AN: I know, I probably shouldn't start another story, and even if I were, it'd probably be from the poll. But I recently watched RWBY, up to Season 3, where _ dies, so… I can't resist making this. And since I'm bedridden, I might as well start! XD
Please note that I haven't finished all of RWBY yet, as I've stated already.
Also, pairing is undecided as of yet. Please read and review.
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"Sasukeeeeeee!"
"Narutooooooo!"
Naruto grimaced as he glared up at the rapidly approaching form of Sasuke, Rasengan in his hand as he reached out to the Chidori fueled with Amaterasu.
'Why did you choose this path, Sasuke…'
Naruto pushed the rest of Kurama's chakra into his attack, gritting his teeth.
'But I won't let you travel down this path!'
He flung his arm out above him, their respective attacks impacting each other. For a moment, the two attacks against each other, equally matched, and Naruto looked into Sasuke's eyes.
'...'
Suddenly, an explosion engulfed them, purple light exploding to the sides of the valley as the edges of his vision dimmed.
Vaguely, he registered Sasuke flying up as the force pushed the ravenette away, while he himself plummeted down to earth, unable to resist that very force, aided by gravity.
He closed his eyes, bracing himself for the impact, smiling.
Finally, it was over…
His eyes snapped open as a tingling sensation spread through him, but only darkness greeted him.
Was he dead? No, that wasn't it. This squared, tear in the fabric of space...
Hadn't they sealed her?!
He looked up at the sky which was so far away now that he was falling further into the portal. The moon was there, though dimmed severely, and cracks had formed on the right half.
Perhaps… this was the remnants of her power...
His smile turned bitter, but he was unable to do anything as he fell into the portal. At least the others were safe…
Old Man Six Paths said that the power of the tailed beasts, and the Rinnegan, should be enough to free everyone else. Sasuke still had control of the tailed beasts, so…
Naruto closed his eyes again, letting his consciousness finally slip away as he fell into the darkness.
"I leave the rest to you… teme…"
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Ruby looked up as her hood was tugged off her head, looking up a man in a suit and cool red glasses motioned for her to take off her headphones. Doing so, she noted that he had a sword.
"I said, put your hands in the air!" he yelled.
Oh.
OH.
Ruby smirked a little. "Are you… robbing me?"
"Yes!"
"Oh."
Before the man could react, she gave him a roundhouse kick, sending him flying to the front of the store. While she waited for his accomplices to come, she began activating her weapon, Crescent Rose.
She spun her scythe in excitement as, like she expected, another goon came running from the front of the store.
Swinging her scythe behind her, she fired, the recoil sending her flying at the second goon.
Her feet connected with his chest, bringing them both crashing through the window of the shop.
Oops.
She'll pay for that later.
She swung her scythe in circles, looking back casually and planting the tip into the concrete with ease.
3 goons appeared in the broken window, along with someone in a white suit, bowler hat, and a cig.
Definitely the evil boss.
"Okay…" the evil boss said, before indicating at her with his head. "Get her."
The three came out like they were told, and the first one was quickly kneed in the face, Ruby swinging on her scythe to hit him again, this time sending him flying.
She chased after him with the recoil from her scythe, the two others chasing after her. Stopping suddenly, she fired a third time, hitting the first with the back of her scythe and sending him flying again.
She finished another off by slamming him with the back of her scythe, moving onto her next target as the victim let out a girlish cry.
Dashing backwards with her Semblance, Ruby dodged out of the way as the third opponent fired at her, springing forwards and knocking him off his feet before turning around and finishing him off with the blunt end of his scythe.
She landed a bit in front of the shop, just in time to see the evil boss step over his henchman's body, muttering something.
"Well, Red, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd like to stick around…"
He dropped his cig on the ground, squashing it with his cane. Then, he raised it and pointed the butt end at her.
"I'm afraid this is where we part ways." he finished, a small scope popping out of the cane.
A bullet- infused with Fire Dust, probably- shot out, and Ruby quickly pointed Crescent Rose at the ground and fired, managing to avoid the potentially devastating blast.
