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Stickz Here ^_^ : Yo guys. Here it is, The second updated Chapter of my story. This rewrite is going pretty nicely seeing as i've managed to write a 16+K chapter in 5 days even though i have exams. But it's all for you as well as me. And the Guest review on Chapter #03. I really appreciate it and that is another reason why you guys are reading this rewritten Chapter #02 so soon. I had planned to release it tomorrow. But...Here it is. I hope you enjoy. And again thanks for the review. Guest.
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Second update on 5th October.
Third and final update on 10th February.
Saga #1 - The Beginning
Naruto's Adventures In Fiore
Chapter #02 - Gaining & Losing
An enraged Naruto was running cluelessly after finding out the truth about himself. The truth was really bitter for the blonde, As he had just started his Ninja life in the village. It was just now that he had gained some friends and was starting to get some love. But unfortunately for Naruto he was transported to this world. The world called Earthland. And currently the blonde was wandering in a forest of Fiore as confirmed by the Adamantium Dragon Metador.
Naruto was in a really bad mood and he just wanted to go home but something was even more important. Although Naruto had eaten some food with Metador it still wasn't enough to complete his appetite and not to mention the blonde had been running for 30 minutes restlessly. It wasn't like it was much for the blonde seeing as he was a ninja. But the newly acquired body...The blonde still wasn't used to his 16 year old body.
After running for 30 minutes and realizing Naruto needed to eat something, The blonde caught sight of some smoke and hoped that there was some food or some humans in that particular area. Naruto rushed towards the place as fast as he could. The genin ninja noticed that a white-haired man with dark eyes. The old man's age looked about to be 55 or above was sitting on a broken tree and was cooking something to eat. It was meat, That much Naruto could tell himself. Naruto had also noticed that there was a small house nearby as well and assumed that this white-haired old man lived there. Although he was old and all, The old man had a very muscular body and he looked to be very healthy as well.
"That looks delicious. Should i just go and ask that guy to give me som-..." Naruto was left interrupted in his thoughts as he heard a voice calling him. The blonde looked that this old man was looking at him with a curious face.
"Hey boy. What are you doing here? Anyway come here!" The white-haired man called for the blonde. Naruto was still confused whether he should go or not but it didn't look like the old man was dangerous or anything so Naruto without losing a second rushed there.
"Hi..." Said the blue-eyed boy shyly. Naruto was still new in the world, Even though he didn't 100% believe the thing. He could see the differences in this place.
"Hello. Now why is a young man like yourself here? Specially since this is very near to the dangerous forest part. You know you could get killed." The old man curiously asked with a grin. Because he looked at Naruto and his tore clothes proved that the blonde was definitely new in the continent, That or he had gone through some hard time with Zeref's followers or something.
"Hello sir. I'm Naruto...Naruto Uzumaki. I'm kind of new in this pla-..." Naruto was again cut short in his sentence as his stomach growled suddenly getting the best of the it's hunger. The blonde got a little red due to embarrassment but shrugged it off and was about to continue when the man interrupted him.
"We'll talk later. It seems you are very hungry...Let's eat. I have a lot of food and i think i can spare a little!" Said the old man still having his grin. This made the blonde very happy he sat by the man's side and waited patiently for the food to be completely cooked. It took almost fifteen minutes for the preparation of the food. Once it was done both ate the food and the old man had also shared some water with Naruto.
"Sweet. That was awesome thank you...old man?" Naruto said with a grin. He was back to his usual self, Goofing around like a kid though he didn't forget that he was now a grown up teen.
"Oh hahaha. Don't say thank you. I'm not that great of a cook. Hahahaha, There are way more better cooks than me..." The old man sheepishly chuckled as he scratched his head. Naruto had to sweat-drop at the suddenly goofing act.
"Thank you. But what is your name old man? And i also have another question but first let's get the introduction out of the way." Naruto said and belched before extending his hand for handshake. The old man did the same.
"I'm Rayleigh...Strauss. And by the way i may not look like much, But i'm a very strong mage and i use some awesome magics." The old man now called Rayleigh introduced himself with a grin as he returned the handshake. The word Mage and using super magics kinda confused the blonde.
Both took their hands back and Rayleigh was the first one to break the silence "So Naruto. Why are you wandering in a dangerous place like this. I know this place may not be dangerous but a forest just near to this, Is very...very dangerous. So unless you are a powerful mage you can't be in a place like this! And after you answer me, You can ask the question you had in mind as well." Rayleigh seriously warned the blonde and his grin was gone as well. Making the blonde realize how serious the old man was about the forest-thing. Naruto only nodded seeing as he didn't know what was actually happening.
"I don't know Rayleigh. As i said i'm new here and i don't know much. That's why i was wandering in the forest because i didn't know it was dangerous!" Naruto answered with equal seriousness.
"Oh hahahahahahaha. How silly of me, That was the first thing you told me and i forgot it. Though i'm not an idiot. Hahahaha." Rayleigh replied as he giggled particularly for nothing funny but he did. The blonde again sweat-dropped at this act but he decided to let go of it and decided it was better that he asked Rayleigh the questions.
"Rayleigh. No need to be rude or anything but...What is a mage? And when you said awesome magics, Do you mean you're a magician and can do cool tricks?" The blonde confusingly asked to make sure his concept was clear and he tried his best to not be rude since Rayleigh himself was a mage, As stated by the man himself.
"Hahahahhaahaha. You're a funny kid Naruto. Even though you're new here you couldn't possible be unknown about mages. And don't tell me you've never heard of the guilds and magic council as well." Rayleigh grinningly said thinking the blonde was kidding and all. But he was shocked to the core when he saw that Naruto had no clue what the white-haired man was talking about.
"WHAT! YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT MAGES?!" Rayleigh screamed in utter shock and fell on the ground as he lost consciousness. The blonde quickly ran to his side and caught the man before he could fall on the ground. Naruto was about to say something as Rayleigh suddenly jumped up and sat in his previous position breathing hard and while scaring the hell out of Naruto in the process.
"DON'T GO LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAKING UP SUDDENLY YOU OLD GEEZER!" Naruto angrily said with a tick mark on his head. The blonde wasn't getting any answers from Rayleigh and that was the most irritating thing to him at the moment.
"Okay okay. I'm alright now." The white-haired man said to himself and took a long breath and again spoke "But seriously Naruto. Not knowing about mages means you're from a different world or something but that's not possible. And also...No. Mages don't use tricks, They use real magics and that very magic increases their strength!" Rayleigh hadn't noticed that when he said about the different world thing but the blonde's face had completely turned to sadness.
"That is true...I'm from a different dimension." The blonde said with a depressed look. The blonde didn't know what else to say, He didn't want to tell strangers about this but Rayleigh seemed like a nice guy and if he ever wanted to go back it was the only way. To tell someone and maybe, Maybe someone could help the whiskered boy getting back to his world.
"Different Dimension? Could he have passed through one of the Dimensional Portals? But that's a mere legend but it is logical as well. Naruto seems to be different and i haven't heard of any Uzumakis ever in Fiore. Also the fact that there are two similar kinds of powers dwelling in him...One is very pure and the other is the complete opposite. It's almost as strong as mine..." The white-haired man thought as he looked at the sky above. After thinking for a few moments he decided that it was time to cheer up the blonde.
"Naruto...I'll help you, And i'm also very interested in listening to your story. So for the good of us both i'll help you survive here and you help me by telling as much as you can about the Dimensional Portals and it's before and after story as well. I'm very intrigued." The old man said with a soft grin and started walking to his big-enough-for-one-person house.
"Where are you going Rayleigh?" The blonde shouted his question.
"I'm not interested in listening to the story of a naked boy. We are gonna get you some clothes from the nearby town...Clover Town to be exact." Rayleigh simply replied and went inside his house. After some minutes he came outside with a big cloth and told the blonde to wrap it around himself.
"What is this old man?" The blonde asked while doing what he was asked to do.
"In Clover Town there will be sexy ladies here and there. And i don't want them to see you half-naked so quickly wrap it around yourself and we'll walk to Clover Town. Also...It will take quite some time to reach there, so hurry up!" It seemed like Rayleigh was suggesting but the way he had said the last line Naruto thought it was an order and the blonde didn't waste a second enveloping his body with the piece of cloth.
"Good now let's get moving." The white-haired man said with a smirk and began walking in south with Naruto following him by his side.
After what seemed like an eternity to Naruto the old man suddenly stopped at a certain point. At this point Naruto was behind Rayleigh and when the blonde noticed the old man stopping he quickly ran past him to look if they had reached the place called Clover Town.
Naruto's jaw literally dropped at seeing the sight in front of him. They were standing outside Clover Town. This place was so big and the blonde could tell that it was easily bigger than his village which kinda again saddened him but the blonde was determined and also the place was too good for him to get depressed again. So Naruto decided that it was time to learn something and also get some clothes. The buildings were so well-made and beautiful that the blonde could only stare in awe.
Naruto was so caught up in the awesome design of this dimension that he hadn't even noticed that Rayleigh had moved ahead. The blonde as soon as noticed this ran after the white-haired man without losing a second.
"Can't you wait a second for me old man!?" The blonde said angrily without realizing what he was doing. Rayleigh decided it was time to remind him of what he had done.
"Do you have money Naruto?!" Rayleigh asked with a twitching eye-brow and a tick mark grew on his head as soon as Naruto shook his head.
