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Bladetri – glad you like it.
Spark681 – Yeah, at least the last one from Fairy Tail there is only one left from his world.
Xirons20 – yeah, I was originally going to stick with the normal stuff, then then I thought "Screw Canon". I'm not sure about any of the villains joining yet. No power of friendship, but there will be second origin, and I'm going to address Erza's main problem of relying too much on her armor. And Naruto did show some destructive magic, so she is bound to be scared. As for sage mode, sage mode is brought on by drawing nature chakra, which is not present in the world of Fairy Tail. If Naruto tried, he would only absorb ethernano into his chakra coils, which as displayed in an earlier chapter is a bad idea. And yeah, no more OC's I have enough as it is, and I don't want to overload the story with them.
Darth56 – thank you for the positive feedback.
Fresh prince1 – Yeah, I always thought that Deliora could have lasted a bit longer. I also figured that Lyon facing the demon would be more than enough to knock the frosty pain in the ass off his high horse.
Archer Chef – I was thinking maybe a max of 3 or 4.
DepressedNinja75 – I based these chapters off the first few I wrote for the original. As for why, they why they were dead when it happened, Minato was mostly in the shinigami's stomach and Kushina having been impaled by the fox. It is supernatural, so by that it doesn't really go by any logic. Plus, I don't' get reincarnation anyway, so just leave it as, it is something nobody can explain.
DepressedNinja75 – I took some liberties here with teaching styles and a few other things. My knowledge isn't on hundred percent, no one's is.
DepressedNinja75 – I seriously thought I got rid of that. By the time you read this, that will be taken care of.
Zero Fullbuster - No, Naruto won't be returning to the leaf. If he does, it will be because he needs to take care of business. He'll final home be in Fiore.
Gammagyro – thank you for the suggestion, but I think I have enough techniques for now. No magic affinity is not affected by the elemental affinity. They may try to get involved as little as possible, and Naruto may end up healing them himself.
Darkblade2814 – while they won't be crapping themselves at END, they will be at something else.
DepressedNinja75 – sorry for lashing out, it just felt like flaming to me. My bad.
SonicBlast4444 – happy very belated birthday. You'll just have to wait and see, won't you?
Autismguy593 – glad you liked it.
Habu2010 – I will.
Guest – wait no longer.
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Chezhran – I'm glad you liked it, and I hope you continue to.
Yudhazebba – here it is
Gammagyro – it fed on the magic that was leftover in the ice, as well as what was left of Ur's soul that was still in it. Also, Gray isn't a devil slayer, he's just an ice make user, and this ice would be cold to him, at least by his standards, and don't worry that won't be for long. And no I did not know that, and I don't think this will come up until the epilogue.
Chapter 16: Island aftermath and a connection?
"Man, I can't believe we ran into such crazy guys," Natsu said as he and his group walked through the streets of Magnolia, having returned from the Galuna Island mission.
After the destruction of Deliora and his eating of the Moon Drip the truth about the island was revealed: That the humans were demons who had been affected by the Moon Drip, losing their memories, and even thinking that they had killed one of their own. After the truth was revealed there was a huge celebration that everyone took part in, even Naruto and his group as they weren't ones to say no to a party. Most of the time Natsu switched between eating and grilling Naruto and Naraku if they knew anything about their dragons but got nothing. After the party, Naruto had pulled out a pair of scissors of all things and used them to get away from them.
Lucy smiled as she held up a golden key, the key for Sagittarius, the reward for the quest.
"Well, it didn't go as planned, but I managed to get another zodiac key," she said, "That's going to be useful down the road."
Happy floated by her and said, "You didn't really do anything other than freak out when Sherry came at you."
Lucy said, "Hey, my only magic is summoning things and she could control them. I was on a limited arsenal."
Erza said, "Let that be a lesson to you Lucy. You cannot rely on a single magical tool. You need some magic of your own."
Lucy sighed, somewhat annoyed at having her weakness pointed out and asked, "Well, that what you guys are for isn't it?"
Erza answered, "And what if we aren't around?"
Lucy sighed as she realized that if she wanted to contend in Fairy Tail she was going to have to step up. The question was how.
Erza then turned back towards Gray who had been surprisingly quiet and was using a discarded jacket to carry something.
"You've been unusually quiet," Erza said, examining the ice mage, "You aren't thinking of trying to get out of your punishment, are you?"
Gray answered, "No…I just have something on my mind is all."
He glanced back over his shoulder at what was wrapped up in the jacket. A lacrima that was glowing light blue with a symbol that resembled a series of icicles only it was black tinted.
