The Fox Scroll
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Naruto Or Fairy Tail
A/N: This chapter has been revised as of 5/11/2017
"Do you have any idea what you did!?"
Naruto winced from the sudden outburst. It was early in the morning, but Lucy wanted to go to the guild early for some reason. But he was extremely tired from all the drinking he had done the night before. One could call it a hangover.
'This is why I hate drinking...' Naruto thought before sighing. "Hey, what can I say? There was something about that guy that made me want to challenge him, ya know?"
Sakura had been there with Mirajane when they arrived at the guild, and boy was she giving him an earful about challenging Gildarts.
"You pranked a man who can destroy an entire building if he tripped! Kami, you haven't changed one bit in that perspective at all! Why don't you ever think before you act!? I swear, it's always..."
Sakura's words slowly faded as Naruto tuned her out from his head. 'But still... That geezer was strong! He had so much magic power compared to everyone else that it's almost like night and day!' He was looking forward to fighting Gildarts, too bad he was still resting from his trip.
Lucy watched the two ninja in front of her and shook her head. 'Was it always like this with these two? I almost feel sorry for Naruto...' Sakura was a nice person, but this was a little much. Lucy assumed it had something to do with them having known each other for so long, and when she saw it was like an older sister scolding her little brother.
Deciding it was time to save Naruto, Lucy spoke up. "Everything was fine in the end, wasn't it? For now, how about we decide what we're going to do today!"
Sakura looked at the girl, then back at Naruto, before sighing. "Fine. But could you at least try and act a little more mature, Naruto?"
Naruto blinked before nodding his head and laughing. "Huh? Oh yeah, sure thing Sakura-Chan!"
'He wasn't even listening...' Sakura thought and clenched her fist in anger, but she let it go. She really was trying her best to keep her temper in check.
"Okay, so what do you guys want to do today? I'm pretty sure you all know enough about this place that you don't need to research anymore right? Then how about we go on a job?" Lucy asked excitedly. It had been awhile since she had gone on a job, with Naruto having been gone for the last couple of days. 'And with someone like Sakura-San coming along, we'd be able to go on a bigger job!'
Bigger jobs meant more rent money!
Sakura raised an eyebrow as Lucy's expression suddenly turned dark. "What's she doing?"
Naruto shrugged. "Lucy does that sometimes, she has these random mood swings."
"I don't have random mood swings!" Lucy denied angrily, having heard what he had said.
"See?" Naruto said and laughed when his partner began to pout.
They then began to discuss the kind of job they would want to go on. Naruto, like always, wanted to go on a monster hunt. But Lucy claimed they always did monster hunts and suggested a search type mission, like finding a rare resource or ingredient.
Sakura, not really knowing what missions were like in this world, just sat back and waited for the two to decide. It was pretty interesting watching the two interact. They acted so natural around one another that it almost worried her. 'I wonder where Hinata is... I know she was busy with something, but I was sure she would be done by now.' In fact, Sakura was sure the Hyūga would have come to the guild when she heard Naruto had had returned, but she never did.
The trio were so engrossed with their conversation and thoughts that they almost missed Mirajane walk over to them.
"Good morning you three, thinking about going on a job today?" Mirajane asked and Lucy nodded.
"Yup! Rent is just around the corner and I'm completely broke..."
The white-haired beauty giggled before turning to Naruto. "Before that though, do you think I could barrow Naruto-Kun? I was just about to go grocery shopping and I could use an extra hand."
Naruto got up from his seat and nodded. "Sure thing Mira-Chan! Where are we headed?"
Lucy frowned slightly. Had Mira always referred to Naruto with "Kun"? 'This spells trouble... I better go along.' She thought and stood up as well. "Mind if I come along too? We're actually running pretty low on food back at home and I'm tired of eating ramen."
While Naruto complained to Lucy about his favorite food, Mirajane smiled. "That's alright, Naruto-Kun should be more than enough. We can pick you up some supplies while we're out." She said and before Lucy could press on, the barmaid pulled out a magazine and handed it to Sakura. "By the way Sakura, did you know about the Weekly Sorcerer Magazine? It has all sorts of things about Fairy Tail and the other guilds. I actually pose as a model in it sometimes."
Lucy began to sweat bullets as Sakura took the magazine in hand.
"Thanks Mira-San, I was actually curious about this magazine. I guess I'll look through it while you guys are out." Sakura said and began to look through the magazine's content.
"Alright, shall we be off then?" Mirajane said to Naruto and the two began walking towards the front doors.
