The Dragon of the West
A Fanfiction by: Sniper Artist
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Fairy Tail. I am only using their respective characters for a fanfiction.
Summary: Upon his tearful death, Naruto meets a dragon. Given a second chance to live, he is sent to Fiore or more specifically Magnolia. Pre-canon Fairy Tail. Naruto X Fairy tail
Lobby of Fairy Tail, few days later.
"Team?"
Makarov nodded. He'd just explained the benefits of being in a team to their newest member of the guild. Naruto looked around the room and tried to gauge everyones specific level via spiritual potency. He wanted to hit the B and A ranked missions immediately which meant he needed teammates at a decent level enough to not get hurt. The possibility of going solo was open but the master had disapproved of the very idea due to his "new" status. Naruto looked at Cana and instantly added her to the potentials list of his team after remembering her card tricks. Guessing that she was a mid to long range fighter and not to mention the healing move she possessed, he had no problems with working with her. Looking around the room, he still needed a support type member to back up and defend during battle if needed. It was the basic principle of assembling a team, you always, always, needed insurance just in case something went wrong. There was no such thing as a guaranteed victory when out in the field, the mission to Wave back when he was a child was very proof of it. The simple C-rank mission had turned A-rank just because they were fed bad information and it led to the near deaths of them all.
"Hey boss, are their any support type magic users around?" Makarov started petting his beard while thinking of the younger man's request. Thinking of a solution, he suddenly snapped his fingers and exquiped a small, green book into his hands. The blonde's eyebrows perked at the gesture.
"Look through here." Naruto nodded and saw that it was Fairy Tail's guild registry, A list of members and their general information. For example, their likes, dislikes and magic type. He saw the abilities of each mage they had and was pleasantly surprised at the versatility his new guild possessed. They had power houses, defense specialists and even medical types. He grew especially interested when he read about one of their mages using "Enchantment" magics. It vaguely resembled the art of sealing back in his old world, he thought to himself. Flipping through the "D" sections, he stopped and saw a particularly interesting name and ability.
"Dragneel Natsu, the fire Dragon Slayer. Interesting and rare." Makarov nodded, he himself had never imagined such a young child to possess such rare magic either when he came to the guild. Naruto looked at the rosy headed boy from across the room and smiled, he was probably wondering where his master went. Lucky for Naruto, his master, Tridantes played by his own rules. The dragon didn't tell the blonde of his intentions but he suspected it was something important if it was kept from him for so long.
"He is a very good powerhouse type. Kid may go overboard a bit but he's still a solid member." Naruto chuckled at the image of Natsu destroying the area with fire based attacked and causing sheer mayhem for his teammates.
"Those types tend to get into the most trouble." The elder man agreed and chuckled as well. The truth in the blonde's words were well placed. He was watching the boy read about the members and was very impressed by the way he categorized their advantages and disadvantages.
"Lucky Ollietta, wood based magic." Naruto smirked and looked for her in the lobby. Frowning when he noticed her absense.
"Hey boss, where's Lucky?" After a few minutes of thinking her shook his head and sighed.
"She's still on a mission. I...don't usually do this but, can you go back her up? Lucky tends to get in over her head often." Naruto nodded, knowing full well what it was like to do that. As a kid he usually took on things bigger than he could handle and often failed. But it made him better in the end.
"What mission is she on?" He saw the old man pulled out a paper that had "Devil Extermination" on the top. It had a reward of 400,000 jewels to kill a roaming monster in the south.
"Interesting pick. It's a B rank quest." Makarov nodded and repeated the fact that she often got into bad situations that were out of her skills.
"Alright, I'll be there in no time. I was planning on asking her to be on my team anyways." The elder man nodded already suspecting his intentions. After seeing the blonde leave the lobby and out of earshot, he immediately looked to his top floor to search for his grandson, Luxus.
"Luxus, I have a job for ya." Said man jumped down and looked at his grandfather. He was blonde and wore a big, yellow headphones that could have passed for his ears if looked from afar.
"What d'ya need gramps?" He looked at his grandson and sighed. A few moments ago he saw him try to sneak out through the second floor window, most likely to follow the guild's new guy.
"I know you're just as interested as I am about his magic. Can you follow him?" Luxus nodded, confirming the elder man's suspicions that he had about his grandson. The elder man had a feeling that he would've done so whether with his consent or not. Fortunately for Luxus, Makarov was also curious.
"Sure why not?" He smirked and bolted out of the room like lightning. The master sighed, his grandson was an even bigger show off than him when he was at that age.
