Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or anything associated with the manga, or anime. I only own this story.
Hey all, thanks for reading. I just got this idea in my head and I needed to write it so I hope you like it. I will still be working on my X-men story Memories of the Fallen, so don't worry about that. I will also be taking a small break from my other Naruto fan fiction Alone Together so I can get back on track of how I want the story to go.
In this story I will try to not let Naruto become completely op right off the bat. All of the power he is gifted will take him a while to learn and master, as it should. But he will be stronger than in the anime. Also, team 7 will still have Sasuke but I want to know who else you think should be in it so let me know in your reviews. Thanks again for reading and if you have any questions, please ask via review, or pm, preferable review though.
A Hero's DNA.
Prologue
He stood alone atop the carved stone heads of his predecessors looking over the Village he has sworn to protect. Silently he thought about all of the events that had led up to this moment. His victories against the Hidden Rock Village which won the war for the Hidden Leaf, his appointment as Hokage, and even his marriage to the Red Hot Habanero of the Hidden Leaf; all of these paled to the mistakes that led up to what he now faced.
16 years prior,
A twelve year old blonde ran through the trees that lay in the Land of Fire. He followed a squad of Hidden Leaf ninja in looking for their missing jinchuurki. As he ran something caught his eyes and he looked down to find a strand of red hair. He looked forward and saw that the Leaf ninja were already far ahead of him. Looking around he found another strand of the red hair, there were many strands leaving a trail. He knew that he wasn't strong enough to take on full-fledged ninja, but that didn't stop him from wanting to rescue the girl. He decided to rely on his wit and knowledge of the area to defeat the enemy.
He came across a small clearing and found the three man squad of Hidden Cloud ninja and the girl known as Kushina Uzumaki tied up. He took out a kunai and began to quickly and silently lay traps around the camp. Ready for his attack the boy threw a kunai at the first ninja. The man quickly caught it, not seeing the explosive tag wrapped around the handle. The tag detonated killing the ninja. The other two stood ready to defend themselves.
"Who did that?"
"Go and check you idiot."
The second ninja jumped into the trees in the direction the kunai came from. As he landed on the branch her heard a rustling in the leaves behind him.
"Whoever you are you're gonna die for that."
As the ninja drew a katana from his back he failed to notice the ninja wire coming from behind him. He was suddenly wrapped up in wire and explosive tags.
"What the hell?"
The tags exploded killing the second ninja quickly. The blond remained hidden in the trees. He didn't like that he had to kill the two ninja but he had to save Kushina. The third and final ninja stood in shock at the death of his teammates. He didn't notice the blonde jump from behind him and drive the kunai into his back killing him. Kushina was in awe of her savior as he walked over and untied her.
"Are you hurt?"
Kushina remained silent, astounded that someone came to save her.
"I came to rescue you."
He saw her pass out in front of him. He brushed the hair out of her face as she began to awaken.
"You are going to be alright now." He said as he picked her up.
"Wait a second..." She started. She noticed the strands of hair in his grasp. "That's my…"
"I found the trail. You hair is so beautiful so I noticed it right away."
"But you've always ignored me." She said looking away as he carried her through the trees.
"Because I know that you are strong, in body and spirit. But this is a fight between two villages. This is different from your other fights so…"
"So?"
"I didn't want to lose you."
The blonde carried her all the way back to Konoha.
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6 months prior,
After being rescued Kushina had fallen in love with her savior, and fourteen years later she married the blonde haired boy who saved her. During that time a large war was being fought, and one of the Leaf's most powerful enemies was the Hidden Rock Village. The blonde managed to single handedly defeat the village with the user of his Hiraishin, Thunder god jutsu, and his Rasengan. HE had even managed to become the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf, but nothing could have prepared him for his next great challenge.
"A…a baby?"
"Yeah I'm going to be a mother, ya know."
"And I'm going to be a father!"
He had never been happier in his life. It has always been his dream to have a son to raise and teach to be a strong shinobi, and now he would have that chance.
