AN: Would you look at that?! A chapter only four months after the last one. Isn't that a sight to behold? Enjoy!
The Blonde with Three Souls
Chapter 5
Fear and Relief
"Now, how far have you gotten on the synthetic body that can sustain an aura?" Came the question from Ozpin. James clicked with his tongue in annoyance. Ozpin found out about project.
"What does he even want with it?" He wondered. He sighed as he ran his hand through his hair. "I guess you'd figure it out sooner or later..." he said out loud in dismay. "We've barely gotten started on it. Why do you ask?"
As soon as he asked the question, his eyes widened. "Wait, are you telling me that-"
"Yes." Ozpin answered "Summer is in need of a new body and it would be in both of our best interests if you constructed said body for her." James nodded slowly, wrapping his head around the whole scenario.
"He wants me to make a synthetic body for a real soul." he thought "What he wants me to do may as well be impossible. He should know this, given his extensive knowledge on the subject at hand."
"What makes you think it's possible?" he asked the headmaster. Much to Ironwood's dismay, Ozpin merely shrugged at the question. His response was to palm his face to display his dissatisfaction. "Ugh… Okay, I'll keep you updated on the project. I'm going to bed now. Sleep well, Ozpin."
Ozpin nodded his head in response and said "Good night to you too, James." After that, the call ended and James was replaced by a sign that said "Disconnected".
When the call was over, Ozpin walked up to Qrow and poked him humorously with his cane. The Branwen bolted up into the air and dropped the bottle of liquor on the floor before landing back in the seat.
"What the hell, Oz?!" he half-yelled. "If you're gonna wake me up, just say something! Don't poke me with your weapon." Ozpin chuckled lightly in response.
"Maybe you shouldn't drink so much then, Qrow." he responded "Now come, I'm going to my quarters to rest. It has been a long day." Qrow nodded as he stood up and groaned slightly. He then joined Ozpin in front of the elevator door.
"So, back at the bullhead, why did you tell him that you didn't know about the prophecy?" The red-eyed man asked.
"Mr Darkh did not need to know absolutely everything that transpired there." he answered. Qrow simply nodded, satisfied with the answer. Darkh was, after all, only a pilot. A skilled pilot, but only a pilot nonetheless.
He didn't need to know everything.
"Ehh, I guess that makes sense." he said with a shrug as the elevator door opened. They both stepped into it and Ozpin pressed the ground floor button. "So, how much did Minato tell you?" Ozpin shrugged lightly at the question.
"Not much, nothing he didn't already tell us back on the Bullhead." He answered "I can tell you, however, that there's something… more, to him. I can feel a second soul inside of him, and I'm not talking about Summer." Qrow's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"Seriously?" Qrow asked in return before sighing. He then leaned towards the wall and folded his arms. "Man, this has been one helluva day."
"You're telling me..." Ozpin said as he continued to stare into the elevator door.
In the morning, a few hours later
Crow landed in a tree and transformed back to his human form, taking in the environment. Flying from The City of Vale to Patch was tiring, but he needed to talk to his former teammate.
He jumped down the tree and found himself on the main road that went towards the biggest settlement on Patch, and started walking. He needed to gather his thoughts before confronting Tai about Summer face to face, not something he'd actually want to do but seeing as how Tai refused to answer the scroll, he had to.
It didn't take long before he got to the house. The house team STRQ had built shortly after their graduation. He stood there, still contemplating on what to say to his former teammate. Tai was in an emotional mess, he figured. Because of this, he knew it could get violent by him even stepping his foot inside of the house, maybe even the property itself.
Qrow sighed and dragged his hand through his black spiky hair before he started to walk towards the door. When he got to it, he raised his hand to knock but hesitated for a second. How was he supposed to formulate the words? Was he even allowed to tell Tai about Summer's soul literally being inside of Minato? Was he even allowed to tell his blonde friend and family member about Minato?
He shook his head, not giving a damn. Who knows what the idiot would do if he didn't get the whole story? What would happen to Tai's daughters if their idiot of a father shut down on them? Qrow sure as hell didn't know.
