Author's Notes
Yo, what's up, CrimsonKyuubiSage here, bringing you chapter three of TMH. I have to say that I'm quite proud of this story so far, hopefully being as original as I can. But now onto answering questions from the reviewers:
Rubinwanderer- Naruto's first RWBY character encounter will be in this chapter, you'll have to read to find out. As for the team Naruto will be on... It's a secret. But I must say, it'll probably be a first kind of RWBY team.
So here's a challenge for you Rubin, and all readers of this story: I challenge you to try to figure out what team Naruto will be on, you can guess as many times as you want, but I won't give the answer until after the events of the Emerald Forest. But if you figure it out, you'll get an Internet Cookie :)
OBSERVER01- Have no fear, Naruto will resume his pranking in this story. Mwahahahaha.
And on a final note, the story's pairing has been decided, DRUMROLL PLEASE [Queue Drumroll].
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AND THE WINNER IS... Naruto x Ruby! I like the idea of two bubbly personalities together, plus, it seems like a cute pairing. And I MAY make it into Naruto x Ruby x 1-2 other girl(s). So all of you NaruHarem fans may still have a sliver of hope.
And now, without any further delay, I bring you, chapter three of The Maelstrom Hunter.
Disclaimer, I do not own Naruto or Ruby, if I did, it would be an OP Naruto, not an OP Madara.
"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
-Signal Academy, 8:56 A.M., Monday, Naruto's P.O.V.-
How the heck did I get back to this place?! I thought I was done going to school after I graduated from Konoha Academy. But here I am, all uniformed up, books in hand, and a small frown on my face. The uniform consisted of a white, short-sleeved, button-up shirt with the top two buttons unbuttoned, black pants with pockets in the sides, and black Venetian shoes.
Again, how did I get into this mess?
Flashback Begin
-Near Signal Academy, 11:35 A.M., Clone #10's P.O.V.-
A sigh escaped my lips, I just had to be one of the smarter clones. Not one of the many clones with such a short lifespan that they would only complete their tasks and then cease to exist. Oh well, can't dwell on that.
I decided to complete my task as slow as possible, just so I could have a longer life than most clones. Taking the time to reflect on the purpose of my existence and how it didn't fill the empty void feeling I had. I was in deep thought for a few hours, taking in the sights and sounds and scents. Soon enough, around noon, I stumbled across a cluster of tannish buildings that were connected by one of those gray stone paths, only these paths looked more new and didn't have cracks in them. These paths were sieged by areas covered in green grass, a few small trees lined near the path here and there. In front of me, to my right, was a large stone the same color of the buildings with an inscription, it said: "Welcome to Signal Academy, Training the Hunters and Huntresses of Tomorrow."
Hunters? Huntresses? I was not familiar with the term, so my curiosity was peaked.
"Hey, you!" I heard from behind me.
I turned my head to see a large, burly man with pale skin and brown hair approaching me. His demeanor consisted of a blue button-up shirt along with navy blue pants. He had a shining metal item attached above his chest, and a black item, which I had guessed was a radio, attached to his left shoulder. If I had to guess, he was probably a guard of some kind.
"Me?" I asked, not knowing where this was headed.
"Yes, you! What the heck are you doing out of class?" the man exclaimed.
"Uh-" I started, confused by his statement.
"Nevermind, you're coming with me to the principal's office," he cut me off, grabbing me by the arm and pulling me in what was most likely the direction of the principal's office.
So, from what I have figure out, this is a school campus and this man, who is most likely a security guard, is pulling me to the school's principal's office to most likely receive punishment. Kami, why couldn't I be one of the less troublesome clones.
Soon enough, we arrived at the school's principal's office. The man who had dragged me here opened the door, inside the room was quite simple. The walls were a light shade of gray, there was a filing cabinet in both corners of the room, and in the center, a desk made of oak wood rested, the surface covered by stacks of paper, though none the size of what the Hokage had to deal with, a few pens, and a nameplate in the front center of the desk.
"Mr. Brown," the security guard started, addressing the man who stood behind the desk, "I caught this young hoodlum trying to skip class,"
"Well," Mr. Brown, a middle-aged slightly balding man with glasses, said, "we won't have any of that, what's the students name?"
"Erm, well..." the security guard started, "I didn't exactly get the name of this student, what's your name?"
Even in these circumstances, I gave the man a deadpanned look.
"Naruto Uzumaki," I said, seeing as their surname goes after their bornname.
