Deep in the Hidden Leaf, we're in the middle of welcoming a new life into the world.

One family consists of a peach-skinned 24-year-old man with short spiky black hair and piercing orange eyes. He was none other than Aymu Chinoike, along with a peach-skinned woman with long green hair and beautiful pink eyes. She was none other than Megumi Chinoike.

The other family consisted of a man with spiky blond hair and blue eyes. His name was Minato Namikaze, the fourth hokage of the Hidden Leaf village. As well as a woman with fair skin long red hair and violet eyes. She is known as the Red hot-blooded Habanero and the wife of the Fourth hokage.

The Chinoike family was currently located in a secret and private medical ward giving birth to their new child. Aymu, a well-known shinobi in the bingo book called The Blood Demon on the Hidden Leaf, is a skilled master with a sword. They decided to have the birth in secret so enemies couldn't find out.

"Ahh!" Megumi cried out as she was currently in the middle of giving birth.

"Push, I can see the baby's head," A female medical ninja with brown hair tied back in a ponytail said as she was delivering the baby.

"Hang in the Megumi," Aymu said, squeezing his wife's hand." Soon our baby will be here."

A cry was then heard from a tiny baby.

"Congratulations, Mr. Chinoike and Ms. Chinoike, you have given birth to a handsome little boy," The medic said, showing them a peach-skinned boy with black and green hair wrapped up in a yellow blanket.

"We did it, Megumi," Aymu smiled as he watched Megumi grab the baby boy.

"We sure did welcome, to the world Masashi," Megumi smiled at her new baby boy with tears of joy in her eyes.

••••

Meanwhile, with the Fourth hokage...

Kushina Uzumaki was screaming in pain as she was giving birth. Her face was slightly drenched in sweat as she continued to push out the baby.

The sound of a baby crying was finally heard, making her cry tears of joy. Happy to listen to the sound of her new child entering the world.

"He born," Minato said, smiling with wide eyes. "I'm a father!" He said, voice full of excitement as he wiped away his tears of joy.

"He is a healthy baby," The third hokage wife said as she was carrying a blonde-haired boy wrapped in an orange blanket.

"Naruto!" Minato said, walking over to the boy.

"Don't touch him!" She shouted, making him flinch. "The mother sees him first," She said, walking back over to Kushina.

Kushina smiled as Naruto was being held near her face.

"Naruto..." She whispered. "I finally get to see you."

"You'll have lots more time later," Lady Sarutobi said as she walked away with Naruto. "There. there." She told Naruto as he continued to cry.

Minato then walked over to Kushina and placed a hand on her hand. "How are you feeling, Kushina?" He asked.

"Okay," she replied.

"Thank you."

"Minato..."

"All right!" Minato said, smacking his fists together. "I know you've gone through childbirth," He said, placing a hand on her stomach. "But I'm going to seal the Nine-Tails completely!"

He was then interrupted by screaming and turned to see the two medical ninjas fall on the ground dead. And Naruto in the arms of a masked and cloak-wearing man.

"Fourth Hokage Minato, get away from the Jinchurki," The masked man said.

Minato and Kushina both gasped, seeing their son in the hands of a mysterious man.

"Otherwise, this child's life ends in one minute."

'How did he get past the barrier? This guy who in the world is he?' Minato thought with narrowed eyes.

"Ahh!" Kushina screamed in pain.

"Kushina!" Minato yelled. "The nine tails seal is still..."

"Get away from the Jinchurki," The masked man said, holding a kunai close to Naruto's face. "Don't you care what happens to your kid?" He asked.

"Wait! Calm down!" Minato shouted.

"Speak for yourself, Minato," The masked man said. "I'm cool as can be." He tossed Naruto in the air.

"Naruto!" Kushina shouted.

Minato quickly jumped in the air and grabbed Naruto before the masked man could.

"Well, I must hand it to you, Yellow Flash, but I wonder about this next one."

Minato's eyes widened as he noticed paper bombs on the blanket Naruto was wrapped in.

