NNLS Chapter 4
Jonathan Matute: Sorry buddy, but you're gonna have to wait and see. Also Naruto in the anime/manga was 5'5
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Danish78: Thanks for the praise, and don't worry because Lee and Neji finally make their debut in this chapter. And yes I've decided to use their canon heights. Naruto, as previously mentioned, is 5'5, Sasuke is 5'6, and Lee and Neji are both 5'7.
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"WAAAAKE UP NEEEEEEEEJJIIII!', yelled an overly excited voice to a now wide-awake pale-eyed boy with long dark brown hair that framed his face.
The boy was named Neji Hyuuga, and he was not happy. "Good gods almighty Lee! Do you always have to be so loud waking me up in the morning?!"
The owner of the very enthusiastic voice was a young man with shiny black hair that was styled in a bowlcut and abnormal sized eyebrows over a pair of circular shaped eyes with black irises. His name was Rock Lee, and to say he was excited would be a understatement.
"I know Neji, but this time I can't help but be loud! After ten long years of waiting the day of initiation has finally arrived!"
"I know that Lee, but could you please just lower your voice, people are looking at us." And he was right, as there were several teens looking at the two friends.
The two have been friends for ten years now, and similar to a certain blonde boy and black-haired boy, they both had ambitions of joining Beacon Academy and become Huntsmen, and as for many young men and women such as themselves, this day will be the turning point in their lives.
The two boys got up from the floor and put on their combat attire. For Lee, it was a green jump suit, orange leg warmers, and a green flak jacket. As for Neji, he wore a white kimono shirt with loose sleeves and matching pants, as well as a dark grey apron and black shoes.
After getting dressed, the two ate their breakfast and brushed their teeth, and collected their weapons from their lockers.
"So Neji", Lee began, "do you think we'll be included on the same team?"
Neji thought for a moment before answering, "I'm not quite sure."
Meanwhile, Naruto and Jaune were also getting prepared for the initiation and were each holding a piece of paper that listed their locker number and combo.
"This is Rediculous!", a fustrated Jaune yelled out. "There's no way I put my gear in locker 636 yesterday! I would've remembered having to count that high! Why does this have to happen today? "
Naruto pitied his friend for a moment before checking his locker number: 700 and the combo was 92199. After finding his locker, he logged in the combo and got out his Supairaru Arashi. Naruto then turned around and saw that Jaune wasn't behind him anymore, but was instead conversing with two young women.
One was pale with light blue eyes and long white hair tied in a off-center bun tail on the right side and pinned with an icicle-shaped tiara. She wore a white dress that had a pronounced collar with a red interior. Upon closer inspection, Naruto saw a crooked scar running vertically down over her left eye.
The other was a armored girl with red hair tied in a ponytail and bright green eyes. Having grown up in Mistral, Naruto immediatly knew who she was.
"Aren't you Pyrrha Nikos?"
The two girls looked at the newcomer of their conversation.
The red-haired girl smiled and confirmed Naruto's question. "Why yes I am, and if you don't mind me asking, who might you be?"
Naruto smiled confidently and pointed his thumb at himself. "Naruto Uzumaki! And it's a pleasure to meet you!"
"Likewise" Pyrrha replied, still smiling.
Jaune then turned his attention towards Naruto. "Wait, do you know her?" He asked.
"Well not personally, but anyone who grew up in the city of Mistal is familiar with the star pupil of Sanctum." Naruto answered.
Jaune looked a bit confused. "Sanctum, never heard of it."
The white-haired girl scoffed at this. "Pyrrha here, won the Mistral Region Tournaments four years in a row! A new record!"
Jaune was still confused, "The what?"
Naruto then sighed. "Jaune, do you know that girl on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes box?", Naruto than gestured to Pyrrha. "That's her."
This seemed to rung a bell as Jaune than gasped. "That's you?! But they only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!"
Pyrrha chuckled at this. "Yeah it was cool. Sadly the cereal wasn't really good for you", she said.
Naruto than looked over to the white-haired girl. "By the way, you mind telling me who you are? I didn't catch your name."
