I do not own Naruto in any way shape or form.

This story is my take on a neglect fic which I hope is enjoyable to those of you who have found this story.

IMPORTANT READ THIS-

At one point in this story the following symbol will appear (CS) this begins a part of the story where the perspective shifts back and forth rapidly so the text will do likewise to help understand which is happening where the first will be in BOLD, while the other will be in Italics. (CS) will also mark then ending of this scene I hope this helps you read it easier.

ok this is a warning, if you are looking for a multi kekkei genkai Naruto, a sharingan Naruto, a story where he becomes brooding or lusts for revenge then I will tell you now you are likely not to find what you are looking for here. Also this story takes a few points of the story cannon and plays with them, so please do not assume that everything is based on canon as that would be plagiarism which I do not partake in. Anyway I do hope you enjoy the story and that you give it a chance to surprise you, after all things are not always as they seem.

Also I use flashbacks quite often in combination with a framing device to get the necessary exposition out of the way while not simply writing block paragraph after block paragraph with dead wording. If you don't care for this then consider this fair warning.

Enjoy.

Chapter one

"Talking"

"Thinking"

"DEMON"

"Jutsu"

-A Deal Struck-

On a late October day a crack of sunlight peered its way through a shade covered window set within the stone walls of an imposing tower that stood at the center of a bustling village lit by the orange glow of a fall sun as it sank across the horizon. As that last trails of light pushed through the window they fell upon a blond man relaxed in his chair facing a worn wooden desk his body lax as he looked out towards his dimly lit office. As the light traveled across the worn wood of the desk skipping over unopened scrolls and the discarded bits of quill and paper it came to rest glinting slightly on a pair of china saucers and a photo that sat before them as if the frame itself was to enjoy their presence. Even as the light dimmed the last vestiges of it glinted upon the frame housing the image of an old smiling man staring out defiantly from the glass holding a peace sign as he flashed his eternal smile to the blond before him. Sitting across from the still image the blond man remained motionless as his eyes drifted across the photo, his mind casting into the stream of his memory as he found a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

-Flashback-

"Minato my boy that hat sure suits you." Chuckled an elderly man draped in a set of older white robes his crinkled face turning up in a smile, as he watch his successor place the hokage hat upon his head and take his first seat behind what had long been his own desk.

"Of course it does Sensei, can I teach them or what?" laughed a white haired man dressed like a kabuki actor swelling with pride at seeing his student succeed in his dream thanks to his guidance.

"Well I did some of the work Jiraiya-sensei." Chuckled the blond man as he adjusted the brim of the hat now sitting atop his head so that the red emblem of fire faced towards the pair before him.

As the three men chuckled Minato could not help but smile back at his own inauguration a few hours before as he took his first sit in the Hokage office with his predecessor and sensei looking over him. The blond Hokage simply sat smiling at the two basking in the realization that at long last he had accomplished the dream he had held since childhood. Turning his head slightly he set his gaze out over the village resting below his new perch… his village. As he looked out he felt a small pressure on his chest as his eyes tracked out over his home, pride, hope, and most of all love fighting for dominance as he looked upon the scattered rooftops and the small moving shapes that made of the people he had sworn to protect. Then and there he swore to himself that he would follow in the footsteps of the other Hokage and protect his home from any danger no matter the cost to himself.

As Minato gazed out on the village, the third hokage watched his successor a small smile upon his lips as he felt a growing pride at the man who would be carrying on his duty from that day on. Sighing to himself the third cast his mind back over his time in the office; he had carried the village through the slog of war, the glory of victory, and the simply calm of peace, but now, at long last he was passing on the will of fire to the next generation.

A small tear formed on the corners of his eyes as he saw himself all those long years ago first taking the hokage hat, the look of pride on his sensei's face at the time even as his own lit up smiling just as Minato's did now. And at long last it was his turn to watch the torch pass on. Turning slightly he looked at his student, the toad sage, and couldn't help but chuckle at the expression playing across the man's face.

Jiraiya had never been one for sultry, so while the old third and new fourth hokage allowed this moment to wash over them with small warm expression, Jiraiya had elected to sport a pair of waterfalls that fell from both eyes muttering how proud he was, that his student had made it this far, his words barely audible as he tried to rub away his tear with one red sleeve.

"I…always. *Sniff*.. knew… you had it in …. You… you blond gaki….*Sniff*." the old sage managed between his continued happy sobs. Turning around at the sound Minato could not help but burst into a wide grin looking at his old sensei's expression, rising from his chair as he made his way slowly towards the man.

"Come on ero-sensei, this isn't a time to be crying, wouldn't want all those beautiful women to see the gallant Jiraiya in such a state would we?" chuckled Minato as he clapped a hand upon the sages back causing him to halt his sobbing for a moment. This seemed to snap Jiraiya out of his stoop as he blinked up at Minato for a moment before smiling widely before striking a triumphant pose in the center of the office.

"Your right gaki, I Jiraiya the gallant toad sage am now the teacher of the fourth and soon to be greatest Hokage the leaf has ever known! The ladies won't be able to resist me!" Shouted the white haired man even as a perverted smile spread across his face. At the sight of Jiraiya's perverted smile Minato and Sarutobi could only shake their heads before as Minato slung his arm around Jiraiya's shoulder smiling so brightly he face seemed to glow.

"Well come on then ero-sensei I have a date with the most beautiful girl in the village, and it's a time of celebration!" the blond laughed as he glanced around to the other member of the trio.

"You coming Sarutobi?" Called Minato as he and Jiraiya moved slowly towards the door the blond glancing back to see the third standing silently before the old desk one hand lying upon the worn wood while looking into the photos of the previous hokage's that hung above the window with a small smile upon his lips as he traced each image. As he turned to face the two men his smile slowly grew to match the pairs own as he looked upon the future of his village with pride.

"Yes Minato I'm coming I wouldn't want to keep Kushina and my wife waiting." Replied the third as he turned from the desk starting forwards towards the pair only to stop dead as he came to a sudden realization. The other two noticed this change and stopped their merry making to gaze questioningly at the third who had gone completely ridged.

"Hey old man/sensei are you alright they questioned?" in unison as they looked at the seemingly frozen man. As they watched the smile Sarutobi had adopted grew steadily larger and larger, until it appeared to cover his whole face. As Minato and Jiraiya watched they would have sworn that a younger man had been standing in the office that day so full of life and happiness was Sarutobi as a glorious thought took root in his mind. Then without warning the old man bursting into the loudest and happiest laugh that the two had ever heard from him, the sound echoing around the office seeming to only grow louder every moment as it ricocheted off of every surface.

"HAAAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHH…no no…. HAHAHAHAHAHAH… pap.. pa.. pa… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH…. FreEEEHAAAAHAHAHAAHHHAA! I..I HEHAHAHA I'M FREEEEEE!" laughed the old man as he threw up his hands as thought he was proclaiming to the heavens themselves of his great victory.

"Um sensei did Sarutobi just go crazy?" questioned Minato glancing around to his sensei who looked just as lost as his student at the old man's apparent breakdown.

"I have no idea gaki." responded Jiraiya as he continued to watch his sensei cheer for a moment longer.

"Hey sensei snap out of it!" shouted jiraiya as he waved towards the man who didn't seem to notice him. For a full minute afterword's the third continued to laugh barely able to speak only sputtering the occasional word out here and there as the pair looked only completely lost as to the cause of this episode.

"It kind of sounded like he said "no more paper work", but why would he say that?" Asked Minato after a few moments of listening to the old man's howling. At this both turned to each other before remembering all of the years they had watched the third wage his seemingly unending war against what he had always said was his greatest foe.

Then as the pieces fell into place the pair found themselves joining in the laughter themselves, at the old man's last victory as hokage. Yes the third hokage student of the first and second had finally surpassed his predecessors in outlasting the evil that was paperwork. For a time the three continued to laugh and joke before finally gaining enough control to head out to the celebration. But not before Minato had insisted on the photo to commemorate Sarutobis' greatest victory.

-Flashback End-

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So two years after that happy memory Minato sat alone in his office his eyes tracing across the photo he had insisted on taking that day dropping his gaze slowly to the saki dishes sat between him and the smiling face of Sarutobi. Looking at the old photo he could only think how happy they had all been then, remembering how Kushina had hit him over the head when the three arrived late, and how Jiraiya had been thrown through a wall by Tsunade when he had tried to flirt with the waitress. It seemed like so long ago now. If only those days could have continued on…but as his memories continued swim slowly past him those bright days slowly shifted till arriving at the darkest night of his life.

-Flashback-

That night under the mid October moon Minato found himself standing beside his wife within a hidden cave, lit only by the fiery elimination of touch light, that they were using to safe guard the birth of their children. Covering the walls and table were a practical sea of seals meant to hold the beast that dwelt within the woman at bay as she gave life to the struggling forms still nestled within her belly. Though at the moment Kushina was quite intent on ridding herself of that particular burden.

"MinatO I'm GOING TO KILL YOU FOR DOING THIS TO ME!" screamed Kushina as she continued to contract her face grimacing as flashes of pain flashed across her sweating brow.

"Come on honey your almost there, you'll be fine." whimpered minato even as the bones in his hand cracked under the redheads grip his face turned up in worry at the sight of his wife in pain before him.

"DON'T YOU Honey ME MIsTER HOKAGE, AHHHH, I BETTER GET ALL THE RAMIN FOR THIS!" she screamed out again as the contractions picked up cutting her words off to be replaced by her labored breathing. The absurdity of the last comment causing Minato to momentarily sweat drop, only his wife could be thinking of ramen at a time like this. However, before the blond could give further thought to the matter his attention was turned around as Sarutobi's wife moved forwards to help received the first child that was slowly pushing out at that very moment.

The birthing was longer than he would have thought possible as each child came one by one, but after what seemed like an eternity, Minato was looking down at three beautiful faces all scrunched up and crying. As he looked down at his newborn children tears found themselves spilling from his eyes, as he waked over with the thirds wife, holding the children up for Kushina to see her own face still stretched with exhaustion lit up in a beautiful smile as she gazed upon her children's small forms. Even as Kushina slowly reached out towards her children's small forms Minato moved forwards to aid in holding the demon sealed within Kushina at bay less the great nine tailed kitsune seize the opportunity to escape its prison.

That moment of relief was when everything had gone so terribly wrong. As Minato had moved forwards a man in a spiral mask had appeared seemingly from nowhere slaying Sarutobi's wife with a single slash spattering the stone floor with a crimson stain as he reached out to seize the still sobbing bundles of his daughters from her quickly cooling corpse. Even as Biwako's body fell the man had swung his still bloodied kunai to the baby's throats and demanded Kushinas' life in exchange. Minato had engaged the man in a desperate battle, and had managed to save his newborn children, but at a cost. The man had managed to tear the demon from his wife as they battled. The Kyuubi had been released and was now attacking the village, his village.

On the front lines ninjas desperately tried to hold the beast at bay, throwing their lives towards the kitsune in a desperate hope to buy a few more precious moments for their loved ones to escape the demon's wrath. Meanwhile within a secluded safe house Minato had managed to retrieve Kushina was now leaning over his wife as he gazed out the window; even as the distant sounds of carnage steadily drawing nearer. As his eyes trailed down to his new family he felt an odd calm wash over him as he prepared himself for what he knew was his duty. He could not let the beast take them, he would not let it take his village, and he would never let it take anything from him while he still drew breath.

"Minato…" Kushina whispered as she gazed up into her husband's face, even as he set it into a look of determination the fear in her voice noticeable even through the pain and exhaustion that wracked her body after having the beast torn from her.

"Min…Minato." she managed again drawing the blonds' eyes to her as she struggled to speak.

"Wh…what are we going to do, the Kyuubi, we…we can't let it hurt them." she whispered her voice fading slightly as she clutched her three babies closer to her bosom each letting out small whimpers as the distant roar of the Kyuubi rumbled across the land.

"Don't worry Kushina, I won't let it hurt them, I promise." he whispered he slowly moved towards her his tone setting of small warning bells within her mind even as she felt Minato's lips upon her forehead, and his hands pulling the three bundles from her arms as he rose.

"What are yo.." was all she was able to say as he disappeared in a yellow flash leaving her alone her arms now empty as she felt a growing horror building in her chest.

"Minato!" she called as the realization of what he was doing, and what it would cost, began to set in for her even as her voice rose what strength she can pushing out in a cry of fear for the lives of her loved ones.

"No Minato not them, not you, NOOOOOO!" she screamed, even as her husband raced towards his death.

A moment after his departure from his wife Minato arrived on the battle field, within a flash of yellow light, landing beside his old sensei and the third, both panting from their continued attempts to hold back the Kyuubi.

