Legendary

Chapter 1

Warnings: rated T, shounen-ai, eventual yaoi

I don't own Naruto, never have, never will, which is the sad part if you ask me.

Prologue

It is said in legend that there was a sword of great power. It was so great that the founding figurehead of the shinobi world and his wife melded it with gold and split the sword into two. Inside the two swords, To Lung and Yee Tin, were placed a set of powerful jutsus known as the Lunar Scroll along with military tactics and other knowledge they had gained.

For the longest times the different villages of shinobi fought constantly to gain the power of these two swords to try and find the secrets of the Lunar Scroll. Two main groups formed as a result of these battles: Konoha whom had backing from Persia and the Five Villages which consisted of Sand, Rock, Cloud, Mist, and Grass.

For generations these two groups fought bitterly against each other but little did they know that one unsanctioned marriage between two individuals would spark a revolution of their world.

Welcome to the story of a Ninjutsu master who rose up against the odds, welcome to the adventure of Naruto Uzumaki!

Chapter 1

"Naruto!" called out a red haired woman who reached out to take the hand of an over eager eight-year old who was trying to rush from one stand to the next.

There was a festival in town today to celebrate the honorable master of their village, Jiraiya, who had reached his one hundredth birthday. Naruto was excited that his mom had decided to let him out of the villa to come check out the festival. He wanted some crab sweets so bad! And there were so many stands for them too that he couldn't decide which one he wanted to go to.

Not to mention the ramen! His mouth was watering and just as he was about to dart to a particular stand that had bright orange letters his mom managed to snag his hand.

"Naruto, what did I tell you about running away from me?" his mother scolded him lightly. The disheartened boy lowered his head in shame and apologized sullenly for a second before his head shot up and a smile stretched his face. She wondered how he and her husband were able to smile that big without hurting themselves. No longer shamefaced Naruto tugged on his mom's hand and started talking to her about all the things he wanted to try.

"I want a mask too Mommy! And some crab sweets and ramen! Oh there's so much ramen here that I want to try all of them! And can I get some for Dad as well? It's too bad he can't be here," the boy exclaimed, pausing to catch his breath before he started up again. Kushina laughed and patted his mop of spiky blond hair.

"Of course we'll get him something. Come on now, we have to hurry. Your dad doesn't want us out here too long," she ushered him to the stand that he had been about to dart to before she had grabbed him.

She bought him a stick of sweet crab in sugar balls and walked back towards the villa. Before they got there Minato popped out in front of them with a worried look on his face.

"There you guys are. You guys have been out for too long," he chided softly. It wasn't safe out on the streets especially since there were people after him and his wife because of the knowledge that they had.

It's been almost three months now that his best friend Hatake Sakumo and his family had gone into hiding with the To Lung sword. It had been a vicious battle and a hard victory for the possession of the one half of the legendary sword. With only one sword, Sakumo, now blind from the attack of Orochimaru, was unable to garner any information regarding the Lunar Scroll.

He had gone into hiding and only Minato and Kushina knew where he had gone to. Many people had sought out the couple threatening to kill them if they didn't tell where Sakumo had gone to. For the past few months the family had been in hiding to prevent any confrontations where little Naruto could get hurt. It was only Jiraiya's birthday that they had decided to come out for a little bit.

"It's only for a little bit. And no one should know that we are here, honey," Kushina reasoned quietly. Minato picked up his son and placed him on a cart where he continued to eat his candy happily.

"Even still, we can't be too careful," Minato responded with a worried frown. Naruto looked between his parents curiously before he spoke up, "Are there still people after uncle Sakumo, daddy?"

Minato glanced at his son and put a quick finger to his lips, "Shssh, Naruto. Remember what I told you about saying his name out loud?" This time the little blond boy didn't lower his head at being reprimanded; instead he held his head up high and answered back, "Yes, daddy. I remember that I'm not supposed to say anything about him and even if anybody pushes me to, I still won't say anything because it wouldn't be righteous."

"That's right. Good boy, Naruto," Minato smiled at his boy with pride in his eyes. He was gonna be a fine ninja once he grew up. Just as Kushina was about to say something a terrible cry pierced the air and the surrounding civilians screamed and scattered under the painful sound.

