Author's Notes
Heeeellllllllllllllooooooo People! CrimsonKyuubiSage here! I actually don't have much to say for once, so I'm just going to get straight to the chapter. Enjoy!
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
The image was black when suddenly, a burst of white from the left started the opening.
(Play "Guren no Yumiya" by Linked Horizon (Shingeki no Kyojin Opening 1 Theme))
Seid ihr das Essen? Nein, wir sind der Jäger!
The spiral symbol of the ANBU was seen in what appeared to be blood, seeing as part of the symbol appeared to have a dripping effect. Behind this symbol was a plain tan wall. Suddenly, the image was transitioned by a white light fade out from the center.
The image that replaced it was of the words "Shakunetsu no Koi" covered in and surrounded by flames. The title words had the flames covering them smothered out as the image zoomed out.
Fumareta hana no namae mo shirazu ni
The title image was pulled up as the picture transitioned into the aftermath of a battlefield. Standing in the aftermath, going from left to right, was an unmasked Yugao Uzuki, Naruto Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Anko Mitarashi. Continuing from there, was the masked forms of Taka, Usagi, Kuma, Inu, Tako, Tora, Ondori, and Komadori. Around the group was various discarded weapons impaled in the ground along with a few recently deceased bodies.
Chi ni ochita tori wa kaze o machiwabiru
The image zoomed in on Yugao, Naruto, Itachi, and Anko. The four were looking down at the ground, a serious look on each of their faces.
Inotta tokoro de nani mo kawaranai
The image changed to a rooftop view of a Atlesian Paladin moving to the left. The picture changed once again to reveal an army of Atlesian Paladins charging down a large walkway.
Ima o kaeru no wa tatakau kakugo da
A battalion of ANBU operatives was seen standing in front of Overlord from a bird's eye view. The ANBU did a salute before the image focused on Naruto, who had his mask off. Behind him was Itachi, Yugao, Anko, and the other ANBU operatives. All of them pulled out their weapons before the image changed to atop one of the buildings found on the Beacon Academy campus, the members of ANBU jumping off said building and charging at the Paladins below.
Shikabane fumikoette Susumu ishi o warau buta yo
The image transitioned to a light green outline of a grinning Roman Torchwick. This was soon replaced by a rapid shift of images starting with Neko then Karasu then Hebi and finally Kitsune.
Kakchiku no annei kyogi no hanei Shiseu garou no jiyuu o!
A large portion of wall that encased Beacon Academy was suddenly blown up, followed by another wall. Naruto was in midair as debris was blown around him, a look of shock on his face being quickly replaced by surprise.
Torawareta kutsujoku wa hangeki no koushi da Jouheki no sono kanata emono o hofuru Jäger
A large-scale battle appeared to be taking place. Anko fought back against five different White Fang members, Itachi and Yugao were expertly cutting through various White Fang members as well, and Naruto was jumping from roof to roof before jumping high into the air and slashing at a lone Paladin, causing it to explode as he kicked off the machine.
Hotobashiru shoudou ni sono mi o yaki nagara Tasogare ni hi o ugatsu
Various Vytal soldiers were seen in a new battlefield, firing off cannons at what was most likely their enemy. Naruto was suddenly seen, his clothes very damaged from battle, as he had a light blue ethereal flame covering his hand and charged at an equally worn Cinder, who had a bright orange flame dancing across her hand as well. The image stopped mid charge for dramatic effect.
Guren no yumiya
The ANBU symbol appeared on a banner dancing in the wind. This was soon replaced by an image of a tall man with dark ash blonde hair with a few patches of grey jumping up in the air, a large scythe in his hands. This was replaced by an image of various Beacon students jumping out of hiding in between buildings, including Team RWBY, JNPR, CRDL, and CFVY. The image changed to a fly by, from left to right, of the various White Fang members before being mixed in with semi-transparent images of various people fighting. The final image was of Naruto, Yugao, Itachi, and Anko looking towards the sun.
The image faded to black as the chapter began.
