The Kyuubi roared in defiance, blasting the water that was filling the mindscape back from the force. "Yours?! You insolent whelp! Do you know who I am?!"

"Of course we do Kyuubi-sama" Viscrag sneered as its head tilted.

The gigantic fox swiped at the entity, intent on destroying whatever it is. Viscrag moved backwards, seemingly teleporting from one place to another. The entity darted forward to counter when he stopped, looked down at its chest and grimaced.

"How did you touch us? We were faster. We know we were faster." Viscrag snarled at the titanic fox.

"You are a thousand years too young to dodge me, shade. This boy is free. All demons know the Laws. The innocent are free, and can choose their roles. You will not use this boy as a weapon, and you aren't strong enough to beat me to take him either." The Kyuubi turned his back on the entity and started running deeper into the seal. 'I have given you some time Boy, as long as you stay pure, we have a chance to not be assimilated by this thing,' The titanic beast thought

"Get back here! Don't you dare ignore us! We are all, we are one. You will fall!" Viscrag started to run after the Nine Tailed Fox. A maniac smile stretched across his face.

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The baby screamed as his golden sun drenched hair flashed maroon, and a feeling of pure madness and malice rose in the air. Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief when the hair reverted back to sun-kissed yellow and the screaming of the infant ceased.

"This is an S-class secret. I am unsure what that was, but it was not a result of sealing the Kyuubi. Did you see anything out of the ordinary Hiashi?" Hiruzen scooped the child up as he asked his question.

"Yes Hokage-sama, his chakra…it seemed to form into wailing faces when his hair was red. As if his very chakra was screaming." Hiashi shuddered as he terminated his Byakugan.

"What did you do Minato? Hiashi, I want you, your brother, or your wife watching this child for the next week. I want to know if this is isolated, if the seal is stable, and if we have...we have to terminate the container to save the village." At the last statement, Hiruzen's steady voice broke.

"I don't think the latter is a valid solution Hokage-Sama, we don't know what is inside that seal along with the Kyuubi. If what the Kyuubi said before is accurate, we may be dealing with something that is worse than even it is." Hiashi replied as the duo began jumping through the trees toward the nearest ANBU squadron.

"What we don't know is if Minato screwed up. I am going to do research into the seal he used, maybe I'll find something that will explain what is going on. Until we know for sure, all options are on the table." Hiruzen settled on a branch before barking his next orders,"Minato is dead, Hawk, gather his body, and burn all other evidence. As of now, I am the acting Hokage. Boar, I want a complete village status report on my desk in two hours. Take every one else here to do so. Hiashi, gather the Hyuuga and the Uchiha. You both have the oldest archives available. If we are to understand what we just saw, we have to look deep. Well? What are you waiting for? Move people!" Hiruzen jumped toward Konoha.

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Kakashi raced after the blur that just hopped the outer wall. This monster took everything from him, everything he had left. His sensei, Sensei's wife, little Naruto-kun, Koi-chan and just now tried to take the Hiraishin scroll from Sensei's home. Luckily, that was where Kakashi had met with Uchiha Patrol 3. Looking at thirteen Sharingan eyes seemed to stop the man in his tracks. A simple command followed the assailant's disappearance. "Hunt him."

A younger Uchiha jumped up level with Kakashi,"ANBU-san, we can't keep this up, someone has to go back to tell Hokage-sama what is happening. Also, it is the Uchiha Police's responsibility to order the village after tragic events. We have to turn back."

Kakashi's fist tightened before he nodded. "Retreat back to the village. Assume hostile forces are after you. I will continue chasing the target until he reaches the second patrol ring. If I can catch the bastard, I'll engage." With that, he disappeared in a Shunshin.

"You heard him, we move back towards the village. Formation C12!" The young Uchiha barked his commands as he started jumping back toward the village.

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Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in the chair he vacated three years ago. The only difference he found in the office was a photograph on the desk that showed Minato and Kushina smiling affectionately at each other. He rocked the bundled baby in his arms absently as he stared at the photo. 'Minato, you were a great Kage. Everyone loved you, even the Uchiha. I saw your notes from earlier, and already you had plans to better the village both long and short term.' A knock on his door interrupted his musings.

"Enter!" Sarutobi said before scowling at the person who just entered the room.

"Hiruzen? Why are you here? Where is Hokage-sama?" Danzo asked

"Danzo, sit. We have to talk." Once his order was obeyed, Hiruzen continued. " Minato died less than an hour ago. He died sealing the Kyuubi into this child."

Danzo opened his mouth to speak, his mind racing through possibilities.

