Got it memorized?

"Magic. A mystical power that can be used in many ways. From manipulating the elements to healing others. It can be used to destroy and to create. Magic is alive." A man narrated as silhouettes of various wizards appeared. The first on was of a pink-haired man manipulating flames from his wrists, another of a blonde-haired woman holding a golden key with a flash. The next one was of a blue-haired woman breathing in then releasing a strong blast of wind. The final one was of spikey blonde-haired man using water to slide down.

"The people whom using such a wonderful power are known as wizards. Every wizard can at least use one type of magic or more. Currently we live in a grand age of magic, where wizards all work together with those whom lack magic." We see images of wizards helping out in various tasks, from simple household chores to fighting monsters.

"Finally, wizards have the option to work independently or become part of a guild. Guild's house wizards and often advertise jobs where a wizard can work by themselves or work in small groups. To some, guilds are places where wizards can find more stable work. However, to many, guilds are where bonds are formed and where people can find themselves a family." Several insignias of various guilds appeared until the final one showed up. The mark of Fairy Tail.

(End of Narration)

"Oh! Hi Iruka! You here for the order?" A brown-haired girl with her hair done in buns and wearing a qipao, greeted a man that had his ponytail done in a pineapple style and a scar across his

"Hello Tenten. Yes, according to Ayame, I have quite a haul today." Iruka greeted her in return and then entered the shop and started to load his cart with various boxes, sacks and barrels. "This one is really heavy!" Iruka loaded the last one and said his goodbyes to Tenten. They did not notice that the heavy barrel started moving slightly, with a slight hole in it. Through the hole, an eye opened, revealing a blue eye before it closed up again and was followed by a small groan.

(Nearby forest)

"Acalypha Town should be East from here, that's where you'll find this Iruka guy you're so fixated about. Still can't believe you spent all that money to get information about one guy." A bandit with a bandana spoke to his boss, who was covered by a cloak, and did not like the way they spent too much money for one man, it did not seem worth all the trouble to him. Instead of him being answered by words, his boss grabbed him by the throat, choking him and also revealing his arm. His arm was covered in tiger fur and his hands clawed.

"Don't forget that I'm the boss here and whether it's 1 jewel or 1 million jewels, you do what I say. Understand?" The grunt nodded at his boss' words and was promptly dropped, coughing violently. "But since you mentioned money, Acalypha Town is known for being home to a Merchant Guild, so the town will have more than enough riches for us. And the best part of it, no pesky wizards!" His men cheered for him and all of them made their way to town.

(Later on, with Iruka at Acalypha Town)

"Everything is here so far just a few more things to check." Ayame was brown-haired girl in her early 20s wearing white clothes and an apron. She then found the barrel Iruka had found heavy earlier. Iruka offered to carry it, explaining that this barrel was unusually heavy compared to the other ones at least. "That's odd then, I counted all the stock and double checked the orders. They must have given us an extra barrel by mistake." Ayame then observed it closely until she found a hole through, bringing her face closer to it. "What the…..KYAHHHH!" She jumped back and was now behind Iruka, looking at the barrel with a fearful expression.

"Ayame!? What's wrong!?" Iruka asked her, his answer being that she pointed back at the barrel, the barrel actually began to move, making Iruka fearful too. "Demon barrel monster!" Iruka then had another thought in his head. 'No! I was a former soldier! I will at least protect Ayame from this creature!' Iruka wanted to run away but he charged it instead. He was promptly knocked out as a figure broke out of the barrel with his arms raised as if he woke up from a nap.

"That nap did the trick!" The figure was a male youth, standing at 5'7, with spiky blonde hair and blue eyes. He wore a plain black headband, a black shirt with an orange vest over it. He wore orange trousers with black boots that almost reached up to his knees. He wore black fingerless gloves and he had some string around his neck, most likely wearing a pendant or underneath his vest or shirt. Ayame also noticed a blue tattoo slightly showing underneath the short sleeve of his right arm but didn't comment on it as she looked over the fallen Iruka.

"W-Who are you?" She meekly asked whilst remaining at Iruka's side. The youth was about to answer, only for his stomach to growl. Naruto the rubbed his stomach and the decency to look sheepish. "I guess you're hungry then."

