Well, sorry for the delay but here's the next chapter.

This is my last comment(s) on the whole Naruto/Kushina jinchuriki thing. No one's comment made me change my decision on that. I looked back at where I wanted to take this story and I made the decision that I felt was in the best interest of the story. I will add that I will in no way kill off Kushina though.

I also did mention that I was going to have Naruto tell 6 people, I have increased that number to 7, which will give a total of 9 people/beings who know about the future.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Posted: 5/1/13

Chapter 12: The Guardian Nine

"Naruto-kun, sweetie, is everything okay?" asked a concerned Kushina.

Naruto sighed. "No. Everything's changing and I can't do anything about it. I need help if I'm going to change everything for the better" said Naruto, earning a confused look from both of his parents.

"Naruto…what are you talking about?" asked Kushina.

It was now or never. "I've just gotta at least convince them to listen to me and not think I've gone crazy" thought Naruto, thinking of something. "Yeah, that should help."

"Please just promise me you'll hear me out. This is going to sound crazy, but I swear I'm telling you the truth" said Naruto.

"Don't worry Naruto, we'll listen. Now what seems to be on your mind?" asked Minato.

"Do you guys believe in time travel?" asked Naruto.

Both parents looked at their son wide-eyed and curious as to where that came from. Being an expert in space-time ninjutsu, Minato had delved into the theory behind time-travel, but he never thought it was quite possible at this point in time.

To regain their attention, Naruto held out his hand, channeling chakra into it and spinning it. Minato's eyes looked about ready to pop out of their socket when he saw his jutsu form in Naruto's hand. "I'm actually from about 8 years in the future. I came back nine years ago on the day I was born. Things got bad and it was the only way I could save everyone. But then last night, I realized that I can't do it all alone."

For the next minute, silence filled the room as Minato and Kushina were trying to process everything that had just been said, and then Kushina couldn't help but laughing.

"Okay son, I think you've just had a little too much ramen for tonight" laughed Kushina. Minato was still frozen at this point.

"Huh? But mom, I'm telling you the truth, dattebayo!" exclaimed Naruto. "I really am from the future!"

"Oh no, there it is. I thought I told your teachers to break you of that verbal tick" said Kushina. "I know these past few days have been crazy for us all. Perhaps you just need some sleep."

"Oh come on…dad?" Naruto sent a pleading look to Minato, hoping that Minato would at least calm Kushina down a bit to the point where he could explain things. However, Minato's mind was still focused on how exactly Naruto knew the Rasengan.

"Naruto…how do you know the Rasengan? Have you been getting in my notes again?" asked Minato.

"Maybe…but that's not where I got the Rasengan from" thought Naruto. "Dad, I swear I'm telling the truth. Ero-Sennin taught it to me, although I guess he didn't teach it to me in this timeline."

"Did someone call my name?!" called out a voice, jumping through the window.

"Sensei?" said Minato. "Don't you ever use the door?"

"I'm a ninja. And besides I remember you using the window when Sensei still had the hat" said Jiraiya. It was then that he noted the atmosphere of the room. "So what's going on, I hope I'm not intruding on anything."

Minato looked towards Naruto. "It's okay. I was going to tell Ero-Sennin anyways" said Naruto.

"Tell me what?" asked Jiraiya.

"Minato…have you been getting into the ramen late at night as well?" asked Kushina. While Minato had at least surrendered to hearing out Naruto's explanation, Kushina still thought she was hallucinating.

"Kushina, please just give Naruto a chance to explain" requested Minato. Kushina sighed and stopped her ranting for a moment.

"Okay then, out with it Gaki" said Jiraiya.

Naruto then said the same thing to Jiraiya that he had just told Minato and Kushina moments ago and was now waiting for the Toad Sannin to wrap his head around the thought that his godson was a time traveler.

"Okay, I'm sorry but could you please repeat that again? It sounded like you just got back from a sci-fi convention" said Jiraiya, causing Naruto to pinch the bridge of his nose.

"I'm serious, just ask the furball in mom's stomach, -ttebayo!" shouted Naruto.

This immediately caught everyone's attention and the room went silent. Naruto was not supposed to know about the Kyuubi, let alone that Kushina was the jinchuriki.

"Naruto…how do you know about the Kyuubi?" asked Kushina, now slightly afraid of how to answer.

