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Naruto: Fairy Tail Chronicles

Chapter10: And so it Begins

Earthland: Magnolia / Fairy Tail Guild

"It really is noisy in here," Lucy commented as she leaned over the table. The others in the Guild were as rowdy as ever and it didn't seem like it would end any time soon.

"It can't be helped," Erza shrugged as she stood to the side wearing her new armour. "This kind of Fairy Tail's spirit isn't bad, is it?"

"Heh...Erza has changed as well," Lucy smiled knowingly.

"Really?" Erza asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Before it was 'you better clean that up!' or 'how dare you? Get back to work' but now you're joining the party with us. Relaxing a bit once in awhile is a teenage attitude too, you know...still it makes me wonder why you've changed," Lucy smirked. "Or should I say who changed you..."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Erza denied.

"...Naruto is a nice guy," Lucy grinned and brought her hand to her chin in a thinking pose. "I wonder if I should go out with him some time."

"That is not going to happen," Erza said clearly.

"Oh? And why is that?" Lucy's grin widened.

"Because—because—just quit it already," Erza stammered and turned away.

"Why won't you just admit that you like him?" Lucy asked her.

"...It's complicated," Erza replied. "He lost his home, his friends and his master in a matter of days. Then he left to train to get strong enough to avenge them and then there was that whole mess with Jellal at the Tower of Heaven."

"He likes you," Lucy spoke clearly. "He may not know it and he seems to be as dense as they come but it's clear that he would do anything for you."

"...I know," Erza whispered in response.

"Oh! Titania Erza!" a new unfamiliar male voice echoed from behind them. "Oh my god, the real person, the real Erza is so cool!"

"Is this the guy from the Weekly Sorcerer? He looks excited," Lucy commented with a sweat-drop.

"You've come," Erza mused at the sight of the strange reporter.

"I'm sorry," the reporter, Jason bowed. "Please excuse me."

"My name is Lucy," Lucy introduced with a dazzling smile. "I'm Erza's friend."

"If it's alright, can I ask a few questions?" Jason questioned Erza as they walked away, completely ignoring Lucy's presence.

"Go ahead," Erza sighed.

'What the hell?' Lucy thought in shock.

"How many armours do you use to re-quip?" Jason inquired.

"More than a hundred," Erza answered.

"Cool!" Jason exclaimed. "Which do you like most?"

"The bunny suit," Erza replied as she re-quipped a pair of bunny ears and a white fluffy tail on a skin-tight suit.

"The bunny suit? Those ears are cute, cool!" Jason squealed.

"What the hell is going on here?" Erza froze at the sound of that very familiar voice.

"Huh?" Jason uttered as he looked over his shoulder to see a young man, probably around sixteen wearing a red trench coat with black flames on the bottom of it over a black and orange jumpsuit. He had blond hair, blue and six whisker-like marks on his cheeks. "Oh...you're new."

"Is there a problem here, Erza?" Naruto asked the redhead, preferring to ask her instead of the reporter. 'That outfit...bunny...damn...I need a cold shower after this.'

"No, everything is fine," Erza reassured as she re-quipped her armour back on.

"Hm...is he your boyfriend?" Jason asked Erza.

"N-no—I mean-" Erza stammered out in surprise.

"It's Gray! The real Gray over there!" Jason yelled as she ran across the hall towards the ice wielder.

"What the hell was that about?" Naruto blinked.

"It's just an interview," Erza replied. "Nothing more."

"...Shouldn't we stop this?" Naruto asked as Natsu slugged the reporter across the face and another brawl broke out.

"Let them be," Erza sighed and shook her head.

"Everyone, look over here! I'm going to sing!" Lucy called out, drawing everyone's attention to her. She was now dressed in a bunny suit of all things and was standing on the stage.

"Damn..." Naruto muttered only to receive a smack across the head by Erza.

"Quit staring," the redhead hissed at him. 'If you are going to stare then stare at me when I wear that suit.'

"Sorry," Naruto apologized as the light cut off, darkening the room. "What the hell? Is Mira-chan performing today?" Suddenly the curtains parted at the stage lit up to reveal a shocked and mortified Lucy standing next to a sitting Gajeel whom was wearing a white business suit and had a guitar in his hands. "You've got to be kidding me."

"There aren't many things that can entertain," Gajeel started to sing though the music was a far cry from perfect. "I was a stray wolf but now that I'm accepted by you guys then I should get closer to you. Even though we were enemies before now we're friends...this is a song I wrote called 'Best Friend' so listen up."

"At least he's got some decent lyrics," Naruto commented.

"Colorful colorful shubdoda , the melody of the blue metallic. Dou dou dou shalala, dou dou shalala, shubidoda shalala."

"What the fuck is this?" Naruto asked with wide eyes as she covered his ears. 'I'm not sure if I should be sorry for him or for everyone listening to this.'

"I bite those honeys tightly," Gajeel stopped and turned to the still frozen Lucy. "Oi, be my dancer."

"Dancer?" Lucy exclaimed.

"Dance!" Gajeel ordered.

"Yes sir," Lucy said sharply and started to cry as she danced at his side.

"Shalalalalala," Gajeel continued.

"Cool! The absurdity is resounding! It's the hit song of the year!" Jason cheered as tears of joy started to fall from his eyes.

