Chapter 1-Prologue

Author's Note: Hi guys! This is my very first fanfic. In this story, Naruto is the Kyuubi jinchúriki's older brother. This is not a hate fic. [The pairing is Naruto Namikaze×Izumi Uchiha(fem Itachi)]. In this chapter Naruto is 8 years old. Izumi is 7years and 11 months old. Minato & Kushina are 28 years old. Contains fair amount of OC'ness but not too much, So please bare with me. I hope you all enjoy this.

[Warning: Fairly long chapter]

[Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the characters of this fic except the oc's. The characters of this fic belongs to Masashi Kishimoto]

"normal talk"

'thoughts'

"jutsu"

"demon speech"

Chapter 1- I am a Sacrifice

Namikaze Naruto is the son of Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze & the Red Hot Habanero, Kushina Uzumaki. Naruto was a once in a million years prodigy. Because of being the Yondaime Hokage's son and his immense potential, Naruto's training began when he was just 3 years old. He joined the academy at 4 years old.

Naruto's academy years were very hard because of his age and because of the harassment he received from the older boys because of their jealousy towards him. But he always ignored them and turned the other ear because he was not interested to get into needless fights. His only friends in the academy were Izumi Uchiha who was the Uchiha clan head Fugaku Uchiha's & his mother's best friend Mikoto Uchiha's daughter, Hana Inazuka who was the Inazuka clan head's daughter, Yugao Uzuki and Hayate Gekko.

Yugao and Hayate were older than him like the rest of his class except Izumi, they were 12 years old[now the both are 15, almost 16] and were graduating the next year. Izumi Uchiha, like him was a prodigy. They were best of friends and of the same age and had known each other since very little because Naruto was a welcome guest at the Uchiha clan head's home because of Kushina's friendship with Mikoto and Fugaku was not displeased with Naruto coming to his home because he was very intrigued about the blonde boy and also because he was a little scared that his wife will make him sleep on the couch if he tell the boy to not visit. Izumi was a shy girl who did not speak to people very much. The only person she openly spoke to was Naruto to whom she had a very huge crush. Naruto despite his age of 8 was very cute bordering handsome and had a number of fan girls much to Izumi's annoyance, although he always ignored them but still was very polite towards them.

Naruto was a very respectful, intelligent, calm and soft spoken boy. Although he was a little distant with his parents and Izumi, he loved his parents dearly who adored him and cared for Izumi despite his obvious obliviousness towards her feelings. Naruto was a pacifist and hoped that one day peace could be achieved in the world because of the horrors and countless unnecessary bloodshed he had seen in the third shinobi world war. Izumi was also a pacifist and believed in his dream that peace could be achieved one day.

Naruto was trained personally by his father in Ninjutsu and chakra control, Kenjutsu and Fuinjutsu's by his mother and Taijutsu and some Ninjutsu by Jiraiya of the Sannin who was his godfather. Naruto was very respectful towards Jiraiya because he knew that underneath the perverted facade lies a very skilled and dangerous shinobi who had the same desire for peace like him. He was very close to the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen who thought of him as an grandchild.

Naruto was also very close with the female member of the Denetsu no Sannin, Tsunade Senju who was his godmother. Despite her resentment towards Konoha for taking away her loved ones, Tsunade was very close to Kushina who she thought of as a little sister because of them both being Uzumaki although in Tsunade's case part Uzumaki on her grandmothers side. Although she stayed away from Konoha, Tsunade accepted Kushina's request to be Naruto's godmother and felt an instant attachment to him and saw him as a nephew. Shizune, the apprentice of Tsunade also was close to Naruto and saw him as a little brother. Naruto often went to visit them with Kushina because despite their adoration of Naruto, Tsunade still could not forget about the losses she suffered in konoha and chose to stay away from the village.

Naruto was also close to Kakashi who was his father's student and also Kakashi's friends; Kurenai Yuuhi a genjutsu specialist, Asuma Sarutobi the Sandaime's son, Maito Guy a taijutsu specialist and Anko Mitarashi the former apprentice of the Snake Sannin Orochimaru. They all thought of him as an younger brother.

Naruto with intense training became a Genin at 5 years and 7 months old, Chunin at 6 and 1/2 years and got inducted into the special ANBU team Ro under the command of captain Kakashi Hatake at 7 years and 5 months old, making history and reputation throughout the elemental nations as the Yondaime's son and also as the youngest ANBU member. He is an A-rank bordering B-rank ninja in the bingo books.

