Alright-new chapter; this one is strictly naruto vs Laxus, so nothing special about it with a little extra added on.


Previously: "Sorry Red if we were to continue you would only get more hurt, better to call it a day here and now, you can give it another go later." Naruto muttered fondly to Erza as he caught her unconscious body in his arms, holding her carefully as he stopped the unconscious teen from crashing to the ground and hurting herself.

With that done, he proceeded to turn to the watching crowd, who, as he turned to them, the now peacefully looking Erza in his arms, burst out into a cacophony of shouts, cheers and exclamations of shock and awe. The excitement spreading through them now that they knew Erza was alright.

"So!" Naruto continued cheerfully, heaving Erza's limp body over his right shoulder as he made his way to where the white, haired barmaid she had stood with earlier was, a smile on his face as he prepared to carefully pass the unconscious redhead over. "Who is the next one who wants to challenge me!?"

Now: "LAXUS! LAXUS!"

"Huh?" Laxus grunted, his brow furrowing as he glanced around for the source of the voice, taking his eyes off of the fallen Erza and his Uncle as he did so.

The blonde's frown intensifying as looked in the direction of the familiar voice that called out to him, one which was distracting him from his analysis of Naruto's fighting style.

Fully turning in the direction of the voice, Laxus folded his arms in front of him as he looked down at his friend, who seemed to freeze as he saw the harsh look in Laxus' blue eyes.

Freed Justine was a skinny man of average height who looked to be in either his late teens to early twenties. He had light colored skin and long green colored hair which extended all the way down to his waist, with part of his long hair having been parted to the side so that it completely covered his right eye. With his left emerald green eye being the only one visible.

Currently Freed was wearing a frilly white button up shirt and an elegant double-breasted red coat that almost reached down to his knees, with the coat possessing a wide collar and large cuffs. Also around his waist he had a sheathed rapier belted to his left hip.

"Laxus, you've been quiet for a while, are you alright?" Freed asked nervously, a concerned look on his face as he saw the way his friend was acting. It was the same angry, borderline aggressive way he had been acting ever since Master Makarov had chosen his Uncle Naruto as Guild Master over him. Which for Freed as one of Laxus' closest friends, made things difficult.

"Does it have to do with the fight we just saw?" A soft feminine voice added on, gaining Laxus' attention as he glanced away from Freed and instead over to the lone female member of his Thunder Legion, Laxus' own personal, self-proclaimed bodyguard squad/ team, Evergreen.

Evergreen was pretty woman, who like Freed looked to be in her early twenties/ late teens, with long, curly, light brown hair currently tied up in a ponytail and dark brown eyes. Currently she was wearing oval glasses and a tight, green dress with fairy wings on the back of it, which did a good job of showing off her rather sizeable chest.

Seeing she had gotten Laxus' attention, Evergreen sent him a coy smile as she began fanning herself with a feathered, purple fan with three hearts on it. Her gaze flicking over the scowling Freed as she did so, before she focused back on Laxus.

"No, Evergreen." Laxus replied stiffly, as he looked Evergreen up and down, before dismissing her as he instead turned to look back at the clearing in which his Uncle was standing, the other blonde having just handed the unconscious Titania over to Mirajane.

"Really I thought it was pretty mad! I mean damn man, I thought Erza was going to crush that Naruto guy, but instead, it was like the other way around, that's like crazy! Still though, do you reckon you're gonna still fight him Laxus?" Bickslow, the last of the Thunder Legion, asked excitedly, a large grin on his face as he shifted around, barely able to stay still after the fight he had just seen.

Bickslow, who was around the same age as the others, was a tall man with an athletic build and broad shoulders. Currently he was wearing a studded, black hooded jacket and had the upper part of his face was covered by a metal, grill like visor, which had eight small slits running down it, which allowed him to see. To complement this he also wore large armbands which had thick shoulder pads, each of which had skulls at its center. To complement the rest of his outfit, he also wore baggy black pants and armored boots.

If possible though, the strangest thing about the grinning man, was the three cylindrical wooded dolls with faces on them, all of which were currently floating around him.

"Yeah, you going to fight him, you going to fight him!" Bickslow's three floating dolls, the source of man's mystic might when in battle, chorused in reedy high pitched voices.

In response, Laxus merely shot his three friends/ subordinates a glare before snarling, "Of course I'm going to fight him, after Scarlett's pathetic display I need to! Otherwise Fairy Tail will look weak!"

His three friends backed off a bit as they heard that, and saw the borderline malevolent expression on Laxus' face.

Not that Laxus cared, after all the only thing that consumed him at the moment was anger.

Anger at his Grandfather for so nonchalantly handing off his position, snubbing Laxus as he did so, and at his Uncle, who had once again just waltzed back into his life, only to steal Laxus' dream.

"And after I beat down my loser Uncle, I'll then take over as Fairy Tail's Guild Master, and then I'll take this Guild in the direction it needs to go!" Laxus continued, lightning beginning to crackle around his body, as he unconsciously released some of his magic in his anger.

Not even waiting for a response to his statement, Laxus instead jumped down from where he was previously perched, on one of the buildings overlooking the makeshift fighting ring that his Uncle was using. A fierce look on his face as he jumped down to meet Naruto's challenge, and prove to the rest of the Guild who the true Master of Fairy Tail should be.

~XxX-Earlier-XxX~

"What the hell? How is that even possible?" Gray muttered in shock, an intense look on his face as he stared over at the unconscious and battered figure of Erza, as the blonde handed her over to Mira.

