Here we go all set for another chapter of Naruto: The Fairy Tail Shadow. I've written this one by myself as an orginal storyline so i'm hoping you all enjoy it.
Disclaimer: Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto and Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima. Anything written is purely my own thoughts.
Chapter 7: The Slave Traders Part 1
Year: X776
Location: Fairy Tail Guild.
It had been two years since the Onda job. Makarov nearly killed Naruto when he heard the full story but was happy that his grandson stood up and excelled when the request needed him to. Cana and Gray decided that they wanted to leave Team Naruto when they got back. He had just arrived back to the guild from another C-class request. It was a simple protection of a cargo job. Was far too easy for Naruto he was utterly bored half the time. The bandits didn't even pose a treat. He simply used his shadow clones and four days later the job was done. It was though a decent pay. It was finally enough to move out of his grandfather's house and try to rent a place of his own. Naruto walked into the Guild with eyes set on another job. Was both out of boredom and just to make sure that he had enough money. Walking up to Makarov he seen a red headed girl who was wearing nothing but what looked like a rag talking to him.
"Hey Jiji. Is this a new member? Hi the name's Naruto Dreyar, nice to meet you" Naruto extended his hand out to the girl. She didn't shake his hand. She seemed like her mind was far away from where her body was.
"Naruto, this is Erza Scarlet she's new here. But she's just been through quite a lot at the moment. Sorry."
"Ok then... Well I hope you enjoy your time here in Fairy Tail Erza. See you around." With his goodbyes said Naruto walked over towards Cana and Gray.
"Sorry about my grandson. He a bit loud a times but his heart is in the right place. He really cares about this guild and the members."
"No.. It's ok. Its just... His smile. It reminded me of someone I once knew." Makarov didn't want to ask any questions. He knew that she had a tough few years.
"Well just remember Erza. That in this guild we are all family. I have someone in mind that could help you with your eye. We'll try to get an artificial one implanted."
"Thank you master." Erza walked away and when to get food and a change of clothes.
Elsewhere Naruto was talking to his old team mates. "So guys what's up?"
"Hey Naruto I was just complaining to Cana about my read reading she gave me."
"Grey no matter how many time you complain the result down't change plus I'm rarely wrong either! The cards tell me today is your lucky day."
"Yeah and I told you they are wrong. I've already lost my wallet and i fell into a ditch getting here."
"Oh you forgot losing the rest of your clothes... again." Naruto decided to but in. He enjoyed messing with Gray.
"NOT AGAIN! I JUST PUT SOME ON! Dammit... Hey Naruto why don't you have Cana read your fortune?"
"Yeah Naruto what do the Cards have in mind for you today? Hmm?"
Naruto really didn't care about fortunes and stuff but he thought just one wouldn't hurt right? "Yeah sure why not? Whats the worse that can happen? Alright Cana hit me!" Cana layed out twenty-one cards in front of Naruto. "Ok Naruto pick four cards in any order." Naruto turned his first card. The card had an old man sitting on a throne. " The Emperor. This means Leadership, Fathering and Stability." Naruto knew what she meant by that. He turned another card this one had the sun with a face. "The Sun Apollo. This means Optimism, Happiness and Positive feelings." Now Naruto was starting to freak out. Turning the next card he saw a male and a female naked in a green field. "Oh lucky you. The Looovers." A bright red blush appeared in Naruto's face. Cana enjoyed messing with him. "This card means Romance, Physical attraction and Affinity." Turning the final card it looked like a large tower with lightning was striking the top of it. Cana was silent she stared at the card almost scared to tell Naruto what it meant. "T-The Tower. It means... Hard times... Chaos... And Explosive transformation." The group was silent they knew what that last card meant. The Nine Tailed Fox.
"S-so Cana what does this mean?" Naruto couldn't let the silence continue.
"Well it means two things. One positive and the other negative. The positive is that one day you will lead people, and they will wish to follow you, while you fall in love you will find a time in your live where the world will be turned upside down. But your optimism will help you through it..." Cana didn't want to say the other part.
"And the other?" Gray spoke knowing what she might say.
