Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Caelum, the Village Hidden in the Mist.
November, x788.
Just before Alfonzo could leave to deal with Obito, Mei, who had also received the news about Yagura taking the field, stepped out of the rebel's base.
"Alfonzo." Mei said, her tone sounding rather seductive. "It seems this battle is about to reach its climax. According to our spies, Yagura is about to take the field."
"Yeah, I can sense him moving." Alfonzo replied. "But it looks like I won't be able to participate in the upcoming battle."
Hearing that, Mei's eyebrows furrowed slightly. She was paying good money for this quest. And the fact that the strongest of the reinforcements she was able to procure would not be participating in the most important battle of the entire rebellion was not making her happy.
"Don't look at me like that, Mei." Alfonzo said, subconsciously reaching up to comb his fingers through Mei's long hair. "But there's a reason for this. I can sense someone watching all the fighting from that hill over there."
Reaching that point, Alfonzo pointed towards the tall hill that Obito was watching the conflict from. However, Mei did not even seem to hear what he had to say. Instead, she was staring at his arm, the arm connected to the hand that was combing through her hair, with confusion.
"Ah... Sorry..." Alfonzo said as he pulled his hand away. "I have a bad habit of doing that when I'm trying to comfort women... My wives all love it so much that I don't even think when I do it anymore."
"*Cough* I see..." Mei said as she looked away with her cheeks colored pink. She then continued while continuing to look away. "Anyway... Please don't do things like that again. Now is neither the time nor the place for such affectionate gestures. Now, could you please explain to me again why you won't be participating in the battle with Yagura?"
Seeing the expression on Mei's face and the words she said, Alfonzo was surprised at first. From what he could remember of her personality from the source material, Mei was not so easily flustered. Even so, he eventually smiled.
"Like I said... There's someone watching us from that hill over there." Alfonzo replied while once again pointing to the tall hill in the distance. "And I just sensed their magic power signature in the Mizukage's office just before Yagura started to move. So, I wanna see who it is that met up with Yagura before he decided to enter the war."
"I see." Mei replied, turning to look Alfonzo in the eye now that she had her blushing under control.
Hearing that, Mei frowned deeply while thinking about the implications of what Alfonzo just reported. Meanwhile, Alfonzo was communicating with Laxus and Marin via [Telepathy].
{"Laxus, can you feel that?"} Alfonzo asked.
{"Yeah, the big guy in the village is starting to move."} Laxus replied.
{"Right, I'm gonna leave him to you."} Alfonzo continued.
{"What will you be doing, Fonzie?"} Marin asked curiously.
{"Someone stopped by the Mizukage's office just before Yagura started to move."} Alfonzo replied. {"And I've got a lock on them. So, I'm gonna see who they are and why they're here."}
{"At least you're not hogging the best fight for yourself."} Laxus said. {"Cause I'm getting really bored with these small fries."}
{"*Sigh* We should have brought Saya or Chico with us."} Marin said in a playful tone. {"Laxus is so much nicer to talk to whenever they're around."}
{"Shut up!"} Laxus grumbled, a hint of embarrassment making its way into his tone. {"This is too dangerous for them... For now."}
{"Whatever you say."} Marin replied, still in that playful tone. Her tone then turned more serious as she continued. {"Anyway, what should I do, Fonzie?"}
{"I'll be counting on you to keep Shizuka safe."} Alfonzo replied. {"The battle between Yagura and Laxus is probably gonna get really dangerous. Like 'when Natsu takes quests' dangerous. So, there's a chance that the collateral damage could reach the base where she's treating the injured with Mei's medical ninjas."}
{"Got it."} Marin replied. {"I was just on my way there with the latest batch I took down. So, I'll stay with her after I get done handing them off."}
{"Good."} Alfonzo said. {"Then, let's go and bring this civil war to an end."}
With that, the three Fairy Tail wizards headed off to their respective destinations.
Meanwhile, Obito continued watching the war from the aforementioned hilltop. More specifically, he was waiting for Yagura to make his appearance on the battlefield.
