A/N: This is the second story idea that I haven't been able to get out of my head. What would happen if Jiraiya hadn't gone along with the Sandaime's brilliant idea of leaving the so called savior of the village in an orphanage to be ignored, disregarded and assaulted on a continual basis? This is how I see it starting. Might be a one shot, depends on if inspiration continues to hit me over the head with a mallet.

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It was the night of October 10th, and the corpse of the Kyubi was rapidly vanishing as it's chakra was transferred into the body of an infant through the body of the Yondaime Hokage. As he felt his life slipping away, one Minato Namikaze looked up at his predecessor with hope.

"You will look after… him Sarutobi? Make… sure he is… is seen as the hero he is? Make sure he knows… how much I love him and… how sorry… how sorry…" were the last words of Konoha's hero.

The collective ninja in the process of celebrating victory looked on in terror as their hero slumped to his knees and fell to the ground.

"Of course my friend, I will see your will done," He said. Little did he know the headaches that this simple promise would create.

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Later in the Hokage's office..

"This is bullshit and you know it sensei! I named this kid for god's sake, Kushina and Minato asked me to be his Godfather and as such, I demand you give me my Godson!"

"That is enough Jirayia, I will not tolerate this insubordination. Minato asked me to have the village treat him as the hero he is. He wanted his son to be raised in this village and grow up as a hero. This was his final wish as he lay dying at my feet and I'll be damned before I throw away a hero's dying wish!"

"At least keep the fact he has a demon in his stomach a secret! Do you honestly think that your pathetic excuse for a council will let him live? The village will hate him if they know, if you haven't gone senile then you know I am right."

"A hero young Naruto may be, but how could I possibly keep such a possible danger from the council? What if the seal breaks and we are complete unprepared?"

"You and I helped Minato design this seal! Are you saying that you don't trust your own work? If two Hokage's and a Sannin can't keep this thing restrained, what can? Surely you don't think the son of a Hokage is lacking in the willpower needed to power this seal?"

"…"

"Answer me damnit!"

"I have made my decision Jiraiya, you may leave." Sarutobi answered, his mind set.

"Of course, my lord Hokage." Jiraiya said, his voice dripping with sarcasm toward his onetime sensei. He straightened and continued, "I will be leaving the village tonight Sarutobi, it may be a number of years before I return unless it is to pick up my Godson when you see the life you are damning him to. Goodbye you old fool." With these words, the Toad Sannin vanished.

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The council chamber was pure chaos. The newly reinstated Sandaime Hokage could only watch in horror and disappointment as his sorely overestimated advisors and councilors tossed suggestions back and forth on what to do with the 'demon child'. He wondered if it had been a mistake to not yet reveal Naurto's parentage. Sarutobi was thankful he had not disclosed the child's name, face or even gender. The child's cries were being ignored in favor of determining his future or perhaps lack thereof.

"This child must be put down before it kills us all!" screeched the civilian Haruno representative.

"And if killing the child while this seal is still new releases the beast? What then?" retorted Hiashi Hyuuga, "We don't activate the caged bird seal on our cadets for months after application for this very reason! Think before you screech you damned harpy!"

"This child could grow up to be the greatest weapon Konoha has ever known, let us use this opportunity to cement our place as the greatest of the villages! Legends tell us that the Kyubi is the strongest of the Biju. Rumors have been running for years about Lightning experimenting with these demons and our own history has shown us that the containers for these demons can be immensely powerful warriors!" yelled (yup, you guessed it) Danzo.

"As if we could trust this demon to wield this power on our behalf. We should extract the power and place it in one of the most loyal ANBU, someone who we know is loyal to this village." responded Fugaku Uchiha.

"You know damn well that anyone but a newborn would be unable to survive the process. If Yondaime had not been lucky enough to find this child, the village would be gone. Are you willing to risk the village to satisfy your own ambitions rather than mold this child into the greatest weapon the world has ever known?" Said Danzo before turning towards the Hokage, "Sandaime, would you rather have this child live on the streets or be raised safely within ANBU headquarters where his loyalty could be assured?" It was a testament to his skill as a politician that many were being swayed by Danzo's words.

