Hopeful beginning

by EL PRISIONERO DEL MUNDO

After a brutal fight with his best friend, Naruto Uzumaki found himself trapped in a different world, where he will make new friends and live new adventures. And who knows, maybe being lost in a new world is the best thing that ever happened to him. This is the translation to English of the original in Spanish.

22. Chapter 22

chapter 22: threat to power

— fuck". Biju/Talking Beast.

—"because I did it" The character thought.

— "How are you?" Biju/Summon/Beast Thoughts.

— "I fell in love with." , character speaking.

This fanfic is bigust for fun, I don't own any characters from Naruto or the rwby series. I hope you enjoy reading this story I created

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Naruto opened his eyes with difficulty, feeling a throbbing pain in his head. He put a hand to his forehead and groaned.

—"What happened last night?".

He tried to remember, but only had blurry and confusing images. She remembered that she was going to a restaurant with her friends, but then...what had happened next?

He slowly sat up and looked around. She was in a hotel room she didn't recognize. There was a large, unmade bed, a nightstand with a bottle of water and some pills, a closet with some clothes hanging, a window with the curtains closed, and a door that led to the bathroom. There was no one else with him. Where was Yang? ,And the others?

He got up carefully and walked towards the bathroom. She looked in the mirror and was scared to see what she looked like. She had disheveled hair, red and puffy eyes, a pale face and deep circles under her eyes. He looked like a zombie. He washed his face with cold water and brushed his teeth. Then she took two headache pills and drank some water. He looked presentable now.

He dressed in the clothes he found in the closet, which turned out to be his. Apparently, someone had been kind enough to put her things away. She wondered who she had been and why she had left him alone in that room. She looked for her phone and was surprised to see that she didn't have any messages or missed calls. They had called him and he had apparently answered.

—"Damn, I don't really remember what happened last night, but apparently I came to this hotel room and I think I was with someone. I just hope it wasn't Yang."

He remembered how she had kidnapped him and taken him to the nightclub, where she had forced him to drink until he passed out. What had crossed her mind? What did she intend with that? Did she perhaps want to get him drunk to take advantage of him? Naruto blushed at the thought of that possibility.

But then he remembered that they had done nothing more than drink at a table. They had not danced, nor kissed, nor touched. They had just drank until they dropped. Because? What was the point of that? What was Yang looking for with that? He just hoped that he hadn't done something inappropriate.

Naruto felt confused and frustrated. The only thing he knew was that he felt very relaxed. Despite his headache and hangover, he felt fine.

—"Hahaha ha, Wow, Kami, it really looks like I had fun last night. Well, I guess I could ask Kurama. Let's see what I did, Kurama."

And he only received silence in response.

—"Kurama? Are you there?"

He asked with some fear. And then he heard laughter.

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Naruto sat at the Beacon Academy dining room table with a smile on his face. He was happy to share breakfast with his friends. He didn't remember much of what had happened the night before, only that Yang had taken him to a nightclub and that he had the feeling that he had had a lot of fun.

—"Thank you for last night, Yang." Naruto said to his blonde friend, who was sitting next to him. —"It was fun".

Yang tensed upon hearing it and looked around nervously. She noticed the disapproving looks from Pyrrha and Weiss, who were sitting across from them. They had heard Naruto's call when he was having sex with an unknown woman and had not forgiven him for leaving them in the restaurant. Nor had they spoken to him since then. They were aware that all of this was not Naruto's fault.

—"You're welcome, Naruto." Yang responded with a forced smile. —"I'm glad you had a good time."

—"What did you do last night?" Nora asked curiously, sitting next to Ren. — "we were going to go to the restaurant you had reserved, but you disappeared."

—"Oh, well..." Yang hesitated, looking for an excuse. —"Naruto and I decided to go somewhere more lively."

—"You know it was against my will."

— "Where did they go?" Nora insisted.

—"To a... nightclub," Yang admitted. —"You already know that, don't play dumb."

—"A nightclub?" Nora repeated with feigned surprise. — "And what did they do there?"

—"Well... we drank and nothing more..." Yang said, avoiding Weiss's gaze.

—"Did you meet people?" Nora asked mischievously. —"What kind of people?"

Yang turned red and looked at Naruto, hoping he would help her. But Naruto was distracted looking at Pyrrha and Weiss, who still didn't speak to him.

—"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Naruto asked them with concern. —"Are you angry with me?"

Pyrrha and Weiss looked at each other and then looked away. They didn't want to tell Naruto the truth, but they couldn't pretend like nothing was happening either.

—"We are not angry with you, Naruto." Pyrrha lied in a cold voice. —"We're just a little tired."

—"If that is". Weiss seconded with the same tone. — "Tired."

Naruto frowned, not believing them. He knew something was wrong, but he didn't know what it was.

—"Come on, girls. Don't lie to me." Naruto told them sincerely. —"We are friends, right? If I did something wrong, tell me."

Pyrrha and Weiss were tempted to tell him what they had heard the night before, but they refrained. They didn't want to hurt Naruto's feelings or cause a fuss in the dining room.

—"You didn't do anything wrong," Naruto. Pyrrha said in a soft voice. —"It was just a misunderstanding."

—"If that is". A misunderstanding, Weiss repeated in a high-pitched voice.

Naruto looked at them in confusion and then returned his gaze to Yang, searching for an explanation.

—"Yang, do you know what's happening?" Naruto asked.

Yang shrugged and tried to change the subject.

—"I have no idea, Naruto. Maybe they just need a little time to relax. Hey, did you like the club?"

Naruto nodded enthusiastically, —"I used to work there, remember? The music, the lights, the atmosphere..."

Meanwhile, the others listened attentively to the conversation, trying to contain their laughter. They had also heard the call

— "I don't know why, but I feel very good." Naruto said with a smile.—"You left me in that hotel room?"

Yang bit her lip and looked at Pyrrha and Weiss, who turned red with anger.

— "Don't you remember anything else other than that?" Yang asked cautiously.

—"Well... nothing." Naruto said innocently.— "I just woke up in a hotel room."

Yang's jaw dropped and so did the others. They couldn't believe that Naruto didn't remember what he had done last night.

—"Are you sure about that?" Yang asked in disbelief.

—"Yes of course". Naruto stated confidently. —"Why? Did something happen?"

Yang didn't know what to say. He wanted to tell Naruto the truth, but he held back.

—"No, nothing else happened." Yang lied with a nervous laugh. —"It just seemed strange to me."

Naruto became nervous. Kurama had refused to tell you what he did last night. —"Yang, I didn't do anything inappropriate to you... right?"

Hearing that, Pyrrha and Weiss felt a lump in their throats.

Yang almost choked at Naruto's implication.

—"Stay calm, Naruto," Jaune Arc interrupted his friend. — "You didn't do anything inappropriate. Well, not to her specifically," he said quietly, but Naruto heard him.

—"What are you talking about, Jaune? Don't tell me I did something. With whom?"

—"No, nothing. It was just a joke, Naruto. You don't have to get upset. It's just my stuff. Hahaha."

Jaune laughs nervously and Naruto was very confused. In truth, he didn't think much of that comment.

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Cinder approached the young woman who was lying on the ground, surrounded by dry leaves. She was Amber, the spring maiden, the bearer of an incredible power that Cinder longed to possess. Cinder had set a trap for Amber, along with her allies Mercury and Emerald, and now she had the chance to take her gift away from him.

But something in Amber's face made her hesitate. It wasn't fear or hate that she saw in her green eyes, but compassion. Compassion for Cinder, for what she had done and for what she was going to do.

—"Why?" Amber asked in a weak voice.— "Why do you want my power? What have they done to you to make you like this?"

Cinder felt a lump in her throat. She didn't want to talk to Amber, she didn't want to hear her words. She just wanted to get this over with and get what she came for.

—"I don't care what they've done to me," Cinder responded coldly.—"I only care about what I'm going to do. And you are the means to achieve it."

Cinder extended her hand to Amber's chest, where the maiden's heart beat. A strange creature writhed in her palm, ready to draw power from Amber and transfer it to Cinder.

Amber let out a pained moan as she felt the invasion on her body. Her power refused to leave her, but Cinder was stronger. Little by little, Cinder absorbed Amber's power, feeling her body fill with a new and wonderful energy.

—"Please..." Amber begged.—"Don't do this... You don't know what you're doing... Power is not something you can take like that... It has a price... A very price." high..."

Cinder ignored his words. She was too close to achieving his goal to stop now. She just needed a little more to complete the transfer.

But then, something interrupted the process. A metallic sound echoed through the air, followed by a cry of pain. Cinder looked up and saw a man dressed in black and red, with a scythe in his hands. He was Qrow Branwen, and the protector of the maidens.

Qrow had arrived just in time to save Amber. He had swung his sword at Cinder, cutting down the creature he was using to steal the maiden's power. The cut had also injured Cinder's hand, causing her to let go of Amber and step back.

—"Curse!" Cinder exclaimed, looking at her bloody hand. —"Let's go, we have to go!"

Mercury and Emerald appeared at his side, ready to cover his retreat. Mercury launched a kick at Qrow, but he easily dodged it and hit him back with his scythe. Emerald used her semblance to create illusions and confuse Qrow, but he was not fooled and continued pursuing them.

