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A/N: I wonder what my brain would come up with in this chapter. Just thinking of what comes ahead is making my brain spin.

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Melyway: Yeah, but there's going to be a little bit of a change on how that was done. I hope it turns out right.

Chapter Thirty-Four

"Fight the nine-tails?" Naruto asks as she looks over at Bee.

"S'right, mothafucka!" He tells her.

"Wow, neat!" Yamato says as he walks through the waterfall.

"C'mon!" Bee says and starts walking more across the water.

"These statues must be ancient, from an archaeological standpoint they must be priceless, even if they need to be fixed," Yamato says.

"Nope, these statues were made headless, because," Bee says.

"So how I'm supposed to fight the nine-tails here, exactly? Actually, how do I even face her?" Naruto asks.

"Fight the nine-tails?! You can't seriously be considering something so reckless!" Yamato scolds.

"You can't control a beast if you don't get a little crazy, foo'! This's an old sacred place where our Jinchuuriki go through a purification ceremony," Bee says as he shakes his head at the man. "This bad boy'll letcha talk to the fox, just stroll on into the entry box!"

"So this is it…" Naruto says as she stares in awe at the carvings.

"Only the chosen can enter though, 'natch. Into the mouth, up to the head, only the pure-hearted can go in. No darkness in your heart-that was the catch," Bee explains as he stared at the carved lion face in the wall.

"Could you please explain things without rhymes? It would really make things easier," Yamato says as he scratches the side of his face.

"No darkness, that's why I had to train at the falls," Naruto said as she thought about it.

"Even a little bit of evil and the door snaps shut tight while your head's still inside and bam – goodnight! Those headless statues are the previous Jinchuuriki's, aight?" Bee tells them and Naruto rubs her neck as she gulps.

"This is too risky. Try it with a clone first, Naruto," Yamato suggests to the young woman.

"This is a sacred temple, mothafucka! The previous generations watch over this place, your bitch-ass tricks ain't gonna fool no one!" Bee shouts at him.

"But –" Yamato starts and Naruto interrupts.

"I came here to learn to control the nine-tails, Captain Yamato! This is too important, I can't chicken out!" Naruto says as her eyebrows furrow majorly, showing her seriousness. 'I have to believe in myself!' Naruto thought as she sticks her head into the statues mouth. Suddenly, she starts screaming and Yamato freaks out.

"Naruto!" He yells and quickly grabs her by her hips to pull her out. Her head was gone, almost freezing the man in place. "Oh my god, no! Naruto!"

"Gotcha! There was just a switch inside," she grins at her captain. "I knew you'd fall for that."

"Man I did that exact same joke! And I was only playin', those statues are just broke!" Bee chuckles while pointing at Yamato.

"This is supposed to be a sacred temple, 'mother fucker'!" Yamato shouts at the both of them, trying to get himself to calm down when the door slides open.

"So, is this…" Naruto starts as she leans over to look into the house.

"Go inside, sit down, and close your eyes and focus. Just like at the falls, and you'll be face to face with your tailed beast," Bee tells her.

"Well, I learned how to go into my own mind and talk to the fox a while ago," Naruto tells him as she remembers when Kyuubi started talking to her.

"Any Jinchuuriki can do that…This place has a slightly different meaning, okay?" Bee tells her. "Listen to my Rhyme, cuz it's teachin' time! Okay Naruto, what kinda seal they got holding your beast in?" He tells her as they all walked into the room.

"Huh?" She stares at the man, confused.

"A four-element seal. Four-element, that's high-quality work! Stronger than my iron-armor seal. You got the key?" He asks.

"Yeah!" She answers.

"Then we really are going to take off the seal, what do you we do if she can't control the nine-tails, and it's completely revived?" Yamato asks.

"Then we lock it inside here! That's what this place was built for. The fox stays in jail till we get another Jinchuuriki. Don't tell me you're gonna bail just 'cuz things are getting' sticky?" He asks as he points at them.

"We –" Yamato starts.

"No way! I have had some good conversations with her and have found that she's not as bad as everyone thinks," she tells her captain.

