Hi! This is a somewhat dark story, and with dark! Team 7 and some others. Naruto and Sasuke are NOT a pairing, they're just two of the characters in the story.

I've never written a dark story before, so please don't flame me if it is too bad. I'd happily take in suggestions though.

"Think" 'Thought' (Translation/AN)

Replay: Yami

Prologue: Yami no shuhen

Three bodies lay still on the ground. The only thing that indicated they were alive was the slight uplifting of their chests, and soft breathing. You could see no distinguishable features on them. They were caked in blood, dried up, and some still fresh.

One of them coughed up some blood. "Heh. So this is the end, huh?" The persons voice indicated it was a man. Probably in his early twenties. A scoff. "Yeah. I see no way out of this. We're dying." Another male. This one had a rougher voice. The last of the tree chuckled slightly, before coughing.

"You know what's funny? It's Konoha's fault. Konoha's, Madara's, Kabuto's fault. Everyone's fault." The last person was a woman. Her voice held a soothing quality, even as she scorned her village.

The second man sighed heavily. "It's not like we can do anything about it now." He stated, and then stiffened as they heard steps. Soft steps, as if someone was walking barefooted. The first man gritted his teeth slightly. "Who's there!" He yelled, and immediately began to cough.

Someone made an amused sound. "You shouldn't really be yelling, in your condition." It was a woman. The second man opened his only eye left and blinked a couple of times. "Who're you?" He asked tiredly. "You come to kill us?"

The woman chuckled, as if responding to some kind of joke. "I could. But I won't. No, I'm after something far different. You see, this war…it has destroyed everything. You must know that, right? You're practically the only humans left alive." She said. The woman of the three growled. "We know. Get to the point."

The woman smirked slightly. "There's nothing left now. But I have a solution. You see, I am a demon. A half demon, to be exact. And I have a very valuable jutsu… Ever heard of time traveling?"

The first man scoffed silently. "Who haven't dreamt about it." He commented. The woman nodded. "Indeed. But the point is, I have an actual way of doing so. So prepare yourself for going trough the miserable events of your life once more!"

"Taimuririsu, jikan hanten no jutsu! (Time release, time reversal jutsu!) "

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Naruto bolted out of bed. He was hyperventilating. He blinked, and suddenly realized he had both his eyes. "…What the hell? What just happened?" He wondered, remembering he had been talking with Sasuke and Sakura in the last few minutes of their lives…that woman! It was her fault!

"What did she say…time reversal? Impossible!" He murmured, only to spin around and instinctively reach for a kunai, only to realize he didn't have any. That woman. Was here! "Oh, but it is quite possible, boy." She said with a dark smile. "Or how would you have your eye back? Or be alive for that matter?"

Naruto gritted his teeth. "What about Sasuke and Sakura. What happened to them?" He demanded. The woman's eyes softened somewhat. "Your friends are at their homes. You have a really strong bond, you know that? … You're lucky. I've never had any friends, ostracized by demons and humans alike." She said the last part sadly, and Naruto frowned.

"You're alone?" It was a rhetorical question, and Naruto suddenly smiled, a smile with grim happiness. "I'll be your friend. If you…if only Sasuke and Sakura are okay, then I'll be your friend." He stated. The woman's eyes widened. "What?" She said dumbly.

Naruto grinned, slightly more now. "I said we'd be friends. But first, I want to see Sasuke and Sakura." He said. The woman blinked and smiled warmly. "Very well. If you didn't know, you're currently six years old. I'll tell your friends to meet at the fourth Hokage's head."

Naruto nodded satisfied, and blinked as the woman disappeared in a silent breeze, a couple words fleeting trough. "My name is Toboe…"

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Sakura woke up with a start, but kept still, surveying the area for any enemies…wait a minute! "My room?" She sat up in confusion, and noticed her voice was different. She looked around. "This…is my childhood room." She said to herself. She started as someone answered her. "Indeed it is. You're six now, because of my jutsu."

