Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Naruto.
Warnings: It's only rated M because I wanted to be safe. Most likely going to be slash or no pairings. Some foul language later on.
A/N: This is dedicated to all my reader's who have been so supportive and understanding. I mentioned quite a while ago that I was working on this new series and I meant to have it up ages ago, but unfortunately my computer had other ideas. I'm currently re-typing it from what I remember and it seems to be coming along even better than the original. Now onto my bad news. Everything is on hold from now on. All my posted works are on hold. I'm sorry but if you've read my other stories you know why. I'm not giving them up, I have every intention of finishing them. Keep in mind that if something is updated, it doesn't mean that I'm back. It's still on hold, I just happened to update because I had a spare minute.
The green eyed man stood at the open door staring at the old man and the young black haired child in front of him blankly.
"No," he muttered sleepily before slamming the door and turning back towards his bedroom.
"Arashi-kun! Open this door right now!" The old man's muffled voice shouted from the hallway.
"Sensei?"
Arashi looked up from his shuffle down the hall to see his small blue eyed blonde student rubbing his eyes tiredly.
"Sensei w-w-what does Hokage-jiichan want?" The seven year old asked around a yawn.
"Nothing Naruto-kun. Go back to sleep," the sleepy man said as he escorted the child into his room and tucked him back in before leaving for his own room.
"Arashi if you don't open this door right now, I'm coming in on my own!"
"Go away! I'm not doing it!" Arashi yelled back as he attempted to dive into his bed.
Attempted being the key word.
"Let go!" Arashi whined as he tried to get the collar of his shirt from the Hokage's grip.
The Sandaime sighed. "I haven't even told you what I want yet. Stop squirming and act your age!"
"Why won't you act your age Arashi-kun?" The exasperated blonde man exclaimed. "You're still just a kid!"
"Would you stop calling me that! Besides didn't you say that there's a war going on? I can't expect you to always be around to protect me," Harry explained patiently to the man who was nearly twice his age.
"Ah, but what do you expect me to call you? Calling you Harry will be a dead giveaway that you're a foreigner, it'll be even harder for you then."
"But it sounds so stupid! What kind of name is Arashi?"
The blue eyed blonde gaped. "What kind of name is Arashi? I know that you don't really grasp the language all that well but honestly. Arashi was my father's name, it means storm or tempest. It fits you."
Harry blinked at the man as a tense silence passed between them. "Usotsuki!" (1)
"Hey hey, be nice to your shishou! Besides with a lightening bolt scar what do you expect to be called? I'm not naming you something tacky like Inazuma,or after my sensei! (2) He'd let it go to his head. Believe me, Arashi will be a name to be remembered, or my name isn't Namikaze Minato!" Minato nodded resolutely.
"Oh so now you want me to be serious! We just got home from the last mission you sent us on! Go get Hatake to baby-sit for you!" Arashi groaned as his Hokage dragged him back into the apartment's living room, the dark haired child following them closely.
"Sensei?" All the rooms occupants turned to watch the small blonde rubbing his eyes furiously again and dragging his blanket behind him. "What's going on?"
Arashi sighed before straightening up and opening his arms for his student to run into. Even though he had anticipated it, he found himself staggering back with the force the young jinchuuriki used. He bit back a groan as he saw the curious look on the black haired boy's face, and the fond smile the Hokage bestowed them with.
"Go to sleep Naru. My answer's still no Hokage-sama," he said tersely as he flopped onto a stuffed armchair with blonde, motioning for his uninvited guests to sit on the couch.
"You know what's happened," the Hokage said as he sat gracefully and helped the boy hop up beside him.
"Hn. You were the one who told me when we got back."
"Then you know why I want you to take Sasuke in," the old man continued as he watched the minute tightening around the young man's eyes and mouth.
"I won't."
"He's of your blood."
"Didn't change his mind about me though, did it?"
"He's of your blood! He's your child for Kami's sake! How can you just turn your back on him!"
Uchiha Fugaku sneered disdainfully at the eleven year old boy being held in the protective embrace of Minato. "That is not my child. Itachi is my heir. That is nothing but foreign filth!"