"Ah, well Mr. Uzumaki, I haven't heard of you being at this school before,"
I panicked a bit, hoping that they wouldn't find out I wasn't really part of this school. Suddenly, I got an idea.
"I'm new here," I said, sweating slightly.
A small silence graced the room as I awaited my fate.
"Well that explains why," Mr. Brown said.
"But that still doesn't explain why you were skipping your classes," the security guard said.
"I kinda... lost my schedule," I lied.
"Oh," the security guard said, embarrassed a bit.
"Now Harold," the newly named Harold the security guard straightened up a bit, "go back to what you were doing, and this time, before you bring people to my office, make sure you get their Identity first,"
Harold nodded his head, and left the room. Mr. Brown had a smile on his face before Harold left the room. After he left, his smile turned into a slight frown.
"Now Mr. Uzumaki," he started, his voice turning more serious, "I don't like it when people lie to me right in front of my face. So tell me exactly who you are,"
I stared at the man in surprise. He had been able to see right through my lie.
"How did you know I was lying?" I asked.
"Mr. Uzumaki, I've dealt with a Lot of students over the years. I learned to tell when students lie or not,"
"Well, my name really is Naruto Uzumaki. I'm sort of a runaway," I said, "I left my homeland because of certain circumstances that I'm not willing to say,"
"Hm, so you've run away from home? Where exactly is your home?" he asked.
"Do you have a map?" I asked. He nodded his head and brought out a map the size of half the desk.
The map itself was simple enough, it had a light brown color, highlighting the land masses in black. Four castle-like icons stood out on the map, most likely indicating areas of civilization. I dragged my finger across the map until it hit the land mass near the bottom center area. Mr. Brown looked surprised at that.
"Here," I said. Mr. Brown looked between me and the area of the map I had pointed to.
"There?" he asked, unsure about my answer.
"Yes, I came from a land known by the name of the Elemental Nations," I answered.
"And you're sure of this?"
"Yes, I lived in an area known as the Elemental Nations,"
After that, we talked about the Elemental Nations. He asked me about my homeland and I asked him about this place. I told briefly about chakra and how it worked, and that I was hiding from people who wanted to use me as a weapon. Soon enough, he helped me create a false identity and enrolled me into his school, Signal Academy. I got my class schedule and thanked him for his help.
And that was the end of my lifespan. I closed my eyes, accepting my fate, and then everything was black. Followed by a blinding white.
Flashback End
-Signal Academy, 8:59 A.M., Naruto's P.O.V.-
Students passed by me, wrapped up in their own conversations. I was caught up in my own thoughts when I heard a giggling noise come from behind me.I turned my head to see a group of girls giggling and blushing at me.
Oh Kami no, not the fangirls! I saw what Sasuke had to go through with them, I almost felt pity for him. Now, I'm just sympathetic towards him, which is a first.
"Kukukukuku," I felt a shiver go down my spine as one of the girls laughed creepy, joined by the other girls. Fearing for my life, I used the 'Secret Technique: Run From the Fangirls no Jutsu', a technique I had seen Sasuke-teme, Kakashi, and Karasu-ANBU use many times before.
Quickly escaping the sight of the fangirls, I weaved in and out of crowds until I got to a corner and faster than lightning hid behind it. Using my awesome shinobi powers I sensed around the corner (I comically poked my head around the corner and looked left and right). Seeing as I wasn't being followed, I sighed in relief. I escaped the horrors known as fangirls.
"For now..." I hear the Kyuubi say. That wasn't very reassuring, but then again, it's the Kyuubi's job to screw with me psychologically.
Ignoring the Kyuubi, I took a look at my new surroundings. Great, just great. Lost before the first day has even begun.
"You look lost, you need any help?" I hear a feminine voice from behind me.
I turn my head to see a girl around my age behind me. She was wearing the girls school uniform, which consisted of a dark red plaid skirt, a white, short-sleeved button-up shirt, and black flat shoes. She had black hair with red streaks, and two silver eyes that had a slight gleam in them.
"Yeah, I'm new to the school, and I maaaaay have gotten lost," I said, stretching out the last part.
"I can show you to your classes," she said, " by the way, I'm Ruby, nice to meet you,"
"Name's Naruto, the Number One Hyperactive Knucklehead Ninja," I said, puffing out my chest in pride.
"But I thought ninjas were supposed to be stealthy, you didn't look so stealthy back there," my chest, along with a bit of my pride, deflated at that.
"You saw that?" I asked. She just giggled a bit.
