Chapter 5 - Home Sweet Home

"YOU'LL NEVER BEAT ME OLD MAN!"

"Hm….Talk is weak."

"KICK HIS BUTT RUBY!"

"TOTAL ANNIHILATION!"

"Ahhh…" groaned Ruby as she was pushed out of the way by her older sister Yang. The blond hair girl gave a wild grin, and looked over at the man sitting next to her. She shouted, "MY TURN!"

"Hehe, by the way don't EVER call me old." reminded Qrow as he looked back at Ruby. Who was still sulking over the lost. Qrow then turned back to the screen, and he muttered, "Let's see….where was I?."

"You were telling us about your last mission!" answered Ruby as she jumped in between Qrow and Yang. Yang paid little attention as she was only focused on the game in front of her. Qrow looked away for a second to look at Ruby and mouthed a "oh yeah".

"So, I come across a small village just west of Mistral….Right off the bat I knew something was off about the town." proclaimed Qrow.

Ruby's eyes widen in curiosity, and she asked, "What were you doing there?"

"I was gathering information, but I was too tired from battling Grimm along the way, so I took a quick stop at town's Inn." informed Qrow as he pressed a little bit harder on his controller, and caused Yang to give a small yelp. He continued, "The place was crawling with low lifes, thugs, and even huntsmen that I could only assume were hired by less than savory people for less than savory jobs."

"And that is when it happen! I was defeated….by the mere sight of the Innkeeper's skirt length!" stammered Qrow, and his bold statement caused Yang to look away and glare at Qrow for just a brief second. That gave Qrow just enough time to press a few buttons, and win the game in front of him.

"TOTAL ANNIHILATION!"

Yang pouted, and she snapped, "You are the worst!"

Her outburst caused Ruby to start snickering, and Qrow topped it off by bursting into laughter. Qrow and Ruby laughed for a few seconds, and then Qrow offered his sympathies, "How about best out of three?"

"Soooo, Uncle Qrow did you get in big trouble with Professor Ozpin?" nagged Ruby as she got off the floor, and onto a nearby bed. Uncle Qrow gave a snicker, and he responded without thinking, "Me in trouble? More like Ozpin got a good tongue lashing from Naruto."

"What?" asked Ruby as her eyes widen, and her expression became serious. Yang who had been trying to start another round also stiffened, and turned around to look at Qrow biting his tongue. Yang the asked, "Naruto? I've never heard you mention a Naruto."

"I-uh….I wasn't supposed to say that." admitted Qrow as he stood up from his seat to look at Ruby. Whose eyes were filled with morbid curiosity about Naruto. She didn't hesitate to ask, "Is he here?"

"Uh…"

Ruby stood up from the bed, and grabbed onto Qrow's hands, and then she asked, "Uncle Qrow, you know Naruto Rose, don't you!"

Ruby didn't wait for answer as she looked over at Yang, and pointed her finger at her. She shouted, "SEE I TOLD YOU! HE'S REAL!"

"I knew it! I knew it!" repeated Ruby as she looked back at Qrow, "I've been looking for months, but not once was I able to find any information about him. I even asked Weiss to look for him in her father's database, but nothing ever came up! Uncle Qrow, you have to tell me more about him….about my mother's brother!"

"I can't do that." revealed Qrow with a bit of remorse. Ruby's mouth opened but no words came out. Yang was the one to ask, "Why not?"

"Because!" stammered Qrow as he was mad about the slip up, "Naruto and I aren't exactly on good terms right now. I-I don't want to get him more mad by breaking the promise I made to him."

"P-promise?" asked Ruby.

Qrow took a deep sigh, and his head slumped forward. He then looked back up at Ruby, and answered, "Yes, I promised him I would never tell you about him."

"B-but….why? Does he….hate me?" asked Ruby as she suddenly felt crushed. Yang looked over at her younger sister as she knew the idea of having another family member had enlightened Ruby. Ruby had been excited to know that there was someone else out there with a connection to her mother. Yang's eyes soften, and she pulled Ruby into a hug.

"Yeah right." hinted Qrow as he looked at Ruby, "If you haven't noticed by now, Naruto has always been looking after you Ruby. I believe you guys called him….the yellow flash."

"You mean from that day….that was him?" asked Yang as she recalled the time in which Ruby and Yang had ventured out in the forest in search of Yang's mom. Were they had been ambushed by several grimm only to blink, and see a yellow blur kill them all. Then before they even knew what was going on they reappeared back outside their house, miles away from where they had been.