Naruto mastered the rasengan in one week as a genin. He is also very talented in ninjutsu, kenjutsu, taijutsu and is an overall very strong ninja even being only 8 years old. Naruto was forced to grow up and be strong fast because of the constant assassinations attempts on his life since he was born from Iwa nins due to him being the Yondaime's son. Naruto has slight knowledge of the Hiraishin no jutsu of his fathers but still he has not gotten full control of it and gets tired really fast when using it because of his unfamiliarity with the jutsu opposed to his father who had been using it for years. When he uses it constantly his chakra gets drained and get mentally exhausted, but that is not the case with his father because he was already familiar with the jutsu to only use a very low amount of chakra and to shrug of the mental exhaustion experienced when using it.

Naruto had gained a fierce reputation as an ANBU and has done 17 D-ranks & 4 C-ranks as a genin; 34 C-ranks, 30 B-ranks & 3 A-ranks as a chunin; 11 B-ranks, 29 A-ranks & 6 S-ranks as an ANBU. Naruto is well respected and is adored by his village. All in all he was living a happy life until the fateful day i.e. October,10.

[October 10, Evening]

Naruto was uncharacteristically ecstatic today. The normally quite and impassive boy had an cheerful energy today that even his ANBU team mates were looking at him curiously. The reason for the blond boy's happiness is because today was the day his baby sister is going to be born. His parents had been trying for another baby 4 years since his birth. He had always wanted a sibling and he had promised himself that he will love his little sister with all his heart and would teach her everything he knows. But despite all this, he had a tinge of worry in him. The reason was because his mother was the Kyuubi's jinchúriki and the seal will weaken during childbirth. So due to the Sandaime's instructions, the birthing of his sister was to be done in a secret chamber in the outskirts of Konoha, the very same place that his mother gave birth to him years ago, so that the malicious chakra of the Kyuubi will be unable to be detected by the villagers who do not know that his mother is the Kyuubi's jinchúriki. The knowledge of the sealing place is only known to a select few people including him. He was so immersed in his thoughts that he did not sense that his entire team was looking at him in confusion.

"Maa, Maa, Naruto, what's the reason that got you all thoughtful?" Kakashi-taichou asked him.

It was then that he snapped back from his daydreaming. Adopting his best poker face so that they would not be able to see his embarrassment of being caught off guard, he replied," Its nothing Kakashi-taichou!".

"Oh c'mon Naruto, stop being so damn frigid and spill it out already... And didn't I tell you to call me Kakashi-nii?!" Kakashi asked him with fake hurt in his tone.

"Yeah, Naruto-kun your always so stoic! Relax will yah? Our missions already done... and also who is the lucky girl that you are thinking about?" Kira Netsuo, one of the two female team members of his, asked teasingly.

Naruto held back a sigh at her questioning. His team members always does these things to tease him. Maintaining his passive face, he replied, "I told you Kakashi-taichou, its nothing and Kira-senpai, even if the mission is over we should not slack off and also I am not old enough to be interested in girls!" 'Hopefully that will be enough talk.' Naruto thought.

Naruto's team sighed, 'The boy's gotta know when to relax, really he is the polar opposite of Kushina-sama. I hope at least sensei's daughter is somewhat lively.' Kakashi thought exasperatedly.

"Okay , okay Naruto you win... Now team, go home and get rest and I'll go give the mission report to Hokage-sama's office." Kakashi told his team and took off towards the Hokage tower.

'Isn't it now the time that Sandaime-sama's wife told Kaa-san and Otou-san to go to the chamber?! Maybe if I hurry I can see them off.' Naruto thought in uncharacteristic excitement.

He told farewells and left his team to go to his home. His house was a little distance away from the Hokage tower.

Naruto quickly reached his home and saw his mother being led through the streets by the Sandaime's wife, Biwako Sarutobi.

"Come Kushina, we cant afford to be late!" she told his mother.

His mother let out a nervous chuckle and replied, "Oh, Ok!". He sighed at hearing his mothers response, his dear mother was sometimes a bit of a scatter brain.

He quickly reached them and bowed slightly in front of the Sandaime's wife, "Biwako-sama, Kaa-san, I see that you are already heading towards the chamber?!" he asked in a quiet voice so that the surrounding people would not hear them talking about the secret chamber.

"Ah, Naruto-kun its good to see you..." she greeted back with a smile. "... And yes, your mother and I am heading towards there. I've been hearing plenty of impressive mission details about you from Sandaime-sama my dear. The will of fire burns brightly in you! You will become a fine Hokage one day!" the Sandaime's wife complimented the blond.

"I am thankful of your generous praise Biwako-sama. But they were a team effort, I am just a piece of the puzzle!" Naruto replied humbly, not one for fame. He then turned towards his mother and said," I am sorry for being late Kaa-san the mission was a bit difficult. If you want I'll accompany you towards the village gates."

