Well it's been quite a while since I last posted a chapter. Have you missed me? lol. So news front. I an actually fully moving in tomorrow and this chapter is just to keep you guys a bit fresh with the story. Entering day three of the GMG what wonders await our brave heroes!? I hope you all enjoy!
Disclaimer: Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto and Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima. Anything written is purely my own thoughts.
Everyone in the room was shocked by Naruto's outburst. "You claim to be the best in Fiore... That was once true. You took that title from us. But we're back.. And this guild is nowhere near strong enough to even come close to us. A guild that does not look after one another like a family will never be able to beat Fairy Tail." Naruto gave his final words to the shocked members of Sabertooth before vanishing away with Natsu and Happy.
Naruto: The Fairy Tail Shadow: Part 3: Chapter 21: The Grand Magic Games Arc Part 16: Naval Battle
"Welcome on and all to the third day of the Grand Magic Games! With myself and Yajima today is Lahar of the Rune knights! It's a pleasure to have you here.
"The honour is mine. It's also great to meet Yajima again it's been a while."
"It's has."
"Lahar, your position is captain of the custody enforcement squad isn't it?"
"Yes so any rule breaking will not be allowed." Lahar joked to the crowd.
"The third day's competition is Naval Battle! There will be one competitor from each team so could each team please select a member to take part. Each member will have to knock there opponents out of the ring of water" Above the arena showed a giant sphere of water flouting in the air.
"Ok... Who's going?" Naruto turned and asked his team mates.
"Why aren't you going?" Natsu asked with a confused look.
"Well ahh... you see... I don't think it's fair if I take all the glory y'know hahaha ha.. ha" Naruto nervously answered Natsu.
"It's because he can't swim." Erza truthfully answered Natsu's question.
"HE WHAT!" Gray, Natsu and Lucy all shouted at the pair in shock.
"Well you see. I've been able to walk on water since I was a kid so I never really... learnt... how to." Naruto spoke with a sorrowful tone.
"I'd like to go then." A voice they did not expect spoke up. They turned to find Lucy holding out a certain golden key.
"Looks like Lucy's got this in the bag then." Erza spoke with a warm smile.
"And so the competitors are set. From Fairy Tail A we have Lucy! From Lamia Scale we have Sherria TAAAAAAAAAAN!"
"You seriously need to grow up."
"From Raven Tail it's Flare! From Hidden Beasts it's Rin! From Fairy Tail Team B it's Juvia! From Blue Pegasus it's Ichiya! From Mermaid Heel it's Beth! From Quatro Cerberus it's Guy! For Sabertooth they have selected Minerva! And Finally it's Mattan of Twilight Orge! Now Our referee Mato will explain the rules."
"This battle will have no time limits. Once knocked out of the bubble each contestant will be eliminated. And will be ranked in that order. However there is a catch. when down to our last two competitors it will activate a countdown of five minutes. If any player is knocked out within those five minutes they will finish in last place and receive 0pts. Good luck, kabo! Begin!" With the signal given to start Juvia and Lucy made their moves.
"WATER CYCLONE!"
"OPEN GATE OF THE WATER BEARER! AQUARIUS!"
(The Strike for Victory OST)
The attacks from the mages of Fairy Tail clashed and were evenly matched. Aquarius couldn't believe her power over water was evenly matched by another mage. Elsewhere Guy and Rin were making short work of the others.
"TAKEN OVER:WATER BLAST!" Turning his body to water Guy blasted Ichiya out of the Arena and also caught Mattan in the blast as well.
"WATER STYLE: WATER DRAGON!" Rin's charka then formed a giant dragon from her hands and blasted out the rest of the contestants. Flare was the first knocked out followed by Sherria and finally Beth. the dragon then turned in mid air and caught Guy within it's jaws. Guy fought with all his might but was overpowered by the power of Rin's attack.
"I'm sorry Lucy but I have to go."
"Wait, what?"
"I have a date." Aquarius told her master with a smug look before vanishing by to the celestial world.
"We're down to our last four and it seems Lucy most powerful spirit is gone will she be able to hold out!?"