"Other than the Terumi girl, no one from the rebels can stand a chance against Yagura." Obito said while letting his Sharingan roam over the entrance to the Village Hidden in the Mist. "The only issue is Fairy Tail. I've already Identified Laxus Dreyar and Alfonzo Marcus. And both of them should be able to handle Yagura as he is now. There's even a chance that the Master of Metal could put up a decent fight against Yagura when he releases the Three-Tails."
"Oh, I promise you, I could do more than just put up a good fight against the Three-Tailed Etherious." A deep male voice said from an uncomfortably close distance behind Obito. "But I'm sure you only said that to keep your precious little pride intact, right?"
Upon hearing the voice from so close behind him, Obito immediately leapt forward, putting some distance between himself and the one behind him. However, he did not panic, as he was confident in his abilities. More specifically, the additional ability of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
A moment later, Obito turned around. When he did, his eyes fell on exactly who he was expecting to see after hearing what the man said.
"Alfonzo Marcus..." Obito said in a grim tone. "I would ask how you knew I was here, but it's probably from some absurd magic item you created."
"Not bad... You got it on the first try." Alfonzo replied while smiling casually. "Anyway, judging from that cloak, you're a member of the Akatsuki. The organization that tried to kill my first wife because she was protecting a kid we know. So, mind introducing yourself?"
"I am Madara Uchiha." Obito replied. "Now, answer my question. Why do you medal in the matters of a kingdom that is not your own, Master of Metals?"
"Because the price was right." Alfonzo replied with a shrug. "I'm a wizard, that's kind of the reason we do anything."
Reaching that point, Alfonzo lowered his voice as he continued.
"I'd rather be sitting at home playing with Amar'e, though." Alfonzo grumbled. "Damn that Ur and the fact that she was right about me being the best option for this quest."
"I see." Obito replied while ignoring Alfonzo's discontent grumbling.
"Anyway, I know that Madara is an alias." Alfonzo said after pulling himself out of his inner thoughts. "I mean, he was supposed to be on par with Hashirama Senju, who I fought a few months ago, though he was nowhere near his peak. But from the glimpse I got of his power I could tell..."
Alfonzo then glared directly into Obito's eyes.
"You're way too weak." Alfonzo said in a matter of fact tone. "In fact, I have an idea who you really are. But Kakashi said you were supposed to be dead... Crushed by a boulder. But your magic power signature and the one in Kakashi's left eye are---"
*Swoosh!* *Swoosh!* *Swoosh!*
Before Alfonzo could finish voicing his thoughts, the sound of three projectiles cutting through the air could be heard. However, before they could pierce through Alfonzo's head, throat, and heart, they stopped less than an inch away from his skin.
"Dude, that was rude as shit." Alfonzo said with a feigned tone of disappointment. "I know Minato Namikaze taught you to be a better person than that, didn't he, Obito Uchiha?"
After speaking his piece, Alfonzo tapped the tips of the three projectile weapons, kunai, with an electrical current flowing over his hand in quick succession.
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
As a result, the three kunai, after turning around with their tips pointed at Obito, shot off at five times the speed of sound, breaking the sound barrier several times over. And just as Alfonzo expected, Obito did not have the time to react.
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
Even so, despite the three kunai passing through Obito's body and decimating a portion of the landscape behind him thanks to the tremendous force, Obito stood there completely unharmed.
"It looks like getting rid of you has jumped to the top of my list of priorities, Alfonzo Marcus." Obito said as he walked away from the spot where he stood, circling around Alfonzo in a seemingly calm manner. "You know more than you should. Such a pity, the world is going to lose one of its brightest inventive minds today."
Although Obito seemed calm, he knew that no matter how good his reflexes were, if Alfonzo caught him off guard with those sound barrier breaking attacks, he would be hard pressed to defend himself. Luckily, he had activated his Mangekyō Sharingan ability, [Kamui], as soon as he saw Alfonzo raise his hand to tap the tips of his kunai.