"Minato?" they shouted as the blond arrived. Their eyes immediately drawn to the three struggling bundles he had clutched against his chest before shifting back to the young Hokage confusion evident upon their faces.

"Gaki what are you doing bringing them here, this isn't a good time for bring your kids to work day!" the toad sage joked called taking a second to crack a joke despite the desperate situation.

Not replying to his sensei's jib Minato turned to face the two his gaze telling them in a moment that he stood ready to make the ultimate sacrifice that night. At this realization both suddenly felt like bucket of ice water had been dumped down their backs as their thoughts came to settle on the only reason for the children's presence, and the haunted look now evident upon the blonds brow. The Fuinjustu; Shiki Fujin they both thought at the same time.

"Gaki no, you can't do this!" yelled Jiraiya taking a step towards the forth desperate to talk his student out of this.

"I'm sorry sensei but it's the only way, if I do this at least the fox won't be able to take anything else from me, and they," at this point he looked down upon the faces of his children a soft smile touching his lips "at least they will be safe" he finished in a determined tone.

"NO Gaki there has to be another way, we can think of something we just need a little time!" pleaded the toad sage.

"Time!" growled Minato as he turned to his sensei.

"Time is something we don't have, every second is being paid with by the blood of our village, my village, if my death can stop that flow I will jump into the jaws of the Shinigami himself!" Minato shouted back his voice causing the babes in his arms to suddenly begin to struggle slightly against his chest as a the little face of his son let out another loud cry.

"Jiraiya!" spoke the third cutting off the sages retort before it could begin.

"He is right." Whispered the third his words causing the sage to spin around to face him looking horrified at his old senseis words.

"This is what it means to be Hokage, this is what is means to be prepared to give your life for the sake of the village, and this is why Minato was the right choice for Hokage." continued the third as he slowly approached Minato even as the roar of the Kyuubi drew steadily closer.

"Bu…but sensei." Managed the white haired man as he watched the aged hokage pass him by as he slowly moved to stand before Minato.

As Sarutobi approached Minato found his eyes drifting down to the crying face of his son as he raised one hand to lightly caress the boy's cheek in an attempt to quiet him silently thanking the third for understanding what had to be done as he looked upon his children for what could be his last time. That moment, however, was all the aged man needed as he disappeared in a burst of speed appearing behind the young hokage, and with a swift chop to the neck, rendered him unconscious. Before Minato's body had reached the forest floor Sarutobi had moved yet again gathering the three children in his arms and turned to his student who looked on in shock.

"Jiraiya!" the third shouted causing the toad sage to turn away from his fallen student to his teacher.

"Look after the hokage, and," here he paused his eyes drifting slowly across the treetops to where the barest hint of the village could be made out illuminated in the raging flames around it.

"Look after the village for and old man will you." he finished a look of peace overcoming his face as he watched his student looking unbelieving at him.

"Bu…but sensei you can't!" jiraiya began only to fall silent as Sarutobi shook his head slightly the ghost of the sensei he had been seeming to fall around him as he lectured his student for one last time.

"Jiraiya, I told you a long time ago what it meant to be a shinobi of Konoha." The old man said looking back at Jiraiya with that same look of peace upon his face as he slowly turned away from his student.

"Besides." the third called cracking a small smile as he continued, "I think beating both paper work and the Kyuubi will make me welcome when I see my sensei's tonight…after all…I can't keep Biwako waiting for me." finished the old man with a smile even as he vanished towards the raging Kyuubi leaving the pair alone in the clearing as the roars of the Kyuubi thundered across the land, the drums to the final march of a true shinobi.

Jiraiya could only fall to his knees looking down at the form of his student lying unconscious before him. Even as the roaring of the Kyuubi grew and Jiraiya heard and saw the explosions and seal arrays that singled the final battle of his teacher, he could only remember back to his first days as a student with the third.

(CS)

"Sensei, what the idea of the will of fire that you keep talking about?" asked a young jiraiya as he sat tied to training post blinking up towards where his sensei stood looking down at him.

Pushing what strength remained in his aged form Sarutobi dashed forward breaking out of the forest edge as he turned to face the rampaging Kyuubi a blast of smoke obscuring him for a moment before his oldest partner, the great monkey king Ennma was falling into step beside him. As the two rushed ahead another blast of smoke erupted before the charging man was suddenly amongst a field of identical figures, all now sporting great staffs that they lowered to face the great Kitsune that swiveled to face them.

"The will of fire, hu, well that is something my senseis passed down to me when I became a shinobi of this village. Honestly what do they teach you kids in the academy these days." replied Sarutobi putting on hand to his chin as his eyes drifted momentarily from the bound boy who looked annoyed at being suddenly ignored.

With a monstrous roar the massive kitsune rushed towards the approaching storm of Sarutobi's enormous claws, fangs and tails coming to bear upon the army before him that answer his roar with one of their own a last valiant battle cry that echoed out through the night as the elements themselves hurtled one after another covering the skies in flashes of flame and electricity beside the dull force of water and earth all cast against the beasts ferocity.

"Well how to put this? You see the will of fire is what makes us able to protect those we care about. It's that strength that only comes when defending those you care for. It's because I care about the people of the village that I'm able to protect them all, they are my strength." smiled the third as Jiraiya blinked up at him obviously confused.

As the storm of elements crashed upon the great Kitsune the beast seemed to ignore them as it barreled ahead roaring as it swiped its massive his tails back and forth scattering all that came into contact with them even as its' claws and fangs tore still more of the army before it. At the same time Sarutobi turned to four of his clones handing off the three children, trusting them to handle the ritual as he turned to buy them what time he could.

"But sensei, how does that make you strong, I mean aren't we just paid to protect people? Besides everyone protects their home what makes us different?" questioned the boy obviously lost as above him Sarutobi let out a small chuckled shaking his head from side to side.

Sarutobi hurled himself aside as the massive jaws of the Kyuubi snapped down towards him swinging the massive bow staff, that was his partner, into the beast jaw even as its tails lashed towards him. Swiveling its enraged eyes to focus on the source of this new Kyuubi brought one massive paw around, claws bared, to smash this incest that dare oppose him flat. Just as Sarutobi managed to avoid another crushing tail of the beast a shadow fell over him causing him to spin in time to see a paw, the size of a building, descending upon him. The next moment with an earthshaking impact the Kyuubi felt its paw crushing into the forest floor as a fierce grin to spread across its face.

