If you didn't get the memo, I'm starting to stray away from a schedule that is weekly based. Instead, I'm starting to lean towards rotating out my stories. I could go back to the weekly thing soon, but I don't see the point of saying it is weekly if I am going to continuously be late. This means that updates will come every 9-15 days.

And we're back! Welcome to Twilight Key, Chapter 43!

…Wow…I really did not expect to be so late with this chapter…I can give you many excuses, but I doubt that any of them will make up for it…My bad.

Kairitrion Cerulean: Hahaha…Yeah…Poor readers…Anyways, I'm not going to comment on the Kairi theory, 'cause spoilers. :P They registered as a team because I wanted to have a team name I could use in place of saying all of their names or identifying them as "the off-worlders"…Although I might still do that.

Dark Natsu Dragneel: Perhaps…

redlox2: I don't see the harm in answering, so I will tell you that Sora does not pass out as well. It was a onetime thing.

kavell Anderson: Not this time, nope. As for when will they find out…At some point.

Raidentensho: I already know when I want Naruto to meet Yen Sid, so yeah. As for your second question, read the chapter!

prototype gear: Holy crap, are we really going to argue over this? Does it matter if there is a visible/living crowd or not? And it could have been that they just didn't add it. Also, Herc expressed concern after the Hydra destroyed the stadium and said "I left everyone unprotected." (I looked up the script). Why would ghosts need to be protected?

V0idSw0rd: The Kyūbi keyblade that Kuro used is actually one I got from deviantart. I'm absolutely not against doing that, but I would rather get confirmation from the artists before I use them. I've messaged a couple people to ask, but only that one has responded.

IceHound: Naruto's nobody? I guess people would like for him to have one, huh?

Kalbario: I don't like confirming/denying things that could be considered spoilers, so I will just say that the world of RWBY has been considered since the early stages of the story.

Anyways, on with the story!

I don't own Naruto, Kingdom Hearts or anything else. I'm just a broke college student...

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In the Arena (A Little Later)

"And now it's time for our semifinal match!"

"Finally." Naruto muttered. "I was getting tired of fighting nothing but heartless." If this was the semifinal match, that meant that if their opponent wasn't Cloud this time, then he would be their next match.

Natsu sighed sadly. "Aww, is it over already? I was having a lot of fun." Natsu had been having a blast participating in the sanctioned violence. The fact no one got hurt, no matter how into it he got, made it even better.

"This has been a good chance to let loose…" Gray reluctantly agreed. "We should come back sometime to participate in another tournament."

Naruto shrugged. "Maybe, if we ever have the chance." He agreed. Glancing over, he glared. "Put a damn shirt on! We're in the middle of a crowded area!" Or maybe he should have considered himself lucky that Gray's pants were still there?

"Holy crap! When did that happen?!" Like they usually did, the audience laughed at their conversation.

"Here they are! The first team in the next match! Twilight's Frigid Blaze!" Natsu grinned widely and raised his fists into the air in response to the cheering, as opposed to the more controlled actions of Gray smirking or Naruto waving a hand somewhat halfheartedly. "And their opponents, Shadow Battalion!" Nine pools of darkness sprouted out of the ground, and from it emerged the next batch of heartless.

When he saw what they were up against, Naruto grew slightly apprehensive. "Well, this entire thing has escalated…" Floating in two rings were smaller heartless, each of them nearly identical to one another, meaning they all had conical bodies and hats. The only difference was that one ring was made up of heartless with blue bodies, while the rest had yellow bodies. But that wasn't what made Naruto slightly concerned.

The two rings of smaller heartless were floating around a heartless that looked the same as the one that he, Sasuke, and Misa fought at the academy, back during the invasion in Konoha. However, while its shape was the same, this heartless was red, not purple. Also setting this heartless apart was how it lacked any arms and legs.

Focusing back on the matter at hand, Naruto summoned his keyblade and slid into a battle stance. 'Those smaller heartless are all ice and thunder based. It shouldn't be too hard getting rid of them…'

"Are you ready? Fight!"

"Natsu, focus on the blue ones! They're weak against fire!"

"On it!" Rushing forward, Natsu began to create flames around his arms before he raised them above his head. "Fire Dragon's…" He slashed his arms down. "Wing Attack!" Twin waves of fire streaked at a pair of Blue Rhapsodies. While one was killed on the spot, the other was fast enough to react and get out of the way.

While Natsu engaged his specified targets, Naruto and Gray broke off and took on the remaining heartless. "Gray! I go high, you go low! On my mark!"

"Got it!" As they approached, the Yellow Operas darted around the arena. Seeing that they were getting closer, two of them started to charge up blasts of electricity. Naruto watched them carefully out of the corner of his eyes.

Then, right when they were about to fire, Naruto spoke up. "Now!" Naruto jumped high into the air above the Red Armor while Gray made a sword of ice. Startled slightly at their separation, the two attacking heartless readjusted their aim towards the one that shouted. Then at the same time, the two heartless fired large orbs of electricity at Naruto. 'Perfect.' Smirking, Naruto deflected the orbs towards the large heartless below him.

The attacks hit their mark and exploded upon contact with the heartless, having the additional benefit of momentarily stunning it. Using this chance, Naruto came down with a hard blow to the top of the heartless' head as Gray attacked its body from below.

Expecting that to be enough, Naruto was caught off guard when the heartless survived the two attacks and retaliated by rapidly spinning its body around. "Gah!" Naruto and Gray were both knocked back by the force of the attack, but neither of them were incredibly hurt by it. "Whoa. This one is tougher than the others. I thought that would take it out for sure." Gray commented.

Naruto nodded. "I did too." He should have figured that the different coloring was more than a cosmetic thing. "We'll just have to keep hitting it until it does go down."

"Easy enough." Gray glanced around. "But it looks like these smaller ones don't want us doing that." The two of them had become surrounded in the short exchange.

"Doesn't matter…These ones are a lot easier to get rid of." Naruto quickly counted them. "There are four of the yellow ones left, and Natsu is down to the last blue one…" Forming a plan, he spoke up. "Let's take care of the smaller ones first, they are easy to take out."

Gray smirked. "Sounds good to me." Not needing to share another word, the two of them dashed in different directions, intent on destroying the heartless. Naruto jumped to the side as a bolt of lightning struck the spot he was previously standing in and quickly dispatched the offending heartless.

