AUTHORS NOTES:

Hi all and welcome to my first story, Nine Tails Incarnate! I'm writing this note to make a few things clear, since I didn't want to overload the Summary with all this stuff.

Firstly, Pairings.

This IS a Harem Story, with both Naruto and Sasuke having a harem of five partners Via the Fanon Favourite; The CRA. The Partners they will have will be decided by votes via Reviews and PM's. The first partner for each of them has already been decided; Naruto with Hinata and Sasuke with Sakura, like in Canon (though their relationships will be different due to the way this story will go). You can also vote on the relationships of characters other than Naruto and Sasuke, such as Shikamaru or Choji.

Second, Bashing.

Now, I love almost all the Characters in Naruto, even a lot of the less popular ones like Danzo, so a lot of the bashing will be either temporary or of characters that aren't canon, like the Civilian Council or my own OC's. The Bashed Characters are:

1. Sasuke (This will end once he and Naruto get to know each other)

2. Sakura (she'll be redeemed not long into the story)

3. Danzo (this will be a bit different, as you will see)

4. The Hyuga Clan (excluding Hiashi, Hinata and Hanabi. Neji will be redeemed later)

5. The Uchiha Clan (excluding Itachi and Mikoto)

Any other bashed characters would be too spoiler-y so you'll have to wait and see!

Third, Language

As an English Speaker, I will primarily be writing the names of Jutsu and locations in English. I will however be using honorifics.

Lastly, Reviews.

As an aspiring author, I hope some of you will take the time to leave reviews! I appreciate them all and will respond to every one of them. Praise and Constructive Criticism are very welcome and for those few who feel like leaving flames, I won't bother reading them so I wouldn't waste your time.

Any way, Please Review and I hope you enjoy!

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THE NINE TAILS INCARNATE

ARC 00: PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1: THE BIRTH OF NARUTO, THE SECOND KYUBI!

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Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, sat behind his desk with tears in his eyes and a dull pain in his chest. Before him were the reports of the last night's events and the source of so much heartache, both for him and his village. In his lap was a baby wrapped up like a bundle of cloth, which had become the victim of so much hate and fear, despite it only taking it's first breath less than twelve hours ago. Looking down at the sleeping infant, Hiruzen took in its small features; features which were not of a human baby, but a newborn fox kit. The Kit mewled in its sleep and one of its nine, small golden tails wrapped itself around the old man's hand. Sarutobi sighed and thought back to how this had all begun…

(Outside the Hidden Leaf Village, eight hours earlier)

The Ninja of the Hidden Leaf were stood anxiously on the rooftops of the village, some panting, others wounded as they looked to the outskirts of the village, where just moments ago, their Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze had warped away the mighty scourge of nature that had nearly laid waste to their homes.

The Nine Tailed Fox.

Even now, surrounded by his elite ANBU Guard, Hiruzen could hear the footfalls of the now distant beast and could feel the mighty gales created by its swaying tails. The Fox had appeared out of nowhere in the dead of night, right in the centre of the village. The only warning had been a sudden explosion of its chakra, which Hiruzen knew was it breaking from its Jinchuriki; Kushina Uzumaki. Mere moments after they had sensed the chakra, the beast had arrived in a great plume of smoke and began mindlessly destroying the village.

The village had quickly mobilised its forces against the beast while hurrying the civilians and the younger ninja out of danger as quickly as possible. The attack lasted for two hours and then, to the shock of all those watching, the Fox seemed to shudder, blink, and then turn docile. It ceased its attacks and did nothing but use its tails to protect itself from those Ninja that was still attacking it. For a moment before Minato appeared and warped the beast away, it met Hiruzen's eyes and reflected the same feeling the old Hokage had; Confusion.

"Hokage-Sama!" came the voice of one of the ANBU, shaking the aging Sarutobi from his thoughts. "Yondaime-Sama has driven the fox from the village. What are your orders?"

"Four of you will come with me to aid Yondaime-Sama. The rest of you will begin search and rescue in the most badly hit parts of the village." Hiruzen ordered.