"Yes."

"But why does he stay away from me?"

"That isn't my place to tell you." responded Qrow as he pinched his nose. Then he looked over at Ruby, and only stared at her with a blank face. Then after a few moments of silence Qrow rubbed his forehead, and let out some air out of his nose.

"The promise can go to hell….Ruby if you want to meet Naruto. I'll tell you exactly where to find him." caved in Qrow, and then he pulled out a scroll and handed it to Ruby, "I'll tell you where to find him, but when you meet him give him this. It's a message from me….he'll understand."

"So where do we find him?" asked Yang as she was also curious in meeting Ruby's mystery Uncle. Qrow eyed them carefully, and then looked back at Yang. He then pleaded, "Before I tell you just promise me you won't get hot headed Yang."

"Hey! I'm not hot headed!"

"Please, Yang!" asked again Qrow, "Don't get in a fight with Naruto. I don't want the little confidence you have to get crushed."

"We promise." answered Ruby as she silenced Yang with just a look. Qrow nodded, and then he revealed, "He has an apartment in Vale, but it won't do you any good looking there. He only goes there to sleep. But Naruto is a man of habits. From now to 5, he'll be sitting in the park. 5th bench away from the exit more than likely with a notebook in his hands If you don't find him there it means he left a little early to get some dinner, he'll more than likely be eating at a ramen shop."

LINE

Naruto sneezed to the side as he protected the ice cream sandwich in his hands. He wiped his nose with his sleeve, and eyed the ice cream carefully. Then he muttered, "Am I really getting sick by eating ice cream?"

Naruto took another bite, and returned to the book he was reading. Occasionally he would glance around him to remind himself where he was. He would take break from his reading as well, and just soak in the sight in front of him. Naruto had grown up around trees around his whole life, and adored the park found in Vale. There wasn't a lot of trees, but there was enough to give off that forestry feel. He adjusted himself as he tried to get comfortable again in his seat.

Nonetheless, Naruto found it difficult to concentrate as the news of Tukson's murder was still fresh on his mind. Naruto had met the man a few years ago, when he first opened his bookstore and he'd been a nice fella. He came off as a bit reserved, and it shocked Naruto that someone had killed him. It's not like he had tons of money to steal from, and from what Naruto heard the assailant had only taken a comic book.

Naruto looked down at his book, and tried again to read. Finally he managed to get through a couple pages, when the sound of a twig breaking caught his attention. His eyes narrowed, and he tried to look behind him from the corner of his eyes. Naruto could make out two figures hiding pitifully behind some slides and swings. That's when he heard a whisper.

"There he is!"

"SHHH! Be quiet, Yang!"

Yang? Naruto closed his book as the name sounded awfully familiar, but couldn't place a face with it. Naruto looked down at the cover of the book, and took a deep sigh. Who exactly was behind him? Was it one of Ironwood's soldiers? No, the voice sounded too young. Maybe it was the White Fang? Qrow had said that whoever attacked Amber was pulling the strings here in Vale. Maybe they were connected to Salem,and she'd ordered them to spy on him? No, no one knew he was here except Qrow, Ozpin, Glynda, and Ironwood.

Naruto was broken from his thoughts as he heard footsteps begun to approach his bench. Naruto slowly moved his hand to the handle of his blade that rested to his side. The footsteps got louder, and very soon they were to Naruto's right. Naruto didn't look back as he pretended not to have acknowledged them. Naruto tightened his grip on his katana expecting a fight, but he was met with a gasp.

Naruto's head turned to the side. He froze. Naruto's eyes stayed glued on Ruby who stood next to Yang just a few feet away from him. Naruto met Ruby's eyes and he could see the mix of emotions in her eye. Naruto's eyes softened as several emotions ran through his head. He took a sharp breath as the sudden image of Summer appeared in the back of his head as he stared at Ruby. Naruto then croaked, "Hello."

"Hi." chirped Ruby quickly, but said nothing else as she was caught up in her own emotions. It was Yang who broke the ice, "Hello, my name's Yang Xiao Long, and this is my sister Ruby Rose. But you already knew that."

"Just like you know my name's Naruto Rose." responded Naruto cooly as he looked forward, and away from Ruby's gaze, "I'll admit you two are quite grown up….far from the little kids you were when I first met you."

