Filler chapter: October 10th
-Forests outside of Konoha-
Approximately 9:30 PM
19 years ago...
''So, are you really going to go through with this?'' A man with spiky black hair said to a figure that appeared to be a man who had his whole body bandaged.
The bandaged man just stood there as they observed the Konoha in the distance. He then turned to face the spiky-haired man. ''Ever since Minato severely burned me during the war, essentially betraying our bond and left me for dead nothing will make me happy then to see test if he and the village are among the strong while at the same time causing death because..I love the smell of blood and screams of agony.''
The revealed Obito winced at the man's words. If he planned on destroying the Hidden Leaf that would mean his family, his clan would be in danger as well.
''I swear Shishio, if you don't keep that beast away from the Uchiha compound..you dare kill my sister Mako I swear I'll...''
Obito was unable to finish his sentence when the the bandaged man, Shishio Makoto placed his serrated katana against the Uchiha's throat. ''If your clan survives the destruction the fox will cause then you rightfully earn your place among the strong that this world belongs to. Now we know where Minato and Kushina are so I can easily get to her and no one else will interfere when I extract the beast from her. History says that Madara was the only person to ever tame it but it was thanks to the sharingan. Now, please cooperate and trade one of your eyes for mine. I will give it back once I'm done here.''
Growling in frustration, Obito was left with no choice but to comply and reaches for his right eye and uses a medical jutsu to extract it without any pain or blood. He walks up to Shishio and uses the same jutsu to implant the eye into his socket. Backing away from the bandaged man, Obito watches as he slowly opens his right eye and sees that he now wields his a sharingan, albeit temporarily while Obito's right eye was temporarily replaced by Shishio's own eye.
''You genocidal bastard.'' Obito said bitterly.
''I know I am. Now be a good Uchiha and wait here until I'm finished.'' Shishio said before using the kamui to teleport himself to an unknown destination.
-Undisclosed location-
In a secluded area somewhere in the Land of Fire, a woman can be heard crying out in agonizing pain. Her cries of pain would soon diminish as she then sighs in relief as the sounds of a new-born baby crying is heard. Kushina Uzumaki had just given birth to her and Minato's son Naruto and tears were leaving her eyes as she listened intently to Naruto's first cries being out of the womb.
Minato who was also in the room had a look of relief and pure joy as he watched Hiruzen's wife, Biwako and a medical-nin Taji carry the boy over to him. He begins to cry and using an arm to wipe away his tears he watches as Biwako and Taji walks up to him.
''T-today...I'm a father!" He said out loud as he reaches to take Naruto from Biwako's care only for the elderly woman to pull Naruto close to her. ''Uh uh, hands off you know how it goes Minato, mother first, father second.'' Said the woman sternly.
Minato pouted in annoyance. ''Oh..um...kay...''
Biwako walks up to Kushina and holds Naruto beside her so that they were almost touching face to face. Turning her head, Kushina smiles tenderly at the sight of her son as he continues to cry.
''Naruto...we finally meet.'' Kushina whispered as she gently caresses her baby boy's cheek.
Biwako then pulls Naruto away. ''Now, you'll have more time later Kushina dear. There there my sweet child.'' She said as she and Taji walk away.
Minato walks up to Kushina on her bed and places a hand on his wife's and the married couple look at each other lovingly. ''Are you feel alright now?'' He asked.
''Yeah, I'm okay.'' Kushina replied.
''Thank you.'' Minato said softly before kissing Kushina on the forehead.
''Minato...''
Now that their son was taken to get some rest Minato remembered the other reason why they carried out Kushina's birth in such an isolated location far away from the village.
''Alright, now with the birth out of the way we need to reseal the Kyuubi right away..''
Then the Minato heard Biwako and Taji cry out in agony and turning to face them he watches as their limp bodies fall onto the floor as a pool of blood forms under them.
''Lady Biwako! Taji!''
On the other side of the room Minato sees a man who was entirely covered in bandages and wearing a purple robe that left his right shoulder and right side of his chest exposed. His face was also covered and the only thing Minato could see was his eyes and he was holding Naruto by his neck facing Minato.
''Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze. Step away from the Jinchuuriki because if you don't, this child will die in it's first minute of life.'' Shishio ordered.
