A/N: Agh... Again, too much time on my hands, so here's another chapter! Now, since I've seen some of the reviews I've gotten, I would like to answer them and/or clear some misconceptions. (I'll only answer those with enough things for me to answer though.)

So let's start with the reviews from the last 2 chapters.

Without Sleep: Thanks for your review, while this IS my first time writing a fanfic, I wouldn't say it is my first time writing per say. As for how long this fic would be, I am aiming for to at least reach the 100K+ range. Ambitious, I know but I want to set a high goal for my first time.

Dayfox96: Thank you for you kind words, I am intending to make the suspense last for quite a bit of time, possibly as a small sub-plot. I am not very confident in writing fight/ romance scenes but I will take your advice into account and try my best.

Greenblue22: Thank you for your review, the identity of the second girl may be revealed soon so let as see if your guess is correct shall we? (Even though it should be kinda obvious)

Wandering Bard Alpha: It's a little hard for me NOT to do a harem when this story is already heading into the direction of having a harem. Yes folks, it's official. This story WILL have Naruto getting a harem. Who's in the harem? I won't say for now other than the two girls in his dreams.

Renegadestarforce: Fairy Tail? I have nothing of the sort in this fanfiction. I think you assumed that because of the name Salamander. Well, I'll tell you now, Salamander is NOT Natsu Dragneel in any way, shape or form. Naruto will not be learning any Fire Dragon Slaying Techiques. At all. That ain't meant for this fanfiction.

Anyway, if you guys haven't realised it by now, I am taking some elements from Kingdom Hearts. However, I am simply taking some concepts from it which I think would fit well into this piece of writing. There will be no Heartless and Nobodies though, nor will any characters from KH appear.

On other news, I am impressed by the number of views this story is getting. Barely a week and this story has already broke a 1000 total views. I think that's a pretty good achievement, considering the fact that this is my first fanfiction. I would like to thank all you readers for giving this story a chance! You guys/gals rock!

Finally, I would like to wish any Muslim viewers: Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitr! (Even though it is a little early by the time this chapter has been posted.)

I appologize for this long A/N but I needed to get somethings out of the way.

Edit(3/15/2015): Made some minor changes, cleared up a couple of notable errors. Removed song due to irrelevancy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any other concepts/song/whatever that may appear in this fanfiction. They all belong to their respective owners.

Normal talking: "I will never give up!"

Jutsus: "Kage Bunshin no Justu! (Shadow Clone Justu!)"

Thinking/Dreams/Flashbacks: "Who am I?"

Bijuu/Summons: "Who dares to summon me?!"

Chapter 3:Hidden Secrets

"Ahhh..." Plopping down on his couch, Naruto struggled to catch his breath. His entire body was aching and his clothes were scorched. It had been 2 weeks since Salamander had started training him. He shivered when he remembered the absolute hell he was put through in just two weeks.

"Why did you ask me to wear my spare clothes?" Naruto asked, confused. They were standing in an empty training ground.

"You'll seen soon enough!" Salamander said with a huge grin on her face.

"Now before we start on your swordsmanship training, we're going to do some light exercises and by we, I mean you."

"Ok...But what will we be doing?"

"You want to be a ninja right?"

"Yeah." Naruto repiled, suddenly having a feeling of dread.

"Well then, you're going to have to learn how to dodge attacks then!" As she said that, a fireball appeared above her hand. She then chucked it straight at Naruto.

"GAH!" Screaming in fear, Naruto quickly jumped to the left, dodging the fireball.

"Are you trying to kill me?!" He shouted with his eyes wide, still shaken from having a fireball thrown at him.

"Nonsense! These fireballs are toned down so they won't outright kill you...Unless you get hit too much of course. Enough chit-chat, let's begin~!"

Naruto dreaded to think about what other horrors await him in his training. He still had to go to the Academy after training and he was not looking forward to it. Changing into his normal outfit, Naruto picked up his bag and dragged his sore body to class.

Meanwhile...

Satsuki was in deep thought as she ignored the gaggle of fans around her. The more she pondered the mystery revolving around her, Naruto and the other unknown girl, the more confusing it got. If they were as close as her dreams told her they were, why did they seperate from each other? And why couldn't she remember? It was so frustrating! The bell rang and she knew class had started, but she just couldn't focus on the lesson, instead looking out the window beside her.

