The Dragon of the West

A Fanfiction by: Sniper Artist

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Fairy Tail. I am only using their respective characters for a fanfiction.

Summary: Upon his tearful death, Naruto meets a dragon. Given a second chance to live, he is sent to Fiore or more specifically Magnolia. Pre-canon Fairy Tail. Naruto X Fairy tail

Blue Pegasus

"Wow, this place is pretty cool."

The ten hour ride to their destination was filled with much talk and laughter from the three. When they arrived, it was still early morning and they didn't bother going to the guild until the afternoon so the team went to a hotel to rest up a bit. The three shared the room due to the insistence of Cana whom was quite cheap when it came to these type of lodgings. And now, after a half hour of mindless walking, they had finally arrived to the guild.

The building itself, was a mansion of sorts. The inside was designed to be very authentic, which was proven by the sheer amount of shiny twinkles from the walls. Everything was as clean as Naruto could possibly imagine himself.

"Indeed. Now, let's go find the master." Naruto mentioned, looking around for anyone in the vicinity. He was about to ascend the stairs before something caught his eye. And that something was a sight to never forget... Unfortunately.

"Hello ~ honey!" It was a very awkward meeting. The man, Naruto thought, was standing right above them in a seemingly white dress suit and a rose decoration on his chest. Looking closely, Naruto recognized a chain belt that held various types of lab type bottles. But the scariest thing was the man's severely disfigured face. Never in his life, has the young sage seen such an ugly person. He heard the Kyuubi laughing his ass of from within his seal, and he himself was on the verge of cracking up furiously. Covering his mouth with his hands, he attempted to control the urge to just out right laugh!

"C'mon Naruto! You're the 7th Hokage, control yourself!" He thought furiously to himself. Curious to his teammate's reaction, the blonde casted a brief look to them, only to see the facial disfigured man harassing his teammates.

"What the hell are you doing!" He growled, forgetting his previous laughter. Marching towards the man, he proceeded to kick him straight into the wall, leaving a slight foot mark on the man's suit. And with all this happening, Naruto had completely missed Tayuya's look of brief fright.

"W-was that Nichiya! N-no impossible...Nichiya is an exceed." The blue cat thought to herself, sighing in relief.

"Hey ~ What the hell is your problem? I'm just trying to make your teammates more...comfortable." Cana and Lucky nearly puked at the subtle hint while Naruto started rolling his sleeves.

"Well, you better get comfortable because I'm about to kick your ass!" As he was about to charge, another blonde man caught his shoulders from behind. Unfazed by this, Naruto turned his head and saw a man with spiky yellow hair and tinted glasses, wearing a suit that was a formal black.

"Now, now. You must forgive Ichiya here. He's kinda...like that." The man spoke with a smile. Calming down, Naruto sighed and scratched his head.

"Alright, but if he does that again, I'm gonna skewer him till you won't even recognize him anymore. But it seems like someone beat me to doing that already." Glaring at the man furiously. The now identified Ichiya, had just felt as if a huge monster had just set his sights on him as prey.

"Anyways, my name is Uzumaki Naruto and this is my team." He gestured, allowing the two to step up.

"Cana Alberona. Pleasure." She smiled, bowing lightly at the blonde man.

"Lucky Ollietta. Nice to meet you." The violet haired woman did the same, only for the other man to wave his hands in defense, grinning.

"Nah, no formalities. I'm just any other man..." Forgetting his manors for a moment, he decided to straighten up.

"My name is Leo. Karen is still in her room preparing for the mission, so I apologize for that. Master Bob will be coming down in a few minutes as well." As soon as he said that, Leo set his gaze at Ichiya.

"Aren't you gonna introduce yourself, Ichiya?"

"Of course ~ Hellooo, honey. My name is Ichiya Wanderlei Kotobuki ~, it's an honor to make your acquaintance." And with that, the man laid down on his knees in front of Cana and kissed her hands. Naruto has suddenly felt the urge to kick his ass but Cana waved him off, much to his relief.

"U-um...Hi." It was weird for the brunette, never having such a bold and weird person.

"Oh ~ such beauty...May I have the honor of giving you a massage?" The brunette shook her head in the negative.

"Um, no thanks." And with that, the short man launched off towards Lucky. Sweatdropping, Cana couldn't help but give the man a weird look.

