I proudly present you all with the 29th chapter of the story. Happy belated 3 month birthday to the story by the way and for the cake, is this very update. Along with that, my little pride and joy has crossed the 400,000 words boundary! Remember that I took one month off writing from the mid-March to mid-April so in actuality; I wrote all of this in 2 months. Not bad, eh? Into the celebrations, I would like to proudly announce that the story is now the 11th MOST REVIEWED STORY for the Naruto/Fairy Tail Crossover section! Thank you all so much for sticking with me throughout this amazing experience. Oh, and read the Author's Notes, as always. Now my favorite group of people, let's get on with the show!
Morning time at the Uzumaki-Namikaze compound was normal, but it wasn't on this particular day as Natsu had been knocking on the door repetitively. Groaning, everyone heard the loud noises and the pink haired mage's shouts for them to wake up, which they unfortunately had to do. It was too early to get up, but they sighed as they had to do so. The racket outside was too much to bare. However, it was planned that Natsu was going to get strangled for ruining a perfectly good sleep.
Opening the door, Mikoto had her Sharingan blazing, Haku was holding up her Senbon Needles, Kushina was hovering her hair violently, Mirajane was bracing herself to go into her Take Over, Erza had her sword out using her Requip Magic, Naruto had his eyes glowing blue, while Leah was tightly holding her stuffed fox kit and glaring at the newcomer.
…one Fire Dragon Slayer steak coming right up.
Meanwhile, Natsu saw death in its wake in the form of the seven individuals in front of him. "It's not my fault!" He yelled out in protest in the utmost fear before shakily continuing, "Ji-ji wants to see everyone at the Guild for a meeting. He called me to gather you all so don't blame me!"
With that, the occupants of the compound groaned before nodding, while the pink haired mage sighed in absolute relief and ran back towards Fairy Tail. The occupants of the household quickly ran upstairs and got ready, so that they could head off to see what the fuss was about. Exiting their home, the group rushed towards the Guild and then looked on as there was a huge gathered crowd. There were a lot of people there, but one of them was always going to remain absent from now on. It was Loke.
In the recent events, Naruto and the others found out from Lucy, who explained to them that Loke was actually a Celestial Spirit. This explanation relayed to them that Loke was in the human realm for a span of 3 years because of a punishment, which was held for him by the Celestial Spirit King. However, there was some good news because when Lucy stood up for Loke, the leader of the spirits actually became surprised and removed the ban, thus allowing him to return to his real world. His name was actually Leo, and in these events, Lucy was given his key to summon him at her leisure. The group were surprised upon hearing everything from the Celestial mage, but had to smile because they knew that their former Guild mate Loke was doing fine now.
Just as soon as Naruto and his companions approached their fellow mages, they turned towards the leader of Fairy Tail, who was currently clearing his throat.
Makarov looked at his subordinates with a serious expression before saying, "I'm glad to see everyone here. Please sit down because this is something really important that all of you must understand."
A second was what it took for the Guild mates to do as they were told. However, they were rather curious as to know what was going on and simply waited patiently waited for the old man to continue with what he wanted to say.
Seeing this, the Master nodded in content. "With the help of the spy network, Jiraiya-san has told me something really important. During one of his spy network missions with Gildarts-san, some information about the Dark Guilds has come up." He explained in a grim tone and then took a deep sigh before continuing, "There's a Balam Alliance, which comprises of three of the top Dark Guilds of Earthland. They are Tartarus, Oracion Seis and Grimoire Heart. It wasn't active as much in the past, but it seems that they are finally moving out of the shadows at long last."
Upon hearing this new piece of information, a majority of the mages went wide-eyed as they couldn't believe it. Meanwhile, Naruto was looking on with a hardened expression because his clone had recently been on the Grimoire Heart airship.
Instantly, the White Dragon Slayer turned towards Makarov. "When are we going to do something about this threat? It's not like we can allow this alliance to continue operating in Earthland." He replied seriously, while pondering on what information his sensei had got from his device.
Seeing as Naruto had gathered a lot of information about the Grimoire Heart, he knew that Jiraiya would be uncovering information right now, wherever he was. Then there was this alliance problem, which quite frankly was annoying him to no ends because he hadn't received such information about this. Meanwhile, many murmurs were heard in the Guild Hall as the members were chatting away in agreement, knowing that those Dark Guilds should be stopped at all costs.
"There has already been a thought out plan ready for us to deploy with the help of the council. As such, I have selected two teams to deal with this imposing threat. Team A will consist of: Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, Mikoto Uchiha, Haku Momochi, Erza Scarlet and Mirajane Strauss." The leader of Fairy Tail stated and then smirked as the Guild members went wide-eyed at the formation before concluding, "Team B will be: Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Happy, Lisanna Strauss and Lucy Heartfilia."
Turning towards Naruto and his ladies, the Guild mates shivered as they knew just how powerful the White Dragon Slayer truly was. It was a powerhouse team if there ever was one. Each of the girls with the exception of Haku, were S-class mages as well, showing just how much of a strong team they truly were. It was the ultimate teaming and they had no words to say in return at the moment.
On the other hand, Natsu's group was strong in their own right but they couldn't hope to compare with the one that had Naruto in it.
"You became a Wizard Saint!?" Lucy shouted in shock as her eyes met the medallion that was on the shinobi's coat.
Smirking, Naruto nodded at the blonde girl before turning towards his ladies, all of whom had a wide grin on their face. Leah was cheery at the mention of that medallion because she had a lot of fun playing with the item. It was shiny and pretty!
However, the entire Guild went into loud chatter at the sight and were more fearful of the man's strength than ever. Another Wizard Saint was formulated by the council and it was their very own Guild mate. They were proud but at the same time, knew better than to tick him off now.
Leah looked up at her father with a soft expression. "You're going too, tou-chan?" She asked in a low voice, which simply melted the hearts of every female present in the room.
Naruto smiled as he quickly held the girl in his arms. "Yeah sweetie, but you'll have ji-ji here to help keep you company so there wouldn't be any problems for you." He said warmly and kissed Leah's forehead before gently continuing, "You have to be strong for your tou-chan and your kaa-chans, can you do that Leah-chan?"
Nodding slowly with small tears, Leah smiled softly at her father before gradually turning towards her mothers, all of whom were nodding happily. With that, the child quickly became determined because she would be strong for her parents. She's a big girl! Meanwhile, the Guild mates that didn't know about the family situation at the Uzumaki-Namikaze compound immediately went wide-eyed.
"Kaa-chans!?" Lisanna and Elfman yelled out in an unbelieving tone, while the others with them could do nothing but nod dumbly.
At the reaction, Mirajane smirked at her siblings. "Yes, kaa-chans. Leah-chan is our musume." She said proudly as she grabbed her daughter for a hug before kissing her forehead.
Seeing everyone's jaws dropping at the revelation, Leah giggled cutely in her mother's arms and continued looking at the confused people. She didn't know why those nice mages were so shocked, but shrugged her shoulders as she enjoyed being coddled. Her attention turned to her remaining mothers, who were smirking at the interaction which caused her to cutely scrunch up her face in confusion again.
Elfman regained his composure and puffed out his chest before asking, "So when's the manly wedding?"
Squeaking suddenly, Mirajane blushed furiously at the question and looked away. Just as soon as her eyes met her lover's, the blush grew to the point where she had to bury her face in the embrace she was giving her daughter. Her sister-figures also had a raging pink hue to their cheeks, while fidgeting nervously as they looked at the ground. Meanwhile, several women in the hall were growling viciously at the remark tossed around by the male Strauss sibling.
Naruto smirked at the question and hugged Mirajane from behind. "Oh you never know, Elfman-nii. It may be sooner than you think. Better shop for the outfit you want to wear on the wedding." He said slyly before chuckling at the state of his girls upon hearing this.
'Oh Kami-sama!' The ladies of the White Dragon Slayer shouted in their minds, while being sent on the verge of fainting from listening to their man speak.
Leah gasped slightly as she was tightly squeezed in the hug her silverette mother was giving her, while looking on at the shocked group of people in the Guild Hall. The little brunette's eyes went wide when she heard the word wedding and simply became overjoyed in her embrace, because she knew that her tou-chan loved all of her kaa-chans so very much. She was so happy with her family and they all loved her, which was exactly the same emotion she felt for them. They did everything for her and treated her like a beautiful princess, like the ones she had read to her from so many stories from her loving tou-chan and kaa-chans every single night. She loved her story time! However, the child was highly confused at several other females in the vicinity, all of whom were gritting their teeth in rage at the conversation.
"My future brother-in-law is a real man! Such manly words!" Elfman boasted proudly as he punched his chest, while having a megawatt smile on his face.
Mirajane squeaked once more at those words and then her adoring man kissed the top of her head while smiling fondly at her, causing her to look softly at him in return. She turned towards her sister-figures, who had the same reaction as her when the blonde shinobi gently kissed them. With that, she was a sputtering and blushing mess, knowing that there was talk about marriage so suddenly.
Chuckling in amusement, Naruto looked at his girls and then turned towards Elfman before saying, "It's not going to happen now, that's for sure. However, I'm really glad that you are approving of the relationship."
Grinning widely at those words, Elfman nodded in content before fist bumping his fellow mage. Turning towards his little sister Lisanna, he saw her looking on with a teary smile on her face. The youngest Strauss sibling hugged her older sister and smiled at the interaction.
Meanwhile, Makarov cleared his throat with a soft smile. "It's truly great to see everyone like this, but we have pressing matters at hand to deal with. We should finish up with this Oracion Seis problem first, so I'd like the alliance teams to head on out." He spoke out in a serious tone before gesturing for his great-granddaughter to come towards him.
"Story time, hii-ojiichan!" Leah chirped cheerfully as she quickly hopped off her mother's arms before skipping towards the leader of Fairy Tail.
A warm smile etched way to Makarov's features upon seeing the smiling brunette heading towards him. He looked on with his smile intact as he observed Leah's parents looking at their child with a peaceful expression. Turning towards his subordinates, he saw them looking on in confusion and he immediately knew what they were currently thinking about.
Elfman turned towards the old man with a frown. "It's not manly to not send the man, man! This has become an unmanly cycle because of the approaching bicycle!" He explained his concerns, to which everyone groaned.
'What the hell does that even mean!?' The mages simultaneously screamed in their minds, while Leah scrunched her face in the utmost confusion.
It was then, Naruto's eyes went wide. 'He's going to be my future brother-in-law, which means I'll have to deal with this on a regular basis. Arrgh.' He thought to himself in depression before turning towards his ladies, all of whom sobbed internally as they realized what he was thinking about.
Meanwhile, Natsu stomped his feet. "LET'S GO ALREADY! I'M ALL REVVED UP!" He screamed at the top of his lungs as fire ignited in his eyes to show his determination.
Everyone was pulled from their thoughts and groaned once more. If it wasn't Elfman's ranting giving them trouble, it was the Fire Dragon Slayer doing so. No one catches a break at Fairy Tail as it is rather impossible for anyone to escape its regular chaos.
"Elfman, I cannot afford to send off every mage I have off on this mission." Makarov stated in a stern tone as he looked at his subordinate intently before continuing, "We need mages to back up the strong hold of Fairy Tail. If there is another attempt for an attack, we can fend them off right there and then. This is the reason why I'm not coming along, even when I would want nothing more than to do so. I'm leaving the leadership in Naruto-kun's hands."
Listening very carefully to his leader's every word; the male Strauss sibling began nodding hesitantly. Punching his chest slightly, the mage showed Makarov that he understood everything completely, which made the old man smile in return.
With that, Natsu nodded in excitement. "LET'S GO!" He yelled out as he took off in top speed with him blazing through the carpeted floor, while everyone at the Guild sweatdropped and shook their heads.
Sighing, Gray looked at the retreating figure. "That baka doesn't even know where we're supposed to go yet. That and the fact that he spaced out when Master informed us about Naruto-san having leadership here." He muttered to himself before walking out of the Guild as well, to catch up with his hot headed team mate.
Naruto chuckled at the scene and shook in head in amusement, which his girls followed suit. With that, they turned towards Makarov so that they could understand everything that they needed to know.
In turn, the Master looked at them intently before explaining, "This is very important so listen carefully. The Fairy Tail Guild in the act of gathering up against Oracion Seis, have formulated an alliance with the help of the council. This alliance will be known as the Allied Forces and it'll be shared between Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Cait Shelter and Lamia Scale. We have an Alliance set up with these three particular guilds. The designated location to where you need to go is on the paper I hold in my hand and I urge you all to hurry up and meet the others as soon as possible. Good luck."
Hearing this, the mages went wide-eyed. They knew that they would be dealing with the Oracion Seis, but they had no clue that the Legal Guilds were forming an alliance of their own. However, they turned towards the teams that were leaving for the mission and mentally wished them the best. Meanwhile, Naruto took the paper from the old man and smiled as he gave him a nod.
"Kaa-chans, tou-chan!" Leah exclaimed as she jumped cheerily from her position beside Makarov before shouting, "Come back soon okay!?"
Smiling at their daughter, the White Dragon Slayer and his ladies approached the child before taking turns kissing her on the forehead. Naruto grinned as he tickled Leah's sides and then smirking as he heard her giggling melodically in return.
With that, the teams began walking out the door. "We'll be back before you know it, Leah-chan!" Naruto and his girls shouted in unison before rushing out of the confines of the structure, with Happy, Lisanna and Lucy were right behind them.
Meanwhile, Leah smiled fondly at her father and mothers' retreating figures and knew that they would come back safely. She tapped the shoulder of her great-grandfather figure, who chuckled as he understood what the little girl wanted and pulled a book out.
Jumping up and down in excitement, the daughter of the blonde shinobi grinned as she sat down before waiting patiently for the old man to begin his amazing story telling.
(With Naruto and the others)
"We'll be catching up with Gray and Natsu!" Lisanna announced as she rushed forward, to which her team members followed suit.
Naruto kept up at their normal pace and turned towards his ladies before saying, "In the meanwhile, we'll begin strategizing on how to deal with the imposing problem. However, there is something that I need to take care of first. I had a lot of information on the Video Recording Lacrima I received from my clone and I need to call Jiraiya-sensei to get his input on the matter."
Nodding quickly at the course of action, the women of the blonde shinobi smiled as they understood everything completely. Meanwhile, their man smiled in return as he pulled out the Communications Lacrima from his pocket and began utilizing it. A moment later, a holographic screen hovered midair.
"Oye, Naruto-kun!" Jiraiya exclaimed as he looked at his former apprentice from the screen before continuing, "This information is maddening! Where in the hell did you find all of this!?"
