Chapter 1
AN- don't own Naruto or anything else in this story. They belong to their creators alone.
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Damn. What do I do to you and everyone else to deserve this? Aren't I just like you? A single human child that has done nothing more then be themselves. Tell me why I deserve this. You tell your children to stay away. And they do. You tell them to treat me with hatred and they do. Just tell me why and I'll go away to never come back. Only one man has had kindness for me so far in my life. And even then I wonder if it's just because it's his duty. If it's his duty to take care of every one residing in the village. Even looking back now I think its all bullshit. Everything and everyone. What about Iruka? Did he even care or was he like the old man. I don't even want to think about it, but what choice do I have. I don't have one, so I might as well wallow in self pity. Ha like I have anything else to do.
At the age of 20 I have nothing except lies to keep me going every day. I have no friends. I've heard them talking about me behind my back. But I smile and bear it. Do I only want to be recognized even now? Even now it's not worth it. But I have to keep going because their lies and hurtful words haven't killed me yet so why should I keep going. I'm not home a lot but I'm content with that. That means less time with hateful backstabbers that are called friends. Ha as if backstabbers is the right word for asses like them. The Hokage. Now she's a piece of work. But unlike everyone else, she gives me my room and I understand her and she understands me. It's a simple relationship that we developed. I guess a person could call it that. I just get the feeling like she cares but doesn't care. But what the hell am I babbling about. I can barley understand myself and they're my own thoughts. Wow that's enough to give a person a migraine.
My rank as a shinobi of Konoha is a simple one I guess. I'm a simple ANBU. ANBU stands for Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai or Special Assassinations and Tactics Squad. But most of the time its just assassinations here and there. I have even had a few across the great expanse of the ocean to just kill off a few people if the pay was good. A person has to still buy clothes and weapons right? Not only that, I still had to pay rent for piece of shit of an apartment. Oh well at least it was somewhere to live. Can't complain for that. Currently my I-pod decided to play Linkin Park's song "My December". Good song and it kind of describes my life. As I get ready to start a mission I hurry up and charged it while I got in the shower, ate, and dressed in the standard uniform that consisted of grey chest armor, grey arm braces, black skin tight shirts and pants, and finally the mask. The masks can have different designs. Mainly the mask is styled after an animal. Mine is unfortunately is my curse. Not only do I have to walk around looking like my regular face but I have to walk around with my curse covering my own curse. Damn who didn't know what my curse was. My curse was something that was gifted to me the very day I was born. And I have yet to figure out if I want to be upset with my parents or just be partial to it all. What is done is done.
Looking at the clock that was hanging on the wall I was going to be late if I did not hurry to the gate to meet the rest of my team. My team mates names were Yuichi and Manami Onizuka*. Yuichi was a kind spirit I guess. He's kind of partial to me but hey the feelings mutual. His sister is a lot better. Together we make up Team 8 in the ANBU ranks. The team leader of our group is Manami, medic-nin is Yuichi, and the special tactics is of course me. We were all summoned to the Hokages' office before leaving. I had a gut feeling that it was not going to be something I was going to like. I could feel the same from my teammates as we jumped across rooftops. There was a reason we were just regular soldiers and not special captains or anything. We just didn't want change. I didn't want someone's life in my hand because I was unsure if I could handle the responsibility so well. The Onizukas just didn't want to be separated from each other. They had already lost their parents from the same jobs and they didn't want to lose each other. That though is something I would never be able to understand. But maybe it was just because I had no one to worry about except myself. Even then it was a bit of a hassle.
Walking in to the office of the Hokage we defiantly got the vibe that something was up and that we could not change it. We saw the new scrolls lying on top of the desk. No these were not mission statements, these were something totally different. They had the ANBU department seal on them. And each one had our names on it. Below the white scrolls, was a package wrapped in brown paper. If I had the Byakugan (sp) I would know what was in it. I knew from the bottom of my heart what was happening. We were being promoted whether we liked it or not. That would mean new responsibilities, new people, new teammates, new formations, new everything. I liked this team because we knew each other attacks, and what we had to do to help the other with that attack. That would be next to impossible with a new team. I could just tell from now that this was not going to flow like clockwork. And this was all something that we no longer had a chance in the matter anymore.
"From your body posture I can tell you have already figured out what was going on. This would not have happened had the council just left things as they were. Before the rest arrives I want to apologize and say I had no say in the matter. You all will have new teams by the end of the hour and new responsibilities," Tsunade started, "You all will continue to train on what you are doing now. Meaning Yuichi will continue to be a medic-nin. That will not change in this new team position, Manami will now be second in command, and Naruto I'm afraid you'll just have to grow up. You are now-"
I didn't need her to finish. I knew what she was going to say. I knew it and I hated her for it. I didn't want to be a captain because not only was I not ready for it, the team would not listen to me and I would be putting lives in danger because of it. I hated her because she knew this and yet she continued as if there was not a problem. As she finished I was glaring at her through a mask, a knock filled the room drowning out the rest of what she said. As they entered I knew all but six of them. I knew them because they pretended to be my friends. But instead they turned there backs on me, but its okay I will not hate them because they avoid me, I will hate them because they are naïve and don't know any better because they listen to old fucking gossip. I toned Tsunade out during her speech to the new comers. I only started to listen when she called my name first.
My team was the same as my gennin days except for one new addition. It was Itachi. Damn this was the worst combination of a team I have ever seen. I could have done worse though. Sakura had not changed at all except maybe the way she dressed on her free time as she had just come from the flower shop. But I knew what her outfit was. It consisted of black bike shorts, with knee length boots, her top was also black and tight fitting, and her gloves were no longer just leather, but leather with one of the hardest kinds of metal that ninjas use on the knuckles. We'll see how she does on the team in the future I guess. Then there was Sasuke Fucking Uchiha. He just hadn't changed at all.* Go figure. And Itachi's outfit was like any other ANBU out there, the only exception being the red and black belts adorning the wairst. I wasn't paying attention when Yuichi and Manami were called up and had their teams introduced to them. Might as well grab the information for my team and my new wardrobe. The only things about captains was we didn't exactly have to follow the dress code like every one else. And besides that I have a few ideas in mind from when I was a Jounin. My new team was called, Team Kitsune (sp), go figure but oh well. After that I told them I would meet them in training ground 5. I went home and decided to go back to sleep and not wake up till tomorrow even thought it was 10 in the morning. Life right now has to be complicated. It can't ever be easy.
*Yuichi- name means brave first son, male, 22, brother to Manami, 5'12, tiger mask, teammate to Uzumaki Naruto, medic- nin- Team 8 ANBU
* Manami- name means affectionate beauty, female, 21, sister to Yuichi, 5'7, leopard mask, teammate to Uzumaki Naruto, Captain-Team 8 ANBU
* Naruto- currently unknown, male, 20, only child, 6'0, fox mask, teammates are Manami and Yuichi, Special Tactics- Team 8 ANBU
* Onizuka- demons bank (couldn't think of anything else not could I find anything,)
* Sasuke's outfit in Shippuuden series.
- Haruno Sakura: female, 21, single child, goes out with Sasuke , raven mask, 5'4, Captain is Uzumaki Naruto,
- Uchiha Sasuke: 21, male, younger brother of Uchiha Itachi, goes out with Sakura, Snake mask, 5'12, 2nd in command (might or might not be a permanent character.
- Uchiha Itachi: 26, male, eldest Uchiha, goes out with Naruto in, Weseal mask, Special Tactics, Torture,
- Uzumaki Naruto- 21, male, only child, secret relationship with Itachi (two grow closer during mission), fox mask, Captain of Team Kitsune.
