A New Friend 6

"Siri, he is the one. He is the guy who did that Web Valley job for us" said the teen to the cat.

"Oh. So he is the one. Then who is that creepy guy?" Asked Sirius.

"I don't know, let's ask him," said Naruto and moved towards Leo as he saw Leo fall into his defensive stance, Naruto raised his hands in surrender, indicating to Leo that he was not hostile.

"Yo. My name is Naruto Uzumaki. This is my friend, Sirius. We are from Fairy Tail." said Naruto in a cheerful tone. Leo relaxed after hearing that name. He knew of Fairy Tai, of course. Karen used to talk about them.

If he was correct, the guy in front of him was the youngest S-class mage and next to him was his partner, Sirius.

"You are Loke, right?" Asked Naruto. Leo was surprised that this teen knew his name.

"Yes. My name is Loke," said Loke in a sad tone.

"We heard what he said. It seems that you were banned from your home huh?" Said Naruto in an understanding tone. This surprised Leo again.

"Yes. I made a...mistake and got punished, rightfully so," he said in acceptance.

"Don't worry. I know how it feels." consoled Naruto. After all, he was sucked into this world nearly 4 years ago without any notice or indication.

"If I may, what are Celestial Spirits? I didn't hear about them until now" asked Naruto. This made Leo lookup. He couldn't understand why this guy wanted to ask him about his species and moreover, help him.

But as he was thinking of what to answer, his eyes met with Naruto's and saw an expression. An expression that told Leo so many untold stories about the blonde teen's losses.

His expression was not of pity but understanding. Leo decided to share his story with this guy and started with an explanation of the Celestial Spirit.

"Celestial Spirits are magical beings from our own separate space, the Celestial Spirit World. Some Mages, called Celestial Spirit Mages due to their specialization in Celestial Spirit Magic, can summon us by opening our Gates via the use of Celestial Spirit Gate Keys.

These Keys are separated into two classes: the more common Silver Keys and the extremely rare Gold Keys. The Good Keys are also called Zodiacs as we represent the Zodiac constellations in the sky.

I'm one such Zodiac, the Zodiac of Lion, Leo. Loke is what Karen, my former master called me. She is...dead by my mistake." said Leo, looking at the grave he made for Karen.

"I'm sorry for your loss. But we all tend to make mistakes. This time it costed a lot. But you can bounce back. How about I help you?" Asked Naruto with a smile.

Leo was confused by this. What does the guy mean by helping him?

"You see, I have a rune that allows me to summon animals long ago. So, I'm thinking of using it and helping you? How about it?" Asked Naruto with excitement.

From what Leo said, he is some kind of Spirit living in another realm who can be summoned here with this Gold Key.

When he was in the Shinobi world, Naruto made a summoning contract with the toads and can summon them with a few drops of blood and chakra. He is thinking of using it here.

"I don't think that is necessary. I can manage with my magic," said Leo in appreciation. Though he appreciated the teens' offer, he is not certain of its success.

"Do you use Light Magic?" Asked Naruto. That is what he felt. He and Sirius were furiously searching for the damn thugs, whom they didn't find yet.

Naruto sensed someone of Light Magic and came here to investigate and saw everything happen. He was surprised, to say the least.

"Yes. But I don't think I can use it any longer" said Leo.

"Do you know what magic you can use now?" Asked Naruto. As Leo rejected his offer to take Naruto's magic, he doesn't know what to do now. Naruto settled to calm him down for now and talk later.

"I don't" replied Leo. His situation is getting worse as time passes here.

"Ok. We are on a job currently and if you tag along, I think I'll share some rewards with you." Said, Sirius.

Naruto chose to stay silent as he talked enough in his son's first real job. Leo pondered for a minute.

He has nothing to do in this world as he was here on a vendetta. But now, all that was gone, he thought the best way he could survive and the offer was enticing. He took it.

"Ok. But please call me Loke. I don't want my real identity coming out." Said Loke. Naruto raised an eyebrow at that. It seems both of them are in a similar situation.

With a nod, Sirius and Naruto with Loke continued their job of searching for the thugs in the forest.

And Cut

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