"THEN LET ME DO MY WORK!" The older man infuriatingly replied and resumed his walk towards the only shop he liked. The blonde this time didn't say anything. Because he knew that it was wise if he didn't do so. And Rayleigh was right. They both walked to a big shop. The white-haired mage half-entered the place and took out his head with a grin on his face "And you stop here till i come back!" Naruto only nodded to this with a grin of his own. Rayleigh completely entered the clothing shop.
While Naruto was outside seeing the place in awe. He was really jealous a little bit and worried as well. This dimension was so much cooler than his own and if he somehow did manage to get back he will really miss these cool things and this world didn't seem like that Death was normal for them. Back in Elemental Nations, Naruto knew being a ninja was very hard and ninjas of different village used to kill each other but here everyone was in peace and the blonde couldn't help but envy this place.
Several minutes later Rayleigh was kicked out of the shop with someone screaming "THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GIVING YOU SOMETHING FOR FREE! YOU MAY HAVE SAVED MY SHOP ONCE BUT THAT WAS YEARS AGO. YOU CAN'T JUST COME BY AND TAKE SOME CLOTHES WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE!" Rayleigh hit a nearby wall and with the contact, The wall started having several cracks.
"What the?" Naruto muttered to himself as he ran towards the-supposed-to-be unconscious Rayleigh.
"Old man..." The blonde said as he shook the white-haired man "Old man...OLD MAN!" The whiskered boy screamed with tears coming out of his eyes and rested his head above Rayleigh's chest.
"I'm not dead you moron...And stop acting like my wife. NOW GET OFF ME!" The white-haired man shouted out and kicked Naruto away and stood on his feet and walked towards the shop with an evil grin.
"Remember this for the rest of your life. You've angered the mighty mage...Rayle-..." Rayleigh was interrupted as a boot connected with his face and three bulky man walked out of the store with their arms folded and angered looks.
"Hahahaha. You guys. I was just kidding and also..." Rayleigh took a pause as he talked to Naruto who was still lying around on the floor. The white-haired man took him up and took a deep breath while doing so "BYE BYE. HOPE WE NEVER MEET AGAIN!" The man screamed and ran at the speed of light leaving dust trails behind. After running for some minutes they were finally outside of the town. Naruto was again walking on his own,...very slow.
"Man. Now we have to go all the way back. Damn it!" The blonde said to no one but himself as he walked turtlishly. Another several minutes of walking, They were finally back to where Rayleigh's house was.
"Naruto now go get dressed." The mage said, Seriousness quite easy to pick up in his accent. The blonde didn't lose a second and did as asked after all it was very important for the both of them. Naruto came outside in two minutes. He was wearing long-sleeved white T-shirt and long blue jeans. On his shirt's back, The shape of a sun-like blue-colored sphere was made. The blonde looked quite handsome in his new attire and that was without a doubt the truth. Specially with his new height.
"S-...So h-...How do i look?" The blonde stutteringly asked as he walked to the man he was indebted to. It was true, Rayleigh had done a lot for Naruto. Even though he required something in return but still being a stranger, And doing everything Rayleigh had done was just too good.
"Oh my prince you look so sexy...I'm not a girl idiot." Rayleigh joked for the last time before the conversation would get serious. The blonde didn't respond in any way seeing as now he had to explain everything that had happened related to the Dimensional Portal or Crack as seen by Naruto.
"Okay let's get started." The blonde said as he sighed and continued "I'm Naruto Uzumaki a genin ninja of a village. In our dimensions we had ninjas probably like you have Mages. Or that's what i think. Me along with my two teammates and our team leader Kakashi Hatake were going on a mission. While doing the mission we encountered a crack in the air itself. Out of that crack black light was leaking. We were all surprised to see that because never ever in our life had we seen such a thing and on top of that we were also attacked by some other demon ninja as well." The blonde explained with seriousness and took a pause so that Rayleigh could absorb all the information.
Upon getting a nod from the white-haired mage, Naruto continued "I walked very near to that crack, Although i was scared and all but it's not everyday you see such a thing. When i touched it, I don't know why but most of my friends, Well not most of them. All of the living things present there at that moment fell on the ground holding their heads. I don't know why were they doing it because i didn't feel a thing. I touched it with one of my hand and nothing special happened..." The blonde further explained and his face turned a little sad again but he continued "...But when i touched it using both of my hands, There was a big flash and when i woke up, I found myself wandering around in Fiore or Earthland..." Naruto finally expressed everything he had seen. Rayleigh simply sighed and grinned before saying.
"Naruto...Do you remember what happened afterwards? I mean after you got here in Earthland what did you see? Please tell me everything in details." The white-haired man requested. Naruto only nodded as he thought of what he had seen so far and what were the effects of the portal.
"Oh yes now i remember. I met a Dragon as soon as i came and also my age has grown a bit as well." The ninja grinningly stated, Making Rayleigh confused.
"What do you mean your age grew and a Dragon?" Said the confused mage with a raised eyebrow.
"Well...I was like this.." Naruto simply stated as he put his right hand on his biceps and continued "And now i'm the way you can see me. And about that Dragon. It was a white-colored Dragon and as you can already guess...IT WAS GIGANTIC." The blonde said with a surprised look as he spread both his arms in air as much as he could making the mage chuckle at his antics.
"Could Naruto be talking about him? But there is no way!" Rayleigh thought with a serious look. He was no longer grinning. The white-haired man had heard everything he wanted to know about the portals and Naruto didn't know that much himself but the blonde had already told everything he knew. Now it was Rayleigh's turn to tell Naruto about these portals...That is if he knew.
"Hmmmmmm. It's my turn now." Rayleigh sighed and took a deep breath before saying "Dimensional Portals as you already heard by the Dragon named Metador are a myth, A forgotten legend. Up until now even i didn't believe in them but in front of me is an example so i can't deny. It is said that these portals can appear in a second or in a week or maybe in one thousand years. There is no telling when will another portal will appear. But there is another thing that i've read which will surely disappoint you. Do you wanna know Naruto?" The white-haired man asked, Completely serious about the question. Naruto sighed before positively nodding.
"It is said...That there are thousands of dimensions and the chance of a portal appearing is also very thin. That means, Even if a Dimensional Portal does appear right now there is only 0.1 chance that it will take you to your dimension. It could take you to anywhere. That is all." The older mage ended the conversation seeing as there was nothing more left to add.
"So i might never be able to go back to my world huh?" Said the blonde worriedly and only received a nod from Rayleigh.
"It seems i gotta settle here then..." The blonde muttered to himself with a soft smile and before he could say anything Rayleigh interrupted "So it seems...Naruto I have a proposition for you...Wanna hear it out?" The old mage said while smirking making Naruto curious to know what was he talking about.
The blonde grinned before answering "Sure!" The white-haired man smirked and started walking towards his house, The whiskered boy just followed him. Once inside Rayleigh told Naruto that it was getting late and the proposition he has for the blonde will be told tomorrow. Naruto was really thankful to Rayleigh. The old man had gotten the blonde some suitable clothes and also got him a place to stay temporary or permanently that much Naruto didn't know.
The Next Morning :
Naruto walked outside of the house with a yawn when he got out the blonde noticed that Rayleigh was already up, Sitting. Naruto walked up to the old man with a curious look and said "So what was it that you wanted to propose to me Rayleigh?" Said the blonde curiously. "Naruto...Do you want to learn magic?" The man simply asked without even looking at Naruto.
The blonde was shocked to say the least, He hadn't expected that this was going to be what the man was talking about. Naruto had thought that it was about helping him creating the portal or something, But this was totally unexpected. Naruto was confused too as he didn't know what was magic.
After thinking for several seconds the blonde replied "Okay i guess..." The blonde said, Still confused whether to accept or decline this offer. When Rayleigh noticed the confused look of the blonde he let out a chuckle before saying "You really have no idea how much of an awesome thing i'm offering you. Oh...I guess you're confused about Magic." The white-haired man said emotionlessly but still having a grin. Naruto simply nodded at that.
"Hahahaha. Well let me show you what magic can do. After seeing how many advantages there are of learning magic. You'll definitely wanna learn it. Follow me." Rayleigh said with his grin intact. Suddenly he stood and told the blonde to follow him. Naruto did as asked and went behind Rayleigh.
The white-haired man stood before a gigantic tree. He placed his right hand on the tree and said "Can you destroy this tree with only using your fists?" The blonde shook his head and Rayleigh's right hand started glowing dark violet.
"Well i can." The mage said as he pulled his hand back and then thrust the fist in the tree making a hole in it in the process. Naruto was very shocked, He hadn't seen anything like it. He did know that Chakra could be used to strengthen the body but not to this level of degree.
"So do you wanna learn to do stuff like this?" Rayleigh asked although he knew too well what the blonde's answer would be.
"You kidding me? If i go back as i'm, It would make me look bad. But if i go back with this Magic power then i'll be super famous and become Hokage as well. Of course i wanna learn it." Said the whiskered kid with an excited grin causing the mage to let out a chuckle at this.
"Let's start your training of magic...NOW!" The white-haired man told the blonde and both walked near to Rayleigh's house and sat there in a cross-legged position.
"Before teaching you about magic, I shall tell you more about this world." Rayleigh simply said and the blonde again excitedly nodded.
