Natsu is currently four years old and he will be transported to the future in six years so when he is ten.
Igneel stared down Zeref as he set the unconscious pink haired child down in front of him after getting him to agree to train him.
" Please take care of him before it happens Igneel-san by X777 he has to be prepared for what is bound to happen," Zeref said softly to the dragon who huffed and blew smoke out of his nose before nodding his head. Zeref smiled gratefully before he teleported away.
" So you're END. Psh, you don't look so threatening," Igneel huffed as he gently poked Natsu with the tip of his claw only enticing a snore from the small child. Igneel's left eye twitched in annoyance.
" This is going to be an interesting few years," Igneel said as he gently picked up Natsu before stretching out his massive wings before giving a mighty flap and shooting into the air. Igneel looked down and saw Natsu was still sleeping despite having had air slapping against his face at about fifty miles per hour. ' Interesting indeed,' Igneel thought to himself
Three^Years^Later
Natsu was currently finishing up his daily training, so right now he was walking up a mountain with a boulder on his back that was nearly ten times his size and weight. Natsu gave and exhausted pant as he allowed the boulder he had been carrying for the past eight miles roll off of his back. Natsu allowed himself to fall ungracefully on his back as he regained his breath.
" Damn I still couldn't do it in under thirty minutes," Natsu growled in annoyance as he slammed his fist into the ground causing a small crack on the ground. Natsu sighed in annoyance before flipping up on his feet. Natsu began to jog down the mountain side towards the cave that him and Igneel had claimed for themselves for the past two years.
Natsu's jog soon turned into a full-blown run as the smell of roasted cow reached his nose from over six miles away. ' Mhhhh, cow,' Natsu thought to himself as drool started dripping from his mouth. Natsu got to the cave in a matter of seconds as soon as he started to run.
Natsu comically floated into the cave entrance with the smell of food leading him to the center of the cave where you could see Igneel face palming or clawing at the sight of his apprentice. Natsu saw Igneel and gave a bright smile. " Hey Igneel so what's the special occasion," Natsu asked Igneel who was shocked at being found out so quick.
" What do you mean special occasion I just decided some cow sounded good," Igneel said feigning ignorance, Natsu gave Igneel a blank stare. Igneel and Natsu continued their battle of wills for a while before Igneel let out a huff in annoyance since his fun was cut short before it could blossom.
" Well Natsu, considering your insanely quick progress in your training I've decided to step your training up to the max," Igneel explained to Natsu who beamed at the prospect of more training. " But before I specify tell me how you figured out my plans?" Igneel asked Natsu who just tapped his nose causing Igneel to raise his invisible left eyebrow.
" Well I wouldn't really have thought anything of the cow at first but as it cooked I could smell hay, soy, corn, and grain, and normally cows just maintain a diet of grass because it's more easily accessible to them so I came to the conclusion that this cow was raised in a human settlement and I know you wouldn't risk getting spotted or possibly caught just for some food unless the situation called for it," Natsu finished with a knowing nod smiling the whole time at Igneel who just looked at Natsu in shock and awe. ' You've come far since we first met,' Igneel thought to himself as he felt a proud grin tug on his lips a he looked at Natsu.
Flashback^Three*Years^Ago
Natsu groggily let opened his eyes as he woke up in a non-familiar environment, or at least he assumed it was considering he could not remember anything except for the sad yet strangely familiar face of a black haired boy.
" Ahh, I see you've finally woken up young Natsu," a voice thundered in the enclosed space but oddly enough the loudness of the dragons voice did not irritate his sensitive ears. Natsu turned around slowly as he looked upon the large red dragon and took in his whole form.
" Wow," Natsu whispered out as he drank in the sight before him and committed it to memory. Natsu stood up slowly before walking towards the dragon in fascination. Igneel soon noticed Natsu was either unbothered by the heat emitted by himself or was to caught up in the sight to care.
" You know it's rude to stare little one," Igneel said although the attention he was getting from Natsu did boost his ego some. Natsu seemed to snap out of his daze as Igneel spoke because he blinked owlishly before shaking his head and then looking Igneel in the face.
