Updated 9/11/2016: Fixed a few misspellings

Hey everyone, it's acw28 here with another brand new story!

So this is one of four stories that I'm starting on the same day, mainly because these ideas are some that have been in my head a long time or they're new ones that I can't stop thinking about. In either case I feel the need to get them written down and posted online.

So the idea behind this one is that I've found a couple of good Naruto and RWBY crossovers. As I read more, I noticed that authors tended to either pair Naruto and Yang or make them have a more sibling like relationship, yet that seemed to be it. Given that they are similar in personality, I wondered why no one wrote Yang as Naruto's mother. From there the gears began to turn.

Just a few things before we begin. I've held off from writing this until volume 3 of RWBY had concluded because, as this story is post-RWBY, I'm going to try to include as much cannon as possible. So if the writers at Rooster Teeth decided to throw a few more curve balls, such as Weiss' summoning, Velvet's weapon, or Yang's arm (seriously, who could have predicted this stuff pre-volume 3?), I'll try to include anything that pops up in Volume 4 onwards, but I can't promise anything. Also even though I have a blast writing her, for plot purposes, there is no Kushina in this story, as in she didn't exist.

With that taken care of, let's start the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own either franchise. Naruto was created and is owned by Masashi Kishimoto. RWBY was created by Monty Oum (R.I.P.) and is owned by Rooster Teeth.

As she held the binoculars in front of her, the blonde woman heard her partner ask, "So how many of them Yang?"

After doing a quick head count, Yang replied, "I count 12 White Fang outside, but who knows how many inside, not to mention the report said initial scouts heard Grimm inside the building. The woman then dropped her binoculars before grabbing her partner in a headlock and giving them a noogie, "but that should be a problem for my baby sister and me."

"Yang!" Ruby Rose quietly complained. "Quit it, we're on a mission!"

"Sorry Ruby, couldn't resist." The older sister said before releasing her sister.

"Yeah, just don't let it happen again." The younger girl then looked at Yang's right arm. "You've gotten pretty use to having that."

Yang snorted before saying, "After having it for over a year, I should be." The Battle of Beacon had been hard on everyone. After she lost her arm, Yang just lost the motivation to get out of bed, the fun loving girl was a shell of her former self. That changed a few months after Ruby left home to chase down clues about the mastermind behind everything.

Six Months after the Battle of Beacon

After waking up, Yang did what she did most days, stare out the window and watch the world go by. How long had she done this she really couldn't say. Time really didn't have a meaning for her anymore, the only way she marked its passage was by the different food her dad brought her to eat. As she heard the door open, she also heard her dad sigh, a common occurrence these days. As her father moved to sit on the bed, the girl turn towards him.

Taiyang Xiao Long was a man with short blonde hair and violet eyes, the same shade as his daughters. Along with his beard, the man also wore a yellow jacket, the short sleeves showing the large amount of scars and black tribal tattoos. "Yang," the man began a conversation they'd had man times, "are you going to do anything today?"

"I dunno, maybe." was always Yang's answer. Every time before the man would sigh and leave his daughter to herself, hoping that she would at least eat something. While her father did sigh, he deviated from the routine.

"Yang, you need to move on, you can't just shut down like this."

This actually got a response from Yang, but not one Taiyang expected. Her eyes flashing red, Yang barely kept her voice in check as she said, "You mean like how you shut down after Summer died?" Taiyang tried to respond, only for Yang to continue, "Like when me and Ruby needed you but you were nowhere to be found? Well guess what dad, I didn't just loose one person!" Now Yang was angry, her hair a flame for the first time in months. "I lost Penny! I lost Pyrrha! And who knows where Ozpin is!" The teen's anger suddenly turned to tears as she brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her remaining arm around them. "I lost my arm. I couldn't protect anyone, I just got in the way."

Despite not seeing his oldest daughter cry since she was a little girl, Taiyang still went with the standard response, hugging his daughter and rubbing her back. "You're right saying I should have handled Summer's death better, I should have been there for my girls. I never did thank you for looking after your sister back then, and even now although she doesn't show it, your sister still needs you. As for Penny and Pyrrha, would they want to see you sitting in bed or out in the world trying to make a difference?" The man paused as he heard his daughter hiccup, "In all the excitement I forgot to tell you, they got the CCT back online, people are learning the truth about what happened at Beacon. Also, your Uncle found Ozpin."

That news shocked Yang, "What? Where was he?"