Lucy looked back and forth between Naruto and Sakura, then Mirajane and the magazine. 'That's no fair Mira-San!' She thought before making up her mind. "Ah, Sakura-San? Do you think I could borrow that for second?"
After going to the town's food square, Naruto and Mirajane were heading back to the guild.
Naruto was surprised the shops were even open this early in the morning, the sun was barely even out. He looked at the small bags he was carrying, they didn't really get all that much, and he wondered if she really needed him at all. 'Oh well, it's not like I could say no to Mira-Chan!'
They were crossing a bridge when Mirajane suddenly stopped.
Naruto stopped and looked back at the girl in confusion. "Something wrong Mira-Chan?"
The white-haired beauty shook her head as she gazed at the sunrise, it was still early enough that the sun still wasn't fully out yet. "Do you mind if we watch the sunrise before we go back?"
"Sure." Naruto said and moved next to the girl. He put the bags onto the ground beside him and leaned forward onto the railing.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Mirajane said.
Naruto glanced over at the girl next to him and felt his cheeks heat up. The light shining on them was growing brighter, causing Mirajane's features to glow. A small gust of wind picked up so she used a hand to keep her hair from flying into her face. The girl just radiated with beauty and Naruto just couldn't help but notice it.
"Yeah..." Naruto agreed absentmindedly, dazed from the from the model's beauty. Realizing he was staring, Naruto shook his head and went back to watching the sunrise. It was almost over.
Mirajane smiled to herself, having noticed the blonde's staring. But that smile quickly faded. "Your friends told us about your past... I can understand why you never brought it up."
Naruto raised an eyebrow and looked over at the girl, his flustered feeling now gone. So that's why some people were acting so strange. "Did they? It wasn't too bad, they probably made it sound a lot worse than it actually was."
The barmaid stayed silent for a while and Naruto thought he might have offended her.
"A long time ago, the church in my hometown had been taken over by a demon." Mirajane suddenly said. "I helped the townspeople and destroyed it. But being so young and inexperienced with magic I unconsciously absorbed the demon, and even took on some of its features."
Naruto eyes widened, knowing where her story was heading.
"Naturally, the townspeople scorned me, thinking I was possessed by the demon."
They were the same… Both being shunned by the people around them for something they had no control over. "What about your parents?" He asked, but already assumed what the answer was.
Mirajane shook her head. "Our parents died when we were very young, me and my siblings have lived alone ever since."
"..." So he was right. How could life be so cruel? To leave a young child to fend for herself with no help?
"Don't look like that, Naruto-Kun..." Mirajane said, seeing the shinobi had clearly been affected by her story. But it kind of made her happy, to know that there was someone else in this world that had experiences so similar to her own. Even if that person wasn't even from their world.
Mirajane then went on and finished her story. About how she and her siblings had to leave their home town, about their meeting with Fairy Tail, and eventually about Lisanna's death.
Naruto clenched his fists. Every time he heard a story like this, it just made him so angry. To think that people would go so low as to force a child and her siblings to skip town. How could someone as nice as Mirajane go through such experiences. Not to mention her little sister.
'Getting upset about it won't help anything… I don't want to make Mira-Chan sad.' Naruto thought before settling with a sigh and relaxing his fists. "We've had it pretty rough, haven't we?"
Mirajane shook her head again. 'No, you had it far worse than I did Naruto...' She had the love and support of her siblings, while Naruto had been all alone from the start. Yet he still went and spoke as if it were the opposite.
"You really are kind, aren't you Naruto-Kun?"
Naruto rubbed the back of his head and chuckled. "I'm nowhere near as kind as you, Mira-Chan. I used to prank the people in my town on a daily basis to get their attention!"
The barmaid giggled, the mood seemed to be turning brighter. "Oh? I wouldn't be so sure. I was once called "The Demon of Fairy Tail"."
Naruto looked at the girl in surprise. "Seriously? Yeah right, I don't believe it."
Mirajane pouted playfully. "I'm not lying! Ask Erza next time you see her. We were eternal rivals and used to fight a lot."
They picked up the bags and began to walk back to the guild as they continued their chat.
Both had failed to notice the lock of blonde hair sticking out from behind a couple of barrels next to a shop as they passed by.
Lucy stuck her head out as soon as the coast was clear. She had somehow managed to keep Sakura from reading this week's article and new rumors about Naruto in the Weekly Sorcerer's Magazine, and was even able to sneak out unnoticed. But when she had finally found the two, she couldn't get close enough to hear what they were talking about. But their conversation seemed kind of serious until they had started laughing, which worried her.
