Chapter 5- Heading off to Beacon Academy
Yay another new chapter. Hopefully I can push out two chapters before I need to go on my two month long Hiatus to prepare for my finals. Anyway this chapter doesn't contain much action. It mostly followed some of the content I wanted to address in the trailers in respect to my story and also the first episode. Here we learn what Naruto has been up to while on his travels and also a little bit of Tobi action thrown in for good fun. Also about the not adopting Neo, Cinder and Blake thingy, I wanted them to realize the errors of their ways through their interactions with Naruto or his aliases. Sort of like how he could change people like Obito and Nagato and turn them good again. Also as to the idea of having a counter to Naruto, yes there will be an OP Grimm but that will come later on. Also thinking of having a Bijuu level Grimm because of a noob mistake on Naruto's part that forces him to reveal more of his power to the world, but this point is not certain yet. May decide to introduce an Otsusuki in this fic because since they are aliens then it would be quite easy to tie them in. No one from Narutoverse will be introduced to this story because there is no way for them to leave the dimension of the elemental nations. Anyway enough with the boring author's note. On with the story. Banzai!
Naruto sighed for the possibly the sixth time that day as he sat down in the floor of the forest, leaning his back against a tree. For the past four years he had been trying to find out more about the Grimm and figure out the reason behind their aggression towards humanity. The main problem was that the Grimm dissolve after being slain and as such there was nothing he could really do about it. His Rinnegan did allow him to see faint traces of Grimm energy but that was a weak lead and all he really found was that the Grimm have a hive mentality that causes them to go after humans. He also learnt that the stronger Grimm can resist this to a degree but the 'programming' resurfaces when they encounter humans. This helped to explain the behavior of the larger Grimm like the Goliaths. He recalled his discussion with the Bijuu on how to gather more information on the Grimm.
'This search is getting nowhere. Even with the Rinnegan the trail is so weak that I can't really find anything before it gets cold.' Naruto said as he was in the tailed beast plane surrounded by all the Bijuu.
'Well you could try using the chakra receivers to either bolster the signal or link your energy with the Grimm in order to make it easier for you to learn about them.' Kurama suggested.
'That is true but he does not know where to place the receivers for an effective connection.' Saiken added.
'Well in this case I think it would be a matter of trial and error. Although with how fast the Grimm dissipate it might take a long while before you figure out the correct pattern. And it may or may not vary between the different species of Grimm.' Kokuo said.
'Better to have a shot at tracing and solving this mystery then not having one at all. I'll go find a pack of Ursa or something to try it out on.' Naruto said as he disappeared from the tailed beast plane back to the real world.
Over the time, Naruto started getting better at placing black receivers within the Grimm that he killed. He had come up with a rough guide on where to place the rods in both Ursa and Beowolves that would vary with their size and type and although he had been able to understand the Grimm better, all he had were clues that linked the Grimm to the shattered moon, humanity's creation and its destruction. He couldn't establish a stronger link to gleam more information than that but at the very least he knew the Grimm were following a set of preordained orders in order to achieve their goal. What their goal is unfortunately remains largely unknown.
"Oh well no point trying again for the day. Besides I think it's time if I finally managed to convince a certain cat faunus to change her ways." Naruto said to himself before he flashed away to the forest of forever fall.
He had been working hard over the years not only trying to solve the mystery of the Grimm but also convince the white fang to renounce their ways of violence and return back to their old ways of trying to gain equality through peaceful methods of persuasion. Some white fang members were quick to realize the truth in his words and left the organization but most were persistent in the false belief that their violent methods were actually working. He sighed to himself as the organization he once respected was now turning into an organization he was starting to dislike.
But Naruto Uzumaki was not one to harbor hatred or malice towards anyone. They merely needed to have their eyes opened. Naruto had been trying to convince one of their best field operatives a young female cat faunus by the name of Blake Belladonna that what they were doing were wrong. He wanted to help her because he could see the doubts she had about the new white fangs methods. He could also see the guilt in her eyes as the white fangs escalating violence started to involve innocent civilians some who were actually kind to the faunus.
