Summary: Fate is a fickle thing. Many think fate is determined from birth, that it is something you are unable to change no matter what. Others believe that fate is something that can be changed by a huge event. But what if destiny could be changed by the simpler things in life? Watch as the life of Summer Rose is changed by a simple meeting at a ramen stand with Remnant's resident immortal: Naruto Uzumaki. Naruto/Summer/Harem God-like!Naruto
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or RWBY. Rated M for future lemons and foul language.
Prologue: Why? Because You Like Ramen
Summer Rose was hungry. No, scratch that, she was starving. She was so hungry she could eat an entire cow, and then eat its mate, and then possibly their children as a dessert. That was how hungry she was at this moment in time.
The reason for this was because she was currently on a long-term mission away from home, and had been travelling for eight hours to reach a small village a little while outside the Kingdom of Vacuo. She had been assigned to wipe out a frightening amount of Grimm- creatures of the darkness that threatened the world- since the Grimm seemed to be gathering to co-ordinate an attack of some kind. People didn't like that, so she took the job.
Her stomach soon growled at her and she let out a groan. "Please calm down, I'm looking..." she pleaded to her stomach. Summer Rose herself was a beautiful woman. She had a pale complexion, and short black hair that just reached half way down her neck, with her hair getting redder as it neared the tips. Her eyes were bright silver in colour, sparkling with life. She stood at 5'6, which was incredibly short for her age. She wore a buttoned black corset with a white chest piece that covered her B-cup breasts. The corset flowed down into a black skirt half way down her thighs, with being red with frills on the interior.
She wore thigh high stockings that covered up what people could see of her legs, and white boots. Around her waist was a belt with several pouches, and on the side of the belt was a cross with a rose in the centre of it. On her hands were brown fingerless gloves, and bronze plating covered her forearms, with with white fur below the plating to make it less painful to wear. Her weapons- a pair of rotating frisbee like objects that had three scythe style blades popping out of them, attached to chains- were strapped on her back. Her look was completed by the large, white hooded cloak she wore over her clothes, with the hood currently down.
"Where's the food..." Summer groaned out. "If I don't eat soon I'l diiiieeeee..." perhaps she would have continued groaning, but her it was stopped as a smell hit her nose. The smell was...heavenly. Her stomach now roared at her, but not to just eat food, but to eat the heavenly food that she was smelling right now!
And Summer obeyed. As if a blood hound had possessed her, Summer followed the scent to it's source. And what she found surprised her. She had honestly expected a grande restaurant, with advanced booking needed, and the place filled up. What she found wasn't that at it all.
All she found was a simple stand with a counter and a few stools, with a small curtain that went halfway down, making her reminiscent of the history books she used to read when she was younger. The sign along the top read 'Uzumaki Ramen'. She was sure her nose was deceiving her at this point, but the heavenly smell was definitely coming from here. She eventually shrugged and walked in. "Hello?" she asked.
"Hello!" a cheerful voice replied. Summer looked at the voice, and her eyes widened in surprise. Behind the counter was just a mere boy. He was very short and only looked to be about six, the same age as her step-daughter Yang. He was tanned, very well tanned in fact that people could probably get jealous of his tan. His blonde hair was spiky and rough, as if he had gotten out of bed with the hair. His bright blue eyes were sparkling with so much life, it surprised her. He wore simple clothing, a white shirt, black shorts, and a small orange apron that reached his heels. What really caught her eyes though were the three whisker marks that run along either of his cheeks. "Welcome to Uzumaki Ramen! May I take your order?"
Summer blinked. She was about to ask for the chef, but knew that might be rude so she sat down and quickly glanced up at the menu that hung over head. "Um...can I have a miso ramen?" she asked, though partly in confusion as she had no clue what Ramen was.
The boy grinned widely. "Coming right up!" the boy surprised her once again since, instead of calling the chef, he began to cook the food himself. And she watched in wander as, though he was barely able to reach the pots and pans, he handled them with such ease and grace that even a professional chef would have gotten jealous. Honestly, it made her jealous!
