Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Akane Beach.
November, x788.
"Not bad." Laxus said while looking up at the villa on the beach. "I should get a vacation home for Saya and Chico, too."
"Yeah, it's a nice place to relax every now and then." Marin said as Alfonzo helped her out of the back seat of the Escalade.
"It looks even prettier when its not raining." Shizuka said from the back seat, waiting for Alfonzo to help her out of the vehicle, as well.
As Shizuka said, Akane Beach was not seeing particularly good weather today. Nor would it be seeing the sun for the next few days. Unfortunately, Alfonzo, Laxus, Marin, and Shizuka would not be able to wait out the inclement weather, as they were scheduled to meet with the representative from the rebels of the Village Hidden in the Mist the next day.
As for the reason Marin and Shizuka waited for Alfonzo to help them out of the Escalade, it was because he was holding a parasol made from his [Metal Magic]. Laxus, on the other hand, was standing under the rain engulfed in his lightning, evaporating the rain before it could touch him.
"Anyway, let's head inside." Alfonzo said while shaking his head. "I only finished the adjustments to the barrier in Magnolia early this morning. So, I'm kinda tired."
Although it was true that Alfonzo had only finished the barrier this morning, the workload for that was not particularly intense. Instead, it was the underground's security measures that took up most of his time and effort.
In the end, Alfonzo saturated the area under Magnolia with his [Metal Magic]. And he made it so that the metal would attempt to restrain anything with enough magic power that tried to pass through the area. And if he was lucky, he would be able to find Zetsu trapped under the ground when he returned from this quest.
"Then open the door." Laxus said sharply. "It's not like we can go in without you."
Glancing in Laxus' direction, Alfonzo rolled his eyes when he saw the grin on Laxus' face. Then, after deciding to ignore his longtime rival, Alfonzo, with Marin and Shizuka in tow, made his way to the villa's front door.
"I need to build a garage." Alfonzo muttered. "It would be better than having to trek through the rain."
"That would be a waste." Marin said as she wrapped her arms around Alfonzo's free arm. "I mean this is the first time I've ever seen it rain on Akane Beach."
Engaging in small talk for the rest of the walk to the house, Alfonzo eventually opened the front door. Marin and Shizuka immediately headed upstairs to the master bedroom while Alfonzo showed Laxus to a guest room.
"*Sigh* For all the years we've known each other, this is the first time we've ever been on a quest together." Laxus said while shaking his head as he threw his luggage on the bed in the guest room.
"Well, there never was a reason to." Alfonzo replied with a shrug while leaning on the door frame. "I mean, at first we didn't get along. And when we finally got over that shit, you had the Thunder God Tribe. Plus, there were no quests difficult enough to make us work together. Otherwise, it would have just been overkill."
"That's true." Laxus replied. "Besides, if we had back then, I think Gramps would have had a heart attack. I mean, how much collateral damage could the two of us do if we worked together."
"Who knows." Alfonzo replied with another shrug. "I've never left any collateral damage in my wake. That's why I was gramps favorite."
"Whatever, fuck off." Laxus replied snappily.
"But if we took a quest together back then, I probably would have been just as bad as the rest of you." Alfonzo said while grinning. "It wouldn't have been while trying to complete the quest objective, though. Instead, it would have happened because you fucked around and I had to let you find out."
"Hmph!" Laxus snorted. Though, he did not retort. "Anyway, I'm not looking forward to fighting ninja's on this quest. I mean, knowing [Magic Power Detection] will make things a lot easier. But I'm not a fan of fighting enemies in the dark."
"I get what you're saying." Alfonzo replied while smiling awkwardly. "But it's not gonna be like what you're thinking."
Hearing that, Laxus raised an eyebrow as he decided to finally take a seat on the bed. And Alfonzo, who was still standing at the door, took the raised eyebrow as a sign that he should continue.
"It's true that most shinobi are pretty sneaky." Alfonzo said. "But most of them are just battle wizards who fight at both close and mid or long-range."
