Hinata Chronicles Chapter 41: Kunoichi Vs. the Melodious Nocturne
Everyone was silent after that last vision of the past shown, but now the group knew who the real enemy was, the Dark Keyblade Master Xehanort. Everyone was completely pissed at what Xehanort did to an innocent boy for his own selfish gain. At least that's how everyone was until. . .
"So now what do we do?" Naruto asked, drawing everyone's attention. "I mean, we may all be piss at that old fart Xehanort but shouldn't we continue to see more of what happened?"
"Naruto's right." Kakashi said. "That vision we saw was depressing, but we can't let it get to us." Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.
Shikamaru noticed that he had Luxord's card. "I'll hold on to these." He muttered.
"So whose next?" Ino asked.
Xion started trying to remember the order as she looked at the portals. "Let's see. thirteen was Roxas, twelve was Larxene, eleven was Marluxia and ten was Luxord. So next would be. . ." Xion then realized who was next as she then went to a wall and started banging her head, muttering 'Crap' multiple times.
"Uh. . . Xion, why are hurting yourself like that?" Kiba asked as everyone wondered the same thing.
Kakashi then went over to her and stopped her from her head-banging. "Your gonna get a concussion if you keep doing that. . . "
Xion then started to rub her head. "Sorry about that."
"What was that all about Xion? Did you remember who was next?" Hinata asked as she did a Cure spell on her.
Xion then sweat-dropped. "Unfortunately yes Organization Member IX," She then dropped her head. "not to mention the wimpiest and most annoying member Demyx. I still wonder how he got into the Organization." She muttered under her breath.
"Was he that annoying for Sora? Even more annoying then Naruto?" Sakura asked.
"HEY!" Naruto yelled out but was ignored.
"Yes. . . Yes he was."
"Troublesome, a person more annoying then Naruto!" Shikamaru said, causing everyone to chuckle a little.
"I'm still here you know!" Naruto yelled out again, but was ignored.
"Alright, now that we got that through our systems could you say some information about this guy that would be help?" Kakashi asked.
"Well, he has the power of water on his side but doesn't really like to fight directly. Although he does have this strange power where he makes himself invincible so that attacks can't hurt."
"Seriously?" Kiba asked as Akamaru stared to whimper a bit.
"Yeah, but it's was easy for Sora to make him not invincible by destroying the water clones that he makes. I think he might be a bit overconfident with his abilities." Xion then got a thought in her head. "Maybe if Sakura goes, she'll beat the crap out of him."
"So who do you think should fight this guy?" Choji asked.
"Well, one of the best ways to beat his water clones is by using magic, so I would have to say that Hinata should go." Xion said.
"Alright. That sounds reasonable." Hinata said as she stepped forward.
Xion then started to think. "Hmm, besides Hinata and Sakura, who should go? Maybe-" Xion noticed that Tenten was raising her hand. "Yes?"
Tenten then started to scratch the back of her head. "Actually I was wondering if I go? No, I'm not using this as a reason to see what the guys weapon is, I'm asking to go because I've fought against guys that use water clones and my scroll filled with explosive tags always works well in them."
"Hmm, since explosive tags are fire I think it could work." Xion thought as she smiled at Tenten. "Sure, I think you'll be helpful with Hinata."
Tenten smiled at her allowing her to fight. "Thanks."
"YOSH! TENTEN WILL NOW BE GOING INTO ANOTHER FIGHT!" Lee exclaimed as everyone else sweat-dropped.
Xion chuckled a bit at Lee's antics. "Anyway, I believe that Sakura will be the third person because even though she can't do fire magic or has some explosive tags, after she gets a hit on the clone, they'll turn into a form where someone can grab it, swing it like a lasso and then attract other to it after throwing it. Sora was able to do that and it was helpful in the battle."
Sakura then punched her fist and started cracking her knuckles. "Alright! I'm ready. I haven't fought since that bitch Larxene."
"Oh Sakura. This guy's is really going to piss you off." Xion thought.
"Take him down girls." Naruto cheered.
"Good luck you guys, I'm taking a break. After the homo, I think good for now." Ino said
"Alright Ino." Sakura said as she, Hinata and Tenten headed for the portal that Xion was in front of.
"So Xion, what the weapon he uses? And I'm asking out of curiosity." Tenten asked.
