(AN) Here's chapter 10. So glad I crossed the 100 review mark. To be honest this chapter was sort of difficult for me to write on how Sasuke should interact with the guild as he is the kind of guy who doesn't socialize like at all.

As always thanks to Darkzero698, Devil's Darklight, Keampo, Katsu Shinshi, grither55, ROXAS, uchiha123, ZebraUchiha, sandwich master, GB108, dianadevungding, Lightningblade49, dimas_vaw, blacknredrose37, cristifilip372, Rain-XIX, Infinite_Zero9, Dark Jutten and guest reviewer. And thanks to those who put up with this fic even though it still has its issues.

I tried to type the fight in the previous chapter without trying to downplay either of the characters. I may have missed few points like some of you mentioned in the reviews and I got a few references thanks to Rain-XIX. I'll try to write better fights in the future as you may have noticed it, as of now I am still a novice writer. I am still trying to develop my writing skills. But that's no excuse. Hopefully it will get better.

(Hope you are satisfied with this explanation) Why did Sasuke struggle against such opponents when he should have just rocked the fight solo? He isn't the sort of guy to rush in the battle with out studying his opponents. Once hear me out. He didn't go all out against Chino in the recent episode. I mean to say he is the kind of guy who studies his opponent and analyzes them before making out his move(well not in that fight, duh. She was totally raped by him). He isn't the kind of guy to crush his opponents with brute force, at least the current Sasuke isn't. If he can win a fight by dodging a lot and using basic techniques, he does that instead of trying to use his Rinnegan and Susano'o at the get go and wipe his opponents.

The thing is crushing the opponents with brute force is possible with Naruto with his monster chakra.
Watching the Last battle of Sasuke vs Naruto; or Sasuke vs Deidara and Naruto vs Kakuzu, we can observe that Sasuke has many moves and analyzes the situation well, while Naruto crude strength and creative thinking. Just trying to plan out Sasuke that way, analyzing and speed catching his enemies off guard multiple times. Take out his stopper of not killing anyone, he will win any battle instantly in many other anime verses.

You will see the clear difference once the GMG arc starts with him participating it and when the dragons emerge. Just have some patience with me.

Did the time skip already occur or was Erza stuck here during the 7 year stasis?

The time skip had already occurred. This chapter should make it clear. The infinity clock happened in tandem to Erza's adventure with Sasuke. FT were someow able to pull through without Erza.

I apologize in advance if there are any typos or grammar mistakes. I didn't have the time to go through the chapter. Took few references from Seeking answers.

Anyway, continuing on;

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Chapter 10: GMG?

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Magnolia city, Fairy tail Guild;

Erza heard a loud cry of her name as she gracefully landed on a table. She blinked her eyes to see few of her guild members stare at her in awe and the rest were... trembling? She looked back and realized the source of their concern as a freaking huge portal stood in the center of the guild. Levy was nearest one to her who was dropped back on her butt and a lot of books were around her. Probably, she was trying to figure out the scroll by the looks of it. She missed the guild a lot as tears clouded her vision.

Natsu had been the source of the cry. In the next minute, she was squeezed into a tight hug by team Natsu with Natsu grinning widely. Happy landed on her head as Lucy hugged her from behind. Wendy caught her legs as Gray stood behind playing the cool guy even though he was tearing up to go and join the group. Erza opened her arms to Gray while she stroked Natsu's hair with her one hand. Gray found himself cuddled in the group the next minute.

"Glad you are back, Erza!" Natsu grinned wiping away few of his tears.

"I told you I wouldn't waste this life which you saved, remember?" she said as the group broke the hug.

Mira walked up to her and smiled. "It really is good to have you back, Erza!"

"Levy, you are a genius!" Natsu said as he helped the petite girl up. "Just after we saved Lucy from the Infinity Clock, you brought back Erza!" he said crushing the little girl in his arms as Gajeel separated them with a scowl on his face. "You are crushing her, idiot."

"But I didn't do anything yet..." Levy protested as the guild grew silent.

Erza pushing Elfman away for a minute, walked up to Levy. "She is right. I found my way here with help of few friends." she said as the entire guild was shocked.

"You mean to say you were teleported to a different dimension?" she heard a grumpy voice near the bar. Master Makarov whom she considered as her parent, was sitting on a stool. He had a mug of beer in his hand.

"It's good to be back, Master!"

