The Valley of the End. Famous for it's location of the fight that took place between the Shodai Hokage and Uchiha Madara. However, only two beings still live that know the true reason for the battle that took place there.
You see Madara and the Shodai disagreed on the way to run the newly created village of Konoha and so Madara went to the valley of the end to gain more power in hopes of showing that he was the most fit to rule the village. The Shodai showed up in the middle Madara's attempt to gain more power and foolishly told of his plans. That was when they began to fight. Madara forgot about his chance of gaining power when he was defeated by the Shodai and it soon became obvious to the Shodai that if he did not protect the power that was located at the valley of the end then there was a chance that this could all happen again.
The Shodai called upon his brother and the people of Konoha to help him seal the power. Not that the villagers knew of this, they gladly helped their newly appointed leader in zeal as they saw the statues they erected as a symbol of peace that would keep the village held together in times of crisis. When the twin statues of the Shodai and Madara were built they all congratulated themselves before going back to the village not knowing that they would soon be embroiled in a war.
That is a story for another time however so let us return to ours. The Shodai and his brother, after seeing all the villagers off, began to place seals on the statues to hold in the power that was located at the Valley of the End. When they had finished they nodded in satisfaction before heading back to the village content in the knowledge that no one would ever know of the power it held ever again.
It is with all this in mind that we begin our true story with the sight of one Uzumaki Naruto as he ran for his life through the forest that thronged the valley. His blue eyes scanned the forest in hopes of finding somewhere to hide. Blond hair hung down in his eyes and he brushed it away absentmindedly, unknowingly smearing blood across his forehead. His search for refuge was in vane however as a howl behind him alerted him of dogs that where hot on his trail. He turned to continue running and hissed as part of his orange jumpsuit as well as his skin scrapped against a sharp branch that protruded from a dead tree. A sharp caw above him made him freeze before he looked up to see a black raven starring down at him.
In his desperate state of mind he found himself talking to the bird. "Do you know where I can be safe?" To his surprise the bird gave a slight bob of its head and flew to a just a small ways away. Naruto took a few small steps towards the bird who flew to another tree that was still in sight.
"Do you want me to follow you?" The raven gave another bob of its head and waited for Naruto to take a few more steps towards it before giving a giving a caw for emphasis before flying further. Naruto took this as a sign from the gods and quickly began to follow the bird in hopes of finally finding a place where he no longer had to hid from people who seemed to hate him for absolutely no reason.
What Naruto didn't know however was the fact that even the Shinigami would not curse the fate the boy was about to face on anyone. Especially a boy who had been through hardship so much already in his short span of life. This was all because soon Uzumaki Naruto would die, and in his place something of such magnitude that it had not been seen on this planet for nearly five hundred years was about to be unleashed. All of this was happening because the people of Konoha not see the truth in that Uzumaki was not the Kyuubi no Kitsune but merely its container. Soon however, he would not even be that, he would be Naruto, and he would be seeking guidance from the Raven.