I Don't Own Naruto or Fairy Tail!

Prophecy Rebirth - Chapter 13

Natsu stood in the middle of the deserted casino with untamed rage in his eyes, as if some sort of primal anger surged though his very being. The thought of someone using Lucy as a hostage made the Dragon Slayer want to rip the throats out of the nearest enemy, and if he wasn't waiting for Naruto to check on Gray, he would have rushed ahead to kill whoever took his girlfriend. Naruto had explained the entire situation to Natsu just a few minutes ago, and it immediately threw off most rational thoughts of Natsu.

Happy was hovering around the area, trying to pace some relaxation into his mind. 'Please be okay…' prayed the flying cat in his head as he thought about Erza and Lucy.

To the slight satisfaction of Natsu, he saw Naruto and Gray coming toward their direction, along with one of the Element 4. The blue haired girl seems to be one their side and was running oddly close to Gray, but Natsu ignored it; his mind can't think of anything except saving Lucy.

"Natsu!" exclaimed Gray as he walked up to his rival.

Natsu nodded at the group with a very serious look on his face. "Let's go, we have to catch up to them!" growled out the Salamander with his slitted eyes. "I am going to rip them apart!"

Juvia was actually a little intimidated of the look in Natsu's eyes, but brushed it aside. "Do we know where they went?"

Natsu nodded. "Yeah, I have a trace of Lucy's scent, they are traveling across the ocean," said the young man with gritted teeth. "But we have to hurry; the ocean is weakening her scent."

Naruto nodded. "Okay, let's go now!" said the blond as he led the way out of the casino. "Natsu is not the only one who wanted to kill someone!"

The group was glad to find a small raft parked at the small harbor of Akane Resort, and they quickly got on to start their way toward the enemy. Natsu was instantly having trouble with his motion sickness without Lucy massaging his head, but that just reminded him more of his kidnapped girlfriend and it made him determined to search as hard as he could for her scent.

Naruto listened to Natsu's directions as he rowed the boat. "Okay, hold on guys!" A Rasengan formed in Naruto's hand as he sat at the back of the raft. "This is going to be bumpy ride!" The blond slammed the spinning ball of energy into the water, and the spinning momentum propelled the raft to great speeds. The group held onto the sides of the raft as it blasted off with a burst of speed; the Rasengan was better than most magic engines.

Natsu was getting increasingly sick as the boat sped up, but his worry for Lucy was overriding his senses, the only thing the Dragon Slayer could think about was to get his girl back. "Keep going n-north!" exclaimed Natsu unsteadily as his stomach hurled. 'I coming Lucy, please be safe!' Natsu had lost Lisanna before so he knew just how much it would hurt if he lost Lucy too. The Heartfilia girl had become one of the most important people in his life, maybe even more so than Lisanna when she was alive, and he would die before he gave up on taking Lucy back.

Gray settled himself next to Juvia and looked up at Naruto. "Who were those people who took Erza and Lucy?"

Naruto shook his head negative. "I have no idea, but I have a feeling that they somehow caught Erza-chan off guard." analyzed the young blond. "They were weak compared to Erza-chan, and she should have been able to beat all of them no problem; something they did must have made her let her guard down."

Happy sat on Natsu's lap and held on to his muffler. "I never even imagined that Erza could be kidnapped..."

Natsu patted his companion's head. "Don't worry Happy, we'll get them back safe and sound!"

As Naruto continued to charge the boat with his Rasengan, his mind drifted off to a recent memory, Natsu's words reminded him of a conversation he had with Erza just a few days ago...

Flashback on...

It has been one week since Phantom Lord's defeat, and the guild's savior was having a nice dinner with his favorite person inside their cozy home in Fairy Hills. Erza had decided to cook Naruto some Ramen from a recipe she got from Mirajane at the guild's kitchen, and it turned out pretty good. The Titania was never a picky eater, except maybe her cakes, so she had never mastered her cooking skills. The Ramen was not as good as what they served at the guild, but it could still be classified as food, and based on the happy grin that was plastered on Naruto's face, Erza knew she did pretty well.

"I love your Ramen, Erza-chan!" chirped a happy Naruto as he slurped down his third bowl in ten minutes.

Erza smiled in return and slowly ate her own bowl, which in her opinion, was not spectacular at all. "Thanks, but I can certainly improve..." said the young woman as she tried to swallow some hard pieces of noodle that clearly need more time in boiling water. "The broth is okay, but some of the noodles are still not fully cooked."

