Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever, own Naruto or any of it's characters...why Kami...WHY!? ( TT^TT )

WARNING: This is a NEGLECT fic! Don't like, then go kiss a chidori. Also kind of standard Kami as Naruto's mother story. But I promise it's much more interesting than it may seem! Please don't click the "back" button! No! Don't click on it! NOOOOO!

Also minor language and gore. Not much, but some, especially in future chapters. So be warned.

Fatherly!Shinigami, motherly!Kami

Good: Kurama, other bijuu, Orochimaru, Tsunade, Danzo, others

Bad(Bashing): Minato(alive), Natsuki (younger sister), Sasuke, Sakura, Jiraiya(may get better), Hiruzen(not really bashed, but not nice to Naru), others / no real Kushina bashing, but she will be a little neglectful towards Naruto. Not very, but it will seem like she favors his sister over him in beginning. WILL CHANGE! I love Kushina ^^(NOTE: she will mostly be neglectful under the influence of Minato, who wholeheartedly cares for Natsuki and not Naruto)

Reaper!Naruto (like a worker of the Shinigami, but not on his level / NOT OP Naruto. He'll be powerful, definitely spiritually, but not OP.)

AN: This idea came to mind at 3am after reading many neglect Naruto fics. So forgive me if the beginning is a little...off? I plan to take this story pretty far, but I don't know how far. I'm hoping to get some good feedback from it, sop that'll decide how far I'm going with this.

Thank you to all who have chosen to read this! Enjoy, ttebayo! O.O...KUSO! GET OUT OF MY HEAD UZUMAKI! (imaginary Naruto: kukuku! Neva! (=^w^=))

Bijuu/God Speech: "Naru"

Bijuu/God Thought: "Naru"

Human Speech: "Naru"

Human Thought/flashback: "Naru"

Monologue

Tired emerald and sea blue eyes gazed down in despair at the alter, two tightly wrapped bundles lying lifeless atop the cool surface. Both blue and emerald teared up, each standing on either side of the prone forms.

"I...I don't know what I did wrong. I performed the sealing just as sensei had taught me! I...Gomennasai Kushina. I killed them. Natsuki. Naruto. Our children." came the cracked voice of a blonde haired man standing beside the still infant with curly red hair and tan skin. He held her cold hand in his own, a lone tear falling from his puffy eyes, landing on his daughter's forehead.

Opposite of the blonde man, a petite framed woman with exotic blood red hair stood cradling their son, nestling his curly blonde hair as she ran trembling fingers across his pale whiskered cheek. Her tears fell freely down her rosy cheeks, dampening the blood stained rags shielding her son from the outside world.

She shook her head from side to side, clinging desperately to her child, who had barely been born to the world before being taken away from her, "No, no! They can't be gone, they just can't be! I didn't even get to see their eyes open, or hear their laughter! I wanted it all! Their love, joy, hurt, everything! I wanted to be their mother, Minato! Why Kami-sama? Why did this have to happen to them?!" she sobbed, too hysteric to even acknowledge the wrinkled tan hand of Konoha's previous Hokage that fell upon her trembling shoulder.

"Kushina-chan...I'm sorry. But the bodies must be taken in now. Thankfully the Kyuubi was successfully seal. Now we must seal away the bodies for the village's protection-" She slapped away his supportive hand, reaching across the alter and pulling her daughter from under her husband's hand, and to her chest. She backed away from the two men, frantically shaking her head in refusal.

"No! You will not take them from me! They can still be saved! I know it! I can feel it! Please, believe me! I can feel Kami-sama's will inside of them! If you would just wait, I know they'll wake up-"

"Kushina! Listen to yourself! They're gone, you and I both know it! Their bodies couldn't withstand the Kyuubi's demonic energy, and it burned their insides within an instant. Natsuki's chakra coils were burnt out by the Kyuubi's, and the fox's soul devoured Naruto's upon sealing! Don't lie to yourself!" Minato exclaimed as he approached her, reaching out to take the bundles from her grasp, "I wanted to be there for them too, but it is too late now. It was not our fate to be the parents of these children. They. Are. Gone-"

'SLAP'

Both Hiruzen and Minato stared wide eyed at the former jinchuuriki, the latter cupping his stinging cheek in disbelief.

"Ku...Kushi..na?"

Backing farther away from her husband, Kushina fell to her knees onto the scorched ground. Hastily laying the infants on their backs, she alternated between the two, desperately blowing streams of air through their small, undeveloped windpipes. Gasping for air as her sobbing began to clog up her own airway.

