A Grimm Tail
A/N: Get the title?! 'A Grimm Tail'? as in, a Grim Tale, but like because tailed beasts and grimms in RWBY and Naruto and it's gonna be grim and- Sorry for the lame title, idk, help.
Mmm a NarutoXRwby crossover… yeaaaah boiiii! Naruto belongs to this dimension, meaning there is no Elemental Nations. In addition, Naruto's team will consist of Sasuke and two other from the Narutoverse. NO PAIRING for anyone BUT Naruto.
Please read the end A/N, need help for this story!
There will be elements of Narutoverse like namesake, origin, terms, but eh, you'll see.
In a world consumed and overrun with darkness, one must always make a choice: to be the prey or the predator. Unfortunately, one doesn't always get to pick. NaruXMiniHarem.
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Disclaimer: I own neither Naruto nor Rwby.
A Grimm Tail
Chapter One: Tail of the Unfortunate
Konoha, the Village of the Leaves, had no ties with the outside world. They were a rural village that had many powerful huntsmen at their disposal. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on one's perspective, they served with no other political agendas and only served themselves.
Humans were the only inhabitants of the village and their traditions were strict and unforgiving. Protect those in the village, help those in the village, and most importantly, love only those within the village. The meaning was not lost at all; at an early age, it was instilled into the younger generation that loving and reproducing with anyone outside of the village was vile and despicable.
Especially Faunas.
It wasn't always like this. Konoha was once accepting of all. No prejudice and no racism existed before him.
Orochimaru.
The snake Faunas was hailed as a prodigy as soon as he could walk. Science was his forte but fighting with his Semblance and Aura came a close second. It wasn't long before people saw him in a champion's light.
He took on an apprentice, another snake faunas, by the name of Kabuto. The villagers were quick to accept the silver-haired teen as well. After all, their snake-faunas champion could do no wrong.
They revered him. He commanded the villagers' respect with ease. Eventually the man opened a school in the village, accepting the gifted and most prodigal of students.
It wasn't long before his true self made itself known. The kidnapping and experimenting of all three hundred teens that had entered his school left a horrible and vilified view of faunus.
With his apprentice, Orochimaru was never seen again.
The village authorities never knew what the faunus was searching for; the purpose of the slaughtering, why would he commit such an act? Perhaps he did it out of sick pleasure? They would never know.
Regardless of the sick bastard's reasoning, the village vowed to never trust or accept any Faunus ever again.
All except one person.
Namikaze Minato, the village tribe leader, his father, had committed the ultimate taboo.
Uzumaki Kushina was the fox faunus Namikaze Minato fell in love with. At first, it was held as a secret that the female was a Faunus in fear of the public's reaction. After all, having the village leader loving the one thing that was unacceptable was not looked upon in a favorable light.
All was well, no one suspected a thing about the nature of his mother's humanity, so to speak. Everything without a hitch, Kushina and Minato were able to conceive a child even. Obviously, that's how he, the blonde, came to be.
For a decade and half, life was perfect. Naruto made friends and trained hard, harder than anyone and everyone. Everyone was quick to see that the leader's son was a prodigy among prodigies. They were even delighted more so by the fact that he was 'completely' human.
As soon as he turned Fourteen, his life shifted upside down. The blonde teen had his birthday celebrated in the form of a festival. The night had just started and in the drunken high and haze of happiness, he was kidnapped.
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"Do you know who I am?" The person tauntingly asked.
Naruto seethed and snarled at what he assumed to be a man. There was no way he could vocalize his answer and the bastard knew it. He was gagged and vertically bounded to what he assumed to be a medical table if the feeling of the cold metallic surface pressed against his back was anything to go by.
"Hmm? I couldn't hear you Naruto… Oh, silly me, let me remove that gag for you…"
Utter disgust was what he felt when the pale-skinned thing in front of him slithered and extended his tongue along his cheek. Naruto trembled and cringed as far away as he could. Even going so far as to choke himself if it could provide any little distance. Still, even he had a limit as to how far he could try and distance himself from the nasty muscular organ that was now slithering all too slowly behind his neck.
As soon as the gag loosened from his mouth, Naruto felt a warm putrid-like feeling rise up through his throat. Immediately, the slight tingling and burning sensation passed as he launched his stomach content out as a projectile. The familiar and unpleasant acidic and bitter taste was all he was left with.
The pale-skinned being laughed- no, purred.
