Demon Eyes of Remnant

by Shadow Itachi Uchiha

Itachi finds himself alive and in a new world. Why exactly was he chosen, he does not know. Why won't they let him rest in peace? Whatever the reason, he's been given a second chance and he won't let it go to waste.

24. Chapter 24

Disclaimer- I do NOT own either Naruto or RWBY series, NOR their characters.

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Ch. 24

Atlas

Wendy, the woman who had built Itachi the weapons and helmet he used, leaned against the desk looking at a chart as massaged her temples. She placed the clip board down and looked up, at the large pod holding Itachi who was submerged in water. A mask over his mouth a nose giving him oxygen as he had various tubes and needles injected into his bare body.

She heard voices and giggling coming from outside the lab doors as she slammed her fist on the table. "Don't you dare come in here!" She shouted hearing the people behind the door run away as she shook her head. It has been months since they brought him in, months submerged in water inside the pod, yet he has shown no signs of waking up and to make matters worse, the doctors had found a form of energy different to Aura flowing in him, and the damn council had agreed to doing some test and research on Itachi, hoping they could somehow be able to utilize this energy for the "greater good" of Atlas as they said it. She was the only female allowed to check on him, as the other women that have entered and had seen Itachi in his glory had been unable to keep their mind in check. Hell, they wouldn't even let Weiss see him, she who is his girlfriend was told she was not allowed to see him. She sighed pinching her nose, looking at him once more before turning off the lights and walking out of the room.

One Hour Later

Itachi's finger moved slightly. Then the rest of his body began to respond as he slowly opened his eyes. He blinked slowly a few times as his vision began to clear up. He slowly looked around the room, being slightly lit up by the monitors and other electronic devices as he looked at himself. The wires and needles piercing his skin and flesh. He slowly and carefully pulled each one out as alarms started ringing in the room. He activated his Mangekyo Sharingan a new patter emerging as he slipped through the thick glass holding him as he landed on the floor in a crouching position. He looked down at himself, looking around once more but sighed seeing there were no extra clothing for him to cover himself up.

The alarms kept wailing as he silently slipped out of the lab, making sure no one was around to see him. He walked down the hallway as he stopped, hearing many footsteps running his way. He turned around planning to find a different way but could hear more footsteps from that direction as well. Itachi slowly walked back slipping through the wall and into a room as luck began to be on his side as he found some suits.

He quickly got dressed, now wearing some black pants, a long sleeved black dress shirt and black vest with the number 24 in purple with gold trimming on the front left of his chest as he then grabbed some of the shoes underneath quickly putting them on leaning against the desk. He looked back seeing a tank holding a black snake, he walked up closer to the snake as the snake watched him. He blinked a few times before making his way out the door. Some nurses and guards running past him. He didn't have any of his weapons, ninja scrolls, or his actual scroll to communicate with the others, so he had to stop at the Schnee residence, hoping to find Weiss or Klein, if Weiss was currently out.

"Hey! Stop right there!" Itachi stopped and slowly moved to look behind him "Now turn around nice and slowly so I can get a good look at you." Itachi turned halfway as he activated his Sharingan, looking at the man with dark skin and a dark green hair color, he wore a white coat with red and blue accents, but the most notable feature was the canine tail "So you've finally woken up." Itachi looked at the weapon that was pointed at him then back at the boy before turning and walking away "Hey! I told you to stop!" He ran up to Itachi and grabbed him by the shoulder but to his shock, he dispersed in a murder of crows. "What the hell?!"

Schnee Residence

Itachi didn't spare any time, running and jumping across building, having been able to successfully leave without much of a confrontation. He jumped down in front of a mansion, the giant white gates closed, but they were no problem for him as he easily jumped over them and swiftly ran up the long driveway with his ninja speed, making sure no one would see him. He jumped onto the second floor of the mansion, slowly and quietly opening a window, to one of the many rooms the large home has as he made it inside. He looked around seeing he had entered a random room that no one used as he walked up to the door, listening to any footsteps or any voices on the other side, but there were none. He decided it would be best to use Kamui to slip through anymore doors or walls, so they would not hear them opening and closing.

