Of Gods and Devils

by Onikai Yoko

Hiruzen, disheartened by the abuse he has seen Naruto suffer, has remembered who he is in terms of a shinobi. Deciding to protect Naruto by way of law and naming him the Godaime, the Sandaime takes Naruto as an apprentice and enlisting the help of his best friend turned rival, Naruto will experience the light and darkness of the shinobi world. This is Of Gods and Devils.

2. Chapter 1

A/N: Good evening readers, new and old. I got a few good reviews for the prologue for this story. I'll reply to them here then we can get going.

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Onikai: Which character's development did you like the most? I personally think this is how Sarutobi should've been in regards to Naruto.

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Thank you to everyone who reviewed, I hope you all do so again and that I get some more before the next chapter is posted. Without further ado, here we go.

Chapter 1

They say that when Gods and Devils gather in the same area, a great war takes place. It happened with the first Shinobi no Kami and demon with the Rikudo Sennin and the Jyuubi. It happened again with the first man to hold the title of Shinobi no Yami and the Nidaime Shinobi no Kami with Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, the greatest Uchiha and wielder of the Mokuton respectively. And it happened again with the generation after in Sarutobi Hiruzen and the man across from him. During the Second Shinobi World War, they were the most feared tag team in Konoha and the world.

Shimura Danzo is the opposite of Sarutobi Hiruzen. Dubbed the Shinobi no Yami by their sensei, the Nidaime Hokage Senju Tobirama, he was everything Sarutobi wasn't. He was cold, ruthless and willing to do whatever it took to preserve the Great Tree that is Konoha. He was also still bitter about being passed over for the position of Sandaime Hokage. In return, he created his own ANBU force, that he dubbed Ne and that only he commanded. The Sandaime officially disbanded it after the Third War, but they both knew it was still fully operational and just funded from Danzo's own pockets.

He sat across from the Sandaime in his office, the Kage smoking on his pipe. Outwardly, he was calm, but inwardly he wondered the purpose of this meeting. Usually, they would butt heads at the Council meeting that was supposed to be taking place right now, but they were staring at each other. The ANBU in the corners of the room were sweating. The two weren't giving off any KI, but the tension in the room could be cut with a rusty, chipped kunai.

"Hiruzen," Danzo began after a pregnant pause. "Why did you call me here when you've called a council meeting?"

"I've need of you again old friend," Hiruzen said, puffing on his pipe as he sat back in his chair.

"I am no longer the man I once was, but I will serve Konoha faithfully as always."

Hiruzen chuckled. "I know you still run Ne after I ordered you to disband it. I've kept it and you around despite your treasonous actions because what you do benefits Konoha."

"I have no idea-"

Suddenly, a heavy presence descended on the room. Sarutobi's gaze changed and his eyes hardened. Despite being of equal stature to the man before him, sweat marred Danzo's brow. With that, he knew his friend, the one he respected above all else, had finally regained his spine. He smirked and his grip on his cane tightened.

"Do not give me that shit Danzo. I've known about Ne still running for years. Minato was supposed to fix it, but after his death, you've kept the wolves from our door. I have need of you, your methods and your people again. So work with me, or die."

Danzo gave a nearly imperceptible nod. "What do you need Hiruzen?"

Hiruzen sighed as he looked at him and his eyes turned weary before hardening again. "I know you want to make Naruto a weapon, due to his heritage and what he contains."

Danzo nods. "Yes, but I do not see why you –"

Hiruzen held up a hand to stop him. "I will not give him to you. We both know this. But I grow tired of this village abusing the sacrifices of their Yondaime and his son. I've come to the realization that if he is treated like this now, what will his chances be in the Academy or out in the field if our shinobi cannot be trusted with his training."

"You make a fair point. But why do you need me?"

At this, Hiruzen smirks. "Here's what we're going to do."

