-Chapter 2-

And up with The curtain!

"The kids going to be my apprentice." As soon as Sarutobi opened the door, those were the first words out of Koyuki's mouth. As Sarutobi attempted to both defuse the tension and insure that the boy he considered to be his grandson was not forced into a apprenticeship with a man who was considered to be one of the most dangerous and unstable ninja alive, not to mention one of three S ranked ninja in the village of Kohonagakure, the only response he could think of was "Why Uzumaki?" Shaking his head, Koyuki responded, "For three reasons, first because he is their child, two because my kami forsaken village treats him like that, and three, because why the hell not?" Forestalling Sarutobi's objections with a glare obscured by his sunglasses. "We will also be going to the council to finalize the apprenticeship."

-Kohona Council Chambers-

"WHY ARE WE HERE SARUTOBI?!" screeched the pink haired Bi- I mean honorable civilian council member Haruno as she came into the room. As Danzo followed the rest of the civilian council into the room he caught site of Koyuki and grinned, nodding his in respect of his fellow Yami No Shinobi. (Shinobi of darkness) As the entire council sat, Koyuki emerged from behind Sarutobi and took a position in the center of the room.
"You lot are here for one reason and one reason only, to approve the apprenticeship of the Uzumaki boy to me."
"Uhh, and who are you Rojin-san?"(old guy)Asked Tsume Inuzuka, "of course its her" Groaned Sarutobi. Spiking his ki, Koyuki snarled "Who am I? Who are you? You damn mutt, Inuzuka in my day had more manners. Now sit, down shut up, and let Danzo or Sarutobi introduce me like they were going too, before you interrupted, that is." Shuddering in fear Tsume flopped back into her chair, the only thing she could think was OH CRAP-ALPHA and DANGER. Before Koyuki could mentally scar anymore of his clan heads, Sarutobi stood up and motioned towards Koyuki,
"This is Koyuki No Shoyu-sha of Kohona, known in every bingo book as the S ranked ninja, the insanity of Kohona."

Every Council members jaw dropped at the mention of the shinobi equivalent to the Bogeyman, both shinobi and civilian alike. Danzo just chuckled and asked the question that everyone was to busy trying to close their mouths to ask.
"Why have you returned Koyuki? Are you retiring?" Koyuki flashed his old ally a smirk. "Retiring? Only semi, the reason that I had Sarutobi call a meeting is that I am announcing the selection of my apprentice, whom shall be made my heir both in wealth and in power." Even Danzo was taken back by the bold statement of the elderly man in front of him.

"So who are you taking as an apprentice?" Koyuki's smirk continued to spread across his scarred and weathered face. "Oh, I think its someone every person at this table knows and loves. My apprentice will be Naruto Uzumaki." The pink haired council member immediately made her very vocal disagreements known. "Why would you take that demon as your apprentice Koyuki-sama? Surely there are more suitable children for you to take as apprentices." The temperature in the room dropped abruptly as Koyuki glared at the Haruno head."Who I take as an apprentice is MY business, this council meeting is a mere formality as I am not required to inform any of you save the Hokage of young Uzumaki's impending apprenticeship to me. The real reason I have called you here is so that I can inform you of a very simple fact."

Some of the more suicidal civilian councilors began glaring at a man who seemed about ready to take away their 5 year old punching bag . "Oh? And what is that simple fact?" Koyuki's smirk became less self important and more like an animal bearing its teeth- a very hungry animal. "That any and all action against Naurto Uzumaki will be considered an action against myself and the office and title of the Kyoki no Shoyu-Sha, and will be treated as such." Sarutobi's and Danzo's eyes widened at the realization that Koyuki was essentially declaring Naruto to be his child, and that any action against the boy from assault to overpricing on milk could, and knowing Koyuki would, be met with lethal not to mention sadistic force.

"What the hell does that even mean!? You cant be implying that you will protect that demon?!" demanded everyones favorite pink haired banshee of a clan head. Koyuki cocked his head to the side as he looked at her, tapped his cane against the floor and muttered "Kyoki no Sokubaku" (bind of Insanity) as he finished green bands that looked like liquid jade erupted the ground wrapping around the Haruno head and pinning her to her chair, and as the binds continued to tighten, the rest of the room could her the Haruno head begin to whimper behind the glowing green gag as her bones began to snap.

Koyuki ignored the distraction and tapped his cane to regain the attention of the rest of the room. "I am not implying my protection of the Uzumaki boy, I am STATING IT." His eyes flashed green behind the sunglasses to accompany the statement. "I will be taking the boy to my home, for the next 7 years I will work him to the bone, he will be more then ready in order to become one of the greatest shinobi that the elemental countries have ever seen by the time I am finished, after the period of 7 years is over, he will take over the office of Koyuki and will be able to fulfill those roles and responsibilities as a part of a Genin team of Kohona." The council could only stare as the jade binds continued to tighten around the almost unconscious Haruno head. "Oh yes, before I leave to check on my apprentice I might as well release her, but first!" With a significantly warmer grin Koyuki turned to Danzo. "We will have to catch up soon Danzo! I haven't had much contact with the roots of Kohona in quite a while!" And with that a turn Koyuki seemed to shimmer into some sort of sideways movement and disappeared. All the council members could do was sit, stare at the spot where Koyuki had just been, and think, as one,

fuuuccckkk.

Authors note.

Im really getting tired of the Sakura and Hinata pairings, but I have been racking my brain to think of a decent pairing that does not involve those two or dragging in ninja from Kumo or Takigakure.

I need a beta by the way. Anyway. Idea juices are flowing good right now and I will try to update pretty regular, but I have other things to do that are rapidly picking up. SO- until next time-

DOWN WITH THE CURTAIN