Very much thanks for all the follows and reviews.

I realised I didn't say anything about the update cycle before. I will try to update twice every week. Once on Saturday and any other day I get free. Sorry about that uncertainty.

CHAPTER UPDATE ON 01/06/2019

I will be replying to some comments here in the beginning.

Sonicprophet:- Don't worry. I will keep the collateral as minimum as I can.

mrsancog:- Thanks for the review and suggestion. But the pairings are mostly decided. And Shisui and Namiko is a pairing I don't really see working. He is almost 10 years older and making their contact is really difficult. Most of all, I still need Shisui to give Itachi his Mangekyo. I'm really sorry.

bankai777:- Thanks for your review. Well, I have not written the team formation chapter yet but I do have the idea I want to use. I will take your suggestion into consideration. But I think, out of all 3 rookie teams, the original team 10 is most efficient in capture and interrogation. So breaking team 10 will not be a good idea. Though I will still try if I can set her there. It will be difficult since I would have to change Namiko's skill set to fit team 10.

"Speaking"

"YELLING"

"Bijuu/Summon speaking/ YELLING"

'Thinking'

'Bijuu/Summon Thinking'

I don't know why I have to write this every time or even if I have to do it or not since I did it in the first chapter. But I will do it anyway since pretty much everyone does it, so Naruto franchise does not belong to me. Kishimoto-sensei owns it.

Chapter 2: Council Problems

Hokage's Office

The Third was tired. Of course, he was, everyone was, after the day's battle with the Kyuubi anyone would be. There was a huge loss of shinobi due to the attack, some were injured but will recover after some time but some were deemed unfit to work further as shinobis. Thousands of civilians died due to their panicking. But at last, the fight was over but at the cost of their Hokage and his wife.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Third Hokage, was in his office looking at the crib holding two soundly sleeping babies. Not taking kindly to being handled by someone who was not their mother or father, they woke up and resumed their crying. It took time to calm them down. Made orphans just after a few hours of being born, somehow it seemed they both were unconsciously aware of the fact. When they were awake, their open eyes reminded him of Minato. That blond hair and sea blue eyes. He was sure the Naruto would grow up to be just like his father. Though Namiko at the moment looked like an exact copy of her brother, Hiruzen believed she would also be a beauty to behold when she got older. Just like her mother.

He was broken from his thoughts by an ANBU shimmering into existence in his office.

"Lord Third, everyone has assembled for the meeting." the ANBU informed.

Hiruzen sighed, "Very well, take the twins. We must inform them of the situation."

And with that, the old Hokage, already dreading the upcoming meeting, started trudging towards the council room, the ANBU behind him holding the children. He was interrupted by a voice he was very glad to hear.

"So it's true then, he's dead. I was really hoping that it was just a rumour." said the person, the tone of his voice clearly expressing the sadness in it.

"Yes, it saddens me that his term as Hokage was shortened like this and on what would have been his most joyous day too." The old Hokage replied to the person without turning towards him.

The person saw the twin mop of blond hair in ANBU's arms and asked, "That them?"

The Third turned to the person and nodded, "Yes, Jiraiya, they are your Godchildren."

The now known Jiraiya, also known as the Toad Sage, one of the three legendary Sannins, walked towards the ANBU and asked him to hand the twins. The Toad Sage looked at the boy to whom he was a Godfather. Was kind of hard to differentiate between the boy and girl as both seemed almost exactly alike down to their whisker marks. But he recognized him anyway. He knew this boy would grow to be a carbon copy of his father. Then he looked at the girl, though he knew even if she was not that different looking from her brother now, she will turn to be quite beautiful just like her mother. He just hoped none of them inherited her temper.

'Even in death, you left a pair just like yourselves, eh, Minato, Kushina. If they are anything like you two then Konoha will have another set of Yellow Flash and Red-Hot Habanero. I will make sure of it.'

"Let's go, old man, those old cots you used to call teammates are waiting. I kind of know what they will say after they come to know the truth about Kyuubi and Minato." The Toad Sannin half-joked.

"I have to tell them about the Kyuubi but I do not plan on informing them about the twins' parentage." the Hokage stated with a sad face.

If the Sannin was shocked, he did well not to let it show and asked calmly, "Why not?"

"They will be in grave danger from those that sought Minato's death just for being his children." The Hokage explained.