[Kamui], an ability that allows Obito, and Kakashi, to send items to another dimension. While the eye Obito gave Kakashi on his supposed death bed gave Kakashi the ability to do so from a distance, Obito's remaining eye did the opposite, allowing him to move himself and those he was in contact with into the same dimension. And when trained to the extreme, Obito gained a form of intangibility by partially moving parts of his body into the dimension.
"Oh, please miss me with that shit." Alfonzo said while rolling his eyes. "Still, I think the world would like to know why Obito Uchiha, one of the Fourth Hokage's students would fall so far. Is it because you lost your other team mate? What was her name again?"
"Be silent!" Obito ordered angrily.
A moment later, Obito launched himself forward. This time, however, he chose to not use a kunai, as it would just be subjected to Alfonzo's [Metal Magic]. Instead, he threw a right straight aimed at Alfonzo's nose.
In response, Alfonzo tilted his head to his left to evade. Yet, before he could counterattack, he was forced to raise his right hand to block a left hook. Then, as he tried to wrap his arm around Obito's to start his counter attack, it slipped right through, as if Obito's arm were only an illusion, leaving him open to a left hook to the ribs.
*Bang!*
Despite taking the punch without being able to defend himself, Alfonzo did not move at all, and his expression made it look as if he had not even been attacked.
"Like I said, you're too weak to be calling yourself Madara." Alfonzo said while looking down at Obito, who was a full seven inches shorter than he was.
Making eye contact with Alfonzo, Obito, while gritting his teeth at being called weak, used as much magic power as he could to cast a [Genjutsu] through his Sharingan. Despite that, he quickly covered his eye as he could feel blood leaking from it and down his face under his mask.
"Seriously, dude." Alfonzo said while shaking his head. "What part of you are too weak didn't you understand? Anyway, Let's see what it will take to get through that intangibility of yours. [Electromagnetism Magic: Lightning Enhancement]."
In the next instant, Obito saw Alfonzo's fist heading straight for the center of his mask. And it was much faster than any punch he had ever witnessed before. Even so, he did not panic, turning on his intangibility and letting it pass through him harmlessly.
Having expected as much, Alfonzo did not slow down his assault, following up with a low kick aimed at the nerve cluster just above the knee. Then, a left hook to the ribs, a right uppercut, a left elbow strike to the jaw, a right knee strike to the chest, and a spinning left heel kick aimed at Obito's temple.
Even so, Obito did not even try to dodge any of these incoming strikes, having faith in his intangibility. However, that was not the end of Alfonzo's onslaught, as no matter how long Obito waited, it never seemed to end.
Three seconds...
Five seconds...
Ten seconds....
Even after ten seconds, Alfonzo's combination of punches, kicks, elbow strikes, and knee strikes did not slow down. Despite that, Obito never even attempted to dodge or retaliate, as he was still confident in his intangibility.
Twenty seconds...
Thirty Seconds...
One minute...
Despite continuing to stand confidently without retaliating, Obito was starting to wonder just how one person could attack so many times at such a relentless pace without stopping to take a break.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo was silently counting the time as he threw strike after strike at his immobile foe.
'[Kamui] has a five-minute time limit.... I think.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'At least, that's what Konan said in the canon. The problem is that if I go for the kill... Or rather, if he senses any killing intent from me, He'll just use [Izanagi] to rewrite his death. Sure, it would leave him with a useless eye, but I'd still have more work to do. And I'm sure he can fight without his sight. I mean, what good shinobi can't, right?'
["Maybe not an Uchiha."] Bedlam chimed in from Alfonzo's inner world. ["I mean, what kind of Uchiha would ever fight without using their eyes."]
'Fair enough.' Alfonzo replied as he continued to attack.
Two minutes...
Three minutes...
Four minutes...
And just as Alfonzo's memory suggested, Obito's intangibility could only last for five minutes. So, when the countdown reached only one minute remaining, Alfonzo could see the desperation in Obito's visible eye.
"Oh, what's wrong?" Alfonzo asked while smiling mockingly. "Looks like someone's getting nervous. I wonder why? Are you getting close to a time limit, or something?"
