164A/N: April Fools, ya fools! Time for a joke chapter that I bet none of you saw coming!
Ah, but before that, I need to clarify some things.
This is a non-canon event that takes place before the Konoha ninja appear in The Fox Scroll, as well as before the Mitsurugi fight in Shinobi's Take on this Wonderful World. A crossover of crossovers, is you would...
When the two Naruto's are in the same scene, Naruto from The Fox Scroll will be referred to as "FS Naruto" whereas Naruto from Shinobi's Take will be "ST Naruto."
Enjoy the chapter~!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Fairy Tail, or KonoSuba.
Fiore…
"Why did we have to come all the way out here again?"
Lucy complained while laying on her back under the shade of a tree. She had just gotten out of the shower and was getting dressed when Naruto suddenly burst through the door and told her to come to his usual training ground.
"I want to try something with the fox scroll, and I'm not sure if it will blow up when I do so."
Naruto responded as he fished the scroll out of his ninja pouch.
Lucy sweatdropped. How could someone say something so dangerous in such a carefree manner?
But this wasn't anything new when it came to Naruto, as the mischievous shinobi was infamous in their guild for being a troublemaker, and Fairy Tail was a guild full of troublemakers.
"So? Just what exactly are you going to do?"
"I was thinking of activating the scroll while also using the Kyuubi's chakra. You activated with the use of magic, and it brought me here as a result. If I were to use both magic and the Kyuubi's chakra, maybe it will send me home."
Naruto explained his theory with a grin full of anticipation, but upon seeing Lucy's expression fall, he quickly added.
"D-don't worry though! I'm sure the scroll would stay in this world even if I left, so you can always bring me back! Don't be sad, Lucy…"
"I-I wasn't sad or anything! If anyone were sad, it would be Juvia…"
The Celestial Spirit mage heatedly said with red stained cheeks. But speaking of Juvia, where was that love-crazed girl?
"Ah… Yeah. But that's why I asked you to try this out with me. I don't think Juvia-Chan would let me do this."
Naruto admitted while awkwardly scratching his whisker marks, and Lucy couldn't help but agree.
"Well since I came all the way out here, you may as well give it a try."
Lucy shrugged before gesturing towards the scroll that was in her fellow blonde's hands.
"Alright!"
Naruto eagerly said before he entered his Magic Enhanced Sage Mode and pulled from the Kyuubi's chakra.
And then-
Axel Town…
"So? Just why did you bring us here?"
Kazuma asked as he looked around the magic item shop, only to spot his party and the shy mage from Naruto's party standing around him. He was planning on staying home all day, especially since it was freezing outside, but the ninja suddenly showed up at their mansion and begged them to come to Wiz's store.
Since Naruto's done a lot for his party in the past, and his party had given Naruto a lot of trouble as well, Kazuma couldn't find it in him to refuse.
"Did you get into trouble with the authorities again, Naruto? I'll come with you, so let's go properly apologize together."
Aqua said and started pulling on the shinobi's sleeve to drag him out of the door.
"What? No! I brought you guys here because I wanted to show you this!"
Naruto barked before gesturing towards a crystal ball that was on the table in the center of the room.
"…Are you going to tell us our fortune? No, wait! I can see mine now! I'm at the mansion… Laying on the couch in front of the fire… With lots of tasty snacks! See ya."
Kazuma said in a mock mysterious voice before turning around and walking towards the door. Whatever that magic item was, his instincts were screaming at him to not get involved. The magic items sold in this shop had a tendency of bringing trouble.
"W-wait, Kazuma! This is a magic item that allows the user to go to another world! I had it appraised by Yunyun and everything! Right, Yunyun!?"
Naruto began to panic and turned to his party member for support.
"Y-yes! That's right! I can sense a vast amount of magic power coming from this crystal ball, and I'm s-s-sure it works!"
Yunyun stammered in an attempt to sway Kazuma from leaving, and it seemed to work as Kazuma suddenly halted in his footsteps just as he was grabbing the door handle.
…Another world? Did that mean, Japan?
"If there's one thing this loner is good at, it's appraising magic items. I say we use it and exterminate the most powerful entity that we can find on the other side, Kazuma!"
Megumin said and excitedly raised her staff into the air.
"I, too, think that it's an exciting item! Let's use it, Kazuma! Who knows what terrible things we'll find!"
Darkness agreed with a flushed face.
Ignoring his noisy party members, Kazuma held his chin in thought. If this item worked and they somehow managed to go to Japan… He'd be able to do that.
"I'll purchase the item."
"Thank you for your patronage!"
Wiz chimed while gleefully rubbing her hands together, and Naruto gave her a thumbs up.
What a relief.
The magic item could send you to another world, but you can't stay for very long, AND you don't even get to remember what you did there. Not to mention the price…
"Since we're such good friends, I'll just put it on your tab. Oh, and as a bonus, Yunyun and I will come with you guys as bodyguards, for free!"
Naruto claimed while gesturing to himself proudly.
"Hang on, you just said something that I can't ignore. I have quite a bit of money on hand, so let me pay it off right now."
Kazuma said when he realized that he never asked what the price was, but Naruto suspiciously waved him off.
"That's okay, I trust you. Alright, I'm activating the magic item! See you later Wiz!"
"Hey, listen to me you little-"
Fiore…
POOF!
-Six people suddenly landed in a pile in front of FS Naruto and Lucy.
"…Eh?" x2
The two said in unison as the heap of people struggled to pick themselves up.
"Owowow… Huh? Where's this? This doesn't look like Japan."
Kazuma said when he finally stood up and looked around to find that he was now standing in the middle of an open field. He could see a town in the distance, but it was unfamiliar to him.
Great… Now he couldn't do that.
"Heheh… That's because this isn't that "Japan" place you keep talking about, Kazuma. Welcome to the Elemental Nations… Er… Not?"
ST Naruto declared, but his words turned into mumbles when he came face to face with himself.
. . .
"Um… Lucy? Did I make a Shadow Clone?"
"I don't think I made a Shadow Clone recently… Did I, Yunyun?"
Both Naruto's said at the same time while turning to their respective party members in confusion.
FS Naruto eyed the man in front of him with calculative eyes. It was almost like looking in a mirror, only the boy in front of him was wearing black pants and a jōnin vest.
ST Naruto was having similar thoughts, only the boy in front of him was wearing the usual orange jumpsuit with the all too familiar red Sage Cloak.
"Hey, if you're really me, then you must know what I'm thinking."
ST Naruto said with a smirk, to which FS Naruto returned in full.
"I couldn't agree more."
By this time, the rest of the group was now on their feet. But nothing seemed strange to any of them, as seeing multiple Naruto's in the same place was normal to them.
"Hey, what game are you playing at Naruto? That man standing in front of you is clearly a different person. My God Vision can tell as much."
Aqua suddenly said while puffing her chest out with pride, earning strange looks from her party members.