Without pausing, he spun around and knocked a second one into the air and leapt after it. Coming to a stop next to it, Naruto slashed his keyblade at the heartless and killed it. Seeing that Natsu had finished with his last heartless, he called out to him. "Natsu! I need some fire!"

Natsu's grin would have scared anyone who knew him well enough. "I'm on it!" He brought his hands up to his mouth and took a deep breath. "Fire Dragon's Roar!" Not even questioning his actions before executing them, Natsu launched a large fireball at Naruto.

'It didn't need to be that big…' "Aerora!" Naruto generated a small whirlwind around his body, and used it to intercept the fireball. Making sure that he wasn't going to get burned, Naruto fell back towards the large heartless. "Take this!" The combination attack proved to be successful when the heartless faded into darkness a moment later.

"And they've done it! Twilight's Frigid Blaze wins again!" The crowd roared in appreciation at the announcement. "Don't go anywhere! The final match will begin in a few minutes!"

Naruto relaxed and dismissed his keyblade before turning to Natsu and Gray. "That one was definitely harder than the others."

Gray nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it was. It still wasn't the hardest thing I can imagine, but that level was higher than the others."

"And now we are going to win the entire tournament!" Natsu cheered.

"You've done well." All of them turned to the side at the sound of the new voice suddenly joining in. Standing there was Cloud. "I've watched your matches…It's obvious that you know what you're doing." While he said this, his eyes were fixed on Naruto. "I look forward to the next match."

Smiling, Naruto shook his head. "Thanks, but you've also had an easy time so far. None of your opponents stood a chance."

"They simply were not very strong…The quality of this tournament is lower than the ones in the past." Cloud said quietly. "But I think the next one will be more interesting."

"You know it!" Natsu interjected. "We're gonna kick your ass!" Gray rolled his eyes as Naruto sighed. "We're the only ones who're gonna win this!" Instead of responding right away, Cloud chose to gaze at him silently, making a glare form on Natsu's face. "Hey, are you lis-"

"I have a request." Cloud interrupted. "I would like it if Naruto and I fought the next match one on one." Naruto didn't seem surprised by the quest, but Gray's eyebrows shot up.

Natsu, however, had the biggest reaction.

"What?! No way!" The pink haired teen stomped on the ground angrily. "Why the hell should I give up on this fight?! I wanna be in on it!"

Gray suddenly thrust a hand out in front of Natsu. "Hold on a second." Gray glanced between Naruto and Cloud, who were staring at one another. "Naruto…Do you want to do this fight on your own?"

"…Yeah, I do." Naruto said softly. Natsu's glare darkened, but Gray didn't give him a chance to speak.

"Fine, this one is all you." Turning towards the spot the others were sitting, Gray started to walk off. "Come on, flame brain. Let's sit this one out."

"What?! But I want to fight t-"

"Natsu." Naruto's near silent voice caught Natsu off guard. "Please. I want to do this one on my own…This is a good chance for me to see where I stand."

Natsu scowled, but he soon deflated. "…Fine…" He said dejectedly. Recovering a second later, he thrust a finger at Naruto. "But you better win! Or else I'm coming for you!"

Naruto smirked at him. "You got it."

In the Stands

"Yes! Good job, you guys!" Kairi cheered as Naruto attacked from above with a combination of his own and Natsu's moves. "Just one more win and they're the champions!" She said happily.

"Aye!"

Erza smiled at the younger girl, but it soon dimmed. "Don't forget, the next match is going to be the toughest one yet. Cloud is strong and won't be easily defeated."

Kairi stuck her tongue out at her. "Bleh! You can think however you want! I'm going to stick with cheering for them!"

"Don't go anywhere! The final match will begin in a few minutes!"

Not able to stop herself, Kairi bounced up and down in her seat. "Ugh, I can't wait that long! I want to see it now!"

The elder redhead gave her an amused look. "You have certainly gotten into this."

"I can't help it! This entire thing has been so exciting!" Kairi grinned. "This is the first time that I've seen fights like this. The only things I've seen before now were small 'spars' back on my world…Well, those and the dragon…" She finished quietly, not fond of the memory.

"Yes, I suppose this is pretty exciting." Erza agreed. "And the people in the crowd has been enjoying themselves as well." As she said, the entire area was buzzing with conversation centering around the upcoming fight. Noticing something in her peripheral vision, Erza shifted her attention and frowned. "That doesn't look good…"

Following her line of sight, Kairi saw that Naruto, Gray, Natsu, and Cloud were all standing in the middle of the arena. All of them had serious expressions on their faces, except for Natsu, who was stomping on the ground angrily and shouting something. Because of the audience, it was impossible to make out the words. "I wonder what's wrong…"

Soon, Gray broke off from the group and began to walk towards them, Natsu not far behind, although clearly dissatisfied. Because of this, Naruto and Cloud were the only two who remained in the arena. As he left the arena, Gray paused for a minute to tell Phil something, but he then continued.

Kairi barely waited for them to come within ten feet before she couldn't hold herself back any longer. "What happened? Why did you leave the arena? Why is Naruto still there? Is something wrong?"

Gray held up his hands in a placating gesture. "Relax, nothing is wrong." He plopped down into the seat next to her. "Just a small change of plans."

Erza's frown deepened. "What does that mean?"

"It means that Naruto is hogging all of the fun!" Natsu declared from his seat. "He won't let us fight!"

Shrugging, Gray nodded. "Natsu is being overdramatic, but he isn't completely wrong."

"Naruto is fighting Cloud on his own?" Kairi asked in shock. "How come? You guys are a team!"

"Hmm…" Erza cupped her chin in thought. "He did say that he and Cloud wanted to fight one another...I suppose that it would only make sense if they wanted to do it in a one on one battle."

"And that theory is backed up by how Cloud was the one to request for this to be a one on one battle." Gray agreed. "I'm a little put out, but I understand."

"But I wanted to fight!"

Erza smiled slightly at Natsu's whining. "Natsu, think of it this way...If Laxus was in this tournament, would you not insist of fighting him alone?" Natsu blinked at her. "You would wouldn't you? If not to prove you can do it, then to test yourself."

A pout formed on his face. Crossing his arms with a huff, Natsu slumped. "...Fine...Naruto can have this fight..."

Kairi giggled at his behavior. "That's very nice if you to allow, Natsu...And you too, Gray." She grinned and turned back to the arena. "Go, Naruto! Kick his butt!"

