Alright then really cool build up episode this week. It looks like everything is coming together. Really hope to see Qrow and Ozpin fighting seriously. Although Cinder's final goal is still unclear at this stage. Does she want to destroy Vale or does she want what Adam wants which is as he said, to 'bring them to their knees'. So anyway, carrying on with my story. This chapter pretty much wraps up the first Volume Of RWBY and gives some insight into Naruto's past as he decides to indulge Ozpin's curiosity about his life to a degree. At the same time, we see what Naruto has been up to and how he is moving to combat Cinder's machinations although this is largely a set up for what he will do in the next volume leading to volume 3.
Naruto sat down against a tree branch in the forest. Around him, several Grimm were starting to disintegrate as their bodies were mangled after being put through the grinder by Naruto. Naruto took a sip of water, inspecting his handiwork before getting up and dusting his clothes. He walked on through the forest and headed towards his intended destination, a certain village where he would find a certain Qrow.
'It feels kind of lonely now that the Bijuu aren't inside one place anymore.' Naruto said to Kurama.
"It's just a feeling. Their chakra is still inside you, well with the exception of Gyuki who resides in your mate. But the rest are still here it's just that their consciousness is within the clone you asked them to go with. I still don't understand why you don't want to just get rid of this Cinder Fall once and for all." Kurama said with a huff at the end.
"Because Kurama, I don't know what exactly she is after, we could be trying to eliminate her when in fact she is not the real threat. I need more information to work with first. I'll admit that she is good at giving vague direct orders. No matter how many of her pawns I beat up, I can't get anything more than she is after dust right now." Naruto said as he walked into a small village, heading straight for the bar knowing that his old friend would be there.
"I've located our target in a hidden base in Vale. What do you want me to do now?" Matatabi asked as she showed Naruto what she was seeing through the eyes of his clone under the alias Tobi.
"Remain hidden and keep watch. Update me if you find anything of interest. I want to know what she is planning on doing." Naruto said. Matatabi cut off the connection and got to work observing her targets.
"Do you really need to have so many clones out and about? It will just make her more paranoid and make her movements that much harder to keep track off. I mean, you have an Itachi clone, a Tobi clone, a Kakashi clone, the neko clone you use to infiltrate the white fang, a clone of Tenzo and even a clone of the old monkey. What is with the need to maintain so many clones?" Kurama questioned.
"It helps me keep track of various things. The point of the Itachi clone is to be a rogue who will flush out the weak points of our current defenses so that they are strengthened. The Kakashi clone is used as my agent in Vale. The Tobi clone is for keeping track of Cinder now. The Tenzo clone is used to eliminate any of our leaks as well as get rid of any threats without any attention. The other two are my main information gatherers. I mean who would think that an old man could kick their butt six ways to sunday?" Naruto replied as he stepped into the bar, taking a seat next to a man with black hair that was starting to grey. He was dressed in a grey shirt that had the sleeves folded up. Black pants, black shoes and a black and red cape completed his outfit as a large object lay strapped to his back.
"What brings you here pal?" the man asked.
"I heard a Qrow was in the town and thought I would want to see him." Naruto said with a chuckle as he took a sip from the drink he ordered.
"It's nice to see you Naruto. So what have you been up to?" Qrow asked as he turned to face his old team mate.
"Nothing much just going around killing Grimm trying to find a way to end them for good. I thought you should now, the one who sleeps is awake." Naruto said, speaking in code about Amber's condition in their old code just in case.
"How did that happen?" Qrow asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It took hell of a long time for me to figure it out but the answer is that death comes before rebirth." Naruto said.
"I am not surprised by the things you do anymore. You tend to pull shit out of your ass." Qrow said.
"So what have you been up to? You haven't been keeping in touch very much while out in the field." Naruto said seriously.
"Been doing some things here and there. Haven't exactly been kept in the loop of things either though so I don't really see a point of checking in." Qrow said.
"So where you heading off to next?" Naruto asked.
