I do not own naruto. I will introduce some OCs in the story but for now enjoy the beginning. It is AU on some parts like this first chapter. Here is my first Naruto story
Naruto Alternative.
While Kakashi had only been known as a solitary wolf for most of his life, there is one thing that changed his village's whole view on him. After all they never picture him, being a father to a child even if that child was his master's newborn son, in whom the Kyuubi had been imprisoned. The Jonin ninja branded as a genius since a young age hadn't pictured himself being a father either. But it was not like he had a choice, his master had made him promise that he would take care of his little one should anything happen to him and his wife. While the son of the "White fang" had initially refused, a subtle threat from the creature's mother to "come back from the grave and break each and every bone of his body" had awakened in him a sudden survi... I mean paternal instinct.
Of course that was if anything happened to them. Unluckily it happened. The kyuubi had broken free while Kushina was in labor. The poor woman had died shortly after giving birth and naming her son. His master, the fourth Hokage of the hidden leaf village had died shortly after paying the price of sealing the kyuubi in his own son. Many people died that night including the third hokage's wife.
And so the white haired jounin stood in the Hokage's office waiting for the third to appear. Of course it was obvious that he was going to retake the post after this incident. He had lost his wife and his two other sons were both grown men, he had nobody at home so he wasn't on a rush to retire anymore. The old man entered the room with a sad expression, which was normal because he was busy preparing all the funerals for the ninjas that fell during the kyuubi's attack. He seated on the Hokage's chair and pain entered Kakashi's body as he remembered the last time he had been there, joking with his happy master just two days before talking about how he would teach his son everything he knew.
Minato Namikaze had not only been his master. He had been his older brother and Kushina, his wife, had been his annoying older sister. They had helped him find peace and to see the courage in his disgraced father's actions. They had given him a family again and again he lost it. The pain was so great he could barely breath or stand properly when he was alone. He wouldn't let little Naruto go through it. He would protect him like he had promised he would. Of course as he stood before the Hokage all those feelings were interiorized.
"I heard you wanted to speak with me Kakashi" said the third Hokage with a profound sad voice.
"Yes. Lord Hokage, I assume no one has decided to take in little Naruto yet?" He asked. The Hokage nodded.
"Yes. The poor thing is not wanted by anyone, the people don't see a baby. The people see a monster." The Hokage replied. "The council has reunited to discuss what to do with him. The only general consensus is that we should keep them here. I personally would want the village to take care of him until he is old enough to fend for himself but there are those who want to raise him as a soldier and use him as a weapon."
Kakashi shivered at the thought. His master's son raised into a cold blooded killing machine. He didn't even need to know who had proposed it. Only Danzo, the leader of root and the shadow hand of the Kages would propose such thing.
"I would like to adopt Naruto and Raise him as my own." Kakashi said. The Hokage's eyes widened as he looked at Kakashi's visible eye. He had troubles reading his expressions because one of his was covered by the Bandana of the village and his nose and mouth were covered too. A smile appeared on his face as he realized the ninja was serious, but he still had doubts.
"Kakashi, raising a kid is a really difficult task, you are too young, barely 17, and you are not even married, the kid will know he is not yours." The Hokage said.
"I will not lie to him. I will not tell him the whole truth either. I will love him like I would if he was related to me by blood. I know I'm young but I have been taking care of myself since I was five. I think I can take care of a young kid like Naruto. And well, I know I haven't found anyone yet to marry her but I know I won't remain single forever, though I don't know if I'll find someone in time to raise Naruto" The third Hokage chuckled at the genuine determination of his subordinate. It was no wonder he had been Minato's disciple, they were so alike in many ways though he knew the young Jonin would never admit it.
"Ok" He said. "The child is yours. But without forgetting he is human you should also take into account what he is to the village as well. You are to guard the kyuubi until the infant was old enough to control it by itself. Dismissed."
The man nodded to the Hokage, turned around and left just as Danzo entered the room. They didn't even acknowledge each other's presence. The hokage lit his pipe and began to smoke it, while Danzo began his report.