5 hours later
Naruto was smart. He knew someone was following him and it was obviously someone strong if he went by the amount of magical power the person possessed. The blonde didn't care, if anything it would add onto his mystery. Naruto sighed, it was tough being unpredictable all the times. People just didn't understand the stress it put on one at all, he thought to himself.
"Now, I wonder where she is."
Walking to the town where the client came from, he took notice of the surrounding area. Bashed trees, burned grass and black soot was all over the premises, looking to his right he saw dead animals and several burned remains of those who stood up to the "Devil". Sighing in dismay, Naruto was glad that those back where he came from didn't hunt demons like this because he might have just been dead long ago.
He then suddenly snapped his head to the left when he heard a scream of pain. Dashing to the source of the scream with all his might, he made it to the scene just in time to see a violet haired teenage girl collapse in a heap near a closeby tree. Knowing who she was, Naruto rushed to her side to see if she needed any medical treatment. Looking at her wounds, he felt a feeling of great relief when none of which were fatal or potentially dangerous.
"Are you ok?" The girl looked up, eye's half lidded. She saw a handsome blonde haired boy trying his best to heal her wounds. Smiling at the gesture, she decided to answer.
"I'm fine but that thing picked me apart like a lion does to a mouse when it's locked in a 5x5 cage." Sweatdropping at the way she tried to express her problem, he nodded. Though he couldn't help but crack a smirk, the two he picked as teammates sure were weird.
"Hey you're part of Fairy Tail right?" She nodded. He grinned and showed his mark causing her eyes to widen by a fractiom.
"I'm the new guy, Naruto. I joined a few days ago. You need any help?" He saw her grin and that was enough of a yes for him. Turning back, he started to stretch for the upcoming battle.
"Careful, it uses sound magic. It also punches as hard as a tiger on steroids." Sweatdropping again at her attempt at a simile, he looked at the so called "Devil" and grinned. In his years, he'd definitely seen worse. For example, when he fought Itachi when Kabuto brought him back to life with the famed Edo Tensei. That was the 16th most troublesome day he's ever had in his life. Right after dealing with Temari when she was on her period.
"I'll be fine. This shouldn't take too long." She nodded hesitantly. She sensed him gathering an abnormal amount of magical energy into his right palm and just decided to watch him in action. She saw him approach the monster that was the size of a small mansion and looked up with what looked like a big stupid smirk on his face.
"Oi, big ugly, come down and here and get it." He yelled from his position. The monster was as big as the Hokage tower when it stood fully. It has one big horn stuck to the side of his head resembling the vikings of old. It's eyes were bloodshot and slitted meaning it was in a terrible berserk stage. That made it easier to fight ultimately, he thought in his mind.
Responding to the insult, The devil produced a large, ear splitting roar that was so powerful it caused the surrounding trees to snap into pieces. Grinning at the monster's attempt at destroying his ear drums, he looked at his palms and grinned at his masterpiece. His famed defense destroyer that surpassed that of the Forth Hokage. The move that destroyed, shredded and ultimately skewered Uchiha Sasuke's great Susano'o shield in a matter of seconds.
"Futon: Odama Rasengan! (Wind Release: Great Ball Spiraling Sphere)" A bowling ball sized sphere of wind materialized in Naruto's hands, creating a lot of screeching sounds along the way. Luxus, whom was hidden, looked at the attack with a generous amount of curiosity. The amount of magical power gathered in his palm was extraordinary and not to mention it was condensed to the point that it might as well have been a sword.
The blonde looked at the distance from him to the monster's face and couldn't help but feel anxiety within him. He'd finally have the chance to test out his new Darkness/space/time magic. Focusing his spare magical energy, he made an attempt at the very first move his master, Tridantes, had taught him.
"Kage Eisha (Shadow Projection)." A door made of majestic darkness suddenly appeared before him. He looked up and saw the same one right in front of the beast. Smirking, he stepped through the path of darkness and appeared where the other was. Right in front of the things face. Proceeding to slam his defense killer into it's eye, resulting with a loud painful shriek of pain and a huge amount of blood splattering around the area. Looking at the results, he smirked sadistically when half of the monster's face was skewered off leaving only half and eye and a brain visible.
"W-what was that?" Lucky looked at her soon to be teammate in awe. The move wasted the giant in a single moment. It cut through the rock hard face like a chainsaw through wood. She watched him walk towards her while getting rid of the blood stains.
"One of my attacks. Usually, I only use it on big targets like this guy." She nodded, forgetting to ask about the shadow that he had used to teleport his way to the monster's face.
Luxus on the other hand was smarter and more observant than that.
