This is one of my stories from fanfiction.net but i decided to put it here too!
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Futago no noroi, the curse of the twins has always haunted the Uchiha clan up until now. Watch as the twin brothers, Naruto and Sasuke strive to fight their curse and achieve their dreams.
Futago no Noroi (curse of the twins)
Chapter 1 – The Living Legends
The Rikudō Sennin was the legendary figure who founded the ninja world and was the creator of modern ninjutsu, as well as the first Jinchuuriki. He had three sons from which the three great clans of the Uchiha, Hyuuga and Senju descended. But there was one thing that separated one of these clans from the other two. This clan was the Uchiha. Through the centuries they were known to be a powerful, ferocious clan. They killed their best friends and siblings to gain various forms of the Sharingan, their legendary doujutsu. They were also known to revel in battle and enjoy it.
Because of their ferocious blood thirsty nature no twins were born into the Uchiha clan. If twins were formed in the mother's womb they fought until one presided and the other died, and if both were born they didn't live long, as one consumed the other sooner or later. This was one of the many dark secrets of the Uchiha clan. It was called Futago no Noroi, curse of the twins. The animalistic bloody cycle continued through the ages until some centuries later Mikoto Uchiha, the wife of Fugaku Uchiha, the head of the Uchiha clan, gave birth to a set of twins, Naruto and Sasuke.
On the night of October 10th Mikoto lay in the main bedroom of the Uchiha clan compound as she gave birth to a set of twins, something that had never happened in the History of the Uchiha clan.
When the news had spread that she was having twins everyone expected the usual, as they all knew and feared the curse of the twins. While giving birth to twins it was more painful than usual for an Uchiha woman as this was not supposed to happen. Even the usually optimistic Mikoto had given hope when she first heard that she had conceived twins. But then she had been informed by a medic that the they had not been fighting at all. They were living in perfect harmony; it was almost as if they were trying to resist their fate.
From they were formed in their Kaasan's womb Naruto and Sasuke were different; they had already begun to resist the animalistic fate of the Uchiha clan.
Mikoto clenched her teeth to bite back another scream as a fresh wave of indescribable pain overtook her. She refused to give up again, she would give birth to the twins and they would fight their curse and rise above the dark secret that the twins of the Uchiha clan bore. They would be different, she just knew it.
She had always hated how every time she walked through the Uchiha district her fellow clan's people would whisper and stare. She could see their pitiful looks and hear their whispers of her fate. She resented it with every bone in her body; she wanted to prove them wrong. After bearing the pain for what seemed like an eternity Mikoto simultaneously gave birth to two boys, and the two males flanking her on other side smiled in relief.
Fugaku felt slightly shocked as deep inside his soul he had believed everyone else, he had believed that the twins would not survive their curse. Minato Namikaze, Fugaku's best friend also smiled in relief, and let his hands, which were crossed on top of Mikoto's stomach where the seal holding the Kyuubi no Kitsune lay, relax a bit. He had been terribly worried for the wife of his best friend and had made sure to be present at the birth of her children to make sure the seal did not break, as its weakest point was during childbirth. A full term pregnancy for a Jinchuuriki was 10 months, and as the energy used to maintain the seal starts going to nurture the child the seal weakens in direct proportion.
Mikoto Uchiha, wife of Fugaku Uchiha was also the third Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no kitsune; her aunt, the wife of the former head of the clan had been the second Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi. The Kyuubi had always been in the possession of the Uchiha clan as the Sharingan could control the mighty beast.
Mikoto had hated herself for holding the evil beast but much to her disbelief she had been welcomed warmly into the clan after becoming the new Jinchuuriki when her aunt died. But never the less it was still hard being a Jinchuuriki. She never knew who her real friends were.
Biwako Sarutobi handed a weak and tired but overjoyed Mikoto her sons. The Uchiha mother, looked lovingly down at her theads and held them close, her eyes brimming with unshed tears.
"Naruto, Sasuke." She whispered and as she did the two newborns opened their eyes. One possessed an alluring ocean blue, and the other a deep raven. On cue they both began to cry, but Naruto more loudly than Sasuke. Mikoto pulled them closer to her chest and rocked them gently, hushing their wails into silence.
The twins both had the generic pale skin of the Uchiha clan and the aristocratic features which were nearly identical, but their face shape differed slightly. On top of either of their head's was a small tuft of black hair. The only thing that differentiated them was their eyes. One had the black eyes of the Uchiha clan and the other had inherited the rare colour from his mother. They were a captivating ocean blue which glimmered in the light and contrasted with his pale skin and dark hair. He was called Naruto.
Fugaku leaned over Mikoto and stroked the heads of his sons lovingly, while he whispered,
"Our wish has come true Mikoto-chan, hontou ni shiawase da…." As the two Uchihas celebrated the birth of their sons Minato suddenly stiffened as he felt a foreign presence enter the heavily guarded room. He immediately knew it was no normal shinobi, as the chakra levels were abnormally high. On cue a vortex of space, created by a strange space time jutsu, used by the strange nin, appeared in the room and his presence was revealed. The nin was covered in a black cloak and over his face was an orange mask with a small whole at the left side and random black markings covering its surface. Biwako Sarutobi and Taji, the other mid wife, quickly stood up to defend the children but the nin quickly and easily killed them and swiped the twins out of Kushina grasp. He held a kunai dangerously over the face of the twins while standing passively, ignoring Mikoto's screams of anger. Fugaku and Minato immediately jumped to their feet, their bodies in full battle mode, the latter's Sharingan swirling dangerously.
