AN: Here we are, Chapter 2. First off, thank you all for your feedback, it means a lot to have other's thoughts on this story.

Now, I would like to take this opportunity to address certain things that was asked. First, one of you, who will not be named, said that I needed to learn English because it is 2018 and not 2001, because apparently the year makes a difference. Now, I assume you are referring to how I will have a character say "gonna" as opposed to "going to." To that, all I can say is that I only use "gonna" or its variants when a character is talking. When a person talks, they do not enunciate. Fewer people say, "going to" than "gonna." If this really bothers you, then I suppose you can find another story that uses proper English.

The next thing is what most people commented about and that is my standing on the power levels of RWBY characters. I said that Maidens were around Chunin level. I admit, that was an unfair lowball, especially considering what we seen Volume 5, Chapter 13. Saying they are Jonin level is plenty justified. However, there are still feats done by Jonin that heavily outclass them. The Grand Fire Ball that was launched by the copy Itachi during the Kazekage rescue arc showed more destructive power than anything in RWBY, and that was nothing. I know some of you will disagree, but that's how I see it.

That's all for now, time to get into the chapter. Today we finally get to see Naruto experience the world of Remnant. How will he fit with this brand-new world? Time to find out.


Remnant of A Shinobi: Chapter 2 – A New Journey.

Naruto heads through the vortex and once again everything goes black. He then opens his eyes and is in the middle of a forest. "Guess they're at least starting me off on familiar ground." Naruto said before he noticed that the trees were quite a bit shorter than what he was used to. More than that though, what differentiated them from the ones back in Leaf Village is that the leaves on these trees were more red. "Kinda…" Naruto's vision then became blurry. "Whoa, why do I feel so weak…?" He questioned.

"I suppose that trip through the dimensional barriers did a real number on your body. Considering everything that had to be done just to get you here, it makes sense that the trip itself would have a heavy toll on you." Kurama answered his partner.

"Oh, I guess that makes sense…" Naruto said as he started to collect himself and regain his balance. Upon his dizziness dissipating a bit, he then went to scratch the back of his head, but he felt no scratch. He looked and realized his arm was still very much gone. "WHAT?!" Naruto shouted loud enough to shake the trees. "Where the hell is my arm?!"

Kurama woke back up due to the yell. "It was blown off. How don't you remember that?"

"I thought Great Grandpa Sage would make it come back!" Naruto shouted, still freaked out.

"Do you know how much chakra it took to keep you from dying and bring you here? It was a lot. It took my entire Yang half, the remaining chakra from pops, plus what was leftover from the Uchiha." Kurama stated.

"So how is giving me my arm back too much to ask for with that much chakra?!" Naruto asked in frustration. Kurama rolled his eyes, as it seemed the miracle Naruto got was just not good enough. Naruto then noticed that his clothing was in the same mess as it was when he left. "Seriously?!"

Kurama gave out a chuckle. "What are you worried about? Modesty was never high up on your list."

"Oi! I have to make a good first impression! What are people gonna think when they see me?!" Naruto said with genuine worry.

"Make a good first impression? You? You would have better luck convincing Lee or Guy to ditch the bowl cut." Kurama said indifferently, clearly not sharing his friend's concern.

"Not…helping…Kurama…" Naruto said clearly getting frustrated with his old friend.

"Aw, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you mad" Kurama said with plenty of sarcasm. However, Naruto did not respond, which confused Kurama. "Naruto?" All of a sudden Naruto fell to his knees in pain.

"What…is happening? First my body gets all woozy and I can't see straight, but now my body feels like it's exploding!" Naruto began to convulse. The pain became greater by the second.

"Naruto! Hang in there!" Kurama said with great concern. He tried flooding Naruto with his chakra in an attempt to heal him, but it didn't seem to be doing anything. Naruto did not have an actual injury to heal.

"I... I feel something else…" Naruto stated.

Kurama was perplexed as to what was happening. That was, until he could feel something leaving Naruto. "Oh no…Kit, your chakra…it's leaving your body."

"What?! How do I stop it?!" Naruto yelled with obvious concern. Kurama's silence let him know that there was nothing he could do. Naruto was not just losing his chakra. While he could feel that this world was taking it away, he could also feel another force inside of him that was forcing it out. Naruto just had to deal with the fact that in this new world, he would not have Chakra. However, not all seemed lost. Naruto could feel the force that was helping push out his chakra come to the surface. "What? What's this feeling? Kurama, can you feel that?"

"Yeah. It seems that whatever is helping force out your chakra is also taking its place. It's not as powerful as chakra though. Then again, what else is?" Kurama continued to think. "Perhaps this is this world's energy source. Like chakra is in our world."

Naruto could feel lots of this new power flowing into him. It may be a new energy, but Naruto could feel that it was his. And since he naturally has a lot of chakra, it would make sense that he would have a lot of whatever this new energy was. "It…it feels a lot smoother than chakra." Naruto commented. Naruto's thoughts then went to concern for Kurama. "Oh crap, is your chakra gone?!"

"No, mine is just fine. Unlike you, my entire being is chakra. So, it could not really be taken away." Kurama explained.

Naruto let out a sigh of relief. Then, he had an idea. "Hey, Kurama. Can you still infuse your chakra with mine?" The idea had merit. It would not really matter if his own chakra was gone if he could borrow the chakra from Kurama whom had a near bottomless supply.

