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This is a Naruto x Glynda story.
Thought/dream
Demon/good/greater being
Line break/story start/story end
story start
"There he is!"
"Get him! Kill the demon!"
"Nowhere to run now, damned monster."
Waking with a gasp, Naruto sat up, the bed sheets sliding off his bare chest. "Damn it…" he muttered, before glancing at the Woman standing in his room. "Glynda." He greeted with a grunt.
"I was about to wake you, your emotions were rising… nightmare again?"
He nodded, looking up at the Woman, who, was trying her best not to look at him. He snorted. No doubt disgusted. He felt the idle, phantom pain in his chest, from when the one he thought his brother, shoved a chidori through his chest, twice. He could only imagine how much the buxom woman hated the scars. Sighing, he stood, pulling his blanket with him to cover himself. Grabbing a fresh pair of clothes, he didn't notice the blush sported by his fellow blond.
"So…" Glynda spoke. "How did your job go?"
"Hmm… So so." He replied as he stepped into his shower. "A few high A class, stupid guardians tried to tell me they had it covered, nearly got themselves killed. Ran into a circle, wiped them out. The usual."
"O-Oh, are you excited about the new year?"
He snorted. "Nope. I hate paperwork." He stated with a laugh
"Erm, well, as a new teacher, I am obliged to help you get used to everything, so, um, just let me know if you need anything."
"Thanks Glyn."
"You're welcome." She replied. "I will excuse myself."
"Sure. See you in the morning I suppose. Try to sleep well."
"Yes, thank you. You as well, try to sleep."
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Naruto sat in his classroom, watching the live feed from his scroll, he sighed, rubbing his face as he watched the hopefuls struggle through the test. "Was I really this bad…?" He muttered to himself.
"Hmm? What is your strife?" Peter Port, or, as he and Qrow liked to call him, Pork, or Porky.
"Just watching these kids… I'm embarrassed to say… I think I used to be as… unrepaired as them."
"Nonsense!" Port said boisterously. "They are merely unlearned, they do not yet know what it is they are aspiring to do. That is why we are here, to teach them patience, caution, loyalty, and all that fun stuff."
"Hmm… Maybe so… Maybe I'm just to hard."
"Perhaps. Ah, I can remember when you were apprenticing, and you threw that Winchester boy out the window."
A smile pulled onto his lips. "Yeah… we have another Winchester this year too."
"Perhaps he will not be like his elders."
"Oh, he will be." Naruto chuckled. "In fact, he seems worse."
"That is very unfortunate." Peter muttered.
"Yeah… the school's window bill will go through the roof."
Port's booming laughter echoed through the room. "Glynda will have a heart attack!"
Naruto hummed in surprise as he say Taiyang's younger child behead a giant Nevermore.
"What is it?" Port asked.
"Oh, it seems Summer's daughter is living up to her reputation."
"Yes, Ozpin thought she might. Terribly sad what happened…"
"Yes. But it has made the children strong,they may have dealt a powerful blow to mankind, but they have also ensured their own destruction."
"And you are sure they have? How so?"
"Well… Firstly, the young rose may not know it, but she has inherited more than just her eyes from her mother… and secondly, they brought me here."
"Yes… and you believe you can take them on?"
"... That, thing,may claim to be a goddess, but I have fought Gods and Goddesses, I have slain Gods and Goddesses. Her power is nothing compared to them. At most, she is a moderately powerful demon. If worst comes, then I will unveil myself."
"Do you think yourself a God?" Port asked.
"No…" Naruto said. "I am a Bijuu."
"Hmm… Tailed beast, is that correct?"
"Yes."
"And how did you become what you are?"
Chuckling, Naruto said. "That, is a story for another time. The kiddies are back."
"Ah! Then perhaps later in the year."
"Perhaps." He replied, standing. The two were soon walking to the auditorium.
