-cream..." An Ethereal being talking.
'Rather that than caramel.' An Ethereal being thinking OR someone reading directly from a book or scroll.
"Then again, I really like vingummi." A Demonic entity talking AND Vingummi is a Scandinavian word.
'But I'll stick with jummy chocolate.' A Demonic entity thinking.
"MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA, CHOCOLATE!" Spellcasting and incantations.
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The alarms were blaring loudly throughout the village while ninjas scurried to and fro, looking for any speck of orange. Why did they look for something orange you may ask? A boy named Naruto Uzumaki, the known-to-everyone-except-the-younger-generation container of The Nine-tailed Fox, the flop of the academy, and one of the supposedly loudest persons that has ever lived managed to steal the forbidden scroll of sealing, a scroll that is defended by the villages most experienced ninjas, the ANBU, and the village leader himself.
Of course, the boy was also probably one of the stealthies persons on the planet. Being a prankster, he had quickly learned how to mask his precense. He was so good in fact, that unless he wanted to be found, you would never find him, no matter how good your tracking skills might be. This also gave him a highly analytical mind, even if he seldom was able to use it due to the academy being less than stellar at their training of potential ninjas.
Because of this, most, if not everyone underestimated him, which was quite evident since their scurrying around the village proper was mostly for nothing, for Naruto wasn't even inside the village anymore. Close to a cabin in the woods with the scroll on the ground, and the boy sitting beside it, Naruto smiled to himself.
"That was way too easy." He mumbled to himself. "Who would have thought the ANBU really was that… lax? I mean, really, if I was an enemy, we could have lost all our secrets."
He looked over at the scroll.
"I wonder what's inside it…" He muttered to himself as he finally rolled it out.
"Hmm, nothing really cool here… kage-Bunshin… It may be useful, but I don't know if I have the time… It only has one hand-sign though, so I might learn this later... Ouch!"
The paper was a bit sharper than first anticipated, so when he moved his hand along the edge of the paper, he cut himself, making blood come from his finger, some of it hitting the paper.
Sucking on his pointy finger, Naruto glared at the paper. A moment later though, his eyes widened in awe. The letters, pictures and… Well, everything put inside the scroll were changing. The simple hand-signs changed into illustrations, MOVING illustrations, showing different… Well, he still wasn't sure, but it looked like jutsus, but at the same time, not.
"Ars Magica." Echoed through the clearing even though he barely whispered the words. It sounded so mystic, so fantastic, so… What the hell does it mean?
"I can't read anything!" He said in frustration, gripping his head.
Suddenly, two words lit up on the scroll, grabbing Naruto's attention.
"Arcanus Verba… Hmm, shall I use chakra or… Meh." Shrugging his shoulders, he pushed some chakra out of his body, some of it touching the scroll.
"Arcanus Verba."
For just a quick moment, the chakra swirled wildly around him, turning into a deep, purple color. A moment later it was gone, and the scroll, which started to glow the same color, slowly let the light fade away, the letters rearranging, actually making sense for the boy.
'Ars Magica, or the art of magic, has been circulating throughout not just this world, but the ethereal world, or the spirit world as it is more often called, and the demonic world, or hell as it may also be called. It has long been discussed exactly how magic is created, and while no explanation is correct, there is one theory that has lived on through the ages.
Before we can begin to give an explanation, we have to give a different explanation of the three realms. Magic, or mana as we also call it, is made up of two parts, spiritual and natural energies. There is also a third energy, the physical energy. Each realm has its own energy. Our realm, or the human realm, also called the natural realm, is, as its name implies, the main source of the natural energies. All life here is given the blessings of nature which is why plants grow and feed us. In short, it is "the energy of life".
And then we have the ethereal realm, the land of the spirits. When something dies, whether if it's a human, animal, plant or demon, it is sent to this realm. It seems that no matter how much dies, this realm never gets any fuller, nor does it get any bigger, which brought forth the theory of re-creation, or reincarnation, but that is something else we will dwell on later. As you may have guessed, this is where spiritual energy is originating from. In short, everything that dies generates a certain amount of spiritual energy, "the energy of the divine".
