Hiruzen was not able to get much sleep that night, the pressing matter at hand was Naruto and what to do with the young man. It was something that was omnipresent for him. He had to find the right place for the young man, he knew that there was many many options. It was not like the powerful clans would not want him to join cause he was naturally powerful, with connections to the hokage, and the Uzumaki clan and the son of the fourth hokage. That made how to handle the situation very interesting, he couldn't just secretly give Naruto away, that would cause problems inside of the village and he knew would draw the ire of many people in the village and many of the important clans in the villages as well.

Walking to work, the old hokage thought over the possible ways to figure out who would raise Naruto Uzumaki, he knew that there were individuals that could raise him, people who were strong enough to protect and keep him from harm, but they were far and apart. Many of them had no connection to Naruto, and many would also come from the clans who would want him in their clan anyhow. He sent out a secret memo to the clans informing them of his choice, asking who wanted to take in the Uzumaki kid. He figured he would hear back quickly by some and slowly by others.

He knew that he could give him to his son, or keep him in his own home or even the Sarutobi k new that Asuma could protect him, but he also knew that Asuma was still young but having Naruto could bring him closer to Kurenai his long time girlfriend who could act as a mother to the young Uzumaki. It was a promising prospect as it would give Naruto a normal family in a short time he was sure, and it would enable him to keep a good eye on him. That was a better idea then raising him himself, he knew as hokage, he had no time, and he was a long time widow having lost his wife the same night as Naruto's parent's death.

Then there were the eternal rivals, Gai and Kakashi, both were supremely strong, both with their own abilities, as he knew both could raise Naruto perhaps into a strong person. Gai was a better choice then Kakashi given his dedication to everything, he would be a dutiful father. Yet he was not married and had no prospects of being so, and Hiruzen thought Naruto needed a female's touch in his life. Kakashi was just a problem, he had daddy issues, he had no prospect of getting married, he was always away on dangerous missions, he would have to give up his beloved Anbu position which he wouldn't want. Still he could protect him and would protect him as the son of his teacher. There were positive things, just the negatives were very strong with Kakashi.

As the day went on, he waited to read the message, something told him it was best to read them all at the same time, to be able to judge them against each other basically. He saw there were a number of replies given, despite the villagers disliking him, those who would be strong enough to raise him would write him and give him information about the why, and he would know what clans would want to raise Naruto. He spent the rest of the day doing the paper work of a hokage, walking around visiting people, attending services as was needed as well.

He gathered up the request for Naruto that night and arranged them on his desk, looking over the list, he was impressed as he grabbed the first one.

'We would love to have Naruto come and join our clan, we would make sure that the young man never did without. He would eat well and grow large and strong if you find our family the ideal family to raise him. If not may you find the right place for the young boy,'-Choza Akimichi'

He looked at the name and thought about it, the Akimichi were a clan with natural power, who worked hard, but ate so much, he thought about it, they were a kind family but perhaps not the best, given the habits. Then again they did have good aspects and he knew Choza could protect Naruto and he would have a family with parents and a brother too.

'If no one else wants him, will take him.-Shikaku Nara'

He smiled of course the response from the head of the Nara clan would be short and to the point. Still it was very tempting to give Naruto the Nara to raise, he knew they were lazy, but geniuses. He also knew that Yoshino, Shikaku was a stern woman would wouldn't let Naruto get out of hand and would he knew be a good influence on Naruto, plus like the Akimichi the head of clan had a son and Naruto would be in a good wanted to be a parent unlike his teammates and he was one who hadn't looked upon Naruto like a demon, perhaps it would be an ideal situation, he wasn't sure though yet.

Interesting he didn't get one from the Yamanaka clan, he figured they couldn't get past him being a demon perhaps. He noticed ones by the Aburame didn't request, most likely due to the secret nature of their clan. The Izuzuka Clan also didn't request which was fine, given the wildness of their clan might not be ideal for Naruto. There were the other two he had a feeling that he would get. The Uchiha and the Hyuuga clan requests. This was something he should of seen coming from a mile away.

-Lord Hokage, it would be a great honor to raise Uzumaki Naruto. His father was the teacher of one of our clan members and we are indebted for this and the kindness he always showed our clan. It would be a great honor if we are chosen, and we will make sure that he grows up to be a extremely strong ninja for the leaf. It will also help show the village trusts our clan and help deal with the issues between us if you trust us enough to raise the fourth's son.-Uchiha Fugaku'

Of course, Fugaku would put something down, he knew that the Uchiha were strong, but would they be ideal to raise Naruto. He wasn't sure about that, they could use Naruto for their own purposes in the future, and he knew there would be a great deal of backlash from the choice. He also knew that it could help with the growing rift between the Village and the Uchiha clan. Yet, he would stand out, which was a little worry, still the fact it could have political impact made it interesting, and the fact Fugaku was happily married with two successful sons also made it tempting too.

-Lord Hokage, it would be the ideal and best situation for both of us that Uzumaki Naruto would be raised by the Hyuuga clan. We are the only ones who will be able to direct the young man in the proper path in life. He will be taken care of in our clan, but as part of this arrangement, There must be a secondary deal, the future head of the Hyuuga, I fear will not live up to expectations, in our to have someone strong enough to keep my clan strong she needs a strong husband. I know if we were to raise Naruto, she would have the strong husband needed, and my eldest daughter would be fine as leader.-Hiashi Hyuuga'

Of course the Hyuuga would demand something, still he knew they would protect him, but the family was so cold. He wasn't sure that would be the ideal place for Naruto, especially given the status between the branch and main families of the clan. Still if the leader of that clan promised to raise him into a strong man he would do everything to do so. He paused looking over the choices, not easy to pick one. He looked outside thinking about all the choices knowing there were so many options and many of them would be good for very different reasons. He then decided to head home tired he would call up the right person or clan leader the next day and tell them that they were going to raise the young boy.

Author's Note- Still not sure who I am going to give him to, if you have any thoughts on this feel free to say so in your reply if you wish to write one. Thanks for reading, and have a good day