" Who are you, how did I get here, what's my name, whose the black haired boy, what are you, why are you red," Natsu began firing off questions like a semi-automatic exam. Igneel silenced Natsu by flicking him into the cave wall. Natsu met the wall with an explosion of debris. After the dust cleared Igneel saw Natsu firmly planted into the wall with a goofy smile on his face and small red dragons flying around his head.
" If you're finished with your rambling little one, I will explain why you're here," Igneel said in annoyance but there was a hint of mirth in his voice. Natsu shooks the cobwebs from his head before sending Igneel an evil glare.
" That hurted you fat meanie head," Natsu whined childishly as he rubbed his head which now sported an egg-sized knot one it. Igneel sighed as his left eye twitched in annoyance. ' This brat,' Igneel thought to himself.
" Ok so now that you're done throwing a temper tantrum I'll answer your questions," Igneel said after Natsu stopped glaring at him. " My name is Igneel, I am the kIng of all dragons but my affinity is fire," Igneel told Natsu whose eyes were widening slightly with each word that left Igneel's mouth.
" Well My name is Natsu Dragneel and I'm four, I don't remember anything other than that though," Natsu said starting off exited but his mood soured at his loss of memory. Igneel nodded knowingly.
" Natsu how would you like to be a mage," Igneel asked Natsu whose eyes shot open and stars filled them at the thought of being a mage.
" Really, I would love to be a mage they sound really cool they blow things up and beat up bad guys right," Natsu said with an excited gleam in his eyes that seemed to sparkle with elation as he imagined himself fighting demons and saving a beautiful princess.
" Yeah they do and I'll even teach you my own personal branch of magic that only a few people have," Igneel said with a bemused tone at the way that Natsu was acting. Natsu's eyes if possible seemed to light up even more as he gave Igneel a dreamy look.
" Teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me, please, please, please, please," Natsu yelled as he hopped around in excitement only to get flicked into the cave wall one more by a now irate Igneel who let out an exasperated sigh. ' This kid will be the death of me," Igneel thought to himself.
" Calm down Natsu, I'm going to let you know right now that this training will not be a walk in the park, not by a long shot, I'm going to break your body down and build it back up stronger, faster, smarter, and overall more efficient. THis training will not be for the faint of heart even most grown men wouldn't be able to stomach what I will put you through if you decide that you want me to train you," Igneel said in a serious voice. Igneel looked and was shocked to see Natsu staring him in the eyes unwaveringly.
" I swear on my name that I will train to the best of my abilities I'll learn from the mistakes I will make and I will become strong, strong enough to make you proud of me and strong enough to protect the things I love," Natsu said in the most serious tone he could muster as her held his fist up to his heart. Igneel looked shocked for a second before he grinned. ' I have a feeling that this kid is going to blow past everyone,' Igneel thought to himself. How right he was.
Flashback^End
As Igneel had predicted Natsu took the training like a fish to water, it was as if he were born to be a warrior. His iron will, his fiery determination, and his refusal to do anything other than excel at the task at hand. By the end of the First year of training Natsu had successfully gotten his body in peak conditioning for his powers and had also learn two dragon slaying techniques. By the end of the second year he had mastered his regular Dragon slaying techniques and was learning the more advanced techniques. And with his third year coming to an end he had mastered his advanced techniques and was learning to bend fire to his will along with extreme physical training.
Natsu let out a pleased sigh as he patted his ballooned out stomach. Igneel watched the scene in amusement as he picked some cow meat out of his canines. Natsu then shot Igneel an expecting look.
" I would tell you but it's so late and im-" *snore* Igneel looked down and saw Natsu sleeping in his blanket make of Vulcan hide. ' That cheeky brat fell asleep once he realized I wasn't going to tell him,' Igneel thought as his left eye twitched in annoyance before he shook his head and then followed Natsu's lead and curled up around said pin-salmon haired boy.
Next^Day
Natsu shot out of his sheets as seconds later a large reptilian hand accompanied the spot he was once resting. " What the hell was that for you overgrown lizard," Natsu yelled at the chuckling Igneel who blanched at the insult.
" You stupid ingrate how dare you compare me to that of a feeble lizard, *huff*, what complete and utter blasphemy," Igneel yelled out in annoyance glaring down at Natsu who was glaring right back at him.
