12/22/2013

The Shinobi of Magix

Chapter 3: The Voice of Nature

With Naruto

He can feel and hear things everywhere. The sounds of birds chirping as they fly across the vast skies above him and all the gravity bound creatures with him, casting their v-shape shadows as they pass by. "Man, this is peaceful. Can't wait until-"

"Ow! Hey, watch where you're hammering that thing!" A Naruto clone shouted as he rubbed his toe.

"Well, you need to watch where you're going!" shouted back a second Naruto clone.

"You looking for trouble?"

"Trouble just found you!"

"Oh, yeah?!"

"Yeah!"

Naruto groaned as he opened his eyes and glanced over his shoulder to find two of his Shadow Clones fighting in a small smoke cloud with their hands and legs going in and out in a comical fashion. His construction team of Shadow Clones had been working really hard to build his new home and by the look of things, they're almost done with the utilities.

Naruto sighed as he got up and walked over to the construction of his new home. He saw his 30 thirty clones about to put in the roof: the last and important part of any building structure. "Thanks Kami and… mom." Naruto said before he noticed a clone with a red bandanna, walking towards him. The clone wore the bandanna to signify his status as supervisor of the construction.

The clone stopped in front of the Original and said, "We're almost done here, boss. Now as for the furniture…" The clone paused when its creator put his hand up.

"Don't worry about that. Ms. Faragonda told me that she has some furniture in Alfea. I'm going to send a clone to retrieve them," said Naruto with a concerned look.

"Are you bothered by what Ms. Faragonda told you… about the Warrior Kings."

Naruto nodded before he looked up in the sky, "Yeah…Well, it's a beautiful day right now and I think I'll walk in the forest, perhaps meditate on a tall tree. Once you guys are finished, one of you disperse and wait for 10 seconds between each other. I don't want to have a headache like last time." Naruto received a nod from his clone before he jumped to a tree and started hopping from one after another.

As Naruto tree-hopped through the vast networks of trees and plants, he reminisced about the information from the elderly fairy.

(Flashback-The Night of the Ball-Two Hours Later)

Faragonda's Office

Ms. Faragonda, Griselda and Naruto were present in the former's private quarters after the party ended and the latter said good-bye to girls when they went back to their dorms. The two elderly fairies were standing behind Faragonda's desk while Naruto was standing in front of the desk with a scroll in his right hand.

"Well, what is it, Mr. Uzumaki? It's late and I want to sleep," said a now-cranky Griselda as she lifted her glasses to rub her eyes.

Faragonda concurred with this. "Indeed."

"I'm sorry, but I don't think this can wait," Naruto took a breath before he exhaled it, "I was attacked tonight." The fairies were surprised by this information.

"What? When?" asked Griselda in full alert from her groginess.

Faragonda turned serious as she went to full alert as well. "Explain everything." Naruto gulped a little by the sudden change of mood from the two fairies, but he explained everything that happened tonight, including the attack from the Trix and the emergence of Bloom's powers. He even unsealed the dual swords that once belonged to Zorac and placed them on the desk.

After Naruto finished explaining, he saw shocked and horrified faces on both Faragonda and Griselda, not to mention their gaping mouths. "Uh, Ms. Faragonda? Ms. Griselda? You two still here with me?"

"Y-you defeated a-a Myomatan with ease?" asked Griselda with surprise in his tone.

Naruto raised an eyebrow when he heard the name, "Myomatan? Is that what he and the Three Warrior Kings are?" He heard a gasp from Ms. Faragonda and that's all he needed to confirm his theory. "You know who they are. Don't you… both of you."

Ms. Faragonda turned around fully to face the window with the moon in plain view in the sky. She took a deep breath while still facing the windows, "What I'm about to tell you, Naruto, must never leave this office unless the danger imposes on any of the students here, at Red Fountain or Cloud Tower. Then you will share this information," The headmaster of Alfea then turned around to face the blonde Toad Sage who nodded at her.

