AN - I'm not sure what to think about this chapter, it was kind of all over the place because I wrote half of it last month and tried to finish it today since I'm already almost two weeks behind.

By the way my soul crushing depression is now being mildly alleviated by Destiny 2 so if you've got an Xbox and want to play with me, send me a PM and I'll give you my gamertag. Carry me through the raid senpai!

And with that let's get this show on the road!


Shattered World

Adam surged out of his tent after wrapping up his arm as best he could. He could hear the shouts of panic outside and could feel the rage boiling within his veins. As soon as he stepped out he could clearly see the reason had he not already smelled it.

Fire.

Their camp was burning down; tents, towers and the very ground itself was ignited in flames. Smoke was starting to fill the camp and they would not be able to stay here any longer.

His jaw clenched along with his left hand. "Schnee." He growled. Darting back into his tent he picked up his sword and strapped it to his right hip. It felt awkward holding it in his left hand but he didn't have time to deal with that at the moment.

He needed to find his would-be assassin that somehow managed to get away.

Even after organizing his remaining White Fang Adam would find nothing, not even a blood trail to follow. It was only later after properly getting bandaged up did he ask what the other assassins looked like and he frowned heavily.

The other two supposedly turned into mud but matched the appearance of the one that attacked me. Clones? He could only feel himself growing angrier as the thought of the only other person he knew to use clones came to mind. Unless Blake suddenly became a man however, I doubt those two are connected.

Nothing was making sense.

He lost over twenty members in this raid along with his right arm. The blade that he was stabbed with had been serrated and it didn't help that when the assassin twisted the blade it shredded his biceps. He could barely even hold his blade in his right arm now and it wasn't as if he could just show up at a hospital for a surgery.

He could only grit his teeth and deal with it. The rage returned.

"Schnee..." It was personal now. "LISTEN UP!" He roared, instantly gaining the attention of his surviving Fangs.

"We've been hit hard tonight, in our own hubris we believed that no one would dare attack a faunus at night. We paid for that mistake tonight." As he looked around at his Fangs he counted twenty-eight. Nowhere enough for what he had planned.

"Gather up what we can. We're returning home." He ordered, when it looked like they would protest he fired a round from his sheath-shotgun. "ENOUGH! We'll be returning to Menagerie to rearm, resupply and reinforce. Then we'll be taking the fight directly to Jacques Schnee."

"One month..." He whispered but in the quiet of the night he was clearly heard. "One month and I promise you revenge. For our lost brothers and those enslaved by that bastard."

"But Adam-"

"I SAID ENOUGH!" He roared and lifted his injured arm "Do you think I do not want to retaliate? Do you think I do not want revenge? That I will simply let tonight go unanswered!? NO!"

Adam took a moment to compose himself and lower his arm. "Rushing headlong into Jacques Schnee right now is exactly what he wants. We're wounded and undermanned, if we attacked now then Schnee would wipe us out. No, now is not the time for action but for planning."

"There was a reason my assassin specifically said that Schnee sent his regards. He wanted me to hear it, Jacques Schnee wanted me to know that he was coming after us." Adam turned back to the smoldering pile that was once his camp. The smell of burnt tarps mixing with that of charred flesh. "Jacques Schnee thinks of us as little more than wild animals that would wildly run into their own deaths. WE. ARE. NOT! We'll show him the error of his ways. IN BLOOD!"

The surviving Fangs cheered and roared in approval, the only exception being Taurus himself. His bulls blood demanded that he march his men to Atlas and rip Jacques Schnee to pieces but he knew better than to let himself be driven by the rage in his blood.

One month Schnee... you have one month.

000

The following morning was a Sunday which meant only light training in the morning followed by breakfast. As much as he liked to drive his team into the ground everyone needed a rest after the past few days of intense training and he planned to give his team the day off.

"So what are you guys doing today?" Ruby chirped after taking a bite of her waffles.

"I don't have anything planned." Naruto said with a lazy shrug. "Was going to give the team the day off."

"WOOT! FREE DAY!" Nora cheered.

"Actually," Naruto thought about it for a moment "Weiss do you mind if I talk with you in private after breakfast? It's important."

Weiss gave him a confused now before nodding. She couldn't help but wonder what he needed to speak with her about. They weren't exactly close, barely what one would consider friend, more of acquaintances really. "That's fine."

"Thanks." He briefly considered telling Blake as well but decided to hold off on that for now.