"Juvia will finish this now." Juvia then pushed Lucy with her attack. Slowly Lucy was being pushed out of the arena and had to think quickly.
"OPEN GATE OF THE RAM: ARIES, OPEN GATE OF THE MAIDEN: VIRGO!" Both spirits just about managed to keep Lucy inside the bubble.
"I'll throw you all out at once. There is nobody who can win against Juvia in the water! SECOND ORIGIN RELEASE!" A mass of water began to swirl around Juvia's arms. "Go forward! WINGS OF LORD GRAY'S LOVE!"
"QUIT IT!" Gray shouted out in embarrassment.
Juvia's attack was fierce and nearly knocked Lucy out however both Rin and Minerva found it easy to counter the mass amount of water.
"THREE TAILS MODE!" Rin clapped her hands and found herself surrounded in a coat of flames just like Naruto however these flames had a greeny grey hint to them. The sudden appearance of another Jinchuriki shocked everyone in the arena but shocked Naruto the most.
"YEAH GO MOM!" From out of nowhere Hiruzenn shouted out in support. Kakashi, Might Guy and Jiraiya could help but snigger at Hiruzen while Obito simply smiled. "What ever. This is boring anyway." And like that Hiruzen transformed back again.
Back to the fight and Minerva found an easier option of dealing with Juvia, by knocking her out of the bubble.
"I'll have more fun knocking out out in the dirt. WATER STYLE: WATER BULLET!" Rin fired a blast of water from her mouth and directly hit Minerva knocking her out of the arena.
"You've just made this easier for me. TERRITORY!" Suddenly Minerva and Rin swapped place as Rin fell to the ground.
"And we're done to our last two folks! will Lucy be able to hold on for the next five minutes!"
(Yami yo, Tsudoe! OST)
"I'll give it my best!" Lucy went to grab a key but found that she no longer had them in her possession.
"Looking for these?" Minerva taughted Lucy as she threw Lucy's key outside of the bubble. Flicking her hand forward she unleashed an attack behind Lucy.
Lucy yelled out in pain as she flung forward from the force of Minerva's attack.
"LUCY!" Natsu yelled out
This continued for over three more minutes. Each time Lucy came close to being eliminated she would be flung back into the center of the bubble. The other mages were finding this hard to watch and most of Fairy Tail had to be held back from stopping the fight.
With mere seconds left in the five minutes Lucy needed to stay in the bubble she left out a smile despite the pain that was coursing through her body. "Almost made it."
"Oh you think this was the five minutes huh?" Minvera asked with a dark glee on her face. She then formed a ball of energy around her hand and when the energy subsided Mattan of Twilight Orge appeared.
"You see just like us. She still hasn't left the arena yet." Minerva then threw Mattan out with force. "Now our fun begins."
"Do your worst. If I lose here I won't be able to face everyone who tired so hard! I won't betray my friends emotions. That's why I'll never give up!"
For the next five minutes Minerva did not attack Lucy as the two mages stared at each other. Once the five minutes past everyone in the guild let out a huge sigh of relief. Lucy slowly then made her way out of the bubble.
"TERRITORY" Lucy then appeared in front of Minerva. "You have your heads in the clouds Fairy Tail! What kind of heart do you think we have!? SABERTOOTH IS THE NUMBER ONE GUILD IN THE WORLD!" Unlike before Minerva's attack bombarded Lucy. Lucy's screams were louder but eventually she was no longer screaming nor moving. Natsu was finding this hard to watch. He was almost to the point of tears when suddenly an orange line flew straight threw the bubble followed by a loud bang.
"What happened!?"
Standing on the arena floor was Naruto who was currently in his Nine Tail Chakra mode holding onto Lucy. The celestial spirit was nearly dead. Rin rushed over to help heal Lucy along with Wendy. "I'll take care of her!" Rin rushed over and covered her hand in a green aura of chakra. Slowly the cuts and bruises that littered Lucy's body slow began to fade.
"I'll help as well." Wendy helped Rin heal Lucy the best she could.