"Back away from the Jinchuuriki or your sons will die at the ripe old age of one minute," said the masked nin, his cynical voice laced with danger. Fugaku grit his teeth and looked at Minato. They had never needed to share words in order to understand each other. As if some phrenic message had passed between the two shinobi they acted simultaneously. Fugaku charged directly at the nin, his Sharingan blazing with anger while Minato Hiraishined to catch the falling twins as the nin disappeared. The masked shinobi then reappeared behind Minato and Fugaku, and in a flash disappeared with Mikoto.
"Fugaku follow them," ordered Minato in the authoritative voice of a Hokage. "I'll get the twins to safety." The Uchiha nodded in response and in a flash was gone. Minato quickly told one of the Uchiha guards who had awoken from the slumber the masked nin had induced upon him, to fetch Itachi. In less than two minutes the Uchiha prodigy appeared in the room, dressed in his full battle gear, his mature 7 yr old face set in a stoic but dangerous expression, he would protect his brothers no matter what. Minato didn't have to issue any orders to the prodigy as he immediately knew what to do. The legendary Hokage nodded at his god son and in a flash of yellow he disappeared.
Minato reappeared on the outskirts of the village where he had sensed the nine tails chakra, and indeed his in instincts were right. In the clearing where an exhausted barely alive Mikoto lay the Kyuubi roared above her. A badly injured Fugaku struggled to get to his feet as he refused to back down. He was determined to punish the nin for what he had done to his wife.
The Kyuubi roared into the night skies, its demonic cries, beholding and underlying tone of pain. The crimson eyes of the kitsune stared madly as it thrashed around the clearing, all the while bellowing madly. Then, suddenly turned and struck out at Mikoto, its former Jinchuuriki.
Minato quickly Shunshined to where a badly injured Mikoto lay, swiping her out of the Kyuubi's magnitude. As the blonde Hokage held Mikoto in his arms he could feel her blood soaking his clothes, it was a miracle that she was still alive.
Minato looked over at his friend, he knew Fugaku couldn't hold up much longer. The Yondaime looked down at the suffering woman in his arms,
"M-Minato, please don't let any harm come to Naruto and Sasuke…..onigai shimasu." She managed to whisper.
"Mikoto-chan, please hold on, you'll be ok, I'll make sure Fugaku and the twins are daijoubou, watashi no yakusoku." Mikoto looked up at Minato her blue eyes brimming with pain filled tears.
Minato turned to begin his battle but found that the masked shinobi had disappeared and traced his chakra signature in the direction of Konoha.
" Kuso, Fugaku," said Minato seriously "you know what this means, right?"
"No Minato you can't do it, Mikoto will never forgive me."
"Gomen nasai Fugaku, I know this is not what you wanted but it has to be done, I'll use Naruto as the Kyuubi's new vessel."
"Minato…" said Fugaku his expression stoic but Minato could always read his friend's true thoughts. Fugaku gave a slight nod and Minato smiled slightly. He felt better knowing he had finally got his friend's approval. After all it was a heavy fate he would be placing onto the shoulders of a new born baby.
"Choto mate," said Fugaku between his fit of coughs "there is something you should know, the nuke nin had the Sharingan." Minato's eyes widened at this. His puzzle had been solved. From the way the shinobi moved and the fact that he had the Sharingan there was only one person he could think of…Uchiha Madara.
The Namikaze, turned, his coat flapping in the wind as he sped towards Konoha, his mind set on his task ahead.
Meanwhile in Konoha
Sarutobi clenched his teeth as the Kyuubi ploughed through the defenses of the leaf shinobi. He could hear the screams of the civilians and the yells of the dying ninja. Blood covered the ground and not one building was standing. It had all started when a strange shinobi in a mask appeared and cast a summoning jutsu, by which the great demon, the Kyuubi no Kitsune appeared and began to wreck havoc on the village of Konohagakure.
The Sandaime began to give up hope as he knew they couldn't hold back the Kyuubi any longer, so many had died already.
'Where the hell is Minato?' thought the retired Hokage and as if the heavens had heard his desperate cry the Yondaime Hokage appeared in a poof of smoke on the head of Gamabunta, a tiny raven haired baby in his arms, his signature white cloak flapping in the night breeze. Upon seeing the poof of smoke and the familiar head of blonde hair the struggling shinobis felt a fresh wave of determination overtake them. Their savior had come.
'This is bad…..' thought Minato and her turned to the huge toad upon which he stood.
"Gamabunta hold the fox down for a minute."
"Look, I may be big but I'm not a miracle worker," replied the hesitant toad.
"I need enough chakra to take the Kyuubi and that blast out of here," replied Minato, referring to the huge dense ball the Kyuubi was forming. If it hit what was left of Konoha there would be nothing left, everything and everyone would be destroyed.
Sarutobi braced himself for another attack from the Kyuubi when suddenly the giant demon, along with Minato disappeared in a flash of yellow.