"This place is called Earthland as you already know. Earthland is divided in some continents or countries or whatever you wanna call them. One of them is Fiore. Fiore is then further divided in small towns and cities and other places. An example is Clover Town. Clover town is one of the towns of Fiore." Rayleigh paused to see if the blonde was getting all of what he had said. The white-haired man continued when he received a nod.
"In this dimension or you could say in any dimension, Living organisms possess a power within them. When that power is materialized and used outside of their bodies, That is called Magic...To explain Magic...Let's see. Magic is the physical embodiment of the spirit. When the physical spirit of a person collides with the spiritual flow of nature, The spirit forms Magic. That is the power called Magic." The mage took a deep breath and continued.
Before Rayleigh could say anything the blonde interrupted "So everyone has Magic. But then that creates another question, If everyone has magic th-..." Naruto was cut short before he could complete.
"Hahahaha. You got it all wrong Naruto. Yes magic is present inside of every human, Though i don't remember saying everyone can utilize it. Controlling magic is so difficult that only 10% human beings of Earthland can use it properly. And those that successfully master Magic are called Mages." The mage said with a proud grin and waited for the blonde to question if he had any. Naruto did have a question.
"So does everyone has their own unique magic or is it same for everyone?" The question was indeed a very important one. Naruto not only had grown in height but he had also gotten mature because this wasn't the display of the old Naruto.
"A very good question Naruto. I'm impressed you were able to get everything i said. Good. You'll be able to learn magic easily or at least that's what i think. And now for your answer. Yes everyone has their own magic but it's the shape that counts. Once you can use raw magic i'll teach you how to use real magic. But for now let's finish this boring lesson so that you can learn real stuff. And believe me this boring stuff is really important." Said the old man with a grin and continued.
"Mages have so high powers that they can do the jobs that normal people can't do. Mages work in the places called Magical Guilds. There are many, Many magical guilds in Fiore and not only Fiore but in the whole Earthland there are a lot of guilds. The work that Non-mages can't do, They call Mages to do that work and mages are highly paid depending on the job of course. These guilds are controlled by the strongest mage in the guild and they are called Guild Masters. Though experience and time spent with the guild also counts." The man said with a grin and waited for the blonde to absorb the information.
Naruto nodded once again as he took all the information perfectly. "That means if i join a guild and the second day the master dies, I can't just go and say that i should be the master even though i'm the strongest?" The blonde confusingly said, Although Naruto had an idea that his theory was right.
"Exactly. Good you're learning fast. Let's continue. These Guilds are looked over by the Magic Council. Magic Council looks over the whole continent. That means there are different magic councils for each country. Once a guild kills someone for money...Or does evil work, They are no longer authorized by the Council. Instead the council will try to get rid of those guilds. They are called Dark Guilds." The white-haired mage explained further and he kept telling Naruto everything about this new dimension. Hours passed by and it was already night. Naruto and Rayleigh had taken some lunch as well, Now was the time to sleep.
"...and that's the Baram Alliance. That is all in the world. I've told you everything i know. Now sleep Naruto and from tomorrow on. We will for sure start your training to wield magic." With that said both men entered the house and slept.
The Next Day :
Naruto and Rayleigh were standing and facing each other. Both staring in the other's eyes. The blonde was very excited to learn magic. And Rayleigh was also pretty eager to see how the blonde was going to handle this training.
"Naruto are you ready? Because all my funny acts won't be around now. I'm a very strict teacher..." Said the mage with a smirk. This made Naruto giggle for a second confusing Rayleigh "Give it your all Rayleigh-sensei. I'm going to learn magic and pass every test." Naruto said with determined eyes and was ready to learn magic.
"Your first test will be...To run for whole day. You have to run till the moon is out and you have no choice because that is the only way you can learn magic." The man said with seriousness. The blonde had his jaw literally dropped.
"ARE YOU INSANE OLD MAN? Running for all day isn't EASY!" Naruto screamed with a pissed-off face. He really didn't want to run for a whole day.
"Oh yes i just remembered. You can't take a break and you can't eat either during the training..." The old mage said and his serious face was exchanged with an evil smirk "So be careful about that Kukukukuku." Rayleigh evilly laughed while saying so. The blonde had no choice.
"This better work Rayleigh..." Naruto said and didn't lose a second before running towards the direction of Clover Town. The blonde had decided that even though he could run in one place, It was better if he ran in Clover Town and he knew that the more he ran through the town the more he will know about it and see the things that he had only heard from Rayleigh.
"Good luck Naruto!" Rayleigh shouted to a far-off-in-the-distance blonde. Naruto was definitely faster than normal humans, That much Rayleigh knew. The white-haired man had also noticed the existence of the second being in the blonde but didn't think it was necessary to ask.
With Naruto :
The blonde was running inside of the aforementioned town as fast he could. He knew too well that Rayleigh hadn't said it was important to run very fast but Naruto thought that it had some kind of connection to magic and he didn't want to have lackness of anything in his training...It had been six hours since the blonde had started running. Right now Naruto was sprinting back to Rayleigh's house. The blonde had decided that it was better if he could see the forest that Rayleigh had said was very dangerous and he wanted to know why was it dangerous. When the blonde passed his for-now teacher's house and was about to enter the forest he heard a voice which stopped him...in a way. The blonde had stopped going in the forest because he had turned around and was running in a circular manner to see who it was. Naruto wasn't surprised at all to see it was Rayleigh who had called him.
"Naruto you can't go in that forest. It is the second stage of your training and for a week you will repeat this running exercise everyday. From 9 of morning till the sun set. So you are to absolutely not enter this forest till the second stage of your training begins." The white-haired man yelled out. He had to, Since Naruto wasn't very near to him.
"Roger that!" The sweaty Naruto said emotionlessly and continued running in his circular manner. Rayleigh was starting to get confused and later was rather annoyed at the blonde.
"Why the hell are you running only here. Go somewhere ELSE!" Rayleigh once again screamed to the blonde but Naruto had decided to ignore him.
"What? I couldn't hear you sensei, I'm kinda training here." The blonde coolly stated and kept doing this running. The white-haired man waited for five minutes before again speaking to Naruto "ARE YOU GOING TO STOP YOUR FOOLISH RUNNING OR NOT?" Rayleigh asked, Clearly pissed-off at Naruto.
"Hahahahha..." The blonde said and turned towards the direction of Clover Town and started running there. But before he could disappear Naruto continued "I was messing with ya old man and to think i would succeed hahahahha!" Before Rayleigh could say anything Naruto had disappeared from his sight and was again back to his training. Which by the way he had never stopped. The blonde had just added a twist in his training and it gave him two advantages. One was that he was still training and, Two was that he could piss off Rayleigh at the same time.
The sun was down and moon was giving out it's light. Rayleigh was waiting outside his house for a certain blonde to return. The old man waited five minutes before he heard the steps of someone running and he expected it to be Naruto. And it was Naruto. But something was different about the blonde, He wasn't running as fast as usual. He was running way faster. Logically Naruto should've been slower compared to morning because he should be exhausted but he was sprinting faster than ever and that made Rayleigh a little bit confused.
The blonde got nearer and nearer to the house and the mage expected him to stop there when he reached the house, But Naruto ran towards the forest leaving a shocked Rayleigh behind.
"What the hell are yo-..." Rayleigh was cut off when he heard growlings of wild animals behind him. The man turned around to see a bunch of wolves coming after the whiskered boy.
"Ask them!" Naruto sweatingly said and kept sprinting. The white-haired man stood between the blonde and these wolves with a smirk on his face.
"You pathetic animals think that if you manage to scare Naruto, You can scare me as well. Think again, Because you're wrong..." Rayleigh said and rushed towards these wolves. The man kept attacking one wolf after another with both his fists enveloped in dark-violet magical aura. One of these wolves was a smart one as it sneaked behind the old mage. Rayleigh had disposed of all the animals or at least that's what he thought.
"See Naruto. I'm very strong." Said the white-haired as he laughed proudly and loudly unknown to him one wolf was still behind him and the silverette took notice of it when he was bitten in the ass "Arghhhhhhh!"
Day 2 :
Naruto was already back to his sprinting through Clover town. Naruto had seen most of the Clover town in his yesterday running, But there was still some of it left and he had decided that today was the day that he would finish exploring the town. Naruto had to admit that the development of this dimension was so much better than his own. The blonde was running for almost whole day. Doing this exercise everyday the blonde had gotten a little bit faster and his stamina level had grown a lot as well. Without even noticing a week had passed since the blonde had started his training. Today was the last time he would have to do this running around for whole day. Naruto used to eat a lot in the morning as he never got the chance to eat during running and Rayleigh had strictly restricted him from doing so as well. And Naruto as far as training and getting stronger was concerned was very sincere. Because he really did want to become as strong as possible.
This was a very hard and harsh week for the blonde and it had finally ended. Rayleigh as usual was standing outside waiting for Naruto to return and this time luckily Naruto was alone with no one was chasing him. But something was different. The blonde was faster than he was a week ago. Rayleigh held his chin in deep thought "This training was meant to awaken his magical aura. It wasn't meant to make him physically stronger or faster. Guess that's just a bonus he gained huh? Well the second stage won't be as easy as this!" The old man thought with a grin on his face and proudly looked at the running Naruto.
Naruto finally reached the house and as soon as he made his way to Rayleigh, The blonde fell on the ground while breathing hard and sweating from all places.
