Chapter 3. Family is more than blood
It has been one full week since Team JNNP and Team RWBY have been formed. Since then the eight teenagers who constructed both teams had transitioned into their new environment quite easily, well all except Naruto. See when it came to fighting Naruto was exceptionally gifted, but when it came to learning and attending classes things weren't that easy. So that explains why the blond haired teenager was reclining back in his chair and looking at the ceiling, rather than paying attention to Professor Port's current lecture.
To Naruto's left he had his team by his side, while to his right he had his sisters and their teammates by him. His friends and family were all busy trying to pay close attention to the current lecture, which was over the various known types of Grimm.
'Man this sucks.' Naruto thought to himself, while he tugged on the collar of his school uniform. 'Boring lectures, shitty uniforms and no drinking during class. I hate school.'
"Mr. Branwen."
'Maybe I could sneak out?' Naruto thought to himself, while he was unaware of the individual calling his name.
"Mr. Branwen!"
'Or I could ask to use the bathroom and just not come back.' Naruto schemed, while the voice continued to call his name in repetition.
"Mr. Branwen are you listening!" The voice of Professor Port yelled one final time.
Nora slammed her elbow into her friend and brought him out of his daze. This of course caused Naruto to look at the orange haired girl.
"What was that for?" Naruto asked.
Nora motioned her eyes towards the front of the classroom. Following her gaze, Naruto raised his eyebrow as he noticed the scowl on their professor's face.
"Need something teach?" Naruto asked casually, while giving the man a small grin.
Port folded his arms and tapped his foot onto the ground. "Mr. Branwen, maybe you could tell me about the values that make a true huntsman and huntress."
Naruto shrugged his shoulders. "Be good at killing Grimm and even better at not letting them kill you." The blond answered casually, which in turn made his professor frown. While his two sisters and partner giggled at his words, but some of the other students like Weiss were annoyed by his answer.
"No, a true huntsman must be honorable. A true huntsman must be dependable. A true huntsman must be strategic, well educated and wise. So do you believe you embody these traits?" Port asked in a serious tone, one that Naruto shrugged off once again.
"Ehhhh sure why not?" The blond replied.
Weiss slammed her hands onto her desk and glared at the blond haired teenager. "Are you kidding me? You are just like your sister! Immature, annoying and many other undesirable traits. You embody the complete opposite of what a huntsman and huntress is!"
Naruto glanced over to Weiss and rolled his eyes, he really didn't care for her stuck up attitude one bit. Professor Port on the other hand chuckled and looked up to Naruto.
"Mr. Branwen, it seems someone is contesting the notion that you embody the traits of a true huntsman. Why don't you step forward and defend your statement with a small demonstration?" Port purposed, while motioning for Naruto to join him in the front of the classroom. "Though if you agree with miss Schnee's accusations you are more than free to remain seated."
Naruto pondered over the idea, he didn't care what anyone thought about him. Though whatever his teacher had planned had to be better than listening to a boring lecture. So as Naruto rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the class, everyone's eyes slowly followed him.
"Alright, what's this little demonstration you have?" Naruto asked, while standing a few feet from his professor.
Port chuckled at the boy's bluntness and walked over to his desk. He then pressed a small button and looked to Naruto, while a cage rose from a trap door in the floor.
"Why you shall do what any huntsman would do, engage in combat with a fierce Grimm of course!" Port answered, while the cage started to shake violently. "You may be excused for a moment to fetch your weapons."
Naruto placed his hands into his pockets and stood across the cage. This allowed him to see the creature that was thrashing around inside the small confinement. It appeared to be no more than a small Grimm, which resembled a boar.
"Nah, I won't need my weapons. Let's just get this over with." Naruto replied in a bored and uninterested tone.
Many students looked at the young Branwen like he was insane, as fighting a Grimm unarmed was normally a very poor idea. However, a few students were worried about Naruto. Those people of course being his teammates and sisters, but his partner Nora wasn't worried one bit.