Teasing a few strands of his beard, her father said, "I guess he was close to death after his fight with that Cinder woman. He used his semblance to place himself in a time bubble and got launched somewhere in Atlas. Your Uncle found him and got him the necessary medical attention. From what I heard he's leading efforts to relocate the Grimm Dragon your sister froze so that they can re-open Beacon in a few months."

Although a little upset that the man hid instead of doing all he could to stop Cinder, then maybe Pyrrha would be alive, the last bit of information was what made Yang worry. Suddenly extremely conscious of her missing arm, she asked, "I don't have to go back, do I?"

Expecting her father to say she must, she was surprised when Taiyang placed a hand on her shoulder. Smiling, he told his daughter, "I'm not going to make you do anything you don't want to, but you know your sister will miss you." With that the man left his daughter alone with her thoughts.

Honestly, she just wanted to stay in bed. Life had shoved her down before and she'd managed to get back up. But this was different, she'd been shoved down then trampled by a pack of boarbatsuk. Yet what her father said about Penny and Pyrrha ignited a dormant spark in the girl, hearing that her little sister was going back to Beacon caused that spark to turn into a fire.

Nodding to herself, Yang shifted the blankets and got out of bed. Looking in the mirror for the first time in months, she wasn't surprised what she saw. Staying in bed for months on end caused the girl to lose a bit of her muscle tone and gain some fat. Making up her mind, the blonde opened her closet and grabbed some workout clothes. After clumsily getting dressed, she briefly looked at the inactive remaining half of Ember Celica, her yellow shotgun gauntlets, before sliding the heavy bracelet on.

As Yang started running on the trails around her island home, a single thought crept into her brain, 'It'll take Ozpin at least another three months before he can get the school back up and running, I have that long to get back in shape. Ruby's going back and it's my job to keep her safe, whether it's from another Grimm invasion or some stupid boy trying to break her heart.'

Shaking her head of the memory, Yang focused back on the mission. "So are we going stealth or raising hell?"

"I think we should try stealth before raising hell when we're discovered." Ruby responded. As Yang nodded, she shifted her gaze back to her sister, still amazed by the changes she'd undergone. While the now 17-year-old still kept her hair cut short and continued to dye the edges a deep red, and while she still kept her red hood, almost everything else about her had changed. A recent growth spurt had made her only just shorter than Yang, she now wore a dark grey long sleeve shirt and skirt, her corset the same color but with red strings. The only remaining black in her wardrobe were her leggings and her boots.

Looking over her sister also caused Yang to reflect on her own changes. Now 19, she was a little late for any more growth spurts. While it seemed everyone around her was rethinking their wardrobe, Yang was content to keep her style the same, why change what works? The one difference to her time before the Battle of Beacon was her mechanical right arm. A month before Beacon reopened, Yang's doctor found her physically strong enough to get the prosthetic. After a simple surgery to attach the cuff to the remains of her right arm, Yang spent as much time as possible getting use to the metal limb. It was the latest in technology, moving almost as fluidly as a real arm, it allowed for the use of aura and semblances, it was able to go over a week without needing a recharge, and Yang hated it. It felt so inhuman to have the hunk of metal attached to her, to see a Grimm bite into it and feel no pain, to twist off part of her body before plugging it into the wall. While the robotic limb allowed her to continue being a huntress, she still didn't like seeing it, resulting in her always wearing a black glove and sleeve over her prosthetic, the only part she willingly allowed to see the light of day was the recovered half of Ember Celica that was incorporated into the arm after it needed major repairs.

Yang was cut from her musings when she heard her sister suddenly say, "I wish Weiss and Blake were here, it'd make the mission a lot easier."

The older sister snorted before saying, "What do you expect, they both had dates tonight that apparently couldn't be rescheduled." Yang wasn't really surprised that the mission was just the two sisters, lately it seemed that everyone in their year was hooking up, including teams RWBY, SSSN, and JNPR. Yang still wouldn't believe how Pyrrha Nikos, a girl whose death was widely reported, was alive and well, if her sister didn't tell her the details, nor would she believe how Team RWBY reformed if she wasn't there to see it.

Seven Months after the Battle of Beacon.

"Okay team," Ruby Rose began as she saw the sun was setting, "let's camp here for the night." As she looked over Nora and Ren pitching the tents for the night, the youngest of the group couldn't help but reflect on how her Uncle Qrow had better success in his mission then her group did. After a long journey they had been able to establish that Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury had forged their way into the school just days before being sent to Beacon. With no one at fault, Haven turned out to be a dead end.

