Of Foxes, Toads, and Ninja
A/N: Hello, and welcome to my Naruto fanfic. This is my first Naruto story, and I'm pretty excited to be writing and publishing it! Expect updates once a week at least, usually on Mondays. This is an AU story, rated M for future scenes of sex, violence, language, and any other M rated reason. Hope you all enjoy, and be sure to favorite this if you enjoy this little taste of the story, as I'll continue to write this thing out until it's completely finished. If you review, cool. If not, its not the end of the world. So with out further stalling, here is the prologue to Foxes, Toads, and Ninja.
Copyright Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor do I own any characters from said franchise. If I did…well I wouldn't be writing on here.
Prologue: A Day Remembered By All
Today had been one hell of a day, to say the least. It went from chaotic, to total shit storm, to calm in a matter of a few hours, but the night was still young. Sure, the Nine-Tailed Fox was finally gone and there were survivors, so it wasn't as if the village's military strength was crippled. No, what kept this night from ending was the current predicament that the Third Hokage was in.
It was a secret that the Fourth had a wife, and said wife had just happened to give birth to their one and only son in order to seal the Fox away, but now she was gone, having died in the birthing process. Now the boy, Naruto Namikaze, was parentless along with being the container of the Nine-Tail. What made matters worse though, was that majority of the council was up in arms about what to do with the boy, saying he was a demon that needed to be taken care of. Now, Sarutobi was completely against the idea, stating that he was just a child, the son of a hero in fact! If it were up to him, the boy would be treated like the hero he was. Unfortunately, it wasn't in his power to keep the boy safe as things were without starting unrest amongst the clans. He knew he could only stall a little longer, and he prayed that something happen to change this. Fortunately for him and for young Naruto, it seemed that fate was in fact feeling quite generous as a new stranger entered the loud council room.
"Hey now, just what the fuck is going on!?" the stranger asked loudly, gaining the attention of everybody in the room. "I want to know where my Godson is, and I want to know now!"
"Ah, Jiraiya, I'll be completely honest when I say you've come just in time." Sarutobi stated with a sigh, thanking whatever god answered his prayer.
"Did you say you're Godson? We were under the impression that the demon was without anybody." A civilian council member said, the frown not leaving his face.
"Yeah, Minato told me should anything ever happen to him or Kushina, that his son be put under my care. So I'll ask again, where is he?" the toad sage asked again, this time in a little louder in case he wasn't heard the first time.
"He is currently being kept in the nursery, but it doesn't matter. The brat is a demon and a threat, therefore he must be killed!" another civilian said, earning more than a few nods and cheers in agreement from civilian and shinobi alike. Jiraiya did notice that even though majority of the council seemed to believe the nonsense, there were still a few members that looked guilty at the decision reached, the Hyuuga and Uchiha clan heads in particular.
"We don't know for certain if the child will in fact be a threat or not. I still don't believe we should jump to conclusions, especially since this is the son of the Fourth that we're talking about!" Hiashi Hyuuga said louder than normal, hoping to get the attention of those that we're for killing an innocent child out of fear. Unfortunately, his words fell on deaf ears, as those that already had their minds made up were starting to get louder and more chaotic. In the Hyuuga's eyes, the child deserved better than this, Hokage's son or not. Jiraiya had seen and heard enough to know that he had to step in.
"Enough! I've been here long enough already to realize that most of you are completely fucking stupid! I'm the boy's Godfather, and I propose that I take the child with me since it looks like we won't be able to stay here peacefully. That way, he gets a chance at growing up and he isn't in your precious village." Jiraiya stated loudly, once again getting the attention of everybody in the room. There was a moment of calm as everybody thought it over before, one by one, they all began to agree. Sarutobi could only nod his head as he managed to maintain his composure on the outside. Inside though, he was cheering loudly, glad that such an atrocity would not come to pass.
"Well now, if there is nobody in the room that objects to said offer, then I say we go ahead and proceed with other matters that need taken care of. Jiraiya, do you know where the nursery is in the hospital?" Sarutobi asked, the smile now clear on his face. He wasn't the only one to wear a smile now though, as the Hyuuga and Uchiha clan heads both had smiles on their faces as well. Both knew that this was a blessing, even if it meant that the boy wouldn't be raised in his home village. Both knew that he would return someday though, knowing that the young Namikaze couldn't be kept away forever.
"Yeah, I know where it is. We'll both be gone by morning, don't worry." Jiraiya stated somewhat solemnly, wishing that it hadn't come down to the child being rushed out of the village. He hoped that wherever Minato was that he wasn't watching this moment of weakness in the village he loved and died defending. If it had come down to a fight, he would have been more than ready to take them on for custody, but a peaceful agreement was in fact much better for the kid if he planned on coming back someday. Not caring about whatever else they had to talk about, the Sannin dismissed himself. Heading for the hospital, the excitement of being able to raise his Godson was now starting to sink in as he developed his own goofy grin.
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"So you're the boy's Godfather? How generous of you to want and raise him! I'm so glad that you want to be involved, especially since it looks like the poor dear lost both parents." A nurse said happily as she led Jiraiya to where the boy was sleeping. She was young, somewhat ditzy, and had no idea just who this kid was. The toad sage couldn't help but smile at how clueless she was, but it made the process that much easier. After a couple minutes of walking, they finally entered the room that Naruto was sleeping in, the boy blissfully unaware of all the chaos around him.
"He looks just like his father." Jiraiya said, thinking back to his memories of a young Minato as a student. The toad sage knew then and there that he would grow up to be a fine young man, especially with his guidance. After all, he was a Sannin! With him as a teacher and caretaker, and Naruto having Hokage blood in him, he knew it in his gut that the boy was destined for great things.
"He's so cute; I know you'll do an excellent job with him." The nurse said happily as she finished up the paperwork so the two could leave. She did find it unusual that the two were leaving so soon, but didn't think to ask about it. She was just glad that the boy wasn't all alone. It didn't take long afterward to finish up the required forms, and soon the two were on their way out. As they left, she was stuck thinking about how familiar the child's last name sounded. She soon gave up on trying to remember, not really very concerned about it as she went back to work.
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He had been travelling for some time now before he finally deemed it far enough away to set up camp. The toad sage had wanted to be far enough away that any leaf ninja that were out and about the next morning wouldn't come across their campsite and wake the kid up. While setting up the tent, he thought about where they would go and what they could do. Sure, he was a legend and would be accepted everywhere, but what about the kid? He was the son of the Yellow Flash of the Leaf, a man that was world renowned as a great hero and dangerous enemy. He'd have to remember that if he ever wandered into earth country. But for now, all he'd have to worry about was making sure they got a decent night's sleep so they could hit the road somewhat early tomorrow. As he lay down into his sleeping bag though, the child woke up and began crying loudly.
"Damn it kid, this is going to be a long and loud childhood, isn't it." Jiraiya muttered to himself as he went to sooth the child. Little did he know that he was more correct than he thought.
