So far so good! Now for the fun part!
Quick tidbit. If I don't cover something in the RWBY-verse, then it happens the same way as the show has it happen. Naruto-verse, however, is not that way. A lot of things have changed Naruto-verse wise, I just haven't revealed it all yet :3
One last thing, I will focus on Team RWBY more so than other teams. Rest assured other teams will have their moment but not too often.
"Did you hear? That Naruto kid succeeded in retrieving the last Uchiha but…"
"He took it way too far! What was Tsunade thinking sending that demon on that mission?!
"I feel bad for Naruto honestly. If it had been anyone else the traitor would have been killed with no exception. To see how people are treating him…
"I'm sorry Naruto but can you… just leave me alone for today?"
"I swear that I will kill you one day Naruto!"
Naruto gasped as he sat up. "Ugh… stupid dreams…" Naruto muttered as he pulled his sleeping cap off and ran his hand through his hair. The recurring nightmare that always seems to come around when he thought about certain events of his past. It was definitely not a memory he was fond of. The mission to retrieve Sasuke. It was a success, but it had cost him a team in the process. Sasuke was no longer eligible for work as a shinobi for Konoha and because of the condition Naruto delivered him in, Sakura had grown distant. Kakashi congratulated Naruto on a mission well done. Sasuke… he had become resentful to the core, swearing he would take Naruto's life one day as a result. It was clear that whatever friendship the two rivals shared was no more. Jiraiya offered to take Naruto and Summer on a training journey a day later. He felt time outside of the village and away from all the controversy would do Naruto some good and would help him focus on training. Naruto agreed on the trip after some convincing from Summer.
"I need to clear my head." Naruto thought as he climbed to his feet. He took a quick glance around the room only to see he was one of the first people awake as dawn just broken. Naruto silently made his way around the sleeping bodies, ignoring the conscious people as he exited the ballroom. The brisk morning air and cold concrete helped Naruto wake up a bit more as he walked in the court yard. He soon found himself in front of the school statue.
"Naruto? What are you doing out already?" Naruto turned around to see Summer walking up behind him, fully dressed for combat, "The initiation is in a couple hours. You should…" Summer stopped when she noticed the small bags under Naruto's eyes, "… Bad dreams again?"
"Yeah. The one after I stopped Sasuke from deserting." Naruto said before he rubbed his eye. "I still got a decent amount of sleep so I should be fine for today." Naruto added after he let out a small yawn, "I think I'm going to burn off some steam today…"
Summer immediately knew what Naruto meant by that statement. She let out a sigh as she crossed her arms, "May as well save it for the initiation then. No point in burning the energy otherwise." Summer said before she smiled, "Just try not to go overboard. It wouldn't do well to terrify everyone at the school." Summer finished. Naruto's abilities were already going to get a lot of attention once he used them. To add that he could easily level the school if he really wanted to… That was best-kept a secret for now.
"Not my fault if they get scared. Still, I'll keep it low key. No giant explosions unless absolutely necessary." Naruto replied, getting a laugh at the annoyed face Summer made to his comment. Naruto turned back to the statue, "Auntie… do you think I could have done the mission to catch Sasuke differently?"
Summer walked up next to Naruto and simply gave him a light slap to the back of the head. Naruto swore under his breath before he turned to Summer while holding the back of his head. Summer looked at her disciple with stern eyes, "What I think is that second guessing what you did is bad for you. Sasuke left you no choice in the matter and now he has to pay the consequences. The bastard should be grateful he is even alive. If it wasn't for what you and the others went through to retrieve him… I'd have shot him between the eyes myself!" Naruto wasn't surprised by Summer's statement. She had made her dislike of Sasuke well known after the retrieval mission. Summer also came to dislike Sakura as well, but to a lesser extent. Summer let out a sigh as she draped an arm around Naruto's shoulder and pulled him into a gentle hug, "No matter how it turned out Naruto, be proud of what you accomplished. You did what many others couldn't have done. You brought him back alive and kept your promise. You've stayed true to your ninja way." She said as she managed to draw a smile back out of Naruto.
"Thanks, Auntie. I needed that." Naruto said as he broke the hug, "I'd better hurry back and get ready. See you after the initiation!" He said before running off back to the ballroom.
"That boy." Summer whispered to herself with a smile and a shake of her head. Naruto was the only person she knew who could be cheered up so easily. Not that it was a bad thing. The world just wasn't the same if he didn't have that big goofy grin on his face. That grin is something she wanted to protect. Naruto already knew how dark the world could be from first-hand experience, and yet Summer still wanted to bear the weight of his burdens. "Just part of being a parent and teacher I suppose." She thought before she resumed her walk towards the Ozpin's office for the faculty meeting. A sudden ring from her scroll made Summer jump slightly. "Who is calling me this early?" Summer thought as she pulled out the scroll to see "Tai" on the screen. "Yes, dear?"
"Hey, sorry for the early call but it's the only time I have today since Signal's semester starts soon. I have the stuff you wanted. I'll have it sent tomorrow."
"Thank you. You didn't have to rush you know. I can make due for a few days without it."
"I know, but I felt it better to get it done now before I have to start grading papers… Also, I tried sending a message about your return to Qrow but… it seems like he's gone dark."
"… I see. All we can do is hope for his safe return in the meantime isn't it?"
"Yeah. Don't worry too much. Qrow hasn't lost his step. He fights as good now while he's drunk as he did when he was sober seven years ago!"
"That's… rather impressive. Wait why would that be relevant? Did he develop a drinking problem?"
"That's not important right now." Taiyang replied, causing Summer to look annoyed. She could tell he was changing the subject as he continued, "The important thing is to know he can take care of himself just fine. If anyone ever has to fight sober Qrow… I'd pray for them even if they're my enemy."