- Council Chambers –

The Council of Konohagakure was set up evenly on both sides. You have the heads of the shinobi clans in the Uchiha, Hyuuga, Aburame, Yamanaka, Nara, Akimichi, Sarutobi and Inuzuka. Four seats representing the Senju, Namikaze, and Uzumaki were vacant. The civilian side of the council, filled with merchants, farmers and the like, would be even with the shinobi council if all seats were filled. Luckily, with the three elders in Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu and Danzo, it nearly even out the vote with the Hokage having one as the Sarutobi clan head and another as Hokage. While this system was recently put into place, it wouldn't last for much longer.

The Shinobi side of the council was sitting quietly, ignoring the outbursts by the civilians as they had been waiting nearly twenty minutes since this meeting was called and it hadn't even started yet. Most were asleep, given the time of night, but knew that if their Hokage was calling them at this hour, it had to be important.

Soon enough, the man himself strolled in, Danzo walking behind him, his cane tapping quietly on the ground. Danzo calmly took his seat and Hiruzen stood for a bit, glancing at each of the members of his council before he sat down, slowly and deliberately.

"I will now call this meeting to order," he said quietly, his hat hiding his closed eyes from view.

With that statement, civilians began arguing and yelling at him. Soon enough, the shinobi began to join in as well with the Uchiha siding with the civilians as speculation as to why this meeting was called began to be flung across the room.

Soon, a KI began to fill the room and Danzo tapped his cane on the ground. The KI with that combined action hushed all present. Everyone here had forgotten one little fact about the man they all believed to be a cripple, he had the same strength as the Kage sitting before them.

"You will all be silent and give the Hokage the respect that his name, position and title have earned him," he said, his voice cold. "Be silent and let him speak. Lest I kill you all."

The civilians in the room began clutching their hearts at the action once the Ki faded and the clan heads discreetly wiped the sweat from their brows. Hiruzen smirked at Danzo, who nodded back at him.

"Thank you Danzo," he said. "I called you here because recently, Uzumaki Naruto was attacked, by members of my shinobi corps and civilians alike."

The Uchiha clan head, Fugaku, stood up at this. "Why were we not informed of this Hokage-sama?"

The Hokage looked up, an eye opening as his hands were crossed and placed underneath his chin. "Because I did not see fit to have you attempt a cover up as members of your clan and former counselor Haruno were involved. I dealt with them as I saw fit."

Fugaku growled, "You can't do that-"

The room shook, not from KI, but from the Hokage's chakra output alone. "Do not deign to tell me what I can and cannot do with people who live in my village or members of my Shinobi Corps! Uzumaki Naruto became a member of the Shinobi Corps upon his jinchuuriki status. You have all endangered the village with how you treat that boy and I am tired of it. His father entrusted me with his safety, and I will fail Minato no longer."

The room quieted at that statement, then the civilians began yelling again.

Hiruzen growled as his chakra output increased. The ceiling began cracking, wood creaked in the walls as planks split and the table nearly caved as Hiruzen slammed a fist into it.

"Silence," His voice gaining an edge and quickly growing colder. He didn't wait for them to comply. "I was there when the boy was born, so I've no need of proving his heritage to you. It is only your hatred for that which you civilians do not understand that causes you to hate him so. Uchiha Fugaku, all assets of the Uchiha who were a part of the attack have been seized and placed into Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto's account. This is non-negotiable. The same with the civilians. Also, as I need to increase the protection of the boy, which need I remind you I shouldn't have to in his own village, I have also reactivated Ne as an official part of the ANBU Corps. Lion and Danzo will be co-commanders."

At that statement, Danzo and Lion kneeled to the man who commanded them, nodding in respect to each other.

"Now, all that being said, I want the boy to protect himself, not just from any future enemies, but his parents, his clans and from any who want him for his jinchuuriki status later on in the future. I will be taking him as an apprentice. I do not trust the Academy instructors to not sabotage his training to get him killed on future missions."

This again caused an uproar, this time from both sides of the room. Danzo and Hiruzen looked at each other and a silent conversation passed between them before a smirk played on Danzo's lips as he nodded.

The room quieted down as Danzo spoke. "As will I."

At that, the eyes of the clan heads grew wide before Fugaku slammed his hands into the table. "You're planning on turning him into a weapon against us! Don't you know that if that boy were to grow strong he will kill us all!"