"I am glad that you are safe." Makarov said, thanking god that nothing happened to his child. "I expect a full report on the world you have just arrived from." he said as Erza nodded. She was beginning to lose herself in the feeling of a family again. No matter how comfortable she felt at the Shinobi world, it was never home to her. She felt... complete.

"Erza." she heard Cana and turned around to see her carrying a full barrel of alcohol under one of her arms.

"Glad to see you haven't changed."

"Yeah... welcome back, but what are we going to do about this?" she asked pointing behind her. The whole guild became silent again in a single day, something which was very rare. They were so rejoiced at having Erza back that they didn't bother about the Huge portal which still lay in the center of the guild.

How could she forget about something so important. She cursed under her breath as there was a possibility that curiosity would get the better of Natsu and he might land in that world. That's right, she could just close the scroll. Then the portal should disappear as well. As soon as she reached to the base of the portal to grab the scroll, her eyes widened as a familiar black cloak fluttered speeding past her and landing on a table in front of Cana. She gaped as her jaw hung down and turned back to see the Last living Uchiha land in an elegant pose in front of other guild members who were surprised.

"Well hello there, hottie.~" Cana greeted him as she whistled whereas the other guild members became alert.

"Sasuke?" Erza squeaked, eyes wide as she hurriedly closed the scroll. The portal disappeared just as she had predicted but this was no time to be relaxing. Why did the Uchiha come to her world? Or did he follow her all the way here? Maybe he remembered something he wanted to tell her?

He turned around after hearing her voice. There was that calm and cool gaze that apparently had her heart flutter at the moment. She thought she would never see it or him again, but here he was! Okay, maybe she was side tracking. She shook herself of those thoughts. "Erza?" he seemed confused as he turned around to see her gawking at him. He looked around to see many confused and alert stares directed at him. They all took a defensive stance.

Who could blame them after the recent adventure they had. A random guy dressed in all black while he had the palest of skins emerged from an unknown portal. If the man was any younger and maintained the same appearance, they would have undoubtedly mistaken him for the dark mage, Zeref. Plus, he really had an intimidating presence.

Erza, who had recovered from the shock, stood in front of Sasuke with her back facing him. She had her arms in a defensive stand as she stood in front of her other guild members.

"Erza, is there a reason you are defending this stranger. Do you know him?" Gray asked.

"I do know him. He was the one who actually helped me get back. He is-"

Sasuke cut Erza off much to her annoyance. "I am Sasuke. I was the one who helped her get back to her world." No, he wasn't going to let her introduce him as an Uchiha. He needed to do it on a grander stage to let his enemies know of his arrival, not at this ... cottage, maybe? To think Erza has come from such a rundown place... he could only hope that at least other places were a bit more developed than this.

"Hello, Sasuke," he heard a voice greet him but looked around to find nobody. Maybe he was just hallucinating.

"I am right here... maybe you should get off from the table."

He got down as instructed and was surprised to see an old man about the height of Ohnoki, the third Tsuchikage standing down.

"I am Makarov, the current master of this guild." Makarov said offering his hand for a handshake. Sasuke shook it after a moment but to his surprise found the grip of the old man, quite strong.

"By guild... you mean a gathering of Wizards?" Sasuke asked, testing his hypothesis of Erza being a wizard.

"Yes, you are right. This guild in particular is called Fairy tail." Makarov said motioning Sasuke to follow him. As he was about to follow Makarov to the outside, Erza caught him by his arm.

She came close to him and whispered. "Leave out the marriage part in your details, please." She forced out the last part. Sasuke would have considered it seriously if she would have said it to him normally. Only the case here was that she was glaring and trembling. Perhaps she had a reputation in the guild, so she didn't want others to know.

Sasuke stared at her blankly resisting the urge to smirk. "I'll try. But if he gets suspicious on my details, I am spitting everything out." So saying, he left the place following Makarov in tow.

The entire guild immediately crowded Erza again.

"Who is that hottie?" Cana was the first invade. Understandably.

"Are you two in a relationship?" Mira chirped in. Of course, how could she forget her guild's match maker.

"Can he use spells like us? I do not sense anything from him though." Gray added.

"Who is stronger among you two?" Gajeel asked.

"Is he a man?" Elfman yelled as others gave him a look.

"I don't care about the details, I just want to Fight him!" Natsu declared as Gray moved over to Natsu and said something to him as both head butted. Erza moved past others and banged their heads together.

"Stop fighting you two."

