Clues of Identity

Outskirts of Fiore, Unknown Location

On the outskirts of the kingdom of Fiore, there lay a rocky wasteland where nothing living appeared to be able to survive as there was barely any living thing within the wasteland. However, unknown to anyone within Fiore, the Dark Guild known as Raven Tail had made its headquarters within the area as the master, Iwan Dreyar, son of the Wizard Saint and Third Master of Fairy Tail, Makarov Dreyar and father to the S-Class mage of Fairy Tail, Laxus Dreyar, had created the guild within a large stony pillar. With the spikes of rock jutting from the pillar itself, it provided the guild with a natural form of defense as well as masking the guild's presence.

Within the guild of Raven Tail, one of its members was making his way towards the master's headquarters. The man entered Iwan's room and bowed to the man as he sat upon his throne.

Iwan was a rather tall and muscular man. He had black hair, a trait that set him apart from the his son and father who were both blonde, and tanned skin. Iwan sported a unique looking beard which appeared very shaggy. He wore a dark blue shirt and an ornate cloak along and a pale blue ascot.

The man remained silent as his round, beady black eyes stared at the man.

"Ah, Obra. What news do you have for me?" Iwan asked.

Obra was an extremely tall man with pale blue skin and round, beady, black eyes. Said eyes lacked a sclera making them look purely emotionless and also seemed comparable to that of a bird's or rat's. His long, pale blue hair stretched way past his shoulders and was tied into a ponytail. He had a fairly long neck and the upper areas of his face seemed to protrude forward. His nose was rather long and he had pink lips. Across his nose were two white belts with round studs placed upon them. His outfit consisted of a large, black, poncho-like cape which hid away the majority of his body and had a collar which seemed to cling to his neck and hide his chin from view. Three white bow ties were bound to his neck by straps in a vertical line. He wore a pair of long black pants which were shown as a part of his legs managed to extend past the length of the cape. A pair of black dress shows were worn as well. His outfit was completed by a black top hat which had two bronze coloured stripes encircling it.

Obra stretched out a long, arm from the confines of his cape and opened his closed hand. In a plume of black smoke, the small devil-like creature appeared.

"Luci has returned I see. Luci, what news do you have for me?" The black devil cackled loudly before exploding into a plume of black smoke. The smoke then twisted and turned to form a large ring in mid-air. In the middle of the ring, an image formed relaying the information it had recorded. Iwan stroked his beard before sighing.

"Though it would be nice to beat down the Magic Council and the three members of Grimoire Heart, we cannot risk the Magic Council knowing of our presence as yet. So we will let them play their little game of cat and mouse, however given the fact that I witnessed the Ogonna Fuujin's power first hand...they are most likely unaware as to the fact that they are the mice and are walking into a tiger's lair." Iwan chuckled.

"I will contact you for your next assignment later on, Obra. Till then, have Luci rest." Obra remained silent, but nodded before turning and leaving the room.

Iwan smirked. The pieces were on the board.

'And the game begins.'

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Lupinus Town-Lupinus Library

"Hi." A familiar blue haired girl grinned at Naruto. The blonde sighed as he looked up from his book and Kurama was laughing inwardly at Naruto.

"You're...You're...someone I haven't met before." Naruto said causing Levy and Kurama to sweatdrop. The young seventeen year old had grown over the years. She was now bordering a C-cup and had a more definitive curve at the hips. Her blue hair was now longer, the orange hair band was still present in her hair since that day the two met four years ago. She wore an orange dress that ended just above her knees. She was short as ever though having only appeared to become a little more than five feet tall.

"Don't you remember me?" Levy whined. Naruto raised an eyebrow as he gave the girl a once over.

"No...should I?" He asked.

"It's me, Levy...Levy McGarden. I talked to you about Seal Magic, I'm a member of Fairy Tail." She informed him with clues to jog his memory. Naruto then nodded.

"Ah yes, the annoying girl who wouldn't leave me alone." The blonde's eyes narrowed as Levy stuck her tongue out at him. "So, Fairy girl, what are you doing here?" Naruto asked with a bored tone. Levy giggled as she sat down in the chair across from Naruto at the same table.

"Just a simple travelling mission. We're on our way to a nearby mountain range to fight a monster."

"Where are your useless friends?" Naruto asked as he continued to read his book. Levy sweatdropped as she scratched the back of her head.

"Well...they're busy glaring at the back of your head trying to burn holes into your skull." The blonde dragonslayer nodded as he continued to read.

"So any new seals you've tried out yet? Have you tried out the inter-dimensional travelling one we had discussed four years ago when we first met?" Levy asked. Naruto was about to answer when Minerva walked up to him.

"So, Minato my boy, have you found what you're looking for?" Naruto shook his head at the old woman.

"No Minerva-san." he replied. Minerva bent down to his ears and whispered into them.

"She's a cute girl. Is she your girlfriend?" Naruto's eyes twitched at the thought before he turned to the elderly woman. He clenched and unclenched his hands.

"Not in this life or any other." Naruto replied darkly. Minerva nodded with a warm smile before leaving him with Levy. Droy and Jet were still busy trying to burn holes into Naruto's skull with their glares.

"Yes, you were saying?"

"Yeah, the travelling seal spell we discussed. You try it out yet?" She asked.

"I have."

"And?" Naruto remained silent and that was enough to give her her answer. "It failed, huh?" Naruto remained silent as he turned another page in his book.

"Don't you have a mission to do?" Naruto asked as he buried himself into the book. He had attempted the spell to travel through the pocket dimensions, but when he performed the tests with rocks and some of the bodies of the people he would kill along the way...well let's just say, they never made it out in one piece.

'I wonder where the other half of that guy's body ended up.' Naruto thought. A few minutes had passed with Levy and Naruto conversing about Seal Magic as they both read their chosen books at the same time. However, during a moment of silence when he realized Levy was still sitting with him, observing him read, he noticed her calculating gaze.

"What?"

"I've just been wondering where I heard the name Minato before. That librarian called you Minato..." Levy then tapped her chin. "Where have I heard that name before?" Kurama chuckled inwardly.

'Oh I love the situations the kit is put into.' The fox costume wearing Exceed thought. Levy snapped her fingers as the name came to her.

"Ah right, I remember!" Naruto raised an eyebrow as he looked up from his book. "Minato...Minato Namikaze, a member of the Ten Wizard Saints. I never thought you would look so...young though." The Solid Script mage said. In the background, Jet and Droy had been busy trying to pick their jaws up off the ground as they thought the man before them was in the same league as their master.

The son of the Black Dragon looked up as she mentioned his biological father.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I am not Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash. I am merely someone who bears the same first name as him." He halve lied. The brown eyed girl frowned.

"Huh? Really?" Naruto nodded.

"Now run along now, Fairy girl. You have a mission to do." He said. Levy nodded.

"Bye, Minato-kun. JET, DROY, WE'RE LEAVING!" Jet and Dory hurried after the object of their affections, turning back only to glare at Naruto. The blonde was oblivious to them as he continued to read.

"She liiiiikes you." Kurama rolled his tongue as he said that. Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Please, she's not worth my time."

"You gave her plenty just now. Admit it, you like to talk to her."

"Conversing with her is amusing, but she is not one I would look to call a mate." Naruto said as he continued to read. Kurama shrugged.

"Meh, true. Now hurry up and read, I want to feel the sun again." The Exceed whined. The son of two Wizard Saints rolled his eyes at the cat before continuing to read.

'Annoying feline.' He thought.

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