Still don't own Naruto
Chapter 86: Kushina and Kyuubi, Pt 2
Naruto was waiting for his mother to begin the story of how she met and fell in love with Minato. He was slowly growing impatient when she finally began to speak.
"I moved to Konoha when I was still very young, Minato and I were still just kid's. The first time I saw your father, I thought he looked like a flaky girly boy, not someone who I would take as a serious ninja at all" Kushina said.
"Your kidding right?" Naruto asked.
"No I'm not, but what did I know I was a young girl who didn't know anything about boys or about being a ninja at all for that matter" Kushina answered.
"Well I guess he proved you wrong in the end huh" Naruto said with a smile.
"Indeed he did. Anyway to continue with the story. Since I was the new kid, I wanted to make an impression on my fist day of the academy, I wanted everyone to remember me. So when they asked me what my dream for the future was, I yelled 'I'm going to be the first female hokage!'" Kushina said letting out a loud laugh at the memory.
"Heh rock on mom! Sounds just like me" Naruto said.
"Really what did you say?" Kushina asked.
"I said I was going to be the greatest ninja this village has ever seen and be better than all of the previous Hokage's, and that then everyone would have to acknowledge me" Naruto said enthusiastically.
"Well you certainly take after me" Kushina said lovingly. "Anyway, as you may have guessed, the people in the class didn't like the new kid who wasn't even from their village talking about becoming Hokage, and the boys started making fun of me all the time, they called me 'Tomato'" Kushina said.
"Tomato? Sure you have red hair but you certainly don't look like a tomato to me" Naruto said.
"Well I did back then, I had a very round face and with my firey red hair... well even I had to admit that I looked like one! And it infuriated me!" the red head said still laughing slightly at the memory.
"So did dad stand up to the bullies for you?" Naruto asked.
"Nope!, he may not have been involved but he didn't attempt to stop them at all. In the end I went after those boys who made fun of me, and in the end the 'Tomato' squashed them! After seeing all that wild red hair whipping around while I beat them half to death I got a new nickname. 'The Bloody Habanero!" Kushina said with a small smile that reminded Naruto of Anko before she hurt someone.
"I think I can finally understand why Shikamaru is so scared of his mom. They can be scary" Naruto said with a gulp. He quickly recovered however. "So what did dad say when they asked him what his dream for the future was?" he asked.
"Minato said that he wanted to have everyone in the village acknowledge him and to become a great hokage" Kushina said.
"To have everyone acknowledge him huh, so it seems like I inherited a mixture of both of your dreams for the future" Naruto added.
"When I heard what Minato said, I thought that a goofy looking flake like him could never become the Hokage, there was absolutely no way it would be possible. But as I said earlier, what did I know? I was young, I looked down my nose at Minato, that was until a certain incident" Kushina said.
"Incident? What happened?" Naruto questioned.
"I've always hated my red hair... Until one day thanks to Minato, I came to like it. My chakra is a bit special you see. And the Hidden Cloud wanted it badly enough to kidnap me" Kushina said.
"Kumo huh" Naruto said.
"You don't seem too shocked to hear that they tried to kidnap me?" Kushina said slightly disapointed her story hadn't given out a stronger response from her son.
"Well, I have heard quite a few story's about Kumo's old habits of kidnapping anyone they think could be useful to the village, and punishing most of the people who stood up against it" Naruto admitted.
"Is that so? It sounds to me like you have made some friends from Kumo" Kushina said.
"You could say that, the new Raikage isn't bad, and his brother Bee is helping me control the Kyuubi. Then there is Yugi-chan, but I don't think she counts as a Kumo shinobi anymore" Naruto said.
"Yugi-chan? Who is she, do you have yourself a girlfriend, Naruto?" Kushina asked.
Naruto couldn't help it he blushed red and turned away, no matter how many people he had told he still felt weird talking to his mother about his fiance. "Can we come back to this, you were telling a story" Naruto stammered trying to change the subject.
