Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto, Hell if did I won't even be writing this, now will I?

Prologue : Failure

Streets of Konoha

A lone white haired man runs the rampant streets of Konoha. All around him he sees only destruction. Konoha was once filled with greeneries but this battle that they are currently fighting is something nature cannot withstand. As the white haired man runs buildings that are burning starts to crumble down.
"Damn it... I hope I'm not to late..." The man quietly mumbles to himself.
The white haired man came from the frontlines, holding back whatever it is that they were fighting. He received news that his number one pupil, his disciple and his successor was about to do something very stupid.
"Don't do this Minato... It's not what Kushina wants..." The man says this as he quickened his pace to the Hokage Tower.

Hokage Tower

Sarutobi Hiruzen watched as his successor walked slowly towards the rooftop. With him is his only child, still a new born, just out of her mother's womb just hours ago. It was also at the same time that they heard that his mother, Uzumaki Kushina did not make it through the surgery. She died while holding her child in her arms.
"...Naruto..." The man holding the baby quietly said. Hiruzen did not react. He just kept watching him. Hiruzen just kept watched as the man slowly but surely falls into madness. All the while this is happening to the man, he watched as the scene that unfolded in front of his eyes. Death was everywhere. Buildings were burning. Bodies were flying. And under all that was a death defying roar. A large nine-tailed fox was running a mock on his village. All of his ninjas were fighting to the bitter end but he knew that they could not win. The man knew that the only way to stop it was a sealing jutsu. One that may very well end his life. He turned towards his predecessor.
"Old man..." He looked Hiruzen in the eyes. The old man looked straight at him. He saw his reflection on his eyes. Blond hair, blue eyes, the same features that his only son has. He saw himself wearing the coat and hat that symbolizes him as the Hokage of Konoha. Underneat it is his trusty green jacket where he keeps most of his tools for his seals. But most of all he saw himself smiling. An eerie smile that slowly crept up to his face. Hiruzen still holds his gaze never letting himself lose sight of his successor.
"Minato... You know you don't have to do this. I can do the sealing..." Hiruzen says but Minator raises his hand and slowly shakes his head.
"Old man... You know your body won't be able to take that much beating now that your way past your prime. I am the only one that can do this." He said with determination. Hiruzen looked at his feet in shame. He kept wishing himself to be 30 years younger again!
"Then what about me?" The white haired man suddenly appeared. Both of them turned towards him.
"Jiraiya... Master, you know my sealing skill are already in a whole different level when you first taught it to me." Minato said. This made Jiraiya cringe a bit.
"Even so, to waste your life with this problem is just going overboard! Minato, think for a minute! Your just confused at the lost of your wife! Sacrificing both you and your son is insane! What will Kushina say to you when you see her again!" Jiraiya howled, poured out his soul to stop his student's suicidal attempt. But it was not enough.

Minato turned around to see his village. He shouted for joy on top of this rooftop when he first became hokage. He watched his village everyday on top of this tower. He knew what he had to do. It was the only way to save the people he was duty bound to protect. He looked down at his son. He wispered the name that her mother gave him.
"...Naruto... I.. I.. I'm so sorry..." He turned around to looked at both of his teachers.
"I... I..." Minato was getting teary-eyed. "My... only... wish is for... the people... to see my son as their savior... can you do that for me, Old man?" He looked at Hiruzen as if he was his only hope.
"Sure, Minato... I'll get it done. I promise." Hiruzen said. Minato looked at Jiraiya and was about to speak...
"I'll watch over him, don't worry." Jiraiya said while looking the other way. Minato smiled a small tear running from his eyes.
"Will you look after my son as well Kakashi?" Minato says making Hiruzen and Jiraiya look at the direction that he was saying that too. Kakashi came out behind a broken wall outside the office.
"Yes, teacher. I would be honored to protect him." Kakashi says with a look of sadness in his eyes. Minato turned to look at the Kyuubi. He gave a thumbs up to the people at his back and softly said "I'm going..." as he left 3 regretful people looking at his back.