"Minato…..he teleported himself and the nine tails out of here," said Sarutobi, a sad look lining is withered face. He knew he was going to lose his friend, Minato had told him about his backup plan if the Kyuubi had broken free while Mikoto gave birth.
Minato re appeared along with the Kyuubi in the clearing where Mikoto and Fugaku lay, chibi Naruto still tucked safely in his arms. The forth panted heavily, his chakra was near exhausted completely from teleporting the Kyuubi, but he had saved Konoha.
"…..Gotta put up a barrier," panted Minato as he weakly scrambled to his shaking, tired legs. Every inch of his body screamed with exhaustion but he could not collapse now, his village still was not safe. He would not give up; he was the Yondaime Hokage for a reason.
Mikoto, ignored the cries of Fugaku and stood up, making her way towards the Kyuubi, she used the last of her unique chakra to form chains which wrapped themselves around the kitsune, binding it to the ground, giving Minato just enough time to form the barrier which trapped the Kyuubi in place. But he didn't have enough time. Just before the barrier was put in place, one of the Kyuubi's gigantic claws pierced the blonde Hokage.
Minato felt himself falling as the Kyuubi released him as it was paralyzed due to the barrier. He could hear the anguished screams of Fugaku and Mikoto and his vision began to blur.
'It cannot end here!' he thought and as his body hit the ground Minato's eyes flew open. He forced his body the stand and he dragged himself over to where Naruto lay. He quickly formed a few hand signs while shouting,
"Shiki Fujin no Jutsu!" and immediately the Shinigami appeared sealing away the demon's soul, and slowly began to pull out Minato's. The Namikaze knew he had little time left and quickly formed the hand seals for the eight trigrams seal to seal the rest of the Kyuubi inside of Naruto. As he finished the task he felt the rest of his soul exit his body and he became limp his vision blurring, darkness over taking him.
"E-everyone is safe now, gomen nasai Fugaku, Mikoto…" whispered Minato as his eyes closed and his life faded forever, the last sounds he heard where the shouts of Fugaku, Sandaime and Mikoto.
4 years later
Mikoto smiled softly as she finished brushing a four year old Naruto's spiky black hair. She gently straitened his black formal Kimono adorned with the Uchiha fan on the back and kissed him on top of his head.
"We're done, Naru-chan" she said and finally released the struggling boy. Mikoto loved her sons dearly and strived so no harm came to them. The twins had already developed a bond, a strange one. They were best friends but still rivals, yet neither could do without the other. Fugaku had been very pleased with them as they had begun to show signs of being even greater than Itachi.
"Kaasan don't call me Naru-chan!" whined the blue eyed Uchiha, his smooth baby skin wrinkling at the forehead to form a frown." Mikoto couldn't help but laugh at her son's expression and ruffled his hair, furthering his childish displeasure. Meanwhile Sasuke began to get jealous because of the attention Naruto was getting and sat on his Kaasan's lap, tugging at her Kimono.
"Kaasan, Kaasan will you brush my hair too?" Mikoto smiled down lovingly at Sasuke. She had not meant to leave him out.
"Gomen Sasu-chan, Kaasan will brush your hair too." The blue eyed Uchiha woman picked up the brush and began to gently comb through Sasuke's hair. She tried her best to mask her sadness, but it still showed. She hadn't told her sons why they were getting dressed up. It was for their safety.
Sarutobi, who had been reinstated after Minato died; informed Fugaku and Mikoto that the elders of the Uchiha clan and the council had been plotting to use Naruto to their advantage. Fugaku knew nothing of this and was enraged when he heard. Sarutobi told them that he would have to remove Naruto from the Uchiha clan and let him live alone, as they couldn't risk the chance of the clan controlling him. At this Mikoto had screamed, begged, pleaded and cried for the Sandaime to change his mind, but his decision was set. She just couldn't bear to know she wouldn't ever see one of her sons again.
From that day on Fugaku had changed. He became cold and stoic towards everyone, including his family and pressured Itachi more than ever. Fugaku knew that the Sandaime didn't trust him as he thought he was in on the plan to use Naruto and that was his main reason for taking the Uchiha's son away. Fugaku had tried to prove his innocence but the Sandaime was still suspicious and it caused the Uchiha leader to become angry and cold. After all he had done to right the Uchiha clan and make amends with the Hyuuga clan, the Hokage still did not trust him. Fugaku first begun to harbor hate towards the elderly Hokage when he discovered that ANBU were watching him on the Hokage's orders, he couldn't forgive the old man for taking his son away, he just couldn't.
Even Naruto and Sasuke had sensed something was wrong. The twins had begun to have nightmares, usually about the same thing. What they didn't know was that the Kyuubi had begun to claw at the sadness in their hearts, trying to devour them. Even though it was Naruto who harbored the Kyuubi Sasuke also had leftovers of the demon's chakra sealed into him and it created a link between the two. They had always been able to know what the other was feeling, sometimes they could even read each other's thoughts and their dreams were always linked.
Mikoto looked up when a knock sounded on the door of the twin's bedroom and Itachi walked in. He quickly informed her that the Uchiha elders had called a meeting and she was needed.
"Naru-chan, Sasu-chan, wait here for Kaasan ok? I'll be right back." Mikoto said to her sons, her eyes glinting with tears as she released Sasuke and walked towards the door.