"Let's find out." The fox said as Naruto in the mindscape and Kurama connected fists. Unfortunately, it did not work as Kurama needs at least some chakra to infuse his with. This new source of power did not cut it. "Sorry kit, you're on your own."

"Oh, that's great…" Naruto said with all possible sarcasm. "What next? Is some unholy creature from the depths gonna to attack me too?!" Almost as if they were waiting for a cue, a few creatures as dark as the night appeared out of the bushes. They moved on all fours, but their bodies looked like they would be capable of standing on two legs. Their stature most resembled that of a wolf if it was warped by the devil himself. These creatures also had bone like pieces of armor on them. One such piece of armor was over their faces, making it resemble a mask. Their eyes glowed with a hint of red and yellow. Naruto was not too thrilled about this. "Oh, come on!"

Kurama let out a loud laugh. "Apparently your luck followed you to this world too!"

Naruto only had one response. "Kurama, you're a terrible friend."

This made Kurama laugh more, but he quickly got it together. "Alright, down to business. This world may have taken your chakra and physical strength, but it can't take away your training as a shinobi! Now, ready up and take care of them. Be careful though…I can sense an unnatural amount of malice coming from those things."

"Got it!" Naruto said with plenty of confidence. That confidence dropped when he reached for his kunai, but he could not reach it since his kunai was strapped to the same side as his lost arm. "Oh, that's so not fair!"

"…Maybe pops should have tried putting in more effort with your arm." Kurama said, realizing that Naruto would be unarmed in two ways during this fight. "Remember what I said about fighting? Scratch that. RUN!"

Naruto did not object. The creatures took their respective swings at Naruto, but he was able to avoid them. Like Kurama said, Naruto still had his shinobi training, and a good shinobi had to be able to dodge. As Naruto made it to one of the trees, he looked up. "Good thing we're still in my environment!" He jumped up into the tree and started jumping from branch to branch. The creatures pursued him for a while, but eventually realized it to be pointless. They gave up the chase and Naruto escaped.


Naruto sat in one of the trees catching his breath. Tree hopping would normally be as easy as walking to the end of the block for him, but his body had been changed in ways he was not used to. As such, he became tired more easily. He then began to chat with his old friend on what to do next. "So, what now? How am I supposed to get through here if I'm defenseless?"

"Not completely defenseless. You still have the reflexes developed from your life as a shinobi. But you do need to be able to arm yourself. So, the first step is going to be switching your kunai strap from your right leg to your left." Kurama had informed him.

Naruto began to do just that. It was much more difficult than it sounds. For someone with two arms it would be nearly impossible to screw up. But, for someone with only one? It was a tedious process that took Naruto a good ten minutes. After getting the strap properly secured he took the kunai out. What he pulled out surprised him as it was not your average kunai. It was a Flying Thunder God kunai that belonged to his father, Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage of the Leaf. This kunai had three blades instead of one and the handle is also thicker than normal. The handle has the markings for his father's Flying Thunder God technique that allowed him to instantly teleport to a location with that marking. The blades themselves are heavier than a normal kunai and their prongs made them deadlier in melee combat. Naruto could not help but smile at the sight of a memento from his father. In a way, his father would be protecting him in this new world. "Okay, I'm ready!"

"Ready? Don't tell me you're gonna do what I think you are…" The fox said a little concerned.

Naruto hopped out of the tree and yelled, "Come out and get me you freaks!" Naruto could hear Kurama groan in his head, but Naruto just gave his signature grin. The strange creatures ran to him, although this time there were only three. Naruto held his kunai in a tight reverse grip and readied himself for his first battle in this new world. "Whatever you are, get ready to get your butts kicked by Naruto Uzumaki, ya know!"

Kurama rolled his eyes. "If I didn't know how tenacious the brat actually was, I would actually be worried right now." The fox mused to himself.

The first creature lunged forward at Naruto in which Naruto rolled under it. Another of the creatures swiped at Naruto with its claw but Naruto ducked before he kneed the creature in its gut making the creature stumble for a second. Naruto then capitalized on this opportunity and quickly stabbed the creature in the shoulder. The creature then flailed its arm quicker than Naruto expected sending Naruto flying back a few feet right on his back. "Dammit! They're quicker than I thought!"

Kurama, whom had been studying the movements of the creatures, thought of a plan. "Naruto, listen up."

"No! I don't wanna hear it!" The Blonde exclaimed.

"Don't wanna hear it? What is wrong with you? I have a plan!" The fox said rather annoyed.

"I know you do! That's why I don't wanna hear you!" Naruto responded, making the fox confused.

"What are you talking about? How could me having a plan make you not want to listen?" Kurama asked as anyone would.

"This is my first fight in this world. And I got a gut feeling that this would be considered an easy one. Don't get me wrong, I'll always hear you out, you're my friend. But I need to handle this first battle on my own, so I know I can handle myself here." Naruto said with all the conviction in the world.

Kurama just smirked. He understood what the kid meant. If he couldn't handle this simple battle without help, what chance did he have in the future? "Alright then, kit. Make me proud."

