Disclaimer: First Chapter
Story Start!

It had been two weeks since that hellish mission at the cafe, and things had been going pretty good for Naruto and Wendy.

"So COOOOOOOL!"

'Damnit I already hate that guy.' Naruto thought as the entire Fairy Tail guild stood in front of a starting line. Naruto was standing right next to Erza and Wendy, while he did the splits on the ground to get his legs stretched out for the race. That was right, last night he learned that today was one of Fairy Tails MANY contests and fun events.

Fairy Tails 24 Hours Road Race

Hundreds of people from the town were crowded around the wizards of the guild as they prepared for the race, and Naruto took note that Wendy was wearing something he hadn't seen her in before. A pink tank top and blue short shorts, with her hair pulled back into a ponytail. Naruto himself was currently wearing new clothes for the race that Erza was making him wear. He was simply wearing white gym shorts, and a orange sleeveless undershirt. He sweat dropped when he learned that he couldn't stand up, and both his female friends noticed this and grabbed his arms to help him stand back up. Being in the splits was no fun, not when you were a guy, but stretching before a race was important.

"I really don't like that guy." Erza said as she looked at the reporter of the Weekly Magazine that really loved Fairy Tail. She was currently not wearing her usual armor, and instead wearing a red tank top that showed of her shoulders, some cleavage, and stomach. Her shorts were simply yellow short shorts, and she wore a hat on her head with sunglasses on. Like most other girls she had her hair in a ponytail.

"Erza, today you aren't my sensei or mom, you are my rival." Naruto said with a grin on his face as he looked at Erza, and she smirked slightly and crossed her arms under her breasts and nodded at him.

"Very well. We have both gotten much stronger since our last race. I would like to see how fast you have gotten, and you as well Wendy." Erza said to the nervous girl. She wasn't very physically strong when compared to the others, so she didn't have as much confidence as strong people physically like Naruto and Erza.

"We are betting on you Naruto-sama!"

'Am I blushing?' Naruto thought to himself when he noticed a group of people standing with Morgiana holding up a large banner with 'you and do it Naruto' written on it. Apparently his little adventures had gotten him a small fan club. Something he wasn't sure how to feel about, but Morgiana had to stay out of the race seeing as she wasn't a Fairy Tail member. The reason she was with that group though was to keep them in control.

"Who did you bet on?" Cana asked as she walked over to them, in her usual pants and bikini top. Naruto grinned and pointed to himself, while Erza pointed over towards Jet. The user of a unique speed magic that allowed him to be one of the fastest mages in Fairy Tail, even if he was a weak fighter for the most part.

"Jet is the favorite to win." Erza reasoned, and Naruto scoffed lightly. Favorite to win didn't mean crap to him. He always bet on himself to win, because that raised his confidence. The fact that Morgiana bet on him was another reason to win, and he had little doubt that Juvia bet on him.

"I bet on Erza-san." Wendy said shyly. Something that caught Erza's eye, and she rubbed Wendy's head at the vote of confidence.

"I won't be winning, as a part of my own training I won't be using magic during the race. I want to try doing this without any magic. Somebody has shown me that you don't need to use magic to be a good mage." Erza said with a small smile directed at the oblivious Naruto looking up at the sky to watch the clouds go by. Wendy sweat dropped in horror when she realized that maybe she should have bet on Naruto, the person that didn't need magic to go way faster than a human.

"You might want to use magic, or your chances are slimmer than you think." Cana said to the red haired female made, when she saw the ground under Naruto's feet crack. She had placed a bet on Naruto as well, because while Jet was fast, he wasn't as fast as somebody that could keep up with Erza's Flight Armor without using magic. He just wasn't at that level with his magic at this point.

"You smell like booze." Wendy said without thinking when she caught a whiff of Cana, and Naruto chuckled before he went over his plan in his head. After winning the race, he would run it a second time just to mock all those slower than him. It would also be a good way to get some extra training.

"I just finished getting a drink, give me some credit." Cana muttered with a twitching eye when she heard the remark of the blue haired girl. Naruto looked around for Juvia for a moment, before he saw her getting ready for the race. She seemed really determined if the look in her eyes was anything to go by.

"Everyone quiet down!" Makarovs voice called out from the stage next to the group of Fairy Tail mages, while the non-wizard members looked from the crowd a small distance away. Naruto looked up at the short man on the stage with a curious look, since the man looked serious about this. "All of you Fairy Tail wizards know that without a shadow of a doubt that without the proper balance of brains and physical endurance that they are doomed to failure. Over the next 24 hours you will use those attributes against each other." Makarov continued, and Naruto sweat dropped when he heard what Elfman said. Sometimes amazing hearing was annoying when you could make out what everyone was saying.

"A real man never uses his brain!"

'Remind me never to go on a mission with him.' Naruto thought to himself with a twitching eye. While he liked brute force just as much as the next guy, or more, even he knew that you needed the ability to form a plan in battle. Sometimes a good idea is all it takes to turn the flow of battle. His victory over Titus was only possible because he had tricked the dragon into soaring from the sky, and nearly killing itself by slamming into the ground.