"That is true gaki, sometimes we are simply hired to do jobs for others, but let me ask you this, if you're out on a mission won't you be with your team?" smiled the third, causing the boy to look up at his sensei before nodding slowly as the old man smiled. "You see our home isn't just this village Gaki, it's the people, our comrades, as long as you are a member of this village you will always be with the will of fire." smiled the third as the young boy blinked up at him still looking puzzled at the old man's words.

Before the great Kitsune could celebrate smashing the annoying fly his smile faltered as a sudden pain erupted from his paw a moment before the end of one massive bow staff burst through its fur rocketing skywards through his very paw staking it to the ground. As the staff continued to rise the enraged Kitsune's eyes turned up to spot the accursed man running up its side going through hand signs as he went. Upon becoming level with the Kyuubi's face the man sprung from the pole towards the beasts face even as it brought its other paw to swat the pole from it paw.

"You see jiraiya as long as we have people to protect we have the will of fire, and by protecting them they inherit that will and carry it to the next generation, so our flame will always be passed down." smiled the old man.

Itsutsu ryu Arashit bellowed the third as he became level with the Kitsune's head spitting out streams of earth, fire, wind, water, and thunder towards the beast. Each of the steams forming into a separate dragon which crashed into the beast slamming it into the ground, even as those remaining shadow clones began to slam bow staffs through the beast's tails desperate to hold it for even a moment longer. Meanwhile across the field the four clones had finished the preparations as the three children clung together on a small shrine as around them the clones began flying through the hand signs to call forth the ritual.

"FILTHY APE!" roared the Kyuubi as it struggled against its new bindings.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN HOLD ME!" spat the kitsune as its tales began to rip the bow staffs away from its body the remaining clones falling one by one as the beast freed itself.

"I BURN YOU VILLAGE TO ASH, AND USE ITS PEOPLE TO KINDLE THE THIRST OF MY VENGANCE MONKEY!" roared the Kyuubi as it continued to surge forwards.

However, the third was not listening to the beast, he had used the momentary opening to rush to the sealing alter to complete the ritual. Skidding in front of the alter he suddenly found his legs weakening as he fell to his knees coughing up blood as he did.

"Guess this old body of mine just isn't going to be enough to for much longer." Managed Sarutobi as he looked back to the Kyuubi even as it began to break free from its cage. As the clones finished their work a sudden cold power radiated across the clearing as the Shinigami himself appeared glowing faintly in all his horrible magnificence dropping to hover slightly behind the aged hokage. At the same moment the seals around the alter began to glow attracting the attention of the Kyuubi, and unbeknownst to those present something else that looked on from the heavens.

"And even if we lose someone important to us, their death sparks a light for others to protect those who care about one another, that is the will of fire." Finished the third as he looked down at his student who still didn't look convinced.

As the Kitsune watched a ghostly hand suddenly emerged from the old man plunging into his being as pain the likes of which he had never known slowly ripped him apart his roars echoing out across the forest. As the broken parts of the Kyuubi were pulled towards the infants by the Shinigami a swirling seal appeared on two of the children as each began to absorb the Kyuubi the beast slowly drawn into each. Even as the last bits of the fox began to fade into the two little girls, Sarutobi noticed a small seal appearing on the only boy of the three…a seal he did not create. As his vision blurred he saw a small tree like tattoo appear for a moment on the boy's forehead, before fading. The time for wondering, however, was over…. his time was over. Looking back towards the village he could just make out the faces on the hokage monument even as the light of his eyes began to fade.

"So Jiraiya does that make since now?" asked Sarutobi as he bent to untie the boy from the training poll.

And with a smile on his face Sarutobi the third hokage, the professor god of shinobi knelt down at the scene of his greatest victory smiling towards the village he loved, and the faces of his masters he knew he had pleased.

"I still don't quite get it." Replied Jiraiya a shrug causing his sensei to chuckle slightly to himself.

"Well that's ok gaki you'll understand someday." smiled the third.

(CS)

And as the Kitsune slowly faded from sight Jiraiya sat kneeling before his student his eyes fixed upon the horizon where his sensei's final lesson had finally managed to pound its way through his thick scull…his mouth twitching up in a smile even as tears began to spill from his eyes at the knowledge of what this final lesson had cost his sensei.

-Flashback End-

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As Minato membered that night his thoughts turned to his own part, how he had awakened only in time to help find Sarutobi already dead, his children beside the man on and alter, two having the Shinigami's seal still glowing slightly upon them as the three had moved to hold tight to one another trying to stay warm in the cool night air.

Minato couldn't help but smile remembering how Kushina had first burst into happy tears when he had returned with all three of their children, and then proceeded to beat him into the ground while crying yelling about worrying her so much. He chuckled remembering that following this Kushina had collapsed on him crying into his shirt and telling him never to leave her like that again.

The days following the attack had been tough for the village besides the physical damage the sprit itself had been wounded with the loss of so many. The dead were located and honored, a massive ceremony was held to honor both them and the third for their sacrifice to the village. Minato had announced to the council that his two daughters had become the new jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi explaining the events of that night. While somewhere at first scared of the children, Minato's assurances finally won the counsel over and his daughters were celebrated as heroes for helping the third to save them from the raging Kitsune. Shaking himself from these memories Minato's gaze slowly returned to the photo before him as he let out a small sigh.

Smiling slightly Minato raised his hand to cup one of the Saki dishes raising it towards the photo of the third's offering another thank you to the man.; who one year ago to this day had saved both his family, and his village.

After finishing the drink Minato proceeded home to celebrate along with his family the life they had been given this day.

-Time Skip-

We return to the leaf village some four years later. During this time the village had been able to rebuild itself from the Kyuubi attack, and was well on its way towards a complete restoration. The memories of that horrible night slowly fading into history as Konoha marched into its future. Meanwhile in the Namikaze home most of the family was happily preparing for dinner, or at least attempting to.

Naruto Namikaze the oldest and only son was bouncing up and down in his chair excited for his dad to get home, barley able to contain his excitement as he looked around the room as if expecting the man to pop out from under one of the chairs scattered around the large circular table that served as the centerpiece to the kitchen. The young child's grinning face was just like his mothers, but everything else was a complete mix of his parents. His eyes were a blind of both the violet of his mother and the azure blue of his father so that they carried a look not unlike a sea at sunset. Meanwhile his hair had chosen a bright blond mop just like his dads. As he looked around his blended eyes meet the bright blue of the second oldest child that stood opposite him.