The Hyuuga clan head, Hiashi, looked at him. "What are you implying Uchiha-dono?"

Fugaku growled. "He is nothing but a damn de-"

The Hokage appeared before him, his hand wrapped around the Uchiha's throat, squeezing, but not enough to take his breath away. "Finish that sentence and Itachi will be the Uchiha clan head a lot faster than he planned."

Fugaku nodded, gulping as he did so and Hiruzen let him go, the real one nodding at his shadow clone who disappeared.

"I will not be having anyone badmouth my student. Now, here's the real icing on the cake for me and what could be a headache for all of you should the boy die."

The Inuzuka Matriarch, Tsume raised her hand, waiting for her Kage to acknowledge her. Once he did, she looked at him calmly. "What would that be Hokage-sama?"

"I am naming Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto the Godaime-koho. His life is to be treated with the same security as mine. Upon my retirement, when the boy reaches Jonin status at or beyond the age of 15 or my death, the boy is to succeed me as Hokage. If I die before the boy reaches 15, Tsunade or Jiraiya have been ordered to return to the village to serve as interim Hokage until that condition as met."

Aburame Shibi, father of the Aburame clan who specialized in kikaichu ninjutsu, waited to speak. "What of the boys protection and training?"

Hiruzen nodded. "You all wish to be sure that he will have the strength necessary to lead this village. Tell me, do you all know what is worse than a weapon?"

The civilians looked at each other, not understanding this line of questioning while the shinobi did not know how to answer. A white, haired man phased from the wall, uncrossing his arms as he walked forward, putting his hands in his pockets as he did so. "I can answer that. A War Machine."

Hiruzen chuckles as he looks at the man who now stood next to him. "Jiraiya. I am glad you answered my summons so quickly. Where is Tsunade?"

Jiraiya chuckled. "She will be here in another day or so, maybe sooner. I just booked it here from Mizu using the toads. They travel faster underwater. I have some information I'll need to share with you later."

Hiruzen nodded at the implied privately and looked at the assembly. "Jiraiya is correct though. I know how Danzo feels that every shinobi is a weapon. He would be correct. We are all weapons for our village. But jinchuuriki are just greater weapons. Where all shinobi are simply the kunai of the village, the jinchuuriki would be a sword so to speak. But a War Machine, now that is an entire matter entirely. A War Machine should be able to take on multiple S-rank nin, be they shinobi or jinchuuriki, by themselves and walk away. How wounded they are depends on the shinobi."

The assembled counselors nodded. Shibi stood up after being given permission to speak. "Do we have any War Machines in our midst Hokage-sama?"

Danzo smirked as he looked at the man. "Hiruzen and I, in our prime were dubbed as such at one point. The Senju and Uchiha brothers were as well."

The room gasped as they took in that information, now realizing how much power the two before them truly commanded. Hiruzen chuckled as he looked at his friend. "We honestly could've wiped out some of the smaller villages by ourselves. The other four Great Villages may have proven to be a challenge though."

Danzo did something no one would expect. He chuckled at the joke. "Even you are prone to some boasting Hiruzen. Be that as it may. We will train the boy to be able to take on at least three other jinchuuriki at the same time while using their powers, for now anyways. Should he reach his prime, considering his heritage and the bijuu he has at his disposal, he will truly be a force to be reckoned with."

Hiruzen nodded as he looked at them one last time. "Danzo and I are to choose Naruto's teachers, who will aid us in areas we are lacking in. Should any teachers be suggested, the one who rendered the suggestion along with the one suggested will face a tribunal of myself, Danzo and Jiraiya for undermining the village, which could result in death. Only those steadfastly loyal to the village as a whole rather than the sum of it's parts will be chosen. Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto's status as my successor is to be an X-ranked secret, meaning those who are told, those they tell and both parties families are to be put to death immediately. His status as our apprentice will be made known only to those in the Shinobi Corps at the rank of Tokubetsu Jonin and above. Otherwise, it is an A-ranked secret. I will be telling him of these proceedings shortly. Lion, Danzo and Jiraiya, meet me in my office. Neko, bring Naruto along with his protection detail to my office then you as well as the aforementioned squad are to stay there. This meeting is dismissed."