"Maaaaaaybe," she said, a small smirk plastered on her face.
"So, can you help me find my class?" I asked, changing the subject off of my shenanigans.
"Sure, where you headed to?"
I look down at the paper that held my schedule. It said my first class was with someone by the name of Qrow. What kind of a name was that?
"It says I have my first class with some guy by the name of... Qrow?" I said, hopefully pronouncing his name right.
"Oh! You got my uncle for your first class," she exclaims cheerfully.
"Sweet! 'Dattebayo!" I exclaimed.
"'Dattebayo?" she curiously asked.
"Sorry, it's a verbal tick," I said, looking away slightly out of embarrassment.
"We have to get to classes before we're late!" she exclaims, looking at the time.
After receiving directions from Ruby to Qrow's class, I ran to the place so that I wouldn't be late. Whilst running to class, I ran into someone, both of us went down.
"Sorry about that," I said.
I looked at who I ran into and found the person who I had collided with. I didn't get a good look at who I ran into, but I could tell that the person I ran into was female. She had a slightly more tanned skin compared to mine, and spiky mint green hair.
"Crap! Sorry about running into you, but I got to get to class," I exclaimed, running towards class as I waved goodbye before she could answer.
Finally, after running to the classroom, I found Professor Qrow's room. Opening the door, I entered to see that my tardiness had gone unoticed, thankfully. Other students talked with their friends, all excited for the first day.
The room itself was larger than expected. The seats were leveled so that an arc was formed around the center and each level was slightly more elevated than the last. In the center of the room, in front of a green chalkboard was a tall man. He had black hair with patches of gray hair visibly present, dark-gray eyes that held years of experience and knowledge, and he wore black pants and a gray suit.
"Alright class," he started, "take your seats. I'm Professor Qrow, welcome to Weapons 101,"
-7 Hours Later-
Classes were over once that final bell rang, I left the classroom with a speed that would put the Hirashin (Flying Thunder God) to shame. Groups of people moved together, chatting with one another about classes and their lives. I was walking down the path, minding my own business when I heard someone call out my name.
"Hey Naruto!" I heard from my left.
I turned my head to the source of the voice to see Ruby and another girl standing with her. The other girl had long, wavy blonde hair that accented her royal purple eyes. Along with the school uniform which was mandatory, she had on black fingerless gloves and yellow metallic bracelets.
"Hiya Ruby!" I called back. I moved over to where the duo was standing and started up a conversation.
"So how was your first day at Signal?" Ruby asked.
"Pretty good," I said, "a bit hectic though,"
"So who's tall, blonde, and foxy here sis," the blonde girl standing next to Ruby asked.
"Oh yeah! Naruto, this is my sister, Yang, Yang, this is Naruto," Ruby replied.
"Nice to meet you," I said, smiling a bit.
"Likewise," Yang replied, also smiling.
The three of us talked for a bit after introductions were out of the way, but eventually, we all said our goodbyes and parted ways. Soon after they left though, I noticed another familiar face.
The girl I had run into earlier was talking with two other guys. The one to her left stood around six feet tall or so, had dark brown spiked hair, and light brown eyes, and strangely enough, a white horse tail. The other guy to their right was at least a foot shorter than that horse guy, he had red shaggy hair along with a small beard, his eyes were charcoal black, and like the taller guy, he too had a tail, except his resembled that of a monkeys' tail.
Before I could say anything to them though, they had already left. I shrugged my shoulders, I would probably run into them later on. Heading off of the school campus, I ventured the city in search of easy pickpockets and shops.
-Naruto's Base, 8:23 P.M., Naruto's P.O.V.-
'Today was exciting' I thought to myself. It was really surprising at how easy it is to pickpocket people in this city and get away with it. And after "borrowing" some money and some "other stuff", I bought some dinner and materials for making myself a weapon, using the shops that Professor Qrow recommended for our first project, creating our own weapon.
"No, it wasn't," the Kyuubi said, "there's nothing fun around here,"
'...You just had to, didn't you,' I mentally deadpanned.
"Had to what?" the Kyuubi asked.
Cutting the mental connection I had with the Kyuubi, I entered the warehouse I was staying in. As I entered, I heard the sound of talking come from inside, preparing myself, I pulled out a hidden kunai I had hidden in my pants. crouching down I peaked around the corner to see who was in my base of operations. Luckily, I had hidden the Scroll of Seals in one of the storage units.
