Espadara Uchiha
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Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage of Konoha, known as the 'God of Shinobi,' watched as his villagers continued their efforts in rebuilding the village after the Kyuubi attack the day before. Hundreds of ninjas had been killed, and the Kyuubi was only stopped with the sacrifice of Hiruzen's successor, Minato Namikaze. Minato had given his own life to seal the Kyuubi into his son Naruto, who was currently in a small basket on Hiruzen's desk.
The Sandaime looked at the infant, who was sleeping peacefully, no idea how much his existence affected Konoha. By having the Kyuubi sealed inside him, he had become the village's Jinchuuriki, and would most likely to be raised into a weapon. Hiruzen's face hardened as he took a small drag from his pipe. He swore he would protect Naruto to the best of his ability, and honor the Yondaime's sacrifice.
He knew that Naruto's existence was only known to him; while Jiraiya and a few other ninja knew of Kushina's pregnancy, Hiruzen was the only one to witness Naruto being alive after the climax of the battle. Hiruzen would tell the village that Minato killed the Kyuubi, and if Jiraiya brought up the impossibility of killing a Biju, than Hiruzen would admit to Naruto becoming a Jinchuuriki, only to die in the process.
But where to hide Naruto? Hiruzen lightly scratched his beard as he pondered an answer. He could send Naruto to his son Asuma at the Fire Temple. Asuma was one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, and could safely raise Naruto. Hiruzen snapped his fingers, and an Anbu entered the room.
"You called, Hokage-sama?" The Anbu asked, his face hidden behind a cat mask. Hiruzen nodded, and motioned to the sleeping Naruto. "Get a small squad of available Chunin, and have them transport this child to my son Asuma at the Fire Temple. Can you do this?"
The Anbu nodded. "May I ask what is important about this child, Hokage-sama?" He asked, standing and grabbing the child's basket. Hiruzen smiled and spoke, the lie rolling off his lips easily. "A friend had appointed my son as this boy's Godfather, but had sadly perished in the Kyuubi attack. I want to get this boy to him as soon as possible." The Anbu accepted the explanation, and left to get the required team. Hiruzen sat down at his desk, and smiled as he continued smoking. Asuma would raise Naruto to be a fine ninja; what could go wrong?
***
The two Chunin were silent as they pulled a cart on the pathways of Fire Country. They had been walking slowly so as to not harm the child within the cart, but it was clear the two were bored out of their minds. As they began walking through a bustling town, one of the Chunin nudged the other.
"Hey, wanna go grab a drink?"
The other Chunin looked carefully at the cart, before nodding. The two ninja bought several bottles of sake, and continued their way out of the village. After making sure Naruto was fed, they closed up the cart and began getting wasted outside. As they collapsed in drunken slumber in the middle of the night, they never noticed as a group of thugs entered the clearing and slit their throats.
The thugs wiped the blood off of their knives, and grabbed the cart. The small group of thugs snickered as they imagined the pay-day they would receive after they brought the cart of valuables to their boss, Gato.
The thugs made their way to large ship near the harbor, and brought the cart on after giving a small nod to the guards on watch. The thugs chuckled as they made their way through the large hallways, soon arriving to a lavish looking room. A short man was sitting behind a desk wearing a suit and tie, black sunglasses covering his eyes, counting a rather large wad of bills. He was chuckling as he counted, obviously happy with the rather large amount. When he noticed the thugs walk in, he growled. "What are you guys doing here?"
One of the thugs stepped forward, and made a small bow. "Gato-sama. We managed to secure a cart from some Konoha shinobi. It was protected by two Chunin, so we believe the contents to be valuable."
Gato grinned, and motioned for the thugs to open the cart. When the thugs got it open, it was to the sight of Naruto sleeping peacefully, a letter on the side of his blanket. One of the thugs opened the letter, and read the letter. Despite having horrible reading skills, he managed to grasp the basic gist of the letter after a few minutes. "Gato-sama!"
Gato barked out, displeased with the sight of the baby. "What!" The thug passed the letter to Gato, who read it much faster than any of his goons. Gato's frown curled into a grin, as he chuckled slowly. Apparently this boy was the son of the Yondaime Hokage, and a Jinchuuriki to boot. Gato had heard of Jinchuuriki before, as they were exceedingly hard to hire for missions. But with his own...
