Just a Bunch of Nobodies: a Naruto Fanfiction

Note: I don't own Naruto or any other series represented, just the OCs

Chapter 1

Unknown location: approximately 2 miles west of Konoha

"Ugh…" a groan bellowed deep in the forests surrounding Konoha. "Ugh…what the hell happened?" the voice belonged to a figure lying prone on the ground. As time passed by, the figure became more aware. "Guys? Guys?" the figure stood up, and viewed the surrounding area, clearly confused. "Dammit, what happened, where am I?" As the figure grew more aware of the world, a small moan made itself apparent. "Huh? Who's there? Answer me!" Hearing no reply, the figure slowly inched towards the noise. As sunlight streamed through the canopy, the full appearance of the figure could be made out.

A tall, well-built individual made his way through the undergrowth. Adorning him was a large, black hooded cloak. An intricate pattern of silver mixed with green raced along the cloak, emphasizing the larger-than-normal zipper that ran from his neck to the bottom of the cloak. Black, curly hair sat atop his head, and he brushed through it, clearing it of dirt. His brown eyes, squinting due to the sudden stream of light, were still adjusting themselves. In response, he reached his hand into a pocket just beneath his neck and removed a pair of circular sunglasses. Now able to see properly, he continued towards the incessant moaning.

As he trekked, the moaning became more distinct. "Who is that?" mused the figure. No sooner than he asked that question did the answer lie before him. A woman, seemingly no older than 20, lay before him. She was garbed with a similar cloak to his own, but accented with red instead. Her skin was a dark chocolate, and her short hair was filled with twigs and leaves. The male's eyes lit up in recognition, and widened in worry. "Crap! Rexec, wake up!" he shouted, as he tried to rouse the woman, fearing the worse. His fears were unfounded, though, as the woman, now identified as Rexec, woke up.

"Huh, 'bronn?" she started, still very groggy, and somewhat annoyed. Absentmindedly, she brushed the clutter out of her hair. "What are you doing here?" She sat up, and winced as her eyes grew accustomed to the forest. "Where are we, Daxbronn?" She asked, just now realizing the unfamiliar surroundings.

"That's just what I would like to know" pierced a voice through the foliage.

The male, now known as Daxbronn, quickly moved himself to cover Rexec, as she was still too disoriented to defend herself. Tensing, he waited for movement, until the voice once again spoke out. "Calm yourself, brother, it's me." A blur of blue fell from the trees, and revealed another person. She stood up, revealing her identity to Daxbronn, the man she called brother. She was also wearing a cloak, accentuated with blue. Her hood was drawn up, concealing most of her face, leaving only her eyes, and the dark-tan colored skin surrounding, it visible to the world. A sigh of relief escaped Daxbronn's mouth, felling at ease with the new presence.

"My, ever the serious one, aren't we, Haxklina?" he joked, no longer feeling anxious. "I take it you're just as lost as we are? Do you have any idea how we got here, wherever here is, anyway."

"Yeah…" Rexec added, now coherent enough to stand. "The last thing I remember was everything collapsing, and…Oh No!!" She snapped to attention, recalling the events that seemed to occur only minutes ago.

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Flashback The World that Never Was…

The hero known as Sora had just defeated the maniacal despot, Xehanort, leader of the once-great Organization XIII. Upon Xehanort's defeat, Kingdom Hearts began to collapse, and with it, the world surrounding it as well. With the source of darkness unstable, innumerable amounts of heartless began rampaging, materializing everywhere and destroying everything. As the world shook to its core, the ramifications spread quickly, soon reaching a compound deep within the bowels of the nonexistent world.

"Dammit! What's happening?" rang the booming voice of Daxbronn through the trembling hallways of the command center of a group unknown to Org. XIII, the hidden organization 3.14, or Pi. The once pristine, white walls were cracked and shattered, the floors and ceilings suffering the same fate. Daxbronn cursed, avoiding the lunge of a large heartless, with a mighty blow, he pounded the beast into a wall, and continued through the passageway. As he ran through the hallways, he was joined by one of his more astute followers, a man known as Saxjon. "Saxjon, report!" barked Daxbronn.