"Looks like you completed the first stage of the training. I kinda expected you to survive this easy test, The second stage is way harder and that's why tomorrow you'll be having a break." The man stated with a chuckle and extended his hand for Naruto. The blonde took the hand and stood on his feet.
"Woah. Finally. I don't care whether the second test is hard or not, But i just wanted some rest from this thing. And i just can't believe i'm finally having one...Man i'm tire-..." Before Naruto could even complete his sentence, He fell on the ground and lost consciousness.
"Well well well, It seems when Naruto is exhausted that other being does give him the power...That is another reason why he was able to do it for a week and that is why i also changed a three-day training into a week training. But this second stage is..." The white-haired man said as he picked the blonde up and walked towards his house, He continued "...Is very hard. If Naruto passes this test, He'll definitely be able to learn my magics. My cool magics!" Rayleigh smiled to himself as he along with his student entered the house.
The Other Day :
Naruto and Rayleigh, Both were standing before the entrance of the so-called dangerous forest. Rayleigh with a grin while Naruto had a smirk with the mixture of excitement and fear. The blonde was excited because it was another step to learn magic, But he was also afraid of this forest since Rayleigh had told him about this forest being very dangerous. The name of this forest was Clover Forest, Since it was very near Clover town.
The day before this had been very easy. The blonde had gotten a break and he enjoyed it to the fullest, Knowing that he would face hell after this enjoyment.
"So you're saying i have to go inside this place and survive for a week. I've gotta prepare my food and everything else on my own. I really don't know how these things are going to help me in my magic training. But since i really don't know many people here..." Naruto said to the man by his side and whispered "...I've got no choice but to believe this pathetic old man.." The blonde was sure that he had murmured it very faintly but Rayleigh had somehow still managed to hear it. Because the tick mark on his head could be the sign of only one thing. He was angry.
"Who is an old man?" Said the mage as he clenched his fists. The blonde pointed towards himself, Naruto was calling himself an old man just so he could survive. But then Rayleigh again spoke "Not just old, But pathetic..." Rayleigh didn't waste a second kicked the blonde's ass sending him flying in the forest.
"Well that would teach him not to mess with his elders." The man muttered to himself.
"Oh wait...I'm not old. Hahahahhaha. I'm just a young man with a hot body. But my face has gotten old, Now i gotta think about doing these trainings myself someday!"
With Naruto In The Clover Forest :
Naruto landed in the forest and crashed on top of a tree. "Man why did Rayleigh have to kick me here?" Naruto muttered to himself as he jumped down from the tree. The blonde was quite confused as to why Rayleigh had said this place was dangerous and all. Since it didn't look like that way. Naruto's thoughts were interrupted when he heard some wild beast's voice behind him. The blue-eyed boy turned to see a tiger, ten times bigger than himself. The whiskered boy couldn't help but start sweating at the sight in front of him.
"Hahahaha. Hello mr. whatever you're?!" Said the sweating blonde while waving his hand. The unusual thing about this beast was that he had two wings and that was the most terrifying thing about this Lion.
"Well nice knowing ya. I'm leaving!" Naruto quickly said and ran in the opposite direction to the lion. The beast at first didn't understand what was happening but then he understood that his prey was leaving him alone. The lion started chasing the blonde. Naruto wasn't really strong as he didn't know magic or much chakra at all. Speaking of Chakra he did know..."Shadow Clone Jutsu!" The whiskered boy yelled out and made a cross-seal using both his hands and in a poof of smoke twenty Narutos appeared. The lion at first was confused what the hell was happening but it didn't lose a second and attacked the first clone quickly and it disappeared. It did the same to the others as well.
With Rayleigh :
The white-haired man was lying on the floor with his arms behind his head and eyes closed. In deep thought.
"That white-dragon that Naruto spoke of, It possibly couldn't be Metador...And if it is Metador, Why didn't he and the others contact me earlier. They haven't contacted me at all. The world is starting to fall in chaos again and if i don't have my most-trusted companions i can't win. I'll see if i can pass down my magic to the new generation. I've tried teaching this magic to a lot of humans...But none were able to master it." The silverette thought with a serious expression on his face. Rayleigh was never seen this serious before. Ever...And...More confusing was what was the man thinking about, What companions was he talking about.
The older man was interrupted from his thoughts when he heard a familiar voice call out to him. "Rayleigh-sensei!" Rayleigh opened his eyes in shock and looked to see the blonde was standing before him, Most of his clothes were tore apart and the blonde had scratches all over his body.
It had been a week since Rayleigh had ordered Naruto to train or to be precise survive in the Clover forest all by himself. The blonde had definitely went through some serious trouble in the forest. Because his appearance could tell only one thing. IT WAS HARD.
The blonde was breathing really hard and sweat was all over his body. The white-haired mage grinned before speaking, Still lying on the ground "Well done Naruto. From tomorrow we can officially start your magical training. But i think i want to see how much capacity and how much control you have over your magical abilities!" This confused Naruto to the highest degree. The blonde had magical powers already, Naruto couldn't hold on any longer and asked "I have magical powers already?" Rayleigh giggled at this and he stood on his feet.
"Naruto what had i said, Every living thing has magic inside of them. But only some chosen ones can use Magic. I know you have magic because...Do you remember me saying that these exercises were important?" The mage asked with a grin and waited for the blonde to answer.
"Nope. Not at all!" Naruto's answer totally left Rayleigh jaw-dropped.
"What do you mean? I never said such heroic and cliche lines? Oh yeah i'm awesome!" The man muttered to himself with a proud smirk making the blonde sweat-drop at his antics.
"But yes, Those exercises were important. If any normal human who still hasn't awakened their magical abilities manage to do these exercises get their Magical Orb activated. Normally humans activate their magic by having some serious loss. For example if a boy sees his mother dying in front of him by someone strong, That's when he'll be able to activate his magic. Not everyone knows that if their body reaches the limit of fatigue and someone manages to exceed those limitations magic can be activated." Rayleigh explained with his grin intact and took a pause before again continuing "I would say you had your magic activated once you did running exercise but this training just expanded your magical reserves..." Rayleigh again took a pause before his grin changed into a proud smirk and he pouted.
"Lucky for you, Because you have the best teacher ever Muahhahahah!" The man laughingly said, Naruto stood there without any emotions on his face. In real he was cursing the man because of what he had gone through in the forest, And only he knew about it.
"Yes you're the greatest. Now teach me magic." The blonde said clearly angered at Rayleigh. The old man grinned before getting serious.
"I can't teach you magic, Unless you master the magical energy dwelling inside of you, I've already told you that when we give shape to Magic energy and make it unique, That's when it is called magic and you can't even draw out your magical energy let alone control it. So no magic for a week, Unless you master controlling magical energy in less than a week." The white-haired man seriously stated with an emotionless face.
"Okay okay. But...How can i draw out my magical energy?" The blonde clearly confused, Asked the older man.
"Okay close your eyes, You have chakra right? Then it should be easy for you. Close your eyes and search for an energy besides Chakra. And that energy would be magic. Now go and search for your energy. And once you find it, It should be an orb full of magical energy. Touch that orb and absorb energy from that orb. Once you absorb it, Release it outside your body. And also...I won't repeat Muhaahhahahah!" Rayleigh's this thing always pissed off the blonde and he really hated it as well. But Naruto had to admit that Rayleigh was a very strong mage and was experienced as well. Because the methods that Naruto had gone through had increased his raw strength as well as increasing his stamina.
Inside The Mindscape :
Naruto was inside of his mindscape. The blonde was really shocked when he noticed the change inside of his mindscape. There was a big door and he opened it. The blonde went inside and noticed it was dark, Very dark. There was no light to show him his path. No light except one. There was an orb it was shining brightly with dark-violet color. As Naruto flew nearer to it, It got bigger and bigger. This orb was definitely ten times bigger than Naruto himself.
"What am i supposed to do now? Rayleigh said that it should be an orb and it is, He said something about touching the orb and absorbing the energy from it and releasing it outside." The blonde thought to himself with an expressionless face. The blonde moved even further near and touched the orb with his left hand.
"What power!? Absorb it huh? I was confused how to do this absorbing stuff, But now it seems i just have to pick this energy inside of me and release it!" Naruto thought and a smile made it's way onto his face. Naruto started taking the energy inside of him and as soon as he took a little of it, The orb got smaller and that was something the blonde had expected.
"So this is the amount of magic i can use? The more i use, The smaller this gets and the smaller it gets the higher the disadvantage in a fight. But i think when it is smaller it should be more easy to use." Naruto thought with a smirk and put his right hand on the orb as well and started absorbing as much magical energy as he could.
Outside The Mindscape :
The blonde was starting to glow. A layer of dark-violet colored aura had enveloped his whole body and by each passing second it was getting bigger and bigger. Rayleigh at first couldn't help but grin, Because it wasn't easy to use magic at their first try.
The white-haired man's grin was exchanged with a shocked face when the magical aura got bigger and bigger and kept growing. Naruto was shining with dark-violet color as well with his eyes still closed.
"He is releasing too much power...Naruto will explode if this continues!" The man thought and waited to see if the energy would be back to normal. But the blonde kept releasing the energy and as his teacher. Rayleigh was compelled to strike the blonde in the head from behind making all the energy disappear in a flash and Naruto fell on the ground panting.