Ruby placed her hands to her mouth and tensed up a little. "Is he serious?" The small girl asked, her voice filled with worry. As she didn't want her newly found older brother to get injured.
Weiss let loose a loud huff and crossed her arms. "He's going to hurt himself trying to act tough." The white haired girl declared, while glancing to her partner. "Guess recklessness runs in the family."
Yang tightened her fists and glared at Weiss, like her twin she didn't care for the girl's attitude. However, Yang kept her mouth shut. Jaune on the other hand was a little more vocal, but his main focus was on his teammates Pyrrha and Nora.
"Do you guys think Naruto will be okay? Can he fight a Grimm without his weapons?" The blond haired Arc asked in a low whisper.
Pyrrha placed her gaze down towards her teammate. "Honestly Jaune I don't know, but he's our teammate. So I'll place my faith in him and hope no misfortune befalls him."
Jaune nodded and looked over to Nora, the latter of whom was looking down at her partner with a large smile. "What about you Nora?"
Nora looked over to her two teammates and let a small laugh pass her lips. "Naruto's got this." The energetic girl declared, showing how much faith she had in the boy. Though she quickly placed her hands around her mouth and looked at her partner. "Show them what you got Naruto!"
Turning his head slightly to Nora, the blond flashed his partner a confident grin. He then turned to his professor and gave the man a blank expression. "Well I'm ready whenever you are." Naruto informed, while he kept his hands in his pockets.
Port frowned, while his hand hovered over the release button for the cage. "Well if you insist on fighting without a weapon I won't stop you. Best of luck to you Mr. Branwen." The man said before pressing the button.
Naruto turned his attention to the cage and watched the door swing open. Which allowed the Grimm to come barreling out of the cage and come charging right at Naruto. The creature quickly lowered its head and pointed its tusks as it ran, showing it intended to impale the blond.
Many of the students either closed their eyes or kept their gaze glued to Naruto. As some didn't want to see him get injured like Ruby, while others watched to see what the outcome would be.
Though many were shocked when Naruto didn't move in the slightest. He just stood still with his hands in his pockets, while the Grimm was only a few feet away from him. This caused a vast majority of the class to believe that Naruto had got himself into a situation that he couldn't handle. All except one orange haired girl.
"Break its neck Naruto!" Nora shouted out in a gleeful voice.
Naruto smirked at his partner's words and slowly raised his right leg. "If you say so." The blond mumbled in a low voice, while he watched the Grimm take a small leap towards him.
The class watched in awe, when in a fraction of a second Naruto moved his leg faster than anyone could see and pinned the boar down with his foot. His shoe firmly pressing down onto the neck of the squirming and snarling Grimm.
"My mother once told me something." Naruto began in a low voice, his emotionless eyes gazing at the creature under his foot. "There is no such thing as traits that make up a true huntsman. Virtues like honor and courage don't mean anything."
Naruto glanced up to his fellow classmates, his intimidating crimson gaze giving them all chills. "She told me only one thing matters, the strong live." Naruto began before pressing his foot down, causing a loud bone chilling crunching noise to ring throughout the classroom. "And the weak die."
Naruto removed his foot off of the dead Grimm and started to walk back to his seat. While he did this, everyone watched the blond with a mixture of looks. Some were amazed by Naruto's ability, while others were a little frightened of the way he spoke and looked to the class. Though as he took his seat, Nora quickly latched onto him.
"Way to go, you did it!" Nora congratulated in a happy voice. "You even listened to me and broke its neck!"
Naruto laughed and patted Nora's head. "Glad you enjoyed the little show." The blond replied, before he felt his twin punch his arm. Turning his head to Yang, the blond gave his sister a sour look. "Hey what was that for?"
"For making me worry." The brash twin replied, while holding a fist out to bump. "But that was still awesome."
