Author Notes:

Dark and Alive Minato, Minato fans beware.

Alive Kushina.

Darker Naruto.

Original Characters x Established Characters

Chapter 1: Hatred

A 12 year old blond boy stood in the street next to his mother as they watched the Hokage give his annual address to the people, stating he would remain in office for another year. The boy didn't care whether he was in office or not though. In all honestly, he really only came to glare at the man. He resented him, his father, if you could call him that. He was the reminder that the Yondaime broke a vow, that he wasn't the bright shinning star that the people made him out to be. His name was Naruto Uzumaki, and he was his bastard son.

Minato Namikaze apparently once had extremely strong feelings for his mother, Kushina Uzumaki, feelings that we returned unfortunately. The Daimyou though, saw Minatos power and wanted to marry him into his family, ensuring a powerful line in the future. An arranged marriage between Minato and the Daimyou's daughter, Hannah, formed then next thing you know, his mother was cast aside by the man. For years his mother had stood by and watched as Minato went through the very public engagement process then marriage to the woman, crushing her heart and feelings.

Apparently the Village of Konohagakure didn't know of the evil, dark sided monster the man possessed inside. Since he couldn't have Kushina, he thought no one should ever be allowed to have her. Every time the woman would have a suitor approach her he would be scared off. Minato even went as far as to send them off on missions to die if to stubborn to take the hint that she was not to be touched. When people still pursued he decided to give Kushina a mission. The mission was simple, she had to sleep with the Yondaime. She denied instantly, not wanting to be associated with something like that, but Konohagakure is a dictatorship, she ended up having no choice in the end.

That night he was conceived, then a week or so later the Yondaimes wife conceived a child of their own, a little girl. Her name was Naruko, or as people called her 'The Princess of Konohagakure.' Naruto didn't hate his half sister, though she seemed to hate him oddly enough. Most of the kids their age hated his it seemed, even though they never attempted to get to know him really. They always teased him for being a bastard, called his mother a whore and then got their asses whopped by him. Call him what they like, but he would not stand for anyone disrespecting his mother like that. She was the most important person in his life, and he would never allow someone to disgrace her again.

So Naruto Uzumaki stood there with a scowl on his face before making a irritated sound and walking away. He had heard enough of that mans pompous talk for the year, hell for his lifetime but he knew he wouldn't escape it, even for the year. At the very least though, he could be done listening to his arrogant speech for the day. He had better things to do with his time like train, he did had a personal mission after all, the one thing that he would make sure to do with his life. This one thing would change his life forever but would also remove a blemish from the earth... permanently.

He arrived home first as usual, Kushina and Naruto didn't have a big home but it was nice enough, even room for expansion if the time ever came. It had all the entertaining areas downstairs then the bedrooms upstairs. No one ever really came over here though, Kushina was a bit of a workaholic, while Naruto didn't care for people much. Now and then some of his mothers old friends came by to visit but it would only be for a couple hours tops. He usually avoided them since the last time his presence was noted his mother lost a friend..

'Currently Mikoto Uchiha and Kushina Uzumaki were sitting at the table catching up. Naruto was only 6 years old at this time and didn't understand everything that had happened, or all the things that went on around him. He didn't know why he didn't have a dad, he didn't even know who his dad was. His mother knew but she said he couldn't know until he got a little older. It sucked but he had come to live with it, he was hoping on his tenth birthday it would be his present, to know and maybe even meet him, if he was alive of course.

Naruto came back into the room carrying a pitcher of water carefully, his tongue sticking out the side of his mouth as he concentrated. He had filled it to the brim so he was trying to get it to the table without spilling it all over the floor. It was a losing battle but he got it to the table with minimal amount of spillage to the floor so a quick mopping later he poured his Mom and Mikoto some more water. Kushina gave him a smile, "Thank you Naruto-kun, I appreciate you letting mommy talk to her friend."

With a big bright beaming smile he looked at his mother, he then looked over at Mikoto. Being so young he sought after approval. He didn't understand why no one his age wanted to be his friend so he sought older people. He thought of Kakashi Hatake as a friend or even a older brother. The same could be said about Anko Mitarashi but a sister instead of brother. The glare Mikoto gave him told him he would find no companionship with her though making him back down. He looked over at Kushina who was looking at her friend with an angered fire in her eyes, "Stop that Mikoto."

The Uchiha Matriarch looked over at her, "You shouldn't have kept him, you know what he is."

The red heads eyes hardened to a new degree, "Do not speak of that in front of him or I WILL hurt you. He is innocent in all of this, never choosing a second of it, leave him alone."

The woman rolled her eyes the took a drink of her water. It didn't stop there though, he was 6 and curious, "What do you mean what I am? I am just like everyone else."