Xion then began to chuckle. "Let's just say that it's completely unexpecting."
Everyone was confused for a second as they headed in.
"See you guys soon." Tenten said as she jumped in.
"Naruto, don't get ideas from this guys unless they're good ones." Sakura said as she went in, causing Naruto to sweat-drop.
Hinata quickly went up to Naruto and kissed him on the lips. "Don't get too lonely without me." She then ran back and winked at him as she went in. The portal then turned yellow.
Naruto blushed as Kiba jokingly elbowed.
"Gotta hand it to you Naruto, you really helped out Hinata." Kiba said.
Naruto then smiled. "What can I say? I really love her."
"So. . ." Kakashi said as he eye-smiled with a somewhat cocky smile.
"What?" Naruto asked.
"Have you done it yet?" Kakashi said as he brought up his Icha-Icha book.
Naruto then had a full face blush as the others except Xion, Sai, and Shino chuckled at his response. "N-no you pervert!"
Hinata, Sakura, and Tenten appeared at a recognizable area, in front of Radiant Garden, their was a canyon in front of them and a broken archway that was also in back of him. The floor had a pattern of a blue four-leaf clover with green line it as well.
"Huh, a copy of Radiant Garden." Hinata said.
"Who would've thought we be sent here?" Tenten asked.
Sakura shrugged her shoulders. "Beats me."
Data streams shot out of the void forming their next opponent: a blond, geeky-looking kid with a crew-cut. The girls stared him down like any other dangerous opponent. Sakura's piercing glare made him cringe back a few steps.
The girls waited him to say something insulting in any kind of matter. They were completely off guard when he winked and smiled at them.
"Hey you girls are looking lively." Demyx cheerfully said.
"Uh. . ." Tenten said, confused at this guy. "What's up with this kook?" She whispered.
Demyx started giving funny looks at the girls as if he was examining them.
"What's he up to?" Sakura whispered.
"Be prepared for anything." Hinata whispered back as she summoned her keyblade.
"Girls, huh?" Demyx gave them an up-and-down. "This might actually be easy for once."
Tenten raised an eyebrow. "And what's that supposed to mean?" she asked, anger seeping into her voice.
Demyx shrugged. "Oh nothing. Truth is I really only fight on occasions or on accidents. Heck the only girl that really beat me was Larxene, and that was caused by me accidentally flipping her many switches." He then continue on about how he got beaten up. . . a lot.
"I'm starting to almost feel sorry for this guy." Hinata muttered. "Sort of. . ."
"-Not to mention that time with Roxas and Xigbar when they mistake me for the imposter in the Organization before when I was trying to slack off.-"
Back outside. . .
Everyone was sweat-dropping as Demyx continued.
"This is just really pathetic. . ." Kiba muttered as Akamaru whined in agreement.
"I'll say." Ino said.
"I can relate." Shikamaru muttered. "All I ever want to do is nothing really."
"He is having a most unyouthful attitude." Lee said.
"Wow. . . I gotta say. . . He's almost as bad as Kakashi." Naruto said.
"I'm not that bad. . ." Kakashi wilted.
"I'm gonna have to guess he was always like this?" Sai asked but didn't get an answer.
Xion couldn't help but chuckle at what she was expecting to happen.
Back in the arena. . .
Sakura was twitching as Demyx continued his complaining as Hinata and Tenten kept their cool.
"-There was that other time when-"
"OH SHUT UP ALREADY! WE DON'T NEED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW YOU SUCK DAMN IT! CHA!" Sakura yelled
"Besides, what does us being girls have to do with anything?" Tenten asked.
"What?" Demyx scratched his head. "I mean everyone hits so hard! You guys just look easy."
Back outside Naruto and most of the guys except Sai had all the color drain from them as Ino got pissed and turned red.
"LET ME AT HIM! LET ME AT THE BASTARD!" Ino roared as she tried to head to the portal but was stopped by Shikamaru's 'Shadow Possession Jutsu'.
Inside Xion mind, she was laughing up a storm.
Back at the arena. . .
Hinata and Tenten backed away from Sakura as a light coat of chakra started to appear around her.
"You want to get killed mullet-boy!" Tenten yelled.
"Now that's just plain rude!"
Tenten shook her head. "Just give it a rest! We've only known you for five minutes and you already seem like a complete wuss."
