Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or RWBY characters along with the One Piece powers, all credit goes to the people who made them/created or designed them in the first place including the cover image of this here fanfic story. Also if you don't notice Naruto has Fujitora's Gravity powers.

Chapter Nine: Master Jiraiya and Awakening

"Come on pops, wake up!" Jayce muttered as he added more bandages around the Admirals chest, he looked around as several soldiers were forming a large circle around them for protection. Right when Taiyang started engaging Qrow, the others left just right outside of the training grounds of the base to heal up the Admiral.

"Wait a second…" Jayce eyed the Admiral who was sprawled onto the ground "How the hell could pops go down like that?" He wondered out loud. He knew that the father of the Atlesian soldiers could take on a lot of things but to be knocked down by simple dust bullets were unheard of, the fact that Naruto has not woken up yet was unbelievable.

Something seems off but he couldn't come up with an answer

"Come on pops" He scooted up closer and tightly grabbed the Admiral's left hand with a worried face.

"Stay in there.. "

(In a Far Distant Land, through the Mind)

It was silent.

It was silent..

It was.. just silent…

Naruto laid still as he looked around, it was nothing. All around him nothing was visible, it was just dark in the area that he was in. He could see no light just darkness with the only thing in it was him floating in a never ending cycle, he closed his eyes as if expecting nothing is going to happen at all "Hey kid your not going out just like that are you?" a sudden jolly voice said out through the shadows.

Naruto perked up at the voice before blocking his eyes with his left arm when a bright light shined just right above where he was laying.

That voice.

That voice was..

After the light was gone the Admiral opened his eyes to see a bright blue open sky above him, slightly confused he sat up from his position and was welcomed to the sight of a beautiful valley in front of him. The valley had fresh leaves and growing green grass around the area, at the end of the valley he could see a large waterfall that was flowing out of a mountain that was high over the horizon line. Just right under the waterfall was a large statue of a majestic tiger that was standing up tall in its place, it was a full silver colored work of art that nothing could compare itself to.

The statue had markings all over its body as it was connected at one point to each other, as the water droplets from the waterfall splashes lightly against the tiger. A series of rainbow like mist started appearing as the shining statue creates them from the reflection of the sun.

"This place is… " Naruto looked down to find himself sitting on a small hill that was blessed by dozens of flowers that were ranged through different natural colors. Some flowers holds several different colors that gives it a feeling of beauty right into it, the Admiral look off to his side to see a gigantic cherry blossom tree that stood as its pink petals scattered through the wind.

"Over here kid"

Naruto's lone blue eye zoomed up on a hand that was waving at him just at the corner of the tree, he stood up slowly and took one step closer to the tree before he stumbled a bit. Cursing slightly for a second he took a deep breathe before taking another step. Each step toward the tree he could feel a wave of relaxation washing over him just like a tide that was never ending in its very own course.

Reaching the tree he went to the corner just to see a figure that was laying on the ground with a relaxed posture, the figure glanced at Naruto with a grin.

"Been awhile eh brat?" The man's jolly voice rang throughout the surrounding valley.

Naruto gave out a small smile "Master Jiraiya" he bowed a bit as a sign of respect.

Jiraiya blinked at him before giving out a booming laugh "Hahahahahaha! Master Jiraiya huh? It's been awhile since someone called me that" Naruto stared at the laughing form of his old teacher with an amused look.

Jiraiya was a tall man with spiky long white hair that was tied in a pony tail, he had brown slitted eyes that held a good amount of mischief in them. There was black marking lines just under his eyes which runs down all the way to his chin. For his clothing he was wearing a gray short kimono with a silver vest that was over it, he also wore matching gray pants that were held up by a black belt as he was wearing wooden sandals under his feet.

This man here was Naruto's greatest teacher over the last few years in his past.

Jiraiya stared at the man who he thought of as his own son with a grin, he patted the open side right next to him "Come on Naruto. Sit with me just like old times" Naruto bowed before listening to his past instructor. Sitting right next to the old man's side both teacher and student watch the great Valley before them as birds flew in every direction and into the sun.

"…."

"…."

For quite some time they didn't speak to each other as silence was the only thing that welcomed them "Ya know" Jiraiya started off as he broke the silence.

He glanced at Naruto "I know it's been awhile since I saw you but tell me… what are you doing here exactly? After all I'm pretty sure it's not your time just yet" although surprised by his presence he kept it hidden as he stared at his old student. The Admiral was silent for a moment as he wondered what exactly was he going to say to his teacher.

Mount Fang… the name of a hidden mountain that was far away from civilization and even beyond that. It was currently the mountain that they were currently on, it was a place where peace and equality runs through the sacred land. A mystical place that was home to many different animals who live off peacefully as they were raised within the highest riches but there is one thing off about this place and that was because it was a treasured place nobody that was human nor Grimm could enter the land.