The grin on Naruto's face did not fade at all. "No way, I think it is good as it is!" said the young man with some noodles hanging off his lips.

The Titania stared at Naruto with amusement and leaned back with a smirk. "Do you really think it's good?"

Naruto had a very sincere look on his face as he swallowed and nodded. "Of course, you made this yourself, it has to be the best!"

A small blush came onto Erza's face as she reached for a napkin and wiped the side of Naruto's lips. "I'll cook for you more often from now on, okay?"

The blond smiled back and nodded quickly. "I would love that, thank you."

Something has been bothering Erza for a while already, and she was having trouble telling Naruto about it. The Titania was still feeling guilty about leaving the fight with Jose completely to Naruto without even helping out a little. Erza hated watching her precious people battle while she couldn't do anything herself to help out, especially when Naruto could have died by the hands of Jose. She could still remember how frustrated and worried she had been when Naruto was fighting with Jose; the unknown was killing her from the inside and she became very desperate.

Naruto saw the mild distress on Erza's face and turned to face you fully. "Are you alright Erza-chan, is something wrong?"

Erza looked into Naruto's loving blue eyes and saw nothing but care and concern in them. It has always been like that, Naruto had always placed her as his first priority ever since they met, and it was one of the few constants in Erza's life. Even when Naruto was just a boy, he would do anything to make sure she was okay. Erza could vividly recall the times when Naruto rushed to save her, even when she didn't need it. Such as the time in the Onibas Train Station when Naruto made an army of clones to trample all the Eisenwald members. That will always be one of Erza's most precious and amusing memories, with Naruto as the centerfold.

"Why are you always worrying about me?..." asked Erza softly as she leaned closer to Naruto.

The teenager just looked at Erza a little confused and tilted his head to the side in thought. "What do you mean?" asked the blond innocently.

Erza swallowed and looked a little uncertain. "I mean...why do you care about me so much?"

Naruto chuckled and leaned back against the back of his chair. "You are my most precious person, of course I care about you!" exclaimed the blond happily as Erza stared at him with a small blush. "I don't remember much about my past life, but one thing I know for certain is that nothing is more important to me than you in this life!" Erza smiled and nodded. "Wait...I think even when I remember my past life, you will still be the most important to me!"

Erza reached out and wrapped Naruto into a hug. "Thank you, Naruto..." whispered the young woman softly. "You are the most important to me too."

The blond stood up fully and wrapped his arms around Erza's waist. "Erza-chan..."

The Titania pulled back a little and looked into Naruto's eyes. "I promise you Naruto, I will protect you no matter what; I won't be excess baggage again!"

Naruto frowned and held Erza tighter. "Are you taking about the fight with Jose again?" Erza bit her lips but didn't look away. "I already told you, it was not your fault that I had to fight him alone, you were seriously injured yourself." Naruto pulled Erza back into the hug and smiled. "It is you that needs to stop shouldering everything alone, and it is me that is promising that I will protect you no matter what." Naruto ran his fingers through Erza's long red hair as he spoke. "That is a promise of a life time..."

Erza held back some tears as she hugged Naruto back tightly. "Thank you, Naruto..."

Flashback End...

'I will bring you back safe and sound, Erza-chan...' thought Naruto as he blasted another Rasengan into the water.

Natsu was holding onto the side of the boat as he tried his best to stay leveled, but his efforts were for naught as his motion sickness was getting worse. The scent of Lucy was getting closer and closer, and he knew that they were catching up to whoever took her away. Suddenly, a shroud of foreboding and potent darkness filled Natsu's senses as he looked over to his left. The scene the Dragon Slayer saw a graveyard of dead birds and fish, all floating on the water rotting more and more by the second.

"I-It's over there..." muttered Natsu as he tried to even out his breathing.

Juvia narrowed her eyes at the strange scene in front of her. "The birds and fish..."

"And those debris!" said Gray with a disturbed look on his face. "Those are Fiore Ships, why are they destroyed?"

"Oi..." muttered Naruto as he pointed further down the horizon. A sky piercing tower obscured the sight of everyone on the boat.

The tower looked very peculiar with its twisted body and sporadically jutting tower appeared very chaotic and asymmetrical. The bottom and main body of the tower were comprised of overlapping and intertwining lengths of metal tubes, which wound together from the ground and straight up into the sky. These giant pipes were held together through a series of smaller tubes which linked the main sections, as well as many differently sized and shaped golden decorations, which looped over and around the frame of the tower, adding to its unruly presentation. Around the main form of the building, a twisted staircase wound, rising around the tower and leading to the very top.

