I Don't Own Naruto or Fairy Tail!
Prophecy Rebirth - Chapter 5
The Fairy Tail group had finally arrived back in Magnolia after a day of arduous car travel, and they couldn't be happier to be home. Natsu had been constantly groaning and rolling around in the car so the group was very glad the young man was no longer annoying them with his slightly pathetic case of motion sickness. Though Naruto had a great time playing with an out of commission Natsu on the car, he would constantly be poking him in the face and laughing at the funny expression that would come onto his face.
Erza and Lucy had an equally nice time just looking at the cute a happy boy; Naruto had truly brought them a lot of joy. Since the thought of losing Naruto passed through Erza's mind a few hours ago she had become much more attached to the boy than before. The S-class mage didn't no why, but Naruto had already become a very important part of her life and she didn't want to lose him to anyone.
Gray and Happy mostly just slept through the whole trip back, but Master Makarov was taking his time observing Naruto. The old man had seen many young mages before in his life but never one so young. It may not be accurate to consider Naruto a mage yet, but the boy definitely had some sort of magical power and it was very strong considering his age. And if what Erza and Lucy said was true, which Makarov believed the were, Naruto's magical power would increase to a even higher level if he was stuck in intense situations.
The master was curious and excited to see what the boy can truly do, so he was glad to accept him as the newest member of Fairy Tail...
Erza once again held Naruto in her arms and both she and the boy had smiles on their faces. "We'll get you your Guild Mark when we get back Naruto-chan!" chirped Erza as she rocked the boy in her arms. "I'm sure Mira would be very happy to give one to you."
Lucy chuckled and nodded. "Not only that...she would also be very relieved that Naruto-chan was actually with us." said the blonde young woman with a smile on her face. "Mira-san might still be looking all over for Naruto-chan."
Gray nodded with a small laugh. "Knowing Mira-chan she would have flipped the entire guild to look for the kid..."
The Master along with few of the most powerful mages of Fairy Tail walked into their guild and they were greeted with the usual festive laughter. As usual there were many people in the guild enjoying their early drink of sake, and everyone was having a nice time just strolling around the guild. Most of them should really be working on missions but the day was perfect for drinking and partying.
Erza was pointing out things to Naruto who was looking around with his usual enthusiasum and curiosity. Lucy and Gray were both surprised at how loving and affectionate Erza was being to Naruto. Gray had known Erza since they were very young children and he had never seen this side of Erza before. No one in the guild had ever seen Erza being so affectionate before...she was usual plain strict and authorative.
"Master!" greeted Elfman as he grinned down at the old man. "It's nice to have you back!"
Makarov nodded with his hands behind his back. "It is good to be back...the guild is as lively as ever."
Elfman nodded and smirked. "Yes...it's a man!"
Natsu sweatdropped. 'I don't even know what that means...' thought the man as he looked over at Happy who nodded at him.
Cana walked up to the group with a smile on her face and a drink in her hands. "Well...Naruto-chan was with you all this time, Mira had been ripping her own hair out trying to find him..." muttered the young woman with a slightly flustered face because of the sake. "You better show him to her before she starts to look for him in other towns and cities..."
Erza looked guilty and sighed as she held her fists out. "I'm sorry...it is my fault for not telling her earlier." muttered Erza dramatically as she furrowed her eyebrows. "Please...punch me!"
The group sweatdropped at Erza's catch phrase but before anyone could say anything else a loud screech pierce the ears of everyone in the guild. "NARU-CHAN!" cried Mirajane with tears in her eyes as she sped towards Erza at blinding speeds. Erza watched in shock as the other S-class mage snatch Naruto from her arms and started to smother him in her ample breasts.
Most of the men in the guild looked at Naruto with jealousy as Elfman just shook his head. "Nee-chan..."
Mirajane was hugging the life out of Naruto as she twisted around in joy. "You scared me a lot Naru-chan...I thought you ran away from the guild or someine kidnapped you!" exclaimed the beautiful model of Fairy Tail as she ignored all the stares of shock and awe. "Let me look at you...are you hurt at all?!" cried the young woman as she was scared that Naruto was hurt while traveling around with Natsu and Gray.
Erza saw that Naruto was having difficulty to breath and was worried. "Hey Mira...you should loosen your grip!"
Mirajane looked up at her friend and did loosen her grip. "Erza-chan!" cried the woman with a little anger, surprising many people in the guild. "Why didn't you tell me you took Naruto-chan on the mission...do you know how worried I was?!"