"I'm off to a small village near Mistral to see some 'sights' and maybe have some fun. how about you?" Qrow said with a chuckle.
"Well I think I'll be heading back to Beacon for a while to check on my kids and see how the teams I tutored are doing." Naruto said.
"You actually taught some teams while you were in Vale? Man I hope you didn't teach them all your neat skills because I'll be out of a job if you did." Qrow joked as he noticed the code that Naruto was giving him with his hands.
'Queen. Pawns. White Fang. Black. Illusions.' Qrow said in thought as he interpreted the secret signals Naruto was giving him.
"Well as much as I would like to stay here, I've got a short stop to make before I can head back to beacon so I guess I'd better be going. I'll see you around you old Qrow." Naruto said as he stood up, paying for his drink before giving a casual wave goodbye to Qrow.
"I'll catch you around, fishcake." Qrow said back as Naruto trembled a little before walking out. Qrow had a smirk on his face before it turned into a frown as he pondered the information Naruto had left him.
'So whoever it is who stole Amber's powers has managed to get the white fang to cooperate with them. Why did Naruto want to warn me about illusions…and where have I heard the name Black before…' Qrow thought as he started to think on the information that Naruto had left him with.
Scene Change.
"I think this is it. Kokuo said that the white fang had a secret base just outside of Vale that was meant to be a staging ground once they accumulated enough dust. But why here exactly? Mount Glenn is abandoned territory and is full of Grimm…" Naruto said to himself as he explored the area of Mount Glenn under a camouflage jutsu.
"This is troublesome. I need to read up on my scrolls of Senjutsu again too. The fact that I'm detecting traces of nature energy from the Grimm I fought when I was training my sage mode is something of great concern. Then now I have to worry about the idiots in the white fang who are being used as expendable pawns in Cinder's grand scheme. What the hell does she want anyway?" Naruto said with a grumble as he snuck past a pack of Ursa and Beowolves.
"I don't know. Based on what she has been gathering thus far, I would guess that she wants to wage a war. Although for what reason exactly I have no idea." Kurama said.
"Well there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary above ground so I guess that there should be something below ground since there is no way they could be hiding in the sky. Oh well, Shinobi rule, look underneath the underneath." Naruto mused as he continued to explore the town until he found a hole that led underneath the city. He went down the whole and stuck to the walls as he explored the abandoned ruins of the underground city that led to the subway tunnels. He frowned when he saw some white fang members walking past him. He followed them and was shocked to find a decently sized group of white fang members here.
"So what exactly do they want? This area is completely sealed off from the Kingdom of Vale ever since they realized the expansion wouldn't work all that's left is the train, a bunch of old buildings and a large horde of Grimm. What are they after? And I highly doubt this is all Cinder has planned. Well better head back. I can continue to ponder about all this information later. Time to make like a tree and leave." Naruto said before going into a secluded corner and flashing away. He appeared just outside of beacon academy, taking in the sight of the familiar structure.
"Ahh Beacon Academy, my home away from home. Well I guess it is home now that Summer and the girls stay here. Speaking of which I wonder what they are up too? It's getting late. I should go see Summer. She no doubt felt my presence. Hmm.. is that Blake? What is she doing here? And why did she decide to take off her bow?" Naruto mused as he saw a lone figure staring at the statue that was in the school courtyard. He created a shadow clone and had it approach her while deciding to check up on his daughters.
"So why did you finally decide to take off that bow?" Naruto said as he walked up to Blake who was shocked at first but shrugged it off.
"I had a falling out with Weiss and accidentally revealed that I was a member of the white fang so I left before they could say anything." Blake said.
"So why leave?" Naruto asked.
"Why would they want to work with a terrorist? Why would they want to have a teammate who couldn't even be honest with them?" Blake said.
"So you still believe that you are a terrorist huh? So tell me this, why did you except my offer to become a huntress." Naruto said.
"Because I want to repent. I want to correct the mistakes I've made in life and I want to change the world for the better the right way." Blake said.
"So why give up now? Why throw away all your dreams?" Naruto said.