"What are you talking about, Aqua? Naruto is clearly using his cloning skill to try and mess with us."
Megumin stated like it was the most obvious thing, and the goddess smile cracked.
"That's right, and you should stop it with your 'goddess' jokes, Aqua. You will receive divine punishment from Aqua-Sama."
Darkness added sternly, and Aqua started twitching.
"What 'God Vision'? Your only skills are complaining and party tricks."
Kazuma retorted, which was the breaking point that had Aqua pouncing on him.
"Say that again to the goddess who brought you back to life! Twice! You shitty NEET!"
"What are you-Ouch! Get off me, you useless goddess of party tricks!"
As the two struggled against one another on the ground, Lucy finally came to her senses.
"Who are you people, and where are you from?"
Leaving aside the second Naruto, for now, as confronting that first would only lead to further confusion, Lucy decided to ask the other people for information. Hearing the blue haired girl refer to herself as a goddess piqued her interest, but that could also wait.
"Fufufu… I am Megumin! Axel's number one mage! I hold the class of Arch Wizard, and wield the most powerful magic in existence! Explosion magic!"
Megumin declared while striking a dramatic pose and flicked her cape for added effect.
"I-I see…"
Lucy stuttered while smiling wryly. That didn't answer her question in the slightest. Also, what was a "Megumin"?
"You'll have to excuse my friend. She gets rather excited when meeting new people. My name is Darkness, and I am a Crusader. These two are Kazuma and Aqua. Now, come on you two. Stop fighting in front of a stranger."
Darkness greeted Lucy very formally before she grabbed the two people who were fighting by the scruffs and lifted them both off the ground and onto their feet.
"A-ah… My name is Lucy, and this is Naruto. We're mages of Fairy Tail!"
Lucy greeted back with a short bow, but it was a bit awkward since the knight's polite greeting had taken her by surprise. By the way that Darkness had handled both Kazuma and Aqua, Lucy almost felt like she was talking to Erza.
When Lucy looked back up, she found the others staring at her weirdly.
"Hey, Kazuma. This woman is saying strange things. We already know Naruto. Does she have a screw loose?"
Megumin whispered to Kazuma in a voice loud enough for Lucy to hear.
'Screw loose!?'
The Celestial Spirit mage thought to herself with a vein bulging on her forehead. This little girl dared to make fun of her after making THAT ridiculous introduction!?
"Kazuma, I have a strange feeling that this woman is trying to confuse us so she can seduce Naruto."
Darkness whispered in a similar fashion as Megumin.
'How did she come to that conclusion!?'
Lucy screamed in her mind while blushing furiously, and all her previous thoughts about Darkness being like Erza went down the drain.
"Neh, Kazuma. The two Naruto's look like they're about to fight. My bet is on our Naruto."
Aqua randomly said while pointing at the shinobi's, who were now smirking at each other, challengingly.
Kazuma decided to ignore Aqua and instead faced Lucy, who was blushing to her ears for some reason.
Wait a minute… Now that Kazuma got a better look, this girl was pretty cute.
Actually, scratch that. The girl in front of him was gorgeous! She wasn't as tall as Darkness, but her figure was similar, and she also seemed to have a decent head on her shoulders!
Thank you, Eris for this lucky encounter!
"Is that person really another Naruto? Ah, but they do look like they're about to fight… We should probably stop them."
Lucy said while looking at the two ninjas worriedly. If that really was a second Naruto that wasn't a clone, then there was a lot of questions to be asked.
But before that, she had to prevent the two from fighting. A fight between two Naruto's only spelled disaster!
"Forget about those two for now. Lucy, was it? I'm sorry to ask all of a sudden, but where is this place? You see, my friends and I come from another world, and you look like a reasonable person. Could you maybe show us around?"
Kazuma interjected and asked with a charming smile.
'Is he… flirting with me?'
Lucy couldn't help but take a step back. Was this guy for real? No, there were far more important things to worry about.
"Go ahead and take them into town, Lucy. I'll catch up in a bit."
FS Naruto suddenly said without looking away from his other.
"Same here. You go along with them, too, Yunyun."
ST Naruto said, and the two ninjas disappeared in swirls of leaves.
'Wait, who's Yunyun?'
Lucy thought before she quickly remembered that six people had appeared from the scroll, and she turned to find a teary-eyed girl hiding behind Megumin.
She didn't know why, but she got a sudden urge to hug the girl.
But leaving that aside, for now, it seemed that there was nothing that she could do about the two Naruto's. Hopefully, their fight didn't reach the town…
"-oooooOOOOOHHHHHH!"
Just as Lucy was about to lead the group into town, a familiar scream could be heard as it got progressively louder.
"Juvia-Geh!?"
Lucy squeaked when she saw Juvia sprinting towards them at full speed and yelped when the water mage charged right into her pinned her to the ground.
"Where is Naruto-Sama!? Juvia felt a disturbance while she was baking Naruto-shaped cookies!"
"That's what you were doing!? No, wait… Get off of me, and I'll explain!"
"So that's how it is~! Any friend of Naruto-Sama is a friend of Juvia~!"
Juvia chirped with a cheerful smile.
The story Lucy came up with was that Kazuma and the rest were friends of Naruto who were visiting from another town. Had they told Juvia that there was a second Naruto, who knew how she would react.
'My crazy detector is telling me to avoid this woman at all costs.'
Kazuma thought with a short nod. This woman wasn't bad at all in the looks department, what with the blue look and the speaking in third person thing that she had going, but the only other person that Kazuma knew that referred to Naruto with "Sama" was that blonde Axis Cultist back in Axel.
"Hmm?"
Juvia hummed as she studied the group and her fell on Kazuma for a second, which caused the boy to stiffen.
'Eh? D-did she hear my thoughts!? N-no… I must be imagining things.'
Kazuma concluded when Juvia's gaze moved on and finally set on Aqua, who was staring right back.
"You… I feel a good vibe coming from you. Juvia, was it? I can sense your aura with my godly powers… You have an affinity to water, don't you!"
Aqua claimed while making weird hand gestures.
"Juvia is a water mage! Does Aqua-San use water magic too? Juvia can sense strong magic power coming from you."
Juvia exclaimed with a hand over her mouth.
"Hehe… I'm not just adequate with water, for I am Aqua-Sama! The Goddess of water! Yes, THE Aqua-Sama! Oh, and I don't say strange things like 'mizuru' either."
Aqua declared while sticking her chest out with a snicker.
"Anyone could have guessed what kind of magic she uses. She's wearing all blue. Also, don't just call yourself a goddess like that. Haven't we been through this already?"
Kazuma retorted while pinching the bridge of his nose, but it seemed he was being ignored.
"Juvia doesn't know what a 'mizuru' is, but Juvia knew that Aqua-San was a great person the moment she laid eyes on her!"
Juvia complimented, which only caused the water goddess's ego to inflate even further.
