As always,

Enjoy!

~Kyvena

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Silently walking with Sasuke's scowling form as the lead for a few days, Natsu then softly groaned, "Man... I'm starving." The Uchiha teen that should be dead then turned his head towards the team before speaking, "We must not be seen by anyone, so keep up." Wendy had to know, so she tilted her head slightly, "Why shouldn't we be seen?" Lowering his eyes and not speaking made Izuna answer in his place solemnly, "Sasuke... much like myself... should not even be alive."

Natsu then lifted his brow curiously as he asked, "How, uh, come?" Considering Sasuke wouldn't answer, Izuna did, "It's simple when you really think about it... We are both dead." This shocked everyone except Sasuke. Hell, he didn't need to hear what he did all over again, so he began to think about if they would ever get back to their own world. Well, technically, he was in his own world on both frontiers - one wielding chakra, whilst the other held magical power as your means of attack.

Slowly coming to a stop and sniffing the air, he then heard a deep and low feral growl, freezing four in their spots as Sasuke continued to walk forward before stopping in front of two large different colored eyes before speaking, "Matatabi, it's merely me." A feminine voice then projected in a rather puzzled tone of voice, "Sasuke?! This isn't possible! I witnessed your burial through Naruto!" Rubbing the back of his head and sighing, he then nodded, "Yeah, it's me from another world."

Flicking her two tails, she then nodded, "So, why have you come?" Explaining it all, she then peered to everyone except Izuna before speaking, "I see. As you wish, I will help. However, I must ask why did you not go to Kurama?" Lowering his eyes and releasing a heavy breath, Sasuke replied, "I'm no longer from this world Matatabi. I do not need to bring any stress because of my presence alone." Peering at him, she then sighed, "Well, I cannot say that you accomplished that task."

Tilting his head and about to question as to what she meant, Izuna then pushed the four frozen individuals forward, making her smile, "Izuna! It's wonderful to see you again! Wait one moment... you are a female? Izuna, what is the meaning of this?" Izuna then fanned her hand in front of her face with a soft smile as her long low ebony ponytail swayed within the air, "I am, and am not, the same." Sniffing the group, she then nodded, "It seems that this is only temporary, so worry not."

Nodding his head towards this, Sasuke then questioned, "What is the state of the world now?" Her ears instantly flattened against her skull over this before speaking, "Well... after your suicide, all of the great nations began fighting over who should claim ownership over your Rinnegan, but Naruto continued to refuse to defile your corpse. He claimed that the Rinnegan belonged with you, and you only. Due to Naruto being as hard-headed as he is, there is now the fifth great ninja war."

Scoffing, the Uchiha teen then folded his arms before scowling, "Go figure. I'm not too sure as to why I am so shocked anymore. Alive or dead, my eye would have been the initial cause for a war anyway." She had to hand it to this bland teen, he was nothing short of being correct. With an eye that special, rights to gain ownership over it would have caused another great war anyway... no matter the condition of the host. Nodding, Matatabi then began to teach the four how to use chakra.

After a week of Sasuke and Izuna doing nothing except sparring against one another with their blades as the other four continued to try to gain the concept of chakra use - which was moving at a snail's pace due to them being used to magic power. The two Uchiha were used to battle so that their skills were never given the opportune chance to dull in the slightest. All of this waiting was making the two far too antsy and was boring them to the point that they might just die... again.

Being informed that this was only a temporary arrangement was good and all, but how long was that temporary part going to last exactly? Just then, a massive explosion went off in a field a bit off from them. The two Uchiha then walked curiously towards it after telling the other four to continue with practicing. Reaching the lining of the trees, Sasuke's eyes widened immensely the moment a flash of gold zipped by him before... yelling, "YOU'LL NEVER GET SASUKE'S RINNEGAN, YA HEAR?!"

Well, to say the least, they had called it. The great nations were fighting over the possession of his eyes, even if none of them knew that his body that had been buried no longer held the Rinnegan due to it being pulled along with his spirit thanks to the sage of the six paths. The two Uchiha gained an annoyed expression until Sasuke released a breathy chuckle, "They really do act the exact same." Izuna peered at the loud blonde and laughed brightly, "You're right! He does act like Natsu!"

Watching that familiar jutsu being formed, it... in a sense... brought him a great deal of comfort to even witness it as the dummy yelled, "TAKE THIS! RASENGAN!" Watching Naruto stiffen up suddenly, Sasuke slightly tilted his head, but then realized as to what it was. Matatabi told Kurama that he was alive and well, and by her doing so, Kurama told his host. However, he hadn't even thought that his death would have actually changed the natural flow of time in more ways than one.

With trembling hands, Sasuke then grabbed the hilt of his blade before dashing forward, making Izuna shrug and chuckle as she rushed out as well, "So much for not being witnessed by others!" - "NARUTO!" Sasuke yelled, causing for the knucklehead to slowly turn his entire body around with widened eyes, "S-Sasuke?! How in the hell are you even alive?! I mean, you died, ya know?!" Izuna then rushed forward and jumped on Naruto's back before jumping off to cut many down.

He hadn't used Chidori in so long now that it felt odd, so he did something that he was still accustomed to using in the form of, "SUSANO'O!" The moment that purple angel of death formed and took hold of its bow, it then drew the lightning based arrow back that Naruto knew far too well, making him call for a retreat whilst thinking, 'Indra's arrow?!' Izuna's silver colored angel of death then formed and pulled a flaming bow and arrow out before winking at Sasuke rather cutely.

"Naruto, honey! I've come to heal all of the injured," an all-too familiar voice called out as she rushed towards the frozen blonde. Shifting his eyes back, Sasuke then witnessed Sakura, wearing a wedding ring, once she reached Naruto before giving him a worried gaze, "Naruto? What's wrong?" All the knucklehead could do... was point forward. Turning her head, Sakura's eyes became widened almost instantly, "S-Sasuke?! How?! How are you even alive?! Who is that next to you?!"

Izuna then turned with a smile before waving, "My name is Izuna! I'll speak to you in a moment! Wait..." Narrowing her eyes in a deadly gleam, Izuna abruptly dropped her Susano'o before slamming down on an all too familiar reanimation, "TOBIRAMA SENJU!" Tobirama smacked to the ground and groaned before sitting up to see an Uchiha female that looked far too much like Izuna, only to growl out, "You! Explain why you look, and hold the same chakra, as Izuna Uchiha!"

"Probably because I am Izuna Uchiha!" Izuna's sass finally rolled out furiously as she placed her hands on her hips, making Tobirama stare... and boy did he stare HARD. Hell, during the Warring States Era, Izuna's hair was so damn long, and his body had been so petite, that one could have mistaken him as a beautiful female. More noise then slammed into Sasuke's ear the moment Natsu bolted out, "Big brother, are ya alright?! You and Izuna left out of nowhere man! Ya freaked me out!"

Wendy then rushed out as well with worried eyes before shouting in a soothing tone that had his shoulders relaxing, "Sasuke, are you alright?" Sasuke then blindly pointed to Naruto and Sakura before replying, "Wendy, go to them. Naruto, the blonde that acts like Natsu, uses wind chakra. Sakura, the girl with pink hair, is a healer. You will learn a lot from them." Wendy nodded her head at this and smiled, "The minute you used Susano'o, our dragon slayer magic unlocked somehow!"