Naruto had gotten word that she and her partner Blake were due to steal a train that was transporting dust through the forest of Forever Fall through his alias Menma which was a member of the white fang and a part of its higher echelon. He tree hoped to a viewpoint that would allow him to view the passing train and intervene when he felt like it. He already had a basic plan made out. He would use his Tobi alias to derail the plan all while talking about the white fang and its methods and then he would come in and offer Blake a place at Beacon Academy. Of course he had already discussed all of this with Ozpin.
Blake was seated on a rock in the forest of Forever Fall, watching the red leaves of the trees unique to this forest drop the ground as she waited for her partner to inform her that they were starting the operation.
"Blake. It's time." Adam said as he approached his partner.
"Okay." Blake responded as she turned to face her partner and got off the rock.
The two of them ran at high speed through the forest of forever fall unaware of a pair of blue eyes and a single red eye watching them as they made their way toward the cliff that overlooked the train tracks. They waited with bated breath for the train to pass below them. They took up ready stances as soon as they heard the sound of the train horns and engines approaching this section of the forest, sliding down the cliff face as soon as the train started to pass below them. They both jumped off, Adam using his sword to get a foothold on the top of the train while Blake simply landed cleanly next to him.
They walked towards the front of the train, jumping across the gaps between the cars in order to reach the train car that contained the cargo they were looking for. Once they arrived at their destination, Adam blasted off the lock to the door, holding it open for Blake to jump inside before he followed after her.
"Looks like we are going to be doing this the hard way." Adam said as they landed inside the train car and saw the security system being triggered.
All around them robots activated, their red lights glowing brightly in the dimly lit train car. The robots combat visors slid down into position, their guns activating as they surrounded the pair. The robots had their guns trained on the two Faunus as one of them requested for identification.
"Don't be so dramatic." Blake said as her hand wrapped around the handle of Gambol shroud.
Adam went first, pulling the trigger on his weapon, shooting the sword out and into the head of one of the robots before grabbing it in mid air and slicing the robot's head off, delivering one more swift cut across its midsection before re-sheathing his sword. The robots changed tactics and their arms switched from a pair of guns into a pair of blades. They charged towards the pair of faunus, looking to use their superior numbers to their advantage to take the intruders down.
Blake leapt backwards, creating a clone using her semblance to distract the robots, using the sheathed gambol shroud to decapitate two of the robots in one smooth motion. Adam leapt over her and took out another one before firing shots at the other robots while Blake swept upwards to handle a few more of the robot guards. One of the robots fired rapidly at the pair of faunus, Adam blocking a few of the bullets with swings of his blades before Blake charged towards the robot, parrying the shots before taking it out for good. Blake unsheathed Gambol Shroud and using wielding both the weapon and its sheath, she proceeded to tear into the robot guards, using her semblance to throw them off as she thinned their numbers down. They eventually made it out of the train car, destroying the guard bots as they went. Eventually there seemed to be none left and the pair made their way to their destination. Adam opened the crate finding the things they were looking for.
"I'll set the charges." Adam said.
"But Adam what about the crew members." Blake said.
"What about them?" Adam retorted.
"Well well. What a coincidence. I didn't think I would bump into the two of you here Adam Taurus, Blake Belladonna." A disembodied voice said before a swirl appeared in the room followed by a man in an orange mask, only his right could be seen and it was black with three tomoe arranged in a circular fashion. He was wearing a black cloak with red lightning on it.
"Tobi. What are you doing here?" Adam growled out as he gripped the handle of his sword tightly. Tobi as he had introduced himself to the masses, had disrupted many of the white fangs operations and to date he had been nicknamed the untouchable Tobi since his semblance allowed him to phase through objects.
"Why I am just here to talk. Tobi is a good boy. No need to be so serious. We all mean well." Tobi said in a childlike voice.
"Then talk already." Adam said his patience running thin.