Erza was a little sorry but it was Naruto who followed her. "Hey I didn't just bring him along with me, he climbed onto my luggage and followed me to the train station!"
The white haired lady huffed and turned around and walked back to her counter. "Whatever...lets get you something to eat Naru-chan!"
Erza was shaking in anger as her rival just took Naruto away from her. "Dammit Mirajane!" cried the S-class mage in anger as she was about to jump at Mirajane.
Everyone was intimidated by both Erza and Mirajane...even though the latter had extremely mellowed out in the last two years she was still one of the most powerful mages in the guild, and if she was to fight with Erza again like they would a few years back the guild would certainly be destroyed. Thankfully the Master present and he didn't even want to think that Erza and Mirajane's rivalry would become active again...
"Thats enough!" ordered the Master as everyone was silent...Mira and Erza both calmed down. "Mira-chan, after you feed Naruto we will give him an official Fairy Tail Guild Mark...from now on he is an official member of Fairy Tail!" Mirajane had a huge smile on her face along with many other people in the guild.
"Hai Master!" chirped a happy Mirajane.
Erza and her group walked over to the bar where Mirajane was feeding Naruto some oatmeal. Natsu, Lucy and Happy all ordered something for themselves as they were also very hungry from the long trip; Gray and Erza were just sitting across from Naruto on the table as they watched the boy eat. Or just Mirajane trying to feed Naruto...For some reason Naruto wouldn't eat the oatmeal at all and was pushing Mirajane's hand away from him...
It made Erza quite happy...
Mirajane frowned and patted Naruto's head. "Why don't you like oatmeal Naru-chan...it's good for you?"
Naruto shook his head and pointed over to the bowl of ramen Natsu was eating. "That...that!"
Erza smiled and ruffled Naruto's hair. "Do you want some Ramen, Naruto-chan?" asked the red haired beauty as she ordered another order on ramen from another waitress.
Naruto looked up at Erza a little confused as he tried to say the word. "R-R-Ramen..."
Mirajane giggled at the boy's cuteness and quickly got the other bowl of Ramen from the kitchen, ignoring the fact that someone else had ordered the Ramen before Naruto. Mirajane and Erza both watched as Naruto scoot closer to the large bowl of noodles by himself and reached for the pair of chopsticks on the bowl. The bowl held on stick in each hand and looked utterly cute when he had a very confused look on his face...he had absolutely no idea how to use them.
Erza quickly grabbed the pair of chopsticks before Mirajane did with a smirk on her face. "I'll feed you Naruto-chan!" announced the woman happily as she gave Mirajane a victorious grin. Mirajane pouted and glared a little over at Erza as she watched Naruto happily slurp down the noodles with a smile on his face.
Lucy giggled as she paused her own lunch. "Naruto-chan sure likes the ramen..." said the girl as she giggled harder when the boy pointed over at a piece of BBQ Pork and tried to get Erza rio feed him it.
Erza giggled herself which was a shock to everyone who heard her. "Here you go Naruto-chan!" chirped the S-class mage as she fed Naruto the BBQ Pork.
Naruto had a bright smile on her face as he used his little teeth to chew as fast as he could...
Natsu was already finished his lunch and jumped up from his seat excitedly. "Yosh!" exclaimed the young man as he punched his fists up to the air. "NARUTO!" cried Natsu as he shocked Lucy and the other from his loud voice.
Erza glared over at Natsu. "Shut the hell up Natsu, Naruto-chan is eating!"
For once Erza's intimidation did not work and Natsu just jumped onto the bar table as well and sat himself right next to Naruto. "Hey Naruto...can you teach me how you made that clone?!" asked the young man with a grin on his face. "I really want to learn it...if I can have more than one me in a fight, I can finally beat the crap out of Erza, Mystogan and even Laxus!" cried Natsu loudly as he shook in anticipation. "Then maybe Ji-chan would finally make me a S-class mage...can you please teach me!"
Naruto just continued to chew on his noodles happily and urged Erza to feed him faster...
Natsu continued to stare at Naruto with a huge smile as everyone else sweatdropped. "Wow...he just plained ignored you Natsu." said an amused Gray with his arms crossed.
Natsu clapped his hands together before he patted Naruto's head. "Come on Naruto...teach me!"
Cana and Elfman walked up to the bar curiously. "What clone thing are you talking about Natsu...can Naruto-chan use magic already?" asked Cana as the rest of the guild caught onto her words and looked over. It was almost unheard of for a child so young to be using magic at all.
