Sparky: Close enough! Yes, Tsubasa is one of them. I'm surprised that you missed that one obvious hint though! Remember, it's the hearts of ALL worlds, not just anime! Oh, and it's the older Team 7, not the younger.

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Meet the Team

In another part of the inn, Gourry sighed in contentment as he leaned back from the table, finally finished. As if knowing this, Duzell returned from the kitchen, wiping his lips delicately as he carried the tired Sakura back to the counter. "Thank you Sakura-san," he intoned as he helped the woman sit.

Sakura looked up at the vampire, wearing a grin that pretty much spoke volumes. "Any time Duzell-sama, she said in a loopy voice, placing her head down on her arms.

Seeing her weakened condition, Duzell looked over at Gourry. "Gourry, it there anything with protein over there?" he asked. When the fighter gave him a confused look, he sighed. "Is there any meat left?" he reiterated.

"Why didn't you say that before?" Gourry asked as he looked through the platters. Finally, he emerged from the mountain of dishes, an untouched hamburger in hand.

"Perfect," Duzell said as he snatched the burger from Gourry's hand, much to the blonde's protest. "Here Sakura-san, eat this, it'll help you recover," he offered, sitting her up so she could eat. Nodding, the young woman took the burger from him and started to wolf it down, visibly recovering as her chakra got a jump-start on replenishing her missing blood.

Sitting down at the table, Duzell sighed as he helped himself to one of the few remaining pieces of fruit. While he may be in the form of his original body, his true form was still that of a kyawl, so he still has to eat fruit every now and then.

Sighing happily, Sakura leaned back as she looked over at the to warriors. "So, how's the Pharaoh doing over in his world?" she asked. At once, she regretted it as the two of them flinched, and she lowered her voice as she asked, "That bad?"

"Worse," Duzell grumbled, tearing viciously at the peach in his hand. "He's gone missing!" he exclaimed. Groaning, he leaned against his free hand, eyes closed as he cursed his employer. "He knows that Yuugi can't rule that land by himself, at least, not forever! And we'd just gotten a new wave of refugees as well! Who's going to explain what happened to them!?" he moaned.

Gourry perked up at the mention of new refugees. "Were any of them from my world?" he asked. He and Lina had submitted a list of names when they'd first arrived, and were still hoping to find any of their friends. One had been found already, but he was living in Traverse Town; something about good eating.

His hopes were broken when Duzell shook his head. "No, but there were more people from Sakura-san's world." He sat up as he described some of them. "Two men with silvery-white hair, one short, the other long, a teen with white eyes, and this one boy who used one of your 'jutsu' to, well, change his appearance," he finished, blushing at the memory.

"He changed into a naked woman, didn't he?" Sakura dead-panned.

"Hey, must be Konohamaru!" a deep voice chirped from the door. Turning, the bright-red Duzell was only mildly surprised to see Naruto standing in the doorway, a rather buxom woman standing behind him. She was obviously another ninja, if the muscles in her arms were any kind of a hint, and Duzell shook his head, wondering what kind of society could create so many people with such strong hearts.

Seeing the woman, Sakura smiled as she bowed from her seat. "Good evening Tsunade-sensei," she chirped.

Tsunade smiled as she looked over at her apprentice. "Ah good, you're here Sakura-chan. Come with me, this'll be a good chance for you to work on your diagnosis abilities," she ordered, heading for one of the back rooms.

Carefully, the young woman slid down from her chair, still a little wobbly. "What is it, do we have another one?" she asked.

Behind her, Naruto grinned as he nodded. "Yeah, and this one's cooler than the others! He actually managed to take out one of the Heartless!" he exclaimed.

"How'd he do that Naruto-kun?" Sakura asked as she paused for a second.

Naruto scratched the back of his head. "He was carrying a sword with him, even though it's obvious that he knows less about swords than we do!" he explained. "Weird shape too; looked almost like a key," he commented as he held the door open for the young woman.

Hearing this, Duzell's red eyes went wide as he looked over at the blond warrior. "It couldn't be that easy," he groaned as he stood up to go after the ninja.

"What couldn't be that easy?" Gourry asked as he got up to follow.

