Hey guys and girls.

Welcome back to a new chapter to RWBNY.

So the last place we have left off was where Naruto had been K.I.A. and fell down a cliff. With everyone now mourning his death, the people of Mistral are left without a heavy hitter. And that was what Naruo was.

Sure they now have his sister who has now accepted her power but she is still new to such power. This isn't looking good at all for them. And with that monster that took Naruto down still on the loose, things are very much looking bad as the bullseye on Mistral is getting bigger and bigger.

But not all is lost. Naruto is still very much alive, but he has washed up on and unknown island and has very much scared the living daylights out of some children.

As well, thanks for the supported reviews for the 3 chapter special for RWBNY last time. ;)

Enjoy the chapter.

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Chapter 26: Unknown To The Devil.

"I vote we check out the place while we're here."

"Everyone, stay together."

"What are we supposed to do now?"

"I'm sorry."

"NARUTO!"

Snapping his eyes awake as a sharp gasp escaped his lips, he surged to a sitting position but was soon slammed down to be back on his back while being held down by a woman with silver white hair as she held him down.

"Easy. Easy. You're still very much wounded." she said only for Naruto's face to scrunch as the pain hit him like a ton of bricks.

Getting over the pain after a few seconds, Naruto looked about him and found himself in a very simple makeshift hospital. A heart machine went off next to him, but the machinery was so outdated, it looked to be barely functioning as it was. In fact, a lot of the tech was outdated as people who were no doubt doctors were seen holding charts which were clipboards instead of holocharts or tablets and PDAs. You know, like state of the art tech. This was ancient tech. Looking to his body, he found himself in what could be a hospital gown, but very much not like the ones from Vale or the other cities. His entire mid section and his right side where his arm should be was covered in bandages.

Looking back to the one who pushed him to the bed, Naruto was very much blown away by the way she looked. Yes he very much saw the silver white hair, but now that Naruto was actually looking at her, he had to admit. She was never one to hide her body. And damn did she have a fine one to look at. A white collared shirt that was buttoned low to show a lot of cleavage rested as her top half of clothing while a blue mini skirt with high stockings with some black shooes rested on her lower half. Her eyes were an electric blue while a sheathed katana rested by her hip. Her overall age looked to be 21.

"Where am I? How long have I been out?" questioned Naruto.

"On one of the many islands here. You washed up on the main island. And you've been in a coma like unconscience state for 2 weeks." replied the woman.

"2 weeks? And where...is here?" asked Naruto only to have a woman with black hair and burnt gold eyes (One from the other day. Not gonna describe her, so just look at the previous chapter at the end to see her.) walked in.

"The Shadow Isles. A very much isolated set of 5 islands in the form of a cross. Cut off from the rest of the world by a strong miasma fencing us off from the rest of the world." said the woman as she picked up the chart that was at the foot of Naruto's bed.

"Shadow Isles." said Naruto with the woman nodding her head.

"I'm very much surprised a person such as yourself has come from the outside, normally humans get vaporised when they pass through the miasma. But seeing that you went through a hell yourself..." she said as she flipped the page on the clipboard while taking a glance to Naruto who grabbed the stub where his right arm should be.

"Well, I'm not really human at all." said Naruto looking away.

"I know. We took some of your blood to see why you came through the miasma unscathed. You're very much a Reaper, much like we are. And one from the outside, which is extremely rare indead." stated the woman with Naruto shooting his head to her and arching and eyebrow.

"A what?" making the woman put down the chart.

"My name is Velvet. Velvet Crowe. And this here is Maya Natsume." she the woman with the one next to Naruto smiling to him as she waved to him.

"I knew someone who went by the name of Velvet." said Naruto only to snap his thoughts to the matter at hand. "You called me a Reaper. And that you two and myself are the same."

"Yes, see, we gave ourselves the term: Reaper because of the fact that we are the ultimate killing machines when it comes to ridding these lands of Grimm." said Velvet with Maya nodding her head.

"And what makes you able to proclaim you are the ultimate killing machines for killing Grimm?" asked Naruto skeptically.

Placing down the clipboard, Velvet soon began to unwrap her bandaged arm. When the bandage fell to the ground, a rather large demonic arm with what looked like heatwaves flowed off it, showing it was rather hot. The overall design was quite sinister with bark colours but a quite prodominant orange red engulfed the arm.

Maya turned her back to Naruto and slowly took of her shirt. When her shirt fell to the ground, two black feathered wings that steamed with black mist burst forth from two black portals on her back near her shoulder blades. The feathers themselves glistened in the light, showing that they may even be used as a form of daggers. With the two women putting their respected items back on, they looked to Naruto who was rather surprised. Even if it was for a bit, he very much sensed something familiar with them all. Something, he knew all too well.

"Do you...have...?" he trailed with them nodding their heads.

"Yes we do. We have Grimm blood in our veins too. We are the same, yet our altered physical appearance isn't the same." said Velvet.

"What do you mean?" asked Naruto only to have Maya slowly bring him to his feet.

"Can you walk?" asked Velvet with Naruto looking to her.

"I'm sure I can manage." stated Naruto with Maya smiling.

"Try and keep up." she said as the two girls headed out.

Using the IV pole as a crutch, Naruto walked alongside the two women and found himself marveling at the sight before him when he stepped out. The majority of the place was rather vast and big, but also quite clustered in terms of homes and various other buildings and things. It was quite modern for a settlement, but in terms of tech, it very much lacked. Looking to the mountain, Naruto found a single homestead that rested on the mountain. Or more like built into the mountain. With a single tram like car that went up and down in a straight line to the house.