"Right? Right? I don't know what everyone back home was thinking, believing that man's stunt like that. You're a good girl, Juvia! A pure child like you should join the Axis Cult!"
Aqua said before flashing a piece of paper and a pen out of nowhere before handing it to the water mage.
"Where did you even get those things?"
Kazuma asked with a sweat drop.
"Fufu… Silly Kazuma. Of course I would have a recruitment form when such an innocent child is in need of my guidance. Like you!"
Aqua responded while rolling her eyes, and Kazuma grit his teeth when the girl not only failed to answer his question but insulted him at the same time.
"Juvia… You don't seriously believe this girl is a goddess, do you?"
Lucy whispered into her friend's ear while glancing at the Axis Cult recruitment form. She had to admit that Aqua's looks could be considered 'godly,' but that was it. There was nothing divine about the girl in the slightest.
"Oh, I forgot to mention. It's quite common that new recruits find true love-"
"Juvia will join!"
Juvia immediately answered and started writing her name on the piece of paper, prompting the Celestial Spirit mage to shrug in defeat.
"I knew I could sense an Axis Cultist in you! But I have to say, you shouldn't be hanging around a ninja stalker like Naruto. That man is a bad influence, especially to a pure and innocent child like you, Juvia. He'll steal your underwear, play with your hair at night, and sexually harass you every day. Just like Kazuma."
Aqua chirped before she started ranting about the Naruto from her world.
"I don't do things like that!"
Kazuma barked when Aqua mentioned something unnecessary, and he was about to go ham on the girl when they heard a pen being snapped.
The two Axel residents began to sweat bullets when they saw the dark look in Juvia's eyes.
"You… Naruto-Sama has seen Aqua-San's underwear and touched her hair!?"
Juvia roared while tearing the Axis Cult Recruitment form to shreds. At the same time, a torrent of water formed around the water mage's figure.
"Wah!"
Aqua wailed in surprise when a stream of water slammed into her form.
"That's what you're mad about!?" x2
Kazuma and Lucy retorted in unison from behind a nearby tree, and they both shared a surprised look.
. . .
"My condolences…"
"Same here…"
Kazuma and Lucy said when they realized that the other must have to deal with this sort of nonsense all the time.
Speaking of trouble…
'Where are the other two? They've been awfully silent…'
Kazuma thought as he looked for Darkness and Megumin, and his blood ran cold when he couldn't find them.
Seeing the troubled look on Kazuma's face, Lucy deducted that he must have been looking for the other two when she noticed their absence as well. There had to be a reason why he looked so worried.
"Go into town and look for your friends. I'll stop these two before they go too far."
"Ah, thanks… I apologize for my troublesome party member!"
Kazuma shouted and started running towards the town. Those troublesome girls… He'd make them suffer his Steal skill for cutting his time with the cute and sensible Lucy short!
'Ah, I almost forgot about that other girl! Onion, I believe her name was?'
Lucy thought when she remembered the timid girl and saw that she was missing as well.
Oh well. Kazuma probably noticed that she was missing too… Hopefully.
In a distant forest, two blonde boys could be seen going toe-to-toe in close quarters combat.
After a couple of exchanges, they put some distance between each other to catch their breath.
"Heh… Not bad, me! But I think it's time to get serious!"
FS Naruto said before he took a long breath and closed his eyes for a second. When he opened them a moment later, his eyes were now crimson with a mixture of toad and fox irises, and dark orange eyeshadow lined his eyes.
"Your Sage Mode looks different than mine. Interesting… But I won't just be using Nature Chakra in this fight!"
ST Naruto said and swiped his hand forward as if to indicate something, and at the same time, his form became shrouded in a golden cloak that resembled a large jacket. But that wasn't all, for his eyes too had the toad/fox-like irises.
"Eh!? Is that… Kyuubi chakra!?"
FS Naruto balked when he sensed the tailed beast's chakra. He already knew his other had a nine-tailed fox sealed inside of him too, but to think he also mastered its power…
But this only made FS Naruto more excited, because this meant that he'd be able to go all out with his Magic Enhanced Sage Mode.'
'Be careful, Naruto… That Sage Mode of his is different. This world's energy… It's weird. I had to filter it out for you when you gathered nature energy, but this guy did it all by himself in an instant.'
Kurama warned ST Naruto, but it didn't hide the fact that the tailed beast was eager to fight as well.
"Bring it on, me!"
"Right back at you!"
The two Naruto's shouted before they clashed in a new test of speed and strength.
"Hey, Megumin… Are you sure that it was a good idea to leave Kazuma and the others behind?"
Darkness asked as she and the little girl trekked through the busy streets of Magnolia.
"Of course! Kazuma was taking too long, and Naruto was trying too hard to prank us with his clone. We're only going to be here once, so we might as well explore!"
Megumin exclaimed while shaking her head before she whispered.
"Also, that blue-haired woman scared me…"
"Did you say something, Megumin?"
"N-no! I did not!"
Darkness tilted her head to the side when she thought she heard the little girl said something, but the Crimson Demon hastily denied it before running off.
"Ah! Megumin, wait a second!"
Darkness tried to catch up to the mage, but the street was quickly becoming busier and more difficult to move around in.
Yunyun walked along the sides of the buildings as she searched for Megumin and Darkness. She had noticed the two sneak off while Aqua and the other blue-haired lady were talking, So, she decided to follow them so that she could bring them back to the group.
But navigating through this town was hard, especially since it started getting more crowded for some reason.
After finding a park, Yunyun sat down at a bench and sighed. Not a single person had spoken to her since they came to this world.
'I guess it's the same no matter what world I'm in…'
Yunyun thought as tears began to well up in her eyes.
"Hey, are you okay? Are you lost?"
A young sounding voice asked, and Yunyun looked up to see a blue-haired girl around her age looking at her worriedly.
"A-ah… Yes. I was looking for my frie-a-acquaintances, and I got lost."
Yunyun admitted while lowering her head in shame.
"Oh, I'm sorry… I used to get lost in town all the time when I first came here. Would you like me to help you find them?"
Upon hearing the blue-haired girl's offer, Yunyun stood up and bowed.
"Y-yes, please! My name is Yunyun! I-I-I'll be in your care!"
"N-no worries! My name is Wendy!"
"Guh… That looks tasty…"
Megumin muttered and held her growling stomach as her gaze shifted between the cooked meats and vegetables on a nearby food stand.
As expected of a different world to throw a hurdle in her direction… Not only did she not know the language, but what little money she had wouldn't even be an option due to the difference in currency.
'Darkness isn't here anymore, and the stand owner isn't looking… I could just sneak one under my cloak and-'
"I'll take one."
"!"
Megumin snapped her hand back when an armored woman walked up next to her and ordered some food from the stand.
"Darkness, don't sneak up on me like-"
The words died in Megumin's mouth when she saw that the woman next to her wasn't Darkness, but a red-haired beauty who, strangely enough, only wore armor on her upper body.
