A Naruto/Fairy Tail Fanfiction

A Fanfiction by SoulReaperCrewe

Time Heal's All Wounds

Chapter 2

"I think I'm beginning to understand why Lee and Gai find this so addictive," Naruto muttered to himself as he went about his morning routine, currently in the process of doing a thousand push-ups. If there was anything he had learned from his friend Lee is that it was never a good idea to stop training even for a brief amount of time. You never knew when the next threat would be around the corner and Naruto needed to stay in shape and get stronger now more than ever. For 2 weeks he healed and rested after his battle with Toneri and only began his training routines after a week, having gotten the all clear from Fairy Tail's healer Porlyusica.

Meeting the old pink haired woman had been an interesting experience, reminding him a great deal of Tsunade with their similar short fuses and incredible healing abilities and knowledge. In fact, if she didn't have red eyes then he could have passed her off from what Sakura might have looked like when she was that age. She healed the wounds on his side as well as his knee which she had told him to rest for a couple of days and not to do anything too strenuous. She had made sure to give him a cold look when she said that and Naruto could only gulp and nod.

Though she had been very curious about his fake right arm that he kept bandaged. She had seen and examined it the first chance she got and was amazed at how it functioned perfectly as if it was his own legitimate arm. He had explained it to her as best as he could and that it was all thanks to the cells of the first Hokage that made the arm possible. It felt like his real arm having been fully absorbed onto the stump where his real forearm use to be. He could feel and move it like any arm but he still chose to cover it up because of how different it looked. She didn't question it much but warned him not to damage it since she wasn't sure she would be able to fix something of that nature.

Yeah definitely like Sakura and Tsunade.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead that was accumulating from his workout before putting his arm back behind his back, lowering himself to ground with his other arm, holding himself there for a brief moment before pushing himself back up.

"667."

"668."

"669."

"How does he do this every morning?" Macao wondered allowed, sitting at the edge of the window inside the guild watching Naruto go about his routines with a cup of coffee in his right hand. The blonde continued to mystify them all and did things that left everyone in their guild in amazement. Walking on verticle surfaces and on water, making dozens of clones of himself that gave him the memories and experiences that the clone had encountered during their brief activation and not to mention the destruction they witnessed first hand when they asked him to show the capabilities of his Rasengan that he showed them on the first day. Thankfully Macao had the right idea of having him do it outside as a crater about five meters wide and thirty meters across now covered the grounds behind the guild along with multiple destroyed tree's and small boulders.

Yet despite the crazy abilities he possessed, Macao couldn't help but notice how much more joyful the guild had become since his arrival. Granted it was not like it use to be when the Tenroe group was still with them but the days since his arrival had been a little bit brighter and less sorrowful. They all found him to be natural charismatic and a very happy person to be around. Despite being trapped in a world he knew nothing about he did his best to keep a positive outlook on his life.

He danced with Jet and Droy swinging their beer mugs in the air, laughed with Nab, Warren and Max at the stories they told each other about different requests and mission they had been on, had target competition with Alzack and Bisca and even helped Laki and Kinana behind the bar with the washing up. The all soon found out Naruto had a very healthy appetite, especially when ramen was concerned and it left a hell of a clean up so Naruto volunteered to clean up his side of the mess despite initial protests from Kinana.

From what Macao could see, the blonde had grown closest to Bisca who had taken it upon herself to teach him hat he needed to know about Fiore and their world as a whole. They spent the last few days in the Fairy Tail Library and had spent a few hours each day in their with Bisca telling him a little bit about their history, the Magic Council, other guild's they were aligned with and of course the subject of dark guilds. Bisca along with Alzack had even taken him into Magnolia after a few days of him arriving and they said he was like a kid in a candy store, stopping every couple of minutes to admire the town and browse around the market stalls.

"Kid's a stamina monster," Wakaba called out from his usual spot in front of the guild. Should have seen him yesterday. "He ran ten laps around the entire town and would have done 11 if Bisca hadn't tempted him inside with ramen. Kids got more energy then even Natsu and that's saying something."

Macao snorted but kept watching Naruto from the window. You know he kind of reminds me of Master Makarov. Always seem to be in a positive mood and doesn't let things get to him very easily. Not to mention he treats' people with the utmost kindness. I'd almost say he's like a younger version the Master or even what he was like when he was that age, not that I can imagine him ever being that age."