Naruto chuckled at the man. "It started from the moment we were dealing with those dark mages with nii-san a while back. My clone was the one that did the information gathering. Now, what can you tell me about the Oracion Seis?" He asked in an inquisitive tone, while his angels nodded their heads in agreement.
Jiraiya took a deep sigh and nodded before explaining, "The information you gave me will take me a lot of time to decipher because there is so much to pry through. I'll contact you sometime soon once I'm finished with it. Also, I didn't get around to the Oracion Seis part because I don't know more than what Master Makarov has told you already. I know that he has deployed your team because we had decided on that earlier this morning. I have Laxus and his team heading towards the clients to find out more about that Dark Guild. You'll hear from them if something comes up."
With that, the White Dragon Slayer and his ladies let this information sink in. After understanding everything completely, they nodded their heads in understanding.
"There is another thing you must know." The toad sage spoke in a serious tone as he eyed his former student before concluding, "This is something which took up most of our time. For some reason, several Dark Guilds have placed a rather high valued bounty on your head. This mission will deal with the Oracion Seis, which is a Dark Guild and as you know it is one of the three members of the Balam Alliance. Keep your guard up because this could become serious. In the meantime, I'll get to the bottom of this matter with Gildarts-san. Good luck."
Narrowing his eyes at the information just revealed to him, Naruto went into deep thought before nodding his head in appreciation.
'So those fools placed a bounty on my head, huh? Well I will make sure they'll have a field day from my continuous arrivals at their bases. They will not prevail in anything.' The White Dragon Slayer thought to himself as he waved at his former sensei before turning off the device.
Meanwhile, the ladies of the Wizard Saint were gritting their teeth. To hear their man having a bounty set by the Dark Guilds made them enraged as they wanted to deal with them as soon as possible. Expressions hardening, the girls snarled at the thought. However, upon observing Naruto's calm state, they didn't have much to say.
"Do not worry yourself over this, ladies. This doesn't change anything. Now, let's be off." Naruto stated seriously, to which his girls relaxed themselves at those words and then nodded before rushing off into the distance.
Seeing as they were taking off rather quickly, it didn't take them long to approach the meeting place. The designated meeting location was a white mansion type of a structure, which had several elegant designs on the outside. Stepping up the porch and towards the entrance of the building, the mages observed a red carpet, which led way towards the designed location. There was a large chandelier at the center of the place and a large staircase which went upstairs.
Mirajane frowned as she noticed her surroundings. "It seems that Lisanna-chan isn't here at the moment, which means that she is still looking for Natsu and Gray. Hopefully they arrive soon." She mumbled before sighing, while her sister-figures chuckled as they agreed with her.
"Fairy Folks, sorry to keep you all waiting."
Quickly turning towards the source of the sound, the Fairy Tail group grew confused as a rather bright spotlight emerged at the center of the room. It was just then as the spotlight dimmed, showing that it was three newcomers that appeared in the vicinity.
"I'm Hibiki Lates, of the Hundred Nights." The first person said as he made his presence known. He was wearing a dark blue colored suit with light lines circling each sleeve and lower leg. He had on a pinstriped blue shirt which was closed around the neck by a darker tie, and also wore dark dress shoes.
"My name is Eve Tearm, of the Holy Nights." The second person exclaimed happily. He was wearing a black suit which had its sleeves and lower legs outlined by a light color. He wore a lilac shirt with a dark purple colored tie around his neck, underneath the suit and wore brown shoes.
"I'm Ren Akatsuki, of the Silent Nights." The third newcomer voiced out in a neutral tone. He was wearing a black suit with the jacket left open, and a leopard patterned shirt underneath. He also had a small metal necklace circling his neck and had on dark dress shoes.
The trio twirled slightly before shouting, "…we're the Trimens from the Blue Pegasus Guild"
Chirping noises formulated as Naruto and his ladies painfully endured that dreadful introduction. The Fairy Tail mages began thinking that maybe the Oracion Seis weren't all that much of an inconvenience, if the three mages in front of them were an example. It was then; the Trimens group approached his girls, while the heir of the White Dragons simply raised an eyebrow at the action.
Eve kneeled down in front of Erza and smiled. "Why hello, Titania." He said in a deliberately charming tone while holding up a flower in his right hand.
Growling inwardly at the display, the red haired female mage in question looked on with an impassive face. She turned around to see her love, who was currently giving the Trimens member a cold, emotionless stare. However, her blood boiled at the sight of the remaining two members of the man's group trying to drag Mikoto and Kushina to a couch… which somehow appeared out of nowhere.
Just then, Ren looked at the blonde shinobi before casually saying, "The man should leave this place."
Oh, you poor souls.
Not a word escaped Naruto's lips as he began slowly making his way towards the trio. Killing intent flared as everyone in the room tensed, especially the Trimens, all of whom began gasping for breath. The White Dragon Slayer approached Eve and grabbed him by the collar before tossing him towards the remaining Trimens. With that, he approached the trio and crashed each one of them on the stomach, causing them to cough loudly before slamming them against the back wall.
Looking over at the couch, the blonde ninja snarled as he walked towards it and obliterated it with a chakra infused punch, sending its debris shooting at the Trimens. With that, he began making his way towards the trembling Blue Pegasus mages once more.
"You dare try to speak of such garbage with me present?" Naruto asked coldly as he gripped Ren by the hair harshly before continuing, "That too… with my girls?"
Whimpers escaped Ren upon hearing the tone of the Fairy Tail mage in front of him before going wide-eyed as his stomach got impaled with another punch. Eve and Hibiki were scared stiff to make a move and then cried out in pain as they were smashed across the face, to which they were sent crashing against the wall once more.
On the sidelines, the ladies of the White Dragon Slayer smirked at the interaction as they watched their loving man defending their honor. Giggles escaped them at the sight of the mages, who were so adamant on flirting with them, now getting put down like peasants. Now those three would learn of the consequence of trying such nonsense with them.
Before anything else could happen, a newcomer appeared in the vicinity. "OHO MEN!" He shouted as he approached the scene.
This newcomer was a man, who donned a white suit with elbow-long sleeves, with distinctive pants ending below his knees in dark hems. Underneath the suit, he had on an orange shirt which was closed around the neck by a red bow tie. The left part of his chest was adorned by a large flower reminiscent of a rose, and a wide, dark belt was seen hanging over his right hip, with several flasks attacked to it. He also was wearing light purple colored shoes paired with white socks.
Eve winced in pain and then turned towards the newcomer. "Master Ichiya!" He exclaimed loudly and then grunted as he got up before rushing towards the man.
Following suit, Ren and Hibiki formulated a smile as they got up from their position before quickly approaching the newcomer as well. Meanwhile, Naruto rubbed his temples and began tapping his foot expectantly at his new annoyance.
Puffing out some perfume from a flask, Ichiya approached Erza before smoothly saying, "It's been a while, my honey."
Paling slightly, the redhead looked at the man. 'Why is he here of all places!?' She thought to herself before glaring at Ichiya for his arrival here.
However, a wide smirk etched way to Erza's features as she observed Naruto's eyes twitching dangerously. Something rather interesting was going to happen and she could sense it, which was the same thought process of her sister-figures as well. Meanwhile, the blonde ninja stared impassively at the gall of this disgusting nothing for sputtering such nonsense to one of his girls.
"Do you wish to repeat those words?" Naruto asked coldly while leaking massive killing intent towards Ichiya, causing the man to collapse to his knees before gasping for breath.
It wasn't as if the Trimens were faring any better as they had a hard time coping with the power release emitting from the Fairy Tail mage. It didn't take one of the group members long as he began putting the pieces of the puzzle together to understand everything. He paled in fear upon the realization.
Eve shakily got up as his eyes widened. "Y-you're The White Flash…" He breathed out heavily, which caused his fellow team mates to look on with wide-eyes of their own.
Ignoring the Trimens member, Naruto narrowed his eyes at Ichiya. "I don't care if you are a member of the Allied Forces. I don't care if you are a known reputability here in Earthland and I definitely don't have any patience for your idiocy. Listen to my words very carefully, you overgrown testicle." He said coldly as his eye contact remained and leaked killing intent before emotionlessly continuing, "This will be real simple. If you sputter such nonsense like that again about my women, I will show you no mercy."
Wheezing for breath at the feeling of the deadly aura once more, the Blue Pegasus Guild mages were on the floor. It was nothing like they had ever seen before! Ichiya was staring down at his hands, which were trembling at the feel and could only sweat at how childish he seemed against Naruto. He turned towards the Trimens and saw them on the verge of fainting from the killing intent. He couldn't blame them one bit for that reaction either. It was brutal.
Meanwhile, the Wizard Saint's ladies smirked at the interaction. They didn't want to interrupt their man dealing with these perverts because they had no reason to do so. Jiraiya never showed his perverted ways towards them because they were his former apprentice's girls after all. The toad sage's antics dropped considerably after Leah came into the picture because the child had been the reason for him not peeping in bathhouses any more, much to the relief of the women in Magnolia Town.
Ichiya slowly began regaining his composure before nodding hesitantly. "I-I understand." He replied fearfully, not wanting to face Naruto's wrath again.
Of course the Blue Pegasus mage had heard all about the blonde and there was no way he was going to fight him here, or anywhere else for that matter. He sighed sadly as he couldn't be his normal self around the blonde's women because it would be considered suicide attempting to do so. His fellow mages, the Trimens were at a loss for words because they weren't even in the same league as the shinobi as it would be the most one-sided fight if they were stupid enough to engage in one.
Everyone was pulled from their thoughts as the doors of the mansion opened up, to which the second group from Fairy Tail stepped into the structure.
Seeing his fellow Guild mates, Naruto raised an eyebrow. "What took you so long?" He questioned in a serious tone, while his girls nodded in agreement.
Stiffening, Team B began chuckling nervously before pointing towards Natsu. "The stupid pink baka over here got side-tracked. Sorry about that, we hurried here as soon as we could." Gray answered casually, while the mage in question glared at his teammate for those words.
Sighing sadly at the answer, the White Dragon Slayer and his women nodded before beginning to converse with their fellow Guild mates. Meanwhile, Naruto's eyes narrowed at the sight of Ichiya having a look of determination in his eyes once more.
"More perfume for me!" Ichiya exclaimed in a cheerful tone as he skipped towards Lucy and Lisanna, both of whom paled at the sight.
Naruto looked on with an impassive expression. "Didn't we just go over this?" He growled as he channeled his chakra while his eye contact never moved a millimeter out of place.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Dagger Jutsu." The blonde shinobi whispered, to which a beam of lightning shot out of his right index finger in the direction of the Blue Pegasus mage.
Shocking.
Shrieking loudly, Ichiya's body twitched as he got struck by the technique with his hair becoming electrified. Meanwhile, Naruto's girls sighed at the moronic man before turning towards Lucy and Lisanna, who were rubbing their temples in annoyance.
"What a pathetic display. To think that you're the ones we have to get teamed up with. This isn't even worth the time of the Lamia Scale Guild. How utterly disappointing." Came a voice from the entrance of the mansion, to which everyone turned towards the source of the sound.
In an instant, Gray's eyes went wide at the person responsible. "Lyon!" He exclaimed in shock to see his childhood friend again, while the others looked around with surprise as well.
The newcomer known as Lyon went wide-eyed at seeing the black haired mage again as well. Lyon was wearing a white jacket reaching down below his waist distinguished by large dark fur trimmings around the neck and cuffs, together with similarly dark belts circling each of his arms. He wore a high-collared tunic underneath the jacket which reached down to his waist. He also wore pants which were seemingly composed up of snakeskin and a pair of dark belts circling his thighs, and had on plain dark shoes.
Naruto simply looked at the newcomer with an impassive expression. "Your arrogance is giving me a head rush. If you didn't want to come here then you should have just said so, rather than boastfully introducing yourself with declarations." He stated coolly as he kept fixed eye contact before proceeding, "This is no place for your idiocy."
Gritting his teeth at those words, Lyon seethed with rage at the blatant disrespect he was currently receiving. Meanwhile, the White Dragon's women were snickering at the outrage which formulated on the Lamia Scale mage's face.
"Don't speak that way about Lyon-sama!" Shrieked a voice from behind the silver haired mage. This newcomer was a long pink haired female, who had on a pink dress with black trimmings. The top of the dress was composed up of black colored diamonds and she also had on pink colored high heels.
Gasping slightly, Lucy looked on with a shocked expression. "Sherry!" She shouted as she finally realized who the newcomer was, while her fellow team was also surprised.
Sherry smirked as she saw the confused state of the blonde haired female mage. With that, she began walking forward to say something in return, before she squeaked and hid behind Lyon upon the sight of Naruto glaring at her for being so loud.
"CEASE THIS ATROCIOUS BEHAVIOR!" Came a loud roar, to which the group of people turned to who the voice belonged to.
The newcomer was a tall and massive bald headed man who had a rather heavily muscular figure. He had a pair of oval-shaped black marks just above his black eyes and seemed to lack eyebrows. He was wearing ancient like clothing as he had on a short mantle, covered in horizontal blue and white stripes and numerous short yellow strings hanging from it. He had tightly fitted green colored armbands that almost reached up to his shoulders, and also had a fur-lined loincloth which was held up by a belt and was composed of various decorative patterns. The boots he wore also resembled the furry loincloth.
Lisanna stood there shocked. "That's Jura Neekis, one of the ten Wizard Saints!" She exclaimed as she looked over at the man, finally realizing who he was.
Naruto stood there with a smile before saying, "Now there's someone level headed among you Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus mages."
Seeing as the blonde shinobi had also become a Wizard Saint, it was good to see Jura here of all places as the man didn't seem all that arrogant. Meanwhile, his ladies smiled as well, knowing that their man was in the presence of another member of the Wizard Saints.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Naruto-dono." Jura said respectively as he approached the blonde for a handshake before continuing, "I was informed by Master that you had become a member of the Wizard Saints. It's good to have you here."
Those that hadn't realized that there was a Wizard Saint medallion on Naruto's coat simply went wide-eyed with shock. Ichiya and his group paled at the knowledge, knowing now that enraging the White Dragon Slayer would be beyond troublesome.
'No more perfume for me.' Ichiya cringed in his mind with the utmost depression before lowering his head.
Lyon gulped down the lump in his throat as sweat trickled down his forehead. 'I should really tone it down a little. Not only is that man known as The White Flash, but he's also a Wizard Saint!? Dammit.' He thought to himself before watching on as Naruto and Jura began conversing.
Sherry shivered as she took note of the person she so foolishly raised her voice towards.
After a short while, Jura turned towards the others with a stern expression. "We're still awaiting the arrival of our final member, who belongs to the guild of Cait Shelter." He said calmly with his arms crossed before continuing with his conversation with his fellow Wizard Saint.