There were at least ten people in front of me. They all wore black suits with red shades, and black fedoras. Seven of them had red katanas in their hand whilst the other three had hand cannons, or "pistols" as they're called, in their hands. Forming ten Kage Bunshins, the clones snuck behind the armed people. Nodding my head, I signaled the clones to strike as they each knocked out their targets. After all the targets were knocked out, I mentally ordered the clones to tie them up near the nearest police station.
After the last of the clones exited with the unconscious men, I took it upon myself to investigate why they were here in the first place. In the center of the room there were several large dark-gray crates. curiosity got the better of me as I moved closer to one of the crates and opened it up.
Standing back and covering my face in case it was an explosive, I braced myself. After a few seconds, and not exploding I peaked past my defenses to see what was in the crate.
It wasn't explosives, nor was it drugs. Instead, the crate was loaded with these odd glowing crystals of varying colors. I think they're called Dust crystals, if what Mr. Brown told me is correct. And if they're as useful as he says, then I just struck the motherload.
It was then and there that I "calmly" reacted to this bountiful collection of Dust that I had acquired by jumping around in joy and frothing slightly from the mouth. It certainly was a good day to be me.
"Ahem," I heard from behind me.
I turned my head to see a man in a red-collared white suit, a gray scarf, black gloves with rounded sleeves, and a black bowler hat with a red band. What was noticeable was his bright orange hair and dark green eyes, and a cane-shaped object in his hand.
"Do you mind," I stated slightly pissed off, "you're ruining a perfect moment here,"
"Yes, I do believe that those crystals are mine, though," the man stated, in a overly polite tone with a hint of anger.
"And?" I stated, not caring about what he said. The man looked at me slightly pissed.
"And they should be returned to their rightful owner, me,"
I narrowed my eyes. Where have I seen this guy before? Wait a minute!
"Hey, I recognize you, you're that criminal guy on tv that wears the eyeliner!" I exclaimed, pointing accusingly at him. The man's left eye twitched slightly, but he still kept his composure.
"Yes, yes I am. Now give me the Dust, blonde," he said.
"Why should I?" I asked dryly.
"Well... um..." his mouth opened to give an explanation, but no words came out of his mouth. After a minute, he finally shrugged his shoulders and slumped in defeat.
"I got nothing," he finally said, "just give me the damn Dust,"
Then he pointed his cane at me, revealing a hollowed out hole at the bottom of it, most likely to shoot something.
"Face it blonde, I have the advantage over this battle," he said with a smirk. I formed an all-so familiar cross-shaped hand sign.
"Oh really," I said, giving a smirk of my own and formed a dozen Kage Bunshins, "I beg to differ,"
His expression went to that of a mixture of confusion, surprise, and panic, seeing as he was out-numbered and caught by surprise. He lowered his cane-cannon and put his hands up in mock defeat.
"Okay, that I didn't expect. Take me away Mr. Fuzz," he said mockingly, extending his hands out like he was being cuffed.
"You have ten seconds to leave," I said, "I'd take that offer, if I were you,"
He casually strode out of the room, as if I wasn't very threatening. Before he left, he turned to me.
"I won't forget this," he said, a scowl on his face, "next time, you'll regret messing with me,"
"Whatever you say, flaky," that got another eye twitch out of him. And with that, he left.
Making sure that he was gone, I went to the cargo box I hid the Scroll of Seals in to see if it was still there. Thankfully, it was still there. Grabbing it, I unraveled it and activated the Uzumaki blood scroll. And in a puff of smoke, Haran-jiji appeared. After taking in the new surroundings, he turned to speak to me.
"Looks like you found yourself a neat little hideout," he said. As my left eye twitched, he started smirking.
"I like to call it my hidden base of operations," I stated, sticking my tongue out in a childlike manner at the end. His smirk got bigger at that, before his expression turned serious. Getting into a fighting stance, he spoke to me.
"Now, let's start working on your training, shall we," he said. After speaking he charged at me, not even giving me time to get into a fighting stance.
-Unknown Location, Third Person P.O.V.-
"-And you're sure of this" a male voice said.
"I'm positive," a female voice replied, "didn't you feel it as well?"
"I can't say I didn't," a third voice replied, also male, "but if he's here, do you think-"
"Most likely," the first voice replied, "but I think we'll be hidden for two, three years at the most before we encounter others,"
The three mysterious figures stayed silent after that, digesting the new information. They had expected this for a while now, but had secretly hoped that they wouldn't be found out.
"Does he know?" the first voice asked, finally breaking the silence that permeated the air.
