(Hey, guys. I thought about dropping another Naruto story for you. While I may have done a Naruto Shredder story before in the past, this one takes a different turn where Naruto is actually raised by a honorable and noble Oroku Saki outside the village and trained in the art of the Foot Clan. Well, take a look.)

The village of Konoha was in a state of disrepair and damage, for the night before was when the nine tailed fox; a demon of great and tremendous power was unleashed and laid waste to the village. His rampage cost the lives of many shinobi and others, but the biggest casualty of all was the death of the village's leader Minato Namikaze; the Fourth Hokage and his wife Kushina Uzumaki.

But what some did not know was that Minato and Kushina weren't entirely victims of the nine tails rampage. Rather they stopped the beast by sealing it away in the body of their newborn son, Naruto. Unfortunately the sealing took a toll on their lives and they passed away.

When the bodies were recovered, Hiruzen Sarutobi the Third Hokage of the village made sure Naruto was taken with him. Now inside the village's administration building sat the old man at his desk, while a crib was off to the side containing the baby. Inside the room was another old man who was still a bit younger than Sarutobi, and dressed in sage garments, who spoke.

"Are you sure about this, sensei?" the old man asked the Third.

"Yes, Jiraiya," Sarutobi began, "It's far too dangerous to let Naruto grow up in the village that will resent him and convince the younger generation to treat him the same. So he's far better off growing up away from all of that."

"I know, but still..."

"I understand your concern, Jiraiya. But even you are in no position to be looking after a baby what with your own spy network to keep watch on potential threats. Plus I don't think Kushina would be too thrilled at what growing up under your care could do to her baby." Sarutobi warned Jiraiya who cringed knowing exactly what he meant.

"Good point."

Suddenly materializing in the room was an Anbu who spoke to the Third, "Lord Third, our guest has arrived."

"Send him in." Sarutobi ordered.

The Anbu vanished, and soon the door opened up and two figures stepped inside. The first figure was a tall dark haired man wearing a white kimono robe with a gray torso guard on it with a three toed dragon crests on each of the shoulders. The one beside him was wearing a black ninja outfit, an metal oni mask over his face, and strapped to his back was a sword.

The two bowed their heads to the Hokage, as the first one spoke, "Good to see you again, Lord Third."

"Oroku Saki, good to see you as well. Even you, Hattori Tatsu." Sarutobi motioned to the masked man.

"Arigato, Lord Third." Tatsu answered.

Saki turned to Jiraiya, "Jiraiya, I certainly hope your hunt for research for your novels haven't dwindled your skills."

Jiraiya looked insulted, "I'll have you know it's my skills that have kept me alive during my research."

"Obviously." Saki replied.

"So it's just you two?" Sarutobi inquired.

Saki sighed, "Yes. Shen would've come, but she still is in need of rest due to having recently give birth."

"Yes, so you've mentioned in your previous letter you were expecting. How is the baby?"

"She's beautiful," Saki said happily, "Our little Karai."

"So a daughter, huh?" Jiraiya asked curiously.

"Yes," Saki confirmed, "We have faith she will grow into a fine shinobi of the Foot Clan."

"Here's hoping," Sarutobi said, before cutting to the chase, "Now then, you know why we've summoned you here especially of all times?"

"Yes. The nine tails has broken free from Kushina's seal and ran amok." Saki replied.

"Judging from the state of the village, it wasn't so easy to restrain." Tatsu noted.

"I'm afraid not, but the real reason I called you here was because of this."Sarutobi motioned to the crib.

Saki and Tatsu walked over and looked inside seeing the blonde haired baby sleeping, "So this is Minato and Kushina's boy?" Saki asked.

"Yes. Meet Naruto."

"He does look like their child." Saki noticed.

"Indeed. Now since you read my letter what is your answer?" Sarutobi asked, as Saki answered.

"You wish for me to take Naruto with me back to the Dragon village for his own safety."