Naruto grinned as he charged at the creature that his knife was stuck in. He dodged the swipe from the creature's claw and grabbed the kunai. He then pulled it out and did a leaping reverse roundhouse to the side of the creature's head, stunning it. Another one of the creatures lunged at Naruto but Naruto jumped making the hit land on the already wounded creature. Naruto then stabbed the wounded creature in the eye before stabbing it again multiple times in the chest, making the creature fall over seemingly dead. Naruto then turns to face the other two and thinks to himself, "I'm better at fighting with my hands than a knife…"

"Unfortunately, while you kept some of your reflexes, this body needs to be retrained a bit before you can properly punch the way you used to." Kurama retorted.

Naruto groaned, but he knew it was true. Not to mention he only has one hand at this point anyway. One of the creatures lunges for Naruto which makes him hop backwards towards a tree. Naruto looked at the tree for a second. "I got an idea…" Naruto said as he hopped into the tree causing the creatures to pursue him. While the creatures may be able to get up into the tree, they cannot easily maneuver there the way Naruto can. After all, Naruto has been doing this practically his whole life. With the creatures' movements restricted, they have become easier prey for Naruto, who shifts between striking them quickly with his kunai and then retreating. After a few minutes of this tactic, the creatures take too much damage to keep themselves on the branches and fall off. Naruto then hops down, dropping right onto one of them and plunges him kunai right into its chest, adding the force of gravity to the thrust. This causes this creature to die as well. Then, as the other creature struggles to get up, Naruto runs over and kicks it back over and stabs it in the throat. Naruto then stomps the kunai all the way through the creature, causing its death. Naruto then sat down and started catching his breath.

"I'll be dammed kit, that was impressive." Kurama said complimenting Naruto.

"I knew these things couldn't possibly maneuver in the tree's like I could. But, I could tell that they had enough strength to actually get onto the branches. Once I figured that out, the strategy was obvious!" Naruto said to the fox, still catching his breath.

Kurama could not help but smile. Naruto has always been pretty crafty, but to come up with a plan like that after just a little analysis on a creature he's never seen before? It showed how much Naruto has grown as a shinobi. "You definitely live up to your parents' legacy."

Naruto gleamed at hearing that. "You really think so?"

"I'm not one of those people who give out compliments just to make them feel better. When I acknowledge someone, be damn sure that I mean it." Kurama said with pure honesty.

Naruto smiled wide at hearing this. "Thanks, Kurama." After a little while of Naruto sitting by the tree, he wonders what their next step should be. "What do we do now? I don't wanna stay here with these things."

Kurama thought it over and came to a conclusion. "We need to look for signs of civilization. If there is an energy source here, which I could not sense in those creatures, then there must be people to use that energy source."

"Got it!" Naruto exclaimed.

"When we get there, we need to find a library." The fox stated.

This caused Naruto to groan. "A Library? Come on…"

Kurama rolled his eyes. "Yes Naruto, a library. We need to find out more about our new home."

Naruto did not enjoy studying by any stretch of the imagination. He has been that way since his days back at the academy. If it was not a novel or comic, Naruto did not want to read it. Hearing that he needed to go to a library and learn caused Naruto to yell out in comedic tragedy, "NOOOOOO!"


After hopping through tree's for around an hour, with a few breaks in there, Naruto could finally see what looked like buildings in the distance. "Finally!" he thought to himself. Naruto then started heading there as fast as he could. He had to leave the forest and travel on foot for a while. Eventually, he came to the entrance of the city. It was unlike any Naruto had ever seen. The city was definitely bigger than the Leaf Village. There were buildings that towered into the sky and architecture that astounded Naruto. He noticed people walking around, some giving him strange looks due to his sorry state. He is in ruined cloths and missing an arm after all. What Naruto saw next shocked him more than buildings. Vehicles. He seen cars and motorcycles going by. While it impressed him, it was not out of the realm of possibility to him. His world did have trains. However, what he saw next absolutely floored him. There were flying vehicles! "Those things can fly?! That's insane!" Naruto thought to himself. This technology was far beyond anything he had ever seen.

"Kit, focus. Yes, the technology here is very impressive, but remember why we're here. Let's look around for a library." The Tailed Beast said.

Naruto was shocked at how easily Kurama was taking the difference in technology. But as Naruto thought about it, it would make sense. Kurama had to be thousands of years old. Just imagine how far he must have seen technology get. Not to mention the fact that everything in Naruto's world revolved around the application of Chakra. Assuming this new power was not as versatile, it would make sense that their tech would have to compensate.

"You hit the nail on the head. Now get going." The fox said.

Naruto had forgotten that the Tailed Beast can hear his every thought. This would be the one disadvantage of having Kurama inside of him. Regardless, Naruto went further into the city. Upon inspection, Naruto noticed it was not too dissimilar from the Leaf Village in the way the people interacted, in the placement of shops, etc. Naruto even noticed a noodle stand, which made his stomach growl. Naruto obviously had no currency, so he could not go over. "This world just keeps messing with me…"

"You know, I was joking about the luck thing back in the forest. But seeing a noodle stand right here when you're hungry and without money? I guess it must be true. Actually, how long has it been since you last ate?" Kurama inquired.

"Umm…" Naruto thought to himself. After he found out about the war, he headed straight in, and had fought ever since with no recovery time in between; unless you count all the times he was knocked out and near death. It has actually been days since Naruto last ate.

