Wow, I never expected to take off this quickly. Thanks for the followers and likes out there! It really inspires me.
On another note, I'm bringing a new chapter for you people! :D
Here's something I didn't address last chapter: HINATA WILL NOT BE HEAD-OVER-HEELS FOR NARUTO IN THIS STORY. Their relationship will be purely familial on both ends.
Danzo does not exist in this story. Sorry. I might implement him later, but pretend he isn't part of the Kyuubi-Naruto council meeting. You'll see in this chappie 3
Enjoy!
Bold = Demon Speech, Italics = human thought, Bold Italics = Demon Thought
Chapter 2: Naruto's fate
*3 hours later*
A baby with blonde hair and three whisker marks lay in a crib in the Hokage office. The air was tense. In the Hokage's chair sat the Shinobi no Kami, or Hiruzen Sarutobi. Across the table stood his two old teammates and the Hokage's advisors, Homura and Koharu.
"He will not be executed. This baby is and will be a valuable part of the village." Sandaime sighed. These crabby elders wouldn't give up.
"Hiruzen, think about it. This is just a baby! He is housing the most powerful bijuu known to man! We must destroy it while it's in the child." Explained Homura. Koharu nodded vigorously next to him.
"Do you have no faith in the fuuinjutsu of the Yondaime Hokage? Do you have no faith in his methods? He has risked his life to seal the Kyuubi into this child, and I will personally make sure that his death is not in vain." Sandaime grit his teeth in anger as Koharu then walked forward.
"Do you not have any concern for the village? If that… demon breaks free, the entire village will be burned down! Do you-"
"ENOUGH!" Hiruzen slammed his hands down on the desk. His eyes flashed in fury.
Homura and Koharu were silent.
"This baby will stay here until I can find a suitable guardian. Dismissed." Sandaime spoke with determination. He would not let Minato down and he would make sure Naruto got a comfortable life.
As the two elders walked out of the room, sandals slamming against the floor, Hiruzen let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. He took out his work for the night, and found that while he and the elders were arguing, his secretary had come in and dumped another pile of papers on his desk.
He slammed his head onto the table.
"Uuuuuugh…. Paperwork. I can't defeat it. EVER. If only there was a way…" Hiruzen groaned.
An hour later, he was conked out on his desk.
*The next day*
A ray of light beamed in through the window of the Hokage mansion. It hit the face of a certain old man. His eyes scrunched up as he began to sit up. Once in a sitting position, he rubbed his eyes and opened them… to be greeted with a giant, giant stack of papers.
There was a moment of silence. However, the entire village woke up to…
"DAAAAAAAMN YOU PAPERWOOOOOOOOOOORK!"
*Later that day*
A council meeting was called, and was held in the meeting room of the Hokage mansion.
Present were the heads of each clan: Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Chouza Akimichi, Tsume Inuzuka, Hiashi Hyuuga and Fugaku Uchiha. Across them sat the civilian council. In the head seat sat the Hokage, with his two advisors at his sides.
"This council meeting will now begin. We are here to discuss the fate of the baby that our departed Yondaime Hokage has sealed the Kyuubi no Yoko into." Hiruzen spoke with authority. One man stood up on the civilian side.
"Kill the baby at once! We must remove the Kyuubi from the village before it destroys the village!" the civilian screamed. A fat, wealthy merchant, he did not like the Kyuubi at all.
Homura spoke up.
"It has already been decided through the supreme decision of the Hokage that the baby will live. He claims the Yondaime has done a superb job in sealing the Kyuubi into the baby. We must discuss something different."
Hiruzen turned his head toward the shinobi council. Shikaku looked at him, and Hiruzen nodded. Shikaku stood.
"I propose we get a shinobi clan to take in the baby. He will have protection from enemies and civilians."
Fugaku Uchiha immediately stood.
"I think he would grow under the care of the Uchihas. My son Sasuke has been born not long ago, and it would be a great way to have them both grow." This was a lie. He wanted the Kyuubi to drastically strengthen the power of the Uchiha Clan. He would make the child grow into a killing machine. He would d-
"I disagree."
Fugaku glared at everyone else and demanded, "Who dares defy the Uchiha?!"
The council was silent. Nobody wanted to incur the wrath of Fugaku. Yet…
"It was me."
Hiashi Hyuuga stood.
"And why is it that you disagree, Hyuuga-sama?" a woman on the civilian council asked. Unlike the other members of the civilian council, this particular member held no hate towards Naruto.
"It is to my belief that our household would be the best place for protection. Unlike on the Uchiha compound," he spoke with slight traces of smugness, "there are scouts positioned everywhere on the Hyuuga compound, and they all have mastered the arts of the Byakugan. They can see where the Sharingan can't. I believe this gives Naruto much protection."
Fugaku shot a dangerous look towards Hiashi. He managed to keep himself composed, however. He merely grunted and sat down with a little extra force in his seat.
Hiruzen smiled. He knew why Hiashi wanted Naruto, and he fully approved of it. Of course, he also knew why Fugaku wanted Naruto, and he definitely didn't appreciate it.
"Hiashi raises a valid point. I see no reason to doubt his claims. All we need now is a vote. If this vote turns to be unfavorable in Hiashi's favor, we will resume meetings tomorrow after everyone here thinks about it overnight." the Sandaime said, smiling. He knew what would happen today.
"All in favor of Naruto joining the Hyuuga household."
Silence.
Then, someone raised their hand.
"Because of the current situation on Naruto, it would be illogical for us to give Naruto to the Uchihas. Hyuuga-sama raises a valid point. I believe Naruto would be safer in the hands of the Hyuuga." Shibi muttered very lowly, but enough for everyone to hear.
Hands rose all around the ninja side.
