And so here is Chapter Nine! Yeah, this is quite shorter than what I normally publish, but I noticed that it'd be way longer than I anticipated. So I decided to split it. Chapter Ten will be published next week still
There's a character that I'm going to be introducing, he's not a Naruto character nor a RWBY character. You'll know who it is, and it's very obvious once you see his name. And please imagine him being voice by Lucas Gilbertson.
Also, full disclosure, there's a scene here that depicts a slight massacre. So if you're queasy, please skip it. Oh, and please be noted that I, in now way, am bashing Weiss. I no longer condone in bashing, so please don't flame me for thinking I was bashing Weiss. I am not.
That's everything important the comes to mind. Read and Review!
Sun grinned and launched himself towards the students of Beacon. Jaune, Sasuke and Naruto walked up to him with a smirk on their faces. Hinata and Sakura spotted these and chuckled.
"Oh, it's coming." said the pinkette and bluenette.
"What is?" asked Ruby with a tilted head.
The three blonds plus Sasuke all positioned themselves in a diamond shape. The four of them slowly brought their right arms up and pointed their index and middle fingers up to the air, their other fingers curled close. The smirks on their faces turned seemingly sadistic, as the wind started to blow against them.
The two investigators from earlier saw what was happening and took a step back in fear. "Oh fuck, is that-?" His partner could only dumbly nod, earning him a groan of annoyance. "It's our worse fear realized! It's the Explosion Corps! Come on, let's get out of here before they rant!"
The partners ran off towards the opposite direction, earning them a look of confusion from RWBY and Pyrrha. Sun then spoke.
"Art is sublime beauty."
Sasuke smirked and continued. "Art is viewed in an instant."
Jaune spoke next. "Art is dull when it's eternal."
Naruto finished it off. "Art, IS AN EXPLOSION!"
To the confusion of everyone that wasn't the four, a random explosion rang from just behind the ship Sun's stowed away in, causing a panic among the crew members as to why there was an explosion. The quad laughed maniacally before engulfing each other in a four-way hug, smiles on their faces.
"Man it's good to see you guys again." said Sun. Before he broke away from the hug, noticing a couple of the ship's crew members running up the stairs going towards his direction. "Except I gotta go, see ya guys later!" And he took of running, but not before sending Blake a flirtatious wink and parkoured up to a rooftop and escaping the sailors.
"Well," spoke Jaune. "there he goes." The blond Arc then faced RWBY and SNSH, the B of Ruby staring into the air as she was blushing. "Anyways, we need to get going. I still plan to take Pyr out to an arcade so she can experience it for the first time." He faced his date and gave her a kind smile. "Shall we milady?"
Pyrrha giggled and twirled her arm around Jaune's, the two of them walking away as the two teams watched them leave.
"So now that they left, we can move on to other businesses." Sasuke said, before walking, being followed by the seven. The Uchiha turns to face Weiss and glares at her. "What's your problem Weiss?"
Weiss blinked, confused on what Sasuke meant. "Huh? What're you talking about?"
Sasuke crossed his eyes and glared at the heiress. "Your problem with Faunus in general!
"I have no idea what you mean!" huffed the Schnee.
Naruto grunted and glares at her as well. "What he means is the way you've been glaring at Sun, you judgmental little girl! You started glaring at him after the mention of the White Fang. You're pretty much generalizing that all Faunus are sympathisising with the Fang!'"
"And so? What's the problem?"
Before anyone could say anything, a girl from a corner turned and bumped into Weiss, causing the two of them to fall on the ground. The girl had short orange hair that went to her chin, with a pink bow tied in the back, vibrant green eyes and freckles adorning her face. She was wearing an old-fashioned blouse with feminine overalls and a black and green collar with a matching pair of stockings. And she didn't even have any reaction to the bump.
Hinata raised an eyebrow and spoke. "Are you okay?"
The orange-haired girl merely waved and greeted the eight, "Sal-u-tations!"
"Hello.", "Hi." the replies coming from Ruby and Sakura. Naruto narrowed his eyes at the girl, getting an off feeling from her.
Again, Hinata asked, "Are you okay?"
The girl on the ground nodded. "I'm wonderful, thank you for asking."
Yang looked a bit uncertain, before asking, "Do you wanna get up?"
