A/N – Hello readers and welcome to 'The Eternal Divide' I hope you all have a nice time reading this new fic. Thank you.

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The Eternal Divide

Prologue

Konoha, the village hidden in the leaves, is one of the five majoring ninja militias in the elemental countries. A normally peaceful place besides the time of the Third Great Shinobi War.

On this day though, October 10th, this peaceful tranquil is disturbed by the presence of the nine-tailed bijuu, the Kyuubi.

The Kyuubi, the strongest of the tailed demons, it is able to cut a mountain in half or even start a tsunami with just a flick from one of its tails.

Its attack on Konoha was a surprise, but that did not stop its forces to immediately intercept the Kyuubi in the forest, just a few 100 meters away from Konoha and the battle for the survival of Konoha started.


Konoha Hospital,

In the Konoha's hospital, many of the wounded from the battle against Kyuubi are being taken in. But deeper in the hospital, a man sits just outside of the ER room, this man holds great importance to Konoha, better known as the yondaime hokage, Namikaze Minato.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

'How long does it take for a baby to be born!' He thought in frustration. Namikaze Minato, waiting outside of the ER room where his wife, Uzumaki Kushina lies giving birth to a new baby boy. 'It's been 4 hours since Kushina got moved into the ER…and that just has to be the time we get invaded by the Kyuubi as well.' It was obvious, he was pissed.

"Minato-kun, it is not healthy to make a face like that, it could become permanent and I do not think that Konoha would want a hokage with a face contorted like that" The new person's voice spoke true, Minato's face had his eyes squinted together, his nose flared and his teeth gritted together, all in all, he looked utterly ridiculous.

Letting his facial muscles relax "Oh! Sarutobi-san, what are you doing here?" Minato letting his mind wander off his thoughts of his ire for the time being.

"Can't an old man come up to check on my successor and his wife?" The newly dubbed Sarutobi asked with amusement in his voice. Sarutobi, the sandaime hokage also known as 'the professor' for his vast knowledge of jutsu's, and is currently retired.

Sarutobi's face suddenly took on a serious appearance "Minato, do you know of the situation going on just outside of these walls?"

"How bad has it gotten?" Minato asked, although not really wanting to know the answer.

"Many of our ninjas are either injured or else dead, the rest are still on the battlefield stalling the Kyuubi, waiting for you to come and stop the Kyuubi" As he heard this, Minato's face took on a grave look.

"Sarutobi-san, you know as much as I do that the Kyuubi cannot be killed by mere mortals."

"Well what do you suggest we do then Minato-kun?" Minato's eyes became dim. Sarutobi suddenly wishing he hadn't asked.

"If it comes down to it, I will use that jutsu." Hearing this Sarutobi flew into a rage.

"WHAT! You know the consequences of using it! As well as the needed items, who would you even use to carry out this jutsu! There is NO ONE who will allow you, nor is there anyone who you are able to use, the Kyuubi's chakra will certainly destroy the chakra coils of anyone you will use to carry it out!" Sarutobi, now red-faced looks at Minato to see how he will respond.

"I know that Sarutobi-san, but there is one person who I will be able to use." Minato said in a solemn voice.

"And who might that just be?" Sarutobi asked. Minato started to look towards the door of the ER room, time and sound seemed to freeze at that moment.

Quiet.

"Surely you wouldn't!"- Sarutobi was interrupted as the door to the ER room opened and a doctor had come out.

Minato moved quickly towards the newest person in the room.

"How is she?" Minato asked with worry in his voice. He did not like the look on the doctor's face.

The doctor did not talk. "Answer me" His voice going cold.

The doctor averted his eyes away from Minato's. "I SAID ANSWER ME!" Grabbing onto the doctors shoulders in a vice-like grip, Minato's voice echoing throughout the empty room.

"I-..I am sorry…Hokage-sama, Kushina-sama has died giving birth to your child. We tried as hard as we could to stop the bleeding but-"

Time seemed to freeze for Minato, as soon as those dreaded words had left the doctor's mouth.

Died.