Sensing it himself, he then chuckled, "So it would seem!" Dropping his Susano'o, he then grinned, "Hey Natsu, are you getting fired up?" Natsu then grinned devilishly and slammed his fist into his mirroring palm as he answered, "Ohh yeah! I'm all fired up!" Wendy then chuckled and held her arms in a horizontal line, "ENCHANT! ALL ABILITIES RISE! DEUS EQUES! ALL ELEMENTAL ABILITIES RISE! DEUS CORONA!" About to dash forward, he then laughed softly, "Right, let's do this!"

Sasuke then peered towards Naruto with a smirk, "Stay back Naruto. You are about to witness as to how unfair our abilities are for this world." Wendy had already healed everyone and jumped beside the two others before Sasuke's eyes narrowed dangerously, "To protect what I hold dear... show them NO mercy!" Everyone watched as the three dragon slayers broke the ground the moment they dashed forward, only for the raven to shout, "WIND! NATSU, JUMP!" Nodding, the two jumped.

Wendy grinned as that wind came at her, only for everyone's eyes to widen the moment she devoured it before skidding her foot back, "SKY DRAGON... ROAR!" Idiotically, fire was launched at the two in the skies before the two devoured it, "FIRE DRAGON..." - "AMATERASU DRAGON..." - "WING ATTACK!" Everyone who was standing back felt completely dumbfounded as they watched all of this. Izuna then sat beside Tobirama as his mouth gaped while questioning, "What jutsu is that?!"

Turning her head towards him, Izuna then laughed gently as she replied, "Jutsu? No, they do not use jutsu in the slightest, though it might seem as if it is really no different, but there are many differences." Lifting a delicate silver brow, Tobirama then questioned, "What are you meaning by that Izuna? If this is not a jutsu, then what could it possibly be?" Releasing a gentle hum and shifting her head out towards the three fighting, Izuna sighed, "I'm not sure you will accept what I say."

Folding his arms as he witnessed her sparkling onyx orbs, all he could do was huff, "You will never know if I will accept what you say unless you attempt to explain." Looking at everyone now staring at her for a damn explanation over what in the hell they were now seeing, Izuna merely hummed for a moment to gather and collect her thoughts, only to simply say it as it was, "What they wield is something far more deadly. In the place of jutsus, they hold magical power. Though..."

Lifting a brow at her again, he could only give her a gentle verbal push, "Though?" Turning her head, Izuna then smiled sadly, "The Sharingan did follow us to that world. In that world, the atmosphere holds something called ethernano that we can absorb into our bodies. However, while here, there is only one way for them to replenish their lost magical power. Sasuke's and my own Susano'o are made of pure magical power that can help strengthen and awaken dormant magical circuits."

Releasing a breath, she then continued, "So, the longer it takes our guildmate to accomplish the task in his world of Edolas, where we were even attempting to go, the more danger Sasuke, Natsu, Wendy, Happy, Carla, and my own positions become." Appearing rather shocked at this, Tobirama then questioned, "You have magical power too?" Chuckling, Izuna nodded, "Indeed. I hold aera magic and transformation magic that greatly increases my overall magical performance."

Not giving a chance for him to question that one, she kept going, "As I said, while jutsus and magical powers hold many things in common, such as appearance and training to hone and sharpen those abilities... there is still a major difference. They tap into the feelings of their hearts as wizards to greatly magnify those abilities. I'm sure that you, Naruto and Sakura, noticed it the most. Sasuke laughed, smiled, and spoke of protecting what he holds dear with a great passion."

Tapping her pointer fingers against her shins, Izuna continued, "Now, there are two different genres of magical abilities in our world. There are ability wizards that channel and use the internal magic they were born with. Take those three for instance. Natsu and Sasuke, fire. Wendy, air. The other I spoke of are holder types. They collect magical items, like swords and armor imbued with magical properties, or keys that open doorways to another dimension to call upon a spirit for aid."

Peering out to the dragon slayers, Izuna then snickered at their destructive capabilities, "Those you see here, though there are a couple of others much like them, use something we refer to as Lost Magic." Naruto then tilted his head like a puzzled puppy, "So what does it mean when ya call it Lost Magic?" Izuna then answered with a straight face, "Lost magic is exactly what it sounds like, magic that was deemed too powerful or dangerous so that it would never be wielded ever again."

Naruto's mouth then gaped wide open as he questioned, "So what is this "Lost Magic" even called?!" Smiling towards the blonde, Izuna then answered, "Well, this brand of magic was originally used to DEAL with dragons. It gives the caster all of the qualities of a REAL dragon..." pausing, she then pulled out a painting of a real dragon to show it, making everyone's eyes massive once she stood, marked one spot, then walked far away to show as to how large these dragons truly were.

Taking a breath, Izuna then sat beside Tobirama again before continuing, "So, let's take Natsu and Sasuke for instance. Both are fire dragon slayers, though, Sasuke's was given a special title by his dragon parent. They both have dragon lungs that allow them to breathe fire, dragon scales to dissolve the fire, and dragon claws that allow them to attack with fire. As I said prior, this was particular magic was originally used to deal with dragons, hence the name... Dragon Slayer Magic."

Shifting her head towards the blonde, Izuna began to giggle softly once she noticed Naruto's rather dumbfounded facial expression before blurting out, "No way! Sasuke was ACTUALLY raised by a DRAGON?! That's just crazy, ya know?!" This made the Uchiha female blink softly as she replied, "Why would I lie about something like that?" Izuna then paused to lower her tone as she gained a devilish gleam, "Naruto, I'll only tell you this for amusement. All dragon slayers get motion sickness."

By the time the trio of dragon slayers were finished dealing with the enemy, they then walked back to the entire squadron of shinobi, making Naruto bound forward and chirp out, "Hey Sasuke, you should come back to the Leaf Village for a bit to see all of the changes!" Sasuke gave rapid blinks before glancing towards the other two, who nodded at him with a bright smile. Turning back, he then smiled gently before giving a nod, "I don't see why it would hurt in the slightest, so sure."

Making it all the way back to the village, no one really noticed him as he entered. Naruto smiled brightly and chirped out, "Man, you will love this! It makes traveling so much easier!" Once he was taken somewhere that made his face turn pale, along with Natsu due to the fact that Wendy hadn't gained motion sickness as of yet, Naruto then yanked the two onto the train before the doors closed on him so that he couldn't escape, only for it to begin moving, much to his dismay.

Almost instantly, Sasuke and Natsu keeled over while clasping their hands over their mouth as they gurgled out, "No! Stop this thing!" Naruto began to burst into laughter as Izuna placed a single hand over her mouth to hide her sheer amusement over screwing with the Uchiha teen. Slapping his knee, Naruto then cackled out, "Oh man, Izuna wasn't kidding when she said that you got motion sick really easily! Seeing you not being all calm, cool, and collected is too much for me to handle!"

Snapping his seriously pissed orbs towards Izuna until they finally came to a stop so that Wendy was forced to help him exit from the train before lugging him off the death trap by holding one of his arms around her shoulder as her opposing hand grasped him around the hip as the kittens were first given a room to stay inside of for the night, only for the dragon slayers to be given a separate room that only held two rooms due to Naruto believing that Sasuke and Wendy were a couple.

