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Summary: The Yondaime and his wife Kushina sealed a part of their chakra and their consciousness into Naruto's seal along with the Kyuubi. The seal on Naruto's parents consciousness was designed to be released when one of the 2 conditions happened, the first condition would be if Naruto needs to control the Kyuubi before going berserk and destroys the seal to escape. Then Minato would appear to reseal the Kyuubi once again. The second condition is when Naruto needs to control the Kyuubi's chakra, then Kushina would help him there. But what if it didn't go as planned? Naruto AU – NaruHina and other pairings.
Prologue
Minato, the Yondaime, stared at his wife, Kushina who just gave birth to their beautiful son, Naruto. The Kyuubi who was considered to be the strongest bijuu was now rampaging in Konoha. Despite of all their precautions somewhere along the way something failed. The bijuu was ripped out of its current jinchuuriki and is now wreaking havoc on the village of Konoha. Again he tearfully looked at his wife with apology in his eyes. Kushina closed her eyes trying to stem her tears, she knew what was going to happen, her one- hour old baby boy would become a jinchuuriki like she had been. A human prison containing a demon.
'Promise me, Minato.' Kushina tearfully hugged her sleeping baby boy. 'Promise me that he would be fine. He would be happy and he would be raised in a good family. If I wasn't so weak right now, I would drag the Kyuubi to my death but I know that I would not be strong enough to seal it completely and the sealing might fail, Kyuubi could end up escaping and hurt Naruto.' She continued to cry in earnest waking up Naruto who immediately let his displeasure at being disturbed known. 'I am sorry, my sochi. Mama is so bad for waking you up, ne? Shh, go to sleep now. '
'I promise, my hime. He would be happy and he would grow up a fine and healthy shinobi.' Minato assured Kushina.
The Yondaime will make sure that his son will be fine. He would make the Sandaime swear to it. One Hokage to the other. He left the room in a flash of yellow, while Kushina hugged Naruto tighter knowing the time was drawing near. Minato is preparing the altar for the sealing.
Minato flashed back into the room and took the sleeping baby from his wife. Kushina grabbed Minato's arm, 'Min-kun, take me with you. I want you and him to be the last thing I see before I die.'
Minato felt his chest constrict at his wife's words. He knew the consequences of tonight's act but still, he wished there was another way. There was none. His honor as Hokage and determination overpowers his self-preservation.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandaime, met his successor outside. The old man saw that the Yondaime was carrying a bundle. 'Minato, who is that child?' The Yondaime smiled at the old man proudly and said, 'Sarutobi, meet Naruto. Naruto, meet the Sandaime.' Minato smiled when he saw Naruto slightly opened his eyes and yawned before sleep took over again. The old hokage was wondering what Minato was planning but as soon as he saw the altar he knew. Minato was going to seal the Kyuubi again into the baby. 'Sarutobi, you know that this is the only way. Kyuubi has to be sealed again. The bijuu is too strong to be sealed as a whole. I have made my decision to protect the village at the expense of my family, Sandaime-sama. Promise me one thing before I do this.' The old hokage nodded, 'What is it, Minato?'
'This baby, Naruto, is a hero and should be treated as one. Make sure that he will grow up happy and well. Protect him, Sandaime-sama. Make sure that he has a loving family taking care of him. Remember tonight, I will not just be giving up my life and my wife, but my son as well.' The old man looked at the young hokage in surprise. 'What? Surely you didn't expect me to get some random child to seal a demon in? Naruto is my son. It is just with him that I will entrust the safety of Konoha to. Please do not fail me in this.' The Sandaime nodded at the young father as he agreed.
Chapter 1
The crisis was averted and the Kyuubi disappeared. Konoha is once again safe. But there were a lot of damages. There were too many people who were killed both civilian and shinobi. The Konoha council is discussing the plans for reconstruction and how to deal with their losses both human and things.
The council was surprised when the hokage entered the council room with a bundle in tow. 'Sandaime-sama, who is that child?' Inoichi Yamanaka asked. The hokage looked at the council and said, 'This is Naruto. He is the child that holds the Kyuubi.' 'What?! Kill him! We should kill it now before it escapes!' Screeched the pink-haired council Mebuki Haruno. The civilian council was in a panic for they thought that the Kyuubi was in the same room as them and were afraid that they would be killed in an instant. Most of the shinobi council was silent. They knew the Yondaime's capability as a seal master. There was no doubt in their minds that the sealing was successful and there was no threat of the Kyuubi escaping.
It seems that the civilian council are still in a turmoil. The old hokage rubbed his temples at the coming headache. He knew things were not going to be easy for Naruto. The civilian council was frothing at the mouth, 'We must kill the demon! While it is still weak—', but he was surprised when a kunai suddenly struck the space behind his chair. He stuttered his surprise, 'Hokage-sama—'.