"Well, it's now or never." The shapeshifter muttered before knocking on the door. He heard shuffling inside of the house before the faint sound of footsteps became louder and louder. He looked at the window to the right and saw a very tired Tai standing on the other side, looking out of it.
The blonde sighed as he disappeared from the window before the door opened. "Come in, Qrow." Tai said. The alcoholic nodded as he walked into the house, not expecting Tai to be so collected.
No, Tai wasn't collected. He was exhausted from the lack of sleep he'd gotten, he reckoned. He could see it in Tai's bloodshot eyes blue eyes that the man had heavily mourned his fallen wife.
"Do you want some coffee, Qrow?" The exhausted blonde asked, walking towards the kitchen. The black-haired shapeshifter nodded affirmatively.
"Yeah, thanks." He answered shortly as he followed his former teammate. He sat down at the table and waited while Tai poured up a cup of coffee each. Qrow looked at Tai with a deadpan.
"You look like shit, Tai." he said, earning a hollow laugh from the blonde. "When was the last time you got any sleep?"
"Says you." Said the mourning father. Qrow chuckled a little at the response. Tai then looked down into the cup."I've barely slept since she left for the mission. She shouldn't have taken it!" Slamming his hand into the table in frustration, Tai breathed heavily as his tears once more flowed freely.
"She's not actually dead." Qrow said, breaking the ice. Tai's eyes widened as he looked at Qrow questioningly. "Hah, where do I start..."
As Minato woke up, he groggily stood up next to the bed and took a look at his surroundings. The dorm room Ozpin had given him was very… girly, to say the least. It was like someone else was already living there with some of their belongings in the room. He shook his head and flipped the light switch. With the light bulb now illuminating the room, he could get a better look at it.
The room was neatly organized with books in a wooden shelf and a drawer that had a framed photograph displayed on top of it. He sighed before walking over to it. He took it up and looked at it and saw Summer together with three others. He recognized two of them, one being Qrow and the other being the young woman he fought with before.
"This must be Summer's room." He thought. His eyes went to the other end of the drawer, where he saw a set of clothes neatly folded together with an envelope on top. He walked over to it and opened the envelope and started reading the letter inside:
"Good morning Mr Namikaze,
I hope you're finding these clothes to be suitable for you. I took the liberty of going into your room and give you a set of clothes, seeing as what you wore were bloodied and torn. I also took the liberty of scheduling you for a demonstration of your abilities in one of our dueling arenas.
You can find the information on Summer's scroll, which is now yours. I suggest you get there in time. In the meantime, clean yourself up, make yourself at home here at Beacon Academy and get we'll reconvene outside of the cafeteria at 11am.
Until then,
Headmaster Ozpin."
Minato sighed as he put the letter down. It was a short one compared to everything else he had read ever since he ended up on Remnant. "I should probably take a shower." He thought as his eyes darted towards the door that didn't lead out of the room. He casually walked towards it, not sensing anyone on the other side.
As he opened the door, he was greeted by a normal bathroom. It was clear that this room was meant for a hunter or huntress that spent a lot of time at the academy in-between missions. Minato peaked into the room to try and find the light switch. It didn't take long for him to do so, but was surprised to see that it was a circular one.
He fully stepped into the bathroom and pressed the light switch. The lights turned on, but only a dim light illuminated the bathroom. Humming to himself, he decided to try and turn the circular light switch. He did so carefully, and hummed in satisfaction as the light built into the ceiling increased slightly.
"That's kind of cool, actually." He muttered to himself as he turned his gaze towards what was obviously a shower. "Alright, time to get ready for the day!"
Raven woke up, still feeling the headache and the pain in her leg. The fight with the blonde man had been swift and brutal. She'd been caught off-guard by the raw speed and agility of the man before she was overrun by the immense strength he also seemed to possess.
"Is that his semblance?" She wondered "Does he have a semblance that somehow increases his physical capabilities beyond that of a normal hunter or huntress?"
