Another request. I thought it would be a good time to do a Thanksgiving piece with ANBU Kakashi and kid Naruto.

Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine.

Name: Thanksgiving

Memory #: 7

Summary: Neither of them had families, but Kakashi didn't want to leave the kid out of the holiday. He brought the child to the ANBU HQ for an ANBU Thanksgiving.

Pairing: none but Kakashi and Naruto friendship

Genre: General, Family, Friendship

The five-year-old hated it when the weather grew colder. It meant no more going to the park to play in the trees, and it meant holidays were coming. Naruto hated the holidays with a passion. The villagers would flaunt their abilities to celebrate these holidays, and it made Naruto an angry little boy. Even ANBU-san found it difficult to stay around the kid and talk without any snapping. Naruto never meant to hurt anyone. He just wanted to be a part of the holidays as well. Why couldn't he celebrate? ANBU-san would celebrate with him.

"ANBU-san," Naruto said, two days before Thanksgiving. ANBU-san looked down at his short charge and waited. Naruto didn't have to see a face to know the expressions of ANBU-san. "Will you celebrate the holidays with me? We can have ramen!" Naruto smiled and hoped for a good answer. ANBU-san didn't reply right away. He was thinking about how Naruto didn't have anyone to celebrate with. He used to be the same way before some of the ANBU guys invited him to join their little dinner at ANBU Headquarters. "It's okay if you got a family. I'll be fine." Naruto pretended not to care. ANBU-san smiled and ruffled Naruto's hair.

"Naruto-san, how about you come eat dinner with my teammates and me?" ANBU-san asked. Naruto's face broke into a giant smile as the kid launched himself into a massive hug for his favorite ANBU guard. "I'll have to ask them first though." ANBU-san was sure that they would say yes. He didn't want to put Naruto's hopes up to high. "Naruto-san, you have to behave yourself. The Hokage-sama is coming to check on you, and I promised your best behavior. I'll treat Naruto-san to ramen if he's good." Naruto nodded and released his guard. He didn't want to lose ANBU-san because the others didn't like him.

"Sorry, I was so happy. I can't wait for Thanksgiving this year, ANBU-san!" Naruto said. He smiled and ran to his bedroom to get his schoolwork. He didn't want to fail because failure meant ANBU-san would be disappointed. Naruto didn't like being the youngest in the Academy class, but he didn't voice it. He was going to prove them all wrong about him. He would be a good shinobi, just like ANBU-san. Naruto returned to the dining room and began working. It wasn't long before the child fell asleep from boredom and for the Hokage to show up.

"Hm, don't let him overdue it, Hatake. He won't be much good if he's stressed out too much," the Hokage said with a smile. ANBU-san nodded and waited for the inspection of the apartment to be completed. He scanned his eyes over Naruto's homework and smiled when he saw most of them were correct. Since the holidays were nearing, the kids were getting forgetful at best, but Naruto stayed focused. "Hatake, the apartment is good. One thing, make sure to restock the cupboards. We both know what happens when they're empty." The Hokage left as ANBU-san remembered the day he took Naruto-san for ramen. Naruto stayed asleep even after ANBU-san carried him to bed. The dog masked ANBU made a silent promise to make sure Thanksgiving would be the best thing in the world for Naruto.

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Thanksgiving came, and Naruto waited in his apartment for ANBU-san. It was getting closer to noon when a knock came to the door. Naruto jumped and wanted to hide, but he decided to answer the door. ANBU-san stood there in casual clothes and his mask still on, but the mask had the bottom part cut off. Naruto smiled up at his favorite person, who smiled back.

"Naruto-san, ready to go?" ANBU-san said. Naruto nodded his head excitedly. "Let's go." ANBU-san wasn't surprised at all when Naruto took his hand. They walked through the streets and passed the Academy. They reached a path that went into the forest, and ANBU-san stopped. "Naruto-san, don't be shy around these people. They're good people. They won't harm you. You need to friendly with them, Naruto-san, or you won't have any fun." The five-year-old nodded and stayed with ANBU-san as they walked down the path. They reached a building that looked similar to Naruto's apartment building. A faded sign said nothing of what the building was, and Naruto tried to be unafraid. He was practically hanging onto ANBU-san's leg as they reached the cafeteria of the building. Four other people were waiting.

