Fusion of Forces: Remnant's Maelstrom

Ren, despite his friend dancing around singing something she referred to as the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and his leader whining like a spoiled child who didn't get the candy they wanted, seemed unsuitably at peace. He had likewise gone with the simple style of clothing his teammates had and was dressed in a pair of white jeans and a forest green hoodie, his flowery symbol stitched into the pouch of the thin clothing article.

Finally deciding to give up on his search for his own personal ambrosia, again, Naruto sighed, "Well there goes my idea. Anyone got anything they wanna try?"

No doubt wanting to give his childhood friend something to occupy her lest she cause some form of trouble, the long haired male spoke up, "There's a weapon's shop up ahead. We can see if there's anything interesting in there."

Seeing as how Beacon didn't provide its students with ammo or anything, the rest of the team agreed, needing to stock up on their own preferred ammo of choice.

Despite the seemingly unassuming exterior, team NNPR were a little surprised to see that the interior of the store was tediously well kept and organized with a wealth of variety from the basic and mundane to the eccentric and expensive.

"Welcome to Achievement Hunter's Weapon Shop! Anything that cuts, pierces - or my personal favorite - goes boom, we got it. My name's Jack, how can I help ya?"

Blinking at the the bearded man that stood in front of them, the four teens found themselves at a loss for words. His entrance and subsequent speech had come so abruptly that not even Nora knew how to respond to the situation. Of course that soon came to an end when the word "boom" clicked in the equally eccentric girl's mind and with a squeal she was gone, no doubt to get ammo for Magnahild.

With a sigh Ren ventured off after her to make sure she didn't blow up the store or break anything that would end up costing him in the long run.

Coming out of their own stupor, both Pyrrha and Naruto blinked, the blond speaking up, "Actually yeah, I was wondering if you guys had any of these."

Reaching into the singular weapon's pouch, the only one that was visible at least, Naruto showed the store worker a spool of his ninja wire as well as a kunai and shuriken.

Eyeing the odd choice of weaponry, the large man hummed in thought whilst rubbing his beard, "Well kid, I'll say this, you got an interesting taste in weapons. But like I said, if it's sharp and pointy, we carry it, so yeah we have a few packs of those shuriken and kunai. The wire on the other hand, I'm afraid that's not something we carry. I can check and see if we got anything similar though." Seeing Naruto's shrug, the apparent lover of all things explosive jerked a thumb to a shelf in a corner, "Well we got our kunai and shuriken over there so feel free to browse while I see what I can do."

Taking the shop worker's advice, Naruto made his way over to the shelf to see what they had while Pyrrha ventured off to see what else the store had to offer. On the way to the aisle the blond passed by another customer, but he was unable to see her face as her back was turned to him, though he was struck by a strange sense of familiarity as he glanced at the stranger's long raven locks and petite build.

The teen shinobi was tempted to simply brush the feeling off, but both Kurama and Jiraiya had drilled it into him to always trust his instincts, no matter how far fetched they may seem. As he browsed through the varying types of kunai the weapon's store had to offer and simultaneously kept an eye on the nearby stranger, Naruto wanted to bash his head in as the person turned and revealed a set of burning amber eyes.

Browsing through a shelf full of various vials of basic Dust was the woman who was supposedly the real leader of Torchwick and his whole outfit.

The situation went even further downhill as the woman turned and, with wide eyes, stared straight at the frustrated teen.

'What in the nine circles of hell did I do in a past life to deserve this Kami?'

The booming laughter of Kurama echoed throughout the recesses of his mind, 'Hahaha! This is just priceless! Can we just kill her now? Pretty please?'

The blond Jinchūriki was sorely tempted to say yes to his tenant, however the ensuing battle would more than likely leave the entirety of Vale's shopping district in shambles. Plus there was a high risk his team would try and get involved and he knew that they were no match for this woman who had managed to defeat both Ren and Nora with utter ease.

No, to defeat her he'd have to bring out the big guns and really let loose.

'Spoil sport.'

Naruto was stopped from giving his furry partner a retort when the woman sauntered up to him with a sultry smirk stretching across her flawless face. The smoky voice that followed sounded almost like sex in verbal form, "I didn't think I'd run into you here of all places."

"Yeah, I didn't think a crime boss like you was one for shopping like normal people," Naruto bit back.

The raven haired woman seemed unperturbed by this and just continued to gaze into his sapphire orbs with her own searing amber eyes, "The only crime boss is that buffoon Roman. Even then he's a poor excuse for one."

Before Naruto could reply, his Bijū decided to deliver some rather shocking news, 'Kit, wait! Remember how I said that there were only two negative auras that night?'

'Yeah, what of it?'

With a grim look stretched across his face, the fox dropped the bomb, 'She's not one of them.'

The muscles in Naruto's jaw tightened visibly as he gazed down at the much smaller woman who seemed far too calm for the current situation. Meanwhile his mind raced as it tried to cope with the new information.

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