Hearing this, the mages in the room were rather surprised. There was only one person that was to arrive from Cait Shelter? It could mean that the mage that was coming would be strong. With that, they began talking to one another as they waited for their last guest to walk in.
Moments later, Naruto returned to his girls and smiled at them before they all started happily chatting with each other. It wasn't until a while into the talks, that everyone turned around as they heard the door opening behind them. Their guest had finally arrived.
In stepped forward a petite girl, who had long dark blue hair that reached down to her waist, and two bangs framing her face which reached down to her chest and brown eyes. She was wearing a simple dress with two wavy stripes running across the dress and ending in small pointed edges at the bottom. Around her arms and legs, she had wing like attachments.
Narrowing his eyes suddenly, Naruto looked intently at the girl. 'So she's one as well. Timaeus tou-san was right after all when he said I would be able to tell if a mage is a Dragon Slayer or not. Interesting.' He thought to himself before turning his attention towards the partner that stood by the newcomer.
The partner the girl had was a white female Exceed with pink ears and brown eyes. She had two whiskers on each side of her face and wore a pink bow near the end of her tail. The Exceed was wearing a mustard yellow and pink top with a pink bow tie, along with a pink skirt.
"A-ano, it's… it's nice to meet you all." The blue haired mage introduced herself nervously while looking down at the ground before continuing, "M-my name is Wendy Marvell."
Huffing, the Exceed glared at her partner. "Quit being so shy, Wendy!" She shouted, to which the blue haired girl kept her eyes fixed on the ground with a nervous smile.
Meanwhile, the others were looking on with a raised eyebrow. 'This is the backup that Cait Shelter sent us? She's just a child! What hopes does she have against a dangerous Dark Guild like the Oracion Seis? What are those people thinking?' They thought to themselves in anger and confusion.
Naruto simply smiled as he approached the small girl before saying, "Hey, it's nice to meet you Wendy. My name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze."
With that, Wendy gasped with wide-eyes at the name, knowing full well who she was in the presence with. She immediately looked down again, to which the blonde ninja chuckled before extending his hand towards her. The blue haired girl smiled softly as she realized this before nodding in return. She shook the man's hand politely and then her smile deepened as the ladies beside him were also extending their hands towards her.
'It's Erza Scarlet, the Titania and Mirajane Strauss, the Demon of Fairy Tail! Wow this is so overwhelming!' Wendy thought to herself in amazement before her facial expressions brightened as the group of people in front of her were so kind towards her.
Jura turned towards Ichiya with an analytical expression. "Wendy-san's magical power is different from ours, Ichiya-dono." He stated neutrally before leaning back slightly while pondering on what the blue haired girl was all about.
Nodding in return, Ichiya looked at him seriously. "I know exactly what you're saying, Jura-dono. However, that's not all. It seems Naruto-san has taken a notice to this, which isn't much of a surprise to me. The women of his group have also realized this and that is quite astonishing to witness in such a young group of mages. They are exceptional in their prowess to say the least." He explained and then turned towards the group of people in question in amazement.
Meanwhile, Natsu scratched his head in annoyance. There was something familiar which was felt from Wendy, but he just couldn't put a finger on it. Whining loudly in confusion, he tapped his foot before sighing deeply. His fellow team mates looked at him with a raised eyebrow before shrugging their shoulders in defeat. The Fire Dragon Slayer truly was a difficult case.
Happy was simply too awestruck by Carla to notice his surroundings and began floating around like an air balloon with hearts in his eyes, while his fellow Exceed was rolling her eyes in annoyance. Naruto and his ladies noticed this and smirked at the sight as they continued watching the blue colored companion of Natsu trying to catch Carla's attention.
Jura turned towards everyone before saying, "Alright now that the assigned teams have assembled, let's get on with our planning. Ichiya-dono, if you would please do your part in explaining this."
With that, Ichiya nodded as he started walking to the center of the alliance members in a rather weird fashion. Suddenly a mini stage appeared where the man currently stood, while everyone other than his subordinates sweatdropped at the display.
"The Worth Woodsea spreads out from here to the north. Ancient people sealed an extremely powerful magic spell inside the Woodsea. It goes by the name…" Ichiya stated and then posed for the Guild members in a strange manner before exclaiming, "Nirvana!"
Upon hearing this from the man, several murmurs were heard in the meeting place.
"Nirvana?"
"I've never heard of it."
"This is news to me as well."
However, Naruto and his girls were quiet throughout this. 'Not much detail is known about this magic spell. Let's see what this is all about.' The blonde ninja thought to himself before turning towards Ichiya for an explanation on the matter.
At this, Ren's facial expressions turned serious as he cleared his throat. "Nirvana's destruction magic was said to be so powerful, that it took the ancients to fully seal it. For now, this is all we basically know about Nirvana." He explained in a grim tone before sighing deeply, knowing how grave this rumored weapon would actually be.
Upon hearing this from the Blue Pegasus mage, the occupants of the room were rather surprised. They didn't have much to say about the information because if that magic weapon was that powerful, it must be stopped at all costs.
"The reason that Oracion Seis has gathered in the Woodsea, must be to get their hands on Nirvana. In order for us to stop them…" Ichiya explained and then posed along with his team before they harmonically declared, "we must attack Oracion Seis!"
Groaning, everyone had a sweatdrop building from the antics of those four mages. However, everyone gave a nod of understanding as this was something serious to know. If those dark mages were reaching the Woodsea, it meant that they were searching for the rumored magical weapon. There was no way that they would let that happens.
Meanwhile, Ren took a count of the people in the room. "There are only 6 of them and 17 of us. We have the upper hand in terms of numbers so almost 3 of us can take each member of the Oracion Seis." He stated with a small smile, knowing that there was something going well for them.
Shaking his head slightly, Hibiki looked at everyone. "However, we shouldn't underestimate those 6 in the slightest." He voiced out in a sagely tone before turning towards his left and then snapping his fingers.
With that, magic was drawn from within the Blue Pegasus mage, to which a holographic screen like device hovered in midair. Every gathered mage that weren't familiar with the techniques of the Trimens group instantly raised an eyebrow upon seeing this new turn of events.
Jura looked on with amazement before saying, "Archive Magic is rather rare."
The remaining occupants also became intrigued with the capabilities that Archive Magic held, but said nothing and stayed silent as they watched on the display. Meanwhile, Hibiki said nothing as he started typing on the keyboard of the holographic device and shortly after, six digital panels hovered midair and displayed themselves to the mages.
"These are video recordings of the members of Oracion Seis that we obtained recently." Hibiki stated as he pointed towards the first panel before continuing, "The first one shows us the wizard that uses poisonous snakes, Cobra."
The panel illustrated the man now known as Cobra. The Dark Guild member had tanned skin and spiky, upward-styled crimson hair; aside from a tuft covering his forehead and two bangs framing his face. He also had some snake like appearance, by the eyes that resembled snakes. In the panel, it showed Cobra wearing an elaborated whitish coat with purple inner lining and cuffs intricately decorated by silver-colored motifs. Below it, the man was wearing a dark shirt and he also sported a pair of crimson leather pants held up by a studded belt, with more similar belts circling diagonally the upper parts of his legs. He also had on simple brown shoes.
Natsu grimaced at the panel. "He looks to be a real bad guy. Just look at his slanted eyes!" He exclaimed sarcastically before getting bonked on the head by an annoyed Lisanna.
Nodding, Hibiki looked on with an impassive expression. "Anyways, the second person of the Oracion Seis is the one that is thought to use Speed Magic. His name is Racer." He spoke out in a serious tone as he pointed a finger at the second panel on the holographic device.
The second panel displayed the person now known as Racer to be a rather tall, long-faced man with blond and black hair; the blonde, central part of his hair being styled in a long, spiky cut and the black portion being very close-shaven. He was wearing a rather large, reinforced chin guard which is covered in small, rectangular holes on the edges, which extending upwards to his green-tinted sunglasses. In the panel, Racer had on a red and white racing suit which was emblazoned with many writings and logos. His pants were white in color and quite loose, held up by a belt circling Racer's waist. He also wore a pair of white gloves and red fingers, to match his attire and had on a light colored shit under his jacket.
Gray sighed at the holographic imagery. "I guess this is a case of hate at first sight." He said while looking at the panels again, while Lyon chuckled before nodding in agreement.
Clearing his throat, Hibiki's serious expression never wavered. "Moving on, the wizard that can wipe out an entire military unit, but only if he gains profit from it. Hoteye of the Heavenly Eye." He elaborated as he pointed a finger at the third panel on the device.
The third panel showed a really tall and large man, who is now known as Hoteye. He has a rather feminine appearance while his body consists of geometrical forms and sharp angles. The Oracion Seis mage had long wavy and flowing orange hair reaching down to his shoulders, with bright blue eyes and long eyelashes. His outfit consists of a loose black shirt, with light sleeves adorned by a series of dark merged rhombuses, a large white collar closed on the front going down to cover his shoulders. He also had a sash tied around his waist and light colored pants tucked tightly inside his boots. He wore a necklace made up of brown beads which had a pendant hanging from it.
Tapping his feet in annoyance, Jura formed a frown on his face. "For profit? How despicable." He muttered angrily at the sight of the dark mage.
Naruto and the girls frowned deeply as well, understanding what the man was all about. They couldn't wait to take care of those fools now. They were understandably impressed with the knowledge the Trimens had on the Oracion Seis. Naruto was the most impressed as even Jiraiya didn't have this sort of information. Then again, the toad sage didn't really focus on the Oracion Seis as he was searching on a nationwide base list for the Dark Guilds.
Hibiki took a deep sigh as he looked over at the third panel before stating, "Now this is a woman said to peer into your soul. Her name is Angel."
The panel illustrated a young woman of relatively small stature with pale skin. She had short silvery hair with bangs covering her forehead, and indigo-colored eyes. Around her head, she wore a dark-blue colored ribbon with four bows hanging from it, two on each side which covered her ears. A piece of her hair at the top curled into a halo that rose conspicuously from her head. The woman now known as Angel was shown wearing a short dress made up of white feathers with two bird-like wings that hung from her back. The dress splits just above her navel, revealing much of her cleavage and her skirt is also partially split down the middle. Angel also wore long, dark blue gloves and light blue feathered boots.
On instant, the ladies of the White Dragon Slayer growled at the image. 'Oh let her try something with our Naru-kun. We're itching for a fight anyways.' They thought to themselves in unison before narrowing their eyes at the image once more.
Feeling the rise of killing intent, Naruto formed a smirk on his face. He instantly realized what his gorgeous women were thinking of and knew that they would raise all sorts of hell against the female dark mage. Meanwhile, the other occupants of the rooms paled at the feel of killing intent, realizing that the blonde's girls were already enraged with Angel.
Hibiki gulped and slowly pointed towards the fifth panel to change the topic. "We don't really have much information about this guy, but he's called Midnight." He spoke out in a confused tone, while his teammates were nodding in annoyance as they couldn't find out more about the dark mage.
The panel displayed a lean young man with short spiky black hair on the top and longer straight white hair on the bottom. He had long strands of white hair framing either side of his face, with the right strand, in particular, being adorned by five maroon beads. The dark mage now realized as Midnight wore a black leather vest with white fur trimming, a white armlet around his right bicep, and a black choker around his neck. He also had on a pair of yellow pants with black designs on them and burgundy boots; there are spiked bracelets on his wrists and skull earrings in his ears. He was shown asleep on a floating rug on the panel.
Naruto's eyes twitched at the illustration. "What's the gender on this freak show?" He asked out loud, to which everyone shrugged their shoulders confusingly.
Almost on the verge of throwing up, the ladies of the blonde looked away. "We don't know Naru-kun and it's too horrendous to even think about." Mirajane answered in the utmost irritation before turning towards her man with a sympathetic look, causing him to chuckle in amusement.
Hibiki shivered slightly and slowly regained his composure before stating, "Then, there's the control center for them all. His name is Brain."
The panel showed the leader of the Oracion Seis, who was a rather tall and muscular man. He had neat silver hair that reaches his shoulders, dark eyes and dark skin. He has unique markings on his face that take the shape of straight black lines. What was more prominent was the weapon he had. The man now known as Brain held a dark wooden staff with a handle-like formation at the back. The staff had bandages wrapped near its top half and the tip of the weapon illustrated a white skull, adorned by an ancient looking headpiece which was composed of a bluish cloth and yellow markings over it. The staff also had feather-like objects hanging down the skull and held a turquoise round stone in its mouth.
"Talk about being a freak show. This guy really takes the cake on that one, dattebane." Kushina mumbled in annoyance, to which her sister-figures giggled in return.
Ren turned towards the group and took a deep sigh before explaining, "Each one of these dark mages holds magical power great enough to destroy an entire Guild. That's why we are going to use our numbers to our advantage."
Nodding in agreement, the mages in the room let the information sink in. They knew that they would have to be careful with what to do and realized that teamwork was going to be truly necessary in this mission. Meanwhile, Ichiya posed in the background, causing everyone to facepalm at the man once more for his infuriating antics.
Wendy and Lucy were sweating, knowing what sort of dangers they will run into but were comforted slightly at the sight of everyone else. They huffed to regain their composure and nodded, realizing that they had to work their hardest to prove to the others that they had what it took as well.
"Don't worry! Our plan doesn't simply involve fighting." Ichiya stated with a pose before continuing, "All we have to do is find their base of operations."
Mikoto raised an eyebrow at that. "Their base?" She asked in a confused tone, to which the group of Blue Pegasus nodded quickly.
Ren crossed his arms expectantly. "Ah yes, we haven't really mentioned it yet." He said with a sheepish chuckle, while Hibiki snapped his fingers as a new imagery formulated on the holographic device.
Clearing his throat, Eve pointed a finger at the hovering panel. "We conjecture that the Oracion Seis have a temporary base somewhere in the Woodsea." He spoke out in a serious tone, while his fellow group nodded in agreement.
Ichiya raised two fingers near his head and posed once more before stating, "If it's possible, I'd want us to get them all into their base."
Upon hearing this, the members of the Allied Forces got rather inquisitive as to why such a thing was necessary, so they raised an eyebrow at the man. With that, they gestured to the leader of Trimens to further elaborate his point on the matter.
Smiling widely, Ichiya tapped his feet strangely. "We will use our Guild's pride and joy, Christina, the Pegasus. With this we will be able to wipe the base off the face of the planet!" He exclaimed in a boastful tone before pointing a finger at the ceiling.
In an instant, everyone except Naruto went wide-eyed at what they were hearing. 'Destruction is no problem with my Wind Style: Rasenshuriken but let's see where this takes us.' The young Wizard Saint thought to himself before turning his attention towards his fellow peers.
