My first, most likely horrible attempt at fanfiction, so please judge it, but do so nicely if possible
The sky was cold and dark, most likely due to the time of day, 4 a.m. Most people would wonder why a young child was running though the alleys. Most would try to kill him if they knew who he was. The child's name was Naruto Uzmaki, he did not know why people tried to kill him, but he knew to stay away from the main streets at night, for fear of a mob trying to kill him. One thing he did not know was that, a man was watching him run through the streets, making sure that no one tried to kill him.
The man's name was Jiraiya, he had come all this way after the 3rd Hokage had asked him to. In the letter he said that he was the son of Minato Namikaze also known as the 4th Hokage. Since he knew that the third would never lie to him about something like that, he came as quickly as possible to see if he could help the child in any way. Considering he had already stopped 3 Jonin, 4 Genin , and 2 Chunin he was starting to doubt that it was safe for him to leave the child on his own. He wondered if maybe he should return to his home village for good and stay to raise the boy. He knew that under his guidance Naruto could become one of the most powerful ninja, ever. Possibly even more powerful than his father was. Jiraiya could tell that the child had more potential than most ninja ever did, but was it safe for the boy to be raised by a member of the Sanin, a group of ninjas that most villages would only send the strongest they had after. Jiraiya wasn't sure if how depressed he would become if his godson died when someone was trying to kill Jiraiya. Jiraiya would have to think things over, but first he was Naruto's gurdian angle for another 3 hours.
3 p.m. the Next Day
Jiraiya had thought it over through out the morning, and had decided that he would stay in the village and raise the Naruto. That way he could protect the boy and Naruto would still have a somewhat normal life. Jiraiya was currently on his way to see the Third Hokage about adopting Naruto. He didn't not think that the Third would ask many questions about why he was doing this. When he got to the Hokage's office, the secretary did not even bother to tell him to wait, last time she tried that, he got mad, and he was kind of scary he was angry. Jiraiya walked over to the door, it was open, so he let himself in. thinking he could sneak up on his old sensei. He didn't even get all the way through the door, before the Hokage asked what he was here for. Jiraiya decided that he should take a direct approach and just say that he wished to adopt Naruto. The Third never looked up, he just gave him a paper and said where to sign. This was what Naruto needed, someone who could train him, and protect him at the same time. The Third decided that he would accompany Jiraiya to Naruto's apartment to tell him the great news. He hoped on the inside that Naruto could learn to adjust to living with someone and living in a place where people cared about him. In a place where no one in the right mind would ever think about attacking the boy, let alone killing him. Jiraiya was a very powerful ninja, and the Third did not know if he was still strong enough to stop Jiraiya when he was angry. So he hoped for everyone's sake, no exceedingly stupid people lived in the village he called home.