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Plans And The Unexpected

"TELL ME! TELL ME, WHERE IS THE DEMON HIDING?"

The man in question gazed around and seemed content at gaining this much attention before continuing

"Very well..."

Council

The whole room was silent. Members were waiting for Hokage to arrive, some whispering to each other, some to themselves. Complete silence fell as doors to the room flung open to reveal the Hokage followed by Uzumaki Kushina. Everyone stood as the old Kage made his way to his seat while Kushina sunshined to her seat. They all took their seats after Sandaime. Hiruzen turned his gaze from one end of the room to another. Though he showed confidence from outside, he was a little nervous from inside after all he knew what they were most eager to know.

"You must all be aware of why you've been summoned, for those who don't let me inform you that this meeting is about the Kyuubi incident on October 9th," everyone in the room just nodded, "Anyways let's start with damage and cost repairs and then-"

"Ahem" the council room interrupted. The council members look at each other when finally Hyuuga Hiashi speaks on behalf of the council, "Forgive me for my interruption, but I and others believe there are more important things to be discussed about… like the boy."

'Sigh! There goes my hope to keep it for the last' mourned Sarutobi, "And just what is there to decide about Naruto-chan?"

"Well… he is a danger" voiced Fugaku.

"HE IS NOT A DANGER OR A DEMON OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU THINK ABOUT HIM!" KUSHINA ROARED "HE IS MY SON! AND I WILL-"

"Kushina please catch your breath and let me handle this." Kushina did as advised while many were recovering from the shock, some of outburst other of this knowledge. They didn't ask for a proof because they knew how much their fourth and his wife loved each other. The boy being her child could be the only reason for her to defend him.

"Now as Kushina-chan told you Namikaze Naruto is not a demon or any other entity but a normal human babe with extraordinary circumstances thus we have nothing to discuss about him." He concluded, or at least tried to…

"But he has the demon sealed inside him. Even if he is a human he is still a baby and a demon like Kyuubi could corrupt even the noblest of men" pointed out Danzo receiving a few nods.

"Do I need to remind you who used which jutsu to seal the Kyuubi in him?" retorted Sarutobi.

"There is no guarantee it won't break."

"Minato gave his soul to Shinigami for crying out loud, that should be more than enough for a guarantee!" Sarutobi nearly yelled all the while pondering, just what was his ex-teammate playing at?

"Hokage! We don't know anything about jinchuurikis, but we do know other villages also have jinchuurikis and in case of Kumo and Kiri very well trained ones."

'The age must truly be getting to me if I didn't see that one coming' Sarutobi chided himself but humored Danzo, "What are you getting at?"

"I request (demand) that Namikaze Naruto be put in my care."

"And why would we do that?"

"I won't hide from you; I wish to train him to make up for the loss of Konoha's fire power."

"And how will you do that? You just pointed out to me that we know 'nothing about jinchuurikis." The Third inquired.

"And how do you plan on training my baby?" Kushina added.

"I don't want him now Namekaze-san, I will wait till he is old enough by that time I should have enough information on the jinchuurikis of other nations-"

"That can be arranged with Jiraya, the Toad Sage, as well, who being Konoha's spy master will also or may already have more information on jinchuurikis." Kushina suggested. 'Like hell I'll let you get your hands on my boy!'

"But Kushina-san Jiraiya-san has duties outide village and even if he doesn't it's doubtful that he'll agree considering it will compromise his… 'Research'." Danzo negotiated.

"Actually I will train him." A voice interrupted. All turned towards it to find a man with long spiky white hair standing at gate, "I heard what happened. I'm sorry I couldn't be here at time when you all needed me," Jiraya apologized dark eyes downcast.

"We understand Jiraiya-kun, and we hold nothing against you; Kyuubi's attack was a surprise anyway." The old Kage reassured his former student.

Jiraiya nodded before continuing, "I will train him before his first chuunin exams and then take him on a three year training trip. Till then it will be upto Kushina-chan to mold him into a fine chuunin."