Gray nodded with a smirk and walked closer to Naruto. "Yeah...the kid here made hundreds of clones on the mission and just tramples many men from Eisenwald!" The sound of a needle being dropped out be heard because of the sheer silence in the guild. Gray looked back at the crowd and nodded. "Seriously...I'm not lying."
Erza smirked and decided to let Naruto show off a little. "Hey Naruto-chan...can you show me how to make a clone again?" asked the red haired beauty lovingly at Naruto stopped eating right when he heard his favourite person's voice. "I want to try to learn it again..." Everyone was looking at the boy, including the Master who had not seen the boy's power yet.
Naruto had his mouth open as he clapped his hands together...then suddenly a poof appeared beside the boy and when the smoke cleared there was an exact copy of him. Both Naruto had smiles on their faces as they looked up at Erza.
Mirajane, Elfman and Cana, along with everyone else in the guild were in shock at the boy. They had never seen anyone making a clone without any sort of element, especially not a little boy that couldn't even talk properly yet. The Master himself was surprised at the boy, based on his own senory skills he felt that Naruto had essentially split his energy in half when he made the clone, meaning the clone possessed half his power. If the boy really made hundreds of clones then his magical power must be off the charts...
Natsu smiled brightly and held the real Naruto up in the air. "Please teach me how to do that, Naruto?!"
Naruto giggled in the arms of Natsu but didn't say anything back...
Lucy chuckled and patted Natsu's shoulder. "I don't think Naruto-chan can teach you when he can't even have conversations with people yet."
Mirajane nodded and took the chance to snatch Naruto into her arms. "Yep...and it is time to give Naru-chan his Guild Mark!" chirped the model as the clone of the Naruto started to reach for the ramen himself. "Where do you want the mark Naru-chan?"
The boy looked over at Erza who was smiling at him. "Mark here..." mumbled the boy as he pointed to his own left arm.
Erza smiled proudly as Mirajane happily stamped the magic mark on the boy, and a few seconds later a blue Fairy Tail Mark that was identical to Erza appeared on Naruto's arm. "There you go Naru-chan, you are officially the youngest member of Fairy Tail!"
Naruto smiled and waved his arms around. "Fairy Tail!" Making everyone in the guild smile at his childish innocence.
A little away from the Eastern Forest of Magnolia was a little medical tree house that was the home of an old friend of Makarov. Porlyusica use to be an active member of Fairy Tail but she has down resorted to being their medical advisor. Erza had told the Master about Naruto's rapid and random growth over night, and the Master had decided to ask Porlyusica for her knowledge since he himself had no idea what was going on with Naruto.
Erza and Naruto, along with the Master, Natsu, Cana, Lucy and Mirajane all went looking for the slightly intimidating medical advisor together. People may find the old pink haired lady to me cranky and sometimes even bi-polar, but Erza had always found her to be one of her most respected people. It was Porlyusica who gave Erza and artificial eyes after she lost her's during the darkest part of her childhood, so she had complete faith that the old lady would have some idea about what was going on with Naruto.
Makarov sighed as he came upon a familiar sight. "We're here..."
Erza nodded and led the way into the treehouse. "Excuse me...Porlyusica-san?" called out the S-class mage as she entered the house after knocking a few times.
"What is it now?!" came a cranky voice from inside the house.
Porlyusica was a slim and tall elderly woman with pink hair, tied in a bun on the back of her head by two large pins with crescent moon-shaped edges, and with two bangs of hair left that framed her face. She had reddish eyes, and a beauty mark located below her mouth, on the left side of her attire consisted of a dark green blouse with a tie around the collar, paired with a long matching skirt and simple shoes. Over this, she sported a crimson-colored cape, with a wide collar decorated by massive Dragon horn-like decorations protruding outwards, and edges adorned by white, arch-like motifs.
Makarov walked up to face his life-long friend. "Hey Porlyusica...I need your advice for something." said the man as he gestured to Naruto who was still in Erza's arms.
Erza walked up to her childhood savior. "Please take a look at him Porlyusica-san..." said the young woman with a concerned look on her face. "Can you see if there is anything wrong with him?"
Porlyusica took the boy from Erza and held him outwardly in her arms, and the boy just looked up at the lady with a small smile on her face. "I don't see anything out of the ordinary...why do you think there is something wrong with him?"