"I'm not lying Kaachan, I really am from the future. Whatever I need do to prove it, I will" said Naruto. "The timeline I came from, I was the jinchuriki of the Kyuubi."

Kishina was horrified, utterly horrified. She wanted to continue on as if this was just another one of Naruto's jokes, yet there were some things that just made everything believable. First was his knowledge of the Kyuubi. He might have been her son, but Kushina did not remember telling Naruto about the biju sealed inside her. That was one thing they were going to keep a secret until Naruto was matured and an adult at the very earliest. But what really got her was the look that had shown itself on Naruto's face. She could tell that even though he still bared the resemblance of her cheerful son; that he had been to hell and back. She saw that he had suffered and he had persevered. It was one of the things a mother never wanted to see in her child, but it was there, a knowing of what true loneliness and desperation were. The answer to her next question was one she absolutely did not want to hear, yet she had to. "If you were the jinchuriki of the Kyuubi…what happened to me and your father?"

Naruto looked at both his parents, sadness and longing showing themselves in Naruto's eyes. "That night that masked man attacked…the night I was born and the night I came back…In my time, he succeeded in capturing you and releasing the Kyuubi. He attacked Konoha that night with the Kyuubi under the control of some powerful genjutsu. You two did the only thing you could to stop him…you sealed the Kyuubi inside me…dying in the process."

For the second time in five minutes, Minato and Kushina were utterly speechless. Even Jiraiya was looking at his godson at a loss for words.

"Is that what would have happened? Had that man succeeded on that night, would I have had to seal the Kyuubi in my own son?" thought Minato. He only knew one way to do something like that in a desperate time of need, the Shiki Fuin, a seal that utilized the power of the Shinigami, but at a high cost. Minato had fought that man that night and he had heard the man's monologue. The sad thing was that after that encounter, he could actually see himself using that seal if the Kyuubi had indeed attacked Konoha.

"What else happened, Naruto?" asked Minato. "Surely that couldn't have been the reason you came back."

"No, it wasn't. But that night was the night that started everything, even if it took 18 years for Tobi to make his final move" said Naruto.

"Tobi?" asked Minato, slightly confused.

"Sorry, that's the name the masked man goes by…oh, and that does remind me, I do know his true identity" said Naruto. "You're not going to like this, but he was actually a former student of your, Uchiha Obito."

Minato froze up in shock. Obito was alive? Obito betrayed his village and tried to destroy it? "Naruto, are you sure? Obito's been dead for years."

"I'm sorry dad, but it is. Even Kakashi-sensei had the same reaction at first" said Naruto. "I hate to end it there, but there are also a few other people who I want to hear what happens in the future."

"I understand, who else are you thinking of?" asked Minato.

"Well, there was the three of you. I also want to tell Jiji. And Ero-Sennin, if you could bring Sennin Ji-chan" said Naruto. Jiriaya just raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, I mean Fukasaku-sensei."

"What do you want with Pa, and how do you even know about him? Wait! Don't tell me…" said Jiriaya, realizing what Naruto was implying.

"Yeah, I trained under him in senjutsu" said Naruto. This night was just full of surprises to Jiraiya as Naruto had just added yet another one to the ever growing stack.

"So you were a sage?" asked Jiraiya. Naruto nodded.

"It happened just after…just after you died." Everyone could tell that was probably the hardest thing of the night for Naruto to say as he shed a few tears while saying it. Minato and Kushina could tell what had happened. With the two of them dead, and Jiraiya as Naruto's godfather, it was obvious that the two of them had a rather strong bond in the past. "And I'll say this now…two of your previous students are still alive. Nagato and Konan are their names." One more surprise added to the deck of surprises and if anymore were added, everyone was pretty sure Jiraiya's eyes would pop out of their sockets. "But they were the ones who killed you. I don't know when, but Danzo did something to Nagato that set him against Konoha. I promise I'll explain more but as I said I don't want to have to repeat myself."

"Guess, I should let Pa know what's going on then" said Jiraiya.

"I also want to let Kakashi-sensei in on this and even Itachi. There's one really important thing I'm going to need Itachi's help with" said Naruto.

"Alright, I'll gather everyone together at 10:00 tomorrow. I think it's only fair we at least hear you out" said Minato.

"Thank you, Touchan" said Naruto. "I promise you I'm not lying and I'll do whatever I can to prove it to you. Oh, and you'll never believe it, but I completed your Rasengan."

