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Naruto gazed up at the guild building for Fairy Tail as he stood in front of the gates. The building itself appeared to be three stories, and otherwise not very appealing to the eye at first glance. If it had not had the massive Fairy Tail sign at the front, most probably would have ignored it after a quick glance to be a slightly larger than average home.
Dismissing himself of his thoughts, he reminded himself why he was here in the first place.
'Let's get this over and done with.' Naruto thought as he placed a hand on the doors to Fairy Tail, before pushing them open.
As soon as he did, he came across a very peculiar scene. The guild members were scattered around the guild hall fighting one another and there was various objects flying around, from mugs to shoes to- 'What the hell?! Is that underwear?!'- And underwear.
The members appeared not to have noticed him as they continued to fight. Though it did seem they were having loads of fun, especially the pink haired boy near the middle of the hall. Naruto squinted his eyes to make sure that his eyes weren't betraying him.
'Is that Sakura's brother or something?' he thought as he stared at the pink hair, though the shade was a darker shade than her's had been.
He was so engrossed he was in looking at the pink haired boy and trying to figure out if he was a distant relative or Sakura or not, that he didn't notice a person walking up to him.
"Hi! How may I help you?" A voice called from behind him cheerily.
Naruto almost jumped a few feet in the air and attacked whoever had snuck up on him. Instead, he opted to simply turn his head to see who it was. Standing beside him was a silver haired girl, wearing a red dress and giving him a kind smile. Her large blue eyes were closed slightly due to the smile, and her top knot stuck straight up, which was something that Naruto found odd, but strangely cute.
Flashing her one of his foxy grins, he raised a hand in greeting. "Hi. I was wondering if I could…well join Fairy Tail?"
Mentally, he slapped himself. He had sounded so meek near the end. Not the best first impression. However, the girl either didn't notice, or simply didn't care.
"Well, if you want to join you'll have to talk to the master. He isn't here right now, but he should be arriving very soon." The girl said. Naruto nodded his acceptance.
"Alright."
Glancing towards the still fighting members, a large sweat drop formed on his head. The pink haired from earlier was being swung around almost comically by a very large silver haired man. Idly he noted that his hair colour was very similar to the girl in front of him.
'Probably siblings,' he thought.
"Is it fine to leave them like that?" He asked, his sweat drop only growing larger as he continued to watch. The girl however just smiled at his question as if her guild members were not fighting and beating the living daylights out of each other.
"Don't worry, it happens all the time. The master will break them up soon." The girl paused.
"I'm sorry! How rude of me, I still haven't introduced myself. My name is Mirajane," The girl finished as she extended a delicate hand.
"My name is Naruto. It's nice to meet you!" Naruto said as he took her hand, a grin plastered on his face. Before Naruto could say any more, a loud voice boomed out.
"Stop fighting you idiots!"
Naruto spun around to see the source of the voice and what he saw was something he was certainly NOT expecting. In front of him was a giant, black coloured humanoid form. Looking around he noticed the entire guild had frozen while looking at the giant figure. Naruto got into a vague fighting stance and tensed himself in case of a fight.
He grimaced. He didn't really know these people, but if the giant attacked in this small space, it would bring the whole building down on top of them. Naruto was in for another surprise when the guild members, instead of being scared or getting ready for a fight, simply screamed out as one.
"Master!"
Apparently Sakura's sibling still hadn't noticed the lack of fighting or the guild members yelling. He was still standing with his back to the giant laughing maniacally. "Hahahahahaha-"
That is until the giant literally stepped on him. Naruto fought back a wince.
'That has got to hurt.'
Naruto was also thinking something along the lines of blowing up the giant with some exploding tags and making a break or it. However, a few things stopped him from doing just that.
1. No one seemed concerned that a guild member might have died.
2. They had cried 'Master' so he might be safe.
3. The giant was now no longer a giant, and was in fact a roughly 3 foot tall old man wearing some of the most ridiculous, but also amazing due to the orange, outfits he had ever seen.
Naruto just stared, and stared some more.
Then blinked.
'...What the hell?'
And that pretty much summed up his entire thought process.
"You fools! We have a guest! At least stop destroying the guild until we see what he wants!" The guild master loudly barked at his guild members, wheezing slightly.
Naruto only continued to sweat drop.
'He doesn't even care that they were fighting or his guild was getting destroyed does he? Oh well, at least I can talk to the Master about joining now.'
As soon as the old man had finished his statement, he noticed all the eyes of the guild members were now on him. The old man walked up to him, holding out his hand.
