Author note: Forgive me, and my stupidity. I forgot to explain the illusion spell in the last chapter.
So, in order to redeem myself, here is the explanation.
Illusion, Illusionara, Illusionaga: Twilight spell that causes an enemy to fall into an illusion that makes the target perceive his allies as enemies. –ara, and –aga forms target multiple enemies.
Now that I have (hopefully) redeemed myself, on with the story.
Sasuke's jaw dropped to the floor.
Hinata looked like she would faint.
Naruto blinked several times.
Kakashi and Haku just wondered what was so important about that blade that would send the others into this kind of shock.
They stood in silence for awhile before Naruto shrugged his shoulders. "Alright, join the team now, explain later."
"Bu-but Naruto!" Sasuke said, "This man whipped out our entire clan!"
"Bu-but Sasuke!" Naruto said, in a perfect imitation. "This is a good Keyblade. A Keyblade like that only accepts one whose heart is filled with light. That means that Itachi has good motives, no matter what he did in the past. Now come on, they probably have more surprises in store for us."
"That they do, Naruto-san." Itachi said.
Xehanort's eyes snapped open. "I sense we have been betrayed." If he had not surrendered his emotions all those years ago, he would be furious. "Pain." He yelled.
"Yes master?" One of Pain's free bodies asked.
"I want the most powerful Heartless you can summon up there now!"
"Yes sir."
Xehanort turned to Sasori and Deidara. "You two, if the Heartless fail, I want you to stop them no matter what the cost."
They both nodded and bowed. "Yes, master."
Xehanort sat down in a large stone throne. "Let's see the Keyblade Masters take this."
Naruto and co. ran down the stairs to the next room, only to gape as they saw hundreds upon hundreds of Heartless, ranging everywhere from a Shadow to a Devastator, to a Nightwalker.
The team only stood there in stunned silence for a few seconds before Naruto cried, "Attack!"
So they charged in, swinging their Keyblades high. Hinata took long/mid range by firing fireballs into the fray, while the Uchihas, Naruto and Haku charged in for close combat, while Kakashi backed up Hinata on long range with several far-reaching jutsu.
Naruto quickly made his way into the battle, swinging his Keyblade with the grace of a swan. He ducked under an attack, before performing Ars Arcanum. The move drove the Heartless back from the attack, giving Naruto just enough room to summon two shadow clones, Quickly, one of them held his Keyblade forward, and the other two got next to him, holding their Keyblades out so that they all stuck out at 120 degrees from each other. "Trinity Limit! Mega Magic Merry-go-round!" Suddenly, each Naruto launched a spell, each one different from his neighbor. Then they spun around, and launched his spell after his neighbors. Then they did it again, so that any Heartless in their way was hit by three different spells almost at the same time.
The three Narutos then smiled before each one jumped back, "I think it's time for an upgrade." One said. Suddenly, their cloaks began to turn red, and a second Keyblade appeared in each hand. Before anyone knew it, there were three Narutos, all in Valor form, and all ready to kick Heartless butt.
Itachi dove into the fray, swinging his Keyblade in intricate patterns that left the Heartless he did not vanquish, stunned. The red blade danced around the Heartless before going straight for the heart and sending it into oblivion.
Sasuke began using some of his lightning jutsus to distract his opponents before using Light in Exile to finish them. That is, until he met several lightning type Heartless, in which case he made a simple switch to Fire jutsus. "Come on." He said, "I've been through tunnels darker than this Darkness!"
Hinata and Kakashi, back to back, began launching so many spells and jutsus that their reserves began to get a little low. Hinata suddenly passed Kakashi a bag filled with chakra pills. "Here Kakashi-sensei, we don't need you passing out just yet."
"Thanks, Hinata. You know you're still one of my best students."
"Well, thanks Kakashi but you're going to have to wait on the complements for a little bit. We've still got a lot to do." She said as she reached into her coat and pulled out an Ether bottle.
Haku was fighting like an animal. His ice shield was broken in half, and Haku was using it to its fullest extent. Whenever an attack came at him, he'd raise half of the shield to stop the attack, then use the other half's point to send the creature into the void.