Naruto covered his ears and cried out in pain. Kushina and Minato looked around, battle stances defensive as they tried to locate the source of the sound.

"Mommy! What is it?!" wailed a distraught Naruto. Kushina laid a calming hand on his shoulder and replied, "It's called Jinx's Cry. It's painful and disorienting. Resist it my forming your chakra around you."

"Namikaze Minato!"

The shout came from above as two figures jumped down onto the street. They wore black cloaks with swirling red clouds.

"Akatsuki!" Minato spat out. There wasn't any more time to say anything else as one figure dashed forward and engaged Minato in battle. As soon as they started exchanging blows the second one attacked Kushina, knocking her away long enough to grab a hold of Naruto and take his hostage.

"Let my son go now!" he spoke in a low dangerous tone. The one who had attacked Minato snickered. Naruto squirmed and struggled, screaming for his parents. They stood back, unwilling to do anything that would harm their boy.

"Tell us where Hatake Sakumo is and he's all yours," the snickering man stated their terms. Minato advanced a step but Kushina held out her hand to stop him.

"Please, he's just a boy. Let him go and you will have the appreciation of the Mist Village and Konoha," Kushina pleaded. The man laughed. He was a strange one indeed with his blond hair and cryptic stitches all over his neck; like his head had been stitched on.

"As if, don't threaten us with Konoha and Mist. Even if that old man Jiraiya was here we wouldn't be scared," he said, his stance full of cock and superiority.

"You aren't are you?" In front of Minato and Kushina in a swirl of leaves appeared an old man with long white shaggy hair in a red yukata and white pants. He had red markings on his face but overall, he certainly didn't look like a revered ninjutsu master.

"Haha, the great Sannin is just an old fat man. Please, give me a break." The blond with the stitches laughed while his partner stayed mute with the now silent Naruto still in his hold.

"My reputation precedes me and is often exaggerated," Jiraiya chuckled lightly, "Well, what is the problem here?"

"Tell us where Hatake Sakumo is and they get their kid back," the blond repeated. Jiraiya turned to Minato casually, "Well, Minato, tell them where he is and you can have Naruto back."

Minato glared at his master, "I can't do that. I won't betray my friend." Jiraiya sighed before he turned back to the two cloak wearers.

"Well he can't betray his friend because that won't be heroic so why don't you just let the boy go, eh?" He offered them a cheesy grin.

"Cut the bullshit old man!" The blond stepped forward and attacked. Jiraiya, despite his original laughing attitude retaliated harshly. He stepped forward to meet the blow only to side step the man and deliver a blow to the man's chest. He quickly followed with several punches and a kick that sent him stumbling back.

Jiraiya grabbed his face with his hand and swung him around to face the other man. His casual attitude was gone and in its place was an angry man who darn well lived up to his name.

"If you hit that boy once I'll hit him a hundred times!" he yelled with his other hand raised threateningly over the blonde's head. Caught in a stand still, the other man nodded and finally spoke, "I suggest an equal trade then."

"Fine then, no funny stuff," the white haired man agreed and he started counting. On three he kicked the blond toward his partner and Naruto was thrown towards himself. Mid-air the blond turned and performed several quick hand signs and struck the helpless boy.

His parents saw but were too slow to do anything besides cry out and rush to catch him. The one who had been holding Naruto performed several hand signs as well and Jiraiya called out, "Look out!" as he jumped up to avoid the blast of energy. Minato and Kushina who was now holding Naruto jumped out of the way as well. When the blast cleared they turned to find the two men gone.

"Damn them!"

"It's Jinx's Palm jutsu! What should we do?" Kushina cried in alarm at seeing the dark bruise of a hand print on her son's back start forming an intricate seal of red lines.

"Take him to the villa, I'll go get an antidote from Rock Village," and with that the white haired man teleported away in a swirl of leaves. Minato helped Kushina with Naruto and they hurried over to the villa.

!!

