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"Creature Talking"

"Character Talking"

'Character Talking'

Hello Readers! I wanted to let everyone know that now will be start of Naruto's past in the coming chapters, like how he came to Fairy Tail and such. I am also going to story a young justice crossover, and there is a poll in my profile, so please vote if you have not done so. For those who given me review, thanks a lot. I really appreciate it when you give me your opinions. Please continue to do so. Also if anyone knows and good fanfiction stories for "Darker Than Black," please tell me. Well, now that that's out of the way, let's get on with the story. Happy Reading!

Chapter 5: The Stench of Death

Flashback...

Rosemary Town was known for it's peacefulness, and relaxed atmosphere. The skies were always clear blue, and the sun shone brightly over the town cheerfully. Children roamed the streets, yet they were treated well, and were happy. Everyone in the peaceful town lived their lives to fullest. All wore cheerful smiles on their faces every day, even the lone children. It was surely one of the most prosperous places in Fiore.

But that wasn't the case today...

Fires raged and burned buildings as cries of terror shattered the stillness of the night. Homes crumbled to the ground and men and women screamed in pain and fear.

"Enslave the children," a malicious voice commanded disdainfully. "The Adults are of no use to us. Kill them all!"

Men sneered as they killed men and women without mercy, staining their garbs with blood. They roughly grabbed children with their smeared and bloodstained hands, sometimes striking into unconsciousness as they pulled them away from the homes the once knew and came to love.

A lone girl with black straight hair was crying as she wandered the dangerous streets. "Brother, where are you," she wailed sadly as tears leaked down her cheeks. Suddenly another hand grabbed hers and wrenched her away from the road, taking her to an abandoned alley.

"You can't stay here," the red haired girl said. "You'll be caught."

"But brother..."

"Hide in there," the other girl interrupted, helping her inside the garbage can.

As chaos engulfed the entire town, a lone boy with neck length long black hair entered, his emotionless auburn/red eyes scanning the pandemonium. Black bandages were wrapped around his entire body, and covered the bottom half of his face. A cloak was draped over his shoulders.

He heard screaming in the town, and began to run, wondering what was going on. He skidded to a stop, and froze, his eyes widened slightly as he saw a man stabbing his sword into a helpless woman, grinning as his sword became smeared with blood. The woman cried out as she gasped, and slumped uselessly to the ground.

The boy's eyes gleamed with rage as he growled like a wild animal. The man looked up indifferently to see a lone boy staring at him angrily, his face making a fierce expression. The man chuckled as he advanced on Naruto slowly, his sword dripping crimson. The boy said nothing as he threw the raggedy cloak off his shoulders. The man laughed.

"You really think you stand a chance, stupid little kid?" he taunted. "I'm a grown man, you retard. What are you gonna do?" he roared manically, his pupils contracting slightly as his grip around his sword tightened, making his knuckled turn white. Naruto raised his wrist to his mouth, and bit on the black bandages giving them a firm tug, and tearing them straight down the middle.

"What is your purpose for being here," Naruto said evenly, struggling to control his rage as the skies began to darken, rolling with dark clouds. The man grinned crazily as he cracked his neck to one side.

"You must be stupid if you think I would tell a damn idiot like like you," he sneered, throwing his head back in laughter. Rain began to fell from the heavens above, washing away the blood staining the ground and walls. The black bandages fell from Naruto's shoulders, piling on the ground around his feet.

They heard the voices of the evil men growing closer and closer by the minute. The red haired girl, identified as Erza, was just about to close the can, but suddenly there was a cry of fear... from the slavers. An enormous blast shook the entire ground as two bodies slammed into the wall behind the two girls, cracking it. Erza's eyes widened as she helped the girl, Kagura out of the can and began to hide along the wall, trying to see what was going on.

The hide behind the wall as they say many of the slavers running towards the same spot.

"What's going on," Erza whispered as Kagura whimpered from behind her, covering her face with her hands as fresh tears dribbled down her cheeks. Erza looked behind her at Kagura sympathetically.

"W- We need backup over here," they heard one of the men yell in horror. "This kid is... AGH."

Erza's eyebrows furrowed in curiosity. 'What is going on,' she wondered. Suddenly, a hand clamped on her shoulder. Her eyes widened as she reacted immediately She whipped around and shot up a leg. The man yelped like a girl as Erza's foot shot in his privates. He wailed as he dropped Kagura. Erza didn't spare another moment. She grabbed Kagura's hands and charged through the chaos, trying to flee. Slavers began to follow them as they dashed through the town. Unknowingly, they were headed in the exact direction they shouldn't have.

The rounded a corner... and stopped. Motionless dead bodies were strewn across the entire ground as the rain danced on them. Erza's eyes were wide with horror as she fought not to gag. Kagura started to cry as a lone figure walked towards them. Black hair danced across his forehead, and spilled down his neck. Scars adorned his muscled torso and his gentle red eyes surveyed the dead bodies apathetically.

Erza gasped as another Slaver sneaked up behind him, sword raised. She was about to shout out in warning, but the figure raised a single arm. There was only a shadow...

The man dropped to the ground, dead. Erza gasped.

