Chapter One

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I don't own Naruto nor any character connected. Someone else does.

A/N

Welcome everyone to a brand new story . In this story, Minato and Kushina survived Tobi's attack on that terrible day October 10th. Well in this story it turns out to be a great day but I am jumping ahead. Before I put spoilers in these Notes we best start the story.

It was a month after Kushina had told Minato she was pregnant and they were still arguing over the name for the child. They picked out the name already if it's a boy. The name is Naruto meaning powerful whirlpool. Kushina won the argument that last name be Uzumaki until the child graduates the academy. Then and only then can he or she choose to pick up Namekaze or not.

Normally an ultrasound can tell what sex a baby is however in Kushina' case that option was not available due to the intense chakra levels surrounding the seal. Tsunade's medical jitsu was not even an option in this case. At best they could were light scans to make sure the baby was alright.

As Kushina's due date approached, the Third Hokage, Master Jiraiya, and Danzo Shimura paid the Namekazes a visit. They were concerned about the safety of the village due to the seal being weakened by childbirth. Steps had to be taken not only make sure this was safe delivery but also that the village was kept safe.

The place for Kushina's delivery had to b kept top secret. For those purposes the select few directly involved with either the delivery of the protection of the site knew where it was. Not even the Third Hokage knew where the site was.

On the evening of October 10, Kushina just had given birth to a baby. Biwako Sarutobi, one of the midwives, throat was slit as a masked man grabbed the baby. Kushina was too weak to confront the intruder so she had to entrust Minato. "Who are you? Give me back my child!"

"Not so fast, Yondaime. First, step away from Kushina. She has something I want and need."

Kushina ears picked all this up. "You want my prisoner don't you? What makes you think you can control him?"

"I can control him for I have controlled him in the past."

"Madara Uchiha!" sceamed Minato. "But aren't you supposed to be like over one hundred years old?"

"I said step away from Kushina or your brat is dead." Suddenly in question leaped out of his arms and came down with a scratching movement to his mask destroying it. Afterward the little tike ran on all fours directly to Kushina who had her arms stretched waiting for it. Everyone to say the least was very surprised by that event.

Minato used that time to charge up a double whammy Rasengan. He slammed them into Madara forcing him out of the cave. Minato noted all the Anbu were dead. Once back inside he inspected the midwives. They were gone. "Kushina, do you think you can hold the Nine Tails off thru a teleport?"

"I don't think I have much choice in the matter, dear. Staying here is not an option. I bet he would have separated us if it were not for our daughter. She is really without an equal considering how she handled herself with Madara."

"Daughter?" asked a shocked Minato.

Kuchina smirked at her husband's now discomfort, "Yep a Daughter … ttebane."

Minato smiled at his wife's verbal tic. "Daughter huh and without an equal. In that case I have the perfect name."

"Oh! What might that be?" asked a very curious Kushina.

"Later Hun. First we need to get you to Jiraiya so he can reseal the Nine Tails."

"That PERVERT! Why can't you do it?" asked a now upset Kushina.

"If I do the sealing then the person who just threatened to harm my Daughter will get away. Ok you choose then between letting the Pervert touch you or letting that man get away."

A few seconds went by without an answer from Kushina. "Well?" asked Minato.

"I'm thinking … oh all right, I choose the pervert. But if he has wandering hands I might just let the Nine Tails out to destroy the village that produced that pervert."

Minato gulped knowing she was serious. He hugged his wife and daughter and teleported them to the Hokage's office where the Third and Jiraiya was waiting for news. "Minato! What … "started Jiraiya.

"We were attacked right after the delivery by a rouge ninja who was after the Nine Tails. Jiraiya, I need you to reseal that thing while I go after that rouge ninja."

"Sure Minato."

"And Jiraiya, If Kushina unleashes the Nine Tails upon the village because you had wondering hands I will recall Tsunade to the village from her vacation."

Jiraiya's face went as white as his hair. "Right! No wondering hands."

Minato turned to his secret weapons locker in the Hokage's office. Hiruzen Sarutobi called out, "Minato, what about Biwako?"

Minato stiffened which told Hiruzen his answer. "I am sorry, Hiruzen," he said very softly. Jiraiya who overheard decided to do the sealing in the side office.