A thin man with mid-length, brown hair, Saxjon was the head of Pi's Assassination division, and as such, was proficient at collecting information. "It seems as though Kingdom Hearts is losing structural integrity at an accelerated rate." Saxjon reported to his commander. The lone monocle on his face staying put, despite the frantic activity taking place. "As a result, the world itself is collapsing, and as you can see," he jumped, and kicked away another heartless, "The heartless are becoming much more violent."

"Hmm, so it seems that Xehanort's ambitions have failed, Saxjon, I want every division in the meeting room now!"

"Yes sir." Saxjon acknowledged the order, and broke off into another hallway. Alone, Daxbronn began to think to himself.

'Damn it, we were so close, it can't end here!' Daxbronn made his way to a much more ornate chamber, the meeting place of the Organization members for all important matters; it was pretty damn obvious that this was important. He entered the chamber, only to see combat between three figures and a horde of Defender Heartless, large, armored heartless with a fearsome shield adorned with a head akin to rabid dog. The final Defender was dispatched, and Daxbronn called out to the three. "R&D team, what's the status of the project?"

The commander of R&D, Shoxj, turned quickly, and shouted, "Sir! Despite a few, interruptions, the portal is ready for use!"

"Excellent, we can finally leave this accursed universe, and not a moment too soon. We just need to wait for-"Daxbronn started, only to see Saxjon appear before him.

"No need sir, everyone is here and accounted for." Saxjon motioned towards the large group of people behind him, the remainder of Org. Pi.

"Right, everyone, to the Ritual Chamber, pronto!"

"Yes!" the group answered, and began readying themselves to depart. However, Daxbronn caught sight of movement, and turned. A being towered over the group, out of their immediate vision. With all of the debris and chaos, Daxbronn was the only one to notice. His eyes widened, and with a deathly sense of urgency, yelled to his comrades.

"SCATTER! WE GOT A DARKSIDE!!"

The group turned to view the gigantic heartless, and immediately bolted for the doorway leading to the Ritual Chamber. However, one unlucky female was struck by a falling chunk of ceiling, and was unable to prevent what happened next. The Darkside swept with its enormous hand, and brutally struck the woman. Her body went flying, and with a sickening crunch, she slammed into the wall, leaving a series of cracks and an indentation where she remained, unmoving. "Faxnyn! No!" Rexec cried out, and started to turn back, only to be stopped by Daxbronn. She was in hysterics. "Why!? We need to save her!" Daxbronn merely shook his head, and turned back to face the passageway.

"We can't do anything for her now. We have to continue."

"What, you can't mean that! You bastard!" Rexec shouted towards her older brother, only to be silenced by a stern look from him. His strong, steely eyes coated with a hardly noticeable mist. It wasn't much, but to his comrades, it was enough.

"Damn it, Rexec, don't you think this is hard enough already? It's sad, but unless the rest of you want to die, we need to MOVE!" Daxbronn turned back, and headed down the hallway. After a moment, the rest followed. The Darkside looked to see his prey leaving, and sunk into the shadows…

The foundation of the base was crumbling, yet the path they needed to follow was clear enough. After a few minutes of running, the group reached their destination, the Ritual Chamber. The room was large and mostly bare, with the exception of a faint circle in the far wall, flanked by a series of symbols. Needing no words, the R&D team jumped into action. The three individuals, Shoxj, Vexnid, and Xachim placed their hands over the symbols in the wall and began chanting, a pool of darkness forming in the circle.

Just then, the imposing figure of the Darkside oozed out of the floor, in all it's terrifying glory. With salvation so close, the Organization was distraught. Suddenly, a figure stepped up and began walking towards the monstrosity. The second-in-command of the combat team, and loved one of Rexec, Temixerious. "Looks like I'll have to buy us some time." Rexec panicked, and shouted after him.

