A/N: Hey readers! Sorry I haven't updated this story in a while I've been completely swamped with university work and assignments but I powered through in order to get this chapter out for you guys. Also chapter three is currently in the making so hopefully it won't take too long to get out and the holidays are coming up so I'll have even more time to write!
Anyway, thanks for all the positive feedback from the last chapter it was really good motivation to continue the story. I just wanted to note that some people found that they were unsure of Naruto's age and I probably didn't make it very clear so I've tried to clarify that in this chapter hopefully you guys pick it up if not just let me know.
So enjoy this chapter and let me know what you think. Ttyl Juicy.
In a secret cavern, deep within a range of mountains, hid a secret base that contained a large depiction of a mighty dragon with ten heads. Surrounding the giant statue stood a set of giant pillars that emerged from the ground but had platforms on them that seemed ancient but were seemingly designed for standing on. On the first pillar the figure of a man wearing a black cloak with red clouds on it appeared in an illusory form as he raised his hands causing the torches in the room to ignite and fill the room with light. The man then brought his hands down and shouted out "Come!" and then, one by one, other illusory forms began to appear on the erected pillars. Standing next to the man was the figure of Konan and further down along the row of pillars were Hidan and Kakuzu. The other people were concealed by the hood on their cloaks.
"Where is Tobi?" asked the first man (who was presumably the leader) and everyone turned to see an empty pillar at the end of the hallway.
Konan was the only one to offer an explanation "We seem to have lost him after the incident in Magnolia, I'm sure he'll turn up eventually you know what he's like Pain" she said as she turned to address Pain.
"He's probably too scared to show his face after he completely fucked up in bringing back the Nine Tails" jeered Hidan.
"Do not act so smug Hidan after all it's not like your part of the mission was a pure success!" snapped one of the other cloaked figures.
"Look, our job was to keep the more powerful wizards distracted while Tobi retrieved the Nine Tails, I'd say we did a fine enough job" replied Hidan.
"You allowed the Yellow Flash to escape and disrupt the Fox's attack. Had you distracted him long enough the fox would have decimated the town and given Tobi enough time to capture it!" hissed another.
"What? You wanted us to take on a Wizard Saint and three elite wizards at once?" barked Hidan.
"ENOUGH!" exclaimed Pain and the room was instantly silent "Quit bickering amongst yourselves about events you cannot change. All we can do now is move forward with our plan"
"Pain what are our next moves?" asked Konan.
"Nothing" stated Pain bluntly and everyone in the room exchanged hidden glances "So far our attempts to track and contain these beasts have been...difficult. Based on the current circumstances we will have to reassess the situation and take more precise measures to achieve our ultimate goal...but it will take some time before we can make our move again" explained Pain.
"How long are we talking?" asked one of the hooded figures.
"Who knows; days, weeks, years even. We will have to wait for the opportune moment but for now just focus on honing your skills. Our waiting time is not to be used for you fools to slack off!" ordered Pain.
"Yes Master" shouted the others in unison.
"Good now go on I will summon you when I need you next" and with that all of the illusory forms vanished from the room save for Pain and Konan who remained standing next to each other "What is wrong Konan?"
"Nagato" she began, addressing him with a different name causing him to twitch slightly "Why must we hold our plans off for so long?" she asked.
"With the Tailed Beasts the way they are now it will be much harder to restrain and capture them. We need to hone our skills and resources but most importantly we must watch them closely...a Jinchuruki is much more troublesome than a tailed beast on its own" stated Pain (Nagato). Konan simply nodded in understanding before the two of them vanished from the room.
Tsunade walked through the door of the guild hall with Erza walking timidly behind her and Tonton walking with an incredibly uppity stride right next to her. Tsunade looked around the guild hall and instantly noticed that there wasn't a single presence inside "Hm that's strange" she muttered she then looked down at Erza who had begun to fidget with the bandage around her eye. "Hey you shouldn't play with that it could damage your eye more" warned Tsunade as she smacked Erza's hand away from the bandage.
"I'm sorry it just really hurts" replied Erza as a tear fell down her cheek. Tsunade looked at the girl with an expression of empathy and sadness on her face. She had spoken with her on the trip back to Magnolia and had found out that the poor girl had been kidnapped at a young age from her village and raised as a child slave where she was tortured and abused on a daily basis. She had no knowledge of peace and what the world was really like and her only source of comfort were her friends and a man whom they all called Grandpa Rob who bore the guild mark of Fairy Tail. If it was the same Rob that Tsunade once knew then it was important that she inform the Master right away.
Tsunade didn't know why she was drawn to the girl in such a way, maybe she saw a fragment of her younger self in the red-headed girl. She knelt down to her level and examined her eye wound "I'm sorry I couldn't do much to help ease the pain. If only I was some type of medical expert" laughed Tsunade "Come on I'll go find Master Makarov and he'll take you to someone who can fix you up, okay?" assured Tsunade.
"Tsunade" interrupted Tonton "I can't sense a single person in the guild at all, they must be elsewhere for whatever reason" she explained.
A look of concern spread across Tsunade's face "Come on" she instructed as she walked out of the guild hall, she had a bad feeling that something devastating had occurred while she was away on her quest. Erza ran after Tsunade, the iron short sword in sheathe on her side rattled as she did so. As the group walked through the town, a booming sound could be heard from above as rain began to fall from the sky. Tsunade began to run through the town with one destination in mind. Erza and Tonton ran after her but had no idea where the woman was leading them.
They eventually came across a clearing that lead into a small but beautiful garden. At first glance it seemed like a rather happy and tranquil place but in fact it was actually a cemetery where Fairy Tail buried most of the deceased. Tsunade stared into the distance as she overlooked the cemetery, the rain made her vision distorted but she just managed to make out the figures in the distance "Um, Tsunade what are we doing here?" Erza asked.
"I'm sorry Erza" said Tsunade and Erza gave her a puzzled expression "It seems you're gonna have to wait a little while longer for some help" she said before she took off through the cemetery and towards the group of people in the distance.
"What's going on?" asked Erza to Tonton.
"My dear...this is where the guild buries those who are...no longer among us" explained Tonton and a look of understanding contorted with sadness dawned on Erza's face "It seems while Lady Tsunade was away on a quest something terrible has happened" sighed Tonton "Boyou" she cried as she trotted after Tsunade with Erza tailing her from behind.