"That was hard...Now..." Naruto stood on his feet with an enraged look and continued "WHY THE HELL DID YOU HIT ME?" The blonde angrily screamed and waited for Rayleigh to explain. The white-haired man explained everything to the blonde. Naruto was shocked to the core to find out that he could've died if the silverette hadn't attacked him when he did.
"Well Naruto. Now let me clear up your tasks for the next week. You'll learn to control your magical energy and master it. There is also one more thing, You've gotta learn to use magical energy while moving if you can't then you'll never be able fight in a battle using magic." The white-haired man explained with a serious expression on his face. Naruto only nodded before Rayleigh spoke again "For today, Let's get some sleep and enjoy because you're a semi mage now."
The blonde grinned proudly and agreed with the man and said "Yup...Hey, What do you mean a semi-mage...Well whatever let's go get some rest for today."
The Next Morning :
Naruto and Rayleigh were already up with the sun. The blonde like yesterday, Was concentrating his magic and was trying to master it without exploding himself. Naruto was a really hard worker and that much Rayleigh had to admit. Naruto was starting to glow in dark-violet aura again and the blonde once more was using way more power. The blonde would work everyday and his hard training was to definitely pay off. It had been a week and Naruto was standing. The blonde took a deep breath.
"Naruto are you ready? Yesterday you were able to control it. But when i punched you, You lost the concentration and i don't want that today!" The white-haired mage smirkingly said. Naruto only nodded before he closed his eyes.
"...Magical Orb,..." The blonde thought and searched for the energy inside of himself. After finding his power the blonde continued "Absorb it.." The blonde thought and put both his hands on the orb and absorbed the energy "Control it and then release it outside of the body. But don't let go of the energy when it's outside. It'll be like losing energy!" Naruto for the last time thought and released his magical energy outside of his body.
The whiskered-boy was enveloped in dark-violet magical aura. Rayleigh grinned proudly as he saw how calm and cool Naruto was. The white-haired man first took a bucket and threw the water on Naruto. He didn't lose his concentration. The white-haired man then put the bucket on top of the blonde and again Naruto didn't lose concentration. Rayleigh's grin widened seeing how much progress Naruto had made.
Up until yesterday Naruto was cool but his magical energy would fluctuate when his body moved or his concentration was disturbed. But today the blonde was showing remarkable progress. Only one thing was left. Rayleigh's hand started glowing dark-violet.
"Let's see how much you've progressed Naruto!?" The man thought to himself and struck the blonde in the stomach with enough power to send him flying backwards. The white-haired man didn't lose his concentration and kept looking at Naruto, The blonde's aura was as calm as before.
A drop of blood fell from Naruto's lower lip. The blonde stood on his feet and didn't let go of the magical energy and opened his eyes with a confused look. Naruto walked to Rayleigh with his confused face and said "So how did i do Rayleigh?" The blonde confusingly asked.
"Hahahaha. It was perfect Naruto! Just one question, Do you feel normal or are you having hard time concentrating on your magic?" The white-haired man asked, Clearly intrigued to know Naruto's internal progress.
"Up until yesterday i did have hard time and whenever i opened my eyes i would lose half of my concentration. But after some tries today i was able to walk and see everything outside without losing concentration of my energy." The blonde grinningly said and was about to shut off his magical energy when Rayleigh stopped him.
"Good. Now let's move to the last stage of your training, Giving shape to Magic." The white-haired man walked to a tree and told Naruto to punch it using his fist but while using magic. Naruto only nodded, The blonde swung his fist backwards and punched the tree. Naruto's hand stopped when it got in contact with the tree. The blonde thrust his hand forward. The tree than had cracks and crumbled to pieces.
"Wow. So cool. So this is magic? Awesome!" The blonde muttered to himself with a grin and then was about to punch another tree when Rayleigh once again interrupted.
"Naruto, That was magic and magic only in it's raw condition. But when you give it shape..." The white-haired man smirked while both his hands started glowing. Rayleigh only put his right hand on the tree and took it back. The tree in some seconds was pulverized leaving Naruto shocked.
"Wow so cool..." The blonde said while having stars in his eyes. Naruto didn't have an idea about how powerful Magic really was when given a shape to. But the whiskered boy definitely knew it was an awesome thing and he was really excited to learn magic.
The Next Day :
Both mages were sitting on the floor with Rayleigh talking and the blonde was only listening.
"...And that's about it!" The white-haired man and sighed in relief. The boring lecture was over and he was happy that Naruto was a fast learner.
"So there are two types of Magic, Holder type and Caster type. You use Caster-Type and that is better in a way you say? Did i get everything right?" The blonde asked curious whether he had understood everything right or not. Naruto only grinned when the white-haired man nodded with a grin.
"Now for what magic you will be learning...Is the same magic i use. And i use Caster-type magic so don't worry. My magics are quite simple and yet very hard to master. I'm quite capable of giving almost every shape to my magic but the ones that i'm a master at are my own magics. The first magic is Vibration Magic. It amplifies your speed, perception and strength. When used it to coat your body you can sense the vibrations of movement of invisible things as well. And you can move as fast vibrations as well. The second magic i u-..." Rayleigh was cut short before he could complete his sentence. The blonde with stars in his eyes said "So awesome magic...I wanna learn it for sure. Please continue and tell me about your second magic!" The blonde pleaded with a grin and waited anxiously for the explanation of Rayleigh's second magic.
The white-haired man grinned at the praise but quickly gained his composure and spoke "Well thank you Naruto. The second magic i use is more of a supporting magic. It's Sharp Magic. With Sharp magic you can add sharpness to anything in your contact and your body as well. I only use it to make myself stronger for defensive measures. We'll learn about it soon. But for now Naruto let's go and buy some food from Clover town. All of it is finished." The white-haired man said and stood on his feet with a serious look and kept walking and suddenly stopped when he heard Naruto's voice.
"Sensei i'm going to work a little more on my magical concentration...You go on ahead with my clone. Shadow Clone Jutsu." The blonde made a cross-seal and in a poof of smoke one clone appeared and walked towards Rayleigh with a grin.
"As you wish Naruto." Was all Rayleigh said before he waved his hand and left for the town with the whiskered-boy's clone. The real Naruto started glowing dark-violet and his magical aura once again enveloped the blonde inside of it. The blonde started running and swung his fist at nothing and jumped high in the air before punching the ground. The blonde's raw physical strength had grown a lot because of the first two training exersies. And with his magic around his body it was multiplied by twice at least. Naruto had decided to keep working out until his clone and Rayleigh returned.
With Rayleigh & The Clone Naruto :
"Hahahaha. Yes. He is very hard working and that's why i bought these new clothes for him. But don't tell him immediately when we get there, I wanna see what guesses he makes. And i bought some ramen too." The vibration mage ended with a chuckle.
"Yup and don't worry Rayleigh i won't tell him..." The blonde clone nodded and said with a grin. Both kept walking back towards Rayleigh's house but before they could reach they had to face an obstacle. While they were coming back some wolves had attacked them. Rayleigh had taken care of all of them and the clone Naruto had also put up a good fight but when he had tried to punch the last wolf the wild animal had managed to bite his hand and unfortunately Naruto's clone had disappeared. Rayleigh couldn't help but complain as now he had to take all the bags by himself.
Back With Naruto :
It had been an hour since Rayleigh left with the blonde's clone and Naruto was still training as expected. The blonde was grinning and that was surprising to see. Naruto would never grin while training, He always had a determined and serious look whenever he was training but today was different. Naruto was smiling and that was really shocking.
As he kept training, The blonde jumped and landed on the ground and while landing he thrust his fist in the ground and managed to not only make some cracks but also make a hole in the floor. Naruto would've continued when Rayleigh carrying several shopping bags suddenly arrived with a pissed-off look.
"That's why i hate your Shadow Clones. They disappear with one str-..." The white-haired man was cut off. "Now give me my clothes and ramen old man. I'm really hungry!" The blonde said with a wide excited grin confusing the hell out of the enraged Rayleigh. The white-haired man looked at the blonde confusingly.
"How?...How did you know about the clothes and ramen?..." A curious and confused Rayleigh plainly asked. The blonde sweat-dropped at this. He didn't know what was the older man talking about and so he couldn't explain. The blonde couldn't wait any longer and took out the ramen from the bag. And he took it on his first try too. The blonde somehow knew that in which bag the parcel-ramen was. Naruto opened the cap and started eating with a wide grin. Rayleigh was still shocked to the core seeing this.
"How did Naruto know that i bought some clothes and ramen for him. But that's not that much shocking, How did he know exactly in which bag or where to look for the ramen?!" The confused man thought. Naruto was still eating Ramen and once he was finished Rayleigh told him to sit and relax because he himself was thinking about something.
Fifteen minutes passed and Naruto's patience ran thin with each passing second, The blonde then screamed with all his might "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING OLD MAN? LET'S JUST START MY TRAINING!" Naruto screamed loudly, Enough for Rayleigh to snap out of his thoughts.
"Oh yes what were you saying? Because i couldn't hear you. Be a little louder next time." Rayleigh coolly said with a smirk succeeding in pissing off the blonde. But Naruto didn't lose his cool and leaned closer to Rayleigh's ear. "START MY TRAINING!" He shouted as loudly as he could, Almost destroying the white-haired man's ears. Rayleigh fell on the ground in shock while the blonde fell on the ground laughing and rolling on the floor while doing so.