She seemed to think about it for a few moments before nodding. "Absolutely!" And flipped herself up without any effort, making everyone but Team SNSH take a step back. The girl dusted her dress before introducing herself. "My name is Penny! It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"Hi Penny, I'm Ruby." Ruby introducing herself, before her team and SNSH introduced themselves as well.
"I'm Weiss."
"Blake."
"I'm Sakura."
"Hi. Sasuke."
"'Sup? Name's Naruto."
"Hinata, a pleasure as well."
"Are you sure you didn't hit your head?" Yang asked, which earned her an elbow from both Blake and Sasuke, the both of them just so happening to be besides her. "Oh, I'm Yang."
Penny gave a smile and repeated herself. "It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"You just said that earlier." noted Weiss.
The strange girl scrunched up her face in thought before nodding. "So I did."
"Well, I'm sorry for walking in to you and looking where I was going." apologized Weiss before turning to leave, the rest following to continue their discussion.
Ruby gave her a small wave and said goodbye before turning around. "Take care friend."
Back to the eight, Hinata crossed her arms."She was...eccentric." she noted with some hesitance.
"More like weird." said Yang.
"What did you just call me?" asked Penny, who mysteriously appeared in front of them.
Hinata, Weiss and Sakura looked back and forth, clearly mystified on how Penny was able to do that, while Naruto and Sasuke had quirked eyebrows, questioning themselves as to how they weren't able to sense Penny. Blake was trying to figure out how Penny was able to quickly move in front of them and she immediately thought ninjas.
The blonde rubbed the back of her head. "Oh, I'm really sorry. I really didn't think you'd hear me."
"No, not you." Penny told Yang, before walking up to Ruby. "You."
Ruby looked left and right before pointing at herself with uncertainty. "Uh, me? I don't know, what I, um-"
A flash of hope surged through Penny's face as she asked Ruby, "You called me friend, am I really your friend?"
Team RWBY's leader looked back at her friends, her team basically telling her to say no, while Naruto, Sakura and Hinata was giving her the thumbs up and say yes. Sasuke rolled his eyes and made a hand gesture, as if saying "It's up to you."
With a bit internal conflict, Ruby decided her answer and smiled. "Sure, why not?" The reply caused WBY to fall down, while SNSH merely smiled, before quirking their eyebrows at the fallen three.
"Sen-sational!" shouted Penny, as she threw her arms up in the air with ecstasy. ''We can paint our nails, and try on clothes, and talk about cute boys!''
RWBY blinked while SNSH quirked their eyebrow at how Penny spoke. Was she sheltered for almost her entire life? Wanting to get the awkward atmosphere out, Sakura asked Penny a question.
"So, what brings you here in Vale?"
Penny gave a smile and replied, "I'm here to fight in the tournament."
"Wait, you're fighting in the tournament?" asked Weiss in shock.
Penny nodded. "I am combat ready."
"Forgive me, but you hardly look the part." said Weiss, gesturing to Penny's appearance.
Blake rolled her eyes and spoke dryly. "Says the girl wearing a dress."
"It's a combat skirt!" retorted Weiss, with Ruby sliding towards her and agreeing, Weiss giving Ruby a high-five.
The eccentric girl gave another smile before bowing. "Well, I must get going." She walked away and waved goodbye to her new friend. " Another time friend Ruby!"
Ruby nodded and waved back. Sasuke crossed his arms and spoke. "Well, now that that's out of the way." He and Naruto glared at Weiss, who looked defiant. "It's time we continue our chat."
Time Skip to Night - Back at Beacon
"I don't understand how this is causing such a problem." stated Weiss.
The eight of them were all in Team RWBY's dorm room. Sasuke rolled his eyes as he pushed himself off the wall. "And that's exactly the problem."
Naruto nodded in agreement and added in, "You're not seeing the bigger picture here, Weiss."
"The two of you realize that you're defending an organization that hates humanity, aren't you? The Faunus of the White Fang are pure evil!"
Sasuke groaned and buried his face into his palm. "There's no such thing as pure evil. Only the corrupted, the bad, the twisted, the idiots, and just plain evil. Evil can never pure."
"Plus, why do you think they hate you humans so much?" asked Naruto. "The people like Cardin, people like you are the reason why the Fang are forced into a corner and act like such!"
Weiss looked offended as she spread her arms on her chest. "People like me?!"
Naruto nodded with a glare. "Yes! People like you! You lot are discriminatory!"