As Tsunade approached the crowd of people she saw that her fears had been confirmed, someone in the guild had been killed "Oh dear god!" exclaimed Tsunade as she stood at the back of the crowd and tried to see who had been killed she then felt someone grab her arm and she immediately turned around and prepared to punch them but she stopped herself when she saw who it was "Hiruzen I'm sorry you caught me off guard" she apologised as she retracted her fist.
"No need for apologies my dear, nothing I couldn't have handled" he stated.
Tsunade attempted a smile but was too riddled with concern, she could hear the Master's voice from the front of the crowd and people crying all around her "What happened?" asked Tsunade in a hushed whisper as not to disturb the ceremony.
Hiruzen sighed "In a violent and unforeseeable crisis Minato and Kushina paid the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect the town from the Nine Tailed Fox" whispered Hiruzen with a tone of sadness in his voice.
A look of horror spread across Tsunade's face as tears began to swell in her eyes, she looked into the crowd and saw the young Naruto up at the front with a face full of tears; next to him was Jiraiya who had placed a comforting hand on Naruto's shoulders. "How" sobbed Tsunade "How could this happen? It doesn't make sense!" she said through choked back tears as she wiped the dampness of tears fused with rain drops off of her face.
"That night has left a lot of questions for us with no answers" he stated as he focused his concerned gaze on Naruto.
"Where is the fox now? Let me have at it!" exclaimed Tsunade as the ground beneath her left foot caved in causing her to lose balance slightly.
"That's the part that is most concerning" stated Hiruzen and Tsunade instantly looked at him with intrigue boiling in her eyes "The fox seems to have disappeared within Naruto and we've yet to figure out the reason" he explained. Tsunade was speechless.
Before their conversation could continue, Erza and Tonton entered the area. Erza approached Tsunade but focused her attention on the crowd of people in front of her. "Oh dear!" exclaimed Tonton causing Erza to look down at her.
"It appears that Minato and Kushina have been slain. How awful, that poor boy!" she cried as a tear fell down her rosy pink cheeks. Erza looked out into the crowd and saw the back of someone with spiky yellow hair. He was standing at the front of the group.
"Who are Minato and Kushina?" asked Erza as she continued to look at the funeral ceremony. She felt a harsh despair in the pit of her stomach.
"They were two of our most brilliant wizards and two absolutely wonderful individuals. They have a son who's your age. I can only imagine what he's going through" sighed Tonton. Erza continued to look at the yellow haired boy.
"Who is this young lady?" asked Hiruzen, breaking Erza out of her trance and causing her to turn around to face Tsunade and Hiruzen.
"Her name is Erza Scarlet" stated Tsunade and she went on to explain Erza's situation to Hiruzen. Erza turned around while they continued to speak and she continued to watch the funeral ceremony.
Naruto stood at the front of the crowd at his parents' funeral, he had tried to contain himself but he couldn't hold back the tears as they seemed to be endlessly streaming down his face. No one could blame him though, after all he watched Minato jump into death to save the whole town and his clothes are still stained with Kushina's blood after she died protecting her son.
Standing next to him was his godfather Jiraiya who was mentor to Naruto's father. On the other side of Naruto stood Gray and Cana who were both offering their moral support to their friend. Master Makarov was standing before everyone as he delivered the eulogy. In front of him was a beautifully decorated display with a picture of Minato and Kushina with Naruto that was surrounded by flowers; although the rain had ruined some of its effect.
"Today we say farewell to two of our most cherished members. Kushina and Minato Namikaze were two shinning lights in our guild who were an example for all wizards everywhere of how to live a fulfilling life. Kushina was a radiant and warm woman who would always be there for any of our guild members if they needed her. She was very much a mother to many of the younger people in the guild and although she may have had a temper on her she was one of the most kind and understanding people I have ever known. Kushina had an impact on every single one of us but none more so than her husband Minato. Minato was a man of true virtue and a born leader; I have no doubt that he would have been the next guild master had his time not come at this much too cruel of an early date. Minato knew honour and he knew what true responsibility was, even giving his life in the name of his guild. Although their lives were ended abruptly they had a fulfilling and accomplished life, which is more than what most people can hope for, and that is thanks to their son Naruto" said Makarov in a very solemn voice, it was evident that his heart was very much in his words as he looked at Naruto with a sincere expression on his face "Now if anyone from the crowd wishes to say a few words...now is the time to" he stated and he stepped down after extending the invitation.
Naruto instantly panicked as a sensation of butterflies gripped his stomach "Jiraiya I'm not ready to go up there yet" he hissed in a panic.
"Naruto, you don't need to go up there everyone will understand if you don't" whispered Jiraiya.
"No I have to, I just need more time" assured Naruto. Jiraiya exhaled heavily before he slowly took a step forward and stood where Makarov was earlier. He looked out onto the crowd and cleared his throat.
"The Master already touched on this but I think it's important that we all know more about this" he began "Minato and Kushina lived a life of purpose...some would say that they are very lucky to die having achieved that...some of us spend our whole lives trying to achieve that goal. Now since I'm not really good with the emotional words like the Master I'll tell a story about the day Minato and Kushina gave my life a purpose...the day they named their unborn son" said Jiraiya as he looked at Naruto to see that tears had once again begun swelling in his eyes.
Year X765...
Jiraiya had just returned to Magnolia Town after a few months, he had completed one of the more difficult SS Requests from the S-Class Wizard Request Board. He and Tsunade had gone off on a request to slay an army of monsters that had formed in the Southern Continent.
"Ah it's good to be back home" said a delighted Jiraiya as he and Tsunade re-entered the town of Magnolia for the first time in a long time.
"Tell me about it, I can't wait to have a proper meal and shower" added Tsunade as the two of them proceeded to walk through the town.
"Yeah well I am going to miss being in close range of those boobs you got there Tsunade haha!" laughed Jiraiya but he was quickly silenced as Tsunade landed a fierce blow in his abdomen.
"Next time I'll use full force!" she hissed; Jiraiya just let out a stifled moan as Tsunade retracted her fist. By now some of the citizens of Magnolia had noticed them and begun cheering at the return of two of Fairy Tail's greatest.
After the crowd dissipated the two wizards went their separate ways; Tsunade headed over to the guild hall to inform the Master that they had returned (as most wizards do when they return from quests) however Jiraiya had somewhere more important that he had to be; he had to go visit Minato and Kushina. To Jiraiya, Kushina and Minato were two of the closest people to him and while he treated the guild as family, Kushina and Minato had always been closer than most to him.
