I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR FAIRY TAIL OR THE CHARACTERS RELATED, I DO OWN THIS STORY AND ANY CHARACTER'S I CREATE.
Glad to see so many people liked the first chapter
Answers to questions I got (
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awesome sauce chapter 1
I'm back again here on ur new story, I very much like the concept here really, one question both Naruto an Sasuke are they wearing there last outfits
Yes, Sasuke is wearing what he wore while he travelled while Naruto is wearing is "Off Duty" attire with the addition of his Konoha Headband.
Lightningblade49 chapter 1
IF Sasuke is training Kagura is Naruto going to train Erza?
No, Sasuke is training Kagura because she has a similar fighting style to his. Naruto may Train Natsu and Gajeel at some point. For now Naruto's roll is simply OP boss made for making the Tenrou team look like 7 years changed a lot.
Guest chapter 1
Do you plan to continue Fresh Start?
Yeah, I'm almost finished the next chapter but just struggling to piece it together
This is for the people who said Naruto and Sasuke where OOC, in this story they are older and wiser now, the experience from the war has settled into their memories and altered how they view everything. So Naruto can be more serious when he needs to be, and Sasuke can be kinder and more sensitive.
If you have any questions (Not plot related because I won't answer or I'll lie) feel free to ask, if you have any suggestions let me know
I got a few Ideas' for the Pairing with Naruto, however I think I'll leave it open for a little while longer.
Chapter2: Magic Ball
Hatred is Poison
"I...have searched for someone like you...for almost 8 years" She says suprising her Guild mates as she sounded like she was about to tell this stranger her big secret. "My brother was murdered" she states with a dark tone, Sasuke's eyes widen at this statement "For 8 years I have hunted the man responsible in order to get my revenge" she explains looking at Sasuke in the eyes.
"Those eyes...is that what I looked like" he wonders, looking at this woman, before her cool and calm expression had been replaced by an angered look filled with hatred and darkness. Looking at her made him see a mirror image of his younger self, the person who turned his back on everything and everyone who cared for him; he tried to kill innocent people because of his lust for revenge. Now h was in the presence of someone who suffered like he did, and what she asks would give him the perfect opportunity to understand her.
"Train me"
"But Kagura!" Millianna was about to protest with the others however Kagura raised her arm to silence them, she stared right into Sasuke's, a look filled with determination and a refusal is not acceptable glare.
"Why should I?" Sasuke asks with a raised not too long ago you and your friends told me 'I didn't belong' and that this 'is a Girls only Guild' so why should I help?" he turns around and begins to leave.
"Have you ever lost someone important?" he halts at Kagura's question "Lost them unfairly, and never even got to say goodbye?" she continues feeling a deadly aura emanating from Sasuke.
"I lost more in one night, than most lose in their entire life" her eyes widen "The pain, the hate...yes I know it well" he turns around "I'll train you, on two conditions" he says raising two fingers to emphasize his demands "I am new to this country, so I need information about it, nothing dangerous just how it operates, and how it is run" he says lower a finger "The second is a simple one, money...this is a job for me and since I'm not a member of your Guild I need to rent a place while I'm staying here" he explains.
"You can live with me" she says surprising them all "This way you have a roof over your head and a place where I can teach you about Fiore" she explains "The couch is big enough for someone of your size to sleep on" she adds.
"Tch...You better not try anything" Millianna says to Sasuke before storming off, "I can't believe this! He shows up, insults us and defeats Kagura. Then she wants him to live with her!?" she growls in frustration.
Back with the others "Follow me" Kagura says to Sasuke who surprisingly is already used to her saying that despite it being the second time.
"This will be interesting"
_Naruto_
Two days into his life as a member of Fairy Tail, Naruto had only one thing on his mind as he stared down at them "Why are they all dancing?" he thinks watching the members of the Guild who partnered up and where dancing in sync to no music.
"You know, you should join them" he turns to see his new Master looking at him "All you've done is watch from the sides" he adds and Naruto smirks.
