Disclaimer: Of course I don't own Naruto. I live in a completely different country than the author, first off.
The day after the successful merging was one of the busiest days of the Sandaime's career as Hokage.
His day started at the break of dawn. There was barely enough time for him to eat a healthy breakfast and drink his usual morning cup of coffee, as the moment he finished there was a knock at the door of his house. His assistant was there, explaining to him the day's schedule. It consisted of multiple meetings, all of which he assumed had to do with one topic: the chakra blast and Uzumaki Naruto. Before his meetings, though, he had enough time for a quick hospital visit to check on the status of the child.
When he arrived, he was greeted by a not so unexpected surprise. Naruto had seemingly grown overnight, and when the doctors measured him, they reported that he grew 7 inches, putting him at above average for his age. This of course was very unusual, and caused many headaches for Naruto, as people were always curious, and you don't normally see someone grow over half a foot in a days time.
Before he had left the hospital that morning, he summoned Yamanaka Inoichi, a person he could rely on and trust. When Inoichi arrived minutes later, the Sandaime ordered a very thorough examination of the boys mind. Inoichi was asked to check for any, even minor, signs of the Kyuubi's presence, as they needed to be absolutely sure that the Kyuubi was indeed gone. The Sandaime had left the Yamanaka to do his business, and asked for a report on Naruto's chakra coils from Hyuuga Hiashi. Upon hearing that his coils were adapting successfully, he was elated. That could only mean that Naruto was now out of danger. He relieved Hiashi of his duty to get some much needed rest before summoning another high ranking Hyuuga member to observe the coils.
With his business complete at the hospital, he rushed towards his first meeting of the day, one he was almost late for. Fortunately, the people he was to meet during that meeting were very understanding, as they too cared about Naruto's health. They were Homura and Koharu, who had requested a meeting between them and the Hokage in his office. They discussed many things, mostly concerning the panic that had surfaced. It seemed that after many explanations and reassurances from the two advisors, the crowd calmed down some. To help matters, when no more shock waves happened, and there was no sight of the gigantic Kyuubi, the crowd calmed even more.
During that meeting, the Hokage explained every detail of what he had witnessed to his advisors, and explained he was awaiting a report from Inoichi on the status of the Kyuubi. This meeting had went on for a few hours, and right before it was ended, the Hokage's assistant and Yamanaka Inoichi were admitted to the room, where Inoichi testified that there was absolutely no sign of the Kyuubi in the boys mind.
With his confirmation, the Hokage and his advisors set out to writing a message to the public, explaining the situation in as much detail as they could without breaking the Sandaime's law concerning Naruto. They believed with the way they had worded the message, that those who knew of the sealing would be able to figure it out, and those that didn't would not become suspicious. After releasing the message to the public, the Hokage was summoned to another important meeting.
This meeting was with the Shinobi council, as he defined them. This council consisted of the clan heads of all of the major clans, his two personal advisors, Danzo the war hawk, and a few other very high ranking and trusted Shinobi. This meeting also was concerned completely with the event from the night before and the condition of the seal. The Hokage had no problem explaining in full detail to this council, as he knew he could trust almost every person in attendance here. The only one he did not trust was Danzo, as he was known to start problems just for the sake of starting them. Danzo lived only for war and conflict, and had tried since day one of Naruto's birth to obtain the child to turn him into a weapon using his ANBU Root division.
After explaining everything to the council, and shoving away Danzo's usual requests for the boy, he then explained his theory behind the cause of the chakra blasts. His theory, from his studies of the seal and what he was told from witnesses, was that the first wave happened when the seal completed the merge. Hiashi had reported that a moment before the first blast, the seal was colored purple in its entirety. His belief was that the second, smaller blast was caused by the disappearance of the seal, as Hiashi had also reported that the seal vanished right after that blast.