Cinder took advantage of the distraction to escape with her minions, leaving Amber and Qrow behind. She knew she couldn't face Qrow right now, not without gaining the maiden's full power.

As she ran through the forest, Cinder felt a mix of emotions. On the one hand, she was furious that he had failed in her mission. On the other hand, she was relieved to have escaped alive. And lastly, she was confused by what she had felt upon seeing Amber.

Why had Amber spoken to him like that? , Why had she shown him compassion? What did she know about the price of power? What did she know about Cinder?

Cinder couldn't stop thinking about Amber as she headed to Beacon Academy, where she had infiltrated as a student. She had to report to her teacher, Salem, she hasn't done that in a while, and explain what had happened. She knew Salem wouldn't be happy with her failure, but she wouldn't punish her too much either. After all, Cinder had managed to obtain a part of the maiden's power, if not all of it. Cinder entered her room and closed the door behind her. He removed the glove covering her injured hand and examined it.

The wound healed a long time ago, but it hurt. Cinder lit her hand on fire and watched her with fascination. The fire was different than the one she usually used on her semblance. It was more intense and brighter, more powerful and dangerous. It was the fire of the maiden. Cinder wondered what other abilities he had gained with the maiden's power. Could she control other elements? Could she fly? Could she create life? Cinder remembered Amber's words.

Power is not something you can take like that... It has a price... A very high price... What did he mean by that? What price would Cinder have to pay for using the maiden's power? Would it be physical, mental or emotional? Cinder shook her head. He didn't care about the price. She was willing to pay anything to obtain the power she needed to fulfill her destiny, so as not to feel weak.

Cinder looked in the mirror and saw herself with her hand on fire. She felt proud and afraid at the same time. She proud to have achieved something that no one else had done before. She was afraid of what would happen if he found out her secret. Cinder put her hand out and put the glove back on. She lay down on the bed and closed her eyes. She tried to sleep, but she couldn't. In her mind she only saw Amber's face, looking at her with compassion. "Why?" Cinder asked herself. —"Why did you look at me like that?"

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Naruto and Pyrrha faced Rina and Yuki, two students at Shade Academy. Rina was a girl with brown hair and blue eyes, who used a pair of fans as weapons and could create sound waves with her likeness. Yuki was a boy with white hair and red eyes, who used a katana as a weapon and could freeze the air with his likeness.

The four of them went on stage and greeted each other respectfully. Naruto and Rina exchanged a few friendly words, while Pyrrha and Yuki simply looked at each other. However, the atmosphere between Naruto and Pyrrha was tense and cold. The redhead was very angry with the blonde for something he had done the night before, but he had no idea what had happened.

The announcer gave the start signal and the fight began. The stage was transformed into a replica of the Vacuo desert, with sand, cacti and a scorching sun. The four combatants separated and looked for their rivals. Naruto met Yuki, who gave him a serious look and said:

—"Hello, partner. Are you ready to fight?"

Naruto looked back at her and replied:— Hello, miss. Are you ready to have fun? It's a beautiful day, even more so when I'm in the presence of such a beautiful woman."

Yuki was surprised by Naruto's carefree attitude, but was undeterred. She used her katana to launch a slash of icy air towards Naruto. The blonde dodged the attack with ease and pulled the gun from him. He fired several bullets at Yuki, but he blocked them with his katana and used his semblance to create a wall of ice to protect himself.

—"Wow, wow. You're faster than I thought. But not fast enough."

Yuki used his semblance to create an ice stalactite that broke off from the stage ceiling and fell towards Naruto. The blonde didn't realize the danger and pointed his gun at the ice wall. However, before he could fire, he felt a blow to the head that caused him to fall to the ground.

—"Ouch! What was that?"

Naruto turned and saw the stalactite stuck in the ground next to him.

—"That was my semblance. I can freeze the air and create ice objects. I surprised you with a stalactite. Did you like the trick?"

Yuki mocked Naruto and returned the question.

—"I did not like anything".

Naruto stood up and dusted himself off. He rubbed his head and smiled.

—"The truth is, yes. It was very ingenious." Naruto put himself on guard and looked at Yuki with determination.

—"I hope you can keep up with me."

Yuki smiled and prepared to attack.—"Okay. Let the duel begin." Suddenly, he felt a gun on the left side of his head. She opened her eyes in surprise and saw Naruto smiling arrogantly.

—"What?" He couldn't hide his astonishment. Yuki didn't even see him move.

—"How slow."

Meanwhile, Pyrrha faced Rina, who was watching him with curiosity and respect.

—"So you are Pyrrha Nikos, the champion of Mistral. I have heard a lot about you. You are a formidable fighter."

Pyrrha nodded politely and said, —"Thank you for the compliment. You are Rina Kurosawa, Shade's dancer. I have also heard of you. You are a wonderful artist."

Rina smiled and thanked him:—"Thank you for the recognition. I am honored to fight with you."

Pyrrha smiled and replied: Likewise.

The two looked at each other with admiration and greeted each other with a wave of the hand.

—"That wins the best".

—"That wins the best".

The two took out their weapons and launched into combat. Pyrrha used her Miló's spear and her Akoúo̱'s shield, which she could control with her polarity semblance. Rina used her Sora and Kaze's fans, which she could use to create sound waves with her resonating semblance.

Pyrrha attacked first, launching her spear towards Rina with great precision. Rina blocked the attack with her fans and counterattacked, creating a sound wave that headed towards Pyrrha. Pyrrha used her shield to deflect the wave and retrieved her spear with her semblance.

—"You are very fast and precise. But I also have my tricks."

Rina spun her fans and created a gust of wind that lifted the sand off the ground and launched it towards Pyrrha. Pyrrha covered her eyes and mouth to keep the sand out. Rina took advantage of her distraction and approached Pyrrha, trying to hit her with her fan.

—"Careful!".

Pyrrha heard Naruto's voice, warning her of danger. She used her semblance to move her shield and block Rina's blow. Then, he pushed Rina with her spear and walked away from her.

—"¡Thank you!".

Pyrrha thanked Naruto, who smiled and winked at her.

—"You're welcome! I always keep an eye on you, my beautiful companion!"

Pyrrha blushed and got angry at the same time. She remembered what Naruto had done the night before and gave him a glare.

—"Do not call me that way!" .

Naruto was confused and shrugged his shoulders.—"What's wrong?! Is something bothering you?!"

Pyrrha didn't answer him and concentrated on her fight. Rina watched the scene and smiled evilly.

—"Wow, wow. Looks like there's trouble in paradise. What did that boy do to you to make you so angry?" Rina asked Pyrrha sarcastically.

—"It's none of your business. Leave me alone," Pyrrha replied to Rina dryly.

—"Oh, come on. Don't be so cold. Maybe I can make you forget your sorrows." Rina said to Pyrrha flirtatiously.

—"I'm not interested. Go to hell." Pyrrha told Rina with contempt.

Rina was offended by Pyrrha's rejection and became furious.—"You're a snob! You don't know what you're missing!"

Rina attacked Pyrrha with more fury, creating more sound waves and gusts of wind. Pyrrha defended herself more firmly, using her spear and her shield to attack and block. The two exchanged several blows and clashes, demonstrating her skill and strength.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Yuki continued fighting with their own styles. Naruto used his pistol and hand-to-hand combat, while Yuki used her katana and her ice objects. Naruto had managed to dodge or break Yuki's ice objects and ignored them or destroyed them with his bullets. Yuki had had to resort to other tricks, such as creating a freezing fog or an ice mirage.

—"You're very smart, Naruto, but so am I."

Yuki created an icy fog that covered the area. Naruto couldn't see anything and got nervous.

Naruto lowered his head heavily, he didn't like elusive enemies,—"What are you doing? Where are you?"

Naruto heard Yuki's voice answering him from different directions.—"I'm here. No, here. Or maybe here."

Yuki was using her mirage ability to confuse and distract him.

—"Enough! Get out of there!"

Naruto yelled in fake frustration and fired his gun randomly, hoping to hit Yuki. However, he failed to hit her and only wasted her bullets.

–"¡Ja! ,I have you".

Yuki stepped out of the fog and approached Naruto, pointing her katana at him. Naruto was surprised and did not dodge the attack. Yuki slashed his arm, reducing his aura bar.

—"Hahaha, Ouch! That hurt," Naruto complained and held his injured arm. and he smiled nostalgically

—"That was my ability. I can create ice mirages that allow me to move without being seen. I surprised you with one of them. Did you like the trick?" Yuki mocked Naruto and returned the question.

Naruto smiled.—"yes, it brings back good memories, thank you very much."

She is surprised by the blonde's behavior.

Naruto put himself on guard and looked at Yuki with a slight smile. —"I deeply appreciate that you fought with me."

Yuki smiled and prepared to attack.—"Okay, I don't understand your behavior, but enough, let the duel begin.

The two launched into combat, exchanging blows with their weapons. Naruto used his gun, not his katana, while Yuki used his katana.

Naruto was faster and more agile, while Yuki was stronger and more precise. The two moved with grace and skill, as if they were dancing.

