Naruto was watching as several students stood there talking their parents, he was busy in the forested part of their school's courtyard. Naruto had his hands together as he focused, "Pyrrah said that those with strong aura can manipulate it to do things…" Naruto closed his eyes, "if I learn how to manipulate my aura better I can self-learn aura theory like she did."
Naruto focused as a glow came from his hands, the glow was like a flame, slowly the flame bled off his hands and into air between them. Ozpin was standing there watching, hidden, but smiling as he watched the blonde manipulate his aura.
It was family day, and he didn't feel like leaving Naruto alone. Not after the brilliant display of planning that had saved one of his friends, but it was something more, Ozpin felt an attraction to the boy…a fatherly attraction.
A hum resonated from his hands as the energy started to slowly combine into a ball that was gaseous in nature. Naruto's eyes snapped open, Ozpin narrowed his, "did he figure out something?"
Slowly the man watched as the ball of gaseous energy starting to become more of spherical shape, it was small, maybe the size of a golf ball as it absorbed the excess aura. However, it was glowing bright blue as Naruto held it in his hands.
It started to become malformed, Ozpin had watched him do this several times, but then watched Naruto take his right palm and began to carefully press against the sphere while it was covered in aura. Slowly Ozpin watched as the sphere grew, it also started to spin.
No longer the size of a golf ball, but the size of a tennis ball, a not so significant step up. However, watched as Naruto held the sphere in one hand. "It looks like her technique…" Ozpin muses as he watches Naruto look at the sphere.
"Kyaaah!" Naruto screams suddenly as he turns on his heel, slamming the sphere into a tree, a massive boom was sounded as Naruto was blasted back much to Ozpin's surprise.
The man made his move, stepping out from behind a tree, catching Naruto in his arms. "Going somewhere?"
"Mr. Oz, oh thank goodness, I thought I was going to go flying off again hahaha." Naruto laughs as he gets out of the man's arms, "have you been watching me?"
"Maybe, maybe not." Ozpin tells him as he shrugs, "what are you doing Naruto?"
"I'm learning to control my aura better, manipulating, Pyrrah said it'll help me answer a lot of the questions on the exam this Friday." Naruto explains to Ozpin as he dusted himself off, "also…I made some progress due to my battle with Merlot guy…"
"Oh, you have?" Ozpin chuckles as he drops into a fighting stance, "show me then."
"Yo-you're serious, right now, it's family day."
"Naruto…the bond between a teacher and a student is like that of a parent trying to teach a child. Yang and her father are fighting as we speak…shall we?"
Naruto looked at Ozpin stunned, a tear fell from his eye, he smiles as he drops down into a fighting stance. "Bring it old man."
Naruto and Ozpin blurred at each other as both crashed their fists together.
Cinder was sitting off to the side with Emerald and Rexy, the three were each sitting at a table. "How come…your family does not show."
"My family is poor, they can't afford the money to travel." Cinder simply says.
"My family is gone, I'm an orphan…much like Naruto…wonder where he is?" Emerald openly asks.
"He went training." Rexy responded to Emerald's question.
"Ah, that makes since…Cinder…what took you so long getting back with Naruto, weren't doing anything to him were you?" Emerald winked at her elder.
Cinder had pink dust her cheeks, she chuckled, "trust me…he wouldn't be able to walk."
The table laughed until they heard a crash of sorts, before looking over towards the forested part of the courtyard. Taiyang and Yang were battling it out in front of them, sparring, but that wasn't from them. That's when saw Naruto coming out of the wooded area running at full speed with Ozpin alongside him.
Cinder was on edge as she watched Naruto and Ozpin battle it out, each trading blows with one another.
"Yatatatata!" Naruto yells as he punches Ozpin in a flurry of punches as his red aura activates around him, and he manages to start pushing the man back, albeit he was just guarding with one hand.
"Not bad," Ozpin smirks, "you've definitely improved."
"You've seen nothing yet, just you wait, fa-Ozpin!" Naruto corrected him but left himself wide open as he was sent flying with a kick from Ozpin.
The blonde flipped backwards, correcting himself, before skidding on his feet in the courtyard.
Ruby, Qrow, a white-haired woman with a similar look to Weiss, and of course Weiss herself was standing there looking at him.
Ozpin dropped in as he attempted to superman punch Naruto, but the blonde caught his fist much to his surprise. Ozpin watched as Naruto twisted his arm before actually landing a clean blow with his own kick and sending him backwards.