"I...will not...let them...go!" she cried, carefully pumping her hands on their chests, wailing in agony when she heard a faint 'crack' emit from her son's chest. But she continued on, continuing to force the air from her lungs to those of her children. Fate however, seemed to clash against her efforts.

Their beautiful rounded faces seemed to only grow paler by the minute, as if her actions were further ending their young lives. Even death seemed to mock her.

Shaky hands finally pulled away from the ice cold bodies, coming up to cover her quivering mouth. This time when she felt a hand fall upon her shoulder, she allowed it to pull her into a warm embrace. Clinging to the front of the other's white coat, she released her screams of raw agony fall from cracked lips, not at all muffled out by the thundering sky above.

Looking up to the unseen heavens, Kushina cried, "Please...oh please Kami-sama! Please don't take them from me! They had so much more to live for! I know you felt the same! You blessed these two angels to us, so please...PLEASE LET US HAVE THEM, KAMI-SAMA!"

"PLEASE LET US HAVE THEM, KAMI-SAMA!"

The cheerful giggles of an infant responded to the static cry, reaching out to the weeping face of the woman, only to whine and wriggle when a delicate hand waved away the image acting as a mirror into the mortal world.

'How selfish. I grant them the gift of two lives, and that blonde man throws them away. I have every right to keep them!' thought a lone figure, who sat perched atop a much too large throne made of solid white gold, riddled with diamonds and pearls. This figure was undeniably female, what with the front of her robes falling open to reveal the cleavage of her smooth unblemished breast.

The woman tucked lean legs beneath her as she leaned farther into her throne, resting her back against its plush cloud like pillow. A cool breeze blew around the woman, swirling around stray strands of snow white hair that danced in the wind. Warm violet eyes fluttered closed as the breeze swept passed her, ruffling the silver silk of her robes, tied fast to her being by a long golden sash. A lone pale hand reached up to her chest, patting tenderly at the small being latched fast to her left breast. A warm smile spread across her face, gazing down lovingly at the small infant. Another hand came up to twirl a stray blonde curl, earning a joyful gurgle from the blonde babe.

Lifting the infant up to eye level, she relished in its toothless grin, small hands grabbing at air in an attempt to pull her closer. Yes. She had every right to keep this little angel.

"Yes, but that would be selfish of you as well, my love."

Not startled in the least by the sudden voice, the violet eyed woman looked up from the child in her arms to look upon the large intimidating figure of the man before her. His long, waist length onyx hair brushing past her, dancing along side her own in the wind. Cool, icy blue eyes upturned with mirth.

She turned her nose up defiantly, pouting almost childishly as she cradled the infant closer to her chest,

"It is not selfish when I am simply taking back the gift that a mortal so foolishly threw away. You were the one to guide their souls here. You saw just what that man did!" she hissed, the surrounding clouds booming with thunder, voicing her anger to the world below.

The man sighed, only for it to turn into a groan of irritation as one of the 'gifts' began to squirm in his grasp. Pulling back faded rags, the scrunched up pink face of an infant was made visible. Small hands pushed and pinched at the man's skin, earning a low growl.

"You took the blonde one and gave me this one on purpose, didn't you." he groaned, prying the infant from his chest, holding her at arms length.

The woman sighed, motioning for the man to hand her the upset child. Doing so without hesitation, the red haired child was now in the woman grasp, while the small blonde boy was gurgling happily in the man's arms. The woman flinched slightly when the infant latched onto her breast rather roughly, slurping greedily at her now sore nipple.

Still, she patted the girl's head encouragingly, sighing when the child shook its head, seemingly trying to shake her hand off, "I attempted to feed the both of them upon their arrival. However the girl here refused to share my chest, and continuously pushed and pinched at her brother's cheek, causing him to cry. If anything, he needed to be fed the most, as having the soul of a bijuu, especially the Kyuubi's, sealed away inside you can be quite draining. In this case, fatal." she gazed between the two children sadly, "Not even an hour old, and they're already returning home. A cruel fate. I am sorry I had you be the one to retrieve their souls, Shinigami-koi." a lone tear escaped her eye, gently being wiped away by a cold finger.

"It is my duty, my love. I understand. A soul personally guided by myself is the only gateway to your secluded heaven, Kami-sama."

Kami smiled, guiding the other's hands to her lips, placing a kiss on his open palm, "The honorific 'sama' after my name is only used by those who respect me."

Bringing her hand up to his own lips, he turned is upwards to place a kiss on her own open palm, "I adore you. I treasure you. I respect you. I love you." he said with a warm smile.

Careful of the still feeding infant, Kami stood from her throne to pull Shinigami into an embrace, laughing softly when the blonde infant in the other's arms leaned down to her, placing a sloppy kiss on her cheek. She reached up to stroke each individual whisker on his cheek,

"Even when I'm being selfish?"