'She's…dead?' Letting the doctor go, his arms going limp as he took a hesitant step back. He felt like he didn't want to live anymore, he couldn't comprehend anything besides the cruel truth that was staring him right in the face. Minato could not hear anything else the doctor had said to him after that, besides his heartbeat. It seemed…so loud.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.

Sarutobi looked on at what had just transpired in front of his eyes. Although he could not see his successor's face, he was very sure of what it looked like. 'Poor Minato-kun' Sarutobi thought. 'It just makes it worse for the child…THE CHILD!' His eyes widening as the thought occurred to him.

Minato could feel the tears stirring in the back of his eyes, no thought was occurring to him other than the fact that the woman he loved, the woman who he would give his life for….was gone, gone…forever. He felt like he could explode at that very instant, the pressure in his chest wasn't helping either. The tears started to stream down his face, his mouth starting to go dry. He made an incoherent sound, it sounded like a mix between a wail and a strained voice. Now… Minato could no longer think, he could no longer breathe, it was like someone had just sucked up all the oxygen around him, his jaw felt numb. He did the only thing he could at that moment…he screamed.


Konoha Forest, Kyuubi battle

Many bodies lie on the floor, trampled on, bitten in half by the Kyuubi or else had chakra exhaustion and could no longer move. The air was heavy, due to the Kyuubi's presence in the area. Friends and family lay along the lot. The stench of death imminent in the air, any lesser man would've vomited straight off at the sight of the numerous bodies lying on the ground.

The Kyuubi's giant form looming over the exhausted ninjas that dares to still challenge its great abilities.

"The lot of you are courageous, even as I stand in front of you still have that look of defiance in your eyes. That look annoys me greatly, and I will wipe it off your face as I destroy your pathetic village." The Kyuubi walking over them and moving towards Konoha.

Down on the ground however, the remaining force of Konoha's ninja would have none of it and a leading jounin sounded out his voice.

"Quickly men! Defend our homeland and the Will of Fire!" he shouted out, his voice booming over the loud stomps the Kyuubi made whenever he walked. As soon as the men started to move however, an unearthly scream filled the entire area stopping everyone in their tracks.

The Kyuubi stopped in his movement, and looked around wildly for the cause of the frightening scream.

"Wha- What am I doing…it was probably a trick of the mind, that's right…a trick of the-." The Kyuubi was cut off from its thoughts as a giant toad started to approach from over the horizon, The Kyuubi's ears twitched as he heard cheering from those pitiful mortals that he had just walked past, and turned around to see if he could find a reason from them for why there was a toad approaching him.

"Yondaime-sama has finally arrived!" shouted a jounin.

"We're saved!" a random chuunin called out in excitement.

"Yondaime?" The Kyuubi's eyes widening as the toads form appeared closer and it was able to see something…someone on top of its head.


Konoha hospital,

Outside the ER room, Namikaze Minato looked shaken. He was on his knees; his hands had a tightened grip in his hair and was taken deep gasps of air from the scream he had just released. His forehead was matted with sweat and his tears would not stop. The doctor in front of him looked absolutely terrified, frozen like a statue. Sarutobi did not look much better either, his face had adopted a look of horror and his mouth agape.

Color was returning to Minato's world, as he steadied his breathing, wiped his face with his forearm and steeled his face, changing it to a cold, dead look. Minato slowly got up on one knee, and then pushed himself up right, and looked the doctor straight into his eye. The doctor's breath hitched, fear took over his entire being from the look he was receiving from the yondaime.

"How..." Minato began, at first his voice raspy, but then cleared his throat.

"How is my son?" No emotion what so ever detected in his voice.

"Umm...err…" The doctor stuttered out, obviously still frightened from the earlier event.

"Out of my way." Spoken in a quiet voice,

'It wasn't suppose to be like this, it's suppose to be a time of happiness for me and Kushina, this is the Kyuubi's fault, ALL OF IT!' Minato took hold of the doctor's face with his right hand, and hauled him over his shoulder. The yondaime then kicked open the doors so hard that they blew off the hinges and a sonic boom resounded through the room. As Minato entered the room, he moved his head in a ghost like fashion towards his left, his face turning pale as he did. Minato no longer sure if he should've been so abrupt and took a little more time to adjust to the thought that this would be the room where his deceased wife lay, and that just the last time he saw her, she was alive.