Naruto laughed and bumped fists with his twin. Ruby on the other hand leaned over and looked to her brother. "Hey how did you learn to do that anyway?" The youngest of the siblings asked.
Naruto sighed. "Well my mom taught me everything I know about fighting. And one of her favorite training methods was making her nine year old son fight Death Stalkers and other wild Grimm without a weapon." He explained in a sarcastic voice. "She was real mother of the year material growing up."
Yang looked down, she was always a little hurt when she listened to her brother talk about his relationship with their mother. They were obviously close by some of the stories Naruto had shared, and it hurt Yang as she didn't know why Raven left with her twin all those years ago.
Naruto noticed his sister's depressed mood and opened his mouth to talk with her, but the sound of the academy's intercom caught his attention.
"Would Naruto Branwen, Yang Xiao Long and Ruby Rose please report to the headmaster's office at once." The voice of Ozpin instructed.
Nora laughed and leaned into her partner. "Looks like someone is in trouble." The girl teased.
Naruto glanced to Nora and flashed his canines. "When am I not in trouble?" The blond joked as he stood up and looked to his sisters. "Though I'm curious as to what Oz wants. Any ideas sis?"
Yang shrugged her shoulders. "Your guess is as good as mine." She replied.
"Fair enough." Naruto mumbled as he and his two sisters left the classroom and headed in the direction of Ozpin's office.
It didn't take the three long to maneuver through the academy and make their way to the door leading into Ozpin's office. Naruto was in the lead and as he grabbed the door handle his youngest sister called out to him.
"Naruto shouldn't we knock first?" Ruby asked in a low voice.
Naruto gave his sister a strange look. "Pfffttt no." The eldest replied before opening the door and taking a step inside. "What the hell did you want Oz?"
Ozpin who was seated at his desk smiled and watched the three siblings enter the room. "Naruto it's nice to see you as well." The headmaster replied, before motioning to an individual sitting across from him. "But I don't need anything from you three. However, my associate here really wanted to see you three, especially you Naruto."
Naruto folded his arms over his chest and watched as the person Ozpin motioned to stood up and looked at him and his sisters. This of course allowed Naruto to instantly recognize the man standing a few feet away.
"Dad!" Ruby and Yang yelled, while they barreled into the man and gave him a hug.
Tai laughed and embraced his two girls. "My sunny little dragon and beautiful rose. I'm so glad to see you both." He revealed in a soft voice, but he quickly moved his eyes to Naruto and gave the blond a smile. "Hey there Naruto, I guess you know who I am."
Naruto huffed and gave the man a plain look. "Father." The blond spoke in a flat voice that made the man shutter. Everything from his voice, appearance and attitude reminded Tai of his former lover Raven.
"You really are Raven's kid." Tai replied with an awkward chuckle. "Wanna give your old man a hug?"
Naruto remained still and looked his father over. "Not really, but I'm assuming you're here because Yang told you I was here."
Tai nodded. "I wanted to meet my son after so many years apart. I was looking forward to seeing what kind of person you turned out to be, but it seems you're a copy of your mother. At least you got my hair color." The blond haired father pointed out with a small laugh.
Naruto shrugged his shoulders. "As much as I hate to admit it, me and mom are indeed very similar. Though she was the one who raised me, so that should be expected." The blond mumbled in a low voice before placing his hands in his pockets. "Though I'm sure you're not here to see my similarities to my mother. You probably wish to ask me about myself."
Tai nodded and gave his son a wide grin. "I'm going to take you three out of class early today for a family lunch. It would be nice to talk and eat as a family. So what do you say?"
Yang and Ruby both looked to their brother, hoping he would say yes to the invitation.
"You had me at getting out of class early." Naruto replied with a happy smirk.
"Alright let's get going kids!" Tai shouted in a happy voice, as he was overjoyed to have all three of his children together.
