Secret of Scarlet

Chapter 05: Secret of Parade

Naruto woke to found himself in Erza's pal as she declared that Makarov was safe and sound. The guild cheered as they found that their Master was no longer in danger. Naruo drowsily looked around to find everyone in bandages and injuries. Although the ones in major injuries were himself as well as Gajeel and Natsu. He chuckled to himself.

"It's been a long time since I got injured like that, I guess…"

He listened as the discussion around the guild suddenly went from Makarov's recovery to the parade. He smiled lightly hearing the Mages talk about the parade and how excited they were. "Maybe I should join…" He wondered as everything went quiet. Looking around, Naruto noticed Laxus standing at the doorway. Unlike their first encounter, however, Laxus' eyes were full of sanity and calmness. The blonde smiled at his fellow blonde.

The guild started yelling at Laxus even when he asked where Makarov was when Erza yelled, "Leave it!" Turning to Laxus, the two held a small staring contest when Erza pointed at the door, "He's in the medical office through there."

"O-oi, Erza!"

As Laxus walked by Erza and Naruto, Natsu immediately stood up. "NNPPHMGAAH!"

Rushing forward, Natsu stopped in front of Laxus. "Natsu…" Erza whispered as Natsu roared, "IMNHEDINPOZIHOOOOONKAA!" Pointing at Laxus, he continued, "MEKAUGOJOW!"

There was a slight pause after that as everyone tired to understand what Natsu was saying.

"'I'm still not settling for this two-on-one crap! Next time, you're going down! You better be ready, Laxus!' he says." Gajeel answered. Naruto smiled, knowing that now Natsu and Gajeel have a good goal to go towards for. As soon as Laxus left the room, Erza then noticed that Naruto was smiling. "Ah, Naruto-san, you're awake?"

That got everyone's attention as Natsu immediately raced towards the two. "NAAUTO! PAISHHE!"

"He's asking to fight him." Gajeel translated. "Actually, I wanna fight you too!"

Naruto chuckled. "Frankly, I would love to, but I'm a bit beat up right now." He said. "Plus, between you and me, you wouldn't even last a second."

That got Natsu all pumped up, roaring his challenge at the blonde as Erza suddenly fisted him. "Now isn't the time, Natsu! Besides, Naruto isn't even part of our guild!" She reasoned as Naruto laughed. "Ahaha, don't worry about it kid! After the festival's over and we recover, you can come and challenge me anytime!"

"What do you mean, Naruto-san?" Lucy asked.

The blonde grinned. "I'm joining Fairy Tail."

(Later that night)

Naruto watched from his seat at the rooftop, watching the Mages perform and lead the parade around Magnolia. He smiled when his float came up. "Well, guess it's my turn." He said, his shirt swishing about as he tried to straighten it, his Fairy Tail stamp glistening in the moonlight on the back of his left hand. He then swirled into a space pocket.

Below at the parade, a lot of people were wondering about the empty float as they began whispering and gossiping about it.

"Hey, where's the guy on that float!" The citizens asked, wondering who was on it as well. The Mages of Fairy Tail grinned as the center of the float sprouted a huge tornado. Suddenly, Naruto appeared in the middle of the tornado as the gust receded.

"Whoa! Someone's there!"

"Is he a new Mage?"

"KYAAA He's so handsome!"

Naruto sweat-dropped at that last sentence, wondering if he should tell them that he was already married before crossing his hands.

A total of 30 clones appeared as everyone cheered at the display. 20 clones then produced a swirling orb as it shone in a bright light.

"Hey, is that Light Magic!"

"Hell if I know! But isn't it getting bigger?"

The citizen was right as the orbs grew into the size of a beach ball before the original Naruto and 10 more clones created a dozen of spiraling orbs, juggling them. The children all giggles and laughed as Naruto threw the orbs into the air before directing them onto the huge orbs. The smaller orbs then rotated around the huge orbs, creating countless of designs and patterns, going in and out of the loop, going around each other and created a large ring around the larger orbs.

Everyone was clapping and cheering at the new Mage's Magic as it danced around the lighting.

The parade was a success as Makarov was doing silly dances. At the end of the dance, everyone raised up their arms and created an "L" using their thumbs and index fingers, the back of their hands showing. Naruto knew the meaning of this sign as he used to do the same thing, but in a different sign, during the parades in his journeys with his Godfather.

Looking to his right, Naruto saw Laxus crying in the corner. Smiling, he gave a small nod as Laxus nodded back, turning around and disappearing. Naruto smiled and lifted his own "L" sign as the cheers of the crowd was heard all around.

(Later…)

Back at the guild, Naruto waited at the second floor as everyone cheered around. He watched as Makarov and Gajeel talk to each other. Watching Gajeel pass something to Makarov, Naruto smiled as the Iron Dragon Slayer passed him. Makarov then cleared his throat as everyone's attention was on him.

"Alright! I have an announcement!"

Everything grew silent as Makarov continued. "Today, we have a new Mage joining our guild! Most of you have already met him! Many of you even saw his Magic back at the parade! And I must say, he's a pretty tough guy as well!"