In order for a human to possibly enter this mystical land one must either be in a high level of concentration, being put in a near death state or have special access to it by the leaders of the Mountain called Fang.

Naruto could feel his teachers eyes linger over his form for a moment before looking away "I…just do not know anymore master" Naruto laid his head on his hand that has his arm resting over his right leg.

"Don't know" Jiraiya raised an eyebrow "Well what has been bothering you my boy?"

The Admiral opened his mouth to say something until a bottle was pushed in front of his face, blinking in surprise he looked at his teacher for reasoning and guidance.

The teacher shrugged with a lazy smile "Come on, ya know you want some" he watched as Naruto took the bottle of sake from him an brought it to his lips.

Before it was smacked out of his hand, surprised by this action Naruto stared at his teacher who started drinking the sake bottle he was forced to drop.

*Gulp* *Gulp*

After finishing the bottle Jiraiya gave Naruto a surprised look "I'm surprised you were gonna drink..what happened to ya brat?" He was a little surprised that Naruto was actually going to accept the bottle of alcohol and drink it, the blonde never drank once even when frankly forced or persuade by his teacher. Naruto was sheepish as he scratched the back of his head, now that he thinks about it when his teacher was alive and he was young he would never drink or take even a tiny sip of alcohol.

Man things change over the years.

"Let me guess kid is this about your love life?"

Naruto perked up slightly and turned to his teacher who was showing off a large perverted smile, steam burst through the teachers nose as his raised hands that had his fingers wiggling up and down "I know all about the ladies Naruto so you should just ask me for help" Jiraiya puffed his chest out with pride onto the ground.

He frowned instantly when Naruto started laughing loudly "Hahahahahahaha!" embarrassed by his students actions he summoned a staff and knocked Naruto over the head.

Naruto winced but still let some chuckles out from his mouth.

He had forgotten how much fun he had when his teacher was still alive.

"I'll be honest Naruto I'm quite surprised though that you're here and I also known that you had decided to engage with that Qrow Branden in battle" Jiraiya sighed as he could literally see a fog of hate dancing around his student, quickly he reached his hand out and palmed his students head.

"Seal"

Naruto widened his eyes when he literally felt his hate and anger suddenly disappear from his core, his teacher pulled his hand back and sat up in his position "How I know this is because we.. no.. even if I had passed on in life, I still watch over you and the other people I care about in the world" He started.

"I know everything that happened to you even about that woman Glynda Goodwitch" He glanced sadly at his student who just lowered his gaze, suddenly finding the ground very interesting for some reason.

"Do you hate her?"

The Admiral's lone working eye locked onto his teacher's serious face. He clenched and unclenched his fist when he thinks of Glynda Goodwitch, the woman who he fell for a long time ago but… she was also the woman who cheated on him at the very end.

He gave his heart out to her and all she does was throw it away.

She helped Qrow in the physical assault against him.

She who had just filled his heart with love at the beginning just began to take it all away and throw that love just like it was a simple piece of trash.

Does he hate her…

…that answer was simple.

Naruto looked at his teachers eyes that were expecting some answers quickly, Jiraiya raised an eyebrow at him "Well..?" he was just waiting for Naruto's answer yet he was not responding at all.

"Yes.. "

"What..?" Jiraiya moved his hand in a manner to allow Naruto to continue talking.

Naruto glared at the valley ahead of him "Yes I do hat-" "YOU FOOL!" Before Naruto could finish he was swiftly punched by an enraged teacher, Naruto crashed against the tree with a bleeding lip. The mighty blossom tree quakes from the pressure that was forced upon its very own trunk yet it still stood proud and tall.

He didn't move until his teacher stood in front of him. Jiraiya narrowed his eyes at Naruto before sighing with a shake of his head. Sliding next to Naruto he started to talk "I know the pain you had to go through Naruto"

Naruto immediately snapped at his teacher with a sharp gaze once he heard what his superior said "You have no idea what I been through Master, the pain of having your heart shattered into a million pieces!. How could you possibly know the pain that I went through over the years?!" he stopped for a second when he caught the look in his teachers eyes.

It held sadness, happiness, realization but most of all understanding.

"Kid let me tell you about a story…when I was young I was in the same position as you. I fell in love with a woman called Tsunade and well she was in love with me or that was what I thought in the beginning" Jiraiya said. Naruto who realized that his teacher was telling a story quiet down and made sure to listen to every detail that his teacher said.

