Hi guys, this is my first fanfic so please be kind . I'm making the beginning slightly different from the version seen in Naruto. I will explain these changes in the author's note at the end. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I own all OC's.

One October night, when the moon was high in the sky, a Nine-tailed Fox suddenly appeared in the Land of Fire. Its tails lashed out, smashing mountains and sending tidal waves crashing to the shores.

The ninja rose up to defend their villages. They fought bravely, many were wounded, but many more lay dying or were killed by the fox's wrath.

One shinobi shouted, "Hold the attack and wait for the Yondaime Hokage!"

Another cried out anxiously, "It's getting closer! Don't let it near the village!"

-Meanwhile in Konohagakure-

-Hospital-

"MINATO! GET IN HERE NOW!" A woman screamed from the labour ward. One of the nurses approached a man cowering in the corridor. He was a tall man, with spiked blond — almost golden — hair and sapphire blue eyes. He wore the official attire of a leaf village shinobi, but also wore a white cloak decorated with red flames along the bottom. On the back of the cloak, down the centre, written in kanji were the words 'Yondaime Hokage'.

The nurse sweat dropped as she took in the cowering figure of their fearless leader. "Um, Hokage-sama, I think it would be wise to give your wife support right now. She needs you."

The Yondaime Hokage stood straight and scratched the back of his head nervously, "Yes, I know that, but I have a feeling that if I go into that room…I'm going to get punched through a wall."

The nurse smirked, "Don't worry, Hokage-sama, we will protect you from your wife's wrath. Now come on!" She grabbed his arm and dragged him towards the room his wife was currently occupying. As soon as he walked through the door way, he was struck in the face with something rather solid. He clutched his face and groaned before bending down and lifting what had been thrown at him.

A pillow.

He stared at his wife in disbelief. She was panting heavily and her deep red hair was in tangled disarray around her head. She had thrown the pillow at him with enough force to actually hurt him. He barely remembered the fact that she was in labour with their child as she glared at him.

"You…" she growled in a menacing voice. "Minato Namikaze…!"

Minato hid behind the nurse in terror, his eyes wide.

Then his wife exploded. "YOU DID THIS TO ME! THIS IS YOUR FAULT! I SWEAR IF I SURVIVE THIS I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, DATTEBANE!"

Minato whispered in the nurse's ear, "Now do you see why I didn't want to come in here."

"What did you say, Minato?" His wife growled once again.

Minato stepped away from the nurse and waved his hands in the air, laughing nervously, "Nothing, Kushina, nothing." 'If I'm not careful,' he thought, 'Kushina's going to beat me to a pulp.'

His terrified thoughts were interrupted when Kushina suddenly screamed in pain. Forgetting everything else, he rushed to her side and clasped her hand in both of his.

The midwife looked up at them both. "I can see the head, Kushina. Just a few more pushes and it will be all over."

Minato looked into his wife's deep violet eyes lovingly. "You can do it, Kushina." She gazed back just as lovingly, all fury gone, and a look of determination settled in her eyes. She clenched her teeth as she pushed.

"That's it, Kushina," the midwife said encouragingly. "Just one more push." A scream tore from Kushina's lips.

A small cry caught the attention of everyone in the room.

The midwife looked at the couple happily. "Congratulations, a healthy baby boy."

Minato felt numb. A son, he had a son.

The midwife handed Kushina a little bundle wrapped in a blue blanket. She pulled the blanket down so as they could see their newborn son's face. Minato took in every feature of the child. He had unruly blond hair, inherited, of course, from Minato. His facial features seemed more similar to Kushina's. However, on both cheeks were three black whisker-like birth marks, which both parents wondered at. Then, their son opened his eyes for the first time, so like Kushina's in shape, and sapphire met sapphire.

Kushina smiled warmly, entranced by the tiny being, "He looks exactly like you, Minato."

A warm feeling blossomed in Minato's chest and spread throughout his numb body.

'Our son.'

He smiled, "Well, we already know what we're going to name him. We promised Jiraiya-sensei we would."

Kushina returned the smile and gazed at their son. "Naruto," she said softly. "Yes, it feels right." She frowned, however, as she stroked each whisker on his cheek, finding them slightly raised. "Minato, what do think caused these marks?"