"Shut up. The only reason you are alive right now, is because Minato's notes state that you haven't been an issue so far. Change that, and I will dye this office red in your blood. Now, I have a job for you and your Root."

"My Root? That was disban-" Danzo countered before being silenced by the killer intent of the Professor.

"Danzo, shut up. We both know better. Now, I want you to find as much information on the Reaper Death Seal as possible. I should also mention that it's a kinjutsu that is classified because it's a suicide technique. The only way you could use it to get rid of me is by doing it yourself, and we both know you are much too afraid of death to do that." Sarutobi smirked at the frown on his former rival's face.

"What do you want me to look up exactly? We have the exact effects of the seal in the Forbidden Scroll." Danzo was confused. Hiruzen knew exactly what that seal did, and the cost. Why was he wanting more information? What was he playing at?

"I am aware of what is the Scroll Danzo, though you shouldn't be. What I want to know is what happens when you seal more than one thing using it." Sarutobi responded.

"It is not possible. The seal itself responds only as a singular matrix, to seal multiple things would mean that they are actually one in the same."

"Not quite. Remember Tobirama-sensei's lesson on Fuinjutsu. He said that certain seals are only written as a singular matrix and are in reality multi-matrixed. If that is the case, then Minato either knew, or he screwed up. Something else is in that seal with the Kyuubi. And I need to know what it is." Hiruzen locked eyes with Danzo.

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Kakashi finally caught up to the masked man. His left arm started to crackle with blue lightning, before he disappeared.

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Hiashi hopped atop the rooftops of the village, Fugaku Uchiha right beside him. They were quickly joined by a young Uchiha Police officer. 'A captain of a patrol? And not even 12 yet? Impressive' Hiashi noted of the youth.

"Shisui, what is wrong?" Fugaku asked as they continued across the rooftops.

"Fugaku-sama, Hyugga-sama. Patrol 3 just returned from past patrol ring 3. We were pursuing the intruder with an ANBU agent. Dog I believe his mask was. I was just on my way to brief Hokage-sama. Anbu-san insisted on ensuring the threat was past the second patrol ring."Shisui replied succinctly.

"Shisui, tell me what you thought of the intruder." Fugaku ordered.

"Bluntly sir? He was damn good. He was out pacing an ANBU, and six Jonin level Uchiha. In fact, if we weren't in the village when we first encountered him, I don't doubt that he would have attacked. The feeling I got from him was similar to what I got from Yondaime-sama whenever he entered battle." Shisui said. "No, that isn't right though. It was similar more to when Grandfather got mad. A cold calculating anger was projected from him when he caught sight of us. Then he bolted."

"Grandfather?" Hiashi asked as the Hokage Tower loomed ever closer.

"My apologies Hyuuga-sama, Grandfather is what we call Fugaku-sama's father-in-law. He was one of the strongest Uchiha in memory, but gave up battle after his daughter was born." Shisui answered Hiashi's question.

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Danzo slammed his cane into the concrete floor. "I want teams four through sixteen to pack up, we are leaving! Teams one through three, you are to go to facility twelve, and look in the archives for any information on the reaper death seal. Teams seventeen through twenty, find any remnants of the Kyuubi's chakra and place it in this sealing jug. This will safely contain it until we can use it later."

Instantly, all twenty teams of blank masked shinobi vanished, leaving Danzo in an empty room.

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The Kyuubi jerked his body to the left and stared wide eyed at the massive piece of stone that flew past him. "Great Sage that is some strength." He mumbled as he turned around.

Splash, splish,splash splish. The water rippled with every step as Viscrag entered the room. "Finally done running Kyuubi-sama? Finally decided we are the one way? Good!" The entity started to laugh as he strode closer to the Nine Tailed Fox.

"Running? Sage, you are stupid. I don't run. I lead. Just like I led you right here!" The Kyuubi roared and flashed forward.

Viscrag's eyes widened in disbelief as a massive wall of iron bars appeared behind him. He growled in pain as the Kyuubi's massive paw slammed him into the unyielding iron. "Is that the best you have? We will not fall that easily!"
"Of course it's not all. But that all I need." The Kyuubi smirked at the confusion in the eyes of the thing in front of him.

Viscrag looked up as hundreds of chains appeared from the ceiling of the room. "What is this? What are you doing to us?!"

"This is the Sealing Chamber. This is where everything in this seal centers on. I can't erase you from existence, your kind are much too enduring for that, but you sure can join me in my hell!" The Kyuubi started to laugh as the chains tightened around the Shade and the iron bars fell ever faster to form their cage.