Qrow, however, had succeeded. Ozpin had been found, heavily injured but alive. After sharing the real story of what happened during the Grimm invasion, the CCT was re-established and Ozpin left Atlas to lead efforts into removing the still frozen Grimm Dragon to help make Vale Grimm free once more. Ruby was excited to hear the news that Beacon would eventually be reopened and hoped to be flown home shortly. Unfortunately other nations still didn't fully trust Atlas military, meaning the group had to continue their trek towards the nearest civilian airport.

As Ruby turned around, her attention focused on the last member of their group. Jaune Arc. While many were affected in the aftermath of the Battle of Beacon, Jaune had been one of those hit the hardest. Although physically fine, the boy's mentality was a different story, somehow believing the downfall of Beacon was entirely his fault. He still felt guilty about Amber's death, believing that if he'd stayed in place he could have blocked the arrow that ended the woman's life and allowed Cinder to gain the entirety of the Fall Maiden's power. If that wasn't enough just seconds after having Pyrrha confirm her feelings for him and vice versa, he was stuffed into a locker and rocketed back to Vale for his own safety. He kept thinking he should have done more to convince the girl to leave, or at the very least go with her into battle, they'd still probably lose but maybe they could have held out long enough for Ruby to show up. Ruby didn't want to think what the older boy would have done if he didn't constantly have Ren and Nora with him before they set out on their journey.

As Ruby approached the sitting teen, she noticed he was taking an object out of his backpack, Pyrrha's circlet. With Cinder disintegrating the girl's body, all that was recovered was her shield Akoúo̱, the remains of her transforming javelin Miló, and her circlet. Jaune had happened to stumble upon the collection of items, sitting in a crate waiting to be shipped back to Pyrrha's mother, while being evacuated from Vale and, while he knew it was wrong, he couldn't stop himself from wanting a reminder of the woman who inspired him so much.

Quietly sitting down next to the boy, Ruby leaned against him as she asked, "You still miss her a lot, don't you?"

Nodding, Jaune replied, "And I probably will every day of my life."

Ruby knew she probably should tell Jaune that he'd eventually find someone new, but just couldn't. Pyrrha had been a friend to all of them and it didn't seem right to try to get Jaune to forget about her so quickly. Her, Ren and Nora knew that Jaune would always keep a place in his heart for the red headed Amazon, but that he'd be able to one day move on and find someone new, however they'd let him move at his own pace.

Breaking the silence, Ruby said, "You really should give that back to her family."

Already use to this conversation, Jaune nodded as he said, "I know, but I still want something to hold onto."

"You have your memories, you have the times you spent together and when you made her laugh, of when she helped you after a rough day, and most importantly you have the times you spent with her not as "Pyrrha the Invincible Girl" but as "Pyrrha your friend."

Jaune had a sad smile as he asked, "How to you know just what to say?" Sighing as he put the circlet back in his backpack, the teens said, "I'll go to Mistral after we report to Qrow and hand it to her mom myself."

Ruby nodded at that, happy her friend was taking the first steps, but then noticed something odd, the entire clearing was silent. This was the only warning the pair got before each felt a great pain in the back of their heads before only seeing darkness.

As Jaune returned to the land of the living, he noticed his hands were tied behind his back and he was forced in a kneeling position. A quick glimpse to his right revealed that his teammates were in similar predicaments. This would have been enough to make most people nervous, but what captured the boy's attention was the handful of White Fang members standing among his friends. A quick look revealed a pair standing guard, one setting up a camera, one holding some paper, and another holding a large chainsaw.

"I thought you said a Schnee would be with this one." The chainsaw wielder said.

The one behind the camera waved him off while saying, "Our intel is old, daddy dearest pulled the heiress out of the school after the battle. Do not worry brother, our message will still get through, better yet all of them are friends of the traitor."

Jaune instantly knew what the White Fang were planning. It had been rumored for months that members of the terrorist group would kidnap hunters and huntresses before setting them up in front of cameras. So far the preparations had been interrupted by a large force arriving and the White Fang had been forced to retreat. Yet Jaune knew help wouldn't come, his group was in the middle of nowhere with no back up coming. While the teen wouldn't mind seeing Pyrrha again it would only be on his terms, and he wasn't about to sacrifice his friends to do it. With his goal set Jaune began to do one of the things he does best, plan.

"Okay, and GO!" the Faunus behind the camera suddenly said.

