Hey, guys and gals of FFN!
I have good news, and I have bad news…
The bad news is that I'm putting this story on hold, but I think you'll like the good news.
I've got a story idea that deals with an—initially—overused plot point: Naruto in Anbu as a small child. This, however, is only the foundation for his skill level. He is sealed away…
Here's an excerpt from what I've gotten down so far.
Many people in Konoha believed that the word Anbu was actually ANBU, an acronym for something about assassination...
They were wrong. Anbu was, translated from the Elder Tongue, the Dark Side.
And the Kurojutsu (Black Ops) division was easily classifiable as the most "hardcore" fighting force in, or around, Konohagakure no Sato (The Village Hidden in the Leaves) and Hi no Kuni. (The Land of Fire)
Anbu was liberation from shelter.
Anbu was the truth of the world.
Anbu was death.
The Anbu were handpicked by the Hokage (Fire Shadow, ruler of Konoha) regardless of age or gender. Any who were deemed physically fit enough for the toll of Anbu were able to be enlisted.
But the Kurojutsu Anbu? Not even the Hokage was allowed to choose who would be accepted into such a program.
Only those who were already in Kurojutsu were allowed to select the next soldiers to become the ultimate weapons of the Great Tree.
Should you decline that invitation, you would never again be offered the position.
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"With all respect that is due to you for all your years of work protecting and nurturing this village, Sandaime Hokage-sama…"
The boy slipped his mask back on, the black facial covering providing a shield and a form of comfort.
"I shall die long before I will ever leave Han Roku, or Kurojutsu, or even Anbu in general; you will never be able to stop me from serving the village I hold so dear…"
Even the boy's nigh-inhuman senses were unable to block the knockout blow from behind him.