"He's improved that much has he? I'll have to step up my game then. Wouldn't do me any good to be the weak link of the team when I'm the leader." Summer said with a chuckle. It was amusing because she still hadn't shown Taiyang all the tricks she had learned from Naruto's world. Boy, would he be in for a surprise one day. "Thanks for the call Tai, but I need to get to the faculty meeting. Love you, honey!"
"Love you too dear!" With that, the call ended.
Summer only giggled to herself more, "If I hadn't ended that call, Tai would have probably forgotten about the semester starting."
Meanwhile, Naruto re-entered the ballroom to see more students had started to get ready. In particular was one orange haired girl near the back wall that was literally warping around another rather tired looking boy in what Naruto could only guess was some kind of traditional looking outfit considering how much it stood out from the others he had seen. "I can't tell if he's tired from waking up or tired from the girl…" Naruto thought before he went on about his business.
"Naruto! Hurry and get dressed so we can get breakfast!" Ruby called from across the room, already having changed at some point. Naruto chuckled and after getting out of his pajamas joined the hood wearing weapons dork and her beloved sister.
After a nice breakfast, the three retrieved their gear from the locker room. Naruto stopped and watched the same pair from earlier walk by, "I thought I was hyper when I was younger…"
"I don't think anyone can be more hyper than her." Yang commented before she addressed on how rather cheerful Naruto and Ruby were being throughout the morning, "So you two seem awfully chipper this morning."
"I'm just happy to get out some pent up energy really! Just me, some Grimm, and a whole lot of chaos!" Naruto said with his usual grin. Truthfully he enjoyed fighting the Grimm. They were just creatures that wanted to hurt people, so he had no problem cutting them down. Considering how he always had to fight people back in the Shinobi nations, it was a nice change of pace for the warrior.
"I'm with you on that one Naruto! Don't have to worry about expectations or random people! Instead, I get to let my sweetheart do the talking!" Ruby exclaimed as she pulled Crescent Rose out of her locker and nestled it lovingly.
Naruto, while he understood the girl's love for her weapon, couldn't stop the nervous bead of sweat from rolling down the back of his head, "Just… make sure it talks to Grimm more than people."
"She. Crescent Rose is a she." Ruby corrected Naruto, which only made the bead of sweat bigger. He didn't reply for a moment as he strapped his sheath to his belt.
"You know, you two aren't the only two going through initiation. Naruto gets along with people fine, but Ruby, you should meet new people and learn to work together if you want to grow up." Yang said, focusing more on her younger sister rather than Naruto. Ruby had a small problem being social and Yang was pretty sure if it wasn't for Naruto being around, Ruby's first day would have been vastly different.
"Ugh, you sound like dad!" Ruby said annoyed as she slammed Crescent Rose into her locker, "Okay, first of all, what does meeting people have to do with fighting? And secondly, I don't need people to help me grow up. I drink milk!" Ruby said with her arms crossed while thinking she had won the debate.
"Well if I hadn't met Auntie and a few other people, I probably wouldn't be able to fight as well as I do now." Naruto countered, effectively destroying Ruby's argument, "Never underestimate how much one person can change your life, Ruby."
"See? Naruto gets it. Besides, what about when we form teams?" Yang added.
Ruby looked away nervously at the question, "Uh, I don't know… I'll just be on your or Naruto's team… or something."
"The teams are random." Naruto stated as he closed his locker, which shocked Yang and Ruby. Both girls stared at Naruto in disbelief before he explained, "Auntie Summer told me stories about her attending Beacon years ago. I can't remember quite how it works, but I do remember her saying that teams are formed randomly." Ruby's world shattered in an instant. Would she be placed on a team with random people? Naruto didn't notice Ruby's distraught face as he looked away in thought, "Well… we may be on the same team if we're lucky but the odds are really low." Naruto said before he spotted Jaune attempt to hit on Weiss; rather poorly in his mind. "Train wreck inbound."
"Naruto! You have to help me be on a team with you or Yang! You have one of those ninja tricks that can help right?!" Ruby shouted as she grabbed Naruto's arm and shook him violently.
"No, I don't." Naruto stated calmly as he stopped Ruby from shaking him further, "While there are techniques called genjutsu that could trick even Ozpin into putting us all on a team, it would be wrong to use. Besides that, he would realize what had happened the moment I stop the jutsu or I slip up with it. Most importantly… I have absolutely no talent with genjutsu at all, so even if I did want to use the genjutsu… I can't." Naruto finished as he continued to watch Jaune fail at impressing the heiress. Jaune then moved onto the red head as well when she mentioned the teams being comprised of four students.
"Ohhhh… what am I going to do…?!" Ruby said quietly in a panic.
Yang put a hand on Ruby's shoulder in hopes of calming down her sister, "Ruby, take a breath. Everything will work out fine, even if we're all on separate teams. It's not like we'll be forced to stay away from each other." Yang said before she spotted a familiar white cloak approaching, "Mom! What are you doing here?"
Summer smiled as she was greeted by Yang, "Oh I just thought I'd check in on you three. Also, make sure Naruto isn't causing trouble."
"Hey. I haven't had a need to prank anyone yet." Naruto said with a pout before he went back to watching Jaune's attempts at flirting
"It's the 'yet' that has me concerned." Summer said with a laugh, "So are you three ready for initiation?"
"Ruby is having a meltdown over the team placement." Yang said as she kept her sister close by leaving her arm hooked around Ruby's neck.
