Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze: The Afterlife Chapter 36: Edolas: Part 3, a Naruto + Fairy Tail Crossover fanfic

I'm very proud to present you all with the 36th chapter of my story. This chapter will end the Edolas Arc for good, which has been going smoothly so far in my opinion. Need I remind you all of how much I love everyone's dedication for my little bundle of joy? Because of your insane dedication to the reviews, the story has now become the 4th Most Reviewed Story of the Naruto/Fairy Tail Crossover section. Thank you all so much! Now my favorite group of people, let's get on with the show!

(Fairy Tail Edolas)

"Where are you going, Jet?" Edo Elfman asked curiously as he looked at his fellow Guild mate, who was currently packing up for what looked to be a journey.

Turning around, Edo Jet smirked widely. "I'm not going to let those guys take care of everything for us. We'll give them a hand to show them our support. Fairy Tail is not weak and we won't sit back and wait for others to win us back our freedom. I'm going to fight for it, like a man should!" He explained sagely and puffed out his chest in pride to his words, while Edo Droy grinned madly in return.

Going wide-eyed at the explanation, the remaining members of the Fairy Tail Edolas Guild were at a loss for words. Of course they wanted their freedom from that evil Kingdom, but were they really going to go up against them? Sure with the aid of those Earthland mages, things could become much easier to deal with, however, they were still a little taken back by their fellow person's words.

Regaining his composure, Edo Freed cracked his knuckles. "Let's do this. I'm not going to sit back either. It's time we stood up for ourselves instead of letting others save our hides. I'm going as well." He stated in determination before getting up from his seat.

Following suit, Edo Lucy nodded in approval. "I agree wholeheartedly. Those Fairy Tail counterparts were kind enough to save us from those Fairy Hunters, and I'm going to help them out now." She voiced out with her eyes burning before continuing, "I don't know about the rest of you, but there's no way I'll let people from our parallel world save us again. If we don't stand up now and fight, we'll always be remembered as cowards. This is Edolas and we're its inhabitants. It's time we performed this task and rid our world of that menacing Kingdom once and for all."

With that, several other members of the Edolas Guild of Fairy Tail nodded before getting up from their seats. They weren't going be left behind, while their fellow Guild mates took charge in this upcoming situation. Knowing that Naruto and his group were going to be at Royal City, it gave them a great level of comfort and also a heavy dosage of determination as well.

"LET'S FIGHT FOR FAIRY TAIL!"

Came the roars of more rising members of the Edolas Guild, all of whom were now caught up in the hype of the moment. Seeing this, everyone looked at each other and quickly gathered up their supplies, knowing this upcoming fight wasn't going to be anything easy. Nodding once more, the entire populace rushed out of the Guild exit with hardened expressions.

…they were going to put an end to this mayhem at long last.

(Royal City)

"…your Majesty!" A newcomer came shouting while rushing forward in a zigzag manner and panted heavily before explaining, "We have confirmation that the extraction of magical energy from the giant Lacrima can proceed according to plan! With this, our country will have more than enough energy to easily survive for the next 10 years! That lacrima does contain the energy of an entire Earthland magical city after all. Things are really looking up for us, your Majesty!"

This newcomer was a short female, who had a brown eyes and long brown hair that was kept with a blue spherical ponytail which descended on her right shoulder. She wore a yellow dress over a dark blue, skin-tight bodysuit that ran from the middle of her forearms down to her shoulders, and wore gloves on both hands as well while having no footwear on.

The man known recognized as the King of Edolas, was tall and elderly man with very long, wavy grayish-white reaching down below his shoulder, with a similar beard going down below to his neck to his upper chest, and a matching mustache. He wore a regal yet little garish attire, which was brown in color and had different shades and sported a brown coat with buckled belts.

"That's not enough." Faust replied plainly with a tone of disgust before continuing, "The Kingdom of Edolas cannot be bound by limitations. I need more magical power. I need an eternal supply that will never die!"

"Now, have the captains arrived outside as planned?" Faust asked in conclusion as he narrowed his eyes at the female in front of him.

Meanwhile, the female now known as Coco gulped nervously, but tried remaining as calm as possible because she knew the King would get furious if she became frantic around him. Nodding slowly, she agreed with what the man had to say, while mentally sighing at the sight of him chuckling darkly in the thought process of his future plans for the Kingdom.

Nodding once more, Coco smiled lowly. "Yes, your Majesty. After your orders, the captains arrived at the lounge conference room and are currently awaiting your presence." She answered with a bow before elevating her head with a fearful expression.

Upon hearing those words, Faust rose from his seat and sighed. With that, he began walking towards the exit of his personal chambers, while Coco quickly followed him towards the designated location as well. Things were getting hectic around here and the female didn't like what was happening as she could sense something bad was about to occur.

Outside, the King narrowed his eyes as he stared at the people present in the conference room. Everyone was present with the exception of two females, which made him beyond curious as to why that was, knowing he gave specific orders for the captains to be present here.

"Where are those Knightwalkers? Did they not heed my call!?" Faust asked coldly as he still had his eyes narrowed at his present subordinates.

Gulping nervously, Sugarboy nodded his head before explaining, "Yes your Majesty, we did tell them about that, but those two were sent to eliminate Fairy Tail. However, they haven't shown up yet, which is not sitting well with us. It shouldn't have taken them this long to return back to the capital."

Seeing the King's reaction, Pantherlily rose from his seat. "Your Majesty, I personally sent those two to get rid of Fairy Tail. Having just returned from trying to locate the missing lacrima, I also came back empty handed, like the others that tried locating that loss of energy. Though it's troubling as to why neither one of the Fairy Hunters returned, I can only assume they're still hard at work." He answered politely as he looked the man with seriousness before bowing his head.

During this time, Hughes frowned at the words being shared, knowing how the leader will take this news. Of course, he trusted the Fairy Hunter duo to bring those meddlesome Dark Guild members to justice, he couldn't find a reason to why those two women weren't back yet. It was unlike them to be late, especially when getting called back by the King himself.

Snarling, Faust slammed his cane on the ground. "So… not only are those two wretches not present for this meeting I specifically called forth, but the missing lacrima hasn't been found!?" He growled angrily and took a few deep breaths before proceeding, "There have been far too many errors in our planning. We should have taken that lacrima to the town square to show the people exactly what we're doing to usher in a new era into Edolas. However, that wasn't done because of the location of the missing lacrima that is still unknown. Not only that, but I've heard reports of several of our soldiers, all of whom were trying to hold off some strange disturbance nearby, are currently down for the count."

Shrinking at the information, the people within the conference room seethed in rage, with the exception of Pantherlily, who was currently narrowing his eyes at the old man. This news about the soldiers wasn't within their knowledge and just hearing it now, caused them to growl inwardly. Things weren't going in their favor at all.

Regaining his composure, Hughes sighed deeply before saying, "I'll go and look into whatever's happening to the neighboring areas. Our soldiers should have been able to take care of any disturbance, but since that's not the case at the moment, I'll make my presence known and end this once and for all, your Majesty. Rest assured, I won't return empty-handed."

Giving a curt nod, Faust snarled inwardly. "GO!" He roared in disgust before trembling as everything within the confines of the structure began shaking.

Everyone gasped loudly as they fell to the ground by the force of the strange earthquake like occurrence, but none of them had any idea what caused this new turn of events. Groggily getting up, they rushed towards the large window at the corner of the room before going wide-eyed at what was approaching Royal City.

"Oh Kami-sama…" Byro muttered in disbelief as sweat started trickling down his forehead, while the others could do nothing but nod dumbly.

(Unknown Location)

"Did you feel that!?"

Came the shout of a black colored male Exceed, who had a large rectangular head with a portion below his nose being white. He had round eyes and white eyebrows as well as pink ears, and two whiskers on each side of his face, while donning a black jacket with a light colored turtleneck underneath.

"It's a very bad perfume I'm smelling, Nadi." A male Exceed beside his fellow creature, now known as Nadi spoke out in a serious tone.

This male Exceed had orange hair arranged in a wavy style with a fringe hanging on his forehead. He donned a red heat with a cat symbol on it, while also having on a royal blue army coat with a brown belt. Along with that, he had a sword encased in a scabbard.

Nodding, Nadi sighed deeply. "We have to inform the Queen about this immediately, Nichiya. I can sense very evil aura approaching Royal City and while we shouldn't have to meddle in the affairs of mortals, this is something we cannot dismiss. Something big is happening down there." He explained sagely before looking at his fellow partner intently.

Scratching his chin, the Exceed now known as Nichiya nodded in approval before stating, "I don't like the scent of this new perfume. It's too malicious to even think about. Let's go."

With that, the duo quickly made their way towards their Queen, but felt the aura getting even stronger as the second passed. It was making them shiver in fear, which was something they never felt before and that only added to their overall confusion. Just as soon as they were going to approach the chambers of the leader, they gasped as they saw the one in question stepping out.

"Your Highness!" Nadi exclaimed in the utmost respect before bowing, causing his fellow partner to do the same in return.

This newcomer now known as the Queen had white fur and gray eyes, with diamond patterns dotted around them, as well as a piercing on her left ear. While wearing her garb, very little was seen in her appearance, this being a flowing, and a multilayer dress with excessive ruffles on the back.

Sighing, the leader of Exceeds stood firmly on the ground. "I'm aware of why you two are here at the moment and yes, it's because of this new occurrence, which is very troubling to say the least." She explained in a grave tone before eyeing her subordinates intently.

"What will we do your Highness? The perfume is awful!" Nichiya whined loudly, to which his partner smacked his head at the creature's strange antics.

Turning serious, the Queen clenched her fists before explaining, "I… I have no idea what to do right now because just the aura emitting from down below, is giving me a chill that I've never felt before. For now we will stay here and see how things play out, our interference isn't necessary."

Turning to each other in shock at the words being shared, Nadi and Nichiya slowly nodded their heads, not wanting to question their Queen's judgment. For something like this to be spoken out from one that is worshipped as God in Edolas, just the knowledge is very troubling. With that, the duo bowed once more before walking away from the sight, while the Queen sighed gravely.

(With the Earthland mages)

Smirking widely, Naruto felt the entire area shake as he travelled on the back of Kurama with his companions. Seeing the look, the ladies smirked as well, knowing how their plan to rescue their friends was about to commence at long last. Everyone could see Royal City up ahead and with that, they all turned serious as they couldn't afford to make any mistakes here whatsoever.

"Kit, what's the plan here?" Kurama voiced out as he continued his path towards the strange looking destination that he was now approaching.

Following suit, Naruto scratched his chin. "I've come up with a strategy that could work out in our favor. With this momentum, the Royal City army won't know what hit them in the first place. After meeting up with Natsu and Gajeel, we'll rush towards the entrance, while you take care of the pests that come crawling out of the boundaries of the area. We won't engage in combat unless we have no choice." He explained in a sagely tone before turning towards his companions.