Naruto gave a wide smile making his mother smile at him as she took on a caring smile, "Yes you are sweetie, now go get your shoes on and we will go out for dinner tonight okay? I will even take you to Ichiraku since you love it so much."

His eyes grew bright then he ran off to get his shoes, Kushina expected him to stay in his room to put them on but he had come back down the stairs. He was leaning against the wall as he struggled to put them on, he was too anxious for the food to sit down to actually put them on properly. As he leaned there though, he heard Mikoto speak again, "You should have aborted him when you found out you were pregnant Kushina. You know that Minato only came up with that mission because he doesn't want anyone near you. Since he couldn't have you, no one else could, that was the clear message he put across the board. He even made sure of that he squirted his bastard son into you, hoping for another layer of defense."

Though he couldn't see his mother he could hear the anger in the tone of her voice, "The Yondaime is the bastard not Naruto. He may have the genetics of Minato but Naruto is already a better man then he is."

Mikoto rolled her eyes again, "Kushina, I say this because I care but you were stupid to keep him. It was checkmate the second you kept him. Now he keeps men away from you because they know he is a bastard, they think your a whore who doesn't even know who impregnated her. Its not to late, we could have a Yamanaka wipe his memory clean. He wouldn't even be able to recognize you, you could leave the Village and be free."

There was a long pause, unknown to Naruto his mother was giving a death glare. The boy thought maybe she was considering it though, then Naruto came around the corner, "Mommy.. you want to leave me? Do you not wanna be my friend either...?"

Kushina looked at her son with wide eyes, "NARUTO! How long were you standing there!?"

He just rubbed his arm, it was his body language showing that he was uncomfortable, as if he didn't belong here. Kushina quickly stood and rushed over to him before enveloping him in a hug, "Sweetie don't ever think that I want to leave you. Mommy will always be your friend, mommy will always be there for you, no matter what."

The boy slowly hugged her back while Mikoto glared at them, "Fool."

Kushina stood throwing a kunai at her head all in one swift fluid motion, "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! NOW! I SEE YOU NEAR HERE OR MY SON AGAIN I WILL KILL YOU MIKOTO!"

The woman left after that and Kushina fell to her knees crying, she had lost what was once a dear friend. Naruto stood behind his mother, watching her weep. That was when he decided on his personal mission in life. He would kill Minato Namikaze.. even if it was the last thing that he did.'

The blond boy huffed as sweat dripped down his face and body. He stood up straight and looked at the destroyed training grounds. He was getting stronger, rapidly, thanks to his mothers most recent gift to him. She had given him the Kyuubi. Since she was an Uzumaki she was able to survive it leaving her body but was weakened for weeks. He had taken care of her but she had given it to him to take care of him. Kushina was surprised to see that Naruto had struck a deal with the Kyuubi. He could use some of the Nine Tails Chakra without risk but he wouldn't tell her how he did it.

He had also awaken something from his Namikaze genes, something not even Minato had done. Apparently it skipped a couple generations but he had awoken a kekkai genkai from deep within the genetics. It was a blend of Lightning, Wind and Water. Together it formed the Storm Style. It was a kekkai genkai believed to be dead so he was allowed to read books on it. People didn't realize he had it and he planned to keep it that way for awhile. The only person that he knew he needed to tell was his mother, after everything she has done for him she deserved to know, that was something he was planning to reveal to her tonight though.

When he fished his self-training he let out a long sigh then looked around, his mother would be home soon. He went and took a quick shower before coming back downstairs to make them dinner. It was a small meal, just fish and ramen but it was good enough he assumed. Just as he finished setting the table his mother came home with a friend, Kurenai Yuhi. She had never shown any hostility towards him, actually she had always been pretty nice to him in all honesty. It was just that past experiences made him wary of people other then the three closest to him; Kushina, Kakashi and Anko.

Not saying anything Naruto pulled out another dish and made Kurenai some food as well before giving his mother a kiss on the cheek. Nodding at both of the women he silently left, going to a different room to eat his own dinner. Both of the women looked at his retreating form a bit saddened. Kurenai looked over at the red headed woman, "He still has a problem opening up to people huh?"

Kushina noddd her head in a slow fashion, her eyes not leaving the retreating form of her son. She looked back at her red eyed friend, "Ever since Mikoto said those harsh words that he heard he just doesn't trust people. At times he doesn't trust anyone, even me, which I am concerned about for the future honestly. Anyways, there are things that he knows and does that he won't give me answers for."

With a small sigh, her friend then looked at the food he had put on the table for them, "I suppose he had made this food to eat with you then."