"The rules are simply, from the starting line each of you will make your way along the path towards Mt. Hakobe to retrieve a heavy Wyvern scale. You are to grab one each, and bring it back to the finish line. Once it is across the line you have completed the race and proven yourself a worthy member of Fairy Tail." Makarov lectured with a serious tone, while Naruto nodded slightly with a grin. This was going to be easier than he thought, because with his power he could make the journey if he ran full speed for an hour. "Nobody will be allowed to quit. Fairy Tail mages pride themselves on going the extra mile. That is why I have decided to place a new restriction on the event... no flying magic. All other forms of magic are permitted." Makarov said, and Naruto felt two people feel despair at the news.

'Totally going to use Byakko Mode for this.' Naruto thought with a grin. He was going to show off and break the record for completing the race.

"That all being said, those that come in last place will face the most horrific punishment game I have ever created." Makarov explained, and Naruto sweat dropped at the looks of horror on people's faces.

"With the opening speach over lets get everyone at the starting line!"

Everyone got to the starting line quickly, and the only person that wasn't in a running position was Naruto himself. No, he stood with his arms held evenly in front of him while taking calming breaths. He was going to use the Byakko Mode, if only to use this event as a way to increase his immunity to his more powerful stat enhancer.

'So he isn't going to hold back.' Makarov thought before he raised his hand in a gun fashion just as Naruto felt his magic form into the shape of a white tiger. It hadn't formed around his body yet, but he could feel the energy just waiting to be unleashed. The energy build up was impressive enough that those that were good at sensing power stepped away from naruto's direction.

"Ready! Set! GO!"

The second Makarov said go Naruto unleashed the energy, and the ground under them exploded as Naruto became first place right away with an already impessive lead. The ground was shattered, and rocks went flying everywhere.

"Ho-holy crap." Jet, the previous champion, stuttered in shock from his spot sitting on his ass, before he slapped his face and stood up to attempt to catch up with the fast 13 year olf Fanalis. His running was nowhere near as explosive as Naruto's was, seeing as you only had to look at the small cracked craters in the ground to see everywhere Naruto had stepped.

"I ain't losing either! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist Booster!" Natsu shouted as he took the first place position by using the flames from his fists to increase his speed. Erza followed shortly after, by simly jogging without using any magic period. Not even channeling it to her muscles to increase her speed. She was simply jogging at a healthy pace, so as not to tire herself out to quickly.

"You have got to be kidding me!" Gray shouted before he ansd the rest of the group started running in a stampede after the leaders of the race. Happy running after them, while Wendy laughed nervously as she jogged and passed by Happy before incrasing her speed and running. Only Levy and Lucy were still on their butts in shock, while they were covered in dirt from Naruto's gead start.

"Maybe I should have bet for somebody other than Jet this year." Levy commented dryly, before she and Lucy started running after the wizards of the guild. Sadly though even Wendy was able to stay ahead of them, and catch up with the adults thanks to her intense self training lately.

Everyone ended up running for a grand total of fourty minutes, before everyone was blown off their feet when a white blur passed passed them with a shining white object. The ground exploded next to the groups as the blur passed by, and they couldn't help but just sit their in amazement as one of the newest members of the guild became the sure winner of the contest.

Naruto on the other hand ran and ran with his Byakko Mode no longer activated... but sadly he forgot that when you start running fast, you have a hard time slowing down if you have enough momentum. To bad for him he simply had to much momentum to stop himself easily at this point. Stomping on the ground a few times he ended up tripping and rolling the rest of the way to the finish line with a grin on his face.

"Do I win?" Naruto asked with a grin on his sweating. He had learned that the Byakko Mode could only be used for a small amount of time before he lost it, because most of the way back he didn't have it. He just couldn't lose any momentum during the run downhill, which actually ended up speeding him up.

"Good job Naruto, if you would like to go home you can." Makarov said, before Naruto stood back up and stretched slightly before he placed the wyvern scale on the ground and started running again on the course. It only took him ten minutes to catch up with Levy and Lucy with a grin on his face, before their jaws dropped at him overtaking them... again. Now he was just showing off as he curshed the ice Gray had left behind as a trap with his footsteps. He jumped over the two holes in the ground that Reedus had left behind to trap people, and soon he caught up with Wendy.

"Having fun?" Naruto asked with a grin on his face, and she nodded back with a smile.

"Very much, and I'm not in last place!" Wendy said happily, and Naruto nodded with a small smile of his own. If Wendy was happy with he rcurrent place in the race, then he would run next to her for the rest of the race.

"Then I guess I can keep you company, since I already won." Naruto said with a sly grin when he imagined the surprise on peoples faces when they saw him cross the finish line a second time. He could only imagine how he would be able to brag about this. What could he saw, even without the Byakko Mode he would have won. His stamina, speed, and willpower were much higher than a mages. The only threats had been Erza and Jet, and he learned that Jet wasn't really a threat. Erza had also stopped being a threat when she didn't put on her faster armors.

He wasn't even being arrogant.

Most of the mages only had above average speed for humans, so him winning was a hands down thing with his only real competition down for the count.

He wondered if he could win a second time in one contest?

Chapter End.
Filler Chapter, and Erza is only jogging. She isn't truly running at her full speed, sot hat she can save energy and run longer so that she can pass the others when they need to take a break. Naruto went full speed the entire time, while only increasing his speed by running down a mountain. He simply couldn't slow down rom max speed, but he didn't hold the Byakko Mode the entire time. The Byakko Mode causes a LOT of stress on his magic and body, so after using it he has to be careful. He also has a time limit, and using ANY magic while using the Byakko Mode shortens that time limits by a good amount and increases the stress amount.
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