Natsu scrunched his nose as he sat at one of the tables in the guild hall, attempting to convince himself that he wasn't dreaming. He really couldn't understand how supposedly had a twin sister; he didn't even know his parents names. The only guardian he ever possessed was Igneel, and that was only for a few years before he up and disappeared. So after all these years, a stranger pops up and claims to be his twin. He really couldn't say that she was lying. He may be considered dense, but even he could see the little resemblance that he and the Sakura girl shared. Pink hair wasn't that common.

"Natsu, are you okay?~" Happy asked as he flew back from the bar with a large fish that nearly covered the poor exceed's body completely; but from the smile that was stretched across his face, you couldn't tell that it really bothered him.

"Yeah. Just didn't think I would ever have a sister." Especially one that scarier than Erza, it hadn't been two hours since meeting the emerald-eyed girl and he had been punched countless times for yelling and being 'obnoxious' as she claimed. He had fought several people in the past, powerful mages that could destroy things with a flick of their wrist; but Sakura packed a punch that just wasn't natural.

"Aye." Happy replied mechanically as he glanced from his fish and the white haired feline on the opposite side of the guild hall. Wonder if she'll accept his fish now? His ears flickered back as he remembered the last time he offered, the harsh words less than optimistic.

Natsu fought the urge to roll his eyes once he saw what was taking up the blue exceed's attention. He didn't like the fact that Happy was so dedicated to gaining Carla's attention. The female cat was more like a female dog; she constantly put Happy down, even when he was being nice. He would have to find something to catch the blue exceed's attention, taper away his obsession of the white exceed. But for now, he would allow his friend to fill his mind with fantasies that would never happen.

"Hey, Natsu. Want to go on a mission?"

The pink haired Dragon Slayer turned to look behind him to see his teammate Lucy. She had a soft smile across her lips that made the teen give pause. He didn't want to go out anywhere at the moment, he kinda felt tired. But Lucy did have to pay her rent for the month, else she risks getting evicted. He really didn't want to be the reason that happened. Maybe he could have Gray and Erza travel along with them. It would make for a more entertaining mission; but that would also take away most of the action by dividing it up between his teammates and himself. A little action is probably what he need to clear his head.

"Sure, Luce!" He raised up from his seat and raced over to the board to see what missions would be available. Hopefully there was something that would prove to have a slight level of difficulty.

Gajeel was literally at a loss for what he could say. Apparently, the stone-faced man was Metalicana's old man; basically making the guy Gajeel's grandfather. He knew he wasn't the brightest person in the guild, but he was still having trouble figuring out how a man has a child that happens to be a giant dragon. It shouldn't be possible, and it's not. When Metalicana had mentioned a guy with the name Uchiha, it was always with a faint hint of anger. But there was the solemn few times late at night that he would catch the Iron Dragon with a troubled expression; it was obvious now that he cared for this 'Uchiha' in some form or fashion. That was saying something seeing as he couldn't read people easily.

He could really use the Shrimp right about now, considering the fact all him and Madara could do, without seeming awkward, was stare at each other in contest. He really had no interest in trying to ask anything, seeing as he wasn't good expressing anything to begin with. What was he suppose to ask the stoic man? How was the weather? Madara seemed to have a constant scowl imprinted across his face and his red glowing eyes was a little too intense for Gajeel to stare at directly. So he took to focusing on the small area between the man's eyes, praying that it didn't make him grow cross-eyed from staring so long. The only time that the staring test was broken had been when Mira went around giving the new additions the official Fairy Tail symbol. Madara had given the bar mage a short answer of 'black' when asked what color he wanted as he silently held out his forearm. Mira didn't seem affected at the man's oppressive aura as she gave a bright smile.

"So..." Gajeel started, wincing as it felt like he committed a sin by breaking the heavy silence. "Do you like food?" That was pathetic... He wasn't good at this socialization stuff.

