The One Chosen To Be A Dragon

by The1whoknox

When being born as the oldest of triplets, but being written off as the least prodigal of the three he will show them that there is more than meets the eye. With the help from an internal guide he will shake the world up, prophecies be damned. Slight Fairy Tail x-over. He will show the power of a dragon. Alive Parents, Siblings. Slight bashing.

2. Chapter 2: Where It all Started

Disclaimer: I own none of these properties if I did there would have been some changes.

"Hi there" normal Speech

'Hi there' Internal thought

"Listen well boy." Bijuu/Summon speech

Insert Jutsu Here. Jutsus

'Listen well boy.' Bijuu/Summon Internal Thought

Author Notes: Just some quick thanks to my first five reviews. Thanks to all those who read my first chapter, commented, liked or followed.

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Alkalam: Thank you for the feedback. There is a reason I have Jiraiya being arrogant, sorry it came off as stupid. In later chapters, I will expand upon why Jiraiya is like this. As for being OP Naruto, just keep reading, and you see what my plan is for this story. Thanks for the grammar compliment it is one of the things I pride myself on. Also did the few corrections you suggested in the first chapter.

Wolfly2494: No he is doing different Dragon slaying elements and he was using iron in the end if that was confusing you.

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Chapter 2: Where It All Started

Twenty years earlier

Screams of a woman in pain echoed through the cave. The reason she is in pain, she was giving birth to last of her children, then came the cursing "Minato, I swear I am going to cut off that thing you call a penis off you!" Uzumaki-Namikaze Kushina screamed. She had already threatened him with living on the couch on the first birth, and on the second birth, she threatened with a celibate marriage and now castration.

Her husband, she married in secret, couldn't blame her. "It's alright Kushi-chan. Almost there," Kushina growled at him like a wild beast showing that he was making her angrier. She had already given birth to two children both boys, and now the final one was coming. Minato was over the moon when they found out they were pregnant they couldn't be happier. It was when he contacted Tsunade to check on Kushina was about two months along. It was then she revealed that there were three heartbeats and three separate chakra networks were forming. Minato was happy as can be at that moment, but Kushina was feeling the pain of labor coming to her. Minato remembered the weird craving, the mood swing and regular foot massages her had to deal with, but he would not change it for the world. Even with all the fond memories of the pregnancy entering his mind he had to focus on the seal that was on his wife's stomach. The seal that contained Kyūbi no Yōko. Kushina let out another scream of pain, whether it was from the seal being strained or the pregnancy Minato did not know "Kushina-chan! You okay?"

Minato's chakra that he was focusing into the seal to keep the Kyūbi from escaping started to weaken. Kushina cried out in pain again "Minato keep focusing on the seal! This is why men can't handle childbirth!" It was the doctor in charge, Senju Tsunade. Tsunade came back to the village at the request of her younger cousin to come and make sure that her children were born safely born. Kushina loved that her cousin had finally come back to see her godchildren and to help birth them. Kushina knew how Tsunade felt about the village and what it meant for her to come back here. Tsunade wasn't alone she came back, however. Tsunade had her student with her whose name was Shizune, right now she was at the Senju family home "I swear men could never bear children, can't handle a little pain," Tsunade was now focusing on Kushina and the baby "Now Kushina, give me one big push!" Tsunade instructed Kushina. Tsunade started to see the crown of the head of the final baby.

"I am pushing!" Kushina screamed out again as she pushed. She was exhausted the first two were a struggle when she had energy

"One last push!" Tsunade yelled back. Kushina gave another push, and the room was then filled with the sound of an infant crying "It's a girl!" Tsunade told the new parents as Tsunade went to clean off the youngest daughter. While the birth was happening, the guards outside the cave where struck dead instantly by a man in a yellow spiral mask with his right red eye showing through a hole in the mask the eye, the Sharingan.

Minato wiped tears that were forming in his eyes and had a bright smile on his face as he heard the cries of his daughter, which in turn made his two other children begin to cry as well. He leaned his head down and kissed his exhausted wife on the top of her head "You did amazing," he whispered to her.

She gave a tired smile "Thank you Minato-koi," she then looked over to the little crib in the corner and reached for her children "Give them to me Minato-kun I want to meet my children," Minato went over the crib a carefully picked up both of his older children, one child looked like a damn near replica of him. Blonde hair that was like the sun, skin tan like him and six whisker marks on his cheeks, three on each side. The only feature he seemed to get from his mother was her round face. The second child was an exact replica of his father even having the angular face like him. The odd part was there were no whisker marks on his cheeks, but from what Minato saw from his daughter she had the whisker marks like her younger older brother. Minato shook the thought from his mind as he handed the two children to their mother "Look at you both," Kushina snuggled her two sons closer to her chest to get a better look at them. "You look just like your father and a little like me," she saw both the children looking to suckle as they tried to latch to their mother through her shirt "At least you got my appetite from me huh Naruto, Menma." She already had names picked out for both boys when she was told what they were.

"Really? Going with ramen topping names huh Kushi-chan," Minato had to poke fun at his wife's choice of names.

Kushina blushed "Naruto's name means maelstrom and Menma…" Kushina looked away blush on her face, the tiredness of labor left her mind and body "Okay Menma is a ramen topping," she looked back and saw by his facial expression her husband was just teasing. Kushina then looked to her other child that was currently being washed by Tsunade "How about you name your daughter? A father should be able to name at least one of his children," Kushina smiled at her husband.

"So you get to name two, while I get to name one huh? Always a competition with you," Minato sweatdropped at his wife who was giving him a V for victory with her fingers. Minato thought about a name for a second then one hit him "How does the name Narumi sound?" There was the sound of a sneeze coming from one of the boys that were in Kushina's arms. It was Naruto that sneezed, followed by one from Menma and then one from the daughter that was now coming towards them in Tsunade's arms wrapped in a pink blanket.

"Well looks like I am outnumbered this time. The kids agree with their father. Narumi it is," Kushina sighed in defeat and exhaustion. Minato took his daughter from Tsunade, or he would have if someone didn't just appear between the two ninjas and snatching baby Narumi from Tsunade. The blur kicked away Tsunade with enough force to send her flying away. The man disappeared in a black vortex.

Minato panicked when this happened as well as Kushina as she saw her daughter disappear. In the corner of the room, a man appeared with Minato and Kushina's daughter in his arms "Hello, Namikaze Minato. Now step away from the jinchūriki or your daughter will die at the ripe old age of five minutes," the stranger said in a calm and chilling voice. The stranger inched a kunai close to their daughter's throat.

'How did he get through the barrier? And how the hell did he get by the ANBU?' Minato's thoughts here running through his head trying the find answers and solutions. That was when the knife-wielding man inched the blade closer to his daughter's face, and the seal on his wife's stomach weakened causing her to let out a scream in pain. Minato shot up his hand in a way of showing peace "Hold on! Just hold on a second. Let's just stay calm here," Minato pleaded while trying to take control of the situation.

"I'm as calm as can be. I will say it again step away from the jinchūriki," it was then the mystery intruder threw the now wailing babe in the air. The man lifted his knife to the falling newborn looking to impale her. His wife screamed out Minato's name to alert him and in a flash he was cradling his daughter who was still screaming "As expected from the Kiiroi Senkō," Minato looked down at the man with a glare that would send chills down a regular person's spine "To bad you are not fast to save the other two," the cloaked man throw two kunai with exploding tags at his two sons. Minato was about to rush towards his other two children when he heard a sizzling sound coming from the blanket his daughter was wrapped in. Minato thinking quickly teleported away to his shed where he makes all his special kunai.

