Author's Notes
Heeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooo People! CKS here! Bringing you a new story! FFunny thing is, I came up with this idea whilst staring out a car window listening to Pandora radio. The idea has been lingering inside my head for quite some time now, but I just decided to go through with it as of a week or two ago, working out the little details in my head that I left unfinished. This will be my second Naruto/RWBY Crossover. But don't worry, I'll still write The Maelstrom Hunter and Disgaea: Samsara's Memories. In order of what I will update, it will be TMH, DSM, and then SNK (For those who don't understand the acronyms, TMH stands for The Maelstrom Hunter, DSM stands for Disgaea: Samsara's Memories, and SNK stands for Shakunetsu No Koi).
The name of this fanfic, Shakunetsu No Koi, translates to Burning Love. It took me a bit to come up with the name of this fanfic, surprisingly. I know what you're probably thinking: "How hard is it to come up with a name for a fanfic if you've already figured out the basic plotline?" The answer: Very complicated if you're me. I am a very indecisive person when it comes to this kind of stuff, which is why I had that Mystery Option poll at one point.
I'm wandering with my wording now, so I'll just start the chapter now. I hope you like it!
Disclaimer, I do not own Naruto or RWBY
"Hey" - Regular Speech
'Something' - Regular Thoughts/ Sarcastic Remarks
-Somewhere, 10:00 A.M.- -Statement of A Time/Place/Change of P.O.V.
"Hello" - Demon/ Grimm Speech
'I'm going to eat you' -Demon/ Grimm Thought
"Hello" - Flashbacks/Dream Text
(Witchcraft) -Song Insert
Chapter - Chapter Start/ Chapter End
Chapter Start
-Warehouse 76, Vytal, 12:03 A.M.-
The fragmented moon stood high in the sky as the night rolled on. Outside the warehouse, nothing went on save for the occasional light flickering on and off as two shady men dressed in all black suits with red shades stood outside the main entrance to the warehouse. Inside the warehouse was a different story as dozens of men dressed in the same outfit walked around inspecting large crates. One of the men stood out more so than the others, standing at 5'6" wearing a dark grey suit and a matching fedora, he had shaggy black hair with a goatee and was currently holding a phone to his ears.
"-Understood, sir... Yes, sir. I'm confirming the shipment right now as we speak." the man said. Said individual was Raoul Rodriguez, former member of SI6 (Secret Intelligence, Section 6) turned wanted criminal, now being employed by the notorious Roman Torchwick. For safety reasons and for lack of availability, Roman sent Raoul to inspect an incoming shipment of illegal weapons.
Back outside the warehouse, a shadowy figure blurred through the night, followed by eleven more silhouettes. Leaping on to one of the numerous crates stacked high silently, the light being emitted from the moon reveal more details of the mysterious person. The figure had masculine features and stood at 5'10" with lightly tanned skin and chin-length spiky black hair with crimson red tips at the ends that parted to frame the sides of the man's face. His attire consisted of a kistune-like porcelain mask, black clothing, a grey flak jacket, metal arm guards and gloves, ninja sandals with spikes, three ninja pouches on the back-waist, and a spiral tattoo on his left shoulder. Hanging on either side of the man's side was a pair of black and crimson red kamas attached by a chain at the ends.
The man crouched down as he stared at the two men standing outside the main entrance to the warehouse. Putting a hand to his ear, the man activated his communication device.
"This is Kitsune, I'm in position. What's your status." the now identified Kitsune stated.
"This is Neko, in position." a female voice said.
"This is Taka, I'm in position." a male voice said.
"This is Usagi, in position." another female voice said.
"This is Kuma, in position." a different male voice said.
"This is Hebi, in position." a quite female voice said.
"This is Inu, I'm in position." a masculine voice said.
"This is Tako, in position." another male voice said.
"This is Tora, in position." a gruff male voice said.
"Ondori in position." another masculine voice said.
"Komadori in position." a male voice stated.
"Karasu in position." another male voice stated.
"Alright. Neko, Usagi, take out the guards out front." Kitsune ordered.
"Hai Buntaicho." Neko and Usagi replied, moments later the two men standing outside the door slumped over unconscious, both females standing behind their bodies.
"Taka, Kuma, Tako, get to a vantage point and await the signal." Kitsune said.
"Hai." The three replied before silently leaping off.
"Neko, Usagi, Hebi, guard the exits in case we get any runners." Kistune ordered.
"Hai." The three females replied before heading into position to observe the exits.
"The rest of you are with me. Let's move out." Kitsune said.
"Hai Buntaicho." Was the chorus of replies. The group leapt to the main entrance and silently opened the door. Looking inside, the group saw numerous henchmen walking around and Raoul inspecting the crates around, revealing glimpses of various guns. All of which were highly illegal.
