Sorry I just noticed I forgot breaks in the story. Now edited for niceness and grammar errors, probably won't change until later if I deem so.

A massive flux of chakra appeared between the partially destroyed statues of Hashirama and Madara, visible in multiple different colours fanning out, kicking up the wind and destroying everything in the vicinity. A resounding explosion occurred as a body in a standard black Anbu outfit with a fox mask and black cloak appeared on the ground, lying unconscious in a new world.

Naruto appeared at the destroyed valley of end freeing himself of his burden and taking one anew. A chance to make it right for everyone, all of Konoha can be saved and the whole ninja world. He had no idea what time he was in but hopefully he was far back enough to save everybody from Madara.

'You guys still there' as Naruto begun stirring from severe chakra exhaustion.

'Yeah were still here, though it is strange that there is so little repercussions for time travel, were still in one piece surprisingly' but he was incredibly faint, almost non-existent.

'Hopefully we made it Kurama,' thought Naruto as he attempted to get up but only failed and collapsed again feeling the weakness of chakra exhaustion, something he hadn't felt before on years.

'We did, I can feel part of myself as can the others, though we are all drained and need rest so there is no need to start moving yet' said Kurama. A pause later 'and you are severely drained of chakra, don't move or you might die.'

'I will be fine, will the other Biju know about us?' The world was not ready to know that someone had all nine Biju

'We will supress our chakra to the limit so they can't sense us' said Kurama. 'No one will know.'

Except for the dying part Naruto felt pure happiness at a second chance then tears built up in his eyes due to the great guilt at abandoning his life. 'We will save the other Jinchuuriki this time it is our duty to make up for the future we failed to give,' he thought throwing on a wistful smile.

'Remember you are not the Naruto they know, you are someone else besides there wasn't much of a life to live with all your friends dead, and all the ninja from every village wiped out' said Gyuki.

'This is a new beginning to start over and change things for the better but only change what you can and try to keep the future somewhat predictable' added Kurama.

As Naruto got up hours later after partially recovering from exhaustion he made his way to Konoha or at least in the direction he thought it was in he started making plans with his Biju to save all the lives lost. Missions to complete, Sarutobi to save and most importantly the Uchiha massacre to stop. One of the key clans in the war that can assist in fighting Madara, Shisui must survive as he is the crux of the stability of Konoha and the Uchiha clan stability.

'Everything looks so different now, but it's nice to see everything living again,' while glancing at the forest around them.

'You only truly realise the value on something once it has been lost, though there needs to be more sand around here' stated Shukaku.

'Idiot, it's more fun to destroy the forest than a barren wasteland of desert tanuki' smirked Kurama.

'Hey, hey no fighting we are stuck together so we better make the best of it, besides we have more pressing tasks to think of then what to do in a forest' smirked Naruto as he slowed down near the outskirts of Konoha, suppressing his chakra to the utmost limits.

"Now let's see what year we are in, hopefully we made it far back enough to save the Uchiha clan at least." Said Naruto as he looked at his father's head from the outcrop. Sadly he couldn't go far back enough even with the chakra of nine Biju.

'Naruto you can't change everything, some things are meant to happen' said Kurama warningly.

Nodding, "Now all I need is a Biju version of Neji, talking about fate" he muttered. 'Then I will try to alter it at least if I can't change it'

Naruto walked up to the Barrier from behind the Hokage monument, with chakra enhanced vision he could see the barrier surrounding the village made by the Nidaime Hokage. Observing the seal and slightly altering it temporarily to gain access to the village undetected was child's play for him now, mastering sealing was important when you wanted to hide from Uchiha Madara. He walked atop his father's head to bask in the first sign of real ninja he had seen for many years. Observing the streets and people alive reminiscing from the times he was a child and sat atop his father's head and looking for his favourite ramen stand.

"Naruukoo get back here!" Looking down he saw a girl, clearly feeling the Kyuubi chakra in her.

"Ehhh" cried Naruto as he saw his younger albeit female seven year old counterpart painting the Hokage monument in shock and then sadness at the realization of where they were. Immediately Kurama and Gyuki were laughing their tails off being the only Biju that new Naruto before the war, though they stifled it after. Also coming to the same realization.

'It's not surprising that it is impossible to travel back in time, just shift to another reality at a different point in time. Though she is just like you, and now I know what you would look like as a girl' laughed Kurama as he smacked his tails all over the place.

'You're probably just laughing at how immature the host of yourself is, but who knows maybe you are a girl here to.' Scoffed Naruto.

Silenced rained in Naruto's mindscape as Kurama digested that statement thinking of the possibilities of himself as a female. "You might fall in love with yourself like a true narcissist" said Naruto in glee.

'Eh, eh, idiot… you just called yourself immature!' sputtered Kurama defensively as the other Biju were laughing at both of them, especially Shukaku.

'What I'm five, do you really expect a mature seven year old' as he crossed his arms, 'you're expecting a lot out of a child'

'Yes, Itachi was mature while it took you sixteen years and even then you were still childish.' Smirked Kurama.

"Idiot… well I've changed now it's Naruko's turn to be the child apparently, and she will get the childhood she deserves." Said Naruto in melancholy as he was thinking of all his friends that he lost, he was now truly alone except with his Biju to keep him company. As he entered sage mode he could feel Itachi as well as Shisui in the village, solidifying the fact that this was a new world for him.

'New bonds can always be made though I don't think you can be the brother of Naruko unless Minato and Kushina had you when they were ten' stated Gyuki.

'Yeah, but now I can meet all the jounin and piss off Kakashi for reading his porn all the time' grinned Naruto deviously as he thought of all the possibilities, 'got any idea's guys I need a cover.'

'Well you look like a clone of Minato so with the help of Hiruzen you can pretend to be his brother maybe but Danzo won't fall for it he is suspicious of everything' thought Kurama. 'Make sure nobody gets your blood that you don't trust or else they will find out and try to exploit you.'

'Hmm, well that could work and maybe if we pretended to be on a mission for Minato to help find a way for Naruko to control your chakra' thought Naruto, as he heard no complaints he threw on his cloaks hood, took out a Hiraishin kunai and threw it towards the roof of Ramen Ichiraku then disappeared in a yellow flash. Obviously not planning to work anytime soon.