…
5 months prior,
It was the night of Kushina's baby shower and everyone was there. From her best friend Mikoto, to the Sannin who creeped her out beyond belief Orochimaru. The blonde watched over his wife as she laughed and smiled in anticipation of their son's birth.
"So you have been reading that book haven't you."
The blonde's old teacher Jiraiya walked up to him holding a book in his hands.
"Yeah it is one of my favorite's sensei."
"Really because the sentences are all childish and I haven't had time to edit it yet…"
"But the main character is amazing, in fact I want to raise my son to be just like him."
"If you are sure." The older man laughed.
"I even want to name him after the character, if that is alright with you sensei."
"Naruto? But I just came up with that name while eating ramen."
"Naruto is a great name." Kushina said as she approached.
"Well if I came up with the name, does that mean that I get to be the god father?" Jiraiya asked with a grin.
"Of course sensei, I wouldn't have it any other way."
As Kushina laughed with Mikoto, whom was also pregnant, she began to feel a little weak so she decided to sit down.
"What are you going to name your baby Mikoto?"
"I will name him Sasuke, after the father of the Third Hokage."
"That is a great name. I hope that our sons will be friends."
"Oh me too!"
"Excuse me Kushina."
She turned around to see Orochimaru standing behind her holding a cup in his hands.
"Oh hello Orochimaru. May I help you with something?"
"Yes, I saw that you looked a little pale so I decided to get you something to drink. I just wanted to make sure that you and your child are completely healthy. We wouldn't want that precious child to turn out wrong now would we?"
Kushina took the cup of water from Orochimaru.
"Thank you for your concern. But I am sure that Naruto and I are just fine."
"Very well, have a nice day Kushina."
Orochimaru walked away, turning slightly to watch Kushina drink from the cup he gave her.
"I am positive that your child will be remarkable."
…
Present day,
He stood watching as his village burned, as the people he promised to protect were slaughtered before his eyes. The fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze watched in horror as the Fox laid waste to his home.
He and Kushina had been warned that during childbirth the seal that continued the Nine Tailed Fox would be weakened to the point in which it could escape. To prevent this the Third hokage's wife and another medical ninja went with Kushina and Minato to help deliver the baby away from the village, while Minato would keep the fox sealed.
Everything was going as planned and Naruto was born safely. Minato was about to finish resealing the fox when he heard the sound of a knife cutting through flesh behind him.
"Step away from the jinchuuriki Lord Fourth Hokage."
Minato turned around to see a masked man holding a kunai to Naruto. The bodies of the medical ninja and Hiruzen's wife lay at his feet.
"Who are you and what are you doing with my son?"
"Who I am doesn't matter and I will kill your son unless you move away from Kushina now."
"Minato?" Kushina was afraid for her child.
"Give him to me now."
"Here catch." The man threw Naruto not the sky, and as Minato caught him he noticed the tags stuck to Naruto's blanket.
"Oh no." Minato used his Hiraishin to teleport Naruto and himself away from the cave, and again away from the blanket covered in explosive tags. He set Naruto down into his crib and teleported back to his wife.
The masked man had already unleashed the Nine Tailed Fox from his seal and cast a genjutsu to put the beast under his control. The Fox began to attack Konoha. Minato fought the masked man and placed a contract seal upon him releasing the fox from his control.
"You are strong Fourth Hokage, to land a blow on me and cancel out my jutsu. But I will return to destroy this village, that is, if the fox doesn't do it first." The man disappeared using a strange jutsu that distorted the world around him.
Minato picked Kushina up and teleported her to Naruto's side. HE looked at his wife and child and knew that he had to keep them safe.
"I'm so glad that you are ok Naruto." Kushina weakly said to her son.
Minato grabbed his cloak and teleported to the top of the Hokage monuments. And it is here where he watched his beloved village burn.
Minato watched as the fox opened its mouth and prepared to fire a large black ball of chakra from it.
"No, not that Tailed Beast Bomb!"
