A/N: I don't own anything except the concept of this story
Chapter 1:
The Sandaime Hokage held the crying baby in his arms as he surveyed the damage that the Kyuubi had done to the village and then the old man turned to the bodies of Yondaime Hokage and his wife, the parent s of the baby in his arms, and sighed. Minato had hoped that the village would treat his son as a hero for holding back the biju but no matter how much Sarutobi Hiruzen loved the village he knew that the village would never accept the young jinchūriki. So as he looked down at the baby in his arms he decided that he would send him to a close friend of his all he had to do was hide the baby from the council and that thrice damned Danzo.
Hiruzen ended up stowing the baby in his compound and asked Asuma to not tell anyone that the infant was hidden in the compound. It was then that he learned that his wife had passed when the Kyuubi was set free. The father and sin duo mourned for the remainder of the evening and for the next few days but none the less they took care of the heir to the Namikaze name. One evening Hiruzen looked down at the infant, who he couldn't remember the name of, when he remembered that Kushina had been upset that Minato had convinced her to name their child after one of the characters in his perverted sensei's book. "Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, such a fitting name." and with that the old man had gone to bed
The council sent for him shortly after the sun rose the next day so as he entered the council with his mournful expression. The council had decided to reinstate him as Hokage and then proceeded to grill him about what had happened to the Yondaime. The newly reinstated Hokage told them what had happened but tweaked the truth so that Naruto had passed away as a result of the seal, seeing as it was Minato's first time performing that seal. The council was upset that they didn't have a Jinchūriki anymore, that and they feared that the chakra of the Kyuubi would reform and seek revenge. With those disgusting remarks Hiruzen left the council hall and went to his office once again. As the old Hokage entered his office he started to weep for two reasons, one was that he was right when he thought that the village would not accept Naruto as a savior, the other reason was when entering the office he was confronted with his worst nemesis…paperwork.
It took a week before Hiruzen had the time to send a message to his old friend who he hoped would take the young boy and train him to be a mighty warrior. Then it took another week before he got a reply saying that his friend was coming in the guise of a diplomatic visit but would be glad to take and train the boy. With that settled the Hokage sat down and started writing a letter to the young boy for when his teachers thought he was ready for the truth, while adding in a few jutsu that might be useful for if and when the boy returned to the village. Once that was done the old man went and told the council of the impending diplomatic visit.
So one month after the Kyuubi attack the village of Konohagakure played host to Mifune the Taisho of the Land of Iron, from whence the samurai hail. Mifune had long, grey hair, which almost reaches his waist, with bandages wrapped around his head. His black eyes surveyed the town as he walked toward the office of his old friend. Under those eyes he had distinct wrinkles above his grey goatee and moustache. He wore a purple robe with a yellowish trim and he had a katana strapped to his hip, the every present sign of a samurai. As he entered the office of the Hokage, Mifune noticed the infant playing in a play pen in the corner while the Hokage's son looked on and smiled. The two old men greeted one another and discussed what needed to be done about the boy.
"I can take the boy to the Land of Iron and have him training in the art of the sword by the time his fourth birthday, and if you like we have a few retired ninja-turned-samurai that could train the boy in basic jutsus and ninja chakra while we train the boy in our chakra as well and when he comes of age to take the academy exam we can give him the choice to either stay in the Land of Iron or return here to follow in his parent foots steps. Does that sound agreeable to you Hokage-sama?" asked the old general, enjoying the shocked looks of the Hokage and his son "Mifune-sama that is more than I ever thought to ask of you. I have prepared a scroll to explain to him about his parents and a few jutsu that are going to be perfect for his enormous amounts of chakra." Mifune spent the rest of trip doing the political stuff that he needed to do.
Once his time in Konoha was over he secretly sent the baby ahead with a guard of his and once out of the village he was rejoined with the guard and they made their way to the Land of Iron. And so without knowing the Taisho of the Land of Iron carried one of the most powerful warriors to his destiny.
A/N: Now this story has been in my head for a bit and I have read a few of the samurai Naruto stories and I thought I'd throw my own hat in to try one out…that and the samurai era is one of my favorite.
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Until Next Time,
Dragon Vongola