Landing on her feet, she looked around, but couldn't find the evil boss.
Darnit. Maybe he had escaped to the roofs?
She turned her eyes up, but a square of blackness in the air caught her attention, quickly expanding horizontally a few feet above the middle of the street.
By the time it was at least a good dozen feet wide, something dropped out of it.
A very beat-up, red and orange something.
She looked up again as a Bullhead took flight, only to be stopped as attacks were sent after it from the roof of a building.
Someone returned fire from the Bullhead, and eventually an explosion seemed to stall the person on top long enough for the Bullhead to get away.
Ruby transformed her weapon again, trying to fire at it, but they didn't do much. She could only look as the ship flew away.
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"I hope you realize your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, young lady. You put yourself and others in great danger."
Ruby looked sheepish as a Huntress paced the floor behind her, as she sat in an interrogation room.
"They started it!" she replied, inwardly wincing at how childish her response was.
The woman didn't look up from her scroll, moving in front of her so that Ruby could see her. "If it were up to me, you'd be sent home with a pat on the back…"
Ruby smiled, looking hopeful.
"And a slap on the wrist." the woman finished, looking back at her, her voice much stricter. For emphasis, she slapped her weapon of choice, a riding crop, on the table.
"Eek!"
The woman retracted her weapon, though, and sighed. "But… there is someone here who would like to meet you."
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Black.
So much black.
Naruto grunted, his brows furrowing as he tried to remember what happened.
'Naruto, Sasuke, and everyone… Congratulations on saving the world.'
'I am alone. And now alone, I can shoulder and bear all of that hatred myself.'
'Farewell… my one and only… friend…'
Naruto shot up, gasping for breath. Clutching his chest with his left arm, he glanced around.
He was in an infirmary room of some kind, by the looks of it. He'd definitely recognize this kind of room.
His eyes snapped towards the door as he heard the doorknob turn, and a gray-haired man entered, holding a cup of coffee. A black/red-haired girl tried to enter afterwards, but he raised a hand, making her stop at the door.
He pushed against the mattress, flipping so that he was off the mattress and tried to land on his feet.
Key word, he tried.
He quickly lost his balance, falling to the right and onto the floor, coughing.
"Wh-what…?"
Slowly, Naruto looked to his right.
Right where his elbow was, where his arm was supposed to be… Nothing. Just some bandages wrapped around it, only a tint of red remaining.
He had lost his arm.
The gray-haired man cleared his throat, though that didn't seem to register with Naruto, who just kept staring at his lost limb.
Regardless, he started speaking. "Well, young sir, I must admit it is pleasant to see a patient acting so invigorated immediately after waking up, I wouldn't suggest moving too much too soon."
The man took a seat at the small table to the right of the bed, setting his coffee down. "The doctors did the best they could, but we haven't seen an injury like this in quite a long time, mr…"
"Naruto." he replied, still looking despondently at the arm. "Naruto Uzumaki."
The man nodded. "Pleased to meet you, Naruto. My name is Ozpin." Ozpin replied, sipping his coffee. "I'm afraid we can't fix your arm, so you'll have to make do with a mechanical one from Atlas."
Naruto, raised an eyebrow at that, though they couldn't see it. "Mechanical…? Like the heat generator in the Land of Spring?"
Ozpin raised an eyebrow as well. "I can't say if it's similar to what's in this… Spring Country you talk about, but the arm itself is most likely similar to what you're saying."
Naruto frowned, shaking his head in refusal. Slowly, he got to his feet, and sat down on the bed, staring at the hand in his lap.
"I… I'll be fine…" he looked up, eyes wide. "More importantly, is Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi-sensei alright?!"
Ozpin gave him an appraising look, before shaking his head.
"I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with those people. Young Ruby over there," he pointed towards the door, making Ruby smile and wave weakly, trying and failing not to stare at Naruto's stump. "found you in the middle of the street. Right after you fell out a 'black, portal-like thing'. You've slept for nearly a day since."
While Naruto took in this information, Ozpin motioned with his head for Ruby to come in, patting the chair next to him.
