Idea: Minato knows that she's from a clan, there was never any question, but her name Namikaze has always been a mystery to her and those around her. The Namikaze were a mysterious clan that seemed to come out of nowhere and all that was left of the once huge clan, was Minato and a strange summoning contract that already had her name on it.

Summary: After young Namikaze Minato appears in the village of Konoha and becomes a Kunoichi, she and her most important person are marked by a mysterious silver haired man. Now with the ability to tap into a strange red chakra, the two journey into the future, trying to make names for themselves.

Warnings: Gender flipped Minato obviously!

Title: The Mysterious Heiress

(Niibi, Kidnapping and… Bloodlines?)

It had taken two long weeks, but they had finally gotten to the small village in which Niibi had chosen to live for the moment. Kenshin (Kurama) had gone off to find Niibi while Jiraiya set up in their hotel room.

"So this is Kaminari..." Minato breathed, "I think I like Hi no Kuni better..."

"It is beautiful in its own way though... isn't it?" Kushina asked her with a grin.

"...I suppose..." Minato agreed hesitantly.

The Mysterious Heiress

Kurama knocked on his sister's door and the door opened, revealing a young woman about a head shorter than Kurama himself, this was his sister: Matatabi, the Niibi no Nekomata. Even though all the Bijuu knew each other's names, they were very careful not to use them.

"It's nice to see you, Kyuubi-nii," Matatabi said with a grin as she embraced him, "Have you found your Lost Clan yet?" she asked curiously.

Kurama shook his head sadly, "No, I haven't found the clan yet; I'm starting to think I might never find them..." He sighed sadly as Matatabi let him into the house, "I found the Heiress, but she is completely alone."

"Her?" Matatabi asked in surprise, "You mean the heir is a girl?"

Kurama nodded, "Yes."

She sighed, "Poor Kyuubi-nii... his clan has maybe dwindled to one person..."

Kurama set the box of sweets on the table, "Indeed... I don't know if they are all dead or not though... I just... lost contact with them one day, almost ten years ago now."

Matatabi gave him a thoughtful look, "What is the Heiress's name?"

"She told me, and I've known for a while really, that her name is Minato," Kurama replied.

"Wait... Her name is Minato? Isn't that a boy's name?" Matatabi asked.

Kurama nodded, "It is, that's why I told you that I was coming with the Heir. Imagine my surprise when I learn that Minato is a girl. There was no time to inform you that the Heir was actually the Heiress."

Matatabi shook her head, "So... what did you bring me...?" All the Bijuu knew that Matatabi had a huge weakness for sweet foods.

"So..." Matatabi mused a minute later as she opened her present, "When are you going to take her for training?"

"It's..." Kurama blushed, "A bit complicated..."

"Oh?" the Niibi asked, "How so?"

"Well... it seems that another girl has staked a claim on my Heiress, on top of that, she's an official Konoha Kunoichi now. I can't just make her disappear..."

"Wait... a girl likes the Heiress that way?" Matatabi asked.

Kurama nodded, "That just makes the whole situation that much more complicated..." he told her, resting his head in his hands.

"Are you sure?" Matatabi asked with a teasing grin, "I don't see how it's so complicated Kyuubi-nii. You can offer to father children for them you know..."

Kurama's face reddened, "Niibi!" he nearly shouted. He actually hadn't thought of that...

Matatabi giggled as she popped a piece of chocolate in her mouth. "So, are you going to introduce me to your Heiress?" she asked with a smile, she wanted to see the girl and her teammates for herself.

Kurama nodded; "Sure," he got up, "Let's go now."

The Mysterious Heiress

Kurama and Matatabi found Minato and Kushina in a nearby clearing, Minato was working on her calligraphy and Kushina was trying to help her.

"I don't understand Kushi-chan," Minato grumbled, "Why won't Jiraiya-san teach me seals? My calligraphy is nearly perfect!" There were tears in her eyes, Jiraiya had promised that he'd teach her how to create seals when she was older, and then it had been 'when you graduate' and now, it was 'when you have perfected your calligraphy to the point that it can't get any nicer'! "I'm having trouble finding ways to make my writing nicer..."

Kushina looked at what her lover-to-be was working on. "Well, as someone who has been learning seals since before even going to Konoha... I have to agree with you..." In fact, if she remembered correctly, their Sensei's words had been, 'Go work on your calligraphy and, Kiiroi-chan, make sure to have Aka-chan help you,' Kushina wasn't sure what their Sensei had planned though.

Matatabi smiled as she pulled Kurama away from the scene, "They are cute aren't they?" She asked as she smiled up at her older brother.

Kurama nodded, "They make an adorable couple," he agreed.

