Naruto: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
An: Like I said before it's my first fanfic, so if you don't like it don't read it, that simple. However if you do like it please review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Harry potter or the sorcerer's apprentice
'Lose the tic boy': Talking
'Or I'll rip your tongue out': Thinking
'Yeah, that won't help': Kurama/Kyuubi Naruto talking
'I've tried for years, nothing works' : Kurama/Kyuubi Naruto thinking
Chapter 1:
Leaky Cauldron, July 5th, 1950
Balthazar Blake was sitting at the drinking his 8th mug of knotgrass mead in a slight depression, dressed in a old fashioned shirt, vest and dusty leather trench coat, his dishevelled look could have been from the alcohol or the fact he had travelled the world for over a thousand years. ' 1400 years all over the world and not a single bloody clue about the prime merlinean. You would think the old man would have left me something to help me but noooooo, all he gave me was his dormant dragon ring and an endless mission'.
He was interrupted from his thoughts when an old man (young to Balthazar) walked in wearing a grey silk gown with matching cloak that was touching the floor, his hair reached just below his shoulders and his beard managed to reach his belly. However what stood out most was the man's eyes behind his half-moon spectacles, they were kind and calm, but deep within was like a storm that was focused and powerful.
Balthazar knew this man very well, it was his dear friend, Albus Dumbledore. 'Well I'll be damned, if it isn't little Alby' he spoke with a little cheek and a smirk. Chuckling in good humour Dumbledore replied 'Yes it ha been some time off friend, have you had any luck in your quest?'.
'You know for a fact I haven't, so please say what you really want too talk about'
Ordering a brandy for himself, Dumbledore joined Balthazar in the hopes of cheering up his senior sorcerer.
'I've been thinking that we've been looking at this search from the wrong direction-'
'No, really, you don't say, well then, how should I be looking at it?' Blake replied with sarcasm.
'I'm thinking, instead of searching the world for one person, let them come to you. Hire yourself too all the wand shops you know and in time, with new students coming the magical schools, the prime merlinean will come to you' Dumbledore said with a knowing smile.
Shocked, frozen solid, Balthazar couldn't believe he never had thought of such a simple method.
'Have I ever mentioned you're one hell of a genius?' He said with a straight face, inside however he was dancing like a loon.
'You could stand to say it a little more, not that complaining at all. By the way, I'm curious, what would you like your apprentice to be like?' the bespectacled man asked.
'You and I both know that if I say one word about what I want them to be like, I'm just gonna get the opposite and drive myself crazier than Uric the oddball, sweet boy but I'm still not convinced he couldn't feel that jellyfish on his head. Now if you'll excuse me, I have wand makers I need to hire myself to'
With that Balthazar swiftly left a still grinning Dumbledore to meet with Ollivanders wondering how long he would have to wait in order to gain some traction in his mission.
October 10th, Hidden leaf village
30 years later
'Congratulations Fourth Hokage, now step away from the jinchuriki or your child's life will end at a ripe age of 1 minute' and cold sinister voice sounded out to a scared sun kissed haired man.
' So, he's after Kushina or more specifically the Nine Tails' The Fourth thought trying desperately to look for a way out of this situation. This sinister man dressed in a black cloak and a creepy looking mask with a single eye hole on the left had somehow made it past the barrier and ANBU guards.
'I grow impatient hokage, do you not care for your son's life, then again I don't' with that the masked man tossed the newborn in the air with dark intent.
'NARUTO, MINATO PLEASE SAVE HIM' screamed Kushina lying weakened and desperately scared seeing her son'slide I danger. Not even hearing her however, Minato had already leaped to save his son but in the process noticed a sizzling on Naruto's blanket.
' Paper bombs, gimme a break' throwing away the blanket and teleporting safely away with his son Minato had no choice but to leave his wife. 'Damn him, he knew I would have no choice but to use the Hiraishin, now he has Kushina, right now however I need to get Naruto safe'
Teleporting to a hidden safe room Minato laid Naruto out on the bed in the corner. 'Don't worry kiddo, I'll save you mother and we'll be together again real soon' he said hopeful that the end of this nightmare would be over soon
Meanwhile
The masked man had strung Kushina to 2 boulders with rope-like real lines making her look the part of human sacrifice.