"Yes sir!" they all shouted as the Sandaime ran off to where the Kyubi had been taken. After running through the forest for a couple of miles, Hiruzen and his ANBU stopped and bore witness to a sight that both amazed them, and chilled them to the bone. A Red haired woman; Kushina Uzumaki, was lying beside a strange altar, whispering to a tiny blonde baby that was sleeping on the stone. One one side of this altar was the Nine Tailed Fox, sitting quietly and staring down at the mother and baby with sad eyes. On the other side of the altar, opposite the fox was a familiar blonde in the traditional uniform of a Leaf Jonin, with the addition of a white coat with red flames at the bottom and the words "Fourth Hokage" written on the back. This was Minato Namikaze, and behind him, much to the horror of Hiruzen, was the Shinigami.

"Minato, no! You can't be planning to use the Reaper Death Seal!" Hiruzen yelled, running toward his young successor.

Minato coughed and smiled weakly. "I'm so sorry Sandaime-Sama. This was all I could do; the power of the Nine Tails is too great to the sealed by anything other than an Uzumaki, or the Reaper Death Seal. Kushina is too hurt to cast the seal, so this is the only way. Kurama has already agreed."

"Kurama?" Hiruzen frowned.

"That would be me, human." The Nine Tails bellowed, its voice deep and menacing, yet also remorseful. "I, Kurama of the Tailed Beasts, have agreed to make amends with the Hidden Leaf Village by giving all of my power to the Son of the Hokage and my previous Jinchuriki."

Hiruzen stood stunned, unable to believe this beast that had recently destroyed so many lives was actually trying to make amends. "So, you are going to turn little Naruto into the next Jinchuriki?"

"N-No." Kushina said, using all of her strength to sit up and look at Hiruzen. "Kurama is… he is going to give 100% of his chakra and power to Naruto and then allow his mind and soul to be sealed in Minato… before he..." Kushina broke into fresh tears before she could finish her sentence, but Hiruzen knew what she was going to say.

"You aren't making a true Jinchuriki." Hiruzen said, stunned, "You are creating a Human Tailed Beast!"

"Heh, Kushina and I used to spend hours talking about how we would make a world where the Tailed Beasts could live free. Naruto will prove to the world that our dream was not for nothing. He will be the light to guide the Ninja World. Please, Hiruzen, you will become Hokage again now, so please, protect our son."

Hiruzen restrained his tears and nodded. "I will! I swear it on my name and my Will of Fire! I will protect your son Naruto with my dying breath!"

Minato smiled and clapped his hands together, finishing the Reaper Death Seal. There was a loud roar as the Shinigami sealed Kurama's soul into Minato and then placed all its Chakra into Naruto. The ghostly creature then absorbed Minato's and Kurama's soul and a blinding light enveloped the area. In an instant the altar, the fox and the Death God were all gone, leaving only the bodies of the Namikaze family.

Allowing his tears to flow freely while his ANBU moved to secure Minato and Kushina's bodies, Hiruzen, the now active Hokage, approached the baby still curled in his mothers arms. Hiruzen couldn't suppress his gasp as he saw the boy turned into a Fox Kit with nine golden tails, each as long as his body and a shining gold fur covering the sleeping kit.

That would not be the last shock of the event however.

"Hokage-Sama!" one of his ANBU screamed. "Yondaime-Sama and Kushina-Sama are still alive!"

(Hokage's Office; Present Time)

Following the incident, Hiruzen swore the ANBU to secrecy and had Minato and Kushina moved to a secret medical ward located beneath the Sarutobi Compound. The Hokage had taken Minato's Hokage coat and used it as a wrap for young Naruto and then took him to his office. That has been seven hours ago and the old man had spent the entire time secretly caring the sleeping Naruto and reading the reports of what had happened, including the one that detailed the ANBU sweep of Kushina's birthing chamber and the deaths of all those guarding it as well as the Medics and Hiruzen's Wife Biwako. That had brought a fresh wave of tears to the old man and ever since then, Naruto had periodically wrapped one of his tails around Hiruzen's fingers, as if comforting him, even in the boy's sleep.

But now that the repairs were under way, the injured being treated and the dead being carried to the Hospital Morgue, Hiruzen knew that the council would be forming soon. Normally only the Hokage could call a council meeting, but due to the village still being in a state of emergency, any one on the council could call one, so long as it was related to the emergency. And, as the Third had predicted, a council had been called and would be meeting within the hour. Hiruzen was not looking forward to that…

"This is going to be rough on us both, little one." Hiruzen said, running his hand through the fur between Naruto's long ears. "Don't worry, I will protect you." he added before standing up and heading to the council chambers.