The Mysterious Heiress

Back in the clearing, Minato had put her writing supplies away and was now lying with her head in Kushina's lap. "…Stupid Jiraiya-san..." she muttered, not that it really mattered, her Kushi-chan could start her on seals anytime, since the younger girl was studying intermediate seal by now. But Minato found that she didn't want to do that.

Kushina giggled as she carded her fingers gently through Minato's blonde locks, "I suppose, but I like spending time with you, 'Nato-chan..."

"I know," Minato replied, gazing up at her friend, not realizing what she looked like to the redhead with her eyes half lidded, "I like spending time with you too..."

Kushina swallowed, Minato-chan looked... Before she realized what she was doing, Kushina was leaning down.

Minato blinked, "Kushi-chan what are yo- ...Mm..." her eyes widened and then slowly closed with Kushina's lips met her own in a soft kiss, 'This is… my... first kiss...' she realized, her hands coming up and tangling in Kushina's blood red hair.

Suddenly, Kushina was torn away from the kiss and carried away. Minato sat up, her eyes widening as she saw some Kumo Shinobi carrying her teammate away. Her eyes narrowed, "Oh so..." Minato hissed angrily, "You think you can take my girlfriend and get away do you...?"

She leaped into the tree they had been sitting under before and dashed after them. "...For taking my teammate... I'll kill you..."

In almost no time at all, Minato found them, her Kushi-chan had her hands tied behind her back, the Kumo Shinobi were being very rough with her too…

Minato followed them from a distance, jumping down every once and a while to retrieve the lovely red hair that Kushina was pulling out to leave a trail. Her hair was too pretty to leave on the ground. Minato smiled as she thought of what she could make with the beautiful strands.

She didn't know it, but her ears had shifted forms, they were now foxlike and her diamond blue eyes had become a dangerous purple, a deep, deep red violet that promised death for anyone who would dare take her most precious person away.

But, Minato found that she now had a problem, no matter how much she sped up, she couldn't actually catch them! She could keep them in sight (most of the time) and when she lost them, her Kushi-vixen's discarded hair kept her on the trail. She found herself burning a secondary source of Chakra that she hadn't known that she'd had before. Finally, after a three hour chase, she was close enough that she could take them down one by one.

The last one however... He was able to get back up and watched as the two girls kissed again. He attacked them from behind, only to die before his attack could hit them.

Kurama sighed in relief as he watched his Heiress with soft eyes. He stepped forward and placed one hand on Minato-hime's left shoulder and the other hand one Kushina's right shoulder, silently placing a seal on each of their shoulders, through their clothes.

Kushina's eyes dilated as she felt as strange new chakra flood her system. Her knees shook and then buckled, her eyes rolled back in her head as she lost consciousness.

"Kushi-chan!" Minato barely caught her before she landed on the ground, "Kushi-chan!"

Minato turned to Kurama, "What did you do?" she snarled, her eyes going from that dangerous deep red-violet to a downright lethal crimson. Kurama smiled softly as he felt the almost unnoticeable drain on his endless reserves.

Minato's chakra aura went from its usual dark green to a violent red. "Well?"

"I didn't do anything, Minato-hime," he told her, "Nothing that would hurt you or your lovely vixen."

Minato blinked, "Who are you?"

"I cannot tell you that... yet. I shall let you discover what my seals do first alright?" Kurama gave her a charming grin.

Minato gave him a distrustful look as the red and then purple bled out of her eyes. She panted as the chakra left her system, the red aura dispersing. She forced herself up, slinging Kushina onto her back, and leaped into the trees. She had to get back to Jiraiya-san!

Three hours later, Minato was about ready to collapse when she finally reached the Inn. It took her fifteen minutes to walk up to their rooms.

Mikoto gasped when she saw what kind of condition her best friends were in, she was so surprised that she didn't notice Minato's new additions. "What happened?" She asked almost frantically.

"Some Kumo Bastards tried to kidnap Kushi-chan," Minato explained, "Now let us in Miko-chan!"

Mikoto opened the door wider, "I'll get Jiraiya-sensei..."

"You do that..." Minato breathed, "I'm not feeling so hot..." After putting Kushina in bed, Minato collapsed next to her.

As soon as her head touched the pillow, Minato lost consciousness. As she slept, her body became used to the excess of Kyuubi's chakra that had been added to her coils. She had nearly drained her supply dry as she had followed and tried to catch the kidnappers. Going from almost nothing to too much was a bit of a shock and it would take several weeks for her to be able to function normally without feeling sick.

Kushina was in worse shape than Minato was even, since she hadn't had any of the Kyuubi's chakra in her chakra coils at all. Minato and Kushina wouldn't be learning that they could actually use this foreign chakra for several years.

(End Chapter)

Ok, so it's short, Editing is finished… I think.

Yes the kidnapping is different, that's because everything has snowballed, just because Minato was born a girl.

Neph