Makarov looked over at Erza and the latter nodded at the Master. Erza then retold everything from the point when she met Naruto to his rapid growth and his sudden power boosts. Most people in the room had heard the whole story before and some had even experienced it, but when they heard it again it was truly surreal and phenomenal. Prolyusica herself had to admit that it was quite the tale, and she wondered what she would find when she inspect the boy's body.
Makarov sighed and crossed his arms. "This boy has quite a lot of potential if I must say...but I need to know if he will one day just age into an old man."
Erza was very worried and nervous about the anwser and wanted nothing more than to take Naruto back into her arms from the old lady...
Porlyusica nodded and laid Naruto down on the table. "Let us find out..." muttered the old lady as she took of the small shirt of the boy. The medical specialist went through the default inspection of the human body of the boy and she made sure to be extra careful and assertive. The lady checked the muscles of the boy, the vein and arteries, even the eyes of the boy but she couldn't anything out of the ordinary. Naruto was a perfectly healthy boy in his adolesence.
"When was the last time Naruto had a long sleep?" asked the lady as she looked at Erza.
The red haired beauty looked serious. "Just about two hours ago...he slept all the way back with us in the car."
Porlyusica had a soft smile on her face when she heard that. "Okay...I can't find anything that is out of the ordinary about this boy, he is perfectly healthy and his muscle development is even better than the average child his age." started to explain the medic as the Fairy Tail group listened on. "Now about his sudden growth...there is some plausible explaination I can come up with"
Mirajane held her hands to her chest worried. "W-What is it?"
The old lady held the boy in her arms. "When I checked his Magical Power I found that his Magic Origin is not even half full..." said the medic as everyone were surprised...the boy was already immensely powerful for his age but his origin was not even full. "Normally humans would regain their magical reserves during their sleep, and since the boy had just finished his sleep this is about as much as his magic can current collect."
Natsu cocked his head to the side. "You mean he can only use a little bit of his magic reserves?"
Lucy looked concerned for her surrogate brother. "What does that mean?..."
The old lady nodded affirmatively. "Yes, it seems that everytime he gains back a portion of his energy his body would have to grow to accommodate his power..." said Porlyusica as she handed the boy back to Erza. "I have never seen anything like this...but Naruto here is not a little boy."
Erza was getting more nervous. "What are you saying Prolyusica-san?"
The medic sat down in her chair and crossed her legs. "It seems the Naruto here had been reverted back to his infant form for some reason and his vast energy was sealed inside him..." explained the old woman as everyone else was shocked. "His sudden growth spurts are caused by him unlocking portions of his power...so when he gains back all his power he should start to grow normally."
Makarov nodded at his friend's words. "So one day Naruto will eventually grow back to who he was originally and then he would start to age like a normal person."
Porylusica nodded and sighed. "Yes, but when that time comes he would no longer be a child, he would be as old as he was when he was originally sealed."
Cana stepped forward a little. "Do you know how old that would be Poryusica-san?"
The old lady closed her eyes in the thought for a few seconds. "Based on how old he is now and how much space is left in his reserves...I would assume that he would be about twenty years of age."
Natsu grinned and clapped his hands together. "Thats great, then he would be about the same age as us!"
Erza held Naruto tighter against herself and kissed the top of his head. "How long would it take him to revert back to his original state?"
Proyusica shook her head negatively. "I have not the slightest clue Erza, it can be a few months but it also can be a few years...there is nothing that suggests an actual number." said the old lady as she stood up to face her visitors. "But then again this is all a theory..."
Makarov closed his eyes and sighed. "Is there a way to test this theoy?"
Erza and Mirajane both walked forward a little as Porlyusica nodded. "Well I can use a spell that might be able to cause the boy to automatically regains some of his power...this is usually used to help mages that are almost in magic depletion, but the idea is the same."
Mirajane was concerned and frowned. "Will it be enough to completely revert him back to normal?" Erza and the others were also on the edge for the answer.
The medic shook her head and shrugged. "I don't think so, this spell only forces the patient to regain all of his current magical power and that will push that person reserve a little wider...if my theory is correct that after this Naruto should grow just a little." said the lady as she neared Naruto and placed him on the table again. "Okay Naruto...sit still now." Porlyusica's hands glowed a bright white as she lowered her hands to Naruto's head.
Erza and the other's eyes widened at the sight of Naruto suddenly glowing a bright blue...