(8 hours later)

With lessons ending, Satsuki calmly packed her bags. She was still perplexed by her situation. Remembering her conversation with Naruto, she then realised that she hadn't asked her question yet. Resolving to find him, Satsuki went out from the Academy's main gate on to the streets of Konoha.

Meanwhile...

Sarutobi giggled to himself as he turned the page of his student's novel,Icha Icha Paradise. He greatly enjoyed his student's works as a good distractions from the horrors of paperwork. Suddenly somebody knocked on the door.

"Hah...Come in..." Sarutobi sighed, thinking it was his secretary bring more paperwork to him. To his pleasant surprise however, he saw a certain blond boy at the door.

"Ah, Naruto, it has been quite some time since you last visited me. Don't tell me you're getting bored of this old man." Sarutobi joked. He was happy to see his surrogate grandson doing well, especially after that incident two years ago.

"Yo Jiji (Old man)! Sorry, I was busy training to become an awesome ninja like you." Naruto said jubilantly. He hadn't seen his surrogate grandfather for quite a long time. Sarutobi had taken care of him ever since he was kicked out of the orphanage when he was five and for that he was grateful to the old Hokage.

"So, why are you here today Naruto?" Sarutobi asked. Not that he minded the company, but he was curious as to why Naruto visited now.

Suddenly, Naruto's happy expression changed to a troubled one.

"N-ne Jiji, I've...been having these strange dreams lately..."

"Strange dreams?" Sarutobi inquired, now slightly worried. He did NOT want to give the talk to Naruto, at least not now. "I need my alone time dammit!"

"Yeah. I've been dreaming about weird stuff. Things like sitting on a hill with two friends and making a promise or fighting a giant shadow version of myself."

"Perhaps they were simply nightmares?" Sarutobi suggested.

"I thought so too but...The dreams about making a promise...It felt so real and more like a memory..." Naruto said, downcast.

"If these dreams aren't dreams and are actually memories, then why can't I remember who they were? Why aren't they with me now? Why...why am I alone?!" Naruto frantically said, shouting the last part. Sarutobi was shocked into silence. He did not expect Naruto to be habouring such dark thoughts. But before he could comfort him, Naruto then turned back towards the door.

"I-I'm sorry for disturbing you Jiji...Take care of yourself."And then he walked away.

"Hah..." Sarutobi sighed to himself. "So...He's starting to remember..." He turned himself to face the wall with portraits of past Hokages hung on it,but he was only looking at one portrait in paticular.

"Sometimes...I wonder if I made the right decision Minato. All I can do now is hope that when he remembers everything, he will be able remain sane." Sarutobi mused, taking out his pipe and lighting it up with a small, quick fire jutsu. Now, all he could do is hope that Naruto would one day understand his actions.

(An hour later)

"You seem depressed." Salamander noted, looking concerned at Naruto.

"Huh? Oh, yeah..." Naruto muttered back.

"Anything you want to get off your chest?" Salamander inquired. Naruto hesitated, before saying.

"What should you do when you've been dreaming of things that felt like memories, but you don't actually have any memory of it?"

"Huh?" Salamander said, confused by the question.

"N-nevermind, I'm going to bathe." Naruto said, rushing to the bathroom, leaving Salamander to worry about her new student. Over the past few days, he was starting to grow on her. He was hardworking, determined and never gave up. Sure, he complained a lot but he ended up doing whatever she asked for anyway. Naruto had a lot of potential and seemed fit to be a swordsman.

However, she has observed that beneath his happy-go-lucky appearance, something or someone seems to be bothering him. She honestly felt worried as she hadn't had a student in a long time and didn't want to stop training a boy with so much potential like Naruto.

"Guess I'll leave him alone for now. Wouldn't want to pry."

Tired, Satsuki plopped down on her plush,comfy bed. Her room wasn't what one would call "girly", only having what was neccesary like a dresser, a couple of windows, and two sliding doors. One lead to a bathroom and the other lead to a hallway connecting to the rest of the compound. She couldn't find Naruto at all throughout the village! It was so frustrating! Huffing, she laid down and decided to get some sleep as it was getting late.

"Your Message~?" As the boy finished singing, the two girls seated next to him clapped happily.

"Ah...Finished."

"That was great!" The first girl cheered, the second one nodding.

"Glad you two enjoyed it..." The boy said in an annoyed and sarcastic tone.

