Had another concept hit me that I wanted to test out.

Concept is pretty simple as it has Naruto replace Ruby as Yang's adopted, older brother.

And because of Naruto's appearance and the circumstance behind it, Raven stays.

Edit: There's been enough chatter on this (which in turns means good things), so I feel like I should mention, Ruby would still exists. She simply won't be Tai and Summer's child. Do with that thought what you will.

Ship is fairly simple. Either Weiss or Blake while Yang is partnered with the other.

Now let's get onto the concept of NWBY... Or Naruto Branwen.

Not entirely sure which name I want to go with.


It was a dark, stormy night.

A heavy rain pounded against the roof with ferocity. Perhaps some ice mixed within to create such distinct thuds.

Violent winds rattled the windows as a bright light illuminated the darkened room. A crash of thunder that reverberated through her chest followed.

Yet crimson eyes glimmered at the sight through the darkness. This was a test for her new home before it even had a chance to settle on its foundations. She didn't worry, however.

It was built strong. It would easily last such a ferocious storm. …Even if the power was knocked out during it.

Sitting in the darkness, watching the storm pelt her home, was calming for her. She needed a moment to settle as the swirling, stomach-churning vortex known as nausea kept her awake, and it would take some time before the medicine would calm the sensation.

Gently rubbing her slightly bulged stomach with an amused expression, crimson eyes sparkled. "Already giving me problems, are you? …You are a little firecracker. I'm already having nightmares about you crying all night."

"But that's good…" She whispered to herself as she gazed outside the window and into the storm as another flash of lightning lit their property. "It shows you are healthy and strong."

As the world rumbled around her with another blast of thunder, her lips twitched as she watched the turbulent storm in silence. A faint shrill echoed and followed, causing her to wince and gently rub her stomach. Relax… Just a figment of your imagination…

"Raven?"

Glancing into the shadows of her home, crimson eyes shone as a figure trudged toward her through the darkness. But she felt more at peace hearing him, and a faint smile spread before she turned her attention back to the storm raging outside. "Didn't mean to worry you, Tai… Just the usual nausea. You can go back to sleep. I'll be there in a moment."

"I suspected as much." Raven felt her husband stand directly behind her, warmly wrapping her in his embrace, his hands laying on her stomach. "She's been giving more trouble lately."

"Just means she is strong. …And a troublemaker." Raven leaned into his embrace and contently sighed before her face contorted, and she grimaced. "Doctors said I wouldn't feel her moving this early… Morons."

"So… She's definitely taking after you." Tai quipped, causing Raven to glower and glare at her husband.

"Not funny." Raven huffed before giving a distant stare outside their window. "Last thing we need is for her to be like me…"

"I don't know…" Tai mused, causing his wife to scowl in his grasp before smiling. "I think you sell yourself short. You may have some negative flaws… But would I have married you if the positives didn't outweigh the negatives?"

"You think too highly of me…" Raven muttered and tucked her chin down. "I'm—not ready for this… Don't you laugh at me?"

"I'm sorry… But that makes two of us." Tai chuckled before leaning back at the spiteful gaze Raven returned to him. "I mean, I just had a nightmare about a baby crying… It worried me enough to come to find you as I swore I can still hear it even after waking up!"

Raven scoffed at her husband's acknowledgment. She didn't need to hear that. She needed him to be her bastion of…

As lightning flashed and the thunder rolled again, Raven squinted as a shrill shriek followed. "You woke up because of the crying too?"

Feeling his grip stiffen, anxious crimson eyes gazed into flickering blues as a sense of dread filled her. She could still hear the crying…

And so could he.


It was getting louder.

A desperate sense of horror filled her as the storm pelted and drenched her. A bolt of lightning flashed, and panic coursed through her veins. Why was it getting louder? Why was there a child out here? Hardly anyone lived this far away from town!

The thunder roared once again, and the shriek resonated to her louder than the thunder could ever hope to match. She was close… Where was it?

"Raven!"

She heard her husband cry as she dashed through the pouring rain, seeking out the cries. Did he find something? But it didn't seem like the cry was coming from…

Crimson eyes shimmered after another flash of light brightened her vision, and the shrieking intensified. A young woman with vivid red hair lay curled into the grass and mud.

A scarlet elixir was seeping and staining the ground beneath her… Pouring from a gaping wound that seemed to pierce through the backside of her chest.

The thunder rumbled as she approached fearfully. The hollow cry that followed caused her to shiver as she knelt beside the stiff figure.