''How the hell did he get passed an S-ranked barrier? Who the hell is he?'' Minato thought narrowing his eyes at the bandaged man.
Kushina then gave a cry of pain and Minato turns to look at his wife and sees the seal weakening. ''No! The seal is..''
Shishio, running out of patience draws his serrated katana and holds it against Naruto's neck and presses it against the skin. ''Get away from her, do you even care what happens to your brat?''
''Wait! Please, just stay calm!'' Minato begged.
Shishio only smiled evilly under his bandaged face. ''Speak for yourself. I'm as calm as can be Minato.'' He said before tossing Naruto into the air. He takes his serrated katana and leaps into the air ready to bisect the infant and just before his sword can reach Naruto's body Minato used the Flying Thunder God and catches Naruto.
''Leave it to the Yellow Flash of the Leaf. But what about the next one?''
''Minato! Naruto!" Kushina shouted.
Minato then notices that the towel wrapping Naruto was covered in multiple paper bombs and in an instant he once again uses the Flying Thunder God and teleports into a safe house and yanks the towel off of his son and quickly leaps out and lands on the forest floor just as the paper bombs go off completely decimating the house. Landing on the ground Minato grunts in pain as he slides for a few meters before coming to a stop. With the explosion and smoke diminishing all he heard was Naruto's cries and looks at his son in his arms.
Sighing in relief, Minato holds Naruto close to him. ''Thank Kami you weren't hurt Naruto.'' He whispered to his son before feeling a sharp pain in his leg and looking down he sees a piece of wood that had pierced his leg drawing blood.
''With those paper bombs he forced me to use the Flying Thunder God and his target was Kushina, not Naruto. He succeeded in separating us. I need to hurry and get to her now.'' Thought the fourth Hokage as he teleports again.
Elsewhere in the Land of Fire Shishio had bounded Kushina against a massive rock formation. Ready to extract the Kyuubi from her body.
Kushina couldn't do anything as she was bounded and she can only look at the bandaged man. ''Okay...what do you want from us?'' She asked, albeit weak.
Shishio lets out a wicked laughter before he gave the woman her answer. ''I'm going to extract the Kyuubi from you and use him to test the true might of Konoha, if your village can't repel him then Konoha will cease to exist.''
Kushina's eyes widened in pure terror. ''No...you can't do that.''
Inside Kushina's mindscape Kurama, the dreaded Kyuubi had the same reaction as the Uzumaki woman as he sees Shishio wielding the sharingan in his right eye. The fox then growled at the familiar sight of the red eye.
''Those red eyes, an Uchiha?''
Shishio then uses the sharingan to put the Kyuubi under his control while also freeing the fox from the confines of it's prison. ''Now, will you come out to play, NINE-TAILS!"
Then, the fox emerges from Kushina's body first, as an aura of orange chakra before he finally manifests into the flesh and lands on the ground with a thunderous thud. Finally free from his prison the fox roars loudly.
Shishio smiles evilly before turning the other direction. ''Good, now Kyuubi let's go to the village shall we?''
Kushina, despite the fatal consequences of having a tailed-beast removed from her body tried in vain to get up. ''W-wait...''
That was enough to make the bandaged man stop and once again, he smiles. ''You Uzumaki are just so incredible. You, unlike any other Jinchuuriki don't die on the spo thanks to your amazing vitality.'' He said before turning to face Kushina. ''And since you were the Jinchuuriki I think nothing will make me more happy then to see you die by his hands.''
Kurama looks down on Kushina and raises his paw to slam it down onto her with an earth shattering blow. However. When he lifts his paw up he sees the Kushina isn't squashed to death.
On a nearby treetop Minato appears via the Flying Thunder God carrying Kushina bridal style.
Shishio looks at the married couple and raises an eyebrow. ''Minato, you were always so quick as a flash, but you're too late.''
Minato looks at his wife as the woman regains her bearings.
''Minato...where..where is Naruto? Is..is he okay?'' She asks in a whisper-like voice.
''Yes, Naruto is fine he's in a safe and secure place away from all this.'' Minato reassured.
''Minato, that man in the bandages is taking the Kyuubi to the village. You must..you must stop them.''
Minato turns his head and looks down onto Shishio with a look of pure anger in his eyes before he teleports him and his wife away.