"Minato! Naruto!" Kushina shouted.

Minato quickly tossed the blanket to the side and quickly got out of the way of the explosion with Naruto in his arms. Naruto started to cry again.

"Thank goodness... Naruto isn't hurt," He said, looking at Naruto in his arms.

He then looked at his leg. "I was forced to use the Flying Raijin Justu," He said, pulling a piece of wood out of his ankle. "His target is Kushina, and he will succeed in separating us. I must hurry."

Minato then took off in a flash of smoke.

••••

Meanwhile, back with the Chinoike family...

Megumi was smiling at the baby boy in her arms after the medic left to for a few minutes to fill out his birth certificate.

However, her smile started to fade as she noticed Aymu's narrowed eyes.

"Aymu, is something the matter?" She asked.

"Megumi, do you feel that?" He asked. "There dark yet familiar chill in the air."

"Now that you mention it feels like the nine-tailed fox Charka," Megumi muttered. "No, Kushina seal couldn't haven't broken right.

Aymu was about to respond when a massive roar was heard. He then looked at his wife, resting in a medical bed holding Masashi, their son. Before pulling a scroll out of his pants.

"Aymu," She whispered.

" Stay. Here I will be back. I'm going to see what going on," Aymu said. "Keep Masahi safe until I get back," He said, disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

He was now standing in the tree as he spotted the nine-tailed fox in the center of the village. The third hokage and the shinobi tried to defend against it throwing kunai and paper bombs.

"So it broke free after all," He muttered. "What happened to Minato and Kushina?" He asked nobody in particular.

His eyes narrowed as he saw the nine-tailed fox turn to face towards the direction of hokage faces. A sizeable purple ball flew in that direction until it was suddenly teleported somewhere else.

"Minato," Aymu whispered. "So he, okay, but were Kushina?" He said, trying to locate her charka within the village.

'Found her she weakened, but she should be able to survive from losing the nine tails if I get her to a medic. Until then, I leave the nine-tailed fox to the others for now.' He thought as he headed towards the direction of where Kushina's charka was coming from.

••••

Aymu was rushing through the trees towards the direction of where he felt Kushina's screams were coming from.

"She may be in one of Minato's safe houses with Naruto," Aymu mumbled. "But I believe that the medical ward with Megumi will be safer. Plus, with a medic, they can help prevent her from dying after losing the nine-tailed fox," He said as he picked up the pace toward the safe house.

'Minato, just hang out a little longer. I will be there to back you up after I take Kushina and Naruto to my private medical ward we had set up to keep enemies from knowing about me and Megumi's child.' He thought, looking back toward where the nine-tailed fox was. Not knowing Minato was busy with another situation at the moment.

••••

Aymu finally arrived outside of a large safe house and kept his eyes peeled for the traps.

He had known Minato since the academy days. His first friend since he moved here with his parents getting out of the horrible places his clan was banished to.

'It was the day I met my wife. I was surprised by the fact were of the same clan as me. However, her mother is not though.' He thought as he avoided every trap and made it safely into the house where he saw Kushina lying on the bed holding Naruto close to her side.

"Kushina," He said, walking over to her.

"Aymu, why aren't you with Megumi?" She asked weakly.

"Don't worry; she left in good hands with Haru Hyuga, my old Hyuga student mother," He said, lifting her. "She is the only one I trust to keep her safe from enemies. Anyway, enough chatting. I'm taking you and Naruto to a safer location where you can recover," He said to pick her up and Naruto.

"Minato," She whispered.

"Don't worry; I go back him up after all that was my job as an Anbu," Aymu said. "First, both of you are being moved. These traps won't hold off the Nine Tail fox if it attacks farther this way. The defense is probably better where I'm taking you. I added a strengthening seal in the barrier," He said, exiting the hideout.

"Just hold Naruto close to you," He said, looking down at her. "I'm going to pick up the pace. Minato and the village can't hold back the nine-tailed fox for long."

