I Don't Own Naruto or Fairy Tail!

Nature's Power - Chapter 2


Makarov Dreyar had been Master of Fairy Tail for many years already, and in those years he had never heard anything from the founders before. Just like his predecessor Purehito, all the seniors of Fairy Tail had complete vanished from public and Makarov would never be able to track them down even if he wanted to. The elderly Master had no problem with that; these were legendary people and one of them was even the Fourth God of Ishgar; he didn't expect such incredible people to come back to the guild, but apparently he was wrong.

Right in front of Makarov, was the first person with any relation to the Ishgar Gods he had seen in over seven decades. Just by first glance, Makarov noted that the young man standing not three feet away from him looked nothing like his Grandfather did all those years ago, but his magic power was incredible. Naruto looked no older than Mirajane and Erza, and even though the two girls could be classified as very powerful mages in their own right, their aura couldn't compare to Naruto's.

The young Senju's aura was not overly oppressing like Makarov's grandson, Laxus' was; instead, Naruto's aura had a mild power that would appear feeble for in untrained sensor, but for someone like Makarov, who could sense power levels very well, it was like a mountain: stable, overwhelming, and impenetrable.

"So you are Walrod-sama's grandson…" stated Makarov seriously as he looked at the young man inside the privacy of his own office. "I didn't know he even had children, much less a grandson."

Naruto smiled and nodded. "Jiji has lived a very long life, and he had my father when he was over fifty years old, which was already forty years ago, so it's not surprising that no one knows of my family." When Naruto was a child, he had no idea that his grandfather was such an amazing and famous person; he was just an old man who loved forcing his grandson to eat vegetables and fruit. "I trained under him for a long time already and he wants me to come join the guild to get some real experience."

Makarov nodded as he held his hands behind his back. "I understand and am quite happy that another talented young mage would join our guild, but you also mentioned something about a message from Walrod-sama?"

"Yes, it is this letter." Naruto once again reached for the small envelope in his jacket and handed it to the Master. "He said that it is for your eyes only and that you will understand as soon as you read it."

Makarov nodded and took the letter from the young man. After looking at the legendary crest of Walrod, he tore open the magic seal with his own magic power and gently pulled out the contents within. It was just one small piece of paper, folded once in order to fit the envelope. Makarov could see some ink on the paper as he unfolded it with steady hands, which he was quite proud of consider who the sender of the letter was.

Naruto stood silently as the Master read the letter, discreetly observing the constantly changing expressions the old man had on his face. The young blond was quite interested in the letter himself; it was rare for his grandfather to keep him out of the loop on such matters, and for him to do so suggested extreme importance. But there was nothing he could do; over the years Naruto had come to learn that when his normally goofy and fun-loving Jiji was serious, he shouldn't go against his wishes.

"Alright, I understand…" said Makarov vaguely so as to not disclose any information. "Please tell your grandfather that I have read the letter and will be mindful of the content." The letter was sudden set ablaze in Makarov's hand and disintegrated into ashes almost instantly.

Naruto nodded politely. "I will be sure to tell him."

Makarov relaxed after the tense moment and gave Naruto a grin. "Let's go get you a Fairy Tail crest; we haven't had a new member in a while so I'm sure people will be happy to meet you." The Master walked over to Naruto and led him out of his office. "And I believe you and the Strauss siblings already know each other."

"Yes, we grew up together when we were kids." Naruto smiled at the thought of his old friends. "Mira-chan and I are the same age, so we played together every day back then."

Makarov smiled at his words and nodded. "That's nice; I'm sure you will be good friends with the others in the guild as well."

Naruto, accompanied by Makarov, walked into the main area of the guild, which was quite crowded. Naruto looked around and saw people just mingling with each other while having some lunch. The food looked quite good, and Naruto was wondering if they had some of his favorite foods; according to his grandfather the food in Fairy Tail was quite good, but that was over 70 years ago.