Suddenly, Naruto, or one of his clones, came tearing by, ripping through the Heartless's lines as if they were made of tissue paper.
"Hey Naruto!" Haku yelled, "I don't think we can take this much longer!"
"Tell me about it!" Naruto yelled, "My drive form can't go on for much longer, it's all because the Shadow Clone jutsu breaks up everything."
"Naruto, the point is we need to end this now!"
Naruto suddenly turned to Haku, eyes slightly widened. "You're absolutely right. I'll be back in a second." And with that, he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Suddenly, the original Naruto froze, and almost got hit by a Heartless, at the brilliancy of the plan his clone had just come up with. He quickly dispersed his other clone and yelled across the battlefield. "Sasuke! Hinata! Door to the Light!"
Hinata's head whirled around to face Naruto. "Naruto, are you sure?"
"'Course I'm sure! You got a Megalixir right?"
"Yeah but -."
"No buts, let's just do this!"
"Alright." Hinata said before suddenly running forward.
Naruto smiled before dropping Valor form and running forward, Leaf's Key shimmering.
Sasuke smiled, "Well, this could be fun." He thought before running towards his teammates.
Suddenly, they all jumped into the air, their Keyblades pointed straight at the ground. They landed, five meters away from each other, forming an equilateral triangle. Their Keyblades rammed into the ground, making three, keyhole-like holes in the ground. The three looked at each other before nodding and turning their Keyblade in its hole. "Trinity Limit!" They cried, "Door to the Light!"
Suddenly, the space in between the three Keyblade Masters changed, the floor began to change color.
It turned blue.
Then the blue faded away to black, except at certain places, which remained a dark blue. If one were to look from above, they would have seen a Dark Blue, intricate heart surrounded by a black field. Suddenly, the area inside the Heart began to turn a gold color, and then it exploded into a thousand rays of light. Suddenly, the Heartless began to draw closer to the Heart, before getting sucked into its core.
The Heartless were gone in a few seconds.
Then, in one final flash, the Heart was gone too, leaving only the three Keyblade Masters, tired and barely standing on their feet.
"Hinata." Naruto said panting.
"Yeah?" She asked, panting herself.
"Remind me to never suggest that again."
"Done deal." She said before pulling out the Megalixir. She took a sip before handing it to Haku, "Make sure they all get a sip." She said.
Xehanort's eyes snapped open. Something was wrong. He had felt all that Darkness come upon the Keyblade Masters, he had felt them attack, he had felt them in every attack. Then it was all gone. Everything that had been brought together had disappeared in one, single moment.
It frightened him.
It really frightened him.
His eyes shifter to Pain. "Pain, I want at least thirty Neoshaodws here before the Keyblade Masters get to the next floor. Understand?!"
"Yes sir."
Xehanort nodded before twiddling his thumbs, a nervous habit that had not manifested itself for a century.
The six members of the small company made their way down to the next floor. This one, unlike the ones above had several rooms, each one separated from the last by one-inch-thick, black alabaster walls. Kakashi's trained eyes knew that because of the layout and material of the walls that his ears couldn't be trusted too much because of echoes. His experienced sight was proven true by a sudden loud clap that bounced around the room like it was a rubber bouncy ball.
Kakashi quickly looked for a long hallway where he could survey the situation the best. His feet, silent as they touched the cold, marble floor, carried him to a nearby wall that ran perpendicular to the main hallway which stretched across the entire room. Kakashi brought his finger to his lips to tell his students to remain quiet.
They nodded before taking up similar positions.
Suddenly, a voice rang out, reverberating on the stone walls. "Well well, it seems we have some uninvited guests. Un."
"I guess it is time to show you uncultured swine what art is." Another voice said.
"Oh, I'd love to. Un." The first voice said.
Itachi smirked before yelling into the darkness. "If you're talking about those pathetic excuses for flames, Deidara, then you may want Sasori to perform his art for us."