He walked through the large hallways of the home, trying to remember which room belonged to Weiss. He stopped and slipped through the floor, now on the first floor he looked to his left, a door in the middle of the hallway as he slipped inside the room and looked around. He shook his head, this was someones office, her fathers most likely. He didn't stay long, just gave a glance around the room before slipping right back out. He walked further down towards the very end of the mansion, a lone door on the right. He placed his hand on it and nodded. He slipped through and looked around, cursing at himself as Weiss was not there, and now that he thought of it he couldn't feel her Aura signature anywhere in the mansion, nor Kleins. He sighed sitting on the bed as he heard scratching coming from the door, then some meowing. He walked up to the door, cracking it open as a ball of black fur bolted into the room and jumped on him as it meowed louder as it rubbed itself on him and rubbed it's head on his cheek.

Itachi chuckled. "Yami, you've really grown." Itachi pet the once kitten now larger cat "You must've found your way to Weiss during the fall of Beacon." Yami meowed moving her head under the palm of his hand not wanting him to stop petting her. "Can you tell me where Weiss is?" She meowed once again as she hopped off of him and walked towards the door. Itachi followed after about to open the door when it was swung open, a sword held to his throat. 'Damn it.'

"Who are you? And why are you in my daughters bedroom?"

His eyes slightly widened. "I apologize for the intrusion, but I was trying to locate Weiss." He told her, noticing the bottle of wine in her other hand as Yami meowed and jumped up onto Itachi's shoulder rubbing her furry face against his cheek before meowing at the woman.

"Yami?"

"My name is Itachi Uchiha, I attended Beacon with your daughter, I am a friend of hers and Winters."

She blinked a few times. "Itachi?" Then her eyes widened. "It's you, the one she has been crying over since she returned, she said you were nearly dead, in a coma." She slowly lowered the weapon as Yami jumped into her arms and onto her shoulder before rubbing her cheek against the woman. "My daughter isn't here anymore, she ran away over a week ago."

Itachi looked away. "I'm assuming she hasn't answered any of your calls, or from her father, since she left." The woman nodded. "That means I will need to get some of my back up scrolls from Beacon." Itachi narrowed his eyes.

"You can't, the school is swarming with grimm, it's unsafe, you could lose your life."

"It's the only way I'll find her and the others, I'll grab my scrolls and weapons from the school, then I'll head to patch, where the rest of her team should be." Itachi looked at her determination in his eyes "I'll find your daughter, I'll keep her safe, I won't let anything happen to her!"

"If you die I will never forgive you, just the thought of you being in a coma, near death, made her feel broken, and if you actually do die...I don't know what would happen to my little girl."

Itachi placed a hand on her shoulder. "I won't die, I can't afford to lose her." her eyes widened. "I love your daughter, and I'll go to any lengths for her."

She smiled and looked down. "I wish I could be there for her like a mother should..."

Itachi looked at the bottle, knowing well about her alcoholism. "Then how about you start with staying away from the alcohol." He reached for the bottle, taking hold of it as she loosened her grip and Itachi took the bottle away. "Your daughter loves you, she's told me much about you, but she doesn't want to see you like this, she wants to see you before this started taking over your life." He gestured to the bottle which disappeared from his hand. "Your children miss their mother, the mother they had before you fell to alcoholism, if you can stop or even just drink moderately, I assure you, that you will be happy with your children once again."

Itachi watched as she fell onto her knees. He walked away from her towards the window as she called out to him. "Please, keep my daughter safe and continue loving her as you do."

"Mother?"

Itachi heard the voice of a young boy as he nodded before vanishing through the window.

Morning

Glynda was still helping with the extermination of grimm and rebuilding of Vale as she felt a small shock wave and saw smoke coming from the school as she quickly made her way there. When she arrived she saw many grimm had been defeated as they dispersed into black smoke. She saw a large whole at the front of the school doors and could hear the grimm inside. She ran towards the noise following it towards the dorms as she could see a figure in a black suit walking through the hallway, surrounded by a pack of Beowulf as they lunged at the figure as her eyes widened seeing the pack being blown away by some force, not seeming to get close to the figure as they dispersed in black smoke. She watched the figure open a door as he walked in.