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The bell rang in a large class, as soon as it stopped, Naruto stood from where he stood. "Greetings my cute little students." He said, holding back a snicker at how off put they looked. He had long learned the joys of messing with people, he could see why Kakashi did so. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki, in class, I must insist that you call me Professor Uzumaki, Mr. Uzumaki, or Sensei, else our wonderful deputy headmistress will have my ass. Outside of class, I insist you call me Naruto. Now. Onto what my class is about. The two hours you spend with me during Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, will be survival and self care studies. In my class you will learn to which plants are poisonous, which plants are not, which plants you should eat in different circumstances. You will learn to tend to wounds in the wilderness, to hunt, to make, or find shelter. How to tell time by the sun and stars, how to tell your direction, with the sun and stars. Many, well, most of you, may think this class stupid, worthless, and a waist of your time. However, while most hunters are killed by Grimm, most of the time, that is because, they don't know how to survive. They get lost, get sick, get weak, and become easy prey for the Grimm. Unfortunately, Beacon, is the only hunter academy that makes this a mandatory class, Haven and Shade, have as an optional, Atlas, has a huge stick up their asses, and simply can't function without tech. That being said, a class like this, simply isn't there." He couldn't help but grin at the shocked reaction of him, openly insulting the most advanced kingdom. "Now, please come and collect your books from this shelf." He said, motioning at a large shelf, on the north wall, or the wall to his left. "But, the students on the north side must collect them first." He laughed at the shocked expressions of the students, most of which were looking around, trying to find out which way was which. "Also, you will be graded on this, is a student on the south side collects before those on the north, they, and his or her team, will fail."
"What?!" The outraged cry of a student came through the class.
"Hmm? Are you surprised? The mistake of one person, can often lead to the death,of a whole team. My class teaches survival, and one of the keys to survival, is not only working well with your team, but doing so correctly."
"Hey! My compass is disabled!" The surprised cry of one Weiss Schnee cried.
"That is correct." Naruto stated. "I had Ozpin disable them, while on school grounds, when there is no Grimm threat, your compasses will not work. There will be many times, when on the field, you will be to far from civilization, for such an accessory to work."
Sudden Ruby rose stood and headed towards the bookshelf. "What are you doing?!" Wiess hissed.
"The sun rises in the west, so north, facing the rising sun, is to our right, his left." (yes I'm making Remnants spin the opposite direction as earth)
"Wh-wha?! How would you know?!"
Yang stood yawning. "Our father and Uncle are huntsmen, they drilled it into us, always know your directions, you never know when you'll need to know. Good job Rubes, I was afraid you had forgotten."
"Very good Ms. Rose, but are you sure that's correct?" Naruto said.
She tilted her head, for a second, before nodding, she and Yang collected their books, followed by Blake, Weiss, however sat stubbornly still with her arms crossed.
"Come on Weiss." Ruby said. "Get your books."
"I'm not failing because of you. There is no way someone as childish as you could possibly know something like that."
Ruby groaned into her desk. "Well, even if I am wrong, we've already failed then."
"Hmmf." She replied, turning her head away.
"Great…" Yang groaned. "Just what we need. Dead weight."
A growl left Weiss's throat. "And what could a dumb bimbo like you know?! Ugh! Why did I have to be put on a team of idiots?!"
As the class continue, more students went to collect their books, all the while, Naruto sat at his desk, idly stamping papers. After an hour had passed, the first bell rang, signalling they class was half way through, waiting for another five minutes, the second bell rang, and Naruto stood. "Alright, times up, now we begin our class in earnest, but first." Picking up the papers he had stamped, he cleared his throat. "Team ABGL (Abigail) pass. Alice Thorn, pass. Brian Sol, pass. Gilbert Truss, pass. Lea Fond, pass. Team-" he stopped, sing a student'shand raised. "Yes Ms. Nikos?"
"You said that the team would fail if one member failed, then why are you naming team members themselves?"
