Summary: When both Mikoto and Kushina have twins, the world is drastically altered. Sasuke is not the only one consumed with revenge when the Massacre comes and Naruto knows the love of a sibling. Just how will this change things on top of the fact the Sharingan isn't the only Kekkei Genkai the Uchiha have?


Chapter 1: Intro I


"I love you," Kushina said. Tears ran down her face and mixed with the blood that ran down her chin.

The sealing of the Kyuubi had gone very wrong. Minato had hoped to seal both halves of the Kyuubi into the twins who lay on sealing altars, or seal half of it in himself and use the Shiki Fuujin to die with that half and seal the other Kyuubi half into one of his children. The former was much more preferable; Minato would be able to live with Kushina and be alive for his children.

Little, if anything, goes according to plan when it came to shinobi. I suppose this is simply another, if a bit extreme, example of that, Minato thought. He was really, really hoping that it would go well and everything would be picture perfect. His heart ached as he stood with Kushina, impaled by the Kyuubi's claw.

It had gone wrong the moment after Minato had sealed half of the Kyuubi into Naruto. He hadn't expected Kushina's chakra chains to become loose and be weakened. He smiled a little. He'd overestimated his wife. She was an A-Ranked shinobi in the Bingo Book, though.

Then, the Kyuubi, half its size and furious, took this opportunity to try to kill the twins and Kushina and Minato were forced to stop the claw. It was unbelievably painful, but only a scratch compared to the pain when he though he'd die here and his children would be alone.

Minato knew both his and Kushina's days had come to an end the moment they stepped in front of the claw. Their blood poured out of their abdomens like broken dams. It had only taken a moment to realize this for the new parents.

Neither of them had ever imagined that the first words they'd speak to their children would be their last. Kushina was always one to talk and loved to but Minato's heart hurt when he heard how broken and saddened she sounded as she was giving her last words.

"Minato, I'm sorry I used up your time," Kushina apologized as she sobbed more.

"It's okay," Minato said. "Mei, Naruto, my words to you as your father is the same as your mother."

Naruto was already screaming in pain; he'd had the Kyuubi and a bit of Kushina and Minato's chakra sealed into the seal. Mei, his twin sister, was also crying but not out of pain, but because Naruto was making such a racket and she couldn't sleep. Then, pain seared through her body and her parents collapsed, barely alive.

Minato, despite knowing he'd die today, was satisfied if this is how it ended. He'd had both of the keys to the seals in Mount Myoboku's possession and the Kyuubi was gone and, if this was a bit too much to ask for, that his children would be seen as heroes.

As he was trying to crawl over to Naruto to hold his son one last time, Kushina had already reached Mei and was sobbing still. Minato was too weak to reach and Kushina ended up having to give Naruto to him. The couple's breathing became more and more shallow as their grips weakened.

Hiruzen and another woman entered their vision. Minato decided not to delay and waste his breath on useless apologies to Hiruzen and spoke.

"This is Naruto. From Jiraiya-sensei's book," Minato said. A bright green glow filled his vision and he blacked out soon after.

The green iryo-ninjutsu light also enveloped Kushina. It was extremely calming, this medical ninjutsu. Still, that calmed the fiery Uzumaki none.

"This is Mei. Named after my mother," Kushina said as she hugged her screaming daughter to her chest.

A few minutes later, Kushina also fell unconscious. Both Kushina and Minato were barely hanging onto life. Hiruzen felt panicked when the two had fallen unconscious because one would normally assume that the two people he held in such high regard had been born and died in his lifetime. He took the children in his arms and turned to Tsunade.

"Will they survive?" Hiruzen asked, a desperate edge in his voice.

"No. But they might hold on for another few hours. But I doubt that. Highly. Their wounds are extremely serious and the only way for them to have survived it is if they were gods or if this hadn't happened," Tsunade clicked her tongue. "That Minato. He's got to be the rational one in this kind of shitty situation, doesn't he? Sealing the Kyuubi into his children for the balance of the Bijuu sounds just like him. Once Jiraiya hears he's dead, you will have him to answer to. Jiraiya loved this blonde like a son."

Hiruzen nodded mutely. A few shinobi gathered around and blanched at the sight of their beloved Yondaime Hokage.

"Take Minato and Kushina to the hospital! Now!" Hiruzen ordered. The shinobi scattered in an instant with Minato and Kushina barely alive in their arms to get to the already slammed hospital. Tsunade followed to make sure their conditions didn't worsen any faster, although that was a tall order, even for the legendary Sannin and iryo-ninjutsu specialist she was.

Hiruzen followed soon after, alone except for the screaming babies in his arms. He presumed they were crying their eyes out because the seal must've been painful. When something that dense is sealed into something so small as a baby anything of the sort would be painful. Plus, the Kyuubi's chakra felt almost corrosive and their new chakra coils must've been hit hard.

"Sandaime-sama!" a voice called out. Hiruzen looked to his left and saw multiple Chuunin and Jounin ninja, all of them teenagers. Hiruzen tried to hide the seals on the babies' stomachs as much as he could but their arms were flailing about and their screams nearly deafening.

"Whose babies are those? Are those seal markings on their stomachs?" Gai asked.