"I'm a victim!'' Weiss shouted. She took a deep breath before continuing ''You want to know why, I despise the White Fang? Why I don't particularly trust the Faunus? It's because they've been at war with my family for years. War, as in actual bloodshed! My grandfather's company has had a target painted across it's back for as long as I can remember. And ever since I was a child, I've watched family and friends disappear! Board members, executed. An entire train car full of dust, stolen. And everyday, my father would come home furious, and that made for a very difficult child-"
Weiss was cut off as she felt herself be slammed into the wall, which cracked under the strength. The Schnee heiress stared into Naruto's eyes, which was dangerously flashing red as glared into her. Black Aura started swirling around his body, as he spoke in a mixed tone.
"That's it? That's your pathetic reason?! You're not even a true victim, just a spectator in the shadows, watching as it all happened! You think you've suffered? You think you've experienced hell on Remnant?!" shouted Naruto, angrily shaking Weiss, who started to quiver in fear.
Yang tried to act as a mediator and placed her hand on Naruto's shoulder. "C-calm down, Naruto."
But she was ignored, as Naruto continued to furiously glare at Weiss. "Well, let me tell you, Ice Bitch, that there's three people here who's had a worst chilldhood than you!"
At the mention of that, Sasuke and Hinata flinched but said nothing, making Naruto continue. "At the age of six, Sasuke lost his entire clan in ONE SINGLE NIGHT! Done by the person he adored the most, his own damned big brother! Then, he was repeatedly mind-fucked. Forced to watch his family's death over a dozen times!"
Team Ruby, Blake and Yang gasped in surprise as the revelation, while Sasuke looked at the other side, not wanting his eyes to be seen teary-eyed. Weiss stared in shock at what Naruto said, but he wasn't finished.
"Hinata," Naruto stopped for a moment, as he allowed tears to struck his face, his voice cracking. "My sweet Hinata, her parents died when she was four. And," the tears didn't stop, but anger laced into his tone. "at a the age of six, she was repeatedly rape by the elders of her clan for five straight months!"
Fear struck the little Rose, tears flowing out of her eyes, while the others could only look down in sadness, not being able to imagine the pain Hinata felt. The Hyuuga clenched her fists tightly, fighting the urge to cry her eyes out. then to the confusion of everyone, Naruto started to laugh mirthlessly.
"And me?" He looked up at with a crazed look. "Well, have you ever thought that you wanted to die one day because you just didn't want to live anymore?"
Ruby started to quiver in fear, Yang quickly acting on instinct and comforted her. Blake stared at Naruto in shock, while SSH said nothing. Naruto continued. "Since the day of my birth, I became an orphan! I was placed in an orphanage, but I was ignored, maltreated! Then when I turned four, I was kicked out of the orphanage and was left to fend for myself on the street for years! I wandered everywhere, begging for food and shelter, but the people ignored me. Hell, some even just glared at me and told me to fuck off!"
Blake clutched her her bed in fear, while the half-sisters just sobbed in sympathy for Naruto, while Weiss continued to gape in horror.
"But that wasn't the worst of it. Every year on my birthday, mobs would form and hunt me down! I'd be cut, pierced, tortured, dragged around, shot! Then when they've had their fill, they'd just leave me on the ground to bleed to death, making me cry and wonder where the hell were my parents, why weren't they coming to save me? But I couldn't die, I kept surviving, forcing me to live in that endless cycle of abuse and hatred!"
Naruto stared at Weiss, who was now crying out her eyes. "So tell me Weiss, is your past a fucking tragedy?! That you've suffered hell?!" The blond dropped her down harshly and stormed off. "Okay you know what? Fuck it, I'm going out for a walk!"
Sasuke's eyes widened as he reached out to his partner. "Naruto, no!"
The fox Faunus stopped and faced his best friend. "Alright, fine! I'll reword what I said." That made Sasuke, Hinata and Sakura sigh in relief, but it was quickly washed away at what Naruto said next. "I'm going out for an enthusiastic stroll."
Sakura's eyes widened, and Naruto slammed the doors close. "That's even worse!"
The Uchiha groaned and felt a migraine forming. "Come on, let's go inform Professor Goodwitch and Professor Ozpin."
The others nodded, except for Weiss, who remained on the ground, gaping still in disbelief on what she has heard. Hinata sneered at her, before deciding to be the better woman and carried her piggy-back style, planning to snap her out of it later.