'I'll be taking the Nine Tails now, but as I do wonder would this hurt as much as childbirth and more so' he said cruelly
'It doesn't matter, even if you extract her and kill me, you won't win tonight' Kushina replied with anger and conviction.
The masked did a double take 'Did you just say "her"'
'KUSHINA, 2 things, 1: I thought we agreed you wouldn't mention that to anyone other than Minato and 2: I'm sorry but the extraction is too strong, he must be using the Sharingan, damn Uchiha' Kurama ranted from inside the seal. Yes the Nine Tails was in fact a woman and a good friend of Kushina's, considering they had met when the seal was first set.
'Sorry, it just kinda just slipped out, dattebane. Also it's OK I don't blame you it's him who's at fault but we have to keep trying' Kushina said back all the while knowing it would be a hopeless struggle.
'Just stop ok, the Sharingan is too strong, even for me. Save your strength for Minato and your son, I'll be fine' with that said Kurama and Kushina stopped fighting against the extraction process in order to try and save Kushina from an early grave.
'At last my moment has come, regardless if you're a woman I'll use you too destroy the Leaf and everyone in it' the masked man cried out in mirth. In saying those words he had placed the Nine Tails in a powerful Sharingan based genjutsu.
Slumping to the ground in exhaustion Kushina could once again only watch in self loathing at her own uselessness.
'Hmph, still alive huh, it seems the Uzumaki are just as resilient as the stories and legends made them out to be, I could simply leave you here to die bit I think it would be in my best interests to finish you off, just to be sure' the masked man examined, commanding Kurama to strike her friend.
As the giant paw came crashing down, Minato had arrived just in time to grab Kushina and teleport back to Naruto.
'Hmmm, it seems you are as quick as a flash' noticing his prey had slipped away 'No matter, the Leaf will still burn, come my weapon, let us extact my vengeance upon the village' he said whilst walking away with his destination set.
Back at the safehouse
'You're late dattebane, I was almost a pancake back there and you if I had died before holding my son I would found a way back to life, killed then kicked your ass in hell' Kushina ranted having a playful smile on her face.
'I know, I know but for now save your energy for Naruto, after all he's been waiting for you' Minato said whilst laying his energetic wife next to his scared son, who seemed to be reaching out for his mother. 'How is it she can go through childbirth, an extraction of a tailed beasts and almost getting crushed and yet she still he enough energy to scold me? Either way now's not the time for that, I have to stop that man before he reaches the village' he thought with worry. 'Kushina, stay here, I'll be back once this is over' he declared, dawning his hokage robes.
'You better be back dattebane, as much as Naruto needs his mommy, he also needs his daddy too' Kushina said with concern.
'Don't worry, this will end soon' he said and without another word The Fourth Hokage left for the battlefield.
(Battles same as canon)
After having pinned a rampaging tailed beast with Chief Toad Gamabunta, Minato realised that the only way to safely protect Kurama and the village was to seal her away once. Having brought both Naruto and Kushina to the sight he knew he would be given hell from his wife.
'Minato, we need to seal Kurama away again, before she hurts anyone else' his having the same idea exclaimed.
'I know Kushina, that's why I'll seal her away inside of Naruto, using the reaper death seal' he said with a heavy heart.
'NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT, NOT TO OUR BABY, PLEASE YOU KNOW HOW JINCHURIKIS ARE TREATED AND WHY THE REAPER SEAL, YOU KNOW THE COST OF THAT JUTSU' Kushina frantically screamed begging her husband not to go through with it. However, sadly yet calmly Minato crouched down to her to look his wife in the eyes.
'Kushina, the man who attacked tonight, he was an Uchiha' Kushina gasped. 'What's worse is that he got away and declared the Nine Tails would be his one day' he mentioned with grim resolve.
'Then why not her away inside of me again, even if I die in the process, it just means the masked man can't get to her right? Desperate to find a way out of using her son.
'It would only be a temporary solution and you know it, Kurama will reform after a number of years and then we'll have no way to help her. But if she is sealed in Naruto she will have a way to remain hidden while Naruto will have a protector at all times and besides I believe that Naruto is the child of prophecy, so let's have faith in him, after all that is a parent's role, isn't it?
