A/N: Got restless and needed to stave off an idea.

That said, "The Fifth Kingdom" and "Foxfire" are coming along quite nicely~!

With my fifteen year anniversary on this site here, I find myself reflecting on the little things in life. What was once a lazy pastime meant for me and a few friends really grew and evolved over time. There are days when I look back on the last fifteen years here and I wonder if anyone will remember me; if I made an impact, despite never making a single cent on any of these stories. Some days were happier than others, and some stories I enjoyed writing WAY too much; to the point where I'd stay up all night working on them.

And of course, there are times when I look to the future and wonder what will become of things when I'm gone.

Of course, I try not to dwell on the latter overmuch; I'm still alive and still writing. In an ideal world, I'd like to keep doing so for as long as I can. But old age is catching up to me and these days, the world is filled with so much madness and death. The recent earthquake in Turkey/Syria serves as a terrible example. Even before that, so many friends and fellow writers I once knew are gone, now. Will I still be here in twenty years? Ten? Five? Its a chilling thought. But for now, I'm still here, still writing.

So here we go. The fate of this story depends on you, the reader. Your feedback determines the fate of this tale, and many others.

I'm just a humble author trying to make his way in this wild world, one word at a time.

Time and feedback will determine if this remains a story. Simple as that.

In other words...its up to YOU, the reader. Do let me know~!

Writing a reincarnated Naruto is always amusing...

...but I wonder...has anyone tried this angle?

"What's going on?!

"Those two hooligans just started attacking my sister!"

"Oh no! Who would do such aaaaaathosearemyparents! KICK HER BUTT MOM AND DAD!"

~?

Its Always the Blonds

"If you were one of my men, I would have you shot!"

Raven took a long drag from her cigarette and blew smoke Ironwood's way for good measure. "If I was one of your men, I'd shoot myself."

Naruto hid a smile behind one hand as he staggered into the tower after his wife. The elevator doors dinged once behind him and closed softly. Welp, no going back now. Poor Winter looked fit to explode; she probably would've if Ozpin wasn't sitting behind her and James standing beside her. Speaking of 'ol Irondick he looked proper pissed. It was almost ironic, really. Some things never changed. No matter the time or place. He took some small solace in that, even muddled as his mind was.

Glynda rolled her eyes at Winter. "While I wouldn't condone their behavior, retaliating like you did certainly didn't help the situation. They humiliated you."

The poor Schnee glared at them, drawing attention to her bruised face, drawing attention to her

"They were drunk!"

"They're always drunk!" his fellow blond flung up her arms. "Or high, in Tai's case."

Winter made a noise of absolute disgust. "Of course. Your daughters must be so proud of you."

Yang and Ruby most certainly were, given their kill record. Naruto flicked a lazy thumbs up her way. "You're godsdamn right, snow angel."

Winter fumed. "DO NOT CALL ME THAT!"

Raven snickered and Naruto couldn't help but join her.

Huh, would you look at that. Raven was right. Poking a Schnee was fun.

"You've been out of contact for weeks!" Alas, leave it to Jimmy to be a party pooper. "You can't just go dark like that in the field."

"Can! Am! Have." Raven stumbled around the chair they'd pulled out for her -oooh, pretty colors!- spun it around, and plonked down in it. "We're not your special operatives Jimmy. And we never will be."

'Ol Irondick looked fit to burst.

Idly, he wondered if the general would finally rise to the bait.

He didn't, damn him. "I'm sorry...but after what happened to Summer and Qrow, we need to be careful."

Ach. Summer. Something cold and ugly settled in the pit of Naruto's stomach. Poor choice of words. Reckless choice of words. DEAD choice of words.

He blew out an angry breath and lurched forward, intent to stick his boot where the sun didn't shine.

Raven beat him to it.

Omen flicked out to tickle Ironwood's throat. The man tensed.

"Go ahead." His wife of seventeen-years cooed, all silken menace. "Keep running that motormouth of yours. One of these days you'll need a metal tongue. In case you've forgotten, communication is a two way street. See this?" she lowered her blade, fished her scroll out and waved it in his face. "This is the send button! Maybe use it sometime!"