"I didn't actually mean it you dumbass!" It was Rayleigh's turn to scream but unfortunately for him, He wasn't close enough to Naruto. The blonde finally stood on his feet still holding his stomach. "'What did ya say? I couldn't hear you, Maybe try to be louder next time!' Hahahahahah You're hilarious old man." Naruto again fell on the ground laughing without a worry in the world while Rayleigh had a tick mark on his head and a twitching eye-brow wasn't a good sign either.
The blonde felt a dark aura behind him, Making him turn around in fear to see a pissed-off Rayleigh who was currently clenching his fists. The blonde paled in color and grinned worriedly before the white-haired man smacked his fist in the ninja's head.
"Anyway what were you thinking about sensei?" The blonde curiously asked. After sitting in a cross-legged position and recovering from the punch he had just gotten.
"I have a theory i wanna test out Naruto, It might reduce the estimated learning time of magic by half or maybe even further depending on you. But not if the theory is wrong, Though there is 90% chance that it'll be right." Rayleigh simply stated with a serious look. Naruto was excited at first but when he heard there was 10% chance that it could fail. He wasn't that happy about it.
"So what is this theory of your's?" The blonde asked still curious about this theory that could make his training rate go faster.
"Naruto summon a Shadow Clone." Rayleigh ordered. The blonde didn't have an idea why was the clone required and all but he didn't lose a second and made a cross-seal, And in a poof of smoke an exact replica of Naruto appeared.
The white-haired man told the clone to come with him, The clone without a second thought followed Rayleigh into the white-haired mage's house. The vibration mage along with the blonde clone came out after several minutes.
"So Naruto do you have any idea what were we talking about?" The vibration mage simply asked with a grin. The blonde shook his head in confusion to this. Naruto didn't a clue what were his clone and Rayleigh talking about.
"Good. Phase 1 of the theory succeeded. Now for part 2, Dispel your clone Naruto!" The blonde did as asked and again in a poof of smoke his clone disappeared. The whiskered boy was still confused as to what this theory was all about and how was his clone connected to it.
"Now what was that about sens...YOU SAID THINGS LIKE THAT TO MY CLONE!" The blonde then remembered his clone's memories and without losing a second yelled at the old man.
"Awesome...The theory was perfect. It seems Naruto, That whatever your Shadow Clones do, memorize or hear. Whenever they disappear their memory returns to you." Rayleigh explained with a proud grin. The blonde was shocked to the core hearing this, The old man was right. He remembered everything the clone did. Although Rayleigh had said some bad things about Naruto, The ninja was ready to forgive him since it was all to test the theory.
"I know, I'm awesome right!" Said the proud old man with a smirk.
"Yeah right...So that means i can learn all the things that my clone did. Wow. I had so cool powers and yet i never used them ever in my magical concentration training. Well better late than never." The blonde said with a grin and was about to summon some clone when Rayleigh stopped him.
"I won't tell all of your clones how to add shape to your magic. I'll tell you and then summon your clones so that they all can know how to do it. If a clone succeeds then just dispel it and you'll know how he did it. Now let's get started!" The old man said, Naruto only nodded as he was too excited to learn Vibration and Sharp magics.
"Now firstly you do this..." The white-haired man said with a serious look and extended his right hand which was now enveloped in dark-violet magical aura. "This is magic in it's raw condition. To add shape you must imagine the shape you want to add. Like i wanna add..." Rayleigh said, Still serious. The blonde was looking in awe as the aura got thinner and stronger. "...Vibrations. I just imagine vibrations and they are added to your raw magic. But it's hard concentration so it will be difficult to master. Once you add shape to your magic, It becomes thinner. Thinner because the energy is now no longer used to coat your body but sustain the shape as well. So it takes more concentration and more magical energy than normal." Rayleigh ended with a smirk and then the magic was gone.
"Well did you understand everything Naruto?" When Rayleigh received a nod he continued "Now summon as many clones as you can and tell them to get to this shaping thing. The sooner you get done with it, The better. Because there are a lot of techniques to this magic as well and you've gotta learn all of them. But for now, Summon the clones..." The white-haired man said with a grin and left the blonde alone. Naruto turned to see Rayleigh had entered his house.
"Well let's get started Shadow Clone Jutsu!" The blonde yelled and in a blink of an eye, one thousand exact replicas of the himself appeared in poof of smoke all standing in rows like soldiers while Naruto being the commander.
"Soldiers...We have a very important task. We've gotta add shape to our magic and it is a very tough work. But the ones that manage to do it faster, They'll be rewarded with Ramen...Now let's get started!" Naruto shouted and with that said every clone including the real blonde himself got to work to insert vibrations or give vibration shape to their raw magic.
Every clone including Naruto himself were working hard on their magical energy. It was a very hard thing to pull off, That much everyone had to agree to. The real blonde himself was having trouble. Hours had passed and the whiskered boy still hadn't gotten much progress in the shaping stuff. Then it happened, One of the clones shouted.
"I did it. It is faint, But i managed to do it!" Everyone turned their attention to this clone, He was right. This clone had really managed to do it. Because the thin magical aura could only prove one thing and that was, There was some shaping done to the magic.
"Good job soldier!" The real Naruto said as he walked with his hands behind his waist. The clone immediately saluted and stood firmly.
"Okay now before we continue the training..." Naruto said and made a cross-seal dispelling every clone present except for this one. The blonde went inside Rayleigh's house and came back with some ramen and offered this to the clone. The clone started having tears of happiness before it rushed towards the real Naruto and started eating the ramen. Once he ate it, The blonde dispelled this clone as well.
"Phew..." The whiskered-boy sighed in relief. The training was quite tiring, And Naruto thought that all the fatigue of the clones had come to him. But the blonde immediately grinned when he noticed the experience of his clones coming to him.
"Wow!" Naruto thought and once again stood on his feet to perform the shaping technique to his magical aura and he succeeded with way more affect in it than before. The blonde grinned excitedly before jumping around like a little child. He was very happy to say the least Naruto stopped when he heard Rayleigh clapping behind him. Naruto around turned to meet his mage-sensei, The blonde was very thankful to Rayleigh for the awesome method and for teaching him magic in the first place. The silver-haired mage had helped Naruto a lot and it wasn't everyday you meet someone like Rayleigh.
It had been a year and a half since, Through a fateful encounter with Zabuza Momochi, Naruto had arrived in this unknown dimension. This place he lived in was called The Earthland. One and a half year ago, Naruto had started taking magic lessons from Rayleigh, The vibration mage. Rayleigh had helped the blonde a lot in every possible manner and the blonde was thankful for it.
It was snowing at the moment and sounds of fists colliding and blasts canceling each-other out could be heard. It was Naruto and Rayleigh, The blonde and Rayleigh were sparring using magic.
Naruto had gotten few inches taller in this past year and a half but something else had grown as well. His strength and magic level had grown exponentially. The silverette had taught Naruto both, His vibration magic and his sharp magic and they usually would spar to see how much progress did Naruto make.
At the moment, Both mages were standing. Staring each other in the eye and surrounded by dark-violet magical aura. This aura had completely enveloped their bodies.
"You ready Naruto?" The older man asked as his aura got bigger.
"I was born ready, Let's do it." Yelled out the blonde in excitement.
The silverette rushed towards the blonde and tried to land a punch on his face but before he could, Naruto disappeared in a flash and reappeared behind Rayleigh and he was about to do the same that his sensei had tried doing. The difference was this time he was successful and landed a hit on Rayleigh's back but the silverette didn't take much affect from the attack. The blonde then had a dark-violet colored sphere in his hand.
"Vibration..." Said the blonde as his arm got closer and closer to Rayleigh. Before Naruto could hit him, The white-haired mage without turning back ducked "Sphere!" And avoided the attack. Rayleigh quickly then hit the floor with his palms and then taking the advantage of the jump he kicked the blonde sending him flying backwards.
"Naruto you can't win and if you lose you have to obey what i've said!" Said the white-haired man.
"Never gonna happen. And besides it wasn't if i can win or not. It was about me landing ten hits on you. Only nine left!" The blonde said with a grin and ran towards Rayleigh with full speed and swung his left fist towards Rayleigh who simply dodged it and jumped up in the air.
"Vibration Blast!" Yelled the silverette, And on his hand appeared a big dark-violet-colored sphere. Out of it was released a powerful blast, Headed directly towards Naruto.
"Is that how you wanna play? Vibration Blast!" The whiskered boy screamed as he too released a powerful beam of vibration. Both blasts clashed together making debris fly all over the place. The blonde then smirked and let go of his attack and disappeared again. This time he reappeared behind Rayleigh and successfully landed another hit. The white-haired man didn't even budge. He quickly turned and kicked Naruto in the stomach sending him crashing in the ground. Rayleigh quickly prepared another blast and released it abruptly while yelling "Mini-Vibration Blast!" And this time Naruto didn't have the time to prepare a blast of his own too.
"Vibration Body!" The blonde screamed and the magical aura around his body got thinner and stronger. Working as his offence and defense at the same time. The blonde stood on his feet and cross-closed his arms to block the attack and take as less damage as possible. The blast hit Naruto making a small explosion. When the smoke cleared up Naruto was revealed with little to no damage at all.
"Good Naruto. You've gotten quite good at this technique, I must say. You were even able to block out my small attack as usual. But how about my big one...Vibration..." The silverette said with a smirk.
