A/N This is for one of Dragonwolf Tamer's challenges on- wait (exclude pronoun) profile. I just reedited this due to errors that this silly word document didn't save after editing. I saved twice!
The Yellow Phantom
Chapter 1: The Infant's Guardian
"…This is getting annoying," an Anbu muttered as his attack was simply brushed away by the Kyuubi. The skies were dark with fear and darkness, and the chilling winds weren't helping anyone feel better.
"All we're doing is distracting this demon until the hokage arrives with his solution," the second Anbu shouted as her kunai was deflected to the side.
"Well, he better come before the village is a graveyard," the first anbu said as he avoided a blast of red chakra, "And speak of the devil himself."
With a flash of yellow light, the fourth hokage, Minato, leaped into view with a baby in his arms, "How's everyone doing?"
"…" the many Anbu that arrived looked at Minato with an expression that was a cross of fear for the baby in the way of danger, confusion for that same reason, and offense from the sarcastic question that was asked.
"You don't have to look at me like that," Minato muttered as he performed the summoning jutsu for Gamabunta, the Toad Boss.
"Wha- Kyuubi?" The massive toad looked confused as he was face-to-face with the Nine tail fox, "I woke up from a dream to enter a nightmare?"
"No," Minato responded with a bit of annoyance in his voice, "you woke up from a dream to hold off the demon while I perform a sealing jutsu on him."
Remembering the plan, the toad lunged at the demon, "Make it quick, red chakra actually stings a lot on slimy skin."
"Don't worry, this won't take long," Minato shouted as he flew through the hand signs needed for the sealing jutsu needed to remove the fox from this existence…for now. Once the hand signs were complete, a flash of light flashed brightly, and everyone watched as the Kyuubi vanished, the toad dispelled, the hokage lying lifeless on the ground, and the baby taking a nap next to his deceased father along with the bodies of other ninja who gave their lives to defend everyone they knew. The remaining ninja looked at the remains of the great battle that occurred…particularly one Anbu who looked at the baby in dismay.
"I guess your dad won't be taking care of you this lifetime," the masked figure whispered as she looked onwards to everything that was in ruins, "Your not alone kid…he is not going to be here for me either."
With that, the ninja was enveloped in a pale yellow light, and flew off into the distance.
"Just be strong…I'll come back for you after I learn a few new tricks."
…3 years later
It was a bad idea to sneak into this festival. Naruto was told that festivals were fun and exciting, until an angry mob formed and chased him out of town…again. Was sneaking to the festival that celebrated the defeat of the Kyuubi a bad idea?
"We're going to get you demon," one of the men in the mob shouted as Naruto turned a corner. This had been going on for a while now. Naruto actually had a sense of fear and excitement every time the villagers chased him. And anyway, the villager eventually go to sleep. A yellow glow appears some screaming is heard, and the villagers are taking a nap with red stuff leaking out of them.
"I just need to wait for it," Naruto muttered as he tripped over a random bottle, and fell face-flat onto the ground, "I just hope it comes soon."
Kakashi was searching the village for Naruto. The number of times the third hokage told the kid to remain in his protective abode, Naruto somehow gets passed all the Anbu guards and gets himself in trouble.
Kakashi then noticed some lights in the distance, "Torches…they really want to get themselves spotted."
Kakashi, though, was getting bored of these hunts. For some reason, by the time he found Naruto, the villagers were already dead. Surely the young child was not capable of tapping into the fox's power. He was too young for that, and the Kyuubi would doo much more devastation to the area. On the other hand, the wounds on the villagers were related to lacerations with blades. If someone was keeping an eye on the young child, he or she was very quick in taking down multiple foes with a blade.
Heading towards the lights, Kakashi still had to take the kid home and check if he's still all right.
"Great," Naruto thought as all the villagers surrounded him, weapons on hand to strike the defenseless kid down, "it looks like I'm doomed this time."
One of the men laughed, "You thought you were going to get away this time!" The man pointed his weapon towards the kid's head, "I'll make sure this axe cuts you clean in half demon!"
"This is getting annoying," a figure above the mob muttered as she removed her mask. As soon as the fool was done making his empty threats, she enveloped herself in a pale yellow glow, and quickly flew down onto the unsuspecting mob.
"If he was a demon," the ghost shouted as all the villagers looked up, "then why hasn't he killed you yet!"