In fact, Jiraiya had wanted to take Minato on the quest with him and Tsunade but he had remained adamant that he wanted to remain in Magnolia to take care of Kushina, who was pregnant. Since Minato couldn't go with him, Jiraiya promised that he would come visit them the minute he got back to town and so here he was fulfilling that promise.
Jiraiya knocked on the door of the Namikaze home and waited eagerly, but patiently, for them to open the door. The door opened and in the doorway stood a little girl who couldn't have been older than four, she short black pigtails and deep brown eyes "Can I help you Mister?" asked the girl cutely.
A look of horror had now spread over Jiraiya's face as his jaw dropped "What the heck!?" he exclaimed "How did Kushina give birth and have the child grow so much in three months?" he blurted out as his jaw continued to drop further towards the ground. The girl then shut the door leaving a dejected Jiraiya standing alone on the footpath.
"Jiraiya is that you?" asked a voice from behind him and he instantly turned. As he did his face turned from dejected shock to hyper glee as he saw Minato standing next to his still pregnant wife Kushina.
"Oh Kushina thank god you're still pregnant!" exclaimed a teary Jiraiya as he leapt into the arms of his two friends.
"Hey you're back!" exclaimed Minato "How was the quest?" he asked curiously.
"Ah nothing Tsunade and I couldn't handle, it was more like a vacation than a quest" replied Jiraiya; his mind instantly flashed through the many moments where he had watched Tsunade get changed and she had proceeded to beat him within an inch of his life...but it was worth it.
"It's so good to see you, I'm so glad you made it back in one piece" beamed Kushina "Especially if you acted like your usual self with Tsunade" she added with a discreet mumble.
"Kushina" stated Jiraiya in a serious tone "While I am overjoyed to see you again you shouldn't be on your feet this late in your pregnancy" lectured Jiraiya.
"Your concern is touching but I refuse to sit around just because I'm pregnant, I can still move around town...and take a quest or two" she smiled as she said the last part.
"Jiraiya you should know that Kushina isn't the type to just sit around and do nothing" laughed Minato "Anyway why don't you come inside for a proper catch up" he offered.
Jiraiya subtly leant in towards them and pointed to the house that he had just knocked on the door of "I don't mean to alarm you but I think there's a bunch of squatters in your house...want me to take care of them?" he whispered.
Minato and Kushina both began to laugh "Jiraiya that's not our house" stated Kushina and Jiraiya's jaw once again dropped.
"We live in the one three doors down" corrected Minato and Jiraiya began to wail in embarrassment.
Minato and Kushina lead Jiraiya into the correct house where they took a seat in the living room. The three of them sat around the table and listened to Jiraiya's stories of his SS Quest with Tsunade while Minato and Kushina exchanged their own stories about what had been happening in their lives, mostly pregnancy related things though. That's when they touched on a topic they had wanted to discuss with Jiraiya.
"So Jiraiya" began Minato "We found out while you were away that Kushina and I are going to be having a boy and we've decided to name him Naruto."
"Wow that is such a unique name...you know if I ever write a book I am going to name the main character Naruto" interrupted Jiraiya.
Kushina and Minato exchanged awkward glances "Yes anyway" continued Minato "We were talking and we would be honoured if you would become Naruto's godfather" said Minato with a smile on his face. Jiraiya looked speechless but Kushina smiled at him and nodded to reassure him that they were serious.
"Wow of course I would be honoured to be his godfather!" exclaimed Jiraiya and he quickly got up and hugged the both of them "I promise I will look after all three of you as long as I have the ability to move!" assured Jiraiya.
The rain was now beginning to pour harder as Jiraiya began to conclude his story "From that day on I swore I would never let any harm come to any of them and that I would always try my best to be there for all three of them...but I failed them and all I can do now is continue to try and look after Naruto...and I promise I will until the day I die" said Jiraiya sincerely as he concluded his story. He walked back over to Naruto and offered him a weak smile; Jiraiya had been trying to contain his own tears for Naruto's sake but he was reaching his limit. Naruto offered Jiraiya a hug before he stared at the coffin display at the front of the crowd.
Naruto knew that it was now or never, if he didn't go up and say anything he wouldn't be able to do it ever again. He slowly moved from his position and stumbled shakily over to where Jiraiya and Makarov had spoken previously. He looked out into the crowd to see Jiraiya's reassuring expression. He also saw the faces of the other guild members, all of them were looking at him with sorrow, and he could tell that all of them felt for him and wished to comfort him; their faces gave him inner strength but still he felt like he could break at any minute.
Naruto cleared his throat "I just wanted to say a few things" he began but he instantly stopped when he saw something at the back of the audience. His eyes began to widen and he felt a clenching pain in his chest as he stared at the figure of a girl with long, flowing red hair. Naruto began to tear up as he fell to his knees crying, that girl's hair reminded him so much of his mother's that it was terrifying. He continued to cry when he felt a hand place itself on his shoulder he looked up to see that the Guild Master's advisor, Hiruzen, had stepped forward.
"Don't worry Naruto, I will speak for you. This is all too much for any child to handle after watching their parents die so do not feel ashamed" he assured. Naruto cleared out his eyes and he got up and stood next to Hiruzen.
Hiruzen cleared his throat and looked out to the crowd "To those of us here who possess the mark of the guild, everyone is family. The desire to protect one's family builds thicker and stronger bonds between everyone in the guild. If the heart of the guild is embraced by everyone in it then the guild will be alright no matter what happens. So when we lose a member of our family our bonds will grow stronger and we will all be there for each other in our time of sorrow but rest assured we will never forget those family members who have died" said Hiruzen in a voice that was inspirational as it was heart warming. He then turned to Naruto "Naruto as a family in of itself you will never be alone as long as you are a member of Fairy Tail."
Hiruzen's words had touched everyone, it seemed to be a fitting thing to say since the deaths of Kushina and Minato would leave a scar on the guild that will take a long time to heal. Soon after the touching words, the crowd of people began to thin out leaving only Naruto, Makarov, Jiraiya and Hiruzen. Even Gray and Cana had to leave but they told Naruto they'd stop by his place later to check up on him; and they'd probably stay with him for the night.
Naruto stood at his parent's coffins and watched as they were buried beneath the ground. A final tear fell down his face as he said "Bye mum, bye dad" and walked away from the graves "from now on I will be strong for you! So wherever you are, don't worry about me!" he said to himself in his mind as he walked over to Jiraiya.