The rest of breakfast was the normal affair of casual chatting and general tomfoolery. After almost an hour they all got up and headed back to the dorm rooms for a lazy Sunday aside from Naruto and Weiss who split off.

"We'll catch up with you guys in a bit, this shouldn't take long." Naruto assured them as he gestured Weiss towards an empty classroom. Once inside Naruto set up a privacy seal at the door.

"So what's this about Naruto?" Weiss couldn't help but question.

Naruto scratched his whiskers for a moment and he thought about how to explain things. "Normally I would be vague about these sort of things but in this case I'll have to be blunt."

He took a seat at one of the desks and turned to her. "Yesterday I received notice from my... informants that your father hired a well-known mercenary to assassinate Adam Taurus, the field commander for the White Fang here in Vale."

Weiss gasped in shock. "He did what?"

Naruto nodded, "That isn't why I asked to speak with you however. Had the merc succeeded with his mission I would have never even mentioned this... the problem is that he didn't. And now Adam Taurus knows that your father sent an assassin after him.

I know that as a Schnee you're probably already used to being targeted by the White Fang but now your life is in more danger than ever. Adam Taurus is a vengeful man and if he can't strike at your father directly then he might try through you. Before it was simply raids and skirmishes between the WF and the SDC, now I believe there will be full-blown war between those two factions."

Weiss looked down in shock as she tried to steady her breathing "A-And you're sure about this?"

"Absolutely." Naruto responded firmly. "I know you can take care of yourself Weiss but I just wanted to tell you of the current situation and would advise caution when you leave the safety of Beacon even if it is only to go to Vale."

Weiss nodded shakily "I see... thank you. For telling me, Naruto. I don't often speak with my father so I doubt I would have known had you not."

Naruto nodded tersely "While we're not exactly close friends, I would hate for something to happen to you due to lack of warning when I had the means to do so. Unless you have some questions for me, that's all I needed to tell you."

The Schnee heiress took a few moment to compose herself before asking "Should I even bother asking how you got this information?"

"I'd rather you not." Naruto answered stiffly.

Weiss let out a huff before nodding. As a member of the SDC she knew the value of information and the song and dance that came with keeping things secret. "Very well, then I shall offer my thanks once more and if you require my aid in a matter in the future then I will do my best to do so."

The blonde dipped his head in acceptance. "In that case I believe we should return to our teammates before Yang starts making up false situations for her own amusement."

Weiss frowned heavily as she considered his words. "With due haste then."

000

Neo walked behind her 'teammates' with a bored expression on her face. She glanced at them and sneered. Idiots. Their faith in Cinder will only lead to their undoing.

They were supposed to be scoping out the older competition but in her opinion this was just an exercise in futility. Everyone else might be fooled but within this prestigious school slept a monster. A demon of unmatched power just waiting to unleash his wrath upon his unsuspecting enemies.

The sneer on her lips stretched into a dark grin. Her Demon King would soon teach them the folly of their ways.

"Uh... Shiro, are you OK?" Emerald asked. The girl was entirely unnerved when she turned back to talk to their silent team member only for her to be giving them a seriously creepy smile that didn't belong on her innocent face.

Like the kind of smile a clown might have given you when you were a kid only to irreparably scar you for life.

Emerald shivered when Neo's eyes locked on to hers. With a tilt of her head Neo or as she was known while under disguise Shiro asked the unspoken question of 'What?'. "I- Uh... I was just wondering if you were alright? You were acting a little... strange."

Neo's smile turned into a pouty frown before writing something down on a notepad she kept on her person. It read 'Murderous thoughts.'

Mercury shared a glance with Emerald before coughing into his fist "Right. Well we're supposed to be lying low so tone down the psycho just a smidge." He said in a low tone so only they could hear.

Neo gave them an annoyed look before shrugging. These puppets weren't worth her time anyway, just more fodder that would soon fall before her Love.

Even though she thought it was a waste of her time she still kept careful watch over the competition and recorded everything she could from names, semblances and attack patterns. She knew her lover would want the information regardless and he would reward her for doing so.

Her thoughts began to drift as her body functioned on auto-pilot to continue taking notes even thought her mind was elsewhere.

"My Love," She greeted her Master, her voice coming out in her original sweet dulcet tones. His hair shining like that giant ball of destruction in the sky and his eyes an icy blue with a cold fury like the deepest depths of hell. "I have some information for you."

"Oh?" His voice disinterested but she didn't begrudge him, Gods stood above pathetic mortals like herself but he still considered her useful and kept her close. For that she would serve him, always.

