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Hello again friends and compatriots. Kamorge0 here and it is time for chapter 6 of An Old Fox's New Trick. We are already almost 30 followers strong and I've had nearly 1,000 visitors inside a singular day. Being the first time I've done this I'm grateful for all the support you have given this story so far. As long as people remain interested I have no intention of dropping the series. Thankfully for those of you that don't like AN's I didn't get a single question this time around so you get to be spared my lengthy preamble. So for the time being I just want to say thank you to all that have followed/favorited and a special thanks to tera12, catze86, Aimlessamo, Alleria, eniox27, and bayhon. Your guys feedback and reviews are what make this worth doing to me. Stay tuned at the end for a special little announcement/competition. Without any further adieu enjoy chapter 6!

Chapter 6

Heavenly Attraction of the Fiery Goddess

Pyrrha strode out to the cliffs of Beacon after it was announced the students should head there fully prepared. Her entire life she had trained as a warrior. She had trained herself into the ground day in and day out to become the best of the best. She sacrificed all of her time to become a warrior that could make her family proud. When she won her second Mistral Regional Tournament she earned the title of 'Invincible Girl'. After she had won it four consecutive times that name changed to 'The Goddess of Victory'. With each passing year more and more people approached her. Whether it was to court her friendship, court her popularity, or in some cases court her, the number of people approaching her skyrocketed over the years.

Despite that she couldn't help but feel every proposal seemed so incredibly fake. Everyone who talked to her spoke of her accomplishments in the arena. Every person wanted some favor or something from her. By simply pushing herself to be the best she had alienated herself from any meaningful relationships. She had always thought that there would be time for friendships after she accomplished her goals and that she just needed to devote herself to her training. Yet when the dust had settled and she had emerged The Goddess of Victory there were no friendships to be had.

That was the reason that despite her being Mistralian she had decided to attend Beacon Academy in Vale. Here she hoped no one would know who she was and she could finally find the friendship she so desperately craved. Yet from the ride on the airship to her meetings in the lockers, she had encountered scores of people like Weiss who had sought to 'befriend' her for either her battle prowess or fame. She was already starting to lose hope when a lovable blonde walked right up to her and asked her where his locker was.

Even after being thoroughly interrogated by Weiss it was clear Naruto had no idea who she was. Even after having her battle accomplishments thrown in his face his only reaction was to ask to face her in combat. The exhilaration of someone who wanted to compete against her was a breath of fresh air to say the least. The more she had won, the more dejected her opponents had become. By the time she had left Mistral Academy most of her matches were ending in premature forfeiture. Someone wanting to test their mettle against her as it were was a welcome change of pace.

He smiled, laughed, and joked with her like he just wanted to make friends with a stranger. That sort of relationship was exactly what Pyrrha set out from Mistral looking for and she was hellbent on making sure she managed to get Naruto as a partner. As she finally approached the cliffs were Professors Ozpin and Goodwitch waited she saw her quarry. He was sitting there in front of a launch pad petting the fox she had seen across his shoulders previously… while a strange creature not even 2 feet tall dropped sand onto the launch pad in front of him.

Where is it getting the sand from? Pyrrha wondered to herself. Watching the small brown creature waddle across the ground she saw it go to a hole it must have dug. When it touched the ground with what she presumed to be its arms the earth turned to sand. He then levitated it over to the launch pad before proceeding back to his hole to get some more.

"Shu that should be enough. You don't need to gather any more," Naruto explained. Pyrrha guessed by his tone of voice that this was by no means the first time he was explaining it as the launch pad and surrounding grass was overflowing with sand. The strange creature didn't seem to listen though as it deposited another pile of sand onto the launch pad. Naruto facepalmed and dragged his hand down his face exasperatedly. "How about you make a sand castle while we wait, Shu?" Naruto suggested.

The small creature practically bounced with glee until it gave up on waddling and quite literally rolled to the hole he had been digging at. Using whatever telekinetic powers it had over sand it quickly began to assemble an impressive structure of sand much larger than it was. Pyrrha approached Naruto at where he was sitting and decided to reintroduce herself.

