Intro: Hey everybody, it's nice to meet you all. This is my first story on this site and I am really looking forward to your feedback!!
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Prologue
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Minato crouched near his infant son, applying the seal which would become the demon's prison. "I wish I didn't have to give you this life Naruto, but a dead body can't contain the Kyubii and I cannot ask anybody else to take on this burden." He whispered as the last of the marks were applied. Looking up at his sensei and friend, Jiraiya of the Sannin, Minato asked, "Am I doing the right thing? Do you think that this village will treat my son as he deserves to be? As a hero? I wish Kushina could be here, I need her strength now more than ever."
"You have nothing to worry about my friend," a voice said as they hear footsteps approaching the sealing room of the Hokage tower. "All of Konoha will understand the sacrifice being made to protect them." The door to the room opens and they see the Third Hokage standing in full battle gear. His form shimmers for a moment and Minato feels something strike the back of his head. As darkness filled his vision, he heared. "Who better to ensure that, then the boy's father?"
"What the hell are you doing old man?!" Jiraiya yelled, seeing his student crumpled on the floor.
"What I have to." Sarutobi answered, "How can I ask my successor and your student to make this sacrifice while there is still blood running in my veins? How can I, as the Third Hokage, not be expected to do this for the land that I love. My wife is long dead and my children have grown strong. I will not allow Minato to leave his son alone to the mercies of the village. After all, he is not the only one that knows the Shiki Fūjin seal."
"Then teach it to me Sarutobi! Why subject the village to losing a Hokage at all?" Jiraiya cried out.
"We don't have the time, the Kyubii has reached the gates of the village. Do not try to stop me in this." said the Third Hokage, "Minato will not wake for some time and this is now the only way to save Konoha!"
The famous Toad Hermit could only watch helplessly as his teacher walked away forever...
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Jiraiya grunts in pain as he is thrown against a wall.
"How could you not stop him?! Aren't you one of the Sannin? Aren't you supposed to be one of the strongest ninja in this world? You couldn't even prevent one old man from killing himself!" Minato screamed as he fell to his knees, tears steaming down his face.
With a sad smile on his face, Jiraiya looked down at his one-time student. "I don't know the Shiki Fūjin Minato-kun, or did you forget? What was I supposed to do, stop him and then let the Demon destroy the village while we wait for you to wake up? Neither of you would have forgiven me for that and I would never have been able to forgive myself. Remember you idiot, you are Hokage and more than that, you are a father." Jiraiya motioned to the door, "Now take your son and speak to your people. Make them know the truth of what has happened here today and ensure that Sensei's sacrifice was not made in vain."
Stopped cold at the mention of his son, Minato stood with cleared eyes. "You are right, my duty is to the living. We have all lost loved ones today. I will miss Sarutobi and I don't know how I am going to do this without Kushina, but this village and my son need me. I won't let them down!"
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Walking to the balcony outside the Hokage tower, Minato saw a village hurt, but not broken. "Citizens of Konoha!" he started, "We have defeated a terrible evil today, one that threatened our lives, one that threatened to extinguish our Will of Fire! We have all lost loved ones, myself included. Now we have another chance! A chance to rebuild our village and properly thank those who sacrificed their lives by living ours. The Third Hokage sacrificed his life to seal away the evil Kyubi. The demon is locked up for all time and I would like to introduce his jailer to you all! My son, Naruto Namikaze!" He shouted, lifting the infant Naruto above his head and present him to the crowd assembled below. "I had almost given up, losing my wife was more than I could bear. The Third reminded me of what is to be Hokage, to protect all of you, my family, my village with everything in me! We will rebuild and do our best to never have a reason to grieve again!" Minato yelled at the top of his lungs as the crowd roared below.
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A/N: So here it is, the prologue to this story. I am going to be checking the timelines in this story as it progresses. If I make any glaring mistakes, let me know and they will be fixed.