Minato frowned as he examined the birth marks, "I think…I think it may have been the influence of the Kyuubi."

Kushina looked at her husband in shock, "The Kyuubi? But I don't cage it anymore. How could it have affected him?"

The Hokage found himself lost in thought as he recalled the event which occurred six months ago, the event which nearly changed his life.

He had been in Sunagakure, partaking in a meeting with the Kazekage, when he had received the news that his wife, who was four months pregnant at the time, had been kidnapped from the village by an unknown shinobi. Fearing for Kushina and his unborn child, he used the Hiraishin no Jutsu to transport himself to Kushina's whereabouts, having incorporated the formula into his wife's seal so he could come to her aid at all times.

When Minato had arrived on the scene — a cave hidden deep in the mountains — he discovered the shinobi who had taken Kushina standing beside her unmoving body. Right in that moment his whole world ended; he felt like he had lost his will to live. Losing his wife and his unborn child…Minato couldn't even begin describe the emotions he had felt.

The cloaked shinobi, who had kept his identity hidden with a mask, had explained to him, mockingly, that he had extracted the Kyuubi from Kushina, sealing it elsewhere until it was needed. He had sealed the beast inside a gourd. Minato had realised that this must have been temporary; the Kyuubi would not be contained for long inside such an object, so he had come to the conclusion that this man must have been planning to use the beast at some point soon in the future. And so, the battle began.

It was long, and it was hard. At many points Minato believed that he would surely die. It was only due to his Hiraishin no Jutsu that it did not happen. But he had eventually gained the upper-hand. With his opponent, and himself, gravely injured, Minato had summoned the energy to quickly make his way to the gourd containing the Kyuubi, and sealed it into a scroll. He had summoned a toad, Kōsuke, and had him take the scroll back to Konoha. He had explained what was sealed inside the scroll and ordered him to give the scroll to his predecessor the Sandaime Hokage, only the Sandaime Hokage. Once the small toad went on his way, Minato had returned his attention to the unknown shinobi, only to find that he had disappeared. Once he had confirmed that the shinobi was truly gone, he had immediately went to Kushina's side, lifting her limp form into his arms, wiping away the blood on her mouth with a thumb. Seeing her like this, lifeless, had broken his heart

But when she had opened her eyes, looking straight into his, he had been filled with indescribable joy and relief. They had returned to the village, and it was a long time before mother and child were out of harm's way. It was a miracle that Kushina had survived the extraction. If a tailed beast was extracted from its Jinchuuriki, its host would die almost instantly. The medics could only guess that it was her Uzumaki blood that had saved her, as the Uzumaki clan was known for their incredible longevity and life-force. As for the Kyuubi, Minato decided to reseal it within Kushina once their child had been born and once she had regained strength from the child birth.

"Minato?"

Minato was pulled back to the present by his wife's voice. She was looking up at him with tired, but concerned, eyes. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yes, yes, I'm fine, Kushina," he smiled, "I'm just happy that you and Naruto are both safe and healthy."

The couple kissed briefly, but passionately, before returning their attention to their gurgling son. Minato grinned, "Welcome to the world, Naruto Namikaze."

Just as those words left Minato's mouth, the earth shook, and a deep rumble echoed through the village. When the world was steady once more, and a crying Naruto was comforted, Minato ran to the window and gasped. "What the…?"

"Minato, what is it?" Kushina asked with concern.

It was a moment before Minato replied. "The village is under attack."

A series of gasps echoed from around the room. "But I thought we were finally at peace with the other villages! Who's attacking us?" Kushina asked frantically.

Minato could barely believe what he was seeing. "It's the Kyuubi!"

"What?!" Kushina exclaimed. "How did it break free so soon? I thought that the seal would last for at least a few more months!"

Before Minato could respond, a badly wounded jounin stumbled into the room. He held on to the door frame for support, panting heavily, and blood poured from the many wounds on his body. "Hokage-sama! We are in need of your assistance!" he shouted desperately.

"Masaaki, what's going on? Why is the Kyuubi attacking our village and why am I only being informed of this now? " Minato demanded.