Uzumaki Namikaze Residence

The moment Minato appeared in the shed, he stripped his daughter of her blanket and threw it deep into the shed, and he burst through the door of the shed. Not even a second later the shack exploded with debris blasting out everywhere, some of it embedding into the Minato's leg. The loud explosion scared the infant in his arms causing her to wail loudly "Sorry did I scare you little Rumi-chan," Minato smiled at his daughter as he quickly flashed to a nursery that was in his home and laid his daughter there in the crib by herself and then places a small blanket over her. As he was doing this, he thought back to the mystery man'He wanted me, and Kushina-chan separated. But, I don't think he was expecting Tsunade to be there. Hopefully, I am not too late." It was then he flashed back to the cave where he was forced to leave his wife and children. Minato looked around quickly and saw debris with a foot sticking out. Minato sprinted over and started to remove the debris over the body 'Please be okay! Please, Kami be okay!' Minato hoped it was his wife, but he was disappointed when his eyes saw blonde hair. That was when Tsunade moved slightly.

A Few Moments ago

Minato had disappeared with his signature Hiraishin and took his daughter with him. It was then that the kunai that were racing towards her two godchildren. She ran and snatched the boys from the small crib as it exploded. Tsunade then blurred into existence across the room with the two children in her arms wailing as loud as they could. The stranger then dashed towards Kushina intent unknown. Tsunade appeared between the stranger and Kushina swinging her leg. The leg with the chakra enhanced strength swung at the man's head looking to take it off. It was then something weird happened. Her foot went right through him like he was not even there. The fazing man shot a punch at her but was aiming at the black-haired infant in her arm. Tsunade turned her back to take the shot. The blow knocked the wind out of her as she stayed her ground. Tsunade tried again to hit the man but her foot slipped through the man this time thought she was ready for the counter-attack so she brought her leg up so her knee blocked the strike but the force did push her back. Tsunade wouldn't relent as she kept herself between the masked man and Kushina.

The two continued to fight, Tsunade trying to kick the mystery man and her blows going right through him. The mystery man kept trying to throw Tsunade off balance and get her away from the Jinchūriki "Tsunade get the boys out of here!" Kushina yelled at Tsunade, she wanted her boys out of here and away from the conflict.

"And leave you here? No way!" Tsunade yelled back as she kept her focus on the man 'If I can just hold out until Minato comes back,' Tsunade then stepped back into a guard she could muster with both her arms occupied by screaming children.

"I grow tired of this," The man walked calmly and this time fazed right through her completely. Tsunade eyes widened in shock and fear. Tsunade tried again to kill the man, but the same result as last time all her attack hit was air. The man stared over Kushina who gave him a glare as she was mysteriously sucked into a black vortex disappearing from sight "Now to deal with you," the cold tone made Tsunade

"What the hell did you do with Kushina!?" Tsunade shouted at the man. The man was unimpressed by the legendary kunoichi even if her arms were occupied by children, she was no threat to him.

"Why would I reveal my plan?" The stranger went through several seals and then ended on the tiger seal "When you are already dead," Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu the stranger blew a giant ball of fire at the Sannin. The fireball encompassed the whole room as a wall of fire. Tsunade's eyes widened as the fireball moved incredibly fast towards her and her godchildren. Tsunade thinking of the two infants in her arms, she turned to shield the infants with her back. She let out a yell as the fireball hit her back and let out a scream as the fire hit her back as it ate away at her flesh. The fireball caused her to be pushed until she was smashed into cabinets that had been placed in the cave because of the pregnancy "Now onto the destruction of Konoha," the man warped into a void going to where he had teleported Kushina to, at the same time Minato finally appeared back in the cave.

Cave

Minato quickly turned Tsunade on her back and was met with his two sons who were silent. Minato panicked at lack of vocalization from his son and grabbed Menma he shook the babe upside down to try and get the babe to cry. The babe quickly wept with the shaking that his father did to him. The crying caused Naruto to cry and the crying cause Tsunade's eyes to flutter open "Thank Kami you and the boys are okay," he smiled at the small comfort that they were alive "Tsunade, where is Kushina?" Minato's smile disappeared from his face when he asked, the Hokage and husband taking over. The Hokage part worried for the village jinchūriki and the husband worried for his wife.

"That man took her. He has some jutsu that makes everything I threw at him go right through him," Tsunade started to get up "We got to find her, we have to find her," she reached a point until the pain in her back made her hiss in pain and shoot back down.

"Take it easy. You got some nasty burns. Take the kids to my home and keep an eye on them," Minato suggested. It was a suggestion that he regretted a second later

"Take it easy!" Tsunade was now in his face pointing a finger in his face with Naruto still in her other arm "I am not a babysitter, I am one the Sannin you little gaki. I have been in wars while you were still swimming in your father's balls!" Her yelling caused the two children to cry louder.

"I need someone to keep them safe," Minato didn't relent as he gave an edge to his voice, then he looked at Tsunade seriously, and it caused her eyes to meet his. She saw the seriousness in his eyes, she kept her own edge to her eyes and allowed him to finish "When you get to my home. There is a seal in the children's nursery that will summon a toad. Tell the toad to get Jiraiya-sensei here A.S.A.P," Tsunade nodded seeing only one flaw in his plan.

"How are you going to find Kushina?" She asked worry in her voice.

"I overlaid a Hiraishin seal on the seal that holds the Kyūbi," Minato answered.

"Alright good luck and get our girl back," Minato nodded with a determined look on his face, handed Menma back to Tsunade and disappeared in a yellow flash. Tsunade looked at the spot where Minato disappeared then down at the two children and then ran as fast as she could with the two children looking to reunite the siblings.

Sight of the Extraction

Kushina screamed as some of the chakra from the Kyūbi leaked out of her. She was between two pillars that kept her in place the seal that kept the Kyūbi in place speared over her body, a sign that the seal was almost gone. The Kyūbi itself could taste freedom as it felt the seal that kept it in place weaken, it released more of its chakra to weaken its host "Why!? Why are you doing this!?" Kushina screamed as she felt like her insides melting. She and the Kyūbi were never in contact with one another all Kushina use to do was siphon off a little bit of chakra so that she had a small amount of power from the beast within her.

"Why does anyone want a weapon?" The masked man stared down at her through the one eyehole. The man was sitting with his hood up his knee tucked close to his chest and his arm resting on his knee "I am going to rip the Kyūbi out of you and destroy Konoha," Kushina froze and stared wide-eyed as he revealed his plan.

"Who the hell are you?" she said the pain peaked again and she coughed up blood.

"Since you are about to die. I am Uchiha Madara," the tone in which he said gave no indication that he was lying to Kushina "Now that the seal is weakened enough, it is time to bring the destruction of Konoha," Kushina keeled over and screamed as the seal was finally near its end. Madara disappears into a void and then reappeared in front of Kushina gripping her by the cheeks to force her head up at him.

Kushina's Seal

He looked directly into Kushina's eyes and was now in the seal face to face with the Kyūbi no Yōko. The Kyūbi looked at the man and then saw his eye, the rage unleashed "You pitiful little Uchiha! I will not be controlled by the like of you!" Kyūbi roared at the red-eyed man. The man looked at the beast and using the power of his Sharingan began to take control of the beast. The Kyūbi eyes were starting morph and match the man's Sharingan. The Kyubi was almost taken over and gave one last warning "I will … get free one day… when that day comes… I will devour you … and that damned eye of yours." The Kyūbi's will wavered and then in its eye was a Sharingan. The Kyūbi ripped himself out of the seal which looked like chakra in the shape of a rock, and it was nailed to this chakra rock. The Kyūbi ripped itself from the rock and the nails that held it in place.

Sight of the Extraction

Kushina let out a high pitch pain filled screamed as the seal finally broke and through her body the Kyūbi was released. The red chakra spilled out of her like a raging river upward and then formed into the Kyūbi. The beast let out a roar and leaked killing intent in all directions. Kushina flopped down on the rock she was on she felt nothing but pain. Her body felt broken, and she felt like her insides were on fire "Ohhhh. Still alive are you?" Madara was surprised by this event "I am impressed by that Uzumaki vitality, to have a Bijuu ripped from you and still be alive. Amazing," Madara looked up at the beast that was now his puppet. Kushina glared at the man, she wished she could move more than just her neck right now so she could show him what an Uzumaki can really do. Madara pointed at the down woman "I think you should be the one to kill your former host. After all, being stuck inside her I think you would want some revenge," The Kyūbi let out another roar bringing down one of its hands to crush Kushina.