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(30 minutes later)
Currently the small reunited family of four was seated inside of a small restaurant located in the town outside of Beacon. The three children and father all sat in relative silence, as no one knew how to begin a conversation. This of course caused everyone to look at Naruto with an awkward stare. While each family member tried to think of a topic to strike a conversation with the blond.
Though the awkward looks were eventually growing on Naruto's nerves. So he grabbed his flask and decided to take a quick drink. An action that caused his father's jaw to drop.
"You drink? You're only seventeen!" Tai yelled in shock, while Yang and Ruby both released a long sigh. As they already knew about their brother's habit.
Naruto moved his head to the side and rolled his eyes. "If you got a problem take it up with my mom, she was the one who got me started." The blond replied before taking another drink.
Tai groaned. "Yeah giving her under aged son alcohol, that sounds like Raven." The father of three pointed out. "How has your mother been anyhow?"
Naruto shrugged his shoulders. "If she was a bossy, arrogant and easy to piss off woman seventeen years ago she hasn't changed much." The younger male explained in a plain voice. "I'd say the only difference you would find is she sometimes acts like a mother."
Yang frowned at the mention of Raven acting like a mother, that was a relationship the young girl yearned for. A relationship that her twin has had for seventeen years. Tai noticing Yang's downward look decided to place a comforting hand on his daughter.
"Well that's enough talk about Raven, tell me about you Naruto. I want to know my son more." Tai began, as he tried to shift the conversation away from Raven for the sake of his daughter.
"Well what is there to know? I like drinking, fighting and I wanted to reconnect with my sisters and no one else." Naruto replied quickly, while causing his father to frown. Since Tai was starting to get the impression that Naruto didn't want anything to do with him.
"Well did you have any friends growing up?" Tai asked, trying to get somewhere in the conversation.
"Unless you count my weapon than no." Naruto answered.
Tai frowned at the quick reply, but Ruby perked up at the mention of Naruto's weapons.
"Tell me about your weapon! You haven't told me or Yang about it yet!" Ruby began in an excited voice.
Yang narrowed her eyes. "Yeah there is a lot you haven't told us yet." She added in, considering she really hasn't had time yet to ask her brother a lot of the questions she has. Especially ones regarding their mother.
"Well I have two blades that connect together to form a katana called Kitsune." Naruto explained simply, causing Tai to nod. He figured Raven would pass her swordsmanship down to their son.
"So Raven taught you how to fight then." Tai observed out loud. "A katana was always her go to weapon."
Naruto nodded. "Yes, but I thought we were not going to talk about her. Though I guess if you wish to know me more that might be challenging. Considering the only person I've had in my life up till now has been my mother."
"I guess you have a point." Tai replied with a small sigh. "Though I find it funny that Raven trained you while I was the one who trained Yang. You and your sister seem to be the gender swapped versions of your parents."
Yang listened to her father speak and slowly tightened her fists.
"It's expected since you raised Yang and mom raised me." Naruto pointed out, while staring his father down. "Though I guess someone is to blame for that outcome."
Yang's eyes slowly turned red, while her blood started to boil. While this happened Ruby glanced over to her sister and could tell she was about to explode on someone.
"Well it wasn't my choice for Raven to leave and take you away." Tai replied, his voice a little more firm and argumentative. "That was all on her."
Naruto gripped his fists at his father's statement and like his sister was about to explode. His mother never gave much explanation why she left, but she told him enough to form a theory. So this theory caused Naruto to not care for the man sitting across him, in fact he was about to go off on his father. However, Yang beat her twin to the punch by being the first to lose her cool.
"Why did she leave!" Yang yelled, while glaring her brother down. "Why would mom leave us and take only you!"
Naruto looked at his twin with a blank expression, while he had an inner debate in his own head. Should he tell her the reason his mother gave him, or should he mention the reason he truly believed Raven left? Though when he looked over his two sisters Naruto decided to allow the girl's to keep their respect and love for their father. He couldn't under good conscious take away the little bit of parent love that they both still have.
