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Chapter 8: Deception part 1: The Riot.

The last month had passed with lots of inner turmoil in the Hidden Leaf Village. The Civilian Council was at war with the Council of Ninjas, as the civilians were watching Naruto Namikaze very closely.

His father, Minato Namikaze, kept being a great Ninja who served his village and who still protected his people as the Hokage did, and he made Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village's Clans proud. Of course, almost the whole ninja community was supporting him.

His mother, Kushina Uzumaki, was still being seen as a treacherous snake from a missing ninja village known as the Hidden Whirlpool, and rumors spread around the village's popular groups that she was some sort of demon who brought only bad things to the Hidden Leaf. Some even support that she'd rather be dead with the rest of her damned village than being alive here.

The worst thing is, she was also too powerful, as much as Minato Namikaze, and also there was the fact that attacking her would mean facing the Fourth Hokage's wrath, and every single civilian feared him. Of course, Kushina Uzumaki herself was as fearsome as he was when upset, and that gave her the support of the whole ninja Clans' community, so as the Third Hokage's one.

But the problem for all of them came in the name of the fruit of their love: the blonde boy known as Naruto Uzumaki. Many people suggested that the Kyuubi entered Kushina's womb under her consent, so she'd give birth to the terrible fox with human shape.

Others knew about Minato's sacrifice to lock the Kyuubi inside his own newborn son, but still they feared too much and cared too much about their own hides to see further than their fears, so they cowardly attacked the young kid. Even they suggested that they could kidnap the kid and stash him somewhere else in the world, and then force the Hokage to make of him a missing-nin, so anyone who could find him would kill him.

The few civilians who still trusted in Minato's judgment were disregarded as brainwashed or insane, and therefore they had no more voice or vote within the Civilian Council, so they were not a problem.

The great problem that the Civilian Council had was that the kid was already making friends within the Legendary Ninja Clans of the Hidden Leaf, and also thanks to him the Clans were cooperating with each other more fluidly, and their relationships were a lot closer in these last years than before his arrival.

The worst thing of all was that the Third Hokage, the old Hiruzen Sarutobi, found that the Civilian Council's highest supporters, the elder advisors Homura and Koharu, were judged as traitors to the village and were executed seven years ago. Now, the Civilian Council didn't have any influence on the decisions taken in the village, and a law was passed so the Namikaze Clan was left alone.

Of course, Minato and Kushina respected that law, and Naruto didn't have any problem with that. He didn't like to handle with civilians from his village excepting a handful of them, and he'd rather spend some time with his ninja friends and his parents.

The Hyuuga house had a very clear stance about that: they were supporting Naruto with all they could. The Hyuuga elders had learned to trust the young kid, as he somehow made their Clan head's heiress, Hinata, to gain confidence and improve in her fighting skills, and Hiashi Hyuuga was fond of him and his parents.

The Uchiha Clan was also very supportive of Naruto, and this house was the one who changed most thanks to the blonde kid. The Uchiha ninjas were now a lot more involved with the village's defenses and the political issues, and their decisions were proving to be worthy for the village's sake. The Clan head's sons were also worthy: Itachi was already taking the Jounin exams, and Sasuke also grew stronger by training with the Namikaze kid.

The Nara, Yamanaka and Akimichi clans were also fond of Naruto and his parents. They used to assist Naruto in his training, and also they used to allow Minato and Kushina to assist their own children's training. Also, the Clans' heads' children have befriended Naruto quickly.

The Aburame house was quite strong in his neutral stance towards the situation, as with everything else, but after seeing the support Naruto and the Namikaze Clan were achieving, they decided that they could support him too.

The Inuzuka Clan, the Clan of the famous Dog Ninjas, was not particularly fond of foxes, even more of the Nine-Tailed Fox. But, somehow, they didn't see anything in Naruto that could lead them to think he was the Kyuubi himself, unlike the rumors spread by the civilians, and he also seemed to get along well with the other Clans, so they decided to give the kid a chance.

The Sarutobi Clan was the Third Hokage's family, and of course, they were fond of his decisions. Of course, they all agreed with him if he said Naruto Namikaze was trustful at all.

The minor Clans were also giving their support, so as the ANBU council, but the problem went, basically, between the civilians who trained themselves as ninjas, who were greatly influenced by the Civilian Council. Of course, they had big losses during the Kyuubi's invasion, but also the Clans had great losses of their own, and they could trust in the kid, so they were not accounted for as "brainwashed ninjas".

The biggest problem was that Danzou, who had obvious great interest in the young Namikaze, would try to overthrow the Council of Clans by using the Civilian Council to attempt placing himself as Hokage, or even to just snatch Naruto to his personal ranks. They could even turn Naruto into an orphan, and that should be enough for Danzou to rely on the village's laws wickedly and take the kid.

