-Aftermath of the Battle of the Kyuubi-
Hiruzen stood over the infant container of the Kyuubi.
Hiruzen looked at the baby with sad smile and sighed "What are we going to do about you, Naruto?"
-Council of Konoha-
7 days later
Hiruzen stood in front of his fellow council members "I've called this meeting to address everyone's concerns on the status of the container and how he will be raised"
Just then Homura spoke up in protest "We cannot house that demon in Konoha, he will only bring our destruction" He spat in disgust
"Enough! We will follow the wishes of the Yondaime and treat the container as a hero" Hiruzen responded in frustration
"He holds the reason our village is in ruins, there is no way this village will accept him. We should send him away from the village he will only know sadness if he stays" added Koharu
"Nonsense give him to me, and I will make him the greatest defender Konoha has ever known" said Danzo
"I will not subject this child to your training Danzo" sneered Hiruzen
"Do not be a fool Hiruzen, don't let your foolish ideals get in the way of the safety of the people of Konoha" argued Danzo
"It's not up for debate Danzo" Hiruzen would not let Danzo turn Naruto into one of his mindless assassins
"Furthermore, I think it would be beneficial to everyone if the identity of the container was classified as an S-ranked village secret never to leave this room" Everyone nodded
"What are we going to do with the pup Hokage-sama?" asked Tsume head of the Inuzuka clan
"He has no one to look after him, therefore he will be placed in the orphanage and be given a stipend to live off of when he is older" answered Hiruzen
"Nonsense, the Hyuuga clan will take him in and make him a member of the branch family, at least then he won't be on his own" Hiashi said with a slight smirk
Danzo stood up "So you can control him with that seal of yours, how is that different than Root taking him in"
"Danzo is right Hokage-sama, we cannot let a clan as powerful as the Hyuuga's get control of a Jinchuuriki lest we want a dangerous shift in balance" Shibi added
"Well we can't let the boy grow up an orphan, he'll need someone to guide him if we want him to stay loyal to the village" Inoichi spoke up agitated at the fact that people would only adopt the boy that stopped the Kyuubi for the possible power that came with him "My daughter was born a little more than 2 weeks ago, it would be plausible if I said we had twins… and looking at his hair it wouldn't be a stretch"
Shikaku head of the Nara clan approved of this plan "He's right he has the hair of a Yamanaka, I know Inoichi to be a good man and if he wants to do this then I second it"
Choza head of the Akimichi clan and third member of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio decided to speak up for his friend "Shikaku is right, Inoichi is one of the best people I know, and if he says he can lead the boy on the right path then he can"
Inoichi smiled at his friends' kind words "Thank you Shikaku" Looking to his left at his friend "Thank you Choza" Looking at his right to the other. He was grateful to have friends so close he could call them brothers. "Hokage-sama, Naruto will either be Konoha's rise to greatness, or fall to destruction. If he has no one to protect him, people will find out he is the fox's container and he will be ostracized or worse, with the hate and sadness that came from the Kyuubi's destruction of the village I wouldn't be surprised if there were attempted assassanations. I can protect him, I can be there to show him right from wrong, to show him how to love this village and it's people so that when the day comes he will protect all of Konoha from whatever evils come our way" Inoichi took a breath satisfied that he got his point across
Everyone was quiet while the Hokage sat silently thinking of the options laid out. He didn't like the idea of his successor/predecessor's son growing up in an orphanage alone with no one to look out for him. Sure Hiruzen would be there at times, but he's the Hokage there's not a lot of time to look after a child. Danzo was out of the question, he would never send anyone to that man he couldn't believe was his same friend from his younger years. Hiashi was capable of housing Naruto, but Hiruzen was still unsure of what could come if the Hyuuga clan held something as powerful as a Jinchuuriki. Inoichi might be the best choice, it would be major power into his clan, but the Yamanaka's numbers can't compare to the Hyuuga's along with their holding of the Byakugan. Plus he didn't want to think of how much control they would have over Naruto with the Caged Bird seal. Homura and Koharu would either want Naruto out of the village (Which wasn't an option) or they would side with Danzo. It seemed they were getting more and more militaristic with their old age, which saddened the old Sarutobi.
"Shibi… Tsune what do you think?" asked Hiruzen deciding to get input from the rest of the council.
"It's most logical to place the boy with Inoichi seeing as how he can be assimilated into the clan easily as Inoichi's daughter's twin brother. Also I believe Inoichi will truly look after the boy" Shibi head of the Aburame clan answered honestly
"I think it'll be good for the pup to be around the Yamanakas he'll blend right in with the pack. Inoichi's a pretty good guy, I think he'll do just fine" Tsume said with a toothy grin
"Hmm…" Hiruzen was deep in thought as he puffed on his trusty pipe "Do you truly think you can care for this as if he was your own Inoichi?"
Inoichi stood up "Hokage-sama I believe he is the hope of Konoha, if I can help that boy grow into the protector this village needs, I would be proud to call him my son"
Hiruzen smiled, proud of the shinobi in front of him "Very well then Inoichi, allow me to introduce you to Naruto Yamanaka"
As an ANBU agent came in holding a sleeping Naruto whose blonde hair could be seen peeking out of the orange blanket he was bundled in, Inoichi walked up to the ANBU picking up Naruto and holding him close as he whispered "You're gonna make the Yamanaka name proud aren't you?" something only Hiruzen and the ANBU could hear as they were close to him
Hiruzen saw the way Inoichi looked at Naruto and thought to himself 'Maybe this really is the best thing for you… Naruto Yamanaka. Hmm… that kinda has a nice ring to it'
A/N
Hey guys this is my first story so please review whether it's good or bad (hopefully good). This chapter was short but it's just an intro, and this idea literally popped into my head as soon as I woke up this morning. Maybe I've been reading too many ff's. Oh well, anyway this is AU, I'll try to make things as accurate as possible e.g (timeframes, ranks, events prior where the story begins). Naruto is going to be incredibly strong if not OP, as for pairings as I've said this idea just came to me, I don't have an outline I just started writing so I guess pairings and things of that nature will be a surprise. Anyway feel free to shoot me a message on here, and again please reviews are good I still don't know if the writing is good or not. If you like the story, or you're in a good mood favorite and follow, I'll update quickly, hopefully more than once or twice a week, but let's see how it goes. Thanks for reading guys!