However, Naruto had one advantage over Yuki: his intelligence. Naruto had watched Yuki's movements and had figured out her pattern. Yuki always created a mirage before attacking by surprise, but he did so in a certain direction: the left.

Naruto took advantage of this knowledge to anticipate Yuki's attack. As Yuki created another mirage and moved to Naruto's left, Naruto followed him with his gaze and fired a bullet into his chest, reducing his aura bar to zero. Yuki fell to the ground, unconscious.

—"I won," he said calmly.

Naruto celebrated his victory and put away his pistol. He looked at Yuki and said:

—"I'm sorry, miss. You were a good opponent."

Naruto patted Yuki on the shoulder and walked away to see how Pyrrha was doing.

Meanwhile, Pyrrha and Rina continued fighting with their own styles. Pyrrha used her spear and her shield to attack and defend herself, while Rina used her fans and her sound waves to do the same.

—"You are very skilled. But so am I."

Rina created a sound wave that sent Pyrrha's shield away. Pyrrha was very surprised by that. Rina took the opportunity and hit her stomach with her fan, which she endured with difficulty.

—"You are very resistant. But I'm afraid that won't be enough."

Pyrrha counterattacked with a blow from her spear, which Rina nimbly dodged. The two exchanged several blows and blocks, demonstrating her skill and strength.

However, Pyrrha had one advantage over Rina: her experience. Pyrrha had participated in many tournaments and combats, and had learned to read the opponent's movements. Rina was very expressive with her emotions, and that gave away her intentions.

Rina always smiled before attacking with a sound wave, and frowned before defending herself with a fan. Pyrrha took advantage of this knowledge to anticipate Rina's attack. When Rina smiled and she created a sound wave towards Pyrrha.

Pyrrha used her semblance to swing her spear and deflect the wave. Then, she threw her spear at Rina, who frowned and used her fan to block it. However, Pyrrha used her semblance to move her spear and change the direction of the attack, hitting Rina in the chest and reducing her aura bar to zero. Rina fell to the ground, unconscious.

—"¡I win!".

Pyrrha celebrated her victory and took back her spear. He looked at Rina and said:

—"I'm sorry, I think I took out some of my frustration on you."

Pyrrha patted Rina on the head and walked away to see how Naruto was doing.

Naruto and Pyrrha met at the center of the stage and hugged each other.

—"We did it! We won!"

Naruto said to Pyrrha happily.

—"If we win!".

Pyrrha responded to Naruto excitedly, the two looked into each other's eyes and smiled. However, Pyrrha's smile faded as she remembered what Naruto had done the night before. She broke free of the hug and moved away from Naruto.

—"What's wrong? Is something bothering you?" Naruto asked Pyrrha with confusion.

—"Don't play dumb. You know very well what you did," he responded to Naruto angrily.

—"Last night? What happened last night?" Naruto answered Pyrrha innocently.

—"I'm not going to tell you. You should know by now." Pyrrha responded to Naruto indignantly.

—"How would I know? I don't remember anything!" Naruto responded to Pyrrha logically.— "kurama."

-" ¡jajajajaja!".

—" thanks for nothing friend."

—"That's not my problem. It's yours." Pyrrha responded to Naruto coldly.

The two stood in awkward silence. The rest of the NNPR team watched them with curiosity and concern from the stage.

—"Congratulations to the NNPR team for their victory in the semifinal! Now we will move on to the individual combats, as the end of the Vital festival is approaching."

The spectators clapped and cheered for Pyrrha and Naruto.

While they greeted the audience, Naruto took the opportunity to talk to Pyrrha.

—"Pyrrha, listen, I don't know why you're mad at me, if you could explain to me, seriously, seriously, what I did last night. I could honestly apologize to you."

Pyrrha didn't answer him, she just greeted her audience with a bright smile, but Naruto knew better, she was very angry inside.

—"I'm serious, I can't rectify my mistake if you don't help me."

They finished greeting and thanking each other, Pyrrha turned to Naruto with a bright smile. —"Fuck you Uzumaki."

He turned around and walked down the hallway toward the locker room. Naruto got out of his sling, he was very surprised and neither slowly nor lazily followed Pyrrha.

—"Pyrrha, wait, Pyrrha, please!"

Naruto called out to Pyrrha but she still didn't answer him, she just walked steadily towards the locker room. Naruto kept calling her and calling her, but she kept ignoring him.

Naruto got tired of her at some point and held her hand firmly, facing her.

—"Listen to me, Pyrrha, I'm starting to get angry with this, I understand that you're angry but I don't understand why. If you explain it to me, I'll understand why you act that way."

—"You know, Naruto? I often wonder how you can be so smart and at the same time so stupid!"

Naruto shuddered and, somewhat fearful, decided to speak. —"Well... you know... if I don't know all the details... I can't understand what's wrong with you."

Pyrrha's eye twitched, she took a deep breath to calm her nerves, it didn't work, she had to take it out on someone or something.

—"¡Haaaa!".

¡POM! 💥.

Pyrrha hit the nearby wall and Naruto froze, he began to feel afraid, Nora and Ren who were coming in his direction hid in a corner as they witnessed the redhead's outburst of anger. but they stuck their heads out to see what was happening out of pure morbidity.

Pyrrha sighed after doing such an action. —"I'm calm now."

Naruto looked at the redhead with some fear,— "You're obviously not, but I'm not willing to risk my skin to prove otherwise."

The atmosphere was tense, there was no noise and Naruto wished he could fast forward the time, because this situation was really getting on his nerves.

—"Pyrrha, listen, I was wrong and whatever I did, I deeply apologize, by Oum, there is no man more sorry than me at this moment, although I don't remember what the hell I did," Naruto said quietly.

—"Tell me, Naruto, how do you feel about me?" Pyrrha spoke calmly with a smile on her face, she was beautiful when she smiled, but in reality, such a sudden change of attitude, going from angry to calm was not very good. signal and Naruto is really starting to freak out.

Even with fear I had to speak, —"Well, you are... a great woman, you are a beautiful girl, one of the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life, you are a completely kind and selfless person, with a good heart and above all .You are my partner and my great friend and I appreciate that you are here with me."

Pyrrha frowned, that was the sign that something was not right and that her anger still lingered. —"friend, huh?..., I don't want that."

—"Don't you...want to be my friend? Well, that's very painful, but I guess I understand, you have the right to choose who you're with."

—"I don't want to be your friend Naruto," she blushed. —"I love you".

–"...I love you too, you've always known it."

—"No, no, no, I love you," Pyrrha said louder, anger evident in her voice.

—"Yes, I love you too. You are my partner and I couldn't have asked for anything better in the world."

Pyrrha grabbed Naruto by his white shirt and slammed him against the nearby wall.

—No!" she said. —"I'm tired of being so subtle! I'm tired of being so peaceful! So soft with you Naruto. I gave you so many signs that by Oum, they were obvious to the naked eye, any fool would have noticed, but somehow you don't! ,Alright, I guess the direct approach will be for you, stupid."

Pyrrha crouched down a little to be close to Uzumaki's face which was red from Pyrrha's closeness. —"I love you".

—"...Oh shit," Naruto finally understood what Pyrrha meant.—"I think this is a little sudden."

Naruto tried to get out of that hold, but he couldn't and it wasn't because he didn't have the strength to do so, but because somehow his body was failing him in this situation.

—"Yes, I know you may not be ready for this, Naruto, but what does it matter?" She smiled mischievously. —"I already said my intentions and you know what I'm going for, now you know very well."

Pyrrha pointed her index finger at him and punched Naruto's chest hard. —"I don't know how or how long it took me, but you're going to fall in love with me, did you hear me?"

—"Yes ma'am," Naruto said automatically, —"I didn't know you felt that way, but... I think this is not the right time for...💕pmpk"💕.

He couldn't finish speaking, because Pyrrha had just interrupted his tirade with a rough kiss. Naruto didn't know how to react, his body went numb and he didn't have the strength to deny Pyrrha's kiss, he felt good, even more so when she forced her tongue into her mouth.

Naruto really wanted this to last forever, but all good things had to end and the kiss had to end due to lack of air.

Pyrrha laughed proudly and mischievously, and a huge blush was seen on her face. —"See you in the room, I hope you're ready Naruto, believe me, you will fall at my feet."

He nodded meekly and Pyrrha quickly left that place.

Naruto stood motionless in those hallways, not knowing what to do or how to react. he had no idea how to proceed. He needed help, he needed advice.

—"¡REN!" ,shout.

—"Yes, here I am."

—"friend, I need your help, now."

Ren sighed but smiled, putting a hand on Naruto's shoulder and leading him to the locker room,—"we need to talk."

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Pyrrha had received a call from Principal Ozpin, the headmaster of Beacon Academy, asking her to report to his office as soon as possible. She frankly didn't want to go, she was so happy that she just didn't want to know anything else, she just wanted to be in her bed, thinking about Naruto.

The young woman did not know what the director could want from her, but she did not dare to reject his request. So she took the elevator that took her to the top floor of the main building, where the director's office was located.

The elevator doors opened indicating that he had reached his destination. Pyrrha strode out and looked up. Her green eyes met those of Professor Ozpin, who was watching her from behind her desk. The headmaster had the usual look of hers, but Pyrrha noticed that there was something else in her eyes that she couldn't discern. It was as if she was hiding a worry or an expectation.