People were shooting some curious glances at Naruto as he walked through the area; it was not every day that someone would rescue Mirajane on a mission; after all, the Demon of Fairy Tail was an S-ranked Mage that rarely had any troubles on missions, not to mention how Mirajane didn't lash out at the man when he called her "Mira-chan". The last time Macao called the girl "Mira-chan" he was in the hospital for two weeks.

"Naruto, this is Reedus and he usually handles guild marks and stuff like that."

The young blond smiled at the kind looking man currently painting a beautiful replica of the guild's afternoon on paper. "Nice to meet you Reedus-san, I'm Senju Naruto."

Reedus smiled back and stood up. "Welcome to Fairy Tail young man, where would you like to have your guild mark?"

Naruto pushed up the sleeve of his jacket and pointed at his forearm. "Just here would be fine, and I'll take a dark green color if possible."

"Yes of course."

The young man watched as Reedus placed the magic stamp on his arm; he couldn't really feel anything happening on his skin, but a few seconds later the man lifted the stamp and reveal a Fairy Tail crest on his arm. His grandfather's crest was also on his forearm, and Naruto felt a little proud to share that little similarity to his most respected person.

"OKAY! LET'S HAVE A BIG PARTY FOR OUR NEWEST MEMBER!" cried Makarov loudly as he downed a whole mug of ale, "SAKE FOR EVERYBODY!"

Naruto's eyes widened at the sudden announcement and almost fell over when someone patted him hard on the back. After stumbling a little, he looked up to see a pink haired teenager who talked to Lisanna earlier. He had a large grin on his face as his odd flying cat hovered around his shoulder. Naruto smiled back a little awkwardly, not really knowing what to do, but the stranger seemed friendly enough.

"Let me buy so a beer!" exclaimed the pinked haired teenager loudly. "I just want to thank you for saving Lisanna and welcome you to the guild."

Naruto smiled and nodded. "Well thank you, but Lisanna is like a little sister to me so no need to thank me for saving her." The blond offered his hand to the other boy and smiled. "I'm Naruto; it's nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too; I'm Natsu!" The Dragon Slayer grinned and firmly shook Naruto's hand. "And this is Happy!"

"Aye Sir!" exclaimed the cat proudly.

Naruto smiled at both of them and nodded. "Hello Happy."

"Welcome to the guild." Strangely enough, a shirtless man about the same age as Natsu walked up to Naruto along with a young woman wearing only a blue bra; Naruto recognized the woman from a few minutes ago when he came in, but she actually had a dress on back then.

"Come on, someone get the new guy a drink!" cried the girl into the bar with a grin on her face. "Hey new guy, I'm Cana and this male stripper here is Gray."

Naruto couldn't help but chuckle at the jab and irony, "Nice to meet you two."

"So did you really save Mira on her mission?" asked Gray with a smirk on his face.

The blond nodded and tilted his head a little in thought. "Yes I did, but why does that tend to surprise people around here?"

Cana smirked as she finished her drink. "Mira is one of the most powerful mages in Fairy Tail and it's been a long time since she's needed any help on missions." Naruto nodded, noting that fact in his mind. "I don't even remember the last time she was injured."

Natsu grinned and slammed his fists together. "You must be pretty strong too Naruto, how about we go have a spar later?!"

Naruto smiled and shook his head. "I would love to, but I should settle down properly before doing any fighting." Natsu deflated a little but nodded nonetheless; he understood of the new guy wanted to organize everything first.

Cana smacked Natsu on the back of the head as she shook her head. "Baka; let the man enjoy his own party for a second!"

"It's okay Cana-san; I'm not much of a drinker, but if it's alright I would like to see Mira-chan." Naruto looked at his new acquaintances as he gave a polite smile. "Do you know where Porlyusica-san is right now?"

"She's in the forest at the edge of town, but she really isn't that much of a people person…" muttered Cana with a sheepish smile. "The last time I went to visit a friend staying at her place, she chased me out with a broom."

Naruto chuckled and shook his head. "I'll be fine; I'll only be staying there for a few minutes; I just want to see if Mira-chan and Elfman are okay."