"Okay, rain check on the library. You need to eat something." Kurama said, almost like a doting older brother.

"But how? Doesn't food cost money?" Naruto said with sincerity.

Kurama facepalmed. "You're a shinobi! Steal something!" There was the Kurama that Naruto was used to.

Naruto then found what seemed like a market. Even with as advanced as this new world is, he still could spot the cameras and knew how to avoid their sight. He grabbed a couple different fruits before sneaking out of the store. Conveniently for Naruto, this world seemed to have some of the same fruit that his world did. After Naruto made it to the alley, he scarfed down the fruit like it was a life or death situation. "Ahhh…that hit the spot."

"Now, back to the library situation." Kurama informed Naruto.

"Ugh, your nagging's as bad as granny's." Naruto said to annoy the fox. Kurama just shrugged it off as Naruto went back to searching around the city. While Naruto was looking for a library, he seen a shop that really peeked his interests. It seemed to be a shop that sold prosthetic limbs. "Is that for real?!" Naruto thought. Kurama wanted to go to the library, but he was not about to say it took priority over the possibility of a new arm. Naruto entered the shop and what he found was two gentlemen arguing with each other. One of them was behind the counter. He was most likely the owner and was being ridiculed by the other man. The owner was rather stocky with lighter skin than Naruto and brown hair that was short but looked greasy from sweat. He had goggles on, so it was hard to tell the eye color. He noticeably had a prosthetic left arm, which looked older and in rougher shape than the ones in the shop. He wore a white t-shirt and blue-jean overalls with black tennis shoes. The other man had a radiance of smugness about him. He was well dressed wearing a three-piece black suit with a white tie and black dress shoes. He had lighter skin than the owner and had a white glove on one hand. He had dark brown eyes and dark red hair.

"I don't know how you keep this place running with these defective hunks of metal you try to sell people." The well-dressed man said.

"Defective?! My creations are just as good, no, they're better than anything you Atlas chumps make!" The owner yelled.

"If that were true then you wouldn't have such a pathetic piece of an arm." The other man said referring to the owner's arm, which was noticeably older looking.

"It's got sentimental value! It's the first one I ever completed!" Was the owner's excuse.

"Of, course it does." The other man said in the least convinced way possible. He then notices Naruto looking at the arms and walks up to him putting a hand on his shoulder. "Come now, you don't want to pay money for this trash. Come to Atlas, we'll find you a proper Atlas arm."

The owner blew his stat. He could not take any more. "Get the hell out of my store you Atlas snob!"

"I am simply trying to help this poor young lad from making a serious mistake." The other man said in a mocking tone.

"That's it! It's time to put up or shut up! Two months! That's how long you have to make an arm to compete against the one I make! We'll see who makes junk then!" The owner laid down the gauntlet.

"Fine, if only to put you Vale crafters in your place." The other man said in the most demining way he could.

The owner turns to Naruto. "Hey, kid!"

Naruto looked over at the owner. "Me?"

"Yeah you! You're gonna be the one who tests out my arm!" The owner said as more of a demand.

"But I—" Naruto was cut off by the other man.

"Oh, how cruel of you. You're going to make him suffer through having you make an arm for him, only to see how worthless it is against mine. Cruel indeed." The other man said as he left.

The owner still steaming says, "I hate that Atlas jackass!"

"Uh, sir…" Naruto said to the owner.

"What?" Was all the owner asked.

"I don't have any money. I can't afford your arm. I can't even afford a place to stay…" Naruto admitted to the owner.

The owner's eyes softened at hearing that. "This kid can't be more than 18, and look at the state of him. Cloths that have been worn through, he's missing an arm, and he's homeless? This world's too damn cruel." The owner thought to himself. "Tell you what kid, how about this? I'll let you stay in the room upstairs, and you'll work for me to make some money. You could clearly use it."

Naruto's eyes lit up. "Really?!"

"Kid, what kind of monster do you take me for? I'm not about to lie to a homeless kid that really needs a break." The owner said to quash Naruto's doubts.

"…Will I make enough to afford the arm?" Naruto asked innocently.

"Oh, not by a long shot. After all, it's gotta beat the arm that Atlas snob makes. That's why the arm will be free of charge."

Naruto's eyes widened a great deal. "F-F-Free?!" Was the only word Naruto could get out.

The owner smiled. "Yeah, free. Look, when word gets out that my arm out performed one made by an Atlas guy, demand for my products is gonna skyrocket! That'll more than make up for the cost of the arm several times over!"

Naruto could now see the owner was just a genuinely good guy. "Then I accept!"

"That's great to hear!" The owner said.

"Guess your luck's finally turning around kit." Kurama stated.

"No kidding." Naruto mentioned back to the fox. Naruto knew that there was one last matter to take care of with the owner. "My name's Naruto Uzumaki!"

The owner smirked and answered in kind. "Nice to meet you Naruto, I'm Hesta Gorfe.