"Yosh, now it's both of your turns!" The boy exclaimed.

"EEEHHHH?!" The two girls shouted in surprise.

"It's only fair! You go first!" The boy said, pointing at the first girl.

"M-me? Why me?" She protested.

"You were the one who told me to sing so now it's your turn!"

The girl grumbled something unintelligeble under her breath before sighing.

"F-f-fine, but i-i-it's n-not l-l-like I'm d-doing it for y-y-you or anything." She said, turning her blushing face away.

"Yatta (All Right)!"

"Mou..Baka..."

Naruto woke up from yet another dream. They seemed to be getting more and more frequent...

Getting ready for another round of training from Salamander, Naruto freshened up and went to cook breakfast for both himself and Salamander.

Meanwhile...

Satsuki yawned, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"Today, I'll talk to the dobe for sure!" She thought to herself as she got ready for the day. She was tired of not getting any answers and wanted to at least get some more information this time. With her goal in mind, she set out for the Academy.

10 minutes later...

To her disappointment, the blond Uzumaki was nowhere to be seen. Realising that she may not get another chance like last time, she decided to try and find him after class. Thus, she started to thnk about what to say. She couldn't come across as too interested otherwise rumours might spread if they were seen. But she shouldn't come across as too cold or he might be scared off. Agh, being tactful is so annoying...

At the same time...

Naruto walked across the hallway of the Academy. To his relief, Salamander had decided to give him a small break from training today, instead going out to "take care of some business" in her own words. What "business" Naruto didn't know but he didn't think it would be good for his health.

Sliding the door open, Naruto did not expect to see the unofficial Academy Idol to be sittting alone in the classroom. Noticing his arrival, she turned to look at him. For a split second, she looked like she was happy to see him, but then her expression faded back into her usual indifferent face. Thinking that it was only a figment of his imagination, Naruto shook it off and instead turned to face her.

"Ohayou." He greeted, unsure what to say to her.

"Ohayou" She greeted back, nodding. "This is my chance!" She thought to herself.

"Uzumaki."

"Eh?"

Averting her eyes, Satsuki asked: "Did you...Did you had any...strange dreams lately?"

Eyes widening in shock, Naruto stared at the Uchiha with his mouth slightly open. But before he could answer , the classroom door slid open once again.

"Oi dobe! Why are you bothering my Satsuki-chan?!" Naruto and Satsuki turned to see Kiba at the door with his face pulled into a snarl.

"Stupid mutt, interrupting my information gathering! And what does he mean by "HIS"?!" Satsuki thought, annoyed at having her conversation interrupted.

"I still haven't punished you for bumping into her last time you know!"

"Geez, this guy sure can hold a grudge..." Naruto thought.

But before Kiba could "reclaim" Satsuki's "honour", Iruka appeared behind him.

"Inuzuka Kiba! What did I tell you about fighting in class? Do I need to call your mother again?"

Freezing up at the mention of his mother, Kiba reluctantly went back to his seat but not before sending a death glare at Naruto.

"Whew, saved by Iruka-sensei rock sensei!" Naruto said, praising Iruka under his breath.

Five minutes later...

With everyone settled down, Iruka began the lesson.

"Alright class, today we're going to be doing Taijutsu. All of you will fight in the ring at the yard in a one versus one match-up. There can be no usage of weapons or jutsu, family jutsu or otherwise. There can also be no usage of any kekkei genkais you may possess as this is a practice solely to check the progress of your Taijutsu. Anything else is fair play. Are there any questions? No? Then proceed to the ring at the Academy yard.

All the students moved quickly towards the yard, eager to start the lesson. Except for a certain lazy Nara of course. Most of the practices passed without incident. Halfway through however, certain match is about to heat up.

"Next is Uzumaki Naruto and...haah...Inuzuka Kiba."

Grinning wildly, Kiba dashed into the ring, with Naruto walking into the ring. Naruto wasn't happy with this matchup. While he had improved his physical condition under Salamander's training, he still wasn't sure if he could beat Kiba in a fair fight. Which meant that he shouldn't fight fair. Walking slowly towards the ring, Naruto started to formulate a plan.

"What's the matter dobe? Why are you walking so slowly? Scared?" Kiba sneered at Naruto.

"Nope, I just don't want to waste so much energy on the likes of you!" Naruto shot back.