He had quickly called that meeting, asking for everyone present to calm any panic, or take care of any confusion they were to witness, as he would need all the help he could get in order to completely diffuse the situation. When the meeting ended, Danzo had once again started his requests for the boy, stating now that the boy had what he deemed, almost unlimited chakra, that he was the perfect weapon, and would allow Konoha to become the supreme power. The Sandaime had no problem quickly shooting down the request, stating that he will never allow the boy to become a weapon. He, and the Yondaime, believed that the boy deserved a normal life, and he would do everything in his power to achieve that for him.
After he escaped from Danzo, the Hokage was summoned into the meeting he dreaded the most. This meeting was with another council, the council that ran the civilian portion of the village. The civilian council, as he dubbed them, always had a strong hatred for the Uzumaki. They were never close with the Yondaime, nor did they care for the last wish of the deceased Hokage. They have tried many times to call for the public execution of Naruto, never to succeed. The Sandaime was assuming on the way towards the meeting room, that they would try again, using the shock wave as evidence of his danger to society.
His assumption was correct, as the moment he stepped into the room, chaos broke out. The council members lost all sense of dignity as they were screaming and calling for the "demon boy's" execution. The Sandaime had allowed them to rant and rave for a little while as he calmly smoked from his pipe. On the outside, he was calm and collected, but on the inside his blood was boiling. Eventually he demanded they shut up, and the meeting progressed. They called for the execution of the demon, and backed it up with reasons they believed were valid, while the Hokage had shot down each one every time. At the end of the meeting, the civilian council was outraged that they had failed once again, while the Sandaime was just glad the meeting from hell was over.
Before the day was over, the Hokage had attended to many more meetings, some with respected Shinobi, others with respected businessmen. Each meeting concerned Uzumaki, and in each one, he assured them that the boy was not a danger.
The Sandaime was not one to underestimate his populace though, and before he took his leave for the day, he ordered a rotation of his most trusted ANBU squads currently in active duty, and had them watch over the boy, and protect him from all harm.
By the end of 2 days, Naruto was completely healthy. His coils were fully adapted and strong enough to hold the chakra in it's entirety, and his body had shown no ill after effects of the merge. He had yet to grow more, so it was the popular belief that he only grew enough to support the chakra. Naruto was released from the hospital and returned to the academy to amaze his classmates and friends at his new growth. After that day, the Hokage received countless reports concerning the boys change. The trained Shinobi, including Naruto's senseis, all noted not only the physical change, but the change in the feel of his chakra as well.
Even with Naruto now being in public for the majority of his time, the elder Hokage did not take any chances and kept the rotation of ANBU watch on the boy. It was a decision he would come to believe was the best thing he ever did for the boy.
As the days progressed, the reports concerning Naruto kept piling up. The Sandaime had paid most of his attention from the very detailed reports from Naruto's ANBU, though. Those reports were growing by the day, and it was beginning to worry the Sandaime tremendously.
At the end of a week, his concern tripled, so he called a meeting with his advisors to see what they believed he should do. After much discussion with them, they called an emergency meeting of the clan heads, as they did not want Danzo present in this meeting.
This is where we could find the elder Sandiame currently, sitting beside his two advisors at the front of the meeting room to which the council was summoned. He was leaning back calmly while smoking from his pipe, where his two advisors were sitting quietly in a polite and dignified manner. They were waiting patiently for the clan heads to arrive.
The room they were in was a very large rectangular room, decorated blandly with only the pictures of the previous Hokages adorning the walls. A rectangular table was in the center of the room, lined with very comfortable looking executive chairs. The Hokage was currently at the head of the table, as was his usual place in these meetings. He had a stack of folders in front of him, which he would need as part of the meeting.
Before too long, the council members began their arrivals. The first to arrive was the always early, Hyuuga Hiashi. The man had never been late for a meeting, and as such, usually arrived before the others. As he took his seat the door opened to reveal the famed Jounin Ino-Shika-Cho trio, which consisted of Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku, and Akimichi Chouza. They were always seen together, chatting about whatever was on their minds at the time.
