To the Past?!

Chapter 2: Rules of Time Travels

Shu knew he had to move fast. When Naruto turned time back to the day he was born, Shu was still in the same place he had transported them, meaning he had to use the same technique to get to Konohagakure and fast. He wanted to show up at the delivery area right then and there and kill Madara and Obito, but there were constraints that involved the time traveling thing that kept him from going up against anyone or anything that the person who had turned this world's time back had fought with. This meant that whether he liked it or not, he had to let the enemy extract Kurama from Kushina. He also would be unable to seal Kurama into Naruto, because Naruto had fought said Bijuu, and said Bijuu would not remember until he was part of Naruto again. However, he could still save Minato and Kushina. He would just need a little help from a certain old man, though he knew Naruto would not like the end result....

"Step away from the Jinchuriki, Yondaime, or else your son's first minute will be his last," The masked demanded, holding the newborn Naruto in a threatening manner.

"Where the hell is Shu?!" Naruto thought furiously as Minato tried to ask the masked man to calm down. "He was supposed to do something about this!"

"Speak for yourself Yondaime," The Masked man said, tossing Naruto up and drawing a kunai.

"I am quite calm!" He declared as he proceeded to stab Naruto in midair, only for Minato to flash by and rescue him from being skewered. "Your name as the Yellow Flash of Konoha is well deserved, but what about my contingency?"

It was then Minato realized that the masked man had put exploding tags on Naruto's bundle. He cursed as he tore it free and flashed away from the explosion. They found themselves in a clearing with a small wood fragment embedded in Minato's leg as he thanked his lucky stars Naruto was alright. As he prepared to go try to save Kushina, Naruto thought angrily, "You better not let that bastard kill my mother Shu..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage, got a surprise when the green haired man showed up out of nowhere and knocked out his ANBU guards before they even knew he was there.

"Who are you?" he asked as he prepared for a fight.

"A friend," the man responded, dashing forward and grabbing the old man's head before he could react and started forcing memories into his mind. "Sorry about this, this will cause a bit of a headache, but it is quicker than just trying to explain, and time is of the essence."

Sarutobi could only groan in reply as the memories of things that had yet to pass rushed through his mind.

Naruto was somewhat relieved when Minato showed up with Kushina, but upon realizing that she no longer had Kurama inside of her he was pissed off. "What the hell is that jerk Shu doing?!" he thought as Minato prepared to defend the village.

A recovered Hiruzen was demanding answers as to what was going on and what the deal with those memories that never happened was. "So let me get this straight," he sighed as he tried to gather his thoughts. "Minato's and Kushina's son turned time back to this point after the future went to hell, and I was dead before then?"

"That's the thick of it, yes." Shu responded. "And you had better help reduce the casualties of the Kyuubi's attack right about now. I know that it is a difficult thing to ask for you to trust me, especially considering what I am asking of you, but there is little time to persuade you, so I can only give you my word that this is the best shot we have at rewriting the future. What do you say?"

Sandaime thought for a few seconds as he prepared his battle gear to fight the Kyuubi. It was a far-fetched story to be sure, but it did seem that this Shu was on the up and up. He also knew that there was not much time to make a decision. So he decided to throw the dice. "Alright then. I will trust you and do my part."