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Naruto: Fairy Tail Chronicles
Chapter7: The Tower Part 1
Earthland: Tower of Heaven / Throne Room
"So they failed," mused a man with blue hair and a tattoo across his right eye. "It appears that we have a wild card in play at the moment."
"Jellal-sama; let us quickly capture Erza and hold the ceremony. This is no longer the time to be playing around," spoke the dark-haired man.
"In that case, why don't you go yourself? Vivaldus," Jellal suggested.
"Are you sure?" Vivaldus asked.
"They are no doubt on their way here as we speak," Jellal smirked and rearranged one of the pieces on his chess board. "And they have finished their turn, have they not?"
Earthland: Tower of Heaven / Courtyard
"That's a lot of guards," Gray commented as they hid behind some rocks on the shoreline.
"Who cares? Let's plough through them," Natsu suggested.
"For once I agree with him," Gray nodded.
"Jellal is in that tower," Erza said clearly. "Let's go and say hello," she jumped out of cover a moment later as her body glowed. "Kansō: Tenrin no Yoroi," she dashed forward as dozens of swords materialized in the air around her.
"Intruder!" one of the guards yelled when the spotted her. "Sound the alarm!"
"Tenrin: Sākururen Sōdo!" Erza exclaimed as she jumped into the air and spin the swords round her faster than the eye could see. A second later the circle of metal that was created lashed out and decimated the dozen guards in front of her.
'Her skills are impressive,' Itachi thought as he watched her move to reengage the enemy. 'I can see why Naruto-kun is interested in her even if he hasn't realized it yet. Not to mention she looks like teenage Kushina-sama...'
"Karyū no Tekken!" Natsu exclaimed as his fist ignited in flames and he ran through anyone that challenged him.
"Kōri no Zōkei Mahō: Hanma!" Gray called out as dozens of ice spikes shot out of the air and
"Mizu no Mahō: Wōtā Suraisā!" Juvia soon followed with a blade of water which cut through the last of the guards.
"That was way too easy," Erza commented.
"Hn," Itachi nodded in agreement. "The enemy probably knows were here now and they'll be coming shortly."
"...Erza," Lucy spoke up. "Who is Jellal?" when she didn't receive and answer she continued. "If you don't want to tell us, that's fine...those guys said they were your former comrades...but we're your friends now. And we'll always be here for you no matter what happens."
"This is personal for you, I get that," Gray added. "We're still going to help; even for you, it's okay to be scared once in awhile."
"...I'm sorry," Erza said finally as she re-quipped her normal armour.
"There they are!" a new voice called from entrance to the tower. "Get them!"
"Here they come again," Gray gritted out.
"They never learn," Natsu nodded.
"Kuchiyose: Yatai Kuzushi no Jutsu!" a new familiar voice exclaimed from above. Suddenly a massive green toad crushed them beneath its weight seemingly appearing from nowhere as a blur of red and black dropped down in front of them. "Thanks for the lift Gamahiro," the figure spoke as he stood up with his back to them.
"Anytime Naruto-kun," the massive toad nodded and disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"Is that..." Gray trailed off as the newcomer turned.
"Welcome back Naruto-kun," Itachi greeted.
"Sorry I'm late," Naruto turned towards them with one eye that of the Sharingan and the other gold in colour with the pupil now a horizontal slit. There were orange rings around his eyes and he now sported a red trench coat with black flames emblazed on the bottom of it. "A black cat crossed my path so I had to take the long way."
"Naruto..." Erza trailed off. 'He's back...he's really back...but...he's different now. That aura of his is calming and...is that magic power he has now? He didn't have that when he left but now I can feel it; that is definitely magic power he's using now.'
From what she was able to understand his 'chakra' as he called it was a mixture of mental and physical energies within the human body. Magic used spiritual energy from the user's soul, not their body like chakra did and so was an entirely different power. From what she felt now, Naruto was clearly using magic power but it didn't seem to be originating from his soul like what she was accustomed to.
It almost felt like he had somehow drawn it into his body from the spirit of Earthland itself and had become one with it. She had heard the tales from her Guild-mates and even Master Makarov of how even the world itself was alive but she had never truly believed it. She'd heard of some people trying to harness the power of nature itself and some had even partially succeeded.
The forbidden spell of mass destruction called Eisei Mahōjin: Ēterion was said to be powered by the magic of Earthland itself even though only the Magic Council had the sheer skill needed to control such a spell from destroying the whole world while in use. But she had never heard it ever augmenting a human body before and she had thought it was impossible to control such a dangerous power, until now that is.
"I heard you had a bit of a run in with your old friends," Naruto smiled at her as they entered the tower. "And I heard you were heading to confront some guy you used to know."
"...Over ten years ago, a cult that worshiped black magic wanted to construct a tower to use a magic that could raise the dead," Erza started.
