Chapter 4

The gang ran across a narrow path. However, they stopped every 20 minutes so Taruho could catch up with them. When it got dark, they stopped to rest.

"Can't we make a campfire? I'm freezing!", Shion complained.

"No, that would just be a dead giveaway on our location," Anne said.

"Hmph!", Shion said as she sat down on a rock.

A vein popped out of Anne's head as she leaned over to Amaru and asked, "Can I smack her?"

"No," the red head said.

Shion rumaged through their food sack.

"I can't eat this! Or this!", she said as she threw the food on the ground.

"I thought that food looked pretty good," Sora muttered.

"Yeah, me too," Naruto said.

"I'm sorry Lady Shion, but like Anne said, creating a fire would only show the enemy where we are," said Taruho.

"Hmph! I'm going to bed!", Shion said as she got into her sleeping bag.

Neji sighed before turning to the gang. "Sakura, Lee, Terra, Riku, and I will keep watch. The rest of you, get some sleep," he said as the gang got out their sleeping bags.

"Hey Anne. Sure you're not scared to sleep outside?", Vanitas asked with a smirk.

"Hey shut up! I've been out in the dark tons of times to get to the Factory during an attack! Of course I'm not scared!", she shouted before hearing some noises come from the forest. She gulped nervously before darting into her sleeping bag.

"Well, good night!", she said quickly.

Vanitas chuckled and said, "Chicken."

Anne heard this and darted right up and threw her shoe at him. It hit him square in the face before sliding off, leaving a shoe imprint on his face. Anne smiled in satisfaction before lying back down.

Sora was about to lie down until he saw Naruto and Taruho talking about something. He got up and walked over to them.

"Hey guys what're you talking about?", he asked.

"Taruho was tellling me that Shion was feared by others when she was little. Turns out, she's kinda like me," said Naruto.

Sora sat down on a log. "Hey Taruho, people were scared of her because she can predict people's deaths, right?", he asked.

"Lady Shion can only see the deaths of someone who serves her or is close to her. I would be honored to give my life to protect Lady Shion," Taruho said as the sun came up.

They heard footsteps behind them and turned to see that Shion was behind them.

"Morning!", Naruto and Sora said.

"Hmph!", Shion said.

Naruto and Sora face-faulted at this.

"Taruho, I've had another vision. If you don't go home now... you will die," she said. Sora and Naruto gasped.

Later...

They were jumping from rock to rock but this time, Taruho wasn't with them.

"AAH! STOP! I'M GONNA FALL!", Shion shouted.

"Can I please smack her now?!", Anne yelled.

"No, Anne!", Amaru said.

"PUT ME DOWN!", Shion yelled as they landed on a huge rock.

"Listen, one of the enemies uses Fire Style Jutsu, so this place will be a disadvantage for them," said Neji. After he said that, they heard rumbling coming from nearby.

"What the?", Lea asked as he narrowed his eyes to get a closer look. Once he saw what it was, he gasped. "It's some type of water dragon!", he shouted. "And it's heading this way!"

"LOOK OUT!", Terra shouted as they jumped up to a higher rock.

"Look's like you were wrong!", Shion yelled.

Neji activated his Byakugan and scanned the area. "There! That's where they're controlling it from! But that one used Fire Style last time!", Neji shouted.

"It's not unusual for someone to use two styles of Jutsu," said Sakura.

"We'll take care of him!", Sora shouted as he and Naruto ran towards the enemy.

"You idiots!", Amaru shouted running after them.

"Amaru! No!", Ventus shouted before running after the redhead.

"Ven, get back here!", Terra shouted as he and Vanitas ran after him.

"I cannot let them fight the enemy alone!", Lee shouted running after them.

"You gotta be kidding me!", Lea shouted before following them.

"Oh, come on!", Anne shouted following them.

Vanitas, Naruto, Sora, Amaru, and Anne managed to catch up to the one behind the water dragon. Lea, Terra, Ven, and Lee, however, were stopped by a large rock that appeared in front of them.

"Hey losers! I'm your opponent!", Gitai shouted from on top of the rock.

"Fine by me!", Lea shouted as he summoned his Keyblade.

Meanwhile...

"RAAAHHH!", Naruto shouted as he kicked Shizuku, who was controlling the water dragon. After he kicked him, the water dragon disappeared.

"You take care of them," Kusuna said before jumping away from the battle.

"This will be fun!", Shizuku said as he turned to face his opponents.

As that was happening, Neji turned to Shion and asked, "Lady Shion?"

"What is it?"

He placed his finger on her forehead and she collapsed.

"Sorry, but you're gonna have to stay asleep for a while," Neji said as Sakura placed her on her back.

"Let's go!", Roxas said as they dashed into the forest.

Meanwhile...

"Wind Style: Blade Blast!", Ven shouted, sending a very strong current of wind from his Keyblade towards Gitai, but he dodged.

"Quake!", Terra shouted, creating a small earthquake, sending Gitai up in the air.

"Leaf Hurricane!", Lee shouted as he kicked Gitai down towards the boulder he created.