"A powerful wind-based attack like that and a method of instant traveling using shadows. Interesting... He's also clever with the way he positioned his shadows as well. Speaking of shadows... If I didn't know any better, I'd think..." Shaking his head, he proceeded to leave and report back to his grandfather about the power he'd seen the blonde use. Bolting out of the area like a wisp lightning, he only left a burn mark on the ground that would've indicated his presence.
"So, Lucky what do you think about forming a team?" She looked at him with a confused expression.
"W-why do you want me to join your team?" Naruto looked at her and gave her a bright smile.
"Because I think your magic is wonderful. Wood magic has many uses and I heard from the master that you are quite skilled at it." Blushing at his praise, she nodded her head.
"Emm... well it's alright. Hmm...sure I guess if you want to form a team. A team is usually made up of 3-5 members. Who else do you have in mind?" Going into his thinking posture, he sat down comfortably next to her.
"Cana and that's it for now. A three person cell is good enough since I can't think of any other person." She nodded, acknowledging his choice. Lucky had seen the other woman fight and was impressed by her skills as much. Her eyes suddenly showed realization when she reviewed his choices.
"You seem to be a planner of sorts. I'm guessing you're making it seem as though you are the powerhouse, I'm a support while Cana can attack from high and low and mid to long range. It's not a bad idea actually." Naruto smiled at her small deduction. He was after all the 7th Hokage. Naruto didn't want to brag but... his tactical mind when assigning teams were way better than any other Kage in the Elemental Countries.
"Brilliant deduction. I definitely made the right choice in choosing you." Returning his smile, she proceeded to stand back up only to stagger. Naruto saw this and moved in to help her move.
"Hey now, you're in no shape to be moving yet. I'll carry you back to the town and inform the client of the success." Picking her up bridal style, he sprinted back to the town.
He smiled, one down, one more to go for him.
Fairy Tail lobby
Naruto sat down and drank the sake he ordered. After confirming the defeat of the "Devil", he and Lucky came back to the guild. She was sent to the infirmary because of a soar ankle and broken bone on her right hand she had gotten in her fight before Naruto's arrival. He was paid half of course, though he didn't want it the master insisted since he saved one of his own guild members. There was no arguing that at all.
Right now he was thinking of a way to approach Cana and invite her to the team. He didn't want to be too blunt about it but he also didn't want to be to subtle about it. Sighing tiredly, Naruto looked at the clock and saw that it was almost midnight. Not having a place to live, he decided to go find a hotel to stay at for the night. Before he reached the gates of the building, his name was suddenly called by a familiar voice behind him. Turning around, the blonde was introduced to the sight of the very person he had trouble approaching.
"Hey Naruto. I heard you saved Lucky the other day." Cana said with a smile adjourning her features. Naruto nodded and returned the expression.
"Yeah, wanted to make a good impression y'know." He replied smoothly, trying to find a way to twist his words and find a way to switch the subject into teams.
"Yeah I know... Hey wanna go drink together sometimes? Beer tastes better when drinking with a friend rather than alone." She chuckled, Naruto smiled and couldn't believe his luck.
"I'd like that, hey there's something I wanna talk to you about." She gave him a curious expression but nodded nonetheless.
"The other day, the Master was talking to me about teams. He gave me a guild registry and the list of magics everyone had. I saw yours and Lucky's and thought it made a good fit with mine." She nodded knowing where this was going. Cana would have accepted...but she had something else in mind.
"Sure but on one condition." He looked at her smile a devious smile. He shuddered mentally.
"You have to out drink me." Naruto didn't know whether to roll his eyes or laugh at the request. It was sadly predictable due to her drinking habits. Not once has he seen her without a mug in her hands.
"I'll warn ya, I never get drunk." Cana smirked at his reply.
"Neither do I." Returning her smirk, he accepted her challenge with glee.
"Tomorrow?" She nodded.
"Tomorrow." Leaving, she missed the ear splitting grin he sported on his face. He didn't bluff when he proclaimed that he never got drunk. Naruto, himself was a heavier drinker that Tsunade and Jiraiya combined due to the stress of rebuilding his home. The blonde knew better than to underestimate someone but this time, he couldn't help it at all. This was also a chance to give everyone a hint of his powers, he thought to himself.
Next day
Everyone was gathered in the lobby to see the two challengers face off. They sat at a rectangular, wooden table staring down each other while waiting for the barrels of beer to get ready. Everyone was anxious to see if the new guy had the guts to beat their best and heaviest drinker down once and for all. Bets were being thrown around and though everyone heavily sided with Cana, there were a few gamblers out there willing to bet on Naruto.
"What's going on?" A red headed teen spoke aloud. She had just returned from her mission to see everyone in the building gathered around a table and placing bets all of a sudden.