"Come on kid let's get you home" said Jiraiya as Naruto approached him. The two of them proceeded to make their way home, but as they were about to leave Naruto was quickly swept up by a pair of hands and firmly nuzzled against a warm chest as Tsunade grabbed the boy and began to hug the life out of him.
"Naruto" gasped Tsunade as she continued to hug Naruto with teary eyes "I am so sorry Naruto! If you need anything you come to me okay? Anything at all you just say the word!" she proclaimed as she continued to smother Naruto in her chest.
"Mmmff!" exclaimed Naruto as his face began to turn red and he forcibly removed himself from within Tsunade's chest. His face had turned completely red and he was gasping for sweet breath "Thank you Granny Tsunade" panted Naruto, the words caused Tsunade to twitch slightly, "but I think I will be okay I have to stay strong!" he vowed as he attempted an assuring smile.
Tsunade just grinned before she ruffled his hair "Of course you will be" she said.
Jiraiya then tapped Tsunade on the shoulder "Any chance I could get the same deal?" he asked suggestively.
Tsunade's facial expression quickly turned from warm and loving to pure anger as she began to steam out of her ears "LIKE HELL YOU PERVERT!" she exclaimed as she punched Jiraiya across his jaw knocking him to the ground. Naruto just shook his head and face palmed.
Jiraiya got off the ground and dusted himself off, Tsunade had her arms folded and was scolding him "Come on Tsunade I was just trying to lighten the mood for the kid is all" he pleaded but Tsunade simply turned her head away from him.
"Guys stop" interrupted Naruto and the two of them looked at him "I know everyone thinks they need to be smothering all the time but I need to prove that I can be strong on my own! I'm gonna be strong just like them!" exclaimed Naruto. Tsunade and Jiraiya both exchanged looks before they smiled at Naruto.
"We know Naruto, you've always been strong willed and we have absolute faith in you" assured Jiraiya.
"But don't forget that we are all family and we won't stop looking out for you, or anyone else in the guild" added Tsunade. Naruto smiled at the two of them before he hugged them.
Just then Makarov approached them "Naruto" he began "If there is anything you need...I'm sure you know that you can call on anyone in the guild and we'll be there" stated Makarov and Naruto gave him a nod to reassure him that he was well aware of all the support he had "Good" stated Makarov, he then turned to Tsunade "Tsunade, a word" he beckoned and she nodded before the two of them walked away. Naruto watched as Makarov lead her to where Hiruzen was and next to him was the red-haired girl from earlier. Naruto couldn't stop staring at her; it was like looking at a younger version of his mother.
He was abruptly interrupted from his thoughts when a voice from above him shouted out "Boyou!" and Naruto quickly looked up to see Tonton flying down towards him "Naruto" she said in her emotional voice but she couldn't think of anything to say so she placed her two front feet at the base of Naruto's legs in a hugging motion as she sobbed gently.
"It's alright Tonton" assured Naruto and the teary pig looked up into his eyes "I'm gonna be fine" he reassured "I'm a Fairy Tail Wizard after all!" he exclaimed as he gave Tonton a thumbs up.
As Naruto said this Jiraiya smiled to himself "Just like Kushina" he mused silently "Naruto come on" he called and Naruto quickly bid farewell to Tonton as he and Jiraiya left and headed home. Naruto looked back once more to see the girl but she was covered by the figures of Tsunade, Hiruzen and Makarov
"What is wrong Master?" asked Tsunade as they approached Erza and Hiruzen. Erza was staring mindlessly into space.
Hiruzen cleared his throat "Tsunade" he began "We're going to take Erza here to Porlyusica to get some medical aid for her eye" Tsunade shuddered at the mention of the hermit medic.
"I see, it makes sense since she is the only one we know of who can properly heal her" said Tsunade as she gave Erza a warm glance.
"Um excuse me" said Erza and the three adults all focused their attention to her almost instantly "I'm sorry I know you've all suffered a loss, I know that feeling all too well, but if I may ask. Is it alright if I join your guild...I've got nowhere else to go" she asked as she sobbed slightly.
"Child this guild is a place for anyone to call home...of course you can join" replied Makarov kindly.
"You are very much welcome into our guild...Tsunade will look after you, won't you Tsunade?" suggested Hiruzen.
"Of course I will" replied Tsunade as she laughed awkwardly.
"Thank you so much" said Erza.
"No thanks are needed" replied Makarov "now let's go get that eye of yours fixed up" he offered and Erza nodded contently.
Makarov, Hiruzen and Tsunade made their way with Erza to a small clearing in the middle of a forest East of Magnolia Town. Inside the clearing stood a large tree, at first it looked like an ordinary tree but on closer inspection there was a camouflaged staircase that lead to a wooden doorway; it appeared as if someone lived inside the tree.
Makarov walked up to the door first with the others behind him, he cleared his throat and sighed before he knocked on the door; as he did so Tsunade tightened her grip on Erza as if to protect her from whatever was on the other side of that door. The door slowly creaked open and out came a relatively tall, frail and slim woman, she had bright pink hair tied into a bun and her eyes were blood red. She wore a dark green blouse and long maroon skirt, but these were mostly concealed by the crimson cape that she wore which covered most of her body. "What do you want?" she demanded instantly, her tone indicated that she didn't have people over very often.
"We need you to heal this girl's right eye" replied Makarov but Porlyusica didn't move or say anything; she only gave Makarov an unimpressed look. Makarov sighed "Please Porlyusica, you're the only one who can help us" he pleaded through gritted teeth.
"I'm very busy" she stated bluntly.
"Porlyusica!" exclaimed Hiruzen "she was once under Rob's care" he stated in a more calm tone. Porlyusica's expression changed to a slightly more concerned look before she stood aside and ushered for them to walk through.
It didn't take long for Porlyusica to get to work and draft a synthesis to cure Erza's eyes. She noted that the damage was beyond repair and so she would have to create a synthetic eye to replace the old one, it would work just the same as any ordinary eye so Erza wouldn't notice much difference. Once Porlyusica had concluded her work she handed Erza a mirror to show her just how normal her face looked.
As soon as Erza took hold of the mirror she was speechless "Thank you so much ma'am!" she exclaimed instantly as she looked at her new and improved eye. Tsunade, Makarov and Hiruzen all smiled as they watched Erza begin to tear up with joy "It's perfect" she cried and a single tear rolled down her unharmed eye which caused confusion to fill the room.