"You shouldn't judge anyone by appearance," Demyx said, wagging his finger."You're one to talk!" Sakura shot back. "You just said that it'd be easy to take me down because we're girls." She pointed at Demyx . "So don't start preaching us about appearances."Demyx was silent for a moment. Then he dropped his playful demeanor and growled, "Silence, girls." He raised his arm into the air, water appearing out from underneath his feet. Flowing upward into the palm of his hand, the water formed into his weapon: a sitar. Demyx twirled it around a few times before pointing at them. "Just thought of the perfect piece to play with your defeats."
"Get ready!" Hinata said as they all got into their stances.
"A guitar! WHAT KIND OF WEAPON IS THAT!" Tenten yelled out as she then realized what Xion meant by an 'unexpecting weapon'.
"Dance, water, dance!" As strung a few chords from his sitar, water clones of him started to surround the girls. "Got thirty seconds girls, or else your done."
"Like that's gonna happen!" Sakura said as she ignored the clones and started to rush into him, as he tried to punch him, nothing happened.
"What the?" Sakura back flipped back to the group. "Why didn't it work!"
"Nice try, girlies!" Demyx taunted, still absorbed in plucking the strings. "But as long as my water clones are around, you can't hit me!"
"You gotta be kidding me!" Tenten said as she got some explosive tags out.
"No time! Destroy the clones!" Hinata said as she did a Magnet spell to attract the clones to a single point as she then did a thunder spell on them.
Tenten continued using some explosive tags, conserving as many as she could while also slashing some of them with as samurai blades.
Sakura just punched them into drops of water.
They continued to do it until they were all gone.
"Now to. . ." Hinata began. Before she could continue, Demyx started to string another melody."Dance, water, dance!" More clones materialized around him. "Ten in thirty seconds was way too easy. Let's amp it up, shall we?" This time, a hundred water clones surrounded them.
"Oh come on!" Sakura complained.
Back outside. . .
"That is completely cheap!" Naruto ranted as the others agreed with him.
"I wonder how he makes himself invincible like that?" Kakashi and Sai muttered.
Back in the arena. . .
"Gotta save energy for magic." Hinata muttered as she started slashing along with Tenten.
While the clones then turned into its second form that looked like a music note, Sakura got an idea. "Now I know why she chose me!" She then grabbed one of the turned clones and started swinging it around like a lasso. "Try this!" She then threw it away as a group of the clones grouped together and were destroyed. "Your turn now!" As yelled as she charged at Demyx as Hinata and Tenten destroyed the last two clones.
"Uh-oh!" Demyx said as he then hummed again and then dashed into Sakura with a pillar of water following him, launching her into the air.
"Gah!" Sakura screamed as the pressure of the water hit her side.
Demyx laughed. "C'mon! I thought you'd have at least hit me once by now!" Sakura pounded her fist on the ground in frustration, creating a medium sized crater as she stared daggers at her opponent.
"This guy. . ." Sakura tried to regain her focus and tried to prop herself up. ". . .is SO dead!"
Back outside. . .
"He's is so dead. . ." Naruto and Kakashi said in semi-unison.
Back in the arena. . .
Demyx twirled the sitar in a flamboyant manner and started to play furiously. "Water!" Giant water bubbles formed up above and started raining down from the sky. Hinata and Tenten leapt up to their feet and started to run, but a couple of water orbs slammed them back into the ground, soaking her even further.
"Great! I'm soaked!" Tenten muttered as Sakura and Hinata tried to dry off.
Sakura continued dodging as she then tried to slam into him with a fist. But Demyx casually blocked it with his sitar. "Come on, stick to the beat!" He said as water pillars began to appear in front and behind Sakura.
"Crap!" Sakura was able to quickly dodge it as Demyx started to strangely move around with his sitar.
"Got you now!" He said as pillars launched the three into the air.
The three soon regrouped as they continued dodging his attacks. All three of them were panting from exhaustion, as the same was for Demyx.
"I never thought he would be this tough!" Tenten said.
"I know! No wonder Xion called him annoying. This is getting ridiculous! And if he says. . ." Sakura started threatening.