His mother giggled at his polite and gentleman attitude and said, "Oh, its okay Naruto-chan, its not your fault, and what's with the 'If you want to accompany me', you know that if you hadn't joined me I would had spanked you till you come!" She giggled again when she saw his embarrassed blush. 'Hehehehe, still works' she patted herself on her back mentally, knowing that she was the only one who could get a reaction like this out her normally stoic child.

Biwako sighed at the antics of the mother-son duo. "Come Kushina, Naruto-kun we must go!" she stated exasperatedly. Naruto and Kushina quickly followed after her.

After a short time of walking, they met his mother's best friend Mikoto Uchiha who was standing in the streets holding her new-born son.

"Ahhhh, its a girl?!" Kushina squealed with excitement.

"No, he is a boy!" she giggled and replied.

"Oh what a little cutie, hey there handsome..." the flamboyant redhead gushed. "C'mon Naruto-chan, come meet Izumi-chan's little brother." she beckoned for him to join her.

Naruto and Biwako went towards them and he slightly bowed to Mikoto and said, "Greetings Mikoto-sama, I hope you have been well?!... I had heard from Izumi that you had a daughter but I was a little busy with my duties to come visit you. Gomen!"

Mikoto smiled and replied, "Ah Naruto-kun, still as handsome as ever I see!... And its okay, Izumi-chan told me that you have been busy." she then adopted a playful frown on her face and asked, "... and how many times have I told you not to call me Mikoto-sama and to call me Oba-chan?!"

"Including this? 178, Mikoto-sama." he replied blankly, making them all facepalm at his statement.

"Naruto-kun!"

"179."

Mikoto sighed in defeat.

"Well, lets agree to disagree!" she sighed tiredly. "So have you seen Izumi-chan yet?... she got promoted to chunin today. I think she has been waiting for you at the training grounds to tell you the news." she reminded him.

Naruto facepalmed mentally, 'How could I have forgotten that. I should go there before her patience runs down and she hunts me down' he thought with slight panic. "Oh Gomen , I must have forgotten." he replied, looking a bit sheepish.

His mother pouted and scolded him, " How could you have forgotten it Naruto-chan? The poor dear will be heartbroken if you didn't show up!... Now be a good boy and go congratulate the dear."

Naruto frowned and replied, "But... Kaa-san?"

"No buts young man! You will go there, now!... You can see me and the baby when we get back. Your dad has already went ahead to do the preparations." she reprimanded him.

Naruto gave a tired sigh and relented, there was no denying her when she was like this. Giving a nod he said, "Ok, Ok, Ill go now, but take care." Giving a short bow to Mikoto and Biwako, he said "Sayonara Biwako-sama, Mikoto-sama, I must go now!" with that he teleported away to the training grounds, missing the pout Mikoto had thrown his way for not calling her Oba-chan again. After saying goodbyes to Mikoto, Kushina and Biwako continued towards the village gate.

[Training ground 7]

Naruto reached his old team training ground via Shunshin and found Izumi sitting on a log with her arms crossed and with a very pissed off expression on her face.

He chuckled nervously knowing that he had clearly ticked her off. Izumi Uchiha was one that is not to be trifled with. She was a very skilled kunoichi and was a prodigy genius like him. She had become a genin at 7 and now have become a chunin at nearly 8 years old, a record that was only bested by him [although Kakashi had a better record because he became a genin at 5, chunin at 6 and jounin at 10, but Naruto held the record for youngest ANBU because he became one close to 8 while Kakashi was one at 13]. She had activated her Sharingan at merely 5 years old, the youngest to ever do so.

Gathering his composure quickly, he greeted her with a nervous smile, "Konbanwa Izumi, did you arrive early?"

Frowning, she schooled her face to her trademark Uchiha stoic face and replied, " I had not come early Naruto-kun, it is you who had come late!"

Biting his lip, he tried to diffuse the situation, "Gomensai Izumi, I was very busy with work. I came as soon as I got free."

Still keeping her ice cold facade, she asked him in a mocking tone, "Oh, I was not aware that your work was more important than congratulating me, Naruto-kun?!"

Naruto held back a wince at her reply. It was clear that she was really unhappy with him. He let out a loud sigh that was very uncharacteristic of him because of his reputation of rarely showing any emotions in front of others. Izumi and his mother were the only people that could get a reaction like that out of him and they both knew this and tended to capitulate on it most of the times.

He reached over to her sitting form and gently grasped her shoulders, not noticing her yelp and faint blush and said pleadingly, "Okay I'm sorry, I was a little out of it today. There was a lot of things in my mind and I was a little excited about my little sister being born... Ill make it upto you somehow! Will you please forgive me?"

