Well...this is it...the final chapter...I thank all of my readers for reading this story and hope that you enjoyed it. Now, whithout further ado here's the end!

After an hour the two walked to the tower and an ANBU appeared to inform them that Tsunade had ordered all ninja on his list to gather at the southern gates then ushered them to follow him. Sasuke vanished with the ANBU after kite was given a uniform and ordered to put it on. After changing, Kite became a flaming blue orb before flying south.

"Sasuke! Over here!", Kiba called from atop the gate, Akamaru beside him.

"What happened here!?", Sasuke asked, searching the area to find that the forest had been set ablaze.

"Orochimaru happened…", the dog-lover snarled, "Look out!", Kiba then tackled the Uchiha, protecting both of them from the incoming kunai.

"You getting rusty Uchiha? Don't let your guard down so easily…", Neji said from behind the two.

Before Sasuke could retort Kite appeared and repelled a shower of kunai that were launched at them. Kite now wore a silver ANBU uniform covered with stitches (his own personal touch) and a cat mask with blue designs hung from the side of his head. The zombie then pulled his mask over his face and jumped into the fray, taking on ten enemies at once.

"Who the hell was that?", Neji asked, amazed at the quick work the newcomer made of his enemies.

"A friend I made on my travels, his name's Kite.", the raven said.

The three then joined Kite in the battle royal and fought hard to break through the oncoming ninja. Sasuke and Neji covered each other's backs as Kite and Kiba did the same. Sasuke used his Keyblade to tear through each enemy that jumped at him as Neji used his Byakugan to pinpoint his targets and bring them down. The two ravens nodded to each other and jumped, showering a large group of enemies with kunai and shuriken. Kite beheaded another foe and swiped at

another before being sliced in half and exploding into flame.

"Did Kite just die?", Kiba yelled, wide-eyed.

"Wait for it…", the Uchiha replied, calmly.

Just then flames accumulated and formed a rather pissed-looking twin blade, who quickly disemboweled the ninja that killed him and floated high above the enemies before screaming, "Ghost Falcon!!!"

A series of shockwaves erupted from Kite's blades and cut all of his targets to ribbons. At that point the rest of the group gulped and mentally agreed to stay out of the cadaver's way. The group continued to tear through their opponents until they reached a clearing and were stopped by strange man wearing an orange and black cloak with a hood and a spiral on the back. His hood was up to conceal his identity.

"Three may go…one must stay…", the mysterious man said.

"You guys go ahead and find Naruto…this one's mine and Akamaru's…", Kiba stated, dropping into a fighting stance while Akamaru snarled.

The others nodded and left the Kiba and Akamaru behind.

"My name is Inuzuka, Kiba and you are?", the dog lover asked.

"Me?", the figure asked, "I am Ren…one of Naruto-sama's guards…", the man said, bowing, "…and I refuse to let my master fade away!", Ren removed his hood to reveal a charming pale face, a head of dark blue hair, and light purple eyes.

"Naruto has been possessed, there is a great chance that his soul has been destroyed by Orochimaru!", Kiba barked, dropping his stance.

"No…my master still draws breath…his soul still exists, thus I still protect him…"

"So you serve Orochimaru then?"

"…no…I am of neither your nor Orochimaru's forces… but enough talk, it is time to fight!", Ren roared, a silver scythe materializing in his hands and he charged the brunet.

As Kiba's battle began, the group approached another clearing. A smaller cloaked person appeared and this time a child's voice said, "…you may pass…but one must stay…", the child then summoned two black short swords.

"Guess I'm up…", Kite breathed, summoning his dual blades.

"…if you're sure, Kite…", the two ninja said as the left Kite alone with the child.

"So, you know my name…may I have yours?", Kite said, removing his mask.

"I am Airi, one of Naruto-sama's guards…", she declared, revealing her face.

She had silver hair that had blonde streaks running through it, a pale face that bore glowing, yellow runes on each cheek, and a captivating pair of turquoise eyes.

Kite was taken aback by her appearance and thought, 'How can I fight her!? She resembles mistress Aura! Not to mention that she is just a child!!!', but the fight began before he could think of a strategy.

Neji and Sasuke battled on until finding another clearing, another cloaked person appeared but said nothing.

After a few seconds Neji stepped forth and said, "I hope that you don't bore me…I am Hyuuga, Neji…"

Sasuke left and the man said "…Senri…", Senri removed his hood revealing a mop of black hair, fiery red eyes, and slightly tanned skin. He then summoned a turquoise staff, Neji activated his Byakugan, and the battle begun.

Sasuke soon found a fourth clearing and came face-to-face with what seemed to be Naruto except he was wearing Orochimaru's clothes and his once innocent sapphire eyes were now a threatening gold.

"Kukuku! It's a pleasure to see you Sasuke-kun…"

"Why didn't you just have one of your cloaked warriors attack me?", the Uchiha scoffed.

"What cloaked warriors?"

Sasuke's eyes widened slightly in shock, 'Those weren't his men!? Then who-'

"Those must have been Naruto's guards…", Skeith interrupted.

But before the raven could interrogate the epitaph the snake-like man before him suddenly growled in pain, his eyes turned sky blue, and an all-to-familiar voice panted, "Sasuke…y-you must…hurry…I-I w-want…you t-to k-kill…me while…I-I ha-ave…t-ti-me le-AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!…"

"Naruto!"

There was more pained grunting and a sinister voice replied, "Ahem…sorry about that interruption, Sasuke-kun…I thought that I had him locked up…"

"YOU MONSTER!!!" Sasuke screamed made his last seals and charged the snake, Chidori chirping furiously.