-ANBU Headquarters-
"-And that's all the information we gathered." Kitsune finished, he and his team standing before Overlord, leader of the ANBU for over sixty years.
"Are you certain of this?" Overlord asked.
"Without a doubt, sir." Kitsune said.
"Alright, you and your team, along with the rest of the KOBO division, are to be stationed at Beacon Academy and prepare them for an imminent attack." Overlord ordered.
"Sir, with all do respect, having just the KOBO division won't be enough to fight what's coming!" Kitsune exclaimed.
"I know! But right now, we have bigger problems." Overlord said.
"What could be bigger than this?!" Kitsune questioned, his aura flaring slightly, causing his hair to fluctuate back and forth between black and blonde.
"Stand down, Kitsune!" Overlord yelled, "Vytal's conflict with Vacuo is spiralling out of hand. If we don't do anything about it soon, we're looking at a war."
This revelation caused the other four occupants of the room to freeze up. The last war had been between Mistral and Atlas, the latter coming out on top as the most militant of the four kingdoms. That was over thirty years ago. Kitsune, despite being at such a young age, had noticed the signs of the war having taken their toll on people's everyday lives. He noticed family friends sometimes not being around for days to even months at a time, and when they did come back, if they came back, they were never the same person before they left.
After the war ended, Kitsune hadn't lost any of his precious people for some time after that, the most recent loss being... his wife. But that was nearly seventeen years ago. And he'd be damned if he lost anyone else.
"Understood, sir." Kitsune conceded, his aura flare diminishing as his hair stayed the color black.
"Very good, that will be all. Dismissed." Overlord said, "Except for you, Kitsune. I need a word with you."
As soon as the three ANBU operatives left the room, closing the door with a click, Overlord focused on Kitsune.
"What is it you need, Overlord?" Kitsune asked.
"Naruto, I understand your concern for your friends and family that are in Beacon, but that does not excuse your actions." Overlord said, causing Naruto to sigh.
"I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, Danzo. It's because of me, that I lost friends and family..." Naruto said.
"You still haven't gotten over her, have you?" Overlord, a.k.a. Danzo Shimura, questioned.
"You know why, Danzo." Naruto said as he went to the door. "I just pray that when I do cross over to the other side, I'll be able to see her once more."
-Beacon Academy-
Ruby rested her head on her hand and stared into the distance before she was startled by Weiss slamming her palms on the table she's at.
"I need you to pick a tablecloth." Weiss said with a smile. She slid two squares over to Ruby, both seeming to be similar shades of white.
"Aren't they both the same?" Ruby asked confusingly.
"I don't even know why I asked!" Weiss sighed in frustration before walking away. She passed Yang as the latter came in carrying a massive sound speaker on her shoulder, which bounced her sister and the table she's moping on again to jump in the air when she dropped it on the ground.
"So, have you picked out a dress yet?" Yang asked, brushing her hands as she approached Ruby.
"What's the point? Who cares about the dance if Blake isn't going?" Ruby said.
"Oh, don't worry; she's going." Yang said before her eyes landed on Weiss. "Weiss! I thought we agreed: No doilies!"
"If I don't get doilies, you don't get fog machines!" Weiss said, walking up to Yang and pointing in her face.
"Your dance is gonna have fog machines?" Neptune asked as he and Sun walked through the doors.
"We were thinking about it..." Weiss said.
"That's pretty cool." Neptune said.
"You ladies all excited for dress-up?" Sun asked.
"Pfft... Yeah, right!" Ruby said.
"Laugh all you want. I'll be turning heads tomorrow night!" Yang stated.
"What are you two wearing?" Weiss asked.
"Uuhhh... this?" Sun said, gesturing to his current shirtless attire.
"Ignore him for he knows not what he says." Neptune said.
"Hey, I may have moved to Mistral, but I grew up in Vacuo. It's not exactly a shirt-and-tie kind of place." Sun retorted.
"Yeah, we noticed." Yang said, mirroring Ruby's and Weiss' looks of being told the extremely obvious.