The sight was a horrific one, it was like a dream you wanted wake up from but could not do so. Blood was everywhere, it was on the bed, on the sheets and worse, it was all over her. Minato walked over to her, and stood silent. Minato took in the features of her face, it seemed so emotionless, her eyes still able to be seen through slits. Blood…vast amounts of it, it was all he was able to see on her, but he did not care in the least, she still looked beautiful to him. Minato moved his hand toward her forehead and with soft movements moved away the strands of red hair that were lying on her forehead that was mixed in with the sweat on her brow. Minato rested his hand down on Kushina's right shoulder and leaned his head down, close to her face and gave her a chaste kiss on the lips, it was cold but he did not care in the slightest. He moved his head toward her left ear and whispered quietly.

"I'll be seeing you soon, Kushina-chan." Closing the rest of her eyes and took a minute of mourning for her and righted his gaze towards all the doctors and nurses in the corner terrified when he had kicked open the door.

"Where is my son." It was not a question, it was a command.

A nurse in the back slowly came forward with a baby boy resting in her arms wrapped in a blue towel, and shakily gave him to Minato. Minato took in the appearance of his son, he would, after all, not be able to see his son again after this day, he may as well cherish this moment as much as he can. His son had blue eyes, like the towel he is wrapped around in, and a tuft of blond hair protruding from his scalp. His hand small and soft, no bigger than the tip of his index finger. Minato's eyes made contact with his sons. They were very bright, exuberant and had a hint of curiosity in them as well as innocence; they were blue like the ocean, you could get lost in them so easily, it seemed…endless. Minato's face, slowly taking on a look of happiness again as he moved his finger to play with his son's small hand.

Sarutobi chose this moment to walk into the room, so much has happened in so little time, his successor lost his wife and maybe went a little insane, threw a doctor over his shoulder and to the far end of the room, probably raw strength alone and he had to attend to him, this was not something and old man as him should deal with. As soon as he looked at Minato however, surprise hit him like a ball to the face. Minato was smiling, a huge change from what his face looked like just a moment ago, it seemed it was contagious because soon enough, he himself was smiling at the innocent sight before him.

"…Naruto" Minato finally spoke. The newly dubbed Naruto gurgled at finally being given a name and started to wave both his arms wildly in the air, as saliva slowly dripped down his face from keeping his mouth open, and Minato was quick to wipe it off with his wrist.

"Huh?" Was Sarutobi's intelligent answer, as one of his eyebrows rose up.

"Naruto, that's his name, Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto." Minato turning his head to face Sarutobi when he spoke.

Sighing, Minato set his son down and unwrapped his towel leaving him bare to the world, and took out a paintbrush. Minato had then started to paint a spiral down onto Naruto's stomach, as well as some kanji going down the side. Naruto laughed as he felt the cold feel of the ink on the paintbrush go down on his stomach.

When finished, Minato let the paint dry down, and started to talk to Sarutobi.

"Sarutobi-san, when I am gone, you will take care of Naruto in my place won't you?" Minato's face once again putting on a solemn look.

Sarutobi of course was expecting this question and replied without hesitance.

"It would be my honor to take care of Naruto-kun, Minato-kun." Putting on a smile to assure Minato that he would carry it out his successor's request.

Minato gave a quiet thank you and put his attention back onto his son.

"Time to go." As Minato said that he hefted Naruto up onto his arms, and left with a sudden disappearance and the only trace of him that was left behind was a yellow flash.


Konoha Main Gate,

Minato appeared in front of the main gate where he was able to see the Kyuubi terrorizing his ninjas. As Minato shook his head, he started to perform hand seals at a very fast pace.

"Kuchiyose no jutsu!" Minato shouted out.

