Naruto: Tales of a New Leaf

Author's Notice: Hey all I am back! Tales of a New Leaf will start off as a temporary one-shot, but will turn into a story after I get some good reviews. Sorry for being late, but I had college, animating jobs, and tons of other stuff to get done that just kept me from working on this story. But I promise you all that this will be an awesome story hopefully lol. Few things: 1) This will be my favorite pairing: Naru/Tayu. 2) I will update whenever I get the chance to have a good two days of working on chapters. And 3) I might, might if i get enough reviews start a comic strip for this fic after its done. Anyway this fic is rated M for the obvious, and I don't Naruto there will be spoilers so anyone who doesnt know what has been happening in the naruto world recently should cover their eyes for the first couple paragraphs.

Ch. 1: The Beginning

It was a cold, dark, and foreboding night in the ninja village of Konohagakure. The crickets were silent and no fireflies could be seen. Off in the distance, one could see the full moon in all its silvery radiance.

The wolves and creatures of the night were silent like they knew what was coming. Outside of the village, in a cave, the Fourth hokage: Minato Namikaze could be seen with several guards, his wife: Kushina Uzumaki, and Biwako Sarutobi wife of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the previous hokage.

Biwako was helping Kushina through her contractions as she was due to give birth to her and Minato's child any second now, while Minato was strengthing the seal which held the Kyuubi inside his loving wife.

Beads of sweat were dripping down the blonde hokage's brow as he used his sealing knowledge and chakra to make sure the Kyuubi's cage was sealed up tight.

With a loud and audible cry, Kushina gave birth to a blonde haired, and blue eyed baby boy whom was handed to her after Biwako cleaned him and Minato cut the Umbilical cord.

"My baby boy: Naruto...you are so handsome" Kushina said as she was slowly recovering from the pains and labors of giving birth. Minato smiled a fatherly smile before all of a sudden, Biwako and the guards fell down, dead, on the ground bleeding profusely.

Minato looked up quickly and saw a masked figure holding his son with a knife to the babe's neck as Minato was slowly finishing up strengthing his wife' seal.

"Give me back my son now!" Minato roared at the figure as he growled, rage consuming him at this figure's audacity to abduct his boy.

"Give me the Kyuubi, Hokage and your son will be returned to you unharmed" rasped the masked man as the knife moved closer to the babe's neck.

Minato hesitated knowing the figure's strength and also knowing his wife was weak from giving birth so the seal holding the kyuubi at bay was weak too.

The masked man slowly hoisted young Naruto over his head facing the cliff just outside the cave and tossed the babe away.

"NOOO!" cried both, Kushina and Minato, before Minato activated his hiraishin and rescued Naruto and teleported to his office, laying Naruto in his special crib before hearing a big explosion that tore at his heart as he looked into the window.

Seeing the cave he was in just a second ago explode with the Kyuubi appearing, then seeing the same beast totally destroy the area it was in.

****Spoilers are over you can read safely now****

Minato cried a few tears, slamming his fist against the table in anguish over his wife's death. "Why her...WHY HER!" cried Minato as baby Naruto also wailed upset over his father's screaming. Minato turned to his son and picked him up.

"Shh it's ok Naruto-kun, tou-san won't scare you..." Minato turned to the door as it opened revealing the Third hokage: Sarutobi Hiruzen. "Professor-sama why are you here?" inquired Minato as the elder man simply chuckled and smoked his pipe.

"Well I came here knowing you would be here...And also because I might have a way to save this village." "What is it, Hiruzen-sama? I need to know so I can battle this beast" Minato said as he tucked the now sleeping Naruto back in his crib.

"A) I will do it lad, not you...I have seen much and done much, It's my time. B) It's called the Reaper Death Seal and it summons the Shinigami who, at the cost of the user's life, seals away a being where they do battle in his stomach for all eternity."

"Lord Hiruzen, I must do this, you could come back to lead...""And leave Naruto parentless! I think not young hokage!"said Hiruzen sternly as if he was lecturing a kid.

Before Minato could stop Hiruzen, he fell down unconcious in his chair with Hiruzen behind him who, moments earlier, knocked the Fourth unconcious.

"It is my duty to this village and its people Minato to seal the spirit of Kyuubi into your son, not your's. You have so much more life ahead of you while I am an old monkey...plus you idiot, Tsunade is already at the cave and I just recieved a report that with ten of her best medics, she has just saved your wife from certain death."

Hiruzen said before taking Naruto and teleporting to the Kyuubi who was now at the villiage outskirts leveling the trees in its path in its wild and insane fury.

After sealing the fox spirit inside Naruto, Hiruzen smiled and closed his the final time as his ninja gathered around to see the outcome of the battle.

Jiraiya, Tsunade and the newly wakened Minato gathered around Hiruzen's lifeless body as they each cried. The gathered ninja also cried over the death of their previous leader.

Minato then picked up Naruto and carried him to the hospital where his wife Kushina was, who surprisingly barely survived, but thanks to Tsunade and her medical staff was able to save her though she was still in critical condition.

Minato smiled as he looked down at his unconcious wife, remembering Tsunade's words that though she was in critical condition, Kushina has a high chance of pulling through and that all she needs right now is rest(hey would you after having a demon ripped out of your soul and then said demon destroy the area where you were).

What surprised Tsunade was that a figure(guess who) was seen holding Kushina from a protective distance away from the blast and sacrificed all his chakra to saving Kushina and keeping her from death's door, and when Tsunade got there, the man disappeared carrying something with him.

Minato smiled at that memory before thinking "You clever monkey, Lord Hiruzen, you rescued not only the village and its people, but my wife, and my son and I. For that I owe you my thanks."

Then with a yawn, Minato fell asleep by his wife's bedside cradeling their son, as he slept with his head against the wall.

End of Chapter 1

Author's Comments: So what do you all think? I know its a lil short, but it's all I could get out at the time. No worries as the following chapters will be longer and I am already in the process of writing chapter 2! Oh and a poll will be up for the pairing of future couples, but right now I am thinking that Naruto should have a another woman to love besides Tayuya...Don't worry, Tayuya is the alpha female and will always get first pickings on poor Naruto, but I felt that Naruto should be a two girl guy(might be three but that is as far as I will go)...so to officially kick start the poll I will add the names of possible girls: please add the name of the girl you wish to see in your reviews please!

Shizune(I can make her younger and I always had a lil soft spot for her)

Ayame(is it me or is the ramen waitress just super hot?)

Ino(Blondes always have more fun)

Tenten(Brunette and weapons, Kinky much?)

Hinata(Shy girl with huge "eyes" whats not to love?)

OC(you never know who it might be)

Naruko(where did you think he got his inspiration of the sexy jutsu from?)

Kyuubi,Fem of course(She has always been a fox to work with)

Haku,Fem(Ice wielder with needles...I think naruto can warm her heart and get through her "thorns")

That's it for now, and if you don't see a girl on here that you like please drop me a message with the name of the girl and if I like her enough I will add her. Also I hold the final call so no bitchin' when you don't see your girl in the mini-harem, I will though pick the top two for a final vote and the runner up author gets a suprise while the winning author gets to see a chapter of his or her choosing(like chapter 3 or 4,etc.) before anyone else. Please vote and have a nice day