Her eyes peered into his, unaware that her eyes subconsciously shifted into a dark bloody red. She could see him again, the great beast that slept within that represented the true power that her Lover kept hidden within his perfect body. "Y-Yes..." She could feel her knees weakening and her skin tingling under his gaze. "Th-Those other teams - I took notes on them for you!"

Neo held the notepad out to him which he took and perused at his leisure. She shifted nervously hoping she didn't disappoint her Lord when suddenly he smiled and closed the notepad. Daring to look up she was ecstatic upon seeing his pleased expression.

"You did well Neo." He said as his hand cupped her cheek and tilted her head to which she complied immediately. Her Love would reward her! "You deserve a reward."

Her eyes closed as she tasted his lips once more, his tongue inviting itself inside her mouth but she made no move to stop it. His arms encircled her and lifted her closer to him, her own legs wrapping around his waist as best they could.

Moans escaped her mouth as his hands roamed her body, playing and toying with her as he pleased. "Do you like this?" His voice a sensual growl which made her even wetter than before.

"Y-Yes!" She gasped "My body is yours my Love. Please do with me as you wish!" She pleaded, praying that he would continue exploring her body.

"Good." He set her down on a table and ripped her shirt open with a grunt, buttons and fabric flying everywhere but she couldn't care less as he began mauling her breasts. "This thing is getting in the way."

Soon her lacy black bra joined her tattered shirt on the floor as his lips suckled upon her teats. Unlike their future child however Naruto was dominating her body and making her respond to his every touch and she loved every moment of it. "Oh Master~" She moaned wantonly.

Soon his lips left her breasts and explored the rest of her body, kissing wherever they pleased knowing that no part of her was off-limits. Just as soon however her Love grew restless and she could feel the strain on his pants due to him grinding himself against her core. "Neo-" He growled.

She didn't need any time to consider it or even hesitate for a moment. Her Master wanted her and she would give herself to him willingly. "Take me My Love! Use me in any manner you desire!"

Naruto grinned ferally, his teeth razor-sharp and his whiskers thickened with eyes as red as her own. He grabbed her hips roughly and spun her so she was laying on the desk on her belly. Neo's shorts and matching panties soon joined the rest of her ruined garb - not that she cared overly much at this moment. "...Neo"

Her breathing became heavy as she could feel the heat from the tip of his manhood sliding across her slit, making itself slick with her juices. This was it, the moment she'd been dreaming of for months!

"NEO!"

Suddenly her eyes refocused and instead of brilliant gold she could only see a disgusting shade of puke green. Neopolitan could feel her anger rising as the girl standing before her.

"Hey Neo, what's with you today? You were zoning out for the last twenty minutes and then you suddenly started turning red and breathing heavily. Are you sick or something?" Emerald questioned.

YOU FUCKING CUNT! Neo roared in her head and almost shouted out loud. She was close! SO CLOSE! And this filthy cur had to interrupt her just as her Love was about to take her!

Neo's eyes narrowed hatefully upon Emerald before standing up and marching away without so much as a wave. For this I will kill you twice. TWICE!

Emerald could only watch the diminutive assassin stomp away with a clearly angry expression before turning towards Mercury. "Wh- What did I say?"

Mercury just shrugged carelessly "I dunno, maybe it's her time of the month? Oum knows you get just as bitchy during your week."

Emerald's eye twitched as she glared at her partner before sitting back down. "Actually that would make sense, she's been moody since this morning."

"Whatever, just keep me out of it. Cinder doesn't pay me enough to deal with that kind of shit." Seriously why did he have to have three chicks for team mates? Three evil chicks on top of that, so they were even extra bitchy during their time of the month. Dear Oum above please save me from these damn harpies.

"Shut up Mercury."

000

"It's beautiful out tonight, if a bit chilly." She smiled upon hearing his voice and snuggled into his embrace when his arms wrapped around her. While it did annoy her slightly that he could still evade her enhanced hearing, considering he was a professional ninja of all things it could be forgiven.

"You haven't been up here in some time, it's been this cold for a few days." She responded. Naruto nodded into her shoulder while rubbing her arms to help warm her up.

"Sorry." He apologized "I've been sleeping better lately."

The corner of her lip twitched upward, turning her head Blake's eyes met with his and she kissed him lightly. "That makes one of us at least."

He said nothing, simply holding the faunus girl for a time before asking "Same as always?"

