Quick note/rant: I would like to take this time to defend a certain someone's character. Not his canon character, but what could have been.

To many, Sasuke Uchiha is an absolute prick. The definition of douche. The master of asspull. And the guy who kept on slipping Kishimoto a twenty every time he needed a new power to escape his current situation. He's an ass that has had everything handed to him all because of his bloodline, and a spoiled rotten shit stain.

Now let's lay the facts bare: he was once a pretty nice kid. Wanted to earn the approval of his father and show him that he can be a strong warrior. He looked up to his older brother and constantly wanted to spend time with him. And then said brother went psycho on his entire family, killing everyone and making the corpses of his parents his little brothers welcome home greeting. He then proceeded to torture the poor kid for three days, forcing the innocent child to watch his beloved older brother kill each and every member of his family. The babies, the children, the old people, his cousins and nephews, as well as his parents.

That went on for three days. Three days of mental torture.

What was once love, was now a burning hatred that reduced everything to black. So he threw himself into training. Thirsting for power. The power to end the life of the one person that murdered all that he loved. A man that he loved like any little brother would. A man that he trusted above all else. A man that betrayed him in the worst way possible.

Now that is some really good material that any writer worth their salt could do a lot with. So what if he betrayed his village? So what if he tried to kill the only person that could possibly empathize with him? All that mattered was the power to kill the man that not only killed everyone in his family, but also betrayed him when he loved and believed in him the most.

And then he finds out the horrible truth about the death of his family. That his brother actually loved him above all else and didn't want his eyes for power, but that the brother that loved him was actually orderedto kill his clan because they were planning a coup d'état. And that his brother only went through with it because he loved his little brother above all else. That even in death he tried to protect him as best as he could. That the person that ordered his families death was also someone who was a leading figure in the village that he abandoned for power.

At this point, Kishimoto could have made Sasuke a bit of a more likable character. By having him find a different, but in character motive to guide him. Instead of that, Sasuke declared that he would kill Danzo and anybody associated with the leaf. Instead of respecting Itachi's love for the leaf village, he shits on his brother's grave by aiming to kill the village and everyone in it. The same village that Itachi sacrificed everything he had to ensure the safety of. Effectively giving the audience the message that Sasuke was throwing a bitch fit, and degrading his character into that of revenge obsessed psychopath that cannot exist without something being the target of his rage against the world.

What could have been was simply that Sasuke could have seen the fact that blind vengeance against everything that could have slighted his family was in fact the complete opposite of what he should have done. Instead of declaring to kill Danzo and everything involving the leaf, it should have been a declaration of vengeance for the people that have been ruined by Danzo and the leaf. What should have been was Sasuke declaring:

"I could care less what people think of me. Of the bonds I have destroyed with the ones I have betrayed. I don't care about my revenge. About the shinobi world. About all the things wrong in this place we live in. But I am an avenger. Killing those that have slighted me is the only way I know how to live. My blood sings for the death of those that have taken what was precious to me. The souls of my dead family scream for me to listen to their plight, and take the lives of those that have wronged them. To ease their pain by southing their souls with the blood of backstabbers and oath breakers. I do not take the lives of Danzo and those of the leaf for my personal vendetta…but for the lives they have ruined. For the innocents that screamed for mercy. For the spirits that still walk this earth. I am an Avenger. I am Sasuke Uchiha. I am the one who listens to the voices of the wrongly condemned. I am the blade of vengeance. And I demand blood in retribution."

Now that is what could have been. It's a declaration of vengeance against Danzo and the leaf made not out of a desire for revenge, but out of a sense to right the wrongs that Danzo has committed against numerous people. It's a declaration to bring justice to those that have destroyed the lives of others. It actually is in his character to say something like that, while also showing character development for him. Instead of letting his hatred dictate what he should do, he instead decides to be the one who will bring justice against those that have toyed with the lives of others. Not out of revenge, but out of a desire to be the one that avenges those that have been wronged like him.

Sounds a lot better than "I will kill all of those that have disgraced the Uchiha." And it's a much more badass declaration than the bitch fit he threw in canon. It's why I despise Kishimoto. He took something that had so much potential, and took a crap all over it. And we ended up stuck with douchebag Sasuke.

RANT: !OVER!


Holy shit guys, this is over 14,000 words long. I know I missed the ball on updating one of my stories this week. But…I decided to make up for it with this epic of chapter. Over half of this is pretty much dedicated to a fight scene. A battle scene if you will.

A Naruto character makes his appearance in this chap, and he's going to stick around until the end. I'm probably going to update either Red swordsman or Heart of a Digimon next. I don't think mom wanted me to be a ninja is going to take a while…I'm still working on it folks…its currently 10 thousand words long.

Let's just say in that story I'm having a hard time coming up with killer bee's lines…but so far it's a smashin' of a bashin' that's better to improve our humble bastion.

Anyway, my sister got married last Saturday. And I think I brought Texas with me to North Carolina…it's been nothing but rain up here instead of snow.

However, enough rambling. Here's the chapter!

I don't own anything except this story, this chocolate bunny, a copy of Pokémon super mystery dungeon, and a loot crate membership.


Chapter Three: The return of Titania! And the emergence of a…enemy?

"So the Master's gone to a meeting? I didn't really even know that all the guildmasters had their own council…" Said a yawning Lucy Heartfilia as she stretched her arms and neck out from her seated position. Across from her sat the Ice-Make mage Gray Fullbuster. Who was, yet again, shirtless. The oblivious stripper was seated into a relaxed slouch. Leaning slightly back as he had one arm on the table.

All around the guildhall mages and wizards sat around. Chatting among their fellows, having a drink, or partaking in any sort of card game they felt like playing to pass the time. There were a few waitresses going here and there, taking plates of food to seated guild members or refilling a glass of alcohol.

It was the early afternoon for the fairy tail guild and the residents of Magnolia. The time when everybody was either getting into the groove of work, or already hard at it. For the mages of Fairy tail, it was the time to finish eating and take a job, or laze around for the day and hang out with friends and family.

Gray waved his hand that wasn't on the table in a sweeping gesture. "It's a bi-monthly gathering for all the guild masters and such. A time to get together with old friends and make inter-guild deals. Information trading and job distribution and all that." Gray explained with a handwave. Not even noticing the breeze that brushed against him. A trait that all Ice-Make mages share. An immunity to the cold. Bit of a double edged sword due to how they unconsciously prefer the cold over the heat. Resulting in the stripping habit.

Lucy made on 'O' face as she understood the gist of what Gray was explaining to her. And then her personal experiences with her guild master came to the forefront of her mind. Realization Dawning on her as her face shifted to stoic. "In short it means that a bunch of wrinkly old people are gathering together to get balls-to-the-wall drunk…isn't that right?" the voluptuous blonde deadpanned.

Gray sniggered a bit at how jaded the newest recruit for the guild had become in no more than two days. "Yep." He confirmed with a smirk. "A bunch of old people simply get together to get drunk off their own asses as they drink away their own sorrows. Kind of pitiful isn't it?"

Lucy sighed at just how…pathetic the one leading her guild was in reality to what she had expected. She knew that she shouldn't have gone into the guild with any expectations concerning the members of the guild she always dreamed of joining…but did the reality have to be so cruel?

"Tell me about it…" the celestial spirit mage groaned as she layed her head against her elbow on the table. "I know that Fairy tail was supposed to be really eccentric compared to other guilds…but I've had so many expectations shattered…"

Gray shrugged his shoulders. "C'mon, it can't be that bad right?" he sighed out.

Lucy's head turned to look at him from its position against the table. Her golden blonde hair shadowing one of her brown eyes. "Loki is a playboy, Elfman is obsessed with being manly, most of Fairy tail's destructive habits are the cause of one fire breathing mage that doesn't know what a shirt is, the guildmaster is a perverted old drunk, Cana is a bottomless well of alcohol, the only Inferno mage in Fiore has a ramen addiction, and I'm currently talking to a guy that is literally naked 90% of the time he's awake." She snarked back at the streaking Ice-mage.

"Am I naked right now?" he asked curiously.

Lucy narrowed her one visible eye. "I can see your underwear stuck to the wall behind you." she deadpanned.

"Goddamnit!" Gray swore as he rose from his seat like a bat out of hell and quickly snatched up his wayward clothes for the fifth time since he had woken up.

Lucy could only sigh as her point was proven in less than three seconds. She slowly rose back up into a seated position as Gray climbed back into the seat of the table on the opposite end of the Table to Lucy. "C'mon, there has to be at least one person here that didn't disillusion you!" Gray exclaimed in exasperation. His white and blue coat now back on his person.