"Talk about a fast rebounder..."

"Anyways...so it seems he will be part of our joint mission huh? I mean, if this guy comes along, I just might go insane." Naruto deadpanned, making Leo chuckle lightly.

"Erh...Karen can be a little...flirty with you but do your best to ignore that. She does it with every man she fancies..." Nodding, Naruto just wished he got to work with regular people but that was seemingly not the case here.

"Not a problem..." Just as he said that, steps could be heard from the stairs, drawing the attention of everyone in the room. They all watched to see a stunningly beautiful woman walk down the hall with calculated steps, she had green hair flowing down to her back. Naruto could only guess that this person was Karen.

Now from said woman's point of view, she was quite surprised when she spotted an above averaged handsome blonde in the lobby with his eyes seemingly on her. Looking closely, she saw that his eyes were sea ocean blue with what looked like whisker-like scars on his cheeks, giving him a feral look. She rose a brow, wondering who he may be.

"Oi, who're you guys?" It was Cana that answered.

"We're from Fairy Tail." As she was about to continue, the green haired woman fixed a glare at her.

"I wasn't talking to you! Now, you blonde. Who are you?" For some odd reason, Naruto just knew this mission wouldn't end well. With Cana glaring at her like she is now, the team dynamics would be crushed to pieces in a mere second.

"Please refrain from speaking to my teammate like that. Other then that, my name is Uzumaki Naruto. We're here about the joint mission." Eyes widening slightly at the recognition, she began to smirk slowly. Her opinion of the mission was starting to rise suddenly.

"I see. Bob is gonna be here any second...Ah, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Karen Lilica." She smiled slyly, inwardly smirking when he noticed the other brunette woman growling.

"Name's Cana Alberona...Pleasure." The brunette gritted out, obviously displeased by her attitude.

"I'm Lucky Ollietta, nice to meet you." The violet haired girl said as well. Karen shook her head and sighed.

"I don't care who you two are." She deadpanned, further angering Cana to the point when Lucky had to hold her shoulder for reassurance.

"Anyways..." Karen slyly made her way towards the blonde Jinchuuriki, making feel slightly uncomfortable since his brown haired teammate was glaring at their direction.

"How about you and me..." The moss colored woman started before being stopped abruptly be a voice from above.

"My, my, that's enough Karen. I think our guests here came for business are they not?" They all heard a voice from above. Naruto couldn't believe the sight he had just witnessed. Again was there a man that just didn't seem to know the meaning of persona hygiene. Bob, the master of Blue Pegasus, was a bald man wearing what looked to be pink top that just seemed to be more on the feminine side and wings on his back. The blonde winced his eyes carefully and saw what looked to be powder on his cheeks to make a blush apparent on his features.

"What is wrong with this world? And I thought Gai and Lee had weird features! Stop, Stop! Ok, calm down Naruto. You're the mighty 7th Hokage! You've met far weirder things than this, remember Orochimaru's cursed seal! Yeah, that was weird!" Tayuya saw his expression and laughed silently, knowing full well what would happen.

"Ahh, you must be Uzumaki Naruto. I have heard of your deeds from the gossip of my guild. It's a pleasure meeting you." The blonde nodded back.

"N-no. The pleasure is all mine, Bob-san. Now, if I may. I would like to get down to business as soon as possible." The master complied and flew over to one of the more comfortable table. He gestured for them all to follow suit.

"Ok, as you may have figured out from the description, this mission will be a joint operation between Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus. Correct?" Team Otherworld nodded, remembering the mention on a footnote.

"Good. I planned on sending Ichiya and Karen here with you four." Naruto turned to the other blonde at the table.

"What about Leo here? Isn't he coming on this mission as well?" It was Karen that nodded.

"He's my Stellar Spirit. Leo the Lion." She held out his key, a sign of ownership. Naruto narrowed his eyes ever so slightly.

"I see...my apologies. Please continue on."

"No problem. Now, as for those nasty rumors that have been spreading..." Bob re-started, allowing his voice to take a more serious tone.

"Every single bit of it is true. People have been getting kidnapped and found later...without any organs and facial features recognizable. I doubt we'd even know who they were without our magic. That is how bad it had gotten. Over twenty victims have been claimed, most of which were teenagers from the ages of sixteen to nineteen." Gasps were heard from the ladies of Fairy Tail, obviously frightened by the mere thought. Karen, being that she already knew of the rumors, winced slightly.