Masaaki looked at the ground ashamedly. "Forgive me, my lord, we were ordered not to inform you of the Kyuubi's attack until the beast had actually entered the village"

Minato stared at the man in disbelief, but the emotion was quickly replaced by anger. "And who gave you these orders?" he shouted.

The jounin cowered in the presence of the most powerful shinobi in the village. "It was the Sandaime Hokage, sir. He informed us that Kushina-sama had gone into labour and that neither of you were to be disturbed until the child was born. I believe he was worried that if you went into battle with your wife still in labour, you would end up getting yourself killed."

Minato relaxed at the jounin's words. "I'm sorry for raising my voice, forgive me."

Masaaki smiled weakly, "There is nothing to forgive, Hokage-sama."

Minato returned the smile before returning to the seriousness at hand. "Now, tell me everything that has happened so far in this battle, from the very beginning."

Masaaki filled Minato in on every detail. As he did so, the situation seemed to grow ever graver.

Minato stroked his chin and paced back and forth once Masaaki completed his account. Kushina watched him with worried eyes, occasionally smiling warmly at or cuddling the baby in her arms. Minato finally stopped pacing. "Masaaki, are you sure there is no way of stopping the Kyuubi's attack?"

The jounin frowned sadly, "Yes, sir, we have tried everything we can think of, right down to our most powerful jutsu. Not even the Sandaime can stop it."

Kushina could see that her genius-of-a-husband had a plan, but judging by his facial features he wasn't all too thrilled about it. 'Minato, what are you thinking?'

Minato stared at his wife seriously. "The Kyuubi — like all of the tailed beasts — is impossible to kill. The only solution I can think of is to seal it within a host using the Hakke no Fūin Shiki, developed by the Uzumaki Clan."

Kushina nodded, her forehead furrowed as she thought, "Yes, I think I've heard of that sealing technique. It was developed by my clan long ago."

"The seal is made up of two Shishō Fūin combined," Minato continued. "I will leave an opening between the two seals so the Kyuubi's chakra will be able to combine with the Jinchuuriki's own chakra."

His wife looked up at him, her expression set with determination, "Very well, when do we get started with the sealing."

Minato hesitated in his response. "Kushina, I know we agreed that the Kyuubi would be resealed within you, but…after childbirth you're not strong enough to take part in the sealing process. The only solution I can think of is for the Kyuubi to be sealed within a new host, a host whose chakra coils should still be developing. This means we can only seal the fox inside a newborn human child."

Kushina blinked several times. 'But, the new Jinchuuriki has to be a member of the Uzumaki clan. Who…? '

Minato looked on sadly as his wife slowly processed what he was saying. Her eyes suddenly widened and she gasped. "Minato…no, you can't…"

The other people present in the room looked back and forth between the two with confusion.

Kushina's expression was suddenly filled with rage. "No! I will NOT allow you to use our son to contain the Kyuubi!"

Minato, however, remained calm, "Kushina…"

"NO MINATO! Think about this! Naruto would have a monster within him for the REST of his LIFE! I know what it's like to be a Jinchuuriki! I can't believe you even suggested it! You're supposed to protect Naruto! We can't curse him with a—"

"KUSHINA!"

Kushina fell silent. There was a tinge of anger in Minato's previously calm expression. "Kushina, it's true that I intend to seal the Kyuubi within Naruto. But no harm will come to him. The opening between the two seals will allow the Kyuubi's light chakra to be used by Naruto when he is in need of it. The Kyuubi's dark chakra will be safely sealed away by the Shishō Fūin. I know that when he is older, he will be able to fully control the fox's power." Minato smirked, and his eyes softened. "He is our son, after all."

Kushina's expression changed into one of worry. "Is there no other way?"

Minato sighed, "I'm afraid not. Kushina, your body is too weak to contain the Kyuubi at this point in time. I have considered every other possibility, but this is the only one with the highest chance of succeeding."

Kushina took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She remained that way for several minutes, occasionally holding Naruto closer to her chest.

