Guardian of Konoha


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Author notes: So this is the first time I've ever tried to write a fanfic... I've thought on this plot for a while now and find it highly interesting. Kumo made Killer Bee their guardian. He rarely leaves the hidden village. He stays there to protect it on orders from the raikage... What if Naruto got the same mission? With his shadow clones he could make an immense difference in large scale battles...

As I said, this is the first time I'm trying writing fanfic. I don't know if I can make it into anything special but ill try my best. My goal for this is actually just to become a better writer... feel free to take the concept and use it in your own story if you believe you can make it better than me, just make sure to tell me please so I can read it ^^ Reviews are appreciated. especially constructive critic! Help me become a better writer :)


The six year old silently ran towards the exit of the tower. On his back was a huge scroll, far bigger than the small blond boy. But it did not matter. He was determined to succeed. Mizuki-sensei had promised to teach him as many jutsus as possible starting with the bunshin jutsu he had so much problems with if he got out with the scroll! He was soon at his exit. A small vent on the side of the wall leading outside. Just barely big enough to take his small body through. He had entered the academy two years before usual so he could start on his dream of becoming hokage. So far it had not worked well. He hadn't been able to learn anything yet and was solidly dead last in class. That was why this was so important!

Suddenly, the old man dropped in front of him from nowhere. Naruto stared in shock. Mizuki had told him to not be seen by anyone! How had he known he was here!

"So… what are you doing here Naruto?" Hokage-jiji asked.

"Uuhm just taking a stroll inside the tower…?" Naruto answered lamely with a big nervous grin on his face while scratching the back of his head.

"indeed?" Sarutobi sighted. "And why do you have the forbidden scroll of sealing on your back?"

Two anbu's dropped behind the hokage, one wearing a weasel mask, and the other wearing a dog mask. Was there really any point in trying to get out now? Naruto knew he had no chance anymore. He knew no techniques, and although he had far above average strength,speed and endurance for his age he knew the older ninjas were immensely stronger and faster. He wouldn't even be able to lift his leg before they could capture him.

"Uuhm fine you caught me jiji…" Naruto looked dejectedly down at the ground. "Mizuki-sensei said he would help me with the bunshin jutsu if I brought him this scroll… I just can't get it no matter how hard I practice."

Sarutobi stared in shock at the answer he got.

"Hmm Sorry Naruto, but he tricked you, although it was quite Impressive that you managed to get it, it is forbidden for a reason. What Mizuki asked of you was to betray Konoha by stealing one of the most dangerous items in our possession."

Naruto's mouth fell open and he started stuttering.

"Wha..wha.. N-NO I didn't mean to betray anyone! He said it was just a test! I swear!"

Sarutobi chuckled " indeed I believe you. Where were you supposed to meet Mizuki?"

"in the middle of the forrest at training ground 43" Naruto answered weakly.

"Dog, Weasel, you hear that? Get moving!"

"Hai, Hokage-sama" the anbu answered immediately and left to capture the traitor and get him to Ibiki.

"come with me to the office Naruto"

It was with tears in his eyes Naruto entered the office together with his adopted grandfather. He stuttered out apology after apology all the while being comforted by the old man. Deciding to shift subject Sarutobi asked Naruto to show him his clone technique. Naruto quickly made the hand signs and called out: "Bunshin no Jutsu!". You could feel the chakra rolling of him and into the clone, which looked like crap. It couldn't even be described as human. "no wonder he can't make it" Sarutobi thought " Way to much chakra".

"The reason you can't make it is because you use far too much chakra Naruto" Sarutobi said. "Try using the smallest amount you can."

The answer shocked him. "I already am! I can't use any less!".

In that case the basic clone jutsu would forever be impossible for the boy Sarutobi thought. No matter how much he practices chakra control he won't be able to grasp it. Maybe he should teach him another, more chakra intensive clone? Maybe even the kage bunshin? He certainly had enough chakra and the fox should take away most of the mental strain with his healing abilities…

"Naruto, why don't you open the scroll and look at the first jutsu? I'll teach you the kage bunshin no jutsu!"