As he cooked, the boy attempted to strike up a conversation. "So, what's your name lady?" he asked, trying to sound polite despite his words themselves being a rather rude way to ask.
The 'lady' thought it was cute however, and let out a short (no pun intended) laugh. "My name is Summer Rose," she said kindly. "What is your name, little one?"
The blonde's eye twitched in what Summer believed to be irritation. "Don't call me little damn it!" he told her angrily, as though it were a sore spot. The boy seemed to notice he was being rude however, and mentally berated himself before looking at Summer. "Sorry, used to saying that. The name's Naruto Uzumaki!"
Recalling the name of teh store she sat in, Summer smiled lightly. "Does that mean your parents own this store?"
Naruto shook his head. "Nope! I do!" he said cheerfully.
Summer's eyes widened in surprise at that. A pair of parents allowed a child to own a store? That was irresponsible of them! The boy could barely reach the counter of his own store, and his parents allowed him to own a ramen stand? Her eyes lit up in fury. She would be having words with these parents if she ever came across them. "Your parents let you own this store?" she spoke kindly enough, though there were definitely traces of anger in her voice.
Not noticing her anger, Naruto just shrugged. "They might have. I'm an orphan."
That wasn't the response Summer expected, and it caused her to wince in regret at her words. Well...that explained quite a bit. "I'm sorry," she apologized to him. "I didn't mean to-"
"Stop," Naruto told her. "You didn't know, so it isn't your fault. There's no way you could have known I was an orphan."
Summer wasn't expecting that response either, but instead of arguing she just nodded. "Right..." it was then she caught sight of what he was making, and she blinked. Ramen...was just noodles? Though it certainly looked interesting. Most people would drain the noodles of water, but he left the flavoured water where it was, and also placed several pieces of pork and a few vegetables into the broth, finishing off by placing very small white cakes with small red swirls in the middle.
Naruto then floated up over the counter and put the ramen in front of her. "Here ya go, one miso ramen!"
The white cloaked woman glanced at her ramen, but then her eyes focused on Naruto as she watched him float. "You can float..." she said lamely.
He nodded with a wide grin. "Yep!"
She looked mildly interested at that. Was that the boy's semblance? It was an interesting one, though it didn't seem very useful for combat. Shrugging, Summer looked around a little before clearing her throat. "Um...what am I supposed to eat with?"
Naruto just blinked before looking down and wincing. "Oops, my bad on that one!" he reached under the counter and pulled out a small pot filled with chopsticks. He put it just beside her ramen. "There you go! Enjoy!"
Summer nodded politely at him before she pulled out a pair of chopsticks and broke them apart. She could smell the ramen, and it smelt divine. She very, very nearly drooled, but years of practice of not drooling when Cookies were nearby helped stop her from doing so. She clapsed her hands lightly, saying a small prayer, "Thank you for the food...amen." With that done, she picked up some of the noodles and blew on them to cool them down, before slurping them up...
And her eyes widened as taste buds exploded in ecstasy.
The texture of the noodles was perfect. Their soft feeling in her mouth was like heaven, and the taste...ohh the taste! It was perfection incarnate. There was literally no way someone could make this meal any better. She then looked towards the pork in the dish, and quickly picked it up before stuffing it in her mouth. Her eyes widened as the taste of the meat now effected her.
Now she could see why he'd cooked the pork and then put it in the broth! It had soaked in the juices from the vegetables and from the broth, blending in with the three of them to create a taste of perfect harmony. Summer had eaten various foods before, but she had never eaten something like this. Soon, her gaze fell on the small white cake with a red spiral. She gulped. If the rest of the ramen tasted this good...she slowly reached out and grabbed it with her chopsticks before raising it to her mouth and eating it.
Her mouth exploded with flavour. The lingering taste of the pork and noodles were still in her mouth, and the fish cake she'd just eaten completed the trifecta. The three flavours swirled in her mouth before slamming together, causing her mouth to explode with flavour. She immediately grabbed the bowl of ramen with great force and began to eat it like no tomorrow, shovelling it down her mouth with such speed that a professional food eater would be impressed.