Kushina knew he was right, but it didn't make the decision any easier, if anything it made it worse. Watching helplessly again as Minato prepared the alter, she cursed he own weakness.
'Alright, it's time for the sealing, Naruto please forgive me. Forbidden art: Reaper Death Seal' Minato yelled preforming the necessary handsigns.
KURAMA POV:
'Where am I, what's going on, my mind is so hazy, my sight so blurry and my back is killing me. OK, think Kurama, Kushina was giving birth, Minato was keeping the seal steady and then... Oh no, that man, that UCHIHA, I'LL KILL HIM FOR WHAT HE'S DONE'
NORMAL POV:
As a hazy Kurama reached out with intent to kill, she didn't realise she was about to stab her best friend's baby.
'NOOOOOOOOOOOO' 2 voices screamed with terror.
Kurama could hear a sickening squelch and could only assume she impaled the with Uchiha, but as her mind and sight cleared, she was met with a scene that would haunt to the end of her days. The squelch she heard was not of the Uchiha, it was the backs of her 2 closest friends, Minato and Kushina, what stopped her heart cold however was what they had stopped her claw from piercing, none other than Naruto with a massive claw inches away from his face and the blood of parents dripping onto his cheeks.
'Minato, Kushina no, I thought- but the uchi-'
'Cough, cough it's OK Kurama, it wasn't your fault, I do hope however you will honour our last request to' Minato asked with a small smile.
'Anything'
'Please take care of our son for us, watch over him and help him become a splendid shinobi' Kushina replied with a small smile as well.
'I will take care of him as best as can, I swear to both' Kurama declared with tears running down her face.
'Kushina, why did you jump in the way, as his father, it's my responsibility to keep him from harm, besides you could have stayed with him after I was gone' Minato said sadly.
'Don't you dare talk about responsibility, because as his mother it too is my responsibility to protect him even if it means losing my life, besides I've been forced to watch helplessly as my friend was taken prisoner and son about to made into a sacrifice, I was not about to sit and watch my baby be killed' Kushina replied with deadly conviction.
'Well we don't have much time, Lord Shinigami, please I have a request'
'Name it Namikaze, after all you are on borrowed time, since as long as I'm here no death will occur' the chilling voice of Death sounded out.
'It's selfish I know but would you please allow me to seal our souls as well as Kurama inside of our son' he pleaded in hope for his son.
'The toll is clear Namikaze, your soul is mine, however I can at least seal Kushina's soul and whatever is left of your chakra inside the child but you must accept the repercussions of the jutsu and have your soul sealed away in my stomach for all eternity' Death said with finality.
(An: play naruto ost: I've seen too much)
'That will do, thank you, alright Kushina if there's anything you want to say, say it now, cause even if your soul is sealed it will take years for you to recover, so make these words count' Minato said softly.
'My dear Naruto, eat at alot so you grow up big and strong, try not to be picky and eat your vegetables too, make sure that you bathe every day and that you stay warm too, also don't stay up too late, make sure you get plenty of sleep. Don't forget to make friends as well, you don't need many, just a few you can truly trust. I wasn't very at it but make sure too study hard and remember that everyone is good at something while not so good others, so even if something goes wrong , don't get depressed. Make sure you respect your teachers and upper classmen and be extra careful about borrowing and lending money, especially to Jiraiya. Take your payments and put them in a savings account, no alcohol either, at least not until you're of age and don't drink too much, another thing to mention, is women, just keep an open mind and don't fall for any bad ones in this world, try to find someone like me. You'll experience much pain and many hardships in the future but never forget who you are. Have dreams and goals and more importantly, the confidence to make them come true, but the most Important thing I want you to know is that I love you' Kushina cried every word. ' I'm sorry Minato, I've wasted your time' she laughed/sobbed out
'It's fine, Naruto as your father, I only have 3 things I want to say to you: 1, listen to your motor mouth mother, 2, I will always be proud of and 3, we will always love you forever. Farewell my son, 8 signed seal'
AN: There we go the first chapter, I hope you enjoyed it, please review and let me know what you think.
