A violent tremor woke Naruto up from the middle of a peaceful slumber, "Eh, what was that?" He drowsily scanned his bedroom in bewilderment and witnessed a second tremor shake his home. Pictures of his friends and family danced towards the edge of the dresser and eventually falling onto the floor. The shattering of the glass fully awoke the sleepy Hokage as he finally realized something was wrong. Naruto got out of bed and walked over to the fallen picture of Team Seven and kneeled down to it pick up. His heart skipped a beat when he noticed the glass had shattered on top of Sakura's picture, meaning something ominous was happening to her.
Outside there was a blinding flash and his home shook once more, this time from powerful explosions. Debris of various sizes began raining on top of his home, getting Naruto's full attention. He rushed onto his deck and was startled to see his beloved Konoha up in flames. Below, panicking mothers ran away from the devastation with their weeping children in tow. Above, Leaf shinobi rushed valiantly towards the unknown as they jumped from roof top to roof top.
Then Naruto saw it, silhouetted among the flames was a giant demon swinging its mighty claws at the numerous Konoha shinobi, swatting them like flies. It's deep voice gleefully enjoying the destruction it caused, "Kukuku". Nearby buildings were obliterated like they were mere children's toys and nearby carts flew as if they were made of paper. Smoke billowed from the destroyed homes and businesses which blackened out the morning sky. Worst of all was the sight of the bodies of his closest friends, laying dead: Kiba, Lee, Neji and even Sasuke. Naruto was in a panic, "How could this happen?" His breathing grown more intense as he got closer and closer to the carnage, "Why didn't anyone wake me up?"
But as he leapt onto the roof of his old home, he heard someone shriek ahead. His eyes dilated as his heart skipped a beat, "Sakura!" With everything he had, Naruto rushed to save her from the creature. No matter how hard he tried, he wasn't fast enough. The demon inched towards her and relished every moment of frightening the young kunoichi, "Kukuku," it chuckled again malevolently. Sakura tightened her protection of the bundle in her arms and backed up helplessly against a nearby damaged building. She was trapped and there was no way to escape. The evil spirit inched closer and closer, elated with her fear as it raised its right claw high into the air. Sakura cried with all her might, "NARUTO!"
Naruto jumped into air towards the demon with the Rasengan in his right hand and threatened the demon, "Leave her alone!" The creature turned its head at the incoming Hokage and grinned maliciously. But while he was in mid-air, everything seemed to slow down as he helplessly watched the Demon's smile turned into a hateful scowl as it swung its claw towards Sakura in slow motion. She cried with the most blood-chilling scream and then she disappeared from sight.
He landed on what remained of the roof of the Ichiraku Ramen shop and couldn't help but stand there petrified, for the young Hokage knew he was too late. The demon contemptuously laughed again, "Kukuku. You were too late, oh mighty Hokage-sama". Naruto's anger began to peak at the loss of Sakura, and he attempted to summon the strength of the Kyuubi, but oddly it was not responding. "You can't control a power you do not have," said the demon as it started dispersing into a blood red mist, which menacingly swirled high above Naruto's head.
The blond shinobi leader jumped down by the pile of debris where Sakura once was and hastily threw the pieces one by one to the side, rushing to unbury her. When he finally found her, his heart was distraught at the sight of Sakura's motionless body, covered in blood. Her beautiful jade eyes were still wide open in terror. But what Naruto saw in her arms caused him to drop to his knees in tears. No matter how hard he tried, tears flowed from his eyes like waterfalls. This had to have been the most painful and tragic moment he had ever experienced. Everything he worked hard to achieve was now gone: his village, his friends, and his family. All gone.
From above, the red mist chuckled malevolently as it began to slowly disperse, "You could not save your village or those you love." He looked at the contemptuous beast with hate in his heart, but that quickly ended when his eyes opened wide in surprise as the red mist changed into an all too familiar shape, that of the Kyuubi. "Remember this day. This is the fate of your village when I finally win," said the Kyuubi as his image disappeared, its ominous laugh echoed though miles upon miles, "Kukuku."
Naruto woke up in a cold sweat at the horrific nightmare he just had, his heart pounded fiercely as if he just had fought the entire world. All he could do was to sit upright on the edge of his bed and take slow deep breaths, "Was this a premonition?" He sat there thinking hard about the nightmare, but his shirt was beginning to bother him. It was apparent that his nightmare was so intense that his shirt was soaked from sweating. So the annoyed blonde took it off and placed it on the back a nearby chair to dry. There was no way he could go back to sleep, for the nightmare had taken its toll.
Opening the patio door the young Hokage stepped onto his deck to get a breath of fresh air and gazed upon the sleeping city. It was reassuring to see that Konoha was safe and sound. The night's breeze cooled down Naruto and it felt very refreshing to him. He leaned forward on the railing and gazed up into the clear night sky like a child seeing it for the first time. A shooting star caught his attention as it streaked across the night sky. It was as if a sign from above had given him a signal. It was then determination set in.
Naruto walked inside and proceeded to his bathroom and took a quick shower. Within minutes he was done and hastily marched into his bedroom and changed into a clean outfit. Then he marched towards the front door and grabbed his Hokage Jacket and Hat off a rack that was next to it. There was no sleep; he had some important planning to do.
Within minutes Naruto arrived at his office and became very annoyed at the sight of the stack of documents waiting for him on his desk. He grumbled, "Eh, paperwork." As much as the rambunctious blonde hated the paperwork, it had to be done. One by one, the documents were dealt with by a simple signature. The documents he rejected ended up becoming target practice for the nearby trash can, which didn't take long to overflow. If people told him of this aspect of being Hokage a long time ago, he probably would've changed his mind. He chuckled silently to himself, "Na."
After an hour, the paperwork was caught up and his eyes became very heavy. Sleep deprivation was quickly catching up to him, but Naruto fought the temptation. A plan had to be thought up and soon. So the blonde leader grabbed a map of the Fire Country and unrolled it on top of the desk and stared at it. He closed his eyes in silent mediation, and the meditation gave way to slumber. Naruto's head collapsed on the map and he was soundly asleep once more.
