Path to the Future
Chapter 4: Onyx Phoenix Trailer
A week after Crimson Dragon Trailer
Walking the streets of Atlas was a 18 year young man who was leaving back to Vale tomorrow. This young man's name was Itachi Uchiha. The older brother of Sasuke Uchiha.
Itachi wore a black cloak hoodie with a white outlining the edges of the cloak. The cloak itself was a long sleeve one but it went past his hands slightly. There was also white straps with a red buckle on his sleeves but was only two on each. The collar was split open showing his Magatama Bead necklace on his chest. The collar was a high one with inside said cloak was red and it was zipped from the middle of his chest to his waist but you could still see a little of his black shirt under. He lastly had black pants and black shoes.
He had just seen a concert with one, Weiss Schnee, performing at. Although while watching he noticed that she was, what seem to him reliving something. He could have found out, but they unknowingly locked eyes, however he decide not to invade her privacy. Once her performance was over he was ironically the first to leave, but when he disappeared Weiss notice a black feather gliding downward to where his seat was.
And now here he was walking the streets of the militaristic country known as Atlas. He was however still thoroughly surprise that he was able to go in the first place. A friend of his had gotten a ticket to Atlas and the show, although how he was unsure, he didn't however want to just waist a gift so he took it and went. His brother and two of their closest friends live together in the forest on the outskirts of Vale near a village. They lived out in what people would call the Wildlands because they didn't live in the protection of the city or an island. They were born and raised outside and being born and raised outside the walls had its advantages and disadvantages. An advantage could be that if you want to survive, you were taught at a young age how to fight, however a major disadvantage is that you must always be on the lookout for grim. Thankfully they lived in a community so they always had someone watching their backs.
In a community outside of the walls of a city, people were more than likely to band together, whether they be human or faunus, it didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was staying alive, and so everyone made a bond off of it. Ever since he was 14, him, his brother, and their closest friends, Naruto and Menma, had went on errands or missions for the community. Whether it be from gathering materials, to wood, heading to Vale for medicine, eliminating bandits and grimm nearby. You name it. They were a team and the whole village knew that and you would rarely see them apart.
But enough about that, now he was walking through Atlas but he then turned to hear a shout of pain. He looked over to see that some man was pulling a faunus by their ears and then threw him into the facility.
Itachi hated violence when it came to humans and faunus. Towards humanity and faunus kind, he was a pacifist. But that didn't mean that he wouldn't do what needed to be done for the sake of others. Once they closed the door, he lingered even further. He wanted to help, to see the situation, but he had to remember that he was in a different country entirely. He couldn't do as he pleased so with an annoyed sigh he left.
As he kept walking the streets of Atlas he saw many rich individuals until he saw a girl with white hair and a white dress. This was Weiss Schnee. Itachi leaned into the crowd and put up his hood to listened without being seen.
As Weiss walked the streets she had been asking multiple people about the boy she seen in the crowd. She was greatly intrigued by him. When she performed she usually saw the same people with the same face like they were all clones, but he was different and from what she saw, he was evaluating her, like as if to dissect her and this intrigued her. Nobody, not even her father cared to really get to know her, well nobody except for Winter.
She then approached someone, "Hello," she slightly bowed to the man, "Have you seen a boy with a cloak around here and black hair?"
The man put up a thinking pose, "Now that I think about it, yes I have but sadly to say Ms. Schnee, I have no idea where he went. Would you like me to help you?"
Weiss shook her, "No that won't be necessary. Thank you for the information."
He bowed as he took his hat off as well, "It is my pleasure, Ms. Schnee. Have a good day."
"And to you as well," she said as the man left, but Weiss lingered she felt someone watching her. She looked to her right to see the guy looking straight at her. The boy then ran into an alley, "Wait stop!" Weiss said as she ran after him.
There was a chase as Itachi weaved through multiple structures, flipping over obstacles, and running away from the heiress as he thought that he shouldn't really be talking to her since he heard about how her father was to other faunus. Weiss though didn't let up as she chased after him and spoke to him hoping for him to stop.
Weiss then saw Itachi turn a corner and a few seconds later she turned the same corner only to find a dead end and Itachi gone. She looked around for anywhere he could have gone. Although she was interrupted by others her age.
"Well, well look what we have here. The heiress of the Schnee Dust Company. All alone." Weiss turned around to see four people with weapons. One with an axe, another with twin pistols, the shortest having a sword, and the last one with tonfas.
Weiss reached for her weapon only to remember that she left it because of her father's orders, 'Damn the one time.'
"It's time to get what you deserve. Just because your a Schnee doesn't mean your better than any of us." They then charged at her until a flock of crows on fire with black flames materialized in the shape of a boy. It then received color and turned into Itachi who had a straight sword with an interesting design to it.
The blade was black with the cutting blade and the back blade red and before the blade hit the hilt it curved down into a design making a three part black phoenix wing. Also the back blade slightly curved inward and and then back outward twice. On the black blade, going down the middle of it was a golden long but skinny phoenix design. Cupping the blade was its hilt and handle with a design of that had the handle go straight up then curved to the left catching the blade. While at the bottom a curved guard was connected to the bottom of the handle going all the way and catching the blade to the right. While on his back was a black scabbard specifically made for his sword.
