Welcome to another installment of Naruto: Forms of Fate. In this segment, you will find out the beginnings of Naruto's power.

Revan the Wicked: What he will do is currently a secret. The harem is still in decision.

naruhina fan: Possibly, you might just find that out in the chapter! For your harem ideas… hmm…

Ensoa: I have no intentions of sticking Naruto with anyone that will side with Konoha… but some will abandon their village for their blonde… as for your stipulations with harem ideas… we'll see, now won't we?

KingoftheIceLord: I like how I killed the civilians too.

Words: 1978

Last Edit: 07-03-2011

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Kasei Base

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Eichi and Oodume looked on in surprise at their dark sister. They had been looking for four years for their last sister, only to come up short each time. So the news that they had found the person they had been so fruitlessly searching for was a shock. But there was one thing bothering them…

"Reigen … how do you know that Eiki is in the boy…?" Eichi looked at the whiskered child with slight interest, wondering how something so small could hold someone like her sister.

"Don't you feel that aura of exuding confidence? That's similar to Eiki's aura. There's something different about it, but it's there," Kakuu assured. The sisters felt the aura, it was just like Eiki's… but there was something more to it… something malevolent.

Oodume went towards the boy, and was inches away from touching his face, when he was surrounded by a red aura. The aura itself was hot, Oodume was forced to step back so she wouldn't get burnt. The hazy aura became a shade of crimson, the boy's body no longer visible to the group. They could only imagine what was going on in his head…

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Naruto's Mindscape

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A sewer. That's where one Uzumaki Naruto found himself. It was one of the worst mob sessions he had ever had, and he blacked out before they were finished. So when he rose out of the murky water of the sewer, he wasn't too surprised.

'Huh. I suppose it's possible for them to have given up… threw me right in a sewer, huh? Okay, I can live with that…' He saw a red light in the distance and walked towards it. It became brighter and brighter as he went alone, and soon it enveloped him, blinding him for but a moment.

After that moment, he could see again, and his jaw dropped. He ended up on a balcony overlooking a glass-like platform, surrounded by darkness. The murky water he had been wading in was purified by this point, and was seeping through a series of grates on the balcony floor, which could have been making a waterfall; he couldn't tell by this angle. There was another balcony on the opposite side of the platform, and a waterfall was formed there, so there might've been a waterfall on his side. The platform by itself was something to look at.

On the platform was… himself, surrounded by a red background. But at the same time, it wasn't him. He looked as if he was older, about fifteen perhaps. He was certainly taller, but he didn't have a scale, so he couldn't tell just how tall. His blonde hair had streaks of red and black through them, and it was held back by a black headband; if it wasn't, it would go into his eyes. His eyes were the most interesting shade of blue-green, as opposed to his normal shade of cerulean. He had black combat boots, which covered the white weights around his ankles- the tops of which were sticking out from the top of the boots. He had gray and blue shorts that hung just below his knees, held up by a black belt. His torso adorned a pure black tank top covered by an unzipped, grey and silver vest. His hands were covered by black, fingerless gloves and had a metal plate on it. The emblem on the plate- and on a necklace he had- was a fox head surrounded by a flame. In his hands were two strange weapons, held to his side in a relaxed stance.

The sword in his left hand had a short, sea green handle with a black pommel. Its guard is black and curves around the handle, but does not connect to the base of the handle. The shaft of the blade is silver and has semi-circular indentations on its sides. The teeth are comprised by two silver, triangular blades that overlap each other and slant downward. Both triangles have slanted, heart-shaped gaps in them. It had a keychain token that resembles the guard and handle. (Keyblade: Rejection of Fate)

The sword in his right hand had a pink handle and a rectangular, lilac guard with long spikes on each of its corners. The long shaft was dark purple, has concave edges, is decorated by two indigo diamonds, and ends in a spike resembling those on the Nobody symbol. The lilac-colored teeth were shaped like a large arrowhead. The keychain was a diamond resembling the sword's teeth. (Keyblade: Darker Than Dark)

Naruto peered over the ledge and accidently fell over. As he was rapidly descending upon the glass floor, he could feel himself being uplifted by an invisible force, and his fall slowed until he was safely on his feet. He somehow managed to be in the very center of the platform. He was looking around- yes, both sides had waterfalls- when there were five flashes of light around him. From those flashes, platforms appeared, each one bearing an emblem on the front and a weapon on top.

The first had a red curved cross emblem on the front of it. On top of the platform was a short sword- black blade, red hilt and guard, gray grip- and a small, red shield, able to fit on his wrist. The second had a blue flame on the front, with a staff and a spellbook on top. The third had a black and gray X on the front, with two golden wrist shields and two daggers. The fourth had silver wind for its emblem, with a single dagger and a bag with two throwing knives in front of it.

The fifth was the one that caught his attention. On the front was a black heart with a cross under it, red bordering it and creating an "X" through the middle of the heart for an emblem. On top of it was a pair of pure black claws, able to fit on his hands, four for each of his fingers.