Nodding their heads in approval, the ladies of the Wizard Saint figured this was the best course of plan. Of course with Kurama grazing through the walls of the Royal City, there was nothing that could possibly stop him, which caused them to giggle at the thought of it all. Ultear was also in agreement because she could think of nothing better for a strategy.

With that, Kurama made a quick halt. "Get into your positions. We've arrived." He stated seriously, to which everyone grabbed hold of Naruto before vanishing in a flash of white.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING!?"

"IT'S LOOKING RIGHT AT US!"

"WHAT'S GOING ON!?"

Came the roars of the people standing outside the boundaries of the Royal City, causing Kurama to snicker at the sound. With a menacing glare aimed at the people, he smirked dangerously at the sight of them paling in the utmost fear. It felt good messing with these foolish ningens.

Meanwhile, Naruto and the others arrived to the ground in the same flash before quickly taking a glance at their surroundings. Just then, Naruto's eyes narrowed as he felt the magical signature of Natsu and Gajeel in an area not too far from the current location and he quickly rushed towards the feel of the designated aura. Following suit, the companions of the blonde shinobi hurried off in the same direction, leaving behind Kurama to deal with the soldiers.

(With Naruto and the others)

"Natsu, Happy and Gajeel. Come out of hiding. We have a lot of work to do." Naruto commanded with authority as he narrowed his eyes at a tree in front of him.

Swiftly, three newcomers stepped out of the structure, who as figured out by the blonde ninja, were the two Dragon Slayers and male Exceed of Fairy Tail. Seconds later, the others with Naruto arrived to the scene and smiled at their fellow mages. Just then, Natsu heard a loud rumble and turned towards the sound before his eyes bulged at what he was now seeing.

"W-what the hell is that thing!?" Natsu exclaimed fearfully as his eye-contact was still fixed at the former partner of the Wizard Saint.

Smirking, Naruto looked at the mage intently. "That's my partner and summon, Kurama." He spoke out in amusement and enjoyed the reaction of the pink haired male before continuing, "I wouldn't yell something like that in the presence of him either. You never know how he'll react and trust me, someone like you shouldn't test his patience. Now, let's get towards planning what we need to do here."

Nodding dumbly at the words being shared, Natsu had sweat rolling down his forehead, understanding that if the blonde shinobi was speaking of the fox in such manner, he should tone it down. Meanwhile, Gajeel was wide-eyed at the bijuu, while inwardly cursing himself at the knowledge that his fellow mage had such a powerful summon at his disposal. He wanted a partner as well, dammit!

Seeing the reaction, the ladies of the White Dragon Slayer were highly amused at their man's actions, knowing how much he loved riling people up like that at times, while Ultear chuckled to herself at the interaction between Naruto and his fellow Dragon Slayers. Even Leah and Wendy were laughing upon observing their fellow Guild mates because it was a funny sight to behold. Their tou-chan was funny!

"A-aye…" Happy voiced out shakily, not wanting to trouble that humongous creature one bit. It would be considered suicide and that was a fact.

Following suit, Carla grew serious. "Since coming to Edolas, I've been supplemented by information about the geography of the area bit by bit. Now, it came back a little more clear as the fragments of information has just surfaced in my consciousness." She said as she kept with her serious expression before continuing, "It was intended as an escape route out of the castle, but the tunnel at the outskirts of the city should be connected to the basement of the castle. With Kurama as the distraction, all of you can easily make your way towards that tunnel, thus evading the attention of any soldier in the area."

Upon hearing those words, everyone went into deep thought. This new information was interesting to say the least and with the added knowledge base of the structural design of Royal City, it gave them a very good lead to go on. Meanwhile, Happy frowned deeply because he hadn't known about this, while Carla somehow got the information instead of him. It confused him greatly.

"This is good to know. At least you've given us something to work with, which will bode well for you. However, you said all of you can easily make your way, instead of we can easily make our way towards that tunnel. Care to explain why you excluded yourself from this plan?" Naruto asked in a fierce tone, while his ladies began to nod as they also recalled this very fact.

Cowering at the tone, Carla sighed deeply. "I need to go to Extalia, the home of the Exceeds." She said plainly as she looked up at the blonde man in front of her.

"I ask again. Why?" Naruto questioned further with narrowed eyes, while his ladies grew serious in the momentum also.

Going wide-eyed, Happy gasped at the knowledge. "H-home of Exceeds?" He asked in confusion, not knowing what more to say at this point.

Seeing her fellow creature, Carla sighed once more. "I wish to have an audience with the Queen." She gritted out furiously and held her head low before explaining, "I've been given these strange memory fragments and about that mission, all because of the Queen. I never wanted to betray Wendy and it was the Queen of the Exceed, who sent Happy and I to Earthland in order to kill the Dragon Slayers, but I don't want to follow that order. I told you I'll keep my word, Naruto-san. Please. I need to get this settled once and for all."

Listening intently, Naruto and his ladies felt nothing but truth in the female cat's voice, causing them to nod to themselves slowly. It wasn't because the blonde shinobi hated Carla that he treated her harshly in the recent events, but rather he was furious at what she did. These thoughts were shared by the ladies as well, knowing they felt the exact same way their loving husband did. After all, this information was linked to their eldest daughter.

Though Ultear remained silent, understand this was a personal matter for Naruto and his girls, she had to agree with the man's actions up to now. Looking at Wendy, she smiled softly and knew the girl was getting over what happened earlier. Giggling, Ultear felt Leah nuzzling her cheek against her chest and quickly leaned down to kiss her forehead before smiling lovingly at the child.

"Carla, I hope you understand why I wasn't anything kind towards you earlier. You didn't tell anyone about the Anima at the compound when it started sucking up everything in sight. Not only that, but you hid the information about the elimination of my daughter. Whether you didn't agree to the plan or not, that's not something you keep to yourself because it was something her family needed to know. As Wendy-chan's father, I think I have a right to know what's going on as well." Naruto explained in a wise yet stern tone as he fixed eye-contact on the female Exceed.

Nodding, Erza held Wendy in her arms. "I agree with Naruto-kun completely. If there's something endangering the life of my daughter, I should have been informed as well. Not only that, my fellow sister-figures should have known about this as well. You shouldn't have hid this from us." She voiced out seriously and smiled in a motherly manner as her eldest daughter snuggled into her warm embrace.

On the sidelines, Gajeel was silent because he didn't want to get in the way of this family conversation, knowing how Naruto might react towards him doing such a thing. Yep. He was going to stay out of it at the current moment, and only hoped his fellow teammate Natsu would do the same. However, he was very pissed at learning that the Exceeds were sent to kill Dragon Slayers, knowing he himself was one.

Meanwhile, Happy had tears rolling down his cheeks. 'Why can't I remember any of this? It doesn't make any sense and I don't know what to do now. I… I was sent to Earthland to kill Natsu?' He asked himself in a hollow tone, not wanting to believe this horrid explanation.

"T-that is why I want to see the Queen. It's because of her that I had all of this information implanted into my mind. I'm doing this for Wendy, and it's the only way I'll feel better. Please let me do this." Carla pleaded with the utmost urgency as she got to her knees to further emphasize her point.

Turning towards her father, Wendy smiled lowly before saying, "Let her go, tou-chan. I… I trust her."

Looking at their daughter, the ladies of the Wizard Saint breathed in peacefully. It was very hard denying anything to their bundle of joy and they knew that for a fact. Their maternal instincts always took prominence whenever Wendy or Leah were around, which made this decision easy on them. They were going to side with their daughter, knowing they truly believed in what she was currently relaying. Of course, they knew their husband was also in agreement because they could just feel his mental approval regarding the current situation.

Upon hearing those words, Naruto nodded his head. "Well since my daughter is vouching for you, I'm not going to object to your judgment. It's because I also know you're not telling any lies, which is a very good thing since that adds to the progress you've made so far." He spoke kindly and turned towards the gasping Exceed before continuing, "I'll leave a shadow clone with you so if anything goes wrong, you'll have backup. We'll take the tunnel route, which will lead towards the basement of the castle, as you've told us already. Now, take your leave immediately because we don't have any more time to waste. I'm trusting you Carla and good luck."

"I-I'm going too!"

Turning around, Naruto saw Happy floating around with a determined look on his face, while his partner Natsu was glancing at the creature in confusion. Following suit, the ladies grew rather surprised at this turn of events and wondered what was going on with the male Exceed, who had kept silent up to this moment. It wasn't like him to act this way, so what was going on?

"Oi! Why are you leaving, Happy!?" Natsu questioned as he kept in tune with his confused expression, still at a loss of explanations at the moment.

Creating a shadow clone instantly, Naruto smirked. "I don't think now's the time to prove yourself worthy of Carla's attention, Happy. Nonetheless, if you do somehow pique her interest in the near future, here's a warning beforehand. Don't do it anywhere near our hearing boundaries." He said slyly and kept a straight face as he eyed the duo intently.

Sputtering incoherent sentences, Carla tripped in her footing with a blush etching her cheeks before growling inwardly at the words being shared. She hadn't expected this sort of a remark so out of the blue and that was a fact. Meanwhile, Happy grew confused at the hidden innuendo the blonde shinobi was trying to convey, replaying the man's words in his head once more.

"A-aye Natsu, did you get what Naruto-san was talking about!?" Happy asked quickly as he faced his partner before sighing as the pink haired mage made a dopey face. In other words, he didn't understand either.

Smacking his head in frustration, Gajeel grunted. "What a dense baka." He muttered to himself before chuckling in amusement at the whole scenario playing out.

Meanwhile, the ladies of the White Dragon Slayer giggled angelically at the conversation and smirked deviously at their husband's words. However, upon recalling how loud each one of them were with their man at night, made them blush absolutely furiously at the recollection. Huffing to regain their composures, they sighed in relief because Wendy or Leah weren't old enough to understand what their man wanted to say. They weren't ready to give that talk just yet either.

Turning towards Ultear, they saw the woman smirking widely and nodded their heads at the sight. Though they still recalled everything what the former dark mage did in the past, she was truly changing and they knew that already. After seeing Ultear fight, they knew better than to judge her and they took it upon themselves to give her a chance, which she so rightfully deserved.

Floating upwards, Happy clenched his fists. "Naruto-san, I don't have any knowledge of Edolas, but somehow, Carla does! I don't want to follow the Queen's orders either. There's absolutely no way I'll ever do such a thing to Natsu. I won't leave Carla alone to deal with this problem!" He declared in high determination before looking at the female cat in question.

'Happy…' Natsu thought to himself sadly as he heard everything his partner had to say, which was unusual of the creature's usually shy nature.

"L-Lets go, Happy!" Carla sputtered in embarrassment as she recalled the blonde ninja's words, while the replica of the man in question smirked as he rode on her back.

Following suit, Happy waved at his partner before flying upwards as well, knowing he was going to be heading towards a new adventure right now. He needed answers as to why he didn't get that information about Edolas because he felt bad about Carla getting burdened by it.

