A/N: I decided to rewrite it because I found a better way to do it. Hopefully, you guys will like it to, so enjoy.
Ch. 1
The Kyuubi roared in rage as it found itself face to face with the God of Death. The Fourth Hokage with his former vessel Kushina Uzumaki crouched next to the Shinigami both breathing heavily. Their child sat in the Hokage's arms. 'Filthy mortal, you dare try to seal me,' he thought enraged. He curled his tails up, and quickly gathered all of his power in hopes of destroying the vermin.
"I will not be sealed again," the Kyuubi bellowed, his eyes no longer bearing the Sharingan and gleamed an unholy red. "Bijuudama," he roared as he let loose the devastating bomb towards the Fourth Hokage. The two shinobi could only look in fear and resignation as the bomb launched towards them.
The Shinigami simply reached out his hand and grabbed the Tailed Beast Bomb, stopping its trajectory. The Kyuubi snarled maliciously as he watched the Shinigami dispel his full-powered bomb with simplicity.
"The price has been paid. The lives of Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki for the sealing of the Nine-Tailed Fox," the Shinigami hissed as seals appeared on the newborn's stomach. The Kyuubi felt a pull and roared.
"No, I will have my vengeance. I will destroy this pitiful village before I rip your child's body from the inside out," the Kyuubi vowed before he was violently pulled into Naruto.
Minato sighed heavily and forced a smile onto his face, "Finally, it's over. The Kyuubi has been sealed, and the village is safe." Minato coughed up blood as he felt his consciousness quickly fading. He looked at the child in his arms and felt tears in his eyes. "You're gonna be a great shinobi, Naruto. You're gonna be faced with so much adversity, but always remember you're the son of a Hokage."
Minato didn't register that his wife had already died next to him, and that the former Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was standing next to him, tears falling freely from his face. The Shinigami disappeared, and with his disappearance Minato finally left the land of the living.
Sarutobi shook his head, "This village has lost so much. So much death," he looked at the baby and let a smile form on his face, "And yet, I could say we gained something else. The future of the Leaf," he picked up the child, and perked up when an ANBU operative appeared beside him and bowed.
"Lord Third, the Kyuubi has disappeared," the ANBU informed the former Hokage but froze when he saw the dead body of the Fourth. "Lord Fourth… I don't believe it."
Sarutobi nodded grimly, "Yes, Minato sacrificed himself and that of his wife to give the Leaf Village a chance to rebuild and become stronger than ever. And under my leadership, it will. The Will of Fire was not extinguished today, but only burns brighter." Naruto gurgled and let loose a cry.
Sarutobi gave the child to the ANBU who froze as he held the child, "Don't worry Kakashi, I'm not giving you the child to raise. I only wish for you to bring him to the Kage office. I must convey with the council," Kakashi nodded once before disappearing in a flash of leaves. Sarutobi looked at his successor and his wife once before disappearing. Neither of them knew that the seal wasn't what they thought it was.
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The Kyuubi felt his chakra being pulled into the little twerps chakra stream and couldn't help but smile malevolently. "Only I dictate what my chakra is used for, you foolish mortal," he growled darkly as he willed his chakra. 'One tail worth of chakra should do the trick,' the Kyuubi thought as he allowed more of his chakra to spill through.
Having been through this sort of sealing before gave the Nine-Tails a basic idea of what was happening. His chakra was slowly being mixed with the boy's chakra, and he couldn't push more chakra into the boy. But, that didn't mean he couldn't push his chakra out. The chakra would just be sitting until it would finally be pushed into the child. But, if he manipulated the chakra, and fueled it who knew what could happen.
He grinned as his chakra started to pool in front of him. The chakra formed a ring, and the chakra started to pool up and morphed into a child. "Rise, Kurama," the name rolled off the Kyuubi's tongue, and grinned when the child seemed to be an older version of Naruto.
The child opened his eyes revealing bloody red eyes, and his whisker marks darkened. "This is most interesting," 'Kurama' drawled as he looked over himself. He grinned darkly seeing the ring tattoo on his wrist, "They have no idea what's coming, do they?"
The Kyuubi nodded once, "They will know our wrath, but not now. For now we simply wait."
'Naruto' looked confused as he asked, "What do we wait for?"
The Kyuubi walked around several times before laying down, his nine tails wagging back and forth before he said simply, "For this vessel to call upon us," before closing his eyes.