The one with the script began reading, "People of remnant. You claim that you have given us equal treatment, but your so called equality is a joke and we cannot forgive past crimes. For too long we have…" Jaune just blocked the rest of the words out as he saw the big guy start revving up his chainsaw. A quick look at his teammates revealed both Ren and Nora remaining calm, waiting on their leader to see them through this crisis. He could tell that Ruby was a little nervous, but still trusted him. Jaune also had to shake his head a little when he thought he saw the younger girl's eyes glow, even if his eyes weren't playing tricks on him that wasn't important right now.

Jaune finished planning just as the White Fang member was finishing up with his script, but before Jaune could tell his team to begin a familiar shield came rocketing out of the trees, hitting one of the guards and knocking them out. As everyone recovered they saw the shield fly back to the waiting arms of a figure dressed in a brown hooded cloak, their face obscured. The White Fang behind the camera seemed to be the leader as he recovered the fastest and ordered the others to attack.

As the group of Faunus charged towards the stranger, Jaune ordered, "Ren, Nora, NOW!" Without question both pushed forward as far as possible while activating their semblances. Ren used his semblance of wind control to manifestation of wind blades to knocked out the script holder while Nora tried to shock the chainsaw holder. Unfortunately this didn't work as the huge Faunus backhanded the girl before he tried to move forward and stomp on her, however he suddenly found himself encased in ice from the waist down. Turning his head, the White Fang brute was just able to see Ruby, still kneel but her silver eyes glowing. Releasing a growl the giant tried swipe at the girl with his weapon only for Jaune to get between the two. Unfazed as the chainsaw approached, Jaune activated his recently mastered semblance, what Nora had dubbed "The Overpowered Shield". As he stood still the chainsaw's teeth tried to bite into Jaune's flesh, only to break apart as soon as they met his aura. Stunned, the White Fang giant asked, "What are you?"

"Hard headed." was Jaune's reply before using his semblance to head butt the man unconscious. As he regained his footing, he noticed the helpful stranger fighting off the last two White Fang members with a familiar red and gold sword.

Once all of the White Fang members where defeated, Ruby spoke up, "Hey thanks for the help, what's your name?"

Even as his teammate was speaking, Jaune's thoughts were going a mile a minute. The height, the weapons, the fighting style, everything matched up, but it should be impossible! Before the person could respond, Jaune voiced his thoughts aloud, his voice seeming to disagree with the name he spoke, "Pyrrha?"

Jaune's teammates shook their head in disapproval, contemplating how they were going to explain the situation, only to be shocked into silence when the stranger pulled down their hood to reveal the face of their favorite red head Amazon who said, "Hello again!"

While everyone was in shock, Ruby managed to ask, "How are you alive? I thought Cinder put an arrow through your chest!"

"She did," Pyrrha responded, moving her cloak to show a small scar in the center of her chest, "but when Amber felt me dying she pulled my body into limbo before Cinder could finish me off."

"I'm sorry, but Amber?" Ren asked.

"You know, the Fall Maiden before Cinder stole her powers." Upon seeing the blank looks that she received, the Amazon asked, "Didn't Qrow tell you any of this?"

"You mean my Uncle knew about this the whole time?" Ruby asked.

Pyrrha sighed before going into a quick explanation about how the story of the Four Maidens was real, of how she had a small amount of Amber's aura in her system due to the attempted transfer and that Amber used that connection to pull her out of the fight in time.

"That's pretty interesting," Nora said, "NOW COULD YOU PLEASE UNTIE USE!"

"Right, sorry!" Pyrrha quickly said as she went about the task, made difficult by the team members being spread out during the battle. "Anyway, I was stuck in limbo while Amber gathered enough power to fully heal me, but that wasn't until last month when Cinder used her powers to thaw herself out of the ice Ruby created using her Winter Maiden powers."

"Wait, I'm a Maiden?" Ruby asked, "How!? And Cinder escaped!"

"Unfortunately," Pyrrha replied as she cut the girl loose, "and I would guess that you got your powers from your mother, you must have been the last person she thought about on her mission."

"And where have you been for the past month?" Ren asked.

"With my mom." Pyrrha said with a smile. "She was surprised when there was a flash of light in my old room and I just appeared lying in my bed. Besides that it took some time to re-forge Mi…" The team became concern when Pyrrha suddenly stopped talking, only to grin when they saw the reason why.

As soon as she'd cut his binds, Jaune quickly grabbed Pyrrha's wrist before pulling her into a heated kiss. When the need for oxygen became too much, the two pulled away as Jaune said, "You're never pushing me away again, we fight together no matter what." Although blushing, Pyrrha managed to smile and nod her head. The boy then remembered something and dug in his backpack before handing Pyrrha her circlet back. "I think this is yours."

