Prologue

Character(s)/Pairing(s): Minato x Kushina, Naruto, Kyuubi
Rating: PG-13
Notes: I would like to apologize, BECAUSE I FAIL AT LIFE AND UPDATING SHIT. I really didn't like the way I wrote this, so I edited it like I was going to die soon. Again, I cannot apologize enough to all of the people that actually cared about this fic :/ I also come bearing evil tidings… I kinda…. Got over Naruto. I really don't care anymore. But this WILL be finished.

Disclaimer: Naruto and its characters don't belong to me. I gain no profit with this fiction.

The annoying buzz of the alarm clock rang in his ears as the blond haired man sat up sleepily. He rubbed his eyes and turned to the menace that was his clock. He glared at the box that mocked him and stated 6:15. He turned it off angrily with a slap to the button.

"Are you up, Minato-koi?" (1) The voice came from his right. His wife, Kushina, stood over the bed, buttoning her blue uniform shirt. On the right sleeve was a red and white fan (2) and under in bold were the words Uchiha Police Force, Osaka. Her long crimson hair was tied in a ponytail. She smirked, amused at her husband's antics.

"Hurry up, Minato-koi. I'm almost finished and you're not even out of bed yet," she stated, tossing his uniform onto his awaiting lap. Kushina turned, putting her belt on as Minato stood, wrapping his arms around her waist. He lovingly kissed the shell of her ear.

"Good morning to you, too." He said, seeming to be having fun when his wife leaned into his embrace. Kushina rolled her eyes and broke his hold easily to finish putting her belt on.

"Did you wake the kids, Kushina-chan?" he asked. He knew how long it took to get those two out of bed.

"Yup, last I checked, they were in the kitchen eating breakfast. They're in their in their pajamas, but at least they're up!" She smiled brightly and seemed very proud of herself.

Kushina left the room to get to the bathroom before it was unavailable, where she took a shower and brushed her teeth and hair. By the time Minato got to the bathroom, she was already brushing her wet hair. Minato lazily brushed his teeth and combed his unruly, blond hair. Kushina left the bathroom after putting her make-up on to get a bagel and, about five minutes later, Minato left as well.

As he entered the kitchen, he was knocked down by an orange and white blur. He grunted as he hit the ground hard. Minato lifted his head to a small boy the age of six with shaggy blond hair and cerulean blue eyes.

"Ohaiyo, Otousan!" (3) The blue eyes sparkled down at him. The smaller blond had orange cargo pants and a white shirt with a red swirl on it.

"Naruto, get off Otousan," chuckled Kushina. She sat at the table, newspaper in her hands. She chewed on the bagel in her mouth absentmindedly.

Naruto wouldn't budge, so Minato looked pleadingly at Kushina. She rolled her eyes and averted them back to the paper. He sighed, giving up.

"Okay, Naruto-"

"Now, Kyuu-nii!" (4) Naruto called. Another small boy came out of his hiding place behind a rather large flower pot and tackled his otousan. The boy had his mothers red hair which was shoulder length and was eight years old. His eyes were unusual. He didn't have his fathers blue eyes or his mothers green eyes. He had a strange, bloody crimson with a tint of yellow at the center.

"Kyuubi! Naruto!" Minato yelped in surprise. The two giggling boys attacked their father as he called out, "I need back up", Kushina ignoring them all the while.

They continued to wrestle until Kushina stepped in and stopped them before it got out of hand. The red head and the blonde pouted.

"Okaasan!" (5) Naruto and Kyuubi whined. "We were having fun!"

"I could see that, but your otousan and I have to go to work!" she scolded, shooting a glance to Minato. He looked away. The two stuck out their bottom lips, pouting. Kushina left to sit on the couch.

Minato smiled warmly at the two and whispered, "When we get home, I'll get you," he directed these words to Kyuubi. "That giant chocolate bar you saw at 7-11 the other day." Kyuubi's eyes lit up at the thought of chocolate. Minato looked at Naruto, who was looking hopeful and said, "And I'll fix ramen for dinner."

Both kids looked extremely excited at the thought of their favorite foods. But Kyuubi looked skeptically at his otousan. "Promise?"

"I promise," was their reply.

"Yay!" the blond and red head hopped off of their otousan and jumped for joy.

Minato stood, dusting himself off. He took his and Kushinas shotguns from a securely locked case a tossed Kushina's to her. She caught it with ease and put it in her holster. Minato did the same and mouthed something to her, smirking. The unsuspecting children squeaked when their parents scooped them up in their arms, carrying them to the car outside.

Kushina carried Naruto and Minato carried Kyuubi. The couple carried their kids bridal style outside with the blond struggling and the red head just sitting, not amused. They were set in the back seat, kissed tenderly on the forehead, and then buckled in.

Minato sat in the front and Kushina sat to his left in the passenger's seat. (6) As they drove, Naruto turned to his brother.

"Nee, nee, niisan!" he whispered.

"Hm?"

"I can't wait 'til Otousan comes home!" Naruto grinned widely. Kyuubi nodded, thinking of the chocolate he would get that afternoon.

