A/N: Thank you to all the people to read my story. And special thanks to xdevil-childx for reviewing. And thanks for all those that followed! I know the grammar and spelling and punctuation probably suck but I have no beta –goes to sit down in corner-. Special thanks as well to Rowan Bane who is helping co-write this story. And oh my! What is that? It's plot! Yippee. Please leave a review, or follow, or favorite, or food... Anyway, Au Revoir!

Naruto walked to the large glass sky scraper that served as the home for the major corporation he worked for. He walked along the grey sidewalk. Dirtied by all the feet before him. His short blonde hair bouncing in the breeze as he hurried along. His apartment was in a far worse neighborhood than his work. Maybe he still needed to look on his once territory. His crystalline blue eyes combined with a white smile made it seem like he was a young millennial enjoying the world, happily oblivious. But in truth as he hurried along the streets was that his eyes were taking in everything surrounding him, analyzing, for potential threats, marks, allies and innocents. As he reached the front of the building his mask fell for just a moment thinking about the crush he had to use to seem 'normal' Sakura who in actuality was bitch and very much in love with his real crush, and his best friend from now, which had only seen glimpses of his real personality. He was no longer a smoker and he no longer drank the finest hot plum sake when he went to bars. And fine sushi traded for Ramen which while he enjoyed it, it was typically not with the enjoyment he shows to the world. The mask made its way back onto his face so fast, the security camera probably had not even caught the slip. He continued with the feigned behavior. He bounded up through the ever revolving doors, nearly never touching the ground. He used his arms to stop his lope from pushing himself over the large round desk in the lobby. The girl behind the desk jerked back as if expecting Naruto to barrel over the counter into her. She regained herself quickly. Long, dark hair moving back into place and pale eyes fixing themselves on Naruto as he practically yelled,

"Good morning, Hinata! Are you going to clock me in or what?" His grin could have split any lesser person's face.

"Y-y-yes I have you N-n-Naruto." He turned towards the elevators calling out behind him,

"Thanks Hinata-san!" She turned quickly,

"W-wait, Naruto! You-you were almost l-late ag-again!" Naruto turned as he walked into the elevator, he shouted out

"It's alright, I'm sure they'll go easy on me!" The elevator doors closed just in time to cut off any response Hinata may have had. Naruto was in an elevator full of other business types. Business types who had finished high school, and college, and probably graduate school. But aren't nearly as happy as he was in his previous… occupation, and probably didn't even make a quarter of he had made in a week, in a year. Back to the point in an elevator full of people his look had to remain annoyingly happy but in his mind he was calculating. Hyuuga Hinata his best friend and work liaisons, cousin. He waited until the elevator to hit the 18th floor, the ding, and then he exited the cramped, steel elevator. The 18th and 19th floors dedicated purely to the advertising department. The 18th floor a mix of blacks and whites and greys. Frosted glass separating different artists and writers offices. And the large clear box of an office at the end of the floor, the liaison. The one and only Hyuuga Neji. Naruto loped up to his office and burst through the door. The elder Hyuuga with his long brown hair made up in a ponytail studiously ignored Naruto, a pair of glasses on his nose and studiously studying some inconsequential piece of paperwork.

"Neji-chan~" Naruto called out. His inner Naruto made a face in his mind. Neji ignored him but if you looked hard enough you could see a faint hint of amusement in the pale, pink, pearlescent eyes.

"Neji~" Naruto pouted. Neji finally looked up at Naruto, a smirk on his face. "Yes, Uzumaki-san?" Naruto pursed his lips. "I finished my projects." Neji chuckled darkly. "Yes a week overdue Uzumaki-san."

The Hyuuga could be scary when he wanted. "You have a punishment in order. Do you understand, Uzumaki-san?" a smirk had crawled its way onto Neji's pale face.

"I understand perfectly, Hyuuga-ouji-sama" Neji's face immediately turned into an annoyed scowl,

"I'm the same age as you, idiot!" Naruto looked at the other man pointedly. As Neji shook his head at Naruto's antics, exasperated, his hair trailed over his pale grey suit.

"Anyway, Naruto I need you to do me a favor." Naruto pouted.

"But, Neji~, you're my best friend and your making me do you favors." Neji took off his reading glasses.

"Naruto I protect you every day from those big mean boys who want to molest you… You owe me. Besides you may like this one." Naruto scowled.

"What is it, Neji?"

Neji circled Naruto and snatched the unguarded messenger bag.

"Well first I will be checking to make sure you actually did your work."

Neji held up the bag in the air as the thought to be ditzy blonde flailed trying to grab it.

"Anyway…" Neji continued, unimpressed by Naruto's efforts to reclaim the bag. "I need you to give the new budget for the magazine ads for a Mr. CFO, Uchiha Sasuke."

Naruto froze, perhaps in mid-air, perhaps not. Suddenly Naruto got all flowers and sparkles in his eyes. "Really, Neji?"

