Disclaimer: Fairy Tail and Naruto are works of their respective creators. I do not own or gain profit from this story.

AN: So I've had this little idea nagging at me for the longest time and I just had to get it out. I'm not a writer, so please be kind. FairyTailxNaruto crossovers are my new fanfic addiction and I just loved the idea of incorporating some concepts from the Naruto universe into the Fairy Tail universe. Celestial Spirit Magic has also always fascinated me and I've felt was always a little underrated, so I decided to create something similar that would hopefully be enjoyable.

Yes, there will be a timeskip, as this is just an introductory prologue.

Prologue: Hirake!

Naruto.

That was all that anyone referred to him as. Just Naruto. No last name, no family ties, and certainly no "The Great and Powerful" anything attached.

It was what they called him at the orphanage, the Cedar Town Children's School, and the street markets. Most people in town knew his name at this point. He had lived here for as long as he could remember when he'd been dropped off on the front steps of the town hall nine years ago. For the most part, this was his home.

But today, nobody was calling him by his name. In the late afternoon and in the bustling open air market, people were yelling out-

"BRAT!"

Naruto ran through the street as a crowd of angry merchants chased behind him. Dodging rotten vegetables thrown at him and jumping over trader carts, he easily maneuvered through the crowds in front of him.

"I'm sorry!" he yelled over his shoulder, "I was just practicing!"

"That's what you always say," yelled an elderly balding man as he chucked a spoiled tomato.

"Yeah! But I swear this one's an accident too!"

Swiftly ducking from the sailing produce, Naruto sharply turned the corner and began to gather his magic for the only spell he'd managed to properly learn from the town archives. Two golden magic circles appeared on either side of him.

'Kage Bunshin no Jutsu,' he thought and two duplicates of him appeared in the circles. Exact copies, from the spiky blond hair to the whisker birthmarks on his cheeks.

"Split up!" he yelled and his two clones gave him a salute before turning in different directions.

Jumping into the nearest alley, Naruto hid behind one of the garbage bins as the mob of angry townsfolk turned the corner and began chasing his clones. He watched as the confused group split up and ran after his doubles.

'Heh heh,' Naruto thought, grinning, 'suckers.'

Waiting a few minutes to make sure there were not stragglers, he let out a loud sigh before getting up and brushing of a piece of moldy carrot that one of them had managed to hit him with.

Coming out of the alley, he looked to either side of the street to make sure none of his pursuers decided to double back before coming out into the open.

Frowning down at his soiled clothes he thought , 'Well that was a bust. Ah well, better luck next time.'

"Hem hem…"

Naruto froze and a bead of sweat formed at his brow at the sound of someone clearing their throat. A hand came down to grasp him by the back of his orange t-shirt before a stern female voice said, "And what have you done this time young man?"

Turning around to view his captor, Naruto came face to face with the orphanage matron. A stern middle aged woman, Matron Clio did not take too kindly to backtalk, sloppiness, or in Naruto's case, rule breaking. Her glasses and graying hair making her appear more intimidating than grandmotherly.

He gave a nervous laugh and awkwardly scratching the back of his head.

"Onee-chan, what brings you to this part of town?"

Quirking an eyebrow at his attempt to make conversation, she swiftly moved her hand from the back of his shirt to one of his ears before pulling him with her.

"OW! OW! My ear! Let go! Let go!

Naruto sat in front of the Matron's desk as she looked at him over the piles of paperwork on her desk. Taking a quick glance he saw the top of the pile clearly had his name on it.

"So let me get this straight," Matron Clio said, as she placed her fingers to her temple, trying to alleviate the incoming headache forming, "You broke into the village magic archives…again, after I specifically told you not to anymore, to learn a new spell without supervision. Which resulted in spoiling the produce of merchants within a two mile radius."

"Well when you put it that way-"

"I'm not finished," she cut Naruto off, "and what pray tell was this fantastical new magic that you just had to learn, that you felt it was worth going against my instructions and costing several people their day's profit? What was it….rotting magic?" She glared down her spectacles at the frowning boy.

Naruto mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Vegetable Magic," he stated more clearly. (1)

"You caused all this chaos to learn…vegetable magic?!" she yelled, standing up quickly.

"It was the only one I thought wouldn't cause an explosion…this time."

Sighing, she sat back down. "Oh Naruto," Matron Clio said in exasperation, "what am I going to do with you? You refuse to regularly attend your lessons, you've caused more damage to this town than any dark mage ever could, and you won't even go to the blacksmithing apprenticeship that I managed to get you. You need to get your act together Naruto."

"But I told you! I don't want to be a blacksmith or anything like that," he replied.

"Oh, and what do you intend do in order to make a living?" she inquired even though she already knew the answer. It's been the same one he's been shouting at the breakfast table since he learned how to talk.

"I'm going to be one of the Ten Wizard Saints! Dattebayo!"

"And I told you that that's an unrealistic goal. Do you know the odds of someone becoming an S-class mage, let alone a Wizard Saint?"

"That's why I need to learn as much cool magic as I can! So that I can fight all the strong monsters and-"

She held up a hand to silence him.

"Naruto, I only want what's best for you," Matron Clio said, looking at him with a bit of sadness in her eyes, "Growing up in an orphanage isn't anyone's ideal situation, but we make the best of it. And the best of it isn't putting all our hopes on a dream. It's time to join reality."

Naruto frowned at that last part.

"Clean up and get ready for dinner," she continued, "I've told the mayor that you'll be working off the damage you've caused by helping out at the market starting tomorrow morning."