None had truly realized that there had only been two rooms as of yet, considering the fact that Sasuke sat in the living room to stare out of the window blankly for a bit to think over matters. This temporary room already held new undergarments and fresh Uchiha branded attire inside of for all to change into, along with fresh bandaging to avoid sprains, and a few holsters. Wendy was the only one that had gained a sleeping shirt so that she did not show anything indecent out of wedlock.

With Wendy done with her bath, she entered the room to realize that she had been given fresh undergarments and a sleeping t-shirt along with an Uchiha cloak that had appeared the same as the attire she had worn the day prior, holding separate skin tight sleeves for the next day. That's when the sky maiden actually realized that there were only two bedrooms for the three to sleep in, making her turn bright red as she thought, "He... He thinks that Sasuke and I are a couple?!"

Right then, Sasuke entered the room with a towel laced around his muscular hips after Wendy was dressed and toweling her hair off. Lifting his eyes slightly, Sasuke instantly turned bright red before turning away out of courtesy for her privacy, "S-Sorry Wendy! I-I will go and sleep on the couch!" Exiting the room while grumbling profanities, Sasuke then eased his body down on the couch to stare at the ceiling until feeling a blanket being eased over his body, making his eyes shift over.

Seeing Natsu winking, Sasuke chuckled in a tired fashion, "Thanks little brother." Nodding, Natsu then smiled cheekily, "Ya too nervous or scared to gain some Wendy snuggles?" Scowling at sir pinky, the Uchiha teen scoffed, "I never said that. I just figured that she'd rather have her privacy." Natsu then lifted a brow at this, he then tricked the poor teen, "Well, when I walked by the room, I heard her worried tone asking herself if you found her too ugly to sleep beside her for the night."

Glancing over to Natsu, Sasuke then jabbed his index and middle finger against his forehead as he scoffed, "Go to bed." Wincing and holding his forehead, his brows then furrowed, "Gah! My older brother used to do that to me too! Fine, goodnight big brother." Holding a hand up, he then walked shirtless to his designated bedroom before entering and closing the door behind him while smirking deviously. Sasuke continued to stare at the ceiling well into the night until midnight rolled around.

Shifting his gaze to where Wendy was, Sasuke then stood and shook his head and walked to the kitchen area before grabbing a glass to fill with water. Leaning against the counter as he took a large drink, Sasuke then ruffled his shortened spiked locks in an almost bashful manner. He knew far too well that Natsu was crafty as hell, so he exited the room without a shirt and gently knocked on the kittens' door, only for Izuna to answer with her long locks free flowing, "What's up Sasuke?"

He was so damn tired that he leaned his forehead against her, making her chuckle softly and stroke his short raven locks while speaking softly, "Sasuke, go snuggle up with Wendy." Hearing this moody teen groan over the comment, he then grumbled out, "I never thought that I would miss Mira this much..." Releasing a chipper laugh, Izuna then nuzzled his cheek with her own, "Well, be sure that you tell her that when we get home. You might get your wish if you do so!"

As exhausted as he actually was, Sasuke then nodded against her shoulder as he mumbled, "I think I will take her up on her offer for snuggles for once..." Hearing his exhausted tone, Izuna laced the teen's arm around her shoulder to guide him back to his room before entering and walking him straight to Wendy, only to place him in bed. Watching this teen that was harder than nails instantly curl up with Wendy had Izuna releasing a breathy chuckle the moment she snuggled in return.

Leaving the room and locking the door, Izuna then returned back to her room while thinking about the two snuggling dragon slayers. Getting into bed, Izuna released a pleased breath of air as she stretched, only for her door to open to see Happy. Blinking rapidly and sitting up, Izuna then chuckled softly, "Yes Happy?" Fidgeting slightly with a blush staining his cheeks, he then softly questioned, "Izuna, do you think I can stay with you?" Nodding, the two kittens then snuggled up to get rest.

As the sun began to rise, Wendy's eyes slowly eased open before turning bright red once she witnessed Sasuke caging her in his hold. Figuring it wouldn't hurt, she snuggled up closer while threading her dainty fingers through his satin-based, shiny, and unruly spiked ebony locks - which caused for him to snuggle his head against her clothed breasts happily as he slept. Okay, no, he was so damn cute when he slept that she didn't mind one single bit that he now cuddled with her.

By the time his eyes finally cracked open in a blurry state, he forgot as to where he was once he groaned, "Mira... seriously?" Pursing her lips, Wendy calmed herself and continued to stroke his hair, "Well good morning Sasuke." That had his eyes flying open before shooting up, "Wen-Wendy I-I'm so sorry!" Wendy merely sat up and wrapped her arms around his neck tenderly, "Come here." Feeling like his face was going to melt off, he leaned back against her as she giggled, "Izuna, huh?"

Remembering that he had gone to see Izuna last night, he gained a dry face as he leaned his head against the sky maiden's breasts, "Yeah... sorry. She likes to play matchmaker." Wendy then leaned down and pressed her lips to his cheek before chuckling at his obviously embarrassed expression as her fingers lightly stroked his bare chest, "Well... to be honest, I'm glad she did. You are pretty adorable when you sleep. You have a pretty solid snuggle game that Mira would love."

With a face filled with dread over that particular comment, he then sighed dramatically, "Yeah, you don't need to tell me of all people that. Each time she sneaks into my bed to get snuggles, she dotes on me over how "cute" and "adorable" I am when I sleep." Laughing at this, Wendy lightly pinched his cheek as she giggled out, "Hey now, there is nothing wrong with being called cute when you sleep. I mean, Natsu looks like a trainwreck when he sleeps, while you are a closet cuddler."

Puffing out a heavy breath of embarrassment, Sasuke then tugged away before picking up his new attire, bandaging, and holsters before walking to the bathroom and placing everything on the counter. Showering, he then toweled off and shook his hair free of water before getting dressed. Walking out of the room, he then picked her attire up... only to smile softly at how it was an Uchiha cloak as he placed it inside of the bathroom while Wendy stood and stretched, "Thanks Sasuke."

Blushing, he then peered down, "Yeah... not a problem." Wendy then approached him before leaning up to press her lips to his cheek gently, making him redder than he already had been, which only made her giggle. This giggle had him grumbling as he exited the room to see one amused Natsu snickering, "Sleep "well" big brother?" With his eyebrow furiously twitching now, the Uchiha teen then whacked sir pinky upside the head, "Will you and Izuna stop conspiring over hooking me up?!"

Groaning at his swatted skull, Natsu then rubbed his head, "Ow! Wait... conspiring? Big brother, we don't conspire. I went and checked on them a bit ago, and boy do Happy and Izuna look damn adorable with how they are cuddled up with one another." Rolling his eyes, Sasuke then began to make breakfast for everyone while swearing under his breath, which only proved to make Natsu laugh with a boyish light tint over the prolonged and continuous bitching coming from his big brother.

Once everyone ate, the Uchiha teen lazily fanned his hand back and forth in front of his face, "I need to speak to Naruto for a bit. Go ahead and go sightseeing, shopping, or whatever while I'm gone." Once Sasuke vanished, Natsu and Wendy looked completely dumbfounded as sir pinky then blurted out, "What in the hell?! He just vanished!" Izuna then snickered at the baffled teen before answering the initial question that had not been asked, "That was the teleportation technique!"

Reaching Naruto's home, he honestly could have sworn that this man would have married Hinata but was kind of thankful that he hadn't. The girl had always creeped him out with the way she had always stalked Naruto like a freak or creep. Knocking on the door, Sakura answered with a bright smile on her face, "Hey Sasuke! Are... uh... are you here to wake Naruto up?" Lifting a brow, he then chuckled, "Hello Sakura. As for waking the loser up, I suppose I can do that as well."