Kushina looked at the giant claws that were going to kill her. Her mind went to her husband her and then her children giving a silent prayer 'I'll miss you Minato-koi. Stay strong for the kids,' the claw came down near her with 'I am sorry my little ones. I won't be able to see you all grow up, but I will watch over you,' She closed her eyes and gave a sad smile as she awaited her fate. She then felt weightless, and she was being held bridal style to a firm chest. Her shallow eyes looked up to see blonde hair and the face of her husband "Minato-koi," she said in a soft voice she felt a smile spread across her blood leaking mouth.

"Hello, beautiful. I came to save you," he smiled at her with a big goofy grin on his face. The same grin he had all those years when he saved her from Kumo all those years ago. Kushina gave him a weak smile and throw her arms over Minato's neck and started to cry into his chest. Minato looked back in time to see the Kyūbi and the stranger disappear into another black vortex. Minato glared down at where the man once stood, and he disappeared in a yellow flash.

Uzumaki Namikaze Residence

Minato appeared in the children's nursery making Tsunade stand up in a battle ready stance. Minato looked at Tsunade and gingerly put his wife in a bed that was next to the children's crib. When Tsunade saw how broken and blood covered Kushina was she rushed over and began to us the Shōsen Jutsu on Kushina. Tsunade's chakra covered hands tried her best repair the damage done to Kushina a worried look on her face "How is she going to be Tsunade? Is she going to make?" Minato didn't like the look that Tsunade had as she examined Kushina. He was not a doctor or iryō-nin, and he could see the damage that has been done to his wife

The damage was extensive to Kushina's body. Her organs were damaged extensively, and her body was going into shock, and she was bleeding internally "Minato what the hell happened to her?" she continued to examine Kushina and then she got to her abdomen and that was she noticed something she pushed chakra into her and notice an oddity "Minato why is the seal not coming up? Did you do something to keep it hidden?" Tsunade looked over to Minato waiting for an answer, while still healing Kushina. Minato turned his head away not wanting to tell her what had happened "Look at me Minato and tell me what the hell happened to Kushina!"

Minato looked at her with a fierce determination in his eyes. Tsunade saw the Hokage before her now it was the kid that would follow Jiraiya around no this the war hero leader that made a name for himself as the Kiiroi Senkō "The masked man ripped the Kyūbi out of her," he said through gritted teeth. Tsunade went wide eye and looked down at Kushina in horror "Did you do as you were asked?" He asked curtly to her.

"Minato we have to get her to the hospital now! I can only do so much here!" Tsunade needed surgical equipment to have the best chance to save Kushina.

"Did you do as you were told? I need an answer Tsunade," Minato barked out to Tsunade wanting an answer.

Kushina coughed up some blood, and some droplets landed on Tsunade's face. Tsunade had hemophobia, and the droplets of blood on her face caused it to go full blown, she froze.

"Tsunade did you the message to Jiraiya?" Tsunade sat petrified not answering. Minato's patience finally ran out, and he grabbed her roughly by the arm. Tsunade snapped out of her stupor and took offense.

"Get your hands off me!" Tsunade ripped her arm out of Minato's hand and got in his face gripping his collar "Touch me again, and I make sure you never use that hand again!" Tsunade growled at him.

"Did you do your job?" Minato asked not flinching from the aggression that Tsunade displayed.

"Watch it Minato! You don't get to come here and act all mighty with me!"

"I need to know if you got in contact with Jiraiya-sensei!"

"Get away from me right now Minato!"

"Both of you just stop!" Kushina cried out breaking the argument between the two other people in the room. It was then the two could finally hear the sound of crying and whimpering coming from the crib in the room "Give me my children," Kushina said in a hushed and tired voice.

"I don't think that's…" Tsunade started but got cut off.

"Give. Me. My. Children. I want to see my boys and finally meet my daughter," the redhead woman said with finality in her voice.

Minato bowed his head feeling shame for what he caused his children. He carried both the boys in one arm and his daughter in his other to their mother. Tsunade stepped back to give the mother and her children some time. The medic in her was screaming at her to get both husband and children out of the way. The woman in her was having her heart melted by the scene in front of her. Minato laid all the children on the side of his wife. Kushina positioned herself, so she was laying on her side.

Kushina got a good look of all her children. Her boys looked just like their father especially Naruto who had a more sculpted face, but she had no idea where the black hair came from. Menma had her round face and his father's blonde hair. Then there was her baby girl; she was a copy of her mother and had her blonde hair from her father. Tears streamed from her eyes as she reaches out touched each of their cheeks noticing only two had whisker-like marks "Look at you all. Such beautiful children. Two handsome men and lovely little lady," The babies were all cuddling up to their mother. She then focused on her daughter "Hello little Rumi-chan. Look how pretty you are," Kushina gave a slight cough and looked at Minato "Tou-chan is going to have beat the boys off with a stick when you get older," Minato nearly fell over and imagined a chibi version of his little princess being hounded by boys and a scary version of him defending his daughter. Kushina then spouted out "These two boys are going to be heartbreakers if they are anything like their father," Kushina gave a small smile to her two boys gave a small kiss on their foreheads "Kaa-chan is going to have to vet all those girls who want to get their grubby hands on you both," smiled at her children slight tears running down eyes as she was awed by her children. Narumi gave a gum filled smile as if understanding her mother and the two boys coed and giggled.

Tsunade had to laugh at what Kushina had done. She had taken all the tension and anger out of the room with her interaction with the children. Tsunade had at one point wish to experience a moment like this when she and her lover were still alive. It brought a small tear to her eye "I did what you wanted I sent for the old toad. I told him to get here fast there was a complication to the pregnancy." Tsunade's voice made Minato face her, but she did not face him; she couldn't pull away from the adorable scene of Kushina who continued to baby talk her three children.

"Good," he replied, but he knew what he must do. He walked over to a closet that was in the room and pulled out a white overcoat with red flames on the bottom of the coat. The eye-catching part of the coat was the red kanji for "Fourth" written on the back. "I leave everyone in your care," he directed towards Tsunade which she nodded, he kneeled down to look at his family giving his wife a kiss on her lips then leaning his forehead onto hers "I have to go now," he said in a quiet voice as placed his hand on each of his children's heads.

"I know," Minato walked away ready to flash away.

"Minato, thank you and good luck," she gave a tear-filled goodbye as not knowing if this would be the last time if she were going to see him again. Minato gave a small smile when and flashed away.

Kushina brought her kids closer to her chest protectively. Tsunade brought a blank from the closet and place over the small family. Trying to provide some comfort she began to rub the back of the woman who continued to baby talk the infants while giving light sobs.

Hokage Mountain

Minato appeared to complete and utter chaos. The village below was rubble and a fire pit. Buildings were either on fire, destroyed or a mixture of both. Bodies were littering the streets shinobi and civilians alike. All the cause of this was being attacked by shinobi and at the helm was Minato's predecessor Hiruzen Sarutobi the Sandaime Hokage. Minato saw Hiruzen's giant staff smack the beasts face in quick succession. The creature in reacted by breathing fire in Hiruzen's direction. Minato's sharp eyes saw the man in the orange mask on the back of the Kyūbi. Minato saw the man point up to Minato. The Kyūbi pointed its head up towards Minato than opened its mouth, and a collection of chakra began to form right before its mouth forming a Bijūdama.

When it was finally done the beast shot the giant orb at Minato on the mountain. Minato didn't waver as he stood at the mountain watching as the Bijūdama came at him "Think I will back down huh?" he pulled out one of famous tri-pronged kunai the Hiraishin Kunai holding it horizontally in his hands "This village will not fall so long as I am alive," the Bijūdama came close to the mountain when suddenly it stopped mid-air that was when the air began to become a seal array absorbing "Hiraishin: Dōrai." An explosion went off far from the village but still could be seen from the wall of the village.