"Are you going to just stand there, Professor Goodwitch?" She heard the figure say as her eyes widened knowing that voice too well, she ran into the room as she saw the figure had already changed into some black combat boots, black pants, a tight long sleeved black shirt under the brown leather jacket he was currently putting on as he moved to face her. "I'm back from the dead."

Glynda slowly took a few steps forward as she saw his eyes change into the Sharingan. "It really is you, when did you wake up?! And what are you doing here?!"

"Last night, and I've come for a change of clothes and for this..." He moved arm back grabbing something off the bed as he brought it forward, as Glynda's eyes widened seeing the Red Hood Helmet. "I'm heading off to find the others in patch, then along with Ozpin we'll find a way to fight against Cinder and Salem." She closed her eyes and looked away. "What's wrong?"

Glynda sighed. "Ruby along with the members of JNPR have left to Haven Academy, Weiss went home to Atlas, Blake most likely went to Menagerie along with Nanami and Professor Isane, Yang went on to look for her mother...and..." Glynda looked into his now onyx eyes "Ozpin has died."

Itachi balled his fists. "Even more reason for me to look for the others." Itachi said placing two large handguns in his jacket and a crow bar strapped on his back "Salem must still be stopped, with or without Ozpin."

"And how do you hope to defeat her? She who Ozpin could not?"

Itachi narrowed her eyes. "If I were not needed, the Gods of Light and Darkness would not have taken me from my world and brought me into this world."

"What?" Glynda questioned

"I am not of Remnant. I died in my world and was brought back to life here, I was given a second chance." Itachi admitted to Glynda who stood in shock "This is my new home and I won't let anyone destroy." Itachi put on the helmet. "Now I advise that you return back to the city, before more Grimm decide to stroll into the school."

Her eyes widened. "Y-You're him, but how?" She questioned as Itachi made a clone in a black robe and white mask. "Reaper...you really aren't from here, Mr. Uchiha..." Itachi nodded. Glynda nodded back as they made their way out of the school and split ways.

Itachi and his clone each held a scroll as a dot appeared on each of their screens. "I'll go after Weiss on the Nevermore, you get to Blake in Menagerie. Violet still owes us a favor, have her take you as close to the island as she can, you know the rest." Itachi said as the clone nodded and disappeared from his side.

Mid-Afternoon

Itachi flew high above a forest as the scroll in his hand was plotting the mark right beneath him. The nevermore hovered in the air as Itachi pat its head as it swooped down a small distance away from a camp ground and Itachi jumped off before the nevermore dispersed in white smoke. Itachi walked towards the site as he came into clear view of the gates being guarded by two people.

With Weiss

"The truth is that "truth" is hard to come by. A story of victory is the story of defeat for someone else. By now your Uncle ha-" Raven, Yangs mother, stopped as there was some commotion outside "What is going on out there?!"

Raven along with Weiss and Yang ran outside of the tent. Their eyes widening as they landed on Red Hood. "What business do you have here, Hood?" Raven asked.

"I came for them." He pointed at Weiss and Yang.

Weiss shook her head. "This can't be, they said he died..."

Yang growled. "How does he have his helmet back?" She questioned balling up her fist "It was in Itachi's room!"

The girls readied their weapons as he spun his guns in his hands before putting them away. He then put his hands up in surrender, stopping in front of them a few feet away from the tent, weapons from everyone inside pointing right at him. "I'm not here for a fight."

"What do you want with them?" Raven questioned him unsheathing her sword "And why should we believe anything you say?"

"Let me show you why." He placed his hands on the helmet and pressed a button near the bottom as the bottom piece moved slightly forward as he slowly removed his helmet, the long hair in the pony-tail falling back as he moves his bangs to the sides. "It's been a while, Weiss, Yang."

Weiss trembled, letting her weapon fall to the ground. "Y-You...is it really you?" She questioned as she slowly walked forward "Itachi? Are you really Itachi?"

Itachi smiled and closed the distance between the two, placing his hands gently on her cheeks as he moved forward, placing a gentle kiss on her lips. "Does that answer your question?"

Weiss jumped on him, wrapping her arms around his neck as he held her tightly, arms around her waist as she moved back and kissed him again. "You're alive! They wouldn't let me see you so I thought the worst had happened but you're here!" She told him as she pressed her face into his chest. "You actually came back!" Weiss pushed him away before giving him a good slap on the face. "That's for making us worry, you idiot!" She then jumped back into him.