Lucy put a finger to her chin as she adopted a thinking expression. "Well…" she drawled out. "There is Mirajane. I kinda expected the guild poster girl to be a pretty nice person all around…and really pretty in person…" she muttered towards the end.

Gray raised an eyebrow as he turned to look over to the bar counter where said barmaid stood behind washing a glass. Humming a happy tune all the way with a smile on her face. Curiosity picked, Gray turned back to Lucy. "Speaking of her, do you know why she seems so happy today? I mean, more than usual?" he asked as he waved his hands in front of himself.

Lucy smirked as she leaned forward on the table, her chin resting on both of her open palms. "Well, I heard through the grapevine that a certain crimson-blonde mage was given a ticket to a dine-in theater by a friend…only thing is, he had an extra ticket for some reason." She began. A playful smile on her face.

Gray leaned forward as his eyes shifted to the mentioned crimson-blonde on the second floor who was seated into a cushion chair reading a book.

"So he decided to bring a friend along for the show and asked everyone's favorite barmaid to go with him. From what I heard she actually squealed in a blink-and-you-miss-it moment. Although Naruto didn't seem to notice it… "

Gray scratched his chin in contemplation as he leaned back into his chair. He then turned towards Cana, who was three tables away chugging a barrel of Alcohol. "Hey Cana! Is the bet still going on?"

Cana, face flushed in quasi-drunkenness, turned to answer. "Last I checked it was still going on!" she hollered back before returning to her liver destroying beverage.

Lucy raised an eyebrow as she looked back to Gray. "A bet for how long it takes those two to hook up?" she questioned with a neutral expression. Her arms folded beneath her massive Gonga-gongs.

Gray shaked his head in denial as he leaned back again and rested his arm against the table. "A bet for how long it takes Mira to confess to him. It's so freaking obvious it's painful to watch." He sighed out in frustration. Both for how oblivious the somewhat schizophrenic Inferno mage acted, and how nervous Mirajane gets when she's near her crush.

Lucy could only nod her head in agreement to that statement. And then the guildhall doors slammed open to reveal a wide-eyed, scared looking Natsu Dragneel.

"Everybody hide! Erza's back!" he shouted.

Everyone guild member's eyes, sans Mirajane and Lucy, widened in horror at that announcement. And all that was left of the humble atmosphere was dead silence. And a crushing feeling of dread.


Naruto Dreyer was many things. An S-class mage, a ramen addict, a bit of a schitzo, a lover of literature, an adopted orphan from a church orphanage, and the only known holder of two very powerful magic's. But he was, like everyone else in the guild, scared shitless of Erza scarlet: the Titania. And with good reason too!

Considering her disciplinarian tendencies, his knack for doing random things for no explainable reason as well as his sudden mood changes…well you get the point. One childhood beating courtesy of the red-haired knight mage, and you have one traumatically damaged Fairy tail mage. Of course there are the few times in the past that he challenged her to see just how strong he was…but childhood fears tend to play a large part in an adults psyche if they are not treated early.

The same thing happened to Gray and Natsu. So he at least could find solace in the fact that he wasn't alone in his justified fear of the scarlet S-class mage. But then again, everybody was scared of Erza. With a great deal of effort, Naruto closed the book he was reading. The tale of the gutsy shinobi was a pretty good book in his opinion. He was oddly named after the main character to boot! Maybe that's where his parents got his name from?

Naruto slowly made his way down to the first floor of the guildhall. His dread increasing with every step he took. When he reached the bottom of the stairs he made his way towards the guild bar. Sitting down on one of the stools that faced the guildhalls doors. He then put his hands together as if he was doing a prayer, his lips moving but no sounds coming out. Everyone present just looked at the man in understanding and pity.

And then the doors opened. Revealing a beautiful red-haired woman in armor. She wore a blue skirt and had a chest piece with the Heart Cruz insignia located on the left breast. Her hair reached down to her waist. She slowly walked into the guildhall carrying a massive decorated horn. The normally rowdy mage guild oddly quite for once. A tension in the air as dread emanated from every magic user present.

The only one present with a smile was Mirajane. Who waved to the scarlet-haired mage with cheer. "Welcome back Erza! If you're looking for the master he's at the monthly guild meeting." She called out to the knight mage. Erza returned the smile as one of the guild members pointed at the decorated horn nervously. Sweat rolling down his face as he worked up the courage to speak.

"Uh…Erza, what's with the…big thing you brought back?"

Erza turned towards the man who spoke with a wistful smile on her face. "It's the horn of the monster I 'subdued'. The townspeople decorated it in celebration…and it was so pretty I decided to keep it with me. It should look good on my next to everything else." She spoke calmly. And then she turned towards the mage who had spoken with an inquisitive gleam in her eye. "Will it be a nuisance by any chance?" she said neutrally. Pushing back a stray strand of hair out of her face.

The guild member that she spoke to suddenly started waving his hands in front of his face, all nervous and jittery in his response. "N-no ma'am! It won't be a bother at all!" the man exclaimed.

And then the atmosphere suddenly changed. A hard glare found its way into Erza's eyes as she swept the entire guildhall with her gaze. "I heard all of you were causing trouble again." She began coldly. Authority seeping into every word she spoke as she straightened her posture. "Even if master will brush it all off I will not."

And like that, everyone present tensed for the verbal lashing they were all about to get.

She immediately turned a cold look towards the guilds resident drinker. "Cana! That is an inappropriate sitting position!"

The card mage paled as she hugged her drinking barrel closer to her.

She shifted her gaze to another guild member. "You! If you're going to dance, then do it outside! People are walking around here and your taking up space!"

Cue disgruntled person walking outside the guildhall.

"Wakaba, you're dropping those cancer sticks onto the ground. Clean it up!"

Said older mage cringed as he picked up the one cigarette that was on the ground.

"Nab! Stop standing around and pick a damn job already!"

Said mage cringed as he looked back at the job board he was in front of. Indecisiveness seeping into every pore of his being.

"Naruto! Quite praying! I have nothing to say to you this time!"

Said mage Immediately turned around and gave a cheeky grin and a peace sign to all present.

"Happy! Where are Natsu and Gray?" she barked at the flying blue cat.

"Uhh…they're-"

A certain skeletal dragon thing floated down and landed on the scarlet-haired mages shoulder. "-Acting just like you expected them to madam Erza." Spoke the ghostly dragon skeleton in a melodious voice. Erza smiled at the resident ghost fairy.

"Thank you Sinclair. Is that correct you two?" she asked in a sickeningly sweet voice that whispered of pain and untold agony.

The two mages had an arm around each other's shoulders as the sweated profusely. It was Gray who spoke up. "Don't worry about us Erza! We're best buddies! Right Natsu?"

"Aye!"

Although Erza didn't see it, everyone else saw the clenched teeth and unbridled fear in their eyes. Lucy only looked at the Fire Dragonslayer in shock as his words registered in her mind. "HE TURNED INTO HAPPY!?" She exclaimed in surprise. And she now had slowly begun to fear the disciplinarian of the guild.

Erza however payed no attention to the blonde haired celestial spirit mage who had been slowly moving away from her. Her attention was focused on the Ice-Make mage and the Dragonslayer before her. "That's good. It's nice to know that you two can get along." She said with a smile.

The two of them only nodded. "I-its alright Erza! No problems or fights over here!" cried out Gray as he furiously shook Natsu's hand.

The Equip mage only nodded in understanding. "Speaking of problems…I need your help with a problem you two." She spoke as she folded her arms as silence reigned in the guild. And then there was one central though going through the minds of all present. Although only one actually spoke up.

"Wait, what's going on Erza? You need help with something?" Asked Naruto incrediusly. His finger pointing accusingly at her in confusion.

Erza tilted her head. "Did I stutter?" she asked. The Inferno mage clamped up the moment she asked that question. And then a magic lightbulb appeared miraculously above her head. "On second thought, I want you to help out as well. Better to play it safe." She stated with a nod to herself.

Naruto waved his hand in a stop motion. "Wait, Bisca and Alzack are out at the library together. And I have no intention of forming a team without them in it." The Dreyer stated. Erza raised an eyebrow when he finished his sentence however.

"But you're not adversed to working with me and two others? You don't have to go. I'm just asking you in case things are rougher than I expect them to be." She stated. Again, pushing a stray strand of hair out of her face.

Naruto simply shrugged. "If it's a one-time thing then I can deal. Besides, I ain't got anything planned for later this week."

At this point, Natsu decided to interject. "Hey! Don't we get a say in this!?" this in turn, caused Erza to fix him with a cold glare.