Back in the Arena

Naruto and Cloud stared at each other impassively, waiting for the Phil to announce the start of the match. Slowly, Naruto's blank face cracked, allowing a small grin to form. "...When I first found out about this tournament, I wasn't eager to participate in any way...But the more I watched you fight, the more I realized that I actually wanted to fight you."

Minuscule traces of surprise flashed through Cloud's eyes, but he soon recovered and smile faintly. "I have also been looking forward to this...You are much more skilled than I thought you would be and I can see that you have worked hard to get where you are." Reaching to his back, he pulled out his sword and slid into a battle stance. "Let me test you."

Smirking, Naruto raised a hand and summoned his keyblade. "Let's have a good match." As he got into his own ready position, Cloud's gaze never left the keyblade.

"I've been wondering this for a while now...but is that a keyblade?" Naruto blinked, not expecting that. "It's different from the last one I saw, but the general shape of a key is still there."

Regaining himself, Naruto nodded. "I didn't think that this many people would know about keyblades, but I guess it's more well known by people on other worlds..." He mused. "Yeah, this is my keyblade, Two Become One."

Cloud stared at it for another moment. "This will be even more interesting than I thought..."

Seeing that the two of them were ready and done talking, Phil took over. "Ladies and gentlemen, as you probably have already noticed, this fight is missing a couple of people. As it turns out, by the request of the involved teams, this will be a one on one duel!" The crowd cheered. "You know them already, but let me introduce them anyways! On one side, we have the Olympus Coliseum veteran! The glowing eyes swordsman! The swinger of giant swords...Cloud!" The crowd roared, but Cloud acted as if he didn't even hear them.

"And his opponent! The newcomer upstart! The only kid I know with two eye and hair colors! A swinger of giant keys...Naruto!" Like Cloud, Naruto didn't react to the cheers. "These two are the finalists for today's games! Are you ready?" Naruto tightened the grip on his keyblade and Cloud crouched a bit lower. "Three! Two! One!" The entire coliseum went silent as they waited for the beginning of the fight.

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"...Fight!"

Immediately, Naruto and Cloud shot forward and clashed in the center of the arena, creating a shower of sparks. The two remained there for a moment, simply staring at one another.

Then at the same time, they moved.

Strike after strike, clash after clash, blow after blow, the two of them rained attacks down on one another, but neither was able of getting anything through. Eventually, they broke apart by jumping away to opposite ends of the arena. However, the reprieve was short lived because the instant that their feet touched back down, they rocketed forward again.

Swinging low, Cloud's large sword streaked towards Naruto's legs, but it missed when the crimson blond jumped over the blade. In retaliation, Naruto slashed his keyblade down at Cloud, but he met much of the same result when Cloud stepped to the side. As he avoided the keyblade, Cloud spun his body around in a circle, which gave him the momentum to bring his sword back with even more force.

Seeing this, Naruto brought his keyblade up to intercept it, but he was thrown back by the power behind the attack. Landing on the ground, Naruto's eyes widened in shock when he saw that Cloud was already upon him with a downward slash. Because he wouldn't be able to avoid the attack in time, Naruto instead opted to block it. Unfortunately, he underestimated the strength the attack had, making his knees buckle somewhat.

Naruto gritted his teeth and pushed back with all of his strength, but he found himself losing the battle. His arm slowly shook as Cloud pressed down harder on Naruto, who in turn watched the blades near his neck. Cutting his losses, Naruto threw himself to the side with a roll, barely avoiding the large sword as it swiped at him. Springing back to his feet, Naruto crouched in preparation of any further attacks, but none ever came. The two of them stared at each other for a minute, not saying a word. But then they smirked, and as if it was waiting for such a cue, the crowd broke out from its previously silenced state into a deafening roar.

"You're really good." Naruto complimented. "I'm not surprised that you're stronger than me, but I am a little surprised that you can keep up with me so well."

Cloud nodded. "The same to you. I wasn't expecting you to be able to match all of my blows, but I suppose that it was dumb of me to judge you based on your age…"

Lifting his keyblade up slightly, Naruto's smirk grew. "Shall we continue?"

"Yeah…And this time, let's step it up a bit." His body took on a soft glow. Knowing what this meant, Naruto called upon some light.

"Sonic Blade!" The two disappeared in a burst of speed, only to reappear in the center of the arena. The crowd barely had time to register the loud clang of metal on metal before the two combatants vanished again. This time, they reemerged off to the side, but Naruto was ducking under a swing of Cloud's sword. When they next came into view, it was Cloud's turn to be dodging an attack. This pattern continued for the next few blows, but they it soon ended.

Naruto landed in a crouch in the center of the arena and thrust a hand out at Cloud. "Flame Salvo!" A volley of fireballs shot out of Naruto's hand and towards Cloud, but the mercenary didn't hesitate to weave through them in a dash at Naruto, expertly dodging each one. Once he judged that he was close enough, Cloud leapt into the air above Naruto and moved his sword aimed his sword down.

Taking a guess at what would happen next, Naruto cursed and cut off his attack before quickly rolling to the side. The next second, Cloud's blade stabbed into the ground where he had been standing and a small explosion was created. Springing back to his feet, Naruto crouched low. "Shadow Breaker!" Naruto's keyblade was encased in darkness as he spiraled at Cloud.

Seeing this, Cloud jumped to the side to avoid the strike, but he wasn't expecting the follow-up one that was enshrouded in light. The keyblade made a clean hit on his chest, forcing him back with a pained grunt. Recovering, Cloud gripped his sword with two hands, making to glow softly. Once his attack was charged, he swung it down at Naruto.

The crimson blond's eyes widened in shock when a blue shockwave rocketed at him. Acting hastily, he raised his keyblade into a defensive position. "Refle-Argh!" He was too late to block the attack, allowing it to instead hit him and send him flying back. Not letting up, Cloud pursued his target, intent on dealing more damage. Reaching Naruto, he readied his sword again and swung it at Naruto, knocking him higher into the air. "Gah!" Pushing through the pain, Naruto noticed that Cloud was still coming at him, another blow only a moment away. Growling, Naruto twisted his body in the air so that he was upright. "Spark Dive!" He streaked back toward the blond, meeting him head on.

Cloud winced as electricity tore at him, but he held strong. Disengaging from Naruto, he back flipped through the air and was the first to land on the ground, giving him the opportunity to be the first to prep his next attack. Naruto watched as a light coated his blade, ready to be unleashed. "Haa!" Cloud slashed his blade towards Naruto, creating an arc of energy that streaked at him. However, that proved to only be the beginning when Cloud added to with more arcs.