"You see it to huh? He's been a good influence on the guild, even to us old timers he brought some joy back into the guild again after months of darkness and sorrow. Getting up in the morning hasn't felt so difficult lately and the smiles on other his age have been appearing more and more." Wakaba took a long breath of his pipe before exhaling the smoke. "He's good for this guild and I think we need him as much as he needs us right now."

Macao turned around in his chair and look at Wakaba. "What you got in mind?"

Wakaba shrugged. "Isn't it obvious. He needs a place to stay and call his own since he no longer has a home to go back to. We need strength now that most of our heavy hitters are gone. You might have taken up the mantle of Guild Master and me your adviser but Bisca, Alzack, Laki, Nab, Warren, Max, Vijeeter, Jet, Droy and Kinana aren't at the level that Natsu, Erza, Gajeel or any of the others were at. We have no S-Class Mages left which already set's us back and we lost most of our other members not long after they disappeared."

"So we ask him if he wants to join us." Wakaba nodded and saw Macao sigh. Can he even join a guild? He doesn't use magic. Granted Magic and Chakra sounds very similar and appear to have similar properties to them but there still different. Is it legal for him to join and if so if he does how would he access or use magical items and equipment?"

"You're over thinking it and besides when has Fairy Tail ever care about legal matters? We are known to be the bane of the Magic Council for a reason." Wakaba grinned which in turn made Macao grin until both began to chuckle. We can figure out the rest of that at a later date. "For now, let's ask him the question and get him taking requests. I doubt he wants to sleep in the medical wing for the rest of his life. Kids got to start earning some jewels."

Macao nodded, agreeing with his friend. "Alright. I'll ask him once he finished his workout. Kids look like he's in the zone right now."

An hour later Naruto was finished with his routines and stretched his hands up towards the sky before shaking his body. "Another morning was done. Let's get me some Ramen." He grinned and made his way over to the guild hall. Walking inside he was headed towards his usual seat at the bar but stopped when he saw Macao waving him over from one of the tables where he was sat with Wakaba by his side. Naruto headed over, not before giving Kinana a wave who smiled back and returned the wave.

"Hey Macao, hey Wakaba, Something you guys need?" He asked with Macao motioning for him to sit down. Naruto did so and sat opposite them while at the bar Kinana made his usual ramen. He noticed around the room there only seemed to be a few of the current Fairy Tail group in the hall. "Where's everyone else?"

"Bisca and Alzack went on a mission this morning and so did Jet and Droy. Laki is out getting supplies from the market with Nab and Warren is in the library. Wakaba told him. "Now we want you to listen for a minute since what we want to ask you is pretty serious."

Naruto again nodded and waited for Macao to begin speaking.

"Yeah, Naruto we wanted to talk to you about what you wanted to now that you're all healed," Macao asked with Naruto nodding his head, having foreseen a conversation like this coming for the last few days. "We understand the dilemma you're in and we want you to know that Fairy Tail will do what it can to help you. Though from what we know there is no way for you to get back home we've seen first hand how much you have blended in with the guild. Everyone here likes you and we would all really like it if you stuck around. We know this place could never replace your home and we don't want you to forget about the home you came from but now that you're here and that your stuck here we thought you might be interested in becoming a more permanent member of the Guild.

Naruto's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Are you asking me if I want to join Fairy Tail?"

Both nodded. "Yes, we are Naruto. We think you would be a great fit with Fairy Tail...and if I'm honest...Fairy Tail needs your help as much as you needed our the past few weeks."

"What do you mean? Has something happened?" Naruto asked and saw Macao gives a sad nod and Wakaba took another long inhale of his smoke. "This is about the Tenroe group that went missing isn't it?"

"Not entirely but it does have a strong connection to them. You see Naruto Fairy Tail since it's creation has prided itself on having strong morals, unwavering loyalty and very gifted and powerful individuals. When the Tenroe group disappeared after the Dragon attack it not only lost it's Guild Master and all it's S-Class Mages it also lost most of the it's future generation that would continue the legacy of Fairy Tail into the future. Most of our powerful mages were gone in the blink of an eye and the moment that happened Fairy Tail began to crumble."

