AN: It feels like it's been a while since I've updated this story. I'm honestly at a loss for words for what to say in this Author's Note right now. One thing I am certain of, however, is the erratic perspectives of this story.

Seriously, I warn you now, there will be many times where events are shown from the past, present, and future. Past events will have Ozpin being called Naruto, future events will have Naruto being called Ozpin, and present events will have a potential mixture of the two.

And Now Onto Reviewing Your Reviews!

Blizzard Wolf - Fates Birthright was alright, but it kinda lacked the dark edge that Conquest had. I haven't played Revelations, but I hope that there's a blend of the two in there. And you are assuming Naruto is still... 'Naruto'. That joyful Naruto is barely even present anymore, buried under centuries of cynicism and immortality.

Jaune Uchiha the one with Swag - No. That pairing is not going to happen... for reasons.

RaidanRam - My bad with the whole 110% thing, but Naruto will not be taking Taiyang's place. Summer Rose was just embarrassed. Normal Knees, not Bee's Knees.

Avalanche-dragoon - I'm going to assume Orpington is a misspelled Ozpin here, and there may be lingering hints of romance.

ThunderxDuck - Indra and Ashura can see the world from Naruto/Ozpin's perspective, but it's kinda like a television: They can cut the connection anytime they want, or Naruto/Ozpin (Fuck it I'm just calling him Ozpin from now on) can cut the connection if he so chooses to.

ArtanisRose - The thing that gave me the idea to make Naruto Ozpin and the wizard was based on the internet conspiracy that the wizard in canon IS Ozpin, with very good reason too.

Seta - I try to be as original as I can with my stories, try ideas that others haven't done before.

And Now On With The Story! Enjoy!

The Badge And Burden Of An Immortal

"Summer Rose, Taiyang Xiao Long, Raven Branwen, and Qrow Branwen. The four of you have retrieved the White Knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team STRQ (Stark), led by... Summer Rose!"

The four aforementioned Hunters and Huntresses-in-training stood atop a stage before a crowd of their peers, from left to right in the order they were announced.

Summer was in shock, frozen in place by the revelation...

This was certainly not what she had expected.

Taiyang, a tall blond man with lavender eyes, grinned and gave Summer a congratulatory pat on the back, nearly knocking her down in the process before turning to the other woman on his team and sending her a suggestive wink.

Raven merely rolled her eyes at the blond, an emotionless facade on her face as she scanned the crowd for one particular person...

Qrow, like Taiyang, was grinning ear-to-ear and blowing kisses and sending winks to all the females in the crowd, regardless of whether or not they were student or faculty.

The audience gave one more wave of ovation while four more students walked up to the stage to take their place in front of the headmaster.

"Glynda Goodwitch... Ozpin... Lavender Scarlatina, and Dawn Arc." the headmaster said, pausing as he looked over the name 'Ozpin' for a last name which was not there. "The four of you have retrieved the Black Bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team GOLD (Gold), led by... Glynda Goodwitch!"

Ozpin barely showed any reaction to the news, only raising a single eyebrow in response.

He turned to his left, catching a side glance of his new teammates, Lavender Scarlatina and Dawn Arc, both of whom were celebrating in their own ways.

Lavender Scarlatina stood at 5'6" and was a rabbit Faunus - a race of humanoid people in Remnant who possessed physical animal traits, in her case, rabbit ears. She had, as her name implied, lavender-colored hair which went down her back, stopping just past her ass, and similarly colored rabbit ears to match, and light blue eyes which darted back and forth slightly nervous.

Dawn Arc was the shortest member of the team, standing at 5'4" with golden blond hair held in twintails, dark blue eyes, and a familiar sword strapped to her side.

He quickly turned to his right, noticing the smallest hint of a smile appear on Glynda's face.

'Good for her.' Ozpin thought, the corner of his lips twitching up slightly. They were quickly herded off the stage to make way for the next four students, but Ozpin payed no attention to what was said... he was too lost in thought.

This ceremony... It brought back memories of when he was a leader, when he was still in charge... when he was still a ruler.

It still haunted him to this day...

Naruto poked and prodded at his meal, an uncommon occurrence unless he had something on his mind.

This day was special, at least to him. It was the one day out of the year where he would entertain multiple guests at the same time, the very day that the four sisters promised to visit him.

So here he was, at the head of a table with Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter, as well as Kagu - Salem... and the two strays he picked up nearly four years ago, Qrow and Raven Branwen.

Having two children in his life again... it reminded him of Boruto and Himawari.

He hated it. He hated how they adored him, looked up to him, idolized him just like Boruto and Himawari did. He hated how they would run to him when they were hurt, when they had accomplished something, when they just wanted to talk to him...

He hated that he loved them like his own. Because one day they would die... just like Boruto and Himawari...

But that was not what was on his mind at the moment. Spring was the first to notice his pondering and speak up about it.

"Mister Wizard? What is on your mind?" she asked, causing all at the table to turn to him expectantly.

