Maelstrom of FairyTail

Hyorimaru sighed as he looked at the sleeping child in front of him. He had just found him on the mountain in the snow. He couldn't just leave the boy lying there to die but now he had no idea what to do with him. It was a blond boy probably no older then three. The boy intrigued him a little. From what he knew of human's they generally detested the cold weather but the boy wasn't crying or anything else of a similar manner. It seemed he felt right at home in the cold if anything.

He thought about how his brethren had taken on children to train in the art of Dragon slaying. Igneel had recently found a newborn he had taken in a while ago. Being an Ice dragon he didn't really get along with the Fire dragon. He was too hot headed in Hyorimaru's opinion and would always try to goad Hyorimaru. Truthfully he also wanted a student to show the bastard up. Looking at the blond before him, he could see the potential. The boy was powerful… for his age anyways. He already possessed a significant amount of magic. With the right training he would make a great slayer. 'Another way to show that hothead Ice is better then Fire' thought Hyorimaru. Yes he had decided. The blond child would make a very good dragon slayer. ' Heh I even get a head start. The boy is older then Igneel's brat. Gives me more time to train him as well.' thought Hyorimaru a little smugly. He kept telling himself his decision was solely based on the choice to show up Igneel and prove the superiority of ice to everyone. It had nothing to do with the adorable way the little child looked at him with those icy blue orbs of his.

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Five-year-old Naruto Uzumaki looked up to his father not believing his ears. Hyorimaru saw the disbelief in his son's eyes and said, " That is right Naruto, today you will start learning to use magic. Ice Dragon Slayer Magic to be precise." Naruto smiled and said " Awesome Dad! So what do I learn first? Will it be the roar!" Hyorimaru sighed. While Naruto was usually laid-back he still got easily excited. Hyorimaru was sure he would grow out if it when he was older but it still sort of irritated him.

He spoke up cutting of Naruto " No Naruto, first you have to learn to access your magic. This is why I've had you meditating on the peak everyday." 'And to hopefully curb your excitedness. It's so troublesome.' Naruto sighed but didn't object. He knew he would be able to learn what he wanted as soon as he did what his father said. No point in trying to argue with him. Hyorimaru saw the boy had calmed down and said " Okay I want you to start meditating again. You should be able to feel it. Since your magic is ice based it will probably have a cold feeling to it."

Naruto nodded as he started meditating. He soon fell into a trance and searched for the familiar coldish feeling present inside of him. He had been feeling it recently whenever he meditated but this time he actually knew what it was. Soon the familiar chilling feeling came. He pushed towards it and immersed himself in it. He felt it rush through him. It felt amazing. Suddenly he felt a tremor and his concentration snapped and the cold feeling rushed back. He opened his eyes and saw Hyorimaru looking at him with calculating eyes. He said, " Good I was worried you weren't going to stop." Naruto was confused and said, " What did I do?" Hyorimaru looked at him with a bit disbelief and said, " You mean you didn't do that on purpose?" pointing his tail behind Naruto.

Naruto turned around and saw a giant tower of Ice behind him. It continued very high upwards. He couldn't see where it finished even. He looked on in awe. He turned to Hyorimaru and said " Whoa! I made that! All I did was let myself be engulfed by my magic!" Hyorimaru looked at the boy and thought ' It seems you have more potential then even I had thought initially. Your original magic must be Ice-make or something like that if that tower was any indication. It also explains why you weren't freezing to death and the connection I felt with you. This is perfect. It will augment your Ice Slayer Magic well. It will certainly help with ' that magic' as well.

Hyorimaru looked at Naruto and said, " While that was a brilliant demonstration of your magic don't let it get to your head. You still have a long way to go before you can be called an Ice Dragon Slayer. The day you actually hurt me is the day you can let it go to your head. Until then nothing is enough."

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Year X775

Hyorimaru looked down at his now eleven year old son and thought ' I only have two years left with him. He's come pretty far since he started Dragon Slayer Magic. While he still hasn't made me bleed yet his did leave a bruise last month when he shoved all his magic into that roar. Let's see if he's gotten any better since then. Hyorimaru spoke and said " Naruto that's enough training for now. Come over here and let's have another spar. I want to see how much better you have gotten since last time."