Smiling, Naruto turned towards his companions. "Let's head off immediately." He said seriously, to which everyone nodded in agreement before rushing off into the distance.

(With Kurama)

Snickering at the fearful mortals in front of him, Kurama could only smirk in excitement, knowing he was given a free pass to take out these filthy meat bags. However, a growl escaped him because he knew he wasn't given the liberty to actually kill, which he was looking forward to. Still, the thrill to put those ningens in their place was a chance he wasn't ever going to waste and that was a fact.

With a swish of a tail, the bijuu roared in hilarity as the walls of Royal City crumbled like pathetic wood planks. Smashing another one of the barriers, Kurama continued his onslaught and had his smirk intact at the expressions of the people around him. Smirking widely, the civilians in the crowd quickly ran for their lives, wondering how this massive creature was able to cause this disaster to their land.

"WHAT ARE YOU!?" A random soldier shrieked in fear at the sight, while his companions nodded slowly with sweat rolling down their foreheads.

Kurama didn't even answer the question as he simply slammed one of his tails on the ground, causing dust to hover at an insane level, while wind blew viciously at a furious pace. In the momentum, the struck ground began collapsing like a badly formed stack of cards, to which the people in the vicinity began shouting at the top of their lungs in protest.

'Such foolish mortals, trying to demand answers out of me, the almighty Kyuubi-sama!' Kurama spoke out in his mind in humor before crushing more walls of the Kingdom.

"STOP THIS MADNESS!" Sugarboy screamed as he quickly approached the scene, while looking up at the huge fox outside of the Kingdom's walls.

Hearing the Royal Army member's voice, several guards nodded before rushing back into the entrance of the Kingdom itself. They weren't anything close to the level that their captain was, and getting in his way would simply put him in danger. With that, everyone took refuge into the structure, and awaited the clash between their fellow city person and the beast that caused this insanity.

Growling at the devastation, the Edolas male stomped his feet. 'This monster was able to destroy our fortified walls? How is this even possible? I thought our defenses were absolute. Is he the reason why our soldiers have been missing in action? This is getting too tedious to deal with.' He thought to himself in total serious before looking back at the destroyer of Royal City.

Narrowing his eyes, Kurama scoffed. "Step aside, ningen." He said coldly as a light enveloped him, to which he changed shapes into a smaller version of himself, but much larger than his kit form.

Taking the look of disbelief formulating on the Edolas male's face as a window of opportunity to strike, Kurama quickly dashed forward with narrowed eyes. Before the man could even blink, the bijuu approached him before twisting to the left and flinging out a single tail, successfully connecting with Sugarboy's chest. The blow was light by Kurama's standards, but still enough to send his opponent away like a man swatting a fly.

"AAAHHHHH!" Sugarboy shrieked as blood leaked out his armor, which became crushed with the utmost ease, making him wide-eyed at the sight. Where the hell did this fox even come from!?

Following suit, the Edolas male quickly gripped Rosa Espada, his double-edged blade tightly in his hands, while glaring blazingly at his opponent. He had no idea how this fox had so much strength, but he would be a complete fool to underestimate the animal another time. With that thought process sinking in, he charged towards his foe with a hardened expression before gasping loudly as the fox disappeared without a trace, confusing him greatly at this sudden turn of events.

Turning around slowly, Sugarboy's eyes bulged as Kurama appeared in front of him in a brightly colored beam of red before he was connected with a powerful swing to his body. Screaming in pain, the Edolas native was sent crashing to the ground, while dust hovered marking the devastating movement. Snickering coolly at the sight of the fallen figure, the bijuu quickly made his way towards his target once more before jumping back as a sword suddenly pierced the ground.

Pulling out his Bustermarm sword, Pantherlily glared at the fox. "Who are you and why have you caused so much destruction to the Royal City?" He questioned in a dangerous tone and intensified his glare before continuing, "You've created a lot of distress to the King because of your actions so I'm not in any mood for games at the moment. I want answers. Speak now or I'll end you right here."

Smirking at the Exceed, Kurama looked on intently before glacially stating, "Feline, I'd advise you not to demand answers from me or it'll be the last thing you'll ever do."

Seething at the answer, Pantherlily charged forward with his weapon in hand, knowing he wasn't going to stand this outrage. Approaching his opponent, the Exceed raised his sword before trying to slice at the fox, but went wide-eyed as it was easily blocked by one of the creature's tails. Kurama took this situation to his advantage and quickly twisted his body before extending his right claw and slashing at the Exceed's upper torso, whom screamed in agony as his armor tore apart like weak tissue. Painfully getting up, Pantherlily roared before lunging towards Kurama once more, only to get impaled by one of the fox's tails.

"ACK!" Pantherlily grunted loudly as blood oozed down his torn armor, while having a look of utter shock plastered across his face.

Groggily getting up from that attack, Pantherlily coughed up blood and gripped his sword tightly. With that, he went rushing at the fox in a sword-style to decapitate him. However, Kurama simply jumped out of the way and slashed at the back of the Edolas army member, whose blood seeped out from the blow. Using this time wisely, the bijuu leaped onto Pantherlily's back, easily sending him to the ground. Seizing each of his opponent's limbs with his tails, Kurama slowly dug a claw into said opponent's left shoulder blade, enjoying the painful screams that resonated from it.

'I'm one of the strongest in the Royal Army, second only to the Fairy Hunters. By the looks of what just happened, this fox is simply toying with me, but how is that even possible? What is he!?' Pantherlily thought to himself before screaming once more as his opponent twisted the embedded claw and pulled it out.

Releasing the grip he had on each limb, Kurama flipped his foe over before seizing them once again. He needed to see the fear in the eyes of who he's beating after all, it only made things more exciting!

"I told you already, didn't I? You're pathetic, feline. You have absolutely no chance against the likes of me. It's a shame I can't kill any of you, but that doesn't mean I can't have any fun."

Coughing loudly, Pantherlily tried saying something in protest, but was easily silenced by a swift backhand across the face, courtesy of the nine-tailed fox. This time, it felt like his whole body was betraying him. It didn't help either with his limbs out of his control. He had never faced such a powerful opponent in his life and just the malicious aura emanating from the fox rendered him speechless.

Seeing the signs, Kurama grinned darkly, "Tell me, feline…" The great bijuu began with cold glee before releasing some killing intent. "Say if I were to kill you here, would you prefer slow and painful?" Tugging on each seized limb to emphasize how said death would play out, Panther twitched helplessly as he felt something brush against his throat. "Or would you prefer fast and… somewhat painless?"

The way he said that only served to dose more fear into the large Exceed. The tone stated that even if it were fast, the process would be extremely painful. Words died in Panther's throat as he found himself too terrified to respond. The malicious aura along with the killing intent made him see images of his own death. His pride the only thing stopping him from whimpering in fear of the beast that had him so pinned and weak. The images replayed as the killing intent intensified. Pantherlily slowly began to hyperventilate as the pressure was becoming too much for him to handle.

"You know what? I think I will kill you here. And no, you don't get to choose how, because I want to hear you scream!" Kurama roared in sadistic glee as he further amplified his killing intent over his helpless opponent. The fear he was seeing was simply magnificent and that's all he wanted. He wasn't actually going to kill this feline, only embed into his mind who he shouldn't mess with in the future.

This time Panther did whimper, and his breathing got increasingly difficult as he began to choke on his own fear. Kurama slowly began pulling on each limb, faking that he was going to tear them off as a sadistic grin washed over his features. Panther shut his eyes as he felt his life flash before him with tears escaping him, how could such a cruel being exist!?

Suddenly his eyes shot open…

…And he screamed!

Seeing his job in tormenting his enemy was done, Kurama released his tails and uncaringly walked away from his opponent's twitching body. Turning his head slightly, he smirked as he saw the Exceed's body go limp from the recent events. No remorse was given, because he honestly couldn't care less for these pests. They chose to fight him, and he's demonstrating the consequences for such stupidity.

"I… I'll end you!" Sugarboy growled as he rose from his position before charging at the unsuspecting fox with the intent to kill.

Just then, Kurama smirked darkly before ducking lowly and then using his tails to trip the Edolas male. Snickering as the man fell face first to the ground, the bijuu lunged at the fallen form and began clawing at the armor, which was easily torn apart in the momentum. Piercing the man's right shoulder with one of his tails, Kurama hummed to himself as the musical screams from his opponent began hitting his eardrums. Following suit, he felt another presence approaching and had his smirk intact as he faced the newcomer.

Arriving at the scene, Hughes looked on in horror. "P-Pantherlily, S-Sugarboy…" He muttered under his breath as observed the defeated state his comrades were in.

"So, have you come to meet the same fate as these weaklings, ningen?" Kurama asked coldly as he stared into the eyes of the trembling Edolas male, while removing his tail from his previous victim.

Cowering like a child at the tone, Hughes quivered visibly. "I-I'll stop you! You hurt my friends and you'll p-pay for this! As a captain of the Royal Army, I won't stand for this!" He spoke shakily before inching away as the fox simply intensified his glare.

"Ningen…" Kurama sneered emotionlessly before charging at the man, knowing he was having so much fun here in Edolas. He would thank Naruto for this gift later.

Meanwhile, Hughes shrieked like a little girl at his approaching opponent before gathering up the courage to run away from the scene. Quickly dashing towards the Edolas Amusement Park, he sighed in relief because he could do something to stop his opponent. With that, he stepped into the confines of the area before narrowing his eyes at the previous location he was situated in.

'There. I activated my Commandment Tact: Hell Coaster. Just as soon as that beast appears here, I'll try luring him into the roller coasters of this amusement park. When that happens, I'll follow up with the usage of my Commandment Tact: Hell Tornado. Monster Academy is a little further away from here so I can't take the risk of rushing towards there. I'll have to make do with what I have currently.' Hughes thought to himself analytically before nodding his head in approval to his plan.

However, Kurama had seen this coming from a mile away. After witnessing several of the rides in the park beginning to move, the bijuu understood that this was a part of the Edolas male's plans. Musing at the weak thought process of his enemy, Kurama began channeling chakra into the tip of each of his tails. In the momentum, a red colored beam surfaced from each of the tips and just the knowledge of what was going to happen, made the fox smirk in a dangerous manner.

…aloha!

"Nine-Tails Beam!" Kurama roared, to which he launched his formulated beams in the direction of the amusement park.

Meanwhile, Hughes' eyes almost bulged out of their sockets at the display and he quickly ran out of the area before screaming as he was struck by the aftershock of the blast. Following suit, the amusement park immediately turned into a ghost town as dust hovered violently like a sandstorm, while the rides became completely annihilated. The entire area got engulfed in the blast and as the wind blew even more furiously, Hughes was sent crashing back against a pillar nearby, while blood leaked out of his head from the powerful aftershock.