"I know how to use a scroll-

"Oh, you know!" she barked a bitter laugh. "Well thank goodness we're out there risking our lives to keep you informed."

Ozpin snorted and hid a smile behind his hand.

"I'm sorry," Raven rounded on him, "Did I say something that you found funny, old man? What were you thinking, putting Ruby in Beacon two years early?!

"That she is Summer's daughter.

Raven absolutely hissed. Naruto -Tai!- made no effort to hide his smile. Heh. She was kinda hot when she got angry.

Ozpin saw the fire in her eyes and raised his hands. "That was in poor taste. Forgive me. I merely meant to say that she has exceptional talent...

The wind began to pick up.

...I'll just stop talking now, shall I?"

Omen slammed back into its sheathe. "You'd best."

Right, he should probably say something before Raven really did kill someone.

Flooding his body with chakra was a nasty way to burn off a high, but it worked. Unpleasant, but it worked.

Painfully sober, he pushed himself off the wall.

"Stop bickering like children already, would ya?" he rasped. "Despite what the world thinks we're not just teachers or generals or headmasters. The people in this room, the leaders of the other two academies, we're the ones that keep the world safe from the evils no one even knows about. Its why we meet behind closed doors, why we work in the shadows...

After all, he didn't have Kurama in this strange second life of his. Even with Sage Mode and some clever seal work, there was only so much he could do.

His gaze flicked to James. Screw it. He had a bone to pick with him.

Winter moved to block him. He swept her legs, she went down with a yelp, and he walked right over her. Literally.

...so you tell me James," he kept right on walking and all but bulled into his rival's personal space, practically pressing his forehead to his. "When you brought your army to vale, did you think were being discreet? Or did you just not give a damn?" no, not giving him a chance to speak. Not now. He wasn't finished. "We've been out there. We've seen the things Salem's made, and lemme tell you, they are fear. She's making monsters that would have you pissing your pants!

...how many pools did you manage to purge this time?" leave it to Ozpin to be the intermediary.

"Near a hundred." Raven's gaze danced with red flame. "She's making these new Grimm faster than we can destroy them."

"But you have made an impact, yes?"

They wanted a full report. Because of course they did.

Naruto blew out a weary breath. It was going to be another late night.

Yang and Ruby were going to have words for him and Raven when they came home...

A/N: Before anyone panics~!

Qrow did not die/leave in this fragment. Its heavily implied that he lost a leg and couldn't scout anymore. As to Summer...

Aaaand there we go. Hope you enjoyed this little tease. Soooo? Should this be a story? Once again! This is an AU.

Hope someone, somewhere, enjoyed this. I just don't know anymore these days. Its terribly hard to tell...

So...in the Immortal Words of Atlas...Review...Would You Kindly? Let me know what you think!

Preview are the same, because this just might become a story...

...but of course, that depends on feedback.

Hope you enjoy 'em~!

(Previews!)

"Hey, we're home-

"MOM!" Yang jumped on Raven.

"DAD!" Ruby all but tackled Naruto's legs.

Everyone went down in a heap of racuous laughter.

"Little maiden. Foolish maiden. WEAK MAIDEN."

Cinder whirled, arms raised to defend herself. Errors were made.

No sooner had she done so than she saw them. She immediately wished she hadn't.

Death walked her way. Death with red eyes and long black hair. Death wielded a blood red blade. "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

Adam Taurus, was it? That's my daughter you're bullying.

What was this? Another foolish human? "Have you come to die as well?"

The human didn't panic. He only inhaled slowly. Deeply. Closed his eyes. "You took her arm. You actually took my baby girl's arm...do you have any idea how HARD it is to grow back an arm?"

"And what of it?"

When his eyes opened they shone like the sun itself.

"Just for that? I'm going to feed you your own heart.

Isn't it remarkable, how one ripple can change things?

And yet some events cannot be changed.

Fixed events and all that.

Such is life, my friend.

Such is life."

R&R~!