And at last, we have the demonic realm, the land of the corrupted beings. A land mostly populated by demonic, undead and even mythological creatures. Because of the massive amount of physical energies in this realm, the beings here are naturally larger and stronger than any other (un)living creature in the two other realms. At the same time though, because of the energies, Spiritual and natural energies are mostly blocked off from entering that realm, making most hell-creatures dumb and instinctive which in retrospect makes their physical strength somewhat redundant. Because of the violent nature, Physical energy is often seen as "the energy of chaos", but it has also been shown that if a human is given a big enough amount of this energy, they will often die, so it also has the nickname as "the energy of death".
Each of the three realms are connected, and because of this, the essence that permeate the one realm bleed into another realm, which is why ever creature has at least a modicum amount of the three energies. The three energies each contain some properties. The natural energies are something all living beings have, even demonic beings. The amount of natural energy, or "Life-force" As it's been commonly named among the non-magic wielders, doesn't increase nor decrease a living creatures' health. A man lying on his bed, dying can have more life-force in his pinky finger than a healthy, hard-working man can have in his whole body, but obviously, the ones with more energy have a higher chance of learning the art of magic.
The spiritual energy is more obscure for us, but we have a theory. It has commonly been seen (But doesn't always happen) that beings with a higher amount of spiritual energy are often wiser, or are able to make hard decisions easily, no matter the situation. Of course, one would think that the wiser men and women becomes the better mages, but at the time of writing, our strongest mage is as hot-headed as they come, so ones wisdom is not everything.
And at last, the chaos energy as I like to call it. As have been already mentioned, beings with higher amounts of physical energy are stronger in body, but this is not the only use. If used correctly, chaos energy may actually get a limited amount of electrical control. We have seen this as some mages have been able to start generators just with this energy. And as said, if a human is given too much, that human will die, the energy will rot the body from the inside out, leaving barely anything at all.
I have droned on for a while now, so I expect that I am boring you with so much information. I will now give you a choice. Do you want to start your magic training? Are you ready to take upon the responsibility of a mage? Do you think you'll manage to survive my endless talking? If you think you can, sign with your blood on the slot under. Don't worry if the slots are full, if you are ready, one will manifest under the last signer.'
Whoever wrote the scroll was wrong about one single thing. Naruto was not bored when reading something for once. It absolutely mesmerized him, everything about it. Different planes of existence, spirits, demons and other beings, magic, it was interesting as hell, and Naruto rarely thought something was interesting.
"Isn't Chakra made out of Physical and spiritual energy? Wonder what happens if you combine Physical and Natural, or all three of them." Naruto mumbled to himself, rooting through his pockets.
"Didn't I have a kunai or something on me… Hmm, no, no… What the hell was that? ... Bah, whatever!"
Naruto bit his thumb, and since the scroll sensed Naruto's intent, a slot appeared underneath the last name, a girl named Alessa Gillespie.
Glowing some more after the signature was complete, the scroll suddenly rolled shut, surprising Naruto, but what surprised him even more was that a book appeared from... Actually, he didn't know where it came from, it just appeared... Nice.
"The art of magic, volume one: The simple is always the best." Naruto couldn't help himself. He grinned from ear to ear, marveling at what can exist inside the book. Seems like he didn't need that scroll after all.
'As have been noticed through several centuries, mages have been generally prosecuted because of their different powers, most people believing that it originates from the devil himself. This is, of course, not true, since Mana is made of Spiritual and Natural energies, but the bias of the masses have always overridden common sense. It wouldn't surprise me if circumstances still were the same in your time, dear student.'
Naruto twitched a little when he read that.
Yeah, circumstances were pretty much the same, the only difference being that Naruto didn't KNOW why people were being idiots to HIM! Yes, he played the occasional prank on them, but it started way before that. It couldn't possibly have something to do with that childish voice in his head now, muttering about it's pretty tails and how yummy humans are, could it?
Nah.
'As you might have guessed, because of the blatant discrimination of our kind, discretion has often been seen as the best alternative. It does not mean that it actually is the best choice one can make. In the past, there has been several noteworthy mages that were generally well-loved by the populous, the most notable one being a man named Merlin, the best friend of a long-since dead king named Arthur. What you will do with your newly-discovered status is, in the end, something which you will have to decide, but that is neither here nor there. We are here to talk about magic, and the easiest way to learn about magic is gathering mana. How to harness and control mana is two-fold. Meditation and practice.
