Hey everyone! My pen name is Yondaime-sama Kazara Yume, but I go by Yume. Anyway, this is a fic about Naruto. I guess you'd call it AU, because I change a lot… ; Anyway, This fic will be rated PG for the occasional exclamation, but other than that, enjoy! Oh, I don't own Naruto, Kishimoto-sensei does. If I DID own it… well, let's just say I wouldn't be here right now…
The aide ran down the hallway as fast as he could. Yondaime had to know about this. It wasn't GOOD news, but it wasn't bad either… he burst open the door to the Hokage's office.
"Yondaime-sama!" The man in the office turned to look at him. His crystal blue eyes made no attempt to hold back the sorrow he felt. "I am truly sorry about your wife, Hokage-sama, but this is important!"
"Kazekage has sealed Shukaku, the demon tanuki, into his unborn son, correct?" The aide merely gaped at the leader of Konoha.
"But… but sir, how did you know?"
"Easy. There are only six demonic signals approaching, not seven." He turned, and looked past the aide. "Leave us. Hiashi-san and I have an important matter to discuss." The aide bowed, and exited the room. "Been a while, eh Hiashi?" The leader of the Hyuga Main family looked at his lifelong friend with disbelief. Gone were the laughing, crystal-blue eyes, and the cock-sure smile. Kazara Yume had lost too much this night, and the village was going to lose much more.
"Yume, I know you need six vessels for your crazy plan to work." Yume sighed, and looked at his old friend.
"You heard? It's impossible though… even if there were six infants of age, their parents would never…" He trailed off as the door opened once more.
"Greetings, Hokage-sama." Yume raised his eyebrow at the bloodstained shinobi standing before him.
"You're from the Mist Village. What do you need?" The mist-nin silently walked forward and put a sniffling infant on his desk
"It was the last wish of our squad leaders, the Hana, that you use their son as one of the vessels. They requested you seal Tsume, the demon bear in him. His name is Haku." The eyes of the Hokage immediately softened as he saw the infant.
'Such a cruel hand fate has dealt you, little one.' Yume thought silently. "I will fulfill their wishes." The mist-nin bowed and vanished in a swirl of mist. Yume sighed deeply. "There's one child."
"Not so, my old friend. Several families have given their children. The Haruno clan has given you their newborn daughter, Sakura, to use. The Uchihas have given you their week-old son, Sasuke. And I…" Hiashi withdrew the sleeping infant from under his cloak. "I give you my daughter, Hinata."
"Hiashi… You don't have to-"
"Yes I do. I already know you plan on using your own son, so that leaves us one vessel short." Hiashi gave a long and searching look to his best friend. "I know what you're plotting up there, numbskull. I'll look after the children as much as I can without raising suspicions." Yume met his gaze, and his eyes held profound gratitude.
"Yume-sensei?" Yume looked at the thirteen-year old Jounin in front of him, and smiled.
"Thank you for coming, Kakashi-kun. I see you brought Naruto-chan as I asked. I need you to help me carry these children to Gamabunta. Look at these children well, Kakashi, because these are the saviors of Konoha, even of the world." Yume tenderly gathered two children in each arm, and Kakashi carried Naruto. After a short dash, they arrived on the head of Gamabunta.
"OY! YOU SURE TOOK YOUR SWEET TIME, DIDN'T YOU, YUME!?"
"Sorry, 'Bunta." He said as he laid the children in a five-point star around him. "This'll be the last time you see me for a spell." He turned his focus to the demons that were swatting down shinobi from every country… 'Well, almost every country!' he thought with a smirk as he noticed the distinct lack of Sand-nin. 'I guess they thought they did their little duty, using a forbidden and evil seal on an unborn child and his poor mother!' He shook his head to clear his mind. He needed to focus to make the seal work.
"HEY GUYS! LOOK, HOKAGE-CHAN CAME TO PLAY AT LAST!!" Tsume cried.
"OOOH, HE IS CUTE!!" Hane, the demon eagle shrieked. "I COULD JUST EAT HIM UP!!"
"HEY! WE ALL AGREED KYUBI GETS FIRST TASTE!" Kageryu, demon dragon bellowed.
"SO ALL WE GET ARE THE FREAKIN' LEFTOVERS!?" yelled Urufu, the demon wolf. "THAT'S CRAP!!"
"SHUT IT, WHINEY!" Same, the demon shark, voiced from the river. "I DON'T WANNA HEAR YOU WHININ'! YOU AIN'T THE ONE STUCK IN THIS PIDDLY LITTLE RIVER!!"
"WOULD ALL OF YOU PLEASE SHUT YOUR TRAPS!?" Kyubi screamed.
Fighting the urge to sweatdrop, Yume gathered his chakra and encased all of the demons in it. "Uchiha Sasuke. I charge you with Kageryu." The evil dragon screamed as he was changed into raw power and banished into young Sasuke's body. Sasuke seemed determined not to cry out, but big, wet tears streamed down his face.
"Haruno Sakura. I entrust you to hold Hane. Please forgive me." The eagle shrieked indignantly as she was sealed in the same fashion as her partner. Sakura started crying, and while wailing her tiny arms around, he grasped hands with the tiny Sasuke.
"Hana Haku. I fulfill your parent's desire and seal within you Tsume." The bear let out a roar of pure rage as he was banished from this plane. Haku began crying inconsolably, and extended his arms toward the battlefield where his parents lay dying. Blinking back the spots from his eyes, Yume moved on to the next child.
"Hyuga Hinata, I hereby seal Same in you. May your father keep you safe." The river rushed in to fill the space taken by the demon, and Hinata began to silently sniffle. She curled up, and started whimpering. Yume blinked back the darkness fighting to consume his vision. 'Forgive me, my son.'
"Uzumaki Naruto, I entrust you with the worst demon of them all, Kyubi." The fox demon began cursing vehemently, and didn't stop until he was sealed. Immediately, Naruto began wailing much louder than any infant could possibly cry.
"GREAT KAMI, THAT BOY HAS YOUR LUNGS, YUME!" Gamabunta said with a chuckle. Fighting his eyes open, Yume realized at the worst possible time, he had run out of both vessels… and his Chakra.
"Kuso. What do I do now… I am the Yondaime Hokage of Konoha… I refuse to fail my people… I have come this far… and I will not stop now!!" Digging deeper, Yume found more chakra then he ever could have imagined. The air around his body crackled with raw power. He changed Urufu into raw power, and took a deep breath. "Mission… accomplished." And with that, he slammed the fist into his own stomach, sealing the final demon inside himself. As all feeling and senses slipped from his body, one final thought flashed through his mind… 'Natsumi-chan… I… did it…'
Evil, I know! Cliffhangers… Gotta love 'em! Anyway, Please R&R, I welcome any reviews and/or flames. I don't know when I'll update again, but see you then!