AN: So, this chapter will reveal the backstory of this crossover, more than 'Naruto fell into a portal and ended up here'. For the record, NO ONE from Naruto's world will play a role here, with one exception. And that is only for the final fight. I hope you enjoy.
On another note, I got a lot of requests asking for Naruto x Neo… I AM ONLY DOING ONE PAIRING. So y'all will have to vote for either Pyrrha or Neo to be best girl.
I have it on a poll on my profile. It will be closed within one or two weeks.
May the best girl win. XD
Last thing. At the bottom of the chapter, you will find any inconsistencies between my lore and the lore from RWBY, which can be found in The World of Remnant, and Volume 4, Chapter 8. Enjoy.
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High in the sky, a large airship drifted across the blue expanse separating the island of Patch, and the kingdom of Vale. It was carrying the students that have graduated from Signal earlier this year, to Beacon. One of which, was no older than 15.
Ruby jumped in place excitedly as she leaned against the windows of the airship, giving her a breathtaking view of the world below.
The airship itself was heading towards the mainland, to pick up the students in the city, as well as those transferring from the different kingdoms. Yang was of the former, having spent the majority of the summer in the city, searching for leads on her mother.
Frowning at the thought, Ruby stopped her jumping and pulled out a small picture her father had given her before departing, as a memento of sorts.
It was faded and gray, but the people on it were unmistakable. On the left, was her Uncle Qrow, looking… pretty much the same, down to the outfit. Then a raven-haired woman with samurai-like armor and a sword. Next to her was her father, Taiyang, leaning against a tree.
And also leaning on the tree, was… Summer Rose. Her mother.
Blinking away a few tears that threatened to leak out, she studied the picture intensely.
Her mom was just as she remembered, a white cloak and skirt, red-black hair, and a smirk.
The raven-haired woman was Raven, Taiyang had told her. Her hairstyle was just like Yang's, and her outfit's color scheme matched with her hair and eyes, a mixture of red and black. Raven Qrow.
Folding it neatly and tucking it back into her pocket, she placed a hand on the glass.
"I wonder what you're doing, Yang…"
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"Achoo!"
Yang rubbed her nose with one hand as she exited the building she was in, frowning at her progress. Junior had claimed to know nothing about her mother, so she had tried to shake the information out of him. As it turns out, he actually knew nothing.
Who would've thought.
Absentmindedly, she checked her scroll, but her eyes widened when she realized what time it was.
"Shoot! I'm almost late for the pickup!" Yang exclaimed, hurrying to her bike.
Quickly, the blond drove away, already forgetting about the event she had just started.
Behind her, the building known as Junior's Bar creaked loudly, before finally giving in, collapsing from the aftermath of Yang's rampage.
Meanwhile, Yang was speeding through the traffic rapidly, swerving this way and that until she reached the designated location, five minutes later.
Skidding to a stop, Yang took off her sunglasses with a grin.
"Yo!"
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"Yo!"
Naruto and Pyrrha halted their conversation as they heard the yell, turning to look at the newcomer.
"Hello, Miss…?" Pyrrha replied, hinting for them to introduce themselves.
"Yang." The girl grinned, jabbing a thumb to her chest. "Yang Xiao Long. You're Pyrrha Nikos, right?"
Reluctantly, Pyrrha nodded. Naruto, however, noticed her uncomfortableness and decided to pull some attention off of her.
He stepped forward, "My name is Naruto. Pleased to meet you."
"Same!" Yang hopped off her bike, and held out a hand to shake.
"..."
Sweatdropping, Naruto motioned toward his missing limb with his arm, raising the sleeve up to his forearm. Before, one could be under the illusion that it was there, since the sleeve hung downwards, covering the area the arm would have occupied.
"...Ah… Sorry…"
To say Yang was surprised was an understatement. Quickly she retracted her arm and offered her other, rubbing the back of her head with a sheepish smile.
"S-sorry… Hehe…" the blond felt awkward, making the boy bring up his lost limb. Even she felt like a bit like a jerk, doing that.
