A/N - Please note that this is only the prologue of the story I am currently working on, chapter 1 will follow shortly. This will be a Naruto crossover with The Walking Dead Game by TellTale Games. Please feel free to leave constructive criticism, but above all else, enjoy.

Choice.

Every human being has the power to make choices. It is this ability which defines who we are. Every action comes down to this fundamental rule, some of these decisions are easy to make whilst others are what can make or break a person. However, no matter the situation, you must always remember that in the end, the path you choose to walk was the one that you chose. Emotions, the opinions of others and the environment may all play a part in leading you to this stage, but ultimately...

It was you who chose it to be this way

Naruto Uzumaki. A child who over the years had overcome obstacles that would have crushed a lesser man's very soul. The trials and tribulations he faced could have turned him into a monster, into the very thing his family had spent generations keeping at bay. They should have twisted him into a bitter and resentful creature which hated everything around it, a creature shaped by the inhumane acts of those his family had given their lives for. But they didn't.

Naruto Uzumaki chose to rise above the stigma attached to him at birth. He chose to protect those who defiled their leaders final wishes by isolating and ignoring the very child who kept them safe on a day to day basis from great destruction. He took in all of their hatred and soldiered on.

Naruto chose to be a hero.

Whenever a new enemy, whether from within or outside of his precious villages walls, came creeping from the shadows, he rose above and beyond what was to be expected from him, going out of his way to keep everyone safe, making countless sacrifices and overcoming insurmountable odds time and time again. Regardless of whether it was traitorous Chunin attempting to steal vital village secrets, or fellow demon containers who wished to harm his comrades, or even men who fancied themselves as a God with grandiose dreams of world domination. Naruto stood tall and bested them all so that others would not have to feel his pain.

Because of this, little by little, the people who had once scorned and spat upon his very existence slowly began to recognize him for what he was; their savior Soon enough due to his unwavering will he had the backing of an entire continent who believed in him, who believed that he would deliver them to an era of peace only dreamed about by his late mentor and father.

Despite his triumphs, in spite of everything he had worked so hard to achieve in his short life, with everything to lose and with the world at stake Naruto had failed when it mattered most. Even with the strongest Shinobi of the modern era fighting by his side he had allowed his kind heartedness get the better of him. By allowing the newly created Jinchuriki of Madara Uchiha a chance to repent for his sins against the world he had let his guard down and allowed him to strike.

His dearest friends had been the first to be struck down, not even his oldest and dearest brother in arms had stood a chance against the maniacal village founder. Sasuke, who had become extremely powerful in his own right, had been struck down in a single move. The once mighty Susanoo had crumbled under the direct hit and as the once proud crimson red eyes of the youngest Sharingan wielder slowly receded to their original inky black he had seen only one thing within them. A question.

Why?

Sasuke's demise was followed shortly by the leaders of the five great Hidden Villages. The entire Allied Shinobi army had been wiped out in a matter of seconds, all because he had made the wrong choice. With only Naruto now in his way, the ancient and mentally unstable Uchiha had cast a demoniacally powered Space-Time Ninjutsu that tore Naruto away from his world and everything he had spent a lifetime striving to protect.

Even the massive Chakra entity stuck with him since birth could do little to help him as he was flung through the very fabric of time and space. Sent hurdling towards a place where not even the caster new existed we find our hero laying face down in the dirt of a land far, far away like an unwanted toy. Blood steadily pooling around his prone form, he is found by strangers who take pity on the poor soul of a child forced to do things very few could ever hope to comprehend and take him to the nearest medical center for emergency treatment.

It is here that our story begins, six months later. When the young teen finally awakens from his tortured dreams, alone and lost, in an unfamiliar environment surrounded by equally unfamiliar faces and does the only thing a person in his circumstances could do. Naruto Uzumaki, the hero of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, released all of that pent up anguish into a heart chilling roar of anguish.

A/N Expect Chapter 1 to be released within a few days. Please Review and tell me what you think.

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