"I don't think its likely," the second voice answered, "but he'll eventually find out,"
"And when he does, then what?" the third voice asked.
"Then that's when we'll confront him," the second voice replied.
Silence once again filled the air, as the trio stood silent, waiting for someone to break the silence. And eventually, the third voice spoke up.
"I still think we should confront him now," the third voice stated, uneasy with the current plan.
"It'll be better if he figures it out on his own, that way should he be caught, our secret will be safe," the second voice said.
"Fine," the third voice finally conceded.
"..."
"..."
"..."
The trio stared at one another, as if already knowing what the other was going to say.
"500 Ryo on it taking him one year," the first voice said.
"You're on, I'll place 500 on two," the third voice challenged.
"Humph, idiots," the second voice, the only female present said before smirking, "500 on three,"
"You're gonna make me rich," the first voice said, a smirk could be made out in the shadows.
"As if, you'll be weeping when I clean you out," the third voice countered.
"Boys please, you'll both be weeping when I win," the female said, having the largest smirk of the trio.
-Three Years Later, Third P.O.V.-
"Legends," a female voice started, "stories scattered through time. Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past."
The gems in the image glow green and fade to show simple pictures of a man rising from the earth before being surrounded by creatures, barey held back by warriors.
"Man, born from dust, was strong, wise, and resourceful, but he was born into an unforgiving world. An inevitable darkness - creatures of destruction; the creatures of Grimm - set their sights on man and all of his creations. These forces clashed, and it seemed the darkness was intent on returning man's brief existence to the void."
Black sets in, then suddenly lessens as a light grows brighter and brighter until a gem rises from it and lowers itself into the hands of man.
"However, even the smallest spark of hope is enough to ignite change, and in time, man's passion, resourcefulness, and ingenuity led them to the tools that would help even the odds. This power was appropriately named Dust."
The scene zooms out to show men shooting lightning, raising swords, and aiming rifles at the retreating beasts as a castle appears behind them.
"Nature's wrath in hand, man lit their way through the darkness, and in the shadow's absence came strength, civilization, and most importantly, life."
The castle zooms out to show the world map, which houses other buildings until they disappear in flashes of white and the map is lowered to show the scattering moon over a city at night.
"But even the most brilliant lights eventually flicker and die, and when they are gone... darkness will return."
Roman Torchwick and fourteen of his henchmen head down an alley from the shadows. They stop behind Roman, who reignited his cigar without touching it and grins before walking down the road, frightening nearby citizens as they make their way towards the shop From Dust Till Dawn.
"So you may prepare your guardians, build your monuments to a so-called 'free world', but take heed... there will be no victory in strength."
Roman and his henchmen enter the store, approaching the shopkeeper.
"But perhaps victory is in the simpler things that you've long forgotten..." a different, more masculine voice says.
The image turns black, revealing nothing but a pair of two fire balls, one blue and one red. The two fire balls combine in a counterclockwise direction, forming a pair of dark purple eyes with four concentric rings fanning out from the pupil across the scalera of both eyes.
"-Things that require a smaller, more honest soul..." a third voice finished.
The two eyes suddenly collided with each other, forming one eye. As soon as the two eyes became one, the eye changed from dark purple with four rings to crimson red, still retaining its four rings, only difference being that all of the rings except the furthest from the pupil had three tomoe, making a total of nine tomoe in the eye.
-Near From Dust Till Dawn, Naruto's P.O.V.-
Here I was, walking to a store called From Dust Till Dawn, reading the book I had gotten from Detarame no Sato, The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi, which was an interesting read considering Jiraiya's books were mainly smut. Thinking about the perverted hermit made me think on what's happened in the last three years.
Wow, time really flies. These last three years went by so fast, and with so much progress. I mean seriously, it felt as if some guy was typing words into a computer, got lazy, and decided to skip over some sort of canon timeline, whatever the heck that means (Meh, it's partially true \\^.^/). Shaking the thought aside, I decided for some random reason to stroll down memory lane.
Well, let's see here, Kyuubi attack on Konoha, check. Crappy twelve years, check. Betrayed by my supposed best friend, check. Struck a deal with the devil, check. Got a new look, check. Became a student, check. Built an awesome weapon, definite check. Learned new awesome jutsus, double check!
