Chapter 1: Oops…
'Damn it Nidaime! Why'd you have to make this so damn complicated!?'
These were the thoughts of one Namikaze Minato. A jounin of Konohagakure no Sato, he was one of the most respected shinobi in the village. At 17, he was already hailed as one of the fastest shinobi alive. Standing at 5ft8in tall, he had spiky blond hair with two bangs framing either side of his face, with bright blue eyes. His looks, coupled with his skills (he was considered a prodigy) made him a very desirable target for females, and to his dread, led him to gaining a veritable horde of fan girls.
Early in his career, Minato's skills gained the attention of Jiraiya the Toad Sage, a student of the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Taking him on as an apprentice, the boys talent for fuinjutsu quickly became apparent. With this discovery, Minato started walking the path that led to becoming a seal master. So, doing some research, he stumbled upon the Nidaime Hokages notes, detailing an unfinished jutsu he had been working on prior to his demise, and decided to complete it.
Which led to his current predicament.
He could feel the… tug described in the notes, which meant at the very least he was on the right track, but nothing else was happening.
"Need some help?"
Turning around, Minato, smiled as he saw the face of his girlfriend of two years, Uzumaki Kushina. Hailing from the Uzumaki clan, both famed and feared for their use of both fuinjutsu and kenjustsu, Kushina was on the same level as Minato, though maybe not as well liked, many people seeing her as an 'outsider'. While as good as, if not better than him when it came to seals, her true talent was with her sword.
Kami she could make that blade dance.
Walking over to him, Minato explained what he was trying to do. Picking up one of his custom kunai, she inspected the seal on it, before giving that big Uzumaki grin she was known for.
"The seals seem fine, maybe you're just not putting enough into it."
Minato could only sweat drop at her.
"I think it's probably a tad more complex than just adding more… 'Oomph'."
"No no no! Just watch!" She got ready to throw it, still grinning.
"kushi-chan I don't think-"
She threw it.
Now, what most didn't know was that Kushina was a jinchuriki (power of human sacrifice), a demon container, specifically for the Kyubi no Kitsune, strongest of the nine biju (tailed beast). While her seal was strong enough to block most, if not all, of the Kyubi's influence, what most people, even Kushina herself didn't realize was that all jinchuriki use small amounts of their biju's power whenever they use chakra, usually so miniscule that it was unnoticed. However, the prototype seal was able to pick it up. Now this unfinished fuinjustsu, mixed with demonic yokai, produced an… interesting effect.
Minato didn't feel the tug this time. He did however feel the shockwave that knocked him and Kushina on their asses. Groggily, he got up with a groan when suddenly an "Ow" was heard, making Minato agree. However he realized…
That wasn't Kushina.
Sharing a brief glance, they both turned to the voice to see an orange haired figure rising. "Um…" Kushina began, only for the person to whip around, drawing his… 'Is that a giant meat cleaver?' and point it at them. In that same instant, Minato had a custom tri-pronged kunai in each hand, and Kushina was ready to draw her blade. They stared each other down, blue and violet meeting brown. Thirty seconds later, Minato turned his head slowly towards Kushina who was sporting an extremely embarrassed and sheepish look, while she could only think of one thing…
"Oops"
Eloquent as always.