Jura hummed slightly as he crossed his arms. "Considering how powerful those dark mages are, it seems like a good choice." He voiced out calmly, while everyone nodded in agreement because this plan was the best course of action.
Lucy and Wendy were still relatively scared of the thought of what Ichiya had talked about, but they tried their best to keep calm. It was then that the mages were about to walk outside to start off their mission, when Natsu engulfed one of his fists with fire and was about to rush off. Naruto wouldn't have that so he slammed the pink haired mage on the ground, causing him to whimper in pain.
Naruto stared coldly at the mage before emotionlessly saying, "Natsu, I will not tolerate you being so brash on such an important mission. Think before you do things."
Paling in fear, the Fire Dragon Slayer began nodding his head almost robotically. He almost forgot that the blonde ninja was still here and that made him rather nervous. Meanwhile, the other mages smirked as they saw this happen and started their journey outside of the mansion like structure. Stopping suddenly, the heir of the White Dragons turned his attention back towards the meeting area. Everyone except Kushina raised an eyebrow, as she had just felt something off about it.
Instantly, Naruto created a shadow clone and hid it under the Ninja Art: Transparency Jutsu, to which he sent it inside the mansion like structure. The mages with the exception of Kushina were still raising an eyebrow at why they had stopped, but didn't say a word as they continued watching on the display. A moment later, the clone reappeared while deactivating the jutsu and beside the creation, stood two doll-like creatures. With them, stood Angel of the Oracion Seis, who was glaring at the Allied Forces mages.
"Did you think that I wouldn't figure you out?" Naruto asked as he smirked at the enraged woman before coldly continuing, "Pretty little fellas aren't they? I think I'll keep them."
On instant, Naruto's replica applied the Uzumaki Sealing Style: Magical Suppression on the two doll-like creatures and then sealed their paralyzed bodies within an empty scroll, while their female summoner began shouting curses at the blonde shinobi for doing such a thing. Meanwhile, the clone groaned at the loud woman before slapping the back of her head, causing her to yelp in pain.
Growling, the ladies of the White Dragon Slayer turned towards their man, who chuckled before giving them a nod of approval. The girls cracked their knuckles and then rushed off towards the dark mage with their eyes narrowed. Meanwhile, Angel shrieked in protest because she was still under the restraint of the clone's hold before she was slammed on the hard ground by Kushina, causing her to grunt loudly. Mikoto turned with a vicious kick to her foe's forehead, resulting in blood oozing down the female dark mage's face. Erza flipped midair before punching Angel's shoulder, to which screeching noises resonated everywhere. Mirajane and Haku nodded at each other before they smashed the female dark mage's left and right leg respectively.
"AAHHHHH!" Angel screamed at the top of her lungs as blood shot out of her mouth, while wondering how in the world were her opponents so damn strong. It made no sense!
Lucy, Lisanna and Wendy flinched at the brutality of the female Fairy Tail mages doing that to Angel, but endured watching it as everyone else was looking at the display.
Meanwhile, Ichiya almost wet himself at the display. 'That looked… so painful!' He thought to himself with a notable amount of fear.
Groggily getting up from her brutal beat down, Angel looked on with a scared expression before rushing off in the distance. Blood dripped from her retreating form as she screamed her way out, wondering why the mages weren't stopping her, but it didn't matter. It would be suicide to fight all of them!
Holding his hand up to halt any attempts of following her, Naruto turned towards the others with an impassive face before explaining, "No one will follow her because I know for a fact that she'll be returning with backup. We'll let her, so that the entire Oracion Seis comes to us. Only then, will we deal with them."
'That and I need to place the Hiraishin seal on those mages. I forgot to do so beforehand, but I won't forget such a thing a second time. Now is the time to get everything under control.' The blonde shinobi thought to himself while nodding in approval to his plans.
Everyone listening on to the young man accepted the answer, knowing that it was the best course of action. Of course they could have ended the life of the female dark mage there and then, but it would be good to exterminate the entire Oracion Seis as a whole.
"ARGH! What's that awful stench!?" Natsu questioned loudly as his face scrunched up, while the other Guild mates looked on in confusion.
It was then; everyone went wide-eyed before coughing as the smell reached their nostrils. It was atrocious! The only person that wasn't coughing was Ichiya, who was slowly inching away from the scene. Eyes narrowing at the sight of the man's drenched pants, the mages growled in annoyance.
"S-sensei!?" The Trimens asked in confusion, while their leader whimpered as he rushed off into the mansion like structure.
…no comment.
Meanwhile, the White Dragon Slayer smirked and turned to his ladies. "It's because of what you did that he's acting this way. Oh well. At least he'll think twice before thinking of you in that manner." He said with his smirk intact before nodding to himself.
Giggling angelically, Naruto's women formed a proud look on their face. "That's what he gets for trying to talk that way about us. We belong to no one but our Naru-kun!" They chirped cheerfully and then high-fived each other before looking at their man with a wide smirk.
Weeping at the feel of over possessiveness, the Trimens looked down at the ground. 'No fair! What a lucky bastard!' They growled in their minds before crossing their arms while looking at the blonde shinobi, who currently had a shark eating grin on his face.
Just then, the Communications Lacrima inside Naruto's pocket began ringing loudly, which caught everyone's attention immediately. Taking the device out of its place, the blonde activated it, to which a large screen hovered in midair.
"Hey there Naruto-san, its Laxus here and I have some important news." Laxus spoke through the screen calmly as he looked at his fellow Guild mate before explaining, "It's about the Oracion Seis that Jiraiya-sama wanted us to gather the information about. They are a total of 6 in number and are considered rather powerful. Their members consist of: Angel, Cobra, Hoteye, Racer Midnight and Brain. The leader of the Guild is Brain, who is considered rather powerful. I have a small list on the skill set that those mages use as well if you require it. Our clients weren't really that knowledgeable about that Dark Guild, but we got this information from another source."
Forming a smile, Naruto nodded in appreciation. "Thanks for the information. However, we already know this information from the Trimens group of the Blue Pegasus Guild, whom we are tagging up with for the Allied Forces. Do you have any information about something called Nirvana?" He replied in an inquisitive tone, while everyone beside him began nodding quickly.
Laxus hummed for a while before smiling widely. "Yes, in fact I had gathered up this information a little while ago with Gildarts-san on a mission. The legendary magical item known as Nirvana was said to have been created about 400 years ago. It was created by the ancient clan, known as the Nirvits. This very item was created so that it could be used to try and keep the world in peace. In the very beginning, everything went accordingly and the item became a symbol of peace in the lands." He explained in a sagely tone and then sighed deeply before grimly continuing, "However, all things aren't what they seem. What this item did was to change the light into the dark, yin to the yang, and you get the picture. When the darkness had changed itself into the light, Nirvana took more and more darkness upon itself. It turned its residents, the Nirvits, from light to darkness and made them fight among themselves until it was impossible to survive."
Upon hearing those words, Naruto looked on with an impassive expression. The explanation they heard wasn't anything good and for Oracion Seis to be looking for that very item, meant unimaginable evil, which no one was looking forward to. Those dark mages weren't going to have their way and unseal that magical item.
Moving in close to the screen, the grandson of Makarov looked on curiously before asking, "Why are you questioning me about this though? I thought you were on the search for Oracion Seis."
Naruto's facial expressions never wavered as he eyed his fellow mage intently. "The Oracion Seis is looking for the item known as Nirvana and they are near the Woodsea. We have to stop them at all costs because what you said could prove to be a real problem in the future." He replied seriously while looking at the enraged Laxus upon hearing this before continuing, "We will be heading out to deal with them now. It's good to see you coming along with the spy network, Laxus-san. Keep it up."
With that, the Wizard Saint switched off the device and then placed it into his pocket. "Let's move!" He ordered, to which the Allied Forces mages nodded quickly before they all rushed off into the distance.
Utilizing their sensory abilities at full throttle, Naruto and Kushina scanned the area as they charged forward. They felt several dark auras faraway and the duo instantly narrowed their eyes upon realizing this. Rushing into full speed, the mages realized that there was something hovering in the air.
"It's Christina." Ichiya and his group said proudly in unison as they watched the airship of his Guild land on the ground, while the others watched on with a smile.
However, Naruto still had his eyes narrowed. "Everyone stay absolutely still." He ordered immediately leaving no room for debates before continuing, "There are 6 presences that are rapidly approaching us. There is no doubt in my mind that it is the Oracion Seis. They are here. Stay on high alert!"
Stiffening, the Allied Forces other than Kushina looked on with wide-eyes. They didn't want to question the blonde shinobi about his orders, so they nodded quickly before getting into their stances. It didn't take a moment into the wait that their foes appeared. The Oracion Seis Dark Guild was now standing in front of them with a hardened expression on their face.
The leader of the group, Brain tapped his cane on the ground. "So we finally meet, Light Guild maggots." He said emotionlessly as he eyed the allied legal mages that stood in his way.
Growling at the Allied Forces, Angel spat out in disgust. "Even if I couldn't learn what you people were planning, at least I was the one to lead our group here so that we can make quick work of you all." She said casually while swinging a finger back and forth in an amused manner.
Meanwhile, Naruto smirked inwardly at the woman. 'Foolish woman doesn't realize she walked her team into a trap. However, we need to end the existence of Nirvana first before we can move on to destroy your team once and for all.' He thought to himself in hilarity before turning to his ladies, all of whom had a smirk on their face upon seeing the injured female dark mage.
Shaking his head in amusement, Cobra started chuckling menacingly. "Most of you are shaking in your boots at the sight of us, for good reason. We can literally destroy every single last one of you fools." He voiced out in dark tone, hoping to get the alliance members to lose their confidence.
About to join in on the taunts, Racer was going to say something as well, but then grunted loudly as he fell to the ground as two flashes of white appeared and disappeared. The Oracion Seis mages narrowed their eyes at the sight of the blonde man, while the man in question chuckled at the fallen figure of the dark mage before returning to his original position.
"Y-you're The White Flash!" Racer growled in rage and stomped his feet, while his team mates kept their eyes narrowed at the man.
Naruto chuckled at the tone of the dark mage. "…and you are quite hideous." He stated coolly in the utmost humor before coldly continuing, "Not only that, but all of you are the most disgusting pieces of trash I have ever laid my eyes on. No wonder why you people couldn't get signed up for a Legal Guild. Who in their right mind would ever hand over a mission to mages, who look like they're completely constipated?"
Seething at the insults shot out at them, the Oracion Seis mages had their eyes narrowed. 'He will prove to be a most necessary asset here. I need to figure out what to do with this insolent fool in order to claim the bounty on his head. I'll also need to discover what happened to HIM also.' Brain thought to himself analytically while forming a glare set on the shinobi.
Meanwhile, the Wizard Saint's ladies were giggling at the way their man was handling himself against those dark mage bakas. They knew that the Dark Guilds had set up a bounty on Naruto's head, which made them immediately form a cold expression on their face. No one will harm their love.
As their attention turned towards Angel, their expressions deepened. 'That damn hussy has no shot against us. Tch, how dare she look at Naru-kun the wrong way!?' They growled in their minds while growing furious at the woman, who was eyeing Naruto like a piece of meat.
Nodding to himself, Brain turned towards his subordinates before ordering, "Do it!"
With that, the Allied Forces braced themselves immediately as the Oracion Seis mages came charging at them. They turned to each other and nodded as they formulated a strategy to deal with this opposing threat.
Naruto chuckled as he threw his Hiraishin kunai at Racer and appeared behind him in a flash of white before smashing the back of his skull with a roundhouse kick. Coughing up blood instantly, the dark mage growled as he didn't even expect that sudden attack. However, it wasn't going to stop him because he quickly turned around and then narrowed his eyes before accelerating forward, while the Wizard Saint smirked while vanishing in a flash of white. Racer snarled at his opponent and kicked the dirt on the ground in rage before shouting in protest as the blonde reappeared in another flash, to which he shrieked in pain as his abdomen got crashed with a punch.
Seething in rage, Angel realized that she didn't have her dolls anymore and that infuriated her to no ends. However, she didn't let that get the better of her because she had other things under her sleeve, but before she could do anything, her opponents came charging forward. Haku had her eyes narrowed as she twisted her body before attacking the dark mage's shoulder with a powerful kick. Screeching in agony, Angel jumped back before her eyes went wide as Mirajane caved the woman's face in with a punch. Erza smirked as she joined in and flipped midair before cracking the forehead of the dark head with a punch. With that, the Fairy Tail trio smirked at the fallen figure of their opponent before charging forward once more with their fists extended.
Slithering forward, Cobra charged with his snake and tried attacking Mikoto, who easily blocked each and every movement via the Sharingan. The female Uchiha immediately realized the formation and utilized the opportunity to land a decisive uppercut to the Cobra's throat. Eyes squinting from the sudden attack, the dark mage jumped back and gripped his throat before coughing up blood. A look of disbelief formulated on his face, but that quickly vanished away. Cobra then rushed forward to kill that black haired women before he screamed in pain as Kushina appeared and sent him crashing with a roundhouse kick. Mikoto quickly stood by her sister-figure and the duo smirked at the fallen figure before attacking the dark mage once more with rapid succession.
Hoteye was staring down at Gray, Lyon and Jura, all of whom approached him with a heated glare on their face. The dark mage quickly jumped back and began engaging close hand to hand combat with the Allied Force members. Gray and Lyon were having a tougher time battling their opponent, while their fellow mage Jura had it easier than them. Hoteye grunted loudly as he felt a quick jab to his chin, to which he kneeled suddenly before getting struck on the face with a punch, courtesy of Jura. Growling in pain, the dark mage fell to the ground as dirt entered his mouth before he coughed in irritation. Hoteye got up and then tried charging at his foes, but then went wide-eyed as the Allied Forces mages smirked with their hand to hand combat skills at the ready once more.
Meanwhile, Brain seethed at the sudden change of events. 'Things weren't supposed to go down this way! Forget the bounty on that White Flash's head. We cannot win this matchup. They are making quick work of the Oracion Seis. Cursed weaklings, I should kill them where they stand.' He thought to himself and began gathering magical energy before his thought process continued, 'However, we still need information on HIM because it's the only way to find out where Nirvana is located. This requires severe strategy and I might just have to awaken Midnight as well.'
With that, the leader of Oracion Seis raised his staff in the air as a green colored light surfaced. "Darkness Magic: Dark Rond-" He got caught up in the middle of his spell and stopped suddenly at the sight of someone within the group of Allied Forces.
Brain cancelled out his spell completely before saying, "The Sky Sorceress, Wendy Marvel."