"First you must know about the Branwen curse." Naruto began, causing Tai to groan.
"Oh don't tell me Raven filled your head with that bull shit." The elder man mumbled.
Naruto narrowed his eyes, while Yang and Ruby looked up to their father.
"What's the Branwen curse?" Ruby asked in an innocent voice.
"And what does it have to do with why mom left?" Yang added in.
"It has to do with the semblance people from your mother's side of the family have." Tai explained while pointing to Naruto. "Why don't you tell them about it."
Naruto moved his attention to Yang, as she was the one who really needed to hear this. "My semblance like our mothers and many others from our family is different than most. You see Yang, my semblance isn't something that I can control or turn off, it's always with me. My semblance in particular gives me good luck by stealing luck from those around me, leaving them with bad luck. Other members of our family have had different versions of this semblance, some bring disease, misfortune and in our mother's case death."
Yang looked a little surprised by Naruto's words. "Death? What does that mean?" The younger twin asked.
"It's exactly what it means, just like I avoid having bad luck by stealing it from others. Our mother avoids near death situations by bringing death to those around her." Naruto explained in a low voice. "It's a great semblance for fighting an enemy, just not great for friends and family. That's why mom took me away and left, she was afraid our semblances would harm or even kill you."
Yang started to zone out as she started to think over her brother's words. Her mother didn't leave because she didn't love her, she left because she wanted to keep her safe. Yang could actually take solace in the fact that her mother actually cared for her in some way.
"But I don't understand." Ruby began while looking to her older brother. "Your mom took you when you were little. How could she know about your semblance and why didn't she at least try to have some relationship with Yang?"
Yang perked up at Ruby's question and looked to her brother for answers. Though her brother sighed and leaned over the table, while pointing to his blood red eyes.
"Eyes are a very important trait Ruby, you should know you have silver eyes like your mom after all." Naruto began, earning a scowl from his father who hadn't told his daughter about her silver eye heritage. "Though my eyes are just like my mother's, showing that like her and our uncle we all have the Branwen family semblance. As to why mom never tried to be in Yang's life. Well our mother isn't exactly the loving type, she's headstrong and at times emotionally distant."
"But sometimes when Yang uses her semblance her eyes turn red like yours." Ruby pointed out, causing her brother to nod.
"That's her Branwen blood coming through, it doesn't mean she has the Branwen semblance. If her eyes were always red like mine, then it would mean she has a semblance like mine and our mothers." Naruto explained.
"So mom left to protect me?" Yang asked, as she was trying her best to come to grips with all the new information given to her. "She didn't abandon me?"
Naruto let a small smile break through as he placed a hand over onto his twin's shoulder. "No she didn't abandon you she just wanted to keep you safe. But enough about her, I'm here now and I promise to always be by your side."
Yang, Ruby and even Tai smiled at Naruto's declaration.
"Thanks Naruto." Yang mumbled in a low voice, while reaching over to give her brother a hug. "But excuse me for a moment, I have to use the little ladies room.
Yang stood up and started to walk off, but not before Ruby jumped out of her seat and followed her sister.
"Wait for me Yang, I gotta go too!" The small girl informed, leaving the father and son alone for the first time in years.
"And then there were two." Tai began with a small laugh.
Naruto rolled his eyes and looked away from his father, this of course caused the man to narrow his eyes. It was obvious now that his son had some kind of issue with him.
"Do you hate me or something?" Tai asked in a confused voice, as he wanted to get some answers for his son's behavior. "Have I done something to offend you? If I have I'm sorry."
Naruto glanced over to his father and held two fingers up. "Mom never talks about why she really left you and Yang, but she did tell me a few things one drunken night. Wanna know what she told me? Cause I'll tell you, she told me that she didn't leave you and Yang until I was two. So that means for the first two years of my life I lived with you and Yang."
