The Kyuubi no Kitsune. Better known as the Nine-tailed demon fox by the population of Konoha. Everyone in Konoha feared this potent and powerful beast. It was more massive than any building in the hidden village and had more killing intent than the entire ninja population, and the raw power to back it up. To any mortal, rational thinking would tell one that this powerhouse was a demonic entity, hell bent on the destruction of mankind. Many people, who believed it to be a demon, called it a youkai. But it was no demon, or youkai for that matter.
It was an elemental essence. All of the tailed beasts were. They each represented a facet of nature, most commonly a natural disaster. They were extremely powerful, as the elemental forces of this world. But it is well known that power comes with a price, and they were packing power like no other living being. Tailed beasts had a unique difference beyond their various elemental abilities. They each had some sort of mental disability that was their great weakness.
Kyuubi no Kitsune, was the essence of the raging firestorm. A swing of one of his tails could make mountains crumble; trees uproot and topple from his sheer power. He held the greatest power of all the nine tailed beasts that had walked the earth since the beginning of time. The price for his power was worse than all the other tailed beasts; his curse was the curse of insanity. He was on a constant path of meaningless death and destruction that satiated his inane thoughts.
Thankfully, these elements were normally dormant. They slept for decades, or even centuries at a time, unbeknownst by the humans that took dwelling over the long-forgotten haunting grounds of these ancient beasts. They built gigantic cities and a myriad of towns, not knowing of the immense danger that slept. Kyuubi no Kitsune had been in its dormant state for over three hundred years before Konoha had even been built. However, with the ravages of war ripping up the countryside of the well-established Fire Country, the slumbering giant was woken from its long sleep.
Unopposed, Kyuubi no Kitsune, the fire fox elemental plowed through in a constant rage of insanity, wishing no more than destruction and obliteration of living existence. He followed the will of the fire: to consume until there is nothing more to consume. He destroyed countless small villages, the meager forces of local militia and the few local ninja proving trivial threats to this titanic monster. Nothing stood in his path until the day that his path put him on course with Konoha, the Village Hidden in the Leaves.
In this time, Yondaime Hokage no Konoha was the most powerful man in the world. He had put Konoha on the top of the ninja world, spreading the reputation of the feared "Yellow Flash". He was unstoppable in combat. In any battle that he appeared in, his forces would win, no matter what the odds. He lived for the survival of Konoha, and devoted himself almost single-mindedly to that task. Every child in the village idolized him, wanting to grow up to be just like the great ninja. He had the perfect life.
But what was to happen, to change Konoha forever, was completely unknown to anyone. Fate was mysterious, and impossible to predict for even the wisest of people. He was doomed to die. He was needed to die, for the good of creation. His noble sacrifice was necessary in order to create the greatest ninja in history. The saddest part of it all was that no one knew of what was going to befall the beloved "Yellow Flash" of Konoha.
The Kyuubi Kitsune was no more than ten miles away from the city of Konoha. Sentries of Konoha had noticed the beast from twenty miles further back, giving them ample time to alert the village and organize the forces. The war council, headed by Yondaime Hokage, had decided to use the majority of the force in a concentrated assault against the beast. They didn't concentrate more than two thirds of the forces on it though, requiring the remaining third to hold off the beast to prepare if the main group failed. Hundreds of ninja, the body of the main force, stood tensely, waiting for the signal to attack.
The Yellow Flash stood in the war room, pacing back and forth at the head of the table. The heads of the major clans: Inzukuza, Aburame, Uchiha and Hyuuga held chairs. The heads of the other major departments: Hospital, Police, and ANBU also had seats at the table. The Uchiha head was also the head of the Konoha police force; so one less chair was required. Everyone frowned deeply at the pernicious situation that was placed before them.
"This plan is foolish" young Hyuuga Hiashi, head of the powerful Hyuuga clan, growled, "It risks too much. If they fail-"
"What other choice do we have, Hyuuga-dono?" The Uchiha representative said, cutting in. The old man was no longer a ninja, after many hard years of work for Konoha, but he still ran the clan as well as the Konoha Police force. "It is nearly unstoppable. Our strongest ninja would not even be able to face it alone! Only through the coordination of all our forces do we even have a chance of saving this town from annihilation!"
The group murmured at the strong words that came from the ancient man. They all knew that he had a point.