"You can trust me. I won't share this information without your permission," replied Naruto who then received a kindred smile from the elderly woman.

"Very well. Long ago after all the realms were given life by the Great Dragon since the beginning of time, there was a race that was born alongside the rest of magical creatures today. They were a warrior race, which excelled in hand-to-hand combat and all arts of weaponry. They had unbelievable durability along with strength, speed, stamina and vitality. They once served as protectors for all the realms and magical creatures before our ancestors learned how to use magic. They were the Myomatan." Ms. Faragonda said as she sat down on her comfortable chair with Griselda standing beside her.

"They were the inspiration for the Red Fountain's School for Heroism and Bravery since the first headmaster was the only one that the Myomantan allowed to train outside of their own people."

Naruto was surprised. "Really? Hopefully they don't see those uniforms today, because uniforms are not supposed to be tight! And let me tel-" He saw the glare from disciple fairy and knew that was when he should shut it. "Sorry, please continue."

"Yes, now where was I?" asked Faragonda in a thinking pose.

"You talked about Red Fountain's first headmaster being the first one trained by the Myomatan."

Faragonda chuckled a little. "Thank you, Naruto."

"Pleasure."

"We magical creatures kept in touch with the Myomatan and eventually agreed they change their status from protectors to law enforcers in Magix. Years went by and peace was prosperous and present in all of the realms until that fateful day…"

"What day?" Naruto asked out of curiosity.

"The birth of the Trio Brothers. They were heirs to the royal family of the Myomatan. The youngest, Raiga, excelled in hand-to-hand combat and is the fastest Myomatan. The middle brother, Argo, has the highest endurance and stamina…"

Naruto then waited as Faragonda took a long pause, which for the blonde ninja took as a sign of fear and hesitation about the older Trio brother. Finally the elderly headmaster spoke again, "But they're nothing compared to him. The oldest brother, Raizen, is the strongest of his brothers. His strength, speed, stamina and power make the rest of his people look like weaklings."

"But that is not the worst part," said Griselda, confusing Naruto by the comment.

"It's not? Then what is?" asked the Jinchuriki.

"The brothers discovered a innate ability that was long forgotten in their race. They could absorb a mystical energy that is present in the ground and the air and all the realms. This energy seems to enhance their power to greater heights."

Naruto put his thumb on his chin. "That sounds a lot like Sage Mode." He cleared his throat before he spoke, "So this 'transformation' gives the brothers a power boost. Does it give them the ability to fly as well?"

"No, that's an ability all Myomatan already possess, but their flight capability far exceeds anything or any creature when they…transformed as you say it."

"Hm, I wonder…" Naruto mumbled about something else before he got onto topic again, "So, I assume after the brothers grew up, they decided to lead their people against the magical creatures?"

Faragonda sadly nodded to the boy's question. "Unfortunately, yes. They believed that we magical creatures had tricked their people into slavery in the form of being our law enforcers and so led a revolt with the help of the Ancestral Witches along with other parties."

Naruto raised a brow, "Other parties? Like who?" He saw Faragonda shake her head.

"I'm sorry, but that's for another time. Now as I was saying, the now-called Warrior Kings led their people against us. At first, we held up against their might…but eventually the tables were turned on us. So many magical creatures, friends…family…everyone you associated with had fought against the Myomatan and fell in battle."

"It looked like it was over for us," said Griselda with a hint of fear in her tone.

"Until he arrived…the man who wears the same symbol like you do appeared out of nowhere…literally. The man known to his people as the 'Yellow Flash of the Hidden Leaf' arrived at one of the battle sites and saw the horrifying actions of Myomatan slaying innocents. So he intervened the battle with powers unlike anything in this world and defeated the Myomatan brigade with ease." Faragonda said as she took a tissue from her desk and wiped her nose.

"He was so fast. One minute, he was at this spot and the next, he was way over there," said Griselda as she used her fingers to corroborate her explanation.