Standing atop the stand Naruto basked in the smell of the ramen stand, remembering the stand being destroyed by Pain the first time and then again by the Juubi. Tears filled his eyes as he remembered when he managed to make it back to Konoha after the Juubi let loose its rage from trapped in the moon.

To understand its rage at being caged for thousands of years and trying to forgive it but knowing it is impossible when surrounded by the mass of dead bodies almost leading him to madness. Friends and families all gone with corpses everywhere in what was left of the village that had not been blown away by a bijudama, reminded again that he was truly alone.

'We will fix everything we can, the villages will live on, and we will keep our lost friends in our hearts' stated Naruto with great determination, clenching his fists as he made the resolution.

The Biju were silent because they remembered the emotions of the Juubi, the rage from confinement doing nothing, able to do nothing, alone, a spectator for years. They all remembered the emotions going through them as they rampaged through the village and charged a bijudama, people in true fear knowing their death was coming, and watching in satisfaction when half the village turned to ash in the explosion. The disgust they felt at mindless destruction of people especially Saiken, one of the few naturally friendly Biju, having memories of blatant killing.

'This is our compensation to the lives we are responsible for, the people we must save to make up for our second chance to right the wrongs' thought Kurama.

Naruto recovered his happy outlook on the future with his partners and hopped down to the ground and strolled into the ramen stand. Happiness filled him when gazing upon a very much alive Teuchi and Ayame serving Customers.

Some of the ninja watched uncomfortably as Naruto walked in, from his posture they could tell he was dangerous even without the Anbu mask. Just the aura he gave off was immense and threatening causing anxiety and a few younger ninja started to sweat profusely in fear even, but thankfully it receded when he got up to the counter.

"Hello I would like four bowls of beef ramen and four bowls of miso ramen" the man joyfully asked, and all the ninja were shocked, stunned even at the sudden change in character.

"Are you sure you can handle that" said Teuchi as he took stock of the Anbu. Surprised that someone would be asking for so much.

"Yes" was the only answer he got and he along with the other ninja watched eight bowls of ramen disappear and afterwards a few more before the Anbu left the store satisfied.

"It is just the way I remembered it" grinned Naruto raising his hands up in the air as he made his way to the Hokage tower. Knowing that the ninja would not allow a stranger to meet the Hokage he snuck to the side of the building and using the Meisaigakure no Jutsu he camouflaged himself as he walked up the side of the tower. Naruto had long since surpassed Anbu level shinobi and most Kage level shinobi in sneaking making him completely undetectable to ninja, though it only inflated his very own ego.

"Who are you?" said the Sandaime Hokage as Naruto snuck in through the window of the Kage office, which was luckily empty of other ninja except the now tense Anbu hidden in the corners of the office.

'Almost undetectable' Naruto amended in his mind as he heard his partners snicker in his mind at his bruised ego.

'Serves you right, you already had a big mouth now you can't replace that with a false confidence' roared Kurama with mirth.

Reassembling his bruised ego "I would like a personal conversation with you Jiji, alone" stated Naruto before he reappeared in the chair In front of the desk. Not a second later four blades were at Naruto's neck and various other vital spots on his person.

"What makes you think I will trust an intruder so easily when they have broken into my village undetected, who knows how much damage you could have done in the time you have been wandering around" spoke Sarutobi sternly while eying the ninja suspiciously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was calmly struggling in his office with the endless river of paperwork, stacks everywhere even on the floor, one thought had gone through his mind at the time 'Damn you Minato you must have wanted to quit after this paperwork, I should have given this job to Danzo' after which he amended the statement because chances are Danzo would have made the villagers emotionless by now.

Then he sensed a slight chakra disturbance, almost imperceptible to him "Who are you?" he said as he stopped working and narrowed his eyes. Knowing the Anbu tensed he wasn't surprised to find that they did not sense the intruders presence.

"I would like a personal conversation with you Jiji, alone" stated the intruder not asked as he appeared in the seat in front of him, Sarutobi knew all too well that the intruder was intending to get it regardless of the circumstances as he watched the Anbu surround him. He could tell the intruder was not afraid of the Anbu, he did not tense just sat there calmly which obviously meant he knew where the Anbu were hidden previously, which led him to believe the intruder was easily a high Jounin level shinobi if not greater.

"What makes you think I will trust an intruder so easily when they have broken into my village undetected, who knows how much damage you could have done in the time you have been wandering around" as he eyed him for possible threat.

"If need be you can bring in Itachi and Shisui Uchiha of the Anbu as well" Sarutobi's eyes widened in shock, not only because he knew other shinobi in the Anbu but two of the most loyal Uchiha in the village. Knowing this must be important enough he sent one of the Anbu to fetch them.

The ninja stood in silence as they studied the intruder and tried to identify the village where the ninja came from. Sarutobi could not identify the chakra signature even though it was so familiar and powerful not just large but dense and potent, but surely he knew all the Kage level shinobi then he tensed himself 'his chakra speaks of age but is shifting like it can't stay stable and there is only one reason, a Jinchuuriki, one that made it undetected into the village with a barrier.'

Eventually two Anbu entered the office and Sarutobi motioned for the others to leave, as the Anbu left the two newcomers stood behind the intruder in case of attack. He was surprised when the intruder stood up much to his chagrin as if he knew that the Anbu were indeed Itachi and Shisui Uchiha. He slowly removed his hood exposing the vibrant blonde spikey hair and placed his hand on his mask. As he pulled his mask down displaying his blond bangs Sarutobi's eyes widened to an impossible degree in absolute shock, jaw completely slack as his pipe fell to the table with one hand to support himself on the table saying one word as he watched those familiar cerulean blue eyes stare at him.