(Outskirts of Town)

"This is it! What should we take first?" One of the rowdier bandits asked, only for their boss to speak up.

"First we head to that Merchant Guild and then we find Iruka." The boss sounded angry and looked like he wanted to tear someone to shreds, making his group flinch in fear. "And after his spirit breaks, he dies!"

"R-Right boss!" One bandit replied to him. "From what your contact said, he works in a restaurant, called Ichini…Ichigo…Ichirin…. I can't remember the name?" He simply patted on the head by his boss.

"Ichiraku. Ichiraku Ramen. Should've known too, he always tried to get me to try this place." The boss had enough waiting and carried on walling. 'You will be the first to die Iruka, then I'll go after Asuma!'

(Back at Ichiraku Ramen)

"Delicious!" The blonde-haired youth just finished his fifth bowl of ramen and then joined his hands together. "Thank you for the food!" Naruto took out his wallet and paid more than what was required. "Here's extra, for accidentally breaking some of your things from before. Sorry about that old man Teuchi."

"Think nothing about it, kid." Teuchi is Ayame's father, a man in his 50s wearing a chef's uniform. "How was the ramen?" He was answered by the youth on his knees and bowing.

"Your ramen is truly the food of the Gods! It was the most delicious food I ever had!" He was in tears and made Ayame and Iruka nervous, whilst Teuchi just laughed.

"Haha. I see, well, have two more bowls on the house!" Teuchi started to prepare some more ramen with vigour and was glad to hear the youth's words until he realised something important. "Say, you never told us your name."

"Oh?" The blonde in his excitement for ramen forgot to tell them his name. "Sorry, but when you guys mentioned ramen, I forgot to introduce myself." He smiled and sat back down. "My name is Naruto."

'Naruto? I heard that name from somewhere before. But I can't remember from where?' Iruka was trying to recall where he heard about Naruto's name as it was vaguely familiar to him.

"So, Naruto, what were you doing in that barrel anyway?" Ayame asked him just as Naruto's extra bowls of ramen arrived. Naruto first slurped some noodles and sighed in satisfaction.

"It's a long story, but let's just say it involves one of my friends named Cana and she's a heavy drinker." Naruto then grumbled about pranking her when he gets back to the guild, which the trio heard.

"Wait, you're from a guild!? Is it a Wizard's Guild!?" Ayame was in front of Naruto's face and grabbed him by the shoulders. Naruto's response was to blink a few times and slurp his noodles before being shaken by Ayame, the chef wanting a definitive answer.

"Yeah. But why are you surprised? Doesn't this town have one? And could you please stop shaking me?" He asked her, not wanting to lose his lunch, especially after consuming delicious ramen. Ayame did so and blushed.

"We do but it's a Merchant's Guild. We have no wizards in this town, which gave us trouble with bandits if not for Iruka and his Rune Knight friends." Teuchi commented, which made Naruto look at Iruka.

"You're in the Rune Knights?" Naruto went back to eating his ramen. "Then why are you working for Ichiraku Ramen? Did you leave them or something?" When Naruto said this, Iruka flinched a little and Naruto got the point. 'Something did happen then.' "You don't have to answer my question if you don't want to, I'm sure you had your reasons."

"J-Just personal reasons." Iruka laughed a little too nervously but Naruto didn't pay too much attention and finished his ramen.

"Thanks for the food!" Naruto joined his hands and thanked the staff of Ichiraku Ramen once more. "Ah, it's almost dark. I need to make my way back home, so thanks for everything, Ayame, Iruka and old man Teuchi."

"I better get going too, I'll walk with you." Iruka got up and joined Naruto, both saying farewell to the father and daughter. The town was bustling as many people were passing them by. "So, you're really a wizard? Must be nice to be part of a guild. You must have lots of friends, huh?"

"Yeah! They're the greatest, especially Gramps!" Naruto simply confused the scarred man further.

"You live with your grandfather?" Iruka questioned him, only to receive a shake of the head.

"I don't live with him, but he's the Guild Master and I just call him Gramps because he acts like a grandpa to me and a lot of the others. Tough too." Naruto praised his Guild Master in front of Iruka and would have spoke more if not for suddenly stopping and then running off.