'Aw, crap…' Pulling upon some twilight, Naruto pumped it into his keyblade and swung it in the direction of the oncoming attack. A brilliant burst of light shot out of his keyblade, which was then followed by a streak of darkness. Naruto's attacks met Cloud's head on, creating small explosions between them. Eventually, the newest bout ended and gave way to another clash of their weapons.

In the Stands

"Come on, Naruto! Kick his ass!" Natsu cheered. "Stop messing around and finish this!"

Gray shot him an annoyed glance. "Idiot, I don't think Naruto is messing around."

"How can he not be?! He's getting knocked around out there!" Natsu demanded heatedly. "If Naruto wasn't messing around, then he would be winning!"

Erza sighed. "Natsu, I've already explained that Cloud is not someone you should underestimate. He is extremely strong." She smiled faintly. "In fact, I'm surprised that Cloud is having so much trouble. Normally, he would have finished the match by now." She watched as the two combatants traded blows. "It's a testament to Naruto's strength that he is fighting Cloud so evenly."

"Tch. Whatever…I'll still be mad at you if you lose!" Natsu shouted.

"Aye! Don't get your butt handed to you too badly, Naruto!"

Noticing the silence of one of their members, Gray looked to the side. "Something wrong, Kairi? You've been awfully quiet since the match began…" A rush of concern hit him. "Do you feel like you might pass out again?" He would jump in there to stop the match if he had to. His question automatically caught the attention of the others, making them pay attention to the girl as well.

Seeing their looks, Kairi quickly shook her head with a small smile. "No! I'm fine, honestly…It's just…" Her eyes shifted back to the ongoing fight. "…They're really going at it, aren't they?"

Natsu frowned. "Huh? Of course they are. That's the point of the fight!"

"No, I mean…" Kairi sighed. "It's incredible…They move so fast and they have so many strong attacks…You all do. I know I was excited to see more of what you can do while you fight in this tournament, but now that I'm seeing it…"

"Is it overwhelming?" Gray asked.

"Overwhelming…?" Kairi thought it over. "I…guess…? I'm not sure if that's what I'm trying to say…"

Erza smiled softly in understanding. "As someone who is unable to do any of this, you're finding yourself somewhat inadequate?"

Kairi's titled her head, eventually giving a slow nod. "Yeah…Yeah, that's it. You are all able to do so much, and are able to help people as you go…" She sighed. "But I'm not able to do that…" She watched as Naruto grinned in victory when an attack landed successfully on Cloud's back. "If I'm seriously one of those seven princesses, then I am going to be targeted again, like I was back on the mountain. But I won't be able to do anything but rely on others to defend me…I would never be able to do what you guys do."

"What? That's dumb." Natsu replies, earning multiple surprised looks. Erza glared at the dragon slayer, prepared to discipline him, but he continued. "No one starts out strong. If you want to get stronger, then do it!" He said simply.

Happy nodded. "Aye! Natsu was even weaker than he is now, but he got stronger…I guess."

"You're supposed to be on my side!"

"I'm a good cat who tells the truth!"

Losing her glare, Erza spoke up. "Despite Natsu's crude way of saying it, he is not wrong." She said. "The solution is simple."

"What? It is?" Kairi asked in disbelief.

Gray smirked at her. "Yep. If you seriously want to be able to fight for yourself and not be stuck on the sidelines all the time, then all you have to do is be willing to learn how to fight." He shrugged. "If even the flaming king of morons could figure that out, then it actually is that simple."

"Bastard! You wanna go?!"

"The fight is over there, dipshit! You missed your chance!"

"Then I'll start a new one right here and now by kicking your ass!"

"I'd love to see you try!"

"Enough!" Erza silenced the both of them with dual hits to the back of their heads, knocking them out. "Don't squabble here!" Kairi let out an uneasy giggle at their interaction, but she soon turned back to the fight, just in time to see Cloud prep his next attack.

'Become strong enough to fight with them?' She grinned. 'Sounds good to me!'

Back in the Arena

Naruto tensed in preparation of another rush, but Cloud beat him to it by raising his sword. "Stars! Rain down!"

'That doesn't sound good...' A shadow passing over him and the crowd screaming in a mixture of fright and awe made him snap his head up. What he saw made him swear. 'I freakin' knew it!' Naruto dove to the side, narrowly avoiding a meteor that impacted the ground where he was. Not even taking a moment to breath, Naruto rolled to his feet and pumped chakra to his legs. 'Kami damn meteors?! Really?! These are way bigger than the ones I can make!' Naruto zipped around the arena as flaming rocks streamed towards him. 'How can he create this many of them?!'

Cloud's eyes tracked Naruto's every move, concentrating on altering the trajectory of his meteors, each having enough force to create small explosions every time one struck the ground. 'He can't avoid them forever.'

'I can't avoid them forever.' Naruto thought grimly. 'But I also know that he can't keep them up forever.' Naruto dashed to the side to not get struck by the newest rock. 'That means I just have to wait until he falters...' That moment soon came when Cloud's blank expression twitched into a frown. 'Now!' Turning on his heel, Naruto changed his direction so that he was aiming right at Cloud.

'Damn.' Seeing the oncoming threat, Cloud cut off his attack entirely and swung at Naruto. Unexpectedly, Naruto smirked at him. 'What-' Cloud's Buster Sword sliced through nothing but air when Naruto suddenly whirled around his body. '-the hell?!' A reversal?!

'I've got you now!' Naruto jumped at Cloud with his keyblade attacking in a downward slash. Knowing that there wasn't any way for him to dodge the attack in time, Cloud instead began to prepare himself for his counter. Naruto's keyblade made a solid contact to his back and sent the mercenary stumbling forward, but he immediately caught himself.

Spinning around, Cloud swung his sword at Naruto, causing fireballs to shoot from it and at the crimson blond. Startled, Naruto raised his own keyblade. "Fira!" The fireballs collided, rocking the arena with harsh explosions and blanketing the area with smoke. Naruto attempted to peer through the smoke in an attempt to find his opponent, but it was proven to be pointless when Cloud abruptly emerged from the smoke with his blade already in motion.

Naruto rolled to the side to avoid the attack and spring back to his feet. Not halting for a second, he slashed at Cloud. "Ars Arcanum." One slash was joined by another, and then another, and a third. Naruto attacked relentlessly in an attempt to down him for good.