"My name is Makarov Dreyar, the guild master of Fairy Tail. Is there anything you want?" The old man, Makarov, introduced himself brightly, smiling up at the much taller Naruto kindly. Naruto shook himself mentally before taking the guild master's hand.
"My name is Naruto. I want to join your guild." Naruto said straightforwardly, hoping that any tests he would have to do would be easy.
"Ok, you're in!" The old man said, the smile still present on his face.
Naruto almost fell over in shock. Key word was almost. He was still a shinobi, no matter how much of an idiot some said he was. Staring at the man skeptically, Naruto finally spoke.
"That's it? You'll just accept me like that? What about some hard ass written test that you have to do?" Naruto said, still disbelieving that they would let him in so simply, without any clue as to who he was.
The guildmaster just looked at him before chuckling. The chuckle slowly became a full blown laugh that was joined by the rest of the Fairy Tail members.
Naruto scowled, not understanding why they were laughing so much.
"What the hell is so funny old man?" Makarov and the rest of Fairy Tail just laughed harder at that, quite a many openly hollering and rolling around on the wooden flooring.
Makarov managed to control himself long enough to get in a few words between chuckles.
"I'm...sorry. It's just that...everyone thinks...you need to pass...some extremely...hard test to join...Fairy Tail."
At this point, the guild master had finally stopped chuckling enough to complete full sentences. "That's why Fairy Tail doesn't get too many members- everyone is just too scared to ask."
Naruto just stared bewildered. 'What the hell? Aren't these people the least bit suspicious about where I came from or who the hell I am? No way it's this easy. There is a catch here somewhere.' As if reading his thoughts, or at least part of them, the old man said.
"No Naruto, there is no catch. I still need you to come with me to my office to finalize everything, but that's pretty much it."
At his words, Naruto snapped his head up. On one hand, he really didn't want to follow after this old man into a possible death trap, though a little voice in the back of his mind protested that the kind old man wouldn't possible hurt him. But on the other, it could be worth the risk.
'Might as well play it safe and get a Kawarimi ready in case,' he thought.
Outwardly, he acted surprised, which wasn't really that hard to do, before following the old man as he led the way to his office.
As soon as they got to his office, the old man shut the door and hopped onto his seat before gesturing for Naruto to take a seat as well. Naruto did so, albeit a bit stiffly. Makarov reached into his desk before pulling out a sheet of paper and a pen.
"I'm going to do a small interview of you to find out what I need to put on your profile for future reference."
Naruto nodded his consent, preparing for any questions that might come his way..
Makarov smiled cheerfully. "First question. What is your full name and age?"
Naruto paused. 'I suppose I can give him my name without arising any suspicions.'
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto and I'm 16." Makarov paused a moment to note that down before asking him the next question.
"Alright, how do you prefer to fight? Meaning what kinds of magic do you use, what's your specialty, that kind of thing."
Naruto frowned mentally. 'Damn, now how should I answer this one. I read that all magic comes from The One Magic and that there is many kinds of magic. So I suppose saying that I use Wind Magic should seem legit. I guess I can add Clone Magic and Seal Magic to the list of names, but how should I explain my Sage Mode or Rasengan? I guess I can call them the same brand of magic and call it Energy Manipulation Magic or something like that. I'm gonna say I mainly use my Wind Magic and I suppose I don't really have to mention my sage mode or Rasengan until later. Way later. Damn, I'm really hoping he buys this shit.'
Naruto pretended to think for a while before reviewing over his abilities. "I mainly use Wind Magic and Clone Magic to fight."
He took a slight break before considering the other part of the question. "I suppose I'm a heavy hitter, and most my techniques are pretty destructive. But against a lot of people, I just rely on hand to hand combat to fight most people. I also know some Seal Magic."
'At least now he won't wonder why I barely use magic until I manage to recreate some wind jutsu that don't freaking murder people on contact.' Naruto winced as he remembered what had happened to Kakuzu.
Makarov looked at him curiously. "That's a rather interesting skill set for a mage. Not many rely on hand to hand combat without using some form of magic to aid them, and Clone Magic is definitely a first. Wind Magic is fairly common, being an elemental magic." Makarov place a hand on his chin in thought before continuing.
"I think I might need a demonstration to see better if that is fine with you. I have enough to name you a guild member, but I want to see you fight for a better understanding. After that, we can finish your profile some other time."