Pyrrha shifted uneasily, having been unaware of his lost arm. They'd been talking for almost 45 minutes with little pause, and she'd never even noticed it. Some interesting topics had come up, but that was no excuse to be so… unwary.
Still, she was glad that she wasn't the one who brought it up.
Noticing their awkwardness, waved them off.
"Hey, don't worry about it." he told the two, smiling. "What's done is done, no use dwelling on the past, right?"
His smile was infectious, as they both found their lips curling upwards as they mumbled in agreement.
'He's pretty nice…' Yang thought, her eyes darting to the teen's lost arm in curiosity. 'I don't know what I'd do if something like that happened to me…"
Frowning, the blond rubbed her own arm self-consciously.
The three stood there in silence for a few minutes. Naruto was smiling awkwardly after they didn't respond, Pyrrha dwelling on how Naruto lost his arm, and Yang was wondering why Naruto was here despite losing an arm.
Soon enough, the 'whoosh' of an airship broke the two out of their thoughts and saved Naruto from having to smile any longer. His cheeks were starting to hurt.
The Naruto and Pyrrha started chatting again as they entered the decent-sized line to board the airship, Yang joining in as she added her own two cents on their topic.
In the end, Naruto was telling a story from his past to his new friends as they boarded, making them all laugh humorously.
"-and even after all that, Shikamaru just ended up resigning, saying he ran out of cha- err, aura!"
Pyrrha raised an eyebrow, noting his slip-up. "You've done that a few times now. Why do you call Aura, chakra?"
Naruto rubbed his the back of his head awkwardly. "W-well, where I come from, that's what we call Aura. Always have. Why is Aura called that, anyways?"
The redhead thought about his question curiously. It was, by all means, a good question; they used Aura in their everyday lives, yet no one knew why it was called that, or how it even came to be.
"Well…" she said slowly, piquing the interest of the two blonds. "I can't say for certain, but there are fairy tales about it. Like the silver-eyed warriors, the origin of Grimm, and the four maidens."
Yang nodded in agreement. "I know about that. My sis loves fairy tales. She believes all of them are interconnected, like a giant web of myths. There's a few variations here and there, but it's pretty much all the same."
Seeing Naruto was invested in her idea, Pyrrha continued.
"A long, long time ago, there were two brothers; the elder was of darkness, and the younger, of light. The elder created forces of destruction, while the younger found joy in creating forces of destruction.
After countless disputes, they eventually joined forces to create something equal parts light and dark, something they could both be proud of. Their masterpiece. Humanity was created with the ability to choose: the Path of Light, and the Path of Darkness. A millenia passed, and it was said the two descended to the world, ever in the cycle of reincarnation.
Hundreds of thousands of years later, they entered two souls, brothers in all but blood, found themselves on opposites sides of the paths, farther down than anyone ever before. They grew stronger over the years, until their strength rivaled that of the original brothers. One hoped for peace and love, the other for revenge and bloodshed.
Then, calamity struck. An ancient evil the two brothers had sealed away for a millenia returned, raining down chaos from its prison in the moon. The two brothers, united, lead humanity against this evil, but it was all for naught. Even beings of legend, such as the silver-eyed warriors, could not hope to stand against this power, as it had summoned forces of its own, a primal, more dangerous kind of Grimm, and was heralded by a powerful masked man.
In the end, the final confrontation between the two reincarnated brothers and the one trapped in the moon began, cleaving oceans and splitting mountains with their avatars. The reincarnation of light was a mountainous, golden fox, the reincarnation of darkness wielded an armored, purple giant, and the being from the moon drew power from a giant tree, which touched the sky and drained the vitality of the earth itself.
After fighting for many days and nights, the brothers of light and darkness used the last of their power to bless the two, halting their cycle of reincarnation. With this power, they finally defeated their foe, and resealed it back into the moon.
However, when they returned from their battle, the reincarnation of the brother of darkness looked upon the forces of mankind, and saw evil. Thus, he sought revolution. To clean the slate, and start anew. He wished for destruction.