Wakaba interrupted. "Now we're not saying the other's aren't strong and don't have the best intention for this guild because they too are key members of the guild and without them I dread to think of the mess we would be in. But the loss Makarov, Gildarts, Erza, Mira, Natsu, Gray and all the rest of them that were on that islands has caused Fairy Tail to be a shadow on it's former self. If it's like this after only a few months then we dread to think where it could be in a year."

Macao agreed with his friend. "What we need Naruto is someone to lend their strength and help us in our time of need. We have managed to keep afloat for the time being thanks to the overtime the other's have put into the guild, even Bisca who gave up some of the free time to help you adjust but we can't keep going as we are unless we get more members to join us."

"So what we're asking Naruto...is that if you would consider joining Fairy Tail and lending us your strength to keep our wonderful guild alive." Naruto watched in amazement as Macao eyes became misty and a few tears leaked out of his eyes and ran down his cheek. Wakaba wasn't looking much better though the smoke he was inhaling may have had a hand in that. "We can't...we won't let this guild that has stood for almost a century be lost. That's a pain that I don't think any of us could bare with. Letting our friends down in such a way that we lost them their home."

Listening to their word Naruto could feel them putting their hearts and souls into their guild...the people in the guild...the guild's building...it all meant so much to these men and no doubt it meant equally the same to all the other members that were left in Fairy Tail. They had all spoken so highly of the friends and loved ones that were no longer with them and this guild was all they had to remember them by. And now their homes and family were being threatened off being disbanded because they simply didn't have the strength to keep going for much longer. They didn't want to lose their homes and have to say goodbye to one another.

Fairy Tail was family and they would do whatever it took to protect and cherish the memories of those that were no longer with them.

Naruto didn't need to hear any more. He had only been in Earthland for little ver 2 weeks and they had all made him feel welcome and treated him like one of their own. A complete stranger from a foreign world. He had made friends here and if there was one thing Naruto Uzumaki was known for, it was protecting his friends from those that would see harm to them.

Who knows how long he was going to be here for. He had no way of going home. His dreams of becoming Hokage were all but lost to him and yet now he was being shown a glimmer of hope with Fairy Tail. Perhaps destinies were not the only thing that could be changed. Perhaps dreams could be changed as well and right now he had one dream that would now take up most of his life.

To be a pillar of strength for Fairy Tail and be there when they needed him.

"Sign me up." Macao and Wakaba's head snapped in his direction and saw Naruto give them a grin. He stood up from his seat and poked his thumb into his chest. "I promise I won't let Fairy Tail become a thing of the past. If there's one thing you need to know about Naruto Uzumaki, it's that he never goes back on a promise. Believe it!"

"Really?" Both asked surprised at how quickly Naruto agreed. They thought he would have wanted some time to think about it. They weren't expecting an answer so soon. Naruto nodded his head to confirm the answer and soon found himself being engulfed in a giant hug by both Macao and Wakaba. Over by the guild Kinana had watched the interaction take place and was jumping light and clapping her hands with happy tears in her eyes. She was so thankful her newest friends would be becoming a permanent member of the guild that she could barely contain her excitement. She moved out from behind the bar and engulfed him in a tight hug as well, getting a laugh from Naruto as he tried to stay standing up. He moved his arms to hug the trio and sported a big grin on his face.

It was the happiest he had been seen he had arrived and now thing's were beginning to look up not only for Naruto but for Fairy Tail as well.

Rubbing his eyes to get rid of the tears Macao broke apart from the hug and went to the bar, reaching down underneath into one of the draws. "Let's make it official. Come here Naruto and let's put the Guild mark on you." Macao stood back up now with the Fairy Tail stamp in his hands, a big grin on his face. "Where would you like your Guild mark?"

Walking over to the bar Naruto thought for a brief moment before deciding on where he wanted his guild mark. On the back of my left hand and in orange please." He grinned which was met by Macao's grin. Wakaba and Kinana watched over his shoulder as Macao pressed the stamp onto the back of Naruto's hand. He held it there for a brief moment before taking it away. Now on the back of Naruto's hand was the orange guild mark of Fairy Tail sitting proudly on his skin.

"Now you're officially part of Fairy Tail!" Macao announced getting cheers from Wakaba and Kinana as Naruto stared down at the symbol that was now permanently engraved on the back of his hand. He rubbed it over with his other hand with the grin on his face never leaving his face. He had been taken away from one family but in turn, he had been given another. He had no idea if he would ever see them again but at least, he would know that his home world was safe and that the evil had been taken care of.

