A woman laid on the floor, rubbing her swollen bully as she groaned softly on the rocky cave floor. Despite being on a futon she could feel small pebbles, and was in such distress she didn't even care about strands of her red hair sticking to her sweaty face.
Kushina Uzumaki was pissed.
Sitting besides her with his hand in a death grip was her blonde haired husband (or at least soon to be) Minato Namikaze, looking like he was a newly made genin about to go into war. If she were in a different situation she would laugh, but she instead found pleasure in his pain.
"Minato." She called to the man, causing him to flinch. He really should have been ashamed, but then again every man was a coward when this day came.
"Y-yes Kushina?"
"When this is ove-" she paused taking in a sharp breath, "over. I. Will. Kill you."
Because of her Jinchuuriki status (and the fact she was a woman) Kushina found herself far from the village. Hopefully nothing would go wrong like everyone who knew thought.
Minato paled slightly but gave her a small smile. "I'm sure you will but who will help you take care of the twins?"
"I guess Mi-augh!" Kushina was about to say the name of her best friend but a sharp pain washed over her. The contractions were getting closer.
Biwako an old medic that was assigned to help Kushina give birth, come forward to to the couple. "Kushina-san, Lord Forth...I believe its time."
Minato gulped, moving from Kushina's side to create hands signs to control the tailed beast inside his wife. Taji and Himeko who served as the old midwife's appreciates moved closer to Biwako for assistance.
"Do you two have the hot water and rags ready?" Biwako barked placing herself between Kushina's legs. This wasn't her first birth or rather births, and she found it wasn't to bad to be overly ready.
"Hai!"
"Good. Now Kushina you're going to need to get ready push, its going to hurt a lot but its nothing you can't handle."
Kushina gave her a soft hair in agreement.
"Now push!"
The sounds that followed kinda reminded Minato of something between an angry female bear and someone being tortured.
Worried he took his concentration off of Kushina to Biwako, "Is she going to be okay?"
Biwako shot him a glare and tsked, "If I told her she'll be fine then the answer will still be the same for you! Worry more about that fox will you!"
"Alright." Minato muttered putting his focus back on the seal...not that it stopped him from worrying.
As for Kushina she started to wonder through gasps of pain why was Mi acting so care free after giving birth to not one but two children like it was nothing, then had the nerve to lie!
"It hurts!" she whimpered but continued to push. If doing so will help her get out of this situation, she'll do it in a heart beat.
"You're almost there Lady Kushina, I can see a head!" Himeko announced cheerfully in hopes of calming everyone.
A few minutes later, after an avalanche of curses from Biwako and Kushina followed by screams of pain, a small blonde baby with whiskers on his cheeks come out, and soon the room was filled with his newborn cries.
Naruto.
"Here take the boy, and while your at it Taji get some more water!" Biwako said shoving Naruto into Himeko's arms.
"Hai!" Taji called bring out more water and started to boil it.
"Come on Kushina! You've got one more! Push!" Biwako shouted at Kushina, who let out a scream of anger.
"Naruto...you're finally here...today I'm a father!" Minato whispers excitedly with a smile.
"Yes, yes you have such a healthy baby boy Lord Hokage!" Himeko told him while washing the blood from his son.
"Naruto..." Minato whispered again. Leaving Kushina's side after making sure the seal was okay, he walked over to Himeko reaching out to hold Naruto.
Only to get his hands slapped away.
"No! I'm sorry Hokage-sama but you must wait for your other baby to come, and then after Lady Kushina holds them you may." Himeko scolds the older male, making him go into his emo corner. "Okay..."
"Come Kushina, I see his head, nice red hair like yours. Give me one more push."
Putting every last bit of her strength in one push their second child was born, except this time no cries were heard.
Biwako took the baby into her arms then turned him over, slapping at his back. When no sound was heard she checked his pulse and tsked "Damn..."
"Wha-what's wrong?" Kushina gasped lifting up her head.
"Himeko!"
Shoving Naruto into the Hokage's arms, Himeko rushed to Biwako's side.
"Take this child to the hospital quickly now! We might just make it!"
"Hai!" Scooping the child into her arms, she hopped out the cave entrance out into the cold night.
"Oh nooo!" moaned Kushina, there it was, her fear of what would happen if they where too far away from the village.
"Don't worry Himeko's fast, she'll get there in time." Minato reassured her. His eyes were filled with worry, but none the less he tried to comfort her.
"Yes...after all you have to worry about this one, no?" An unfamiliar male voice stated, holding Naruto in one arm while pointing a kunai at him with the other.
Naruto began to cry.
A man stood in the shadows of the trees as he watch a young woman make her way towards him. Great, looks like his jutsu worked perfectly.
Putting his hands together, releasing the jutsu and started to collect his things...then again if everything went according to plan he wouldn't need them.
Himeko rushed through the trees so quickly she almost didn't hear the small cry coming from her arms. Almost.
'What the?'
Stopping completely, she looked closely at the newborn, happy to see him breathing softly, looking up at her in wonder.
"Geez little one, you scared your mama and papa greatly with that little act! None the less I must bring you to the hospital just in case."
