Naruto was walking toward the shelter. He watched as people walked around the streets. Ignorant to the events that happened just last night. If this had been Konoha the city would be closed off, with no one permitted in or out, regardless of who they were. Those people weren't natural, at least by this world's standard, and no amount of thought Naruto put into made any sense. On one hand, they had Bijuu Chakra inside of them, obviously from Chomei. On the other hand, their inner chakra like everyone and everything they had was very dark. It was almost like a Grimm's signature, even if they read as a black spot, a black spot still had energy.

It just didn't add up to him. The fact that The Headmaster of Beacon Academy was their target, no matter how planned it seemed, was compromised when he detected them. If they were smart, as it took skill to infiltrate when you looked like a God's greatest abomination and get to your target. Then, why would they be so stupid as to attack then, when another threat was present. Something was missing, something that was key, and it made Naruto take sideways looks at every other person he walked by. His sensory skills weeding through people, detecting anything and everything, yet nothing came from it.

The blonde figured that the squad of four was specifically tailored to kill Ozpin. From what he remembered, other than the one Ozpin immediately killed, their names were Widow, Beetle, and Mantis. Widow, obviously due to her ability to use webbing, was probably meant to lock him down. Mantis provided the ranged support, if need be, execution. Beetle was the main fighter, which made that fourth one a medic if he was then why did he attack first?

'Gah,' Naruto gripped his head, 'This too much of a headache as if this place couldn't get weirder Dattebayo!'

Choosing to withhold his thoughts, the blonde had made his way across the street. His stomach rumbling, he had no money, which made him stop. How was he supposed to afford something nice to wear, let alone find some place to sleep tonight? Sighing, the blonde just walked forward, and stood outside of the shelter as a line of women and child already began to form. It was obvious that with how fast people were arriving, Emilia wouldn't get a bed to sleep on.

The Wolf Faunus walked out, looking at him, she had a small bag draped over her shoulder. She gave him a small smile, walking toward him, she held out a piece of bread. Taking the bread, Naruto and her both ate a slice, watching as people walked on by. More and more children that left the shelter running and some desperately getting into the line leading back into the same place.

"Did you sleep alright?" Naruto inquired from the girl.

She nodded, "Yeah, the bed were comfortable."

"That's good, um, have you eaten anything?" The blonde asked as he noted the small bag of bread smooshed in her little bag.

She shook her head, "Not really, mister."

"Naruto, just say Naruto, alright?" Naruto reminded her, and then he had an idea, "I tell you what, we're going to have some fish!"

"What, really, from where?!" Emilia asked excitedly, her mouth watering at the prospect.

Naruto held his hand out, allowing her to take hold of it. They both started walking toward the docks.

Dodging through the city streets, with the duo getting looks, the duo made their way through the lower quarter. She watched as the lower quarter went by quickly, her stomach grumbling. They noticed police investigating a Dust Shop that had been broken into. Taking time to observe the police, Naruto noted an officer questioning a Faunus. He got handsy, pushing him slightly, and the Faunus just simply held his hands up. Several other officers went about questioning other Faunus as well.

Sighing, he looked at her, "Not all of them are like that."

Emilia frowned, looking up at him, "Why are they being mean?"

"Because," Naruto took a moment before replying, "They're just scared of The White Fang."

"Those guys with the funny looking masks?" The Wolf Faunus questioned, "I always wanted to wear one…"

"Trust me, Emilia, its better to just be yourself. Anyway, I'm going to be teaching you something today as well. So, get ready, alright?" Naruto told her, surprising her slightly.

She nodded, "R-really?"

"Yep, and I bet its something you never thought of before!" Naruto stated as he walked over toward a trashcan.

He sifted through the garbage, pulling out a piece of half eaten chicken. Emilia grimaced slightly, watching him as he peeled the meat off and put it on the small hook he kept in a side-pocket of his bag. The blond whistled as he motioned her to follow him, getting nearer to the docks. He reached over to a pouch on his right hip, pulling some wire out. Attaching the wire to a hook, Naruto sat on his knees, looking down at the water.