Naruko also bouncing around awaiting the return of their father, her blond hair waving behind her pulled back into a single pony tail that draped down the side of her head while here blue eyes darted around just as her brothers did a wide smile playing across her whiskered face which carried the same smooth curves of her mothers, and her personality happened to be similar as well. As the two children continued to bounce excitedly their matching red and white Uzumaki shirts waving around them, their constant movement drew the attention of the final child.

Standing over by the skink the youngest of the triplets Minami stood in stark contrast to the other two, starting with her fiery red hair that was drawn back so that it cascaded down her back becoming two pigtails mirrored after he godmother Tsunade. Her eyes as well were different carrying a deep red almost brown color that gave her a powerful presence exemplified by her slightly sharper face like that of her father. Unlike her two siblings she was offering help to their mother while every once in a while looking at her siblings with a sad little smile and a shake of her head as though she was looking at much younger children instead of her older siblings.

Meanwhile the threes mother Kushina was currently standing over an oven working to get their dinner ready for when Minato arrived a happy smile upon her lips as she listened to the excited chatter of her children. The previous jinchuuriki had not changed much over the past five years still easily identified by her long red hair her round happy face and warm violet eyes. Thanks to the timely arrival of Tsunade she had recovered from the events five years ago, and had been able to look after her family ever since. At present she was dressed in a simply green and white dress that allowed for her protruding belly to be accommodated. It seemed despite her statements that night Kushina had not been to oppose to brining another little one into the world, and at present her family couldn't be more excited to meet its newest member.

"Here you go Minami put these on the table for me." Kushina said as she handed a few plates to her daughter who turned up to her mother red eyes meeting violet as she nodded.

"Hai Kaasan." Smiled Minami taking the dish from the taller redhead and turning to face her siblings still bouncing up and down at the table.

"You know," she called towards the pair momentarily drawing their attention to their imoto, "you two could help Kaasan and me with dinner it's not like you're doing anything." Finished the redhead as she marched over towards the table.

As she moved the two blonds turned towards their imoto both sporting fox grins and jumped up to help her out. From behind them Kushina could only look on as the children started to set the table, idly placing on hand lovingly over her belly and the new life within it. When Minato had first told her that her two daughters were holding the fox, she had been horribly worried about how the village would react, but thanks to her husband, most had seen them for the hero's they were. Meanwhile her fists had convinced those foolish enough not to listen to think twice before messing with her family. She also remembered back to the time that they had told the girls that they contained the fox one year ago.

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-Flashback-

"Now girls there's something, Naruko get off Naruto." Called Minato as he attempted to speak to his children while them seemed intent on their own activities.

The three children had been engaged in a poking battle while they sat on the couch facing their parents, and Naruko had finally abandoned subtlety and tackled her older triplet over the back of the couch moments before just as their father began to speak to them. Meanwhile Minami was rolling around giggling at the whole thing her tiny hands clasp over her mouth as she tried and failed to stifle her giggles.

A moment later the two blonds emerged from the back of the couch grinning and laughing at their red faced father, while their mother giggled off to the side at her husbands failed attempts to control their children. Receiving nothing but laughter for his efforts Minato looked pleadingly at his wife for help with the situation.

"Okay you two front and center we have something important to say, you can play later." called Kushina finally taking pity on her husband's attempts and deciding to handle her children.

"Hai Kaasan!" the three trumpeted in unison suddenly sitting straight up on the couch once more silently waiting for their parents to continue. For a moment Minato could only blink from his wife to his three kids with a look of shock upon his face, wondering how she could do that so easily before deciding better of it.

"Ahem, anyway there is something important we need to tell Naruko and Minami today and Naruto you need to know to." began Minato as the three listened eagerly.

The two parents then proceeded to tell the three children how the Kyuubi had attacked how the three had been taken to be sealed, and how Naruko and Minami become the next jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi just like their mother before them. After they had finished their story the pair of children sat silently looking between their parents horror slowly creeping their faces. Seeing fear upon their daughters faces both Minato and Kushina started to assure the two girls that everything would be alright… but their son beat them to it.

"So you two have a big fox in you tummy's that's so cool, how does that feel, is it fuzzy, where can I get one?" Naruto called excitedly fired off question after question while poking both of his sister's stomachs unintentionally tickling them.

"Na-Naruto heheha, stop that it tha heahah tickles!" Laughed Minima she tried to get her brother to stop; the tears that had begun to form out of fear, and sadness turning to happiness before she could even let them fall.

"He-Hey Oniichan hehehahe, no fair, stop that!" laughed Naruko, who like her sister had her mind shift form sadness to happiness due to her brother's assault her hands trying and failing to batter his away as he continued to poke at both of the girls drawing fresh giggles from their lips.

"But why, you said you have a fox in your tummy, so I'm just petting him, maybe he's ticklish to!" smiled Naruto while continuing to play with the two sisters each glancing at each other through their laughter before smiling back at their brother and tackling him to the floor intent on paying him back, with cries of fox power, and For the fluffy one ringing out amongst the children's laughter. End the end the serious discussion of the daughters burden culminated in three children two blond and one redhead rolling around before their parents laughing and playing, the fears of what they had learned banished before they be given life.

Meanwhile both Minato and Kushina looked on happily at their children, silently thanking their little maelstrom for protecting his sisters from their own doubts.

"Well Kushina-Chan, I don't think we have to worry about them feeling bad as long as Naruto is around." smiled Minato as Kushina nodded to him, her own thoughts, remembering the words of her predecessor Mito, and knowing that within this family they would always find the love they needed to hold strong to their burden.

-Flashback end-

Just as Kushina allowed her memories to fade Minato entered into the kitchen only to be bowled over by two blond missiles that tackled him to the floor, with ear to ear smiles, and cries of "Tou-san". As she watch Minato disentangled himself from the two with help from Minami who always seemed the more adult of the trio, and helped her father to his feet.

"Well how my favorite family is today?" Asked Minato as he walked over to Kushina planting a kiss on her cheek as he did so.

"Your family is fine dear, we were all just getting dinner ready before the party tonight, isn't that right kids." Kushina said smiling down at the three.

"Hai!" called the three smiles covering all three of their faces.