Accepting the metal band, Pyrrha continued to smile as she said, "I wondered where that went, I've been looking all over for it."

"Aren't we forgetting something?" Nora asked as she went to retrieve her hammer. "How are we going to tell people that Pyrrha's alive without them thinking that she's a zombie?"

"Oh that's easy," the girl in question said, "check your scrolls."

After pulling up the main page, Ruby read aloud, "Miracle in Vale! Superstar Pyrrha Nikos, previously reported as deceased to protect her for those seeking to do harm, has awoken and recovered from a months long coma."

"That'll do it." Ren stated.

Nine Months after the Battle of Beacon

While shocked to learn of Pyrrha's survival, Yang couldn't deny how happy she was at seeing the reunited Team JNPR, her grin only grow when she noticed Jaune and Pyrrha holding hands. While she would like to go bug the two about their relationship, right now she had to concentrate on other matters. The entirety of Beacon's students and staff had been gathered in the Great Hall and were waiting for Ozpin to show up.

Finally, after what seemed like forever, the man made his appearance, noticeably limping heavier than before the battle. "I'm sure that you are all eager to return to return to your classes, but there are a few things that must be taken care of." the headmaster began. "First, let me be the first to say welcome back to all of our staff and students," here the man was forced to pause due to the laud applause, "I understand that there a quite a few absent today, but I hope they know that our doors are always open to them. Next is the matter of the consequences of our brief hiatus, as far as I am concerned as long as you helped to defend your fellow students and proved you are capable Hunters and Huntresses you will have the same classes you would have had if your education was not interrupted."

'Sweet!' Yang thought to herself, 'Second year here I come.'

"While many of you were instrumental in keeping one another safe, let us not forget our friends from other Kingdoms who also helped out. Rest assured that they all have my thanks as well and that I am working with the other academies to insure they are properly rewarded." Ozpin gave a small smirk as he finished his speech, "Now I believe this old man's ramblings have taken up enough of your time. Go on and get settled in, class resumes tomorrow."

As they were funneling out of the hall, Yang noticed that her sister had something on her mind. Pulling her closer, Yang said, "Come on baby sister, let's get back to our room. Dad let us hold on to Zwei for a while," said dog barked before wagging his tail, "and with just the two of it'll be like where back home."

"I know," Ruby mumbled, "but as much fun as that sounds the room's going to fill a bit empty."

"Then it's a good thing I'm here." a voice behind the two stated. When the pair turned around they were greeted by the sight of a blue-eyed girl with white pony tail off the side of her head, a scar over her right eye, wearing a white shirt and "combat skirt".

"WEISS!" Ruby instantly yelled as she launched herself into a bear hug. Yang was content to wait until Ruby was finished before walking up to the Schnee heiress and playfully punching her shoulder before saying, "Nice to see you again snow angel."

"It's nice to be back." Weiss simply said before shifting her gaze to Yang's right arm. "How's the…"the fencer couldn't find it in herself to finish the sentence.

Already knowing what her friend meant Yang only shrugged her shoulders before rubbing her robotic limb. "It's alright, still get the occasional phantom pain but I can fight again." The blonde brawler then smiled as she said, "But that's enough about me, come on we got to celebrate." Using both of her arms to pull her team mates towards her, Yang declared, "Tonight we party!"

Removing herself from the blonde's arm, Weiss said, "As much as I'd like to, I can't. I need to find a job."

The two sisters stared at their friend in confusion before Ruby said, "Aren't you the Schee heiress?" Yang continued by saying, "As in, everything you ever need is paid for?"

Weiss shook her head before saying, "Not anymore. My dad didn't want me coming back to Beacon, we got in a fight, I walked out and got disowned. No company card, no free dust, I don't even have a scroll." Weiss threw up her hands to emphasize her point. "The only clothes I have are what my sister has managed to smuggle to me and it took all the lien in my personal account for me to keep Myrtenaster."

"Don't worry Weiss," Ruby began, "you have us. We'll help out however we can."

"Thanks Ruby," Weiss smiled, "but I don't want to be a burden."

"Trust me Weiss," Yang countered, "through everything I've been through I've learned to accept whatever help people give you."

Although she still seemed hesitant, the former Schnee heiress nodded before saying, "I'm still going to get a job, and I'm going to pay back every lien." The sisters could live with this condition and nodded before pulling the girl into another group hug.

