The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki
Authors Note: This is my first real story so I hope you all enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
Sometimes I may forget that Japanese names are supposed to start with their last name as their first and first name as last. So forgive me if I forget. Anyway, on with the story!
The Elemental Nations… the land whose name came from the people who could bent the elements to their whim. Many say they are the land of the strong, the land of the shinobi; at least that's what people who live there describe themselves as…
Many lifetimes have passed since the battle between the Rikudo Sennin and the Juubi. The wars waged throughout the years as a never ending cycle. This time was known as the Warring States Period. This time was an extremely long and bloody period in history where many shinobi clans fought in constant battle.
Two men known as Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara created the first ninja village which goes by the name Konohagakure, otherwise known as the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Many others followed their example and created other hidden villages such as Kumogakure and Sunagakure, Cloud and Sand respectively.
After many more years, in the walls of Konoha a child was going to be born. The child's name was Uzumaki Naruto. He was son of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato and the Red-Hot Habanero Uzumaki Kushina . Although this was supposed to be a happy day, a masked man, who claimed to be Madara, snuck into the village and removed the Kyuubi from its Jinchuuriki, Kushina. The masked man then hypnotized the tailed beast and ordered it to attack Konoha. Minato was able to defeat the masked man but in the end, was forced to seal the Kyuubi into a new container- his son; Naruto.
Middle of the Forest
A flash of yellow appeared in an empty forest clearing. From the flash a man appeared panting heavily while carrying a woman holding a small newborn. From behind them was the remaining rubble of the storehouse that was crushed by a large fox with nine tails.
The blond man was known as Namikaze Minato, Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure. In his arms was his wife, Uzumaki Kushina and his newborn child Naruto. "… Are you okay…?"
His wife looked up in relief. "Minato…" She whispered carrying the small sleeping child in her arms.
Minato set his wife down. "Somehow I've made it this far, but I don't have much chakra left…"
He slowly stood up. "I'll stop him one way or another… There are things… I must protect…" He clenched his hand into a fist. "Precious… things…" As he said that, the large hand of the Kyuubi slammed onto the ground, shaking the surroundings. Minato turned around. "As long as I have that, I swear that I'll never give up!" He clasped his hands together, but as he was about to perform a jutsu, chains appeared out of the ground and headed towards the form of the Kyuubi, binding and bringing it to the ground. As his shock disappeared, he heard his wife coughing violently. "Kushina!"
She was breathing heavily; the amount of effort was unbelievable for one who just survived a tailed beast extraction. "I'll take… the Kyuubi with me… to my death so that the… interval until he emerges… again is delayed. It's all I can manage right now with my… remaining chakra to help you two… Thanks for everything up until now."
Minato shook his head in the negative. He grabbed her shoulders, "Kushina… you're the one who made me Hokage, the one who made me a man. And made me this child's father, and yet I'm still useless."
His wife laughed weakly. "Don't look so sad. I… I'm happy… I'm loved by you, Plus… today is the child's birthday, so most of all… if I were to imagine me alive… and our future together as a family of three… then… I can't see us being anything but happy… But I wish that I could have seen Naruto grow up…"
Minato stood up rubbing his arm against his eyes. "Kushina, there's no need for you to die to kill the Kyuubi. Preserve what little of your chakra that remains for your reunion with Naruto. I'm going to seal the rest of your chakra inside Naruto. It'll be part of a Hakke Fuuin. And I'll take the Kyuubi with me… with the sealing jutsu I can do, not being a jinchuuriki… Shiki Fuujin (Reaper Death Seal)."
"But that jutsu results in the caster's death!"
"One more thing. I'm only sealing away half of the Kyuubi. With this, we can seal half of the Kyuubi forever. And the other half will go to… Naruto using the Hakke Fuin. There are two things I am certain of as of today. The masked man who attacked you will bring catastrophe to the world… and this child… will stop him."
Minato stood up and clasped his hands into the serpent seal, the ghostly figure of the Shinigami appearing behind him. The Kyuubi stood up with as much strength as it could. Seeing the Shinigami, its eyes widened in fear and his struggles increased to escape.