"Awaiting orders, Buntaicho." Taka said.
"We need a visual confirmation on the target before we can proceed." Kitsune quietly said.
"Target confirmed." Taka said after fifteen seconds of radio silence, "He's the one with the grey suit."
"Take out the lights on my mark." Kitsune said, Tora nodding his head as he proceeded to the conveniently nearby power box that controlled all the lights. Opening the box up, Tora nodded his head once more awaiting the orders of his commander.
"3... 2... 1... Mark." Kitsune said.
"-The shipment has been confirmed, sir." Raoul said. Suddenly, the lights went out, causing panic among his henchmen, "What the-?" he asked. Before he could finish his question, gunshots were heard as the henchmen around fired off their weapons in panic as they were silenced by various stealth figures.
"Oh, shit!" Raoul exclaimed, starting to run towards the nearest exit but tripped over a mysterious object and fell over. He suddenly felt two cold metal objects coil around his wrists, binding them together.
"Raoul Rodriguez. You're under arrest for illegal gun trafficking, drug trafficking, embezzlement of Dust, murder of the first and second-degree, robbery, and in the abetting of Roman Torchwick." Kitsune said, listing off Raoul's crimes.
"Isn't this the part where you say to me, 'You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.' and all that other stuff?" Raoul asked.
"You have the right to remain silent." Kitsune said swiftly knocking Raoul out with a chop to the neck, "Kitsune to Overlord. Target has been secured." he said, putting his hand to the ear piece communication device on the right side of his head.
"Copy that, Kitsune. Good job." Overlord said, "Proceed to rally point Delta."
"Roger that." Kitsune said.
-Vale, Vytal, The Next Day, 8:25 A.M.-
Seven hours had passed by since Raoul Rodriguez was captured, though that was unbeknownst to the city at the time. An old man with grey hairs stood on top of a ladder as he hung a sign underneath the building's name, "From Dust Till Dawn", signifying its reopening from a Dust robbery nearly half a year ago. As he climbed down from the ladder, the old man stumbled and fell.
"'Scuse me, sorry. I'm not really from around here." a feminine voice said, giggling slightly. The old shopkeeper looked up to see a thin female with dark skin and dark-red eyes. Her hair was a light mint green cut with a straight fringe and bangs as well as two long locks on each side. She wore two bronze-colored rings on her middle fingers as well as high-heeled shoes. She also wore a shallow-cut undershirt, white pants and brown chaps that ended at her calves and an overlong belt, twice-wrapped. This girl was known by the name of Emerald. "Would you mind pointing me in the direction of this shop?" she asked, producing a piece of paper with writing on it. The shopkeeper looked it over before nodding his head and pointing in the shop's given direction.
Emerald walked away from the shopkeeper, both waving goodbye. As she passed a corner a pale, well-built man with silver-gray eyes and partially slicked back, yet unkempt at the front, hair of the same color wearing a gray and black two-tone partial-zip jacket that covered his upper body leaned against a wall.
"I knew you were lost." the man said.
"Mercury, I will seriously pay you to shut up." Emerald said, waving a wallet with Lien in the now identified as Mercury's face.
"That's not your money." Mercury pointed out.
"But it can be yours for five minutes of silence.
"Mmmmm... no deal." Mercury said.
"Fine." Emerald said, taking the Lien out of the wallet and then tossing it. She then proceeded to walk away.
"Whatever. You want me." Mercury said.
"So, how much farther?" Mercury asked.
"A few blocks." Emerald replied.
"Ugh... this place is so dull." Mercury complained.
"Eh, I kinda like it. Tall buildings, diverse culture..." Emerald stated.
"And nice dopey people who are easy to pickpocket." Mercury added, causing Emerald to stop momentarily.
"That's every city." Emerald said.
"Ooh, Emerald! Master thief! Please don't take my money! I barely have enough to get by!" Mercury mocked, acting like a victim. Emerald glared at him and groaned angrily before walking away from him. "Ugh... you're no fun today."
Soon enough, the duo arrived at their destination,, entering a shop full of books. The shop owner was humming a tune as Mercury stopped near the door to look at books while Emerald approached the counter and rang the service bell.
"Be right there!" The shop owner said. Emerald looked back at Mercury as the shop owner went through a set of double doors carrying stacks of books as he walked backwards and out towards the counter. "Welcome to "Tukson's Book Trade," home to every book under the sun!" the shop owner greeted, setting the stacks of books down, "How may I..." he started, but gasped and hesitated, turning around and recognizing the two of them. "How may I help you?"
"Just browsing." Mercury said, closing the book in his hand.
"Actually, I was wondering, do you have any copies of "The Thief and The Butcher"?" Emerald asked.