"Yeah...dancing isn't for me" he says looking at Erza and Lisanna spinning a helpless Natsu and an unconscious Elfman around like they were twisters "Definitely not for me" he sweat drops at his thoughts.
"Any luck finding your friend?" Makarov asks and Naruto shakes his head, "I'm sure he's fine" Makarov says and Naruto sighs.
"It's not him I'm worried about; it's the screaming girls whose hearts he breaks when he rejects them" he jokes and Makarov feels his jaw drop. "Still I haven't heard any signs of his whereabouts so he must be laying low or travelling" he says in all seriousness.
"This country is vast, I doubt one man can make such noise" Makarov says, he knew Naruto was strong and Guessed this Sasuke was too...but nothing less than a Wizard Saint could possess such power that within days the entire country is talking about it.
"Naruto!" Natsu yells up to the two "Come on, I'll show you how a Fairy Tail Wizard is supposed to act!"
_On the Train_
"I feel sick..." Natsu barfs in his own mouth; Naruto sits across the downed Dragon Slayer laughing his ass off. Naruto was amazed, at the slightest movement Natsu was out for the count, he was surprised at how badly it effected him...but it was still funny as hell.
"Anyway" Lucy sighs "Naruto, since you don't plan on dancing, what do you plan on doing?" she asks the blonde member who isn't her, she wondered how he ended up in Magnolia right outside Fairy Tail's Guild Hall, however he didn't seem interested in telling.
"Recon mostly" he says, "I mean I know you brought someone for that but I have my own methods" he says before she can even tell him about Warren. "So once we get there and find out the details, I'll be doing my own thing"
Erza watched Naruto from her seat, "I know he is strong and as excellent reflexes, I wonder what kind of Magic he uses" she thinks to herself, he easily broke her swords with his bare hand and was able to use Requip like her.
"Jeez...the new guy is already planning to make me irrelevant" Warren says quietly
"He's a real MAN!" Elfman shouts
"Who isn't a real man in your eyes?" Gray asks sarcastically
The Ball
Arriving at the palace and talking to Count Balsamico and learning that the Ball is being thrown in honour of his daughter Aceto, the criminal Velveno was planning to steal a ring that would be crucial to Aceto in finding a husband. Once the details had been explained in full, Naruto disappeared into the crowd to do his own thing.
Team Natsu's Wendy, Lucy, Erza, Gray and Natsu, along with Elfman dressed up to blend in with guests. "Remember, Velveno has the ability to copy a Wizards" Erza says, they were using Warrens Telepathy Magic to communicate while Warren himself worked outside controlling surveillance. "Warren can you get a lock on Naruto?" she asks.
"No...It's like he's not even there anymore" Warren replies, soon enough the party begins and the quests pair up and begin the social dance. Even the members of the Guild, Gray and Natsu get paired up with two eccentric women while Elfman is approached by a beautiful woman looking for a dance, which garners immediate suspicion as no girl who looked like that would ask Elfman to dance. Gray and Natsu soon ditch their partners and force Elfman away so Gray could take his place.
"I'm cutting in"
"Well...you are a fairly attractive man, more so than the other guy"
"This is a magic ball, so that must mean you're a wizard too, so what kind of Magic do you have?"
"A Gentleman wouldn't ask without revealing his own magic first"
"Who told you I was a Gentleman?"
With that the lady reveals herself to be and Ice-Make Wizard like Gray and the two begin a battle which earns a loud applause, however Erza soon breaks them up. Aceto comes to the ball alongside her, the clock strikes midnight and the Balsamico ring is brought out of the clock. "Gentlemen of the audience tonight will be a test of worth!" Balsamico begins to the male guests "For tonight whichever one of you can get the Balsamico Ring, will prove they are worthy of marrying my daughter" he says and the crowd begin to cheer.
The dancing continues, however Warren soon finds a young man Wendy's age tied up, then Carla brings it to his attention that Wendy was dancing with said boy. "Guy's Velveno is dancing with Wendy" Warren says.