"It's nothing..." Naruto responded, glancing up at the still expectant looks directed at him.

"Naruto-kun, we all know you're lying." Salem retorted, spearing a potato and some pot roast on a fork. "So tell us the truth already."

"I... I think it may be time for me to rejoin the world."

...

Everyone stopped what they were doing immediately, shocked by the words which were uttered by the immortal man.

Even little Qrow and Raven were silent, despite not fully understanding how long he had been isolated.

"Are... Are you sure?" Summer questioned. "I mean, I don't know what the world was like when you left it, but..."
"But I will not know unless I go and see for myself." Naruto retorted.

"Well... if you're dead set on this, then I say go for it!"
"Spring!"
"Besides, what's the worst that could happen?"

"... Mister Ozpin!"

"Mister Ozpin!" He quickly snapped back to reality, a bored expression on his face as he sat through what was, without any doubt, the most useless class ever... of all time.

At least to him, that is.

The professor, an almost stoutly man in his late forties, stared at him expectantly, tapping his foot to a fast but silent beat and a vein on his forehead very prominent.

"... I'm sorry, what?" Ozpin called out, causing the man to scoff.

"I asked you what historical event led to the rise of the Color Naming Rule all across Remnant, but it seems you were too-" "The Great War, as well as the fall of the Veran Empire and the rise of Vale." Ozpin interrupted, stunning the teacher into silence.

"... Very well! Please remain focused for the remainder of the class, thank you." the professor said, turning back to the rest of the class and resuming his lecture.

Ozpin registered what the man was saying, but his mind was elsewhere at the moment...

Admittedly, after all the centuries that had passed, he still hated academics, though not with the same fiery passion he had when he was a boy. Nonetheless, it was still very difficult to sit through a History class talking about the history he was a part of... and regretted.

"Now then, can anybody tell me how the Veran Empire began its reign..."

"The Veran Empire was founded approximately three-hundred years ago."

Naruto looked down upon the village he was in with disgust, and for good reason too...

The food in the village was dirty, diseased, unfit for human or animal consumption. The water shined a muddy color, as if even slipping a single toe into its currents would pave way for the need to amputate it.

And the village itself... The streets had paths carved into the filth that piled up, the houses were falling to pieces, and in almost every alleyway or even a few on the street there were... unspeakable acts of human cruelty occurring.

He wouldn't even step into this village! He was hovering just an inch above the ground, observing the flaws of this land...

Tapping into a power he had not used in quite some time, Naruto almost winced in pain at what he sensed using Senjutsu.

The land was crying. It was crying out at being desecrated the way these humans lived, crying out for the shriveled plants and trees which could barely soak up any sunlight from the smog that settled in the air...

Naruto floated over to an alleyway where a woman, not even into her twentieth year of living, was being held down and raped by a disgusting slob of a man. His eyes narrowed in anger, morphing into a purple pair of eyes with a ripple pattern that spread over the eyeball...

It wasn't something he used very often, but housing the warring spirits of Indra and Asura allowed him to access the power which Hagoromo was exalted for having... the Rinnegan.

Wordlessly, he held out his right hand, violently pulling the man away from his victim and into his iron grip.

'Ningendo (Human Path)...' Naruto mentally commanded, ripping the man's soul from his body and discovering the information he knew...

What he found almost made him feel pity. While it was true that this girl was not the man's first victim, he honestly believed that he was not raping her.

The man never learned the difference between consensual and nonconsensual, he was never taught. In fact, what little he had been taught was not in an academy, for there was no academy. It was not taught by his parents, for he had neither a mother nor a father. No. Instead, he was taught by those around him, who were like-minded and did not know any better either.

So when he gazed into the man's soul, he was evil, but not evil at his core. He was evil because of the environment he grew up in. He was a product of everyone's expectations for him...

Naruto weighed the options. He could just release this soul, allow it to wither away and never enter the afterlife, or he could have mercy and allow this soul to be judged on the other side...

One look at the cowering, terrified woman in the alleyway was all he needed for his answer... he released his grip on the soul, denying it the privilege of even being judged for its crimes in this life, and instead administering a punishment far worse than any other... making the soul fade into nothingness.

Deactivating his Rinnegan, Naruto floated over to the woman he had saved, a gust of wind clearing away the filth at his feet as he landed in front of her.

Getting a closer look at her, Naruto discovered she had orange hair, at least underneath the dirt and grime that mangled it. She also had emerald green eyes, which held tears and fear in their orbs...

"P-P-Please sir! Don't kill me!" she cried out. "I... I can satisfy you! Whatever you want! But please, don't kill me!"

"..." Naruto remained silent, summoning forth a large sphere of water, large enough to engulf the woman.

She panicked, thinking he aimed to kill her, and began to push back until she hit a wall, Naruto following her the entire time.

"N-No! NOOO!" she exclaimed as the water engulfed her...

But something was... off. She should have been struggling to breath with water filling up her lungs, but she felt no such feeling.