A Month Later

"Wow Yang, I didn't think you'd take a spar that far." Ruby said as the three teens walked back to their dorms after combat practice. Professor Goodwitch had recently decided to mix the second and third years, resulting in Yang sparing against Fox Alistair from Team CFVY. Yang did warn him that she didn't have full control of her arm yet, but he was fine with continuing the spar, resulting in the older boy being knocked out with four possible broken ribs.

"I did warn him, and I said I was sorry." Yang said as she crossed her arms.

"I wouldn't be worried about him, I'd be concerned about his girlfriend, you know Velvet." Weiss said as they arrived at their dorm room. At seeing the confused look the sister shared, Wiess only shook her head before saying, "I keep forgetting you two didn't see her fight against the Paladins." With her piece said Weiss opened the door to find that the room was occupied.

The last person to see Blake was a barely conscious Yang when the cat Faunus slipped away into the crowds of Vale. As the teen sat on her bed as if it was a normal day, giving the group a split second to notice the changes in their friend. Instead of her standard outfit she wore the white jacket and black pants from when the group had gone undercover, although now she lacked the black arm wraps, exposing a number of crisscrossed scars on her forearms. These weren't the only injuries present, a number of small, half-healed scratches were on the girls face while her leaf ear was missing the top third, ending in a jagged line rather than a point. If Yang was in a joking mood, she would say that Blake looked like something the cat dragged in.

As she saw the rest of the team enter the dorm, Blake got off the bed but before she could say anything Yang charged forward. "YOU!" the enraged girl screamed before delivering a left hook to the other girl's jaw. Blake fell to the ground while Ruby and Weiss moved to restrain Yang.

As Blake got up off the floor, all the while rubbing her jaw, she mumbled, "I probably deserved that."

Her eyes still red, Yang snorted before saying, "That and a whole lot more." Shrugging out of her restraining teammates, Yang stalked forward before grabbing the front of Blake's jacket and lifting the girl up in the air, "Just where have you been? Why did you leave?"

"You don't understand." Blake began. "A few people saw Adam talk to me before I attacked. After we landed in Vale, people started giving me this look, one that I recognized only too well." Finally escaping from the blonde's vice-like grip, Blake continued her tale, "I wanted to help people, but I knew once people began talking that no one outside of you, Team JNPR, Team CFVY, or Team SSSN would trust me. So yeah, I ran away so I could try to make a difference. I found a few White Fang cell and took them out, even tracked down Adam a few times and tried my luck, barely escaping with my life each time. But then I met someone and learned a new technique."

Five Months after the Battle of Beacon

As Blake sat on the tree stump she tried to contain her grunts of pain as she sewed up the latest wound Adam had given her. This had been the fifth time she'd been able to track him down, and each time she had failed. She learned a little each time, such as don't allow him to absorb energy, don't waste dust shots, and keep your eyes on his blade. She'd actually gotten pretty close to ending the mad Faunus, only for the bull to land one devastating attack that caused her to retreat.

As Blake contemplated her next strategy, she heard a voice say, "Unless you learn something new, you're never going to beat him."

Startled, Blake reached behind her for Gambol Shroud as the voice's owner came into view. Blake could see that this person was female due to the red and black battle kimono. While the Faunus could see the strangers long black hair, the Nevermore mask obscured their face. Seeing Blake reach for her weapon, the woman held up her hands and said, "Relax, I'm not going to hurt you."

"Then why wear the mask?"

The woman shrugged before saying, "We all wear masks for different reasons, why should I give you my reason?" While Blake contemplated this, the masked woman said, "But back to the matter at hand, if you ever want to defeat your bull-headed ex you need to beat him at his own game, meaning you need to learn how to do this!" Faster than Blake could follow, the woman drew her sword, one with a brown blade, from a weird cylinder. Just as Blake was aware of the weapon, the woman slid it back in its sheath. Once the cat Faunus heard the metal click, the tree next to her slid to the ground, a single cut bringing down the towering timber.

Wide eyed, Blake quickly turned back to the woman and asked, "Could you teach me how to do that?"

"It'll be hard training."

"Anything worth it always requires effort."

"Fine," the woman said, "but don't expect me to baby you. You fall behind and I'm leaving you, now follow me." Blake only nodded and watched as the woman opened a portal, following after her new teacher.

Two Months later.

Blake and her teacher, who she still hadn't learned the name of, observed the White Fang camp. It was easy to see Adam in the command tent. Although she'd come a long way, Blake still was hesitant to launch the attack, mainly due to the large number of foot soldiers walking around. While she did another head count, her teacher turned to her, "Are you sure you're ready for this?"