Izumi was now heavily blushing at the slightly intimate posture that they were in. Naruto was the only one who could get her to be so shy and reduce her to a blushing wreck. She had always had strong feelings for him. They had known each other from a very small age. At first she had only seen him as a brother. But after spending the academy with him her feelings had started to grow. At first she didn't think much of it, but after a while she had confirmed it after her rather possessive nature towards him. She had always been very annoyed when Naruto was followed around by his fangirls. She always thought what the hell was wrong with those girls to drool after someone 4 or 5 years younger than them. She would admit it that he was very cute dare say handsome for someone his age but she had always liked him for his good natured heart and his strong desire for peace, not his looks. The fangirls only got worse when he became an ANBU to the degree that she had to held herself back so as to not outright attack them.

Mentally composing herself, she told him, "Hmm, its okay Naruto-kun, I understand your concerns for your little sister. I was also like that during my little Sasuke-chans birth. But you owe one me for letting this go!"

Nodding in agreement, he let go of her shoulders much to her inward disappointment.

"So that's what his name is! I had seen him on my way here with your mother. He is a really beautiful child, he is so much like you in that respect!" he commented.

Izumi once again blushed at his indirect compliment of her. She knew that he had only called her beautiful in innocence, but she could not help the feeling of butterflies flying in her stomach.

Not noticing her obvious daydreaming he continued, "Anyway gozaimasu. I knew you would reach chunin easily. Here I have a gift for you." he reached for his ANBU pants and took out a case. He took her hand in his and placed the box on them. He was amused by her stupefied expression and let out a small chuckle.

Izumi was snapped out her thoughts by the grasping of her hands gently. She looked at the object in her hands and noticed a small case with beautiful designs adorning it. She was snapped out of her trance by a small chuckle and looked up.

Naruto still amused by her expression, asked her in a slight teasing voice, "Did you honestly thought that I would not give you a gift?... Now come on, hurry up and open it."

She once again blushed at his teasing voice and pouted cutely. She slowly opened the box and found a set of Hiraishin kunai's that Naruto uses furthered designed by little gems. All in all they were beautiful. Putting them away in her pants, she flashed him a bright smile and thanked him.

He waved off her thanks and replied, "Its nothing really! I had them slightly embroidered but other than that no biggie!... Now, if you ever get into trouble or need my presence, channel chakra into it and throw them at a nearby spot and I'll Hiraishin there. But only use it on very urgent occasions because it can be very taxing if I travel long distances but I am comfortable using it at short distances and close combat."

Izumi nodded and replied, "Okay Naruto-kun , Ill keep it in mind." She then got a thoughtful expression and asked, "Isn't your mother's delivery today?" She knew that Naruto's mother was a jinchúriki and that she was giving birth at a secret location, although she did not know where. She knew these facts but the rest didn't because he had told her of it.

"Yes, Kaa-san has already went there with Biwako-sama..." he answered with nod. "... I hope she is well, Oto-san has also gone their prior to them." he added in a quiet and unsure voice.

Izumi frowned not liking his obvious distress and tried to sooth him by telling, "It will be fine, Kushina-sama is a strong women and nobody can catch Hokage-sama unaware... Now forget about it and relax."

Naruto nodded with uncertainty but did not reply. He sat on the log next to her and the rest of the time was spent in comfortable silence.

[Several hours later]

The sky had started to darken and there was an ominous feeling that was beginning to creep into the surrounding air.

Naruto have been having a grave feeling of danger in the atmosphere. He could not identify what it was troubling him but he felt that something bad was about to happen.

He looked towards Izumi and noticed that the girl's eyes were closed but could tell that she was well aware of her surroundings.

Suddenly a loud roar was heard and Izumi's eyes snapped open. Malicious chakra hit them at full force, making even the normally composed duo panic. He knew that it was the Kyuubi's chakra and identified the spot it came from to be a little away from the secret chamber. His excellent sensory skills helping him locate the origin of the chakra with ease.

Composing himself just for Izumi's sake who looked mortified and knew that if he also showed his panic outwardly it will just increase her distress, he said calmly, "Izumi I'm going to the place where I felt that chakra. It seems something is wrong with the Kyuubi's seal. I need you to hurry up and go home!"

Despite her sense of dread, Izumi stubbornly refused, "No, I am not going to leave you to fight alone. I am coming with you!"

Naruto gave her an intense glare which made her recoil and ordered in a harsh tone, "I am not asking you! I cannot fight properly if I am concerned about you... GO HOME NOW!" he shouted at the end.

Noticing her hurt expression his eyes softened. "Izumi, listen to me. I am as worried as you! But I am not alone ,my dad is also there. Please go home."

Izumi frowned but nodded reluctantly, taking his hands in hers and holding them together, she replied in a soft voice, "Okay, Ill go home. But remember, you owe me twice now and please stay safe, I don't know what I'll do if you d-di..." she could not dare complete that sentence.