The reincarnation of light believed in the good in humanity, however, and stopped him. The two found themselves at odds, and with heavy hearts, began their battle anew, but this time between each other.
At the climax of their battle, they agreed to one, final strike. The victor was to be decided by the outcome, but… both lost. In seeing their weakened states in the aftermath of the collision, the being in the moon had initiated a final act of revenge. One brother, having lost an arm and weakened, was destroyed by what we now know as Grimm, and the other was never seen again.
That was the end of that era, or so they say.
The power these people wielded faded as an era of peace reigned throughout the land, just like the last brother of light wished. The eight mythical beasts also slowly lost their power, and, feeling pity for them, the teacher of the two reincarnations stored away their power, vowing to protect them forevermore.
The fairy tales go on to say that one of his descendants was the old wizard from the Tale of Four Maidens, passing the power that had been passed on as a family heirloom onto four maidens he trusted, as thanks for showing him for reopening his eyes to the wonders of the world.
But peace only lasts for so long. When the moon had taken her revenge, it had cracked, leading people to believe that there were no threats. But they were wrong.
When the moon cracked, the one in the moon had perished, yes, but her minions, the Grimm, were released. Biding their time, they waited for the time to strike.
And when that time came, humanity was unable to call on the power they once held, instead summoning a diluted form of it, now named Aura. Wi-"
"YANG!"
A flurry of red interrupted Pyrrha as it tackled Yang in a hug. Pyrrha looked surprised, while Naruto was still deep in thought.
"There were some inconsistencies, but… It can't be…" Naruto thought aloud in a murmur, as though convincing himself. However, if there was one thing he learned over the war, it was that there were no coincidences.
"Ruby?" Yang called out, looking at her sister, who was latched onto her. "What're you doing here? You didn't sneak onto the ship, did you?"
Ruby pouted at the accusation, sticking her tongue as she stepped back. "No, meanie. I was moved up two years!"
Yang stared at Ruby in silence for a few minutes, before squealing.
"Oh, I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with me!" she exclaimed, hugging her so tightly Ruby could've sworn she heard a few ribs crack. "This is the best day ever!"
"Please stop." she whimpered.
Smiling at the two's antics, Pyrrha decided to leave the two alone for their reunion, and turned to her blue-eyed companion. "Naruto, is everything alright? You seem… troubled."
"Hm?" Naruto's eyes snapped up to the red head, and grinned. "Yeah, don't worry about it. I'm fine… About that fairy tale, is there anything else you haven't mentioned? Anything at all?"
Pyrrha frowned. Clearly, there was something weighing heavily on his mind, but she wouldn't push. However, the least she could do is try to ease his burden.
"No, not that I'm aware of." she replied. Biting her lip, she considered her next words. "...But what about you? This all seems… shocking to you. I won't pry, but you can always come to me if you need help, alright?"
Naruto looked at her with wide eyes, before smiling softly. "Yeah. Thanks, Pyrrha-chan!"
"Anytime." Pyrrha replied, smiling as well. '...What does 'chan' mean?'
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Weiss Schnee was not a patient girl. She enjoyed perfection, that things happened when they were supposed to happen, how they were supposed to happen.
As such, when a young girl with red-black hair knocked over her luggage right in front of Beacon Academy, to say she was displeased was putting it mildly.
"What are you doing!?" she yelled at the girl.
Ruby pulled herself up from the pile of suitcases partially burying her. "Ugh… Sorry."
"Sorry?" Weiss repeated in exasperation. "Do you have any idea the damage you could've caused? Gimme that!"
Groaning, Ruby lifted one of the suitcases up to the white-haired girl, who opened it swiftly.
"This is Dust, mined and purified from the Schnee Quarry." Weiss explained her luggage, unknowingly adding to Ruby's headache and confusion. Taking out a bottle, she began shaking it for effect. "What are you, brain dead? Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!"
The Dust sprinkled into the air, as the bottle was loosened due to the earlier collision.