"Oooor you can hand the brat over."
"Huh!?"
Himeko growled looking up at the owner of the voice. A man slipped out of the darkness like he was made of it. In fact the man looked familiar...
"Orochimaru."
The snake sanin grinned as he heard his name, "I see you know who I am..."
"Of course I do," she spat, "I know that you are a traitor to the village and that you shouldn't even be here. So I ask you just once, what. Are. You. Doing. Here."
'Oh kami what do I do? I don't have any weapons and I must protect this one...Lord Hokage...'
Orochimaru's grin widen, as he took a step, "Well I'm here for the child, it was just my luck you came out with him, no?"
'What!?'
"Give me the boy you foolish girl, I don't see any need to kill you...yet" (omg volemort moment!)
"NO! I'll protect him with my life!" And with that Himeko turned making her way back towards the village.
"Then you die" Orochimaru hissed vanishing from his spot in the clearing.
No sound was heard as Himeko ran through the trees, Orochimaru close at her heels.
'What can I do? I'm not a ninja so I can't do a transportation jutsu...I don't even have anything sharp to throw at him...my eyes won't be of any use to me now. Arg! Why didn't I go to the academy like my cousins! All I can do now is run and hope that-'
"Ahh!" she screamed as something large slithered itself around her ankles, flipping her in the air and then tossed her towards the ground. Twisting her body so that the baby in her arms wouldn't be harmed, she slammed into a tree.
"Mmm"she groans trying to calm down Rin who cried, "i-its alright..."
"Who are you trying to run away from girl? You aren't even an ninja, yet you act as if you could get away..."
"Hehe it was worth a try right?" she replied, before she could stand the snake came back, only this time it wrapped itself around her body. Orochimaru walked up to her, grabbing Rin who cried even more.
"Hmm you're a very interesting girl, if I didn't have to kill you I'd bring you with me, but I can't have any witnesses can I? Good bye." Orochimaru smirked allowing the snake to finish its job, crushing Himeko and then disappearing in thin air.
In the distance, the nine tails roared, angrily swishing its tails, not only knocking down trees but the shinobi who fought it, killing them instantly. The girl shifted her glaze to the sky and with one last shaky breath, she softly whispered two words.
"I'm sorry."
Kushina looked down at Naruto, blood dripping down her chin. She hated it, everything. The stupid fox, the fact that she was dying...she wouldn't be able to hold her children and watch them grow...she didn't even know if Rin was alive.
She wanted to cry but instead looked down at Naruto telling him everything she knew that would help him grow into a great person.
"Naruto I want you to make sure you don't be picky, I know not all vegetables taste good so make sure you eat a lot of good food so you grow strong. Make sure that you bathe everyday and stay warm. Also you can't stay up late, 'cause you need lots of sleep. Make friends, you don't need a lot of them, just a few, ones that you can really, really trust."
"I wasn't very good at this but you have to keep up your studies and practice your Ninjutsu very hard. Remember everyone has different strengths and weakness, so don't take it too hard if you can't do something, just try and try again!"
"Respect your teachers and upperclassman at the Academy. Oh, the most important thing about being a shinobi. Make sure you're extra careful with lending and borrowing money, put your mission wages into your savings account. No alcohol until you're twenty, but don't drink too much it'll ruin your health."
"Make sure you take care of yourself and your brother. Protect each other, but don't get into too many fights.
"Now another thing you need to know about is women, I'm a woman myself so I don't know too much about this, but all you need to remember is that the world is made of both men and women, so its only natural to take interest in girls...but don't get hooked on bad women. Speaking of women, please be wary of Jiraiya-sama and his perverted ways."
Minato laughed softly, clutching his wife's hand before starting his piece, "your mom talks a lot huh? Naruto...I-even thought I just met you for the first two hours of your life, I love you more than when I found out about your, you and your brother's, very existence."
"Y-you may grow to hate me in the future, seeing that I wasn't there for you and placing you in a life of misery, but that's okay."
He stopped, letting a lone tear slip down his face, "I want to see you guys you guys grow up, but I know I can't so please live your life to the fullest. I can tell you well have your mother's personality, just don't go beating people up when they flair your temper...that would be really bad."
"Also if you do end up staying up late at night, make sure its for training. Although keeping clean and staying warm is good for you, sometimes you won't be able to make that happen, for those times just make sure you stay healthy."
"Make up your own ways that you can follow easily. And, if you do end up meeting Jiraiya-sensei, please try to tolerate his perverted ways."
Kushina weakly squeezed his hand, barely whispering, "You just told him the opposite of what I told him, now Jiraiya will rub off on him."
Squeezing her hand back Minato chuckled, "It'll be alright, if that happens Rin will beat him up." He said reassuring her, but then he sighed knowing they had little time left. Taking a deep breath, he decided to wrap up what he was going to say.
"There's only so much time I have to be with you, even thought I wont be with you together with your mother, Rin will be. So please cherish your lives, make the right decisions."
"Throughout the difficulties that naturally come with life..." with their last moments of breath the two lovers finished, "...just remember that we love you."
They died.