Tayuya didn't react very strongly, already having a strong dislike of humans. This was just another quirk in her eyes. Leo, being the ever so careless man, did not react at all. Ichiya looked slightly grim in the face and as for Naruto...well he just kept his eyes forward, not wanting to miss any minor detail escape him.

"We are still unsure of the culprit's true goal...but we know who the culprits are."

"Who?" Naruto voiced.

"The Dark Guild, Deslizarse. Their hideout is somewhere in the forest to the east of here. My guild has not been able to perform a proper "Seek and Hunt" mission because my top mages have been out of commission for a while...That is why I called Makarov for some help." The sage nodded, understanding his logic, having done the same during his kage days.

"Hmm, what do you propose we do? Bob-san." The flying man took a moment to think.

"Hmm, I would scout the area in teams before launching an attack plan. Information is your true ally on this mission, so that should be your most important goal." Naruto smirked, having thought the same.

"I thought the same...Hmm, I'll take care of the information gathering." He started before he remembered what his master had said.

"Actually..Everyone on my team will be doing the information gathering. How about Karen, Ichiya and Leo scout the jungle. We won't be long, will that suffice with you guys?" Naruto proposed to the group.

"Sounds good!" Cana replied first, followed by Lucky whom was quiet from the side.

"I agree and you should too Karen." Leo said, having caught a glane of disapproval from his master's face.

"Tch! Fine. Never saw any reason for all that though. It would be better if we just stormed the place." Karen grunted. Bob shook his head.

"Please ignore everything that she says Naruto-kun. She is a powerful mage but her wits are very poor...along with many other things." The master voiced, causing an indignant shout from said woman.

"Hmph, it is fine with me. I don't mind ~ spending more time with Karen-chan." Ichiya said from the side, making a shiver run up Karen's spine. Leo chuckled and patted her on the back.

"It won't be that bad. Besides, Ichiya is pretty dependable..." A snort was heard from Karen.

"Yeah, very dependable unless fighting a beautiful woman." That caused said man to pout pathetically.

"We will meet up tonight at 8 at this guild and from there, we'll plan an attack." Everyone nodded and stood up.

"Tayuya, I want you to take us to where your informant is." Turning around, he saw his two teammates looking a bit flustered.

"You guys nervous?" He asked, eliciting a small nod from both occupants.

"Yeah...not to mention that Karen chick is annoying as hell! Dammit, my first S-rank has to be with someone like her..."

"I felt the same way. And the way she remarked about Leo-san being her Stellar Spirit. It felt really...sinister in a way." Lucky added.

"I understand how you feel. But don't worry about it, if anything happens, I'll take care of it. For now, I just want you two to get used to the feeling of being on this mission. It's important that you keep your heads focused at all times." Accepting the voice of their leader, they smiled and looked to one another with reassurance.

"Good. Now, let's go find Tayuya-chan's little friend."

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It was a good day to be evil.

Especially when two of the most frightening warriors in the world were meeting from atop the flying ship, Beatrice. Two people were speaking to each other in a tone that could only be heard between two long time acquaintances. One was a man whom wore his usual hooded cloak and black pants. The other man wore a loose, buttoned white shirt with a blue vest over it and blue pants that had white snow designs upon it.

"Tch! So...it is you Juudaime. Where the hell have you been! Nearly half the army has fallen when you disappeared suddenly!" The dark haired man spat, glaring at the hooded man in front of him. Instead of showing fear, the other man just laughed as if he had gotten the same scolding over a million times.

"Maah, is that how you greet an old friend?"

"Friend! Ha! I don't have any friends and if I did, I sure as hell ain't foolish enough to make friends with you!" That made the hooded man laugh even harder.

"Maah, that isn't a nice thing to say. C'mon, Ha-" He was cut off by the other man's sharp glare.

"Don't you dare speak that name!" The recently resurrected man gritted out, eyes boring holes of fire within him.

"Fine, fine. I'll just call you Snow."

They then both stood there for another moment, going through their many thoughts. It was a blatant fact that the two clearly despised one another though it was better hidden on one side rather than the other. But whether or not anyone could sense it, the respect they shared was great. For they were both very powerful.

