1.) Jericho

I don't own Naruto or OnE Piece. This is a Minato-is-Sanji centered fic. Minato is one of my favorite Naruto characters and I wanted to do something like this.

Also I can't see Minato acting as eccentrically perverted as Sanji sometimes is towards women because of Kushina, but he will still be a tad flirtatious and respectful towards them.

And I don't know if I made it clear or not but Minato is also Kurama's junchiruki. He has just half of the Kyuubii while Naruto has the other half.

I will try to explain Minato's transition to Sanji as clearly as possible, so please stick with me. It'll be a lot smoother sailing once we get to Sanji becoming a Strawhat pirate.

I think that may be it.

Enjoy

"There is no other way!"

Minato took in a shaky breath after he shouted to cut off his wife's panicky stream of words. He looked into her eyes and she did the same.

Neither broke each other's gaze and Minato saw every second of it as Kushina's face crumbled and a sob tore from her throat.

He wanted to cry himself. He hated all of this. How did it all end up this way? He had started the day with unimaginable joy because his son was finally coming into the world, and now everything just produced despair. All because of a demon, one unforeseen factor, one unexpected enemy they hadn't prepared for.

And what worse was he about to damn his son to a life a pain, a life that would inevitably leave to an early death because his body would not be able to hold a demon for long.

If it was his choice he'd choose to take Kushina and his infant son and run. Run like he had never before and just let the demon destroy the village. But he couldn't.

He knew that if he did that demon would hunt them down. Besides he couldn't let all of those innocent people die, his consciousness wouldn't let him.

He made the world around him come into focus again. Operating on autopilot that long wasn't right.

He took a deep breath as he stood on top of Gamabunta as he held his infant son in his arms. His little Naruto.

He started the technique as he looked down at his son. A tear leaked from his eye. He couldn't take the full burden on himself, although he would if he could, but he would take half the burden his son would carry. It was the least he could do.

And that was that. The shinigami had his soul and he could feel and see the seal take hold and himself and his son.

But then Kyuubii saw what was happening and trying to stop it by killing Naruto. He reacted on instinct, and only after he felt the giant claw pierce through his chest and into another right in front of him did he realize Kushina had as well.

He couldn't hear anymore. He could feel the shinigami steadily stealing his life away. He vaguely forced his voice to murmur some words of love to Kushina. And let his eye rest on his little boy. His precious baby boy.

He wanted so badly for time to reverse so he could stop all this mess from happening. He wanted to live to see his boy grow and prosper and live. And he knew he never could.

Only then did he feel the rest of his life be taken away and everything grew black.

It seemed like forever had passed before his eyes opened. He was in a void of darkness and the only thing able to be seen were the chains and his still bloodied clothes.

They chains were tight. They cut into his hands and ankles drawing lines of blood. Restricted around his throat and waist. They were so tight they didn't so much as rattled when he shifted to try and see where they led.

But it was a useless effort. The chains led into the pit of darkness endlessly and everywhere around him many many more chains crossed and tangled leading nowhere and everywhere at once.

He suddenly felt so drained and exhausted and he closed his eyes.

He felt himself drift down into his own mind, unconscious, but before he became completely unaware of everything he heard a whisper.

"You shall do nicely. Do not disappoint me. Otherwise a snack made from a blonde infant shall be satisfying to me. Welcome to your life of suffering, worm."

Minato barely felt a spike of horror and fear before he sank into oblivion.

He hoped Naruto was safe and would never be near this monster that threatened his son.

He wouldn't be able to bear it. If his son became this monster's slave alongside him.