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Chapter 1: Glory in Konoha, the Yellow Flash

Four years ago, the Demon Fox with nine-tails ravaged the Ninja Village Hidden in the Leaves with deaths and destruction, it's might decimate the population and nearly wiped Konoha out of existence. Living on its name, Kyuubi brought the strongest Ninja Forces to its knees but end it, it did not.

The then Hokage did the impossible and defeated the mightiest Chakra Demon, sealing the malevolent creature in the belly of a newborn child but at the cost of his life. Any victory or joy is lost at the faces of dead family, friends, comrades and most of all, their beloved leader. using his last breath he wished for the Village to see the child as a hero and Namikaze Minato died saving his home, proving he's more than worthy of the title Hokage and immortalizing his name in the History.

With this, the Village's biggest hurdle had passed and Konoha stood up and regained their footing, buildings had been rebuild, business resume and Konoha slowly healed. Though, Konoha rose from the ashes of the fox fire, scars, numerous and still pestering remain, memories and emotions burden every cracks and crevices of the prosperous mask of vitality and strength.

The reseated Sandiame Hokage, a man close to his successor Minato put forth a new law; this law drew a curtain of shadow and hid the truth of Kyuubi's defeat and the death of Yondaime, forbidding everyone to speak a word, whether intentional, accident or in roundabout way, announced as SSS-class Village and punishable by Death….However...

Hatred and pain oozed like poisonous fumes and slowly corrupting its young leaves, the old passing the echo of unsuppressed evil growing in their hearts to the next generation. Withering good will and faith, and through it all one child suffer and bore the brunt of the after effects of the Kyuubi attack. Uzumaki Naruto, blond haired and blue eyed child, orphaned, hated and the vessel of The Kyuubi no Kitsune.

Growing up in a place filled with people who despised you at first sight, Naruto saw the darkest attribute of humanity, and unnecessary violent and unjust preconception rubbed him of happiness and innocence. Loneliness and hatred, Naruto knew them well like a sibling growing up in a household or in his case orphanage, and while confused and repeatedly hurt he embraced them, learning to resigned himself to its holds for the last grain of his time in this life. He tried to live not for himself but for the few people of care for him, well three actually – Hokage-jiji and the chef and his daughter in Ichiraku, it not much and still the boy's grateful, as sad as it is.

Bad to worse things life threw at him, yet what Naruto didn't expect to received is a hooded man, mysterious, graceful and…searching for him, now that's new.

Wryly, Naruto followed the man outside the porch entrance, shuffling on worn sandals the blond child tried to match the hooded man's wide and graceful stride. He noticed that despite the heavy looking boots or the haste of his walk no sound or even a crunch on the rock sandy road leading to the old orphanage could be heard, it's as if his presence didn't disturb the surrounding. Like, like a ninja...

With that last thought he grew tense, if the man noticed he didn't show or break his pace, don't get mistaken, Naruto wanted to become a ninja, it is his ultimate goal in life. But Naruto knew that any ninja that is not with his Hokage-jiji or introduced by the old man could only mean two things, one is neutral or evasive of him and two is unfriendly and possibly mortally dangerous (How a child knew the concept of death, only Jinchuuriki's do.).

Ninety-nine percentages of ninja he met is always the latter, so Naruto learn to expect the worse and in a way made him distrustful of adults. Therefore, it is natural defensive mechanism of his to stay at least away from arms reach (depending on arm length, of course), cover his back, subtly find escape routes (as subtly a child could under the eyes of a trained killer) and watch out for any sudden assault, yes Naruto had basic ninja survival down the pat.

Naruto also widen his senses but focus it mostly on the man standing like a intimidating statue – it reminded him of the faces of Hokage Mountain - before him, face hidden on the shadows of his hood but watching him with intense unseen eyes, Naruto overactive imagination compare it to the lion he seen once in TV.

Beneath the hood that draped on broad shoulders, a simple shirt (no dull green, bulky vest) that did little to hid the top form body and standard black pants on long legs tucked (possibly taped on end) in the heavy boots. Understated, but his posture send undertones of danger to anyone who can read it, strong enough for someone of Naruto with a low (for now) recognition of danger to subconsciously felt it.