Instead of replying, Obito only gritted his teeth. Yet, instead of simply standing in place, letting Alfonzo's attacks simply faze through him, Obito started trying his best to dodge.
Seeing that, Alfonzo's smile widened. Then, he increased the power of his [Lightning Enhancement], raising it to the level he used back when he cut Laxus' [Roaring Bolt] in half during the first Battle of Fairy Tail Tournament. Yet, because of his vastly increased strength, an enhancement like that barely put any strain on his body at all.
However, the increase in Alfonzo's speed and attack speed frustrated Obito to a whole new level. Because now, despite trying to dodge and make some distance so that he could reset his intangibility, Alfonzo never gave him the chance to do so.
After another thirty seconds, Obito really started feeling desperation. So, instead of just trying to dodge away, he started attacking, trying to make Alfonzo think that he was willing to trade blows. Despite that, Alfonzo was relentless. Every time Obito threw an attack, Alfonzo's incoming attack would be coated in a current of electricity that would be strong enough to incapacitate even the strongest shinobi were it to land.
So, despite the fact that Obito was ready to take a hit to reset his intangibility, a hit like that was not worth it in his opinion.
'Damn it!' Obito roared internally. 'How can he keep going like this? And where the hell is Zetsu? If he were here this wouldn't be happening. Whatever, I'll just have to make him make a choice. Even if this might make it impossible to capture the Three-Tails after the war.'
*Roar!*
In the next instant, Alfonzo could sense a massive surge of magic power just outside of the village. Following that, a large cloud of smoke obscured the area. Then, a roar shook the area. Finally, when the smoke cleared, a large beast that looked like a three hundred plus feet tall turtle with a crab-like shell, spikes all over its blue skin, two front legs that end in claws, back legs that are replaced by flippers, and three shrimp-like tails revealed itself.
'Now what will you do, wizard?' Obito thought to himself after the order he sent to the Three-Tailed Beast that dwelled inside of Yagura was carried out. 'Even if I've lost control of Yagura, who is most likely dead after such a forceful transformation, the fact that he should choose to save all those on the battlefield will buy me enough time to escape.'
"Oh, looks like Laxus is gonna get the fight he wants." Alfonzo said while continuing to attack Obito just as relentlessly. "I bet Mei is pissed, though. She wanted to stop Yagura from transforming at all. Or at least stop him at his Stage 2 transformation. Oh well, Laxus should be able to handle this. And if he can't, I'll just bail his ass out after I finish up here."
Hearing Alfonzo's monologue and seeing that his attacks had not slowed down at all, Obito was losing his mind inside. However, when he felt a second surge of magic power, Obito understood.
'Even if it's not quite as strong as the Three-Tails, it's close.' Obito thought. 'And that's why he doesn't seem worried. Damn it! Isn't the Master of Metal supposed to be the strongest wizard on this battlefield? Where did this one come from?'
*Bang!*
*Zap!*
"Argh~~~~~~~~~!" Obito screamed in pain before losing consciousness shortly afterwards.
While he was complaining internally, Obito lost track of how long he had been intangible. Unfortunately, that meant that when Alfonzo landed an uppercut to his abdomen, he was not expecting it, which made it hurt so much worse than it would have normally. Add to that the fact that Alfonzo's fist was sparking with violet electricity, Obito's pain receptors were so overwhelmed that he fell unconscious quite quickly.
"*Sigh* That took too long." Alfonzo said while looking down at Obito, who was unconscious and twitching thanks to the electrical current running through his body. "If it weren't for the fact that I told Laxus he could have Yagura, I would have just put up a [Space Locking Barrier] before letting him know I was here."
Saying that, Alfonzo bent down and slapped Obito on the chest, which formed an anti-metal restraint around his arms and torso. Then, he picked him up before throwing him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and made his way back to the rebel base to put Obito in prison. Though, he had every intention of not leaving him with the Mist, as he thought he should give the rogue Leaf shinobi back to his village of origin.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Caelum, the Village Hidden in the Mist.