It infuriated her to no end. Even with her semblance, Summer never won a spar against her during their time at Beacon Academy. No one did. She was considered to be the strongest of her generation and to be schooled like a brat by a man her age aggravated her greatly. It was like she fought Ozpin, like he was holding back yet fighting not pulling the punches.
It's like he knew he exactly how much he could do without actually permanently hurting her.
She shook her head, deciding on not thinking about what happened as it would only anger her more. She stood up, weighing her leg to see if it healed by her aura. After confirming it had, she got dressed. Afterwards, she made her way towards the tent's exit.
She walked out of her tent and made her way towards her father's tent. She raised an eyebrow when she saw two guards outside of the entrance to it, standing with two spears. They looked to be quite strong, she reckoned, but didn't know who they were.
Both wore the same kind of armor both she and her father wore complete with the masks, only theirs were black and white. "I've never seen those two before..." She thought. She sighed as she made her way to go through the entrance, but was stopped by the two spears.
"I am sorry Raven Branwen," The guard on the left said "We cannot allow you to enter until our boss have concluded his business with your father." Raven's temperament skyrocketed as her right hand went over to the tsuka of her dust katana.
"Step aside, or I will end you." She answered in anger. The two guards looked at each other, weighing the options.
"You do not want to do that, Raven Branwen." The other guard said. "We are only carrying out our orders, and we will not fail them." Raven's eyes narrowed as the anger in them became even more evident. She was in a bad mood and all of the bandits inside of the camp knew you never fought her when she was in a bad mood.
"Tell me, who exactly is your boss?" she asked, only this time, the guards were silent. She jumped back a few meters as the giant mechanical revolver of a scabbard started to slowly spin. The two guards slid into a combat stance, not wanting to take any chances on the crazy but powerful woman in front of them.
She was, after all, a fully trained huntress with several years of experience in combat against not only the grimm, but other hunters and huntresses as well. Not only that, she was renowned throughout all of Remnant as a powerhouse.
"If you're not gonna tell me, you may as well just die!" She exclaimed as she pulled out a red dust katana with her eyes igniting into flames of pure fury.
Tai sat there, coffee mug in the hand that was resting on the table, jaw hanging slightly in pure and utter confusion. What the hell was Qrow saying? Had he finally lost all his brain cells? He shook his head to pull himself back to reality.
"Did you swap the alcohol for blow, Qrow?" He asked the shapeshifter. Qrow's response was a snort. Really, what was a proper response to this?
"No, I haven't." He answered. "This dude, Minato, saved her ass and when she was actually dying, he pulled her soul into himself. She's currently residing inside of him."
Tai nodded, trying to understand the implications of what he was trying to say. "But… If what you're saying is true, wouldn't the same thing that happens to Ozpin whenever he resurrects happen to them?" He asked before taking a sip.
Qrow sighed. That was obviously the logical answer. "It would, if Minato actually had aura to begin with." Tai choked, not seeing that coming.
"Wait, what?!" The blonde asked. "What do you mean he has no aura?!" Qrow shrugged, not fully understanding the whole situation himself.
"Good question, actually." He answered. "All I know is that when I'm trying to get a feel on his aura, all I can feel is Summer's clinging onto something somewhat familiar, yet different from what an aura usually feels like." He hummed for a moment. "Summer did take over control of his body briefly and said that he does have something called chakra. Apparently it worked very differently compared to what aura does."
Tai nodded, now understanding the situation a whole lot more. They were dealing with an entirely different form of power. For all they knew, it could be magic. "Do you think it's magic?"
Qrow shook his head negatively. "No." He answered. "Apparently, there's a whole prophecy around the man. Something about 'The Yellow Flash', a super fast man that also teleports." He made a long-drawn shrug. "I don't really know. The dude sealed her body into some form of cloth scroll right in front of us, said it'd keep her body from decaying any further."
The blonde sighed heavily. This whole thing was extremely confusing and draining quite a bit of whatever mental energy he had left. At least he now knew that Summer wasn't entirely gone.
