THE DARK GATE

A NARUTO BASED FAN FIC

WRITTEN BY:

KYUBI-X

PROLOUGE: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES…

A/N: Hello boys and girls, I just wanted to let you know it case you were waiting for the next chapter of Kohona's Yellow Storm it will be coming soon. But for now I invite you to join me for the experience of a life time. Watch with me as I enter into the underworld of Kohona, where dark and sinister things happen, this is….The Dark Gate….

Bold- Kyubi's Speech

Italics- "Thoughts"

Parings-Not really important, but you shall catch on…

And now, on with the show….

Snow was falling….It truly was beautiful in Kohona when snow fell; everything seemed to get sprinkled with magic when it snowed. Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto were walking quietly to the bridge where they always met. The silence, it seemed strange, but ever since Sasuke had come back, Naruto had fallen into a state of muteness and wouldn't talk to anyone. No one could really tell what was wrong, but they could see the sadness in those cerulean blue eyes of his.

When they reached the bridge, it was no surprise to find that their teacher wasn't there. Six years since they had become a team, and still he had never changed his ways, although now they knew why he was always late, because he was a man trapped in a past that he blamed himself for everyday. And so they all sat down, Sakura next to Sasuke and Naruto shuffled away from the group at sat at the other end of the tiny bridge his back to his teammates.

Sasuke simply looked at the ground while Sakura stared at Naruto's back. She then noticed something even stranger with him, he wasn't wearing his orange jumpsuit, instead he was wearing a simple black shirt with long black pants, and he was shivering. She boldly stood up and walked over to him, Sasuke just watched her for a few seconds before looking away. As Sakura walked towards him, thoughts flew threw her mind.

"What happened between these two? All I know is that one day Naruto just left without me and came back with Sasuke's half dead body slung over his shoulders. Not to mention that he was a bloody mess. What happened out there…What could have possibly caused Naruto to change this much?"

She walked up to him slowly and slung her jacket over his shoulders. His body went rigid but quickly calmed down as she sat next to him. "What's wrong with you Naruto? Why have you changed so much, you have me so worried." Sakura said looking into his sad eyes. "There are some scars…..there are some scars that just don't heal Sakura…" Naruto said in a voice that sounded like that of a completely different person, it was a voice filled with sadness, sorrow, and even a hint of anger.

Sakura was about to ask him more questions when their sensei came up and she felt the weight of her jacket back on her shoulders. Naruto walked past her without a word and Sakura felt such pity for her teammate. They all walked up to their teacher and stood quietly. Kakashi looked over all his students and felt a deep dread for what he was about to put his students…his friends…his children through. Because that is what these three were to him, his children.

"Everyone listen up, this is very important. You all are about to undergo the toughest and most sadistic form of training that Kohona has to offer. This training will not make you physically stronger, but it will make you mentally stronger… However, there is a small chance that you could sustain serious injury or death from this exercise. Are you all prepared to undergo this training?" Kakashi asked them with a pained look in his eyes.

All three of the teens looked at each other before slowly nodding to their teacher. Kakashi sighed and flashed up behind them. He hit them all on the back of their necks, knocking them out before they could even blink….

All around Kohona, all the gennin teams (including Shikamaru) underwent the same chain of events that would lead them down into…The dark gate…

A/N: Are you intrigued? If you are please review so that I will know to keep this story running as well as Kohona's Yellow Storm. Constructive critism is accepted, flamers will simply be ignored.