"We are putting too much faith in one thing!" Hiashi replied angrily "We have no guarantee that this will even work! The majority of my forces, the members of the Hyuuga Clan, are useless! They cannot hope to hurt a beast made purely of Chakra with Juuken! To think that is madness!"
"You are not the only one useless in this matter, Hiashi-dono." The Konoha Hospital head replied "The medical offensive jutsu are designed for human physiology, just like yours are. We have no hope of hurting it. But we shall serve in other ways."
"Shall the Hyuuga cower away like dogs, then?" Hiashi turned sharply upon the new voice "We hold a large some of this village's power! For us not to be used for combat purposes would be a heavy blow indeed! Konoha would be obliterated without our assistance!"
The group dissolved into angry chattering as the desperate forces panicked. This threat was like no other force they had ever faced, and they were at a complete loss on how to fight it. Their despair at their powerlessness, and their fear of the unknown, quickly dissolved into futile rage at the situation!
"Stop this bickering!" a new voice came out from the doorway. Sandaime Hokage, now Sarutobi Asuma, stood in the doorway. He was well into his forties, which was old for a ninja. His hairline was receding, but his hair had not completely turned white yet. He was old, but no weakness showed through his ancient and wise eyes. Streaks and dots of black broke the hair upon his head. In his arms, he held various scrolls, each heavily sealed with powerful and ancient techniques deemed too dangerous for public knowledge.
"Yondaime-sama" He said, quickly turning and bowing his head towards the current leader of Konoha. "I brought the supplies you asked for."
"Thank you, Sarutobi-sama" Yondaime Hokage said, his young but troubled face frowning in thought at the new development as he took it into account "Are the other preparations made?"
"Yes. Your son has been prepared with the seals, spiritual mediums and the conductive elements to make sure that this works." He paused for a second, apparently feeling uneasy about what he was doing "Are you sure that you want to do this to him? Naruto is your son. By doing this, not only are you depriving him of the last of his family, your actions will appoint him with a task that is thankless. The villagers will see him as the beast."
The Yellow Flash sighed. During the wars with the other countries, he had always been sure. His quick decision-making had given him everything he had ever wanted. He was the Hokage, and Konoha was in peace. But then he met her… and he was never sure about anything else again. With his loss of decisiveness, everything had fallen apart. He had to hide from the village his love, and the birth had only complicated it when the only woman he had ever loved had died. But it had gotten even worse when the Kyuubi appeared. He was about to lose everything else as well.
It wasn't meant to be this wayHe thought to himself furiously. If only he had been better, worked harder, then none of this would have happened.
No, he decided, it was meant to happen. Fate worked in mysterious ways, but everything always turned out for the best eventually.
Looking up from his thoughts, he frowned. "Yes, Sarutobi-sama, I am ready," he turned to the men sitting at his war-room council, who were completely bewildered by the turn of events "I guess it's time to tell you the real plan. Rest assured, Konoha will not be destroyed tonight, or anytime soon. I will see to that personally."
The heads of the boards beamed, relieved at their leaders assuring words. They trusted the Yondaime. He made Konoha the strongest village in history through his efforts, and had kept it that way through blood, sweat, and tears. He always acted honorably and selflessly. He was a true hero, unlike any other ninja that had ever walked the earth. If anyone could defeat the Kyuubi no Kitsune, it would be him, they believed with all their hearts.
"But the power required of what I am about to do comes with a price, a very great one indeed.." Yondaime slouched, his face turning into a deep frown, showing the weight of his situation to the board heads. They looked at him, puzzled at what his words meant. "I must open all eight of the gates." With his pause, the board was shocked. They began to talk frantically, hoping to convince him of another way. But he cut them off almost immediately.
"But that's not all. I was hoping I could just use an amplified sealing jutsu to pull him into hell along with me. But that won't work." He paused for him to gather to gain the strength to continue telling the dangerous path he would have to tread to save his beloved village from destruction at the hands of one of the strongest beings in existence.
"The nine-tailed fox is the strongest of the nine tailed beasts. Even up to the eight-tails, it can be sealed into items, and be buried eternally. But the difference between the eight-tails and the nine-tails is too great. To ensure that it is sealed away for all eternity, I have to seal the Kyuubi into a human. A newborn whose chakra coils have not developed to be exact. From there, the chakra of the Kyuubi will intertwine with the child, meshing the two together inseparably. It will live with the child, and it will die when the child finally dies." He paused one last time, gathering more strength for the last, most dreaded words, "The boy that will be used for this sealing will be my son, Naruto, who was born three days ago."