"WHAT!?" exclaimed Porlyusica "Impossible! I mixed the formula perfectly" she exclaimed as she ran over to her medical book and began to examine what could have possibly gone wrong.
"Its okay" interrupted Erza "Its perfect ma'am besides I've probably used up too many tears in my life that I can't cry properly anymore."
Porlyusica nodded at her before she signalled for Makarov and Hiruzen to follow her into the other room, she wanted to know more about what Erza knew about Rob.
Tsunade sat down next to Erza and smiled "Erza" she began "I know you've had much too hard a life for any child to endure but I promise you from now on that's all going to change, you're going to know true happiness and joy" assured Tsunade. Erza began to tear up again as she leant in to hug Tsunade.
The sound of the door opening and shutting was then heard, it seemed Makarov and Hiruzen had left the house. Porlyusica then came into the room "Now that this is all over leave, I hate humans" she demanded. Tsunade quickly picked up Erza and bolted out of the house.
"THANK YOU!" exclaimed Erza as she was hauled out of the house. Once they were gone Porlyusica smiled to herself ever so slightly.
A few days later...
The sun had just risen into the sky when Naruto woke up, he had a very important and personal mission that he wished to accomplish and it was going take up the entirety of his day. After getting dressed and eating a bowl of ramen, the young wizard slowly crept out of the house as quietly as he could, he didn't want to wake up Jiraiya who was assumedly snoozing away in his bed but little did Naruto know that Jiraiya had also left the house even earlier that morning.
Naruto made his way through the streets of Magnolia; the town had a much more different atmosphere than it did during the busy hours of the day. For the majority of the day Magnolia was incredibly lively and the noise of people speaking and going about their business could be heard all throughout the day and that was a complete contradiction to what the town was like now. Now it was dead silent and blissfully peaceful and although there was a chill in the air, Naruto appreciated the peace of the early morning, it made it seem like the chaos from a few days ago was but an insignificant nightmare.
Naruto had now neared the edge of the town where he had watched his mother die, approaching the area gave him a bone chilling feeling but he shrugged it off, reminding himself to remain strong and focused. He then focused himself and caused a clone to manifest beside him "Okay my training starts now!" he told himself and he quickly ran off into the distance with the clone following behind him.
As Naruto ran onward he progressively created more clones of himself that followed him towards his destination. He was trying to increase his magic power as well as his physical stamina and endurance by testing his current limitations. As Naruto neared a crater in the Earth he stopped running, the five clones that he had managed to summon were all standing behind him. Naruto breathed heavily, trying to take in as much as oxygen as he could before he continued. He jumped into the crater and the other clones all jumped in and formed a circle around the outside of the crater. "This is where my dad died saving the whole town" Naruto thought to himself "I will train here!" he declared.
The clones then all jumped at Naruto but he remained still and just as they closed in on him he released a blast of light blue energy that surrounded him with a powerful aura and he then proceeded to punch and kick each of the clones as they descended upon him. "This magic" he said out loud "I don't know where it came from but I will use it!" he promised as he released the aura and collapsed to his knees from exhaustion.
Back at the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, Master Makarov had gathered all of Fairy Tail's elite S-Class Mages at the early hours of dawn in order to discuss a matter of utmost urgency. Makarov sat at the table with his advisor Hiruzen next to him. On the other end of the table were three of Fairy Tail's S-Class Wizards. Jiraiya sat on the far left side of the table, he yawned as he took his seat this caused Gildarts to smirk "You getting brittle in your old age?" he mocked.
Jiraiya rolled his eyes "Where do you get off making that kind of comment you're only five years younger than Tsunade and I" he jeered back as he chuckled to himself.
"The years haven't been as unkind to me as they have to you two" laughed Tsunade as she took her seat on the right side of the table.
"With all due respect Tsunade that magical adjustment doesn't change your true age or true appearance" interrupted Tonton who had accompanied Tsunade. Tsunade smiled brightly at the pig before she picked Tonton up and threw her out the door with incredible force.
Tsunade then faced the others "Shall we begin?" she suggested. Jiraiya and Gildarts just remained silent out of fear while Hiruzen and Makarov just rolled their eyes in sync.
"Not just yet we're still waiting for the last S-Class Wizard to arrive" stated Makarov.
As soon as he said that, the door to the room opened up and in walked the final S-Class Wizard of Fairy Tail, Kakashi Hatake "Sorry I'm late" he apologised casually as he walked in and took a seat in between Gildarts and Tsunade. Kakashi was currently the youngest S-Class Wizard in Fairy Tail but with all the older wizards in the room Kakashi seemed to appear as a child but it didn't seem to bother the uninterested wizard. Despite his youth Kakashi had white spiky hair and dark coloured eyes and fair skin. Unlike the other guild members Kakashi often donned himself in formal clothing, most commonly a black suit and white undershirt with a black tie around his neck. Kakashi also kept half his face covered with a gray scarf and black head band around his head.
"Now that we're all here I'm sure you're all wondering why you've been called here at this hour of the morning...I didn't want any other guild members to overhear this conversation you see" began Makarov.
"Would this have anything to do with the Nine Tailed Fox?" asked Tsunade.
"Yes" replied Makarov "But it's more than just the fox, the other night when it attacked something neither I nor anyone else in the guild had witnessed, occurred. The Tailed Beast merged with Naruto Namikaze" stated Makarov.
Gildarts and Jiraiya didn't look too shocked seeing as how they were witnesses to the event but Tsunade looked absolutely shocked however Kakashi maintained his calm composure. "How did that happen?" asked Tsunade. Kakashi just sighed.
"Hiruzen and I have been looking into the issue for the past few days and we've come up with very little information on the beast itself let alone the merging of it with Naruto. These Tailed Beasts are as illusive and mysterious as dragons if not more but we did manage to find something...Hiruzen if you will" stated Makarov.
Hiruzen then continued from where Makarov left off "In our archive we found an ancient text that was in an unknown language, however I was able to translate some of it with my magic" he explained, the other wizards all looked very intrigued now, even Kakashi showed a minor hint of interest "As we know there are nine of these beasts scattered around Fiore but they haven't been seen in decades, centuries for some. However these creatures are immortal and possess immeasurable power but it seems that these creatures are destined to be united with one true ally" explained Hiruzen "That is the most my magic could make of the text."