Eventually, Cloud decided to stop him before Naruto was able to deal to much damage. Acting swiftly, he brought his blade up and parried Naruto's keyblade towards the sky. "Oof!" Caught off guard, Naruto was not prepared for the following boot that was thrust into his unguarded gut. Using the chance, Cloud swung his blade and made a thin cut in Naruto's chest. However, the surprising part was the way that a strong gust of wind appeared and pulled Naruto closer to Cloud.

Not giving Naruto a chance to do anything, Cloud added two powerful slashes to the first, with the last sending Naruto flying. Naruto felt the air rush from his body as he crashed back into the ground. Coughing, he pushed himself back to his feet and glared. 'All of his attacks pack a punch...I can't take much more of them...' Slowly, he moved a hand to his chest. "Cu-"

"Do you really think I would let you do that?" Naruto's spell was interrupted when Cloud dashed at him and brought his blade down. With no other choice, Naruto jumped to the side, only to find himself on the receiving end of a furious combo. "I figured that you would be able to heal yourself...But I won't let you." Cloud said.

Glaring harder, Naruto vaulted up and over Cloud. "Cu-!" In a flash, Cloud was upon Naruto with a kick to the side. 'Damn it!' Naruto rolled to his feet and slid into a defensive stance. 'Note to self: Learn how to cast healing spell while under attack.' Naruto panted lightly as he and Cloud stared at each other, willing the other to make the first move.

"...You seem to be winded." Cloud's voice was soft, but Naruto was still able to hear it. "Are you finished?"

Naruto smirked at him. "I admit that keeping up with you has been harder than I expected...But I can continue for a little longer." His smirk widened. "I still haven't reached my limit."

Cloud gained a smirk of his own at this. "Your limit?" He repeated. "That's a dumb concept." Naruto blinked, not entirely sure what he meant. "Limits will do nothing but hinder you. They are obstacles that will prevent you from realizing your true potential." He tightened the grip on his blade. "When your enemy has pushed you to the edge, that is when you can truly surpass yourself and break your limits." He crouched lower. "That is something that took me a long time to figure out."

'Break my limits?' Naruto thought to himself. That sounded somewhat questionable…But there must be some truth to it if Cloud believed it to be so. His attention was snapped back to Cloud when the blond continued speaking.

"Naruto…Let's end this." Cloud said. "One final clash to decide the winner."

Naruto's eyes widened, but he soon grinned. "That sounds like a good idea…" He brought his keyblade back. "I'm ready when you are." Cloud nodded. The arena was thrown into complete silence, with even the audience waiting with baited breath.

They both blurred forward.

"Zantetsuken!" Naruto's speed tripled as his body shot at Cloud. Carefully aiming his strike, Naruto slashed his keyblade down at the exact moment that he reached Cloud.

"It's not that easy…" Cloud kept a blank face as he blocked Naruto's attack, shocking the crimson blond.

'How could he have kept up with that?'

Cloud quickly spun his body around and came back at Naruto with a slash to the side. Naruto parried the blow, but Cloud wasn't done yet. Out of nowhere, a large amount of wind swept through the arena.

"Gah!" A tornado formed around Naruto and blasted him into the air. Flipping to get into a better position, Naruto looked back down towards the arena, only to find that Cloud was nowhere in sight.

"I'm breaking my limits!" A shout from above made Naruto rotate his body around. Up in the air right above him was Cloud, who was shining brightly. His orange glow slowly started to transition into a bluer hue.

'Damn!' Clang! Naruto barely got his keyblade up in time to intercept the strike. He felt some relief rush through him, but it vanished upon Cloud falling back and flying to get behind him. 'Wha-?' "Argh!" Cloud sliced at Naruto's back. Gritting his teeth, Naruto tried to spin around and hit him, but Cloud flew to another spot to strike again. Like the one before it, this attack managed to contact Naruto.

Four slashes. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. They just kept coming, and each one was from a different direction. Soon, Naruto found himself looking up to a still glowing Cloud, who was staring back down at Naruto with his sword poised to strike. Naruto watched as the glow surrounding the mercenary became brighter. "This is it…"

Pulling himself together, Naruto glared. "No…it's not!" He channeled twilight into his body and keyblade. "And if it is, then it's only it for you!" Cloud dove towards Naruto right when Naruto launched his own attack. "Limit Storm!"

The two of them collided in the air, allowing their attacks to push against one another. At the same time, their auras flared to new levels, with Cloud's orange and blue aura meeting Naruto's silver-white and purplish-black aura. Suddenly, their aura's began to fluctuate, but neither of them did anything but struggle against the other.

Boom!

End Music

In the Stands

Kairi gasped when an explosion suddenly broke out and blocked their view of Naruto and Cloud. "Are they okay?" She asked worriedly.

None of the Fairy Tail members took their eyes off of the arena. "They should be fine." Gray assured. "An explosion like that might singe them a bit, but they can both take it." Erza nodded in agreement.

"He's right, however I believe that this battle has now come to an end..."

"It's over?" Kairi tried to see through the smoke, but had little success. "Then who won?"

Erza smiled as the smoke began to clear. "We're about to find out."

Back in the Arena

The resulting smoke from the explosion of Naruto and Cloud's attacks finally cleared, showing everyone present the aftermath.

Standing in the arena were Cloud and Naruto, and both of them were still standing.

However, despite still being on their feet, neither of them made a move, instead opting to wait for something that only they seemed to expect. Suddenly, what they were waiting for was made clear when Cloud coughed, expelling a small amount of blood from his mouth. Falling to one knee, Cloud used his sword to hold himself up. "D-Damn...Your last attack did too much damage..."

Naruto grinned. "It was an awesome attack, that's for sure, but..." He sighed and shook his head. "It still wasn't enough..." Naruto could feel his start to shut down. "Your attack still got me..." He fell forward onto the ground. "Ah well...It was fun..." Naruto's world turned black.

Cloud watched him fall in silence. 'He nearly had me...' The crowd broke out into loud cheers upon Naruto's collapse.

"Well there you have it! The winner of today's games is...Cloud!" The cheering reached new levels.

In the Stands

"What the hell?! He lost!" Natsu shouted in anger. "How could he have lost like that! I knew I should've fought!"

Sighing, Erza smacked him over the head. "Natsu, be quiet! Everyone has to lose a battle sometime. It's impossible to win them all." She smiled. "But Naruto did very well. Managing to push Cloud so far says a lot about his strength."

