It's been a long time. And I don't mean a couple years here and there, I mean several thousand millennia, give or take. To be honest I'm not even sure anymore, as I've said, it's been a long time.

I know what you're thinking, that's impossible, how can any human being live that long, but then again, you're probably assuming I'm still human. I stopped being human the day I was cursed, and let me tell you, it wasn't pretty.

My name is Naruto Uzumaki and my story begins in a village called Konohagakure no Sato, where i was born and raised. Hated and loved, worshipped and feared. You see my father was someone considered pretty important, he was their leader, their Hokage. But he, along with my mother, were killed soon after i was born, they were murdered by some prick called Madara who thought the world needed fixing, needed change but you see, he went about it the wrong way. To make a long story short, he became the villain, the evil to counteract all the good, and I was the hero, the one destined to stop him. But I'll get to that in a minute.

Where was I, oh right, so leader dead, parents dead, how? you ask, well there used to be this giant ass nine-tailed fox sealed into my mother, but when she gave birth to me that seal weakened, allowing Madara to pull it out of her and unleash it against my village. My parents fought to their last breath to defeat Madara and to reseal the fox but as they were knocking on heavens door, they had to act fast, they had to entrust the fox to someone they had an infallible faith in. Me.

My life changed from that point on, no one in my village was told who i was, who my parents were, what ideals were entrusted upon me, only the burden i carried and i was abhorred for it, downright detested, beat every time i laughed, spat on every time i smiled, on top of being an orphan the first six years of my life weren't exactly the greatest. But i didn't let that stop me, you see i had the will of fire, passed down in my village from father to son, the will to never give up. I became a ninja, against the expectations of all the others, and i was damned good at it. The fox wasn't so bad after all the shit he gave me when i was younger, he finally warmed up to me and told me his name, Kurama and the fact that he was a Bijuu ~ a tailed beast. Along the way i found his brothers and sisters, I gained friends, allies and family over the years, people I wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice myself for, people I would die for.

But as it turns out Madara was far from defeated, turns out just like me, he too was gathering allies, an army to attack us with and a plan to subjugate the world in an endless sleep. He needed the power of my fox along with the other Bijuu to unleash a monstrosity that had been locked away since the founding of my era. The Jūbi was a ten-tailed monster, destruction followed it's path wherever it went and with Kurama inside this thing and everyone else dead it was left to me to finish this. The battle is another story in it's own right but I defeated Madara, at times I wanted to give up, to join my friends and family on the other side, but that kind of thinking isn't what got me this far. I sealed the Jūbi inside myself, exhausted, I fell to my knees thinking the battle was won, that I could finally pass on but I failed to see the consequences of my actions. A curse entered my body the moment i sealed the Jūbi, my wounds started healing, fatal blows reversed themselves, second winds came out of the blue. In that moment I knew, death would never take me.

"Daaaad" came a high pitched yell as the door opened followed by a blonde bullet speeding to what looked like another blond mess laying on a bed. This voice belonged to a small girl of about 6 years with flowing golden hair and a gentle face with two whisker marks adorning both sides of her cheeks making her all the more adorable. At this point her feet had left the floor and she was mid-air heading for a direct collision with the other blond's stomach.

"Huh, wha, ooompf" was heard from the bed as both blondes and the bed sheets ended up tumbling to the floor. Suddenly a pair of strong arms shot out of the blanket and wrapped the little girl in a hug. "What do we have here?" The tall blonde man said as a grin etched it's way across his face. Not a moment passed before the man started tickling his daughter eliciting a bundle of laughter from the struggling girl who was trying her hardest to escape. "Dad, stoooop! It tickles!" Pleaded the girl in between her fits of laughter, both blondes shared a couple more laughs as they were still on the floor playing about before they broke apart and the man gave a long yawn and stretch.

Sitting next to the young girl was a tall man with spiky blond hair, two bangs that framed his face that fell to his jawline and two of the bluest azure eyes that held bottomless warmth in them. He wore a white t-shirt and black shorts for the perfect sleep in comfort. The only unusual thing about this man was the three whisker marks that attached themselves to his left and right cheek making him look like a fox. On the floor next to him was his daughter in a simple orange dress, her gold hair flowing freely behind her while her sky-blue eyes glared at him and a small pout where her mouth is. Letting out another yawn, the man scratched the back of his head while he looked at the most important person in his life.

"Kushina-Emily Uzumaki, why on Earth am I awake before 7am?" came from the man as an exasperated sigh, he loved his daughter, but he had to wonder where she got all her energy from, he definitely was nothing like this in his youth. Her eyes seemed to hold this sparkle when asked such a question, never stopping smiling and looking like she was about to burst she let out in one breath

"Daaad! You promised to take me to a theme park!" she exclaimed as she waved her arms in the air in excitement. He started chuckling at her cute response causing her to start pouting and glaring again, which he would have none of. He gave Emily a kiss on her adorably small nose and ruffling her soft hair making the girl beam as bright as the sun.

"Well, we better get ready then, there's no time to waste apart from breakfast" He said as he gave a coy smile at the eagerness plastered across her face. "Today, Naruto Uzumaki shall be your humble escort for the day, Princess" The blond now identified as Naruto said energetically as he scooped up his daughter in his arms and gave her a shower of kisses, which she accepted and returned with a hug before running out of the room.

Naruto smiled to himself, immediately thinking he was in for a long day, but knew that every minute spent with his daughter would be precious and he would treasure. As he walked out into the hallway towards the bathroom his thoughts drifted towards breakfast possibilities. Today was going to be great, just like usual.

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First fic, hopeful but probably a tonne of mistakes, let me know what you think and if any corrections are needed.

Thanks

-rishi547