"I-," finally spoke Ruby as she found it difficult to ask the several questions in her head, "Where have you been all these years? Why have I never met you? You're my mother's brother right? Why did my father and Uncle Qrow never mention you? Why-"

"Woah," sounded out Naruto as he felt a bit overwhelmed by the multitude of questions. Ruby back up a little as she felt a bit guilty for letting her mouth run. Naruto took a deep breath, and took a long look into the sky. He then looked back at Ruby, and responded "Ruby….Yes, I am your mother's brother. For where I have been all these years….I've been here. Doing jobs for Ozpin, and keeping this nation safe. However, that is no excuse for being nonexistent in your life. I suppose after Summer's death, I never found the heart to return to Patch."

"Weeks turned into months, and more quickly than I imagined you were already a student at Signal Academy." explained Naruto as his eyes narrowed, "I'd created a lot of enemies as a huntsman and I was afraid they would hurt you. I didn't want to bring any complications to your life so I decided it was best if I just let you be."

"SMACK!"

Naruto fell from his bench, and his cheek burned from the punch. Naruto looked up at Yang and her extended arm. Naruto rubbed his cheek as Ruby quickly pulled an angry Yang back. Ruby gave Yang the best glare she could muster, and then turned back to Naruto. She apologized, "S-sh-she didn't mean too!"

"YES I DID!"

"YANG!"

Yang broke from Ruby's clutches, and pointed her finger at Naruto. Her eyes were now bright, and Naruto didn't have to activate his sharingan to see aura running through her glowing hair. Yang declared, "What is with all of you adults? What right do you have from staying away from our own sakes? Well, news flash buddy! We aren't the little kids you remember, we are huntresses in training, and we don't need any protection!"

Naruto stared at the blond haired girl for the longest time. Then he just gave a loud laugh as he couldn't help it anymore. His laugh made Yang even angrier, and she pulled back her fist to punch Naruto. Her fist flew forward, then abruptly stopped inches away from Naruto's face. Yang grunted as she no longer was able to move, and panic ran through her body. Chains had come from underneath the ground, and literally stopped her in her tracks.

"What is this?" asked Yang as she stared at the chains. Tugging as hard as she could, but her body would not budge. Ruby was completely confused as she had no idea what was going on.

Ruby asked Yang, "Yang, what are you talking about?"

"These chains!"

"What chains?"

Naruto stood up from the ground, and dusted off his pants. He looked up at Yang, and his sharingan glowed to life. Naruto blinked, and Yang suddenly fell forward. Yang was on her knees when she looked up, and suddenly she became aware of the tomoe's in Naruto's eyes. Naruto then spoke, "I'm sorry, I wasn't laughing at you….rather I was laughing at myself."

"Ruby." acknowledged Naruto as he looked over at Ruby, "She's right. You guys are grown up, and I suppose I should respect you for that. I….You just need to understand. After Summer's death, I was not in the greatest set of mind. I was filled with a lot of dark emotions, and I just didn't want you….or Yang to see how I was. I also did not wish to involve you with any of my…..personal problems. "

Ruby was about to say something, when Naruto kept talking, "But you are right, Yang. You are now Huntresses in training, and I have no right keeping things from you too. I hope you can forgive me."

"It's fine!" nearly shouted Ruby as he eyes glowed up, "I-I mean the important thing is that we are meeting you now!"

"A little bit late if you ask me, " muttered Yang as she gave Naruto a questioning look. Then she demanded to know, "And what did you just do to me right now! And what's wrong with your eyes?"

Naruto said nothing as he looked down at his watch, and then turned back to the two girls, "How about we talk about it over dinner? I'm a bit hungry, and I'm sure you two have a lot of questions."

"Well…."blushed Ruby as she and Yang exchanged a look of embarrassment, "We don't exactly have any money at the moment."

"My treat….think about it like a late birthday present for all those years I was gone."

LINE (VALE CUISINE)

"Holy crap! I didn't know food could be this good!" hollered Yang as she dug into the pasta that had been served to her. Ruby sat beside her on the table, and she also agreed, "Th-this is just amazing!"

"You think so? Never really liked the place." muttered Naruto who sat across them, and had the same meal as them. Yang took another bite from her plate, and with her mouth full she exclaimed, "I'll admit, I've never been here before. It's nice."

The three took a moment to look around the patio on the second floor that was just near the shore. Giving them an amazing view of the sea as the sun inched closer to setting. Naruto chuckled a bit, "Of course, it wouldn't be worth its price if it wasn't."