Ruby struggled to get free for a moment before she finally released, "I'm not having a meltdown! I just… want to be on a team where I know at least one person…"
"Life isn't always fair that way Ruby. However…" Summer trailed off as she took a quick look around. Seeing no other instructor around, she pulled Ruby close and whispered, "All I can say is if you want Naruto on your team, follow the chaos."
"Huh?" Ruby replied as her mother let her go. What did she mean by follow the chaos? Was Naruto going to do some more of his awesome skills?
"Anyway, I just came to wish you all luck. Since I've become a teacher, I can't interfere unless you're on the brink of death. If that happens, you'll be sent home. Still, your only opponents will be Grimm so it shouldn't be anything too difficult for you all." Summer said with a smile as she ruffles Ruby's hair a bit.
"We got it covered Auntie. Oh, did you talk to Ozpin about…" Naruto started to ask only to be interrupted.
"Yes Naruto, I told him on how your stay would most likely be temporary. He assured me that it wouldn't be a problem. No doubt he has some master plan in his mind. Ozpin sees the world like a chess board, always trying to stay three moves ahead." Summer replied. Naruto nodded and went back to watching the attempts of Jaune just in time to see him be pinned to the wall by a spear from the red haired girl. Summer had witnessed it too and stifled a laugh, "Seems like someone is having a bad first day. Anyway, I need to hurry. I'll see you all after initiation." Summer said as she walked off in a hurry. Wouldn't do well to be late on her first day as a teacher.
"Would all first-year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation?" Glynda Goodwitch called from over the intercom system. The three teens had a laugh when Summer swore out loud before she sprinted off in a hurry as the message repeated.
The three teens walked up to Jaune, who sat with his back against a pillar after the red haired girl, the famous Pyrrha Nikos, took her spear back. "Having some trouble there, Ladykiller?" Yang asked with an amused smile. Clearly, she had witnessed the entire event as well.
"I don't understand. My dad said all women look for is confidence. Where did I go wrong?" Jaune asked as Naruto and Ruby helped him to his feet.
"Confidence Jaune, not cockiness. Big difference there. Unless you have shown the bite to back up the bark, everything you said to Weiss is basically hot air." Naruto stated as he and Ruby started to walk him to the door.
"Snow angel probably didn't help." Yang chimed in as she walked ahead.
"That too. If you really want to impress Weiss, take it from me. Show your skills then talk to her." Naruto added as the four of them headed towards the cliffs.
Cliffside:
"For years you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Ozpin informed the students.
"If only he knew how young we graduate in Konoha." Naruto thought while he looked down at the squares he and the other students were standing on. What were they for?
"Now I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignments of teams." Glynda took over, "Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates… Today." Ruby's nerves came back at the mention of teams.
"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon unless circumstances would say otherwise." Ozpin stated, sparing a glance at Naruto. The blonde chuckled nervously at this. What did Summer tell him, and more importantly, was Ozpin angry about it? It was extremely difficult to tell with that man. "It is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well. That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."
"Oh yeah. That's how it works." Naruto thought as he shrugged. He already had a plan of action on what he would be doing. While finding a teammate would be ideal, he still wanted to burn off some energy and stress from his bad dream. The best way to do that was to vent on some Grimm.
"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die." Ozpin continued.
"Wouldn't be a warrior school without the threat of death would it?" Naruto thought as looked up and down the row of students. Blake was at the far end, and a few down from her was Weiss in the middle of the line next to the polite Pyrrha. One person Naruto hadn't seen yet, the hyper Nora, quiet Ren, and another person Naruto hadn't seen. They all seemed like they could hold their own at least.
"You will be monitored and graded for the duration of your initiation. But our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one, and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?" Ozpin asked. Jaune raised his hand and attempted to speak, only to be ignored as Ozpin said, "Good! Now, take your positions."
Everyone assumed a ready stance, except for Jaune who was clearly confused about the entire situation. He watched the squares fire off the students one by one. A very effective way to get a bunch of kids into a forest filled with deadly monsters. "See you later ladies!" Naruto said as before he fired off over the forest.
Yang smiled and gave her sister a wink before she quickly put on her aviators and was fired off. She had her own plan after hearing Ozpin's explanation of teams. With a little planning, she might be able to get her sister paired up with the blonde who launched before her. Ruby launched right after with her eyes focused on Naruto and Yang. If she could find where they landed, she could team up with them easier. Jaune launched last like a rag doll since he had been taken by surprise.
Naruto smirked as he looked down at the forest below. It was barely noticeable, but trees were rustling. A pack of Grimm was already going after him and the other students. To both Yang's and Ruby's surprise, Naruto suddenly used his semblance to blast himself straight down with the wind. The two only watched as he disappeared into the tree line. Naruto pulled Maelstrom out and immediately deployed the blade as he plummeted through the leaves. The second he passed through, a lone Ursa leaped up to try and snag its prey, only to receive a blade through its armored head. "Gotta love wind power!" Naruto thought as he cleaved the Ursa's head in half before he vaulted off the now dead creature and sped off into the forest. A quick glance behind showed Naruto that more than just an Ursa had been nearby as the bushes rustled continuously behind and around him. Soon enough a Beowolf leaped out of the brush ahead of him in an attempt at a surprise attack. Naruto smirked as he switched weapon modes and slid under the beast and delivered a well-placed bullet into its jaw. The creature's body tumbled forward as Naruto climbed back to his feet and continued to sprint around the trees. What he needed was a decent clearing to fight in.
Naruto continued to lead the ever growing hoard of Grimm. The forest behind was becoming consumed with a black mist as the creatures all focused on the blonde. "That's a lot of Grimm! It's almost like in Atlas again!" Naruto thought as he took another hard left to avoid an oncoming pack of Grimm. He had to be close to thirty by now, and that number was only growing. Naruto only smiled at the increasing number of enemies. He hadn't intended for this many, but Summer couldn't get mad at him for explosions at this point. All he needed was a decent location to cut loose.
