Equestrian Heroes

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Naruto x Rarity x Twilight x Fluttershy x Applejack x Pinkie Pie x Rainbow Dash x Ditzy x Luna x ? x ?

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Inner thoughts, Text read, Italics used to represent characters speaking in different language.

Demonic rage, Demonic characters, Kurama Speak

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Story Start

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The location of the camp had been discovered and a meeting was negotiated. The meeting place was at least a mile outside Appleloosa.

The arrogant and confrontation chief insisted had practically brought an army to a peace negotiation, spitting in the face of Luna's attempt at diplomacy.

It was pretty obvious what the tone of this negotiation was going to be.

At the very least if this would have been a diversion the majority of the soldiers were at the town protecting it.

Dusk didn't understand why the creatures were so stubborn. If they had just been willing to work with the citizens of Applelosa they could have come to a compromise that would have allowed the Buffalo's their running path without destruction or inconveniencing the citizens. It was a matter of waiting a little longer for the citizens to expand the fertile soil enough to rearrange their trees.

The buffalo's were built similar to the Minoatuars being hairy beings with thick fur, but their builds being stronger in their legs from all the running.

Before Luna could even speak the chief snarled.

"You dare show yourself before us monster! Now we will crush you and your race of thieves!"

So much for negotiations.

Dusk readied herself for what was going to be a battle only to be blinded by the bright aura of the magic from Luna's horn glowing brightly.

Dusk watched in awe as waves of raw magic slammed into several of the rushing creatures sending them hurtling back.

Dusk's horns lit up as she launched several cutting spells going for amputating cuts rubbing the creatures of their limbs. A few more rushed by as they raised their axes as they attempted to go for killing strike on the princess. Only for several arrays of magic bolts to appeared out of thin air.

Light itself begins to bend as the image of soldiers hidden by invisibility began to appear.

Luna was no fool. She was ready for such a thing. Tried as they might the Buffalo were being picked apart as an array of lightning waved down upon them. The buffalo's stood no chance against the fliers as they had no means of fighting the nimble Pegasi.

"You would doom your tribe over your arrogance and self deluded bigotry!?" Luna asked in cold fury.

"You Equestrians. You drive us away from our lands, take what is rightfully ours, and you dare to speak as if you have the high ground?" The leader grounded out defiantly.

"Longhorn you bring shame to our species!" A deep baritone of a voice spoke as everyone turned to the speaker.

Another buffalo, black in eye color with Dark blue violet gray coat made his way. Unlike the one on the ground his hat of white feathers were adorned with jewels.

Luna immediately realized by the descriptions that this was the chief designated from that incident months ago. She watched in interest as the two buffaloes verbally lashed at one another.

"Thunderhooves! Ever the heel licker! How dare you show your face traitor!"

"You call me traitor when you would bring the members of our clan to ruin! You would have them follow you into death!" He said as he gestured to the injured Buffalo.

"Better to die then become their lapdogs! I once respected you and now you spit in the face of our traditions to become the pony's lapdogs."

'Then it'll be by their hands you shall perish." Thunderhooves could think of nothing far more humiliating to Longhorn's pride then to be executed instead of nobly dying in battle.

At the very least this little situation was going to be solved before it could evolve into something bigger.

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When Dusk had shown up acquiring about information in regards to one of the adventures the other elements had taken that he was not part of Naruto was curious to learn a bit more. He knew the specifics from Applejack, but what he didn't know were about the buffalo so he went to the best source of history that would have covered that era.

Canterlot Library.

Naruto hadn't given much thought of the sheep, donkeys, or other races like the Buffallo that weren't ponies that still lived in Providences reminiscent as if they were farm animals. They had been taken in after being enslaved by the ancestors of Cerivade, Arctic Ursas, Sand Snakes Diamond Dogs, or the Minoatur depending on the regions.

This had went on for centuries with only portions of the Buffalo race escaping total enslavement due to the migratory nature of their people. A good deal of this enslavement was during the time of Discord so there was little to no hope for freedom for their people until Discord was sealed away and the Princesses could reunite as much as they could of the disrupted nation.

Conquering the providence to expand the nation and casting out the criminal elements that Discord allowed to flourish Celestia and Luna were able to free the races that knew nothing beyond a cycle of work and death which eradicated most of their culture.

The freed races looked to the ponies as not only an example but their saviors. Using what talents and goods they could provide to become integrated within the society.