Velveno seeing his cover is blown switches back to his normal look before using Wendy's magic to grab the ring, the ensuing battle against, Natsu, Gray, Elfman and even Erza prove fruitless as the Copy Wizard had already copied their magic so they were expectedly nullified. "This" he begins but the ring he had disappears.
"That was a fake, I switched it with the real one almost immediately after the clock opened" Naruto says as one of the Party goers turns into him. "I knew you wouldn't make your move until you copied enough Magic abilities to rule out any chance of losing" he smirks.
"Give me that ring!" Velveno says using Erza's Purgatory armor charging the blonde, his bandaged right arm glows golden as he back hands the massive sword and shattering it before shifting his left palm into Velveno's chest sending him flying back. "Honestly, you think actions like this make you worthy to be her husband!?" he yells angrily suprising everyone "I uh...might have overheard you when you were preparing yourself..." Naruto scratches the back of his head.
"Then you know why I need that ring" Velveno says standing up and Naruto nods "But you won't give it to me?" he asks and Naruto nods again.
"This ring...it represents Aceto's future" Naruto begins looking at the ring in his hand "It's not something she should be given...rather something she gives!" he declares "And even if I gave you this ring, do you think you deserve her? A guy who steals from others, who copies other peoples hard trained techniques to get a head" he scolds the thief "Rely on your own strength and show you can carry both her future and your own...that's love!" he finishes turning to Aceto who was taken aback by the blondes comment "Hold onto this tight" he smiles and she nods taking the ring from him.
_Magnolia_
Naruto had heard Aceto had given the ring to Velveno, he had wondered why a common thief would risk his neck even if the ring meant he could marry a rich beauty like Aceto(Yeah he was a guy after all). However after Erza told him the Velveno and Aceto where childhood friends and that her father is responsible for keeping them apart he had more respect for the criminal who was willing to go so far for someone he must truly care for.
"So since Velveno ended up with the ring, Balsamico didn't see a reason to pay us" Gray explains to the blonde "Sorry you're not getting paid" he adds and Naruto smirks.
"If my memory serves me, I was the one who beat Velveno; I could have knocked him out and given the ring to that midget bastard and taken the money" he says casually watching Natsu instigate a fight with Elfman and Gajeel. "Nah...This outcome is better" he shrugs standing up straight "But if all the same to Tea Natsu, I'll take my next job solo" he grins as Gray laughs understanding.
Sasuke
Kagura believed she could easily handle Sasuke's training, she almost fell at the first hurdle the first day...from dawn till dusk he would attack her relentlessly, any time she would attempt to use magic he would increase his speed and pressure and prevent her from gaining any distance. After 3 days her body had grown used to his methods and she was now able to match him blow for blow, then he threw a monkey wrench in the training.
"Today you will be fighting with one arm tied behind your back" he says and she nods although slightly annoyed, this goes against her usual style of fighting. "I've noticed how you hold blade's sheath with the left hand and resting your right hand in correspondence to the weapon's pommel" he says and she listens while Risley ties her hand into place. "I assume this is to prevent you drawing the sword itself" he adds and she nods.
"Only when I face Jellal will I unleash this swords full power" Kagura states, Sasukes eyes falter almost like he had just been insulted "I do not mean to offend you, this sword is dangerous and not something to be taken lightly" she explains.
"I am Dangerous and not to be taken lightly" Sasuke warns as she can feel his killing intent erupt from his core, "Be ready" he says and she nods as he charges at her...
"Geez, for a normally stoic and anti-social, Sasuke gets offended over the weirdest thing" Millianna says, she said that quietly as the last time Sasuke heard her making fun of him, he trapped her in an illusion that had her moo and Meowing all day.
"Still, he's been living with Kagura for nearly four days and from what she's said...he hasn't done or said anything inappropriate" Risley says and Millianna shrugs.
"Maybe he's Gay..." she freezes seeing Sasuke staring right at her, almost boring a hole into her skill. "MEOW!" she panics running off.