"I trust you are going after who did this?" Hiruzen asked of Minato who nodded affirmative. "I am coming with you then."

Minato knew it was useless talking sense with his sensei's master. "OK but do me a favor please. This person threatened to kill my daughter just minutes after she was born. Please help me keep a level head."

Jiraiya was impressed by the way his former pupil just handled his master. At the same time he felt rage over what he just said. He was this child's god father after all. He closed the door to concentrate on the sealing of the Nine Tails. In theory all he had to do was just rebuild the torn seal and strengthen it. Easier said than done considering one he was no where a sealing specialist. The second condition was the girl natural temperament. She will be watching him like a hawk the entire time and one slip of the hand would be very catastrophic.

"Will you please get your filthy hands over her do the sealing already. My chakra is control is slipping due to low chakra levels."

-BACK AT THE DELIVERY SITE-

"Here is his mask but he is leaving no footprints. I can't even pick up a chakra trail," said Minato

"What we need is a tracking animal one specially trained in tracking rouge ninjas, Minato."

"I agree but the Inuzuka compound is too far for me to teleport from here. My toads can't do it. However my student, Kakashi, has ninja dogs summons. I think they can do it but I sent him on a mission this morning to try to keep him safe in case."

"Hmm. Before you teleported in with Kushina I got a dove message from Kakashi stating he ran into some hostels which delayed him. His team is at campground seven right now."

Instantly, Minato teleported to campsite seven. Kakashi was surprised to see his mentor. "Sensei, should you not be with your wife right now?"

"We were attacked right after our daughter was born by an S class rouge ninja. Don't worry for both Kushina and my daughter are safe. However we lost track of the ninja and need a tracker," exclaimed Minato.

Kakashi did not need any further explanation. He did the proper hand signs after bitting his own thumb and said, "Summoning Jitsu." Out came this beautiful German Sheppard. "I want you to go with the Yondaime Hokage and follow his lead as if he was me, please." The ninja dog barked affirmative then moved over to Minato.

"Thanks Kakashi." Then the Yondaime teleported himself and the dog back to the Delivery site. "I need you to find the owner of this mask. Can you do it?"

"Oh please. I am the second best tracking dog in the entire fire nation, second only to my master who happens to be another of Kakashi's summons. He did not give call upon him for I am faster on my feet." The tracking dog sniffed the mask. "We are after an Uchiha, great just great. Forgive me but the Uchihas and I don't exactly get along. This Uchiha is about Kakashi's age and has a vaguely familiar scent." The dog sniffed the mask again. "No that is impossible!"

"What?" asked Minato.

"The owner of this mask is the same person who gave Kakashi his sharingan eye."

Minato sighed. "It's possible. We never really recovered Obito's body but the level of Jitsu he is using. He had to come into contact with Madara somehow."

"Enough talk. He is escaping," declared Hiruzen, "Can you get a track an Uchiha?"

"I already have a fix on his location. He is moving fast but we can cut him off with a little teleportation help." The ninja dog told Minato exactly where they needed to teleport.

A moment later Minato, Hiruzen, and the ninja dog found themselves facing Obito Uchiha. "Obito, I trained you. I cared for you. Why betray me now?"

"It's not about betraying you, Minato. It's about my rightful place as Ruler of the World."

"Forget it, Minato. Reasoning with him is not an option anymore. He has gone mad. Best to capture and have Ibiki interrogate him,' Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, said.

With that Minato and Hiruzen tag teamed Obito. Obito could not put up a fight against two Hokages. He would avoid one attack only to be hit with another. Finally Obito could not defend himself anymore. He was defeated. However Minato was fixing to strike him with one more rasengan, one that would kill him.

"Minato, don't do this."

"Tell me one good reason Sarutobi. He killed Biwako and threatened to kill my newborn daughter. Tell me why I should no end this piece of filth's life."

"I can give you three good reasons, milord Hokage," said a new voice.

Minato turned and focused on the new voices owner, "Ibiki!" Behind Ibiki was a team of ninjas he trusted.