"So Naruto is basically the host for a destructive creature with an immense amount of magical power?" questioned Tsunade.
"In essence that is the current situation" said Makarov.
"How are we to save him? The creature killed Minato and Kushina and nearly wiped out our entire town!" exclaimed Tsunade.
"Well there is a problem with that, we don't know what kind of effect it could have if we were to extract something of that calibre from Naruto. Further there is the issue of him being this creature's one true ally, perhaps it is the start of his destiny" suggested Hiruzen.
"With all due respect Advisor, I know it may seem out of character for me to say this but leaving something like that inside Naruto is too dangerous for him. What if it ends up killing him? We already lost Minato and Kushina because of it!" added Gildarts.
"Perhaps you are right Gildarts or perhaps we could trust what our First Master, Mavis, believed in. She believed that this creature was not born of hatred and destruction but it was twisted into something made to commit evil, perhaps Naruto is its salvation or maybe it has already been saved. Or maybe they are meant to save each other who knows, magic works in mysterious ways" added Makarov.
"I agree with the Master" stated Jiraiya "I know that the Nine Tailed Fox is responsible for many great disasters but it seems that fate has chosen Naruto to be the one that changes that, this is probably the start of a great destiny for him. Overly fitting for the child of Kushina and Minato, wouldn't you say?"
"Jiraiya how can you say that, that thing killed Minato and Kushina...Naruto's parents!" exclaimed Tsunade "I'm willing to bet that even if Naruto can use its power it would probably kill him in the end if we don't do anything about it!"
"Tsunade, you need to have a little more faith in the kid, I think we can trust him with this. Remember that look in his eyes after the funeral?" reminded Jiraiya.
Tsunade paused for a moment as she remembered back to the funeral and remembered that unmistakable determination in his eyes when he made his vow to become stronger. As she began to see Jiraiya's point, she calmed down and remained silent. "Besides it should be clear now that the fox won't kill Naruto, I mean Tsunade bet that it would and we all know that her bad luck just gets worse as she gets older!" laughed Jiraiya. Tsunade's eyes began twitching and she slowly got up and walked over to Jiraiya before she violently smashed his head into the wooden table. Makarov and Hiruzen just watched with unamused faces while Gildarts held back his laughter as Tsunade harassed the poor man.
"Jiraiya" interrupted Hiruzen and Tsunade instantly stopped what she was doing and held up Jiraiya's bruised face so that he could listen to Hiruzen "I'm glad that you are in agreement with us as without your support Naruto cannot get through this, especially since you and the Fox share a similar magic, Naruto will need your guidance to become stronger"
"What do you mean?" asked Jiraiya.
"We know that the Nine Tailed Fox has the ability to use nine types of energy based magics and we've seen that Naruto can already use the first of those nine, the manipulation of raw energy. But to get a grasp of the other nine he will need all of our guidance and support and that is why you have all been called here today" explained Hiruzen.
Kakashi suddenly got up from his chair "I think I've got enough to go on, you guys stay here and keep arguing I'm going to go and help Naruto out maybe I'll be able to judge the situation for myself first hand...is that okay Master?" he asked. Makarov simply nodded and Kakashi left the room.
"There is one other thing we need to talk about...the guild that attacked us..." stated Makarov in a serious voice and once again the other wizards payed close attention to Makarov's words.
Naruto was still at the crater training his new found ability; the sun had now risen into the sky and was beaming down on the young wizard with an intense heat that caused Naruto to begin sweating profusely. Naruto once again began channelling the light blue energy into his hand, it began to swirl wildly not really forming a shape but remaining wild and untamed. Naruto released the energy and fell onto his knees. He had been training for a few good hours and had exhausted a considerable amount of magical power "Dad" he panted "I'm getting stronger" he said out loud.
"You should try focusing the energy into a shape, like a sphere or something" shouted a voice from behind him. Naruto instantly got up and saw his guild mate Kakashi perched on top of a boulder outside the crater. Despite the heat Kakashi was still wearing his suit and was also holding onto an odd looking book, Naruto couldn't make out what the book was though.
"Kakashi!" exclaimed Naruto "How long have you been watching me?" questioned a panicked Naruto.
"Long enough to notice that new magic you were using" replied Kakashi bluntly, Naruto began to panic slightly, he wasn't sure if he'd get in trouble for using this magic since it seemed pretty dangerous "If I remember correctly your brand of magic was clones right? Not manipulating raw energy" queried Kakashi.
"Well...uh...you see...um...I learnt how to do it reading a book!" exclaimed Naruto triumphantly, he was sure that he had managed to fabricate a lie that was convincing enough.
"Naruto...we've known each other a long time and not once have you ever read a book to entertain yourself, let alone learn" said Kakashi in an unamused tone. Naruto just laughed awkwardly "So tell me" continued Kakashi "Did you get that magic from the fox?" he outright asked causing Naruto to lose his composure and stumble slightly.
"I'm sorry Kakashi. I don't know how I did it but since that night it's like I just knew how to use this magic. I mean when that magical energy went into me I could feel it filling me with strength and it's like it told me how to use this power. Although I gotta admit, I'm having a hard time controlling it...but my clones have improved a lot!" explained Naruto.
Kakashi looked at Naruto with his regular bored expression and Naruto wasn't sure whether or not he'd gotten himself into a whole lot of trouble. Kakashi soon jumped down into the crater and landed next to Naruto "If you're having a hard time with one, how are you going to master the other eight?" he asked but Naruto just looked puzzled "Never mind. How about I help show you how to control this magic properly?" he offered and Naruto instantly perked up.
"Really?" he asked "Thanks Kakashi!" he exclaimed, Kakashi offered a weak smile but it was hardly visible behind his mask.
"Okay let's get started, but first take this" ordered Kakashi as he handed Naruto a silver key with a tailed emblem at the base and a fancy pattern as the key part.
Naruto looked at the object with a puzzled expression "I don't get it Kakashi, I'm not a celestial wizard and nor do I want to be one" stated Naruto.
"Well I'm not giving it to you to use! Your father gave it to me for good luck when he taught me a few things so I thought you might appreciate the sentimentality of it" explained Kakashi. Naruto nodded and simply put the key in his pocket.
"Thanks Kakashi, I'm ready to train now!" he exclaimed.
