A few days had passed and Makarov was now announcing the participants of this year's S class trials. The entire Guild gathered as the Master stood before them flanked by the Guilds only two S class mages, Laxus his grandson and Gildarts Clive the Ace of Fairy Tail. Gildarts is a tall, muscular man with shoulder length orange hair and a shaggy beard. His heavily muscular body is without a left arm and left leg, which he intentionally replaces with rudimentary wooden prosthetic, completed with an armored knee-guard to function as knee joints. Wearing a long, black, high-collared and tattered cloak with shoulder plates; around his waist is a simple belt. Gildarts also wore loose-fitting dark pants, complete with an armored waist-guard bearing plates similar to the ones on his shoulder, tucked inside his boots.
Haruto was in the crowd as he caught sight of the Ace of Fairy Tail, and he was excited. He had a chance to fight the man that seemed to be nearly on par with the Kages of the Elemental Nations, and it was going to be a very exciting dance. The Kages managed to keep up with him and he wondered if this man would be able to keep up with him when they danced. His eyes burned with anticipation and excitement as he waited for the Master to announce the participants of the x779 S rank promotion trials.
"Alright, I will be naming the participants of this year's promotion trials now! The selected members will be given the time and location of the trials after this." Makarov announced as he looked across the sea of anticipating faces, "Mirajane Strauss. Erza Scarlet. Cana Alberona. Haruto Uchiha. Those four are this year's participants!"
Haruto slipped out of the Guild before the cheering could begin, he was never the one for such celebrations. He preferred the silence, but growing up with a brother like Naruto, he grew to tolerate the loud and crazy behaviors of his fellow guild mates as it reminded him of his brother. Walking away from the Guildhall, he made his way to the apartment that he and Wendy shared. He needed time to prepare against the competition for the S rank. Though they were no match against him, Gildarts and Laxus could prove to be a challenge. Laxus had hidden his power and it annoyed him to no end, but he would have an enjoyable dance soon enough. Though the participants were strong, they did not threaten his chances of becoming an S class mage.
Gildarts was a powerful man, he had two types of magic that allowed him to destroy, and he had one of the best defenses in the entire Elemental Nations. He was rather curious of which one would come out on top, his defense or the man's offense. It was going to be a dance he would not forget.
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Haruto decided it was time to change his combat attire, going to his room he went to the closet and pushed chakra to a seal on the side. As chakra seeped into the seal, a hidden compartment opened up revealing the large scroll he was given when he was sent to this world. Taking it from the hidden compartment, Haruto laid it down on the floor and pushed chakra into the first seal. The two years in this world had allowed him to organize the entire scroll, and he found some very interesting contents inside the scroll. A plume of smoke appeared on the spot where the first seal was and as the smoke disappeared, it revealed a set of crimson armor. This was the traditional armor worn by his grandfather during the time of the Warring Clans Era. The armor was made up of numerous metal plates that formed protective guards along the chest, waist, shoulders and thigh area of his body.
Though this armor offered no protection for his back, he needed none as it would be a disgrace if he, a shinobi, allowed anyone to sneak up on him and deliver a blow to his unprotected back. This armor was one of the things he never expected to see again, but somehow the Sage managed to give him his old set of armor back. Pleased with the fact that he had the use of his armor, Haruto had resealed it until he deemed that it was time to use the armor once more. His grandfather was known for his crimson armor and his signature weapon, the Gunbai. He would honor his deceased grandfather and use the things that he was most well known for. It would be foolish not to. After all, he is the legacy of Madara Uchiha.
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The selected members for this year's promotion trials stood by in the docks waiting for the arrival of the boat that would take them to their destination. Makarov looked at his children with a proud look, his children were growing up and becoming more and more powerful as each day went on. The newest additions to his large family was a great choice, little Wendy was a joy to be around and the Guild loved her. The eldest addition, was impassive and emotionless most of the time, it seemed totally out of place for someone like that to be in a Guild like Fairy Tail. Though he was not sure if the boy would ever open up to the Guild, he knew it was the right choice to add the two into his large family.
Erza and Mirajane were arguing again as they glared at one and another, their faces pressed against the others with sparks flying out of their eyes. The two kept calling each other names such as "Demon Whore" and "Armored Freak." It was a rather amusing sight, Haruto could not help but smirk slightly as he witnessed the childish fights the two were having. It reminded him of the time when he was a Genin and not considered a traitor to the hidden leaf. His brother was always one that would cause the fights though they always seemed one sided. Naruto would always try to get the best of him and all Haruto would do was say a simple 'Hn' and it annoyed him to no end.
Haruto's train of thoughts were stopped when he caught the sight of the boat in the corner of his eyes and he dismissed his thoughts of the time in Konoha, the time where things were much simpler and waited for the boat to dock and allow them to board. He did not have to wait long as the boat took a few minutes to dock and finally they were allowed to board, Haruto of course as he boarded the wooden boat went to the other side and looked out at the blue sea that laid before him. The ship began moving once everyone was on board, Makarov took this time to address the participants.
"Alright, gather 'round brats." Makarov called out as his children began surrounding him and giving him some curious looks as they waited for him to speak once more, "We are heading to the island of Tenrou island. The sacred ground of Fairy Tail. That is where the trials are being held this year. Once all four participants are on the island, there are six possible routes into the second stage of the trials. Two of the routes lead to our two S class mages and the other three lead to monsters and other creatures you must defeat to move ahead. The remaining route has no monsters nor any S class mages."
The four participants began thinking about the routes and first clue the master had given for them to pass onto the next stage. Haruto's mind was going through every possibility as there were six routes so it was hard to choose the one that he wished for, but he had always had an unnatural amount of luck. He discovered this odd thing when he won a game of poker in one of the casinos he had accidentally stumbled upon. Though he had no idea what he was doing, the adults did and they could not believe their eyes as they lost a majority of their money to a six year old boy that didn't even know how to play. It was a blow to their pride, and eventually the owner kicked him out of the establishment with his winnings with the excuse of not being able to keep his business running if he kept winning.