"I'm sorry but I won't let you go near her," Itachi said.
"Who the hell are you?!"
"My name is a Itachi Uchiha and I ask you to please leave peacefully. I don't want to have to fight you."
They laughed, "I don't care what you want but what I do know is that you need to get out of here." The big guy with an axe raced towards him. He then swung down on Itachi only for Itachi to disappear in the same flock of birds he appeared from.
"I'm only going to ask you one more time. Leave now," Itachi commanded as his voice was behind him.
"Screw you!" They yelled and he swung behind only for Itachi to evade once more.
"Then you leave me with no choice," his voice rung out. He then appeared above as he came down with his heel planted to the guys head and then kicked the guy over to the others. They all after they recovered looked at each other and then charged.
Itachi readied himself, as the swordsman of the group attacked him with Itachi parrying the strikes only to dodge the rapid fire of pistols. Itachi then kicked away the shooter and then grabbed the swordsmen by the collar and threw him into the on coming tonfa wielder.
Itachi then charged at them with the axe guy swinging at Itachi only for him to slide under it. He then put a hand on the ground and used it to propel him back to kick the axe wielder in the back. Next was swordsman as Itachi locked swords with him while the tonfa wielder tried to get the jump on Itachi but he disappeared with flamed birds causing the tonfa wielder to hit the swordsman in the chest. After recovering they all looked to see Itachi right back where he started, in front of Weiss in a protective manner.
"Now you have seen what I can do. So please leave," Itachi tried to reason but they didn't listen and charged again anyway. Itachi then transformed his weapon as his handle and guard curved at an angle while the blade lifted up and slid back while the middle blade bending down turn it into a kind of handgun but when it began to shoot it charged a bullet made of aura. When the shot was released a little explosion took them to the ground except for the axe wielder who kept charging.
Itachi followed his line of sight to know he wasn't aiming for him but Weiss, so he grabbed Weiss' hand and spun them out of the way in a sort of dance movement. When he ended the spin he shot the axe wielder in the back making him fall, as Itachi switched back to his blade and let go of Weiss, but still positioned her behind him. "I will not ask again. Please leave. This offer will not be given again."
"Yeah well you can take your offer and shove them up your ass," the swordsman yelled.
Itachi sighed, "Very well then."
Itachi sent a wave of aura out to his sword as from the bladed part of the sword erupted into black flames erupted and came out of the blade. This time Itachi was surrounded so they thought they had a better job at taking him out. He then turned his head slightly to talk to Weiss, "Stay close to me." Weiss herself was going to interject but when she looked into his eyes she complied willingly as she felt a strange warmth from them. His eyes was pure white except the tomoes in his eyes and that the pupil was slightly visible. Weiss without her own knowledge, leaned on Itachi's back and felt the warmth he was generating.
They other guys charged at them, and Itachi let out a sigh, as he stabbed his blade into the ground.
"PHOENIX'S REBIRTH!" Itachi called out, and when they were close enough black flames erupted from the ground in a tornado consuming anything around and not inside it. Weiss from inside looked in awe as the tornado raged on as it was a tall as the buildings next to them. Itachi could have powered it more but he didn't want to kill them, so when it died down, they saw everything struck by it was singed including the thugs as they were on the ground unconscious and Itachi's eyes turned back to their red then their onyx black.
Once the deed was done Itachi began to move, but was stopped when Weiss pulled on his arm, "Wait who are you? Your not from around here and what are you exactly?"
Itachi looked towards her, "My name is Itachi Uchiha and your right, I'm not from around here. I was given tickets from a friend to go to your show since he couldn't make it. As for what I am… I'm a faunus."
This revelation shocked Weiss, "Then why would you protect me?"
"Because," he started, "Not all of us are like the White Fang. Some of us just want to live our lives. Though I know that you clearly see the discrimination like how I see that some faunus attack your father's company. I see good in you."
"Thank you, but how are you a faunus when I see no traits of one on you."
Itachi chuckled at that question, "That is because I am a different type of faunus. One that is based on mythology," Itachi then created wings lit with black flames, "I'm a phoenix. Now I must go, for security is on its way."
"Will we see eachother again?"
Itachi smiled at her, "Maybe." He then took off and in the air he was broken apart as multiple black birds in flames scattered with a single feather floating down. Weiss grabbed it and held onto it as she left, currently rethinking her mindset on the faunus. 'He is right not all of them are bad,' She thought with a small smile on her face.
Now then with the trailers all done, I will warn you of a couple more things. This will not be directly like canon and can be labeled as an AU for obvious reason. Things will be changed in both Naruto and RWBY. Things like encounters, abilities, and other things will be changed slightly.
Lastly you could probably guess the pairings but if you didn't then I'll just wait a little longer. Also the pairings in the story actually is a big part in the story and I don't mean in the romance sense. I mean in the interaction sense, that is what will be most important.
Lastly, I'll give a hint and say that things in this story happen for a reason. Unless I state otherwise then take every form of information with thought. Now then that is all. If you had stayed throughout this and will continue to read on, I thank you for it as I am grateful.