"So, they're like any other wizard, then?" Laxus asked.
"Basically." Alfonzo replied. "Just throw in some hand signs that make casting more complicated. But Mist shinobi are a bit different, as they tend to use a Jutsu called [Hiding in Mist Jutsu], or something like that. Anyway, they flood the area with dense mist, lowering the visibility of the area."
"But that won't be a problem for us, will it?" Laxus asked. "[Magic Power Detection] will see right through that."
"Right." Alfonzo replied with a nod. Then, he pointed at Laxus. "And with your senses as a Dragon Slayer, you should have an even easier time finding anyone hiding in mist."
"I see." Laxus replied. "Then, I guess I have nothing to worry about."
Reaching that point, Laxus reached over to his bag and start to unzip it.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow." Laxus said. "I'm gonna take a shower then get some sleep. Long car rides like that really take it out of me."
Hearing that, Alfonzo raised an eyebrow. Then, he shrugged his shoulders once again as he turned around to leave.
"Fine by me." Alfonzo said. As he stepped out of the room. "Just means I'll need to cook for one less person."
Laxus completely froze when he heard that. Then, he looked at Alfonzo with his eyes widened in disbelief. Not disbelief that Alfonzo suggested that he would not cook for him, but disbelief at the fact that he had forgotten about Alfonzo's cooking.
No, to say that Laxus had forgotten about Alfonzo's cooking was an overstatement. Rather, because he had already heard Alfonzo mention how tired he was, he expected that Alfonzo would forego cooking tonight.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo smiled, as he could feel all the movement in the room stop after he made his statement.
"Don't worry, I'll cook something for you, too." Alfonzo said in a sing-song tone. "And because we're on this quest together, I won't even charge you. You should thank your lucky stars."
"Yeah, I guess so." Laxus replied as he visibly relaxed. However, he frowned a moment later. "Wait… You were gonna charge me?"
Instead of replying verbally, Alfonzo just waved his hand backwards as he continued to walk away.
Two hours later, everyone was satisfied with the dinner Alfonzo made. And since he was the one who cooked dinner, the dishes would be left to everyone else. Unfortunately, he had not spent enough time in this house to outfit it with all the latest appliances. So, the dishwashing had to be done by hand.
Even so, Marin and Shizuka stopped Laxus when he tried to help with the dishes, stating that he was a guest. Meanwhile, Alfonzo was up in his room taking a shower, washing off the fatigue from driving for most of the day.
"Damn it, I really don't wanna sail while its raining." Alfonzo grumbled while walking out of the master bathroom in a robe while drying his hair with a towel. "But since there's nothing I can do about it, I guess… I won't… complain."
As Alfonzo spoke his last sentence, his words trailed off when he raised his head and could see past the towel. Currently, Marin was standing in front of a dresser, the dresser where all the ladies kept their underwear, and picking out a set of lingerie to wear after her shower.
That in itself was not enough to affect Alfonzo. However, she was wearing only a set of bra and panties. Add the fact that she was bending forward slightly, making her butt stand out, and Alfonzo's eyes were drawn directly to it. His complaints about sailing in the rain blown straight out of his head.
"Oh, Fonzie, you're out already?" Marin, who heard Alfonzo's grumbling, asked as she looked back over her shoulder.
However, when Marin saw the mesmerized expression on Alfonzo's face, she smiled happily.
In fact, Marin was hoping for just this reaction. Currently, Shizuka was downstairs on the phone with Rika. Meaning, she would have Alfonzo all to herself for a while. So, while keeping track of him with her [Magic Power Detection], Marin made it a point to strip down to her undies and pose in a way that would emphasize her butt while pretending to look through the drawer as soon as she felt Alfonzo approaching the bathroom door.
"Uh huh." Alfonzo replied in the most intelligent way he could, barely registering what Marin asked.
Even so, Alfonzo walked forward, throwing his towel to the side along the way. Then, when he arrived behind Marin, who was still watching him from over her shoulder, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her against his chest.