"So, what are the options?" He asked his brother-in-law. The response was a shrug.
"Ozpin contacted Ironwood about maybe getting a synthetic body." he answered. "Dunno how long that'll take though."
"Ugh, this just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Tai muttered. The shapeshifter snorted once again at the blonde in amusement.
"You're telling me..." He said "So, how are the girls?" Tai palmed his face and dragged his hand down before lightly slamming it into the table.
"Yang heard us talk." he answered. Qrow immediately palmed his face as well. "She came into the kitchen while we were talking. Sorry about hanging up on you like that, by the way."
"It's alright." he said, hand still covering his face. "I should probably have formulated my words differently. Or even started with 'Yo, your wife got sucked into this dude after almost dying'… Nah, that'd be weird too."
Tai cackled up a laugh, seemingly feeling much better emotionally. "Good, at least he has some hope now." Qrow thought, looking at the blonde. "Now we just gotta find a way for him to actually talk to Summer so he'd get a double confirmation that she's still around."
"I think you should go to Beacon and talk to Minato yourself." Said the Q of Team STRQ. The blonde nodded before looking up towards the ceiling.
"Yeah I probably should." He said. "I mean, maybe he could shed some light as to what the hell's going on." Qrow nodded in agreement. "But, who's going to take care of the girls when I'm gone?" The shapeshifter raised an eyebrow.
"Why don't you just take them with you?" He asked. "It's not like Beacon is a dangerous place. I mean, you have a bunch of huntsmen and huntresses in training plus a bunch of actual ones there." Tai shrugged.
"I guess..." He said. "Yeah, I'm gonna try and get some sleep before that happens though." Qrow nodded in response.
"Yeah," he agreed "I'll crash on the couch for a few hours if you don't mind."
"Go ahead." Tai nodded. "You look like you need it as much as I do."
Stepping out of the bathroom, Minato felt clean and refreshed. The clothes he found in the cave were still bloodied and torn, something that would have to be cleaned and repaired. He sighed as his gaze went towards the clothes. They were nice, sure, but they weren't exactly in pristine condition. Hell, they weren't even in good condition when he got here, but they had been good enough to replace the actual rags he had been wearing when coming to Remnant.
The black trench coat was the only thing that survived the test of time.
Turning his eyes to the new set of clothes, he found them to be pretty bland. The set of clothes Ozpin had given him was standard. White button-up shirt, blue jeans and black socks. "Well, I guess this is what I'm going to look like for the moment." He thought out loud as he put the clothes on.
After the clothes were on, he took a good look in the mirror. He looked like a civilian in these clothes. He sighed once again as he walked up to the trench coat hanging on the wall and put it on. He then made sure that his sealing scroll and kunai were placed in order.
"Are the two of you awake yet?" He asked the two other people inside of his mind. He heard a very light yawn coming from Summer followed by a heavy groan from Kurama. He chuckled at the duo "You are now, I guess."
'Yeah...' Summer answered before she looked out of the eyes of Minato. 'Wait, did he give you my room?' Minato smacked his palm into his face and dragged it down.
"Did you notice that just now?" He asked the young woman inside of him, earning a confirming hum from her.
'Yeah...' She said with embarrassment. Minato shook his head in amusement.
"Well, time to go to the cafeteria and get something to eat, I guess." He told the duo.
'Yep...' Summer answered somberly. Minato caught on to the sadness in her voice and stopped with his hand on the door handle. It wasn't surprising to him that Summer was still in a negative state of mind, considering the fact that she was now stuck in somebody else's body and all she wanted to was to go home to her husband and daughter.
"Summer," He started "How are you holding up?" Summer sighed at the question. It was the second time he asked her. It was getting better, however the process was slow. She had already started to accept that she may not ever get to see her family with her own two eyes ever again.
'Heh...' She breathed out 'I'm okay, Minato. I just hope we can find a way for me to leave your body so I can go back to my family.' Minato nodded in response.