"Oh i won't have to block that one,...Vibration..." Yelled the blonde as he put his hands on the ground and released a powerful blast which made him go up in the air with incredible speed. Rayleigh was quite shocked at this because it was a very nice trick he pulled off. Jumping alone wouldn't have made him reach the white-haired mage fast enough, But with that speed he could.
"Bla-..." Before he could complete the attack Naruto quickly punched the man in the face and then got behind him and elbowed the silverette in the neck sending him crashing in the ground.
"I mean seriously, You jumped liked five minutes ago and yet you're still floating around. This is not Dragon Ball Z remember that. You can't fly unless you know Air magic!" Said the blonde with a smirk of his own as he landed on the ground. Rayleigh stood on his feet with a grin.
"Yeah yeah. I know. Now let's continue. Only seven hits left huh, You've improved Naruto." The silverette said with a smirk and disappeared.
"Now you wanna test my speed huh!" The blonde too disappeared.
Only sounds of clashing could be heard. They were moving at so high speed that normal humans wouldn't even be able to see them. The blonde tried to kick Rayleigh in the stomach, Who quickly dodged it by moving to his right and was about to strike the blonde's face with his fist. But Naruto quickly ducked and head-butted the man in face, Making Rayleigh move a little backwards. The white-haired man quickly regained his composure and struck Naruto in the stomach using his left arm and jumped a little in the air, Higher enough to be above his head and kicked him in the face. The blonde flew backwards but quickly emerged out of the smoke and landed his fist on Rayleigh's face. The fist was still connected and it started glowing "Vibration Blast!" Naruto yelled out and released another blast surprising Rayleigh in the process. When the smoke cleared Rayleigh was revealed with very little damage and having the same aura as Naruto. The white-haired mage had probably used Vibration Body to reduce the damage.
"Let's end this Naruto..." The man said and quickly disappeared and reappeared behind the blonde and kicked him in the neck making the blonde fall on the ground. Rayleigh then quickly elbowed Naruto in the back making him scream in pain. Naruto tried to turn around but was again kicked in the face. Crashing in a nearby big rock. The senior mage once again appeared and punched Naruto in the stomach making him spit out a little blood.
"I give up!" Naruto murmured with a soft smile.
"Hahahhaha. Now you better pack your bag and leave for what i've told you."
"Okay...But only for six months no more, no less!" Said the whiskered boy. Rayleigh only nodded at this.
"Yes six months is enough Naruto... You've gotten very strong, So strong that i think you could even survive in hell!" Thought the silver-haired mage as he giggled a bit.
Flashback (One Day Ago) Start :
Naruto had completed his training a week ago and was doing exercises so that he could surpass his father. The blonde was sitting meditating, Trying to somehow synchronize both Chakra and Magic at the same time. But he was still quite unsuccessful at it. He had started working on it six days ago after completing his training. Rayleigh couldn't help him in this matter since the silverette didn't have Chakra himself.
"Naruto what are you doing?" Asked the old man curiously.
"I'm trying to see if i can synchronize my Chakra and Magic and use them simultaneously for better usage of my Jutsus and my Magic." The blonde answered without opening his eyes.
"Hmmmmm. Well whatever, I have an order for you. Go and Travel the nation of Fiore. The things you've only heard from me, Now you've got the chance to see them in person. Go and roam it so you can learn more about this world and so i can also get rid of you. I've trained you enough, Now travel and get married or something. You're 18 already aren't you!" Said the white-haired man.
"I'm not 18, 17 and some months. And thanks for the offer for traveling. But this work, I'm doing right now is important than anything and i can't leave it for traveling some nations. But thanks for the offer though." Naruto coolly stated still having his eyes closed.
"Is that so. But i think you forgot, It's not an offer, It's an order!" Said a little angered Rayleigh.
"Really? well don't care." The blonde said, Still maintaining his cool.
"Naruto stop ignoring me...or else!" Said the silverette with a fake grin and clenched his fists. His left fist started glowing with Magic when the whiskered boy completely ignored his existence and kept concentrating.
"Oh you'll pay for this. For ignoring ME! VIBRATION!" Rayleigh said and moved near to the blonde and tried to strike him while screaming "PUNCH!" Unfortunately the blonde easily dodged it by moving a little backwards, Without even opening his eyes.
"Calmness is the way to win!" Said the junior mage coolly. Pissing-off Rayleigh even more.
"CALMNESS MY ASS. Now you'll pay for ignoring me further. VIBRATION!" The blonde could feel the rising power of his sensei but decided to stay calm.
"Let's see your calmness saves you now. BLAST!" The silverette screamed with all his might and released a powerful blast, Heading towards the blonde. As soon as it connected with Naruto's body, The whiskered boy disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"WHAT THE HELL?" Said a shocked Rayleigh with his eyes popped out.
"Hahahaha. You've really gotten old, Sensei. Might as well stop forcing me!" Rayleigh looked upwards to see the blonde sitting on a tree's branch.
"Oh you think i've gotten old. Well let's spar and battle. You wanted to spar me didn't you, I'll give you a chance to prove that i'm old and stopping yourself from traveling. Land ten hits on me tomorrow and then i won't force you to roam this nation. But if i beat you up, You gotta admit that i'm the best and travel in Fiore as well!" The silverette said with a smirk, Knowing all too well what Naruto's answer would be and he also knew that he was going to win. In the past one and a half year, Naruto had gotten admittedly strong but he was still not strong enough to beat his sensei. The blonde jumped from the branch. He was shirtless, Wearing only a black jeans. Where his clone was sitting, By it's side was his white shirt. The blonde took the white shirt and wore it but left it untucked.
Naruto turned towards Rayleigh with a grin "Sounds like a good deal to me, But..." Said the blonde with a grin and got serious suddenly, Confusing Rayleigh in the process. "But what?" The silverette asked, Clearly curious to know. Naruto started walking towards his sensei's house and stopped in his tracks when he heard the older man's voice.
"what but?" The whiskered boy said without turning.
"You just said 'but'."
"No i didn't. You're really getting old sensei. Want me to donate some good ears for ya!"
"Hahaha. Very funny Naruto. I'll definitely enjoy beating you tomorrow!" The silver-haired man said and along with his student walked inside of the house.
Later That Day :
Naruto and the silverette, Both were lying down on the grass outside the senior mage's house with their heads resting on their hands which were behind them. They were both looking at the stars shining and twinkling in the sky. It was truly a wonderful sight to hold, And that much both of them had to agree to.
"Sensei..." Said the blonde, No humor this time. He was dead-serious and pain could be felt in his voice.
"What?" Was all Rayleigh said without taking his attention away from the beautiful sight above him.
"Why didn't you marry? I mean if i was your age, I would definitely have two daughters and one son or, Two sons and one daughter at least." This caused the older man to turn towards the blonde. He could clearly see the tears building up in Naruto's blue-oceanic eyes.
"I didn't marry. I couldn't. But i had found someone precious to me in the past. They were three in total, We were like a little family. We lived here and used to enjoy a lot. I thought of them as my own children while they too called me their father. I still remember the smiles on their faces." Rayleigh said with pain. The blonde was seeing this side of Rayleigh for the first time ever. He turned around to see Rayleigh, The silverette had some tears falling from his eyes.
"What happened sensei?" The blonde asked worriedly.
"I was out buying things for dinner and when i came back i was very shocked to find out that our house was on fire. I suspected it was lightning, The house was in such a bad shape and most of it had melted. I couldn't imagine what happened to them. I rushed to our home but there was no one. I knew they died but i kept looking for them, They weren't there. I had lost them. They died because i was irresponsible!" Rayleigh said with teary eyes. Even Naruto was starting to cry, He could definitely understand what Rayleigh was feeling. He could understand the silverette's pain because the blonde himself had been an orphan from the beginning.
"It wasn't your fault sensei...I know you were a great father, I just know it. I was born as an orphan or my parents died after giving me birth. I know nothing, But if i had a father i only imagine your face. You took care of me, I was hated in my own dimension yet you took me in and taught me your magic. You definitely are like a father to me sensei." Replied the blonde, Tears falling from his eyes.
"Naruto...Thank you. Thank you for filling the loneliness i used to feel. These one and half year have been very joyous for me, Thank you for that Naruto." The silverette said with a soft smile and cleaned the tears off using the sleeve of his cloth.
"Would you mind if i asked a question sensei? No two questions."
"Sure!" Rayleigh said and waited for the questions.
"May i know more about your family?" Said the blonde, Confused whether he should've asked or not.
"Of course Naruto. If i'm like a father to you, Then you're like a Son to me. I definitely would love to share my story with you..." Said the white-haired man and sat in a cross-legged position with a grin on his still-teary face.
"They were three of them as i said, Two were girls and one was a boy...All of us had one similarity. We all had white or you can say silver hair and they were all very kind. Specially the youngest one. Her name was Lisanna. Mirajane was quite the girl herself. And Elfman was very cute...Lisanna was my favorite..." The white-haired man said and kept continuing telling the blonde his story. And Naruto was happily hearing it. He had gotten a father in the form of sensei.
"Was it all destiny that brough me here? Was i fated to come here and become strong, get respect, get love. Get a father-like sensei Rayleigh. Get a friend like Hirudora. Was this all decided before i was even born...The reality is so cruel, Yet sometimes i never wanna dream. This reality is the best ever. It is all thanks to that demon guy and our mission. That reminds me, I really miss Kakashi-sensei and the others. Will i ever be able to see them...again..."