It wasn't too long after their arrival did the next arrive, Aburame Shibi. He was the clan head of the always stoic Aburame clan. None could ever remember a time when Shibi was ever not serious. The last to arrive was the rowdy leader of the Inuzuka clan, Inuzuka Tsume, and her companion Kuromaru. The only seat still open was the seat reserved for the Uchiha clan, which would not be taken for some time, as Uchiha Sasuke was far too young to take a position in the council.
The Hokage gave the council members a few moments to get comfortable before beginning the meeting, "Thank you for coming on such a short notice. I am sure you have better things to do, but this matter needs to be taken care of quickly."
After a short moment of silence, the always intelligent and observant Nara Shikaku spoke up, "Would I be correct in assuming this meeting is about the Uzumaki?"
The Hokage nodded while replying, "I am sure you have all been briefed about the recent events concerning the child. Before we begin the meeting, is there anything that you are not up to date on and would like an answer to?"
Giving them a few moments to think, he packed another bowl full of tobacco into his pipe before lighting it with a katon jutsu. Just as he was about to begin the meeting, he was stopped by Hyuuga Hiashi, "Yes, there is something I would like to know. How has the boy been since the merge? The last I have heard was that his chakra coils were successful in adapting to the chakra, but I have not had time to look into it myself."
The Hokage smiled at the concern evident in Hiashi's voice and answered, "Naruto is doing very well considering. His health from what we are able to tell, is in perfect condition. The only problem he is currently dealing with himself is the change in his height, I have heard it has made him very popular amongst his classmates." he chuckled lightly before continuing, "He has fully absorbed the entirety of the chakra without any harm, which I am personally glad for."
"That is very good news, I am glad to hear it. It would most definitely be a tragedy if we were to lose the boy. I feel he has unmeasurable potential." replied Hiashi, before taking a quick sip of the glass of water in front of him.
"Yes, he does. Now I believe we should discuss the reason I have called this meeting. While his health is fine, his safety is far from it."
Tsume looked scared as if they were talking about one of her own children, as she always cared for the blond haired boy, "No. Don't tell me that there has been attacks against him?"
The Hokage looked at her sadly before replying, "Unfortunately there has been."
The booming voice of Akimichi Chouza interrupted him before he could continue speaking, "How many are we talking about here?"
"As of this morning, sixteen."
"Whoa. It's only been a week since it happened, and you're telling us that there has been 16 attacks against him in that short amount of time?" questioned Yamanaka Inoichi, "Have any of them been successful in harming the boy?"
The Hokage frowned, and took a small puff of smoke from his pipe before answering, "Only one has caused any injuries, and fortunately for him, it was just a flesh wound."
"So I take it you still have a guard around him, then?" questioned Hiashi, as he had known about the guard since the day it began.
"Yes, I have an entire squad following him everywhere. They were able to stop all of the attacks before they became severe risks." responded the elder Hokage.
"Were any of the attackers Shinobi?" questioned Shikaku, trying to put together an image of exactly how severe the situation was in his mind.
"Two. And that is what worries me. One was one of Naruto's academy teachers, Mizuki. Another was a highly trained ANBU member. The one from the ANBU was the only one who was able to land a scratch. Those two are also the only attacks that Naruto is aware of to my knowledge, as they are the only ones to make contact with him. The guard around him managed to stop the other civilian attackers before they made it close to the boy."
"Were they sent for interrogation, as the guidelines suggest?" questioned Chouza, and upon witnessing the Hokage nod his reply, he asked the other question he had on his mind, "Did we find out anything about their motivation?"
"Yes, and that is what has me worried most for the child's safety." he started, thinking how he was going to explain it to them, "From the information both Shinobi gave us, they were hired by the same group. It is a group you are unfortunately familiar with. Even worse, though, is that I hold no power over them."
Shikaku spoke up, his voice clearly showing that he was hoping his guess was not correct, "It was the civilian council, wasn't it?"