"Fonzie, you okay?" Marin asked while smiling up at Alfonzo.
"I'm fine." Alfonzo replied, lust clearly leaking into his tone. "By the way, where's Shizuka. I thought you two did the dishes together."
"Oh, she's talking to Rika." Marin replied.
"I see." Alfonzo said simply as his hands started to move.
===R-18 Start===
Raising his left hand, Alfonzo pinched Marin's chin before leaning down to kiss her. At first, the kiss was soft and sensual. The two gently pressing their lips against each other's while softly sucking on the other's bottom lip. However, as time passed, the kiss became more intense as Alfonzo slipped his tongue into Marin's mouth while she reached back with her left hand and grabbed a handful of his dreads.
While this was going on, Alfonzo's right hand had moved downwards, the tip of his index finger gently rubbing against the skin below Marin's belly button yet above her panties. However, as the kiss intensified, Alfonzo's stimulation did, as well. On top of that, he moved his hand lower and lower, eventually slipping his fingers into Marin's panties, brushing his fingers over her lower lips as he did so.
"Mmm~~!" Marin moaned into the kiss as she tightened her fingers around Alfonzo's hair.
Then, while continuing to stimulate Marin's pussy, Alfonzo broke the kiss. After doing so, he flung her hair over her right shoulder, so that it would hang down over her chest, before slowly turning her head to the front. As he did so, he trailed kisses across her cheek until he reached her earlobe. Then, he softly sucked and nibbled, causing her to shiver.
"*Gasp!* Marin sucked in a shuddering breath as Alfonzo's lips moved down from her earlobe to her neck.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo continued to lightly stimulate At the same time pussy. Meanwhile, As Alfonzo lowered himself behind her, Marin was forced to let go of his hair.
With his freedom of movement returned, Alfonzo continued kissing down Marin's neck. Then, he kissed down her back until he reached her shoulder blade. After that, he moved towards the center of her back, kissing down her spine.
"Ah~! Fonzie, stop teasing me." Marin said as she reached down, trying to guide Alfonzo's fingers into her pussy.
Despite Marin's efforts, Alfonzo's arm did not move in the slightest, as he continued to gently stimulate her pussy while leaving her clit completely untouched. And what made it even worse was the fact that Alfonzo positioned his hand in a way that prevented Marin from stimulating her clit on her own.
"Come on, Marin." Alfonzo said between kisses on Marin's back. "Can't you be a little patient? We've got all night."
"Whatever, I never get you to myself." Marin said while rolling her eyes as she continued to try moving Alfonzo's right hand and arm. "And I wanna get to the good stuff before Shizuka gets back."
"Oh, I'm sure she'll wait her turn." Alfonzo said with a smile as he reached up with his left hand and unhooked Marin's bra. "She's a good girl, after all."
After that, Alfonzo used his left hand to slip the bra straps down Marin's arms, causing her to stop trying to move his other arm for a moment, in order to let the bra fall to the floor.
Alfonzo continued trailing kisses down the center of Marin's back, making her shiver and fidget every time his lips pressed onto her skin. And when he reached the small of her back, the shivering intensified. Even so, he refused to pleasure her pussy anymore than he had been doing since the start.
Eventually, Alfonzo reached the waistband of Marin's panties. When he did, he stopped rubbing her pussy lips and pulled his hand out of her panties. At the same time, he used his left hand to put slight pressure on her back, causing her to lean forward and rest her hands on the dresser.
Then, with his right hand, Alfonzo pulled Marin's panties down her hips,, making sure to keep the back flush against her skin so that he could see her ass ripple as the waistband scraped past it. Finally, when the panties were low enough that they would fall to the floor on their own, Alfonzo simply let go.
Now, crouching on one knee behind Marin, Alfonzo enjoyed the view of her ass and clean-shaven pussy, with lips that were puffy from the arousal and stimulation.
"Beautiful." Alfonzo muttered after licking his lips.