'What is Mira-San planning?' Lucy thought as the owner of the shop noticed her.
"Um... miss? Could I ask what you're doing?" The shop keeper asked nervously and flinched when the girl shushed him.
"Shh! I'm trying figure out what Mira-San's motive is!" Lucy hissed and went back to her thoughts. Just what was Mirajane planning? Did she fall in love with Naruto? To her, Mirajane was acting the same as she usually did. But that didn't mean all that much, considering how hard it was to read the cheerful girl.
But wait, was it really only Juvia and (maybe)Mirajane that were after Naruto? She could faintly remember Hinata staring at him fondly and blushing whenever they talked. Granted the girl was very timid, but it didn't hurt to be over cautious.
Then there was Cana. She wasn't sure about the brunette either and couldn't tell if she was into Naruto, or just loved teasing him. For all she knew, it could be both!
The memory of Erza denying having feelings for Naruto when they were in the bath hall the other day floated into her mind. The two powerhouses were on very good terms, but was there more to it than that? Erza was always smiling whenever Naruto was around. But then again, he did save her old comrade Jellal...
"Argh! I just can't tell!" Lucy shouted and stood up in frustration.
"Uh... miss? You're scaring away my customers..."
Lucy looked around and blinked, realizing that there was now a crowd of people staring at her with strange/amused eyes. "S-s-s-sorry~!" She shouted and bolted out of there in embarrassment. Come to think of it, she had to hurry and get back to the guild before Naruto and Mirajane did. She could figure out what the girl was plotting later.
Later That Night...
"That beast better not have laid a finger on you, did he Wendy!?"
"Carla!"
Naruto didn't even try to hold back his groan. Why was this cat so irritating!? There he was, just sitting at a table and talking with his friends, and Carla had just randomly appeared out of nowhere and started accusing him. Just what did he do to anger her so much?
"Can't we all just be friends here...?" Lucy asked nicely, trying to be the peacekeeper.
"I will not stand Wendy being anywhere near him without supervision! Who knows what could have happened if that alcoholic woman hadn't gone with..." Carla trailed off while shivering.
"Naruto-San wouldn't do such a thing! Carla, you're just being silly!" Wendy said and tried to defend the shinobi.
"If you were so worried about her, why didn't you just come with?" Cana asked with a shrugged.
The white cat just huffed and turned away stubbornly.
Happy walked up to Carla and offered her a fish. "Are you hungry? Do you want a fish?"
Carla responded with a cold stare. "You're not any better, male cat. Just stay away from me! ...And I hate fish!" After saying that, she jumped off the table and left the guild.
"Ah! Wait Carla!" Happy called out and ran after her.
"What's that cat's problem?" Naruto asked and Wendy stood up and bowed her head to the group apologetically.
"I'm very sorry! Carla must still be in a bad mood..." She said before heading to the exit. "I'm going to go after them!"
"Do you think they'll be fine?" Lucy asked as she watched the little girl leave.
"What did she mean by foul mood? Did something happen?" Sakura asked and Cana pointed to Naruto.
"Why don't you ask our guild's number-one prankster?"
Sakura looked at the whiskered teen in question. "Naruto…"
"I might have pranked her during the race before you guys arrived..." Naruto said and upon mentioning the race, he felt dozens of eyes on him throughout the guild. 'I guess they're still a little upset about that...'
"I warned you about taking your pranks too far." Lucy said with the shake of her head.
"Right? He's so childish to be pranking at his age!" Sakura said and Lucy nodded in agreement.
"He really is immature for his age."
"You know, I'm right here guys…" Naruto said with a bitter smile.
"We're just saying you should act a little more like your age." Sakura said and Naruto poked at the table.
"Am I really childish...?"
Everyone at the table nodded in unison.
A rain cloud formed over Naruto's head as he sulked.
"Need a drink?" Cana offered and Naruto just sent her a flat look before going back to sulking.
"How could you all say that about Naruto-Sama!?" Juvia shouted as she stomped up to their table. She had been watching them from across the bar and couldn't stand anymore of this.
'Juvia...!' Naruto's face brightened and Juvia smiled at him. That's right, if there was anyone here that wouldn't think he was childish, it would be Juvia.
"Naruto-Sama could be the most childish person in the world and Juvia wouldn't care!"
Naruto face faltered.