Upon hearing her name from the dark mage, the young blue girl in question stiffened. She didn't know how the man knew her name, but she was rather scared at the moment. Her eyes went wide as Brain quickly formed a green colored hand like structure from his staff, in an attempt to grab her from within the group. What was going on!?
Naruto quickly intervened and appeared in front of the girl. "Uzumaki Sealing Style: 5 Layer Barrier Release!" He shouted as he slammed his hands on the ground, to which a layer of five colors formed around him and Wendy, preventing the dark mage from his attempts to capture the young mage.
Once again, Brain seethed in absolute rage at the sight. He looked over at his subordinates and snarled as all of them were beaten by the Allied Forces. There was no time to battle on. It was time to strategize on how to find out the location of Nirvana. It was the only chance they had of victory.
The reputation of Oracion Seis had been wounded considerably.
"Darkness Magic: Dark Rondo!" Brain shouted as a powerful beam of green color shot at the group of mages, making him smirk menacingly.
"Earth Magic: Iron Rock Wall!" Jura quickly countered as he moved one of his hands with the index and middle finger outstretched, to which he created large rock formations that formed a wall, protecting everyone from the incoming attack.
Smoke formulated from the opposing moves, to which Brain took the time to quickly make the run for it with his subordinates. He knew that his opponent had enough power to cancel out his technique, which made the dark mage want to grit his teeth. Those legal mages will pay for this humiliation. They will die!
Just as soon as the smoke finally cleared, the Allied Forces saw that their opponents had vanished from the scene. It made them growl in annoyance while going on the urge to rush off in every direction possible. However, they immediately turned towards the White Dragon Slayer, who cleared his throat while having a serious expression on his face.
Naruto kept his expressions intact and sighed deeply. "Everyone listen carefully because I will only say this once. We have no idea what lies ahead on this trail and I expect all of you to stay on your toes. My girls and I will walk along here, while the rest of you will take off on the airship." He voiced out in a serious tone and eyed the mages intently before proceeding, "This will allow us to cover more ground. We will have a Communication Lacrima to connect the both of us and I will let you know where to land. You have your instructions, now move out!"
With that, the blonde shinobi glanced around his surroundings. 'I was able to place Hiraishin seals on each of those fools. Discovering their location is of no concern, but that's beside the point. I sense several other evil presences in the area that don't belong to the Oracion Seis. We'll also need the location of Nirvana first. This will be done strategically.' He thought to himself and then turned back towards his fellow mages.
Meanwhile, the others nodded as it was the best course of action around here. Kushina realized that her love had placed the Hiraishin seals on the dark mages, but wasn't using that to his advantage. However, she also felt some dark auras in the distance, which caused her to fully understand why Naruto was acting this way. Whispering this to her sister-figures, the girls understood everything completely before nodding at their man, who smiled and nodded in return.
Following suit, the Wizard Saint and his ladies looked around the area before walking along the trail, while the remaining Allied Forces members took off in the Blue Pegasus airship.
(With the Oracion Seis)
"Failures!" Brain growled in rage and punched Racer across the face before roaring, "Each and every one of you are weak, disgraceful failures!"
Grunting loudly, Racer fell to the ground and gripped his nose, which was bleeding from the attack. His fellow dark mages were too annoyed by their loss to say anything, but simply bowed their heads sadly in return. The last member of the Oracion Seis, Midnight was still asleep on his floating rug so he wasn't one for words at the moment.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Dark Guild began tapping his staff on the ground repetitively, inside of the cave like structure they were all currently situated in. Narrowing his eyes, he looked around before sighing deeply at the sudden turn of events.
Brain stomped his staff once more before shouting, "Now he is nowhere to be found and I haven't got a clue as to what happened! There was only one option because of that White Flash character. However, his team mates were the reason for us not getting any answers. Not only that, but Wendy was there among those fools and we couldn't even capture the little runt!"
Nodding their heads in shame, the Oracion Seis dark mages growled. They knew exactly who he was because of a certain event in the past. He was Jellal Fernandes, the former ruler of the Tower of Heaven. Every subordinate of the Dark Guild were slaves in that very tower under the blue haired mage's ruling, but Brain came to the area and freed them. From then on, he began training them relentlessly and harshly stated the reason for which he freed them from that horrible place. They were to become his subordinates and that was how the Oracion Seis formulated.
With a hardened expression, Cobra smashed his fist against the wall. "We already looked everywhere for Jellal at the Tower of Heaven, but we couldn't find him there. The only person that could do any sort of damage to a mage like Jellal, is The White Flash. Problem is, we can't even get close to that bastard!" He muttered in the utmost anger before lowering his fist and looking at his team mates intently.
Seething in rage, Racer clenched his fists. "There is nothing we can do about him. His speed far surpasses my own and I recently heard that he become the Ace of his guild through defeating Gildarts Clive, a feat some would deem impossible given the man's prowess. This isn't going to be easy and we're running out of options here." He growled in protest while tapping his foot in annoyance.
Angel nodded in agreement and gritted her teeth. "He even took away Gemini from me! How dare he take away my servants? Those bitches that attacked me will also pay dearly for what they did and I know one way to make that happen. I'll make that man realize what he's missing." She spoke coolly before licking her lips at the thought of ravishing that fine blonde specimen.
"Enough of this nonsense, you pathetic excuse for dark mages." Brain breathed harshly as he eyed his subordinates dangerously before continuing, "We shouldn't have jumped into that battle in the first place because of that infuriating blonde. The reason for why I set up that bounty in the first place was to get others to hunt him down. I need answers for what happened to Jellal and it all leads to that blonde fool. Only he could have caused troubles at the Tower of Heaven. We need Jellal to find out the exact location of Nirvana."
As those words hit the eardrums of the Oracion Seis members, they could do nothing but nod in agreement. They knew that setting up such a high ranked bounty on the head of Naruto was a good choice of action because several Dark Guild mages would gun for the chance to hunt the young man down themselves.
Brain leaned back and tapped his staff on the ground. "This is why I called forth several Dark Guilds beforehand. I knew that The White Flash would show up to stop us and those dark mages can do our dirty work for us. Every one of you will go to find out the location of Nirvana until then. The backup I called here will provide us some ample time to distract those Legal Guild members." He explained in a serious tone before narrowing his eyes at the exit of the cave.
With that, the leader of the Oracion Seis sighed before roaring, "Well, what the hell are you imbeciles still doing here!? GO AND FIND THAT LOCATION!"
The subordinates quickly took off as they didn't want to argue back with their Master. Nodding to themselves, they turned towards the exit and then left the structure they were currently situated in. They only hoped that the Dark Guilds for the backup would give them the time they needed to find Nirvana. It was their only chance.
Meanwhile, Brain walked towards Midnight, the last occupant in the structure. 'It seems I'll have to awaken you after all. This will be absolutely necessary.' He thought to himself as he raised his staff in order to wake up the dark mage.
Moments later, the dark mage in question began opening his eyes slowly, showing that he was finally awake. He uncrossed his arms and took a notice to his surroundings while a confused expression etched way to his features at the sight. He was currently wondering why he was brought out of his slumber.
Brain looked at the conscious young man before darkly ordering, "The others have left this area to find out the location of Nirvana. There are several members of Legal Guilds here to put an end to our plans, which simply cannot happen. I'm leaving it up to you to go and eliminate those pesky mages."
Smirking darkly in return, Midnight gave a nod. "Hai tou-san." He voiced out as he got off from his floating rug before vanishing away from the cave-like structure.
(With the Allied Forces)
Intoxicating. It's what the air felt like to Naruto and his ladies, all of whom were cautiously treading along the trail. The airship was hovering right above them and wasn't going at a relatively high speed or anything because the Allied Forces wanted to stick together at all times.
Just then, Kushina narrowed her eyes. "There are several dark presences approaching us." She stated in a serious tone before quickly turning towards her love for further instructions.
Naruto nodded quickly as he pulled out his Communications Lacrima. "I felt it a few seconds ago and yes, it's the reason for why I had us walking along this trail. Let's deal with these trash mages and I'll call up our fellow team mates so that they can land on the ground. It's time." He explained calmly and then began connecting with the airship, while his women nodded in agreement upon hearing the plan.
In a moment, the Allied Forces landed the airship on the ground and quickly jumped out of the structure. All of them were looking on with a hardened expression because they just heard about the reason for them stopping. They weren't going to let any of those dark mages get away.
Quickly approaching the legal mages, the ones with the evil presence stepped into the picture. These newcomers were indeed humans but their facial appearance highly resembled monkeys, which was a rather amusing sight to see.
"It's The White Flash!"
"I'm cashing in that bounty!"
The ladies of the White Dragon Slayer instantly formed a menacing glare at the mention of the bounty on their man's head. They had already decided that those idiots will die nice and slow. Turning towards the blonde shinobi, they relaxed slightly at the sight of him perfectly calm throughout this ordeal.
Jura took a sigh and turned towards his team mates before saying, "Those dark mages belong to Naked Mummy, a Dark Guild that specializes in the use of their Magic Guns."
Cracking his knuckles, Naruto formed a smirk on his face. "These weaklings wish to claim the bounty on my head, so I shall give them the opportunity. Stay out of this as this is my fight." He voiced out coolly and then got into his stance with his smirk intact, while his fellow mages began nodding slowly.
With that, the Allied Forces inched away from the scene and watched the Wizard Saint readying himself for the battle that was about to commence.
(Naruto vs Naked Mummy)
As his opponents charged at him at a heated pace, Naruto chuckled as he braced himself. A gentle breeze formulated in the surrounding area and a spec of dirt rose from the dusty ground the opponents were situated in.
Naruto approached his opponents first and then vanished behind one of them, who didn't even see him moving. Pulling back his right fist harshly as he applied chakra, the White Dragon Slayer smashed the Naked Mummy mage's skull, to which it cracked wide open.
A majority of his team mates looked on with their eyes bulging out of their sockets while their bodies began shaking upon viewing the gruesome display. Their fellow Dark Guild member had his skull violently bashed, to the extent that the man was now laying in a pool of his own blood, lifeless. Eyes narrowing, the dark mages seethed at the blonde, who couldn't care less for them.
Dusting himself off, Naruto formed a glare as he eyed his opponents. "Now tell me who set that bounty on my head?" He questioned coldly and began dangerously walking towards them while his expressions never wavered.
Whimpering, one of the men readied his Magic Gun in an attempt to kill off the Wizard Saint, but went wide-eyed as he wasn't there anymore. All he saw was a flash of white and disappearance didn't make sense at all. Looking around in confusion, the dark mage took a notice to his surroundings before suddenly bucking himself backwards as a kunai was now pressed against his throat.
"Ara Saru-chan, at least buy me dinner first. After all, I still need you to answer my question." Naruto spoke out in amusement and kept his kunai at the ready.
Seething at those distasteful words, the man gnashed his teeth in the utmost rage and quickly turned around to face the blonde before screaming in pain as he was sent sprawling to the ground with a punch to the face. Naruto eyed the mage emotionlessly and engulfed his foot with chakra, to which he connected the blow to the man's neck. Twitching wildly at the devastating attack, the detached body part of the dark mage flew a few meters away from its position while blood sprayed the ground.
Coughing loudly, several of the Naked Mummy mages were on the verge of throwing up from the display. Their shakiness rose to a whole other level at the sight of the cold ninja in front of them. They had no chance here. They were doomed from the very beginning.
On the sidelines, the Allied Forces were weakly watching the fight. Naruto's ladies were stomaching the display because of the training they had been doing. Kushina, Mikoto and Haku were better off than their sister-figures in the past, but with the training their man provided them with, Mirajane and Erza also eased themselves. They had no problems watching their man at work because this was necessary. Those dark mages would cause unnecessary evil into this world if they aren't stopped once and for all. However, several of the others beside them were openly throwing up, while some of them were looking away from the battlefield. This was The White Flash in action, a polar opposite to the kind nature he holds with his friends and loved ones.
Naruto sighed as he didn't even need to use any of his jutsu or magic spells against these weaklings, but still had to question them about the origins of his bounty. With that, he rinsed off the blood that was spilled on his coat with a low ranked Water Jutsu and then narrowed his eyes at the remaining members of the Naked Mummy Dark Guild. The dark mages in question were too shocked to think of anything to do in return except for slowly readying their Magic Guns at the Wizard Saint. Taking a small sigh, the blonde ninja began speeding his way through the crowd.
Gliding east to west, Naruto dodged the attacks that were being launched at him from the weaponry. Twisting his body suddenly, he landed a high speed roundhouse kick to one of the dark mage's neck, to which it snapped and instantly lead to the demise of the mage. Turning around, Naruto began launching a barrage of punches to his opponents, all of whom were literally quaking in fear at the sight of his continuous onslaught.
"AAHHH!" Screaming in excruciating pain, the mages of Naked Mummy began falling lifeless one by one from the vicious attacks of the blonde.
It was becoming a massacre. Their Magic Guns were utterly useless because their opponent was too fast for them to even land a successful hit. Meanwhile, with another punch, Naruto killed off all except three of the remaining dark mages. He quickly approached one of the dark mages and then began engaging in hand to hand combat, while evading the bullets from the weapons the other two held in their hands. Applying bijuu chakra to his wrist, Naruto's hand projected the shape of a blade before he sliced the dark mage's head clean off, while cries of fear resonated the vicinity. Cancelling the chakra out instantly, the blonde turned towards the last two remaining mages of Naked Mummy.
Naruto narrowed his eyes at the duo before coldly saying, "Tell me who set the bounty. I will not ask you a second time."
Gulping immediately, the mages nodded slowly. "I-it… it was Brain-sama… of the Oracion Seis. They hired us to e-eliminate you. I… I don't know why." One of them answered shakily as his legs trembled in the utmost fear of his foe.
This dark mage had hair shaped in an afro like style, had sideburns and wore gold teeth. He was wearing a white colored jacket with a maroon colored shirt underneath and also donned white and silvery colored pants with ankle boots to finish the attire.
"ZATO! BRAIN WILL GUT US FOR REVEALING THIS INFORMATION!" The second last remaining Naked Mummy member roared in fury while stomping his feet because of what his idiotic team mate just voiced out.
This dark mage was a large man with the same facial similarities as the others of his Guild. He had long fluffy and spiky hair and surprisingly had no eyebrows. He was wearing blue colored t-shirt, a poncho like cape on top and finished his attire with striped pants and moderate shoes.
Gritting his teeth, the mage now known as Zato looked on intently. "We don't have any more options! We will die here if we don't give away the information, Gato!" He countered strongly while keeping fixed eye contact at the monkey like man.
Naruto simply smirked at the duo as he leaned forward. "Saru-chan is right about one thing." He stated emotionlessly and readied himself before continuing, "You will die here."