"Even then." he nodded.

Pulling back from the embrace with a sigh, Kami waved her hand in the air, causing it to flicker before opening up to reveal the image of a familiar red and blonde haired couple who had yet to move from their place on the ground. Violet eyes narrowed as they landed on the blonde man in particular.

"You can feel it, can't you koi?"

Shinigami sighed, "Yes. Darkness has clouded his heart. As soon as he took the Hokage's hat, he put the duty of running the village before any future family he would've had. He proved just that tonight. He knew very well that his sealing was correct when he summoned me, forcing me to seal the fox into these children. His only concern was for that of the village. My only regret is not reaping his soul when I was summoned."

"You were thinking about the children growing up without a father." Kami smiled, reaching up to caress his cheek lovingly.

Nodding, he looked down to the blonde in his arms, smiling as the child played with a stray strand of his hair, uncaring of the world around him. Looking up to his counterpart, he couldn't help but sigh at her saddened expression,

"No one is forcing you to return their souls to the living. If you wish to keep them, I will stand by your side." Kami smiled, stroking thick red locks, undeterred by the child's attempts at pushing her offending hand away. She didn't resist when Shinigami took the infant girl from her arms, instead grinning down at the blonde given to her in the girl's place. Unlike the girl, the blonde boy happily reach out to her, taking her finger into his grasp and giggling as she wiggle it. This was the joy of a child. This was the gift that Kami blessed the world with, and she would not selfishly take one away from an all too eager mother.

Turning away from the mirror she created, Kami placed one last kiss atop the blonde infant's head before handing his giggling form over to her lover, who much to her amusement had seemingly been wrestling with the red haired girl, trying to pry his now tangled strand of hair from her tightly fisted hands.

She gave a tearful smile as Shinigami made his way over to the mirror, and with a wave of his hand, turning it into a pathway leading to the mortal world. A place where gods, with the exception of reapers or the Shinigami himself, could not pass to. Once he left with these two bundles of joy, Kami would most likely never have the chance to hold them in her loving embrace again.

She leaned into the hand that came down wipe away her fallen tears, holding onto it tightly as she allowed more to fall,

"I will miss them."

"And they will miss you." he kissed her cheek, smiling when the blonde in his arms did the same to her other one, "See hime? They will never forget you. I'm sure they will grow to respect and love you just as much as their birth mother. Naruto especially." he chuckled.

Turning to the little blonde, Kami couldn't help but smile as she gazed into the most beautiful sky blue eyes she had ever seen posses by a mortal. With a final kiss to boy's cheek, she nodded to the reaper in consent, watching as he nodded back to her before walking through his created portal, leaving her alone in her heaven once more.

Recreating her mirror, she allowed a small smile to grace her lips.

"You work fast, koi." she praised, humming with contentment as she leaned back into a large warm chest, snuggling into the other's large warm arms that encased her lovingly.

"As soon as they heard the children's cries, I was no longer needed." he mumbled as he pressed his lips to her cheek, "I also didn't want to leave you alone for long. I know how hard that was for you. You grew so close to them in such a short time. I know it was especially hard for you to let go of little Naruto."

Gazing into the mirror, a larger, and much more sincere smile cross her lips. Even with being out in the cold, covered with nothing but rags, her little Naruto shined as brightly as the sun itself in the gloomy world of mortal.

"Yes. His departure will surely leave a permanent longing in my heart. I am happy however that he now has a chance to grow and live as he was suppose to."

Taking one last glance down at the reunited family, Kami clasped her hands together, 'I pray for your fortune, Naruto-kun. I pray that you live happily without too many hardships. I finally pray, that you receive nothing but joy and love form those around you. My angel. My Naruto. Live well, my child.'

Though the newly united family of four felt nothing but relief and joy at this moment, one member in particular would be in for a rude awakening not too far from then in his life. It seemed not even with the prayers of Kami herself could protect him from the cruel reality of the world.

AN: AND DONE WITH CHAPTER 1! Whew! That was tough! At first I had no idea how I would start this, but then I thought it would be easier with some sort of monologue. So here we are ^^ Now I know that this chapter wasn't really about Naruto. This was just an introduction to Kami and Shinigami, who will be playing a large part in Naruto's life later on. I hope you all enjoyed, and that you will decide to stick around for the updates of this story! Thank you all for reading!

One more thing! I am open to any pairings you might want, but please mind who is being bashed in this story! So no NaruSaku, SasSaku, Naru(his sister). And no NaruKushi, I want them to be strictly family oriented! Again, thank you for reading!