"Y-yes the other is something really bad to you. You'll end up with a fight within yourself and someone important or close to you, the arrogance inside of you will be your down fall. You'll hurt loved ones around you..." Silence surrounded the group again. Naruto stood up and put his hand on Cana's shoulder.
"Its a good thing I don't believe this stuff then eh Cana. Hahaha." Cana and Gray laughed nervously along with Naruto who wasn't too convinced himself. " Anyway lets get this off our minds shall we. I'm off to find a job any you guys want to come along?"
"Naw I'm good thanks anyway Naruto."
"Yeah I'm the same as Gray I'm afraid, sorry Naruto."
"Ahh Its ok no worries sure see you guys later." With his goodbyes said Naruto walked over to the request board.
"Do you really think the second future might happen Cana?"
"I-I don't know Gray for Naruto's sake I hope not. I didn't want to say to him but in that future he... I think I'm going to go home for today, see you Gray." Cana left the guild in a hurry. She didn't want to think about what would happen to Naruto. Gray was left sitting by himself when he spotted a red headed girl eating by herself. He decided he would go talk to her.
Makarov jumped off the bar and walked over to Naruto who was standing still by the request board. He couldn't make his mind up on which one the take.
"Really need to get that fortune crap out of my mind. So I should go for the monster hunt or treasure hunt... hmm." Thinking a loud he noticed Makarov beside him. "Hey Jiji. What's up?"
"Naruto I need you to do me a favor."
"Yeah of course what's up. I have a request for you and its not on the board."
"Oh sweet! What is it?"
"I come with me to see Porlyusica." Naruto Naruto sweat-dropped he had heard stories of her that Makarov told him as a child. Reluctantly he nodded and both Dreyars left for the forest outside of Magnolia.
(A small hut in the forest near Magnolia)
Porlyusica was sitting my the table in her small home reading a book. The book was not originally written in a language from this world but she was able to translate it. she was just about to finish off a chapter when she heard knocks coming form her door.
"GO AWAY I HATE HUMANS!" She roared at whoever was behind the door but the knocking continued. "I SAID GO A... Oh it's you Makarov. What do you want." Opening the door with fury she looked to see who it was but all she found was an old man looking at her with a big cheesy grin written all over his face. "Is it ok for me to talk to you?" She looked at Makarov knowing that he wouldn't have come the whole way up to she her just for a 'chat.' "I suppose you can come in." She waved to allow Makarov into her house. He turn and shoots "Come on over now Naruto I told you she'd let me in." A young boy taller than Makarov came into sight from behind a tree. As he walked closer Porlyusica didn't know who he was. "If you want me to heal the boy then go away."
"No its nothing like that. He's my grandson."
"But I thought Laxus was your grandson?"
"He is. Naruto is my other grandson."
"Other? Did that monster Ivan have another child?"
"No... Do you remember those letters and scrolls i asked if you could translate twelve years ago?"
As the thre walked into the hut Porlyusica then knew who that boy was. The one from another world just like her. The three of them were sitting by the table in the kitchen. Porlyusica place a kettle over the fire. "I take you still like your coffee black with one sugar?" Makarov nodded. "Would you like some Naruto?"
"N-no thank you." Porlyusica laughed at how nervous the boy was. Naruto was nervous. The stories that his grandfather said were not in a good light of her famous anger and that she might not let them in if they knocked the door together. So Naruto came up with the plan to hide and trick her.
"Alright now while the kettle boils what is it you are looking for Makarov? And don't try to fool me. I've known you for too long." Porlyusica sat down in her chair by the table.
"A young girl joined our guild today. She was missing her right eye. It had been cut out by her captives in the tower of heaven. I want you to be able to make her a new artificial eye."
"An artificial eye! Do you even know what I would need for that? By my self it could take a month to get all of the ingredients! Do you expect me to get all those parts by myself?"
"No that is why i have brought Naruto. Naruto show her your clone jutsu."
Naruto stood up. "SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" Two clones appeared behind the original Naruto.