The redhead having been a constant figure of strength, power and control in Gray's life, ever since he had been a little kid. Which made seeing her brought down all the more shocking.

"That was an amazing fight! I can't believe Erza lost though, I mean that Naruto is a lot tougher than I thought he was, you can tell he is a Dreyar!" Macao spoke up, a grin on his face as he, along with the rest of the crowd cheered and applauded the fight for what it was, a good fight.

As this was happening money also began changing hands as some people cashed in on their bets. Whilst other refilled their drinks, the ale flowing freely now as the crowd got more and more rowdy. After all for some in the crowd this had been one of the best fights they had seen in a while, as not only had they witnessed a whole new magic, but they had also seen the previously untouchable Erza get defeated.

"What a freaking man!" Elfman roared, fist pumping the air in his enthusiasm as he felt himself getting pumped up, "I could barely see him by the end, that beat down was so manly it was insane!"

"Hush Elfman, Erza could have been really hurt if Naruto wasn't careful!" Mira cut in, a slight frown on her face as she sent Naruto a disapproving look, not at all impressed with how far he had taken the fight, especially when it was against a fellow member of his Guild.

"Yeah I know, I got a little over excited. Still though I was careful enough not to do any permanent damage. It's more exhaustion than anything. So just give her a few minutes, and she'll probably regain consciousness, hopefully in time to watch the next and final fight." Naruto replied confidently, a comforting smile on his face as he met the attractive bar maid's gaze.

Mira's frowned eased slightly as she heard that, though it didn't entirely fade as she instead took Erza off of him. Her frown only disappearing after she gave her friend a quick scan.

Noting as she did so, like Naruto had claimed, that Erza was just a bit battered and cut up. With the redhead having no serious injuries from the fight, her armor having protected her from most of the damage. Though Mira could also admit that Naruto's skill probably had something to do with that too, as from looking at the state of Erza's armor, Mira could just imagine what damage he could do if he'd wanted to.

"I'll take her inside with Natsu, so I can make sure neither of them have any internal injuries. Though next time do try and be careful Master, they are members of your Guild after all, not enemies or Dark Wizards." Mira replied her tone still holding a slight note of disapproval, as she gave Naruto one last look, before she recruited the help of Jet and Droy, two of Fairy Tail less well known Wizards, to help her take the battered looking Erza inside.

"Ok Erza's been defeated, who do you folks think the next challenger will be?! Place your bets now! Who do you think is brave or stupid enough to take on our arse kicking Master next?!" Cana Alberona, an attractive brunette who was wearing only a blue bikini top and three quarter length pants, shouted to the crowd as she took a swig from a tankard of ale she was holding before continuing to spur the crowd into making bets on the outcome of the next fight.

Before she could take a single bet though, she was distracted. As with a flash of lightning and a crack of thunder, a new figure appeared in the middle of the makeshift arena, a tall, blond haired figure wearing a leopard print button up shirt.

Seeing this the crowd all quietened down, especially as they saw the new entrant, Laxus, facing off with Naruto. The similarity between the two's appearance once again causing a bit of confusion. After all they could almost pass as brothers, with Laxus being the older, bigger brother and Naruto being the smaller, younger one.

For Macao though, seeing the two together caused his eyes to widen as he finally placed where he knew Naruto from, something that had been nagging at him ever since he had first seen him.

After all he had met Naruto before when he himself had been a much younger man.

In fact the last time he had properly seen the guy, he had been sitting at Fairy Tail's bar, a very young Laxus sitting on his knee as he told him stories.

He hadn't aged a day!

"There is no need for bets Cana, because I challenge this pathetic wannabe to a fight!" Laxus shouted out, his voice echoing around the clearing and causing a tense silence as Naruto turned to look at him. "I deserve to be Master, not him, me Laxus Dreyar, the strongest wizard of Fairy Tail, not you Uncle! I don't know what gutter the old man scraped you from, but you no longer have a place at this Guild, certainly not as its Master! So come on gutter trash, are you brave enough to face me?! Well are you?!"

Nobody said anything as Laxus finished his ranted, many in the crowd looking at Naruto in confusion, after they heard Laxus describe him as his Uncle. Others however were a bit fearful, after all they had seen Naruto just beat down two of Fairy Tail's stronger mages, and were scared of what a conflict between two such powerful Wizards would be like.

"Ha, prepare Master, prepare to face the might of Laxus!" Freed shouted, oblivious to the shock Laxus' words had caused, as himself and the rest of the Thunder Legion appeared at the edge of the crowd and cheered Laxus on.

However, a snort escaped the elder blonde's lips before he burst into a deep hearty laughter that was borderline prideful, his head leaning back as he covered it with his hand.

"Ah, I haven't laughed like that in years, not since Gildarts had his S-Class Trials where we fought for three days straight." he said as he calmed himself down, several members stiffening up at the mention of their Ace Wizard fighting the man who had fought and beaten Erza so easily for such a long period of time.

"Very well boy, I'll take you up on your challenge. Who knows, it may be fun humbling you a bit, and deflating that overinflated ego of yours." Naruto replied, a look of slight disappointment in his gaze as he saw the man that his great-grandson had become.

"I will make you eat those words you old relic, right after I take the position of Guild Master from you!" Laxus snarled with barely contained rage, lightning once again crackling off of his body as he released his magic in his anger.

'What happened to you Laxus, to make you so angry, so volatile? I know you're not all bad, but you need to learn, you need to learn that strength and power isn't everything." Naruto thought sadly as he looked at the rage on Laxus' face.