''He flew away again. Well that's fine. Let's get going now the village would love to meet you Kyuubi.''
Shishio uses the kamui to teleport himself and the Kyuubi and were now headed straight to Konoha..
-Safe house somewhere in Fire country-
After rescuing his wife from Shishio's clutches Minato lands in one of his many safe houses and walks over to the bed where he placed Naruto moments earlier.
''But..why would..why would he want to do all this..?'' Kushina asked as Minato lowers her onto the bed next to their son.
''Don't worry about that Kushina, for now please be with Naruto.'' Said the Hokage.
Kushina turns her head and saw her son sleeping soundly despite the ensuing chaos and begins to cry in happiness to know that their son was okay. She holds the baby close to her.
''Naruto..Thank you Minato, and good luck.''
Now that his wife and son were okay the blonde Hokage walked over to a closet and takes out his Hokage's cloak and puts it on as well as his headband.
''I'll be right back.''
-Streets of Konoha, same time-
The quiet, cloudless night over the Village Hidden in the Leaves allowed the moon to shine it's rays onto the streets assisting the lights from the various buildings to light the city up showing how beautiful it was if seen from above. Various people were headed home either from work or a busy night of drinking and partying. Among the crowd at the shopping district we see five girls walking down the street.
''Oh man! I can't wait to meet Naruto! I hope he'll be happy to see that I was asked to be his big sister!'' Mako declared in joy to her friends Anko, Rin, Yugao, and Kurenai.
''Tell me about it. We should play house with him.'' Rin said.
''Or we can dress him up in cute clothes!" Yugao exclaimed.
''Or I can get him to like dumplings! I swear if Kenji gets his hands on him he'll be a ramen addict and that's the last thing we need.'' Anko huffed.
Kurenai had enough of hearing her friends talk about what they'll do to the poor blonde baby once they get their hands on him and just sighed.
''Maybe you three should just let Mako be the one to take care of the baby since Minato-sensei personally requested that.'' Said the red-eyed kunoichi.
''Girl you are such a worrywart and party-pooper Kurenai. Naruto's gonna need a lot of big sisters and I bet Kushina-sensei or Minato-sensei wouldn't mind that.'' Rin snorted.
''We can all train him when he's old enough to be a shinobi. I can teach him how to use a sword.'' Yugao inquired.
''I can teach him how to toss projectiles accurately and maybe get him to like snakes.'' Anko said.
''Or...I can keep him all to myself and teach him everything he needs to know!" Mako teased.
The group of girls were interrupted when they spotted Shisui, Kenji, and Kakashi walking towards them.
''Hi boys.'' Mako said to the group. She looks at Shisui and blushes.
''How's it going girlies?'' Kenji greeted with a wave and a big grin.
''What brings you ladies out here so late?'' Shisui asked.
''Well, we were helping clean up the academy following that big food fight and were just hanging out. What about you guys?'' Explained Yugao.
''We were just going to get a bite to eat since Kenji decided to try and be a night owl for once.'' Kakashi said.
Kenji then looked at Mako and his eyes were replaced by fire. He points a finger at the Uchiha girl. ''Alright Mako! You promised me we were going to fight earlier this month and I'm still waiting! Let's fight!"
Mako giggled at her best friend's antics but her happiness would disappear when she sensed something. The two groups then looked in all directions as if something was wrong.
''That's going to have to wait longer Kenji. Do you guys feel something? Like, it's like there is something really evil and dark in the air.'' Mako said looking into the sky.
Kenji calmed down when he sensed the same thing as his friends. ''Woah..you're right...I don't have a good feeling about this..''
The eight friends weren't the only ones who sensed something wrong when the former third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was sipping tea at his house when he too sensed the evil presence. He looks out the window and sees nothing but the quiet night scene of his village but knew something wasn't right. ''It can't be..''
In the middle of the village, in some alleyway Shishio appears beside a house and thanks to the kamui he was able to get into the village without detection or alerting any of the guards. He gently lands on the ground and raises a hand up.
''Now, SUMMONING JUTSU!"
Then as his palm struck the ground a large plume of smoke appears and engulfs the area and the following shock a mini earthquake. As the smoke clears the Kyuubi makes it presence known by roaring loudly for all to hear it.