Naruto managed to put a small distance between himself and the Grimm before his plan hit a small hitch as he came into a small opening in the forest at the same time as Ruby and Weiss. The two girls hadn't noticed each other as they both had looked at Naruto the moment they exited the brush. "Naruto!" Ruby exclaimed happily before she and Weiss took notice of each other.
Of course, the moment was cut short as Naruto shouted, "Shadow clone jutsu!" The two girls both turned to Naruto just in time to be scooped up by the boy and his one clone. "Sorry about this, but there is a big mess behind me!"
"Put me down!" Weiss yelled at the clone as she and Ruby carried bridal style. However, her demand quickly changed when she noticed a large amount of Grimm chasing after the blonde, "Run faster!"
"Working on it! We need a good opening to fight them all!" The clone replied as he leaped over a charging Creep, landing on a tree branch with the original.
Ruby looked at the hoard in surprise. She could handle a couple dozen Grimm easily herself, but not quite this many at once. "I saw a clearing not far from here! It's that way!" She yelled as she pointed in a direction. Naruto and his clone both switched directions, keeping ahead of the hoard the entire time.
"You are going to explain this once we take care of these Grimm!" Weiss yelled at Naruto as gripped her weapon hilt. She would have to be ready the moment Naruto set her down. Weiss could move quickly, but there was no way she could keep this kind of speed up for a long period, where Naruto didn't even seem winded. Not to mention the amount of glyphs she would need to use to travel from tree to tree like he was doing right now.
"Yeah, yeah! Let's stay alive first" The original shouted just before he and the clone broke through the tree line. He landed and stopped in the middle of the clearing, spinning on his feet as he slid to a stop. He set Ruby and Weiss down, who armed themselves as they all turned back to the forest where the Grimm were pouring out of. It was only then they got a good look at the number of Grimm Naruto unintentionally had attracted. Beowolves, Ursas, Creeps, King Taijitus, and Boarbatusk.
"I'm going to fight. If you're going to run now's the time." Naruto said as he readied Maelstrom to be swung and a breeze blowing around to show his semblance being active.
"And let you have all the fun?" Ruby said with a smile as she checked inside Crescent Rose's clip to count the rounds. She wasn't about to pass up this slaughter Grimm fest.
Weiss looked at the two as she assumed her fencing stance, "I take it you have a plan of attack to take out this many Grimm?"
"Multi-shadow clone jutsu!" Naruto shouted as he formed the modified ram sign. A large cloud of smoke erupted around the three as one fifty clones appeared. Naruto and his army switched Maelstrom to gun mode and aimed, all sporting a smile. "Fire!" Naruto shouted as the Grimm broke through the trees. A large number of the monsters were met with a barrage of bullets from the clones, as well as Ruby. The beowolves took the brunt of the attack since, being the faster Grimm, were leading the charge. The clones popped out of existence the moment they emptied their clip while Naruto and Ruby reloaded. "Stay close and watch each other's back!" Naruto ordered before he switched Maelstrom back to its blade mode.
A second later both Naruto and Weiss saw a blur of red speed by as Ruby charged the remains of the Grimm hoard. Naruto sighed a bit with a smile while Weiss looked surprised, "Is she insane charging in like that?!"
"No, she's just her mother's daughter." Naruto said with a laugh, "Weiss can you use long range attacks?" Weiss nodded to Naruto, who formed two more shadow clones, "Cover us, and they'll cover you!" Naruto said before he charged into the fray. Weiss was surprised for a moment before she readied Myrtenaster for long range combat by cycling through its dust chambers. At least one of those two seemed smart enough to what he was doing.
Ruby was really enjoying herself as she cut through an Ursa with ease. She had found a partner she liked, and now she got to cut down a lot of Grimm. Considering how her day could have gone, it was a rather nice turn for the young huntress in training. Firing off another round of her weapon during a swing, another pair of the remaining beowolves was cleaved in two by her massive scythe. Ruby was so distracted by her thoughts she neglected one of the most essential lessons of her training; to watch your back. A Creep had managed to make its way to her blind spot and attempted to attack, only to be met with an orange and black blade. The creature fell over dead as Naruto leaped over the teenage girl and stole her next kill. "Hey! That one was mine!" Ruby yelled as Naruto used a force of wind to blow back the nearby Grimm, which stunned them all.
Summer sighed as she watched the fight on a live feed from her new scroll as she stood high in a tree on a large branch. If not for Naruto's intervention, Ruby would have been in a very bad position. "I see one of Qrow's bad habits rubbed off on Ruby… I'll have to break that. I swear Qrow if my daughter becomes an alcoholic because of you I will detox you in the worst way." Summer commented as she ran a hand through her hair. That was going to be a lot of training sessions. It took her almost a year to get Naruto to not act recklessly when she first started to train him. To be reckless puts one's self and their team at risk especially when facing other people. Thankfully Naruto was there to watch her daughter's blind sides.
Summer watched as Naruto and Ruby started to work together as Weiss used her abilities to keep the Grimm from surrounding the two. This plan, while effective, would only hold out so long. Naruto could continue easily keep going for hours and had experience in working in a squad, but Summer had only a month to see Ruby's skill level. In solo combat, Ruby excelled while she seemed to lack in active teamwork. On top of that, Summer only had Weiss's entrance exam stats to go on. High marks on her exams, above average in combat. It was noted her stamina was considerably lower than other examinees, but she made up for it with high switched back to the battle footage to see Naruto cleave through three Grimm in one motion with his wind semblance. He ducked a second later as Ruby did a full circle cleave to clear the remaining Grimm from around them. The two were getting into sync with each other's movements. Naruto would weave in and out of Ruby's attacks, easily taking out two or more Grimm at a time as Weiss picked off stray Grimm with her long range attacks. This was where the difference between Ruby's and Naruto's training was obvious.