November, x788.
Not long after receiving the order to join the battle from Obito, Yagura, accompanied by his guard unit of Anbu, stepped through the gates of the Village Hidden in the mist. When he did, he looked around, as if he could see all the ongoing battles through the forest surrounding the village.
"This has gone on for long enough." Yagura said as he unrolled a storage scroll that he took from his shinobi backpack.
Yagura then channeled his magic power into the scroll. A moment later, a cloud of smoke appeared above the scroll.
When the cloud dissipated, the scroll was nowhere to be seen, already rolled up and placed in Yagura's shinobi backpack. However, now there was a long, metallic staff with different tips in Yagura's hand.
*Swoosh!*
"Let's go." Yagura said after flourishing his staff. "It's time to make those rebels regret their decision to defy the village."
"Well, I don't know about making anyone regret..." A deep, male voice said from the tree line. "But I do agree that it's time to end this. I've grown bored with fighting all these weaklings."
As soon as the voice sounded, the Anbu assigned as Yagura's guards jumped into action, taking up defensive positions around their Mizukage. Yagura, on the other hand, only looked in the direction from which the voice originated.
"Oh, they're pretty well trained." The voice said as a tall, blond man walked out of the forest, stepping into the clearing just outside of the village entrance. "Not that being well trained will make much of a difference."
"For such disrespect, you deserve death." The captain of the Anbu unit said in a menacing tone.
At the same time, all four of the Anbu guards tensed their muscles in preparation for a coordinated attack. However, before they could make their move, Yagura raised a hand, indicating they not make a move just yet.
"You're not a shinobi." Yagura said calmly, his voice sounding just as young as his appearance would suggest. "Then, why do you interfere in the Mist's internal affairs?"
"Don't ask stupid questions." the blond man, Laxus, said disdainfully. "It's because I was hired to do so."
"Then it seems you will be losing your life for quite the pitiful reason." Yagura said coldly. "Dying in the pursuit of wealth... You will neither be the first nor the last to do so.... But the reason is pitiful all the same."
Then, Yagura vanished from where he stood in a burst of speed.
*Boom!*
An instant later, Yagura reappeared in front of Laxus while thrusting his staff at Laxus' throat, clearly intending to crush the Dragon Slayer's wind pipe.
Despite Yagura's impressive speed, it was nothing compared to the speed Laxus could reach. Therefore, Laxus was rather relaxed when he raised his left hand to catch the tip of the staff. Yet, Yagura, who was used to being the strongest shinobi in his domain, slightly widened his eyes when his attack was so easily stopped.
"Please tell me that's not all you got." Laxus said while looking down at the much shorter man. "Alfonzo told me that I'd be able to enjoy myself if I fought you. But this is rather disappointing."
In response, Yagura did not speak. Instead, he pulled his staff back, which Laxus allowed with a bored expression on his face, and jumped back to where he stood at the beginning of this encounter.
"Tch!" Laxus clicked his tongue in annoyance. "You should have just stayed back and enjoyed the show. At least you would have been able to stay conscious that way. [Lightning Magic: Discharge]."
*Zap!*
As soon as Laxus finished his chant, the four Anbu guards appeared around him with their weapons aimed at vital points, head, heart, kidney, and throat. Yet, before they could complete their sneak attacks, Laxus body was covered by golden currents of lightning before the lightning was discharged in all directions, electrocuting the four Anbu before they could react.
Laxus retracted the lightning a moment later. When he did, the four Anbu, while violently twitching, fell to the ground with their eyes rolled back, foaming at the mouth, and releasing the scent of burning flesh. Luckily, they were all strong enough to survive.
"[Water-Style: Water Dragon Jutsu]." Yagura, who had been running through hand signs since the moment he leapt away from Laxus, chanted once he was finished.
Then, Yagura inhaled a large breath of air. A moment later, he exhaled. However, instead of air, Yagura spat out a large mass of water that formed into the shape of an eastern dragon with glowing yellow eyes.