"Soooo... what does Blake think of all this? She still being all, y'know... Blake-y?" Sun asked, rubbing the back of his hand.
"Obviously." Weiss said, turning and crossing her arms in disapproval.
"I still can't think of a way to change her mind." Ruby said.
"Guys." Yang said, all eyes on her as she started walking out. "Trust me; Blake will be at the dance tomorrow."
-Beacon Academy Library-
Blake sat at one of the library tables with a holographic screen in front of her. She is obviously more sleep-deprived than ever, barely focusing on what she's seeing... until a small, bright red light appeared on the screen. Moving up and down, Blake's eyes followed it down to her hand, then disappeared entirely. She looked behind herself, obviously irritated, but no one walking among the tables is her culprit.
Turning back to the computer, she starts typing on the beeping keyboard before the laser dot appeared on her hand briefly, prompting her to look around again and still find no one. The red point shows up on the screen, moving around in circles until Blake scowled and pounded her fists on the table. She stands up from her chair and finds the light on the floor, following it blindly through shelves of books until both the dot and its pursuer turn the corner, only for Blake to bump, shocked and shaken out of her more "animal" instincts, into Yang.
"He-lloooo!" Yang said in a sing-song voice, waving her left hand as her right held the laser pointer.
"What are you...?" Blake questioned.
"We need to talk." Yang said, grabbing Blake's arm and whisking her away.
-With 'Kinoe' and 'Fugaku'-
'Fugaku' sighed as he walked off in a random direction. He continued walking around until his musings were interrupted by 'Kinoe' grabbing him by the arm and dragging him off.
"We need to talk." 'Kinoe' said as she dragged off her teammate. 'Fugaku' sighed even louder than before as he surrendered the will to just walk away, his thoughts currently being similar to that of a certain lazy pineapple-haired tactician.
-With Jaune and Ren-
Emerging from the steaming bathroom in nothing but a pink towel wrapped around his lower body, Ren sighed in contentedness and started walking away, only to be stopped by Jaune suddenly appearing in front of him.
"We need to talk!" Jaune said. And with that, amid Ren's single cry of surprise, Jaune pulled his teammate away, leaving his bottle of "Samurai Shampoo" to drop onto the ground.
-With 'Kinoe' and 'Fugaku'-
'Kinoe' pulled 'Fugaku' into the dorm room the team shared, closing the door behind them.
"What is it that's so important, 'Kinoe'?" 'Fugaku' asked, sitting down on his bed, 'Kinoe' doing the same, only with her own bed.
"I saw how Kitsune looked at the girls. He had this kind of look of regret. Why?" 'Kinoe' asked, causing 'Fugaku' to sigh once more.
"It's a very touchy subject for Naruto. The only reason I know this is because he confided it to me." 'Fugaku' stated.
"What do you mean?" 'Kinoe' questioned.
"Two of those girls, the blonde and the red haired ones, are related to him." 'Fugaku' said.
"I don't see how that would be such reason for him to look like that." 'Kinoe' said in confusion.
"I never said how they were related." 'Fugaku' said.
"What do you mean...?" 'Kinoe' asked. 'Fugaku' stood up, shaking his head.
"You'll have to ask 'Menma' himself." 'Fugaku' said as he went towards the door. "It's not my place to say anything more."
-With Jaune and Ren-
"Ren... I'm just gonna say it. You are one of my best friends. These past few months, I feel like we've really bonded, even though you don't say much. I mean, you're really quiet. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about you, personally, but darnit, I consider you to be the brother I never had!" Jaune said.
"And I you." Ren said, nodding and smiling despite appearing extremely uncomfortable. He tried to be attentive from then on, but kept glancing at his usual outfit hanging by the door.
"Which is why I wanted to get your advice on... girls." Jaune said.
"Girls?" Ren said, sounding surprised, but started reaching out for his clothes while Jaune was looking away.
"I just... don't know... how to... girls. Um, I-I guess what I'm asking is... Well, how did you and Nora... y'know..." Jaune asked.
"Uh... uh... uh..." Ren said awkwardly.
