Naruto decided to let Kenji stay at his place… Seeing as though his place was a mess, he thought that he could use someone to help himself clean it up, much to the Key Blade master's dismay. It took a few hours to get everything to be clean, and seemingly presentable. After cleaning up the dust filled pigsty that Naruto called an apartment that the two had ramen for dinner.

"Man, do you eat ramen all the time?" Kenji buzzed as he continued to watch Naruto devour all of his noodles, thinking that he doesn't chew any of them at all.

"Well yeah, it's my favorite!" the blonde replied with a wide grin. "Hey, do you like anybody?"

"Er… Yeah…" Kenji said with his face turning red.

"Well? Who?" Naruto said egging the Key Blade master to fuel his curiosity. Seeing as though his face did turn red, he really must like someone.

"Well, her name is Iris…" Kenji said recalling all those time with her. He had a sudden flash back on all the times he was with her, and the first time her met her. "She's pretty, funny, and somehow, she makes me feel… Happy… I don't know how, but she just does…"

"Oh…? Sounds like you like her…" Naruto stating the obvious with a broad grin across his face, as he already expecting what the answer was.

"Yeah…" Kenji said with his face getting redder by the second. "But right now, I'm just worried…"

"About what?" Naruto inquired with a curious look on his face.

"Well, it's just that I haven't seen her anywhere ever since I came here." Kenji explained. "With Veil having Kingdom Hearts as well as all that power… I hope that everyone is still alright… But enough about that, who do you like?"

"Sakura, hands down." Naruto said simply as the Key Blade master recalled the pink-haired kunoichi who always was trying to hold Sasuke in her arms. "But, she really has a bad taste in guys."

"Because of that guy Sasuke, huh?" Kenji stated.

"Yeah… Well, don't get me wrong, Sasuke is alright, but he's kind of stuck up sometimes, and he has this large ego that really ticks me off sometimes." Naruto explained.

"What made you like Sakura in the first place?" Kenji wondered.

"Well…" Naruto said as he began having a flash back.

-FLASH BACK-

Naruto at this time was barely 7 years old, and he was walking along the forest until he saw this pink haired girl crouching and crying as she stared at the flowers. She was crying so hard, it was as if she was crying for the sole purpose of watering the plants. Her hair was a little messy, as if she herself had been ashamed of it.

"Hey, why are you crying?" Naruto pried as the pink-haired girl almost immediately stopped crying to look at him.

"I-It's those girls! They're making fun of me because of my hair…" she continued sobbing.

"Hey, its okay…" the blonde soon-to-be shinobi said as he held her shoulder to comfort the crying girl. "It's probably because they're jealous."

It was with those actions that she almost immediately stopped crying. She soon dried her tears and felt as if she was safe with this young boy whom he had just barely met. It was something peculiar about him… Was it his broad grin that made it so? In either case, the two started to exchange words and tales of so many things from what had happened to them that day or any other day, to anything else they could think of. It was as if this smile of Naruto's was a contagious one, in a good way.

"You're funny…" she giggled.

"Yeah, but what's even more funny is I never got your name." the young Naruto chuckled.

"It's Sakura… Sakura Haruno…" she said as she was completely entranced with the boy's smile… or was it something else?

"SAKURA!"

"Uh-oh, it's my mom…" Sakura said apprehensively, wondering what could have made her mother that upset.

Then, a kunoichi came from out of nowhere and snatched the pink-haired girl away. She wore the standard shinobi uniform and also had a headband with the mark of the leaf village. But what was strange about her wasn't the fact that she took Sakura away for no apparent reason, but it that she was glaring at Naruto. Even stranger was the fact that it wasn't anger that fueled that glare, it was fear…

"Mom! What's going on?!" Sakura shouted as she was now scared, she had never seen her mother like this.

"Stay away from my daughter you monster! Isn't it enough that you took my husband from me?!" the kunoichi said with pure fear in her tone.

"W-wait!" but before the blonde could say anymore, Sakura's mother kicked the young blonde and forcing him several feet back.

Naruto could still feel the foot that was plunged into his chest, even after he got up from the uncalled assault. Though the pain throbbed uncontrollably, what hurt more was the boy's heart… Not only was he assaulted once again by some random villager, but when he thought that he found someone he could talk to, she was literally taken away from him.

"Leave us alone!" she shrieked as she ran off with her daughter sobbing once again despite the fact that she was held by her own mother.

-END OF FLASHBACK-

"After that, even after we became team mates, she never talked to me like that ever again…" Naruto said, reminiscing only one of his many painful memories.

