Naruto laughs with Weiss as they walk out of the theater, "that movie was great."

"It was," Weiss chuckles, "truth be told Yang is the one that got me into Spruce Willis films."

"It's getting about time to head, isn't it?" Naruto asks her as they walk along the road.

"Yeah…unfortunately, I sort of signed for three hours leave…I'm actually late." Weiss tells Naruto.

"Aren't…you know…"
"Aren't I what?"
"Freak out about being late?"
"Well…I guess its that someone taught me not to be afraid of minor hiccups."

Naruto blushed a little bit, before smiling. "Well Weiss…I've got eight hours of leave…so I guess I better go take of some things."

"Oh?" Weiss questions, "and they are?"

"I've got to a suit for the dance."
"Are you taken yet?"
"No, you?"
"Nope…"
"Well…wouldn't you like to go…with me?"
"Maybe…"

Naruto gives a frustrated sigh, "well…I'll take you dinner before then."

"Hmm…dinner…a dance…" Weiss turned around, pondering while blushing heavily by the offer. "Weiss, you just need to say yes…say yes…Y.E.S…yes…yes…yes."

"Is she going to say yes…did I do something wrong?" Naruto questions in his own mind.

"I guess so," Weiss winced a little bit as her inner voice screamed out at her.

"Oh…really cool! I guess I can write that on my to do list. You know, search for a good place." Naruto rubs the back of his head, "you know Weiss…you…um…"

"Yes?" Naruto looks at Weiss before chuckling.

"You're beautiful when you smile." Naruto chuckles out as he turns around to start walking, leaving behind a blushing Weiss.

"I don't know…if that's true…but…thank you Naruto."

"Big Brother!" Aka screams as Naruto scoops her up when she runs towards him.

The redhead was chuckling, laughing, and all around mad giggling as she Naruto rubbed her head with a laugh. "Hey lil sis."

Anko comes to the front door, looking at Naruto with a smile, "heya brat."

"Hey Anko…" Naruto says as Menma stumbles about besides her, the blonde-haired toddler looks at his older brother with a giggling smile.

"Hey yourself, I was about to lay out dinner…if you want to join us."
"Um…sure…is Minato here?"
"He's actually working late tonight, he's taking over the store for the day."
"Aww…well…I was hoping to talk to him."
"He'll be home later on tonight."
"I see…well…mind if I come in?"

Anko step aside, picking up Menma as she watched Naruto carry Anko inside as well.

The blonde looked at their beautiful home, smiling when he saw baby pictures of Menma and Aka on the wall. Anko patted his shoulder with her free hand, "like I said at the hospital…you're more than welcome here."

"Thanks…I was actually going to talk to you as well."
"Oh?"
"Well…I sort of have a question about…dating."

Anko beamed, squealing a little bit as she let down Menma to walk around, "oh no…don't tell me little Naruto is growing up all of a sudden~"

"Ahaha," Naruto laughs a little, it was a poor joke…but it was a genuine.

"Well the reason I'm coming to you is because I can't really go to my teachers…Ozpin acts like he's never been around a woman, and Minato…"
"Is Minato still to you."
"Yeah…"
"Well, I'll be more than glad to help with your questions, but first you've got to promise me something."
"Hmm?"
"No children at such a young age."

Naruto blushed heavily, "A-Anko?!"

"I don't want to baby sit my step grandchildren when I'm this young and your siblings are still…children themselves." Anko tells him with a smile.

"I'm not planning to engage…or to even…gah." Naruto clutches his head, "why did you have to do this?"

"Isn't it the job of a mother to embarrass her children?" Anko questions coyly with a smirk, "now c'mon it's also the job to feed her children."

Naruto looked at Anko stunned, before smiles warmly as he lets down Aka, "are you really going to eat with us Big Brother?"

Naruto nodded as they walked into the dining room, before Anko started to set out plates, "Anko let me help!"

The blonde teen grabbed some of the plates, helping her set them out on the table, smiling as he set Aka's in front of her upside down. "Big Brother that's not how it goes!" Aka whines little.

His response was childishly sticking out his tongue at the girl, before flipping the plate back over the right way, and taking a seat by her as he set his plate down. Anko got out some of the food from the oven, revealing it to be a roasted chicken.