"Now then, Juvia shall take Naruto-Sama away to-Eh? Naruto-Sama?" Juvia looked around and found that he was gone.
Lucy frowned. Maybe she went a little too far with the teasing?
"I'm not that childish... I just like to have fun, what's wrong with that?" Naruto grumbled to himself. He was so caught up in his grumbling that he almost passed Hinata without even noticing her. "Oh, Hinata! Where have you been? I haven't seen you since I got back!"
"G-good evening Naruto-Kun." Hinata said while struggling to meet his eyes.
Naruto noticed she was holding something behind her back and when Hinata saw this, she brought out what she was holding and offered him a large red and black cloth that was neatly folded up.
"Is this... My sage cloak! Did you fix it?" Naruto said excitedly and shook the cloth until it was unfolded out in front of him. The cuts and tears had been perfectly stitched back together as though it were brand new.
"Yes, Mira-San asked if I could stitch it for her." Hinata said while poking her fingers together nervously.
Naruto nodded and put it on with haste. "Sweet! It feels great to have this back! Thanks Hinata!"
Hinata blushed and nodded shyly, both from the praise and the attention she was getting from the blonde.
"Hehe! Now Lucy won't think I'm childish anymore! I look more mature while wearing this, she said so herself!" Naruto said and all the warm fuzzy feelings Hinata was feeling shattered in an instance.
Lucy? Wasn't the one that loved Naruto here Juvia?
Hinata looked across the bar hall at the table Lucy was sitting at. 'I'll have to keep an eye on her...' She thought and her lips twitched when she laid eyes on Cana. She didn't know much about the brown-haired girl, but Hinata considered her a bad influence on Naruto, and it wasn't even the fact that she always walked around wearing only a bikini top and jeans. Every time Hinata saw Cana, the girl was either drinking or drunk from drinking.
"Naruto-Kun! Your ramen is done!" Mirajane called out from the bar. "Ah! I see you got your cloak! That's wonderful! Hinata worked so hard fixing it so make sure you thank her properly."
Naruto laughed and faced Hinata. "Thanks again for fixing my sage cloak, I really owe you one." He said and then began walking over to the bar to get eat his meal.
As Hinata watched Naruto leave, a shiver run up her spine. She crossed her arms together and looked around anxiously. She could have sworn she felt someone glaring at her.
"So when exactly did Naruto officially become a member of the guild?" Kakashi asked Makarov.
"Hm... A couple months now?" The old man answered absent mindedly. He was currently reading one of Kakashi's Icha Icha Paradise novels. "Hehehe... This book is great! Whoever thought of this was a genius!"
"Actually, the person who wrote that book was Naruto's master, Jiraiya-Sama." Kakashi said with an eye smile.
"Eh!? That dense brat's teacher!?" Makarov gawked and the jonin nodded. "Fufufu... I'm sure me and this Jiraiya would get along well."
Kakashi nodded. "Yes, you probably would have."
Makarov's face paled. "Would?"
"Jiraiya-Sama passed away during an important mission." Kakashi said sadly.
"Oh, I see. I'm sorry." Makarov said and put the book down.
"Hello Makarov-Dono, Kakashi-Senpai." Yamato greeted and took a seat near them at the bar.
"You were out for quite a while, feeling better?" Kakashi asked and Yamato nodded tiredly.
"Not all of us can walk off chakra exhaustion in one night like Naruto." The man said before he turned to Makarov. "Everything has been calm then? No more accidents?"
The old man looked across the bar to where Naruto was. He was sitting with Lucy and Juvia and they were being as loud as they usually were. "Well I wouldn't say calm but... Ah, hold that thought. Hey! Erza, over here!" Makarov called out the guild's strongest woman who had just walked into the guild with Tenten.
Erza nodded to Tenten, who nodded back and began walking towards the bar. "Yes, master?"
As soon as the girl was in front of him, Makarov closed his eyes in thought. "I was thinking about what to do with that one-hundred-year quest. Do you think it's about time I passed it onto someone else?"
The S-Class mage hummed in thought before glancing at the bar. "Normally I would say yes, but I have a feeling someone will be able to complete it, should you wait just a little longer."
The three men looked over to the bar and saw Naruto eating what looked to be his tenth bowl of ramen.
Makarov closed his eyes again. "I see... I guess I'll hold onto to it a little longer."
"One more bowl please!" Naruto called out before he belched and rubbed his stomach in satisfaction. While it wasn't Ichiraku Ramen, Mirajane's cooking was a close second.
