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The Fourth Hokage lived. The Uchiha Coup was prevented. The Hidden Leaf entered an era of unprecedented peace.
To the outside world, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki are the perfect leaders: powerful shinobi, loving parents, and symbols of hope for the future.
But behind the walls of the Namikaze estate, a tragedy is unfolding.
Manipulated by Danzo Shimura through a stolen power once belonging to Shisui Uchiha, Minato and Kushina have become convinced that their youngest children-Menma and Mito, the twins who carry the Nine-Tails' chakra-must be turned into weapons to protect the village.
Forgotten by the family he should have been closest to, Naruto Namikaze grows up as a ghost in his own home.
But Danzo made one fatal mistake.
The Nine-Tails was never meant to be separated.
While the twins suffer under the unstable power of the Tailed Beast's chakra, Naruto carries the one thing Danzo never expected: Kurama's true consciousness.
Alone and bitter, Naruto retreats into his mindscape, where he finds an unlikely ally in the very creature the world taught him to hate.
A vengeful fox. A forgotten child. Two beings abandoned by the world.
Together, Naruto and Kurama will uncover the truth behind Danzo's plan-and show the world the power of the child they cast aside.