"Yes we do." the shop owner, now identified as Tukson, replied.
"That's great." Emerald said excitedly.
"Would you... like a copy?" Tukson questioned.
"No, just wondering." Emerald said, Mercury closed another book, "Oh, oh! What about "Violet's Garden"? In paperback?"
"He's got it. Hardback too." Mercury said, holding up the book in question in his hand.
"How about "The Tale of a Gutsy Ninja"?" Emerald asked.
"There aren't too many copies of that one, but I've got some in the back." Tukson said, motioning to the doors behind the counter.
"Ooh, options are nice." Emerald stated.
"Eh, no pictures." Mercury said, closing another book, "Hey! Do you have any comics?"
"Near the front." Tukson said.
"Oh, no, wait!" Emerald exclaimed, "What... about... "Third Crusade"?"
"Um... I..." Tukson hesitated, visibly unnerved, Mercury and Emerald eying him carefully, "... don't believe we carry that one."
"Oh." Mercury said, slamming another book shut.
"What was this place called again?" Emerald asked.
"Tukson's Book Trade." Tukson said.
"And you're Tukson?" Emerald questioned.
"That's right." Tukson said.
"So then I take it that you're the one that came up with the catchphrase?" Emerald questioned.
"Yes."
"And, what was it again?" Mercury asked.
""Tukson's Book Trade, home to every book under the sun."" Tukson quoted.
"Except the "Third Crusade"." Mercury pointed out.
"It's just a catchphrase." Tukson countered.
"It's false advertising!" Mercury exclaimed.
"You shouldn't make a promise you can't keep, Tukson." Emerald said, Mercury activated a switch near the entrance which caused one of the front windows to darken, "I hear that you're planning on leaving. Moving all the way to Vacuo." Mercury activated another switch, another window in the front darkened, "Your brothers in the White Fang won't be happy to hear that." she stated, Mercury activated a third switch, causing the last of the windows in the front to darken. "And neither are we... You know who we are, don't you?"
"Yes." Tukson replied.
"And you know why we're here?"
"Yes."
"So... are you going to fight back?"
"Yes!" Tukson yelled, producing claws from his fingers, "Yaargh!" he leapt atop his counter in a threatening manner. Mercury and Emerald backed up slightly as Tukson lunged at Emerald and slashed at her, but she dodged. Tukson looked forward and was surprised at Mercury as he raised on leg for a kick with his shotgun-greaves.
A minute later, Mercury and Emerald exited "Tukson's Book Trade". Emerald stretched her arms overhead and Mercury was carrying a comic.
"What's with that?" Emerald asked, noticing the comic in her partner's hands.
"I like the pictures." Mercury replied.
-Beacon Academy Cafeteria, 11:43 A.M.-
Blake stared down at a series of sketches and notes in her book. What stood out was the White Fang insignia. Yang caught small pieces of fruit in her mouth that were flung from a spoon by Nora.
"Whatcha doing?" Yang asked.
"Nothing." Blake said, closing her book, "Just going over notes from last semester."
"Lame." Yang said, catching a couple of grapes in her mouth and giving Nora a thumb's up. Ruby entered and slammed a huge binder onto the table, disrupting the calm.
"Ahem." Ruby said, gesturing to her teammates at the table, "Sisters... friends... Weiss..."
"Hey!" Weiss exclaimed.
"Four score and seven minutes ago, I had a dream." Ruby said.
"This ought to be good." Yang stated.
"A dream that one day, the four of us will come together, as a team, and have the most fun anyone has ever had... ever!" Ruby exclaimed.
"Did you steal my binder?" Weiss asked.
"I am not a crook." Ruby said, making a peace sign with both hands.
"What are you talking about?" Blake asked.
"I'm talking about kicking off the semester with a bang!" Ruby said, pointing her finger at Blake.
"I always kick my semesters off with a Yang! Eh? Guys? Am I right?" Yang joked. The others seemed less than impressed by Yang's lame pun.
-ANBU Headquarters, Vale, 11:45 A.M.-
Kitsune was currently changing out of his uniform, opting to wear a black long-sleeved shirt and baggy pants. He suddenly stopped what he was doing as his sixth sense kicked in. Grabbing his phone, he dialed up one of his nieces.
-Beacon Academy Cafeteria, 11:46 A.M.-
The area around Yang was silent, save for the sound of a cricket chirping and a random person throwing an apple at her, followed by someone yelling "Boooooo!" Suddenly her cell phone went off. Answering the phone, Yang held the cellular device up to her ear.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Hey Yang, my sixth sense is telling me something." the voice said, "It's telling me that you just said a lame pun!"
"Well then, you're sixth sense is off. I'll have you know that it was an awesome pun!" Yang retorted.
