A/N: This story is told by my point of view alone, and you will only hear my thoughts, which will be displayed in italic. I'm going to try to keep everyone in character and consistent with the original storyline as best I can. Keep in mind no definite romances have been established in Naruto and many people worldwide agree with me. I promise you all won't be disappointed. Enjoy my first fanfic ladies and gentlemen.

It Began With Darkness In The Sky

By Solo Wing Pixy

Chapter 1: The Sky Grows Dark

Summer, Friday morning. I'm alone in my house. My parents went to the doctor's office; my two older brothers and my older sister are all at work. Right now I stare at several pictures of the success known as Naruto, which I printed from the computer. My eyes scan happily over the images of the greatest badass in the history of Japanese cartoons, Naruto himself. However I also stare at pictures of the lovely female shinobi, at least the older ones. For example; Anko, Kurenai, Shizune, and the greatest woman in her fifties that I have ever seen, Tsunade.

'I love these women! I can't decide who's my favorite, they're all great!' I think in mind, 'Many fans say that not enough attention is spent on the ladies, and I kinda have to agree with them. Anko's fiery personality makes her attractive, Kurenai's calm demeanor makes her great, Shizune is such a sweet woman, and Tsunade just gives off an air of authority!' I keep these pictures in a folder on my bookshelf. I'm very shy around women and I honestly don't know how I would keep my composure if I was around any of them. If I could, I wouldn't mind fighting alongside Naruto for that matter.I wonder what I would do if I was Naruto character. After all, my life so far hasn't been completely happy….I've been through quite a bit in my nineteen years. So I find ways to escape the real world through video games and: case in point, Japanese manga and anime. I've been doing this for as long as I remember, after all it's not like the real world is that good to begin with. And I've never been comfortable around people in general. I'm an extremely shy introvert to put it simply.

I pause shaking my head, sadly remembering reality as I turn to my window. 'Keep dreaming Paul. They're fictional people, they're not real,' I mentally scold myself, 'even if they were real, Naruto would call you a wuss, and those shinobi vixens would never give you the time of day.' I leave my room and go to the bathroom to take a quick shower. I undress and step behind the curtain. After washing up, I get dressed; I put on my favorite brown T-shirt with the month "November" written on it, my beige cargo pants, socks and Cherokee brand shoes. I stop and put on my favorite dark blue bomber jacket with patches of the Osean Air Defense Force that I got when I ordered the Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War special bundle for my birthday. I walk into my sister's room to see how it looks real quick in her mirror. I usually don't glance at myself in the mirror, but I love this jacket. It's got a lot of sentimental value and it makes me feel like a pilot.

My admiration for the jacket is cut short when I notice the light coming from outside suddenly grows dark, rain clouds maybe. I go back to my room, put on my glasses and peer out my window, I'm nearsighted and I usually don't wear them because I detest the way they look on me. Besides, I can get along relatively well without them. To my surprise, the sky is black and covered with stars shining brightly! I turn away, knowing how absurd this is. 'Stars? At 10:30 in the morning? How?…Could it be a solar eclipse?' I wonder, but then I think, 'No that can't be it! The next total eclipse isn't supposed to come until August 1. 2008! Better call mom and dad…' Rather unnerved I charge into the living room and grab the phone, quickly dialing my dad's cell. Unfortunately, I hear a prerecorded message telling me the phone is out of service so I slam the phone down in frustration. I then try my cell phone, but I get the same message. Irritated, I plop myself onto the couch and ponder about what to do next. My brainstorming does not go on long, because an obvious thought plows itself into my head.

"The neighbors!" I say aloud. With that I get up and rush out the front door hoping that the neighbors aren't panicking, injured, or worse. That soon turns out to be useless for as soon as reach the street, I find no one. No one out in their yards, no one piling furniture in the cars, no kids running around in frenzy, not even a sound. Shivering, I walk into the street and peer down the road. I blink a few times and begin to walk but I stop….the street looks like it's stretching.

"Hello...Is there anyone out here?," I call out in desperation and fright. A warm breeze hits me, and leaves start flying about along with discarded newspapers on the asphalt. I'm about to go back inside when I spot something slowly fall from above. It seems to glow, so I reach out and grab it. I open my hand to reveal a large white feather. It gives off a strangely sweet scent that calms me a little. I snap to full attention when I finally hear something! I place my free hand to my right ear to listen.

'…..is that….flapping?' Yes, a very loud flapping noise fills the air all around me. Soon it grows so loud the sound pounds my head so badly it hurts. A different lament echoes behind me. Turning quickly I see the source of the noise. My heart stops when I see a large swarm of creatures slicing through the air, coming directly at me! In the darkness I am not able to see what it is! I begin to back away but too late. What is flying at me finally gets too close to see what it is: Birds!

