Prologue
12 years ago, a terrible fate befell the peaceful Village Hidden among the Leaves.
The ancient and powerful Kyubi, a demonic fox with 9 tails, attacked Konoha, killing hundreds of its ninja fearsome might of the Kyubi was, and still is, unprecedented and unmatched by all but the greatest ninja of his time, the 4th Hokage.
One swoop of the fox's tails could raise tsunamis and flatten mountains. Unable to defeat the fox, the 4th Hokage made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the villagers he considered his family. By giving up his life, he sealed the soul of the Kyubi within his newborn baby boy. This heroes last wish was for the village to look upon his son as a hero, someone who helped ensure their survival by imprisoning the fox within his own body. They did not do so, seeing him instead as the monster itself.
Thus begins the life of Naruto Uzumaki, his journey to become the next Hokage, and all those whose lives he touched along this long, daunting road that lies before him...