"Those two have been at it since you left, Erza-san. Finally some control is brought back." Lucy sighed in relief as Wendy nodded. Erza was crowded again by other members.

Lucy and Wendy pushed others back giving Erza some breathing space.

"Now, now... Let us not trouble Erza-san who has just returned. It's better if we ask Master or that young man himself." Lucy said as others frowned but stopped crowding Erza. Erza thanked Lucy and Wendy before the guild got busy again in its daily routine.

Outside the guild hall,

"Hmm... so you wish to form an alliance with us, huh?" Makarov asked as he stroked his mustache after having heard of how Sasuke met Erza and rescued her. Of course, Sasuke left out the Irene and August part.

"Yes... after being associated with Erza, I cannot help but feel that you all are good people." Sasuke spoke, shifting his weight as he stared at the old man who sat on a wooden stump.

Makarov sighed as he looked at the young man who stood beside him. "You said you wanted to travel this world, right?... you'll need an identification while you do so. How about you pass of as a wizard of Fairy tail?" he asked but didn't expect the young man to be happy about the offer. He probably thought Sasuke didn't want to be tied down to a place... judging by his awfully similar wardrobe choice with the ace of the Fairy Tail.

"Are you sure...? I am not even a wizard."

"You can always learn magic as long as you have the heart for it and a good teacher. You can learn it even after you join the guild. But something tells me that you aren't an ordinary person. I can feel something which isn't magical pressure but similar to it from you." he suggested as Sasuke had a weary look on his face. "I won't tell them about it if you don't want me to."

"I'd appreciate that."

"So, are you going to join?"

Sasuke bowed down to the surprised Makarov. "I'd be honored to join the same guild as her. I want to learn more about the guild that she considers so dear to her."

Makarov could pick out many meanings from the young man's words just now but stayed silent. He will probably tease him later after the young man made himself at home and got accustomed to the guild. But currently, other things needed to be done. He stood up as he held his arm and smiled warmly.

"Sasuke, Fairy tail welcomes you to the family!"

Sasuke stared at the old man as he briefly just reminded him of the third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi who always considered the entire village as his family. He let a small smile grace his lips as he took the old man's hand.

"The pleasure is mine."

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"We Legionnaires deeply apologize to you, Fairy tail." Byro spoke kneeling on his one knee. His subordinates repeating his action behind him as they knelt at the entrance of the door.

"In any case, the crisis is over. So, please raise your heads." Makarov said standing at the front with the other guild members behind him. The opposite group seemed relieved by it and stood up. "We fought... but let that be the water under the bridge. Let's start a fresh." Makarov said.

Byro placed his left arm over his heart and bent a little. "My gratitude knows no bounds."

Makarov shook hands with Byro."So, lets start the PARTY." Makarov yelled as the whole sullen atmosphere got dispelled with the cheering of other members.

Hard to think that this was the same place as before a minute. Sasuke sat in a corner as he folded his arms, shaking his head at the carefree attitude of the guild.

"Hn. Whatever... but at least they came out unscathed in their recent adventure." Sasuke spoke to himself in a low tone. The whole guild, especially this 'Natsu' reminded him of his friend when he was little, the arrogant and carefree brat who always sought trouble. He was a Dragon Slayer and apparently was trained by a 'dragon'. He received Dragon Slayer magic through his foster parent, Igneel, a fire dragon. Irene said, all dragons became extinct 400 years ago. Does that mean he was also 400 years old? Same like Irene? Or was he so deluded that he believed his parent was a dragon, But his magic was 100% real and there were no dragon lacrima in him. Need to watch him further.

All the remaining members... Well they were sort of Unique as well. Naruto would have fit right into the pack as if he had been born and raised in Fairy tail.

He caught his right shoulder with his left arm, where they had earlier stamped the Fairy tail symbol in black color. Erza insisted it on him stating that it would work as an identification while travelling the lands here. How similar she thought as Makarov. Not that he complained, but Erza insisted it and also suggested the color remembering about the travels they went through together.

The battle over the Infinity clock was over and the escaped Oracion Seis members had been returned to prison. The details about it weren't told to him but he understood that Oracion Seis was a dark guid, similar to the rogue ninja organizations back in his world.

"Let's begin the eating contest between Natsu and Dan. Begin!" Happy shouted as Natsu and the guy in an armor raised their arms before munching on the food.

"I am all fired up!"

"I am going to win this one!"