I changed over the years, no longer standing at 5'11, now standing at 6'1, my once spiky golden blonde hair has grown out more and now with jaw-length bangs, just like my father had. All-in-all, I looked more like my father would, if he had whisker marks, and fox ears and tail. I was wearing something similar to what ANBU (Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai) (Special Assassination and Tactical Squad) wore, minus the mask. I wore a sleeveless turtle-neck black shirt, black fingerless gloves with metal plates that had the Uzumaki symbol etched in them, black pants with bandages wrapped around the right thigh, black ninja sandals, a gray flak jacket with the Uzumaki symbol in a dark orange on the back, and to top it all off, I had a pair of goggles similar to my old ones on top of my head, except the cloth was a dark red. My body had no baby fat left, all of it being molded into muscle from Haran-jiji's training.
Along with my increase in physical strength, my training in fuuinjutsu, ninjutsu, taijutsu, and kenjutsu had exponentially increased. My genjutsu was still crap, but it had gotten better. I've discovered that I can use genjutsu, but I can't cast it without fuuinjutsu seals because of my massive chakra reserves.
I also learned of my chakra affinity. The first time I sent chakra through one of those chakra papers, I got some interesting results. The paper split in half with one sharp, clean cut, one of the halves turned into pure water, and the other half spontaneously combusted. From what Haran-jiji told me, my chakra affinities were Fuuton (Wind Release), Suiton (Water Release), and Katon (Fire Release). The Fuuton from my father, the Suiton from my mother, and the Katon from, strangely enough, the Kyuubi. After learning of my affinities, I learned a multitude of awesome jutsus from the scrolls I had on me, Kami bless Kage Bunshins (Shadow Clones). And with the help of Haran-jiji and Qrow-sensei, along with the Dust crystals that I had acquired, I was able to make two weapons, both very unique. Strapped to my back, was a near perfect version of an all-so familiar blade that I had seen only once before. From the mission to Wave Country, I had made a near replica of Kubikiribōchō (Decapitating Carving Knife). But unlike the original, it has a few more add-ons. Spending over six months forging this blade alone, but it was worth it. After all, combining chakra metal, Dust crystals, and titanium I had "acquired" isn't exactly an easy task. The blade itself was at least seven feet in length, handle and blade together, and had an orange line running through the sword and the edges of the circle at the top. The blade didn't have the regenerative ability of the original, but Haran-jiji had engraved regenerative seals that only required chakra to use, added with the fact that it could control the elements of Dust, it certainly was a magnificent sword.
Strapped to the left of my waist was a tantō (short blade) that was made of a fusion of chakra metal and titanium. And finally, I had two gun holsters, each on one side of my waist, and each held an onyx black .45 Fletcher with an orange line running along both sides of the guns. It was made from a chakra metal and titanium mix that made it so instead of using regular bullets, I could shoot out shots of condensed chakra, saving lead bullets and magazines. And ever since my changes, Yang had begun flirting with me much like Anko-neesan would, and Ruby had this constant blush on her face much like Hinata used to, maybe she had a fever.
Speaking of people from Konoha, every now and then I get letters from Ero-Sennin via Gamakichi or Gamatatsu, the last one I got stating that they finally added Tsunade-baachan's face to the side of the Hokage Mountain. Of course, I send letters back. Though I try to keep my location hidden, I have told him that I'm safely beyond the Oki no Okunote (Ocean of Mystery).
I was shaken from my musings when I heard the sound of glass breaking. Looking up from my book in a Kakashi-like manner, I saw a red blur crash through the window of From Dust Till Dawn tackling a man dressed in a black suit with red-tinted shades. Getting a better look at the red blur I saw, the person turned out to be female. She stood at 5'10, with a pale complexion, silver eyes, and black hair with red streaks. She was wearing a black outfit and skirt along with a red hood. And in her hands, was an all-so familiar red sniper-scythe, Crescent Rose.
"Hiya Ruby!" I yelled out to her. She turned to look at me and blushed a bit, did she have a fever again?
"Hi Naruto!" she yelled back. We were about to go into one of our usual conversations until we heard someone clear their throat to get our attention.
Standing in the area where Ruby crashed through the shop window, was Roman Torchwick, surrounded by several of his lackeys. A cigar was in his mouth and his cane-cannon was in his right hand.
"Flaky," I exclaimed cheerfully, successfully making his left eye twitch, "how ya doing!"
"Okay," he started, "get them, especially blonde,"
Half of his lackeys charged at me, while the other half attacked Ruby. Seeing as there were only seven charging at me, I brought out two of my items. In my right hand was the gun from my right holster, and in my left hand, I held The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi, opened to the page I had left off on.