"You really wanna use a dragon against me, a Dragon Slayer?" Laxus asked while shaking his head. He then raised his hands to his mouth, forming them into a trumpet shape. "Fine. Let's see who's better, then. [Lightning Dragon's Roar]."
Before chanting his spell, Laxus, like Yagura, took a deep breath. Then, he exhaled a condensed beam of golden lightning that collided with Yagura's [Water Dragon].
*Boom~~~~~~~!*
Unfortunately for Yagura, the power behind the two spells could not be compared, as Yagura's [Water Dragon] was destroyed on impact. On top of that, the lightning was being conducted through the water leading back to Yagura.
The silver lining in this bad situation was the fact that Yagura was a seasoned shinobi. Meaning, as soon as he realized the situation he was in, he cut off his magic power flow to the [Water Dragon Jutsu]. Then, he leapt away from where he stood.
In the next instant, the village gates, which had been closed as soon as Yagura and his Anbu guards left the village, were destroyed by the [Lightning Dragon's Roar], debris from the gates flying in all directions.
"Ah... Damn!" Laxus groaned in irritation. "That's gonna cost me some points."
Despite saying that, Laxus did not take his eyes off Yagura, who was staring back without fear.
"How 'bout we take this a little further away from the village?" Laxus asked. "I'm not really interested in hurting the civilians in the village."
Instead of replying, Yagura dashed forward, his staff primed to strike once again.
"*Sigh* Now I see why your own people are rebelling." Laxus said as he sidestepped the incoming swing. "You don't even care about their lives, do you? Well, of course you don't. I mean, I heard about that graduation exam of yours, and that's just barbaric."
Instead of replying, Yagura only continued to swing his staff at high-speed. Meanwhile, Laxus, although he could handle the onslaught easily, he intentionally allowed himself to be pushed back. Unfortunately, before getting too far away from the village, Yagura stopped and started running through another series of hand signs.
"Damn... He's not falling for it." Laxus muttered. "He's basically using the village as a hostage. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to do it the hard way. Subtlety isn't really my strong suit, anyway."
"[Water-Style: Severing Water Wire]." Yagura chanted as he once again took a deep breath.
And once again, Yagura exhaled water instead of air. However, instead of a large mass of water that took the form of a dragon, he spat out a thin, highly compressed stream of water while turning his head from left to right.
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
As a result, several trees were cleanly cut through before they fell to the forest floor, kicking up mud and debris. Despite that, Yagura's Jutsu was unable to even touch Laxus' clothes, as he transformed into his [Lightning Form] and dodged at high speed.
"[Lightning Dragon's Iron Fist]." Laxus chanted as he rematerialized behind Yagura with his right fist cocked back and sparking with lightning.
In the next instant, all the lightning arcing on Laxus fist was absorbed into it. At the same time, Laxus threw his fist forward, landing a devastating punch on Yagura's back.
"Argh!" Yagura groaned due to the impact that was increased thanks to Laxus' spell.
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
Laxus' punch sent Yagura flying towards the forest. Along the way, Yagura crashed through any trees that were in his way, causing more trees to be scattered along the forest floor.
*Bang!*
Eventually, Yagura was stopped when he left a crater in an especially large tree. The only good thing to come out of all that, however, was the fact that Yagura was able to turn his body around. So, instead of slamming face first into the trees along his path, he crashed through them with his back.
"*Cough* *Cough*"
After a moment to reorient himself, Yagura coughed out a mouthful of blood while picking himself up from the crater he, himself produced.
"You're a tough little guy." Laxus said as he descended from above in his [Lighting Form]. He then continued after rematerializing. "I was expecting you to be unconscious when I got here. But look at you, you're already standing."
In response, Yagura did not say a word. Instead, he only tightened his grip on his staff. Laxus, on the other hand, was not even really paying attention to Yagura. Instead, he was estimating how far he sent Yagura flying from the village.
'This is probably good enough.' Laxus muttered to himself. 'There's not much chance that I'll accidentally destroy more of the village from this far away. Still, I'd rather get him a little bit further away... Just in case.'
