Deals with the Demon.

Chapter 1: Deals

He was defeated. Uzumaki Naruto. On the verge of death, he grabs the necklace that the Hokage gave him. I guess I won't be like you, huh Tsunade-baa-chan?

He falls to his knees, hand still on the trinket, blood everywhere. His head hurts, and he sheds a tear.

All my dreams, I've been such a braggart. I can't even accomplish one.
I couldn't keep Konoha safe. I didn't even make Chunin.
I couldn't tell Sakura I loved her. I couldn't bring Sasuke back.
I was such a failure. Ero-Senin, forgive your failure of a godson.
Dad, wait for me. I'm...coming.

He closed his eyes, and smiled knowing that everything was over. His hand slipped from the necklace and he fell flat on his chest. Face full of tears. When, he appears in his subconscious, and the demon fox speaks to him.

"Pathetic boy, see what could have happened if you have just listened to me…
But I will give you another chance… For keeping me and my power instead of killing yourself with power… I will return you to the time of my sealing, you shall sacrifice your form now, yet you shall live without me in you… But be warned, once this day comes… The same fate will strike… I will kill you…" the demon's voice faded completely at the last sentence.

Naruto didn't care anymore, he stood up and reached the seal, but then remembered his Father's face. Dad, wait for me.

He peeled the seal off, unleashing a very violent stream of red chakra flowing through him, he was getting weaker though, weaker, weaker until he was on his knees, grasping his stomach since the life is being sucked out of him. This is the end for me, in this world.

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He appeared in front of Minato, who was just about ready to seal the fox. Yet Naruto punched him in the face, and grabbed his arm, sealing the fox in his 16 year old form. Blood gushing out from his mouth and the transformation of his frail body into the fox. He disappeared into thin air with a smile on his mouth, smiling at his father. Not knowing who he was.

Gone.
Forever.
Despair.
Death.
Agony.
Triumph.
Rebirth.
Memory.
Forever.
Limitation.

Ninja squads appear before Minato after the Demon fox was sealed into 16 year old Naruto, and help him towards the hospital.

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It was a day after the invasion of the fox into Konoha, memories were still fresh and Minato couldn't believe what happened. Lying in his hospital bed with nothing but bandages and his trousers, he asks himself unexplainable questions.

First of all, who was that kid?
Yes, he did resemble Minato, yet with that blow to the face, he didn't actually see him.

Second, how did he appear in front of me?
It was extraordinary. He came out of nowhere and he had no chakra, it was a very good jutsu even I can't use.

Third, I made the seals and gave my chakra, yet why was it him who died?
I sacrificed myself, in order to protect Konoha, why am I still alive?

"Be thankful, Minato." Said a familiar voice.

"Sensei..."

"I know what you're thinking, I heard it all from the squad captains." He rested his hand on Minato's shoulder.

"When did you get back?"

"As soon as possible of course!" He smiled.

"Thanks, Sensei." He smiled, his eyes, nose and mouth being only visible.

"Tell me what happened, son. You seem bothered." Jiraiya ordered.

"Well, I'm not supposed to be alive, you see." His mood switched to a more depressed one.

"Who saved you? The first? The second?" he guessed.

"None of them, it was… a boy. A teenage boy with whiskers and all."

"Whiskers?"

"Must be a mark. But he punched me, not being able to see his face, I just remember yellow hair and whiskers. He absorbed the kyubi, leaving me powerless, as everything started to calm down. Squads then took me here."

"I see." He seemed as puzzled as him, more even.

"Sir, I'm sorry but the patient needs his rest." Says a nurse to Jiraiya.

"Hmm.. Alright." He stands. "Get well, and don't think about it much, son." He smiles and leaves.

Thanks, Sensei. He smiles to himself, and goes to a slumber.

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He dreams about 16 year old Naruto, how he saved the village, and how he earned the respect of everyone. He defeated the so-called "God Realm of the Akatsuki". Everything was difficult to understand. Then sleep consumes him some more.

Notes: Dudes, sorry if it's hard to understand, but please don't flame. XD
Okay, to explain it in a nutshell, Naruto (16) dies `cause he was defeated by Pein, then the Kyuubi gives him a chance to re-live his life without the Kyuubi, but when he reaches the exact day he dies, the Kyuubi will return to kill him.

Sorry if it's all messed up, well, it's just the start you'll get it in the chapters to come. Hopefully.

Naruto is Masashi Kishimoto's ©.