As the fox launched his attack at the village Minato used the Hiraishin the teleport in front of the attack and again to send the ball of chakra away from the village causing a large explosion miles away from the village. He then jumped onto the beast head and teleported it away as well.
As the Fox appeared in a large clearing away from the village he went berserk destroying the surrounding forests
"Summoning Jutsu!" Minato yelled out.
A large toad smoking a pipe and wearing a blue jacket appeared next to the nine tailed fox. Minato teleported atop his head.
"Minato what is the meaning of this?"
"I need your help Gamabunta, please."
"Fine then let's send this fox scurrying away."
The toad drew his sword and began to battle with the fox as Minato went to get Kushina and Naruto. He brought his wife and son to the clearing and began to set up a sealing altar. Kushina watched in distress as he place Naruto atop the altar.
"What are you doing?"
"I need to seal the Fox away, and I cannot ask another parent to give up their child to do so."
"So you will subject Naruto to the life of a jinchuurki?" Kushina had tears I her eyes as she envisioned the suffering her son would have to endure.
"I am sorry Kushina but if I don't then the fox will destroy Konoha. It is my responsibility as Hokage to protect the village."
"And it is your responsibility as a father to protect your son!" She yelled back.
"Minato hurry up will you." They both heard Gamabunta shout out.
"Minato there is another way."
"What do you mean Kushina?"
Kushina made a hand sign and golden chains burst from her back and all around her and began to wrap themselves all around the nine tailed fox. She began to cough up blood due to the stress on her body.
"Now when I die I will take the fox with me, the village will be safe and so will our son. My only regret is that I will not be able to see him grown up." She said as she began to cry.
"No Kushina you will get to see him."
"I am already dead Minato. I won't survive this, don't do anything stupid."
"I will use the reaper death seal to seal half of the fox's chakra into myself, then I will seal the rest into Naruto along with your chakra and my own, then when he is older and tries to gain control of the fox's chakra, we will get to see him then."
"Don't leave our son parentless please Minato. Don't do that just so I can see him."
"I'm sorry Kushina, I love you. Sealing Art: Reaper Death Seal!"
The god of death appeared behind Minato and shoved its hand through his stomach. The ethereal hand began to reach toward the Nine Tailed Fox. To Minato's horror, before the hand made its way to the fox another body jumped in the way causing the death god to take its soul instead.
"No, this cant be happening!"
The seal activated pulling the soul from the man and causing the body to vanish from existence.
"A shadow clone, but, who would do this?" Minato cried out as his own soul was taken by the death god.
"Minato!" Kushina yelled out to her husband.
"I don't have much chakra left, I'm sorry Naruto. I'm sorry Kushina. I don't have a choice but to seal the whole fox into Naruto."
"He will die, it's too much chakra."
"I know, but I have to try."
The Nine Tailed Fox knew what was about to happen so to stop itself from being sealed, he thrust his claw towards the baby on the altar. Both Kushina, and Minato got in the way of the claw.
"I guess, that both parents have to die to protect their son." Kushina thought to herself.
"Please forgive me Naruto." Minato said as he cried. "Eight Trigrams Seal!"
The Nine Tails let out a roar as his body began to fade away and his chakra was sealed inside of Naruto. All of Minato's and Kushina's remaining chakra also was sealed into Naruto's stomach.
"Naruto we love you. Please…be...goo ugh." Kushina said as her life passed from her body.
"Please….survive." Minato gasped as the pain of death overtook him as well.
The night grew silent. Naruto no longer cried. His heartbeat slowed until it was almost stopped. But something from within him caused it to strengthen. His pulse quickened and he opened his eyes to the world. A babies wails pierced the silent night sky. His parents had left him alone in the world. Only he wasn't
"Well, look what we have here. Sorry Minato boy, but I couldn't allow you to take away such a powerful gift. All of the chakra of the Nine Tails locked away inside of a baby. It's a good thing my serum worked. Kukuku, now to finish what I started. You will be mine Naruto, and one day so will your body."
Orochimaru of the Sannin picked up the helpless blonde haired, whisker marked baby and disappeared into the night.
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