Although Marin's pretty, pink pussy was definitely a sight to behold, what brought that reaction out of Alfonzo was the fact that Marin's ass was shaking right in front of his face. On top of that, she had subconsciously spread her legs just a little to give Alfonzo easier access to her pussy.
After admiring the view in front of him, Alfonzo took his hand off Marin's back. Then, he put both hands on her ass cheeks and spread them slightly before planting a kiss on Marin's lower lips.
"Ah~!" Marin moaned, though it sounded more like a whine, inviting Alfonzo to do more.
And Alfonzo did just that.
Letting his tongue poke out from his lips, Alfonzo dragged his tongue up and down Marin's slit, only slightly parting her pussy lips as he did. He also made sure to not stimulate her clit, as well. Though, he could not help the hair on his chin from brushing against it occasionally.
"Ah~, more." Marin said after a few seconds of light stimulation. "Stop teasing me, Fonzie."
With his tongue still extended, Alfonzo grinned playfully. However, he did what Marin asked. Instead of just dragging the tip of his tongue up and down her slit, he started flicking his tongue as fast as he could while continuing the motion.
"Mmm~~~! Yes!" Marin moaned, basically purring, as Alfonzo licked her. Then, her pitch spiked as Alfonzo's flicking tongue caught her clit a few times. "OH~ God~! Don't stop!"
After hearing that moan, Alfonzo figured that he had teased Marin enough. So, he pushed his flicking tongue onto her clit. At the same time, he pushed the index and middle fingers of his right hand into her pussy and started pumping slowly while tapping his left heel on the floor to put up a silencing barrier. Though, the sounds would still leak out for a moment when Shizuka came back.
"O! M! G! Fonzie! Keep going!" Marin moaned as she lowered her upper body onto the dresser.
Doing as Marin asked, Alfonzo continued flicking his tongue on her clit as he slowly sped up his hand movements. Then, as his right hand's index and middle fingers were pumping in an out of her sopping wet pussy, he wrapped his lips around her swollen clit and started to suck while continuing to flick his tongue on it.
"Ah~~~~~!" Marin screamed as her back arched, her eyes rolled back slightly, and she raised up onto her toes because of her first orgasm of the evening.
Allowing Marin to ride out her orgasm, Alfonzo slowly pulled his fingers out of her pussy while releasing her clit from between his lips. Then, he slowly stood up behind her and untied the belt of his robe, allowing his chiseled abs, pecks, and erect dick to be seen. Though, Marin was enjoying the reverberations of her orgasm a little too much to notice.
Taking a step forward, Alfonzo used the juices on his right hand to lubricate his hard dick as he lined it up with Marin's pussy.
"I hope you're ready." Alfonzo said as he leaned forward to whisper into Marin's ear while gripping her waist with his left hand.
Hearing Alfonzo's deep voice from so close, Marin shivered once again. Then, she turned her head to give him a quick kiss and let him know that she was ready. However…
*Clap!*
"Ahn~~~~~~~~~!" Marin moaned loudly as she came for the second time from the fast, sharp, and deep penetration.
"Because I'm not gonna wait if you're not." Alfonzo continued.
Alfonzo was not informing her to let her know that she should get ready to be fucked. Rather, he was just informing her before he started fucking her. Because like he said, whether she was ready or not, this was going to happen either way.
At the same time, along with her scream, Marin once again arched her back while her eyes rolled into the back of her head. However, unlike last time, Alfonzo had no intention of stopping to let her catch her breath, as he pulled his waist back until only the head of his dick was still inside of her.
"Smack!*
Then, he slammed his dick inside her again, making her ass cheeks ripple from the force of his thrust.
"Oh my god! Yes~~~~!" Marin shouted at the top of her lungs while Alfonzo slammed into her from behind repeatedly. "More! Fuck me… Ahn~~~~~! More, Fonzie!"