Gray shrugged. "It sucks that he lost, but it was a good match." He glanced to the side, noticing Kairi's fidgeting. "You know...If you want to go over to see if he is alright, then no one will stop you..."

A small finch escaped Kairi as she stammered for words. "Uh, W-well, I..." Sticking out her tongue, she got up. "You know what? Yes, I want to go see if he is okay. So that's what I'm going to do!" Erza's smile grew at this.

"That sounds like a good idea. We should all head over." She stood up. "Are you coming?" She asked.

The ice mage nodded and joined them. "Yeah, I'm right behind you." Although Natsu was still grumbling, he and Happy followed after the three.

Infirmary

A pair of cerulean and violet eyes cracked open, before instantly shutting again when the owner groaned. "Kami, that hurts..."

"Naruto!"

"You're awake!"

Naruto opened his eyes again and was greeted with a pair of blue eyes accompanied by red hair. Smirking weakly, he spoke up. "Hey, Kairi...How're you doing?"

Rolling her eyes, Kairi responded in an exasperated tone. "Oh, I've been fine. Sitting in an infirmary to wait for your lazy butt to wake up is a lot of fun."

"Really? That's nice, but I'm sorry to say that I'm going to try and avoid situations like this in the future..."

A snort was heard from nearby. "I'd assume so. I know that I hate it when I get knocked out." Naruto turned his head to the source. Gray nodded in greeting. "But that could just be me." Kairi huffed and crossed her arms. She didn't understand how they could joke about something like this.

"Nah, I'm weird like that too." Naruto quipped. He pushed himself into a sitting position and managed to only barely wince as he did. "How long have I been out?"

"About an hour and a half has gone by since the end of the match." Kairi told him. "After you collapsed, Phil announced Cloud as the winner and we brought you here."

Naruto hummed lightly. "That's not too bad…" He glanced down to his body. "Although this isn't the worst I've ever been injured either…" Fighting Sephiroth hurt a lot more.

"All things considered, it wasn't too bad." Gray agreed. "Sure, you lost the match, but no one holds it against yo-" He was cut off by the door getting kicked open.

"Naruto's awake?! Good, now he can tell me how he lost!" Natsu raged. "You were supposed to win, dammit! How could you lose?!" The dragon slayer stalked up to Naruto's bed. Once he reached it, he lashed out a hand and grabbed Naruto's collar in order to pull him closer. "Tell me!"

"That's enough!" An armored fist slamming down on top of Natsu's head floored him. "Naruto is still injured, you fool! And this is no place for shouting!"

'Aren't you shouting too…?"

"…A-Aye…" Natsu groaned.

Satisfied, Erza turned to Naruto, making him stiffen slightly out of instinct. Unexpectedly, a small smile formed on her face. "That was a wonderful match. While it is true that you did emerge as the victor, you should be proud of what you managed to accomplish."

Relaxing, Naruto returned the smile. "Thanks." The attention of the room's occupants was caught by another person walking through the door. When he saw who it was, Naruto's expression brightened and he waved. "Hey, Cloud. That was a good match."

Cloud nodded. "It was…I honestly thought you had me for a little bit." His admission elicited a chuckle from Naruto.

"Thanks, but I know it isn't true." He shrugged. "I may have been able to do some damage to you, but you were able to deal more of it at a faster rate." Naruto smirked challengingly. "But don't expect it to go the same way the next time."

"Hmph. Even if you improve, that doesn't mean that I won't as well." Cloud shot back before shaking his head. "I wanted to say that I enjoyed fighting you…" He stared at Naruto for a moment. "I also have a question I want to ask you."

Naruto quirked an eyebrow. "Go for it."

"In that fight…You used both light and darkness…That itself is not strange, but you didn't show any hesitation while doing so…" His brows furrowed. "You act as if you don't fear it. How? How can you be so content with your darkness? How do you not lose yourself to it?" His question was quiet, but Naruto had no difficulty hearing it.

"My darkness…?" Naruto muttered. Closing his eyes, he leaned back against the wall. "To tell you the truth…I know that I can lose myself to it."

A frown appeared on Cloud's face. "You…know?" Then why doesn't he distance himself from it?

"Yeah…And up until a little while ago, I was afraid of my darkness. I was so afraid of it that I subconsciously rejected it, even though it is part of me." Naruto opened his eyes back up and locked them with Cloud's. "You want to know how I don't lose myself to my darkness? How I can use it so easily? The answer is simple…I don't fear it, because I know that it is a part of me, just as much as my light is." Naruto said softly. "If I were to reject my darkness, then I would be rejecting myself." He smirked. "And that's a stupid thing to do, so I accept it. There is nothing wrong with being cautious of your darkness, but don't fear it."

His answer brought about a stretch of silence in the room as everyone in it thought his words over. Eventually, Cloud's lips twitched. "Embrace my darkness, huh…?" He sighed. "Easier said than done…but I can work on it." He nodded to Naruto. "Thank you for your answer, I won't forget it." He turned back towards the door. "I look forward to the next time we meet."

Naruto grinned after him. "No problem. And I look forward to it too." Right when he was about to walk out, Cloud paused as if a thought came to him.

"Oh, right…" He reached into his pocket and pulled something out of it. "Here. You will probably get more use out of it than I will." He tossed it at Naruto, who caught it with one hand before looking down at the object in curiosity. What he saw made his eyes widen in surprise.

"This is…" He looked back up to Cloud, but the mercenary was already gone.

Interested in Naruto's reaction, the others gathered around him. "What's that? Some kind of wolf?" Natsu asked, clueless. "A dragon would have been cooler."

Realizing what it was, Gray whistled. "Isn't this a…?" Naruto's grin returned.

"It absolutely is…" Naruto responded and held the item up. "Cloud gave me a keychain." Dangling in his hand was a keychain that depicted a silver wolf.

"A keychain…?" Happy tilted his head. "That means that you have three of them now." The cat commented.

Naruto frowned slightly and dismissed the cat's words. "No, I don't. This makes the second one."

"No, it's the third."

"How can this be the third one?" Naruto asked in exasperation. "I already had one, and then I got this one. That makes two."

"But you have two others!" Happy insisted. "I know you do!"

"Then what's the second one, Happy? When did I get it?"

"You got it back in «Aincrad»! I found it by the lake after you sealed the keyhole." Happy told him.

A small twitch made itself known in Naruto's eye. "You found a keychain in «Aincrad»?" He quietly clarified.