I have a feeling I can read your mind now. Meditation? How ridiculously boring! And I agree. I have never liked meditating for an extended period of time, always made me all stiff and jittery, but sadly enough, it is essential for a beginner to meditate so they can learn how to draw in the spiritual and natural essence in the air. Once you become proficient enough, you can easily draw in these energies unconsciously while moving.
Now, here comes the boring part, the meditation. There are several ways to meditate, and the most well-known way is to sit down, clear your mind and chant a bunch of mumbo jumbo. I never liked to do that, made me feel like an idiot. If you are like me, as in, a bit energetic, you will most likely find this hard, but here are my method. Find an isolated spot in the nature. Sit down, close your eyes, clear your mind, and simply observe your surroundings with every other sense than your sight. Hear the nature, smell the nature, feel the nature, extend your consciousness beyond your body and simply take everything in. It's hard to show, and harder to explain through paper, so some experimentation is required from your side.
Footnote: In case you are unsure how you can clear your mind, there are two easy methods. You can either try and block every single thought that tries to enter your mind. While this, for some, bears easy fruition, it also can be a liability for people who needs to do a conscious, constant effort, which somewhat ruins the point of meditation. The other method is to simply let your mind wander, explore your every thought and idea until there are simply nothing left but an empty silence in your mind. Of course, I do not expect you to manage to draw the required components out of your surroundings on your very first try, but at the same time, the faster you manage this, the faster we can learn some practical application towards your new-found power.'
Naruto was unsure just how many times he had pinched himself as he read. Heck, he was sure he managed to draw blood more than once, and every time that small jolt of pain came from his actions, the giddy feeling in his chest grew.
He was no stranger to meditation. He, just like everyone else who wanted to become a ninja, had to meditate so they could gain access to the chakra that flowed through their bodies, but for some reason or another, he just knew that this meditation would delve a lot deeper in his mind than when he found his ridiculously large pool of chakra.
Oh well, time to do it. Naruto has always learned better doing stuff than simply reading about it anyway.
–The art of magic–
"Incendio."
Naruto grinned in satisfaction as the ground in front of him began to burn in a controlled fashion. He didn't even mumble the next spell, having already learned how to do it without the need of calling it out. He watched mesmerized as the ground underneath the burning grass suddenly tore apart from everything else, slowly floating upwards with the still-burning top-part, making a strange contrast between the red-ish-blue flames and the brown dirt.
He blinked, shaking his head slightly while he once again mumbled a spell.
"Aquamenti."
Water suddenly sprayed from thin air at the burning, floating piece of dirt, putting out the fire before Naruto let the dirt fall back to it's original spot.
It was official, magic was awesome, at least compared to jutsus. At least they were a lot easier to do, something which Naruto found as a blessing, since he had always had a hard time when it came to using and controlling the techniques he was taught at the academy. Then again, every time he had a question about them, he was always yelled at by Iruka for not listening during his lectures.
If someone had told the boy mere hours before that he would love the instructions that was written in a book more than the instructions from a teacher he would have laughed at the individuals. Now though, his mindset was a bit different.
This book, it had everything. When it started with explaining the basics of a technique, he would come upon a now familiar little mark, which was basically a magical folder full of foot-notes about the spells. Notes upon notes which somehow managed to answer every single question he could possibly have about the spells he used. Of course, the second foot-note he read basically said that despite everything, the man which had written this, and all the following books and notes did not know everything, so if Naruto ever came upon a subject he did not understand and the notes didn't help him, then there was simply one thing left for Naruto to do. Experiment and observe.
Naruto stared into the floating ball of light that lazily drifted up and down in the middle of the clearing. The first spell he learned, lumos, was what created that... What was it, an object? A creature? Or simply energy that has the peculiar effect of radiating such a shine, yet no heat comes from it? He did not know, nor did the book tell him the answer, which obviously meant that no one had actually tried to find out.