Itachi blinked. "I deserved that."

"Of course you did!" He heard Weiss yell into his shirt.

"Hey! Give me some room too!" Yang shouted as she bear hugged the two "I knew you weren't out for the count!"

Itachi smiled wrapping an arm around Yang. "I'm glad you two are safe, there's a lot we need to talk about, but we first need to regroup with the others."

"Ahem." Raven coughed gaining their attention "If he's with you two, then let's get back inside and talk as we were."

They let one another go and nodded as they walked back inside, Weiss holding onto Itachi's hand the whole time as she filled him in, he sat in between the two girls.

"Your uncle has surely told Ruby and her friends plenty of stories."

"Well, he's never given me a reason to doubt him before." Yang told her mother

"That doesn't mean those reason don't exist." Raven stated as Yang glared at her. She sighed. "You know, you and your teammates and him, Reaper, I thought you looked familiar, might as well be the poster children for the Huntsman academies. Your motives vary, but you enrolled to try and make the world a better place. It's adorable."

Itachi listened as he took a sip of tea that was placed in front of him.

"It's what Huntsmen and Huntresses do." Yang stated

Raven shook her head. "Not all of them." She looked at Itachi then away. "Some people are just in it for the money and fame, but there's even more that are just looking to grow stronger." She stated as she looked at the three before facing Yang. "Your Uncle Qrow and I didn't attend Beacon to become Huntsmen, we did it to learn how to kill Huntsmen." The two girls gasped. Itachi took another sip of the tea as they looked at him. "Daddy and Uncle left that part out, hm?" Raven poured herself some more tea. "Aside from the grimm, Huntsmen were the only capable ones of ruining our raids and hunting us down. Our tribe needed a counter force."

Itachi grunted. "The Branwen Tribe." He spoke putting his tea cup down "Bandits, this isn't the first time I've come across your tribe now that I think of it." Raven passed him the tea pot as he served himself more. "I've actually put some of your tribe behind bars."

Raven nodded. "Qrow and I were the perfect age to enroll in Beacon. The entrance exams were childs play compared to what we'd already gone through." She stood, looking down at them. "We were good. So good, that we caught the attention of Beacons very own Headmaster. Professor Ozpin, Even after we were put on a team, I could tell he was keeping an eye on us." She looked at Itachi. "You should understand." Itachi nodded. "Back then I thought it was because he knew, but it was Team STRQ that he was interested in."

"What do you mean by that?" Yang questioned

"Constant attention, extra training missions, turning a blind eye whenever we happened to break the rules and get into more trouble than we should have. Sound familiar?"

"And your point?" Itachi asked for the girls.

"How much do you know about Professor Ozpin? About his past?" Raven questioned the three.

"He was a...prodigy. One of the youngest headmasters to be appointed to the school." Weiss replied

"Because that's how he planned it, correct?" Itachi took a sip of tea "He was the only headmaster."

Raven narrowed her eyes. "The man you know as Ozpin designed those schools and has followers inside every academy on Remnant that are loyal to him and no one else."

"That doesn't even make any sense! How co- No, why would someone even do that?" Yang questioned her mother

"Because Old man Oz has a great and terrible secret. One that could spread fear across the world. One that he eventually entrusted to our team, and once I knew, there was no going back. I needed to know more, but with every new discovery I made, the more horrifying the world became."

"Okay, then tell us. What's the big secret? What's so crazy that the rest of us don't know? The creatures of Grimm..."

"Have a master named Salem." Itachi placed the tea cup down as Raven turned around slowly to face him. "I know and it's because I know, that I chose to attend Beacon, to keep an eye on Ozpin, the man that was the biggest mystery."

"How?"

"Salem sent someone for me before entering Beacon, she wanted my skills, but I denied."

"That was idiotic of you, maybe you went to attend Beacon to hide from her, she is fear."

Itachi chuckled then glared at Raven. "She can't be stopped, she can't be reasoned with, and she will not rest until humanity crumbles at her feet, but there are people she fears. Everyone has a weakness, no matter how strong they are."

"What?" Weiss questioned

"And who may those people be exactly?" Raven asked him.