"So... are you gonna explain to me just where the hell have you been during the last three years? I have all day." The man nodded and gestured for him to stay silent.

"Tell me, Snow. What do you know of The Gate?" The question left the man confused.

"Tch! The Gate, as you call it, is a story told to young children. It also comes with a short story that tells of the "Ending of one world and the beginning of another". That's all I know seeing as it is just a myth." The hooded man chuckled in a haunted tone, blue eyes being shown very briefly under his veil.

"Snow, my friend. I assure you, the Gate is no myth." Snow looked at him as if asking him to continue but was caught off guard when he started laughing.

This was when it got interesting.

~ Antebellum

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Team Otherworld approached a lanky, foul alley way with much caution. Of course, it didn't bother the leader of the group at all due to the sheer amount of experience he's had in these types of situations. The other two, while calm, they were also overly cautious and very nervous. Cana and Lucky were excellent mages but there were times when the nerves really got to them.

"Is this the place?" Naruto asked, nodding when he saw his partners face of approval.

"Yes. She likes to stay in alley ways, but for goodness sakes! Doesn't she ever clean the place?" The cat exclaimed comically to herself, breathing within her clothing to escape the rank smell.

"Ararara, it's not my fault. I am a busy person, Tayuya-hime!" Naruto turned to the voice with suspicion at first, but it was quickly changed to amusement when he saw yet another small figure with feline ears standing from what seemed to be a window. She wore a blue, gown dress that had a pink flower design to it. Her eyes were round and puffy while her face featured three whisker marks on it.

"Whoa! I didn't know Happy had so many relatives." Tayuya almost smacked him but opted to sigh.

"Naruto...she is a human." The sage's eyes widened, along with his teammates whom thought like him.

"W-what? I mean, she looks just like you..." Lucky stuttered. Tayuya sighed and face palmed.

"I apologize for their idiocy, Amelia-han." The now identifed, Amelia, whom really was just an old, short lady just laughed it off.

"Ararara, no worries Tayuya-hime. Everyone thinks the same." And with that, she took off the fake cat ears making team Otherworld face fault comically.

"So you must be Tayuya-hime's new friend. I've heard many things about you, Uzumaki Naruto or should I call you the Dark Dragon?" Naruto widened his eyes.

"Rumors spread fast..." He mention. He received yet another nickname after his fight with Gildartz. It was a smaller version of his prior nickname.

"Tch! Don't underestimate the power of gossip! Information is victory!" Amelia exclaimed, eyes burning with passion. Though he didn't look it, he agreed whole-heartedly. In the world of lies and conceit, information was as essential as food and water. You couldn't live without it. Too bad he learned that lesson too late.

"Well, enough of that. Please come in and make yourselves at home. A friend of Tayuya-hime's is a friend of mine." She gestured to a door on her right.

"Thank you." The team said simultaneously. As Naruto entered through the door, he was promptly surprised as he accidently slammed his head into what seemed like a wall. Rubbing his head again, he looked again and saw that it was actually the ceiling. The door looked to be normal sized but the room was actually a size fit for smaller people. Tayuya smirked to herself, though it did not go unnoticed from the blonde.

"...You think that's funny don't ya?" Naruto twitched, ignoring the chuckling of his teammates from behind him.

"I have no idea what you're talking about..." The exceed replied amused but her face completely betraying her words. If he was younger, Naruto would definitely throw a tantrum but opted to sigh, he was a grown man now. The bump on his head hurt though.

"Hm... why does this situation remind me of something I saw in a movie..." Naruto mumbled as he carefully entered through the door the second time. The sage was pleasantly surprised by the place, it was comfortable. He rose a brow at the table with what seemed to be intricately designed cards on it. This also made Cana look on in interest.

"Tarots?" She voiced.

"Ararara, I have a fortune telling business. You want me to tell yours?" The old woman smirked at their gazes. Cana was excited and Lucky was the same but less vocal. Naruto on other hand, looked a little disappointed.

"Uhh, sorry. We came for information." Cana lightly tapped him on the shoulders. Tilting his head, Naruto widened his eyes when saw the cute puppy dog "look" she and Lucky had on. Both pouting and eyes rounded into circles, a heart breaker for him.

