Chapter 68: Natsu Vs. Elemental Four (II)

"Ugh, how could my attack fail?" Sol said in disbelief before losing his consciousness.

"You're annoying! How dare you try to play a psychological trick on me? I know better than anyone that nobody can read my memories." Natus said sneering at the unconscious Sol. Then, he threw him toward Totomaru.

"Sol!!..." Totomaru exclaimed out loud catching the unconscious figure. He placed him on the floor and looked at Natsu hatefully.

"Dammit! Eat this bastard! Rainbow Fire" Totomaru shouted unleashing his ultimate attack. He combined all of his colored flames into a single, multi-colored flame and threw them at Natsu.

"Water Cane" Juvia also unleashed her attack at Natsu. She didn't like seeing her comrade beaten. So, she wanted to pay Natsu back from this.

Juvia created a whip-like structure made of water, being an extension of her hand and launched it toward Natsu. It had a tremendous range and headed toward Natsu in great speed, flexibility, and pressure.

*BOOOOOM!*

Both of their attacks collided with each other and combined to form a fused attack heading toward Natsu who looked at this in surprise. He didn't think that they could do a fusion attack.

"Fire Dragon's Crushing Fang," Natsu said igniting his right arm in flames and then swung it in an arc, striking the incoming attack with his fingertips, leaving a flurry of flames in their wake.

BOOOOM!

His attack overpowered theirs creating a big explosion. When the dust settled down, Juvia and Totomaru found him looking at them with a surprised expression.

"That was a surprise. I didn't think you two knew how to fuse your attacks so well." Natsu said with a raised and curved brows. He didn't think he could see a fusion attack so soon.

"Impossible! How could Juvia's attack not do any damage as well!?" Juvia shouted in disbelief. She thought her attack combined with Totomaru would do some damage to Natsu at least.

"Oh, that? Well, to be honest, it did damage me but not noticeably so. Look, I'm wet here." Natsu said while pointing at his wet sleeve. Juvia was mad after watching this. She felt humiliated upon hearing his words.

"How could none of my attacks harm you? And why can't I control your flames?" Totomaru asked with narrowed eyes. He felt that Natsu's flames were strange. It was as if they had their own will.

"Heh… It would be strange if you managed to manipulate my flames. I know about your so-called flame manipulation after all." Natsu said with a mocking smile making Totomaru wide-eyed. He didn't think Natsu knew about his magic.

"So you knew about me huh? Hum... Then it's understandable that you will make a countermeasure against me. I'm strong after all." Totomaru said with an understanding expression. Then, he looked at Natsu with a smirk.

"But let me show you my secret move, Orange…" Totomaru wanted to unleash his smelly flame attack but Natsu interrupted him by swiftly approaching him and kicking him on the neck, rendering him unconscious.

"I don't want to smell your fart magic now," he said with an annoyed expression. He knew that Totomaru's orange fire was a smelly flame. He didn't want to smell something so bad. So, he quickly knocked him out.

"Water Lock" Juvia didn't want to see Natsu defeating her comrades so she unleashed her attack. She materialized a large circular mass of water and captured Natsu inside of it. Unlike her Water Dome, it contained no oxygen inside to incapacitate him through suffocation.

Natsu quickly evaporated all the water and broke the prison. He easily broke free from her attack.

"Do you really think such a weak attack can imprison me?" He asked with a blank gaze, making Juvia frown.

"Juvia will keep trying even if it's impossible. Phantom Lord is Juvia's home after all." Juvia spoke with a determined expression. Natsu just sighed and shook his head watching her. He didn't want to harm one of his future friends if possible, but that didn't mean he would hesitate to attack if the other person was determined to fight it out.

"I'll give you a chance to leave. I don't want to hurt a beautiful girl if possible." Natsu said looking at her seriously. Juvia was surprised to hear him calling her beautiful. Her cheeks started reddening due to it.

"Do you really think Juvia is beautiful!?" She shyly asked with a small blush appearing on her cheeks, causing him to look at her strangely.

'I forgot that she's extremely gullible.' He thought with a sheepish smile. She fell for Gray in the anime due to a misunderstanding after all.

"Um… Yeah. So can you please let me go? I need to reach my guild master as soon as possible." Natsu asked making Juvia wide-eyed. He wanted to leave this place peacefully if possible.

"Wah! What should Juvia do? He just proposed to me. Should Juvia let him pass or not? But, Juvia doesn't want to fail her mission. Juvia's in a dilemma…" She said, shaking her head while holding her cheeks. She misunderstood Natsu's words as a proposal making him surprised.

"Whoa, wait a sec. Who said I proposed to you? I already have two lovers." Natsu said trying to clear her misunderstandings but it backfired.

"So, you lied to Juvia." Juvia looked at Natsu with a dark expression. She looked like an enraged beast ready to pounce her enemy.

"Uh… I guess I stepped into a landmine." Natsu said with a shaky smile.

"Juvia is mad now. Water Nebula" Juvia said releasing two waves of water rotating around each other and formed a helix that headed toward Natsu with tremendous force.

"Sigh… I didn't want to use force but I guess I don't have any choice now. I did warn you after all." He said with a tired sigh while looking at the incoming attack.

"Fire Dragon's Iron First!" He engulfed his right hand in flames and blasted her attack away. Then, he swiftly approached Juvia and knocked her out with an elbow to her guts.

"Sorry about this, Juvia. I don't have any more time to waste on you. Goodnight!" He said before placing her somewhere safe. Then, he left the area and headed toward Makarov's location.

'I hope I'm not late. I don't want Gramps to be done in by a sneak attack.' He worriedly thought while steadily approaching Makarov's location.

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~Edited by Nyanodesu

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