"I'll take you there!" offered Natsu with a grin. "It'll be faster if I show you where it is and you can settle down right after, so we can spar sooner!" Cana and Gray rolled their eyes at Natsu's one track mind.

Naruto smiled and nodded. "That's perfect; let's go!"

Magnolia Town was just about what Naruto had expected. It was a busy and crowded place with a lot of commerce and trades. As he read on a tour guidebook, Magnolia was one of the most popular magic cities in Fiore, and his grandfather had often recited how fun were his days in Magnolia. The one thing the Ishgar God said that Naruto must do in Magnolia was to try the restaurants located right at the center of town; Walrod said that they had the best food ever.

Aside from food, Naruto also found that the amount of mages walking around town was staggering. Almost everyone around had some sort of magical device on them or gave or small auras of power; it was completely different from the small down near Naruto's home in the forest. Magnolia was truly one of the magic capitals of the Nation, just like his grandfather had said.

"This is the forest Porlyusica-san lives in…it's kind of creepy." Natsu walked into the forest with his arms over his head as Happy rested on his head.

Naruto smiled as he looked around. "I actually feel quite comfortable in here; maybe because I was raised in a forest so trees remind me of home." The Senju could feel the energy of the trees around him and it was quite strong, but not as strong as the one his grandfather grew himself. Naruto broke out of his thoughts and looked over at Natsu, who was a little ahead of him. "So, are you and Lisanna-chan close?"

The pinked haired boy shrugged. "I think so; we've been friends ever since we join Fairy Tail, but I guess we got closer when we both hatched Happy's egg."

"Aye, Lisanna always says how she's my mother and Natsu's my dad!"

Naruto almost tripped on a tree root as he heard that. "S-So you and Lisanna-chan are dating?"

Natsu looked shocked as he blushed and quickly shook his head. "N-No, we're just friends…she just says stuff like that to tease me."

"Huh…and here I thought my baby sister was really grown up."

It took another few minutes for the small group to reach a small treehouse located deep inside the forest. Naruto was once again reminded of his home back with his grandfather, it was also somewhat like a treehouse and was in the middle of the forest.

Natsu ran up the steps to the house and knocked on the door. "Porlyusica-san, can we come in!"

Naruto stood next to Natsu as some footsteps approached the door. The door squeaked open and someone looked through the crack. From where he was Naruto could see a head of pink hair that was a tad lighter than Natsu's own, and a pair of red eyes looking out. Something he found strange was that he couldn't sense a shred of magic in the person behind the door…

"What do you two want?"

Naruto smiled and stepped forward a little. "Hello, I'm Naruto and I just want to see if Mira-chan and the others are okay."

The person was silent for a few seconds before she stuck her hand out and pointed at Naruto, "You…why do you have that necklace?" Naruto looked down and saw the necklace his grandfather gave him: a beautiful green crystal hanging on a simple black string. It had belonged to his grandfather, and he gave it to Naruto when he left to join Fairy Tail.

"Um, my grandfather gave it to me before I left home."

Porlyusica stared at Naruto for a few seconds before she opened to door fully. "Come in, but don't stay too long; my house already smells too much like humans." The elderly woman left the door opened as she turned around and vanished into her own home, leaving Naruto and Natsu to come in on their own accord.

Natsu shrugged and walked into the house casually with Happy on his head; seeing that, Naruto sighed and followed Natsu into the home. The innards of the home appeared quite big considering how compact it looked from the outside. It had a living room, quite a large kitchen, and several smaller rooms with beds inside them, which Naruto assumed were for patients.

"Hey Lisanna, how're you doing?" Naruto heard Natsu saying in the next room.

Happy flew into Lisanna's arm and snuggled against her. "Are you feeling okay?"

Lisanna smiled at her friend and kissed Happy's head. "I'm fine, but what are you two doing here."

Natsu pointed his thumb out the door. "Naruto wanted to see if you all were okay."

