Two seats from Hiashi was Tsume, the clan head of the Inuzuka Clan. This clan was well known for their collaboration with ninja dogs, and their pack mentality. They always believed in looking out for family, and were well known for their fierce loyalty to others. It was because of this that Tsume felt she had shamed her clan name by not recognizing Naruto for who he was. Kushina Uzumaki had been one of her best friends during the academy, she and the red head had been the pranksters of their class. Many times the two would get in trouble for playing pranks, which would end up causing mass amounts of property damage. In truth this should have been the Inuzuka heads first clue about who Naruto's parents were, with his father's looks being the second clue. Tsume had promised that if something ever happened to Kushina, she would take care of the woman's pups with the red haired tom boy promising the same. When she had heard that her best friend's child had been the very boy she had hated for containing the beast that killed her husband, the Inuzuka Matriarch had been horrified. To find out that she had broken her promise and left Kushina's pup without protection, it was the greatest dishonor she could give. This was why she had promised to herself that she would help Naruto with whatever he needed.
Sitting next to the Inuzuka Matriarch was Shibi Aburame, the clan head of the Aburame clan. The Aburame's were well know as a clan that followed logic, believing that to do otherwise would cause more issues to arise then need be. They were also ostracized, much like Naruto because of the bugs they carry. That was why Shibi had honored the Yondaime's wish, they knew that Naruto was no more the Kyuubi then their Kikai bugs were them. His clan had been the only one who would really help the boy. It was not as much as he would have liked, since his clan was small and could not look after the boy all the time. But the first few birthdays that Naruto had after starting the academy, Shibi had made sure that one Aburame was there to watch him. It had proved to be a good idea, as during the young boy's birthday many people would get drunk to the point that their logical processes would not work. The end result was a drunken mob who would try to go after Naruto; thankfully his clan had always been able to stop that by draining the mobs of their chakra before they could do anything. When he had heard the news that Naruto was in fact the son of one of the few Shinobi who had received his clans respect, it had never made him so thankful for honoring said mans last wish.
The last in the lineup were the members of the Yamanaka, Nara and Akamichi clans, who were well known for their powerful team work. These three were Inoichi, Shikaku and Chouza and they had been known as the Ina-Shika-Cho trio, due to the teamwork they used during the Third Great Shinobi War. These three all had very different views on what they felt should have been done with Naruto. Shikaku, who was the most intelligent of all of them was more than smart enough to realize that Naruto was just a boy. Unfortunately the man had not done much, for the simple fact that like all Nara members he was too lazy and it would be too troublesome to really do something to help the boy. It was something he was regretting now that he knew of Naruto's heritage. Chouza had been on the fence about Naruto, while he knew that the boy was not the Kyuubi he was still wary about letting his child near him. Of course Naruto ended up befriending Chouji anyway, having stood up for the boy when he was being picked on by bullies for his weight. That had probably been the turning point for Chouza, but he had still not really done anything to help the boy, something he was now regretting. Inoichi Yamanaka was the one person in their group who had wanted nothing to do with the boy, while he had not believed that Naruto was the Kyuubi. He had still been wary of him and had told his daughter to stay as far away from him as possible, now that he knew of the blond's heritage he was coming to regret his decision.
It was fifteen minutes after everyone else had entered the council chamber that the doors opened again, and in walked the last two people they were waiting for. The first was easily recognized as Tsunade Senju, the Godaime Hokage and last of the Senju clan. However it was the second figure that had caught everyone's attention, and ended up shocking those in the council chamber.
Standing before them was what many could only feel was the Yondaime reborn; the young man looked like an exact replica of his father. Even the way the blond teen moved was akin to his father, each step he took spoke of a man who had great confidence in himself. Yet at the same time it showed that he was not arrogant, it was graceful much like a predator stalking its pray. That combined with the aura of power and confidence the young man exuded, was enough to make many of the people in the room look at Naruto in the same light as his father.
The two blonds walked over to their seats, Tsunade sitting at the head of the council. Meanwhile Naruto took his clan's seat, which was right between Hiashi and Tsume. Naruto offered Hiashi a nod of acknowledgement, which was returned. Before turning to Tsume and giving the woman a feral grin, that surprisingly enough began to make the Inuzuka Matriarch feel hot under the collar due to how feral the look was. It seemed to literally scream alpha to her.
Tsunade cleared her throat before speaking, "as you are all aware we are here to welcome Naruto as the new head of the Namikaze Clan. But before we do that I would like to know if any of you have objects to this decision," she looked at all of the council members with a glare, letting them know that she would be going through with this decision anyway. Thankfully no one objected, though the main reason behind this was less then savory. "Good then I hereby bestow upon Naruto all the rights, responsibilities and privileges of a Clan Head," Tsunade said. "And now that that's out of the way we can…"
"Actually Hokage-san," Danzo said with an impassive face, though on the inside he was feeling quite smug. "There is one thing we must discuss with Namikaze-san…"
Before he could complete his sentence he was stopped by a growl, Danzo along with everyone else turned to look at the source of said growl in surprise. It was Naruto who was currently glaring at Danzo, "I suggest you hold your tongue when speaking to the Hokage in such a way Danzo-san. You will refer to her as Tsunade-Sama or Hokage-Sama as her position dictates, to do otherwise is a vast insult to her, and if Hokage-Sama wished it could be considered as an act of treason."
Danzo along with the other two elders resisted the urge to glare at the young man; frankly they felt that being called out like this was beneath them. But they knew that they would not be able to call Tsunade with anything but respect, now that Danzo had been called out and the threat made sure that it would be impossible for them to get away with the small demeaning tactic. Unfortunately they could not do anything about it; they could no longer risk treating the blond woman with disrespect anymore; lest they wish to go to jail or worse. However the only sign they had that conveyed their displeasure, was the way they pursed their lips.
"Of course," Danzo said in a clam voice, though on the inside he was seething. Still he would not do let this boy get to him, he was positive that in the end it would not matter and he would still get what he wanted. "I apologize Namikaze-san, but as I was…"
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to," Naruto interrupted as he gestured to Tsunade.
Danzo grit his teeth but kept his outwardly calm appearance as he turned to the Hokage, "I apologize for the lack of respect Tsunade-Sama, it won't happen again."
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