Over the next two months Naruto worked for Hesta. Sweeping up the shop, helping to carry equipment, and testing out the arms Hesta made. Over these months, Naruto got over to the library Kurama kept nagging him about. Naruto learned that this world he was in is called Remnant, and that the city he was in is called Vale. There are 4 main kingdoms in Remnant. Those are Vale, Mantle, Vaccuo, and Mistral. Each of these kingdoms have academy's that train huntsman and huntresses, who are the protectors of this world. Naruto equated them to the shinobi of his world. He had learned that there were people in this world with animal traits called Faunus. Apparently, they deal with discrimination quite a bit. "I guess discrimination over crap out of your control is a constant no matter the world…" Naruto thought to himself when he learned about the Faunus. He also learned a great deal more about the technology of this world, but more importantly he learned about those things that attacked him, the Grimm. Not much is known about them, other than they only want to kill humanity and that they dissolve into black mist upon death. How did Naruto manage to learn all of this in just two months? Simple, the fearsome instructor Kurama would not let Naruto sleep unless he spent at least 5 hours a day studying on the ways of Remnant. In this time, he also got a new wardrobe thanks to the money he earned from Hesta. He now wears a black t-shirt, but he still wears orange pants in a style somewhat similar to his last pair. After all, no chance in hell was Naruto giving up on wearing orange. He was also able to get a custom jacket made. The jacket is identical to the one he wore during his battle with Pain, except it has the Uzumaki swirl in the back of it.

Hesta had been going crazy trying to develop the best arm he could. Any time he would try something he would have Naruto come in to test it. This would sometimes result in Naruto getting blown up or sent flying. Hesta is not a poor crafter by any means, but in his attempt to make sure it beats the one made by his Atlas rival, it had to be spectacular. "This is the one…it has to be the one…" Hesta said finishing up his latest attempt. "Naruto, it's time to test this baby out!"

Naruto came running in ready to go. "Got it!" Naruto equipped the arm and Naruto could tell quickly that this one was different. It was not just the look, but Naruto could actually feel the difference. Hesta had been working on an experimental tech that made the actual technology connect to the user's nerves, so it would have a quicker reaction time and be as close to the real deal as you can get. "This feels great, Hesta!" Naruto said as he starts punching with it.

"Hold your damn horses, we still gotta test the damn thing." Hesta remarked. He knew Naruto's word would not be enough for his Atlas rival.

Naruto then went through the reaction test, in which he had to catch balls being shot out of a machine at a relatively fast pace. The arm passed with flying colors. Naruto then went through the grip and pulling test, in which he had to hold onto a rope attached to Hesta's car while he drove it. Despite Naruto slamming into a dumpster, the arm passed. Finally, there was the delicate test, which was to make sure the arm did not always put in too much pressure when doing tasks that require a more delicate touch. Naruto had to put a bunch of fragile class balls into a bowl without breaking them. Despite some close calls, the arm passed. "It works!" Naruto said in celebration.

"All that's left is to show that Atlas snob who's the best!" Hesta said with excitement.

"When is that anyway?" Naruto asked.

"End of the week." Hesta told him. "Have you given any thought on what you're gonna do after that?"

"Yeah…I think I'm gonna try enrolling at Beacon." Naruto said, not sure what Hesta's response will be.

"Oho! Gonna try and be a huntsman huh?" Hesta said without any judgement.

Naruto grinned. There were so many times in his life he was constantly told that he cannot do something, especially when it pertained to his dreams. It was refreshing to hear someone not put him down for his dreams for once. "Yup! I might not have gone to one of those training schools like Signal, but I read that if you're good enough you can get in anyway. And I can throw down with the best of them!"

"Well, you got a weapon?" Hesta asked.

Naruto did not answer at first. He knew that most huntsman in training had a pretty elaborate weapon. Sure, he had his dad's kunai, but that was not going to cut it in this world without his powers. Naruto did have something in mind, but being able to afford it was the problem. "Not yet, I'm still trying to save up…"

Hesta could tell that Naruto had high hopes, but not many means to achieve them. Naruto was a good kid, and had helped him a lot. Hesta decided to call in a favor as he wrote down an address and then wrote a note on it. "Alright Naruto, listen up. Head to the shop I have written down. The owner there owes me a favor. Hand him this note and this button, he'll make a weapon for you."

"You mean it?" Naruto said in shock. Hesta shook his head yes. "I can't thank you enough!" Naruto responded before running off.


Naruto arrived at the shop Hesta told him about. He went inside and seen all manor of weapons around him as he approached the counter. What he seen was a large man with a skin tone darker than his own and a scar across his mouth. He wore a brown muscle shirt and regular jeans with black boots. "Hi, Hesta sent me." Naruto said as he handed the large man the note and button.

"Finally called in that favor huh…" The large man said out loud before pocketing the items. "Alright kid, what am I making you?"

Naruto handed the man a slip of paper that Naruto had written down all the specifications. "Can it be done?"

The large man looked at the paper and raised a brow. "This'll be pretty intricate. But yeah, it'll be a nice challenge. I have all the parts I need already here. And since I'm doing this as a favor to a friend, I'll get to it right away. Come back in 4 days and I'll have it ready."

Naruto grinned. "Thanks, old man, looking forward to it!" Naruto then left.

The large man stood there for a minute. "Do I really look old?"


Four days had now passed. Naruto was at Hesta's shop and chatting internally with his old buddy, Kurama. "You think this huntsman thing is gonna be really hard?"

"If it's anything like becoming a shinobi, then yeah. Still, the fact that they wait so long to let people become huntsman isn't a bad idea. They're not sending out a bunch of kids to get killed in the field." Kurama noted.