"Well that's great guys." Replied Minato as he moved to help Kushina with the meal fussing over her to the point she had to swat him with her ladle just to get him to calm down.

After dinner the group proceeded to get dressed for the arrival of their guests for the party, before they headed out to the Kyuubi celebration. Once they were all down in the living room again minato called his family forward to make a quick announcement before the guest arrived.

"Now Minami, Naruko I have talked to your Kaasan and we have decided that we need to begin you training a littler early, so that we can get you guys ready for the academy next year." he said smiling down at his girls.

Both girls smiled brightly at this Naruko even jumping up and down saying how awesome it was going to be to become a kunoichi as the looked excitedly towards their parents. However, both stopped a moment later when they realized that their brother wasn't celebrating. Naruto was looking between his sisters and his parents wondering why he hadn't been mentioned his little face turning towards Minato confusion evident upon his face.

"Ano, Tousan?" spoke Naruto prompting Minato to turn towards his son.

"Am I going to start my training with Naruko-chan and Minami-chan?" questioned Naruto as his Imoto's soon turned to look from their brother to Minato in turn just as confused as the blond boy.

"Well you see Naruto-kun your sisters need to learn to control the fox so they will be safe as Kunoichi in the academy, but once they have gotten the hang of it you can join in training but for right now we have to make sure they are safe. I know it's hard but for right now we have to work with the girls a little more." Spoke Minato kneeling down so that he was closer to his son, his face an odd mix of sadness and determination that was lost to the young child.

His Tousan's words caused Naruto to turn towards his two sisters who were watching him with worried expressions, as though they were scared he was going to blame them for this, and worse that they would be leaving him behind. From the time they were kids they had always been inseparable, and the idea of leaving Naruto to fend for himself sounded wrong to them.

As Naruto saw the pairs expression slowly shifting he realized they were worried about him, and thought back to what his tousan and just told him. He did want to train with his sisters, but he remembered hearing from Kushina once that training with the Kyuubi had been hard for her. That must be what this was, so if he wanted his two sisters to be ok when they entered into the academy he'd have to wait a bit...well that was ok wasn't it. And besides it wasn't like his parents were going to not train him, they just needed to look after his sisters first, that was all, he reassured himself as he nodded towards Minato.

"Ok Tousan, I understand." Replied the blond boy smiling as he turned to face his sisters.

"You two better train hard or when I join I'll leave you in the dust!" boosted Naruto smiling as he saw the pair shift from concern to happiness at his assurance.

"Oh yeah, well I'm going to train so hard, I'll be hokage like Tousan before your training starts!" shot back Naruko not one to back down form a challenge as a confident smile split across her face.

"Ya we will be so great you be begging us to teach you what we know!" added Minami, inwardly happy that her brother was going to be ok, and promising to be strong enough to help him like he helped her at learning about her burden.

"Ok kids it's about time for the guest to show up." called Kushina getting the three to separate and calm down in time to greet their guests.

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-Time Skip-

It was now almost a year later and the triplets had just turned six a few days ago, while their newest little sister Mito was just turning one. The three had changed little during the year in manner of looks. Meanwhile their new little sister had been growing quickly into a little bundle of energy that the whole family adored. Little Mito with bright red hair, and violet eyes was like a little Kushina in the making and her bubbly excitement was partially infectious to anyone who meet her.

Over the year since the birth Minato and Kushina had been training Naruko and Minami to harness and control the Kyuubi chakra making steady progress as they worked with the pair. Minato had even called Jiraiya to stop by and help train the two whenever he was free. As a result the two sisters had begun to blossom as future Kunoichi each determined to make their family proud. Speaking of family one of their instructors usually sported a little redheaded babe at most of their sessions.

Following the birth, Kushina was often found with Mito in her arms instructing the two while she watched them practice. Meanwhile the children's Godmother Tsunade was busy most of the time with the medical program she had pushed through after the Kyuubi event, but still found time to stop by and spoil her goddaughters rotten and patch them up when they managed to bang themselves up like children are want to do. Sadly even as Minami and Naruko grew steadily closer to their family their brother was slowly fading from that same light.

Naruto found himself being left out little by little from family activates, slowly being overshadowed by those around him as his sisters drew more and more attention. After the birth of Mito his parents tended to stress their attention between his sisters training and looking after their newest little member leaving little time for him. Meanwhile those outside of the family like Jiraiya while kind to Naruto but only present every now and then, and for some reason that Naruto didn't understand seemed to focus only his twin sisters. At the same time his godmother, Tsunade, was always chatting with his sisters whenever she was visiting, helping to patch them up whenever their training got out of hand, leading to a strong connection between all of them, but whenever she looked at Naruto he would notice her eyes getting teary, before she turning from him leaving him alone and confused in her wake.

What he could not know was that Naruto looked so much like Tsunade's younger brother when he was growing up that Tsunade could not look at him without remembering her brother's death. So instead of facing her fear head on she simply chose to avoid Naruto. While she did not dislike they boy, she simply told herself that he had others to look after him.

So slowly Naruto became more and more excluded from his family, while his sisters still played with him occasionally they had begun to incorporate training into their games playing ninja running, and the like that he could simply not keep up with. But as always he insisted that they go on ahead not wanting to make them feel bad about their abilities. Despite everything happening to his life Naruto stayed the same kind boy he had always been, he smiled and laughed and did whatever he could to see his family smile. And that was no different today almost a full year after his sisters had begun their training.

The birthday was in full swing now with people milling around. All of the clan heads in attendance to offer their congratulations to Mito turning one. Speaking of Mito she was sitting happily, in a bright white onesie with an Uzumaki spiral adorning it on the back, between the feet of her older brother while giggling as the played with her.

As Mito sat laughing as she rolled around under her brother's gaze as it trailed to the yard where Naruko, and Minami were off playing with a few of the clan heirs, while Minato and Kushina where talking with their parents and discussing the upcoming year at the academy, where many of their children would be attending.

As Naruto continued to play with his red haired imoto he heard a quiet voice call out to him from behind. Turning his mixed eyes fell upon bluish hair and wide eyes of his best friend, Hinata Hyuuga. The two had only known each other for a few months but already they were almost inseparable thanks to an event back when they had first meet where he had stepped up to protect her against some bullies at the park.

-Flashback-

Naruto had been walking through the park wondering what to do while his sisters were off playing shinobi tag, when he heard the sound of raised voices from behind a clump of trees a bit off the trail. Curious Naruto headed towards the voices. Upon arriving he had found Hinata in a circle of boys all making fun of her, and pushing her to the ground.