"You taste absolutely delicious Naruto."
In response, the blonde teen spat his phlegm at the man. Naruto smirked when his captivator grew an annoyed and angry expression.
A growl reverberated from Naruto's chest and throat.
"I know who you are… Orochimaru…"
It wasn't hard to figure out. There was only on man in the history of his village that conjured such a hated and infamous reputation. His characteristics were heavily detailed, wanted pictures of him was plastered everywhere.
The snake-like grimms coiled around his feet in a hypnotizing manner.
It was obvious.
"Kukuku… I'm glad you're aware-"
"What do you want?!" Naruto cut him off.
Orochimaru tilted his head as if the answer was obvious.
"You."
Disgust filled every pore of Naruto as he assumed the worst.
"You fucking fagget, stay away from me you sick, demented piece of shi-"
"Ah, you misinterpret me child, your body is not only of Uzumaki blood, but also half faunas."
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "How did you know about that?!" There were only a select few that knew of his heritage and hybridity. In fact, besides his closest friends, only his parents and godfather knew about that. It wasn't that hard to hide, he had no visible traits whatsoever of his mother's side, none at all. No tail, no claws, no animal ears, not even whiskers.
"Ah, your mother must have not told you… Tell me Naruto, what do you know of the Four Maidens?"
"A myth." Naruto immediately responded. The tale of the Four Maidens was not something he was unfamiliar with. Four young women representing the four seasons visited a hermit. Each maiden bringing something that represented themselves; The first maiden, Winter, encouraged himto meditate and reflect. The second maiden, Spring, brought him fruit and flowers to rejuvenate his garden. The third maiden, Summer, persuaded him to come out of reclusion and embrace the world. And the fourth maiden, Fall, re-taught him to always look on the bright side and be thankful. In exchange, the hermit gave the maidens powers beyond belief.
A fairy tale.
"Ah, but it isn't so… I've researched and delved into the subject. The maidens exist to this very day and age. For fifteen years I've threw myself into this 'fairy tale', which everyone believed… but I've met one."
The blonde teen's eyes widened.
A sinister grin manifested itself on the pale-skinned man's face.
"Oh yes, and her skills? 'Powerful' is an understatement… in fact, I barely escaped with my life. Ah… what an exhilarating experience… indeed it was…"
"What does all this have to do with me?" Naruto gritted his teeth. For the life of him, he couldn't understand what connection he had to do with all this.
The traitorous snake faunus ignored him.
"I pondered something, 'How did they obtain such power? They, as in the Maidens, of course… then it hit me; the one thing people overlook. the hermit." His eyes focused on the blonde. "For the longest time, I thought your mother would hold the answer-" The snake-faunus batted the spit away Naruto had just spat at him.
Naruto seethed and pulled against his restraints viciously and roared, "IF YOU SO MUCH AS THINK ABOUT MY MOTHER I WILL END YOU!"
Orochimaru held a placating hand up and chuckled.
"Do not fret my dear child, this is the reason you're in captivity, not your mother." He ignored the snarling visage of his hostage and continued. "As I was saying, I truly believed your mother would hold the answer to my problems but it was to no avail. Perhaps it was dormant? But she was in adulthood and showed no signs of overbearing power. I had reached my wits end, I had frustrated every avenue repeatedly, I gave up… until you were born. An idea struck me, what was to say the hermit couldn't pass on his own powers to his offspring? Whereas the maidens transferred their powers to girls who barely reached the age of adolescence, I believed that the hermit could only transfer his power to males that were his offsprings… Do you know what the Hermit's name was?"
"Uzumaki Kuruma."
Naruto paled.
"Yes…" Orochimaru hissed sensually, "That's right Naruto… if what I theorize is correct, then you have the power of the fabled hermit coursing through your veins and if you do…" Orochimaru shuddered with pleasure. "Then you're mine."
"Now!" Orochimaru clasped his hand like an excited child. "Let us begin!"
Two Years Later
A form slumped down in the corner of his cell. His blonde hair was now a wild mane and extended all the way down to the middle of his back. After two years of starvation and sleepless nights, his face had sunk in, giving him a malnourished look and heavy bags had manifested right under his once bright and cerulean eyes.
His nails had grown out so far, it had started to curl itself. His six foot frame that was once compact with muscle had shrunk with no nourishment and atrophy taking its course. His 84.4 (186 lbs) kg had decreased to scrawny and scant 58.9 kg (130 lbs).