Minato breathed a sigh of relief once she re-opened them; he was beginning to worry. Kushina stared at her husband and smiled softly. "Very well, Minato. If it's the only way to keep the village safe, and to keep our son's future intact, sealing the Kyuubi within Naruto seems to be the only option."

Minato hurried to her side and pulled her into a firm, but loving, embrace. "Don't worry, Kushina, I will keep Naruto safe. Not a single hair on his head will be harmed."

Kushina smirked, "Good. But, if you do return him to me with even the tiniest of scratches," she allowed a hint of malice to flow into her voice, "I am going to knock you so far into next week you won't even know what day it is."

Minato shuddered, imagining the pain. "Of course, Kushina, I'll gladly accept the punishment if he returns with even the tiniest of scratches."

She pulled him into a deep, meaningful kiss before handing Naruto over, also pressing her lips to the baby's forehead before doing so.

Minato gazed at the baby, his eyes wide in wonderment. Kushina stared at him curiously, "What's wrong?"

"I've just realised that this is the first time I've ever held him. He's so small." Minato grinned widely. "You're right; he does look exactly like me."

Kushina smiled lovingly at her husband. "I'm always right, have you not learned that by now? Now hurry, go, and make sure you both come home safe and sound."

Minato nodded, "We will", and made his way to the door before stopping beside the still bleeding jounin. Minato placed a hand on his shoulder, "Thank you, Masaaki, for informing us of the Kyuubi's attack. Now go and tend to your wounds."

The shinobi bowed weakly. "Yes, Hokage-sama."

Minato took one more look at his wife before sprinting out the doorway, through the corridors and out of the hospital.

The village was in chaos. Civilians were running, screaming in terror. Many buildings had been completely destroyed. The shinobi were still desperately trying to prevent the beast from damaging the village any more than what it already had.

Minato looked down at the bundle in his arms to find a pair of sapphire eyes looking up at him. He smiled and stroked Naruto's cheek. "I'm sorry we're going to do this to you, son, but this is the only way." Naruto gurgled softly before reaching up and forming a tiny fist around Minato's finger. Minato froze, and then relaxed as that same warm feeling from before spread throughout his body. 'This must be what it feels like to be a father.' "Well, Naruto, I guess we have a job to do."

Using his Hiraishin no Jutsu, Minato arrived at the battle scene instantly. Almost immediately, he was swarmed by panicking Konoha ninja. 'I can't believe the Sandaime allowed it get this out of hand'. "Everyone just calm down, I know of a way to stop the Kyuubi." The ninja around him fell silent in awe of what he had just said. "Where is the Sandaime Hokage? I need to speak with him."

"He's planning battle strategies, Hokage-sama."

Minato nodded. "Lead me to him."

The shinobi led him to a small gathering of people. The Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was in the centre. He had donned his battle armour, which meant he was giving his all to protect the village. Minato smirked, 'He may be old, but he's still one of the strongest shinobi I know.' "Hokage-sama!"

The Sandaime looked up, "Minato? What are you doing here? Is Kushina alright?"

"Yes she is, they both are." At that precise moment, Naruto gave a small cry. It was only then that everyone seemed to notice the small bundle in the Yondaime's arms. Hiruzen moved closer to get a look at the baby.

As he smiled, the skin around his eyes wrinkled, showing his age. "A little boy, I see. He is very much like you, Minato, but around his face he seems to resemble Kushina more. What is his name?"

"Meet the newest member of the Konohagakure family, Naruto Namikaze."

"Welcome to the world, Naruto. But, Minato, why did you bring the child here, of all places?"

Minato's facial expression grew very serious. "That is what I wished to discuss with you. I plan to seal the Kyuubi within Naruto."

The ninja around them gasped in shock. Even Hiruzen was surprised. "Are you sure, Minato? I mean, sealing it away is one thing, but to seal it within your own son? I thought you would reseal it within Kushina."

"Yes, I know. But Kushina is too weak from childbirth to go through the sealing process. Sealing the Kyuubi within Naruto is the only thing that can stop it from destroying the village entirely."

"I see where you're coming from. But there must be another way…"

"There is no other way. Even you must know that."

The elderly Hokage sighed. "Very well, Minato. I don't approve of this, but if it's the only way to save the village, along with the hundreds of lives in it, do what you must."