Let inside of the home, she then took him to the sleeping dunce, making him sigh heavily, "Seriously... Even after my death, he hasn't changed a single bit. Sakura, you can stay as well. I mean, you were part of Team Seven too, so I'm not going to leave you out as I once had." Walking forward, Sasuke's finger then zapped with lightning in the same manner he used to "shock" Natsu awake before he began to wake himself up so that he no longer got "shocked" awake by him.

Jabbing that bit of lightning into Naruto's side, his eyes flew open out of shock before yawning and tugging the, now, younger man into his hold while stroking his hair - causing for Sasuke and Sakura to sweat drop as the Uchiha teen was clearly cuddled, "Morning Sasuke." Gaining a dry face, Sasuke's entire body began to emit shocks, "Let me go, you loser!" Released and woken up pretty damn fast, Naruto's cheeks puffed out as Sasuke sat down and handed him a t-shirt to place on.

Tugging his t-shirt on, Naruto stretched happily, "Say, Sasuke? I have a question." Blandly nodding his head, which Naruto was fully used to, the dummy then continued, "How are ya so much younger now? I mean, you should be the same age as us, but you look no older than fifteen, ya know?" Sasuke then nodded his head at this before sighing, "To be honest, I honestly can't remember. One day I was being raised by my dragon parent, Igneel, and when I woke up... he was gone."

Team Seven spoke for quite a while until the Uchiha teen peered down, "Naruto, there is something that I need for you and Sakura to know." With how he looked and sounded, the two could only nervously nod, "Yeah?" Not willing to look either in the eyes, his tone of voice then became much softer, "I already can tell that we won't be here for much longer." Naruto, oblivious, then chuckled, "You finally going on your trip that you told me you were going on long ago? About damn time!"

Sakura's eyes then slightly dulled, only to fill with tears as she whispered out, "Naruto, what he means is for good. I'm going to take a guess and say that he will be returning back to the world he now exists in. I think that you keep forgetting that our REAL Sasuke is dead. While this Sasuke is no different, he is, in a sense, different. It's been nice seeing him and all, but he is now living in a place that he shouldn't be. When you think of it, he's a living cheat to the natural flow of existence."

Naruto's eyes widened at the claims before peering at the Uchiha teen in disbelief. Sasuke then nodded at the claims made before frowning slightly, "I believe that once I return back to the realm that I am supposed to be living in, not only my memories of this world will be erased for good, but Izuna's as well. Therefore, I have one last favor to ask of you. Naruto, as my best friend, please do everything in your power to redeem Itachi's name and keep his memory alive and well."

One more day passed, and it was now time. Glowing brightly due to Mystogan, and whoever else was there, finally accomplishing with returning Magnolia to Earthland... it was time to say goodbye for good. Raising into the air, Sasuke then smiled at his crying best friend once they began to ascend, "Hey, loser! You'd better become the Hokage!" Nodding his head, Naruto bit his lip roughly before replying with a grin, "I promised long ago that I'd become the greatest Hokage of them all!"

Naruto then peered up with tear-filled orbs as Sasuke's face softened, "I know we talked, but I forgot to tell you one last thing." This caught Naruto's attention, only to nod, making Sasuke continue with saddened orbs, "Naruto... don't tell Kiyomi that you ever saw me. Let her move on with her life... for me." With tears slowly trickling down his face, Naruto made the promise before he was reminded by the teen, "Don't forget the promise that you made to not only me, but Itachi as well."

Nodding his head, Sasuke then shifted his eyes to the pinkette, "Sakura, be sure that you take extra good care of that idiot for me." Smiling and nodding her head, all she could do was wave before kneeling down to Naruto the moment he collapsed to his knees to cry hysterically over losing his best friend again. However, Sasuke said one last thing while chuckling before he vanished for good, "Naruto, no matter what, you will always be my one and only friend - well here at least."

Wendy waved happily with a bright smile on her face due to becoming rather close to Sakura in her time spent here, "Bye Sakura! I'll never forget you!" Sakura then smiled and waved in return, "Take care of Sasuke for us!" Natsu then cracked up at the comment, only to poke fun, "You heard the lady big brother! That means I have to cradle you in my protective arms!" Izuna then waved with a tear-filled bright smile towards the reanimation, "Buh-bye Tobirama, be sure you take care!"

What shocked her the most was when, out of nowhere, Tobirama's cracked skin became smooth as the black in his eyes became white again, only for his body to begin glowing as well - shocking everyone immensely. It was obvious that a Tobirama was also missing from their world, and as such, was given life thanks to the sage of six paths that no longer made his presence known. Raising in the sky, Izuna then smiled brightly as he took her hand in his masculine and gentle grasp.

Happy smiled brightly as he waved as well while chirping, "See you all soon!" Carla then rolled her eyes towards him, "Don't be stupid. We won't be seeing them ever again." Izuna's eyes narrowed at this comment, "Dammit you piss me off Carla, do you have to be such a BITCH?!" As the female felines had a cat fight, Happy began sobbing, only to begin waving frantically, "I'll never forget any of you! I hope... I think!" Izuna then snickered teasingly, "You make it sound confusing Happy!"

Passing through the anima, most of Sasuke's memories were taken of that world as they began falling with Natsu and Wendy shrieking over such a great fall. The only one who had been smart enough, had been Izuna, who had also lost most of her memories. Out of nowhere, a silver kitten with powdery red hues appeared, shocking even himself in the process that he was now a flying and talking KITTEN in the same manner as miss Izuna, only to be caught by Sasuke in the process.

Tobirama, the same as the man he had once been pitted against that was now a female, was fully capable of transforming into a humanoid form as well. The same as Sasuke, majority of his memories of the other world had been deprived from his mind, but he still held small fragments here and there. What was truly shocking, was the feeling of ethernano entering his body. It was exactly as Izuna had put it... for he felt thousands of times stronger than when he merely held chakra.

Knowing that he already held Izuna, Sasuke didn't know who to give Tobirama to exactly. He didn't need to be in the middle of a mission whilst on a moving vehicle, much like Nirvana, only for the two kittens to argue over who was going to carry him. That's when it hit him... Erik. They had found Cubellios - er - Kinana, and had her curse broken so that she was human once again. The two even acted extremely similar, which Sasuke didn't exactly know if Erik would like that or not.

Chuckling rather dryly at his flying female feline once she sat him down, Sasuke just had to poke fun and tease her in a rather bland fashion, "Well, I will have to say this. Izuna, I am going to miss that cute humanoid form you held in the other world." Blinking her, now, sparkling onyx hues towards her partner that she could activate into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, then flipped out of his arms to take on her humanoid form. Now, there stood the adorable humanoid Izuna.

Hearing a groan, Izuna then looked down as her long low ponytail and kitten tail snapped in the wind, only to see that she was standing on Natsu, "Whoops! Sorry about that Natsu!" With that, Sasuke was done, considering he began to laugh hysterically. Not all memories were gone from the two Uchiha, but, a sizeable chunk had been erased and was now nonexistent. With Natsu now complaining about how the kitten lass had just used him as a doormat, Izuna gained a dreaded face.