Naruto smiled. "I'm glad you noticed. Many times, on missions, you will not have the full details, either, whoever gave the mission, does not know everything about it, or, they are withholding information for some purpose. Also, in my class, there will be a, point system, the top three teams will be tutored under professional huntsmen, as they will likely be sent on harder, more dangerous missions before the others. If the team passes, each member will be awarded a single point, and for each member that passes, they will also be awarded a point. Meaning, in each test, the team has the potential to be awarded five points each. However, should a member failed, that member, will not only not be awarded any points, but have one taken away. Furthermore, not all tests I give, will have the entire team fail should a member fail."
"I see, thank you." The redhead replied.
He nodded and. "Now, back to teams. Team APCT (apricot), fail. Aaron Flint, Fail. Patrick Stut, pass, Christian Sloat, fail, Terry Hedge, pass. Team BZRD (Buzzard), pass. Bob Yiff, pass, Zest Crull, pass, Richard Pharaoh, pass, Dylan Sand, pass.
Team CRDL (Cardinal) fail. Cardin Winchester, fail, Russel Thrush, fail, Dove Bronzewing, fail, Sky Lark, fail… honestly, if you would spend less time with your heads up your asses, you might actually get somewhere. Team CRVN (Carving) pass. Crystal lost, pass. Rayin Cross, pass. Venessa Green, pass. Neveah Hades, pass…" Naruto continued naming names for for nearly twenty minutes. "Team RWBY (if you're reading this, you probably know how that's pronounced) Fail. Ruby Rose, pass. Weiss Schnee, fail-"
"What?!"
"Do not interrupt me. Blake Belladonna, pass. Yang Xiao long, pass. Team SOAP (...soap…) pass, Shasta Pong, pass, Oliver Arachne, pass, Alister Throng, pass, Patricia Green, pass… team ZMFY (Zombify)... Really Ozpin? Eh, pass. Zen Terra, pass. Monty Oum, pass. Felisha Crown, pass. Jasper Yellow, pass. Jeez that took longer than I expected… any questions? No, good. Now, as we only have fifteen minutes left, I will give you, a small, assignment. By Wednesday, I want each of you to read chapter one through five of herbs of Remnant, that will be about herbs used to treat wounds, that are common in the four kingdoms. I want each of you to write an essay, that must be, at least a single page long, nothing to big as it means I have to look through more stuff. Your essay will be about a solve or tea, whatever you choose, that you can make by mixing at least three of the plants in the first five chapters. You will give a description of what it can be used for, and how to make it. Feel free to read, chat, or whatever for the last ten minutes, my class is dismissed."
"U-um, Mr. Uzumaki…?" Pyrrha Nikos said, raising a hand.
"Class is over, call me Naruto."
"R-right. Um, I was wondering if you could tell us about some of your missions, things we could encounter on our own, to better prepare us for the future."