Minato bowed, making sure to keep Naruto close to his chest, "Thank you, Hokage-sama."

The Hiruzen chuckled and placed a hand on Minato's shoulder. "You forget, Minato, I am no longer Hokage. You needn't bow to me. I may still be known as the Sandaime Hokage to the villagers, but my time has passed. It is your time now. You no longer need to call me using any formalities. Now go, save our village, Hokage-sama."

Minato stood straight and smiled warmly, "Thank you…Hiruzen."

Using his signature jutsu, Minato flashed into existence about three miles from where the Kyuubi was situated. He stared in awe at the terror before him.

Its dark orange fur was standing on end and was shifting and shimmering in the moonlight as it moved, making the fox appear to be on fire. Each of its nine tails lashed out in different directions. The demonic chakra it was emitting was so powerful that Minato was struggling to keep up on his feet. He winced as he saw one of the tails striking a group of Konoha shinobi. "I have to finish this, and soon." He bit his thumb, drawing blood, and made several hand signs. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" he shouted as he slammed his palm to the ground.

A cloud of smoke appeared.

As it cleared, an enormous toad was revealed. On his head, red markings swirled across his brown skin. There were also red markings around his lips and eyes, and on his arms and legs, the red marks covered half of each limb. There was a long, old scar down his left eye. The toad wore a blue jacket with kanji lettering on the back inside a red circle. A katana was strapped to the toad's side and there was a large pipe in his mouth.

On top of the toad's head stood Minato. He was attempting to comfort a crying Naruto, eventually succeeding.

Suddenly, the toad spoke. "Eh, what am I doing here? Minato, why have you summoned me here?"

"Gamabunta, I need your help in this battle."

"Hmm? What battle?"

"The battle hasn't begun yet. I need your help to fight him." Minato pointed in the Kyuubi's direction. It was only then that Gamabunta took notice of the raging fox demon.

"The Kyuubi, eh? What do you hope to accomplish by fighting him Minato? You know that the tailed beasts cannot be killed."

"That's why I'm going to seal him within the body of a newborn baby."

Gamabunta laughed. "And where exactly do you plan to find one of those on such short notice, hmm?"

Minato sighed. "Kushina gave birth tonight. I am going to seal the fox within our son."

"Hmm, I see…"

"Will you help me, Gamabunta?"

"…Very well. Just tell me what I have to do."

Minato smiled, releasing a breath he had been holding in. "Thank you. I'm going to need you to get us close enough so I can perform the jutsu. Do you think you can do it?"

Gamabunta snorted, "Think? Do you have any idea who you're talking to, boy?"

"That's the spirit. Now try and get his attention."

"It will be my pleasure." Gamabunta drew his sword. He drew in a deep breath and yelled, "HEY, FURBALL!"

The Kyuubi's head swivelled around to glare at the toad.

Gamabunta held his sword at the ready. "If you want a fight, then come and get it!"

The beast snarled viciously and lunged towards Gamabunta. Gamabunta braced himself while Minato turned his back to the fox and covered Naruto with his own body.

It crashed into Gamabunta, sending him back several kilometres before lunging at him once more, fangs bared. Minato struggled to keep his footing. "Gamabunta! Try and grab him! Keep him in place while I perform the jutsu!"

Gamabunta grunted in pain as the Kyuubi repeatedly bit into his arms and shoulders. "That's easier said than done, Minato!"

The crazed demon struck Gamabunta across the chest with two of its tails, sending him crashing to the ground.

Gamabunta hit the ground hard. He could swear he felt a few of his ribs crack from the force of the impact. He sat up and held his side. "Minato? Are you and the child alright?"

Minato winced as he stood from his kneeling position. He had been struck with debris when Gamabunta had hit the ground. He glanced down at Naruto. It was a wonder the baby wasn't crying. Luckily, he was unharmed. "We're fine, Gamabunta."

"I didn't know that damn fox was so strong!"

"Well, out of all the tailed beasts, the Kyuubi is supposed to be the strongest of all nine."

Minato felt Gamabunta suddenly stiffen beneath him.

"Minato…what on earth is that fox doing?"

