This is my first fan fiction, so please don't kill me if you don't like the story. Please review, I really need someone to point out errors in my writing, English is technically my second language. I really hate the twelve hours rule. Technically. DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto or Naruto Shippuden. But I can always wish.
Day after the Kyuubi Attack
The Sandaime resisted the urge to pound his head onto the table. Why did the Minato have to go and get himself killed? Now he was stuck with piles among piles of paperwork that was just waiting to bite his head off. Even worse was the fact that Minato had sealed the nine-tails in his son. His own son! Now that very same boy was in front of him wrapped in a bright orange blanket and sleeping silently. Well at least someone was happy. Now he had to deal with a council- full of biased civilians, and a large number of arrogant shinobis, that would hate him for the rest of his life if he insulted them. Ah, such was the life of the renowned Hokage.
In front of him sat the council, arguing about what to do with Naruto, the Fourth's legacy. On one side was the civilian council, shouting suggestions like their life depended on it.
" You can't let that demon live! Kill him!"
" Lock him up! He's a demon!"
Similar cries of protests, rang across the room, some of the shinobi joining in. Hiruzen glance toward Jiraiya desperately, there was no way that even him, the god of shinobi, could remove the fear and hatred that the Kyuubi placed in the peoples' hearts. However, he was also not going to let Minato's child die. Catching his eye, Jiraiya sighed. He had anticipated that something like this would happen although the Fourth made it crystal clear in his will that he wanted the child to be treated as a hero. Oh why, why couldn't people be a bit more wide-minded? It would make things a lot easier. And it would leave more time for him to do his "research". Oh the beautiful girls!
" Listen, We will not kill the child. He's innocent! I have checked the seal myself, there is no way that the Kyuubi will be let out!" Jiraiya proclaimed, raising his voice so that he could be heard over the clamor of voices. Hiruzen nodded as Jiraiya talked, adding some credibility to his words, if only a little. In reality, even Jiraiya was unsure of what exactly the seal could do, but he was sure it could hold the Nine-Tails in Naruto, at least until he learned to control it's power.
" Well then, what do you propose we do with him? He can't be sent to an orphanage, there are sure to be attempts on his life. If we leave him unprotected, we could lose a potentially strong shinobi." Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha, growled. It was quite clear that he was quite displeased about the current situation. After all, he, along with many of the other clan heads, were dear friends of Minato. Along with the fact the Mikoto, his wife, was Kushina's best friend.
That's when the oh so powerful Danzo decided to butt in. " I could train him to be an-" His request was immediately answered with a unanimous " NO" from the clan heads. Apparently, everyone knew about his infamously brutal ways of teaching a shinobi. Danzo stepped back with a frown on his face. No one would stop him from acquiring a new weapon.
" What about an adoption?" Tsume Inuzuka suggested, having already been the mother of two kids.
" No, that would put to much power within one clan. I vote against it." Hiashi Hyuuga declared with his head held high. While, the clan heads and the shinobi were discussing the future of Naruto, the civilian representatives were fuming with anger. One such person being Kizashi Haruno. How dare they let that demon scum live, he raged. The demon had nearly killed his family and it had completely decimated his house as well as his buisness. Just the thought of it made him want to kill.
" THAT'S IT! I say we kill it!" Kizashi roared, standing up. Cheers of approval followed his declaration, mostly from the civilians. Hiruzen, who had been stuck in a five hour meeting with a bunch of idiots, had just about enough stupid requests about killing Naruto.
" WE ARE NOT KILLING THE BOY! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" Hiruzen exploded, letting out a healthy dose of of killing intent. The civilians nodded and quickly became silent. Hiruzen took a deep breath before continuing. " Now since you all have proved to be idiotic, bumbling fools, you will all be dismissed from meetings on shinobi affairs. This counts as one. From here on out, Naruto's identity is a S-class secret. Anyone caught telling it will be executed immediately, unless they have specific permission from me. Now LEAVE!" Hiruzen thundered. The civilians scrambled out of the building to avoid getting killed. Snickers were heard from the shinobi as the civilians raced out of the room.
"About time the Hokage told them off!" Tsume laughed.
"Finally! What a bunch of fools!" Anko agreed. Danzo frowned yet again. With the civilians out of the way, most of his support was also gone. Naruto would be far harder to acquire. This would be troublesome, to use the words of a certain lazy genius.
" Alright, now back to business, what will we do with Naruto?" the Sandaime asked. The meeting would drag on until the next day if someone didn't come up with a solution to the problem and he was bone tired. All the emotional and physical stress was taking it's toll on him.
"This is so troublesome," one Shikaku Nara moaned," Why don't the ANBU keep watch over him in shifts? He can stay at a shinobi orphanage, that way even if the ANBU are gone the caretakers can still take out those who harm him. And he'll have a head start on things before he goes to the Academy. This way everyone's happy. He'll even have a relatively normal childhood. It's what Minato-kun would have wanted."
Hiruzen was stunned. Why didn't he think of that sooner? At a shinobi orphanage, all the caretakers were shinobi and they were handpicked by he himself. There was no way Naruto could get hurt. He could even learn a few tricks from the other kids there.
" Well that seems to be okay. Those who agree, please raise your hands." Hiruzen commanded. Most of the shinobi raised their hands. And when I say most, I mean everyone but Danzo , Homaru, and Koharu. The Sandaime smiled, sure Naruto wouldn't have a completely ordinary childhood, but at least he would be happy.
" Well then, Naruto will be going to the shinobi orphanage near the Academy." Hiruzen said.
And so began the life of Naruto Uzumaki.
So how was it? It took me about an hour and a half to write, not too long. I will be adding one or two OC's in this and this will be slightly different from the Canon, or a lot different. Who knows? I don't have the plot completely thought out yet.