"Naruto-Sama eating ramen is so adorable!" Juvia cried out with hearts in her eyes.
"There's nothing cute about a guy eating more that his stomach should be able to carry!" Lucy shouted in disagreement.
"Sorry, I just can't help myself. Ramen is the best!" Naruto said as Tenten walked up to their group.
"Hey guys."
Juvia quickly hid behind Naruto. 'Potential rival in love...?' But no one paid her any attention, as it was the norm now.
Although in Naruto's mind, he thought Juvia was just being shy.
Naruto waved to his fellow ninja. "Hey Tenten! Haven't seen you in a while. Whatcha been up too?"
"Erza-San has been showing me her favorite blacksmiths!" Tenten exclaimed, her eyes became stars as she spoke. "She even got me this enchanted sword! It has magic imbued in it and allows the user to conjure fire to extend its range!" She summoned the weapon via summoning scroll and showed it off.
It was a dark red short sword with an even darker red handle. Tenten pushed a button on the handle and fire covered the blade and extended further, easily doubling its length.
"Wow, a fire sword!" Lucy said in awe as Tenten did a few test swings. She loved any kind of magic, and magic items were no exception.
"A weapon with magic in it, huh?" Naruto rubbed his chin thoughtfully. That sounded handy, maybe he should get one.
"I can extend it even further than this, but it drains it's magic faster. The sword is powered by lacrima and it only came with a couple extra."
"*Munch!* It tastes good too!" Natsu said while chomping the flames.
"Hey! Stop eating my sword!" Tenten yelled and smacked him on the head with the hilt of her new weapon.
"Ow!" Natsu fell back and bumped into Gray, who just so happened to be passing by.
"Hey! Watch where you're going ya hot head!"
"You wanna go frosty!?"
The two then started brawling like they usually did.
Tenten shook her head and resealed her sword, she was still getting used to the idea of people with abilities like eating fire.
Naruto on the other hand was laughing his butt off. It was always fun watching his friends from both worlds interact with one another.
"Don't mind Natsu, he loves to eat fire." Erza said as she walked up to the two fighting mages. "Natsu! Gray! Behave! We have guests!"
At the sound of Erza's voice, both Natsu and Gray ceased fighting immediately.
"Y-yes ma'am!"
"Aye!"
'That's Erza for you...' Lucy thought just as Gajeel walked up to Naruto.
"Hey, Uzumaki! How long are you going to keep me waiting, huh!? It's time we settle our score!"
Naruto looked up at the metal eating man with a bored expression. "Eh? Did I? I must have forgotten..." He said with a monotone voice as he cleaned out his ear, earning a growl from the other teen.
"You bastard..." Gajeel was about to punch Naruto right out of his seat when Erza stepped forward.
"I don't think you've met Gajeel before, have you Tenten? He's a dragon slayer, like Natsu and Wendy."
"Nice to meet you Gajeel." Tenten said with a wave. Erza had been introducing her to some of the other members, and so far they'd all been a bunch of really nice people. So she was expecting the same from Gajeel but...
"Ahn?" Gajeel said in a very non-friendly manner. "Don't act all friendly with me. The only reason I'm here is to beat this guy." He morphed his arm into a sword and pointed it straight at Naruto. "So don't think I'll be a nice guy and-wha!? Hey!"
Tenten had grabbed onto Gajeel's transformed arm with stars in her eyes. "T-this is... This technique of yours is... Amazing! Turning your body into a weapon… How do you do it!?"
"H-huh…?" Gajeel was growing a little uncomfortable. 'What's with this girl!?'
Erza hummed. "Hm. Despite his difficult personality, Gajeel's ability to transform his limbs into iron weapons is admirable."
"You have to teach me how to do this!" Tenten asked urgently. As far as she knew, there was no known jutsu that transformed the user's limbs into weapons. She needed to learn this technique!
Not knowing how handle this sort of situation, Gajeel did the only thing he could.
He ran.
"Hey, come back!" Tenten yelled and chased Gajeel out of the guild. She was going to make him teach her that technique, even if she had to force the guy!
"They seemed like they got along well." Erza said with a chuckle before following them outside.
'I don't think so...' Lucy thought to herself.
Juvia tugged on Naruto's sleeve. "Juvia wants to know more about Naruto-Sama!"
Naruto rubbed the back of his head. "You say that, but I don't even know where to start..."
Juvia hugged herself, puffing out her well portioned chest. "Does Naruto-Sama like them big, or small…?"