"Kaasan, where are you going?" asked a worried Naruto, his soft babyish voice lined with concern.
"Shinpai shinaide, Kaasan will be right back."
"Ok." Said Naruto but the two year old still didn't sound convinced. After Mikoto and Itachi left the room Sasuke turned to Naruto.
"Is Naru-nii daijoubou?" he asked, his high pitched childish voice saddening.
"Hai, Naru-nii is daijoubou but Kaasan is not." The two year old wiped away the tears that had begun to fall, while looking down at the ground. He didn't like when he made his futago worry. Suddenly Sasuke launched himself on Naruto, knocking his twin to the ground in a fierce hug.
"Don't cry Naru-nii, or Sasu-nii will cry too." Naruto nodded into Sasuke's shoulder in reply. They hadn't told the Kaasan but they had already begun to feel the urges to kill each other. Once Sasuke had tried to kill Naruto but he couldn't and broke down. He thought Naruto would have hated him for trying to kill him but his twin brother was only sad and forgave him as he revealed that he felt the same way and from that time on they had pledged not to ever let it happen again. That night Mikoto had found them sleeping huddled together with tear marks on their faces, but she decided to let it go.
A few minutes later Mikoto returned with a stricken look on her young motherly face. The time had been changed for Naruto and Sasuke's sealing. The twins memory were to be sealed away and Naruto's appearances changed by powerful henge.
When Mikoto saw the twins hugging, she smiled in spite of herself. She knew they hadn't been feeling themselves lately but hadn't said anything about it as she figured it was because of the curse. But she knew they wanted to be left alone and didn't pry.
"Naruto, Sasuke we have to go now, Tousan is waiting on us." said Mikoto gently. She took either boy by the hand and exited the room closing the door behind her. She hated herself for what was going to be done to her sons but she knew there was nothing she could do.
"Where are we going Kaasan?" asked Sasuke as they walked down the street in the Uchiha district, "and who are those weird people with masks?" asked the young Uchiha, referring to the numerous ANBU which lined the district.
"Shinpai shinaide Sasu-chan," said Mikoto, ruffling Sasuke's hair, trying to erase his worries.
A few minutes later they reached the Uchiha shrine and the twins were taken from their mother. Mikoto fought to be allowed to enter to be with her sons while the sealing process took place but her efforts were in vain.
"Gomen nasai….Naruto, Sasuke," whispered Mikoto as the screams of her son's died away as the ANBU who were escorting them disappeared down the corridor.
From that day on the Uchiha clan was never quite the same. Even though Sasuke's memories of Naruto had been erased he felt as though something in his life was missing and he became stoic and cold shouldered everyone. Fugaku pressured Sasuke to be more like Itachi and was constantly telling him he was too weak. This caused the boy to be jealous of Itachi. Itachi stopped speaking to his father completely and was thoroughly engrossed in his missions and life as a ninja. Only Mikoto could get through to him, she was the only person who hadn't really changed. She was the one who held the family together.
Five Years Later
Mikoto still hadn't got over the loss of her son. She saw him sometimes, walking through the streets in either dirty ragged clothing or a horrendous orange jumpsuit. She hated it when the villagers abused him for being the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. Something he did not even know about, something he couldn't help. She knew she was forbidden to communicate with him but sometimes she snuck out of the Uchiha district and stocked his empty fridge with food. She wished she could help more, but that was all she could do without being caught.
On the first day of the academy when she had taken Sasuke she could see that Naruto and her son still had the bond from the curse even if they didn't remember each other. Once they saw each other it was an instant rivalry. But of late Sasuke had been having terrible night mares, e wouldn't admit this to her but she knew. She figured it was probably the Kyuubi trying to get a connection with him from Naruto's mind.
Naruto walked towards an abandon training ground as he recalled the day's events. Today had been even worse than usual. The teachers were even harsher and the students made fun of him. He was tired of having to act like a dobe with a happy go lucky personality in front of everyone.
Years ago after a particularly harsh attack from a group of villagers he decided to train himself. And he did so by stealing scrolls from the library and asking Sarutobi for tips. But he had decided to hide his true strength because of the villagers. He was about as strong as Sasuke or maybe even a bit stronger.
The blonde haired nin took off his jacket and threw it a side as he began to do various katas. As he practiced his taijutsu Naruto recalled what he had over heard some rookies saying that everyone in the Uchiha clan had been killed by Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's older brother. He couldn't imagine what it was like to lose family as he never had any, or so he thought. But he had experienced an odd feeling when he heard that the Uchiha clan had been massacred. He didn't know why, but it almost felt as though he belonged with them. When practicing he even used the Uchiha style taijutsu as that was the style he felt most comfortable with. He found it strange but shook the 'impossible' thoughts out of his head. He didn't think it would be a problem if he practiced it in private but used another style in public.
Suddenly a searing pain cut through Naruto's head, causing a scream to erupt from his lips.
"N-Not now…." Naruto managed to whisper through his clenched teeth from his kneeling position on the ground. "Yameru, yameru!" he whispered, shaking his head trying to rid himself of the mental images. But they wouldn't go away. He could hair the distant roars and a faint voice which seemed to be calling for help, the same ones which haunted him in his dreams. Little did he know that a few miles away Sasuke Uchiha was going through something similar.