Naruto chuckled softly. He was well aware of the girls feelings towards him although he acted as though he was completely oblivious towards them. He didn't return her obvious feelings because he thought that he didn't deserve her and that she deserved better than him. Due to his very mature nature he knew that her infatuation will be gone after a few years. Relationships and all will only hinder both their potential and may effect their end goal of attaining peace.

Leaning towards her so that their faces were just a few centimetres apart which made her breath quicken, he whispered, "I will! You too stay safe, Izumi-chan!" Saying that he leaned further and gave a kiss to her cheek and then Hiraishined away, leaving a tomato red faced girl holding her cheek with a dazed look on her face.

[A little distance away from the chamber]

Naruto was dashing through the tree branches at full speed. He was a little winded from Hiraishining such a large distance. He had earlier placed a seal close to the place he felt the malicious chakra. He was now certain that he was close to the place. His astute mind was calculating all the possibilities that may have happened. How could the seal be broken? His father was the best seal master currently in konoha followed by Jiraiya-sensei and him! Most of all he was concerned about his mother and little sister.

Naruto got past the forest to a clearing with a shrine made of rocks. He was horrified seeing his mother attached to the rocks by the seals running throughout her body. The Kyuubi's chakra was slowly escaping from his mother. He stepped closer and his keen senses alerted him of several kunai's thrown towards him. He dodged them and narrowed his eyes on his assailant. He saw a masked man wearing a dark cloak standing close to the ritual place.

"Who are you and what do you want with my mother?" he asked calmly, but inwardly he was anything but calm. He wanted to rip the man that dared hurt his mother to pieces.

"Well, Well, Well; if it isn't the son of the Kiroi Senko, come to rescue your mother?" the masked man commented chuckling.

Meanwhile Naruto was thinking what to do. 'Where the heck is dad? He should be with them and where are the ANBU that were assigned to guard the place? I cant wait any longer, the more time it goes the more the kyuubi escape. I must try to defeat him and reseal the seal before the kyuubi escapes completely! DAMMIT father, where the hell are you?' he thought frowning, his mind racing through hundreds of possible outcomes.

"Whoever you are, I will not ask again!... Who are you? Where is my little sister and what do you intent to do with my mother?" he asked scowling.

"Who I am does not concern you Naruto-kun, what I want is peace in this wretched world! Where is your sister?... I don't know, your wretched father Hiraishined her away, and what I want to do with your mother, I plan to release the Kyuubi and control it to destroy your damned village!" the masked man explained.

He then heard a scream from his mother and saw that the Kyuubi was almost out of its seal. Not willing to waste anymore time with meaningless talk, he unsealed his tanto and rushed towards the man.

The masked man smirked behind his mask when he saw Naruto rushing towards him. He had heard of the boy's fierce reputation and to tell that he was impressed was an understatement. He had observed the boy through black Zetsu to see if he had the potential to join the group he will create soon in the future. From Zetsu's observations the boy was a never before seen prodigy, who if given time could come close to match even his masters strength. The boy is in the ANBU at just 8 years old for Kami's sake! But what truly caught his attention was the boy's intense desire for peace which was shared by his friend Izumi Uchiha. He was certain that he would try to get the girl to join his cause in the future but if he could make the boy see his vision of peace and join him, then his goal of attaining true peace was sure to be 100% reachable. Even if he was going to kill the boy's mother & father and destroy the entire village, he was certain that Naruto will see his reason and realise that one must make certain sacrifices to achieve true peace.

'But first I must test his skills myself. Then I will decide if I should offer him the chance.' The masked man thought, getting into a battle stance.

Running quickly Naruto performed a series of handseals ending with monkey and shouted,"Futon: Kamisori Kaze (Wind Style: Razor winds)". He then expelled high speed razor sharp wind at the masked man.

The man dodged the jutsu with skilled precision. Not giving the man time to adjust, Naruto quickly reached him and started swiping at the man with his tanto with great mastery of the sword. But the man seemed to be predicting his strikes. He narrowed his eyes at the mans mask and was shocked to see one crimson eye shining through the hole. With that he jumped back to maintain a distance from the man.

Naruto now thoroughly analysed the situation. Clearly the man was an Uchiha or had got the sharingan in a transplant like Kakashi. Knowing that he had to up his ante and that he had very few time until the Kyuubi is released, Naruto brought out his ace jutsu. He took out a Hiraishin kunai from his pouch and held it in his left hand and the tanto in his right.

'It seems that I would have to catch him off guard to have a chance to connect!' he thought, tightening his grip on the Hiraishin kunai.

Once again he charged towards the man and midway through, he threw the tri pronged kunai at the man's head, who dodged the kunai, but in an instant Naruto teleported towards the kunai and stabbed his tanto through the man's heart.

'Its over!' naruto thought tiredly, but was soon shocked to see no blood coming from him and that his tanto had passed through the man without even scratching him.

