Some points:

Naruto's age little above 16 years. There will be some age discrepancy in this story from the cannon.

Hiraishin: Naruto can't simply mark anyplace quickly like Minato but it take some time for him. So marking anyone in a fight is hard for him.
He can't carry any other human with him (as of yet)
He can follow up his attack after hirashin with any chakra or magic attack if he can prepare it instantly (different from what explained in last chapter. sorry for changing like this.)

The ancient Romans regarded foxes as fire demons while in Christian mythology, the fox is associated with the devil. If someone hurt them or their family they become one.

Chapter 12 - Holding against a Wizard saint

Rising Dead, a dark guild in the forests outside of Magnolia which had made quite a name of themselves for their notorious habits among the people of neighbouring town which lacked any guild of their own to protect them.

Inside the guild hall sat around twenty members while some were out to collect 'fees' from the town people. Unknown to them a pair of eyes was watching their every step from the shadows. They were oblivious to the disaster which was about to come.

Several kunais came out of the shadows and got stabbed in the tables around which mages were sitting. Before they could react, hissing sound followed by a large explosion which shook the guild. Few mages were out of commission that particular moment while the experienced one readied themselves.

Next came the smoke which along with the debris and dust filled the room, making everyone impossible to see. But that didn't stayed for long as a mage used magic to clear the smoke. While the smoke was clearing horror struck him as he saw a pair of bloody red eyes shining behind the smoke which was very thin now, slowing making his whole body visible.

He took back few steps in fear as he saw the guild mages lying around. Before he could gather his magic to strike him, he felt pain in his whole body as he flew with the strong wind and collided with the wall only to lose his consciousness.

Naruto sensed someone coming and looked to find their guild master, his shirt half open. "Who do you think you are?" He roared at the masked assailant who stood, responsible for all the damage to his guild.

"Where is it?" He asked behind his mask.

Guild master didn't replied but attacked him with a massive wave of energy which pushed all the bodies lying around, but missed his target. He looked around frantically to find the vanished man. Finally a bright light shone in his eyes from upwards. His eyes widened as he saw the man coming at him from the roof pointing a blue ball.

Few minutes, just few minutes it took him to defeat the guild Rising Dead. He moved towards the room of the guild master to find a women in the corner of room shaking in fear, while covering her bruised naked body with a sheet.

"You don't have anything to be afraid of." He picked up the clothes which was lying around and gave her his hand as a support to stand. He looked into her eyes, bright red eyes spinning "Get dressed and go. All this was just a bad nightmare. You just got lost in this forest."

She felt as her fear leaving her body as she slowly shook her head and went.

He watched her leaving, clenching his fist. He found himself lucky as he found for what he was there for.

He took out a large paper filled with some seals and opened it on a table, cutting his finger he drew the blood across the paper.

From outside the guild, he watched the top of building burn as the large blast took place due to the large paper seal. Once again he looked at the small artefact which he took from the guild. 'One of the Zeref's creations.'

It had been just a week after he returned from his training and it was second dark guild he had destroyed already. Before vanishing in a yellow flash, he recalled once again what he heard inside the Rising Dead. 'Fairy Tail is destroyed?'

On one particular roof in Magnolia near the guild known as Fairy Tail, few birds flew away from there as one man appeared in winds using Shunshin. He looked at the destroyed guild building. 'So Phantom Lord guild really did it.' Now there was only one thing for him to do, he knew he was not strong enough to fight the guild master and fighting two or more of element four was risky. Instead of that he would rip the guild one by one, finger by finger. After all how could someone destroy that guild which he had promised to join to someone very close.

After several Phantom Lord guild's buildings, small and large, destroyed the day passed. He was glad to find few of them already demolished, there was someone else also doing the same thing and his bet was on either Laxus or Mystogan. Naruto hadn't faced any strong mage yet and he was glad for that since his motive was just to repay for what they did, only destroying the guild building. Beating the hell out of few mages he encountered was just additional.

It was his sixth Phantom Lord guild's branch. He didn't want to kill anyone unnecessary or rather didn't want to spend unnecessary chakra, so he was waiting for an opportunity, listening the mages' bullshit for some time.

"Did you hear? Gajeel-sama plucked the wings of some fairies yesterday." One light brown haired mage said with a big grin pasted on his face.