"So, Uncle…..Naruto." spoke up Ruby as she let the words roll off her tongue. The sound of the words appealed Ruby very much, but she instantly turned red. Not having said it intentionally, but rather it slipped. Naruto gave a small smile that curled on the end of his mouth, and he gave approved, "I suppose it is only right. After all, I am your uncle. So what is it Ruby?"

"Are you gonna tell us about your eyes?" asked Ruby as Yang perked up from her meal, and then turned her attention to Naruto. Then she pointed her fork dangerously at Naruto, and Yang demanded to know, "So what's wrong with your eyes? Like at the park they had these commas in them, and the next thing I know these chains pop up from the ground and surround me!"

"Chains?" repeated Ruby as she gave a perplexed look at Yang, and added, "You keep saying chains, but, Yang, there wasn't any chains that popped out of the park."

"Ruby's right, there was never no chains." answered Naruto as Yang frowned, and was about to argue with Naruto. When Naruto brought his hand up, and pressed his index finger up to his head, "Those chains you saw where all in you head. An illusion."

Naruto's eyes came to life, and the silver color of his eyes shined a bit more. Three tomoes appeared in his eyes, and Naruto pointed at them. He commented, "What you see here is something known as Kekkei Genkai. A unique power only passed down through family. My Kekkei Genkai is known as the Sharingan."

"Woah," commented Ruby as her eyes remained glued on Naruto's eyes. Yang looked over at Ruby and took a long look at her eyes. Her eyes widen, and Yang turned to face Naruto. Naruto smirked, and before Yang could say anything. Naruto spoke for her.

"Yes, Ruby also shares the same Kekkei Genkai. Further proving that we are family. As well that Ruby is also capable of accomplishing the same feats as me." revealed Naruto as he looked over at Ruby. Then he asked, "Has anyone ever mentioned your Silver Eyes."

"Yes." admitted Ruby as her mind was instantly brought back to her first meeting with Professor Ozpin. She disclosed, "When I first met Professor Ozpin, he….the first thing he told me was that I had silver eyes."

"Of course he did." grumbled Naruto in a seething tone. Which didn't go unnoticed by Yang and Ruby. They shared a glance, as they remembered what Qrow had told them. Naruto the continued, "Anywho, Ruby you are very special. Not just in daddy's baby girl special, but actually special. You have the potential of doing things that could only occur in a person's dreams. That's why it's important you should kn-"

"BEEP!"

Yang's scroll went off, and it cut off Naruto. Yang quickly pulled out, and she smacked her forehead the moment she read the text. She looked over at Ruby with a disappointed look, and she reported, "We have 10 minutes before the last Airship to Beacon leaves. We need to go now, since we have the tournament tomorrow morning."

"But-" muttered Ruby as she looked over at Naruto. Not wanting to be separated so quickly, especially when she still had so many questions. Naruto saw her objected look, and quickly offered, "Yang, I know you are competing tomorrow, so maybe it's best you leave now. However, Ruby you are not? How about this, you can run along, Yang, and I'll make sure Ruby gets to Beacon later tonight?"

"But didn't you hear!" nearly shouted Yang as she pointed at her scroll, "The last airship leaves in ten minutes! How could you possibly get her."

"Yes, last airship maybe for students, but I am not a student." noted Naruto as he took a drink from his cup, "I am an actual huntsmen. If I want to go to Beacon I can go whenever I want."

"It's fine Yang!" reassured Ruby. "I'm not competing tomorrow so it's not a big deal if I get to Beacon before curfew. However, you are and I think you should go."

Yang looked over at her sister not pleased with the situation. A second glance at the clock changed her stance on the situation. Yang reluctantly stood up, and again she dangerously pointed her fork at Naruto. She threatened, "Any funny business, and I will kick your ass."

"Don't be too late!" exclaimed Yang to Ruby as she jumped off the balcony, and ran off towards the docks. Ruby gave an uneasy laugh as she felt embarrassed by her sister's actions, and she looked over at Naruto. Naruto shook his head, and he took a bite of his food. He mused, "Daughter like Mother, I suppose."

"You know Yang's mother?" asked Ruby as she had clearly heard the comment. Naruto glanced over at Ruby, and he nodded, "Of course I do. How can I forget the woman who's been trying to kill me for years."

"What?" squealed Ruby. Ruby gave Naruto a startled look, and Naruto just offered her a smile. He slammed his fork into his food, and he added, "She's never been too fond of me. I guess it all started, when I put red dye in her shampoo. Raven…..she's a feisty one. She was even angrier when I refused to join her lovely circle of friends."