The shinobi council waited for the Sandaime to speak, 'The Yondaime's last wish was for this boy to be seen as a hero who saved Konoha from total annihilation tonight. He specifically asked that that boy be placed in the care of a family who would love him.' The pink-haired councillor Mebuki screeched, 'But who would love a demon? I say we kill this demon now!'
'Troublesome! So should we kill the boy now so that we can release the Kyuubi after the Yondaime had just given up his life sealing it in?' Shikaku Nara, jounin commander of the shinobi forces spoke up for the first time. The councillor was silenced. 'So after the Kyuubi is released, who would seal it back? Would you?'
'It is more logical that we keep the boy alive, with the demon sealed within him.' Shibi Aburame. 'The only way to make sure that the seal would stay intact is to have another seal master look after it. Jiraiya-sama is a seal master, so he could check if the seal stays in place.'
'Very well, the identity of the Jinchuuriki will remain a SSS secret with the punishment of death. Shinobi and civilian alike will be punished should this come out. There will be no exceptions or excuses.' The hokage was looking at the faces of his council making sure that his words are heard.
'But who would be raising the boy, Hokage-sama?' Hiashi wanted to know.
Tsume Inuzuka looked at her fellow council members, 'Okay fine, it looks as if none is willing to take on the boy, I can adopt the boy-'. She was interrupted by the civilian council as well as the man sitting to the right of the Hokage. 'The boy cannot be adopted into a clan. We cannot have the boy loyal to a particular clan. He contains a power which can be used as a weapon. He is Konoha's weapon.'
'The boy is not a weapon, Danzo Shimura! That is a newborn pup!' Tsume retorted angrily, 'besides what are you insinuating? That our clan cannot be trusted and will rebel against Konoha and use the Kyuubi? We don't abuse our puppies, Shimura! Do not insult our loyalty to Konoha.'
Once again the council erupted into chaos. The hokage sighed and looked at Naruto who doesn't seem to be bothered with all the noise around him and continued sleeping. He was the hokage but still after tonight's losses, he felt that he needed to appease the feelings of his villagers. 'Very well, the boy shall be placed in an orphanage. As his identity will now remain secret as a jinchuuriki, Uzumaki Naruto will stay in the orphanage from this day. Everything that has been discussed tonight will not be discussed outside this room, do you understand?'
3 years later
A small golden haired-boy was huddled in an alley beside the trash can. 'Why? What did I do to deserve this?' He unconsciously rubbed his arms to keep himself warm. He was so hungry. The last time he had eaten was yesterday and it was just a piece of bread and some watered soup. Naruto felt tears coming, he rubbed his eyes to keep them from falling.
The matron at the orphanage threw him out. She shouted that he didn't deserve to be under the care of the village. He deserved to die for what he had done. But the little boy didn't even know what he had done. He wasn't even allowed to play with the other children, or to go out in the playground. He didn't even understand half the things that the matron was saying at all while she was beating him with a stick.
He stood up. He wiped his tears. He refused to cry. He was not going to cry anymore. He walked around the alley and that was when the man saw him. The man was walking as if he was dancing in the street. Suddenly the man shouted, 'Finally, you are out in the open, demon!'
Naruto didn't understand why he was being called a demon, but his instincts told him to run, so he ran. He ran as fast as his short legs could carry him. Suddenly, one man became two, then they became a mob. Naruto wondered what he did to deserve all this. Why were the people so angry at him. A kunai whisked past his cheek cutting him but he ignored the pain and ran faster. He didn't even know where he was going. The kunais were sharp and they hurt. But he knew that if he stopped then he would be even more hurt.
The wounds were very painful now, and were bleeding much. Naruto was getting tired but he can't stop. That much he knew. Running through the dark alley and he spotted a small hole in the wall, small enough for a dog probably. He quickly snuck through it. He didn't care where he was going but he wanted to get away from all the pain.
As soon as he was through the hole in the wall, Naruto dashed away from it. He could still hear the mob's noise but he didn't care. He just wanted to escape them. He continued running until he ran into the forest. He looked around, it was dark but he was not afraid. The villagers were scarier than the creatures in the forest. His wounds started to throb painfully. He was feeling tired, and wanted to sleep. He wandered around until he saw the cave. It was small and he could just fit into it. He went inside and curled himself into a ball. He let his tears fall. He doesn't understand why. He was in pain, both in body and heart. He looked at the star lit sky and said, 'Did my parents love me at all? If they were here would I be like this?' He sniffled as he tried to wipe the blood that was gushing out from several of his kunai wounds. Before he fell asleep from tiredness, he mumbled, 'Ka-Chan, Tou-Chan, did you love me at all?' All of a sudden, red chakra burst out of the boy's body. The cave was filled with bright light that suddenly disappeared.
As the light disappeared a voice was heard, 'Naruto?'
The hokage was drinking his tea when he felt the Kyuubi's chakra resonate. 'ANBU!' Suddenly, the hidden shinobi materialized and waited for command. 'Come with me to the orphanage.'