—"Thank you very much for coming, Miss Nikos. Please take a seat."

Ozpin extended his right hand towards the seat on the other side of the desk, in front of him. — "I'm sorry to have to take up some of his time."

—"Don't worry, director."

There was uncertainty on Ozpin's face. Pyrrha wondered if she had done something wrong or if she was the representative of her making trouble again.

—"I wasn't doing anything anyway, except being in my bed."

—"But where are my manners?", Ozpin lamented,—"Would you like coffee? Chocolate? Tea?...an energy drink?" He offered in a kind voice.

—"No, it's not necessary. Thank you." Pyrrha politely declined. She wasn't thirsty or hungry, she just wanted to know why she was there.

–"So, if you'll allow me to ask, how are you feeling?" Ozpin asked politely to the redhead's internal curiosity.

—"I'm fine..." Pyrrha murmured, shifting in confusion in her seat, under the attentive gaze of the director. She didn't understand why she asked him such a simple and personal question. Was she worried about her physical or emotional state? Or did she have some hidden intention? — "And you, professor?" She asked with a mixture of politeness and confusion, hoping to get some clue as to the reason for her presence there.

—"Thank you for your interest in my condition," Ozpin said with a smile. Pyrrha felt shocked by the silence that was created between them. She didn't understand why she was there, but she also didn't want to be rude or indiscreet by asking.

—"Congratulations on winning your fight. Although I noticed some tension between you and Mr. Uzumaki. Did something happen?" the director asked with a slight smile.

—"No…" Pyrrha stammered, but cleared her voice quickly. — "She must have imagined it." she declared, surprising the imperturbable director.

—"Oh yeah?" Ozpin said curiously. —"I thought I saw an argument between you. Did the young Uzumaki do something that would upset you?"

—"Naruto...Naruto...I trained too much last night." Pyrrha said with a poker face.

—"I see," Ozpin didn't have time to investigate at that moment.

—"Let me guess, it's because Naruto was flirting with that girl instead of fighting 100% like he should have from the beginning?" said a voice behind Pyrrha. She turned and saw Qrow leaning on one of the pillars, with arms crossed.

—"Sir, Branwen?" Pyrrha wondered, she hadn't noticed another person in the room, maybe a hunter in top form is that impressive.

—"In my opinion you have every right to be angry with him, how can he flirt in the middle of battle, even for a womanizer there are limits." Qrow caught the redhead's attention, unknowingly causing her a pang of irritation at his comment.

—"Naruto is not a womanizer." Pyrrha said, turning her face again to look at the man who raised an eyebrow when he saw the anger in the redhead's eyes.

—"Your leader brought a woman when they were asleep. Also, Miss Alexandra Finix talked about how Naruto Uzumaki seduced her to sleep with him in his room. Forgive me if I don't believe you about Naruto Uzumaki not being a womanizer, and believe me there are many more stories just like that." Qrow reminded him, how did he know that?

— "My Naruto is not a womanizer, he may be reckless, unconscious, idiotic, a womanizer, but never a bad leader." The girl responded firmly. — "I ask you not to insult him again."

—"What?... ha...um... in any case. Why do you defend him so much?"

—"because he is my friend, my partner."

The man watched her for a few moments, perhaps thinking about whether to continue with their funny discussion or let it go, finally his face relaxed into a small smile.

—"Okay, girl, I grant you this victory."

—"Qrow is a trusted friend." Ozpin said to the redhead, who kept her gaze on the black-haired man before looking back at the director.

Pyrrha finally dared to ask the question that had been on her mind since Ozpin called her.—"Headmaster, why did you summon me here?" She asked Ozpin curiously.

—"Sit down, please." Ozpin responded with a gesture of his hand toward the chair. The redhead hesitated for a few moments before sitting down again in front of the director.

—"Tell me, what is your favorite fairy tale? Those stories they told you as a child. You know." An amused smile appeared on the director's face.

—"What?" Pyrrha muttered without understanding.

—"What is your favorite fairy tale? The tale of the two brothers, the shallow sea, the girl in the tower... or the tale of the tree god and the wise man of the 6 paths." Ozpin repeated softly. .

—"Ah, of course. I don't think there is anyone who hasn't heard of those stories. But I have never heard the story of the tree god and the wise man of the 6 paths," Pyrrha said with a smile. — "But there is one that is my story of the four sisters who visit the insensitive old man who refuses to leave his house and who are named after the four seasons of the year."

The professor tilted his head slightly to the side.

—"Could you tell me the story, please?" Ozpin asked with an inscrutable voice and Pyrrha saw no problem in doing so, but she still asked.

—"Have I never heard of the story of the 4 sisters?" Pyrrha asked uncertainly.

Ozpin shook his head, "yes I heard."

—"Then why do you want me to narrate it?"

—"just do it please."

—"...Four sisters visit the house of an old man who was reluctant to leave his home," Pyrrha raised the index finger of her right hand.

—"The first understands your personality and suggests that you take advantage of your solitude to think and meditate on things in general," He raised his middle finger.

—"The second brings him fruits and flowers and at the same time renews the old man's garden, giving it life again," He raised his ring finger.

—"The third gives warmth and hope to the old man's heart by trying to persuade him to go outside and accept the world around him." She held up her little finger.

—"And the last sister is the one who tries to make the man see everything he has and be grateful for it," The redhead lowered her hand.

—"The old man, finally grateful for the kindness of the ladies, decides to grant them incredible powers so that they can make the world a better place wherever they go."

Pyrrha smiled a little when remembering that.—"The four sisters happily accept and leave with the promise of sharing their gifts with the inhabitants of Remnant until the end of their days," She finally finished before a professor who looked at her strangely.

—"And what were the sisters' names?" Ozpin asked softly.

—"Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn: The Four Maidens," Pyrrha answered with warmth in her voice. —"My mom really liked that story." She added the redhead wistfully.

—"Would you believe me if I told you that story has been told since I was a child?" Ozpin asked with a small smile.

—"He's not that old, professor," said the redhead with an amused smile,—"although he is very old," she said, amused.

Everything became silent.

—"but you can't tell!", Pyrrha tried to repair the damage done.

Ozpin just smiled.—"Would you believe me if I told you it was a true story?" Ozpin asked again this time seriously, earning a skeptical raised eyebrow from the girl.

—"Sorry?". Pyrrha said still with a small amused smile, not taking the director entirely seriously.

—"What would you think if I told you that there were four powerful maidens who could use great magic without the need for dust?"

—"Like a Semblance?" Pyrrha asked awkwardly, shifting in her seat.

—"Like magic." Ozpin responded with a slight smile, not knowing that he was giving the girl goosebumps.

— "by Oum, are you senile? Or is the mid-life crisis finally hitting you? E-this...I-I... Oum, are you okay, director?" .

—"The first time you hear it it sounds incredible," the voice behind her caught the redhead's attention again.

—"You probably think he's crazy, but I assure you that everything he told you is true." Qrow stated as he saw the obvious doubts on Pyrrha's face.

—"Are you serious?" Pyrrha asked, turning to Ozpin, who kept a neutral expression.

—"Do you think I'm joking?" Ozpin asked with his best poker face.

Pyrrha stared at him, seeing the serious and almost cold expression on his face. A part of her wanted to say yes, it's just a joke.

Pyrrha felt a pang of doubt as she heard Professor Ozpin's story. Could it be possible that maidens with magical powers existed? .

—"I don't believe you, but I suppose you're going to show me otherwise," Pyrrha said uncertainly, noticing an emptiness in her stomach at what that implied.

—"If it turns out to be true, why... why are you revealing this to me?" He asked looking at the professor, who exchanged a look with Qrow, increasing his anxiety.

—"We have told you this, Pyrrha Nikos, because we believe that you are suitable to obtain the powers of the autumn maiden." Ozpin said staring at her, waiting for her reaction.

Pyrrha's world fell apart as the elevator door opened into the room, the redhead instinctively turning just in time to see General Ironwood and Glynda Goodwicht enter the office.

Pyrrha turned to look at the headmaster. —"W-what does this mean? Who are you? What is happening?" The girl demanded with her trembling voice.

—"We are the same teachers and people you met when you arrived at Beacon," Glynda responded sweetly, but this time the redhead did not turn to recognize her with her gaze fixed on the director.

—"But we have a hidden job." Qrow added, standing next to the blonde.

—"We are the guardians of the world." General Ironwood said

—"And we need your cooperation." Ozpin finished, looking directly at Pyrrha, who kept her gaze on him.

—"Why? What's happening? What could-"

—"Come with us." The director delicately interrupted the upset redhead. —"You will have all your doubts and questions answered."

He got up from his seat and walked towards the elevator, being followed seconds later by the other people except Pyrrha, who stayed still in the seat.

He moved despite the nervousness he felt, the voice inside him that was begging him to get out of there, not to listen anymore and pretend that none of this had happened, but he needed answers.

—" How can it be real? Maiden powers? A children's story for children turns out to be true? Where are we going? And why am I the candidate to receive powers? Her mind is erratic.

-"Are you OK?" asked the voice of Glynda, who had noticed that the girl was looking at the place in amazement.