"Yes Samuel. He is awesome. Strongest after our master. Who were the unlucky ones?"

"Two man and a blue haired girl." the mage referred as Samuel replied

"Great. We should also go and…" before he could finish his sentence his face was smashed in the table violently breaking the table beneath. Before the mage sitting on side could react he felt warm liquid on his leg which followed extreme pain. He looked in horror as one kunai was stabbed all the way in his thigh.

"What did you just say? Whom did he hurt?" it was just a rhetorical question. He knew of only one girl with blue hair in the guild. The big grin on the Phantom's mage replaced with fear as he looked at the masked man in front of him so close. The red eyes were only making the situation worse.

Several mages charged at him only to face a force which they couldn't handle. Some of them were unexperienced and weak enough for Naruto to disable them with just a look, catching them in an illusion. Others met with his clones, kunais, shurikens, strong wind and few blasts. Samuel watched as his guild mates were beaten one by one within a minute, leaving only two people in the room standing. He moved backward only to trip on one his lying guild mate and falling behind.

"Please don't hurt me." He cried, never removing his gaze from Naruto's eyes.

"Gajeel, where is he?"

"I heard he was supposed to go to Magnolia with master and element four." This was all he needed. He knew the rest, where they were heading. "Fairy Tail"

Samuel nodded. Second later he felt his conscious fading away but that didn't help him in numbing the strong pain as he felt some of his ribs getting broken by the strong impact.

Now it was personal for him. Enough with attacking the limbs and fingers, now it was time to rip the heart from inside out.

Back in Fairy Tail situation was not looking any good. Master Makarov was already down, all the mages were trying to fight something they couldn't understand – shade, phantoms created by Master Jose's magic. It was only their will power to not give up that they were holding their ground. First the Jupiter cannon then the Super Mage Giant Phantom, somehow they were pushing them back. The only one standing against the Fairy Tail mages now were the guild master Jose Porla, his shades and Gajeel Redfox.

The worse was for Erza Scarlet. After facing head on the Jupiter she had to fight Aria, the leader of Element 4, the elite team of Phantom Lord. And now she was standing in front of Jose himself. She could have been given him a challenge if only she was not already down on magic. But she couldn't lose, without master she was the hope for Fairy Tail. She looked over her shoulder at her guild mates lying unconscious. If she loses then they were the first who will be in serious danger, with no one to protect their vulnerable bodies. She was panting heavily and was on her knees, her armour already disappeared due to lack of any magic power left in her.

"Erza scarlet, I can't let any guild have someone strong like you. Without your master and you no one can save Fairy Tail." With bringing his hand forward he shot "Dead Wave" in intent to make Erza along with Gray, Mirajane and Elfman disappear.

"If master is not here, then I will protect Fairy Tail." She heard a gentle voice rarely above a whisper as one figure appeared in front of her. She didn't know why but that voice gave her a hope.

She instinctively closed her eyes as the dead wave reached dangerously close but nothing happened, she felt no pain. She slowly opened her eyes to see someone standing completely hidden a cloak. Surrounding him and all the fairy tail mages was a blue colored humanoid figure blocking the attack with his arms crossed. It was first time she had seen something so beautiful. It was as if the whole body of this large ethereal figure was surrounded in blue flames but it was not hot.

After successfully stopping Jose's attack, slowly the figure converted to a skeleton and then to nothingness. Jose raised an eyebrow at the newcomer. 'What type of magic was that? Some kind of summoning magic?'

Naruto looked over his shoulder at the mages behind. Erza felt a shiver when she saw his eyes. This was something big he had gotten himself into. Not only he had to get out of there alive after facing one of the ten wizard saint, he had to have enough power left in him for one main reason, to kill Gajeel Redfox.

He remembered one of the teachings to deceive from his root days, 'Against the stronger enemy, if you lose the element of surprise, make your opponent believe that you are weak. And when the chance come, attack with all you got in one final blow when they are not prepared.' But there was a major risk of backfiring in that, acting weak one might get wipe out before he could even do anything.

He dashed towards Jose with a speed less than his. Jose easily dodged each and every strike of Naruto and placed a hard strike on his side which send Naruto flying. Naruto landed on his feet. With the expression of smirk on Jose's face he could tell Jose had taken the bait, he is now considered as a weak 'mage' in eyes of him.