Somewhere In Vale
Naruto bared his teeth as the Aura circling him began to get thicker. He couldn't help but feel angry at Weiss. "How would she know what pain was?! How would she know what its like to suffer?! She only SAW IT, she didn't EXPERIENCE IT!"
From inside his mindscape, Kurama groaned in pain, feeling his Aura be forcibly sapped out by the blond. The Fox Grimm growled and shouted at his container. "Naruto, stop! Taking so much of my Aura, it's blinding you with anger! Cease it, now!"
The blond didn't bother listening to the Biju. The Aura completely covered him from bottom to top, resembling a Fox-like shape. Naruto chuckled madly as the Aura turned denser. Kurama clicked his tongue and tried one more time to reach his host.
"Naruto, no! You're becoming HIM again."
That was it. Naruto blinked and the Aura fell off of him, circling him once more. The blond looked at his hands. To any bystander they would see nothing, but to him, all he saw was blood.
"Kurama, I'm sorry. I was just, so angry at-"
Naruto;s mind wandered to everything Weiss said early on. The Aura started to spin faster, the blond becoming angry yet again. Kurama looked on with worry as Naruto stood up, a menacing grin on his face. The blond took out his Fox-like Grimm mask and put in, chuckling menacingly as he headed for a certain book store.
Tukson's Book Trade
Tukson had a pale complexion, cleanly cut hair and noticeable sideburns, along with hairy and muscular arms. He wore a short-sleeved quarter-zip burgundy and black shirt with a visible white undershirt. He was the owner of the fine establishment.
He grunted, as he carried out some boxes filled with books from the storage in the back. Tukson walked out of the room, hearing his store's door bell ring. He dropped the boxes on the ground and went to greet the visitor of his store.
"Welcome to Tukson's Book Trade! Where every book is under the-" Tukson stopped as he gaped in fear at what was standing before him.
It was Naruto, but he was in his Restraint Level Four, some dark cloud circling him as he had his Fox-like Grimm mask donned on his face. Naruto grinned maliciously as he slowly walked up to the larger male, who started to quiver like a leaf.
"Hello Tukson. It's been almost a decade since I've last seen you. You haven't changed a bit."
Tukson slowly backed up to the door of his storage room as he stared into the fox Faunus's mask. "N-Naruto! What do you want from me?"
The usual blond chuckled, creeping out Tukson even further. He walked up to one of the bookshelves, labeled romance and started to slide his finger through the books. "Oh, I just want a favor from you."
"F-favor?" asked the book store owner with a hint of hesitance.
Naruto's finger stopped on a book titled "Make-Out Paradise: Shinobi Edition" and grabbed it. He skimmed through the pages as he replied to Tukson. "Yes. A favor." He closed the book loudly and walked up to Tukson. "I want to buy this book and I want you to deliver it to Blake Belladonna. You should know her, right?"
Tukson tentatively nodded, which made the blond smile creepily.
"Good. And another thing," He slammed down the book on the counter as he looked directly into Tukson's eyes, further intimidating the larger male. "I want you to give me the location of a White Fang gathering. Do it quick, please. After all," Naruto's grin behind his mask turned menacing, it would've made anyone who see it have nightmare for months. "you were the former Quartermaster of the White Fang."
The male nodded in fear as he wrote down an address on a slip of paper before handing it to Naruto. He took it and handed the appropriate amount of Lien to Tukson. Having what he wanted, Naruto started exiting the store. As he was by the door, he slightly turned to face Tukson and gave him some slight advice.
"Listen, I'm telling you to go to Beacon yourself and deliver that book personally to Blake, Tukson. So she can corroborate with your history and so you can be able to ask for protection from Professor Ozpin. There's no need for senseless death of the innocent. But what I'm about to do, however, has sense. Good evening, Tukson."
And with that, he fully exited, leaving Tukson alone to sigh in relief. He looked at the book with a bit of disgust before picking it up with a slight frown. "I can't believe Blake's taste in literature hasn't changed a bit. She's still into smut."
White Fang Warehouse
Various members of the radical Faunus group all stood around a table, discussing their plan that will take place in two days. The place was crawling with mooks, no sign of a commander or a lieutenant present. The one gonna lead them was said to arrive tomorrow, so now they can only prepare and plan.
