by Innortal » Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:27 pm
Okay, I'll spill it.
Naruto's parents.
Minato Namikaze: Is actually Arashi Kazama Kuramitsu.
Kushina Uzumaki: Is actually Minaho Masaki Jurai.
Reason: They fell in love during several functions between Jurai Empire and Seniwa. However, they knew such a relationship would be opposed and any children resulting from it would be used as political pawns.
So, using a combination of magic mushrooms to reverse age, DNA changes (to give Minato red hair to better hide on the observed world), and such, they went to Edo, separated, and 'met' to fall in love once more.
During the Kyuubi attack, they were separated, with 'Minato' losing his soul sealing the fox (he was young and unable to summon Lighthawk). After the ceremony, his treeship still cloaked in orbit exchanged his body for a simulated one, placed it in stasis, and drifted for a few years before returning to Seniwa space, erasing the data of where he had been for so many years. Arashi was able to change his ship's computer enough to not link up and share information during this time until it returned to Seniwa, thus keeping his location and the existence of his son secret.
'Kushina' supposedly died in the hospital during this time shortly after giving birth, but before 'Minato' could be told. A building collapse after Naruto had been taken was something a person in her condition could not have survived, so when her own ship teleported her away, she was unable to go back without revealing how she could have survived. She was forced to leave the system, believing her husband would take care of their son, until he was old enough to be told the truth and decide for himself if he wanted to rejoin her in space. It was only after Arashi's body turned up some years later that she realized he had died as well. By that time, upgrades to the security of the Sealed Systems prevented her from returning to claim her son.
This is all tentative. Any suggestions would help.
As for why Kurenai's family would not have recognized him, he made enough changes to personality and appearance (Arashi liked having long hair, and he commented to Enma during an exploration of Edo that 'Minato' sounded like a girly name) so that no one thought too much of any connection.