Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Kishimoto does and I'm pretty sure I'm not him.
Rikudo Incarnate
Prologue
Konohagakure no Sato, the first of the five great hidden villages and the victor of every shinobi world war. The village is the strongest amongst the five great villages and it was constructed by two godly men, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara. But today it faced a danger like no other, for the Kyuubi no Yoko was summoned right in the middle of the village.
Namikaze Minato was currently in his own personal hell right now. He was just bestowed the title of Hokage just a few months ago and now he faced his worst enemy yet... well second worst enemy right after that god forsaken paperwork. His wife went into labor a few hours ago with their first child and everything went perfectly well, that is until all the ANBU guarding the location they were at slaughtered along with the nurses presiding over the birth of his son. They just gave him a name when a masked man came and took his child hostage, he asked for what he wanted and he replied with "The jinchuriki Namikaze." and he threw the babe up into the air and raised a kunai into the air, ready to impale his first born child. Thinking fast Minato leapt up and grabbed his child and landed on the ceiling.
Just as he was about to release a sigh of relief he heard the all to familiar sound of an exploding tag. Realizing what was going on, he jumped and used his famous technique, the Hirashin. He appeared inside his safe house and he leapt to the open door while throwing the blanket that held his child to the floor and it exploded, sending him crashing to the ground on his back while he held his son protectively in his arms. Sitting up he noticed a chunk of wood sticking out of his leg which he soon removed.
Getting up he made sure that his new born son was still alive before teleporting to his house and resting his son on the bed he and Kushina shared. Suddenly he felt a large burst of demonic chakra, fearing the worst he blurted out "Oh shit." before disappearing from the house.
Appearing on a rocky ledge it took him a moment to regain his bearings but when he did he was horrified. On top of the rock was his wife slumped over and looked as though she was near death and the blood red eyes of the Kyuubi looking right at her and the masked man standing on top of another rock and looked as though he had just said something to the titanic beast.
He realized that he did say something as the Kyuubi started to raise its claw, leaping he grabbed his wife and threw a kunai of his at a tree which he teleported to and just a second later and they would have been impaled on the Kyuubi's claw. Looking back he noticed the man had seen him and looked as if he was pissed off about something. Not caring Minato warped back to the house and carried his wife over to their sleeping child.
"Rest Kushina, in a few minutes our child is going to need you more than ever." Minato whispered to his wife who was cuddling with their son.
"Mi-nato-kun you're not g-oing to use that ju-tsu are you?" she stuttered out barely able to speak. Minato looked down as if he was ashamed and he then mumbled something that was inaudible.
"What?" she asked.
"I said I'm sorry. It has to be done and I apologize for the fact that I won't be there to help raise our child. I might be able to get Tsunade back to help out but I'm not sure she would want to come back to the village. But please whatever you do don't come after me when I leave. Please promise me that." Minato begged his wife as if his life depended on it.
After a bit of thought Kushina let out a barely audible "Okay I promise."
"Thank you Kushina-chan. I have to go now, please take care of our child." Minato said and he then planted a kiss on her forehead before warping away.
Appearing on top of the stone monument of the heads of all the Hokage he took note of the Kyuubi rampaging through the village and as if on cue the Kyuubi raised its head and looked dead at him with all the hate and malice it could muster.
"Finally noticed me? Well I'm hurt, I was hoping you would notice me when I first got here, but no matter. You are going to be sealed either way." he said and was just about to engage the beast when it raised its massive head and opened its gigantic maw, blue and red orbs started to form and condense around a single point and form a giant ball of energy. The Kyuubi then fired the ball straight at him with it ripping through the village and killing many.
As it neared him he raised a kunai and a fuinjutsu array appeared on the front of the monument and when it was just seconds from making contact he let out a "Better hope this works." and watched as the ball made contact and with baited breath it started to sink into the rock and it disappeared, but moments later a giant explosion occurred 5 miles outside of the village.
Letting out a sigh Minato was about to warp to Hiruzen's location but before he moved he sensed a presence behind him. Spinning around with a kunai in his hand he drove it through the head of the assailant and it would have killed most people but unfortunately it went right through the man's head and he ended up in the grasp of the masked man. Feeling a pulling sensation Minato found himself being sucked into a vortex. Terrified of what might be on the other side, he teleported to the kunai he left at his now destroyed safe house.
Getting up he saw the man coming out of a vortex, before the man said anything Minato threw a kunai up in the air and made a hand sign.
"Kunai Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." he shouted as hundreds of kunai rained down on them.
"I defeated an entire army with this jutsu, now how about telling me why you did this and maybe I won't kill you immediately." Minato said with a little bit of arrogance in his tone.
The man thought about his words for a moment before saying "Alright I guess I can tell you since you're a dead man now. Let's just say l did this because of a friend who broke his promise, a dead loved one, and a sensei who couldn't come to the rescue fast enough, he was just so slow." he stated and Minato went still as his blood turned to ice.
Having put two and two together he looked dead at the man and said "Obito?" while fearing the answer, Minato knew that if it was his former student then he will have to kill him not just for the attack but it was his duty to erase the evil that tainted his student's heart.
"Why yes sensei, how nice of you to recognize your student." Obito said in a tone that sent a shiver up Minato's spine.
"But why? For Revenge? For a dead love? Why the hell would you attack your own home like this?" Minato yelled at him and his answer was chilling.
"Because I just wanted to." Obito said casually, as if he's not causing people to die every minute.
"I... I don't know what you have become but what I do know is that you will be dead tonight." Minato said and he began his assault on his former student.