Naruto smiled as he watched from table adjacent to Madara's and his grandsons. He knew that Madara was struggling just as much as Gajeel, if not more. Madara had just spent the last century controlled by a evil rabbit goddess and keeping away from civilization; starting a conversation wasn't going to be his strong suit, no matter how much power the elder man held. His conversation with Laxus was less... tense than how the two black-haired men were making it. He had been spending the last three hours watching everyone interact with each other; the place just radiated a feeling of comfort and something like home.

When he had first sat down, before he could really get himself situated, Mira had appeared by his side with that ever-present smile. He honestly wondered if the girl showed any emotion except happiness. He had to admit that her smile reminded him of Kakashi as she closed her eyes in those infamous 'U's. She explained the guild symbol before asking him how he waneed his. He chose to have it placed on his left shoulder blade in a dark orange-red color; Kuram a had tried boasting that he was the reason for the color, but Naruto didn't agree or deny to his claim.

He stood up, stretching out lazily in order to remove the knots that had worked into his system from sitting so long in one position. With a satisfying cracking from his back, he traveled the short distance to the neighboring table. He figured he could lend a helping hand for the duo, saving them from a longer awkward silence.

"Hey, Madara. Why don't you go spare? Best way to understand your opponent quickly." He placed a hand on the man's shoulder gaining his attention.

Madara raised an eyebrow before his lips twisted into a unnoticeable smile. He nodded towards the young man with graditude. It was obvious that his method was only getting nowhere fast. But fighting was his environment, that he knew how to do; reading opponents was like breathing.

"Want to dance?"

Gajeel raised a studded eyebrow, unknowingly making him look every bit of his Uchiha heritage. His body had automatically relaxed in the presence of the blonde and the tension cut in half. How had the conversation switch to the topic of dancing? Kami help him if he had to dance... the only time he had ever done that was with his Shrimp. Surely, the stoic man meant something else... right? He was not about to do any waltz with the guy that already looked like he could rip Gajeel's heart out with his teeth. The man shivered at the thought.

Naruto gave a smile as he took notice in the Dragon slayers uneasiness. "He means fight." Madara raised his eyebrows at the blondes explaination. What had his grandson thought he meant? He didn't think that the boy would be so dense as to believe that he meant actually dancing with music and stuff. He was strating to question how much his son Metalicana had taught the child.

"You're on, old geezer." The fanged grin that appeared on the Dragon slayer's face made Madara's grin widen.

Naruto watched as the two headed outside without missing a beat. Hopefully, Gajeel came back in one piece, mentally and physically. He would have followed to go watch them spare, but it was a family bonding moment that needed to take place in privacy; Madara would probably be dishing out the tough-love on the younger man through their fight, pushing the slayer to his limit and beyond.

"Well, I was expecting that to take longer than it did."

Naruto glanced behind him to see Mira with a tray full of empty beer mugs and dinner plates resting in her palm. She glanced down at the table she was cleaning up, leaning forward to grab empty mildshake cup. He went to give a reply, but it quickly vanished once he saw someone drunkenly back up into the female, knocking her off balance. Her dark blue eyes widened in shock as her tray slipped from her fingers and she found the sharp corner of the table coming fast towards her face. Bracing herself for impact, she tossed her hands up. A strong arm wrapped around her waist, stopping her fall. She blinked as she watched her tray be caught before it could touch the ground and her eyes widened when she watched the person catch each dish and cup perfectly on the tray.

"Well, that was a close one." The deep voice made Mira quickly stand up on her own as she looked at her rescuer. Naruto only gave a small grin as he grabbed the troublesome milkshake glass and placed it on the tray with the others. "You okay?"

Mira nodded numbly as she took the tray from his hands. "Yes, thank you so much. That would have been quite a mess." She smiled, a perfect Kakashi-smile.

This lady is creepy. Kurama grumbled.

You should have let her fall, Naru-kun. Shikaku echoed.

Naruto only nodded in reply as something was sent flying across the room, crashing into the wall behind the bar. Seeing the white mane of his Sensei, he sighed. It didn't take a genius to figure out why the man was currently plastered into the wall with wide eyes and a bloody nose.

"Ero-sensei, if you want to do your research... do it outside the guild." He called as the man attempted to pull himself from the wall, giggling as he did.

