What if Naruto was raised by a loving, caring family. The 3rd Hokage actually listened and proclaimed Naruto to be the Hero his parents wanted him to be. The Princess mother whose nesting instincts were followed and honored. Smart, Strong, and socially adept Naruto. A/U, Naru/Han.
"Honor is the morality of the Kings, yet not all Kings have Honor." Naruto is kidnapped, beaten, raped, and left for dead, in the Great Woods, on his 5th birthday. Later, found by a man of high stature and morality, he takes the young boy in as his apprentice. How will this affect Konoha and the Elemental Nations. A man's got to have a code, a creed to live by no matter what his job. A/U; NautoxBecky (OC); Naruto with an American Western Theme.
Minato Namakaze, in a moment of clarity brought on by the pleading of his wife. "Please don't make our only son the bane of the Fire Nation, as a hated Jinchuriki." Minato steeled himself for a self-sacrifice of his very soul. He sealed the entire beast into himself then with his soul paid a contract to the Shinigami, to take him and his dangerous cargo out of this plane of existence. How will Naruto and his surviving mother Kushina, neither no longer a Jinchuriki, live and what affect this alternate story line? Naruto/Harem; AU; Strong, Smart, Confident Royal Naruto.