If this story is liked i'll post chapter 2 ;p
enjoy!
Futago no noroi, the curse of the twins has always haunted the Uchiha clan up until now. Watch as the twin brothers, Naruto and Sasuke strive to fight their curse and achieve their dreams.
Futago no Noroi (curse of the twins)
Chapter 1 – The Living Legends
The Rikudō Sennin was the legendary figure who founded the ninja world and was the creator of modern ninjutsu, as well as the first Jinchuuriki. He had three sons from which the three great clans of the Uchiha, Hyuuga and Senju descended. But there was one thing that separated one of these clans from the other two. This clan was the Uchiha. Through the centuries they were known to be a powerful, ferocious clan. They killed their best friends and siblings to gain various forms of the Sharingan, their legendary doujutsu. They were also known to revel in battle and enjoy it.
Because of their ferocious blood thirsty nature no twins were born into the Uchiha clan. If twins were formed in the mother's womb they fought until one presided and the other died, and if both were born they didn't live long, as one consumed the other sooner or later. This was one of the many dark secrets of the Uchiha clan. It was called Futago no Noroi, curse of the twins. The animalistic bloody cycle continued through the ages until some centuries later Mikoto Uchiha, the wife of Fugaku Uchiha, the head of the Uchiha clan, gave birth to a set of twins, Naruto and Sasuke.
On the night of October 10th Mikoto lay in the main bedroom of the Uchiha clan compound as she gave birth to a set of twins, something that had never happened in the History of the Uchiha clan.
When the news had spread that she was having twins everyone expected the usual, as they all knew and feared the curse of the twins. While giving birth to twins it was more painful than usual for an Uchiha woman as this was not supposed to happen. Even the usually optimistic Mikoto had given hope when she first heard that she had conceived twins. But then she had been informed by a medic that the they had not been fighting at all. They were living in perfect harmony; it was almost as if they were trying to resist their fate.
From they were formed in their Kaasan's womb Naruto and Sasuke were different; they had already begun to resist the animalistic fate of the Uchiha clan.
Mikoto clenched her teeth to bite back another scream as a fresh wave of indescribable pain overtook her. She refused to give up again, she would give birth to the twins and they would fight their curse and rise above the dark secret that the twins of the Uchiha clan bore. They would be different, she just knew it.
She had always hated how every time she walked through the Uchiha district her fellow clan's people would whisper and stare. She could see their pitiful looks and hear their whispers of her fate. She resented it with every bone in her body; she wanted to prove them wrong. After bearing the pain for what seemed like an eternity Mikoto simultaneously gave birth to two boys, and the two males flanking her on other side smiled in relief.
Fugaku felt slightly shocked as deep inside his soul he had believed everyone else, he had believed that the twins would not survive their curse. Minato Namikaze, Fugaku's best friend also smiled in relief, and let his hands, which were crossed on top of Mikoto's stomach where the seal holding the Kyuubi no Kitsune lay, relax a bit. He had been terribly worried for the wife of his best friend and had made sure to be present at the birth of her children to make sure the seal did not break, as its weakest point was during childbirth. A full term pregnancy for a Jinchuuriki was 10 months, and as the energy used to maintain the seal starts going to nurture the child the seal weakens in direct proportion.
Mikoto Uchiha, wife of Fugaku Uchiha was also the third Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no kitsune; her aunt, the wife of the former head of the clan had been the second Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi. The Kyuubi had always been in the possession of the Uchiha clan as the Sharingan could control the mighty beast.
Mikoto had hated herself for holding the evil beast but much to her disbelief she had been welcomed warmly into the clan after becoming the new Jinchuuriki when her aunt died. But never the less it was still hard being a Jinchuuriki. She never knew who her real friends were.
Biwako Sarutobi handed a weak and tired but overjoyed Mikoto her sons. The Uchiha mother, looked lovingly down at her theads and held them close, her eyes brimming with unshed tears.
"Naruto, Sasuke." She whispered and as she did the two newborns opened their eyes. One possessed an alluring ocean blue, and the other a deep raven. On cue they both began to cry, but Naruto more loudly than Sasuke. Mikoto pulled them closer to her chest and rocked them gently, hushing their wails into silence.
The twins both had the generic pale skin of the Uchiha clan and the aristocratic features which were nearly identical, but their face shape differed slightly. On top of either of their head's was a small tuft of black hair. The only thing that differentiated them was their eyes. One had the black eyes of the Uchiha clan and the other had inherited the rare colour from his mother. They were a captivating ocean blue which glimmered in the light and contrasted with his pale skin and dark hair. He was called Naruto.
Fugaku leaned over Mikoto and stroked the heads of his sons lovingly, while he whispered,
"Our wish has come true Mikoto-chan, hontou ni shiawase da…." As the two Uchihas celebrated the birth of their sons Minato suddenly stiffened as he felt a foreign presence enter the heavily guarded room. He immediately knew it was no normal shinobi, as the chakra levels were abnormally high. On cue a vortex of space, created by a strange space time jutsu, used by the strange nin, appeared in the room and his presence was revealed. The nin was covered in a black cloak and over his face was an orange mask with a small whole at the left side and random black markings covering its surface. Biwako Sarutobi and Taji, the other mid wife, quickly stood up to defend the children but the nin quickly and easily killed them and swiped the twins out of Kushina grasp. He held a kunai dangerously over the face of the twins while standing passively, ignoring Mikoto's screams of anger. Fugaku and Minato immediately jumped to their feet, their bodies in full battle mode, the latter's Sharingan swirling dangerously.