"We're actually not "together-together"..." Nora said, laughing nervously.
"Nora I said headphones on!" Jaune exclaimed. Nora did so quickly under her leader's demand.
"Jaune, what is this all about?" Ren asked.
"It's Weiss. I'm completely head-over-heels for her, and she won't even give me a chance. She's cold, but she's also incredible. She's smart, and graceful, and talented. I mean, have you heard her sing? I-I just wish she'd take me seriously, y'know? I wish I could tell her how I fell without messing it all up." Jaune stated.
"Then do it." a new voice said. Entering through the doorway was Pyrrha.
"Uh, wha?" Jaune asked in confusion.
"Tell her exactly what you said. No ridiculous schemes, no pick-up lines. Just... be honest." Pyrrha said.
"But what if I-" Jaune said.
"Jaune. You can't get it wrong if it's the truth." Pyrrha said, smiling at her team leader.
"You're right. Thanks, Pyrrha!" Jaune said, getting up and going towards the door. "Good talk, Ren!"
Ren smiled and waved his thanks while Jaune closed the door. Upon doing so, Pyrrha became noticeably less cheerful as she walked over to her desk, with a concerned Nora watching her with sad eyes.
"Practice what you preach, Pyrrha." Nora said.
-With Blake and Yang-
"Yang, if you're going to tell me to stop, you may as well save your breath." Blake said.
"I don't want you to stop; I want you to slow down." Yang said, sitting cross-legged on the central desk of the empty classroom they're in, orange light shining across her calm features.
"I don't have the luxury to slow down." Blake said, still irritated.
"It's not a luxury; it's a necessity." Yang said.
"The "necessity" is stopping Torchwick." Blake countered.
"And we're going to. But first you have to sit down and listen to what I have to say." Yang said, patting the part of the desk across from her.
"Fine." Blake said, relenting and draping her legs over the desk's edge.
"Ruby and I grew up in Patch, an island off the coast of Vale. Our parents were Huntsmen. Our dad taught at Signal, and our mom took on missions around the kingdom. Her name was Summer Rose, and she was, like... Super-Mom: Baker of cookies and slayer of giant monsters. And then... one day she left for a mission and never came back." Yang said, looking down as she said this, and Blake looked sorry for her. "It was tough. Ruby was really torn up, but... I think she was still too young to really get what was going on, y'know? And my dad just kind of... shut down. It wasn't long before I learned why. Summer wasn't the first love he lost; she was the second. The first... was my mom." Blake looked amazed at this information as Yang kept talking. "He wouldn't tell me everything, but I learned that the two of them had been on a team together with my godparents, and that she'd left me with him right after I was born. No one had seen her since."
"Why did she leave you?" Blake asked.
"That question... Why?" Yang questioned, sighing then turning to the chalkboard. She got off the desk and walked to the chalkboard, picking up a piece of chalk. "I didn't know the answer, but I was determined to find out. It was all I thought about. I would ask anyone I could about what they knew about her."
Flashback Start
As the reminiscent blonde started drawing on the board, the scene shifted to a young Yang, with orange bows holding her dirty blonde pigtails, looking at the photo found in a smashed picture frame. The picture itself was very informative, revealing a indigo haired woman with lavender eyes, holding the hands of an unknown man. The upper right area of the picture was torn off, concealing the face of the man in question. The man appeared to be wearing a long flowing open red trench coat and was holding the woman's hands, which rested on her abdominal region. This picture indicated that the woman was pregnant and that the mysterious man in question was most likely her husband.
"Then, one day, I found something. What I thought was a clue that could lead me to answers, or maybe even my mother." Yang said.
The image transitioned to show Yang walking down a long winding path through the towering trees shedding their leaves with a little creaking wagon pulled right behind her, a little sister in a crimson hood sleeping soundly inside.
"I waited for Dad to leave the house, put Ruby in a wagon, and headed out. I must've walked for hours. I had cuts and bruises, I was totally exhausted, but I wasn't gonna let anything stop me. When we finally got there, I could barely stand, but I didn't care; I had made it. And then I saw them. Those burning red eyes..."