~XxX~

There was utter silence as the two spiky haired blonde's stood facing off against one another. The both them outwardly looking so similar, however the way they acted was incredibly different.

As it stood, Naruto was simply standing casually, his hands in his pocket and a calm look on his face.

Laxus on the other hand was glaring at Naruto with barely contained fury, his hands clenched into tight fists at his side and his body coated with crackling sparks of lightning.

Just as the tension was reaching an intolerable level, Naruto let out a slight sigh before declaring, "Let's begin!"

That was it, as soon as the word 'begin' left Naruto's mouth Laxus snarled his contempt, a massive blast of crimson lightning burst forth from his body-the wake of his energy washing over the crowd and bringing many of them to their knees from his action.

Naruto quirked a brow.

Crimson Conqueror

So... he had awakened it after all.

The power of the Uzumaki Chakra combined with that of his Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic had given Laxus an ability that not even his grandfather was capable of using.

Naruto felt himself grin as he allowed his power to flow, sparks of crimson energy blasting outwards in the same manner as that of Laxus' own, the two fields of energy colliding with one another in a massive dome of energy that threatened to shatter the ground around them.

However, before it could reach that point, the energy dispersed itself as flurries of ethernano particles began to flutter down to the ground.

Looking at their opponents the two just stood still facing each other for a few seconds before they both practically vanished from sight.

However they didn't stay invisible to the naked eye for long and quickly met in the middle with their fists clashing against each other.

Laxus coated his foot in lightning and sent it at Naruto's head, while Naruto blocked the lightning enhanced kick with his own forearm.

A rapid flurry of punches and kicks were exchanged in the blink of an eye, nobody capable of tracking the sheer number of blows exchanged between them as they threw a rapid barrage of strikes towards the other.

The two drew back a bit to recover before they were at each other's throats again.

Laxus rearing back a fist coated in yellow lightning magic, where Naruto rapidly brought his forearm up in a guard position, channeling his energy into a form that would be able to strengthen his muscles and bones as he did so.

The punch crashed into his arm and sent him flying backwards, static running over his body as he flew back.

A dust and rock explosion went up around Naruto as he landed.

Naruto leaned back rolling with the momentum the force of the attack caused, flipping around as he flew back the blond easily landed on his feet and with a shrug of the shoulders he shook off the static electricity running through his body.

Outside the dust cloud, Laxus used his lightning magic to turn his body into pure lightning as he flashed into away from the spreading dust cloud via one of his lightning bolts.

He had learned enough from the previous two fights to know that letting his guard down around Naruto was a sure way to lose.

Naruto suddenly appeared in front of Laxus-a grin on his face as he clenched a fist and slammed it into Laxus' gut just as Laxus sent his own lightning encased fist into Naruto's gut.

This sent the two blonde's flying in the opposite direction where they both crashed into the barrier with a grunt.

However they didn't stay still for long.

Standing back up, Naruto cracked his neck as he began to inhale deeply; preparing himself to unleash a powerful Shout upon his Great-Grandson.

Naruto drew his head back as his magic had finished gathering, "~Ven Mul Riik~" Naruto called out loudly as he released a powerful wave of energy out of his mouth towards Laxus.

Suddenly, a dense and heavy fog began to gather around the duo. It was thick enough that it obscured even the sight of those trying to observe the fight itself. They could see the sparks of crimson and yellow electricity from Laxus, but Naruto had stepped back and into the fog as it enveloped him, silently vanishing into obscurity.

Laxus grit his teeth.

He had been expecting an attack, not something like this.

He didn't think something like this was even possible to achieve.

It was a literal altercation of the weather, and it was an incredibly powerful spell to perform if it was as dense as it was here and now.

A sound from behind Laxus drew his attention, the blond throwing out a bolt of lightning, only for nothing to happen.

Another from his left summoned a new blast, and the results were yet again showing as he struck only the air.

"SHOW YOURSELF, OR ARE YOU SUCH A CRAVEN YOU HIDE BEHIND SOME MERE FOG!" Laxus demanded, "AM I SUCH A THREAT TO YOU THAT YOU TRY TO HIDE YOURSELF AWAY FROM ME!?"

"A threat?" Naruto's voice called from behind, causing Laxus to spin around, but he didn't attack.

A chuckle sounded from his left, the blond turning to face the sound.

"How would you ever be a threat to me?" Naruto's voice questioned, "You may have some strength in your blood, but don't think that strength alone will count to anything." his voice spoke from a new location, "You forget your place, Laxus, and you also forget the things I have done for this guild. I have done a lot over the years; some I'm not proud of, while some of those things have been written off the records for public safety to include extermination and assassinations." his voice spoke.

"Then why hide, unless it is to show how weak you really are." Laxus sneered.

"Very well then..." Naruto's voice spoke in a disappointed tone, "~Diil Qoth Zaam~" another shout echoed out, the air stirring as if something unnatural were awakening.

Suddenly, the ground began to crack apart, something trying to push up out of the confines of the earth, "If you truly are better in every way that you think you are; prove it, show me here and now that you truly deserve the title of Guild Master of this here establishment." Naruto said, "Face this challenge of the Undead Soun Cairn and I may lift the fog and fight you just as you want; with full power and no holding back." he stated as Laxus gawked at what began to claw out of the ground.

Dozens of skeletons, some with strips of cloth.

Some with bits of flesh.

Some with pieces of armor.

Some held broken weapons.

But it wasn't the sight that set Laxus on edge...

No, that privilege went to the smell-and it made him realize, that his uncle had just performed a necromancy spell-a very taboo form of magic.

