Probably change the title later on. I'm not to fond of it, but it will do for now.

Cold Flames of Sinners

Chapter 1:
Kirigakure

A kunai grazed his cheek as he dodged the fire jutsu aimed at him. He had been fighting for over half a day; beginning of the late afternoon of yesterday until now, dawn of the next morning. The enemy he was facing was powerful, he knew he wouldn't make it through this small battle.

"Your kind is going to die. You all are freaks of nature, it's a shame to even call you human." A man yelled hatefully.

"Who are you?" The blond haired man asked as he dodged a kunai.

"Who do you think we are? Can you really not identify you own fellow shinobi?" The man sneered, taking up a defensive stance. "Oh, how the mighty have fallen, Minato-san."

"Mangetsu?"

"The one and only!" Mangetsu leaped at Minato, kunai in hand, going for the kill.

Flashback

The sun was shining brightly on the ocean waters as the families on the shore enjoyed their time together. They all watched as the waters rocked soothingly back and forth for the first time in weeks. The weather had not been the best as of lately, and today was the first day, in what seemed as a long time, that the waters moved freely and the sun shed its heat.

"Isn't today such a wonderful day, dear?" A crimson haired woman asked to her husband. Her emerald eyes shined brightly as she looked into his azure ones.

"Yes," he murmured. "Yes it is." His golden blond swayed lightly in the wind as he continued to watch over the ocean.

They sat on the sand, watching their children play; both uncaring of how much time passed. They watched as the sun slowly rose higher in the sky, and how many families began to eat their afternoon meal or go home.

"Mom, when are we going to have lunch?" Asked a young female, seemingly around the age of thirteen. Her long light red, slightly golden hair glinting in the sunlight.

"Yeah," Another young female whined. This one looking around the age of seven. "Everyone else is already eating and I'm hungry." She had scarlet colored hair that closely resembled her mothers. Next to her stood a boy with spiky golden hair, softly panting from having to catch up with the girls.

"What about you, Naruto? You haven't said anything as of yet," Asked the crimson haired mother as everyone turned their heads to the boy, who also looked around the age of seven.

"Actually, Mother, Father, I'm not too hungry right now," He stated truthfully.

"Your a weirdo, Naruto," The girl around his age said. "Why do call Mom and Dad, Mother and Father, instead of Mom and Dad?"

"Because I want to," He said annoyed. "You got a problem with that?"

"As a matter of fact, I do," She spoke with frown marring her face.

"Well too bad, so why don't you just live with it, Naomi." They glared at each other, a fight getting ready to break out.

"Now, now, children," The blond headed man chuckled, "There is no need for bickering. Come sit, we shall eat," He said, both husband and wife making room for them.

"Can I go exploring instead?" Naruto asked, not making a single movement to sit down.

"I don't know Naruto..." His mother trailed off. "You might get lost."

Putting a hand on his wife's shoulders he said, "Nonsense, Kushina, Why have him waste his time here if he's not going to eat?"

"But Minato-"

"Ayame or Naomi can accompany him once they are finished. If they get lost at least they'll get lost together instead of alone."

"Are you even listening to yourself?" She sighed in exasperation. "If you have yet to figure it out, I'd rather them not get lost at all."

Minato laughed, "I was only joking... Come on, let them have their adventure." Kushina rolled her eyes finally giving in.

"Oh, Alright." Naruto grinned and ran off on the dirt road. Something had caught his eye earlier, far off into the distance, but his sisters had ran off, leaving him behind, before he could further investigate anything.

His feet padded lighting on the ground as he turned abruptly off the path and into the forest. He cut through bushes, and pushed branches out of his pathway, trying to make good time. He knew he didn't have much time before his sisters came looking for him.

Hearing a noise he quickly stopped. It sounded as if chains were moving together, creating this slight screeching sound. He peered through the bushes, looking to see what was going on. Hundreds of people were chained from around their neck, as groups of oddly dressed people herded them. The people chained wore ragged clothing, that looked disgustingly big on their malnourished bodies, while the herders of the people wore ruby red clothing; shirts, pants, cloaks, everything.

"The waters are this way," A familiar voice said. "There's bound to be a lot of people there considering the good weather we're having... And once everyone is locked up you will free me, correct?" Naruto's eyes widened in shock as he finally realized the person speaking.

"That was the agreement." One of the red clothed men spoke up.

"Yeah, just making sure." Naruto took of running towards his family, making as little noise as possible. It was all a blur as he back tracked the way he had come. Too deep in thought, he hadn't even realized he had made it back to the main road until he crashed into his younger twin sister, both landing in a heap on the ground.

"Ow," Naomi groaned. She sat up, looking around to find the person that ran into her. "Naruto! What was that for?!"

Naruto stood up holding his throbbing head. "Naomi, we need to get out of here," He said in panic, finally remembering why he was running. He pulled her up and took off again.

"What? Why?! I just got here!" She tried to stop, but ended up being dragged by the force Naruto was exerting. They made it to the shore in record time, and dashed over to their parents.

"Father, Mother!" He yelled frantically, unknowingly interrupting the conversation between the teen and two adults.

"What is it, Naruto?" Asked his mother as he stopped in front of them.

"People... are... attacking," He panted out as he hunched over to catch his breath. "I saw them. They are coming to capture us or something."

"Your joking right?" Ayame, his elder sister, asked warily. Naruto shook his head rapidly from left to right, and Minato's eyes narrowed. Naruto was not known for playing tricks on people to this extreme, nor was he a liar. And even if he was playing a trick, he would have burst out laughing by now.

"I'll check it you all head in the opposite direct-" The shouting of orders and stomping of feet could be heard in the distance. "Run! I'll hold them off with the others."

"But I can't leave you all to fend by yourselves!" Kushina cried.

"You must! You need to guide the children, so they know how to survive." She nodded her head in understanding as he pulled away from her to stand up. "Go. I will hold them off as long as I can, but do not come back." They lingered a bit before running off, away from the soon be battle field.

Flashback End

His chakra reserves, along with his energy, were nearing depletion from his quick fight with Mangetsu, and right now, he was running on pure determination to give his family more time. No matter what, he would always protect his family, even if he had to die in the process.

He watched another ally get cut down as a group of the enemies charged after him. He pulled out a three pronged kunai, waiting patiently for the right time. He took these few seconds to regain his lost breath; knowing that rushing into things would get him killed faster necessary.

He threw the three pronged kunai, and in less than a second he disappeared, only to reappear milliseconds later in place of the weapon. He attacked mercilessly, killing all enemies that got in his way without a second thought.

He battled with few others along his side as they all fought around their dead comrades. They may not have been able to mourn the dead, but the least they could do was respect them by not trampling all over them like wild animals.

He fought his hardest, and the longest he could, but he could feel himself growing weaker and more tired by the second. His chakra was to low to perform jutsu, and his vision was getting even more blurry than before.

As he stood, the only one alive from his side of the short battle, he hoped and prayed that his family had gotten enough time needed to escape. Then, he fell to his knees as a kunai entered his chest, perfectly aimed at his heart. As his eyes began to glaze over, he coughed up some blood, then fell to the ground, motionless, as the enemy continued on.