Hey guys! This idea's been in my head for a while, and I've always wanted to write a crossover of sorts. This story is mostly humor oriented, there will be some dark themes scattered around though. It's been ages since I've written anything, and I want to write something I'll actually finish. Also, chapters should be longer than ones of my other stories, since I've figured my chapter lengths were too short. Tobi/Obito/Madara shall be referred to as Tobi for most of the story. As for why I left Itachi out of the mess, he was getting close to fighting Sasuke and I don't really know what to do with him if he was thrown away from it so fast. Plus, you know... he wouldn't last long because of his whole illness thing. Also, when the Akatsuki enter the Lion King universe, they'll be placed at the start of the first movie. Anyway, onto the beginning!

The Sasuke Retrieval team was growing increasingly frustrated. The mysterious Tobi had shown up, and after annoying them somewhat, they'd attacked him. Only, he seemed impervious to everything. He simply became intangible, and any solid object just went right through him. While outwardly acting the fool, in his mind Tobi was somewhat... perplexed.

'Odd... the chakra around here seems... warped somehow. Like something's meddling with it. It seems to be affecting my chakra as well. This needs investigating, I'll finish up here and inform Zetsu.' Tobi stopped flailing wildly, and landed on a shaded branch. He allowed his sharingan to shine through his mask, and looked directly at Kakashi. The shinobi frowned in confusion, and Tobi quickly warped away, leaving him something to think about.

Back at the Akatsuki base, Tobi was approached by Zetsu.

"Your chakra seems to be affected by something, Tobi. It doesn't appear properly stable," said Zetsu as he observed Tobi.

Tobi inclined his head and replied, "Yes... I noticed chakra warping in a certain area, and it seems to have clung to my own chakra. I am not yet sure if we can make use of this, so for now we wait and study any affects that may arise."

A week passed, and as the Akatsuki continued to do seek the tailed beasts (with the exception of Sasori who was dead), Tobi observed something alarming. The chakra warping effect had spread to the other members of the Akatsuki, except for Zetsu and Itachi. Tobi also noticed he was beginning to feel lethargic over time, as were the other members. He quickly came at the problem with seriousness, as he could not risk any weakness from the chakra warping. Despite all of his methods, he couldn't figure out the origins of the problem or how to get rid of it. The lethargy worsened as the days passed, and eventually the Akatsuki fell unconscious, one by one. When they woke up, they'd get one hell of a surprise...

Since Tobi was the first to fall asleep, he was the first to wake. He quickly noticed he wasn't in the base, rather out in an open plain in the sun. He tried to spring up, but his body was slow to react to what he wanted. A bolt of alarm shot through him when he realized something odd. He couldn't sense any chakra, not even his own chakra. He found he consequently couldn't activate his sharingan.

'No chakra... how am I still alive? Nobody, not even Madara can live without any chakra!'

As Tobi moved to stand up, he was further surprised to find that he seemed to be quadrupedal. Everything also seemed to be out of proportion to him; bigger. Looking down at his new body, Tobi noticed he had dark beige fur, beige underfur and a tuft of onyx hair on his head. As he at last stood on his... four legs, he could see a number of small animals sprawled on the ground near him. On closer inspection they seemed to be lion cubs, albeit with some odd features, resembling their original appearances. All were male, except for one female with grey-lilac fur and black markings. One male had a thick blond hair tuft and light beige fur. Another had a brawny build, with grey fur and black hair tufts on his head and elbows. The male lying next to the lilac female had a lanky frame, light tan fur, light cream underfur and a silky red hair tuft. Near the pair was a skinny grey male with a scruffy look. The largest cub among the group was blue-grey with a stiff dark blue hair tuft.

'The rest of the Akatsuki. Interesting.' Tobi mused. Oddly enough, he could still feel his mask even though the others lacked clothing. The mask still looked about the same, an orange spiral design with a single hole. Only it only covered his face and upper jaw, leaving his lower jaw free so that he could eat and... talk?

Testing his theory and putting on his fool voice, Tobi attempted to rouse the rest of The Akatsuki.

"Hello? Anyone awake? Tobi feels lonely." his voice projected loudly, and Tobi was satisfied that communication would be no issue.

The light tan cub shifted slightly and made a move to get up in response to the noise. Tobi recognized him to be Nagato, though he was confused as to why he seemed to look similar to his original body instead of Pein's.

"Oof!" Nagato had tried to stand on two legs unsuccessfully, falling over with a thud. He noticed Tobi looking at him, and spoke.