"Ah…"
"Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in?"
"Aaaah…"
"What do you have to say for yourself!?"
"ACHOO!"
Ruby's sneeze caused a chain reaction, activating the Dust scattered in the air and creating a large explosion that rocked the courtyard, finally alerting the blond that stood a few feet away, gazing at the sky, as well as a certain bow-wearing ravenette. The latter of which glanced down at the bottle of Dust that clattered to her feet, raising an eyebrow.
"Unbelievable!" Weiss yelled again, covered in ash. "This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!"
Ruby poked her fingers together nervously. "I'm really, really sorry!"
"Ugh! You complete dolt!"
"Chill, Princess." a male voice said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "She said she was sorry, so let it be."
Weiss spun on her heel, glaring at the person who laid a hand on her shoulder, trying but failing to swat away said hand. "And who might you be?"
"Naruto Uzumaki." he replied, before brushing her off and walking past her, offering a hand to help Ruby up. "Need help, Red?"
"Ah, thanks…" Ruby muttered, gasping as she recognized the blond. "Naruto? You came!"
Naruto sweatdropped, nodding. "Yep. I was chatting with your sis until you came and tackled her. I was going to introduce myself when you finished, but then Vomit Boy came along and… Well, Yang happened. You really didn't notice me?"
Eyes widening, Ruby took the hand and stood up. "No, I never realized you were there. You were talking with Yang?"
Naruto nodded, opening his mouth to speak.
However, he was interrupted as the heiress cut in, a tick mark on her forehead.
"Hey, don't ignore me! And what are you even doing here?" Weiss pointed at Ruby questioningly. "Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?"
"W-well, I…" Ruby started, but Weiss was having none of it.
"This isn't your ordinary combat school. It's not just sparring and practice, you know." Weiss said, cutting her off. "We're here to fight monsters, so watch where you're going."
"This isn't the place for brats, either, Princess." Naruto quipped, drawing Weiss's attention away from Ruby, much to the cloaked girl's relief.
"It's Heiress, actually." a black-haired girl wearing a bow corrected, walking up to the group. "Weiss Schnee,-"
"Bless you."
The three girls paused as they looked at the sole boy in their group, who raised an eyebrow.
"What?" Naruto asked, confused. Why were they all looking at him? He was just being polite!
Seeing his genuine confusion, the new girl snorted, while Ruby outright burst out laughing. Weiss, on the other hand, was downright pissed.
"Naruto?" another voice called out. "Who are all these people? And why's there so much luggage?"
Naruto turned around happily. "Pyrrha! Have you found out where we're supposed to go, yet?"
Pyrrha raised an eyebrow, a smile hinting at the corner of her lips as she assessed the situation behind the blond. Ruby was rolling on the floor, still laughing, while the black-haired girl held a hand over her mouth, struggling to contain her laughs. A white-haired girl- Weiss, she remembered- was glaring daggers at Naruto.
"...I asked first." she said, grinning.
Naruto smirked, and nodded in approval. "Alright. But it's a bit of a long story. Why don't we talk on our way to wherever we're supposed to go?"
Pyrrha pouted. "In the end, I still have to answer first, don't I?"
"Yep."
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Okay! So, here are the inconsistencies between the lores!
My Story VS Naruto:
-Never talked about creation of humanity.
-Hagoromo and Hamura sealed Kaguya, not Indra and Asura.
-Technically Tobi (Obito) never knew about Kaguya.
-Sasuke's reasons slightly differ.
-Indra and Asura's cycles never stopped.
-Hagoromo gave Sasuke and Naruto power, not Indra and Asura.
My Story VS RWBY:
-Grimms were from Brother of Darkness, not Kaguya.
-Brother of Light was older, not younger than Brother of Darkness.
-No one knows why the moon shattered.
-Origin of Aura was never explained in canon.
-Power of Four Maidens didn't originally come from the Bijuu.
Tell me if I missed anything, please!
P.S. Can you guess the origin of the silver-eyed warriors? XD