Author's Notes
Heeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooo people! CrimsonKyuubiSage here, bringing you the next chapter of TMH. I've got more time to write this story now that Summer Vacation has officially begun, so expect some more chapters! Also, happy Fourth of July to everyone!
So far, here's the poll vote count:
-Mystery Option #1- 3
-Mystery Option #2- 5
-Mystery Option #3- 13
-Mystery Option #4- 11
-Mystery Option #5- 10
I think I'll close the poll in about a week or so and announce the chosen Mystery Option in the next chapter.
And now, to review the reviews that you reviewers reviewed:
Karlos1234ify- Thank you for the compliment on the Naruto x Ruby scene, truthfully this was my first time writing a scene like that, so I hope I did well. And to comment on your hopes of Team RHFN keeping their heads down, as if. These are the main protagonists we're talking about, Murphy's Law follows them around like a lost puppy!
Deltablacknruto- Yeah, I know Hagoromo's brother is called Hamura, not Julius. But that little fact wasn't known when I tried to figure out Hagoromo's brother's name, so I had to improvise from before Kaguya said his name.
enjox27- I figured I'd make Kaguya's story explain why the heck she's so psychotic mother mode in the more recent Naruto manga chapters. And as for the story following canon, who's to say that Pein is going to attack Konoha, *hint, hint* [insert mischievous giggle].
OBSERVER01- ... A wha? Naruto and Ruby aren't dead. If that's what your implying.
GreatZero- I won't give Naruto the fox contract because despite being in a not-as-hostile relationship than canon with Kurama, that doesn't mean that Kuruma is just going to give him the fox contract, plus Naruto is already aligned to the Toads.
Uh- I already covered this, Hamura's name wasn't known until chapter 679, when I began The Maelstrom Hunter: Remnants of the Past, I was using the basis of chapter 670 where Hagoromo mentioned having a brother that helped him fight the Juubi.
And now, I give you the next chapter of TMH! Happy Fourth of July!
Disclaimer, I do not own Naruto, RWBY, or Nightmare Before Christmas.
"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
-With Roshi, Han, and Fu-
Roshi, Han, and Fu leapt from the tree branch they were currently on as they continued forward with their journey. When they had first arrived in Remnant, the thought of people being sent to retrieve them had crossed their minds. Over four years ago, the three Jinchūriki had agreed that should their current location be found by Iwa, Taki, or any other shinobis that they would go into hiding. And during their first year in Remnant, they had set up or commandeered certain locations and buildings that they had designated to be safehouses.
With their closest safehouse being five hundred kilometers south by southeast of Beacon Academy, the three continued on their path towards 'Safehouse Foxtrot', being careful to avoid the nearby Grimm as they jumped from branch to branch.
-With Naruto Retrieval Team (Team Asuma, Gai, and Kurenai)-
The eleven Konoha shinobi leap from tree branch to tree branch following the very faint chakra trail that Naruto had left, heading northeast following Neji, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba, those four being the only ones able to pick up on Naruto's trail.
"How much farther?" Choji asked.
"About three hundred-" Neji started before his eyes widened.
"What is it?" Tenten asked, noticing Neji's startled revelation.
"There are three large chakra signatures headed our way!" Neji exclaimed.
"I'm also sensing secondary chakra signatures alongside those three." Hinata stated.
"Jinchūriki? Out here?" Yamato questioned.
"It could be possible." Sai said, "Then again, it may not. But we should prepare for the worst."
"Sai is right." Yamato agreed, "It is likely that we will cross paths with whoever these people are, so its best that we prepare for anything."
Getting nods of agreement, the eleven members began to prepare themselves for this inevitable encounter.
-With Roshi, Han, and Fu-
The three continued their journey to 'Safehouse Foxtrot', focusing mainly on the trail ahead of them.
"Nyūji (infant)!/Koruto (colt)!/Yōchū (larvae)!" Son Goku, Kokuo, and Chomei exclaimed, catching the attention of their hosts.
'What is it Son?/ Kokuo?/ Lucky Seven?' Roshi, Han, and Fu asked individually.
"There's a group of eleven chakra signatures headed this way." The three bijuu exclaimed, "About eighty kilometers to your right."
"Guys." Roshi said.