"Correct. When the damage here is restored and the villagers have their time to mourn they will eventually turn their anger and hatred towards Naruto because of the nine tailed fox that now resides within him. There is only so much I can do for the boy while keeping check on the whole village. Especially with my old teammates and even Danzo breathing down my neck. You were very close friends with Minato and Kushina whenever you came to visit our village with your father."

Saki sighed recalling those good memories, "Yes. They were indeed my best friends, and I would do anything for them. Even give my own life for theirs."

"Then you have an answer?" the Hokage inquired.

Saki nodded, "Yes. I will look after Naruto and raise him as my own. And I know Shen wouldn't mind having another to call her child."

Sarutobi smiled, "Thank you."

"But sir, there remains a problem," Tatsu spoke up, "The village will know Naruto isn't really your child."

"Yes, but all that can be fixed," Sarutobi said, as he got up from his desk and walked over to the crib. He laid a hand down on Naruto's forehead and concentrated. Suddenly Naruto's blonde hair had turned to a dark black shade like Saki's.

"Excellent," Saki said, "Now no one, not even the village of Konoha will realize it."

Sarutobi nodded, "You two had best take Naruto and go while you can without anyone else knowing. We'll keep in touch on Naruto's progress as he grows."

"Understood." Saki agreed, as he gently picked the baby up and held hi close while smiling down at the boy.

As the two walked out of the office, Jiraiya couldn't help but sniffle, which didn't go unnoticed by Sarutobi, "There-there, Jiraiya. It's not really goodbye, after all."

"I know." Jiraiya said, as he wiped his eyes.

Sarutobi himself couldn't help but feel sad himself, as he thought, 'Good luck, Naruto.'

As Saki and Tatsu made their way out of Konoha they traveled past the border of the Land of Fire before going up north to the Dragon Village.

Upon returning, Saki and Tatsu walked through the village while several of their shinobi who were wearing black ninja uniforms and masks while wearing headbands that had the symbol of the three toed dragon on the metal plates bowed their heads to him, as he passed by.

Tatsu spoke, "Master, I should get back to my post, while you head home."

"Yes. Off you go, Tatsu." Saki dismissed him, and Tatsu vanished.

So Saki returned home and entered the bedroom to see a beautiful woman with long black hair laying down resting, "Shen?" he asked.

The woman identified as Shen looked over and smiled at her husband, "Welcome home, Saki."

"I brought back some company that I think you'll be happy to see." Saki said, as he showed her Naruto.

Shen's eyes lit up with joy at the sight of him, "Saki, he's so beautiful."

"He's Minato and Kushina's." Saki explained.

"He is?"

"Yes. There's so much I have to tell you." Saki said, as he began telling her everything Sarutobi told him.

"Oh, my goodness. Minato and Kushina..." Shen said sadly.

"Yes. They're gone, and their son is all that's left of their legacies. Sarutobi requested we raise him as our own for his safety. I hope that won't be a problem."

Shen smiled, "None at all. I would be honored to be the mother of our best friends child. And now, I have both a daughter and a son." she held Naruto close.

"Speaking of whom," Saki said, as he looked over to a crib set up close. He took Naruto and brought him over to the crib where a baby girl with traces of black hair were on her head, "Naruto, this is Karai. She will be your new sister. Karai, this is your new brother Naruto." Saki placed Naruto down next to Karai, as the two babies looked to each other and moved closer to one another.

Saki looked over to his wife and spoke, "I think they're going to get along just fine." he went over to Shen and laid down next to her as they cuddled together.

Naruto wouldn't know it now, but he was indeed meant to do great things in the years that would follow, and luckily won't be alone.

(And there you go. Hope you guys enjoy this new take of putting Naruto in the Foot Clan. This Oroku Saki is modeled more after the 2003 version and not the demon Oroku Saki. Tatsu is modeled after his 2012 cartoon incarnate, while Karai will eventually be modeled after her 2012 cartoon counterpart. Catch you all next time.)