Dozens upon dozens echoed throughout the entire room, as the White Fang grunts spoke on how they were going to steal a freighter from the SDC filled with Dust.
Their speaking was interrupted as the second of the two doors flung open, forcing them to quickly act and grab their weapons and prepare for combat.
Play Hellsing OST - Alucard's Theme(Left Foot Trapped In A Sensual Seduction)
Out came Naruto, wielding Whirlwind and Maelstrom, in its convenient pistol mode, strolling through the room as his weapons clanked.
Everyone stiffened in fear, as the very bane of their organization is just breezing through like it was a casual walk! Heh, how ironic for them. Naruto passed by two White Fang grunts and greeted them.
"Hey guys, how's your health plan?"
The two screamed as they started to riddle Naruto with bullets, inspiring the others to do the same. The bullets were not even effective as Naruto turned around and started returning fire.
"Well apparently its great!"
Four mooks got shot in the chest, blood spurting out from their wounds, Aura rendered useless. Naruto aimed at each direction with his opposite hand, not even bothering to look as he shot wildly, hitting every damn grunt in either the head or the stomach, blood splashing on the pavement as they either bled to death or died instantly.
Some of the grunts ran towards the elevator, clearly wanting to escape death by the hands of the Bloody Fox. Seven poor saps went in front and volunteered to act as line of defense and slow down Naruto.
The masked blond chuckled maniacally as he slowly walked up to his victims, mocking them with his grin. The seven gritted their teeth and quickly opened fire. Naruto disappeared in a blur, dodging the gunfire and appeared in front of two grunts. He shifted Maelstrom back into its kusarigama form and bisected them effortlessly, the two halves falling with a thud, blood spurting quite heavily.
He faced the one on his left and pierced his chest with the blade before pulling him towards him and then shot his head point blank, coating the pavement and the wall with his brain. Naruto chuckled, before feeling the tickling sensation of bullets grazing his skin. He turned his head and faced the four grunts on the "line of defense" with a cruel smirk.
The lower half of Naruto's mask slid open, revealing his sharp teeth and canines, reminding those who saw it of a rabid animal who's baring its fang at its prey. Naruto grinned and pounced on one of the grunts and bit into her neck, drawing blood and earning him a cry of pain.
He pulled back and tore it off in a gruesome fashion. The three gaped in fear, as Naruto stared at them with the head still in his mouth, leaving them stunned. That would prove to be their ultimate undoing.
Naruto spat out the dismembered head before tackling them and proceeded to tear off their heads with just his mouth in quite an easy manner. Those in the elevator cried out in fear, attracting Naruto's attention. With blood dripping down his mouth, he slowly sauntered towards the remaining grunts.
One of them looked confused as to why the elevator wasn't closing. He looked at the buttons and saw a grunt laughing hysterically, repeatedly pressing the 'open' button. The grunt summoned up some bravery and tried to snap his comrade out of his hysteria, shaking him quite violently.
Seeing that he wasn't budging, he took hold of the grunt and threw him towards Naruto. The fox Faunus acted on instinct and sliced the person in half, his guts falling on the floor. Seeing the opportunity, the survivors quickly pressed the 'close' button and the doors slowly slid towards each other.
But before it could fully close, Naruto's weapon poked through the slight gap, making everyone cry in fear. He chuckled and forcefully pushed open the elevator doors, staring into everyone's eyes with a maniacal look. The blond smirked at the quivering mess of members of a radical terrorist group and gave them a cruel grin.
"Good work soldiers. Now good night!"
He walked in and allowed the doors to close, obscuring the onslaught he was about to wrought on them, only the screams of pain of the White Fang being the evidence that he was giving them a painful death.
Cutting back to Beacon, Professor Goodwitch stared at Sasuke with a hint of desperation, as Ozpin stood in front of his office's window, looking quite grim. The blonde Huntress sighed and stared into Sasuke's eyes.
"Mr. Uchiha, please be honest with us. What are we looking at in terms of collateral?"
Sasuke pulled out his Scroll and did some calculations. After getting the results, a frown marred his face. He looked at Professor Goodwitch and said in a grave tone. "The usual Naruto amount."
Glynda groaned, feeling a migraine coming on. "Oh fuck all kinds of ducks."
Team RWBY blinked, not used to hearing a teacher curse like that. Ozpin nodded in agreement, not deterring from looking at the view of the shattered moon.