Same thing happened for couple minutes, finally irritated Jose slammed a hard fist on Naruto which threw Naruto back. Naruto took out kunai and started throwing at Jose from different angles, each one easily stopped by Jose. Within a minute Jose was standing in the middle of several kunais lying around.

Once again Naruto ran towards Jose and bringing one hand into seal he focused chakra and Jose was surprised to hear a hissing sound from the ground. Before he could react after seeing the paper attached to kunai burning, blast took place around him. The dust and debris restricted his vision while Naruto could see easily through his sharingan.

Naruto entered in the cloud of dust and Jose saw disturbance in the dust. He saw the source as blue sphere came into his vision which was clearing the dust away. In return he shot an energy wave towards the sphere, both collided and one more blast took place. Since Naruto was closer to the blast, he was thrown back.

"You should understand by now, I have much more magical power than you. Give up." Jose said.

"When the strong ones were busy polishing their fangs, weak like me were busy polishing their skills. If the result of a fight only depends on power then I would have been dead by now." Naruto calmly replied.

Jose lips turned into a snarl, "Then I will kill you now." He rose his hand to attack unaware of his surroundings. He shot the wave and when he didn't saw any movement or defence from Naruto before it attacked him, he was confident about his victory. It was the time for Naruto to counter-attack, Jose would not be expecting any more attacks from him.

A pair of hands came out of ground and held Jose legs. Confused Jose didn't see as several stones turned themselves into Naruto and landed hard punches on him which made Jose lose his ground. The real one came out of ground in an instant, taking support and using as a stepping stone on one of the clones, Naruto increased his speed and slammed the Rasengan into Jose. The blast threw Jose into the wall. Naruto knew it was far from over. He formed the required seals and stopped at dog

"Fūton: Shinkūgyoku (Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets)"

Naruto took a deep breath and shot small spheres of condensed chakra and air at where Jose had landed. The spheres easily penetrated the wall and dust surrounded the area of contact. But it was not enough, Naruto saw within the dust with his eyes as Jose send energy waves in all direction.

Naruto knew he could only hold Jose for some time, defeating him was out of question. 'For all the time where is the master now? Don't tell me he is already defeated.'

Erza was watching, 'That hole in the ground, so that's from where he went to Jose avoiding his attack. He is strong but not enough. I have to help.' She tried to stand but was unable to. She was brought back to senses by the voice, "Where is the master?" Naruto asked looking at her over his shoulder.

Before she could answer Jose answered, "Afraid not, I have not killed your master."

"You sneak-attacked him you bastard, something only a coward would do." Erza yelled. It was bad, really bad. There was no one except for master or to some extent Gildarts who could stop Jose. Master was already beaten and Gildarts was nowhere to be found.

"Shut up. You want to know why I didn't kill him. Because when he wakes up he will find the true despair. He will find his guild already destroyed."

"If you think a guild is just a building then I don't think there's any Phantom Lord left either." Naruto said after taking out a scroll. With a seal several flags came out flowing along the wind. Everyone's eyes widened after looking closely at the flag.

'Phantom Lord's flag? Was he going destroying all the branches?' Thought Erza. She looked at Jose, 'But why is he provoking him?'

"It seems you were busy before coming here or you would have given me more challenge. You are strong, your attack is strong. But unfortunately, not strong enough to put even a scratch on me. I will kill all of you and make my guild over Fairy Tail."

Naruto lifted his left hand and pointed towards Jose's right shoulder, "Not even a scratch?"

Jose looked at his shoulder and his eyes widened seeing a little blood under the cut in his cloth.

"It seems my last attack was not that weak either" Naruto commented.

Jose eyes became red with anger as he disappeared and appeared behind Naruto. From the corner of his eye Naruto saw Jose's hand coming towards him to attack but he wasn't fast enough to do anything. The fist contacted and he was sent flying. In mid of air Naruto summoned his black sword.

Jose sent wave after wave at him which he barely blocked with his wind chakra enhanced sword. He got some damage and the Jose magic started overwhelming him. With one large powerful attack Jose decided to end the fight but Naruto was nowhere to be found. From the distance Erza saw Naruto sticking on the roof preparing the same blue ball of energy. Naruto used the roof to get speed as he moved towards Jose who jumped backwards, the Rasengan being wasted on the floor.