Blake nodded while she said, "Even you said I have one of the fastest draws you've ever seen. I still don't have a hope against you, but I know I can match Adam." As she saw Adam giving more orders, Blake said, "One way or another, this ends today."

The woman nodded before saying, "Then let me give you one last gift." As the woman began moving towards the White Fang camp, Blake whispered "Wait, I never learned your name." Without turning around, the woman said, "It's not important."

Blake could only watch as the woman calmly walked forward. When the perimeter guards saw her coming, they charged, only to be kicked back by the woman. As the entirety of the camp came to overwhelm the attacker, Blake's teacher settled into her stance. As the first one came into range, the woman drew her sword, this time with a green blade. In an instant the force of a typhoon blew the White Fang members away, the last one standing was Adam.

"Well, well, well," the sociopath said as he calmly strolled forward, "it seems like you'll actually be a challenge. I hope you're ready for the fight of your life."

"I won't be fighting you," the swordswoman said as she sheathed her blade, "my student will."

This confused Adam as he said, "Your student?" The bull Faunus's relaxed stance made him unprepared when Blake launched herself out of the tree, landing a double kick against the man before pushing off of him. As Adam recovered, Blake stuck her landing and reached behind her back to grab her weapon and its bladed sheath. Seeing that her temporary student had things covered, the woman opened a portal away from the battle. Although she didn't say it aloud, the woman though, 'good luck,' before disappearing.

Adam smiled as he saw Blake ready to attack. "Hello my love, ready for me to add another scar to your collection?"

"Stop calling me that!" Blake yelled as she charged forward, swinging both of her blades and driving Adam back. "I stopped being your love when you changed! You use to be about peace but as soon as you gained leadership of the White Fang you became a man of war!"

"I am simply what the world has made me!" Adam countered.

"The world, or at least most of it, is accepting of us, you just don't want to see it because then you'd have to give up your power." Blake challenged.

"That is a lie! I only want our Faunus brothers and sisters to be where they rightfully belong!"

"Then why were you willing to work with a human who saw your soldiers as disposable?"

"Enough of this!" Adam declared before firing Brush and hitting Blake's midsection. It was only through the girl's reflexes that she stopped herself from falling down into the deep cavern behind her. As he placed Wilt in Brush, Adam said, "I told you before that I would make you watch as I destroyed everything that you love, but now I think I'll send you to the afterlife first." His threat said, Adam assumed his ultimate stance, Brush in his left hand while his right was ready to draw Wilt.

'One way or another, it ends today.' Blake remained herself as she placed Gambol Shroud in its sheath and held it in her left hand while preparing to draw her blade with her right.

Upon seeing this, Adam said, "You cannot be serious."

"If you aren't afraid, try me." Blake challenged.

The two fighters stood still, waiting for some unknown signal. Finally, both Faunus charged forward at full speed. As the got within striking distance, both pulled their blades. After passing each other, both stood still, blades still drawn. Then mirroring each other, both began re-sheathing their weapons. Adam was faster, Wilt and Brush connecting with a loud "click." Blake staggered and held in a scream as a part of her left ear fell in front of her face. Smiling, Adam said, "It looks like I've won again."

"I wouldn't be so sure." Blake replied as she finished sheathing her blade. Adam didn't attempt to hold in his scream as his left arm fell off, his weapon banging against the ground. As the pain was too much, Adam knelt as he grasped at his bleeding stump. "It maybe the wrong arm, but I don't think Yang will care too much when I tell her about this."

"You know they will betray you, yet you still defend them!" Adam yelled.

"No, she won't." Blake stated. "She is my friend and I will defend her as I know she will defend me. We may not always agree, but we won't betray one another." As she walked towards her defeated opponent, Blake collected Brush and Wilt. "A change is coming Adam. Soon the day will come when humans and Faunus will get along without any trouble, but for that day to come war mongers like you need to be taken care of."

"Well go on then," the leader of the White Fang challenged, "draw your blade and strike me down, or are you going to use my own weapon against me?"

"No," Blake began, "that's too good for you." Adam didn't have a chance to respond before Blake once more kicked him, this time into the open chasm. Before turning away, Blake said, "Goodbye Adam." then disappeared into the forest.

"After that I wandered for a bit before I saw Ozpin's speech on a TV and decided it was time for me to come home." Blake said, finishing her tail.

"So Adam is dead?" Weiss asked.

In response, Blake shrugged her shoulders as she said, "I don't know and honestly I don't care. I'm done letting the past define who I am, and even if he did manage to pull himself out of there I think he'd have a hard time surviving without this." From under the bed Blake pulled out Brush and Wilt before presenting the weapons to Yang. "He used them to take your arm, it's only right that you have them."