"You've took the words right out of my mouth, Glynda."
Back to the warehouse, the elevator doors opened up and showed a grinning Naruto. He walked out of the lift and displayed the dozen dead bodies of White Fang grunts, the walls completely painted by their blood and guts.
The remaining grunts placed their tails between their legs and ran for the exit. But Naruto was MUCH more faster than them. He swung around Maelstrom and wrapped them around, purposely missing one.
Naruto hefted them off the ground and gave them a malicious smirk, all of them pissing their pants in fear, one of them almost shitting their pants.
The scene pans towards the only surviving grunt, who ran out of the warehouse, and right into an open area. One of Vale's police officer and was going to apprehend him, until the grunt ran towards him instead and fell on his knees.
"Please!" begged the grunt. "Save me from that devil!"
Before the officer could even ask what he meant, all of the grunts ensnared by Naruto were thrown out from the windows. They all landed and were pierced by the very sharp poles that just so happen to be conveniently placed there, all of them struggling to get of. But to no avail, all of them bled out to death as the crimson liquid dripped down.
Every witness shouted in terror at the gruesome sight they were given, the parents quickly reacting and covering the eyes of their children. The grunt gaped in fear before passing out in fear and into the officer's hands. Naruto slowly walked out of the warehouse, his hands in his pockets.
The people started to whispering among themselves as they stared at Naruto in fear.
"I-is that the Bloody Fox?"
"The White Fang might be radical terrorists but, not even them deserve this kind of punishment!"
"W-why is here?!"
Naruto looked at the still bleeding bodies of the White Fang and smiled evilly, listening to the hushed whispers of the fearful bystanders. "Just look at the blood, flowing out of the bodies of the helpless. This sight is making my blood boil in excitement! It's making me want to unleash out more of my powers! It's making me want to-"
The thought of Hinata's scared face surged into Naruto's thought, as the thought of her clutched on him in fear. "Naruto-kun! Please stop it, you're scaring me!"
Naruto blinked, his eyes returning to normal, the evil smile on his face being wiped off. He looked back at the corpses and thought to himself,=. "Dammit! I'm starting to slip back into my bloodlust. Tsk, I should've acted much more rationally. But- just fucking dammit!" Naruto turned around and jumped onto the roof, before fleeing towards an isolated part of Vale.
Unknown to him, a man wearing scarlet clothing and blond hair watched him as he fled. The male crossed his arms and went to follow him discreetly.
Back in Beacon
Team RWBY stared with wide eyes at their Scrolls as it scrolled through the various pictures recently posted on social media pertaining about Naruto's rampage. Ruby was quickly at the garbage bin, throwing up her dinner. Blake and Yang managed to stomach theirs in, but couldn't help but feel a little green. Weiss looked even much more paler than usual.
Ozpin and Glynda looked at the posts with grim looks and a bit of sadness.
"W-why?" weakly squeaked out Ruby from the garbage bin. "Why is Naruto acting like that?"
Sasuke closed his eyes in thought, trying to work out a reason. After a matter of moments, he replied to his fellow leader. "Something, happened to him to during our childhood. It gave him sadism and bloodlust. It doesn't help that he's had the most screwed up childhood as well. He's rational enough to kill the deserving. So, he hunts down White Fang members to sate it. Plus, he said it's to reduce the amount of this world's sinners."
"But doesn't this make him a sinner?" asked Yang.
Hinata sat down on the chair in Ozpin's office and looked at the busty blonde. "When he was once in a rampage, someone told him, 'to defeat an evil, you must become an evil greater evil.' He took those words to heart and it became his personal view against good and evil."
Ozpin sighed and looked back at the window. "While a profound reasoning, it's not a good one."
"It's not up to you, Professor." Sakura said sadly. "That saying has been engraved into his head and the only reason he hasn't fully started killing everyone is because of us. We're like chains to him, holding him back to Remnant so he won't become fully ballistic."
All of a sudden, Nora broke open the door and barged in, carrying out her Scroll. "Guys! Have you seen the-"
She stopped, as she noticed what was on Team RWBY's Scroll. The Sloth Queen looked at Professor Ozpin and Professor Goodwitch and sheepishly chuckled, rubbing the back of her. "He he he, uh, whoops?"
The rest of Team JNPR walked in, with Ren shaking his head, like when a parent witness something a child shouldn't be doing. "Nora, I told you to calmly open the door."
