Deep within the crystal caverns of Canterlot, something ancient and powerful pulsed with power.

"What do you think it is, sister?" asked the regent of the moon to that of the sun as she observed the green stone and the pitch-black figure within.

Flashback three days ago

The archeologists had been working at a feverish rate for the past two days. A find of the century they had called it. A crystal unlike any that had been discovered before. Everypony had been excited. However, in the morning of the second day, one of the scientist pegisi’s pens dropped out of his coat pocket. As if in slow motion, he watched the writing utensil fall as it made contact with the crystal. Everypony watched in horror as a small crack started to spiderweb its way through the crystal’s structure, shattering it and revealing a dark green stone with the black figure in the middle it. That’s when the princesses were alerted and the Element of Harmony had been summoned once again along with a small detachment of hoof picked guards.

Present Time

"I don't know, Luna. But whatever it is, it’s quite powerful. It’s also feels as if it is watching us. You can sense it too yes?”

“Yes Tia. Whatever this creature of shadow is, I am afraid that the power that it radiates grows with each passing second.”

“What do ya reckon it is?” Applejack looked at the black figure with semi fearful eyes.

“Whatever it is, I’m sure we can handle it, right girls? I mean it’s not like we haven’t gone up against really powerful things before. Remember Discord?” said Rainbow Dash. They all shuddered at that memory. That hadn't been the best of times.

“I don’t know, Princess Celestia and Princess luna wouldn't have sent for the Elements of Harmony without reason. Whatever that thing is, I can feel waves of power coming off of it in droves.” Twilight and the rest of the ponies in the caves shuddered as another wave of power washed over them.

"I hope it’s friendly. Maybe it and my bear friend sir Reginald could be friends." Fluttershy squeaked in happiness, then she “eeped” and hid behind her hoofs and shrunk to the ground as a wave of rage and killer intent radiated from the shadowy creature.

"Or perhaps it is a brute. What kind of gentle colt has that amount of pent up anger?"

“Maybe it just needs a party. EVERYPONY loooovves parties,” Pinkie Pie, hyper as ever, supplied.

"Princess, we have the information you requested," said a guard as he ran up to the princesses and bowed quickly.

"So how old is it?" Luna asked.

"Well princess, to be honest, I'm thinking we found an ancient artifact here. Dr. Quantum Focus wasn't kidding when he said this thing was a fossil. It's got to be over a hundred million years old. Way before the great migration and way before the war of three races ma’am. It's the oldest… thing that anypony's ever found. It's priceless. iI nothing else, it could be used for a get-rich-quick scheme on the black market," replied the guard
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The reactions of the two princesses and element bearers were entertaining for the guard , to say the least.

Luna was stuttering.

Celectia's mouth was gaping.

The rest of the element bearers’ mouths was hanging open with wide eyes.

"Uh… ma’am?" spoke the gaurd.

Luna was the first to snap out of her stupor. "Right, thank you for that. You can return to your post.

"Yes, ma’am!" replied the clone with a salute before walking back out of the chamber to his post.

“That’s old. That’s before the time of our mother and father’s ancestors Tia.”

Before celestia could respond the chamber shook violently. Whatever this thing it was, it was starting to wake up.

One hundred million years earlier

Uzumaki Naruto.

Seventh Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Hero of the Fourth Shinobi World War and savior of the world. The commander and general of the five armies in the nations of the elements. Host of the nine tailed demon fox. Guardian of the nine tailed beasts. The Legendary sage of the nine. Loving husband of Uzumaki Hinata, formaly Hyuuga Hinata, and father of two beautiful children Boruto and Himawari. Guardian the innocent and protector of the weak. The first and last line of defense and the first and last line of offense, both the shield and the sword. In a combat zone he had been the first one in and the last one out. The best bar none on the battlefield. The enemy taught their ninja to flee on sight, the stupid ones that did not follow that order were the first to fall. He was Uzumaki Naruto. He bowed to no man or woman, royal, noble, or other. You wanted his respect, you have to earn it just like all the others.

Had been sealed away for a very long time.

But before all of this, allow me, if you will, to tell you what had happened to the legend to allow him to be sealed in the first place.

An alliance of the five great nations of the elements. Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, and Lightning, and many smaller nations that put aside their differences for what was at stake. Humanity itself was in jeopardy.

A force of two hundred thousand shinobi, lead by one Uzumaki Naruto, marched to their doom.

Their opposition; an unknown enemy that was lead by one Ōtsutsuki Kawaki. He sought only one thing, power. They knew nothing but power. They did not eat, they did not sleep, they only destroyed. Many had fallen to defend what was precious.

Uchiha Sasuke had fallen when he avenged Sakura and Sarada’s death, his wife and dughter respectively. On his deathbed he gave Naruto the power of his eyes in hopes that he would protect his legacy better than he could.

All of his friends wanted revenge.

All nations, small and large, answered the clarion call to arms.

Victory, however, continued to elude them.

But not all hope was lost.

Now united, the armies marched with hope of a insane plan, a true hail mary if there was one. The plan was simple; Stall the enemy by any means necessary, while Naruto used the most forbidden sealing technique in the Uzumaki’s vast arsenal of Fūinjutsu. The force two hundred thousand strong now waited for Naruto to start speaking.