Happy held on tighter to Natsu's clothes. "What is that!?"

Natsu growled and held his fists tighter. "That where they took Lucy and Erza, their scents end there."

Juvia nodded and lifted her hand into the air. "We need to keep out of their sight." A Magic Circle formed around Juvia's hand as water surrounded the boat like a dome, effectively camouflaging the entire boat.

Erza was locked up inside a prison cell with her hands chained to the wall; she had just woken up and she felt scared that she was inside the tower again. The Titania had never told anyone about her past experiences in the tower except for the Master, and she never thought that she would be back inside her worst nightmare. Erza's whole day was turned completely upside down. It first she was having a great time with her friends, and suddenly she was attacked and kidnapped by her childhood friends.

'What happened to the others?' thought Erza still in a little daze. 'Are they okay?'

The prison cell opened as Sho walked into the confined space with a smirk on his face. "Nee-san, welcome home..." muttered the blond tanned boy. "So what do you think?"

Erza looked at the boy with a little guilt on her face. "What are you talking about?"

Sho chuckled and spread his arms out as if he was presently a grand show. "The Tower of Heaven!" exclaimed the teenager. "We've completed it!"

The Titania gritted her teeth in frustration, in eight years Jellal had actually finished the tower, she could only wonder how many lives were lost in the process. Erza would always remember how sinister and evil Jellal sounded when he told her that he would complete the tower himself, and it seemed that he had done it.

"Are you aware of the dangers that accompany the R-System?!" asked Erza through gritted teeth. "Reviving people from the dead is against the laws of nature, it's an abomination!"

Sho chuckled and placed his hands on his hips. "I'm impressed that you know about the R-System, and what it is used for..."

Erza looked down at the ground. "The R-System, a forbidden spell that is used for reviving one person from the dead using mass amounts of human sacrifices..." muttered the red haired woman as she looked up at the boy who was once her surrogate little brother. "It was the one thing that made all of us suffer, and now you are helping the cause and making other children suffer!"

The tanned teenager just smirked and shook his head. "Magic has always contradicted with humanity, and using Magic cuts away at one's humanity..." said the young man as he held a deranged look on his face. "You shouldn't confuse us with them back then, they only thought the R-System was for merging one's body and soul, but Jellal is different." Sho looked into Erza's eyes with a crazed smile. "He will carve all of us a way to paradise; the whole world will be reborn under his command!"

Erza shook her head in disbelief. 'How can one person change so much?...' thought the Fairy Tail Mage as an image of a young Sho popped into her mind.

Sho turned back and smirked again. "We will rule the world, and the first thing we will do is to take away the freedom of those who have ever wronged us!" cried the young man loudly. "The few remaining cult members, those fools in the council, everyone who lives in ignorance in this pathetic world will be our slaves!" Sho walked up to Erza and stared down at her. "And that included you, my treacherous sister, and those meddling friends of yours..."

Erza glared at Sho and gritted her teeth. "Do you think you will succeed, we will stop you before that can happen!" exclaimed the Titania as Sho looked down at her with amusement. "Even if I can't, my friends will come and stop all of this!"

Sho sighed. "I agree that your friends are quite powerful, especially that Naruto guy, who managed to beat all of us." Erza's eyes widened at the mention of Naruto. "But even them will be nothing compared to Jellal, and he will kill all of them if they are stupid enough to try and stop us!"

Erza glared at the deranged man in front of her and flared her Magical Power. "You are wrong!" The Titania ripped the chains from the wall and rushed to deliver a hard punch to Sho's face, sending him to the ground barely conscious. Erza requiped one of her blades and cut off the chains attached to her wrists, and finally requiped back into her usual Heartz Kreuz Armor. She looked down at the pained expression on Sho's face and felt very angry...

"Jellal..." muttered the Titania through gritted teeth, "This is all your fault!"

The base of the tower was festering with dozens upon dozens of guards, and the Fairy Tail group wanted to sneak into the tower without anyone knowing. Juvia came out with the solution of diving under water through a hidden tunnel that will lead to the innards of the tower. The dive itself was about ten minutes, which was quite long for most people, but the Water Element 4 created several bubbles of water that could serve as an air-lock for the duration of the dive.