"We'll find a way, Summer-San." Minato answered with hope. "We'll find a way for you to get back to your family." Summer smiled at the man's resolve.
Minato then turned the door handle and walked out of the room.
Raven shot forward at high speed towards the guard on the right, blade poised to stab him. He stabbed his bladed staff towards her, forcing her to use her Maiden powers, conjuring up a folding wind wall to help her dodge the spear. She ducked backwards with her sword going over her shoulder as she spun her entire body to the left.
While doing so, she put her left hand down on the ground and somersaulted away from the long spear and kicking the guard in the chin. The guard's head went up a bit, but he ignored the kicked as it didn't do much to him.
"Please do not do this, Raven Branwen." he said in monotone, not even slightly phased by the kick. Raven narrowed her eyes again as she raised her hand towards him with intent on summoning an ice lance.
The other guard intercepted her with a blinding speed, forcing her once more to back off from them.
"We're not gonna let you use your magic against us, Raven Branwen." He declared, standing where she once did, holding the midsection of the spear's handle.
"Those two have decent synergy, I'll give them that." She thought before she swung her dust blade in the air. The dust blade ignited the air before Raven summoned a gust of wind towards them, sending an inferno towards them.
She quickly switched blade to a yellow one and took off towards them. The duo spun their staffs at the midsection, creating cyclones of immense wind-speed. The speed of the wind created a vacuum that suffocated the fire.
Raven clicked her tongue in annoyance as she quickly brought her left hand up into the air and pushed her magic into the air, canceling the cyclones.
"Okay, how the hell did they do that?" She wondered. She'd never seen two people with the exact same semblance. Was it a semblance? It didn't matter, the lightning blade in her right hand started to cackle as she brought it up close to her before she grasped it with her left hand.
She was about to move towards them when she saw the tent's entrance open. Out came her father, equally as furious as she was. Her own fury was squashed and was replaced by fear as his voice boomed over the camp.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, Raven?" He yelled in anger. She gulped as she looked around her and the guards. Around her were all members of the tribe, looking at her in disappointment. She sheathed her telescopic katana and fell down on her left knee, head hanging in shame.
"I am sorry, father." She muttered.
The leader of her tribe stomped towards her in raw fury. She gulped, knowing exactly what she was in for now.
"I'm such a fool..." She thought in remorse, ready to take the incoming punishment.
"I would prefer if you did not conduct domestic violence in my presence, Kraai." A young, feminine voice could be heard. Raven's emotions once again flipped into a spiral, not understanding what was going on. She allowed herself to raise her head to see who was speaking.
Behind the guards she just fought was a young, short pink-haired teen. Her emerald eyes were too in flames, only the look in her eyes were calm and calculating. The girl wore a simple black kimono with white roses on them. Raven widened her eyes as she realized who this was.
This was Sakura Kara.
Sakura Kara, the current leader of the Sakura Tribe that was the original bandit tribe on Anima and the most powerful tribe to ever have graced Remnant, said to rival even the Athlesian army in terms of firepower.
"Sakura Kara is a Maiden." She thought to herself. She had heard of her battle prowess but had never seen it in person. The female tribe leader was younger than Raven, almost by a decade, yet she was known to be the strongest out of the six bandit tribe leaders that lived on Remnant. "That, at least, explains why she's said to be so powerful."
"Rise, Raven." The young leader commanded. Her father was clearly bemused by the young pink-haired teen that undermined him. Raven did as ordered and stood up. She could feel the anger coming from her father and even I she didn't show it, she was amused at her father.
"You know I do not like infighting between our tribes, Raven." The young woman said as she shut her eyes, extinguishing the flames around them. "I will let you off easy this time." The young girl opened her green eyes and gazed towards the older Branwen. "Keep your soldiers on a leash, old man." Wordlessly, the young leader started walked out of the camp, her guards right behind her.
Kraai was furious. He reeked of negative energy and Raven quickly realized that if he continued at this rate, he'd attract the grimm. "Father..." she said in a low voice, standing behind him on his right.