The villager's were in awe at the phantom that floated above them, "M-M-M-M-Mistress Kushina?"
"Close," the phantom mocked as she pulled out a tiny dagger, "but you better stop attempting to murder my little brother, and start running for your lives!"
"Try us!" A villager said threatening as he brung the axe down onto Naruto's head…only to find that both his arms were now on the ground, "AAAAAAAHH!"
"Stop bothering the village with your screams," the phantom said as she swiftly swiped the tiny knife through the man's throat, leaving his screams a mere gurgle of blood and spit.
Awe-struck, the villagers never stood a chance against the speed and power of the mysterious phantom. Even though 3 seconds didn't leave much time to contemplate what the heck the ghost was before they were quickly, but brutally, hacked to pieces. Many thought it was the mother that returned. Others thought that the daughter of Minato rose from the grave. Few remembered the lost child of Minato and Kushina. The child just disappeared one day, and was assumed to be dead after 3 years since she was only 2 when she vanished. But, it didn't matter. All of them were going to find out when they reached the afterlife.
"This used to be fun," the female phantom said as she dispelled her special jutsu and walked towards the little kid, who was staring at him with confusion, "Hello."
Naruto could barely remember who his parents were. He once saw a picture with a man and woman holding a small kid that resembled him…but that was 2 years ago. Strangely, the woman in front of her looked exactly like the woman from the picture. Could it be mommy?
"Mommy?" Naruto asked with a quiet voice as the figure stepped in front of the kid, and lifted him up.
"Close…" the woman responded as she hugged the kid, "I'm your long-lost sister who's been saving you from all those bad people."
"Sister?" Naruto said with a broken accent as he tried to think, "What's a sister?"
Looking confused at the kid, the woman blinked a few times and responded, "Well, I have the same mommy and daddy as you did."
"You know where mommy and daddy are!" Naruto jumped in the lady's arms, excitement filling his eyes, "Can you take me to them please oh please!"
"Sorry," the woman apologized as she placed the kid on his feet, "I can't take you to them right now."
"MMMM," Naruto pouted as he looked to his right, "It's the masked guy."
"Hmmm," the lady turned to the Anbu, who looked at her confused.
"…Kushina?" The man responded as the lady shook her head, "Then…you must be Kasumi."
"I'm glad someone remembers the missing child of the Yellow Flash," the lady responded as she searched for a cookie to give to Naruto in her bag, "I thought I was long forgotten."
"My sensei once told my team of another child they had after we saw Naruto being born."
"So, you must be Kakashi Hatake if my constant peaking in classified records are correct," Kasumi said as she found the cookie she was looking for and handed it to her brother, "you really do match the description of "always serious-sounding" that Minato always put down in his team reports."
Ignoring the fact that his sensei probably put other things in that report, Kakashi then noticed all the dead bodies with the same slashes through them, "You were protecting Naruto from the villagers."
"Yep," Kasumi nodded as she then looked for milk in her bag, realizing that putting milk in bags was silly, "Someone had to do something in a timely fashion, wink wink."
"…That one was Obito's problem," Kakashi muttered as Kasumi laughed.
"I don't know much about the late Uchiha, but you look like someone who is fashionably late to parties."
Trying to get away from any other subjects that could be used to humiliate him, Kakashi noticed that Kasumi was picking up Naruto, "Wait!"
"What now, my little brother is getting a bit drowsy."
"Sis," Naruto yawned as he tried to make himself snug in his sister's arms, "I'm getting sleepy."
"I was ordered to-" Kakashi was quickly silenced by Kasumi raising her hand to her lips, and responding with a "SHHHH, he's trying to go to sleep. Let me take him home with me."
"I need to re-" Kakashi couldn't finish his line as Kasumi activated her jutsu and leaped into the air, only to fly over Kakashi's head as a ghostly figure.
"I'm not too sure if they're going to believe you," Kasumi said as she flew too swiftly for the copy ninja to follow, "but tell your bosses that the Yellow Phantom took Naruto to a better place." With that, a bright flash of light enveloped her and Naruto, and then they were gone.
Kakashi, wondering if anyone was going to believe any story he told them, headed back to the hokage's tower to report on his mission.
The next chapter will be the tale of Naruto's older sister going missing. Stay tuned…even though this is print, and not a television screen…
…you know what, just wait for the next chapter!