Sarutobi silently cried as he looked at the little baby sleeping peacefully in his arms. The little boy was only a few days old, but sadly most of the civilians in Konoha harbored a deep hatred for the little babe. They blamed little Naruto for the sins that the Kyuubi had wreaked on Konoha even though the two were separate persons.
When Sarutobi thought about the situation he let out a curse towards his predecessor, “Damn you Minato. I should have been the one to use the seal, as a result of your stubborn determination your only son is now hated by the village we’ve sworn to protect. At least our ninjas respect your skills enough to know that your son is not the Kyuubi.”
Sarutobi stopped his gripping when he saw a furry black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead moving quietly along the corners of his office. Sarutobi then spoke up and said, “Hello Luna; is there something I can help you with?” Luna turned her head to look at Sarutobi before she walked near and jumped onto his desk.
Luna looked lovingly at the little babe resting in the old Hokage’s arms before speaking, “Yes there is something you can help me with. You can tell me your plans for my prince.” Sarutobi almost chucked when he looked at Luna as she spoke to him. It always made Sarutobi smile when he saw Luna and Usagi’s good cop, bad cop routine. Although the little advisor was always overly paranoid in his mind, one could tell how much she cared about Usagi and now Naruto.
In his wise old grandfatherly voice Sarutobi said, “Don’t worry your little head Luna. You know that I loved Usagi like she was my own daughter. Besides, I owe Minato quite a lot and the village is just increasing the debt owed to Naruto’s family. I’ve gotten the Council to leave Naruto alone, but I can’t adopt him like I would like to do. I’ve arranged for you and Naruto to have a small cottage on the edge of one of the quieter edges of town. Sadly, Naruto can’t live in his parent’s house until he can claim his father’s name and we both know the conditions for that to happen.”
At this point both Luna and Sarutobi bowed their heads in thought. Naruto would have to have his true name hidden until he became a Chunin, he reached 18 years old, or he married. Luna’s face grew firm as she spoke, “I may only be able to be in my human form for 1 hour out of 3, but I WILL take care of Naruto. When they really needed help, I couldn’t help his mother or his grandmother. I WILL NOT fail Naruto now when he needs my help.” Sarutobi just nodded his head and thought that maybe Naruto’s luck was about to change.
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