Holy crap it's been a while. This is the kind of story I only write for once in a blue moon I'll admit but that just means that when I finally do get around to putting out a chapter that people are just that much more excited to read it. Enjoy
Kisame sat in a booth at a dingy little pub in the sketchy part of Oshibana town. Nobody messed with him or gave him any grief, being a six foot shark man with blue skin tended to earn you a good amount of breathing room from the casual riffraff. At the moment he was shuffling through a stack of wanted posters, looking for a good opponent for his apprentice.
It had been two years since he and Kasai started traveling together, and in that time they had earned quite a reputation among the criminal underworld as first class bounty hunters. Kisame would usually let Kasai take on the enemies and only ever stepped in if it was clear the girl couldn't handle her opponent. In the past two years the girl had made immense progress in her magic and combat skill, easily ranking as an A-rank mage in skill, this was made even more impressive by her young age of only fourteen.
Kisame himself had been made several offers from mercenary, mage, and dark guilds to be a high ranking member in them. He was even offered a high ranking position in the military but turned it down. He had earned himself the nickname 'The Bloody Mist' do to his frequency of using his hidden mist technique.
Just as he had settled upon a bounty to go after the door to the pub burst open and in walked Kasai who had a happy smile across her face. Her hair was long reaching down past her shoulders. She wore an open hooded Akatsuki robe with the hood down, that she had made with some of her cut of the money they earned from bounties, she got it mainly because she wanted to be like her teacher. Under the robe she a black and red skirt with a matching blouse, her skirt reached down to just above her knees and on her feet were a pair of black leather boots that reached up to mid calf.
Almost everyone in the bar turned and gave her questioning looks before she headed to Kisame's booth and sat down across from him. "I turned in the bounty Papa." She said happily and pulled out a large stack of cash and handed it to Kisame who accepted it with a grin. "I already took my cut out of it. So have you picked our next target?" She asked happily. After spending a few weeks with Kisame Kasai had begun to open up to him more, now two years later she trusted him absolutely and saw him as not only her savior, father figure, and teacher, but also as her greatest and only friend. Her attitude had also taken a turn as she became noticeably more cheery and happy compared to how she originally was.
Likewise Kisame trusted Kasai completely as well. The girl had kept her promise and in the whole two years that they had been traveling together she had never once lied to him. Kisame saw her as like a daughter to him and as such trusted her with his deepest secrets, namely his true origins and the fact that he was from another world all together. There were know secrets between them. "Yes actually, I choose one that should prove to be a challenge for you." He said handing her the wanted poster, unlike some he had this one was brand new and freshly printed, this meant that the bounty had only just been placed recently.
Kasai read over the poster. "Natsu the Salamander, wanted for kidnapping and human trafficking, bounty is 100,000 jewel." Kasai's smile dropped slightly, she held a personal grudge against anyone who took part in the slave trade. "Do we have any leads?" She asked her sensei.
"Yes, if I remember correctly, I believe that the Salamander is a fire mage just like you who works for the Fairy Tail mages guild. I've heard his name thrown around do to the massive amount of property damage he has a tendency of causing. It's odd the a legal guild like Fairy Tail would allow a slaver in their ranks, but thats besides the point. We're taking the next train to Magnolia." Kasai nodded and the two stood and walked out of the pub.
The next day
Kisame sat aboard the train as it pulled into the station, on his head was a kata hat with tassels much like the kind he and Itachi use to wear. Propped up next to him was his new sword, Void Fangs. It was a Nodachi of five and a half feet in length with two identical blades running parallel to each other. He had the blades specially enchanted so that they nullify any magic energy it comes into contact with and stores a portion of it so that it can be released in a powerful back back towards his enemy. Unlike Samehada this sword wasn't alive and thus couldn't betray him like it did.
As the train pulled into the station Kisame stood from his seat and replaced the sword onto his back before turning to Kasai who was still asleep with her head against the wall, he grinned before nudging her foot with his causing her to stir. "We're here." He said as the girl yawned and stood up stretching. "Better wake up quickly, don't want you to doze off in combat." He chuckled as the girl smile and popped several of her joints and threw up her hood.
When on the job the two preferred to keep their appearances obscured so that if they want to remain anonymous all they need to do is remove their cloaks sense thats the only real noticeable about them.
The two exited the train and began walking towards the town main market place where they purchased some food, afterwards the made their way towards the Fairy tail guild hall. Kisame had done more than just teach Kasai how to control her magic and how to fight over the past two years, he also taught her many of the methods of a shinobi. This included reconnaissance, infiltration, stealth, and information gathering.