" Oh, I'm sorry that was an insult to all lizards you mentally disabled gecko," Natsu yelled up at Igneel who looked as if he'd been struck. Igneel had several veins now visible on his forehead as his left eye twitches uncontrollably.
" You brat how dare you feel the wrath of the mighty Igneel," Igneel cried out as he blasted Natsu with a fireball and as Natsu began eating it he slapped Natsu with his tail causing the poor boy to go flying into a tree. Tiny dragon flew around Natsu's head as his eyes swirled around in his head. " Hop on brat we're going somewhere," Igneel told Natsu who was instantly on his back no questions asked, for now at least.
Naruto watched in awe as the scenery passed under him in a blur as he looked of the side of Igneel's back. " So where are we going Igneel," Natsu asked the dragon who stayed silent for a moment as if he were preparing himself.
" You're going to show me whether or not my training was wasted on you," Igneel said in a serious tone. ' Though I doubt it was,' Igneel thought to himself as he dared not mutter it under his breath considering Natsu has the most powerful dragon senses he'd ever seen and he did not want to inflate the boy's already large ego.
" That's a bit vague doncha think," Natsu muttered under his breath as he pouted and looked in front of them. Naruto narrowed his eyes when he saw smoke about two hundred miles out. Natsu could vaguely make out the form of a dragon flying in circles around a town raining down attacks on the people. Natsu struggled to calm his raging heart beats as he figured out what Igneel had meant. He would be fighting a dragon, and considering the way Igneel had worded it he would be fighting the dragon alone with no help.
" If your quickening heartbeat is anything to go by then you have no doubt figured out what I have brought you out here to do, don't worry thou that dragon is about one-thirtieth of my full power so it really shouldn't cause you too much of a problem," Igneel said reassuring ly as he listened To Natsu's heart rate calm slightly. " Oh and Natsu, this will be a battle to the death you either kill the dragon as you've been trained to or I will cancel your training and I will leave you at the nearest settlement and not come back," Igneel threatened with a hard tone that left no room for argument.
Natsu's eyes widened at Igneel's word before they watered at the thought of being without Igneel for any reason and he steeled his heart. ' An eye for an eye, that dragon is killing everyone with no regard for their lives so I will hold no regard for its. May Kami have mercy on your soul because I won't,' Natsu thought to himself as he blinked the blurriness out of his eyes.
Igneel stopped a mile away from the town and landed. Natsu took that as his cue to hop off of Igneel as take off towards the town he had been hearing screaming coming from for the past hundred miles. Natsu was in front of the gate in a matter of seconds as he watched the dragon circle the town raining fire down on people's homes and in the streets or wherever anything moved which was everywhere because of the mas panic.
Natsu bit his tongue in anger as he looks at the many corpses lying about on the street all of them were either charred or had gotten stomped to death in the mass chaos which was the case for most of the children. Natsu ignored the coppery taste in his mouth a he watched a hysteric mother hugging the top half of her child who looked no older than six or seven. The other half was buried under the rubble of their burning house.
Natsu snapped when he heard the dragon laugh sadistically. Natsu let out a long breath before sucking in all of the fire in the village. He didn't even notice that everyone had stopped screaming just to stare at him. Naruto clenched his jaw as he put both hands to his mouth.
Fire*Dragons^Roar
Natsu didn't have to say a word as he shot a powerful stream of blood-red fire right into the dragons side. The Dragon roared in pain as it felt its scale s melt as they were bombarded with the constant heat. Natsu let the stream die out as he disappeared and reappeared on the dragons back.
Fire*Dragons^Iron*Fist
Natsu roared as he slammed his fist into the side of the dragon's neck cracking its scales due to the force of the punch combined with the heat of his fires. The dragon roared out in anger and pain as he did a barrel roll in mid air throwing Natsu off of him and into one of the buildings which then collapsed on him.
" You stupid fucking fleshbag how dare you hurt me the Mighty Pythor, pay with your life," Pythor yelled as he blew a stream of fire on the ruined building. Pythor took a moment to admire the destruction of his foe only to be shocked when Natsu lifted himself from the rubble in a zombie-like fashion although he seemed generally unharmed. Natsu lifted his head up to suck in all the fire much to Pythor's shock.