Kushina smiled a knowing smile "Very well, but don't think I am going to forget about this, I want to hear all about the girl you like" Kushina said causing Naruto to sigh in relief. "Well anyway as I was saying the old Raikage and the counsel sent a team of Kumo ninja to kidnap me. As they were marching me away I pulled out my hair one strand at a time, I had to be very careful not to be seen. Konoha sent out pursuit squads immediately, but none of them managed to find me. As we got closer to the border I started to give up hope of being rescued. But in the end Minato was the only one who picked up my trail. He was the only one who noticed the trail of red strands. He rescued me from the Kumo ninja and carried me away. As he held me he said he noticed my beautiful hair right away. Suddenly he no longer looked like a goofy flake, he looked like the most magnificent shinobi ever. Like a man who would make all of my dreams come true. My bright red hair had led me to my soul mate. From that day on I liked my hair, and more importantly I loved Minato" Kushina said with a reflective look on her face.
"That's a great story, might even rival Jiraiya sensei's first book as my favorite" Naruto said.
"I remember that book, Minato loved it as well, so much so we used it to choose your name" Kushina said.
"I know, Jiraiya told me. In fact I was a little pissed when I first found out he was my god father, I mean he was never around and only showed up when I graduated from the academy, but in a way I can understand, he was needed outside of Konoha, and he has been a great sensei" Naruto said.
"I'm glad, I would have given him such a beating in the next life if he failed you, now how about we go take care of that damn Kyuubi shall we" Kushina said.
"Yeah, sounds like a plan to me" Naruto said and slowly his consciousness faded from the safety and presence of his mothers presence and returned to find Kyuubi struggling against chains pinning him to the ground.
'So... At peace, I feel so... Happy!' Naruto thought as he turned to face Kyuubi.
"Damn you Kushina!" Kyuubi roared.
"Well it's no pleasure cruse to see you again either" the voice of Naruto's mother said as she appeared beside the blond.
"Huh, I thought you were in a different part of the seal?" Naruto said surprised.
"Now isn't the time for that. My chakra cant hold Kyuubi for long, this is your chance take him out!" Kushina said.
"Right, it would be a pleasure... Kagebushin no Jutsu" Naruto said filling the entire surrounding area with Naruto clones.
"Accursed child, once I break free of this I will destroy you" Kyuubi said as he began yanking the chains off of him.
'I need sage mode for this one' Naruto thought as he focused on activating one of his seals.
All of Naruto's clones charged forward charging Rasengan's. "Cho Odama Rasengan Barrage" the clones yelled at the same time each slamming there gargantuan Rasengan into the Kyuubi knocking him back slightly.
Kyuubi's chakra was visibly starting to be yanked from its body now which seemed to just fuel Naruto's resolve to get this done. "One last push, Fuuton: Rasenshuriken" Naruto called out while a second clone was charging something else in his hand "Suiton: Rasentsunami" the clone yelled as he slammed the completed Water manipulation rasengan into the Kyuubi's stomach and dispelled a second before the Rasenshuriken added its power to the jutsu sending the Kyuubi flying away and the chakra of the Kyuubi to fly forward into the blonds own body.
"How on earth is he so damn powerful" Kyuubi said with surprisingly little anger and what seemed like a hint of respect. That calm begrudging respect did not last however as Kyuubi got a fist glimpse of Naruto's new seal. "Naruto... don't...don't make me angry, Narutooooooo!" Kyuubi roared and instantly created a massive Bijuudama above his head and prepared to fire.
"Amazing... you still have all that power. You are really something else Kyuubi" Naruto said as he began to close the Kyuubi's consciousness away again with the seal.
Large beams fell down from nowhere and pinned the Kyuubi to the ground as the gate shut leaving the Kyuubi once again trapped. 'That seal... and power, this is the sage of six paths, damn it I thought I prevented this when I stopped him from awakening the Rinnegan, damn accursed child' Kyuubi raged internally.
"I wont forget this Naruto!" Kyuubi said angrily.
"I'm sorry Kyuubi, I promise I wont hurt you" Naruto said and turned around only to find him once again in the white room with his mother.
"You did it Naruto-kun!" Kushina said happily.
"Yeah, but now I am guessing you are going to have to go, just like dad did" Naruto said solemnly.
"Yes now I can go on after your father. But before I do why don't we get your little girlfriend in here with you" Kushina said.
"What! Is that even possible?" Naruto asked.
"I think it is, after all with this new seal of yours I have far more of an idea as to what is going on outside, she is the blond one with the cat like eyes right?" Kushina asked.
"Yeah, but I don't get it, then again I haven't had a chance to look at my seal yet" Naruto admitted.
