Patch

Pyrrha blinked and looked around her. She breathed out once she saw the dark hallway and then her eyes fell on the boy in front of her who was now looking at the seal in concentration. Her mouth opened and closed as she tried to understand what just happened.

She touched her fist with Naruto's and then she saw his entire life. A different world, with different energy and creatures even more powerful than the Grimm. Immortals, demons, and gods with a power greater than magic. People who could rain down meteors on the world and people who could destroy those easily.

What affected her the most was watching Naruto's life. She even forgot that she had died while thinking of the things he had to go through. Since he himself had been on the verge of death the countless amount of times he fought people stronger than himself.

...

While Pyrrha was coming to terms with her new condition. Naruto decided to study the seal. He had figured out that the seal was open and attracted Pyrrha's soul by accident. Naruto closed the seal since it might do something that he did not want anything else to happen or even let Pyrrha's soul out.

Like Pyrrha, Naruto also understood everything about her. She was a prodigy who was always good at combat, proud but still had a good character. Then she unlocked her semblance and an accident happened that fortunately did not take any lives. This humbled her and she strived to improve herself. Still, her fear of her semblance was so great that she did not use it much. By the time she grew up, she had learned to use a minimal amount of it when needed.

Naruto looked around and thought for a second to change their surroundings since the hall was too bleak. They appeared on top of the Hokage mountain and Pyrrha gasped when looking down. A smiled form on his face and he started walking down while she followed behind him. Naruto and Pyrrha went around the village.

After a complete tour, they settled down in his small apartment. The atmosphere was really awkward since Naruto did not know how to start a topic and neither Pyrrha knew what to say. Both had seen each other lives but never met each other before.

After a few minutes, Naruto ran out of patience and clapped his hands loudly. Pyrrha jumped up in fright, "Hahaha..." Naruto laughed because of how silly she looked and Pyrrha glared at him in slight anger.

He wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and calmed down, "So, the maidens are real?" he questioned lightly.

"Mhmm.. and magic too." She answered, "But you can do the same right?"

"No. my chakra is sealed for some reason if it was not then the situation might have been quite different. Sasuke would have already found me by using his moon mark."

"Right! you two are reincarnated brothers."

Just like that, the two of them started talking. Some topics were light-hearted, others were regarding his past but Naruto answered all her questions that she was still confused about. It seemed as if they chatted for hours and Naruto advised Pyrrha to rest some more in his apartment before exiting his mindscape.

When he woke up the sky was already bright and even if he did not sleep, his body was full of energy. Perks of being an Uzumaki, his endurance and stamina were off the charts. Naruto cleaned himself with a damp towel and wore his clothes to start a new day.

He ate breakfast while thinking of his next move. Pyrrha's situation did not change the fact that he had to stop some evil madman and find his way back home but now she was his responsibility and he would make sure that he finds a way to make a body for her. Even if he was no Orochimaru, he will use the art of fuinjutsu to achieve his goal.

After a few minutes of walking around, he entered a building that housed all the teachers and asked for Glynda. After Ozpin's death/disappearance she had the highest authority. The woman was always professional and had a no-nonsense attitude, she was doing all she could for Vale but without outside help, the progress was extremely slow.

Naruto knocked on her office door and waited, "Come in.". After entering, Naruto observed the chaotic room filled with papers and files before directing his sight towards Glynda. She had dark circles around her eyes but there was a report in her hand of the current situation of Vale.

"You need to rest." He said in a strict tone. Ignoring the look of anger on her face, Naruto snatched the paper from her hand and put it back on the table.

Glynda looked at Naruto with an indignant look and sighed. She wanted to take a break but as the only leader of the people of Vale, her responsibilities were weighing on her.

"If you don't properly rest than how will you use your aura and semblance to repair Vale. We have already taken back more than half of Vale. All that is left is to bring it back to its former state. Only you can do that!" Naruto added, his plan was to use logic and convince her since.