"H-Hey! Where are you going?" Iruka tried to chase after him only to lose sight of him straight away. 'What got into him?'

(Scene change to a few blocks away from Ichiraku Ramen)

A brown-haired girl was running through a crowd of people as if her life depended on it. The crowd behind her were pushed away by another person.

"You can't escape little girl! Make it easier on yours….ACK!" One of the members of the bandit group was hit by a fist out of nowhere on top of his head. This caused several people to run away from the area.

'Really? All it took was one of my weakest punches and he's done already?' Naruto then turned to that the girl the bandit chased. "You okay?" He was answered with couple of nods.

"T-Thank you for saving me!" She slowly stood up and bowed. "Who knows what he would have done to me?" She then realised something important. "Wait! The others are still in danger!"

"Danger?" Naruto's eyes sharpened and he spoke carefully. "Where?" He confused her at first until he clarified. "Where are your friends being held?" She widened her eyes at him.

"I-I can't let you risk your life! Even though I want my friends safe, those ba….."

"Don't worry about that. I'm tough, so something like a few bandits won't get me." Naruto told her reassuringly. "So, either you can tell me what's going on? Or I can wake this guy up and force him to tell me." Naruto pointed at the unconscious bandit on the floor.

"Naruto!" Iruka had finally arrived and out of breath. "There were people that ran away from here and…..WHAT HAPPENED HERE!?" Iruka's eyes widened and his mouth wide open.

"Oh, hey Iruka. Heard her screaming a few blocks over and she was being chased by that guy over there." Naruto then turned back to the girl and was about to ask her again, only for Iruka to speak once more.

"Tamaki? Aren't you supposed to be at the guild? Why was that man chasing you?" Iruka asked the now named Tamaki what happened, with the latter relieved to see him.

"Iruka! It's terrible! Bandits have taken over Love and Lucky!" She panicked again and was breathing heavily if not for Iruka to place his hands on her shoulder and telling her to calm down.

"Tamaki! You need to remain calm and tell me if the others are safe? Can you do that?" Iruka asked her in a calm tone, showing his former training as a soldier. She nodded and took a few moments to calm herself down.

"They're all being held hostage in the guild. I managed to avoid getting caught and overheard their leader speaking to someone using a lacrima. The person he spoke to, mentioned his name before they spotted me." Tamaki took a deep breath and said it. "The leader is Mizuki." Iruka lost all colour on his face after hearing this and let go of Tamaki's shoulders.

"Naruto, please take Tamaki to Ichiraku Ramen and make sure they're safe. I need to do something." Iruka was frowning but showed a determination almost comparable to Naruto's own. Naruto was a little confused but that only made him ask what was wrong with Iruka.

"You know where Ichiraku Ramen is?" Naruto asked Tamaki, whom could only nod at Naruto's stern demeanour. "Then get going, 'cause I need to talk with Iruka here about this Mizuki guy." Tamaki was contemplating on whether to listen to Naruto or not, but one look at his determined face and a shake of his head told her that making him mad was not the best idea, so she reluctantly left the two alone.

"Why didn't you go with her like I asked you to?" Iruka in reality did not want Naruto to get hurt, feeling that Mizuki was his problem to deal with. He also questioned Naruto's capability as a wizard.

"What part of me being a wizard did you not get? Something like bandits are like child's play to me! And that look you gave me, you're underestimating me." Naruto has seen this look before in previous battles and events, he is recalling events were people have looked down on him.

"I can believe that you're a wizard, but I'm going to be honest. I don't think you're a capable wizard at all." Instead of Naruto shouting at him, Naruto just sighed at Iruka's statement.

"Think what you want, but I'm still going." Naruto folded his arms and remained firm in his resolve. 'If this was me from a few years ago, then I'd probably beat him up, but now I don't care about that stuff anymore.' Naruto "This Mizuki guy, you know him, don't you? Wanna explain that to me. Though, doesn't matter, because if he's the bad guy, then beat the crap out of him either way." Iruka was contemplating on telling him, if only it would convince Naruto to leave everything to him.

"Mizuki and I used to be part of the same squad when I was a Rune Knight." Iruka looked to see Naruto's stern gaze, though he only showed little surprise.

