"Man… I almost feel sorry for that guy." Naruto said as he looked at the teenage man in Chinese green clothes is getting bothered by a girl in the locker room.

He has long black hair tied into a ponytail that ends midway down his back. He wears a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeved tailcoat almost like Chinese clothes. The trimming goes down the right side of his torso and forms a black collar. He wears a black, long-sleeved shirt beneath the suit, and light-tan pants with black shoes.

The girl that talked with him had a short orange hair and turquoise eyes. She wears a white sleeveless and fingerless gloves that match the color to her clothes. She sports a pink skirt that starts at the waist and ends mid-thigh.

"I know! We'll have some sort of signal! Like a distress signal! A secret signal so we can find each other in the forest! Can you imitate a sloth?" She asked

"Nora." He called her name as he picked up his pair of green automatic pistols with attached blades.

"Yes, Ren?" Nora called his name.

Ren put his pistols inside the sleeves. "I don't think sloths make a lot of noise."

Nora's eyes rolled in confusion before she guessed, "That's why it's perfect! No one will suspect we're working together."

"Come on Nora, let's go." Ren said as closed the locker and started to walk.

Nora went with him. "But not together together." She giggled a little. They passed by Ruby and Yang while they're getting their weapon from the locker.

Ruby opened the locker to get her Crescent Rose. "Wonder what those two were so worked up about." She said. Today is an initiation, so they have to be there on time or wait for announcement speaks.

"Oh, who knows… So! You seem awfully chipper this morning." Yang said

"Yep! No more awkward small talk or getting to know your stuff." Ruby said grabbing her Crescent Rose before hugging her weapon and petting. "Today I get to let my sweetheart do the talking."

Naruto picks up the tri-pronged kunai from the locker before he looks at it. That kunai…. He can't believe his father lets him have it. It was a gift from him. "Dad. Mom. I promise I'll make you proud." He thought smiling himself before he put the kunai in a black sheath on his knee and walked to his new friends.

"Well, remember Ruby, you're not the only one going through initiation. If you want to grow up, you're to have to meet new people and learn to work together." Yang said

"That's what initiation wants. It's about teamwork with new people." Naruto said went between them. Teamwork with new people. Wow… that was a long time ago. When he was a 12, he learned it how to do teamwork. Well… not with Sasuke. Just a little.

"Naruto has a point. You gotta learn how to work as teamwork with new people." Yang said.

Ruby scoffed. "You sound like a dad." She said, but it's true. The initiation is for working as a team.

"What about you, Naruto? What team are you picking?" Yang asked.

"You know, I haven't made a thought of it. If I can't find, I'll just have to pick you two as my team." Naruto said smiles at them.

Yang jumped up for being picked by Naruto. "Yes! Yes!" She exclaimed, but she noticed Naruto is right there, watched her jumps. So, she stops it and looks at him with her embarrasses face.

Naruto giggled at her for doing her surprises jump. She looks really cute when she does that. "No need to be embarrassed. You're cute when you do that-ttabayo." He said with a smile

Yang's face is red as blushed for being called cute by him. She started to play her own hair like yesterday.

"Kyaa! He called me cute!" Yang thought.

"So, Naruto. What makes you think we can be a team with you?" Ruby asked.

That's a good question.

Naruto doesn't know why he picked Ruby and Yang as his team. It's because his heart is pounding. Something he remembered it. Before he could speak, but Jaune interrupted him by crying out loud. He's having a trouble for finding his locker.

"Ridiculous! There's no way I put my gear in locker room 636 yesterday. I would've remembered having to count that high! Why does this have to happen today?" He whined.

"Jaune! If you head straight over there, your locker number should be there!" Naruto helped Jaune to find his locker. Until he sees Pyrrha is getting her weapon. She wears her armor right now.

She wears a light-brown, strapless top. An elastic, black, A-line mini skirt and brown opera-length gloves on both arms. Her left arm had a bronze armor plate and bronze bracer on top of the sleeve. She wears red ankle-length drapery that appeared to be wrapped around her skirt. Her high-heeled boots are brown with bronze trim. The small circular bronze plate is on her right hip. She wields the shield and spear.