He gave her a calculating gaze for a few moments, making her squirm. "Very well…" he said, leaning back. "Three years ago, I was sent on a mission, a simple search and rescue, a small caravan had sent a distress signal, one of their wagons had gotten separated, along with the four people on it, me, a woman name Gale Longfin, along with two others were sent, Gale, was, well she was a wonder, smart, clever, and talent that was only matched by her beauty. We found, and rescued the four members, though, the cart was ruined, we, the eight of us, gathered as much as we could from the wreckage, a fair bit, and made haste to meet the others. We met them after nearly three days, the job was finished, and we parted ways, us to a large town where we could get a bullhead to bring us to Vaco, where we'd left out from, the caravan, however, was heading in the opposite direction. We'd drawn shifts before we set out, and we're rotating every night. With our packs light, and nothing to search for, we made it halfway to the town in one day, we weren't in any great hurry though. We set up camp for the night, Gale had the first shift, and I the third. She had done her shift, and roused the second, before she headed to bed… the second, however, thought, the job was done, so there was no danger. And went back to sleep… about the time my shift should have started, we were set upon by bandits. I woke to gun fire, and a cry of pain. We scrambled up, and did what we could to get to safety, when we did, Gale informed us, she'd been tagged. We bandaged her the best we could, and ran, I, being the fastest of our group, carried Gale. We reached the town an hour after Dawn. We rushed to a hospital, to find out, I'd been carrying a corpse for the last several hours. The bullet, was an Aura penetrating round, it had entered under her ribs, and went up into her chest, just missing most her vital organs enough, that she bleed to death in just under two hours…" He closed his eyes, sitting up straight. "You're probably wondering why I chose this story to tell you, and not a different one. The reason I did, is because, I can't stress enough, not as a teacher, not a superior, but as a fellow hunter, as a fellow protector of the all mankind, the importance of being alert, not only for yourself, but for all you comrades. Even here, in the school, Grimm could come at any moment, we could be called to protect Vale and her people, at any moment. And if we aren't ready, if we aren't prepare, it could cost lives. I could have saved Gale, had I been more alert, had I have not allowed myself to be sure we were safe with just a watch shift. If I had set traps, alarms around out camp, if I had slept lighter. If I had been more alert, more careful. Perhaps she would still be alive…"
"What happened to the one? Who didn't take his shift?" Ruby asked.
"He went to the academy where he'd graduated from, and handed his license to the headmaster. He owns a simple dinner now. I've talked with him before. He said he's always been careless, and doesn't want the chance to kill another comrade to come."
"A-are you okay?" Ruby asked.
"I suppose so, that wasn't my first time seeing death. I had to kill a comrade of my own once, he betrayed us, a group offered him power, he took it, though he was tasked with killing us, his team, he almost managed… that was the hardest thing I've ever done, I had thought he was my brother, my comrade, my friend…"
"For power?" Jaune asked. "Why?"
"He wanted to be stronger than his brother The bell rang and Naruto stood. "That's it! Get to your next class! The quicker you're gone the sooner I can nap! Go on! Git!"
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Naruto sat on the roof of the school, watching the last rays of the setting sun, when he heard a soft swishing. Looking behind him, he smiled as he saw Glynda. "Evening." He said cheerily.
She sank down beside him. "Stop that. I can see through your act. You told them about Gale."
He flinched, looking away. "Yeah…" he muttered.
"Why?"
"They needed to understand how dangerous this world is, how important it is that they perform certain tasks." he leaned back, on the hard tiles, feeling his body lift in the air, and turn, he found himself lying with his head on Glynda's lap, he raised a questioning eyebrow, but said nothing.
Glynda sighed, looking up as she ran her fingers through his hair, urging his ears to pop out, which they did. "Do… do you ever wonder why? Why you ended up here? In this world? Of all the others, you went from one war torn world, to another. There could be millions and millions of other, peaceful world's…"
Naruto hummed for a moment. "No… not especially. I'm here, there's no real going back, the Chances of me even surviving, while higher than any humans', is microscopic. So I've accepted it. I'm here. I'm not going back, so why fret?"
Glynda smiled, watching as the light faded from the sun. "You should stop beating yourself up over her. She wouldn't want you to mope about. She'd want you to be happy." Glynda sighed softly. "No matter what you do, I'll always support you."
He said nothing for several long moments. "Yeah… I know…" He muttered.
End of first chapter.
For those of you, who may have read Naruto: House of Shadows, and am wondering why I have not updated it yet, the answer is simple. I still haven't been able to connect either of my computer's to the net, I bought a new computer, it didn't work, I bought a new phone, it still, didn't work, I bought a jetpack,and couldn't figure out how to use the damned thing. So, if you're wondering how I posted this, it's from my phone, I don't want to do, what I consider my 'important' stories on my phone as I suck at using it. I feel like it would be a disservice to the plot I have, and have had planned for house of Shadows for, well, since I started it, if I had subpar grammar and such.
Please review and te me what you think.