Ruby's training was clearly more focused to fight Grimm. Creatures that were over all predictable in both purpose and actions. Summer paused for a moment before she took a step forward with a spin that flung the end of her cloak up into the air. A small Nevermore Grimm flew out from under the cloak a second later as it missed in its attempt at an attack. The monster's effort was rewarded by a wing being cleaved off by Summer. "Predictable…" Summer muttered as she switched weapon modes and blasted the remains of the Nevermore. Feathers scattered into the air as the small monster was finished off by the large caliber round.
That is why Naruto so effortlessly adapted to Ruby's combat style. It too is predictable. Wide arc attacks that used the recoil of her rifle to increase the force behind the swing. A flaw Summer could already see was if any Grimm or person had the speed to get close. The blade of Ruby's weapon wouldn't be effective against any close range attackers. Summer had little doubt that her daughter already knew this, however. No, it was more of a question of if she had ever sparred with someone who could get past her defenses and close that distance that intended to win. Summer pulled up a small note application on the scroll and started to make a list of noticeable weaknesses of her possible students. This would help her address team issues on the first day. Summer wanted to keep watching the fight, but she knew she had to check the other students as well. She switched camera feeds and cycled through quickly if they were not in a battle.
Meanwhile, Yang and Blake, having met up after dealing with a pair of Ursa, turned to the sounds of combat. "That's a lot of gun fire. Should we check it out?" Yang asked her new partner. They were supposed to find the ruins, but the echoes of gunfire had been happening for some time. Other students could be in trouble, or as Yang feared, Ruby could be in trouble. Those bullets were rather loud which could only mean it was a high caliber weapon being fired.
"Are you worried about someone?" Blake asked. It was unusual for someone to be worried about strangers, especially when they were all trained fighters.
"My little sister is a part of the incitation too. She's a total weapons dork and a bit of a Grimm slaying maniac. I'm worried because I haven't seen her yet…" Yang admitted. Ruby would be the type of person to get in over her head when fighting Grimm.
Blake smiled softly as she walked pass Yang towards the direction of the gun fire, "Let's go then." She said before she ran into the trees.
"Wait up!" Yang yelled as she chased after her partner. Blake was pretty cool for helping her find Ruby, Yang had to admit that. The two hurried to the battlefield only to be shocked when they arrived. Naruto, Ruby, and Weiss surrounded by a large pile of Grimm corpses that were steadily disappearing and a small number of active Grimm trying to kill them. "Ruby!" Yang yelled before she propelled herself into the fray without warning using Ember Celica. Blake rolled her eyes at her partner's impulse before she charged in behind her. She would be able to get around these Grimm with ease.
"Ruby! Up!" Naruto commanded before he and Ruby separated to avoid the first head of a King Taijitsu. Ruby launched high into the air as Naruto jumped to the side. The Taijitsu's head slammed into the ground and was met at the back of the neck by Naruto's blade. Naruto severed one head of the snake as the second rose up to attack. It didn't get far however as it was hit in the eye by one of Weiss's attacks. As it flailed around in pain, Ruby came down with a rifle enhanced slash and cut off the second head. The two took a second to catch their breaths before they jumped away from more Grimm. This fight was starting to drag on longer than Naruto wanted. His stamina was fine, but he had no idea how long Ruby and Weiss could last. Granted Weiss was only doing long range attacks at the moment so her endurance should be fine at the moment.
"I'm running out of bullets." Ruby commented as she changed clips again. This was her last normal clip with the only other being her special rounds. A lot more power and there for a lot more recoil.
"I've still got half remaining and one extra… Incoming!" Naruto yelled as a Boartusk ramped off the remains of the Taijitsu at the pair. Naruto and Ruby both went to block the attack. The Grimm didn't succeed however as a blur of yellow crashed into its side.
A shotgun blast sent the Boartusk crashing across the ground. Yang flipped her hair back when she landed and smiled at the pair, "Finally found you! I should have known you'd get caught up in a mess." Yang said in jest as she looked around at the corpses before turning to the remaining Grimm. There was only a small number left to be slain and they all didn't seem any happier to see her. Speaking of which… where was her partner? Said partner made herself known as she took out a small Beowolf that had been attempting to sneak up on the distracted heiress and her guards. Weiss jumped at the thud of the body falling over as Blake walked past her to Yang. "We got the rest. Take a breather." Yang said as she and Blake charged at the remaining Grimm.
Blake aimed for the smaller Grimm as Yang proceeded to combo an Ursa into oblivion. Blake threw Gamble Shroud in its Kama form into the back of a Beowolf's neck. She used her cleaver to cut down a Creep as Yang switched to the last Grimm, another Beowolf. Yang gave it a powerful upper cut to the monster and sent it flying towards Blake, who finished up with a double slash of both her blades. With the last of the Grimm taken care of, everyone could take a breather. Naruto, Ruby, and Weiss all sat down as the clones popped out of existence. Ruby was panting heavily while Naruto was only winded. "That… was a lot… of Grimm." Ruby said between breaths.
"Ruby." Naruto said as he steadied his breathing. Ruby turned to Naruto just in time to see him bop her on the head, "Don't rush off like that again!" Yang could help but clench her fist at the strike but waited to see where Naruto went with it.
"Ow…" Ruby groaned as she rubbed her head. She had lowered her aura once the fight had concluded so a small bump was starting to form, "What was that for?!"