Naruto was going to talk with her, but he saw she's talking with Weiss.

"So, Pyrrha, have you given any thought to who's team you would like to be on? I'm sure everyone must be eager to unite with such a strong, well-known individual, such as yourself." Weiss asked.

"Hmm… I'm not quite sure." Pyrrha said. She hasn't given a thought about making a team. When she closed her locker, she saw Naruto. It's him. Again. That guy she bumped him from last night. "Hey, Naruto!" She waved her hand at him.

Weiss dropped her jaws at her for knowing that man.

"Hi, Pyrrha." Naruto said as he walked towards her to meet her, but got blocked by Weiss.

"Wait for a second, Naruto! How did you two know each other?!" She asked.

"Uhh… Last night. I accident bumped her and got her fell down. So I helped her and apologized to her." Naruto said.

"And we introduce ourselves." Pyrrha said.

Then, Weiss gave Naruto her glare. "Do you have any idea who you're talking to?" she asked.

"Pyrrha Niko?" Naruto guessed, not so sure why she asked that. He hears a giggle from Pyrrha. What was that for?

"Pyrrha graduated top of her class at Sanctum." Weiss said

Naruto tried to remember it what she means, but no and spoke, "No." He shook his head before Jaune joined the conversation and learning what's going on.

"She won the Mistral Regional Tournament 4 years in a row… A new record." Weiss said.

"Never heard of it." Naruto shook his head again.

"She's on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes Box!" She yelled in anger.

Naruto shook his head again for third times. He's being honest because he's new. Of course! He's from another world! How many time he had to answer that stupid questions?! But, thankfully…

Jaune gasped when he heard that title before he does… "That's you?! They only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!"

"Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you." Pyrrha said.

Naruto looked in confusion. That title sounds funny and silly. So, he pretended like he does. "Pyrrha, sorry for not knowing who you are… I'm kinda new guy in this place." He said

"Hey, hey, it's okay. I'm happy you're being honest and you didn't do bad. I think you're the kindest person I ever met." Pyrrha said with warmth smile.

Naruto blushed have started as he itchy his own cheek. "Thank you." He smiled.

"Uhh…" Pyrrha said as she grabbed her hands together behind her. Her cheeks were shown red. "Do you have…a team?"

"I was going to pick Ruby and Yang, but not so sure if I can do like that." Naruto said.

"Word all first students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately."

"Come on, Naruto! Let's go!" Yang exclaimed as she's going ahead with Ruby.

"Looks like you'll have to go." Pyrrha said.

"Coming!" Naruto yelled at Yang before he turned around to Pyrrha. "Yeah, I gotta go. Later, Pyrrha! Hopefully, you can be my teammate!" He went to his friends and heads off.

Beacon Cliff is located near Beacon Academy. It is the starting point of Beacon Academy's initiation. The view is very nice and lots of forests, but danger what's inside. The students of the first year are standing on the launch pads in front of Ozpin and Glynda.

"For years you have trained to become warriors. And today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Ozpin said.

Then, Glynda stepped forward and it's her turn to speak.

"Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of teams. Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates… Today." She said

Ruby started to cry when she heard that. "What? Oh…" She whined.

"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well."

Ruby whined again

"That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next 4 years."

Ruby sudden broke like a broken glass before started to cry. "What!?" She cried for the third time.

"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die."

Jaune gave a nervous laugh before gulped it.

"You will be monitored a graded for the duration of your initiation. But our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose 1, and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately." Ozpin has done for explaining to first-year students before he asked a question, "Are there any question?" Glynda asked

Jaune's hand is raised and spoke, "Yeah…uhh, sir."

"Good! Now, take your positions." Ozpin began as the students are moving into their battle position.

Naruto took out his headband and wrapped around his own forehead before the launch pad is firing, which he saw people on his left side. "Are you guys ready?" He smirked at Bijuu as they smirked back.