"Heh, that's my dad!" Naruto thought proudly as he listened to Faragonda.

"We gained a powerful ally that day and news of his appearance, powers and later victories spread out through Magix, giving our people and all magical creatures hope for victory and peace."

"But his victory also gained the Warrior Kings' attention and they vowed to crush the Yellow Flash. So they confronted him with thoughts of easy victory within their grasp." Griselda cut in while cleaning her glasses.

"Bad mistake." Naruto thought as Kurama growled in agreement.

"However, the Yellow Flash gave the Kings a great challenge since they never encountered a being of his caliber and eventually defeated them. In the aftermath, the Yellow Flash used some sort of sealing magic to seal away the Warrior Kings and their armies in their ancestral castle, but not before Raizen declaring revenge on him. After their defeat, the Ancestral Witches and the other parties retreated and disappeared since they could not defeat him and his current level of power."

"After that day, the Yellow Flash was praised by the people of Magix and was revered as a legend for not only his unique powers, but his kind and determined personality," Faragonda said as she stifled a yawn, "He asked us for help to return to his dimension as he had a wife and they were expecting a child."

Naruto was surprised, but he was careful not to show it. "This happened before my birth?"

"We obliged, but the work was excruciatingly exhausting. It took several months, but we finally managed to send him home and that was the last time we ever saw him," said Faragonda as she looked at Naruto with a smile, "I thank you for bringing this information to us. Now that we know the Three Warrior Kings are awakening, we can coordinate a defensive plan with the other realms."

"It's no problem. I felt like it was the right thing to do," Naruto said before he stifled a yawn with his hand, "Well, I've kept you ladies up late as it is, so I'm going to go and let you sleep." The boy turned around and head to the door. As he opened the door, Naruto stopped when Faragonda asked a personal question.

"Naruto, do you know who is the 'Yellow Flash'?"

A moment passed before Naruto looked over his shoulder and he spoke. "Yes…he is my father." With that, the Uzumaki Jinchuriki stepped out of the room as he left a gawking Griselda and a smiling Faragonda who was satisfied by the boy's answer. The next morning, Naruto left Alfea and settled into the spot where his future house will stand tall in the forest.

(Flashback Ends)

Naruto chuckled a little as he jumped from tree to tree, exploring the vast fields of nature around him in the new world.

Somewhere in the Forest

"AH! Something's crawling on my leg!" cried out Stella.

"Whatever happened to 'mud does wonders for your skin'?" quipped Musa, eliciting giggling from the girls. Bloom and the girls, along with the rest of their female classmates, were on a field trip with their nature professor who emphasized to listen to nature and not to use their magic anytime during their assignment. They were also in safari attire, much to Stella's chargin.

"It's probably a subterranean Sludge Slug. Nothing like a simple Step By spell can do the trick," Techna was about to cast a spell, but she was stopped by Bloom.

"Techna, no! We can't use our magic. We must listen to the voice of nature," said Bloom.

"Bloom's right. We should all close our eyes and listen," said Flora as the girls closed their eyes, but they smelt something instead of listening and Stella was the one to point it out.

"Smells like old socks," said Stella with the girls exclaiming in disgust when they sniffed the smell.

Musa soon saw a bubble on the surface of the swamp, "It's some kind of gas! Let's bounce!"

The girls quickly ran out of the swamp as Flora and Musa shouted a indignant 'Take Cover.' They took cover behind a log and looked at the swamp to find air bubbles on the surface.

"What is that?" asked Stella as Bloom picked up a medium-sized stick with her right hand.

"Let's find out." Bloom said as she threw the stick, which hit one of the air bubbles. "Get down, everybody!" The gas popped and released a grey/silver gas that turned a tree into stone.

"I guess my information was incorrect." Techna said disheartened about being wrong, but Bloom quickly cheered her up.

"Don't worry about it, Techna," said Bloom.

"Yeah, otherwise we would literally be statuettes." Stella said, causing her friends and herself to laugh at the joke.