The department council broke into chaos once again at the Yellow Flash's words. Even though they were leaders of powerful branches of ninja, they had never known anything about Yondaime's son. They didn't even know that he was having a romantic relationship with someone. Almost every woman in the village had a crush on him, and wished that they were with him, and some claimed that they were, but there never any evidence to point towards that conclusion. Everyone had just surmised that the Hokage was the loner type, and would never get involved with a woman. Evidently, they were wrong.
"But, Hokage-Sama!" the ANBU head broke in "You have a son?"
"Yes, ANBU-taishou." Yondaime replied, showing how tired and weary he was through his voice, "He was born three days ago. On October the tenth. However, his mother…" the Yellow Flash paused, clearly upset at what he knew he had to say "His mother… died in childbirth."
"So, to conclude what I am saying here, I will die stopping the Kyuubi no Kitsune." Yondaime smiled and stopped pacing "Goodbye, my comrades and my friends. Maybe in the next lifetime, we will be able to meet again, in more peaceful times."
But before he could leave, another person ran through the doorway. He wore a black ANBU-like outfit. However, the suit had sleeves, striped black and orange. On his hands he wore gloves with the iron backing. However, unlike the usual gloves, the metal extended along the fingers as well. His hair was reddish black, which came down past his eyes in front, and culminating in a long ponytail in back. As for armaments, he wore his Kodachi on his right hip. On his left hip, he bore his kunai pouch.
"Arashi" the man said, breathing heavily. It seemed that he had sprinted all the way to the Hokage tower as fast as his body would let him. He took a few seconds to catch his breath before continuing "I just heard… Don't do it!"
Uzumaki Arashi, better known as Yondaime Hokage or the Yellow Flash, turned. "Kana. You know I have to do this. If I don't, the whole village will suffer from my selfishness. The Hokage is meant to give his life for the people, Ashiya-san."
"Please don't, Arashi! Think of me and Kaida" Kana said, "We're your teammates! Let us do it for you! You don't have to die now!"
"I have to do this, Kana. No one else can do it. It's the Hokage's responsibility, and the Hokage's alone to take care of things like this." Arashi smiled at his friends determination "I'm sorry, Kana. Please take care of Naruto for me."
And with those final words, Arashi disappeared in a blinding flash of yellow light, the same light that had mad him famous in countless battles.
Kyuubi no Kitsune, the fire fox demon, plowed his way through countless Konoha ninja, pressing inexorably towards his target. Even the full might of Konohagakure could not stand up against the terrifying beast.
Dozens of ninja at a time unleashed their most powerful techniques, which only slowed it down. Sometimes it would stop and lash out with its tails. It would cut through trees and obliterating ninja indiscriminately, causing more destruction and chaos. The great power of the beast was destroying the morale of the troops. Many ninja threw themselves against the beast. But still some began to flee, believing that a dishonorable life was better than an honorable death.
Seeing this, the Jounin lieutenants began to try and rally the troops. "Hold the line!" They cried "We only need to hold it off until the Hokage gets here! If we don't stop it here, it'll kill everyone in the village. Just hold until the Hokage gets here!" Bolstered, the troops threw themselves once more into the fight.
The forces were decimated. They had held out for a couple hours, but now there were only a few left. These were the few that were strong enough to keep avoiding the Kyuubi, and didn't abandon the cause. But still their spirits were down, and it was all they could do not to run from the battle. Only a miracle could save them now.
And a miracle did come. With a loud bang and a puff of smoke, the Yellow Flash appeared in front of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. He was standing on top of Gamabunta, the frog boss.
"It's the Hokage!" The ninja cheered before backing off. They knew that a titanic confrontation like this would need room. They backed off to a safe distance, making sure that they would have a view of the fight that was about to start.
Arashi smiled, taking in the lay of the land, and everything he could see. He knew that this was the end, and there was no coming back from this. He made his peace with the world before continuing. Then he looked up from his position. "Zesshou Hachimon Hōgeki no Jutsu!" he growled, releasing all of the gates in a rapid succession. His body gathered so much energy that his body turned into pure energy. He glowed a faint yellow, reminiscent of his hair.