But, something was off.

Why summon skeletons and not living beings who could wield magic?

Wait, never mind, there was balls of fire and ice and other trace elements in their grasps.

Laxus growled as lightning sparked, deepening in color as Laxus poured out his energy-his chakra enhanced magic as blood red lightning blasted out while he clenched a hand into a claw form and blasted out a bolt of electricity that struck one of the approaching... creatures, watching it explode.

However...

What happened next surprised Laxus, the remains began to pull themselves back together.

A growl made its way up the blondes throat as he snapped an arm out and birthed a bolt of lightning-shaping it; molding it.

When a massive spear of lightning blasted out and struck the creature and exploded and turned it and the surrounding others to pure dust.

"Not bad, Laxus, but what about the remaining ones?" Naruto questioned curiously.

A grin grew on Laxus' lips, "That's simple, these little puppets seem to be weak to my magic-so all I gotta do is this!" he snarled as he clapped he hands together, "I invoke the wrath of the heavens. Thunder split the night as lightning crashes down in utter destruction. Reveal the abyss of oblivion-THUNDER PALACE!" he declared as lightning began to crash overhead, only to slam down, ripping across the earth and tearing through the various creatures that surrounded him.

Naruto had to throw up a barrier around the observors-no sense in harming people not part of his fight.

When the lightning died down, Naruto nodded; that was smart, overwhelm the regenerative prowess of the summons and send them back.

He was his great grandson alright.

"Very well then, seeing as you defeated the Undead Soul Cairn, I'll hold my end up." he stated calmly, "Lok Vah Koor" he shouted, an echoing blast shooting out that rapidly cleared the air up to show the utter devastation that Laxus had unleashed on the surrounding area from his technique.

"So, you decided to stop hiding old man, you ready to give up?" Laxus demanded.

"Huh, I don't know, have you decided on when you're gonna grow up?"

Laxus growled, "I'm more of a man than you are; so that must be saying a lot about you; Uncle." he sneered, "Stop treating this as if it were a game, take me seriously.

"I will, when you actually let go of all that hatred, which is saying something cuz you used to an adorable little shit." Naruto grinned in response.

"Hmph, maybe I need to do something about it then-probably maim a few of the weaker members. I might even make a game of how much I can get them to scream for mercy before I simply throw'em out to the street where they belong with the rest of the trash." Laxus remarked.

"You still think all of this is just a game, don't you? What is so important to make you put everything you know at risk?"

Laxus frowned. "You just don't see it, do you? This guild is in such a sorry state, but I'm going to change it! My Fairy Tail will be the strongest!"

The two powerhouses charged towards each other, their fists collided and a shockwave kicked up a gust of wind around them.

Naruto clenched his teeth as he felt electricity flow into him through their point of contact.

With a kick, Naruto jumped away as he declared-

"THUNDER BRIGAND!"

and unleashed a massive blast of lightning that crashed down from above.

"Not bad, but still not enough!" Laxus' body turned into lighting and he charged through the bolt of lightning.

Naruto jumped out of the way of his descendant, but he was caught off guard again when Laxus almost instantly changed directions and slammed right into him, sending the elder blond hurdling into the ground.

"Guh!" Naruto grunted as he made an indent on the ground below.

"You're holding back... Do you take me for a fool, Uncle!?" Laxus roared angrily as Naruto pulled himself out of the ground. "Show me the power you used against Elexion and Mercphobia, against Alduin the World Eater from all those stories you told me while I was little! Show me your true power!"

Naruto frowned. "You want to see me at full power? Fine." He closed his eyes and drew in the surrounding energies, 'I didn't want to use Sage Mode against him since I still can't fully control the output by mixing magic with natural chakra, so it looks like I have no choice...but to break him.'

Laxus watched with curiosity as he felt the surrounding magic swarm around his relative, 'He's absorbing the Ethernano around him into his body...'

Naruto inhaled deeply, his eyes closed as he turned his mind inwards, a sound slowly rising up from the depths that suddenly had the others of the Guild looking around in confusion.

"What is that sound?" Freed questioned.

"It sounds like...drums?" Evergreen said more as a question than a statement.

"I don't get it, what the heck are we listening too?" Bickslow asked in confusion, rubbing his head.

Macao and Wakaba smirked, "Ah, he's showing it to him." the smoker said.

"Been a long time since he's allowed himself to fight this freely." Macao nodded.

"What are you guys talking about?" Gray questioned, "Both of you know that drum sound?" he asked.

"Those aren't drums you kids are hearing." Wakaba stated.

"That sound, is the truest form of magical freedom one could hope to attain, and by gaining this level, you are considered a Transcendent Mage if not a Transcended Arch Mage; and those are rarer than the various Ancient Lost Magics which are so valuable that Dragon Slayer Magic is considered a paltry trick." Macao spoke up.

"Then what exactly is it?" Mira asked in confusion.

"You see, though it may sound similar to drums being beaten rapidly and rhythmically; the truth is..." Macao stated.

By now, Naruto's hand was placed on his chest, "Beat loudly, heart of mine-show him our freedom~" he said causing everyone to turn and face the blond as both he and Macao made their statements.

"You mean to say, that this sound we're hearing... is his heart beating?!" Gray gawked.

"Is that even possible?" Levy questioned.

That was when a flurry of magical energies began to slowly pour out of Naruto's body, a rainbow of colors surrounding him in an embrace as old as time itself.

From blue to green

Yellow to red.

Purple to teal.

They were all there, surrounding him as if he were an old lover come back.