After a few seconds of thinking, she finally leaned back in her chair and asked, "You have convinced me Mr. Naruto but is this the only reason you came here for?"

"I am going to start traveling again. Vale is already on its way to recovery and I have also eliminated most of the older and dangerous Grimm. The teachers and huntsman can take care of everything else but I need to make sure that something similar is not happening anywhere else."

Glynda was silent, thinking back to what Naruto said. It was true that Vale was cut off from the world after CCT tower fell but Naruto is one her best man. He had single-handedly helped her than all other people combined. She also could not stop him. Naruto was independent, he did not work with a team and was one of the few powerful hunters that didn't graduate from an academy. In the end, she came to a decision.

"I cannot stop you but reports have arrived that trade between the continents has stopped. After the world heard and saw what happened here no one is willing to trust each other. You have also been working daily so why don't you rest for a few days then decide what to do. A few teachers are visiting Patch to get away from this insanity and relax, it might help you decide what you want to do next."

Naruto nodded, "I think you are right. I initially came for the Vytal Festival on a vacation..." he did not continue but Glynda understood what he meant.

After saying farewell to her he picked up a Grimm elimination mission since both Professor Port and Doctor Oobleck at the moment.

Naruto walked the empty streets of Vale looking for his targets and grinned. As a last gift to Glynda, he was about to go wild!

....

A few hours later, Naruto nonchalantly strolled back. The scouts would never believe almost all the Grimm that posed serious threat has suddenly disappeared. This is exactly what he wanted, no one will suspect him and his original strength will be under wraps.

Both teachers were already ready to leave when he got back so he packed his things and got in a car that the teachers have booked to take them to the docks, from there they boarded a ship that dropped them off at Patch.

From afar Patch looked like a beautiful Island. It was far enough to be detached from the city life and close enough not to become a hindrance in case of emergency. It also had Signal Academy and a small town but most people lived in their own houses in the woods.

Naruto especially liked how most of the island was covered in large trees. He took a deep breath and enjoyed being close to nature after such a long time. No matter where he went, he felt most comfortable when he was close to nature, maybe it was because he grew in Konoha or it might be because he was a sage.

The island was also full of Grimm but three experienced fighters dispatched them easily. It was already evening when they reached a log house in a clearing surrounded by trees. Professor Port knocked on the door and heard footsteps coming closer.

A middle-aged, blonde-haired man opened the door, "Come in everyone." He greeted everyone and looked at Naruto inquiringly.

"Hi, Naruto Uzumaki." they shook hands and Tai introduced himself as the father of Ruby and Yang.

"So you are the one who saved my daughters and their friend? I would have thanked you a lot sooner but I had to take care of some things." Tai said.

"You don't have to. I just did what I always do." Naruto waved his hand and smiled awkwardly, he was not used to people thanking him.

"Anyway, how are Vale and Beacon?" He directed his question to the two teachers.

"Everyone is working hard, we have taken back almost half of Vale and in a few months we can start working on fighting the Grimm at Beacon."

Naruto did not participate much in their discussion because it devolved into teachers recounting their past experiences. He also learned more about Tai and Qrow since both were in the same team at Beacon.

The discussion soon turned into recounting past experiences of teachers and students. Naruto listened to them and answered when he was asked something. It had so much time since he had properly spoken to someone that everything was awkward for him. Still, he learned much about team STRQ and their shenanigans.

Professor Port was recounting another such moment when Qrow wore a skirt because he did not know about uniforms. During that, a peal of girly laughter entered his ears and Naruto turned around to see Yang standing at the door; laughing. Everyone stood up and Naruto followed in confusion, thinking that this was some kind of greeting in Patch.

Soon a small argument occurred between father and daughter and Naruto just sat there awkwardly. He experienced something new when Yang just started laughing after Tai said that she had lost her brain cells with her arm. Truly, women were difficult to understand.