"YOU'RE FINISHED!", he cried as he did a flying kick and kicked Gitai on the forehead really hard.

"Let me get this straight. You don't know any ninjutsu at all?", Gitai asked, not even fazed.

"What the h**l?", asked Lea. "There's no way he could have survived that!", he shouted as one of Gitai's arms literally turned rock hard and tried to smash the energetic ninja.

"This is boring," Gitai said as his entire body except for his head turned into rock.

"Come on, show me some real skill!"

Meanwhile...

Shizuku gave an insane smile as a drop of water fell from his foot.

"Water Style..."

Sora and the others got the weapons out.

"SURFACE SLICER!", he shouted as he sent a current of water towards them. Sora quickly grabbed Amaru and hid behind a huge rock, only for it to be sliced in half by the Surface Slicer.

Anne and Vanitas nearly got hit by it, but luckily, they dodged at the last second. Sora summoned Kingdom Key.

"Aeroga!", he shouted as he fired the spell at Shizuku, only for it to be blocked by a torrent of water.

"Not good," Anne muttered. "Hey wait a second. Where's Amaru?!", she asked.

"AAH!"

They turned to see Shizuku clutching Amaru by the throat.

"When did he-?", Vanitas asked.

"LET MY LITTLE SISTER GO!", Naruto shouted in anger.

"Sister?", Shizuku asked, a little surprised. He looked at Amaru and took off her blue bandana, revealing her long red hair. He then scoffed.

"No matter. You're still an enemy," he said as he clutched her throat even tighter.

"LET HER GO!", Naruto shouted as he kicked Shizuku in the face, forcing him to release Amaru.

"Amaru, are you OK?", asked Naruto. She nodded. He looked up at Shizuku and growled.

"No one hurts my little sister!", he shouted as he charged at him.

"Wait up!", Sora shouted as he followed him.

"Fire!", he shouted, firing a Fire spell at Shizuku, only for it to be extinguished by water.

"Sora, you idiot! Water puts out fires, so Fire magic is useless against this guy!", Vanitas shouted.

"Oh yeah. Guess we'll switch to offensive attacks then!", Sora shouted.

"You said it! Shadow Clone Jutsu!", Naruto yelled as he created three Shadow Clones and ran at him. He and the clones kicked him up in the air three times. Sora then jumped in the air and raised his Keyblade above his head.

"Shadow Clone Muscle Strike!", he shouted as he slammed the Keyblade into Shizuku and rammed him into the ground.

"Come on!", Sora shouted as he ran into the forest, followed by the others.

"You can't hide from me!", Shizuku shouted as he ran after them.

Meanwhile...

"AGH!", Lee shouted as he was punched in the stomach.

"You alright?", Terra asked as he landed next to him.

Lee nodded and got up and held his arms in front of his face.

"I have no choice... Third Gate of Life... OPEN!", Lee shouted as his skin turned red, surprising Terra, Ven, and Lea.

He sped towards Gitai and shouted, "Fourth Gate of Pain... OPEN!"

His speed increased even more as he punched Gitai in the stomach.

"Fifth Gate of Closing... OPEN!", he shouted as he jumped back.

"You got stronger all of a sudden!", Gitai said as the rock broke off of him, revealing his real body under it.

"What's he up to?", Ven asked as he, Terra, and Lea landed next to the energetic ninja.

Gitai ripped off the cloth covering his face and held his left arm out. Some type of snake popped out of it, disgusting Ventus.

He took it and tore it out and squeezed a dark blue liquid into his mouth and drank it.

"Oh yeah... THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!", Gitai shouted as he was surrounded by dark purple energy and rocks.

"What the h**l?!", Lea asked as he summoned his Keyblade.

When the rocks disappeared, Gitai didn't look human at all. He now looked like a demon with six arms and three heads. Also, his hairstyle now looked like Terra's.

Meanwhile...

"What the heck was that?!", Roxas asked as they looked at the purple energy.

"I don't know, but we still need to get Shion to safety!", Riku shouted.

Suddenly, a shuriken came out of nowhere and was about to hit Kairi, but Riku deflected it with his Keyblade.

Setsuna appeared with many shurikens hovering around him.

"Not good!", Roxas shouted.

"Go! Riku, Aqua, Roxas, and I will take care of this!", Neji shouted.

"OK!", Sakura said as she, Kairi, Xion, and Namine continued running.

As that was happening, Naruto and his group were jumping through the tree tops.

"Hiding in the trees isn't gonna work!", Shizuku said as many water whips sped towards them. However, when it hit them, they disappeared in a puff of smoke, revealing them to be Shadow Clones. The real Naruto, Sora, Amaru, Vanitas, and Anne were hiding behind a large rock.

"Nice job with the Shadow Clone Transformation, Naruto!" said Sora.

While they were hiding behind the rocks, Terra, Lee, Ventus, and Lea were jumping all over the place as Gitai punched the ground and set bombs that exploded as soon as he touched the ground.

"Ven, watch out!", Terra shouted as he yanked his friend out of the way just as Gitai punched the ground.