"AAAHH! AAAHH!" I scream in horror as thousands of different aviary fiends fly into me. I shield myself with my arms to block them. A great number of them slam into my arms shoulders, and stomach causing sharp welts of pain. For what seems like an eternity the feathered beasts envelop me. Despite what little light I have, I see sparrows, ravens, crows, doves, hawks, eagles, owls, pigeons, herons, parrots, and so on. It takes me a long time to realize that they are not trying to hit me; they are trying to pass me. Finally the birds stop coming and pass me completely. The whole event scared me so bad my eyes are watering. To make things worse, the flurry of birds has now been replaced by falling leaves. The sky is still dark, but at least the birds are gone. I can still hear the flapping and crowing still loudly actually. The heavens are still pitch black, but I start to calm a little. However, another feeling of dread comes over me as I hear an indescribable sound off in the distance. I turn to look off in the still star studded sky. Immediately afterwards, a blinding white flash lights up the entire sky, it's so bright I can't see anything! As the light fades, time seems to slow as the speed of the leaves falling slows to a crawl. At that very instant, the sound of birds vanishes, and is replaced by an unnatural silence. Then the crack of an enormous explosion shatters the silence, and a wave of dust hits me like a punch in the face which knocks me of my feet. I feel my entire body lifted and carried into the air and I begin to feel myself being pulled up! It dawns on me that while this has been happening I've been screaming my head off, but the explosion drowns the sound out. Luckily I feel my rag-doll body drop to the ground.

The ground shakes violently as the dust waves hamper my vision, followed by a great shockwave that cracks the lenses of my glasses and all the windows of every house. Thinking I'm hallucinating, it also starts pouring rain so cold it stings. Despite the dust, rain, and gusts pummeling me; I sit horribly dazed on the dirt. Off where the explosion sounded, what I mistake as fireworks are multicolored pillars of flame dancing in the stars. The pillars hang in the stars at first, but then begin plunging down and the houses go ablaze in light. The rain and dust as strong as they are do nothing to put out the flames. Terrified I get back on my feet, and run back into my house. I slam the door behind me, but the winds from outside rips the door from its hinges and causes me to dive into the hallway, barely missing the door as it slices the air behind me. I scurry across the floor as I make my way back to my room. The dust is in the entire house now still blurring my eyes. My vision is clear enough to see that the celestial fire has welcomed itself into my home and burns furiously.

"NNNOOO! HEEELPP! SOMEBODY! HEELLPPP!" my sobs pierce my ears. I throw myself on the floor, pulling a nearby blanket from my bed and wrap it around myself and try to make out my now completely obscured surroundings. Strangely, the only thing I can see are the images of Naruto and his kunoichi costars that I printed. But what's truly amiss are that I can see them perfectly! And the pages are calm and still, impervious to the ensuing maelstrom that has me trapped. I pick them up staring intently at them. I hear a large crumbling sound above me, and look up to see the ceiling cave in! The wood boards fall on smack me hard on the head, knocking me out cold. My vision fades almost instantly and before I completely pass out, scenes and memories of my entire life replay in my mind.

After a while, I hear a voice in my head. 'Hello? Can you hear me?' the voice inquires. 'What happened? Am I…dead?' I ask. The voice chuckles, then replies, 'No, you're just asleep. Do you want to stay alive?' I can't believe what I'm hearing. 'Yes! Of course I do!' I respond anxiously. 'Then wake up!' the voice commands. I slowly regain consciousness and open my eyes. I look around, and see a large waterfall, with trees on each bank. I follow the falls upward and deduce that I'm in a valley of some kind. As I follow with my eyes more, I realize my vision is now perfect! My delight is interrupted when I notice two enormous rock carved statues of men standing on each bank facing each other. I gasp as I examine their clothing, they're dressed like ninjas! The answer to where I am hits me like a bolt of lightning as I notice trees, water, and statues appear as they would in a …anime! I shake my head violently. "The Valley of the End?….'' I shout in disbelief, "NO! This can't be! This is impossible!…AHH! What's that?" I turn to look off in the trees to spot the leaves rustling angrily. Like a reflex, I grab a heavy rock and get into a throwing position. First I'm instantly isolated…..then I lose my home…and now I'm about to be attacked. All I can do now is wait.

That's chapter 1! Hope you all are hooked! Please review and tell me what you think we are all buddies here! I know this chapter was serious but not all of them will be this intense. Thanks! Solo Wing Pixy