"You're over thinking things, just like Minato used to, just watch, she is currently holding your hand just will her to enter the seal with you, her body will stay where it is only her consciousness will enter" Kushina said.
"Wow you're smart mom" Naruto said.
"Of course I am, I'm an Uzumaki after all, have you ever heard of an Uzumaki who doesn't know anything about seals, add to that the fact that I am part of this seal and I know everything there is about it" Kushina said.
Very slowly the form of Yugito appeared in the room with Naruto and Kushina. "What the, where am I?" Yugito said looking around.
"Your inside my seal" Naruto said getting the blond kunoichi's attention.
"What! Naru-kun why am I here?" Yugito asked.
"Well there is someone who wants to meet you" Naruto said.
Yugito then saw Kushina standing there beside Naruto. "Who is this? don't tell me the Kyuubi has has a human form, that would be so unfair Nibi can't even do a good Bijuudama" the blond kunoichi said.
"No I'm not the Kyuubi, no like give me a look at you" Kushina said.
"Well if you are not the Kyuubi why are you here. You're bossy enough to be the Kyuubi whoever you are" Yugito said.
"Well you sure know how to pick them. I will have you know that I am Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto-kun's mother!" Kushina said.
"What! How is that possible!" Yugito stammered going red from embarrassment and fear that she may have just upset the one woman she cares that would approve of her relationship with Naruto.
"It was Minato, he used some of my chakra when making Naruto's seal so I could come here and help him when he fought Kyuubi. But we're done now and I still have some time left, so there are two things I want to do. The first of which is talk to the young lady who has become so important to my son" Kushina said.
"Oh and what's the second thing" Naruto asked.
"We can get to that later. First I would like to know your name" Kushina said turning to Yugito.
"Um it's Yugito Nii, although soon it will be Yugito Uzumaki Namikaze" Yugito replied.
"So you are getting married?" Kushina said happily.
"Yes we got engaged a few weeks ago" Yugito answered.
"That's fantastic, looks like my boy is all grown up after all" Kushina said with a huge smile.
"So you approve of me?" Yugito asked tentatively.
"Why wouldn't I, you have made my boy happy and that's all that matters to me, it also doesn't hurt that you are a jonnin at such a young age, so you will be strong enough to keep him in line should he ever get out of hand, or do something stupid" Kushina said with a smile.
"Oh I'm so glad, I always wondered what you and the Yondaime Hokage would think of me, I wondered if I would be good enough in your eyes for your son" Yugito said admitting her fears.
"Silly girl, it wouldn't matter if we approved or not, what matters is your love for each other, and don't ever forget that" Kushina said.
"Don't worry, I don't think I will ever forget that" Yugito replied.
"That's good, well now, why don't you tell me how you both met" Kushina asked.
"Well the truth is I was sent to Konoha to deliver a message to the Hokage, but at the time there was no Hokage after the Sandaime was killed by Orochimaru. I was wandering around the Land of Fire waiting for a new Hokage to be named and I saw Naruto in a clearing trying to complete the rasengan. I thought he was just a stupid kid trying to play ninja with some jutsu I have never seen before, but for some reason I just felt a strange connection to him. In the end it was my own Bijuu Nibi who informed me of Naru-kun's burden. After that I approached him and we became good friends. I traveled with him back to Konoha with Jiraiya-sama and Tsunade-sama as Tsunade-sama was becoming the next Hokage. During the time I spent with Naruto before and during our time in Konoha we fell in love, and I have never been happier" Yugito said.
"Let me guess when you first saw him you thought he looked like an unreliable goof right?" Kushina asked failing to hide her chuckle.
"Well now that I think about it, yeah I guess that's what I would call it" Yugito agreed.
"That must be a curse of the Namikaze men, I thought the same thing about Minato" Kushina said still chuckling.
"Really? I gotta say this is the first story I have ever heard of the Yondaime Hokage where he was branded as unreliable and goofy" Yugito said.
"Yes well I was nothing but a small girl at the time, I didn't know what a wonderful man he would become" Kushina said slightly defensively.
"I can understand completely" Yugito added.
"So tell me what are you planning for the wedding?" Kushina asked eagerly.
