A neat and pristine piece of parchment found its way guided to an empty spot on top of a wood desk. Several black ink marks lined it, all of them being the signature of none other than Uzumaki Naruto, or his title the Hokage. Mostly Hokage as that was what the leaf shinobi and the citizens living in the village regarded him as, out of respect of course. Respect that was well deserved and hard fought.

Being Hokage is something no person would ever turn down. It was the ideal title, being the leader of hundreds of acres of land as well as those that resided in his/her areas. But being the Hokage is no laughing matter. Everyday a new problem occurred that could without a doubt harm the beloved village he/she ruled over.

The job of Hokage is for protecting said land and everyone that lives in it. Like they were blood related family. Not one person was more defended then the other and nothing would ever change that, even when the time came for the old Hokages to be replaced. They stood by the vows left behind by their predecessors. To protect.

This thought process was currently running through the head of Naruto. He felt dread overtake his body when he turned back to the unfinished pile of paperwork. Who was going to protect him from the paper work he had to finish by morning. 6 stacks of paper and scrolls piled to at least 5 feet in height gave the man shivers.

Naruto knew why grandma Tsunade always ran from doing any work. Back when he was a simple minded genin, Naruto remembered yelling at her all the time to stop being lazy and do her work. Saying how if she couldn't some simple paperwork then how could she possibly be Hokage.

"How is it that Kami always finds a way to prove me being more of a bone head?"

It was already midnight. No doubt Boruto and Himawari were put to bed by their mother. But if Naruto knew anything about his wife, which he did, she is waiting for him to return home. Naruto smiled, thinking about Hinata sitting at the kitchen table, her chin placed in the palm of her hand. Trying to forcefully keep herself awake, waiting for him. Sometimes Naruto wondered if he was good enough for the Hyuga clan woman.

Anyway, he was getting off task, again. These pieces of stacked paper weren't going anywhere. Naruto hopelessly wished that they would go somewhere, like disappear from existence. The idea of some well-placed fire jutsu floated across his mind for a few seconds. Then it would be an even bigger pain to clean up the ashes and plus there might actually be a few important mission requests or something of that nature.

Again for kami's sake a distraction sent him off task. Naruto knew it wasn't his fault for being heavily distracted. Having heard some very troublesome news from an advisor and close friend Shikamaru. Quickly releasing a sealing jutsu on the bottom right drawer, Naruto opened the secret compartment and removed the newly acquired report from the Nara clan member.

(Flashback 10 hours earlier)

Naruto continued to read over the report. He knew what was written down after reading it for the first time but the problem he was facing made the Uzumaki clan member read it over and over. The 12th time he was reading through it was when the silence was broken.

"It's very troublesome."

Shikamaru stood at attention in front of the Hokage and his childhood friend. In the years he has grown to be a fine man and leader of the Nara clan. Looking like an almost replica of his father, even becoming a Jonin was the same. Naruto being the one to make his friend a Jonin, to which the response was 'What a drag'.

Ever since Naruto started out as the Hokage Shikamaru was one of his most trusted advisors. Always coming through with solid information and giving outstanding advice on how to advance in several situations. Naruto didn't know what he would do without him around, he was glad that Shikamaru decided to stay a ninja.

"These are serious accusations Shika" Shikamaru sighed when he heard the nickname his wife made up for him be used, 'troublesome women'. "If any of this is true you know what kind of effect it will have on the village's security."

"I understand that Hokage sir but my informants do not joke around. I know what kind of splash effect this would create, as a favor I as well checked out the scene myself."

"And?" Naruto asked with anticipation brooding.

"What they say is true."

The eerie silence returned. Naruto gently placed the report on the desk and leaned farther back into his chair as well as wiping the small pool of sweat from his forehead. In the long months of being Hokage, this was the first serious problem he faced. Not any regular problem either, a problem that was already inside his borders.

"The ANBU black ops are planning a coup d'état."

(End Flashback)

"Shikamaru had suspicion that several members of ANBU black ops were planning to overthrow the Hokage." Naruto started to talk to himself as he stood from his seat. The presence that was still hiding in the shadows of his office continued to believe that he hasn't been noticed. So Naruto decided to play along.

"Murders of several high class feudal lords and Jonin have occurred in the past weeks. All of them strong allies or residents of the hidden leaf village." Naruto started to build up his chakra as he rested his back against the wall. "All of the victims were under the guard of the Konoha ANBU black ops at the time of death. In the reports from squad leaders they stated that the sheer number of enemy forces were overwhelming. Causing confusion and a battlefield in which none of the lords or Jonin survived. Interesting."

The shadow dispersed and a figure stood in the middle of the room. Naruto shed a small grin at the person. He wore a white cloak that covered his body and a mask that portrayed a red fox baring its teeth, a white hood covered the hair. It didn't matter to Naruto though, he knew all of the nicknames and actual names of every ANBU member under his command. Their nicknames of course used to hide their actual identity as to protect themselves and any loved ones.