The Key Blade master was at the end of his ropes. No matter how much he thought about it, nothing made sense… Why would people of his village no less label this kid as a monster? It just doesn't add up… Sure his grin can give you an occasional headache, but it doesn't make any sense. Though Kenji pinched his upper nose to soothe the throbbing headache he's feeling now after trying to figure out why this is like this, he couldn't stop the pain that his heart was feeling… Though he didn't ask for it, the boy knew what kind of pain Naruto was feeling, the confusion, anger, and so many other emotions that would make you want to go up and destroy the world… His heart ached for him, and he didn't know why…

"Why…?" Kenji pried once again. "Why would they do that to you?"

The blonde sighed, he knew it was inescapable, and he knew that his tale had to be told for all of it to make sense. Though it would be easier to peace, he knew that it would only lead to so much more confusion. It was as if it was his cue as Naruto drew his breath to begin his tale did Kakashi jump on the window, causing both Naruto and Kenji to almost jump right out of their seats.

"Do you really want to know?" Kakashi queried to the Key Blade master.

"Yeah…" he responded, nodding his head with assurance to his words.

"Okay… It's all began just as Naruto was born, a demon known as the Nine-Tailed Fox attacked our village." The expressionless shinobi began while the Key Blade master settled himself in for what seemed to him was going to be a long story. "We tried to defend ourselves against it with our strength, but it was no use, it only caused the death of a countless number of our brave shinobi. Then 4th Hokage, who was the strongest shinobi in our village… No… Probably of all time stepped in to put a stop to the demon's rampage, but he wasn't strong enough to defeat it, but instead he sealed it within a new born child, at the cost of his own life. And that child was Naruto…"

"Wha…!" Kenji was speechless; he hadn't realized that something of that magnitude was actually within Naruto.

"The 4th Hokage used Naruto as a vessel to seal the monster away." Kakashi then finally took a breath as the tale had finally ended.

"But that still doesn't explain why everyone else treats him like a piece of shit!" Kenji said still demanding an explanation.

"The people of this village thought that Naruto is in fact that very demon that he imprisons, and because of that, the children also senses their hostility and also begin to distance themselves away from him." Kakashi explained. And strange enough, the Key Blade master couldn't help but to laugh.

"What's so funny?!" Naruto shouted demanding an explanation.

"I'm just laughing at the fact that these villagers are such idiots." Kenji's laugh then soon began to subside. "If anything, they should treat you like a hero, because if it weren't for you, all of hell would have literally broken loose right now… But in any case, I'm going to go outside for some fresh air…"

Kenji sat on the roof and stared into the clear night sky. He tried looking into the stars, hoping that somehow, they'd tell him how his friends are faring without him. Each time he'd think of his friends, Iris would always come into his mind. It's strange, it's as if she was all that he could think of…

'I wonder… Is this what it means to fall in love?' Kenji thought to himself, as he racked his brains for the answer. 'Iris… If only I could've told you how I've felt…'

"Yo…" it was none other than Kakashi himself, he leaped on the roof just behind the Key Blade master. "What are you doing up here?"

"Just clearing my thoughts…" Kenji replied to the expressionless shinobi. "I assume because you aren't attacking Naruto or any of that crap means that you believe that he isn't that demon?"

"Yeah… And besides… I kind of feel obliged to train him…" Kakashi explained.

"Obliged?" Kenji said now curious as to what he meant.

"Let's just say, I owed someone… That and I felt as if it was something that I have to do…" Kakashi said being as vague with his explanations as possible, causing Kenji to be even more curious.

"Really?" Kenji said trying to pry into the shinobi in hopes of satisfying his curiousity.

"Well, it's getting late, I think I'll be going home now…" Kakashi said standing up. "I'm turning in, I suggest you do the same because you have lots of training ahead of you tomorrow…"

With that, Kakashi leaped away from the roof and onto the streets as he walked on home. Kenji and Naruto followed suite as Naruto slipped into his pajamas and slumped into his bed. Kenji crashed in Naruto's living room and drifted off into sleep on one of his couches.

Meanwhile, at the top of the mountain where the faces of the Hokage were forever sculptured into the land for all to see, something shady was going on. There was a shinobi seemingly in his mid 30's with a tan vest over a brown overall, wearing a head band indicating that he hailed from the Hidden Sand Village, as well as a younger man with blue hair, and a head band with the leaf's symbol were talking.

"So you like what he can do, eh Kabuto?" the sand shinobi said with a satisfying grin.

