Hello all. This is my first story on fanfiction so please go easy on me. This story is something I've been thinking about for a while so I thought I'd give it a try. Just a heads up this story IS AU! So there wont be much that is the same as the manga or anime other than characters and techniques possibly. Well that's about all I have to say other than please read and review. All reviews are welcome, even flames cause I'll take any criticism as a challenge to imrpove.

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Prologue

Long ago, the world was split into two nations; the land in the west was surrounded by dead and wilting forest, controlled by a single over lord known as the Shogun. The Shogun kept a close eye on all of his citizens with regular reports from the samurai he had stationed in each village. The samurai were the military force that ruled over the land and only answered to the Shogun himself.

The samurai wore steel-plated armor that had a blood red color to it, this armor consisted of a shin guards and two rectangular pieces that hung at their sides from a leather belt. They also had arm guards and wore a breast plate in the front with a thin layer on their backs allowing for more maneuverability, as well as a helmet that had formed leather hanging all the way around except in the front where they wore a face mask that resembled a demon to intimidate their opponents.

A samurai's rank was determined by the number of swords he carried, the lowest rank was a Genin that carried only one standard katana, whereas the Chuunin, the next highest rank, carried two swords a katana and a wakizashi, or short sword. The only other rank higher than Chuunin, other than Shogun, was the Jounin, these were the elite, and they carried a minimum of three swords, two katana's along with a wakizashi. While this land seemed like it was cruel and uncaring do to the constant presence of the samurai, the Shogun was actually quite a caring person who only wanted to protect his land. His son Hisoka Mishoki, however, disdained how his father acted and had plans to bring the country together as one to be ruled over by him with an iron fist.

The land in the east was surrounded by beautiful nature on all its borders, quite a contrast to its western neighbors. Unlike the west which was ruled by one lord, the east was divided into countries each ruled by a lord that coexisted peacefully together. Of all these countries five great nations held the most power and land, the lands of fire, wind, lighting, earth, and water. In each of these countries sat a hidden village that raised its countries warriors, Shinobi. These shinobi, also known as ninja, trained and excelled in a fighting style known as Ninjutsu that utilized the use of chakra, a mix of spiritual and physical energy, to manipulate the five elements to use as weapons in combat.

Like the samurai the ninja had ranks given to them based on their skills and abilities, the lowest was still genin, but there were others beneath them that were training at the Ninja academy in each village, the chuunin and jounin were also the same, however instead of jounin being the highest there is one more level above that. Anbu Black Ops, a special ops group that have skills far beyond that of ordinary jounin. These shinobi followed orders from their village leader who was given the title of kage, or shadow. The five great nations and there hidden villages were the only ones granted with a kage that was the strongest shinobi in his or her village. The Hokage ruled over the Village Hidden in the Leaves in the land of fire. The Mizukage ruled the Village Hidden in the Mist in the land of water. The Kazekage ruled the Village Hidden in the Sand in the land of wind. The Raikage in the Village Hidden in the Cloud in lighting, and the Tsuchikage the Village Hidden in the Stone in earth country. However each separate country was ruled by a daimyo who had control over everything in his country even the hidden villages and there kages.

For a time these lands lived in peace with each other, respecting one another for their unique life style, and form of military. However this peace did not last long, because Hisoka was fed up with the way his father was leading their country; he believed it was time for a change in leadership. In the dead of night he snuck into his father's personal chambers and slit his father's throat, leaving before the castle guard made their nightly rounds. When Hisoka awoke the next morning he put on as calm a face as possible to fool the guards of his deed, until he 'found' his father dead in a pool of his own blood.

After giving his father a quick funeral, that didn't suit a former Shogun, he addressed his village of the crime that had been committed. After seeing the sadden faces of his villagers, he decided that now would be the time to strike, he immediately seized the title of Shogun and commanded his samurai to spread the news of his arrival to power. Even with all the power the Shogun already possessed, Hisoka wasn't satisfied, he desired more so he started to drain the villages, even his own, of all the money the commoners had, giving all the money to himself or the higher clans in his village.

The daimyos of the east didn't particularly approve of the new Shogun, fearing that his lust for power would lead him to betray the treaty between their lands and attack them to gain more power. Their fears were soon brought to reality as the Shogun's armies marched through their lands with almost no resistance. Whatever defense the lands shinobi were able to put up was soon crushed by the sheer numbers of samurai forces advancing towards their villages.

After only a year of war, the Shoguns forces had managed to gain control over all the lands, with his enemies conquered and ego satisfied he began an era of brutal and unjust rule over the world, being the first of many in a long line of heartless Shogun's.

That is until a small group of rebel shinobi decided they had had enough. They broke away from the village that was holding them captive and decided to build a new hidden village, one hidden in the shadows and almost impossible to find. When they first built this new village it didn't bring enough hope to the other imprisoned shinobi to try and escape to join them in their cause. But after years of success in fending off the few samurai platoons that found there village, others started to believe that the time of the shinobi was returning and gave them the courage to rebel and take over samurai controlled villages to expand the shinobi influence, and give them a better chance at fending off unwanted samurai.

After 30 years of rebellion from small pockets of shinobi, their forces finally expanded to where they could restart one of the great hidden villages, thus the Village Hidden in the Leaves was reborn. Generations went by and in that time the samurai had attempted many times to take the new village, but were constantly forced back or those that were unfortunate enough to get left behind were killed on sight. After so many failed attempts to take the village the current Shogun, Kyashi Mishoki, thought it best to harden his grip on the lands he still had control over draining them of every supply they had to offer him, until the villages were on the verge of starvation would he stop and let the people live there miserable lives.

In the Village Hidden in the Leaves, the newly appointed Hokage, Minato Namikaze, decided to use the slight peace to train the next generation of shinobi so they would be prepared for the worst should it happen.

This is where our story begins...

Well there yeah have it the introduction to my story like, don't like it, let me know.

Until next time, BSW