Natu: WE'RE BAAAAAAACK!

Luc y (earplugs in): Please enjoy this chapter

Erza (earplugs in): konsu does not own Naruto or Fairy Tail


The town was utterly bandit free. Mira saw no reason for her being there. For the two hours since arriving in town, Mira saw not an ounce of chaos the mission request form described. It was just a peaceful boring little town. However, Mira was not one to give up. In fact she was very prone on not giving up on anything until she accomplishes what had to be done. Even if it meant acting, very, very irrational, which was something she does often.

"Hey asshole," Mira slams a man against the wall in an alley hard. "Where the hell are the bandits at? I know their hiding somewhere; fess up before I beat you so bad not even God will recognize you."

Okay, Mira had completely snapped. The girl did not leave her siblings to go to a town for no reason. If she was going to go to a town for no reason, she would have brought them along and they would have done nothing together. This entire situation sucked. Where was the adventure? The sense of danger? Her fucking first mission?

"Well, answer me you damn-ACK!"

It was unfortunate Mira was so preoccupied with the man she was trying to force answers out of, because if she wasn't, she would have noticed the crowd she gathered. The whispers of the crowd were not low, but because she was so focused on the man, she did not hear the, she did not even feel the approach of a hooded man. It was unfortunate she did not notice, because if she had, she would have reacted accordingly and stop the blow the man gave to the back of her head knocking her out.

It was very unfortunate that Mora did not notice any of this, because for the next couple of weeks, the definition of hell was going to be beaten into her body and soul.

XxXxXxXxXxXx

Hush whispers assaults Naruto's ears. The boy twitches slightly hearing them, but he does not move from his position in the corner of the cell where he eyes the dark hall. For the past two days he has done nothing but sit in the cell. During his first day, he rampaged, demanding to be set free. This rampaged only lasted for a good five minutes before a scary looking man came into the cell, wearing spiked gauntlets on both arms. Soon after he entered, Naruto suffered the worst beating of his young life at the hands of the man. Miraculously enough, he lived through it, and was still conscious enough to hear the man's words, his warnings to him.

"Keep your mouth shut, if you do not, I will sew it shut."

That was three days ago, and now here he was, silent as rock, unmoving, but glaring. His eyes were dark, not just from darkness of the room, but from the dark power threatening to engulf his being. Naruto did not know what it was, but it was strangely soothing. However, he knew the voice was something he could not trust. It was not something he could fully explained, but whenever he heard the voice, an image of his mother would appear, Kushina Uzumaki. The woman would shake her head, quietly pleading for him not to listen to the dark voice, telling him to be strong.

"Use my power."

That was the dark soothing voice.

"Don't listen to him Naruto, be strong my son."

Obviously that was Naruto's mother.

"My power will be enough to kill them all."

That was the voice again.

"Don't do it Naruto!"

It was his mother once again, growing desperate.

"Let me go you pig headed bastards."

That was an entirely different voice. From behind his cell, Naruto saw a rampaging girl be thrown into the cell across from his. The cell shuts with a bang, leaving the girl on the ground, shouting curses at the departing female grunt.

"GAH COME BACK HERE SO I CAN BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU!"

The girl slams violently against the cell. An electric current runs over the cell's bars, shocking and repelling her away from the cell's doors. She flies and hits the back wall of the cell hard, blood shooting out of her mouth on impact. The girl, Mira, coughs and hits the ground, unmoving. For a moment Naruto though the girl had died, but the thoughts were quickly squashed when she suddenly jumps to her feet and charges the cell door once more, right arm cocked back.

"Satan's Arm!"

Mira's right arm suddenly transforms and with a mighty roar, she punches the cell bars once again or at least tried. Unlike last time when the electric shock came from the bars, it came from the entire cell, shocking Mira before she could reach the bars. Also unlike last time, this time the shock was so powerful, so deadly, Mira releasing an earsplitting scream. The girl's body was charred. She wavers back and forth, struggling to stay on her feet, trying not to let the smoke rising from her body or the burning flesh from her skin effect her. Footsteps echo throughout the prison and Naruto cringes hearing it. He knew who was coming; he knew what was coming next. It was the same that happened to him days earlier. That Guy was coming, the so called Warden. Clutching his fist, the cell gains a faint glow feeling the rise of Naruto's power. Seeing this, Naruto unclenches his fist, and calms down. The glow in the cell fades almost instantly feeling the drop in Naruto's power. No sooner had he done this, the Warden appears flanked by four men.

