A/N The time has come for the Kyuubi Attack! I repeat! The fate of Minato and Kushina will be revealed…
Temari had her hands on Kushina's seven month pregnant stomach. She giggled, "He kicked," she said.
Kushina smiled and looked at her husband reading at the kitchen table, "Good book?" she asked.
Minato looked up, never dropping his smile, "Kushina," he said closing the almost finished book, "What do you think of the name Naruto?"
Kushina smiled, "I love it," she said, having already read the book, "Perfect."
Temari blinked in confusion, "Your brother's name is Naruto," Kushina explained.
Temari brightened and looked at the growing stomach, "Naruto…does this mean he's going to like ramen?" she asked.
Minato and Kushina laughed. The door opened and Kakashi and Kankurou walked in, "Tadaima!" Kankurou called.
"Welcome back," Minato said, "Did you enjoy yourself, Kankurou?"
Kankurou nodded, "But I really don't get why Gai challenges Kakashi-nii all the time," he said.
"Don't ask him that," Kakashi stated, "You'll get him on a youth rant…"
"Doesn't he do that on a normal basis?" Temari asked.
"It can get worse," Kakashi stated.
Kankurou and Temari sweat dropped. Loud babbling was heard and the sound of a clicking crib. Minato went to stand up, "I got him," Kakashi stated and walked into the room to get the eight-month-old Gaara.
Minato smiled and sat down. Kakashi came out, "Ow, ow, ow, ow," Gaara was giggling as he pulled on Kakashi's gravity defying hair.
Temari and Kankurou laughed loudly, Kushina chuckled, and Minato quickly relieved Kakashi, "Gaara," Minato said, "No. We don't pull hair."
Gaara giggled and snuggled into Minato's shirt babbling nonsense. Minato smiled at him before kissing the top of his red hair. Minato walked over, "Wanna go see mama?" Minato asked, "Go to mama."
Gaara smiled and reached for Kushina. Kushina took Gaara and hugged her face to his before kissing his cheek. Kushina put Gaara's hands on her stomach, "Feel your brother?" she asked, "Your little brother, Naruto."
"You named him?" Kakashi asked.
Minato nodded, smiling at Kushina as she played with Gaara with Temari and Kankurou. Minato leaned over the couch next to Kushina and just watched as Gaara squealed and giggled. Minato kissed Kushina's forehead before standing up, "I've got to get going," he said, "I'll see you all later tonight."
Kushina smiled, "Say bye-bye to daddy," she said to Gaara.
Gaara waved and giggled, "Da-da!" he yelled.
Everyone went wide eyed. Minato seemed to out shine the sun and he laughed happily, taking Gaara into his arms. First words are usually mama, but Gaara's was dada. And Minato couldn't be happier, "Da-da!" Gaara giggled.
Minato smiled and kissed Gaara's hair again before handing him to Kushina again, "I'll be back," he said before giving Kushina a quick kiss and grabbing his Hokage jacket from the back of the chair he was sitting at.
"Bye Tou-chan!" Temari and Kankurou yelled.
Minato waved before leaving the house. Gaara giggled and clung to Kushina's dress. Kushina nuzzled Gaara's cheek with her nose with a smile.
"But we wanna go," Temari whined, "Please, Tou-chan?"
Minato bent down to Temari and Kankurou, "Do you know why we have Kushina away from the village?" he asked, then continued when the two shook their heads, "It's because it's possible for the Kyuubi to get out. It's dangerous and Kushina and I want you nowhere near that, okay? I'll come get you and Gaara when Kushina and Naruto are in the hospital, okay?"
Temari and Kankurou were upset, but nodded, "Alright," they said.
"Good," Minato stood up, "Then behave for Kakashi and Gai, alright?"
"Okay," Temari said while Kankurou just nodded.
Minato smiled and kissed their foreheads, "I'll be back," he said before leaving.
Temari and Kankurou just stared at the closed door. Something wasn't right.
Late that night, Temari, Kankurou, and Gaara were sleeping soundly and Gai was trying to challenge Kakashi to something stupid. Kakashi and Gai suddenly turned to the window and saw the Kyuubi, "Shit," Kakashi said as the ground shook.
Temari and Kankurou yelped as they fell off the couch and Gaara's crying could be heard from his room, "Shit, shit, shit," Kakashi cursed, "Gai, get Temari and Kankurou, I'll get-" Minato was suddenly in the house with Kushina and Naruto in his arms, "Sensei!"