"The sixth sense never lies!" the voice said before hanging up.
"How does he do that?!" Yang mumbled
"Who was it Yang?" Ruby asked.
"Just Uncle Naruto. He somehow always knows when I do something lame." Yang stated.
"Uncle Naruto?" Weiss asked.
"Oh yeah! You don't know about Uncle Naruto." Yang realized.
"He's our uncle, our mother's brother." Ruby said before going back on topic, "Look guys, it's been a good two weeks and between more exchange students arriving and the tournament at the end of the year, our second semester is going to be great! But, classes start back up tomorrow! Which is why I've taken the time to schedule a series of wonderful events for us today."
"I don't know whether to be proud or scared of what you have in store." Weiss said, conflicted between pride and fear. Yang, still glaring, picked up an apple and tossed it across the room.
"Hey!" The same person who threw exclaimed as he was hit by an apple courtesy of Yang. Nora could be heard giggling at Yang's antics.
"I don't know. I think I might sit this one out." Blake said.
"Sit out or not, I think that however we spend this last day, we should do it as a team!" Weiss exclaimed.
"I got it!" Nora shouted positively.
"I for one think that-" Weiss started, but was cut off by a pie landing on her face. Looking across the room, Weiss saw Nora standing up, indicating she was the one who threw the pie. Sitting down, Nora pointed at Ren who had his head in his palm. Pyrrha had her hand over her mouth as she suppressed a giggle and Jaune simply sat staring wide-eyed while covering his ear with his palm.
Outside the cafeteria, two exchange students were walking towards the cafeteria. The one on the left was a tan-skinned boy with short spiky light-blonde hair and dark-gray eyes. He wore two red wrist bracers and an open lose-collared white jacket with no shirt underneath, displaying his muscular abs. He also wore blue cargo pants tied up with a white belt with white bandages on his legs underneath, and had a chain hanging from his belt loop on the right. He sported black and yellow sneakers, and had a twisted golden necklace with a round pendant hanging from his neck. What stood out more was a monkey tail the same color of his hair attached to his body. Next to him was a teenage boy with tan skin, dark-blue eyes and messy light blue hair that was shaved on the sides and in the back. He wore a white dress shirt and black tie under a red jacket with wide upturned black collar and a pair of gray jeans with black paddings strapped to the sides. A silver symbol was on the back of his jacket. He also wore black shoes that were fastened with straps rather than laces, black fingerless gloves, and a pair of yellow-tinted goggles worn on his forehead. These two were Sun Wukong and his teammate Neptune.
"Man, that's harsh." Neptune stated, Sun having just recalled the events which took place with his encounter with Roman Torchwick alongside Team RWBY (Ruby).
"I know, we were fighting side by side. She was super fast and I threw a banana at the guy, which sounds gross, but it was awesome." Sun said.
"Nice!" Neptune said.
"Right? And the best part is, she's a Faunus. But that's a secret, okay?" Sun said.
"Got it." Neptune complied.
"And not a, "I'm gonna go tell Scarlet the second Sun turns his back secret," I'm talking secret secret." Sun whispered, leaning in close in order to stress the importance of this secret.
"Whoa, chill out, man, okay? I got it." Neptune said before whispering, "I got it!"
"You better." Sun said. Back inside the cafeteria, food was splattered everywhere as students ran around. At one point, Jaune was the one splattered into the window. "I just don't want to screw this up, you know? The people here are the coolest! No offense to you guys."
"None taken." Neptune replied.
"They're just in here. I'm really excited for you to meet them. So be cool, okay? You're gonna be cool, right?" Sun asked.
"Dude." Neptune said, his teeth gleaming as he smiled.
"Good point." Sun said. The duo entered the cafeteria, only to see mass panic among the students.
"Food fight!" A random Beacon students yelled. Many of the students ran out the doors past Sun and Neptune, the latter of whom looked quite worried.
"Ahahahaha!" Nora exclaimed. Team JNPR (Juniper) was shown to be standing atop a tower of tables stacked in a ramshackle manner. "I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!" she said in a sing-song voice.
"Justice will be swift! Justice will be painful!" Ruby exclaimed, stomping her foot on a table and pointing at Team JNPR (Juniper) before crushing a carton of milk in her hand. "It will be delicious!"
"Yeah!" Team RWBY (Ruby) yelled, raising their fists simultaneously.
"Off with their heads!" Nora yelled, jumping down from the top of her tower. Ren flipped and stomped up a trio of melons which he kicked. Jaune dived onto a melon and rolled before heaving it through the air. Pyrrha lobbed two more melons through the air. And Nora heaved an entire table full of melons and launched the entirety of it at Team RWBY (Ruby).
