LXD: Chapter 4

Disclaimer: Naruto and all characters from this universe belong to Masashi Kishimoto with the expectation of Assassin Creed and its character (which you guys will see in future chapters) belong to Ubisoft and for my own characters, I own the story plot and the idea was an inspiration from a story I read.

Chapter 4

Both shinobi turned around quickly to see a hooded man with an orange mask holding Naruto in one arm and kunai in the other.

"NARUTO!"

Minato was about to throw his signature Hiraishin Kunai but the masked fiend had other plans of his own to get Minato out of the way.

"Take another step or move Hokage and I will kill your newborn son!"

The blonde man froze gritting his teeth in anger, Kushina now sacred for the first time in a long time hid behind her husband. While the two men were standing off of each other she noticed something was off with Mei.

Summoning the courage she stood behind the blonde but poked her face out for some answers, "What did you do to Mei?!"

Realization hit Minato like Kushina hitting him with a frying pan, he completely forgotten about the other red head. Looking to where she slept, he saw that she was still as rabbit and her face with the smile after she had given birth to Naruto but a strange aura was around her.

The masked man snorted in response, "I placed the Kirigakure kunoichi under genjutsu the moment she saw me, and she won't be up for at least a week or two. Be grateful that I kept alive or else she would've not lived…heh, heh, heh…"

"Who are you and what do you want?"

The masked man looked at Minato who still seething in anger at the fact that he was still holding the young Yondaime son in his arm but he didn't and like the famous line from James Bond he stated, "I am…Uchiha…Madara Uchiha…"

If Minato was shocked then he did a poor job at concealing it as he looked at the man standing in front of him, "Madara…Uchiha, that's impossible you cannot be the legendary man who fought the Shodai hokage; Hashirama Senju! You're an imposter posing as him he died a long time when he fought the Shodai hokage."

"Believe what you want Yondaime, I came here for one thing and one thing only…the Kyūbi that lies sealed within your wife."

Kushina paled as her husband got into a defensive position to protect her, "If you want to get to my wife you are going to have to go through me in order for that to happen."

Smirking behind the mask the 'Madara' nodded, "As you wish…"

He quickly brought the kunai down to Naruto for the kill but Minato anticipated the move. Quickly throwing his Hiraishin Kunai at the supposed Uchiha he thought that he would at least deflect but instead something bizarre happened. Instead of deflecting or even piercing his body it went right through him, Minato was stunned but he wasn't going to let that moment paralyze him from saving his newborn son.

Right before 'Madara" could kill the newborn blonde he felt a fist connect with mask as leg swept him from under as he felt his grasp loosen on Minato newborn, Minato did not hesitate to pull Naruto from this evil man and ripped him from his clutches. The masked man recovered attempted to swipe the young Yondaime but instead swiped the air.

Minato was right behind him with his Hiraishin Kunai to his throat as he whispered menacing, "I have you now…"

"So you think…"

"What?"

Before the blonde hokage knew it 'Madara' disappeared, "What in the world?"

"MINATO"

Quickly he looked at his wife now taken hostage by the masked man. Now he starting to feel sick in the stomach, 'This man disappeared and reappear in a flash…it almost as similar to my own Hiraishin technique, who this man?'

Another standoff between the two shinobi, Madara clearly gained the upper hand by taking a frighten Kushina hostage. He had wrapped one arm around her arms above her stomach pinning them to their sides while holding a kunai dangerously close to her throat. Minato on the other hand had his son clutched to his chest and his Hiraishin Kunai in the other ready to strike at the given time.

'Damn, he wanted me move…he had it planned from the beginning, he knew that I go for him and save Naruto leaving Kushina vulnerable, he played me like a piano and played me good!' With the exception of Kushina heavy breathing from being taken as insurance, silence hung in the air as the two men stared at each other for what seems as an eternity.

Moments went by and Kushina could feel a tingle in her stomach, at first it wasn't bad but then the tingling's started to get stronger and stronger every passing second; she realized it was time, "Minato…"

"Yes honey?"