"Yeah. Also, how convenient is it that I'm 17 and the standard age of enrollment is 17?" Naruto questioned.

"Pretty damn convenient, not that I'm complaining. So, how's the aura training been going?" Kurama inquired.

"Pretty good! I got the defense aura down and I've gotten pretty good at channeling it offensively too." Naruto had been training frequently to master his new energy source, aura. Aura, while powerful and difficult to get down in its own way, was not as complicated as the machinations of using Chakra. Just to use wind chakra required supreme visualization and manipulating the chakra in specific and complex ways. While by no means easy or simple, aura did not present the same challenges. And with as much as Naruto had mastered chakra, getting aura down was well within Naruto's ability. However, what he had not accomplished was the ultimate power that aura provided, a semblance. A semblance was much like a bloodline limit, only instead of it being unique to a family, it is unique to each individual person. So, while Naruto had gotten down what he needs for combat, he was still working on getting his semblance.

"Good. You'll be ready for whatever admission test Beacon throws at you. On another note, today's the day you pick up your weapon." Kurama noted.

Naruto shot up with excitement. "Hell yeah! Time to get my weapon, ya know!" Naruto left the room above Hesta's shop and ran out heading towards the weapons shop. Upon entering Naruto could see what looked like a thick black baton with two Uzumaki swirls towards the bottom being polished by the owner. "Hey! How'd it turn out?"

The owner smirked. "Perfect. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"Great!" Naruto exclaimed as he got out his new wallet and put some Lien, the currency of Remnant, on the counter. "I'll be buying some ammo while I'm here."

"Sure thing." The owner said as grabbed a few boxes of the appropriate ammo for the weapon.

"Thanks again, old man!" Naruto stated.

The owner stood up again thinking the same thing he did last time. He then put the ammo on the counter. "Do I really look old?"

"I mean, kinda. Where I come from if you made it to 30 you're considered old." Naruto was not completely exaggerating either. Shinobi went out all the time on missions where they are likely to encounter enemy ninja and fight for their lives.

"That's depressing." The owner commented.

Naruto shrugged again before he took his weapon and the ammo boxes and started to leave. "I owe you one, old m—I mean sir!" Naruto left that store immediately after.

"Well kit, you gonna test that thing out?" Kurama asked.

"Later." Naruto answered. "I still gotta get this ammo into clips." Kurama nodded as Naruto made his way back to Hesta's shop. Upon arrival he seen that the man from Atlas was back and taunting Hesta.

"This place is as run down as I recall." The Atlesian said mockingly.

Hesta annoyed as ever with the man from Atlas answered in turn. "Stuff it you Atlas snob!"

"Such a witty response. I sure do hope your crafting skills out match your retorts." The man from Atlas continued to mock.

"Oi! Don't talk smack about Hesta's work!" Naruto interjected.

The man from Atlas turned around to see Naruto looking in much better shape than when he last seen him. Especially with the new arm. "Oh, dear boy, is that supposed to be the pinnacle of this hack's abilities?"

"That's right! And it's gonna run circles around the hunk of scrap you put against it!" Naruto retorted back, making Hesta smile.

"Oh, dear god you've tricked this poor boy into thinking you're of worth. How cruel." Retorted the Atlas native, causing Hesta to start getting mad again.

"Alright then jackass! If you're so confident then let's have that contest right now! Bring out that so called 'superior Atlas tech' you're apparently so proud of." Naruto challenged with all the confidence that the arm provided to him by Hesta will prevail.

After letting out a smug chuckle, the man from Atlas started walking out. "All in due time. You can wait a little longer to be made a fool."

"Yeah keep walking jerk! No one want's you here anyway!" Naruto made sure to yell out before the man left.

Hesta put a hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Thanks Naruto."

"No need to thank me! Naruto Uzuamaki always stands up for his friends!" Naruto exclaimed proudly.

Hesta let out a smile and then he noticed Naruto had a baton in his hand. "That's what you had made?" He said clearly not impressed.

"Oi! It's just easier to carry around this way, ya know!" Naruto pushed one of the Uzumaki swirls and the baton extended into a staff that looked similar to what he used when he fought against Madara only thicker because of the extra features as well as being a foot longer. Naruto then presses the other Uzumaki swirl and the staff configures into a semi-auto rifle.

"Oho! Now that's more like it! It's Dust compatible, right?" Naruto then gave Hesta a look that said, 'Did you really just ask that?' In which Hesta said "Hey, don't give me that look. You'd be surprised at the number of people who forget that!"

"You of all people have no business giving that look." Kurama said mockingly to Naruto. There were plenty of times in Naruto's life where he had forgotten things he really should not have.

"Oi! Nobody asked you!" Naruto internally replied to Kurama. This caused Kurama to let out a loud laugh.

Hesta spoke up again. "Okay. Sweep up the shop then you can go practice with your new weapon."

"Got it!" Was all Naruto said before getting to work. It took him about 5 minutes to sweep up going at the pace he was. Then he left and headed outside the city into a forest where he started practicing for hours all the way into the night. Naruto then started heading back.

"Hey, Naruto." Kurama addressed the blonde.

"What's up, Kurama?" Naruto responded.

"What are you gonna name your weapon?" Kurama asked.