XxX
Sarutobi rubbed his forehead in frustration as the council argued for several minutes. "Several hundred of our shinobi forces are dead, we have lost our Hokage. This will most certainly cause several villages to turn their attention to our weakened state," Danzo stated sourly.
"We already have strained relationships with Iwa and Suna. What if they decide to attack?" Koharu asked.
"Suna would most definitely have the motive to attack. They are still sore about their Daimyo favoring us," Homura agreed. "I think we should call back all and any shinobi from their missions. We need the necessary firepower incase we are under attack." Sarutobi nodded in agreement, and reached for his pipe.
"Agreed. Have all shinobi call off their missions and swiftly return to the village. Now, let's talk about the Kyuubi," Sarutobi looked at the council members gauging their reactions before he continued, "The Fourth Hokage defeated the Nine-Tails by sealing him inside a child, granting us a jinchuriki."
Many of the members looked at each other before Inoichi cleared his throat before speaking, "Lord Third, I believe I speak for all of us when I ask. Is the Kyuubi secured in the child?"
Sarutobi nodded, "Yes, the Kyuubi has no chance of escaping the seal. The seal is powered by the Shinigami himself. Lord Fourth sacrificed his soul to the God of Death to ensure the Kyuubi would not escape."
Inoichi widened his eyes slightly before nodding once, and many of the members faces showed relief. Danzo looked at Sarutobi, " So what will happen to the vessel?"
Sarutobi narrowed his eyes before answering, "Naruto will grow up, but his status as a jinchuuriki will most assuredly have him placed in the Academy. I believe I don't have to remind anyone, but his status as the Kyuubi's vessel will not leave this room." He got nods of confirmation before continuing.
"As for the role of Hokage, I will be taking the mantle until we find a new candidate," he looked at Danzo pointedly as if daring the War Hawk to object.
He got no objections so he continued, " This meeting is adjourned. We have a tough road ahead of us. But may the Will of Fire burn brightly within all of us." The members nodded once before Sarutobi disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
XxX
Sarutobi opened the Kage Office door, and felt a nostalgic feeling seeing the chair, and the desk. He smiled sadly seeing Kakashi holding Naruto somewhat awkwardly. "Pass him to me, Kakashi," Kakashi nodded once before handing the sleeping child to him.
"Lord Third, have you…?" Kakashi trailed off.
"Yes, I'm now the acting Hokage," Sarutobi stated as he sat down on the chair. "Although I wish I wasn't. It was not yet Minato's time." Kakashi kept his face blank as he pulled out his infamous book.
Suddenly, Naruto cried out as his veins blackened. Sarutobi looked alarmed as Naruto opened his eyes to reveal bloody red eyes, and the whisker marks darkened. Kakashi walked towards him, concern etched in his eyes, "What's happening?"
Sarutobi only mouthed impossible as Naruto's hair grew wilder and the Kyuubi's chakra leaked through. Naruto's wails grew louder as it became obvious that the baby was in pain. "Is the Kyuubi escaping?" Kakashi asked as he revealed his Sharingan.
"It's impossible. This seal is supposed to hold him back," Sarutobi said unsure of what to do. He gritted his teeth cursing himself for being useless. Naruto cried out once more before his veins returned to their original color. His eyes changed from red to blue, and his whisker marks lightened until they were mere lines.
Sarutobi felt himself shudder in relief as the boy calmed down, and started to coo and gurgle. " Maybe the beast tried to escape, but the seal prevented it," Sarutobi said mainly trying to reassure himself as he set the child down in the crib that Kakashi had set up.
Kakashi sighed heavily before concealing his Sharingan. "At least the Kyuubi is secured." Sarutobi nodded once in agreement and felt the unease slowly leave him. He didn't know what would happen if the seal failed. But, he knew that the Leaf Village probably wouldn't have survived another assault by the strongest Bijuu. "We have stopped the Kyuubi's rampage. Now, we must focus on getting our strength back. We must show that although we have taken a hit, that Konoha remains the strongest village in the Five Elemental Nations," Kakashi nodded once in agreement, and Sarutobi's eyes hardened. The God of Shinobi would make sure that the Leaf would remain standing, and that the Will of Fire persevered.
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A/N: Thanks for reading, and please review and tell me what you think. Also I want to hear insights on what exactly the Kyuubi is doing, and who exactly this 'Kurama' is. I'll get started on the second chapter right away, but tell me what you guys think of this.