The Rebirth of the Uzumaki Clan

By FeaganofLegends

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Story Legend

Locations and Time/Jutsus- Bold and Underlined

Characters' thoughts- Italics

Actions- Normal text

" " - Quotation marks

Communication between Naruto and Kurama- Bold and Italicized

Heavens

Minato walked around with the usual happy smile on his face. He usually spent his days in the heavens training with her wife and helping to administer her garden. A small smile formed on his face as she poured water over the plants. "There we go. All good as new."

Kushina then walked up to her. He looked up at him and smiled.

The two then shared a quick kiss before he said what was on his mind. "Everything okay Kushina?"

Kushina sighed. "Yeah…it's just…" She then looked at the small ninja headband she held in his hand. It was Naruto's small headband as an infant. "I just…still miss our son. No matter how much time passes us by here…no matter how peaceful…I wish he were here with us."

Minato sadly smiled. The blonde man understood his wife's guilt. Not that anyone up in the heavens kept track of how time passed up there but the sacrifice that both him and her beloved wife made for their then infant son still held heavy in their hearts. He then hugged her, resting her head on his chest. "I know Kushina. I know." Tears rolled down his cheeks. "I miss him every day as well." He then broke the hug and wiped the tears from his eyes, trying to smile. "We will see our sweet boy again. I just know it. It will just take time."

The redhead just nodded and leaned into him, longingly sighing. "I know."

It was then Shiguchi walked up to the couple. He then rested his sword over his right shoulder with a grin on his face, chuckling, "Sooner than you both think."

The two then turned to the shinigami with glares of equal measure.

Minato then stepped in front of his wife, kunai drawn. "Who are you?"

Kushina just glared at the shinigami as well.

Shiniguchi then grinned, picking at his teeth with a toothpick. His long black cloak then flowed in the wind. "The name's Shiniguchi! I'm a servant of the God of Death!"

Minato's blood immediately went cold as he got into a fighting stance. "The God of Death? Stay away from us!"

Shiniguchi laughed. "Ah…I see why you were chosen as the Fourth…Minato Namikaze. You are very cautious."

Kushina then drew her own kunai, glaring at the shinigami. "He isn't the only one."

Shiniguchi then laughed again. "You humans never cease to amuse me." He then shook his head grinning. "Look we can play cat and mouse but I don't think you two would want that." He then sighed. "Naruto is in trouble. He's about the age of sixteen now. He's strong. A honorable shinobi of the Leaf. Despite all the adversity in the kid's life…he has risen above his…unique circumstances as the host of the Kyuubi and grown into his own man."

Minato then scowled again, challenging the man, "So..what is this then…some sort of sick joke? You come all the way here to give us news about how our son has been growing in our absence."

Shiniguchi laughed raucously, grinning madly at the Fourth Hokage. "Hah. Trust me. The God of Death doesn't send his servants to play practical jokes on those he watches over." He then got a very serious look in his eyes. "Your boy is in danger Minato Namikaze. Strong shinobi…with nefarious intentions desire to steal the Nine Tails from him. He is strong and brave…like you. But he has your wife's temperament and irritability. The kid is young. His potential with the Nine Tails is untapped. This is…a very dangerous predicament. Not just for your beloved Konohagakure…but for all the Nations. Your boy needs his parents. The God of Death is giving you two a once-in-a-lifetime offer. Take it or leave it." The man's words both perplexed and mystified the couple. Minato blinked, still staring blankly at the shinigami. I do not trust this man but his words…pique my interest.

Kushina, however, beat her husband to the punch. "How do you know all this?"

Shiniguchi then smirked at the redhead. "I can see…some events in the future. Let's just go with that."

Kushina did not appreciate the shinigami's rather vague way of speaking. Shiniguchi then sighed, staring at his left arm, at the white cloth around it. The orange kanji on it read that he had about five minutes to convince the couple to take his offer. "I have about time for one more question and then…you two will either have to take my master's offer or stay here for eternity. Do we understand each other?

Minato and Kushina then stared at each other.

Kushina then turned to her husband. "Minato…what do you think? Do you think that this man is playing us?"

Minato let out a long sigh. The former Hokage was conflicted. One side of him desperately wanted to take the shinigami's offer. The other told him to tell this shinigami to shove his offer up his ass.

Kushina's mind, however, was already made. She had only been about twenty years old when she had to sacrifice her own life for her beloved son. The way she saw it…this was the one chance she had been praying for to see him again. The redhead rushed over to Minato, taking his hands into her own and giving him perhaps the most desperate look she could muster. "Minato...please. I…want to see Naruto again. I..I..need to see our son. I…need to hold him. I need to redeem myself as his mother."

Minato then looked down at her for a moment. "Kushina…its been years. He's probably changed…in ways…we can't even comprehend. The boy has had to grow up alone. He could be angry at us for abandoning him….I don't know if I can…"

That was when Kushina put a finger to his lips in an attempt to calm him. She then looked him in the eyes, pleading. Her dark hazel eyes stared into his blue ones. "Minato…isn't it worth the chance? He may hate us. He may not but I am tired of spending an eternity up here always pondering that question." She then offered him a hand. "Please…my beloved Yellow Flash. We have one chance to go back home…where we belong…let us take it..together. He needs us. We'll figure out the rest later. I promise."

As pessimistic about the situation as Minato was…he could not deny the woman he loved her request. He took her by the hand letting out a heavy sigh. "Alright…I trust you."

Kushina smiled and gave him a kiss on the lips. "Thank you."

Minato then nodded, turning to Shiniguchi. "You there! If you really are who you say you are…take us to our boy! We wish to see him!"

Shiniguchi took one last look at the white stash around his arm again.

The kanji now read one minute.

The old shinigami then clapped his hands together. "Glad to see you two finally came around. I didn't tell you two this but I get a commission for every soul I bring back from the dead. Step forward please."

The couple then did as he asked, taking a couple of steps forward.

Shiniguchi then put his hands together and formed a ram seal with his hands and slammed his right hand into the groundl. Shinigami Jutsu: Reanimation Animation!

Minato and Kushina then looked down at their feet, only to see two unfamiliar seals form below them.

Both husband and wife were then blasted with a huge gust of wind. The seals at the bottom of their feet soon began to glow as beams of of light shot from the ground, literally consuming the both of them. Then…they were gone.

Shiniguchi just grinned with glee at the thought of extra pay. "Sake…my old friend! Here we come!" He then walked off to the bar.

Outside the Hokage's Tower

Konohagakure

Kushina and Minato both gasped for air as the seals transported them to Konohagakure.

Spirit teleportation…as it turned out wasn't that fun an experience.

Minato then turned to his wife. "Are you alright Kushina?"

Kushina took a moment to catch her breath. "I..I think so." It was then that the woman felt it for the first time in years. She was actually breathing again! She put a hand to the pulse around her wrist. I…I can feel my pulse! The shinigami was telling the truth! She then turned to her husband. "Minato…we're alive."

The blonde gave her a nod after checking his pulse in his neck. "So…we are. The shinigami was telling the truth after all. But what is his motive? Why did he revive us after all this time? What is his game plan? This all seems too good to be true."

Kushina then sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose, shaking her head. "Oh would you forget all that already? I'm sure he will tell us when the time is ready." She then took him by the hand, smiling. "Come. We need to find Naruto." She then led him into the Hokage Tower.