"Word! I'mma go close the door and teach you what to do next!" Bee says and pushes a button from the inside which slides the door shut. They then both sit on the floor with Yamato watching on in dread as they held their fists touching each other.

'Naruto, I think you're the woman. So listen to me and I'll tell you the plan. First, face the nine-tails in your soul and remove the seal!' Bee tells her.

"Yo, you're looking as cranky as ever," Naruto starts and the fox snarls at her.

"Naruto, you…" Kyuubi stops as she stares at her wielder.

"What?" The pig-tailed blond asks.

"Where's the real you? I can't sense her!" Kyuubi asks.

'You conquered your inner hate, but it's too soon to relax. The nine-tails is a mass of hatred taken to the max!' Bee says in her head.

"You're looking at the real me!" Naruto tells her and jumps up to rip off the seal on the lock, then gripped her jacket in her hand.

"What are you trying to do?" Kyuubi asks as she stares at the girl with worried eyes.

"Mouf's full, waf an wearn!" Naruto says as she grips her chainmail shirt in between her teeth. She activates the key that goes from her elbow to the tip of her fingers, where Chakra forms on them. She places her fingers on the seal and unlocks the door. The lock clicks and slowly the spiral opens slowly, making both the Biju and the Jinchuuriki stiffen up as if knowing what will happen. Kyuubi swings her clawed paw towards the gates and clashes them open, knocking the girl further away from it with a groan.

'When the nine-tails break free!' Bee tells her inside her head as Naruto flies back from the impact. 'Trap its Chakra with your own and rip it out!' She stares up at the Kyuubi and let her soul exit her body. 'You can't just trap one Chakra with another; if we tried we'd be dopes. If we just pull the fox's chakra out of its body, we'll have her on the ropes!' Kyuubi's eyes widen when she turns to see the tentacles that start to wrap around her. 'Grab the fox and latch your own Chakra onto hers, from there it's a tug-of-war. Keep pulling till the rope makes it all the way to your side!' The tentacles yank out the Chakra and yanked it from her, but Kyuubi got pissed at his interference and sliced at his tentacles. "Tsk," he grits his teeth. 'I came to lend a hand, but it's too bad. Inside your soul I can't use my full powers, so sad!'

"Damn, she's strong," Naruto says with a smirk on her lips as she stares back at her fox companion.

'Oh, and while you're trying to pull out her Chakra she's trying to pull yours in. If she pulls out everything we got and we go down to zero Chakra…well, you don't need me to tell ya that, right?' Bee warns.

"Ah ha, finally trying to take control of my powers, are you?" The Kyuubi purrs as she is happy the girl is finally showing her grit to become even stronger.

"Bring it on!" Naruto shouts at her.

"You even joined forces with the eight-tails, and you call yourself a Jinchuuriki! You should be ashamed!" Kyuubi tells her as she willingly started the fight, knowing that this would end up happening just to get a better bond with her kit. She moved her tails around and started to gather both Biju and normal Chakra's.

'I know this's risky, but if you can yank out her Chakra it's yours for life,' Bee tells her and she grits her teeth. 'Separate the nine-tail's Chakra from her mind! Greatest treasure you'll ever find!' As he says this, Kyuubi puts all of the Chakra into a huge ball and devours it. 'Don't let her hatred consume you!'

"I don't hate her, you octopus bastard!" Kyuubi growls and she opens her mouth to let smoke come from it.

'Use that strong willpower to block and you won't be entwined!' Bee says as Naruto starts jumping away to avoid the blast that Kyuubi shoots out towards her. "Aww hell man," Bee says as he uses his Biju to catch the attack.

'Nice one, Octo-dude!' She thought to him and stares right in the Kyuubi's eyes as she starts growling. Naruto gathers her chakra as the fist from the eight-tails reforms into the head, his cheeks puffed up from taking the blast.

"I smothered the blast, but that was my last! You're on your won now, Naruto," Bee tells her.