Lucy blushed, unconsciously covering her own chest. "J-Juvia!? W-w-what are you even asking all of a sudden!?" Seriously, why did the girl always ask the most outrageous questions?
"Hm..." Naruto hummed as he seemed to be in deep thought.
Lucy's blush deepened. 'He's actually thinking about it!?'
Mirajane walked over and placed a large bowl of ramen in front of Naruto just as his stomach growled from hunger.
"Large of course!" Naruto cheerfully said and dug into his eleventh large bowl of noodles. It seemed he was still hungry.
'Ramen... Of course he was talking about ramen.' Lucy thought slightly disappointed, but relived at the same time.
"Large! Of course!" Juvia said as she furiously jotted down notes into a little notepad, hot steam coming out her nose.
"Don't misunderstand him on purpose!" Lucy shouted before sitting down on her stool tiredly, supervising Juvia was mentally exhausting.
"Naruto-Sama~!" Juvia cheered and affectionately latched onto Naruto's arm once more.
"Whoa! Careful Juvia, I almost spilled my ramen!" Naruto said, but the girl just giggled happily as she snuggled into his arm. Naruto blushed and scratched his cheek with his free arm. "Well, I guess it's okay... Hehe! You really are a friendly person Juvia!"
A tick-mark formed on Lucy's forehead. Somehow this scene just bothered her. This almost happened on a daily basis, but something about that flustered look on Naruto's face irked her. "Okay, that's enough!" Lucy stood up and moved between the two and tried to pry them apart. "Why don't you let Naruto eat in peace!"
"No! Juvia wants to be next to Naruto-Sama!" Juvia yelled as she defiantly clung to the ninja's arm.
"Hey, come on guys. No figh-" Naruto stopped mid-sentence. A weird feeling came over the jinchuuriki as he looked out a distant window. 'When did it start raining?'
Naruto was about to ask the others if they felt anything when he saw a bright flash and everything suddenly went black.
"What the!?" Naruto suddenly felt as if he was in a cramped space. He moved his hands around until he felt something soft. "Huh?" Naruto gave the object a few squeezes before his blood ran cold.
"Ahn~! Naruto-Sama... This is so sudden!" Juvia's voice purred out.
"Wah! I'm sorry!" Naruto wailed and threw his hands up into the cramped darkness. But they landed on another soft spot.
"Hey! Watch where you're touching!" This time it was Lucy's voice he heard. Only she sounded angry, if her foot had anything to say about it.
The three scrambled around in the cramped area, all trying to figure out what was going on.
It wasn't until another flash of light blinded them and they felt themselves fall onto the ground when they found out what had happened.
"Wha... Horologium!?" Lucy said as her vision cleared.
The clock spirit bowed humbly to his mater. "My apologies, Lucy-Sama. But I sensed danger and took you into a safe place. Naruto-Sama and Juvia-Sama were right next to you, so I brought them as well." He said before fading away back to the spirit world.
"Hey, wait!" Lucy said but the clock was already gone. She hadn't summoned the spirit which meant Horologium appeared using his own magic power, so it only made sense that he would disappear so quickly. 'But still... Where did he take us?'
'This place sure is creepy...' Naruto thought as he looked at the ominous clouds swirling in the sky.
They were in what looked to be a snowy field, but what they were standing on wasn't snow. The same stuff was also falling from the sky as well, whatever it was.
Juvia reached out a hand and watched as a white puff-ball landed on it. "Juvia has a bad feeling..."
The trio spun around when they suddenly heard footsteps coming their way and found a cloaked man walking towards them.
Naruto recognized the man. "Jay, is you? What's going on here?"
The man took off his mask and revealed his face to them, it was indeed Jellal. "I am not Jay, I am Mystogan."
"Eh?" Naruto squinted his eyes before they went wide with realization. While the man in front of them indeed looked like the Jellal he had saved from imprisonment, this Jellal felt like a different person. He also had the staves on his back like Naruto had remembered back when he had first met him. "Oh! Mystogan! I haven't seen you in a while! Do you know what's going on here? Where the heck are we?"
"This is Magnolia, it's been sucked up by Anima."
A/N: And thus, the Edolas arc officially begins! Naruto is going to shine in next couple of chapters!
What did you think? Not a lot happened this chapter, while at the same time, a lot did happen!
As always, review or P.M. me if you have any questions/comments/concerns!
Okay, I'm done. I hope to see you all in the next chapter of The Fox Scroll!