“Hina... I love you,” Naruto proclaimed, kissing her patiently, breaking the kiss and resting his forehead on hers. Hinata looked at her first and last love, her husband, her Naruto - kun. No other words needed to be said his family knew what was happening. Looking down at his children he knelt so that his towering 6‘ 4” body could meet their misty eyes. Embracing them, he told them what would happen in his absence.

Artillery had had begun shelling the enemy.

“Bourto... you’re now the man of the household. You will protect your mother and sister no matter what. Am I understood?” The 13 year old clutched his father tightly crying.

“Yes dad. I will protect them with my life. I swear it.”

“Hima- chan... listen to your mother and listen to your brother. Listen to you aunts and uncles as well. Eat everything on your plate drink your milk and grow up big and strong. Do I make myself clear.” Hinata was now silently weeping and their 7 year old daughter wailed with sorrow.

“Yes papa! I will be a good girl! I will do everything mommy and big brother tells me to do!” she wailed.

Lifting his children up, Naruto held them one last time, walking over to his wife and group hugged their last.

“It’s time Naruto - sama.” Shikamaru walked in on the very private moment.

“Right. Naruto, I will always love you.” SIlently weeping, she finished in a sad voice. “Forever.”

“And I will always love you until there are no days left." He completed, equally sad.

Steeling his voice, Naruto proclaimed, “Let us be rid of this blight to humanity.” He opened the flap to his tent to address the alliance.

Everyone waited with baited breath as to what he had to say.

“My people, sons and daughters of the nations of elements. On this day we take part in a monstrous undertaking.”

“Today, there will be no glory, no honor, no mercy, no quarter.”

Walking among the rank in file, they parted as their commander looked at humanity’s last hope. So many put on their best war face, but Naruto could see the terror behind their eyes.

“I can see it in your eyes, The same fear as i have in my heart. As to what the future holds in our darkest of hours.

“The enemy has taken so much from you. The enemy slew your sons, your daughters, your mothers and fathers, burned you homes and leaving with nothing but despair and suffering.

“A day may come when the sun sets for a final time and shrouds the world in darkness, brother turns on brother, and all bonds shatter.

“But not this day.” The sun started to peak over the horizon.

The defining artillery increased ten fold. As all canons began to fire at will.

“No, this day will go down in history as the day we stopped the the armies of darkness, and sent them back to the hell from whence they came.”

Stopping next to a young man and put his right hand on the boys shoulder he couldn't been older than 15.

"What is your name son?"

"Hoshi my lord, no surname" he responded, looking terrified.

"Everyone. this is Hoshi. He will most likely die today, as will we all.” The grim fact was not lost on the army.

Seeing this he started to rally them.

"Everyone look to your left.” They did. "Those are your brothers. Now look to the right." They did again. "Those are your sisters."

“Today we fight as one. We stand united, shoulder to shoulder with our brothers and sisters in arms. Think of the loved ones you fight for. Think of your mothers, your fathers, your brother and sisters.

"I ask you to buy me just five minutes to complete the sealing process that will drive the darkness away. Can you do that? Just five minutes?"
That sent the troops into a frenzy as one by one war cries emanated throughout the sea of soldiers.

“Uzumaki. Uzumaki. UZUMAKI! UZUMAKI! UZUMAKI!” The war chants continued to get louder and faster to a fevered pitch.

The army of darkness thundered closer.

Naruto walked to the front of the line. Everything started to slowed to a stand still as he walked past his friends, remembering how simple thing used to be, and looked to the horizon, at what was to be his final time watching a sunrise.

As he got into his position the horns sounded for the charge. A defining collective war cry of desperation, fury and rage was all he could hear as they all charged as one.

One thought ran through his head as he watched humanity’s last and greatest act of defiance as they charged at the angry god and his dark army.

‘Today, none of you will be forgotten.’

The fight began. Huge numbers of soldiers were cut down hundreds at a time in an attempt to buy five minutes.

When Naruto was finally ready, he statred weaving the hand signs ‘Snake - Boar - Ram - Rabbit - Dog - Rat - Bird - Horse - Snake.’ Clapping his hands together and slamming them down at his feet, he yelled, “Sealing jutsu: Consumption of All Things Impure!”

As the name suggests. a blinding light enveloped the entire battle field, devouring all that was impure.

A deafening screech from the armies of darkness was heard as the beams of light pierced the nightmares that had plagued humanity for months. The sound of ten million damned souls wailed as they were dragged to the darkest pits of hell.

Kawaki, in a final act of desperation, fired off one last jutsu at Naruto, the name of which could not be heard as it hit him with the final wrath of the angry god.

The armies of darkness were vanquished. Kawaki was finally defeated, but with heavy losses on the alliance.

As they grieved, they honored the fallen hero who was now encased in a green crystal, frozen in time, and buried so deep he would never to be seen again.

Or so they thought.

Thousands of Millennia passed before our hero’s prison was discovered, and he was about to return to a much changed world.

Author's Note

I do not own Naruto or my little pony they are owned by Masashi Kishimoto and Hasbro respectively.

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