'Thanks a million!' Tells him through her mind and closes her eyes to gather Sage Chakra. 'I knew she'd be on all fours for that one!' She thought as she jumped up as the Eight-tails deflates inside of her inner Chakra caverns. She creates a huge Rasengan and throws it at the Kyuubi. 'Sage art: Gargantuan Rasengan!' Kyuubi catches the huge Rasengan with her tail and roars out as she made the ball disintegrate to go everywhere. Naruto's eyes widen as the Kyuubi swipes at her with her tails. She has to keep avoiding the Kyuubi's tails as a paw swipes at her, making her have to quickly avoid it. 'She's so fast!' Naruto thought as the paw smashes her into the ground. Naruto had three clones hiding behind a tentacle that was lying on the ground and they were peeking around it.

"You really think you can win?" She taunts her kit.

"Wouldn't have taken off the seal if I didn't. Plus," she says as she winces from under the paw. "Gotcha!" Naruto shouts as she grabs one of the Kyuubi's tails and the one she has trapped under a paw disappears as Naruto grunts out and starts to throw the Kyuubi, who crashes down and stares in shock as there were two Naruto's now above her, wielding a Rasen Shuriken. "Try and take this over!" She shouts as the huge Shuriken flies towards the huge beast. The beast screeched out as she was attacked on the cellular level. "Now," Naruto grips the Chakra from the tail and starts to yank, while the Kyuubi is grunting and groaning. "C'mon, damnit!" Naruto grunts as she is having a hard time yanking the Chakra from the Kyuubi, as the Kyuubi tries to get up but ends up landing on her elbow, staring at the girl in shock. 'She's weak! This is my chance!' She thought as the Kyuubi glares at her and starts feeding some of her Chakra through the bit of Chakra that Naruto was yanking out. It starts showing the Cloak onto Naruto's spirit and filling her with hate. 'I hate them! It hurts! I wanna kill 'em all! Help us! Why?! If only you weren't here! Don't bother…I want revenge! I hate everything about you! Her…only her!' Naruto starts to panic as she hears all of these voices swarming around inside of her head. "Wh-what the hell is this?"

'Naruto! Don't lose, mothafucka!' Bee thought to her as she grunts out when the Sage Chakra leaves her.

"You don't have what it takes to control me! You're nothing more than a tiny fragment of my hatred!" Kyuubi grits out to her.

'That's her, go away, no one will ever accept you. Go away! Leave us!' All of the voices shout inside of her. 'Shut up!' She shouts out.

"The nine-tail's hatred is stronger than I thought! This spells trouble; she needs help on the double!" Bee shouts.

"I'll hold it back! Damn it!" Yamato shouts as he brings up the sealing Jutsu onto the palm of his hand.

'Disappear forever, no, you belong here,' the voices say inside her head. Suddenly, the image before her changed and a redheaded woman was sitting in front of her.

"Naruto," she says with a smile on her face.

"What the heck is someone like you doing here? And how do you know my name?" Naruto says as she freaks out, seeing the woman.

"Of course, you wouldn't know," she tells her. "Why don't you guess, Naruto?" She asks and stares at her daughter, whose eyes furrow as she stares at her and her mother starts chuckling.

"No," Naruto says as her eyes widen.

"Figured it out?" She asks.

"You're Kyuubi?" She points her finger at her and the woman bursts out laughing. "That's no woman's laugh! You'll have to do more than transform to trick me, you damn f –" She interrupts Naruto by chopping the girl over her head.

"Like no!" She shouts at her, making Naruto wince and rub her head.

"Wait, what?" She stares at the woman with furrowed brows.

"Got a little worked up there," she laughs and rubs the back of her head. "I've been kinda hot-tempered since the day I was born and talking like that when I get excited. I try not to say it, but sometimes my mouth bypasses my intentions. What about you? I always hoped you wouldn't end up saying nonsense words when you get worked up, like me." Naruto's brows rose in shock as she couldn't help but to stare at the woman.

"You're…" she stops and gulps.

"Minato never told you anything, did he? Good lord," she says and Naruto's lip trembled. "Yes, I'm your –" Naruto interrupts her and basically glomps her, her arms shaking the whole time.

"I've…" Naruto says as tears build up in her eyes. "It's like…I've always wanted to meet you…" She says as her eye changes back to its normal blue when the tears rush down her cheeks.

"'It's like…' You really are my daughter," she says as she smiles and hugs her.