Porlyusica herself was shocked at the sight as it is not what usually happens. Everyone in the room watched on in shock and amazment as Naruto's glowing body grow and stretch in front of their eyes. The boy's little height grew taller and taller, and Makarov felt the boy's Magical Power continue to rise quickly as he grew. Porlyusica tried to push the spell as much as she could, but soon she felt that Naruto's body was starting to reject her spell meaning that it was the most she could do...
The light died down and everyone was anxious to see how Naruto was...Erza was feeling more nervous than she had ever been and she was gripping her fists until her knuckles were white...
"Er-chan?..." said the voice of Naruto but it was obviously not as childish as before.
Erza and the other's eyes widened in shock as they saw a Naruto that looked to be almost six years old. His blonde hair had grown longer so he had a full head of thick spiky hair with two longer bangs framing the sides of his face. His facial structures were also much more focused and angled, but his blue eyes remained the same as before. The small shirt he was dressed was busted apart and his long pants were on the verge of busting open and were more like shorts. The little sneakers he was wearing were just ripped into two and just laid beside Naruto's feet.
Erza walked up to the boy with shock still on her face. "Hey Naruto-chan...how are you feeling?"
Naruto was a little clueless but eventually nodded his head. "I-I'm...okay."
Mirajane, Lucy and Cana all walked up beside Erza and looked down at the boy amazed. "You've grown so much again Naruto-chan..." said the best drinker in the guild as she ruffled the thick mane of hair.
Lucy and Mirajane both knelt down to the table's height and smiled at Naruto. "Do you feel anything different Naruto-chan?" asked the blonde girl with a smile.
Naruto smiled at the two ladies. "Lucy...Mira!"
The girls giggled at the boy and each kissed him on the cheek. "You are so smart Naru-chan." praised the poster girl of the guild as she ruffled his hair.
Erza reached down with her arms and lifted Naruto into her arms; he was much heavier than before. "We should go back now..." said the S-class mage to the others before he turned back to Naruto. "Lets go home now Naruto-chan."
Like when he was younger Naruto wrapped his arms around Erza's neck and snuggled against her. "Okay..."
Erza thanked Porylusica for her help and walked out of the house along with Natsu and the other girls. Mirajane saw the small smile on Erza's face and really couldn't tell if she was happy or not. They all knew that Erza had been seeing Naruto as a little brother, so she might be sad that he would grow up really fast and soon he won't need her anymore. But all the girls had an idea that Naruto would never leave Erza...even if he was just a boy at the moment he showed the utmost urge to protect Erza, there was something else holding the two of them together, there was some special bond between them.
Makarov lingered back a little longer and looked back at his old friend. "You said that Naruto was sealed into his infant form by someone...does that mean he would start to regain some memories as well."
Porlyusica crossed her arms and shrugged. "I don't know Makarov...but I really don't think so." said the lady as she sat down in her seat again. "He has been growing for a while already but he still talks like a child, that suggests that he has no memory of whoever he was before he was sealed."
The Master nodded. "Is it possible that his memories were also sealed for some reason."
The medic shrugged again. "I don't see why not...but the question here is why was Naruto sealed in the first place." suggested the lady as she narrowed her eyes. "It is much easier to kill someone than to seal them...and Erza found him in some ancient ruins that could date back thousands of years, could it be possible that he was actually sealed way back then?"
Makarov rubbed his temples. "That is really a tough question...but if that is really true and someone really went through all the trouble to seal him in that monolith, then Naruto must have been someone very important back then."
Erza had brought Naruto back to her own home in Fairy Hills after walking back from the forest. She didn't have the energy to bring Naruto back to the guild after he had grown another few years; there would be too many questions to answer and would be really annoying. On the way back Naruto had fallen asleep in her arms and his breathing sort of made Erza feel sleepy as well. So right when Erza got home she got into the shower herself while she placed Naruto outside on the couch still asleep.
Erza got out of the shower in her pink pajamas and saw that Naruto was still sleeping. "I guess I can give him a bath in the morning..."
The S-class mage lifted Naruto into her arms and walked over to her bed; the crib no longer fitted Naruto so she was just going to share her bed with him. Erza sighed as she enjoyed the cold and crisp sheets against her body and lifted a blanket over them both.
Naruto mumbled a little in his sleep and snuggled closer to Erza. "E-Er-chan..."
Erza smiled at Naruto's small voice and wrapped her arms around him. "Good night, Naruto-chan..." whispered the young woman as she held Naruto close to her chest and closed her eyes. "Er-chan is right here with you..."
The End!
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