The Kyūbi gave a roar at Minato until an elongated staff smashed against its face and then a few explosions went off in its face showing a rally of ninja attacking the beast. Minato had a victorious smile on his face when he saw the fighting spirit in his soldiers and the push of the village to stop the beast. It was then Minato heard a familiar noise and there standing right behind him was the man in the orange mask "You are beginning to become an annoyance Yondaime," Minato went wide-eyed at how fast the man raced towards him. Minato swung his kunai towards the stranger's head, but the knife phased through the man's head along with his hand as well.

The stranger then lifted his hand allowing Minato's arm to faze through his fingers and when it was within his palm, he grasped the Hokage "I got you now. Time to disappear," The man started to use his strange vortex to suck him in. Minato used his chakra to reach out for one of the seals that he had around Konoha. He quickly found one, and he flashed to it leaving the masked man by himself 'Again out of my grasp. I will reach my goal even if you are in the way sensei,' the man then disappeared into a vortex.

Uzumaki Namikaze Residence

Minato appeared back at the shack that was once his workshop 'He can become solid and intangible at will,' Minato dusted himself off and took a second to read his surroundings scanning where all his kunai scattered after the explosion in his workshop. The kunai were spread out thoroughly. Minato had pulled out a kunai from his coat when he sensed a spike in chakra around him. The vortex behind Minato produced the masked man 'I might get only one shot at him,'

Minato got into a fighting stance and was ready for the masked man to attack. The masked man produced a pair of shackles that came out of one of his sleeves "I will admit you live up the reputation Kiiroi Senkō," The stranger puts on the shackles "I am going to enjoy destroying this village and nothing you or anyone else will stop me," he stretched the chains by widened his arms getting a feel for how long they were "I will kill you, and after I let the Kyūbi finish destroying the village you love so much, I will let it have your wife and children as a reward," The stranger mocked the Yondaime.

Minato's eyes narrowed as his rage peaked, his killing intent leaked in the wooded area. The masked man rushed at Minato quickly. Minato swiped his kunai at him, but again he phased through him. The masked man didn't stop with just phasing through the knife he kept going through until he was through Minato and the chains were coming fast. Minato reacted by jumping to a marked kunai that was embedded into a nearby tree. Minato looked down at the man with a calculative eye. Minato rushed at the man with a basketball size ball of chakra in his hand "Rasengan!" the ball of chakra went through the man as well. The chains nearly wrapped around Minato again but he jumped to different kunai across the field they were in.

Minato continued to try to land any blows with his kunai and jutsu, but all the attack were ineffective. Minato flashed to a few more kunai picking them up along the way. Minato then threw the kunai directly at the stranger. The stranger stayed still letting the object phase through him like a specter. Minato procced to do hand signs than in his hand sparked electricity arcing between his palms he then he pulled out a Hiraishin Kunai and channeled another "Hiraishin: Dōrai!" then he finished the lightning technique "Raiton: Jibashi!" The combination jutsu created a vortex of lightning splashing in every direction arcing off trees and cutting up the ground. The masked man did something different this time he phased through some of the arks of electricity, and then he danced around some of them and then after a few seconds went back to phasing. Minato eyes widened at this observation and began to calculate a plan towards getting to this man.

Minato narrowed his eyes and threw the Hiraishin Kunai in his hand at the masked man with lightning fast speed. The masked man let the flying knife faze through him. Then the man saw Minato rushing after the kunai with another Rasengan in his hand. The masked man was not ideal he rushed forward letting the kunai phase through him reached out to Minato letting him get closer and closer when he reached 'I win' he victory was cut short when Minato flashed "Hiraishin: Ni no Dan." Minato drove a Rasengan into the man's back. The man let out a groan of pain but retaliated by wrapping the shackle chains around Minato's extended arm. Minato tried to jump to another marker, but he started to feel himself being pulled into a vortex along with the masked man "Let go!" Minato swung his knife in a slashing motion to try and get away from the man. To Minato's surprise, the man didn't let the attack phase through him like he usually did, but the knife made contact and sliced deep diagonally from shoulder to opposite side stomach. No blood fell from the stranger's body.

"I have you now," Minato started to feel his body begin to be pulled into a vortex he tried to jump to another kunai marker, but to his shock, Minato happened to jump both of the men to the kunai marker and Minato still be sucked into the vortex. Minato and the man began to travel to wherever the man decided to take them, but before they could arrive Minato made one final last-ditch effort to get away. He threw the kunai he had in his hand out of the vortex as it was almost finishing to close. Minato channeled as much chakra as he could into the technique.

The two jutsu's powers fought for control of the destination that they were being teleported to. As Minato put his chakra into the jutsu, yellow sparks appeared around him as he tried to jump to safety. Minato would start to disappear but then reappear with his arm still bound in the chain of the shackles. Minato pushed more and more chakra into the jutsu as he started began to flicker more and more. He placed a seal on the man's chest with his trapped arm and shouted as his Hiraishin no Jutsufinally worked. Minato appeared alone near his old workshop flopping in the dirt. Little to Minato's knowledge, in the far distance of the village another flash shined into the night, and then a loud thud echoed into the night sky and terrified local wildlife scattering from the area.

Minato coughed from the sudden rush of air in his lungs. Minato slowly pushed himself up off the ground. Still wrapped around his off hand was the chain for the shackles and his assailant's arm. Minato dropped the man's arm and was shocked to see the appendage start to melt away. Minato felt chakra surge next to him as the attacker appears from his vortex gripping the stub where his arm used to be "I can't feel my connection to the Kyūbi anymore. You're doing I presume?" The stranger looked down at the seal that now coated over his chest "As always the seal master of Konoha lives up to his reputation," the man's cool voice showed no signs of pain from his missing arm or that he was sliced or hit with a Rasengan.

"Your plan to destroy Konoha ends now," Minato stated while breathing heavily from exhaustion.

"You may have taken away my control of the beast," the red eye shined through the mask making Minato's eyes go wide, "but now it is an out of control beast on the loose," the mask man began to use his vortex to disappear "The beast will finish what I made it start, and there is nothing you can do to stop it," the man's calm voice was even. Off in the distance, there was an explosion followed by a scream and Minato could faintly feel the ground beneath his feet shake.

"Who the hell are you? Why are you doing this?" Minato demanded as he stabilized his breathing. He wished when he cut the connection from the Kyūbi on the man he put a Hiraishin marker as well.

"I will tell you who I am Namikaze Minato, Kiiroi Senkō," the man started to get sucked into his vortex "I am the one who will bring an end to the era of shinobi. I am the one who will be the god of this world, I Uchiha Madara as its ruler," and like a voice on the wind, he was gone.

Minato finally let go of a breath he did knew he was holding and fell forward. He caught himself sticking his hands in the dirt below him. His chakra was nearly gone from all the Hiraishin jumping he was doing, especially the last one. He pushed himself up from the soil and then felt the killing intent wash over the area. The fox was loose, and it was up to him to stop it.

Minato crunched up the dirt in his hands he thought about his wife, his newborn children, the man who was a teacher, his last student and the man who mentored him into being Hokage 'They all need me, and I won't let them down!'. Minato found his inner resolve, looked towards the direction of the village and like his moniker he flashed away.

Konoha

Minato flashed back to the Hokage tower. He saw the destruction the beast had caused to his village. Minato did see that his forces did push the beast out of the village's walls and not so far off he could see the fox battling his shinobi. The damage had been done to village. Buildings were rubble, the fire burned brightly, and from his viewpoint from the tower, he could see bodies of both shinobi and civilians alike littered roads, debris, and roofs. The village looked like a warzone.

Minato jumped out a window of the tower and made his way towards the fighting. The fox was breathing fire down upon his men. Minato rushed towards the fight jumping from rooftop to rooftop. He launched towards the giant walls of the village sticking to the sides and running up it at fast speeds and launching himself up high in the air and over the walls.

The sight of a giant red rabbit-eared fox with nine tails that were flattening the forest around it. Minato looked down to see the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen was with his famous summon in the form of a giant thick Bo staff "Hiruzen-sama!" Minato called out as he landed next to his predecessor. Hiruzen was wearing a black jumpsuit, mesh segments over the lower portions of his limbs, and a green gauntlet that covered much of his right arm. He also wore an armored hood with a bandanna-like forehead protector over this, tied with two long straps. Across the back is written with the kanji for fire.