"So you really are from another world boy. I can see why Makarov took you in as his grandchild. Minus the whiskers marks on your face you'd pass for a Dreyar with that blond hair of yours. Bringing Naruto makes sense now. He gathers the ingredients and I make the eye. Am I correct?" Makarov nodded and Porlyusica got up and brought out a piece of paper form a drawer. Writing down a few things she gave the paper to Naruto. "Here there is most of the ingredients that i will need. luckily for you they are mostly in the same area of Fiore. It's a two days travel by train. I've written the location of each beside them as well. the quicker you are the sooner your new member will get her new eye. now go!" Naruto shot up out of his chair from fear and saluted "Y-yes ma'am!". Naruto bolted out of the door a tick mark appeared on Porlyusica's forehead as she turned to Makarov "What stories have you been telling the boy about me Makky?"
(Far eastern part of Linetea Forest)
Naruto had sent his clone throughout the whole kingdom of Fiore. From Mt Kobayashi, Milky Town, the Western desert and Shirotsume he personally went to Linetea forest. this was because it was the closest to the border with the country of Bosco. even though Fiore was a neutral country Bosco wasn't and was known to be an extremely shady place. He was looking for a type of herbal weed that only grows in this part of the forest. It was late in the night and he had spent the last four days looking for it but was unable to find it. Walking along a path he came across a water mill near the river. Needing a rest and a place for the night to sleep he thought he would ask whoever was inside if he could stay. As he got closer he could hear voices that didn't sound all that friendly.
"Rest easy men. We move for Bosco in the Morning." The man sounded like that he was in charge.
"Do you think these farmers will fetch a good price boss?" A meek voice asked.
"Yes, They have done hand work before they shall make great slaves for whoever pays for them so rest easy men we shall have a feast tomorrow night!" A loud cheers erupted from inside the mill. Naruto moved closer to the mill. Trying to remain hidden he could just about see inside. He saw a group of men roughly Five in total. Four were holding swords and one who held nothing. The man holding nothing moved towards a group of roughly ten men nine women and several children. "Eat up maggots. If you all look out of shape then we won't get a good price for you." Naruto guessed that this man was the leader as his voice matched the one from earlier. "P-please sir them my wife and child go. I will stay for them." The man begging for his wife and child freedom was kicked in the head by the leader. " Now why would I do that huh? Tell me little ant why would I let go of my profit?" The leader kicked the man again while he was lying down on the ground. His wife and child along with the rest of the captured were screaming for him to stop. "SILENCE!" The crying stopped. "If I let a single one of you go then what is the point? Know this as your last day as citizens of Fiore. That I, Aaron Striker will not let anyone escape. You can never hide from my eyes. They see all! You can never escape my ears. They hear all. And you can never run from my reach. Cause their is no place that I won't find you. Now GET TO SLEEP!" The captured didn't make any sound most had excepted their fate.
Seeing the fear and loss of any hope in those people's eyes pissed Naruto off. He knew he had to do something. Those people needed help. He would call for back up but the nearest guild was Fairy Tail and it was two days walk from here. Those people would be long gone and sold as slaves in Bosco by then. No he needed to do this himself. Waiting until the group of slave traders to fall asleep Naruto quietly made his way into the mill.
Well that is Part 1 over with. A few more questions asked so I'll try to answer as many as I can.
1) Why do you keep posting these Q&A at the end of each chapter do you not like people asking questions? I don't mind people asking question. some of them are quite good questions. I enjoy if someone asks me a question. What I hate is people telling me what to do with my story lol.
2) Will there be any other Naruto Characters in this Fan Fiction? I'm sorry to disappoint you but no. But if you read one of my earlier chapters you might see a hint of someone who will make an appearance later... much, much later. (Take a guess who it is lol)
3) Will you be doing any other arcs from Naruto in this Fan Fiction? Honest after the amount of people complaining about the Wave arc I'm not 100% on that. I might do one from Part 2 of Naruto but will only be a shell of a copy compared to wave.
Anyway if you have any questions don't be shy ask away either by PM me or writing a review. So I hoped you enjoyed this chapter till next time!