"Who would want to listen to me? Who would want to give me a chance?" Blake countered.
"You only fail when you give up. Why don't you take a walk with me. And you there! Monkey boy. You can join us if you want to." Naruto said. Sun jumped out of his hiding spot and stood ramrod straight.
"Umm. Sorry Mr Uzumaki sir for spying on you." Sun said.
"I don't really care but it is kind of creepy for you to be spying on a girl. Come on, let this old man tell you a story that might be relevant to you Blake." Naruto said as he walked out of Beacon and gestured for Blake to follow him.
"You see there once was a boy. He was born the day his home was attacked by a monster. The village leader defeated the monster. But because the monster took so many of their loved ones away, the carried a lot of hatred. The boy became the target of his hatred as they were blinded by the pain of loss, treating him like a demon. For years the boy was hated. He was all alone. Yet he never allowed that to stop him. He carried on. He wanted people to acknowledge his existence and shed his hatred for them so he set out to change their perception of him. He did this by overcoming impossible odds and doing incredible things that made people see him as not a demon but a hero." Naruto said as he summarized the story of his life.
"I get it. I shouldn't give up so easily. Instead I should do things that show that I am not a terrorist but instead a person that wants to make a better place. I should do things that leave no room for people to question what I am." Blake said.
"Got it in one." Naruto said.
"Wow that's a really cool story. Do you have another one?" Sun asked.
"Maybe some other time kid. Anyway, what happened to cause this Blake?" Naruto asked.
"Well we were walking through the town today when we learnt that there had been multiple dust robberies with the prime suspects being the white fang. Me and Weiss had an argument about the white fang that quickly degraded into an argument about faunus and then I left." Blake said.
"Well, I think you should take the opportunity to cool down first before you meet your team. Although I don't know if I should tell you this but if you want to find out the truth, head to the docks tomorrow night." Naruto said before he disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"What did he mean by that? And how did he do that?" Sun asked.
"I don't know but I guess we know where we are going to be tomorrow night. That is if you decide to stick around." Blake said.
"Not like I got anything to do. Hey, I'm curious to know, could you tell me more about yourself? Like how you ended up in the white fang? I mean I get it if you don't want to say anything." Sun said.
"Let's wait till tomorrow. For now we should find a place to rest." Blake said only for a kunai to embed itself in front of her with a note attached to the end. Blake picked up the note and read it.
"So what's it say?" Sun asked.
"That was Naruto. He said that he has an apartment in Vale that we can use if we want." Blake said as she read the directions to the apartment before pocketing the note and walking off, Sun following behind her.
At the Same Time, RWBY dorm room.
"Good riddance to that terrorist." Weis growled out.
"Weiss! We need to get Blake to come back. You weren't being fair to her. You never gave her the chance to explain herself." Ruby said. Yang agreed with her sister's words.
"Why should we listen to her? For all we know she is a spy sent here to kill us. She is a member of the white fang." Weiss said as she crossed her arms.
"She was a former member of the white fang and I was the one who convinced her to attend Beacon Academy." Naruto said.
"Dad!" Ruby and Yang said as they hugged him.
"What are you doing here? I thought you weren't due back in another month." Yansaid.
"Well I was in the area and decided that I would drop by. As I was walking in I saw your teammate about to leave the school so I had a clone talk to her. So mind filling in your old man on what exactly happened?" Naruto asked.
"She revealed that she is a member of those disgusting white fangs. She is nothing more than a terrorist who ran away after being found out." Weiss said.
"Oh really, tell me did you know her life before she came here? What she went through? I know all that happened to her because I was the one who scouted her out and asked her to come here." Naruto said.
"You knew she was from the white fang? And you never told us?" Yang said.
"It was not my secret to tell. But I want to tell you a story. To help you understand Blake and the white fang better. You see in the past when I was in this academy, the white fang were and honorably bunch who were the voice of Faunus but as you know they turned violent. I want to tell you the story about a man name Nagato and his dream of peace." Naruto said as he sat down on the floor and motioned for the girls to sit around him.