In a five point star seal around the blond boy the five chosen elders of Mist Village sat under harsh concentration as they tried to annul the affects of the Jinx's Palm jutsu. Various complex ink markings snaked around the five elders as the little boy moaned in pain. His mouth opened and he shrieked. One man's face hardened as he shook his head.

"We can't continue! He'll die if we keep this up!" With a nod, the others cancelled the jutsu simultaneously. The seal immediately faded and Naruto started moaning weakly. The growing seal mark on his side pulsed and grew a little more. Kushina rushed into the room and picked up her baby and covered him in a blanket. She started whispering sweet soothing words to calm him down.

Minato stood off to the side with a worried frown on his face as he listened to the elders' advice on what to do about Naruto.

"It's too dangerous to do anything else until Master Jiraiya comes back with an antidote," the one who had stopped the process spoke quietly. Minato nodded but hated the decision that he couldn't do anything to help his son.

Just then an apprentice of the elders came rushing in and fell onto his knees in respect before quickly relaying his news, "The four village leaders and their ninja are outside. They want Minato-sama and his wife to tell them where Hatake Sakumo is hiding!"

"What the hell? Those bastards!" cried an elder in outrage. Minato and the others rushed out to the courtyard of the villa to meet the kages. Kushina set the sleeping Naruto down on a pallet and rushed out with her husband.

They spilled out of the main doors to see the site that stood before them. Completely filling the large courtyard were indeed the four kages and behind them stood their shinobi all standing ready to obey any orders. The air was tense as the two sides faced off. Minato and the elders came out of the doors last, Kushina by his side.

"There he is. Have you no shame? Standing beside that whore like an equal," the Lightening Kage spat out. Minato hid his anger at the woman. It wouldn't do any good to react to their barbs.

"Let me teach you a lesson!" the woman pressed on and she pulled out the Yee Tin sword. In the blink of an eye she attacked Kushina, knocking Minato out of the way with the lash of the sword. Once separated, she punched her in the stomach and slapped her. Two more slaps and backhands accompanied her punch as she spat out, "Damn whore!" with every slap.

Before Minato could jump in and defend his wife the Lightening Kage was hit and pushed back away from Kushina. He returned her slaps with shouts of "Damn nun!"

Sputtering in outrage she attempted to pull out her sword but Jiraiya stepped toward her and pulled the sword out of her hands and with a bump of his hips sent her stumbling back a few steps. She was furious as her hands clenched in anger and humiliation.

"You are too hot-headed. Send a proper student to come back for your sword when you have calmed down. I'll be keeping it for now," he spoke as he sent the sword flying behind him and into the open doors of the main building where it lodged itself into the wall behind the Buddha.

The Rock Kage stepped forward in his robed glory and stomped his staff down on the ground for attention to address the steaming blond; he ignored the temper tantrum of the Lightening Kage. She had always been a jealous woman and it was known that she wanted to have Minato for herself. He got straight to the point.

"You know why we are here, Namikaze-san. Tell us where Hatake is hiding and we will leave peacefully," the man offered. The blond stood there watching the people before him. It was his master's birthday yet they dared to come here and threaten to start something like this. His anger was now hidden but most of it was at the fact that there wasn't much he could do.

There was no way he would betray Sakumo but he couldn't be the cause of any problems between Mist and the other villages as well. His mind thought furiously as to what he could do.

"What's the meaning of this?!" Jiraiya shouted as he appeared beside his blond student. When he had gone to Rock village the Kage hadn't been there. He had been told that they had come here instead. He was angry and it wouldn't help his blood pressure but damn those greedy bastards! He stepped forward to address the Rock Kage, "What do you think you're doing Tsuchi?"

"You may be a legendary shinobi but I doubt you'd be able to fight off all of us at the same time, Jiraiya-sama," the man replied calmly even as his eyes narrowed, telling the old man that he would order his ninja to attack.

"Why you-" he was cut off by Minato as he stepped forward and put a hand up for silence. His blue eyes shone coldly as his gaze passed over the kages and the people standing behind them. Such actions could only come from greed for power. It disgusted him and he hated it.

"You are all here for one thing," he spoke clearly as his eyes focused on the Rock Kage, "You want to know where Hatake Sakumo is hiding so you can get the To Lung sword and the secrets that it holds.