One would think that after three hours of learning and casting spells, while another spell was constantly active would have drained him. Quite the opposite infact. Naruto could not explain it, but he had an uncanny ability to easily siphon the natural and ethereal essence out from the air, constantly filling up his magical reserves. Yet, despite the constant buffing of his mana, it was still so extremely easy to control compared to chakra, which he found strange since if he had to hazard a guess, he would say that his magical reserves was at least three-fourths the size of his chakra, maybe even closer, like a nine-tenth.
Still, he was not going to look a magical gift-horse in the mouth. He was quite happy with his easy-to-control mana, at least compared to what was the health-hazard that he dared to call the chaotic, raging river of chakra in his body.
Yeah, he would stick to his magic, much more enjoyable.
He was jerked out of his thoughts as the bushed behind him rustled, and he was suddenly happy for one thing, and reminded of another thing.
He was extremely happy that he had managed to learn how to create the basic pocket-dimension, though it was only able to hold small objects like, say, his new and extremely awesome book, which he always tucked away into that dimension whenever he was testing out a new spell.
He was suddenly reminded of the theft of the scroll when Iruka came out of the bushes, a vein quite clearly thumping on his neck.
"There you are Naruto, do you have any idea what you have done?!" He yelled, stomping over to the blonde, ignoring the narrowing of the teen's eyes.
"Petrificus Totalis." He mumbled as he raised his hand at his teacher, gaining a sense of satisfaction when he saw his teacher freeze up and fall to the floor. He felt somewhat sad for the squirrels he tested this on, but not the man? Huh, strange.
"You better calm the heck down Iruka-S... Iruka, or we won't be talking at all." The agitated boy said loudly, omitting the sensei part. If the man was unwilling to answer his questions in the academy, then he was not deserving of the title as sensei.
Being around the scarred man had it's perks, since he could clearly feel the tense atmosphere around the man lessen somewhat, which gained a satisfied nod from Naruto.
He snapped his fingers, and the man felt the control over his limbs return, something which he was immensely grateful for.
"Naruto, what... What was that?" The man asked as he went into a sitting position, the fact that he was literally frozen just moments ago first now entering his mind.
Naruto just waved of the question. "I'll answer it later with the old man. Anyway, are you here to graduate me instead of Mizuki?"
"Wait, graduate? What are you talking about?" Iruka just looked baffled, which was evident by his tone of voice.
Naruto just stared at the man in confusion for a moment before something in his mind clicked. Now, Naruto was not a genius, at least not in the traditional sense, but he often had these random flashes of brilliance. Something about the scroll he had taken suddenly called back to him. It was known as the FORBIDDEN scroll of sealing, not A scroll of sealing.
"Fucking hell, he set me up!" Naruto screamed out in frustration, a pulse of mana leaving him, sensing his rising aggression, stunning Iruka at the pure power behind it.
'What is this? What has Naruto been doing these last hours? Is... Is this his chakra, only controlled?' Truly, the only time he had felt such an empowered feeling was during the Kyuubi attack. Of course, Naruto didn't have reserves THAT large, but feeling the power that the boy emitted from such a short distance was surely something not even the Hokage could replicate.
He quickly snapped out of his thoughts when he noticed that Naruto was picking up the big scroll before striding towards him, an urgent look on his face.
"We have to get back to the old man before Mizuki finds us, he's the one that tricked me into taking the scroll, saying that learning from it was a secret way to pass."
Iruka blinked in slight confusion. "Wait, Mizuki did what you say? Naruto, are you su-WATCH OUT!"
The scream had barely left his throat before Naruto had hit the deck, the kunai flying above him before hitting the nearby cabin. The identity of the one who attacked them became quite obvious just a moment later when Mizuki, with a disgustingly sweet smile on his face asked for the scroll of sealing.
Yeah, fat chance.
"What the hell is your problem, you bastard!?" For obvious reasons, the blonde amongst the group was pissed off by the fact that he almost became a pincushion because of the silver-haired man's pointy objects, something which quite clearly was not on the boy's agenda that day.
"And while we're at it, why did you tell Naruto that taking that scroll would graduate him?"
"None of your business Iruka! Hey Naruto, want to know why everyone hates you?" Oh, how Naruto began to hate that sickly sweet smile, though he had to admit that he was interested.
"NO MIZUKI, IT'S FORBIDDEN!"