"You see my world was originally torn with war. Children learned to kill and the average life expectancy was in the low double digits. It was a world where death was thrown in your face every day. There were a group of three orphans. Their names were Nagato, Yahiko and Konan. They were found by a skilled shinobi named Jiraiya who trained them for a period of three years during a lull in the second world war. Through his teachings, he imparted in them a desire for peace." Naruto explained, ignoring Weiss' disbelief.
"They founded an organization known as the Akatsuki that was dedicated to building peace by getting people to work together and understand one another. But, people don't like change that doesn't benefit them you see so Yahiko was killed in cold blood right in front of Nagato and Konan. This lead Nagato to snap and kill all his attackers in cold blood. He was never the same since that event. The loss of Yahiko made him bitter. He became a man named Pein, who believed that peace could only be achieved through understanding of pain and so he sought to inflict pain on others, creating widespread fear. He attacked my home and leveled the entire village, killing most of the inhabitants. But in the end, he realized that he had gone down the wrong path and sought to repent and so he gave up his life to revive all those he killed." Naruto said.
"Wow. So what you're saying is that everyone has a chance to change for the better?" Ruby asked.
"Yes. Everyone was the capacity for change. We owe it to ourselves to help them change for the better. After all, if you think about it, the white fang's violence is a product of the hatred that society inflicts upon the faunus is it not? Hatred breeds hatred. It is a never ending cycle that shall continue so long as we refuse to let go of it." Naruto said as he stood up.
"That was a really cool story dad. Thanks. I get where your coming from and I guess we should give Blake a chance. After all, she hasn't done anything to show that she is still a part of the white fang." Yang said.
"I guess I was being a little unfair to her. But still I don't understand how you could come up with a story like that on the fly? I mean that's something I expect from Nora." Weiss said. Naruto simply chuckled at her disbelief.
"Well I guess I'm just a skilled storyteller then. Well, I'll leave you girls to sort this mess out on your own. This is your team after all, take responsibility of it. I need to go see my wife before she comes after me and drags me by the ear for not seeing her." Naruto said as he got up and left for the room he and Summer shared here.
"I was waiting up for you when I felt your presence enter the school you know." Summer said as she smiled lovingly at Naruto dressed in a simple white nightgown. Naruto smiled warmly back at her and started to shed his clothing.
"Sorry about that. Team RWBY was having some issues so I thought I give them a little push to help fic their problems. The debate between the snowflake and the cat got a little heated and some words were exchanged and she considered leaving so I thought I'd help them out." Naruto said as he got ready to head into the shower.
"That was nice of you. But then again, Belladonna is in essence your charge." Summer said. Naruto simply hummed and headed into the shower before joining his wife in bed.
Next Day.
"I'm surprised that you are back here so soon Naruto. You usually don't come back for months on end. Why the sudden change?" Ozpin asked as he sat at his desk, Summer and Naruto stood opposite to him.
"Well I just happened to be in the area after investigating some things in mount Glenn." Naruto said.
"Mount Glenn is abandoned and teaming with Grimm what on earth would you need to study there?" Glynda asked.
"Well I was just checking out a tip from my contact. Besides I wanted to study some of the patterns of the Grimm. It turned out to be nothing big." Naruto said, keeping what he found to himself until he confirmed what was going on.
"Well then you certainly have oddly convenient timing. Thanks for helping things out with team RWBY by the way. You seem to have taken a liking to the two best freshmen teams. I'm curious what do you see in them?" Ozpin questioned. Naruto simply shrugged in response.
"They are just an interesting bunch aside from the fact that my daughters happen to be on one of the teams and Blake is essentially my charge." Naruto said.
"How long are you planning on staying here?" Amber asked.
"Maybe a week at most. It's just a pit stop really. My contact says that there is an unknown Grimm in the deserts of Vacuo and I want to check the lead out before it goes cold." Naruto responded.
"Would you happen to be up for a spar?" Amber asked.