"Back away from the Jinchuuriki or your sons will die at the ripe old age of one minute," said the masked nin, his cynical voice laced with danger. Fugaku grit his teeth and looked at Minato. They had never needed to share words in order to understand each other. As if some phrenic message had passed between the two shinobi they acted simultaneously. Fugaku charged directly at the nin, his Sharingan blazing with anger while Minato Hiraishined to catch the falling twins as the nin disappeared. The masked shinobi then reappeared behind Minato and Fugaku, and in a flash disappeared with Mikoto.
"Fugaku follow them," ordered Minato in the authoritative voice of a Hokage. "I'll get the twins to safety." The Uchiha nodded in response and in a flash was gone. Minato quickly told one of the Uchiha guards who had awoken from the slumber the masked nin had induced upon him, to fetch Itachi. In less than two minutes the Uchiha prodigy appeared in the room, dressed in his full battle gear, his mature 7 yr old face set in a stoic but dangerous expression, he would protect his brothers no matter what. Minato didn't have to issue any orders to the prodigy as he immediately knew what to do. The legendary Hokage nodded at his god son and in a flash of yellow he disappeared.
Minato reappeared on the outskirts of the village where he had sensed the nine tails chakra, and indeed his in instincts were right. In the clearing where an exhausted barely alive Mikoto lay the Kyuubi roared above her. A badly injured Fugaku struggled to get to his feet as he refused to back down. He was determined to punish the nin for what he had done to his wife.
The Kyuubi roared into the night skies, its demonic cries, beholding and underlying tone of pain. The crimson eyes of the kitsune stared madly as it thrashed around the clearing, all the while bellowing madly. Then, suddenly turned and struck out at Mikoto, its former Jinchuuriki.
Minato quickly Shunshined to where a badly injured Mikoto lay, swiping her out of the Kyuubi's magnitude. As the blonde Hokage held Mikoto in his arms he could feel her blood soaking his clothes, it was a miracle that she was still alive.
Minato looked over at his friend, he knew Fugaku couldn't hold up much longer. The Yondaime looked down at the suffering woman in his arms,
"M-Minato, please don't let any harm come to Naruto and Sasuke…..onigai shimasu." She managed to whisper.
"Mikoto-chan, please hold on, you'll be ok, I'll make sure Fugaku and the twins are daijoubou, watashi no yakusoku." Mikoto looked up at Minato her blue eyes brimming with pain filled tears.
Minato turned to begin his battle but found that the masked shinobi had disappeared and traced his chakra signature in the direction of Konoha.
" Kuso, Fugaku," said Minato seriously "you know what this means, right?"
"No Minato you can't do it, Mikoto will never forgive me."
"Gomen nasai Fugaku, I know this is not what you wanted but it has to be done, I'll use Naruto as the Kyuubi's new vessel."
"Minato…" said Fugaku his expression stoic but Minato could always read his friend's true thoughts. Fugaku gave a slight nod and Minato smiled slightly. He felt better knowing he had finally got his friend's approval. After all it was a heavy fate he would be placing onto the shoulders of a new born baby.
"Choto mate," said Fugaku between his fit of coughs "there is something you should know, the nuke nin had the Sharingan." Minato's eyes widened at this. His puzzle had been solved. From the way the shinobi moved and the fact that he had the Sharingan there was only one person he could think of…Uchiha Madara.
The Namikaze, turned, his coat flapping in the wind as he sped towards Konoha, his mind set on his task ahead.
Meanwhile in Konoha
Sarutobi clenched his teeth as the Kyuubi ploughed through the defenses of the leaf shinobi. He could hear the screams of the civilians and the yells of the dying ninja. Blood covered the ground and not one building was standing. It had all started when a strange shinobi in a mask appeared and cast a summoning jutsu, by which the great demon, the Kyuubi no Kitsune appeared and began to wreck havoc on the village of Konohagakure.
The Sandaime began to give up hope as he knew they couldn't hold back the Kyuubi any longer, so many had died already.
'Where the hell is Minato?' thought the retired Hokage and as if the heavens had heard his desperate cry the Yondaime Hokage appeared in a poof of smoke on the head of Gamabunta, a tiny raven haired baby in his arms, his signature white cloak flapping in the night breeze. Upon seeing the poof of smoke and the familiar head of blonde hair the struggling shinobis felt a fresh wave of determination overtake them. Their savior had come.
'This is bad…..' thought Minato and her turned to the huge toad upon which he stood.
"Gamabunta hold the fox down for a minute."
"Look, I may be big but I'm not a miracle worker," replied the hesitant toad.
"I need enough chakra to take the Kyuubi and that blast out of here," replied Minato, referring to the huge dense ball the Kyuubi was forming. If it hit what was left of Konoha there would be nothing left, everything and everyone would be destroyed.
Sarutobi braced himself for another attack from the Kyuubi when suddenly the giant demon, along with Minato disappeared in a flash of yellow.