Wheezing in pain, Hughes gripped his shoulder tightly. "I'm lucky I got out of the way or I would have died with the force of the blast. I don't know if I can win this fight. He's a demon!" He ranted loudly before wincing harshly from the numbness he now felt in his body.

"You're right about one thing, ningen. I AM a demon." Kurama stated coolly as he stepped forward through the dust and enjoyed the look of fear on his opponent's face before continuing, "Did you really think your little game could put a stop to my assault? It seems like I'll have to educate you in a game of my own, which I like to call… break the ningen piece by piece, but keep him alive for questioning."

Shouting in protest at those maniacal words, Hughes had tears in his eyes, not wanting anything to do with what he was hearing. Shivering as the beast approaching him further, his eyes bulged as his right leg was pierced by one of the fox's tails. Shrieking at the top of his lungs, the Edolas native had blood leaking from his injured body before falling limp to the ground as the bijuu smacked him with a swish of his tails. Muttering something, Hughes was rendered unconscious as he laid on the destroyed grounds near the amusement park.

"Tch, I didn't even get a chance to play my game. What a fragile ningen." Kurama mused to himself before darting back towards the area where he took care of his previous opponents.

Looking at the destroyed surroundings, Kurama puffed out his chest in pride before treading closer to his designated location. In the momentum, he smirked as he saw Pantherlily and Sugarboy still down for the count. Smashing each of them on the chest with a swing of his tails, the bijuu had his smirk intact, knowing those two weren't going to get up anytime soon.

Just then, Kurama's adrenaline came rushing back. 'Ah, so there's another one of these human meat bags coming my way? Naruto, thank you for giving me this chance.' He thought to himself before turning around to face the newcomer approaching him.

In the momentum, Byro arrived to the scene. 'T…this isn't possible! They've all been defeated and just look at destruction that's been done here. Who could have done such a feat of taking out the captains of the Royal Army? Nonetheless, I have to do something to protect the Kingdom.' He thought to himself in horror as he looked around his surroundings.

Then, Byro's eyes met those of the bloodthirsty Kurama, who was currently itching for another fight against the Royal Army members. Blinking twice, Byro took everything into account and then realized that the huge fox he had seen earlier is the smaller one he's seeing right now. Clenching his fist, he quickly darted ahead with a hardened expression, knowing he was going to put an end to this monster.

Following suit, Kurama smirked darkly and simply gave the old man a moment to approach him. Just as soon as that happened, the bijuu quickly ducked down before using his tails to swipe down on the dirty ground, causing Byro to shriek as he tripped harshly to the ground. In the momentum, the fox utilized this time to add a little fear to his opponent. With that, he quickly darted at the fallen figure before using his teeth to yank off the old man's robes, while laughing hysterically upon seeing the look formulating on the old fossil's face from the action.

Groggily getting up, Byro's body shook. "Y-you monster. I… I will find a way to defeat you here and now and believe me, when I do, you'll suffer for all eternity." He declared within trembles as his opponent simply shot him an uncaring yet mildly questioning expression.

Shakily, Byro quickly took out a flask into his hand. "Magic Vials: Flame Liquid!" He shouted as he threw the contents of the flash onto his opponent, to which a liquid formulated that burst into searing hot flames in the momentum.

Chuckling at the action, Kurama did nothing as he allowed this move to take place and could only grin in a bloodthirsty manner, knowing what was to come. As the liquid rained down on him, the bijuu had his expression intact and felt the liquid on his body. Steam formulated as the maneuver continued, while the former partner of the Wizard Saint remained uncaring as ever.

"What a cute technique. My fur was getting a little cold, so thanks for the warmup." Kurama stated coldly as the steam finally cleared, while he had his eyesight fixed onto his enemy.

Trembling at the sight, Byro stepped back with fear in his eyes. "H-how? How are you still alive after coming in contact with my Flame Liquid!? THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!" He shrieked in protest before gulping with his fearful expression still plastered across his face.

Saying nothing in return, Kurama quickly dashed forward, while his foe tried running away, but it was to no avail. Just as soon as the bijuu approached his target, he extended his right claw before slashing at the old man. Screaming in pain as blood gushed from the area of contact, Byro's body trembled again, realizing that he stood no chance against this monster. Meanwhile, Kurama quickly swung at the man with one of his tails, causing the man in question to get sent crashing against the destroyed remains of a broken wall in the distance.

"AAHHHH!" Byro shouted in agony before he gripped his chest area, the place where his enemy struck him with his claw.

Gathering up his strength, Byro took out another one of his flasks. "Magic Vials: Octopus Liquid!" He whispered, to which he quickly gulped down the liquid itself.

Meanwhile, Kurama watched in amusement as his foe began changing shape into that of a humongous octopus, but snickered inwardly at the pathetic turn of events. Letting the man do his idiotic technique, he formed another one of his trademark bloodthirsty expressions, knowing there was nothing anyone could do that could stop him at the moment.

A moment later, the Edolas army member fully transformed. "You will suffer for causing me this humiliation, fox! With this transformation of mine, you stand no chance against me!" He declared proudly as he narrowed his eyes at the fox in question.

Once again, Kurama said nothing, but utilized his own shape-shifting abilities to transform back into his original size, causing the ground to shake in the momentum. Narrowing his eyes in return, the bijuu stared at the creature standing in front of him before smirking in a maniacal manner. Just then, the Edolas transformed octopus extended one of his tentacles towards Kurama, in an attempt to strangle him with sheer force. In retaliation, Kurama extended his tails and gripped the extended tentacle before easily tearing it apart, causing blood to splatter on the rocky ground.

…snap!

"AAHHHHH!" Byro shrieked in the utmost pain as his eyes bulged from the brutal move, while wondering how the fox was so powerful.

Snickering at the reaction, Kurama rampaged on the ground, to which dust began hovering at a steady pace while a gentle yet cold breeze began formulating in the progression of the battle. Using his time wisely, Kurama quickly dashed ahead before striking the octopus with a claw, causing the transformed Edolas male to scream once more as he fell harshly on the dusty ground. With another claw striking the fallen figure, the bijuu simply smirked as some of the blood came in contact with his fur.

"Foolish ningen. You had no chance against me." Kurama spoke coldly as he smashed the octopus with his tails, while grinning widely as he performed his task.

Coughing up blood, Byro felt the air pushed out of his lungs, now realizing that the fox was right all along. Gnashing his teeth together, the old man felt his transformation leaving his body and slowly, he returned back to his original form. Coughing again, Byro wheezed in agony before being rendered unconscious from that brutal beat down his opponent caused him just now.

Smirking at the fallen figure, Kurama nodded his head. "As expected. Pathetic fools, trying to hold themselves against a being such as myself. Kit, I've enjoyed my time here immensely. Hopefully, I'll get to kill some foolish ningens soon enough. I'll wait here until the others are finished up." He said to himself before looking around the destroyed land of Royal City.

(With Carla)

"What's going on?"

"Those two Exceed… brought a human here."

Came the whispers of a large gathering of Exceeds, all of whom were glaring at Naruto's clone, who was currently walking along with Carla and Happy on the street of Extalia. Knowing how highly they were treated by the humans of Edolas, the Exceeds were appalled at the sight of the blonde shinobi because they weren't happy at this turn of events. Meanwhile, the replica saw the glares and smirked to himself, understanding the arrogance in these creatures was pointless. If they even tried doing anything, he wouldn't hesitate in putting them down like the weaklings they truly were.

Following suit, Carla looked at the crowd. "I'd like an audience with the Queen." She said calmly while inwardly fumed at her fellow creatures.

"Out of the way everyone!" Nadi shouted as he approached the scenes with a serious look on his face before continuing, "You guys are in trouble! Humans are prohibited from infiltrating Extalia!"

With that, Nichiya stepped forward into the gathering. "What an awful perfume." He said in disgust as he eyed the clone of the Wizard Saint intently.

Raising an amused eyebrow, Naruto's clone grew intrigued at the antics of this Exceed, knowing it reminded him so much of Ichiya, of the Blue Pegasus Guild. However, his seriousness came back as he didn't have time to play games at the moment and that was a fact. Looking down at Carla and Happy, he nodded as the audience with the Queen was an absolute necessity right now.

"Seize them!" Nichiya ordered, to which a dozen larger Exceed appeared wearing armor and carrying spears.

Smirking madly, Naruto's clone shook his head. "I don't think you understand the situation." He said coolly as he levelled the area with killing intent before continuing, "We didn't ask for the audience with the Queen. We gave you a demand. Now follow through with what we're here to do, or I'll kill each and every last one of you."

Shaking in fear at the malicious aura, the Exceeds in the vicinity fell to their knees with a fearful expression. No human was ever able to make them feel this way before and just the sight was making them nervous beyond belief. The tone the blonde spoke with, was proof that if he didn't get what he wanted, he truly wouldn't hesitate to kill them.

"You'll be sorry for this, human! You don't even know about the Queen's magic power! We're Exceed! We're better than you humans!" An Exceed civilian shouted from within the crowds as he groggily got up from the deadly aura felt in the area.

Chuckling in amusement, Naruto's clone shook his head once more. "The arrogance you foolish creatures have is laughable. You think you're better than the humans? Just look at yourselves and tell me who the greater power really is. I don't have time to play, cat. Call out the Queen, now!" He commanded with authority as he steadied his flow of killing intent.

In return, the gathered crowed remained on their knees as they began sweating bullets from the sheer intensity of the deadly aura. It was making them sick to their stomachs and they didn't know what to do anymore. This human terrified them to no end!

Meanwhile, Carla and Happy shivered at the way the blonde's doppelganger was dealing with the situation, but didn't want to question him at the moment. After all, they needed to see the Queen and time was definitely of the essence.

"T-that's enough."

Came the weak feminine voice from behind the crowd, causing them all to turn around instantly. Seeing the newcomer, the Exceeds bowed in respect as they realized who graced them with her presence. It was the Queen of Extalia, Shagotte, and one that was hailed as a God by the humans of this world. Stepping back to give the female some room to pass by, they held their heads low and watched her shakily step towards the newcomers that were on her land. Seeing this, Naruto's clone lowered his killing intent, causing everyone to breathe normally once more.

"Everyone... please raise your heads," Shagotte said calmly as she no longer felt the aura of death before continuing, "Now calm down and listen to my words."

At those words, the Exceeds gathered began whispering to themselves, wondering why the Queen was here in the first place. However, they piped down as one of the elders beside the female Exceed glared at them, to which they immediately halted their conversation.

Looking at the blonde shinobi's replica, Shagotte frowned. "You've brought destruction upon this world and because of that, I have come to a conclusion." She voiced out in a shaky manner, knowing how weak she felt from that previous aura.

Upon hearing those words, Carla clenched her fists. "Don't blame us for your own mistakes." She said furiously as she eyed the Queen before continuing, "You enslaved an entire race, made them revere you as gods and angels. Now look at where that's got you, your world's magic is disappearing and you decide to steal magic from other worlds without a care as to the lives you've ruined. How many more people have to suffer because of you and everyone else in this world?"