(Leaf Council Chamber)

Hiruzen paused at the Council Chamber door. He had been notified on the way that everyone else was already there, but now that he was standing here, he experienced an unsettling thing. Only quiet talking could be heard from within the chamber. Normally, arguing would be heard as he approached and would immediately cease when he entered, but this time, there was barely a sound to be heard.

With a sigh and a final prayer to whatever gods would listen, Hiruzen nodded to the guards to open the door. Hiruzen swept into the room, Naruto carefully concealed in his father's coat as the Third Hokage took his seat at the head of the room and surveyed the council. The Hidden Leaf Council was split into four smaller sub-councils; The Clan Council consisting of the Heads of every current Hidden Leaf Clan. The Jonin Council, which consisted of three Elite Jonin, five standard Jonin and two Tokubetsu Jonin. The Elder Council, which consisted of the Hokage's Advisors and lastly, the Civilian Council which was made up of prominent business owners, property owners and the heads of various important Civilian organisations.

"Right, as Hokage, I call this meeting of the council open." Hiruzen said. He knew he was in for a long day when that announcement alone brought murmurs to the council.

"Hokage-Sama, If I may ask, where is Yondaime-Sama?" asked Hiashi Hyuga.

"Following his "battle" with the Nine Tailed Fox, Minato Namikaze is currently incapacitated. He performed a normally suicidal jutsu called the Reaper Death Seal, yet he has miraculously survived, though he is comatose. He is receiving treatment at a private facility and I will act as Hokage until he recovers." Hiruzen said, keeping his voice even. Showing emotion here would get him dog-piled by the Elders and Civilians. Just as the council went back to murmuring to itself, a tiny whine, like that of a puppy, echoed through the room. Hiruzen cringed at the normally cute noise. Naruto had woken up and the Hokage had hoped to have calmed the council a bit more before addressing them about the newly created Nine Tails.

"What exactly is in that bundle you have there, Hokage-Sama?" asked a gaunt looking Civilian.

Hiruzen sighed. "This is Naruto Uzumaki. He was recovered from the sight of Minato's battle with the fox. He is the son of Kushina Uzumaki." he said, keeping his relationship to the Fourth a secret for now. Very few knew about Kushina marrying Minato, but among them were the Clan Heads, the Elder Council and a single member of the Jonin Council, one with noticeably silver hair. "His mother was badly hurt aiding the Yondaime and is currently receiving treatment in the same facility. She too is comatose at the moment."

Those who knew of Minato and Kushina's relationship looked wide-eyed at the bundle which contained their son. Almost all of them, minus the elders, had been eager to meet the boy every since they learned of the Pregnancy. "Excuse me Hokage-Sama, but I can smell the kid and I recognise the noise he made. Are you sure that kid is Kushina's?" Tsume Inuzuka asked sceptically. Tsume had been a good friend to Kushina and a member of Team Jiraiya alongside Minato and Hiashi.

The Third Hokage sighed. "I had hoped to ease everyone into this, but with a nose as sharp as yours Tsume, I suppose it was impossible. Yes, this boy, Naruto Uzumaki, is really her son. But due to the battle… Well, it would be best if I just showed you."

Hiruzen carefully untangled the blanket, revealing that it was Minato's Coat, which bothered a few of the Civilians, but everyone forgot about that as it was dropped to the floor and Naruto was revealed. His brilliant Sapphire eyes, opened for the first time were peering at the astonished council. Before them, in all his glory, was a tiny, golden furred Fox Kit with nine long tails.

"No way! Its not Human!?" one Civilian yelled.

"It's the Nine Tails! It's possessed the baby!" another screamed.

"ENOUGH!" Hiruzen roared, silencing the mob before more screaming occurred. Naruto yelped and lowered his ears at the shout. "This boy is not THE Nine Tails. He is A Nine Tails. Specifically, he is the new Nine Tails out of the Nine Tailed Beasts." Hiruzen stated. He spent the next hour explaining exactly what had happened, leaving out only the details that connected Kushina and Naruto to Minato, as he was not yet willing to reveal to the world that the legendary Yellow Flash had a vulnerable child.