The white-haired girl then had a proud smile on her face, "Weiss Schnee, heiress of the Schnee Dust Company", she stated with a slight bow.
Naruto was surprised at this. 'Geez, first a Sanctum prodigy, now the heiress of the SDC? is this a Huntsman academy or a celebrity convention?', he thought.
"Anywho", Jaune chimed in interrupting Naruto's train of thought. 'I've been hearing rumours of the students being assigned teams and I think I found the ideal team", refering to Weiss, Pyrrha, and Naruto.
"No offence, but do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team?", Weiss asked.
Jaune's shoulders dropped and hung his head. "I guess not... Sorry... ", he said dejectedly
"Actually, Jaune, I think you'd make a great leader!", Pyrrha said encouragingly.
This statement caused Jaune to brighten up. "Do you really think so?!", he asked.
"I don't see any reason not to", Pyrrha replied.
Jaune then looked over to Naruto. "What about you? Do you think I could make a good leader?"
Naruto then gave his answer. "I think anybody could eventually become a good leader as long as they put their mind to it, but keep in mind that it'll take time. There's no shortcut to being a good leader."
Jaune then looked at Weiss triumphantly. "You see Weiss? Sounds like Pyrrha and Naruto are on board for Team Jaune. Spots are filling up quick! Now, I'm not supposed to do this, but maybe I could pull some strings, find a place for you. What do you say?", he said as he got a little bit too close to Weiss who was starting to get uncomfotable at Jaune's advances. "All right, that's a bit too close! Pyrrha, a little help, please?!"
Jaune then looked back Pyrrha, but a red spear struck Jaune's hoodie, sending him flying across the locker room.
"I'm sorry! ", Pyrrha apologized
A voice was then heard over the intercom system. It was Glynda.
"Would all first-year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately."
Weiss then went over to the exit, and was followed by Pyrrha who took her spear that was pinning Jaune to the wall, causing him to drop to the ground.
"It was nice meeting you!", Pyrrha said with a friendly smile.
"Likewise... ", Jaune said back with a not-so-happy tone.
Naruto than went over to his friend and kneeled down in front of him.
"You okay buddy?", he asked.
Jaune then gave his reply. "Thankfully I'm not hurt. The same can't be said for my dignity though."
"Having some trouble there, lady-killer?", a female voice asked.
Naruto turned around and saw that it was the attractive blonde girl from last night, along with her sister Ruby.
"Oh, hey. Yang, right?"
"The one and only.", she replied.
After helping Jaune up, Naruto looked at the three. "So guys are you all ready for the initiation?", he asked.
"Are you kidding? I was born ready!", Yang said bumping her fists together.
"Same here!", beamed Ruby.
"Yeah, uh.. why wouldn't I be?", Jaune said, a little less excited as the two sisters.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go kick some ass!", Naruto said, leading the group of four to the cliff.
As Weiss and Pyrrha were heading towards the cliff with the other students, Weiss saw something that caught her eye. Soon Pyrrha noticed that Weiss was staring.
"Weiss, are you okay?", she asked.
"That emblem, I swear I've seen it before", Weiss said, pointing towards the direction she was looking towards.
Pyrrha scanned her eyes to where Weiss was pointing at and saw a red and white paper fan incrested on the back of a grey shirt worn by the black-haired boy.
Pyrrha recongized that emblem as well. "That's the crest of the Uchiha family" She informed Weiss.
"The Uchiha family!", Weiss exclaimed, shocked by this revelation. "But weren't they all wiped out a decade ago?"
"Yes they were, but if memory serves me right, they never found the bodies of the sons of the head of the family. It was assumed that they were either abducted by bandits, or lived on their own ever since.", Pyrrha explained.
"So if that's the case, what in the world is one of those boys doing here?", Weiss asked.
Pyrrha shrugged in response, just as confused as Weiss that one of the survivors of one of the most prominent families of the continet of Anima is attending Beacon Academy.
Soon after, all the first year students reached the cliffside and were directed to stand on silver tiles. Among these students were Naruto, Neji, Lee, and the Uchiha boy.
Professor Ozpin, holding a mug then took his place standing in front of the students, with Glynda at his side holding a scroll tablet.