Naruto kept walking lost in thought. Up until this point, he honestly had not thought of it. He knew that most Huntsman had names for their weapons, but the actual thought of coming up with a name had not crossed his mind until now. "This is gonna be tricky…" Naruto thought. As he entered the shop and headed to bed, he stared at his weapon back in baton form. He kept racking his brain to think of a name, but nothing was coming. "How can coming up with a name be this hard?!"

"Coming up with a name isn't what's hard, it's coming up with one that doesn't suck that presents a challenge." Naruto groaned upon hearing this because it in no way helped him. "Look, you came up with this weapon. It's a part of you. So, the name should be something that represents you." Kurama informed the blonde shinobi.

Naruto took that information and let it circle in his mind. "Something that represents me…" he thought to himself. He looked to the side and seen the pouch containing his father's kunai. He recalled how terrible his father was at naming things to a comical degree. Just then, it came to him. His parents. He was made from the Yellow Flash and the Red-hot Habanero. "I need to add a lot more orange to my weapon."

Kurama groaned at the thought. "Why does it need more orange? Can't you stick with another color for once?" Kurama asked.

"Hell no!" Naruto exclaimed. "Orange is a part of who I am! That's why my weapon is gonna be Orange Spark!"


It was the day in which the contest between the man from Atlas and Hesta would take place. Hesta was fine tuning Naruto's arm to make sure it is in perfect condition. "That should about do it…" Hesta stated.

"Today's the day you shut that jerk up for good, ya know!" Naruto stated ready to get started.

"You got that right. Let's go show that Atlas twit not to underestimate Vale!" Hesta said as he and Naruto high fived and left. They met the man from Atlas in another building. He was standing next to his assistant whose arm was pure white. "The only thing that arm's good for is blinding people!"

The man from Atlas rolled his eyes. "That might be the single greatest remark you have ever made, how sad."

Hesta got mad like usual. Somehow anything the man from Atlas said was able to get under his skin. Most likely due to how inferior the Atlas man saw him. "Why you little…!"

Naruto grabbed Hesta by the shoulder. "We're about to embarrass his ass, he won't be talking smack after that!" Naruto said calming down Hesta.

"Whatever you say. Now, let us begin. The first test will be—" The man from Atlas began explaining until he was cut off.

"We know the damn tests! Now, let's get the show on the road!" Hesta exclaimed.

Naruto and the assistant began the reaction test. They seemed rather even at first, but the assistant's arm began to slow while Naruto kept the same speed. Naruto's arm being able to connect with his aura gave it an extreme advantage in making sure it didn't lose steam. Naruto's arm won the reaction test. Next came the grip and pull test. Neither Naruto's nor the assistant's arm gave way during this one. It was a tie. Finally came the delicate test. Naruto began grabbing the glass balls without any hesitation. He had already done this, so he knew his arm would not fail him. The assistant was far more careful. However, he was still able to keep a moderate pace. Just like in the first test though, the Atlas arm started becoming strained. When the assistant grabbed another one of the glass balls, a cracked formed and it shattered.

"Yeah! How ya like that?! I won!" Hesta shouted with glee.

The man from Atlas was in disbelief. "This…this can't be right!" He was visibly losing his cool for the first time in front of Hesta.

"What's the matter? Don't feel as high and mighty anymore, Atlas snob?!" Hesta said to antagonize the man from Atlas.

Naruto noticed that there were a few other people in the building. They had camera's and notepads, most likely brought by the man from Atlas to further embarrass his Vale rival. "Reporters? Good, now people will see how awesome Hesta's stuff if." He said out loud.

"Good thing he won. Otherwise it would look really bad taking that arm and he gets nothing out of it." Kurama noted.

"I never doubted it." Naruto mentioned to the fox. "Living two months with the guy I was able to see his work ethic and passion. No way was he gonna lose!"

"Well, you can celebrate today as much as you like. But tomorrow and the rest of the week you're practicing as much with your weapon and aura as possible. The entrance exam for Beacon is next week." Kurama said informatively.

"Right." Naruto said as he followed Hesta out of the building.


Naruto spent the rest of the week training with his new weapon, Orange Spark, which has been appropriately re-painted orange with black markings. Naruto became more and more proficient at using the staff each day. More than that though he got the hang of using his rifle. He was still getting a little used to shooting a projectile rather than throwing it, but he had gotten it down. Unfortunately, despite his training, he still has not unlocked his semblance. Still, he felt more than ready to take on the entrance exam.

When Naruto got to the testing center he seen a lot of people there. He wondered if even half of these people would get in. The first part was a written test, which Naruto dreaded. Surprisingly enough though, it was not so bad. Naruto got through it with enough time to spare.

"Something tells me that written test is just a formality. After all, you are trying to get into a combat school." Kurama pointed out.

"So basically, the physical applications test is the real test?" Naruto reiterated to the fox.

Kurama nodded. "Now go show these guys what a shinobi can do."

Naruto headed to the location for the physical applications exam. It was a room that looked like a small arena with many doors. "This is pretty cool…" he said trying to break the silence.

"Applicant: Naruto Uzumaki." The voice of the proctor announced. "This is your last chance to back out of this test. Do you wish to leave?"