Gato chuckled. "Get the kid his own room. I want him to have as much protection as possible, you got it?! From now on, he's my latest and greatest investment. Get to it!" The thugs nodded quickly, taking the child out of the room. Gato leaned back in his chair, sipping from a cup of wine. Things were looking good.
The Sandaime looked at the infant, who was sleeping peacefully, no idea how much his existence affected Konoha. By having the Kyuubi sealed inside him, he had become the village's Jinchuuriki, and would most likely to be raised into a weapon. Hiruzen's face hardened as he took a small drag from his pipe. He swore he would protect Naruto to the best of his ability, and honor the Yondaime's sacrifice.
He knew that Naruto's existence was only known to him; while Jiraiya and a few other ninja knew of Kushina's pregnancy, Hiruzen was the only one to witness Naruto being alive after the climax of the battle. Hiruzen would tell the village that Minato killed the Kyuubi, and if Jiraiya brought up the impossibility of killing a Biju, than Hiruzen would admit to Naruto becoming a Jinchuuriki, only to die in the process.
But where to hide Naruto? Hiruzen lightly scratched his beard as he pondered an answer. He could send Naruto to his son Asuma at the Fire Temple. Asuma was one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, and could safely raise Naruto. Hiruzen snapped his fingers, and an Anbu entered the room.
"You called, Hokage-sama?" The Anbu asked, his face hidden behind a cat mask. Hiruzen nodded, and motioned to the sleeping Naruto. "Get a small squad of available Chunin, and have them transport this child to my son Asuma at the Fire Temple. Can you do this?"
The Anbu nodded. "May I ask what is important about this child, Hokage-sama?" He asked, standing and grabbing the child's basket. Hiruzen smiled and spoke, the lie rolling off his lips easily. "A friend had appointed my son as this boy's Godfather, but had sadly perished in the Kyuubi attack. I want to get this boy to him as soon as possible." The Anbu accepted the explanation, and left to get the required team. Hiruzen sat down at his desk, and smiled as he continued smoking. Asuma would raise Naruto to be a fine ninja; what could go wrong?
***
The two Chunin were silent as they pulled a cart on the pathways of Fire Country. They had been walking slowly so as to not harm the child within the cart, but it was clear the two were bored out of their minds. As they began walking through a bustling town, one of the Chunin nudged the other.
"Hey, wanna go grab a drink?"
The other Chunin looked carefully at the cart, before nodding. The two ninja bought several bottles of sake, and continued their way out of the village. After making sure Naruto was fed, they closed up the cart and began getting wasted outside. As they collapsed in drunken slumber in the middle of the night, they never noticed as a group of thugs entered the clearing and slit their throats.
The thugs wiped the blood off of their knives, and grabbed the cart. The small group of thugs snickered as they imagined the pay-day they would receive after they brought the cart of valuables to their boss, Gato.
The thugs made their way to large ship near the harbor, and brought the cart on after giving a small nod to the guards on watch. The thugs chuckled as they made their way through the large hallways, soon arriving to a lavish looking room. A short man was sitting behind a desk wearing a suit and tie, black sunglasses covering his eyes, counting a rather large wad of bills. He was chuckling as he counted, obviously happy with the rather large amount. When he noticed the thugs walk in, he growled. "What are you guys doing here?"
One of the thugs stepped forward, and made a small bow. "Gato-sama. We managed to secure a cart from some Konoha shinobi. It was protected by two Chunin, so we believe the contents to be valuable."
Gato grinned, and motioned for the thugs to open the cart. When the thugs got it open, it was to the sight of Naruto sleeping peacefully, a letter on the side of his blanket. One of the thugs opened the letter, and read the letter. Despite having horrible reading skills, he managed to grasp the basic gist of the letter after a few minutes. "Gato-sama!"
Gato barked out, displeased with the sight of the baby. "What!" The thug passed the letter to Gato, who read it much faster than any of his goons. Gato's frown curled into a grin, as he chuckled slowly. Apparently this boy was the son of the Yondaime Hokage, and a Jinchuuriki to boot. Gato had heard of Jinchuuriki before, as they were exceedingly hard to hire for missions. But with his own...
Gato chuckled. "Get the kid his own room. I want him to have as much protection as possible, you got it?! From now on, he's my latest and greatest investment. Get to it!" The thugs nodded quickly, taking the child out of the room. Gato leaned back in his chair, sipping from a cup of wine. Things were looking good.
