Runner

1st Chapter

A new doujutsu

This morning a orange streak could be seen running through the streets of Konoha heading to the Hokage tower. The 8 year old Naruto Uzumaki ran as fast as he could, using every short cut he knew so that he wouldn't be late for his meeting with the Hokage. The old man had told him to meet him today at 11 am in his office he only had 5 minutes left. He felt like pounding his head against a wall, this was the most important day of his young life and he had overslept!

Meanwhile in his office, Sarutobi pondered if he had made the correct decision. He would be putting Naruto in the direct path of danger. Sarutobi sighed, he was getting to old for this. It should be Minato to be sitting behind this desk, not him. Minato should be alive to see his son grow and see him become one of the greatest ninja of all times. Nothing had gone as it was supposed to.

Sarutobi sighed once again. There is no use in dwelling in the past, that only makes resurface painful memories. Right now he had to focus on the present and that meant one thing, Naruto.

Looking at the clock he sighed, ' It seems like Naruto is going to be late' the Third Hokage thought.

As if on cue, just as he finished his thought, the doors burst open and Naruto skidded to a stop in front of his desk. 'Am I late?' he asked still panting from his desperate run.

'No, you´re just in time Naruto' said the Hokage with mirth in his voice.

Naruto visibly relaxed, people may think otherwise, but he really thought it was important to always be on time for his appointment, the problem was that there was always something that made him arrive late, most of the times the villagers.

'So old man, why did you want me to came here? Is it because of my training?' Asked Naruto after plopping himself on a chair and catching his breath.

Sarutobi sighed 'Unfortunately yes Naruto, there are some conditions with which you have to agree with before becoming my apprentice.' he said getting ready for what he was about to say. He wished he could have avoided this, but to convince the council he had had to come up with a plan and this as the best idea that had occurred to him.

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'Flashback Technique!'

Sarutobi had just summoned a council meeting and was waiting for the civilian representatives and clan heads to show up. What he was about to pull off was, at minimum, insane. The civilian part of the council had been pushing for Naruto's execution since his birth and many thought he would turn against the village if given proper training. It had been their actions against Naruto that had lead to the situation he was in right now. Them and their deranged belief that Naruto was Kyuubi reincarnated. Amazingly enough, it had been the Uchiha and Hyuuga Sarutobi who had been the most fierce in the boy´s defence. Hiruzen sighed and lightly tapped his pipe with his fingers, 'This isn't going to be easy', he thought.

Half an hour later Sarutobi stood before the council informing them of his decision of taking Naruto as an apprentice. Not even waiting for him to finish his speech, council members started whispering between them, occasionally the words "demon child" and "kyuubi" surfacing. Losing hold of his temper at the blatant direspect of his person and his law, the Hokage let out a wave of killing intent, effectively silencing the whole council.

'Now, as I was saying I have already foreseen the council reaction's and have a preposition that I believe will please most of the members', the Hokage announced immediately drawing the attention of a specific council member, Danzo.

'And what is this preposition you speak of Sarutobi?' Danzo asked.

The Sandaime glared at him for his lack of respect but still carried on, 'I will be trainning the young Uzumaki to defend this village and be loyal to it until he dies. I will not turn him in a weapon or puppet for other's hands. I will also create a new division of ANBU, which is to be known by Runner the same name as Uzumaki-san will be addressed while on duty, of which he will be the only member. This division purpose will solely be to be my public protector and personal eyes, protecting the village in plane sight, from both internal and external danger, he will be the most loyal servant of the Hokage and his sword. When I'm finished with his training he'll have the same security clearance as any other ANBU operative, whilst being above them all in rank, except for the Sannin'.

The Uchiha were the first to react, protesting against Sarutobi's decision, he feared for the boy's safety, he was promptly backed up by the Hyuuga, making everyone in the room raise their eyebrows.

Sarutobi raised his hand,' I understand your concerns, however ther is no reason for alarm. Uzumaki Naruto will not do any mession beyond his abilities, is there anything else the council wishes to say about this matter?'

Release!

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'I thought the council didn´t have a say on who you chose for apprentice old man' said Naruto not completely understanding the actions taken, 'Why did the old man have to do that for me to become his apprentice?' he thought 'Was it because of the fox?' his eyes narrowing in anger.

'Old Man, did you have to do that because of the fox?'

Sarutobi was visibly startled by this, 'He knows', he thought.

'How did you find out?' asked Hiruzen both afraid of Naruto being manipulated by the fox and relieved that he didn't have to keep the secret any longer.

'You want to know how I found out? Really?' Naruto spat with venom his anger rising and a wind starting to pick up 'It wasn't difficult you know? All the villagers calling me demon, glaring at me, hitting me. Did you think I really wouldn't discover the seal that locks away Kyuubi?! I am not stupid!' at this point there was an explosion of energie, and a ciclone appeared inside the Hokage's office with Naruto at his center.

The Sandaime couldn't believe his own eyes, there stood, in front of him, Naruto floating above the ground, with ethereal wings on his back, his eyes forever changed into the "Uzumaki Eye", signaling the first step of awakening of his bloodline. An inaudible whisper left his leaps, 'How is this possible?'.

As quickly as they had come, the wings and the wind disappeared, living only behind a sleeping blond.

Sarutobi sighed, once again things weren't going as planned. He signaled a group of ANBU who had come to investigate the incident to stand down. Walking over to Naruto, he picked him up and headed for the blond child's apartment. 'With you life is never simple is it Naruto?' said the Hokage to the blond in his arms.

If the Sandaime of Konoha knew that some day those words were going to come back to haunt he didn't show it. All that mattered was the child that made him laugh, currently sleeping in his arms.