The full moon shone brightly along the beach near the town's pier.

Naruto could be found sitting at the far end of the beach, resting near the cliff that overlooked the ocean and furthest from the town's lights.

'What does she know?' he mentally scoffed to himself, 'I bet she's never even stepped foot outside the town borders.'

He understood it was a difficult path to follow, but the more he thought about his life as a mage, the more he wanted it. Naruto thought about the adventures, the excitement, and friends you made on the journey. But most of all, he thought about the recognition.

Nine years and he'd somehow managed to slip by the radar of the many families that came by the orphanage looking to adopt. Year after year, he would watch as other children left with a new mother and father, taking one hand in each of theirs, and walking out the door.

He stopped pestering the town mayor, who had been the one to find him on the town hall steps, about whether or not he'd seen who had dropped Naruto off. Questions like why and who swam through his mind throughout the years.

Naruto had hoped to one day have a family of his own one day, but as each year passed, he grew less and less hopeful. Children over the age of five rarely got adopted and at nine, Naruto was part of the older group that was expected to start looking for work rather than family.

What better way to work and attain the recognition of others than as a mage, he'd thought to himself one day.

Looking at how high the moon had gotten in the sky Naruto thought, 'It's pretty late. I should probably head back before Onee-chan sees that I snuck out.' He winced at the memory of the spanking he got the one time he'd gotten caught.

Standing up and brushing the sand from the back of his pants he started making his way towards the town lights when he heard it…felt it.

Thrmmm…Thrmmm…Thrmmm…

A thrumming sensation that reverberated from his ears to his gut.

'What is that?,' he thought. Scanning his area, Naruto searched for the source of the sound before taking a few steps further away from the town and towards the far side of the cliff.

Thrmmm…Thrmmm…Thrmmm…

Carefully edging around the cliff so as to avoid getting wet by the waves that came in and out, he made his way around to the other side, using the bright moonlight to guide his steps.

Thrmmm…Thrmmm…Thrmmm…

The sound was louder from this side and Naruto felt as if even the hairs on the back of his neck were vibrating with the rhythms of the noise.

Eyeing his new surroundings and squinting into the darkness of the night, he found what appeared to be a solid iron chest buried halfway into the ground, about the size of Naruto's head, washed up onto the shore.

'Cool!' Naruto smiled with glee,' Maybe it has treasure or jewels! Ramen for days! Yay!'

Excited at the idea of finding a possible treasure, he hadn't even noticed that the sound that had brought him here had stopped the moment he had looked at the chest.

Walking closer, Naruto inspected the box and noticed the ornate designs carved into the metal as he got closer. At the very top of the box looked what appeared to be a rather muscular humanoid creature, but one that only had one eye with tomoe and circles surrounding the pupil. Its mouth was closed and it was hunched over in what appeared to be a sitting position. The ten tails protruding from behind it was carved in such a way that they appeared to wrap around and hold the chest rather than being part of the metal.

'Creepy,' Naruto thought to himself as he eyed the carving of the creature. Looking at its eye made him feel small and insignificant. As though the creature was something far older than anything he could imagine…something primal.

Shaking off this feeling Naruto got back to the task at hand. 'It's just a chest. Get a grip on yourself,' he thought, then eyed the front,' Damn! It needs a key!'

Sighing that he'd have to wait before finding out how much was in the box, he moved to pick it up. 'Maybe I can pick the lock when I get home. Doesn't look all that heavy. If there's enough then I can probably pay back the veggie sellers and get them off my case.'

As soon as his hands made contact with the sides of the box, the eye of the creature flashed red briefly and the chest let out a sound like air being released.

Naruto yelped in surprise, dropped the box back in the sand, and jumped back.

Click

'Did it just unlock itself?,' he thought with a frown before slowly moving back towards it. Carefully placing his hand on the lid, Naruto slowly lifted the top, ignoring the accompanying creak of the lid and gust of wind that usually signified bad omen in the ghost stories that the other children have told him.

There, resting in what appeared to be a red velvet lining was what appeared to be a dark iron key.

It was about as long as the width of a grown man's hand and so dark that it appeared almost black. The end didn't look like anything that could possibly unlock any doors Naruto had ever seen. In fact, it somewhat resembled the profile view of a horse/dolphin hybrid creature with its mouth open and its teeth bared.

The handle was a flat oval shape that had "V" carved into the metal.

His eyebrows knit at the unusual item. 'That's it? A key? Where's the treasure?'

Lifting the lid a little higher to see if he'd missed something, Naruto found an inscription written into the inside of the top.

A great change will soon fall onto this world. Whether it is good or bad will be decided by you.

'Me?' his raised one eyebrow in question. It seemed a little farfetched to assume something like that of a nine year old.

I maintain balance between the nine gates and have been tasked with finding the next Primordial Spirit Mage. Unite me with my brothers and sisters, though they shall not come willingly, and together we shall battle together through the onslaught.

What you hold is the key to my gate. Say my incantation, mage, and bring me forth.

Naruto lifted the key from the box and examined it carefully. 'Primordial Spirit? Is it like Celestial Spirits?' he questioned, remembering a brief description from one of the scrolls he'd passed over in the archives.

Shrugging to himself and gathering his energy into the key, he read the next line out loud.

"Hirake! Gobi no Tobira! Kokuo!" (Open! Gate of the Five Tail! Kokuo!)

Ding dong…

AN: Well I hoped you liked it. This is my first story ever so I could really use the reviews/encouragement to keep it going. And yes, just like in Celestial Spirit Magic, Primordial will have its own set of rules that the summoner must abide by.