The old Hiruzen Sarutobi was checking on every single scenario, and he wasn't exactly enjoying what he was seeing. The Clan Heads were also checking everything. One of them had changed: Kegawa Inuzuka wasn't there in the Shinobi Council, but instead his ex-wife Tsume Inuzuka, a fearsome kunoichi who had the three strongest ninja dogs as her partners. Rumors spread around the village said that Kegawa got overwhelmed by his wife, and he left the Inuzuka compound.

The Civilian Council's representative, a man called Kurouso Bengi-no, was throwing argument after argument, boring the Clans' heads and the Hokage himself, but they all had to keep straight faces to show respect to the representative.

Of course, both Hiashi Hyuuga and Fugaku Uchiha had their respective bloodline traits activated, and also Tsume Inuzuka, who was far more aggressive than her ex-husband, smelled the pheromones the representative and the Civilian elders spread with each gesture, each word and each breath taken. Their faces were having the same reaction: they want us to pose as a council of dictators who don't care about the civilians' needs…

Kurouso Bengi-no was known for his manipulation skills between the civilians, so as for his underground businesses and deals with worldwide-renowned gangs. The problem was that no one ever found any clues to convict him. The arguments the representative voiced were like this:

- The Kyuubi wasn't killed, as that Minato Namikaze wants to make us believe!! His heretic wife allowed that demon to possess her womb, and we all fear that the Kyuubi wakes up and finishes what he started eight years ago!!

The Hokage realized that they took, at least, three filming cameras into the Council, which was strictly forbidden. Those bastards come here and do as they please, and we have to let them do whatever wicked things cross their minds. Hiashi, on the other side, was filled with anger. Perhaps they really deserve the Kyuubi to slay them, even when he couldn't care less about it.

The other Clans' heads were bored of listening the always-repetitive argumentation presented by Kurouso Bengi-no. The Hokage made a hand sign, and two Jounin ninjas appeared behind the three cameramen, taking the filming cameras off their hands. This, of course, upset the civilians, who started screaming:

- They're coaxing our freedom of expression!! They're ruthless dictators!! They don't care about the civilians!!

The Hokage's words, cleverly recorded by the Jounin who got the three visible cameras, were like this:

- You know very well that it's strictly forbidden to bring filming or photographic cameras inside the ninja facilities. This should be enough to convict all of you to a ten-year prison sentence, while we restructure the filmed or photographed installations. These Jounin ninjas will take the filmed material, and once it's destroyed we could continue.

The civilians started yelling meanly, dealing with the discovery of their façades with political harassment. The Hokage could be very powerful, and also well versed, but even he couldn't manage a village riot of civilians. He said:

- We cannot listen to your new representative, Lord Kurouso Bengi-no, as we cannot obviously trust in him.

Fugaku Uchiha said:

- Every single word you've said in here has been no more than a lie, and you should remember that we're trained to detect liars like you.

Tsume Inuzuka replied:

- Else, you stink like resentment. It wasn't our fault that your so beloved elders wanted to overthrow the village's order, betraying all of us.

An elder known as Heihachi replied:

- We want the Namikaze family out of the Hidden Leaf Village! Immediately, and irrevocably!

Minato saw the elder Heihachi and something was wrong about it. Hiashi nodded at him and saw him with his Byakugan. Getting angry with the discovery, he yelled:

- ANBU Root has no power in the Council of Clans, Danzou!!

Danzou, discovered in his disguise, activated the Sharingan in his right eye. He said:

- No, but Root has power granted from the Civilian Council now, and I demand, with their power, that Naruto Namikaze is delivered to me, and his family be executed, or exiled from the village!

Shibi Aburame replied:

- You should show yourself instead of sending Shadow Clones like a coward. Your lust for power makes you play foul; even for being a ninja you're just despicable.

Danzou threw his Sharingan on the Aburame ninja, but he wasn't there anymore, so as any of the Clans' heads. Also the Hokage left the place, and Danzou was upset. He said to the villagers:

- Prepare the riots! We shall burn the Clans' compounds to the ground!!

The elders agreed, running outside the building to call for the civilians. The Hokage, seeing the mess that was going on in the village from his office, was also with the Clans' heads and the ANBU chief. He said:

- There's nothing here for us anymore, people…

Shikaku Nara said:

- Well, it shouldn't be smart at all to face that thing on our own. We better think in a way of retiring peacefully in the next two hours.

Chouza Akimichi asked:

- You really think we have that much time, Shikaku?

- Yes, we do, Chouza! But we better move on now, and find a place where we can establish ourselves again!

Fugaku Uchiha said:

- We shouldn't break apart at all; we can't lose strength now, guys!

Minato Namikaze said:

- I've got the perfect place, but we could have to hire some architects! Start thinking about some other places where we can go, and we shall meet over my head in an hour!