"Tell me why do you choose to do this. Violence is not the answer you should follow Tobi's example and be a hero. That's why Tobi is a good boy." Tobi said continuing to annoy Adam to no end.
"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point already." Adam said as he charged Tobi and tried to bisect the masked man only to have his attack phase through and be sent into a wall by a punch to the gut.
"Please simmer down there is no reason to get violent. Now tell me why is it you are doing this why turn violent? The once peaceful white fang was all about bridging the gap between Faunus and Humans through understanding and peaceful methods and now you people are all about violence." Tobi said.
"Why we do this? How about blaming all those arrogant humans who look down upon us and treat us like trash?" Adam blurted out. Blake was just listening to the two exchange words.
"So it gives you the right to hurt those who are innocent? It gives you the right to incite fear in others? To reflect pain upon the humans? Some of whom have never ever wronged you at all?" Tobi said.
"What would you understand? This is the only way that those humans will finally come to treat Faunus equally. It's working." Adam said.
"Yes, because people are becoming afraid. They become hurt and afraid. They want to retaliate against you but they lack the power to do so because for now you are the stronger one. But what happens when the humans have more power than you? They will retaliate and return all the pain they felt back to you." Tobi said. Adam was about to retort but Tobi continued speaking.
"When people are hurt, they learn to hate. They seek retribution. When you hurt others you become hated and suffer from guilt. But knowing that pain is exactly why you should be kind to others. If people kept trying to hurt each other then they would only carry on this cycle of hatred. It is only when you know true pain and from it that one can achieve true peace." Tobi stated.
"What makes you think you can understand the things we faunus go through? The kind of things we have to endure?" Adam shouted. It was at that moment that a large spider robot appeared in the cargo hold.
"You are interrupting something but let us take this outside." Tobi said as he lead the robot outside with Blake and Adam following him. They watched as he phased into the ground before appearing behind the robot and causing it to disappear in a black swirl.
"Now that that is taken care of. You were asking me how I could possibly understand how you faunus feel? The answer is that I don't. Everyone feels pain differently. But the one person above all who should have the right to take vengeance upon the world would be Naruto Uzumaki. If anyone understands pain it would be him. It was through his pain as he grew up that he achieved his higher power it was through his pain that he understood the true meaning of peace and that is why he preaches is now. The peace achieved using the power of harmony and unity through understanding." Tobi said.
"He has the power to destroy and reshape the world and yet he chooses to coexist with you people. He could bring peace by making everyone bend knee to his power and yet he chooses to help you people and work towards achieving peace with you. So tell me what will you do now? Will you continue to hurt others and continue this cycle of hatred or would you instead change your lives and use it to help others instead, ending the cycle of hatred and ushering in true peace built on love?" Tobi said before he disappeared.
Tobi's words seemed to connect with Blake as it served to strengthened the doubt she had in the current white fang. She was standing on another train car separate from Adam. She held onto the handle of Gambol Shroud, steeling her reserves before she proceeded to cut off the connection between the trains, leaving Adam behind. She mouthed a simple goodbye as Adam questioned her choice as their figured became smaller and smaller before disappearing in the distance.
"Well well. Fancy running into you here Ms. Belladonna." Naruto said as he appeared on the same train car as her.
"You're Naruto Uzumaki. What are you doing here?" Blake asked a little tense. After all it isn't everyday you run into the strongest huntsmen and if someone like the untouchable Tobi was wary of Naruto then she should be even more so.
"I'm just passing through. So you've decided to abandon the white fang huh?" Naruto said.
"How did you know that?" Blake asked.
"I was watching. Tobi intervened in this before I could so I just kept watching." Naruto said simply.
"So what do you want?" Blake asked.
"The question is what do you want? More specifically what do you want to do with your life now Ms. Belladonna?" Naruto responded.
"I want to help people. I want to do good with my life and believe in the peace that you believe in." Blake said resolutely.
"Very well then. Take this and follow the instructions. I have already cleared everything for you." Naruto said.
"This will allow me to go to beacon academy." Blake said in shock.