Minato looked at the demon, confused. The Kyuubi was gathering chakra at an enormous rate. Each of its nine tails was pointing towards its open mouth, where a ball of what appeared to be pure chakra was forming.

"Minato, is that…chakra?"

"I believe so, but it is unlike any chakra I have ever felt."

It was true. This chakra felt sinister, malevolent, and simply…evil. What was more, the chakra being gathered was black and white, which wasn't normal.

Minato and Gamabunta looked on warily as the ball became solid and as black as night.

Minato's eyes widened as it dawned upon him what the technique was. "Oh no," he whispered.

Gamabunta shifted nervously. "What is it?"

Minato gulped, "It's called the Bijuudama. It is the most powerful and destructive technique out of all the powers of the tailed beasts. I've never seen it in action, but I have heard of and read about it. I even based my Rasengan off of it."

"How powerful is it, exactly?"

"Well, long story short, there will be very little left of us if it hits us directly."

At that precise moment, the ball shrank and was swallowed by the Kyuubi. Minato immediately knew what was going to happen and exclaimed, "Gamabunta, move!"

The Kyuubi released the technique in a great beam of light. It shot towards them at lightning speed, reducing everything in its path to dust.

Just before it reached them, Gamabunta leapt into the air. He could feel the heat from the blast on the soles of his feet.

Whilst they were still airborne, Minato wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead. "That was a bit too close for comfort, don't you agree, Gamabunta?"

"Indeed."

Minato looked down at the Kyuubi. It was panting heavily and its legs were trembling. Minato's eyebrows met as he frowned in concentration. 'It would seem that last attack took a lot out of him. Maybe this is our chance!' "Gamabunta, I want you to land on the Kyuubi!"

Gamabunta looked up at Minato, questioning his sanity. "Minato, it's too risky."

"Look at him, Gamabunta! That last attack weakened him. This may be our only chance."

"Very well, but if this goes badly, I blame you."

Gamabunta dove towards the tailed beast.

A black shadow engulfed the Kyuubi. It looked up just as the toad collided with it. A cloud of dust surrounded the two creatures, obscuring them completely.

As the smoke cleared, Gamabunta was seen to have the furious creature in a headlock. It snarled menacingly, baring all of its teeth. Its eyes were blazing as it growled, "You filthy toad, release me! I will rip you to pieces!"

"Shut it, furball!" Gamabunta hit the fox with the hilt of his sword, leaving it slightly dazed. Gamabunta then grabbed the Kyuubi around the torso and placed the blade of his sword against its neck. The Chief Toad struggled to keep the Nine-tails in place as it was fighting with all of its strength to get free. "Minato, hurry it up! I can't hold on to him much longer!"

Minato knelt before performing another summoning. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" In the centre of Gamabunta's head, a ceremonial throne appeared. Around the throne were several lit candles. Minato placed Naruto carefully in the centre of the throne.

The Kyuubi glared at Minato. Minato shivered as he looked into the fox's deep red eyes. Simply looking into those vibrant red irises would strike fear into the heart of any man. "You cannot do this to me!" the fox growled. "I know what you are doing, Yondaime Hokage. I refuse to be sealed within that child!"

Minato ignored the Kyuubi, and instead stared deeply into its eyes. In the fox's eyes, there were three black tomoe around the pupil, which should have been a slit instead of a circle. 'It looks exactly like the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan. Could this mean an Uchiha is controlling the Kyuubi? If so, how could they have found the gourd?'

Minato shook his head, immediately dismissing the idea. 'No, the only Uchiha who had the power to control the Kyuubi was Madara Uchiha and he disappeared long ago.'

Minato's eyes widened in sudden realisation. 'Wait a minute…'

-Flashback-

Minato stared in shock at the severely injured ANBU kneeling before him. "What? Is this true?"

The ANBU nodded. As he did so, several small pieces of his cracked cat mask fell. "Yes, sir, my entire squad was defeated by one shinobi. I'm the only survivor."

Minato leaned back in his chair and gripped the edges of his desk tightly. 'There were fifteen ANBU Black Ops on that Squad. Some of our best shinobi were on it.' "Do you have any idea who the shinobi was? Or what village he was from?"