"What!? Un. How dare you! Un. My art is the greatest this earth has ever seen! Except, Sasori-sempai's. Un." The last sentence was said a little quieter.
"That's it." The second voice said, "I can't let you deface the name of art any longer. Art lasts Deidara. That is how it is truly appreciated, for all of the generations to see. You're fireworks are gone in an instant, and then who is around to appreciate it? Only your victims, and their aren't around anymore, so what happens to you?"
Itachi winked at Kakashi. He had them dialoguing.
"Very true, Sasori-sempai, lasting art allows for more to appreciate. Un. However, if the stars only appeared once in a century, then that one night when they shine out the clearer, everyone on the planet would be dazzled beyond words. Un. But because they appear every night, one has to sit down and ponder about them to truly appreciate them. Un. That is why I believe art is a blast. Un."
Deidara's words masked the near silent footsteps of the Keyblade Masters.
"That's a load of bull." Sasori said. "Your example doesn't fit with what you are saying. First off, everyone on the earth would see those stars, seeing the stars would be a well known event in the world, everyone would know that the stars show up once in a century. But your art, doesn't last long enough for anyone to appreciate. Boom, it's there, the next second, it's not."
The Keyblade Masters slowly made their way down the hallway.
"Yes, but each explosion is uniquely beautiful, each one holding its own merit among art. Un."
"Nothing your hands make is worthy of being called art."
The Keyblade Masters were halfway across the room.
"Sempai, why do you have no respect for my art? Un."
The Keyblade Masters were almost there.
"Because your fireworks aren't art, they're a bunch of explosives."
Itachi's grip on the leather bound handle of Guardian Soul tightened until his knuckles shone white. If he was right, the two of those incompetent artists would be right behind this wall.
He suddenly yelled and swung into the room, only to find it laid with several large clay spiders as traps. Itachi suddenly realized that because he was in midair, he wouldn't be able to stop until the Spiders exploded. "Crud." He thought.
Suddenly, a mess of blond hair and black robe appeared before him. "Reflect!"
Suddenly, a milky white, transparent barrier was thrown up between Itachi and Naruto from the spiders, which suddenly exploded in a furry of fire and noise.
"Well, well." Sasori's voice echoed in the room. "It seems, Deidara that your trap worked. Now we just have to clean out the trash."
Itachi, protected by Naruto barrier mentally slapped himself. "Of course it was a trap, Itachi. One's a puppet user, he would stay in the shadows and attack with his red puppet army, while Deidara, who specializes in explosives would of course use the opportunity of a trapped ambush, it's probably second nature to him."
"Hey, Itachi, you ok?" Naruto asked.
"I'm fine, Naruto." Itachi replied, "but I think we may have a problem on our hands."
"What kind of problem?" Hinata asked.
Suddenly, the six ninja were surrounded by a hundred warriors dressed in red robes.
"A Puppet problem." Itachi said before swinging Guardian Soul around to take the head off of one of the many ninja surrounding them.
When no blood splattered, the other five ninja realized that each of the surrounding ninja were puppets. Each and every one of them. They all had dead, soulless eyes and puppet mouths that had slits going down to the chin.
"Ah great." Naruto said. "I hate puppets."
"You and me both." Kakashi said as he lifted his headband from his eye.
"Well, I suppose we can't keep the artists waiting." Sasuke said as his own Sharingan activated.
"Well, in order to give them the proper welcome, we should find these guys first." Naruto said.
"Leave that to me, honey." Hinata said before her own bloodline activated.
"Excellent." Naruto said, "You find them, we hold them off."
"Sounds like a plan Naruto." Haku said, pulling out Zabuza's sword form its storage seal.
"Well then, let's do this." Naruto said as his trademark smile split his face.
Suddenly, the puppets attacked, swinging clubs, sword, knives, anything they could carry as a weapon.
Naruto was quick, weaving in and out of each puppet's range before destroying it with a strong hit.
Haku swung his sword around him in a whirlwind attack that either cleaved puppets in half or took off their head.
Sasuke began performing his own sword dance that looked way too cool. Itachi decided since it looked so good that he should copy it. So he did.