I'm glad you didn't take after either one of your Sensei's. Matatabi breathed as she watched a chair come flying after the Sannin, causing him to duck behind the bar.

"Don't encourage him, gaki!" Tsunade yelled as she turned her attention to him with a glare that could freeze over h€ll.

"I'm not baa-chan, but you know how he is; it doesn't matter how much you beat him, he'll just keep doing it."

Ezra raised a eyebrow from where she sat at the bar. "What is it he keeps doing?" She questioned as Marakov laid sprawled out on the counter top, sleeping off his alcohol induced coma.

"Peeping on girls as 'research' for his novels. Which doesn't make any sense, he acts like he hasn't been laid before." Naruto grimaced as he watched her glare harden as she slowly turned towards Jiraiya who was too busy dusting off his clothes to notice the woman. He had learned a long time ago what p!ssed women could do to a man, especially if he was a pervert. But it made him wonder how Kakashi hadn't received the same harsh treatment that his other Sensei did. Of course, Jiraiya wrote the porn novels, but Kakashi boldly read the books in public with a casual demeanor about it.

He shook his head as Tsunade, Ezra, Lucy, and a few other unknown girls ganged up on the Toad-Summoner with a fierce light in their eyes that had a few guys backing away from the area. They would rather not suffer the wrath of the women when they were merely bystanders.

From what i'm seeing, I would have to agree with you on that, kitten, Kurama suppressed a shiver as Jiraiya got enough sense to run away.

"Would you like anything?"

Naruto blinked as he turned his attention back to the small woman. He really didn't feel hungry but he had a feeling if he didn't answer, then he would never get a moment of peace to himself. "I will just get something from town, I have to get some exercise anyway; can't sit still for long." He went to turned around, but it didn't happen like he thought it would. Before he could take one step, a small hand latched on his arm and spun him back around.

"You can get something from here, that way you don't have to pay."

The smile she gave made him take a step back as it recognized it as one of the many that Sakura and Tsunade would give him when they dared him to go against their will; one that promised pain and agony.

"I guess I can get some ramen." He gave a small smile in return as he scanned the guild for someone familiar. He was not about to sit alone so Mira could glue herself to his side with the excuse that he was isolating himself. The girl was sweet and all that, but that doesn't mean she didn't have her creepy moments. He started to wonder if her siblings were just as strange or if it was just her; he kinda felt bad for Kakashi. Three kids... who was the mom? What women was wiling to marry his perverted-lazy-sarcastic-anti-social sensei?

I don't see it happening either. Just like I don't see that perverted toad-nin to ever get laid or married, too much of a weirdo. Isobu commented as he curled up into a tight ball, enjoying the artificial sun and wind.

Despite how much he loved his sensei, Naruto couldn't help but to agree. The man was destined to be forever alone. But then again, if Kakashi found someone... there might be hope for the author of Icha Icha. Key word was 'might'.

So we joined the guild... what are we going to now? Do you think your gramps would allow you to take a mission? Chomei butted in making the rest turn to him.

Missions did sound good. Maybe it would be like the small missions he did back when he was a Genin... well, technically, he still is a Genin. Those missions was the ones that he rather enjoyed remembering; probably because that was before everything started hitting the proverbial fan: before Sasuke left, the Akatsuki attacked, and the world in general seemed to tilt upside down.

It was probably best to spend some time around the guild, though. It would give him a chance to strengthen bonds and get a good idea of who he was going to be hanging around. He also had to explain Chakra and everything else to the guild so they wouldn't get confused; that seemed like it was going to be a lot of fun... not. He was certain that everyone would come up with some excuse for him to do the explanation while they did 'better' things. Unless they wanted the entire guild confused, it wasn't a great idea to let him explain something so complex when he barely scraped by in the Academy.

I can explain it for you, kit. Kurama was all too happy to respond, which made alarms set off for the blonde.

What do you get out of it, though? I thought you found humans beneath you.

Everyone, but you. Besides, I can stretch my legs a bit.

You would crush the entire town, Kura.

No! I can shrink myself!