Prologue
A long time ago a demon fox with nine tails existed. It could level mountains and raise tsunamis with the swing of tail. To counter the threat of the nine-tailed fox (Kyuubi no Kitsune) ninja's (shinobi) gathered. One ninja said to be the greatest ninja to ever live faced the great demon in battle and managed to seal it inside a newborn child. This ninja was known as the Fourth Hokage(Yondaime, Hokage means fire shadow) leader of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. The child's name was Naruto Uzumaki.
Forest near the Village Hidden in the Leaves(Konohagakure/Konoha)
"Hold it hear till the Fourth arrives!"
"Don't let it get any closer to our village!"
All of the leaf shinobi were there fighting the great red demon that was rampaging towards their loved ones. Hundreds already lay dead in its path and the ninja that were left had all but given up hope when from the treeline a giant toad leapt out into the path of the beast On it's back stood a lone figure dressed in the traditional garb of the shinobi from the Hidden Leaf, save for the long flowing white cape with the kanji(Japanese lettering) for yellow flash on the back. He had brilliant blue eyes and long, spiky blonde hair that fell in eyes. The rest of the men cheered, their hero had come at last, Minato Namikaze, Konoha's Yellow Flash. The Fourth Hokage looked across at his enemy from the back of Gamabunta(literally Toad Boss) and then down at the warm bundle in his arms. His son looked back and gurgled at him happily. The man sighed and felt sad that he would never see his only son grow up, bitter at the twist of fate that had taken the boy's mother from him, and guilty at the thought of the incredible burden he was placing on the tiny child. The great fox roared and Minato knew he had no choice he placed the baby on the head of the toad boss trusting his lifelong friend and companion to take care of his son and began performing the hand seals. The rest of the ninja looked in on in awe and fear as the Hokage began his justu(technique). All eyes were on their precious leader when fox let another roar this time in pain. Then in a bright flash that blinded everyone looking, the demon vanished with a final scream. When the shinobi regained their sense of sight they saw the Fourth bend down to tuck something into the small bundle beside him and then while they all watched in horror the great Yondaime Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves toppled off his summon, dead.