"You may not find wire as I have, but fishing lines that are thrown away can be reused. What you wanna do is scope out how many fish are swimming around, the less there are, the more likely you won't catch them. Fish are like the garbagemen of the world, they'll eat pretty much anything, so this piece of rotting chicken may be disgusting to us…but to them it's like a candy bar." Naruto explained to her, showing her how to tie the knot and how to place the bait on the hook.

She grumbled, "I really want a candy bar now…hmmm."

"Hey now," Naruto laughed as he made her focus, "Pay attention."

Letting gravity slip the wire out of his hand, the blonde stays motionless. She watched, through the clear water, the chicken floating just under the water. She was about to speak when Naruto moved his hand a little bit to the right, she saw oil come off the chicken, staining the water slightly. That's when a bass approached, swimming right up to it. It wasn't too large, about a two pounder. Breathing slowly, the Shinobi focused on the fish, moving his index finger to flick the wire a little bit.

The fish scurried away for a moment, and Emilia seemed downtrodden until it suddenly came back and snapped up the bait. Almost as soon as it did, Naruto pulled his back and hooked the bass. It flopped around as he began to drag it upward, pulling it onto the stone dock. She watched as the fish flopped on the stone, the blonde then pulled a kunai out of a utility pouch.

"The trick to fishing like this is patience," He tells her as he placed the kunai firmly against the fish's head. "Never be too eager to pull the bait back in, but always be on the watch."

"Once you have your fish," Naruto pushed the kunai as he spoke, stabbing the fish through the head. "Kill it quickly, so it doesn't suffer more than it needs too."

Emilia watched as he stood up, carrying the fish by the tail. She saw him walk toward a pile of junk wood, and metal. He pulled the metal out, bending it into a bowl-like shape while grabbing a flatter piece. He shaped the flatter piece, slightly cutting his hand in the process. She watched him take the dried-out junk wood, placing it in the large piece of metal.

"It may seem rough, and Gods know how long you been out here, Emilia. I figured out a few tricks on my own, growing up. Survival is one-part physicality, and two parts creativity. You can be like a tiger, but if you don't know how to constantly get food from a source, you'll still starve." Naruto explained to her, remarking survival, teaching her.

Naruto took a couple of broken stones off the aging dock. He clacked them hard together, causing a spark. The spark flew into the dried wood, and with some encouragement from the air blowing from his mouth, the sticks caught fire. The crackling of wood filled Emilia's ears, she was surprised that it seemed so easy, and it had been right in front of her the last couple of years. She watched as he flopped the fish down and took the kunai and placed it flat against the fish's scales.

"Normally, if you were near a park or woodland you could skewer a fish. However, fish with scales tastes kind of icky, and I only eat if I'm really hungry." He told her, making sure she watched.

he began to descale the fish with his kunai. Flipping the creature over, he descaled the other side rapidly and made sure to show her what it should look like. The Shinobi then raised the knife up, bringing it back down and cutting off the fish's head. Emilia's eyes widened, slightly fearful at how hard he struck it.

"Normally, chefs would use a fillet knife for this." Naruto reached over and brought her closer as talked.

He glided the kunai over the fish, "What you're going to do is take a regular knife. Cut from the tail, if you feel a bump, that's the fish's ribs. You never go past those, because then you ruin the meat by spilling its stomach contents into it."

"Eww," Emilia grimaced, watching as he fillets the fish with ease, exposing its organs.

She watched as he flipped over, blood staining the dock, and cutting the other side. Cutting the last bit of good meat off, he set both onto the flat metal he bent to have a sort of handle. Placing it into the fire, she heard the skin of the meat hiss as it began to cook. She smelled it, the fish smelt bland, but her mouth watered regardless. A few minutes go by, and with a hum of success, Naruto pulled the makeshift skillet off the fire.

"And, this Emilia, is Naruto Uzumaki's Garbage Fish Fillet!" He joked, rubbing the back of his heat with his free hand.

Cutting the meat up into four slices for each side, Naruto held out his hand, she caught the hint. Getting into her smooshed bag of bread, Emilia pulled out two slices of bread for them both and watched as Naruto piled the fish onto the bread. He took his jacket off, revealing his mesh shirt, and placed it on the ground. Sitting on it, he motioned for her to do the same. Both watching as seagulls eyed their food, and with the blonde flicking them off aggressively.