—" No, I'm not." She mentally responded, walking next to the blonde-haired teacher. "I'm handling it well, it's the most ridiculous thing I've heard since Naruto told me that he had to go to a brothel to look for his teacher." Pyrrha muttered earning a horrified look from Glynda.

—"What! I have to talk seriously with Mr. Uzumaki," she sighed,—"Do you have any questions?" Glynda questioned sweetly.

—"They say they think I'm the next to gain the powers of the Autumn Maiden, what does that mean?" Pyrrha asked instantly, her voice easily echoing in the wide space.

—"Maidens have existed for thousands of years, but as often happens with nature, as well as the world in general, things change." She began the blonde looking at Principal Ozpin's back. — "No year or season is the same, right? The same applies to maidens, when they die the power leaves the maiden's body and goes in search of her and becomes her new guest." Glynda explained, giving the redhead another shock. —"This way it ensures that the seasons never disappear and that no one person has power forever."

—"How does power choose a new host?" Pyrrha whispered but she was easily heard.

—"There are a series of absurd rules that seem taken from a book for idiots." Qrow spat with contempt when thinking about the nonsense of the inheritance of power.

—"Qrow." Glynda scolded.

—"Don't look at me like that, you know I'm right and that's why we're in this shitty mess." He defended himself.

—"At first we thought it was random among only young women, but over time we realized that there were much more specific rules." The blonde shook her head gently.—"That woman who is in the maiden's last thoughts before he dies he is the one who will gain the power." Glynda explained, getting a snort from Qrow.

—"With the only exception that it's a man or an old woman." Qrow added,—"that power passes to a random person complicates our work even more, and the worst thing is that they don't pay me enough."

—"Why are you telling me this? Why not wait until I graduate and am more prepared for this?" Pyrrha asked, looking at Ozpin's back.

—"Because we don't have time, Pyrrha. The Autumn Maiden is dying and we need to make sure the power goes to a worthy and trustworthy person." Ozpin said without turning around.

—"And why do you think I'm that person?" Pyrrha insisted.

—"Because you are an exceptional warrior, a born leader, an exemplary student, and a kind person. You are the closest thing to a maiden we have seen in a long time," Ozpin said sincerely.

—"You are very open when talking to me about this, you should be more cautious."

—"You look a lot like your leader, but yes, we are under pressure and without alternatives," It was Qrow who spoke, —"I don't know if you've noticed, but the world is getting worse, the Grimm are stronger, the Tensions between humanity and the Faunus are increasing, and we finally have an extremely powerful masked man who borders on the absurd, his objectives are unknown, if this continues, the Grimm will be the least of our worries.

—"Are they talking about a possible war?" Pyrrha muttered, getting a denial from the general.

—"Not between nations as is normal to assume nowadays." Ironwood said without turning to see the girl.

—"We will tell you more details once we know you are one of us."

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The group walked for a couple more minutes until they finally arrived at two types of technological capsules, Pyrrha couldn't say exactly what they were since it was the first time she had seen them, but more importantly, one of the capsules was occupied by a brunette girl who had her eyes closed.

Pyrrha felt a chill when she saw the girl in the capsule. She seemed to be asleep or unconscious, but her face showed pain and suffering. Who was that girl and what had they done to her?

—"This is Amber." Ozpin said pointing to the girl in the capsule. — "She is... or she was... the autumn maiden."

Pyrrha gasped at that. Was that girl a maid? What had happened to her?

—"A few months ago, she was attacked by a group of assassins led by a woman in red clothing." Ozpin continued sadly.— "They managed to steal part of her power using a method unknown to us. She miraculously survived, but was left in a state of critical. We brought her here to protect her and try to save her, but we have not been successful.

Pyrrha felt a surge of compassion and horror upon hearing that. How could someone do something like that to a maid? What did they want with her power?

—"And what do I have to do with all this?" Pyrrha asked with a trembling voice.

—"As we told you, we believe that you are the ideal candidate to inherit Amber's power," Ozpin said, staring at her.—"But for that, we need your consent. And we also need to do something that has never been done before."

Pyrrha felt confused and scared hearing that. What did they want to do with it?

–"What do you want to do?" Pyrrha asked cautiously.

—We want to transfer Amber's power to you," Ozpin said, pointing to the other empty capsule. —"We want you to get in there and connect to this machine. We want you to be the new autumn maiden.

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Naruto was sitting on the floor of a room, surrounded by his friends. Jaune, Cardin and Ren looked at him in disbelief and shock. Except Re

—"What? What's wrong?" Naruto asked, confused.

—"What's wrong? Pyrrha just proposed to you, that's what!" Jaune exclaimed.

—"Yes, and you don't know what to do. Are you blind or what?" Cardin added.

—"Pyrrha is one of Beacon's best students, an incredible fighter, and a beautiful girl. How come you didn't realize she liked you?" Ren asked.

Naruto scratched his head, nervous.—"Well... it's just... I..." he stammered.

—"Come on, Naruto. Pyrrha has given you many signs. She always looks for you to train with you, she asks you to help her with her homework when it is obvious that she can solve them alone, she smiles at you every time she sees you..." said Jaune .

—"And don't forget the day of the dance. I gave you a kiss on the cheek," Cardin remembered.

—"And on Valentine's Day. He gave you a heart-shaped box of chocolates and a love letter," Ren added.

Naruto blushed when he remembered those moments.—"It's just... I thought it was just friendship...", he defended himself.

—"Friendship? Please! Pyrrha is crazy about you, Naruto. I can't believe it, are you blind?" said Jaune.

— "We don't want to hear that from you, Jaune ." They all said in her mind.

—"Why are they looking at me like that?"

—"Naruto, I can let you pass many things, that you are an idiot, a womanizer, a pornography writer. But I can't let this level of density pass," Cardin spoke.

–"Naruto, you have to give her an answer. You can't leave her waiting like this. Think about what you feel for her and be honest," Ren said.

Naruto sighed and stood up from the ground.

—"Okay, okay. I'm going to talk to her. But first, I'm not a womanizer and I don't write pornography, I write art." The seriousness with which Naruto spoke quite surprised the group.

Cardin looked at Naruto in a funny way.—"Sure, and I'm the king of Vale."

At that moment, the door to the room opened and Pyrrha entered. She was as beautiful as ever, but there was something in her face, there was fear, uncertainty.

—"Hello, Naruto...", he greeted.

Naruto froze when he saw her. Her friends pushed him towards her and ran out of the room.

—"Good luck!" they shouted in unison.

Naruto and Pyrrha were left alone, looking into each other's eyes.

—"You look tired, did something happen?"

—"Nothing, nothing happened," Pyrrha shook her head. — "Don't worry," he smiled to calm his friend, but it didn't work, everything he had heard was still in his mind and he didn't know what to do.

Naruto noticed that and tried to push harder. –"Do you know that you can tell me something? I'm here to listen to you."

—"No, you don't have to..."

then suddenly the door opened, and Naruto's friends who had left through that door entered again with worried faces. Jaune had a scroll in his hand.

—"friends, this is not good."

—"What are you talking about, Jaune?"

Then the blonde handed the scroll to Naruto. The scroll was tuned to the channel where the Vital festival match could be watched.

There was Yang, surrounded by soldiers, apparently having injured her opponent, Mercury Black.

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Mercury felt a sharp pain in his legs, or at least made it look like he felt pain, when Yang hit him. He fell to the ground with a gasp, he must have been an actor in his past life.

Emerald, who was at his side, rushed to help him.

—"Mercury! Mercury, hold on!" , she yelled at him, as she placed a hand on her non-existent wound.

—"No... I can't...", Mercury stammered,—"feeling that my vision was blurring. Oh dear... How it hurts! It hurts so much!"

Cinder in a costume ran towards Emerald and Mercury.

—Peaceful. "We'll get him out of here," Cinder said calmly.— "Help me lift him."

Between the two of them, they loaded Mercury onto a makeshift stretcher with a blanket and carried him to the nearby Bullhead Medical Center. Mercury writhed in pain and moaned.

—"How it hurts! Emerald... is that you? I'm going blind!" Mercury exclaimed, with alarm.

—"Yes, it's me, Mercury. I'm here with you," Emerald said, taking his right hand. —"Don't worry, you'll be fine. You'll see that you will."

They arrived at Bullhead Medical and found a doctor waiting at the door. The doctor motioned for them to enter.

—"What happened?" asked the doctor, seeing Mercury's condition.

—"He has been hit by a Beacon student," Cinder explained.—"He needs urgent attention."

—"Don't worry, we'll take it from here," the doctor said, nodding.

—"Go inside the ship."

The doctor helped them put Mercury into the back of the Bullhead and followed them. There was a stretcher with a monitor and several medical instruments. The doctor placed Mercury on the stretcher and connected electrodes to his chest. Then he injected a painkiller into her arm and put bandages on her legs.

—"This should relieve his pain and prevent him from losing more blood," said the doctor. —"But we have to take him to the nearest hospital to do some tests and operate if necessary."

—"Thank you for your help," said Cinder, with a fake smile.—"But we will take care of that. We are professionals and we will take him to the most appropriate hospital so that he can receive the care he deserves."

—"Help me, I'm a thoroughbred and I'm clotting! Tell me the truth, I won't be able to watch TV anymore?"