The ANBU hesitated. "Well, sir, I have reason to believe that the shinobi who attacked us was of the Uchiha Clan."

"What! Are you certain of this?" Minato exclaimed.

"Yes, sir, he possessed the Sharingan. But something wasn't right about him."

"Oh? How so?"

"I…I actually don't know how to describe it, Hokage-sama. He had an air of power about him. Like nothing I have ever felt before. Also, his Sharingan wasn't an ordinary Sharingan."

Minato stared at the shinobi before him in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"I believe his Sharingan was of a higher level than the ordinary Sharingan. I believe the Uchiha Clan calls it the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Minato's eyes widened in disbelief. "The Mangekyō Sharingan? That's not possible. The only members of the Uchiha Clan who ever possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan were the two brothers Madara and Izuna Uchiha. Izuna was killed in battle, and Madara disappeared many years ago." Minato frowned, 'Could it be? Could Madara Uchiha, the remaining brother, still be alive after all these years?'

-End Flashback-

Minato clenched his teeth. 'There's little doubt about it now. Madara Uchiha must be behind all of this.'

Gamabunta grunted, "Minato, pick up the pace!"

"Yes, sorry." He made several hand signs. "Hakke no Fūin Shiki!"

A bright light began to emanate from the throne.

The Kyuubi glared at Minato in horror. "No!" it howled.

The light grew brighter and brighter until it completely engulfed everything in sight.

Back on the battlefield, every shinobi still standing shielded theirs eyes to prevent themselves from being blinded by the light.

Then, as quickly as it appeared, the light receded. It disappeared into the glowing seal on Naruto's stomach.

The glow faded, leaving the seal; a black swirl with markings above and below it.

The Kyuubi had disappeared.

Minato was panting and sweating heavily. 'That jutsu took a lot more chakra than I thought it would. Oh Kami, I hope it worked.'

Naruto was bawling loudly. His tiny fists were clenched and tears ran down his cheeks in small streams. The seal, just like the light, faded into Naruto's skin.

Minato reached over and lifted the baby. "It's okay, Naruto. It's all over, son." He sat down and laid Naruto on his lap. He stroked his cheeks, to comfort him, and Naruto's tears soon ceased.

"Is the child alright, Minato?" Gamabunta asked, albeit a bit breathless from the battle.

"Yes, he's perfectly fine. Thank you, Gamabunta, for your assistance. I will forever be in your debt."

"Don't mention it. It was my first challenging battle in a while, and I must say I enjoyed beating up that furball."

Minato chuckled in response. "I should really be getting back to the hospital; Kushina will most likely be worried sick. If I linger here with Naruto any longer than necessary, she will most likely be very…upset."

"That girl is the only person in the world you're afraid of, I think."

"Yes, you've got that right. But most times, she's the kindest and most caring woman I know."

"Then shouldn't you be getting back to her?" The great toad stated matter-of-factly.

"Yes I should, and thank you once again, Gamabunta, for helping me."

Minato suddenly got the feeling he was being watched. He looked down at the forest below, but could not see anything he would deem as suspicious.

At the exact same time, Minato used his Hiraishin no Jutsu to teleport himself back to the hospital, and the Chief Toad disappeared with a 'poof'.

Back at the battlefield, Konoha's shinobi and kunoichi were rejoicing.

"He did it! The Yondaime saved us!"

"I never doubted him for a second!"

"He defeated the Kyuubi! He truly is the strongest Hokage who ever lived!"

"Konoha's Yellow Flash did it!"

The Third Hokage smiled. 'I knew you could do it, Minato. You truly are worthy of the title Hokage.'

-The Hospital-

Kushina was lying in her hospital bed, wringing her hands in worry. 'Where are they? Please, Kami-sama, let them be alright.'

The midwives kept a close eye on Kushina. One of them sighed. "Kushina-sama, you should try not to worry. It's not good for you, especially so soon after childbirth—"

"Shut up!"

The midwife winced. Kushina glared at her, her eyes blazing. "Don't tell me not to worry! My baby and my husband are out there somewhere! For all I know they could be hurt or…or…"

Each woman suddenly screamed as a bright yellow flash appeared in the hospital room. Kushina's eyes widened. "Minato…?"