"Minato..." As tears built up in his eyes, his friend and a Kage he greatly respected as well as his late successor, shocking the Anbu at his reaction. But as his eyes made it to the whisker marks on his face that were eerily similar to the set on Naruko's face, he hardened and even felt a bit of rage build up at someone masquerading as the Yondaime Hokage as Itachi and Shisui moved up to either side of the intruder. Before he could utter a word the intruder placed a seal on the table in pure chakra and the walls of the office glowed indicating a privacy seal, but one he had never seen before especially one made from pure chakra that was imprinted onto the table.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze…"

Itachi and Shisui Uchiha had no idea what to think of their day it was a normal day with their shift almost over until an Anbu showed up.

"Hokage-sama requests your presence in his office, without your masks" leaving without saying anything else. Both surprised they needed no mask, meaning it's not Anbu related.

"Maybe we will get a raise" said Shisui joyfully as he headed to the office. Itachi just stared at the idiot beside him as he sweat dropped, stunned into silence.

Then he smirked "maybe Hokage-sama listened to my advice and fired you", Shisui stopped cold with his mouth hanging open and eyes wide.

"Maybe he made me your boss" Shisui countered with a devious grin plastered on his face.

"Idiot even with your sharingan you could not find your way out of a wet paper bag" said Itachi as he blankly stared at his best friends face until he said "that's why you will be my subordinate" laughed Shisui.

"Hn…" said Itachi shaking his head, ashamed that his best friend admitted to being a moron.

When entering the office they were surprised to see someone sitting on the chair with three Anbu poised to attack the person, then the Hokage signalled for them to stand behind the person and stand guard as the other Anbu left.

After the person stood up and took off his hood displaying the blonde hair they watched in comical fashion the expression on the Hokage's face shift with eyes going wider and his mouth abruptly open wide until they heard "Minato…" then the Hokage's eyes hardened in barely concealed rage.

Immediately they were prepared to attack the suspicious individual moving up to either side of him, until the walls started to glow, the intruder opened his mouth and said

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze…"

After whimpering a little when he saw the ashes all over his newly completed paperwork from his pipe, he placed the pipe back in his mouth.

"Who are you, no what are you and what is that seal?" said the Sandaime Hokage, his anger rising by the second what someone had appeared in front of him looking like Minato with a Hitai-ate 'Shinobi'.

"It's a space time seal that separates this office into a pseudo dimension, no other communication can reach out of this office, even seals placed by Danzo, it is the ultimate privacy seal" he said as he touched the desk displaying an array of Danzo's communication seals, gathering chakra in his hand and swiping across he disrupted and erased all the seals in one go. Shocking Sarutobi not with Danzo's seals because he already knew but his complete mastery over sealing, he was easily above the standard seal master.

"I am the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki…" stated Naruto, though he could still here the Biju laughing in his mindscape from the various expressions the God of Shinobi went through.

"Impossible, Minato had no son and even if he did you are much too old..." he started but then was interrupted by Naruto.

"From the future in an alternate timeline" Naruto finished staring blankly at the old man. "Surely you recognize the chakra I have, now tell me if the Kyuubi is outside in the village what Kyuubi could I have?"

Surprise filled one Sarutobi Hiruzen's face as he came to terms with the statement, his mind racing to the initial confrontation. 'He said Jiji then he came in, just like Naruko calls me and if he is from an alternate timeline then it is entirely possible that someone could be a different gender, also explaining why he knew of Itachi and Shisui Uchiha but why did he want them here. Does he have some connection with an Itachi or Shisui from his world?' His suspicion only grew, the story sounded farfetched but then again the limitations of the power of the Biju is unknown and the person in front of him definitely has the Kyuubi in him or at least some part of it. From watching the bodies of Shisui and surprisingly Itachi Uchiha that were in complete shock and astonishment he knew some part of it must be the truth, weapons not moving with a slight twitch in their hands deciding if they should attack or not.

"What makes you think I believe you in this ludicrous insinuation" Sarutobi said as he narrowed his eyes but his eyes betrayed the spark of curiosity as he leaned forward straining to hear his next statement.

"Well Shisui and Itachi are looking at me with their sharingan, they would see the lack of chakra fluctuation from myself and know that I am telling the truth" said this Naruto in absolute confidence. Shisui and Itachi were startled that someone knew their names even with their masks on, the person not being in Anbu or from the village should not even know them.

"but I imagine this design is familiar" he said as he lifted up his Anbu jacket and shirt to show an intricate seal design that was the exact same as the one that was present on Naruko, the accursed Shiki Fujin seal that took the Yondaime from the village. For the second time that day Sarutobi's pipe fell from his mouth and spilled onto his paperwork, if he was not so shocked he would have been angered to an incredible degree from his ruined paperwork and had enough time to stop it from catching on fire this time.

Feeling a slight warmth on his body he looked down, "NOOOOOOOO!" the Hokage screamed like a girl with tears bursting from his eyes, as his souls figuratively evaporated slowly from his body.

All Kurama could do was laugh, it was the funniest scene he had ever seen from a Hokage in his very long life, even the other Biju were amazed that this was the so called God of Shinobi they had heard about from their respective Jinchuuriki. Naruto just snickered when he watched the flustered Hokage jump up and take off his hat and try to douse the fire with tears pouring from his eyes screaming, learning a major lesson that straw is highly flammable, shocking Itachi and Shisui out of their stupor.

Itachi watched the intruder go from serious to on the floor laughing when the Hokage's hat caught fire right beside Shisui, though if someone looked closely they would see Itachi's face straining to keep his stoic expression but soon gave way to the Uchiha smirk as he burned the image of the flustered Hokage into his eyes with his sharingan.

After The Hokage calmed down and finally recovered from his greatest shock in his entire life on his worst day ever, he settled down and got serious.

"I will believe you for now, but why did you come back, what happened?" said the Hokage as he tensed up, anxiety building staring into the man's eyes. 'What could lead someone to abandon their home, does their home even still exist, but his home would have been Konoha…' The fear at what could be bad caused him to shake, someone that is a Kage level shinobi that very well could have been the Hokage for all he knew had decided to travel through time. Seeing the endless darkness and sadness, guilt shame was all he could think about.

"What happened to Konoha? Did I fail?!" Sarutobi Hiruzen hoarsely shouted. His voice breaking from the thought of all the people that could have died. 'Had I failed in my duty, did I even survive to see what happened?' he questioned himself.