—"Are you sure?" the doctor asked. "I could come with you to help."

—"There's no need," said Cinder, sharply.—"We've already told you that we're professionals. Now go away and leave us alone."

The doctor had no choice but to obey. She left the Bullhead and closed the door behind him. Cinder walked over to the control panel and activated the ship's engine. He then headed towards the cockpit.

—"Let's take off," said Cinder.—"Emerald, stay with Mercury and keep an eye on him."

—"Yes"

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After flying for several minutes, they arrived at an abandoned warehouse they had used as a base of operations. The warehouse was located on the outskirts of Vale, far from the eyes of the authorities and hunters. It was a large, gray building, with several broken windows and a metal door. Inside were several stacked boxes, some weapons and ammunition, a couple of computers, and a table with a map of the city.

Cinder landed the Bullhead at the entrance to the warehouse and climbed out of the vehicle. Neo, her subordinate, followed her with an indifferent expression. Emerald came out the back of the Bullhead, pushing a stretcher with Mercury on top of it. The boy was smiling and relaxed.

Cinder approached him and looked at him coldly.—"How do you feel?" she asked him.

—"badly," Mercury responded in a weak voice.—"Everything hurts."

—"Don't worry," Cinder said. —"You'll be better soon.,We have a doctor who will treat you."

—"A doctor?" Mercury repeated with surprise.

–"Yes," said Cinder.—"A very special doctor. Come, I'll introduce him to you." Cinder formed a glass knife.

—"No need!", Mercury stood up and positioned himself next to Emerald.

Cinder led Emerald and Mercury into the warehouse. There a surprise awaited them that they did not expect. A man with a black robe with a hood, and a mask that covered his face.

He was vacuuming the floor, cleaning away the dust and dirt that had accumulated during his absence.

—"Hello, Cinder!" the man said with a cheerful voice. —"I see you've arrived."

—"Sasuke..." Cinder said, recognizing the man. —"I didn't know you were here."

—"Nor me if you were coming."Sasuke said.—"What happened?"

—"the next part of the plan was completed."

—"Whoa... I guess we'll move on," Sasuke said, approaching Cinder with a bowl of ramen.

Cinder pouted, —"take that away from me."

—"you lose it."

Cinder gave a soft, mischievous laugh, typical of her. —"The plan continues as I have designed it, there will be no changes. Everything will turn out well, there is nothing that has not been anticipated."

—"Understood," Esmeralda said with a smile.

—"I have to disagree with that," Sasuke raised his hand as if to attract attention. —"Look, your plan is excellent. I have no doubt, even though I have no idea how it works, the truth is I just do random things that you ask me to do. The thing is, no matter how perfect your plan is, it doesn't matter. it will work".

—"What do you mean?" Cinder said with a dangerously threatening voice.

—"Yes, it's not that your plan is flawed. I'm not implying it. The truth is I don't even know the plan, but I understand what you're planning. You shouldn't have to go so far into these things, you know? I could just go and kill the maiden who is locked there, and the power would be completely yours.

Cindor threw a glass knife at Sasuke who masterfully dodged it without any effort. —"Hey, could you stop throwing objects at me every time I say something that apparently you shouldn't know,... or no, the truth is, you should throw objects at me, you should be careful knowing that I know things that I shouldn't. Sorry for questioning that part of you. You're very smart, lady."

—"What do you know about the maidens?" Cinder asked the masked man, staying alert.

—"I know a lot of things, I also know about that Salem person you obey or so I think, I guess they are allies, I don't know. But what matters here is not how I know all this. What matters here is that your plan will fail ".

—"Oh yeah? And what makes you think that? Are you going to finish me off here and now?"

—"Oh no, of course not," said the masked man with amusement. —"I want your plan to work, it suits me, it suits me that it does. The question here is that if you, in some way, turn this place into a complete disaster, I don't know how they'll catch you, no matter how elaborate your plans are, they'll catch you." Sasuke said.

Cinder smiled arrogantly at him.—"My plan is perfect, it has no flaws."

—Yes, the problem with your plan is that you only take into account that your enemies are of this level," Sasuke said, making a gesture with his hand. —"But the problem is that you did not consider that there is a variable in your plan, that It is of a totally unknown level and superior to you. It doesn't matter if your plan involves bringing an army of Grimm to the kingdom of Vale, or if you have a bomb prepared in the kingdom to destroy this entire place. It won't work, because that variable is too powerful to simply be neutralized by you, it will stop you, it will destroy you, it will capture you, it will torture you. "You just won't be able to handle him."

—"And who is that variable you're telling me about?"

—"Naruto Uzumaki".

Cinder laughed out loud, as if she had been told the best joke in the world.—"Please, Naruto is strong, I know that very well, but it's nothing I can't control when I have the power of the maiden. Naruto It won't be anything compared to me."

—"That's where you're wrong, Miss Cinder. You can have the power of four maidens together or even have the power of the relics in your hands, but it won't be enough. Naruto can't be stopped by that form, there's no way you can stop him win

—"Please, I have seen all his strength, he is just another mortal, just a powerful mortal."

—Yes, you didn't see anything that happened in the battle of Vale, right. I forgot that part. —"Naruto is not a mere mortal who walks among the earth."

Sasuke approached Cinder and stood in front of her. —"Naruto is the closest thing to a god that exists in this world. Give him the right reasons, Cinder, and Naruto will come for you, and no one will be able to stop him, not even that Salem girl."

Cinder, unintentionally, it was actually hard to believe that someone this powerful existed in this world, because the closest thing to a god in this world was Salem, and Naruto was just another mortal walking this land.

—"Let's say I believe you, how do we stop Naruto Uzumaki?"

—"Luckily, Miss Cinder," Sasuke turned his back on her and put his hands on his hips—"there is someone on this earth who is capable of neutralizing Naruto Uzumaki."

— "Who is that?" Cinder asked.

—"It's me, your servant. Leave this job to me, I'll take care of Naruto."

—"You know, I'm starting to suspect that everything you told me is an excuse to confront Naruto Uzumaki."

—"No, miss. I can guarantee you one thing, once you put your plans into action, if Naruto gets angry and finds out that this is his fault, everything will be ruined and your effort will have been in vain. Trust me, Miss Cinder "Have I ever failed you?" Sasuke asked with great confidence in his voice.

Cinder looked at the masked man with a frown.

—"No, you haven't failed me so far. Okay, you take care of Naruto Uzumaki and I'll take care of completing my plan."

—"Perfect, Miss Cinder."

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Yang looked at her hands resting lightly on her knees, a worried expression on the normally cheerful girl's face. She couldn't believe that she had beaten someone so brutally after the match was over, but the footage showed otherwise. The recording played over and over in her mind, showing what had really happened.

—"What you did leaves us no choice." General Ironwood said in a stern voice, making Yang look up at him.

—"But he attacked me! I swear!" Yang shouted desperately.

—"The recording and the eyes of thousands of people say the opposite." Ironwood responded coldly, making the blonde shudder.

—"But Yang would never attack a person in that cruel way, especially when they had already won!" Weiss protested, standing up.

—"Yes! Yang may be impulsive, but she would never do something that bad." She supported Ruby, following her companion.

—"The staff confidently stated that you are not the type of people who would indulge in violence like that." Team RWBY felt a flicker of hope in their eyes, but it quickly faded as the man continued speaking.

—"However, I know better than that, sometimes people can lose control due to adrenaline, the excitement of combat or simply because they don't know how to stop themselves." Yang tried to say something, but the man raised his right hand to silence him. any protest

.—"I don't care if you think you did it or not, because..."

—"But I didn't do it! I really didn't f..."

—"Stop it!" Ironwood shouted irritably, making the blonde lower her head. —"The reality is this: You attacked your rival brutally with disproportionate force after having defeated him, believe it or not."

Ruby and Weiss looked at each other with resignation and sat back down on the edge of their beds.

—"The evidence is clear, everyone saw it, what you think has no relevance because you did it and as a consequence it is my duty to inform you that they are eliminated." Ironwood concluded coldly, causing expressions of sadness in the group of girls.

After delivering the news, General Ironwood quietly left the room.

—"You trust me, right?" Yang asked anxiously, looking at her companions.

—"What kind of question is that?" The heiress responded with an ironic smile. —"Of course yes, you are impulsive but you have never been evil or bloodthirsty." She said trying to alleviate the pain of the blonde who turned her gaze towards Blake with excitement in his eyes.

—"Blake?" The aforementioned had a strange thoughtful expression with a frown and looked away from the blonde.—"B-Blake?" Yang repeated with a broken voice and tears appearing in her eyes.

—"I would like to believe you." The statement caused several sighs in the room so she quickly added.—"But the general has a point, no matter what you think he saw, we saw something totally different." Blake had a look of displeasure. for having to say that before the blonde's hurt and disappointed look.

—"How can you talk like that?" Weiss questioned, looking in disbelief at her fellow Faunus. —"Yang wouldn't deceive us and we know her! She wouldn't be able to do something like that." The Schnee assured with a mixture of disgust and anger in her face. voice for the apparent betrayal.