"Aye! That's what I've been saying!" Happy shook his head. "Come on, Naruto. I know it can be hard for you, but keep up…"

"Why the hell didn't you say something before now?!" Naruto shouted in anger. "And if you found it and never said anything, then there was no way for me to know about it-ttebayo!"

"You were being mean to me back then." Happy pointed a paw at Kairi. "You took my seat away from me and gave it to Kairi! So I kept quiet about the keychain as revenge!"

A glare made its way onto Naruto's face. "Yes, it is absolutely my fault…" He said sarcastically. "Whatever, can I please have that keychain now?"

"Sure! You could have had it a while ago if you had asked!"

Naruto took several deep breaths. 'Don't kill the stupid cat, Naruto…That would make the others angry…' Happy dug through his knapsack and pulled out the requested item. As he took it, Naruto inspected the design of the keychain. This one depicted a black arrowhead with a diamond-shaped gap in the center. Placing it down on the bed, Naruto glanced between the two items. "So I have three keychains now…And yet I'm still mostly using Two Become One…" He muttered. "If I have them, I might as well start using them." He decided.

Erza chose that moment to speak up. "So now that the tournament is over with, what will you guys do now?" The others traded glances.

"Well…I guess that we will leave for the next world soon." Naruto replied. "I'm still a little tired, so would it be alright with you if we stay here for the night?"

The elder redhead smiled. "I need to clear it with Phil, but I don't think that will be a problem." Suddenly a frown appeared on her face, and Naruto couldn't help but shiver when he saw that it was directed towards him. "But you said you're still tired? Then we will let you sleep."

"Ah, t-that's not necessary. I only meant that I shouldn't be moving around so much ye-"

"I said sleep." Naruto broke out into a cold sweat while everyone else inched away. "Is that clear?"

Naruto swallowed nervously. "A-Aye."

Gummi Ship (The Next Day)

"So this is your ship?" Erza glanced around the interior of the gummi ship as she followed the group onboard. "Impressive."

"Thanks, but the credit goes to the man who designed it." Naruto said. "…But I won't tell him that to his face…" He finished quietly.

Despite Naruto speaking the end to himself, Erza still heard it. "Why not? If he built this, then he should be commended."

Gray, Naruto, and even Natsu grimaced to one another. "…It just makes sense that way." Gray informed her. "Don't worry about it."

Shaking his head, Naruto walked over to his seat, only to blink when he noticed a flashing light on the control panel. "A call?" Pressing a button, some information popped up on the screen. "We missed a call from my world." He told the others. "We only missed it by about half an hour."

"Then if you call back now, there is a chance that they will pick up!" Kairi chirped. "Do it! You said that you would introduce me to the people from your world, so why not now?"

Naruto smiled and pressed another button. "Sure, sure. Give me a sec…" They all waited for a few moments as the call attempted to connect. Soon, the screen came to life, showing them an amused Yoruichi. "Hey, Yoruichi-san. Did you ca-"

"WHERE IS HE?!" Naruto was interrupted by a loud shout coming from the background on Yoruichi's end.

"I'm telling you that I don't know!"

"Well figure it out-ttebane!"

"I could, but it makes more sense to just wait for him to call!" The owner of the voice let out a suspiciously high-pitched yelp.

"I swear, if something happened to him, I will-" Naruto groaned with a red face when he realized who was doing the shouting.

Yoruichi smirked when she saw his reaction. "Hey, Naruto-kun. You've called at a good time." She glanced over her shoulder. "Kushina-san! Naruto-kun called!"

Instantly, a nearly frantic Kushina Uzumaki appeared next to her, and Erza's eyes widened in surprise upon seeing Kushina. She sighed in relief when she saw Naruto, but her face was then covered with a glare that froze Naruto. "Where have you been-ttebane?! I was so worried about you!" Yoruichi took a step back to watch the show. A moment later, a somewhat battered Urahara joined her.

"S-Sorry about that, Kaa-san." Naruto quickly gathered himself. "We've been off the gummi ship for the last day, so we couldn't answer the call…"

Kushina's glare darkened. "But then why haven't you called before now? It's been nearly a week since the last time you did!"

"Lost track of time?" Naruto suggested weakly. His mother did not like that answer.

And it showed in the chewing out that Naruto got the next second.

One Ruthless Scolding Later

"Am I understood?" Kushina asked dangerously.

"Crystal!" Naruto responded. "I promise it won't happen again-ttebayo!" Kushina's face immediately cleared into a brilliant smile.

"Good!" Naruto slumped as the tension left his body. "Now then, how have you been? Make any new friends in the different worlds since the last time we spoke?"

Naruto grinned. "Yeah, I have. In fact, one of them is travelling with us." Turning, he gestured for Kairi to join him. Intimidated, by Kushina's previous display, she hesitantly walked over. "This is Kairi. We found her on the previous world we went to and she has been travelling with us since then so she could find her friends from her world."

Steeling her resolve, Kairi waved to the woman on the screen. "Hi, it's nice to meet you."

Kushina's smile could have lit up the entire room. "Nice to meet you too!" She shot her sun a suspicious glance. "The boys haven't been too much trouble, have they?" Even though they weren't in her field of view, Natsu, Happy, and Gray all shuddered, Naruto doing the same.

Giggling at their reaction, Kairi shook her head. "No, they haven't been. I haven't been with them that long, but's actually been a lot of fun!" She shot Naruto a sly look. "The biggest trouble has been getting Naruto to eat something other than ramen~" She teased. While Naruto felt his face heat up at this, Kushina's brightened.

"You make him eat other things? Thank you for doing that! He unfortunately inherited my love of ramen…All of my kids did…" She rubbed the back of head sheepishly. "I'm glad you're there to limit how much he can have…" Kushina took in Kairi's appearance again. "And you're a redhead! That's a plus in my book-ttebane!" She shot Kairi a thumbs up.

Sweat dropping at his mother's antics, Naruto cleared his throat. "There was actually something about Kairi I wanted to get your opinion on, Urahara." Blinking, Urahara stepped forward.

"And what would that be?" He was about to crack a joke, but Naruto's face turned serious, prompting him to do the same. "…Is it something to be worried about?"

Thinking it over, Naruto shrugged. "It could be worse, but it also could be better." He crossed his arms. "You remember what I told you about the seven Princesses of Heart?" Knowing that this conversation was leaving her area of complete understanding, Kushina stepped back to Yoruichi's side.