Naruto and Natsu were the first two to make it to the other side, their desperation to reach the girl increased as every second passed. It other end of the tunnel seemed to the base of the tower, and it was not very appealing. The ground was wet and muddy, and the whole room smelt horrible...

Suddenly, the roar of a flying lizard broke everyone out of their stupor. The room was flooded with guards and mages, and they covered the room evenly. There were wooden platforms attached to the sides of the room, so the Fairy Tail group was looking at several layers of enemies. They all had magic spears as weapons, and outnumbered the group by a landslide. The plan to go noticed what gone, and there was no other option but to fight back.

"WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!" cried the leader of the guards as he sat on his flying lizard.

Naruto gripped his fists and glared at the small army with his Sharingan. "I don't have the time, nor the patience to deal with you people..." muttered out the blond dangerous as his power surged around him. "Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku (Great Fire Annihilation)!" A wide inferno of flames blasted out from Naruto's mouth and engulfed most of the enemies in flames. The guards were crying out in pain as they fell one by one off the platforms and onto the mud below.

Natsu growled and followed suit, "Karyu no Hoko (Fire Dragon's Roar)!" A stream of molten hot flames fired out of the Dragon Slayer's mouth and it added to the already burning inferno that was Naruto's attack.

Juvia's eyes widened at the power shown, especially by Naruto. 'That blond boy has gotten a lot stronger since he fought me; maybe it was true that he defeated Master Jose by himself...'

Gray smirked as the enemy was wiped out by two simple attacks. 'Man these two sure doesn't joke around when Erza and Lucy are on the line, I've never seen Natsu so angry before...'

Naruto sped into the inferno with his Sharingan activated, and quickly deduced that there were about twenty soldiers left that could move. The blond rushed towards the remaining few and engaged them in close combat. It was not much of a battle as the remaining lot of weaklings was trying to keep their clothes from catching fire, and couldn't react when Naruto decked and kicked them in their faces.

Natsu smirked as he watched the flames died down and the fallen army lay motionless on the ground. "That's all of them Naruto!" cried out the Dragon Slayer as his blond friend landed next to him with a nod. "You know you could have left some for me too?"

Naruto smirked and walked forward. "You get the next ones…"

One of the entrances of the large room opened and a lone platform stretched out of it and landed on the ground. It was a selective magic activation, meaning that whoever was running the tower knew of their presence and invited them to the next stage. The action only served to anger Naruto even more, it was as though the enemy was taunting them to do their worst…

The Fairy Tail group went into the tower and immediately noticed that the decorations inside was completely different. They were in a room which looked like a fancy dining hall, and there was a nice spread of food laid out on the table. It seemed that the enemy was treating the whole ordeal as one big game, and the food was a disturbing form of welcome.

Gray sighed as he grabbed a chicken leg to chew on. "I am famished!" said the Ice Mage with a rather full mouth. "You guys should grab a bite to eat to regain some strength."

Juvia followed her crush's actions and helped herself with some of the prepared dishes, and Happy gladly took several fish off the table to feast on. Naruto on the other hand just shook his hand and decided to take a look around the room to see if there were any sorts of suspicion. The surprising one was Natsu, who just eat some of the fire on the torches instead of the tasty feast on the table, which was extremely inconsistent with his usual behavior.

Happy looked up at Natsu with a fish in his mouth. "Natsu, why aren't you eating the cooked meat?"

Natsu smiled softly at his best friend. "I need to be as strong as possible, so fire is good for now."

The other's looked at the Dragon Slayer with surprise, Natsu must have been extremely troubled for him to turn down food. The loss of Lucy was not something Natsu would allow, and he was adamant about taking her back no matter what. Juvia felt a little jealous that Lucy had a boyfriend who cared about her so much, the Water Mage could only hope that one day Gray would be as sweet and caring to her as Natsu was to Lucy.

Naruto's eyes widened when he saw something from the corner of his eyes. "Look out!"

A horde of guards rushed out of one hallway connected to the room, holding the same kind of spear and swords from before. It seems the enemy had some extra man and didn't mind having them beaten up by the Fairy Tail group; just based on the result before, they should now that such weak man couldn't hold a candle to the invading group. Before Naruto reacted to the group of men, they were suddenly attacked from behind. The soldiers cried out in pain as fast blades smashed and destroyed their armor, sending them to all directions within a few seconds.

"Erza!" cried Happy as he flew over to her.