"Yang, turkey!" Ruby yelled. Yang rolled over to the turkeys and stuck her fists inside them, proceeding to block and punch the incoming melons. Blake and Pyrrha grabbed baguettes and began to spar while Jaune was knocked over by Yang's flying turkeys. Pyrrha knocked Blake down and speared three baguettes at Yang. Ruby blocked another thrown baguette using a food tray she was riding like a skateboard. She then landed on Pyrrha and knocked her over. Ren slipped on Weiss's ketchup trap as he charged at Ruby. Nora impaled a watermelon on a pole and began to use it as a makeshift hammer. She knocked Ruby down while aiming for Weiss, the latter retrieved a swordfish to fight Nora but was hammered through several tables and into a pillar near one end of the cafeteria. The impact knocked her out and Ruby held her in her arms as the pillar collapsed around them.
"Weiss, Weiss! Don't leave me! Nooo!" Ruby exclaimed.
Yang equipped herself with more turkeys as she started battling Ren, the latter holding leek stalks. Yang gave Ren an uppercut and Ren hurled his "weapons" down at her whilst in midair. Yang leapt high into the air and punched Ren, slamming him into the ground. Nora hammered Yang through the ceiling, destroying the melon in the process. Blake dodged the ceiling debris by rolling to her feet. Grabbing a link of sausages, she whipped Nora back against a soda machine. Using the soda cans as ammunition, Nora threw them back at Blake and they exploded like grenades, spraying soda everywhere. Pyrrha used her Polarity Semblance to levitate the soda cans and launch them in one huge maelstrom at Team RWBY (Ruby), knocking out Blake. Ruby then got fired up and used her Speed Semblance to rush Team JNPR (Juniper), catching the soda cans in her wake like a vacuum and drawing them back to Team JNPR (Juniper). She torpedos into the group, the food and soda and Team JNPR (Juniper) following behind her. She leapt into the air just before the objects and people behind her impacted against the wall. She then landed calmly before a cracked wall painted with soda and food. Team JNPR (Juniper) slid off the wall, leaving only their outlines.
"I love these guys." Sun said. Looking to his left, Sun saw Neptune drenched with soda and pissed off. The doors behind them opened and a middle-aged woman with very light-blonde hair tied back in a bun with a curl hanging down the right side of her face. Her eyes were a bright green and she wore thin rectangular glasses. She had teal hanging earrings with a small bead identical to her earrings on her collar. She wore a white long-sleeved suit that exposed part of her chest, and puffy sleeves that tightened near the wrist before spreading back out near her hands. Her lower body had a black business skirt with buttons running in a vertical line up the front of it and lighter black-brown stockings. She also wore wore black boots with brown heels, and a tattered cape that was purple inside and black on the outside, decorated by a row of diamond-shaped brown beads going horizontally across her cape. Above this line of beads appeared an emblem of tiara and in her hands was a black crop. This was Glynda Goodwitch, and she was severely pissed.
"Children, please." Glynda said, adjusting her glasses, "Do not play with your food!" Nora burped aloud as both Team JNPR (Juniper) and RWBY (Ruby) tried and failed to compose themselves. A screaming Yang then crashed through the ceiling and into one of the tables. Glynda grumbled as a middle-aged man with tousled gray hair and thin brown eyes wearing shaded glass spectacles and a dark-green scarf with a small purple cross-shaped emblem on it pu his hand on her shoulder. He wore an unzipped black suit over a black-buttoned vest, with a green undershirt underneath. He also wore black trouser shoes and long, dark-green pants. Interestingly, the man had black eyebrows. This man was Professor Ozpin, headmaster of Beacon Academy.
"Let it go." Ozpin said.
"They're supposed to be the defenders of the world." Glynda sighed.
"And they will be, but right now they're still children." Ozpin said, Team RWBY (Ruby) began laughing together, "So why not let them play the part?" he questioned, walking away from Glynda. "After all, it isn't a role they'll get to have forever."
'I bet this kind of thing doesn't happen at ANBU headquarters...' Glynda thought.
-ANBU Headquarters Cafeteria, 12:09 P.M.-
Multiple ANBU that were out of uniform lay sprawled around the cafeteria covered in various foods in all places. Standing on top of a pile of defeated ANBU was an unmasked Kitsune. His face appeared void of baby fat, his charcoal black eyes had a certain mischievous gleam to them, and a fox-like grin was plastered on his face. Suddenly, a man standing at 5'9" with brown shaggy hair and brown eyes appeared.
"Today is the day! I shall best thee and claim my rightful place as King of the Cafeteria, Naruto Uchiha!" the man yelled, lunging at Kitsune, whose real name was Naruto Uchiha, holding a slice of pizza in his hand.
