I don't own Naruto (I wish I did tho)!
"Here. It's for you."
Yamato looked up on the tall man that was standing in front of him. He was a bit surprised that he actually was talking to him. It had been a while since they last exchanged words in private and not just because of a mission.
"What is it?" He said, taking the present that his senpai was holding out against him. It was wrapped in a thin brown paper that probably came from the local book store. "Hey, is it one of those perverted novels that you're always reading?"
It was meant as a joke but the bright haired man didn't smile, he looked more serious than ever. "No. But it's true that Jiraiya has written it. I want you to read it."
"I don't know, I have a lot of paperwork waiting for me at home..."
"Take your time, but please read it. It's from me, okay?"
And like that he was gone.
Yamato wrinkled his forehead and looked down on the present again. He was curious what it could be that was so important to Kakashi-senpai. First, he thought that it was The tale of a gutsy ninja, but he had already read that one and this book was a little smaller and thicker.
He put it in his bag. It had to wait until he was finished with all those papers.
"Finally!" Yamato yawned as he threw himself at the comfortable bed that had been waiting for him for hours. Every single paper was done.
He buried his face in the pillow and closed his eyes, hoping that he would get some sleep this night. His head was spinning because of his tiredness and his body had no energy left at all.
Slowly, he fell asleep. It was just a short nap, a few minutes before he woke up again, covered in sweat. The same nightmare as earlier was sneaking up on his mind.
The man tried again and again. Always the same thing.
It was the middle of the night. He rolled over to his left side, trying to get a more comfortable position, but something poked against his leg. Surprised, Yamato sat up and took out the thing that he had been laying on for a few hours.
It was the present from earlier. A dizzy memory of himself throwing it on the bed when he got home appeared on his mind.
The man unwrapped the item that - as he expected - turned out to be a gray-green book with a golden pattern and title that said Forever, and lower down, a novel by Jiraiya.
Yamato twisted and turned the book and discovered a small symbol on the back side. It was a symbol of an ANBU mask, or rather, his ANBU mask. The cat mask.
"You've got to be kidding me" he murmured as he opened the first page and started to read.
Short first chapter, I know... I'll continue it soon!