"The transformation stopped?" Yamato asks as her body is half level 2 cloaks and half level 4 cloak.

"You do that, Yamato?" Bee asks.

"Nothing, it stopped on its own," he tells him as he stared. 'What happened?'

"There's so many things I wanna talk to you about, mom!" Naruto shouts with a huge grin on her face.

"Yeah, we'll have a long talk, but let's keep the fox out of it!" Kushina says as she looks into the inner Chakra chambers. The Kyuubi's Chakra is still trying to suck Naruto in, making her grunt. Her body leans back and spiked ends on chains start coming from inside of her, shooting out and wrapping around the Kyuubi's body, pinning her to the ground.

"This Chakra…Kushina!" Kyuubi grits out even though she doesn't hate her previous host all that much. Both of them decided to sit and they sat side by side.

"Minato also used my Chakra to form the seal to help you take control of the nine-tail's power someday. We wanted to aid you however we could," she tells her daughter who chuckles. "Are you listening?"

"Just think how glad I am to see my mom's face and even though it's familiar to me, I'm glad to see it," Naruto says as she grins up into the whiteness.

"What do you mean?! Heh, well Naruto, I'm sorry you ended up with my face, but at least you got your father's hair," Kushina chuckles.

"Why? I guess mostly because of the fact that I share your similarities but it also means that my daughter is the spitting image of you as well. She's even gotten your hair," Naruto turns to look at her and her mom's eyes were wide and jaw dropped.

"I'm like a grandmother?!" She squeaks and Naruto grins at the wording. She chuckles as she stares at her daughter. "So, how is my granddaughter like me?"

"I have twins, the girl is the youngest and she's like you in every way from what I can tell," Naruto smiles and stares down as she twirls her hair around her hand. "My son is the oldest and he's a mixture of me and his father. He's got mostly black hair with blond all throughout it and has already shown signs to having his Sharingan activating."

"So an Uchiha son, huh? That must be tough, so tell me…" She hesitates and stares at her daughter who looks so vulnerable right now. "Where is their father?" She knew something had to happen there.

"W-well…" Naruto stutters as tears fill her eyes and she bites her lip in aggravation, hating that she's being like this around her mother.

"Hey, look at me," she says as she lifts the girls chin and watched as tears fall down her cheeks. "Tell me."

"H-he suffered, mom. His clan was killed, or should I say massacred? Anyway, the one who killed them all was his brother, Itachi," she sniffles as her mother wipes the tears from her cheeks.

"Oh, my…don't tell me, his names Sasuke?" She covers her mouth and stares into the watery eyes as her daughter nods.

"Yeah…apparently, Danzo wanted them out of the picture so much he made Itachi kill all of the Uchiha's and it filled Sasuke with so much hate that he couldn't handle not letting it go. He abandoned the Leaf Village and has already started his revenge by killing Danzo…" She clenches her eyes shut. "Before that though, I tried to make him change his mind and he took advantage of me when I used the time Jutsu to talk to him…and that's when the twins were conceived."

"My dear, sweet girl, I know your life is hard but I have a feeling that things will change, very soon," she says as she rubs the younger woman's shoulder.

"There's one thing I've always wanted to ask you, mom," Naruto asks as she wipes her eyes and tries to change the subject. "I know how I fell in love with Sasuke, but how did you and dad fall in love?"

"Th-that's like…totally embarrassing!" She giggles and rubs the back of her head as her cheeks blush a little bit.

"You said 'like' again! You're all worked up!" Naruto grins at her as she pokes her mom's arm.

"I like…I needed to change the subject!" She shouts at her as she panics.

"Hahaha, you said it again!" Naruto giggles as her mom stares at her lovingly.

"I moved to the Leaf Village when I was very young, your father and I were just kids. The first time I saw your father, Minato, I thought he looked like a flaky girly-boy," she says as she remembers back.

"Whoa, really?" Naruto asks as she stares at her mother's eyes.

"Since I was the new kid, I wanted to make an impression on the first day of Academy lessons. So when they asked me what my dream for the future was, I said, 'I'm gonna be the first female Hokage!' and…yeah," she smiles.

"Rock on, mom! You definitely take after me!" Naruto grins.

