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*Five Years ago...*

A distraught blond man sat at the hokage's desk with scrolls piled high all around him, with his face buried deep within his palms and with a subdued and gentle tone he speaks to his long time friend and sensei "Jiraiya-sensei there is nothing else I can do to save our village...it must be done, the Shinigami requires a human sacrifice to solidify the seal upon the vessel."

Jiraiya looks up from his spot against the wall and walks over to his long time student Minato Namikaze the Yondaime Hokage and placed his hand on Minato's shoulder and tries his best to convince his depressed student otherwise "Minato you cant do the sealing if you do your son wont have any family left."

Minato shivers under the touch and Jiraiya continues "Just let me complete the sealing in your place I have lived a good life but you have so much more depending on your life think of your son afterwards who knows what will happen to him you know as well as I do that he will be hated and rejected he will need you then more then ever..."

Yondaime brings his hand to rest upon his sensei's hand "Jiraiya-sensei I know you would do the sealing in my place at first given chance, but we both know that this seal is above what you can do. There is no alternative I am the only person who can ensure this seal is a success and protect our village like a Hokage is supposed to." Minato stands up and wipes away his slow falling tear and his eyes wavered over the baby crib next to his desk.

"To protect this village I must create a jailer of flesh and blood...my flesh and blood. With the Kyuubi rampaging its way here I must leave everything i have and all my dreams to my son...Naruto Namikaze when the time is right." Minato spoke as he picked up and cradled his newborn and only child.

With a heavy heart and hazy eyes Jiraiya conceded to the Yondaime's view and set about to prepare the ritual of sealing so his student may have his last minutes with his child.

*Miles outside Konoha*

The Kyuubi no Kitsune was flailing its tails around relishing the thrill of bloodshed as Jutsu after Jutsu bounced of its hellfire red fur, swatting and swiping at any ninja who got within range of its paws and nine tails. This monster among monsters stood taller then fifty yards high and one hundred and fifty yards from its nose to tails.

Among the sounds of earth shattering and bloodied cries a strained yell over the calamity "RETREAT THE YONDAIME HAS COME TO SLAY THE BEAST!" at the all the leaf ninja jumped back and headed for the safety of the village.

A large cloud of smoke arose in front of the nine tailed beast and there stood a toad of equal height wearing a dark blue kimono with the Kanji symbol for "toad" on the back atop the toad stood the handsome blond Hokage with a bundle of baby blue cloth tucked into his arms. "Gamabunta-sama I'm in need of your help this last time, I need you to distract and hold off the Kyuubi until i can finish the signs for the Shinigami 8-point seal"

A large wisp of smoke escaped Gamabunta's mouth and is stashed it's pipe into his kimono like jacket "it would be my pleasure to fight with you one last time Minato-san, I only wish this wasnt how it had to end i wish you well in the afterlife and your son strength for what is to come" with that the toad draws a sword and poised to push the demon fox back

Five minutes of slashing at the Fox and dodging its attacks, The toad a little worse for wear with a large gash down its left eye. The Yondaime finishes the five hundred seals needed to summon the Shinigami and kneels down on the toad and whispers "I need to get in close to the fox can you hold him still for a moment while i place the seal upon it?"

Gamabunta wheezes back "I will do my best but I am almost spent and must return to the summons realm after this." The toad draws in a large breath and prepares for a final attack.

Kyuubi no Kitsune eyes the Boss Toad warily and charges forward and is met with a uppercut to the jaw and a bear hug from the toad. As Kyuubi struggles to get free and gnashes out with its teeth Minato doesn't spare a moment and places the seal upon the fox and in a lasting blinding white light all the ninjas avert their eyes and look back to see the Kyuubi gone, nowhere to be seen.

Minato Stumbles atop the toad and protectively hunches his body over his now crying baby loses balance and falls from the Toad's head, baby in arms. As the Yondaime nears the ground he is caught in the air by his sensei and is placed on the ground. With tears in his eyes the Yondaime looks over to Jiraiya and speaks between shallow breaths "Naruto...is...a...hero...goodbye...sensei." The Yondaime's once vibrant blue eyes lose the light they once had and hugs his child before he exhales his last breath and becomes still.