"Hm… So, he's one after all, huh?" the young leaf shinobi stated. "You've been lucky so far that he hasn't killed you yet, Baki…"

"Yes, I have been lucky… But where is that Veyn? He's supposed to meet us here…" Baki said impatiently.

"Looking for me?" then, the dark Key Blade master walked out of the dark portal that came seemingly from nowhere.

"You're late…" Kabuto said as he to was a little irritated.

"I had errands to do for master Veil…" Veyn explained as he turned to Kabuto. "So, will Orochimaru hold up his end of the plan?"

"Of course…" Kabuto said reassuringly.

"Our forces will also be ready to move out on that day…" Baki stated.

"Good… And by the end of all of this, the leaf will fall…" Veyn said with a sadistic grin to both of his allies.

As the 3 talked on regarding their plans, somebody was right around the corner, listening in horror as they unveiled their plans of destruction. It was the same baggy-eyed man from the exams, only he was carrying a katana on his back. His eyes widened as he continued to listen, he couldn't believe that the sand would dare betray them like that.

"Hm… Good… But first thing's first… Hayate, you can come out now, we know that you're here…" Kabuto said with a sadistic grin across his face.

With that, the baggy-eyed spy leaped and ran as fast as his two legs could carry him.

"I'll go after him… After all, I'm itching see my old powers back to me…" Veyn said as he moved out in a flash of light to intercept the spy.

The pursuit atop the roofs lasted awhile, as Hayate fled for his life and to warn everyone else of the impending doom. As the baggy-eyed shinobi ran for his life, he felt as if he was getting heavier, little by little.

'What's going on?!' Hayate thought as he began to feel an unknown weight starting to bear upon him, and slowing his down significantly.

"Like the gravity change?" Veyn said sadistically as he appeared in a flash before the burdened Hayate. "Do you want to see the power of a Key Blade master?"

"Pfft…" Hayate scoffed as he drew his sword from the scabbard from his back and crossed his index and middle fingers. "Sword Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Then in a puff of smoke, an identical sword appeared resting at his palm and readied a stance.

"Oh? That's a nice trick… But so is this." Veyn said with his sadistic grin while he raised his Key Blade into the air. "Thunder!"

Then, bolts of lightning came crashing down into the earth, causing a violent crash, destroying anything it touched. Hayate barely managed to evade the lethal magic attack that would have spelled doom to anyone was directly struck by it's violent spark. Bolts of thunder came crashing from the night sky one after another, and Hayate could barely evade each of them because of the Gravity spell that was cast on him. As the lightning subsided, Hayate was barely able to stand out of exhaustion as he tried to catch his breath. He could feel the sweat come crashing down from his head, distorting his vision.

"Come now, you have to stay alive long enough so I can enjoy using my powers some more…" the dark Key Blade master said while slowly walking up to the injured shinobi.

He then rushed to the vulnerable Hayate and arched his Key Blade horizontally, but Hayate blocked the assault with both of his swords. Seeing an opening, Veyn plunged his instep into Hayate's spinal cords, causing him not only to fly off and land on his face, but also causing so much pain. Though he was barely able to stand, he was shaking as he clutched on to his blades for support. Veyn approached the downed shinobi slowly, enjoying the moment before he takes his life… In a last ditch attempt, Hayate threw his cloned sword straight for the dark Key Blade master, only to have it parried away, and vanish in a puff of smoke. However, as the mist caused by the cloned sword's disappearance cleared, Hayate had already leaped into the air with his sword poised downwards for a fatal blow against Veyn. The dark Key Blade master met his assassination attempt by leaping into the air himself, it took almost no time at all for him to reach Hayate's height, and with a swing of his Key Blade, he shattered Hayate's sword. As the shinobi landed, pieces of the sword fell from the sky, along with his hopes for survival. Hayate had a nervous look when Veyn landed with a sadistic smile.

"I'll admit you were a challenge… And that's the reason why we can't have you around…!" Veyn said as he raised his Key Blade into the air. Then, as if it was cue, the sky, dim as it was started turning cloudy and started emitting lightning that was ready to strike at the command of it's master. "Thunder!"

Lightning struck the spy, there was no time to scream for it all happened in an instant; not only was he killed but he was also burnt into a crisp; it looked like he was just a big raisin shaped like a human. Veyn gave a sadistic grin and pointed his Key Blade for the carcass of the fallen shinobi and set it a blaze using a fire spell.

"Pretty lights…" Veyn said under his breath.

The fire was so big that it attracted a dozen other ANBU black ops to the scene like moths to a flame. They were horrified to see a body set a flame by the Dark Key Blade master. Veyn gave them all sadistic grins, it seems that he had more 'toys' to play with.

