Synopsis: the Nara Clan adopts Naruto. As he grows up his energetic personality rubs off the Nara's and makes them into an intelligent ENTHUSIASTIC people, while Naruto becomes way more intelligent.

Pairing is Naru/FemHaku/Yugito

Shika/Temari/Ino – Hey he seems to attract loud troublesome women.

Changing for the better!

Chapter 1

'Talk" – Normal

"Talk" – Thinking

Talk – Demon or higher beings

"Talk' – Demon or higher beings Thinking

The council chambers!

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around the council room with barely concealed irritation on his face. Sarutobi, Also known as the Sandaime Hokage, didn't think he'd have to face the council again…at least not as Hokage. When Minato took over, Sarutobi had his first day off in so many years. But then, she found himself in the Hokage robes holding the child Uzumaki Naruto, who as of 30 minutes ago, became the 3rd Jinchuriki of the 9 Tailed Demon Fox. The source of Sarutobi's irritation is that he is unsure whether or not to reveal to the council what Naruto contains. He knows the life that Naruto will face if word gets out. He decides to withhold that bit of information about Naruto from the 'esteemed' council. Yes, it is for the best.

"Hokage-Sama! Is that the child that Minato Sealed the Kyubi in?" Demanded Fugaku Uchiha

Cue the eruption in 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1…

HOKAGE-SAMA, WE MUST KILL THE DEMON BRAT NOW!

LOOK AT THOSE MARKS ON HIS FACE, THE DEMON IS ALREADY GAINING CONTROL OF THE CHILD!

All this came from the Civilian Side of the council. Sarutobi turned to the Shinobi side and looked at what their reactions were.

So, he has the Kyubi sealed in him? That makes him no different from my clan. By the looks of it, he'd get treated the same we do too. It would be in my best interests to look out for the boy- Thought Shibi Aburame though his face gave nothing away.

"are these guys for real? Just what I'd expect from those dumbass civilians to be honest. It's plainly obvious that Naruto is clearly the pup he is and not the giant fur ball- Tsume Inuzuka thought while looking at Naruto fondly

' What? They are calling for his death? He is barely an hour old? Dirt bags is what they are. I'd like to destroy their minds. Make a mental note Inoichi, Protect the innocent boy as he gets older'- Thought Inoichi Yamanaka

'These civilian merchants….. they'll be the cruelest to him as he goes older. Keep an eye on the boys nutrition, can't have the Yondaimes Legacy suffer or die from Malnutrition- Thought Choza Akimichi as his stomach rumbled

'Ah, so goddamn troublesome. Not only have these idiots mistaken him for the Kyubi, but also they fail to realize the connection between Naruto and Minato. I mean not even Choza and Inoichi notice the resemblance between the too. If it wasn't for genin teams of 3, Minato would've been with us" Shikaku Nara thought…his eyes looking lazy but his mind going into overdrive.

"SILENCE!" Yelled Sarutobi " Yes Fugaku, This is the BOY Minato Sealed the Nine Tails into, I am asking one family to care for and protect Naruto as he grows."

"Hokage-Sama, It's going to be really troublesome, but I will do the job of Adopting Naruto. Minato was our friend, and I know he would want his SON to be protected from danger." Said Shikaku "He will be adopted into and raised by the Nara Clan."

As Shikaku said this, Sarutobi, Choza and Inoichi looked around the council and saw with some satisfaction that the civilian council has shut up. Clearly they didn't expect the Nara of all people to take the initiative and speak out first. They had thought he would've deemed it to troublesome. They were also shocked at the revelation Minato Had a child.

Choza stood up followed by Inoichi, Tsume, Shibi , Even Hyuga Hiashi stood up and in Unison they declared.

"We the Akimichi/Yamanaka/Inuzuka/Aburame/Hyuga clans will support Shikaku's decision and add our clans protection to ensure that Minato's final wish is to be respected."

The civilian council looks absolutely gob smacked at this point. With 6 major clans protecting the demon brat, it would be very hard to attempt an Assassination on him.

"I'm rather glad to see that everyone is in agreement with this arrangement. From now on, any information about the Kyubi being sealed inside Naruto AND his parentage will be classified as a SS Rank secret. If broken, it'll be punishable by death, no matter if you're a clan head or not" Said Sarutobi. "This matter is closed!"

with that said, Sarutobi walked out with Naruto in his arms and motioned for Shikaku to follow. The clan heads filed out one by one with only Fugaku remaining. The Civilian Council, now seeing that the Hokage has left begin to erupt again.

~Scene Switch~

"Now Shikaku, Do you really wish to adopt Naruto? You are aware of the dangers that you, your clan and Naruto will face, all because he contains the Kyubi and is the reminder of death of the 4th Hokage." Said Sarutobi

Looking at Sarutobi, Shikaku replied in a lazy voice.

"Hokage-sama, I know it is what Minato would want. He definitely would want his son to have a happy life. We won't hold the truth from him either. When he makes a Genin we'll tell him about the Kyubi and then when he becomes Chunin, we will reveal his heritage. As of now, he shall be known as Nara Shikaruto."

At this, Sarutobi got a look on his face that was calculating.

"Shikaruto? Hmmm… Will you train Shikaruto in the use of Shadow Manipulation?" he asked. "Will you also tell him his real name when he makes Genin too?"

"Yes Hokage-Sama. His name will be Shikaruto. It's a bit of a tradition in our clan. My soon to be born son will be named Shikamaru. Of course sir, he will be raised as a Nara, so he'll fight like one. I just hope he doesn't become lazy like the rest of us." Shikaku smirks.