"That's the home of our Elder." said Velvet following Naruto's gaze.

"Elder?" asked Naruto turning to the two.

"She's our leader. Her word is very much law. You'll be seeing her soon." said Maya with Velvet nodding her head.

"Are all these people...?" asked Naruto as he was soon startled as a few children brushed past him, playing with a few sticks, imagining they were having a sword fight.

"Yes, all these people are Reapers. They all have Grimm blood in their veins, just like you and us." said Velvet.

For one in Naruto's life, he very much felt like he belonged. His own place he could call his own home. A place where he didn't have to worry about being feared. A place where he could blend in and feel very much a part of the community. Maybe this curse was really a gift.

"Come on. Keep up." said Maya snapping Naruto out his thoughts and making his way to them.

"Everything you see, we exist together. We provide the island with power, and the island provides us with our needs." said Velvet with Naruto arching an eyebrow.

"Okay..." said Naruto looking around to the horizon and the beach that lay further beyond that.

"What else do you know about your history?" asked Naruto.

"According to the Elder. We were brought into existance during The First Blight. A period in time when the first Grimm had blood in them. But now a days, it is very much a rare occasion. Seeing you are from the outside and very much carrying Grimm blood in you. Tell me, how did you get that blood?" asked Velvet.

"My mother got into a fight with a Grimm with me inside her. She swallowed some blood that affected me but not her." replied Naruto.

"That is how you became a Reaper. When a child whose mother is a Reaper, is being made in the mother's womb, a new strain is created. But the baseline is the same. Meaning both parents could be Model Nevermore, but the child born will have more abilities than the parents. But if the parents don't have the same baseline in what Model they are, then its a roll of the dice. But in your case, you gained the power of the Grimm your mother killed. You're a Model Beowolf." said Velvet.

"And what are you?" asked Naruto.

"Model Nevemore." said Maya.

Well that explains the wings.

"And you?" asked Naruto looking at Velvet.

"Same as you. Model Beowolf. Though I'm Beta Beowolf. You however have Alpha Beowolf in you." stated Velvet with Naruto nodding his head.

"Now getting back on topic. Seeing no way to fight in winning against the Grimm, a group of people came together and chose to create a new weapon. Us, the Reapers. The first Reaper went by the name of Nero. He was the first to ever become a Reaper. They started winning. And naturaly, they began to create more weapons. It was only during the second phase of the Blight, did a new enemy show up. They were called the Dark Masters. Soon, people were driven to the edge of insanity and went on a killing spree. A blood bath ensued after that, we were faced with an even bigger problem." said Maya as Velvet hung her head.

"What?" asked Naruto as they walked into a temple of some sorts with Velvet pulling out a flashlight and shining it into the temple.

"Indoctrination. Our own people turned against us. We were forced to kill our own people, lay waste to the people we swore to protect. We drove off the Dark Masters and we had time to recover. But when the dust settled, there was a witch hunt. Reapers were seen as beings of calamity. And so hunts ensued to slaughter all Reapers. Many were captured and trialed in a method where they couldn't win, and were burned, decapitated or hung. A small group of Reapers escaped through the help of human and Faunus sympathisers. That was how we ended up on this island. The miasma acts as a barrier. Keeping many people away, but also keeping us in. We've tried to go through it, but we end up extremely sick to the point where we may die. Not a very nice feeling. So no getting ideas." said Velvet as they shone the light onto a wall drawing.

Showing exactly what happened, from left to right in the events of the past.

"But..." said Maya making Naruto look to her. "Not all was lost. On his death bed, Nero stated that one person will end the nightmare and will bring us out of hiding. Bathe everything in righteous fury and be the bridge to a new age of peace between all people. Not just to human, Faunus but to Reapers as well."

"I see." stated Naruto as he looked to the image which caught his eye.

The image didn't really have much to look at, but the one limb of the person caught his eye. The arm very much looked like his demonic arm which he lost in that fight with that unknown beast. Could it be that Naruto was that man? It was a possibility, but he thought it was just a coincidence. Wait, it wasn't him, the other arm was not the same, it looked more sinister and evil.

"Right, that's enough story telling for now. Back to bed with you and we'll be off to see the Elder tomorrow." said Velvet with Naruto nodding his head and going back to the hospital thanks to Maya helping him along.

Once they were away, Velvet pulled out a document which was that of a test result sheet of Naruto. It showed his average health and fitness. Trivial stuff. But two things stuck out to her. One was his DNA. More like the Grimm cell progression rate and the mental state of him.

"A mentally unstable man who is also a timebomb. Once he's gone past 50% he will have to be put down." she said to herself.

The document went as followed:

Name: Naruto Stryker. A.K.A. Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze

Age: 17

Alias: Necrosis

Health condition: Strong.

Mental condition: Unstable

"I may have to help him later with his little mind problem." said Velevt as she pocketed the document and walked away to find where Maya had taken Naruto.

And scene.

So there you have it.

Naruto is definitely alive but cannot get back to Mistral or any other city due to a nasty miasma that will kill anyone who gets into it. Now the inhabitants of the Shadow Isles can't pass through either as they get extremely sick to the point where they may die. Much like a double edged sword.

As well, we have seen the first appearance of Velvet Crowe and Maya Natsume.

I told you they'd be in the fanfic.

Chapter 26: The Devil's Fight.

Coming soon.

Thank you for reading.

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BlackSpirit101 out. ;)