Two days of sparing with only her left hand and another two focusing on her right hand, Kagura knew Sasuke was strengthening her ability to fight with one hand and possibly become a dual wielder. So four days of training and Kagura had decided to ask the question they had all wondered "Sasuke, how did you lose your arm?" she asks and Sasuke looks at the flowing fabric of his sleeve.
"A pointless battle at the climax of a great war" he replies taking a drink of water from the flask he had, "Almost 7 years ago, my homeland was griped in a great war that tore the country apart, when the war was almost over, but I believed this final battle would have made it so the war had more meaning, so those people died for something more..." he looks off into the distance "But I was wrong, and as a result me and my best friend lost an arm..." he sighs, "He managed to get a very advanced prosthetic so he hasn't been hindered at all" he smirks to himself.
"Why didn't you get the prosthetic?" Millianna asks curiously as she and the others seem really interested in his story.
"I...didn't deserve it, besides after the war I wanted to travel for awhile and didn't want to wait around" He explains suprising them.
Kagura had slipped to the back slightly too simply listen, he didn't seem to be the kind of guy who would make life altering choices because he "didn't want to wait", then again the two rarely spoke past what their deal intended, so mostly training and information about Fiore, otherwise they didn't say a word, Sasuke cooked his own meals, cleaned up after himself and used the public baths when he needed to bathe. "Maybe I should get to know him more, after all if I ever want to face Jellal I will need help finding him" she thinks
_Later on_
Once the sun had gone down, Kagura returned to her small home. It suited what Kagura felt she needed for living arrangements, though she never thought she'd live with a guy they managed.
Sasuke out of common courtesy never went through anything that she didn't want him too, but she went home earlier to set up a conversation starter, it was a picture of her and her brother Simon when they were kids. She left it somewhere Sasuke would see it and she could start a conversation. "You aren't like the men in this town, you don't objectify the women our Guild, and you seem to relate to my need for my revenge...I want to know why" she thinks hearing Sasuke enter with some shopping.
As she planned, his eyes lock onto the frame right away, however he doesn't comment on it. Instead choosing to head straight into the kitchen to place the bags down. "She must be trying to tell me something with that photo, but I'm not going to open up" he smirks to himself.
"Direct approach it is then" she thinks with a sigh "Sasuke, I was wonder if we could talk about my revenge mission" she says and he leans through the door
"Sure" he says coming out of the kitchen with a pot of tea and two cups sitting down, perhaps now was the time to help her stay off the path he walked on for so many years. "What's on your mind?" he asks after sitting down. She hands him the frame "This is your bother?" he asks and she nods.
"His name was Simon" she says with a sad look "This was taken the day slavers came and destroyed our town and kidnapped many children" she begins and his eyes widen slightly at this revelation "I was fortunate to have been spared but Simon was captured, I searched for him for years after that horrible day" she states looking away as anger suddenly flashes in those hazel eyes of hers "Millianna was a slave alongside my brother, she told me about their time at the Tower of Heaven" she regrets letting Milliannas past slip but she knew Sasuke wasn't the kind of guy to spread other peoples secrets. "Then she told me he had been murdered by Jellal Fernandez" she says bitterly, like even the name was enough to make her sick to her stomach.
"Hn, why are you telling me this?" Sasuke asks, she was about to reply when she watches his eyes look at the photo...fondly, as if he was remembering a happy memory himself. "You know, I had an older brother to...Itachi" he says and she relaxes.
This is what she wanted, information relevant to her goals...Sasuke gave off this aura that made her feel like he understood her, and it was why she wanted him to train her. "Had?" she asks and his smile fades slightly.
"Ah...along time ago when we were kids our entire clan was wiped out over a government dispute, since I was just a child I was spared, but only because Itachi began doing dangerous missions for our village" he says and her eyes widen, she and Simon didn't have much but they had each other. It was like trying to compare who had it worse, she who had no parents and lost her brothers to slavers...or he whose who family was murdered save him and his sibling who was forced into a dangerous lifestyle to keep his little brother safe.
