Hello everyone, my name is Gone and this is my first attempt at writing fanfiction in a long time. Please don't be too hard on me if updates take a little while, I'm doing this as a side project. All reviews and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

-The Very Beginning-

It's the day of October 10th, Naruto Uzumaki's birth and there couldn't be a worse situation to be brought into. His mother Kushina Uzumaki is very weakly holding her newborn knowing she won't live long enough to watch him grow up and become an amazing man and a great shinobi. His Father, Minato Namikaze, has the same thoughts running through his head while he battles the Kyubi. Minato, the fourth Hokage, understands he can't kill the fox and only knows of one way to beat it and that's to seal it inside a newborn child. He also can't bring himself to ask another parent to hand their child over as a sacrifice to save the village so he's left with only one choice as to what to do, seal the Kyubi inside his son. With great resolve, he hiraishin's to where his dying wife and newborn son are and breaks the news to his wife. Kushina starts to cry because she understands the situation but knows her son is gonna live a life of pain and isolation just like she did before she met Minato but there's nothing she can do, she's too weak. With a sad sigh, he picks up his son, grabs his wife's hand, and hiraishin's all three of them to a clearing. He leans Kushina against a tree and places Naruto in a crib he had already set up knowing this was the only way. Minato quickly flashes back to where the Kyubi is before forcing the fox closer to the clearing so he can perform the sealing. When the fox is close enough, Minato starts flying through hand signs. Snake-Boar-Ram-Rabbit-Dog-Rat-Bird-Horse-Snake then claps his hands together before yelling the name of the jutsu, "REAPER DEATH SEAL"

Kushina's eye's go wide recognizing the hand seal sequence and screams "MINATOOO NOOOO" but it's too late.

"I'm sorry Kushina but there's no other choice" Minato says "It has to be this way or the fox will destroy the village. I'm putting my full trust in our son and know he will surpass us." he smiles sadly and begins directing the shinigami to seal the fox in Naruto. He locks the fox behind a very complex seal, allowing the fox's chakra to slowly leak out and mix with Naruto's own. When the Kyubi is sealed the Shinigami's hand retracts, taking Minato's soul with it. "I love you both with everything I have" he mutters out before collapsing where he stands and passing away.

Kushina is heartbroken, both from losing her husband and knowing she won't survive long enough to guide her son through having to deal with this burden that's been forced on him. As her eyes start to drift shut, she say's "I'm sorry and I love you Naruto." When her eyes close, she hears footsteps coming up behind her quickly but it's already too late and she passes away in that clearing with Minato.

Hiruzen comes sprinting into the clearing in a panic having seen the Kyubi vanish. He knows better than to think that the fox can be killed and is already preparing to find the worst outcome possible. What he runs up on isn't exactly what he was expecting though, he see's a crib in the middle of the clearing with Minato lying in a heap next to it and Kushina slumped against a tree. Whelooksook's in the crseeasee's a sleeping newborn baby and Hiruzen's heart breaks knowing what this child has been doomed to endure. He also knows that the only child Minato would use would be his own. He picks up the baby and a single tear falls from his eye. An anbu squad soon appears in the clearing and Hiruzen orders them to take care of the bodies before walking away toward the village carrying Naruto.

When Hiruzen gets into the Hokage's office, he spots a single scroll on the desk with his name printed on the outside of it. He sets Naruto down in a crib Minato had no doubt set up so he could spend time with his son while he works. He takes a seat in the chair behind the desk and unrolls the scroll to find out what his former successor has left for him.