Flashback…
Gray had decided to leave the party, the swarm of fangirls getting on his nerves. He found Naruto and his mother currently shifting through the remains of Deliora, destroying all the ice that they were finding.
"Are you sure this is necessary?" Naruto asked.
Kushina answered, "This thing was capable of surviving in a giant ice prison for years. Better safe than sorry, especially in our line of work, honey."
Naruto nodded as he took a deep breath and launched a wave of gold and black flames from his mouth, melting the ice.
"You guys want some help?" Gray asked approaching the duo.
Kushina shook her head and said, "No, I don't think we do. Besides, I don't think ice make magic would be good for getting rid of huge chunks of ice."
Naruto suddenly stopped when he felt something off. He approached a chunk of ice that seemed to be glowing. Normally, someone would mistake it for a trick of the light shining on it.
"Hold on a second," he said getting the duo's attention, "I sense magic. Not like Deliora's, but someone else."
Gray's eyes widened and he said, "Ur…my teacher. Some of her magic survived in the ice."
Naruto then took out his shakujo and held it out.
"Yin-Yang Release: Creation of all things."
Black and white chakra flowed out of Naruto's staff and created a lacrima. Naruto then picked it up and placed his staff against it and drained any residual chakra out of it. Once complete, Naruto walked towards the ice that held the magic, and pressed the device against it. The lacrima hummed and pulsed with pale blue light. Soon, the ice lost its glow and the lacrima gained it, the ice symbol glowing in it.
Naruto hummed and focused his magic into the object, forming a ball of ice in his hand. Naruto brought it up to his mouth and took a bite. The ice crunched in his teeth and Naruto noticed a slightly bitter taste fill his mouth. Nowhere near as much as when he tried Deliora's ice.
"Hmm," Naruto said, "I should bring this up with Bahamut the next time I see him."
Naruto looked at Gray and said, "Here."
"W-What?" Gray stuttered as he examined the lacrima.
Naruto answered, "This is remnants of your old teacher's magic. I believe that it should go to you. Besides…the last thing I want to do is give someone like Lyon something to lord over you."
Flashback end…
Gray thought, 'I should take this thing to a specialist to make sure that it is safe for me to use, if I can even use it.'
He then thought back to Kushina who used a mix of static and dynamic fire make magic during the party and thought, 'Maybe I should consider looking into dynamic ice make magic as well. A little diversity never hurt anyone.'
"What the hell!?"
Everyone turned towards the source of the shout to see Natsu staring at something ahead. Everyone ran up to see that the guild hall had been impaled by multiple iron pillars.
From one fine mess, right into another it would seem.
Meanwhile with Naruto…
Zack whistled at the sight of the temple that Naruto was using as a base.
"Nice digs," he said, "I have to say I was surprised when you offered to let me join your guild. Even if it is an independent one."
Kushina said, "Hey, we all helped with that. Besides, being a guild sounds a lot better than living as a hermit doesn't it?"
Zack nodded and said, "I'll give you that much."
Naraku said, "Yeah, and wait until you meet the others. I warn you though, one of them maybe a little confrontational."
Zack simply said, "Story of my life."
The group entered the temple.
It turns out the first person they walked into was Minato, who immediately noticed the group and said, "Judging by Mr. Gloomy here, I'd say recruitment went well. Minato Namikaze, at your service."
Zack scoffed and said, "Hey, you'd be lucky to not come out looking all gloomy after…"
The man trailed off and stopped himself.
"Sorry," he said, "It's an old habit I thought I'd broke."
The group looked at each other. It was clear that this guy had some tragic backstory to him. This immediately put him on Naruto's radar as he seemed to have a history, almost like another black-dressed boy he remembered.
Naruto said, "Call everyone, even Wendy if she is well enough."
Minato nodded and said, "You got it, son."
Zack said, "Huh…I figured he was your dad. You two are almost mirror images of each other."
Naruto shrugged and said, "Yeah. I do take some of my looks after my dad, but I have my mom's face…just add whiskers."
In a few minutes, everyone had been drawn to the meeting hall of the temple. Zack was surprised by the large number of people that were there.
"Wow…more people than I thought," he said aloud.
Naruto said, "Everyone this is Zackery Masayoshi Orion, call him Zack for short. Say hey, everyone."
Everyone gave various degrees of hellos to the guy, who simply smiled.
"Well, let's get talking," Guts said, as he examined the man with a critical eye, "What's your story?"