"This is so troublesome. I do agree with Shibi, however. Naruto would be more guarded and protected. We need to trust the works of the late Yondaime and protect the child at all costs. It's clear that the child is special." Shikaku yawned slowly, but kept his head up.
Soon, everyone on the ninja side raised their hands, except Fugaku. He had full confidence that nobody on the civilian side would raise their hands in favor. He could just try again tomorrow. Maybe he needed to change his approach.
Then that one person on the civilian side raised her hand.
"It has been called. There are six votes for Hyuuga Hiashi's proposition. Now, please raise your hands if you do not agree with Hiashi's proposal." Hiruzen tried to suppress his smile and succeeded. He had an ace up his sleeve.
Six hands rose on the civilian side. The other councilors didn't care what happened to the "demon". They didn't want anything to do with them.
Fugaku raised his hand. He was smirking like a madman.
"Looks like it's a majority vote, seven to six. The meeting will have to be postpo-"
"No."
Everyone looked at Sarutobi.
"I have not voted yet, have I?" he chuckled.
"But Hokage-sama," a civilian stood and spoke up, "it would make no difference. It will still be a seven to seven vote, and since there's a stalemate, the meeting will have to be postponed until tomorrow."
Fugaku had the most ear-splitting grin right now. All the shinobi clan leaders looked disgusted at Fugaku. They all knew what he wanted to do as well. If Fugaku had another chance tomorrow, he could plan everything to woo the civilian council to his favor, and then Naruto would be part of the Uchiha.
"Yes, yes, quite. However, have you read the old laws passed by our Nidaime?" Sarutobi spoke with confidence. The council looked confused, except Hiashi. He and Sarutobi had spoken before this, and he knew what was about to happen. Sarutobi was about to play the trump card.
"Our late Nidaime states that if a Hokage votes, their vote is counted as two people's votes. Therefore, the vote is an eight-to-seven majority in favor of Hiashi." the Sandaime spoke with finality. "Naruto will be given his mother's name, Uzumak-"
"WHAT?!" Fugaku stood quickly and angrily. "I was not aware that Kushina had a son! Who would even want to be with that bitc-"
"Sit. Down. Fugaku. Know your place in this council! The vote has been called, and you failed." Hiashi didn't bother to call him "Uchiha-sama". He deserved no such respect.
"As for your other question, it is unknown who the father is. He had died in the Kyuubi attack." Of course, what the Hokage just said was a lie. If the council knew that Naruto was the son of the Yondaime, he would be pampered and have no respect for life. He would grow up to be spoiled.
"This meeting is dismissed. Hiashi, please bring Naruto with you to my office. We have much to discuss." The Sandaime grinned. His plan had succeeded.
*An Hour Later*
Hyuuga Hiashi knocked on the door to the Hokage's office. Once he heard the old man say "Come in." he softly opened the door and closed it behind him. Naruto lay in a crib, sleeping deeply. The Sandaime was looking out the window, hands behind his back.
"Good evening, Hiashi. Take a seat."
Hiashi did so, sitting in the only chair across from the Hokage's desk. The Sandaime then turned around, and said,
"Do you know why I called you here today?"
Hiashi shook his head sideways, showing that he didn't know.
"What I am about to tell you is a SS-class secret. Only you know this. If word gets out, it will be on YOUR responsibility, and you will be executed on the spot by me personally. Do you understand?" Sarutobi spoke with authority.
"Hai, Hokage-sama." Hiashi didn't need to say it twice. He was fully loyal to the Hokage, and he would do anything to keep a secret personally told by said Hokage.
"I'm sure you've noticed by now, but Naruto has blond hair."
Hiashi nodded, not sure where this was going.
"Do you know any other blondes in the village?"
Hiashi thought about this one. There was the Yamanakas, and there "was" Tsunade… before she left of course, and then he spoke.
"I can think of a few, but they don't have anything to do with Naruto as far as I'm concerned. He has no relations to the Yamanakas, and Tsunade had left, but…" Hiashi was confused.
"Think, Hiashi. Use common sense. Are, or were, there any blondes in the village?"
When Sarutobi said "were", Hiashi understood.
"The Yondaime, correct? But what does that have to d-" He gasped.
"C-c-c-could it be? Does young Naruto have some kind of relationship with Minato?!" He said, shock evident on his face.
"You are correct, Hiashi. Minato was Naruto's father, and he himself used the kinjutsu ougi "Shiki Fuujin" to seal Kyuubi into his very own son. Do you realize why you can't tell anyone about Minato and Naruto?" The Sandaime had a very serious and cold look on his face.
Hiashi immediately replied, "Indeed. If word gets out to Minato's enemies, especially Iwa, they will actively search for the son of the Kiroi Senko, and kill him at all costs."
Sarutobi nodded. "I summoned you here today to tell you this so you can know what you're dealing with, Hiashi. Do not fail me; the child must live on."
"Hai, Hokage-sama." Hiashi stood, picked up Naruto, and went to leave, but then he heard the old man speak up.
"Hiashi, one last thing. Make sure Naruto grows up with some kind of family love. I hear you're about to have a child in two months or so."
Hiashi smiled a genuine smile, something rare. Hiashi was normally stoic, but his family was special to him.
"Yes, Hokage-sama. I will make sure that my future daughter and Naruto become close friends. Do not worry."
Sarutobi nodded, relief clear on his face.
"Dismissed."
Hiashi walked out of the room.
Aaaaaaand there you have it! Naruto's fate has been decided. Hinata and Naruto will go on to become like sister and brother. Only Hiashi and Sarutobi will know about Naruto's true heritage... for now! Muahahahaha!
Naruto will not be a pompous prick like Sasuke, but he'll have some kind of special power.
The next chapter will be all Kyuubi! Stay tuned.
Ja ne!
~HDN-Lunar