Prologue- The Great War
The war had been raging for nearly six years and much of the Shinobi world had been destroyed. The invaders had attacked without warning, catching all of the hidden villages off guard. No one had been prepared for the swift and brutal battle techniques of the invaders or for their alien technology and powers. Even with the combined power of all the villages, the invaders had swept across the land destroying everything that stood in their way. Ninja had died in droves trying to protect their villages and their families, and there were very few left. Of those that remained, fewer still were fully qualified to handle such combat, and ever day more of them were lost.
By now only eight remained and virtually all hope had been lost. The world was doomed and all the people could do was watch it happen.
Naruto Uzumaki stood facing the single most terrifying army he had ever seen. On his right stood Sasuke Uchiha, his best friend and master of the Sharingan. On his left stood Hinata Hyuga, mistress of the Gentle Fist and his wife of four years. On Sasuke's right stood Naruto's other best friend, Sakura Haruno, the greatest medical nin the world had ever known. Behind them, stood Naruto's old sensei, Kakashi Hatake, the legendary copy ninja, Hinata's cousin Neji Hyuga, master of the 64 Palms, Shikamaru Nara, the master strategist, and Anko Mitirashi, the so called snake lady. These eight were all that stood between the enemy and the total destruction of their world. Unfortunately, things were not looking good at the moment.
"Well here we are, the end of the world." Naruto mused, staring intently at the massive enemy soldier in front of him.
"If we have to go out, at least we'll go out fighting." said Sasuke, with a smile.
Naruto nodded, glad to have his best friend fighting beside him again. "Let's do this." With that, Naruto charged forward, charging up his Rasengan as he did so. He drilled the ball of chakra into the enemy soldier's chest, sending him flying, a large hole in the man's chest. Around him he caught glimpses of the others as the launched their attacks. Kakashi cleaved an enemy in half with his Lightning Blade, while Sasuke caught another with his Chidori. Neji moved so fast, Naruto was barely able to see him and Sakura took down one enemy after another with her superhuman strength. Hinata focused on providing protection to her friends and Shikamaru seamlessly maneuvered his shadow technique, weaving it in and out amongst the enemies. Anko hurled several kunai with exploding tags on them, blowing several enemies sky high in the process.
As the battle progressed however, the tide began to turn against the ninja. An enemy soldier broke through the ranks, hurling a small claw shaped device at Hinata.
"Hinata, look out." Naruto shouted, running towards her. Hinata turned a second to late and the device hit her square in the back, injecting the poison contained within it into her body.
"HINATA!" Naruto screamed, as Hinata froze, her body seizing up as the poison rushed through her system. Naruto caught her before she hit the ground, but it was already to late. Naruto had seen this poison before and knew that there was no way to stop it. He held Hinata close, her body trembling as the poison finished its job. She looked up into Naruto's eyes, raising her hand to his face as she did. "N-Naruto-kun..." she whispered, before going limp, her life leaving her. Naruto held Hinata's body a moment longer before lying it down.
He stood and turned back towards the battle just in time to see a massive enemy warrior drill Sasuke in the head with a powerful shot that threw the last remaining Uchiha backwards. "SASUKE!" Naruto screamed, diving for his friend, hurling a Rasengan at the warrior as he did. He caught Sasuke, who immediately looked at him.
"Take care of Sakura, Naruto." Sasuke breathed. "Promise me you will take care of her."
Naruto nodded and Sasuke also went limp, his life leaving him as well. Naruto stared at his best friend for a moment before carrying him to Hinata. He knelt down next to Hinata's body and pulled both of them close. For a moment, the battlefield was still and silent as Naruto held the bodies of two of three people he cared about most. Tears stung his eyes and rolled down his face, splashing onto the cold bodies in his arms. And then, the red chakra of the kyuubi began to leak out of his body.
Naruto stood, looking at his other remaining friends, his blue eyes now the red color of death. He smiled a twisted, demonic smile and turned to face the enemy army.
"Naruto, what are you doing?" Sakura asked, advancing towards him. Kakashi held out his hand to stop her, giving her a serious look.
"No Sakura, let him go." Kakashi whispered. "Naruto knows what he's doing."
Naruto stopped a few feet from the enemy line, the warrior who had killed Sasuke standing only inches from him. Naruto smiled again and then unleashed the full power of the kyuubi. The enemy soldiers screamed in terror, but it was too late. There was no escaping this. The other ninja felt the concussive force of the blast and Naruto watched the enemy begin to burn. He laughed at their pain and then everything went black.