She recognized that voice. "You! What did you do to my friends!" She yelled. The woman blinked. "Sent them back in time, together with you. But keep silent, will you? I haven't put up any barriers, so your parents might hear you. Anyway, the blonde boy wanted to see you, so I told him to meet at the fourth Hokage's head. Go up there and meet him."

Sakura narrowed her eyes. "Why should I trust you?" She asked. The woman raised an eyebrow. "You shouldn't. No one else does. But I'm not lying right now. I swear on my honor as a half demon." Sakura nodded, satisfied. It was a known fact that demons that swore something meant it. "Well, that's good. Uh, what about Sasuke?"

The woman tilted her head. "I'll tell him too. So if you'd excuse me…" She said, and disappeared in a fleeting wind. Sakura blinked at the strange encounter. "What a weird demon…" She mumbled.

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Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes wide as he awoke. He swallowed heavily, and rose slowly. "My room…in the Uchiha compound." He whispered. He blinked, and looked at himself. "I'm small…and I can hear noises downstairs…which means I'm probably around six to seven." He concluded. He turned around when he heard a thump.

"Wow, you're very smart." The woman said. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, and his fingers twitched to form handsigns. "Who're you. What do you want? Where are Sakura and Naruto!" He asked urgently. The woman blinked, her amber eyes seemingly seeing trough his soul. "I'm Toboe. I…don't know what I want. But Naruto wants to meet you at the fourth Hokage's head. So does Sakura." She explained.

Sasuke relaxed only slightly. "Why did you send us back?" He wondered. Toboe tilted her head. "Well, for one thing, it was kind of boring in a world with no one in. While I could have sent myself back in time, that would have been boring too, because everything would have happened the same. And also, I think it was a subtle desire of mine to have friends, as I have never had anyone."

Sasuke nodded. "I see. Well, I don't trust you, but I'll go up to the monument." He decided. Toboe nodded, satisfied. "That's good enough for me. I'll see you later." She said, and disappeared. Sasuke scowled slightly.

XXX

As the morning sun rose and bathed Konoha in gentle rays of light, three children were holding a meeting on the fourth Hokage's head. A woman stood nearby, watching them.

"While I agree that I want nothing more than to destroy Konoha, at the moment, we're not strong enough!" Naruto claimed. Sakura pressed her lips together. "Konoha is the cause of it all. Why can't you just go Kyuubi?" The pink-haired girl wondered.

Sasuke scoffed. "Because using it's power destroy Naruto's body. You know that." He lightly admonished. Sakura huffed and crossed her arms. Naruto looked at Toboe who stood at the edge of the forest, watching them. "What do you think, Toboe?" He asked.

Toboe looked surprised, and tilted her head. "While I could help destroy Konoha, I think a much smarter approach would be gathering those on your side, which means those that hate/dislike Konoha, and leaving some time later." She said.

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Why won't you help then?" She asked. Toboe grinned slightly. "That would cause lots of problems for other villages. Konoha is one of the main villages after all." Naruto nodded. "Well, I like your plan. Now, since we're children, I want a cool name for our group!" He yelled with a grin, resembling the old Naruto before the war.

Sasuke smirked, and Sakura smiled. "You're the same as always. Why don't we name ourselves…Yami no shuhen (Surrounding darkness)?"

"That's perfect!" Naruto grinned. Sakura smiled brightly. "Can I make uniforms?" She asked with childish curiosity. Naruto nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah! They have to be kind of cool. And there must be four! One for each of the four members of Yami no shuhen. Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and Toboe!"

Toboe blinked. "You want me to be part of your group?" She asked. Naruto grinned. "Yeah! Who wouldn't want a powerful demon on their group? Besides, I told you I'd be your friend!" Toboe smiled. "Thanks." She mumbled, and suddenly the woman shrank to be their age.

Sakura blinked. "You can change your age?" She asked curiously. Toboe nodded. "More like change how I look, but yeah." She explained. Sasuke huffed. "Are we done now? I have to see kaa-san (mom)! And I'm tired of all this mushy stuff…" He mumbled the last part, only to get hit by Sakura.

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If you think it's too short; it's a prologue. They're supposed to be short. Anyways, if you read the translation, the Chapter title is surrounding darkness.

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