The figure stepped into the light to reveal a young boy, around the same age as her. Suddenly, she felt herself being lifted off the ground,as a hand was placed on her mouth, and a knife at her chin.

She struggled uselessly, but to no avail. Erza's eyes rested on Kagura, who was also held in the same position. She closed her eyes. 'I-I can't get away. How am I going to help that girl!' Her eyes strayed to the boy, who was effortlessly killing the Slavers, his face twisted with rage. She wanted to scream out to him, but the grip over her mouth was too hard. She balled her fists as she tried to bite her captor's hand.

The Slaver growled, and pushed the knife deeper into her throat. She ceased all struggling immediately. The situation was growing even more hopeless now. Erza and Kagura felt themselves being dragged towards the boy.

'What are they going to do to us,' Erza thought, completely terrified. Not for herself, but for the girl she was trying to protect. 'I'm so stupid,' she berated herself. 'I wanted to get her out of danger, not expose her to it.' She felt her body go limp from hopelessness as they neared the boy, who was fighting.

The boy ducked beneath a sword, and whipped out a dagger, flinging it towards the Slaver. The Slaver dodged, but the boy snarled as he yanked backwards. The Slaver looked behind him to see a knife shoot straight into his eyes. He cried out as the boy gathered back the knife, which was attacked to a length of wire. The boy was about to walk away, but something stopped him cold. Dozens of Slavers surrounded him, brandishing their swords threateningly. But that wasn't what stopped him.

Two girls were being held at knife point. He snarled as his entire body tensed, like a tiger ready to pounce. The Slavers grinned triumphantly as they advanced on him slowly, making sure he didn't make any sudden moves. The boy gritted his teeth in frustration as he watched another man step forward. His superior attitude and garb made the boy immediately assume that it was their leader.

"Now, now," he called. "You wouldn't do anything to endanger two innocent little girls, would you... boy? You may be able to take us on, and your magic is deadly, I'll give you that, but unfortunately, you carry a weakness. We've seen how your magic works. Even if you unleashed it on full blast and took us out, the stupid little kids would go with us. Now, come along quietly, or they get it... to the throat."

The boy's eyes glinted in rage as he let the knife slip from his hands, onto the ground in front of him. His fingers twitched as the leader motioned towards two of his men. They slowly advanced to him as he stood completely still. Erza's eyes widened with horror as tears threatened to overflow her eyes. This boy was the only one capable of fighting them. And now, he was going to be captured.

The boy's long hair shadowed his eyes.

Suddenly, he grinned... and closed his fingers into a fist. The knife leaped up from the ground, and struck Kagura's captor in the shoulder, causing him to scream in pain. The boy wrenched back on the wire, tearing the projectile out of the man's shoulder.

"Go now!" the boy commanded with a wave his hand. Kagura ran as Slavers covered the entire area. Erza and the boy soon vanished in the sea of Slaver as the boy... Naruto truly smiled for the first time in his life. 'I hope you find you find your way...' he thought as darkness engulfed his vision, and his world went dark. This is where Naruto's journey began... in the Tower of Heaven with Erza.

In the Tower of Heaven...

Erza's eyes fluttered open as she felt her head pounding mercilessly. She groaned as she sat upright. Instantly, she felt harsh nausea inflict her vision. Lights danced before her eyes as she rubbed her eyes. She found herself in a cell, which jarred and shook, making her like throwing up.

"Oh, so you're awake," a gentle, yet powerful voice said. Her head snapped to the direction of the noise. Leaning against the bars of the cage was the young boy who had been fighting the Slavers earlier. His bandages were once again on his body, and covered half his face as his calm red eyes surveyed her silently.

"Wh-Who are you?' she asked. "Where are we?"

The boy sighed. "Well, we're being transported to some tower, apparently," he said carelessly. His arms were crossed over his chest as his hair blew in the harsh wind. "Right now we're in some kind of boat." She winced as the pressure in her head intensified, momentarily blinding her. She placed a hand to the side of her head, not taking her eyes off the boy. She was suspicious of him, but also curious of what he was.

"And, what's your name," she pressed, genuinely curious. He didn't answer for a while.

"I don't give my name to anyone I don't trust," he finally said, his gaze hardening. Her eyes widened.

"You mean you don't trust me!" she demanded, trying to rise to her feet. Instantly, a wave of nausea impacted her skull as she began to fall. She felt herself impact something warm.

"I don't trust anyone," he whispered in her ear. She turned her neck slightly to see he had appeared behind her, his arms entwined around her waist. Her face burned as she pushed him away, falling against the opposite end of the cage. His gaze softened. He felt sympathy for the girl. 'If only I was faster... I could have saved her too,' he thought sadly. He sighed as he spoke.

"If we make it out of here alive, I'll tell you my name, girl."

"My name is Erza," she said bossily. Naruto looked at her curiously as she looked away in embarrassment. Naruto looked longingly outside.

"Did that other girl escape," Erza whispered, breaking the silence. Naruto turned his gaze back to Erza.

"Yeah," he answered shortly. Uncomfortable silence ensued afterwards.

"How did you do those things," she blurted out suddenly. "How did you kill all those people!"

