Chapter One: The Yondaime's final decree
Swiftly pulling out a scroll, Minato starts to write his will. His eyes bulge, when he realizes that he forgot to seal his ink. Him, the Yellow Flash, made the most amateur mistake any fuinjutsu pupil could make. Settling on using his blood, he wills everything he owns to his child, just a few feet in front of him. The last thing on the list is a jutsu scroll sealed only to open to the blood of a Namikaze. It is to be held in the Hokage's vault like the forbidden scroll. It's already there, but just in case, he wants it safe. Pulling out another scroll, he begins his final decree. A short one, just a few sentences. But enough to get his point across. Rolling it up, he turns his head slightly, to kiss his wife, who is babbling on to her newborn child. Things like wearing clean underwear everyday, eat plenty of vegetables, eat ramen only once a week, because any more is too unhealthy
"Kushina, my love, it's time" Minato said, interrupting her. "I'm sealing some of my chakra also, so if he ever opens his scroll, I can be there to teach him enough to not get hurt. I should have just enough to give him the basics on most, and advanced teachings in two or three things. Not to mention I'll be able to put the seal back in order if he ever is desperate."
"Take the rest of mine as well, so if he ever tries to learn to hold this power, I can be there with him to help him." She replied solemnly.
"Very well. Also, we have visitors." Looking up, he notices his predecessor, an unbu with unmistakable hair, and another woman with beautiful white, long hair.
"Lord Hokage, I understand what you are going to do. I have a request. Allow me to adopt him. I'm sure that my brother and I can watch him. It's the least i can do for the man who took care of my brother after what took place." She spoke up, sparing a glance at the Anbu present. The Sandaime looked shocked, to say the least. When she asked to speak to the Yondaime, this wasn't close to what he expected. Soon after, a present smile tool over.
Stepping forward, the Anbu removed his mask, kneeling in front of the scene, he was on the verge of tears. "Sensei, please, allow this. Aimi and I shall raise him like our own child, and will show him the love you would have. Nobody in the village will be able to doubt if he is my sisters child, what with her past." He followed up, allowing his face to look even for saddened, if that was possible.
"I allow this. I know you will treat him well, as if he were your own. Please, take care of him. I'm placing great faith in the village to treat him as I wish. But, unfortunately, not everyone can see him for what he is. In time, they shall." With that, Minato flashed through signs so quickly they looked like he used his jutsu on them. Suddenly, the Shinigami appeared, with a hand inside Minato, and the Kyuubi, who watched all the events pass with a glare drilling a whole inside Minato's back. A few moments passed, and the nine-tailed fox was gone, Minato and Kushina wrapped around the new-born child, looking nothing more than asleep.
"So, it's over..." Sarutobi thought sadly. As Aimi walked forward to grab her new son, several ninja made it to the peak of the hill, obviously breathless. They looked on, surprised at the scene. These few ninja, who raced to get here from the front lines, are smart enough to put the pieces together.
"You 6!" Ordered the retired, for now, hokage, "come to my office at 0700 tomorrow, and speak nothing of which you see here!" He finished, while picking up Kushina. "You were like my own daughter, I'm sad to see you leave, but I'm happy to know you died for what you loved in the end." He thought, picking her up like a father would a daughter who stayed up past her bedtime and fell asleep. Motioning with his fingers, he had Kakashi replace his mask and pick up Minato, who picked him up with the help of his, eccentric to say the least, best friend Might Guy. Though many would continue to despise one young boy for something they should not, these 9 ninja would continue to love and support this child, whether by his side, or in the shadows matters not.
This is my first fan fiction story in quite some time. I hope my grammar wasn't too bad, and my descriptions were suffice. I'd love any tips anyone has to give to me. The only other time that I have written a fan fiction was based on a game where you use 99% OCs, with the few characters having personalities you make yourself, so it will be different for me to write write personalities that are already set in stone, and I won't be doing many characters OOC. This chapter is considerably shorter than what I'll be doing from here on out, as this is just a setup, and what I want to show next I feel deserves a chapter of its own. Speaking of which, for the few who read this starting out, please, let me know what you like more, shorter chapters, around 2k, or like 6k long chapters?
I'm really excited to start writing this story, I've toyed around with the idea for a little while. Please, review and let me know what you think.
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