"Minato-kun, about time you joined us. Where have you been?" Hiruzen said as he spun around his staff ready to continue the assault.

"Dealing with a problem that may come back to bite us," Minato said as he narrowed his eyes at the mighty beast that just crushed two shinobi that threw explosive tags at the monster's face. Minato gasped as he saw the loss of two shinobi and now the fire in his belly roared for action "Hiruzen-sama, pull back the troops get them back and tell them to stay out of this fight,"

Hiruzen looked toward Minato with a questioned gaze "What do you plan to do?"

Minato didn't look back at the former Hokage "To level the playing field," Minato dashed forward then ran up the tree. He got to the top of the tree then launched himself up and performed a series of hand signs "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" Minato shot his hand forward the air, a seal array appeared. The result of the jutsu was a giant toad. The color of this toad is a dull, rusty red, but around his eyes and on his lips and chest are bright red markings. He wears a large blue happi vest that has the kanji for oil. This was the boss summon of the toads Gamabunta.

Gamabunta slammed down on top of the Kyūbi "Minato, what's the big idea summoning in the air like that for?" The Kyūbi was not happy with the giant toad landing on it and went to shot a Bijūdama at the giant toad. Gamabunta was quick to react leaping high in the air and then landing far enough out of reach of the mighty beast "Minato what the hell happened? Why is this beast out of its cage?"

Minato was now Gamabunta's head standing high above all as he was ready to face the mighty beast that made this night a night to remember. The ninja below looked towards their leader as he stood his ground and was now about to battle a might demon by himself. The scene caused many ninja to cheer and rally, their morale high again. Minato looked out towards the beast "Gamabunta-sama a man ripped it out of Kushina-chan. I need your help to put away again," Minato asked his friend.

"What do you need me to do Minato?" The toad pulled out his giant dosu blade in a reverse grip not taking his eyes off the monster.

"Give me time," Minato flashed away leaving the toad with the fix. Gamabunta leaped at the fox knife raised, giving a war cry.

Uzumaki Namikaze Residence Moments earlier

Kushina was still in the bed she was left in bed in her husband had placed her and her children. Kushina was holding her boys in her arms as they cuddled and fed from her breasts. Her daughter was in the arms of Tsunade who was cooing and making babbling noises. Kushina noticed her oldest dark haired child had stopped with his feeding "So when you're done, you're done huh?" she looked at her middle child who was still feeding "Can't say the same for your brother," she giggled as she looked over to the children's godmother who was making babbles back at the infant girl "Tsunade, hand me Narumi and take Naruto please. Want to make sure my baby is fed," Kushina smiled as the two infants were exchanged and immediately Narumi found her mother's nipple and latched on.

Tsunade took a good look at the small infant in her arms now and immediately she noticed that the black hair on top of his head. While it was faint, it was still visible and the fact he did not share the whisker mark as her two siblings. The baby looked up at him with deep purple eyes. Tsunade smiled at the small boy and bopped his nose lightly getting a giggle out of the boy "My, my, a quiet little one aren't you? All that has been going on and still hardly a yell out of you. I could just eat you up and look at those beautiful eyes." She wiggled a finger at the infant, and his eyes followed intently at the waving object. Naruto tried to grasp at the finger, but Tsunade teased the boy moving her finger away from him as he was about to grasp it. This did not deter the infant to try to grasp the object of his interest.

Kushina smiled at her friend "Looks like you have some baby fever with that twinkle in your eye," Tsunade nearly dropped the baby in her in her shock, in which made Kushina nearly leap to catch her oldest child. They both quickly steadied themselves and continued on

Tsunade who was still teasing the small black haired babe "Very funny Kushina," Tsunade replied with a tick mark over her head "It is a little too late for anyway, I'm old, and none of the men in this village have the balls to approach me, let alone ask me out,"

Kushina had a mischievous smile spread across her face "I know a certain white-haired Sannin that would take you up on that offer," Kushina's grin grew wider as Tsunade became angrier.

Tsunade finally relented as she let the infant grip her finger and let him pull and put it in his mouth "In that pervert's wildest and wettest dreams," Tsunade retorted back at the younger woman. Tsunade had known of Jiraiya's love for her, the problem was there was too much awkwardness for her. She first chased after her rouge ex-teammate and then there was her first love Dan whom she fell in love after meeting just one night. After Dan had died Tsunade went into a deep spiraling depression, where the only comfort was found at a casino and the bottom of a bottle. She rejected his help every time he would come to comfort her. The idea of now going to Jiraiya just felt like using him as a rebound or a fallback guy, and that was not what she wanted out of their relationship he deserved better than that.

Kushina was laughing now, her pain from earlier has dulled thanks to Tsunade's healing jutsu "Speaking of the old pervert any word back from him?" she asked in a somber tone. She could feel as the house shook every now and then, but it became less frequent over time. She and Tsunade sat in silence except for the occasional noise of her children. That was then Minato appeared in the nursery with his famous jutsu. The sound of the jutsu startled the two younger children. Kushina looked up hoping to hear what she wanted to hear, but he remained silent, so she asked "Minato-kun. Is it over?" She asked, but she looked at his face and from knowing him for years knew the look, his brow was forwards, and his eyes were closed he was thinking "Minato what is going on?" she asked and was again answered with nothing but silence "Minato is the Kyūbi gone?" silence "Minato answer me!" Kushina's outburst caused her children to cry from the yell.

The sound of his wife yelling and his children crying brought him out of his thoughts, he had come up with a plan and his wife was not going to like it "No the Kyūbi is still on a rampage," and then he looks towards Tsunade "Any word back from sensei?" Tsunade shook her head, and he let out a sigh "I have a plan. I am going to seal the Kyūbi again," Minato looked towards Kushina.

Kushina then looked him in the eyes and gave a sad smile "I guess that should be the ending to this night," she brought her youngest to her chest hugging them close "I am going to miss all you, but I will always be with you," then spoke to her oldest "You take care of them Naru-kun, be a good otōto to your siblings," with some soft sobs she recollected herself she then looked at her husband "I am ready lets go," it was then she noticed where he husband was looking, her maternal instincts kicked in "No, not them. Minato don't you dare!" She brought the children closer to her chest as tight as she could without hurting them. Tsunade was out of the loop on Kushina's thoughts as her mood did a 180.

Minato's heart had ached at the frightened looked Kushina gave him, he hated to see how frightened his emotions showed on his face the hurt look on his face didn't ease Kushina. Minato wished his wife didn't have to see this, but he needed to seal the beast somewhere 'Kushina is too weak from the extraction to seal. This is the only way,' Minato took a deep breath and schooled his emotions. His face became blank as he walked up to bed that held Kushina and his two youngest "There has to be someone that can handle the beast, our children can," Kushina tried to back away from her husband. Minato wasn't here as a husband he was here as a Hokage. He reached for the children but was now blocked by another body in front of him he gave a tired sigh this night had been long, and he had a chance to end "Tsunade there is no other way,"

Tsunade looked at the Minato unmoved. She would defend these children from whatever Kushina feared "Minato you better tell me what you plan on doing right now," her voice had venom in it he made his advancement towards them.

Minato sighed he knew that it would painful enough with what he was about to do to his children "I am going to seal the Kyūbi into the children," but what he was about to say would break his wife's heart "I am going to use the Shiki Fūjin to do it," Kushina nearly jumped out of her bed leaving her youngest children in the bed, ready to kill her husband before he could do it to himself. Kushina had tears running down her eyes as she began to pound on his chest while sobbing "I can't ask anyone else to do what needs to be done," Minato's voice was softer now as he allowed his wife to vent her anger.

Kushina grabbed him by the collar of his torn jacket and was in his face "Listen to me you baka! You will not do that to me. You will not leave your children or me when we just became a family!" Her yell caused the two youngest children to cry. Tsunade stood with Naruto in her arms as a barrier between the husband and wife duo and their children. Kushina relented giving a nod to Tsunade as she stepped aside. Minato walked to his two youngest children and cradled them into his arms. Minato reached for his oldest hoping to take his oldest as well.