"Twelve years ago the Kyuubi attacked and was killed by the Fourth right? Well, that's wrong! The Kyuubi can't be killed, only sealed away, and the Fourth sealed away the Kyuubi in a newborn baby."
The sickly smile became maniacal, showing that the man had finally snapped.
"THAT CHILD WAS YOU, HE SEALED THE KYUUBI INTO YOU, YOU ARE THE KYUUBI!" Oh, how he delighted upon the shocked and horrified look the kid showed, and he almost let out a cackle as he grabbed one of the large shurikens strapped on his back.
"Oh thank lord."
Wait, what?
"Damn, for a moment there I actually thought I was going mental you know, with that voice in the back of my head talking to itself and everything." Wait a second, the child was smiling? He was delighted? WHAT THE HECK?
Seeing this, Mizuki did the smartest action that day.
"DIE, DAMN YOU!" He screamed as he flung the large shuriken at Naruto, smiling wryly at the soon-to-be-dead child.
Of course, the child was not defenseless anymore.
"Protego!" The defender said as he raised his arm, a blue pulse being emitted from his hand, hitting the shuriken and sending it back towards the shocked-but-still-a-ninja traitor. Of course, despite being able to dodge, he was never the best of ninja's so Naruto saw where he was about to land.
"Incendio!" A blue ball of fire flew out of his hand, litting the ground on fire where Mizuki would land. Seeing the potential danger, the traitor tried his best to steer of course, but it failed, and he found his pants on fire after he jumped away. Not that it helped much.
As Naruto slashed his hands towards the man, the burning ground followed the movement, smashing into the shocked former teacher, who soon began to scream in pain at the burning dirt who stuck to him surprisingly well. Seeing his chance, the almost forgotten Iruka sprung forwards, smashing his fist into the burning man's neck, knocking him out, and releasing him from the world of pain. The dirt then flew of the blistered man, and a quick spout of water doused the residue fire.
Naruto walked cautiously towards the downed man, toe-ing him the moment he was within reach. This only earned him a painfilled groan, but the man didn't wake up, so all in all, Naruto was pretty satisfied with the day.
"That was easy! Iruka, you sure he was a chuunin, because I know Sasuke would have done better."
Iruka only sighed in momentary relief that everything was over. He was about to ask how Naruto did those strange jutsus until what Naruto said hit him.
"Wait, did you just indirectly praise Sasuke? I thought you hated him!"
Naruto only snorted, adjusting the scroll he had secured on his back.
"Shows how much you know about me."
He quickly turned around, striding towards the village with purpose in his step.
"Anyway, I'm going to deliver this to the old man, and then me and him will have a long chat." He had to hold back the urge to say 'See ya' to him, since he was still somewhat sore about the fact Iruka somewhat held him back, even if the teacher possibly didn't realize it himself.
Iruka only stared at the spot Naruto stood just moments ago, thoughts raging through his mind while his gut told him that something was wrong.
Then something hit him.
"HEY, DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME HERE WITH MIZUKI!"
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~Spells~
Arcanus Verba: Pseudo-original spell, since I do not know of anyone else using it. A highly complicated hex, commonly used by great mages who wants to publish their works in different languages. Siphons a minimalistic amount of spiritual energy that a person emits to determine which language it will translate the written work into. One does not need to have great knowledge over other languages, but it is recommended.
Incendio: Basic fire-spell. Commonly used to lit up fire-places, but if enough power is used, one might light an entire mansion on fire. Easy to control though, no matter the power.
Vingardium Leviosa: Basic levitation-spell. Easy to learn, and has several practical applications. Rumors has it that a young boy used this spell to smash a troll in the head with its own club.
Aquamenti: Basic water-spell. Commonly used by wanderers who travels around the world. Mostly used to douse small fires and fill up flasks. A must-have spell for campers and those who loves deserts.
Petrificus Totalis: Semi-intermediate spell. Commonly used by inexperienced mages during duels. The victims arms snaps to ones side, the legs becomes stiff, and the whole body becomes unmovable. Does not stop ones momentum. Extreme muscle-power or coating ones body in mana can break the spell.
Protego: Basic shield/reflection-spell. Blocks many spells if used correctly, chance of reflecting both spells and physical objects back to the attacker. Short range, and only works infront of the caster, five feet away at max.