The True Uzumaki
By Capell
Prologue
The Night of the Kyuubi's Attack
"And there are so many ways to go about doing that."
As the masked man vanished into thin air, Minato knew that he would become a serious threat in the future, but first he had to deal with the Kyuubi and he knew of only one way to do so, to seal it within someone, creating a new Jinchuuriki.
Knowing that only Uzumaki women had ever formed the famed Uzumaki chakra chains which could restrain the almighty Kyuubi, Minato used his Hiraishin to get both his wife Kushina and his daughter Natsumi, teleporting them to a small clearing near the Kyuubi.
He explained his plan of using the Shiki Fūjin to seal the Kyuubi inside Natsumi, allowing Kushina to raise what he considered to be the future child of prophecy. She agreed reluctantly and restrained the Kyuubi using her chakra chains, so that Minato could begin the Shiki Fūjin …
"Stop! Minato you do not need to do this, allow me to take on this task instead."
The Sandaime Hokage suddenly appeared, landing in front of Minato and placing his hands on top of his, preventing him from executing the Shiki Fuuin.
"Hiruzen-sama, but it is my duty as Hokage to defend this village and my family, so-"
"You forget that I have also been Hokage and that it is also my duty to defend this village, I am old Minato and have lived a long life. You have a wife and two children to look after whilst mine are all grown up and my only regret is to never see any grandchildren. Live Minato and lead this village to a brighter future. Now make sure that Kushina survives and continues to restrain the Kyuubi."
Pushing Minato towards Kushina, Hiruzen took his place in front of the Kyuubi and began the hand seals that would turn Natsumi into a Jinchuuriki and result in his death.
"Good luck, Minato, Kushina and may the Will of Fire forever burn brightly within you. SHIKI FŪJIN!"
An ethereal figure appeared behind the Sandaime, ghostly white, with a knife inside its mouth and holding some beads, the Shinigami had appeared to seal the Kyuubi.
Plunging its hand through Hiruzen and into the Kyuubi, the Shinigami dragged the entire essence of the Kyuubi into Natsumi; Hiruzen quickly finished the sealing by using the Hakke no Fūin Shiki in order to allow Natsumi access to the Kyuubi's chakra when she was older.
With a content smile upon his face at his accomplishment and gazing one more time at the village he had protected all his life, Hiruzen Sarutobi fell backwards and died.
Two ANBU quickly landed before the Yondaime and his wife, silently requesting orders as to what must be done next. Deciding to mourn later, Minato got back into his 'Hokage mode' thinking about what must be done for Konoha to pull out of this mess in the best state possible.
"Take Kushina to the hospital immediately and get our best medic team, she will need a lot of help to survive the Kyuubi's extraction. We need to put out the remaining fires and find out who survived and who died, we can have time for mourning later."
The next few weeks would be a tumultuous time for Konoha, counting up the dead, conducting repairs and presenting a strong front to the rest of the Elemental Nations. During all of this, Minato told the village how the Sandaime had sacrificed himself to seal the Kyuubi into his daughter, a saviour who would use the power she gained from the fox in order to protect the village.
The result of this speech was that Natsumi became a hero to Konoha, both to the civilians and shinobi alike, a girl who could do no wrong. Meanwhile her brother, Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto, was left mainly forgotten, insignificant in the face of many because he did not hold the Kyuubi, or exhibit any exemplary traits of his parents, if anything he was weaker than the average baby, always quiet.
This would be the treatment that Naruto would receive for years to come, always side-lined for his sister who would get everything, the best presents, early training, always being asked what she wanted and where she would like to go. Naruto would forever be stuck in his sister's shadow, never noticed and never able to surpass Natsumi's prodigal talent for the shinobi arts.
Author's Notes
This fanfic has been sitting in my documents for many years, but I've never quite had the courage to post it online seeing as I haven't written any form of literature in many a year. Recently however, after seeing something on the news I plucked up my courage and finally said to myself 'Why not?' and thus the fruits of my labours finally sees the light of day.
This fiction draws inspiration from many others, of which I could not begin to name, as many I read years ago. So all I can say is thank you to each and every writer I have read over the years for providing me the inspiration to come up with my own ideas. I must also give thanks to you who have read this story and will gladly accept whatever review/criticism you leave for me.
Finally, I do not own Naruto, nor do I make any money from the publishing of this work. The only thing I gain is the enjoyment of having written this, until next time, ja ne!