The next day Sarutobi calmly walked towards the meeting room. He had to call a meeting concerning the traitor Mizuki and what happened yesterday. He entered the room and found the shinobi council already waiting with the elders. He had not called the civilian council as they had nothing to say since this was shinobi matter. He quickly explained what had happened the day before. The result was quite amusing. All the clan heads and the elders had gob smacked looks on their faces. How could a six year old sneak into the Hokage tower and get one of the best guarded items and nearly escape? The betrayel by Mizuki was not so important or interesting anymore…

Danzo was drooling inwardly, the potential was staggering! What an assassin he could make!

As Sarutobi expected Danzo once again demanded to get the young jinchuriki under his wing so he could be trained. Once again it was shut down by the Hokage.

"There shall be no punishment for Naruto! How can you blame a six year old for following orders from his teacher!" Sarutobi said before anyone could propose any punishments.

"So… you say he learned the kage bunshin in just a few hours? And how many could he make?" Nara Shikaku asked, actually listening fervently for once, shocking the rest of the council. It was not often Shikaku spoke in the council, finding it to troublesome.

"Indeed he did!" Sarutobi answered proudly! "well he practiced for hours so he probably used up enough chakra for about two-hundred clones and he did not even look tired!"

The jaws of the council members dropped even further.

"Impressive…" Shikaku said getting murmured agreements from the rest of the council.

"So how come he is last in the academy then Hokage-sama? Hiashi, the Hyuga clan head asked. "With so much chakra he should be in a league of his own!"

"As proved by Mizuki Naruto is hated by the teachers there the same as he is in the village… He probably have his education sabotaged…" Sarutobi sneered.

"So why not give him a privet tutor and have him graduate early? Even if I can't have him he can still be of great use to the village as a ninja!" Danzo asked. No one could say Danzo did not care about the village… He just liked to use far more force than the average ninja.

"It would be stopped by the civilian council… They have a lot of power in the educational system, and they still fear him and spits on the fourths legacy" Sarutobi answered sadly. "The only way it would go through is if one of your clans made him your apprentice, the civilian can't stop that"

Sarutobi looked intently around the room… No one said anything although Shikaku was obviously in deep thought and the rest of the council were back to their usual selves, all pondering on if they should take the young jinchuriki as their apprentice.

"Impressive…" The jonin commander said once again. "He must have a truly ridiculous chakra capacity… And he is only six. It will grow naturally with his age so when he is twelve and ready to graduate he will probably have kage level chakra capacity if not more… If he worked on chakra control and used his chakra every day and trained it like a muscle it should grow even more" Shikaku thought out loud. "together with the Shadow clones he can be a one man army!"

Everyone was now looking at Shikaku who was in his own world before he turned to the council and said:

"I would like to apprentice young Naruto for the next six years until he is twelve!" Shikaku said with unusual fervor. "Me and my family can give him the love a child needs and help him reach his dream, we will train him to be the first line of defense in Konoha." Shikaku continued. "With his chakra capacity and shadow clones he can help hold the wall while at the same time defend strategic important places within Konoha!"

"I will work heavily on his chakra control, chakra capacity, taijutsu, target practice and the other standard ninja tools. Since he will divide his chakra into hundreds of clones he won't have enough chakra to dish out heavy damaging jutsus, at least not anytime soon so we will begin with everything that will improve his clones' combat effectiveness. He must also be taught in large battle tactics and how to lead large groups since his clones will never be able to match a skilled jonin alone, they will have to work in a group. I will make him Jonin before he turns twelve! We should also try to get him a summoning contract so he can defend against enemy summons and even other tailed demons! Although first we need to get his inhuman chakra capacity up to an incredible inhuman capacity…" Shikaku rambled on once again in his own world.

The council looked with shock at the jonin commander. Sarutobi looked at him with a huge smile on his face. "this will be interesting" He thought.

"I Agree!" the hokage said. "Turn him into the "guardian of Konoha!""