"Minato…..he teleported himself and the nine tails out of here," said Sarutobi, a sad look lining is withered face. He knew he was going to lose his friend, Minato had told him about his backup plan if the Kyuubi had broken free while Mikoto gave birth.
Minato re appeared along with the Kyuubi in the clearing where Mikoto and Fugaku lay, chibi Naruto still tucked safely in his arms. The forth panted heavily, his chakra was near exhausted completely from teleporting the Kyuubi, but he had saved Konoha.
"…..Gotta put up a barrier," panted Minato as he weakly scrambled to his shaking, tired legs. Every inch of his body screamed with exhaustion but he could not collapse now, his village still was not safe. He would not give up; he was the Yondaime Hokage for a reason.
Mikoto, ignored the cries of Fugaku and stood up, making her way towards the Kyuubi, she used the last of her unique chakra to form chains which wrapped themselves around the kitsune, binding it to the ground, giving Minato just enough time to form the barrier which trapped the Kyuubi in place. But he didn't have enough time. Just before the barrier was put in place, one of the Kyuubi's gigantic claws pierced the blonde Hokage.
Minato felt himself falling as the Kyuubi released him as it was paralyzed due to the barrier. He could hear the anguished screams of Fugaku and Mikoto and his vision began to blur.
'It cannot end here!' he thought and as his body hit the ground Minato's eyes flew open. He forced his body the stand and he dragged himself over to where Naruto lay. He quickly formed a few hand signs while shouting,
"Shiki Fujin no Jutsu!" and immediately the Shinigami appeared sealing away the demon's soul, and slowly began to pull out Minato's. The Namikaze knew he had little time left and quickly formed the hand seals for the eight trigrams seal to seal the rest of the Kyuubi inside of Naruto. As he finished the task he felt the rest of his soul exit his body and he became limp his vision blurring, darkness over taking him.
"E-everyone is safe now, gomen nasai Fugaku, Mikoto…" whispered Minato as his eyes closed and his life faded forever, the last sounds he heard where the shouts of Fugaku, Sandaime and Mikoto.
4 years later
Mikoto smiled softly as she finished brushing a four year old Naruto's spiky black hair. She gently straitened his black formal Kimono adorned with the Uchiha fan on the back and kissed him on top of his head.
"We're done, Naru-chan" she said and finally released the struggling boy. Mikoto loved her sons dearly and strived so no harm came to them. The twins had already developed a bond, a strange one. They were best friends but still rivals, yet neither could do without the other. Fugaku had been very pleased with them as they had begun to show signs of being even greater than Itachi.
"Kaasan don't call me Naru-chan!" whined the blue eyed Uchiha, his smooth baby skin wrinkling at the forehead to form a frown." Mikoto couldn't help but laugh at her son's expression and ruffled his hair, furthering his childish displeasure. Meanwhile Sasuke began to get jealous because of the attention Naruto was getting and sat on his Kaasan's lap, tugging at her Kimono.
"Kaasan, Kaasan will you brush my hair too?" Mikoto smiled down lovingly at Sasuke. She had not meant to leave him out.
"Gomen Sasu-chan, Kaasan will brush your hair too." The blue eyed Uchiha woman picked up the brush and began to gently comb through Sasuke's hair. She tried her best to mask her sadness, but it still showed. She hadn't told her sons why they were getting dressed up. It was for their safety.
Sarutobi, who had been reinstated after Minato died; informed Fugaku and Mikoto that the elders of the Uchiha clan and the council had been plotting to use Naruto to their advantage. Fugaku knew nothing of this and was enraged when he heard. Sarutobi told them that he would have to remove Naruto from the Uchiha clan and let him live alone, as they couldn't risk the chance of the clan controlling him. At this Mikoto had screamed, begged, pleaded and cried for the Sandaime to change his mind, but his decision was set. She just couldn't bear to know she wouldn't ever see one of her sons again.
From that day on Fugaku had changed. He became cold and stoic towards everyone, including his family and pressured Itachi more than ever. Fugaku knew that the Sandaime didn't trust him as he thought he was in on the plan to use Naruto and that was his main reason for taking the Uchiha's son away. Fugaku had tried to prove his innocence but the Sandaime was still suspicious and it caused the Uchiha leader to become angry and cold. After all he had done to right the Uchiha clan and make amends with the Hyuuga clan, the Hokage still did not trust him. Fugaku first begun to harbor hate towards the elderly Hokage when he discovered that ANBU were watching him on the Hokage's orders, he couldn't forgive the old man for taking his son away, he just couldn't.
Even Naruto and Sasuke had sensed something was wrong. The twins had begun to have nightmares, usually about the same thing. What they didn't know was that the Kyuubi had begun to claw at the sadness in their hearts, trying to devour them. Even though it was Naruto who harbored the Kyuubi Sasuke also had leftovers of the demon's chakra sealed into him and it created a link between the two. They had always been able to know what the other was feeling, sometimes they could even read each other's thoughts and their dreams were always linked.
Mikoto looked up when a knock sounded on the door of the twin's bedroom and Itachi walked in. He quickly informed her that the Uchiha elders had called a meeting and she was needed.
"Naru-chan, Sasu-chan, wait here for Kaasan ok? I'll be right back." Mikoto said to her sons, her eyes glinting with tears as she released Sasuke and walked towards the door.
"Kaasan, where are you going?" asked a worried Naruto, his soft babyish voice lined with concern.