"Yes it will. Do good with your life Blake. It must be hard to have grown up being ostracized I know what it feels like to be looked at with contempt and not being able to make any friends but you should embrace who you are and do things that force people to acknowledge you no matter what prejudice they hold." Naruto said.
"Wait Tobi said something about you understanding the pain of the Faunus. What did he mean by that?" Blake asked.
"That is a story for another time. If you ever need someone to talk to, you can always just throw this on the ground and if I'm not busy I'll be there in a flash. You'll be in good hands Blake. Do good with your life. Use your understanding of pain to help others. I'll see you around." Naruto said handing her a tri-pronged kunai before he teleported away.
Scene Change. Some Time After Interaction Between Blake and Naruto.
Ruby Uzumaki was sweating nervously as she was being scolded by the woman in a white top with a black and purple cape. Her riding crop occasionally hitting the table to emphasize her points. Ruby had been minding her own business and wondered exactly how she got into this mess. She was just out in the town of Vale to get some bullets from a dust shop because she had used up all her rounds in a Grimm extermination trip with her mother. It was supposed to be a simple task. Come to Vale buy the necessary supplies meet up with her sister Yang and them get back home to prepare to go to Beacon academy.
Things had gone as planned at first. She went into Vale after telling her mother who was still at her job at Beacon Academy that she would be out buying supplies. She visited the only dust shop that was open at the time, a quaint little store called the Dusk to dawn and ended up getting sidetracked listening to a music album. Her time was interrupted when a gang of crooks led by the infamous Roman Torchwick picked that specific time and dust store to rob. Of course she got caught up in the middle of it all, trying to stop them having had the lesson of always trying to do the right thing pounded into her by her father. She ended up chasing Roman all the way till he boarded his escape craft. She was about to use some of her chakra techniques to take the craft down but a Huntress appeared and ended up scaring Roman and his accomplice, a woman wearing a red dress that could manipulate Dust very well. off. Said huntress proceeded to drag Ruby to a room for questioning claiming that she shouldn't have done what she did and that she put a lot of people in danger with her actions.
"If it were up to me young lady you would be sent home. With a pat on the back and a slap to the wrist. But some people would like to see you first." Glynda said. The door open and in walked a middle aged man with silver hair wearing a suit and a green scarf, he had a cane and was drinking from a coffee mug. Behind the man was her mother with a plate of cookies. Ruby proceeded to stuff her face with said cookies, completely ignoring the situation.
"Ruby Uzumaki, you look very similar to your mother. Yet you act just like your father. Tell me what is a cute little girl like you doing with one of the most dangerous weapons in the world? And who did you learn to use it from? The only one I've seen that uses a scythe like that is a dusty old Qrow and even then your style is distinctly different to his." Ozpin stated.
"Well I decided to use the scythe after being told about by my Godfather Qrow. Then after that I just used some of the styles my parents thought me and created a combined style to allow me to use the scythe effectively in combat. I want to become a huntsman just like my parents and help people." Ruby said.
"You really do act like your Father. I look forward to seeing you at Beacon Academy Ruby. I am sure you will do great there. You may go now. Nothing will happen to you." Ozpin said.
"Thank you sir." Ruby said as she got up and prepared to head home.
"I'll see you back at the house dear. And if it means anything, I told your dad what happened and he's proud of you." Summer said causing Ruby to brighten up before she left in a burst of speed.
Scene Change, Aboard the Airship heading towards Beacon Academy
"Oh my gosh Ruby I heard what happened to you. I'm so proud of my little sister." Yang said as she enveloped Ruby in a bone crushing hug, causing the smaller girl to frantically tap her arms to let her go.
"It was nothing Yang. I just did what dad thought us to do." Ruby said.
"Speaking of dad, I wonder what he is up to right now. He said he would try his best to make it back home in time to see us go through initiation and get assigned to teams." Yang said as they thought about their father. Despite having to juggle running a spy network, hunting Grimm and dealing with the white fang, Naruto always made time to visit them and spend time with them.
