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Chapter 1
Minato carried his son home instead of using the hiraishin no jutsu. The streets were quiet, still, he was cautious. "You would have never known there was an attack if there wasn't that big hole in the wall." He muttered. Naruto looked at him with curious eyes. He chuckeld. "Yeah, I forgot you slept through most of tonight." He ran his hand through his hair. "Well...I'm your father." He said cheerfully.
Naruto just stared at him.
"Your mother?" His face fell. "Your mother is no longer with us..." He told him sadly. "Though I wish she was." I was too slow...she shouldn't have died. Those thoughts came back to him, the realization that his beloved wife and student were gone. "But don't were, at least I'm here." Though...I almost wasn't.
XXX A few hours early...
A great quake shook the village and a violent roar filled the remaining defenders with fear. "The Kyuubi has breached the village!!" Someone shouted.
"Get the Hokage! We will hold i-" Whatever he was going to say was cut off by the fierce fire that engulfed the wall.
The Kyuubi stepped through the flames unscratched. "Pathetc humans! Bring me you leader and watch while I kill him!" It howled. Fireballs and chunks of earth pelted its side and head. The fox growled in annoyance. "You think that will stop me? The great Kyuubi-sama?" With one giant paw, it crushed the ones who were not fast enough. Which was most.
Kakashi charged his Chidori, his sharingan watching the fox carefully. "Rin! Go to the hospital! Protect Kushina and Minato-sensei's son!" He ordered.
Rin hesitated. "But what about you?" She asked. "Minato-sensei would never forgive you if you died." She was worried that this would be the last time she would see him.
"Don't worry about me, Minato-sensei wouldn't apperciate it if we let his wife and newborn son be killed." The chirping of a thousand birds blocked what she said. "Goodbye Rin." He whispered before charging at the fox, he was fully expecting to die.
"Kakashi!" Rin shouted after him, but knew that he could not hear. Just come back safely. She turned her back on him and took off at full speed toward the hospital.
XXX
Minato could feel the battle, his office was shaking. He gripped the edge of his desk hard enough to turn his knuckles white. "Damn it!" He knew with each shake, at least one shinobi was killed. "How can I stop the demon?" He thought aloud. "No mortal can harm it, so how can I do it?..." A seal on his desk flashed red, telling him that he or someone he cared about was in danger. "That's it!" He took out a scroll and began to write down notes. "I got to do this right...I only have one chance." Please hold on, Kushina-chan, Rin, Kakashi. I just need a little more time. "First I need to tell Kushina-chan." He made a hand sign and disappeared in a flash of yellow.
XXX
Rin threw open the doors to the delivery room. "Kushina-san, are you okay?"
Kushina was in a bed with a bundle cradled in her arms. She looked tired and her green eyes were dull. "Rin-chan...is it true? Is there no way to kill the Kyuubi?" She asked, sadness touched her voice.
Rin shook her head. "No, there is no way to stop it." Kushina's head fell. "But don't worry, Minato-sensei will figure out something!" She quickly said, but the strength behind her words was not there.
Kushina hugged the bundle, Rin could tell it was their son, Naruto. "He has."
"Huh?"
Kushina looked at her, tears fell from her eyes. "He's going to seal the Kyuubi into our son! He's going to sacrifice himself!"
"What?" A terrible tremor made her stumble. An explosion blew open the doors. Lights broke and the walls shook. Kushina held Naruto closer, protectively.
"Protect the hospital! Hokage-sama's wife is still in there!" They heard someone shout from outside.
Rin got to her feet. "Kushina-san...are you alright?"
Kushina coughed, spitting blood away from Naruto. "Rin-chan...take Naru-chan to his father..." Blood dripped from her chin.
Rin saw a pole from the a bed nearby pierce Kushina through the stomach. "Kushina-san!" She ran over to her, beginning a medical jutsu.
Kushina grabbed her hands before she was done. "No, there is not enough time! Take him to his father."
"But-"
"Now!" Kushina yelled.
"Hai." Rin took Naruto. "Goodbye Kushina-san." She bowed before jumping out the window. The other exit was gone.
Kushina smiled. "Goodbye Rin, my beloved Minato-kun. Maybe we will see each other again..."
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Kakashi watched at the fox crushed the rest of the hospital. "RIN!" He cried out. He jumped on the fox's head. "You'll pay for that!" His arm became engulfed by his chidori. The power of it tore away the skin and blood mixed into it. "CHIDORI!" He plunged it deep into the fox's eye.
The Kyuubi howled in pain. "Curse you!" With a swipe of its paw, Kakashi was sent flying. The Kyuubi glanced around with its one eye. "Where are you?" He roared as it searched for Kakashi.
Kakashi hit a tree with a sickening thud. "Ow..." Fighting through the pain, he stuggled to stand. "Rin...Kushina-san. I'm sorry Minato-sensei, I might be leaving too." He knew he was passed his own chidori limit. I have to try. He grabbed his wrist and focused his chakra. Weak chirps erupted from his hand. "That's good enough."
Before he could charged the Kyuubi spotted him. "There you are magget!" It opened its mouth and unleashed a stream of fire.
Kakashi let his jutsu fade. "Damn." The range of it was too great for him to avoid it. Suddenly, he was atop the appartment building behind the fox. "
"Dying without a fight? I would have never expect you to go down like that Kakashi." He heard his sensei say.
"Minato-sensei!" Kakashi whirled around and bowed deeply. "I'm sorry! I couldn't protect your wife." A tear fell from both his eyes. I couldn't protect Rin either.
"Get up Kakashi."
Kakashi rose. He looked at his sensei. Minato had tears falling from his eyes. "I know..." He had something in his arms. "I am also sorry, I couldn't save Rin. She and I were near the your area. I couldn't save you both, my jutsu wouldn't allow it. She told me to get you." He explained. "But I can stop the Kyuubi now, hold him for a bit will ya?" He handed him Naruto.
"What are you going to do?"
Minato bit his thumb and began to make hand sighs Kakashi knew. "Summoning Technique!" Smoke surrounded them.
"What have you summoned my for Minato?" They heard something asked below them.
Minato took back Naruto. "I'm going to seal the demon into my son with my life." He announced.
"What?!" They both yelled.
Minato shook his head. "No, I don't want to hear it. It must be done." He looked at Kakashi. "Watch over him."
Kakashi nodded, but said. "You can't!"
"I must-" Minato fell forward. Sarutobi caught him and Naruto.
"Sarutobi-sama!"
Sarutobi waved at him. "Oh, hi Kakashi."
"What are you doing?"
"I'm saving our Hokage. Though he wouldn't never have let me if I asked him. Take him." Kakashi took Minato and slung him over his shoulders. "Minato left his notes behind. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." He smiled. "Take care of him, don't forget to get Naruto." With surprising strength, Sarutobi shoved Kakashi off the Gamabunta."Just get me there." He turned toward the toad.
"Well Sarutobi-san, if I didn't know better, I would say you were scared."
"Nah, I just worried I might fall. We be in trouble if that happened."
XXX
Kakashi watched as Gamabunta leaped toward the fox demon. He shielded his eyes from the blinding light that followed. When he could see, he saw the fox was nowhere in sight. "Guess I better fetch him." He laid Minato down. "I know this isn't going to go well with some people."
XXX
Minato bumped into the front gate of his home. "Must have been thinking about it too much." He unlocked the gate and went in. "Well son, it might be too much for two people, but welcome home!"