"Y-you what?" asked a dumbfounded Minato. Naruto's mischievous side took hold of him at that moment and figured he'd let his dad digest that bit of information before actually telling him.

The following morning, the five other people Naruto had requested were waiting in the Hokage's office for Minato to arrive and explain the reason why he had called them. Even Kakashi was there, with Kushina threatening to take away his precious Icha Icha books and burn all of Jiraiya's notes if he was even a second late. This was probably the first time Kakashi had ever been 2 hours early for anything.

Finally, Minato walked into the office, accompanied by Kushina and Naruto and people were already asking as to why they were in the office and not searching for any whereabouts of Danzo.

"First I want to make this clear" addressed Minato. "Everything that is said in here today is considered an S-rank secret and cannot be told to anyone without the direct permission of myself or my son. Should you break this rule, you will be considered guilty of treason."

Now this simply made everyone curious. Why was a 9-year old boy, even if he was the son of the Hokage, being allowed in on an S-rank conversation and why was it required to get permission from said boy to speak about such a secret?

After receiving a nod from everyone in understanding, Minato activated the strongest privacy seals in his arsenal and sealed the room.

"I'm going to warn you now. This is going to sound crazy, but I have enough reason to at least warrant a full explanation" said Minato. "Last night, it came to my attention that my son, Naruto, is in fact a time traveler."

"And what sort of warrant do you have to believe that?" asked the Sandaime. "I care for what Naruto says as well, but we don't have time to be playing silly little games."

"As I said, I have reason to believe he's actually telling the truth. He somehow knew about Kushina's status as a jinchuriki" said Minato. This immediately silenced the Sandaime. He was one of only a handful of people in the village who knew that secret and they were certain that secret had been kept from Naruto. "For those of you who were not aware, that is also an S-rank secret that is punishable by death."

"And what were your reactions to this, Kushina-chan?" asked the Sandaime.

"At first I wanted to laugh. As much as I love my son, I didn't believe him or perhaps I didn't want to believe him. But after he mentioned that, I had a thorough discussion with the Kyuubi last night and even the Kyuubi agreed. While I won't trust that overgrown demon, I trust my son and figured I'd at least hear him out" explained Kushina.

"And how about you Jiraiya?" asked Hiruzen.

"I was also shocked and didn't believe him at first, however he knew a few things that I never realized I told him" said Jiraiya. "Especially regarding Nagato and the Rinnegan. Once everything is settled here, I desperately need to go and see if they're still okay. Naruto mentioned something sending Nagato off the deep-end."

"Perhaps this could explain the Elder's constant rambling about 'a second chance for the child of prophecy'" said Fukasaku.

"Does this have anything to do with why you were spying on me about a month ago?" asked Itachi.

Naruto grinned at this. He should have realized that spying on Itachi would have been much harder than he originally thought. "Yeah, I'm sorry to say, but in the old timeline you were the one who killed the Uchiha clan."

"Why would I do such a thing?" asked Itachi.

"I'll get into that. Just know that in the old timeline, they were planning coup of the village and that was a last resort" explained Naruto. "I was there to try and make sure you weren't going to do the same thing as that drove Sasuke away from the village and into Orochimaru's hands."

"You mean Sasuke betrayed the village?" asked Itachi. Sadly, Naruto nodded. "I see. Then I suppose that's the reason you've included me in on this conversation."

"Yeah, it is. One of the things I promised myself upon coming back was that I'd save him from going down that dark path no matter what and I was hoping you'd be able to help me there, since one of the main driving forces behind that was his desire to kill you" said Naruto.

"And why would I…oh, I see" replied Itachi.

"You told him that you simply killed the clan to measure your skills and that he was to hate you and come after you to kill you, although you actually did it to prevent a coup de' eta" said Naruto. "I also think it had something to do with a Tsukuyomi-induced coma you put him in" said Naruto.

"I only just learned about that ability that Shishu gave me. I didn't tell it to anyone yet. Very well then, I'll accept there may be some truth to your story" said Itachi. In reality, he already knew Naruto was telling the truth thanks to his Sharingan eyes.

"And do you have anything to add, Kakashi?" asked Minato.

"Huh? Did you say something?" asked Kakashi, nonchalantly, causing everyone to face plant while Kakashi just chuckled, but soon became serious again. "That certainly does explain a lot of things, like how a 3-year old knew of the attempted abduction of a certain Hyuga and was actually able to stop it with a jonin-level transformation technique."