"No." she stated. Finality each into every ounce of sound that one word made. Both Natsu and Gray slumped in defeat.

She then turned to Naruto. "So we are in accord?"

All three male mages she was going to drag with her nodded. Although two of those nods were made with a rather depressing aura about them.

"Good. Meet me at the train station at 10'o'clock sharp."


White and light blue cobblestones were the walls and flooring of the Magnolia train station. Lanterns atop miniature stone towers littered the area in an orderly fashion on both sides of the train station. The middle area was dedicated to the tracks for the locomotives. Among the area were a few benches for people to sit down and wait for the desired train to arrive.

Sitting on one bench were two specific individuals. One was a man with four whisker marks on his face, two on each side, and spiky blonde hair that ended in crimson highlights. The other was a busty blonde young woman who had a scowl on her face as she watched two individuals argue with each other.

Ignoring the squabbling fairy tail mages in front of them, Naruto Dreyer decided to start a conversation with miss Lucy Heartfilia.

"So…why are you here?" inquired the inquisitive inquisitor with a refreshing smile.

Lucy tilted her head slightly to look at the question fellow blond next to her. A tired sigh escaping her breath as she slumped forward a bit. "Mira asked me to accompany you guys…although I think she just wanted me to keep an eye on you…"

Naruto tilted his head in curiosity. "Why would she do that? Ask you to keep an eye on me I mean…"

Lucy raised an eyebrow as she slumped into her seat on the bench. "Damn your dense…why don't you ask her?"

Naruto just shrugged his shoulders. "Meh, don't feel like it."

Lucy only groaned at that statement. "And that's why that relationship is taking so long to even begin…" she muttered under her breath.

Naruto raised an eyebrow hearing her. "Uhh…I'm not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed…what do you mean by 'that relationship'? I mean, I like to think that I have a pretty healthy relationship with everyone else in the guild."

Lucy fixed a tired glare at the crimson-blonde in utter disbelief. "Like I said…you are really dense."

Naruto just looked at her in confusion before looking back to the arguing Natsu and Gray. With a shrug he put his hands in the pockets of his jacket.

And then Lucy noticed that someone was missing.

"So uh…where's the little ghost guy?"

"Sincair?"

"Yeah, the little smartass thing."

"Meh. Don't know. He just said he was going to sit this one out."

"Didn't he do pretty much jack all on your last job as well?"

"The little buggers dependable when it counts. He just feels like sitting this one out."

A snort. "I'll believe it when I see it."

"Geez. What's got you so damn cranky?"

"How about the fact that Natsu and Gray popped into my apartment as I was getting out of the shower and were going through my things and making a mess of my room!?"

A chuckle resounded. "C'mon, can't be that bad…"

The blonde haired busty celestial spirit mage turned her gaze from the arguing Ice-Make and Dragonslayer duo and fixed the Inferno mage with a gaze that would make any man wilt under its judgmental gaze. Naruto suddenly seemed to shrink down to chibi size while Lucy became glaring giantess of a woman.

His mighty squeaky voice made itself known. "Uh…wrong answer?" let it be known that the youngest Dreyer was easily intimidated by scary, busty women.

Lucy's glare seemed to darken just a smidgen. "You have no idea…" she stated ominously. Before the scene could escalate any further, the whistle of the train resounded throughout the train station.

"Hurry up you two! The train is about to leave. Move it!" barked one Erza scarlet as she walked on board the train.

The two blondes immediately booked it to board the train. Leaving poor shirtless Gray to drag a reluctant Natsu onto the train. Kicking and screaming all the way. Strangely enough, those complaints died the moment his foot touched the flooring of the train.

How odd.


"So…what's your name?" asked a frowning Naruto as he sat across from the only other person in his compartment. A strange mage that had his black hair shaped into a weird pineapple shaped hairstyle. The man was wearing a simple beige coat over a black shirt and pants. And wore a set of open toed…sandals? Sneakers? What the hell kind of shoes were those?

The man simply shrugged as he held out his hand. "Kageyama Nara. Just your average day mage going around with a weird ass flute in his pocket." He drawled out. An air of disinterest about him. But to Naruto's eyes, he was anything but. Not sensing any ill intent from the man he reached out and shook his fellow mages hand.

"Naruto Dreyer. At your service. And if I may ask, the hell kind of shoes are those?"

Kageyama blinked at the question. Of all things to ask what kind of question was that? Not asking about the weird ass flute? Not commenting on the konoha headband he had on his left bicep? Not even making fun if his ponytail like the last thirty people had? Troublesome.

The man shrugged his shoulders as he let out a yawn. "They're shinobi sandals. You know, from the elemental nations overseas?"

Naruto blinked as he watched the lazy man slouch into his comfy seat. "Shinobi? As in Ninja? That's an actual fashion brand?"

The man's face twitched just slightly as he slipped his hands into his coats pockets. "No. I just got them from one of the ninja villages the continent over." He stated. Closely watching for any kind of reaction from the man seated across from him.

Naruto tilted his head slightly. Curiosity gleaming in his eyes. "Ninja village? They actually have those things?" he stated in surprise as he folded his arms. Getting into a relaxed slouch as he sat in the train compartment.

"What? You seriously don't know about the Elemental Nations? It's kinda a big part of Fiore's history…don't they teach you people anything these days?" Kageyama stated in faux surprise. Leaning against the window for added comfort.

"Never heard of it. So how does an entirely different continent play a part in Fiore's hist-"

"We have arrived at Onibus station. Please remember to take any and all belongings with you on your person as you exit the train. Have a safe and wonderful day!"

"Shit, well I gotta go. It was nice meeting you Mr. Pineapple hair. Have a nice day!" the Dreyer called out as he left he compartment. As soon as he left, Kageyama's narrowed into the calculative eyes of a seasoned tactician.

"So…I've seemingly stumbled upon the Yondaime's lost son while out in Fiore. As well as found out that most of the people here don't actually know the history between the two countries. And I still have a troublesome job to do…this is going to be a drag. I just know it…" the man muttered as he exited the compartment as headed towards a certain Dragonslayer mage. Prepared to act the part of the pawn piece in his mission.


"I was wondering why I didn't see Natsu out here with you guys…" muttered the crimson blonde as he checked over his magic revolver. Making sure it was ready for use at a moment's notice. He absently noticed that Erza had run over to the train controls and had pulled the emergency lever to stop the train.

"That should buy him some time…" muttered the Inferno mage as he put his revolver back into its holster. He then turned around as he cracked his knuckles. "Hey Gray! You got the magic golf cart thing ready!?" he shouted out to the exhibitionist.

Gray pulled up right beside him…with his coat on surprisingly. He nodded to the black haired Ice-Make mage as he got into the back of the vehicle. He then turned to Lucy, who was still outside the four wheeler. "Go and get Erza! She should be able to push this thing to its limit so we can tach up to the train."

The girl nodded and went to grab the redheaded knight. Who was on the ground begging profusely to be hit for some sort of bizarre retribution for forgetting Natsu on the train. Naruto could only sigh at the sight as he watched Lucy drag the comically serious woman over to the magic four wheeler.

Troublesome…this day is going to be drag isn't it?

"Wait a minute…" called out Naruto, gaining the attention of Gray who turned around to look at him. He was now missing his shirt. Naruto paid that small tidbit no mind as he continued what he was going to say. "…Where's happy?"

"I'm over here!"

"You're riding shotgun?"

"Aye!"


Kageyama ducked underneath the fiery fist of his opponent. It was really easy getting the idiot to fight him in his honest opinion. Just spout out some crap about how unfair everything is, make him think your completely and utterly pathetic and all that. Then insult his guild, call them flies and trash and all that, and you get one pissed off Dragonslayer mage trying to beat the shit out of you.

Although it was quite easy for an undercover Anbu like him like him to dodge around the kids strikes and make him waste energy, it was getting to be a drag in such a tight space.

"Hold still damn it!"

Kageyama hopped backwards to avoid the lunge the kid mage to try and grab him. The shadow user fiddled with the Kunai in his hands as fixed a bored glare at the fairy tail mage. "Yeah, how about no?"

The Dragonslayer huffed and gathered his magic around his feet, boosting him forward as he was propelled by twin jets of dragon flames around his feet. Kageyama ducked underneath the boosting Dragonslayer as he formed his free hand into a handsign with his middle and index finger pointed upwards, with the rest of his fist enclosed.

As the salamander flew past him, Kageyama's shadow rippled and struck out into the physical world, reaching out and grabbing the flying Dragonslayer by the foot. Natsu's eyes widened in shock before the shadow grappled him with excessive force back to Kageyama, with twirled around with lightning quick reflexes and slammed his foot into the solar plexus of his riled up opponent.