"To tell you the truth we haven't really had time to think about it, if it was up to me it would be a small event with just the Hokage, Raikage and some of our closest friends. But if Ino has her way half of Konoha will be there" Yugito said.
"Ino? That wouldn't happen to be Inoichi's daughter would it?" Kushina asked.
"Yeah it is" Naruto answered.
"Oh those Yamanaka women are all like that, I remember having to keep our marriage a secret, it was such a pain, but we couldn't let Iwa know I was married to Minato-kun, it was for my safety. In the end we only had a quiet ceremony with the old man Hokage with his wife, and Jiraiya present. I would have loved for a few of my friends to come but in the end I was just happy that I was married to Minato-kun" Kushina said fondly reminiscing.
"Well if we did that, Ino would never forgive us, after all she already knows we are engaged" Naruto added.
"Yes I don't think you would get away with a small wedding, looks like you're just going to have to compromise with the girl" Kushina said.
"That will still leave us with way too many people" Naruto moped.
"Well this is what you get for becoming the 'Hero of Konoha'" Yugito said.
"Oh well next time I am just going to let Nagato destroy the village then" Naruto said.
"Oh you couldn't even if you wanted too. You have a pathological need to save anyone you can, even if they don't deserve it" Yugito replied.
"His father was the same way, he would never kill if he could avoid it, always willing to give people a second chance. Anyway this has been fun, but now we have to get onto some more serious issues" Kushina said.
"So what's the serious issue, I don't think we can deal with much more at the moment, we already have two insane Uchiha trying to kill everything in their path, and a fourth shinobi world war about to start, what else could go wrong" Naruto said.
"I need to tell you about what happened on the night of the Kyuubi attack sixteen years ago" Kushina explained.
"The night of the Kyuubi attack, Dad said it was Madara Uchiha who was responsible" Naruto said.
"Indeed he played a part, but first as you may have guessed I was the previous jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi" Kushina said.
"Really?" Yugito said stunned.
"I guess as much when the Kyuubi knew your chakra so well" Naruto added.
"As you know I was not originally from Konoha, I came from Uzu, Konoha and Uzu villages had very strong ties to each other" Kushina said.
"Yeah I know, the Senju clan of Konoha, and the Uzumaki clan of Konoha were the best of friends. In fact they were even distant blood relatives" Naruto added.
"That's right. Anyway the people of the Uzumaki clan were all blessed with astonishingly long lives, to a point where out village became known as the the 'Village of Longevity'. You surely know already of our clans skills in sealing techniques. The four element seal on your stomach was one of the seals from the Uzumaki clan. In fact, I taught Minato-kun a whole bunch of different seals" Kushina explained.
"I know all of that, but why did they pick you, there were many members of the Uzumaki clan that could take the role of jinchuuriki?" Naruto said.
"Well for one, I was a grandchild of the current leader of the Uzumaki clan. Also I was apparently born with a particularly strong chakra that was well suited to suppressing the Kyuubi. My predecessor as the Kyuubi jinchuuriki was also a powerful female shinobi from the Uzumaki clan. I guess it was seen as appropriate that I take over for her. It's funny, her name was Mito Uzumaki, and she became the Shodaime Hokage's wife. And I ended up marrying the Yondaime" Kushina said.
"Yeah I know about that, she became the first jinchuuriki during the fight between Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha" Naruto said.
"Yes that's correct. From then on Konoha took possession of the Kyuubi. And as Mito-sama neared the end of her life, I was brought to the village as the Kyuubi's new 'vessel'" Kushina explained.
"They used you!" Naruto yelled clearly upset at how they had made his mother the previous jinchuuriki.
"I had no idea why I had to move... And when I learned the truth, I was speechless. It had all been kept top-secret... Only the Sandaime Hokage and the top village councilors knew... Only three people. I was suffocating under the pressure of being a jinchuuriki and the crushing loneliness that came with it. But then Mito-sama told me something that made me feel a whole lot better" Kushina said.
"What could anyone say that would make it better" Naruto stated.
"She told me that 'Ultimately we were brought here to Konoha to become the vessel of the Kyuubi, but before the beast can be housed... We must fill the vessel with love. Do that and even the host of the Kyuubi will live a happy life'" Kushina said with a smile at the memory.
"You were happy as the previous jinchuuriki weren't you?" Yugito said.