For the next ten minutes, the only sounds in the room were those of labored breathing, Marin's moans of pleasure, flesh slapping flesh, and gushy, wet noises. The sound of the dresser rattling against the wall would have been audible, as well. Yet, Marin's moans were so loud and continuous that they were completely overshadowed.
Alfonzo, reaching his limit after making Marin cum four times in a ten minute timeframe, pulled out of her. At the same time, he pulled her up from the dresser and spun her around. However, Marin's legs were still too wobbly from her last orgasm to carry her weight. So, she flopped down onto the floor, her head now level with Alfonzo's dick.
And although she had not yet completely regained her senses, Marin had been in this situation enough times to know what would happen next. So, she closed her eyes, tilted her head back slightly, opened her mouth, and stuck out her tongue as Alfonzo started to furiously stroke his dick in front of her.
"Hmph!" Alfonzo grunted.
At the same time, Alfonzo sprayed a load of semen all over Marin's face, neck, and chest. Meanwhile, he used his [Metal Magic] to create a small shield to keep his cum out of Marin's hair. Because despite the fact how much she enjoys being cummed on, she still complains about getting it out of her hair afterwards.
Once Alfonzo finished shooting his cum, Marin took his dick out of his hand. Then, she began suckling on the tip to get the last drops out of it.
*Click!*
At the same time, the sound of the door opening could be heard and Shizuka walked in.
Looking around briefly, Shizuka smiled before she skipped over to Alfonzo and Marin, her breasts bouncing with every step. Then, she stood on her tip toes, supporting herself with her hands on his back, as she pecked Alfonzo on the cheek.
"Looks like you two are having fun." Shizuka said with a wide smile. "I'll join you in a minute. I just wanna take off my makeup first, okay?"
"Sure." Alfonzo replied with a smile of his own.
Marin, on the other hand, could only nod her head, as her mouth was still filled with the head of Alfonzo's dick.
"Okay." Shizuka said cheerfully as she pecked Alfonzo on the cheek again. Then, she reached down and swept a bit of Alfonzo's cum off Marin's face with an index finger as she continued. "You two can get back to what you were doing. I'll be right back."
With that, Shizuka turned around. However, before she walked away, she looked back over her shoulder and put the finger covered in cum into her mouth. Then, once it was clean, she showed it to Alfonzo before giggling and skipping away.
Seeing that, Alfonzo smiled as his dick hardened again. Then, he turned back to Marin, picked her up by her arm pits, and sat her on the dresser.
"Well, I wonder how many times I can make you cum before Shizuka's done." Alfonzo growled.
Then, without giving Marin a chance to reply, he slammed balls deep into her before fucking her with reckless abandon while enjoying the sight of her breasts bouncing up and down with every thrust.
On a side note, Alfonzo managed to make Marin cum six more times by the time Shizuka came back from the bathroom with her makeup removed.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Akane Beach.
November, x788.
"When are you gonna start participating in the Battle of Fairy Tail Tournament again?" Laxus asked as he, Alfonzo, Marin, and Shizuka stepped into the Akane Resort.
"Who knows." Alfonzo replied with a shrug and a knowing smile.
"Clearly, you do." Laxus replied with a scowl. "Stop playing dumb and just tell me."
"I wanna know, too." Marin added. "It's been a while since we got to fight in the tournament."
"You know you could have joined another team, right?" Alfonzo asked as he looked down at Marin, who was walking while holding onto his right arm.
"Yeah, but that would destroy my undefeated streak." Marin said with a playful smile. "I mean, we've never lost in the tournament as a team, after all."
As she said that, Marin winked playfully at Laxus, who had lost the first two Battle of Fairy Tail tournaments. And with his pride in his strength, he could do nothing but grit his teeth at the reminder.
"Alright, take it easy, Laxus." Alfonzo said, trying his best to hold back a laugh. "You know she's just messing with you. "You're the undefeated champions of the Grand Magic Games, after all. And that trumps a little guild wide tournament any day."
"Whatever." Laxus replied.