"Yeah you did, but what does that have to do with how cold you've been to me?" Tai replied, but he was surprised when his son's anger filled eyes gave him his full attention.
"I'll tell you why bastard! Me and Yang are seventeen and Ruby is fifteen. So if mom didn't leave till I was two that only means one thing. You cheated on mom and she found out and left you. And she took me with her so she wouldn't have to be alone." Naruto growled in a low voice.
Tai laughed. "You really think that's what happened? You're just as stubborn as your mother." The elder blond began causing Naruto to slam his hands onto the table.
"You think this is funny?" Naruto asked, his crimson red eyes glowing more red than usual. "You hurt my mother and broke our family apart and you think this is funny? If I wasn't trying to be pleasant around you for Yang and Ruby's sake I would kick your ass up and down this restaurant."
Tai brought his hand to his eyes and shook his head. "Man you really do take after Raven, you're just as hot headed as she is." Tai pointed out before looking to his son with a serious gaze. "But let me clear something up, I didn't cheat on your mother. I loved her and I still do, I would never and I mean never do anything to hurt her."
Naruto gripped the edges of the table. "Than explain Ruby."
Tai looked around the room and leaned into the table. "You really wanna know, well let me tell you. Ruby isn't my child by blood, I adopted her."
Naruto loosened up and his eyes grew wide, but he quickly shook himself out of his surprised state. "Wait does Ruby know about this?"
"No." Tai cut in sharply. "And you won't tell her either. It would break her heart knowing the truth and honestly keeping her parentage a secret hurts no one."
Naruto glared at his father. "Fine I'll keep it a secret, but I want an explanation now. And if it's not a good one I will tell Ruby."
Tai looked to the restroom and sighed. "Fine, I'll make this quick before Ruby and Yang get back. Alright you already know me and your mother are the parents of you and Yang."
Naruto nodded. "Yeah that's a given."
"Well when you two were born someone had to stay behind during missions and watch you and Yang. After all me and Raven couldn't be proficient huntsmen with two babies latched onto our hips. So I retired from taking serious missions and became a teacher at Signal while also raising you and Yang. While I did this your mother along with Qrow and Summer continued to undergo missions for Ozpin."
Naruto looked down as he listened to his father. "Mom never told me you were the one who raised me when I was an infant." The blond mumbled in a soft voice.
Tai smirked. "Of course I did, could you see Raven taking care of a small baby? Haha you're welcome for all the poop filled diapers I had to clean and late nights I had to rock you to sleep."
Naruto smiled. "Thanks."
"Don't thank me, it brought me so much joy to take care of my two children. But back to my story, you see time passed and eventually Qrow and Summer grew quite close and then Ruby was born." Tai explained causing Naruto's jaw to drop. "Summer at first took a leave from missions to raise Ruby like I raised you and Yang. This of course left Raven and Qrow alone on missions for awhile. But after Summer adjusted to having a daughter she returned to taking missions. It was something she couldn't leave behind like I did."
Naruto folded his arms. "So I'm guessing that left Ruby in your care."
"Yes there was a time when I watched over all three of you children. And things were great, but eventually tragedy struck and Summer was killed on a mission. Raven blamed herself for Summer's death. She was convinced her semblance got her best friend killed and left her goddaughter motherless. That's the real reason your mother left me and Yang. She was terrified of something happening to me or Yang because of her or your semblance. She ran away with you believing it would keep everyone else safe."
Naruto bit his bottom lip. "She never told me any of this." The blond mumbled in a low voice. "She always gave me some half baked answer for why she left."
"That's Raven for you, but after Summer's death Qrow lost it. He threw himself into his drinking while also chasing after revenge for Summer's killer. He disappeared for three years in his manhunt and left Ruby with me. During that time I became Ruby's father and when Qrow came back he didn't try to take that title from me. He told me he failed Summer twice by failing to protect her and not being there for their child. But after he returned he tried to be there for his daughter as much as he could, but he still to this day works for Ozpin in hopes to find the one responsible for Summer's death. So that's how I became Ruby's father."