Naruto held in his laughter hearing that.

"May I present to you, Naruto Uzumaki!"

Naruto jumped down to the first floor, sending a huge gust of wind everywhere as everyone tired to brace in. "Heya everyone!" He greeted. "As Makarov-san said, my name's Naruto. It's great to finally be part of Fairy Tail and I hope we can work together well as a team in the near future!" He said with full confidence. Everyone looked at each other before looking at Naruto. Suddenly, the guild exploded with cheer as the Mages welcomed the blonde as their own.

"And since we have a new Mage, you know what that means?" Makarov asked.

"PARTY!" Everyone roared as Naruto blinked at everyone's enthusiasm before laughing, joining in. The Mages all talked to Naruto as if they knew him for a long time as Naruto happily addressed to them.

Seeing the blonde drink had Cana challenge him as Naruto counters if she could keep up. Few minutes later, Cana was through with 8 barrels while Naruto was just starting with 10 barrels, not even feeling sick at all. Natsu tried to challenge Naruto again only to be flicked away by others asking what his Magic was. Naruto laughed, showing off his Clones and Spiral Magic, which he calls Kage Bunshin and Rasengan.

As the party went on, Naruto smiled and remembered his daughter, hoping that she was alright and that if he found her, he would definitely bring her to Fairy Tail.

(After party and cleaning up)

Erza sighed as she finished bathing, Requipping into her pajamas. Walking to her bed, she sat down and thought back to her thoughts about Naruto. Suddenly, her head shocked in pain. Clutching her head, Erza gasps as images were sent to her mind.

"Daddy! Let's have ramen!"

"More ramen? We just had some a few hours ago."

"Mmh, but I'm hungwy…"

"Hahaha, alright alright, let's go get some ramen! Up we go!"

"KYAAH! Ahahaha!"

The little girl's laughter trailed off as Erza opened her eyes, realizing that she was lying on her bed, sweating. Sitting back up, she thought, "Another flashback… this time it's more clearer…" She looked at her hands. "Daddy…? Who is 'daddy' in this flashback…?" Erza shook her head. "Now isn't the time to be thinking about that…" She thought to herself. "I'll think about this tomorrow…"

And then she went to bed and turned off the lights.

Ignisha's Notes: We're nearing the Oración Arc and things are getting more serious for the father and daughter!

Ignisha's Facts: Finally we can get on with Naruto's Magic... Anyway, so like in the previous chapters, Naruto knows Clone Magic, Spiraling Magic, and Wind Magic. Healing Magic isn't his forte, but he knows it in case of emergencies.

~Clone Magic (equivalent Jutsu: Bunshin no Jutsu). While Naruto can't create a regular illusionary clone, Naruto can create a living, breathing solid clone known as Solid Clone. Although he doesn't necessarily need to use handseals for Clones anymore, Naruto needs to use it to create more than 30 clones.

~Spiral Magic (equivalent Jutsu: Rasengan). An original technique of the Yondaime Hokage, in which a couple of Mages have copied, yet not completed. Naruto, so far, is the only one to have mastered the Rasengan, or Spiral Magic to the degree that he could combine a super high-rotating orb with elemental energy, creating a high rotating-velocity attack capable of rendering even SS-Class Mages from using Magic ever again.

~Wind Magic: Teifuu (Slicing Wind) (equivalent Jutsu: Kaze no Yaiba, Kazekiri, Shikuuha). A high class Wind Magic that is capable of cutting objects, even metal. Naruto is a high-classed Wind Mage to the point that he can solidify wind to create swords form his arms. Using his Wind Magic and Spiral Magic together, Naruto is able to use his Rasenshuriken technique that is capable of rendering even SS-Class Mages from using Magic ever again.

And here is Naruto's Guild Card:

Name: Naruto Uzumaki

Age: 37

Magic: Clone, Spiral, Wind (More will be revealed soon)

Likes: Ramen, Friends, Comrades, Training

Dislikes: Betrayals, Politics, Distrust

Makarov's words: Naruto is the most complex Mage I have ever seen, creating his own Magic from scratch and somehow making it an A-Class to S-Class Magics. He values the meaning of friend and comrade to the degree that he will trust any he will come across and will expect them to trust him as well. His use of Magic is that of a Master's and will take decades to even master. Hell, even I would be having trouble if he went all out! What I find most interesting, however, was that he has more Magic supply than I do, and that he was even holding back during his demonstrations of his Magic in front of me. When I first met him, my first reaction was how he had the look of a leader in his eyes. The looks of the one who has experienced hell and came back alive. This man is interesting. I wonder how he'll fair against Gildarts? Moving on, Naruto seems to be looking for his daughter, who has been a slave for the Tower of Heaven, or rather the R-System. Having heard his descriptions of his daughter, I have a feeling I know who his daughter is. I don't know when I will tell him this fact, but hopefully it will be soon. All in all, Naruto is a special Mage, and I hope he'll help move Fairy Tail to areas above others.