"And what happened to him that made capture an entire Merchant Guild?" Naruto asked him, wanting to know what the relationship between the two was.

"It was three years ago…..

(3 years ago)

"This is boring! Come on, why can't we get a better job like monster hunting!" Two people were guarding a carriage, one had spikey black hair with a bandage over his nose with a small plastic chin guard and the other also had most of his chin covered by cloth just below his mouth and had brown hair, with one bang covering his right eye.

"Stop complaining Kotetsu! And I better not hear a word from you either Izumo!" There were two more people, one was a man with white hair named Mizuki and the other was Iruka without his scar and wearing a Rune Knight uniform.

"Come on Iruka, you can't blame them, they just want some more excitement in their life." Mizuki smiled at Iruka, who sighed and simply replied that Mizuki was too nice for his own good, not seeing that the smile did not reach his eyes at all. Suddenly, Kotetsu and Izumo were hit by fire spells. Iruka was then slashed on the face by Mizuki using his spear, screaming in pain from Mizuki's treachery.

"W-Why?" Iruka held his face and glared at him with one eye. Mizuki just gave a laugh and was joined by cloaked people, the ones who shot at Iruka's comrades.

"Because you're a bug!" He had a twisted smile. "I've been overlooked by the damn Rune Knights and stuck as a foot soldier with you losers for far too long!" He kicked Iruka's stomach and almost made him puke. "I should already be a Captain by now, but they said I didn't have the qualities of being one! All because I let some cannon fodder die."

"Y-You were the one, who caused Squad Seven's deaths! All because of jealousy? Then that just makes you pathetic!" Iruka regained some strength and insulted the white-haired man, with the latter getting angry kicked him again.

"I'll just send you to your parents." Mizuki went for the kill, only to be knocked back by the appearance of a bearded man with a cigarette in his mouth. "Agh! Who dare…..C-Captain Asuma!" Mizuki looked like that he was about soil himself but then smirked as he was confident his new allies would more than enough to deal with his now former boss. "I don't know why you're here, but this is good timing. I can pay you back for denying me what I rightfully deserve!" Mizuki continued to laugh until Asuma grabbed his head and slammed him hard into the ground, knocking him out.

"Get him!" The cloaked figures launched various offensive spells at Asuma, only for Asuma to move quickly and take out trench knives, which channelled energy, making them sharper. Asuma cut down three of them, then he moved quickly to the side to avoid various elemental spells. Asuma used his cigarette to shoot out black smoke.

"Smoke Magic: Burning Ash." Asuma casually stated as the remaining enemies were burned by the smoke cloud and out of commission. Asuma went to check on Izumo and Kotetsu, sighing in relief after checking their pulses. "If my boys were dead, then I would've killed you guys." Asuma spat at his defeated foes in disgust before turning back and asking Iruka if he was alright. All Iruka could think about was Mizuki betraying them for power.

(Back to the present)

"….And that's what happened. After seeing my friends hurt like that, I could no longer be a soldier. So, now you understand, Mizuki is dangerous, that's why it's better if I call the Rune Knights." Iruka expected Naruto to understand and let him go alone.

"You think the Rune Knights can do anything when there's hostages involved? Because I bet your old buddy will use them to his advantage

"Just a few blocks North from here." Iruka was still reluctant in letting Naruto handle this alone, but Naruto simply smirked and pulled up his sleeve to reveal his guild mark, shocking Iruka to the core. Naruto then jumped to the building sand made his way toward Love and Lucky.

'T-That mark…The one Captain Asuma showed me in the past….He's part of that guild!?' Iruka then snapped out of it and dragged the bandit that was left unconscious and would contact the Rune Knights as Naruto revealing his guild mark did not make him feel any better. 'Need to call Captain Asuma!'

(Love and Lucky Guild)

"Boss is taking time in that damn vault. Maybe we can have some fun with the hostages?" One bandit suggested as the perversely eyed the females and some eyed the males with the possibility that they could torture them.

"Knock it off! We need them in case something goes wrong you morons! Boss Mizuki said that Iruka guy might still have connections with damn Rune Knights, so it's better to use them as leve….." He did not get to finish as a powerful force broke through the walls and caused a smokescreen. "What th….." He was knocked out as and soon a blur began taking out the rest of Mizuki's goons, then untying the captives.