"Hello again Naruto. Do you remember me from the lockers?" Pyrrha asked with a smile on her face. Naruto eyed her quizzically.

"We just met less than fifteen minutes ago. While we were introduced Weiss made sure to tell me of your heroic feats. Pretty sure I remember you." Naruto teased the spartan. Pyrrha gave an embarrassed laugh and sat down next to him.

"Sorry about that. Sometimes my exploits lead to people being a little too eager to praise me. To be honest it can get a little exhausting." She confessed to the blonde as they both watched Shu's sand castle grow to being 5 feet tall and about 7 feet wide.

"Don't sweat it Pyr, you've worked hard in your life and you got recognized by people. Can't exactly hold it against you when those same people go a little crazy over you." Naruto forgave her with a bit too much empathy to be coincidence. Pyrrha also noticed the nickname he gave her and found it only added to her mood.

"Did you ever have an experience like that?" She asked Naruto. The second the question left her mouth she already regretted saying it. The blonde's face went from his usual cheerful smile to the most disconsolate of frowns. His eyes glazed over as he appeared to be looking straight through the sandcastle into nothingness.

"I… let's just say I knew someone who tried so hard to become everything they could be and all it did was drop them into an empty existence. If you don't mind I'd rather not talk about it." Naruto grumbled lightly. Pyrrha was more than tactful enough to know she had stepped into sensitive territory. Before she could say anything more she heard a sloughing of sand as part of the sandcastle was destroyed. The strange beast that had built the sandcastle was now rampaging through it like a monster and destroying the impressive structure from the top down. He jumped turning himself into a cannonball to destroy a very intricately designed clock tower.

Naruto chuckled beside her at his companions antics. Pyrrha smiled to see his mood warm and was once again about to speak to him when Professor Goodwitch spoke spoke. "Students, please head to an available space. Anyone not in position within two minutes will be disqualified from the exam." Pyrrha grumbled something about bad timing and set herself off to the pad adjacent to Naruto's own. The small sand creature had waddled its way back to Naruto and had shrunk in size. It was now perched upon his shoulder while Naruto sat on the sand the creature had gathered with his fox in his lap. Looking more closely at the sand she now noticed it was in a solid disc shape.

After the two minutes had passed Professor Ozpin addressed the formation of students. "For years you have trained to become warriors and today your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest."

"Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of teams," Professor Goodwitch added. "Well allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates… today." From her left she could hear the sound of a young girl whimpering.

"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with who you can work well." Ozpin advised. Once again Pyrrha heard the same girl whimper to her side. "That being said the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years.

"What!?" The previously whimpering girl screamed. Even further down the line Pyrrha heard someone say "I told you!" It looked like Professor Ozpin was about to proceed when Naruto's hand shot up in the air. Professor Goodwitch regarded him coldly for a few moments. When that didn't encourage him to lower his hand she sighed.

"Yes, Mr. Uzumaki?" She prompted.

"Does that mean if we don't touch the ground we don't get a partner?" Naruto asked. Goodwitch looked at him disbelievingly whereas Ozpin seemed content to pass the buck on this one by burying his face in his cup of coffee.

"Are you implying that you can fly Mr. Uzumaki?" Professor Goodwitch asked him in such a way that it was clear that for his safety the answer better be 'no'.

"You know it!" Naruto beamed at her confidently. Goodwitch looked to Ozpin for and and found the man conveniently looking away from her while taking the longest sip of coffee she had ever seen.

"Any of you who can fly will need to touch down in the forest and proceed on foot." Goodwitch stated firmly. Naruto threw his hands up in exasperation and fell flat on his disc laying down. It was a particularly odd sight considering the entire procession of students was standing.

"After you have paired up, begin making your way to the northern end of the forest. You will encounter opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die," Ozpin finished ominously. At least Pyrrha thought it would have been ominous if Naruto hadn't made a 'pfft' noise while his fox seemed to snicker on his lap. "You will be monitored and graded for 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 regard that item as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?"