"Enough!!" shouted the Third, smashing his fists down on his desk, "I cannot believe what I am hearing, that all of you fools would throw away the dying wish of our village's savior! I have taken your… ideas… into consideration and decided on the following: Naruto Uzumaki will from this day forth be a citizen of a Konoha with all rights and privileges given to all citizens. He shall be raised by the Sarutobi as a member of my family. Any person, group or clan that treats him in any negative fashion due to his prisoner, I will deal with them personally. I am enacting a law which treats Naruto's situation, tenant and status as a Class S secret. Breaking this law by telling anybody not already aware will result in immediate execution of both parties. Do not test me on this, you won't like the results."

There was silence in the council hall as most of those in attendance looked on in shock, some were literally slack jawed at this pronouncement. Unfortunately, this silence did not last long.

"You would let this creature walk among us, mocking our dead? Do you insult us after we sacrificed so much?" cried out Tsume Inuzuka, "My clan has been decimated by this beast, nearly half of my family lies dead, their bodies yet unburied and you expect me to sit still why you praise their killer as a hero?" Her voice became calm and deadly quiet," I warn you Sarutobi, your decision this day could shatter the village as easily as the beast did. Anything that results in this demon being allowed to roam free will result in my vote of no-confidence in your leadership. Are you too old to be trusted with the safety of Konoha?"

Seeing how much of the Council was aligned with the Inuzuka matriarch, Sarutobi glanced towards the covered and sealed crib next to him and disappointingly enough… compromised… "Very well, he shall not be adopted into the clan, he shall instead be placed in an orphanage to be adopted. You shall not know its face, name anything about it. If any of you are willing to go around slaughtering infants, you shall be dealt with accordingly. The law stands though, neither this child nor anybody in this next generation shall know the truth of this day. The Kyubi was killed by the Yondaime, is that understood?" said Hiruzen Sarutobi sternly, reminding people that this was his village and his authority was not to be questioned lightly.

All of a sudden, a slow clapping could be heard from a corner of the room which shimmered as Jiraiya dropped his genjutsu. "Brilliant announcement oh honored Sensei, what a way to cover your blunder. I told you this would happen. But would you listen? Noooooo…. and now here I am to cover your ass." He said mockingly while strolling across the room. "Ahhh child, they are absolutely right that nothing could guarantee your loyalty as an orphan. If only we knew who your parents were…"

"Jiraiya, do you have a purpose to being here?" Interrupted the Third.

"Eh? What was that? Oh, my purpose… Well to be perfectly honest with you, I am building my nerve. You are still a very intimidating person sensei, even with your mind so obviously gone." Looking down he added, "You poor child, to be sentenced by this poor old fool… Well, I should stop procrastinating I guess."

Flashing through the required hand signs in less than a second, he shouted out "Summoning Jutsu!!" and out popped a medium sized toad who shot out it's tongue to grab and… swallow… Naruto, crib and all before vanishing in a puff of smoke.

"Well…" Jiraiya started while the room processed what just happened, "I think this is my cue to leave, but first!" A few more hand signs and one more shout of "Summoning, Toad Mouth Bind!!" turned the walls to flesh that gripped the council members and ANBU guards in place.

"If only Minato had known that this child would be treated this way…" said the Toad Sannin who then waved to his now slack jawed, yet still restrained audience and vanished in a swirl of leaves.

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Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, sensei to the infamous Sannin, student of the Second Hokage, Monkey Summoner and known throughout the land as the 'Professor' and the 'God of Shinobi'. This famous elite shinobi sat in his office with strict orders to his ANBU guards that he was not to be disturbed for any reason short of the second coming of the Kyubi. He spent this rare moment of freedom from the village banging his head against his desk.

Why you ask? On the off chance that this was all some horrible dream, that Minato was still alive, that his village was not in pieces and that his student had not shaken the very core of the Konoha leadership with his revelation as to the identity of the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi no Kitsune.

Wishing once again that if only Kushina had not died while giving birth that much of this could have been avoided. He was still waiting on the findings from Tsunade to see if there had been any foul play. After hearing Danzo's plan for Naruto's future, he began a quiet investigation into what happened that night. Unfortunately, his last remaining student was also expressing disgust in the village of her birth and he held few hopes of her remaining in Konoha once the investigation is complete.

Thinking back to what had just happened in the council chambers, Sarutobi sighed and once more looked at the scroll he had prepared. With a snap of his fingers, the most promising of Sarutobi's ANBU squads appeared. "Captain, use your hounds and find me Jiraiya. I want you to give him this scroll and bring me his response. Do not under any circumstances engage him. If you are followed, you are to dispose of your pursuers and leave no trace. Do you have any questions?" Sarutobi asked.