"He's probably off exterminating Grimm or speaking to one of his contacts again." Ruby said. They watched the news report for a moment before it switched to a holographic image of Glynda.
"Welcome. You are all among the select few who have demonstrated the aptitude worthy of becoming students at Beacon Academy. Our World is currently experiencing a time of peace. As future huntsmen and huntresses, it will be your job to protect it." Glynda said before her image disappeared.
"Look at the view, you can see Signal from up here." Ruby said as she looked out the window.
"The view from Vale has got nothing on this. And just think Ruby, Beacon is going to be our home for the next four years and then we become huntresses just like Mom and we get to do cool stuff just like dad." Yang said.
"Yeah. But I guess this view isn't for everyone." Ruby said as she gestured towards a blond boy who was vomiting.
"Oh well, sucks to be him I guess." Yang said as the boy ran past them to find a good place to hurl.
"Eww, he got some on your shoes." Ruby said.
"What! Get it off! Get it off!" Yang shouted as she tried to wipe it off on her sister.
"Stay away from me." Ruby said as she tried to run away.
Scene Change. Beacon Academy front gates.
"Whoa, this place is so awesome!" Ruby said as she took in the sights.
"Yeah it is. I can't believe we are going to the same place where Dad and Mom used to go to." Yang said.
"Oh my gosh Yang look that kid has a collapsible staff and that girl has a fire sword." Ruby said. She had stars in her eyes and was about to go off in a trance only for Yang to pull her back.
"Easy there little Sister I know you like weapons but why are you gushing so much about them? What's wrong with yours?" Yang said.
"Nothing. Crescent Rose will always be my baby. It's just that I like seeing new weapons just like you like to see new kinds of hand to hand combat." Ruby said.
"Touché little sister. Anyway, I'm going to go explore the place a little bit. I'll see you at the briefing later." Yang said.
"See you later Yang." Ruby said. She was not paying attention while she was walking though and ended up tripping against a girl's luggage. Said girl had white hair and a very pale complexion and wore a white dress with a white jacket over that with red lining. She had some sort of rapier attached to her waist.
"Watch where you are going you klutz." Weiss said.
"Wow. Sorry about that it was accident. I was not paying attention to where I was going." Ruby said.
"Do you have any idea what was inside here? These cases contain dust mined from the Schnee quarry." Weiss said as she held a red vial swinging it about.
"Yeah I know what dust is." Ruby said.
"Your face says otherwise." Weiss said noting how Ruby was in some sort of daze. She continued to shake the vial causing some of the dust to fall out and disperse in the air. This aggravated Ruby's nose causing her to sneeze and trigger the dust, covering Weiss in soot.
"I'm sorry about that. It was an accident." Ruby said as she waved her hands in the air to try and placate Weiss.
"You idiot." Weiss growled.
"I'm sorry... um what's your name again? I don't think you said it." Ruby said.
"Weiss Schnee heiress of the Schnee dust company. One of the largest producers of the energy source in Remnant." Blake said as she handed the vial which had been dropped in the explosion back to Weiss.
"Finally some recognition." Weiss sneered.
"Also known for their questionable work practices. Given that you are the heiress, I would think that you would know better than to shake that vial around and send dust into the air." Blake said.
"Hmph. I don't need to take this." Weiss said as she stormed off.
"Thanks for that. I don't know what is her problem. I'm Ruby Uzumaki" Ruby said.
"Uzumaki? I'm Blake. Blake Belladonna. Your dad helped me get into this academy actually. It's nice to meet you. Although I can't really see the resemblance between the two of you." Blake said.
"Oh you met dad? I'm not surprised that he helped you out. Dad always says it is always important to give a helping hand when we can give it. And about the looks thing, I look more like my mom while my sister Yang looks more like my dad." Ruby said.
"Yeah that does sound like him. Come on, I think we should be heading to the ballroom for the briefing. It starts in five." Blake said as she walked with Ruby towards their destination. Once there, Yang called out to them.