Yang felt alone and abandoned by the only person she expected to support her. She couldn't believe that Blake would doubt her after everything they had been through together. She wondered if he had ever been her friend or if it had just been a lie. She got up from her bed and walked towards the door with a firm step.

—"Goodbye, Blake. I hope one day you realize your mistake," he said without looking at her and left the room leaving a dead silence.

—"You shined, Blake," Weiss whispered once the door closed behind them. —"Very well done." She ironized, earning a look from the black-haired woman.

—"What did you expect? That I would tell him what he wanted to hear?" Blake asked with annoyance.

—"That you would support your partner," Weiss responded, crossing her arms with a frown.

—"I backed her up," Blake said, narrowing her eyes at the heiress to the concern of her leader who was between the two companions.

The entire team left the room.

—"After showing doubts and equating her with who knows what crazy man with the white fang," Weiss spat with contempt, making the black-haired woman take a step forward.

—"Don't go too far Weiss." Blake warned with her hands clenched but far from scaring the Schnee, she took a step forward facing her partner.

—"Girls, calm down..." Ruby murmured nervously, changing her gaze between the black-haired girl and the white-haired girl.

—"If it had happened to you, Yang would have supported you without thinking, she would have bet on you and protected you with everything she has." Blake grimaced at her words. —"And you in response to that loyalty instead "If you supported her like she would have supported you, you left her more devastated than she already was." Weiss said through clenched teeth, visibly upset.

—"Weiss, stop it." Blake said again and the Schnee in response released her arms with her hands already balled into fists.

—"Why should I? This time Yan-"

-¡five!.

The trio of girls widened their eyes in surprise at the unexpected interruption, they all directed their gaze towards where the uncomfortable cough had originated, only to find an NNPR team standing next to their door that was open, they all looked uncomfortable they probably didn't want to. get involved but they had not wanted to leave their leader alone who took a step forward nervously changing his gaze for each of the surprised and slightly embarrassed girls, he opened his mouth to speak, only to instantly close it making a grimace.

—"Will she be okay?" Naruto asked, finally leaving his eyes on Ruby.

—"I-I...", Ruby hesitated for a few moments looking at the door of her room before looking at the blonde again. —She'll be fine...Yang is always fine." Said the leader of the RWBY team, giving her a weak smile at his friend.

—"That's good...", Naruto murmured, leaving a tense and uncomfortable silence that Ruby quickly broke.

—"So you guys are no longer going to fight in the next round?" Naruto asked doubtfully.

— "No, they disqualified us."

—"Really? All of you? Not just Yang? Why?"

—"Don't know". Ruby shrugged her shoulders not understanding how that all worked.

—"Well, at least we have Pyrrha," Ruby said, looking at the red-haired girl who was distracted and paying them no attention.

—"Hey, is she okay?" Ruby asked worriedly.

—"He's been like this for a while. I tried to get him to tell me what happened, but nothing."

—"I'm worried," Ruby said out loud, but Pyrrha didn't seem to hear her.

—"I'll fix it, don't worry. But what's this about only having Pyrrha? What about me? I also made it to the finals."

—"Hahaha, yes, but the truth is that it is obvious that you don't need my support, you are going to win."

—"Don't be like that, Ruby. You know very well that everyone has a chance of beating me, some more than others... It seems that everyone is tense. I'll buy you a coffee," said Naruto pointing to the rest of the RWBY team.

—"I would invite Yang, but I saw her in the hallways. She was very angry and with red eyes. She must be very affected by the news that her outburst of fury cost them to participate in the fight. I don't blame her for feeling bad."

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The next day was incredibly normal, the fighting continued and there were fewer and fewer participants, but Naruto stopped paying attention to all that. He only focused on Pyrrha.

She was not well, it was obvious, her friends also noticed it, she was absent, confused, as if she didn't know what to do. She wasn't even excited about combat.

Now the entire team was walking around the school, waiting for the moment when they would be called to fight. Apparently, the next confrontation would be between Pyrrha and Penny Polentina, but that would be tomorrow. Many expected that fight, especially those from Atlas. But Pyrrha didn't seem to care. She just looked like a walking zombie.

There was a very loud conversation between Naruto and Nora, but Naruto glanced sideways at the redhead and then turned his gaze towards Ren and Nora. They nodded, understanding Naruto's silent message.

—"Well, let's get ahead of ourselves, we have to buy what you told us, Naruto.

—"Please bring it to the room. Here is the money," Naruto took out a card and handed it to Nora.

She was surprised by that action, because in reality the idea of buying something was not true, it was just a made-up excuse, but Naruto looked her in the eyes and she simply carefully took the card, waiting for some instructions from her leader.

—"Buy 3 boxes of ice cream, about 3 boxes of chocolate, pancakes, a lot of syrup. Prepare the television and a couple of movies. Let's go there in a few minutes."

Nora smiled happily and grabbed Ren, her faithful companion, by the hand and dragged him running towards the nearest store.

Naruto turned his gaze and attention towards the redhead, she still had her head down and only stopped because the others did. The blonde grabbed the redhead's cheek and pinched it hard.

She screamed a little from the pain and was very surprised to see that Ren and Nora were not there.

—"You've been very distracted, Pyrrha, and I know it's not because you just confessed to me. Believe me, you would be acting differently. Tell me what's wrong, you can't be like this all the time and it worries me a lot."

Pyrrha sat on a small seat nearby and Naruto did the same. — "Tell me Naruto, do you believe in destiny?" she asked, waiting for a response from his leader.

–"No," Naruto said bluntly and very quickly, surprising her by the speed of that response.

—"That nonsense about destiny, about how you are going to do something and that you are destined to be such and such thing, is nonsense to me, I don't believe in that at all.

—"I suppose it is difficult to believe in destiny for someone who has overcome difficulties by their own efforts, but tell me, if something would make it easier for you to fulfill your purpose, if it would bring you closer faster to the goal that you so long to achieve, would you accept it? ".

Naruto stayed silent thinking about an answer, Pyrrha waited patiently but Naruto surprised her again.

—"No, I wouldn't accept it, it would be incredible if something helped me achieve my goals faster, a normal person would do it, of course, anyone would have done it. But no, if I don't achieve it by myself then I simply won't accept it. Okay, I reject it."

Pyrrha was speechless, she didn't know how to react to that answer, but Naruto smiled, radiant, that beautiful smile that she liked to see so much.

—"But I suppose that those things about destiny that you talk so much about have you somewhat worried, what are you destined for, Pyrrha? If you believe in destiny so much?

—"Me," Pyrrha hesitated for a moment, not even she knew what her destiny was.

—"You are not clear about your destiny, Pyrrha, but that does not raise any doubts in your mind, now, something happened to you, they told you something or you saw something, and I suppose that now you are undecided so to speak... I suppose that in some way you They proposed something and you are afraid to accept what they are proposing to you.

Pyrrha was left speechless again, she was actually sometimes surprised at how Naruto could be so smart and yet so dumb, but this was an absurd level of insight, no one could be that deductive.

—"I see that you are surprised, that I have somehow guessed all that, but believe me, even if I have summarized what is happening to you, I don't know what they offered you. But I will tell you one thing, if you are afraid or doubt about accepting what that they are giving you, just leave that responsibility to me, I will make the decision, Pyrrha, and when something happens and there are consequences,...there will be no one to blame but me."

Pyrrha was silent again. —"I can't reject this, Naruto, if I don't accept it, many bad things could happen, the kingdom, the world.

—"Okay, Pyrrha, I don't really understand what you mean by all that. But it sounds very dark. But I already told you, you could leave the responsibility to me and I'll make the decision. But if you still don't want it from me leave, and you feel trapped because you have a great moral conscience and you say it's your duty to do things, so I can't stand in your way. Accept it then, take what they offered you and do what you always do.

—"...And what is that?! What is that I always do?!"

Naruto leaned back a little surprised by the outburst of anger. —"You know, being a great girl, a great hunter, always taking care of others and stuff like that."

—"I don't, I don't want to do it, Naruto, but there is so much responsibility in this, and I don't want to, but at the same time I can't refuse, I want to and I don't want to, Naruto, why is it always so hard?"

—"I'll tell you, but my only answer is that that's life. Listen, Pyrrha, you can always count on me, you know that. You can always lean on me, whatever is tormenting you, the decisions, the proposal that has been made to you. In fact, there is a way out of that, just give it to me and I will take responsibility."

—"I can't do this to you, it's forbidden to tell anyone, I can't."

—"Trust me Pyrrha."

—"How can I trust you?!", he shouted with fury and sent the Uzumaki flying with his semblance and embedded him in a wall. It shouldn't be possible since he doesn't wear any type of armor, but his sword is metal.

—"How can I trust you Naruto?! You have told me many stories about your life! But still everything remains unknown to me! I don't know anything about your life! Just some details and "That's all! You're so mysterious! You always hide things! No matter how much we insist that you open up to us! How do you want me to believe in you?!"

—"Pyrrha, calm down, you're a little upset."

Pyrrha, noticing what she had done, is surprised and drops Naruto to the floor. She covered her mouth, surprised by her outburst of anger, for hurting her leader and her love, and she ran out of that place.

Naruto saw the figure of Pyrrha Nikos walking away. His gaze darkened, and he gritted his teeth in frustration, not at Pyrrha, but at her inability to help her.