Ruby gave Naruto a confused look as she was having a hard time imagining what type of person her Uncle really was. All she could could conclude was that he was one big mystery. Naruto didn't say anything after mentioning Raven, and he ate in silence. Ruby did the same as she didn't know what to say afterwards. That's when Naruto looked up at Ruby, and he finally spoke, "Let's go somewhere, I have to show you something."

LINE

"Woah," muttered Ruby as she had stepped into what looked like a small apartment, but made up for it with its luxurious interior. The kitchen and living room were combined, and had a hallway that led to what Ruby assumed was the bathroom and a bedroom. The kitchen itself had a marble floor with matching marble countertops. The cabinets were made of a darker wood, and matched nicely with the marble. At the edge of the kitchen floor there was a fine line between the marble floor and carpet. Which then led to the living room. A desk was perked up against the far end, where papers and a computer lay. Beside it a large bookcase jam packed with books and folders. In the center of the living room was a small couch with a small table in front of it. On the table several stacks of papers were scattered across it. On the screen Ruby quickly recognized the fight that had been paused. It was the one of Emerald and Mercury vs Coco and Daichi.

"Why are you watching that match?"

"Before anything, there is something I need to show you, Ruby." responded Naruto as he walked up to a coat hanger, and he pulled out a black cloak with red clouds on it. Naruto fumbled with the collar for a bit, and Ruby watched as the cloak flashed white before it turned red. Naruto then handed Ruby the cloak, and he explained, "This was your mother's invisibility cloak."

"Mo-Mom's invisibility cloak?" croaked Ruby as she held the cloak in her hands. Ruby had witnessed the cloak turn white for a brief second, and taking a second glance at it. It did look a lot like the cloak in the picture of Uncle Qrow's. Ruby then looked up at Naruto, and asked, "Did you say invisibility cloak?"

"Yes, your mother was always so skilled at creating weapons. Not only the fighting weapons you may imagine, but weapons like these. She had this really cool EMP she created once….." babbled Naruto but quickly stopped as he was going off topic. Instead he pushed the cloak into Ruby's chest. He then beamed, "Summer created this some time at Beacon, and when I graduated she gave it to me. Now it is yours. It's an extremely useful tool, and I would be lying if I said I never used it for mischief. What you do with it is now up to you."

"But why are you giving this to me? Is this not a present from mom to you?"

Naruto answered her question with one of his own, "Ruby can you guess why your mother gave me that cloak?"

Ruby took a moment, and gave it some thought. Not having any idea, she shook her head. Naruto then proclaimed, "It was to protect me. She wanted to give me something to keep me safe. So, know I give it to you, so you may use it to protect yourself."

"Protect myself…..from what?" asked Ruby as a chill suddenly ran down her spine. Naruto looked away from Ruby for a brief second, and he took a deep sigh. He then turned back to Ruby, and he asked, "Ruby, what do you know about your mother's disappearance?"

Ruby's eyes watered up as she had not been expecting the question. She stood shell shocked for a moment, and then she answered, "I-She left for a mission, and she never returned."

"Do you have any idea, why?"

"No, Dad told me they never found her body."

Naruto took a gulp, and he looked up at Ruby. A tear threatened to escape his eyes, as he wished not to be the bearer of bad news. But he had to let her know, of the dangers she faced. Naruto finally confessed, "Summer didn't just disappear on some mission, she was more than likely hunted down and killed by Salem."

Ruby let go off the cloak in her hands, and let it drop to the ground. Her hands instead covered her mouth to suppress a sob. Tears fell down her face, and she stumbled backwards and hit the wall. Naruto reached forward to keep her from falling, but instead Ruby jumped forward and engulfed him in a hug. They stood there for a few minutes as Ruby cried as the news had been to much for her. Eventually, she calmed down, and broke from Naruto's hug. She wiped a few tears, and she asked, "Wh-who's Salem."

"Salem is a dangerous woman who wants nothing more than to destroy humanity, and

she will do anything to achieve power and to get rid of those with it." growled Naruto, "You and I are very special because of our eyes. I told you we have power unimaginable to the normal man, and that is why Salem fears us. She found out about your mother years ago, and she did all in her power to kill her."

"But why have I never heard of her?" demanded Ruby as the news of her mother's death infuriated her. She continued, "Why didn't Dad ever tell me the truth? Why did no one ever tell me about my silver eyes!"