The Hokage nodded gravely, and silence fell over the room for a few moments. "This is worse than I thought, then." explained Inoichi, "If it were just some random thugs, or any Shinobi of ours, we could easily take them down and put a stop to them, but we hold no power over that council. Do you have any idea of how we could possibly put a stop to their attempts?"
Before the Sandaime could say anything, Chouza piped up, "How are they hiring them? Are they offering them political power if they succeed, money, or something else? There has to be a reason our very own Shinobi would turn against another."
"Indeed there is a reason, a very tempting one at that." the Hokage sighed then continued, "They are offering a very large amount of money. As you know, that council is made up purely of very successful businessmen and women. They have a lot of money to spare, and I'd assume they all pitched in money to fund the reward."
"How much money are we talking about here?" questioned Shikaku, his curiosity overtaking him.
"Enough for a brand new genin to retire on, and still take care of any children he or she may have, all the while living the grand life."
A few of the council members whistled their awe, "That indeed is a very tempting offer, which makes me believe that there will be many more attempts to take the boy's life. We are going to have to do something drastic in order to keep him safe until we can convince the council to stop this foolish action." voiced Hyuuga Hiashi.
For the first time this meeting, Aburame Shibi spoke up, "I believe we should place him in hiding. If he is placed in a secure location, with only our most trusted Shinobi guarding him, then we can protect him from any assassination attempts."
The council seemed to dwell on that thought for a moment before the Hokage spoke up, "In theory that would work, yes. There is one major flaw to that plan. In order to keep his location a secret, and to keep him secure, we would have to shut him off completely from society. That would prove to be very disastrous in the long run for the boy."
"I agree. I may not know him very well, but from what I saw of his memories, Uzumaki is a very social boy. He thrives on attention, which is the reason he is always causing trouble and performing pranks. Since people usually ignore him, he gets their attention, and he loves it. Any attention, even negative is better for him than none at all." commented Inoichi.
"Yes, sheltering him from society would only cause me to worry for his sanity. He already has a fragile mind when you take into account everything he has been through and has experienced in his short life." commented Tsume.
Silence fell over the room once again as the council pondered their options, before Nara Shikaku spoke the thought thats been bugging him since the discussion on ideas started, "Hokage-sama. You already have an idea, don't you? Judging from the amount of folders sitting in front of you, whatever you have planned concerns the contents of those folders."
Everyones attention was once again on the Sandaime as he chuckled, "You always were the smart one. Yes, I do have a plan that I believe is our only option to protect the child."
"And whatever you have planned demands our approval, am I correct?" questioned Hyuuga Hiashi.
"Indeed it does. This idea is a bit unorthodox, but it is the only viable option that Koharu, Homura and myself were able to come up with."
"What are you proposing then?" questioned Inuzuka Tsume.
"I am proposing that we grant Naruto an early graduation from the academy. I feel he is capable of passing with flying colors. With this graduation, he will officially be a ninja under my command. What this will allow is for me to send him on missions, and I happen to have an out of village mission already lined up."
Everyone except for his two advisors looked at him skeptically for a few moments trying to understand how this will help. "How exactly will this protect the boy? By himself, he will be easy pickings for any bandits or missing nins outside of the village walls. In that case he'd be safer with the guard on him at all times." questioned Akimichi Chouza.
The Hokage sighed at the part where they believed him to be stupid enough to send a single genin out by himself, "I am not so naive as to send him by himself, Chouza. I wish to place him on a genin team, with a jounin sensei."
"That makes a lot more sense, I apologize for the insult, Hokage-sama," explained Chouza.
Before the Sandaime could speak, Shikaku piped up, "What team would we place him on, though? As far as I know, every genin team we have is already full, and the Chunnin exams are still 4 months away. Since it isn't wartime, we cannot just promote someone to Chunnin for him to take their place."
"That is where these folders come in. You are correct in saying that there are no available spots on already formed teams, but that does not stop us from creating one, does it?"
"Ah, I get it now. Those folders contain the files of his classmates, don't they?" Inoichi questioned.