Somewhere in the Battlefield

Minato flew through the air went above the battlefield. Bodies of flesh scattered everywhere, it was filled with the cry of despair. Minato grind his teeth. He tossed Naruto in the air and performed a series of hand signs. "Summon!" Minato shouted.
A large toad descended from where he placed his hands. He grabbed his son in mid-air and slowly place his feet on the back of the toad.
"Oi oi oi... Minato, what the hell do you think I am, your henchmen!" The large frog shouted.
"Sorry Gamabunta... No boss, it was an emergency." Minato calmly replies. Gamabunta slowly looked around the battlefield. His stop at a particular enemy... The nine-tailed fox. It also seemed to notice Gamabunta's presence in the battlefield. Their eyes lock into one another.
"I can't beat that fox Minato..." He was about to continue when Minato stop him.
"No boss, I am not asking you to beat it but can you at least buy me some time?" Minato asked. Gamabunta replyed skeptically.
"How long?"
"About 30 seconds to 2 minutes?"
"Hmmm, I'll see what I can do." Gamabunta replied not so happily. Fighting the legendary Nine-tailed fox was something Gamabunta did not look forward too. And the fighting commences with Gamabunta leading on. He quickly spilled oil aroung the fox while the fox shot large fireballs at him. Gamabunta used wind jutsu that came from his mouth to repel the fireballs.
"How much longer Minato! I don't have unlimited chakra here unlike the Kyuubi!" Gamabunta howled as he rushed the fox with the large knife at his back.
*Clink!* The sound of metal clashing with something just as strong. It's teeth.
"What!" Gamabunta was grabbed from the sword and lifted up by the Kyuubi using only its mouth. Minato was concentrating so hard that he did not feel the impact of them getting plummeted to the ground.
"It's time, thanks Gamabunta." Minato declared loudly.
"About time... haa... ha.." Gamabunta replies as he readied himself to cast one more justu.
"Katon!" Gamabunta shouts as he finishes the hand signs. The oil that he cast earlier on was the shap of a circle surronding the Kyuubi by red flames. A sharp cry can be head from it.
"This is the end!" Minato shouted as he performed a series of unfamiliar hand signs. Just as he was about to finish the second to the last set, a large earthquake occured that poofed back Gamabunta in the toad village. Minato cursed as he slammed his and on the air and hoped that the justu would be able to seal the Kyuubi once and for all. From Minato's hand white rays of light came to be and wrap up and binded the Kyuubi and slowly absorbed its chakra. The rays of light began to wrap around Naruto and things were supposed finally be finished. He waited for the Death God to collect his payment. Minato's soul. Minato fell with his eyes closed and waited for his death...

But it never came. He opened his eyes when a huge chakra was beginning to burst and he saw the Kyuubi exploding into a dazzaling white light that blinded anything that sees it. Unfortunately Minato saw it and was momentarily blinded. But still he opened his eyes in hope of seeing his son's silhouette. He saw 2 silhouettes inside that blinding light and used his wind jutsus to run to both of the silhouettes. As he grabbed both of them from their head, he puts them on his chest and turned his back to hit the ground with his back and trying to soften the fall with his wind. And it seem easy seeing his the Hokage and all. Oh right, he was blind. A large thud was all he heard when he fainted.

? ? ?

He saw a dream. A dream of only colors exist. A dream of pure red. It burned. It was hot. No matter what he did he burned. All he can think of was it was hot. He did not saw himself. All he saw was red. Fiery red. It was so hot he felt like melting. He believed he already did melt. He can't think straight. It was hot. It was just so damn hot! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

? ? ?

Minato woke up from the start. He saw white. He waited for his vision to fix it self. He felt his upper body fully numb. He can't move his arms but surprisingly he can move his legs. His vision slowly adjusted. He saw green. Lots of green. Some black, brown or red but mostly green. He waited for a few more seconds so his eyes can refocus.

Battlefield

He saw that he was still on the forest outside of Konoha. He caught a hint of blond hair on his left shoulder. He saw his Naruto breathing softly as he lay asleep. He felt at peace...
Until he looked at his other side. His entire right side down to his feet was covered with crimson red hair. A ragged breath hit his neck everytime it breaths. He felt a small lump on his chest. As his upper body was numbed he could not look at the face of the other person he saved... Or maybe not. The person slowly got up from his chest or maybe his neck, Minato could really know. The girl was at the very least 5 to 7 years old in Minato's eyes if he was not getting rusty at judging a person's age. She rubbed her eyes in a cute fashion using the wrist and stroking it sideways. She slowly opened her eyes. It was the color of gold...
Something only a youkai can posses. And it has slits in the middle of her eyes. Minato remembers where he saw this type of eyes before...
The Kyuubi no Kitsune.
"Ah" "Ah" Both Minato and the Kyuubi? said at the same time.
"AHHHHHHH!" Minato and Kyuubi's scream could be heard throught the battelfield.

Author's Notes : Hey guys, this is my first ever fanfic so all comments bad or nice are welcomed! As some of you may have seen already, its a MinatoXFemKyuu. Maybe it has a little of NaruXHina. Okay so Im also thinking of maybe putting a harem for Minato as he is currently single. But main pairings still stands. Well I hope you liked this as much as I have. If you have questions you can PM and I'll try my hardest to answer them as best as I can. Oh, and lemons for later chapters.

PS: Next chapters may be longer than this. well hopefully it will.

Insanely43 out.