"Please...?" They both said, eyes shining brilliantly. Sweatdropping, he was always a sucker for these type of things. The sage sighed at his submissive nature.

"Alright, but after we have our work done." Cana gave him a hug and thank you, seemingly glad that her plan worked.

"Ararara, now let's get on with this. I'm guessing you four came to talk about the kidnappings?" They nodded.

"Yes, we were hoping that you could give us a better insight of the situation." The cat like woman sighed and began to contemplate her thoughts.

"The kidnappings started a little over a month ago. My friend's daughter was taken just a week ago and they still haven't found her. I...believe the kidnappers may be trying to use them as sacrifices..."

"Sacrifices? For what?" Cana asked, eyes laced with curiosity.

"Ararara, this is a long story..." Amelia started, sighing as she began. "A long time ago, in this very region, a powerful religion dominated the community. The name of this certain religion was lost throughout the years...but we do know that the leader of Deslizarse is a member of it. He must of had some descendant that practiced it for him to even remember it. In this religion, there was a prophecy. A prophecy that one day, a Dragon would come and destroy their people and if they couldn't summon a hero, they wouldn't be able to defeat him. To summon a hero, they would have to sacrifice thirty-five pure souls...and a mother." And with that, she took a breather. Taking a brief moment to take a look at their faces and noticed the gazes of horror from Cana and Lucky while Naruto and Tayuya was clearly disgusted.

"And it seems...that day has come. Eh, Uzumaki Naruto?"

The Dragon of the West closed his eyes, un-willing to believe that he would be dictated by a mere prophecy.

"I don't believe in prophecies." The plain answer was filled with silent conviction that made her chuckle.

"I see...well, that is all I know for now. I apologize if it is insufficient." Naruto shook his head.

"This information may be vital. Thank you, Amelia-san." He stood up and bowed slightly, along with his teammates whom also voiced their thanks.

"Yes, thank you Amelia-han." Tayuya spoke from his shoulders.

"Now, now, no thanks necessary. An old lady is always willing to help with whatever she has. Now...about that fortune you wanted?" Cana and Lucky smiled widely, obviously wanting to go. Naruto chuckled and stood up.

"I'll be waiting outside." They nodded and watched as he and Tayuya carefully left through the door. When he was out of hearing shot, Amelia grew a smirk.

"So...what do you ladies want to know about your future?" Cana grinned. She shared a look with Lucky and nodded. Before she even got to tell the woman, Amelia waved them off.

"I know that look. I used to be young as well... Alright let's get this started." She took out a deck of Tarots and placed them on the deck. Everyone looked carefully at the card in front of them. Cana and Lucky looked on with confusion but none more so that Amelia herself. She remembered the words of her own master when this certain card would be drawn.

The Arcana is by which all is revealed. There are always those who cannot let go of their pasts...and one cannot certainly escape it. The moon...

"The moon in the downright position... This means..."

Twenty minutes later...

Naruto was trying his best to think of a strategy to deal with the situation. In his entire life, not once did he enjoy attempting a mission with a possible hostage situation in it. Those kinds of missions were usually given to the best of the best in ANBU, he would know of course. If one mistake were to be made, the consequences would be dire and problems would go awry.

"I'm gonna need your illusion magic for this one, Tayuya-chan." He spoke aloud, catching this cat's attention.

"I figured." She deadpanned making the blonde crack a grin.

"You're way smarter than I thought. How powerful can your illusions get? I need one that can blind a mage for a full...ten seconds in the least." Naruto replied.

"I'll manage, Naruto. What you need to be getting worried about are your teammates. Like you said before, this is no fun and games this time around." The blonde sighed.

"Indeed. Speaking of them..." He began as he eyed both of them, walking down the alley with a grin on there faces. Too bad Naruto was far too good at reading underneath the underneath.

"Interesting. They were excited about finding out their fortunes and then leaves with the worst fake grin I've ever seen. Hmm...maybe I should leave them alone." The blonde thought to himself as he felt their eyes looking at him.

"Done already?" They nodded.

"Yeah, we have a mission after all." Cana spoke out first.

"We don't want to make Karen and Ichiya wait after all." Lucky added, smirking at the thought of making the bothersome woman spending more time with the perverted oaf.

"Indeed. Let's roll."