Naruto then crossed his arms before spreading them widely, a spark of crimson electricity sparked before Naruto grinned-then slammed his palms together in an explosive blast of energy that rippled the ground as a rapidly beating drumbeat sounded off.

The members of the guild not in the fight stumbled from the ripples caused by the shockwave, eyes wide by the sheer force unleashed.

And despite the massive blast-nobody was physically hurt as Naruto suddenly appeared in front of Laxus.

In response however, Laxus growled, his eyes flashing up to see Laxus rearing back a fist coated in yellow 'Lightning Magic'.

Upon seeing this, Naruto merely smiled at Laxus' straight forward attack, channeling magic in order to strengthen his muscles and bones as he did so, a slight crackle of lightning running along his arm in response.

With a crashing sound Laxus landed his punch and sent Naruto flying backwards, static running over his body as he flew back.

With Naruto leaning back and rolling with the momentum the force.

His eyes flashing dangerously as he drove his fist straight into Laxus gut, catching the other blonde completely by surprise.

"CRUNCH"

Was the devastating noise many in the crowd heard as Naruto unloaded a full powered into Laxus' gut, before he followed through with the punch and sent Laxus flying back at least twenty meters away, his body gaining air as he flew backwards before crashing into ground, creating another large cloud of dust and rock, and a small crater as he did so.

The watching crowd was silent as they saw the aftermath of the devastating attack.

Naruto meanwhile was holding a clearly broken wrist out in front of him, watching dispassionately as the broken bones in his arm visibly pulled themselves back together rapidly healing as they did so, the torn up skin on his wrist following suit as within a span of about fifteen seconds his wrist fixed itself. With the only evidence that there was any injury at all being the red smear of blood on his wrist and the cuff of his coat.

Suffice to say his attack then little healing act had the members of Fairy Tail all muttering to each other about just what limits he actually had, and the full capabilities of his magic. As for Laxus well.

"Bleurgh!"

A retching sound was heard, which was followed by the sound of something wet splattering onto the ground, the source of which could be seen as the dust cloud cleared, and Laxus could be seen hunched over gasping as he wiped his mouth, a small pool of brown, frothy liquid on the floor in front of him, and a queasy look on his face.

"Well that was disgusting." Naruto chuckled dryly as he shook his wrist slightly trying to get some feeling back into it, quite pleased with himself over the little humbling he gave Laxus. Though also somewhat surprised by his great-grandson's durability, after all it wasn't often that Naruto broke his bones.

In response to Naruto's dry comment, Laxus let out a scream of fury. Before he threw all caution to the wind, bolts of electrical energy exploding from Laxus as he lashed out at Naruto in anger, shooting forwards coated in lightning swinging his fist wildly as he went. Only to engage Naruto in close combat as he unleashed a flurry of rapid punches and jabs, his body now entirely enshrouded in lightning.

Leaping backwards, Naruto narrowed his eyes as he dodged and weaved through Laxus' swift and powerful attacks, waiting for a gap to exploit. Which he soon found as he shot forwards, his arm surrounded by lightning as he nailed another of what he liked to call his 'thunder punches' straight into Laxus' gut again. The blow sending Laxus flying backwards through the air, with enough force to make him fall to the floor and start retching again.

Naruto sighed as he again waited for Laxus to stop retching. A slight twinkle in his blue eyes as he saw the death glare Laxus was sending him.

"Oh come on it is not like it is my fault you have such a weak stomach Laxus." Naruto said, rolling his eyes as he did so.

Laxus stood up, electricity sparking around his body. "Shut up..."

Laxus' eyes once again flashed in rage as he heard that, his breaths coming out deep and ragged as he pushed himself to his feet, a vicious snarl on his face.

Naruto smiled. "Why can't you just be a part of the group? This place is great, everyone is family her-"

"I said shut up!"

Naruto grunted as he raised a hand in order to shield his eyes as magical power exploded from Laxus. The man's shirt was incinerated by the power that erupted from his form.

"I should have just used my power to take over the guild by force, not any of these silly games..."

The elder male widened his eyes in shock as the man's appearance began to change, 'This feeling, so he's finally decided to use it after all.'

Laxus' eyes glowed white and his teeth sharpened at the edges, the upper parts of his arms now covered in scale. "I will destroy anyone who gets in my way!"

"If you do this, there is no going back boy." Naruto said, his tone growing serious.

Laxus growled in rage, and in a true angry fashion; drew his own head back in a similar way to Natsu, "I won't lose, I refuse to lose." he snarled, "Not to the old man, not to you, not to anyone who stands before me!" he declared as a seal of golden energy appeared in front of his mouth, "Lightning Dragon's Roar" Laxus called out as he released a beam of electricity out from his mouth where the blast rushed forth-eclipsing his uncle from the sheer mass as the entirety of the Guild gawked in shock.

Naturally seeing Laxus use Dragon Slayer Magic shocked everyone there as they didn't know the blonde Dreyer had such a ace up his sleeves.

Naruto sprang into action as the concentrated lightning left the man's mouth.

Spreading his legs slightly, he allowed his mouth to open up and he himself inhaled deeply, "Then so be it..." he whispered as a black seal appeared in front of his own mouth, "Lightning Dragon God's Bellow"

Now you may be wondering- 'What is this Lightning Dragon God Magic' and to answer that; it is the combined magic of Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic mixed with that of the power of Lightning God Slayer Magic and thus has both properties intermixed.

It bore all of the strength's for both abilities and yet held none of their weaknesses.