Everyone, minus Fukasaku, just stared at Naruto. "Then that means the mysterious masked ninja Hiashi reported was you?" A big grin plastered Naruto's face. "We've been trying to figure out who the hell that was for years now. Why didn't you say anything, Kakashi?"

"Sorry sensei, but in all honesty would you really have believed me? I didn't even believe what I saw myself" replied Kakashi.

"Honestly, you're probably right. I had checked on Naruto at around the same time Hizashi-san reported the incident to occur and I saw that Naruto was still in his bed" said Minato. "Wait, does that mean you've been able to use shadow clones this entire time?"

Naruto nodded and Minato realized this was most certainly going to be a confusing day. "So are you going to start explaining everything to us now?" Minato asked Naruto.

"I will, but is there any way to bring Kurama into this conversation?" asked Naruto.

"Kurama?" asked both Minato and Kushina.

"Sorry, the Kyuubi. Kurama's his name" replied Naruto.

"…"

"That thing has a name?! All this time and he never even said a word? I've been trying to make simple conversation with him ever since he was sealed in my gut and he never once gave me a name! Dattebane!"

A few people sweat-dropped at Kushina's outburst.

"Naruto, you're absolutely sure he's on our side?" asked Minato.

"I am. He never would have helped out against Obito…" Naruto was cut off by Kakashi.

"O-obito? Sensei…" Kakashi turned to Minato for an answer.

"I'm sorry Kakashi, but at least from what Naruto's been telling, that masked man is Obito" replied Minato. "Believe me, it's still hard to believe and I don't think I ever will believe him until I see for sure."

Kakashi sank to his knees. Obito was alive? But he had tried to attack Sensei and his family?

"So dad, can we bring Kurama into this somehow?" asked Naruto.

"I guess. We'll just have to take this inside Kushina's seal then" said Minato. "Are you okay with that dear?"

"If it will give me answers, fine. But I'm still mad at that overgrown bucket of fur for not saying anything!" replied Kushina as she laid down on Minato's desk and Minato lifted her shirt just enough to expose the seal.

"Okay, everyone place your hand overtop the seal and channel a little bit of your chakra" instructed Minato. Everyone there did as instructed and they soon found their minds enter Kushina's seal.

Kushina's seal,

"So where are we?" asked Kakashi as the seven of them were now standing in a long corridor that seemed to be endless.

"This is my seal, or at least the mental interpretation of it" replied Kushina. "This way."

Kushina led them down a few different corridors until finally they came to a large open space, with the Kyuubi himself staked to a large floating ball in the center.

"You know, that really doesn't look comfortable" joked Naruto.

"You think? If I had known I'd end up exactly like this, I never would have used that jutsu!" shouted Kurama. "So it looks like you've told them. Are you sure you can trust these people?"

"I am. I trusted them all in the past" said Naruto.

"Even the Uchiha there?" growled Kurama towards Itachi.

"You even know that Itachi was always on our side in the very beginning" replied Naruto.

"So are you two going to start explaining now?" asked Kushina.

"We will, but please don't interrupt us until we're done" said Naruto as he began to tell his story.

…

"…We had severely underestimated the potential of the Jubi and in just one attack, the Jubi had ripped through almost all our forces. After it had happened, there were maybe a dozen or so left who had managed to survive somehow, but that didn't mean anything. Everyone I had cared for, everyone I had sworn to protect. Right there, I had failed them, and I still feel as if I had. But then Kurama said that there was a chance to change it and save everyone. I took that chance, and here I am now."

A pregnant silence filled the space in Kushina's seal as everyone was trying to process what was going on and comprehending exactly why they had been brought here.

Minato and Kushina were obviously his parents and they realized that Naruto would need their support more than anyone else's. Not to mention, in the previous timeline, as Naruto called it, they had both been killed the night their son was born. Naruto knew that there was no way he would be able to keep this from his parents forever and he figured he would tell them on his own terms.

Jiraiya was Naruto's godfather and it was evident from Naruto's story that he had become more like a father to Naruto in the past timeline. He still couldn't believe that Nagato and Konan were still alive, but he did have the feeling that it was too late to simply walk into Amegakure and talk with them. He would have to be careful now about approaching them, but it did help that he now knew what it was he was dealing with.

