Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or team 8, S'TaKar owns that one. While there are similarities between these stories they are not the same. I will get into the similarities in later chapters, but please read 'Team 8' it is a good read.
A/N: I am editing this story from the beginning so that it is a better read. It was my first fan fiction story. Going back over the story I have to agree with some of the readers that my writing early on needed help. What do you expect for a first time writer? Some of the comments were not very nice but most were actually helpful in helping me fix my writing. I know I still need work but hey who doesn't.
Now on to the story…
Chapter 1 – Prologue – The year of the Kyuubi…
A great beast, a demon ravaged the lands. With a simple flick of its tail it could crush mountains or cause tsunamis. This beast was referred to as the Kyuubi no Yoko, it was also better known as the nine-tailed demon-fox. It had destroyed several villages in its rampage of destruction and now it was headed towards Konoha, the village hidden in the leaves. Shinobi of this proud village rose to oppose this force of nature as best they could.
"Keep it away from the village until the Hokage can arrive." One of shinobi yelled as several were driven back by the onslaught of the beast that appeared to be fueled by rage. "We must hold until the Hokage arrives!" Another shinobi exclaimed. As the Kyuubi roared it sent trees hurtling towards the small group of men, some were killed instantly. Others were saved by the sound of a man yelling. "Hakkesho Kaiten!" A tree was shattered against a wall of chakra.
"Thank you Lord Hyuga". Hiashi Hyuuga just nodded and swept his arms forward for the others to continue the attack on the Kyuubi as best as he could.
Just then a call rang out "Lord Hokage has arrived!"
A man appeared ridding upon the head of a gigantic toad with a scar on its left eye. The blond man had his hands across his chest. "Leave now and do not come any closer great Kyuubi. I do not wish you any harm Kyuubi." The Kyubi looked at the man with anger in its eyes and growled angrily. The demon stalked closer as the other ninjas retreated. Three shinobi were not part of the group that were in retreat. "Promise me that he will be thought of as a hero, and a savior of the village! I am sorry my friends, let not our sacrifice go in vain! He will become a great asset to this village. Make sure he makes it back to Kushina." " Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, yelled to the others below on the ground with tears streamed down his face. "I am sorry my son." Minato then looked at his friends, specifically at Hiashi. "Is the deal still on my old friend? I did hear that you are expecting a girl!"
Hiashi nodded and smirked at the question. "It is our hope that they will be happy together my friend you can be assured of that. You have my word that I will do everything I can for both Naruto and Kushina!"
An elderly ninja bowed his head and stated. "You have my promise my friend. I will do what I can to make his life as bearable as possible." Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, stated quietly.
Minato moved his hands through a series of hand signs and then exclaimed. "Forbidden Art: Death Reaper Seal!" A bright flash was seen and the Kyuubi's body appeared to no longer there. Minato collapsed on the toads back. Both men on the ground jumped up and grabbed him, taking him carefully down to the ground. "Thank Gamabunta for all your help."Minato exclaimed with labored breath. Gamabunta nodded his head and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Both men kneeled over their dying Hokage. "I hope the village will not hate him, for this was all I could do to save them and that is why I put my life on the line and that of my family. I did it so that the village would be safe. That is what the Hokage is supposed to do, right?" Minato asked as he smiled and touched the cheek of a blond child held by Sarutobi. The other men only nodded as they saw the life drain from their friend.
"We will do what we can for him." Sarutobi whispered under his breath. A kunoichi appeared and took the crying blond baby from Sarutobi. She wrapped the boy in a swaddle a seal evident on the boy's stomach as she covered him and tried to ease his crying. "Now bring Naruto and we will head back to the village.
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In a cave not far away from the village there are two figures. "So you are not dead?"
"No but the fight was nearly as taxing as the one with the Shodai. Now get rid of the other one as there is no way I can control it."
"As you wish my Leader. I even brought two to help me with sealing it." A man with sickly white skin replied as both men began to laugh. They stood over the body of a lavender colored fox that was as big as a horse, the sickly looking man removed a fox statue from his pouch and performed several hand signs, the two bound men died as the fox disappeared and the statue began to glow. "It is done, I am glad I left that pathetic village a while ago. So what do I do with this?"He asked holding the statue as the glow started to fade.
"Go make some money off it if you like I don't care. Go and gain power and help me crush the village at a later date. Or if you think you can do it yourself, then do it." Both men laugh maniacally.
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Two days later in the village council chambers. The same argument had continued while the blonde baby is tended to in the corner.
"I say he should die, that would save the village. I call for his death!" Fugaku Uchiha exclaimed slamming his fist on the table. This caused Naruto to wake and start to cry.
"That is so typical of an Uchiha, calling for the death of an innocent! I for one will not stand for it!" Hiashi Hyuga yelled his reply.
"I agree that calling for his death is unreasonable, we should wait and see how he turns out. As an orphan we are compelled to save his life even if he carries the beast within him." Shikaku Nara Proclaimed in an even tone.
"He saved and is saving us from the wrath of the beast, and you would repay him and the memory of our great Fourth Hokage with a murder of a child?" Choza Akamichi asked.
"No matter what the origin or what they contain. All life must be given a chance. Evil children rise from good parents. This child could become a great person even with that great evil sealed inside of it." Tsume Inazuka proclaimed.
"He is a demon, he is no longer human. He is a jinchuuriki. He will not be respected nor accepted in this village." Baika Haruno exclaimed.
