AU: What if instead of sealing a bit of chakra for one visit, Naruto's parents sealed a bit of themselves as well as the fox. What if that meant being able to see his parents as soon as he could talk? How would things change? And would Naruto be fighting the fox as long as he had in the actual series?

Inspired by the recent events in the manga. Naruto befriends Kurama.

Inside a hut some fifty miles from the esteemed Konohagakure no Sato hid a squad of Leaf Shinobi. Among them was the current Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Infront of him, whaling in pain, either because she was in labor, or because a demon crazed because she was in labor was instinctively trying to escape, was Kushina Uzumaki-Namikaze. Minato struggled over top of her suppressing the demon with the very seal the women's clan strived to make.

In a few short hours, crying was heard, and Minato and Kushina held a bundle between them. "Naruto…" They said in unison. "His name should be Naruto…" Minato finished smiling to his wife, kissing her on the forehead, as if nothing else mattered. The now named Naruto lay asleep having stopped crying just moments ago. The pair could only watch as the child's chest rose and fell with each breath the tiny blonde took.

Little did they know, a man in an orange mask with black flame like markings found his way into the hut, his odd mask covering the dark expression that lay underneath. "So sorry to ruin such a touching moment… But I'm here on business…" Said the nameless man, who now somehow had Naruto cradled in his arms. The baby's eyes opened and he started to cry. Something about this man just screamed death and discord. It didn't sit well with many of the occupants in the room. Minato was up in a flash, an angry expression marred his face. "Give me back my son!" He roared all of a sudden. To which the man tsked. "Ah ah ah Lord Hokage, another step and this child…" He emphasized with a thumb being dragged across his throat.

The man chuckled hardily, but before he knew it, Minato was in his face, rasengan poised to strike… Only to fade through him. His eyes widened in shock and he quickly dispelled the spiral sphere. "You think I would barge in here knowing that I'd be against the fastest Shinobi alive?" He asked laughing again. Only to shake his head, "I thought more of you." He taunted draping the child he held infront of the new father. He tossed the baby toward the wall behind him like garbage over his shoulder. In a flash Minato was there before Naruto hit the wall. Explosive tags littered the backside of the blanket.

In a moment the Kage had disappeared and come back covered by the explosion. He returned without their child in his hands, assuring his wife that their son was safe. Sadly, as soon as he returned, the stranger had succeeded in ripping Kurama, the Great Kyuubi no Kitsune from his place inside of Kushina. Said demon roared like a rabid dog, what seemed like the Sharingan spun in his eyes.

The stranger only laughed disappearing from view as Minato came within a few feet of the man. Taking it in stride he rushed over to his wife, picking her up, and flashing over to the shrine. "I need you to take care of Naruto for me…" He said laying her down next to their child who lay fast asleep. She could only nod as he donned the cloak with the Kanji for Yellow Flash on the back in red. He disappeared in another signature yellow flash and had been gone for what seemed to be eternity to the withering Kushina.

On his return, the Nine-Tails in tow. "I'm so sorry…" He began to say running through the seals for a technique that would put them both out. She stopped him once, "No… I will use the last of my chakra and pull him inside of me. Kurama and I will die and that should hold him from coming back for at least a while…" She tried to argue, only for Minato to shake his head no. "I may be able to take care of him… But there are things that only his mother can teach him, tell him, show him that I as a person… No as a father cannot. So I plan to seal a piece of each of us into him along with Kurama…" Only for the Nine-tails to interject.

"There is no need for such extremes…" Kurama began, "I will not fight the seal, but I cannot just enter into a human…"

AN: How's my first chapter…? I kind of had a thing for the new chapter 480. Just Naruto befriending Kurama, now that he has a name, I'ma use it! But What if they did things differently? Naruto in the cannon only has half the nine tails. Here he's going to have the whole thing… Another tidbit, we might see a bit more of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki here than we do in the series… My story I mean… But! I can't give much away if I haven't already!

Please read and review! Tell me what I could do differently please. Hoping to write a bit more, been trying to for a few years, mostly been reading around the site…

Well enough rambling! Ja Ne!