"Take the boy to the arena, I'll deal with her." said The Warden. "Let us see what this boy is made of."

The man to his left wordlessly opens Naruto's cell. The moment the man steps inside, Naruto climbs to his feet, eyes bleeding red. The room takes on a bright glow. The man seeing this quickly steps out the cell. No sooner had he done so, a powerful charge of electricity, similar to lightning strikes Naruto from all sides. The boy roars, his screams echoing throughout the underground prison. Every fiber in Naruto's body surges from the attacks. His skin tingles, his insides burn, and his pupils vanish. The boy was unconscious, and yet, he continues to scream.

Outside the cell, the Warden glares at the stupid boy. The plan on using the boy during tonight's fight was ruin. Now he had to use the other boy they had captured a few weeks earlier.

"Tch, that brat will be useless. Go and grab the other boy," the Warden glares at the cell next to Naruto's where a cold-eyed boy was sitting. Despite all the noise, he did not react, only observed. The boy was an odd one, but he was strong, something that pleases the Warden greatly. The boy brought in a lot of money, something that was always good in his book. "'Ey Fullbuster get ready."

The boy ignores the screaming Naruto in the cell over, and silently stands. Stuffing his hands in his pockets, Gray Fullbuster (11) waits for the cell door to open, and when it does, he calmly walks out without a fuss. Quickly greeting him was two of the Warden's men. They flank his side, escorting him to the arena. As they pass by Naruto's and Mira's cell, Gray casts them both a glance. Body smoking like Mira, Naruto was wavering back and forth, eyes unfocused, conscious once more. So when Gray stares at him, Naruto stares back weakly. Then without warning, Naruto collapses face first unconscious once again. Huffing at the sight, Gray stares at Mira next, but quickly turns away seeing the Warden beating her even though she was already half dead.

'Sick bastard.'

Moving on, Gray steels himself for what was coming. Since being captured he had done nothing but fight and fight some more. It was tiring, but he had to do what he had to do in order to survive. He never thought things would turn out like this when he ventured to this land. It was the orders of his Master, Ur, to go out and see the world, to grow stronger. This was a month ago. Now here he was, captured by some gang and forced to fight in an underground ring. Fights to the death, it was not his style, but he had to do what he had to do in order to survive.

"Go on kid you know what to do." Said a Guard.

"Yeah, yeah."

In front of Gray was a platform that would take him to the ring, and a few feet away from the platform was another where a man was approaching. The man was fairly tall with fairly dark skin, his arms covered in tattoos in shapes of many bladed weapons. The man could be a weakling. His appearance seemed strong, but he could be weak, very weak, something Gray hopes for. However, he knew better. Ur taught him all he had to know about the strength of others and how to sense them out. The man was a strong one; there was no doubt about it. Gray clinches his fist in frustration. It was going to be another tough fight, one where he might not survive.

"Heh." Gray smirks. "I won't lose, not to this guy. Like Ur said, people on this land is amazingly strong, I need to grow stronger much stronger."

To Gray, this situation was just a way to grow stronger. Once he was strong enough, he would leave, well, that was after he kicked the asses of everyone here for forcing him in such a situation. The cheers and jeers from the crowd above did nothing but further his resolve to beat the shit out everyone. The lights from the arena become visible and Gray focuses on the matter at hand.

'Wherever you are Ur, I plan on keeping my promise to you. I will grow stronger than you and defeat you,' Grey's eyes darken. 'And then one day when I meet that guy you call your first apprentice, I'll defeat him too.'

Appearing on the arena floor thanks to the platform, Gray winces at the light shining down on him, and glares at his opponent. The Tattoo Man was bouncing on the heels of his feet, his fist raised like a boxers. Wordlessly Grea slams his right fist on his left palm, and cocks his arms back, frost expelling from his hands.