"Those with Silver Eyes, and..." His eyes morphed into the Sharingan "...Me."

Yang stood. "Why should we believe any of this?"

"Now you're catching on. So far you've done nothing but accept what others tell you." Raven placed her cup on the table as she stood directly in front of her daughter. "But you need to question everything." They stared each other down for a second before Raven turned and walked away from her. "Otherwise you'll end up just as blind as Qrow...and your fool of a father."

Itachi grabbed his cup of tea before Yang destroyed the table, her eyes turning red. "Don't you dare talk about my family like that!"

"You need to calm down." Vernal stood behind Yang, weapon pointed at her.

Itachi set the cup on the floor. "Put your weapon away." Itachi looked over his shoulder at Vernal who glared at him.

"Yang please." Weiss said reaching to grab her hand.

"Listen to your friend Yang, your teammates never let you down before." Raven said

"You don't know the first thing about my teammates! About me! You were never there! You left us! Why?!" Yang looked down at the ground.

Itachi sighed and disappeared from his place, only to appear behind Vernal, a gun placed at the back of her head and one at the bottom of her spine. "Put the weapon down."

"Shit." Vernal growled.

"This won't kill you, but it will leave you paralyzed for the rest of your life, so decide." Itachi told her as she growled but lowered her weapon. "Now was that so hard? Now sit down over there, I won't let there be bloodshed while I'm present." Vernal walked over to sit in the corner by Raven as he placed his weapons back in their holsters.

Raven was watching, eyes narrowed waiting for someone to go down, but thankfully nothing happened as she turned back to Yang. "I know more than you realize. Not just about you and not just what I've been told, but things I've seen with my own eyes. I know the Grimm have a leader, I know people who can come back from the dead..." Raven looked over at Itachi "...I know that magic is real and I can prove it." Weiss stood up and walked up next to Yang and Itachi. "You said Tai told you all about my semblance. Well, I doubt he ever told you what Oz did to my brother and me." She walked out of the tent through the back.

Itachi walked right behind her as he looked back at the two girls. "Lets see." When they walked outside Raven was gone, they looked around but didn't see her.

"Mom?"

"Yang, are you okay?" Weiss asked her teammate

"I'll be fine once we can get her to take us to Ruby." Yang answered.

"It's okay if...you're not okay." Weiss nudged Itachi "Say something."

"You two don't believe what she said, right?" Yang questioned them.

"I...of course not. Well, not all of it. It was crazy. We have Dust, Semblances...but, I mean, there's no such as thing as magic."

"That's where you're wrong." Itachi said as they looked at him "There is magic, but it is rare here in this world."

"You actually beli-"

They heard a caw as they looked up, seeing a Raven fly by.

"A Raven?" Weiss questioned

"I've...seen that bird before." Yang stated

"Maybe it belongs to your mom?"

"I see." Itachi had kept his sharingan active as he watched the Raven. "It is her mom."

"What?"

They watched as the Raven swooped down flying through the trees as it passed behind one and in an instant, Raven appeared landing on the ground in front of them.

"How...did you do that?" Yang questioned

"Well, I could explain it to you..." Raven unsheathed her sword slicing the space behind her as a portal appeared. "...or you could ask your Uncle."

"You're letting us go?"

"I'm giving you a choice." Raven sheathed her weapon "Stay here, with me, and I'll answer all of your questions and more, we can have a fresh start..." She moved to the side. "Or you can go back to Qrow and Ozpin's impossible war against Salem, and meet the same fate as so many others, but can you really go back to trusting someone that's kept so much from you?"

Weiss looked at Yang, but her eyes were gliding towards Itachi. Itachi could feel her staring at him, he closed his eyes and took hold of her hand. "I promise, I'll tell you everything soon." He felt her give his hand a light squeeze.

"All I care about is making sure my sister is safe." Yang replied as Raven scoffed.

Yang hopped onto her motorcycle as Itachi helped Weiss on it. He walked next to them as Yang drove up to the portal.

"Yang, if you decide to side with your Uncle, I may not be as kind next time we meet." She stated

"You weren't kind this time either." Yang replied, Weiss rolled her eyes and looked away as they drove into the portal.