"It's good to see you Captain." The current Captain of the entire ANBU black ops unit stood before him, his white cloak being the only thing moving at the moment. It looked like the Captain was frozen in place, like he was weighing something in his mind.

Naruto definitely felt something wrong. "I don't remember calling for you Captain. Is something amiss?"

The Captain continued to be unmoving, just simply staring at the current Hokage. Naruto continued to wait for the answer to his question that would probably not come any time soon. Naruto sighed. He walked towards the large window behind his chair and looked out at his village. Not a single light was on and for some unknown reason it seemed fit. At the moment Naruto had no idea what he was thinking about but at the moment that didn't matter.

He did this to allow an opening. If the Captain took the chance then both the ANBU member's fate and his own were set. Naruto was the farthest thing from dumb and he proved that over and over again. A plan was set into motion and he only wished that in the end his family would forgive him for what he is about to do.

The sound of a sword being drawn rang through the office. 'It seems that things will be different in the village for a while'. Naruto used his speed and unsheathed a kunai from his pouch before blocking the sword that was coming straight for his forehead.

The ANBU Captain had his right arm holding the deadly weapon. He tried to push his sword into the back of the Hokages head but was surprised when a kunai changed the trajectory of his stab and the tip of the sword ended up to the right of the Hokages head.

"Well Captain if I wasn't mistaken it seems that you just tried to kill me while I wasn't looking. Is that correct?" Naruto rarely used a face as serious as the one he had now. He felt the pressure as the ANBU Captain continued to try and power his sword through the kunai. "Is it safe to assume that you're a part of this coup d'état that wants to overthrow me? Don't worry Captain I'll take your silence as a yes so there's no need to speak if you wish to not."

Anger spiked in the Captain and with more determination shot his free hand forward. A hidden dagger emerged from the cloak. As the dagger got closer and closer to its target the ANBU Captain was already starting to think of a new attack strategy as there was no way the Hokage would not counter his hidden dagger. Maybe he would use his poison gas technique that he learned from being in the medical core. It's not as quick as a dagger but it's effective and will leave less of a trace to lead back to the killer. Yea that would work.

But something happened that he didn't expect. The Hokage who was definitely on par or stronger then him watched as the blade got closer and it seemed that he wasn't going to do anything about it. No motions of his free hand returning to his pouch and grabbing a second kunai.

No. None of that.

Blood splattered everywhere. The walls were covered in the red life juices of the 7th Hokage as was the desk he was just completing paperwork on a minute ago. The hidden blade was deeply embedded in the stomach of Naruto, a tip of silver was seen coming out of the lower part of his back.

The Captain couldn't believe it. Somehow the knife made its mark. The 7th has some of the keenest fighting abilities in the village and yet he's done in with a simple hidden knife, it was easy. A little too easy.

A sudden hearty laugh broke the trance the Captain was in. He looked up at the Hokage to see him laughing as blood started to roll down from his mouth, to make things weirder when the laughter was finished a shit eating grin sported his face.

"Well done Captain. It seems you were able to take out the 7th Hokage." Naruto grabbed the arm that was connected to the blade and tugged it closer. The Captain started to freak out slightly at the abnormality as the Hokage pulled him closer, at the same time forcing the knife in deeper. The Captain knew that he should feel like the mission was going to be completed with the knife going in deeper. But at the same time something was nagging at the back of his head to get away from the Hokage at all costs.

"I guess the rumors are true about how you never speak. You took a vow of silence when you were a genin and watched as your sensei was killed in action. Vowing to never speak again until you exacted revenge for your fallen sensei. Am I right Captain?"

The entirety of the Captains posture changed in a second and Naruto knew he hit his spot. "It seems so. That is good to know, it will make everything easier for me in the future."

Naruto started to walk backwards. Holding onto the Captains arm forcing him to walk with him. Blood splashed onto the floor only for the puddles to be disrupted when they were stepped on by boots. Leaving foot marks on the wood floors.

The Hokages back made contact with the glass window he was looking out of a minute ago. The Captain still having no idea what was up the Hokages sleeve. He tried to think of something logical when the sound of shattering glass made him wide eyed behind his fox mask. "Oops".

Naruto fell from the glass less window followed by the forced Captain. The two of them fell from a near height of 40 stories, their destination the cold hard ground.

The ANBU Captain then remembered that when it came to Naruto Uzumaki, the illogical was his specialty. Something logical should have been forced from his thoughts from before he even tried to take his life. Now here he was falling through the cold spring night because he was a fool and underestimated the Hokage.

Halfway down something caught the attention of the ANBU Captain. Naruto was performing a vast amount of hand signs. The Captain was too stunned watching the hand seals to realize he could've pulled the dagger out and retreat.

He knew those hand signs. They were used by that freak Kabuto a long time ago. What was the Hokage planning, whatever it was the Captain knew that he probably wouldn't be around to figure that out.

"Forbidden Art!"

The Captain couldn't hear the rest and just as the Hokage finished they made contact with the ground. A crater formed in the middle of the road and the ground started to shake in a half a mile radius. Smoke covered the crater as two small villagers came running.