With that, the ANBU Commanders and Jiraiya disappeared in a shunshin, following the Hokage to his office.

Neko appeared then disappeared in a shunshin to retrieve her young charge and his team.

-With Naruto -

Naruto awoke groggily, his mind immediately noticing the white walls and what smelled like something being so clean his nose hurt. He groaned as he facepalmed. "Hospital again huh?"

He briefly wondered what happened after he had been taken by that mob and was glancing around the room in suspicion. There was a knock at the door, causing the boy to quickly feign sleep, while keeping his eyelids slitted to not arouse suspicion and see who was here.

A doctor walked in bringing a car with him, calmly reading the chart as one would expect, but then as the doctor read further, his posture changed, not that you could tell by looking at his face. He walked to the boys IV, checking it and making sure everything was in top shape before he walked to the cart, taking out a needle and tapping it gently. Now the liquid was clear and didn't seem like anything was wrong with it, but as the doctor brought it up to his IV, Naruto smelled like something was off and opened his eyes, grabbing the hand that held his wrist.

The doctor grunted, his eyes widening in surprise as he looked at the demon boy in front of him, his eyes wide. "Dammit boy, just take your damn medicine!"

Naruto grunted as he used his other hand to start pushing the man away from him and put his feet into his chest. "Like hell I will! That stuff smells gross!"

At that, the ANBU, proud of him for trying to protect himself, jumped in. Hebi grabbed the boy out of the bed, clutching him to her chest. Itachi pushed the man back, his hand drawing his ninjato in one fluid motion, preparing to gut the man. Inoshishi had his trench knives in hand, preparing a wind jutsu. But Inu, oh boy, the man took the IV that was just in Naruto and was using it to choke the doctor, having wrapped it around his neck twice.

This was the scene that Neko shunshinned into the room on and she quickly drew her ninjato, severing the man's head from his shoulders as Inu ducked having seen her hand flash to his blade.

Inu grunted. "Goddammit Neko. Should've let him choke to death."

The purple-haired woman shrugged. "Had Hokage-sama not have need of you and your charge, I would have let you continue. I know how protective you are of the boy."

Inu nodded. "Let's go meet the Hokage."

The ANBU all nodded, disappearing in a flash of speed.

-With Hiruzen-

The Hokage sat at his desk, smoking his pipe as he watched his former teammate and student argue about the merits of ass over boobs as his other ANBU commander looked on in silence. He chuckled when they looked at him, wanting him to settle this debate and as he was preparing to answer, Neko shunshined in with Inu and his team behind them, Hebi holding Naruto.

"Hi Old Man!" Naruto said as he smiled, jumping from Hebi's arms and running around the desk to hug him. "You wouldn't believe what just happened to me."

He sat straighter in his chair as he looked at the boy then back to his team. "Report."

Inu stepped forward, standing at attention as he looked at the three shinobi who could kick his ass in a heartbeat. "Sir, mission successful. Naruto was not harmed, thought just before Neko summoned us, a doctor did try to assassinate him by placing something in his IV. We were going to intervene, but Naruto apparently thought of it first as he tried to stop the man himself, keeping him from putting the substance in his IV. My team intervened and Neko killed him by way of beheading, though I would've preferred she let me finish choking him. We've the body placed in a stasis scroll for your viewing at your request."

The Hokage nodded as he sighed. "Lion, have Inoichi examine the fools mind to find out who he was working for or if he was working with something."

Lion nodded as he disappeared.

Hiruzen looked at the assembled men before turning to Naruto. "Naruto, I need you to sit down as we have much to discuss."

Naruto nodded at the serious look on the man's face and took a seat in front of his desk.

Hiruzen nodded seeing he was comfortable and place a cup of tea in front of him. "Now listen to me closely Naruto-kun. There is a lot that needs to be said, some of which I've kept from you to protect you. But to explain the situation as I know you've been curious the last few months, I will start by telling you of your parents."

Naruto's eyes widened. "Jiji, you knew about them the entire time?"