The Eastern Forest

Karen was very, very annoyed at the moment. If she wasn't his master, Leo would be cracking up at the sight of her darkened face.

Well, it all started when Ichiya decided that he'd tag along with her route. And those twenty minutes of walking suddenly felt like two hours. The man was ugly, obnoxious, stupid, weak and worst of all perverted. She was sure, that if it wasn't for Leo being there, the man would already be dead by her hands.

"Are ~ you sure you don't want me to...show you the way?" Not to mention his pick up lines suck. He didn't even notice as he stepped on a trip wire.

"Ichiya...I swear if you keep going on and on, I'm gonna k-"

"Whoa there! What's that?" Leo spoke hastily, not having any problems with breaking up there conversation.

They looked to where he pointed and saw a door hidden by numerous amounts of vine webbing. Karen, being ever so professional, took a look at the sight and knew it was a Dark guild at first sight. The setting was within the correct area and she was sure that the crest of Deslizarse was on it as well.

"Good...Leo, what else can you sense from within there?" She turned to him, only to see his eyes widened.

"We should leave! Now!" He silently exclaimed, grabbing his master by the arms, pulling her back to where they came from.

"What is going on?" Karen yelled indignantly at the blonde man.

"They've spotted us! We need to run!" She smirked and retracted her arm, causing confusion.

"What are you doing, Karen?" Leo said with Ichiya agreeing.

"Cowards! We can take them. They're only a measly Dark guild after all." Karen voiced, causing Leo to growl slightly.

"Fool! We're outnumbered and Deslizarse is famous for their..." He never got to finish as a single person jumped in between the three of them. Completely shocked by this, Leo and Ichiya was forced to jump back as the man knocked Karen out with a single chop, sending her to the ground.

"For our... sneakiness? Yes, the forest is out home after all." He said with an unconscious Karen in his arms. The man wore a camouflage-type cloak around him with short baggy pants. He had black shaggy like hair and dark eyes.

"We of Deslizarse are the strongest in the forest! And now...I'm gonna be having fun with this little lady in a second, hahahaha!" Leo growled at the man, only to get laughed at. Looking around, he realized that they were surrounded by what seemed to be fifteen mages.

"C'mon now. We live in the forest! Don't you think we'd have traps to alert you of your presence? Don't underestimate Dark guilds!"

"Dammit! What should we do?" Ichiya asked Leo, obviously ill-prepared for this situation. Leo frowned and looked around.

"I'll make an opening for you to run! Find Naruto!" He nodded. Leo took a look at his hands and smirked as his rings appeared.

"Close your eyes." Leo told Ichiya, whom complied.

"Zenith of Regulus, Shishikoyo! (Lion Brilliance)" Creating a sudden flash of light, blinding their attackers for an instant, Leo started to attack the man that held Karen. Ichiya who understood what to do in that one instant, dashes off to find their back up.

"Oh? You guys have back up? No matter! No one can defeat us in the forest." The man said, looking at Leo smugly.

"Hehe, you'll find that our back up is quite formidable. Enough of that! I'm taking back Karen!"

"Tch! Please, we have her hostage. You... wouldn't want her to get hurt now would you?" The stellar spirit gritted his teeth, obviously angry at the moment. He took another moment to nod.

"Good...now leave. I don't need a stellar spirit like you in the way." Leo could only watch as he held a knife to Karen. Returning to his own world, the man only had one last thought.

"Hurry up, Ichiya!"

End.

Sorry I took so long. The mission is gonna end next chapter so you can expect that much.

As for Snow, well that's a code name of course. You won't see him and the hooded guy till the end of the arc. Haha, I also did some Tarot reading in this chapter so...feel free to figure that one out.

I'm releasing a third story from a challenge I accepted the other day so feel free to check it out.

Technique corner.

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Yoryuu no Hoko (Night Dragon's Howl)

Description: An attack that deals "Void" damage to an enemy. Void damage is said to be the most painful type since it's a mixture of both mental and physical damage. The user sends a calculated amount of magical "Darkness" to strike the opponent fiercely. Depending on the user, it can easily eradicate a building in seconds.

Rank: B - S+

Users: Uzumaki Naruto, Tridantes.

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Void damage? I made that up. Like how "Exquip" is a made up term from the show.

Well, enjoy.

~ Sniper Artist