"I was the last shinobi, you did not fail Jiji, I did…" he stated as he put his right hand on his chest right over his heart. Sadness building in his eyes showing the eyes of someone who has lived on a battlefield for their entire lives, seen complete death. The eyes of someone who has lost everything, their entire world.

"War Jiji, the fourth shinobi war, against a single person, we won the battle but ultimately we lost the war" Naruto said.

"War, the fourth shinobi war, against a single person, we won the battle but ultimately we lost the war" said the intruder.

The old saying 'you cannot lie to an Uchiha'. All truths, mapping the facial expressions and the chakra fluctuations he knew it was true or at least he believed it to be true, but he could tell the Sandaime Hokage at least believed that he was from a different reality and timeline, no matter how much he pretended to deny it.

Gone was Shisui's laid back demeanour, his eyes filled with curiosity and shock, the last shinobi meant that he himself had failed his task as a shinobi itself, he failed his very purpose. Glancing at his best friend and partner he could see his jaw clench, anger replaced his usual blank expression as he also understood his failure.

"Uchiha Madara lived, he gathered the Biju, and though incomplete he still managed to revive the Juubi. After the Jinchuuriki was killed the Juubi was free to run amok, thousands of years of rage from confinement led to all the shinobi villages mostly destroyed…" after a pause when his voice cracked. "There were no humans left to fight."

Naruto strained to keep his emotions in control, but ultimately failed. The memories washed over him the pain of seeing his village gone.

Arriving in the outskirts of Konoha after the Juubi ran off, too exhausted to give chase, he found smoke billowing above the trees. Picking up his pace and eventually using his six paths form he arrived at the gate, or what was left of the gate considering there was no wall surrounding the village either. Similar to what Pein had done, a massive crater was in part of the village, the civilian sector completely destroyed with all bodies vaporized in the explosion. A bijudama had destroyed everything, part of the shinobi sector was still there but all the buildings had been blown off their foundations, the Hokage tower was in ruins.

"What happened?" he cried as he made his way into the ruins dropping to his knees at the first body or what was left of it, what few bodies remained had been crushed under the rubble if they had not been blown to pieces from the blast.

'Naruto it was the Juubi, we still have a chance we must stop it before it can destroy the other villages' said Kurama.

'How can we stop it, we can't kill it, it's too powerful. Even if we seal it, when the vessel dies it will escape again. We have no way to separate the Juubi back into the individual Biju' said Naruto. Despair was evident in his voice, trying to stop a force of nature is impossible.

'The Juubi is unstable Naruto, it is missing half of the Kyuubi chakra as well as part of the other Biju, if we seal it into you the chakra will separate again into nine Biju. Without the Gedo Mazo statue the Juubi can't be formed again. So we just need to destroy the statue after it has been emptied' stated Kurama.

They had been too late to avoid the destruction of the other villages, he had stayed to clean up some of the Jutsu library in the Hokage tower that had survived to stumble upon the Hiraishin Jutsu, his father's greatest creation. The entire idea was to use the time-space Jutsu to go back in time but even that failed.

'This is an opportunity, we may not be able to save our world but we can save theirs Naruto, it is better than where we came from, there is life here' said Kurama.

'Yeah you are right, we can't be selfish in our desire for our own world, and it is gone but we can save this one' with determination building in his eyes.

'Just don't tell them too much, they don't need to know that you have the other Biju as well, or they will fear what you may become.'

Naruto came back to reality to see the others recovering from their shock of his statement.

"Why did you ask for Itachi and Shisui?" asked the Hokage, while trying to calm himself down.

"We could only go so far back in time and could not stop the death of my father but we could try to stop the Uchiha Massacre and the death of Uchiha Shisui" stated Naruto bluntly.

"What…" yelled Shisui, "Why did I die, how come I am so important?" as Shisui grabbed Naruto's collar pulling him to his face. Emotions flashing across his face, rage, confusion, disappointment.

"Danzo stole one of your eyes in an attempt to use your unique sharingan ability, your Kotoamatsukami ability used together with Hashirama's Cells allowed for the ten year period to be reduced, he was manipulating the ninja of the village with your eye" said Naruto watching the stunned expression appear on Shisui's face as he moved his hand up to his eye.

"You let Itachi kill you to obtain the mangekyō sharingan, after which Itachi proceeded to kill the Uchiha clan for plotting a rebellion" as Naruto turned to face Itachi. "You only left your brother Sasuke alive so that he could reclaim the honour of the Uchiha clan."

Itachi's eyes widened, though his expression stayed the same, going through all the possibilities to see if he would have done something like this. The understanding of the reason why the clan was, no is planning to rebel. "You two are true Konoha ninja…"

Thinking for a second, "but this is an alternate reality, Shisui should have already been killed by now but he is still alive and in one piece, there is an opportunity to stop it before the clan is destroyed."

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately understood why, he could see the tension between the civilians and the Uchiha clan, the suspicion and distrust. "They blame the Uchiha for the Kyuubi attacking the village".

'Should I tell them who released you Kurama?'

'Yes, the more they know the more they can expect, besides I don't think you can make an adequate plan if you keep everything to yourself you'll need help'

"Yes, and with good reason, an Uchiha by the name of Obito was responsible for the Kyuubi being released from my mother when I had been born."

"But he's dead, he died years ago crushed underneath boulders!" yelled Sarutobi. "Even if he had survived, how could he beat Minato?"

"He was saved by Uchiha Madara who has now passed on, and with the death of Rin his hatred grew until he sided with Madara and trained to beat my father, he succeeded with the help of his sharingan allowing him space-time like abilities and Hashirama's cells to replace the damaged part of his body"

Understanding flashed on Sarutobi's face then shame that a Konoha shinobi was responsible for the death of their Hokage and the other villages. He sat down in his chair with slumped shoulders gripping the arm rest till it cracked mulling over the revelations and looked up to see Shisui and Itachi doing the same.

"Who was Danzo manipulating in the village and why?"