Against his mind, Naruto took a step back as the man lifted a hand seemingly reaching for him -Naruto almost wince at the involuntary movement cause by the mounting tension that kick his reflexive instinct to flee- only for the man to reach for his hood and revealed a head of golden blond nearly a shade of his own. Wild, though unlike his mop of blond hair, it take a style that suited the angular handsome (even young eyes can somewhat identify aesthetically pleasing sight) [1] face, two longer ear-tails framed high-cheek bones trailing passed his jaw.

What arrested the child eyes are the twin orbs of blue eyes, solid dark blue, sharp and almond-shaped, it giving the man's face an optical sense maturity on his visage. With the brilliant color turning Naruto's notice, along with it emotion of varied kind flashes too fast and complex for him limited experience to identify.

Confusion, suspicion, anticipation, hesitance, and many more, but the absence of hate startled the younger blond and a teeny-tiny flame hope flicker in his heart before Naruto cover it with both hands, like a naïve child he is the innate wish to find salvation still reign a small space in his person, whether this small flame burn him or light his life will soon be seen, but no will see it behind his hands (he will try).

Tentatively, the man closes a bit distance between them and crouch down until their almost eye to eye, the man study him for a moment. A short time passed, the man closed his eyes and his jaw tightens causing his lips to thin, he suddenly looks…old, worn down like Naruto's overused sandals. It tickled something unidentified in Naruto, the strong pulled to - Naruto's mouth twisted down- hug him.

The man's expression reminds him of Hokage-jiji's whenever he visited, like man who seen and done many things, burden with responsibilities and duty bound. A man who gave his life for a purpose and expected none but what is due, this Naruto have yet to understand, the man's sadness run deep, possibly deeper than the old Hokage that Naruto instinctively wanted to comfort him in only the way his grandfather figure shown, to hug.

And hugged the man, Naruto did.

That one act opened a new door for Naruto, it so beautiful that it spilled long-withheld tears of the man and gave the child what longed for.

Four months passed…

Ninja speed. The news of the revived Yondaime spread in Konoha 'till it raged to other Nations, it rattled the legendary man's allies and enemies of every stature or occupation, rumors started and twisted in every mouth it passed. Once again, Namikaze Minato becomes the talk of the Nations, and in that day Konoha truly regained its former glory.

Lords of Land, Nobles, Organizations and every notable faction forward letters convey the need for Konoha's confirmations of this outlandish rumor, Sandaime sends correspondence to verify it three days before the surprised but anticipated announcement and where Konoha got a glimpse of their legendary leader.

The survivors of Kyuubi's devastation rejoiced, the presence of the man is like a balm to their battered soul, renewing the real victory that should belong to them four years ago. The new generation can only admire the hero in the books standing in the flesh on the balcony of the Hokage tower, it put another achievement in Namikaze's already unrivaled records, defeating a Bijuu and surviving.

Something only the first Hokage manage

Celebration burst in every part of Konoha, it is expected that many Royalties and Nobles will visit to partake in this extraordinary event and mostly to see the formerly assumed dead Kage. Questions and curiosity are set aside for the time being to make way to unrestraint festivities, nothing is important but the man of the hour.

One whom is the demon child who unnoticed to majority seemingly disappeared from the orphanage in the middle of whirling activities.

TBC

A/N: Author's parting comment in this chapter, as well as additional info

[1] I'm not sure about others, but my concept of pleasing aesthetic or in this case handsome or beauty is mostly based in anime, so at first in real guys I can't differentiate a gorgeous guy to a handsome, a cute or average one. Yeah, odd

* About Naruto's confrontation with the (so not) mysterious man, his reaction to possible dangers is rooted from numerous attempts in his life, if one is expectedly in perilous or possibly mortal one, it is only expected for him to have a degree of survival skills. Sandaime had a hand in this.

*As heads up for the readers' sake, this story will center in Naruto and Minato's (no point in concealing his character) home life and interaction and their love for each other strong enough that it can be categorize as forbidden. On the side line, Naruto's oppressors will also have to swallow a very sour, bitter gargantuan lemon with Minato's arrival albeit will take a while as the Yondaime's top priority is his son.

*Speaking of lemon. Nope, no such element in this story because Naruto will be portray as a sweet, innocent child, that'll totally clash with his character and doubting that Minato's personality in this story will…err introduce such a dirty part of adults' world that kids as young as Naruto's character here should know. Although, it'd been mention that they'll have a rare but not impossible relationship this author is not cruel enough that to throw a few meat so to say.

*last about Namizake Minato, the manga and anime only gave brief layout of his personality so it will be up to the author to build one or try.

*Well, that will be for now.

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