"You guys are pretty jumpy are you?", Gitai asked as he punched the ground again, causing the spot where they were standing to collapse.

Terra, Ven, and Lea hopped onto falling rocks, but Lee pulled out something and popped it into his mouth. As soon as he ate it, he sped towards Gitai and unwrapped some of the bandages on his hands and wrapped them around Gitai.

"Hidden Lotus: CHOCOLATE BOMB!", Lee shouted as he brought Gitai towards him. He jumped behind him and punched him three times before doing a spin kick and kicked him in the back, breaking through his defenses.

Purple energy started to come out of Gitai before he exploded, leaving a purple cloud in his place.

"Lee, that was awesome!", Ventus shouted as he ran over to the cliff where Lee was hanging onto. Terra and Ven helped him up.

"Hey, what's up with his face?", Lea asked.

Lee had a hint of red on his cheeks and he gave a goofy smile.

"I made him go boom!", he slurred, receiving confused looks from the three.

Meanwhile...

Roxas blocked most of the attacks with both of his Keyblades.

"That's weird. Why aren't they attacking as a team?", he asked as he looked at Kusuna, who was a few feet away from Setsuna.

"Wait, don't tell me!", Riku shouted as he deflected a shuriken and it hit Kusuna, revealing that he was actually a puppet clone.

"Looks like you figured it out! You guys aren't the only one's who can make clones, are ya?", asked the clone.

"Oh no! Sakura!", Neji shouted as they turned around and ran towards the direction Sakura and the girls ran.

Unaware of the trap, Sakura, Kairi, Namine, and Xion kept running. Suddenly, Kusuna appeared behind Sakura and shouted, "Anaesthetic Jutsu!", as a snake came out from behind him and bit Sakura. They gasped and they quickly jumped onto a large tree branch.

Sakura pulled out a small tube of anti-venom, but she was too late. The toxin started to work and paralyzed her, causing her to fall off the tree.

"SAKURA!", Kairi shouted as she grabbed the tube and darted after her friend.

Meanwhile...

"Playing dead isn't going to work!", Shizuku shouted as he kept slicing Naruto and Sora's Shadow Clones.

"Water Attack... GORGON!", he shouted as he sent a water dragon towards Naruto and his clones. Naruto and his clone created a Rasengan and ran straight into it.

"Nice try!", Shizuku taunted as he sent water whips at them. However, they both disappeared in a poof of smoke.

"What the? Both clones?!", he asked in surprise as the real Naruto appeared behind him with a Rasengan.

"SURPRISE!", Naruto shouted as he rammed the ball of chakra right into his stomach.

"AAAHHH... heh, just kidding!", Shizuku said as he turned into a puddle of water.

Sora and Vanitas jumped out from their hiding spot and attempted to slash at him, but he simply dodged them.

"HAH!", Anne shouted as she jumped out and attempted to stomp on Shizuku, only for him to slither out of the way.

"Ninja Art: Water Substitution. It allows me to turn my entire body into water!", Shizuku explained. "You kids are wasting your time, you know."

"Well, what's your plan? You gonna keep running away all day long?", asked Sora with his Keyblade ready to strike.

"My only job was to separate you guys from that Byakugan user," said Shizuku.

They gasped once they realized what he meant.

"SH**!", Vanitas yelled as they jumped back into the treetops.

"There's no point going after them. It's too late!"

"Shut up! We'll finish you off next time!", Sora shouted over his shoulder.

"There's not gonna be a next time! The whole world's going to be destroyed! And when this world is over, we'll destroy the rest of the worlds!", Shizuku said.

"What?!", asked Naruto.

"We won't let that happen! Come on, we need to get back to Shion!", Amaru said. They nodded and kept running.

"GUYS!"

They stopped when they saw Terra, Ven, and Lea running towards them with a loopy Lee in tow.

"What's the rush?", asked Lea.

"It was a trap! They fought us so we'd be separated from Shion!", Sora said. His eyes fell on Lee.

"Uh... what's up with Bushy Brows?", he asked.

"We don't really know. While we were fighting that guy, he took something, and now he's acting like he's drunk," said Terra.

Naruto sighed.

"Whatever he had must have had alcohol it, and he goes crazy whenever he has alcohol," the blonde explained as he threw Lee onto his back.

"Anyway, we need to get back to Shion right now!", Sora shouted as they continued their journey through the woods.

As they ran, Lee babbled something incoherent.

"Man, Bushy Brows, what the h**l did you drink back there?", asked Naruto.

"Nothing! I just ate chocolate and the bad man went boom!", Lee said giggling.

"Chocolate?", asked Amaru.

"Yeah, he shouted "Chocolate Bomb" before taking down that Earth Style user," said Ven.

They ran under a log, but Lee's head hit it, snapping him out of his drunken state.

"Hey, look!", Sora shouted. The rest of the group was standing up ahead. "Hey guys!", Naruto shouted as they stopped running.

"Hey, what's with all the long faces?", Sora asked when he saw the sad looks on their faces.

The spikey haired Keyblade wielder looked down and gasped at what he saw.

"No...", he said softly.

Shion was lying on the ground... dead.