Here once was a man from…..OOPS!! That type of thing doesn't belong here. Sorry, wrong story site.

I know the last chapter seemed a little rushed, so I've revised it. I will keep that in mind in the future.

Last time…

….Three seconds later, another poof signaled the arrival of.....Kakashi.

"Please don't ban or burn these works of art. I NEED them. Please, I made it on time didn't I?" he pleaded to the Hokage.

And so our story continues:

Hatake Kakashi stood before the Hokage like a whipped dog, awaiting its master's wrath. "Do you have any idea as to why I have called you here, Kakashi?" the Third Hokage asked him.

Kakashi was sweating bullets at this point. Having truly no idea as to the summons, he said what anyone in his place would. "Whatever I did wrong, please allow me to fix my mistake."

"What makes you think that you're here for punishment?" asked the Hokage already knowing the answer.

"Well, I have continued to fail all the genin hopefuls you keep trying to give me. I know I can turn a blind eye and pass them, but in doing so it will just get them killed later for being-," was his response before he was cut short by the Hokage.

"No no, this has nothing to do with that. I am here to discuss one of the citizens of Konoha. Specifically a child by the name of Uzumaki Naruto is what we are here to discuss. Apparently someone has found a way to usurp my authority when it comes to his secret pertaining to his burden. Even though I made the law in the council chambers…Anyway, your new duties are to now to not only guard him but to look after him as well."

"With all due respect, Hokage-sama, I believe there has to be others more qualified for the job you are asking me to do. Surely a family or at least a couple looking for children would be better choices for his guardians." Kakashi knew he was fighting a losing battle but still had to try.

Now was the Hokage's turn to speak. "So my top ANBU Captain, trained by the Fourth Hokage himself, can't take care of a small child? Oh, how the mighty have fallen! What? Is your book reading more important than the life of a small child? I am ashamed of you, Hatake. Your father would have…Never mind, that really doesn't matter now does it? You yourself know what's been going on when it comes to him. People still won't let thing go. You know that there hasn't been enough time between what happened then and now. Besides, there were too many lives lost for there not to be some mild resentment towards him now and again for what he carries."

"I know. It's just, I don't know how to handle kids. Look at me, I was already a genin by his age. How am I supposed to take care of a kid when I myself never had a real childhood?" asked Kakashi.

"You'll do like any parent does, you learn by trial and error," was Lord Sarutobi's sage response. "Even I had trouble raising my son so many years ago. Even now we still have issues."

"Alright, I'll do it," Kakashi stated. 'Not like I had a choice either way, right?' he thought to himself. "So when and where do I pick him up?"

"Don't worry, I'll send for you. You are free to go," he tells Kakashi. A few minutes after Kakashi leaves, his most trusted ANBU operatives had arrived. "Now on to reason I have called you all here for. I need Jiraiya and Tsunade found and brought to me at once. Use whatever means necessary to do so short of permanent damage. I need them found ASAP. This mission is to be considered S-class(a highly classified, high rank mission). The council is not to hear of this, nor are the Elders. Do I make myself clear?"

"Hai, Hokage-sama!" was the given response.

"Good. Good luck, and happy hunting. Check the most likely places the two may be. Hurry, this time sensitive. Go now! Time is of the essence." As soon had he said that, his office was empty except for himself. Unfortunately for him, during all this time, his paperwork load(everything from finance reports to daily status to mission requests) had grown. "Damn you, Minato. You died on me just so you wouldn't have to do anymore paperwork. Said Minato in question was to be found laughing his ass off at that statement. 'I need to find a replacement soon, I'm too old for this crap,' thought the Hokage.

After fleeing from the boys' parents, Naruto had made his way to one of the few places he could find peace. He now stood atop the head of the Fourth Hokage's Head on the Hokage Monument, overseeing the village and wishing just once he knew why everyone older than him was against him. 'Well, I almost made another friend, too bad he has parents or else we'd be friends,' thought Naruto. Don't over think his point of view. If the boy was also an orphan, then there would have been no reason for Naruto to bolt in the first place. "Stupid parents, always ruining things," Naruto mumbled to himself. "Just once I'd wish they'd give me a chance."

He sat down and envisioned what it would be like to be welcomed with open arms for once instead of being shunned. He just wished that somehow his parent would arrive and take him away from this Kami-forsaken place. Even though he was busy most of the time, at least his gramps was there for him from time to time. Now if I said he was an orphan, then why did I mention his gramps? That's easy, he refers to the Hokage as his gramps. How else would a child refer to an old man who always looked out for you whenever they could?

As he was bought out of his musings by the cry of some birds, he realized it was getting late. He stood up, backing away from where he set moments ago and turned to face the stone outcropping. "Alright, guys," he said to the four stone faces. "I'll be back tomorrow. Please remember to watch over me."

TO BE CONTINUED!!!

Is it just me or is this story starting to shape up? Keep reading and reviewing it and I'll continue to write it!