Lucy gave out a nervous smile as she sat a table with Wendy and observed the proceedings. "He's as energetic as usual."

"It seems like the infinity clock and Erza's rescue happened ages ago." Charla, a white exceed said who always accompanied Wendy.

Gray entered and stood beside Max and Warren, two of the members who didn't abandon Fairy tail even after it lost all its important members on Tenrou Island after seven years. Erza was one of them and she told him about the Tenrou incident while they searched for an apartment for Sasuke to stay.

"So, what's legion doing here?" Gray asked. Gray was part of Erza's team and one of her comrades. One of the first to join Fairy tail in his generation. He had to remember the points about the Ice wizard cause he was bound to be stuck to him later in the future and he couldn't just ignore him like he did back in his world. Otherwise, this whole alliance thing would be kind of pointless, so he was making an effort to get to know his guild members. They were technically his comrades but something about Gray's back ground didn't sit with him. His past reminded him too much of his own, so for now he would just retreat to observing him.

The one with the weird fashion among the Legion leaned against Gray's back. "We are the same as you. For us this is also..."

"Escape." Gray mumbled in a low voice, pitying himself at his current pickle.

"In other words, we are playing hooky!"

Juvia butted in between them and pushed Sugarboy away. "Don't you take up advantage of the chaos and rub up against Gray-sama!"

"Spicy..."

Gray turned back with a disinterested look. "These people are hard to talk to. Pain in the ass."

Sasuke got a glimpse of how Fairy tail usually operates by observing Natsu and Gray. Juvia reminded him of the fan girls who used to follow around him back in the academy days. Natsu and Gray's spat reminded him of his and Naruto's during the Genin days. Erza hitting those both reminded him of Sakura always punching Naruto, but it seemed a bit different here as she punched both of them.

It was safe to say the entire guild cowered in fear of Erza. Hard to think this was the same person who acted like his wife back in his world. Her entire demeanor here was a lot violent while she was generally gentle back then. Maybe this was the actual behavior of Erza. But at least her love for the strawberry cake remained the same.

"Is the guild fun, Sasuke?" Makarov asked sitting beside him. He carried the sleeping Ajuka in his arms, the daughter of Biska and Azlack. "You are firm and holed up for someone of your age. Don't you have parties like these in your world?" he asked.

Party... His mind processed back in time as he tried to remember when he had the last one. If he remembered correctly, it was almost 12 years ago before the entire clan was massacred. It was his birthday or it could have been his brother's. He didn't remember the occasion. These people had parties like these as it was just a daily routine. Sort of takes out the meaning behind having a party.

Maybe, this guild wanted to say that everyday spent here was an occasion, a party to validate that occasion. Wait... he just remembered the last one he had. It was with Erza and the rest of the Konoha gang, celebrating Naruto's marriage. He must be married by now...hopefully. He didn't know how the time worked here and there. Either way, he was now happy for his blonde friend as he finally got the family that he had always dreamed of.

As his best friend, he had no right to sulk in a corner and stay quiet. Heck, he was going to party like the rest of them without trying to come off as a weird guy. First impressions were important after all.

"No, but you are right. Pardon me. I am going to get myself a drink." Sasuke said walking towards the bar where Gildarts and Byro sat. Makarov observed the retreating back of the Last Uchiha before he closed his eyes and folded his hands.

Erza sweat dropped seeing the guilds current condition before she turned to the silent Makarov. "Is something wrong, Master?" Erza asked as Makarov shook his head.

"No. It's fine. Everything's fine."

Sasuke went and sat beside Byro as his eye twitched.

What's with this gloomy atmosphere? he thought as he eyed the leader of Legion and the ace of Fairy tail staring intently at their drinks, neither breaking the silence or taking a sip.

"That side of the room's gotten gloomy, isn't it?" he heard Levy speak, if he remembered her name correctly. She was the one who almost cracked the scroll for rescuing Erza. She was highly knowledgeable in Magic related stuff. Sasuke made a point to remember this as she was one of the important members of the guild and he could not just go forgetting about his own guild member's names and abilities. She could certainly help him by providing info on Magic abilities. Part of the Tenrou group as Erza.

"Those two haven't said a word to each other, you know." the green haired mage, Biska spoke. She was married for god's sake and her husband didn't seem to mind the revealing clothes she wore. Maybe, it was how woman normally dressed here. It was a good thing that Erza forgot her memories, or it would have been difficult to journey with her wearing revealing clothes, which was kind of considered as indecent back in his world. But, it seems that Erza's normal wear was a breast plate armor and a blue skirt with high brown boots. Levy also seemed to dress properly.