"The day I was going to propose to her was also the day I found out that she was cheating on me with my bully/rival Orochimaru. I was killed inside out and she did not regret a thing until she finally realized the wrong doings of her actions and she came to me a few months later showing nothing but grief with sorrow, crying her eyes out on how sorry she was for cheating on me. She then asked me if I would find it in my heart to forgive her…to start all over again as a new pair and you know what I said?" Jiraiya then turned to Naruto whose eyes widened when he saw the most biggest smile that ever appeared on the old man's face.

"I forgave her" His wild untamed hair flown through a gust of wind that was blown in the land "I may have disliked her for her actions but.. I couldn't truly hate her. You know why Naruto…well it's because I love her" Although the story was short Naruto could feel that his teacher was satisfied with the results at the end.

Naruto bit his lips at his story that made him rethink his decisions.

Does he truly hate Glynda… or is it something else.

So many questions that has very limited answers.

"I'm not telling you to forgive her fully yet but…why don't you just give her a chance?" His teacher offered.

A chance?.. Could it really be that simple?.

Naruto got out from his musings when he was flicked on the head, grumbling slightly he stared at Jiraiya who now sported a twitching eye "By the way boy how could you possibly be beaten by two poisoned dust bullets!. You survived from a lot of other dangerous things like cannons, spears, swords hell not even a bazooka could stop you an take you down yet here you are taken down by dust bullets" the old man spread his arms out as he emphasized the great mystical area that they were in.

Naruto blinked when he heard the word 'Poison'.

"The bullets were poisoned?" He asked in disbelief.

"Yup it appears that Qrow was most likely predicting that he would need more than fire arms to take you out so he drugged them plus with that sea stone cuff on your wrist you were drained of quite a lot of energy" Jiraiya confirmed but gained an irritated look.

"Seriously even if it was poisoned, how could you possibly lose and dying?. Come on I taught you better than this after all you're a Sage aren't you just like me" It was true that Naruto was a Sage just like his teacher. Jiraiya brought Naruto to this place when he used acupuncture needles to send him in a mild non temporary death state. He along with other residential animals including tigers taught Naruto the ways of a Sage and how to perfect his aura carefully into its fullest potential.

While he 'Jiraiya the Gallant' chose to be a Sage of the wolves, Naruto decided to be the Sage of one of the most fiercest animals of the land which were the tigers. The tiger and wolf clans were ally's so Jiraiya was able to introduce Naruto to the other group, of course Naruto could become a Sage under any different animal that he wanted but he chosed the tiger clan because it was not only fierce in strength but it was also loyal to family.

"A tiger.. eh?" Naruto looked down at his palms before he blinked when his hands started blurring out of existence.

He was not the only one who noticed since Jiraiya had also too took notice of the affect that was occurring over his student. He gained a grin "Heh I knew you were too young and strong to die early yet brat?" he placed his palm on Naruto's chest and send some of his nature energy in him.

Looking at the confused look on Naruto, he gave a light pat on his students shoulder "I gave you some energy that was just enough to heal you of your current wounds, also it healed your body that was inflicted with any problems those pesky drugged/poisoned bullets had brought upon you" Naruto was silent as he gave his teacher his own wide smile.

"Thanks master" Jiraiya nodded to the person who he thought of as a son who has now started disappearing right before him, right before Naruto left he heard the last words of his teacher.

"Go get em Naruto…show them what the Tiger Sage could do!"

And so the blonde Admiral vanished.

"…. " Jiraiya was quiet as he stared at the spot where his student was, his ears perked up when he heard the sound of paw prints coming toward him as they stomped the ground lightly. He glanced at his left to see a full black colored wolf and he turned to the right to see a silver colored wolf.

The two tall mighty wolves were stationed at both his sides, they just watched the never ending beauty of the waterfall in the valley ahead of them.

"Hello Paa" He greeted the black wolf to his left, he then nodded toward the silver wolf on his right "Good evening Maa"

"… "

"So… Naruto-boy was here huh?" Paa asked him with a questioning look on his muzzle just as Jiraiya nodded with a smile while Maa sighed as she laid on her belly. Jiraiya and Paa gave her a strange look that she ignored.

"I miss Naruto-girl" Maa whined with a whimper, she misses that boy so much!. Even though he was human she treated Naruto like the grandson she never had.

"Hahahahah, Naruto-girl" Jiraiya laughed as he leaned back, his hands on his belly before he flinched when both Maa and Paa lightly bit him on the arm.

"OUCH!" Jiraiya yelped in pain while Paa and Maa laughed at his misfortune.

"Don't worry Maa, we will see him again soon" Paa assured Maa who went to his side and nuzzled him with affection.

"Ya know Jiraiya Im still surprised you are able to be here even after all this time, your dead but your still able to pass through this area" Paa informed.

"Old wolf. My body may be able to crumble in the dust but you cold never have my spirit die through the wind" Jiraiya said as Maa nodded as she looked at him with pride.

