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Warnings – Slash, Het and reincarnation ahead

Rating - M

Prologue

He's lived before.

As Uzumaki Naruto opened his eyes and let out a wail, he knew he had lived before. Thousands of years of memories rushed past the newborns subconscious and as he quieted down Uzumaki Naruto was reminded of a life before.

A life as Otsutsuki Ashura.

Uchiha Sasuke knew the moment his little brother entered the world again. He shifted as he felt the familiar chakra reach out to touch him. No-one was there to watch as the baby shifted and reached a chubby hand out to the window, in a grabby motion towards the moon as his brother's chakra pulsed soothingly. Otsutsuki Indra couldn't forget his past life, even though this new one looked promising, he felt a yearning in his spirit, he knew Kami had brought him back for a reason, that he was on Earth for unfinished business and his spirit couldn't rest; wouldn't escape the vicious cycle of rebirth unless his duty was completed.

As the baby Uchiha lay down to rest he smiled, this time he would do better and he would make sure the wrongs were righted this time.

Uzumaki Naruto was a peculiar baby. Kushina could feel it in her bones as she looked over her child, Menma was a happy baby. He was a typical newborn, loud, smelly and cute. He would smile at his stuffed frog, cry at baths and hated mushy peas, he was predictable and Kushina knew she was a good mother with him around. With Naruto she felt like a failure, she felt like he judged her with those large blue eyes, found her unworthy of being his mother, found her inadequate and she hated the feeling.

He was just so…..unlike her. For a moment she contemplated the Fox's chakra influencing Naruto and his mannerisms but she knew it wasn't that. She glimpsed a memory of Uzushio and the place she was born …..He reminded her of Mito-Sama and the other Uzumaki's in her family, detached, powerful and cool. They were figures that were respected but loved at the same time, self sufficient.

But, there was a condescending nature to Naruto, the way he did not scream or wail to get his diaper changed or that he didn't splash or laugh a lot. The fact that he was only a child but made her feel like a wet behind the ears genin was so infuriating.

Shaking her head, Kushina breathed deeply and stepped away from Naruto's cot. The baby's chest rose and fell rhythmically and as she watched the fruits of her labour, calmness washed over her. Breathing again Kushina smiled sadly, she knew she would never be a good Kaa-chan to Naruto but she could be a good Okaa-Sama. 'I promise to always help you Naruto on your journey through this life. This is my vow.' Kushina spoke these words with steel like tone in her voice; she smiled one last time then left.

Naruto watched out of the corner of his eyes, 'She would have made a good mother' he mused as he settled into his cot, 'It is but a shame I am nothing like the child that would have been born.' Naruto thought, but how wrong was he. Only time would tell why Kami had specifically placed Kushina, Minato, Mikoto and Fugaku as the parents to its beloved creation and entrusted them to mould, good shinobi into great shinobi.

However, neither prophesied child knew Kami's reasoning, so they slumbered.

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