"Yes I was, thanks to Minato-kun and Mito-sama, I had a very happy life" Kushina answered.
"I do have a question, the Kyuubi attacked sixteen years ago, and the masked man from the Akatsuki, Madara, was controlling it! So how did he get control of the Kyuubi if it was sealed away inside of you?" Naruto asked.
"I guess your father didn't tell you... It figures, he left most of it to me... I suppose Minato-kun must have had very little time. But you are right! That masked murderer sis have control of the Kyuubi when it attacked sixteen years ago. But it was only moments before his attack that it was still sealed inside of me" Kushina said.
"What? How did he get it out?" Naruto asked.
"I don't know how that masked man knew, but he did" Kushina said.
"Knew what!" Naruto asked.
"He must have known that a jinchuuriki's seal weakens upon a full terms pregnancy" Yugito said shocked and saddened.
"That's right, how did you know?" Kushina said.
"I was trained to control my Bijuu at a young age, they told me about the weakness of the seal when you need to use your chakra to support the life of the child. That is why a female jinchuuriki needs to have someone there with them to sustain the strength of the seal" Yugito explained.
"Yes that is exactly what happened, now the story begins with Minato and myself talking to Hiruzen-sama and his wife about preparations for your birth Naruto. Hiruzen-sama and his wife Biwako informed Minato and I that I would have to give birth outside of the village, and there would only be three people allowed inside with me" Kushina said.
"Outside the village? Why go to that much trouble, surely the seal doesn't become that weak does it?" Naruto asked.
"For most Bijuu it doesn't, but for the Higher more powerful Bijuu it is always a risk that it will escape even with someone looking after the seal" Yugito informed her fiance.
"Yes, that is exactly why we were told that I would have to give birth outside the village. I went to gather my things for the birth with Biwako, it was an uneventful apart from running into a good friend Mikoto Uchiha, who had just given birth around a week earlier to her son Sasuke, I remember being so afraid of child birth I just had to ask her if it hurt, but she didn't really help and in the end Biwako dragged me away to stop me from revealing anything more about the birth. She gave me such a lecture about not talking to anyone, as well as not screaming when the contractions start" Kushina said with a fond smile.
"That's a bit rough isn't it, I mean how can you stop yourself from screaming if you are in that much pain" Yugito said.
"Yes I didn't do a very good job at it, I couldn't help myself. Minato-kun was really worried about me, but I remember Biwako lecturing him to watch the seal and not panic, and that this was the reason women have babies, because men cant handle the pain!' if I wasn't in so much pain myself at the time I would have probably laughed. Your birth went without complications and I was finally able to meet you, I was so happy to finally see you, to be able to hold you. Minato-kun just couldn't stop smiling" Kushina said reflectively.
"So there was no complication's with the birth? Then what went wrong?" Naruto asked.
"Only moments after you were born that masked man showed up, he had killed all of the Anbu that were guarding our location and upon entering the room he killed Biwako and the Anbu that was with her Taji. And what was worse, he had taken you threatening to kill you if Minato-kun didn't leave me. In the end that masked bastard attempted to go ahead with his threat forcing Minato to leave me while my seal was still weakened. He of course saved you in time Naruto, but had to act quickly to avoid the explosion from seals that the man placed on your blanket" Kushina explained.
"That's horrible, that man is truly evil!" Yugito spat angrily.
"Indeed he is, anyway while Minato-kun returned Naruto-kun safely home, I was taken by that man, he was gloating about how despite all of the safety precautions Konoha made to ensure Minato-kun would be able to protect me, he managed to separate us. He then activated his Sharingan and forcefully ripped the Kyuubi from my seal" Kushina said.
"So that is how you died?" Yugito asked.
"No I survived the removal of the fox" Kushina answered.
"How is that possible? I thought a jinchuuriki was supposed to die upon the removal of there Bijuu" Yugito said shocked.
"Well like the masked man said, the Uzumaki clan is really something special, our longevity allowed me to survive. That masked man who seemed to have almost complete control over the Kyuubi allowed the fox to kill me, saying that 'It was fitting for a Bijuu to kill its previous jinchuuriki', it almost got me as well, but Minato-kun arrived and saved me. He returned me to the place he had hidden you Naruto-kun so I could stay with you while he went back out to fight the man in the mask and of course the Kyuubi. Minato-kun then left me with you so I do not know exactly what happened in the village, but I am sure that it was horrible" Kushina said.
