The Kyuubi no Kitsune was tearing down the gates to Konoha. "HOLD UNTIL THE FOURTH HOKAGE ARRIVES!" was what everyone was yelling, rallying to push back the monster. But even with their determination to hold the great fox kept pushing forward, tearing through their ranks with ease.
A rhythmic thumping momentarily distracted everyone, even the fox, as a massive toad crashed onto the battle field, a blonde haired man riding on top. In his hands was a small child with seal drawn in blood over his stomach. "Shiki Fujin" he said calmly, already in acceptance of what would happen.
A poof of smoke and a black cloaked figure with a skull-like mask with three long pointed "teeth" pointing out of the bottom appeared. The figure looked around before his eyes settled on Minato. He waved cheerily with his massive, flat, bone-white hands "Hello Minato-kun. Are you the one who summoned me?"
"Hai Shinigami-sama. I require your help. I must seal that" he said gesturing at the Kyuubi with his head, while he kept his hands in the seal "in here" now nodding his head at his son.
Shinigami's cheer was gone in an instant. "You know what will be happen if I do that" his voice just now matching the seriousness of the situation.
"I am."
"What about Kushina?"
"She didn't make it through the child birth." Minato replied, his tone sorrowful.
"I see. Very well, I will help you stop the beast." The god placed his hand directly into Minato's back and grasped his soul tightly. Next he pointed his other hand out to the rampaging fox. It screamed in defiance as the Shinigami's massive soul wavelength began to forcibly contain the fox's own. The demon was compressed further and further until it was forced into its original state- chakra. The chakra was pushed into the crying child, making the seal glow red before it faded to black.
Minato placed his hands on the seal "Hakke no Fuin Shiki." A pattern of a symbols appeared over the spiral seal. He sent a sad smile to Shinigami "Please take good care of my son Shinigami-sama." Shinigami simply nodded as Minato's soul broke down from the stress of the sealing. Shinigami absorbed it into himself with a sigh. Sometimes being Death sucked.
Gamabunta disappeared quietly in a poof of smoke, knowing that the job was and leaving to lament the death of his favorite summoner. The Shinigami floated down as a single ninja approached him.
"Kakashi I presume." The silver haired young man nodded, in awe that the god of death himself was taking to him. "Good. Take Naruto to the Hokage immediately, there is something I must deal with." Again Kakashi nodded taking the baby into his hands and jumping away.
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"DAMMIT! I summoned Kyuubi for nothing. All because of that stupid Fourth Hokage." Uchiha Madara continued to rant at the loss of his greatest pet. He never noticed the dark cloaked figure float in behind him.
"So you are the one who set the Kyuubi on Konoha and are responsible for the death of one of my best Death Scythes and his meister and wife." Madara froze solid. "If you're wondering how I found you, it's because a tainted soul like yours stand out among the forest." He turned to face the voice behind him finding himself in the presence of someone with shadowed clothes and a goofy mask.
"Don't you know who I am? The great Uchiha Madara, the man with the eternal Sharigan." Madara said arrogantly unaware of who he was actually talking to.
"Eternal? So you are the one who has managed to stay off my list for so long. I have been meaning to have you dealt with for a long time."
"Really?" Madara asked, narrowing his eyes as he wondered exactly who this person was.
Suddenly Shinigami was in front of him, hand raised over his head. "Yes, really. SHINIGAMI CHOP!" Madara didn't even have time to react as the hand came down to tear him apart, body and soul.
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Sarutobi watched the baby in the cradle. To have experienced so much suffering in so little time, the boy seemed like he was cursed.
"How is he?" Sarutobi didn't react as the cloaked god entered his office via the window.
"He's fine" the Hokage turned to face the Shinigami. "So you are the Shinigami that Minato spoke of?"
"Yes."
Sarutobi turned to look at Naruto sleeping in his crib. "He is going to be very powerful isn't he?"
Shinigami was also looking at Naruto "Considering his heritage, he is going to be very powerful. His father a Death Scythe and his mother both a meister… and a witch. The Golden Spear and the Red Shark. They were famous in Death City, even though not many were aware of Kushina's dual nature."
"And that's why you're taking him."
Shinigami picked Naruto up and the now awakened baby cooed in delight grabbing at the fingers holding him "He is going to be both a powerful buki and possess the magic of witches. And with that magic comes the urge for destruction. We need to teach him how to control his soul before we let him become a ninja."
The Hokage sighed and collapsed into his chair "It would probably be for the best considering people's reaction to containing the fox."
"GLAD YOU AGREE." Shinigami yelled having already gone flying out the window Naruto in hand.
Sarutobi sighed again. "Now I know where Minato got it from."
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10 years later
"Stein-sensei why do I have to do this again?" young Naruto asked.
"You need to learn how to strike souls directly." 18 year old Stein replied smoking his usual cigarettes.
"I get that, but why am I doing it to Spirit-sensei?" Spirit was hanging from the ceiling tied to a board in a spread eagle position. He whimpered softly in fear of what Stein might do to him while he was disabled by soul restricting ropes.
"Because you need to learn it by practicing on an actual soul, AHAHAHA." He finished his answer with a maniacal laugh. "Now, keep practicing for about an hour. When you are done cut Spirit-senpai down so he can help you practice transforming." Spirit sighed in relief when he heard that. He might actually make it through the day.
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"Very good Naruto-kun." Naruto impressed Spirit again and again. He had already mastered changing parts of his body into his weapon. 'But, like father like son, I suppose.' Minato and Kushina had been very involved in the teaching of Spirit and Stein. The Double S Duo, as Naruto insisted he call them, owed an enormous debt to the Death Scythe and his meister and they were paying them now, by teaching their own teacher's child.
"Spirit-sensei can I play with Maka?" Naruto had taken a shining to the young girl almost immediately and her to him. She was half his age, but even so it made sense for them to be friends seeing as Naruto spent most of his time with Spirit and Spirit was always taking care of Maka.
"Alright, but be careful." Naruto ran off to find Maka. "That kid is going to be great some day."
*CRASH
"MY BAD!"
"But, right now, he is an idiot."
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Another 10 years later
A young man with a smiling face approached Death City. His orange jacket with black stripes flew with the desert wind, his black combat boots trudged through the sand, and his favorite pair sunglasses with the orange lenses. "I wonder if Shinigami-sama will be happy to see me. Or how happy he will be to hear that I'm back permanently." He reached into the back pocket of his gray cargo pants and pulled out a headband. The smile had been replaced by a grim look of anger and regret. A flame appeared in his hand and set the trinket alight "I will never go back to that place." He let the melting metal and burning cloth fall to the ground as he continued along his path to Death City.
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I had been nursing this idea for a while, but I had to reread the manga just to catch up on the plot details. Naruto's past will be told as the story goes on, this is just to set up for his early life. Can anybody figure out Naruto's animal theme? It should be pretty obvious considering his clothing. On a side note pairing poll for Descendent of Rave is still up and should be for a couple of more chapters, at least the rest of the Wave Arc.
-Bemmybean