Hey, this story is the product of an idea that wouldn't leave me alone, and it is also no one would adopt the poor plot bunny that I posted. So I decided to write this, just 'cause I thought of many questions. What if Pein/Nagato had taken Naruto from Konoha before the Sandiame got to the dead body of Minato Namikaze? What if he was raised away from those hateful bastards in the village? What if he stopped Pein/Nagato from taking that destructive path of wanting to destroy the world by taking over all the biju, and instead wanted to create a better world.

What if… Those words are what began this whole story.

: ) Enjoy.

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'What if…' Naruto thought, 'I was raised in the village of my biological father?'

Naruto shrugged and began to recall all that had transpired in his life to bring him to this very spot, sitting next to one of the most powerful men in their new world... He picked up the quill by his side and his note. He began to write all that his adoptive father had finally confessed to him…

Twenty-One Years Ago, October 10

Nagato had walked onto the field of dead and rolled his eyes at a man trying to crawl towards him for mercy. He coughed up blood and pleaded for help, and Nagato just stomped on his head, ending the man's miserable life; he didn't stop his pace for the chunk of brain lodged in his sandal. If he wanted to get the Kyuubi container to-be he had to get there before that blasted old man. He was still a young man at this time, he still though, had Jiraiya's teaching of the Rinnegan and the basics fresh in his mind, he had grown stronger than anyone could have imagined. He had sensed the nine-tailed fox rear its ugly head and knew it was the chance at perfection, the chance to become a true god.

But, having its container under your command was just as good. He was also interested in starting a partnership with some missing nin, an organization even, but that came later. This came now.

He finally got there and felt the power of the fox's red chakra, though as he saw, it began to compress and there stood two men. The spiky and unruly blonde hair was unmistakable, Minato Namikaze, the Yondiame of Konoha stood holding a crying child in his arms. The other man standing before him made Nagato watch closer.

The man, wore only a vest and regular pants, as he could see from where he was, had flaming red hair, and nine long foxtails waving gently behind him. It had to be that nine-tails in a human form. He looked saddened as he walked toward the Yondiame. Nagato forced chakra into his ears to listen to the conversation.

"I now see the truth in your words; you were a great leader to your village Namikaze-san. And I will grant your dying wish to care for your son in your place," the man spoke with remorse, "I should've seen for myself that the man who was seeking immortality was not in this village."

Minato could only nod; Nagato could now see the blood staining his battle robes. The Kyuubi took the child from him and helped the Yondiame onto the ground gently. Nagato blinked, the Kyuubi was giving him a respectful position of death. Kyuubi placed the baby in his arms as the Shikigami pulled his soul out of both of the men, their very beings, and placed Kyuubi's into the young baby boy. And then, all was quiet.

Nagato walked forward and bowed in respect of Konoha's Yellow Flash. He then picked up the now sleeping baby and saw a note fall out from the blankets he was wrapped in. He picked up the note and read it to himself.

"Sandiame, I'm sorry for doing this to you, but you know how it is. My son… I wish for him to be viewed as a hero, but unfortunately he has no one left in this village anymore for you know that Kushina has passed on to a more trouble-free plane. She would want his name to be Naruto and to protect him, please give him Kushina's maiden name, Uzumaki.

Thank you,

Namikaze, Minato."

Nagato looked down at the sleeping child, placing the note in his pocket, and muttered, "Hello there Naruto."

The child stirred and stared into Nagato's eyes and Nagato twitched at the pureness the baby had in those bright cerulean blue eyes. Naruto cooed and laughed as Nagato poked the seal on his stomach.

'I expected a monster… god damn it. Oh well, its still the container,' Nagato tried to look on the bright side as he left the scene, Naruto in his arms.

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'You only wanted to exploit me before, to destroy the world… How did that change again?' Naruto looked over at the man who was yelling at his underlings.

Naruto shrugged and chuckled before it hit him, 'The day I first spoke to Misaki on my own, I think you said I was just two years old.'

He began scribbling away at the memories of what he had and what his father had told him. He kept on doing this as he got up and walked to his room through the dark corridors of the building.