"Tem! What are you doing?" she started to follow, but he simply turned, and shook his head.

"Babe, I've never proven myself worthy of you to your brother yet, might as well start now." He reached out with his right hand, and a spiked battle chain materialized and coiled around his arm. He then looked at Rexec's face for a final time, a weary smile etched on his dark face. He proceeded to give a quick salute and blew a kiss to Rexec. "Later." Temixerious jumped, and with monstrous strength, tackled the Darkside out of the chamber. He lashed out with his chain, and collapsed the doorway, sealing the entrance.

Rexec was on the verge of tears, but the groups problems only worsened, as a new horde of heartless seemingly appeared out of nowhere, and converged around the group. At that moment, the three in charge of the portal finished their work, and the portal opened fully. Tendrils of darkness shot out of the wall, ensnaring nine of the members gathered, leaving the R&D team untouched. As if sensing their distress, Shoxj answered the unasked question, "Someone's gotta keep this thing safe. Vexnid, Xachim, now!"

The three gave a mental command to the tendrils, as they started to pull the nine members into the darkness. The last thing any of them saw was Xachim brandishing his Longsword, Vexnid preparing her Halberd, and Shoxj unveiling his dual Chakram, wearing a grim smile on his face. His final words echoed through the portal, as the others sunk into darkness.

"Bring it on, bitches."

End flashback.

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"So, that's how we got here. Damn that bastard, staying behind to die like that!" Daxbronn growled. Rexec just sniffled, and composed herself. She knew that her darling wouldn't want her crying like that.

"No, they aren't dead; those guys always have a back-up plan. That's right, they'll be fine, Tem will be too, I just know it…" Rexec finished composing herself, her cheerful disposition back in full force. Daxbronn just nodded, glad to see his little sister in high spirits.

"Well, now that that's out of the way, I believe it's time to educate ourselves on the ways of this world." Daxbronn raised his hand, and gathered dark energy in his palm. "Darkness Diploma!" he yelled, as he fired it into the air, the dark energy dispersing into the winds. A few minutes passed, and all was silent. About 10 minutes elapsed, when the forest was alive with activity again. The dark mist that Daxbronn spread returned engorged with all the basic knowledge of the world around them. This technique was created in the early stages of the technique that sent them to this world; its purpose was to collect all the needed information for survival in whatever world they would be sent to. The knowledge would then spread to all the organization members involved in the transport, preparing them for the unknown world. The three quickly absorbed the knowledge, and soon learned all that was needed. Breaking the silence, Haxklina spoke up.

"Ninjas, eh? Sounds like my kind of people." She stated, her dry smile concealed by her mask. "Now we just need to-"suddenly, she stopped, the side effect of the dark portal activating. Pain like no other coursed through them, as their bodies were being reshaped from the ground up, forming the chakra pathways needed for the life of a ninja. The process continued for half an hour, until it stopped, leaving the three gasping for air.

"Damn, hope the others have it better than this." Daxbronn grunted in pain, right before passing out, his sisters joining him in sweet unconsciousness.

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1 hour later…

"What are we doing out here again?" asked Kotetsu, newly-ranked Chuunin of Konoha.

sigh"Lord Hokage wants us to inspect that large pulse of energy that appeared an hour ago." Answered his partner, Izumo. "The residual traces of it are in this forest."

"Gotcha. Hey, over there!" Kotetsu exclaimed, noticing a clearing surrounded by a few broken branches. Izumo noticed as well, and the two dashed into the clearing, only to be greeted by a bizarre sight.

Three mysterious people in ornate cloaks were passed out on the ground. The two Chuunin figured that this was related to the energy pulse, and decided to bring these figures back to Konoha for questioning.

If these people were the source of that powerful energy, Konoha could have a problem on its hands.