Groaning, Duzell rolled his eyes before answering. "A key? We're supposed to look for a key?" he reminded.

"You mean like the ones Atem-sama use?" Gourry asked.

Duzell nodded as he threw away the peach pit. "Exactly, except I doubt this kid will have two like the Pharaoh does," he said as he pushed the door open.

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"So, this is the kid you were talking about?" Tsunade asked as she looked at the art thief.

From Daisuke's ankles, Yoruichi nodded. "Yes. He is the one who will defeat the Heartless, and restore our worlds," he said with confidence.

Naruto frowned as he picked up Wiz by the scruff, holding the bunny in his arms. "Hey, how is a scrawny little thing like him going to save our homes?" he asked, petting the bunny in his arms.

Sakura rolled her eyes as she lifted Daisuke's arm, checking his pulse. "Didn't you see the sword you took from him?" she asked, jerking her head in the direction of the key. "I think he only has a mild concussion Tsunade-sama," she said, looking at Daisuke's pupil next.

"Probably from when he did his head on the ground." Hearing the new voice, everyone looked up to see Sasuke standing in the doorway. Behind him stood a taller man with a goofy grin and violet eyes. Tousled brown hair framed his face as he waltzed in after Sasuke, plopping down in a chair next to the door.

"Do we want to know what you did to him Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked in a tired voice as Tsunade went through the seals for a healing technique. "Oh, and hi Tsuzuki-san," she added in an afterthought. Hearing her, the man grinned as he waved a hand in greeting. In answer, Sasuke just shrugged, a smirk on his face.

As Tsunade started healing the boy, the door burst open, Duzell and Gourry marching in. As one, their eyes were drawn to the sword against the wall, and Duzell exclaimed, "The Keyblade!"

Gourry scratched the back of his head as he looked at the teen. "So he's the one we have to follow?" he asked.

Before Duzell could snap at his dimwitted friend, Daisuke groaned as he started to wake up. Hearing him, the others backed up to give him some space.

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'Oooowwwwww,' Daisuke groaned mentally, screwing his eyes closed as he turned away from the light in his face. 'Dark, what in the world hit me this time?' he asked.

'Most likely that guy you were talking to,' Dark commented, ghostly arms folded as he shook his metaphorical head. 'Whoever he was though, he was right; you are too trusting,' he said.

Groaning again, Daisuke forced his eyes open, trying to adjust to the bright lights in front of him. An unfocused face hovered in front of his eyes, a face framed by familiar light-red hair. "It's about time you woke up," she said.

Blinking, trying to clear his vision, Daisuke groaned slightly as he looked up at the girl, a smile starting to form. "I, I'm glad you're ok Riku," he muttered, reaching up to try and grab her shoulder.

'Ah, kid? I don't think-'

"Riku? Who's that?" the girl asked as Daisuke's vision finally came into focus, revealing a young woman with pink hair and green eyes. "My name is Sakura!" she stated proudly.

Embarrassed, Daisuke shook his head slowly, sitting up on the bed. "Never mind," he said sadly. Looking around, he was surprised to find himself in a room, surrounded by a group of people he didn't know, including,

"You!" Daisuke snapped as he spotted Sasuke, scooting as far away from him as he could. Smirking, the teen nodded to him as he walked over to the bed.

"So," he said in a condescending tone. "You're the one that the Keyblade chose." Without a care, he picked up the sword from where it was leaning against the wall, going through a few simple moves with it. To everyone's surprise, it vanished in a flash of light, only to reappear in Daisuke's hands a split second later.

Daisuke shook his head in confusion as he stared at the strange weapon. "But I don't even know HOW to use a sword, so why me?" he asked.

At this, a man with red eyes and long white hair shrugged as he seemed to float over to him. "Who knows? But if it's the Keyblade's will, then so be it," he said, kneeling in front of the young thief. "And that means that you are the one we are supposed to follow," he said in a decisive voice.

"What?!" Daisuke yelped, backing away from the man.

Taking this as his cue, Tsuzuki stood up from the corner and calmly placed his hand on Daisuke's shoulder. He smiled reassuringly when the boy looked up at him, helping him relax a little. "If everyone would sit down, I can explain all the details," the Shinigami offered.