"I know." the two other Jinchūriki said in unison, all three preparing to fight. Roshi pulled one of his gun-knife hybrids out of its holster, Han grabbed his waraxe-shotgun off of his back, and Fu pulled out both of her tonfa-submachine guns in their tonfa form and manifesting her six insect wings and tail.
-With Naruto Retrieval Team (Team Asuma, Gai, and Kurenai)-
The members of the Naruto Retrieval Team, according to their four trackers, were coming closer and closer to the three chakra signatures.
"Forty-eight... Forty-four..." Neji mumbled, continuing his countdown for about five more minutes, "Ten... Seven... Four... Two..."
Finishing his countdown, the eleven Konoha shinobi stumbled across three individuals, all three having some unique animal-like trait. Roshi, Han, and Fu analyzed the eleven shinobi in front of them, the Konoha shinobi doing the same to the three Jinchūriki.
"... Konoha shinobi?" Han questioned quietly, only loud enough for the two people next to him to hear, having recognized the leaf-like symbol on their headbands.
"They're probably after Naruto." Fu softly replied.
"Who are you guys?" Kiba asked out loud.
"Refugees, who are you guys?" Roshi replied.
"We're-" Kiba started, only to be hit over the side of his head by his Hyuuga teammate. Looking back at Hinata, he noticed that she had a look in her eyes that said 'shut up right now'.
"We're searching for a friend of ours." Shikamaru said, "His name is Naruto, do you by any chance know him?"
Finishing his question, Shikamaru noticed how the three of them tensed up slightly, the mint-green haired girl slightly more so than the other two.
"No. No, we haven't." Roshi replied quickly, causing Shikamaru's eyes to narrow.
"You're lying." he pointed out, performing the necessary handsigns for the Kagemane no Jutsu (Shadow Imitation Technique).
"Now Ino!" Shikamaru called out, having caught the three faunus in his jutsu. Nodding in response to Shikamaru, the blond did the handsigns for the Shintenshin no Jutsu (Mind Body Switch Technique). Finishing the last handsign, the blond kunoichi slumped over as the jutsu transferred her mind into Fu.
Searching through the mint-green haired girl's consciousness, Ino began searching her memories for anything related to Naruto.
Flashback Start
-Emerald Forest-
"Yo!" a voice behind Fu yelled, turning around, she saw a blond haired teen with three whisker marks, fox ears, and a tail waving lazily at her.
"Hey! Aren't you the guy who had the motion sickness?" Fu questioned, making the blond fox faunus facefault.
"At least I didn't throw up." the blond fox faunus countered.
"So," the blonde started, attempting to change the subject, "I'm Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki."
"Nice to meet you," she said, "I'm Fu."
"Likewise."
Flashback End
Before Ino could continue searching through Fu's memories, she felt a presence pushing her out of the girl's mind. Before she was fully pushed out of Fu's mind, she saw a giant beetle with six wings and a tail.
"Sorry, but there is no vacancy at this time!" the beetle cried out, kicking Ino out of Fu's mind.
Having returned to her body, Ino let out a gasp as the information set in.
"Naruto's here!" Ino exclaimed, "I wasn't able to get a location though."
The ten other members' expressions became a mixture of surprise and of victory. Momentarily distracted, the three Jinchūriki sent out a pulse of demonic chakra, breaking the Kagemane no Jutsu (Shadow Imitation Technique). Forming four handsigns, Roshi took a sharp breath.
"Yōton: Shakugaryūgan no Jutsu (Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique)!" Roshi cried out expelling large globs of lava that rapidly solidified into large projectiles. Yamato performed the Rat, Dog, and Tiger handsigns in that order in response.
"Mokuton: Mokujōheki (Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall)!" he cried out as wooden pillars sprouted from the ground to form a dome-shaped shield, just in time to block the globs of lava that were shot at them. As the wooden pillars sank back into the ground, the Konoha shinobi noticed the retreating forms of Roshi, Han, and Fu.
The eleven shinobi leapt after the three in pursuit, seeing as those three were their most recent lead on Naruto. Following the three to nearby clearing, the Konoha shinobi noticed that they stopped in the middle of the clearing.
"Well," Roshi started, his back, along with Han and Fu's, turned to the Konoha shinobi, "this is where we part ways. Have fun with the beowolves."