"Bitch please! Many better than you have tried before! And all have failed!" Naruto yelled back, grabbing a nearby churro as he too lunged at his attacker, laughing like a madman. Many people who were walking around outside the cafeteria heard the mad laughter and began to slowly back away from the building.
-Unknown Location, 5:35 P.M.-
Inside a secret warehouse, various White Fang members mulled around the area, moving crate after crate of stolen dust as a tall man wearing all white and a bowler's hat stood over a table.
Roman Torchwick was pissed. No, he was beyond pissed. The notorious criminal slammed his fist against the table he was leaning on. In his hands was the latest newspaper.
"Raoul Rodriguez Captured." was what the headline read.
He was broken out of his musings by the sound of footsteps approaching him.
"Oh, look! She sent the kids again! This is turning out just like the divorce!" Roman said, approaching the two sources of the sound of footsteps, Emerald and Mercury. He wrapped his arms around the in a group hug as Emerald shivered in disgust.
"Spare us the thought of you procreating." Emeraled said, pulling away from Roman. Mercury doing the same.
"That was a joke. And this... just might tell me where you two have been all day." Roman said, producing a piece of paper.
"What!? Agh..." Emerald exclaimed.
"I'm a professional, sweetheart. Pay attention, maybe you'll learn something." Roman stated, "Why do you have this address?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Emerald said rhetorically.
"Yeah, I would. Now where have you been all day?" Roman asked.
"Cleaning up your problems." Mercury said, "One of them, at least."
"I had that under control." Roman said.
"Two packed bags and a ticket out of Vale said otherwise." Mercury retorted.
"Listen you little punk. If it were up to me, then I would take you and your little street rat friend here and-" Roman started.
"Do what, Roman?" A new voice questioned. Looking behind the duo, Roman saw a woman standing at 5'7" with black hair and glowing yellow-orange eyes, her fingernails painted dark red. She wore a dark-red, off-the-shoulders, v-neck minidress with yellow designs. A blue feather-like accessory was on her right hip at the top of an open portion of her dress. The dress ended in an upside-down triangular tail in the back, ending just above her knees. There was a baseball diamond-shaped keyhole on the back, above her waist, and at the same height as her chest. The sleeves ended in a triangular shape tied around her middle finger, with the gold designs of the sleeve taking over at the wrists. She also wore black shorts underneath her dress and a black choker on her neck. She had dark, glass high-heeled shoes and a jeweled anklet on her right leg. She had a black tattoo on her upper back - in the keyhole, of what appears to be a pair of high heel shoes placed sole to sole. She was on the platform above them, stepping onto an automated lift, riding it down to their level.
"I'd, uh... not kill them?" Roman said.
"Cinder!" Emerald said excitedly.
"I thought I made it clear that you would eliminate the would-be runaway." Cinder stated.
"I was going to..." Roman said.
"He was going to escape to Vacuo! Mercury and I decided to take it upon ourselves to kill the rat." Emerald stated.
"I think he was some sort of cat, actually." Mercury pointed out.
"What? Like a puma?" Emerald asked.
"Yeah, there ya go." Mercury said.
"Quiet. Did I not specifically instruct you two to keep your hands clean while in Vale?" Cinder questioned, turning to the duo. As Cinder spoke, Roman pointed a finger at the pair while silently laughing in agreement.
"I just thought..." Emerald said. Roman used his fingers to mime having a slit throat.
"Don't think... obey." Cinder said.
"Yes ma'am. It won't happen again." Emerald said apologetically.
"And you. Why wasn't this job done sooner?" Cinder asked, turning to Roman.
"Uh...?" Roman grunted, motioning to his right, "Eh...?" he motioned to his left, "Eh...?" he motioned to behind him, "EHHHHH! Sorry if I've been busy stealing every speck of Dust in the Kingdom!"
"You're an inspiration to every punk with a gun and a ski mask." Mercury sarcastically said, Emerald laughing at the remark.
"Look around, kid. I've got this town running scared! Police camping out at every corner, Dust prices through the roof, and we're sitting pretty on an old warehouse with more Dust crystals, vials, and rounds than we know what to do with!" Roman exclaimed, "Speaking of which, if you guys wouldn't mind filling me in on your grand master plan, it might make my next string of robberies go smoother! I've already lost my right hand man because of your schemes!" he yelled, throwing the newspaper in his hands to the ground near the trio.
"Oh, Roman. Have a little a faith." Cinder said, walking over the newspaper as it lit on fire and burned until not even a single speck of ashes was left. She placed her hand on his face, "You'll know what you need when you need to know." she said. Roman seemed entranced, but then looked away with a grunt. "Besides, we're done with Dust."
"O-okay, then what now?" Roman asked.