Lowering her head slightly, Shagotte sighed deeply. "That is the fault of the humans." She muttered softly as she came up with the most logical answer.

Fuming at the answer, Carla seethed in rage. "Six years ago you sent us on a mission to Earthland to kill the Dragon Slayers. Was that the fault of the humans as well? TELL ME!" She snarled angrily as she didn't want to hear any more nonsense out of the female cat.

"We're nobody's puppets!" Happy added his two cents into the conversation, knowing he didn't feel the same way this horrible Queen did.

Meanwhile, Naruto's clone said nothing, but remained calm throughout this whole ordeal. He figured Carla needed this interaction and he didn't want to get in the way of it for now. After all, Carla needed her answers and it was the same case for Happy as well.

Aching at the words, Shagotte nodded her head. "I'm sorry, but it seems that the time has finally come." She said softly as she let her dress fall, revealing her slim white body, while everyone looked on at the single wing she had on her back.

"Y-your Highness." Nadi whispered in shock at the sight of the one wing, which was the same reaction of the others in the vicinity.

"My decision is this. I'll tell you all the truth." Shagotte spoke out in a depressed manner as she eyed everyone intently before explaining, "I am a mere Exceed... not a Queen, and certainly not a God. I am the same Exceed as all of you. I have no power to fight and I am deeply sorry for hiding it from you. You three from Earthland, I'm very sorry. It's my fault; I'm the one who authorized that mission so please don't hold grudges against everyone else here."

At this, many of the Exceeds went into shock, while the elders held their heads down in shame, knowing it was their will that caused this in the first place. Meanwhile, Carla and Happy grew wide-eyed at the given explanation, understanding just what the Queen was trying to convey.

Narrowing his eyes, Naruto's clone looked on intently. "What do you mean?" He questioned as he pieced all of the information in his mindset.

Just then, an elder beside the Queen stepped forward. "I'll let you in on the details. I'm Mezeal, one of the elders of the Exceed race. It falls to the responsibility of us elders, who made up such a thing as a 'Queen.' We're a very weak race, and long ago the humans did many horrible things to us. That's why, in order to protect ourselves, we made the humans think we had some kind of power. And in order for all of the Exceed to regain confidence, we made all of Extalia believe in the power of god." He spoke out in a regretful tone as he faced the blonde shinobi's replica.

Following suit, the other elders stepped forward and cleared their throats.

"Humans who believe at first eventually came to embrace and fear the power of god."

"Rather than the power of god, however, it was really just a bluff we Exceed made. For example, the 'human management' that chooses who we kill...that's all made up. We aren't choosing which humans to kill...we have no such power, of course."

"There is one power though, and that is Shagotte's ability to see the future; she can see the death of humans. We made people think that these people were being killed due to the Queen's decisions too."

They voiced out sadly as they looked at the dejected faces of their fellow creatures, knowing just how big of a shock this must be for them. However, it was time they finally told everyone about what they hid from the populace, knowing it was the right thing to do.

"That's a lie!"

"The Queen is God!"

The Exceeds in the vicinity shouted in protest, not wanting to believe a word of what they were currently hearing. Looking at the shameful expressions formulated on the elders and on their Queen, they gritted their teeth because they were realizing that what they just heard was the truth. This truly came to them as the shock of the century.

"Whether or not you really have power, you ordered us to kill our friends and that is the truth!" Carla growled intensely as she faced that fiend of a leader before continuing, "Strange memories were implanted within me, my heart was controlled! You ordered me to carry out the Dragon Slayer Massacre from before I was born!"

Shaking in agony, Shagotte fell to her knees. "That's..." She replied in a hollow tone as she looked away from the sight, not wanting to answer.

"N-no she didn't. There's a long story behind all of this!" Nadi countered strongly as he saw the enraged look on the female Exceed's face.

Clenching her fists, Carla glared at Nadi before shouting, "I don't care what story it is. I will not forgive her for that!"

"Carla..." Happy whispered sadly, understanding just how furious his fellow creature was feeling at the moment.

"It's exactly as you say, Carla-san." Shagotte said tenderly as she threw down a sword in front of the Earthland travelers before continuing, "You are innocent and yet I hurt you the most. Please judge my sins with your hands. You have that right."

With that, Carla picked up the blade and started stepping towards the Queen, while her expressions were hardened and unsure. She was given the free pass of ending the person that caused her so much pain, and her mind was full of hate at the moment. In the momentum, she gasped loudly as the sword was yanked out of her hand before she turned around to see who was responsible.

Holding the sword, Naruto's clone shook his head. "You've done enough, Carla. You have the answers you needed and what you're doing isn't acceptable. Though it may seem like the reasonable thing to do, knowing this so called Queen brought you pain, it isn't in you to do such a thing. Let it go." He explained as he applied bijuu chakra to shatter the sword to pieces.

Tears trickling, Carla held her head low before yelling, "N-Naruto-san! She's the reason why I was treated so harshly by you and your wives. She's the reason why I…. I hate her so much! She deserves death and you know that better than anyone. She almost caused the elimination of your daughter, through me! Don't you care!?"

Hearing those words, gave Shagotte a death-like chill. Knowing how much Carla hated her, felt like she was getting stabbed by the very sword she handed over to the female cat. Shaking once more as the words played in a loop, the Queen quivered in agony, while her subordinates looked on shamefully.

Sighing deeply, the replica fixed eye contact with the cat. "I know she's trash for performing such an action. However, there's no point dealing with her like this. Let her feel regret for the rest of her life, knowing she caused so much pain to you. Nothing will ever happen to my daughter and that's a fact. Now, let's get out of this place. The boss wouldn't like to waste his time here either." He explained coolly as he turned towards the trembling Queen, who currently had tears flooding her face.

"Naruto-san's right, Carla. You're better than this. They don't matter. None of them do, not the Queen, nor this country. Let's leave here and never return. I've had enough of their presence." Happy said with tears of his own as he faced his fellow companion.

Carla said nothing but buried her face into Happy's chest before beginning to cry uncontrollably. She didn't have words to say right now because she felt very vulnerable. However, she did understand what her fellow creature and what the clone of the Wizard Saint spoke of, was the truth and she couldn't deny that fact.

"We're leaving and if anyone follows us…" Naruto's replica spoke emotionlessly as he faced the Exceed populace before glacially concluding, "I'll end each one of you. Don't take my kindness for granted because it'll be the last thing you'll ever do. Be thankful I'm not killing any of you for endangering the life of my daughter. Now, we're taking our leave."

Nodding slowly, Happy took off with his wings, while Naruto's clone rode on the male Exceed's back. By activating his sensory abilities, the replica tracked down the signature of his creator and ordered Happy to follow into the area, which he did as told.

Meanwhile, Nadi looked on in confusion. "…should we follow them?" He asked in fear before gulping at the furious Queen beside him.

"He'll kill us. We stand no chance against a person like that. I have enough problems to deal with, Nadi. Please don't make this any harder on me. I just lost someone very precious and I'm not going to give her anymore reasons to hate me. I'm sorry, but I'm done with this terrible task. It's over." Shagotte explained gravely before walking away with her tears flowing freely.

Nodding at the words, the remaining populace of the Exceed race murmured to themselves as they went back to whatever they were doing. They weren't going to get involved in this whole human deal, knowing they didn't have the proud feeling they held in their hearts from before. Their Queen was just like them and wasn't someone that could strike fear in the humans any longer. That blonde shinobi was a perfect example. Just the recollection of that deadly aura of his, made them tremble.

'I'm so sorry for all the pain I've caused you, my daughter.' The Queen whispered in her mind as she continued her path towards her chambers.

(With Faust)

Gritting his teeth, the King of Edolas watched on as his Kingdom got destroyed like it was a mere child's playground, which was considered to be an impossible feat. This fox that entered the boundaries of the Kingdom was the one that caused all of this destruction and now, he was seething in rage.

"That damn fox also took out my soldiers like it was nothing!" Faust roared viciously and stomped his feet as he turned towards the window before continuing, "Each one of them met the same fate and just the sight is not setting well with me. I've come too far to turn away. I need that infinite power of magical energy and there's no one that can stop me."

With that, Faust turned towards the others in the room. "Prepare the Dorma Anim. I'm going to be heading out as well. I'm not going to take this setback lying down." He spoke coldly as he fixed eye contact on the individuals present around him.

"B-but sir! That's forbidden under the article twenty-three of the imperial charter!" A soldier stammered out with a fearful expression, knowing how dangerous this preparation was.

The others beside the soldier nodded in agreement, fully knowing of the implications. However, upon observing their King glaring blazingly at them at the words, they shrunk, understanding that they will have no choice but to do what he is ordering them to do.

With his glare set on the soldier, Faust gritted his teeth before roaring, "Prepare it!"

Quickly bowing at the words, the soldier nodded his head hesitantly. "Y-yes milord." He said obediently before rushing off to carry out the order given to him.

'My plans are so close to completion. I will not allow anything to interfere and ruin everything. Edolas will have that magical power, and I will do whatever it takes to make it happen!' Faust thought as he glared at the destroyed area from the window before stepping away with a cold expression.

(With Mystogan)

"All right, it's finally time to get everything under control." Mystogan said to himself and frowned as he looked down at the Royal City before continuing, "The Kingdom stood no chance against that massive fox creature. I'm sure Naruto-san was the one responsible for calling it to the land and causing so much damage here. Well, this distraction should have given him and the others the upper hand. I better utilize the Reverse Anima quickly, since I've found the remnants of Anima to follow through with my plan."

With that, Mystogan pierced his Magic Staves on the floating island, which had the giant lacrima that held everyone from Magnolia Town. In the momentum, a huge light surfaced, causing the blue haired male to close his eyes due to the intense illumination. Panting heavily as the technique was taking a toll on him, Mystogan continued on, knowing he couldn't afford to rest just yet.

However, the Fairy Tail member was thankful that the fox took care of everyone down below because no one could challenge him at the moment. With him using this ability to its fullest, Mystogan couldn't battle because he needed absolute focus on his technique. Several moments later, the prince of Edolas formed a small smile on his face as the lacrima disappeared without a trace.

"…there. It's done at long last. Now, it's about time I headed towards the Kingdom as well and have an audience with my father. Time isn't on my side." Mystogan whispered as he placed his Magic Staves back into their place before hurrying away from the floating island.

(Back with Naruto and the others)

Blazing through the tunnel on the outskirts of the city, the White Dragon Slayer suddenly made a halt in his movement, causing everyone to stop dead in their tracks as well. Facing him in confusion, they waited for an explanation on the reasoning for this change of pace.

Formulating a hand sign, Naruto faced his group. "I'm going to create a shadow clone, who will quickly take care of anyone underground, if there are any. After my clone dispels himself, we'll dash ahead and use the momentum to head into the Kingdom to end this plan of the King." He explained in a sagely tone, while his doppelganger surfaced before rushing off upon hearing the orders.