"Great words Jiraiya-boy" She said.

Jiraiya smiled but he stopped as he heard a faint yell towards him that was coming from far beyond the land.

"Jiraiya where are you?!" The voice of a female was loud but it was filled with nothing but love and care in it.

Jiraiya got off from the ground and cracked his neck "Well looks like Tsunade is calling me back in the spirit realm" he looked at the sky with a smile.

Maa and Paa looked at each other and blinked "Tsunade-girl… " Maa began.

"Jiraiya-boy isn't Tsunade… " Paa trailed off while Jiraiya nodded with a beaming smile.

"Yup my wife, her name is Tsunade… Tsunade Goodwitch" He announced proudly.

"Didn't you say you have a daughter then?" Paa asked.

"Yup" The old man looked far off at the side with a small smile "Her name is Glynda.. Glynda Goodwitch"

The wind of the valley started picking up near the cheery blossom tree, the blossoms danced around Jiraiya as he gave one final wave toward his two teachers.

"Naruto" He thought as he closed his eyes "I hope you at least make my daughter feel happy a bit" with that his body flickered out of existence and away from Mount Fang, going right back into the spirit realm to meet his beautiful wife again.

…

…

Jayce and the other solders stopped what they were doing as they saw a white light outline their father's body, the light shined even as it reached over the sea stone bracelet that was placed on Naruto's arm.

The sea stone cracked for a moment before it fully transformed into dust right before their eyes.

"What the…" Jayce muttered before the Admiral's eyes suddenly snapped open, the other soldiers gasped because instead of seeing one blue eye they saw a pair instead. The eye that was said by the doctor that it will be blinded forever was now glowing full blue in its color, no longer blind was their leader as he could now see with both his fresh new eyes.

"Admiral Naruto" Jayce quickly covered his eyes along with the other soldiers when a gust of wind blew out of nowhere creating a small dust cloud. As the dust cloud was removed they widened their eyes when the Admiral was no longer laying on the ground, all that remained was the shattered pieces of the sea stone bracelet.

"Where did he go?!"

In the training grounds both Taiyang and Qrow stood before each other, breathing hard. Around them craters were made as fallen bullets were plastered all over the area. Their very own clothes had dirt as some parts were shredded in battle "Right after I'm done with you, I'm going after Naruto!" Qrow announced with an arrogant grin. Taiyang gave a harsh look at him as he bared his teeth at him, Naruto hasn't woken up yet and Qrow still looks like he has some fight left in him.

He won't let Qrow near his brother!.

Before Taiyang could say anything he widened his eyes when he felt a familiar presence then he too gained a grin.

Qrow frowned at his old friends sudden change of mood, at one point he looked angry and worried but now he looks smug for some reason.

"Why do you look so smug?" Qrow demanded as he raised his fist toward the blonde. Taiyang shook his head at Qrow before mouthing a few words, Qrow who could read lips narrowed his eyes as he read what Taiyang mouthed slowly.

"He… is… here?" Qrow read slowly before he tensed up when he felt a presence behind him.

He heard a voice that whispered gently in his ear "You know Qrow…I really don't like arrogant people" he quickly turned around to look at the person but the figure was too fast as he grabbed Qrow's left arm and delivered a shattering kick to his shoulder "RGHRAAAAAAA!" Qrow yelled out in pain as he was sent flying into the air as blood started flowing out from his body. Landing onto the ground harshly he coughed a huge amount of blood, he tried to move his left arm but for some reason he couldn't.

He took one look at his left arm just to pale when he was greeted to a bleeding stump instead, it has seemed that his left arm was dislocated as it was blown off from the devastating kick. In a shaking manner he held his rapidly bleeding stump where his left arm used to be as he glared at the spot where he was originally at "Naruto!" He growled as he could see the Admiral standing there without a care in the world, his eyes narrowed onto the object that was in the blondes right hand which was his bleeding severed part that was his left arm.

Naruto threw the useless arm onto the ground and took a deep breath, Taiyang who winced at seeing Qrow's arm being blown off looked at Naruto as he could see some sort of weird energy gathering around the man's body, colors of white, green and purple circled around the close eyed Admiral.

He watched as some weird markings started appearing on his brother's body parts that weren't hidden by clothing. First black and silver markings started appearing on his brother's face, it went around his eyes and went straight down. On his forehead was a marking of two Crescent moons in an X pattern as they crossed each other. The left Crescent was shining silver while the right Crescent was midnight black.

Naruto took a deep breath as he got himself in a fighting stance, his cane strapped onto his side by his sash.

He opened then looked at Qrow with his new slitted eyes and announced two words that echoed throughout the area.

"Sage Mode"

[Chapter Nine End]

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