And huddled in her petrified grasp was a terrified newborn, desperately bawling.

A cold shiver ran down her spine, grimacing as she pressed her hand against the woman's cold throat. She didn't think she would feel a pulse, but if it was still warm…

It was not.

Wincing as she weakly reached toward the screaming child, Raven gently lifted the child from the rigid grasp of her mother. How did they not hear anything? This was so close to their home… And why was she out here so far away from civilization? Patch was miles away…

"The fuck!" Raven screamed as a tight grip latched onto her wrist, drawing her crimson gaze into nearly lifeless violets.

She was still alive? How?! With the amount of blood…

"Tai!" Raven desperately called out for her husband as she stared deeply into the woman's eyes. "We can get help… Just hang on…"

A sweeping chill ran through her as a content smile twitched on the woman's features. She knew she was already gone… But appreciated the sentiment nonetheless.

Instead, her misty eyes fell onto the baby boy Raven attempted to lift from her grasp. And with the last of her strength, she gently leaned forward to her child and planted a kiss on his forehead. "Ta—care… Naruto…"

With the last of her strength spent, her eyes dulled as she faintly faded into the grass below, leaving her child tucked into Raven's grasp.

Shivering as the rain drenched her figure, gently patting the terrified boy as she shrieked in her grasp, Raven was unable to break her sight from the woman lying in the mud before her. She held onto the very end… Just to make sure her child was safe…

"Raven! Oh fuck!"

The pelting rain wiped away tears as Raven stood as her husband rushed to her side, his panic evident at the sight before her feet. The same fear rushed through her, but her eyes fell onto the boy and then down to his mother.

She had held on as long as she could to ensure her child's safety. Protected him even as she lay on death's door… And she couldn't help but admire such strength…

"Naruto, huh?" Raven muttered, cradling the child into her bosom while attempting to shield him from the rain.

"Let's get you nice and warm."


"Come on, Yang! Let's go slowpoke! Don't wanna be late for class!"

"I'm not a slowpoke!" A ten-year-old girl with fiery blonde hair angrily chased after a blonde boy with spiky blonde locks, cleft whisker marks on his cheeks, a vivid and bright smile, and a long, fluffy blonde tail drifting behind him as he rushed out the door. "Get back here!"

"Only if you can catch me!" The boy boisterously bellowed, causing Yang to scowl as she chased after him.

"Not fair!" Yang hollered, glowering as she sprinted behind him, unable to keep pace as she struggled to throw her backpack onto her shoulder. "You're too fast! I'm not even ready, Naruto! Wait up!"

"Nope!" Naruto laughed and shook his head, continuing to sprint ahead but at a marginally slower pace. "How are you ever gonna get stronger if you don't give everything ya got to keep up!"

A loud caw echoed from above before an enormous raven landed and perched on Naruto's shoulder. Then, with a glance back toward a frustrated Yang, it chirped several times.

"Mom!" Yang shrieked and glowered at the bird that landed on his shoulder. "Ugh! I know! Just give me a chance!"

Raven chirped several more times encouragingly. Then, with a simple and light peck to the side of Naruto's head, he scoffed but smiled. "Yeah, yeah… I know."

"I'll let her catch up."


I do hope you enjoyed this concept. Do note, this little last section might not hang around for the full story if it comes around or would be a bit later in the story. There is a lot of material to suddenly go over between Naruto ending up Raven's hands to her suddenly raising him and Yang together and staying around.

Also, something to note here as why Naruto is a Faunus in a lot of these concepts. Due to the RWBY/DC crossover event, it shows characters that come to Remnant with high affinities with animals becoming Faunus of that type (Batman - Bat, Vixen - Fox, etc...) yet say when they leave, they are no longer are Faunus (and strangely neither is Blake when she head to Earth). CRWBY has put it on record that the crossover is canon-adjacent. So with that, it means while the story isn't directly canon, things can be taken to be assumed as CANON. So someone coming to Remnant from another world... Can entirely just transform into a Faunus if they have an affinity with the animal (Naruto obviously has a massive affinity toward foxes considering Kurama has lived with him all his life).

A lot has happened in the last week, with Rooster Teeth shutting down and the loss of Akira Toriyama and I can only hope it brings some joy to your day.

Starting to feel a little better myself and not as miserable compared to how sick I had been!

If you liked this concept and want to see it further expanded up, let me know!

The more I hear back the likelier a story gets made!

Still working on From Leaves to Ashes next chapter and Lost Destiny, so those will be coming soon!

Until next time, Peace!