Eyes widened at the declaration from the blonde ninja, the two dark mages jumped back from their positions. Naruto simply flashed forward and gripped Zato by the face before delivering a vicious knee to his chin. His screams of pain were turned into bare whimpers as Naruto continuously beat him down, to the point where he could no longer breath. Blood clogged his airways as he found himself too weak to move. Moments later, Zato drowned in his own blood, an expression of extreme pain spread across his now lifeless face. Gato was shaking and quickly readied himself before rushing off into hand to hand combat. The White Flash will pay for ever messing with the Dark Guild known as the Naked Mummy!
…really?
Naruto remained emotionless as he engulfed his fist in White Dragon Slayer Magic, while his opponent charged towards him at a heated pace. Just as soon as the dark mage was in position, the blonde shinobi stepped into his guard before piercing the man's heart effortlessly. The sharp shrieks began running rampant in the battlefield, causing several people on the sidelines to cover their ears instantly.
"I'm such a heartbreaker." Naruto mumbled as he removed his hand from his lifeless opponent's chest before tossing the body to the side. He's a heartbreaker alright.
With that, he turned towards the fallen figure of every opponent on the battlefield and formed a hardened expression on his face. There were over a total of thirty dead bodies on the ground. Gathering up his chakra, the Wizard Saint performed several Fire Style Jutsu to decimate the bodies of his fallen victims, while he sealed Zato's and Gato's heads into an empty scroll before sealing it into his wrist.
"So much for claiming my bounty… Foolish weaklings." Naruto muttered to himself before walking away from the battle.
(With the Allied Forces)
Drenched in blood, Naruto removed his blood stained coat and rinsed it off with a low powered Water Jutsu, whilst doing the same for his other articles of clothing. Mikoto slowly took the coat from him before drying it off with extreme care using her fire affinity to heat up her arms. Seeing as the coat was finally dried off, the Sharingan user handed it to her best friend, who slung it over Naruto's shoulders. Raising an eyebrow at the scenario, Naruto put his coat back on before the rest of the girls dusted him off.
Nodding to themselves, the ladies of the White Dragon Slayer leaned into their loving man's warm embrace as he passionately kissed each of them on the lips.
Meanwhile, several of the men were crying anime tears. 'WHAT A LUCKY BASTARD!' They roared in their heads in fury as they continued watching on the display.
Naruto chuckled warmly as he eased himself into the embrace. "Ara ara, you're all being quite affectionate today, my gorgeous angels. I think a reward is in order." He spoke huskily and then smirked at his women, all of whom quickly formed beet red blushes before they nodded their heads in anticipation.
Shaking from what she just had to witness, Wendy was scared stiff of Naruto because of the killing he had just so mercilessly performed on those dark mages. She knew that those evil people were nothing short of maniacal, but she still thought it could end an easier way. Carla seemed to shake as well, not expecting such a violent act from a Legal Guild member of all things. Wendy's worries were slightly erased at the sight of the blonde ninja smiling softly at her, showing her that it was all right. With that, she nodded her head slowly in appreciation to the gesture.
Just then, Naruto formed a serious expression as he eyed the alliance mages before explaining, "The reason for why my bounty was initialized is finally revealed. The leader of the Oracion Seis placed that amount on my head and I'm sure he has called forth several other Dark Guilds here to do his dirty work, just like he did with Naked Mummy. However, I'm unsure as to why he set up the bounty in the first place. There are more heading this way as we speak, no doubt Brain's backup dogs. We must act quickly."
'That and the fact that I can sense something far more prominent within the evil presence. The only explanation is Nirvana. If I can sense it out, there wouldn't be any worries about Oracion Seis finding out the location to that magical item.' Naruto thought to himself analytically and then reached towards his right pocket to pull out the Communications Lacrima.
Stiffening, the ladies of the blonde shinobi looked at their love with a concerned face. They knew that he would be fine, but the thought of Dark Guilds rushing towards him wasn't anything good for their mental states.
Meanwhile, the others were nodding hesitantly as they absorbed the information very carefully. They understood that since Naruto was now a Wizard Saint, held the title of The White Flash and was considered to be the strongest of his Guild, a bounty set on his head didn't seem much of a surprise. However, they were rather concerned about the backup. They would have to approach this carefully indeed.
Naruto quickly connected to Jiraiya and began explaining everything about the bounty situation in great detail, while the toad sage seethed in rage upon hearing the explanation. Jiraiya seriously wanted to come along to this area to help everyone out, but he was stopped by his former apprentice, who relayed that he had everything under control. With that, the Sannin nodded before turning off the connection to the Communications Lacrima.
"The day has finally come." Came the condescending sound of a newcomer as he approached the group before darkly continuing, "I've been waiting far too long for this day. It's finally my time to get revenge against Fairy Tail for what happened to me after the magic council disbanded my guild. Not only that, I can also gather up the bounty on The White Flash. Two birds with one stone, wouldn't you say?"
The newcomer was a tall man with silver hair, which was held pointing upwards in spiky strands on top of his head but hung down to the left of his face in a distinctive tuft. His eyes were dark and he had an elongated face with sharp features and somewhat pointed ears, but seemed to lack eyebrows. His eyes are circled by dark lines and each of them has a simple tattoo right below it. The upper part of his body is similarly tattooed but with much larger intricate and blue-colored motifs, which took on spiraling forms adorning his shoulders, biceps, pectorals and back.
Gray immediately looked on and his eyes narrowed. "Erigor." He growled in anger at the sight of the dark mage, while his team mate rushed off to face the man.
Sighing deeply at the brash nature of the Fire Dragon Slayer, Gray shook his head in annoyance before charging forward as well. This would be a fight for old time's sake. Meanwhile, Happy and several other members of the Allied Forces were going to intervene to join into the fight, when they heard the blonde shinobi clear his throat.
"Everyone will have their share of battles during this mission so don't worry about it. Natsu and Gray can handle themselves as well and I have to let them fight anyways. Natsu is simply going to be a pain to deal with if he doesn't get someone to fight soon. It's for the best." Naruto said calmly as he turned his attention towards the battlefield, while the others began nodding slowly.
Kushina and Naruto applied their sensory abilities and realized that there were no more evil presences nearby, so they were safe. With that, the battle between the Fairy Tail duo and the dark mage was about to begin.
(Natsu and Gray vs Erigor)
Erigor snarled at the sight of his approaching opponents, both of whom were gathering up their magical energy. With a quick dash, he charged forward and dodged Natsu's Fire Dragon Slayer Magic induced fist before slamming Gray on the shoulder with a punch. Jumping to the side, he ducked another incoming fist from the pink haired mage and used the momentum to twist his right leg for a powerful kick.
"OOF!" Natsu grunted as he skidded back along the rocky path, while Gray nodded before the duo made their counter attack.
Running at the dark mage in full speed, the Fairy Tail duo extended their fists and slammed Erigor on the chest, to which he was sent crashing to the ground. Dust hovered on the barren wasteland of a battlefield while a gentle breeze formulated. The opponent gnashed his teeth at the legal trashes and then began gathering up his magical energy to show them who the strongest is.
"Wind Magic: Magic Wind Palm!" Erigor shouted as he covered his hands in spiraling currents of wind, clapping them together and then moving them towards his foes.
Eyes widening, Gray gathered up his own magical energy. "Ice-Make: Shield!" He called out loudly as he created an ice formulated shield, which was reminiscent to that of a flower.
The two techniques collided with each other, with a vicious gust of wind rushing itself to the surface from the collision. The two enemies gritted their teeth as they continued their assault, while the dust hovering from their attacks made it rather hard for them to see one another clearly. Gray skidded back slightly from the dark mages attack, which was the same case for Erigor as he was pushed back from the shielded ice formation. Both of them were impressed by the power behind their techniques and could only narrow their eyes at each other.
Meanwhile, Natsu circled around with his gathered magical energy. "Fire Dragon Slayer Magic: Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He roared as his fist was engulfed in flames and tried launching the move against his growling opponent.
Erigor went wide-eyed because he didn't even see the attack coming due to the fact that he was focusing his power against the other Fairy Tail mage. His wind move immediately got cancelled out and he was sent crashing to the ground from the flame induced punch.
"AAAHH!" Erigor screamed in pain from the maneuver before grunting as he quickly rose to his feet while forming a dangerous glare set at the pink haired mage.
Rushing off towards the Fire Dragon Slayer, Erigor dodged Gray's attempts of knocking him down and continued his way towards Natsu. Jumping midair suddenly, the dark mage raised his left leg before violently connecting it with his opponent's chest. Natsu grunted loudly from the blow and skidded back before a wide smirk etched way to his features. This was really getting interesting. With that, he rushed forward once more and landed a decisive uppercut to Erigor, who winced at the pain and was sent shooting back into the distance.
Looking on with his eyes narrowed, Gray readied himself. 'Natsu's magic style is based on the fire element, which is at a disadvantage against Erigor's Wind Magic. However, the pink baka has got stronger since the last time we fought so this could go either way for all we know.' He thought to himself analytically before charging at the enemy with a heated pace.
Huffing immediately at the approaching opponent, Erigor got into his stance while gathering up his magical energy, but it was too late. Gray quickly arrived with his left hand encased in ice with the usage of his Ice-Make Magic before furiously connecting it to the dark mage's chest. Growling in agony, Erigor clenched his chest as the chill from the attack made it harder for him to stand on his feet.
"So you're stronger than before. That is good to know howev-" Erigor couldn't even finish his sentence as Natsu suddenly appeared in front of him and crushed him with a punch to the abdomen.
Screaming in pain, the dark mage held his stomach tightly. 'These fools have indeed got stronger than before and this fight is becoming too much of a bother for me to deal with. I thought it would be easier for me, but I have greatly miscalculated the outcome of this battle. However, I can still win.' He thought to himself while a growl escaped his lips at the sight of his foes.
With that, Erigor quickly bent his arms and pointed his hands towards the sky with his index and middle fingers stretched. A halo of light started generating around his hands, to which small leaves started floating around him as he gathered up his magical energy. Meanwhile, the Fairy Tail duo stiffened at the feel of the rise of power beginning to formulate on the battlefield. With a shared nod, they firmly stood on the wasteland and quickly braced themselves for what was to happen.
"Emera Beam!" Erigor roared as wind blades went shooting towards his enemies in attempt to slicing them up, while a huge gust of wind ran rampant on the grounds as dirt and pebbles began hovering heatedly.
Chuckling menacingly, the dark mage looked on with a wide smirk. "Aaahahaha that should do it!" He shouted out in victory before going wide-eyed when the blast finally began clearing.
The move dissipated and there stood Natsu, who was still in once piece even after being struck down by the powerful blast while protecting his teammate as well. Erigor gritted his teeth in the utmost fury at the sight because he thought that his Emera Baram was capable of completely tearing apart foes. This wasn't making any sense at all!
Natsu started grinning widely at the man. "Heh, I've gotten stronger since the last time we fought!" He boasted proudly while Gray groaned in annoyance before forming a smile of his own.
Seeing that their opponent was still in shock, Gray took the initiative to charge forward, which his teammate quickly followed suit as they began rushing off at a furious speed. Natsu began launching a barrage of kicks at Erigor, while Gray was utilizing his punches to fully synchronize the formation. The dark mage grunted loudly before shrieking in pain as he was simply outclassed. He wasn't capable enough to face off two opponents at once and he realized that now.
However, Erigor quickly rose up from the wasteland and spat out the dirt that accumulated in his mouth along with the blood that formulated from the violent blows. In a speedy momentum, he gathered up his Wind Magic into his fist and then smashed Gray on the face, to which the black haired mage screamed loudly as blood trickled down his nostrils from the harsh attack before getting sent pummeling to the ground with kick to the stomach.
Gnashing his teeth, Natsu rushed forward because he wasn't going to stand idly by and watch his teammate get struck down by their opponent. Channeling Fire Dragon Slayer Magic to his feet, the pink haired mage quickly appeared in front of Erigor before jumping midair before landing a powerful kick to the man's abdomen.
"AHHK!" Erigor screamed harshly as he was sent flying into the distance while blood gushed out his injured body from the kick.
Erigor groggily got up from his position and started channeling magical energy. "Wind Magic: Magic Wind Palm!" He shouted as he covered his hands in spiraling currents of wind, clapping them together and then moving them towards the duo.
Natsu was ready because he had already formed a counter measure. "Crimson Lotus: Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He roared as he ignited his fists with large light spheres and then charged at his opponent with his eyes narrowed.
With that, the pink haired mage began hitting Erigor with a continuous barrage of punches enhanced with Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. The move proved successful as it completely annihilated Erigor's attacks and the man was sent crashing down to the ground where he laid unconscious. Meanwhile, Gray stood there wide-eyed but had a smile on his face as he watched on the magical prowess of his teammate in action. It was a remarkable fight and they had defeated the dark mage once again.
Natsu sighed as he cancelled out his magical energy before dusting himself off and then turning towards Gray, who had his smile intact. With that, the duo nodded at each other and began walking towards their fellow mages on the sidelines.
(With the Allied Forces)
"Aye nicely done!" Happy chirped cheerfully as he floated above the two mages, both of whom grinned widely at the praise and nodded their heads.
Forming a smile on his face, Naruto crossed his arms in approval. "That was some good work." He stated kindly and then looked on at the battlefield before continuing, "It's good that neither of you had made the killing blow to Erigor because you aren't official S-class mages yet. I'll take care of this nuisance and then we'll all head out from there."
Everyone listened to the reasoning and smiled, while the White Dragon Slayer made his way towards the fallen figure of Erigor. With that, Naruto sliced off the dark mage's head and sealed it in an empty scroll before sealing it into his wrist. Burning the lifeless corpse of the man with the Fire Style: Fire Bullets Jutsu, the blonde looked around and activated his sensory abilities to make sense of the situation at hand.
Just then, Naruto's eyes narrowed. 'Sheesh, these people just can't take a hint. Based on the signature I'm receiving, there are 16 in total on their way now. It must be the secondary backup that Brain sent for my bounty. I wonder why that fool placed the bounty on my head in the first place. I'll deal with the Oracion Seis soon enough, but we need to eliminate these pests before we can move on towards Nirvana.' He thought to himself and turned towards Kushina, who quickly understood as she had also sensed the approaching aura.
True to the Wizard Saint's estimation, several dark mages appeared in the vicinity. These newcomers all had on the same attire, which consisted of black shirts, white pants and black shoes and all of them had their hair tied up Samurai-style.
"LET'S HAVE AT OUR BOUNTY!"