"Ummm, other way around, daughter," she says.

"Well?" Naruto asks.

"So, they didn't like how the new kids was suddenly talking about becoming Hokage, and the boys started making fun of me all the time-they called me 'tomato'!" She says as she pouts.

"'Tomato?' I don't get it," Naruto asks.

"I had a very round face and with my fiery hair…well, I looked like one! Even I had to admit it, and it infuriated me!" She said.

"Aah! So dad was the one who stood up to the bullies, and you –" Naruto was interrupted by her mom.

"Nope!" She says with a fake smile and her fist clenched. "I went after those boys who made fun of me, and in the end the tomato squashed them! After seeing all that wild red hair whipping around while I beat them half to death, I got a new nickname. 'The bloody habanero'!"

'I think I get why Kiba and Shikamaru are so scared of their moms now,' Naruto thought as she gulps while staring at her mom. "So what did dad say when they asked him his goal for the future?"

"Minato? He said, 'I want everyone in the village to acknowledge me and become a great Hokage'," she tells her.

"When I heard that I thought there was no way such a goofy flake would ever become Hokage," she smiles as she remembered it all.

"Whaaat?! But dad totally looked super strong!" Naruto gushes out.

"Yes, but what did I know? I was young, so I looked down my nose at Minato until a certain incident," she grins.

"Incident?" Naruto asks as her eyes widen.

"I've always hated my red hair, until one day, thanks to Minato, I came to like it," she says as she strokes a lock of her hair.

"What happened?" she asks her.

"Did you know that the Uzumaki's Chakra are always special? Well, the Hidden Cloud wanted it badly enough to kidnap me. As they were marching me away, I pulled my hair out one strand at a time to mark the path they were taking. I was very careful not to be seen. The Leaf sent out pursuit squads immediately, but none of them managed to find me. As we got closer to the border I started giving up hope," she paused as Naruto laughs out. "Yes, Minato was the only one who picked up my trail. He was the only one who noticed the trail of red strands. As he held me, he said he noticed my beautiful hair right away. Suddenly, he looked like the most magnificent Shinobi ever, like a man who would make all my dreams come true, and most importantly, he changed me. My bright red hair had led me to my soul mate. It became my own personal 'red thread of fate.' From that day, I liked my hair, and more importantly, I loved Minato," she tells her daughter and instantly Naruto's face transforms into the largest grin possible. "There's a special little something I like to tell those that compliment me on my hair, yourself included, Naruto."

"Hmm?" Naruto hums to her mom.

"I love you," she tells her and Naruto's cheeks blushed. "So tell me, what is the product of 'the Leaf's yellow flash' and 'the Bloody Habanero'?" She asks and Naruto giggles as she stands up and shouts.

"The Leaf's Orange Hokage!" A huge grin pops up on her face. The Kyuubi was pinned down, staring back at the kit as she wondered how the girl could access her mother's abilities. The words of love echo throughout Naruto's head, making her grunt. 'I feel so…at peace. I feel so happy!' Naruto opened her eyes and straightened, a roar shooting out of her mouth.

'Damn you, Kushina!' Kyuubi thought as the red Chakra was no longer controlling Naruto's as she strengthened every bit of it with those words from her mother. Bee chuckles as they both watch the Kyuubi cloak disintegrate from around Naruto.

"Wh-what happened?" Yamato asks.

"We aight, let's just sit tight!" Bee tells the man.

"My Chakra can't hold the nine-tails down for long; this is your chance to take her out!" Kushina cheers her daughter on.

"Right!" She tells her mother and starts weaving signs to create an army of Shadow Clones.

"Damn kit, I never thought she would fight me this hard. Guess I should give her some props," Kyuubi says as she grabs the chains.

"Let's do it!" The army of Naruto's shouts as they all start rushing towards the Kyuubi who ended up breaking the chains.

"She sure is strong, huh?" Kushina says to her daughter. Naruto starts having her clones create multiple Rasengan's.

"Open wide!" She screams and the Kyuubi roars at her. "Rasengan Barrage!" She continued volleying all of her hits towards the Kyuubi's face.

"Don't be conceited!" Kyuubi growls out at her.