Naruto looked over to his father and said " Sure dad let's do this." Naruto walked over and got into his stance. Hyorimaru said " Start." and quickly leapt away as Naruto's roared at him, barely dodging it. Hyorimaru was happy to see it was stronger then before if only by a small margin. Hyorimaru swept his claws towards the boy forcing him to jump over them. He had learnt early on that blocking a direct hit from a dragon was synonymous to suicide. Hyorimaru's innate strength and size were not just for show. No matter how much his body had toughened up from Dragon Slayer Magic it was pretty much still impossible.

Naruto used his own roar to propel himself away from Hyorimaru's which was larger then his by a large amount. Hyorimaru smirked at the ingenuity. That was the first time he saw a roar used for something like dodging. Naruto charged at Hyorimaru using his bulk to his advantage and attack him in the side. " Ice Dragon's claws!" And take this " Ice Dragon's wing slash!" as he tried to puncture Hyorimaru's icy scales. His eyes widened as he saw Hyorimaru sweep his tail towards him in an attempt to hit him. Naruto tried to use the roar to do more damage and propel him away from the attack simultaneously only to for Hyorimaru to knock him back hard by flaring his wings. This inevitably sent Naruto flying. He crashed into a huge chunk of ice that was jutting out of the ground leaving a man sized crater in the ice as fell out if it moaning in pain.

This was the part he hated about fighting Hyorimaru the most. It only took Hyorimaru one hit to win. He knew he had at least four broken ribs from that attack. Naruto encased his chest in a slight case of ice to numb the pain. The dragon-like vitality granted by his magic would heal them before the cold could have any negative effects on his body. He stood up slowly as Hyorimaru approached him. Hyorimaru lay down next to him and said, " It seems your magical strength has gone up slightly since last month. Good at this rate you will be able to crack dragon scales before this year ends." Naruto nodded and said, " After I actually manage to injure you what will I do?" genuinely curious. His father just answered cryptically and said, " I will show you how to achieve the next level."

Naruto knew his father was stubborn and would give no more details so he just resolved to double his efforts so he would find out what Hyorimaru meant. Hyorimaru smirked as he saw Naruto's resolve. Truthfully he wasn't as stubborn or secretive as he made himself out to be, but mostly did it to motivate Naruto. The boy could be too nosey for his own good sometimes. Hyorimaru wasn't above using it to his advantage especially when it would benefit his son the most in the end anyways. When Hyorimaru was sure Naruto's ribs had healed over he gently nudged the boy and said, " Come on Naruto. You need to finish your physical exercises for today. We can go flying when you are done.

He smiled as he saw the boy run away excited. Let it not be said Hyorimaru did not reward his son's efforts. He sighed as he lumbered after the boy. Sometimes he truly wondered where the boy got all his energy from. He made even a dragon feel tired!

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Year X776

Naruto smiled as he stared gleefully at the slight crack in Hyorimaru's frosty scales! He had finally done it. He had hurt a dragon if only slightly after wasting half his magical power in his attacks. But still he would always consider it as an achievement of his. Hyorimaru smiled down at his son. The boy had finally done it. True he hadn't even felt it really and it healed in less then thirty seconds but there was a crack. The boy was ready for the next step. He wouldn't be able to do more. His power would only increase with time now. He had a final teaching to pass on to the boy before he left.

Hyorimaru smiled down at his son and said, " You are finally ready Naruto. I'm about you show you my true power. The true strength of Your Ice Dragon Slayer Magic. You may be surprised to hear this but Ice Dragon Slayer Magic is one of the most destructive ones even amongst the Dragon Slayer Magic's. It can only be matched or surpassed by Apocalypse Dragon Slayer Magic or the fabled Light and Darkness Dragon Slayer Magics lost even to the dragons and to a lesser degree the elemental Dragon Slayer Magics. Sky Dragon Slayer Magic doesn't classify here since Grandine focuses more on the healing aspect of her magic. The true power of our magic is in the heavens themselves. Let me show you the true power we wield Naruto…"

Suddenly Naruto felt the overwhelming Magical power of his father flare and he finally realized just how much his father held back when they fought. He watched in shock as his father finally showed him the epitome of Ice Dragon Slayer Magic. The results were overwhelming. The thought that such power was in his hands scared and excited Naruto. Hyorimaru saw the look of awe on hid son's face and said, " That is the true power of a dragon, the power in your hands. Come Naruto, I will show you how to reach the next level. We do not have much time but I will at least help you master the basics. The rest will be up to you." Naruto nodded mutely as he followed his father to a more open space for him to train. He had known his father was going to leave soon. His erratic behavior and constant pushing for him to finish his training as soon as possible tipped the boy off something was wrong with his father. From there it took him a while to piece together the clues and reach a conclusion.

