Vanex: Okay everyone, I think I've left you guys with that last cliffhanger long enough. Here is Chapter 10!

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

"Normal Talking"

"Thinking/Dreams/Flashbacks"

"Kyuubi Talking"

"Kyuubi Thinking"

Chapter 10

"What?"

"I'm serious."

Kairi shakes her head. "This guy keeps popping up everywhere. So, what happened?"

"Well..."

Roxas sighed. This was the third heart collecting mission today. "At this rate I won't be able to meet up with Xion and Axel at the clock tower."

He started to walk down the streets of Halloween Town. The streets were empty, quiet. Too quiet. Roxas quickly summoned his Keyblade and turned around to strike the Heartless behind him. Two more jumped at him and he struck them down. More and more attacked. Overwhelmed, Roxas fell to his knees. But then, the Heartless were struck down. Roxas looked up to see a man in an Organization cloak with a Keyblade. He jumped to his feet and got into a fighting stance.

"Who are you? Why do you have the Keyblade? Are you the Organization imposter?"

The man turned toward Roxas. "No, I'm not. As for the Keyblade, I can't tell you. Besides, you don't question why your friend Xion has the Keyblade."

Roxas couldn't help but feel there was something familiar about this man. "Are you, Sora?"

"Does it matter?"

"It does to me."

"Why do you work with the Organization?"

"What?" The question had caught Roxas off guard.

"I asked why do you work with the Organization?"

"They're like me. Why wouldn't I work with them?"

"Do you even know what the final goal of the Organization is?"

"It's to summon Kingdom Hearts to restore our hearts."

"Are you sure?"

Roxas was caught off guard again. "Why wouldn't it be?"

"Do you even know what Kingdom Hearts is?"

"It's the source of all hearts and it's where hearts go in the end."

"It's much more than that."

"What do you mean?"

"Hearts are very powerful. Imagine the power that one could harness with access to Kingdom Hearts."

"So what? All we want is our hearts back."

"Can you say that about every Organization member?"

Roxas started to answer, but paused. He thought about it. Most of the Organization

members did seem to want their hearts back. The only ones he was uncertain about were the six founders. The ones who started this quest.

"I guess I can't say that."

"You see, things are not what they seem. Let me tell you something about your leader, Xemnas."

"How do you know about Xemnas."

"I've faced him. Anyway, when he was still whole, he pursued Kingdom Hearts. He wanted its power for himself."

"What happened?"

"He spent years, studying hearts and the Heartless as a front to cover his real research, which was Kingdom Hearts. He was found out and he was stopped by Master Yensid, his apprentice Mickey, and Ansem the Wise. He gave himself to the darkness, so that he could escape. His Heartless, going by the name Ansem, continued to pursue Kingdom Hearts, but he was stopped by Sora."

"What's the point of this story?"

"Both the whole man and the Heartless pursued Kingdom Hearts for its power. What's to stop the Nobody from doing the same thing?"

"Why should I trust you, or what you told me?"

"I'm not telling you to trust me. I just told you what I know. What you do with it is up to you. Just be careful of your fellow members. Anyway, your mission here is complete. You can still make it to the clock tower."

Roxas turned to leave, but stopped. "Wait a minute, you never told me who you are."

"Just a friend."

The man turned and walked away. Roxas stared after him for a few minutes, then turned away and returned to the portal to The World That Never Was.

"Mission successful, Roxas?"

"Yes, Saix."

"You seem preoccupied, did something happen?"

"Roxas paused. He thought about what the man had told him. "Nothing at all. If you will excuse me, I have have to meet up with Axel and Xion."

"Wow."

"I know, Kairi."

"We should tell the others."

"Actually, I'm still worn out. I'm going to rest. Can you tell them?"

Kairi sighs. "Sure. Good night, Sora."

"Good night, Kairi."

Kairi gets up and walks to the doorway. She looks back at Sora, smiles, and heads off toward the bridge.

Vanex: There you are, cliffhanger resolved. Sorry I took so long. Just to make it up to you guys, here is a "trailer" for my next story after I finish this one.

Orochimaru: Why do you let them treat like this?

Naruto is walking down a corridor. He is wearing an Akatsuki cloak and an Oto headband.

Naruto: Konoha is a great place. They are honorable people.

Nagato: Are you sure about that?

The Third Hokage is in his office with a strange look on his face.

Orochimaru: Tell me Naruto, do you know what really happened the night Kyuubi attacked?

The Kyuubi growls.

Naruto: The Kyuubi was killed by the Fourth Hokage.

Orochimaru: Not even close. The Fourth couldn't kill it. He sealed it inside a human infant.

Naruto is still walking down the corridor.

Naruto: The infant was me wasn't it?

Orochimaru: That is correct, Naruto.

Nagato: Actually that's only partly true.

Naruto: What do you mean?

Nagato: The fox that attacked Konoha wasn't the Kyuubi.

The Kyuubi glows in a red light and begins to shrink.

Naruto: Then who attacked Konoha?

Nagato: Why don't you ask her yourself?

The Kyuubi finishes changing into a beautiful woman.

Naruto: Who are you, really?

Kyuubi: My name is Akane. In human terms, I'm the Kyuubi's wife.

Naruto: Why did you attack Konoha?

Akane: They kidnapped my husband. They wanted to turn him into a loyal weapon that will destroy the other nations for them. They actually succeeded in trapping him in a human form.

Naruto: Who is the real Kyuubi?

Akane: I can make a image of him appear.

Naruto turns around to see the image. His eyes widen.

Naruto: But that's-

Naruto is still walking down the corridor.

Naruto: They lied to me my whole life.

Naruto tosses away the orange jacket.

Naruto: They twisted everything about me.

Explosions go off in Konoha.

Kakashi reveals his Sharingan.

Sasuke uses the Curse Mark.

Naruto: They treated me like dirt and expected me to become a loyal ninja.

Naruto reaches the end of the corridor.

Gaara summons his sand.

Naruto: They thought I would never turn on them.

Naruto removes the seal. Red chakra is expelled from Naruto's body and it comes together to form Akane.

Naruto walks through a door at the end of the corridor.

Naruto: I know one thing for certain.

Naruto is fighting off Konoha ninjas.

Kushina draws her sword.

Jiraiya uses Sage Mode.

Sasuke drops to one knee in front of a sickly Orochimaru.

Sasuke: I willingly give my body to you, Lord Orochimaru. Use it to make Konoha pay!

Akane kisses Naruto.

Orochimaru ,in Sasuke's body, faces down the Third Hokage.

Kushina faces down the Fourth Hokage.

The door lead outside. Naruto tosses the Akatsuki cloak aside to reveal that he is wearing a red shirt, black pants, black boots, and a red overcoat.

Naruto: Konoha will face justice.

Naruto's eyes and hair turn red.

Appearances Can Be Deceiving

Written by, Vanex.

Vanex: Something to look forward to in the future for, eh? See you all next time.