And with that, the three Jinchūriki jumped away. The Konoha shinobi were about to pursue, but an animal-like growl was heard from behind them. Turning around, the eleven shinobi noticed the four large menacing wolf-like creatures looming over them. Dodging the swipe of one of the creatures' claws, the eleven members of the Naruto Retrieval Team scattered as to avoid the incoming attack.
"Hakke Kūshō (Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm)!" Hinata and Neji cried out, sending bursts of air at the large Grimm, barely making a scratch on the surface of their fur, causing the two Hyuuga clan members to have their eyes widen in shock. Yamato used his Mokuton (Wood Release) to restrain two of the Grimm, Choji used his clan's jutsu expand his hand and swipe away the third beowolf, and Sai sent his ink animals to assist Neji and Hinata.
"We have to retreat!" Shikamaru yelled.
"What! But-!" Kiba started.
"Kiba, a tactical retreat seems to be the most logical decision right now." Shino interrupted.
"... Fine." Kiba finally conceded.
With everyone in agreement, the eleven shinobi leapt into the trees to evade the beowolves.
-Mount Myōboku-
Naruto was in a meditative pose, his face slightly scrunched together as he concentrated on his Senjutsu training. Currently, his training was going along smoothly, having only nearly transformed into a toad statue on at least seventeen different occasions. Following Pa's instructions, Naruto soon felt the natural energy around him, and attempted to pull this energy into his own body. His features began to morph into more toad-like features as his face scrunched up more.
"Whack!" was the resonating sound of Pa's cane hitting Naruto's skull, causing the blond fox faunus to fall over.
"Ow!" Naruto complained as he rubbed his comically bruised head.
"You're doing it wrong! Ya can't force it into your body!" Pa exclaimed.
"Alright, alright! Jeez." Naruto said, resuming the task at hand. Returning to his meditative state, instead of tensing up and trying to force the surrounding energy in, he let his body relax. He began to feel the natural energy flow into his body as he felt relaxed and at peace.
"Whack!" again, the sound of Pa's cane comically hitting Naruto upside his head resonated throughout the land.
"Ow!" Naruto exclaimed once more.
"Ya can't lose focus less ya want ta be a toad statue!" Pa yelled.
"That's enough for now." Ma exclaimed, walking (-err, hopping?) towards Pa and Naruto, "Lunch is ready!" That statement caused Naruto to pale slightly at the mention of Ma's cooking, which consisted of various bugs both dead and alive.
-At the Outskirts of Amegakure-
Jiraiya was sneaking through the urban terrain as rain poured nonstop, occasionally having to hide or conceal himself from random Ame shinobi patrols. Along the way he had encountered two Ame shinobi, one of which had been sent to Konoha to have a 'nice' and 'friendly chat' with Ibiki Morino, whilst the other he had used as a guide through Amegakure up until a few minutes ago, his guide unwilling and unable to proceed any further.
Continuing down the long corridor, Jiraiya momentarily stopped walking. Paper began to fly around him circling the area in front of him as the small pieces of paper began to connect, forming a body-like shape. The connected paper soon began to have color on it, taking the form of a woman with short blue hair, amber eyes, lavender eye shadow, a labret piercing, a large light blue paper flower was worn in her hair, and a stoic expression was plastered on her face. The bottom half of her body was still paper while the top half had the Akatsuki cloak.
"Hello, sensei..." the woman said, her expression remaining neutral.
"Konan..." Jiraiya said, shock evident in his voice.
Chapter End
-Omake, Tenten in Weaponland-
The Naruto Retrieval Team had tracked Naruto's trail, leading them to the urban terrain that by far surpassed that of Amegakure's. The group decided to split up into their teams, Sai and Yamato forming their own team. The sun had set about an hour ago and the annual Vale Weapons Convention had lit up the street with various weapon enthusiasts.
Following Team Gai, Lee, Neji, and Tenten all walked down the city streets until...
(Play Instrumental to What's This) [Without singing because this is a parody version of it]
Tenten's eyes widen as the author appeared before Team Gai.
"Chosha rirīsu: Myūjikarunanbātekunikku (Author Release: Musical Number Technique)!" CrimsonKyuubiSage cried out as a violet ball of light was shot at Tenten. With a grin and a wink, the author disappeared as various hunters with no definitive facial features appeared and pretending to mingle appeared.