"Hey Ruby! Over here! I saved you a spot." Yang said as she gestured for Ruby to come over. Blake followed behind her.
"So how was your tour little sister?" Yang asked.
"It was okay I guess. Although the part where I bumped into this crabby girl's luggage and exploded a whole because of dust was not okay at all. Oh by the way, Yang this is Blake. Blake, this is Yang. Blake says dad helped her get into Beacon." Ruby said as she introduced the two.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. When did you meet dad anyway?" Yang asked out of curiosity.
"Oh some time back while he was out and about. What does he do exactly? He doesn't seem to be around much." Blake said.
"He's always travelling Remnant doing things so he isn't around all the time but he makes sure to always come and visit and support us through anything important. But he always gives us messages through our mom." Yang said. They all stopped talking when Ozpin took the stage.
"I'll keep this brief. You have all come here to become Huntsmen, seeking to make this world a better place. But all I see here is wasted talent. You all believe that the knowledge you gain as you pass through these halls will help you put that talent to good use but I highly doubt that is the case. It will be up to you to take the first step in this journey. What you get out of this school is what you want to get out of it. Not how much we put in. That is all." Ozpin said before passing the mic off to Glynda.
"Well he seemed a little off." Yang said.
"Yeah he was a little wonky but dad and mom always described Ozpin and being eccentric." Ruby said.
"Agreed. That does seem to be the case." Blake said.
'Alright everyone, you have the rest of the day to get used to the campus. Gather back in the ballroom after dinner tonight. This room will be your sleeping quarters and is big enough to house everyone. You will be given proper rooms after initiation tomorrow together with your teams. Dismissed." Glynda said as the students went off doing their own thing.
Time Skip. Night time.
Yang was laying down on her side in a sleeping bag which was placed between Ruby's and Blake's. Blake was busy reading a book while Ruby was just lying down and staring at the ceiling.
"This is so awesome. It's just like a sleepover." Yang said as she eyed some of the boys who were without tops. Enjoying the view until it was ruined by one Jaune Arc who strolled through wearing a onesie.
"I don't think mom and dad would approve of all the boys though. Especially dad. You know how overprotective he is." Ruby said.
"Oh you know he just loves us. Speaking of Dad did mom say when he would be coming back for a visit? I kind of forgot." Yang said with a sheepish grin.
"Really Yang? Mom said dad would try to make it back to see us go through initiation and be assigned teams." Ruby said.
"Right. Anyway, were you able to make any friends today little sister?" Yang asked.
"Well there is Blake but then if you count Weiss as a negative friend then I guess I still got zero." Ruby said.
"Ruby there is no such thing as a negative friend. You just made one friend and one enemy. But cheer up. I am sure you will make more friends. You just haven't met them yet." Yang said.
"We should be getting some sleep we need it if we are going to be ready for initiation tomorrow." Blake said as she blew out her reading candle.
"Goodnight Blake, Yang." Ruby said.
"Goodnight Blake, Ruby." Yang said.
"Goodnight Ruby, Yang." Blake said.
At the same time in a warehouse in the city of Vale.
Roman Torchwick was finishing up the delivery of the stolen goods to the location that his employer had stipulated. After checking the goods, he was handed a sum of Lien which he was quick to pocket before blowing a puff of his cigar. He turned his attention to a map that was pasted on the wall and was littered with scribbles. No one in the location aware that a lone red eye behind an orange mask was watching them from a distance.
A/n: And that's a wrap. Hopefully I can push out one last chapter tomorrow before I go on my one and a half month hiatus for my finals. Not much happening here. Next chapter will deal with initiation as well as Naruto discovering more about the Grimm and his return to beacon academy to report on his findings. Changed up quite a bit on canon thanks to Naruto's presence and canon will continue to be changed by his presence in the world of remnant. For most of volume one and the beginning of volume two Naruto will be a sideline character appearing at the most opportune times to help out. He will return for good near the end of volume two on their mission to Mountain Glenn. That's all hopefully the next chapter is up before I have to go on hiatus. Read and Review.