At The Skies-(Later)

The students of Red Fountain were flying through the sky in a red hover-jet with Riven as the pilot. Brandon was the controls when he saw Timmy enter from behind.

"How's our prisoner?" asked Brandon.

"Grouchy, but good." Timmy said before he looked at the long-blonde hair who looked very spaced out. "Prince Sky, everything all right?" He received no answer from the prince. The teenage blonde prince revealed his true heritage to Tim and Riven on the night of the dance, except Brandon who had already agreed to switch his identity with his friend.

Riven chuckled a little. "He's still upset about Whiskers stealing his dance with that red-head."

"Hey, her name is Bloom and I'm not upset… not entirely," said Sky who turned his chair to face Tim. "Have you found anything about him?"

Tim shook his head. "Nothing, nothing at all. There are no records of any kind. It's like he doesn't exist anywhere!" That aroused suspicion for the prince as he rubbed his chin.

"Come on, Sky. The guy doesn't look like trouble nor does he want to cause any or looking for. Besides Bloom seem to know him pretty well." Brandon said as he tried to alleviate Sky's obsession of finding out about the mysterious whiskered boy.

Sky was about to object when the jet suddenly rocked as if it was hit by something. "Are we hit?"

"If you knew anything, Prince Sky, then you would know that nothing is showing up at the sensors," said Riven as he brought the jet to control, only for them to get hit again and this time, they fell and crash-landed to the ground below. The boys managed to get out of the ship when they heard a shout towards them.

"Are you guys okay?" asked Bloom as she and the girls ran to them. They saw the jet emitting smoke before it fell to the ground.

"Yeah, we're fine. But what are you guys doing here?" asked Sky as Brandon walked over to a distance as if he found something.

"We're on a field trip for nature class," replied Bloom, "So what about you guys? What are you doing around above the forest?"

"Uh, guys, the troll escaped," said Brandon when he found the hole in the hull along with footprints in the mud.

Riven was about to call Brandon by his real name, but promised to keep both of the latter's and Sky's identities a secret. "Prince Sky!"

"You're right. He shouldn't have gotten far with the Addle Shackles. They work like tranquilizers," said Brandon (Sky).

"You mean these?" asked Sky (Brandon) as he pulled a pair of shackles that looked it was made for an elephant. Then the fairies and Specialists heard rustling from the trees nearby with the latter group drawing their phantom weapons.

"Oh, great. It's those Red Fountain guys," said a voice, one that the girls instantly recognized.

"Naruto?" asked Flora as the familiar blonde and whiskered figure jumped down from the tree and faced the girls with a smile and a salute to them.

"Hello, ladies!"

"Naruto!" cheered the girls at meeting their friend again.

The boys looked at the girls with odd expressions. "Naruto? What kind of name is that?" asked Riven.

"An awesome name, thank you very much," Naruto rebuked Riven as he walked closer to the group and stopped in front of the girls. "So ladies, what are you guys doing out here?" He was told about the field assignment by Stella, "Hm, very interesting."

"What about you? What are you doing out here?" asked Bloom. Now everyone, especially Sky, paid attention to the boy's explanation.

"I was simply walking around here. The nature here is beautiful, not to mention the incredible energy that flows through it and-"

Flora was surprised. "You can feel nature?"

The blonde shinobi nodded, "I can sense its power everywhere; the ground, the sky. It's… peaceful." Naruto said before he got back to topic, "As I was answering your question, Bloom, I was in the area when I saw that… floating thingie fall from the sky." He pointed at the fallen jet.

"Cool," said Musa with a smirk.

"Thank you. I tend to impress people at times." Naruto replied with a smile.

"Not all people," thought Sky as he glares at Naruto while the latter was chatting with the girls, especially with Bloom. He soon changed his expression with a kind one. "I've never seen you before. My name is Brandon."

"Uh, Naruto Uzumaki." The Jinchuriki was later met with Prince Sky, Timmy and lastly the emo named Riven.