Itachi stayed back for a moment. "The one who fears Salem is you." Itachi glanced over his shoulder. "Everyone has a weakness, a flaw...Salems weakness, is my existence." Itachi's eyes morphed into his Eternal Mangekyo before entering the portal.

On the other side

"What is taking him so long?!" Weiss questioned having already exited the portal was pacing back and forth with Yang as they were met with Qrow.

"Who are you talking about kid?"

Yang smiled. "He's back."

Qrow rose a brow as a figure came out of the portal and his eyes widened. "Kid, y-you're okay." His eyes looked him up and down, noticing the helmet "What? You quit being Reaper and took up the mantel of Red Hood?" Qrow chuckled.

"I was always Red Hood." Itachi admitted as they looked at him. "Once everyone is back together, I promise to explain everything leading up to my death."

"You didn't die, you were in a Coma." Weiss told him

Itachi shook his head. "I died."

Their eyes widened. "Then how are you back?" Yang questioned.

"I will answer that soon, but for now, lets get back to the others, I can already smell something being overcooked."

They followed after Qrow who led them to a house in which they were staying in as he opened the door. "I'm back!" He shouted.

"Be right there!" They heard from the kitchen

They walked into the house, but Itachi stayed outside.

"Itachi." Weiss said.

"I'm going to let you two have your reunion first, seeing someone who literally came back from the dead could..." Weiss nodded as Itachi leaned directly beside the other door and she stood on the other side of the that door, her hand outside the door holding onto his. "Thank you."

"I'm just making sure you don't make a run for it." She said as she heard him chuckle.

"So we didn't know how many people were coming, so we just cooked all of it." Ruby gasped seeing Yang and Weiss, dropping the tea pot and its cups "Yang, I...I'm so sorry! I-I should've stayed, and I should've talked to you more, I'd- I just... I wasn't sure if you wanted me around and-" She stopped as she felt her older sister hug her.

"I love you."

Ruby sobbed into her sisters jacket. "I love you too."

Itachi heard more footsteps and could tell they came from the rest of team JNPR and one new one, which feels familiar. He heard Weiss sniffle as he gently squeezed her hand before letting it go. "Go." He whispered.

"Weiss." Ruby and Yang gestured for her to join in as she ran up to the two and hugged them.

They stayed there for a few more seconds before Weiss pulled away. "There's actually one more person here."

"Who?" Ruby questioned as she was answered when Itachi stepped in through the door placing the helmet on a stand. "Itachi..." He smiled and took two steps before he felt Ruby slam into him. He smiled wrapping his arms around her. "You're okay! I thought you had died! I-I saw..."

"I'll explain later Ruby, once your team is whole once more." He told the younger girl who stepped away from him as he took a good look at her "You've grown from the last time I saw you." Next thing he knew he felt a different force slam into him, stumbling a few steps back seeing the orange head of hair as he laughed. "It's nice to see you too, Nora."

"You're alive! Happy day!" Nora shouted

After Dinner

"Gyah...we ate it all...Ugh, I think I'm going to be sick..." Jaune said lifting the now empty pots.

"Easy there, Vomit Boy, I believe in you." Yang said

"Ooh, we're doing nickname throwbacks now. Wonderful." He sarcastically said as he left towards the kitchen.

Weiss giggled. "I mean the Ice Queen seems to like it."

Ruby started laughing loudly pointing at Weiss as Itachi covered his chuckle as he sipped on some tea. Weiss rolled her eyes. "I so did not miss you people."

Nora gasped. "Oh my gosh, she really does like it! What went and warmed your heart while you were gone? Oh wait..." Nora smirked as she looked over at Itachi.

"Hey! You make it sound like I used to be terrible."

"Nah! Just a lot to deal with at once." Yang stated

"Hmph!"

"Hmph." Yang stuck her tongue out

Ruby looked at Itachi. "Did you ever get a nickname?" Itachi shook his head.

Yang nodded. "Yes you did, on the first day when we first met, Weiss called you Tall, Dark, and handsome!"

"Yang!"

Nora laughed. "So she's had it in for you since day one, huh?!"

"You called him a piece of candy, Yang." Ruby stated

Yang snapped her fingers and pointed at him. "And don't you forget it."