He was shaken from his thoughts as Hyorimaru spoke up " Now Naruto first you must…"

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Year X777 July 7

Thirteen-year-old Naruto smiled sadly as he saw his father fly away. This was the final time he would see him in a long time. Salty water hit the icy floor as Naruto watched the dragon fly away. He had promised himself he wouldn't cry but his body betrayed him. He heard his father roar in the distance and released his own roar in response. Even as his father went further and further away he could feel the perpetual Ice storm around their mountain start to fade. His father's presence had caused the mountain to be frozen almost near the base. Now that he was gone only the peaks would remain Icy.

Naruto cradled a Katana to his chest. It was his father's last gift to him. Always the practical figure he had given Naruto a Katana with his 'essence' in it. He had no idea how he had done it but was grateful to have even a part of his father with him. It had power over ice just him and his father. When Naruto asked why he was been given a sword of all things Hyorimaru replied ' You will live amongst humans once I leave and almost no human will live in ice by choice. Also Ice Mages are rare and since you can't eat your own ice I got you a weapon that creates ice. A simple yet elegant solution.'

Naruto silently wept himself to sleep that night clutching his Katana tightly. He would be leaving his home tomorrow. He had hoped to enjoy one last day there but it was all for naught. He finally realized just how much he associated Hyorimaru's presence with home and a sword was a poor substitute.

Naruto stared at 'his mountain' one last time before he started walking out of the town at the mountain's base. He had a bag filled with all the jewels Hyorimaru had hoarded while the rest of his treasures lay frozen under twenty feet of hard ice until either Naruto or Hyorimaru returned for it. It was dreadfully warm at the base of the mountain and he actually had to use his ice magic to feel comfortable in the heat. His skin was pale and even his sunny blonde hair had lightened in color since Hyorimaru had adopted him, not that he knew. A few of the products of the environment he grew up in and the nature of his magic. With his long blonde hair, pale skin and slightly effeminate looks he could have been mistaken as a girl by a hurried or inattentive observer. His icy blue eyes were slitted to give him slightly better vision. His canines were slightly elongated and sharpened. He had lean slightly defined muscle's of a runner or swimmer from his spars and physical training.

He wore a long sleeved black shirt that was open at the torso and grey pants along with a grayish black cloth hanging halfway up from his stomach till his knees. He also had a red belt that was tied in a bow, which held Hyorimaru. He also had two armbands strapped to each arm (Basically like Sasuke looked when he first appeared in Shippuden with different colors. I'm not really a Sasuke fan but the guy knows how to dress… unlike Canon Naruto… I hope the color scheme isn't gaudy. If anyone can suggest a better one please do so… clothes aren't my thing…)

Naruto sighed as he turned away from the mountain and started walking away. He really didn't know where he was going to go but he supposed he would explore a little before he settled somewhere he liked. He really wasn't in need of money at least for a while since he had quite a few precious stones in his possession. And he could easily loot some bandits or the like if he really needed the money. And so Naruto began his journey…

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AN/: I tweaked Naruto's dragon slayer magic a bit. There is no way Natsu could take some of the hits he did unless his body was sturdier then a normal persons. So I tweaked it around a bit. Also I decided to give Naruto Hyorimaru from Bleach. It seemed like a good idea really… Naruto will be pretty strong in this fic and I'm contemplating what to have him do and not do to as the story progresses. I don't want him to simply go through Natsu's accomplishments as seems to happen in some fics. Anyways I'll cross that barrier when I come to it.

And Naruto's exceed will be based of someone from Naruto. I don't know yet and it won't be Kurama or Haku. Naruto is a dragon slayer. They tend to be the types not to take shit from anyone. And I just don't like Haku that much. He/she is irritating really. Anyways review!

I'm not sure about the pairing yet. I can't write Erza properly as I can't capture her character as it were and there is no point in just lifting lines from the anime/manga. This is Fan fiction. I'm leaning towards NaruMira since I like Mira a lot but again I'll cross that barrier when I get to it.

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