While Laxus was thinking, he noticed that Yagura's magic power was beginning to circulate for his next attack through his [Magic Power Detection]. However, just before Yagura launched himself forward to reengage, he stopped.
"Hmm?" Laxus hummed in confusion while turning to see what Yagura was planning.
However, when he looked into Yagura's eyes, Laxus saw the Mizukage's irises change from their pink, pupilless form to red with black patterns.
"What the hell is that?" Laxus asked.
Unfortunately, there was no one to answer Laxus' question. On top of that, something a little more important than getting an answer to his question happened not long after Yagura's eyes changed.
First, Yagura was coated in an ominous red magic power. Then, that magic power darkened in color as the density increased. All the while, the power Laxus could feel rolling off of Yagura was increasing with every passing second.
Then, one by one, three tails of the same dark red magic power grew from behind Yagura, lashing about violently and destroying any, and everything they came in contact with.
"Based on the color of the magic power, this should be the Stage 2 Transformation Alfonzo was talking about, right?" Laxus asked, his gaze growing more excited as time passed. "Good, he might finally be able to give me a challenge now."
Unfortunately, Yagura's transformation did not stop there. Instead, the magic power cloak began to expand, quickly growing to a point that Laxus had to crane his neck to see its three hundred plus feet size.
*Roar!*
Once the transformation was complete, the gigantic blue-skinned turtle with only two legs and three tails let out an ear-shattering roar while standing atop the many toppled trees caused by its transformation.
"That's more than I expected." Laxus said, the sound of his voice losing to the volume of the roar.
["Gwahahahahahaha!"] Elexion laughed uproariously while he looked at the Three-Tailed Beast through Laxus' senses. ["I thought I would never find a worthy opponent to serves as this Dragon King's debut opponent. But finally, the day has come. Now, Laxus, call upon my power. Let the world know that the Lightning Dragon King has returned."]
"*Sigh* Finally." Laxus grumbled. "It's been more than three years since I learned your name. And this is the first time you're actually going to let me use your power."
With that said, Laxus reached behind him and grabbed the golden halberd strapped to his back. Then, with a challenging smile on his face, he pointed the halberd's tip at the Three-Tailed Beast.
"[Bow Down to the Majesty of the King of Lightning, Elexion]." Laxus chanted.
*Swoosh!*
As soon as the chant finished, Laxus magic power surged to the sky, distorting the surrounding air as it crackled with sparks of lightning. AT the same time, the halberd, which was coated in the glow of Laxus Magic power, seamed to break into two parts. Then, those two parts formed around Laxus hands, taking the form of a pair of gauntlets.
However, unlike normal gauntlets, there was an axe blade and a hooked blade extending from the sides of each gauntlet, giving Laxus the appearance of having a halberd on each hand.
"What the hell is this?" Laxus asked while looking down at his hands. "I spent years training with a halberd. But now I'm back to fighting with my fists?"
["You're a Dragon Slayer."] Elexion replied disdainfully. ["Why would you expect anything different?"]
Instead of replying, Laxus only shook his head in disappointment. However, he did not have much time to wallow in that disappointment, as he could feel the Three-Tailed Beast gathering magic power in its mouth.
When Laxus looked up, he could see a large ball of water forming between the beast's jaws.
"Hey, Elexion..." Laxus said while condensing his magic power onto his right fist. "What new spells do I get now that I've partially released your seal?"
["None."] Elexion replied.
Hearing that, Laxus furrowed his eyebrows. Still, he did not stop gathering magic power.
["Instead of new spells, what I offer is more power."] Elexion continued. ["The power of all your Dragon Slayer Magic will come another step closer to the power I wielded in my prime."]
Hearing that, Laxus' eyebrows relaxed while a smile simultaneously curled his lips.
"I see." Laxus replied, his smile turning more and more excited as his magic power was ready to be used. "Well then, let's put that theory to the test. [Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist]."
With his chant, Laxus punched up at the Three-Tail's open jaw. Then, as soon as his arm was completely extended, a lightning construct in the shape of Laxus' fist wearing the gauntlet formed by his released [Soul Armament], magnified several times over, flew towards its target.