Hiruzen was extremely tempted to lie to them.

"Sandaime-sama…did Minato-sensei take down the Kyuubi by sealing it into his children? Where is Minato-sensei? And Kushina-san?" Kakashi's voice sounded formal but Hiruzen heard the desperate and heartbroken edge it had to it. He bit his lip.

"Minato and Kushina are being taken to the hospital. If you want to see them, you'll only have a few hours," Hiruzen said, avoiding the question. Kakashi knew better; the fact Hiruzen had avoided such a direct and serious question was proof he was right. Kakashi felt sick.

Kakashi pushed down the feeling of dread, grief, and nausea. After getting his emotions under control, a sudden jolt of anger shot through him. Why was it always the people he cared about being taken away? Why did they always sacrifice themselves and be so selfish and not let others help them? Kakashi knew that he could've helped! Minato and Kushina wouldn't die in a few hours if he'd helped! They'd die years and years and years away, the way shinobi want to die. They don't want to be stabbed on the battlefield and leave two children all alone. They don't want to commit suicide because of ridicule from ignorant villagers!

Kakashi felt tears coming. He tried to stop it because Gai was simply staring at him but he couldn't help it. So he sped up and ran through the hallways of the hospital the moment his feet hit the ground, trying to look into the rooms for the bright blonde hair of his sensei and the prominent red hair of his sensei's wife.

He burst into the room, panting hard, to see a woman with a large bust emitting a green glow from her hands onto…flesh that wasn't there. Another wave of nausea came and Kakashi somehow pushed it back down.

Minato…and Kushina were missing their abdomens. It was as if they'd been stabbed or something had been thrown into their bodies so quickly that it simply left a huge hold behind. Kakashi stood in shock and fear. He didn't want Minato and Kushina to be taken away. What about their children? What about him? Kakashi didn't want to be alone. Not again. Minato was the one who saved him after Obito died and for him to die too…Kakashi perished the thought.

"M-Minato-sen-s-sei," Kakashi said. Minato's blue eyes turned slowly to look at him and to Kakashi's shock and horror, Minato smiled and said not to worry. No! Kakashi had to worry! Minato can't die!
"Kakashi," Kushina said, her grey eyes hardened. "We have a favor."

Kakashi walked over like a machine, not thinking. He had to go to them. He wanted to see them, even if it was for the last time. They were…they were his family. He'd never admit it, but they were family to him. He couldn't lose them. He couldn't!

"Take care of Naruto and Mei. Can you promise us that?" Minato asked, gripping Kushina's hand as Tsunade continued her treatment despite the fact it was hopeless. Their faces were beginning to lose pallor faster by the passing second and Kakashi nodded, tears rolling down his cheek from his visible eye. Kakashi's shoulders shook as he held both of their hands for hours, even though it only seemed like seconds.

The heart rate monitors gave a single toned sound and Kakashi began to scream. He felt hands drag him away and saw it was Gai, Asuma, and Kurenai. They held his arms and legs, barely able to hold back the teen. Kakashi's taijutsu skills were off the charts and even though he was simply thrashing violently, his friends were having extreme difficultly holding him back. Nurses and doctors flooded the room and for what felt like an eternity they were in that room trying desperately to heal their Hokage and his wife.

In the few hours Minato and Kushina had been stable, the doctors and nurses were hurriedly working on other patients and when the patients were stable, they were rushed into rooms and the next patient was worked on. This gave them ample time to diminish the sheer amount of patients moaning in pain and confusion. Finally, when they had the time to heal their beloved Hokage, it was too late. He was already dead.

Dead.

Dead.

DEAD.

Kakashi began to scream again and Gai let go of an arm and slapped the hysterical silver-haired teen across the face. This stunned Kakashi for a moment before he managed to get Kurenai and Asuma off him and he ran into the room again, only to see the sullen faces of the doctors and nurses.

Kakashi began to shake. Incoherent words spilled out of his mouth and a scream died in his throat. His fists shook at his sides and he marched steps that were simply agony to Minato and Kushina's side. Their faces were almost grey and lacked life. Their bodies had been cleaned of blood and they wore simple clothes and Kakashi's eye lowered as he saw the slight depression in their shirts where the huge hole was. He didn't know exactly how it had formed but all his presumptions pointed to horrific and terribly painful ways; he didn't want to know how it formed.

After standing by them for an immeasurable about of time, he left. Gai and Asuma and Kurenai looked at Kakashi with caution as if he were about to have another episode. Kakashi stuffed his hands in his pockets and walked around the village, rescuing whomever he could. His mind was elsewhere; pushed back and he only let his shinobi skills and instincts take over. It would be easier that way.

At Minato's and the other fallen ninja's funeral, Kakashi was seemingly empty. It looked as if his speech and emotions had died with Minato and Kushina. Before he'd been rather stoic but he would sometimes exchange a nod or a 'hello' with someone before going about his day. Now, he was simply a ghost, a shell, of his former self. It was an understatement to say that Gai, Asuma, and Kurenai were worried.

Hell, their friend might just commit suicide after this.

Kakashi shook his head; they were the ones who might commit suicide after worrying needlessly. He had a promise to keep and he intended to keep it.