Naruto just raised a brow. Like hell he was about to leave. "Bring it on!" He shouted. Then the doors opened releasing 6 Grimm. Luckily, they were beowolves, which are the same Grimm Naruto had already dealt with. He grabbed his Orange Spark from behind his back and extended it into staff form. "Come on you bunch of ugly mutts!" With that two of the beowolves swiped at Naruto with their claws. Naruto in turn hops up and then swats them both on the snouts disorienting them before he kicks one of them back and trips the other one up with his staff. He configures his staff into rifle mode before pumping one of the downed beowolves full of bullets taking it out. Naruto then grabbed some wind dust and placed it into the tip of his staff. He then smacks one of the beowolfs with it and the staff lets out an extra impact from the wind dust which causes much more damage to the beowolf than Naruto's other hits. One of the other Beowolves then lunges at Naruto only for Naruto to duck and then land a thunderous left uppercut to the Beowolf's jaw sending it flying onto its back.

Kurama grinned. "That left uppercut of yours always sends them flying."

"And it's not gonna stop!" Naruto replied as he dodges another beowolf attack. Naruto then makes his Orange Spark go back to its contained mode as he puts it away and gets out his kunai. He throws it at one of the beowolves in the back and it lands in its upper chest. Naruto jumps past the other beowolves to the wounded one and starts pummeling the hell out of it. When the beowolf swipes at him Naruto swiftly dodged before he kicks it in the jaw. Another beowolf attacks him from behind in which Naruto dodges to the left and lands a couple punches to the beowolf's side before it gets kicked away. Naruto then grabs his kunai from the barley standing beowolf and jams it into its head, killing it. Naruto takes out Orange Spark and configures it into rifle mode and finishes off the two beowolves he had injured with a few shots. Naruto then reloads as the remaining two charges at him. Naruto configures his Orange Spark back into staff mode and slides under them and then places even more wind dust into the tip of the staff than before. He then slams the staff on the ground and it makes a shockwave that trips up the beowolves. Naruto then jumps on one and bludgeons it to death with his staff and then stared down the last one. As the final beowolf charges Naruto, he slams the staff into the gut of the beowolf making it hunch over. Naruto follows up with another one of his extremely effective left uppercuts knocking the beowolf down. Naruto then configures his staff back into rifle mode before he puts the barrel right in the Grimm's face before emptying three shots into it, causing its death. Having finished off the last beowolf, Naruto looks up at the proctor.

"Applicant: Naruto Uzumaki. You pass. You are accepted to Beacon." The Proctor stated.

Naruto jumped into the air in celebration. "Yes! Naruto Uzumaki comes through again, ya know!"

"Good job, kit. Never doubted you." Kurama acknowledged.

Naruto smiled at the fox's congratulations as he left and headed back to Hesta's shop. "I'm back!"

"Well if it ain't the future huntsman himself. How'd it go?" Hesta inquired.

"I got in!" Naruto said with pure joy.

"Well I'll be. Congrats Naruto! You've come far in these two months." Hesta acknowledged.

"I couldn't have done it without you, Hesta. You're a great friend." Naruto stated with pure honesty.

"Just remember me when you become a famous huntsman one day." Hesta says before he laughed.

Naruto nodded as went to bed after a long day. As he laid there he could not fall asleep due to excitement. He was finally on the path for the rest of his life. "We're finally on our way to our path, right Kurama?"

"That's right, kit. Your life heads toward something you never excelled at, school." The fox mocked.

"Oi!" Naruto shouted indignantly making the fox laugh. "Well whatever. Even if we're going to school, what matters is that soon we'll be on our journey to become a huntsman!"

Chapter End


AN: And that's chapter 2. For a little explanation, Hesta is based on Hephaestus, the blacksmith of the gods. His last name, Gorfe, is an anagram for forge. Now, why did I make the Hesta subplot? Well, first off, Naruto is the guy that starts at the bottom and works through his trouble, it is just who he is. That being said, Naruto was literally an armless and homeless kid, someone needed to give him a break. Also, Naruto needs to take time to learn about Remnant. I can't just have him go straight to Beacon without him knowing about Hunters and their place in the world. And since Naruto needs to learn all this stuff, I figured I might as well give him something else to do while it is happening. He also needed to learn the basics of aura and how to use a fire arm. These are all things he could not do at Beacon. Let me make this clear, Naruto is by no means on the level of a legit huntsman. Is he better than most first years? Perhaps. As for his semblance, I already know what it is going to be. Now, I am sure there are those among you who are not pleased that I nerfed Naruto. I understand that you wanted to see Naruto with all his power, but I just could not do it. I cannot have tension in the story if Naruto can just decimate anyone or anything he comes across in seconds. That fight with the beowolves would not have lasted even five seconds if Naruto had his actual power, even with the missing arm. If Naruto being nerfed truly bothers you, I recommend reading another story. Hell, write your own, I will probably read it. There may also be some of you that are disappointed that there are no actual RWBY characters in this chapter. Again, I'm sorry. My goal in writing this chapter was to set up Naruto for the path that he needs to walk in this new world. Having Naruto meet Ruby or any of the others seemed like too much for this chapter. Don't worry, I promise next chapter we'll see some familiar faces. The next chapter will most likely not be posted for a few weeks. With all that being said, tell me what you all think. See you all in chapter 3.