"Shinpai shinaide, Kaasan will be right back."
"Ok." Said Naruto but the two year old still didn't sound convinced. After Mikoto and Itachi left the room Sasuke turned to Naruto.
"Is Naru-nii daijoubou?" he asked, his high pitched childish voice saddening.
"Hai, Naru-nii is daijoubou but Kaasan is not." The two year old wiped away the tears that had begun to fall, while looking down at the ground. He didn't like when he made his futago worry. Suddenly Sasuke launched himself on Naruto, knocking his twin to the ground in a fierce hug.
"Don't cry Naru-nii, or Sasu-nii will cry too." Naruto nodded into Sasuke's shoulder in reply. They hadn't told the Kaasan but they had already begun to feel the urges to kill each other. Once Sasuke had tried to kill Naruto but he couldn't and broke down. He thought Naruto would have hated him for trying to kill him but his twin brother was only sad and forgave him as he revealed that he felt the same way and from that time on they had pledged not to ever let it happen again. That night Mikoto had found them sleeping huddled together with tear marks on their faces, but she decided to let it go.
A few minutes later Mikoto returned with a stricken look on her young motherly face. The time had been changed for Naruto and Sasuke's sealing. The twins memory were to be sealed away and Naruto's appearances changed by powerful henge.
When Mikoto saw the twins hugging, she smiled in spite of herself. She knew they hadn't been feeling themselves lately but hadn't said anything about it as she figured it was because of the curse. But she knew they wanted to be left alone and didn't pry.
"Naruto, Sasuke we have to go now, Tousan is waiting on us." said Mikoto gently. She took either boy by the hand and exited the room closing the door behind her. She hated herself for what was going to be done to her sons but she knew there was nothing she could do.
"Where are we going Kaasan?" asked Sasuke as they walked down the street in the Uchiha district, "and who are those weird people with masks?" asked the young Uchiha, referring to the numerous ANBU which lined the district.
"Shinpai shinaide Sasu-chan," said Mikoto, ruffling Sasuke's hair, trying to erase his worries.
A few minutes later they reached the Uchiha shrine and the twins were taken from their mother. Mikoto fought to be allowed to enter to be with her sons while the sealing process took place but her efforts were in vain.
"Gomen nasai….Naruto, Sasuke," whispered Mikoto as the screams of her son's died away as the ANBU who were escorting them disappeared down the corridor.
From that day on the Uchiha clan was never quite the same. Even though Sasuke's memories of Naruto had been erased he felt as though something in his life was missing and he became stoic and cold shouldered everyone. Fugaku pressured Sasuke to be more like Itachi and was constantly telling him he was too weak. This caused the boy to be jealous of Itachi. Itachi stopped speaking to his father completely and was thoroughly engrossed in his missions and life as a ninja. Only Mikoto could get through to him, she was the only person who hadn't really changed. She was the one who held the family together.
Five Years Later
Mikoto still hadn't got over the loss of her son. She saw him sometimes, walking through the streets in either dirty ragged clothing or a horrendous orange jumpsuit. She hated it when the villagers abused him for being the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. Something he did not even know about, something he couldn't help. She knew she was forbidden to communicate with him but sometimes she snuck out of the Uchiha district and stocked his empty fridge with food. She wished she could help more, but that was all she could do without being caught.
On the first day of the academy when she had taken Sasuke she could see that Naruto and her son still had the bond from the curse even if they didn't remember each other. Once they saw each other it was an instant rivalry. But of late Sasuke had been having terrible night mares, e wouldn't admit this to her but she knew. She figured it was probably the Kyuubi trying to get a connection with him from Naruto's mind.
Naruto walked towards an abandon training ground as he recalled the day's events. Today had been even worse than usual. The teachers were even harsher and the students made fun of him. He was tired of having to act like a dobe with a happy go lucky personality in front of everyone.
Years ago after a particularly harsh attack from a group of villagers he decided to train himself. And he did so by stealing scrolls from the library and asking Sarutobi for tips. But he had decided to hide his true strength because of the villagers. He was about as strong as Sasuke or maybe even a bit stronger.
The blonde haired nin took off his jacket and threw it a side as he began to do various katas. As he practiced his taijutsu Naruto recalled what he had over heard some rookies saying that everyone in the Uchiha clan had been killed by Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's older brother. He couldn't imagine what it was like to lose family as he never had any, or so he thought. But he had experienced an odd feeling when he heard that the Uchiha clan had been massacred. He didn't know why, but it almost felt as though he belonged with them. When practicing he even used the Uchiha style taijutsu as that was the style he felt most comfortable with. He found it strange but shook the 'impossible' thoughts out of his head. He didn't think it would be a problem if he practiced it in private but used another style in public.
Suddenly a searing pain cut through Naruto's head, causing a scream to erupt from his lips.
"N-Not now…." Naruto managed to whisper through his clenched teeth from his kneeling position on the ground. "Yameru, yameru!" he whispered, shaking his head trying to rid himself of the mental images. But they wouldn't go away. He could hair the distant roars and a faint voice which seemed to be calling for help, the same ones which haunted him in his dreams. Little did he know that a few miles away Sasuke Uchiha was going through something similar.
If this story is liked i'll post chapter 2 ;p
