A Shadow from Future
The cloudless sky hung over Konoha. It was late in the afternoon and the streets were fairly empty. However lying on a bench looking up at the sky there was one 11-year old brown-haired boy who hadn't reported home yet.
Nara Shikamaru was looking up at the sky with a look of annoyance on his face. He had resolved to remain until he had at least seen one good cloud but it seemed like it wasn't going to happen. Then again, he was late in getting back and he wasn't about to face the inevitable mouthful from his mother without something to show for it. Faced with such a dilemma the boy remained stationary, closing his eyes for short nap.
Two minutes later his eyes shot open again as he felt that there was something coming.
Shikamaru sat up and looked around seeing nothing and finally he turned his attention back up to the sky before calling it a day. He barely had time to drop his jaw before it reached him. He couldn't have told you the color, size, shape or how fast it was going or how close it was even if he tried. He could vaguely recall that it wasn't a cloud but that was it. It hit him and he fell of the bench clutching his head.
"What? What the hell is this..?"
He stammered as strange thoughts and memories came to him. As he slowly felt a different conciousness entirely take over he passed out.
"Four people stood inside a strange circular array carved out in the ground. One was looking up at the sky as though saying one last prayer, One had his eyes closed accepted that he had little control over the situation, the two women were looking at the one man outside the circle who had his hand on the outmost line of the array pouring in dark red energy. Suddenly one of the woman said
"There's someone coming!"
Since it was hardly a time to take chances they all put their hands together. Sakura and Shikamaru both shouted "Shadow Clone Jutsu" and sent clones of them the way that they sensed a powerful chakra coming.
The Hyuugas shouted "Byakugan" and tarted outside the circle.
Naruto remained stationary, being to far along in the Time Travel Jutsu to stop now.
In a blur that none of them could follow a young man of their age eliminated the clones, sliced through Neji in one swoop, Chidori'd his way through Hinata and reached the circle. Careful not to mess with the array Sakura slammed her fist into the ground. A rock came out of the ground where Sasuke or rather Orochimaru was standing.
"It's time!"
Naruto made 15 handsigns in flash and moved to defend Sakura. Shikamaru couldn't tell what happened as light engulfed them, blocking his view from the images of Team 7."
A/N: Not very good for a prologue, I know. Keep reading, it gets better.