The Uzumaki woman nodded her head, "Yes, he makes me dinner quiet often. No matter what he goes out of his way to do it today though, since we see him. The boy can be really sweet to those that he wants to be, it's just that it is a very small list."

It was no secret to anyone in their circle what Minato had done. No one else believed them since he was the 'honorable' Minato Namikaze, Hero of the Third Ninja War and the Yondaime Hokage. He would never order a woman to sleep with him other then his wife. No one believed them even now, though Naruto looked so much like the man, it still fell on deaf ears. Kurenai looked at her friend, "I feel bad for coming over now.."

Kushina shook her head no, "He holds no resentment for it, actually he often encourages me to bring my friends over. He will just do what he did now, he will go to another room and if he needs to speak to me he will wait in the other room until my friend leaves. I hope that when he gets his team placement tomorrow he starts to open up a bit."

Her friend nodded her head, "I heard that Asuma got him."

The red headed woman nodded her head, "Unfortunately he also got Naruko though. I think Minato is just trying to taunt the boy a bit now. Do you know who the other person is?"

Shaking her head no Kurenai blew on some of the ramen before she ate it, "Those were the only two genin that were leaked. I don't even know who my team is, I suppose Minato probably 'let it slip out.'"

Kushina nodded her head then they ate a bit, talking about this and that, exchanging what gossip they had heard. After about an hour Kurenai left the home and Naruto came back in with his plate and bowl. He put them in the sink to clean them then came to table and sat across from his mother. She gave him a smile, "How was your day Naruto-kun?"

With a shrug the boy looked at her then away as he started to rub his hands together nervously. Kushina had studied his body language, seeing as that was the easiest way to get any information from him, so that she always knew when something was going on. Kushina just stared at him, getting a more concerned look on her face, "Naruto-kun what is it?"

The blond teen looked at her then sighed, "I have things to tell you Mom. Things I should have told you about right away."

She moved her dishes out of the way and watched him carefully. He looked straight at him mother then sighed, "Kurama and I have made our deal, I have full access to his power at any time but to much would still hurt me. He agreed under the condition that I share my senses with him. He can hear, see, smell and feel what I feel. There is something else though.."

Naruto took a deep breath then came clean, "I.. I have the.. Storm release."

His mother just stared at him for a minute, a bit unsure, "The Storm Release, as in the lost Namikaze kekkai genkai? I thought that the bloodline died out generations ago though?"

He nodded his head, "I am not very proficient in it yet but I have started to scratch the surface of its power. Its hard to control and even harder to master. I don't know why it stayed dormant in the genetics so long, maybe it was Kurama who drew it out, all I know is that I have that power."

The boy looked at his mother, "You have given up a lot because of me.. I felt that I should at least be honest with you."

Naruto went to stand to leave and go to sleep but she grabbed his hand making him sit back down. Kushina was looked at him, "Why did you hide this from me?"

The boy looked at her, "Well Kurama told me not to tell you, he said you would be jealous about the fact I made the deal so quickly when he never made it with you."

Kushina made an irritated sound then muttered something under her breath about a cheeky brat and furry bitch. Naruto couldn't help but to smirk at that, knowing that it meant that Kurama had been right in saying she would be jealous. Kushina looked back at him, "What about the Storm Release?"

He paused on that one and he rubbed his arm, Kushina knew that body language all to well. He had a good guess where his reasoning lied for this one. Naruto looked at the table, "Because.. because I got it from him. I don't want to remind you of him.. I feel like I already do with how close in resemblance I am to him."

Kushina sighed then walked around the table to kneel in front of him, "Naruto-kun.. you stupid, noble little boy. I will always know that he is your father, but you will always be the better man. Now, I need to tell you something as well..."

Nodding his head he sat there waiting while Kushina bit her bottom lip, "Your half sister.. Naruko.. she is going to be on your team. Your two names were the only ones leaked, though I am assuming Minato did that deliberately, you will be on Asumas team."

Narutos lip twitched in irritation, he really didn't mind the girl it was just that she reminded him of his father, though she could be quite irritating when she tried. After a couple of calming breaths he looked at his mother and nodded, "I will be fine Kaa-san, I'm going to get some sleep. Good night."

He kissed her on the forehead then went to bed to get some sleep since tomorrow would be an extremely trying day. He knew Asuma a bit and he knew that the man would test them, that he would not be easy of them either. Asuma wasn't as firm of a believer in teamwork as the others, it was valuable but Asuma was more interested in making sure they were strong enough to protect themselves and each other. He had always said that it would develop naturally over time, as the three got to know one another and formed bonds. Naruto laid on his bed then closed his eyes slowly, 'Soon asshole, soon I will make you pay for what you have done.'