She was given an answer when a voice spoke from the side of her. Mirajane, her rival. "Cana and the new guy are having a face off. If Naruto wins, then Cana has to form a team with him and Lucky." Erza nodded and couldn't help but feel the urge to bet on Cana. She relented of course, not wanting to encourage other people to do so.
"Who d'ya thinks gonna win?" Erza heard a voice from behind her. Tilting her head, she saw another teen with rosy hair standing next to Mira's sister.
"Cana of course. Who can out drink the queen of alcohol?" Lisanna answered for her. Erza nodded in agreement as it was Cana's unofficial nickname.
"Well let's just see." Erza replied, she looked up and was surprised to see Mistgun attending. She didn't want to scare him away by telling everyone else so she kept quiet about his presence. Looking around the room, she also saw Gildartz half asleep and drinking on the second floor. Luxus was closing his eyes and resting on the second floor as well. Erza smiled, it seemed just for this one day, everyone one at Fairy Tail was enjoying themselves for a change.
On the second floor, the mystery known as Mistgun ignored the split second glance Erza gave him, not wanting to quirk her interest any further. He eyed the blonde sitting at the table and was curious to his identity.
"I have never seen that man before...Here or there... Who is he?"
Shaking his head and dismissing the issue, he just decided to watch the match. Intent on relaxing today.
"Looks like it's all here..." Cana said to herself, casting the blonde a glance and saw his smug grin.
"He must be confident. Maybe he doesn't know my reputation..." She smirked at him.
On the other side, Naruto was having different thoughts.
"Kyuubi, stay out of this. I'll beat her fair and square." The demon snorted and just waved him off, not caring.
"Don't come crying to me when she just happens to be better than you expected." Naruto sighed inwardly. Maybe he was right but he really did want to play fair though. Having the Kyuubi make him immune to the effects of alcohol were unfair to Cana's ability to drink after all.
"Alright! Competitors! Are we ready?" Naruto sweatdropped, did they really need a microphone and big screen T.V. recording them for this? This world sure had a flair for theatrics, he thought amused.
"Hell yeah!" Cana roared, eliciting a loud cheer from the crowd.
"Damn right!" Naruto answered with enthusiasm. Once the cheering died down, Naruto took a deep breath and mentally readied himself. Cana did the same on the other side.
"Awesome! Now ladies and gentleman of Fairy Tail! I present you to the challenger! He hails from the western shores and has traveled all the way here! The newest member of Fairy Tail and the self proclaimed Dragon of the West! UZUMAKI NARUTO!." Everyone cheered for him except a few of those who were betting on Cana whom booed comically. Naruto rose his hands and taunted them with a challenge gesture which the majority laughed at. The S-classed members raise their eyebrows at his "title", not understanding the reasoning.
"Nani? He doesn't look like a dragon!" Natsu yelled with his eyes bugging out.
"Aye." Happy added innocently. Sighing, Mirajane bopped both of them in the head and told them to shut up.
"On this side, we have the champion! The mighty Queen of alcohol herself! The goddess of wine and mistress of beer! A Fairy Tail veteran! CANA ALBERRRRRRRONA!" Everyone cheered at that and there were even some people bowing down to her in a servant like gesture. All in all, it was quite an amusing event for everyone.
"You ready new guy?" She said while getting a handle on the barrel. Everyone was in awe at her bold move to go straight for the big guns. They looked at Naruto to see if he was gonna answer and was excited to see him doing the same.
"I'll drink ya under the table." He replied with a cheeky grin. Gasps arose from the crowd as they looked at the irate face of Cana whom sported a playful scowl. Makarov jumped on the table with his hands up in the air as if he were judging a race.
"Ready?" They both nodded.
"GO!" Signaling the start, Naruto and Cana started to jug down their barrels with frightening speed.
3 hours later
"Are they still at it?" Erza had left 1 hour into the match. Both of the competitors were showing no signs of stopping at the time so she took the time to go shopping for new armor and cloths.
"Yup, you'll never guess who's winning though..." Erza looked at the table and was surprised to see Cana faltering instead of Naruto. She looked at the blonde challenger and saw that he wasn't too much better, his eyes half lidded and drowsy. Other than that, he sat straight and looked at Cana with determination in his eyes.
"It's gonna end anytime now..." Nodding in agreement, she sat at her table and ordered something to eat.
1 hour later
Naruto couldn't believe he was still conscious after his last shot. They had finished drinking barrels half an hour ago to slow down the pace of the game. He looked in front of him and saw Cana whom looked half asleep.
"Ready to give?" She spoke with a burp, eliciting some worried gasps from the crowd. Not a surprise when the majority of them bet on her after all.