"My men have finished searching for the man with the mask. We haven't found him and we are sure the fourth didn't kill him." Sarutobi just nodded. "Any clues as of who he is or who is he working for?"
"Not yet my lord but, there has been the rumor that the Uchiha clan could control the Chakra beasts with their sharingans. We should keep an eye on them for the time being." Danzo said. Sarutobi looked at his subordinate narrowing his eyes.
"We don't work based on suppositions Danzo. We work based on proofs and the Uchiha clan have been part of our village for quite some time now as well as the main percentage of our police force. I won't keep them under surveillance because your men don't know how to do their job, now keep working and maintain informed of any news. Danzo, if you find actual proofs connecting this to the Uchiha I will aloud you to do what you have proposed."
Danzo sighed in defeat. "As you wish lord Hokage." Then he disappeared at high speed. The Hokage turned around and looked at the village. His office was on the top of the tallest building, the hokage tower so he could see most of the village from there. He looked to the mountain where the four hokages faces had been sculpted. He couldn't avoid a few tears fall from his face as he looked at the fourth's face. "You died too soon my young friend."
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Kakashi entered the hospital gaining the attention of the few villagers that were in the waiting room. His pace was firm and there was no doubt in his face when he arrived to the reception. The nurse on guard looked at him and smiled.
"Kakashi Hatake?" She said with a soft smile. She wasn't an acquaintance but there were few people that didn't know who he was. He smiled under his mask and nodded.
"How may I help you?" she asked. Her voice was as soft as her smile.
"Yes. I'm here to pick up Naruto Uzumaki. May I know in where he is?" He asked as politely as before.
"Yes. He is on the maternity ward, you just have to go right through this hall and take the second turn to the right, you'll be there in no time." She replied getting back to the papers she was working on when he arrived.
"Thank you very much" he replied as he began to follow her instructions.
"I suggest you be very careful, there were a few angry villagers at the maternity ward demanding to let them have the baby" The nurse said without looking up from the papers. Kakashi heard this and rushed to the scene. When he arrived to the scene there was no one except for a purple short haired kunoichi. He did not need to know who she was either, but he did, she was Mitarashi Anko, a young chuunin the last survivor of Orochimaru's disciples. She was three years younger than him and her measures were… well that's not relevant. Her face looked sad as she looked through the window towards the maternity room where the babies were held. There was no trace of the angry villagers the nurse had told him about.
Kakashi sensed a hand on his shoulder and turned around, a really scared brown haired nurse with glasses stood behind him.
"I-I w-w-would be-be careful if-f I-I were you" She said with a trembling voice. "S-she h-has s-s-scared a-away all the v-villagers. T-there i-is a-a-a r-rumor t-that s-she is a-a servant o-of the Kyuubi."
Kakashi smiled at the terrified nurse.
"I see, I've come to take little Naruto with me. Would you be so kind to prepare him to go?" He said as charmingly as he could. The nurse blushed and nodded getting immediately into the room without looking at the young girl who did acknowledge her either.
He stood beside Anko who just threw a quick glance at him. He smiled at her.
"You won't make a lot of friends with that attitude" Kakashi told her smiling. The girl didn't reply she just looked at the baby. "You are interested in little Naruto huh?"
The girl looked at him with wide eyes, Kakashi could swear he saw a hint of humor in her eyes.
"The one his parents chose for him." He said sadly. "He was going to be Naruto Uzumaki, son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. Though know I'll guess he will be Naruto Hatake, adoptive son of Kakashi Hatake."
Anko looked at him with a softened expression on her face.
"You are going to adopt him?" She asked. Kakashi just nodded as the nurse handed him the baby. The young nervous woman had managed to calm herself.
"Come with me to the nurse station so I can give you all you need to cover for the baby's basic necessities for the next few days and of course the list of shots the child will have to take during his early years."
"Well then we'll be on our way then." He said to Anko as he followed the nurse. "Goodbye Anko."
The girl wasn't there anymore, and while to some other person that could reinforce the theory of her being a servant of the Kyuubi for Kakashi it said something completely different.
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