Hiruzen nodded sadly, "I did my boy. But I hid it from you because your cries for attention made me fear that you would begin telling everyone who abused you and in turn, have your parents enemies crashing down on your head. But that too will change in due time. Your mother had your last name, she was an Uzumaki like you, though your hair comes from your father. Your mother was the Crown Princess of Uzushiogakure no Sato, the Village Hidden in the Whirlpools. Her name was Uzumaki Kushina, the Chishio no Habanero. Your father-"

"Was the Yondaime," Naruto finished as he put his hands in his lap.

Everyone in the room immediately quieted, and a pin drop could be heard. Naruto looked at them as his goofy smile dropped and suddenly, the boys eyes lidded half way. His posture straightened and he looked at them.

"I'm smarter than I look thank you very much," he said sarcastically. "There aren't many blond haired, blue eyed dudes in Konoha. Most are Yamanaka and their hair and eye colors are too bright to match mine."

The ANBU hid their surprise at the development and focused on the conversation.

Hiruzen nodded sadly. "Yes, you would be correct Naruto. You are his son. I hid it from you in the fear that his enemies would come for you as you liked to make cries for attention through your pranks and such. You did not give me hope you would keep this information secret."

Naruto nodded. "But you didn't bring me here for just that did you Jiji?"

Hiruzen smirked. "No I didn't. I want to offer you training. I will personally take you on as an apprentice as I do not trust my shinobi to not sabotage your training. My former teammate, Danzo will be joining me if you agree."

Naruto looked at the two, his eyes narrowing and turning into glaciers, reminding all in the room of his father. "What will you be training me in?"

Hiruzen nodded as he slid a piece of paper across the desk to the boy. "Shurikenjutsu, Batojutsu, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, politics and anything else I deem relevant to make you into the shinobi you could be."

Naruto turned to Danzo, not having to voice the question. "I will be training you in stealth, poisons, assassinations, demolitions, kenjutsu, reading people and emotional control. Also to include interrogation training and resistance as well as anything else I deem relevant."

Naruto nodded. "Why?"

Danzo looked at him, his eye barely opening. "We wish you to be a shinobi of unheard of caliber, not just due to your heritage or your jinchuuriki status like your mother before you, but we wish for you to be the bridge we could not be and be a shinobi of the light and darkness. We have many shinobi who lean one way or the other, but we do not have one who embodies both at the same time, one who is in true balance with themselves."

Naruto nodded at the explanation. "Anything else? What about this jinchuuriki status?"

Hiruzen sighed. "Your father sealed the Kyuubi no Yoko into you at the cost of his life. We believe the bijuu was released from your mother the night of your birth. By our investigation, it was on purpose and not due to your father's negligence. This man is still at large. We know he will come for you eventually. We just do not know when."

Naruto hummed in thought. "What of the ANBU behind me?"

Lion chose this moment to speak up. "Due to your heritage and reasons that I do not know if Danzo-sama or Hokage-sama will share at this moment, they will be guarding you for an unforeseen amount of time. I've been told that you do not have an option in denying the Hokage's training and such they will be with you always. When you can finally detect them, they will be removed. Should issues arise that you cannot handle, they will deal with them. You do not have the authority to order them as of yet, but that will come in time. Do you understand this, Namikaze-san?"

Naruto nodded as he looked at the people around him. "Just one request before you run me into the ground?"

Hiruzen nodded. "If it is within my power, I shall grant it."

"Can I try your hat Old Man?" Naruto said with his megawatt grin.

"In time my boy. In time. Lion, you will be watching the office. Danzo, Jiraiya, Naruto, let's go."

Naruto was picked up by the Hokage, who disappeared along with Danzo and Jiraiya, the ANBU team following.

Lion sat at the desk, crossing his feet and placing them on it before reaching in one of the Sandaime's drawers and pulling out a little orange book and began giggling shortly thereafter.

-End-

This is the end people. I don't know if this is what you were expecting, but this is to lay the groundwork. I will be showing brief snippets of Naruto's training as time goes on. I hope you all will enjoy it.