Within only a single minute, Summer had finished the bowl, slamming it down and panting lightly. "That was..." Summer began, unable to find the words to describe the perfection she had just eaten.
"Good?" Naruto suggested to her, to which she only nodded. "Well what do you expect? Ramen is the food of the gods!"
He said it with such conviction, Summer actually believed him. "Yes...something so delicious must be the food of the gods," she agreed with him, seriousness laced in her voice, and Naruto grinned. He had converted yet another one to the magical ways of ramen. "How much do I owe you?"
Naruto hummed a little, hovering a little higher before he shrugged. "5 Lien."
Summer blinked in surprise upon hearing that. "Only 5 Lien?" A meal this good was only 5 Lien? That sounded like a bargain if Summer ever heard one. She quickly pulled out the required amount from one of her pouches and put it on the desk. "Thank you for cooking that wonderful meal, Naruto," she said kindly. "May I have the recipe?"
The blonde looked horrified suddenly. "I apologize Summer, but I can't do that," he told her. "The recipe was given to me from it's creator after his daughter got married and left home. He gave it to me since he knew I loved ramen so much, and made me promised to NEVER give the recipe to anybody else. EVER!"
She looked at him almost pleadingly, but the blonde stood firm, refusing to back down. Summer eventually just sighed and stood up. "Well, thank you for the meal Naruto, and I hope you the best success with your stand."
"Thank you very much, I wish you luck on...whatever your doing," Naruto told her before offering her a handshake. She shook his hand firmly before letting go and walking out of the stand and back to her mission. As she walked away, Naruto eyed her. "How interesting..."
Luckily for Summer Rose, that delicious ramen sustained her for the half hour journey to Vacuo. Upon arrival, she then rented a taxi and it drove her out a certain distance into the wasteland, before it suddenly stopped. When the driver saw Summer's confusion, he explained himself. "The Grimm have been gathering. We're afraid to get any closer to them than this."
Summer nodded in understanding and pulled 30 Lien out of a pouch, 10 more than she needed to give him. "Thank you for your service. Have a safe ride back," she thanked him before she climbed out of the taxi and it drove back towards the city. "Such a kind man...I do hope he remains well."
Turning away, Summer began to walk deeper into the wasteland, her weapons already in her hands, ready to be used. The Grimm had been rumoured to be unpredictable, almost seeming to Ambush people at times. It was for this reason Summer did not lower her guard as she walked through the wasteland. Soon enough, she hit a sandstorm, but continued to walk unhindered.
She walked for 10 minutes and...nothing...there wasn't a single Grimm around. Summer was honestly surprised. She had expected at least one Grimm to show up and attempt to take her out. And yet nothing was even in sight. But then Summer made a fatal mistake, one she would come to regret...
She dropped her guard.
The instant her guard was dropped, a loud screech was heard from above her, and she immediately tensed, looking up. Above her were a grand total of 5 HUGE Nevermore, circling around her. As if that weren't bad enough, she began to hear loud footsteps and growling. Realization dawned on Summer as she now saw the mistake the other Hunters that took this mission made. They thought they were just dealing with regular Grimm.
They weren't. These Grimm were ancient, so ancient they were able to think logically and come up with plans. They had been waiting for her guard to drop, and she had dropped it because the sandstorm had hidden them from her. And now she was going to suffer from it. But despite this, she didn't waver. She readied her weapons for battle. If she was going to die, then she was going to die fighting!
'Sorry Ruby...sorry Yang...' she mentally apologized to her children, one by blood the other by marriage. 'It looks like mommy won't be making it home this time...' With a battle cry, Summer Rose zoomed into action.
She threw her weapon, the rotating blades slashing through Beowolves and Boarbatusks, staining the once glistening silver blades red with their blood. Hearing sound behind her, Summer threw the her other weapon behind her, and she heard a yell of pain as she sliced through an Ursa. Tugging on the chains attached to each weapon, they began to rotate around her, slicing any Grimm that got close.