"He was most likely using Shisui's sharingan on his root operatives to remove their emotions, he was also planning on discrediting you with the Uchiha clan massacre and taking over as Hokage but ultimately failed."

"Root is still running, that was supposed to be disbanded years ago! I ordered him to disband it" just as his arm rest completely broke in his hand.

"He did not, and he occasionally works together with Orochimaru's experimentation on children, he also kidnaps young children and forces them into Root, if anything he has become worse" said Naruto as he clenched his fist, Danzo was a disgrace to the will of fire.

"Orochimaru became really active during my Chuunin exam where he tried to obtain Sasuke's sharingan after failing to gain yours Itachi" as he stared into the eyes said man, "he marked your brother with his cursed seal, and after the exam he killed you Jiji" turning to face the stunned Hokage.

As he closed his eyes to stop the tears "he killed you using Edo Tensei, you died sealing Hashirama and Tobimara Senju using Shiki Fujin along with Orochimaru's arms".

"Stop that's enough, I... I've heard enough I need time to think this over, besides you have already said that your past is different from ours, things could be different" Sarutobi nervously said as he grasped for straws. Trying to deny the fact that so many things could go wrong and it all came back to the shinobi of Konoha.

Eventually calming down Sarutobi asked, "So Naruto what do you want to do?" as he sighed and thought for a second "Do you want of be a shinobi of Konoha?" The idea was good just not going to be easy to implement.

"Yes, it is my desire to fight for Konoha, and being part of the shinobi force will allow me access to more sensitive information, since I look like my father it may be better to pretend to be his younger brother if at all possible" It's all I have left he said sadly.

"Hmm… maybe, Minato never really talked about his family to anyone so if you pretend to be his personal Anbu then maybe we could pull it off and say you were on a mission for him over seven years since his death, maybe his final mission" said Sarutobi as he debated the possibilities. "Danzo will most definitely not believe it but there is little proof to deny it anyway, he can say nothing, besides it's the only option as you look too much like Minato to try hide it with a Henge and you can't hide behind a mask forever"

'Kurama I will need your help, try to hold back my six paths appearance'

'Yeah, okay you should look normal, and they should only sense my chakra, not the others'

"You can say that he sent me on a mission to find out how to control the Kyuubi, because I already know the process and can do it, see" placing his right hand over the seal he turned counter-clockwise and immediately a wave of chakra erupted from his body as gold yellow flames erupted from his frame and a cloak similar to the Hokage's on his back.

Trying to keep a calm face, Sarutobi could not, Shisui and Itachi had closed their eyes, no doubt they would have gone blind being that close. The chakra was coming off in waves, the sheer presence he was giving off was dominating, hard to tell if it was the chakra or the person underneath. "Knowing that you will be taking up the title of Namikaze, you will be in constant danger of assassination."

"Jiji I have long since surpassed my father, besides with gaining control of the Kyuubi's chakra I can feel the presence of people with negative emotions" Naruto said as he changed back. "Besides it is better that I have some sway in this village, and my presence will deter Orochimaru from doing anything drastic."

"The important thing is what will happen when the Hyuuga see the Kyuubi sealed inside you with their Byakugan"

"When the Kyuubi attacked, Minato only sealed the yang half of the chakra in me while the yin half went to the Shinigami, we can say that he sealed the yin half in me instead and I can get Kurama to only lend me Yin chakra so strong sensors will think it is true"

"What the Kyuubi has a name?" asked Shisui.

"Yeah, the only reason Kurama attacked Konoha is because he was forced to by Obito with his sharingan."

"Now we just need a fake mission scroll, I think I can forge one and pretend Minato asked me to write the scroll for him, or say I did after I became Hokage again" said Sarutobi.

"We can use the leftover chakra of my fathers he sealed in me when I was a baby to use in the ink of the fake mission scroll, that way it will seem to be made by him and I can use a time dilation barrier with a modified Hiraishin to age the document" At that Sarutobi's eyes bulged out, the idea of a time dilation barrier was something only Tobimara could have done with his time-space techniques.

"It only works on inanimate objects, well I mean I haven't tried it on a living thing before, but it would probably take too much chakra anyway" said Naruto as he grinned rubbing the back of his head.

"That could work, I will have to call a council meeting because this is too important for me to delay it, and Danzo will be even more suspicious if I do. Shisui, Itachi this is an S-class secret tell no one" he said sternly two the pair.

"Yes Hokage-sama"

As the meeting came under way, Sarutobi Hiruzen walked in after all the clans and civilian council, sitting down and breathing a heavy sigh at the chaos that was about to come.

"Where is your hat?" was the first question most of the council asked. All he could do was grumble incoherently under his breath and continue with a smile on his face like he was the Rikudou Sennin in the flesh. As all could smell the smoke coming from him and his pipe was nowhere to be seen, the shame was prominently evident on his face confusing most of the council except Shikaku who was smirking.

"Today I had a shinobi return on a seven year long mission…" paused Sarutobi for dramatic effect. 'Got to live a little In my old age, and brighten up my shitty day' he smirked as he saw a few of them frown in confusion because he wasn't in office seven years ago, especially Shikaku.

"It was the last mission sanctioned by Minato Namikaze" he said before placing the forged mission scroll on the table. Immediately chaos erupted Koharu, Homura being the ardent leader, snatching the scroll up to read, as Danzo sat patiently with his one eye narrowed thinking of all the possibilities of an important mission such as this. The other clans were whispering to each other trying to figure out the importance of such a mission that it lead to a council meeting.

Immediately Koharu and Homura went quiet, jaws slack as their faces paled, utterly stunned at the name of the mission receiver, "Naruto Namikaze…" was all they said. Sarutobi was laughing inside when he saw the council members stunned and even Danzo was surprised by the name. Turning his head towards the clans they all appeared to be shocked as well, even Shikaku though his eyes were narrowed, obviously he didn't believe it but that would remain to be seen until Naruto walked in.

At the others urging, Koharu continued "It says a shinobi by the name of Naruto Namikaze was to find a way to control the Kyuubi chakra for the new Jinchuuriki, the time length is indeterminate, though there is nothing to say why he was chosen as the only member".