Tsunade refused to give up Naruto until Kushina gave a nod to her friend. Tsunade didn't hand over the boy she just kept him tight in her arms "I am going with you. I can't let all you people have all the fun," she smirked as she jostled Naruto, so it was more comfortable for her to hold him.

Minato nodded at her and looked to his wife one last, but before he flashed away, he heard the voice of his wife "Good luck and come back. Both of you," Minato flashed a small smile, and he and Tsunade were gone. Kushina gave a silent prayer to whatever deity was listening and hoped that everything would turn out alright.

Battlefield

Minato appeared back to still see the giant boss toad still fighting the beast "Minato-kun, you are back," Hiruzen landed next to his former student, his successor, and three infants "Minato are those your children and why are they here?" Hiruzen was curiosity was still peaked even with the danger that surrounded them.

Before Minato could answer, there was another battle from Gamabunta as he charged the beast with the sword still in hand as he continued to swipe. He managed to nick the beast's ear, but the two pieces stitched themselves back together like nothing happened. The cuts on the toad boss were still present as his happi was hanging off him in shreds and blood-soaked from wounds all over his body. There was one particularly nasty cut that went vertical on his left eye which he had closed. "I am going to seal the fox into my children and stops this rampage," Minato made four seal less Kage Bunshin, three clones left, already knowing the role they would play tonight while one.

"How the hell do you plan on doing that?" Hiruzen asked as the sounds of battle was heard around them.

Minato gave his predecessor a guilt-ridden looked "I am going to use the Shiki Fūjin and the Hakke no Fūin Shiki to split into two and then seal yin and yang half into two of them,"

"You will die you young fool," Hiruzen retorted back.

"I know, but I will die knowing the village and my family are safe," Minato nodded to the clone that stayed behind giving it a silent command to proceed with the plan he had formed. Minato then did another set of hand signs "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" A black and orange toad with dark markings around his eyes, mouth and a circular mark just below his mouth appeared. This was Gerotora, a scroll toad. His abdomen can extend to reveal a scroll which when concealed, gives him the appearance of wearing an obi

"Minato-sama what do you need?" Gerotora inquired.

"I am giving you the key a seal I need sage guarding," Minato stated.

"Of course Minato-sama,"bowed Gerotora and then unrolled his scroll body. Minato placed his hand on the part of the scroll. The seal key in the shape of a swirl that can either strengthen or completely remove the seal when needed. Minato nodded his head and with a nod back the scroll toad left in a puff of smoke.

Suddenly the clone's put its hands in the air in front of, and a seal around began to form. In another part of the woods, the clone of Minato did the same and the second and the third. What started to develop was a barrier of purple coloration, and it seemed to be growing from the clone. It was at this point that Hiruzen and Tsunade saw that the seal the clone was doing was part of a bigger seal "Shisekiyōjin!" The clone shouted.

The seal enclosed around the Kyūbi and Gamabunta. The wounded summon boss saw the seal forming and knew it his part had been played. Gamabunta gave a chuckle "So that's the plan huh gaki," Gamabunta put his signature pipe in his mouth "See you around kid. The rest is up to you," Gamabunta then exploded into smoke going back to his home of Mt. Myōboku.

The seal was a success, and the Kyūbi was trapped. Even when the mighty beast was bashing against the sides, it held firmly. Minato took a deep breath and began to take his youngest children into the seal "Time to end this nightmare," Minato said sadly as he cradled his youngest children in his arms. He was just about to cross into the seal when he felt a pressure on his neck, and his world turned black.

Hiruzen quickly recovered the falling children from the now passed out father. Hiruzen managed to quickly catch both children and Minato. Gently laying his successor on the ground, he began to move towards the beast within the seal. Tsunade, still holding Naruto, was shocked at what she had witnessed "Sensei! Why the hell did you do that?" She looked at him and saw not the Shinobi no Kami, but an old man with a tired smile on his face.

"Tsunade, you and Jiraiya, I leave you two knowing that I accomplished something right as a teacher," Hiruzen shed a small tear "I won't be able to see my son become the shinobi he wants to be. I won't be there to walk my daughter down the aisle or see my grandchildren," he made eye contact with her "I see what a beautiful, strong, compassionate woman you have become. You were always the glue that held people together in their darkest times, even when you were swallowed by your own darkness," Hiruzen then turns away from her and begins to walk towards the fate he made for himself "Tell the young fool when he wakes, it was not his time." Tsunade was in tears as her sensei walked off into the sealed area with the giant fox. Tsunade had lost her family, her lover and now she was going to add another loss she would have to bare. Tsunade was in tears as the bundle in her arms remained silent oblivious to the world.

Inside Shisekiyōjin

Hiruzen finished jumping across the trees as he landed in front of the Kyūbi. The Kyūbi was doing its damnedest to get out of the seal. Its clawed paws were trying to dig into the seal, but the seal did not waver as it took all the punishment that the Kyūbi was dishing out. It was then Hiruzen made his move he quickly had a seal less Kage Bunshin summoned a alter to place the two infants on it. Hiruzen then did a series of hand signs before he clapped his hand together "Shiki Fūjin!" It was then a translucent, gaunt specter with a demonic visage came forth. It is much larger than an average human, possessing long, shaggy, white hair, from which two red horns protrude, as well as purple-colored skin. It is draped in a large white kimono and carries a set of prayer beads. In its mouth was a tantō. "Shinigami I need to divide the soul of the beast into the two children before you. I assume my soul if good enough payment."

The specter made no sign of understanding what was asked. It was then the giant fox felt the presence of the Shinigami. The fox may not have been able to see it but looking down he figured what the old man wanted to do 'I will not be sealed, never again!' the Kyūbi raised its claw to strike down the older man. The Kyūbi reached closer and closer till it felt its power begin to drain. It was then that it saw the Shinigami itself, connected to the life force of the old man. The Kyūbi began a useless battle of tug-of-war as its power was ripped from it and then divide into two 'Damn you, ningen I will escape from my prison. When I do, I will destroy this village and then go after that Uchiha!'

Now was the time to finish the sealing performing another set of hand signs Hiruzen then placed his palms on the two children's stomach "Hakke no Fūin Shiki!" The Kyūbi was split into two halves a yin and a yang. The yang half was put into the boy, and the yin put into the girl. Two seals then appeared on their stomachs symbolizing that the seal was finished.

Shinigami, with its side of the deal done, claimed its prize. Hiruzen gave no resistance as the Shinigami took the tantō from its mouth and sliced the soul from Hiruzen. Hiruzen felt himself go cold as he fell forward in the grass below. He breathing was becoming shallow as each breath was painful and his eyelids began to feel heavy. In his cloudy vision, he could make out a head of white hair.

Jiraiya arrived a moments ago and came upon his village in flames. Jiraiya was speechless as he rushed through the forest seeing dead bodies of his fellow ninja littered across the forest floor and in the trees. He saw what appeared to be to Kyūbi out of its seal. Jiraiya's first was Kushina and feared that she was dead. He raced as fast as he could running towards where the giant purple seal was. As he approached, he noticed that the fox was beginning to shrink and then finally disappear.

Jiraiya began to race towards the last spot he could guess where the Kyūbi last stood. As he got closer, he could hear children crying. As he followed his hearing, he came to a clearing. In the center of the field was his former sensei standing with a smile on his face. Jiraiya gained a smile himself. The smile didn't last long as he saw his teacher fall forward and hit the ground hard. Jiraiya rushed over to his sensei. Jiraiya slid next to his sensei. Jiraiya clapped the man's cheek trying to keep the man awake "Hey sensei! Come on now! You getting tired in your old age?"

Hiruzen's eyes opened slightly and focused on the blurry figure that was holding him "Jiraiya-kun, arriving in the end with a grand entrance," a smile graced his lips.