"I think my water just broke…"

Minato eyes widen as she spoke those words on what she meant, he mentally screamed in his head, 'ABOVE ALL THE TIMES WHY DID SHE HAVE TO GO INTO LABOR NOW, WHAT THE HELL!'

The masked man chuckled at the scene, "Well this is surprised and here I thought I was going to wait another month to seal to weaken but instead I will get my wish after all, and with these final words farewell!"

Minato cursed under his breath

A hand was placed on 'Madara' shoulder; he turned and was greeted with a Rasengan to the face once again. Reacting quickly before the attack could send both the man and his wife through the wall of the hospital he dropped his kunai teleporting to wife while holding the baby in his left arm and grabbed her right arm.

The masked man cursed out loud once again for being taken of guard twice in one day as the Rasengan made contact to his face and obliterated the wall next to Mei sending him flying at least a couple miles away.

With the dust settled moments later the hero turned to see two Minato's; one was holding Kushina and Naruto in both his arms while the other held Mei bridal. The rescuer smirked at the young Yondaime, "Well it no reason you're called the Kiiroi Senkō, I forgotten that Mei was there."

Minato chuckled, "Well let's just hope I don't have to throw Naruto into Kushina arms again and pull that stunt again. Thank you for coming back Sensei Jiraiya."

The redhead Uzumaki was breathing hard as her contrast began to bother her more, "As much I hate to break up this lovely reunion…but um…HAS EVERYONE FORGOTTEN THAT I'M ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH AND SEAL TO THE KYUBI WILL WEAKENED!?"

Reality hit Minato again like it was his wife hitting him with two frying pans on the head, before he could say anything three ANUBU came into the room.

One of them was wearing a catlike mask spoke, "Hokage are you alright? We heard an explosion and came as soon as we could, we feared the worst."

"We fine now thanks to Jiraiya Sensei." Jiraiya gave a goofy like grin as waved him saying it was nothing, "However we were attacked by a hooded man wearing an orange mask, and I want two ANUBU guarding the mother of my newborn son Naruto and spread the word to the rest of the ANUBU that I'm going to need people at the safe house and here at hospital."

The three of them nodded vanishing in a poof of smoke.

"In the meantime…Sensei can bring you break this genjutsu from Mei."

Jiraiya nodded and went to work with the Minato clone holding Mei in his arms, Minato looked at a sweaty Kushina whispering in her ear, "I'm going to need to talk to Mei about our son and I'll catch up with you later."

Kushina nodded, she knew what he meant by 'need to talk to Mei about our son'. As soon as Jiraiya finished breaking the genjutsu he took Mei from the Minato clone. The blond handed his wife to his clone nodding, the clone nodded and left in a blink of an eye.

He saw his kunai on the floor and placed it in his pouch, smoke then filled the room as two hooded ANUBU appeared before them. Arrangements were made with the head doctor and Mei was transferred to the opposite wing of the hospital.

Moments later

After the transfer Jiraiya left in order to do more "research" for his book. Minato turned his attention to the red head laying her new hospital bed which was next to Naruto crib. He really didn't want to wake up the redhead but this was an emergency concerning their son.

Drawing near to her he sat next to her and gently woke up from her slumber, "Mei, Mei wakeup…"

Stirring she opened eyes staring at the blonde hokage with a smile, "Minato-kun…"

With seriousness in tone of voice he spoke, "We need to talk…"

Outside about five miles away from the hospital

The masked man was lying on the ground as he recalled the series of unfortunate events that took place not too long ago. He seethed in anger as he was caught off guard not once but twice, he couldn't believe where did his plan go so wrong, he planned carefully and planned for months, no years.

"Well not again, I swear Minato I don't make mistakes three times in a row, and unfortunately for you I know where you're going to take your wife. I promise to make your life a living hell!"

The area looked like it was being distorted for the masked man vanished; off to finish his mission that he came here to do.

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