*Boom!*
*Zap!*
Then, upon impact, the Three-Tail's mouth was snapped shut, causing water to go cascading in all directions. On top of that, the [Breakdown Fist] exploded grandly, covering the beast's entire head in a large number of lightning bolts.
*Roar!*
Because of the pain of having its [Jutsu] explode in its mouth and being hit with so much lightning, the Three-Tails raised its head and roared in agony.
"Seriously!" Laxus shouted as he appeared above the Three-Tail's head. "You're way too loud. [Lightning Dragon's Jaw]!"
As soon as his chant ended, Laxus raised his hands over his head and locked his fingers together while once again gathering as much lightning as he could. Then, with the help of gravity, he swung his arms down, slamming the axe blade portions of his gauntlets into the top of the Three-Tail's head.
*Boom!*
The force behind Laxus axe handle smash slammed the Three-Tail's head into the ground. However, that was not the end of it, as upon contact with the ground, not only was a crater created below the beast's head, but a shockwave charged with lightning spread out from the point of impact while destroying all the trees unlucky enough to be in its path.
Even with all that destruction, the Three-Tails was still stirring beneath Laxus.
"Seriously, how is this thing still conscious?" Laxus asked.
["It matters not."] Elexion replied. ["Just keep attacking until it is conscious no more."]
Agreeing with Elexion's plan of attack, Laxus bent his knees. Then, with everything he had, he leapt straight upwards, causing the crater below the beast's head to expand. Then, when Laxus reached the peak of his jump, he raised his hands to his mouth for the second time during the battle.
"[Lightning Dragon's Roar]." Laxus chanted.
With that, another, more concentrated, beam of lightning was expelled from Laxus' mouth. However, even though it was more concentrated, the area of effect was greatly increased, covering all of the Three-Tail's head and part of its shell.
*Boom~~~~~~~~~!*
The impact of Laxus' [Roar] kicked up a cloud of debris comparable to a nuclear bomb, the mushroom cloud reaching high above the tree line of the forest.
"*Pant* *Pant* I think I *Pant* overdid it." Laxus muttered after landing outside of the dust cloud. "I just hope nothing else in the village got damaged. I wanna be able to eat Alfonzo's cooking at least once before the year ends."
["Ha! This was truly a battle worthy of my return."] Elexion said proudly from Laxus' inner world. ["Dominating such a powerful opponent is exactly how someone of my stature should return to the public's eye."]
While Elexion was basking his sense of majesty, A violet flash appeared next to Laxus. When the flash dimmed, Alfonzo, carrying a restrained Obito over his shoulder, was revealed. He then took in the devastation Laxus caused with only three attacks. He then looked down into the dust cloud after swinging his free arm to clear it away.
At the bottom of the crater, Yagura, looking as if he were sleeping peacefully, lay there.
"Well, looks like the Mizukage is dead." Alfonzo muttered. "*Sigh* I mean, that's how he would have ended up anyway, but I really wanted it to be for a different reason. Like after I extracted the Three-Tails from him. It would have probably gone really well with Juvia, you know."
"Huh?" Laxus, who had noticed that Yagura was dead, as well, exclaimed in confusion.
"*Sigh* I'll tell you later." Alfonzo said. "For now, let's find Mei and tell her that Yagura was taken care of. Plus, I'm pretty sure this guy is responsible for all the shit Yagura put the village through."
"What do you mean?" Laxus asked curiously.
"Just pick up his body." Alfonzo said as he turned in the direction where he sensed Mei's magic power signature. "I'll explain it in front of everyone. I'm not really feeling like explaining this more than once."
"If you say so." Laxus replied as his gauntlets returned to the form of a halberd. He then strapped the halberd to his back as he continued. "Not that I care all that much."
With that, Laxus jumped into the crater and picked up Yagura's corpse. Then, he and Alfonzo vanished from the battle field in flashes of golden and violet light, respectively.
I'm back!