"I apologize if I startled you. Here, take this as an apology."
The woman apologized and offered Megumin one of her snacks.
The little girl seemed suspicious at first, but she grabbed the food and quickly took a bite.
"It's tasty…!"
Megumin gushed and held her cheeks as she savored the flavors, and the older woman hummed in agreement.
"There you are, Megumin-Ah! Did you steal that food!? I knew I shouldn't have let you out of my sight!"
Kazuma, upon seeing the little girl, began to panic when he saw the half-eaten snack in her hands.
"I didn't steal anything! This nice lady bought it for me. Seriously, Kazuma. You should know by now that I'm not the troublemaker of our party."
Megumin rolled her eyes while saying, and the Adventurer turned toward the other woman and bowed apologetically.
"Thank you for preventing my party member from changing classes to Thief!"
"Wha-!"
Kazuma bowed his head to the red-haired beauty and forced Megumin to do the same.
"Fufu… You two seem to get along quite well. My name is Erza, I am a mage of Fairy Tail."
Erza laughed into her armored hand before introducing herself.
'That red hair… That stern, yet kind look… Another beauty is here!'
Kazuma gulped when he realized the female knight was drop-dead gorgeous.
"M-my name is Satou Kazuma, and this is Megumin! Sorry, I'm not pulling your leg. That's her actual name. Wh-what's yours?"
"Oi. What is wrong with my name? Actually, why are you acting so weird all of a sudden Kazuma?"
Megumin growled when her party's leader was saying some irritable things, prompting the female knight to smile fondly.
Suddenly, they heard a commotion from across the street, and they could see a rather large crowd had formed in the town's plaza.
"Hm. If you'll excuse me, Kazuma and Megumin."
Erza said before she started walking towards the crowd, and Kazuma and Megumin looked at each other and nodded before moving to follow her.
Kazuma had a feeling that he knew what was going on over there…
"What's the big deal, hah? I was just buying a snack!"
Gajeel growled after a blonde haired woman suddenly grabbed his shoulder and called him out.
"Lies! You were going to steal that food! It's written all over your scary face! As a Crusader, I cannot allow such a crime to happen!"
Darkness shouted back and drew her sword.
"Scary…!? You pickin a fight, woman? Don't forget that you were the one that started this when I bash that pretty little face of yours!"
The iron dragon slayer roared and coated his fist with iron scales. The crowd around them had given them enough space to move freely, so Gajeel had enough room to lunge forward and attack.
Darkness's eyes widened when she saw this and blocked the punch with her sword. To her surprise, the force behind the attack was strong enough to push her back a couple feet.
'Such strength…!
"Gihihi! You scared now? I was holding back just now, but if you apologize now I'll-"
"To think you would attack a woman with a fist made of iron, and even threaten to ruin her face! Guh…! I underestimated you, thug! But not to worry! I will gladly take the place of any woman you threaten!"
Darkness interrupted the dragon slayer midsentence, sporting a massive blush on her face.
"Wh-what?"
Gajeel stuttered, stumped from how the woman in front of him was acting all of a sudden.
Was she… Happy?
"With my current level, there's no way that I'll be able to match your strength… Ngh! I know what you'll do after you defeat me too! You'll take me back to your delinquent hideout, ravish me, and let your underlings take turns with what's left of me!"
Darkness exclaimed, and nearly dropped her sword with how much she was shivering.
"Like hell I would do that! Are you insane!?"
Gajeel roared when he felt the cold glares coming from the crowd. Now he understood why this woman picked a fight with him.
She was batshit crazy!
"Now come! As a female knight, I have accepted my fate-Ah! Come back!"
"Hell no!"
Gajeel's fading voice could be heard as he fled from the scene.
"Tch! What a spineless man…"
Darkness sucked her teeth before she turned to find Kazuma staring at her with a flat expression.
"Ah, Kazuma! Look! I just stopped a crime in another world!"
"You just sucked your teeth after he ran away from you."
Kazuma readily pointed out.
"No I didn't."
She denied it.
"Yes, you did. You really are a hopeless woman."
Kazuma repeated himself while throwing in a jab, and Darkness averted her gaze.
Seeing as the crusader wasn't about to admit to anything, Kazuma turned to Erza who had a rather pleased look on her face.
'Don't tell me…'
Kazuma thought when he recognized the look on Erza's face.
"Hm. This woman is an admirable knight. Oh, and don't worry. I will have a word with that man later."
Erza complimented with a firm nod.
"T-thank you… My name is Darkness. It's a pleasure to meet a fellow vanguard."
Darkness responded while shifting in her armor awkwardly.
'Of course Erza misunderstood that pervert…'
Kazuma palmed his face as Darkness and Erza acquainted themselves with each other. But it seemed that Erza was also a part of this 'Fairy Tail.' He wondered if she knew Lucy.
Back in ruins of what once was a forest, FS Naruto formed a Rasenshuriken in his hands and was about to throw it when his counterpart suddenly shouted.
"Steal!"
In a flash of light, FS Naruto suddenly found that the Rasenshuriken was no longer in his hands.
"What!?"
"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"
ST Naruto yelled before hurling the spiraling chakra shuriken at his other.
FS Naruto was able to react in time and managed to jump out of the way due to his enhanced senses, but ST Naruto was already on top of him with a Kyuubi-Chakra enhanced fist.
BOOM!
Just as the Rasenshuriken exploded, both Naruto's could be seen standing on other sides of the explosion.
"Your Sage Mode is faster than I thought it would be. You managed to deflect my attack even after all of that."
ST Naruto commended his opponent with a smirk. Kurama wasn't kidding when he said this guy's Sage Mode was no joke. It was far better than his!
"That ability you used earlier almost got me. I can't believe you were able to steal my Rasenshuriken right out of my hands! As expected of me… Guess I really have to go all out in this fight!"
FS Naruto shouted and tapped various places on his body, which began to glow an orange hue.
"Dark Écriture: Absolute Shadow!"
When the light brimming from FS Naruto's form faded, ST Naruto found that his others' body was now covered in a dark orange armor with rune-like wings and a tail sprouting out from the back.
'This is new…'
'Naruto, you're going to need to use more of my power. That armor is made of this world's foreign energy.'
'Got it… Let's go, Kurama!'
ST Naruto responded to his tailed beast and clasped his hands together to gather the necessary chakra for the Bijuu Avatar.
"OHHHH!"
"Oh no you don't!"
FS Naruto snapped and closed his right fist, and at the same time, an orange barrier in the shape of a rectangle erupted from the ground around them.
"…Eh?"
ST Naruto muttered when his chakra cloak faded, leaving him in the standard Sage Mode.
'Kurama? Kurama!?'
The shinobi thought in panic when he could no longer hear the tailed beast's voice.
"Heh… I knew it! You were communicating with the fox this whole time! That's why I placed those runes throughout the battlefield!"