The smell alone made Naruto's and the children's mouths water. Anko smiles, before placing it down along with mashed potatoes, green beans, and corn. The wife of Minato then grabbed another item from the stove, revealing dinner rolls.

"Does it smell good Naruto?" Anko asks.

"It really does…thank you." Naruto watches as Anko takes a seat and smiles.

"Well, c'mon lets pray and dig in."

Naruto watched as Anko belched and Aka as well. The mother-daughter duo chuckles as Naruto looks at them with a smile, "that's good Aka. So…Naruto…about the dating?"

"Okay, well…I'm not sure if were dating…officially."
"Oh my scandalous, have you two kissed?"
"No, well…she kissed me on my cheek for being sweet."
"I see…I see."

Anko looked at him, "was it your first date?"

"Sort of, we had a date before, but it was a on a bet that I beat her on." Anko nearly laughed a little bit, "what?"

"You're dating."
"Really…?"
"Yeah, knowing so little of you I can already guess that you tried to break the bet off…after all…you're a gentle soul."

Naruto sat there, stunned, it was if she had been observing his life. "H-how did you know?"

"I'm a mother dear, call it an intuition ." Anko chuckles as she looks at Naruto, smiling, "can I ask the name of this girl?"

Anko went to take a sip of her water, before Naruto looked at her nervously, "well she's…not really wanting to put her name and mine in public…"

"Oh, is she famous, could it be…you're dating Pyrrah aren't you?!" Anko pointed at him.

"How do you even know about Pyrrah!"
"I'm Mistralian, Pyrrah is famous since she's from my hometown, duh."
"Oh…yeah…well no. That's Jaune's girl and I find her more as a sister."
"That black haired faunus girl, cat girl…um…Blake?"
"No…"

Anko glared at him, "I remember the picture that you took of your friends at a carnival together…is it that green haired girl?"

"No…" Naruto rolled his eyes, pinching his nose.

"The long black-haired girl, your team lead?"
"No…"
"The bombshell blonde?"
"No…"
"Naruto…um…you wouldn't be into little kids would you, because that one girl standing by the bombshell is a little yo-!"
"NO!"

Naruto nearly screams, his eyes bugged out, he nearly hurled at the idea that he was dating Ruby. He liked her as a sister as well, a younger sister, and if any boy had come to harm in any way he and Yang would probably be making a twelve-foot grave together.

"Okay, sheesh…" Anko laughs a little, "well it can't certainly be Weiss Schnee."

"Um…well…" Naruto started, "it kind of…is."

"Oh my God…you're dating a Schnee…" Anko blanches a little, "that's…actually…cute and frightening at the same time."

"Why?" Naruto asks.

"Well, many faunus, including me and your father thought that all Schnee were racist." Anko points out, "so…for you to be dating the second youngest is…rather pleasant and strange."

"She's sweet, she's kind, but she can be cold a little towards me." Naruto tells Anko, "besides I think she'll make a great Huntress…probably the greatest."

"So, you would you be willing to step away from being number one for her?"
"Hah, no…the number one spot is mine…she can be the number one Huntress however."
"Pfft, oh dear…"
"Oh dear what?"
"You're in love, that's so cute I could pinch your little whiskered cheeks."

Naruto chuckles, rubbing the back of his head, "well…maybe…we're going to the Vytal dance together."

"Oh that's nice," Naruto continues to rub the back of his head.

"I've got to take her out to dinner that day, it was my suggestion…she looked like she was pondering." Anko laughs.

"She's got you figured out, she's playing with those little heartstrings of yours, tell me something Naruto…if you saw her being hurt what would you do?"
"Murder."
"Wow…not even any hesitation."

"So, does that mean I'm in love?" Naruto asks.

"Mhmm," Anko hums, "and don't be ashamed of that feeling…it'll make you do feats that you wouldn't have ever thought possible."

Naruto smiles a little bit, "sure…mom."

Weiss was currently walking to her dorm when Ozpin walked by her, "ah Ms. Schnee…glad to see you've finally arrived back."