Using the blonde's shock to his advantage, the man phased through the tanto, grabbed it and threw it towards the boy. Naruto was barely able to dodge his own tanto at the last second, but it had cut his shoulder which was now bleeding.

"Brilliant Naruto-kun, you truly live upto your reputation, maybe even beyond that... Just 8 years old and already so strong to give me of all people a run for my money! If you are this strong now, I pity the unfortunate soul that is your enemy in the future... Now let us be civilised and talk about this. I have a proposition for you. I wish for you to join me in my quest for true peace." the masked man offered.

Naruto winced at the pain on his right shoulder and applied pressure with his left hand to stop the bleeding. Hearing the man's words, Naruto scowled and replied, "You quest for peace and all you are doing now is destruction! How can you preach peace when you are killing innocent people?"

Hearing the blonde's words the man chuckled and said, "The people of this village are everything but innocent, Naruto-kun! Some of the monstrosities that certain people of this village has done will leave you with a sour mouth... There are only certain people like you and I that are destined to bring a change to this world. I assure you that the peace I offer is not based on pure destruction... Now I think you should try considering my offer!"

Seeing that the Kyuubi is only minutes away from escaping, Naruto replied determinedly, "You seriously think that I would join you after what you did to my mother and sister. However, your proposition of true peace is really enticing and I would have had considered it if the situation had not come to this... But I must refuse because I will protect my family at all cost!"

Frowning that the blonde did not accept his offer but somewhat satisfied that he had said that he would had considered his offer, the masked man said, "For the greater good, some sacrifices must be made Naruto-kun and we both know it!... I am disappointed that you did not accept my offer, but I know that you will come to see the way to true peace and join me eventually. But now we are at crossroads and I will not allow you to interfere with my goal!" with that said his lone sharingan flared to life.

Growling Naruto replied, "My mother was sacrificed once to become the Kyuubi's host, but I would not let her life be sacrificed again... Yes, we are indeed at crossroads and only one of us will cross the road and that would not be you, because I will rather die than let you harm her!" with that said he charged again towards the man forming a rasengan in his right hand.

He quickly reached the man and pushed the rasengan into him only for it to phase right through him. He had already figured out the mans technique and knew that he cannot attack back when in his phased condition. He took the pronged kunai in his left hand knowing that he could only do a few more Hiraishin before his mind could not keep up with him.

He cursed himself for not mastering the Hiraishin to minimise the chakra and mental exhaustion. He silently vowed to rectify that problem in the future.

Aware of the fact the Kyuubi is only seconds away from release, the man needed to take care of the blond who had been hiraishining left and right to attempt a strike at him, immediately.

Heavily panting, Naruto knew his mind would only be willing before he lose consciousness to perform one or two more Hiraishin. 'I must end this now! I hope this works.' he thought. Running, he threw the kunai in front of the man and hiraishined there, charging a rasengan.

The man phased through the blondes rasengan and threw a hand to jab at the back of the boy's head to render him unconscious.

Knowing that victory was his, he told the blonde, "Got you now, Naruto-kun!" But suddenly the blond teleported to the back of the man because he had thrown an Hiraishin kunai there before the attack. 'How?' the man thought. "No, Got you!" the blonde countered as he brought the rasengan to the man's back. But before he could connect it to the man, with a loud roar the Kyuubi finally escaped the seal and jumped down to touch the ground. The vibrations threw him off course and he only got to brush the rasengan against the mans arm.

'That was a close one! The boy is really something, although I had been going easy on him, if it hadn't been for the Kyuubi I would have been defeated!... but it seems that he is now unconscious. I'll let him be for now and recruit him in the future... Now to deal with the Kyuubi.' the man thought, gazing upon the very furious looking Kyuubi no Kitsune.

He activated the Mangekyo Sharingan and used the Kotoamatsukami to put the Kyuubi under his control. He turned to give the blond boy one final word before he summoned the Kyuubi to wreak havoc in Konoha.

Before he moved, he heard a hoarse voice call out, "Wait!" He was a little stunned to see that the women was still alive. He turned to her and said, "You Uzumaki are truly amazing! You do not die even if the tailed beast is removed!..." he looked up to the Kyuubi and said, "... You were his jinchúriki, so I'll make him kill you... and also, thank you for your son by the way." with that he gave the Kyuubi the command to kill her.

Naruto shakily opened his eyes, his mind was screaming at him in pain. He faintly heard a conversation going on and saw much to his intense relief that his mother had survived the extraction. But his face soon turned to one of horror when he saw the Kyuubi bringing his hand down to crush his mother. He was helpless as he watched it, but soon was relieved to see his father hiraishining her out of harms way. But it seems that his father had not noticed him because he suddenly teleported away.