She nodded slightly and leaned into him further. Naruto didn't need her to vocalize it as he already knew from the single time she told him. If Naruto were a jealous man he might have been angry that Blake constantly dreamed of Adam Taurus but considering that they were mostly nightmares he never brought it up.

"You'll beat him Blake." Naruto said firmly. "Especially now that he might be crippled."

Blake turned sharply towards him, almost getting whiplash for her troubles "What?" She demanded.

"My clones in the WF tell me that an assassin allegedly sent by Jacques Schnee managed to stab Adam's sword arm and then twist the blade. Unfortunately my clone was popped by the assassin's partners when they attacked the camp." Naruto felt terrible lying to her face like this but it was better this way. Adam Taurus was Blake's fight but he would be damned if he didn't stack the deck against the bastard in her favour and this way it couldn't be traced back to him.

"So Weiss' father sent assassins?" Blake summarized.

"Allegedly." Naruto repeated calmly.

"Why do you say that?" She wondered. Naruto shrugged at her question and drew his arms around her once more.

"According to my spies on Menagerie Taurus is claiming that the would-be assassin said and I quote 'Schnee sends his regards.' before stabbing him. Now either Jacques really wanted Adam to know who sent his killer or it was actually just a red herring to cover their tracks." Naruto told her. The truth was sort-of there - if she could figure it out - but being the scumbag that he was he obviously wasn't going to tell her outright.

"Does Weiss know?" Blake asked after she took a few minutes to consider all he told her. "Is that why you asked to speak with her today?"

"Yes. Given that Weiss might actually be in danger from this, more so than she usually is anyway, I saw fit to tell her first." Naruto answered truthfully.

Blake was still for a couple of moments before nodding in agreement. "I agree."

Naruto withdrew his arms shortly to slip off his coat and used it as a blanket to cover them. She turned in his arms and laid her head on his shoulder enjoying his warm embrace while sat on his lap.

"Naruto."

"Hmm?"

"You're poking me."

"...Yup."

Blake lifted her head and stared at him for a moment before snorting and shaking her head, returning her head to his shoulder. "You are just the worst."

"I really am though." He replied with a smile which she returned.

Blake closed her eyes simply enjoying the peaceful evening. Naruto's smile softened as he saw her content look and began gently stroking her ears just the way she liked it. The low purring coming from her let him know that she was enjoying his efforts.

The nipping at his neck let him know that she was greatly enjoying his efforts as did the grinding of her hips against him. He had to breathe in deeply to calm himself. "Blake-"

"Shuush." She blew into his ear. "Just go with it."

It didn't take much convincing on her part as they spent the remainder of the night in each others arms, everything else having faded into the background.

000

Naruto smiled as Nora told them about another one of her amusing dreams while they flew up to the tournament grounds. "... And then we won and everyone cheered!"

"That sounds... nice." Pyrrha smiled politely at her excitable friend.

He turned back towards the window and saw that they were nearing the landing zone. "Grab your stuff guys we'll be landing in a few."

"Wooo!" Nora cheered and grabbed her hammer. "My body is ready!"

Ren palmed his face. "You... that's not..."

Pyrrha exchanged a look with Naruto and he shrugged "Nora things."

"We'll be landing in two minutes please make sure you have all your belongings with you before you depart the plane and good luck!" Naruto had everything he needed sealed up so he was fine while the rest of his team got their gear in check.

Once they exited the plane Naruto watched as his team looked around in wonder at the colosseum-esque structure that just happened to be built as a floating island. Some of the other teams began disembarking all around them as well.

Naruto was able to pick out a few teams he knew from Beacon along with Neo's team before turning to his team. "Alright Nora hit us with a cliche one liner so we can kick this tournament arc off right."

"Ohh, ohh, ohh... umm... ahhh" Nora racked her brain for a moment before looking and grinning "Ok, I got it! Everyone ready?"

Pyrrha nodded with a polite smile while Ren just palmed his face once more. "It's... Showtime!"


AN 2 - So I've decided that Limes and minor sexual content will still be posted here on FF but full on sex scenes and lemon-centric fics will only be posted on my new Pat-reon page under CNShadowfox.

To be frank I'm broke and kind of in debt so my internet connection is one of the last few luxuries I've afforded myself but even then I'm living like a college kid on ham sandwiches and ramen so if you've got $1 a month to spare and want to read my shitty smut or just support me in general I would greatly appreciate it and offer you all if not most of my love*.

*My Love may or may not be a metaphysical object and not an actual commodity to be given. Results may very, no refunds.