Ya see, when Naruto had slain Elexion years ago-and bathed in his blood; Naruto had been severely weakened from his wounds. The properties of a dragon would grant various gifts. The blood of a dragon would cure any ailment and even reverse aging to an extent. But it was the flesh-the muscles essentially-that had the greatest benefit. They would restore Magic power in the consumer, slow the aging process-not that he would need it-and even increase magic energy. And then there was the added benefit of gaining the magic of the dragon in question; and although Elexion was the only dragon he consumed; he was able to use his magic fully.

So yes-

Yes, Naruto was technically a 5th Generation Dragon Slayer.

But, at the same time-he was also a God Slayer.

He was capable of using both forms of magic alone on their own for the same effects; but had grown so used to using them together that he would rather simply use them both rather than alone; it was the only way he could respect someone so rooted in their convictions.

The Lightning Dragon Slayer appeared in front of the older male and raised a fist. "Resounding through the air, the roar of thunder, plunge from the heavens and reap destruction!"

Upon bringing his fist down, he shouted. "Raging Bolt!"

Upon seeing this Naruto decided that it maybe for the best if he started fighting properly and stopped flat out humiliating his great-grandson, as fun as it was. After all if he continued absolutely humiliating Laxus like this he would hardly endear himself to the rest of the Guild. Plus it would likely irrevocably damage his already poor relationship with Laxus, even if he was only doing it to knock some humility into the boy.

Not that Laxus seemed to realize this though.

"Lightning Dragon God's Thunder Haze" Naruto called out as he drew his arms back and thrust them forward just as fast; unleashing a blast of thick lightning that slammed into the halberd of lightning where the explosion rocked the field around them.

Laxus sure had improved from that little boy he had always bounced on his lap year ago-where had the time gone?

That being said as he faced off against Naruto, Laxus currently seemed to be forcefully trying to calm himself down, despite him wanting to clearly beat the daylights out of Naruto. With that said Laxus let out a loud breath before locking eyes with Naruto, "Have you had your fun or are you ready to fight properly? If you don't start taking this seriously Uncle, I might have to hurt you!"

See; he cared.

"Really, you think that is what's going to happen?" Naruto replied, laughing a bit at his bluster, as he gave him an amused smile. "Alright then, enough fun let's get this fight going for real then, don't hold back though. Like I said before with your friends, the only way you will be able to beat me is if you come at me with the intent to kill!"

Narrowing his eyes as he heard that, Laxus focused cautiously on Naruto as he growled. "So, you do have a death wish!"

Naruto rolled his eyes. "Please, you have as much chance of killing me as well, I don't know just imagine I said something witty!"

Laxus growled as he heard the other blonde man's nonchalance, and the insult that was him disregarding Laxus as even a threat to him.

Soon enough though his anger faded as he instead smirked, a wicked gleam appearing in his eye as he stared down at his Uncle. "Fine then, if that's what you want ya relic!"

Lowering his center of gravity as he got into a fighting stance, Naruto merely smirked at Laxus before saying. "You have to kill me first 'honorable grandson'?"

Realistically though Naruto doubted Laxus had any intention of doing him serious harm, even if he was truly pissed off. After all Naruto had gotten a pretty good impression of the man, enough to know that beneath the bluster and ego there as a decent man, one who cared about the Guild and his family. Or at least that was what Naruto was able to glean from him.

Laxus simply chuckled at Naruto's response, before his body was once again coated in lightning, the magical power he was emitting having become so thick around him, that it actually caused several of the weaker Guild Members to start shaking and falling to their knees.

Focusing on Laxus' lightshow, Naruto prepared himself for whatever attack Laxus was building up for.

"Are you ready Uncle, because you need to be?!" Laxus snarled out as he locked eyes with Naruto.

In response Naruto's eyes widened slightly as for the first time in the fight he lost track of Laxus.

The S-Class Wizard having must of used all the 'Lightning Magic' he had just gathered and channeled it into his limbs, making him stronger, faster and more durable as he did so.

"Lightning Magic: Lightning Rush"

As he heard Laxus shout Naruto quickly scanned the area looking for his opponent, his eyes narrowing as he did so. Before he heard a sudden crash of lightning behind him, and felt a powerful elbow smash into the back of his head. The blow making him fly head first into the ground consequently shattering it and digging up a large furrow of earth as he landed.

Standing up and shaking his head slightly, Naruto looked back over at the now laughing Laxus. He had moved so fast that Naruto hadn't seen him, now that was genuinely impressive. Though Naruto had no doubts that he could have tracked Laxus if he too had reinforced himself with lightning.

Standing up straight, the blonde pushed aside his slight pain, as he instead let out an audible and clearly disappointed sigh. "Well don't get me wrong you were fast, pity your attack was not quite strong enough. You need both strength and speed if you want to take me out kid."

The jab cut Laxus' laughter short and the man glared over dangerously. "You really want to try me Uncle, because if you're not careful I will show you how strong I am?"

Naruto held his arms out wide. "Do your worst boy! If you ask me though, you're all bark and no bite!"

Gritting his teeth in annoyance as he heard that, Laxus began to channel magic through his body, lightning once again beginning to crackle around him.

"Arrogance comes before the fall." Naruto muttered to himself quietly as he observed the yellow lightning crackling over Laxus' body as he gathered his magic for his attack.

'I think it's time to finish this' Naruto thought as he shifted his feet, getting into a ready stance for the first time in the match. Pushing the magic out of his body as he did so, four chain like tendrils of magic erupting from his lower back in response. As this was happening though his previously blue eyes bled purple, as flecks of crimson red appeared in his irises before merging with his normal blue color.