'I've still got one left!' Kushina thought out as she strengthened her chains around the Kyuubi's leg. Kyuubi's shocked when she ends up falling down as her leg was suddenly yanked out from underneath her.

"Gotcha!" The whole bunch shouts as they continue their barrage.

"She's…in sage mode!" Yamato shouts out as they both watch her eyelids turn red. Kyuubi was suddenly facing down huge balls of Giant Rasengan's.

"Sage Art: Nonstop Gargantuan Rasengan Barrage!" Naruto hits every single one of her mark, causing the Kyuubi to roar out even louder than before, throwing her back and making the Chakra explode all around her while Kyuubi's Chakra is starting to be snatched from her. She shifts her glare over at the young woman who is now brandishing a Rasen Shuriken. "One more time!" Naruto shouts as she nails the Kyuubi directly with the attack.

'How on Earth is she so powerful?!' Kyuubi wonders as she stares over the huge ball of the Chakra that is attacking every single bit of her molecules. She was helpless when every clone started yanking the Chakra completely.

"Pull!" She shouts at them, "Get outta my face!" Naruto shouts as she punches the huge ball of Chakra further away, completely severing the pureness of Kyuubi's Chakra that still held the fox form. All of the clones disappeared as Kyuubi crashes down in a huge splash of water; she turns her glare onto Naruto as she looks like an emaciated version of herself. Even though she as glaring, she knew deeply that she would always be proud of her kit as she watched her Chakra being absorbed inside of the young woman. Naruto's form is now completely different, as she glows from the complete power of the Nine-tails. She starts looking at herself in awe.

"Naruto…don't…don't make me angry, Narutooooooo!" Kyuubi shouts as she tries to make another beast bomb, but it was lacking in the pure Chakra which made her start to get a bit skinnier.

"You've still got all that power, man, you're really something else," Naruto says as she smiles at the fox and closes her seal, making archway's contain the Nine-tails as her beast bomb starts crumbling around her.

'This is…the Sage of the six paths'!' Kyuubi thought as she watched her old jail cell doors close with a loud 'clang'. "I won't forget this, Naruto. You don't know how proud I am of you." She starts shouting but by the end she is whispering as the fight has drained everything out of her.

'Nine-tails, I'm sorry, but I won't hurt you. Wait, just wait,' Naruto thought hard to the fox who smiles in the dark, hearing her thoughts.

"You did it, Naruto!" Kushina says as she smiles proudly at her daughter.

"Yeah," she says as she looks at her mom. "So mom, are you –"

"And now I can follow after Minato," she tells her as she interrupts her. "But first, there's one last thing I need to tell you," when she says this, Naruto's eyes flew wide and stared into hers. "Naruto, I want you to know the truth behind the incident 16 years ago, the year you were born."

"The truth?" Naruto asks.

"I…I was the previous Nine-tails Jinchuuriki. That's where it all begins," she tells her.

"Mom, you were the nine-tail's Jinchuuriki?!" Naruto gasps out.

"Yes, but before I tell you about what happened I want you to know a little more about who I am. I was chosen as the second Nine-tail's Jinchuuriki. The truth is, I was brought to the Leaf Village for the express purpose of becoming a Jinchuuriki," she says and Naruto's eyes narrow.

"Why…you lived in a whole nother country, why did you have to become a Jinchuuriki?!" Naruto yells.

"Yes, I lived in a different country, and a different village, but the fire and whirlpool countries, and the Leaf and Eddy villages had very strong ties to one another. Shinobi of the Leaf's Senju clan and the Eddy's Uzumaki clan were distant blood relatives. The people of the Eddy Village were all blessed with astonishingly long lives, to the point our village became known as the 'Village of Longevity.' Our clans specialized in sealing techniques, though their processes were a little rough. The Four-Element seal on your stomach was based on techniques from my village. In fact, I taught Minato, your dad a whole bunch of different seals. Naruto, the mark on your back is the symbol of the Hidden Eddy Village. Even today, the Leaf uses it as a symbol of friendship and goodwill. My country is long gone; it was only a matter of time. In that Era of war, people quickly came to fear the power of our sealing techniques. The few survivors disappeared, scattering themselves across the globe," Kushina paused.