FS Naruto revealed while gesturing around the tattered landscape that used to be a forest.
"These runes make a barrier that makes it so that 'anyone inside cannot access tailed beast chakra.'"
"EH!? Did you know that we would fight one day!?"
ST Naruto wailed while taking a few steps back in fear. Because such an ability would only work on Jinchuuriki, and as far as he knew, they were the only Jinchuuriki in this world.
No, wait… He could sense another Tailed Beast!
Seeing the look of realization on ST Naruto's face, FS Naruto smirked.
"You must have noticed by now… There's another Tailed Beast in this world! I made these runes for when I eventually fought Bee-Ossan! But I never thought that I'd be using them against myself! Hahaha!"
FS Naruto explained before he started cackling with laughter.
ST Naruto sweatdropped. Did he laugh like a maniac around Kazuma and the others like this?
Shaking his head, ST Naruto created a couple Shadow Clones. Until Kurama found a way to bypass those runes, he'd have to stall for time!
"Oh, crimson shrouded in black…"
"Is it just me, or do you hear loud noises in the distance?"
Megumin asked as she, Kazuma, Darkness, and Erza walked towards the field that they first appeared in. Erza had decided to come along when they mentioned Lucy and Juvia, and the two knights were enjoying a light conversation together.
"I can hear them too… I wonder if this world has a Megumin of its own."
Kazuma pondered aloud, before shuddering at the thought of having a second Explosion maniac in his party.
Naruto may have learned Explosion magic as well, unwillingly of course, but he wasn't trigger happy with the spell, unlike a certain Crimson Demon.
"Hey, I just got the feeling you were making fun of my Explosion magic just now. Care to admit to anything?"
Megumin asked darkly while poking the boy in the cheek with her staff.
"Hm? Ah, that must be your friend. I can see Lucy and Juvia as well."
Erza said as the group neared the tree in the middle of the field.
Splash!
'Splash?'
Kazuma thought and looked down to find the entire field was flooded. Had he not been there earlier, he would have thought this field was a natural wetland.
"Hahaha! Do you give up yet? If you say you're sorry and promise to join the Axis Cult, I may just forgive you!"
Aqua proposed with a haughty attitude to the water woman who was kneeling on the ground a couple feet in front of her.
"Aqua looks like she's having fun."
Megumin pointed out as the priestess started cackling.
"Should we stop her, Kazuma?"
Darkness asked her party leader, but the boy just shrugged.
"*Huff!* Never! Juvia would never follow a false goddess who schemes to put Naruto-Sama to shame!"
Juvia wheezed while glaring daggers at the water goddess.
"F-false goddess…!?"
Aqua faltered in her stance at being called a fake, and Juvia took full advantage of the opening.
"Water Shuriken!"
"Reflect!"
"Kyah!"
The water projectiles bounced off of Aqua's barrier and flew back towards Juvia. Due to her being low on magic power, Juvia took the full brunt of her own attack as it cut up her clothes.
"Juvia!"
Lucy cried out as she watched her friend collapse in the wet grass. She then noticed a familiar mop of red hair, and her eyes sparkled with hope.
"E-Erza! Help! I can't stop these two from fighting!"
"Hm. But… Why are you in that tree, Lucy?"
Erza asked and gestured towards the tree Lucy was currently sitting in.
Kazuma sweatdropped. He probably would have done the same thing had he been in her situation, but it still looked pitiful. Is that how he looked in front of the others back home?
"Oh, they're white."
The boy added absentmindedly, and his female party members sent him scornful looks.
"Mm. They're cute today, Lucy. Good work."
Erza added with a satisfied nod, earning surprised looks from everyone else.
Lucy's cheeks burned when she noticed the others trying to peek up her skirt.
"S-stop looking at me-W-wah!"
Splash!
Having lost her balance from trying to fix her skirt, Lucy fell from the tree and landed right in the water.
"Ouch… Now I'm all wet…"
The Celestial Spirit mage complained at her now see through clothes when her eyes suddenly widened in realization.
Wait… Wet! That's it!
"Open: Gate of the Water Bearer! Aquarius!"
Lucy stuck her golden key into the water surrounding her before she was consumed in a flash of light.
"Kazuma! Kazuma! I used to read about those when I was a young girl! I hope she's as powerful as they were in the stories…"
"Me too! Is it okay if I use Explosion on it!?"
Darkness and Megumin started excitingly shouting nonsense, but all Kazuma could do is was gawk as the light faded.
"Is that what I think it is…!?"
Kazuma shouted in glee when he saw one of the fantasy creatures he'd been dying to see since reincarnating into that troublesome world.
After the light died down, Aquarius was seen floating just above the water with a calm expression on her face. Long blue hair held back by a golden headpiece, a blue bikini top, and blue scales on her mermaid tail…
'Ah… This is straight out of a fantasy… A real mermai-'
"Tch!"
Tch?
"Stop sucking your teeth every time I summon you! Please, help me stop those two from fighting!"
Lucy steamed when her spirit rolled her eyes upon seeing her face.
"Why do I always have to clean up your mess? Can't you do anything by yourself… Hey! Quit staring at me, boy! What are you, a creep who's never seen a beautiful mermaid!? Ahn!?"
Aquarius barked when she saw Kazuma's excited look, which fell instantly along with his hopes of living a fantasy.
"…"
A disdainful look grew on Kazuma's face. Was he doomed to meet such characters in his new life? When was going to meet the perfect girl with the perfect personality like in anime and manga? A girl that that was as beautiful on the inside, as much as she was on the outside?
Instead, he got beautiful girls with terrible personalities.
"Puhehehe! You brought a fish to fight the great me? Running out of options, are we?"
Speaking of women with terrible personalities…
Aqua took to Aquarius's summoning as a last-ditch effort of defeating her, and in the eyes of the goddess(lol), it was quite pitiful.
Aquarius's eyes snapped to towards the priestess and was about to unleash her fury when she suddenly noticed Juvia kneeling on the ground, her clothes in tatters.
"Juvia-Chan! What happened!?"
The spirit cried in dismay as she rushed over to her fallen friend.
"Juvia is fighting… That woman! But she can't land any… Good hits!"
Juvia struggled to say as the mermaid helped her stand.
"You… How dare you do this to my sweet little Juvia-Chan!"
Aquarius roared and raised her water urn, earning an 'eep!' from Aqua.
"W-wait, Aquarius-San! No matter what form of magic is used, that woman can reflect it back at you!"
The water mage warned, but Aquarius just lifted her urn and smirked.
"Then it's simple, Juvia-Chan. We do that."
As soon as the words left the spirit's mouth, both girls smiled evilly.
"W-what are you up to? J-just so you know, water attacks don't work on a goddess of water!"
Aqua stuttered when she saw her opponents snickering to themselves.
But suddenly, all the water around them began to move.
"What are they-H-hey!"