Chuckling the man turned to him and said, "It seems to me that your father left you Naruto-kun. Why do you fight for people who not even try to put some effort to save you?... I would advice you to stay away from konoha and recover, because I have great plans for your future. Until then, Sayonara!" with that he and the Kyuubi warped away.

Naruto got up shakily, he now only had about ¼ of his initial chakra and he could not use the Hiraishin again for quite some time because his mind could not take any further stress.

With his sensory skills, he can tell that the Kyuubi had reached inside the village. He then began to slowly make his way to the village because his body was exhausted and the deep wound he had received in his shoulder was restraining his speed.

[Konohagakure no Sato]

Minato Namikaze with a heavy heart was now standing in front of his daughter who was placed on a sealing stone.

He had teleported his wife away before she was crushed by the Kyuubi. He had seen his son fighting the masked man when he reached the clearing moments before the Kyuubi was fully released. He did not try to teleport his son with him because he knew from the last statement of the man that the he would not kill him and because his wife was clearly in a critical state and needed rest immediately. He was very proud of his son. He had seen the end attack of his and knew his son would have won if not for the interference of the Kyuubi. He had used a similar version of the last attack that his son had used to defeat the masked man. He hoped that his son was alright and that he would forgive his father for leaving him there.

He looked towards his back to see the Kyuubi restricted by his wife's chakra chains. He was going to seal the Yang chakra into his daughter and the Yin chakra into himself through the Shiki Fúin jutsu by sacrificing his own life. He had managed to convince Kushina who was against the idea at first but upon seeing that there was no other way she agreed reluctantly. He also did not want to do this to his daughter. He knew of the difficulties jinchúriki's have to face in life but he stood by his decision knowing that her brother will take good care of her. He needed to hurry the sealing because he knew that his son will not allow him to sacrifice his sister.

He stood in front of his wife and daughter and began doing the hand seals for the Shiki Fúin. After going through a few hand seals, he felt the menacing appearance of the Shinigami behind him. He felt a commotion outside and saw the Sandaime and two chunins trying get inside the barrier placed by him which was only transparent from the inside.

[Outside the barrier]

Naruto reached the place where he felt the Kyuubi and noticed the Sandaime and two chunins standing there. Inside the barrier he saw the Kyuubi being held by his mothers chakra chains. He then noticed his father standing in front of his kneeling mother and saw a small bundle in front of them.

He saw his father summoning a sealing stone and placing his sister on it, and to his absolute horror saw him going through a number of handseals which he was all too familiar with and shout, " Reaper death seal". He then noticed the Kyuubi shrink in size and a seal forming on his fathers stomach. He then noticed his father turn to the sealing stone his sister was placed and instantly knew what his intentions were.

'There is no time to show myself to the Sandaime, I'm going in.' he then disappeared in a yellow flash.

[Inside the barrier]

Minato had just sealed the Yin part of the Kyuubi's chakra into himself and was experiencing excruciating pain because of the intensity of the chakra. He turned to seal the rest into his daughter but before he could do it a enraged voice stopped him in his tracks.

"What the hell do you think you are doing father?" Naruto asked angrily.

Minato replied panting, "I am going to seal the Yang part of the Kyuubi into Noriko. Konoha is now weak because of the Kyuubi's attack and without a jinchúriki it will be more weak... If I do not do this, the Kyuubi will destroy the rest of the village without a host!"

He snarled and replied, "I will not let you sacrifice my sister even if the whole world is at stake if you do not do this!"

He then heard his mothers tired voice say, "We do not like this as much as you Naruto-chan... But you must understand tha-"

He cut of his mothers words, saying through gritted teeth, "What should I understand? You know as well as everyone the life of a jinchúriki, and I will not let her suffer!"

His father told him panting, "She will not be alone Naruto-kun! We know that you will look after."

"The reasons you give are futile! I will not let you condemn a soul for the sake of others, let alone my sister. I will stop this!" he spat out the words and moved towards his sister.

Before he could reach her, the Kyuubi tried to kill his sister to avoid being sealed inside her. But his father and mother jumped in front of the Kyuubi's claw and got impaled through their stomach by it, saving his sister.

Naruto was shell-shocked, his mother and father were dying before him. He watched with a heavy heart and water eyes as they told their last words to his sister. Their speech were truly heart-breaking and hearing it, he understood the pain they must be suffering in doing the sealing. He knew what they were going to do was the right think, but he still couldn't get over the pain of loosing them.

They then turned their heads towards him, slightly crying his mother told him, "I know you do not agree with our decision Naruto-chan, but please look after your little sister... Know that we both love you," following his mother, his father told him, "Your sister is one destined to do great things. I believe she is the child of prophecy Jiraiya-sensei told me!... You grew to become a great shinobi, Naruto-kun and we both are very proud for having you as our son... I am sorry but I must do this!" with that said he turned to seal the rest of the Kyuubi into his daughter.