"Raise the dead?" Lucy asked surprised.
"It sounds like Orochimaru would have loved it here," Naruto mused as he released the natural energy within him, returning his right eye to its natural blue colour.
"Indeed," Itachi nodded knowing the Snake Sannin's research into resurrection jutsu.
"The project wouldn't have been condoned by the government or the Magic Council, so they captured slaves from all over the world to build the tower," Erza continued. "When I was little, I was one of those captured and taken here..."
"Y-you were a slave?" Naruto stammered in surprise.
"...That was where I met Jellal," Erza explained. "After a failed escape attempt I was taken down to isolation and tortured. They...they ripped out my right eye," her words shocked them all.
"B-but you have both your eyes," Lucy spoke up.
"Porlyusica created a new one for me," Erza responded. "Jellal came to rescue me but he was captured and was taken in my place. Later, after I had been returned to my cell with the rest of the prisoners I just started attacking the guards. I rallied the prisoners to me and we all revolted against them. We stood up for our freedom, and to save Jellal. At that time, Jellal was our leader, our hero with a great sense of justice. He was also my idol," she admitted. "But with the time that passed, Jellal had changed."
"What happened?" Naruto asked knowing that things weren't going to be happily ever after.
"If someone can be called evil...I'd call him that," Erza answered. "That was the day I learned magic...the enemy mages had finally come onto the battlefield and they struck down...my old master."
'Her old master?' Naruto thought as he remembered his own now deceased masters.
"He took a spell aimed at me and was killed," Erza explained. "My magic awakened then and there. With that power I killed the mages who killed him and led the slaves out towards the boats on the shore. After I was sure they would make it I turned around and headed back inside the tower in order to find Jellal...I found him alright."
"Let me guess," Naruto stopped her. "You were too late."
"Yes," Erza replied harshly. "He was...insane...he said that he wanted to resurrect 'Zeref' now...he almost killed me but decided it was better to exile me instead. He said if I breathed a word of what was happening here to anyone, that he would kill my friends. I woke up on a beach the next day and just...cried for...what felt like an eternity."
"Erza..." Naruto said as he reached out a hand to her.
"I..." the redhead said as a single tear fell from her left eye. "...I am going to fight Jellal."
"Hold on Erza," Gray spoke up. "That 'Zeref' you just mentioned..."
"Ah...he's called the most brutal and cruel Dark Mage in the history of the Magic World," Erza explained.
"Indeed," Lucy mused. "The monster summoned by Lullaby was created from Zeref."
"Not only that, I'm afraid Deliora could have been another such part of Zeref," Erza added. "Zeref has the power to create these terrifying monsters with little effort."
"That's the Zeref that Jellal plans to revive?" Lucy asked with mounting worry.
"I'm not sure what his motive is," Erza bowed her head in shame. "According to Jell—my old comrade, when Zeref is revived they would become the rulers of the world."
"World domination?" Itachi mused thinking back on his days in the Akatsuki. "It sounds familiar."
"I don't know what Jellal has been filling their heads with since I escaped the Tower of Heaven but I did abandon everyone for eight years," Erza continued. "I...betrayed them."
"Bullshit," Naruto declared. "This guy goes insane and threatens to kill all your old friends so you don't talk. Now he can't touch them and we're going to kick his ass here and now."
"I'm with Naruto on this one," Natsu agreed. "We're in this until the end."
"Hn," Itachi nodded.
"What are we waiting for?" Gray asked. "An engraved invitation?"
"Welcome everyone," spoke dozens of mouths that formed on the walls around them to their surprise.
"What's with these mouths?" Gray asked surprised.
"They're...talking," Juvia said confused.
"Jellal must have set this up so he could be heard in every corner of the tower," Erza mused.
"His words are transmitting through the mouths?" Lucy asked with a shiver of disgust.
"I am Jellal, the one who controls this tower. All the pieces on both sides have been placed," the voice spoke. "It is about time to being the paradise game."
"A game?" Natsu inquired.
"The rules are simple," Jellal explained. "I will use Erza as my sacrifice in a ceremony that will resurrect Zeref."
"Who's he kidding?" Gray sneered back.
"Like we're going to let something like that happen," Naruto growled out. 'Sacrifice...human sacrifice...no one deserves that fate.'
"That is to say, if I open the gates to heaven, then I win. If, you are able to prevent this, then you are the winners. But, to make the game more interesting, I have three players here," Jellal continued.
"Three players," Itachi mused.
"You must get passed them to reach me," Jellal declared. "Thus this is a seven-on-three battle; lastly there is a special rule in play. The Magic Council might attack using the Eisei Mahōjin: Ēterion; it's a verydestructive magic capable of annihilating everything."
'A weapon capable of destroying the entire island in one blast?' Naruto thought in surprise.