Kazuma began to ask Lucy, but the girl was currently scrambling back up the tree. His gut was telling him to follow her…
But first-
"Stop chanting Explosion! We're all too close! Let's follow Lucy and climb that tree! Darkness, Erza-San, you guys should come too!"
"Why!? This is a chance of a lifetime! I've always wanted to cast Explosion on a mythical creature like a mermaid!"
Megumin complained, but she stopped chanting her spell and followed Kazuma to the tree.
"I will be fine. Go on ahead."
Erza responded while eyeing Juvia and Aquarius expectantly.
"I-I-If Erza-San is staying, then I must stay too! Yes, I will stay as a fellow knight! I feel like something amazing is about to happen!"
Darkness claimed with a shaky voice that didn't match her blushing face.
"Hm. Your courage is admirable, Darkness. Let us see this through to the end."
Erza commented and hummed her approval.
"Don't praise her! She just wants to get caught up in-Ah, whatever! Don't come crying to me if it's too much for you Darkness!"
Kazuma yelled as he and Megumin climbed the tree and just as they latched onto a stable branch, all hell broke loose.
"Unison Raid!" x2
Juvia and Aquarius shouted, and all the water in the field that was in their command swirled into a massive whirlpool.
"H-Help-Blublublub~!"
Aqua gurgled as she was helplessly swept away by the magical currents.
"Don't worry, Aqua! I-I'll get you out of there!"
Darkness screamed and tossed her sword to the side, along with various pieces of her armor, before she dove headfirst into the whirlpool.
"Aqua! Darkness!"
Kazuma shouted as he watched his party members twirl around in the spiral of water on land.
"Kazuma-San-Blublublub…! Save me-Blublublub…!"
Aqua's cries came in bursts as her head popped in and out of the water every now and then.
"Ahn-Blublublub…! D-don't worry Kazuma-Blublublub…! I got this under control-Blublublub…!"
Darkness gurgled as she too spun around in the magical vortex of water, only her voice sounded less urgent.
"Hey, crazy girl! Can't you do something about your friend and that mermaid? Otherwise, I'll be forced to unleash my most powerful technique right here and now!"
Megumin shouted at Lucy while clutching the tree branch for dear life, and a tick-mark formed on Lucy's forehead.
"Who are you calling 'crazy'!? You know what, we don't have time for this… Juvia! Aquarius stop it right now!"
Lucy demanded her friend and spirit to cancel their unison raid, but the two were too focused on their spell while laughing like devils to listen.
Seeing the defeated expression on Lucy's face, Kazuma gained a determined look and studied the two spellcasters.
He could see that, aside from the well-placed tears in Juvia's clothes, the two girls were holding hands and figured that was part of what made their spell function.
'There's no way I'll be able to break them apart… Ah! That's it!'
Kazuma thought with wide eyes when he noticed the urn the mermaid had appeared with was glowing, and he had to guess the two were using it as a means of controlling the water.
If he could get his hands on that…!
"Steal!"
Kazuma shouted, and his outstretched hand radiated a bright light.
'Is this… Kazuma's magic?'
Lucy thought as she was blinded by the boy's technique.
When the light died down, and Aqua and Darkness flopped onto the wet grass as the whirlpool finally collapsed.
"Y-you did it, Kazuma! How did you-"
Lucy cheered, but she stopped midsentence when she saw the cheesy look on the boy's face. Or rather, what he held in his hand.
"Kyah!"
Aquarius shrieked, and she covered her now naked chest.
"That… Perverted NEET…"
Aqua muttered while covering her own chest in fear of being the next victim.
"Ngh…! How terrible! As expected of one of the men that I placed my hopes on!"
Darkness moaned as she laid sprawled out in the wet grass, her expression nothing short of bliss.
'Ho~? That's an interesting technique.'
Erza mused to herself while making her way over to Darkness to help her up. Such a technique might prove useful when trying to distract your opponent, much like Naruto's Sexy Jutsu.
"W-Who did this to Aquarius-San!?"
Juvia demanded as she helped cover her friend's modesty with her tattered jacket, and Kazuma's party members all pointed directly at their leader.
"Pervert."
Megumin spat with cold eyes.
Kazuma gulped as he started sweating bullets because he was currently holding Aquarius's bikini top in hand.
"W-why are you all turning on me! I stopped the fight, didn't I!? You should be thanking me, not jeering!"
He barked while pointing back at everyone.
"W-well, you did stop the fight… But… That technique…"
Lucy stuttered while averting her gaze.
Kazuma's heart sank when even the sensible Lucy turned against him. It wasn't his fault his skill stole people's underwear! It was random!
But… Even if the girls in this world hated him now, it didn't change anything. Plus, he got a great view and a new family heirloom, so it was worth it!
"F-forgive me, Scorpio!"
Aquarius cried out before disappearing in a flash of light, indicating her return to the spirit world.
"Ah! My new family heirloom-W-wah!"
Kazuma shouted when the bikini in his hands disappeared as well, and the surprise caused him to slip and fall off the tree.
"Ouch… U-uh… Sorry?"
The adventurer said with a twitching smile when he looked up and found Juvia glaring at him. From this angle, he was getting one hell of a view due to the girl's shredded clothing. But the look in the water woman's eyes prevented any such thoughts to occur in his mind.
"Don't worry, Scumzuma! Even if Juvia kills you, I'll bring you back to life~!"
Aqua chirped from the other side of the field.
'That bitch!'
Kazuma thought and felt a sudden urge to slap his party's priestess. Why did he even save that girl!?
"I wonder if those weird scents I smell are your friends? It smells similar to you, but a little different."
"M-my scent? A-ah… But they're really not my friends, just acquaintances. Though, I wish they would consider themselves my friends…"
Wendy and Yunyun were walking around the town looking for the latter's 'acquaintances' when a series of loud rumbling sounds could be heard outside the town. So, the two ventured out towards the fields to investigate.
"Sorry, we probably would have found them by now if my nose was as good as Natsu-San's…"
Wendy apologized while lowering her head in shame.
"N-no! You've been a great help, Wendy-San! I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't shown up!"
Yunyun stammered in an attempt to cheer the bluenette up before fidgeting nervously.
"P-plus… I've been having a lot of fun with you, too…"
"Me too! U-um… If you're going to be staying in Magnolia for a while, would you like to be friends? There's not a lot of kids in this town that are my age, and… Ah! But that's not the reason why I want to be friends!"
Wendy asked while poking her fingers together and looking up shyly.
Yunyun's eyes lit up significantly, but they died down when she remembered she wasn't in her own world at the moment.
"I'd love too, but… I'll only be in this world for a couple more hours…"
The Crimson Demon said with a heavy heart, and Wendy hung her head in sorrow.
"O-oh, it's okay… That's a shame-Wait, what do you mean this world-"
"NARUTOOOOO! FIGHT MEEEE!"
Wendy was inherently cut off when a pinked haired boy ran past them, leaving the two girls in a cloud of dust.