"Right," She whispered as she pulled Naruto closer to her chest so he wouldn't fall. As Aymu started running faster through the forest in a better direction, he came from.

'Going this way should keep out of the rage of the nine-tailed fox. long enough to get these two to safety.' He thought, looking down at Kushina and Naruto

Aymu let a sigh of relief as he arrived at a large brown building with seal tags on the walls. He made quick hand signs as a green sphere barrier glowed around the building and walked towards the entrance.

"Haru," Aymu called as he walked inside before activating the barrier.

The sound of footsteps was heard coming his way. He looked up to see the fair-skinned and brown hair woman with pupil-less white eyes coming his way.

"Aymu," She said. "Megumi was starting to worry about you. What is Lady Kushina doing here?" She asked, confused as she noticed Kushina in Aymu's arms.

"No time, she needs treatment," He said. "Somehow the nine tails broke free." He said, looking at her partly opened eyes.

"Right this way," She said. "She can get treated in the room across from Megumi's room.

Aymu nodded as he followed Haru to an empty room, and placed her on the bed with Naruto.

"Take care of her and Megumi," Aymu said, starting to walk out of the room."I must find Minato and help stop the nine-tailed fox," He said, leaving the room in a poof of smoke.

••••

Aymu was currently jumping through the trees as he rushed towards the Hokage mountain where he last felt Minato's charka.

His eyes narrowed when he suddenly felt another source of chakra near Minato.

'That charka something about it feels almost familiar.' He thought as his body flickered over to where Minato was just then he saw a strange masked man grab Minato's arm.

His eyes then widened as he felt himself be pulled in a forceful sensation. Suddenly Minato and Aymu were lying on the ground face down.

"My attack missed," Minato said, slowly lifting his face off the ground. "But he materialized and instantly tried to drag me in."

"Ugh," Aymu groaned. "What happened?" He mumbled, lifting his face off the ground.

"Sorry for the rough entrance," Minato said. "I couldn't give you a chance to prepare. You arrive as I was trying to avoid. Whatever that justu was."

Aymu was about to respond to Minato when suddenly a strange swirling vortex appeared in front of them. He narrowed his eyes as that strange mask man he caught of glimpse of earlier appeared in front of him and Minato.

"I won't let you get away," The man said, looking at Minato. "And looks like you have a partner now," His head turned to see Aymu.

'He used the teleportation justu? ' Minato thought, picking up his special kunai.

Aymu shook off the effect of suddenly being teleported as he started to get up.

'Is that how he took Kushina so quickly? A shinobi who outmaneuvered the Anbu assigned under Lord Third's direct control...' Minato thought as he stood up.

"I don't know who you are," Aymu said, glaring at the masked. "But one thing for sure, you don't belong in this village!"

"Are you Madara Uchiha?" Minato suddenly asked, causing Aymu to raise an eyebrow at that question.

The masked man then brought his hand up to his cloak and pulled his hood down. He then put his hands back next to his side.

"I don't think that is possible, Minato," Aymu stated.

"You're right. He dead," Minato said.

"I wonder about that," The masked man said, tilting his head to the side.

"At this point, it doesn't matter who you are," Minato said. "But why are you targeting the Hidden Leaf?"

"I see, so he is the cause of this," Aymu said." Just as figure your charka did feel quite suspicious."

'However, he reminds me of someone but don't know why. There is no way we met before. I'm sure I would remember meeting a guy in a mask.' Aymu thought as he continued to stare at the masked man.

"I could say I did it on a whim or that I planned it," The masked man replied. "Or that it is war. Or even that it is for peace," He said as chains came from out of his cloak.

'Whatever the case, he's no ordinary man!' Minato thought as he brought his kunai up to his face.

'As if this was for peace. He released a dangerous beast.' Aymu thought, opening a scroll and bringing out an orange and yellow sword.

"Aymu, be careful," Minato said. "He can control the nine tails, and his teleportation surpasses both Lord Second and mine. And he has some dangerous ideology."

"Right," Aymu nodded.