"But then…then why'd you have to…" Naruto cuts herself off as she's showing her anger.

"Apparently I was born with a particularly strong Chakra that was well-suited to suppressing the nine-tails. My predecessor as the Jinchuuriki was also a powerful female Ninja; I guess it was seen as appropriate. It's funny, her name was Uzumaki Mito, she became the First Hokage's wife, and I ended up marrying the Fourth!" Kushina chuckles at the irony as she scratches her nose. "Do you know about the battle between the First Hokage Hashirama Senju-sama and Uchiha Madara?"

"Yeah," Naruto answers as she is a little calmer.

"During their fight, Hashirama-sama gained control of the Nine-tail's and in order to better aid him; Mito-sama sealed it inside her own body, becoming the first nine-tail's Jinchuuriki. From then on the Leaf took possession of the fox, and as Mito-sama neared the end of her life, I was brought to the village as the Nine-tail's new 'vessel'," Kushina says as she stared into her eyes.

"So they used you!" Naruto growls out as she furrows her brow.

"I had no idea why I had to move, when I learned the truth, I was speechless. It had all been kept top-secret, only the Third Hokage and the top village councilors knew, only three people. I felt like I was suffocating under the pressure of being a Jinchuuriki and the crushing loneliness that came with it, but then Mito-sama said this to me: 'Ultimately, we were brought here to become the vessel of the Nine-tailed fox, but before the beast can be housed we must fill the vessel with love. Do that and even the host of the nine-tailed fox may live a happy life'," she tells her.

"Mom, you were a Jinchuuriki, but you were still happy?" Naruto asked with worried eyes.

"Yes," she smiles at the young woman who ends up tearing up and chuckling at the same time. "Naruto, you don't need to cry anymore."

"Wait –" Naruto quickly says as she wipes her eyes with her sleeve and her mom hummed while staring at her. "The fox attacked the Leaf 16 years ago, and it was because the masked Akatsuki guy had control of it! So how could you have been holding it at the same time?"

"I guess your dad didn't get to tell you…It figures, he left most of it to me, Minato must've had very little time. Well, you're right! That masked murderer did have control of the Nine-tails when it attacked 16 years ago, but it was only moments before his attack that it was still sealed inside me," when she says this Naruto furrowed her eyebrows even more.

"But how?!" Naruto huskily asked.

"The masked man, I don't know how, but he knew," she told her.

"Knew what?" Naruto asks.

"He knew the one moment when a Jinchuuriki's seal is at its weakest. He waited for that moment and when it came, he stole the fox from me," she says.

"N-no…don't say it…I know the answer already…" Naruto says as she bites her lip.

"Childbirth," she nods at Naruto. "It just makes me so glad that you didn't have as much issues as I did when you were giving birth. A full-term pregnancy for a female Jinchuuriki is about 10 months. As the energy used to maintain the seal starts going to nurture the child, the seal weakens in direct proportion."

"I was right a little past nine months when I gave birth to the twins, so maybe it's because they were twins that it was shorter," Naruto says and stares at her mother with sad eyes.

~3~

"I'll be there for the birth; we have to take care of the seal and everything. I'll get everything prepared beforehand," Minato tells the two elders sitting there talking to him and Kushina.

"This is what we did for your predecessor Mito-sama as well. The seal nearly failed when she gave birth," the Third Hokage tells them. "I'm afraid we'll need to prepare for the worst; we'll set a place up outside the village and erect a barrier to protect it. Only Minato, my wife Biwako and Taji from the ANBU will be inside. This must be kept top-secret. Of course there will be reinforcements outside, ANBU under my direct command."

"I'll tell Yiz where the place is, so get your things ready!" Biwako tells Kushina.

"Yes, thank you both," she tells them.

~3~

Kushina and Biwako were walking through the town on their way to gather up Kushina's things and get the birthing under way. On the way she met up with Uchiha Mikoto who is toting the new born Sasuke. "Didn't you have a girl?" Kushina asks.

"Nope, another boy," Mikoto tells her as her baby is sleeping a sleep only newborns could do.

"Well, what's his name, Mikoto?" Kushina asks.