Growling angrily, Kiba clenched his fist as Naruto finally got into the ring. The two of them then made a hand seal which looked like a half tiger/ram seal. It was the Tairitsu no In or the Seal of Confrontation. Sensing that both sides were ready, Iruka then shouted : "HAJIME!"

The two Academy students got into a battle ready stance as they stared down at each other. Then, Kiba started chuckling.

"Man, I sure am lucky. I get both an easy opponent and the chance to be your weak face in dobe! And this time Iruka-sensei can't stop me. Get ready to eat dirt, dobe!" With that said, Kiba charged at Naruto. He threw a left punch at Naruto's abdomen, but Naruto dodged it easily by doing a dodge roll. It was one of the nifty skills he got from dodging numerous fireballs chucked at him. Compared to the speed of the fireballs Salamander threw at him, Kiba's attacks were nothing.

"The perks of having a sensei who can conjure and chuck fireballs at you like nobody's business I guess. Naruto thought to himself.

Sidestepping yet another punch, Naruto decided to start going on the offensive. He threw a punch at the side of Kiba's stomach area. Caught of guard by the sudden change of tactics, Kiba tried to dodge to no avail. The punch connected and Kiba staggered backwards in pain.

"What's wrong slowpoke? Can't hit me?" Naruto taunted. If everything goes according to plan then...

"Why you...!" Snarling, Kiba charged straight at Naruto...only to have dirt thrown into his face.

Meanwhile...

Satsuki was paying close attention at the match taking place between Naruto and Kiba. To be honest, she was rooting for Naruto for she found Kiba to be very annoying. She could tell that he was a kind and loyal person in the inside, but he was very immature. Her opinion of him went even lower when she saw how easily he fell for Naruto's taunts.

"What is he trying to do?" She wondered. But when Naruto started to shift his leg to a kicking position, Satsuki instantly realised his plan. As the dirt came into contact with Kiba's eyes, he screamed in shock.

"GAH! My eyes! Why you little...!" Ignoring Kiba's words and taking the opportunity, Naruto dashed forward and landed a punch at Kiba's left cheek. He then sent a couple more punches at his right cheek and then his solar plexus, knocking the wind out of Kiba's lungs. Naruto tried to send another punch at Kiba but this time Kiba swiped at Naruto before he could. Shocked that Kiba could still hit him, Naruto back-paddled to gain some distance from him.

"How did you...?"

"You dobe! I may not be able to see you, but I can still smell you!"

Realising the flaw in his plan, Naruto quickly tried to come up with a new idea...If only he could have enough time for it though, for Kiba charged straight towards his direction. Dodging, a easily dodged kick from the Inuzuka, Naruto noticed something. And then he smirked devilishly.

Meanwhile...

Hyuuga Hinata worriedly looked on as her crush dodged another blow from Kiba. She had the atmost confidence in his ability to fight, but she still can't help but worry. Kiba was from a clan that was notorious for their capabilities in Taijutsu, while Naruto had no one but himself to teach himself Taijutsu.

"EEP!" She squeaked when she saw Naruto did something that she would never expect anyone would do in a fight. Blood rushed to her face as a mild blush appeared on her face. In the past, she would have instantly fainted, but she had changed quite a bit over the past few years.

Smelling Naruto's scent coming rapidly from in front of him, Kiba dashed with his fist raised.

"I've got you now you trash!" His fist connected firmly...to Naruto's tracksuit.

"How about no?" Naruto quipped doing a leg sweep from behind Kiba, causing him to lose his balance. Falling flat on his face, Kiba grunted in shock and pain. Naruto then pinned him against the ground and put Kiba's arms behind his back in a hammerlock.

"Shousha, Uzumaki Naruto!"

With that, Iruka ended the spar. The rest of the class was shocked. The clanless, no-name class dobe had just defeated an Inuzuka , who were known for their prowess in Taijutsu, in a Taijutsu fight.

Needless to say, most of the students were expecting Naruto to lose miserably. Letting go of Kiba, Naruto stood up calmly.

"Oi, Iruka-sensei, may I have a bottle of water?"

Surprised by his request, Iruka slowly nodded and handed him one of the spare water bottles on the bench near him. Walking to slowly rising Kiba, Naruto then opened the bottle of water. Instead of drinking it however, he held it close to Kiba.

"Kiba, I'm going to wash the dirt out of your eyes so I need you to open them up for me alright?"