"Tou-chan!" Temari yelled running over, "What's going on?"
Minato set Kushina on the couch and set Naruto beside her, "Temari, watch your mother and Naruto," he said, "Kakashi, Gai, protect them. Don't go after the Kyuubi, understood?"
"Hai," Kakashi and Gai said.
Kakashi ran into Gaara's room and quickly tried to calm the baby, "Tou-chan!" Temari yelled, grabbing Minato's Hokage jacket as he tried to put it on, "Where are you going?"
Minato hugged Temari, "I'm Hokage, Temari," he said, "I can't just let Konoha be destroyed. Protect your brothers."
Temari looked at Minato with tear filled eyes, "When are you going to be back?" she asked.
Minato didn't say anything for a while, "I don't know," he whispered.
"Da-da," Minato looked at Gaara as he reached for him.
Minato felt his heart clinch. Kushina pushed herself up, "Minato…" she whispered.
Minato closed his eyes, "I have to go," he said, "I'm sorry. I love you," he was suddenly gone.
"Tou-chan!" Temari yelled.
Kushina forced herself up, "Kushina," Kakashi said, "What happened? Did the Kyuubi just escape the seal?"
"No," Kushina said, "A masked man threatened Naruto's life. He killed two ANBU standing guard, the Third's wife and her student," the ground shook.
Gaara whimpered, "Ma-ma," he said.
Kushina turned in shock, but then softened. Kakashi handed Gaara to his mother. Kushina rubbed his red hair. Gaara buried his face into Kushina's shirt. Naruto began to whimper and squirm. Gai picked the newborn up, "Hey there buddy," he said, "You're okay."
Kushina kissed the top of Gaara's head. About half an hour past and the Kyuubi was still on a rampage, but away from the village now. They could tell because their house was just outside the village, like one of the Clan Compounds. Suddenly, Minato flashed in, "Tou-chan!" Kankurou yelled.
Minato was breathing heavily, "Minato!" Kushina said shocked.
The ground shook as one of the Kyuubi's paws slammed down next to the house. Naruto began screaming, "You flashed it here!" Kakashi yelled.
"Didn't have much choice," Minato said, "Still don't. I've defeated the masked man, but the Kyuubi is destroying Konoha of its own freewill now. I can't stop it."
Kushina stood up, "But I can," she said.
"Kushina-"
"No Minato," Kushina said and gave Gaara to him, "You're running out of chakra. I can hold the Kyuubi and-"
"And what?" Minato asked, "You'll die Kushina."
"If you stay with the children then I don't care," Kushina said, "They need you…"
"And they don't need you?" Minato asked.
The Kyuubi broke through the wall. Chains erupted from Kushina and wrapped around the Kyuubi. Kushina fell to her knees, "Kushina!" Minato, Kakashi, and Gai bent down to her.
"Kaa-chan…" Temari whimpered.
Kushina was breathing heavily. Naruto was wailing by now. The Kyuubi spotted Naruto, who had been set on the couch by Gai so he could check on Kushina. Minato noticed this, "No!" he yelled running to Naruto, just at the Kyuubi lifted his paw.
Gaara saw the paw coming for him and started wailing just as loud as Naruto. Minato braced for pain, but was surprised to feel nothing. He looked and saw a sand shield protecting them. Minato was shocked and looked at the crying Gaara. Minato took his newborn son carefully. There had to be a way to defeat the Kyuubi without risking any of their lives. The Kyuubi was too powerful to seal into someone. Kushina was too weak. The Kyuubi growled, "Shukaku," he snarled.
Minato pulled Gaara closer to him, glaring at the beast, "Don't touch him!" Kushina yelled, tightening the chains.
Minato suddenly realized. Gaara had the Ichibi inside him. If he could draw some of that power out… "Kakashi, hold Naruto for a second," he handed his newborn son to his student, "I have an idea."
"Want me to hold Gaara-kun?" Gai asked.
"No," Minato said, "I need him for what I'm about to try. Hopefully this won't release the Ichibi as well."
Kushina looked at Minato confused. Minato lifted Gaara's shirt and molded Gaara's chakra with his own making his seal appear. The Yondaime then began to make a Rasengan with the Ichibi's chakra. Gaara whimpered and Minato shushed him comfortingly. Minato smiled when he had a full Rasengan full of the sand bijuu's chakra. Minato gave Gaara to Kushina as he went by her, "Minato!" Kushina yelled.