"Dance, water, dance!" Demyx strummed his sitar again. A thousand water clones materialized, lining the area's edge. "Can't attack me now!" he then let out a yell of frustration and annoyance. "Okay! That's it!" She stomped straight up to Demyx who was humming to himself. "Uh Sakura. . . What are you doing?" Hinata asked. Sakura glared at Demyx, fuming with anger. He barely glanced up at her."Running out of time, girls! And your attacks won't hit me while my clones are here!"Sakura stood there silent for a moment. "My attacks can't hit you, huh?" she said quietly. Then without warning, Sakura's hands shot out at Demyx's sitar and ripped it out of his grasp."Hey! What are you. . .?" Sakura held his weapon straight in front of her and with a quick jerk over her knee, she snapped his sitar in two.
In both the arena and in the garden, everyone's mouths dropped to the floor as the water clones instantly evaporated into mist.
Naruto and Kiba then started to burst out into sheer laughter, Ino cheered for what her friend did, Kakashi palmed his face as if he was expecting something like that to happen, Shino and Sai remained emotionless as Xion proceeded to bang her head on the wall muttered 'Why didn't Sora think of that?'
Back in the arena. . .
Demyx stood there dumbfounded. "Wait. . .but. . .you can't. . ." he stammered.
"Well I did punk!" Sakura looked back at Hinata and Tenten. "Ready to finish this?"
"Yup!" Tenten said as Hinata nodded.
The three then went into a triangle formation around Demyx, who was still in shock.
"I'll start!" Sakura said as she rushed into and sent a punch at him that sent him flying into the air.
"I'm up!" Hinata said as she quickly summoned her glider as flew into him and started to hit him with a few Gentle Fist attacks, slamming the last hit so he started dive-bombing straight to the ground.
"And finally!" Tenten said as she jumped into the air and took out a large scroll. "WEAPON CONTROL! GIANT IRON BALL!" As she said it, a giant iron spike ball came out of the scroll. "Move!" She called out to the girls as she then sent the ball into Demyx's body as it slammed into the ground. It the disappeared as Demyx's body disappeared into data.
Back outside. . .
Everyone was silent at what happen until. . .
"THAT WAS AWESOME!" Xion cheered as she then quickly covered her mouth and started to blush, causing everyone to giggle.
Kakashi then eye-smiled. "Well it sounds like you enjoyed watching the fight."
"Can you blame her though? After seeing that guy spam water clones like that, I would've been ready to beat the living crap out of that guy!" Naruto said as Kiba, Akamaru and Ino nodded in agreement.
"10. . .9. . .8. . ." Sai counted.
"What's up Sai?" Kakashi asked.
"3. . . 2. . .1. . ." Sai finished as the blinding light appeared in both the garden and the arena.
When the light cleared again, they at a familiar place from the last vision shown.
"Huh? Hey we're back at Ven's home!" Naruto exclaimed as they saw Ventus, Terra and Eraqus.
"You may be my Master. "But I will not. . . let you hurt my friend!" Terra said as the darkness around him expanded."Has the darkness taken you Terra!" Eraqus angrily asked.
"Wait, didn't we already see this?" Sakura asked as Terra opened the portal and sent Ventus into it.
"Wait Terra!" He called out as the portal closed, leaving Terra and the group that's watching.
"I guess this time we're watching Terra's side." Shino deducted.
"It seems so." Sai said.
Terra began by glowing as a burst of darkness came out as he rushed into Eraqus.. He started lashing him wildly, ending the combo with a giant red hand coming out.
"What the!" Naruto said he saw the hand.
"Such strength. . ." Kakashi muttered.
Terra soon disappeared in to a portal of darkness in the ground and then reappeared under Eraqus, giving him an upward thrust attack with another red hand.
Hinata looked at Xion as they nodded to each other. "A command style?"
"Seems like it." Xion replied.
"Hmm. . . You girls know something about what he did?" Kakashi asked as Terra stared using Chaos Blade.
The two then looked at each Kakashi. "We'll tell you later." Xion replied.
The battle between Terra and Eraqus raged on. Light versus Darkness, master versus student in a clash of blades. The group was speechless at the intense battle that went on. Terra used darkness and some earth based attacks while Eraqus used light and a fire attack where three pillars of flames chased after Terra. It seemed like it would never end until. . .
"Your done!" Terra called out as he slammed his keyblade on the ground after jumping into the air and gathered energy.