"Sasuke," she says as she stares down at her precious boy.

"Ah, the same as the Third's father. Yes, I'm sure he'll become a fine Shinobi," Biwako says smiling back at the young woman.

"You're almost due, aren't you Kushina? You should pick out a name before it's too late," Mikoto tells her.

"We've got one – 'Naruto'. He and Sasuke-kun will be in the same grade, I hope they become friends! By the way, does it hurt? Like, bad?" Kushina asks anxiously.

"Well well, even you're afraid of something. I'll be," Mikoto teases her friend as she smiles at the terrified woman.

"Come on already!" Biwako says as she grabs Kushina's hand and starts dragging her away.

"Oh, sorry!" Kushina waves back at her friend.

"See you!" Mikoto says as she watches them walk on.

"Remember, we need to keep your birth classified. Try not to talk to anyone while we're on the move, even your friends," Biwako warns her.

"Right, sorry about that," Kushina says nervously as she rubs the back of her head.

"The fact that we're leaving the village for this is classified as well! Don't go screaming your head off, even when the contractions start," Biwako warns.

"R-right," she stutters out.

~3~

"Oh god, it hurrrrrrrrrrrts!" Kushina screams out in pain inside of their supposed to be secret base where she's now in labor.

"I, uh, I've never heard Kushina in so much pain, are…are you sure she's alright?" Minato asks as his voice is full of worry as he was trying to keep the seal from opening.

"She's fine! Just keep your eyes on the seal!" Biwako shouts at him.

"But, she's –" Minato was interrupted.

"Good lord, you're the Fourth Hokage! Don't panic! This is why women have babies, you men can't handle pain!" She shouts at him as the seal starts to open a little bit.

'It's so strong! I can feel the fox struggling to break out!' Kushina thought as she screamed out from another contraction hitting her.

"Hang in there Kushina! Hang in there Naruto!" Minato says as he quickly gets the seal under control again. Outside, a man takes his hand off of the neck of one of the ANBU's that were stationed outside for guards. He stares up at the opening to the chamber as the bodies of the ANBU were floating on the water, either bled to death or strangled. He walks towards the cliff facing below the entrance and phases through the rocks. Kushina screams out in pain again.

"The head's out! Almost there, Kushina!" Biwako shouts as she stares at the blond hair.

"Keep going, Kushina-san!" Yiz shouts as she helps the Third's wife as the Kyuubi batters against her cage, yet again.

"Narutooo, get out here! And Nine-tail's, you stay right where you are!" Minato shouts as he closes his eyes tight, using a lot of his abilities to keep the seal from busting open. Kushina has tears rushing down her cheeks as she moans out, biting her lip from all of the pain that Kyuubi is causing, trying to burst out. Suddenly, a burst of an infant's cry echoes throughout the room.

"Get the hot water!" Biwako tells her assistant.

"Yes ma'am!" Yiz shouts as she rushes off to do as she was told.

"It's okay," Minato says as he stares at his son in shock, Kushina panting out from all of the exertion.

"Congratulations, it's a healthy baby boy!" Yiz shouts out before Biwako glares at her.

"Correction, it's a healthy shemale," she smiles brightly at Kushina and Minato whose eyes widen and they smile at each other.

"A full Uzumaki gem, huh?" Minato says as they looked down at the crying baby. "So, more male or female?"

"We won't know until he's around five or six," Biwako says as she hands him over to his parents.

"Look at me, I'm a father!" Minato says as he laughs and wipes his tears.

"Naruto, I finally get to meet you," Kushina says as she pants out and tears run down her sweaty face.

"Okay, Kushina! I know you're exhausted from the birth, but we've gotta get the Nine-tail's completely sealed!" Minato says as he turns his attention back to the seal, trying to force it back shut again.

"Right!" She says as she smiles at him and pants out. Two grunts of pain and thuds were heard behind them, making Minato's eyes widen.

"Biwako-sama, Taji!" He shouts as he saw their bodies laying there with no life inside of them.

"Fourth Hokage, Minato. Back away from the Jinchuuriki or your son dies at the ripe old age of one minute," Tobi tells him as he holds his hand in the shape of a claw over the infants face.