He knew that the Biju could do such a thing and there were certain Kinjutsu which could cause destruction on such a scale but this sounded like something else entirely. This wasn't a jutsu which you hit an enemy with and watch as it tears them apart. This was a long-range weapon of mass destruction designed solely to wipe the enemy from the face of existence. Such a weapon should only ever be used as a deterrent for war or at the worst; a last resort and that seemed to be the case here.
"It is unknown how much time remains," Jellal continued. "But when Ēterion hits, everyone here will die, there will be no winner. Hence, game over."
"W-what is Jellal thinking?" Lucy stammered. "He might be killed too, and he calls it a game."
"Ēterion...from the council? That's—that's impossible, because they would need a majority vote to give such an order," Erza reasoned.
"That's it...enjoy the game," Jellal concluded and the mouths disappeared.
"He must have some kind of escape plan," Naruto suggested.
"Agreed," Itachi nodded. "Either that or he has something planned for when Ēterion fires."
"...Alright then," Erza started. "Lucy and Juvia, you two head through the door on the right," she ordered as she gestured towards the doors. "Natsu and Gray, you two take the door on the left. Naruto and Itachi, you both climb up the tower from the outside. I'll take the main stairwell...let's all meet up in the throne room."
"Let's go," Natsu said with a grin.
Earthland: Tower of Heaven / East Wing Hallway
"Rasengan!" Naruto exclaimed as he blew open the outer wall of the tower half a hundred feet up.
"Guards," Itachi said as dozens of guards took notice and charged towards the two shinobi-turned-mages.
"These guys are a real pain," Naruto groaned and formed a familiar hand-seal. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" he called out as ten clones popped into existence at his side and charged at the attacking guardsmen.
"There are just two of them! Stop them already!" the captain of the guardsmen yelled only to freeze and fall to the floor unconscious.
"Genjutsu?" Naruto asked his 'partner' beside him.
"Hn," Itachi responded.
"Impressive," a new female voice commented as a woman with pink hair dressed in white robes and wielding a sheathed katana appeared in front of them. "I am called Ikaruga...greetings."
"...Oh shit," Naruto muttered. "Another Sakura-chan."
"Excuse me?" Ikaruga asked curious.
"Never mind," Naruto shook it off. "Listen, you wouldn't mind just stepping aside, would you?"
"I'm afraid not," Ikaruga replied amused.
"...I didn't think so," Naruto sighed. "Itachi, you go on ahead...I'll catch up in a minute."
"...Are you sure?" Itachi asked.
"Yeah," Naruto nodded. "Besides, Erza is probably already up there."
"...Very well," Itachi conceded and burst into dozens of black crows.
Naruto sighed as he recalled his previous battle with the elder Uchiha brother and shook his head at the thought. Despite everything that had happened, Itachi was the sole link he had to his old world other than the toads but since they weren't technically from the Shinobi World, it was different where Itachi was concerned.
Itachi was many things but a madman with a need to prove himself by killing his family, he most certainly was not. His powers were almost ungodly and he seemed to use them wisely. He was quiet most of the time and kind of reminded him of both Sasuke before he left and Shino. He could be trusted...for now at least...this guy did kill his entire family after all. Still...there was something wrong with that story when compared to the Itachi that had fought him and now fought alongside him and his new friends.
He'd worry about it later...
"Alright then," Naruto sighed again and stood completely still. "Let's go wild," he said as orange rings formed around his eyes, his right pupil elongated into a horizontal slit and his right eye turned yellow. "Senjutsu: Sennin Modo."
"What strange eyes..." Ikaruga mused.
"Fuin: Kai," Naruto spoke as he unsealed a dozen shuriken from a scroll that had appeared in his hand. The shuriken sailed towards Ikaruga only for her to unsheathe her sword and deflect the dozen shuriken.
"There is nothing under the sun that I cannot slice," Ikaruga proclaimed and slashed one last time, this time striking at Naruto directly.
Naruto brought his hands up and a kunai slipped into his grasp. "Futon: Hein!" he exclaimed as his wind chakra coated the blade. "You're good," he commented as the two blades connected and Naruto pulled back. "But I'm better," he said as he lunged forward and threw out a punch with his free hand. 'Kawazu Kumite!'
"Oh?" Ikaruga asked amused as she dodged the punch effortlessly only to feel a solid hit to the side of her face, sending her crashing back into the far wall. "W-what was that?" she stammered in surprise.
'She's insanely fast,' Naruto thought as he narrowed his eyes. 'If I wasn't in Sage Mode and using the Sharingan, she would have sliced right through me and I wouldn't have been able to do a damn thing about it. That sword of hers is something else too; my wind-enhanced kunai could barely hold itself together when we clashed.'
"That was my way of greeting," Ikaruga said as she stood up completely recovered. "I am no mere passerby on the road."
"I don't care," Naruto said back and formed a familiar hand-seal. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" he exclaimed as three clones popped into existence beside him and charged.