In the shadows of the worn-down house the siblings had arrived at, beastly red shapes glowed from the darkness.
"There we were: A toddler sleeping in the back of a wagon and a stupid girl too exhausted to even cry for help. We might as well have been served on a silver platter. But, as luck would have it, our uncle showed up just in time."
As the Beowolves leapt into the air to devour their young prey, exhaustion began to take its toll on the young Yang, causing her to fall to her knees. As she began to go in-and-out of consciousness, Yang saw the familiar tuff of a blond haired man wearing a red coat and an orange scarf appear. The last thing she saw before losing consciousness was the outline of orange flames with a black spiral made of flames appearing near the blond haired man.
Flashback End
As Yang finished her story, the same symbol that she saw as a child was now drawn on the chalkboard, a fiery orange background with a black spiral in the middle.
"My stubbornness shouldn've gotten us killed that night." Yang said.
"Yang... I'm sorry that happened to you, and I understand what you're trying to tell me, but this is different. I'm not a child, and this isn't just a search for answers! I can't just-" Blake said.
"I told you: I'm not telling you to stop! I haven't! To this day, I still want to know what happened to my mother and why she left me, but I will never let that search control me. We're going to find answers we're looking for, Blake. But if we destroy ourselves in the process, what good are we?" Yang stated.
"You don't understand! I'm the only one who can do this!" Blake exclaimed.
"No, you don't understand!" Yang yelled, turning around sharply to reveal red eyes and the sound of flames. "If Roman Torchwick walked through that door, what would you do?"
"I'd fight him!" Blake answered.
"You'd lose!" Yang said, pushing Blake away.
"I can stop him!" Blake said, tiredly trying to do the same to Yang, but she doesn't even budge.
"You can't even stop me!" Yang yelled, pushing Blake again, knocking her to land on the desk. Yang, still angry-eyed, walked toward Blake as she got up, but then does the unexpected and embraced her in a hug, her eyes going back to their normal purple.
"I'm not asking you to stop. Just please, get some rest." Yang said, pulling back to look at her partner. "Not just for you, but for the people you care about." She stepped away and started walking past the startled Blake, who turns when she spoke over her shoulder. "And if you feel like coming out tomorrow, I'll save you a dance."
"Alright." Blake conceded, "By the way, great accuracy with that laser pointer."
"Ah-Wha?" Yang questioned.
"The laser pointer. You know, how you got me out to this room?" Blake said.
"I have no clue what you're talking about. I've just been playing around with this thing for an hour." Yang said.
"Then how...?" Blake said.
"I ran into you by chance. Well, good talk." Yang said, winking down at Blake before leaving. Seconds later, the very same red dot that brought Yang to this room appeared on the wall next to the door, confusing and infuriating Blake. She then proceeded to chase after the dot as it zipped around the room before stopping at a new pair of feet. Standing near the open window of the classroom, was Kitsune in his full attire.
"Kitsune...?" Blake said hesitantly.
"She's right, you know." Kitsune said, "I've seen what happens to someone who spends their life obsessing over something or someone. I don't want to see anyone else end up like that." And with that, he threw a smoke pellet down. When the smoke disappeared, Kitsune was gone, as if he was never there in the first place.
-With Jaune-
The white rose in Jaune's hand bounced up and down as its smiling owner walked through Beacon Academy until he stopped at the entrance of a hallway with the sound of a certain voice, causing him to duck behind the columns outside.
"Neptune!" Weiss exclaimed, walking past Jaune as he peeked around the corner and goes up to Neptune.
"Oh, uh, hey, what's up?" Neptune said.
"I know this is a little unorthodox, but... I wanted to ask you something." Weiss said, putting her hands behind her back trying to look innocent as Jaune dropped his smile and recoiled at the oncoming words. "Would you... like to accompany me to the dance tomorrow?"
While Neptune rubbed the back of his head and smiled with raised eyebrows, Jaune lost all of his confidence and dropped the rose on the ground before walking back from where he came, stopping to rest near a different hallway.
