Hi everyone! This is my first fanfiction ever. I have read a lot of stories over the years and I have just fell in love with many of them. Thank you for inspiring me to write down my imagination. Now I know this is going to start off poorly but I will greatly appreciate all of your feedback and criticism. I hope you all enjoy!

The Eyes Of The Kyuubi

It was just like any other evening. The crowds were bustling about, couples going to special restaurants, children playing in the streets. Everything was peaceful, in the village that is.

Just on the outskirts of the village, in a small cave. Only known to the Hokages of the Leaf village, or so Minato thought. It all happened so quickly; the baby was born, healthy and strong. He had held the baby in his arms and looked at the newborn in a loving father sort of way. Knowing that he would have to deal with the seal on Kushina, he handed the baby boy off to the Third Hokage's wife. That was when he appeared.

All Minato heard was a thump and then saw the old lady hit the ground. Followed by a dark presence that he had never felt before. When he lifted up his eyes he saw a figure in a dark cloak holding his newly born son. Minato stood there frozen, sweat dropping down the back of his neck.

'How could this have happened?' Thought Minato. He was shaken out of his state by a sharp scream and the crushing of his arm. It was Kushina, and she was in great pain. The Kyuubi was trying everything it can to break out of its seal. Minato quickly refocused on his wife and began working on the seal so that the beast could not break out.

" Shhhh…Anymore noises and you will disturb the child." Said the figure with a voice laced with venom. This disturbed Minato greatly; he had never heard a voice more threatening and he did have a lot of enemies. His eyes slowly moved from the seal to the dark figure. He could see it holding the baby; some how the little one could sleep through all this commotion. That was when he saw it, the glint of a blade, held just above the boy's chest.

Minato was panicking now. In one hand, the demon was battling against his efforts to fix the seal. On the other, his newborn son was about to be impaled by this dark monster. He had to come up with a plan, and fast.

'Think calmly' He thought 'there is always a way out of every situation, I just need to find it'. His eyes quickly searched the room for any advantages. Unfortunately, there was really no help to be found; His wife was in agony, the Third's wife was no doubt unconscious, possibly even dead. The guards outside must be dead if they were not here yet. He did have a few of his famous kunai in his holster and he would certainly be able to use them; but he could not leave the seal. If he did, no doubt the demon would break the seal. He needed to make a shadow clone, it was his only chance; but that would also leave him with less chakra to fight against the demon. He was just going to have to risk it to save his son.

Minato was all ready to put his plan into action. He closed his eyes and controlled his breathing; panicking would make him lose focus and thus jeopardize everything. He removed his hands from the seal and created the shadow clone. In the puff of smoke, the clone threw one of the kunais at the enemy. It flew across the room at the speed of lighting, but to the elite ninja it was moving in slow motion. Just as it was about to impale the dark figure the impossible happened; the kunai went right through it. With a clunk the kunai impaled itself into the wall. Minato's eyes widen with shock; in all his fighting years he had never seen a kunai go through someone without them crying out in pain and falling dead onto the ground. The dark figure raised its head and looked right at Minato. All Minato could see in the dimly lit room was a small part of a mask and it looked to have kanji written on it. Then a single hole appeared on the mask, no doubt for the eye. That was when Minato froze in fear, never in his life had he been this terrified. The hole radiated darkness and despair; it made him want to vomit. Thankful for his training, Minato was able to calm himself and returned to a determined attitude.

"Impressive, no one has ever been able to overcome the fear that they feel when they see me. You truly are a Hokage", said the venomous voice. "But that stunt will cost you dearly", the figure began to raise the knife and was prepared to send it into the heart of the newborn. This was when Minato struck, he teleported to the kunai in the wall and in one fluid motion took out another kunai and plunged it into the dark figure's head. As he expected, the kunai went straight through his head with no ill effects to the dark figure. Minato saw his opening and grabbed his son. He then teleported back to his clone that was watching over the seal and Kushina.

"Truly impressive Fourth Hokage. I expected nothing less from a mastermind", said the dark figure. Minato had wanted to teleport the boy back to his house, but he did not trust the clone on it's own with half of his chakra. He now needed to get both the newborn and Kushina out of here.

"Leaving so soon? The party has not even began", with that the dark figure raised his hand. It began to glow a light blue colour; that was when everything began to spin for Minato. He quickly lost his balance and fell to his knees, but he was able to secure the boy so that he would not fall. A second later the shadow clone exploded and caused a strong ringing in Minato's ears.

'I have to get out of here, it's too dangerous for the boy. I am so sorry Kushina, I promise I will come back for you', thought Minato. He then teleported to his house, thankfully whatever jutsu the dark figure pulled out could not affect him here. He took a moment to regain himself before walking over to the crib and placing the boy inside. "Don't worry little one, your mother will be joining you shortly. Daddy will protect all of you", he placed a kiss on his son's forehead and proceeded to his armoury and prepared himself for the fight of his life. As Minato armed himself he went over the details he had learned from his encounter. This figure had to be a man, roughly 6 feet tall; was able to phase through any attack but could only phase himself which helped Minato rescue his son. The man also has jutsus that can cause physiological problems as in affect his perception and hearing. Which leads to believe he can affect site, touch, smell, and taste as well. Clearly a very powerful jutsu; Minato also needed to inform the Third Hokage what had transpired. He went through the hand signs and summoned his fastest summoning.

"Mako! I'm so glad to see you. Please hurry to the Third Hokage and tell him that there has been an intruder at the cave". With a single nod, the bird took off at lighting speeds to find the Third. With everything in place Minato was ready to face this man of darkness once again. This time, there would be no retreating.

"I'm coming Kushina"