"Dattebayo! I've actually gotten you down Old Man!" Naruto announces as he fist pumped in victory, "now it's my turn to push you!"
"Raaah!" Naruto screams as his aura blasts around him like a flame, blue and red mixing together in some parts as he crouched down, "normally I'd do this with Rexy…but this is my fight!"
Naruto charged at Ozpin who managed to block him with an aura barrier, as the punch impacted it, a loud boom was sounded.
This alerted Jaune and Pyrrah who busy talking to their families, "wow is that Naruto?" Pyrrah asks as she watches the blonde launch a flurry of strikes against Ozpin's barrier.
"Jaune," a blonde woman calls her child, "isn't that the boy we were just discussing?"
"Yes mom, what's wrong?"
"Why is he fighting the headmaster…"
"I don't…really know."
Naruto flipped backwards, Ozpin did the same, both smirk as they each charge their aura up. Naruto claps his hands together before forming the sphere from earlier as he opens his palms, "there it is…" Ozpin observes, "that adaptability…a born fighter."
"If I were telling you that your fate is to lose to me Naruto, what would you tell me in return?" Questions Ozpin as he grabs his cane before twirling it around.
"That's there no such thing as fate," Naruto's sphere grew to the size a basketball, "and even there is such thing as fate."
Naruto and Ozpin charged at each other.
"I'll will shatter those chains, and I will roar in an unbreakable determination!" Naruto screams as he clashes with Ozpin who had a silver aura glowing over him.
Both grunted as they each pushed at each other, however, Ozpin smirks before easily pushing Naruto back. The blonde was stunned, but slammed his foot into the ground and caused branches to explode out from the ground and hold his feet down.
"I won't back up anymore!" Naruto yells, "I am going to prove to everyone here today that you and I are one of a kind!"
"Hehe," Ozpin chuckles as his glasses blow from his face to which they were easily caught by Qrow.
"Indeed, we are…Naruto, still, I can see something inside of you. A deeper well of intense power, not evil in nature…but dark. You'll surpass me shortly, you'll forge your name in the books, and I'll be there watching you." Ozpin pushed Naruto back so more, "just like a father I never too…as well…should've done for me."
"Haaah…"
"Raaaah!"
As their aura mixed, a lavender color sphere formed in the middle of them, before Naruto stopped the attack and clasped his hands together. Ozpin pointed his hand out, but was surprised when a barrier formed around Naruto. "He formed a barrier, an outward projection?"
The attacks exploded, making students and parents alike looking at where the smoke was kicked up. Naruto came flying out of the smoke, a smile on his face as he skidded on the ground, right in front of Team R.W.B.Y who had gathered with Team J.N.R.P, and Team C.E.R.N was currently walking towards Naruto.
"Ow~" Naruto sung out, "that's going to leave a mark hahaha!"
Ozpin stood there as the smoke cleared, Naruto's combat boots were still wrapped up in the branches, he noticed the blonde's feet were slightly cut up from where he flew out of his boots. Giving a sad smile, the man tapped his cane.
He walked over towards Naruto, looking down at him, before offering a hand up. "Indeed, you've improved a lot…my boy."
Naruto noticed the tone in Ozpin's voice, before he smiled a little bit, taking the man's hand. Naruto was helped up, before Ozpin patted him on the back, he then took Naruto's right hand and held it up. Many of the students minus Team C.R.D.L, and Weiss began clapping.
Cardin had a look of disgust on his face, as the rest of his team, but Weiss's look was different. She was stunned, she watched as Naruto limply fell against Ozpin a little. The two of them chuckled, "you would think that…no there's no way…is Ozpin Naruto's father?"
The blonde held up the silver haired man's arm, and the teacher's followed suite of the students. The older woman that looked like Weiss looked at her younger sister, before chuckling. "Dearest Sister, that boy…is he Ozpin's son?"
"I…I don't know Winter." Weiss answers, "why is that?"
"I think I like this one," Winter says, "strong arm and heart to go toe to toe with Ozpin. I guess Atlas will have some competition, other than your team."
"Yeah…" Weiss says, "please don't pass the exam…please."
Naruto was currently studying with Pyrrah, gripping his head, "how did I do?"
"You've got seventy percent of the questions right, but that's not very good considering if you want in The Vytal festival." Pyrrah says with a sigh, "by the way Naruto…I saw your fight with Ozpin."