"It's decided then; Naruto-kun will live with Kushina-chan, as every normal child ought to," the Professor gave Danzo a sharp look, "And be trained by Jiraya-kun when he's preparing for his first Chuunin exams," Sarutobi concluded while sighing inwardly 'That went easier than I thought it'd go.' The one week gap had not been for nothing after all. That week was required for people to calm down and more importantly to decide what to reveal and what not. Kushina had been ready to reveal her status as Kyuubi's ex-Jinchuuriki but Hiruzen refused explaining that they'd also have to explain how Kyuubi was released and who was behind it which in turn would put the village and the Uchihas at odds, unnecessarily if they were not involved with Madara and alarm them if they were. Though he left the option open if situation called for it. He hoped Kushina would forgive Minato by now but apparently Kushina was being stubborn for now. He knew she would let go, after all how long can one stay mad at the dead?

"Anything else?"

"Yes, we still have to discuss damage and costs of repairs." Hiashi pointed out… earning a lot of enemies if the glares signified anything. Apparently everyone except Hiashi minded staying in the council room.

'And noowww they want to discuss damage and cost repairs' fumed a certain old man. While Kushina and Jiraiya were glad that was over, something about Danzo's impassiveness, though it was normal, disturbed the kage.

Namikaze Compound

'Situation is all under control,' Kakashi reassured himself as he continued to watch over his sensei's home from the balcony of the room Naruto was asleep in, but this, this uneasy feeling never seemed to leave him. This uneasy feeling had saved him many times more than it had put him in an embarrassing situation, 'Must be the council meeting,' he tried reassuring himself 'After all what could go wrong with tight security present…' he hears the flush from behind, '…even in the toilet.'

However, a tag bomb sent everything down the flush. The bomb was way off the mark and barely made it to the backyard. The guarding team rushed outside to be met with the sight of a big and heavily drunk crowd calling for Naruto's death.

They viciously barraged the defending team with hailing kunais and inflammable substances. The flying kunais and the assailants weren't a problem but the number of them that was the problem. Kakashi counted 62; 45 in plain sight and 17 hiding behind hedges to provide back up. 62 vs. 18 weren't good odds.

"Inu-taichou! We can't defend ourselves like this," a hulky man behind a Bull's mask called out, "We will have to engage them directly!" He suggested while hiding his team behind a mud wall, which wasn't looking too good. It was a solution but they'd have to jump into the crowd.

"That shouldn't be needed," roared a brave soul behind the Lion's mask, before he jumped to the railing clasped his fingers into a Tiger seal as a dense ball of fire started forming catching everyone's attention. Suddenly without warning, he took a deep breath and released "Phoenix Breath!" on the crowd.

The mob was surprised, as the intense beam of heat flared towards them; "Aqua Geyser!" someone yelled before the rise of four geysers out of ground that blocked the path of shooting flames before the two vaporized into thick mist.

'So, they've got jounins too,' analysed Kakashi as Lion started cursing.

"Damn! That wasn't good enough" but Kakashi didn't see a failure, he saw a good cover! ANBUs are the best when it comes to fighting blind.

"No wait! Good job Lion!" then pointed at several officers "YOU, YOU, YOU AND YOU! USE THE MIST TO YOUR ADVANTAGE AND TAKE'EM DOWN! BULL AND LION STAY BEHIND AND HELP ME ESCORT NARUTO TO HOKAGE-SAMA'S OFFICE! NOW!" With that said, all but the above mentioned jumped into the mist as screams began.

The trio went into the room to find a crying Naruto, perhaps awakened by the explosion; they'd have to get out fast if the smoke entering the room was any indication of it.

"Not Good! We'll have to get out before the house burns down!" Lion stated the obvious.

Kakashi nodded before giving them orders "Let's go!"

But before they could make it to the balcony, a mysteriously cloaked figure was blocking their way stanced and ready for a fight.

"Sir! We can handle him! Please go ahead" Lion pleaded.

"That won't help you my fair opponents," the figure spoke in a mechanically distorted voice, making it hard to determine gender or age, but if one went by his height he had to be about Kakashi's age if not younger, "You see, I have surrounded this house with a barrier."

"He's right, there is a barrier around the mansion, but the seals required to deactivate them are in the living room," Kakashi observed with an active sharingan and a still crying Naruto.