"He is abomination, and must be destroyed." Fugaku exclaimed angrily in agreement with Baika.
"You would dishonor the last wish of your Hokage. We also know about the link between the Uchiha and the Kyuubi. So if Naruto dies then so will both of your sons, Uchiha." Hiashi retorted.
"You would dare compare that things value to the value of Uchiha children? How dare you!" Fugaku yelled.
"Gentlemen, please…" Sarutobi interrupts, "Let's not have a civil war between the great clans of Konoha. I am asking what the council will advise me on doing with the boy. The fourth said that he, the boy, should be seen as a hero. And killing a hero or a child in cold blood would not a proper reward for someone so young, or any hero for that matter. I would say that you are the monsters for calling for his death."
Sarutobi's tone became grim. "I assure you that no one is going to kill him or you and your clan will be pay dearly. As Hokage I proclaim this. Now, no one shall talk about the boy being the Kyuubi container or about what truly happened to any of the younger generation. Further more you are now forbidden by law to speak of it. If you are talking to someone who has prior knowledge of this, or the boy is told by the standing Hokage and then wishes to tell another it will be allowed. The only exceptions to this are Naruto and the standing Hokage. Do I make myself clear? Breaking this law will be punishable by death as it is now an 'S' ranked secret for the village."
He scanned the room and got all nods, most were grudging nods, but some were happier such as Hiashi, the Nara, and Akamichi members. "Now I am sorry to report that the boy's mother is no longer with us, we need to figure out what we are to do with him. We have several options. He could be put up in one of the great houses."
There were several gaps, "Or we can have him put up in one of the orphanages. If a clan will not take him, let us call him by his name, Naruto Uzumaki. Also because you are such a vocal proponent of killing Naruto, the Uchiha's are excluded from taking him in. Will we have to send him the one of the orphanages?"
The Uchiha representative stood up "Are you insinuating that we would murder that thing after taking him in? Like we would ever take it such an abomination."
Sarutobi started to chuckle, "Well yes, I think I am. I will allow the Hyuga, Nara, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Aburame and Inuzuka clans discuss this. As the other do not seem to want Naruto."
"Why do keep calling that, that thing by a name? It is a monster and will grow up to destroy the village. I am leaving!" The Uchiha yelled.
"That is the first good news we have had in the last few days." Hiashi exclaimed, to a chorus of laughter.
After ten minutes the chatter from the clan heads and the civilian council members at the table, they finally begin to settled down, especially after the Haruno representative left in a huff. She left after having a bitter argument over Naruto over how he should be raised. Haruno wanted Naruto left on the streets so that he would have to fend for himself while the Inuzuka representative wanted Naruto raised in a loving home so that he could reach his full potential.
Sarutobi looked at the group questioningly "So have you made a decision?"
Hiashi replies, "Yes, Sandaime, we have. Most of the families will have interaction with Naruto, the Hyuga's will care for and assure the safety of the boy, the Nara will work with him on his mind, the Akamichi will work on his taijutsu. Some of the others have agreed to help but do not want to be known that they are helping. The Aburame's want to help also, they are not sure how they can help him but they will. And no, they will not offer him to their insect colonies to become a host. Yes, I know my wife is expecting but it will be good to have another face in the house. I am sure she will be happy to help care for Naruto."
"I see, very well then." Sarutobi acknowledged. "So now that it has been decided, as a side note if the boy wishes to become a shinobi it will be allowed. Again I must tell you that the people who do not know about what happened to the boy should not know. This is for his protection and that of the village. Again I have made all information about him an S-class secret. Are there any objections?" Sarutobi asked and there were none.
A couple months later on the Hyuga estate there was the birth of a baby girl and a happy times had come to the head family of the Hyuuga clan.
"Well my darling wife. What shall we name her?" Hiashi looked proudly upon his wife and daughter.
"Hinata sounds good don't you agree Hiashi?" His wife said as she as she cradled a giggling baby in her arms. Hiashi nodded as this was the proudest moment in his life, the second was bringing Naruto into the household whom he was holding. "Will we honor our agreement? And we did have a girl."
Hiashi nodded, "Well of course we will, but we will have to make sure he understands that he is a guest not a true member of the family for this to work. It could cause problems though, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it."
Several of the eyes in the Hyuuga household were not so happy as the Hiashi and his wife's. Others were planning to remove the taint from the Hyuuga household. The demon would either be killed or sent away.
Naruto's and Hinata's first year was a happy one as they did not leave Hinata's mothers side. Naruto was walking, actually running at eight months. Hinata started to walk around nine months with the help of Naruto of course.
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A/N: I added some parts to the story from the original so that the story would flush out a little better. As you can tell Naruto is taken in by the Hyuuga head family. The Uchiha do not like Naruto but when did they? If you comment on this revised chapter please make them constructive. Tirades are funny only a few times. I do like critiques and might use them to fix something but I know sometimes those who criticize need help themselves. I once had a person tell me my spelling was terrible, but failed to be able to spell most of their comment correctly. Please let me know where I screw up I will try to fix it. As for ideas send them if you like, but this early in the story it will not help as I have already set most of the plots into motion. I have published 36 chapters of this story so far. Grammar help is always appreciated. Thanks for listening to my rants and raves. I know this story has had a limited audience but for those that have stayed 'Thank you.' Now to try to fix the monstrosity that is chapter 2, less than 1000 words and grammar for Hades. I will try to double the length of that chapter if I can.