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It could be said that Minato Namikaze, by surviving the otherwise certain death dealt to him at the hands of the Kyuubi and his own Dead Demon Sealing Technique, imbuing their infant son Naruto with the Kyuubi's Yang chakra.
However, credit would have to also be given to one Kushina Uzumaki, for managing to exchange the remains of her weakened soul and the entirety of the Kyuubi's Yin chakra as a sacrifice, rather than her husband's own soul.
Of course, both Minato and Kushina were promptly impaled in retribution by the very demon having its chakra split in two.
Needless to say, that day, Hiruzen Sarutobi bore witness to the wails of both an infant Jinchuuriki & a widowed Hokage on the verge of death.
The healing prowess of the medical Anbu, two months of constant medical supervision, a tearful plea from one sage to another and three more months of medical supervision saw Minato return from the brink.
Scars and permanent wounds would remain, but Konoha would still have their Fourth Hokage.
As always, Konoha and the land of fire itself would rebuild, growing stronger in the process. The Fourth Hokage would recover, not as good as new, but more than enough to govern his village and always just enough to raise his son.
Of course, politics were politics and the people of Konoha could only just barely tolerate the reminder of just how close their home came to destruction. Grudges would never be completely hidden, a father who ruled as Hokage could only be in so many places at once and a child received undeserved mistreatment at the hands of the people his father protected.
Even with Minato's survival, the Uchiha were still implicated to have had a hand in the Kyuubi incident.
Although he was able to prove that the clan itself had no hand in the event, the fact remained that a Uchiha was responsible. Thus, despite all of the efforts made, a rift gradually formed between the Uchiha clan and the rest of the village.
Outraged, Fugaku Uchiha, head of the clan, devised a strategy in which the Uchiha would wrest control of the entire village. He sent his eldest son, Itachi Uchiha, to spy and retrieve pertinent information on the rest of the village with his prominent position in the Anbu.
Itachi on the other hand, passed this information along to the Hokage, becoming a double agent, in the hopes of finding a way to peaceably and diplomatically resolve the growing situation.
Unfortunately, Danzo Shimura becomes aware of the situation as well. With his machinations, he crafts a ploy of his own, intending to quietly erase those that would dare to threaten the safety of his village.
Catching wind of this, Shisui Uchiha confronts Danzo, in the hopes of dissuading him. Both are nearly killed when the negotiation devolves into an altercation, costing Shisui and Danzo an eye both.
Disillusioned by the serious injury of one of their most talented members, a portion of the clan loses faith in Fugaku's plan, creating a rift in the clan. This new camp slowly amasses more support as the accusations and mistrust of Uchiha begin to dwindle, stalling the coup.
With both groups at an impasse, Itachi appeals to his father to end his plans, unwittingly exposing his status as a double agent and coming to blows with his father. The battle makes its way into the clan streets, inciting both parties to act.
In a single day, the Uchiha population dwindles to a little over a third of its original size, with members either fleeing the village, falling under arrest or outright dying. Fugaku is arrested, while the remaining clan members appoint Itachi as the new Head.
With the coup thwarted, the diminished Uchiha clan will slowly regain its strength, in an attempt to reach its former glory.
Young Sasuke has yet to forgive the idol that was his brother, for putting their father away.
Akatsuki never made contact with Itachi.
These core events led to the smaller changes that would later occur.
Although, just as many things would always remain the same.
Tsunade chooses to stay in Konoha, after treating Minato
Naruto was still coerced into obtaining the forbidden scroll, as his father looked on in annoyance. The scroll was minor, compared to others and Mizuki's goals needed to be known.
Sasuke pursues his brother with a single-minded focus, if only to surpass him & move onto other goals.
Sasuke does receive Orochimaru's "gift" during the Chuunin exams.
Sunagakure is fooled by Orochimaru into assaulting the leaf during the exams. The Sannin face off during the invasion, resulting in the retreat of a heavily injured Orochimaru. Naruto & Gaara do confront, with similar results.
Akatsuki's movements are less public. Not that this prevents Jaraiya from unearthing some of their motives & relaying what little he knows.
Sasuke does not defect. He is however, kidnapped by the sound four. Shikamaru's hastily prepared squad does manage to recover the Uchiha in time, with assistance from Sunagakure.
Naruto is coerced into his two year trip with Jaraiya, in order to improve upon his existing skills and for the basics of sage skills to be passed on.
Gaara's Bijuu is extracted, but his body is recovered. He still lives and breathes as Kazekage, due to Chiyo's Sacrifice.
The use of Sai as a spy is never implemented. Root does exist.
Asuma Sarutobi still falls against Hidan & Kakuzu, who later meet their own respective fates.
Jaraiya is still killed by Pein. Pein does not succeed in leveling Konoha, unable to accurately gauge the combat potential of the entire village. Naruto does inevitably kill Nagato after their discussion on the ethics, origin & cycle of hatred.
Konoha rebuilds. Time passes. The fatherless child of Asuma and Kurenai is born.
The spotlight is thrown onto Shikamaru Nara.
A.N. - And that's the state of things. If you feel I may have overlooked something or a bit more of an explanation is needed, don't hesitate to send a PM or leave a question in a review, if need be. Here's to hoping this attempt is up to par with my original (lost & gone for good) version, if not better.