"Hit the deck!" Naruto yelled out they saw meteors coming into orbit.
The meteors collided with Eraqus as it blinded the group for a second from the overwhelming power.
"Jeez overkill much?" Kiba muttered.
"An attack that can summon meteors. Incredible." Kakashi muttered.
"To think this is all a misunderstanding. . ." Sakura muttered.
When the smoke cleared, Eraqus was panting heavily while Terra had a worried and upset look on his face as he sent his keyblade away and walked over to him.
"Is he alright?" Naruto asked.
"What have I done. . . Master. . . I just. . . wanted to keep Ven safe." Terra explained.
"Poor guy. . ." Sakura muttered. "All he wanted was to protect his friend."
"No, you were right." Eraqus said. "I failed you Terra."
"Like I said before," Kakashi muttered. "The Third Hokage and Orochimaru. . ."
"Perhaps I've no one to blame but myself for the darkness inside you."
"I'm starting to think that their's some outside force at work. . ." Shino muttered.
Everyone looked at Shino a second for an obvious deduction. "Xehanort." They all bluntly said as they turned back to vision.
"And now, I've done worse. . . raised my Keyblade against you and Ventus. My own heart is darkness!"
"No. . . you were only doing what you thought was right. . .' Kakashi said.
The group then saw that Eraqus was blasted in the back with darkness.
"What the-!" Naruto yelled out as the group saw Eraqus fall to the ground, dropping his keyblade. Terra went to catch him in his arms but fades out of existence. The group became wide-eyed and speechless at what just happened.
Terra then started to cry in remorse for what he did. "Master Eraqus!" The group noticed tears coming out of his eyes as the fell to the ground below.
Everyone then head footsteps as the group then saw a familiar old buzzard.
Naruto and Sakura clenched their fists, Hinata and Xion gripped their keyblades, Kakashi and Shikamaru glared, Shino and Sai looked at him blankly, Kiba and Akamaru snarled at him, Ino and Tenten bit their lips and Choji sped up on eating his chips as if he was watching a movie.
"What a sight. Why do you trouble yourself with remorse, Master Terra?" Xehanort asked.
"That bastard. . ." Naruto muttered.
"Easy Naruto. . ." Kakashi said as he placed a hand on his shoulder.
"The man was bent on doing harm to your friend, his own pupil!"
"Yeah to stop your plans you sicko!" Kiba muttered
Terra gasped as he looked up at him. "Master Xehanort! Why?"
"You know, at times I find your progress quite striking. But you still fall short. Let all that anger out, my boy. Give your heart over to darkness!"
"What do you mean?" Terra asked as he resummon his keyblade, ready for battle.
"What could he achieve with Terra going to darkness." Xion muttered.
"Still so blind... Then I will make you see. Come to the place where all Keyblade wielders leave their mark on fate—"
"The Keyblade Graveyard!" Xehanort and Xion said in semi-unison as Xehanort summoned his keyblade.
"There you will watch your dear Ventus and Aqua meet their ends, and the last light within you will die!" Xehanort said as he shot a beam of darkness into the sky, as it then expanded.
The group watched as a dark orb appeared in the sky, causing intense winds to rage,
"No. . ." Xion muttered as she recognized the same kind of orb appearing on Destiny Island before it destroyed it.
"You won't need a home anymore where you're going!" Xehanort said.
"What!" Terra said as he looked at what was happening. He then looked to see that Xehanort was leaving through a dark corridor. 'Xehanort!" Terra tried to chase him put the corridor closed as he was about to enter.
The group then began to watch in horror as Terra, Aqua and Ventus's home was destroyed. The orb lifted part of the building in front of them as it then sucked it in. The land itself then started to get sucked in as well.
"My god. . ." Kakashi muttered.
"This is. . . like exactly what happened to Destiny Island. . . which cause Sora to go on his first journey." Xion said as she fell to her knees.
"How could anyone do this. . .?" Sakura asked.
"I don't know Sakura. . . I don't know. . ." Hinata muttered.
"That no good. . . piece of shit. . ." Naruto angrily muttered as his eyes started to become slit and red.
As Terra got up he took out his orange charm. "Ven, Aqua. . . I won't let him hurt you."
As soon as Terra said what said, a blinding light appeared again and the group returned to the garden and Sakura was holding Demyx's sitar.