In an instant, the Allied Forces narrowed their eyes at the newcomers. They turned towards one another and began murmuring who should face of these dark mages, while the mages in question were growling at being ignored so openly. They will kill them all!
"These are the mages of Asharitu, a Dark Guild known for their use in Water Magic." Ichiya said plainly as he eyed the newcomers with a neutral expression and posed in a strange manner.
Haku simply shook her head at the antics of the annoying man. "Mira-chan and I will be taking care of these guys. We'll show them why they should have never set up that damn bounty on our love!" She declared in determination as she looked at their enemies with a menacing glare, while Mirajane nodded her head with a heated glare of her own.
The remaining ladies of the White Dragon Slayer smirked in approval and watched their sister-figures dangerously make their way towards the dark mages, while everyone else stepped back. Naruto had a grin on his face as he watched his angels and nodded his head in agreement. With a smirk setting way at the thought of those utterly foolish dark mages, the blonde shinobi crossed his arms and looked on as the battle was beginning to commence.
Meanwhile, several men in the area were sighing sadly. 'Once again. What a lucky bastard!' They thought to themselves depressingly before turning their attention towards the battlefield.
Sherry was silent and fidgeted from her position. "All of those women are so powerful…to think they're all in love with The White Flash of Fairy Tail. They didn't even spare a glance at Lyon-sama. It makes no sense! I mean, Lyon-sama and I are meant to be in love with each other, so it's a good thing right?" She questioned herself in a whisper like tone while forming a frown on her face.
Lisanna was smiling proudly at her older sister. 'I'm so happy for you, Mira-nee.' She thought to herself and her smile brightened at the sight of the event about to unfold.
Now, it was finally time for the fight to begin.
(Haku and Mirajane vs Asharitu Dark Guild)
With their hardened expressions, the Wizard Saint's angels looked at their opponents analytically. There were around 16 of them in total, which meant that the duo would have 8 of them to face off respectively. Nodding to themselves, they began walking towards the foes while growling at the sight of those evil monsters.
"HA!" One of the dark mages voiced out in a condescending tone with a perverted smile before arrogantly yelling, "To think we have to fight measly bitches! Well good for us because when we're done with you both, we'll all have fun taking turns with your bodies. It's been a while since I went to a brothel house so I'll have a nice time relieving myself now."
Haku's eyes twitched murderously at those words and her sister-figure was seething in incomprehensible rage also. They turned towards one another and began flaring their magical aura and chakra individually, which was felt all around the battlefield, causing the dark mages to tremble in fear.
On the sidelines, the remaining ladies of the blonde shinobi were gritting their teeth while releasing a killing intent, which made everyone except for Naruto gasp harshly for breath. The White Dragon Slayer had his eyes narrowed and wanted to end those morons there and then, but his women could take care of themselves and he knew that for a fact.
With a furious glare, the silverette eyed her enemies intently. "No one will touch me except for my Naru-kun. You monsters have crossed the line." She spoke coldly as she clenched her fists and her face became darkly shadowed by her hair.
…it's time to take out the trash.
"Take Over: Satan Soul!" Mirajane roared as light passed through her and she entered her new form before emotionlessly staring down at her opponents, all of whom still were still shocked for words.
Nodding once again, the female mages rushed forward and their take off caused dust to hover at a heated rate, while the gentle breeze became much colder and harsher to the feel. Haku channeled chakra into her right fist and blazed through the battlefield until she approached one of the trembling dark mages. With that, she smashed the man on the face, to which he screamed in agony as his nose caved in completely.
"UAAnRK!" The dark mage screeched as blood ran down his face while having a beyond disbelieving expression.
Mirajane flew through with her wings and then twisted her body before crashing one of her chosen victims on the right shoulder sharply with a powerful kick. The shrieks of pain resonated as the dark mages were quivering in their boots, wondering how they enraged the two women in the first place. Not giving anyone time to react, Haku and her sister-figure began rushing forward with their hand to hand combat formation. One by one, the dark mages were sent pummeling to the rocky ground as their blood flooded the area from the attacks of the snarling females.
Gathering her magical energy, Haku narrowed her eyes. "Blizzard Magic: Ice Blades!" She yelled as the wind picked up viciously and blades shaped out of ice formulated, which were sent shooting at the Asharitu Dark Guild members.
"Darkness Magic: Demon Blast!" Mirajane screamed, to which a large ball of dark energy was charged between her hands, from which a dark purple beam was fired towards her targets.
"AAAHHHH!" Came the shrieks of the Dark Guild mages, which was of no concern to the Fairy Tail duo as they simply glared at their victims.
Haku ran forward with her Senbon Needles, while Mirajane was right behind her with her fist coated in Darkness Magic. The Ice Princess quickly jumped midair before shooting the needles in the direction of the dark mages and the silver haired female mage began connecting sharp punches at those that were groggily getting up. Naruto's girls were not going to give those monsters any sort of easiness in this fight because that was thrown away once the battle began.
Pebbles began smacking the faces of the Asharitu Dark Guild members and they could do nothing but grunt loudly and bleed profusely. However, 5 out of the entire populace started wheezing in agony as they rose to their feet, only to get smashed to the ground once more. Mirajane and Haku continuously launched their furious hand to hand combat and because their man trained them mercilessly in the art of Taijutsu in the past 2 months, they had no problems in dealing with these weaklings.
Blood gushing out from their injured bodies, the dark mages realized they were outclassed on a level that they didn't know even existed. One by one, each of them were rendered unconscious without even getting a chance to formulate their counter attacks. Those two women were too brutal in their movements to even think about. With that, there was only one person left on the barren wasteland, who was coughing loudly as he weakly rose to his feet.
"I… I will kill you both, for my name is Shito, the leader of Asharitu!" The man screamed out in arrogance, while his opponents simply growled at him.
The Wizard Saint's girls simply eyed Shito menacingly. "You're going to pay for trying to hunt our Naru-kun down, mercy was tossed out the window the moment you accepted this mission." Haku said coldly before the duo got into their respective stances.
Shito quickly opened his palms and gathered his magical energy. "Water Magic: Water Cannon!" He called out as a barrage of water quickly shot out of open palms, which was sent shooting at his female foes.
"Darkness Magic: Darkness Shield!" Mirajane yelled and a barrier formulated around her hands, successfully protecting both her and her sister-figure from the technique.
Eyes widening instantly at the sight of his move getting cancelled out, the leader of the Asharitu Dark Guild growled in annoyance. He clenched his fists and quickly rushed towards the duo before he was violently tossed to the side like a ragdoll with a chakra infused punch, courtesy of The Ice Princess. Shito spat out the blood that formulated in his mouth and groggily began getting up.
"Did I say it was going to be that simple?" Mirajane questioned emotionlessly as she quickly approached the man once more with the usage of her wings before connecting a roundhouse kick to his back.
"AAAHHHHHHH!" Shito shrieked in agony and his back creaked from the blow, which resulted in tears flooding his face from the excruciating pain.
With that, Haku quickly began formulating hand signs. "Hyouton: Ice Destruction Jutsu!" She screamed as she firmly gripped the center of her right arm with her left hand, while a powerful beam of ice blew violently from her open right palm.
Shito's eyes bulged at the devastating move which was approaching him. "NO YOU DAMN BITCH!" He roared in protest before screaming at the top of his lungs as it connected with his injured body.
The blonde shinobi's girls looked on impassively as their opponent had tears flowing freely and blood gushing out of his body. They covered their eyes as dust rose like a sandstorm and continuously grazed through the battlefield. However, it didn't faze them even in the slightest because they were not merciful today. Haku and Mirajane were known for their calm and peaceful nature, but when you cross the line, it's a no holds bar match.
Mirajane quickly ran towards the dark mage and then gripped his hair tightly. "Like I said before, you will suffer greatly. It all ends here for you, weakling." She stated coldly as her expressions held the demonic instincts which gave her the moniker of Demon of Fairy Tail.
Haku approached the scene and the two girls nodded at each other before they emotionlessly slammed Shito's face with their respective punches, to which blood soared through and landed on their clothing. With that, Mirajane connected a final blow to the dark mage's back and a sharp cracking noise echoed, showing that the man was losing every sense of consciousness he ever had.
Shito's life force was slowly diminishing.
Turning to each other, they duo nodded. "It's done, he's dead." Haku stated in a serious tone, causing her sister-figure to smirk in approval as she deactivated her Take Over.
(With the Allied Forces)
Jaws hanging at the display of brutality, the Allied Forces had their eyes widened the whole time. Two of the kindest members of Fairy Tail had their personality take a complete 180 whilst fighting those unfortunate mages. Then again, hearing the nonsense said mages spoke of, they couldn't necessarily blame them.
Lisanna was left speechless as she looked at her older sister. 'I've never seen Mira-nee get so angry before, but then again, those morons did insult her and Naruto-san. Guess they had it coming. She really does live up to her S-class title and Haku-san looked to be just as powerful. Wow.' She thought to herself in amazement before sighing deeply.
Wendy and Lucy were simply mind boggled at the display, while Sherry was wincing throughout the entire battle. None of them wanted to face off those two women in a battle, or any of Naruto's women for that matter. For once, Carla didn't scream out at Wendy because she was too shocked to say anything to her blue haired partner, having witnessed that earlier battle.
Meanwhile, Naruto and his remaining ladies quickly approached the battlefield and looked over the surroundings. The White Dragon Slayer used his Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu to annihilate the dead corpses, while the female Uzumaki sliced off Shito's head and sealed it into a scroll. Kushina then handed the scroll over to her love, who smiled as he sealed it into his wrist.
"I'm really proud of you, girls. You both performed splendidly." Naruto said to his two angels, both of whom began smiling radiantly at him.
Crossing her arms, Haku formed a pout on her face. "Naru-kun, we need to be rewarded." She voiced out in a cute manner, while Mirajane pouted as well and nodded in agreement.
The duo's sister-figures smirked upon hearing those words and giggled divinely, while their man was shaking his head with a smile on his face. With that, the blonde shinobi reeled Haku in for a passionate kiss, which caused her to moan in satisfaction before he did the same to the silverette. Separating shortly after, Naruto looked at them with a raised eyebrow.
"That's good enough for a payment." Mirajane chirped cheerfully and then smirked at the depressed male mages in the background, all of whom were growling at her Naru-kun.
Naruto smirked in amusement because he saw the reaction as well and then activated his sensory abilities once more. He was sure that there would be more of those Dark Guild backups on their trail and none of those dark trashes will survive their battles.
Meanwhile, Kushina used a low powered Water Style Jutsu to rinse off the blood that was on the clothing of Haku and Mirajane. Nodding in appreciation, the duo thanked the redhead before walking towards the others on the sidelines.
Just then, the blonde Wizard Saint's eyes narrowed as he resisted the urge to facepalm. "Seriously, is my bounty really that important? 12 more morons are heading this way, so everyone stay on your toes and stay fixed in your positions." He explained annoyingly, while the Allied Forces team formation complied wholeheartedly as they braced themselves.
True to the estimation again, the newcomers arrived to the scene and eyed the mages in front of them with a dangerous expression. They were all men wearing the same attire, which consisted of red robes with hoods that all of them wore.
Hibiki cleared his throat to get everyone's attention before stating, "They are from the Red Hood Dark Guild and they specialize in Pict Magic."
Nodding quickly, Lyon turned towards the others. "I'll take care of this with the help of Jura and Sherry backing me up, so all of you stay back." He said, to which his fellow Guild mates smiled as they swiftly took her position beside him.
Meanwhile, the Allied Forces didn't say much because they had no reason to argue. Everybody would get their fair share of fights in the end, so it wasn't like anyone of them were being left out. Naruto and his ladies were rather curious about the prowess of the Lamia Scale mages, which only added to their overall point for them agreeing. Shrugging their shoulders, all of them stepped to the sidelines.
'I can sense that dark aura getting stronger. After this is dealt with, we'll head over to the source of the presence and I'm sure it will be Nirvana. I could use a shadow clone to go forward, but there is no need at the moment because the magical item is still sealed.' Naruto thought to himself as he went over all of the points in his head and hummed slightly before proceeding, 'The Oracion Seis are not even in the vicinity yet either, so we'll continue as planned. There's no need to rush this and the need for eliminating these Dark Guild mages are of the utmost importance. It's only a matter of time now.'
With that, everyone stood on the sidelines waiting for the battle to finally commence.
(Lyon, Jura and Sherry vs Red Hood Dark Guild)
Blazing through the battlefield, the Lamia Scale trio entered a triangular formation as they eyed their opponents. Each one of them would have to be on a look out for 4 of the dark mages, seeing as there are 12 of them in total. That wasn't much of a problem and the Red Hood Dark Guild wasn't really renowned for their skills so this could prove to be relatively fine.
Running forward, Jura went over a strategy in his head while moving ahead on the battlefield. Raising his right hand, he pulled back the fist before violently slamming it against of the hooded mages. Grunting in pain, the dark mage in question skidded back along the rocky path. With that, the Wizard Saint quickly turned around and crossed his arms in an x-formation as two dark mages appeared with their fists extended. Grunting slightly, the man was pushed back while keeping a calm expression as he kept fixed eye contact on his enemies.
Jura then quickly gathered up his magical energy and saw three of the dark mages were quickly making their way towards him. Utilizing his Earth Magic, Jura shot a pillar of rock at the dark mages, all of whom went wide-eyed as they were quickly smashed by the attack. Screaming in pain, the Red Hood members collapsed on the ground and breathed heavily at the damaging technique.
Meanwhile, Lyon and Sherry made their way on the wasteland and quickly went for the defensive as their opponents approached them suddenly. Sherry was quickly smashed to the ground with a fist to the shoulder, causing her to wince at the unexpected attack. With that, she rose to her feet and narrowed her eyes at the men, while her teammate was already gathering up his magical energy. Following suit, the pink haired female also began channeling her energy to come up with a counter attack.
"Ice-Make: Eagle!" Lyon shouted as he raised his right hand, to which several ice created eagles flew out of his open palm in the direction of his opponents.
"Doll Attack: Mud Doll!" Sherry called out, formulating a monster from the ground below which was sent charging at the hooded mages.
Eyes bulging at the barrage of attacks, the dark mages growled as they were sent crashing to the ground viciously. There were four hooded men that were struck down by the duo's techniques, while others got away in the nick of time. The remaining eight were facing off Jura, who was handling himself pretty well even when the numbers weren't to his favor. However, the injured Red Hood Dark Guild members groggily got to their feet and began chanting while gathering up their magical energy.
Meanwhile, Jura grunted as he landed a kick to one of his opponent's face. 'That magical energy being combined means there will be a use of their combination attacks. This could prove to be a little more tedious than what I originally anticipated, but we'll easily win this.' He thought to himself before raising his fist and connecting it to the abdomen of another dark mage.