Like Jiraiya, Sarutobi also got the feeling that Naruto held him close, kind of like a grandfather. He was distraught when he learned that Orochimaru had attacked Konoha during Naruto's first chunin exams and brought them and their closest allies to the brink of war. Hopefully, he and Minato would be able to work diligently to ensure Suna remained loyal to their ally.

Fukasaku, one of the Elder Toad Sages, was still questioning exactly why he was here until Naruto got to the later parts of the story. It was obvious this child had studied under him in the sage arts. It didn't take Fukasaku long to realize that this blonde child was in fact the chosen one the prophesy spoke of and it explained what exactly the Great Elder had been rambling on about for the past couple of years.

Itachi was able to deduce why Naruto had brought him into this conversation. Naruto saw Sasuke as a brother, and after the incident just a few nights ago, he could see that Naruto was afraid Sasuke would go down the same dark path as before. Naruto figured that if anyone could keep Sasuke under control, it was his own brother.

Out of everyone there, Kakashi was hit the hardest. His best friend and 'surrogate brother' was the primary culprit behind the entire mess that forced Naruto to use that time-travel jutsu. Naruto had explained that Kakashi had been right there with him on the battlefield and that Kakashi was one of the few people Naruto had absolute trust in back in the previous timeline. He also now understood why Obito was acting like he was…Rin. Obito must have seen that moment when he was forced to kill Rin before some puppet seal would have forced her to betray secretive information about Konoha to Kiri. It was the one thing he regretted most in his life, but sadly it was necessary to keep Konoha, and Rin, safe.

The first one to make any sort of movement was Kushina as she dropped to her knees, embraced Naruto and began crying. "Naruto, I'm so sorry everything happened like that. I'm sorry you had to go through what you did. And I'm sorry I wasn't there for you."

"Kaachan…It's okay. I don't blame you. You did everything you could and as I told you in the past, I'm glad that you're my parents and I'm happy for everything you were able to give me, even if it wasn't much" said Naruto. "I'm also hoping you won't look at me any different. I kind of liked being a kid again this time around."

"Don't worry, you'll always be my baby boy" said Kushina.

"Mom…I said I wanted a chance to be a kid, not a baby" argued Naruto.

"Trust me, to her you'll always be her baby boy" said Minato, placing his hand on Naruto's head. "I am proud of you that you had the courage to come out and tell us about this. Now that we know what's going to happen, we can prepare to stop it from happening, am I right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, realizing that there was no way they could let Naruto's future come true.

"So the question is, what are we going to do about you?" asked Kushina, turning to Kurama.

"Hmm…If you want to know what I think you should do, then I'll tell you. I want you to transfer me into Naruto there."

A horrified silence shook Kushina and the others who had known about the Kyuubi beforehand.

"W-what?! You want me to seal you inside my son?!" shouted Kushina. "WHAT IN YOUR RIGHT MIND MAKES YOU THINK I'D HAVE YOU SEALED INSIDE MY PRECIOUS SON?!"

To Kushina's surprise, it wasn't Kurama who answered, but Naruto. "Because, I acknowledge him as being my partner and not just some evil demon fox."

"But didn't you just say that the extraction of the biju kills the host?" asked Minato.

"I did, and believe me that's the ABSOLUTE LAST thing I want. In my time, you did survive the extraction. You said it was because of your clan's extraordinary stamina that you were able to do so" explained Naruto. "If there is a way to do it that would ensure you survive Kaachan, then I wouldn't mind becoming the jinchuriki of Kurama again."

"Believe me when I say I've been doing more than just sitting here for nine years. What I plan to do is leave a sizable portion of my own, pure chakra within you. That should give you enough to easily survive the extraction and you'll even have access to some of my power without me trying to take over. You remember that gold cloak that you used against that Tobi-teme?" asked Kurama. Kushina nodded. "That's the chakra cloak you'll be able to use. It's my pure chakra, free of my will and influence."

"And if I say no?" asked a stern Kushina.

"Then I won't give you my full cooperation" replied Kurama. "Your child is right. He is the only person who has truly acknowledged me, and he's the only one here right now I will work with to the fullest."

"Minato?" Kushina turned to her husband for advice.

"Believe me, I'm not too comfortable with the thought of turning my son into a jinchuriki, but I can see why my past self did so" said Minato. "This choice is entirely between you and Naruto and I'll support whatever you two decide 100%."