"Fonzie! Fonzie! Can we go in there?" Shizuka asked while pointing at a shoe store, Valorous Feets. "I wanna get those shoes in the window. They're so~~~ cute!"
Hearing Shizuka's question, Alfonzo, Laxus, and Marin turned their heads in the direction she was pointing. However, Alfonzo and Laxus lost interest almost immediately. Marin, on the other hand, had her eyes light up at the sight of the shoes Shizuka was pointing at.
"OMG! You're right!" Marin squealed excitedly. "Those shoes would look uber-cute on you, Shizuka."
"I know, right?" Shizuka said happily. Then, she pointed at another pair of shoes on display. "And look at those! Those would be perfect with your new fighting clothes."
What Shizuka pointed to were a pair of knee-high black, high heeled boots. And just as she said, they would look perfect with Marin's new battle attire, which consisted of a black body suit, a metal belt that hung loosely around her waist, and a white, hooded cloak.
"We can go after our meeting." Alfonzo said, while regretting every word as they came out of his mouth. "But we're gonna be late if we go shopping first."
Hearing Alfonzo's response, Laxus nodded his head. Though, he had every intention of leaving immediately after the meeting with the representative from the Village Hidden in the Mist.
'I have to deal with women's shopping sprees enough with Saya and Chico.' Laxus thought to himself. 'There's no way I'm gonna put up with that shit for women that aren't even mine.'
As if Alfonzo could tell what Laxus was thinking, he turned to his longtime rival. And although he wanted to look at him as if he had been betrayed, he just could not bring himself to do so. And the reason was simple, had the roles been reversed, he would do the same thing that he could tell Laxus was thinking.
"Boo!" Shizuka jeered, making her discontent known.
"You promise?" Marin, on the other hand, knew how bad it was to keep the client waiting. So, she asked her question while extending her right hand to Alfonzo with her pinky extended.
"*Sigh* I promise." Alfonzo replied while hooking his own pinky with Marin's.
"Good." Marin said with a bright smile. "If you break your promise, you'll have to eat a thousand needles."
'Hmm… Breaking my promise doesn't' seem so bad if that's the case.' Alfonzo thought to himself as he pulled Marin and Shizuka to the restaurant where they were supposed to meet the client. "I mean, I could probably break the needles down to something harmless as soon as I put them in my mouth.'
"Oh, and you can't use magic." Marin added as if she could read Alfonzo's mind.
"*Sigh* Of course not." Alfonzo said, sounding rather dejected.
With that little interlude out of the way, the group made it to the restaurant in question. When they did, Alfonzo mentioned to the hostess that they were meeting someone and gave her the provided information before the group was guided to a private room.
"he's already inside." The hostess said with a professional smile.
Then, the hostess opened the door and gestured for the four to enter.
Upon entering the room, the four immediately saw a middle-aged man with blue hair styled upwards with mousse, an eye-patch covering his right eye, leaving his blue left eye visible standing at approximately 6' tall and wearing a blue kimono that revealed the mesh armor he wore underneath it, black pants, and standard shinobi sandals and a Mist forehead protector.
"Ah, you've arrived." The middle-aged man said once the group of four entered the room. "It would seem Fairy Tail is taking our request quite seriously if they've sent the Master of Metal and the Lightning Dragon to aid us."
"Yeah, something like that." Laxus replied with his arms crossed. "Anyway, who are you?"
"Oh, my apologies." The middle-aged man said. "You can call me Ao. I'm a Jōnin from the Village Hidden in the Mist."
"Just an A-Class, huh?" Laxus asked rhetorically in a dismissive tone.
"Well, I'm guessing we don't have to introduce ourselves, right?" Alfonzo asked as he took a seat at the table Ao was sitting at while changing the subject before Ao could take offense to Laxus' comment. "Instead, I have a question."
"By all means, please ask." Ao replied, deciding to go along with Alfonzo's subject change instead of retorting to Laxus' belittling comment.
"Why did you ask a guild from Fiore instead of one from Caelum?" Alfonzo asked as the others took their seats, as well. "I mean, wouldn't that be more convenient and less expensive."