Out of nowhere, the humanoid kitten Uchiha's ear twitched before her eyes slightly shifted up to witness the incoming, only for her to bounce over to Sasuke so that she stood clear, making Sasuke blink rapidly until he remembered that he had a sparkly white ribbon, only for him to inform the little lady to not panic. Blinking softly as Sasuke crouched behind her, making her about to question as to what he was going to do until he neatly tied a bow on Izuna's black tail that wiggled happily.

Standing up with an unreadable face, Izuna peered at her tail to witness the adorable sparkly white bow on her tail that now thrashed about joyously before she snapped around and tossed her arms around her keeper's neck. However, her tail continued to snap back and forth in a playful manner for more than one reason, considering a load of people then slammed down on top of sir pinky, making him wheeze strenuously, "Get... off!" Sasuke then noticed Natsu and almost keeled over.

Wendy then squeaked the moment all of that weight was also on top of her until Sasuke tugged her free and helped her stand up. Smiling towards Sasuke, Wendy then laced her fingers through his masculine paws, making him smirks and give her hand a tender squeeze. As he stood there holding Wendy's hand securely in his grasped, he chuckled in an almost nonexistent tone at Natsu's while he grumbled over being the only one not helped up, making Wendy giggle, "Sorry Natsu!"

Not able to remain furious at the sky maiden, the three were also being complained at by Gajeel, "Dammit Ace, Salamander, and Wendy! Where in the hell were you three?! While you three were having a nice vacation, we were over in Edolas having our asses handed to us on a silver platter! We only succeeded due to Mystogan giving us a certain pill that allowed us the use of our own internal magic power! If we hadn't, we'd all be dead right now all because you three were gone!"

Still holding the sky maiden's hand, Sasuke then sighed, "I fail to see how that is our fault." Gajeel was about to continue until Carla did the unforgivable and scratched Sasuke's shoulder while yelling, "UNHAND WENDY!" Appearing blandly annoyed, all he could seem to muster was a lazy-fared, "Ow..." Izuna then kicked the bitchy white kitten as hard as she could, hurling her to the ground while yelling, "WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU HURT SASUKE FOR HELPING WENDY UP?!"

Natsu could tell that Izuna seriously hated Carla with a burning passion for the way that she treated everyone in general. Everyone who had just made their landing then noticed Izuna and could only question, "Uh... Who is she Sasuke?" Lifting a brow as if not caring that Carla had been kicked, he then replied with an even tone, "Hm, her? Oh, it's Izuna." Izuna then winked adorably and gave the peace sign, "Pretty cool, huh? Now I can fight with Sasuke! Not be a burden... like Carla."

Everyone was then flung off of one infuriated Natsu as Izuna jogged up and plucked Happy up with a worried face, "Are you okay Happy?" Happy's eyes then sparkled at how adorable Izuna's transformed version was before raising his paw in the air with a smile, "Aye sir!" Wendy was now in the process of healing Sasuke's scratch that was rather deep before giving off a worried tone, "Hey, you alright Sasuke? I'm sorry that Carla scratched you. Carla, apologize to Sasuke right now!"

Not caring if he was apologized to, he then sighed and was about to walk home until freezing the moment he heard an extremely familiar voice, "Hey, stop it! I'm not suspicious! I'm a member of Fairy Tail too!" Slowly turning around, that's when he caught sight of her... Lisanna. The moment she caught sight of him, Lisanna dashed forward and ended up tackling him while shouting, "SASUKE!" Slammed to the ground, the Uchiha teen's eyes completely went out of focus over this.

As Natsu shifted his gaze to the side, Lisanna then sat on one silent Sasuke's stomach as he lightly tightened his grasp on Tobirama, which made the silver kitten peer up at the distressed teen almost sadly. With anxiety now flooding his system, he blacked out once he remembered Natsu's angered comment on the day that Lisanna had been pronounced dead, "I'M NOT YOUR BROTHER! GO AND FIND YOUR STUPID BROTHER! THOUGH, HE'S PROBABLY JUST AS DEAD AS LISANNA!"

On the inside he was slightly panicked that Mira would shy away from being his big sister so that she would no longer care about Natsu or him as her family, which no one had thought could even be a damn possibility, for the she-devil loved the pink-haired dragon slayer and moody Uchiha teen to the moon and back. Once her story was told as she sat on Sasuke, he finally snapped back into focus before pushing Lisanna off of him, "Come on, we should head to the church now..."

With everyone now walking to the Kardia Cathedral, they then came to a stop the moment Lisanna ran towards her brother and sister while shouting, "Mira! Hey Mira! Big brother Elf!" The two then turned around to see everyone, only for Mirajane to shakily clasp her hands over her mouth before taking her sister into her arms to slide to the ground while sobbing hysterically until noticing Sasuke turning around and starting to walk away while carrying the kitten Izuna and Tobirama.

Releasing Lisanna, she quickly stood and dashed forward to take hold of Sasuke and Natsu tightly, "Look at my little brothers being miracle workers!" Thanking the gods that it was raining, Sasuke's head lowered so that his bangs covered his eyes as tears streamed down his cheeks almost miserably. All of his muscles had stiffened up to the point that you couldn't tell that he was even a living person. Wendy knew that this was now bothering him, so she gave this teen an emotional poke.

Wendy then chuckled out, "Hey Mira, Sasuke wants snuggles tonight!" Her eyes instantly began to sparkle over this before jumping on Sasuke's back and winking, "Then snuggles shall be given to my adorable little brother!" Turning bright red, Sasuke then gave the sky maiden an overly dry facial expression, "You just had to rile her up, didn't you." Sighing, Sasuke then shook his head lightly, "That's okay, I'm going to go visit big brother Erik. You can make sure that Natsu eats though."

Mira could tell that just by Lisanna returning... he was troubled. He mostly went to visit Erik when he was troubled and needed to speak to the poison dragon slayer. With that, he sat Mira on her two feet before leaning down to kiss her forehead, "Love you big sister." Smiling at the teen that she adored, Mira then stroked his hair, "Sasuke, I don't think it's possible for me to not love you." Chuckling, he then hugged her back almost nervously before walking away slowly, making her frown.

Turning his head with Mira now glued to him, Natsu smiled brightly before yanking away from the she-devil to follow after Sasuke, "You going to visit big brother?!" Sasuke then nodded his head as Natsu followed after him, "Ah, I got nothin' better to do, so I'll come too!" Coming to a slow stop, Sasuke released an almost saddened and nonexistent chuckle, "Natsu, the girl you love has finally come back home. My advice to you is to stay and take hold of her, only to never let her go again."

With how he now spoke, Natsu could only frown lightly before nodding, "I understand big brother..." Sasuke then handed the kitten Izuna to Natsu before he continued to make his way forward until he couldn't be seen. Mira then peered at Izuna sadly before speaking, "Izuna, go with him and make sure he's okay." Izuna then shook her head at this and pressed closer into Natsu's nervous hold on her, "I can't do that Mira. When Sasuke is like this, he wants, and needs, to be left alone."

Walking inside of Era's prison, where the magic council gathered, while carrying Tobirama after a long walk, one of the odd frogs looked up at him before speaking, "Hello Sasuke! Are you here to see your big brother again? Oh my, Izuna isn't with you today? Who might this be?" Sasuke had cried for so long that he no longer held any tears, and his face was not even puffy any longer. Nodding at the claims, he then answered respectfully, "This is Tobirama. Might I be given access now?"