Meanwhile during the entire speech the Shinigami was in an intense thought. The Shinigami due to being an omnipresent death god, could see the past, present and future. He knew of the plans of a certain old Uchiha. While normally, he did not interfere with the mortal world, but this plan to place all people in an everlasting dream which will freeze the mortals in an lifeless state but they do not die, thus in a way making them immortal and that was not acceptable to him, because if the mortals do not die, how could he collect their souls?

The death god then looked at Naruto intently. He could sense an immense power in the mortal boy that was waiting to be unleashed. If he helped the boy unleash that power, he could stop the Uchiha mortals plan using the boy. He could seal the boy away in the demon world which is controlled by him to gain strength by surviving the harsh demon world until the boy was strong enough.

The Shinigami then saw the father of the boy turning to seal away the rest of the Kyuubi into his daughter and the boy running towards him to stop it.

Naruto was not able reach on time as his father sealed the Kyuubi in his sister. Knowing that he had failed, he fell to his knees, he asked hoarsely, "Why?". He watched as his mother and father smiled sadly at him and mouthed a 'Sorry' before the light left their eyes and their bodies fell to the ground lifelessly.

Crawling towards his new-born sister, he took her in his arms. With tears falling out of his eyes, he said, "I'm sorry for not being strong enough to stop the fate you had received. But I vow on my life that I will not let a hair fall on you in the future."

Suddenly a cold feeling washed over him, he looked up to see the horrifying presence of the Shinigami in front of him who had made himself visible to Naruto.

"It seems you are very determined to protect your sister!... But how far will you go to achieve that goal?" the demonic voice of the Shinigami was heard startling him.

He quickly snapped out of his fear for his sisters sake, 'Death god or not, I am not going to let him hurt my sister!' he thought determinedly. "What do you mean?" he asked, wondering what the Shinigami meant by his statement.

"There is a certain person who plans to bring about a false version of piece in this world. To achieve his plans he will need to extract the biju's sealed in jinchúriki's like your sister, killing them."the death god replied.

"Hmmm... but why are you telling me all this?" he asked in suspicion.

"I want you to come with me to the demon world to train to be strong enough to stop the mortals plan"the shinigami replied.

"I could get strong on my own!... Why should I trust you?" he asked the death god.

"You will not be strong enough to stop the man if you stay in this realm and to why should you trust me... because you have few other choices!"the reaper god told him.

Naruto was lost in thought. His sisters life was in danger if what the Shinigami said was true. He was not even able to defeat the masked man, if the person after the biju's was as strong as the shinigami told him, he doubted if he could stop him. If it meant that he would be strong enough to protect his sister, he very reluctantly agreed to go with the death god.

He looked downwards to his baby sister. His sister looked like an angel. She had 3 cute whiskers marks on either side of her face while he had none. She had her mothers violet eyes and brighter blonde hair than her father while his hair was not that bright blond and had red at the tips on the two bangs on either side of his face. He picked her up and placed her in between his parents, he gave their lifeless bodies a small smile in agony and said sniffling, "I know you can hear me from heaven, Kaa-san, Tou-san... You did what you had to do and you have nothing to apologise for. I am sorry for the harsh words I said out of anger. You sacrificed your lives to protect her. Now, I am going to train to become strong enough to protect her too... I will not let your sacrifice be for nothing. Goodbye, Until we meet on the other side". He then leaned to kiss his baby sister on the forehead and said, "Don't worry imouto ill be watching over you... Know that I love you and will return to protect you when I'm strong enough!" he then turned towards the Shinigami and gave a small nod, "I'm ready!" with that they both vanished from the mortal world.

After they left, the barrier was released. The Sandaime and the guards went inside to see the fourth and his wife's lifeless body holding their daughter. He had not seen what had happened inside the barrier but knew the new-born was the Yondaime's. He gently picked up the girl and confirmed from the seal on her stomach that Minato had sealed the Kyuubi into her. He knew of the difficulties that she will have to face in the future and vowed to look after her. Holding the now crying baby, he searched for her big brother but could not find him anywhere. 'Where are you Naruto-kun? She needs her big brother!" he thought, not knowing that the blonde had sacrificed himself for the sake of the girl he was holding.

I am Naruto Namikaze, brother to the Kyuubi's jinchúriki and I am a sacrifice.

That's the end of the chapter. Please, read, review & follow. Positive criticism is much appreciated.

UPDATED ON: 15/4/2018

I have updated the chapter, fixing the grammar mistakes that I had made and also added a few changes in the dialogues. I am sorry for the inconvenience and assure you that I shall try my best to not make much mistakes in the future.