"Unison Pict: Goblin!" The chanting Red Hood members chorused in unison, while several pink colored goblins came to the surface from their canvases.
Lyon's eyes narrowed at the sight and quickly began dodging the incoming creatures, which was the same case for his female teammate. The silver haired mage jumped midair before smashing one of the dark mages on the neck, resulting in a creaking noise and screams of pain to commence. Not giving any others the time to react to this, Lyon continued on with his hand to hand combat assault while engulfing his fist in Ice-Make.
"They are only used for distraction." Jura stated seriously from the opposing side of the battlefield as he eyed his teammates before continuing, "They will be using this opportunity to create more creatures or even more powerful ones. Keep your guard up at all times."
Listening intently to the Wizard Saint, the Lamia Scale duo nodded quickly as they gathered up their magical energy. Lyon still had his ice fist at the ready as he destroyed six out of the ten pink colored goblins with his punches, while Sherry used her Doll Attack: Mud Doll to destroy the remaining four. Jura had eliminated every one of the goblins on his side with the utmost ease. With that, the trio met up at the center of the battlefield and began making quick work of the dark mages.
Several of the Red Hood Dark Guild members were seething in rage at the outcome of this battle. They didn't even realize their opponents would be this powerful because it wasn't making any sense to them at all. They weren't even getting close to achieving that bounty they would have received by defeating The White Flash. However, they weren't going to let this get the better of them so they began fighting back, while ordering four of their teammates to stay behind to draw on their canvases. It was time.
"Unison Pict: Wyvern!" The quartet chorused in harmony as their drawing came to life, which appeared with a huge layer of smoke.
On the sidelines, the Allied Forces watched on in amazement at the sight of a green colored Wyvern coming to life from the drawing. Naruto and his ladies had their eyebrows raised at the display because they had to give those dark mages some sort of credit. Lucy was in awe since the Pict Magic reminded her of Reedus, who also used the same magic style.
Meanwhile, the Lamia Scale mages had their eyes narrowed. Lyon went first with his fist extended, only to get shooting back against the rocky ground with a swish of the creature's tail. Jura quickly jumped into the scene and tried landing a roundhouse kick to the Wyvern's leg before he was sent skidding back along the wasteland of a battlefield. The Lamia Scale trio realized now that the creature was rather durable if it could withstand those attacks, causing them to swiftly gather up their magical energy.
"Earth Magic: Iron Rock Spikes!" Jura called out, to which numerous earth spikes erupted out of the ground and quickly immobilized the green creature.
"Ice-Make: Snow Tiger!" Lyon yelled as an ice formulate tiger came to the surface, which launched itself at the paralyzed Wyvern in order to damage it with its bite.
"Doll Attack: Rock Doll!" Sherry screamed while rocks rushed out of the wasteland and began taking shape of a golem-like creature. With that, the formulated monster charged forward in the direction of the green creature summoned by the dark mages.
Screeching in pain, the Wyvern was impaled by the techniques and agonizingly endured everything the legal mages had to offer it. A moment into the scene, the monster shrieked and then slowly released itself from the paralyzed state its opponent provided it with. The Dark Guild members were sweating profusely at the powerful moves and continued watching on the display, hoping their summon would win the battle. However, it wasn't so because when the creature began violently flapping its wings, one of the Lamia Scale mages was ready to form a counter measure.
Jura quickly gathered up his magical energy. "Earth Magic: Iron Rock Powder Explosion!" He shouted as he summoned five long earth spikes, which hastily pierced the creature from all sides.
Going wide-eyed, the dark mages saw the Wyvern vanish in a cloud of smoke and began shouting out in protest. They began trembling as Lyon started walking towards them and before they could do anything, they were knocked out cold by the ice user and his teammates.
(With the Allied Forces)
Everyone on the sidelines smiled at the victory and Naruto approached the battlefield before obliterating the fallen figures with a Fire Style Jutsu. With that, they all congratulated the Lamia Scale mages for their victory, while the mages in question smiled as they graciously accepted it.
"Let's move on from here." Naruto stated as he viewed his surroundings before continuing, "Same as before, my girls and I will be walking along the trail, while the rest of you will use the airship to hover above us to view the surrounding area."
Nodding in return, the Allied Forces agreed wholeheartedly. With that, everyone except for Naruto and his ladies rushed into the airship. The White Dragon Slayer could sense that there was the dark aura getting more prominent and that caused him to narrow his eyes. However, the Oracion Seis were nowhere close to the source of the presence so there wasn't any need for a change in the course of action.
Ten minutes of a full dash into the deeper part of the woods, Naruto and the female Uzumaki felt another series of presences arriving and that caused them to make a sudden halt. It was then, the airship landed because the occupants on the transport grew confused as to why their fellow mages stopped. However, then they all sensed the dark aura in the area and their eyes narrowed as several newcomers appeared in the vicinity.
The new enemies were wearing uniforms which consisted of blue jackets, white shirts and red pants. They had various colored ties on their shirts and wore plain shoes, but what distinguished those mages most of all was the fact that they had horns on the top of their heads.
"Those are dark mages belonging to the Dark Unicorn. They specialize in bladed weapons." Ichiya said plainly, to which everyone nodded before looking at their foes.
Kushina, Mikoto and Erza were itching for a fight at the moment because they hadn't done much battling yet, but realized that the others should have their own turns. Turning towards one another, the alliance mages thought of who should begin the fight and then, the Trimens began making their way towards the Dark Unicorn members.
Eve smiled as he turned around. "We will take care of these guys." He voiced out calmly, while his teammates nodded as they continued their walk into the battlefield.
Not seeing the point in questioning the trio, everyone stood back and let this battle commence. They had no reason to say anything because they would all have their fair share of battles at the end of the day. The Trimens weren't necessarily weak so they could defend themselves.
Naruto suddenly narrowed his eyes as he turned his head to the north-west side. "I can feel that aura at its peak. I think I should send a shadow clone to investigate. If it is Nirvana's location, I'll head on over there and destroy it before the Oracion Seis gets the chance to activate it. Then, we'll eliminate those dark mages once and for all." He whispered to himself as he created a shadow clone, which quickly hid itself under the Ninja Art: Transparency Jutsu before rushing off into the suspicious area.
It was now the time for the Blue Pegasus trio to begin their match.
(Trimens vs Dark Unicorn Guild)
Looking on intently, the trio were quickly circled around by their opponents, all of whom had their weapons in hand. They realized that this wasn't going to be much of a tough fight, but they weren't going to take any chances in underestimating those dark mages. After all, if they were a part of a Dark Guild and after the bounty set on Naruto, they could prove to be dangerous.
The Dark Unicorn mages glared blazingly at their foes and held their weapons tightly, knowing that this could become a troublesome fight. They needed their bounty so they weren't going to hold back and with that, they charged forward. Several of the dark mages held iron rods in their hands, while others held steel bats. Circling around in a fast sequence, one of them initialized the first attack with his bat gripped harshly in his hand.
Ren jumped back as the dark mage tried striking him down with the weapon before ducking as another one attempted to attack him as well. Eyes narrowing, the Blue Pegasus member jumped midair and then landed a roundhouse kick to one of the opponents, to which the dark mage growled in pain before collapsing to the ground. Dirt entered the mouth of the fallen foe, causing him to cough loudly before glaring at his opponent.
The other two mages of the Trimens were also engaging in their hand to hand combat while rapidly dodging several weapons being thrown at them. Hibiki landed a punch to one of his opponent's shoulder, while his fellow teammate kicked his enemy on the abdomen. Jumping back from the formation, they looked at each other and nodded before rushing back into the battle.
There weren't too many of the mages from the Dark Unicorn Dark Guild to deal with, which was a plus for the Trimens at the moment. However, they weren't necessarily worried about their battle because they realized that those dark mages don't perform magic, which was something in their favor.
"Air Magic: Ariel!" Ren whispered as he locked several of the dark mages in a dome, which lowered the oxygen on the inside.
Suffocating at the lack of air within the structure, the Dark Unicorn members began screaming at the top of their lungs. Moments into the scene, Ren dispelled the technique and the result was his enemies were left utterly unconscious without a sound.
"Archive Magic: Force Blast!" Hibiki shouted as he raised his right hand, to which magical screens appeared in front of his approaching opponents.
Instantly, the screens forcefully exploded in front of the dark mages, causing them to get violently thrown in the air as dust hovered. Screaming in pain from the sudden move, they grunted loudly and held their craniums. Just as soon as a few of the foes began groggily getting up from their position, Hibiki launched the same technique, which resulted in them getting knocked out cold.
Extending his right arm forward, Eve narrowed his eyes. "Snow Magic: White Fury!" He called out as he placed his left hand on the extended arm, to which a medium-sized snowstorm generated.
Gasping for breath, the Dark Unicorn mages were struck down by the move while struggling to move forward, but it simply wasn't coming to pass. The wind began picking up as the snow technique was beginning to change the entire atmosphere. As their foe further walked towards them, they were attacked by the same move and they couldn't do a thing to retaliate.
On the sidelines, everyone was watching in approval as the Trimens were easily winning the fight. There weren't many left to deal with and those that had fought, simply stood no chance against the mages from Blue Pegasus. Ichiya smiled proudly at his subordinates and posed strangely, while the others smacked their foreheads in annoyance.
Meanwhile, Hibiki turned towards his fellow mages. "Let's end this with our final move." He said, to which his fellow teammates nodded in agreement as they gathered up their magical energy.
Running towards their enemies, the Dark Unicorn members tried approaching them with their weapons, but it was too late. They had already made their move.
"Air Magic: Ariel Shot!"
"Archive Magic: Force Blast!"
"Snow Magic: White Out!"
As soon as those three techniques launched themselves at the dark mages, they stood absolutely no chance and they knew that for a fact. Screaming in excruciating pain, each one of them fell one by one until there was no one left on the battlefield from the Dark Guild to continue the fight. They were defeated and they couldn't even get their precious bounty.
The Trimens smiled at the sight and looked around at the snowy ground, which formulated from Eve's last attack before walking away towards their fellow mages on the sidelines.
(With the Allied Forces)
Congratulating the Trimens with their victory, the trio smiled as they happily accepted it. With that, the mages turned towards the airship for their formation. Naruto had already obliterated the bodies with his Fire Style: Fire Bullets Jutsu, and was just about to head off into the distance with his girls, but just then his eyes flashed bright blue upon the feel of familiar presences. He wasn't the only one because Kushina felt this as well and currently had her eyes narrowed.
"It's the Oracion Seis, seems they've finally decided to come out and play." Naruto stated seriously and kept fixed eye contact at his fellow mages before ordering, "Nobody move from your positions."
Nodding in total seriousness, the Allied Forces braced themselves while the aura kept getting stronger. Naruto had his mind on his shadow clone, who was currently searching for the dark presence which didn't belong to any of the Oracion Seis dark mages. He was absolutely sure it was Nirvana, but he wanted to make sure it was the magical item. There was no spot for mistakes and he knew that for a fact.
The White Dragon Slayer also realized that a few of the Allied Forces weren't strong enough to face off those approaching dark mages, and he wasn't going to force them into the fights either. Therefore, they would have the choice of doing what they want. Nodding to himself, he cracked his knuckles and awaited the inevitable.
A moment later, Cobra, Angel, Hoteye and Racer arrived to the scene.
"We meet again, White Flash."
Author's Notes: -:- Author Style: Cliffhanger Jutsu! -:- Yes, I just ended with a cliffhanger. Am I not more evil than those dark mages, you guys? Review!
The entire populace of Naked Mummy, Asharitu, Red Hood and Dark Unicorn have been eliminated, along with Erigor. There were no MAJOR dark mage deaths in this chapter per say, but it is a buildup to the next chapter which will only add to the overall death count.
The next chapter will finish off the Oracion Seis arc and while I would rather end things in a single chapter, the word length would be atrocious because this chapter alone was 25,500+ words. The total of the two chapters would equal to at least 45,000 words by my estimation, but I haven't started writing the second part of the arc yet so even I don't know the exact figure. It could be even more. I mean the Tower of Heaven chapter was of 32,700+ words, but 45,000 words is a little too much in my opinion, don't you think? Or do you think I should have made just one chapter? Review!
Yeah, Natsu and his group finally got their "official" screen time because the last time they did so, was during the Phantom Lord arc, which was 14 chapters ago. Some fights were the same as in canon because those mages that fought, needed their respective screen time.
Everyone should have received their replies to their reviews via PM, but those that haven't, are the guest reviewers and I will answer them here.
To Lewamus Prime: Hey, thanks a lot for the review! Now for the suggestion for the Demon Art: Marked Possession Jutsu, it is a fascinating idea, but Naruto doesn't know any demonic style variations for jutsu in this story. Can you provide a backstory for how he can use this technique? As for the magic, I only have Naruto with Hurricane Magic and White Dragon Slayer Magic at the moment so adding something else so suddenly, will be too out of the blue if you know what I'm saying. I could lean towards the jutsu, but then again, I need a way to implement how Naruto knows such a style in the first place. Haha, Jiraiya's part does hold some value and I could see that working probably for some comic relief. I look forward to your reply. Thanks again.
To Sky Blue: Hey, thanks for the review! I can understand where you're coming from when you mentioned the first part. Honestly, the circumstance in those very scenes did prove the need for that to happen, so I can't really form a debate on the matter. It was just needed for development of character, which is the most important feature to this story. Yes, the badass Naruto part was something to turn the emotional tide around and balance everything out. If I have emotional scenes, I will try balancing them out because it's good to set up an equilibrium of sorts. Eh, the torture was there, but it was only implied. The part for the beta, yes I do indeed have a person editing the story, BloodINCarnate, who looks over the chapters as soon as I'm done writing them out. He's truly an exceptional character and makes things much easier for me when writing. He's a great guy. Other than that, thank you so much for the review.
To Dustin Welch: Thank you so much for the review! I'm saddened hearing about your account getting hacked in the past and even though it has never happened to me, I can understand because it's not an uncommon sight. I am so glad that you have liked the story so much and your reasoning is quite similar to mine indeed. You thinking of me so highly is something simply makes me a proud author and I am truly happy that you have been interested with everything that has gone on in the story so far. Thank you so much for the review once more and I hope to see you around.
To those who were asking about Ultear in regards to her joining the harem, I'll keep teasing you with the suspense. I'm so bad, lol.
To the other guests that posted with their compliments, thank you so much for reading and I'm glad you all enjoyed the previous chapter. I really appreciate you posting your awesome reviews.
You're all awesome and I will see everyone in the next chapter. Later! :)
- Egyptian God Phoenix