Laxus smirked smugly as he saw this, not at all concerned by the chains of magic, instead seeing Naruto's actions as a challenge. In response to which Laxus quickly gathered his magic before unleashed his next attack "Lightning Punch!" With that he charged forward his fist enveloped in a large and dense orb of lightning as he shot towards Naruto at incredible speeds.

Laxus' smirk turning victorious as he noticed his opponent not moving, no doubt the foolish blonde trusted in his strange magic to protect him, not that it would do him any good. Which is why Laxus charged more magic into his punch, hoping to finally put the blonde in his place.

Naruto though didn't even bat an eye at the speeds in which Laxus was now travelling, having become accustom to his lightning enhanced speed now. Instead he crouched a bit lower, his eyes flashing dangerously as the chain like tendrils rose above his head and began crackling with lightning.

"You should just give up kid." Naruto said as he saw Laxus closing in on him, before without another sound he lashed out with his chains, smashing Laxus into the ground with one of them, stopping him mid-strike. After which Naruto followed this up by lashing his chains around Laxus' legs before he swung him up and smashed him into the ground again.

"Because no matter what you try, you aren't quite in my league, not yet at least." Naruto continued cheerfully as he used his chains to constrict Laxus' body, the true nature of his purple chains becoming apparent to Laxus as he felt them starting to slowly leech away his magic.

The audience looked on in pin drop silence as they again witnessed their new Guild Master take Laxus down, despite him being a powerful S-class mage of Fairy Tail and one of the strongest members of the Guild.

However before they could say anything, Laxus once again showed he wasn't an S-Class mage for no reason. As with a growl he released a blast of magic, loosening Naruto's chains enough for him to turn his body into pure lightning and flash away, out of reach of Naruto's magical chains.

"How…" Laxus growled as he glared at Naruto, his gaze on the chains, which seemed to grow razor sharp barbs along their length as he watched. "How the hell are you doing this! I am the strongest in the Guild not you, not Gildarts, ME!"

The slight smile Naruto sent him as he heard that was too much for Laxus, as he finally lost it, his already frayed patience snapping as he slammed his right foot on the ground and thrust his lightning enshrouded arms at Naruto, this time keeping a wary eye on the hovering chains.

"Thunder Wave!" This attack resulted in a wave of fast moving bolts of lightning, which exploded from Laxus' hands and at Naruto, each bolt speeding through the air at high speeds. The bolts all causing electrical explosions as they connected with Naruto's form, creating another dust cloud.

"Finally, just stay down!" Laxus growled tiredly as he stepped back, quite winded from his last attack.

As the dust cloud dispersed though, Laxus and the rest of the crowd saw that Naruto was untouched. His chains having thickened and formed a dome like shield of swirling purple energy around him, one which protected him from the brunt of Laxus' onslaught.

Smirking as he saw Laxus' wide eyes, Naruto shot forwards, once again closing in on Laxus as he closed the distance. His chains lashing out and forcing Laxus to back away, the other blonde struggling to fend off Naruto's lightning covered fists and chains as he went completely on the defensive.

Sweat trickling down his fore head as he had to go all out just to fending off his Uncle's assault, more concerned about the force of Naruto's attacks than the lightning, which had no effect upon him. With Laxus only occasionally being able to throw an attack back, be it either a kick or a punch, not that Naruto had any trouble in blocking his attempts with either his arms or his chains.

Seeing this the cheering audience now knew that Laxus didn't stand a chance against the blonde as every attack he threw at him he blocked as if they were nothing, before responding with a devastating strike which nearly broke through Laxus' guard.

Laxus groaned as he felt his muscles crying out in agony as he stumbled backwards. He was starting to understand that he had underestimated his opponent's power significantly. Nothing he did seemed to be able to get through Naruto's defenses, and it took everything he had to block Naruto's counterattacks.

Shaking his head and forcing magic into his aching limbs, Laxus once again prepared to either attack or defend. He wasn't about to give up or throw in the towel though, even if he knew he was outclassed, after all this was his best chance at becoming Guild Master just like he had always wanted. He wasn't about to give up on reaching his dream, even if it meant pushing himself beyond his limits to do so.

With that thought in mind, the lightning user channeled as much lightning as he could around his body, going for broke this time.

"This is it" Laxus said with a gasp of pain, before he charged at the blonde Guild Master as fast as he could, "Just go down!" He continued as he channeled even more of his magic into his last attack. Hoping to overwhelm Naruto's defenses in one overwhelming assault.

Hearing a loud rush of energy, Naruto took a step back and focused on Laxus' lightning wreathed form before him. Frowning as he noticed a large amount of electricity forming in Laxus' raised hands.

Just watching he could tell that Laxus was putting his everything into this spell, and whatever it was that was coming, Naruto knew that upon completion it would be massive.

A few moments later Laxus let out a bellow of effort as he hurled his attack straight at his Uncle, his eyes taking on a golden glow as he infused as much of his magic as he could into this last attack.

Taking a single step back Naruto's eyes widened as he felt the power flying off the massive, compressed lightning bolt Laxus had formed. From one Lightning Wizard to another, he would happily admit to being impressed. Laxus it seems had inherited the same massive energy reserves that Naruto and Makarov both had.

Gritting his teeth Naruto absorbed the chains back into him, before he released magic from every pore of his body, enshrouding himself in a thick purple armor. Naruto's eyes glowing purple as he raised his head to look at Laxus, the glowing energy around his head having taken on an almost draconian appearance.