The hokage and his ANBU immediately rushed to the orphanage where Naruto was supposed to be. They were surprised when the matron said that the boy was not there. 'What do you mean that the boy is not here?' The hokage was very angry. 'You were supposed to be watching over him.' The matron shrugged her shoulders saying that there were too many children to worry about one child. The hokage knew she was lying but cannot do anything about it. He signalled to an ANBU with gravity defying silver hair.
'Inu! Track the boy down. Find him and take him to me.' The ANBU disappeared. Sarutobi Hiruzen can feel every year of his age falling down unto him. 'Minato, what would you have done?' The Sandaime looked at the sky and wished for answers that he may never get.
When the hokage returned to the tower, he was informed that the council have assembled into the meeting room. They were waiting for information on the chakra pulse that came from the Kyuubi. The Hokage sighed this was going to be a long night.
The council erupted into chaos the moment the hokage entered the room. 'Was the Kyuubi released? What happened to the demon child,' - the councillor who spoke first was cut off by a kunai whizzing past his ear.
'I did not call for this meeting so who authorized this?, the hokage wanted to know.
'We felt the Kyuubi's chakra! Has it escaped?' The pink haired councillor screeched her question.
'Had it escaped, would you think you and I would be talking about it in a meeting right now, don't you think?' The Sandaime sarcastically asked. The members of the shinobi council could not help but snicker at the snipe that the hokage directed at the civilian councilwoman.
'But was it the Kyuubi?' Danzo wanted to know, he wanted to know if Konoha's weapon was still intact.
'Probably, I do not have the report yet. I sent Inu to verify and check the situation on that and until I get a report, I have nothing to say to this council.' The hokage wanted to dismiss them all at once.
'If it was the Kyuubi then, we should kill it now before it escapes and kills us all!' A fat councilor insisted.
'Mendoukuse! Kill? The Kyuubi?' Shikaku snorts and then lays his head back down to the table.
'Hokage-sama! You must listen to us! This is what the people wants! The demon child must die!', Mebuki Haruno screeched at the top of her lungs if that was still possible.
'Kill Naruto? And then what? Did you think that killing Naruto would solve all your problems? I will say this and I will say this once only. Killing Naruto would not kill the Kyuubi!' The Hokage raised his voice to be heard over the chaos of the civilian council.
'But why, Hokage-sama?!' The councillor asked.
'Simply because Naruto is not the Kyuubi! How many times do I have to tell you. Killing Naruto would not kill the Kyuubi! If Naruto dies right now, then who would hold the Kyuubi? Does anyone here know of anyone else of Uzumaki blood? Does anyone else have the Yondaime's talent in sealing here?'
'What do you mean, Sandaime?' The civilian council was confused. 'What does being Uzumaki have to do with the Kyuubi?'
'Very well since you pushed me into this. Everything will be told here, however, all information will not be revealed outside of this room. Do not test me on this. I will give you a reason to fear the God of Shinobi, if any of you break the law and reveal the information no one shall be spared.' The Hokage sighed.
'Uzumaki Naruto is not the first to hold the Kyuubi. History tells us had any of you read it. The Kyuubi has made an appearance before in the land of fire.' The civilian council gasped. 'In the battle between Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara at the Valley of the End, Madara brought the Kyuubi with him.'
'An Uchiha brought the Kyuubi to the land of Fire? But it can't be the Uchiha are a noble clan! They would not do anything to harm the village!,' Mebuki Haruno protested.
'Silence!' The Hokage interrupted. 'In that battle Senju Hashirama won, he was aided by the Uzumaki Mito,' more gasps were heard. 'She sealed the Kyuubi within her to keep it from rampaging all over the land of fire. 'Uzumaki Mito later became Senju Mito. Senju Tsunade's grandmother. She was the first jinchuuriki.'
There was pandemonium in the council room, particularly on the side of the council. They could not believe that the demon brat could be related to the Senjus.
'I am still not done. Senju Mito grew old and knew that she was nearing her time. She requested from the Uzukage of Uzushiogakure someone who could contain the Kyuubi. The Uzukage did send someone a young girl who was 6 years old at that time. Mito-sama prepared her to be the next container for the Kyuubi. The Kyuubi was transferred when she turned 8. She has contained it until she became shinobi up until her death 3 years ago.'
'Who was she, Sandaime-sama?' Shibi wanted to know.
'Who was the Uzumaki that you have had the chance to work with?' The Hokage asked the shinobi council.
The shinobi council heads nodded.
'I will say this so that you will understand for both shinobi and civilian. No one else would be able to hold the Kyuubi except for an Uzumaki. Their stamina, endurance, longevity and the ability to heal themselves makes them and their unique chakra a perfect container for the Kyuubi. Anyone else would just simply die if the Kyuubi was placed in them. They would be lucky to live within the day. If there is nothing more, then let us end this useless meeting.'
The council meeting ended with the civilian council mumbling to themselves. Most of them were annoyed that the demon child would not be executed tonight.