Hinatalover20- Welcome to my first Naruto story. Joining me to help out is SwordMaster1331.

SwordMaster1331- Thanks for having me help out. Now as you said this is the first Naruto story that I'm helping out with. Please read, review, follow and favorite this story.

Hinatalover20- Now without anyone interrupting us we can-

They see several people playing poker.

Naruto- I fold.

Sasuke- I fold as well.

Hinata- Looks like it's down to Ace, Shikamaru, Dal and Sakura.

Dal- I call. (shoves out a few chips)

Shikamaru- I'm out.

Ace- I'm out too.

Sakura- I've got a full house.

Dal- Royal flush. Read 'em and weep Sakura.

SwordMaster1331- We're trying to start the story and you guys are playing poker?

Hinatalover20- You guys should be ashamed. You didn't even ask us to join.

SwordMaster1331- Well anyway on with the story. Also Hinatalover20 doesn't own Naruto. Just his OC and he's borrowing Ace which is my OC.

Prologue: The beginning of the end?

It started off as a day of just training for the heroes of the Elemental Nations but then dark clouds begin to appear and they knew something was wrong.

"We need to return to the princess right now." Ace said as he sees the clouds fill the sky.

"Right, the princess could be in trouble and need us to protect her from whatever is causing this." Dal says as he heads off to the castle while the others follow him.

They make it to the castle and see Shion looking out the window. She turns to them and they know she's worried about something.

"What's wrong Princess Shion?" Hinata asked as they bow before her throne.

"I have this nagging feeling that something bad is going to happen and yet I can't help but feel like it must be coming true." Shion says as she walks from the window she was standing at.

Just as she walks towards them, an arrow comes through the window and goes through her gut. Hinata is the first one to reach her and takes her to safety just as several more arrows and paper bomb wrapped arrows strike the walls of the castle and blow up.

"We need to get the Princess out of here." Dal says as he brings up a shield by clapping his hands together.

The others nod as Dal shields them from the arrows and the rubble that explodes from the walls of the castle. Once he sees everyone leaving he stands up and holds his right wrist with his left hand as he draws power from what looks like a crystal.

"Oh great power that sleeps within me, hear my cry and transcend to the skies as I break the barrier of sound. Elemental power: Sound barrage blast!" Dal says as he opens his hand as several blades of music notes blast the people coming in the throne room.

Ace can here the sounds of Dal using his power and goes to help him after making sure the Princess is doing good after being healed by Hinata and her healing water powers. Once he reaches Dal, he can see three people that will forever be known to the warriors as the Dark Kings of the nations. Orochimaru the Dark serpent, Madara the Dark flame and Obito the Dark cloner, these three were responsible for this attack on the castle. They rush the two warriors and beat them down then make their way to the others as they are now fighting to protect the princess from more of the dark warriors that are storming the castle.

"This is becoming troublesome. These guys just keep coming and they don't like they're going to quit anytime soon." Shikamaru says as he hurls several of the dark warriors away with the power of his shadow crystal.

"I know. These dark warriors are after the Princess just so they can use her to turn the Elemental Nations into nothing but a wasteland." Sakura says as she punches a few more dark warriors using her earth crystal power.

Just as they beat the last of the dark warriors, they feel a chill go down their spines as Orochimaru wraps them up in snakes while Obito gets a sword out and walks up to them.

"Who wants to be the first warrior to hand over their crystal to me?" Obito says as he stalks them like a tiger stalks its prey.

"We'll never surrender our crystals to you Obito. We will always-" Sasuke was stopped after being stabbed through his heart by Obito.

"Sasuke! You monster, when I get free I'll-" Sakura is stabbed now by Obito as he laughs at them.

"Stop it, stop it right now. You've to far Obito. I'll avenge my fallen comrades by beating you into the-" Naruto is now stabbed by Obito only this time through his gut.

"I'll jut kill the others then make Dal and Ace watch as I kill you in front of them. After that we will rule the nations with our dark warriors and live like the king we should be." Obito says as he stabs Hinata then Shikamaru and walks over to him then drags him into the throne room and throws him to Ace and Dal.

"Ace, Dal, I'm sorry for not being strong enough to help the others. They died all because I didn't warn them about the on coming assault by these Dark kings." Naruto says as tears run down his face.

"It's ok Naruto, we forgive you. No one could've known they were going to do this. We will always remember our friends as we continue to fight the Dark kings and eventually beat them. Go in peace my fellow warrior and go see our friends in the afterlife. Tell them we will be waiting to join them after we use the power of the crystals to send them back to the time of the dinosaurs." Ace says as he and Dal both get up as Obito and the other two kings walk into the room.

"Thanks Ace and Dal. I will always cherish our friendship and always be with you guys in sprit." Naruto says as he slowly closed his eyes and let death take over.

"Well looks like it's just you two and we Dark kings. It's a pity he didn't last long enough to watch as we killed you two first then kill him and take the Princess." Obito says as he kicks Naruto away and sends a wave of dark energy at them blowing them away.

"Ace we need to bring all the crystals together so we can finish them once and for all." Dal says as he begins to focus on the other crystals.

"Right. Once we finish them then we can join the others and the world will be safe from evil." Ace says as he too focuses on the other crystals.

The crystals come to them and as they do, the princess comes to help them out as well. The two warriors and Shion begin to focus their energy into the crystals and can feel an ancient spell enter their minds.

"Oh great elemental powers of the warriors of old, hear our cry and bring us the peace we wish to grant upon the land we protect with our lives. Grant us the power to destroy the darkness and free the light." They chant as the crystals become one and a bright light glows from it.

The dark kings look on as the light gets brighter and brighter then shoots at them at a speed they can't even protect themselves from it. The light goes through each one and they turn to dust then returns to the crystal and splits back into the seven crystals.

"It's finally over now. The Elemental nations can now rest easy without having to fear that darkness will show up to claim the nations once again." Ace says as he falls to his knees as does Dal and Shion.

"Yes, now we can join the others and-" Dal says as he sees a portal appear out of nowhere and is being sucked into it.

Ace and Shion grab ahold of him and try to pull him back but they are too weak from using their combined energy and all three are pulled into the portal and land in a forest outside a village.

SwordMaster1331- Wow, what a way to begin a great story.

Hinata- Yes, please read and review. Also don't forget to read Naruto Z on SwordMaster1331's page.

Dal- Next time find out where the warriors and Princess end up.

Hinatalover20- See ya next time readers.