But of course one could not just eliminate or ignored the prejudices at the time and the common belief among the equines were their superiority to the enslaved races. It would take centuries of education and examples from the princesses to break this mindset considered how even further back then the Unicorns perception of superiority was a thing ingrained into their mindsets.

Sheep and Cows could do nothing better than ponies except produce goods such as milk and wool, which at that time not even something ponies could replicate and were seen as highly valuable goods.

While Donkeys could not produce such good they were treated a bit better being closer to equines in species, but their lack of 'cutie mark expertise' still resulted in them getting the lesser jobs most ponies thought they were too good for or didn't want to do.

It was only the Buffalo who were into as receptive as their people were more of a warrior culture, the result of being nomadic and often coming in conflict with other species during the course of their travels.

Though their lack of combat specialty techniques made it difficult to deal with any creatures that used subterfuge and trickery.

So when they tried to continue their self perceived sacred duty to run through their old routes, routes that had since been expanded and colonized by the equines conflict had rose up.

There was no way in Taratarus that all the progress that had been made in regards to developing the land and making homes for their people would be undone so that the Buffalo could simply run through the land in a belief that spun the world; in a belief that they themselves turned the heavens.

All and all the whole subject only further educated him to the events of the world. "Naruto? What are you doing here?"

He looked up from the book to see what he assumed was either Twilight or a clone. "Oh hey Twi. Research?"

"Of course." she answered as she pointed out to the table with the stacks upon stacks of research. "I've been doing further research on the nature of our elements and powers. Taking a break from my theoretical magic thesis."

Naruto shook his head. Only Twilight would take a break from research by doing alternative research. "So what did you discover?"

"Well I have been studying each of our friends and the theoretical effect that our virtues have on people around us. For as active as our powers are the secondary abilities and traits most of us exhibited before getting the elements it would only make sense that we have other passive powers we have adapted to over time."

"Like what?"

"Like for Fluttershy, she since's the most docile of us her power over Kindness is subtle yet powerful. It workers better for those with docile wills or less protected minds. It makes sense that the power to enthrall others would be given to the one least likely to abuse it."

Fluttershy was pretty much the embodiment of gentle and sweet.

"Our power manifests in a small aura. The longer you’re around one of us the more susceptible you it. And as a result strengthens the inclination to follow that virtue depending on which element you're around."

"But we've seen examples of people being cruel to her." Naruto pointed out as he recalled the incident with Glida among other things.

"That can easily be explained that until our most recent exposure the effects of our passive powers had yet to start really developing, but they will most likely be offshoots of our initial powers. Like for instance, Fluttershy's ease in taking care of animals."

"So you think this aura of kindness plays in a role in her effectiveness as a caretaker?"

Twilight nodded. "A less complex mind guided by instinct would be far more suggestible."

"That really is something. What about the others? How much farther have you come with their profiles?" Setting the file for Fluttershy down Twilight picked up one for Pinkie.

"Pinkie's was a bit easier to put together since her powers seems far more active. She seems to have power and control of not only luck, but of spacial manipulation and through her pinkie sense there can be made an argument that she has premonitions."

"Considering her ability to avoid danger and never get lost no matter what random way she goes it makes sense."

Twilight nodded as she flipped a few pages in the folder. "So much so that she can find her way to Zecora's while blind folded and being turned the wrong way. If I hadn't seen it myself I would be quick to call anypony telling me so mad." Twilight still had trouble believing it herself, but with the Elements having no known limit and the fact they explored the concept of Pinkie being blessed with limited reality warping opened the door to any idea. The ability to alter the world through random whim made as much sense for Pinkie as Fluttershy inheriting the Penance Stare. It was a compliment to their nature and abilities. "In theory Pinkie's power could theoretically allow anything to happen which is why I've been making plans with her and Fluttershy to send our clones to learn from Zecora. Learning of Zebra lore and magic would benefit me greatly along with the two of them learning about medicine from Zecora respectively. Having Pinkie as a back-up medic after all seems like a sensible thing in the possibility that in the future the team is split up when dealing with future threats."

Since Fluttershy's power could extend to others there was a likelihood that in time Pinkie's could as well. Naruto would have to make it a point to go over Twilight's research if that was the case as his interest was piqued. For now he said nothing as Twilight continued on going to what she learned about each of them.

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