Fusion of Forces: Remnant's Maelstrom

The following day saw Naruto joined by the other members of team NNPR and team RWBY as they made their way to he main arena of Beacon Academy.

The night before had been surprisingly uneventful despite the "revelations" it held.

Naruto had gone ahead and told his team about his being a "Faunus" and their reactions were less than surprising. Pyrrha just smiled and told him that something like that didn't matter to her and that she would always be his friend.

Ren was not at all fazed and simply stated that it only made sense. Nora was the only really noteworthy reaction, having been curious about the marks on his cheeks from when she had first seen him. Now knowing that he was a Faunus and that the marks were actually whiskers and not just scars or odd birthmarks, Nora was tempted to pet them. And pet them she did. This of course led to all of team NNPR finding out that, like any canine or feline, Naruto's whiskers were sensitive to touch.

Being turned into a purring mess like a common house pet was something Naruto's pride would never be able to live down and Nora was more than happy to exploit this newfound "weakness". On the bright side Pyrrha had offhandedly commented that it was cute and even Ren had cracked a smile and laughed at seeing his team leader turned into putty by some light petting of the face.

Of course Team RWBY, minus a certain black cat, were curious as to what had led to all of the drama and Naruto had decided to tell about his half true secret. Blake, having already found out the night prior, was unfazed. Weiss brushed it off in her usual arrogance and said that Naruto was still just a dumb blond, a comment that earned her an angry glare from both Yang and Naruto.

Even still Naruto could see that Weiss was just being Weiss and knew that she was saying she didn't care about his not being entirely human, in her own unique way.

Ruby had given him a hug and told him that it didn't matter to her if he was a Faunus or not, he was her first friend at Beacon and that's all that mattered to her.

Yang had given him a noogie and commented that it just gave her nickname for him an even better basis.

While not exactly being the complete truth, Naruto was happy to see how his new friends felt about him. It felt good to know that even now, so far from home and his precious people, he had new precious people who saw him for who he was.

It also made him feel a bit guilty for lying to them and keeping so much hidden from them.

Kurama was swift to remind him of the consequences that would follow if Naruto allowed that guilt to force him to spill his entire backstory. It was not a matter of trust, but a matter of protecting them from not only those who would no doubt come for Naruto for whatever reason they may choose as well as protecting them from Naruto himself.

Knowing that he couldn't just toss Justu around like they were going out of style kept Naruto at a level that seemed more fitting for someone of his age, at least in Remnant. Sure there were still plenty of people who could no doubt defeat him, both Ozpin and Glynda being on that list, but to do so would no doubt force them to a level they hadn't fought at since their youth.

Bottom line was that by not spilling his guts, Naruto was making sure his friends were kept safe...well as safe as they could be with the whole career choice of being a Hunter/Huntress.

Needless to say the previous day had been quite eventful, for Naruto at least. Today was panning out to be another eventful day as well.

Ozpin had caught wind of the would have been fight in the cafeteria and had decided a fitting punishment for both Naruto and Cardin.

Seeing as how Beacon was training future soldiers, what better way to settle a dispute than with combat? Obviously it wouldn't be a no holds bar fight. The match would be something more of a regulated spar with one of the professors acting as referee and the shields all of Beacon's arenas were outfitted with turned on to ensure that there was no serious injuries.

This would allow Cardin and Naruto to settle their beef with each other in a relatively safe and monitored environment. The "prize" for the winner of this impromptu exhibition? Getting away scot-free.

Well for Naruto at least. Cardin would be penalized for bullying another student regardless of if he won or not. By winning though he would have his sentence lightened to some degree. While Naruto didn't technically do anything wrong, being stopped by Glynda before he could actually hit Cardin, he still had attempted to harm another student and then disrespected a professor. Thus his punishment was having to fight in the match and, if he lost, serving the equivalent of Cardin's own sentence.

Of course both teams NNPR and RWBY hardly saw this as a punishment, having full confidence that their blond friend would have no troubles in triumphing over Cardin. In their eyes this was just going to be an entertaining show of seeing Cardin get what he deserved.

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