Let me start off by thanking everyone who read and reviewed, especially to Jak4, Gforce member45, and Turokl because they were the first 3 to review within 24 hours. Thanx guys!

I would also like to apologize in advance for probably messing up some of the Japanese words. I don't speak it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Ghost Rider. They are owned by Masashi Kishimoto and Marvel. I tried to take ownership of Ghost Rider, but he said that I would have to look into his eyes first. I decided against it.

"Regular talking"

Thoughts

Demon speech

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It is in slumber that we live out our most wondrous fantasies, or our darkest evils.

Chapter 2: The Dream

Destruction.

That was the only thing Naruto saw. Everywhere was blood and bodies. Men, women, children, civilians, ninja, it didn't matter. They were all dead. Many were mutilated beyond physical belief.

Fires raged out of control. Unless someone stopped them, Konaha would burn to the ground.

"What in the name of God did all this?" he asked weakly. He could feel bile threatening to exit his throat. I've got to find the others, he thought, not daring to open his mouth. With a grim determination he began jumping onto any rooftop that was still standing.

After barley a minute of searching he came across something so horrible that he actually did vomit a bit. It was a bloody eyeball. What was even worse was that it was white and pupil less. Naruto knew that it belonged to a very unfortunate Hyuga.

A few feet away from it he saw something instantly recognizable. It was a piece of the horrible green leotard that Fuzzy Brows wore. Please, if he's alive I swear I'll never make fun of his hair, wardrobe, or eyebrows ever again. Glancing down he noticed another article of clothing. Upon closer inspection he recognized it as Tenten's pink Chinese shirt.

The farther along he went, the more clothing he found: Kiba's jacket, Ino's sash, Ero-Sennin's clogs, Tsunade-baa-chan's green shirt, Kakashi's mask, Shino's glasses. They all seemed to be leading him somewhere into the center of town.

The sight he saw in the town square was one of true Hell. In the center of the square stood a cloaked figure and around the stranger all of his friends, his precious people, the ones he considered family, were crucified upon wooden crosses. They were striped naked except for a piece of cloth covering their lower extremities.

But the first cross was the most horrible.

Upon it was Hinata, and Naruto figured out which Hyuga had been mutilated so horribly. All over her body were cuts, bruises, and burns, one or two even third degree. Her right eye was nearly swollen shut and her left missing completely. Through tear filled eyes Naruto could see her chest barley moving up and down. She lifted up her head and spoke barley above a whisper, "Naruto-kun, please…don't do it."

Naruto was utterly confused and horrified. But before he could ask what she meant, the figure behind him moved. Naruto looked and saw only fear. The figure was nothing more than bones, the skull seemingly alive with fire. As he looked on, paralyzed with fear, the skeleton opened its mouth and let out a scream of fury, and everything was consumed by the fire.

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"Ahhh!"

Naruto awoke screaming in his hospital bed, drenched in sweat. It took him a few minutes to realize that neither he nor Konaha was burning. He looked around and saw that Sasuke was sleeping in the bed across the room, undisturbed by the blonde's outburst.

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Well that took a lot quicker to write out than I thought it would. I wanted to get this chapter out of the way so that I can really start the story. In the next chapter I'll introduce the villain, and show you just how far Orochimaru is willing to go to get what he wants.

I think I might make this a Naruto/Hinata pairing. I always enjoy reading those.

If you're confused about the disclaimer, let me explain. In the movie, Ghost Rider has a power called the Penance Stare. If you look into his eyes, he can see all the sins you've committed and use them to burn your soul.