A somewhat beaten Minato was standing in the centre of the room. There was a long silence, only Minato's heavy breathing broke it.

He looked up and smiled, "We did it. The Kyuubi has been successfully sealed."

Kushina leapt from the bed, ignoring the sharp pangs of pain, and ran into her husband's arms. Tears streamed down her face as she buried her head into his shoulder. "Don't you ever do that to me again!"

Minato stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head softly. "It's okay, Kushina, it's okay. We're both fine."

"Naruto…let me hold him."

Minato handed her the small bundle in his arms. She smiled as she looked down at the sleeping baby. "Thank goodness you're both unharmed." Moving to hold Naruto in one arm she pulled Minato down and pressed her lips against his.

They were interrupted by someone coughing suggestively and broke apart to see the Sandaime standing in the doorway.

He smirked, "I hope I'm not interrupting anything."

Minato chuckled and rubbed the back of his head while Kushina looked away, her cheeks pink in colour. "No, not at all, Hiruzen."

"Good, there is something I wish to speak with you about, Minato."

"Yes, what is it?"

"It concerns the Kyuubi, and young Naruto."

Kushina stiffened slightly as Naruto's name was mentioned and Minato's expression became completely neutral. "Go on."

"As I am sure you are aware, many of our ninja and the villagers know that Naruto is now the container of the Kyuubi."

"Yes, I am aware of that."

"Then I am sure you also know that other Jinchuuriki who have ever lived, regardless of any title they may have had, were treated badly by the people of their villages, as I am sure you may know, Kushina. I am concerned that this may also happen to Naruto."

Minato sighed and closed his eyes. "As am I, Hiruzen. But I am hoping that everyone will see Naruto as a hero, not as the monster that is sealed within him."

"That is what I have come here to talk to you about, Minato. Our generations may know of what is sealed within Naruto, but Naruto's generation does not. In my opinion, I believe we should make a law that prohibits anyone from informing the next generation that the Kyuubi is sealed within Naruto, so as he can have a shot at having a normal childhood, without children his own age judging him."

Minato rubbed his chin thoughtfully, his eyes still closed. It was several minutes before he opened them. "Very well, I will make this law, but I will also forbid anyone from telling Naruto what is sealed within him. I think, once he is old enough, Kushina and I should be the ones to tell him. It would be better if he heard it coming from us than anyone else."

Hiruzen nodded, "A wise decision. Well, now that I have said what I wanted to say, I shall leave you to finish what you were…uh…doing."

"Hiruzen, wait."

The elderly Hokage paused and looked at Minato questionably.

Minato's eyebrows knitted together as he frowned. "There is something I wish to discuss with you. Not now, but later. It concerns something that happened in the past."

"Very well, I shall meet you in the Hokage's office in an hour."

As the Hiruzen left, Minato wrapped his arm around Kushina's waist and pulled her close. "What if Hiruzen's right, Kushina? What if the villagers hate Naruto because of what's sealed within him? I will never forgive myself."

"Hopefully it won't come to that. Our boy will be strong, just like his father."

"And his mother."

Kushina smiled at that. "Maybe so."

They both looked down at their sleeping son's face. Minato smiled warmly. "I think our Naruto will have a hard future ahead of him, but I also think it will all turn out right in the end."

Hopefully this first chapter wasn't too bad Yes, in my story Kushina survived the extraction process; I wanted her to continue being the previous Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi without dying for this story. I also thought I'd mix it up a little, having the Kyubbi extracted earlier, and having it sealed inside a gourd temporarily until Kushina regained strength. Hopefully you guys will have liked how I did this. If not, that's okay.

Now, the sealing jutsu Minato used, I know it may not have seemed very powerful or accurate enough, as the Fox's dark chakra was sealed inside of Minato using the Dead Demon Seal in the manga, but since I wanted Minato to be alive in this story, I thought that I would leave out that jutsu completely as it would have taken his life.

Anyway, I hope you guys liked it. I will upload the next chapter as soon as I can.

Thanks!

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