"We're moving. Have the White Fang clear out this building. I'll send you details and coordinates tonight." Cinder replied.
"Coordinates?" Roman questioned.
"We're proceeding to phase two." Cinder said whilst walking away, Mercury and Emerald following behind her. Roman pulled out a cigar and attempted to light it, but found that Emerald was holding his lighter. She turned back to face him and stuck her tongue out defiantly.
-ANBU Headquarters, 9:14 P.M.-
An old man with short spiky black hair, bandages over his right eye, and scars sat behind an oak desk as he stared at the three operatives before him.
"Kitsune, reporting for duty!" Naruto exclaimed, standing at attention.
"Karasu, reporting for duty!" Karasu exclaimed, doing the same as his Buntaicho.
"Neko, reporting for duty!" Neko exclaimed, standing the same as Kitsune and Karasu. The trio stood before the leader of the Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai (Special Assassination and Tactical Squad), ANBU for short. The man the trio stood before was known by the codename Overlord, one of the founding members of ANBU and veteran from "The War". That alone spoke volumes about how long this man had lived, and he didn't look like he would die of age anytime.
"Excellent, I have a mission for you three." Overlord said, tossing a tan folder over to the trio. Picking up the folder, Kitsune (Whilst on active duty, I'm gonna call Naruto by his ANBU codename, Kitsune. Off duty, he'll just be called Naruto) looked through it. The image was blurry, but showed the silhouette of a woman with glowing yellow-orange eyes. "We've just been informed that a recent partner of Roman Torchwick, Cinder Fall, has been spotted in the area of Vale. Your mission is to capture her alive for interrogation. Should all else fail, you are to eliminate her. Understood?"
"Hai!" The three operatives replied, giving a salute before disappearing.
-Streets of Vale, 9:43 P.M.-
Cinder, Mercury, and Emerald walked down the streets of Vale, enjoying the peacefulness yet at the same time on guard. Suddenly, three shadowy blurs passed by them, surrounding the three criminals in a triangular formation. The one to their left appear to be a man wearing a porcelain mask with a raven-like design. To their right was a woman wearing a porcelain mask with a cat-like design. And standing in front of them was a man wearing a porcelain mask with a fox-like design.
"Cinder Fall, you are wanted for questioning and relation to the wanted criminal Roman Torchwick." Kitsune said, "Please come with us."
The response that he got was for Cinder to shoot a fireball at him, providing the criminal trio the necessary distraction to escape. All three went off in different directions.
"You go after her, Kitsune. We've got the other two." Karasu said. Kitsune nodded his head and went off in the direction that Cinder escaped in.
Looking up, Kitsune saw Cinder climbing up a ladder and onto a roof. Pulling out his twin kamas, Kitsune threw one of the kamas at the roof's ledge, the chain connecting the two weapons extending to reach the roof. With a small tug, Kitsune was pulled up onto the roof and placed his kamas back at his side. Kitsune only had a fraction of a second to look up before he had to move out of the way to dodge another fireball. Charging at his target, Naruto weaved in and out of incoming projectiles as the fight became hand-to-hand combat. Dodging a punch from Cinder, Kitsune was unable to dodge one of her kicks as she sent him back, knocking his mask off in the process. Looking at the face hidden behind the mask, Cinder suppressed a small blush at seeing his face, Kitsune doing the same as he got a better look at his target. Steeling himself, Kitsune got up and lunged at Cinder, the latter dodging and continued her escape. Leaping after her, Kitsune noticed she was leading him into the commercial district of Vale, specifically a night club by the name of The Diamond Dust. Landing on the ground, the unmasked Kitsune saw the retreating form of Cinder enter the doors to the club. Refusing to let her escape, Kitsune opted to enter the club as well, looking around for his target.
(Play In For The Kill (Skrillex Remix))
Looking around through the crowd of people as the music boomed around him, Kitsune saw Cinder smirking at him from one of the second level platforms. He started to make his way through the cluster of people as he continued his pursuit.
We can fight our desires, (oo-oo)
But when we start making fires
We get ever so hot, (oo-oo)
Whether we like it or not
Arriving at the location Kitsune saw her, the ANBU operative saw that she had left her previous location. Looking around once more, Kitsune saw the smirking form of Cinder look at him as she walked into another crowd. Trying to stay unnoticed by those around him, Kitsune maneuvered his way through the same crowd after her.
They say we can love who we trust, (oo-oo)
But what is love without lust?
Two hearts with accurate devotions, (oo-oo)
And what are feelings without emotions?
Chasing after Cinder, Kitsune was led into a different part of the club as people danced to the music. Unlike the last part of the club they were in, there were strobe lights instead of dim colored lights. In all honesty, Kitsune began seeing strange lights and colors every time he blinked after a few seconds of looking around with the strobe lights going.