"I see, i'm sorry for behavior today. I now see things are much more complicated and you are a great man and father for everything you've done." Naruto began before taking a hard swallow. "Can you forgive me dad?"
Tai maneuvered himself around the table and brought his son into a hug. "There is nothing to forgive my little maelstrom." The father spoke in a loving voice. "But please don't tell Yang and Ruby what you've learned today. It would break their hearts and I don't want that to happen."
"I don't like keeping secrets, but to protect my sisters I will keep this one for now. But I feel one day they deserve to know." Naruto replied in a low voice.
Tai nodded. "You're right, but today is not that day. For now why don't you tell me more about my son?"
Naruto smirked. "Well why don't I tell you about the time I put itching powder in all of mom's clothes."
Tai let a loud laughed loose. "Oh please do!" The elder blond begged, as the father and son duo finally started to bond after so many years apart.
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(A little bit later with Nora)
Nora was currently walking through Beacon's courtyard with a frown on her face. Class had just dismissed a few minutes ago and the orange haired girl has been searching for her partner. Ever since Nora had arrived at Beacon she had been by Naruto's side. So being away from him wasn't something she liked. It made her feel alone, a feeling she has had for too long. It was also a feeling she never wanted to feel again.
"Man where is he?" Nora whined as she looked around. "Any ideas Ren?"
Nora stopped walking and looked to the empty space beside her. Though after a minute she smiled and held a figure up.
"Good point Ren, Ozpin was the one who called for Naruto. So I should check the headmaster's office." Nora spoke to herself in a happy tone, as she now planned to head to Ozpin's office to find the blond.
Though as Nora started to walk she caught a glimpse of the person she was looking for. This caused her to beam with joy while she watched Naruto along with his sisters and father enter Beacon's courtyard.
"Naruto!" Nora shouted happily, before she took off in the direction of the crimson eyed boy.
Naruto's eyes grew wide and he held his hands up to slow Nora down, but he was quickly tackled to the ground by his energetic partner.
"Urghh, hey Nora… how was class?" Naruto groaned in pain, while a bubbly Nora giggled over top of him.
Nora made a small pout. "Boring cause my partner ditched class and left me behind." She answered while poking the blond on the chest. "Don't you go disappearing on me like Ren."
"Don't worry Nora I'm not going anywhere, I had just had some family stuff." The blond replied.
Tai watched the two interact with a small smile, his son and partner reminded Tai of his partnership with Raven. 'The moody Branwen and the overly excited partner. Man they are a lot like me and Raven when we were young.' The father thought with a small snicker. 'Wait does that mean they will hook up…. nah… but Naruto is my son….. shit… well at least she seems nicer than Raven…. though in this situation Naruto is Raven… that poor girl.'
Yang leaned over her twin and his partner and gave them a devilish grin. "Look at you bro, Mr. badass who kills Grimm with his bare hands taken down by his pancake addicted girlfriend." The younger twin teased.
Nora turned bright red and looked away from her partner, the later of whom was glaring at his sister.
"We are not a couple, we are partners." Naruto replied in a slightly agitated tone. "Tell her Nora."
"What Naruto said!" The orange haired girl quickly agreed. "We are partners, not the romantic kind of partners, but partner partners. Not saying Naruto isn't attractive enough, he is very attractive but you know we are just partners." Nora babbled in an embraced voice.
Tai placed his hand on his daughter's shoulder and decided to join in. "Oh are you two sure? You both seem quite comfortable in that situation." The father of three teased.
Naruto looked up to Nora, who was currently straddling his body and blushed. The two shared a quick glance before moving their eyes away from one another.
"Nora could you move please? I have to kill my sister and father now." Naruto explained in a low voice.
"Oh we are just teasing you Bro." Yang began as she watched Nora move off of her brother. "Learn to take a joke."
