The Hatake Riku 'verse
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When Riku accidentally hurts Sora, his mother ships him off to learn chakra control from his uncle, for everyone's sake. It turns out that thirteen years as a civilian does not really prepare him to deal with all these ninja. Along the way, he makes friends, is subjected to training montages, learns some cool moves, gets a Keyblade, and decides what he wants to do with his life, more or less in that order.
Or: One part cliché crossover prompt, one part Outsider POV for the Naruto series, and three parts "you know what Kingdom Hearts' Plot Kudzu problem really needs? Forceful application of Naruto's plot shenanigans. That will definitely, absolutely help, and not result in any headaches whatsoever." Originally written in 2010, never posted, now being dusted off and revised. [And revised again as of 2023.]
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- Part 1 of The Hatake Riku 'verse
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the best people I know are looking out for me by HeraldAros
Fandoms: Naruto, Kingdom Hearts
15 Feb 2020
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Side-stories for the Hatake Riku 'verse, from alternate POVs or scenes that wouldn't otherwise fit into the main stories. Stories here generally correspond to chapters of the main fic.
[obligatory it takes a village to raise a child reference]
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- Part 2 of The Hatake Riku 'verse
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When Tsunade sends Hatake Riku to Sound, he has three goals: 1) find out whether Sakura and Sasuke are even there; 2) find out what Sound's doing with the genin and dropouts they seem to be kidnapping; and 3) make it out in one piece without anyone finding out about his key.
Only Sound seems to be legitimately training the kidnapped genin, there's no sign of Sakura or Sasuke that Riku can see, and it's kind of hard to sneak around when he's under surveillance the whole time—and, on top of that, he can't use chakra.
[Second full story in the Becoming Ninja 'verse.]
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- Part 3 of The Hatake Riku 'verse
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Hatake Riku, 14, genin medical student and recent infiltrator (and successful liberator of over a dozen prisoners) of Sound, wants to take the Chuunin Exams in Mist. So soon after the Fourth Mizukage's highly mysterious disappearance, the Exams are flooded with teams.
Riku's team may be the only one from Konoha, but they're not the only familiar faces in the competition. He'll have to navigate three test phases, figure out what Sound wants with him now, and find a place in a world he's increasingly unsure has room for someone like him.
[Third full story in the Becoming Ninja 'verse.]
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- Part 4 of The Hatake Riku 'verse
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Thirteen-year-old Kairi and Sora visit Konoha to see Riku. Without anyone's permission. Surprise?
[Oneshot in the Becoming Ninja 'verse, takes place after tailspin and before Girl with a Key.]
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- Part 5 of The Hatake Riku 'verse
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When Heartless attack Destiny Islands, Sora isn't the only survivor to wake up in Traverse Town. Together, he and Kairi will have to figure out what it means to wield the keyblade, how to save the worlds, and how to find Riku when they don't even know where to begin looking.
You see, Riku wasn't on Destiny Islands at the time that world fell. (He's inconvenient like that.)
Meanwhile, Maleficent has a very different apprentice, and more than one plan she's working on...
Best read after the previous stories in the series. [On HIATUS until further notice; I'm reviewing and editing earlier parts of the series, and will work my way back up to this.]
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- Part 6 of The Hatake Riku 'verse