Title: Naruto Shippuden Evolution

Book one: Rise of the Betrayer – Introduction

Author's note: This story takes place in the world of Azeroth during the Naruto Shippuden time period. It is a crossover between Warcraft, Naruto and Avatar but the main focus will be on Naruto and his adventures. It is mostly an adventure story, but I may consider a few pairings later on. Please review so I can write better!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Warcraft or Avatar. All three are properties of their owners, Masashi Kishimoto, Blizzard, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko respectively.

Azeroth:The world of Azeroth is a fantasy world which comprises of three major continents which are all home to a myriad of animals, spirits, supernatural forces and sentient species. The continent of the north is called Northrend, and it is a frozen wasteland that few live in. To the west, lies the continent of Kalimdor and to the east, the continent of Lordaeron. Both these continents are filled with dense forests, mountains, lakes, rivers, caves, plains and deserts, and are teeming with life. The sentient species that live in these two continents are the Humans, Night elves, Blood elves, Orcs, and Tauren. Of these, the human race is the most in number.

Human civilization: Humans live in several great nations, with the greatest of all human nations located in the land of Lordaeron. The other humans in Azeroth live in the Water nation, Fire nation, Wind nation and Earth nation, and are known collectively as shinobi. The shinobi base their society according to the element that their nation is associated with. They build their own hidden villages and have their own cultures and traditions. An example of a hidden village is Konoha, which is in the Fire nation. All four nations have two types of shinobi that serve as their armed forces. There are regular shinobi that use jutsus, and weapons, and there are also special shinobi called benders that can control a certain element, such as fire or water.

The story so far: Ever since his friend, Sasuke Uchiha, left to train under the snake-sannin Orochimaru, Naruto has undergone intensive training under Jiraiya, another of the legendary sannin to better his abilities and to become a more powerful shinobi. After three years, he has returned to Konoha to once again attempt to retrieve Sasuke from Orochimaru's clutches. Teaming up with his former sensei, Kakashi, and teammate Sakura, they formed Team Kakashi and through a series of encounters with the criminal shinobi organization, Akatsuki, managed to learn of Sasuke's location. At the same time, Sasuke had become increasingly aware that Orochimaru would soon try to take control of his body and made plans to kill the sannin, as he also felt that there was nothing more he could learn from him. After several months of repeat encounters with Team Kakashi, Sasuke confronted Orochimaru and managed to kill him using his cursed seal, absorbing Orochimaru in the process. He then promptly fled their lair to track down his brother, Itachi, whom he had wanted to kill all along. Catching up to Sasuke at the Valley of the End, the place where Sasuke had ultimately turned his back on his friends, Naruto fought Sasuke once more to bring him back to Konoha. The hour-long battle left both powerful shinobi drained, but Naruto managed to defeat Sasuke and convinced him to return to Konoha, where they would kill Itachi together. Naruto's promise of bringing Sasuke back had been fulfilled, and all was going to be well…

The shadows return: Peace had settled over the world, but certain individuals would make sure that it would not last. Danzo, the shady, influential leader of Anbu Root in Konoha, has plans to start another great Shinobi War. And in a dark corner of Azeroth, the wayward creature called Illidan Stormrage plots and waits to do his dark master's bidding…