"I couldn't stop myself, Renny! Naruto's acting really weird!"
Pyrrha looked at Team SNSH with a concerned look, clutching Jaune tightly in fear. "So, what do we about Naruto?"
Sasuke shook his head. "Nothing. It's best that we let him vent out his anger and frustration for a few more days." He looked at JNPR and motioned for them to follow him. "Come on, I'll explain why he was acting like that if Jaune hasn't told you yet."
Goodwitch looked at everyone and motioned for them to get out. "It's best that you all return to your dorms and take some rest. Think about the situation tomorrow."
RWBY, JNPR and SSH nodded. The eleven of them walked out. Glynda sighed and looked at Beacon's Headmaster. "Are you really sure it's wise to keep Naruto here, Ozpin?
The bespectacled Huntsman nodded and continued staring upon the shattered moon. "We must not take any chances. Amber's assailant is still somewhere at large and someone in Salem's circle with half the powers of a Maiden is not something good. We'll need all the help we can get..even if it's one from a serial murderer."
Naruto stood at the edge of a tall building and stared at the city of Vale with a sad smile and a lone look. He closed his eyes, remembering his childhood. It was painful, it was torturous. It was something unfit of a child's mind. Every time he imagined it, it just made him mad and even more pissed. It made him remember certain events. It made him want to-
"Your negativity's spiking through the charts, Naruto. In a matter of minutes, you might end up accessing Level 2."
Naruto turned around, and there facing him was a Huntsman.
The Huntsman had long blond hair tied up to a ponytail that went up to the back of his shins. He had sharp blue eyes and a pointed chin. He wore a scarlet-colored short-sleeved vest, a long-sleeved black muscle shirt. On his arms were red gauntlets, rimmed with black and white gloves on both hands. He wore black leather pants, with large shin-guards, colored red and tipped with white. On his back was a backpack-like device holding a handle.
The Uzumaki smiled and dispersed his Aura Cloak. "Hey Zero, what are you doing here in Vale? Shouldn't you be at Atlas?"
Zero smirked and walked up next to Naruto, staring at the beauty city with lights lit up, accenting the view even more. "With the Vytal Festival coming up, General Ironwood thought that it'd be best to send in one of his best men earlier than expected under the guise I'm on leave." The blond crossed his arms. "Besides, my litter sister came with as well."
Naruto looked at the crimson Huntsman with confusion. "You have a little sister?"
"Yeah. You met her earlier this afternoon."
It took a full minute for Naruto to realize what Zero meant. His eyes widened, realizing who he was talking about. "Penny's your little sister?!" Gaining a nod of confirmation. Naruto blinked, seeing that it makes sense. "So that's why her Aura was a little off. It was artificial instead of being natural!"
Zero nodded. "That's right, but keep quiet about it. Since it's classified information."
The Faunus nodded, knowing how severe the situation would be if it gets leaked. Both of them continued to gaze upon the moon in complete silence. The sight, although saddening, is still quite enchanting and captivating to one's eyes.
"By the way," spoke Zero, shattering the silence. "How's Jaune been doing? The last I saw him is when I taught him the Genmurei."
Had Naruto been drinking anything prior to hearing that, you would've been treated to one of the most epic, yet hilarious spit takes ever. The blond fox stared at Zero in disbelief, gaping at the Huntsman. "Y-you taught Jaune one of the most of riskiest sword-based techniques to use?! Are you insane?!"
Zero looked at Naruto with a deadpanned look and resisted the urge to sock him. "My brain was processing normally nor was it glitching. And besides, I only showed him how to do it. It wasn't a Hands-on presentation. It was more like a show and tell."
"But still!" argued Naruto. "The Genmurei is a dangerous technique. It can only be used when one's Aura level is at the Red Zone!"
"That's a false statement." declared Zero. "Being in the Red Zone is just the most optimum statement to be in when one uses the Genmurei, since the lesser the Aura, the more power is placed in to the attack."
Naruto tucked that bit into the back of his head for later. He sighed and went to exit. "I need to get going and look for a place to sleep. The Bullhead Boarding's probably closed right now. Maybe a motel or something."
Zero smiled and clasped Naruto's shoulder. "You can stay with me for the time-being."
But the whiskered blond shook his head, not looking into Zero's eyes. "I don't wanna impose, or anything."