No one understood, but the old Sarutobi laughed soundly with Minato. Inoichi Yamanaka, looking at the two laughing Hokages, turned to see the Hokage Monument, and realized that Minato's head was sculpted in the mountain too. As he understood, he said, chuckling:

- Sure! We shall meet over Minato's head in an hour, with our families, our personal belongings, money and technique scrolls! The rest shall be burned to the ground!

The group understood, as Inoichi pointed at the Hokage Monument, and they all scattered. Hiruzen Sarutobi had a scroll ready, and called a trustful Jounin ninja called Hayate Gekkou. He handed the scroll at him and said:

- I want you to call for these Jounin ninjas and tell them to pack and meet us in the Hokage Monument, on Minato Namikaze's head in an hour. You should do so, if you don't want to be victim of the uprising riot organized by Danzou.

Hayate opened the scroll, recognizing all of the names, and nodded:

- I'd be glad to go with you, Lord Hokage! Let's go!

The old Hokage saw Hayate leave with a smoke cloud and he himself left the Hokage's office the same way.

The civilian leaders were running through the whole village, calling for the people as they ran:

- Arm yourselves with whatever you've got! Get ready to burn the Kyuubi and its lovers! The Clans must fall!!

Danzou ran with the civilian elders, and used his several Sharingan eyes to activate the characteristic Genjutsu to the civilian elders' words, helping to make them reach the civilian ears with more strength and conviction.

Hayate was having a hard time, but he could gather the group of fifty Jounin and Chuunin ninjas that the Third Hokage asked him to find. People like Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, Mighty Guy, Kurenai Yuuhi, Anko Mitarashi, Ibiki Morino, Himitsu Hyuuga and some others who proved to be worthy to the old Sarutobi's eyes, were waiting as the Clans showed up in the top of the Hokage Monument, over Minato Namikaze's head.

The Uchiha and the Hyuuga families ran together, protecting each other in case anything went wrong. The Yamanaka, Akimichi and Nara families did the same too. The Aburame, the Inuzuka, the Sarutobi and other Clans did on their own.

The Namikaze family was already in the top of the Hokage monument, waiting for the other Clans to arrive. As the hour passed, they all arrived. They were surely a huge number of people, but Minato's plan could work. The detail was that some civilians also left with them, particularly the ones who supported the earlier government, and those who wanted their children to become great ninjas. Kushina saw that everyone was here, and said to Minato:

- The abandoned Hidden Whirlpool Village is not too far from here, a couple of days ahead of us to the northeast.

Minato said:

- You think that all these people could get in there? That village wasn't exactly big, as far as I remember, Kushina.

Kushina smiled at him:

- Remember that the village was always inside a Genjutsu, my dear, and, as far as I know, you were the only one who could see it for real, and you never saw it completely…

Minato replied them:

- Well, we shall need to do this fast. It's probable that Danzou will want to slay us all, and it's quite difficult to hide such a trace, isn't it?

The old Sarutobi got close to them, carrying everything he cared for in a pocket, and said:

- Well, we're expecting to now what the plan is.

Kushina stated, yelling as loud as she could:

- We're restoring the Hidden Whirlpool Village! Let's go!

The rather large group listened to Kushina, surprised to listen to those words, and started to walk the way Kushina and Minato led them. The trip wouldn't be easy, and the group would have to be divided in groups, so they could handle themselves more properly and quickly, but this was all foreseen by the last of the Whirlpool Ninjas.

In the Hidden Leaf, voices were heard inside the Clans' compounds, voices of death cries and moans, as the enraged villagers entered and attacked the Clan members they found in there, murdering them in a killing spree. Danzou was satisfied with the results of the riot, and even the Hokage was gone, so the position would be completely handed to him in a silver plate. I've taken care of those useless Clans, and now I can show the world my true power, being the most powerful and fearsome Hokage ever.

This self-proclaimed Fifth Hokage was already sitting himself in the place he deserved to be since long ago, and he had promised to himself that this land would become the greatest military power of the whole continent. Now it was his time, and he wouldn't waste it anymore on any bunch of lazy-ass and power-hungry clans who could mess his plans up.

Now, he had to proclaim laws to keep the civilians happy as he started his plans for war, and then he'd snatch all of the Clans' techniques before any other ninja would. Now it was time to remake the paperwork, so he could legitimate himself in the power, and later he'd look for the special scroll of Kage-level techniques that the Hokage kept under his possessions.

End of Chapter 8.

A/N: Names. I thought of the name of the Civilian Council representative to make it a bit obvious in japanese: Kurouso Bengi-no (Bengi no Kurouso: 便宜の 黒嘘), meaning something like "the black lie of the convenience". Enjoy and Review!