"To our left we have the child mage, a young user if the Ice Magic, Ice-Make, Gray Fullbuster. To our right we have the infamous mage known for destroying the careers of many mages, the user of Empowerment Magic."

Tuning out the rest of the announcement, Gray focuses on his opponent. Not doing so would cost him later on, something he experienced during his first fight in the Underground Arena. Observe and then conquer, it was a tactic he has come to embrace during his time here; it was a tactic that was quickly becoming his favorite. He would survive, he would grow stronger, and then he will destroy everything here.

This is something he promises to his very soul.

XxXxXxXxXx

Something was terribly wrong; Ur (29) could feel it in her soul. Glancing to the west, in the direction she sent Gray off, in the very same direction where her Lala-chan was, a grim feeling swells in Ur's chest. By her side, Ultear (12) practices her magic silently. The girl was shooting ice arrows at the targets on the many trees surrounding them. They all strike with perfect accuracy. Not finish yet, Ultear raises her hand and a hundred more ice arrows appear instantly, causing Ur to turn from the west to stare her daughter. Watching the girl wave her hand, the arrows were sent flying at the targets once more, and like before, they strike with perfect accuracy.

She was proud of Ultear's work, but Ur frowns nonetheless. The girl was using Ice-Make Magic without the proper steps again. The girl was just like Lyon (11) when it came to this. Thanks to their talents they were able to use Ice-Make magic without the use of two hands. Of course she could do so too, but she did not out of principle. Her magic was stronger through the use of two hands. The magic was stronger through the use of two hands, because the molding of the magic was stable.

"Two hands Ul."

Protest was on the tip of Ultear's tongue, but she quickly squashes it down and obediently listens to her mother's wishes. Slamming her fist on her palm, she conjures up not one hundred ice arrows, but three hundred. This was done effortlessly, something Ur knew without a doubt, and pride swells in her chest at the sight. Her baby was strong, very strong, and she was very proud of this fact. Three successful pupils, she raised three very strong pupils. No, that was quite wrong.

'I have four pupils,' Ur takes a letter from out of her pocket. It was a letter sent to her from Layla a few weeks ago inviting her to come meet the family. 'I'll take you up on the offer Lala-chan. I can't wait to see how much your breast has grown and to see the kids again. I wonder if Naruto-kun managed to keep his promise to me about getting stronger,' Ur hums softly. 'I need to check on Gray and Lyon too.' There was a lot to do when you were a parent. Ur did not have just one child, she had four when she counts Ultear, Naruto, Lyon, and Grey, well five when she adds Lucy into the mix. She was deeply concern about their well being. The feeling from earlier returns full force when she thought she heard Naruto's screams and when she thought she saw a bloody Gray fighting for his life in a ring.

"This isn't the first time this has happened." Whispered Ur.

Yes, she remembers that time a few years ago when she heard Ultear crying for help, and just yesterday she saw Layla on her hands and knees coughing up blood. Ur had no idea what was going on, but she knew she had an untrained power, one she truly needed to practice with, but it was hard when she had no idea what it was.

"Oh well, better get moving," Ur slams her fist on her palm. "Ice-Make: Motorcycle!" Ur slams her hands on the ground and an Ice Motorcycle with a passenger car appears. "Let's go Ul-chan we have a lot of ground to cover in a short amount of time."

Smiling brightly, Ultear mimics her mother's earlier actions. "Ice-Make: Decorations!" She places her hands on the passenger car and Ur laughs seeing many roses decorating her Ice Bike.

"Very pretty Ul-chan."

"It is right? I put a lot of work into it."

Ur rolls her eyes at her daughter's antics and motions with her hand for Ultear to enter the bike so they can go. Once Ultear enters, Ur drives off, heading off to meet her friend for the first time in years, a friend she had no idea was no longer alive or in her world.

XxXxXxXxXx

Panting heavily, Mira's swollen eye cracks open. Her body aches all over. Blood soaks her from head to toe. Despite being in the worst pain she has ever felt before, well, at least physically, Mira grins. Now this was the mission she's been wanting. Never mind the fact she was covered in scars, or the fact her left arm was twisted in an angle that should be impossible, or the fact her right hand was crushed. This was what she wanted, and she got it. Tears threaten to spill from her eyes from all the pain. She now knew what the old saying meant, when people said to be careful what you wish for.

