"Fascinating" Dr Catherine Halsey was eyeing the image atop her holo-table with unhidden curiosity. It had been a month since their first discovery of the planet E-2, named to its close similarities to Earth, the UNSC Firefly was orbiting around the planet casually as scores of UNSC scientists were talking animatedly about the very 'interesting' planet they had discovered.

"These human-like creatures seem to posses some sort of energy within themselves that allows them to perform superhuman feats as well as manipulate the elements, granted, with some level of difficulty" Dr Halsey dashed her hand through her datapad, often times flicking her finger through separate files before sighing to herself "The fact that they had adopted a culture similar to the Japanese is far from astounding, its mind-boggling, to think we have so much common ground yet can't be any further apart"

As she said this the holo-table showed a fight between a mask wearing soldier fighting against another with a large curved blade that went around his body, he did several hand signs before trees and branches began growing out of the ground and decimated his opponent. "Simply fascinating" She breathed before cataloging the video for further study. As she did so, she couldn't help but notice the fidgeting ODST by her side, his helmet lying dormant underneath his arm as his eyes danced over the hologram.

"Is something the matter Corporal?" The ODST tensed, his curt 'No , ma'am was all the answer she needed before she sauntered away. Her curiosity spiking as she received a video of more of these 'shinobi' fighting.

When the passed the threshold of the ships research room, the Corporal relaxed his shoulders, he wouldn't be the first to say that the doctor scared him shitless. "Done pissing your pants soldier?" The ODST gave the scientist the one-fingered salute and got boisterous laughing in return.

1 month later

Dr Catherine Halsey was watching the scene unfold in front of her eyes. UNSC drones scanning the massive creature as safely as they could without getting noticed or destroyed. What were they scanning? A giant nine-tailed fox who was currently destroying one of the militarised villages discovered to be called 'The Hidden Leaf'

She alongside the other scientists had strikes of fear and awe as they watched the massive beast tore the ground asunder and barked out powerful attacks that decimated the area. The Doctor passed a few glances to her subordinates and noticed some crying as they watched innocent people get killed.

She returned her view to the holotable, her spine shivering involuntarily as the beast ripped apart a battalion of the shinobi. It was then that she noticed a blond headed young man drop from the sky atop a large toad.

There was a brief scuffle before they teleported elsewhere, appearing several miles away from their previous battle.

That was when the Doctors felt her curiosity reach its peak. The blonde man had spoken to a red-headed woman, they obviously had an intimate relationship, and then hugged a blond-headed young baby to his chest, eyes filled with tears and regret but overshadowed with love and compassion.

He turned back to the beast and Halsey felt her heart lurch and squeeze at what she saw next. Her eyes shut in dismay as the blond-man, The 'Hokage', began sealing the monster into his child sadly neither parents would live to see their child, the bodies impaled by the one of the fox's claws.

Her body was shivering in an emotion she hardly knew and all of it was directed at the baby, Immediately hundreds upon hundreds of questions began flooding her mind, all directed at that child, so many possibilities now await him should he remain with his people on his homeworld.

But there was one, more favorable option him if Halsey went with what she was thinking. Being the stubborn and compulsive woman that she was, well, you needn't guess now do you?

"Corporal!" She ordered through the now cramped observation room, the ODST who had been staring at the scene with his mouth wide open had promptly returned to attention and saluted the Doctor, "Yes Ma'am" Doctor Halsey gave him one of her intellectual and, to be honest, downright scary looks before she replied quickly "Grab a team, we're going down to the planets surface for a capture" She ordered and left the room briskly, leaving behind a confused ODST behind, "The hell does she want to snatch and grab?"

Though by the looks the scientists were shooting him and the apparent tightening of their mouths, they knew but didn't want to tell, "Damn egg-heads" The Corporal muttered lowly.

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The ODSTs were slightly panicked as they raced through the forests that surrounded the village. They had missed their window, some of the village soldiers had already taken the child towards their former leader who would probably retake his seat, Halsey thought.