'Look after them Sasuke, they're in your hands now.' He thought before he punched his bandaged hand into his other hand. So now that I'm a member of the guild I can start taking quests, right?"

Macao laughed and motioned to the board. "That's right! Take whichever you want. Only ones you can't take are the S-Class quests but they're on the second floor so don't worry about them for now."

"Don't worry I'll be on S-Class quests in no time. Just you wait and see." Naruto told him before running over to the request board and seeing what kind of job he fancied taking.

One Month Later

"Geez, the kids a machine," Wakaba said as he watched Naruto walk back into the guild with another complete mission under his belt. He wore a big grin as he walked into the Guild Hall with a small brown leather back tied to his waist that contained his earnings. "I think he's set a new record for the amount of request taken in a single month."

"You think? He basically destroyed the previous record thanks to those clones of his. I knew the would be handy but I didn't think of how useful they would be in this regard." Macao replied back taking a long swig of his beer. The last month had been an eye-opener for everyone in the guild as they watched their newest members begin taking advantage of being the newest member of the Fairy Tail Guild.

What started out doing one or two low ranked requests around Magnolia had now turned into doing, at least, four to five thanks to the advantage of being able to create clones of himself and send them in the real Naruto's place. Even though the clones dispersed with one good solid hit the requests he was doing was simple stuff like painting an elderly couple's fence and taking care children for an afternoon while the parents worked. Back home they would have been seen as D-Rank missions but Naruto couldn't be picky right now and just needed the money. In the course of one month, Naruto had done close to a hundred of requests, creating a new record within the guild.

While clones did those missions the real Naruto would either train behind the guild or would go with Bisca, Azack, Max or Nab on higher ranked requests. These ones were more B-C ranked missions from back home and were simple stuff like clearing out bandits or taking care of a small group of creatures like Vulcans. It was nothing Naruto found too strenuous and mainly went with other's due to not knowing the area outside of Magnolia. His time with the other members of the guild would soon rectify that.

"Another request all done." Naruto declared as he placed the small bag of jewels on the top of the bar. Digging his hand inside he quickly took out a small handful of his earning, counted it and then handed some over to Macao. Here's the guild's cut."

"Thank you very much." Macao happily took the money and went to place it in the safe in the Master's Office.

"How much you got now? Wakaba asked. "You've been saving since your first mission for an apartment, barely eating anything other than the food here at the guild."

Naruto puffed out his chest in pride. "Almost 110,000 jewels. I'd have more but some go to the guild and I give Alzack some each week for letting be crash with him until I find somewhere. Plus my beloved cook deserves a big tip for the delicious food she makes me." He wiggled his eyebrows towards Kinana who laughed and gently slapped his arm.

"Charmer."

"110,000 jewels huh. Not bad. You could probably get a decent apartment with that money. You want some help finding a place?" Wakaba offered.

Naruto thanked him but shook his head. "It's okay, Bisca and Alzack offered to help my find a place once I had the cash. When I next see them I think I'll take them up on their offer." Wakaba shrugged and pushed another bear to Macao who returned to his seat.

"HEY Naruto!" Naruto turned around and saw Nab no longer standing in is usual spot by the Request board and instead, a few inches away from him. He rubbed the back of his neck as if embarrassed before asking Since you're back, do you think you and I could spar?"

"Really?" Nab nodded.

"Yeah, Max and I got to talking and we have been wondering just how strong you really are. You look pretty strong and your blue spinny attack looked pretty cool but we wanted to see for ourselves."

"I wouldn't mind seeing what level you're at too." Macao included. "I've seen you training a lot out back but I've never seen you in action. As the Guild Master, it's a good idea for me to know what level one of my guild members is at."

Around him, Naruto heard some murmuring and saw Kinana expressing her curiosity to see how strong he was. Max was next to Nab looking very curious and Wakaba leaned in wanting to hear his answer. In all honesty, Naruto had been curious about the magic some of his guildmates used and perhaps now was a good time to see them.

Not to mention he wanted to cut loose a little and show them just what Naruto Uzumaki was made off. Alright, Nab you're on. Though to make it more interesting how about you and Max take me on together."

