Prologue

Cries of a newborn child emanate the air amidst of the wreckage that was once a forest. The child was laid on an octagon shaped ceremonial pedestal, a black spiral seal prominent on the child's stomach. Not far from the pedestal lie two corpses that were a blond man and a red head woman. Their bodies were covered in blood, just like the rest of the ground that surround them.

Out of nowhere, an elderly man wearing a black battle gear and carrying a long black staff landed in front of pedestal with a battalion of random ninjas in black cloak and various designs of an animal mask behind him. He immediately crouches in front of the crying infant and inspect the complicated seal that was etched on the newborn's stomach. Satisfied with his inspection, he carefully lifts the child in to his expert hands like how a grandfather would lift his grandchild.

An unnamed man, garbed with a white cloak and porcelain mask of a cat suddenly landed beside the unspoken leader of the group.

"Sandaime-sama, the north wall is secure for now. We may have to build it back and reinforced the seals. We are still counting the casualties. The number for now is up to 400 ninjas and 600 civilians that were in the northern district. West, south and east district are left unharmed. The Uchiha military police in collaboration of The Hyuugas, Inuzukas and Aburames are hunting down the remaining survivors in the north district. There were no sightings of any hostile shinobi in a 100 mile circumference. I believe we are safe from outside hostilities for now. The councils are requesting your presence in the council room and demand explanation to what happened." The mask man reported to the elder beside him in a monotone voice.

The elderly Hokage sighed as he tries to calm down the crying infant. 'Looks like I have to take the seat again. Minato, why do you have to leave? Your children and Konoha needs you.' He monologued with himself as he looks at the corpse of his successor and his wife sadly.

He turned to the cloaked man and gives him his orders, "Take the Yondaime's and Kushina's body to the morgue in the restricted section. No one is allowed in that room. Only you and I are permitted in that room unless I say so. Unit 1 is in charge of the security there. Carry them under a genjutsu. We don't want anyone to panic or take advantage of situation. Send Unit 6 and 7 to patrol 50 miles circumference outside Konoha. Send a quarter and a half of the med-nin unit to help the hospital staff and the other quarter to help the clans search for any survivors. Send the rest of the unit to help around Konoha in any way they can. We need all the help we can get. I will take the baby with me to the council room." He said with authority in his voice.

The man in white, bow and speak in his usual monotone voice "Hai, Hokage-sama" And disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

The Sandaime throw a sad look at the lifeless bodies of the married couple and he too disappeared in a swirl of leaves with the crying child still in his arms.

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Hiruzen Sarutobi has a hard time calming the new jiinchuriki. The council are going to be in the room in half an hour but the child was still crying and closing it's eyes against the world. Sarutobi doesn't want the child to be in the meeting where a shouting match will likely occur. He raises his hand and a black garbed shinobi in a white dog mask appeared beside him. The mysterious figure bowed deeply as he great the leader "Hokage-sama."

"Search for Naruto Uzumaki and bring him here."


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