"I'm here to help, so make your way out of this building. But first tell me where I can find their boss?" Naruto asked the former hostages.

"He's at the vault with the rest of his goons, second hall down to the left. But do be careful young man." An old man, most likely the Guild Master of Love and Lucky told Naruto, whom only gave a thumbs up before making his way towards the vault where Mizuki and his men waited.

(With Mizuki)

"What was that noise!? It sounded like that it was above us. You all, go check it out!" Mizuki barked orders to his remaining men. He began to look through the vault and found something valuable. 'T-This is!' Mizuki picked up a necklace with a black gem inside it. 'Y-Yes! It's a Shadow Stone!' Mizuki could feel the dark power resonate from within the gem. 'With this, those bastards in Eisenwald will work for me! And then I'll use them to take my vengeance on that bastard Asuma!' Mizuki started to laugh maniacally until he stopped as Naruto's voice rang out.

"Laughing manically while wearing a creepy cloak? Yeah, you definitely look like the bad guy." Naruto was leaning on the door and smirked.

(Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable OST-Main Theme)

"Mizuki I take it? Your old buddy Iruka told me about you and that girl that escaped from here. Oh, the men you just sent to are down, so you don't have to worry about them coming back." Naruto stood straight now and cracked his neck.

"That little girl….I should've caught her myself. And Iruka…..guess he's too cowardly to attack me himself. I'll just have to kill you in front of that bastard." Mizuki then took off his cloak to reveal his new appearance, he was now a large tiger-man.

"So, you're a weretiger? And an ugly one at that." Naruto enraged Mizuki, making the latter rush at him, only for Naruto to just tilt to the side. "Okay, so you're not a weretiger. They're so much faster than you."

"Hold still!" 'Shit! He's too agile for me to even land a hit. If he was a normal guy, landing a hit wouldn't be too much of a hassle.' "Come on! Are you too much of coward to take a hit!?" Mizuki did not expect Naruto to catch his fist with ease. "W-What?"

"Hey, you actually think these weak attacks can even harm me?" Naruto twisted Mizuki's hand and forced him on his knees, before landing a haymaker and sent Mizuki flying towards a pile of gold.

(OST End)

"T-There's no way you should be able do that!? I've never met a human who could do something like this to a beast! Are you using magic?" Mizuki could not believe Naruto's strength, should naturally he assumed that Naruto would be a wizard. 'I've taken out wizards in this form but this kid….he's a freak!'

"I am a wizard, but honestly, I'm not using any magic against you." Naruto shocked Mizuki. "Compared to what I've been through as a kid, what I've faced, someone like you won't eve phase me."

"H-HOW DARE YOU!?" Mizuki growled at Naruto in rage, enough to scare lesser people. "I enhanced my body to reach this level of strength! And you mock me!?"

"Wait, so that tiger body of yours is the result of some sort of steroid? Man, that makes me want to beat you up even more." Naruto just nonchalantly stated. Unfortunately, Mizuki had lost enough patience and put on the necklace with the Shadow Stone earlier. It began to glow and release dark energy, actually getting Naruto's attention. 'This feels vile…That necklace is giving him new power.' Naruto saw Mizuki grow to twice his size and looking more like dark-furred tiger, even losing his hair. He had the Shadow Stone appear from his chest and much larger than before. Mizuki began swinging like a wild beast, not caring that he just destroyed the wall behind Naruto, causing the building to shake.

(My Hero Academia OST-Iron Battle)

"What're you doing!? Your comrades are in this building, they'll die!" Naruto ducked underneath Mizuki's swipe, leading to Mizuki destroying more of the building. 'Guess I have to take this fight outside then!' Naruto's frown turned into a smile. Naruto's right hand became a fist and he channelled water into it. "Have a taste of this! Water Dragon's Deep Fist!" He landed a powerful uppercut that sent Mizuki through the roof, before he focused water into his feet, using it to enhance his jump. Naruto then followed up with a water-enhanced axe handle, forcing Mizuki to land face first in the ground, just outside the front of the guild and formed a crater.

"Hey! It's that guy who saved us!" A member of Love and Lucky pointed at Naruto, who landed on top of the building. That's when Mizuki's arm came out and the smoke cleared, revealing his new form to the civilians.