"As much as I see you suffering with the thought, I can see the benefit in doing so" spoke the Sandaime. "First, Naruto and Kurama here have more knowledge about what's going to happen than we ever will. I mean sure, they can tell us, but we don't actually know exactly what's going to happen. By doing this, this will allow the two of them to come up with the best course of action we should take regarding certain events. And second, if this Akatsuki is really after the jinchuriki and Obito is the leader, then it would be to our advantage to counter them by changing the identity of the jinchuriki as they most certainly are aware that you are the jinchuriki."

"But how do you expect me to pass this burden off to my child when it's the parents job to protect their children?!" argued Kushina.

"Because Naruto-kun bears a bigger burden on his shoulders than any of us could ever imagine" spoke Itachi. "In fact, transferring the Kyuubi to him may even help relieve him of his burdens. I cannot imagine how troubling it must be to have knowledge of the future, especially one that goes as awry as it did."

"Kaachan, I know you don't want to do this, but I already lost you once and I don't want to lose you again, which is why I need to be able to do everything I can to protect you, Touchan, and everyone" said Naruto.

"And I should also mention that if I'm no longer sealed inside you, then that gives you and your husband the opportunity to fulfill that certain desire you have without me trying to escape like last time" commented Kurama.

"Huh? Certain desire?" asked an oblivious Naruto, causing both Minato and Kushina to blush.

"That's a talk for another day, son" commented Minato.

"Why wait?!" exclaimed Jiraiya. "Come on Naruto and let Jiraiya fill you in on anything I might have missed in the past."

"OH HELL NO! I'M NOT LETTING YOU OR YOUR PERVERTED WAYS ANYWHERE NEAR MY CHILD! –TTEBANE!" With that, Kushina's fish came down on top of Jiraiya's head…hard.

Taking a moment to think about it, Kushina sighed. "Okay, I'll do it. But if you try anything, and I mean ANYTHING with Naruto, I'll have you locked up in a seal so painful that you'll be begging me to go to a 5-star resort that's ten-times worse than where you are now!"

"Yondaime, do you have a seal that can do this?" asked Kurama.

"I do, but it will take some time to set up. And the transfer process is going to have to take at least 4 days to complete" explained Minato.

"Yes! No school!" cheered Naruto.

"Which we'll do next week when Naruto is on break" added Minato earning a groan from Naruto. "Sorry, you may have a 26-year old mind, but to us you're still 9."

Minato turned his attention back to Kurama. "Also, I'm going to have to fully seal you and you're going to have to remain that way for 3-4 years while Naruto's chakra coils readjust to your chakra as it's slowly introduced to his system. If I'm correct in the theories of time travel, Naruto should have his Yin chakra from the past timeline, meaning he's already somewhat accustom to your chakra, but I'm still going to do it as a safety precaution. You'll still be able to communicate, but you won't be able to give him much chakra at that time. I also will be placing a certain failsafe in that seal that allows me to cut off ALL access between you two. It's not that I don't trust you, but I honestly don't trust you."

"Hmm…that is understandable" replied Kurama.

In the real world,

Everyone stopped channeling chakra into Kushina's seal and regained their consciousness back in Minato's office.

"So I think we all understand what is going on now" commented Minato. "I am also making this a SS-class secret. No one is to speak of this to anyone outside of the nine of us. From the sounds of everything, the first major event is scheduled to happen during the chunin exams, over three years from now. As Naruto mentioned with the Uchiha incident, we are not certain if this time is going to follow the past, but we need to make sure we're prepared. Likewise, we can't just go changing stuff off the deep end. The more we change, the more uncertain the future is."

Everyone nodded in agreement. "Sensei, if you could start trying to track down information regarding Orochimaru and Akatsuki…"

"I was already planning on it" replied Jiraiya.

"Ero-Sennin, I can give you a lot of information that should give you some leads" said Naruto.

"Will you quit calling me that, Gaki?!" retorted Jiraiya.

"I will when you stop being a perv" replied Naruto. Jiraiya sighed in defeat.

"Sensei, I also know what you're thinking and I want you to promise me not to go into Ame unless you're absolutely certain you won't be killed or you can escape" said Minato. He could tell his sensei was thinking of Nagato and Konan. If his estimates were right, then Danzo had already moved against the Ame orphans just before Naruto was born.