"Go ahead sir! Like Lion said we are enough for him." Bull insisted, Kakashi nodded and left for the living room.

Bull and Lion prepared to face their new adversary who seemed rather aloof towards them. They charged zigzagging like two falcons at the same prey. Lion reached first with a cocked fist when suddenly his opponent eyes flashed amber like a predator.

With Kakashi

Kakashi was currently running through corridor towards the living room. He covered Naruto's face with one of his special masks to help his breathe in the burning mansion.

'That takes care of suffocation, now I could have sworn the taps were running'

Kakashi strains his sharingan in search of water source but only finds empty pipelines.

'I could have sworn the pipes were running, must be that guy, but how did he do it so fast.'

He put that thought in the back of his mind as he reached the living room where the seal to breaking the barrier was put. He gently placed Naruto on the sofa in middle of the living room and tried pinpointing the seal.

'There!' he rejoiced as his eye stopped at the biggest sofa in the room. He rushed towards it and bent trying to reach for the tag beneath the furniture. When it seemed he could not reach he kicked the furniture off the floor causing it to crash onto the burning walls. Kakashi wasted no time in dissolving the seal.

He wiped the sweat, which he didn't even know was drenching him.

He was just making hi move towards his charge when he heard two cries of anguish followed by a loud crash, 'Guys!'

The sound was surely from the corridor he came from his suspicions were proved true a familiarly unwelcomed figure made its way through the corridor with eyes literally flashing amber like fire giving him the predator effect. Kakashi couldn't make out any other features. The seals on the foe's cloak gave him immunity from Sharingan.

'Just who is this person?'

Meanwhile With Kushina

Kushina sighed with relief. The meeting was finally over, the old perverts called her to the office to talk. Now she and Naruto could live in peace. Everyone in the village would come to know of Naruto's heritage and condition. She was aware that not everyone would accept Naruto but no one would be able to harm him.

'Especially with me around!' She tried reassuring herself, but an uneasy feeling had been troubling her.

Hiruzen observed Kushina for a while, thinking what to and what not to say to her. He turned to his student and observed that he too had similar thoughts. The student and master made an eye contact before nodding to each other and approaching the red head.

"Kushina," Jiraiya spoke startling her out of her trance, "We'd like to talk about a few things…" Unsure as to how forward his thoughts, but his sensei comes to his rescue, kind of...

"Kushina, we feel you should forgive Minato," Hiruzen said, without beating around the bush.

Kushina wanted to give an angry reply but Hiruzen continued, "I know you are angry at Minato for putting you and Naruto in such a vulnerable condition but you have to understand, Madara came without warning, he had no way and no time to prepare for what was about to happen! He did what he thought was his best option!"

"He could have let me reseal the fox back in myself!"

"THAT WOULD HAVE KILLED YOU!"

Intense silence prevailed between the two as their third felt the tension. Jiraiya noticed the confidence in his sensei's eyes, 'Perhaps the meeting booted his confidence, hope it sticks with him for a long time'

Jiraiya gathered some guts before speaking to his adoptive daughter-in-law, "Kushina, I know you're upset that Minato left you and Naruto but you must understand, he didn't take your suggestion because he loved you both and died in your stead to make ure you two lived, just as you were willing to"

He could see her resolute ire dimming, though she stubbornly held on to it, 'It'll take some time Spike but don't fret in your grave, she'll come around.'

"Now let's put this talk for some other time. Kushina, let me escort you to your home, I'm anxious to meet my grandson"

As though something clicked in her, Kushina opens the window and launches to her home.

"Hey! Escort means something!" Jiraiya screamed before following her suit.

Hiruzen sighed. The meeting really boosted his morale but didn't help his old age, he really wished Jiraiya or Orochimaru would take over. Preferably Jiraiya, who despite his 'ahems', was not behaving suspicious. Kushina would be great if it weren't for her ill-temper. Maybe Tsunade... nay... same problem as Kushina's added with fear of blood.

"OH! WTF! I'M DOOMED TO BE ON THIS SEAT FOREVER!"