No sooner, a huge shroud of smoke appeared, after the duration of 4 seconds the smoke was cleared and a giant toad stood in its stead.

"This had better not be Jiraiya!" The giant toad shouted out. Moving its eyes towards the tip of his head looking to see who stood on top of it.

"Ohhh! Minato is it? Thank god, I thought the old pervert summoned me for something unreasonable again. Want to go get a drink?" The oversized toad was obviously going to say more but seeing the look on his summoner's face silenced him and quickly averted his eyes towards the area where Minato was looking at.

"Can you bring me over to that area Gamabunta-sama?" Minato asked, his eyes dead set on the Kyuubi, evaluating its every move.

"No problem…but pray tell, what you will do when you get there? You obviously can't match up against the Kyuubi with your strength." Gamabunta stated clearly curious as to what will occur when they would reach ground zero, starting to hop towards the area where the Kyuubi is attacking.

"I will be using a newly constructed seal that will let me summon the shinigami, and the shinigami will then seal the targets soul into a chosen vessel and for compensation, the shinigami will then take the soul of the summoner." Minato explained to its simplest form, but it seemed it was still a little too much for the giant toad.

"Ok, I think I understand." Uncertainty laced in his voice.

"Wait, so that child, it will be the vessel?" Gamabunta finally taking hold of the situation, and seeing Minato nod Gamabunta continued with his next assumption of his understanding.

"Your going to be killed off, aren't you Minato." Minato did not answer, and Gamabunta left him to his thoughts as they drew closer and closer to the Kyuubi.

Looking at the bundle in his hands, now sleeping quietly, Minato took a small smile and got ready for his final hour of living.


Konoha Forest,

Kyuubi took a snarl; this yondaime thinks that he is good enough to match up to him? A toad against a fox, the nine-tailed fox no less! It was insulting to his power.

But as the toad came closer the Kyuubi was able to register a shape of another mortal on top of his head.

"YONDAIME-SAMA!" a jounin waving his arms above his head in excitement.

'Now I get it, a flesh-bag and his summon, it will do them no good because I will crush them like how I killed all those ninjas before them.' Complete confidence clouded the Kyuubi's mind as he took on a smirk, not noticing the yondaime's hands moving at an incredibly fast speed.

Minato set Naruto down in front of his legs.

'Forgive me for what I am about to do my son.' Giving a quick thought, before closing his eyes and starting the series of hand seals.

'Mi, I, Hitsuji, U, Inu, Ne, Tori, Uma, Mi, Tora!' Minato opening his eyes when he had reached the last hand seal.

"SHIKI FUUJIN!" The yondaime screamed out.

"What?" Kyuubi managed to say before an image of the shinigami appeared.

A split in the dimensions appeared as the shinigami came out, the shinigami had long spiky black hair that reached his back, a metal rod in between his mouth, horns protruding from his head and a large black cloak framed around his body, and his hands large and pale with pyreflies flying around his body.

A large black dome surrounded the area where the Kyuubi and Gamabunta are. The shinigami already knowing his objective started to reach for the Kyuubi.

"No.." First it came out quiet, the Kyuubi to shocked to come out with anything else.

"I WON'T LET IT END THIS WAY!" The Kyuubi started to turn tail but could not break through dome with a color as dark as the void. The Kyuubi then tried to retaliate against the Shinigami by sending all its nine-tails to where he thought the Shinigami's body would be, but to the Kyuubi's surprise it passed straight through, the shinigami seeing the action moved quickly to grab onto one of the Kyuubi's tails and held it in a strong grip.

The Kyuubi tried to retract his caught tail and thought he succeeded when the Shinigami's hand started to go through it, but he realized he had lost all feeling in his tail and saw a white outline of where his tail previously was. The Kyuubi looked at Minato was, and saw him lying down with his head facing the Kyuubi.

"It's over…Kyuubi" Minato managed to get out; performing the shiki fuujin took out most of his charka and now he only had enough to survive, grunting in pain when he tried to get up. Minato managed to stand on one foot, almost falling over when he tried to straighten himself up. Panting fiercely, he put his gaze on Naruto, still sleeping oblivious to what was going on around him at this moment.