"Because your dad may not even know the truth of your mother's death!" exclaimed Naruto, "I didn't even know about Salem until a few months ago, when she tried to kill me. I have no doubt she will try again, as she did with Summer, and that is why I am telling you now Ruby. I need to prepare you for what is coming."

"Coming? What are you talking about now?" squeaked Ruby as she sat down on a

nearby stool, and shook her head. Ruby ran her fingers through her head, and muttered, "What is going on?"

Naruto took a deep sigh, as he realized he had hit Ruby with so much information. He also took ran his fingers through his hair. Then he spoke, "Let me start from the beginning."

LINE

"Let me get his straight." wheezed Ruby as she straightened up in the chair. She then continued, "The Four Maidens and the story of the four relics are true."

"Yup."

Ruby gave disbelieving look, and she added, "There is this evil woman, named Salem

who is trying to collect them, and use them to destroy humanity."

"Yup."

"This woman also killed mom because Salem fears people with the sharingan."

"Yup."

"Professor Ozpin and a select group of people know about this, but keep it hushed up to avoid public panic."

"Yup."

"You didn't know about this until you had a run in with Salem in your last mission. You confronted Professor Ozpin, and learned the truth. Meanwhile, hacking his computer and stealing several files."

"Yup."

"Uncle Qrow suspects that Salem has people here in Vale. He believes this because the fall maiden, who was attacked by Salem's people, is hidden here in Vale. It would help explain the recent Torchwick incidents and rise in White Fang activity."

"Yup."

"You agree with Uncle Qrow that Salem's people have infiltrated the tournament, and that is why you are watching each fight."

"Yup." nodded again Naruto as he gave a frown, "That is a pretty simplified summary."

"Okay, information overload." muttered Ruby as she rested her head on the table. She lay her head for a few moments before looking back up. She gazed into Naruto's eyes, and took a long look at his silver eyes. She muttered, "How come I've never used the sharingan?"

Naruto shrug, and he put his arm on Ruby's shoulder. Ruby suddenly felt a small amount of Aura, and the color of the room changed. Everything became black and white, and Ruby felt her head spin at the change of scenery. Before she could say anything Naruto threw a fist at Ruby's face, and she watched as an outline of his fist appeared in front of it. Almost like his fist was following the path she saw. Ruby got out of the fist's way, and she stumbled backwards.

"You've activated your Sharingan for a long time, but you've been unaware of it Ruby. How do you think you can use your speed semblance? Normal people aren't capable fighting at such high speeds because their eyes are unable to keep up." noted Naruto as he saw the glow appear in Ruby's eyes. "You've been fortunate enough to not have had to progress the Sharingan at an early age like me and Summer."

"Progress it?"

"Yes, Progress it. There is four stages to the sharingan." explained Naruto as he reached into a drawer, and pulled out a mirror. He showed it Ruby, and let her see the slight change of color in her eyes. "This is the first and most basic stage. You've activated the sharingan, and are capable of predicting your opponent's moves, and cast illusions."

"Like what you did to Yang?"

"Exactly."

Naruto then activated his sharingan, and revealed the three tomoes in his eyes. He then continued, "The next stages are the tomoes. Each tomoe represents a stage, and that is why there is four stages. However, each tomoe is special because we are able to obtain a special power….or another semblance."

"Another semblance? So we can have up to….four semblances?" asked Ruby as her eyes widen in shock. Then her mouth gaped open as she gazed into Naruto's eyes, "T-that means….you have four semblances!"

"Five actually, if you're counting my three sharingan abilities, my speed semblance, and my healing semblance." boasted Naruto as he gave a sly smile. Which only caused Ruby to look at Naruto in more admiration. Naruto quickly got rid of the smile, and he cleared his throat, "But there is a limit. I can only use two of the three sharingan powers in a 3 hour period. If I was to use all three in that time frame, as soon as I deactivate my sharingan. It will go into this refractory period, and I won't be able to use my sharingan for 24 hours."

"So you can only use two of your sharingan techniques?" mumbled Ruby as she begun to realize there was drawbacks to having so many powers. Naruto gave nod, and he pointed at the tomoe in his eyes.

"But don't worry about that now." reminded Naruto, "You don't have any of the tomoe's activated, so you don't really have to worry about the setbacks. As well, from what I know it takes years to naturally make them appear."

"Okay."

The two stood silent for a moment, and Naruto could feel a cloud of awkwardness fill the air. Not wanting the ruin any type of bond they may of formed, Naruto offered to Ruby, "If you want, during summer break, I wouldn't mind teaching how to use your sharingan. After all it isn't an easy practice."