He idly wondered when, not if, he would ever get the chance to cut his hair again, he most certainly did not like the long hair look that he was currently adorning. The reason why he said when and not if was because he knew his friends would come. There was no question or doubt about it. They were a team and he would never lose hope-
"Oi, Uzumaki, get up. You know what's gonna happen, it's routine by now."
Naruto didn't budge. He most definitely knew the routine. Whether he got up or not didn't matter; he was still going to get the kick from the guard-
Naruto grunted as he felt the sharp blow land in his now cracked ribs.
'Ah, there it is…'
"I'm not gonna tell you again," The guard warned. "Now get up or I'll-"
BOOM!
A large clump of debris crashed against the guard and sent him flying.
And there stood in all their glory, his three closest friends.
Naruto smirked. Though his voice was hoarse from not talking for a long time, he couldn't help the teasing tone his raspy voice took.
"What took you so long?"
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The echoing footsteps of four teens reverberated throughout the dark cave they were sprinting in. the only light that was provided was the exit of the cave that seemed to be glowing with promise of safety.
'Yes! We can make it-'
Naruto cursed as a bullet grazed his leg. However, that did little to slow the blonde down. In fact, it only served to urge the teen to move even faster. It was only until a dust-enhanced bullet firmly planting itself into the back of his knee did the whiskered teen stop. Normally, he would've been fine and pushed through it but the past two years were not exactly kind to him and his state of being physically had long since diminished.
"Fucking shit!"
"Naruto!" A raven-haired teen shouted back at him. "Hurry up!"
"I know teme!" Naruto snarled. "For fucks sake, give me a few seconds, will ya guys?!"
The shortest of the group, a red-haired teen with a gourd on his back nodded and turned. A giant gourd on his back rumbled slightly before the cork holding the contents had burst off with sand erupting from the container. The sentient-like sand began making its way to stop the followers and grimms.
Sasuke sighed and turned, he reached for his weapon, the infamous sword called Kusanagai. Unsheathing it, the black-haired teen pointed at the group of pursuers behind the blonde. He quickly slashed three arcs of fire that passed over the crouched form of his blonde friend.
Said blonde friend gritted his teeth and dug his finger into his wound and ripped out the bullet. He knew it would be silly to not use it, after all, he could only ask so much of his friends. It was decided, after this moment, he would never use the bastard's curse again.
'One time, I'll use the power he gave me for the first and last time…'
He grunted as his he placed a finger over the wound. Black lightning erupted along his appendage to the wound, successfully cauterizing it. He ripped off a piece of his shirt sleeve and tied it over his knee.
He unsteadily got to his feet and began hobbling to his friends. He chanced a look over his shoulder and found himself cursing once more. The taijitus, smaller versions of the King Taijitsus- yet still very large, gained distance.
'Shit! We won't make it in time at this rate!'
"Sai!" Naruto shouted.
"I am almost finished!" The pale-skinned, dark haired and eyed teen answered. Sai completed the finishing touches on the large scroll he used as a canvas. An inky tiger came to life and immediately, the animal began a sprint past the two slashing and sand-wielding teens towards the unsteady blonde.
Naruto tensed and tried jumping to saddle himself on the tiger but failed miserably due to the fact that fatigue, injury, and being dehydrated for several days. So he settled with being carried in the maws of his comrade's tiger.
'Maaan,' Naruto internally cried, 'They're never gonna let me live this down…'
The tiger then began a sprint back toward its creator with the blonde in mouth. Naruto shouted at the two in front of him.
"Let's go!"
Sasuke and Gaara nodded, heeding their friend's word, they retreated with their respective weapons and equipment. Or, in Gaara's case, sand.
Naruto looked back and smirked at the yellow snake-like eyes that were brimming with anger. Suddenly, the gang of four was out of sight to the yellow-eyed person. Snake-like grimms retracted back into the cave, as if the light would burn their very essence.
The angry visage of the pale being's face morphed into a sickeningly sweet and sinister smile.
"Kukuku… how much longer will you be able to run from me…"
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They spent half a day running away before they finally came to a stop. Sai was the first one to pass out as they came to a rest. Along with him, the summoned tiger disappeared in a spray of black ink, successfully dropping the blonde it was once carrying.
A pained grunt came as the blonde as he rubbed his buttocks.
"Damn it…"
Sasuke decided to finally speak
"You have whiskers now."