"So he had an ulterior motive in adopting Naruto, never underestimate a nara. Being the son of Kushina and Minato, I can just guarantee he'll be a little hell-raiser." Snickered Sarutobi in his head.

They both shared a laugh at that thought. Once again looking thoughtful about something Shikaku stated one more thing to Sarutobi.

"Sir, I'd keep a look out for the Civilian Council, you saw their reactions when Fugaku 'mentioned' what had happened to Naruto. They'll be out for Naruto's Blood, not to mention the Uchiha clan too. After all Fugaku hated Minato for 2 big things. Stealing Kushina and becoming the Yondaime Hokage.

"Your suspicions are quite truthful Shikaku, I'll keep some ANBU to keep a eye on the Uchiha clan. I have one in mind already. One more thing." Sarutobi said, throwing a scroll to Shikaku, "In that scroll is a seal that minato and Kushina created at the same time they created the Shiki Fujin. I guess they anticipated you'd watch over their son because it is a Shadow type seal, prefect for your clan." Stated Sarutobi.

Smirking slightly, Shikaku took the scroll, bowed to Sarutobi and vanished with a Kage-Shunshin (Shadow body flicker) by sinking into his own shadow. Sarutobi was unnerved by Shikaku's smile. But forgot about it as he had his Icha-Icha to read. As he opened his desk drawer, His door exploded open and in came the civilian council lead by Sakiri Haruno and Sarutobi's old teammates Koharu and Homura.

"HOKAGE-SAMA, WE DEMAND THAT YOU GIVE THE CHILD CUSTODY TO ONE OF THE CIVILIAN FAMILIES SO WE CAN KEEP A BETTER EYE ON THAT… THING." Screeched Sakiri with the rest of the council nodding furiously while Koharu and Homura looked at the civilian council with disdain. Why they were here, they didn't know. I guess the civilian council thought they hated the boy, but they knew Minato well and had faith in his sealing abilities so they knew that the village was safe with the Kyubi in a cage, which resided inside the little kid. Exasperated with this turn of events and really wanting to read his Icha-Icha, Sarutobi turned to the civilian council and stared at them his eyes cold and spoke in a voice as cold as ice.

"You? You demand me to change who gets Naruto? Mind your place CIVILIAN!" Sarutobi roared, "You think you can protect him more than 6 Ninja Clans and the Hokage can? Get the hell out of my office! Koharu and Homura, stay behind please."

Silenced and shocked at the rage and killing intent that the Hokage showed over the demon brat, the civilians turned tail and ran out of the office with plans of revenge in their minds. They knew with the Hokage not taking shit from anyone, Naruto's protection went up several notches.

"Hiruzen, I think it would be best to place Hatake Kakashi as the ANBU who'll shadow Naruto when he is in the streets. After all, he is the student of the 4th and should know that Naruto is his son, they look so similar after all." Koharu stated.

Hiruzen looked impassive as he contemplated that.

"You might be right Koharu. Also Homura, Do you have a list of the new ANBU recruits?" Sarutobi asked?

"Hai Hiruzen." Said Homura as he passed Hiruzen the list.

"Hmmm…interesting. All right! Koharu, Send Kakashi too me, Homura, send the new ANBU codenamed Weasel to me at once. Unfortunately, even though I classified it as an SS rank secret, I have a feeling that the civilian council will 'accidently' release the news.

Scene Skip- Nara Compound

Appearing in front of his clans compound, Shikaku opened the scroll the Hokage gave him. Reading it, he smiled.

Dear Shikaku,

If you're reading this, then I guess my prediction was right. You always were the smartest out of us growing up. So I knew that you'd recognize Naruto as my son, and would take care of him. Hence, why I've created this seal because I know that while the Shinobi will respect my wishes, the troublesome civilian council will not. This seal is one that Kushina, myself and Jiraiya created suited to YOUR clan should you be the one to adopt Naruto. I called it Kage no Kage fuin (Shadow within Shadow seal) the way this works is that you attach the seal to Naruto it will create a link between you two. If anyone who looks to threaten my son, you will appear out of his shadow and defend him. This is your own choice to use, because once you put it on, you can't take it off until Naruto becomes a Genin in which it would happen automatically increasing his knowledge in the use of your shadow jutsus. The seal is a sentient too, so it would recognize familiar people who wont hurt him as well as being the voice of reason should the Kyubi try to influence my son. Unfortunately, I'm out of time because I can hear the damn fox coming, plus I got to write a letter for Naruto, which is enclosed here as well as instructions for my Jutsus like the Rasengan and Hirashin. Take care of your family Shikaku, look out for my son…. Shikaruto! Lol not bad. May the will of fire burn forever in you and your family in particular your soon to be son Shikamaru. Hopefully, he and Naruto will be best friends and brothers.

Your old Friend,

Minato Namikaze, The Yondaime Hokage

PS: The kunai for Hirashin are in the scroll but protected by a test and a blood seal that only Naruto will pass when he is ready. The seal will know when he is.

Finishing reading the letter, he looked at the seal and saw how complicated and troublesome it looked. Fuinjutsu looks troublesome full stop.

'This looks like it'll be a couple of interesting years watching Shikaruto grow up." Shikaku thought with a smile.

Adopted by Shikaku, protected by 6 clans and Sarutobi, who'll actually make an effort this time, Watch out Konoha a different Naruto and Nara clan await you.

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