"Madara, I hope he suffers for what he has done" Naruto said angrily.
"The story isn't over yet, like I said I was with you so I do not know what happened, but from what I can gather, Minato-kun was able to defeat the masked man and remove the Kyuubi from his power, because the next time I saw Minato-kun he was warping warping both of us to the location of the fox. I used most of my remaining chakra to hold Kyuubi down. I planed to draw it back into me as I die so that it would be gone for at least nine years. I thought it was the only way to save both Minato-kun and you Naruto-kun. But then Minato-kun had his own plan to allow me to see you one last time, and to seal away the fox, but his choice of what seal's to use were just horrifying, I knew he would die if he used the Dead Demon Summoning Seal, he planed to permanently seal half of Kyuubi's chakra away with him and the other half seal into you, in the hopes that you would one day learn how to use its power. He thought that you would be the one to save the world one day, I still don't know what that means, I think it has something to do with a prophecy told to Jiraiya" Kushina said.
"So you just let him use Naruto as the jinchuuriki?" Yugito asked.
"Not really, I was damn against the idea, and to make him a jinchuuriki without even having a father was just unthinkable. I couldn't understand it at all, Minato-kun was sacrificing you just to keep the balance of the Bijuu between the villages" Kushina said.
"Well what did he say to that?" Yugito asked.
"He said that 'Turning your back on your country is the same as abandoning a child. That he made a promise to protect the village of Konoha and the Land of Fire when he became hokage and he couldn't just turn his back on those people' I still didn't like what I was hearing, despite knowing Minato-kun truly believed what he was doing was right, I didn't want my son to grow up alone. But minato said something that in the end I am glad he did, because it meant that I was able to meet you and your beautiful fiance. He said that 'Even if he lived he could never substitute for me, there were things that you need to be told that he could never say. Even if I only have the briefest of moments to do so. And that the sealing wasn't just so I could see you again, it was so that you could meet me. A lifetime with a father could not give the same kind of love and affection as even five minutes with a mother" Kushina said.
"That's so sad, but in a way romantic, giving up there lives for each other, and giving themselves one last chance to see there son again" Yugito said, she had tears forming in the sides of her eyes.
"After that, Minato used the Dead Demon seal to remove half of the Kyuubi's chakra and seal it into himself before beginning the sealing process to seal the rest of the chakra away inside of you. Kyuubi saw this and attempted to end your life before Minato-kun had the chance, but we both threw ourselves in front of the claw he was using and it went right through both of us, but it didn't reach you. My last words to you were. Don't be a fussy eater, and grow up to be big and strong, make sure you bath every day and sleep well! Make friends, it doesn't matter how many... Just make sure they're real friends people you always trust and rely on, even a few is enough! And study your ninjutsu, I was never very good at it, maybe you will be. And remember to avoid the three vices of shinobi... don't borrow money if you can help it. Save what money you earn from missions... No drinking alcohol until you are old enough, and as for women, well I don't think I need to tell you what I said as you have found someone on your own. Oh yes there was a final warning... Watch out for Jiraiya sensei. Finally remember who you are, find a dream and don't stop trying at it until it comes true! And of course I couldn't leave you without telling you how much I love you... Naruto I am so sorry about what happened, we made you into the Kyuubi vessel and I wasn't there for you while you were growing up" Kushina said while wiping a tear from her eyes.
Naruto was also tearing up "Don't apologize, I had a lot of had times growing up as a jinchuuriki. But I never blamed either of you. Maybe I never understood what a parent's love is really like, but I never really had a mother or father to begin with... Although, I do have a rather dysfunctional couple who treat me like there own, well that is when Tsunade-Baachan isn't beating up Jiraiya sensei for being a pervert. But I get it now, you both gave your lives for me so I could live, you loved me so I could grow up happy and healthy... I am so glad I am your son" Naruto said.
Kushina rushed forward to hug Naruto just as she was starting to fade away "Naruto, I am so happy to hear you say that. Thank you for allowing me to be be your mother, and Minato-kun to be your father. Thank you for being our son... Thank you!" Kushina sobbed as the tears began to fall freely from her eyes as she faded away leaving Naruto alone with Yugito.
End Chapter!