Kraai turned his head towards her, anger evident in his eyes. Not only had his daughter made a fool out of herself and the whole tribe, this brat of a leader had undermined him completely.
Without thinking, he slammed the backside of his hand into her cheek, forcing her off the ground. She flew several feet before landing on her side. She laid there, tears threatening to fall as she finally understood what she'd done.
"I'm sorry, father..." she muttered in slight fear. Even with her maiden powers, she knew she wouldn't be able to go up against her father. Even without a semblance meant for combat, he was a skilled fighter.
"Next time, you won't be the one I'm hitting." said her father before he started walking towards the Command Tent. "Next time, I'll take my anger out on your child."
As he arrived at the cafeteria building, Minato was greeted by the sight of the school's Headmaster. The blonde walked over to him, knowing fully well that he was being read by Ozpin.
Minato's gaze wandered around the scenery as he walked. The schoolyard was much more lively during the day, he noted, as he saw many students walking around. All of the students wore the same clothes. Minato guessed it was the school uniform, not unlike the chuunin uniform they had back home.
What was puzzling, however, was that none of the students had their weapons with them. This was supposed to be a combat school, right? He shook his head and focused on the matter at hand: getting something to eat. Food was important, especially for a shinobi, seeing as how it was one of the things you needed to replenish chakra.
As he reached the mysterious man that ran the place, he noted that the other man, Qrow, was nowhere to be seen. "I guess he's not always by his side." He thought, earning a giggle from Summer.
'Nah, he's rarely here at Beacon, actually.' She answered back, earning a slight nod from Minato. With that, his focus went back to the old man.
"You carry yourself like a veteran, Mr Namikaze." The Headmaster greeted him. Minato raised an eyebrow at the older man but shrugged it off almost immediately. "I take it you are a hunter then. Am I correct?" Minato eyed him for a moment, trying to figure out the best course of action. He simply nodded in response, earning a small smirk from Ozpin.
"Well then." The Headmaster said "After we've had lunch I'd say a test is in order for you." Minato once again nodded wordlessly. "Here, this way." the old man motioned towards the cafeteria door.
"Okay." The blonde answered as he walked over to the door and pushed it, opening it. The sight he was greeted with was almost surprising to him. "That's a lot of students." He noted as he looked around. In the cafeteria sat almost a hundred students, he estimated.
'Yeah this year was a really good one.' Summer said 'I think we got around sixty students this year, which is a new record.' Minato nodded, soaking the information like a sponge. The Headmaster noted Minato's somewhat absent mind and cleared his throat to get his attention.
"Come this way, Mr Namikaze." Said Ozpin as he motioned towards the cafeterias buffet. "We are fairly early so we should be able to find a place to sit while we eat." The Young Hokage nodded as he followed Ozpin towards the food.
When they got there, he noted there was a lot of things to choose from, and most of it looked delicious. "Hmm, how much of the budget of this place goes into the cafeteria?" He asked Summer. She hummed in thought for a moment before answering:
'I have no idea actually. I'd guess somewhere around fifteen percent.' She answered 'You have to remember that this is a place where the students stay at almost all year long while they go here and they need a proper diet with all of the energy they spend training.'
"Ah." Minato thought in response. "That makes sense. I didn't know they live at the school throughout the time they study here." Summer giggled a little.
'Well, it is the last stop before becoming a huntsman or a huntress.' She answered. 'Even after they continue their studies they may end up living in one of the buildings we have here, considering how much cheaper it is paying for a room here and eating in the cafeteria while resting between assignments.'
Minato nodded as he looked around, confirming what she just said. There were a lot of actual hunters and huntresses sitting at the tables, eating food. Almost all of them had weapons. Weapons that were unique to them. "I'm guessing that cane of his is his weapon?" He asked Summer about Ozpin's choice of armament.
'Yep.' Was the simple response he got from her.
"Are all of the huntsman academies like this?" He asked.
'Yeah, they are actually.' She answered 'Wait, how do you know about the other academies, if you're from a different world?' Minato chuckled at her paranoia.