Naruto started to sit up and raise his hand before Ozpin instantaneously said "Good! Now take your positions." Naruto growled while his fox continued to snicker. One by one they were launched into the air until only Pyrrha and Naruto remained.

"Good luck." She warmly wished him before catapulting off, readying herself to find him when he made his descent to the forest.

"So Ozpin, I assume destroying the many cameras I'm sure you have scattered around down there would be considered a bad thing." Naruto assumed casually. His hands were still behind his head as he laid casually on his launch pad. Ozpin regarded him unflinchingly.

"I would prefer you avoid destroying or disabling them if at all possible Mr. Uzumaki." Ozpin replied crisply. Naruto gave an over dramatic sigh and responded with an affirmative grunt. Goodwitch then activated his launch pad and watched as the boy was flung into the air with his bizarre animal companions. Sure enough after the first hundred feet the boy floated completely still on his circular disc of sand. He then turned to face Ozpin, did a quick figure 8 and darted down to the forest.

"Glynda. I'm sure stating this is wholly unnecessary, but I would appreciate it if you kept a close eye on Mr. Uzumaki," Ozpin requested before taking another sip of coffee.

"I would have done so regardless of your request. I still don't know what exactly it is you see in him. He is one of the most childish students this year," Glynda bristled. She did not appreciate the careless attitude he appeared to be showing a test of such great magnitude.

"Truly? I thought he appeared mature beyond his years."

After touching down to the ground Naruto resealed Shukaku and started casually walking north with Kurama in tow. After a few minutes Naruto let out a sigh of relief. I'm glad to see your chakra still scares off the grimm here. Ozpin seems suspicious of me as it is without me throwing around any more techniques, Naruto communicated mentally to Kurama.

The funny thing about that kid is I agree with your idea to keep your powers under wraps. I was the one who encouraged you to let that geezer see as little of what we can do as possible. So why don't you explain to your old pal why it is you were so adamant about flying via Shukaku's sand!? Kurama snarked at Naruto. To his credit the fox's partner only rolled his eyes.

I already informed him in the interview that I could channel all of your power. I figured that Sabaku Fuyū (Desert Suspension) was one of the most innocent techniques I can use. Hopefully the old man just writes Shu off at that. I used the Deva Path in the incident with Ruby and Dobe, and if Oz is as shrewd as I think he is then I'm going to have to attribute that ability to you. Maybe I could convince him that you all provided me multiple powers but from what I've seen from this world this is already a pretty tough sell. Naruto shrugged. It seemed like the best option honestly. If he held back everything Ozpin would just get more suspicious. Hopefully if he just seemed like the most powerful student in class that would write off his aura score and get the old man to leave him well enough alone.

Naruto-boy, be aware. Something approaches us. Gyūki warned him. Mid warning he had already reached into his satchel to grab a kunai and throw it towards the direction he originally came from. He waited to hear the Kunai hit its mark yet even after a few seconds passed there was no sign on of the kunai hitting its mark or hitting the ground. That's strange. Gyūki pondered. A moment later a javelin game piercing through the air at an incredible speed surrounded by a black aura. A lifetime of living in the ninja world caused Naruto reflectively activated his Tendō.

"Shinra Tensei!" Naruto shouted with an outstretched hand. The spear instantly stopped and fell harmlessly to the ground. Collecting himself he reached out to search for his attacker. Feeling the energy of the perpetrator Naruto held out his hand towards their direction. "Banshō Ten'in" He said calmly. His jutsu immediately began acting on the perpetrator. His attacker attempted to ground themselves to resist his jutsu so he increased its power. Finally his attacker flew through the air and into his outstretched hand. Naruto was ready to catch them by the neck until a familiar mane of red hair came into his vision. Reacting quickly he opened up his arms and safely caught the flying girl as she hurdled towards him. Embracing the now recognizable spartan in an incredibly close hug he blushed slightly and scratched his head with his free hand. "Hey there partner," He said lamely.