"Why don't you spar with Summer and beat her first? After all I taught her how a lot of what I know." Naruto said.
"There are no classes today so I would be more than happy to spar with you." Summer said.
"I'll take you up on that. I want to show you how much better I am at controlling my powers now." Amber said.
"I look forward to seeing what you can do." Naruto said. The rest of the meeting became a catch up session on what had been happening in Beacon Academy. Towards the end, Naruto activated his eyes and pulled them all into a Tsukuyomi.
"Naruto what is this? Where are we?" Ozpin asked.
"Our bodies are still where they were in the office but we are currently in an illusion called Tsukuyomi. Here I am god and I pulled all of you here so that we could speak in private and so that I could show you what I have discovered." Naruto said.
"Interesting ability." Ozpin muttered. Their surroundings changed and three figures took form in front of them. Amber gasped as she recognized the figures.
"I take it that I got their appearance on the money right Amber?" Naruto mused. Amber simply nodded dumbly.
"Cinder Fall, the one who stole your powers. Mercury Black, son of Marcus Black, the one with prosthetic legs. And lastly Emerald Sustrai, with her power of illusions. These are the three people who attacked you that day. I've been tracking them down for a long time ever since I discovered their identities. It wasn't easy. It was all thanks to the help of a man with an orange mask." Naruto said with a chuckle.
"Tobi? You mean you are cooperating with that criminal?" Glynda growled out.
"I don't see how he is a criminal. He is merely acting in a way that is not sanctioned. In fact I have to thank him. He's eliminated a lot of Cinder's moles that I could have never gotten rid of legally." Naruto said.
"Is this all you brought us here for?" Ozpin asked.
"No I brought you here to warn you. They have set their sights on the Vytal Festival. What they want to do there I don't know yet. I have a feeling that they will be infiltrating the school before then. I'm trying to get a mole into their team. They are actually in Vale now. I have them tracked." Naruto said.
"We should act and capture them now." Glynda said.
"I considered that option. But what if they aren't the threat? What if there is an even worst threat that is lurking in the shadows? That is the question I asked myself. We think Cinder is the mastermind behind everything yet her motives are still unclear. That is why I suggest we wait. Allow me and my forces to counteract Cinder's every move while you keep thinking that the only ones trying to stop her are you and the rest of the brotherhood." Naruto said.
"Who exactly make up your forces?" Amber asked. Naruto created seven new apparitions and most of them were easily identified.
"You mean all these people are working for you?" Ozpin asked. Naruto took a deep breath and sighed.
"Yes they are. In a sense." Naruto said. Ozpin quirked an eyebrow since he knew there was something Naruto was hiding.
"How could you side with such hooligans? And why not just go after Cinder now?" Glynda questioned.
"You don't understand. For all we know, Cinder could be the one keeping things in pace. I've lost a war simply because we failed to identify the real threat. An entire world almost burned for the foolish mistake of one man. A war that was planned through more than a century. The web was that deep. I refuse to make a mistake like that again. Not again. I refuse to stop a problem now only to have it plague my descendents!" Naruto growled out.
"Would you like to elaborate on what you mean by that Naruto? I'm curious to hear this story. After all you are quite the skilled story teller." Ozpin said. Naruto sighed and decided that he could at least trust them with the story.
"What you are about to see and hear is something that isn't known by anyone but my wife, children and teammates. The story of the elemental nations." Naruto said as he sat cross legged. He created a staff similar to Hagoromo's and touched it to the ground.
"I come from a place called the elemental nations. It was a war torn land. A woman named Kaguya Otsustuki came from a faraway land seeking the fruit of the Shinju…" Naruto started as he told them the story of the history of the elemental nations. Starting with the tale of the Otsustuki. From the story of Kaguya to Hagoromo and Hamura to the tale of Asura and Indra that was the beginning of never ending conflict. Then he told them the story of Madara and Hashirama and the Senju and Uchiha clans. Then he told them how Madara wanted power and didn't die at the valley of the end like it was thought and how he ended up causing the fourth world war after his death.