What's this? What's this? There's weapons everywhere.
What's this? There's lead things in the air.
What's this? I can't believe my eyes, I must be dreaming,
Wake up Ten', this isn't fair.
What's this?
Neji and Lee could only watch with a comical expression of shock as the weapon's mistress of their team started spontaneously breaking into musical number as she leapt around the large crowd of hunters and huntresses ignored her antics, seemingly unaware of the girl.
What's this? What's this? There's something very wrong.
What's this? As people walk along.
What's this? The streets are lined with different weapons,
Everybody seems so happy
Have I possibly gone daffy?
What is this?
What's this?
At this point, Neji facepalmed and Lee could only watch in silence as their most sane team member was prancing around singing a parody song.
There's children throwing explosive balls,
Instead of smoke pellets
They're busy with their weapons
But absolutely no one's dead.
There's dust on every window
Oh, I can't believe my eyes!
And I can't help but feel the thrilling chills
At the sight...
At this point the music had slowed down slightly, as Tenten examined a random hunter's machine gun-sword hybrid. But then the music went back to its original tempo.
Oh look!
What's this?
This one has a tanto,
That's sweet!
Why that looks so unique,
Inspired!
They're gathering around to hear a story
About their many strange tales.
What's this?
In the spur of spontaneous musical number, Tenten had managed to leap around five blocks.
"Hey Lee, Neji!" Ino exclaimed as the rest of Team Asuma followed behind her.
"What's gotten into Tenten?" Choji asked, being the first of Team Asuma to notice Tenten's antics.
"Don't ask." Neji groaned out.
Soon enough Tenten was found outside one of the many Dust shops.
What's this?
In here, there's magazines and dust.
How weird.
And who would ever think?
And why?
They're selling it with tiny little vials
They've all got happy little smiles
And there's a weapon on each person,
So now, correct me if I'm wrong
This looks like fun!
This looks like fun!
Oh, could it be I'm having fun!
What's this?
Without using chakra, Tenten, in a feat of parkour skill, was able to get up to the second floor and hang outside a child's window.
Oh my, what now?
The children are asleep
But look, there's nothing underneath.
No knives, no kunais here to block and defend
Or slash or kill, only little cozy things
Secure inside their dreamland...
The music slowed down once more, causing Neji, Lee, and Team Asuma to sigh in relief, hoping it was finished.
What's this?
Apparently, it wasn't finished, causing the remaining members of Team Gai and Team Asuma to facefault.
The shinobi are all missing
Yet there's weapons all around.
And in their place there seems to be
Good feeling all around.
Instead of silence, I swear
I can hear music in the air.
The smell of smokes and leads are absolutely everywhere...
The music's tempo began to slow down, Neji, Lee, and Team Asuma holding their breath in anticipation as they hoped that the song was finished. Only to exhale loudly as the song continued.
The sights, the sounds
They're everywhere and all around
I've never felt so good before
This happy feeling inside of me is filling up
I simply cannot get enough
I want it, oh, I want it
Oh, I want it for my own
I've got to know
I've got to know
What's this place that I have found?
What is this?
"87th Annual Vale Weapons Convention...? Hmmmm..." Tenten murmured, seeing the words 'Welcome the the 87th Annual Vale Weapons Convention' plastered on a banner that hung above the strret she was on.
(Song End)
Rapidly blinking, Tenten fell out of her daze and started looking around.
"What the heck happened?" Tenten asked out loud.
"You don't want to know." Neji groaned out.
Post Notes
AAAAAAAANNNNNNDDDDDD DONE! Sorry that this chapter is a bit shorter than the others, this is probably the shortest chapter that I've written so far, but don't worry. The next chapter will definitely be longer. Hopefully you guys like the omake, it took me an hour or so to come up with the lyrics. If you don't like it then oh well, everyone's opinion is different.
I can't wait to start writing the story idea hidden behind the most voted for Mystery Option, I'm so excited! I know I said it at the top of the chapter, but I'll repeat it again, the poll closes in about a week, give or take a few days, so if you haven't voted yet, vote!
Anyways, I'll see you guys later! Peace out, and happy 4th of July!
-CrimsonKyuubiSage out!