"Okay first of all I want you to focus and gather your energy" instructed Kakashi. Naruto took a deep breath and built up his magical energy, he felt it course throughout his body "Now focus it all into your left hand" continued Kakashi. Naruto did as instructed and he instantly felt the energy flow towards the palm of his left hand "Now channel that energy, harness it and control it" a light blue glow instantly began to emit from Naruto's left hand as the light blue energy returned in its violent and uncontrollable state as it begun to surround his arm wildly "Now imagine you are holding the ball, it's an object for you to control and do with as you please. You are the master of the ball and you decide where it goes" instructed Kakashi. The energy in Naruto's hand slowly began to stabilise and it changed from a wildly rampaging pattern to a more gentle flow as it began to come under Naruto's control and transform into a sphere shape in the palm of the wizard's hand "Now open your eyes" instructed Kakashi.
Naruto's eyes instantly shot open and he saw the brightly glowing sphere in his hands, it wasn't overly huge but it certainly wasn't to be taken lightly. "Awesome!" exclaimed Naruto "Thanks Kakashi!"
"Don't thank me you did that all by yourself, I simply showed you the way" replied Kakashi. Soon the ball disappeared and Naruto's hand instantly relaxed "Next step" said Kakashi almost as instantly as the ball vanished "Using it in a fight" he said and a look of determination spread across Naruto's face.
Back in the town the meeting with the master has come to a conclusion and the S-Class Wizards had all gone their separate ways, they each had things they had to do that day. For Tsunade, she had decided to spend the day with Erza, having learnt that Erza could indeed practice magic Tsunade wasted no time in assisting the girl in adapting to the Fairy Tail guild. But it seemed that she was really depressed still and was having a hard time getting along with some of the other wizards, but then again, who could blame her after what she'd been through.
So in order to cheer the girl up, Tsunade decided she'd take her out and show her that there is a bright and positive side to life, despite what she had grown up believing. To start off Tsunade took Erza to the market place to see if anything perked Erza up so that Tsunade could buy it for her as a gift. They walked passed many shops and market stands that had a variety of tempting food, beautiful clothes and fancy jewellery but none of them seemed to interest Erza. That was until they came across the Heart Kreuz merchant. Erza instantly became lively when she saw a set of armour with the Heart Kreuz symbol across the torso part of it, and the set came with its own sword. Tsunade noticed that Erza was drawn to the armour and so she decided that, that would be the thing she bought her to lighten her mood.
"Excuse me sir" began Tsunade as she approached the Heart Kreuz merchant "How much for the armour piece and sword?" she asked politely.
"50 000 jewel ma'am" replied the merchant rather cheerfully.
"Ah Miss Tsunade you don't have to spend that much money on that! Please it's too much!" exclaimed Erza.
"Oh I'm sure we can work out a price reduction" said Tsunade suggestively as she heaved her chest against the merchant.
The merchant quickly stepped back from Tsunade who nearly fell over the stand from the abrupt loss of balance "Sorry lady, I'm not into aged women. I prefer mine to be younger thanks" he laughed and Tsunade's face instantly turned from bright to pure rage as she smashed her hand against the merchant's stand and broke it in half. The merchant instantly stopped laughing and he stared in horror as Tsunade walked through the broken stand and towered over him menacingly.
"Oh dear boyou!" exclaim Tonton who had been walking alongside them the whole time, her head bandaged up from the incident from earlier "People should be more careful what they say to her!" exclaimed the pig, unaware of her own hypocrisy.
Tsunade violently lifted up the merchant by the scruff of his neck "Listen here pal!" she whispered violently as she brought his face closer to hers "I don't appreciate your insults now work out a better price for that armour because my little friend over there is having a hard time and I think that armour will cheer her up!" barked Tsunade as she tightened her grip on the man's neck.
"30 000!" he squealed like a little girl.
Tsunade instantly dropped the man "See that wasn't so hard was it?" she stated as she placed the money on the broken counter and signalled for Erza to grab the armour. Erza casually strolled over to the armour set that had remained unscathed in the incident and took it in her arms.
"Thank you Tsunade" said Erza gratefully.
"Put it on" ushered Tsunade.
"Oh no that's okay I can put it on later" said Erza.
"Put it on!" snapped Tsunade and Erza quickly began putting the armour on. Tsunade smiled as Erza finished adorning herself in the metallic armour, she looked like a young brave knight off to slay a dragon or vicious monster "You look brilliant Erza, now let's get going I've just realised that there's something I should teach you" ordered Tsunade.
Tsunade, Erza and Tonton began to walk off but the merchant from behind them had just gotten to his feet and began to clean himself off "Crazy old bitch" he muttered to himself.
A fuming look instantly spread across Tsunade's face as she slowly turned around and stared directly at the merchant with an icy gaze she then ran at him and he began to shriek wildly as Tsunade leapt into the air above him and came crashing down shouting "Heaven Kick of Pain!" her leg narrowly crashed down near the merchant and instead hit the ground and caused it to erupt violently and launch the merchant into the sky. Around her the ground was completely obliterated "AND THAT WAS JUST A WARNING!" she exclaimed as the merchant came flying down to the ground and Tsunade caught him.
"This woman is unbelievable boyou!" exclaimed Tonton as she and Erza watched as Tsunade approached them like nothing had happened and they continued on their way. Tsunade lead Erza out to a clearing in the forest on the East Side of town, she thought it would be best to do this in private "Okay Erza" she began "I'm going to teach you a basic yet useful type of magic, you ready?" she asked, Erza nodded.
"Okay it's called re-quip, it allows the user to store weapons in a pocket dimension and call on them when they need them. It sounds complex but it's rather simple once you get the hang of it" assured Tsunade.
"Would this let me use different weapons when necessary when I'm in a fight?" asked Erza.
"Yes but it can take time for beginners to store and withdraw a different weapon so it's best to take out a weapon before battle" explained Tsunade "Now hold out your sword in front of you" instructed Tsunade and Erza instantly obeyed. She pulled out the steel sword from its sheath and held out in front of her "Now I want you to call out to your magic power and feel it at your command and then tell it to store the sword for you" instructed Tsunade. Erza concentrated fiercely and soon enough the metal sword was shrouded in a bright light before it disappeared from Erza's grasp. She opened her eyes and seemed shocked by her own success.