"Hmm, not that I think Iwa would want to go to war because of two babies, but I understand. But that will cause some other problems, problems that need not surface from outside the village." the Sage said scrunching his face in a scowl.

Hiruzen spoke with a sigh, "Yes, I fear you are right. But I'm thinking of something to prevent something like that happening to them."

"Let's first explain the situation. Maybe we can think of something then?" Jiraiya said and started walking with his old sensei to the meeting room.

Meeting room

The council of Village Hidden in the Leaves usually only had three people including the Hokage. But this time, because of the magnitude of the crisis and the sheer number of people affected by it, a different kind of meeting was taking place. The whole meeting room was divided into three sections.

First being the Shinobi section having the current heads of all the major clans in Konoha. These clans consisted of Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Hyuuga, Uchiha, Inuzuka, Aburame, Kurama and Sarutobi. There was a seat added recently for the addition of a new clan: The Namikaze. But fate chose to keep the seat vacant just after someone was chosen for it. The clan heads right now occupying the seats were Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Chouza Akimichi, Hiashi Hyuuga, Fugaku Uchiha, Tsume Inuzuka, Shibi Aburame and Murakumo Kurama. The Sarutobi and Namikaze seats were still unoccupied.

The Second was the Civilian section. Since the damage was not limited to just shinobis and extended to the civilians and their businesses as well, important figures from the civilian side from merchant guild head to the builders head were called to the meeting, to asses the total damage done to the infrastructure of the village and to make decisions for rebuilding.

The Third was the original council with three occupants. They were the Third Hokage's old teammates. Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado and Danzo Shimura. While Koharu and Homura with the Hokage made the original council, Danzo was also called in sometimes to advise on some military aspects.

Now, one would expect the room to be full of chatter with the number of people gathered inside. But the situation obviously kept everyone locked into their own thoughts causing a thick silence to permeate the room. The silence along with whatever thoughts were running through the occupants' mind was broken when the door to the room opened to let the former Hokage through with Jiraiya in tow holding the two babies.

Standard etiquette actually required each of them to stand and bow to the Hokage but right now none of them in the meeting room was aware, that the Fourth Hokage was dead. They saw Hiruzen reach the Sarutobi clan seat but were surprised when he passed that and stood behind the Hokage seat. The shinobis, former shinobis and some civilians were quick to understand the implications of such gesture but kept quiet, so as not to jump to conclusions. Unfortunately not all the Civilians were as bright.

"Why are you standing there Lord Third? Where is Lord Fourth?" asked one person from the Civilian side.

The Hokage looked at every member and announced sadly, "Unfortunately Minato Namikaze did not survive the fight with Kyuubi after its defeat."

The Civilian side was shocked while the Shinobi side and the advisers just bowed their head in having their assumptions confirmed.

The Third then continued, "Now let's get on with the meeting. Our first agenda today is rebuilding of the village."

"But Lord Third what about the Hokage position and who are those children in the arms of Lord Jiraiya?" asked the same civilian.

"Before death, Minato reinstated me as the Hokage so I'll grant his wish and take the mantle back till I find a worthy successor again." The Third Hokage announced. He knew no such thing had happened, but the village was in a dire situation, he did not have the leisure to seek out a new Hokage candidate. He also knew someone who was desperately waiting for just that.

Danzo, who had gained a hopeful look in his eyes before, lost their shine. He finally saw a chance to become the Hokage but his old rival beat him to it, again.

Hiruzen continued, "As for these two infants. They, along with Minato and his wife, are today's heroes for saving Konoha."

And now everyone was confused. Minato, they could understand. Kushina, to some extent. But what could two infants do?

"Hokage-sama, we don't understand how did these two children participate in the battle and what about Lady Kushina, where is she?" the Yamanaka clan head asked. He along with a few others knew of Kushina's status as a Jinchuuriki. They knew what Kyuubi's appearance meant. When the tailed beasts were extracted from Jinchuurikis, they inevitably died. Being an Uzumaki was the only thing that kept Kushina alive for as long as she did. Though not many were aware that this very day was also Kushina's due date, so couldn't exactly connect the existence of the twins with Kyuubi.

"The Fourth's wife was alongside him during his battle with the Kyuubi. She did not survive the battle either." Answered the now re-instated Hokage sadly.

The whole room except for Hiruzen and Jiraiya were shocked. Some of them knew that Kushina was expecting and were looking forward to welcoming the Young Lord or Lady. Her death meant the Namikaze clan seat would now remain vacant forever.

