Vanex: Sorry I took forever to make this chapter! I finished the play, but then I got a copy of Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 for the PS3 and it was really fun to play. My favorite character to play is the secret version of Naruto. I would tell you what that version of Naruto is, but then I'd be spoiling a secret of the game. If you want to find out, get the game or ask someone else who owns it. Then, I had to help get my house ready for Thanksgiving. Anyway, sorry for taking so long, so here's Chapter 9!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Kingdom Hearts, or Star Trek.

"Normal Talking"

"Thinking/Dreams/Flashbacks"

"Kyuubi Talking"

"Kyuubi Thinking"

Chapter 9

Sora collapses into his bed. "Oh man, how was I supposed to know my mother is a slave driver? My body is going to be sore for a while."

He hears a knock at the door. "Come in."

Kairi walks in. "Are you okay, Sora? You look terrible."

"Gee, thanks."

"Your mother must have worked you hard."

"Yeah, she did. She had me go over all the basics. She even had me do tree climbing."

"Tree climbing?"

"Well, more like tree walking, I focus my chakra to my feet and use it to walk up a tree."

"How does that help?"

"It helps me have better control over my chakra. You see, if I use too little chakra, I don't stick to the tree. But, if I use too much, I blow off."

"So the point of it is to find that right amount?"

"And maintain it. The point of the whole exercise is so that I don't waste extra chakra on techniques. Other than that, she worked me to death on taijutsu."

"Taijutsu?"

"It means Body Techniques. Simply, it's hand-to-hand combat."

"It looks tough."

"It is tough. But it's totally worth it. I mean, I'm spending time with my mother. My real mother. From the memories that have come back, I had no one."

"I think it's wonderful that you have your mother back."

"Normally I would have wished that I could have her there for me earlier, but then I wouldn't have met all the people I've met as Sora. Especially you and Riku. You two are my most precious people."

"Thank you, Sora. To think that this was all possible by two kidnappers, Maleficent, and that cloaked Keyblade wielder."

Sora smiles, but then his eyes widen.

"What's wrong, Sora?"

"I didn't realize this at first, I was still processing the memories. I think I met the same cloaked Keyblade wielder."

"When?"

"It was while I was still Naruto. It was my eighth birthday."

"What happened?"

Naruto sat huddled in his apartment. It was October 10th again. The villagers were celebrating the defeat of the Kyuubi, which includes a mob that tries to kill Naruto.

"Why me? What did I ever do to them?"

Suddenly, he heard a window shatter. He looked up to see that a kunai in his wall with an explosive note attached to it. He quickly gets up and jumps through the broken window. The whole apartment went up in flames. He got up to see the mob.

"Your time has come demon!"

"We will avenge our families!"

"For the Fourth Hokage!"

The mob surrounded Naruto and began beating him. The ANBU that were assigned to protect him had mysteriously disappeared.

"Someone help me! Please! Please! Please!"

A human shaped aura of white light appeared outside the mob. A cloaked figure appeared in the aura and the aura faded. The cloaked figure summoned the Keyblade and used Stopga to freeze the crowd. The cloaked figure grabbed Naruto and pulled him away from the crowd. The crowd unfreezed to find that Naruto vanished.

"Where did the demon go?"

"Behind you."

The crowd turned to see Naruto being held by the cloaked figure.

"Give us the demon!"

"He must die!"

"All of you, shut up! This boy is not a demon! Hell, the Fourth Hokage would be ashamed at all of you for harming an innocent child! I will take him to the Hokage, who will deal with you people. If I find out that you attack him again, I will not be as merciful as I am today."

The cloaked man turned away and lead Naruto toward the Hokage tower.

"Thank you mister."

"No problem Naruto. I would never let anyone do major harm to you."

"Who are you?"

"Sorry, I can't tell you."

"Why not?"

"My existence could be threatened."

The Third Hokage was in his office doing last minute paperwork. He heard a knock at the door.

"Enter."

The door opened revealing a banged up Naruto and a cloaked man.

"What happened to you, Naruto?"

"His apartment was blown up by a mob and the mob beat him up until I intervened. They also broke your law."

"Who are you?"

The man summoned his Keyblade. Hiruzen's eyes widened.

"I see. Well, Naruto, we'll have to punish the villagers who attacked you as well as the ANBU who were supposed to be protecting you. We also have to repair your apartment."

"I'll take care of that. We should talk more in private."

"Very well. Naruto, you know where your room in the tower is."

Naruto turned to leave but is stopped by the man.

"Naruto, no matter what happens, remember that there are people out there who care about you. People who love you, people who would fight alongside you, people who would die for you. Never give up hope."

Naruto nodded his head, deep in thought, and walked out. The man turned to Hiruzen.

"Before we continue there is something I have to show you."

The man reached up and pulled down his hood. Hiruzen's eyes widened again.

"You're-"

A few days later Naruto's apartment was restored. The cloaked man helped Naruto to settle back in.

"This is goodbye, Naruto."

"Can't you stay?"

"I'm sorry, Naruto. The universe is at stake. If I don't go back, everything could be destroyed."

"What do you mean?"

"I can't tell you. But we may meet again one day. Think of it as something to look forward too."

A white aura appeared around the man and he vanished.

"Goodbye, whoever you are."

"Oh, Sora."

"It's okay, Kairi. I'm fine."

"At least he somewhat made up purposely keeping your mother separated from you."

"There is something else though."

"What?"

"The man's cloak was an Organization XIII cloak."

"What?"

"I know."

"Could it have been Roxas?"

"Impossible, Roxas didn't even exist then. The Organization didn't even exist then."

"Then who is the cloaked man?"

"I don't know." Sora's eyes widen again. "Wait a minute."

"What now?"

"You know that when we merged with our Nobodies we gained their memories?"

"What about it?"

"I just realized that Roxas also encountered the cloaked man."

Vanex: To be continued. Nothing like a cliffhanger to drive people insane. Again, sorry for taking so long. It's been a busy time for me. See you all next time!