The brothers were pulled from their fantasies when Kushina called their names.

"Are you listening?" she asked with concern. When the two had nodded she seemed satisfied. "Now remember, when Iruka-sensei comes to pick you up from the station, Naruto, ask him the whereabouts of your jacket, 'kay?" A nod from Naruto and a "yes" from Kyuubi told her that they understood. Naruto had left his jacket in his God-Father's car the day before.

The drive lasted about ten minutes until they pulled up to a large building with rows of black and white police cars. Minato found a parking spot and the four of them got out of the car. A sign on the wall indicated that it was the Uchiha Police force, Oosaka. When they stepped inside, a few passerbys clad in the same outfit as the Uzumakis greeted them and one gave Kyuubi and Naruto lollypops. As they reached a room in the back, the couple rounded on the kids.

"Now, you know that Otousan and Okaasan loves you." Kushina kissed them lightly on the forehead. "Be good at school and treat Iruka-sensei nice when he picks you two up." She directed her last words mostly at Naruto who grinned mischievously.

"Bye, Okaasan."

"Bye, Otousan."

The two police officers left and Naruto and Kyuubi walked into the room. The room was a playroom for the officers' kids that had school later but the parents had to go to work early and couldn't leave them by themselves.

As they busied themselves, Naruto played with the tinker toys and Kyuubi sat on a beanbag reading Where's Waldo? and looking very angrily at the pages, a man walked into the room. The man had a scar across his nose and his brunette hair was up in a ponytail.

"Kyuubi! Naruto!" He called. "It's time to go."

"Iruka-sensei!"

The two pounced on the poor sensei, hanging onto his pants. Iruka sighed as if this happened everyday. As a matter of fact, it did. He proceeded to drag his legs out the door. The giggling duo were surprisingly heavy.

Once he managed to unlatch the tiny hellions from his legs, they bounced to his car. As Iruka drove, Kyuubi nudged Naruto's side. Naruto turned to his brother and hissed, "what?" Kyuubi threw a glance to the driver and Naruto remembered.

"Hey, ano(7), Iruka-sensei?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, Naruto?"

"Do you know where my jacket is? I forgot it yesterday."

"Oh, yes!" Iruka exclaimed. "I had forgotten." He reached into the front seat next to him. "You left it in my car yesterday." Iruka handed Naruto an orange and blue jacket that looked five sizes too big.

The rest of the drive was almost quiet. Naruto kept reaching over the seat to poke an annoyed Iruka in the head while Kyuubi stared blankly out the window, counting telephone poles due to boredom.

When Iruka pulled up to the curb to let them out, they were in front of a building. There was a large sign that read, "Nagoya Elementary" at the front. He walked and signed them in, told them to behave, then left for the high school he worked at.

Kyuubi walked his little brother to his kindergarten class before walking to his first grade class, waving good-bye to the younger. Their day was perfectly fine, until a lady from the office knocked on Naruto's classroom door.

"Ah…" Naruto's teacher had been reading them a story, Where the Wild Things Are, and she set the book down before opening the door for the lady. The two exchanged words before Naruto's teacher turned to him.

"Ano…" She looked far from happy, which rang alarm bells in the small, blond's head.

"You're wanted in the office, Dearheart," Kurenai-sensei smiled kindly to the frowning kindergartener.

Naruto walked down the hallway, holding the office-lady's hand, neither of them speaking. About halfway down the hall, Naruto noticed the familiar, unique trait of red hair.

"Kyuu-nii!" Naruto called to his nii-chan, letting go of his chaperone's hand. He ran to his brother and the office-lady smiled kindly before continuing to walk to office without Naruto. Kyuubi knew how to get to the office.

"Are you going to the office, too?" Naruto asked.

Kyuubi just nodded, frowning.

They walked to the office. The simple walk seemed to take forever. They had never gone to the office before. Actually, they had gone only once, when they had gotten in a fight. Kyuubi had gotten angry when a couple older kids had taunted his younger brother. Kyuubi had cuts and bruises, but the other kids had gotten the short end of the stick and had long bleeding gashes on their bodies.

When they reached the office, Naruto shakily opened the door. Iruka stood with the principal, waiting anxiously. There was an awkward silence as silent tears poured down Iruka's cheeks. The principal looked at Iruka, then at the kids. Seeing as the other man wasn't going to speak, he did.

"They have to hear this sooner or later, Iruka-san. Kyuubi." Kyuubi looked up. "Naruto." Naruto did the same. "There's no other way nor easier was to say this… Your parents are dead."

NOTES
(1)Japanese for 'lover' I'm going to be using some Japanese terms for slight educational terms. Also for fun. If I get something wrong, please let me know! :D

(2)The Uchiha symbol! The Uchihas are in charge of the police. Lolz

(3) Japanese for 'Good morning, father/dad' ('Good morning' informal)

(4) nii, the suffix to a name for an older brother or one of such stature. In this case, an older brother XD

(5) Japanese for mother/mom

(6) In the east, the driver's seat is on the right. Weird. Well, I guess we westerns are weird to them, too. :)

(7) Relevant to the English term "um…"