"It's good to meet you, Naruto. You were quite a mystery back at the ball," said Tim nervously.

"Ooookaaayyyy," Naruto enunciated before he spotted the hole in the jet, "What broke out?"

"A troll," replied Techna.

Naruto did a 180 with his head with a dumbfounded look to face Techna. "A what?"

"Trolls. Tall, mean, hairy and really stinky," said Stella with her fingers closing her nose to make a point.

Naruto blinked a couple times, "I don't get it." Stella and Techna sighed at the boy's denseness. After all he is from another dimension with a parallel Earth.

"Well, we got to get going. You girls just go to your fairy class and you, blondie, go back wherever you came from. Just leave this to the heroes," said an impudent Riven as he pointed his thumb at him-self.

"Well, when will they get here/where are they?" said Stella/Naruto respectively, both of which had smirks on their faces. The two blondes gave high-fives to each other as they laughed.

"Oh, double snap!" Musa laughing with them.

"Listen you-" Riven was about to curse at Stella, but he was stopped by Sky.

"Come on, that's enough. We got to go," said Sky (Brandon). With that, the Specialists left the fairies and human behind as they search for their missing package.

"Do you think we should follow them?" asked Bloom.

"Please, after the 'tude that Riven gave to us?" asked Stella

"Yeah, he was rude. I think we should get back to our assignment and let Riven deal with it," said Flora with a cocked brow.

Stella looked at Bloom, "Flora's right, Bloom. If Riven wants to get eaten, then I say bon appetite, right?" The sun fairy said jokingly.

"That's not what I meant, Stella." Flora rebuked the Sun fairy.

"Did you guys notice the hole in the ship?" asked Techna, "The parameters around it indicates a blast came from outside." The girls muttered about this until they heard Naruto speak.

"Techna's right," said Naruto, gaining the girls' attention on him. He was near the ship with his hand close to the ship as if he was examining it. "It is consistent with an attack from outside…specifically a long range attack."

"You mean that there is someone out here… with us?" asked Stella with a hint of fear in her tone.

"Well, I think we should investigate," said Flora before she and the others faced the denser part of the forest.

Stella wasn't happy about this notion. "Investigate? I-in t-there?" She pointed at the general part of the forest.

"Come on, Stella! Where's your sense of adventure?" exclaimed an ecstatic Naruto, surprising the girls with his charisma. "How's this; I'll tag along and investigate with you girls."

"Really?" asked a now-ecstatic Bloom.

Naruto nodded with a smile. "Yep. Any questions?" Musa raised her hand. "Yes, Musa?"

"Do you have any idea where we're going?"

Naruto did a thinking pose for a moment. "I… have a general idea, but that's the point of adventure, right? Plus, you girls look like you need excitement on this assignment."

"Yeah!" exclaimed the girls but Techna who didn't look very comfortable at the moment.

"Onwards my fellow adventures!" Naruto exclaimed happily as he walked into the dense forest with the girls following them.

Techna was following them slowly at the back and said, "Hello, nature. Could use your guidance now." She groaned as she caught up with her friends and their male leader.

Several minutes into the expedition, the group of teenagers encountered spiders, swamp creatures and mud; three of Stella's worse enemies. "AAAHHH, I hate nature!" Stella cried while scrapping off mud from her arms.

"Stella, calm down. It's nature out here, you know. Everyone's bound to get dirty out here," said Musa as if it was the obvious thing in the world or worlds.

"Yeah!" Naruto then noticed Flora's gaze on him and faced her, "Something on your mind, Flora?" He motioned everyone to continue walking while Flora was about to speak.

"Earlier, you said you sensed nature's energy. How is that possible?" asked Flora. Now everyone looked at Naruto as they grew curious about the boy's strange powers. "Since you're a human."

"Oh, well…" Naruto put his hands on his head, "I learned Senjutsu."

All of the girls raised their brows in confusion and intrigued. "Senjutsu?" Bloom asked before swatting a bug that was floating in front of her.