Ozpin then began his speech to the new initiates. "For years, you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest."
Glynda then gave her own piece of information. "Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of "teams." Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates... today."
Naruto was glad to hear this. 'Great! I think I know just the right people to be my teammates', he thought, thinking of Ruby, Yang, and Jaune.
Ozpin continued. "That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."
This statement surprised Naruto a bit. 'Hmm, well that might put a change in plans'
'That's easy, all I have to is avoid anyone but Neji, and I'll be all set", Lee thought to himself.
'Tch, I was hoping I would be able to work alone', the Uchiha thought.
"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path... or you will die.", Ozpin warned.
Hearing this only made Naruto more confident. 'Heh, I'll take that as a challenge'.
"You will be monitored and graded through the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will reguard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions? ", Ozpin asked.
Jaune raised his hand. "Yeah, um, sir?", he began.
"Good! Now, take your positions", Ozpin said, ignoring Jaune.
Naruto, Neji, Lee, and the Uchiha took their positions and waited for the mechanism to launch them into the air.
Naruto was launched high in to the air, and he was enjoying soaring through the air like a bird. It certainly helped that he had just the right semblance for this situation.
As he was nearing the ground, Naruto channeled the air around him and created a powerful burst of wind beneath him that propelled him into a tree. He took out his Supairaru Arashi and stabbed it into the tree to keep himself from falling. He then flipped back down onto the ground taking his quarterstaff with him.
After that ordeal, Naruto then began to journey through the Emerald Forest in search of teammates.
'Alright, the first person that comes to mind is Jaune, so he's definitely a good choice. Ruby and Yang are nice, so having them aboard would be pretty cool. Pyrrha's an international badass and very friendly. As for Weiss, well she's a bit haughty, but she's not a bad choice.'
As he was thinking, Naruto heard growling nearby, so he got his weapon ready and began to investigate. He saw that the growling was from a pack of four Ursai. 'Hmm... I know I should be searching for teammates and finding the relic... but what the hell? It wouldn't hurt to have a little bit of fun.'
After yelling a battle cry, Naruto charged towards the Ursai. The first Ursa swiped its claw at Naruto, who duck and then swung his quarterstaff upwards towards the Ursa's head, sending it backwards. Naruto then shifted his weapon into its gun mode and shot two fire Dust bullets, setting the Ursa aflame.
The second Ursa charged forward and sprung towards him, but Naruto jumped into the air and shifted his weapon back into its staff form. Using his Aura to strengthen his body, he then swung his staff down on the Ursa's head with enough force to cause fatal damage.
As for the third Ursa, Naruto decide to use his semblance for this one. As the Ursa jumped at him, Naruto generated a sharp gust of wind that bisected the Ursa.
However, while he was distracted, the final Ursa swung its paw at Naruto, sending him towards tree.
As the Ursa started to advance towards him. Naruto saw that his weapon was too far away. He didn't think it was a problem though, as he still had plenty of Aura and could just use his semblance agai- 'Wait, what?!'
Before he could attack, a person came at the Ursa with blinding speed and decapitated it.
As the Grimm corpses began to dissolve, Naruto got up, retrieved his weapon, and went over to greet his savior.
"You know, I could've handled it myself", Naruto said a bit annoyed.
"I just saved you, a little gratitude would be nice." retorted the black-haired boy as he wiped his chokuto blade with a cloth, and put it back in its scabbard.
"Eh, I suppose you're right, thanks I guess". While Naruto was still pretty sure that he could've handled the Grimm himself, he did admit that it was little rude to not thank someone that helped him out.
"So I guess we're partners now", Naruto said.
"Seems that way", the black-haired boy replied.
"So what's your name?" Naruto asked as he held out his hand.
The black-haired boy looked at his hand for a moment before shaking it. "Sasuke Uchiha".
Writing this made me wish that Kishimoto gave Lee and Neji more screen time (or panel time if you're a manga reader)
This chapter took the most time to make, so I hope it was good.
I gave Naruto a wind manipulation semblance due to having a affinity for wind release in the original series.
Anyway, please review and tell me what you think and favorite or follow if you're interested so far.
Bye for now.