"And what about the children who are they?" asked a now saddened Chouza.

"These twins lost their parents to the Kyuubi. But that is not all. Minato couldn't kill the Kyuubi, for it is a complete chakra entity and cannot exactly be killed. So he used an S-Class Fuinjutsu to divide and seal half of the Kyuubi in each of these children." the Professor explained. He knew that was not the only reason. He knew the Kyuubi could be killed. But it would just revive in a few years, resulting in them having to try and capture it again. If Minato would have killed the Kyuubi then, Konoha would have been with without any Jinchuuriki, upsetting the balance of power between the five Great Shinobi Villages. As much as he hated to admit it, Kushina and now her children indeed acted as deterrents to anyone wanting to go to war against Konoha.

The day seemed to have come just to surprise those in the meeting. One day they were a peaceful village waiting for their new Young Lord or Lady and the next instead of that they get a set of Jinchuuriki of the same tailed beasts.

Many thoughts were going through their minds.

Like for Danzo, it was along the lines of getting the two infants to raise them to become the best weapon Konoha could have.

In the Shinobi part, Fugaku, Hiashi and Shikaku were looking at the two blond babies like they were trying to figure something out. The looks the twins were getting from them didn't go unnoticed by the Hokage but he refrained from pointing it out at the moment.

The Civilian side was in utter fear. Of course, they didn't understand the basics of something as complex as sealing arts. The only thought running through their minds was that the Fourth somehow failed and the Kyuubi was able to fool the Hokage into believing in such things as Jinchuurikis.

"Hokage-sama, with all due respect, we should execute those two things immediately." One civilian suggested.

Counting the nods the statement was getting from the civilian side clearly told that the thing the Hokage feared came to pass.

"That is right Hokage-sama. Clearly, the Kyuubi has tricked us to believe that it is still sealed. It must have split itself and transformed into human children." another civilian said.

The Shinobi side, Hokage, Jiraiya and the Advisers just looked at him as if he had just grown another head.

'Are they really that stupid?' thought the Toad Sage.

"So you are saying that you, a civilian, know more about something as complex as Fuinjutsu than the Fourth Hokage himself or do you doubt the word of two Hokages?" the old Hokage asked. A thought of telling them about the existence of previous Jinchuurikis in the Village came to him, but he instantly banished those thoughts. 'If I tell them that Kushina was the previous Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi, they will realize that that is where the Kyuubi came from for the attack and fear the twins even more.'

"And as the Fourth's sensei and a Seal Master myself, I have checked the seals on their body. They are in fact holding the Kyuubi inside and are not the Kyuubi itself. Are you stating that I'm lying?" explained Jiraiya angrily.

The now terrified civilian said with a shaky voice, "N-no… Not a-at all…L-lord Jiraiya."

"Then the civilian side of this meeting will keep quiet about the matters it does not understand." The Hokage ordered leaving no room for arguments.

"Now the work for the reconstruction of the village is already in order. This meeting was specifically called to discuss what will happen to these two AND no one is going to execute two innocent children." The Hokage asked while stopping the idiotic suggestion one of the civilians was going to offer.

"They should be placed under my care, Hiruzen. I can train them to be excellent shinobi." Danzo suggested. How he was able to keep a straight face during all these, no one knew.

"And be turned into mindless weapons. I don't think so Danzo. I want them to grow up as normal children." Hiruzen said.

All the while gears were turning in Shikaku's head. 'Why would Hokage discuss something like this in the council even if the kids were Jinchuuriki? He could just have handed them over to an orphanage or have someone trusted adopt them without informing the council and thus avoiding conflicts. This does not add up.'

The Hokage saw Shikaku still staring at the twins and followed his line of sight. He saw the now awake Naruto looking up to Jiraiya's face with his sea-blue eyes.

Shikaku's eyes went wide after seeing Naruto's eyes 'No, It can't be.'

Hiashi was using his Byakugan to check the chakra coils of the babies. He saw them expanding at a fast rate with a mixture of blue and red chakra. He turned off his Byakugan and thought. 'There is no mistaking it, they both have the same red chakra but…' his thought stopped when looked towards the boy's eyes but unlike Shikaku he kept his Hyuuga composure and stopped himself from reacting outwardly. 'So that's how it is.'