The Jinchuriki nodded before he spoke, "Senjutsu is the art of drawing natural energy and mixing it with your own chakra and-"

"I'm sorry. Chakra?" asked Techna since she and the others had never heard that term before.

"Oh… It's another word for the life energy that resides in every living thing's body back in my world. In your girls' case, it refers to your magic inside of you and all magical beings in Magix."

"A very interesting word." Techna agreed while inputting the new knowledge of Chakra and Senjutsu into her database on her wrist.

"Please continue, Naruto," said Flora as they jumped over a big log with Naruto helping Bloom to jump down from it and continued walking further into the denser forest.

"As I was saying, Senjutsu allows a person to draw in natural energy and mixing it with your chakra; you enter an empowered state called Sage Mode which drastically increases the power of your spells as well as your strength, speed, stamina, durability and perception." He glanced over his shoulder to find the girls awe-struck but none of them came close to Flora's expression whose magic is nature. Naruto chuckled with an amused smile, "You're surprised. I expected as much."

"Have you used it in battle?" asked an intrigued Musa while taking her headphones.

"Yes I have. But I only use it when I'm facing a powerful opponent or just for fun, though I doubt I'll use Senjutsu anytime soon or ever," Naruto muttered the last word. Since his last fight with the supposedly powerful Myomatan, he's having doubts about the strength of their race but the three Warrior Kings.

"Could you teach me how to use Senjutsu?" asked Flora with great amount of hope in her tone. She assumed her magic could get stronger and be a lot closer to nature like Naruto if she learned this new power.

The boy blinked a couple times since he wasn't expecting this at all. "Uh… well… um… how should I say this delicately." Naruto muttered as he assumed a thinking pose, trying to find the best way to answer Flora's question without hurting her feelings. By luck, he and the girls heard a shrill cry that only a girl could scream.

"Was that you again, Stella?" Everyone looked at the blonde princess who shook her head. "Then who sc-" The shrill cry happened again, this time louder and sounded more like…

Elsewhere in the Forest

"HELP!" Timmy cried out to the skies while living vines are binding him and his friends, leaving them trapped.

Riven becomes annoyed as he tries to break free from his binds, only for the vines' grip becomes tighter with every movement he makes and that goes the same for Sky, Brandon and Timmy. "Well, this is embarrassing." Sky stated after giving up against the vines' incredible strength grip.

"I don't think this can get any worse," said Riven hanging upside down with a scowl. A rustling sound drew their attention and it got worse when the fairies and their blonde male companion emerged from the bushes.

"It just got worse for you, bud." Naruto laughed loudly, oblivious to the approaching vines. Before he knew it, he was hanging upside down with his feet bounded by the vines. He heard snickering from the Specialists. "Shut it!"

"Everything's all right, little plants." Flora reassured the vines. Naruto and the Specialists felt the grip on them loosened before they were released. The gang quickly walked out of the forest.

Brandon walked up to Bloom and whispered, "Hey it's good to see you again, Bloom." He was about to grasp her left hand when they heard a voice behind them.

"Why are we whispering?" The fairy and Specialist freaked out and turned to find a grinning Naruto with his arms on the back of his head. "You guys got scared so easily."

Bloom gave the passing Naruto a playful slap to the shoulder. "Don't do that." She said before walking alongside the ninja, accidentally leaving behind an upset Sky. "We're still looking for the troll, right? It'd be better if we stick together. You know; strength in numbers." Naruto, the girls and the Specialists agreed before they continued walking.

"Dang, man. He took your girl again," Riven whispered to the blonde Specialist who dismissed his teasing and walked ahead of him. "Yo Whiskers." Naruto glanced over his shoulder, "Where are you from? Which realm do you hail from?"

"Uh…"The ninja see the rest of the Specialists staring at him and was about to answer but Stella beat him to it.

"He's from Earth!" The Sun fairy said cheery, surprising Sky and the Specialists of the revelation. "But from a parallel Earth and he has powers."

