Hi guys! I've written in the past, for different fandoms and I have some experience. This story is going to be written as an AU and I hope to make it as imaginative as I can. I have a vision for this fic and I want to exploit my ideas to mold this fic into what I know it can be. Don't forget, just like every author, I want criticism! Please review and tell me if you catch any mistakes that may have slipped past me; I always appreciate it.

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"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" -Jutsu/Kyuubi speaking

"Cha! Naruto is the best!" -Inner Sakura/Kyuubi speaking internally

"Hi Pervy Sage!" -Regular speech

'Damn, since when does Ichiraku offer double pork?' -Thought/Internal monologue

The village of the will of fire was attacked on October 10th, a day no person alive to see it would soon forget. A true turning point and devastating tragedy.

Fire consumed everything in it's way, a wave of pure unbridled chakra blew entire blocks apart ripping chunks of the earth sending them in every direction. Destruction reigned through the Village Hidden in the Leaves, a roar sounded deafening in its volume. It echoed throughout the forests surrounding the massive village. An enormous paw crushed two buildings at a time, chakra whipping and slashing like blades of wind, cutting through concrete like a hot knife does butter. So was the power of the eternal Nine Tails Bijuu, the Kyuubi. It let out another roar as it charged what would be the fourth platoon of Jounin that would tragically perish against the unstoppable force of nature that barreled its way through any obstacle that it had encountered yet.

The fox turned it's head ever so slightly at the feeling of a gargantuan chakra that came close. What it saw was toad, huge in stature, comparable to the fox itself. But that wasn't what was emitting such chakra, it was the man standing atop of it. The fox turned fully and began to charge, a deep roar coming from the depths of its belly, the sound itself having the power to shatter glass in every building around it and tear trees from their very roots. The fox's speed was awesome, a near blur to the Jounin that tried to stop it. The man on the toad merely smiled.

The Fourth, the legendary Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure, Minato Namikaze. The Yellow Flash. Minato smiled, he knew that he had little time left on the mortal plane but he also knew that the bundle he carried in his arms would surpass all who challenged him, never to be underestimated. His son, the soon-to-be Jinchuuriki of the Nine Tails. Minato leaned down and kissed his infant son's forehead. Their noses touched and Minato spoke, "You will be a guiding light in a world of darkness. Prodigy or dead last, you will come out on top buddy. I wish I could have seen you grow up but it seems that must be left one of my pupils. Or sensei? I don't know. Either one will take care of you, that much I am certain of." He turned his head back to the fox, and began forming hand seals at a rate that was near impossible to see. With the fox mere seconds away, Minato's eyes widened as he remembered he had forgotten to do something.

The blonde Hokage returned his focus to the now crying infant. "Sh,sh,sh. Don't cry. I need to tell you one last thing before I have to go, okay?" Almost as a response he stopped crying and opened his eyes, if only a little. Minato grinned at his son. "I love you Naruto. Make me proud, like only a Namikaze-Uzumaki can!" Minato finished the seals and met the fox head on. He threw his palm out to the great beast and flooded it with chakra. He finished the jutsu with a loud, "Hakke no Fūin Shiki!"

A blinding light swept across the village as it grew dead silent. The beast began to get sealed into the child that the Hokage held. After a few moments the process was complete. Minato felt his chakra begin to leave him and get sucked into the seal as well. "Well," he thought with his dying will, "I never accounted for that. I wonder how the two chakras will react? Oh well. It's time to go now anyway." And with that, the man fell, taking care to protect the child he carried in his grasp. Once all was said and done, the Legendary Copy Nin rushed to his sensei's aid only to find that he had already passed.