The scarred man simply answered, "You first oh king of compensation."
Of to the side Casca scoffed and said, "Believe me, he's not."
"I did not need to know that," Date muttered, which was joined by several other male members before he said, "Date Masamune, sword user supreme."
Tsunade nodded and introduced herself next, "Tsunade Senju medical expert and not someone you want to get in a fist fight with."
Shizune nodded and said, "Believe me you don't. I'm Shizune, her apprentice."
There was a sudden blast of smoke as Jiraiya leapt out of it and did a bizarre dance, declaring, "I am the great sage of the Mount Myoboku. I am he who makes the ladies fall to their knees in joy, and sends warriors fleeing for the hills in terror. I am the toad mountain sage, Jiraiya the Gallant!"
Zackery was silent for a moment before busting out laughing and said, "Is this guy the comic relief or is he just senile."
Tsunade smashed Jiraiya over the head and said, "Stop trying to make yourself look cool, you idiot. It didn't work back then, and it won't work now."
Wendy, still looking a little bit under the weather, approached and said, "He's funny, but I heard when he's serious, he's dangerous. I'm Wendy Marvell. Sky Dragon Slayer."
Zack blinked and said, "Another dragon slayer, huh? This place is just full of surprises."
Carla nodded and said, "I am Carla. An exceed."
The recruit simply stated, "And now, a talking cat. I can at least knock, see a talking animal off my bucket list."
Casca chuckled at this and said, "I'm Casca, this is my man Guts."
Guts grunted and simply crossed his arms.
Serpico approached and said, "Call me Serpico. This is Isidiro and Schierke."
The two younger members gave a nod towards the man.
Guts then approached and said, "So…what do you bring to the table, little man?"
Zack said, "Since we're working together, I might as well tell you. I'm a master of stealth, using a mix of illusion and transformation magic. I mainly do it for scare tactics, or just to mess with someone when they piss me off."
Guts look him over and said, "That doesn't match up. You look strong and are built for fighting. You have more under your belt than just that don't you?"
Zack said, "Pretty sharp for a guy with one eye. However, I don't intend to reveal everything to you guys just yet. I may like you, but I don't exactly trust you yet."
Guts smirked and said, "Wise policy."
Naruto said, "Okay, that's enough of the measuring contest, Guts. Granny, I want you to give the guy a full checkup. Physical, blood test, reflexes all that jazz."
Tsunade nodded and said, "Come on, Shizune. And see if we can't get this guy some proper clothes and a haircut."
With that, the group walked away. Naruto sat down and said, "So what do you think about the new recruit?"
Wendy said, "He seems nice, just pretty dirty."
Carla said, "He does seem in desperate need of a bath. Despite that he seems friendly enough."
Isidiro place his hands behind his head and said, "It should be fine. As long as he doesn't slow us down."
Serpico answered, "Agreed."
Schierke answered, "I sense that he has some emotional baggage, but I do not believe that he is dangerous. To us at least."
Naruto nodded and said, "Good. Now let me go see if I can get some new clothes for the guy. It won't be good for him to run around in rags."
Meanwhile back…
"What do you mean we can't go out and find the guy who wrecked the guild hall?" Natsu yelled in anger as he glared at the guild master, Makarov.
The guild had been brought down in the guild's basement to hang out and grab requests until the guild hall was repaired.
Makarov sighed and said, "I told you before Natsu, we can't just go beat up other guilds. Other than iron pillars, we have no real evidence that Phantom Lord were behind the attack."
Natsu yelled, "Oh, come on! You told us that they were our rivals so they must be behind this!"
Erza then walked up to Natsu and smacked him over the head saying, "That is enough. If master Makarov says that we can't then we can't. No matter how much we want to."
Suddenly, a familiar voice said, "He's right you know. As much as we want to get payback we can't. Unless you want the guild to suddenly be disbanded by orders of the magic council."
Everyone turned to see the familiar face of Mavis Vermillion.
It had been quiet a shock when Mavis' spirit first appeared at the guild. Several people had freaked out, believing they had died, that someone was playing some kind of very sick joke, or, in Cana's case, believed that she was just stupidly drunk. When they finally realized she was the real deal everyone present fell to the their knees and began to worship her.
It got awkward for a while, especially when they found out that only those of Fairy Tail could see her, as discovered when Loke tried to introduce some ladies who wanted to see her, only to be unable to see her, and then slap the flirtatious mage silly.
In spite of not being seen by others, Mavis decided to act as an advisor to Makarov.