" Now I'm all fired up," Natsu said in a dark tone as a fiery explosion of power surrounded him. Pythor was now slightly scared.
Crimson*Lotus^Exploding*Flame*Blade
Natsu swung his arms that were on fire in a circular fashion causing a tornado of flames to jet out and strike the dragon in its chest making him cry out in agony as he could feel the flames melting his scales which shocked him to his core sending him into a blind rage which he directed at the person who had caused him this pain.
Natsu lifted his hands over his head just in time to block against Pythor's tail which had tried to crush Natsu with. Natsu grit his teeth as he crouched his knees and focused all of his power on throwing the dragons tail off of him. After Natsu threw the tail off of him he had not time to defend himself against the hand that had been coming towards him al high speed slapping him through three more houses before the fourth one collapsed on him.
The dragon having learned from his past mistakes did not breath fire of the downed building this time but opted to flatten it with his tail. Pythor grinned when he heard Natsu's pained cry. He reached into the rubble before pulling out Natsu and then threw him on the ground with all his might. Natsu felt tears threaten to spill as he felt pain beyond anything he'd ever experienced. Pythor then proceeded to beat Natsu with his tail until he was satisfied. ' Am I really this weak,' Natsu thought to himself in resentment and disappointment. ' No, I won't have it end like this, I am Natsu Dragneel son of Igneel King of dragons, I will not lose to this trash,' Natsu thought to himself as he shakily stood up surprising the dragon and the villagers who had seen the whole fight and had assumed that the boy had died.
" How are you still standing after all that abuse," Pythor roared in outrage as he glared at the bleeding child who just spit blood at him. Pythor swung his tail at Natsu with all his strength. Natsu just lifted up his hand before catching the tail with one hand although he was pushed back several feet he held strong shocking his opponent once more.
Fire*Dragons^Grip*Strike,
Natsu whispered just loud enough for Pythor to hear. Pythor's eyes widened in genuine fear before his world was engulfed in pain as a large chunk of his tail was blown off by Natsu's attack. Natsu got splashed in the face with the dragons blood. Natsu instantly felt his magic being replenished slightly when the blood made contact with his skin.
" You stupid fucking human I'll gut you and then I'll find whichever traitorous fiend taught you our magic and gut them like a pig after I shove your entrails down their throat," Pythor yelled in rage as he attempted to make a swipe at Natsu only for him to jump back.
Natsu stared at the dragon blood on his hand before looking at Pythor. " I think it's about time I ended this," Natsu whispered as he summoned up most of his magic to the surface. Natsu looked down at his hands and saw scales had formed and his power tripled.
Hidden*Fire*Form^Crimson*Lotus^Phoenix*Blade
Natsu appeared under Pythor and delivered a flaming uppercut sending the dragon flying into the sky. Natsu then lit his whole body on fire as flames shot out of his feet and he flew through the air after the dragon. Natsu looked like a spear with a rocket on the bottom as he pierced halfway through the dragon. Natsu's attack stopped before he could exit the dragon and he passed out from exhaustion inside of the dragon as Pythor's corpse plummeted towards the ground.
All of the villagers started cheering as they watched the dragon descended from the heavens and slapped the ground with a loud thud. The villagers gathered around the dragon before teaming up to get the boy out who was now covered in dragon blood.
All of the villagers were all again fearing for their lives as another bigger and more threatening dragon flew over them. Igneel ignored the villagers as he flew down and grabbed Natsu before also picking up Pythor's corpse and flying off. ' You've already made me proud Natsu, defeating this dragon was just the icing on the cake,' Igneel thought to himself as he looked down proudly at the boy he had clutched tightly in his claws.
Time^Skip^X777
Natsu woke up groggily as he looked around the cave and noticed that Igneel was not there. " Where'd that overgrown lizard go,"Natsu asked himself tiredly. Natsu looked around the cave and noticed that it looked different from when he had went to sleep. The only thing in the cave with Natsu was a white scaly scarf that smelled like Igneel. Natsu rapped the scarf around his neck as he looked outside. Natsu looked deep inside himself and snapped his eyes open in shock when he couldn't felt Igneel anywhere near him.
And thus ends the first chapter of THe Strongest Dragon Slayer and the beginning of Natsu's journey
Ja Ne