"Why do you hate them?" She inquired.

"Thieving, flying rat bas-I mean buttheads," Naruto answered, humming as he took a bite out of his fish sandwich, packed with meat.

Swallowing it, he looked at, nothing with his head to try it. She hesitantly opened her mouth, placing the very corner with meat in it in her mouth, and bit down. The girl chewed the piece off, chewing through the rather soft meat. Humming, she swallowed the first piece of the sandwich before taking another bite. The girl giggling slightly, she quickly finished her sandwich.

"Ahwoo~!" She howled in enjoyment, making Naruto laugh, while she sat there embarrassed at the sudden outburst.

Naruto patted her head, "Don't be embarrassed, I have trouble controlling mine as well?"

"Well, is it like a yip, considering you're a fox Faunus?" She inquired, smiling innocently.

Naruto took a deep breath, "That's the thing, Emilia. I'm not a Faunus, these are just markings, birthmarks."

"So, wait," she looked at him before feeling his face and her eyes widened. "Oh man, that's so…weird."

"Hehehe," Naruto rubbed the back of his while chuckling, slightly flustered. "I get confused sometimes as well, but my little verbal tick is something I inherited from my mother. I scream out, Dattebayo when I'm excited."

"What does it mean?" She inquired, never hearing a word like it.

"It doesn't really mean anything, it's my way of saying ya know when I'm really happy," Naruto replied, the blonde staring outward toward the open water.

She took notice, "Did I say something wrong?"

"Nah, just thinking of an Old Man that taught me how to fish like this. He, um, died when I was younger…" He explained, but the tear leaving his left eye didn't hide his emotion. "I loved him like a grandfather, and…well…life happens."

Emilia sniffled a little bit, "I miss my papa, he wanted to take me fishing…but I just found it icky."

"I'm sure he isn't mad at you, Em. You're just a kid, and a kid shouldn't be filled with regret…" Naruto tells her, getting up.

"C' mon, I'm going to try and find you another shelter to stay in," Naruto told her, holding out his hand.

She smiled, taking, "Okay!"

"What about the fire," she suddenly realized.

He smiled, forming a hand seal before a clone popped up, "Sup?"

Naruto stared at the fire, the clone looked at him, and with a nod dived right into it. Smothering the flame in its dispersed smoke, she giggled a lit bit, the clone just swanned dived in without a second word. The poor thing just seems to glare at its creator before doing so. The duo began walking up the stairs, only to get stop by a police officer.

"Excuse me, young man," The Police Officer held his hand up to block Naruto's path, "We're investigating the area for the break-ins still ongoing across the city. Where were you in between the hours of Three A.M and Six?"

"I was in my motel room, trying to sleep, its nearer to other ends of the lower quarter," Naruto answered, honestly.

"Okay then, what's your name?"

Naruto looked at the man, "Naruto Uzumaki."

"Weird name, anyway, who's this girl?" He pointed a pencil at Emilia.

"M-my name is Emilia Blackwood," She answered nervously.

"Alright Fido, where were you?" The Police Officer mocked the girl a little bit.

Naruto growled, "Hey, there's no need for that. I helped her find a women's and children's shelter just a couple of miles away."

"I'll determine what's needed," The Officer pushed Naruto, "You got that, Critter."

"Naruto got closer to the man's face while growling, "I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you."

Reaching down for his baton, the officer was about to strike at the blonde. The Officer stopped when he saw a Monkey Faunus run past detectives. Scuffing, he let's go of the handle and glared right Naruto. The Shinobi and LEO squared up, ready to throw punches if it came to it. The two glared into each other's eyes, the older man sneered, putting a finger on his cheek. Daring the blonde, Naruto responded in kind with a death glare.

It all came down to who blinked first, and within moments of the death glare, the weaker willed LEO wilted.

"You get lucky this time, Critter, take yourself and that girl out of here!" He ordered, with Naruto shoulder checking him as he pushed past the man.

It took everything he had not to launch him across the dock!