"Sucks right?"

Lifting her head up from the ground slightly, Mira glares at Naruto. The boy had awakened sometime ago after being electrocuted like she had earlier. There was still smoke rising from his body, but strangely enough there was no other trace of him being electrocuted other than the smoke. It was very bizarre. He was seated against the wall, staring up at the opposite wall curiously.

"What are you staring at?"

Mira ignores Naruto's question for her own. Without turning to face her, Naruto answers softly.

"A fight. I think that's why we were captured," Naruto grits his teeth. "They want us to fight for their entertainment. This really sucks. I need to find Lucy."

It was only then did Mira notice the screen on the wall to her right. Slowly turning her head to face it, she watches Gray and the Tattoo Man battle it out. Gray was in a terrible condition, blood covers him fully. He was weaving in and out the attacks Tattoo Man threw at him. The man was only punching and kicking, but his blows were destroying Gray. After each strike, blood would spray from the wound almost as if he was cut by a blade. Strangely enough, whenever he attacks, the tattoos on his arm would swarm.

"Empowerment through the use of tattoos?" Mumbles Naruto. "That's insane."

Having heard the whisper, Mira casts Naruto a small glance, but focuses back on the fight on the screen. Gray leaps back and slams his hands on the ground. When he does, many ice spikes burst from it, all heading for the Tattoo Man.

"That was Ice-Make: Geyser," Mira turns to Naruto once more. "That's Old Lady Ur's attack, how does he know it?"

Many possibilities run through Naruto's mind, but only one made the most sense, and a wide smirk spreads across his face at the thought.

"He must be her apprentice," Naruto winces seeing Tattoo Man slug Gray in the face. Blood shoots out of Grey's cheeks from the strike. "What kind of Empowerment Magic does that?"

There number of Empowerment Magic in the world was many. Naruto only knew of a few, mostly because Layla, Lucy and himself uses the magic, but through different means. Layla uses Lightning Empowerment Magic through the use of her whip and body. Lightning Empowerment gives the user an increase in destructive power, overall speed, and the ability to stun opponents through their attacks, sometimes even paralyze if enough power is put into the attacks. Lucy was different however. She was not gifted in the ability of Empowerment like her mother. Unlike Layla, Lucy was a Fire and Light Empowerment Mage with the ability to empower her weapons. Fire was pure destruction; there was no other way to describe it when Lucy uses the element. Light was different. It was not as destructive as Fire, but it was still destructive, but it was faster than Lightning. Being able to blind opponents with her whip and strike during that blindness was one of Lucy's tactics when using the power of Light. Naruto however was the opposite of Lucy.

The Empowerment Magic he uses was Darkness, and he calls it Dark Invoke. It was an Empowerment Magic used through the body. Not only did it raise his base power, but it made the use of Dark Make easier and stronger. Being a natural with Dark Magic, through the use of Dark Invoke, using Dark Magic came that much easier. His healing rate increased tenfold because of it. The biggest plus to Dark Invoke, well, at least to him was his ability to have Dark Invoke active for as long as he desired. This is why he was healed. When the cell shocked him, he instantly activated Dark Invoke, and started healing almost instantly.

"This Empower, I don't recognize it at all," The tattoos on the Tattoo Man moves around when he punches Grey catching Naruto's attention. "Blade tattoos, cut on the body after each strike, Empowerment Magic, yeah, that must be it."

Yes, it was all adding up, and Naruto pieces the puzzle of the Tattoo Man's power together just as Gray does.

XxXxXxXxXx

"You use Empowerment through the use of the tattoos on your arms," Gray wipes the blood away from his cheek, a wry grin making its way up to his face. "Those tattoos are in the shapes of various bladed weapons," Gray leaps back and sets up for another Ice-Make attack. "I wonder." Gray glares at Tattoo Man, thinking about what he discovered about the man's magic. It was really simple now that he thought about it. If his reasoning was correct then there was only one way to counter it, at least in his mind.