''GO NINE-TAILS! ATTACK!" Shishio shouted.
The beast complies and ruthlessly thrashes around breaking down building with it's tails and paws causing unmatched destruction. The countless screams of the villagers falling victim to it's rage filled the air.
''Holy crap, it's the Kyuubi! You're not going to destroy my village so easily!" Kenji declared loudly drawing his two ninjatos.
''Kenji wait! We don't even know what we're up against!" Mako said stopping her friend.
''Well we can't just stand around while it destroys the village. We have to help!'' Kakashi said before a Jonin landed in front of them.
''You Chunin aren't doing a damn thing. You all are going to help get the villagers to a safe location.'' The man ordered.
''Huh? Who said so?'' Kenji asked, a bit annoyed.
''Lord Third did now go!" The Jonin screamed. The sheer authoritative tone in his voice was enough to send the group of friends away.
As they were leaping through the village to help the villagers escape, Mako had a look of worry on her face.
''That monster got free even with all the precautions they did? Minato-sensei, Kushina-sensei, Naruto I hope you're all okay.
As the fox continued destroying the village many of the village's Jonin assembled to do what they can to subdue the fox. Hiruzen being among the large force. ''Everyone assemble around me and carry out your orders! We need to get the fox as far away from the village as possible!"
The shinobi then attack the fox with everything they had before the scene shifts to the Hokage monument. Focusing specifically on Minato's face and on top of it the blonde fourth Hokage, the Yellow Flash appeared ready to assist in defending his village. Standing tall over the village he sees the rampaging beast in the distance.
''As Hokage it is my duty to protect the village, the people, and my family. I won't let you destroy my home.''
The fox then notices the fourth Hokage staring him down and eyes him viciously.
''So you noticed me?''
The Kyuubi then opens his mouth and gathers a strange, purple ball of energy that was very massive. It forms into a complete ball and the fox unleashes his attack, the tailed beast bomb at Minato destroying a large portion of the village in the process.
''I won't let you do this.'' Minato said as he performs several hand seals and just as the beast bomb comes within meters of destroying the Hokage monument the attack was halted as several seals appear around it and the bomb appeared to be pulled into some sort of dimension.
Minato then takes one of his kunai and uses it to teleport the bomb far away from the village allowing it to explode miles away in the surrounding countryside.
''I need to be careful teleporting an attack with this much power. Got to warn Lord Hiruzen right away about what's going on.''
A hand then slowly creeps it's way towards Minato and sensing the presence Minato takes his kunai knife and swings it around and hits Shishio right in the temple but to his complete and utter shock Minato saw that his kunai phased right through the bandaged man as if he was a ghost. Shishio then solidifies himself and catches Minato by the wrist.
''Forget the beast Minato because I'm the one you want but, you're done for. Farewell.'' Shishio said coldly before he uses the kamui to pull Minato into him.
Minato, thinking fast quickly uses his Flying Thunder God and teleports away from the kamui.
''Hm, he got away. He was always such a fast one. However, I'll get him a lot quicker next time and I won't be using the kamui. The next time we come close.'' Shishio brandishes his serrated katana and disappears.
-Countryside of the Land of Fire-
Having successfully used the Flying Thunder God to escape from the kamui Minato lands on the ground with a thud.
''How the hell did my attack phase through him? It's as if he wasn't there and a moment later he solidified himself and tried to pull me inside him. What kind of jutsu is that? Thought the fourth when Shishio appeared in front of him from a spiraling void.
''Hmhm, you aren't getting anywhere Minato, you can't escape from me.'' Gloated the bandaged man.
Minato looks at Shishio and notices his right eye sported a sharingan.
''Why does he have a single sharingan? If he was an Uchiha both his eyes would have the dojutsu. If he isn't an Uchiha, where did he get it?'' Minato thought as he slowly gets up. ''This guy got into the village without alerting the guards or triggering any alarms. He knew that the seal for the fox was weakened during childbirth and he extracted the Kyuubi and tamed it. Only me and my most trusted people know all this and as far as I know an Uchiha would be the only one that can tame the fox and do all the latter.''
''Are you an Uchiha? Just who the hell or what are you?'' Asked the fourth.
''Does it matter? I could be anyone Minato, I could be someone from your past, a close friend. Madara Uchiha.'' Shishio said with his head tilted to the side.