"What is the meaning of this, is it some joke Hiruzen" asked Danzo, obviously displeased with such a farce.

"It is real, I checked the chakra in the ink, it was indeed written by Minato over seven years ago. It was also hard to deny that Naruto was indeed a Namikaze due to his appearance, blood tests confirm he is the brother of Minato Namikaze." And just then the doors to the council room opened all heads turned and in walked Naruto Namikaze followed by Itachi and Shisui Uchiha. A few of the clan heads and the council's eyes widened and some of them mouthed 'Minato'.

Fugaku Uchiha watched as Naruto walked in with his sharingan active scrutinizing everything, "it is not a Henge that is his true appearance".

Hiashi Hyuuga looked with his Byakugan and saw the chakra coming from Naruto's naval, "What Biju are you holding?"

Immediately Koharu and Homura started complaining about another demon brat in the village, and for once Sarutobi could watch Shikaku's mouth fall open, completely surprised about the proceedings.

As Sarutobi cleared his throat to get the attention of the council, "Naruto holds the Yin half of the Kyuubi chakra…" another pause for effect, "According to him Minato could only seal half the Kyuubi's chakra into Naruko and he sealed the other half into his brother Naruto due to the limitations of his seal design, and tasked him with finding out how to control the Kyuubi, so he could train Naruko."

Danzo narrowed his eyes, this was suspicious, "how come I have never heard of him, I do not remember a brother of Minato and I don't think anyone else does," though he was inwardly pleased at the possibility of a second Jinchuuriki tool for the village.

Making sure Fugaku and Hiashi had stopped using there doujutsu he answered carefully "Minato trained me himself when I was a child and placed me in Anbu by myself, I worked alone always", as he pulled out a Hiraishin kunai as proof.

"Have you at least completed your mission" asked Danzo with a spark of curiosity in his eye, the possibility of a useful pawn was always exciting for himself.

"Yes" Naruto said as he quickly released the seal and gold yellow flames erupted from his body and a cloak formed at his back, straight afterwards he deactivated it.

"I have complete control of the Kyuubi chakra, I have separated the malevolent intent from his chakra, allowing me unhindered access."

"Malevolent intent?" questioned Koharu. Obviously confused by the statement, chakra is just chakra it has no intent.

Naruto smirked blatantly, "Well the Biju chakra is special because they themselves are chakra constructs, and their will is ingrained into it" he paused before narrowing his eyes, "you are lucky Naruko has a strong will, with all the abuse Konoha has done I'm surprised Naruko hasn't gotten angry and lost control of the Kyuubi chakra and wiped this village off the map."

What colour was left in Koharu and Homura's face drained right out, they were as pale as ghosts. It was obviously Danzo that spread the rumour of the Kyuubi in Naruko and they supported it thinking Naruko was truly the demon itself.

"You are lucky I like the village and respect my brother, the harm you have done to my niece is a disgrace to the memory of Minato and Kushina" glared Naruto, by this statement Koharu and Homura had fainted from facial blood loss and their heads hit the table. Danzo and the other clan heads were less shocked because they already knew who the parents of Naruko had been, though most were shame faced at doing nothing in the face of the abuse and isolation of Naruko.

"The identity of Naruko's relationship to Naruto is an S-class secret, exposing it to the village will mean immediate execution regardless of position" stated Sarutobi grimly. While all the clan heads understood the reasons, immediately a full blast twinkle appeared in Danzo's eye as he thought of ways to exploit it.

"That means you as well Danzo, don't think I won't kill you because of your position, and you better keep your lackey's under control. I will not tolerate them spreading your lies to the village again" said Naruto coldly as he glared at Danzo.

Surprise appeared in Danzo's eye when someone cornered him, he glared back at the accusation, as threatening as a half face glare could be. Though the other clans seemed to be smirking due to seeing Danzo up against the wall figuratively for once.

Using the silence to his advantage, "Naruto will be returning to the village as a Jounin and will take up the title of the Namikaze clan head and temporary leadership of the Uzumaki clan for Naruko until she is of age" shocking even Naruto himself, but if he thought about it, then it would make sense for him to be the head of the Namikaze clan instead of Naruko since he is male, as well as make him a more prominent target, thereby protecting Naruko if the secret is revealed.

"Also, as a blood relative he will be taking guardianship of Naruko permanently…" inwardly Sarutobi was ecstatic because now Naruko can receive better treatment and he wanted to see the horrified eye of Danzo and shocked face of Naruto himself. 'About time I screw someone over'. Though Naruto's face changed into a smile after, because he has actual family that he can live with, in a manner of speaking.

Sarutobi sat in his office completely exhausted by the council meeting, tilting his head back and releasing his final sigh of the day, 'I'm too old for this' he had just sent Naruto, Itachi and Shisui home warning them again to not reveal anything.

Naruto would be staying with Naruko, with the benefit of seals and Itachi and Shisui continuing their guard of Naruko with Kakashi's team. No doubt the rumour of the mysterious brother of Minato returning to the village would have already spread around the village at light speed before the council meeting was over and eventually to the other shinobi villages. Sometimes he wondered why the Anbu had such loose mouths when listening in on Hokage meetings, anything not classified they spread around like the plague. Hopefully it will overshadow the fact that Naruko is the daughter of Minato if that gets out.

When he asked how skilled Naruto was he only said "I was trained by Jiraiya, I have followed in his footsteps and surpassed him as well" clearly he has become a toad sage, 'oh that reminds me Jiraiya and Tsunade are going to come rushing back here when they hear the news, Naruto said they should not know the truth. Too much change too soon will leave the future unpredictable'.

Turning his chair to face the window Sarutobi looked out the window at the sunset with his pipe in his mouth and an Icha-Icha book from his drawer in his hand, going to enjoy the rest of the night. A tear escaped his eye as he realized that all his paperwork went up in flames with his hat, it was the first time Sarutobi skipped out on paperwork and hopefully not the last as was for once in his life happy to be in the Hokage office.

Naruto slowly made his way down the tower with Itachi and Shisui on either side to keep the shinobi from mobbing the brother of the Yondaime.