"As much as I want to go after them, I know you're probably right Minato. I won't just abandon them, but I won't be a fool and charge into fight someone who's killed me before" said Jiraiya.

"Thank you sensei. And there is one more thing I'd like to ask of you and Fukasaku-sama" said Minato.

"You wish to be trained as a sage, don't you?" asked Fukasaku. "I will begin making the necessary preparations for you."

"Really? You're going to become a sage dad?!" exclaimed Naruto. "Hey, can you help me out too, Sennin Ji-chan?"

"As of right now, I cannot. While your chakra reserves are impressive, they're still too young for senjutsu training. Not to mention, if you're going to have the Kyuubi chakra added to that, then we will have to wait until your own chakra has fully accepted it and stabilized, which as your father said is going to take 3-4 years" replied Fukasaku.

"What?! Damnit, then that means no Rasenshuriken!" huffed Naruto.

"Speaking of which, I don't suppose you wouldn't mind sharing that jutsu with me" inquired Minato.

"Sure!" exclaimed Naruto. "Hey, do you think you could teach me one of yours? Like maybe your Hiraishin?"

"Oh no! I will not have two yellow flashes teleporting all over my house!" yelled Kushina.

"You know, I suppose that's a fair trade. But you need to get a lot better with your fuinjutsu first, Naruto" replied Minato. "Once you're at the proper level, I promise I'll teach it to you. Besides I already missed my chance to teach you the Rasengan." Minato sent a glare to Jiraiya.

"Hey, don't look at me. I didn't teach it to him!" defended Jiraiya.

"Umm…actually you did" said Naruto.

"Quiet Gaki! Oh, and that reminds me, do you have any idea where Tsunade is?"

"Why did that all happen? Why did those Root ANBU or whatever they were kill father and the rest of the clan?" thought Sasuke, who had come to the edge of the dock he would always come to in order to think. "Damnit!" Sasuke slammed his hand down into the wooden dock. "I can't just sit here and let those people get away with what they did!"

"Sasuke." Sasuke's head whipped around when he heard the voice of his brother from behind him. Itachi walked up to Sasuke and took a seat next to the younger Uchiha. "I know how you feel, little brother, and I'd be lying to if I didn't hate Danzo and his subordinates for what they did, but now's not the time for thinking of doing anything rash."

"But they just killed most of our clan, our family!" argued Sasuke.

"We weren't the only victims, Sasuke" said Itachi. "Danzo also targeted Kushina-san and Hokage-sama's family, which means Danzo lost an attack against the village itself."

"Yeah but…"

"Sasuke, Danzo will be served justice and believe me when I say Hokage-sama and the village is working towards bringing him in to answer for his crimes" said Itachi. "You do not have to go about this alone, nor do I. The entire village is in this mess together. Do you understand?"

"I think so, Niisan" replied Sasuke.

"Good, Sasuke" said Itachi, giving his brother a poke on the head. "I promise I won't let you take the dark path you did, Sasuke."

"Hey Niisan, do you think you can help me with my Sharingan?" asked Sasuke, activating his single-tomoe red eyes. "I need to get stronger incase that Danzo creep comes back."

About a week later,

Minato, Kushina, Naruto, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Itachi, and Hiruzen stood at the entrance to a rather large chamber that was dug deep into the mountain side that the Hokage Monument was situated on. Minato had just completed the vast sealing matrix that was the Akuma-tenso Fuin (Demonic transfer Seal). It was here that Naruto and Kushina would spend the next four days while the Kyuubi was slowly transferred from Kushina into Naruto.

Kurama had already finished the preparations inside Kushina's body, separating a good mass of his own chakra and handing it off to Kushina so that she would survive the transfer. Naruto also had the new seal inscribed onto his stomach, resembling his old one with a few slight modifications.

"Just to be clear, Hiruzen's going to watch over the village in my steed for the next few days while Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Itachi rotate between guarding me and my family while the ritual is underway. I have made certain that only the eight of us and Fukasaku-sama know what is happening and I intend for it to stay that way. Once this is done, we will keep Naruto's status as a jinchuriki secret, only revealing it on an absolute need-to-know basis" addressed Minato. "While I'm powering the seal, I cannot break my chakra flow or that will end the ritual and we'll have to start over. Also, I'm going to place a sleeping seal on Naruto and Kushina just in case there is any discomfort or pain."