"I just guessed." He answered "I mean, considering the gravitational pull of this planet, I'd wager it's around the same size as the one I come from, which means there should be more than one land mass. With the technology you have here, I assume you have discovered most of the planet already which means you have at least one more place where a large amount of people live."
Summer nodded, almost surprised how Minato's mind worked. It was like a machine, calculating everything while still keeping his focus at hand: getting food. So far he had picked up most of the food he wanted, which consisted of a few potatoes, a whole plate of different vegetables bunched together into a salad and three steaks.
'Oh wow, didn't even realize it was steak day.' She said, earning a small chuckle from the blonde. Ozpin looked at the man beside him in slight confusion before chalking it up to Summer saying something funny. At least Minato didn't look crazy whenever he had a conversation with the young woman.
When the duo were done choosing what to eat, they walked towards one of the tables where both students and licensed hunters and huntresses sat. All of them noticed the duo heading their way.
"Good day, Headmaster Ozpin." the students greeted simultaneously as they got to the table.
"Good day to you too, students." Ozpin answered "Minato, I'd like to introduce you to Team Violet, spelled out as VLTT." The four students waved their hands at the blonde. As he took a good look at the students, he noted their uniqueness to one another.
The team consisted of three girls and one boy. The girl furthest away from him was obviously a faunus, more than likely some type of cat since she had cat ears. Her golden hair was short, her eyes were as green as grass and her body was made up almost entirely of muscles that screamed both heavy hitter and high stamina.
The boy next to her was tall. Really tall. He estimated that while standing, he'd be around two meters. He had long, brown hair and his eyes were of the same shade. His jawline was sharp enough to cut and his nose was a tad pointy.
The girl next to him had the same facial features like him, only her body was small and he couldn't help but wonder if they were related, considering how much they looked like each other. They even had the same hair style.
The last one stood somewhere in between the two other girls in terms of length. Her purple hair color made her stand out in the crowd with her ice-blue eyes boring through anyone she looked at. He noted in amusement that her eyes were the same shade of blue as his.
"Hello Team Violet." The Hokage greeted.
"Hello, Professor Namikaze." The four students greeted back. Minato raised his right eyebrow as his gaze went back to Ozpin, who merely smiled and shrugged.
"Ah," Minato started "I'm not a professor at the academy." The students' eyes widened as the three girls blushed ever so slightly in embarrassment.
"Oh." They all answered. Minato gave out a chuckle as he put the food down on the table and sat down on his chair.
"It's okay." He smiled at Team Violet. The girls blushed up a storm while their male teammate face palmed.
"Great, a pretty boy..." He muttered. Minato resisted the urge to snort, not being the first time he'd been called that. "Mr Namikaze, if you don't mind me asking… Are you a huntsman?"
Minato's eyes flashed towards the Headmaster, who gave a slight indication for Minato to confirm. "Yes, I am a huntsman." he answered. "I'm currently taking up residence here at Beacon in between assignments." The young boy nodded slightly.
"Now, if you don't mind me asking, what are your names?" He asked. The three girls came out of their collective stupor and shook their heads.
"Ah!" Exclaimed the purple haired girl with wide eyes. "I-I'm Viola Hyacinth and I'm the team leader of Team VLTT! Nice to meat ya!" Minato nodded at the greeting.
"I am Tray Dam." The tall, muscly boy said briefly. Minato nodded as he took a bite.
"I am Tara Dam, Tray's twin sister!" The tawny, short brown haired girl exclaimed with excitement. Minato smiled at the enthusiasm from the girl and nodded once more. He then looked towards the cat faunus, who was currently looking down at the table.
"And who may you be?" He asked, taking another bite.
"Ehm..." She muttered shyly "I'm… Lacey Ouro." Minato nodded once more, smile still on his face. The girl raised her head and looked towards him. Once she saw his smile, her eyes widened slightly.
'She's like this because of her past.' Summer told him. The Hokage refrained from frowning.