Now, He felt like an idiot for giving too much attention on analyzing ladies clothes and fashion here which he never did before back in his world. The reason could be that none of the females over there roamed around in short clothes unlike here, it was a bit distracting if he admitted to himself.

"I wonder why Sasuke-san sat over there." Levy said before Cana went over there and grabbed Sasuke's right arm dragging him along with her.

"Gimme a break. That's no way to drink the booze, Sasuke. We should avoid old men's lame parties. Let those two have a grumpy chat between themselves. We will party over there." Cana said as she brought a barrel of wine. Sasuke sweat dropped,

Talk about fashion sense. This girl right here trumps all of them, leave Biska out of it. All she wore was a bikini top and blue jeans. He wondered how all the men here operated when the woman here were so... He remembered how many men back in his world had fallen prey to Naruto's stupid jutsu which he had the guts to try on him as well. Many of them had instant nose bleeds when the idiot used that jutsu.

But the men here were no different. They roamed around showing their naked form more often than not. Gray was the prime example. How his clothes always disappeared without his notice was beyond the Uchiha. Much like how his sensei always used to eat in front of them without bringing down his mask perhaps. Just tiny mysteries of the world. Worlds, he corrected himself.

"Are we two really going to finish this on our own?" He asked, as another huge barrel was brought to the table.

"Two... I already picked up two more barrels, Sasuke. We are going full throttle with this!" She declared as Sasuke couldn't help but sigh. Cana Alberona, a card mage who had joined Fairy tail even before Erza and was one of the earliest members of her generation. Lacked self confidence and has Daddy issues. Was a part of the Tenrou group. Points to remember about her.

"Our scrap left me numb." he heard Byro finally open his mouth. "I guess it's a wide world out there. I never knew there were wizards like you."

Please, if only he met with August and Irene, he wouldn't be talking so casually. If he thought Gildarts was strong, then Irene and August were monsters. He didn't even need to think about the monsters back in his own world.

"It was motivation and also luck favored me." he heard the ace of Fairy tail open his mouth. "And there are a lot of other factors too. I don't know how it would turn out if we ever lock our horns again."

"You have a broad look of life."

Gildarts grinned. "I just live selfishly, that's all."

Byro cocked his head towards Sasuke's direction. "Is he one of your guild? I never saw him in my encounter with Fairy tail."

"Must be one of the new members." Gildarts shrugged.

Byro gave a smile. "It's good to hear that new members are joining your guild. Best of luck to the future." he said raising his glass.

"Yeah, to you as well." Gildarts said.

"I wonder what those two are talking about?" Levy said as she joined Sasuke and Cana.

"Never mind that. It's just some dirty talk between old men." Cana said slamming the entire empty barrel on the table. Sasuke stared blankly at his drink. I haven't even finished my first glass and this girl... he wondered how would the evening go if Cana ever met Tsunade, the former Fifth Hokage. If he remembered correctly, she had a drinking and gambling habit.

He heard a loud noise THUD as he turned around to see Erza walking towards them. He ran his fingers through his hair when he noticed a beaten up Dan behind her.

"He should look for honor instead of searching for woman," he heard Erza grumble as she sat down.

"Is he the one that falls for woman in the drop of a hat?" Sasuke asked as Erza sighed in return, nodding her head. The rest of the day got over in the same way as Levy updated Sasuke and Erza on what happened in the recent adventure.

It was evening time before the Legion bid Fairy tail farewell as they left on a long mission.

The Zentopia Church's special fore stood side-by-side at the gate of the guild. "The true purpose of our visit is not a happy one."

"I figured as much." Makarov said. "This the last time we'll be seeing of you?"

Byro nodded his head. "I am afraid that is the case. Our duty draws us elsewhere, we've been charged with finding the scattered pieces of the Infinity clock. Once we return thm, they should be sealed for all eternity. However it will take some time for the Infinity clock pieces to gain any power. So we won't be able to detect them magically."

He looked around at the members of Fairy tail. "The truth is we will most likely be sending the rest of our lives doing this. Farewell, my-"

"I am going to stop you right there." Gray interrupted. "I am sure we'll be seeing each other sooner than you think." he finished with a smile. Other members also nodded and agreed with Gray while Sasuke stood in the back watching their interaction.