Nodding in agreement, the ladies of the Wizard Saint realized this was the best course of action. Since the clone would deal with any soldiers or traps up ahead, they wouldn't need to get sidetracked while progressing towards the Kingdom. Ultear nodded as well because she figured this was well-planned out and agreed with the blonde shinobi, knowing he was strategizing carefully for the upcoming events. Meanwhile, Wendy and Leah were chatting away with each other in a cheerful manner, causing everyone to smile at the two little happy and content children.

With that, Mikoto huffed cutely as she crossed her arms. "Mou… Leah-chan, don't you like your kaa-chan now? I thought you enjoyed spending time with me!" She voiced out in a manner, which was identical to that of her youngest daughter.

Giggling at the words, Leah huffed cutely. "Mou…! Not funny, Mikoto kaa-chan!" She replied adorably as she struggled out of Ultear's embrace, while her big sister Wendy smiled brightly.

Meanwhile, Mikoto formed a loving, motherly smile on her face as she held out her arms, but had her smile intact upon the sight of Ultear frowning at what was happening. Turning towards her sister-figures, the female Uchiha nodded her head because she understood the situation completely.

"I know you've grown much attached to Leah-chan, but it's not like I'm taking her away from you. I'm her mother and therefore, it makes sense if I wish to hold her right now, Ultear-chan." Mikoto said in a gentle tone, while her sister-figures nodded slowly.

Going wide-eyed, Ultear looked on intently as she heard the suffix added to the end of her name, but didn't understand why the woman did such a thing. However, she didn't want to keep Leah away from her mother because just the thought of making the child sad, made her heart clench. Nodding slowly, she lowered Leah to the ground and smiled softly as she watched the girl rush towards the blackette.

Seeing the reaction of the former dark mage, Haku smiled. "I can see you're wondering why Mikoto-chan gave you that honorific." She voiced out with her smile intact as she faced her sister-figures before continuing, "Though we still remember what you've done in the past, we're not going to act upon it. Even Erza-chan knows this and it was why she let you hold our daughter, realizing how much you're truly changing."

"With this in mind, I can be safe to say that we're familiar with each other now, Ultear-chan." Mirajane continued on for her sister-figure with a smile of her own.

Nodding, Kushina smiled at the woman before concluding, "That's right, dattebane!"

Though Erza didn't say anything to add into the conversation, she simply nodded, showing that she felt the same way. However, she didn't feel that familiar to the former dark mage as the rest of her sister-figures did, but she wasn't going to voice that out at the moment. Ultear deserved a chance and she would never deny a woman, who cared so much for her daughter. It wasn't in her to do such a thing.

Smiling tearfully, Ultear had a peaceful expression on her face. "T-thank you all so much. I don't know what to say right now, other than I'm so happy you feel that way. Thanks for giving me this chance." She said as she kept in tune with her expression before wiping the small tears in her eyes.

Holding Leah in her arms, Mikoto nodded in absolute approval. The woman she was currently glancing at, wasn't a dark mage. No. It was a woman who made mistakes, and who was now trying her level best to correct them. If she didn't give her a chance, it would go against everything she believed in. Seeing the approval in her sister-figures' eyes, she understood each of them felt the same way. Though Erza didn't verbally show it, her mindset was in agreement to the whole process. All of them knew that.

'I love you all, my gorgeous angels. Each one of you proved to be the better person, and though you remember what Ultear-san did, none of you let hate consume you. You're my wives after all.' Naruto thought to himself in pride as he looked on at the heartwarming scene.

Though Gajeel and Natsu were also present in the area, they remained silent. They were confused at what Ultear did, which supposedly made the ladies rather angry, but held back on asking, knowing it wasn't their place to do such a thing. This was a personal conversation and getting in the way, wasn't something they wished to proceed with.

A moment later, Naruto's eyes narrowed. "I just received the memories from my clone." He said as he faced his group members before continuing, "A few soldiers were present, but they were quickly taken care of. At the moment, there's no one present within the lower floors of the Kingdom and there was no traps set downstairs that my clone detected. Let's leave towards the basement of the palace and from there, we'll move onto the top floor, where I'm sure the King will be present."

As that information sunk into the minds of the Earthland travelers, they quickly got into their serious expressions. Nodding, Mikoto and Erza tightened the hold they had on their daughters, while everyone else got into their positions. Not wasting any more time, the group rushed off into the distance, knowing it was time they put an end to the King's plans of using their friends as lacrima. Making their way towards the palace, they quickly ran up the circular stairways leading upstairs. Knowing there wasn't anything blocking their movement, they continued on at a heated pace.

"Oh Kami-sama, it looks like Kurama has done his job, dattebane!" Kushina spoke out as she looked out the window near the staircase she was running up on.

Stopping to see the sight, everyone looked on in amazement, understanding Kurama sure had a lot of fun outside the Kingdom and that was a fact. Chuckling in amusement, the Wizard Saint shook his head, knowing his partner was going to thank him for this later. He just knew it. Shaking from the thoughts, everyone nodded before continuing on with their progression towards the top floor.

Moments later, Naruto smirked as he approached the upstairs area, but felt a rather strange aura elevating in the vicinity. Confusion etching his features, he felt the aura leave the Kingdom and quickly kicked down the door to see what everything was about, while his group quickly followed behind him. Looking around the sight, the blonde shinobi scoured the top floor and narrowed his eyes as the King wasn't present.

"Where did the King vanish off to?" Haku asked in confusion as she glanced around the floor, seeing as something fishy was going on here.

Shaking their heads, the remaining ladies had nothing to say in counter because they didn't know what was going on either. This sight was strange because someone like the King had nowhere else to hide, other than his precious Kingdom. His disappearance was out of character and that was a fact.

"His… his Majesty utilized the Dorma Anim." Coco said shakily as she appeared in a beaten form before collapsing face first on the carpeted floor.

Turning around at the sound, the Earthland travelers saw an unconscious Coco, but wondered what in the world this Dorma Anim was. Naruto wanted to ask the woman about this turn of events, but suddenly turned around as he felt a familiar presence in the area. Following suit, Kushina also felt the same thing and turned around as well, causing everyone else to see what caused the duo to look the other way. They could wake that woman up later. For now, they had to deal with the current situation.

Smiling, Mystogan walked in front of the group. "It's great to see you all. I understand you took care of everything regarding the Kingdom, which is why I'm going to give you some good news as well." He said with a warm voice and his smile deepened before continuing, "My plan worked without fail. I was searching for the Anima in order to send it back, and we wouldn't have made it without everyone's support through this. Using the Anima once again in the reversal, the lacrima has been returned to Earthland in its original form. Everyone has been saved."

Upon hearing those words, the Earthland travelers sighed in relief, now understanding what they came here to do was finally done at long last. Thanking the blue haired man for his efforts, the group smiled as they looked around their surroundings. Just then, Naruto felt that same signature and narrowed his eyes as he quickly rushed towards the nearest window of the top floor. In the momentum, his eyes remained narrowed as he realized why he felt that aura in the first place.

It was a steel colored dragon.

"Damn it…" Mystogan whispered in a grave tone as he approached the window, fully understanding the current situation now.

Raising an eyebrow, Naruto turned towards his fellow mage. "What's going on, Mystogan-san?" He asked seriously, while his other group members nodded their heads.

Sighing deeply, Mystogan grew dead serious as he faced everyone. "Dorma Anim, in the language of this world, it means Dragon Knight." He answered and kept in tune with his expression before explaining, "This silver dragon that my father has encased himself in and is now piloting from inside, is a magic canceler. It's a manned armor that negates any magic coming from the outside. From what I understand, after seeing what that fox did to the Kingdom, my father is now heading towards that creature in an attempt of elimination. I advise we move quickly."

Going wide-eyed at what they were hearing, the Earthland group were at a loss for words, but remembered that unconscious woman near them saying something about Dorma Anim earlier before she went into her slumber. However, Naruto quickly regained his composure before nodding as he faced his ladies with an expression, which they knew very well. It was time to take out the trash.

With another nod of agreement, everyone saw Mystogan holding onto a Legion, the flying creature Naruto saw a while back. Understanding what the man wanting to voice out, the group quickly hopped on the beast before rushing towards the sight of the King of Edolas, who was currently making his way towards Kurama. The Earthland travelers blazed in the direction of the silver dragon, in order to put an end to this foolish plan.

Arriving at the scene, Naruto and the others hopped off the Legion before rushing off towards the sight of Kurama, who had just struck down the silver dragon with a powerful swing of his tails. Jumping a little to the side, they saw dust hovering marking the area of landing and knew Kurama was just getting warmed up. However, they wanted to have a go at this beast because the bijuu had too much fun as it was, dealing with the morons of Royal City.

"KURAMA!" Naruto shouted as he approached his former partner, who quickly looked down at him with a smile on his face.

With that, Kurama nodded his head. "Everything has been taken care of and no, I didn't kill those ningens either. This silver hatchling tried putting up a fight against me, but it's utterly pointless." He said coolly and a noticeable smidgen of pride laced in his voice.

Chuckling in amusement, Naruto shook his head at the prideful tone of his former partner, but smiled at his cooperation to not kill those Royal Army members. The ladies also were smiling at the sight, knowing Kurama was very helpful as a means of distraction, while they headed towards the Kingdom. Nodding, everyone turned around to see the steel dragon rising to its feet.

"Kurama, we'll easily take down this trash, so there's no need for you doing it for us, and thanks for helping us out in our time of need. I'll summon you again when we arrive back to Earthland." Naruto voiced out warmly as he looked up at the giant fox with his smile intact.

Nodding at the explanation, Kurama smirked as he vanished in a cloud of smoke, while the Earthland travelers had their eyes narrowed at the Dorma Anim. All that remained in their task, was to deal with this steel dragon creation, but they all knew it somehow didn't get affected by magical attacks. With a strategy playing out in their heads, they waited for a fight to commence.

However, Natsu quickly took off as he gathered up his magical energy. "Fire Dragon's Roar!" He shouted, to which an intense level of fire blasted out of his mouth.

Meanwhile, the others wanted to stop the pink haired mage for being so rash, but went wide-eyed as the steel beast took the blast and became harmed from the move. Confusion etching his features, Naruto remembered how Mystogan informed him that magic didn't work against Dorma Anim, but somehow, Dragon Slayer Magic did, which made no sense at all.

"YOU FOOLS!" Faust roared from inside the creation as he glared one specific mage in the group before continuing, "Jellal, you dare return like this!? After having concealed your whereabouts for 7 years, now you come back!? I am well aware you were travelling about in Earthland, closing up the Anima, you traitor. You're a filthy excuse for a son!"

Glaring in return, Mystogan faced the manned creature. "Your precious Anima plan has failed, father. There's no longer any meaning in battle. Is there?" He questioned in a serious tone, which was also laced in disappointment and anger.