'I'm going to have to deal with these two first. They will be even more trouble than the Nine-Tails if I try to transport myself to the village now. Lord fourth will follow, and so will the Blood Demon of the Leaf. They would back each other even if they were rivals who used to fight for the hokage seat. The battlefield would just be even more chaotic. The masked man thought as he connected the chains cuffs to his wrists.

'If he anything like Madara. I can't deal with I'm and getting the nine tails back under control. I just have to entrust the village to Lord Third. I couldn't send Aymu to do it. He would refuse to leave me, and this man would try to stop him.'

"Now that I have freed the Nine-Tails, " The masked man said. "You people have no hope left!"

"You have no idea how strong this village is!" Aymu shouted as he charged towards the masked man along with Minato.

Minato kunai right through the masked man as a chain wrapped around Minato he teleported out of the way. Aymu then swung his sword towards the man as he began to turn around. However, he turned around and covered his chains against Aymu, who turned out to be a clone.

'His flesh... My physical attacks do not affect him, but he makes himself materialize to attack. Meaning I can aim for him when we both strike blows or one of us keeps him too busy to avoid the other person attacking.' Minato thought, looking at Aymu, who was looking at the masked man from the tree across from him.

'I don't know how the attack with through, but more importantly, If we want to land an attack. We have kept him from doing that.' Aymu thought as the masked slowly turned to look at Minato after searching around for the real Aymu.

Aymu jumped and got down from the tree, gaining the masked man's attention, charging at with him his sword, ready to attack. At the same time, Minato threw his kunai before he came at him from the other side with his Rasengan.

Aymu smirked as the masked turned around slightly. He noticed Minato coming his way and tried to grab his fist. Minato teleported away as Aymu grabbed the chain the second the guy materialized, holding him in place as Minato appeared above the man and hit with the Rasengan and knocking him to the ground and sending Aymu flying back In a strong blast.

"That was my flying Raijin level 2," Minato said as the Rasengan drilled into the masked man's back.

"Ugh," Aymu said, rubbing his head. "That hurt, but Minato was able to get a hit in," He said, slowly starting to stand up as he saw the man on a rock holding his arm.

"This is what is meant by elusive," The masked man said. "I should have never let my guard down."

"Yeah, you shouldn't have," Aymu smirked as Minato flashed in front of him and placed his hand on the guy's chest, making a seal appear.

"Looks like my plan to make an opening work even if it involved me taking a hit," Aymu said standing up completely.

"I must hand it to you, Fourth Hokage and Blood demon of the Leaf," The masked man said. "You managed to wound me with one of you using yourself to keep me from using my justu to avoid his next attack, and managed to pull out the Nine-Tails."

"However, the Nine-Tails will be mine eventually," He continued as he began to vanish in a swirling vortex. "I am going to rule the world. And there are so many ways to go about doing that," " He continued as he vanished completely.

"Geez, how serious can one be about ruling the world," Aymu stated, staring at the spot the guy just left from.

"Quite serious by his tone; he wasn't joking," Minato replied.

"Agree," Aymu agreed. "Well enough, here we better go," He said, grabbing onto Minato's shoulder.

"Right," Minato said, as he flashed away towards the village with Aymu in tow.

Both men arrived on the Fourth hokage face on the hokage monument.

"This is terrible," Minato gasped, seeing the damage to the village.

"To going to launch another one of those large bombs from its mouth," Aymu said. "We must act now."

Minato nodded as he and Aymu both made hand signs.

"Summoning Justu!" They both said.

A giant red toad landed on the Nine tails back as a large black loin had two paws trying to keep its mouth shut to prevent the bomb.

"Hold down the Nine tails for just a while!" Minato said from on top of his toad.

"That's going to be tough even for me!" The toad replied.

"I need you to do the same as well, don't let that bomb be released from its mouth," Aymu said, looking at his black lion as he stood next to Minato.

"I do my best, but holding back its jaw is not going to be easy," The lion replied in a deep voice.