—"This is not good". It hurt her to see Pyrrha that way, she had never seen her like that, — "this disgusted me to the core, this situation, all of this has Ozpin written all over it."

Naruto was actually very upset and knew who was responsible for Pyrrha's condition, and it wasn't going to stay that way.

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Naruto arrived at Principal Ozpin's office with determination and confidence. He had noticed that his friend Pyrrha was different from the day before. She talked less, she seemed more distant and nervous than usual. Naruto was worried about her and wanted to find out what was happening to her.

Entering the office, he saw that not only the director was there, but also General Ironwood, Professor Glynda, and Qrow. The four of them looked at him with surprise and amazement when they saw him.

—"Good afternoon, Director Ozpin," Naruto greeted with a cordial smile.—"I hope I'm not disturbing something important."

—"Naruto Uzumaki, what an unexpected visit," Ozpin said with a serene voice.—"I didn't plan to see you so soon."

—"May I sit down, director?" Naruto asked, pointing to a nearby chair.

—"Of course, no problem."

Naruto calmly walked to the chair and took it carefully. He sat across from Principal Ozpin and kept a kind smile the entire time.

—"First of all, I want to apologize if I have interrupted any conversation between the four of you. I know that you are very busy with the topic of the Vital festival and I won't take up much of your time."

—"Don't worry, Mr. Uzumaki," Glynda responded with a smile. —"We are always willing to listen to our students."

—"I'm glad to hear it...I'll get to the point. You see, director, there is something that worries me and I want to talk to you," Naruto said bluntly. —"This is Pyrrha Nikos."

—"Pyrrha?" Ozpin asked, feigning surprise.—"What's wrong with her?"

Naruto was still smiling. —"You know it very well, director," said Naruto, frowning. —"She's been behaving very strangely. She doesn't talk to me, she doesn't look me in the eyes, it seems like she's afraid of something. And I'm not the only one who has noticed it. Ren and Nora are also worried about her. And I know that you are responsible for all this."

—"What you say is very serious, Mr. Uzumaki." Ozpin responded.

Naruto let out a light laugh.—"Don't take me for a fool, director. I know that no one can make Pyrrha get like that. Not even me... I saw her eyes. She was nervous, scared. Something like that can only be caused by someone who have a lot of power over her. And the only one who has that power here is you. So it's obvious that you are responsible."

—"Naruto, I understand your concern, but I assure you that Pyrrha is fine," Ozpin said calmly.—"She's just going through a difficult situation and needs time to accept it."

—"Accept that?' Naruto insisted.—"What have you said to Pyrrha? "What has he done to you?"

The four adults in the room tensed, adopting a serious expression and tone. Mr. Uzumaki was meddling in something that was none of his business.

—"That's something I can't tell you, Naruto," Ozpin said firmly.—"It's a secret and delicate matter. I'll just tell you that Pyrrha has been chosen for a very special and dangerous mission. A mission that could change destiny. of the world".

—"A mission? What kind of mission?" Naruto asked in disbelief.—"And why Pyrrha?"

—"Because she is the only one who can do it," Ozpin answered solemnly.

—"Because she has something that no one else has. Something that makes her unique and special."

—"What do you mean?" Naruto asked confused. - "Pyrrha is my friend and I love her very much, but I don't know what's so special about her. She's a great fighter and a good person, but she's not the only one.

—"I'm sorry, Naruto, but I can't give you more details." Ozpin said ending the conversation. —"I ask you to trust me and Pyrrha. She knows what she's doing and she does it for the good of everyone."

The other three present in the office were watching the scene carefully. General Ironwood agreed with Ozpin and thought Naruto should drop the matter. Professor Glynda felt sympathy for Naruto and his concern for Pyrrha, but she also abided by the director's decision. Qrow was intrigued. He wondered what the blonde would do if he knew the truth.

Naruto sighed and simply smiled in amusement at the situation.— "Okay, I think I'll change my strategy. I'll be a little more direct now, in an aggressive way of course. I want you to tell me what you said to Pyrrha, now, Ozpin."

Everyone was surprised at that. Naruto was no longer treating the headmaster with respect, instead he simply called him Ozpin.

—"This is a very serious matter, Mr. Uzumaki. It is not your concern and you do not have to know anything more than what I have already told you."

—"Of course it's my responsibility, Ozpin, when you bring Pyrrha into this matter."

—"Mr. Uzumaki, I could have given all this information to you if you had accepted what I was going to propose to you at the time."

—"You know very well why I didn't accept, Ozpin. Do you think I want to be under someone's orders? No, of course not. For a long time I was under the orders of people who didn't care about anything. No more. I don't "I follow no one's orders. I follow my own rules and I'm in charge. Pyrrha is upset and you're responsible."

Ozpin joined his hands and rested his arms on his desk.—"Mr. Uzumaki, the matter between Pyrrha and I is extremely confidential. I cannot tell it to just anyone. I am afraid that this matter does not concern you and I ask that you leave this office now."

Naruto smiled with amusement, not paying attention to the matter. He still maintained that smile, he seemed unintimidated by Ozpin.

—"Listen well, I don't know what you're doing here, but it's more than obvious that you guys are part of some damn secret organization. What do I know?"

Everyone tensed at those words.

—"And I don't care, I don't care what you do in your free time, I don't care if you are in charge of maintaining order in the world, if you prevent a damn demon king from being born on this earth, or if the magic exists and you try to hide that fact, or if there is a great evil in this world that tries to subjugate humanity and you are the only ones who stand in its way, well, I'll tell you that I don't care. "I'm going to ask again: what did you say to Pyrrha?"

No one in the room said a single word. Ozpin simply frowned. He felt furious, a little upset actually.

—"I'm afraid you have to leave this office, Mr. Uzumaki."

Naruto felt a surge of anger upon hearing the director's words. He felt that he was treating him like a child and that he was looking down on him. He couldn't tolerate the thought of Pyrrha being in danger and he being unable to do anything to help her. He decided to change strategy and show the director who he really was.

—"Do not underestimate me, Principal Ozpin," said Naruto with an ironic smile. —"You think I am a simple student who came to learn about this world. But you are wrong. I am something more than that."

Naruto sighed and wiped the smile off his face. He crossed his arms and silence fell over the room. No one said anything, not even General Ironwood. Naruto then raised his index finger.

An enormous pressure fell on the shoulders of everyone present. They felt as if something was squeezing their guts and hearts. They were sweating and breathing hard. Qrow, Glynda, and General Ironwood knelt on the ground, trying to get up and stay conscious, but they could barely breathe.

Everything was normal, but suddenly everything became incredibly heavy. The ground beneath Naruto cracked and the windows shattered. Cracks spread throughout the room. It seemed like the whole place was going to collapse if this kept up. And Ozpin was leaning against his desk, also feeling the overwhelming chakra emanating from Naruto Uzumaki and having trouble staying conscious.

He stared at Uzumaki Naruto. A powerful blue aura surrounded him. He had his arms crossed and blood red eyes were shining brightly.

—"Listen to me well, Ozpin. And listen to all of you too." said Naruto with a voice full of suppressed anger. —"I could easily discover all your secrets, but I am giving you the opportunity to tell me the truth about what you told me." passes to Pyrrha. But they refuse to talk. It's okay. Don't tell me anything.

—"But I warn you, Ozpin, and pay close attention to my words: if anything happens to Pyrrha, if anything happens to my friends, I will seek you out and destroy you. I won't care if you are the good guy or the bad guy in this story.I will simply reduce you to ashes. No one can stop me. Do you hear me, Ozpin?"

—"Sir... Uzumaki, I think we have gotten off on the wrong foot..."

—"Did you hear me, Ozpin?" Naruto interrupted more forcefully. Ozpin nodded his head.

–"Yes, I heard you."

Naruto lowered his chakra and returned to his normal state. He took a deep breath and calmed down. He then looked at the director seriously.

—"I only care about one thing: my friends." Naruto said firmly.—"Pyrrha is my friend and I care about her. I don't know what you have said or done to her, but I hope it is for her good. Because if not That's right, if you have hurt her or put her in danger, you will regret having met me."

Naruto remained silent, he stared at Ozpin who was breathing heavily.

—"I have seen things you could not even dream of. I have fought monsters that would make the bravest flee. I have escaped from situations that seemed hopeless. I have mastered my power in ways you could not understand. And I have promised to protect my loved ones. friends with my life if necessary. So I tell you, director: don't you dare touch any of my friends. Because if you do, you will regret it very much.

Naruto finished his warning, stood up from his seat and turned around. He walked to the office door and opened it. Before leaving, he looked one last time at the director and the others.

—"I hope that's clear, director," said Naruto with an icy voice. —"I hope I don't have to see you again about this topic. Because if I do, it won't be for chatting."

Naruto left the office and closed the door behind him. He left a dead silence and four stunned faces with an ancestral terror inside.

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I hope you liked this chapter as much as I did.

I want to apologize for any spelling errors this text may have. It's the first fanfic I've written and I would love to receive your feedback with tips and suggestions to improve my story. This is the English version of my Spanish story, which has some changes from the original. I don't know English, I used a damn translator and I must say that this story does not respect the original canon of the RWBY series.

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