"Kushina, while I am certain you will have no trouble surviving, I am going to have you and Naruto hooked up to a few monitors. If at any point I feel yours or Naruto's life may be at risk, I will cancel the ritual immediately and we will not do this again" stated Minato. "Kushina, I want to be absolutely certain you and Naruto want to go through with this one last time."

"I've had some time to think on it and if the Furball in Naruto will better our chances at a brighter future, then I'll do it and I'll still love my Naruto-kun all the same" replied Kushina.

"Thanks mom. I'm glad you understand and I honestly couldn't have asked for better parents" said Naruto, bringing a tear to Kushina's eye.

Kushina and Naruto laid down on their designated mats on the seal. "If you two are ready, I'm now going to activate the sleep seals" called out Minato. Both Naruto and Kushina nodded in agreement and Minato activated the seals as the two Uzumakis lost consciousness. "From here on out, I won't be able to move until this ritual is completed in 96 hours. Until then, I need the three of you to ensure nothing enters this room."

Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Itachi nodded. "Very well, let's begin. Akuma-tenso Fuin."

Four days later in Naruto's mindscape,

Naruto awoke in a semi-familiar location. He recognized the tunnels from his mindscape in the previous timeline, although thankfully, they weren't flooded. Aimlessly, Naruto wandered down the corridors until he came to pair of large iron gates with a tag that read 'seal' on it.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's good to be back" spoke Kurama.

"Yeah, it was getting kind of lonely in here without you" replied Naruto. "I'd remove that seal, but Touchan said I couldn't for at least four years."

"Meh, I can wait. It'll give me some time to think anyways on what we need to do and how to do it" said Kurama.

Naruto began to fade from the mindscape indicating he was waking up. "Well, it looks like I've gotta go."

"Just make sure you stop by every now and then. It's boring without anyone to talk to" said Kurama as Naruto left his own mindscape.

Real world,

Naruto lowly opened his cerulean blue eyes to see that he was still lying in the sealing chamber. He knew the ritual was a success as he had just spoken with Kurama. Now the question was, how was his mother?

"Mina-kun?" Naruto heard coming from his left. Naruto sat up with Jiraiya's help and looked over to his left to see his mom being lifted by his dad.

"How ya feeling Kushi-chan?" asked Minato.

"Well, nothing feels off, except that I no longer have the furball in my gut. It honestly feels kind of weird and I can feel his chakra in me, but it's not malevolent or anything. It's actually kind of warm and refreshing" said Kushina.

"So everything's going to be okay?" asked Minato.

Kushina nodded but moved into whisper into Minato's ear with a lustful tone to her voice. "At least everything will be after tonight." Minato couldn't help but blush a little.

As everyone left the sealing chamber, the room remained empty…or did it?

"Well this is an interesting development."

"It certainly is. I wonder if it's going to be a boy or a girl."

"Not that. Leader-sama will be interested in learning about this change of jinchuriki."

Author Notes

Well, there's chapter 12.

Have a few things to say, so stay tuned.

I obviously left out the whole story of the past timeline. If you want to know, just watch the anime. Now, I'll elaborate what constitutes the official back story.

For Naruto (pre-time skip): The entire anime applies. This covers everything in the manga and also the necessary filler arcs (ex. Mizuki escapes, Land of Sea, Land of Rice Patties, ect.).

Post time-skip: The Anime applied up until episode 302. That means that any manga and filler arcs up until this point apply (that even includes the Chikara arc). After Anime episode 302, the manga applied up until chapter 614. After that, the Jubi wipes out the Shinobi Alliance and this story starts.

Movies: The following movies also apply: Land of Snow, Crescent Moon Kingdom, Shion, and Inheritors of the Will of Fire. (Sorry if I don't post the names, but you should get the idea)

Others: The OVA to Takigakure also applies

There also may be one or two slight changes that I make along the way. If this is the case, I'll explain when I make the necessary change.

Anyways, there is one question I want to pose:

So currently, there is: Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, Chouji, Neji, Lee, Tenten, Yakumo, and I will add Sai. This leaves me with 14 and one short of 15 which will give 5 complete teams of 3. I am in need of a suggestion for this last member of Naruto's class to give me the five teams. (I know Team Gai isn't in Naruto's class, but that's irrelevant for the question). If anyone has any suggestions as to who this 15th member should be, feel free to let me know.

Well, that's going to be it for this chapter. PLEASE REVIEW!