Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the Nightmare before Christmas.

AN: A Halloween fic. Couples will be…if any…LeeSaku, NaruHina, ShikaIno, NejiTen, and that's IF I decide to throw in couples. Before reading on, note that my favorite couple is Lee and Sakura. Now, with that said…enjoy!

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Naruto: Halloween Nights
By SapphireWhiteTigress

Prologue – What is Halloween?

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There are many different dimensions that can lead into many different worlds. Such dimensions are called, for the sake of the fic, plotholes. Plotholes are something to be dreaded, but also something to be…cherished, in a way. However, this is not a story based on plotholes, though plotholes are essential in making this fic relevant.

There is one particular dimension in the universe that one should take note in, even be proud of. This dimension defies all others and is the true soul of the universe. This dimension is called: Halloween.

What is Halloween? And what does that have to do with Naruto?

Read on…and be…amazed…

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Music flittered through the air of an otherwise deserted town. It was mid-autumn as the leaves on the surrounding trees have already turned a shade of brown, orange, and red and have already fallen to the ground in despair. The wind howled, creating an eerie gloom in the sleeping village of Konohagakure.

The howling wind accompanied the mysterious music throughout the village. Whoever came across the mysterious music would soon be hypnotized by it.

Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

One particular bowled cut boy blinked in surprise as he awoken from a deep slumber. He rose from his bed and stumbled over to the window to glance outside. He blinked his eyes in surprise as he noticed nothing in sight but a lonesome tumbleweed, rolling down the deserted street. Stifling a yawn, he slowly walked back to his bed, but paused as an unfamiliar tune entered his sharp hearing.

Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween!

The youth's eyes widen as the words drifted in and out of his ears. Halloween? What is this…Halloween that the mysterious wind spoke of? He has never in all his sixteen years of life have ever heard of such a thing! Was Halloween…youthful?

This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream!

In this town of Halloween!

Rock Lee felt a shiver run down his spine. That was…odd. Snapping out of his thoughts and trying to figure where the music was coming from, he quickly put on his jumpsuit and headed out the door, deciding that breakfast could wait. He had more important things to take care of. Like, finding out what exactly this…Halloween was.

I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red!

Clear across town, Haruno Sakura was just waking up to the exact same thing that Rock Lee had woken up to only moments before. She yawned and blinked her eyes at hearing such a creepy melody. For a moment, she wondered where it came from and thought…was there something under her bed? Shrugging it off, she stepped out of the warm comforting her covers provided and thought that she should get ready for the day. That was, until she heard something very unusual.

Was that…music?

I am the one hiding under your stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair!
This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Sakura wasn't sure if she should be frightened or what. What was Halloween? She has never heard of it before. Perhaps it was a new special jutsu or something? Halloween no jutsu? It didn't quite sound right. Maybe she should follow the source of the music and find out where it was coming from? That sounded like a great idea! She quickly got dressed and made her way outside, only to find that the part of the village she lived in…was something similar to a ghost town.

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song

In this town, don't we love it now?
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise

Not far from Sakura's house, in a small apartment, snored a certain blond. The Pumpkin song had no effect on him and, thus, he remained asleep. Rolling over, he snorted and idly scratched his stomach while murmuring something in his sleep. However, once he rolled over again, he landed with a 'thud' on the hardwood floor.

He snored louder.

Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can
Something's waiting to pounce, and how you'll scream

Scream! This is Halloween
Red 'n' back, slimy green

Aren't you scared?

Sasuke Uchiha wasn't afraid of anything. Nothing could faze him, not even a mysterious song that had no carrier. Not ghosts, witches, and goblins…or this…Halloween that he was hearing about. He didn't care what Halloween was. If it could help him defeat that…'guy', then he would surely accept the darkness that is known as Halloween.

Halloween was darkness, right? He thought it sounded spooky enough. Spooky was good. Spooky is what would help him defeat…that 'guy'. Yes, Halloween will surely bring him one step closer to victory.

Or, at least, he hoped.

Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take the chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night

Everybody scream, everybody scream
In our town of Halloween

The same thing ran through everyone's mind simultaneously. What is HALLOWEEN?

Hinata timidly stood outside the Hyuuga complex next to her cousin, Neji. For some reason, her father, sister, and all the servants in the household had gone missing. Everyone was gone, except for her and her cousin. When she woke up that morning, something seemed…out of place…and then, that song drifted into her hearing. It was a weird song, unlike anything she has ever heard before. It spooked her and made her extremely nervous. She glanced at Neji, who seemed unaffected by it. She wasn't sure why, but he just seemed to be staring off into the distance.