Right as she was about to nod, Doranbolt and Lahar then walked forward before Lahar stopped in front of Sasuke, only to adjust his glasses, "We are no longer permitting anyone to visit Cobra." Sasuke's eyes became widened at this before his glare became spiteful, "You care to repeat that four-eyes? I've been gathering intel for you during my visits as a pseudo MEMBER of the magic council, haven't I?! I've brought you every piece of information that he shares with me without fail!"

Doranbolt then folded his arms and sighed, "We thought it was a stupid choice as well, Sasuke. I mean, any time we question him, we get no answers. With you around though, we have been making great progress since your brother trusts you implicitly. However, when they give the order, all we can do is listen." About to lash out, Lahar held his hand up with a smirk, "That is... unless you become a loyal member of the magic council as well. They are offering you a job inside of Era."

Humming, Doranbolt nodded, "Yeah, it's strange. Any prisoner that we have brought in is unwilling to cooperate with us, but if you are around, they are more than willing to speak with you." Sasuke then gave a sigh as he answered, "It's not that they are willing. I am more or less forcing them to tell me everything by using my eyes. Big brother just willingly tells me everything." The moment he blinked, his reverse-colored pentagram Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan swirled into place.

Nodding his head at this as a way of acknowledging what has been told to him, Sasuke then scowled darkly while holding a tone just as dark, "I don't think you understand. If I had wanted, I could have made you my new "willing participants" by now to let me see my big brother, whose name ISN'T Cobra for the last time, it's Erik. I will never work for Era for one reason. Erik risked his life to be a spy over a dangerous dark guild... and this is how you reward his hard work. Prison."

Snapping around while holding the silver-furred kitten, he then grit his sharpened canines tightly until hearing Erik laughing hysterically over his thoughts of, "Complete and utter pansies..." Blinking adorably over the laughter, Sasuke released a rather sinister and darkened chuckle before speaking again, "Now, you either let me go... or I force you to allow me to speak to him. You have to wonder everything that he has actually heard, told me, and I have kept the knowledge to myself."

Not wanting altered memories, they then abruptly nodded their heads, knowing that even Doranbolt's memory altering spell was completely ineffective against this royally pissed off teen. Bowing towards the two as if not caring, Sasuke then made his way down the dank and dark corridor of cells until reaching Erik's cell. Considering he had swiped the key from Lahar, he opened the cell and entered inside before smiling blandly, "How have you been big brother? No mistreatment I hope."

Noticing Izuna was not with his little brother, Erik lifted a single brow, "They fear your abilities too much to mistreat me. However, I must ask, where is Izuna? Did you get a new kitten or something?" This made Sasuke chuckle softly as he took a seat, "This is Tobirama. Actually, he's your new talking kitten that I got for you. Of course, I will tend to him until you are released for good to rejoin the guild." Watching the teen's onyx orbs shift to the side, indicating they were being listened to.

Mouthing an 'ah', the poison dragon slayer sighed, "Honestly, I can't even comprehend as to why they have imprisoned an official guild member in the first place. It doesn't make sense to me in the slightest. So, how have you been Sasuke?" Releasing Tobirama, the silver kitten waddled to the opposing male before cuddling up onto his lap, making him smile softly and stroke the kitten's silver head as Sasuke shifted his eyes away, "I've been just fine, big brother. Don't worry..."

"Yeah, okay, want to tell me as to why you have been crying?" Erik dryly spoke, making Sasuke's eyes fill with tears again, only to swiftly swipe them away before they could be set on the loose for the world to witness. Abruptly shaking his head, Sasuke then spoke in a tone that Erik could tell was almost frantic or panicked, "I-I'm just fine big brother! Honestly!" Noticing Erik's overly dry expression, he then rolled his eyes, "Right... and I prefer men instead of women. Talk Sasuke."

Once the younger of the two finally caved in and told the elder of the two the entire matter, Erik frowned gently as he pet Tobirama's head lightly, "I see... So, you are worried that big sister will no longer care about us in the slightest. I can understand your line of thought, considering the fact that I am now worried as well. You fear that she will no longer look at us the same way since Lisanna has returned seemingly back from the dead. However, you're missing one thing."

Those sparkling onyx jewels peered up until Erik chuckled and smirked, "You are forgetting that, you, little brother, are big sister's absolute favorite. I think that you aren't understanding in the slightest, or comprehending, as to how much she truly loves and adores you in particular. Her heart is so big and filled to the brim with love that it's hard for her to turn away from someone who has intentionally placed themselves in a pitch black world that is filled to the brim with suffering."

"You're just NOW understanding that about big sister, Sasuke?!" Natsu's voice dryly echoed out, making Sasuke's head snap back to see the pink-haired dummy setting Izuna down after opening the cell. Sasuke then scowled slightly, "Why are you even here Natsu?!" Natsu gained a dry facade over this comment, making him huff, "Other than the fact that he is my big brother too, Izuna was worried about you. Sis is a mental wreck right now due to you of all people being late for dinner."

Izuna rushed inside of the cell while crying before taking her humanoid form to take hold of Sasuke tightly to sob as her sweet tone rang out, "Don't make me worry that much about you ever again Sasuke! That's just not fair to me!" The moment Izuna took her humanoid form had Erik gaining the most dumbfounded expression in the world that basically said it all while thinking to himself with the most puzzled and baffled tone that one could ever hold, "How in the HELL is she human?!"

Shocked at just being yelled at by his kitten companion, the Uchiha teen felt frozen in place as he attempted to speak in the perfect language of gibberish, "Well... I... uh..." Izuna leaned back with her own Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan scowling until Sasuke tilted his head, "Izuna, how did you and Natsu get passed Lahar and Doranbolt?" Giving a dry expression, Izuna then tapped beneath her Sharingan before scolding, "Do you know how worried that you have made Mira?! Well?!"

Leaning back slightly, he then shook his head, "No? Should I know?" One of Tobirama's powdery red eyes cracked open as he thought to himself in the form of a grumble, "Idiot... shut up. You are simply digging yourself a deeper grave." Hearing that of all things, Erik instantly burst into laughter, "Tobirama, that was horrible to say!" Natsu then folded his arms before huffing out rather dramatically, "Honestly big brother?! People claim that you're a genius, but you're a complete idiot!"

Erik was laughing so hard at this point that tears welled up in his eyes. Right as he was about to calm down, Izuna's face gained a cold sweat before blurting out, "SASUKE, SHE'S GOING TO KILL YOU!" By now, Natsu had moved to cuddle up to Erik in absolute fear, making him laugh even harder. Sasuke was about to ask what she had meant until the immense pressure of furious magical power radiated from behind him, forcing for him to instantly freeze up and gulp harshly.

Okay, now he was terrified, considering he KNEW who this magical power radiated from. Far too suddenly for him to react, the back of his head was punched so roughly that he slammed into the wall as Mira yelled ferociously, "DAMMIT, YOU PISS ME OFF! I HAVE TOLD YOU ON VARIOUS DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO NOT BE LATE FOR DINNER! WHY DON'T YOU EVER LISTEN?!" Even Erik appeared a tad scared as of now while Mira huffed and stormed forward, only to drop her Satan-Soul.