(*8*)

"Oh come on Himawari hurry up or we won't make it in time". Boruto ushered his little sister along. Boruto, age 12, wore his black long sleeved shirt with matching shorts and orange flames covering the sides of his shirt. On the back was the mark of the Uzumaki clan and he always proudly flaunted it. He was currently waiting for his little sister to catch up with him.

"Thank you for waiting Boru-nii" Himawari smiled her beautiful smile at her big brother and they continued to walk down the road. Himawari, age 9, was wearing her pj's when her big brother woke her up from bed and convinced her to go on a mission with him. Her pj's were black with cute pandas covering them and of course an Uzumaki symbol found its way there too, on the right ankle. So people would focus more on the cute pandas. This idea of course coming from Himawari herself.

Boruto sighed, "Himawari you know that if dad sees you in your pj's then he's really going to know that we snuck out of bed to go and visit him." Himawari as if she looked at what she was wearing for the first time that night looked down and 'eeped'.

"I'm sorry. I guess I should've changed." Himawari twiddled her fingers, a habit picked up from her mother, and looked down disappointed in herself.

She felt a warmth on the top of her head and looked up to see it was her big brothers hand messing her hair up slightly, a genuine heartwarming smile graced his lips. "Don't worry about it Himawari it's your big brothers fault for not reminding you to change. I'm sure that dad won't mind about us visiting him late at night since mom seems to do it a lot, I'll even let you in on a secret."

Himawari's eyes seemed to light up at the mention of a secret. "Sometimes when mom visits dad she goes in her pj's too." That seemed to grab Himawari's attention right away.

"Really?!"

Boruto nodded yes, "I saw it with my own two eyes."

The beautiful smile returned to Himawari's face as she looked at her big brother. "Thank you Boru-nii. You always make me feel better." She gave her brother a big hug, her face only able to reach his chest.

Despite the hug going on Boruto left his hand a top his sisters head and continued to slightly ruffle her hair, seeming to calm her down.

Once the hug ceased the journey to surprise their busy father continued until they saw the Hokage tower down the street. A question that needed answering made its way into Boruto's head, how did they know if their father was in the tower and not out talking to some patrols? Then it hit him.

"Hey Himawari. Could you do me a favor?" she of course smiled and nodded yes to her big brother and he countered. "You want to use byakugan and see if dad is in the Hokage tower?"

"I don't know Boru-nii. Mommy told me to never use it unless I was training with her." Himawari remembering when her byakugan was first opened when her brother broke her favorite stuffed animal. In the end she ended up knocking out her daddy with one blow.

"Come on Himawari. Just a few seconds and that's it."

Just like Hinata back in the day Himawari is the same when it comes to things like peer pressure. She agreed to the deal with her brother. Himawari formed the hand seal and with a shout "BYAKUGAN" her powers enabled.

Almost automatically Himawari was able to see her father's chakra signature in the tower. But. There was another signature and it was really close to her daddy's. Boruto was asking her for the scoop of info but she was too curios as to what was going on. Her daddy's back was pressed up against the window she would look out of to see the pretty sunset. Something was wrong with her daddy's chakra as well, like it was leaving his body. Was he using his chakra?

Then like that it happened. The glass shattered and her daddy's body along with the other body fell from the window, heading towards the ground. The sudden fright shocked Himawari out of her Byakugan as she screamed. "Boruto its daddy!"

Boruto focused his sight on the tower and noticed the scenario. His father was free falling from his office with another person in his grasp. Without thinking Boruto picked up his sister and started to run to where the point of impact would be. He was sweating buckets as his innocent younger sister continued to ask questions. 'Why is daddy falling from the office?' 'What's going to happen to daddy?' 'Will daddy be alright?'

He couldn't answer any of her questions and just kept running forward. Praying to kami that his dad would be alright.

The impact was more severe than Boruto could have imagined. The shock wave sent him backwards and his grip loosened on Himawari. She fell to the ground and Boruto followed suit except for the piece of ground that suddenly caved in. Boruto's right foot was caught and he felt an immense amount of pain run through his body as he screamed out.

The shock wave ended just as fast as it started. Himawari brushed some dirt off of her pj's and was by her brother's side in an instant. She watched him try to stand up and noticed the deep blue and purple that started to cover his ankle. Himawari was about to confront her big brother about the injury when he was off to the races to the crater.

She too followed in suite and when they were about 10 feet from the crater a figure neither could see stood up. "Hey you whoever you are what's going on here." For all intents and purposes it could've been his dad he was yelling at but if he ended up with a scolding it would be better than not yelling at all. That just seemed to make the figure disappear quicker as it jumped upwards, using the smoke as cover to hide.

"Hey get your butt back here right now" again the same result happened and now the figure was gone. The smoke was starting to clear, both Boruto and Himawari looked into the middle of the crater and saw a body. A body they both knew well.

Himawari was in complete shock as tears just poured from her eyes and she buried her face into her brother's chest and continued her grieving.

Boruto just threw his arm around her sister as two tears came rolled down his eyes.

"Dad?"

(*8*)

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