He walked up to the fifth platform, touched the emblem, and heard a voice in his head. "The power of the Heartless. Skill beyond recognition, abilities dwelling in darkness, power to gain revenge. Do you wish to have this power?" Naruto nodded at the voice, and the claws disappeared. The platforms sunk into the floor, and disappeared. The claws then reappeared on Naruto's hands, and he flexed them, getting the feel of the claws. All of a sudden, three small creatures appeared.

The first had a vaguely humanoid body structure, the entirety of it pure black. It had a round, spherical head with circular, glowing yellow eyes. It also had two long, twisted antennae sprouting out of the top of its head. Each of its hands has three clawed fingers, and its feet are large and lack any discernible digits. (Pureblood Heartless: Shadow)

The second seemed to dress in a baggy, light grey jumpsuit with dark grey legs. Its lower legs fanned outward like the lower half of an inversed, black-and-white Heartless emblem, and its feet are nearly featureless, black points. Its arms were very long, light grey, and its hands are flat and teardrop-shaped. The back of each hand sported the inverse emblem. Its grey head also has a teardrop shape, albeit one that curves to its right. Its main feet dangled uselessly, while it used its wide, flat hands to move. (Nobody: Creeper)

The third was a sleek, humanoid creature with blue skin. Its arms and legs ended in points and had no distinct digits. It had a triangular head with two long, jagged, lightning bolt-shaped antennae. Its red eyes were set in an angry expression and it moved in a jerking, twitchy motion. (Unversed: Flood)

An onyx bracer set with an amethyst appeared on Naruto's right bicep. The amethyst glowed slightly before the Jinchuriki received an influx of information regarding the three creatures.

"A person is made of three components; the heart, the body, and the soul. These three creatures are the representations of those components. When a person loses one of these three things- loss of heart through removal, loss of body through death, or loss of soul through corruption- the other two components that were not lost are created.

"The Heartless is made through the loss of heart or body. It is the representation of the soul. Because it has no body to hold it or heart to guide it, the darkness of the soul creates the Heartless, and from there the Heartless goes by instinct of the soul. There are two different types of Heartless. A pureblood Heartless is created in three ways; natural loss of the body, loss of heart through intentional means, or loss of heart due to another pureblood Heartless. Intentional loss is not loss by a Heartless. An emblem Heartless is created through experimentation or by loss of heart due to another emblem Heartless. There have indeed been experimentations to create new breeds of Heartless. A Heartless is always on the search for a heart, as the soul is convinced that if it gains a heart, then it ceases to be a Heartless, and will regain its natural form.

"The Nobody is created through the loss of heart or soul. It is the representation of the body. If the soul is corrupted, the darkness of the soul reaches the heart and end up being too much for a body. If a heart is lost then the soul has no distinction of wrong or right and becomes too dark for the body to function. A Nobody still has a mind; therefore it is able to make rational decisions. It is able to think for itself, fend for itself, and organize for its own purposes. Lower ranked nobodies are created from shells that had weaker hearts and/or souls. The stronger the person's heart/soul was, the stronger the Nobody will be. The strongest nobodies generally command the weaker ones. Like the Heartless, they also yearn for a heart, but are able to plan so they can reach their goal. One group of Nobodies dubbed Organization XIII was close to achieving this goal.

"The Unversed are a strange group. They are the representation of the heart. They are able to be created from a loss of body or soul, but this is not how they were originally created. The Unversed marked the beginning of the representations. They were originally created when a Keyblade Master known as Xehanort took a girl named Ventas and took the darkness out of her heart, then taking that darkness and forming a new heart to place in a fabricated body. That being was called Vanitas, and would then form a soul from experiences. Vanitas, being of complete darkness, in turn created and controlled the Unversed. The Unversed are able to think for themselves like Nobodies, yet seem to rely on their instincts like Heartless. Unlike Heartless- which gain power due to the amount of darkness in their heart of the time of loss- or Nobodies- which gain power due to how strong their hear or soul was- An Unversed's power is determined by what emotion they were feeling at the time of loss.

"These three beings are the weakest of their respective types. The Shadow is able to sink into darkness and become invincible for a short time. The Creeper is able to shift its form to suit its objective. The Flood is able to sink into the ground and attack in mobs to overwhelm its enemies. Each of these creatures will listen to you; the Heartless for your ever-growing darkness, the Nobodies for your strength, the Unversed for your desires. As you grow stronger, as will your control…"

As the voice faded away, footsteps were heard. Naruto turned his head, and saw…

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DON'T KILL ME! I don't like putting a cliffhanger here, but it seemed like a good place to end the chapter after that information dump. That… and I'm tired and lazy and I don't feel like writing anymore. H-hey! Put those pitchforks down! If you kill me… what would that accomplish? You won't have a story anymore! So there!

You're still coming. St-stop… Stop! STOPGA! Okay. There we go.

Now then. For the harem, I am sure on nine people: Reigen, Kakuu, Eichi, Oodume, Eiki (Fem. Valor), Akane (Fem. Kyu), Fem. Haku, Fem. Shikamaru (Don't give me that look. It's never been done, therefore I feel obligated to do it!), and Fem. Sai (I like this pairing. Stop looking at me like that.). You may suggest anyone you please. And I mean ANYONE. From any anime, cartoon, book or game you can find! And I can gender-bend. I will not take any original girls from the Rookie Nine or a Fem. Sasuke.

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~James King

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