"Here I come," Ikaruga spoke as she readied her sword. "Yasha Senku," it came out as a whisper and a second later she made one slash with her sword. Suddenly all three clones were wiped out and were soon followed by a gust of wind.
'Her speed with that sword of hers is unreal,' Naruto thought as his Sharingan spun wildly. 'Well I guess I have to even the playing field,' suddenly his Sharingan shifted into its Mangekyo form and he focussed on her sword. "Kamui," he whispered as space and time distorted where she held her sword.
"What the-" Ikaruga said and jumped away from the spiralling vortex. "I won't fall for your tricks," she said as she landed a few yards back.
"Senpo: Rasenrengan!" Naruto exclaimed as he appeared from above with two spiralling chakra spheres in hand.
'Is that pure magic?' Ikaruga asked in thought as she narrowly evaded the attack. The twin orbs of energy struck the ground and exploded in a blast of smoke and dust s she skidded to a halt just outside of the smoke cloud. 'I can't see anything...don't tell me he planned to use this as a smokescreen?' she narrowed her eyes in anger at the thought. "Karura-en!" she bellowed as she unleashed a blast of fire from her blade with one single slash, blowing away out the smoke and leaving a trail of destruction through the hall.
'She's too good,' Naruto thought as the smoke cleared. 'It looks like I can't afford to hold back,' he sighed and formed a hand-seal. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu," two clones instantly popped into existence at his side and started charging a familiar blue chakra sphere in his hand.
"Another magic ball? No matter what weapon you wield, it cannot stand up to my blade...surrender," Ikaruga spoke clearly.
"...This isn't meant to break your sword," Naruto explained as white wind blades formed around the chakra ball and a bell-like screech filled the air. "It's just meant to defeat you!" he yelled as he lunged at her.
"Foolish," Ikaruga said as she readied her sword.
"Futon: Rasengan!" Naruto exclaimed as the spiralling chakra sphere connected with Ikaruga's sword. Her eyes widened as the energy ball drilled into her blade and broke through. She was blown back upon contact with the chakra sphere and slammed into the far wall with an echoing explosion. He looked where his opponent had crashed. She sat motionless against the dented wall breathing heavily but she was clearly still alive. "We're done here," he said and turned away.
"W-wait-" she stammered as she looked up. 'You...who are...you...' Ikaruga thought as she slipped into unconsciousness.
'Now...I need to find Erza and Itachi,' Naruto thought as he turned and dashed down the darkened corridor.
Author's Notes:
Naruto returns after completing his Senjutsu training and defeats Ikaruga. The other fights are still canon so I won't be rewriting them however the next chapter will feature noticeable differences concerning Jellal and the ending of this story arc. According to Kabuto; Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara are stronger than all five Kages of the current generation combined. I think it's pretty clear that Naruto, Sasuke and Tobi are at their level in canon so when I compare it to Fairy Tail I think that's the level that Makarov and Gildarts stands at.
Now that Naruto has completed his Senjutsu training I think he's about as strong as Itachi, Mystogan and Laxus without the Kyuubi's chakra now. Since he has Kakashi's Mangekyo Sharingan and Jiraiya's Senjutsu that should make him strong enough to fight in the big leagues without always falling back on Kurama like he's done until now in this story.
I'm actually wondering where a full on Demon Mirajane stands in the ranks of both Fairy Tail and Naruto canon. I've seen her fight, she's a fucking awesome female fighter—second only to Erza in her Fairy Armour—and I think she could easily face down Naruto in his version two demon fox cloak. She could probably take on Itachi and win if she really cut loose with her magic blasts too. I'm just wondering who would be classed as in the same league as her (besides Erza) because I'm drawing a blank here.
Translation
Kuchiyose: Yatai Kuzushi no Jutsu = Summoning: Food Cart Destroyer Technique
Futon: Rasengan = Wind Release: Spiralling Sphere
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu = Shadow Clone Technique
Senjutsu: Sennin Modo = Sage Technique: Sage Mode
Senpo: Rasenrengan = Sage Art: Spiralling Serial Spheres
Fuin: Kai = Seal: Release
Futon: Hein = Wind Release: Flying Swallow
Kawazu Kumite = Frog Kata
Kamui = Might of the Gods
Kansō: Tenrin no Yoroi = Express Equipmentary: The Heaven's Wheel Armor
Tenrin: Sākururen Sōdo = Circle Sword
Karyū no Tekken = Fire Dragon's Iron Fist
Kōri no Zōkei Mahō: Hanma = Ice-Make: Hammer
Mizu no Mahō: Wōtā Suraisā = Water Magic: Water Slicer
Eisei Mahōjin: Ēterion = Satellite Square: Etherion
Yasha Senku = Yasha's Empty Flash
Karura-en = Garuda Flame
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