'It was probably Kaguya who sent me here… but why?' Naruto thought silently, hand on his chin. 'Kurama? You there, Kurama?'
Naruto waited for a response, but received none. Panicking slightly, he raised his hand to his forehead, eyes widened.
"Kurama? Are you there, Kurama? This isn't funny, you damn fox!" he yelled, making the other two occupants in the room slightly concerned, to say the least. "Kurama!?"
"Stop shouting, brat."
Naruto sighed in relief, lowering his hand. 'Where are we, Kurama? These people don't seem to know about the Land of Spring…'
"...I… I actually can't answer that one. We aren't anywhere near the Elemental Nations. Chakra's weaker, too. That's why you took so long to recover."
Naruto's eyes widened again. Shutting down the link, Naruto looked at Ozpin, he narrowed his eyes. "Where are we?"
"We're in Beacon, my school." Ozpin replied. "More specifically, the infirmary on the school grounds."
Naruto waved his hand. "Not that. Which country? Hidden Village?"
"Hidden Village?" Ruby asked, tilting her head. "What are Hidden Villages?"
Naruto stared blankly at her, the back at Ozpin, who shrugged. Putting his hand to his face, he started laughing bitterly.
"What the hell… Just when we finished everything… Where the hell did you send me, Kaguya?" he laughed, leaning backwards. "Damn it all…"
He sighed, wiping away a few tears, before righting himself.
"What do you plan on doing now?" Ozpin asked, crossing his fingers and leaning forwards, raising an eyebrow at the erratic behaviour.
It wasn't out of hysteria, nor that of a psychotic man. No. This boy… man… was broken. Something happened, and it broke him. Ozpin wanted to know why.
"...You said this was a school?" Naruto prompted. After receiving a nod, he asked, "What does it teach?"
Ozpin leaned back, opening his mouth to answer, but Ruby beat him to it.
"You don't know?!" she exclaimed, before explaining excitedly. "Beacon's like, the most famous of the four Academies ever! Here we learn to become Hunters and Huntresses, to fight the Grimm!"
Naruto raised his eyebrows, looking at Ozpin with a silent question, replied with a nod.
The blond's eyes grew unfocused, thinking again, for a good few minutes. When he came back, he nodded. "If it'll help me learn in this world… Can I join?"
Ozpin mentally noted the way he said 'this world', as though he wasn't from it, and nodded. "But first, I'll have to see if you can fight, first…"
"Deal."
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After a few more minutes, Ozpin left the room, leaving Ruby and Naruto alone.
"So, uh…" Ruby fidgeted slightly in her seat, torn between leaving and staying to talk. "I guess you'll be my classmate soon?"
The blond glanced up at her, and shrugged. "I suppose."
"Um…" Ruby thought hard about something to talk about, scrunching up her forehead. "Um… What happened to your arm?"
Naruto's eyes flicked up to her again, but stayed there this time. And he stared. And stared. And-
"I'm so-"
"...I lost it in a fight." Naruto said, right as Ruby bent her head down to apologize. "I was fighting with someone I considered a brother, and we blew each others' arms off. When I woke up, I was here."
"...That sounds… tough…" Ruby commented, unsure of how to respond.
He had someone close enough to be called a brother, but blew off his arm in the process?
"What were you fighting about?" she asked, hesitant to pry into it any further yet too curious at the same time.
Naruto sighed again, flopping onto the bed. "...I'd rather not talk about it. Not yet."
Ruby nodded silently, looking down at her interlocked fingers, then looking back up at the blond. Seeing as he was unlikely to talk any more, she decided to leave the room.
At the doorway, she paused, wondering if it was rude to leave without saying anything, or not.
"Uh… Goodbye!"
Naruto waved his hand lazily.
"See you later, Red."
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This was shorter than 3k words, like I promised, but eh, whatever. Hope you enjoyed!
Also, possible pairings I'm considering are: Naruto and Ruby, Blake, Yang(?), Cinder, Emerald, Neo, and Pyrrha(?)
(?) means it's questionable.