"Well, I'll give you what you want," he finished quietly. For a tense minute he just stared at everyone. He couldn't help but turn his head once behind him to catch the eyes of his precious wife. Her eyes were pained but determination was there. It was all he needed. Little did they know that little Naruto had woken up to the shouting and had crept to the main doors and was watching the whole thing. Minato turned back to the kages.

He started laughing; a loud insane laughter that erupted from deep within. It was so different from the laughter that everyone associated with the always jovial man.

Everybody started then tensed as they wondered what he was going to do. His laughter died and formed a battle cry as he quickly formed a set of seals faster than anyone was prepared for. The moment he finished his chest exploded outward and blood spewed everywhere; onto the faces of the kages and the ones standing by them.

His cry died off and he stood still for a moment before his body started to fall backward. Jiraiya's cry was the next thing to be heard as he rushed forward to grab his falling student.

"Daddy!" Naruto rushed from the door and ran to his father's side. Kushina stood where she was with a strange expression on her face. Naruto knelt by his father's side and shook him, crying and telling him to get up.

"You fool, why'd you go and do something like that for, idiot?" Jiraiya asked pointlessly as he held his dead student who had practically been a son to him. Naruto, unable to get a response from his dad, ran to cling to his mom and started sobbing even harder.

"We feel your pain, Uzumaki-san. However, you are the only one left who knows where Hatake is," the Rock Kage continued to push. She raised her eyes to meet his and she nodded.

"I will tell you, Tsuchi-sama. But I will tell only you," she spoke quietly. The Mist elders gasped and looked on with shock. Jiraiya frowned, wondering what she was planning. There was no way she could expect to kill him.

"Come here and I will tell you," she took a step away from the now silent Naruto toward the staff wielding man. The man walked forward almost eagerly to receive the information. Kushina walked up to him and said, "I will only say this once so listen carefully." She raised herself up on tip-toes and whispered in the man's ear.

She pulled back and said, "That's where he is," and she walked back to where Naruto was standing and she knelt down to his level.

"Wait, I didn't hear! Uzumaki-san, could you-" the Kage was cut off as the others swarmed him asking him where Hatake was. He protested, saying that she hadn't told him anything. They accused him of just wanting to keep the sword for himself. There was a brief shoving match as Rock nin moved forward to protect their Kage as the other kages and their ninja pushed back to get the information.

Naruto looked at his mother in confusion. She smiled at him.

"Mommy," he hiccupped out, "Daddy…Daddy's gone."

"Listen to me, Naruto. Mommy tricked them; look at the power of my lie. Don't trust a woman. The more beautiful, the more cunning and deceitful she is.

"Take a good look at these people. They were the ones who pushed your father to his death. Remember each one of their faces."

"They were the ones that killed Daddy?" he asked uncertainly.

"Yes, you must avenge your father," she whispered to him before she pulled him in for a hug. Those were the last words she spoke to him. From inside her shirt she pulled out a kunai and without hesitation she stabbed herself.

Naruto felt something warm on his chest. He lifted a hand to his chest and found that it was wet. He brought it up to his face and saw red.

He let go of his mother in shock and confusion. Her body fell backward with a kunai buried inside her, lifeless. He tore his eyes away from the red on his hands to see his mother falling. The moment her body fell to the ground the situation snapped into place in his mind.

"Mommy!" he cried before his breath hitched and he fell over in a faint as well.

"Naruto!" Jiraiya shouted. Damn this day!

"Come on, we need to get him inside!" he snapped out orders and Mist nin moved forward to pick the bodies. An elder picked up the little blond and they retreated back into the main building of the villa.

"Leave at once!" Jiraiya growled at the kages and at a lost, they did with the decency to keep silent and just left.

A/N So what do you guys think? There's not much character development cuz I just wanna get the setup done for the rest of the story and establish some characters. There's a time skip coming up ahead of eight years. Naruto is eight here and he'll be sixteen next chapter. Sasuke shows up next chapter! If there's something that doesn't make sense, just let me know cuz half the time I don't know if I explained it or if I just thought I did inside my head. Well, thanks for reading!