"Oh, ho someone's sound confident," Macao grinned and stood up from his seat. He saw Nab and Max look at him for confirmation and he gave them a nod. "You heard the man. It's will be a two on one spar between Nab and Max against Naruto. Let's head to the back of the guild."

Minutes later Naruto stood by himself as he faced Nab and Max who stood about twenty meters away from him. On the sidelines, Macao, Wakaba, and Kinana stood along with Vijeeter who had arrived just a few moments ago. The four were looking on eagerly. They had seen some of his skills but they hoped to learn a little more about the blondes strength. Alzack and Bisca had mentioned his strength was definitely above their own by how quickly he had disabled the Vulcans they fought against little over a week ago but Macao wanted to see it for himself.

He needed to know if Naruto was already on par with an A ranked Mage or if he was more like the S-Class variation. Hopefully, he would get a good sense of which that was right now with this spar. He also hoped Max and Nab didn't get beat too badly.

"Don't hold back against us Naruto. We can take it." Max told his opponent as got in his fighting stance while Nab did the same. A reddish area soon began appearing on Nab's arm while sand soon began appeared around max which in a similar manner to Gaara.

"Okay, guys but don't say I didn't warn you that you might be hurting after this," Naruto smirked and got into his own stance. 'They don't want me to hold back then so be it.'

"Alright if everybody is ready...then BEGIN!" Macao declared as he through his hand down.

"BULL POSSESSION!" Nab shouted and soon began running towards Naruto with his arm swung back as the reddish aura around his arm took the shape of a bull with the horns at the front being evident in the shape. He quickly got in front of Naruto and was expecting Naruto to move but instead ending up colliding with Naruto straight across the face. Everyone seemed surprised that Nab landed a hit so early and was about to say something when Naruto's form suddenly disappeared and instead was replaced by a log.

"A log?" Everyone asked including Nab. Soon he began looking around the field for the blonde with his animal possession still around his arm ready when he heard the ground from underneath him suddenly crack open. The moment Nab looked down he regretted it as five Naruto's suddenly appeared from beneath him. Nab tried to defend himself but was soon met with a strong kick to the stomach that sent him into the air.

"U!"

The real Naruto jumped onto the back of one of the clones and pushed himself into the air, high above Nab as he waited for this clones to set up the attack. The second clones followed up the attack with a second kick to the stomach that sent Nab higher into the air and further knocking the wind out of him.

"ZU!"

The third one then appeared behind Nab and kicked him squared in the back, getting a yell of pain as the kick slammed right into the middle of his spine. If Nab wasn't such a big and muscular guy then the kick could have hurt his spine.

"MA!"

The fourth and final clones then jumped off from the clone that landed next to him, going up into the air and landed a strong left hook directly underneath Nab's jaw, just enough to stun Nab and not to break his jaw.

"KI!"

Everyone watched as Nab got closer and closer to the real Naruto who was now steadily descending towards Nab with his right leg lifted up. The moment the two were just a few feet from one another Naruto swung his leg down and connected with the back of Nab's head.

"BARRAGE!"

Naruto connected with enough force that the attack immediately threw Nab back towards the ground like a bullet being shot through the air. Nab hit the ground hard making the ground beneath him create a small crater from the force and everyone winced when they saw Nab's eyes roll into the back of his head as the Animal Possession Mage fell unconscious.

The four clones of Naruto soon dispersed in their usual clones of smoke and the real Naruto soon landed back on the ground. He didn't have a moment to spare as the next moment he quickly dodged an incoming sand attack from Max who had forced himself to get over the fact that Nab had already been taken out by their blonde opponent.

"Sand Wave!" Sand soon began to gather within Max's hands that were cupped together with the sand taking the shape of a sphere with the lines of sand's rotating around it. Naruto soon began to dodge and roll out of the way as small waves of sand soon shot out from the sphere and headed towards him, twisting and turning in such a way to try and throw him off.

"Sand Bullet!" Next Max gathered the more sand into the sphere as the waves of sand continued to keep forcing back Naruto who was easily dodging the attacks with little effort. Moments later globs of sand the size of small boulders began shooting out of the sphere, joining in the assault as Max hoped to try and get a hit on Naruto, unlike his teammate. Unfortunately, for him, he watched Naruto adjust himself and soon dodge the bullet's in a similar fashion to his last spell.