"Naruto how did you know me before?" Itachi whispered, curious as to what his opinion was of him after he had wiped out his entire clan.

Naruto thought long about it, the will to protect Konoha as a whole for the better of the village. Having a single desire and trying to make his brother strong. "You were… the greatest Uchiha I had ever known, the most loyal one to the village. I met you after you had been killed by Sasuke when you had been revived by Edo Tensei."

"You wanted your brother to surpass you and regain the honour of the Uchiha clan, he eventually did, though in a roundabout way."

With the amount of respect he spoke of when he mention Sasuke, "What was Sasuke to you?" he asked curiously surprised by his tone when he mentioned his name.

"Sasuke was a brother to me, the only family I really needed at the time..." his voice cutting off as he remembered his death, he was killed by Kaguya, pierced with her all-killing ash bones, his body slowly crumbling to dust, watching the shock build in his eyes at his impending death. "He saved my life, he was my best friend and you would have been proud of him."

As they exited the tower Naruto headed down the street towards Ichiraku's for dinner while Itachi and Shisui headed to the Uchiha clan. Glancing back at Itachi, "There is still a chance to save them Itachi, I swear on it, because that is my Nindo" he laughed as he turned back leaving the smiling Uchiha behind.

"Aww look at that Itachi has a new friend, you're going to make me jealous when your attention is not on me only" Shisui said with the largest grin known to man. Itachi for the second time that day was ashamed to be friends with this man after dropping his smile for the usual blank face.

Once they entered the Uchiha clan district they split up, Itachi headed home to his father, mother and younger brother.

"Itachi what do you think of this Naruto Namikaze" asked Fugaku immediately once Itachi came home.

"He respects the Uchiha as long as they are loyal to the village, but I doubt he will like the majority of the arrogant ones though" Itachi plainly stated, surprising his father.

"He has no ill will towards us and actually supports the Uchiha even while knowing the dark part of the sharingan, as long as they remain loyal to Konoha he will openly support us in the village" Greatly shocking his father as he realised someone outside knew the dark history of the sharingan and still did not care. Little did he know this statement had already changed the ideas of Fugaku.

Itachi walked to the back porch and sat beside his brother. "Nii-san where were you?" Sasuke asked. "I was in a meeting with a returning shinobi, the Hokage and Shisui"

"Who is the shinobi is he good, how old is he, can I meet him" Sasuke rattled off questions.

"He is a powerful shinobi, and chances are you'll hear about him by tomorrow, he is twenty years old, and I guess you could say he is a friend in a manner of speaking" smiled Itachi. Until he saw Shisui hiding behind a fence post smirking, his eyes widened and his mouth dropped open as he heard Shisui run off laughing with a camera in his hand. Only to turn back and see Sasuke laughing at him to, which he abruptly stopped when a kunai appeared in Itachi's hand.

Naruto made his way down the street with his arms behind his head, with the majority of the population staring at him whispering 'Yondaime' while pointing. Turning a corner he bumped into Kurenai Yuuhi and Anko Mitarashi who both fell to the ground as if they hit a brick wall, "Sorry" he said offering a hand to each, helping them up, while they just stared at the Yondaime's clone.

Naruto was surprised, they looked noticeably younger though he remembered Kurenai had stayed at the village and died with her son, Anko he assumed had died in the war, as he never saw her again. After helping the two up up, he smiled at them 'I will save you this time' and left them behind not noticing that small blush building on their faces.

Entering Ichiraku's all conversation died down, while they had heard the rumours of Minato's brother they never would have expected his clone to walk in. Naruto came up to the counter and sat beside a small red headed girl by the name of Naruko in a grotesque orange jumpsuit. "Can I have four bowls of beef ramen and four bowls of miso ramen?" understanding flashed across Teuchi's face quickly replaced by a wide smile as he realized it was the same person that he had met earlier in the day.

'That outfit sure brings back memories' remembering his own, he had given his up after the war, it made his team an easy target. 'I might have to fix that later on when she graduates.'

'It was a good idea, you looked stupid' scoffed Kurama.

'Aww you just wanted it to be red so it could match you' he thought as he watched Kurama turn his head and grumble, surprisingly foxes can blush.

"Okay, so you're the new shinobi from town, I hear you are the brother of Minato" asked Teuchi. Silence rained in the store as everybody waited with bated breath at the answer, Naruko had stopped stuffing her face to stare at her side and realize that her idols brother had sat beside her.

"Yeah I am, I have been on a seven year mission for him" said Naruto as he turned to face Naruko who had her cheeks stuffed with ramen. She leaned forward and saw his whiskers on his face immediately her eyes and mouth opened wide, with ramen spilling from said mouth all over his lap.

'For once I am truly happy that you are my Jinchuuriki because I feel sad for that Kurama' laughed Kurama. The other Biju were confused as Kurama just felt bad and happy for himself about his Jinchuuriki simultaneously.

Naruto watched the blush of embarrassment rise up Naruko's face till it was the colour of her hair and she quickly shut her mouth clenching her fists to see her reaction as he scraped the copious amounts of ramen off his uniform. All the other attendants were staring and waiting for Naruto to rise in anger, while Teuchi did not know what to do, he wanted to protect Naruko, but Naruto was a powerful man in this village, the new head of the Namikaze clan and most definitely an S-class Ninja.

Naruto broke out in laughter grabbing his stomach much to the shock of the customers and Teuchi and Ayame. After he calmed down he placed his hand on Naruko's head and everybody tensed up to see what he would do.

"You're just like your mother Kushina, Naruko" he said as he rubbed her head, "though I don't think ramen was falling out of her mouth" teased Naruto, as her blush grew, but was quickly replaced by a sparkle in her eyes. One thought raced through her mind 'you're just like your mother Kushina'.

"You knew… my mother" she excitedly stuttered, trying to hide her previous embarrassment. "Yes" he smiled, "though not as well as I should have but you have her beautiful red hair, and… her love for ramen" he laughed fingering a few strands. He watched her blush grow as she turned her head to the side smiling slightly, no doubt very conscious of her hair just like her mother.