"Hold up Octogeezer!" Natsu called the group that was leaving. "I got to ask you to do one thing to do before you left."

Hughes chortled and reached Byro's ear, "He is still calling you that?"

"What is it Natsu?"

Natsu's lips curved up as he folded his arms across his chest. "Don't you get tired of looking grumpy all the time? Try cracking a smile now and then."

"It is true." Mary muttered.

"It certainly wouldn't hurt to give it a try." Samuel, an exceed of the Legion group pointed out.

Byro went into some thought and spoke after a second. "You once said I should try to open my heart to them, didn't you Coco? It took me a while for me to realize it, but I finally understand what you were trying to tell me." he spoke to the girl behind him as he tried to bring a smile.

"That is totally creepy." Mary laughed as several FT members chuckled. Sasuke had a smirk at this. He wondered what would happen if such a strange request were to come to him. Would he do it? Nah, may be not.

Coco turned away from the man. "It is pretty scary Lord Byro."

Byro frowned. "You were the one who asked for it!" he shouted as everyone burst into laughter as Natsu held a wide grin.

"Now then. We will take our leave."

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"So, you mean to say you aren't a weak guild?"

"I told you about Tenrou island, didn't I?" Erza said eating her slice. "We were the number one guild in Fiore seven years ago."

"But all that changed when we were absent for the seven year time period." Cana added as they sat at a table. "The guild suffered a lot during that time and ended up this way." she said motioning him to look around the place. The guild hall was nothing more than a run down at the moment.

"So, you guys aren't exactly weak?" Sasuke asked sounding surprised.

"You shouldn't judge things based on appearance alone, Sasuke-chan."

He looked behind to see Makarov walking to the front of the guild followed by Mirajane, Erza's rival and an S class mage same as Erza.

-You shouldn't always judge by the looks or your impression of them.

These words came to Sasuke's mind unintentionally. He heard of his older Itachi's words as he bent his head a little. He reminisced himself a bit longer in his dear older brothers's memories before he looked up at Makarov.

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"Listen up brats." The third master of Fairy Tail yelled getting on a higher ground as everyone stood up. "I've decided to retire. I am going to introduce the next master to you now."

Maybe they had customs similar to that of Konoha, just as they appointed a new hokage.

"Wait. I am not mentally prepared yet..." Macao adjusted his vest.

"It ain't gonna be you."

"The next Fairy tail master-" the old man motioned his hands towards Mirajane. "Gildarts Clive!"

Upon seeing everyone's confused expression, Makarov turned back to see Mira waving her hand and handed a letter to him as his fingers twitched, dread taking over him.

"He left a letter."

Makarov's jaw hung down as he read the letter.

Master, as well as everyone in the guild, I am sorry but I am not cut out to be a master.

Everyone had a good laugh at this as Sasuke shook his head in disappointment. This guy was just like his former sensei, Kakashi.

Well... I will take the opportunity to give two orders as the fifth master.

The first: accept Laxus as member of Fairy tail.

"That's taking liberties..." Makarov grumbled. Sasuke turned his head towards Laxus as his friends congratulated him. Laxus himself was shocked by the decision it appeared. Laxus, according to Cana was stronger than Erza and second to Gildarts. He was also the Grandson of Makarov and heard that he caused quite a ruckus in the past bringing innocent people into danger as he thought to play a game for the title of Master. That resulted in his expulsion but it seemed that he had come to atone for his mistakes.

"If that's what the fifth master wishes, we have no choice but to obey." he heard Makarov mutter in irritation but he was failing in hiding his happiness.

The second, I appoint Makarov Dreyar the sixth master of Fairy tail.

"Me again!?" Makarov shuddered. Even Sasuke had a smile at this. Seems like this Gildarts guy was just way too care free.

Mira then handed a separate letter to Cana... probably Father daughter talk but Cana just tore it away.

"I don't need it."

"Cana..."

"I already told you things were fine the way they were, old man!"

Makarov clutched the paper before he yelled. "Now that it's come to this, I am not going to let anyone be master again. I'll be Master till I die." he said keeping the letter away. "Bring out booze. More Booze!"

"Hai Hai!" Mira went in to bring him some booze as everyone settled down. It was pretty much normal now. Normal by their standards.

Sasuke settled himself at the bar, trying to get to know more of the other members. He turned to Mira who had just handed Makarov some Booze.