"O-oh sorry, I got sidetracked while on my leave."
"No need, I keep tabs on everyone…so you were with Naruto?"
"H-how did you know?"
"I'm The Headmaster of Beacon, I keep tabs on all my students…plus Naruto told me that he was taking to teach you how to sing."

Weiss blushed a little bit, before Ozpin looked at her. "You already knew how to sing didn't you?"

"I'm not going to bother repeating my same question…yes." Weiss looked away, "it w-was the only excuse I could give to get him to go on a date with me."

"Ms. Schnee, Naruto would've taken you out if you had just asked him too…he's head over heels for you." Ozpin tells her, "now…I must ask you…what are your intentions with my son?"

"S-son?!" Weiss exclaims, "Naruto's your…son?!"

"Not exactly, it's a title that I carry on him proudly, after everything he has been through he still shows the best of life and the best of true humanity." Ozpin, "any man would be proud to call that boy his son."

"Oh…right…because I was…well…" Weiss ungripped her hands.

"Oh, I see, you were going to take a swing at me." Ozpin chuckles, "he is right…you're a fiery girl."

"Th-that's not true, I'm not hot headed!" Weiss exclaims, "I'm calm…tactful…collective!"

"Yet, you're stammering to explain yourself." Ozpin points out, "listen Ms. Schnee…I'm not against you dating him."

"We're…no…well…" Weiss looked about, "what makes you think…I…I can't come up with anything to say."

"Love is a powerful thing," Ozpin tells her, "because it can bring out the best in someone…and bring out the worse."

Weiss looked at Ozpin, he rested his cane on the ground, clutched in both of his hands. "Naruto's heart isn't something that many people can understand…the ability to manipulate life energy…his semblance. It's a semblance I've seen only once before, it's a rarity…but it can drive someone mad."

"What do you mean?" Weiss asks.

"Because, his semblance allows him to sense the life or…lack thereof in something. He can manipulate the energy of life through nature, he technically could bring a desert into being a forest if he focused hard enough…but that could prove a fatal overtaxing burden on himself." Ozpin explains, "and it also makes those he grows attached to stronger."

"Now that you mentioned it, ever since he's been training mostly with Jaune…Jaune has gained tremendous ground here despite being a loser…" Weiss points out.

"Ah Mr. Arc, indeed he has." Ozpin partially agrees with Weiss, "but a loser is someone who gives up…and turns their back on their dreams. If you claw, if you fight, if you struggle…you are a winner…as long as you strive to accomplish your dream."

"I see…what do you think Naruto's dream is?"
"Unity…peace…true peace."
"Is that what he told you."
"Yes, but tell me Weiss…what are your intentions with him?"

"I just like him okay…there's no intentions behind it." Weiss tells Ozpin, "I'm not trying to anything that can harm him…I would never hurt him."

Ozpin smiles, it was a smile full of warmth. "I know you wouldn't, but it's just my duty to ask."

Cinder, Emerald, Rexy, and Naruto were walking a forest. All of them wore black cloaks, each of them, but Naruto wore a mask. Cinder's mask was that of hawk, Emerald's was that of an Eagle, and Rexy's was a newly made wolf mask.

Naruto had a scarf over his face, he looked around, "so…Cinder…mom doesn't know I'm coming?"

"She does not," Cinder says, "isn't your birthday coming up soon?"

"Yes…" Naruto answers her, "why?"

"Lady Salem has spent many of your birthday weeping over your picture, her birthday has come and gone for year…however…this may be the best gift I could offer." Cinder answers Naruto, "bear in mind…Naruto…once you meet your mother and she explains to you what it means to be an Ayakashi…there is no turning back from this path."

"What if I don't want to do anything to harm anyone, I'm going to protect this world, not destroy it further." Naruto tells her, eyeing them all.

"We never said that," Emerald chimes in, "it's just…an awakening of sorts. Lady Uzumaki came to us because of blood being linked to an ancient past on Remnant…a past that was even before the time of such technology and even longer before The Grimm."

"So, mother can't create Grimm…just control them?" Cinder nods to answer him.

"Yes, which is why you have that ability…but make no mistake…you and she are not the only ones."
"So, where are they then?"
"Being much more secretive than you and her."