"Teuchi-san, I will pay for Naruko's food as well as my own" he said to the owner as he patted Naruko's back.

"Are you sure you can handle that she is like a bottomless pit" Teuchi smiled. He glanced at Naruko and saw she was happy, looking down but smiling while rubbing the inner forearms together nervously, she had met the brother of her idol and he had the same whiskers that she had on her face.

"Yeah, I can afford it. Besides it's not like she can eat more ramen then me" he smirked as his eyes shifted to her while pulling his Gama-chan wallet from one of his seals on his right arm. She had frozen and started to shake uncontrollably in shock.

"Nobody can eat more ramen than me! Dattebayo" she yelled as she stood on top of the stool pointing at him. Everybody in the store sweat dropped at Naruko's response, so childish. Naruto smirked evilly as he slammed his fist on the table making everybody jump, he stood up from the chair and they were now eye to eye glaring at each other.

"You're on" he yelled, both turning to the counter eyes burning with determination "Teuchi-san more ramen!" they yelled together. Everybody in the store was silent at this point though a few were shocked into dreamland at a second coming of Naruko.

Kakashi felt a shiver and glanced over his shoulder, he had a bad feeling. Turning back to face the pink Anbu walls of his room.

Later that afternoon Naruto picked up Naruko and carried her out of Ichiraku's, as she slept from stuffing her face. He carried her to her apartment. 'Hey Kurama, it looks the exact same' he thought as he stood outside looking up. The Apartment was still a dump, then again you can't expect much from an apartment for a seven year old.

Heading up to the door he placed Naruko on the ground, and woke her up. "Hey. Naruto were here" said as he pinched her cheeks. Grumbling under her breath as she rubbed her eyes, she looked up "Thank you Naruto-san" she said with a smile on her face.

Looking down at her face he could see the loneliness in her eyes, not as great as his but still present, kneeling down till he was eye height and put a hand on her head, "I only said we're here, I'm your new guardian, we're going to live in your parents' house behind the Hokage monument" he smiled brightly at her. 'She will live happily this time, together with us, at least better than we had Kurama.'

'I can imagine Minato and Kushina being confused inside the seal trying to figure out who you are. They are probably thinking you are going to kidnap her, in some elaborate plot' said Kurama smirking.

'They're probably yelling at your alter ego trying to figure out why I have his chakra, though we can tell him later on after Naruko has graduated' Naruto inwardly smirked. Once again Kurama was happy that Naruto was his Jinchuuriki.

Naruko's eyes lit up in happiness, then changed to suspicion from the generosity of Naruto and took a step back. "Why… Why would you do something like that for me? You don't even know me." She said shyly with her head facing the ground.

Grabbing her chin and lifting it up to look her in the eyes, "Well I can't let my cute little niece stay here, I know you consider it home but it will be better if you stay with your uncle in your parent's home" as he smiled brightly. "That way we both won't be alone, you are my only family I have left."

…

Naruko just stared blankly for a few seconds.

'Wow she really is you, she hasn't even figured out what you said yet' laughed Kurama.

Slowly her eyes widened together with her mouth as she connected the dots, all she could think about was being the daughter of her idol, the Yondaime. Then she fainted in shock in front of her door.

…

'Even I'm surprised, was I really like this as a child' thought Naruto as he sweat dropped.

Though none of his Biju confirmed it they neither denied it either. Picking Naruko, he took the key from her pocket, unlocked the door and walked in, placing Naruko on the couch till she woke up. Taking a look around the old room, eerily similar to his own apartment before Pein destroyed it, he sat down on the couch and waited.

After Naruko woke up he told her not to tell anyone who her parents were for her safety and explained that he was on a mission for seven years and only returned, then he got her to pack her things while he went to the store to get their provisions. Walking down the street trying to ignore all the stares of the people, all thinking whether he was the Yodaime after coming back to life or if he was really the brother. Though most had pride that someone who was at least related to the village hero back home in Konoha, but for the wrong reasons.

Entering the convenience store Naruto grabbed many packs of ramen.

"You know ramen is not exactly a very healthy balanced diet" someone said behind him, turning Naruto came face to face with Kurenai.

Turning to the side he managed to sputter out, "It's… It's not for me, it's for my… new adopted child or maybe sister?" he said as his brows scrunched together. 'Is she an adopted child, did I just adopt myself. I think sister would be better' Naruto was confused.

Kurenai just stared at the Minato clone, mostly at the whiskers on his face. In her ice queen like demeanour she reached forward and grabbed on them to see if they were real.

"Eh… those are… those are real Kurenai-chan, please don't pull them off my… off my face," he replied as his face deformed from excessive stretching.

Realization hit Kurenai pretty bad, she was touching a stranger's face or more like their whiskers, blushing furiously she took a step back, and quickly turned around slumping her shoulders.

"I'm sorry, they… they just kind of stood out" she said back after calming down and straightening her back.

"Its fine but you're probably right about the ramen, it is probably unhealthy for a girl to not eat anything else" as he grabbed a wide variety of fruits, vegetable and meats.

Heading up to the counter, "So who are you adopting, hmm who is she?" Kurenai questioned as she leaned forward, after her emotional recovery.

"Well it's more like guardianship, but it's Naruko", Kurenai's emotionless mask collapsed again in surprise, "She will be staying with me in my brother home, away from the civilians" as his eyes narrowed staring into the distance.

Paying for his groceries he walked out the store, "Why, is it because you feel like it's your responsibility?" she asked as her eyes arrowed, obviously worried about his reasons for taking care of Naruko.

Turning back he grimaced with a wistful look in his eyes, remembering all the emotions that went through his mind from the abuse and segregation that the village displayed, the loneliness. Not caring that Kurenai had seen, placing his hand on his stomach, "Let's just say that I have had similar experiences to Naruko, and am the best person to understand what she is going through", he patted his seal and turned around walking away.

Kurenai just stared at his back leaving, to know that he was also a Jinchuuriki as well, she completely forgot to ask how he knew her name.

There won't be much contact with the other Biju until later on, one because they are kind of hard to present nine Biju all the time and two, they were never really with Naruto since he was a child but I will try to work them in.