"Years ago, a man named Ansem the wise was researching the heart. He thought that if he could understand everything there was to know about the heart, then he might be able to harness the power of a person's heart." Tsuzuki nodded over at Gourry and Duzell. "I believe your Pharaoh was one of the people who helped him in his research," he stated.

Duzell nodded from where he was leaning against the wall. "He did. He also was the one to warn him against his research. He said that there were things that humans were not meant to know," he said.

Tsuzuki nodded in agreement. "And he was right too. Ansem was the one who first created the Heartless, and as such, was the first to fall to them."

Daisuke looked up at the man in curiosity. "How do you know all of this?" he asked.

Tsuzuki smiled bitterly. "My world was one of the first to fall," he said simply. "I'm a Death God, a collector of wandering souls. Because of this, we were closer to the darkness than other worlds." Shaking his head, he took a deep breath before continuing. "Ever since, the darkness has connected the worlds together, and the Heartless has been using this to spread. You see, everyone has a little bit of darkness in their hearts, and this is what the Heartless use."

Tsunade picked up the thread at this point, giving Tsuzuki a chance to get a breath of air. "The Heartless steal the hearts of people and creatures, and use them to grow stronger. As for the person themselves, they become Heartless as well." She pointed at the Keyblade in Daisuke's hand. "They fear the Keyblade, because it's the only thing that can truly kill them. But because of how strong your heart is, they'll never stop coming after you."

Daisuke shook his head slowly as he looked down at the weapon in his hand. "So, what am I supposed to do?" he asked.

"In every world, there are places that mean the most to the people of the planet itself," Yoruichi stated from Daisuke's ankles.

"Waah!" Daisuke yelped as he recoiled from the cat. "Y-you ca-can talk!" he stammered.

With a smirk, Yoruichi jumped up onto the bed. "Are you listening or not?" he asked in a commanding tone. Gulping slightly, Daisuke nodded. "Good. Now, I'm one of the many from my world who can travel from place to place." He looked over at Tsuzuki. "I'm from a similar organization as you, only we're known as Soul Reapers," he stated. "Your task, Daisuke, is to find these centers, and use the Keyblade to 'seal' them. Only then will that world be safe from the Heartless."

"But first, we're gonna have to train ya!" Naruto exclaimed, grinning as he continued to pet Wiz.

"By who though? I doubt Gourry here can teach him," Duzell said, glancing at the absent-minded blonde.

Sakura hummed as she thought about the people available in Traverse Town. "Well, Hotohori-sama could, or even Van-sama," she offered.

'Van?' Daisuke and Dark thought together, getting the mental picture of an SUV.

"Nah, Van-sama doesn't charge aggressively enough still," Naruto joked. "And Kratos-san is still looking for his son, so he's out. What about the guy in green?"

"The blond with the ears? And the white hose?" Sakura asked.

"No, Link is patrolling the border, he won't be back for another week," Sasuke said.

"What about the rurouni? The one with the red hair," Sakura asked.

"Nah, he's currently laid up do ta injuries during a fight," Naruto offered. "He won't be up for anything more than hunting for a while."

"Hotohori-sama it is then," Sakura stated, standing up from her seat on the stool. "Sasuke-kun can go and see him in the morning. As for right now, you look like you could use some food," she offered.

From the corner, Gourry cheered, "Yay! Food!"

Shaking his head, Duzell smacked Gourry over his. "Idiot, you just ate!" he barked as he stood to follow Sakura.

"So?" Gourry asked with a smile. "Always room for more!"

Mentally, Daisuke sweat-dropped. 'Dark? These are the people who're helping me; should I be worried?' he asked, only for the spirit to start laughing at him.

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In a different world, another teen was slowly waking up. Groggily, Satoshi forced his eyes open, luckily back in his own body. Slowly, his eyes came back into focus, revealing a lush, wild forest surrounding the clearing he was in. With a groan, he sat up, hand pressed to his throbbing head, and turned around in to see an old Japanese-style castle. It seemed to be abandoned, but he knew that was his best bet to finding out where he was. Carefully, he stood up on shaky legs and wobbled towards the gate-

-unaware of the malevolent red eyes that followed his every move.

Try to guess Satoshi's world. I dare you.

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