At the exact same time Laxus hurled his attack straight at Naruto, his hands thrust out before him, "Heavenward Halberd!"

With a massive shout of effort Laxus then proceeded to hurl a large and massively compressed trident of lightning directly at Naruto as hard as he could. His eyes glowing golden as he saw the crackling golden trident tear through the air and strike Naruto's armored form. The magic attack moving so fast that it had struck Naruto before he could fully dodge or avoid it.

A vast explosion went off a split second later and Naruto was quickly swallowed within a massive bright light, the ground all around him shattering as a massive wave of power was released from the impact, the wave of power going so far as to throw more than a few of the watching Guild Members off of their feet.

Laughing desperately, Laxus' eyes were slightly glazed as he watched the spectacle. "H-ha, I can't b-believe you were actually stupid enough to take my Heavenward Halberd head on? You don't deserve to be Guild Master, I do!"

Lightning flashed and crackled around the area Naruto had previously stood, where once there was a flat if a bit damaged piece of land there was now a smoking crater. Laxus' hysterical laughter however was only short lived as the smoke cleared, revealing Naruto stood in the middle of a now sizeable hole in the ground. His body was wreathed in his purple magic, the armor looking a bit ragged but otherwise undamaged.

Raising his head, the blond looked up at Laxus, a smile on his face. The glowing purple armor dissipated revealing a totally unharmed Naruto as he did so.

"Sorry Laxus, that last attack was powerful, but at the level you are now, you can't beat me." Naruto said, a kind smile on his face as he looked over at the sickly looking Laxus.

A part of Naruto genuinely impressed with the strength of that last spell, and at how intense it had been.

"Wha-" Laxus began.

He wasn't given a chance to finish his question though, as Naruto took that moment to flash in front of him in a bolt of lightning before he delivered a thunderous, lightning powered kick to the side of his head.

Flinging Laxus backwards in a spiraling blast, his head ringing from the strike, and darkness tugging at his vision. That wasn't the end of it though as Naruto managed to get behind him in another flash of lightning and this time he delivered a solid blow with an elbow into Laxus' already abused gut.

Gasping as he felt this Laxus crashed into the ground with a loud groan.

He was battered and exhausted both physically and magically.

This was it.

He knew he couldn't carry on, not with his reserves as low as they were or his body as numb as it was.

No, he wasn't strong enough, not yet.

And yet-before he could fall unconscious on his own-a crash of thunder filled the air; which drew the blondes attention as he watched his Uncle drop down from the sky with a shout.

~XxX-Seconds before-XxX~

"Sorry Laxus, that last attack was powerful, but at the level you are now, you can't beat me." Naruto said, a kind smile on his face as he looked over at the sickly looking Laxus.

A part of Naruto genuinely impressed with the strength of that last spell, and at how intense it had been.

"Wha-" Laxus began.

He wasn't given a chance to finish his question though, as Naruto took that moment to flash in front of him in a bolt of lightning before he delivered a thunderous, lightning powered kick to the side of his head.

"Conquered Realm; Ragnarök" he declared as he leapt into the air and quickly drew a fist up over his head as he imbues it with a substantial amount of his magic that mixed itself into his vast chakra reserves, making it exude a deep crimson-black mix of lightning.

"H-How...?" Laxus questioned mere seconds before his Uncle reached him.

Naruto just continued to race down towards his great grandson, "Why would you need other people's approval when you have a caring family to back you up! Get it through that thick skull of yours boy!" Naruto yelled, and while descending, swung his fist down with great force, where he watched as it then slammed directly into Laxus on the forehead smashing his great grandson into the ground.

The Lightning Dragon Slayer fell back, eyes rolling to the back of his head.

XxX

"H-how did he do that, how can he be so strong!" Gray gasped out in shock as he took in the sight of the fallen Laxus before him.

Defeating Erza was one thing, but Laxus, he was one of the strongest in the Guild.

"Laxus tried but there is always someone better than you, and Laxus has finally met his match. Hopefully he will learn from this and become a better Wizard and a better person." Mira replied softly to Gray, a sad smile on her face as she looked over at the fallen Laxus.

"And we have a final result, the undisputed Master Naruto destroying the competition!" Cana shouted to the now excitedly talking crowd, "Those who bet on him to win collect your winnings and those who fucked up and lost, pay up bitches!"

Similar sort of conversations were happening all through the crowd as they looked to the victorious Naruto, all of them now fully respecting both his power and his right to be Master, even if it was only temporary.

"Alright people go about with your daily life or whatever, shows over." Naruto shouted as he walked through the watching crowd in the direction of the Guild Building. "Oh and Elfman, be a good chap and grab Laxus will you, and take him to the Guild Infirmary."

Elfman grunted in response to that, a big grin on his face as he looked down at the shorter Naruto, before he turned towards the unconscious Laxus with the intention of pick him up as he was directed. With the members of the Thunder Legion, all of whom looked to be in varying levels of shock following behind him.

"Thank the gods that shits over, I need a damn drink!" Naruto muttered as he pushed his way through the crowd and towards the Guild building.


Alright, five is done..

This was a bit of a toss up for me-wanted to show that Laxus was a very unique fighter-his pride and ego not withstanding, but having an impact for the fight.

Wanted to get some answers out there for what other abilities Naruto would show off; reveal some hints about how Naruto would challenge Laxus with Lightning and see how it would come along.

The Sage Mode bit will be explained in a later chapter-and the reason it resembles the Gear 5 bit as well will also be brought up

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