After bowing slightly to Minato he continued, "The first reason is it will not bring back anyone he killed including the Third Hokage's wife. For that I am sorry Sandaime for your loss. Secondly even though you will be justified in killing him, I will have to investigate afterwards and the investigation will delay you getting back to Kushina and your newborn daughter. Lastly, someone told him where the delivery site was. That site was a closely guarded site and very few people knew its location. Kill him now and we may never find out who told him."

Minato threw the rasengan into a nearby tree disintegrating it. "Get him out of my sight. Ibiki, I want his remaining eye surgically removed. Find a way to make it happen."

Ibiki did not like that idea for he did not think of it himself but he will obey. "Yes Milord"

Minato teleported again to the Hokage's office. When he entered side office he was perplexed to find members of the medical core repairing one of Jiraiya's arms. "What happened?"

"I tell you what happened," stated a very pissed off Kushina, "That letch had the nerve to grope me right after finished repairing the seal of the Nine Tails."

Minato sighed. "I warned you Jiraiya. I'll be sending for Tsunade in the morning."

As the colors drain from Jiraiya's face, Minato teleported his family home at the Namekaze estate. "Wow you can be vindictive, ttebane."

"Only one person gets to grope my wife and get away with it," replied Minato with a lecherous grin.

"What is with Konoha? Almost all the ninja's are perverts … ttebane."

Minato wanted to tackle his wife Kushina but could not without harming his daughter. "Kushina, I have not yet held my daughter yet. May I?"

Kushina palled. "Uh, there's something I need to tell you … ttebane!" She was no longer excited but extremely nervous now.

Minato knew something seriously was wrong to make Kushina this nervous. "Kushina, you do know you can tell me anything. There is nothing you can't tell me," he said in a very reassuring voice.

"Well …" She bit her lower lip. "The baby was in direct contact with that bastard's demon chakra. I tried to protect it with my own chakra as much as I could. However female fetuses are much more susceptible to his Chakra. Added to this the constant demand the seal had on my chakra and the demand the new life forming had for my chakra, I am afraid that bastards chakra did have an effect on our child after all." She searched Minato's face for any sign of rejection but saw none. Once she saw that Kushina relaxed. "I know you have questions but I think it's best for you to see what I am talking about." Kushina gently placed their daughter into Minato's arms after teaching him how to hold her correctly.

Minato removed the swaddling clothes carefully to see what Kushina was talking about. "Ah how cute!" To Minato his daughter was cute. However some people would not be as open minded. The baby had the general body of a human but there were two exceptions. She had fox ears and a foxes tail. "I just love those adorable ears and that gorgeous tail.

"Minato, you do realize she will not lead a normal life right?" asked Kushina.

Minato thought for a second. "A ninja's life is anything but normal Kushina. I know you wanted her to have the name Uzumaki but with these appendages plus the fact the Uzumaki's are marked for death anywhere else in the world I think the Namekaze name would be better. This village holds the Namekazes with the upmost respect. I know we have a treaty with the Uzumakis but not many remember in the village remember why anymore. I have made the Namekaze name strong. She will need that in her life."

Kushina cried for she knew Minato was correct. Her appendages would isolate her. She will need every advantage she can get to overcome the isolation. "Ok I will concede. Her last name will be Namekaze. On her first name you said there was a perfect name."

"Yes I did. Remember we both agreed she is without an equal?" Kushina nodded. "For that reason I think her name should be Kimiko. Kimiko literally mean 'child without an equal'."

Kushina went over to Minato and looked at their daughter in his hands lovingly. "Child with and equal huh, what do you think little one? Do you like the name Kimiko?" Their baby cooed affirmatively. "Well I think we have the name picked out Minato. Her name is Kimiko Namekaze."

A/N

I know a lot of you like the name Naruko. However like some other writers I feel that name is just over done. Its not even a real name according to the Japanese names books I have been reading. It's just a name the fans came up with. I strongly feel it is because in another anime a certain red headed aqua terrain goes by the name 'Ranko' in their female form. Naruto is completely different because they actually try to pick names that have meaning. I could have gone with Amaya which means 'Night Rain' but decided against that for it really made no sense to me. Naruto is the perfect name considering his mother's family. So in the end I decided to go with a completely new name – Kimiko. So in this fic the 'Naruto' character is called Kimiko. However I will admit if Minato and Kushina were not alive in this fic her name would be Naruko.

Hope you enjoy the rest of the story.