Erza's eyes widened when she saw her friends standing in front of her, she didn't expect them to actually make it to the tower so quickly. Then the red haired knight's eyes connected with a very familiar pair of azure blue eyes, and her facial expression immediately softened at the sight of them. Erza had planned to settle her score with Jellal once and for all, even if it meant her death, but seeing Naruto again made her rethink her decision.

"W-What are you all doing here?" asked the Titania.

Naruto walked up to her with a concerned look on his face. "To rescue you of course...why would you even ask?" The blond noticed the nervous and unsure look on Erza's face and reached out to place a hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay Erza-chan, did something happen?"

Erza turned her back on her friends and closed her eyes. "Go back!" ordered the S-Class Mage, much to the shock of the others. "This is not a place for you to stay!"

Natsu growled and slammed his fists together. "I don't care what you say, I am not leaving until I get Lucy back!" Erza's eyes widened at the mention of Lucy, she didn't know that they brought Lucy with them. "How the hell did these people caught you, and what the hell do they want with us?!" Seeing that Erza was remaining silent, he sighed and brushed his hand through his hair. "Whatever, you do whatever you want, but Lucy is waiting for me!" Without another word, Natsu sped out of the room as fast as he could, with Happy trailing behind on his wings.

Gray grunted in annoyance. "That damn idiot..." muttered the Ice Mage as he stuck his hands into his pockets. "We have to go after them."

Erza raised her blade to block the way. "No!" ordered the Titania as Gray and Juvia recoiled a little. "I will take the responsibility of bringing them all back, you all need to escape from this place as soon as possible!" Erza's tone was adamant was not up for discussion. "This is a personal matter, and you all don't need to be involved." With that Erza started to make her way out of the room.

"Erza-chan..." spoke Naruto for the first time since Erza ran into them. "I am not going to leave you alone here."

Erza bit her lips and clamped her eyes shut. "G-Go back!"

Naruto walked closer to Erza and held her sides. "Not without you!" The blond's voice was just as strong and commanding. "I told you that you shouldn't shoulder everything by yourself." Erza started to turn back, and the others were shocked to see tears flowing down her left eye. Naruto felt his heart ache at the sight and quickly placed a warm hand on her cheeks. "No matter what, we are here for you."

The Titania wiped her tears with her armored finger and looked at her friends. "I'm sorry..." started the young woman softly. "Whether I end up winning or losing the battle, I will perish from his world." Naruto swore that his heart stopped for a few seconds after hearing what she said. "This is a future I can't change..." Erza looked at the group with a smile before focusing on Naruto. "That's why, while I am still breathing I will tell you everything..."

Naruto was in a daze as he took a few steps back and stared at Erza...

Erza held back more tears as she started her tale. "This place is call the Paradise Tower, or otherwise known as the R-System..." started the young woman as she turned her back on the group, not wanting to look into their eyes. "Ten years ago, a Dark Magic Cult took control of this place and tried to cast a forbidden spell in order to raise one person from the dead." The others were disturbed by the implication. "A large number of human sacrifices were needed, and I was one of those Human Sacrifices." Naruto stopped breathing for few seconds after he heard that. "Those who tried to escape..."

Erza's voice became fader as each second passed, and soon all Naruto could hear was silence. Naruto had activated his Sharingan as Erza started her tale, and he noticed the small movements of her as she spoke with a rather calm voice. Her shoulders would occasionally shake, barely noticeable for the naked eye. There were several times Naruto saw that Erza would clench her jaw between breaths, and that her back was becoming more and more crooked because she was involuntarily trying to hug herself.

It broke Naruto's heart to see the usually proud and strong Erza acting to hurt, and it pained him more at the thought of her hiding her feelings from him. He expected Erza to know that she could be weak and scared in front of him, and he wouldn't see any less, instead he would do the best he can to comfort her. Naruto knew that Erza would tend to shoulder everything on her own, and was too prideful to show others her vulnerability, but he wanted to be a person who Erza could show all her sides...

"Jellal then shoved..."

As Erza continued to speak, her voice slowly became clear to Naruto again, but her tale made him increasingly angry by the minute. The thought of Erza having her eye removed and beaten like a slave made Naruto's blood boil, he was even more angry than the time with Jose. Then the tide of the story shifted, and Naruto became calmer after hearing Erza gather her courage to fight against the cult. He was proud that Erza was able to overcome her fear and fight for her precious people, but then the tale turned dark again...