Pyrrha had watched behind her as Naruto floated on the disc and did a figure eight, clearly goading their professors. She chuckled despite herself as she watched him speed down to the ground on his sandy perch. She took a deep breath and then prepared to land. Using Akoúo̱ to force her way through the lighter foliage she found a sturdy branch and infused her arms with aura. Grabbing onto it she swung nimbly from one branch to another until her momentum had slowed down enough that she felt comfortable rolling to the ground. She quickly stood up and changed Miló into its rifle form. After scanning the area a few times over she sheathed her shield and weapon and started to run towards where she had seen Naruto set down.

Mere minutes later she arrived upon his landing zone. The large pile of sand being a dead giveaway. Based on the way some of the sand was displaced it looked like Naruto had managed to find the correct direction and was headed towards the relics. Pyrrha took off like a bolt to find her would-be partner. She felt like she was quickly gaining ground on him until she was struck by a thought that somehow hadn't crossed her mind.

I'm basically hunting him. Eep! What will he say if he sees me running towards him like I was desperately tracking him down? I mean I am trying to track him down, but not desperately! I just want to find someone to be my first true friend at Beacon and he seemed like a nice bet. There is nothing weird about pursuing friendship right? I'm just a perfectly normal, ordinary girl doing ordinary things to make friends. There is nothing even remotely strange about this. The spartan continued to try to convince herself of this as she meandered forward.

She would have continued to aimlessly move forward lost in thought if a low whistling noise didn't jolt her from her thoughts. Her training kicked in and she recognized it as an incoming projectile. Hoping some part of it was metal she reached out with her semblance and attempted to freeze the object in place. When she saw the kunai she recognized it as Naruto's and decided to have a little bit of fun. You wanted to challenge me eventually right? Let's see how you handle this. Changing Miló into its javelin form she tagged it with her semblance to jettison it forward at a high speed. Based on the trajectory and angle the knife flew in at she was pretty sure it would reach Naruto and pin him to the ground or a tree harmlessly through his cloak.

"Shinra Tensei!" She heard him shout. Suddenly her control of her semblance was completely overpowered and she heard Miló clatter harmlessly to the ground. She was shellshocked that his semblance was somehow more powerful than hers or could somehow negate her own. Her trained ears made out that Naruto had said something, even if she couldn't distinguish what. Immediately after she felt a powerful force pulling her entire body in his direction. She dug Akoúo̱ into the ground to anchor herself in place while she tried to figure out what was happening.

Is his semblance the ability to copy semblances? No, this doesn't feel like my semblance. My entire body is being pulled towards him, not just my armor. How powerful is he?! She grit her teeth as the force on Akoúo̱ threatened to dig it out of the ground. As her mind raced trying to find a method to victory the force exerted on her body increased substantially. Her shield dislodged itself from the ground and she went careening through the air towards the direction she knew Naruto was. As she flew completely upright down the path her eyes eventually caught Naruto's and he seemed to panic. Opening up his not outstretched arm he watched as she rapidly approached through the air. A moment later he lowered his outstretched hand as she was nearly upon him and she felt the force of his semblance leave her body. Inertia carried her the rest of the way into the blonde's powerful embrace. After using his body to brace her impact he sighed and quickly moved a hand to scratch the back of his head in embarrassment.

From the comfort of his arm she looked up to the blonde student and gave her the exact thing she wanted. "Hey there partner," he said, and she thought it was one of the coolest lines she had ever been given.

Hey guys! Thanks for making it through chapter 6 of OFNT. As mentioned previously there is just a fun little game I wanted to play with the audience to see if anyone likes our crazy Tanuki. If we can get 5 review praising Shukaku Lord of Sandcastles by the time I wake up and finish the next chapter then I'll write a fun little omake for you all about the crazy raccoon. Next chapter will once again be released in less than 24 hours. See you lot soon!