"Really?"

Naruto nodded, and he allowed himself to present himself in a more boastful stance. He then bragged to Ruby, "It was actually I, who taught Summer how to use Illusions."

"You taught my mom? But wasn't she like 10 years older than you?"

"Yeah, but I was always a genius when it came to illusions. I was miles ahead of your mother. She probably couldn't pull off the trick I did on Yang."

"What did you do exactly?" asked Ruby as she had been curious of the previous ordeal. Naruto sat down on a stool in the kitchen, and he brought up two fingers.

"I suppose I can give you a quick intro to Sharingan 101." chimed Naruto, and he continued, "Illusions can usually be put into two categories Delusions and Hallucinations."

Ruby gave Naruto a confused look, and she asked, "What's the difference? Aren't they the same thing?"

"Nope, they are completely different, "answered Naruto, "A delusion is when a person believes something to be true even though it is complete nonsense. A hallucination is using the five senses to trick the person believing something is present when it really is not."

Ruby frowned a bit as she gave the two subjects a quick thought. She brought her hand to her chin, and that's when an idea came to her, "Yang was talking about chains, so you made her see those chains appeared out of the ground! But…."

"That doesn't explain why she was frozen," inquired Ruby as she gave deeper frown, "A hallucination is when someone believes is actually there, but those chains never were. How did you stop her from moving?"

"That's where delusions come into play." corrected Naruto as he gave a sly smile, "You see, I made Yang's mind believe that whatever she was seeing was real. She believed the nonsense that appeared before her, and never questioned the reality of the situation. So, her brain reacted exactly to a situation where chains existed."

"Woah…." murmured Ruby as the thought of such a simple yet powerful illusion boggled her mind.

"But illusions like those are difficult to cast." added Naruto as he crossed his arms, "If a

person knows they are under the effect of the illusion, then they can break out of it. Ending the effect of the paralysis."

"How do you break an illusion?"

"We can naturally see through hallucinations due to our eyes." responded Naruto as he pondered for a moment, "The only other way is to disrupt the flow of Aura in your body. Causing it to act out irrationally which will usually cause the hallucination to break."

"Oh man, I didn't even know there was a difference between types of illusions!" cried Ruby as she found it difficult to grasp her head over the confusing topic. Naruto gave Ruby a reassuring smile, and he comforted, "Don't worry, it takes a lot of practice to just cast a simple hallucination. Once you get the hang of it, it'll be like second nature."

Ruby said nothing as her eyes began to wander around the room. They finally found what she was looking for, and she let out a squeal, "It's already 10! I'm way past curfew!"

"I suppose it's time you get going?" responded Naruto as he bent down to pick up Summer's cloak. He then handed it back to Ruby, and he disclosed, "Well, Ruby you're welcome back anytime you want. If you become interested in training your eyes, then tell me before the Vital Festival ends."

"WAIT! Before we go I need to give you this!" remembered Ruby as she pulled out a scroll and handed it to Naruto. Naruto looked down at the device, and turned it on. He then looked up at Ruby and asked, "What's this?"

"Umm….Uncle Qrow told me to deliver this to you."

"Qrow?" asked Naruto as he started to browse through the scroll. Naruto looked up, and

said, "Thanks."

With that Ruby watched as Naruto's sharingan roared to life, and then to her complete surprise a black portal opened a couple feet away from her. Naruto then gave her a little shove, and Ruby fell into the black portal. Everything went black for a brief moment, and all of a sudden Ruby sees an opening in front of her. Ruby could do nothing as she fell through it. She landed on a soft path of grass, and when she looked up she took a sharp breath. The doors to her dormitory stood right in front of her.

"What?"

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Naruto was seated in his living room on his couch. He sat back in the couch with his arms outstretched, and in one hand a glass of whisky. Naruto paid closed attention to the fight in front of him. It had been the older teams of both Haven and Beacon. Naruto took a drink as he watched the tall and big fighter from Vale get eliminated by the shorter but agile silver haired man from Haven. Yet, Naruto was not interested in this part of the team battle.

The screen had changed to the brown haired girl with the minigun from Beacon fighting alone in the forest. Naruto watched carefully as she looked over her shoulder, and her mouth moved as she was talking to someone. Yet, no one was there. What baffled Naruto even more was the moment that follows. When the girl looks up and realizes that her partner was eliminated, and a look of terror and confusion is written on her face when she looks behind her shoulder. Almost as if she was expecting someone to be there.