"If only it were that simple." Ao replied while shaking his head. "Honestly, we tried. But for some reason, no matter who we sent the request to, no one would accept it. And the order to not accept came directly from the guild masters of each guild."
Hearing that, Alfonzo, Laxus, and Marin frowned in surprise. Shizuka, on the other hand, having never taken a proper guild quest, had no idea why something like this was so strange. So, she only tilted her head in confusion after seeing everyone else's reactions.
'I bet Obito put most of them under a [Genjutsu] that suggested they don't accept the quest.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'Unless they were aiding Yagura's side, that is. That way, the destruction of the Mist Village would be a foregone conclusion.'
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
*Sneeze!*
"Ugh! This is the worst thing about wearing a mask." A man wearing an orange, spiral patterned, full face mask with a Sharingan visible through the only eye hole said in an annoyed tone. "The inside of this damn mask is going to be disgusting until I can get to somewhere where I'm sure no one is watching me."
Reaching that point, the man in the mask, Obito Uchiha, the man Alfonzo had just mentioned in his thoughts, shook his head. A moment later, however, a proverbial light bulb lit up over his head. Then, he ran through a series of hand signs.
"[Fire-Style: Fireball Jutsu]." Obito chanted while channeling his magic power at the lowest possible output.
In the next instant, steam began to rise from the inside of Obito's mask.
"Much better." Obito muttered. "Although I still need to wash the inside, at least there's no more snot dripping down."
After solving his little problem, Obito, who had been standing outside of the town, turned his gaze towards Magnolia.
"Why is Zetsu taking so long to report back about the situation inside?" Obito asked in a confused tone. "Did someone discover him? No... That's impossible. And even if they did, no one is better at running away then he is. Either way, the rebellion in the Mist will start soon. We don't have time to waste here. If he doesn't come back soon, I'll just have to go without him."
Meanwhile, Zetsu, who tried to infiltrate the town from the underground, was currently struggling with all his might to free himself from the viscous, liquid metal that was crawling all over his body.
"What is this?" Zetsu, a clearly non-human being with half black and half white skin and what appeared to be a Venus fly trap growing from its neck and wearing the same kind of cloak that Itachi and Kisame wore when they attacked Elicia and Naruto asked while being unable to free himself.
Unfortunately, Zetsu had no way of exclaiming any further because the metal that was crawling over his body had finally encased his entire body. At the same time, it started moving towards the surface in the direction of the Mansion on the Lake.
"*Sigh* Something must have gotten his attention." Obito muttered from his vantage point outside of the town. "Well, it's not like I need him for the next part of the plan. I'll just come back after the rebellion is over. Hopefully, by the time it's done, the Five Great Shinobi Villages will only have four left."
With that said, the pattern in Obito's Sharingan changed. Then, the space around him began spiraling. And Obito was seemingly drawn into that spiral. Then, when Obito's figure could no longer be seen, the space returned to normal.
Unfortunately, Obito had no way of knowing that he would never see Zetsu again when he left. Otherwise, he probably would not have left without investigating Magnolia, even if it meant he would probably miss the beginning of the rebellion.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Akane Beach.
"Not that we revel in killing, but why would you want us to keep the casualties among your enemies down?" Laxus asked after hearing Ao's explanation of what would be expected of the Fairy Tail wizards during the rebellion.
"Because regardless of if they support us or not, we're all shinobi of the Village Hidden in the Mist." Ao replied. "And the village will still exist after this war. We don't want our military strength completely crippled because of this."
"Yeah, that makes sense now that you mention it." Laxus replied with a nod. "In fact, I don't understand why I couldn't come up with that on my own."
"It's because we've never taken any quests like this before." Alfonzo said, answering Laxus' doubts. "And to be honest, I'm really not looking forward to fighting in a war."
"Me neither." Marin said. "But at least if we fight in this war, we can do our best to lower the casualties, right?"