The sudden whiplash sent Natsu flying backwards into the opposite end of the train car. Kageyama decided that he should stay in character and taunt the kid. "C'mon…this can't be everything that a fly like you can do right?"

Natsu stood up and glared before breathing in the air, and gathering it in his lungs. Kageyama, on the opposite end of the train car raised an eyebrow when he saw a fiery red magic circle materialize in front of the Dragonslayer's face.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

A great flame missile made headway towards Kageyama. His shinobi training kicking into gear as he clasped his hands together into a handseal. This one was similar to the previous one in that his middle and index finger were pointed upwards; both hands pressed against each other, the other fingers criss-crossed each other to connect the hands.

The man's shadow twitched before it rose from the ground, becoming an obstacle for the incoming fire missile. Although it would seem that his defensive technique was for naught as the fire missile completely obliterated his shadow, engulfing the man as he was pushed against the wall.

Natsu grinned as he walked over towards the downed man. "Not so much of a fairy trash now am I?" as he walked over to his injured opponent, he took notice of the man's bag that had spilled out its contents. In particular, the eerie skull flute with three rubies imbedded into it. But before he could reach down and pick it up, the train speakers crackled on.

We are glad to inform you that the problem has been solved. The train will now continue its journey to its next stop beginning now.

The all-too familiar feel of queasiness and upheaval in his stomach came back as soon as the train started moving. He clutched his stomach as a certain shadow user spoke into his ear.

"Need some help buddy?"

Natsu's eyes widened just before he felt something grab his legs and pull him through a compartment window and into the area outside of the moving train. Making him crash into a crimson-blonde Dreyer who was sitting on the roof of the magic four-wheeler the fairy tail mages used to catch up to the train.

Naruto was sent flying off of the vehicle, with a cry he landed on the dirty road as Erza and everyone else seemed to completely forget him in the confusion of Natsu landing on them.

Acting quickly, he gathered magic into his hand and sent a rope-like stream of Inferno flames towards the caboose of the train. The flames wrapped around the back railing of the train and pulled Naruto along the train.

He righted himself in the air and landed his feet on the train tracks as he was pulled along with train, sparks erupting as his metal plated boots grinded against the metal tracks. He gave a two-fingered salute to Erza and the gang when he passed them before he focused and pulled himself towards the train.

Pulling himself over the railing, he hid in the caboose compartment of the train. Patiently waiting for the train to stop and Eisenwald to make its move.


Oshibana station was a train station bigger than the average station. it was also designed very differently. for one, it was a large, flat, circular area that was cylinder like in that the roof and flooring were flat. the roof was supported by dozens of large stone pillars that littered the area. the center of the place was a slightly raised circular platform that the trains stopped at.

Erza leaned against the pillar for support as her magical exhaustion caught up with her. She had already taken out the members of the Eisenwald guild and chucked all of their unconscious bodies outside of the train station.

She snapped her head around when she began to hear hurried footsteps, eyes widening in surprise when she saw Naruto running towards her. "It's a set up! Erigor's target is the guild masters!"

Erza cursed as forced herself to stand upright, looking up to the slightly taller crimson-blonde. "That would explain why they set up shop here…if his target is the guild masters then why aren't you giving chase?" she questioned as she summoned forth a simple steel sword for support.

Naruto shaked his head as he crossed his arms, "The creepy bastard set us up, there's a freakishly strong tornado outside of the train station keeping us in…"

Erza bit her lip at hearing his reason. This was not good…not good at all. "We need to find Natsu and Gray pronto. They might be able to do something about that…by the way, where were you? I would've helped if you had been here a bit earlier." She inquired. Now having recovered enough to stand on her two feet without too much trouble.

"I was stuck in the bathroom…I kinda figured that you would be able to handle things while I took a crap." The Dreyer deadpanned. Hey, when a man hears the call of nature a man's gotta head it. Bad things happen if they don't.

Erza scowled as his pathetic reasoning for not assisting them in their endeavor. "We can talk about your pathetic excuse later, but for now help me find Natsu and Gray."

"I don't think you should be worrying about your companions…but more about yourselves trash." Spoke a cold monotone voice from the area were the train was. The two fairy tail mages turned to see a man around the age of Naruto standing on top of the train. He had long white hair braded into a ponytail that went down his back, and had two bangs in front of his face. His eyes were a deep violet that were cold and unfeeling.

The man wore a simple white-gray long sleeve jacket and baggy cloud-white pants that ended around his ankle. The man wore leather gloves and pointy tipped leather shoes. The most peculiar thing about the man however were the two red dots situated just above his eyes.

"Oi, if you're looking for a fight, then I'll fight you. But you better get out of my way before you regret it…" called out Naruto with a bark.

The white-haired man narrowed his eyes at the fairy tail mage. "I'm sorry…but did something just talk to me? Who is trash like you to speak to me directly?" the enigmatic figure seethed. His eyes lit up in anger for but a brief second before shifting back to the cold ice that they were before.

Naruto glared back at the man atop of the train. "Oh…your one of those types." He then turned to Erza. "You go and get Gray and the others…I'll handle this prick." He stated with a foxy smile and bright eyes. The smile that everyone in fairy tail knew and loved.

Erza took one look at the man atop of the train before turning her eyes back to Naruto. "You sure? People become arrogant for a reason…and if he's hired help by Erigor then he might be strong." She stated in concern and caution.

However, Naruto just waved her off. "Don't worry. I'll be fine! You just go and deal with Erigor. Besides…you would just get in the way in your current condition." He stated with that ever present smile.

Well can't argue with that she reasoned. She began to jog away from the train station and outside to where the tornado of wind was present. However, she turned around halfway through to look back to the two mages, only to find them starring down at each other. She turned back around and began to sprint away…she just knew something was about to go down.

As Erza left to chase down Natsu and Gray, Naruto continued to stare at the strange mage standing atop the train. He took care to analyze every detail that he could of the strange white haired mage.

He held himself like a warrior. Confident in his power as his body tensed in preparation for combat. He took note that he didn't seem to have any visible weapon on his person. No sword or long range projectile on him. Although he did take into account that there may be a hidden knife in the man's sleeve.

His clothing was light, designed for speed. Not much protection. Either he was hard to hit, or he had a naturally powerful defensive ability. The man's baggy pants seemed only to be that way because of his sense of fashion. Although Naruto did take note of the sapphire necklace that had a misty silver crescent moon inside of it. It oddly seemed to parallel his own sun necklace.

"I'm going to ask you one last time, stand down. We don't need to fight this out ya know?" asked the crimson blonde as he stood his ground against the white-haired man's cold glare.

"And why should I listen to one that needs to really on others to survive? You fairy trash are all the same. I will not be deterred. Either get out of my way, or throw away your life getting in the way of my target." Was the cold response from the enemy mage.

Naruto narrowed his eyes at the man atop the train. "So your target is Erza…well I was originally going to let you off as nothing but a broken husk but now I think I'm going to make sure you can't hurt anyone in my guild." Was his retort. The apparent assassin only scoffed at his declaration.

Naruto's hand slowly reached for his revolver until his hand was hovering over the holster. Not one word was spoken as the two mages sized each other up. Until the silence was broken by the cautious Dreyer. "What's your name and purpose for assisting Eisenwald? As far as I can tell you have no stake in assisting in the murder of a bunch of people…so why?" Spoke the crimson blonde in a frosty tone.

The man standing on the train raised an eyebrow, bringing to attention the strange red dots located just above his eyes. "Kimimaro Kaguya. My reasons are my own and I have no reason to spill them to someone who will most likely be dead by the time this ordeal is finished." Was the cold response from the now named Kaguya.

-Ost: Naruto: Kokuten-

And like that, the battle began with a bang from Naruto's revolver. With lightning quick reflexes he had ripped it from its holster, had it already pointed it at the white haired man, and fired three bursts of black flames from it with a resounding boom.

Kimimaro bent down and slammed his fist into the ground, causing a pale white magical circle with an intricate design resembling a six pointed star to appear around his person originating from the point he had slammed his fist. The magic circle glowed a misty white as a transparent spherical barrier enveloped the area around the Kaguya, the bursts of black flames clashing with the barrier and creating an explosion of smoke.

The white-haired mage leaped out of the cloud of smoke as he flipped towards the fairy tail mage, a descending axe-kick making headway towards the crimson blonde. Naruto retaliated by summoning forth the arms of Susano'o, and crossing them together to shield him.