Kneeling down, Mira then placed Erik's dinner in his hands before kissing his forehead, "Here's Sasuke's dinner since he chose to not listen." Smiling softly, Erik gave her a kiss on the cheek, "Sis, you bring me dinner every night anyway. However, thank you for all of the trouble." Mira then smiled and nodded, "Anything for my little brother who is so... so... SO FILTHY!" Giving this man a bath with her soft washrag, he then chuckled softly, yet gratefully, towards her until he sparkled.

Ripping his face furiously from the crater, Sasuke snapped angrily as Erik fed Izuna a piece of fish for her to adorably munch on as her keeper roared, "DAMMIT MIRA! I'M A FAIRY TAIL WIZARD, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF!" As Erik continued to eat, while also sharing a bit with Izuna and Tobirama, a voice that was unknown to Erik chirped out, "Mira! Wait up!" Noticing Sasuke freeze in his crater caused Erik to lift a sharp brow due to not knowing as to who this was in the first place.

Lisanna then ran inside of the cell while smiling brightly, "I finally caught up to you! Oh, hey Sasuke, Natsu, Happy, and Izuna! You must be Erik!" Sasuke was now gritting his sharpened canines so roughly that everyone except Lisanna could smell the blood and tears that now fell down his face, making Erik internally frown at this as he thought, "Okay... now I understand Sasuke's concerns..." Sasuke almost instantly gave his soft goodbyes before rushing out of the cell as fast as he could.

Quickly giving Erik a hug and waving, Izuna then dashed out after the emotional trainwreck of a teen while shouting, "SASUKE, SLOW DOWN!" Why did she keep expecting that he would listen? No clue. Sasuke ran as fast as he could with his eyes slammed shut as he released tears of uncertainty, pain, and sorrow until making it all the way back to Magnolia. Even when he reached Magnolia, and his legs felt like complete and utter jelly, he didn't slow his pace until he reached the guild.

Now in front of the guild, Sasuke leaned his hands down onto his shins to take in rapid deep breaths to calm his burning and shaky legs that he was sure that at this point, he wouldn't even notice if someone were to cut them off. Gasping for frantic breaths of air as sweat beaded down his face, he then entered the guild to sit down at a vacant table with his head lowered miserably over everything as Levy nervously approached, "Hey Sasuke... You seem troubled. Are you okay?"

Not remembering anything at this point, he quickly wiped his eyes and nodded, "Yeah, I'm okay Levy." Sitting across from him, Levy then frowned, "Sasuke, I'm really sorry that I told your secret..." Lifting his brow at this, he could only give a confused reply, "My secret? Levy, the only secret I seem to have are my emotions. So, do enlighten me as to what you are talking about." When she explained, Sasuke's brows furrowed slightly in confusion, "Chakra? What in the hell is that?"

Right as she went to answer, Natsu bolted in while carrying Tobirama, only to end up yelling in a panic, "BIG BROTHER, RUN! SIS IS READY TO KILL YOU!" Holding his hand up to Levy, Sasuke then stood and ran out with Natsu, Izuna, Tobirama, and Happy. Reaching Natsu's home, Sasuke slumped in one of his little brother's chairs in an exhausted fashion with Izuna and Tobirama curled up on his chest once kitten forms were taken. Looking over, he had to know Natsu's answer over this.

Removing his cloak and placing an arm over his eyes as his opposing hand stroked Izuna and Tobirama, he frowned deeply as he basically whispered, but knew it was loud enough for sir pinky to hear, "Hey... Natsu?" Shifting his head over, he then nodded, "Yeah?" Sighing shakily, the Uchiha teen meekly spoke out in a tone that was so weak that it broke Natsu's heart on various different levels, "Does it make me a horrible person since I wish that Lisanna had never come home?"

It honestly did sound horrible, but he could also understand, making him release a gentle breath as he sat down and clasped his hands together, "Well, I'm not sure. Just when life seems to get somewhat back in order, the entire game board is flipped upside down. We have been addressing Mira as our sister for so long now, that I guess with Lisanna returning... we will no longer hold any importance in her eyes. I mean, what exactly were we to her? A distraction? A replacement?"

Taking a gentle, yet shaky, breath, Natsu continued, "When I actually take the time to stop and think about the matters, the more I really want to breakdown and cry over how lost and confused that I feel. Sure, I love Lisanna... but even I know that she has only had eyes for you, even if you never loved her in return. In a sense, once she was gone... I felt relieved that I no longer had to feel jealous of you. Now that she's back, I wish she'd disappear again so that I didn't hurt."

Sasuke then uncovered his eyes before tilting his head towards Natsu with an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry Natsu." Natsu then clasped his hands together even tighter as he shook his head, "It's not your fault big brother. I mean, you never had any eyes for her to begin with. What hurt more was the fact that she knew how I felt about her and constantly used you as a means of hurting me. She selfishly wanted us both... but, I think I'm over her now. I will wait for when the time feels right."

"I suppose this makes us both horrible people. We get Lisanna back in our lives... and we simply want her to disappear again," the Uchiha teen softly chuckled out in a saddened tone, making the pink-haired dummy nod, "As usual, I guess you're right." Sasuke then shifted his gaze to the ceiling while stroking the purring Izuna, only to smile softly, "As loud and obnoxious as she rightfully is due to you breaking into her home, I think that you and Lucy would look quite cute together."

Silence hung over the two for the longest time until Natsu took in a shaky breath before speaking, "Big... Big brother?" - "Hmm?" - "Can... Can we be a team again? I miss having my big brother around," a tearful tone released, making Sasuke peer over with a teasing smirk, "Hmm... no." Natsu then shot his head up and blurted out, "Why not?!" Rolling his eyes, the Uchiha teen then snickered, "Because, dunce, it's that time of year. Master told me to tell you that we'd be examiners."

That made sense, so sir pinky snickered, "Who else is an examiner since Laxus is gone?" That should have been fairly obvious, making Sasuke gain a dreaded facial expression at one of the names, "Well, there's Mira, Erza... and Gildarts." Natsu then gained a cat-like smirk, "So, it's that time of year again for Cana to be thinking about quitting the guild." Sasuke's eyes lowered, considering he knew why she wanted S-class so bad, but chuckled to keep his mood lifted, "That it is."

Sighing, Sasuke then chuckled, "You know, it's really unfair that we didn't have to go through the actual S-class trials to gain our rank." Natsu could only not at that, "No joke man. So then, what are the details that gramps gave ya?" Snickering, the Uchiha teen then replied tiredly, "Well, each tester will be granted a partner to help them achieve their goal. The testing grounds this year is Tenrou Island. As for us S-class examiners, I've been told that we have to hold back a bit."

Pausing as his eyes began to droop, he then mumbled softly, "However, I don't think master understands that none of the S-class members really know how to hold back. Especially when it comes to Erza, Gildarts, you, or me. For me, I was just told to use regular fire dragon slayer magic instead of, as master put it, "my pitch black flames from hell". I was told to tell you that we need to tone down how vicious we can actually be when on the attack if we don't want to kill anyone."

With his eyes further drooping, no thanks to warm little Izuna and Tobirama curled up on his chest while purring soothing little melodies, "That's why... everyone has been... going on solo jobs... lately." Natsu then shifted his head towards Sasuke and smiled gently, "Hey... big brother?" Hearing the sleepy tone Sasuke emitted in the form of an exhausted hum, he then continued, "Can I call myself... Natsu Uchiha?" - "Hmm? I thought that... you already did... little brother." - "Thank you..."