"What happened to him?" she asks, she pours herself another cup of tea before doing the same for Sasuke.
"He was murdered while on a mission" Sasuke looks into the tea "He was killed by someone who blamed him for everything that went wrong in his life, Itachi dedicated his life to protecting the peace...and no one will ever know" he says taking a small sip of the drink.
"Who killed him?" she asks, perhaps learning how Sasuke overcame his own quest for revenge it would help her face her own.
"I watched the man become an international criminal, he tried to fight the whole world in his blind lust for revenge" he says looking at her since this is what he wanted her to hear the most "The closer he believed he got, the more he was swallowed by hatred, soon enemies, innocent people and allies all became casualties in his anger, his power consumed him and he even tried to kill the woman who loved him with all her heart" he pauses seeing how enraptured Kagura was in his story.
"Did you kill him?" she asks, this was it...the moment of truth, would Sasuke give her the resolve she needed to see her mission through.
"When I came face to face with him...he was already at deaths door" Sasuke looks at the table "He was a beaten down pathetic mess, it would have been easy to just end him...but then everything Itachi sacrificed would have been for nothing" he says and she looks at him with confusion "If I had killed him...I wouldn't have been the brother Itachi believed I was, so I made sure he survived, He atoned for his past mistakes, and served as the silent guardian...just like Itachi did before him" he finishes with a smile.
"So...do you think I should let Jellal live, even after everything he's done?" she asks, she was surprised to hear how the story ended, she wasn't like Sasuke, she couldn't turn back now.
"I can't tell you how you to feel, tragedies affect us all differently" Sasuke begins "I will say that killing Jellal will mean you are no longer the Sister Simon knew...and taking a life will cost you a piece of yourself" his hand rests the photo on her side of the table so she can look at the smiling child she once was "Simon's fate can't be changed" she glares slightly at him "Your revenge will simply add more blood to his memory" she looks down with sadness.
"Could my killing Jellal cause me to change...will it affect how I remember Simon?" she thinks as questions flutter her mind with doubt on her course in life "What if killing Jellal is all I have to connect myself to Simon" she closes her eyes feeling her emotions at their breaking point...however
Sasuke simply pokes her forehead causing her to look at him "You have friends who cherish and idolize you, a town that respects you" he says pulling his fingers back, all of her anxiety had vanished from this simple action. "Let the love of your friends fill your heart, so when you come face to face with Jellal, the true action will come to you" he says and she nods before giving him a small but well deserved smile.
"Thank you...for trusting me and for all the help you have given me" she says and he smirks causing her smile to vanish.
"I'm not done training you" he says "Tomorrow...I will be using some of my magic to truly test your progress" he warns and she nods standing up "Goodnight" he says watching her vanish into her room hearing her mumble "...night".
"Naruto, you'll have to wait a little longer for me" Sasuke thinks, he didn't expect to reveal so much of his past to her, even if he exaggerated the truth and spoke about himself in a third person. However he does view his old self as a different person, where before he was self centred and arrogant, now he tried to be calmer and less self entitled. He felt obligated to save Kagura from walking down the wrong path but he knew it wouldn't be easy; the sight of the person you want to kill can undo all the positive progress in an instant. "I'll know tomorrow if I am truly affecting you...Kagura" he thinks before heading off to bed himself...
Little did he know...a reunion was on the horizon
The End
And so, in an around about way Sasuke unveils his past to Kagura. In the next Chapter we will see if Sasuke is growing on Kagura, and Kagura will learn how powerful Sasuke really is.
Also the next chapter will be the announcement of who Naruto is paired with, some characters have been excluded.
Levy because I ship her and Gajeel
Juvia because ditto with Gray
Lucy...two blondes make a bad combo
Ultear since this story will follow the cannon more so you know...
Meredy and any female associated with Crime Sorcière
Minerva...I don't think she's a good fit for Naruto...
I am leaning towards Erza and may go with her regardless, mainly because I have this idea around Kushina and Minato's romance forming...
Till Next Time
~DoTheBartMan