Naruto smiled as he walked into the room. He saw Lisanna standing with Natsu and Happy while Elfman was resting on a bed that was clearly too short for him. The two siblings smiled brightly at him and waved over at him instantly, but Naruto was still looking for someone else. Turing his head to the end of the room, Naruto saw Mirajane sitting on a bed, and she too was smiling over at him. Feeling relieved, Naruto smiled back at her and waved.

"Naru-nii!" Lisanna smiled and wrapped her arms around his.

Naruto smiled back and patted Lisanna's head. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, but Elf-niichan and Mira-nee have to stay the night."

Naruto walked over to Elfman and saw the bandages on his head. "Sorry for the hard kick buddy, I didn't know it was you."

Elfman looked down and a little and shook his head. "It's okay Naruto-nii, if it weren't for you who knows what would have happened…" Naruto just smiled and patted the big man on his shoulder, just like he would do when they were younger.

"Wait, Naruto kicked Elfman in the head?" asked Natsu a little confused.

Lisanna sighed and nodded. "It's a long story Natsu; I'll fill you in later." Natsu huffed a little but nodded nonetheless; he was just glad Lisanna was alright.

"Hey Mira-chan…" Naruto walked over to his childhood best friend and smiled down at her. "Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah, Porlyusica-san gave me some medicine and said I should be fine in a few days." Mirajane smiled up at the handsome blond, happy he was here to visit her. The she saw the mark on his forearm and smiled even more. "So you're a Fairy Tail mage now?"

Naruto smirked and sat down on her bedside. "Yeah, I want to join an actual guild and get some real experience."

"Well I'm an S-ranked mage in Fairy Tail, so I am higher rank than you right now~" teased Mirajane with a smirk on her face.

The blond smirked back and poked in on the forehead. "But look at who rescued who…"

Mirajane growled a little and crossed her arms together. "Just wait Naruto; I'll kick your ass when I get better!"

Naruto chuckle and crossed his own arms. "We'll see about that."

Lisanna and Elfman were shocked to hear what their sister said. "Naru-nii, you joined Fairy Tail?" asked the girl quietly. Naruto turned around and showed them his guild mark with a smile, making them smile back even more. Lisanna ran and hugged Naruto tightly, happy that her family was coming back together. "That's great! We can see each other every day!"

"Fairy Tail is a MAN!"

All the while, Natsu was sitting back with happy with curious expressions on their faces. When Naruto poked Mirajane's forehead they thought she would beat him to the ground, despite her injuries, but she just waved him off with a threat! Natsu couldn't even remember how many times Mirajane had kicked his ass just for bumping into her…and Naruto didn't get so much as a punch for poking her forehead!

"Natsu, what's wrong?" asked Lisanna a little curious.

Natsu was broken out of his thought and looked up at his friend. "Oh nothing, I was just thinking about something." He wanted to ask Lisanna, but he would wait until Mirajane was out of earshot so she wouldn't get mad at him.

Naruto looked back at Mirajane and smiled. "So how long have you guys been in Fairy Tail?"

The girl smiled and rested back on her pillow. "We've been here ever since we have to leave home, and Fairy Tail has become our home." Lisanna and Elfman nodded at her words. "It was really fun when he joined; we got to learn magic and make friends with the other members."

"We met a lot of friends here!" chirped Lisanna with a smile as she looked at Natsu, who smiled back.

Elfman nodded in his bed. "Yeah, the people are great in Fairy Tail."

"Except Erza…" Mirajane muttered with a dark look on her face. "I can already see her laughing at me for getting injured when she comes back."

"Who's Erza?" asked Naruto.

Natsu shivered at the thought of the red-haired devil. "She one of the scariest women in Fairy Tail."

Lisanna giggled as she sat down next to Natsu. "Erza is the other female S-ranked mage in Fairy Tail; she is just as strong as Mira-nee."

"NO SHE'S NOT!" cried Mirajane loudly, which was kind of painful for her. "I can kick her ass any day!" Over the years Mirajane had lost count of how many times she had fought with Erza, the only other girl in the guild who could match her punch for punch and kick for kick. Even though they weren't close friends or anything, there was a mutual respect despite the frequent verbal battles and belittlement.