After some chatter, the teachers decided to leave but Tai stopped him, saying that he was too young to stay somewhere alone and his guest bedroom was empty so he could stay the night. Naruto was at first hesitant but agreed since it was late at night and who knows if he would be able to find an empty room so late.

...

It was early in the morning when he could hear someone calling his name. Naruto yawned and stretched in a comfortable bed before getting up.

"Naruto!"

He jumped when Pyrrha yelled again and he questioned directly in his mind, "What's wrong?"

"How long have I been sleeping?" Naruto thought back and answered "Slightly more than 24 hours."

"Thank you and why weren't you answering me? I hope you were not doing something important."

"Nahh, I was just sleeping and you woke me up at a good time." He sighed and went to the attached bathroom to get ready for training, all the while he answered Pyrrha's questions. After donning a t-shirt and cargo shorts he went outside his room, the house was silent which meant that everyone was sleeping. Making sure to not make much sound, he left the house and started exercising in the open field just beside the house.

Pyrrha was saying how she did not know the passage of time inside the seal so he altered his mindscape a little to reflect the day and night cycle and allowed her to view what he was seeing.

"Is this better?" He asked. "This is amazing! I can see everything that you are seeing!" He smiled at how excited she sounded and started practicing his hand to hand. He went on doing his exercises for hours and only stopped when Tai came out to check on him. Soon, Yang also came out with her new arm.

"Wait! where are you?" Pyrrha inquired, "I'm at Ruby and Yang's house. I just arrived yesterday and their father told me to stay because of my age." He answered patiently.

Naruto emptied the clearing and started doing push-ups, pull-ups, and sit-ups on the side while father and daughter trained. He was hanging upside down on a tree and his hair almost touched the ground while he watched them train.

He observed how Yang fought, which was just like a boxer but her fighting style was too predictable. Her form was good and she had power in spades but she did not have much experience and projected each of her moves.

"Can I have a spar?" he asked Tai with a smile. Yang was resting since she was still learning how to use her new arm and he could not let the opportunity of testing himself against a professional go to waste.

"Sure, I'll take easy on ya." Tai laughed and Naruto grinned before flipping himself off the branch and landing smoothly, showing off his dexterity.

He took a stance in which his right hand was folded into a fist and the other into a simple palm.

"You are not activating your aura?" Tai questioned and Naruto laughed, "What's the point of using aura when I know this will be a piece of cake."

Tai shrugged and attacked with a simple punch, Naruto deflected it using his palm and punched back with slight force. He did not want to go all out from the beginning and show his strength.

Tai was also an experienced fighter and sped up his attacks. After observing how Naruto just dogged or deflected his attacks he attempted to grab his arm. Naruto instead of trying to free himself used Tai's arm as leverage and smashed his foot on his head.

Tai fell down as his head spun and Zwei their pet dog immediately ran to comfort his master by licking all over Tai's face. He grabbed the dog and sat up to stare at Naruto. "That was some quick thinking. I never saw that kick coming." He praised and even Pyrrha agreed.

"You weren't bad either, want to go again?" Naruto was eager for another round but Tai was looking at his daughter, he smirked and said: "Why don't you have against Yang?"

"Sure"

Both got into position and the fight started. Yang attacked first which Naruto already knew. She was just like him when he was young. Jumping into a fight without thinking. She had already seen how he fought but still did not grasp that attacking first when fight a shinobi leaves openings.

He let the punch pass over his head, blocked her foot and crouched down. A fist smashed into her stomach and she went up into the air a few inches before falling back on her butt. Yang coughed and rubbed her stomach while naruto just grinned.

"You already knew that I was better but you still attacked first, remember the one who attacks first will show openings, second you were predictable and third you were slow." He advised and gave her a hand, Yang sighed and grabbed his hand.

Both got ready for another round while Naruto kept giving hints to Yang on how to improve. Pyrrha also added her two cents and Tai only smiled while watching his daughter train. He was happy that she was finally on her way to recovery.