"Nonsense. Besides, Penny's with dad right now. It'll only just be you, me, and Iris."
A smirk crept up to Naruto's lips. "Speaking of which, when are you gonna pop the question to her?"
Zero looked at the opposite direction, a slight blush dusted on his cheeks. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Naruto chuckled. "Whatever you say."
The Next Morning - City of Vale
"NARUTO!" cried out the little Rose.
RWBY, JNPR and SSH walked along the sidewalk, shouting out Naruto's name. The eleven of them looked around, trying to spot their blond Faunus friend from the crowd. Hinata placed her hand near her mouth, crying out Naruto's name in slight desperation.
Sasuke crossed his arms, a frown marring his face. He surveyed the crowd and the buildings, trying to see if he can spy his best friend. "Where the hell could've Naruto gone to? There's not that much hotels nor motels here in Vale."
"Well, maybe he slept in the woods?" suggested Yang.
Jaune shook his head. "That's really unlikely. Out of everything, Naruto hates sleeping in the outdoors unless on a mission." The Arc looks at the others and said, "So unless we bump into someone who saw, then it's unlikely we'll see him."
"And I think it's very likely for this day to be quite amazing!"
Everyone, besides Ren and Jaune, jumped and turned, surprised at-
"Augh! Penny! Where did you come for?" asked Ruby quite rapidly.
Sasuke, Hinata and Sakura all pondered sadly, thinking the same thing. "Just how the hell does Penny manage to sneak up on us? My sensory skills haven't rused THAT much, has it?"
Penny looked at everyone and waved. "Hey guys. What are you up to?"
Nora looked at the others and titled her head, asking in quite the innocent tone. "Uh, who is she?'
The other ginger girl smiled and gestured to herself. "Greetings fellow orange-haired girl! I am Penny Polendina! It's wonderful to meet you."
The exuberant hammer-wielder smiled and slung her arm over Penny's shoulder. "I think we're gonna be great friends."
A large tick mark appeared on Hinata's head as her head grew quite largely, her face looking red as a tomato. Not in embarrassment, but of unbridled rage. "CAN WE PLEASE GET BACK TO LOOKING FOR NARUTO?!"
"Oh, the one in the orange hood, right?" asked Penny.
Hinata blurred towards Penny and started shaking her quite hysterically. "Tell me what you know!"
Sasuke sighed and calmly pinched his little sister figure on the neck, rendering her unconscious. Sakura picked up the bluenette and carried her on her back. The Uchiha faced Penny with an apologizing look.
"You'll have to forgive Hinata. She's just quite worried for her boyfriend. Now, can you please tell us something about our friend?"
Penny nodded. "Why certainly! I saw him with my brother Zero, walking towards the docks."
Jaune, Sasuke and Sakura, Ruby and Yang's jaws dropped in shock. Yang ran up to Penny and grabbed her by the shoulders. "Your brother is the Crimson Hunter?!"
The confused ones, namely Blake, crossed her arms and quirked an eyebrow. "Uh, who's the Crimson Hunter?"
Yang looked giddy and rushed towards her partner. "Only one of the most badass Huntsman and one of my idols! Seriously, his outfit looks badass, his hair looks badass and his weapon is a freaking light saber! Oh, and he used to be in a band called-"
"Maverick Hunter." finished a voice from behind the group.
Everyone turned around and saw Zero standing behind them, Naruto right to his left, hands in his pockets and his hood raised up. Yang squealed at the sight of Zero, making RWB, JNPR and SNS look at her with bewilderment, never having heard Yang sound so...fan-girlish.
Naruto walked up to the group and was about to wave, till he noticed an unconscious HInata on Sakura's back. "What the hell did you do to Hinata?'
"She was getting very hysterical and might've hurt Penny." replied Sasuke.
The whiskered blond didn't say anything. He stared into everyone's eyes, some of them slightly flinching, some of them showing expressions of relief. Naruto was about to open his mouth, until Zero placed a hand on the blond's shoulder.
"Maybe we should talk to somewhere much more secluded." suggested Zero.
Yes. I ended it there. Yes. I added in Zero from the Megaman series. Yes. I turned him to Penny's brother because I thought it interesting.
So, what did you all think of Naruto's little "stroll"? Was it interesting? Was it too short? Should I have lengthened it? Leave a review down below and let me know.
This is all the A/N has to offer. Thank you all for reading. Ja ne~
