Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or Naruto.

I Gave Naruto and Hinata their own "Final Fantasy" abilities, so expect names similar to the powers they have already.

Category names - The category of abilities, for example: Black Magic, White Magic, Skill, Sword Arts.

Ability names - The name of the ability, for example: Fire, Cure, Mental Break, Steal, Flee.

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3 - Dark Forest

The ship was heading towards a very thick looking forest. The ride was definitely not smooth, as everyone was having trouble just staying onboard. A loud explosion shook the ship, and Zidane fell off the edge, while Garnet tired to grab his hand. She nearly fell, which made Vivi crawl over, but both of their balance was thrown and they fell off in a different part of the forest. Steiner started screaming for her, and wanted to crawl over to where she fell, but his armor made him slide, and he crashed into Naruto and Hinata, dropping them in another part of the forest.

Naruto, Hinata, and Steiner were out cold for a good twenty minutes, but they were finally able to awaken. As soon as they regained consciousness, Steiner stared yelling.

"Princess…? PRINCESS!!! Princess, where are you!?"

He started charging through the wet, damp swamp floor in a panic, with Naruto trying to calm him down. Steiner stopped, eventually, out of breath. While doing that, Hinata activated her bloodline limit, to try and find their friends, but immediately she noticed a monster behind Steiner.

"Look out!" she shouted.

Running behind him, she hit a wolf-like creature in the side as it jumped from the trees at Steiner. Her abilities were able to do enough damage to defeat it two strikes of her palms.

"M-Miss! I had no idea you held such power! You're quite the noble, thank you for assisting me."

"Oh, my name is Hinata. You don't have to call me 'Miss.'"

"Though I surely insist."

They were interrupted by a woman's scream.

"PRINCESS!!!"

Steiner went running in the direction it came from, with Naruto and Hinata right behind him. They saw Vivi on the ground, panting for breath. Steiner took out his sword and went to the plant-like monster that had encaged Princess Garnet above its head in some sort of leaf prison. Zidane came running from the direction that Naruto had come from.

"I couldn't do anything!" Vivi started crying and shaking.

"Release the princess at once!!!" roared Steiner.

Zidane, Naruto, and Hinata joined him as they got ready to fight.

"Like it's really gonna listen to you." Zidane taunted.

"We need to save the princess; this is no time to argue!" Hinata stood up.

"Then let's fight!" Naruto interjected.

Zidane started to glow a pinkish color. In an instant, he was bathed in bright light, and as he was freed, he was glowing pink, and his body seemed to have a different appearance.

"Wh-What is that light!?" Steiner and Naruto said in unison.

" I don't know. Somehow, it raises my power."

"Could it really be Trance…!? I've heard of it before. Trance is induced by a surge of emotion."

"Alright, let's take him!"

The plant monster raised its tentacles and wrapped Garnet with them. There was a surge of power that hurt her, and it lowered its arms again.

"What is that?" Naruto got worried.

"It would look like it drained her life a little… We must save her before it drains the rest!"

Zidane went to try out his power, using the Dyne ability, Free Energy. Bursts of powerful energy struck the target, and it seemed to do a lot of damage. Hinata was ready to attack, and used her Bloodline ability, Force Bash, where she released a burst of chakra from her palms, promising her a critical hit. The creature raised its limbs again to absorb Garnet's life. She started looking pale. Steiner got worried even more, so he tossed a potion at her, healing her back to proper health.

"A healing potion?"

"Yes Miss Hinata. It's always important to carry potions."

The monster struck Steiner with one of his tentacles, but it wasn't very effective due to his thick armor. Naruto threw his shuriken at the prison, hoping to cut her lose, but the monster stopped it with his right stem, and received the damage instead. Zidane hit it with another Free Energy. The light around him started to fade, as he changed back to his normal self. The evil flora was weakened, and it reached up into the trees and escaped with Garnet.

"PRINCESS!!!"

"What the heck? Where did they go!?" Zidane kicked a nearby rock into the trees.

"Damn, they got away!"

"She's gone…" Vivi sulked. I was too scared to cast any spells… That monster's probably gonna eat her…"

"Oh no… Poor Princess Garnet…" Hinata cried.

"How could I let this happen!?" Steiner was angry.

"Wait! I know! Hinata, use your Byaku--"

"Sorry, Naruto. I already thought of that, and tried it, but something is strange about this forest. Something is blocking it from working as great as it could. I can't see very far at all in this place."

"Don't worry. She's not dead yet. That monster was only a minion. He's probably gonna take her to his master." Zidane explained.