The name Jellal became an anger trigger for Naruto. After hearing Jellal's betrayal to Erza, Naruto wanted nothing more than to rip the man to pieces. Not only did the man brush Erza aside after her tremendous effort to rescue him, but he also mocked her value of freedom. Then he pushed Erza away from her closest friends, blamed her for the betrayal, and condemned all of the other slaves to work for him like animals. As Erza finished her tale, Naruto was paralyzed by his raging anger...

"W-What are talking about?..." muttered the weak voice of Sho was he walked into the room. "I-It was you who betrayed us, Jellal said you were the one who destroyed all our ships!" Erza looked at the teenager with a pained expression. "If Jellal didn't tell us of your betrayal we all would have sunk to the ocean already!"

Gray glared at the tanned young man. "Jellal told you all that...but did the Erza you knew seem like someone who would do something like that?!" Sho had tears brimming in his eyes, and suddenly a black shadow emerged in between Sho and the others. It revealed Simon, and Gray was instantly on guard. "It's you!" shouted Gray as he readied himself for battle.

Juvia stood in front of Gray and stopped him. "No Gray-sama..." said the woman as Gray looked at her confused. "He is not the enemy...back at Akane he lets us off on purpose, I noticed it then and I knew that he was not against us."

Simon nodded at Juvia. "I'm impressed, as expected of a member of Phantom's infamous Element 4..."

Sho shook as he looked up at Simon. "W-What are you talking about!?"

Simon closed his eyes and sighed. "It's true, I intentionally allowed let these people go unscathed so they would come to this tower in top condition..." started the large man with a surprisingly gentle voice. "Sho...everyone was deceived by Jellal, and I had to go along with him until the time was right."

Erza looked up at the man surprised. "Simon..."

The large man walked up to Erza with a smile. "I believed in you Erza, you were the one who cared the most about everyone, and I knew that you would never betray us like Jellal said." Simon offered his hand to Erza and she gladly shook it. "I'm happy to finally see you again after eight years..." Erza smiled and hugged her dear childhood friend, and the big man gladly wrapped his arms around her.

"Everyone believed in Nee-san so much..." muttered Sho was tears fell from his eyes. "Why wasn't I able to see through it?!" cried the tanned blond as he fell to the ground. "WHO SHOULD I BELIEVE?!" Sho broke into constant tears and cried out in despair.

Erza smiled sadly and knelt down beside Sho. "I know it is very hard for you to accept this..." started the young woman softly. "But let me say this, in the last eight years I have never once forgotten about any of you." Erza pulled the sobbing Sho into her arms and held him close. "I'm sorry I couldn't do anything, I was too weak..."

Simon looked down at the hugging surrogate siblings. "But now you can do it, right?"

The Titania closed her eyes and nodded. "Yes..."

Simon nodded and crossed his arms. "I have been waiting for this moment for a long time already...a moment when many powerful mages would gather here." The large man looked around the room at the few mages. "To help us fight against Jellal." The man turned to Erza. "You are one of the most important people, and of course..." Simon turned to look at Naruto. "The young man who defeated Jose Porla..." Naruto looked up at the man. "Uzumaki Naruto."

Erza had noticed that Naruto had been silent since she started her story of the past, and she was getting worried about him. "Naruto?" said Erza was she walked up to her most precious person and looked into his slightly dazed eyes. "Are you alright?"

Naruto wrapped his arms around Erza and pulled her into a close hug, surprising the young woman a little. "Do you remember the promise I made you a few days ago?" whispered the young man softly as Erza immediately knew what he was talking about. "I really meant it, and no matter what happens here, I will never let anything happen to you." The memory of Erza saying that she would perish from the world either way disturbed Naruto to no end, and he was definitely against it. "If Jellal is the only obstacle ahead of me...

The others and Erza's eyes widened when Naruto's body started to glow a bright white light. Erza felt Naruto's body grow in their hug, and she soon noticed that her face was resting on the top of his chest instead of his neck, and his arms felt a lot bigger than before. For the first time since Naruto was found by Erza, he knew that he was going to experience a sudden growth spurt. During his last growth spurt, Naruto remembered that he body was filled with desperation, and he grew out of necessity. This time, he grew because he controlled that necessity, he needed to be as strong as possible because he would not risk losing Erza to Jellal.

The light died down and a full grown Naruto stood with Erza in his arms. "...I will destroy him completely!"

The End!

Sorry for the cliffhanger, I wanted to write more, but I have plans tonight with some friends. Don't worry, the next chapter will be out soon, and it will showcase Naruto using his fully matured form to fight Jellal.

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