"Ice-Make: Swords!"

Two ice swords appear in Gray's hands. The temperature in the ring drops a few degrees from the coldness radiating off the swords. A confident, almost wild grin spreads across Gray's face. Now was the time to test if his theory was right. Without another thought, he charges Tattoo Man with a roar cry. Not one to be deterred by such a childish thing, the Tattoo Man charges as well. One step, two step, three, and finally after four mighty steps, the two meet. Gray's swords strikes Tattoo Ma's arms and a loud clang is heard, almost as if he struck metal. A victorious grin appears on Gray's face at the sound. His theory was right.

"Alright," Gray kicks Tattoo man in the gut, pushing off him as he did. Gaining some distance from the glaring man, Gray smirks, somehow now shirtless, earning many strange stares. "I was right. Those sword tattoos, they're the source of your Empowerment Magic. It's the Empowerment of Swords, quite amazing that you used tattoos as a focus."

Now that he knew what he was up against, Gray was ready to take the man down.

"Let's see how much you can take."

Stabbing the ice swords into the ground, Gray sets up for another attack, one Ur's daughter, Ultear taught him.

"Ice-Make: Arrows!"

One hundred arrows of ice appear above Gray's head as he spreads out his arms. A wicked grin spreads across his face at the sight of Tattoo Man's shock.

XxXxXxXxXx

Naruto and Mirajane

"He's not bad."

Watching Gray fire off barrage after barrage of ice arrows at Tattoo Man, Naruto could not help but grin. The boy was good, real good. If Naruto was being honest with himself, he says the boy was almost as good as him when it came to the speed of his molding. The power behind his attack was enough to freeze anything it came in contact with instantly, which includes Tattoo Man's arms. That was the first thing Gray went after, and as expected, Tattoo Man lost much of his power when this happened. The boy had accuracy, speed, and power to take out Tattoo Man's greatest weapon within seconds. It was enough to impress Naruto, impress him enough to crack a small laugh.

'I want to fight him.'

From behind her cell, Mira watches Gray closely. The match was done. She was no longer interested in watching. However, she continued on, taking Naruto's earlier words to heart, the words about them having to fight. It would be best to learn anything she could about the victor, because she would exploit any weakness he shows if they battle. She laughs lowly. Observe and conquer, it was a basic strategy, one she always uses when it comes to battle. Well, that, and using overwhelming force to overpower her opponents into submission

'It's unfortunate I'm not here to fight. The moment I get my chance, I'm gonna finish my mission.'

Footsteps suddenly echo through the halls of the prison. Naruto and Mira freezes at the sound, thinking it was the Warden. However, it was not him. The footsteps, something Naruto notices, were very light. Not only that, but there was a familiar feel about the presence belonging to the footsteps. Pushing up against the wall, Naruto glares out the cell seeing a hooded figure appearing in front of the cell's door. Naruto could not see the face of the person behind the hood, but he could see locks of red hair hanging over the figure's black cloak. He stares at the cloak and frowns at the way it hugs the person's body.

'A woman.'

There was no doubt in Naruto's mind that it was a woman, the curves and mounds on her chest reveal this to him.

"Ye…yeah?"

Being nervous with reason, Naruto tries to feel out the person's power and he stops just as soon as he starts from the pure terror that engulfs him once he does. The power the woman held was something no human could possibly have, and he swallows the lump that was forming in his throat.

"Who are you?"

There was no answer from the woman, but wordlessly she passes through the bars as if she was a ghost and approaches Naruto, seemingly floating on air. The terror Naruto was feeling increases a hundredfold, and he screams once the woman reaches out for Naruto.

"Sorry Naruto."

This was the last thing Naruto heard before everything went black.


Naruto: We're picking up again

Lucy: Let's hope things stay this way

Gray: I enjoyed my introduction

Erza: When will I appear?

Naruto: Who cares

(Erza glares at Naruto and wordlessly summons a thousand swords)

Naruto: Um, gotta go

(Naruto runs away quickly before Erza could attack)

Lucy: He should have known that would happen