"Sure Naruto. Give this folder to him and don't lose it on the way there." Naruto snatched the green folder Neji had in his other hand and nearly screamed his thanks. As Naruto nearly left Neji yelled out,

"Remember not to be nice to that bastard, he doesn't know how to take it!"

"Sure Neji!" As soon as Naruto was out of sight Neji let out an exhausted sigh. He could only hope the bullying personality of the younger Uchiha doesn't tear Naruto up. Neji prayed, a rare thing, please, dear God don't let either of them fuck this up.

Naruto waited for the empty elevator to reach the 50th floor, the floor reserved for the CFO, his secretary, and a few choice accountants. As the steel doors opened with an ominous 'ding!' Naruto swore a chill made its way up his spine. AS he stepped out of the elevator he swore that the floor the CFO was on, that a mortuary would have more life. No noises what-so-ever pervaded the thick air. No voices, no click of keys, not even human breath. Naruto walked in and spotted Uchiha Sasuke's office immediately. The largest office it must have taken up at least half the dark floor. The floor of the office were a shiny white. All the windows were covered in thick black Roman Curtains allowing minimal natural light through. The black desk contained, old looking, and emaciated accountants that looked like they may wither away at any moment, and then proceed to haunt the 50th floor of the building as ghouls. He made his way to the desk of Uchiha Sasuke's secretary, Haruno Sakura. Bubble gum pink hair, emerald eyes, but not Naruto's type, then again he always did hate the bubble gum bitches, and she wasn't male as far as Naruto could tell. He took the hit and bounded up to her desk. He started explaining that he needed to drop off the revised budget for the magazine ads. And was she available Saturday night? She interrupted his (what he hoped sounded like anyway) excited rant with that stupid grin on his face.

"No. And anyway…" she stated with a sneer, "wasn't the liaison, Nod or whatever his name was supposed to drop them off." Naruto's expression changed in an instant from joking and excited to emotionless, and almost… deadly. Sakura recoiled. He then smiled cruelly,

"Haruno-san, you must mean the advertising department liaison, Hyuuga Neji, unfortunately he was unavailable so he asked me to do this favor." Sakura recoiled at his tone but was comforted when Naruto's expression became ditzy again. It must have been a trick of the light and angle. She thought to herself.

"You know what Uzumaki? I don't really care do what you want."

Naruto's grin went wider,

"Thanks so much, Sakura! I'll see you later!"

"Fat chance." She said as he disappeared into the uncharted land.

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Naruto entered the dark yet, open space. The office was so dark he wondered how the esteemed Chief Financial Officer could see.

"Mr. Uchiha?" A dark haired figure never even looked up from the mountain of paperwork on the desk.

"You are not the Hyuuga boy." He said coldly.

"No, sir, I'm not." Naruto's upper lip twitched at the man's mannerisms.

"Then what are you doing here…" He waved his unoccupied in a lazy circle as if that completed his question.

"Uzumaki Naruto."

"Whatever what are you doing here?" the pale figure asked.

"I'm here to deliver the revised budget for the magazine ads." Naruto frowned, his mask was slipping slowly off his face as if it were only made of melting wax.

"I get that. I repeat, what are you doing here?"

"Hyuuga-san was occupied so he called in a favor from me." The childish man never looked up as he said,

"Tch, that was stupid of you dobe." Naruto's face for the first time in a long time twisted into and ugly snarl.

"I'm not anywhere close to your level of stupidity, bastard-teme." The man seemed to take sick pleasure in the statement Naruto threw at him.

"Really, Uzumaki-san I do remember how to talk to my superiors…" Fucking shit! Naruto though, At least he can't threaten to have my tongue cut out, like in my early days…

"… I believe it's best if you take the rest of the day off Uzumaki, report back to your liaison in the morning and remind him why he is the liaison."

"Understood, sir. I think that is very generous." Naruto threw the green folder onto the Uchiha's desk and walked out the door. He heard an amused "Good day, Uzumaki!" as he walked out. He jogged past Sakura, not even paying any attention to her. When he got into the elevator he hit the ground floor button and threaded his tie out from his unbuttoned collar. He put it in his inner suit pocket. He took out his cell phone from his pocket opposite his brass knuckles and dialed Neji.

"Naruto?! Why are you calling at work?! Are you alright?!"

Naruto sighed.

"Neji. We'll discuss what happened tonight when we go out for drinks and you return my messenger bag."

"Naruto we don't have a bar hopping event tonight."

"We do now Neji. 10 o'clock. Be safe on your way to my apartment." Neji didn't even have time to protest before Naruto hung up and turned off the cellphone and stuck it back into his pocket. The elevator dinged indicating they had reached the ground floor. Naruto walked out those ever revolving doors, hands in his pockets, one with his cell phone and one with his nostalgic brass knuckles. He left not even noticed when he walked out into the brilliant sunlight.