Naruto 5

The two Hokage stood across from each other with matching glares on their faces. Naruto was thankfully still asleep resting on his grand-uncle. "He is a part of me clan Hiruzen and I can choose who inherits the clan heir status."

"Tsunade is still alive."

"Where is she then? Why has she allowed this treatment of our kin and for our home to become so destitute?!?"

The ground shook, but not due to either Hokage. Tobirama glanced over Hiruzen to see him sighing with a despondent look on his face. With narrowed eyes he carefully removed Naruto's fists from where they dug into his shirt and disentangled himself before handing him to Hiruzen. "I'll take care of this and if anything happens to him I'll hold you personally responsible Sarutobi Hiruzen. Look after my grand-nephew." In a flash he was gone and blue eyes opened wide and afraid at the loss of warmth he once had.

Naruto looked up to see old man Hokage looking down at him with a blank face and unblinking. The ground was shaking and his ji-San was no where to be found. "Jiji?" The hokage blinked and met Naruto's gaze. "Where's Ji-San? Did he give me back? Did he not want me? Do I have to go back to the orphanage? Why's the ground shaking?" More and more questions escaped him as Hiruzen thought about what to do.

Now was the perfect chance. With Tobirama dealing with what had to be Jiraiya's arrival he could easily have Naruto hidden away. With a simple order the ANBU could take him away and put him somewhere out of anyone's grasp. What would he tell the city council or Danzo? Jinchuriki need to be kept emotionally stable so that they could be the perfect weapons but….

Wide blues eyes darted around the room looking for any and all exits as Hokage-Jiji gripped him tighter. The blank expression was back and none of his questions were being answered and panic clawed at his throat. He fought and wriggled and scrambled out of Jiji's arms. He tumbled to the floor and scrambled to his feet.

Quickly moving to the door he was stopped by two masked people. Hiruzen called out to him causing him to look at the Hokage's smiling face "Naruto. Tobirama left you here to protect you. Now why don't we go somewhere safer? " He didn't like that smile. It was the same smile he got whenever he said people were being mean and hurting him. Whenever he got told to forgive them and when he was strong they would respect him; love him.

That was wrong though , ji-San seemed to love him and he wasn't strong. No! I want to go to ji-san " Naruto pouted and Hiruzen glowered over his hands for a second. A non-verbal signal was given and two of the ANBU grabbed for Naruto. "I'm not going!" Naruto yelled and several vines shot out at the ANBU and Hokage leaving them stunned. Hiruzen got up from his desk and a rather prickly vine that had been inches from his face.

"Bring Naruto back to the office, that's an order." The ANBU quickly shook off their shock and left to fulfill the Hokage's orders. A silver haired ANBU in an Inu mask glared from the spot Tobirama had told him to hide in. They had been secretly chatting through sign-language since taking Naruto to the hospital. Both had thought something was fishy but to what extent was the question. This display in the office left a sour taste in his mouth and he knew; he had to find Naruto before the other ANBU did. A feeling in his gut was telling Kakashi if he didn't he would never see him again.

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Jiraiya and Gamabunta finally made it into Konohagakure. The road was clear and the gate was cleared in a single leap. As he neared closer to the Hokage's office water whipped at home from all sides and he somersaulted off of Bunta's head. Jiraiya landed on his feet in a crouched position on the roof of a nearby building with his eyes locked onto a man standing meters in front of him.

With a signal Bunta dispelled himself and Jiraiya sighed. "Look I don't have time to play with a Nidaime wanna-be. I need to get to the Hokage immediately for some answers. If you could find someone else to spar with that would be great. I'll even throw in the latest copy of the novel in my series!"

Tobirama, the essence of boredom, stood with his arms crossed as he looked at the strange man across from him. His chakra was of Kage level but the way he stood was in a non-confrontational fashion. Hands up in a placating manner. "What business have you with Konoha?"

Jiraiya's eyes sparkled as he took his dance and gave a declaration dance explaining who he was. "Now I really need to get going my godson is in danger and I have a Hokage to kill." He began to walk off when bullets off water nearly impacted where he stood. The man dressed as the Nidaime had barely moved but a finger but he could see even more chakra being molded and thrown at him. Jiraiya dodges the next blow and ran towards the Hokage tower. He could deal with this man later, he needed to give his sensei the beating of a lifetime and to find Naruto!

Dodging everything the Nidaime imposter was throwing at him Jiraiya was nearing closer to the tower only to stop when he found himself corralled by fifty clones of the man chasing him. " I really don't have time for this!" Flashing through his own hand signs Jiraiya made several clones of his own and set them off at different tasks. Some were setting up elaborate traps, others were flipping through hand signs and prepping their own jutsu while he felt around for the original. This delay could be costing him and this man was going to pay for it!