"My word. That is insane. I can't believe what I just saw." Glynda said, speaking out the mutual feelings shared between Ozpin and Amber after seeing that story.
"Now you know why I'm hesitant to just stop Cinder outright. It could send her plan unraveling and push us into something we are not ready for. At the same time I have no intention of letting her do as she pleases." Naruto said.
"I see. Well then, I'll leave it to you to counter her then. I'm curious what do you mean that these new vigilantes that have been popping up work for you?" Ozpin asked.
"Well I have a cloning technique that gives each clone their own thought functions so I have them masquerading as those seven people. That is how I've been working for some time. Although the roster was only recently filled out as you all know and some are incognito only a few of them are meant to be known to the public." Naruto said.
"I see. Could you call off this illusion then? I think we have been gone for too long. People might start to question what we are up to." Ozpin said.
"Relax Oz. In this world, the perception of time changes. One second outside can be up to three days inside here." Naruto explained as he called off the illusion. They found themselves back in the office, an odd sensation filling three of the room's occupants as their sense of time was jumbled up.
"Well if you'll excuse me I have some reading to do. I'll see you and Amber in the training field later." Naruto said, directing the last part to Summer before walking out of the office.
'Naruto Uzumaki. I have no choice but to put my faith in you. Because frankly, I don't think anyone else can hope to stop you. Your abilities spoken of in rumors that seem like myth are looking to be more true. To be able to stretch a second into three days into an illusion is a potent ability' Ozpin thought as Summer and Amber walked out of the room leaving him and Glynda to his thoughts about what they just learnt.
Scene Change: Naruto's room.
Naruto was seated on the couch, his legs propped up on the table as scrolls lay open all around him. He read through the scroll in his hands for the third time before tossing it aside and picking up another one from the ground.
"You know it was clean when we left this morning." Summer said as she walked into the room.
"Sorry about that. I just needed to find something." Naruto said as he tossed the scroll to the side and picked up another one.
"You seem awfully frantic in your searching. Something I should know about?" Summer asked as she placed a tray of food in front of Naruto.
"What's with the food?" Naruto asked as he picked up another scroll and started to compare the contents of the two scrolls he had.
"You've been cooped up here and missed lunch so I thought I'd bring some food up here. Tell me what has you so concerned that you skipped lunch? Especially since today is ramen day." Summer said.
"Thanks for the food." Naruto said as he put down the scroll and ate the bowl of ramen. The noodles disappeared in an instant and he placed the empty bowl back on the tray.
"Sorry about that. While I was out I decided to do some training in Sage mode. And what I discovered honestly surprised me. The Grimm somehow have a form of contaminated Senjutsu." Naruto said.
"Well considering you said they make use of the negativity of life as fuel I wouldn't be surprised to hear that. And this is a big concern why?" Summer asked.
"It could serve as the key to stopping them for good and also understanding the evolutionary process of the Grimm so I was trawling through my scrolls to find the ones on Senjutsu." Naruto said.
"Well did you find what you are looking for? And why is the table in a mess?" Summer questioned as Naruto whistled innocently. Summer got up and looked at the papers that were strewn about on the table.
"If you ask me I think they are planning to use Mount Glenn as a preliminary assault." Summer said.
"What makes you think that?" Naruto asked.
"Well, they are stealing large amounts of dust. Dust is propellant so they could be using it as either fuel for their weapons or as a bomb. A bomb to punch through the sealed train passage and pull Grimm as well as their members right past the Kingdom's defenses." Summer said Naruto agreed with her train of thought, finding it highly likely.
"But I don't think that's going to be her final goal. But to be honest it could be too. I'll get my clone to look into it. See if he can dig up anything." Naruto said.
"Good since you seem to be done for the day, It's about time for me and Amber's spar and you said you were going to watch so let's get going. And you will be cleaning up this mess later mister." Summer said as she dragged Naruto by the arm out of the apartment.