"MEANING!? This is no battle, Jellal. This is retribution against those who would make themselves enemies of the King. This is unilateral extermination. Now you Jellal, if you intend to stand in my way as well, I will erase you and not even leave the merest trace behind." Faust sneered coldly as he looked at his son with the utmost disgust.

Saddened by the words being shared, Mystogan sighed gravely. "Father…" He muttered under his breath, not knowing what to say right now.

Growling, Faust breathed heavily before glacially explaining, "I am not your father, Jellal. I am the King of Edolas! Come to think of it, if I just finish you here, the one closing up the Anima in Earthland will have disappeared. I can create giant lacrima and try to fuse them with the Exceed as many times as I please. Nothing is impossible before the power of the King! My power is absolute!"

During this conversation, the Earthland travelers gritted their teeth, knowing how far the man had fallen, and Mystogan knew this better than anyone. Narrowing his eyes at the foolish man hiding behind the steel dragon, Naruto understood it was time to act now. However, he quickly turned to the side as he noticed Natsu and Gajeel jumping into action.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

"Iron Dragon's Roar!"

With the combination attack, the duo Dragon Slayers charged with their moves, which were sent blasting towards the steel dragon in front of them. Hearing the grunts of Faust from within the confines of the creation, they smirked widely as they knew their techniques did some damage. Just then, they were sent crashing back as needles connected to their bodies, which came out of nowhere.

Just then, Faust chuckled darkly. "My Dragon Needles Barrier allows me to defend myself, while simultaneously attacking my opponents. Do you see now why your efforts are pointless?" He questioned as he kept in tune with his dark tone, while noticing the fallen figures.

"Dorma Anim: Black Sky!" Faust yelled, to which the creation got enveloped in a bright light. As the illumination dimmed, the Dorma Anim was standing straight, but its color changed into a dark black. Along with the change in color, the creation now held sword blades equipped in both arms, and the new appearance took the form of a Dragon Warrior, instead of the normal dragon it was previously.

Following suit, Naruto smirked. "You've let the power get to your head, you foolish old man." He said coldly as he looked at his smirking ladies before continuing, "You have absolutely no idea who you're up against at the moment. It's time I show you the errors of your ways and trust me, you'll feel every ounce of pain imaginable while I proceed with my task."

Smirks still intact, the ladies nodded their heads in agreement, knowing their man could take care of himself. Understanding that their magical powers held no value against the beast, they realized the blonde shinobi was going to use his ability as a Dragon Slayer to do the job. With that, they turned towards Natsu and Gajeel, both of whom rose to their feet from the previous attack.

"You pitiful Earthland worms." Faust sneered coldly from inside his creation, wanting to end the blonde at the spot.

"What about our chakra?" Mikoto asked as she just remembered she was capable of wielding both forms of energy, rather than a singular one.

Going wide-eyed, Kushina and Haku nodded as they also were in the same boat as their sister-figure, while Erza and Mirajane sighed as they only held magical abilities. Meanwhile, Ultear didn't understand what the black haired woman meant by chakra, but didn't say anything at the moment.

Smiling, Naruto cracked his knuckles before saying, "It doesn't hurt to try."

Grinning madly, the three kunoichi got into their positions. "Ultear-chan, please hold onto Leah-chan. I'm trusting you'll take care of her like you've done so far." Mikoto voiced out warmly as she loosened the hold she had on her youngest daughter.

Not wasting a second, Ultear quickly pulled Leah into her embrace. "Thank you Mikoto-chan. I'll always protect Leah-chan so there's no need to worry. Thanks again for entrusting me with this honor." She replied in a kind tone and smiled as the child snuggled into her chest.

Nodding with their smiles, the ladies looked on at Ultear, who was now in a very peaceful expression and knew she was grateful for their acceptance. Mirajane and Erza quickly stood beside Ultear and awaited for the battle that was going to be fought against the King of Edolas.

With another nod, Naruto and the three kunoichi gathered up their chakra, while eyeing the transformed Dorma Anim intently. Seeing how Faust wasn't doing anything against them at the moment, they graciously took the window of opportunity to formulate hand signs.

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Jutsu!"

"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!"

"Hyouton: Ice Dragon Jutsu!"

"Wind Style: Wind Dragon Jutsu!"

Formulations complete, a heavy barrage of attacks launched themselves in the direction of Faust, who chuckled darkly as he knew magic wouldn't work against the Dorma Anim. However, when the attacks did strike, he went wide-eyed before screaming at the top of his lungs as the techniques blasted through his fortified creation, while having a look of fear plastered across his face.

Following suit, dust hovered violently on the battlefield, while gusts of wind blew at a furious level, showing the extent of the formation. Meanwhile, Mirajane used her Darkness Magic: Darkness Shield to prevent the debris from reaching her daughters and smiled as the barrier was doing its job perfectly. Mirajane and Erza then pouted as their sister-figures were able to damage the creation with their chakra, while they couldn't do anything because of their limitations to using only magic. Leah and Wendy simply had a bright smile on their face as they saw their parents beating up that monster.

"H-how…" Faust wheezed in pain as a portion of the Dorma Anim tore apart before continuing, "It shouldn't be possible for those moves to even harm my ultimate warrior. Magic doesn't work against my ultimate weapon of destruction so how are you doing this!?"

Smirking, Naruto and his girls looked on intently. "Like I said, you have no idea who you're up against, old man." The blonde shinobi taunted coldly, while all of his ladies grinned darkly.

On the sidelines, Mystogan was wide-eyed. 'They actually damaged the Dorma Anim.' He thought to himself in shock, wondering how this course of action took place.

Meanwhile, Natsu and Gajeel swiftly approached the scene and frowned as they weren't able to do anything major, while their fellow Guild mates harmed the creation. However, seeing their teammate's nods, they grinned as they gathered up their magical energies in the momentum.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

"Iron Dragon's Roar!"

With the same combination attack, the two Dragon Slayers blasted their moves towards the Dorma Anim, while Faust went wide-eyed, but didn't have time to form a counter-measure. Screaming in pain once more, the King of Edolas was impaled by the brute force of the duo and seethed in rage as his plans were becoming useless at this point. His dreams were being crushed!

Following suit, the Dorma Anim fell to the ground harshly, while the left arm of the creation became unusable for battle. The right leg of the beast was also wobbly and the momentum of the battle was making it harder for Faust to operate his ultimate weapon.

"I'll kill you for causing foiling my plans, Earthland scum!" Faust roared in a glacial tone as he tried making his warrior rise to its feet, only to fall back on the rocky ground with a loud thump.

Chuckling, Naruto turned towards his eldest daughter. "Wendy-chan. How about you and I have a little father-daughter bonding time? What do you say we deal with this trash?" He asked with a smile on his face before chuckling at the reaction he got.

Quickly hopping off of Erza's arms, Wendy rushed towards her father with a bright smile, knowing what he wanted to do at the moment. Meanwhile, the ladies grew curious as to what their man was thinking about right now, but understood they'll see what he meant sooner or later. Leah simply smiled at her older sister, who was able to wield magic and though she felt a little sad that she couldn't do the same, she was very happy for her older sibling.

"We're going to be performing a Unison Raid." Naruto spoke out in seriousness as he faced his daughter before explaining, "I'll use my White Dragon's Roar, while you'll perform your Sky Dragon's Roar. I know that a Unison Raid requires perfect sync for it to be utilized, but I have no doubt in my mind that the both of us can use this technique."

"The reason why I don't have any doubts, is because you're my daughter. I believe in you, Wendy-chan. I know you can pull this off. Now show everyone why you're Wendy Uzumaki-Namikaze." Naruto concluded with pride in his voice as he looked down at the child.

Tears rolling down her cheeks, Wendy quickly hugged her father for believing in her so much. With a look of determination now erupting on her face, the little blue haired girl grew serious as she nodded in approval, much to the happiness of her father.

Meanwhile, the ladies smiled tearfully at the interaction and felt so much warmth in their hearts that it simply knew no bounds. The love they felt for their husband was absolute and there was nothing they wouldn't do for him. Watching on intently, the waited for the movement to continue.

Mystogan, Natsu and Gajeel didn't say anything, but were smiling as well, understanding the situation completely. Though the two Dragon Slayers wanted to do more damage to the King, they didn't want to get in the way of the blonde shinobi and his daughter. With that, they also waited for the final clash.

"GO TOU-CHAN! GO WENDY-NEE!" Leah shouted cheerfully in her embrace, while her embracer nodded with a wide smile on her face at the display.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Wendy gathered up their magical energies simultaneously, trying to mix everything together in a steady flow. Since they realized a Unison Raid required a perfect synchronization, they understood that they had to proceed very cautiously. Feeling the upcoming techniques escaping their mouths, the duo took at the fallen figure of the Dorma Anim.

"Unison Raid: Ambrosial Tempest!" The father-daughter duo roared as the White Dragon's Roar and Sky Dragon's Roar released in a perfect momentum.

Following suit, the techniques merged together as Naruto's blast became the singular power, while Wendy's blast circled around her father's move with wind blades formulating around it. With that, the very powerful technique took its trajectory in the direction of the fallen Dorma Anim, while wind blew furiously from the progression of the combination.

"AAAHHHHHH!" Faust shrieked at the top of his lungs as the technique connected with his warrior and quickly used the eject button from within.

Jumping out of the beast, the King of Edolas growled in agony as remnants of the wind blades struck his shoulder, causing blood to gush in return. Then, he was sent crashing back from the aftershock of the blast, the very blast which completely annihilated the Dorma Anim without a trace. Soon after, his eyes went wide from the aftermath of the battle before he fell to the ground face first, unconscious.

Grinning widely, Naruto pulled a cheery Wendy into his arms. "That's my daughter!" He spoke proudly before tickling the child's sides, while the child in question began giggling melodically.

On the sidelines, Kushina had her Uzumaki Sealing Style: Five Layer Barrier Release to protect herself and the others from that latest attack. Removing it shortly after, the ladies of the blonde shinobi were smiling absolutely radiantly at their husband and daughter, both of whom destroyed that beast. Before they could congratulate them on the victory, their eyes narrowed as magical streams began releasing up into the air at a slow pace.

Following suit, Mystogan grew serious. "Edolas' magical power is running out and there's no way to stop it. I'm heading towards the room that produces the Anima." He said and faced the Earthland travelers before continuing, "I'm going to open an Anima in reverse, which will annihilate all of this world's magical power. It's because of my father that the Anima caused Magnolia Town to get sucked in, and led to all of you coming here to stop him. This quest of magical power has been the downfall of Edolas. I'm going to put an end to that once and for all."