"Well done, now you need to call it back, do the same things except this time call for your weapon" explained Tsunade. Erza nodded and closed her eyes once more before she held out her hand and began concentrating, trying to call forth the weapon she had just stored away. A sparkle began to form within her grasp and Tsunade and Erza watched eagerly as that sparkle turned into a bright light and Erza's weapon came forth but Tsunade's eager smile quickly disappeared as a long lance appeared in Erza's grasp and it came crashing down towards Tsunade who quickly jumped out of the way before the lance skewered her.
"Oh sorry Tsunade!" exclaimed Erza as she held the lance by her side "I have no idea how I called that out!" she explained.
"Its fine I'm fine" breathed Tsunade.
"Do that again boyou" requested Tonton and Tsunade shot her a quick glare to warn her.
"I'll try and get the sword out this time" said Erza as she stored the lance away and almost instantly replaced it with the sword from earlier.
Tsunade looked at Erza in amazement "This girl...she mastered re quip that easily and not to mention she's able to store and withdraw that quickly...I'm impressed" she thought to herself "Okay Erza that's all you need to know just keep practicing and you'll be S-Class in no time!" encouraged Tsunade. The three of them then began to make their way back to town.
Later that afternoon, Erza and Tsunade had returned to the guild but Tsunade had gone up to the S-Class level of the guild hall leaving Erza downstairs with the other members, but the girl sat on her own. As Erza sat there minding her own business she felt the presence of someone approaching her and she quickly turned to see Gray standing next to her table with nothing but his underwear on, for the few days that Erza had been in the guild her and Gray had been bickering non-stop "Why do you have armour on?" he mocked "This is a guild for wizards you know!"
Erza simply turned her head at him "Well at least I'm descent enough to actually put on clothes, I'm assuming that this isn't a guild for perverts" she retorted and everyone else in the guild began laughing. Tsunade, Jiraiya and Gildarts had heard the commotion from upstairs and joined in with the laughter.
Gray turned red from embarrassment and he began to shout at Erza "Why are you even here!?" he demanded "You don't talk to anyone, you don't go on missions, you probably don't even have magic, go somewhere else!" he exclaimed and the laughter instantly stopped and a few murmurs were sounded throughout the guild.
Suddenly Gray was turned around rapidly and he came face to face with his older friend Naruto who didn't look too pleased with him, the fact that Naruto was all sweaty and dirty didn't help make him look less menacing "Gray! That's enough, stop it!" ordered Naruto and Gray gulped, Naruto had never looked that annoyed before.
"She started it!" exclaimed Gray.
"No she didn't, now apologise!" exclaimed Naruto, this was the first time people had seen him back at the guild hall in a few days and the change in his personality and determination were already apparent. Tsunade and Jiraiya smiled warmly from above as they watched the youth sort out their issues.
"I'm...I'm sorry" mumbled Gray as he faced the ground and returned to his seat near Cana. Erza also apologised for her part and she swiftly made her way out of the guild hall. The room was silent but Naruto felt something in him and he quickly walked out of the guild hall and went after Erza.
Kakashi had made his way to the upstairs where the other S-Class mages were, although he had been training with Naruto all day, his suit was in perfect condition "Were you with Naruto all day?" asked Gildarts.
"Yeah, I helped him learn a thing or two" replied Kakashi, the other S-Class mages exchanged glances "I think he'll be fine...anyway Jiraiya you're up next" stated Kakashi and Jiraiya simply nodded in agreement.
Naruto had ran out of the guild almost instantly after Erza did but she had somehow managed to get really far ahead as she headed towards the hill near the lake by the guild. Naruto could make out her scarlet hair in the distance and he ran after her. He didn't know what it was or why, but he felt connected to this girl and he wanted to make sure that she was okay.
When Naruto finally caught up to Erza she was sitting on the hillside overlooking the lake, her head was buried in her knees as she made slight sobbing sounds. Naruto slowly approached her "Hey...Erza right?" he asked as he sat near her, the girl looked up and her face was all red and her eyes were teary.
"Yeah I'm Erza, what do you want?" she demanded as she instantly began to wipe the tears out of her eyes to make it look like she wasn't crying.
"Hey I just wanted to make sure you were okay no need to get snappy!" exclaimed Naruto.
"Well thank you for your concern but I'm fine!" she said.
"I don't think anyone who cries in sadness is okay, so why don't you tell me what's troubling you and who knows you might finally make a friend that isn't a pig or Granny Tsunade!" stated Naruto.
Erza looked shocked, she wasn't sure what to say to him so she began to fumble with her fingers before she finally spoke up "I'm sorry...I didn't mean to act rude but the truth is I prefer to be alone most of the time because I feel nervous around other people" explained Erza.
"You say that but tell me this do you feel nervous around Granny Tsunade or Tonton?" asked Naruto.
Erza was shocked by his question "Uh n-no" she stumbled.
"Exactly see that's what you should feel like with the whole guild. We're all a family each and every one of us and we'd all want to be your friend if you let us, even Gray!" smiled Naruto. Erza turned away and blushed slightly as she smiled "You look a lot nicer when you smile!" stated Naruto.
"Thank you...Naruto" said Erza and Naruto just smiled and the two of them sat there in silence for a moment watching the sunset. They then got up but suddenly Naruto began to feel dizzy and the world around him began spinning "Hey are you okay?" asked Erza but Naruto couldn't respond as he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
All he could see was black until a bright light harshly filled his eyes and he suddenly woke up finding himself outside a lake with a waterfall gushing down from above it. Around him was a beautiful field that was spread out across an entire mountain range. He had no idea where he was but it was beautiful. He suddenly felt a cold chill down his spine and he quickly turned around and his face became pale as he was greeted with the sight of a large orange fox with nine tails staring down at him. Its size was overly menacing "That wasn't there a second ago!" exclaimed Naruto as he began running but the fox began laughing.
"Perhaps this was too much for our first meeting, how about I show you my true form?" the fox said, its voice was gentle and human a complete contradiction to the being he witnessed the previous night.
The fox began glowing orange and its form began to shrink down to a human size and as the glow disappeared, a girl in her young twenties appeared before Naruto. Her skin was fair and her hair was long and black and flowed down her back. She also had a fringe that was parted across her forehead and surrounded her face. Her fox ears still sat atop her head, blended in with her hair. Her most noticeable feature was the set of nine orange tails that stuck out from behind her and flowed around playfully. But these tails were instantly over looked by the fact that the woman was completely naked! This girl seemed very mischievous but hardly dangerous.
"Who are you?" asked Naruto.
"I am the Nine Tailed Fox...but you can call me Kurama."