"A parallel Earth? That's impossible." Timmy declared while fixing his glasses.

Techna pointed at Naruto. "He's the living proof, so it's not impossible." Timmy sheepishly rubbed his head.

"So you're human? And you have powers?" asked Sky incredulously, receiving a nod from the ninja. "I've never heard of a human having abilities. The only Earth beings who have powers are the Earth Fairies."

"Didn't you hear Stella? He's from a parallel Earth. That must mean there are more of his kind back home." Brandon said walking alongside Stella who is enjoying said company.

"Yep, there are more like me." Naruto said pushing a vine out of his way.

"What can you tell us about you and your people?" asked Timmy who took a device with his right index finger close to it, ready to input new knowledge of a new world and its people.

"Sure." Naruto said before mentally thinking, "Just tell them about Ninjutsu, Taijutsu and Genjutsu. Plus Chakra and that's it." The next few minutes, Naruto told the Specialists of what he told the girls about Chakra being every living creature before explaining about the three main types of skills that he and his people practices.

The group of teenagers eventually made it out of the forest and came across a huge river that has a large gap between them and the other side of dry land. "There's no way we can get to the other side without the current dragging us." Timmy said with Techna confirming his analysis.

Brandon pointed at the several floating circular wood stumps drifting by them. "How about those?" Everyone looked at the stumps then at the other side before looking back at the blonde Specialist. "What?"

That's when Bloom started looking around for someone. "Where's Naruto?"

"OVER HERE!" The fairies and Specialists turned around and were awestruck at a waving Naruto who was standing on the other side of the river. "WHY ARE YOU JUST STANDING OVER THERE? COME ON!" If only he knew what would happen in the next few moments.

Few minutes later, the gang continue walking while Naruto receives hell from Stella and Riven for when the ninja accidentally dropped back in to the river just after saving them from it. He thought that there was no end until he heard the sound that was almost music to his ears.

"AAAHHH!"

"Someone's in trouble." Timmy said as he fixes his glasses.

Naruto gave him a deadpan look. "Oh, so the screams of fear didn't give you a hint." The group went through the bush to find a tall blue creature with dark blue hair cornering three girls who wore the same attire like Bloom and the girls. "What is that thing?" asked the Jinchuriki curiously.

"That is a troll, Naruto." Techna said confidently.

"And that is Amary!" Bloom said about the girl with brown hair before the realization came to her when she saw the troll. "That's the same troll who was with Knut back home. We have to save those girl or they'll turn into fairy dust."

"Don't worry, I have a plan." Brandon said "Phase 1: the girls will distract the troll."

Stella gasped when she heard him. "I hope the troll eats the girls isn't Phase 2!" She really didn't like being the part of that plan.

"Don't worry. Tim and I will pin him down while Brandon and Riven slip the shackles on him." Said Sky before he remembered Naruto. "And Naruto…" He expected to find the whiskered boy but he was nowhere nearby. "Where is he?"

The group looked for him while Bloom became worried about him. Then they heard his voice. "Uh, guys? What are you doing?" The Fairies and Specialists turned to the direction of his voice and were surprised by the sight in front of them; Naruto was casually sitting on the knocked-out troll's stomach. "You looking for someone?"

"H-how?" Brandon asked in disbelief after he and the others made it to his location.

Naruto raised a brow before he jumped off and landed on the ground with grace. "How what?"

"How did you knock out the troll?" That was on everyone's minds.

"Simple; I hit him with a punch to the head." The Jinchuriki answered while pointing to the big bump on the troll's head. The look on Bloom and everyone's faces: priceless. He was about ask Bloom something when he was approached by one of the girls and was given thanks while they dissed Specialists for not taking too long to save them before they left. "Well are they grateful?"

"We did take too long about the plan," Sky said while bummed out. He felt a hand on his shoulder and found it to belong to Naruto.