"Where is the Pink guy, blondie, the stripper and little girl with the annoying cat? They aren't around for this important occasion."

"Pinky, blonde, stripper and little girl, huh?" Mira looked puzzled as she thought to herself. Realization dawned on her as she understood who he was talking about. "Oh, you mean Natsu, Lucy, Gray and Wendy. They went to Polyruscia for some reason. They didn't tell me the reason though."

"I see... thanks." he nodded.

"By the way Sasuke-san, how did you meet Erza?" Mira asked with a smile. Hm? Oh no. Sasuke knew that smile all too well. He wasn't going to fall for that innocent smile. He heard from Cana that Mira and Erza used to be rivals. So perhaps she was trying to get some material to tease Erza later.

He replied in the best known way possible to him. In simple sentences, "On my journey."

"You don't talk much do you, Sasuke-san?"

"Hn."

Mira sighed. "You only talk when its necessary, don't you?"

"Hn."

Mira turned away and mumbled something to herself. Sasuke could hear it despite the low tone. "And here I thought I could finally get some juicy information on Erza. What a waste."

Sasuke smirked to himself in victory. So, he was right about Mira. He then heard a discussion going on and turned around. He rested his chin against his palm as he heard their spat.

"That Gildarts... Fiore's number one he says." Warren mused. He probably thought the ace of the Fairy Tail was ridiculous.

Max shook his head. "That's being too Optimistic."

Erza who listened to their conversation added her thoughts. "Oh, no. It's not. Its good to be ambitious."

"Yeah... if this were seven years ago." Warren argued.

Max added to the argument too. "But not now. Things are different."

"Of course there's Sabertooth." Azlack said.

"And Lamia scale and Blue pegasus too," his wife added their difficulties. "They are powerful guilds that can't be compared to what they were seven years ago."

That was sort of true. You wouldn't normally sit idle for seven years. You are bound to improve and develop as time progresses.

"Standing next to them, even with our main members back..."

"The Tenrou group isn't any stronger than they were seven years ago."

Macao also sighed as he spoke beside Sasuke. "There's no way we can make up for the seven year gap."

"Whether we are talking individual magic power or guild's overall strength. Becoming Fiore's number one guild is impossible!"

Erza closed her eyes. "I see. Seems like it will take some time to get back to the way we were then."

Romeo, the kid of Macao jumped onto a table. "I have already waited for seven years. I don't wanna take any more time, Erza-nee!"

"Romeo!" his father scolded.

"There is a way to become number one a lot quicker." Romeo suggested ignoring his father.

It would take some time to regain their former glory no matter how you look at it. Sasuke couldn't help but wonder at Romeo's declaration.

"T-that's-"

"You don't mean..."

Why were they getting so scared as if the little kid over there just suggested something terrible. He looked around to all the non-Tenrou members shaken by what Romeo was suggesting.

The figure beside Sasuke immediately shot out of his stool. "Forget it! I have already decided that we wouldn't be participating in that!"

"What do you mean by 'that'?" Sasuke asked as curiosity got the better of him.

Macao turned to their newest member and blinked before he realized. "That's right. You don't know this land's customs, right?"

His son interrupted. "We're gonna be in it! We're gonna be in it! We're gonna! We're gonna!"

Sasuke's eyebrow twitched. At least let the old man finish what he was trying to tell.

"No, we are not! we are not! we are not!" Macao spat back as Sasuke's patience began to grow thin. "I refuse to give permission and we are not going to take part in that again!"

Again... What is 'that' they are talking about?

"We're back!" Natsu announced himself. He entered along with Wendy, Lucy and Gray.

"Oh, you are back? Did you get any good medicine?" Max asked.

Lucy shook her head as Natsu and Gray wore dejected expressions. "Just Wendy."

"Dad! You are not the master anymore. You do not have the right to decide that!"

Oh, They were back to this again. Kind of got side tracked with Natsu's arrival.

"I am speaking as a member of the guild."

Gray moved forward placing his hands on his hips. "What's this fuss all about?"

Lucy sighed as she turned to Gray. "Shouldn't you be asking other important stuff like what happened to your clothes?"

"We all don't want to participate in it!" Macao said raising his hand. "Whose with me?"

"AYE!" all the non-tenrou members agreed.

"But we've got Tenrou group now. Plus Sasuke-nii also looks mysterious and strong. He could be our wild card!" Romeo declared as everyone turned their attention to the silent Avenger.