The axe-kick clashed with the arms of the storm god with great force, pushing Naruto back a bit as he willed the arms of Susano'o to reinforce them against the Kaguya. Said mages eyes narrowed as the golden skeletal arms uncrossed themselves with great force, pushing him back into the air. Naruto focused his magic and formed swords of Inferno flames into both of the skeletal hands of Susano'o.

Kimimaro flipped around in the air just in time to cross his arms to protect himself from the cross-slash that Naruto's Susano'o swung towards him. The attack connected and slammed Kimimaro into the ground, spider-web cracks forming around his downed person.

Naruto willed the arms of Susano'o to real back, and lined them up for a parallel slash. As the two Inferno blades descended upon him, Kimimaro kicked his feet up and twirled upwards, perfectly dodging the two Infernal blades that slammed into the ground in the spot where he was once laying down.

The Kaguya then thrusted both of his arms towards each of the arms of Susano'o as a glowing magic circle took shape in his violet eyes. He spoke the incantation of one spell as his eyes radiated with a magical light.

"Shinra Tensei." He intoned with perfect calm. The air tensed for but a split second, before a resounding shockwave of power completely disassembled the arms of Susano'o and the Inferno blades they held in their grasp. The stone flooring was ripped apart as chunks of stone and cement went flying in all directions. The train was blasted off of the tracks and bended unnaturally as it went flying through many of the train stations pillars, compartments shredded and pulverized as they clashed with the stone floor.

The crimson-blonde mage was forced backwards as he tried to hold his ground, teeth clenching as he was being pushed back through the air by the shockwave of magical energy. Naruto found his bearings and managed to right himself just as Kimimaro landed back onto the ground. The fairy tail mage tensed as he saw the white-haired mage spin around with his hand clenched into a fist as he pointed it towards his opponent.

Naruto watched in shock as his adversary's arm shifted and folded in on itself, strange metal baton-like protrusions popping out of the Kaguya's arm. An air of disinterest presented itself as the White-haired mage intoned the name of another spell.

"Macross Massacre." Kimimaro spoke without any emotion. A whizzing sound reverberate throughout the ruined train station as the baton-like protrusions were propelled off of the Kaguya's arm by trails of fire. A barrage of missiles began to home in on Naruto in multiple directions from the front of his person.

Naruto snapped out of his shock and burst into motion, running to the side as the missiles began to give chase. One of them missed the Dreyer and rammed into the wall of the train station, a terrifying explosion signifying the end of the deadly projectiles short life. Another missile failed to hit its target as Naruto ran behind a pillar, the resulting explosion completely obliterating the stone support.

Naruto gathered magic around his feet; causing a black circle of magic that radiated charcoal flames to appear beneath his boot. "Phantom March." He muttered beneath his breath. Causing small burst of black flames to exploded beneath his foot, propelling him upwards into the air. Which allowing him to dodge yet another missile that slammed into the spot he once was at.

As Naruto was speeding through the air, he channeled his Inferno magic to the tip of his fingers, forming a claw of black flames around his hand. He slammed that very selfsame hand against a stone pillar he was about to pass. His hand dug into the stone pillar, bringing a sudden halt to his flight through the air as he swung around the pillar, barely missing the missile that could not change its trajectory in time and clashed with the roof of the train station. Causing an explosion that rained rubble against the floor of the ruined train station.

Naruto descended down the pillar, swinging around the stone support as his Infernal claw dug into the material to slow his descent. Naruto swung his head upwards to see two missiles heading towards him. A smirk crossed his face as he pushed his legs against the pillar he was one, and jumped off of it. Flipping through the air as one of the missiles rammed into the pillar, causing an explosion that sent even more chunks of destroyed stone in all directions.

He pushed his legs outwards as he somersaulted through the air, landing his foot on the other of the two missiles that had tried to ram themselves into him. He jumped off of the missile and flipped through the air while reaching for his revolver. In the blink of an eye he had drawn his revolver and fired a single burst of Inferno flames towards the missile he used as a platform, the magical projectile making contact with the explosive projectile. The resulting explosion sending out a shockwave that pushed outwards a gust of wind.

Naruto descended towards the ground after he put his revolver back into its holster, using his Infernal claw to slow his momentum as he slid against the rubble littered floor of the train station. He raised his head from his kneeling position as Kimimaro rushed towards him, his hands outstretched towards Naruto as he ran towards his opponent.

Each of the Kaguya's fingers split open down the middle, revealing the bones beneath the muscle. Never letting his gaze leave his adversary, Kimimaro channeled magic into his fingers, causing the bones to burst towards Naruto like bullets fired from a firearm. Naruto, seeing the incoming bone bullets, summoned forth the ribcage of Susano'o to defend him.

The bone bullets pinged off of the golden ethereal ribcage. However, this did not deter Kimimaro as he continued his charge towards his enemy. The Kaguya cocked back his arm as the very skin of his hand rippled and mangled itself, chilling white bone emerging from the gruesome hand and converging around the enclosed fist. Forming a skull around the hand that had white eyes that radiated a misty silver light.

Naruto dispelled the ribcage of Susano'o as he too began to charge towards his opponent. Channeling Inferno magic to his hand, causing black flames to erupt around his clenched fist. Forming the snarling visage of might lion mid-roar. A mane of black flames crackling towards his shoulder as he thrusted the head of the Infernal beast towards his opponents chest.

Kimimaro pushed magic towards his sandal clad feet as he too pushed forward his hand that was enclosed by a solemn skull. A magic circle materialized beneath his feet and burst into multiple white shards. "Caulkitus Walk." The Kaguya breathed out as his spell propelled him forward.

The very same charcoal black magical circle from before appeared beneath the feet of the charging fairy tail mage. "Phantom March." He intoned as his eyes never left the approaching form of his opponent. A thunderclap boomed throughout the ruined train station as the two mages sped towards each other. Both sets of eyes glaring into the others. A scowl forming on the crimson-blondes face, while a small snarl escaped from the cold Kaguya.

The two attacks met each other in the center of the train station. Right in the spot that Kimimaro was slammed into by the arms of Naruto's Susano'o. A haunting scream eerily similar to that of a screeching electrical machine wailed throughout the battleground.

"Damnation beast!/Gigaroth's ravage!"

The two magical techniques met head-on. Pushing against one another as they fought for dominance. A blazing tunnel of abyss black flames funneling outwards in Naruto's direction like a tornado as the ground around the two mages ripped itself to pieces, blasting in any and all directions except towards the two clashing mages.

As the struggle continued between the two fighters, red and black flame marks erupted from Kimimaro's neck. Crawling outwards and covering his body. The Kaguya's snarling visage twisted into a condescending smirk. His eyes hardening just slightly as a dark power revitalized him, granting him the strength to end the stalemate between the two mages.

The skull of Gigaroth cracked as the dark power that seeped into it caused the magical technique to become unstable. But the empowered magical attack was still strong enough to obliterate the Inferno spell it was fighting against, pushing the fairy tail mage backwards, leaving him vulnerable as the skull of Gigaroth cracked and crumpled into pieces.

Kimimaro capitalized on his opponents moment of weakness and channeled a bit of his Gigaroth magic into his leg to strengthen its bones. Swinging a devastating roundhouse kick into the stomach of his opponent, sending him flying into a pillar.

Naruto's back hit the stone pillar with enough force to crack it, blood erupting from his open mouth as his mind caught up to what happened. He barely looked up in time to see Kimimaro charging at him with yet another Gigaroth's ravage. On his knees, Naruto summoned all that he could of Susano'o. The ribcage surrounded him in a protective shell as the arms crossed themselves in front of the ribcage in preparation of the oncoming attack.

The strange inky black flame markings still covered Kimimaro, empowering him with a ghastly dark power. Those very selfsame inky flame markings covered the entirety of the Gigaroth skull that was cocked back. When Kimimaro reached his adversaries defensive technique, he rammed his spell into the ethereal golden skeleton. Breaking through the crossed arms and pulverizing the ribcage that enclosed the fairy tail mage.

The brutal attack speared into Naruto's gut. For a second nothing happened except for the blood that escaped the crimson-blonde mages mouth. And then with all haste, he was rocketed through the pillar his back was against, and through another stone pillar before his back slammed into another stone pillar and forced his body to spread out. The impact destabilized the pillar, causing it to crumble. With all the damage to the roofs supports, a section just above Naruto's collapsed form caved in. burying him in rubble.

-Ost end-

Kimimaro stared at the pile of rubble as the black flame markings receded back into the spot on his shoulder they originated from. The Kaguya scoffed as he turned around and began to make his exit. "That was amusing while it lasted…" Kimimaro muttered. A forlorn sigh escaping his lips as turned his gaze to the skin of his smooth, pale hand. "…He actually made me try to win. A shame that he had to fall like the rest." Mused the stoic warrior.