"Cough! Cough! Who was that, and why does he want to fight Naruto-San?"
Yunyun asked. She was still confused about the double Naruto situation, as even she couldn't tell if the shinobi had created a shadow clone to mess with them or not.
"Eh? Yunyun-San knows Naruto-San?"
Wendy blinked in confusion when the girl mentioned ninja's name. Come to think of it, she smelled Naruto's scent on Yunyun's clothes as well. Only… the smell was a little different.
"Waaaah! Somebody stop this crazy woman before she kills me!"
Kazuma screamed and pleaded as he ran for his life.
"Juvia won't spare a creep who steals a woman's most precious thing!"
Juvia hissed as she started closing in on her prey. She would have sliced the pervert up with her water magic, but she was currently out of magic.
"Don't make it sound worse than it actually is-oof!"
Kazuma retorted without a second thought when he suddenly bumped into what felt like a brick wall, and he fell on his back with a splash.
"Huh? Who the hell are you, and why do you smell so funny?"
Natsu asked as he knelt and poked the dazed adventurer's head.
"Could I ask you to refrain from poking our fearless leader's face? I would stop you myself, but… Ah!"
Megumin said in a slightly sarcastic manner from her tree branch while pointing her staff at the Dragon Slayer, but she was startled when she almost lost her balance.
"Natsu, these people are from… A far-away place like Naruto. But they don't mean any harm."
Lucy explained as she carefully climbed down from the tree and helped Megumin, who seemed to be having trouble getting down by herself.
"You guys are like Naruto? That must mean you're strong! Well, maybe not this guy…"
Natsu deducted with a cheeky grin while he continuously poked Kazuma in the face.
'Just kill me now…'
Kazuma thought with anime tears streaming down his face. He was cold, wet, and exhausted from running away from a deranged and nearly naked woman. This other world was hell…
"Oh? Are you looking for a fight, boy? Then I shall be your opponent!"
Megumin declared while covering her face dramatically.
"Hm? Who's this shrimp who's saying weird things?"
Natsu stopped poking Kazuma to look at the Crimson Demon strangely.
"W-weird…? My name is Megumin! My calling is that of an Arch Wizard! Wielder of the most powerful magic that the world has ever seen! If you dare wish to challenge me, I'd best warn you… For when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back! You will have no choice but to cower in fear at the face of my might!"
Megumin shouted while striking various poses and finished her monologue off by flicking her cape.
'What is this idiot even saying…?'
Kazuma thought while looking up at his companion with disdainful eyes. But thinking back to the previous events of today, he knew exactly what was going to happen next.
"I don't really get it, but it sounds like you have some powerful magic! Show me!"
Natsu challenged and got into a fighting stance.
"You're not seriously going to fight a little girl-H-huh? W-what's this dense magic power? Kazuma-San, what is she-Ah!"
Lucy stuttered when she suddenly felt an enormous amount of power and went wide-eyed when she saw Megumin chanting a particular spell. She then turned to ask Kazuma about what was going on, but she found that the boy was sprinting towards the tree for cover.
…Maybe it would be a good idea to follow him.
"…Ngh! First that water magic, and now Explosion magic! *Huff!* I-I don't know if my body can take much more of this!"
Darkness shuttered in anticipation as she watched Megumin chant her spell.
"Don't worry, Darkness. I'll get us to safety."
Erza said with a frown, as she saw Darkness's strange behavior as her being scared.
"Ah, no. That's okay. You can leave me here, Erza-San. I'm quite confident in my defense."
Darkness suddenly said while waving her hand dismissively.
"Don't talk nonsense. I will get us to a safe distance."
Erza responded with a stern tone and picked up her fellow knight bridal style before running towards the tree that Kazuma and Lucy were hiding behind.
"To be carried by another woman in such a way… Mmm! B-but this kind of play isn't that bad…"
The Crusader mumbled to herself, earning a strange look from her fellow knight.
"Oh! This spell looks promising! I'm getting all fired up!"
Natsu said and smirked when he sensed a large magic circle appeared in the sky above him. Perhaps he underestimated the little girl.
"Hey, are you not worried about your friend? That spell Megumin's using is ridiculously powerful…"
Kazuma asked Lucy in concern for the pink haired boy's safety. They may not be in their own world, but he didn't want to be partially responsible for murder in his subconscious later.
"Ah, no… If your friend is using a fire-based spell, then Natsu should be fine."
Lucy said with a sweatdrop, but before Kazuma could ask what she was talking about, Megumin completed her chant.
"-and be consumed by eternal darkness! Explosion!"
Megumin shouted, and Natsu's form was consumed by a pillar of explosive flames that rained down from the sky.
BOOM!
The group that was in hiding winced as hot winds washed over them, and the tree even creaked from the force of the Explosion.
"Hah… Nice Explosion… Mph!"
Megumin sighed in relief from having used her favorite spell before she collapsed onto the wet grass from mana exhaustion.
But-
'Hang on… Something's wrong… Is my Explosion magic… shrinking?!'
The Crimson Demon thought, and she watched in terror when the flames of her spell were, in fact, getting smaller.
They continued to shrink until all that was left was Natsu, looking perfectly unharmed.
"*Burp!* Ah~! Those were some tasty flames! I've never eaten anything like em before!"
Natsu belched and rubbed his stomach in satisfaction.
"H-he… ate my Explosion…?"
Megumin muttered in disbelief. How could such a thing be possible… The ultimate magic… HER ultimate magic!
After getting over his own disbelief, Kazuma walked over to Megumin and heaved her onto his back.
Yup, that was it. He wanted to go home now.
"Shall we go home?"
"He ate it… He ate it…"
Megumin repeated to herself repeatedly while staring off into space.
Well, it looks like Megumin was broken. Darkness and Aqua seemed like they were due for a break too. All that was left was-
"Man, I can't believe you had that kind of firepower up your sleeve! That explosion was strong enough to break through my runes!"
"Yeah, but even after I was able to go all out again, you were still pretty strong with that armor! It was hard to land a hit!"
The two Naruto's were gushing about the conclusion of their fight as they walked towards the tree at the center of the field. They both looked like they had just fought through a war.
When they made it to the tree, FS Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"Huh? I thought you were going to take those guys into town? What are you all still doing over here?"
"Hey, where's Yunyun?"
ST Naruto added when he noticed his party member was missing.
'How could that guy be so carefree when we're in this state?'
Kazuma thought with a twitching eyebrow, and it seemed Lucy was having similar thoughts as she was now quivering with anger.
"Where have you been, you idiot!"
Smack! x2
Fairy Tail Guild Hall…
"Why me too…?"
ST Naruto grumbled as he rubbed the weld on the top of his head. He didn't even know the girl and she hit him, and now she was happily enjoying a chat with Darkness. Talk about random mood swings.
Apparently, while he and his other were having their duel, Aqua and a girl named Juvia had gotten into a fight.