Emilia and Naruto walked across the city, with the blonde checking other shelters with his clones. The blonde sighed, most of the higher up Shelters were for abused women with their own children, or abused men. The middle of the city was completely booked, and once again the duo was searching in the lower quarter. The Wolf Faunus saw him wince, she looked at him concern before stumbling. Her legs were tired, she was very tired. Reaching out to her, he picked her up and put the girl on his shoulders. The girl looked at him, surprised by the kindness he continued to show.

"Aren't you tired as well?" She asked, watching him stare into the crowds in front of them.

He replied, still smiling, "From walking? No way, I can run around this city if I wanted too, and not break a sweat. Besides, you seemed like you were struggling, but I do have some good news!"

"What is it?" She placed her elbows on his head innocently, without thought.

"I found a shelter, but it is weird that things are like this, why doesn't Vale have an actual orphanage?" Naruto inquired, feeling jaded on her behalf.

"Vale isn't exactly a miracle place, most orphanages closed down a year ago. I remember getting into a shelter and being told I had to leave a couple of days later. It scared me, and I almost got taken by bad people…" She lowered her head and whimpered, "I hate this city…"

"Em," Naruto stopped and looked up at her to where their eyes met. "Hate is a very strong word. I hate people that lie to themselves, and you hate your situation, but don't hate the city itself…hate the losers that take from the cookie jar."

"Mmm cookies," Emilia groaned, missing the sweet morsels. "Mi…I mean Naruto, I never asked…why do care so much?"

"You remind of a younger me," Naruto admitted, rounding a street corner. "I was much louder though, constantly pranking people, Dattebayo."

"Why would you do that, didn't they hate you?" Emilia inquired, confused as to why he'd prank random people.

Naruto giggled a little, "They did, boy oh boy did they hate my guts. Fox Child this, freak that, yadda-yadda-yadda. I think a lot of them just couldn't see the humor of it, but it did me one service, and that it meant no one could simply walk past me."

"Still," the blonde frowned as he continued, "I didn't get what I really wanted. I just wanted a friend, someone to relate, and I found that friend by a dock. We didn't really speak words that day, but we fought a lot in school when I was able to go."

"His name was Sasuke, emo, always brooding. I never really understood him until we got older, and we…" He took a deep breath, remembering the battle, "Went out separate ways."

"Oh…did you two fight?" She asked innocently, not paying attention to Naruto's face as he scrounged up a bit.

"A li-little," Naruto choked out slightly, swallowing his sadness as they kept walking toward the shelter. "Hey, Em, can we change the subject?"

"Oh, um, sure…" she got a sly grin on her face. "Do you have a girlfriend?"

The blonde nervously laughed a little bit, remembering Rosa and Vernal. Though neither were his girlfriend(s), he still had to admit they had a good time together. Vernal, being a one-day fling. Rosa, on the other hand, is really the only real relationship he had. Neither of them was romantic with each other, both just realized that they were acting out their base urges. Sex was a very powerful influencer, and the human mind is anything, but truly indomitable.

Rosa taught him a lot, during their brief two-month frequent trysts. Vernal, by the way, she talked, confirmed that Rosa's "training" had been very much effective.

The flat and simple answer, he replied with a smile, "Nope."

"Ahh, that sucks," Emilia sighed as she continued to lean on her elbows.

The duo continued to walk across streets, coming to the shelter shortly after their talk. Letting her down, she and Naruto entered the shelter. A lady at the reception area looked at him, and then looked at the girl. Smiling, the receptionist is a Faunus herself with claws on her hand, handed them a form to fill out.

Emilia took the form, repeating what they had done the previous day that she figured out.

"How long can she stay?" Naruto inquired, just so he could be here if they were doing a cycle.

The receptionist smiled, "Three days, like all other shelters."

"Alright, hey, where is the nearest orphanage?" Naruto asked, trying to find Emilia more permanent lodgings.

The woman sighed, "Sadly sir the nearest orphanage would be on Patch, which is the small Island near here. Even then they may be reaching full capacity. There's also Sumire, but that's a journey near The Border Mountains."

"Is Sumire near Shajara, by chance?" Naruto asked.

"It is," She answered before getting the forms that Emilia was handing back to her, "Thank you, dear."