The Hokage nodded then explained himself, "I have already taken the liberty of narrowing down the list to 8 classmates to which I believe have the potential to work well with Naruto. Most of whom you are familiar with. But before we move on to choose his team mates, does anyone oppose or have any questions about this plan?"
Nara Shikaku sighed lazily before relaying his thoughts, "I believe that it is indeed the best we can do. If his team's location is kept secret, known only to those we trust, we can insure his safety from any attempts at his life. This will also allow him to still be able to socialize with people he may call friends. This will also grant Naruto the training to defend himself if need be. With the team spending all of their time together, their teamwork will surely be better than the average team. This also gives him an extra year of training under his and his teammates belt, and with the potential I see in Naruto, especially now with his newfound chakra, I believe this is giving him a head start to become a very successful ninja. With his chakra supply, I wouldn't doubt that with the right training he would become one of our best ninja."
"Any other questions or comments?"
After waiting a moment in silence, Koharu spoke up, "I have one request if we are deciding on this plan. I request that Uzumaki and his team mates be given the official academy genin examination. If they are unable to pass, we will have to find another solution. I would feel much better knowing that they at least had mastered the abilities taught at the academy."
"Any disagreements with that request?" question the Sandaime, and after waiting a few more moments in silence he continued, "Then it is settled. Naruto and two of his classmates will be given the academy exam. If they pass, they will be placed into a team together under a jounin sensei. I will immediately assign them a long term out of village mission where they will train."
The Hokage glanced over at the clock on the wall before continuing, "I don't have much time left, as I have much to do in my office, so the rest of this meeting will have to be short. I want each of you to choose two students that you believe would work best with Naruto. Tomorrow morning at 8 AM we will meet back here and discuss our choices, and once the students are chosen, we will move on to choose their jounin sensei."
"I do have one thing I'd like to say before this meeting is over, if I can." When the Hokage nodded at him, Shikaku continued, "When choosing team mates for Uzumaki, I believe we have to follow some guidelines to make the most out of this opportunity. First and most important is that we have to choose students who get along with Naruto. I'd expect that they would have to be very understanding people, as Naruto will most likely have to reveal his burden that he used to carry to explain his newfound chakra. Naruto is also a very...different type of person, and there are some he might not get along with, and that would prove detrimental to the team."
He took a deep breath before continuing, "Second, I believe we should choose students who have the potential to become great. From what I know of Naruto, not only does he have the potential, he works hard. If we were to give him someone who is not willing to work as hard as him, it may also prove detrimental to the group. They will also need to have the potential to pass the examination."
"And finally, I believe we should not let anything cloud our judgments when choosing his team mates. I trust each of you to already understand this, but I will say it anyways. In those files, our sons or daughters may be present. Do not choose them for that reason alone, as bias is never a good thing. By bias I also mean that we should not choose someone based on their bloodline as well. Bloodlines are great and all, but they do not make the ninja. Pick only who you believe would work best with Naruto, and who you believe has the most potential."
A moment of silence before the Hokage spoke up, "Wise words as always, Shikaku. I trust in each of you to follow those guidelines. Now, time is short, so I must end this meeting. Follow me back to my office where I will give each of you a copy of the student's files."
With that, everyone got up and followed the Hokage towards his nearby office and awaited their copies. They each briefly looked over the Hokage's choices before making their way back to their own homes to study the files and make their own decision.
The next morning, the exact same members of the council could be seen in the exact same room, thoroughly debating and discussing their student choices in order to find the perfect two students for the team. Their debate was nearing an end, as they had the choices narrowed down to three student choices, but they needed to knock it down to two.
After around twenty more minutes of debate, the silent Homura finally spoke his piece, "Can I have your attention for one moment, please?"
He waited a few moments for the current conversation to finish and when everyones attention was on him, he continued, "Thank you. I believe I have a solution to this problem we seem to be having. We have a total of three students chosen, so I suggest we test all three. That will cover the chance that one of them may fail the genin exam."
"And if none of them fail?" questioned Shikaku.