Feeling everyone's gaze on him at the moment, Sasuke opened his eyes to see everyone staring intently at him. He lost interest in their conversation few moments ago as it was getting to nowhere, so he zoned them out. One of the Uchiha's perks. If he found any conversation boring or annoying, he zoned them out and gets indulged in his own thoughts.

"What happened?"

Macao looked at his son with an angry expression. "He isn't even a wizard. For all we know he might be a normal person without any abilities. I wouldn't count him as strong."

Sasuke wasn't the kind to boast around his abilities, but people here were underestimating him so much. "I wouldn't call myself as normal. And I am definitely stronger than you think I am."

Romeo got to his side. He had a serious expression. "How strong, Aniki?"

"Very strong."

"That settles it then." Romeo grinned as Macao coughed gaining attention of his son.

"You know that only one person cannot fight in it. He needs other team members. We cannot win with just one person, plus we wouldn't know if he is really strong."

Sasuke coughed again as it was irritating him of how much he was being pushed down. "If you are doubting my abilities, you are most welcome to challenge me. Ask Erza if you have any doubt regarding that."

"He is stronger than me, Macao." Erza informed as Macao's eyes widened. "Even I don't know how strong he is because I haven't really seen him going all out."

Romeo beamed. "His partners could be the Tenrou group!"

Warren interjected. "The tenrou's got a seven year blank."

"What is it you guys are talking about?" The last Uchiha asked once again.

"A festival started up in Fiore while the Tenrou group were gone, Aniki, to determine the number one guild in Fiore."

Natsu stepped forward. "That sounds awesome."

Romeo turned to Natsu. "All the guilds in Fiore gather and compete with each other with their magic. It's called Grand Magic games."

"Grand Magic Games?" Sasuke mumbled as he brought his hand to his chin. All the guilds gathering in a single place and competing with each other.

"Boy, is it a famous event?" Sasuke asked.

Romeo's eyes sparkled. "The most famous one in the country. It is said to be broadcasted even in other countries."

A famous one, broadcasted to almost all the places. Seemed like a perfect stage for Sasuke to announce his arrival, especially to his pursuers. Also, a nice opportunity to analyze the strength of the wizards here. If it is about people gathering from across the country, then even customs and traditions could be observed giving him much needed info about this world.

He just could not let a chance like this slip by. But he would have to do it the opposite way of how he did back in his world. He managed all the missions by staying in the shadows, leaving a place once it was relieved of whatever problems were troubling the area but leaving enough trails to show that it was his work. In this world though, he would have to do the opposite by coming into the spot light. He was brought out of his trance as Erza spoke.

She placed her hands on her hips. "So, right now Sabertooth's the strongest guild, right?"

"But..." Makarov wondered as the seven year gap still existed. "...I don't know if you guys are strong enough to pull that off right now."

"If we win, the guild gets 30 million jewels as reward!" Romeo tempted their master for which he immediately fell.

He raised his finger with a serious expression. "We're in it!"

"Master!"

"It's impossible!"

"Incidentally we were always in the last place." The non-tenrou group protested.

Makarov threw some punches in air. "We will take that crummy record and break it! Up for the challenge, Sasuke-chan?"

Sasuke smirked at the opportunity. "Hn. I am more than looking forward to it. When is it by the way?"

"Three months from now on." Romeo provided the details.

Sasuke zoned them out again as he thought to himself. Enough time to do some research on his own and be back by then for the GMG. He looked around the guild to see everyone pretty pumped and hyped up for it. He was interested to see how they were planning to cover the difference of seven years in three months though.

He looked around to see Natsu yelling as Gray stood naked. Lucy beamed alongside Levy. Wendy was showing some notes she just acquired with enthusiasm. Even Laxus seemed interested while Cana talked that they would be achieving Gildarts dream sooner than they thought. Elfman claimed to be a man while his sisters stood beside him smiling. He looked over to see Erza who stared right back at him with a smile as he smirked in return. Yes, he was hyped for it too, since the Chunin exams weren't finished last time. And the coliseum was sort of illegal. He was very much looking forward to it.

"Then its decided, Team Fairy Tail is going to participate in the Grand Magic Games this year!" Makarov yelled receiving cheers from others.

That's a good place to end this chapter. I wasn't satisfied myself when I wrote this, but reasonable as Sasuke doesn't interact often.

Anyways, Later!