Natsu said, "Well, they started this fight, so we should just end it already!"
Finally having enough, Makarov used his magic to make his arm grow to a massive size and brought it down on Natsu.
"Simmer down Natsu," he said, "You aren't helping, and you aren't going to go after Phantom Lord. Understood?"
Natsu groaned in pain and said, "Fine."
Lucy sighed and said, "If there is one thing Natsu understands it is violence."
Mavis then said, "Oh, and if I remember right, don't you all have something to do?"
Makarov then said, "Oh right. You did take an S-rank job without permission, didn't you?"
Lucy gulped as the rest of the team who went looked on in fear.
That night in Naruto's temple base…
"You called Granny?" Naruto asked, as he and Guts entered the room.
The woman had finished the checkup and physical for Zack, and she had called them to her, sounding a little concerned.
"Where's the patient?" Naruto asked.
"He's changing," the master medic answered, "and I think there are some things you should know."
Naruto said, "Okay, shoot."
Tsunade answered, "Based on hat I know of the biology of the people of this world, he is a little underweight, but that can be fixed pretty quickly with some food. No known diseases, and I've signed him up to get vaccinated in a few days. Which is going to be difficult because he might be afraid of needles."
Naruto said, "I take it his physical health isn't the reason you called us here."
Tsunade shook her head and stopped beating around the bush.
"He has a second magical container in his body."
Naruto and Guts both blinked and Naruto asked, "What?"
She pulled out some papers and handed him what looked like an X-ray. It showed a hollowed-out version of Zack's body. It showed a magical container in his body, like normal, but there was a second one. Much smaller, and the energy it gave off was strange.
She said, "Whatever it is filled with…it isn't magical power. This is something else."
Naruto said, "How did he get it? Is it a birth defect or genetic mutation?"
Tsunade shook her head not and said, "That's the thing. I found a lot of evidence to support multiple healing bones. From what I've seen, the kid must have been tortured, and I found surgical scars on his side where the second container is."
Guts said, "So the kid was used as a guinea pig? I'll give him credit not a lot of people could shrug off something like that. Or at the very least recover from it."
Tsunade said, "I also noticed something else. There was a on the left side of his neck. Guts. You worked in this world for a long time does this symbol look familiar?"
She handed the picture of the brand to him. As soon as he saw it, his eyes widened. The brand resembled a pair of hammers with the heads hollow and crossed in an X formation. Parallel to the two hammers, was a single line on either side, giving it the look of a bizarre heart or something.
"You okay big man?" Naruto asked, curiosity in his voice.
"That…That symbol…" he said, "I've seen that symbol before. The guy…the one who destroyed my old mercenary guild and nearly killed me and Casca…he had that symbol on his robes."
Naruto blinked and said, "Oh boy. Can you still work with him?"
Suddenly, Zack's voice came out of nowhere and said, "Over those bastards at Tartaros?"
Everyone turned to see the man had entered the room. Now clean, he wore a hooded, black, long coat jacket, with red flames decorating it, blue lines on the sleeves, and a robotic eye on the back. He had black gloves with bleu shells on the back, a white tank top with a red wide-collar shirt with blue pockets over it, baggy pants, and black boots with silver and blue steel-toes.
"Tartaros?"
Zack answered, "They massacred my hometown, and grabbed a bunch of us to use as experiments. Something about dragon slayers and powers. I think they wanted to make super soldiers. Anyway, I managed to get away, but when I was in the hospital someone saw the brand on my neck and then bunch of rune knights were trying to take me down. I tried to tell them that I wasn't a part of the guild, but none of them would listen. I managed to get away, but some punks caught me off guard and threw me onto the deadly island in some form of frontier justice."
Naruto stated, "Mob mentality. Attack first and don't bother asking questions."
Guts said, "Tartaros. So that is their name."
Zack smirked and said, "Yeah, and now I'm hoping I can get some payback on those clowns. If you let me."
Naruto nodded and said, "You have your goals. However, I'm warning you now. If you ever endanger any of the guild members here because you want payback…I don't care what happens. I will fry you alive."
Zack nodded and said, "I will."
Naruto held out his hand and the two shook hands on it.
Cut! Okay, with this is the end of the recruitment arc. Next, we have the battling guilds arc, a timeskip, and then the War of the Dawn Arc. Hope you guys have enough patience to continue. See you all later.
Oh, and before I forget, Naruto does know the creation of all things technique, but he can't do anything super with it yet, only small things and only with the staff. Don't expect him to go creating islands or buildings or anything.