"Then we test them more thoroughly until it has been narrowed down to two. As far as I can tell, each of those three chosen students are perfect for the spot, which is why we are having such a hard time choosing only two. I believe we should give all three a chance to prove themselves, with only the best two passing."
"You have a very good idea, Homura. I also believe that is what we should do. Does anyone have any objections to this?" questioned the Sandaime, who was thankful that they seem to have come to a possible solution. He was beginning to get a headache with all of the 'debate', also known as arguing loudly, going on.
He waited patiently for a few moments in silence, hoping nobody would break it. When not one spoke, he finished, "Then it is settled. We shall test all three, with the best two making it to the team. Now lets move on to the other topics we must handle regarding this team."
"I have one quick question, Hokage-sama, that we have not covered yet. When the team is formed, are they to be given the secondary genin exam, like normal?" questioned Hyuuga Hiashi. It had been a question that was bothering him since the meeting ended the night before.
The Hokage looked thoughtful for a few moments before replying, "I do not believe they should. They will be burdened with having over a year less education than their peers, and as such, I believe we need to be fair to them. As you are well aware, the second exam is to test teamwork. Normally those teams being tested have never worked together before, but this team will be different. They will be living together, practically a family. I believe their teamwork will meet the required level."
"You do have a very good point. So will we be giving this team an autopass?" Nara Shikaku questioned.
"I will put that up to a vote. All those who oppose an autopass, please say so now." ordered the Sandaime. He waited patiently for a minute for any person to oppose it, and then continued, "All those who agree with an autopass, please say so now."
The room exploded with yays, and various other agreements. Giving it a moment to settle, he began, "Then it is official, the team will be given an autopass. Now on to other matters. We still have to choose a jounin sensei, and then we will work out any mission details that we may have forgotten. We shall choose the jounin sensei first."
"Who are the possible candidates?" questioned Inuzuka Tsume, "And are we familiar with them, or do you have their files on hand?"
"You are indeed familiar with the choices. We have four choices that we can choose from, although I believe it will automatically be narrowed down to three. The candidates are Hatake Kakashi, Yuuhi Kurenai, Sarutobi Asuma, and Mitarashi Anko. I would have liked to have a larger selection, but I believe we need to trust them completely. As such, I have chosen these four, some of my most trusted jounin."
"You don't trust Gai?" questioned Akimichi Chouza, "I mean, how can someone not trust him? He's got to be the most loyal person I have ever met."
Inuzuka Tsume chuckled, "He's pretty darn odd, too."
The Sandaime chuckled lightly, "Indeed he is odd, and I couldn't imagine him any other way. I do trust him, but I was not able to sway him into taking this team. It seems he has his heart set on a certain student that is to be graduating in a few months, one Rock Lee. Apparently Rock Lee is unable to use chakra, but he is very hardworking. With Gai as the best Taijutsu specialist in all of Konoha, he believes he is the only one who would be able to teach Lee to become a successful Konoha Shinobi."
"I see." commented Akimichi Chouza, "Rock Lee is one lucky student, Gai will be able to whip him into shape. I just hope he doesn't influence the poor boy too much, I would hate to see another Gai running around."
At that mention the majority of the council members, the Hokage included, shuddered visibly when they pictured two Gais running around town yelling about the flames of youth. One was enough.
"Anyways, let us begin."
Nara Shikaku spoke up first, "As much as I think Kakashi is an able Shinobi for the job, I do not think he will fit this team very well. He can be very lazy at times, and most of the members for this team are all hard working, it would not mesh well. The largest reason I have against him being on this team is the Uchiha. Kakashi will need to teach him to use his Sharingan when it is activated, so Kakashi would do best waiting for the Uchiha."
The council looked thoughtful for a moment, as Shikaku did have a very good point.
"I agree with Shikaku, I also do not believe he is fit for this team for those same reasons." commented Aburame Shibi.