Let's go to war to make peace
Let's be cold to create heat
Finally spotting Cinder, Kitsune started making his way over to her as the game of cat-and-mouse continued.
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh, I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand
Kitsune caught up to Cinder as she turned around as another hand-to-hand battle began.
And not let go-ahhh!
Using the combination of hand-to-hand combat, along with the effect of the strobe lights, the civilians around the two barely noticed their fight, due to either being caught up in their own affairs or dismissing the notion of the two fighting to be dancing instead.
And not let go of my-
Retreating once again, Cinder went up the nearest staircase, leading her to the roof with Kitsune in pursuit. Even outside the club the music was heard.
I hang my hopes out on the line, (oo-oo)
Will they be ready for you in time?
If you leave them out too long, (oo-oo)
They'll be withered by the sun.
Running away from her pursuer, Cinder evaded Kitsune's assaults. Cinder was surprisingly fast despite the fact she was wearing high heels.
Let's go to war to make peace
Let's be cold to create heat
I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh, I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand, ye-hand
And not let go-ahhh!
Seeing as they were no longer in a crowded area, Cinder launched small fireballs at Kitsune, the black haired Uchiha dodging each of the attacks.
And not let go of my-
As Kitsune got closer and closer to Cinder, evading her fiery projectiles, their fight became hand-to-hand combat once more. As they threw punches and kicks at each other, their eyes met for a moment. Charcoal black eyes met glowing yellow-orange eyes as they realized how close to their proximity the other was. The two were broken out of their trance as a greenish blur passed them. Snapping out of their trance first, Cinder kicked Kitsune away and escaped alongside Mercury and Emerald, a small barely noticeable blush on her face.
Woo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo
By the time Kitsune snapped out of his trance-like state, Cinder and her accomplices had escaped. Neko and Karasu landed beside him.
"What happened Kitsune?" Neko asked.
"I... don't know..." Kitsune said. Karasu threw an object at Kitsune, the latter catching the object. Looking down at what was thrown at him, Kitsune saw that it was his mask.
"I found this on one of the nearby rooftops." Karasu stated as Kitsune placed the mask on his head.
"Kitsune, Karasu, Neko, report back to HQ." Overlord said over their commlinks.
"But we have yet to complete the mission, Overlord." Kitsune said.
"Mission be damned, this new intel is more pressing than capturing Cinder Fall. Now report back to HQ immediately!" Overlord ordered.
"Yes, sir!" the three ANBU operatives replied.
As they made their way back to ANBU headquarters, Kitsune was glad that he had his mask back on as he allowed a blush to cross over his face as he recalled his encounter with Cinder.
-ANBU Headquarters, 11:23 P.M.-
Kitsune, Karasu, and Neko arrived at the ANBU headquarters, heading to the mission room as instructed via commlink. Entering the room, the trio noticed at least a dozen other ANBU operatives present. Overlord looked up from the folder he was reading.
"Ah, good, you're here. Now we can begin." Overlord said.
"What could be so important that it requires all fifteen members of the KOBO squad?" Kitsune asked, looking around the room to see the other members of the Kōgeki To Bōei (Assault and Defense) squad, KOBO for short, present.
"Our members in the SUIN division have found out about a threat to all of Vytal." Overlord stated, "In three weeks time, a large scale invasion will take place during the Beacon Tournament."
Chapter End
Post Notes
AAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNDDDDDD DONE! There are a few things I need to clarify before I continue:
First off, this is an AU where the Naruto and RWBY universes have merged with RWBY universe being the setting of the story.
Secondly, Naruto is an Uchiha in this fanfic. His Semblance is what I'm calling the Copy Wheel Eye Semblance, in other words, the Sharingan.
Thirdly, here's the known ANBU divisions:
KOBO- Short for Kōgeki To Bōei, which translates to Assault and Defense, is a division made for the sole purpose of both invading and defending from invasion.
SUIN- Short for Supai To Interijensu, which translates to Espionage and Intelligence. They are tasked with gathering enemy intelligence and act as spies on the level of the IMF (Impossible Mission Force).
Fourthly, Naruto is the brother of Ruby and Yang's mother, making him their uncle.
This story will be strictly a Naruto/Cinder pairing. Naruto as of this chapter is 38 years old, his sister, whose name I have yet to come up with, is 37 years old. Yang, Blake, and Weiss are 15 years old and Ruby is 13 years old. Cinder is 36 years old, Roman is 41 years old, and Mercury and Emerald are both 17 years old.
Finally, I hope you like the new story. Read and Review and I'll see you guys later! The next update will be for TMH.
-CrimsonKyuubiSage out.