Fusion of Forces: Remnant's Maelstrom

Ever since he had come to Remnant he had been searching of a way to get back to his home, to the life he had built there while Kurama reminded him that the likelihood of that happening was all but zero. He had been telling half truths and hiding a number of things from his team as well as team RWBY in the hope that when he went back home, it wouldn't hurt him or them. But now, he really had no reason to hide behind lies and half truths. Like Kurama had said, Vale was now his home.

Albeit it probably wasn't the best idea to go up to his friends and tell them, "Hey yeah I'm actually a Shinobi from a different dimension and/or time period. Oh yeah the cute fox I keep with me? Yeah he's really a thousands of years old chakra monster that can pretty much destroy this place by accident."

So while he wouldn't be getting rid of the half truths entirely, he would start being a bit more honest and forthcoming, possible even hint at the truth so that when the time came for him to eventually tell the truth, it wouldn't be such a huge bomb to drop.

"Yeah I was the only one. My mom was also a...'Faunus' but because of some issues during my birth I lost both her and my dad."

Blake raised a brow at the odd way the blond had said the word Faunus, almost as if he was being a terrible liar before she shrugged it off in favor of the realization that not only was he the only Faunus of his home village, but he was also orphaned at a young age.

"I'm sorry! I didn't realize how-" Blake began, truly apologetic that she had no doubt drawn up some deeply traumatic memories.

Naruto merely shrugged, "You didn't know and besides, I've made my peace with it. I didn't have the best of childhoods, but it shaped me into who I am today. Plus I know that my parents truly loved me to their dying breath, and that's all I need to know."

The young cat Faunus smiled at how mature the usually goofy blond looked and handled the situation. It was a bit of an odd sight to see, Naruto being known more for his childishness than his maturity, but before her wasn't that same teen who had complained that the café didn't have ramen, but a man who had seen and done a lot, but still held tightly to his convictions and knew who he was as an individual.

"Why the sudden question?" Naruto asked, curious what had brought on such a random inquiry.

Turning to see that they had arrived at Vale's docks for both boats and airships, the two teens decided to relax for a bit and sat down at the edge of the concrete dock, their legs dangling over the surprisingly calm waters.

Leaning back on her hands, Blake allowed her gaze to stray out to the waters that met the falling sun, creating a burst of purples and reds in a beautiful contrasting view, "You and Kurama looked like you were talking, but weren't saying anything. I know you can talk to foxes, but you two looked like you were talking to each other in your minds which reminded that you had said Kurama had been an experiment by your village..."

Nodding his head as he leaned forward resting his arms on his thighs as he shared in the view of the beatifically painted horizon, Naruto continued from where Blake had left off, "And you were wondering if I was experimented on because of my being a...'Faunus', right?"

Raising a brow yet again at the odd way in which her blond friend seemed to say Faunus, she nonetheless nodded, far more curious about how villages outside the control of the four kingdoms handled the topic of Faunus.

"Like I said I didn't have the best of childhoods. Growing up people would either treat me like I didn't exist or like I was some nuisance that they had to deal with, because they had no choice. Nobody told me why and whenever I asked the leader of our village, one of the only people to give a damn about me, why, he'd just dodge the question, telling me they needed time," Naruto said with sorrowful look crossing his face. Just because he had come to terms with his past and the emotions that had been borne of it, didn't make it any less shitty.

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