It was only a couple of steps further that he was gazing through the archway at the tornado around the train station. "And now to find the girl with the gargantuan breasts…wait, there's two of them…which one is it then?" pondered the stoic warrior.

And then he sensed a pulse of magic originating from behind him. He turned his head around with a bored glance. Although his face wouldn't tell it, he was beginning to take an interest in his opponent. "What little tricks have you been hiding up your sleeve…?" inquired the curious mage.

-Ost: Naruto: Orochimaru's theme-

A shockwave of magical energy erupted from the center of the pile of rubble. Pushing away the debris and revealing an ominous sphere of rotating, swirling Inferno flames. Kimimaro called upon the dark power he used earlier in the fight between him and his current opponent. Blazing red flame markings crawling upon his skin that slowly bled to black enveloped his body and face. Empowering him with an insidious energy as he eased into a fighting stance in preparation for whatever was going so emerge from the Infernal sphere before him.

Slowly the black flames dissipated and revealed the figure inside of it. Naruto's body was banged up for the most part, cuts, scrapes, and dirt marks all about his person. It's what was now covering parts of his body that gained the attention of the eyes. His legs were covered in some kind of ghostly armor. Pads, kneecaps, and steel sabatons glowed a ghostly golden color as small wisps of Inferno flames sparked and crackled upon the armors edges.

Six curved golden fang-like markings edged around his upper chest area and intersected each other down the middle before they all connected towards a leather belt wreathed in Inferno flames, the belt buckle a swirling mass of inky black flames. His shoulders and arms were armored with samurai-like guards and pads. They too glowed a ghostly golden shade of light. His hands were armored with wisp like golden gauntlets criss-crossed with Infernal chains. Black flames licking the air around the armor it stuck too.

The fairy tail mage's face was covered by a strange golden mask that swirled like a whirlpool around his two eyes. The lines of whirlpool like markings were indented with black Inferno flames. His normally long blonde hair was now illuminated in gold as the normally crimson highlights were ablaze with the abyssal flames of theInferno. And finally, imprinted upon the middle of his chest was the symbol of a blazing sun with black flames flickering about the celestial body.

Kimimaro was expecting many things. A transformation into some kind of monster, a powerful summon coming to his opponents aid, a powerful magic weapon, or even freaking Zeref to emerge from the Infernal sphere. But an armored entity that looked like it came straight out of a legend was one of the least expected ones.

A sudden spasm of pain around his neck alerted Kimimaro that he would need to call off the dark power he was using. He grunted as the black flame markings receded back to his neck. A labored breathe escaped his lips as he took in the intimidating sight before him. And then the warrior gazing at him spoke.

"This is a technique I developed in case I was ever facing an opponent I couldn't beat by regular means. I've never tested it before, but you pushed me to use it. Now let's see what consequences the 'Riptides of oblivion' have shall we?" Naruto spoke. The extreme amounts of magic power funneled into the technique distorting his voice into that of an otherworldly entity.

Kimimaro closed his eyes and breathed in a deep breath, before exhaling the air in his lungs. He opened his eyes and latched them onto those of his opponent. "I have never told anyone of the magic I possess or of the reasons for my actions. For what reason should I bother with trash that will disappear? But now…now I have found an interesting opponent. As such, I will humor you. My name is Kimimaro Kaguya. The Gigaroth mage, and holder of the lost magic known as 'The six paths.' Prepare yourself to die beneath my heel."

As soon as those words were spoken, a suffocating pressure of magic spilled out into the area. Matching that of the transformed Naruto Dreyer. The entirety of Kimimaro's skin twisted and mangled itself as bones rised out from his distorted body. From his tailbone emerged a bone white tail with a speared tip, with the entirety of the tail itself being armored by layers upon layers of bones.

His legs and arms were encased in an entire suit of armor made entirely of bones. Layers upon layers built upon themselves as they coiled and contained the entirety of Kimimaro's body. His feet were encased in three pronged sabatons of ghostly white. His armored kneecaps were spiked by mangled spires. His hands edged into serrated claws that curved upon themselves, creating an image of a wave.

His head was covered in a bone white helmet that had two twisted ears behind the head. The front of it carved into the visage of a snarling wolf. The eye holes were fashioned into that jagged scars, as if carved with a rusty and twisted knife. A symbol of a crescent moon embedded just beneath the spot where the neck and torso connected.

The two stared at each other in silence. Neither moved. Neither blinked, not one sound was made by one or the other. Crack littered both the ceiling and the floor of the train station. Broken pillars of stone and rock littered the area while only a few stood proud and undamaged. Bits of metal that formerly belonged to the train itself were imbedded in any place imaginable. And a suffocating pressure and would bleed the life out of any normal person perforated the area.

A piece of rubble fell from the damaged and unstable ceiling of the ruined battleground. Neither paid any attention to the raging tornado outside of the station. Neither cared. The piece of rubble fell to the ground with a resounding crack, and the battle resumed.

-Ost: Naruto: Orochimaru's battle theme-

The two mages charged towards each other. Wisps of black fire being left behind in Naruto's trail, as cracks formed in the ground every time Kimimaro took a step forward. The magical energies and pure pressure caused by the two adversaries was too much for the unstable ruin. Cracks continued to form on random spots of the ground of the area. Pieces of rubble continued to fall from the ceiling. And the stone pillars were slowly falling apart.

Blazing ethereal gauntlet clashed with bone-white armor again and again. Crackles of power and the sound of breaking bones repeated one after another as the two mages traded blows.

The fairy took a devastating uppercut from the bone-fiend.

The ghostly warrior slammed a double-axe-handle into the back of the pale monstrosity.

The white demon slammed the Infernal knight though a stone pillar with its tail. Raining rubble upon his downed body.

The Dreyer swiped the Kaguya's feet, landing an agonizing Axe-kick onto its armored stomach.

The armored berserker bashed the masked face of the spirit guardian into its spiked kneecap, barely missing the lethal takedown.

Naruto grabbed the foot of his opponents leg before Kimimaro could cave his face in, slamming the mage into the ground beside him.

On and on it continued like this. Brutal blow after brutal blow. The tide of battle changing just as fast as it did before, again and again. Rubble rained down all around them as the ceiling of the ruined train station collapsed all around them.

For Naruto, he was being pushed to his limit. His opponent was tenacious and versatile. From blasting out pure power, bone manipulation, enhancement, materialization of weapons, and powerful martial arts skills to boot. He was always pushed hard and far when he fought with his fellow guildmates. But he had never had to fight like this. Not fighting for sport. Not for a job to get paid. Not to improve oneself. But fighting because it's all you can do.

For Kimimaro he had always been strong. He viewed those below him as trash that does nothing but waste away in the world. He was a drifter. No purpose but to indulge in his own desires. He was born to fight. Bred to fight. Raised to fight. He had fought since he was but an infant. To survive in the world he inhabited. He cared for nothing but his next opponent. But no one had ever defeated him. Sure, there were those that had made him try…but no one has ever pushed him. And now, here was someone that had no only made him fight with all of his power…but was actually fighting him on even ground.

He was euphoric. Delighted. And he wanted to completely and utterly crush his enemy…no, his equal. After all, there is only room for one person at the top of the mountain. And he was not going to share it. Sharing is for trash. The strong survive and the weak huddle together like clumps of waste. Trash has no purpose to exist. And everything below the top of that mountain is trash.

Kimimaro growled as he slowly stood up. His eyes glaring at his equal who just wouldn't lie down and die. His opponent was strong. Strong enough to fight him on equal ground. But he was friends with the fairy trash from before. He relied on others for strength. The only person that you could really own was yourself. Trusting trash would only lead to a painful betrayal. So why was someone who relied on others for help, someone who was trash, able to stand against like himself, who had gained all of his power by relying on the only the person someone could trust?

It was maddening. Insanity. Pathetic infallibility. Relying on trash only drags you down, hampers you, destroys any chance of realizing your full potential. Guilds are places were mages gather because they are too weak to strike out on their own. And trash is attracted to trash. Waste begets waste. And as such, guilds are the epitome of trash. Landfills dedicated to being filled up with trash. So why was someone from a guild, a gathering place for nothing but trash, able to fight with him on equal ground?

It was a paradox to his philosophy. And as such, it needed to be made an example of.