"For running into the fight on your own! I didn't carry you and Weiss away from the Grimm mob only for you to charge back in! You know how many times I stopped something from hitting your blind spots?!" Naruto scolded which caused Ruby to look away in shame. Yang relaxed when she heard Naruto scold her sister. While she didn't enjoy it, she could understand where Naruto was coming from.
Weiss decided to chime in, "I see I was quick to judge you. You are far too immature to be at a school of this caliber." This only made Ruby's shame grow as she started to poke her index fingers together.
"That's not what I meant." Naruto said, "I'm saying just don't rush off and leave everyone behind." Naruto took a deep breath before he stood back up, "You have a team now, so don't get carried away. Team work makes even the strongest enemy manageable. We watch each other's back." Naruto stated before he offered her a hand. Ruby took the hand and let Naruto pull her to her feet.
"I'm sorry… I got carried away. I'm just so used to fighting on my own that… I guess I thought I wouldn't need help." Ruby admitted, "I'm glad I got a partner like you to help me, Naruto."
"Excuse me?! Naruto is my partner!" Weiss interjected. Yang and Blake looked confused at this as Ruby and Weiss began to argue with each other.
Naruto only shrugged when Blake and Yang looked at him, "I ran into them both at the same time. Apparently, they both saw me first. I was too busy trying to find a good place to fight all the Grimm to notice and just carried them with me when we met up." Naruto explained before he got between the two, "Look, I saw you both at the same time. We'll let Ozpin settle this but for now…" Naruto started only to stop as he noticed something. A large shadow flew over the group, causing them to look up to see a giant Nevermore circling around them. "Oh boy…" Naruto said before a Deathstalker ripped through the trees towards them. "Okay two problems."
"Alright, mister teamwork. What do we do?" Yang asked with a smirk as she readied for more combat.
Naruto hummed as he and everyone readied themselves for the approaching Grimm. The Deathstalker was heading straight for them as the Nevermore circled overhead. He could go Sage more and simply blow both of the creatures apart, but that didn't seem right. This initiation wasn't just about him and if he simply bulldozed all the obstacles then others wouldn't get a fair examination. So the question was how to beat two large and dangerous Grimm without going into massive overkill. The Nevermore stopped Naruto's thoughts as it launched a barrage of its feathers at the group. "Everyone stay close!" Naruto ordered as he made his semblance form a domed cyclone around the five. The feathers got directed away from the group and embedded into the ground around everyone. "I'll really have to thank Neji one day for using Rotation on me. It may not be as good but a wind version does get the job done!" Naruto thought with a smirk.
"Handy semblance." Blake commented as she watched the Deathstalker. The feathers were acting as a buffer and gave the creature a detour since they were now in the way. Before anyone could come up with a plan to deal with the two giant Grimm, a barrage of pink grenades bombarded the Deathstalker as a happy laugh was heard behind the group. They turned around to see the quiet boy from earlier that day and the hyper girl land in the circle of feathers.
"We thought you might want some help." The boy said calmly, "I'm Lie Ren, and this is Nora Valkyrie."
"We're gonna break it!" Nora said excitedly as she lifted her hammer menacingly while looking in the direction of the Deathstalker.
"Blake Belladonna." Blake added since she hadn't had a chance to introduce herself earlier.
"Room for two more?" A polite voice asked as Pyrrha and Jaune climbed through the feathers, "Same reason as those two. Pyrrha Nikos."
"Jaune Arc." Jaune said as he caught his breath. The two had actually happened to stumble onto the battlefield when they watched the Deathstalker stampede its way out of a cave towards the clearing
"Save the introductions for later." Naruto said as looked at the four. He took a quick look at everyone's weapons before he spoke again, "Pyrrha, you'll lead Jaune, Ren, and Nora against the Scorpion!"
"Deathstalker." Blake corrected.
"The rest of us will take down the bird since we have more focused range attacks." Naruto continued as he ignored Blake's comment. The name wasn't important, how they were going to deal with the Grimm was. "Split up and keep the two away from each other!" Naruto ordered. The teens split into their respective teams from the circle of feathers.
"I'm not feeling good about this…" Jaune commented as he and the others attracted the Deathstalker's attention.
"Don't worry. We have your back." Pyrrha stated as the Grimm charged them. Their fight was about to begin.
Meanwhile, the others fired off countless rounds at the Nevermore in order to attract its attention. The bird didn't seem affected by the bullets, dust, and rockets as it turned to the five to prepare another feather assault. The five split as the Grimm flew over their heads, not even phased by the attacks. "This isn't working!" Blake yelled as the bird started to circle around.
Ruby watched the bird carefully. If they could get close to it than they could do a lot more damage. No doubt the monster would dodge if she fired herself at it and she would be too vulnerable to a counter attack in the air. Come to think of it this was almost like… "The Bullhead! Naruto I have an idea!" Ruby yelled as she readied herself, "Weiss! Yang! Blake! Distract it for a minute!" Naruto smiled as he rushed over to Ruby, already knowing the plan. She was going to repeat his attack on the Bullhead when they had first met. He summoned a shadow clone as got into position and formed a Rasengan with the clone's help. Ruby continued to watch the Grimm as she waited for the perfect time to shoot, "I'm going to aim for its wing. Flying is its only advantage over us!"
"This will be harder on a moving target. You know that right?" Naruto said as his clone dispelled.
"Yeah, but I can hit it. Sure you don't want to use a clone though?" Ruby replied.
"A clone could be popped. I can't. Fire when ready." Naruto said with a smile. Ruby smiled back before she focused on the Nevermore as her companions distracted it. The three fired at the Grimm while ensuring they were not in the path of Ruby and Naruto. The Nevermore screeched at the humans as it prepared for another feather barrage. "Now!" Ruby yelled as she fired Naruto off into the sky and switched her weapon into its compact gun mode a second after.