Naruto ignored him.
"How much longer 'til we get home?"
"A month." Gaara answered.
"A MONTH?!" Naruto exploded before wheezing out in coughs.
"You're basically crippled for now, and Sai's most definitely exhausted his aura. We need to help you recover anyways." Sasuke answered smoothly.
The whiskered blonde groaned. "Where are we?"
"Far west of Konoha; uncharted territory." Gaara answered.
"How are my parents…?" Naruto asked tiredly. At the redhead's and raven-haired's shared look he caught, the whiskered boy grew suspicious and sent them a narrowed gaze. "Tell me."
At Gaara's nod, Sasuke took that as an affirmative to 'spill the beans'. The Uchiha heir took a deep breath. "We're suspecting Orochimaru, as all evidence points towards him, but information had gotten out that your mother was not fully human. The villagers now know that you're technically a half faunus and your mother is a fox faunus."
As soon as Naruto disappeared, Information had spread like wildfire. Orochimaru didn't try to hide the fact that he took the once-loved blonde. In fact, he didn't hide it at all, the faunus took credit for the kidnapping. The day after, the traitorous faunus had dropped hundreds of paper that had showed Kushina's genetic makeup. The villagers were not happy when they found out that Uzumaki Kushina's origin was different from the villagers' own.
What was once adoration and admiration quickly turned into hatred and prejudice. Unrest grew within the villagers, some of the braver ones acted, throwing spoiled food at the abode Minato and Kushina stayed in.
"Fuck!" Naruto swore loudly, "We need to get back to Konoha, now!"
Gaara looked unsure as to how to respond while Sasuke looked a bit hesitant. When the team of three was assigned this mission, they were sent to take Naruto away, to never return to the village. The Hokage and his wife wanted their son to go somewhere he had a chance at a quality of life. They wanted their son to go to Vale or perhaps Vacuo, somewhere but the village.
"Naruto… maybe…" Sasuke cleared his throat. "Maybe we shouldn't go back?"
The whiskered blonde directed a furious gaze at one of his best friends. For the first time, he noticed how they all looked as he focued his gaze on them. Their hair had grown out and the look began becoming scraggly, signs of not shaving for a while were showing as they had the beginnings of facial hair growing out.
"Sasuke."
The aforementioned teen flinched.
Naruto spoke lowly, "How long did it take for you to find me."
It wasn't a question.
"Naruto, you have to understand, we had no backing when we began searching for you, no resources at all. The mission was practically covert in its entirety. We worked ourselves to the bone day in and day out-"
"God damn it Sasuke!" Naruto snarled, "Tell me how long it fucking took!"
Gaara decided to step in, seeing as how the raven-haired teen was looking more and more miserable by the second.
"We've been gone for three months."
"No!" Naruto hissed. He rounded his fury on his other conscious friend and shouted. "Why would you come for me?! You guys should've stayed back in the fucking village!"
"And do what exactly? Forget about you!?" Sasuke demanded.
"YES! THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD'VE DONE! I TRUSTED YOU GUYS TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION! YOU GUYS SHOULD'VE KNOWN TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION!" Naruto dug at his hair in frustration as his aura fluctuated angrily.
Gaara stepped up once more to placate his friend with reasoning only to falter as Naruto's crimson eyes focused on him. Red aura began seeping out. The half-faunus began standing up when the sense of vertigo hit him. Coupled with being malnourished for the last two years in addition to being exhausted physically and mentally, it came as no surprise when he started falling backwards losing consciousness.
As he fell, Naruto knew there was only one person who was responsible for all this.
Orochimaru.
A Grimm Tail
A/N: and there's the prologue/chapter one. Next chappie will be including a timeskip… a very large one. It'll be the introduction to Naruto's team into Beacon, hopefully.
Sai's last name will be Xin, for the sake of team name that I came up with (Nexus:Nxus). Uh, if anyone can give me a team name with their last OR first names… that'd be pretty cool. All Rwby team name has a connection with color some way but I couldn't come up with a team name with their four names, last or first.
Expect a different Naruto.
Chapter lengths will probably hover around 3k to 5k.
UHHHH, weapon for Naruto? I'm open to most anything! Something with chains? Idk heeeelp.
Semblance will also be revolving around black lightning. And something else was obviously hinted also.
Pairing? Harem.
Pyrrah, Yang, Blake, and Ruby are in.
Not for sure.
Review PLEASE.