Her eyes widened in shock as she felt herself being cleansed! The water was washing away all the dirt, caked in blood and semen, even making her skin smoother and flawless!

When the water's work was done, it released her, naked but cleansed from the village's ravages. It was like she was reborn!

"I... I don't understand..." she muttered, looking at the man who saved her in confusion.

"Child, what is your name?" Naruto asked, his voice practically commanding her to do as told.

"R-Rhea C-Caesar..." she stuttered, nervously shifting around under Naruto's scrutinizing gaze. "W... Who are you?"

"I am he who is known as Naruto Uzumaki." he responded, waving his left hand slightly.

A sudden light weight landed on her shoulders as clothing materialized on her, covering her naked form from the world.

"I have cleansed you and clothed you, Rhea Caesar. Of these gifts I ask for nothing in return." Naruto stated. "You may go freely if you so please to, however I offer an alternative choice as well. Join me by my side, and help me dissolve this land of its sins, so that no others may be forced to mire their souls with dirt and grime."

At the end of his proposition, Naruto held out his hand, a simple gesture which held a large decision for Rhea.

She would have thought it to be an impossible goal that he was proposing, but the magic that he had used before her very eyes put to rest those doubts.

Her mind was already made up, and she grasped his hand in her own, accepting his offer wordlessly and with a fierce determination in her eyes.

"I will follow you to the ends of Remnant." Rhea stated...

And that was how the Veran Empire began.

"Correct! Three hundred years ago, the Veran Empire, along with the legend of the Immortal King, began!"

Years passed since that fateful day, and true to his word, Naruto began purging the land of its sins.

Rhea was the first of many to follow him, and with each village that he cleansed, he gained more followers. At first, it was only a handful of people. That handful grew into dozens of people, then hundreds, thousands, it was even to the point that lands across the vast amount of water which divided Remnant had heard of his feats.

The village which he he first cleansed was now thriving, as were every other village he visited.

They all looked up to him as a leader, a shepherd... a god.

"Please, Lord Naruto, at least entertain the idea." One of his followers, Persephone Schnee, beseeched.

"Very well, I will hear what you and the others suggest." Naruto replied, sitting on a chair made of wood that sprung forth beneath him.

"Allow me to gather the others first, my Lord!" Persephone said, dashing off to find... whoever it was she was looking for.

"Lady Persephone gathered eight other followers, who would eventually make up his council, to convince the Immortal King to take the mantle of leadership."

Persephone Schnee and eight others were gathered before him, each giving their reason why he should officially become their leader.

Finally, the ninth follower came up to speak.

"The first of his followers was the last to speak. And she would forever change history."

"You will make an excellent leader, Lord Naruto." Rhea stated. "Because effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes."

Naruto hummed in thought, still unconvinced.

"Look at all the good you've done for this land. You've erased decades upon decades of poverty in only a few years. Imagine what you can do in a decade or two!" Rhea exclaimed. "You're already our leader in all but title, therefore regardless if you agree or not, you will be our king."

"Seeing no other way, the Immortal King took on the badge and the burden of leadership."

"*Sigh* There's no way out of this, is there?"
"Nope!"
"... Troublesome." Naruto grunted. "Fine. I will be your leader until such time I find a suitable successor."

"All hail the Immortal King Naruto!"

"I'm sorry, that's all the time we have for this class." the professor exclaimed. "Please read pages forty-eight to seventy-five, and be prepared for your first exam next class! Dismissed!"

Like bats straight out of hell, the majority of the students rushed out, either to get to their next class in the allotted amount of time or just because they couldn't bear another minute in History class.

Ozpin trudged on silently beside Glynda, their other two teammates beside them as Glynda talked about the class they just had.

"Excuse me." a new voice made all four members of Team GOLD stop in their tracks.

They were stopped by a young woman who stood at 5'11" with ashen-black hair and bright amber eyes. She actually looked quite sexy in the Beacon Academy student uniform... and she was focused on one particular member of Team GOLD.

"Your name is Ozpin, right?" she questioned, staring at the silvernette.

"Correct." Ozpin replied, nodding his head.

"I'm forming a study group for the History exam and I wanted to invite you... And your team!" she said, quickly adding the other three women present.

"A study group does seems like a good idea." Dawn conceded.

"Yeah..." Lavender quietly added.

"Well, if we're all in agreement here..." Glynda trailed off.
"Okay." Ozpin responded.

"Excellent! I'll just give my Scroll number to you..." she chirped, pulling out a piece of paper with her number and a lipstick kiss and handing it to Ozpin. "See you around~!"

"W-Wait! We don't know what your name is!" Dawn called out, causing the woman to turn and respond.

"Cinder Fall."

POST AN: I'm actually taking History as a class, and I intend to become a History major, so I do not share Naruto/Ozpin's opinion on history classes. I also do not condone rape of any kind. It is a deplorable act of crime. I do, however, believe that people are a product of their environment and everyone's expectations of them.

Anyways, I'll see you guys next time! Read and Review! Ja mata!

-CrimsonKyuubiSage out!