'Oh crap, now what do I do? Depending on who he has me fight, I might have to go farther and reveal more than I said to him, especially since I have no idea how strong mages are. I hope Taijutsu, Kawarimi, and a couple clones here and there will be enough to deal with it...' Naruto panicked/thought/mused in his mind.
"Ah I guess I can. I don't really have any problem with it." Naruto said, smiling slightly. Makarov beamed at his acceptance and gave a grin of his own.
"Sure, just follow me and I'll have you fight a member to see what you can do."
With that, Makarov got up and headed towards the door. Naruto did so to after a moment of hesitation, praying that he didn't do anything too suspicious. He didn't know these people and he had no clue what they would do upon learning he was from another dimension.
As soon as they were outside of Makarov's office, the old guildmaster yelled out to his guild.
"Alright everyone, listen up!" Continuing in a softer tone once he had their attention, he said, "We have a new guild member, but I need someone to fight him to see what he's got. Who's volunteering?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth, or before anyone else in the guild could raise their voice, a voice bellowed out.
"New guy! I'll fight you!"
And of course the source of the loud voice was the pink haired boy from before. Naruto stared at him, judging his strength. 'He looks pretty built, so maybe he does a lot of fighting up close and personal. But Makarov also said mages don't generally do that without back up magic, so I wonder what he uses? Maybe some kind of speed boost?'
Meanwhile, Makarov shook his head at the pink haired boy. "Natsu, you can't just fight everyone you see, you know? But I'll let you this once."
'So Natsu is his name, huh?' Naruto mused. The boy, however, simply cheered in victory.
"Yeah! Let's go!"
Makarov spoke up again. "Let's take this outside."
Following his command, the guild members got up and eagerly ran outside, though some were grumbling at Natsu taking away their chance to fight the newbie.
Once outside, the guild formed a circle, with the 2 boys in the middle. The guild members immediately began betting on who would win, with Cana and Mira keeping track of everyone's bet.
"One thousand Jewels on Natsu!"
"I would like to place five hundred Jewels on the new member. He looks like a real man!"
"Che. I don't wanna bet on Flame Breath. a thousand on the new guy."
"We should have more faith in Natsu. Two thousand Jewels on him."
Various members called out their bets. The bets were fairly even- while they had faith in Natsu's abilities, they also had no clue what the new guy could do. Some bet on him because of this, with the hope he would turn out strong. Others however did not wish to take the risk, and simply opted on betting on the safer pick- Natsu.
Waiting for his guild members to place their bets and stop talking, Makarov finally spoke.
"Alright boys, I'll be the ref for this match. Remember, no lasting injuries, maiming, or killing. Otherwise, everything goes," Makarov explained to them before stepping back himself. Pausing a second to let the tension build up, he cried out.
"Mira, place one thousand Jewels on Naruto for me real quick!"
Naruto's growing sweatdrop greatly expanded in size. It had begun to grow when he heard the guild member's placing bets, and hearing the guild master finding the betting more prudent than starting the match only furthered it.
Makarov cleared his throat, having handed Mira the money. He raised his hand, looking between the two combatants.
His hand swung down in a chop.
"Begin!"
As soon as he said that, Naruto jumped back to put some distance between himself and Natsu.
'If he actually is some kind of brawler, I'll just keep some distance between us and wear him out. Best if I make the guild think I'm nothing special so people don't pay too much attention to me. Pretty sure that's some kind of Shinobi Rule, right?'
Unfortunately for Naruto, this fight would certainly attract quite a bit of attention from his guild members, even if he was trying not to show of so much.
Naruto was so engrossed in his thoughts that he almost didn't see the pink haired boy flying at him with an arm pulled back. Almost. However, he did notice in time and deflected the boys arm to the side with his palm. His movement was almost instantaneous and was barely seen by the on looking guild members.
'Fast,' they all thought collectively, a few even glancing over to Jet, wondering if the newcomer used similar magic as him. Either way, their interest in his abilities only grew.
Naruto on the other hand was slapping mentally for not noticing the boy until the last second. 'Idiot, get your head in the game!'
Focusing on the fight now, he continued his movement, causing the boy to spin around, leaving his back exposed. Refusing to let go of the arm, Naruto also spun himself so they were back to back and flipped the younger boy over his shoulder, personally acquainting the boy with the ground.
Grinning at the thought, he jumped back once again, preparing himself for the boys next attack, assuming he wasn't knocked unconscious. As if to prove him wrong, Natsu picked himself up of the ground before brushing his nose with a finger. In fact, he barely seemed hurt and more excited than anything.