"It's about time, Naruto-san! Mai was getting worried," a beard man said. His green eyes were laughing and smiling along with his mouth. Naruto thought it was strange for the man's hair to be white while his goatee was pink. "I'm Kai." Naruto instantly like this man because he didn't do the whole grown up thing with hand shaking like the other adults Naruto met. "You, my friend, look like you're about to take off Dog's leg." Naruto let go of ANBU-san's leg and made his way over to the group before ANBU-san. The only female hugged him, which scared him.

"I'm Mai, and I wasn't worried too much," the lady said. Naruto noticed she had pretty brown eyes that reminded him of a mother. He liked her best because she had kind eyes. Her brown hair was neat and tied back. She smiled at him widely. Naruto felt ANBU-san's hand on his shoulder and ignored it though because the next two came up. They looked exactly alike.

"Hello Naruto! We're Makoto and Takoto!" both of them said in unison. Naruto didn't like them very much because they had creepy yellow eyes and green hair. They liked Naruto though, and ANBU-san figured it was because Naruto had the Kyuubi's aura, and the twins were aura-addicts in a way. Naruto got put between ANBU-san and Mai, but he was across from Kai, who smirked at the kid. Naruto didn't like this stare or the grin.

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Naruto never had so much fun. He even warmed up to the twins. The food was delicious and ended with pumpkin pie. ANBU-san had beaten the twins and Kai at an eating contest hands down. It was fun to be around this group. They radiated happiness, which made Naruto happy. He laughed and joked with them. They didn't care if he didn't get half their jokes. They were just happy and full of thanks of being alive. Naruto was thankful for being there.

"Naruto-san, it's time to go. Our friends have a mission in the morning, but I'm sure we'll be invited back another time," ANBU-san said. Naruto was half awake as ANBU-san carried him home. The air was cold with the coming winter. "I'll have to get you a winter coat, or you'll freeze to death." Naruto shrugged and looked up at the cloudless night. The stars were always prettier in the wintertime. Blue eyes went shut to the sight of millions of stars and the hum of ANBU-san's voice. It was almost like a lullaby.

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"Naruto!" Sakura shouted. She had spotted the blonde walking through the streets after searching for him with Kakashi. The Jonin watched as Naruto walked over to them. He was carrying a plastic bag with food inside. "Naruto, we're having dinner at my place. You want to come?" Sakura wasn't asking actually. She was demanding. Naruto laughed and scratched the back of his head.

"Sakura-chan, I've got plans. I eat Thanksgiving dinner with the same people every year. I've got to get going because ANBU-san might be there and would leave if I'm not there in time!" Naruto said. He turned and disappeared within the crowds. Sakura fumed and stomped off. Kakashi stayed put. Kai, Mai, Makoto, and Takoto were dead. They died on the mission after Thanksgiving. ANBU-san never had the guts to tell Naruto, but the boy probably found out himself. Kakashi sighed and shook his head. He walked after Sakura, forgetting about Naruto.

Naruto didn't notice the cold as he sat down in front of four graves. He pulled five flowers out of the bag and gave each grave a flower. ANBU-san's flower was in the empty space next to the stones because nobody knew who ANBU-san was except the third Hokage. Naruto didn't care. He quickly pulled out the plates and silverware. He passed out the food and drinks without thinking. He didn't even notice when somebody was behind him.

"Naruto-san," the somebody said. Naruto smiled as he looked behind him at ANBU-san in the same mask he wore ten years ago. ANBU-san smiled and walked over to the teenager. "Happy Thanksgiving."

I'm not sure if this is horrible or not. Sorry if it is. I'll try to fix it later if anyone wants me to. Review please. Request please because I've got a line of the next memories waiting to be finished writing. I have two more before the Christmas one. The requests can be goofy or you can request a pairing or something like that. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving. – Kyuubi no Kitsune0101