He responded "No sir!" and in a flash the 2-man ANBU squad vanished.

Sarutobi resumed banging his head into his desk.

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20 miles outside of Konoha sat an unusual site. A grown man sat near the crib of an infant furiously scribbling in a small notebook while giggling like a schoolgirl.

"This is genius!! 'And so the hero rescued the young child from his evil captors to return him to the distraught princess of a far away land. In gratitude for the rescue of her child, the princess took the hero aside, reached for the buttons of her gown and slowly…'"

"Waahh"

Jumping at the sudden noise, Jiraiya looked to the no longer sleeping baby, "Ah, what is it? You better not need your diaper changed! Why did I do this again? Oh yeah… damn nobility… it's bad for my image!" He paused a moment before calling out, "If you were enemies, you should have attacked while I was 'distracted', come on out now!"

The two ANBU agents jumped down from their hiding places. "Lord Jiraiya, we bring this message from the Sandaime. He requests that we bring back your response." The ANBU with the dog mask said holding out a scroll.

"You know, I have trouble trusting people with masks. If you want to complete your mission, remove them, now."

With a hesitant sigh, the ANBU reached up and removed his mask to reveal a familiar face.

Jiraiya actually looked surprised. "Kakashi… well I guess the old man isn't going senile after all. What are your intensions here?"

"It is just as I said, we are here to merely give you this scroll and return with your answer. Nothing more, nothing less." The scarecrow replied before noticing that his partner had slowly moved towards the child in the crib. "Wait! What are you doing you fool?!"

The other ANBU suddenly plunged a kunai into the infant's chest… which promptly vanished in a puff of smoke before a thick whip of very sharp white hair surrounded him.

"Silly ninja… you really think I am stupid don't you?" Jiraiya made one quick hand sign and the ANBU was lanced from a few different directions, hitting all 8 vital points, killing him instantly.

You may ask yourselves why Kakashi was doing nothing during this brief interlude. The most likely reason for this would be his ensnarement by a large toad's tongue and the Wakizashi blade to his throat.

"Anything to explain before you lose your head Kakashi?" Jiraiya asked in a conversational tone.

"I was told by Sandaime, I would never harm sensei's son! You for stealing him, yes, but not a child!" protested the trapped ninja.

"Well let's see shall we?" Jiraiya said, taking the scroll and opening it. There was a cloud of smoke and the Sandaime Hokage appears. "Sensei?!"

"What is going on here Jiraiya?!" asked Sarutobi.

"You mean the fact that one of your precious ANBU tried to kill Naruto and that I am trying to decide whether or not this Uchiha wannabe was in on it or that I am trying to decide if this was your idea in the first place?" responded the Toad Sage.

"Stop this Jiraiya, you know I would never order this. Kakashi is the one that talked me into this idea. I want you to raise Naruto anywhere but Konoha. Only Kakashi and myself know what the child looks like or that he is even a boy." said the Hokage, "You will not be chased, but I want you to bring him back when he is 11 to take the Genin test and rejoin the village. His name and identity will not be known. You will report that he is your apprentice and that you found him after an attack which left his family dead."

"And you don't think that the council will find it odd that I show up 11 years after stealing a baby with an 11 year old child in tow?" asked Jiraiya.

"I will present the council with a body. When you return, you will say that the boy is 13, that you found him and barely managed to save him. Do you accept?"

"Yes, but you do know that this will prevent him from ever knowing about his family don't you?"

"Not really. When he makes Chunin, we will introduce him to the village. He was living with his relatives in Whirlpool, after all his mother is Kushina after all. We sent him to be raised in peace since Stone would have him killed due to his father." said Sarutobi.

"I will think on it, but I will agree to the first half. Goodbye sensei, it will be some time until we see each other again." Jiraiya bowed and vanished.

"It is more than I could have asked for my student, thank you. Kakashi, please return to the village." Sarutobi whispered before disappearing himself.

Kakashi stared at the spot his Hokage had been. "I came all this way and almost got killed to deliver a shadow clone… I hope I get better missions after this." said Kakashi to himself before starting the journey back to Konoha.

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A/N:Thanks for reading if you got this far. I look forward to reviews as I would like to continue this, but I would like some other opinions on if this is a story worth telling.

Laterz!