They all stopped when a house sized Beowulf dropped from the dreams, Naruto was already in a fighting stance, before the Beowulf walked past the others and straight towards him. Sniffing him, the Beowulf seemingly bowed.

"Kattapa," Emerald says, "he's your mother's personal Beowulf and guardian. He's an ancient Grimm, more ancient than many of the Grimm actually."

Kattapa looked at Naruto, "why doesn't he speak?"

"Your mother's form of control involves just subjecting her will, she doesn't give her servants free will. Not like you did for Rexy." Emerald tells him.

Rexy walks towards Kattapa, "brother Beowulf please do not inform Salem of Master."

Kattapa seemingly nods, before dashing off in the mud as it began to pour.

"Kattapa keeps this area clear of Wild Grimm, there is very few Grimm that he wouldn't be able to take on." Cinder says, "I dare say he could defeat a Dragon."

"Wait…Dragon Grimm are a thing?"
"Yes…they're very violent and very hard to control."
"So…by that…I'm guessing mom can't control one."
"It's very taxing, plus it's the only Grimm that is naturally sentient."
"N-naturally?"

Cinder nods, "Dragons weren't always Grimm creatures…they're connected more to the world than even Ozpin is."

"Ozpin would be described as a Sage." Emerald tells Naruto as they walk, "but even he doesn't compare to an Ayakashi."

"So, this Ayakashi thing, Minato used it…and Oz-dad knows about it…it sounds like an old word."
"Luckily you never asked Pyrrah about the word."
"Oh come on, is Pyrrah connected to you all as well?!"

Naruto yell stopped them, Cinder looked at him, "no…"

"Okay…I was about to say that means everyone but a few of my friends were true to me." Naruto looks at them, "though I understand."

"Rexy never lied, he was…sort of…opted at the time."
"Opted?"

Naruto looks at Rexy, who sighs, "your mother master…is…terrifying to say the least."

Naruto and co. stop, looking an old ruined temple complex. "I'm going to get called into Ozpin's office tomorrow…and I hated lying to Weiss about coming back…but…I need to know everything."

"You will know everything…" Cinder tells Naruto, "now come with me…she only expects me."

Salem was mediating on the ground, in front of her was two stone tablets with different names written on them, sighing, she got up. She fixed her dress, before turning to face Cinder. "I see Cinder that you've brought another…"

"I have Lady Salem, but this one is special." Salem faced the hooded figure, before she eyes him over.

"He's a little scrawny," Salem heard the figure chuckle a little bit, "is something I said a joke?"

"No…" Salem eyes widened a little bit at the voice.

Slowly the hooded figure raised his head up, his hood falling off his head, revealing a face she was not ready to see. Fidgeting…shaking, tears welling in her eyes, she faced the owner of that face with a mixture of fear…happiness…and sadness.

A pile of emotions flooded through her, she slowly took a step forward, followed by another, and another.

Cinder took a step to the side, before she watched her mistress walk to where Naruto stood. She cupped his face with both of her hands, before tears fell from her eyes.

Her once demonic red eyes turned blue, though the sclera remained blacker than a moonless night. Her black veins receded to form a ring around her eyes, before she began whimpers as she rubs her hands over Naruto's face.

"My…son…" Salem sobs a little, "you shouldn't be here…it's too soon."

"Minato told me about…you…and what happened all those years ago." Naruto clutched both of her hands tenderly, afraid that he may harm her. "I needed to know the truth…that you…are truly my mother."

Salem felt Naruto's hands grip her own, "Naruto…"

"I've got so many questions, I'm afraid to ruin this moment…I've not seen you since I was small child. I've not heard you, but somehow…I knew you were always watching over me. I think you returned that photo to me…you were probably so scared that I'd reject you." Naruto watches as Salem nods.

"I was afraid…are you to reject me Naruto?" Salem felt Naruto grip her hands, "are you angry for me being the cause of your suffering."

There was a pregnant pause, as Salem watched as Naruto closed his eyes. However, she watches as a smile breaks over his face and black veins slowly formed around his eyes. When he opened them, his red eyes brightly lit up Salem's face as his sclera went black.

"Mother…" Naruto looks into his mother's eyes as they widen, "I've returned…to you…and I want to know the whole truth."