Naruto locked eyes with his enemy as he slowly raised himself up from the ground. How long had the two of them been fighting? Minutes? Hours? He had lost track at this point. And he was glad for actually trying to fight him. Kimimaro Kaguya…he was stronger than Erigor of Eisenwald. Natsu and Gray wouldn't stand a chance against him. He didn't know how strong Lucy was, but he knew Erza would be beaten down by this guy in exhausted state. He was the only option and he still didn't know if he could actually win. He could only hope that the rest of the gang had taken down Erigor, Kageyama, and succeeded in stopping Lullaby.

He felt it in his bones, in his blood, in every inch of his body. He couldn't fight for much longer in his empowered state. He was on his last legs…but he could still fight. Kimimaro didn't look so hot either. So the fight was heading into its final stages.

The two combatants glared hard into each other's eyes. Why was it that they kept on doing that? It was simple; they could only focus on fighting each other. With an enraged howl, the bone-fiend Kimimaro charged forward to trade blows with his enemy once again. Naruto too let out a war cry as he surged forth to continue to fight.

Both of their swings missed each other as they slammed their fists into the others face. Both combatants still glared at each other as they both stumbled backwards from the impact of their respective blows.

Again they rushed towards one another, both landing a bone-crushing uppercut on their respective adversary. This time when they did stumble back, they did not charge each other. Instead they slammed their heads together in a brutal headbut that made them both gasp out blood.

Both of them collapsed to their knees. Neither spoke a word as they glared at one another with a cruel intensity bordering on full out hatred. Together, they both slowly rose back up from their kneeling positions. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of the tornado outside, and the crumbling train station as it all went to hell around them.

They two mages, Inferno and Gigaroth, once again met each other in a heated duel of fists. Infernal golden gauntlets clashed with the monstrous arms of Gigaroth. Again and again. Time after time. They continued to push each other with all they strength they had in them. Nothing urging them onward but the undying will of their souls. Neither would give in and submit to the other. Again and again, they clashed in their battle for dominance as the world around them fell apart to ruin.

Exhausted and on their last legs they two glared at each other as slowly rose up from the ground once again. Kimimaro held out his arm as the cracked and broken bones that made up his armor twisted and elongated. Slowly and painstakingly forming itself into a massive drill of chalk-white bone. His eyes had changed into an abyss black, with a silver white crescent moon reflecting in his onyx eyes.

His helmet was broken and shattered. The bone armor that was his ultimate ability was broken and destroyed in so many places. Many parts of his pale skin were bare to the world due to the lack of armor in those spots. The rest of his once purely white armor was now decorated in multiple places with splotches of blood. His bone tail layed in multiple pieces upon the crumbled and destroyed floor.

Naruto glared at Kimimaro as the bones of his armor shifted to his left arm. Converging into some kind of piercing weapon. The fairy tail mage glanced at his hand that was once covered by an ethereal gauntlet. He had no Inferno spells that could help him. His magic was almost all gone. And yet…yet…he knew it, deep down in his soul, that there was still something he could use. A power locked away in him that was just waiting for him to grab it. He felt it every time he used Susano'o. And now…it was the last hope he had to even consider winning this fight.

His armor was cracked and broken in so many places. His entire left arm was laid bare to the world. His right arm was only covered by the gauntlet around his right hand. His mask was shattered when he received the spiked knee to the face. His mask shattered when it successfully protected him from what should have been a lethal takedown. His chest armor was ripped to pieces and in tatters. The last peculiar thing was his eyes. The iris had shifted to a blinding yellow with black at the edges. With a blazing sun reflecting in both of his eyes.

He continued to gaze at his unprotected hand. Searching for something that he didn't even know how to use. And then amidst all the rubble and crumbling structures, among all the carnage and destruction, barely even passing by the two broken combatants, a simple breeze made it past the typhoon outside, and whispered in the fairies ear. Bringing to mind an old memory.

-Ost end-


The night sky twinkled with the stars that decorated its celestial canvas. Not a cloud in the sky to be an obstacle to the view of the beautiful image.

Makarov Dreyer stood on top of a grassy hill overlooking the town of magnolia below it. Standing beside the powerful wizened wizard was his adoptive grandson Naruto Dreyer. Who simply stood and stared at the night sky. A pleasant smile gracing the child's face as he felt breeze pass the two of them by. Holding out his arms to better feel the wind pushing against his clothes.

Makarov smiled at the child with him as he stares wistfully at the night sky. Watching the stars twinkle and shine upon the dark blue nightscape. He never took his eyes off of the scene celestial bodies above him and his grandson.

"Naruto…listen to me. I have a lesson for you."

The crimson-blonde boy looked at his grandfather quizzically. Puzzled by his sudden request. But heeding it nonetheless.

"Everybody in the world draws their strength from something. Be it wealth, power, or their own selfish desires."

The boy listened to every word that his grandfather spoke. Taking his words to heart.

"It's all a matter of finding that precious something…but what do you do when you find that precious something?"

Naruto looked to the elder Drayer before his face scrunched up in concentration. The wizard saint never stopped looking upwards at the night sky. Eventually the young Naruto clapped his hands together in realization.

"You protect it will all you have right?"

Makarov let out at small chuckle as a kind smile etched its way onto his face. "That's right. When you find that precious something…keep it close to you. Never let it leave your sight. Guard it with all your strength."

The elder Drayer finally turned his head to his grandson, who was staring at him in awe. Makarov put his hand on the lads head and ruffled his hair.

"You're a member of our family now. And when you need help I'll be there. Because your one of my precious people."


He turned his hand over to reveal the fairy tail guildmark etched into his skin. He turned his gaze over to Kimimaro. He was staring at him. The entirety of his Gigaroth armor was converted to the terrifying drill that was connected to his arm. Naruto clenched his hand as his guild mark glowed with a golden light. He fixed his glare to his white-haired adversary. His heavy breathing conveying just how much the battle had taken a toll on him.

The Dreyer closed his as he breathed in a deep breath. He breathed out the air in his lungs and opened his eyes to see the seething glare of Kimimaro. "I don't know about you Kimimaro…but I have people waiting for me back home. Friends and family that care for me. A girl that loves me and a buddy that expects me to stick by his side always."

He slammed his hand over the location of his heart, proudly showing the mark of his guild. "I don't care what your problem is…but I am winning this fight and going home! Because I will always be there for my precious people!" and like that the dam broke.

-Ost: Fairy tail: lightning flame dragon roaring-

A golden light shinned from his guild mark as the golden aura of his Susano'o burst forth from the mark, encompassing his form and empowering him with its strength. The ribcage of his might defense formed itself around him. The skeletal arms pulled themselves together and went to the ribcages side. But it didn't stop there.

Naruto roared as the golden aura expanded, increasing in size and density. The golden ribcage expanded and increased in length and width. From the top of the ethereal ribcage formed a skull with ghostly white eyes that radiated like the sun, shoulders emerged from the sides of the ribcage and connected to the skeletal arms of the storm god. A helmet that resembled a crown with three swords pointed up enveloped the skull of the ethereal being. Muscles overlapped the bones of the ethereal arms and strengthened them. A golden sphere with the blazing sun that was in Naruto's eyes emblazed upon it burst into existence, and attached itself to the right arm of the radiant guardian.

In the center of it all, stood Naruto. His fist clenched as he showed the mark of his guild to his opponent. "This is my pride, my honor, and my conviction laid bare. Call me trash, bring me down to the ground, cut off my limbs, it won't matter! No matter what you do I will always stand up! So bring it! Before me, you will fail!" he roared out as the golden light of his Susano'o radiated in response to his declaration.

Black flame markings crawled over Kimimaro's skin as he stared down the golden giant before him. "If that is what you believe then so be it…like the others before you…" the markings upon his skin shifted. They enlarged and connected to one another. And then the shifting stopped, leaving behind a no longer pale skinned Kaguya, but a grey skinned monster. Bursting from his back were two flesh like bat wings. Dark power radiated from his person, pulsating down to the large bone drill that encased his arm. The indentions of the drill were lit ablaze by a sinister purple flame, a contrast to the golden warrior opposite of him.

"…You will fall."

And then Kimimaro rushed forward as the drill began to spin. Becoming a veritable spire of death as he surged onward to the golden warrior. Naruto, again prepared to defend himself with his mighty Susano'o. The golden guardian placed its shield in front of Naruto in defense of its master.

"Maia Cascadence!/Aegis Shield!"

Pure light and tainted darkness. Opposite elements in both composition, and nature. It is impossible to use the two in tandem. They are oil and water in that regard. Volatile when exposed to one another, and the complete antithesis of the other. But when the two of them are forced to be exposed to one another at a close distance, by different entities embodying their respective characteristics…leads to a very dangerous situation.