Everyone laughed as it slowly died down. "It's been a long time. We've all grown in our ways." Ren said

"You really think so?" Ruby asked

"Well, think back to when we were all at Beacon, would you say you did anything foolish or embarrassing? Or do you think you were perfect?"

"Oh gosh." Weiss covered her face with her hands

"I may have been a little too gung-ho from time to time." Yang admitted.

"Heeh, you? I tried to 1v1 a Nevermore on the second day of school." Ruby said

"Yeah, well...don't even get me started." Jaune looked at Itachi for a second before looking away.

"Well, that embarrassment, that desire to go back and tell yourself not to be so stupid, that just proves you're not the same person you used to be. You're smarter, or kinder, or stronger, or relying on others more..." Ren looked at Itachi who drank his tea "...and you're not done growing yet. None of us are."

Itachi looked at Ren. "Yeah, turns out Ren gets real deep when he feels like talking." Ruby stated as everyone chuckled.

"Well, hold on! I thought I was pretty great in school!" Nora stood

"Even at the dance? When you spilled punch all over yourself in front of-"

Nora swiftly ran to Yangs side. "YES ESPECIALLY THE DANCE! THANK YOU, YANG!" Everyone laughed or chuckled.

"How can seven kids possibly make so much noise eating dinner?!" Qrow walked into the dining area with Oscar.

Living Room

They had all moved into the living room, sitting on the couches as Ozpin took over Oscar as he and Qrow began explaining everything.

"So, the Maidens. Magic. Salem. It's all true?" Weiss asked

"Uh-Huh." Qrow answered

"Miss Xiao Long, is this more or less what your mother told you?"

"For the most part." Weiss answered

"You forgot something." Yang turned to face him. "You forgot to tell everyone what you did to Qrow and my mother."

"What is she talking about?" Jaune asked

"Oh, great." Qrow sighed.

"Hm, that's not a secret I thought she would give up so easily, your mother must trust you a great deal. My ability to reincarnate, though a curse, isn't without a few key benefits. Much like the Maidens, I too possess a certain..."Magical" power." He said as he rose from his seat and began walking around. "Using this power, I was able to gift the Branwen twins the ability to "See" more, to move freely and unburdened by their natural bodies. I...well... gave them the ability to turn into birds." He chuckled as he stopped next to Qrow. "Rather ridiculous sounding out loud, isn't it?"

"Uncle?"

"You turned them... into birds?" Ren questioned

"Alright, now you're just messing with us!"

"What else is new?" Jaune crossed his arms quickly looking at Itachi.

"He's telling the truth." Weiss said as they looked at her. "We saw it. Yang's mom... changed, right in front of us."

"Why would you do something like that?" Yang questioned "I mean, what is wrong with you?"

"Yang, that's enough. We made a choice. We wanted this." Qrow told her

"May I?" Ozpin asked Qrow who nodded. "Granting this power to them was no trivial task, and I can assure you it was not done frivolously. I required assistance in gathering information on Salem's plans, as well as searching for Maidens when their hosts became unclear."

"Okay, so, have you done this with others? Like General Ironwood? Professor Goodwitch? Or with Itachi?"

Ozpin looked at Itachi. "As helpful as that might be, unfortunately it is not that simple. My power is finite, and if I'm being honest dwindling. Mr. Uchiha here, actually has more power than myself, that I am sure of." They looked at Itachi, he didn't make any comments as Ozpin continued. "The amount that I gifted to Qrow and Raven was all things considered, rather minuscule. You see, centuries ago, I sacrificed a great deal of magic to four young women, who I hoped would use my gift for good. They were the first Maidens." Ozpin turned to face Yang. "Miss Xiao Long, it was never my intention to lie to you. To any of you. There are just some matters that I prefer to..."play close to the chest". I believe that's how you phrased it?" He looked at Qrow who nodded. "Everyone has a choice. The Branwens chose to accept their powers and the responsibilities that came with them. And later, one of them decided to abandon her duties, in favor of her own self-interest. Now all of you have a choice. If anyone wishes to leave, now is the time. There is no shame or disgrace in abstaining, only retreat."

Yang stood up. "Yang?"

Yang looked at Ruby. "If Ruby sticks around, then I will too. If there's one things I know about her, it's that she somehow always knows the right thing to do. But, if we're going to help, if we're going to keep risking our lives, no more lies. No more half-truths." She looked at Ozpin.