'Lucky bastard' Minato thought in amusement. He then looked at the shinigami and took in its dark appearance; it was huge, as big as the Kyuubi himself.

The shinigami started to yank on the Kyuubi's tail, pulling out more and more its soul, the Kyuubi of course, tried to resist it by pulling the opposite way but only resulted in losing more of its soul. With one final pull, the Kyuubi's soul was tore free from its body as it dematerialized. The Shinigami looked at Kyuubi's soul, his hand still on it, as it became smaller and smaller, and soon become a pyrefly similar to the ones flying around the Shinigami's body. The Shinigami using his left hand reached out and grabbed Naruto, Minato following the Shinigami's actions with his gaze. Moving the pyrefly to the location of where the spiral was drawn onto, the pyrefly dissappeared into it.

As soon as the pyrefly was inserted however, Naruto woke up and in seeing the site of the Shinigami, started crying. Red charka started to envelope Naruto's eye sockets, as the Shinigami and Minato looked on in wonder. As the red charka dissipated, Naruto fell unconscious. The Shinigami curious as to what just happened started to shrink to a human's size to inspect it further.

Minato couldn't believe his eyes, the Shinigami a second ago, just as big as the Kyuubi itself, is now as little as him. He could feel a headache coming on.

The Shinigami carrying Naruto in its arms moved its pale hand to Naruto's eye and lifted his eye lid. Surprise was written all over the Shinigami's face as Naruto's eyes were now grey like the Rikudou's rin'negan, the only difference was that Naruto's eye did not have 3 circles surrounding his pupil but instead had 3 silver streaks flying through it at least every 3 seconds.

'This…This doujutsu is the one stronger than even the rin'negan, the doujutsu that will give someone enough power to rival Kami-sama himself, but there was such a small chance that it would be born into this world. I must seal it at once." The Shinigami laid his hand over Naruto's, and when about to seal it off Minato cuts in.

"What are you doing!" Minato asks once he sees the strange movements of the Shinigami.

Sharing a glance at Minato, the Shinigami speaks in a deep voice.

"I am sealing off this boys unexpected doujutsu, it will cause a disruption between the difference of gods and humans, but most likely in process he will become blind as well." Going back to his earlier action before he was cut off, unfortunately Minato decides to interject him once again.

"This was not part of the pact that I have made with you!" Minato told him, defiance evident in his voice as he readied himself in a battle stance.

'I will not allow that to happen, to many bad things has happened to him already, but now to take his eyesight away from him, it is just too cruel!' Minato remembering how bright and beautiful his son's eyes were, only able to show them once in his life and to a person who will be dead soon no doubt, he would not allow it.

"Never the less, it is something that must be done, but do not worry you will pay for the compensation after I am finished. You should start saying your good byes and wait over there like a good little human." You could feel the amusement radiating off of the Shinigami, from what he thinks of the situation.

"I'LL KILL YOU!" First dispelling Gamabunta which Minato then fell to the ground, Minato then proceeded to take out a three-pronged kunai and tossed it at the Shinigami's feet, and then started to disappear in a yellow flash.

"Funny how you should say that." Taking his hand off of Naruto's eyes once again, and moving it out to the side.

"…Since I am death." Saying that as he caught Minato's soul through his body which passed right through him, and tumbled onto the ground lifeless.

Minato's soul, now situated in his hands, turned into a pyrefly and flew off into another split of dimensions.

"Now then, to finish this off." Placing his hand over Naruto's eyes again, a dark light appeared under it. The Shinigami, taking his hand off of Naruto's eyes, as intricate seals appeared over where the Shinigami's hand previously was, before disappearing into Naruto's skin. Opening his eye lid once again, they are now seen to be a dull grey color, indicating that Naruto has now lost his doujutsu, and is also, now blind.

Nodding in satisfaction, The Shinigami placed Naruto onto the ground, and proceeded to take his leave. The split appearing again, the Shinigami stepped inside, and disappeared leaving no trace that he was there at all.


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