Kurama cracked his own knuckles and spoke in awesome, "Hell yeah!"

"So, this landing strategy thing, uh, what is it? You're, like, dropping us off or something?" Jaune asked

"No. You will be falling." Ozpin answered.

"So, did you hand out parachutes for?" Jaune asked.

"No. You will be using your own landing strategy."

Yang winked at Ruby as she put the sunglasses on before she launched herself into the air. Ruby looked at Naruto and gave a smile for good luck before the pad launched her.

"Here I go!" Naruto shouted before the pad launched him off into the air.

"What exactly is a landing strategyyy!" Jaune screamed before pad launched him at last.

-Few minute laters…-

A black bird was flying over the forest until Ruby crashed through it and suddenly exploded.

"Birdy no!"

Ruby fired several times from Crescent Rose's sniper. It'll make her slow down before switched to scythe to catch the tree branch like a hanging hook. She landed on the ground safely as she ran and look for a partner.

Weiss summons a while spell runes to makes her jump and fall into the forest.

Yang fired explosive rounds from her gauntlets, Ember Celica to travel along the top of the forest. She spun in the air and laughing while firing a blast. Yang is almost land, so she crashed through the leaves of some trees while doing a ninja jump on two trees before rolls on the ground.

"Nailed it!"

Pyrrha, in the air, she used her shield to crash through few trees by blocking it before landing on a branch. Her short spears turned into Rifle mode to check her surroundings until she saw screaming Jaune flying in the air. Look like he needed help for the landing. So, Pyrrha turned her Rifle into a long spear, aiming at Janue before throws it at him.

The spear flew toward screaming Jaune in the forest until there's a cracking tree noise.

"Thank you!"

"I'm sorry!" Pyrrha yelled as she's waved her hand. Before she's going down, there's a strange light brown dust around her eyes. However, it's not a dust. That's a sand.

Naruto is flying above the forest with his size of the sand plat which it allowed him to stand. The speed wasn't too fast, but he had so much fun for riding. He felt the nice breeze to his face and hair. He felt so nice. Until going down to the forest, he jumped off his sand plat and landed perfectly as he started to run.

"I fucking love the sand! Thank you, Gaara." He thought.

"To be honest, you're getting better." Shukaku said, a sand beast with one tail.

"Now all you have to do is find your partner." Matatabi said, fire tiget with two tails.

"Yang! Yang! Naruto!" Ruby yelled as she ran in the forest while looking for Yang or Naruto. Either both of them if they're together, she could work that out, but it's hard to find them.

If not, there's Jaune. He's cool, but not too good at fighting. She could try with Blake because she's calm, but not too sure to talk with her.

At that moment, Ruby saw Weiss's in front of her where she's heading. She stopped so hard, trying not to bump her at this time like she did yesterday. Weiss turned around at her and stared into her eyes.

It was very quiet between them. They met each other again third times. Ruby was hopefully if Weiss can be a partner with her. She smiled at her. But, Weiss turned away from Ruby and walked another direction.

"Wait! Where are you going? We're supposed to be teammates…" Ruby frowned for not getting her as a teammate.

Weiss walked toward her ways, having a difficult to go through the bushes. There's no way she can be a partner with Ruby. As she made out of the bushes, she heard a voice from above her.

"Come you stupid urg… come on agh!" Jaune is stuck on the tree and trying to take out the red spear. That was from Pyrrha. He looked down and saw Weiss is on the ground. He nervous to say hi, but she walked away from him.

Weiss turned away from him and head back to the same place where she was. No way she can be a partner with Jaune. She sees Ruby is sitting on the ground and looked sadly. Weiss's almost felt sorry for her because she left her. Maybe, she went little bit harsh on her.

In that case, she grabbed the red hood and drags it along with her. "By no means does this make us friends." She said.

"You came back!" Ruby cried happily.

-But then…-

"What's the hurry?" Ruby asked as she's trying to keep up with Weiss because she walked too fast.

"I will not let my mission be delayed because you're too slow. I swear if I get a bad grade because of your-" Weiss said before Ruby dashed in front of her. Her eyes didn't catch her from behind.