Naruto took out shuriken and threw it adding wind around it, making it a large circle of sharp cutting disc of wind which Jose easily side stepped. The shuriken disc easily cut the pillar behind.

Jose was getting irritated minute by minute, He sent his dead wave one more time which clashed with Naruto. Naruto spat blood but Jose didn't get the chance to laugh as the mask hid it well. Jose blindly started throwing his attack one by one but not one hit him. He appeared in a yellow flash where he had dropped his sword, thanking himself for already marking the sword in advance.

He threw his kunai which Jose dodged and attacked him with stream of magic. Naruto jumped once again but Jose already expecting that. Seeing nowhere to go in mid-air he smirked and again send a powerful magic ball. Naruto was not a novice, he was in the similar situation countless times. It was one of the favourite traps used in a fight in his world and he was doing that since six.

He made a clone and used it to push himself to the side and landed on ground. He made a run which Jose replied with his magic balls. Naruto created a small army of ten clones each charging at Jose. With each clones hit he made another two. Just inches away from Jose, they were ready to land strong hits on him when he heard two words, "Enough playing"

Jose's body got covered in black-purple light and with a large blast all the clones vanished and real Naruto crashed into the wall, breaking it. The wave was strong enough to throw the mages lying there.

Naruto stood up slowly, his body clearly feeling the effect of last attack and all the destructions he was causing since last day.

"I am sick of your puny games." Jose said.

"Then I guess I should stop playing games." Replied Naruto as he readied himself with Kunais in his hand. Jose once again appeared in front of him but this time Naruto was ready. As Jose brought his hand forward and attacked with his magic, Naruto simply dropped one kunai there and disappeared in a yellow flash.

'So fast. I couldn't see him.' Before Jose could finish his thought, Naruto once again appeared beside him holding the kunai which was yet to hit the ground and slammed the Rasengan into him. As soon as Jose collided with the wall he sent his magic towards Naruto who once again vanished in a yellow flash and appeared on the different side of the room.

Jose also appeared beside him and punched him very hard in the face, his fist covered in purple light. "You are fast but I guess I could still attack you between your jumps." Jose said with a smirk.

Both exchanged blows for some time. It was clearly visible Naruto took far more damage than what Jose took. Clearly Naruto was out of breath but Jose was not much affected although he was breathing a little heavy.

"Shade Entangle" Jose sent a chain of his darkness magic which coiled around Naruto who screamed in pain. After some struggle, red chakra erupted from Naruto's body and broke the chain made of shades. Jose saw something different in his eyes, something more sinister.

He made some hand seals, "Futon : Hari no Kabe (Wind Element : Wall of needles)" The wall of nano needles destroyed the remaining floating shades and blew the dust everywhere creating a smokescreen.

Naruto appeared at the marked kunai which was near the Jose's feet and punched him with enough force to kill any low class mage. Once again Jose collided with the wall.

After several seconds the whole area started shaking, small rocks started getting lifted in the air. This was not good as Naruto came to only one conclusion, 'Jose going to kill us all' He looked at the mages and formed four clones.

One clone carried Mirajane, while the other Gray and two carried Elfman. He looked at Erza, "Go."

Erza, reluctant to leave battlefield and run said, "I am helping you. I am not running anywhere."

"Don't be stupid. In your condition you will only come in my way." Naruto replied. It hurt her so much knowing that it was true.

"No one's leaving here alive today" voice came from the cloud of dust which followed, "Dead Wave"

It was over for the fairy tail mages. They couldn't have survived that in their weak and magic less bodies. But they were saved, once again by the blond masked man as he placed himself in front of them. He screamed as it made the impact. Erza covered her mouth in shock and terror but found some relief when she heard from the lying man. "I told you to leave. Don't make this hard for me."

Reluctantly she left. Naruto's body already flowing with Kurama's chakra healed him enough to make him stand. "You are still alive. You are strong and you have brave heart. You are truly worth killing.

Naruto removed his cloak without saying a word and red chakra started surrounding him. Jose raised an eyebrow as he saw Naruto's wounds getting healed in front of him. Unknown to Jose, behind his mask his whiskers darkened as his teeth grew.

"It's far from over, Jose."