Scene Change
"Well I have to admit Amber you are getting better." Naruto said as he motioned for the spar to end. Amber was panting hard and using her staff to support her while Summer looked only slightly winded.
"Damn it your eyes are way to overpowered." Amber whined.
"And it's a good thing that we are on the side of good no?" Naruto said with a chuckle.
"True. I was wondering, what kind of potential do your daughters have?" Amber asked.
"Well they can definitely surpass me in terms of power in the future but they probably won't be able to match my husband because of some special circumstances." Summer said thinking over that for a moment.
"How have you been adjusting to your new life Amber?" Naruto asked.
"Well there really isn't much changes since we maidens lived in isolation before. But I still feel as though a part of me is missing yet I still feel complete. It's an odd feeling." Amber said.
"Yeah. I know that feeling. You'll probably feel that way until we can get your power back from Cinder." Naruto said as he got up from his seat and started walking off.
"And where are you headed off to?" Summer asked in a sweet voice. Ordinarily Naruto would pale when hearing that tone but he had more important things to do.
"I have to go into Vale to check some stuff out and don't worry about the mess. I'll have a clone do it." Naruto said and a clone popped into existence next to him. The clone gave a mock salute before going off to do its task.
"This wouldn't happen to have anything to do with Ms. Belladonna does it? Or is team RWBY going into town just a simple coincidence?" Summer questioned. Naruto simply whistled a tune and avoided his wife's glare.
"Since you refuse to tell me, I guess I will just have to follow you into town then." Summer said as she looked arms with Naruto who just smirked and the two headed into town.
Night Time At the docks.
"You know I think you purposely are playing with Ms. Belladonna. I mean you knew they were going to come here weren't you?" Summer asked as she and Naruto watched Blake question the white fang on their reasons for working with Roman.
"She wouldn't have believed me unless she saw it with her own eyes." Naruto said as he watched Blake and Sun take on the white fang and Roman.
"It seems like Ruby is here. I wonder where the others are?" Summer asked wondering why the rest of the team was not there with her.
"She probably outran the rest of them. You forget she does have your speed. It would take Yang her lightning armor to keep up and beat her there. But what is she doing with the robot girl from Atlas?" Naruto said as he watched Ruby get hit because she was distracted.
"It seems that she needs more training to not get distracted in the field. Mistakes like that could cost her and those working with her." Summer said knowing that an attack like that wouldn't have done more than daze Ruby.
"The robot girl from Atlas is pretty good. To think they would manage to create something that could manage to use aura." Naruto said with a chuckle.
"Well it looks like the Fang are leaving and the police are here. I think it's about time we take our leave no?" Summer asked.
"Yeah. Hey Summer, I was thinking that maybe we should give both Yang and Ruby the Mangekyou." Naruto said.
"You are worried that they will be pulled into Cinder's schemes no matter how hard you try to prevent it. The question is are they ready for such power? I have to admit, when the Mangekyou can skew one's perspectives and even I found myself thinking darker thoughts when I first got it. I just feel that Yang and Ruby don't have the mentality to handle such power yet." Summer said.
"I know that's why I think we will wait a little longer before that. But better sooner than later. I'll need you to keep an eye on them for me and tell me of their growth. From there we can decide if they are ready yet. I want to give them a leg up against Cinder and her group." Naruto said as the pair disappeared in a black vortex.
Scene Change Morning.
"Weiss, I just wanted to say…" Blake started but was cut off by Weiss.
"You don't need to say anything. I was being unfair and I realize that everyone should be given a chance to change and I realize that we cannot reflect our hatred and hurt others." Weiss said, taking to heart the lesson taught by Naruto through his story.
"Hey speaking of which, where did Penny go?" Yang asked.
"Well she left in a black limo earlier so I guess we will see her around." Ruby said. From atop a roof, Naruto watched with a smile as the team made up before disappearing in a yellow flash.
Alrighty breezed through that chapter there. The effects of Naruto's meddling in the events will be seen in the next volume and everything will come together in volume 3. Really looking forward to the coming episode to see what happens next. Till next time.