Same time Mt. Myoboku
The Great Toad Sage is the oldest and most respected toad of all the inhabitants of Mount Myoboku. He was alive even when the Rikudo Sennin was still roaming the earth, giving him a prophecy that a mischievous blue-eyed boy will unite the tailed beasts and change the world.
As of now, it seems as if the old toad was asleep…
But things are not as they seem.
Gamamaru's eyes opened in shock. His usual squinting was nowhere to be seen, fear was shown in the old toad's eyes as he began gasping for air. As the old toad panicked as the toad elders Fukasaku and Shima entered in a rush.
Fukasaku stood forward, "Great Toad Sage, what is the matter?"
Gamamaru's eyes, still opened in panic and shock said, "The child of prophecy! He is leaving this world!"
Back in a Forested Area
A pale hand went through Minato's body as it launched itself at the massive beast grabbing half of it's chakra and slowly pulling it toward Minato. Once close slowly went inside Minato's body and was sealed, showing the engraved marking of Minato's stomach. Minato slumped slightly as he felt the pressure of the chakra and winced. 'Such heavy Chakra' He looked up and noticed the size of the Kyuubi now was half it's original size,. He had to act fast.
Minato Quickly made hand signs once more and summoned what looked like a ceremonial bed and quickly placed his child down on the soft cushioning. He could hear the coughing and the heavy wheezing from Kushina and looked back for a quick second. "Kushina!"
It was a short amount of time before Minato realized that the chakra chains binging the Kyuubi were loosening. He and Kushina looked at to see the massive claw aiming towards his and Kushina's beloved child. Both rushed in front of the beast hand and as quick they were pierced from behind, holding the claw to slow it's momentum, sighing in both pain and relief that it barely reaches their child.
"Y-you!" cursed the Kyuubi as he snarled once the chains tightened around him once more.
"I said I was the father... Dying for my child is my right."
"I'm the mother... It's my right too..."
They both took a couple seconds to look at their child, still sleeping peacefully.
Kushina bowed her head and slowly gave a nod as she coughed a little, "This is the first time... I've lost an argument against you. It proves how serious you are..." She said quietly.
Minato nodded as he smiled "Thanks, Kushina." He looked up at the Shinigami and looked back at Kushina. "I'm about to perfrom the Hakke Fuin and store what chakra we have left…So it's best to say what you have to say now" he said smiling at his wife.
"My child... Don't be a picky eater... Eat a lot... And grow big and strong. Make sure to bathe everyday... And stay warm... Don't stay up late... Get plenty of sleep..."
She smiles, "Plus... Make friends... You don't need tons okay? Just a few that you can trust. And... Your mom was bad at this... But study hard... And learn your ninjutsu...! Just... Everyone is good at some things and not at others... So even if things don't go too well... Don't get depressed, okay? At the Academy, respect your teachers and those senior to you..."
She takes a breath, "Oh... And be extra careful about loaning and borrowing money. Make sure you save money from your mission pay... And don't start drinking until you're old enough... And... make sure to be wary of Jiraiya."
She clenches her fist, "Baby, there will be plenty of hard and painful times ahead. Take care of yourself... Make sure to have dreams... And the confidence to make those dreams come true! So much! There is so... so much... so much more for me to tell you! So much more I want to tell you. I want to be with you longer! ...I love you."
Tears start escaping, "I'm sorry, I talked too much."
Minato shook his head. "No... It's all right." He stares at his child.
"...My child... My words to you as your father..." He smiles. "Is ditto to what your loquacious mother said..."
'Hakke Fuuin'
A bright light appears as the Kyuubi is once again sealed. The parents bodies fall to the ground, when the Shinigami appears with an orange bundle in his arms. Kushina opens her eyes weakly and says, "Don't hurt her..."
The Shinigami doesn't answer. Instead he places a newborn child next to the daughter of the slowly dying couple and vanishes. Kushina uses the last of her strength to see what the death god has done and sees a blonde child almost similar to Minato, only with a chubby face... Like hers... She gasps and slowly reaches her less bloodied hand out to stroke the cheek of her daughter and then the boy. She smiles. 'At least... They won't be alone...' She thinks before her hand falls slack and the Third and his Anbu arrive, not seeing the note next to the boy's blanket.