Ozpin looked at her. "Understood."

"So...what now? I mean, what can we do?" Jaune asked

"We train." Itachi said as he stood "We work on our faults, we work on our teamwork, we help each other out where we need it, because the road we're choosing to go down, will undoubtedly be filled with hardships and peril."

"Mr. Uchiha is right, but it is best left for tomorrow." Ozpin looked at Itachi "It has been a far too long since all of you have been together. Please, take tonight. Enjoy this moment."

Later that Night

Itachi was in one of the rooms laying under the covers, looking up at the ceiling, hands behind his head, thinking of how he was going to tell Weiss and Blake about his past, not just them, but the others too. It was overdue that they needed to know the truth, that they chose to either stay with him, or live in fear of him. To say he wasn't worried, nervous, afraid of how they would react, he would be lying to himself. There was a knock on the door before it slowly opened as Weiss peaked her head through the door.

"May I come in?"

Itachi chuckled. "You don't have to ask, Weiss."

Weiss entered the room as she closed the door behind her before removing her heels and getting into bed with Itachi who moved over so she could fit.

"I thought you were going to sleep with your team?"

Weiss turned to look at him. "I wanted to give those two some time alone." She answered as she looked at his chest. "Was it not okay for me to come sleep here? If so then I can sleep so-"

Itachi wrapped an arm around her and held her close to him. "It's perfectly fine, Weiss. I just thought it was quite bold of you." He watched as her face turned red as he then chuckled before placing a kiss on her forehead. "You are always welcome to stay with me Weiss." He held onto her, her breathing was nice and steady. "Weiss, can I ask you something?" Weiss moved her head closer into his chest. "What would you do if I told you, the boy from the book...is me..." Weiss didn't move, he glanced down at her noticing that she had fallen asleep pretty quickly. He chuckled as he felt her leg move in between his and her arm move around him, pulling herself as close as she could to him. He smiled, finally closing his eyes, waiting for sleep to finally take over.

So I was planning on uploading this chapter last Sunday, but two things happened, one it was my birthday, so I spent most of the day with my family not being able to hop onto the laptop and two something that struck not just me but many people around the world...which was the Helicopter crash that took the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna "GIGI" Bryant and the other seven passengers that were with them during the crash. I grew up watching Kobe on T.V with my friends and family, and seeing not just him but his daughter, the young girls from their Basket ball team, their parents, the coach and the pilot as well, it really hurt and usually I do not really feel anything when it comes to celebs. As a small tribute to him, some of you may have recognized that the vest Itachi was wearing the number 24 in purple and gold was Kobe's with the Lakers colors and the snake in the office was in fact a Black Mamba, a nickname that was given to Kobe during his time playing. May they all Rest in Peace and never be forgotten in the hearts of those they loved.

Chrisplayz- I know, but the others in the RWBYverse don't know of the the Totsuka Blade

VocaloidBrony- Yeah, Obito gave him the power of his eyes, giving Itachi the Eternal Mangekyo so he would go blind. And the Dark God will only give him power if he accepts his terms, so we don't know if Itachi said yes or no. And yeah, the multiverse just pulls in some of my other story, such as Lady Death who has appeared in two other of my stories.

keybladelight- Sorry about that, but yes, it will appear when he reveals his past. Yup they had a shipping war, and in the end both sides won lol. There are many fanfictions with Itachi in them which I recommend reading them. And yes, Itachi will no longer be blind, and I don't know if you noticed but Madara hinted that he already awakened the Rinnegan. Who know...lol

therichardater- Yup, there are multiple ways, the Totsuka Blade, the Izanami if he doesn't want to kill her, or other sealing methods he may or may not know...

Novel GaRage- Is it now?

Rio Skyron- He can.

Firestar001- Well, if you are caught up now, she's dating Sun lol Here you go!

andresskorskiruiz- Thank you :D

razmire- Yeah, the "S" stands for Shadow aka my name on here so these are part of my universe. S-N would be Naruto, this story would be S-R1 since it's my first RWBY story, then I also hinted on the second RWBY story by putting in S-N2 and S-R2. And you are correct, S-DXD is the DXD universe for my place.

Mr. Haziq- Yup!