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A gift for those who asked for a sequel especially Zalein.
Monsters
It wasn't until after the mission to wave was finished that Kakashi was able to speak to Naruto about what he told Inari. With both Sakura and Sasuke asleep he opened the conversation "A monster, hmm?" Blue eyes watched calmly, all motions relaxed. "That's not a very nice thing to say."
A small huff of laughter escaped chapped lips "You think so, Sensei?"
An eye smile. "Though, Naruto, our examples were rather…explicit, do you have anything to share with your sensei?"
Azule eyes went back to scanning the woods "What's to say? You know I'm not well liked."
"Maa, maa. One shouldn't exaggerate, it often leads to trouble."
The only sign Naruto gave of this warning was a tightening of his shoulder blades. "I know you."
An orange book poofed into Kakashi's hand "Do you really" was the disinterested reply.
With a small hum the whiskered boy randomly said "Age four, October 10th, Dog." The book fell from slack fingers as a black eye flew to connect to black blue. A wry smile "I know you."
The rapid paling of Kakashi's face was hidden well by his face mask, but the sudden scent of fear was not. Body automatically shifting into a defensive position his stunned mind tried to find something to say, anything to explain his willing failure.
Naruto's eyes released his sensei from his gaze and scanning his surroundings. "It's fine." An incredulous silence came from beside him. "I've already forgiven you Sensei." No answer from his silenced teacher. "I will not allow myself to be consumed by negative emotions, nothing good ever comes of it. I will not become like them; like you."
A small poof and the previously neglected orange book was back in it's rightful place. "That's a rather dark view my cute little student." Forced nonchalant was in his voice.
Wry laughter, "I am what you made me to be."
A skeptical eyebrow was raised "I don't remember you being so quiet…or morbid."
"I am the most unpredictable ninja in Kohana." A flipped page expected answers. "Anything you say or do will be used against you. Crying shows your weak spots, silence is you plotting, screaming is their satisfaction but laughter and grinning just makes them angry. Pranks draw attention to myself; more eyes to keep the tormentors at bay. I fight back in the only way I'm able to. It still hurts, buy they are unable to break my armor. They are incapable of finding the chinks between layers."
Approaching the end of his watch Naruto stretched and brushed off his pants. "People see me as a monster Sensei, what they don't realize is that all humans are monsters to some degree. I'm just a little more literal than everyone else." Walking over to wake us Sasuke for his shift he never saw the horrified look that his teacher gained as he dropped his book for the second time that night.