Hinata declared this song the creepiest song she has ever heard.

I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the 'who' when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your hair

I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright

Tenten tossed a kunai at a tree and missed her mark by a mile. She frowned. That song was really distracting. She tried ignoring it, but it didn't work. So far, she has missed 12 targets out of…10. Yes, that song was really distracting her from target practice.

The chill of the wind lifted her hair, which has gotten loose from her buns during her intense training and wrapped it around her face. She tried concentrating on hitting her targets…

This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween!

Her kunai landed teen yards away from the target.

Tender lumpings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween

In this town

Don't we love it now?

Ino, Chouji, and Shikamaru were all gathered at their training ground. Shikamaru tried to ignore the foreboding song that followed them everywhere they went and enjoy the cloud watching, but that was proving fruitless. Ino held her hands tightly over her ears and narrowed her eyes. She clenched her teeth and glared at Chouji, who happily paid no attention to the song and ate his chips.

She envied him.

Everyone's waiting for the next surprise

Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, everyone scream
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy

Akamaru whimpered and tried desperately to bury his head under Kiba's pillow. Kiba also whimpered mournfully as he, too, tried to bury his head under the pillow to rid him of the grueling song that was going on. No matter how hard he tried, how far he ran, he could not escape it. He would howl for his mother, but she…was nowhere to be found, as well as his whole family and their ninken.

Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now!

Shino raised an eyebrow as he stood in the center of the deserted street. His face was expressionless and his mind was blank. The song drifted in and out of his hearing, but he paid it no mind. Such things had no effect on him. He was just too cool for that stuff. However, he did fleetingly wonder: Who's Jack?

This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song

La la la la-lalala…
La la la la-lalala
Halloween! Halloween!

The song died down…

Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai, and Asuma were gathered Hokage's office. Tsunade folded her hands in front of her and looked at the four Jounins that were presented.

She took a deep breath before saying, "So, it has begun…"

Kakashi nodded, a very serious expression placed on his face. "Yes, Hokage-sama…"

Tsunade sighed. "I wasn't prepared for this to happen so soon…"

Gai, not fully understanding the situation and hating the fact that his rival knew what was going on, just had to ask his question. "Ah, Hokage-sama! I must know; what is the situation at hand? Why have you summoned us into your very youthful office?"

Tsunade looked at Gai and blinked. "Gai, do you not know?"

Gai blushed in embarrassment and resisted the urge to strike a pose and glare 'youthfully' at his eternal rival. "I…have yet to be informed, Hokage-sama."

The Hokage sadly shook her head, as if mocking him. "Gai, this is a dire situation that has befallen Konohagakure. Everyone, say for the main characters, have disappeared…it is said if the ancient Halloween song were to appear…" She broke off and allowed Kakashi to finish off for her.

Kakashi took the hint and sighed. "It is written in ancient text," he held out his hand and a scroll appeared in a puff of smoke, "that if these words were to appear out of thin air, in the mid of autumn, tragedy will overcome the village." Gai dramatically gasped. Kakashi ignored him and read on. "However, there are 12 young fighters that will be unaffected by the curse and those 12 young ninja will be the village's insurance to a safe recovering. They might endure trivial trails and overcome many dangerous encounters…and lastly, they must…face the Pumpkin King himself." Kakashi finished and the scroll disappeared in another puff of smoke.

Gai dramatically gasped a second time. "My eternal rival, surely you jest!"

Kakashi chose to ignore Gai's choice in words. "That is exactly what the scroll says."

Tsunade nodded. "I am sure that you are all aware as to who these young fighters are, am I correct?"

The four Jounins nodded. Asuma, with a cigarette hanging loosely from his lips, grunted. "You do know that we're all doomed, right?"

Kakashi, Kurenai, and Tsunade all nodded. If their faith lied in the hands of these certain twelve ninja then…there will surely be no tomorrow.

Gai, on the other hand, thought otherwise as he struck a pose, the same pose he did during the chuunins exam on top of the turtle. "Yosh! You must have faith in our youthful companions! They will restore peace and prosperity to our fatherland!"

Tsunade glared at him. "Gai,"

Gai dropped his pose and gave Tsunade his full attention. "Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"Shut up."

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AN: Yosh! And there we have…the prologue! What did you think?