"Problems with girls?" a new voice called out. Looking around, Jaune saw 'Menma' and 'Fugaku' approaching him.
"Yeah, Menma? Fugaku? I think those are your names. What gave it away?" Jaune said.
"I've seen that look many a times from many a fellas who had that same look you have." 'Menma' stated.
"Does it ever get easier?" Jaune asked.
"In due time the bleeding heart shall heal." 'Fugaku' said.
"What...?" Jaune asked in confusion.
"Crushes come and go, you'll get over your infatuation with her soon enough." 'Menma' explained.
"Oh! Thanks, guys!" Jaune said, feeling somewhat better.
"Practice what you preach, Kitsune." 'Fugaku' said as soon as Jaune was out of hearing range.
"It isn't that simple, Karasu." 'Menma' said. "You know how hard it is to get over her."
"She'd want you to be happy, you and I both know it." 'Fugaku' said before walking away, 'Menma' following him shortly after.
-Beacon Academy Ballroom-
Yang stood at a podium, wearing a short white dress with black heels. The door in front of her opened and she flipped out upon seeing who walked in.
"Ooohh, you look beautiful!" Yang exclaimed.
"Can we have a serious talk about how Weiss fights in these?" Ruby said, groaning as she looked distressed in her red dress with black lace, belt, and pumps. She tried to maintain her balance as she walked to the podium., much to her laughing sister's amusement.
-With Sun-
Meanwhile outside the ballroom, Sun could be seen walking around and wearing a new black jacket that was closed up with a white tie hanging around his neck, which her proceeded to fight with before going inside.
"Stupid... dumb... neck trap!" Sun mumbled.
"I knew you'd look better in a tie." Blake said. Sun stopped his struggling and stared at the dark purple dress and bright blue bow worn by Blake, now looking like she traded her dark bags for violet eyeshadow, as she stepped forward and took him by the arm.
"Sooo, does this meant we're going... together?" Sun asked.
"Technically, though my first dance is spoken for." Blake replied.
-Beacon Academy Ballroom-
Inside the ballroom, streamers were hung through glass chandeliers, pink and blue balloons were everywhere, and students in dark suits and bright dresses were stepping with each other to the music between the white-clothed tables. Blake was spun around by Yang before they courtesy to one another, and Sun came up and took his date's hands as Yang gestured for him to do so. She went off to hang with Ruby and Weiss, the latter being in a similar white dress as Yang's, in the back of the room, watching Blake laugh and enjoy herself before smiling at her team.
"I told you she would come." Yang said.
"Mission accomplished." Weiss said.
"Soooo, what do we do now?" Ruby asked, turning to her teammates.
"Just have fun!" Yang answered before proceeding to walk away and do so, with Weiss going in the opposite direction and leaving Ruby behind.
"Does that mean I can change out of these stupid things and into my hood now?" Ruby shouted after Yang. Upon receiving no answer, she waddled around in her painful footwear. "Stupid lady stilts!"
"Not enjoying yourself?" a new voice asked. Turning to the source of the voice, Ruby saw a familiar, yet at the same time unfamiliar, face. Wearing a black suit and his raven-like mask, was Karasu.
"I know you! You were there when we fought Torchwick's Paladin!" Ruby exclaimed. "Who are you, anyways?"
"My name is classified. But you can call me Karasu." Karasu said. "I'll ask again, not enjoying yourself?"
"Oh, no, everything's fine! I'm just not much of a fancy pantsy... dancey girl." Ruby said.
"Well, you can't spend your whole life on the battlefield, even if you may want to." Karasu stated.
"Yeah, that lesson's been floating around a lot lately." Ruby said as she crossed her arms, an annoyed look appearing on her face.
"I suggest that you enjoy life while you can." Karasu said.
"I got the rest of my life to. What could possibly happen to change that?" Ruby stated.
"You'd be surprised at what could happen." Karasu said, a small silence coming in between the two. "There's a war coming."
"What?" Ruby said in surprise.