"Kyahhhh! It's a monster!" A woman's scream alerted Mizuki to her presence and he aimed for her. Only for Naruto to jump in front of her and take the hit. Mizuki then growled as Naruto got up and forced his hand back.

"H-Hey? That m-mark?" They all saw Naruto's guild mark, as one of Mizuki's claws ripped the corner of his jacket and the sleeve of his shirt. Naruto's guild mark was aqua blue and appeared as if it was a mythical creature with wings and a tail.

"You know…..I really liked this jacket!" Naruto enhanced his fist with water and punched Mizuki's arm, breaking it and forcing Mizuki to hold it in pain. Suddenly, Mizuki's body began releasing dark aura and he was going even more berserk, attacking more randomly but also crying in agony. 'That weird stone thing, it's too much for him to handle.'

(At Ichiraku Ramen)

"Naruto is from that guild!?" Ayame and Tamaki both shouted whilst Teuchi just laughed. The bandit that chased Tamaki before was tied up and gagged.

"I knew that I liked the kid! So, he's one of Master Makarov's brats!" Teuchi was happy to meet the newest generation of Fairy Tail. The others looked at him strangely, with Teuchi just carrying on his laughter. "I'll tell you guys later. You do know that your old buddies will be too late, the kid will already have destroyed the guild by then." This statement just made Iruka give a look of horror. They all then heard a commotion and went outside, people were running away.

"Hahaha! The kid must be going to work!" Iruka immediately ran off and left the other three on their own.

(Back with Naruto)

Naruto kept dodging and then was underneath Mizuki, landing a water-enhanced kick and sending him into the air. Naruto focused, breathing in before releasing a tornado of water at Mizuki. Iruka arrived to witness Naruto's powerful spell and look on with shock at how powerful Naruto was.

"Water Dragon's Roar!" Naruto aimed for the Shadow Stone and broke it, turning Mizuki back to a normal human, though much skinnier and weaker. Naruto jumped and caught Mizuki before he could fall to his death, noticing the necklace with the Shadow Stone disintegrating.

(OST End)

"W-Who are you really!? And what magic was that!?" Iruka was the only one in the area as everyone was already gone by now due to Mizuki's rampage, though thanks to Naruto, the damage was kept to a minimum and only the ground and the guild's building were damaged.

"My magic is called Dragon Slayer Magic and just like the name, it was meant to do one thing….. to slay dragons!" Naruto's tone was much colder, and he sounded extremely angry until he turned back and smirked. "And I thought I told you, my name is Naruto. Naruto Uzumkai, a Fairy Tail wizard. Got it memorized?"

(A few blocks over, on top of a house)

"That was less destruction than usual for Naruto. Guess Master Makarov got through to him, but he almost let himself get hurt." A small crimson-furred fox was looking at the direction where Naruto defeated Mizuki. The strange thing about this creature was that it had nine furry tails. "That guy used a Shadow Stone and couldn't take it's power despite it only being a weak fragment of the real deal." Another thing was spotted on the fox's back. The same mark that Naruto possessed, only in black. The mark of Fairy Tail.

Just a small note but I hope you guys liked this chapter. Next up I will try to finish Fight as One first and I apologise for the logn update, a lot has happened. I dislike Naruto fillers, but I need an introduction villain and figured why not use Mizuki. His tiger form is basically explained as him taking drugs that enhanced his body, but to someone like Naruto, it is useless.

Those who have played the Kingdom Hearts series, know where I got Naruto's new catchphrase from and the title of this chapter. I humbly ask those whom have played Kingdom Hearts 3's new DLC not to spoil as I have not played it yet due to work and money issues. And when I first bought 3, I was playing it too much because that's how much I love the series.

Now I will gradually diverge from Fairy Tail canon but some things will be kept the same. There is one major change which will be revealed in later chapters. I also made the small fight with Mizuki so that it shows Naruto tries to avoid destruction unless it's a tough opponent. I feel if Makarov tells him to, Naruto will avoid causing too much destruction compared to other Fairy Tail wizards unless he enjoys a battle too much or is angry.

Voice actors for Naruto:

English-Johnny Yong Bosch

Japanese-Yuki Ono