Just as the Nine-Tailed Fox was close to almost breaking its jaw free, it was teleported away along with Minato and Aymu.

••••

Aymu got up off from the ground as he saw they were near the safe house where he removed Kushina and Naruto.

'Good thing I move them. They would have gotten hurt from this blast.' Aymu thought as he looked at Minato looking around panting.

"If you're looking for Kushina, I took her to the safe medical where Megumi is. Naruto there as well," Aymu said.

"Good, I don't have to worry about her safety then," Minato said, panting." I must put up a barrier immediately."

"No," Aymu said. "I take it from here you used enough charka," He said, shaking his head at Minato.

Aymu's eyes widened when suddenly held in place by some wooden bind. He then turned to hear crying and saw Megumi near him with Masashi suddenly in his arms.

"Sorry Masahi, I didn't mean to wake you," She said, coughing up blood from the strain of trying to bind the Nine-Tails.

"Megumi," Aymu whispered. "You shouldn't be here. It's dangerous."

'However, I remember now her mom was part of the Senju clan, but I'm pretty sure they weren't from the first hokage family.' Aymu thought.

"I was too worried about you to stay in bed," Megumi replied." I'm going to take the Nine-Tails down with me by binding it to death if I have to. That way, it can delay it is revival. Leave with Masahi and Minato. I'll protect you with the strength I have left after a long exhausting birth," She said, coughing up more blood.

"Megumi," Aymu said, his eyes watering.

"Thank you for everything you did for me. I'm glad I married you," She smiled weakly.

Masahi started to cry some more.

"Megumi," Aymu whispered. "It's because of you I became the shinobi and man I'm today," He said. "And made me a father... And yet," He trailed off.

"Aymu, don't look at me like that," Megumi smiled. "I'm glad that you love me. And today is this boy's birthday."

Minato stared at his two friends as they shared there a moment of love for each other. He couldn't bear to see his rival and best friend about to lose his wife.

"If I were to close my eyes and imagine me alive and our future. I couldn't see the three of us living a happy life together as a family if I didn't do this," Megumi said. "My only regret is that I won't see Masahi grow up. I wish I could see him grow. Now go take him and leave with Minato."

"Megumi, no, there's no need for you to die with the Nine-Tails," Aymu said as his eyes began to fill with tears. "preserve what little charka you got left for a reunion with Masahi," He said, wiping away his tears. "I'll seal the chakra you have remaining inside of Masahi. It will be part of the eight-signed seal I learned thanks to Minato and Kushina. Then I'll take the nine tails with me. With a different sealing. justu I discover training with them. The reaper death seal."

Minato looked at Aymu, surprised he was giving up his life so soon before even achieving his dream of becoming Hokage still.

"But the caster that uses that justu...! Megumi said.

"One more thing. I will seal half of the Nine-Tails," Aymu said. "Sealing a power this immense is physically impossible. It is also just strategically unwise."

Megumi continued to stare at Aymu, listening to his words. As was Minato wondering where this conversation was going next.

"If you take the Nine-Tails and seal with you when you die," He said. "There won't be a Jinchurki around for him when he reemerges. I don't think he won't connect again to Kushina to reseal in back in her." He continued looking over at the Nine-Tails. "Which will upset the balance of power between the Tailed Beast if we don't have one. The reaper Death Seal will seal half of the Nine-Tails in me forever. As for the other half," He said, closing his eyes.

After a few minutes, he opened his eyes again." I will seal it inside of Masahi with the Eight Signed Seal!" He said, looking at his som in his arms.

Megumi gasped.

"I know what you're going to say, and Minato is probably going to as well," Aymu stated. "But remember with Jiraiya told us once about world upheaval even though he was Minato's teacher, mostly not ours. And the calamities that would follow. I won't say for sure that what happened today confirms what he told us. First, the masked man who released the nine-tailed fox is a man destined to bring disaster to the world. And I believe that the one who could stop him is this child, or maybe not, but I have belief and hope in me that he will open up a future for Jinchurki."