Jiraiya gave a sad smile towards the down man "You know me always. I always show up to save the day. I am the gallant Jiraiya after all,"

"You want to know something, my boy. You really are my prized student," Hiruzen's voice began to lose its volume, his life nearly coming to an end.

"What do you mean sensei? I was the no-name brat of the group. Orochimaru was a prodigy, and Tsunade was the princess of the village," Jiraiya gave a humorless chuckle.

"Yet you were the one I had to teach. Tsunade had her clan, and Orochimaru breezed through everything I taught. You were the one I spent teaching and nurturing you. You were the one came for extra training and beat himself into the ground to catch up to his teammates," Hiruzen smiled started to waver.

"Thank you sensei. I always thought I was ordinary. I mean, a nobody with a prodigy and a clan heir. Pft I know no one believed I would do anything great,"

"My boy, I always believed you," Hiruzen's eyes were nearly shut "My time is over. Jiraiya, listen to your sensei's last request. Help train the next generation to stop this. Stop all this violence and bring peace to the world. Help an old man's dream come true," Hiruzen eyes shut.

"I promise sensei," Jiraiya felt Hiruzen go limp in his arms. Tears began to fall on the face of Hiruzen. Jiraiya started to whimper, and then it grew into an anguished cry that resonated into the night sky.

The Next Day

The night ended with Jiraiya staggering out of the forest and through the gates of Konoha. Jiraiya was met by Tsunade and Minato at the gate. Even though the night was won, there were no parties, no cheers of joy. Tonight many wept and buried loved ones. Many things changed after this night. The funeral for Sarutobi Hiruzen was large, and every remaining person in the village attended. A teary-eyed Tsunade and a solemn Jiraiya were in front of the tombstone the longest. Narumi and Menma were presented as the new Jinchūriki of the Kyūbi no Yōko. They were praised as saviors of the village and the prince and princess of Konoha.

Uzumaki Namikaze Compound

Minato was in his office still replaying the day over and over again trying to figure out how Madara knew when and where Kushina was giving birth. He only told three other people where she was giving birth: Kakashi, Tsunade, and Jiraiya. Minato knew Kakashi wouldn't compromise his family, Tsunade was with them to help with the delivery and Jiraiya was not even in the village. The frustration and bottled up emotions finally broke through he let out an anguished roar smashing his fists against the desk and throwing all the contents of the desk crashing to the floor.

He rested fist against the desk, taking deep breaths to calm himself. His ears picked up the sounds of his children crying. He continued to try and calm himself, it was a short while when he heard the crying of his children stop. The door of the office swung open relieving an angry Kushina. She was about to tear into Minato for scaring the children when she saw the state the room and her husband was in. Kushina quietly walked behind her husband. She reached around his waist and hugged him tightly. Kushina buried herself into her husband's back trying to take away her husband's pain. Minato touched the back of her hand with his hand "I'm sorry," Kushina nodded into his back understanding what he was feeling for the first time in his life, helplessness. He twisted in her arms so he was facing her and he hugged her back and place his chin on her head. He rubbed her back and made a silent vow 'I will protect you. All of you,'

One Year later: Uzumaki Namikaze Compound

Kushina was with the children in the living room holding the arms of Menma trying to get him to walk. The living room housed a white couch and a rug that was under a glass table that had a flower-filled vase. In the corner was a bookshelf that housed family photos and children's books. On blanket near the center of the room was Narumi who was in the midst of babbling at a stuffed toad that was given to her by the children's godfather. In another part of the room young Naruto with his dark hair and little blue onesie was crawling on the floor near the couch. Kushina was the only one in the house as Minato was at Hokage Tower. She was so focused on her youngest son at the moment she did not notice Naruto inching close towards the couch in the room "Come now Menma-chan you can do it, walk for kaa-san," The babe though was having none of it. Menma began to cry at the use of his leg and arm muscles from trying to stand and hold onto his mother's arms.

"Now don't cry Menma-chan. Alright lets set you down," she placed the small babe on the ground, but that was a mistake. As soon he set on the ground Menma wailed louder and reached for his mother to hold him. Kushina gave a sigh and then a grunt from picking up her youngest son. She smiled at the baby now in her arms who buried himself into his mother's shoulder"You are such a coddler," she then blew raspberries on his cheek sending the infant into a fit of giggles. She then turned around "I think it is time for lunch. How about we get otōto and imōto and we have some ram… eh?" Kushina stopped mid-sentence looking at her oldest child using the couch to stand. Kushina placed her youngest son next to her daughter and went over to her son who looked up at her with big violet eyes "Look at Naru-chan. Already standing by yourself. Firstborn first to stand huh?" Naruto tilted his head sideways not understanding what was being said to him "You are just adorable, now come on let's go get something to eat," As she reached out to grab him he started to shuffle away from towards the other end of the couch. Kushina was flabbergasted as the infant shuffled away from her.

She went to grab and missed. When Naruto had nowhere else to go since he was unable to hold himself without support. Naruto was then scooped up by his mother who rubbed her cheek to his "Thought you could get away huh? Don't worry kaa-chans got you now," the infant giggled as she walked him over to the highchair and place him in. He was later followed by his sister and then his brother.

It was a month later we find the three back in the living room with Kushina on the couch with a book in her hand with Narumi sitting on her lap, Naruto sitting on her left side and Menma seated on her right. As she read the story to the children, she heard a word enter her ear "Kaa-san" Kushina froze as she looked at the spot where she heard it from. It was her oldest son "Naru-chan what did you say?" Naruto looked at her giving a tilt to his head. Kushina waited for a second but then went back to reading thinking her ears played a trick on her. She continued to read until the word entered her ears again. This time Naruto had a finger pointed at Kushina which made her get teary-eyed and hug her oldest "Your first words and they are my name," She hugged the boy with great strength. When Minato got home all he heard was his oldest calling out for his mother and Kushina holding the babe with a victory sign in her hand. Minato would have stand listening to wife comment on how the children are already calling her name before his. Later in the year, it was Narumi who called out her father and then Menma who called out his mother. Kushina would brag about this moment for years to come.

Two Year later Park

At a park where the three-year-old Uzumaki Namikaze triplets were at a park with their mother supervising them from a park bench. The two youngest children were chasing around the oldest as he ran away from them. The park was relatively empty, leaving the triplets to do as they pleased. Kushina took a second to enjoy the time she had to herself as the children entertained themselves. Taking care of three hyperactive children was enough to put any parent through the wringer, but triplet was enough to make any parent's head spin. Kushina tilted her head back as a breeze rushed through the park. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her husband would be late again, she knew because it was the beginning of the year and the academy was starting up again. He was trying to push for a later graduation age back to fifteen so that the students did run into battle and end up dead. Many on the shinobi council called this a show of favoritism as the triplets were going to be starting the academy at five years old. He asked the simple question to them all "Do you want to be the one to tell a parent or a sibling that their child or sibling died at the young age of twelve?" So now implementing the new rule into the system he had to start to track and see how the test students would fair.

Kushina then looked up at the blue sky above with few clouds in them. She heard laughing and saw two of her children now on the swings. She looked around and scanned the playground for her oldest. Her heart nearly stopped as she could not find him. The maternal instincts kicked in as she ran to her younger children "Menma! Narumi! Where is your brother?"

Menma answered first "He is not here," stating the obvious.

Kushina spat back "So where is he?"

Menma was startled by the way his mother talked to him "He said he be right back,"

"Where did he go then?" Kushina was not worried about the tone she was talking to her children or the fact she was scaring them.

Narumi pointed out shakily towards the edge of the playground where many people were walking "He went that way kaa-chan," she stared wide-eyed at her mother with tears threatening to spill out.

"Neko!" an Anbu with a cat-masked appeared next to Kushina. Without waiting for a response back from her one time student, she barked an order "Stay and watch them I got to go find Naruto," Neko again didn't have time to respond as Kushina dashed through the crowded street.