The fight was quickly ended as the girl had no chance against the green haired girl and silver haired boy from Haven. Naruto paused the match at the moment the two were declared the winners. Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai. Naruto frowned as the last name of the boy ran a few bells. He couldn't be related to the infamous assassin Marcus Black? Naruto narrowed his eyes, and could recall few details of the man: silver hair and black bead eyes. This boy only had his silver hair, but Naruto couldn't be sure. After all he'd never seen the assassin only heard rumours about him.

Naruto finished the rest of his drink, and then placed his cup down onto the small table in front of him. Naruto pulled out his scroll, and quickly pulled up the Vitaly Tournament standings. It seemed that young Black would be representing his team in the next round. Naruto looked up at the screen, and took a hard look at his partner, the green haired girl.

Naruto looked back down at the scroll that Qrow had sent him, and he read a piece of the file outloud. "Mission Report "Fall"…..The perpetrators managed to flee me at a lightning pace. Despite fighting in an open area with no cover for the next mile, the three people who attacked Fall were gone from my sight in what felt like a split second. None of the attackers shown an ability to use a speed or to teleporting semblance. But it cannot be ruled out."

Naruto looked back at the screen and watched as the green haired girl walked off the stage. Naruto eyes narrowed, and he thought out loud, "If you can make people believe someone is standing there, I wonder how difficult it would be to make them think someone was not there?"

Naruto turned off the TV, and got off the couch. He headed towards his room, and prepared himself to go to sleep. After all, he didn't want to miss tomorrow's fight with Mercury Black because if his hunch is right….then his vacation might be cut a little bit short.
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Ruby sat on top of her bed, perched up in a fetal position. Her red cloak covered her completely leaving only her face visible. Ruby lay there motionless and quiet as she stared into space. The fabric was surprisingly soft, and it sank quite nicely into her skin. Almost as if the cloak was trying to become one with her.

"Alright! THAT'S ENOUGH!" screamed Yang whom was sitting across the room of Ruby. Ruby was broken from her trance, and she looked over at the rest of the people of the room. Yang look completely frustrated as she was know staring at Ruby, and Ruby glanced over to see Weiss and Blake share a confused look.

Yang jumped off her bed, and walked towards Ruby's and Weiss's bunk bed. She was a few feet away from the beds, when she stopped walking and looked up at Ruby. She then demanded to know, "SO, what happened? You got here late, and you've been sulking and cuddling with your cloak! Sulking is Blake's job not yours!"

"Hey!" snapped Blake taking offense from Yang's insult. Blake looked over at Weiss for support, and Weiss just shrug her shoulders and agreed, "She's got a point."

Blake crossed her arms and gave a pout. Yang then looked over at Ruby, and she reiterated, "SO?"

Ruby gave Yang a bit startled not expecting her outburst, and she snug into her cloak a little bit more. She glanced back over at the rest of her team. Ruby was about to speak, when Naruto's words ran through her head.

"It's up to you, whom you trust to tell this secret to. Whether it be our teammates or not. Just remember. Once they become involved there will be no turning back. Salem is not a merciful woman, and she will kill anyone who stands in her way. I only tell you because fate has decided that you will either stand against her or die."

Ruby closed her eyes for a brief moment, and took a deep breath. She reopened her eyes, and gave Yang a cheesy smile. Ruby brought her finger up to her face, and rubbed her cheek an embarrassment.

"Sorry guys for giving off such a bad vibe." apologized Ruby, and lied, "It's just that Naruto ended up telling me a lot of stuff about my mom, and well it just brought back memories."

"He told you about?" asked Yang referring to Summer, and Ruby gave a bigger smile and nodded. Then Ruby gave a small giggle, and she jibed, "Hey, Weiss are you still afraid of ghosts?"

This caused Weiss to stiffen up, and Yang and Blake to give a confused look. Weiss's face flushed red, and she brought her fist up in anger. "I'm afraid of no ghosts!"

Ruby quickly pulled her hood up, and to everyone's shock she disappeared. The both looked around the room frantically not believing what had just happened. Weiss stomped her foot, and she screamed out, "Haha, so funny! Like I would ever fall for your parlor tricks, Ruby!"

Ruby then reappeared behind Weiss, and whisper, "Boo.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

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A/N

Long time no see. Hope you enjoy this new chapter, and I'll be sure to drop another by the end of the week. Thanks!

-ROOKIE14