Weiss gasped as she caught onto the plan. He wouldn't make it before the Nevermore's attack even at his velocity. She pointed her fingers at his trajectory and made a black glyph appear in his path, "Naruto! Use my glyph!" She shouted since she knew Naruto had not seen her semblance yet. Naruto wasn't sure what to do with the glyph as he passed through it and was fired higher into the air above the Nevermore's attack range as it fired its feathers off. The other four effortlessly dodged the straight line attack and prepared for the Grimm's hopeful crash down to earth.
"Eat this! Rasengan!" He yelled as he slammed into the left wing joint of the Nevermore. The bird screeched in pain as the attack tore through the flesh and bone. The wing bent at a horrible angle as the two came crashing to the ground. Naruto leaped away from the Grimm as it thrashed around on the ground.
Blake rushed in at the opening and threw Gamble Shroud at the beast's legs. The ribbon wrapped around its legs a few times before Blake caught her sword and pulled, "Yang!" The blonde hurried to her partner's side and grabbed the ribbon. The two pulled as hard as they could and tied the legs together. The Nevermore struggled to regain its balance while it attempted to escape its bonds. Weiss, however, wasn't having any of that as she charged forward and stabbed the tip of her sword at the Nevermore's talons. Ice erupted from the sword and encased the limbs up to the base of its torso in ice. The monster was now trapped on the ground and although Blake had to cut the ribbon on her sword, she could replace that with ease.
"Yang, double combo on the head!" Naruto yelled as he leaped at the Nevermore. Yang charged the well as Weiss made a glyph for her you use. The blonde pair slammed their weapons into the armored head of the bird, stunning it as they bounced off. "Ruby, finish it!"
Ruby dashed forward, stopping right at the base of the ice. She combining her semblance of speed and sniper scythe recoil, Ruby fired up into the air, catching the neck of the stunted Nevermore. One last round gave Ruby enough force and with a battle cry, she severed the giant bird's head from its body, effectively killing it. Ruby landed behind the propped up corpse of the Grimm. She turned just in time to Nora finish off the Deathstalker by hammering the end of its own stinger into its head.
"Well… that was a thing." Yang commented as she walked up to Naruto, "You must be exhausted."
"Nah. Honestly this is kind of like a warm up for me." Naruto said glanced around to check on everyone. No more Grimm seemed to be appearing which was good. Ruby was using Crescent Rose to prop herself up as Weiss took the time to sit down and rest. Blake and Yang were only winded while Jaune and Ren seemed rather tired from their battle from the Deathstalker. Pyrrha and Nora seemed fine, which didn't surprise Naruto at all about Nora. "Still, I'd say we've had enough excitement. Let's find those ruins, get that relic, head back, and call it a day." No one disagreed as they all stood up and gathered together before heading north in hopes of finding the ruins Ozpin had mentioned.
Ozpin smiled as took a drink from his mug, "Indeed mister Uzumaki will be an interesting one."
"What makes you say that?" Glynda asked as she switched channels on the scroll to check on other students. True the students had managed to slightly impress her, but she failed to see what made Naruto shine above the rest aside from his strange abilities.
"Just some observations." Ozpin said as he swirled the remains of his drink in his cup, "Glynda, please send Mrs. Summer a message to meet me in the morning before classes begin. I have a few questions about mister Uzumaki."
"Why not simply meet with her after the team assignments?" Glynda questioned as she typed the message.
"I overheard her joyfully going over her plans to celebrate when her children and disciple passed initiation. Far be it for me to ruin those plans for a few questions." Ozpin answered. His questions were simple curiosities more than anything.
Summer meanwhile was breathing a sigh of relief as she watched the nine children find the ruins and grab four relics. She had to admit when the giant Grimm showed up she had grown concerned and was really glad Naruto was there to take the lead. Those tactical lessons really paid off for him. Ruby showed promise as a leader as well with her quick plan to use Naruto to ground the Nevermore. Summer's feed was cut off as a message appeared on her screen. "I wonder what Ozpin wants? Well… at least I can still celebrate with everyone."
Back in Beacon Auditorium:
"From this day forward, you will work together as… team JNPR (Juniper)." Ozpin said to the team as well as the crowd. He paused as Nora hugged Ren to let the other students stop clapping before he continued, "Lead by… Jaune Arc!"
"Huh?!" Jaune exclaimed with a small jump as Pyrrha grinned at him with pride, "Lead by…?"
"Congratulations young man." Ozpin said plainly. He had faith in Jaune's possible leadership skills after watching his battle with the Deathstalker. He, like Naruto, had taken charge and given orders which resulted in his team's success.
Naruto watched the team from his position against the wall as he stood with Ruby, Yang, Weiss, and Blake. He snickered as Jaune was knocked over by Pyrrha when she tried to give him a playful punch to the arm. He wasn't sure picking Jaune to be the team leader was a great idea, but hey, not his school. If this Ozpin guy had enough skill and knowledge to lead the training of hundreds of Huntsman and Huntresses apprentices, then he wouldn't question it. "And finally… Blake Belladonna." Naruto pushed off the wall headed for the side of the stage along with everyone else but stopped when noticed something on the screen as the four girls lined up in front of Ozpin. "Ruby Rose. Weiss Schnee…" Naruto noticed he wasn't on the screen as four pictures moved into a line. "and Yang Xiao Ling." Ozpin said as he continued the ceremony, "The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces." Summer also looked confused as to why her disciple wasn't called. What was Ozpin planning?
"Um…" Ruby started to say with a hand raised when she noticed her friend hadn't been called.