Naruto stared at Mirajane for a few seconds before he spoke up. "I didn't even know you three could use magic, but Mira-chan is already one of the strongest mages in Fairy Tail." The blond had been able to use magic since he was very young; although he wasn't very adept at using until his grandfather had started to train him, he always had a high affinity for magic.

Mirajane nodded as the other two siblings smiled sadly. "I activated my magic after Tou-san and Kaa-san died, and Elfman and Lisanna activated theirs soon after; seeing how there was nothing left in our old hometown we decided to join Fairy Tail."

"We didn't really properly say goodbye back then, did we?" asked Naruto as he gave Mirajane a sad smile.

Mirajane shook her head lightly. "Not really, no…"

"I'm sorry about that, but things were really hectic back then…"

Mirajane smiled back and shook her head. "It's okay; we understand…it was a hard time for all of us back then." Lisanna looked down at the ground in slight sadness as Elfman closed his eyes; even after so many years their parents' death still affected them. The two younger Strauss siblings were very young back then and weren't able to understand to the situation fully, but they were still greatly affected by it and they changed because of it.

Naruto looked down at Mirajane again and silently sighed. 'Mira-chan is the one who changed the most…' Mirajane would act all strong and tough back when they were kids, but Naruto knew that it was just a way for her to act like an older kid and for her to push him around. After their parents' death Mirajane had to become actually strong in order to protect her younger siblings, and she had clearly succeeded.

"So~" started Happy, tired of the tense and quiet mood. "Can we go get some fish now?"

Natsu and Lisanna smiled at their bubbly cat. "Sure, Porlyusica-san is going to kick us out soon anyway." Lisanna picked up Happy and hugged him to her chest. "Let's go back to the guild and get something to eat."

Natsu smiled and nodded enthusiastically. "Sure!"

Lisanna smiled and turned back to her siblings. "I'll come back early tomorrow morning to see you okay, Elf-niichan, Mira-nee?" The two nodded back and Lisanna left the room along with Natsu and Happy; the long day finally leaving them.

"Well I guess I have to leave as well." Naruto grabbed hold of Mirajane's hand on the bed and gave it a light squeeze, making the girl smiled up at him and nod. "I'll come back with Lisanna-chan tomorrow as well."

"So where are you going to stay tonight?" asked Mirajane softly. "We have room at our place if you don't have anywhere to go; it'll just be like old times again."

"Yeah Naruto-nii, we have plenty of room at our house."

Naruto chuckled and lightly shook his head. "It's okay guys, I've already made some plans before coming to Magnolia." The blond stood up from the bed after gently releasing Mirajane's hand from his own. "But I'll be sure to visit you guys after you rest back to full health."

Mirajane smirked and nodded. "You better Naru-chan; I'll force you to come over if you don't~"

The blond chuckled. "I will, Mirajane-sama!"

Elfman gave his surrogate older brother a weak smile on his bed and waved a little. "See you later Naruto-nii."

Naruto patted Elfman on the shoulder with a smile on his face. "See you later buddy." The blond gave his friends one final smile before walking out of the room, his eyes lingered at the sight of Mirajane, who was smiling at him…


Naruto out into the forest and walked over to a tall tree; he pulled out a small piece of paper he prepared from his jacket pocket and folded it into a small square. He placed it on the middle of his palm and closed his hand; a moment later, when he opened his hand, the piece of paper looked like a small seed.

"Okay Jiji…"

The blond knelt down to the base of the tree and pressed the seed on one of its roots. He channeled some magic into the seed and gave it a strong push. A light shiver went through the tree as the seed as shot into the earth. Naruto had blast the seed deep underground and it would use the tree roots underground to travel back to Naruto's grandfather.

'Master Makarov read your letter and I joined Fairy Tail…'

With a smile on his face Naruto walked back towards town, hoping to try some of the food at his grandfather's recommended restaurant before turning in for the night.


The End!

Well that was the second chapter of Nature's Power. I hope you all liked it and if you have any suggestions for questions please feel free to ask.

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