"Madara? Is that you? What the hell is this?!" Nagato was frustrated at his new body, at last managing to stand shakily on four legs.

"I'm not sure. It's no genjutsu, that's for certain. We've been turned into lion cubs, but the strangest thing is I can't sense any chakra at all, not even my own. I theorise that we've somehow been sent to another reality or dimension." Tobi said as he glanced at his surroundings, switching to his "Madara" voice. Or, well, as intimidating a voice he could get with the body of a cub.

Nagato thought for a moment before asking another question, "Is there a way out? I assume we can't perform jutsu if chakra is.. non-existent."

"Mh..." the conversing lions saw Konan begin to wake, getting up shakily but somewhat elegantly.

"Perhaps it would be best if we wait for the others to wake before explaining all this" Tobi said quickly, and switched back to his fool persona.

The other members of The Akatsuki woke up one by one, and after Nagato explained their odd situation and the whole lack of chakra and jutsu thing, they all had varying reactions.

Deidara was rather angry, waving his new appendages about in indignation, "How the hell am I supposed to make art without hands?! These paws are useless for clay molding!"

Kisame was... strangely happy. "Well, at least if I'm stuck in an animal's body, it's a strong predator animal. Lions aren't that different from sharks really. Size is a bit of a problem, but I've seen how big lions can get."

Hidan was annoyed. "Sharp claws and teeth, but a puny body. Oh well, perhaps rodents will satisfy Jashin for now."

Tobi was happy to go pester Deidara for a while, while in his mind he was somewhat numb. He didn't really have a goal now, since the whole "Eye of The Moon Plan" would never work in this world. He decided it would be best to stick together as a group for protection, meanwhile they'd try to find a way back to their reality. Being cubs they would be vulnerable alone, and it would take time for them to grow.

'But hopefully we won't have to be here long...'

Konan and Kakuzu were mostly indifferent to their new predicament. "Great, now I'll have to work even harder to make up for all the cash I lost. If cash exists here. If not, I'll just find some other currency that this place has." Kakuzu left after his grumbly little speech, as he only really stayed with the group because he was paid.

'I'll come back to them if it's too dangerous to be alone. But then again, I doubt I'll die any time soon. Even if this body is small, I'm still immortal.' Kakuzu shrugged and padded out into the unknown.

Nagato explained to the others that it would be best to stick together for protection and find a way back to their reality as soon as possible, repeating Tobi's thoughts. They mostly agreed, seeing as that with no chakra and jutsu and small bodies, they'd be defenseless alone.

"So what now? I think we should try to find food or someplace away from this heat" Konan said, nodding at the blazing sun above them.

"Agreed. We'll have to hunt for food, so I recommend doing that now and then moving on to find shelter" Nagato nodded, and Kisame spoke up,

"Hunting eh? Sounds like my kind of thing. I'll see if I can smell something edible, and I'll roar if I manage to bring it down." Kisame grinned at the prospect of killing, and wandered into the long grass.

Kisame caught the scent of a wary animal nearby, and instinctively shifted into a crouch. He could smell blood, and noticed a small deer-like animal hobbling with an injured leg.

'Easy prey...' Kisame smirked for a moment, then pounced.

He held the animal down with his superior weight, then expertly tore it's throat out to silence it's cries. He'd been kicked a few times, but barely felt it with the rush of adrenaline coursing through him. The dikdik was luckily about the same size as Kisame, so it would provide a sufficient meal for the others.

Kisame roared to signal the rest of the Akatsuki, but it came out as more of a loud squeak. When the others came to him Tobi commented innocently on his "Roar",

"Did you step on a mouse Kisame? Tobi thinks he heard one." Deidara and Hidan snickered while Kisame glared murderously at Tobi.

"Ehh... Tobi thinks we better eat before this goes bad." Tobi giggled with a nervous gulp.

Though the meal was somewhat skinny it filled them a little. Tobi spotted something in the distance, and the group walked towards it. As they got closer, it seemed to be a crude structure of some sort. Kisame could smell animals congregating around it.

"Wow, that's a really big rock!" Tobi exclaimed jovially.

Towering above them, blocking the sun, was Pride Rock.

So, if you got this far, tell me what you think! Did I do an ok job of starting a crossover? I'd love critiques if anyone wants to review! Also, tell me if I got something wrong with the Naruto storyline at the start of the chapter, I'd hate to leave a mistake unnoticed. The Akatsuki retain the same eyes they had as humans, in case anyone was confused (Nagato's eyes are blue, since he can't use the rinnegan without chakra).