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Chapter 1: Xemnas once me to play ninja…..

I sat up suddenly. Surrounding me was a thicket of trees and bushes. I was in the center of a clearing. Roxas was lying next to me, unconscious. I ran my ungloved hand through my spiky, red hair. I was at a complete loss for where the hell I was.

"What the heck is Xemnas up to?" I muttered under my breath.

As I stood up I couldn't help but notice my strange clothing. I was no longer wherein the uniform, black coat of Organization XIII. My pants were red and baggy loose. My shirt was a sort of chain mesh that made me feel slightly naked. My boots had been replaced with wooden sandals. I decided the whole get up was extremely weird and uncomfortable. The last thing… or things were my chakrams wrapped in cloth and strapped to my back. I couldn't seem to make them disappear.

I grabbed Roxas in a fireman's carry and plunged into the woods. The trees seemed never ending. I began to wonder what Xemnas had in store for me this time with the whole "You need extra training" business. I was the organization's top assassin. I'd effectively killed two of my own men, and countless heartless all on my own. But ever since we'd been beaten by the enemy, he'd been sending all of us on these little training missions. Sending us to foreign places and not telling us what it was we were supposed to be doing. He said it was a part of the "training experience." Finally I reached a cliff that overlooked a huge a village. It was a relief to find civilization at last. I took the small path that led to the village gates.

WELCOME TO KONAHA: THE VILLAGE HIDDEN IN THE LEAVES.

They had one thing right, the village was definitely hidden. The people bustling around the place were dressed in odd variants of my own garments. The only real visible difference was the headbands. They were exactly alike from one person to the next, but not everyone was wearing one. They were worn as headbands, around their necks, wristbands, armbands, and belt buckles. The bands had cloth strands with a metal plate in the center with a swirly leaf engraved in them. Some sort of symbol I guess. I wondered what they meant. I also noticed that the people wearing the bands had concealed weapons in pockets and sleeves. I thought it was kind of funny actually seeing as I could usually just summon mine to me. I didn't have to go sneaking them around.

Roxas still hadn't awakened and he was getting heavy. I needed to find a place to put him. Just as I was thinking this a blonde boy with goggles strapped to his head and wearing an orange track suit came up to me. He looked hesitant and nervous.

"Whadaya want kid?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Sorry to bother you sir, but you look like you could use a place to stay."

And so I could.

Under the enthusiasm I could tell he's been emotionally beaten. He'd seen that look before. Then again why would anyone refuse? It seemed like a good offer to me.

"Sure kid led the way."

His eyes lit up in surprise and he bounced away. We came to a row of apartments and entered the last one on the left. The inside was littered with clothing and scrolls.

"It's not much, but its home." He smiled up at me.

I placed Roxas in the unmade bed.

"Well kid, you gotta name?" I asked the blonde.

"Oh right. I'm Naruto believe it!"

I wasn't going to say anything. Not like I didn't have my own catch phrase.

"The name's Axel, got it memorized?"

See I told you.

"Hey, if there's anything I could do for you just ask."

I felt I owed the kid something. He looked up at me and his eyes grew bright like he'd just gotten a brilliant idea.

"Well… I'm kinda hungry, and I know his place…"

Actually, now that he mentioned it… carrying a 115 pound kid for two hours did make me kinda hungry myself. As much as I didn't want to leave Roxas in case he woke up, I wasn't about to say no to food. Even if I was going to be paying.

"Alright, c'mon."

I watched his face light up. I couldn't help it I liked the kid. He reminded me of someone I knew, but I couldn't quite put a finger on it.

Naruto led me to a small walk in stall selling steaming hot Ramen. It smelled delicious. We ordered from a wrinkly old man with a crinkly smile. The Ramen was delicious. We were soon joined by another man with black hair pulled back into a spiky ponytail. He was wearing green pants, and black shirt covered by a green vest.

"IRUKA SENSEI!" shouted Naruto.

"So, who's the friend?" questioned Iruka.

"Oh! This is Axel, he was carrying this boy on his back so I told him he could crash at my apartment."

Iruka looked a little surprised, but smiled back at me.

"So Axel, where are you from?"

I thought about it for a moment. Somehow, saying: I'm from this alternate universe and I live in a place called the Castle That Never Was. Yea, that sounded completely believable.

"Ummm, a village really far North. I think it's called Radiant Gardens, but I'm a traveler so I haven't been there in forever, and I don't really remember."

I thought for a moment that maybe he wouldn't believe me, but he just nodded as if it made sense. I hadn't notice it before, but on his head was one of those headbands.

"What's the headband for."

Both Naruto and Iruka stared at me like I was crazy. Well…. They may have been slightly right, but they didn't need to know that.

"Hey, don't at me like that! Where I come from things are different…way different."

"Well, headbands are presented to full fledge Ninjas. The Symbol represents what Ninja village you're from."

So. This guy was a Ninja… Now, this is just a wild guess, but I'm guessing this is what "extra training" meant. He wants me to be a ninja? The only ninja I knew was Yuffie and ummmm… well she wasn't too good.

"I'm a ninja in training. I'm going to become a full-fledged ninja and be the next Hokage! Believe it!" Naruto said fiercely.

Again with the believe it? Ah well wasn't like I didn't have a dream.

"so, where do you become a full-fledge ninja?" I asked.

"The Ninja Academy!" replied Naruto.

"All right it's getting late and my partner may wake up soon."

I paid Mr. Ichiraku (I guess that's his name) and waved bye to Iruka. Naruto chatted non-stop the whole way home about who knows what. I was busy looking at the strange looks I was getting and the downright hostile glares the boy was getting. If he noticed he wasn't showing it. Though, it did make me wonder what the boy had done to deserve it. As far as I could tell, he was an innocent little kid.

We walked through the door and the first thing I notice was Roxas. Still not awake.

"Damn that boy can sleep!" exclaimed Naruto.

I placed the left over Ramen in the fridge and walked back to the living room. Roxas had the bed and Naruto had the couch. I grabbed a pillow and some blankets and settled myself on the ground. Within minutes I had fallen asleep.

Boy does this feel good. Been quite a while has it not? I've decided on a course of action for the future and all that but before I commence I'd rely appreciate an honest assessment of my writing. (My choice has something to do with it) And then for any of you who've read past stories I want to know what should be the most important thing for me to update? Thanks for reading!