Nodding slowly in return, the people around the man were in agreement at the explanation. The King only cared for the magical power that he treated others as puppets to do his bidding. Understanding the situation, the Earthland members saw Mystogan taking off on the Legion in the background. Wishing him luck, they turned towards the fallen figure of the King and sighed deeply. In the distance, they saw Happy and Carla arriving to the scene, while the blonde shinobi's clone who was riding on Happy's back just a few seconds ago, dispelled himself.

Getting the memories of his replica, Naruto smiled. "So I see you've returned back from Extalia. It's a good thing you didn't follow through with what you wanted to do to the Queen." He said calmly as he eyed Carla intently, knowing what happened on that island.

Nodding in return, Carla formed a small smile on her face, understanding the blonde man wasn't angry at her any longer. Of course with what she had to go through, it was a time of the utmost relief and that was a fact.

In the momentum, everyone saw the magical streams getting denser as they felt their bodies trying to merge into that stream showing the Reverse Anima worked out after all. Mystogan had done his job and done it perfectly. Using this time quickly, Naruto unsealed the two scrolls he had in his wrist and saw Erza Knightwalker and Ultear Knightwalker emerging from within the confines of the scrolls.

"W-what happened?" Edo Erza asked in confusion as she looked around the destroyed land before gasping at the sight of the fallen figure of the King.

With that, Ultear Knightwalker turned around. "So you were successful?" She questioned the Earthland travelers with a knowing look on her face.

"Yes, we defeated the King and now, the Anima is now being sent into reverse. I can feel that the magical stream is pulling us along with it, which shows that our plans were successful." Naruto explained calmly as he faced both the Knightwalker sisters.

Hearing the information, the duo females had a small smile on their face. Yes they weren't happy the events transpired, but both of them learned something special in the recent time. For Edo Ultear, seeing her counterpart smiling at her, gave her warmth and that was enough for her at the moment. For Edo Erza, she understood why her replica did this and honestly, she would have done the same. This was for family.

"I… I see. So what does that mean for magic in the world of Edolas?" Edo Erza asked as she pieced everything together in great detail.

"It's going to be gone forever."

Turning around, everyone saw Mystogan standing there with his Magic Staves with a warm smile on his face. Just then, Edo Erza and her sister went wide-eyed because they were familiar with this person very well and didn't know what to make of the situation at the moment.

"Prince." Edo Ultear whispered in disbelief as she eyed the man before continuing, "I thought you died a long time ago. How is it that you're even alive right now?"

Smile intact, Mystogan nodded his head. "My disappearance was over exaggerated. For your question, like I said, the magical energy in Edolas is running out at a drastic level and none of us can stop it. The Anima is now returning all magical energy back into Earthland, where it rightfully belongs." He answered with his voice laced in nothing but seriousness.

Gasping at the knowledge, the Knightwalker sisters didn't know what to say in return. Their world wasn't going to have magic anymore? How would they defend themselves now? This was becoming too much of a problem to deal with.

Just then, a large populace of civilians rampaged out of the Kingdom with hardened expressions, while eyeing the destroyed Royal City. Some of them witnessed the way the blonde shinobi and his group dealt with their King and they weren't going to stand for that one bit.

"YOU HARMED OUR KING! YOU SHOULD SUFFER!" An angry civilian roared at the top of his lungs, with his city members nodding swiftly.

Smirking, Naruto levelled the area with killing intent. "Yes I'm to blame for what happened to your foolish King. He stood no chance against me. Now, do you wish to meet the same fate?" He asked coldly as he narrowed his eyes at the people.

Falling to their knees, the civilians began breathing heavily as the aura was absolutely horrid. They knew they stood no chance against those monsters and they could nothing to stop him right now. Shaking their heads in fear, they disagreed with the man's words.

"I'm also the one that summoned that fox into the boundaries of Royal City and I would have killed everyone, if it wasn't for your precious Prince using his powers against me with his Magic Staves. Because of his insane powers, I'm now turning into magical energy. Be happy he returned to save your hides today or I would have stopped at nothing to eliminate you hopeless fools." Naruto concluded with another set of killing intent, further making every one of Royal City pale in fear.

Gasping, the civilians realized their Prince had returned and smiled brightly upon the sight of him right now, standing there with a serene expression. Now knowing their Prince was the one to save them, they understood it was time for a new leadership. Faust had become too much of a tyrant and was needed to be stopped. After all this time, they could get someone else that could lead them to prosperity.

"ALL HAIL PRINCE JELLAL!"

"NO! I THINK HE SHOULD BE MADE KING NOW!"

'So you took it upon yourself to be the one at blame, Naruto-san? I guess Fairy Tail truly has become my family and I realize that you're doing this so I wouldn't suffer from my actions. Thank you.' Mystogan thought to himself with a small smile etching his features.

Smirking at their man's actions, the ladies looked on proudly and knew Naruto was doing this for his fellow mage. Understanding that Mystogan could get into a lot of trouble here, because of the Anima business, they agreed with his plans to take the blame. Ultear smiled as she caught onto this as well, and was also in approval at the course of action. These thoughts were shared with Natsu and Gajeel too, both of whom were grinning at the whole interaction.

On the sidelines, Erza Knightwalker and her sister knew Mystogan was at fault here, but they somehow didn't have it in them to say it out loud. In their hearts, they felt the King went too far with his dealings of Earthland and right now, they agreed with what Naruto was doing.

Just then; the magical streams began hovering the Earthland companions up in the air, while Naruto tensed as his daughter wasn't pulled into the momentum. Ultear tensed visibly with fear etched to her features because the one she cared so much for, wasn't getting pulled into the magical stream. These fearful thoughts were shared with the other ladies of the Wizard Saint, all of whom were becoming devastated by these turn of events.

Mystogan seeing this, quickly pierced his Magic Staves in the ground. "N-Naruto-san, don't worry because I've not created a portal to Earthland. However, I can't hold this for long because this is the last of my powers. Please hurry up or it'll be too late to send Leah-chan back with you." He explained weakly as he fell to his knees in the momentum.

Reacting quickly, Naruto made a shadow clone, which hurried off towards Leah and held her close. Whispering what was going to happen, the replica smiled at the understanding child before jumping into the portal without hesitation. With that, the duo vanished away into the world of Earthland, while Mystogan gritted his teeth as he continued the movement, knowing it was taking everything he had to make sure those two made it back home safely.

Following suit, Naruto and his ladies breathed peacefully upon seeing their daughter safely vanishing into the portal. They had quite a scare as they remembered Leah didn't have magic, which made it very difficult for them to take the child with them. Wendy sighed in absolute relief as well, knowing how much she adored her beautiful little sister and was so happy now. Once again, Mystogan saved them from a grave turn of events and they'll forever be grateful for what he's done for them.

Meanwhile, Ultear smiled as she stared down at her counterpart. "Thank you so much for what you did in our battle, Ultear Knightwalker. I'll never forget how you gave me my confidence back, knowing I was very shaky in my mindset earlier and you took it upon yourself to set me straight." She said gently as she kept in tune with her expression, while wanting nothing more than to see Leah upon returning back.

Smiling, Edo Ultear nodded her head. "There's nothing to thank me for Ultear Milkovich, because it was the least I could do. I hope you take care of yourself and you're very welcome." She replied with sincerity in her voice as she had her smile intact.

"You'll do well without magic either, and the both of us know that. You are just as powerful in hand to hand combat and I know you'll adapt to this new development. After all, you are my counterpart." Erza spoke out and grinned at her replica from the sky.

Smirking in return, Erza Knightwalker sighed deeply. "I'm sure I will. True enough, Erza Scarlet. Farewell and I wish you the best of luck. Just take care of your family with the best of your ability." She voiced out in pride before smiling at the red haired female.

In the distance, everyone saw hundreds of Exceeds floating in the sky with their bodies glowing brightly, while hearing them shouting loudly in protest in the momentum. None of those creatures realized what was happening and their expressions showed their confusion clearly. At the reaction, Carla fumed as she saw her fellow creatures, but said nothing as her body glowed brighter. Following suit, Pantherlily, who was still unconscious on the destroyed battlefield, was also now floating in the air along with the others of his race, making the other Exceeds gasp loudly at the course of action.

Just then; the Fairy Tail Edolas members approached the destroyed lands and frowned as they looked up into the sky, seeing their Earthland friends slowly vanishing away. Though they didn't get anything to do to help those people, they were eternally grateful for all that they did. They were now free from the tyrant King once and for all. Smiling brightly as those people started waving at them, the Edolas natives waved back in a cheerful manner, wishing them all the best of luck in their journey back home.

"Goodbye, my friend. Take care of this world. I'm sure you'll do great." Naruto whispered as he looked down at Mystogan, who smiled softly in return.

"Thanks for everything, my friend. I will do my best." Mystogan said in a gentle tone and waved at the disappearing people in the sky before turning towards his homeland natives with determination.

…with that, the Earthland travelers and Exceeds alike vanished into the magical stream.

Author's Notes:

All right, now that concludes the Edolas Arc for good. So how'd you all like that chapter, you guys? Review! Review! Review!

Before I get into anything regarding this chapter, I'm going to target something that I've caught onto in the previous chapter's reviews. It was Carla's treatment. Though I've answered the reviews of the people that posted about this very treatment, I want to spread a little light on what I did. It was only because of Naruto's nature that he held back on killing Carla earlier was because of his daughter. He is unforgiving to those that harm his family. No questions asked. I should have included that in the previous chapter's author's notes, but I figured most of you would have understood what the reason was for Carla's treatment. It turned out I was wrong in my assumption.

Now, let's move onto the chapter itself.

In this chapter, Carla has been given the benefit of the doubt so I can only hope those affected by the previous treatment are resting easy, without feeling the need to whine about that cat's treatment now. If it wasn't for Carla hiding that stuff in the first place, none of this would have ever happened. I don't make things on a whim, it happens for a very good reason.

Within this chapter, I also gave Kurama a massive free-zone to completely annihilate the Kingdom members. I wanted to show off Kurama's prowess as the 9-tailed fox, who was so renowned for his abilities and that's just what I did. Seeing as how I usually give all the main fights to Naruto or his girls, I found having this scenario a great thing to have indeed.

To Lewamus Prime: Thanks for the review. First, Carla's treatment information is listed above. No, Naruto can't just up and forgive that cat, after all she did. She needed to prove herself to be trustworthy in his eyes, for him to ever forgive her. Now, she's getting the right picture. Second, I'm having troubles in understanding what you were trying to say about Ultear Knightwalker and Erza Knightwalker. I mean, Ultear fought her counterpart in the previous chapter, so I'm wondering why you wrote that. Also, Erza fought her counterpart, not Naruto. Did you check the fight scenes? I thought it was pretty obvious as to what happened in the previous chapter. As for the Fairy Tail 2014 sequel, I will target that, don't worry. Thanks again for the review!

To those that liked the previous chapter, thanks so much for the reviews! I hope you all continue reading with the same vigor. Thanks again!

You're all awesome and I'll see everyone in the next chapter. Later! :)

- Egyptian God Phoenix