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Naruto crawled through the small field of grass in his mind and looked amazed at what he saw, an adult, much like the man taking care of him, was sitting down in front of huge iron bars that had a small paper on it reading, 'seal'. He struggled onto his feet and walked/wobbled over to the cage, with his diminutive size, he could have passed right through, if it weren't for the fact that he still had problems walking and gave up about a foot away from the bars.

"Hi!" Little Naruto said happily, waving at the man behind the bars.

The man turned his head and eyed the young one and a grimace made it to his face, "Ahh, Naruto-kun, you have made it to my cage… Why is that?"

The man already knew the answer though, but waited all the same.

The little boy began to tear up, "A person hit me hard, he was weally scawy and he twied to bite my neck, but papa got weally angwy and stopped him."

The young one wiped his tears and stared at the man behind the bars, "Who are you?"

The man smiled and crawled closer to the bars, "Hmm, well Naruto-kun, your species know me as the Kyuubi no Kitsune, but I am only Kami's agent, Misaki."

Naruto's eyes grew wide with excitement and began crawling towards him again, "Papa told me a stowy 'bout you!"

Naruto small mouth spread into an impossibly big grin, "He said 'cause of you,"

"You will be strong, and defeat anyone who gets in your way," Misaki finished for him.

He held his breath as Naruto reached out through the iron bars to touch him, and hoped that it would do nothing to harm the boy. He tensed as Naruto's hand laid itself on his leg; but grinned his own foxy grin as nothing happened. He reached out and stroked the child's head, Naruto's face lit up.

"Naruto?" Misaki's voice rang out and the child looked up at him curiously.

"I want you to hug your papa, okay?" Misaki asked carefully.

"But, papa said, he doesn't want me to be weak," Little Naruto whispered, sadness leaking out of the small voice.

"Just try… Ok?" Misaki asked kindly, he knew human nature very well, and saw all of Nagato's weaknesses in character.

"Ok," Naruto confirmed in a small whisper.

Misaki pet the boy's head affectionately and hid a smirk, Nagato's flaw was this child. He had allowed Naruto too close, and was just proven it when that bastard tried to take him. Now, when he is going to try and build his defenses strong against Naruto… But that will be when he is weakest. And for the kitsune to keep his promise, he was going to have to make sure that Nagato had a much bigger soft spot for the kid.

"You have to wake up now, Ok? And remember to tell your daddy you love him," Misaki said getting up.

Naruto nodded and Misaki walked away as the child's eyes flickered open. Naruto smiled up at his papa who was scowling as he held him up.

"Naruto! What were you thinking?! If Orochimaru had gotten you, all our plans for the future would have been for naught! What do you have to say for yourself?" Nagato shouted.

Naruto's lip quivered as tears filled his eyes. Nagato blanched and tried to stop the wailing that was sure to follow when the child wrapped his arms around his neck and began to sob.

"I-I'm sowwy papa, I wuv you!" Naruto sobbed into Nagato's neck.

Nagato froze as he fought down the urge to hug the child back. But gave up and hugged the young boy. The first step to destroying his old dream and the first step had been taken for creating a new one.

Nagato had abandoned his name though, just a day after Naruto had taken that first step. His new name Pein, was not taken in by Naruto though, he refused to call him anything other then papa, father, daddy, or Nagato Tou-San. Pein accepted this grudgingly, he always smiled though each time Naruto called him by those names, though when a smart ass tried to call him that… Let's just say the guy was a great example on what not to do to piss of Master Pein up on that pike.

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Naruto half-grimaced at the memory but sighed as he put down the pen he held. He would continue his story later; there were missions to be done for the organization. He closed his book and placed it in a box he kept by his bedside. He stripped down to his skivvies and walked to his closet. He put on his uniform set his weapons upon his back and walked out of his room

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(A/N)

That is just putting out there that a twenty-one year old Naruto is writing his memoirs for his life with the Akatsuki, and with Pein as his father figure. Many accounts will be made in his memoirs.

Pein's true name is Nagato, and yes Konan will be in this, probably like a mother figure to Naruto since I like her so much.