"Nah, I'm good. Besides...it's your turn again." Cana sighed in dismay. She looked at the shot of Tequila in front of her and could have sworn there were five of them. They had finished the vodka, rum and whiskey long ago and this was all they had left. Her urge to collapse on the table and sleep was stronger than ever. Not in her life did she think anyone man could out drink her, not with her special condition. Cana's magic gave her an enhanced ability to be slightly immune to the effects of alcohol. That was why she was aloud to drink as much as she did.
"Does he have that ability?" Shaking her head, she tried to move her hand and pick up the shot. Of course it took a minute because she was seeing in quads. She lifted her drink only for it to slip out of her grasps. Everyone gasped at the sight. Cana on the other hand gave them a resigned smile.
"Looks like we're a team..." Falling over, she closed her eyes in a bliss. The brunette was asleep before she hit the ground.
"Maah...I don't know if I won or not. Now to tell Luck-..." He was unable to finish the sentence as he like Cana fell on his back and was out like a light. Makarov went to see if they were alright, sighing in relief as he did so. He knew of Cana's magical condition but he had no idea of Naruto's.
"Oi, bring in the medics."
"Wait who won?" He sighed and looked at the crowd.
"Technically, your supposed to drink one more shot than the other so...it's a draw." Ignoring the "awws" he got from the crowd, especially those who betted on the blonde's victory, he dragged both of them to the doctors office to be checked on.
"You two are very heavy drinkers, I'd say..." He almost cried at the sheer amount of money they'd spent buying all the drinks for the competition.
Next Morning
The disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking. That is the official definition of a hangover and it was exactly what Naruto was feeling right now. The brain cells in his head felt like they'd just been burned and restored then burned once more. It had been a while since he'd drunk so much at one time. The other time he did so was the day after he became Hokage and took upon it's responsibilities, never in his life had he seen so much paper. He felt the terrible headache enter him even before he bothered opening his eyes. The blonde tried to sit up, groaning as he did so and took a look around the room.
"Ow..." He grabbed his head in an attempt to soothe the pain but was in vain. The Kyuubi's laughter didn't help either so he just tried to relax.
"You alright?" He heard a feminine voice say beside him. Looking to his right he saw Cana sleeping in the bed next to his own.
"You too?" She nodded and chuckled.
"Yeah, it was a draw according to the master." She pulled out her deck of cards and activated it's glow. Like before, it reminded him.
"This should help, need it?" He nodded and let her run her magic. When she finished, a sigh of relief escaped him. He smiled at the usefulness of her healing magic.
"Thanks, this feels so much nicer..."
"Doesn't it?" She chuckled and told him of her magical advantage. Naruto shook his head, what his surrogate grandmother would do for her ability.
"So what's the name?" A confused expression crossed him before it slowly turned to realization.
"I dunno, never was good at naming teams." He replied.
"How about team 7?" A voice said from the door, turning his head slightly, he saw violet hair from the corner from his eyes.
"Team 7?" Cana said, not really liking the simplicity of the name. Naruto shook his head as well, that number was forever cursed in his eyes and he would not bring it into this world as well.
"Something more intimidating..." Cana suggested, Naruto snapped his fingers and grinned.
"How about team Otherworld?" Cana nodded her head at that suggestion. Lucky though confused, also liked the name.
"Why Otherworld? What does it mean?" She didn't understand the name and the symbolism.
Naruto smiled. "It means we have otherworldly powers." Thinking about it, she suddenly nodded her head furiously. It made her feel excited and it could without a doubt, intimidate enemies from afar. That was the purpose of team names after all.
"So when's our first mission, Team Otherworld?" Cana and Naruto looked at one another and laughed out right. Both answering at the same time.
"When this hangover's gone."
They shared their first laugh as a team.
End.
I had a hard time with this chapter because I needed to find a way to bring them together. I had no intention on dragging the subject so I put it all in one chapter.
I used the word "Otherworld" because of many reasons. Look underneath the underneath I say.
Now I'm gonna put the current teams (and future teams) of Fairy Tail below here. Just for reference.
Team Otherworld
Members: Cana Alberona, Lucky Ollietta, Uzumaki Naruto
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
Team Shadow Gear
Members: Levi McGarden, Jet, Droy
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
Team Raijinshuu
Members: Evergreen, Bixlow, Fried Justine
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
The "Strongest" Team (Future Team)
Members: Dragneel Natsu, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Lucy Heartfilia
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
And there you are. Thank you for reading.
P.S- If you're confused about the attacks he uses, just pm me and I'll give an explanation next chapter.
~Sniper Artist.