Kakashi's kunai kept everyone at bay with vicious strikes and brutal thrusts.
Suddenly, Naruto threw his Keyblade into the air and went through a quick string of handseals. His hands ended on the Dragon seal. "Fuuton: Kazekiri no jutsu!" Suddenly, a large flat disk made of wind began to form. When it was completed, it sat next to Naruto for a half a second before launching into the midst of the puppets, tearing them apart with the deadly, cutting wind. "Anytime now, Hinata." Naruto said as he grabbed Leaf's Key as it fell back to the floor.
"I'm working on it, there's just too much going on." She said as she searched each room from where she stood.
"Well then I guess we'll have to stop some things then." Naruto said before running straight into the midst of a hundred puppets. They barely could react in time to his sudden and seemingly passive charge through, but when they did react, it was too late. "Explodaga!" Suddenly, some ninety puppets went up in smoke.
"I've found them!" Hinata said.
"Where?" Itachi asked.
"The guy who is controlling the puppets is in the fifth room on the right and the other is in the second room on the left!"
"Alright, Naruto take the puppeteer." Kakashi yelled, "Sasuke, take the explosives expert."
"Understood." Both of them said before running to their respective rooms.
Sasuke barged into the room, his Keyblade ready to do some damage.
A clay spider met him head on, and exploded right in front of his face. He barely managed to escape with his face in one piece, but the heat did give him a first degree burn. "Ah!"
"So, if it isn't the mighty Uchiha heir. Un." Deidara said, "I was hoping to teach you some art."
Sasuke smiled, showing his red face. "The only art that will be left is the painting of your blood splattered on the wall."
"Is that a threat? Un."
"No, but this is. You have three seconds to surrender or I stuff your own clay down your throat."
Deidara smirked. "That attitude only makes things more fun. Un."
Sasuke smiled before straightening his arm backwards, so Light in Exile's tip was level to his eyes. "Then let the games begin."
Deidara nodded. "Alright. Un."
The blond haired man quickly pulled out some clay form a pouch. Suddenly, a mouth in his hand swallowed it and just as quickly regurgitated it in the form of a bird.
The bird suddenly flapped its wings and headed straight for Sasuke, hoping to peck his eyes out before exploding.
Sasuke replied by slicing the bird in half, sending both halves flying to different sides of the room where they exploded harmlessly. "Is that it?"
Suddenly, an evil thought hit Deidara. "No, not quiet. Un." He said before making handseals. "Kibaku Nendo: C4 Karura. Un." The mouthes on his hands suddenly swallowed a large amount of clay. They quickly regurgitated it. Molding a perfectly shaped Deidara. "Normally, I'd make him a little bigger but I'm a little short on space. Un."
Suddenly, the clay Deidara ran at Sasuke, coming at him before exploding.
Smoke was everywhere, blinding Sasuke as he coughed.
Suddenly, Deidara began to laugh. "It's over. Un."
"What are you talking about?" Sasuke coughed.
"That cloud was filled with microscopic bombs. Un. The moment you breathed in, your fate was sealed. Un."
"What?" Sasuke asked, eyes wide.
"The moment I detonate those bombs, you'll begin breaking down at a cellular level. Un. It's over." He said, before mentally detonating the bombs.
Sasuke began to disintegrate, turning to cellular dust.
Deidara smiled as Sasuke screamed. His technique was truly art.
Suddenly, a gold blade pierced his chest. He heard Sasuke's voice in his ear. "You know, you really need to learn how to detect a Genjutsu better."
End of Chapter.
Now, unfortunately, this is my last Chapter. I was talking with my mother earlier and she brought up a very important point, practice could become something more than practice, she went to a job interview for practice and wound up with the job and stayed in New Orleans for five years.
And the thing is, she's right. I haven't even touched my real story in months.
Talk about a wakeup call.
So this is my last chapter on . I enjoyed your reviews and your questions, but now it is time for me to go.
As for my "Fanfiction will" Anyone can take any of my in progress stories and make them your own.