But it wasn't enough. Soon enough, a Death Stalker neared, merely smacking her weapon aside with its pincers before it attempted to stab her with its tail. She quickly rolled aside and tossed one of her weapons, slicing off its tail and making it yell in pain as it was stabbed in the head by its own tail. She then ran and slid, slicing off its legs as she slid under its body, causing it to fall the ground, unable to move.
Summer began to gain some hope. As she battled off Grimm after Grimm, she began to feel that perhaps she could do this, and that she'd be seeing her daughters and making them cookies by tomorrow.
However, it was not to be. She suddenly stopped dead, her eyes widening as a black hand with white claws erupted out of her stomach. She slowly glanced back to see the almost grinning face of a Beowolf. She slowly fell to her knees, feeling her world fading to black, images of her family flashing before her eyes. 'Goodbye Taiyang...goodbye Qrow...goodbye Yang...' The final image settled on a 4 year old girl, her silver eyes sparkling with joy and a huge smile on her face. A tear, unbidden, slipped out Summer's eye. 'Goodbye Ruby...'
It was then that something strange happened. As he world faded to black, she saw a flash of yellow before her eyes, and she felt the hand of the Beowolf get thrust out of her as it began to go up in smoke. "Yare, yare," a male voice spoke. "As much as you've accepted it, I can't bring myself to let you die just yet."
Before Summer could even attempt to ask what he meant, she suddenly gasped in pain and looked down, her eyes widening. Her broken spin...her crushed organs...her muscle and her skin...were all regenerating at an immense speed. Her vision was starting to return as well, and she noticed that a hand was on top of her head, feeding her some strange kind of energy. Looking up, she finally got a look at the man who saved her life.
He had blonde hair, reaching just below his jeans and sweeping over his shoulders, but was still spiky. He was tanned too, very well so. He also had striking blue eyes, full of life but looking quite tired as well. His attire was a little strange though. He wore a tight green shirt that showed off his luscious, scrumptious abs- 'BAD SUMMER!' she scolded herself- with the sleeves reaching just below his elbows. He wore long black pants, but they looked to be made out of cotton instead of something like cotton rather than linen. On his feet were orange shoes that looked rather snug, with black shoelaces. Around his waist was a bright orange jacket with a blue interior, and a strange swirl symbol on the right arm.
But the main thing that caught Summer's attention were the three whisker marks on both of the blonde's cheeks. Along with a familiar grin she had seen less than an hour before. "Naruto?!" she gasped out.
He grinned down at her. "Good to see you recognize me, Summer," he told her before he slid his jacket off from around his waist and gave it to her. She raised an eyebrow, but quickly realized it was because she was now showing a lot of stomach, and a small amount of boob since her armour was ruined. She quickly put it on, covering herself.
"Wh-what are you doing here?!" she yelled at him, now feeling embarrassed. "Get out of here! The Grimm will kill you!" Though she was wondering why he wasn't a kid any more, she didn't have time to ask things like that in the middle of this battlefield.
"I noticed," he said dully, removing his hand from her head as the energy stopped pumping into her. She felt tired suddenly, fatigue seeming to catch up with her. "Just relax for a little while..." he looked around at all the Grimm and smirked as he rotated his shoulder, causing an audible pop. "Man, it's been a long time since I got a good work out...and better yet, hardly anybody here to get hurt for it..." he blinked, and in place of his blue eyes were golden eyes with a horizontal bar replacing his pupil, with a slit running vertically down soon forming as well.
"Work out...?" Summer whispered to herself, analysing Naruto's words. How could fighting this army of Grimm be considered a work out?!
The blonde continued stretching. "Well then...let's go..." His form flickered, before his appearance changed. His body got coated in a yellow energy; a sort of circular design featured prominently over his stomach; his whisker-like markings on his face becoming thicker to resemble the thick bars; six comma markings were present on or around his collar; various other dark designs appearing along his body, some of them densely enough to give the appearance that he was wearing a body suit beneath the yellow coat. His hair began to glow as well, some strands of his hair pointing out of the front like horns.
Behind him, six pitch black orbs formed, swirling around him. The only thing that didn't change about him was the fact his skin wasn't glowing, and the wide grin on his face. "Rikudou Sennin Modo..." he announced.