Naruto raised an eyebrow as she immediately covered her mouth, her eyes wide with fright.

Naruto's expression didn't change as he looked out the window. Erza stared at him curiously. He looked to be about her age, but he didn't act like. His eyes... they were filled with darkness and despair. He had killed the Slavers without a second thought, even when he was protecting them. She still he no idea how the boy managed to make them drop dead without moving a muscle. She was too far away to tell exactly tell how he did it. She admitted that she despised killing, but this boy... he didn't kill for the reasons she thought he would.

Suddenly, there was an abrupt halt as the impact nearly banged Erza's head against the cage bars. Her eyes squeezed shut as she struggled to control her breathing. She admitted even to herself that was frightened beyond belief. She had no idea what was going to become of her now. Her left eyes peeked open slightly to look at Naruto.

Naruto stared calmly at the oncoming Slavers impassively, his eyes narrowing at the massive Tower shadowing over the vessel and blocking out the sun from it's enormous height. He frowned as he concentrated hard on the vessel beside theirs. He felt a presence...

The cage opened, and Naruto and Erza were grabbed roughly and dragged up to the tower. Erza looked around to see endless numbers of workers, either working until they dropped to the ground, or crying out as lightning coursed through their bodies, courtesy of the Slavers. She looked away, unable to watch what would become of them.

Naruto closed his eyes as his mind wandered to the top of the Tower, trying to seek out another familiar presence...

It seemed like an eternity as they were dragged into the Tower, up endless amounts of stairs and corridors. As Erza felt herself being dragged into another corridor, she heard a screeching sound as a prison was opened. She opened her eyes as she was roughly tossed inside... right on to of something else. Naruto grunted slightly as Erza fell directly on top of him.

"Would you mind getting off," he muttered in a whisper. Erza hastily rolled off him as him as he got to his feet. Naruto stared defiantly at the Guards, who wore confident sneers on their faces now that Naruto was helpless.

"Watch that one," the leader warned sternly, pointing at Naruto. "He decimated nearly a quarter of our reserve forces before we were able to take him down. After all, he is the one we have been searching for."

Erza looked at Naruto who was giving the Guards a fierce glare. Naruto closed his eyes as he turned away from them and made his way to the opposite wall, and leaned down against it. Erza gazed art him sympathetically. She could already tell how tired he was from fighting all those Slavers at once.

'What do they mean, though?' she wondered. 'Why were they looking for that boy in particular.'

Suddenly, a soothing voice shook her out of her thoughts. "Hello, young one."

She looked to the direction of the noise to see an old man, with long hair, an unhealthily skinny frame, and gently wringing eyes.

"My name is Rob, young one," he said softly, as if not to frighten her. "What is your name?" he asked holding out his hand.

"Erza," she said hesitantly, taking his hand. He smiled at her warmly, and she couldn't help but smile back. He took her to his group and introduced her to her cellmates. One by one they introduced themselves as Naruto silently joined them, though he made it as discreet as possible.

"My name is Millianna," a girl with light brown hair said cheerfully. Erza nodded and smiled back, noting her cat-like appearance.

"Sho," a young blonde blubbered. "I'm Eight," he said almost defiantly as he wiped away some tears from his cheeks. Rib smiled at him gently as he invited the boy to sit in his lap, which Sho happily did.

"Simon," a black haired boy whispered, sneaking a glance at Erza.

"Wally," another said dejectedly as he looked longingly out the bars of the cage.

"Now, now, lets not be so depressing," another cheerful upbeat voice piped. Everyone's gaze shifted to a young boy with blue hair, and gentle eyes with a red tattoo an his eye. He grinned and gave a thumbs up. "I'm Jellal Fernandes, and I will get everyone out of here one day," he said confidently. Instantly, everyone's moods began to lift as grins appeared on their faces.

Rob smiled wryly at the determination of the young boy. Now, all eyes rested on the only person in the Tower of Heaven that stood a chance against the Guards. Naruto's red eyes snapped open, surprising everyone as he looked around cluelessly.

"Huh? Were you even paying attention," Wally screamed, pointing at him indignantly. The others chuckled humorously, but Naruto's expression didn't change.

"My name is none of your concern," he said evenly. The others glance at each other in confusion, wondering why the boy was being so cold to them.

Erza sighed. "He never told me his name either," she informed the others. The other gave Naruto weird looks, but he ignored them as he stood up.

"Just know this," he said, catching their attention. "I will protect you, with the help of my Magic."

Rob's eyes widened. 'Impossible. He's eight, yet he can do magic. Who is this boy?'

Naruto ignored their gobsmacked expression as he sat in the corner by himself, seemingly emerging into the darkness. He held out his hand, and something pushed against the bandages from the inside of his wrist.

"Are you ready, Aaronast," he whispered. There was a small peep in reply as Naruto smiled beneath his mask.

What is this mysterious magic Naruto used to kill the Slavers? What is Naruto planning with Aaronast? Who is Naruto Namikaze? Find Out... Next Time!

Next Up: Naruto makes ready to put his escape plan into action, but another escape plan interferes with his, forcing his hand against the Guards of the Tower pf Heaven...

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