Thinking that they had the upper had, two of the lackeys charged at me. Not even looking up from my book, I shot out two bullets of condensed chakra, both hitting their desired targets. Seeing as there were still five left, I quickly disposed of them with five more bullets, instantly killing them. I looked up to see how Ruby was faring, and saw that she had taken out her enemies as well. Off to the side, climbing up a nearby ladder, Roman was escaping.
Grinning, I took off after him, Ruby not that far behind me. We climbed up the ladder, following the path that Roman took in his escape. On top of the roof of the building, I knew that he had some kind of escape plan, he wouldn't have made it this far in his villainous career if he got caught easily. As I prepared myself for what could happen, I heard a rumbling sound come from where Roman was.
"Persistent..." he says, as a getaway Bullhead rises up and opens its hatch to allow Roman inside.
"End of the line, Red, Blondie!" he exclaims smugly, throwing a red Dust crystal at Ruby, aiming his cane-cannon in our direction.
Just as the blast from the cane-cannon was about to impact, a blonde woman jumps in the way holding a wand of sorts. Waving it once in the air, a giant purple crystal seal of sorts appeared, blocking the shot from Roman's cane. After the smoke from the impact dissipated, I saw that the woman was wearing a female business suit and a purple cape, rectangular glasses, and had emerald-green eyes. Waving her wand-like object once again, this time, causing the purple crystals to form into several streaks that shot out at the Bullhead, causing the pilot to struggle with controlling the aircraft. She then shot out a purple ball of energy which caused storm clouds to form and rain down light blue crystals on the ship.
Standing in the area that Roman once stood on the ship, was a woman in red with black hair and orange eyes. The mysterious woman formed a fireball in her hand and shot it at the blonde woman, causing her to form a purple protective barrier around herself. The mysterious woman then formed a fire pillar underneath the woman she was attacking, causing the female blond to jump away before it struck. The blond woman then formed a crystal arrow and shot it at the Bullhead. The mystery woman kept firing fireballs at the crystal projectile, but it kept reforming. The Bullhead shifted down leftward, causing the arrow to bounce off the side of the aircraft, forming three streaks to attack the ship again. The mystery woman shot out a fire pulse of some kind, destroying the crystals.
Ruby shifted her Crescent Rose from a scythe into its sniper mode and shot at the mystery woman. Wanting to do my part, I grabbed the two guns I had on my personnel and shot at the woman as well. All of the shots were deflected by the woman's fire powers, eventually, she formed five fire pillars underneath our feet. I felt my body being pulled by some unknown force, narrowly evading the fire attacks. We watched as the ship flew away, I growled, knowing that Roman got away this time.
"You're a huntress," I hear Ruby say to the blond woman, "can I have your autograph!"
-The Dark Room Of Shame, Naruto's P.O.V.-
"I hope you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, you two. You both put yourself and others in great danger," the blond woman, now known to be Glynda, said.
"Well to be fair, they started it," I said.
"If it were up to me, you'd be sent home. With a pat on the back..." she started, I noticed Ruby started to smile, "... And a slap on the wrist,"
That last part she emphasized by swinging her wand at Ruby, who let out a small "Eeek!"
"But," she started, "there's someone here who would like to meet you, both of you,"
As soon as she finishes saying that, she moves out of the way to reveal a man with gray hair, shaded spectacles, a dark green scarf with a small purple cross-shaped emblem on it, an unzipped black suit, and brown eyes. In his hands he held a mug and a plate of cookies with... A RAMEN BOWL!
"Ruby Rose," the man starts, leaning in a bit as he continued talking, "you... have silver eyes,"
"Uh, um..." Ruby started, trying to come up with words.
"And you," he said, directed at me, "Naruto Uzumaki, I didn't believe what your file said, but apparently its true that you have whisker marks,"
"And?" I asked.
"So, where did you learn to to this?" he asked, gesturing to a screen that recorded our fight with Roman.
"S-Signal Academy," Ruby replies.
"They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" he stated more than asked.
"I'm more self-taught," I said.
"Well, one teacher in particular," Ruby says.
"I see..." the man said, placing down the plate with cookies and the bowl of ramen.
Whilst Ruby tentatively picks up one of the cookies and starts to eat them, faster than lightning, the bowl of ramen was in my hands and I was slurping away at the food of the gods.
"It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow..." the man states, after recovering from the surprise of the speed that I ate ramen.
"Mmmm! Thash muh unkul!" Ruby says with a mouthful of cookies, she shallows and wipes her mouth, embarrassingly, she continues, "Sorry, that's my uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal, I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. And now I'm all like- Hooowaaah! Witchaaaa!"
