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I can see that a few people have questions about last chapter.
Who is Nocturne?
What about Tenrei?
How did those guns work?

The first question will be answered, in time.
The second two can and will be answered in this chapter.

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They group of four ran until they came to a stop in an abandoned store.

"Everyone okay?" Erza asked.

Everyone present nodded.

Naruto straightened up a bit "Now, let's get onto a topic on all our minds" he turns to Sakuzu and Tenrei "You two are brother and sister correct?"

They both nod.

Naruto clapped his hands once "So now I think we would like to know what is going on and why those guys were chasing you"

Before Tenrei starts talking, Erza stepped in "Wait, did Kyuubi get anything on Nocturne this time?"

As if on cue, Kyuubi appeared on Naruto's shoulder "It was the same as last time, I couldn't get anything and it seemed to bounce everywhere when I tried. But those guns he used, they had small magic cores in them. Maybe lacrima?"

Tenrei was the one who spoke up "I think he did say something about that"

Everyone turned to her "You have talked to him?" Naruto asked.

Tenrei nodded "He helped me get to this city. Those guys have been chasing me for a long time now"

Sakuzu spoke up this time "What about being a-a dragon slayer? I don't remember you being trained b-by a dragon"

Tenrei looked down a bit "I didn't tell anyone. There was a dragon near our home and I helped her child. In return, she offered to train me. I didn't tell anyone because I was afraid of what they would think"

Sakuzu hugged his sister "We wouldn't have cared Tenrei. Your family whatever happens"

Tenrei hugged him back "Thanks"

They separated "But what happened to you when the village was attacked?" Sakuzu asked.

"I was looking for her at the time, she had just disappeared that day and I was worried. When I got back, I saw guys like the ones from earlier and they chased me. Eventually I got to a city north of here where they almost got me" Tenrei explained.

(Flashback: 3 weeks ago)

Tenrei was running as fast as she could, but she could hear the men behind her.

She almost lost them but then she tripped on something.

The men saw this and ran straight for her.

She closed her eyes, but then she heard a few gunshots and impacts like someone hitting another person.

She opened her eyes to see a man with a long black trench coat with the hood up and a dark silver scarf around the bottom half of the hood. The coat was open and she saw he was wearing a black shirt and pants. He had a strange sniper rifle on his back and a unique looking pistol in one hand.

"You ok?"

Tenrei nodded slowly.

"Then we should leave before they get up" he put the pistol in his coat while waiting at the end of the alley.

Tenrei ran over to him and followed as he started walking "T-thanks for helping me"

"No problem, I'm guessing that this isn't the first time they have done this?" the man asked.

"Yeah, they have tried to catch me for some reason for a while now" Tenrei answered.

"Because you're a dragon slayer?"

Tenrei went wide eyed and almost stopped before he continued "I can tell because I can sense dragon slayer magic coming off of you"

Tenrei continued walking, being a little cautious "Ok, what's your name by the way?"

"I can't give you my real name, but I go by Nocturne most of the time" he replied.

"I'm Tenrei Eki"

"Nice to meet ya Tenrei" Nocturne said in a much lighter tone.

Tenrei was thrown off a bit at his change in demeanor "Why all happy all of a sudden?"

Nocturne shrugged "You think I'm dead serious all the time? All work and no play? Now that's no fun!" he stated while putting his hands behind his head.

"O-K, so what do you do? Are you in a guild?"

"Nope, I'm not in any guild or group. I just take missions and jobs that aren't usually taken and travel a lot" Nocturne answered.

"What about your magic?" Tenrei asked.

Nocturne wagged a finger "Now that would be telling"

"And the guns?"

"Modified them myself, I can charge the modified lacrima core to control the power of a shot. I could make it only knock a guy out, seem like an intense mosquito bite, or a lethal shot. But I prefer the first two" Nocturne explained.

They reached the edge of the city where Nocturne turned to Tenrei "Well this is where we part. I would suggest that you head toward a port city south of here. I hear it's gets a lot of guild missions so that might keep those guys off your back for a while"

Tenrei nodded "Thank you" she started walking when Nocturne called to her.

"One last thing!"

Tenrei turned and barely caught a medium-sized bag. She opened it to see a large amount of money in it.

"Get yourself something to eat. Till we meet again Tenrei Eki!"

He did a mock salute and walked away.

(Flashback end)

"So he pointed you in this city's direction, helped you out of an attack, and gave you some money for food?" Naruto summed up.

Tenrei nodded "I was a bit confused as well"

"Modified guns? That explains how it knocked that guy out but could kill that snake" Erza stated.

"Maybe we should tell Gildarts about this" Sakuzu said.

Sakuzu then turned to his sister "And you will be staying with us"

"I-I don't want to be any trouble" Tenrei started.

"Nonsense, any relative of Sakuzu's is welcome in our home!" Naruto stated.

"Our home?" Tenrei asked.

"We all share a large house, there's plenty of room" Erza explained.