The Corporal was behind his commanding officer, his gun held high and searching his sector. Eye peeled and nerves shot, "Carlos, Cortez round off" The Captain hissed and the troopers broke off from their team, they fired two darts into two ninjas that were sitting on the wall they were going to scale. "Their security seems lax, understandable considering the recent attack" Halsey commented and the Corporal turned to her with a frown, he had been vehemently against her following them but when the captain gave the go ahead he could really say much on the matter anymore.

"Ladies first" The Corporal stated and Halse gave him a side glance "Then you should hurry up" The Corporal nearly face faulted at what she said and there were silent snickering around him. He had played the wrong game with Halsey, the Doctor loathed being babysitted and would just as much stomp hard down your private areas then follow that 'Ladies First' crap.

The Corporal shot her a glare through his Visor before jumping up and latching himself to the rope that they had thrown over. He pulled himself up slightly and when he passed the wall he activated his VISR and nearly swore when he saw five red highlights appear. "I didn't sign up for this" he grumbled, "No you signed up for hot blondes, well ya' got one!" HIs grumblings didn't cease however when Dr Halsey peered over the wall after her climb and glared at the two ODSTs.

"Well look at what you gone and did!" The Corporal slapped his helmet with his hand 'What the hell did I do!'

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Hiruzen Sarutobi cradled the young baby boy that had been given such a heavy burden. He shook his hands slightly as his thoughts drifted to Biwako 'Would you stop playing monkey and just sit down for dinner!' Ah, yes, one of his more fonder memories of her, oh how he missed her so.

"What is to become of you little Naruto?" He asked, little did he know, a group of armored soldiers were capable of hearing him as they drifted around his office. It was then that three people walked into the room, the Hokages advisory body.

"Hiruzen" Koharu greeted but then her gaze landed on the bab and her expression hardened. "What are we to do with that?" Hiruzen ignored the fact that his old teammates had referred to Naruto as a thing rather than a person. 'Give them time' he thought 'They'll see it soon enough'

"Its obvious we can't let news of his birth drift over to the other villages, they'll have his head" The Sarutobi replied and Danzo stepped up at that point "Then perhaps hand him to me, I can take care of him and give him proper training as a shinobi" Hiruzen's mouth stretched down into a scowl.

"And allow you to turn him into a weapon, no I don't think so" Hiruzen's voice was hard and firm but it did little to deter the other man. "Hiruzen see light, the Namikaze brat had given us a gift, a jinchuuriki worthy of the name. We shouldn't squander it"

"That the Fourth Hokage, Shimura" The man didn't even flinch at his family's name being used he instead resumed his emotionless face. Eyes not focusing on anyone but the ideas that formulated in his head.

"If not trained then detained" Koharu said with finality and the Third Hokage's mouth fell open in shock., especially when Homura nodded alongside her. "The boy is dangerous Hiruzen, he is a demon he'll end up destroying our village again!" Homura said off to the side and the Sarutobi felt his blood boil.

The next hour or so was filled with very loud arguing and very disgruntled looks.

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Dr Halsey could barely contain herself when she heard several of the advisors continue to put forth their, quiet honestly, murder plans without an inch of care that the baby was right there in the room with them. If it weren't for the Corporal putting a calm and sturdy hand on her shoulder she was sure she would have jumped in there and shot them down.

"They're leaving" The ODST captain commented and when the advisors had left, the third hokage slumped into his seat, his head lolling back in weariness as he was cradling the baby, Naruto they heard, in his hands again. "I know they seem bad but I'm sure they'll see you for who you are little Naruto" Hiruzen smiled kindly down at him and the baby crinkled his nose at the older man, as if the child knew that what he said was a lie.

'Well I sure as hell know it is' Halsey thought, the inner mother within her urging her forward. When the Hokage's guard was down long enough the ODST nearest to the man had fired off a dart that landed square in his neck.

The old mans head swayed from side to side before he fell unconscious. "Move in!" The ODSTs burst into the room and cleared the room, watching the doors and corners, they knew these shinobi could hide anywhere.

Dr Halsey rushed forward and carefully lifted the child. "We have to leave now!" The Doctor said urgently and the ODSTs nodded, didn't need to be told twice.

After the ODSTs left the Hokage had woken up hours later, eyes wide open in fear and shock when he realised Naruto wasn't in his grasp anymore. "Naruto!" He yelled as he tore the office apart, only to find nothing of the child.