''Regardless of who you are, why destroy Konoha?'' Minato demanded to know this man's intentions.
''Again, does it really matter? War, peace, vengeance. You can guess Minato.'' Shishio spat as he draws his serrated sword.
''This guy is not like any enemy from the war. That jutsu very well surpasses the Flying Thunder God and I need to take him out here and now. I could just teleport away but he'll follow me straight to the village and it'll be sheer chaos.''
The two men eyed each other wearily before Shishio spoke up with his katana ready to slay the fourth Hokage.
''Now that I've freed the Kyuubi there is no hope for you or Kushina Minato.'' Declared the bandaged man as he and the fourth both dash towards each other and when they come within striking distance Shishio quickly reaches a hand out and grabs Minato by the shoulder. He then headbutts the blonde Hokage and reaches for the kunai and pulls it right out of Minato's grip and tosses it away. All of which happened so fast that Minato couldn't react to it.
''Ugh!" Minato yelped in pain and felt a sharp object pointed at his cheeks.
''I hope this next technique will surprise you Minato.'' Shishio then quickly brings his sword back as if lighting a match and a small, controlled explosion occurs in Minato's face sending the Hokage falling to the ground and as the smoke clears we see that he appears to have shrapnel wounds on his face.
''Come on Minato, is that all you got?''
Minato sits up and clutches his bleeding face in pain. Teeth clenched he gives Shishio a look of pure disdain. ''That technique..was that what I think it was? Only one person that I personally know who knows this technique.''
The Hokage shook his head as there was no time to think about what just happened and managed to stand up despite the pain much to Shishio's amusement.
''For someone like you Minato you almost fell right now. It seems you're not as strong as I or anyone else believe you to be. You're just another weakling that serves as nourishment for the strong.'' Gloated the bandaged man.
Minato's anger escalates at the taunt but he stands his ground. ''That was an impressive technique I'll give you that but I know that it did not require chakra at all. If you're done gloating let's finish this fight right now.''
''I thought you'd never ask.'' Shishio and Minato then charge each other once more and once again, the two war veterans come within arm's reach of each other and Shishio decided to use his katana to try and bisect the fourth Hokage. At the same time Minato takes his kunai knife and spins it several feet into the air in a way that it spun in place. Shishio's katana then makes contact with Minato's side and seeing it begin to slice into the Hokage's body drawing a bit of blood a maniacal grin and gleam formed in Shishio's eyes.
''I win.''
Then, Minato used his Flying Thunder God to teleport above the bandaged man and now had a rasengan formed in his other hand. The Yellow Flash then slams his rasengan as hard as he could into Shishio's back creating a massive dust cloud of dirt and rubble.
Grunting in pain, Shishio realized he had failed to see the kunai Minato had spun and growls in anger. The bandaged wrapping his body being ripped to shreds which exposes his face. ''Dammit! He teleported himself to his kunai! I was careless!"
Dispelling the rasengan, Minato pulls his hand away from Shishio's back and a seal forms on his charred skin. Jumping away from the crater the blow created Shishio pants as the hit took a lot out of him.
''Goddamn you Minato, you really are such a slippery one aren't you? You always were.'' Shishio groaned and the next thing he knew Minato teleported right at him and slammed his palm into his gut.
''Ugh! Flying Thunder God again? When did he mark me?!''
''With this contract seal, the Kyuubi is no longer under your control. Shishio Makoto.'' Minato said looking Shishio in the eyes making the man realize his face could be seen.
Minato saw it all, his charred skin on his face almost made him wince at such a grotesque sight.
With the contract seal, the fox halted it's rampage for a moment as his eyes reverted from sharingan to his normal slit pupils as he roars in what sounds like agony.
Upon realizing his identity has been discovered, Shishio leaps into the nearby treetops and Minato wanted to give chase but knew his job was done.
''So, you remember me Minato, I should've known given I used that technique on you. However, it doesn't matter because how are you going to stop the Kyuubi? If our..no, your village is still around in twenty years from now then congratulations, you earned your place in my ideal vision of the world. However, I will be the supreme ruler of this world, a world where if you're strong you survive, if you're weak, you die.'' Shishio declared before using the kamui and disappears into the night.