The two scoped out the entire outside of the guild hall and planned out several escape routes for if the job went south, they were always prepared when they went on a mission. "How will we go about this?" Kasai asked her teacher as they were making their final preparations.
"Fairy Tail is a very famous and well known legal guild. Our best bet will be to walk in through the front door and openly state our business and intentions. If the guild as a whole attempts to stop us than we can retreat and report this to the Magic Council and their guild will be listed as a dark guild, then they would be a Rune Knight issue. Best case scenario is that they hand him over without a fuss, though based off his file I'm sure that the target will attempt to fight." He explained to the girl who nodded in agreement.
"Lets go." She said as the two approached the entrance of the guild.
Kisame lead them to the main doors where he pushed both open at once and entered the bustling guild hall. The place was filled with activity, however much of it slowed down as the pair of robed people entered the guild. The two stopped after about ten feet into the guild and saw a white haired barmaid approaching them.
"Hello there, can I help you with anything?" She asked in a happy tone.
Kisame was the one to reply. "Where is Natsu the Salamander?" He asked loudly and clearly.
The white haired woman looked like she was about to reply when she was beat to the punch. "I'm right here, whose askin?" A slightly irritated sounding voice replied from across the room. Kisame looked and saw the Pink hair boy sitting at a table with an armored redhead, a shirtless teen, a blonde girl with a large set of breasts, and a blue cat.
Kisame grabbed the handle of his sword and prepared to draw it. "Natsu the Salamander, you are under arrest. You can either come with us willingly or by force." This came as a shock to almost everyone in the guild.
Natsu jumped on top of the table and lit his hands on fire. "I'd like to see you try pal!" He then rushed towards Kisame but was intercepted just before he reached him by Kasai whose hand was also on fire.
"Inferno magic, Scorched Fist!" Kasai shouted as she cocked back a fist that looked like it's was glowing red with heat and threw a punch that struck Natsu directly in the forehead. The pink haired boy staggered backwards a bit before regaining his bearings. Kasai was surprised by the fact that his face was't seriously burned, her Scorched Fist caused her hand to heat up to the temperature of molten steel, but Natsu didn't appear to be affected by the heat at all. "Inferno magic, Heatwave!" She shouted sending a large wave of red fire towards him.
"That won't work!" Natsu shouted as he let the fire wash over him before it quickly started being sucked up into his mouth surprising both Kasai and even Kisame to a point. "Now I'm fired up!" He shouted punching his fists together.
"So fire attacks won't work on him, switch to physical then." He advised his student who nodded before charging the pink haired boy. When she got close Natsu threw a punch that she sidestepped and countered by kneeing him in the side. The two then began to exchange blows, or rather Natsu would attempt to attack and Kasai would easily dodge and counter. This continued until Natsu surprised her by catching one of her punches and pulling her closer to him which allowed him to land a powerful head butt on her.
"Not so slippery anymore are you?!" He shouted as he kept a firm grip on her arm and the two began hammering each other with blows. Kasai was doing well in holding her own but it was clear that she wasn't going to win this match up. While she had the upper hand in both speed and technique, her opponent was clearly superior in both physical strength and endurance.
Kisame saw this and decided it was time he stepped in. He took a step forward and began to draw his blade when he saw a quick flash from beside him and dodged the swinging of a blade. He looked at his attacker and finished drawing his blade, the armored redhead from before was now pointing a sword at him. The shirtless teen also seemed to be preparing an attack and the blonde girl had pulled out a Celestial Key. After a few moments Kisame began to notice the other guild members begin preparing there magics as well.
He heard a grunt as Kasai was sent sliding on the ground and stopped near his feet, he glance at her and saw that she was panting and had bruises already forming on her face. She tried to get to her feet but clearly struggle with the act. "Kid, stay back. I'll handle this." He said to the girl as he began focusing his energy.
"ENOUGH!" A booming voice roared throughout the guild as everyone turned around to see a short old man with a less than pleased look on his face standing on the railing of the upper level. "What is the meaning of all this!?"
Cliff hanger! So Kasai uses a type of magic called inferno magic that will be explained further in depth in the future, but I wish to make it clear that she is NOT a slayer of any kind. At the moment she is indeed weaker than Natsu is, and this takes place a little before the Galuna Arc. I felt that Kisame needed a side kick and figured why not give him a student to fill that roll. Also I know we didn't get to see him fight at all in this chapter but don't worry, it will come. Kasai isn't the only one who got stronger over the two year time skip either by the way so look out. Anyway tell me what you all think in the reviews. LATER.