Appearing to his left, to his right, to his back and to his front Minato launched a devastating barrage of fists and kicks, damaging Obito's ribs, spine, and his arms. Sending his former student into the air he leaped up and began gathering chakra to the palms of his hands. Soon two spiralling balls appeared in his hands. Sending them straight towards Obito's chest he yelled out "Twin Rasengan" and it caused massive damage to his chest and stomach, grinding away the skin and flesh.
When they hit the ground Minato went over and knelt down beside his now unconscious student. Placing a hand on his chest a seal array appeared on the torn skin and flesh.
"Contract Seal: Release" Minato whispered and Obito's connection with the Kyuubi had now vanished.
Getting up Minato took out several regular kunai and placed them around Obito's body. Beginning to walk away Minato spared one last glance at his student before teleporting away and when he did all the explosive tags on the kunai he left behind went off.
(With Hiruzen)
Sarutobi Hiruzen had fought and won many battles and lost a lot more. Though the fight he was currently in was much more fearsome than the enemies he had faced in the past. He was staring straight into the blood red eyes of the Kyuubi no Yoko. Staff in hand, Hiruzen leapt up and went for a strike to the beast's head but he had to evade the massive paw that was being sent hurdling at him. He instead struck the beast in the side. The Kyuubi then started to raise its head while opening its mouth and gathering chakra for a Bijuu Dama but before the beast fired it a voice rang out across the battlefield.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu" and a giant toad appeared in the air and crashed down on top of the titanic beast. And the man on top of the toad brought relief to every single soldier on the field.
For Namikaze Minato had finally arrived!
(With Kushina)
'I wonder if Minato is fighting yet.' she thought as she held her child. Suddenly she flinched as her body became enveloped in pain. She didn't want Minato to know what was wrong with her but there was no hiding it. She was dying and the only one who could save her was Tsunade and she didn't know where she was. So she decided to spend the rest of her time alive with her baby.
(With Minato)
"Gamabunta please hold him for just a few more minutes I need to go and retrieve my son." Minato said as he sat atop the toad.
"Alright Minato just hurry up and go." Gamabunta told him as Minato got up and teleported away.
Appearing inside the bed room Minato saw his son in his crib but Kushina was not in sight. Walking over to the crib he picked him up and after a moment of looking at the child he disappeared from his home, never to return again.
Appearing back on top of Gamabunta Minato got worried when the toad let out a grunt. "Are you alright my friend?" he asked as the toad held the giant fox down.
"Yeah but the bastard nearly took out my eye. Now hurry up and seal the damn thing, I can't hold him forever." the toad yelled at him.
Minato gave him a nod before jumping off of him. Going through one handed seals he summoned a pedestal surrounded by candles and a sealing array. Placing his son on it he started a long chain of hand signs. Suddenly though there was a scream of pain and a poof followed by a large cloud of smoke.
"Well shit, looks like I'm gonna have to hope for the best." he said as he clapped his hands together.
"Shiki Fujin" he yelled as the spectral form of the Shinigami appeared behind him.
"NO! I shall not be sealed again!" the Kyuubi roared as it sent a massive claw straight at Minato. But before it reached him though a feminine voice rung out.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu" and a giant slug crashed down on to the beast and on top of that slug was none other than...
"Tsunade." Hiruzen breathed out in shock of seeing his student again. Minato looked on in shock as well at the sudden appearance.
"Well Minato, what are you waiting for? Seal the beast!" she yelled as Minato snapped back to reality.
"Right." he said as he went on with the process of sealing the fox. Mentally he told the Shinigami to seal the beast into his child and the death god complied. A arm shot put and took hold of the fox as it roared in defiance. The Kyuubi's form the dissolved into a mass of chakra shaped like a fox. The chakra was then funneled into the child and a seal appeared on his stomach.
Minato started going into a bout of coughing and when he stopped he looked over and found Tsunade standing beside his son and looking at him with a worried look. "Tsunade will y-you please do me a favor?" he asked the Sannin who gave him a nod in response.
"Pl-please help Kushina with raising him. But stay in the village and help raise my son, okay?" he asked with a shaky voice.
"Of course Minato." she said as he placed his hand on the child's stomach.
"Thank you." he said as he fell to the ground. He struggled to his knees as he propped himself up and took his child into his arms in a protective hug. He thend whispered something to his child.
"Good bye Naruto. Namikaze Naruto." he said as he placed his son back where he was and he then fell back to the ground, the orange pigmentation around his eyes disappearing and the toad like eyes fading back to bright blue. The light soon faded as he died and was left lifeless as the Shinigami took his soul from his body.
(In the Shinigami)
'Am I dead?' the Kage thought as he drifted through darkness.
'Or am I alive?' he wondered as he held up his hand, he noticed that he was transparent and he then let out a sigh.
"I guess I am dead." he said aloud as he just laid there, still drifting through darkness.
But as soon as he accepted his fate, he had to squint as he was blinded by light.
(Back Outside)
The scene before Tsunde and Hiruzen was bringing them to tears as the wife of the Yondaime Hokage was on her knees, holding her dead husband and screaming and crying. But the only calm one was the new born baby, still on the pedestal which his father used to seal the demonic fox that caused this.
Unbeknownst to them the child opened his eyes for the first time that night, revealing bright red eyes with four concentric rings with nine tomoe in them.
For today a legend had been born.
(A/N)
Yes I'm rewriting this story and yes I'm taking the old one down. I wasn't happy with my work and I'm sure many of you agree with me. I'm going in more detail and just fixing things that I felt weren't good for the story. But all the same I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