"From this day forward, you will work together as… team RWBY (Ruby). Lead by Ruby Rose." Ozpin finished. Weiss looked a bit surprised at Ruby being declared the leader, as she was sure Naruto would have been given the position.
Yang gave Ruby a proud hug, but Ruby was too distracted to care as she tried to speak to Ozpin, "Professor Ozpin! You didn't call Naruto onto the stage, but Weiss and I both saw him at the same time!"
"Indeed I did not miss Rose. Rest assured your friend did indeed pass the incitation. Naruto Uzumaki, if you would please come to the stage?" Ozpin asked as he turned to the blonde boy. Naruto nodded and stepped on stage, stopping in front of Ozpin much like the others. Team RWBY quickly got off the stage, not wanting to steal the blonde's spot light as Ozpin spoke, "I found myself in a unique position with you mister Uzumaki. Your stay at Beacon, as I have been informed, is likely temporary. With that in mind, I cannot place you on a team." Ozpin stated. Naruto looked dejected at this, but he could understand Ozpin's decision. "However you displayed skills to both hold your own in combat and command a squad in quick decisions. Decisions that often mean life or death on the battlefield. Other students could no doubt use and learn from that experience. With that in mind, I will bestow onto you a unique position in this school to be known as the Vanguard program. You will be independent of other teams, free to take missions alongside an abled Huntsman or Huntress. However, you may also answer other team's request for assistance should they feel their mission may require a bit of extra effort. Should this come about, you will be given temporary control of that team under the supervision of the hunter or huntress who leads." The crowd cheered for Naruto all the same even at the news of him being given a lead of their team. Summer clapped with more enthusiasm than the rest of the people around her. A chance to be a leader would give her disciple valuable experience and his flexibility with teams wouldn't tie him down when it was time to return to his home. Team RWBY and JNPR were also showing their excitement with cheers and whistles. "Things are shaping up to be an interesting year." Ozpin commented quietly to himself as Naruto jumped off his stage to team RWBY and JNPR. Everyone was giving Naruto congratulations in their own way before they all stopped when Summer approached.
"I'm proud of all of you!" Summer said with a bright smile, "Tonight we celebrate! We have enough time for a quick trip to Vale! Blake and Weiss are welcomed to join us as well!"
Vale: A Simple Wok:
"Auntie I love you so much right now!" Naruto said with the utmost joy as he stared at the giant custom order of noodles. Not only had Naruto ordered the largest size, but had asked for an assortment of vegetables and meats to be added. No doubt it would be the single most expensive item on the food bill considering it took up over half the table he was sitting at. Since the store, A Simple Wok, only had four seats available, Naruto had made a few clones to serve as a table and two extra seats. A quick henge and the furniture pieces were ready. Summer joined Naruto on the fake table while team RWBY sat at the noodle bar.
Summer giggled at Naruto's excitement. It may not have been Ichiraku's ramen, but Taiyang assured her that Naruto would enjoy eating here. Apparently, Yang liked it as well so that was a plus. "Ohhh." Ruby commented as she looked at the giant bowl. Honestly, she didn't think she could stomach that much food, but it looked delicious, "Can I have the same but in a smaller size?" Ruby was answered with a large bowl of food being slid into place in behind her. She turned around and looked at the bowl in awe, "Wow that's still big."
"That's the normal size serving. One regular please." Yang ordered. The bowl was ready seconds later and slid in front of her. Yang looked at the bowl for a moment before she glanced over at Summer again, "So Mom, what will our first lesson be tomorrow?"
Before Summer could answer, Blake chimed in, "Isn't it a bit unethical to have your mother as a teacher?"
Naruto chuckled at this as he picked up his fork, "No worries there. Auntie's version of special treatment is painful."
"Painful?" Weiss asked before she ordered a regular with low salt. She may as well try the food here to see if it was up to her standards. Blake also ordered a regular, but more so to keep a certain fact about her a secret
Summer held up her hand and counted off a list, "I trained Naruto privately for the last seven years. There were times he would start to get cocky with his training in which I… reminded him of his humility."
Naruto swallowed a forkful of noodles before he added, "She beat me into the ground, literally. I said I could take on anyone during one of our training sessions and Auntie body-slammed me so hard I went unconscious." The four girls gulped with Summer smiled at them.
"Well, I for one look forward to seeing what a huntress of Professor Summer's caliber will teach us." Weiss said before she started to eat.
"My lesson will catch you off guard tomorrow, but that's all I can say." Summer said before she started to eat, having ordered at the same time as Naruto. The truth was she didn't want Ruby's team to be prepared for her lesson ahead of time or it would lose its impact. She hoped her first lesson would be a heavy wake up call to all the first year teams. It would increase their survivor rate and teamwork if successful. If not, she'd have a bit more work ahead of herself but nothing unmanageable hopefully.
"Just don't be like one of my teachers from Signal. All he did was read from a book in such a bored tone even he fell asleep while teaching once." Ruby commented before she dug into the food. To her, it was another wonderful night between her mother and sister getting to bond. A bonus was having friends and teammates to bond with as well.
"Don't worry. There will be plenty of action in my class to keep everyone on their toes. I'm more of a hands-on teacher instead of a book one." Summer replied, "Besides, it wouldn't be a combat class without spars throughout the week." The night continued as the six had small talk during the meal.
Towards the end one question came to mind to Ruby, "Hey Naruto, what dorm do you sleep in?"
"Dorm?" Naruto asked. He hadn't been told about a dorm room. Where did he sleep?
Decided to leave this one with more of a comedy cliff hanger rather than a serious one. Now some people have asked questions that I can't address simply because it would spoil future content.
Hope you enjoyed!