Welcome to my first actual story. Be forewarned that I will be ignoring some of the recent revelations within the Naruto manga and some of the older ones too. Basically everything after the Pein invasion is subject to change as I feel a lot of it is the usual manga bullcrap of pulling out random powers and retarded plot twists. I might also play around with the timeline, ages, and power levels of certain people.
I do not own Naruto. This applies to all future chapters as well.
A six year old child cowered in fear as his beloved village was torn apart by a force of nature known as the Kyuubi. Even from his supposedly safe vantage point he could feel the horrifying power it exuded. This wasn't what was supposed to happen. Today was supposed to be peaceful just like every other day. Why was this happening?
Before the boy could contemplate anything further the beast swung one of its massive tails. One of the ninja fighting it was unfortunate enough to be caught head on by the tail.
As the boy continued to watch he noticed something flying towards him. Before he had time to realize it was a person they had hit the ground and showered the boy in blood. His blond hair became crimson and his blue eyes glazed over as he tried to deny what had just happened. Bathed in blood and traumatized by what he had just seen the boy lost consciousness with his last thoughts being full of blood.
"He was found shivering, covered in blood. It was apparently a gruesome scene and no child should have ever had to see it let alone be a part of it."
"My poor child. Do you think he will wake up soon?" Naruto could hear voices as he strove to wake up.
"I'm sorry Kushina-chan but that's up to him. He's currently trying to repress the memories of what happened but due to his lineage he might wake up before that happens. Be warned though, even if he does there will still be a noticeable change in attitude. You should- Wait, he's waking up!"
Naruto began to slowly open his eyes as he tried to remember what happened. The sight that greeted him was the concerned faces of his mother and a blonde woman he didn't know. Looking around he realized he was in the hospital.
"Kaa-san, what happened?" Both women seemed to relax at his inability to remember. "The last thing I remember is the Kyuubi attacking and then-"
He froze as memories of red flashed before his mind. "S-s-so much! S-so much b-blood!" He curled in on himself and began to cry. Kushina immediately gathered him into her arms and tried to soothe him. Laying in his mother's arms he began to calm down before eventually falling into a much needed sleep.
"You may take him home now if you wish Kushina-chan. Be sure to have both yourself and Minato-kun watch out for him. As you should be used to dealing with trauma victims and, considering you're his parents, you two will be able to get your son through this better than any psychiatrist we have left. We lost many good shinobi and we simply can't spare anyone." It was a sad truth but a single traumistized child, no matter who that child was, simply didn't register compared to everything else.
"Don't worry I'll be sure to take special care of him." Kushina held her precious child and couldn't help the tear that trailed down her face.
"Naruto-kun should have never had to see something like that at his age." A distraught Kushina was worriedly pacing. A man that looked like an older version of Naruto stepped towards her and held her.
"Don't worry Kushina-chan, he's our son so he'll be able to get through it. And we'll be there to make sure he never falls. Everything is going to be ok. After all, our beautiful new daughter has entered our lives and she'll certainly brighten his day." The thought of their new daughter certainly aided the two distressed parents in dealing with the terrible situation they had been placed in.
"I must admit Minato-kun that your optimism is comforting but I'm still worried about him." She began to nervously play with her crimson waist-length hair. Too much had happened recently and it was stressing her out. Both her children had had something happen to them that she never wished to occur. Her first-born had seen something no child his age ever needed to witness. Her new-born had the Kyuubi, the most powerful bijuu, sealed within her mere moments after her birth.
"I know and that's your job as his mother, but believe me when I say we'll make sure he's fine. Besides, I have the feeling that Masuyo is the child of prophecy that Jiraiya spoke of. With our help she'll lead our land to peace and her and Naruto will live out the rest of their lives in it."
"I'm not sure how I feel about forcing our daughter to face that masked bastard. She's going to have enough trouble as it is being a jinchūriki. I wanted her to live a normal life."
"Me, you, and Naruto-kun are going to be there to support her no matter what. She'll never feel lonely, we'll make sure of it. She'll be seen as a hero by the people of our village, not a monster. You shouldn't be so negative." Minato was rather worried about his wife. He knew exactly what she was going through, having what was supposed to have been a wonderful day turn out so horribly wrong.
"Minato-kun, we almost died! If it wasn't for Tsunade-chan healing me and Sarutobi-sama taking your place as the sacrifice for the sealing our children would be orphans!"
"Please don't remind me, I feel guilty enough as it is. I know how you feel but we both need to move on for the sake of our children. We have to be strong for them. We need to let go of our negative emotions and be filled with the love for our children. They are our future and we need to do everything we can to ensure it's a bright one."
Kushina stopped her pacing and gained a fierce look of determination on her face. Her husband was right, her children needed her and she wasn't going to be of use if she worried about what ifs.
"You're right; I'm not going to let our children down. Come on, let's go see Naruto-kun before he wakes up, and bring Masuyo with you."
When Naruto next woke up he was laying on his mother's lap while she stroked his spikey hair. The images of what had happened were still vivid, but her felt so much safer now.
"Minato-kun, he's awake."
Minato stepped towards the pair with a bundle in his arms.
"Hey there champ, I have someone for you to meet. It's your new sister Masuyo." Naruto stared in awe at the little form that was his sister.
"This is my imouto?" At his parents' affirmation he leaned in close. "Don't worry imouto-chan, your ani will become a super strong ninja so you don't ever have to see bad things. I'll make the world a better place for you."
That's it for the prologue. I know it's rather short but that's only because it's the prologue. Future chapters will be longer.
kaa-san is mother
imouto is younger sister
ani is older brother
Masuyo means 'benefit the world'