Around the two mages was a swirling sphere composed of light and dark magic. Black and white clashing together as they obscured the sight inside of the sphere they orbited. The magical pressure was too much, the ceiling of the train station finally gave in, and collapsed entirely. The tornado was no longer swirling around the ruined train station. The walls of the once impressive structure were now nothing but rubble.

The entire battle arena was laid bare to the eyes of the world. The destruction wrought, the damage done, and the swirling sphere of light and dark power in the dead center of it all. But inside the sphere was an entirely different sight when compared to the outside.

The bone drill that Kimimaro had used shattered upon making contact with its opposite element, and the golden Susano'o as well as the shield is held was completely obliterated alongside Kimimaro's attack. Leaving behind the two combatants to their fists. Both of them representing their respective elements. Kimimaro of the moon was engulfed in an aura of darkness as he pushed against his afversary, while Naruto, radiating a powerful golden light, fought back against the Kaguya inside the sphere.

Fighting for dominance, the two of them pushed each other back. Naruto's hands clasping Kimimaro's fists as he snarled into his face. Their feet digging into the stone floor beneath them as they again fought for dominance. Eventually the two of them eased back and jumped away from each other, before they charged at each other one last time.

Their fists met one another at the very center of the arena. Teeth clenched as they put the very last of their strength into their respective attack. But the clashing energies were too volatile. The constant back and forth had created an instability between two very different elements. It was too much. From the final clash of their fists erupted an explosion that sent the two of them flying into opposite directions.

The sphere of light and dark magic exploded in a brilliant flash of silver and gold light. A terrifying explosion rocked the area, and caused the entire town to shake. From the very epicenter of it all two figures were sent flying. Both of them slammed into a slab of rock, creating spider-web cracks as their bodies were spread apart from the impact.

And that was how the magic duel ended. With neither a winner, or a loser. But a tie between the two S-class mages. Such was the birth of the legandary rivalry between Naruto Dreyer and Kimimaro Kaguya. The mages of the Inferno and Gigaroth respectively.

-Ost end-

Standing just outside the ruined train station was none other than the figure known as Kageyama Nara. Who gazed at the unconscious fighters while unleashing a breath he held in his lungs. He rubbed his forehead to wipe off the perspiration that was falling from it as he looked at the ruined grounds around him.

"Holy shit…I was right. This day is troublesome. I…I need to report about this…S-class mages really are on par with S-class shinobi…"

And with the wind, the shadow clone of Kageyama ceased to exist in a puff of smoke. Alerting its creator to the sights it had just witnessed.


Omake: a bizarre turn of events. Cue Ost: youtube: slam proud.

Naruto slowly stood up from the rubble around him. His armor was completely shredded, his jacket ripped to pieces, exposing his powerful abs and chest that could shatter steel simply by being pressed to it.

Across from him Kimimaro was the same, his clothing ruined and pulverized into nothingness. He too was shirtless, exposing his lithe and muscular figure that would have da women orgasm on sight. The man simply craned his neck left and right, popping his bones as he slowly walked over to his adversary.

Naruto breathed in and out as he popped his knuckles. Eyes narrowing as he fixed his gaze to Kimimaro.

"It ain't over…" he began.

"…Till it's over!" Kimimaro finished.

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!"

"MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!"


I have discovered jojo…and I can't stop watching stardust crusaders. MAGICIAN RED!

Goddamn…that really escalated. I kinda just wrote down what I had in mind (the missile chase, the first clash of techniques, the Susano'o being rammed through), but then I got to the whole transformation bit…and completely winged the thing. The end result? An over 5000 word long fight scene.

But holy shit if it isn't awesome in my eyes.

I can proudly say that this is my first battle scene. Certainly not the first fight scene, but definantly the first battle scene.

I have always found the dead bone pulse to be one of the most creative, and promising bloodlines in Naruto. The ability to manipulate/harden/regrow ones skeleton and mold it into a weapon of lethal ability. A powerful offensive and devastating defense. And Kishimoto never made good use of it.

The worst part is the fact that the Kaguya and Hyuga clans are Descendants of Hamura Oostusuki. The brother of the sage of six paths. One of the twins birthed by motherfucking Kaguya, the rabbit goddess and the mother of all chakra. The Kaguya were the 'strong body' to the Hyuga's 'powerful eyes'.

And kishimoto never did anything with that. Near the beginning of the series it was established that the Hyuga and the Uchiha were rivals, and pretty much equals. The Uchiha had the mangekyo shar(hax)ingon and could potentially unlock the Rinnegan, while the hyuga could potentially unlock the tenseigan.

He never did anything remotely interesting with the Hyuga or the Kaguya. It was all about the Uchiha with a side of the Senju. And that fucking pisses me off. So much wasted potential…so much.

As such, I decided that I would do the dead bone pulse justice. And make it into an epic as all hell magic in this. Yes Kimimaro is a mage, yes he has the curse mark, and yes, he fucking did Shinra Tensei. Why does he have Rinnegan abilities? Why does he have the curse seal of heaven when he's not even working under Orochimaru? Why does he even have the curse seal at all? Those are questions that will be answered at another time.

Gigaroth acts like Kimimaro's version of Susano'o in case you people are wondering. He's more versatile than Naruto, but he lacks the raw power that he does. I honestly hope I got his character down pat while making him slightly different from his canon version. I always wondered what he would be like if his loyalty was only to himself instead of whoever picked him up and gave him purpose. This is my take on him if that was the case.

I'm going for a Naruto/Sasuke rivalry dynamic, were they pretty much hate each other's guts and try to one up the other. While also taking cues from the Geo/Solo rivalry in megaman starforce. In that one, the two have opposite philosophies, and their fights (especially the extra ones that you can do once you either get 100% or do the extra story) are always some of the most brutal beat downs in the games. Their ideologies clash, and when their paths cross they will fight. Geo may be reluctant to fight the Mu survivor, but he will throw down with him if he has to.

That's what I want to go for in the Naruto/Kimimaro rivalry. Equals who hate each other, have opposing ideologies, and teeth clenching respect for one another's power. Yes, the rivalry between Naruto and Sasuke devolved into a 'come back and let me save you!' thing, but it wasn't that before shippuden. Naruto may have empathized with Sasuke, considered him a friend…but he still hated his guts. And Sasuke was the same on his end. When shippuden started he had moved on from being friends with the jinchuriki, and focused entirely on his goals. While Naruto devolved into a desperate boy trying to hang onto the one person that he could empathize with while growing up.

Naruto's character devolved and Sasuke's became stagnant. Such is the woes of Kishimotos writing ability. I will not allow that to happen in my story. Kimimaro will eventually end up questioning his philosophy and have an existential crisis, the two of them will have that eventual team-up (already have it planned out!), and the two of them will continue to have brutal slam jams against each other that push them to their limits.

Their fights will always be long, brutal, epic, and destructive. Spoilers right now guys, but think Planetary devastation. Naruto vs Pain levels of awesome.

Now onto Kimimaro's magic, the power of Gigaroth. Gigaroth is the final boss of Castlevania dawn of sorrow. He is in essence, an agglomeration of a bunch of demonic souls compounded together into a giant skeletal abomination that is nothing but a mindless monster, and goes down like a bitch when you have the Claim Solias.

Then again, everything dies before the Claim Solias.

Gigaroth is a magic unique to Kimimaro due to the combination of magic and chakra running through him in tandem, amplifying his bloodline abilities to the point it becomes something else. Case in point, ripping his own skeleton out of his body, modifying it again and again, and warping it into a reptile like suit of armor that protects him from ludicrous amounts of damage. All the while keeping his organs in place as well as his bodies composition.

If Kimimaro can rip out his goddamn spine and use it as a weapon, then he can do that with a crapton of magic power. And that's what Gigaroth is, a magic enhanced Dead Bone Pulse. Just like how Inferno is Naruto's go-to offensive magic, Gigaroth is Kimimaro's. The difference being that Gigaroth is kinda like Susano'o in that it can also protect its user.

Nature energy is Eterano in this story people. And the sage of six path's power is deeply involved in magic. After all, he is a sage. More will be explained later when I have done enough prolonging.

Yes, Kageyama is a Nara in this story. An undercover shinobi posing as a mage if you couldn't tell already. His mission being a secret between him, and his Hokage.

This isn't the end of the Lullaby arc. I still have one more fight to write before we cut to Natsu after he lays the smack down on Erigor.

And the final thing that I should mention is that in this story Naruto tends to become focused when he fights seriously. The hyper-focus kind of focus.

Next Chapter: A song of Ice and shadows.

AND THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE!

CUE THE AIRHORNS!

Ah…fuck it. Butfuck it. Cue the smooth ja-

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