"Hiruzen, if you are reading this I am so sorry. It means I have sealed the fox away using the reaper death seal, sacrificing my own life in the process, that or I have failed to protect the village. Either way, it means I have likely passed on. If I successfully sealed the Kyubi, I will have used my own son for this task as I can't bring myself to ask anyone else to sacrifice their own child if I wasn't willing to do the same myself. My son's name is Naruto Uzumaki, I want him to be treated like the hero he is for holding the fox back and protecting the village every day from harm. I understand that this isn't going to be possible at first so I don't want his jinchuriki status to be announced publicly. As much as I want him to be treated like a hero I also want him to live a normal childhood while he still can. I understand what im asking you to do is gonna be difficult to pull off, but it has to be done if he is to grow up without any issues. I also want you to keep his parentage a secret until he is strong enough to defend himself from any enemies. As you know I have many enemies, including most of Iwa, who would be willing to stop at nothing to destroy my legacy. If it gets out that he is me or Kushina's child before he is able to protect himself I pray you will do what's necessary to keep him safe. Sealed behind my portrait are a few scrolls I'm leaving for him. it contains his inheritance, all me and Kushina's remaining funds, our house, the contract's signing over all of my investments, and my notes on the two jutsus that made me the man I am. I want him to have everything before his 18th birthday but I'll let you decide when before then he is ready. I am putting a lot of trust in you Hiruzen and I'm trusting you to take care of my boy regardless of which outcome has left me unable to do so myself. Do not let the council get ahold of him or allow the council to take any power from you. Remember this, you have the final say over any decision unless the daimyo gets involved as I am passing the title of Hokage back down to you. I have no doubt Danzo will try to do something behind your back to take over the village. I had ordered him to disband his little root organization but I highly doubt that he actually did it. You know how that old warmonger is and how he works better than I do so I trust you to handle it. Make sure he learns his place before things get too out of hand. Yours truly, The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze."

Hiruzen lets out an exasperated sigh and looks over to the crib in, the once again his, office that Naruto had been placed in to continue sleeping. "Damnit Minato you left me with a mess, a village to rule over once again at my old age, and a newborn child that'll have to be watched over closely due to the burden you've placed on him" he says quietly with another sigh "I'm getting too old for this shit I swear to Kami" With that final thought he gets to work filling out and filing reports from the attack.

-A couple of days later in the council chambers-

Hirizen Sarutobi is seen sitting at the head of a large table with a young child resting in his lap, to his immediate left are his advisors Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Danzo Shimura, his former teammates. Sitting along the right side of the table are the clan heads for all the major clans in Konoha. First up is the Uchiha clan head, Fugaku Uchiha, a very stoic and serious man followed by the Hyuga clan head, Hiashi Hyuga, and equally stoic and serious man, the Aburame clan head, Shibi Aburame, a man who shows little outward emotion, the Inuzuka clan head, Tsume Inuzuka, a wild looking woman, the Akimichi clan head, Choza Akimichi, a larger set fellow who likes to eat, the Yamanaka clan head, Inoichi Yamanaka, head of the torture and interrogation department, and finally the Nara clan head, Shikaku Nara, a very lazy man who thinks everything is troublesome. The last three are better well-known for their immense teamwork as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. The right side of the table is filled with the civilian council consisting of wealthy families and merchants who hold some monetary power in the village. Currently the council chambers are in an uproar, mostly on the civilian side, over the recent attack by the Kyubi.

"So Hiruzen, why have you called this council meeting and what's with the child you have with you?" Koharu's voice cuts through the chaos, causing many to quiet down as they are also curious as to why the former Hokage has a newborn with him.

"Well Koharu, to answer the first question Iv'e called this meeting to inform everyone that I am retaking the seat as Hokage now that my successor, Minato, has passed on while defeating the Kyubi and saving the village" Hiruzen says. Murmurs spread throughout the chambers at the news of the third taking up the mantle once again.

"And the child?" Danzo asks, already having an idea of why such a young child would be present.

"His name is Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki and he's the jinchuriki of the Kyubi no Kitsune" As soon as the words passed his lips the council chambers erupted in shouts calling for the boy's immediate death from the civilian side while the clan heads all looked sorrowful for the burden the boy will have to carry.

"QUIET" Hiruzen's voice booms out over the yelling. "No such thing will happen and even if it were to, you civilians have no say in the matter" He says releasing a small amount of KI to get his point across, shutting the civilian's up.

"You should hand the boy over to me for training. I'll make him into the perfect weapon, loyal to the village" Danzo states with an evil gleam in his one visible eye.

"Denied Danzo, you will not come near the boy"

"But Hiruz..."

"I SAID DENIED" he states louder and with more force, unleashing his KI once again accidentally waking Naruto who begins to cry "This meeting is adjourned" He states picking up Naruto to comfort him while watching everyone leave. He doesn't miss Danzo's sneer at being denied his perfect weapon.