"Hey leave her alone!" shouted Naruto running up to stand between the bullies and Hinata the girls eyes still moist with tears looking up to see the blond haired boy standing before her. As he came slowly into focus she suddenly remembered seeing him from afar when the Hokage had meet with her father.

"Hu, who's this kid?" asked one of the boys looking at Naruto as beside him his friends shook their heads not having any idea.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, and I won't let you pick on her!" shouted Naruto at the bullies raising both his first in front of him to make his point clear. The bullies stared at Naruto with varying looks of confusion, before one finally spoke.

"Wait I though the hokage only had two kids, the village princesses?" muttered one looking at his fellows who nodded at him.

"Yeah everyone knows that, you moron!" said another pointing at Naruto.

"Let's teach him for lying about our hokage guys!" shouted the last, as the boys fell upon Naruto.

Hinata could only watch as her hero was attacked by the three boys, trying but failing to stand up to the onslaught of all three. She was about to try and help him when a pair of yellow and red blurs crashed into the bullies blowing them back off the small form that was Naruto.

"HEY! WHICH ONE OF YOU WANTS TO TELL ME WHY YOU ARE HURTING MY ONISAN!" shouted the enraged form of Naruko, as she stood protectively in front of her brother blond hair wiping back as her blue eyes trailed across the stunned bullies.

"Never mind Naruko, it doesn't matter what they say they're still getting a butt kicking for hurting out Oniisan!" called Minima cracking both her knuckles like her godmother often did, whenever their godfather did something perverted, the three boys shivering as the pair advanced on them.

Before the three boys could do more than cry out in fear the girls were upon them returning each punch tenfold for having hurt their brother. During this commotion Naruto had slowly gotten up, and look around to find Hinata looking worriedly towards him her eyes still moist with tears. Smiling at her Naruto half dragging himself over till he was beside her looking her over with an obvious amount of concern.

"Hey are you ok they didn't hurt you did they?" Asked Naruto once he got close enough to see Hinata clearly. Hinata in turn simply nodded slightly as her mind raced trying to figure out who this boy was before her.

Wait I thought the hokage only had two girls, but they just said he was their brother, so wait does that mean the hokage's son just saved me? She thought in a rush even as a red blush began to creep over her face as Naruto leaned in looking concerned.

"Hey bro you ok?" came the call of Naruko who had just finished giving the world's worst weggy to one of his would be attackers. Turning at her call Naruto found himself smiling at the sight of the three bullies now tearing across the clearing all crying as his sisters stood triumphantly before him.

"Oh course dattebayo I'm fine those guys couldn't beat me if they tried!" he said trying not to show that he was actually pretty hurt.

"Oniisan, what are we going to do with you?" sighed Minami as she approached shaking her head slightly.

"You're not strong enough to protect yourself yet, try thinking before you act." she finished looking a little sad at lecturing the boy for getting himself hurt.

"I'm am to strong, I'm going to be stronger than both of you, just wait till we get into the academy and you'll see!" Naruto replied standing up and thrusting his fist into the air.

"Baka" Minami said while putting her hand over her face. She knew her brother wanted to be strong, but the fact remained that he was only going to get himself hurt if he kept on going the way he was. She was also getting more and more annoyed with how he seemed unwilling to realize it.

Why doesn't Oniisan see how far behind he is. I mean he just keeps saying that Kassan and Tousan will train him soon, and he'll show us then, Oniisan has to learn how things work or he's going to get himself hurt. She thought as beside her Naruto had other ideas.

"Ha, no way bro, I'm going to be the best every, and become Hokage, you don't need to worry I'll always be here to protect my baby brother. And then I'll train you to but only if you ask nicely!" laughed Naruko as she smiled at her brother. Naruto responded to her jab by sticking his tongue out and telling her that he would be better than her in no time, and the two degraded into a small friendly argument while Hinata and Minami watched on.

-Flashback End-

After that Naruto had gotten to know Hinata slowly the two becoming fast friends playing when they could, and generally just enjoying each other's company. Each also learning the similarity they shared in their family. Like Naruto Hinata seemed to have been slowly pushed away after the birth of her younger brother a little over a year back. The little boy Hanabi having become the center of attention within the Hyuuga household, happy that he had emerged despite the worry surrounding the boys Kaasan.

Their mother had been sick for several months while carrying little Hanabi, but thanks to the presence of Tsunade she had pulled through, though the events surrounding the birth still resulted in her being bound to a wheel chair for the rest of her life.

This on top of the new child severely hampered Hitomi's ability to look after her daughter, but if nothing else the Hyuuga woman was stubborn to a fault and did what she could for her daughter even if it was just the two sitting in compounds gardens together. Hinatas' father, however, was a bit of a different story; he had latched onto his son and had become more and more attentive to him bragging about how he was going to raise him to be the greatest gentle fist user, even better than his brothers' son Neji. Unfortunately for Hinata she was born into a family where power and skill seemed destined to decide ones fate, the competition slowly growing throughout her family making for a hard place for the innocent girl. But for now she was free from that as she smiled across at her friend and his imoto.

"Hello Naruto-kun." Whispered Hinata as she approached the pair of Namikaze's, guiding her ototo Hanabi as she did so. While Hinata took after her mother, Hanabi was a little Hiashi in every regard, and walked with a sense of pride that made him an odd sight only being one year old himself.

His stoic mask broke however, when the little red headed Mito walked over to him smiling wildly into his stoic face. Before the little Hyuuga could do more than look at this smiling redhead Mito let out a happy giggle before throwing her blanket towards the boys head intent to drape him in it. Hanabi seeing the blanket approach tried to perform the spinning move he had seen Hyuuga do to deflect things form hitting them, but sadly not understanding that only twirling wasn't going to save him as the blanket fell over him winding its way around him so that he soon found himself wrapped up and on the floor looking up at a giggling red head who dropped down to start pushing playfully at the trapped boy.

While the two one year old had been having their tiff, Naruto and Hinata had begun talking about the academy hoping they would both be in the same class when it started. And so on. This continued throughout the evening until at long last the guests had left and only the Namikaze family remained.

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As they parents tucked each of their children in for the night Naruto sat waiting in bed for the chance to ask his parents the question that he had been waiting a full year to ask. When the two came in to wish him goodnight they found Naruto bouncing up and down on the bed in restless excitement.