"That's right." Alfonzo replied with a smile as he started combing his fingers through Marin's hair. He then shifted his gaze to Ao before continuing. "I guess the fighting will take place outside of the village, right?"
"That's correct." Ao replied. "We'd rather not have the civilians getting wrapped up in all the fighting.
"Good." Shizuka said with an approving nod. "Regular people have nothing to do with the fighting between all you ninja people. Besides, we saw enough regular people get hurt back at the other village."
Immediately, Ao connected that statement with the reports the Mist received about the attack on the Hidden Leaf Village a few months ago. And because of that, he was able to confirm some of the information in those reports.
'It looks like Mei was right.' Ao thought to himself. 'Fairy Tail seems to be in some sort of alliance with the Leaf. Perhaps it would be prudent for us to do the same. Maybe even getting into an alliance with Fairy Tail wouldn't be such a bad idea, either.'
"Yeah, I agree with Shizuka." Alfonzo said. "If they were planning to fight around the civilians, I would have probably just gone over and made a few assassinations to bring all this shit to an end."
While Laxus and Marin nodded in agreement with Alfonzo's claim, Ao wanted to dismiss it as hubris brought on by youth and inexperience. Yet, his instincts were strongly warning him against doing so. On top of that, the way Alfonzo had been glancing at his eye-patch and the paper tags he wore in the place of earrings was making him a bit uncomfortable and wary.
"Anyway, we'll meet here tomorrow morning at dawn." Ao said, deciding not to think about the glances he was receiving until he was alone. "We'll board my boat at that time."
"Why don't we take Fonzie's boat?" Shizuka asked while tilting her head in confusion. "It's really nice and comfortable, you know?"
"Because my ship won't draw unneeded attention like his would." Ao replied while gesturing towards Alfonzo with his chin. "A ship made completely out of metal is just too noticeable. And we don't want Yagura's forces, who will undoubtedly be watching the coast to see if we got any allies, to know about our forces."
"Yeah, and I guess the fact that you wouldn't be able to take down the Fairy Tail flag wouldn't help that, either." Alfonzo said with a smile.
"There's that, as well." Ao said while frowning slightly. "But if we take my boat and you keep yourselves hidden, they'll probably think that we found allies, but they'll have no idea of who."
"Actually, I think we can do something about that." Alfonzo said.
"Hmm?" Ao asked curiously.
However, instead of replying, Alfonzo flexed his magic power, causing everyone to disappear from Ao's sight by bending the light around the four Fairy Tail wizards with his [Electromagnetism Magic]. An instant later, Alfonzo warned his companions with the [Telepathy] provided by his [Archive Magic] before attaching magic power concealing cuffs on their wrists and ankles.
Meanwhile, Ao, after seeing the four younger wizards in front of him disappear, opened his visible eye widely. Then, against his better judgement, he activated what was hidden behind his eye-patch, causing the [Seals] drawn on the paper tags hanging from his ears to light up.
"What!?" Ao exclaimed in surprise while standing up from his seat at the table. "How is this possible? Why can't I see them?"
"So, you were hiding a Byakugan behind that patch, huh?" Alfonzo asked as he dispelled the cuffs, allowing Ao's Byakugan to sense them. Then, he continued as he dispelled his [Electromagnetism Magic] as he continued. "I was wondering what you were hiding behind all those [Seals]. I don't think the Hyuga Clan would like this very much."
"So, what if they don't?" Ao shot back on reflex. "They shouldn't have sent a member of their main clan onto the battlefield if they were so afraid of losing any of their precious Byakugan. Anyway, meet me at the port outside the resort by dawn tomorrow morning. We'll set sail then."
With that, Ao quickly left the private room, leaving the four Fairy Tail wizards behind. Undoubtedly, he had every intention of telling his side of the civil war about his encounter with the wizards from Fairy Tail. And Alfonzo had no intention of stopping him. When Mei heard about what had happened, even though it was unlikely, she would have second thoughts about betraying them once she got what she wanted.