"She's lucky. If I were any later then..." Rin didn't want to think of the negative future that could've and nearly befell Lucy.
"You... BITCH!" Natsu had to be held back by not only Gray but Laxus and Gajeel quickly jumped in to help hold Natsu back.
"I don't know why you are so worked up. I technically did nothing wrong. I did follow the rules. Nothing was said that we couldn't continue after the five minute period." Suddenly the rest of the Sabertooth guild appeared in front of Minerva.
"I'd back off Fairies." Orga growled at the members of Fairy Tail.
"It seems Fairy Tail and Sabertooth are about to have a full on clash in the arena floor!"
Lahar then nodded to the squad he had brought to move in if things got out of hand.
(Fairy Law OST)
"Back off?" Naruto spoke up as he turned off his Nine Tail chakra mode. "Don't you dare tell me what to do." Rolling up his sleeve Naruto focused his chakra into his right hand and grabbed the seal on his belly.
"NO! NARUTO!" The members of Hidden Beasts suddenly began to panic thinking he was unleashing the Nine Tails but it was in fact the opposite. Naruto was tightening the seal.
"I'm that far past the tipping point I had no other choice but to keep him out of this. But don't think I'm weak right now." The ground then violently began to shake. The whole city was caught in what seemed an earthquake. The air also started to thin out, making it hard for the city to breath. "I have next to no control over this power but how do you feel being the test dummies for me huh?" Slowly, Naruto's arm darkened. Along with his eyes beginning to glow.
Knowing that some people were about to pass out Erza placed her hand on Naruto's chest in order to calm him down. "Please Naruto. We all understand but there is a better way." Seeing Erza's face Naruto gave in as the world seemed to return to normal.
"It does not matter who is number one. If all you care about is being number one I think you are failing to see the bigger picture. But... You have started a fight with a guild that you hold no hope of beating." Erza gave a dark look towards Sabertooth.
"That's enough back away please! Kabo. Guards please take miss Lucy to the infirmary right away." Mato then dispersed the wizards away from each other. "I think that's enough drama for me today." Mato spoke quietly to himself.
"And that appears to be it folks. Please wait as we prepare to show you the final points for the Naval Battle round."
1st - Sabertooth - 32pts (+10)
2nd - Lamia Scale - 31pts
3rd - Fairy Tail B - 25pts (+3)
4th - Quatro Cerberus - 25pts (+2)
5th - Hidden Beasts - 24pts (+4)
6th - Fairy Tail A - 23pts (+8)
7th - Raven Tail - 18pts
8th - Blue Pegasus - 13pts
9th - Twilight Orge - 6pts (+6)
10th - Mermaid Heel - 5pts (+1)
"Here we go folks. And for the first time this year Twilight Orge is off the mark but we would all like to wish young miss Lucy of Fairy Tail A a speedy recovery as we prepare for the battle round of day 3!"
"Hey boss. Here are today's match ups." Nullpudding then handed Alexei a scrap of paper.
"Interesting. It appears now is the best time to strike."
And Cut! Well folks tell me what you think of this chapter. So I normally ask for a few suggestion for the battle round but only got one this time and it's,
Mermaid Heel vs Blue Pegasus
So remember only vote on the members of these two guilds you want to see fight each other. Been thinking about what would be best to have the chapter as close to cannon as possible but still have that twist. but with out delay here is a long overdue Q&A!
1) Is the alternate time line showing Naruto using Sage mode? No I know it looks similar to sage mode but trust me what happened was only a first glance. You have yet to see the powers of Mage mode.
2) What was up with the time skip part? The time skip in Ft is centred on what happens after the 10,000 dragons attack.
3) Have you played J Stars+? Yes i have and I find it tough to start but I more or less finished to story line and it was pretty fun but it's a shame it was only in Japanese dub. We could've got a peck hearing at who is voicing Boa Hancock... and it better be sexy or else Funimation!
So that's all for this chapter folks. Like always if you have a question do feel free to post a review or PM myself. If I don't answer your question on next chapter's Q&A I will try to reply via PM. Thank you for reading this chapter. I hope you've all enjoyed it. Till next time!