Stunned by this sudden act of kindness, all Kiba could do was nod and did as he told. The water pouring into his eyes swiftly cleaned away the dirt which had temporarily blinded him. Now able to see clearly, he saw Naruto in front of him, grinning jubilantly.

"So, I guess that's my win huh?" Naruto said as he extended a hand to help Kiba up. Staring at the hand in shock, Kiba asked.: "Why are you helping me? I insulted you, I mocked you, I spat at your existence!"

"Since when did I need a reason to help someone, especially when they're my future comrade?" Naruto reasoned, smilling kindly. Once again stunned into silence, Kiba tentatively accepted Naruto's help getting up. Naruto then extended his index and middle finger towards Kiba. Recognising it as part of the Wakai no In or Seal of Reconcilation, Kiba locked his fingers with Naruto's, completing the seal.

The rest of the fights were boring in comparision to Naruto's and Kiba's spar. Kiba has been staying silent the entire time, seemingly in deep thought. Satsuki didn't really care. While it did seemed that Naruto has given Kiba a lot to think about, it didn't really affect Satsuki. Rather, she was more impressed with how Naruto managed to adapt when his initial plan failed. That plan preying on Kiba's lack of sight and dependance on his sense of smell was very clever. Her own spar was extremely boring. She sparred against some random girl whose name she couldn't be bothered to remember.

Meanwhile...

Hinata cheered in her mind when Naruto came out victorious against Kiba. She was also happy to see how kind Naruto was to Kiba even though he said such mean things to him. Perhaps now Kiba would change for the better. However, she couldn't help but think about the words that Naruto had said.

"Since where did I need a reason to help someone, especially when they're going to be my future comrade?"

Those words...They seemed so...familiar...Like she heard it before...Suddenly a vision flashed by her.

"W-w-why d-d-did y-y-y-ou h-help m-me?" The girl shyly asked.

"Huh? Do I need a reason to help someone? The boy replied, smiling radiantly at the last part.

"Hinata-sama?! Hinata-sama?! Where are you?" A voice rang out.

"K-Ko!" The girl said.

"Ah, Hinata-sama! Are you ok? You're not hurt are you?" Ko said frantically, worried for the Hyuuga heiress' safety.

"Y-y-yes, I-I-I'm f-fine. T-this b-boy h-h-helped m-me." She assured Ko, gesturing to the boy.

"He-He's...!" Ko thought to himself. "Hinata-sama, get away from him!"

"W-w-what? W-w-hy?" Hinata asked, confused but Ko's sudden outburst.

"He's dangerous!" Ko said, cautiously watching him.

"B-b-but h-he's i-i-injured!" She protested.

"I don't care! Hinata-sama, let us go home now." Ko said, dragging a reluctant Hinata away from the boy.

Later on, Ko told her: "You must not associate yourself with that boy, Hinata-sama!"

"What was that?" Hinata thought to herself.

Meanwhile...

With classes over, Naruto headed to the training ground he and Salamander had been using for the past few days. The grass was slightly singed, evidence of dodged fireballs.

"CRACK!" Hearing a twig snap behind him, Naruto turned. To his suprise, Satsuki was standing there.

"Yo." She said nonchalantly.

"Oh, um, yo!" Naruto replied akwardly.

"So...errr, why are you here?" Naruto inquired.

"You still haven't answered my question from this morning." Satsuki replied with a straight face.

Remembering the conversation, a question popped into Naruto's head.

"Well,I HAVE been having some pretty bizarre dreams lately. Why?"

"I see..." Satsuki mused to herself.

"What were they about?"

"Huh? Why should I tell you?"

Taken aback by Naruto's reply, Satsuki paused. True, he was not obligated to answer her questions. She guessed that she was too used to having her every demand listened to.

"Another question. Why have you been talking to me so much recently? You never did so before so why now?" Naruto asked.

"Well...I guess you could say that...I'm curious." Satsuki said, looking away.

And, CUT! Well there you have it! If you STILL haven't figured it out by now, the second girl is Hinata and yes she will be in the harem along with Satsuki. I won't give away my plans for the future just yet though. Anyway...How did you find this chapter? Like it? Hate it? And do you want me to add preview at the end of the chapter like last chapter? Let me know with a review. The next update shouldn't be very soon but that's not definite. So until next time folks!

P.S GUYS I STILL NEED A BETA/CO-WRITER!