As with all fan fiction writers I do not Naruto or any of the material I try to pay homage to with my story.
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Jutsu
Chapter 4 Fox
The elderly Hokage sighed as he looked the the now somber boy thinking 'I only hope he is ready for this.' "Let me begin by telling you that this is a S-class village secret and that I personally made a law forbidding speaking of this on pain of death" he said.
Naruto's eyes seemed to grow wider at this news.
"I did this partly for you safety as other villages might try to take you if the knew so I suggest you keep quiet about this," he advised.
Receiving Naruto's nod of consent he continued by saying, "I had also hoped that you might have some chance of making friends with other childeren your age if they were unaware."
"What do you mean Jiji," the boy asked clearly confused.
"Well you see the truth of the matter is six years ago on the day you were born the Kyuubi no kitsune Attacked the Village,' the old man said his eyes seeming to go far off into some unknowable distance.
Flashback
Sarutobi Hiruzen fought with the ninja of his village to delay the massive beast. He had some idea of Minoto's plan and the fact that Kushina had gone into labor early from the oppressive killer intent of the fox told him who would be the sacrifice.
With a poof of smoke Gamabunta appeared behind the lines of ninja. Seeing this the old shinobi called for the retreat.
Atop the head of the huge toad stood the Yondame Hokage his successor holding a blue swaddled bundle close. With a swirl of leaves Hiruzen appeared via Shushen by his side asking, "Are you sure their is no other way."
"Your "The Professor" do you know of another way that I am unaware of," the blond quipped in response.
"What does Kushina think of you sacrificing her son," asked the elder.
"She didn't make it. The birth was too hard on her and without her help they just couldn't stop the bleeding," the suddenly choked up man said.
After a moment to grieve as he knew he didn't have the time to properly honor her he straitened. Turning to his predecessor he said with the voice of command, "The last of our forces are clear it's time. Make sure the villagers know that he is the hero as he will be jailer to the fox for all his days."
Flashback Kai
"With that he sent me away and ordered Bunta into battle," the old man said. "You see Naruto what we both knew was that a demon as powerful as the Kyuubi can not simply be slain," he started to explain.
Confusedly interrupting Naruto asked, "But then why does everyone say he killed it during the festival?"
"Well you see the only known way to truly stop a biju as such beings are called is to seal it into something else," he explained. He went on to say, "For some of the weaker biju a sacred object can be used, but for Kyuubi who was the most powerful of all only a living person could be used. Not only that but only a new born infant who's chakra coils were still forming could take the strain of such powerful yoki without bursting the chakra system instantly killing them and freeing the fox once again."
Being no fool Naruto put the pieces the story had given him together coming to one conclusion, "So I'm the fox's prison" he sadly asked.
"Yes." came the response. "The Yondame preformed a ritual called Shiki Fūjin. This Fuinjutsu calls upon the Shinagami himself to seal a soul away at the price of one's own soul," he then told the boy.
"Why me?" came the seemingly simple question from the boy.
"He knew your mother well and knew that you would be strong enough to protect the village from the fox and one day even call upon it's sealed power to take up the protection of the village from all foes in his stead," the elder told him.
This seemed the boy for a moment but then his features darkened as he asked, "But then why does the village hate me?"
With a sigh the old man tried to explain saying, "Unfortunately the normal villagers have far to little understanding of Fuinjutsu. Most think that with something as powerful as the fox sealed into a child, said child would be far to weak to defend them self and would instantly be taken over by the fox. Even a rare few of the ninja of the village have so little faith in the Yondame's seal as to believe these rumors."
With a hint of pride Naruto responded saying, "If the Yondame thought I would be strong enough to protect the village from the fox even when I was so small then I know I will be able to become Hokage one day. I will just have to show everyone that I'm me and not the fox."
With a glad smile that the boy had weathered this storm his exuberance seemingly untouched the Hokage stated, "Then it is time for me to move on to the story of your mother and the bloodline that you share."
AN: Thanks for the reviews. I will try to make each chapter longer. This one seems still a bit short for what I want but the following chapters only get longer as I write them. Until next time R&R and enjoy.