"How so?" He asked. The lion faunus looked very afraid. Afraid HE of all people would hurt her.
'She's a very fragile girl.' The silver eyed woman inside of him said. 'As a child, she was abused by her adoptive parents and was more or less a slave.
"So, the teachers." Minato broke the silence as he turned towards them. "May I know your names?"
"Ah yes!" one of them said. Minato turned his gaze towards the source of the voice. He was greeted by the sight of a white haired mustached man that wore a red suit. "I am Professor Peter Port and I teach the class of Grimm Studies." The blonde Hokage nodded, taking a sip from his glass.
"Well," A young, feminine voice started, earning Minato's attention. He took a good look at the young woman sitting next to Port. She had short blonde hair, green eyes under a pair of glasses and wore a black blouse with a light gray skirt. "My name is Glynda Goodwitch and I am not a professor here either. At least not until the next semester."
Minato nodded once more with a warm smile on his face. "She looks like she'd be the stern type of professor. You know, the one you don't want to anger."
Summer giggled slightly. 'Yeah, she gives off that type of vibe doesn't she?' she said 'Back when we went here together, she was always really focused on her studies. She is pretty strong, given the nature of her semblance.'
"Oh? What kind of semblance does she have?" He asked.
"Her semblance is a type of telekinesis." she answered "It let's her control all matter and she's really good at using her semblance." Minato nodded. The semblance did indeed sound powerful.
"I have seen a power akin to telekinesis before."The giant fox said out of nowhere. "Back when I was sealed inside of Naruto, we fought a man known as Pein. He was able to decimate your village in a single attack." Minato's eyes widened ever so slightly. Summer gasped lightly in shock, unable to grasp the level of destruction something like that could create.
Minato looked at his plate and saw that he was already done with the food. He looked over to the headmaster, who nodded at him. Minato then looked down at Ozpin's plate and saw that he too was done eating, so he stood up and nodded to everyone sitting there.
"I thank you for letting me sit here, but the Headmaster and I have to go now." Said the young Hokage. The four students and two huntsmen nodded back, with the brunette giving a mock salute and a smile.
"No problem!" she exclaimed happily. Minato snorted as he shook his head in amusement before he took his plate and glass and went to the trays where all the dirty dishes stood.
"Is Ouro-san treated well here, Professor Ozpin?" He asked. The headmaster sighed in dismay, already seeing where Minato was going. Ozpin knew from the start that Minato had the sense of morale only the most naive people would have, yet the man was far from it. It confused Ozpin a great deal when trying to read what kind of person Minato really was, but it was better to keep the Yellow Flash close to him than to force the man away.
"No," he answered truthfully "I do not believe she is treated as well as I would've liked." Minato gave Ozpin a look of disappointment, one you'd give a child when they'd done something wrong. "Truthfully, I do not think that any of the faunus we have here are treated like they should. Our hands are tied behind our back in this matter though. You may as well blame the council for their treatment."
Minato now understood the position Ozpin was in. He was a man of huge influence but couldn't take too many risks when it came to politics. He had more than just that on his plate and he'd need more allies fighting against Salem if he'd ever have a chance at actually doing something politically.
"Alright," Minato replied "I guess I'll take that answer. I too have been on the receiving end of a political council and they can indeed be the most menacing opponent you'll ever face." Ozpin nodded in confusion. Since he didn't know Minato's backstory, he decided that he'd just go along with it.
"Yes." Ozpin said "Now, lets go to the training facility where we'll be conducting the combat test."
AN: Wooooh! A chapter that's actually kind of long! It's the longest chapter so far and to be honest, I wanted more to be put into it but at the same time, It'd take a bit more time before it was released. I've set a few things up now for the future of this fanfic and I've gotten more ideas on how to proceed so stay tuned!
Also, before anyone jumps the gun here, Sakura Kara is not Haruno Sakura from Naruto. Pure coincidence and I completely forgot about her having green eyes. I just think the combo matches well and they have no correlation between eachother, aiight?