"The tensions between Vacuo and Vytal aren't going to simmer down. No, tensions will keep escalating until a war starts." Karasu stated. "I pray that when it does come, your generation of Huntsmen won't have to pay for the actions of ours."
Ruby looked at the other students enjoying the dance. She turned back to Karasu, only to find that he was not there. Slightly confused, Ruby looked around for the mysterious masked man, unable to find where he went off to. Her search was momentarily halted by the sound of the doors opening.
"You guys are just in time!" Yang exclaimed. Entering through the doors was a suited-up 'Menma', who wore a black suit with a dark red shirt underneath, alongside him was 'Takako', who wore an orange dress, and 'Kinoe' who wore a light purple dress.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world." 'Menma' said. Yang's eyes narrowed as she stared at 'Menma'.
"Have I met you somewhere before?" Yang asked.
"I don't we have before." 'Menma' lied before walking off, 'Takako' and 'Kinoe' following shortly afterwards. Yang's eyes followed the retreating form of 'Menma'.
"'Menma', we need to talk." 'Kinoe' said before dragging 'Menma' away.
'Where have I seen him before...?' Yang thought.
Flashback Start
A younger Yang opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry. Her last memory being of an blond haired man wearing red and orange appearing and saving her and Ruby from the Beowolves.
Despite having blurred vision, the young Yang was able to see that she was being cradled by someone. Looking up, she saw the blond hair of the person that saved her. The combination of exhaustion and injuries caused Yang to see only parts of the man. Unable to get a good look at his face, Yang committed the blond hair of her savior to her memory.
"I'm sorry..." the man said, a small wet dripping sensation hitting Yang's face, indicating the man was crying. "I failed as a father, and as a husband. Because of my mistakes, I had to make a sacrifice on you."
"..." Yang tried to speak, but was too exhausted to.
"Hm? You're awake." the man said. "I don't know if you know who I am, but know this: Your mother loved you very much." He pulled the orange scarf off of himself, wrapping it around Yang. "Your mother gave me this scarf as a gift. So in a way, she would always be with me. And now, I'm giving it to you, so that in a small way, we'll both be with you when we're not." More tears fell as he found it difficult to say what he wanted to. Yang's vision began to blur as she began to fade in and out of consciousness. "I have to go now. I don't know if I'll see you again. I don't know if you'll ever learn of who I am. Or who your mother is. But know... know that I love you very much."
And with that, the man placed Yang next to the wagon that Ruby slept in. Yang could only watch as the man slowly back away before turning his back and leaping away. Moments after, a black haired man with patches of grey appeared, landing near the duo. Following shortly after was a second black haired man. These two were Qrow and the girls' father. This was the last thing Yang saw before she passed out once more was the her father and uncle rushing towards them.
Flashback End
"... Could it be...?" Yang mumbled. She shook her head. 'I'll worry about that later.'
"Are we late?" a new voice asked. Coming up to the podium was Emerald and Mercury, both dressed up in formal attire.
"Just in time!" Yang said.
"Great." Mercury said as the duo walked away, a menacing evil grin appearing on his face.
-With 'Kinoe' and 'Menma'-
"What is it you wanted to talk about?" 'Menma' asked.
"Naruto." 'Kinoe' said, dropping the fake identities. "How are you related to those Ruby and Yang girls?"
"Ruby's my niece." Naruto, a.k.a. 'Menma', replied, having stopped using his cover persona.
"And Yang?" Yugao, a.k.a. 'Kinoe', asked.
"Yang..." Naruto started sadly, "Yang's... my daughter..."
The image began to fade to black as the end credits began to roll.
(Play Tsukiakari no Michishirube by Stereopony (Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini Opening 1))
Tsukiarari no michishirube
The first image was of a carpeted floor with the shadowy image of a window on the ground. Shortly after, the silhouette of two girls walking by was seen.
Kumo wo koe boku ni todoke
A younger Yang, if the shorter hair was anything to go by, was seen sitting on a light blue bench, her knees held close to her being as she rested her head on her hands. A small luggage was seen to her right and to her left was an equally tired younger Ruby, who was sleeping against Yang, using her as a makeshift pillow.