The day following, Natsu and Sasuke lazily stood in the guild wearing similar single-sleeved Uchiha cloaks with the only difference being that Natsu's was held in place with a tied off white sash instead of the belt and clasp that Sasuke wore. Out of nowhere, Gildarts spooked the hell out of both teens the moment he grasped them around the hips and tossed them over his shoulders, "Come on kiddos, time to go to master." Both nodded at him and replied differently, "Right!" - "Yes sir."

Right as he began to walk, he shifted his head back, "Mira, Erza, time to go!" Mira gave a fooling smile and began to follow beside Erza as Gildarts carried the two teens. With the entire guild called into the hall, everyone either appeared pumped or confused until the curtains were drawn to show the master standing in front of Gildarts, Mirajane, Erza, Sasuke, and Natsu - all S-class wizards holding folded arms, except Mira, who held a stack of papers for the master of the guild.

"My children, it is that time of year again to pick those chosen for the S-class trials! Solidarity, heart, and conviction were all things that I carefully considered when I chose this year's participants! These are Fairy Tail's best and brightest, now let's begin listing out eight contenders for this year's trial!" Makarov knew what was about to happen and he could barely contain himself as many pointed at Sasuke and Natsu furiously, "Master! Sasuke and Natsu were NEVER in the trials!"

Grinning, he then gave a nonchalant nod, "Right you are, now might I continue to name the participants?!" Everyone then quieted down as Makarov's face remained even, "Gray! Elfman! Levy! Cana! Freed! Juvia!" Pausing, everyone then gained a puzzled expression until Makarov's smile became satanic, "NATSU! SASUKE!" Everyone's face became instantly pale at this, while also gaining a "we're so SCREWED" facial expression as they slowly peered at the two S-class wizards' faces.

Sasuke and Natsu began cracking their knuckles devilishly while holding satanic smirks, only to high-five one another roughly. With the rules explained, everyone now glanced at the two that weren't picking partners in the slightest. Levy then leaned towards Sasuke while chuckling, "So, who are you and Natsu picking to be your partners?" Natsu then grinned, "My little buddy of course!" Everyone then glanced at Sasuke as he smirked, "Well, naturally, Izuna. Time for training!"

Standing abruptly, Sasuke began to run with the transformed Izuna hot on his heels. Reaching the woods, he then chuckled, "Time to strengthen your magic first. SUSANO'O!" With his angel of death forming, Izuna flew into the forehead before wrapping her arms around his neck happily, "I was so worried that you weren't going to choose me!" Sasuke then lifted his brow at this, "Izuna, you are a damn good fighter thanks to all of the time you have put in asking me for combat lessons."

As everyone walked outside, who COULDN'T notice Sasuke's Susano'o? The two literally sat in that Susano'o all day while meditating. By the time it was almost sundown, the Susano'o dropped and the two held their fists up in a composed manner before dashing at one another. With flaming fists, the Uchiha teen smirked until noticing Izuna's cat-like movements bouncing back before her own fists gained a silver tint, only to dash forward and jump up so that their fists slammed together.

Everyone put a hold on their own training the moment they heard a massive explosion, only to walk curiously towards Sasuke and Izuna. Coming to a stop, they watched the two smirking at one another until Sasuke used his lightning, making Izuna's narrowed crimson gaze snap around until feeling her tail tugged on out of nowhere, making her squeak and jump back in embarrassment, "SASUKE! THAT'S SO INDECENT! THAT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN TOUCHING A HUMAN'S BUTT!"

Laughing at her, he then flipped over to slam his flaming foot against the back of her head, "FIRE DRAGON... TALON!" Noticing that she had blocked, her sharpened claws then grew, making him sweat drop, "Try not scratching, what you call, my "pretty face" too badly." Faltering at his tone, Izuna then took a step back until he slammed his fist against her face, "FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!" Swiping blood from her lip, the two continued until both laid on their backs gasping for air.

Gildarts had watched that entire session and felt amazed as Izuna then gasped out, "Time... for a... recharge! Susano'o!" With her silver Susano'o formed, it lifted Sasuke and tossed him inside of the forehead for her to catch. Recharged as they were, hunger hit them, only for both of their mouths to drop wide open, "MIRA'S GOING TO KILL US!" Both began to run while yelling as they passed his apartment, "TOBIRAMA, COME ON! WE'RE GOING TO DIE IF WE AREN'T THERE SOON!"

Dashing inside of the home appearing as if someone had just beaten them to hell and back, Mira turned around and chuckled, "Rough day of training you two? I heard that you don't ever stop for breaks!" Right as they went to answer, Lisanna ran out, "Sasuke, you're back!" Lifting their brows, they rolled their eyes at her before Sasuke, Izuna, and Tobirama all turned around, "We came to say that we already cooked. Later." The three then left, leaving Mira with tear-filled orbs.

Walking to his apartment, he noticed the door unlocked, only to walk in to see Natsu, "Hey big brother! I started dinner! I didn't want to be around Lisanna, so yeah. I'm actually stoked that we get to participate in the S-class trials!" Picking dinner up once done, he then sat it at the table. Noticing Happy's face, Sasuke and Izuna chuckled, "Hey Happy, why not come strengthen your magic tomorrow with us! Maybe you'll get your transformation!" His face then brightened, and he nodded.

By the end of the week, Sasuke and Izuna had to be healed by Wendy, while also scolded by her for being so reckless for beating the living hell out of one another. All members participating began to gather at the port as Sasuke and Natsu stood there fifteen minutes early, only to look at their competitors. Wendy was Gray's partner, Evergreen was Elfman's partner, Gajeel was Levy's partner, Lucy was Cana's partner, Bickslow was Freed's partner, and Lisanna was Juvia's partner.

A... port... wait. Natsu and Sasuke's eyes then widened before shouting their clear objections. Shoved onto the boat, it then took them off to Tenrou Island with the two feeling as if they were melting. Izuna had Sasuke's head on her lap as he groaned at the discomfort. Not many knew this about Sasuke, but he had learned even higher enchantments than Freed could ever hope to achieve. The only others who knew this was Izuna, Wendy, Natsu, and Levy. Not even Freed himself knew.

Once the boat came to a stop, Izuna took kitten form before lifting Sasuke to make him feel better so that he could write his enchantment on the boat due to figuring out what was going to happen already. Not even Levy knew how to rewrite this enchantment. He also held one more secret that ONLY Izuna knew about. With the explanation over with, the now, pitch black, Izuna bolted to the shore. Although he had made the enchantment, he left a hole for Natsu and Happy to leave.

When everyone rushed to get off of the boat, they all smacked into the enchantment that would leave them stuck for an hour. Natsu bolted out of the enchantment with ease as well, only to see Sasuke calculating on the shore, "Master had to have chosen Tenrou Island for a reason. The first master, Mavis Vermillion, was buried here. When thinking of terms of death, the only one that would hold any meaning would be 'demise'. There are two e's... so that's the game. Route E it is."

With motivation, his head shot up and he called to Izuna, "Izuna, let's go!" Nodding her head and transforming, she began running after him for route E to close off. Thinking as they now walked, he then stopped, "Izuna, if I'm right about this, then we are most likely on Gildarts' path..." This made Izuna's eyes wide, "Seriously? Gildarts?! Can you even beat him?!" Sasuke then gained a cocky grin, "With my ungodly hellfire... without a doubt. I'm fired up now, so let's do this and win!"