"Now what has got you so excited?" asked Kushina smiling down at her son as Naruto's excited eyes turned to her.

"Well Kassan, now that Mito is one does that mean I can join the training now, can I?" asked Naruto with stars in his eyes as he looked between his parents.

At his question Kushina felt a slight pang of guilt as she looked down at the smiling face of her son. She had only recently been able to get back up and start to help the girls with their training and despite their improvement they were still not where both Minato and she wanted them to be before Naruto joined them. With Mito finally becoming old enough to not need her complete attention she had hoped to move towards training the girls on a more hands on approach to finish things up.

Meanwhile beside her Minato was biting back his own guilt as flashes a choice he made assaulted him like so many hammering blows. He still had to help his girls prepare for the job they would have in the future…he knew that…and for that he also knew what he would have to sacrifice. But he had to make sure they were ready if everything he cared about was to be protected.

Besides, I went through the academy without help…so did sensei, it's not like I'm leaving him to the wolves, and there will be time later…yeah…later. Thought the man as he shook himself back to reality look down at his son.

"Well?" spoke Minato drawing Naruto's attention to him, "I think it would be best for you to start up in you academy studies before we start your training son." Spoke Minato as Kushina looked to him a little worried.

"hu, but why?" asked Naruto looking confused.

"Well you see son, the academy will be able to tell where you are good at so that when you start with us, we will be able to teach you even faster, and we don't want you having trouble with both our training and the academy work." lied Minato, even as he felt the pang of guilt in knowing that he was misleading his child.

"Bu…but I thought I would get to be trained by you." whispered Naruto looking sadly between his parents feeling a horrible sinking feeling in his chest as the joy and excitement that had been building there tumbled away.

"You will Sochi, we'll be training you in no time, but we need to make sure we don't rush things." said Kushina feeling tears on the corners of her eyes even as she saw the confusion on her sons face, as she too threw in the white lie she hated herself for using.

Naruto for his part looked back and forth between his parents feeling a multitude of questions springing to life within his head.

Why can't they train me, I mean they love me right, and they train Naruko and Minami. Why am I being left out? Hey why does mom look sad, I hate it when she looks like that. Stupid Naruto of course they love you look they are sad you don't like them looking after you, baka, quick smile show them you're ok. Wait… why I mean I am sad maybe they should feel bad… no, no I won't let them be sad dattebayo! Thought Naruto as he pushed back his confusion forcing a smile onto his lips.

"Um…ok!" he said happily causing both parents to relax slightly, " but when I know what I'm good at you better be ready because I'm going to show you that I'm the greatest shinobi ever dattebayo!" cried the boy his words causing both parents to let out a breath at this relieved that Naruto seemed to be taking the idea ok. Soon they finished tucking him in and left to look after Mito, before turning in themselves. As the pair moved down the hall towards their own room Kushina found herself doubting her own actions as she turned to her husband.

"Minato, do you think this is ok, I mean leaving Naruto out, he needs to be trained too you know. Sure I want to make sure the girls are ok but lying to him like that…it's just wrong." Finished Kushina solemnly as she and him got ready for bed.

"I know Kushina, but we need to make sure the girls are looked after first, and you are the only one who can safely train them, neither of them are able to form your chains so we need to be careful, I just don't want to seen any of the hurt. Sometimes we have to tell a white light to protect them, but we'll never stop loving him Kushina, and well make it up to him…I promise." Minato replied softly silently trying to convince himself even though he knew he was only telling half-truths.

"I guess, well start his training up next year, and then well make him an amazing shinobi…right?" Kushina responded with an almost pleading note to her voice.

"We…we'll make it up to him Kushina…I promise." Replied Minato as he laid down to sleep beside his wife, feeling as though his mind would tear itself apart for what he was doing.

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Meanwhile down the hall Naruto was having more problems falling to sleep as well his mind continued to fire off controdictoring arguments about his parent's behavior.

Why don't they train me with my sisters, is it my fault, no I haven't done anything. What should do, I want to be strong enough to protect them? No, they are both awesome shinobi, they have to have reason for what they're doing right, right? He continued to ask himself desperate for some kind of answer...

"Will YOU STOP THAT I'M TRYING TO SLEEP HERE!" shouted a feminine voice from seemingly all around the room as Naruto froze wondering for a moment if his silent pleading had been answered. Naruto looked wildly around in an attempt to see where it was coming from only seeing the shadowed shapes of his room before him.

"Who said that" he shouted, still looking around his room starting to get a little frightened as he continued to see no one that could have spoken to him.

"Learn some manners and I might just tell you, you little seedling." Replied the voice once again seemingly coming from nowhere. With nothing else for it Naruto decided to answer the voice.

"umm ok Mr."

"That's Ms." The voice interrupted.

"Sorry Ms. But where are you and why can't I see you?" Asked Naruto wondering what was going on. Am I going crazy, you see this is what you get for being stupid; Kami is making you hear voices? He thought to himself before he was interrupted from his mental berating by the sound of laughter.

"Kami he heha, oh that's good, me kami, that's priceless, I wouldn't be caught dead looking after the universe, too much work." Chuckled the voice slowly petering out into a small fit of giggles.

"Wait how did you hear me, where are you?" asked Naruto again searching for the source of the voice, this time looking under his bed as if he expected to see someone hiding under it.

"You can stop looking for me little seedling, I'm not in your room, I'm in your head." the voice stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. This caused Naruto to stop dead in his search, and look across to his wall where a mirror hung, as if expecting to see another face reflected upon it.

"What do you want with my head, what's going on, who are you Ms. what do you want?" Asked Naruto firing off questions one after another.

"Relax already you're going to give yourself a heart attack, I swear you little seedlings are all the same. To answer your question I suppose you can just call me Juubi, and what I want is to make a deal with you." Spoke the voice as Naruto continued to stare into the mirror.

Ok chapter done few points to answer your questions before they come.

Yes Hanabi is a boy here, the name is genderless as far as I can tell and so he is a boy in this story, besides he looks about the part all the same anyway.

Yes Tsunade is not a godmother but this isn't cannon so things aren't the same.

I feel I need to stress this, ahem no god mode, no super powerful I can take on an A and S rank shinobi when I am 10 years old here, if you're looking for that you will be disappointed. My Naruto will not be a powerhouse overnight, and he will have to struggle to win his fights, after all with no struggle how can it be engaging?

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