"Aymu," Megumi and Minato both said.

Aymu then stood up and made hand signs. "Reaper Death Seal!"

A giant reaper with a sword in his mouth then appeared behind Aymu.

"Let's put our trust in this child! "Aymu said. " He's our son; after all, Megumi, and Minato, we might not have picked a godfather, but I want to know you were one of the possible candidates," He smiled. "When I'm finished with the Reaper Death Seal. I will seal your charka inside Masahi when he tries to control the Nine Tail fox power as a Jinchurki. I want you to help him out."

"Our son..." Megumi said, tears filling her eyes. "He is our son which is why I don't want to put such a burden on him!"

Aymu stared at Megumi sadly.

"And also, why use the Reaper death seal?" She asked. "If it's so that I can meet a grown Masahi even, it's just for a short while. There is no need for you to die!"

Aymu smiled at her faintly.

"I want you to stay by Masahi as he grows up and protect him," She said. "I don't get it! To keep the balance of Tailed Beast? For the sake of the nation and the village? Why must Masahi be sacrificed? Why must you sacrifice yourself for me?!" She shouted.

"For the sake of my nation and my village," Aymu said. "And for the sake of my loved one, I would sacrifice myself for them to live and grow even if one sacrifice is seen as a burden. It is something I take a chance doing if my son can stay alive and become strong. Because that my nindo my ninja way," He said, smiling at her.

Minato and Megumi both smile as they suddenly see a young genin Aymu appear in front of them. Those were the same words he used to say a lot as a genin.

"Besides, even if I were to live I'm no match for you," He replied, touching his knees. "Even though you won't have much time. There are some things only you, as his mother, can tell Masahi. Things that I can't. That is a mother's role. I'm not doing this just for you; I'm doing it. This for Masahi as well."

He then bent down and picked up Masahi. "I will gladly die for my son. It's my duty as his father."

Aymu and Megumi both stared deeply into each other eyes. A-arm then shot out from Aymu's stomach, grabbing onto the Nine-tailed fox's leg. "Minato, no matter what happens here, you are the true hero. After all, you beat me and became hokage while I was only made Anbu."

'Aymu, I always believed that you deserve the title more than me. Especially as tonight's hero. ' Minato thought.

"Dang, you orange eye human!" The Nine-Tailed fox said, annoyed, turning his attention to Aymu.

"Seal!"

A blue spirit of the fox with into Aymu's stomach, leaving a seal mark on his stomach.

'My body is getting numb. I guess I sure expected it to be, this massive.' Aymu thought as he felt the chakra being sealed Inside, making him numb.

Aymu placed his hand on the ground and summoned a bed that was like some kind of ceremonial altar surrounded by candles.

"Now time to seal the Nine-Tailed Fox," Aymu said, walking over to the alter.

'The ritual alter? Does he intend to seal me again? Inside of a baby?' The Nine-tailed fox thought as he watched Aymu place Masahi on the alter.

Megumi then started coughing up more blood. Aymu turned around and looked at her with concern.

"Megumi! Are you all right?" He asked, running over towards her. "That would style still too much for you to handle. Especially after giving birth," He whispered, looking at her condition.

Aymu and Megumi's eyes widened as they heard the roar of the Nine-tailed Fox.

"Right now," Aymu said.

The Nine-Tailed Fox claw was going straight for Masashi when Megumi and Aymu both got in the way stopping the nail.

"Megumi," Aymu whispered, "I said that this was the father's duty."

"Then all the more since I'm his mother," She whispered.

"Why you--" The nine-tailed fox growled.

"Of all the time we know each other. This is the first time I have lost an argument with you," Megumi smiled. "I understand you're determination, so go ahead, do it. After all that, one of the reasons I love you."

"Thank you, Megumi," He said, wiping blood off his mouth and on his palm before making hand signs. "I genuinely believe that this is the right choice. And thank you, Minato, for not trying to stop me."

A cloud of smoke appears but instead of a lion summon there seems to be a medium-sized white snake.