The now calm Yang just pushed the blade back to the cat Faunus, "Keep them, I'm not much for blades and I'm sure that you can find a better use for them than I ever could. Sorry about decking you."

"As I said, I probably deserved it." Blake replied. At this point Ruby couldn't contain herself any longer and pulled everyone into a group hug declaring that Team RWBY was back. The celebrations would have gone on if a voice from the hallway didn't say, "Hey Weiss you in? Neptune's been looking all over for you."

Walking through the still open door was Sun Wukong, the blonde monkey Faunus with the perpetually open shirt. Upon seeing Blake the boy froze before declaring, "You!" Team RWBY was prepared for another reaction similar to Yang's, only to be shocked when the boy pulled the other Faunus into a kiss. While the remainder of her team was stunned into silence, Blake rested her forehead against Sun's as he said, "Do you have any idea how worried I was?"

Before Blake could respond, Yang asked, "So how long has this been going on?"

Turning to face her team while she scratched the back of her head, Blake said, "A few days after we all went undercover." The Team would have asked more questions, or teased the couple, if it weren't for a series of clicks. Looking down, Blake saw that Sun had handcuffed himself to her. "Sun, what the hell?"

"What, you think after you disappeared I'm letting you out of my sight again?" the monkey Faunus questioned.

"And what about when you have to go back to Haven?" Blake questioned.

"If you'd actually stick around you'd know I'm not going anywhere." Sun countered. "It's part of Ozpin's new program to build better relations among the Kingdoms, Team SSSN is taking practical courses at Beacon while things like Math, Languages, and History we take online."

"And when one of us has to use the rest room or get changed?" Blake asked, playing her final card.

In respond Sun grabbed part of the chain before pulling, causing more to spool out of his cuff, "The chain's retractable and has over eighteen feet of length. And why are you worried about something we've already seen?" Sun questioned.

A dark aura surrounded Blake as she grabbed Gambol Shroud. Yelling, "That was one time peak and you promised you wouldn't brag!" the enraged Blake started swinging. Sun, seeing his mistake, wisely choose to run away, even if his pursuer was still chained to him. Meanwhile two thirds of the remaining members of Team RWBY were still in shock that Blake had been the first to get into a relationship while Yang was rolling on the floor laughing. The videos of the chase should prove entertaining enough that she wouldn't mind the missed opportunity to tease her recently returned friend.

After briefly smiling at the happy memories, Yang turned her attention back to the mission. Doing one last head count before moving forward, Yang some of the White Fang members moving inside the compound.

"Alright Ruby, it's time to move out" Yang ordered her sister. "It'll take us a few hours to climb down there and I'd rather take on the White Fang before they realize what's happening."

And with just over 14 pages, the first chapter of Lost Legacy is complete.

Like most of my opening chapters, I didn't get as far in the narrative as I'd like, but I felt that I laid down the foundation for the story pretty well. Rest assured that the Naruto elements will come into play in the next chapter.

Just to clarify something before people say it in the reviews, I do realize that in all likelihood that Pyrrha is truly dead, that the chances of her coming back are slim to none, and I'm okay with that. RWBY is an excellent story, and while tragic, Pyrrha's death is the catalyst that brought out Ruby's ultimate power and what will most likely inspire Jaune, as well as the rest of her team, into becoming stronger to protect others. Many might see me resurrecting Pyrrha as rejecting RWBY's story, but I had the idea for this story in my head before "PvP" and honestly I didn't want to throw away this idea or rework it to fit cannon so much that it wasn't what I originally intended it to be.

Also, please, if you enjoyed this story or any of my other works, could you read the first chapters of Kitsune of the Moon, Deathwing, and The Bat and the Cat and vote in my poll as to which story you enjoyed the most? I've had ideas for all these stories going for awhile and I'd like to know which story my audience wants to see developed more.

Also, just one last note, if you haven't already check out the "Charcoal" and "SLVR" trailers by channel Mark on Youtube. The videos are fanmade in the RWBY style and are very impressive, you can see how the person's skills have developed and improved with each new video. Again, if you haven't seen them, watch them.

So with this chapter there aren't that many question's present, really the only two unknowns at this point is whether Adam lives or not and whether Blake will ever find out the identity of her temporary teacher, I don't even know at this point. Never the less, I hope everyone has enjoyed reading the beginning of this story and will join me for the next chapter.

But while we wait for that, here's acw28 saying, "until next update."