"Oh, thanks, I actually did the training exercises you told me to do. I invented a new unarmed attack because of it, it's like Ren's Inner Force Strike, but it's projected outwards and it's balled up." Naruto told her as he held his hands out, having to use both of his hands to form the ball of energy.
"It's like a mini hurricane," Pyrrah says as lightly touches, "it's very warm…very powerful."
Naruto closes his eyes and smiles a little, "I need to come up with a name for it."
"Hmm, well, there's an old word for Spiraling Ball…Rasengan." Pyrrah points out, "how does that sound?"
Naruto looked at her, before looking down the ball, "Rasengan sounds great."
"Can you throw it?" Naruto pursed his lips as he looked at the window before motioning for Nora to open it.
"Let it fly foxy!" Nora shouts as she stands to the side.
Naruto got up, getting into a pitching stance, before throwing his right hand which held the ball forwards. However, much to his surprise when he released it, the ball shrunk and dispersed. "Huh?" Naruto mumbles before watching the wind of the attack simply move the shudders about.
"It seems it needs to constantly be fed to maintain." Pyrrah summarizes as she crossed her arms.
Naruto looks at her, "constantly fed…" Naruto takes a deep breath before expanding his hands outwards.
The ball formed to about the size of a baseball, but around an outer transparent light blue shell formed in the size of a basketball. It made a light screeching noise as it formed before Naruto closed his eyes. Feeling his aura sink into the ball, Naruto then spun around before throwing it.
The ball maintained shape and form as the outer shell channeled it, they all watched it disperse a good forty feet out of the window. Pyrrah claps her hands, while Jaune had just came into to see, "wow…that's cool."
"Sup Jaune," Naruto says as he fists bumps Jaune and smiles, "Pyrrah's been helping me out. I passed with a seventy percent…but it's not enough for me to get into the Vytal Tourney."
"I believe in you Naruto, you got this, where are you off to?" Naruto rubbed the back of his head.
"I'm off to talk to Ozpin, I need a job to get some money…I'm winning that coffee trip!" Naruto states as he walks out of Jaune's room only to come face to face with Weiss…or was it?
She held a similar look, shorter hair…military like uniform. "Oh…hey…is that you Weiss…when did you get taller than me?"
"Hehe," the woman chuckles, "you do look like a dunce. Guess my sister was right about eh."
"Eh?! Sister?!" Naruto screams, "you're Weiss's sister!"
"How did you guess, got something against blue and white-haired people?" Winter questions, "and what is this…of coffee trip?"
"Oh…um…um…um!" Naruto nervously looked about, before Nora came out of the room and holding her scroll.
"Good luck on winning the bet with Weiss for a date!" Naruto looked stunned as Nora ran to meet up with Ren somewhere around the school.
The blonde nervously twitched, "damn it Nora!"
"Are you trying to court my sister?" The woman asks as she looks Naruto over, "you have the smell of a faunus about you…dog?"
"Fox!" Naruto clasped his hands around his mouth, sighing in defeat, "Naruto…nice to meet you…too…I guess."
Winter watched as he extended his hand out, "he's got some manners at least." Winter took his hand and shook it. "I'm Winter Schnee."
"W-w-wait, Winter Schnee, as in the Winter Schnee?" Naruto questions her.
"Yes…why?" Winter asks.
"You're like the strongest Huntress in Atlas that's why I heard your name before, you're like the only Schnee I like." Winter looked at Naruto disconcerted by his statement.
"Then…why are you trying to court my sister?" Winter asks, a little worried.
"Court…no…not really, she's been a jerk to me since day one of me meeting her. She calls me an idiot, a dunce, and all sorts of names. She made a bet with me, she wants me to be her servant for a month and wear a maid's costume…and I decided to make my bet as equally as embarrassing!" Naruto tells her the truth, "but she does have pretty eyes…um…and she's not too bad when she's actually being a team player."
"Spoiled brat?"
"Spoiled brat."
Both Naruto and Winter chuckled a little, "say…is Ozpin your father?"
"No, my last name is Namikaze." Naruto tells her, "and my father hasn't been in the picture for a while."
"Oh…I see…that would explain a lot."
"Huh?"
"Nothing, where are you off too?"
"Ozpin's."
"Funny…I was going that way as well."
Naruto walked with Winter and entered in Ozpin's office, "I'm telling you that I didn't know she was she was a Huntress in training so I dashed off to help out…and that's when she first berated me."