But that didn't really concern him, as the past was in the past!
They were all now enjoying cold drinks at the town's guild called Fairy Tail, which was an odd name if you thought about it. Did fairy's even have tails?
"Naruto! After eating that spell earlier, I'm really feeling fired up right now! I feel like I could beat anyone right now! Fight me!"
"Can it, Natsu. Can't you see the guy just had a hard fight?"
Two boys whose names ST Naruto learned were Natsu and Gray said before they at each other's throats.
"Wahaha! We should have come to this place first! Here, as a show of my appreciation… Nature's Beauty!"
"You go, girl! Hey, let's have a drinking contest! Loser has to strip!"
Aqua was dancing around on a tabletop while performing her special party tricks when a brunette wearing jeans and a bikini top challenged her to a ridiculous wager. This, of course, caught the attention of almost all the members of the guild, especially the males.
Well, at least she was having fun.
"He ate it… He ate it…"
Megumin was still repeating the same thing over and over again. But whenever ST Naruto tried to ask, she'd just break down in tears. So he decided to just leave the girl be.
"W-we'll be leaving soon, b-but I think I want to be friends with Wendy-San after all!"
"O-of course we can still be friends! I had a lot of fun today, Yunyun-San! Here, let me introduce you to my other friend, Carla!"
Yunyun had apparently become friends with a girl named Wendy, and ST Naruto felt horrible when he remembered the effects of the magic item. The poor girl was about to forget the friend she made here and seemed to have forgotten about that fact…
Maybe it would be best if he had kept that information to himself.
Leaving those pitiful thoughts behind, ST Naruto turned to his counterpart.
"Hey, other me. I gotta ask. Why doesn't anyone believe I'm from another world?"
"I may or may not have pulled a similar prank in the past… Oh, you're probably into pranks too! You're me after all, so… Here!"
FS Naruto muttered while scratching his cheek awkwardly before he pulled a small book from his ninja pouch and gave it to his other.
"…! These are…!?"
ST Naruto's eyes widened as he flipped through the pages.
—On the other side of the guild, Kazuma stumbled his way over to the bar.
This place was great! The people were friendly, and the girls were gorgeous with great personalities!
Well, besides that scary water mage of course.
"Gimmie a cold one! I'm going all out before we leave!"
Kazuma exclaimed while slamming his hand on the counter.
"Are you friends with Naruto? You look pretty weak, though…"
"Hm?"
Kazuma turned to his right and found a blue cat with unusually large eyes staring at him.
Odd… He could have sworn he heard a voice insulting him just now.
"Heh… Maybe I've had a little too much to drink. Now then, where did you come from little kitty~?"
"My name isn't 'little kitty.' It's Happy."
"!?"
Kazuma choked on his spit upon hearing the cat speak a second time.
A talking cat!? What kind of a world was this place!?
Although… They had flying cabbages back in Axel, so maybe it wasn't all that weird.
"Here's your drink! Since you're friends with Naruto-Kun, this one's on the house~!"
Yet another beautiful girl with white hair and blue eyes chirped while placing the glass in front of him.
Kazuma debated how he should play this one out. He had to leave at least one good impression-
"Be careful Mira, I heard this guy stole Aquarius's underwear with perverted magic."
Happy suddenly said while pointing at Kazuma.
T-this stupid cat!
"Oh my… You really must be one of Naruto-Kun's friends. Please take care in the future, Kazuma-San."
Mira cheerfully said with a short bow.
…Oh?
Oh?
His impression with Lucy had a run in the mud when she saw his Steal skill, but Mira didn't so much as bat an eye after hearing of it in such a grotesque rumor.
That charming attitude and cheerful smile…
Could it be? Did he find his fated encounter in this alternate world!?
"Well, of course. After all, Naruto is a dear friend of mine. We've been through a lot together, him and I."
Kazuma explained with an honest shrug as he casually sipped his drink.
"That's good to hear. Naruto-Kun has done for this guild, so it's a relief to hear he has friends in that other world… Oh my, I'm blushing now. What should I do?"
The barmaid said while clasping her rosy cheeks.
Eh? Another world? Did Lucy tell her?
Also, why was Mira making such a cute face while talking about Naruto? Wasn't he just pulling a prank on them about having a double?
"Hm. Naruto is as good a friend as he is a fighter."
Erza added while walking up to the bar while sharing a look with Mira.
Erza too!? Wait, did that mean… There really was another Naruto in this world!?
"That's right… I don't know where I would have been had I never met Naruto."
This time, Lucy walked up to the bar, and the three girls looked over towards the table where the shinobi in question was sitting at with his counterpart.
Not Lucy too! Why was it always Naruto!?
As the burning feelings of jealousy rose in Kazuma's chest, his body began to glow.
No! It wasn't fair! He still had to find his fated encounter!
He didn't want to go back! It was nicer here!
This place was an actual fantasy world!
But unfortunately, Kazuma didn't have a choice. He would soon forget these kind beauties and resume his torture of looking after those girls.
"I'll never forget this Wonderful World…!"
Axel Town…
Kazuma opened his eyes to find that he was back in Wiz's shop. His mind was blank, but he couldn't help but feel he just lost something very important.
Maybe he was able to wipe his hard drive back in Japan.
"Welcome back everyone! How was the trip-Wah! Aqua-Sama! Please do that outside the shop!"
Wiz shrieked when Aqua suddenly started spewing rainbows on the shop's floors.
"I'm sort of sad that we don't remember anything. I feel like I had a wonderful time in the other world."
Darkness commented as she followed the shopkeeper, who was busy rushing Aqua outside before she made an even bigger mess.
"I'm not… For some reason, I feel like something unfathomable happened on the other side."
Megumin grumbled before walking towards the door. On top of her exhaustion, she felt a strange hatred for the color… Salmon?
"Me too… I feel like I gained something precious, only to have it snatched away in an instant."
Yunyun agreed and followed her rival out the door for similar reasons, leaving Naruto and Kazuma as the only ones left in the store.
"Hm? What's this?"
Naruto mumbled when he felt something in his pocket, and he found that it was a small notebook.
Inside the notebook was…
'N-no way! These are genius!'
The shinobi thought with wide eyes were like saucers when he saw that the book was full of genius-level pranks. Whoever came up with these ideas was a mastermind!
"Oh yeah, how much was the magic item again? Don't worry, I'm a man of my word. I'll be sure to pay for it since we already used it."
Kazuma suddenly asked, and the blonde absentmindedly answered.
"Oh, that? Four-million Eris-"
"Steal!"
"Ah!"
Naruto realized his mistake when the notebook vanished from his hands and helplessly watched as Kazuma tore the pages to shreds.
A/N: Shout out to zubhanwc3 for editing this monstrosity~
I hope you all enjoyed this little X-Over. I don't think I'll do something like this again though… But we'll see.
Until next time, April Fools! :p