Emilia nodded, watching as Naruto shrugged her pack off his shoulders. The blonde knelt, smiling.

"Hey, Em, I'll be back in a few days so I can help you find another place to go. Perhaps I can teach you more stuff as well," Naruto told her with a smile, "But, remember, you've got my scroll number just in case something happens."

The girl slightly whimpered before wrapping him in a hug, "Okay…thank you…"

To Naruto's surprise, the girl began to cry, something struck a chord inside of him, and he returned the hug. There was a moment that Naruto's soul screamed to him, telling him to just say screw it, and bring her along. Alas, however, what he wanted and what she needed were two vastly different things. There was no guarantee that Ozpin could even accommodate her, which meant that the only real option until he could get her into an orphanage was this. Breaking the hug, Naruto did something that only Sasuke had done when they were kids.

He tapped her on the forehead, a smile laced across his face.

Glynda was sitting at a table in an upscale restaurant. She checked her watch, Ozpin had gone to the washroom for a moment, and the person they were supposed to be meeting should be arriving at any moment. The blonde's green eyes focused on another blonde that just entered, wearing some cargo pants and a yellow T-shirt with black combat boots. The receiver for the restaurant guided him over toward her table, where he shook the man's hand and stood to greet Glynda.

"Hello," the blonde held out his hand, "My name is Naruto."

"Glynda," she replied, motioning for him to sit down.

The Shinobi took a seat, yawning as he did, he saw a menu in front of his seat. His stomach wasn't growling as much, but he felt hungry, unfortunately, he had no money. He spotted Ozpin walking toward them and saw the man smile. He took a seat next to Glynda, obviously, the piping hot cup in front of him was full of cocoa, he nodded at Naruto.

"Nice to see you again, Mr. Uzumaki," Ozpin stated, holding out his hand.

The blonde took it, shaking it. Pulling his hand back, the duo in front of him began to look through their menus, and he simply set his aside. Taking notice of this, Glynda shook her head and looked at Ozpin.

"He definitely needs a job," She stated bluntly.

Ozpin chuckled, flipping over to the steaks, "I can agree to that. His combat ability is above my own anyhow, but that leads me to question him this."

He looked right into Naruto's eyes, whispering, "How do you know about magic?"

Naruto caught on, looking around, "Magic?"

"Magic let's be frank Mr. Uzumaki, you are a terrible liar in a fight. Those combat techniques aren't aura, and you cannot possibly have more than one semblance. The fact that you took care of the two tougher enemies that, even I admittingly, would have some trouble against is proof that you're not normal." Ozpin dissected as he watched Naruto squirm a little bit, "No need to be alarmed, as far as I'm concerned…we're allies."

The Shinobi took a deep breath, "It is not magic, but it is not aura based either. I'm not normal, to begin with, even from where I'm from. You want blunt honesty from me, you'll get it, but all that I ask is first let's talk in a more private area."

Clearing his throat, Ozpin coughed and replied, "Very well, I can see your very astute…you will start on Monday."

"Oh, um, thank you, sir. I really needed this job," Naruto chuckled nervously.

Glynda looked at them both, smacking her face, 'They're both terrible actors…'

Naruto then sighed, "Actually, Monday I need to do something…you see there's this girl, Emilia."

"A girl," The Headmaster hummed, "What of it?"

"She's an orphan, I've been bouncing all day trying to find her a place to go. I told her that I'd go back Monday to her shelter and pick her up so she could find another one in time. I don't know, honestly, what to do. I feel bad for her situation because I grew in a similar situation, but at least I had a roof over my head, Dattebayo…" Naruto rubbed the back of his head, explaining his situation was a lot tougher than he realized.

Glynda sighed, "Unfortunately, we cannot permit children under ages of fourteen onto our campus grounds. It's a safety issue, and even then, fourteen-year-olds have to be invited to join."

"Yes, this is quite the pickle, but I can see your forthcoming is in the right place. If this girl, Emilia, needs you. Then you already have my permission to enter and exit the grounds as you see fit, so long as I don't need you explicitly for something that only you'd be capable of." Ozpin reasoned with Naruto.

The blonde Shinobi nodded, "Deal."