"So… Who wants to be next?" Veyn said taking a threatening pierce stance with his Key Blade poised to stab anyone who got in his way, an instant death. However, what was more frightening was not his stance, but his penetrating stare, it was as if the eyes itself were calculating which would be his next victim, and how they would be disposed of.

Several rushed towards the Key Blade master of darkness with their swords drawn in hopes of taking the head of this monster once and for all. However, Veyn had other plans, as he raised his Key Blade, Bolts of lightning fried the ANBU as they all met the same fate as Hayate did. The surviving ANBU who arrived on the scene tried to flee with their lives, but Veyn has yet to fill his sadistic quota.

"Gravity!" and with that, half of the ANBU who survived had either been crushed or was unable to move due to the intensified gravity field. "Blizzard!"

Then, the surviving shinobi were mercilessly frozen on the spot. They all seemed as if they had frost bites; and their entire bodies frozen… And brittle… Veyn took the pleasure of hacking away at their limbs, as they either shattered or were sliced off. None of them could scream as they were helplessly frozen. All they could do was wait for their turn for a slow deaths like the rest of their other comrades. Limb after limb, Veyn severed each of them one at a time before beheading them. This gave Veyn such a wide grin of satisfaction as he saw his victims helpless to fight off the fate that was about to befall each of them.

"Heh… This should be enough to let that brat Kenji know what he's in for…" Veyn said as he surveyed the carnage that gave him such a smile. Then, the dark Key Blade master then vanished into the darkness smiling at the prospect of killing more and more like this.

It was morning when their remains were discovered by not only other shinobi who were scouting the village for any signs of danger were sickened and disgusted at the sight of the carnage, but also the crows that took advantage of all of this to get themselves breakfast. It was a disturbing sight… They discovered bodies that were literally flattened and their bones virtually crushed because of the intense gravity spell, several limbs still frozen and scattered all over the place and the burnt carcass of what remained of Hayate. Anko who was usually easy going couldn't help but to wear a face of utter disgust.

"Damn…! Who could've done this? This is horrible…" Anko said disgusted and could feel her stomach turn at the scent of blood filling the air. She then turned to one of the Shinobi accompanying her. "Send word to Lord Hokage and tell him exactly what happened!"

"Yes m'am!" with that, he vanished to carry out his orders.

Naruto and Kenji woke up to the alarm clock that rang at 7 AM. Naruto checked up on Kenji only to find him already awake and still on the same clothes that he had yesterday.

"Did you sleep on those?" Naruto murmured as he was still sleepy.

"Yeah, I don't need to change my clothes are made of some special fabric that never get dirty and always stay fresh." Kenji said putting the blonde's mind at ease though he was one to talk because it seemed that he used the same orange sweater and sweat pants… and probably the same underwear yesterday. Just the thought of it brought shivers down Kenji's spine.

The blonde had gotten himself dressed to get ready for training. As they were about to go for the door, Ebisu stood before them with a grim look on his face.

"Listen, something happened… Apparently there was a battle last night, and bodies of our ANBU black ops were found either frozen or flattened." Ebisu explained to his two trainees. "Because of that, training will be cancelled today because I'll have work to do."

"Wait…! Did you say bodies frozen and flattened?!" Kenji said horrified as he began to piece the puzzle together.

"Frozen? Could it be some jutsu or something?" Naruto pipped.

"Listen, take me to where this all happened!" Kenji demanded.

"…Fine…" Ebisu said as he led the two to the scene of the carnage.

It didn't take them long to reach the scene, but what they saw was nothing any of them ever expected. Naruto felt as if he was about to be sick, not only because of the scent in the air, but also the atrocity of the act. Kenji approached the bodies flattened, they were as if something heavy fell on them.

"W-what the hell is this?!" Naruto shouted as it was hard to take in what had just happened… All of these ANBU massacred just like that?

"No way… Gravity… Blizzard… And Thunder…!" Kenji said realizing that they were victims of spells utilized by Key Blade masters. "But… How…? If Veyn and Veil did travel back in time like how I did, then it would be impossible for them to be able to use them… So how did they do it?!"

None of this made sense. Since Kenji lost his power when he supposedly traveled back in time, shouldn't Veyn who also traveled back in time have lost his powers? And yet there were clear signs of spells utilized exclusively by Key Blade masters. The only likely ones who could've done it was Veil, Veyn, or any other Dark Key Blade master. Just when things began to make sense, other things come into play that obscures all logic behind everything… And this was only the beginning…