Urahara nodded. "I do." His eyes flicked to Kairi. "Are you saying that…"

"Exactly." Naruto confirmed. "But…there is one problem…"

One Explanation Later

Urahara's face was set in a complicated expression. "I see…" A person without a heart? And they were sustaining themselves off of the light of another person? "I'm not sure how much I can figure out, but I'll look into it." He promised.

Naruto smiled. "Thanks. I would ask Hikari and Yami, but…" He trailed off, but Urahara understood what he was referring to. That had also come up in his explanation.

"I suggest that you keep trying to contact them, Naruto. It doesn't make sense that you wouldn't even be able to enter your Station of Awakening at all…"

"Yeah, I'll keep trying…" Naruto said quietly. Noticing his pupil's obvious worry, Urahara decided to do something to lift the mood.

And what better way than to piss of said pupil?

"Anyways, Naruto-kun…I'm impressed!" Naruto frowned to himself at Urahara's words, not getting what the annoying bastard was talking about. "I was mostly joking when I told you to get a girlfriend, but here I find that you really got one~!" The result was immediate.

Both Kairi and Naruto turned red at Urahara's statement, but while Kairi only turned her face away, Naruto growled and slammed his hands down on the control panel. "Stop messing around! It's not like that!"

"Kairi-chan is your girlfriend, Naru-chan?! Why didn't you tell me-ttebane?!"

"I said she isn't!"

"Oh, I need to tell Minato!"

"Listen to me-ttebayo!"

A Little Later

Gray smirked widely as Naruto shut off the monitor, having said goodbye to his mother, Urahara, and Yoruichi. "That was a great conversation." Naruto glared at the ice user.

"Shut up…" The crimson blond grumbled. "That jackass is always doing something to mess with me…" What made it worse was the fact that Naruto couldn't tell if his mother was intentionally messing with him as well or if she was actually that enthusiastic about him and Kairi getting together. Wanting to forget the entire thing ever happened, he continued. "Are you guys all set to go? If we have nothing left to do here, then we should head out."

Erza smiled and walked up to him. Extending a hand, she spoke up. "It has been nice to meet you, Naruto. I look forward to the next time you stop by."

Naruto accepted the hand and smiled back at her. "The same to you, Erza-san. If we have time for it, we might stop by at some point to participate in another tournament." Nodding, Erza turned to Kairi.

"It was nice to meet you as well, Kairi. I hope that you fix your…problem." The younger redhead grinned.

"Thanks! I know I can fix it." She gestured to her travelling companions. "After all, I have some of the best help I can get!"

Natsu puffed his chest out. "You know it! We'll help you find your heart!" Erza's expression turned fond at the dragon slayer's declaration.

"Natsu…" She reached out a hand and used it to smash Natsu's head to her armored chest. "Don't do anything foolish out there, alright? I want you all to be safe."

The only response she got was a muffled groan.

Gummi Ship (A Little Later)

Naruto smiled as they exited the world. "In the end, that was a fun tournament." He didn't expect to wind up in the tournament, but he wasn't complaining. "We really should come back at some point."

"Yeah! And next time, we'll win the entire thing!"

"Natsu, you do realize that Erza might not sit the next one out, right?" Happy's innocent words brought Natsu crashing back down to reality. "…That's what I thought."

"T-That doesn't matter! I'll kick her ass too!"

Gray snorted. "Good luck with that…"

"Hey, I can so beat her!"

"There's no way."

Not wanting them to descend into another fight, Kairi hastily spoke up. "Guys, relax! You can worry about who is stronger than who the next time we come here." Smiling, she pointed to the world map. "For now, let's just pick the next world." Natsu and Gray eyed each other for a moment, but agreed. "Good…Now that that's settled, what's our next stop?" Naruto hummed in thought.

"I'm not sure…We only have a couple of choices left before we-"

"Hey! It's my turn!" Happy shouted.

Frowning, Naruto turned to the cat. "What? How is it your turn to pick? You picked this world!"

"No I didn't!" Happy denied. "That was Natsu!"

Naruto shot him an incredulous expression. "You picked it because Natsu wanted to come here! You gave up your chance!"

"That's not fair! It wasn't me who chose this world!"

"Yes, it was! Look, you can't jus-" Naruto cut himself off by taking a deep breath. "You know what? I don't care! It doesn't matter in the end, so you can go ahead and pick!" He turned back to the map. "Would I be correct to guess that you want to go to whichever world looks the most interesting?"

Happy gasped dramatically. "How did you know?! Can you read minds?!"

"…Lucky guess…" Naruto enlarged the image of a world on the map. "Is this the one you want?"

"That's it!" Happy was practically bouncing in excitement. "Come on, let's go! That world looks like fun!" Rolling his eyes, Naruto set the course into the ship. He was sure that he was just going to snap one day.

It was only a matter of time.

'What's so fun about a giant tree?'

There we go! All done with Chapter 43!

You think that I should have made it so Naruto could cast Cure while he was being attacked? If you would be so kind, please remember that Sora wasn't able to do that himself until he learned the Leaf Bracer ability. Is that just an excuse to do what I want? Sure, it could be seen that way. Does it make sense? I'd like to think so. Whose logic wins in the end? Well…that'd be mine, of course. :P

Okay, I'm going to get this out of the way…What the hell is the fun if Naruto always wins his fights? I don't want to write a story like that, so I won't. If your problem is how I made him lose to Cloud, then allow me to say why I think it works.

Obviously, I made Cloud a lot stronger than he was in the Kingdom Hearts game. In fact, if you played Final Fantasy VII or Dissidia, then you probably noticed where I got some of his attacks. The Cloud I'm using is one that is pulled from those games, not just whatever the hell the one in the Kingdom Hearts game is. This Cloud is way stronger. If I could have gotten away with it, I absolutely would have made him use Omnislash Ver. 6. Don't know what that is? Look it up. The one I used is the one from Dissidia.

"But then how could Sora have beaten him?!"

If you would be so kind as to recall, that particular part of the game can be completed whether Sora wins or loses to Cloud…So take a guess as to which one happened here.

Okay, I'm going to try getting on top of the keychain/keyblade thing. However, I know myself, so I know that it is very likely that future me will just go "Fuck it" and stick to a single keyblade (Probably Two Become One) at some point. But since I do the same thing in the games sometimes, I'm not too torn up about it.

I hesitated to pick this next world because I'm not too sure of how many people will know the series. It's a relatively popular one, but I don't know if I would call it huge.

Ending was slightly rushed, but whatever.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Post a review!

Until next time,

Kog6943