"My sister is drenched in pride, I too have that flaw sometimes, but I left my father in favor of seeing the world." Winter converses with him as she enters Ozpin's office.
"Ah, so your father must be a piece of crap after all, I've heard horrible things about him."
"I know I really should yell at you for that…but you're not exactly far off."
"Oh well, sorry."
"Don't say sorry, just learn and move on."
"Y-yes mam."
"Getting acquainted with another Schnee already Naruto, people may talk." Ozpin says, "gold digging is frowned upon."
"Eh, no, no! I'm not trying to do anything; besides I still have to pass this test…and I've come here to ask for a job to get some money just in case I win my bet against Weiss." Naruto chuckles, "sorry if…I…made you think less of me."
"Naruto, I was merely joking with you." Ozpin tells him, "and it's good that Winter is here as well because she'll be your partner for the job I'm sending you on."
"Hmm?" Winter hums, "I thought this was a friendly visit."
"It was going to be, but then Merlot showed back up. Currently we're on yellow alert. I'm giving Naruto a job to clean up a Grimm infestation in one of the nearby villages that have reported "Green Grimm" being led by someone called Dio." Ozpin holds his hands together, "you two are to simply go and eliminate the Grimm and capture this Dio fellow."
"Can I bring Rexy and Cinder along, as good as of a tracker I man…Rexy is my go to guide in unknown areas." Naruto points out, "plus it'll give him a chance to explore Vale more as well. Plus, Cinder's range could get us out of bind if we get cornered."
"Very well, I'll book them in, Naruto you go and get some rest you leave tomorrow with your team." Naruto nods as he gets up and Ozpin looks at Winter.
The blonde leaves, shutting the door behind him.
"Winter…"
"Ozpin…"
"What do you think of young Naruto?"
"Why do you not refer to him as young Namikaze?"
"His father is real piece of work, that's why, Minato Namikaze."
"Minato is his father, what in the hell…that makes Naruto nobility…does he know?"
"No, and I don't think he cares about that."
"Oh, so you were just joking about the gold digging thing…"
"Indeed…"
"Hmm, what do you want to talk about?"
"Naruto…what do you think of him?"
Winter scratched her chin, "he seems nice enough."
"His mother is Salem," Winter's eyes widened as Ozpin tells her who Naruto's mother is.
"How…when…and wait how did you learn this?" Winter asks, "do you have a contact in Salem's organization?"
"I noticed it today, he bares the same dark energy inside of him, not just slightly different…but the same." Ozpin says to Winter, "and I think I know why Salem hasn't made a move."
"She's worried that you'll punish her offspring if you learn of her movements causing anyone damage…would you?" Winter worryingly questions Ozpin.
"No…as much as I despise Salem, I know the difference between innocence and guilt. Naruto's blood results are what brought it up, we had taken some to test for any poison Merlot may have had to inject into him." Ozpin looks right at Winter, "I'm telling you this because I trust your judgement…I can trust you correct?"
"Yes," Winter takes a seat, "why don't you tell him?"
"How can I hurt him enough then he's already been Winter…to find out you're the son of a demoness and being abandoned at the same time by your father? It'll destroy him, he's fragile on the inside, I can tell. He almost called me father because I showed him fatherly attention, very little…" Ozpin sips his coffee, "but he is a sweet boy. He cares for life, he cares for his team, and I have no doubt that Salem wouldn't lay a finger on him."
"Why is that?" Winter watches as Ozpin looks out of the window.
"She's already had the chance to end his life, over and over, and right now I suspect she's watching us having this conversation…right Salem?" Ozpin stared right a bird that was sitting on the window's opening.
The bird got up into the air, before flying over to Ozpin, the bird looked him dead in the eye before flying off.
Winter looked at Ozpin, "why don't you trust Glynda…or Port?"
"I trust Oobleck since he discovered the blood results, but Glynda and Port both lost dear friends and a lover to Salem. They may want to…equal the deck." Ozpin says as he sips his coffee, "and I believe I couldn't stop them if they tried."
"So, you want me to keep tabs on Naruto?"
"No, I want you to do this job to capture Dio so that I make sure Merlot isn't working with Salem…maybe work a deal with her."
"Deal with Salem?"
"Her Child, for security of Vale…a fair trade, right?"
Winter looked at Ozpin, "are you to use that boy like a mere bargaining chip?"
"No," Ozpin brings his hands together, "I aim to make peace…after all my ancestor is her father."