Naruto stood up and dusted himself off. "Too late sis your fate has been sealed and there is nothing you can do." The older brother explained before giving his sister a wild grin. "The pranks are coming."
Nora's eyes lit up at the word prank. "Oh I want in!"
Tai laughed as he remember the stories his son shared about pranking Raven. Anyone with the balls to prank that woman and live was a force to be reckoned with. So the father actually felt sorry for his eldest daughter.
"Well why don't you hold off on your pranks and introduce me to your friend." Tai began while giving Nora a friendly smile.
Naruto nodded and motioned to his father. "Nora this is my dad Tai, dad this is my partner Nora." The blond introduced causing the two to shake hands.
"It's nice to meet you Nora." Tai spoke in a sincere voice.
"Likewise." Nora replied with a large grin, before she glanced to Naruto. "Well now I've met your father and sisters, guess now your mother is next on the list!"
Naruto and Tai both turned pale at Nora's words.
"Nora never and I mean never will I let that woman even remotely close to you." Naruto grumbled in a low voice.
"That's a smart move." Tai added in. "Raven would probably drive your girlfriend running. You know how over protective moms can be."
Tai ducked under a punch from his son, the latter of whom had a large tick mark on his head.
"You old sack of shit!" Naruto growled as he watched his father run off. "Get back here!"
Yang and Ruby both sighed while Nora was bright red from Tai's girlfriend remark.
"Yang." Ruby began in a low voice, while she watched Naruto try to kill their father. "We aren't like most families."
Yang nodded as she watched her brother tackle their father to the ground. "No Ruby, no we are not."
"But at least we love each other!" She youngest sibling pointing out.
Yang placed her arm around her sister and smiled. "Yeah we do." She mumbled before looking to Nora. "Hey Nora wanna help me calm your boyfriend down before he kills my dad?"
"Sure!... wait he isn't my boyfriend… well he is my friend and he is a boy…"
Yang sighed and placed her other arm around Nora. "Don't over think it Nora." The blond female replied with a small laugh. "Just help me calm Naruto down."
Nora nodded and followed the two sisters over to the father and son duo. They were an odd family to say the least and it looks like poor Nora had been pulled into their shenanigans. Though her chaotic nature fit right into their family chemistry, which helped for what the future held for her and Naruto both.
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And that's chapter three done and I should take this time to say a few things. One thanks for all the support you guys have been giving this story, it's unreal. Second the reason I went with the whole Qrow being Ruby's dad thing.
I wanted to give a good reason for why Raven left, while also making her character sympathetic instead of a heartless bitch.
I felt saying "I left to protect you from my semblance." Wasn't a solid reason, as I felt she should at least have tried to be a mother. So i needed something more to her reasoning.
So having Raven's semblance kill her best friend (in this story, remember it's a fanfic so it's a lot different than the source material) would make her actually fearful of her semblance and leave when her children were two. So she tried to be a mother but summer's death made her run away and take Naruto with her.
So to have this whole Raven blaming herself for Summer's death Raven would have to be around when Ruby was born. So I didn't want to make Tai this jerk who cheated on Raven. So that meant Qrow had to be the father.
So that's why Qrow is the father so I could make a good and believable reason for why Raven left. Some may not like what I've decided to do, but hey it's my story. You don't have to read it :P
Also I should mention one thing, this story will mainly follow Naruto and Nora. So everything that happens with team RWBY, like the character development of Weiss and Blake really won't be touched on. That stuff will happen just like it does in volume 1 and so on, unless I actually write in a change that shifts everything around.
Finally a SHIT ton of people keep asking me about Ren, many have figured it out. But for those of you who are confused he is gone. But the Ren story line and Nora's past will be the big climax of where Volume 1 ended in RWBY. After all like I said this story will focus on Naruto and Nora. So all the big team RWBY moments will be supplemented with team JNNP moments and storylines.
So until next time thanks for reading and have a good day.