"Hey that foreign filth has a name!" Minato snarled as he tightened his hands on the confused boys shoulders. "Maybe if you had kept it in your pants while you were on your mission-"
"Minato-kun that's enough!" Sarutobi's voice interrupted from where he was sitting behind his desk, his hands folded comfortably under his chin. "While his method of conveying it is crude Fugaku, you cannot deny the truth of his words. The tests have come back positive, he's your son."
The overly proud looking man sneered even more as he moved his glare to the Hokage. "And just what do you expect me to do about it? I will not jeopardize my clan, nor my marriage by acknowledging an outsider as my child!"
"He bares the Sharingan you overgrown fool!" Minato roared. "He needs to learn how to control it! How can you just turn him away? Ignore your responsibility to him?"
"I refuse to believe he's mine! If the mother is who you say she was, then he could be anyone's son!" The Jounin yelled as the boy's eyes narrowed.
"You-" Minato paused as the boy pulled on his sleeve.
"What is it Harry?" Minato asked, switching to English so he could understand.
"He doesn't want me right? Can I live by myself?" Harry asked as everyone turned to watch him.
"Ah, no Harry-kun, it's not that he doesn't want you-"
"Sure you're only yelling at him because he wants to express his deep caring for me," Harry snorted in disbelief. "If he doesn't want me then don't push me on him. I'm used to taking care of myself."
"You're the only one who will be able to teach him," the Hokage explained.
"Get Hatake to teach him. He bears a Sharingan eye."
"It's not the same and you know it."
"It's not like I had anyone to teach me either. I got by. Let him experiment. Make his own style like I did."
"Not everyone is a prodigy like you! He can't live on his own, he's too young," the Hokage said, his voice full of exasperation as the young boy watched them trade verbal blows back and forth.
"So let one of the Uchiha fans take him in!" Arashi finally exploded, cracking open an eye. "Besides don't you think you're jumping the gun? There's no guarantee that he'll even develop the Sharingan."
"He will."
"I'm not doing it."
"You're the only one I trust-"
"Does he know?" Arashi snarled, tired of avoiding the topic.
"Know what?" Sasuke finally broke in, tired of being talked about like he wasn't there.
"Why your brother killed the Uchiha's."
"What?" Arashi said in bewilderment. "That's not possible."
"It is," the Sandaime declared as his successor's apprentice sank into a chair provided by an ANBU before he could fall to the ground. "Ten days ago Uchiha Itachi slaughtered his entire clan, except his younger brother."
"No!" Arashi yelled as he locked distraught eyes with his leader. "Why?"
The Hokage closed his eyes tiredly. "I think you know why."
1. Usotsuki- Basically means Liar, or fibber. Not meant to be taken too seriously, more of a teasing reprimand.
2. It never fails. I'm gonna have someone after me saying that Jiraiya isn't meant to be translated with thunder or lightening in his name. I know that. I'm referring to the character from the Japanese folktale. Because I actually took the time to explain this, anyone who reviews saying I'm mistaken will be laughed at and ignored. Also Inazuma is Japanese for lightening, but I've also seen it translated as thunder. (Just watch, now someone's going to complain about that, lol!)
This story is dedicated to: Kitai Shinsei, She Who Cannot Be Turned, PirateCaptainBo, The Plot Bunny Whisperer, Choas Babe, Lady of Azkaban, Ladynight, luciusbolivar, fergiaj, Honebar, Shiho Yuki, Ookami Kage, lildevil425, Shi-no-aki, TigerRaven, mscs3, shadowcatxme, Sorceress Misha, litlittledragon, Blackmusasabi, and Coweena. Thanks you for your kind words and understanding and I'm sorry I haven't the time to reply personally to you all. (Kirsten I promise I haven't forgotten you TT. I'll find the time eventually!) Also if I do pull ANN I'll be giving you guys plenty of warning, and I'd probably PM my faithful reviewers first! Thanks you guys!
On a final note this is only one of three versions I had in mind for this story. One of them involved Sasuke being Harry's father and not discovering it until he was seventeen. If someone would like to take that idea over just drop me a line. I'm keeping the third version under wraps because I may turn it into a oneshot one day.