Flashback END :
"Okay...But only for six months no more, no less!" Said the whiskered boy. Rayleigh only nodded at this.
"Good bye Naruto and take care!" Said the blonde's father figure as he waved his hands. Naruto didn't turn around and only waved his hand. The blonde was really sad but at the same time very excited. He was sad, Because he had just started his fatherly bonding with Rayleigh and yet he was leaving. But Naruto was happy too, He was going to travel this awesome world and learn about it. If what the silverette said was the truth, This could be the blonde's best training section ever. And perhaps, Maybe perhaps he could find a way back to his home.
Time-Skip Six Months : Year X782 : (Sorry guys didn't wanna do it. But i'll surely in one of the future chapters, Show his traveling and all other necessary stuff. Hope you understand.) :
A tall muscular man with blonde hair was walking. This man was wearing a red shirt with blue jeans, And it was as usually untucked. This man was Naruto. The blonde had left Rayleigh and this place for six months, Because his father-figure had ordered him and he had done it as well.
Naruto had a soft smile on his face as he walked nearer and nearer to the house he belonged to, The whiskered boy stood before the door and knocked it slightly and waited for someone or to be precise Rayleigh to open the door.
"He won't even believe how strong and powerful i've become. I'm not sure whether i can beat father or not, But i most definitely will have more than ten hits if i go all out." The blonde thought with his soft smile intact on his grown-up face.
Naruto used to be a short guy and he wasn't that handsome as well. But after the dimension accident he had surely grown-up and his height was quite the remarkable progress as well. The blonde had called himself sixteen years old in this dimension, When he had first arrived. That meant he was till a teenager. The one and a half year training and this six months of Fiore traveling meant that two years had passed since Naruto had arrived in Earthland through a fated mistake. He was now a fully grown-up man. He was definitely eighteen years old.
Naruto was brought out of his thoughts when the door knob started rotating and the door itself slowly started opening. The man revealed himself to be none other than Rayleigh standing in a rather shocked look to see the-expected Naruto standing.
"You...You're back." Said a shocked Rayleigh.
"You bet i'm." The blonde replied with a grin and continued "So...No party or something for my return. Because i had thought about visiting Hirudora, But instead i came here. So...So you know, Give me some Ramen or something!" The whiskered-boy ended with a face-splitting smile.
"It seems you haven't changed at all Naruto."
"Nope. Note at all." Said the still-grinning Naruto
"Let's get something to eat!" The silverette offered.
"Man i'm hungry, Cook it nicely father."
Some Minutes Later :
"Man that bath was so cool. I loved it, Can't wait to meet Hirudora and have a spar with him. I wonder how much stronger has he gotten!?" The blonde thought with same attire on and lying outside on the grass staring at the stars. The blonde really preferred to stay out rather than going inside the house. The silverette came out with some food and both ate it while conversing with each other.
"So Naruto, How did your trip go?" The silverette asked, He too laid on the ground like the blonde. It was like that night when they had made their father-son bond.
"Cool. I really mate some nice persons and i'm rather intrigued by two guilds. Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail. Heard that they are the two of the strongest guilds of Fiore, Though it is said that Phantom is still stronger."
"So you joining them?"
"Nah, I don't think so. I mean it sounds like a fun-thing to do but i'd rather not join a guild." Said the blonde with his eyes closed.
"Well then how do you plan on earning some money?" The older of the two asked.
"I don't plan...on earning money. Not at all!" Naruto simply replied with a sigh and kept his eyes closed.
"He really hasn't changed...I want to try out another theory, Which i know is 100% going to work..." Rayleigh thought with a smirk as a tear escaped his left eye. This however, Went unnoticed by the blonde.
The silverette sat in a cross-legged position and put his hand on the blonde's head and it started glowing with dark-violet color. Naruto didn't notice the tear but this, He did take notice of this but shrugged it off seeing as it had been six months and Rayleigh must've missed him. The whiskered-boy grinned softly.
The hand finally lost it's light and Rayleigh fell on top of Naruto's chest with both his eyes closed and having a grin on his face. Naruto got confused and opened his eyes and noticed that Rayleigh had his eyes closed, But he managed to faintly open them.
"Father!" The blonde said in utmost shock and quickly picked Rayleigh and let him rest in his lap.
"What's happening? Are you alright dad?" The blonde confusingly asked but got no response from the weakened silverette.
"The theory is definitely working. I can feel it. What i just did was, That i transferred my life force into you Naruto. With my life force in you, You can do it. I believe in you Naruto. According to legend if two living things have same color of magical aura or same Magical Orb. Then if one of them transfers their life force to the other. That person will gain a power boost whenever they have all their magic used up. It-...It will be like a p-...power boost to Naruto. There is something else as well in the legend. If the one that i...is receiving the life force has two powers. Like Naruto having Magic and Chakra then the transferr...-ferred life force will become another magical orb in golden color...In the end, I really couldn't save this world. He is still alive and planning something, And i got so weak. I leave the rest to you Naruto." The silverette thought with his soft grin intact.
"Father...Rayleigh?! What is happeni-..." Naruto was cut off when the senior mage took his hand up and touched the blonde's cheek.
"I...I have...f...fai...faith, I-...in you. Na...ru...to..." As soon as the man stuttered out these words his faintly-opened eyes got closed and his hand got back. Still having the grin on his face.
"SENSEI!" Was all the blonde could say. Naruto didn't even know what was happening. He had no clue, The blonde had just met with his father-figure and he was lying dead in his arms. Naruto had never got any friends, Not here nor in Elemental Nations. But this time around, Someone had finally acknowledged him and took care of him. Had spent time with him. Cared for him. The one that used to do all of this was Rayleigh, The vibration mage. Who was currently lying in the blonde's lap with his eyes closed, Having a soft grin on his face.
"What is happening? Open your eyes sensei! Talk to me, Please speak to me. Call me moron, I'm a dumbass...sensei..."
"Why won't you speak with me? Are you annoyed at me again? If so i swear i will never do anything to piss you off." Naruto knew it. He could feel that the man lying in his lap wasn't breathing and was out of his reach. Out of anyone's reach. Out of this world.
"Don't you wanna see my new found strength. I've improved so much...Don't you wanna test me out as usual? Don't you want to punch me for my idiocy." Naruto kept continuing, Tears falling from his eyes. His grip on Rayleigh getting harder.
"Speak sensei. Say something to me...Anything."
Sometime Later :
It was raining. The blonde was standing before a grave. It had Rayleigh Strauss written on it's headstone. The blonde was standing there staring at the grave with teary eyes. The whiskered boy wanted to scream in pain so hard but he couldn't. He knew his sensei wouldn't have liked seeing him in such a state. But it was the truth. The man was angry, and in pain. Severe pain. His tears couldn't even be seen as they were getting mixed with the rain water.
"Naruto...Are you in pain?" A voice came shocking the boy in process.
"Who's there?"
"Boy...You've lost Rayleigh, There is no way to get him back. No way but one...Don't you wanna have your precious father back? You want him back don't you. You do and you and i both know that..." The unknown figure said.
"I want Rayleigh back...I want him back!" The blonde thought.
"See. You want him back and i can help you in it...Close your eyes and you will have the acknowledgement that you always wanted. The power that you always required. You wanted to be a Hokage in the Village hidden in the Leaves. And you want to be a Wizard Saint in here. I can give you that power..." The unknown figure again spoke. It's voice was demonic, Full of hatred.
"I want power...I want people to acknowledge me."
"Then do as i say...Close your eyes and you shall have it!" The voice again came. The whiskered-boy didn't want to believe this voice but something was making him do as it said. The blonde unwillingly closed his eyes.
"Now open them..." Naruto again did as asked and he found himself in a new place...
The End of Chapter #02 :
Stickz's Notes XD : Well well well. Hi guys. What's up? Hope life is going nicely. Well here it is the second updated Chapter. I hope it was as good as i think it is. I put all my efforts in it and in the i should've been studying, I took the time to write this chapter out.
I hope the chapter wasn't rushed. The training was a little bit i think, But i tried my best not to rush it.
I thought that after six months time-skip it was good to end the chapter. But then it would've ruined the story and it's fun because the third chapter would be completely incomprehensible to you. So that's why i added all the content of previous version into this and just made it better.
I hope the humor i added in the chapter was good. The fight scene wasn't as good as it usually is. But well it was a spar and i wasn't in the mood to write a fight scene as well. So, Sorry if it was bad or something. I'll try harder next, Though the next fight is literally gonna make you jaw-dropped. Which will be in Chapter #05.
I tried to make Rayleigh's death as emotional as possible. I'm really not good at this emotional stuff since i'm not that kinda guy, But i had losses in my life and tried to do it the best way i could. I hope it was good.
Well guys go on and read Chapter #03 if you want, Though it is very poorly written so it's up to you. Wanna see a good chapter. Wait one day because the third chapter is 5K at most and will take me two days at most to write it out...Wanna read it in bad quality, Go on ahead. Anyways...this is it guys
I hope you enjoyed the chapter and review about how it was. I'd greatly appreciate it. As i previously said, Chapter #23 won't be worked on until i'm done with this rewrite and i can see myself getting better while even doing this. So "the later the better". XD. Well kidding, "The sooner the better". But still "Better late than Never" This is it guys.
Bye, See You Guys In The Next Chapter :-D
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