Summer watched on with wide eyes. "What on Remnant...?" she whispered in shock. Was this the blonde's semblance?
Naruto looked over the enemies, humming softly as he did so. "Hm...like this I'll barely get warmed up..." he seemed to pout before shrugging. "Oh well..." with a smirk on his face, he laughed and charged.
What happened next could be described as a massacre. The glowing blonde jumped into battle, grabbing two of the black balls and causing them to turn into long rods. He struck through Grimm luck butter, impenetrable armour being pierced like a pin through paper. What's more, he did it without receiving a single scratch to himself. If anything, he seemed to get stronger as time went on.
Seeing what was happening to its fellow Grimm, one of the Nevermore let out a loud 'KAW' before diving towards the blonde, opening its beak wide. This would end up being its mistake. Naruto grabbed one of his black balls and four rotating blades, glowing white in colour, spun around it, and a piercing sound that stung their ears appeared. "Senpo: Futon: Gudōdama Rasen Shuriken!" He declared as he tossed it straight into the monster's gullet. It let out a horrible screech of pain as not only did it being to smoke, but from inside its body a large sphere tore its body to shreds, the piercing screech growing louder as the Nevermore and 2 more of its species were engulfed in the blast, with nothing remaining as the sphere faded.
Naruto suddenly sighed. "So bored...guess I'll finish this now..." suddenly, he was holding a very strange weapon that Summer had never seen before. It had a long handle, with a small ring at the bottom that you could put your finger through and twirl the weapon. The blade of the weapon was what caught her eye though. It bore three prongs on it, and had strange writing that looked ancient on the handle, but nothing Summer recognized. Jumping away so he was facing all the Grimm, he tossed that weapon, and suddenly it began to multiply, killing some Grimm or stabbing into the ground. Two more appeared in his hands and he threw them up. He smirked at Summer. "Don't blink."
"Huh? Wh-" she began, but he cut her off.
"Hiraishin No Jutsu," suddenly, he vanished in a yellow flash, making Summer's eyes widened, before she quickly activated her semblance. It was a semblance that greatly enhanced her vision so she could see even the smallest of twitches. For this reason, she had called it "The Raven's Eye" in honour of her missing friend, Raven Branwen. She saw a flash above and looked up with wide eyes. Naruto was there, stabbing slicing 1 of the 2 Nevermore's head off with his strange rod, though Summer didn't know how that was possible. He then vanished in a yellow flash again, once more slicing off the Nevermore's head.
He once more vanished, but time he was among all the Grimm on the ground. With the sky targets removed, he slaughtered the Grimm ruthlessly, the strange balls causing the Grimm to disintegrate into nothing with a touch, and the pair of rods in his hands piercing Grimm like a shish-kebab. What Summer Rose was watching wasn't a 17 year old Hunter in training. What she was watching was a seasoned warrior who had seen so much battle and won, it was like he forgot how to lose.
Five minutes. Within only five minutes, every last Grimm was dead. Naruto took a breath as he stood in the now empty wasteland, with the sandstorm gone. All the clones weapons vanished in puffs of smoke, and he returned back to normal, the glow faded and his eyes normal. He walked over to Summer and crouched down. "You okay?"
She nodded. "Y-yes...thank you...um...why did you help me?" she asked in a high-pitched voice and winced a little, thinking she sounded like that because she was still slightly embarrassed.
Naruto just gave her a grin. "Why? Because you like ramen. Someone who loves the food of the gods can't be a bad person. It just can't happen."
Summer blinked before sighing. "Such a good fighter...yet still a child..." then a thought struck her. "That reminds me...why aren't you six?"
The blonde's grin faded as he looked over her, making her blush lightly, before he smirked. "Dunno. Probably the way YOU'RE six right now."
"Huh?" Summer Rose looked down and her eyes widened. She was still calming down, so she hadn't even noticed that she had shrunk. Her clothes were now far too big for her, and Naruto's big jacket may as well have been a coat for her. Instead of yelling about her age however, Summer Rose screeched about one thing. "GOD FUCKING DAMN IT! I'M A MIDGET AGAIN!"