Silence fell across the chamber as he finished his explanation. Everyone was processing this information. A moment later, it had sunk in and everyone reacted, but pleasing and infuriating the aging Hokage. "Hokage-Sama, it is obvious that Yondaime-Sama did this so that the beast would be weak enough to kill! We must slay it now!" cried the Gaunt Civilian from before.

"Are you mad!?" roared Choza Akimichi, "If Minato wanted that, why would he seal all the beast's power into the boy!?"

"Oh Please, it is clear that the noble ninja Kushina sacrificed her own child to allow us to kill the beast. Would you want to spit at her last wish?" came the smug reply of an unusually well-built and quite handsome member of the Jonin Council.

"Jonin Haruno, you cannot possibly be going along with this insane idea to kill the boy, are you? For goodness sake you know how sealing works!" Hiashi replied, trying to keep up his polite and regal mask in the face of his building rage.

Haruno scoffed. "Yes, I do know how sealing works, but Hokage-Sama said himself, the boy is not a Jinchuriki! He isn't a human containing a demon, he is a human turned into a demon by the beast's power. The power isn't sealed inside him, I can tell that from here; it is perfectly melded with his chakra system. Look with your Byakugan Hiashi, you will see it for yourself."

"SILENCE!" Hiruzen yelled, getting another whimper from Naruto whom was starting to squirm and whine due to the negative emotions he could feel. "You are right, Jonin Haruno, Naruto is not a Jinchuriki, but he is not a demon either. The Tailed Beasts are sentient chakra constructs. Naruto's soul has replaced that of the Nine Tails so it stands to reason that he must be treated as his own being and not merely a whipping boy for the old fox!"

"Well, then what shall we do with the boy? His mother is comatose, we don't know who the father is and even if we did we couldn't trust him with the New Nine Tails so what can we do?" Homura, one of the elders asked.

Danzo cleared his throat. "May I suggest allowing me to take the child? I can train him to be a ninja and in the process create a powerful and loyal weapon for the Leaf Village. Think of it; most villages need to use Jinchuriki to control their beasts and that can take years if they manage at all. We, on the other hand, have a new Tailed Beast ripe for moulding. Think of it; an immortal and near omnipotent soldier of the Hidden Leaf. We would never be threatened again."

Hiruzen and the Clan Heads scowled, but many of the Jonin saw the wisdom in this and the Civilians simply wanted the boy either dead or under complete control, so they supported the idea. "For once, Danzo, I partially agree with you." Hiruzen said, earning the shock of Kakashi and the Clan Heads. Danzo smirked until the dreaded "But..." was voiced. "...While I agree with your results, I do not agree with your methods. Naruto will indeed be raised to be a Ninja of the Leaf like his mother, but he will be given the choice and allowed his free will. Now all that remains is to decide who takes care of him..."

"No!" shouted one of the Jonin; a fat bearded man with blotchy red skin. The sudden yell was the last straw for little Naruto, whom yowled and wriggled so much that he fell from the Hokage's arms and landed on the floor in front of the Jonin Council. "My son was killed in the fox attack! I won't let even a tiny part of that beast remain on this earth!" he roared. In an instant, the fat Jonin threw a kunai at Naruto and would have skewered the kit if a shuriken thrown by Kakashi hadn't knocked it off course, causing it to to clatter to the floor beside Naruto.

Hiruzen looked at the jonin with a face like thunder. "ANBU! Take this fool to the T&I Division! Make sure to let them know that he tried to murder an innocent child!"

Three ANBU quickly surrounded the jonin and restrained him, but the man simply spat at the Hokage's feet and laughed. "Do what you want to me you old fool! I got my revenge!" he cackled as he was dragged from the room. Hiruzen frowned at the words. The Jonin's weapon missed, how could he have gotten his revenge? Unless…

"Hokage-Sama! The Kunai!" Kakashi yelled, already rushing forward. Hiruzen looked to Naruto, whom was looking at the Kunai and the strange paper tag wrapped around it…

"NARUTO!"

Before Kakashi or the Hokage could reach it, the tag exploded and engulfed young Naruto in flames.

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AN: Hehe, Cliffhanger on my first chapter is kinda mean, but I plan to update this fic at least three times a week!

Please Review and if you have ideas for who will be with Naruto or Sasuke, then please add them to your review or PM me! There are no limits to the number you can suggest, just type their names and which of the boys they should get with!