The Shinobi grinned, "Don't worry about it. It's good to be organized, but sometimes you have to come up with a plan while you're in stressed-out situations." The Specialist was surprised by the newcomer's sentence and made him wonder if he's experienced in battle tactics. "Well, now we got to drag the big lug to your ship and when I say 'we,' I mean you guys." Naruto said while pointing at the Specialists.

The boys went jaw-slacked while the girls giggled at the expressions. "How come we have to drag him?" complained Riven.

"Because I said so." Naruto answered simply before tossing ropes at the Specialists. "Come on. It's getting late and I want to go home." The Specialists groaned at the upcoming challenge ahead of them.

"Yeah, it is getting late." Said Flora after noticing the sunset.

Stella shivered while rubbing her arms. "And cold." At that moment, Bloom, Flora, Musa and Techna started shivering in response to the cold.

"We should head back to where our class is," said Bloom shivering before she felt something cover her shoulders and upper body. She looked at it and recognized it was Naruto's orange/black jacket. The fairy looked at the smiling whiskered boy who had on black T-shirt. "Naruto…"

"Don't worry, Bloom. I'm not cold at all." Naruto assures her while the blonde Specialist is fuming secretly. "Now let's get you girls back to your class."

"And how are you going to do that?" asked Techna.

"Like this…" The ninja formed a cross seal with his fingers, "Shadow Clone Jutsu." The Specialists and fairies were stunned when four identical Narutos appeared behind the original. "Ladies, if you would…" He offered a hand to Bloom. She gladly took it before she was placed on the boy's back. This is a déjà vu.

Soon the ladies climbed on the back of the identical clones and the original looked back at the Specialists. "Good luck with the troll, guys." With that, he, the clones and the fairies took to the trees.

The boys were stunned by the human's displayed ability. "Damn… I can see why she's into him." Said Riven, making a pissed Sky kick the troll several times.

Alfea-Bloom's room

Naruto stifled a yawn with his hand while standing near the door with Musa. "Bloom, what did you want to talk about?" After finding the girls' nature classmates and teacher, it turns out that Bloom's group received the highest grade in the session for the longest duration with nature. He received the clone's memories of the house being done, so he was about to leave but Bloom asked him to stay for a bit.

"I've been thinking; we're a really awesome group and we should have an awesome name." Bloom said excitedly while her pet rabbit pondered about it. "What do you think?"

Techna rubbed her chin before speaking. "Actually, it's a pretty good idea. A name is good for quick reference."

Stella stood up from her sitting position on the floor. "The right name would give us that certain something. We could be called something like The Wonder Five, Stella Five or the Power Troop or the BSMTF."

"BSMTF?" asked Musa and Naruto at the same time.

"Check it; Beauty, Style, Magic, Taste and Flair. And those are also the first letters of each of our name." Stella said while using her fingers for each of the words. She sounded happy about it.

However Musa didn't approve of it and waved it off. "Nah, too cheesy." Stella pouted and slouched her shoulders.

"I say Bloom picks it." Flora said while raising her hand, getting Techna and Musa to agree with her.

Bloom was a little surprise. "Really? 'Cause I did come up with a little something and I even made a logo. Check it out!" She said as she took something out of her drawer. It was a piece of paper with the word 'Winx' on it. Stella, Flora and Musa praised the style and color of the logo.

"But, uh. So our name is Winx?" asked Techna a little confused.

"Even better. We're the Winx Club." Bloom replied happily with a smile while moving her hands with sparks of magic coming from her fingertips.

Naruto cleared his throat, catching the girls' attention. "Cool name for you ladies. I'll talk to you in the morning." He turned around to face the door and was about to leave when Bloom called his name. "What?"

"It's not just us, Naruto. You're a member too." Bloom said happily.

Moments passed until Naruto said one word. "Eh?"

END OF CHAPTER

Well, I hope you guys like this chapter. I do my best to make this story as close as possible to the Winx Club canon but be warned: there will be changes. Not a lot but some.

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