Hiruzen saw Shikaku and Hiashi's reactions but what caught his attention was the scene of Jiraiya playing with the infants. Then it clicked, there was someone other than his perverted student who could take care of these two.

"Enough, the meeting has now ended. Until some of you comes to adopt these two with the right intentions they shall stay with me. If that shall not happen, then I have someone in mind who can raise them." the Hokage said.

"Who is this you speak of Hokage-sama?" Hiashi asked suddenly more interested than he was before.

"That I shall tell you if the said person accepts. And further, I deem the information of them being Jinchuuriki as an S-Class secret punishable to death. No one except them or the acting Hokage is to speak about their status in the village. Now you can leave." And with that, both sensei and student left the room with the twins.

The Council started to disperse slowly, everyone with something on their mind.

Hokage's Office

Hiruzen was looking out of the window of his office while his student was sitting in front of his desk. The twins had gone to sleep again in their crib.

With a motion of his hand, an ANBU wearing a Fox mask appeared in the Hokage's office.

"Yes, Hokage-sama." the ANBU bowed.

"Kitsune, take the scroll on the table and leave immediately with a team of three to search for my student Tsunade. Tell her that she is to return immediately, Hokage's orders or there will be consequences." The order was all that was needed and the ANBU vanished.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya's eyes were as wide as dish plates after hearing his teammate's name.

"Are you thinking what I think you are thinking, old man?" He asked the Hokage.

"Indeed Jiraiya. It is time for her to return."

"She won't accept it. More like she might just kill you for that." Said the present Sannin.

"It is her choice. If she does not accept, those two will have to be raised in an orphanage which I don't look forward to."

"Why Tsunade?" asked Jiraiya with a confused expression

"Would you be willing to do the job?" Hiruzen answered with another question, already knowing the answer.

"Ohh no thank you! Raising children is not my forte and it will also hinder my spy network. I have to be on the road every time which won't be good for them." Jiraiya explained

"Neither would I give them to you Jiraiya. You aren't fit to be a role model, not as a father anyway. And I don't see Orochimaru coming and raising them. Not that I will give them to him in the first place. That's why I chose Tsunade. She will be able to raise them better. In turn, they may be able to cheer her up a little." The elderly Hokage explained.

"Then why not send me to find her. You know I can do it a lot faster," Jiraiya suggested.

"I want her to come back to the village Jiraiya, not send her further away. Also, the twins will need you at some point in time. We wouldn't want you to die now by her hands." Turning serious the Hokage continued, "And I fear that these two have already made enemies inside the village and need better protection till Tsunade arrives."

"Fine. But she will still kill you. I will stay till anything is decided about the two." with that said the Toad Sage left.

"I hope she finds it in her heart to at least do it for these children." spoke the Hokage in the now empty room while looking at the sleeping infants.

Author's Notes:

Hope you liked this chapter as well.

This chapter didn't have an Omake since there was no opportunity present in this chapter to try and kill Sasuke and Sakura. So, I'm sorry to the readers who liked the first one. From next time, if the opportunity does not present itself, I will use a canon scene to make an omake.

As you may have noticed, I tried to break away from the cliché Shinobi and Civilian Council. You see, I think the civilian council is only put there to make problems for Naruto and some others in the fics and sometimes just for bashing. Well, as I have said before, there will be no bashing. I may make fun of some people here and there, obviously, and then there is my omake section for that particular thing, so I don't need the council since while Naruto and Namiko will not be that much liked in the story they will be in a position where harming them in any way may be hazardous to their health (Hint...Hint...).

I know the "Minato had many enemies" has probably gotten old but currently I'm using it because I intend to use it in the future. And unlike the manga, the twins will be informed about their parents before they come to the brink of their death. The enemies thing is only so the villagers do not spread the news.

Also, this and the next chapter are actually the ones that are very similar to Psycho G's Neo Yondaime Hokage. Again a very good read. So thanks to him again.

People, who do not know more about the Naruto-verse, may not be aware of some terms used in this chapter and the previous and maybe even the next, like Sharingan, Byakugan, Sannin etc. I will try to give as much info about some important things whenever I can. But something or someone mentioned in a chapter may be explained in others, so I ask them to be patient. Though if you liked this fic enough to read even the second chapter, then I suggest you give the Naruto manga or anime a try. (Not advertising. I get nothing out of saying this. Except for maybe my readers' easy understanding.)

Okay then. Till next time.