Kushina quickly scanned the road as she ran down it. Usually her ninja training would help, but she had one small problem. She was panicking, and the thoughts that were running through her mind were not helping 'What if he got hurt? What if someone just took? What if an enemy ninja took him? What if they want him for ransom? What if he is dead?' Kushina's thoughts were getting darker and darker as her heart raced. She spotted a mop of black hair and raced towards it with tears in her eyes. She got down one knee "Naruto! Thank kami I foun…" she was cut off when she saw it was not her son, but a random boy gave the woman a confused look. The boy's mother quickly came over and pulled the boy away from the Hokage's wife "I am sorry," Kushina whispered to the woman as she got up quickly began to race around again until she came to a T crossing in the road. Kushina quickly looked down each one not knowing which path to follow. The panic and fear finally boiled over causing Kushina to let out a scream "NARUTO!"

Tears were streaming down her face as she started to hiccup from her crying. A crowd was beginning to form. She was about to choose a path when she felt a tug at her skirt she looked down and were met with a pair of violet eyes filled with concern "Kaa-chan. Why are you sad?"

Kushina immediately picked the boy up in her arms and held him close sobbing into his shoulder. She sobbed for a few moments as the crowd dispersed seeing the child and mother reunited. Kushina calmed herself as she then looked at the toddler in her arms "Naruto, what happened? Did someone take you?" The toddler shook his head "Then why did you leave?" Kushina asked quietly, the adrenalin leaving her body, and she was breathing normally.

Naruto pointed towards the road straight ahead of them, and there were the gates of the village "I saw those big doors," he then looked at his mother with hope in his eyes "Can we go see?" Naruto smiled at her

Kushina obliged the toddler with a smile as she walked to the gate with him still in her arms. She walked up to the point where they could see the giant forest that was at the mouth of the village. Naruto was awestruck as he saw what was beyond the village. Kushina couldn't help but smile at the Naruto as he craned his neck to see all he could. Even though the moment was enjoyable with her oldest, Kushina needed to speak "Naruto, I need you to look at me," the boy stopped his sight-seeing and looked at his mother "You cannot run away from me like that," Kushina gave a stern voice. Naruto bowed his head in shame "You have any idea how scared I was? You left without a word, and you left your brother and sister,"

"I am sorry kaa-chan," Naruto said without looking up at his mother.

"What if something happened to them while you were gone?" Kushina stated to the young boy. Naruto didn't respond, not wanting to see the look on his mother's face. Kushina seeing how sorry the boy was, decided to speak up "Don't ever do anything that will again okay?" the boy shook his head "Promise?"

"Promise," he answered back, but being a two-year-old, he pushed his luck "Can we see more," referring to the outside of the gate.

Kushina playfully tapped his nose with a finger "Next time. Come on let's get back to your brother and sister, I bet they are worried," as she placed him down and took his hand they began to walk away. Naruto, however, looked over his shoulder one last time watching as the forest got further and further away.

That night with the children asleep in their rooms. Kushina waited up for her husband to return as she had a story to tell him. She would explain what happened at the park and what transpired afterward. She would say to him that Naruto was a little adventurer looking to explore and Minato could only laugh at how animated his wife would get. They talked till they eventually found themselves in bed. In the room down the hall unknown to anyone else the oldest of the triplets looked out towards the moon and then at the walls the blocked his view of the forest wishing to know what else was out there.

Two Years Later

Naruto at five years was out of the village, in fact, he just passed the village gate. Naruto knew he promised his mother he wouldn't do this, but the opportunity had arisen, and he couldn't let that go. The twins were with their father and godfather apparently talking about the upcoming training they would be doing. Naruto snuck out of the house and ran to gates that he would always stand in front of. Ever since the incident when he first discovered that there was more to the outside world. Naruto had been standing in his regular spot when he got bolder and took a step forward and then another and then another. He was at the threshold of where the gate would close. Naruto's blood was pumping, and his heartbeat was fast. He was so close to what he wanted, to go exploring.

Ever since Naruto could leave the house by himself he was always exploring: first, it was the clan district, then the market district and then the red-light district. It took Naruto a whole year to thoroughly explore the village. He mapped out the districts, roadways, buildings and even the alleys. Naruto was smart for his age, and he had a good sense of direction and that year he mapped out the whole village into his head so he could never get lost.

Naruto peeked at the guard station and found the golden opportunity he was waiting for him. He saw the guards asleep and lightly snoring. One guard had brown hair and dark eyes. His hair is combed down and always covers his right eye. He wears his forehead protector like a bandanna along with the standard Konoha shinobi outfit which goes all the way up to his chin. The other guard has long, spiky, black hair and dark eyes. He has a strip of bandage running across the bridge of his nose and a marking on his chin. He is wearing the standard attire of a Konoha shinobi complete with a forehead protector and a flak jacket.

Naruto sidestepped keeping his eyes on the guard post as he got further and further away until he was far enough away. Naruto turned his back on the guard station and ran. Naruto went right into the forest. Naruto at first was sprinting zigzagging around trees and laughing. After a while, he continued further and further into the forest. Naruto was starting to get tired as he went from a full-on sprint to a jog until he was walking. Naruto looked around the forest taking in the sights and sounds. He could smell water in the air and the smell of the woods around him. He could hear the sounds of birds chirping, and the occasional squirrel calls out.

Naruto was beginning to lose track of time as he was enjoying this rare opportunity. As Naruto explored, he came across some areas that were of interest to him. He came across an area with a giant crater in it. The trees in the area were damaged; some were missing parts in their trunk, and some the branches had a bald spot that looked like they were never going to heal. There was no grass in or around the crater. Naruto stood at the edge of the crater and peek down into it "What could have done this?" he asked himself out loud. He squatted down, and he reached into the dirt and found it brittle and arid. Naruto cataloged in his head the scar in the ground as a landmark for him to use later when making his map.

Naruto left the scarred land and traveled in another direction as he continued onward. He was still enticed by the massive forest that he began to notice something. The birds had stopped chirping, and the area around him seemed to go still. Naruto started to walk slower as he tried to detect any sound around him. He came to another clearing and what was there shocked him. There was a giant reptilian beast that was the size of a building and as long as two of the face on Hokage mountain. Its scales were copper in color. From the angle that Naruto could see its wings were bat-like and as big as half its body. Its claws on the from, and back were as long as a human arm. On top of its head and nose were horns. The horn on its nose was curved giving it a scythe-like an appearance, but it was thick like a rhino horn. There was a patch of ashen fur that was under its chin showing its age. The horns its head were twisted giving them a rigid look. There were patches on it's back where scales were missing especially on its back and face area. A scar ran down its right side eye, and the eye itself was clouded showing it was blind.

Naruto backed slowly as his heart raced. Fear gripped him as back slowly, but with him not seeing where he was going he stepped on an acorn that crunched under his feet. The sound of the acorn breaking apart alerted the beast which quickly snapped its head towards the shaking five-year-old. The beast's long muscular next stretched to full height looking down at the frightened child. The beast's mouth moved, and it spoke. However, as it spoke the words didn't match the movement of the lizard's lips. In gravely deep voice it asked, "What are you doing out here alone child?"

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Author Notes:

I am sorry for the delay there was a lot of real word stuff to do. I am going to be going back and forth from the past the first moment in the first chapter. The reason I did this was that I love stories, games, anime, or movies where you get a taste of the finished product of a character in the first moments and then you get into their journey of how they became that way. If this becomes a turn off to you, I am sorry. I wanted to do this because I have not seen a story like this on here. I wanted to try something different, and if that is not to your liking, I am sorry. Naruto will not be all-powerful from the start, he will be strong but not OP to the point it gets redundant. Thank you again for reading this, and I hope to have another chapter up soon. I will be making time to write more and more.

On a side note I am in the process of writing two other fanfics as well. One is a My Hero Academia fanfic. The other is something I have not seen on this site and I am willing to write one to see if it will be a hit. It is a Fables Comic and Young Justice x-over. It will set after the storyline of Fables and during the first season of Young Justice. I will be using an OC for this story, and I will be making reference to the Fable world. I will be adding another DC character to the team early, so there is a romance sub-plot to the story.

Again everyone, thank you for reading and hope to see you next time. And remember you don't know who is at the door so check to see who knocks.

-Knox