Susumu beki michi wo terashite yo
The image zoomed out to reveal that the two were resting in a train station.
Kyou ga donna ni kowaresou demo
Yang lifted her head up slightly. The picture soon being replaced by a rapid appearance of images of a tall black haired man with a few strands of hair sticking out here and there, a slightly taller man with patches of gray in his black hair, and then finally a young enthusiastic Ruby.
Nee dareka oshiete
Minna sou na no kana?
Various utility poles passed by as the sun began setting in the background, giving the sky an orange look.
Kyou ga shiawase nara
Sorede ii to omoerutte
A younger Yang stared out the window of the train at the scenery passing by, a bowl of ramen in front of her. In her right hand was a pair of chopsticks while her left hand supported her head. Sitting opposite to her, was a younger Ruby, who was happily munching away at a plate of cookies.
Osanai koro ni wa
In a far distance shot, a younger Yang was seen pulling along a younger Ruby with one hand, and a luggage in the other. They appeared to be at a harbor.
Tashika ni atta you
The image was replaced by another shot of the younger Yang pulling along a younger Ruby and luggage, this time at a train station.
Yume wo oikaketeta
The younger Yang pulled the younger Ruby and her luggage along faster as the two jumped in a moving train, the young Yang hoping on first before helping the young Ruby aboard.
Demo sore mo tooi kioku
A fast paced shot of train tracks was seen before being replaced by an image of a younger Danzo standing beside a very pale-skinned, nearly white, young boy with jet black hair and an obviously fake smile on his face. This was transitioned into a set of images, of this included a younger Yugao turning her head slightly; a younger Anko backing up slightly with a grin on her face; a stoic Itachi staring off into the distance as snow fell around him; a younger Blake protesting at a rally; a younger Weiss jumping away, a wooden sword in her hands; and lastly, an close up face image of a younger Naruto with his Kitsune mask on looking up, giving an intimidating appearance to the young ANBU operative.
Kotae no nai mainichi ga
Tada suiteyuku jikan ga
The present day members of Team RWBY and JNPR were seen having fun on a beach. The image being shot from Yang's perspective as her friends motioned for her to follow them.
Kore kara saki dou naru no darou?
Wakaranai...
Yang stood atop a windy hill, her long locks of blond hair dancing in the wind as she stared off into the distance. She closed her eyes before walking away.
Tsukiarari no michishirube
Kumo wo koe boku ni todoke
An aerial shot of a train was seen as it sped off to its destination, the sun having just begun to peak above the horizon.
Susumu beki michi wo terashite yo
Naruto, with his back to the camera, slowly walked away as the wind blew a black trench coat he wore to the left. His hair appeared to be significantly longer than before, reaching his shoulder. In the background appeared a destroyed city before an image of Naruto's face looking down, his Sharingan activated, appeared to the right of the Naruto that was walking away. As the near transparent Naruto looked down, tears began to fall out of his eyes.
Kyou ga donna ni kowaresou demo
The image focused in on Yang before zooming out to reveal her standing beside the rest of Team RWBY and Team JNPR. A burst of white transitioned the image to one of Naruto as his head turned up to look at the stars, the image following his stare as two shooting stars were seen flying by.
Chapter End
Post Notes
AAAAAAANNNNDDD DONE! I think I'm going to focus more on this story for a bit.
Also, should I change to genre of this story from Adventure to Drama? It's not really dramatic, so I'm leaning more towards no. But I want to hear what you guys think. Well, I've posted this chapter, back to Minecraft. I don't know how many of you guys have heard, but Minecraft was bought by Microsoft for 2.5 billion dollars. I've weighed the pros and cons of the situation, and my feelings are mutual. On one hand, I feel as if MC is going to progressively get worse because of this. But on the other hand, it may turn out great. I just don't know anymore.
Anyways guys, it's been good. I'll see you guys next time, bye!-CrimsonKyuubiSage out!