The Kyuubi growled, finally realizing the threat of the newcomer. It paused from its path to Konoha and turned to face the new development. It growled in a low tone, its hair bristling as it felt the pure, concentrated chakra coming off the new enemy. It knew that this opponent was a real threat, and was afraid. Nothing was truly meant to surpass the power of the Kyuubi, the greatest elemental being out of the nine tailed beasts.
The Yellow Flash charged forward with all his strength, throwing a seemingly endless amount of kunai at the massive tailed beast. It laughed as the kunai barely hit his skin. But that wasn't all the fourth Hokage was planning to do.
He rapidly made the proper seals, then yelled with all his might, "Hirashin no jutsu!" And he was instantly summoned to each of the kunai. In the tiny fraction of a second, he placed two seals wherever a kunai touched the Kyuubi. The nine tails was no longer recognizable as a fearsome fire fox. To tell the truth, it looked more like a mummy from one of those horror movies. The only difference was that the nine tailed fox was still extremely dangerous.
Pulling up more energy, Arashi pushed away from the massive elemental beast, flying miles away in less than a second. He stopped in midair, and sent all that colossal energy back at the monster in the form of his fist, flying back. His movement caused a sonic boom, and blinded all of the watching ninja with a flashing light. However, the Kyuubi was expecting this and blocked with its tails. It took all of its nine tails to stop the one attack. But he was already gone. He flew about, nothing more than a flash of light followed by a shockwave. He attacked relentlessly, never giving up on the onslaught. The Kitsune barely kept itself together, trying to black all of this opponents attack.
From the direction of Konoha, an Orange flare rose into sight. It was the sign that the final preparations of the sealing chamber were complete. Grinning grimly, Arashi moved onto the next part of his mission.
Jumping onto the demon fox's nose, he began to make hand seals, so quickly that no eyes could truly follow. Stopping after a brief second, he cried "Shiki Fūjin!". Behind him appeared the Shinigami, in its terrorizing, ogre-like image. The contract was made, and there was no going back now. Stabbing its arm through Arashi's heart, his soul was sacrificed.
Using the ghostly arm coming out of him, Arashi pulled the Kyuubi no Kitsune's soul out of its body. The body collapsed to the ground, shriveling up as the chakra that kept it in existence was gone. Before Arashi could fall to the ground along with his foe, the Shinigami removed his soul. His body fell to the ground, disintegrating as the damage of opening all of the Eight Gates took its toll.
The Kyuubi's soul was now out of its body, completely unprotected from corporeal chakra influences. He felt a tug as his soul was dragged towards Konoha at an alarming pace. He shot over the Great Wall that surrounded Konoha, over many houses. He drew towards the Hokage tower, and was pulled inside. He entered a room with ritual seals in place.
Inside the circle of candles was a young child. He was newly born, no more than a few days old. Even so, he still had a respectable head of hair. It was a strong yellow color, much the same of his father, the Kyuubi's recent opponent. Upon his stomach was a spiral pattern. Inwards Kyuubi was drawn, into the boy through the spiral shape. In a matter of seconds, his whole being was inside the boy, trapped there, terminally. He knew that it was permanent, and he screamed in fury. But no one could hear him, because he was sealed inside the small Uzumaki Naruto.
A.N. – Well, this is the first chapter. It is a bit long for my usual writing, but I feel that it is not long enough. I'll probably go back and make it longer. I'm trying to use only Canon characters. The only OC's will be Kana and Kaida. They, if you didn't notice, are Arashi's teammates, and will take a significant role in Naruto's life.
As for pairings, I don't really care, as long as they're Het. I'm not too good at romance; so don't expect a skilled romance. I'll work hard on it, whoever you guys choose, though. Please review, and give me your ideas for pairings. After a while I'll put up the ones I think need a more serious vote upon. Pleease review! Reviews make me write more, and make me happy! Later!
Edit: Well, I am starting to go back and edit the beginning chapters. I wasn't really happy with how they turned out, so I decided to go out and improve them. I'm working my way up the chapters, and the process shouldn't last more than a couple of days. Sorry for any mistake made by people who have already read, and thought that there was a new chapter. For anyone who is reading this for the first time, I edited the fight scene between the Kyuubi and the Yondaime, fixed spelling and grammar. Also, I gave more details within various parts of the stories.