The snake was pinned against a tree through his chest, right where his heart was, only Sasuke had not hit a heart, there was no heartbeat. Yet his opponent still drew breath.

"What kind of trick-"

"No trick, Sasuke-kun…as the price for breaking my control over you, Naruto gave…his heart; his ability to be existent."

"W-What?", the raven stammered before flaring his Sharingan at the snake and forcing his way into the serpent's mind. Once inside, he ran through the thousands of rooms he found. The sights behind each door horrified and shocked him to no end. Each room was a memory from Naruto's past and they weren't the best memories in the world. Sasuke watched in horror as Naruto was beaten, cursed, and chased away in each memory. The Uchiha came across a door which he regretted entering for the rest of his life. A seven-year-old Naruto was walking down the streets being cursed and threatened by the villagers. The blonde was stopped by a man who yelled, "You wretched DEMON!!! My wife would still be alive if it weren't for you!!!"

The blonde turned and ran into the forest, the man hot on his heels. Naruto was eventually caught and the man told him not to yell or run away again or he would kill him. Naruto sat there crying and sobbing as the man tied his wrist together. Sasuke turned his head and heard the sound of a zipper being undone, shortly followed by the most painful shriek he had ever heard, before he was forcefully pulled from the memory. When his eyes opened he was inside Kyuubi's chamber and the fox was glaring at him.

"It's rude to enter someone else's memories without permission, brat."

"Where's Naruto?", the Uchiha demanded.

"This flame will take you to the kit while keeping you away from Orochimaru."

A white fireball appeared and led Sasuke out then down about twenty corridors and through many more memories before coming to a stop. The door they stood before was large and was dominated by a strange, white crest. Sasuke noticed a keyhole on the crest and summoned Kyuubi before aiming at the door.

~The Real World~

"Stop…", Senri rasped as he deflected Neji once more.

"Why?", the Hyuuga panted.

"Because they're not our enemies…"

"Kite? Kiba?", the brunet questioned.

"Yeah, it's us! We learned that these guys are known as Nobodies and act as Naruto's guards! C'mon we'll explain the rest on the way!"

Neji followed and listened as the cloaked fighters explained themselves.

~Naruto's POV~

I remained still as a statue from where I was and listened to the blood rushing to my head, I was hanging upside-down and sealed inside of my own mind. The blindfold I wore kept me from seeing anything and the gag keeping me from speaking. I heard the door open and sensed one, no, two energy signatures enter, both of which were familiar, and a good ten or twenty yards below me. I moved my head in the direction where the entities stood below me. They were obviously confused and weren't bothering to look up, so I tried my best to speak around the gag. My efforts were successful as the larger entity focused on me and alerted the smaller one to my presence. The chain that I hung from lowered me down and the gag was removed. Then a voice I would have given anything just to hear rang in my ears.

"…Naruto…what…happened to you?"

~Normal POV~

"Sasuke…before you ask any questions, have you by chance got a key to unlock my bonds?", the blonde asked smugly.

The Uchiha got the hint since he used Kyuubi to free the blonde.

"So here's the story…", Naruto began.

~Flashback~

Rain poured over the ruins of Konoha's western district as a depressed, guilty, and broken Naruto left the area, having prayed for the innocent souls that died in his beastly rampage all day for the umpteenth time that week. The boy walked on, not paying attention to his surroundings and ended up in front of a once vacant lot. A large house now proudly stood there and someone seemed to be living in it. Naruto entered the lot and a black-clad woman appeared before him.

"You have a wish if you were able to see this place, let alone enter it…", the woman said.

"Can you…"

"Yes, I can grant your wish…but you must pay a price equal to the value of the wish…", the woman interrupted.

"Then I wish that Orochimaru's control on Sasuke starts to wither away now…"

"Your heart and the darkness within it is the price…do you still wish to pay?"

"Yes, but don't tell him if he meets you."

"Very well…your wish shall be granted!"

The woman reached into Naruto's chest and pulled out a crystalline heart which turned into a small, black, yellow-eyed creature and was placed in a cage. Naruto began to fade into darkness vanishing from Konoha forever…or so he thought.

"It's a pity…is it not?"

"It is…making that wish cost him his existence…"

"But we'll train him to be stronger than that…and maybe…"

"He too will be worthy enough…to reclaim…his heart?"

"…yes…just maybe…he can help Roxas…"

"…help…me?"

"Yes, Roxas… for this child possesses just as strong a power…as you…"

~Flahback End~

"That was when I joined Organization XIII, a group of Nobodies, nonexistent beings, who wished to reclaim their hearts in order to exist once more…just like me…that was also when my adventures had begun."

The two were now at Kyuubi's door and opened it without another word to each other. The fox forced Sasuke from the blonde's mind and the Uchiha removed his hand from the blonde's chest his wound closing up soon after. A bright light emanated from the Nobody as Orochimaru's soul was forced from the boy's body, along with the AIDA that had infected him and kept them melded together. The light subsided and revealed a disintegrating Naruto. Sasuke roared, "Naruto NO!!! Witch grant my wish! Keep Naruto from vanishing!!!"

A familiar witch then appeared and asked, "You must join him as a Nobody as the price, do you accept?"

"YES!!!"

"As you wish…"

~Three Years Later~

"That's right Tsunade baa-san…", a cloaked blonde said, "Sasuke and I are going to start a new village for Nobodies. The village hidden in the Twilight!"

"I'll miss you brats…"

"C'mon old hag…we'll only be in between here and Suna…"

"Uchiha! You still have no right to call me old!!!"

"Anyway…just remember…you have allies in the darkness…", and with that the two vanished into the shadows, leaving Konoha for good.