"What is that guy smoking?" Naruto asked Erza who waved away his concerns.

"Shubidoda," Gajeel was still going.

"What's a Shubidoda?" Lucy asked him.

"Someone stop this guy already!"

Earthland: Magnolia / Central Park

"Why did you guys call me here?" Gajeel asked annoyed. "I've got a job to do."

"Job? This coming from the guy who destroyed the Guild?" Jet sneered at him.

"You can go to any other Guild to take missions! Have you no shame?" Droy added.

"You guys can hold a grudge," Gajeel said amused. "Can't just let bygones be bygones...huh?"

"Jet, Droy, don't...I'm over that, really," Levi spoke from behind the tree behind them as she remembered the incident where Gajeel had attacked them and nailed them to the tree she was currently hiding behind.

"This is our limit," Jet continued.

"You're ruining our Guild's reputation," Droy declared.

"Hmph," Gajeel smirked.

"You won't act so casual for long!" Jet yelled as he rushed forward in a burst of speed and threw out a punch.

"Nakkuru Puranto!" Droy exclaimed as he hurled several green seeds into the ground beside Gajeel. Dozens of vines in the shape of hands emerged from the soil and bombarded Gajeel's form as Jet disappeared in a burst of speed. Jet reappeared above him a moment later and landed a bone-shattering kick to his midsection, sending him crashing down to the ground.

"Hey," Jet sneered. "What are you up too?"

"That can't be it for your power," Droy added confused.

"You're being picked on? Huh?" a new voice spoke from behind them.

"Laxus?" Droy asked in surprise as everyone turned towards the newcomer.

"So...this guy is the punk that turned my Guild into a mess," Laxus sneered as he approached. "And that old fart, he let you join for some lame reason? It's because of this that we're looked down upon, damn it. Rējingu Boruto!" a bolt of yellow lightning shot down from the sky and struck where Gajeelw as standing. "It's all your fault!" he yelled as he unleashed another bolt of lightning at the Iron Dragon Slayer.

"St-stop! Laxus!" Jet shouted. "You're going too far!"

"It doesn't matter how strong Laxus is...he should be able to fight back," Droy said with wide eyes. "Could it be that Gajeel was, from the start..."

"He wanted us to recognize him as a comrade," Levi spoke with a look of horror. "So he didn't fight back?"

"It's all your fault that we're being made fun of," Laxus snarled as he kicked Gajeel away. "Why don't you just die? I'll kill anyone who goes against Fairy Tail!"

"That's enough Laxus!" Jet shouted again.

"Shut up! Little weaklings should keep quiet!" Laxus yelled back as he hurled a lightning bolt at them, or more specifically at Levi. Gajeel pushed himself to his feet and quickly moved in between Levi and the yellow lightning. His arm turned into an iron club and used it to shield her from the attack.

"Gajeel?" Levi asked surprised.

"H-he protected Levi?" Droy stammered in shock.

"You..." Jet trailed off.

"I believe that's enough," a new voice spoke from the side, catching their attention.

"Itachi..." Gajeel winced as the Uchiha approached.

"You've got work to do," Itachi told him as he passed. "Get going."

"...Fine," Gajeel conceded and started walking away.

"B-but—but-" Levi stammered.

"Don't worry about me," Gajeel waved it off as he staggered away.

"You dare to interfere? I'll deal with you too," Laxus said with a glare.

"It's too late for that," Itachi responded. "I have already trapped you in my Genjutsu."

"Your what?" Laxus questioned only to see Itachi burst into dozens of black crows.

"Your strength of body is impressive...however, your strength of will has much to be desired," Itachi spoke from all around him as he felt his consciousness leave him and he fell face first to the ground.

"What did you do to him?" Jet asked, shocked that Laxus could be defeated so easily.

"He appears to have very little mental strength," Itachi replied. "I merely took advantage of that."

'This guy...he's on a whole other level...I mean, I know we saw what he could do when he fought Naruto but still...to defeat Laxus with one move...even the Master would be hard-pressed to do such a thing,' Droy thought.

"We should leave," Itachi spoke clearly. "It won't be long before he overcomes my Genjutsu and break so we should withdraw before he regains consciousness."

"Erm...yeah..." Jet agreed.

"Are you sure we should just leave him like this?" Levi asked worried.

"Hn," Itachi responded seemingly unconcerned as he started walking away.

"Come on Levi," Jet gestured for her to come out from behind the tree.

"...Okay," Levi nodded and the three members of Team Shadow Gear followed the lone Uchiha away from the unconscious blond mage.

Later that night on the outskirts of Magnolia, six cloaked figures stood with their backs against the moonlight. All six had a series of black piercings covering their faces and each one had a different style of orange hair. Their cloaks bore a distinct red cloud design and their eyes were gray with black rings circling his pupils.

"It's time to begin."

Author's Notes:

I don't mean to downplay Laxus' strength here but Itachi did have surprise on his side and no one from Earthland can disrupt their chakra besides Jellal and he could only do it because foreign energy was making him crazy. I honestly don't think Laxus would be a match for Itachi without prior knowledge of his abilities and Itachi is regarded as the greatest Genjutsu user since Madara.

Translation

Nakkuru Puranto = Knuckle Plant
Rējingu Boruto = Raging Bolt

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