'Oh, Aymu, I couldn't stop you even if I wanted to. You are way too stubborn.

"Ah! The Nine Tails! What? Isss the meaning of thisss Aymu?" Yuki asked

"Yuki, I'm going to give you the sealing formula's key. Take it immediately to Kiyohime-sensei and store it away for safekeeping. She will understand what to do with it when the time comes."

"You have my word, Master Aymu. I keep the key in my possession," Yuki said, swallowing a scroll in her mouth. "Farewell, sir," She said, taking off.

"There, that should do it," Aymu said."Megumi, my time is starting to run out. So I'm going to start the Eight signed Seal. I am going to put some of my charka in Masashi as well. It will be quite a while before we can see him. So let's tell him what we want now."

"Masahi..." Megumi whispered. "Don't be a picky or stubborn eater. Eating lots of different food will good balance and grow big and strong. Make sure to bathe every day and stay warm. Also, don't stay up late. You need lots of sleep to grow healthy. And make friends. You don't need a lot of friends. Just a few...Ones that you can trust. I wasn't always the best at that with my temper at times. Also, keep up with your studies and practice your ninjas hard. Remember, everyone has strengths and weaknesses. So don't get depressed if you can't do something well. Respect your teachers and upper-level students at the Academy. Oh, and this is important. It's about the three prohibitions for a shinobi. Be extra careful about lending and borrowing money. Put your mission wages into your savings account. No alcohol until you're twenty. Too much can ruin your health, so drink in moderation. Another prohibition is women. I'm a woman, so I don't know much about this from a guy's view, but... All you need to remember is that this world is made up of men and women. So it's only natural to take an interest in girls. But just don't get hooked on bad women. Find someone like me, kind and caring, but it is okay for them to have a tough side. Speaking of the Three Prohibitions, please be careful around Minato's master named Jiraiya. He nothing like your godmother."

Aymu smiled as he listened to Megumi's dying words to Masahi.

"Masahi, from now on, you're going to face lots of pain and hardships. Be true to yourself. Have a dream and have the confidence to make that dream come true! There is so much... Oh, so much more that I want to pass on to you."

Megumi began to start crying. "I wish I could stay with you longer. I love you. Aymu, I'm sorry I used up your time."

"Oh, that's okay," Aymu smiled. "Masahi, my message to you... I guess it is the same as your mother's. Just like my father didn't always have much, he said to me. Mostly repeated, mom at times. Now Eight, Signed Seal." He said, looking at Masahi and placing a hand on his stomach.

The Nine-tailed fox began to fade away as the last of its charka was going inside Masahi. Aymu and Megumi both fall to the ground and breathe heavily as their eyes start to close.

"Minato, you take care of the village and continue to be an excellent hokage for me. Since I will never be able to get the seat now," Aymu said weakly. "Also, keep our son safe, and promise me when Kiyohime-sensei returns to put him in her care, until then keep him safe."

"Yes, please do, even if it means him not knowing who his parents are. He may feel alone, but as long as he has friends, he will be okay," Megumi said as her eyes closed.

"She right he safer not knowing, and remember when you teach about this day in history. You're the hero, not me, a shinobi who wears a mask on most of his missions," Aymu said, his eyes closing as well.

"Aymu and Megumi, I promise to keep him safe," Minato said, picking up Masahi.

"Minato," The third hokage said, walking over to him as the barrier with down. "So little Masahi, the new Jinchurki."

Minato sighed. "It seems so that the decision they made," He said, looking at the sleeping Masahi in his arms.

'Goodbye, Aymu and Megumi. You're going to be missed .' Minato thought, looking at the dead bodies one last time before heading back to the village with the new Jinchurki.

The prologue sets the stage for a night that will change the Hidden Leaf forever. The Chinoike family has welcomed a new life into the world, while Minato and Kushina face the unimaginable terror of the Nine-Tails' release. There wasn't much change to it other than I combined both parts into one. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and are looking forward to reading more of this story. 

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