The other's on the sideline looked on impressed with Naruto. Though he hadn't shown much he was showing just how fast he really was and soon began appearing as a blur as he moved out of the way of incoming attacks.

'His sand is pretty impressive...but compared to Gaara's it's a walk in the park.' Naruto thought before deciding he had enough of dodging. Making hand signs he took a big breath of air, careful to not inhale any sands and spoke "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough." A moment later Max found himself rolling across the ground as a powerful wind suddenly hit him, dispersing his and spells completely and breaking his concentration.

He quickly got back up and resumed the share of sand but instead found himself looking at a running Naruto with his fist cocked back in a similar fashion to Nab just moments ago. Around his fist, the air was hazy and swirling and Max knew he needed to defend himself.

"Sand Wall." He extended both of his hand's forward and everyone watched a layer of sand appeared in front of him, protectively covering him from the attack that incoming. Moments later Naruto was in front of the wall and through his fist forward.

"Wind Release: Whirlwind Fist!" When his fist connected with the sand wall, a huge blast of air was released from the front of his fist that immediately knocked the wall of sand to pieces and slamming straight into Max. Max crossed his arms to protect himself but it did little good as Max was hit full on by the attack and was thrown through the air. Everyone watched as Max sailed through the and everyone panicked when Max was about to slam into a nearby tree head first. Macao and Wakaba were about to prepare their magic to save their comrade when they saw Naruto suddenly appeared behind Max in a swirl of leaves and catch Max a few meters away from the tree. He skidded back a short distance but managed to stay upright before coming to a halt. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and watched as Naruto let go of Max who quickly dropped to his knee's and put his hands on the ground. The attack had knocked him senseless and he needed a minute to gather himself.

Macao turned his head to his longtime friend. "How long did that just take?" He asked his eyes wide as he waited for Wakaba to answer. Wakaba looked at his watch that he kept in his pocket and soon gave him an answer.

"One Minute fifteen seconds. He beat Nab within the first fifteen seconds and the only reason the Max lasted much longer was because Naruto just dodged and rolled for about 40 seconds. If he had just gone straight on the offensive with Max I doubt the fight would have lasted more than half a minute." Wakaba shook his head and relit his pipe, his hands a little shaky at what he just saw.

"Gods above." Macao let out as he just stared at Naruto who was helping Max to his feet while a clone appeared next to Nab and carried him inside and into the medical room. "Just what kind of monster did we have to join?"

Wakaba shook his head. "Not a monster. A diamond in the rough who will be a big reason for why Fairy Tail will continue to press on. It's almost as if he was delivered to us when we needed the help the most."

"I knew he was strong but I didn't think he could beat them so quickly," Kinana commented with ah and resting on the side of her face as she watched Naruto help Max inside. A light blush dusted her cheeks as she watched Naruto walk inside that had the two older mages chuckle at how obvious she was making it. Embarrassed Kinana quickly went back inside and resumed her duties at the bar.

The two stood there in silence for a brief moment as they went over what they just saw before Macao asked: "What else do you think he can do?"

"Hard to say. We knew he could create clones, walk on verticle surfaces and water, crazy stamina if his morning routines are anything to go by, seems pretty well rounded in Hand to hand combat and is crazy fast. Maybe not Lightning fast like Laxus but he's definitely got the edge in speed in comparison to the like's of Erza and Mira. PLus's there;s that Rasengan thing which I'm glad he didn't use against Nan or Warren and now we can at Wind to the mix." Wakaba sighed and ran a hand through his pompadour hair. Just when you think we have him figured out he's pulls something else out of his bag of tricks."

Nab and Max might not be quite the same level as the two of us but they were both high B-class mages. Naruto defeated them in such short fashion that he is at least High A-Class. Macao commented before looking up t the sky. In fact, I'd even say he's S Rank."

"You want to make him an S-Class?"

"Eventually. We both know we need one since Fairy Tail currently sports none on the roster but it's too soon to make him one having only been an actual member for a month. Let's give it some time and let him build up his requests and get more adjusted before we make him one. For now, I'm going to label him down as an A Ranked Mage and we can take it from there."

Wakaba just nodded before the two walked back inside leaving the clearing behind them. Once inside Naruto was already by the bar talking to Kinana who was preparing another bowl of ramen for his victory while Nab and Max rested in the Medical room, their pride a little wounded from being defeated so easily and promising they would give him a better challenge next time.