"That means the princess might still be-- Come! We must go find her at once!"

They were interrupted by a scream from Vivi. The monster returned, and captured him this time.

"Let me go! Help me!"

Vivi started casting magic, and used Fire on the enemy below.

"Release him!" Hinata shouted.

She struck the plant with her hands, and dodged a whip of its stem as it tired to counter. Zidane sliced the body with his daggers, while Steiner struck it by its side. The plant absorbed some of Vivi's life, which made him cast Fire again. Naruto decided to finish it. He used his Shadow Clones ability to make two clones. All three of them jumped over the monster, and hurled their shurikens at it. They went around where Vivi was, and struck the body from three angles, killing it and releasing Vivi.

"Phew… Th-thanks."

Hinata was helping him recover.

"Are you alright?" Zidane asked Vivi.

"Yeah… I think so."

Immediately the monster got back up. Zidane, Naruto, and Hinata were aware that it was preparing a final attack. It secreted a green gas from its nose-like area, which Naruto and Zidane avoided; unfortunately, Hinata didn't jump in time, and she fell unconscious as well as Vivi and Steiner.

"Hinata! Vivi! Steiner!" Naruto gasped.

"Let's take them back to the ship. My friend can help!"

"The ship that crashed? Everyone on there is okay?"

"Yeah, they're doin' fine. Now let's get them back in a hurry. You take Hinata and Vivi, since they're light. I'll take Rusty here."

They carried their friends back to the ship, where they gave them each a place to sleep. Zidane's friend, Blank, gave them each a dose of medicine that would remove the seeds that the monster implanted in them. Steiner was in another room, while Vivi and Hinata were in a real bedroom. Naruto stayed with her to make sure she would be okay. After Blank gave her the medication, he had Vivi drink it as well.

"You guys are lucky. If it weren't for Zidane and Naruto, you three'd be dead. Some of the monsters in this forest reproduce by planting seeds in other animals. And when the seeds sprout, it's hasta la vista: you become beef jerky."

"Yeesh! This place is worse then the nasty forest we have back home…" Naruto blurted out.

"No kidding… Getting stuck in this forest is the worst case scenario for just about everything. They say that no one has ever gone in and come back out."

"Um… A-Am I gonna die?" Vivi whimpered."

"No. You're gonna be fine. Drink all the medicine, and it'll remove all the seeds from your body. Hinata made sure to drink all of hers to, even though it tasted as nasty as Orochi looks. She and Vivi decided to rest a little, since they were still feeling weak. Naruto got some food from Blank. There wasn't much, and it surely wasn't ramen, but it was enough to make him feel better. He slowly nibbled on the bread.

There was a moogle outside the ship. Me and Hinata could go back home when she feels better, but I really want to help the princess. I'm sure Hinata wants to do the same. I think I'll talk about staying here to help her until she gets home, or wherever she needs to go.

He spent a while thinking about what to do while Hinata rested. Just as they were waking up, Zidane and Steiner walked into the room.

"Well, guys, we're ready to go look for the princess."

"Really!? That's great! Be careful, okay?" Vivi said.

"Actually, we want you to come with us, too. All three of you."

"I'm up for it! I want to help you save the princess!! Believe it!"

"I'd also like to help her."

"Huh!? B-But I can't do anything." Vivi sounded confused.

"Hardly, Master Vivi. Your magic was highly effective against the monster. In all honesty, I hold your power in greater esteem than I do this scoundrel's. Miss Hinata's as well. You and her are much more reliable then this ruffian."

"Where am I on the list?" Questioned Naruto.

"Above him, but not much higher…"

"Hey! I take offence to that!"

He ignored Naruto, and Hinata giggled.

"B-But… I'm scared. I couldn't even move last time."

"Please, Master Vivi! For the sake of Princess Garnet and all of Alexandria, I humbly request your assistance!"

"Come on! You're a black mage, for crying out loud! Show us what you've got!" Zidane explained.

"Alright, let's go! Trust us, Vivi. The two of us have seen those who can fight, and you definitely have a lot of power. Believe it!"

The five of them left, in search for the Princess Garnet. Blank stopped them at the exit.

"Zidane! Here."

"What's this?"

"The medicine I gave the knight, black mage, monk, and ninja. It will remove the seeds from the princess once you save her."

"Thanks, Blank. What would I do without you?"

"Die in pain. What else?"

They all said their goodbyes, and headed for the forest. They would save Garnet no matter what.