Minato jumped and pushed the Rasengan into the trapped Kyuubi. The Kyuubi howled in pain, but before the Rasengan disappeared completely, Minato reversed the rotation of it, creating a new one, but this time pulling the Kyuubi's chakra out. The Kyuubi glared at Minato, "Yondaime!" he yelled.
Minato was breathing heavily and looked at the Rasengan in his hand, "Kushina, we have to seal him, now!" he yelled.
"But where?" Kushina asked, "Back in me?"
"No, you're not strong enough right now, not even with him weakened this much," Minato stated running back into the house and taking Naruto, "It has to be Naruto. His Chakra System isn't fully developed yet."
"Minato!" Kushina yelled before tightening the chains around the Kyuubi, "You can't do that! Gaara we had no control over, but Naruto-"
"You remember what Jiraiya-sensei said?" Minato asked, already setting Naruto in a small bed surrounded by candles, "About the Children of Prophecy? I don't think one is me," he said, "The children are to be the same age and of equal power…Kushina, I believe its Naruto and Gaara," everyone looked shocked, "The Kyuubi and Ichibi's powers will help them…and so will we. Naruto and Gaara won't be jinchuurikis, Kushina. They'll be our sons and they'll be heroes."
Kushina smiled and teared up slightly before nodding. Kushina stood and prepared to help Minato with the creation of the seal. Kakashi came and took Gaara from her before backing away slowly. Kushina and Minato did several hand seals, "Minato! Kushina!" Hiruzen ran up.
"Hakke no Fūin Shiki!" Minato and Kushina yelled in unison.
A bright light blinded everyone. Temari opened her eyes, "Kaa-chan!" she yelled running over.
"She's alright," Minato panted, "Just exhausted."
Temari hugged Minato's legs. Minato smiled at her and rubbed her hair, "Minato!" the Yondaime turned to the Sandaime.
"The Kyuubi is sealed once again," Minato said.
"Within Kushina?" Hiruzen asked.
"No, she was still weak from giving birth," Minato said and picked Naruto up, "We sealed the Kyuubi within our new son, Naruto."
Hiruzen looked at the baby, "So the seal broke on Kushina-"
"No," Minato stated firmly, "The seal did not break. I'm sorry, Sandaime-sama, but we were the only survivors of the attack on us."
"Attack?" Hiruzen asked shocked, "By the Kyuubi?"
"No, a masked man," Minato said, "He threatened Naruto's life after killing everyone else. I'm deeply sorry for you loss, Sandaime-sama."
"My family and I will mourn at the appropriate time," Hiruzen stated, "Now what of this masked man that released the Kyuubi on Konoha?"
Minato nodded, "I will explain all I know when the council is prepared," he said, "Sometime tomorrow. Right now, we must save those we can and collect the dead so we may hold the proper funerals."
Hiruzen looked at the frightened children, "I will send a healer here to take care of Kushina and will take care of those things myself," he said, "You have frightened children and two babies to take care of. You've done your part as Hokage, Minato, now do your part as a father."
Minato smiled and nodded, "Thank you," he said.
Hiruzen nodded before turning and running back towards the village with the Chuunin that followed him. Minato looked at Naruto before turning to Gai, "Let's get Kushina inside," he said.
Gai nodded and carefully lifted the woman and half dragged her into the house. He set her on the couch. Kakashi walked over with Gaara, "Ma-ma," he said.
Minato looked at Gaara a little shocked before smiling, "That's right, Gaara," he said softly, "Mama."
Minato sat on the arm of the couch by Kushina's head and smiled at her. Kushina's eyes opened slowly, "Kaa-chan," Kankurou said.
Kushina looked at Kankurou and Temari's frightened faces before smiling softly, "Hey, we're okay," she said running her hand through their hair, "Everyone's okay."
Temari and Kankurou got on the couch and curled into Kushina. Kushina smiled softly and kissed their foreheads, "It's late," she whispered, "The Kyuubi's gone and we're all safe. I don't want you to be afraid to sleep."
"Da-da," Gaara reached for Minato.
Minato shifted the sleeping Naruto gently into one arm before reaching for Gaara. Kakashi gave the ten-month-old to his father. Gaara snuggled into Minato, "Da-da," he said.
Minato kissed the top of Gaara's head and nuzzled his nose into Gaara's red hair. His family was safe and the village was safe once again. What more could a Hokage-what more could a parent ask for?
A/N They live! Was there really any doubt? Now…now we get to the fun parts. My take on what would've happened if Minato was Hokage. I don't own Naruto! Please leave reviews! Thanks for reading.
