Hello and welcome to my first attempt at a naruto fan fiction. What would happen if Instead of being put into an orphanage, Naruto was placed inside the forest of death to live? having no friends, no help, and nothing to do but survive, how will naruto cope?

'thoughts'

"Normal talking"

'Demon thoughts'

"Demon Speaking"

October tenth is a day that will forever be scorched into the heart of Konoha. The Nine-tailed demon fox had been unleashed and left the village in hysteria. The Fourth Hokage was the only one strong enough to put an end to the horror that was being caused. Using the Shiki Fuujin, he sealed the fox into a young newborn named Naruto. With the fox gone and the Fourth Hokage dead, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had reclaimed the title until another can take his place. We now go to the council chambers where Sarutobi is fighting for young Naruto's life.

Fugaku slammed his fists onto the council chambers for what seemed like the fifth time since the meeting started. "Damn it Sarutobi! It must be killed now! It's a threat to all of us! Why can't you see this?"

"Do you propose we kill an innocent child Fugaku? I hear your son Sasuke was born a few months ago. Is he as dangerous as a newly born like Naruto here?

Fugaku looked incredulous." How can you compare my son to that….. thing?"

Sarutobi smirked," Easily. Because your son and Naruto here are no different then any other baby in this village. So to end this ridiculous debate about on whether or not to kill an innocent boy, I say No!.

"Lets put it to vote then."

Sarutobi frowned. Danzo was the exact opposite of what Sarutobi was. He was power hungry, a warmonger, and stuck to the rules of the shinobi as if his life depended on it. If he was interfering then this was bad.

Sarutobi spoke carefully. "What would you propose we vote on Danzo?"

He smirked." I say that we send the boy into the Forest of Death to fend for himself. He will have little contact with the outside world and we will show no pity if something should happen to him."

Sarutobi saw people around him start to nod and agree while others shook their heads." Do you have a soul? To sentence a child to such torture would be inhumane!"

"But we are not talking about a normal child are we? This is the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki. If he grows strong in the forest then we can use him as a ninja and bolster our forces. His survival instinct would be honed beyond that of a normal shinobi ."

Sarutobi sighed. 'I'm Sorry Naruto.' "Lets begin then."

"I, Sarutobi Hiruzen vote no."

"I, Uchiha Fugaku vote yes."

"Do I really have to vote? Troublesome, fine. I, Nara Shikaku vote no."

"I, Akimichi Chouza, vote no."

"I, Yamanaka Inoichi, vote no."

"I, Aburame Shibi, vote yes."

"I, Inazuka Tsume, vote no."

"I, Utatane Koharu, vote yes."

"I, Mitokado Homura, Vote yes."

"I, Shimura Danzo, vote yes."

Sarutobi was sweating. It was a five to five vote with Hiashi Hyuuga as the tiebreaker. To say Sarutobi was nervous was like saying that Jiraiya was only slightly a pervert.

"I, Hyuuga Hiashi, Vote ….. for banishment into the Forest of death."

Sarutobi lost all the color in his face. The boy would never survive but his conscience would be clear. 'Damn you Hyuuga'

" I say that we put the boy into the ninja program and make him loyal to Konoha."

Sarutobi hoped this would sate the lust for his death but he was sadly mistaken. Danzo was the first one to speak after the third.

"No. The forest would turn him into a trained killer better then we ever would be able to. Or, if we're lucky, the boy will die. So I say he goes into the forest at five years old. No sooner, no later."

The third started to panic. Nods of agreement were spreading throughout the council and this wasn't going to end well for Naruto.

" On the terms that I can raise Naruto for the first five years of his life, I will allow him to be put in the forest as long as no attempts on his life are made by anyone from Konoha."

Danzou slowly smirked," You've got yourself a deal Sarutobi. I will see to it that you keep your end of the bargain."

With that the meeting was adjourned and Sarutobi stood slowly. He looked at Naruto with a tear going down his left cheek. He leaned down and whispered.

"I'm sorry Naruto. I'm So sorry."

With those words said Sarutobi shunshined away with Naruto in his arms.

And there you go. Let me know what you think. Leave a review and give me some constructive criticism.