"I'm all fired up!" Natsu yelled, before punching his fists together, lighting them on fire. Naruto looked at the technique, wary of the flaming fists.
'So that's his Magic. I wonder how strong it is...'
He forced himself out of his thoughts as the boy once charged forward at a surprising speed, much faster than the speed he had displayed before.
"Oh shit!" Naruto yelled as he barely managed to avoid the attack. In response, the boy merely threw out his free arm to get him. Naruto grinned at the feeble attempt.
"Too easy," he said, moving himself out of Natsu's reach by a bare centimeter. His cocky attitude however was his downfall as he failed to notice the sudden spike in Natsu's magic.
"Fire Dragon's Bursting Flame!" Natsu roared as fire erupted from his fist and sent Naruto flying into a tree. The watching members winced as the tree crashed on top of the downed boy.
Naruto was slowly picking himself up. 'Ow. That was a pretty strong hit. Better be more careful now.'
He wiped his lip before cracking his knuckles.
"Let's go wild."
Having said that, Naruto disappeared from view.
Natsu was frantically looking around him, trying to find his opponent. "What the? Where'd he go?"
Before he could say more, he was launched back. Naruto appeared once again, his leg still extended from his kick after his quick Shunshin, something he had learned during his training trip with his late master.
Before Natsu himself was fully aware of what happened, Naruto had once again disappeared. A second after he did, Natsu was launched back towards the centre of the ring, where Naruto was waiting for him. Timing it perfectly, he kicked Natsu up into the air, shooting up after him only moments later.
However, Natsu was not out of the game just yet. Straightening himself so he was facing Naruto again, he sucked in a deep breath, just as Naruto appeared to kick him back down to earth.
"Fire Dragon's...Roar!"
A large stream of fire came from Natsu's mouth, colliding into Naruto and sending him higher into the sky.
'Fuck, that hurt!' he complained, beginning to brace his legs for the impact from the eventual drop. However, Natsu was not done his barrage just yet. Still in midair, he propelled himself upwards using his fire as rockets to get just above Naruto.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He clasped his hands together, forming a hammer fist and slamming it into Naruto's exposed back, sending him plummeting towards the ground at a rapid pace. Naruto crashed head first into the ground, a loud 'BOOM' signifying the impact and causing dust to fly up everywhere, blocking his body from view. Natsu didn't fair much better as he to crashed to the ground, though nowhere near as violently as Naruto.
The watching guild members were worried and two thoughts were running through their minds. The first was, 'That fight was freaking amazing!' and second, 'Oh shit, I think the new guy is dead!'
Natsu appeared to not have noticed and merely laughed unsteadily, swaying slightly from the impact.
"Haha...I..wo-"
Before Natsu could complete his sentence, Naruto appeared behind him.
"Sorry Natsu, but not today," he said with an apologetic grin, giving him a swift chop to the neck, knocking him out. Flashing a victory sign at the onlookers, he gave them a huge grin before addressing Makarov.
"Well, old man. Do I win or what?"
-End-
Well here's chapter 2. I would've gone more, but I thought that this would be a good place to stop. Anyway, thank you to everyone who reviewed. They were all mostly positive, and overall much better than before, so thanks. I'm just gonna quickly address some questions/ comments/ suggestions real quick now.
Lightningblade49: Yeah, Naruto will be learning the more common ninja techniques that he doesn't already know, like Shunshin. He is going to replicate the wind techniques that he's seen so far, like Pressure Damage and Cutting Whirlwind and all that. I was actually already planning for him to learn how to use a sword, but thanks for suggesting anyway. And I will have Naruto base some moves off of other techniques that he sees being used, except he will make them wind versions of course.
Guest (Jmw): I unfortunately don't really see Naruto being paired up with Levy simply due to vastly different personalities. I'm planning for this to be a NarutoxMirajane actually, but I'm still not completely sure. Naruto will NOT be learning magic. I already decided to keep a chakra using Naruto, though he will tell everyone that it is magic. I can have him create his own new brand of ninjutsu techniques- tell me what you think of that. I might put up a poll for that actually. And as for sister figure, I was thinking on using Erza, but Lisanna might actually work out better. Anyway, thanks for your review, and sorry if not all of your things were considered.
1/11/2015: Editing of this chapter was completed, with grammar mistakes being corrected, as well as a few other errors. It is otherwise the same chapter, with no new added content, such as what I did with chapter 1.
As for everyone else, once again thank you very much for reviewing, and I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
HokagenoNaruto, out.