"Is there anyone here that believes Kakashi would be the best sensei for this team?" questioned the Sandaime, when he did not receive a response after a few moments he spoke up again, "I myself believe Shikaku is right, and with no objections, we will remove Kakashi from the list of choices. Now lets move on to the other three."
Hyuuga Hiashi spoke his piece first, "I believe we should also rule out Asuma. My reason for that is the kunoichi of this team will work best with a female sensei. It's quite possible the kunoichi will require help with female matters, and I do not believe Asuma will be prepared for that. The kunoichi will not be located here in the village to get help from parents or relatives either, so it is in the kunoichi's best interest if there was an able women around to assist them."
Inuzuka Tsume spoke up, being one of the two women in the room, "He's right. They are around the age where the girls change. I don't think it would be appropriate to leave it to a male to help them with it, and a woman would be much more knowledgeable about the subject. From our choices in the two female senseis, they are both just as capable as the men when it comes to training their students."
"They do bring up a good point. I would also like to add, that while Asuma is a fine ninja in all regards, he can be quite lazy, as you should know very well, Hokage-sama, seeing as he is your son."
The Sandaime chuckled, "I definitely have to agree with that, Inoichi. Well, it seems that Asuma is being ruled out, are there any objections to that?"
The room stayed quiet, so the elder Hokage continued, "Now the list is down to Yuuhi Kurenai, and Mitarashi Anko, both great kunoichi in their own respects."
"Out of those two, my choice would have to be Anko." Nara Shikaku spoke up then continued, "Kurenai is a great shinobi, but she is a specialist. While her genjutsu is supreme on every account, her taijutsu and ninjutsu are severely lacking. Out of our three choices, and then Uzumaki, the training they will require most will not be in genjutsu, it will be in taijutsu and ninjutsu."
"Anko is a specialist as well, Shikaku," explained Hyuuga Hiashi, "She is an assassin, through and through."
"I know that, Hiashi. As an assassin, she is trained in all three regards, taijutsu, genjutsu, and ninjutsu. She is well rounded, knowing all three aspects to the best of her abilities. Each student is going to go down different paths with their style, and I believe that with her equal knowledge in all aspects, she will be better off when it comes to training the entire group."
The room was quiet for a few moments as the council absorbed the arguments, then Inoichi spoke up, "I believe Shikaku is correct. Each student will have different needs, and with Kurenai focusing all of her effort on genjutsu, she severely lacks knowledge in taijutsu and ninjutsu."
Aburame Shibi spoke up in a very stoic manner, "Indeed I too believe that Anko-san is the best choice. Not only on account of her training, but on her personality as well. From all we know about Naruto, and two of the three choices, their personalities match perfectly with Anko's. They are hardworking, eccentric in their own rights, emotional, caring, and understanding."
"Speaking of their personalities, I believe Anko will be able to play the motherly role better than Kurenai. Anko knows when to stop and help a student with an emotional problem. She has quite the background when it comes to her own emotional problems, so she has the experience and knowledge to help the situation. Unlike Kurenai, Anko is very, well, childish at times. She jokes around, yet she knows when to be serious. Anko's motherly instincts have also shown. She will grow to care for the students as if they were her own children, and as such, she will make sure they are kept healthy by watching their habits closely. Pretty much what I am saying, is that she can be strict, but she knows when to let loose. These students are still children after all." commented Inuzuka Tsume. As a mother she knew what it took to be a successful one.
"Each of you have presented very good points. Is there anyone here that is in favor of Kurenai?" questioned the Sandaime, after a few moments passed, "Well then, I believe we have found our sensei. Any objections to Mitarashi Anko as the jounin sensei for this team?"
He waited again, and when nobody spoke up he continued, "Very well then, the team has been formed. I currently have a half an hour left before I am scheduled to make a visit at the academy. I would like us to be done by then, as I will give them the genin test myself while I am there."
"Now, let's work out the details of this mission..."
AN: Boring, eh? It's just how I envision that council meetings would go. I also tried my hardest to not reveal too much about the upcoming team, as I'd rather you have to wait till the next chapter. :p