Ruby moves like a puppy and spoke, "I'm not slow see? You don't have to worry about me!"

Weiss turned her head back in confusion and didn't see Ruby back there. She suddenly right in front of her. "When did?" She asked.

"Weiss, just because I don't exactly know how to deal with people doesn't mean I don't know how to deal with monsters. You're about to see a whole different side of me today, Weiss." Ruby said as she wrapped her arm around Weiss like a buddy while continuing speaks, "And after it's all over, you're gonna be like "Wow! That Ruby girl is really really cool… and I want to be her friend."

After that one, Ruby vanished with Rose and left Weiss behind alone. It was scary to stay alone by herself in the big forest. She hears a branch cracking.

"You may be fast, but you still excel at wasting time." Weiss said in nervously before she hears another cracking noise again. She thought it was Ruby, but the noise didn't make like that. Perhaps…it was.

"Ruby!" Weiss screamed.

Naruto stopped his running when he heard a roar from the west. He searched around and feels the presence of sinister and pitch-black.

"Do you guys feel that?" He asked.

"Yes, it seems like the battle began." said Chomei, a gigantic flying bug with seven tails.

"Also, you got company." said Gyuki

Naruto's head turned and saw a large, dark, werewolf-like, but there's more of it. A bunch of the creatures came out from the bushes. They have pitch-black fur and red eyes. On their face is a bone-like mask with red markings, and bone spikes protruding from their arms, back, and knees.

"So, I'm guessing they called themselves Grimm." Naruto smirked before took out the kunai to fight the evil creatures. It's them. Hagoromo told him the evil will destroy humanity, is them! It's his mission is to protect the world and wipe out the evil.

"I believe that werewolf called Beowolf or Beowolves. I like that name!" Saiken said with a childish voice, a gigantic slug monster with six tails.

Naruto moves his body into fighting position as he took out his kunai. Beowolves is charging after him. He smirked as he jumped over it and created blue energy orb before he shouted, "Rasengan!"

He smashed his Rasengan Beowolf in its back and crushed into the ground. The group of Beowolves is regrouping together and growling at their enemy in anger.

Naruto walked out the smoke and looked at the creatures. He grinned at them as he created another Rasengan. "Come at me or else I'll come for you."

All of the Beowolves are charging at him together. Their claws reached out and trying to slash him like a squirrel before he'll make a dodge. But, he did. It's not he's dodging like a normal one. He's dodging them with pure speed. A Yellow Flash color.

Naruto kicked Beowolf into the stomach before he delivered Rasengan to smash it. He then moves to another one as he slashed the Beowolf in the head. He jumped onto the tree branches before making the hands seal that can kill them, but one had incredibly jumped on him and sliced him apart.

Naruto dodged the attack and then teleported to another tree branches because he marked it. His hand seal have been finished and ready to attack. "Fuuton: Kazekiri no Jutsu (Wind Style: Wind Blade Jutsu)!"

He created several of wind blades which are capable of slicing through his target with ease. The wind blade is very sharp. It instantly cut the Beowolves like cutting bamboo. However, Naruto isn't done yet. He made another hand seals before half of Beowolves were dead.

"Katon: Ryūen Hōka no Jutsu (Fire Style: Dragon Flame Caterwaul)!" He yelled before he breathes a number of blue dragon head-shaped fireballs. It fired at half of Beowolves and burned to death.

That was the easy battle for Naruto, so it's his victory today. That wasn't his first time for being here in the forest. He did his Chunin Exam and fought through the dangerous test Forest of Death.

"This forest reminds me of Forest of Death." He said before the presence hits him. It felt different than the other regular Beowolf.

A big Beowolf crushed the tree down and roared at Naruto. The black creature covered in more bone-like armor and spines. It has a more angular skull, larger teeth, and sharp triangular ears. It's way bigger than Beowolf's regular size.

"You must be their leader." Naruto said before created Rasengan in his hand, but this time... His Rasengan is lava. "Come on! Show me what's your got!"