That last part she finished by making karate-style poses and noises.
"And what about you?" he asked me.
"Lots and LOTS of trial and error, a few times that one of my things blew up on me, eventually I got it down," I said, acting nonchalant.
"To the point that you can shoot without having to look at your targets?" he asked.
"Yep," I said, popping out the "p" in the word.
"And what are two doing at a school designed to train warriors?"
"I'm going to be a Hunter," I said.
"Well... I want to be a Huntress," Ruby replied.
"You want to slay monsters?" the man asked.
"Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal! And then I'm going to apply to Beacon!" she exclaimed excitedly, talking faster and faster, "You see, my sister's starting there this year, and she's trying to become a Huntress, and I'm trying to become a Huntress 'cause I wanna help people. My parents always taught us to help others, so I thought, 'Hey I might as well make a career out of it!' I mean the police are alright, but Huntsmen and Huntresses are just so much more romantic and exciting and cool and really, gosh, you know!"
That was followed by a small pause, the man and Glynda analyzing us. After a few seconds, the man spoke again.
"Do you know who I am?" he asked.
"You're Professor Ozpin, You're the headmaster at Beacon," Ruby said. The now identified Ozpin smiled.
"Hello," he said.
"Nice to meet you," Ruby says.
"Yo," I replied lazily, waving in a Kakashi-like manner.
"You two want to come to my school?" he asked.
"More than anything," Ruby said.
"Sure, sounds exciting," I replied.
After exchanging glances with Glynda, who showed a disapproving look, followed by a "Humph", Ozpin turned back to us.
"Well okay," he said.
I looked wide-eyed whilst Ruby looked like she had just hit the jackpot.
-Aboard the Airship to Beacon, Naruto's P.O.V.-
"Urrrggghhh," I said. Kami, I would never get used to these flying vehicles.
It was one thing to fly with chakra, it was another to trust someone else with flying you around in a big thing of metal.
"Bwahahahahaha," I heard the Kyuubi laugh at my misery.
'Oh shut up, furball,' I mentally said.
"At least you aren't the only one who's suffering," it pointed out.
I saw a blonde, shagy-haired man who looked like he wasn't an experienced warrior throw up on Yang's shoes.
"Gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross," I heard Yang exclaim.
"Get- Get away! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me!" Ruby exclaimed shortly after Yang's statement.
I looked out the ship's window, smiling to myself.
'Look out Beacon, the Number One Hyperactive Knucklehead Ninja is coming your way!' I mentally exclaimed, before my motion sickness kicked in again.
"Urrrggghhh" I said, comically falling over with steam coming from my mouth.
-Konoha Council Room, Third P.O.V.-
"Now that we're all here, let us begin the meeting," one Danzo Shimura said.
"I'd like to know what this meeting is about," Inoichi Yamanaka stated.
"I would like to know that as well," said Shikaku Nara.
"Its about the Kyuubi brat," Danzo replied.
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the insufferable civilian side of the council went into one of their self-induced fits of rage. After a minute of their "justifiable" complaints, the Hokage shut them up.
"Shut up!" Tsunade exclaimed, thoroughly pissed off.
"As I was saying," Danzo continued, "I think its time for Konoha to get its Jinchūriki back."
Chapter End
Omake- What Really Happened With Clone #10
I was walking around the school campus, according to what the white text in the bottom right part of my vision said. I saw a security guard walking around, and then suddenly have a comical exclamation point above his head.
"You're coming with me," the man said, "Press 'A' to continue,"
"What? Press 'A' to continue?"
Suddenly everything went black, and then I was in a room with the security guard and another man.
"-And I found him wandering outside. Press 'A' to continue," the security guard said.
" 'A'?"
"Who is he?" the other man asked.
Suddenly a screen of sorts popped up with letters and other things, one thing I could figure out is that I had to enter my name.
"Naruto," I said.
"You have entered the name 'Douchebag', is that correct?" the man asked.
"No," I said.
"Are you sure you want to keep the name 'Douchebag'?"
"No!"
"This is your last chance, do you want to keep the name 'Douchebag'?"
"NO!"
"Welcome to Signal Academy, Mr. Douchebag,"
Omake End
Post Notes-
I just had to put in that last part, I got the idea from the game South Park The Stick Of Truth. I hope you like it. Anyways, I hope you've enjoyed this latest installment of TMH, keep reading, reviewing, etc.
-CrimsonKyuubiSage