Tenrei smiled and ruffled Sakuzu's hair "I guess I can stay with you guys, a big sister needs to watch over her little brother after all"

Sakuzu was trying to stop her while Naruto and Erza were smiling at the scene.

Sakuzu eventually got her to stop "I guess some introductions are in order. Tenrei, these are Naruto Uzumaki and Erza Scarlet. We are on a team in the guild Fairy Tail. Naruto and Erza, this is my big sister Tenrei Eki, she's three years older than me"

"So she's two years older than us" Erza stated.

"Hey Sakuzu I just noticed! You're not stammering as much!" Naruto exclaimed.

"W-what?" Sakuzu asked.

"Never mind" Naruto muttered.

"So let's go report to Gildarts" Erza said.

They exited the building and headed toward where they last talked to Gildarts. They saw him sitting on a bench nearby and walked over.

"Hey you three, how did it go? Who is this?" he asked.

"The mission went well. This is Tenrei Eki, Sakuzu's older sister" Naruto reported.

Gildarts got a bit surprised at that "What?"

"Yeah, it seems that an unregistered dark guild was trying to catch her because she is a water dragon slayer. Someone who went by Nocturne helped out in the mission as well" Erza continued.

Gildarts looked even more surprised "Nocturne! Are you sure?"

"Yeah, why?" Naruto asked.

"I've heard of Nocturne before, he's supposed to be a really tough mage. He's taken out entire dark guilds by himself" Gildarts explained.

The four mages eyes widened "Entire dark guilds!" Erza exclaimed.

Gildarts nodded "He's not in any guild or group, instead he takes missions that the guilds don't take themselves. No one knows his real name or even what he looks like. But he is said to use multiple weapons and is a master tactician. He usually disappears for awhile then reappears, wipes out a dark guild, and then disappears again. Another disturbing thing is no one has seen or knows his magic abilities"

"Wow, and he just helped us a few minutes ago" Naruto stated.

"He's been spotted unusually often lately, like he's doing something important. But no one wants to go after him because of how powerful he is. Some people even wonder what would happen if he and I fought" Gildarts smirks "I would love the chance to test my abilities against him"

"That would definitely be a fight to see" Erza muttered.

Tenrei raised a hand to interrupt "Umm... I just wanted to ask. Since I'm staying with you guys, do you think I can join Fairy Tail?"

"I don't see why not. We already have one dragon slayer so one more won't matter" Naruto said.

"Another one?" Tenrei questioned.

"Yeah, Natsu Dragneel, he's a fire dragon slayer." Erza clarified.

"Sounds fun, so I can join?" Tenrei asked hopefully.

"We'll ask Master Makarov when we get back" Sakuzu answered.

"One last thing you three, my evaluation for your S-rank promotion" Gildarts stated.

The three mages turned to Gildarts.

"My opinion is… you three kept a level head while under pressure, you made use of valuable resources, and you completed the mission. So my decision is that I will highly recommend to Master Makarov that you three be promoted to S-rank" Gildarts announced.

Erza wrapped an arm around Naruto and Sakuzu as all three of them cheered at the news.

"Congrats you three"

They all turned to see Nocturne lying on the building's roof edge with a leg dangling off and his hands behind his head.

"Nocturne? What are you doing here?" Naruto asked.

"Just wanted to tell you guys that all of the goons have been found by the local authorities, and to see if you three got promoted. You guys really are talented, I can't wait to see how powerful you get. Maybe I'll have the pleasure of seeing for myself someday"

He turned a bit toward Gildarts "Gildarts Clive, I have heard that some people would like to see how a fight between us would go. While I would love to test that and see for myself, I don't think it would be wise to do that in the middle of a city"

He then turned back to the soon to be S-ranks "Congrats again, remind me sometime and I'll reward you guys. And I see that Tenrei has decided to join Fairy Tail, good choice in a guild by the way, lots of people our age if you think about it"

"How old are you?" Naruto asked.

"19" Nocturne answered.

Nocturne stood up and turned "We'll meet again, maybe to work together again on a mission. Till then, see ya later"

He walked away and seemingly disappeared again.

"So that was Nocturne, he seems to have taken an interest in you guys. I can't think of why though" Gildarts wondered.

Naruto thought about it for a moment "Well, I think we can say he's on our side at least"

"But how is he that powerful and only 19 years old?" Tenrei asked.

"A lot of people could be younger than you guys and be far more powerful than I am. It depends on the person's drive or goal. Just look at these three, 14 and 15 years old and are now the youngest S-rank mages ever!" Gildarts stated.

"Man, I need to catch up. I'm 18 and my little brother is beating me" Tenrei playfully complained.

Everyone laughed and started heading toward the train station.

Things in Fiore were about to get busy, and people could feel it.

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Well, two chapters so soon…Awesome.
So now you guys know a bit more about Nocturne and Tenrei and that Tenrei is joining Fairy Tail.
The next chapter hasn't been decided on yet but I can tell you guys that we are almost to the canon for Fairy Tail and things will really start moving.