Naruto
By Uzumaki Shino
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
A/N: Slight reality change, Naruto will just be the same age as Sasuke, Shino, and the rest of the class he normally graduates with. So they will all be eleven at the time they graduate. Why? Because I feel like it.
Prologue – Fate's Silly Games
The smoke was just barely settling in on a war torn village in the midst of a great forest. More then a quarter of the village was in ruins, buildings smashed, roads demolished, and bodies littered the entire area. It was a somber scene as the survivors of the greatest catastrophe in Konoha history gathered to begin putting their lives back together.
A man reluctantly dressed in billowing white robes and a wide hat swept down the destroyed a roadway surveying the damage and heartache that had been dealt to a village that was once again left in his unwilling hands. The Sandaime Hokage of Konoha did not have time however to help with the cleanup of debris or even with the desperate search for survivors no he had a purpose; he was in search of the savior of the village the hero that would hold their antagonist in eternal prison. The Hokage rushed to the outskirts of the crumbling wall and it was with two other figures that the Hokage found that precious hero.
"Kakashi, Rin how is he doing," asked the Hokage worried evident in his voice. Both battle weary Shinobi turned towards him and there on the ground between them, nestled in a little blue blanket, was an infant that chose that moment to start wailing.
"Naruto is doing fine, Lord Hokage. But Sensei… I mean the Yondaime is…" Kakashi's voice trailed off and sobs began to wrack his body. The Hokage clasped him on the shoulder.
"He did the only thing he could have, he did what was best for the village Kakashi. He will be remembered, and he would want you to be strong. Now more then ever." The woman, Rin, bent and picked up the wailing child and began to rock him gently.
"He is so precious. Lord Hokage how can he be holding a Demon?" It was clear that Rin too was having trouble handling reality.
"Rin he is precious and he is the hero one of two that are responsible for our continued existence, but as much as I hate to say it Naruto must come with me. I need to take him back to the council they are demanding to see him." The firm set in the Hokage's face was enough for the two Shinobi who took one last look at the infant now held in the Hokage's arms before whipping away in the night. The Hokage took a deep breath and looked at the child in his arms. His wailing ceased, the boy met the Hokage's glance with the most alarming pair of sky blue eyes the old man had ever met. With a sigh the Hokage began his trek back towards the council chamber.
"Well young one let us see what fate has in store for you now."
"… Now see here! There is no way we can allow anyone to raise that demon child!" Demanded a lavender-eyed man. The council room was in an uproar over the devastation caused by the Kyuubi and the fact that it was still "alive". Sarutobi took a deep breath.
"Why do you insist that the child is the demon? Have I not made it clear that the demon is trapped within him, in an inescapable prison? Where is the faith in the Yondaime, the faith that caused you to give him the title of Hokage? The faith you put into him when he fought the demon to save us all? Can you not put that same faith on his ability to seal away the demon?" The council quieted for a moment, allowing the Hokage's words to settle in upon them. Sarutobi took that opportunity to proceed with his recommendation to the council. "I have decided that as the child is an orphan of the very beast he imprisons that he will need a new Guardian rather then being put into the orphanage. Though he is no danger to us, should our enemies find out about him we cannot risk them trying to kidnap him and use him against us. Thus I propose two things. First that the fact of Kyuubi's imprisonment is from this point on an S-Class secret on a need to know basis only. Second I will appoint him a Guardian that I deem appropriate for the child's… unique situation." The council again was silent; Sarutobi could feel the mounting tension in the room. His voice barely a whisper the Hokage delivered his final challenge. "Are there any who… oppose me?"
"That is your mission, are you willing to accept it?" The masked man in question took a moment to consider. Slipping his mask off he nodded to Sarutobi, who eased back into his chair with a sigh of relief.
"Excellent! I was really hoping that you would. All that remains is this envelope which contains keys to your new apartment and your first weeks pay for your new A-class mission. Last thing is your cover name, I have decided that you will be called Yamato."
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