Being Hokage is Hard
Summary: A collection of oneshots about the hard life of the Hokage.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
6:23AM
Mission with Konohamaru
Silence crept through the trees that surrounded the Konoha village, the leaves seeming untouched by humans, though a fierce battle seemed to rage on without them. The sound of a branch seeming to creak seemed to catch someone's attention and all was still.
Naruto lifted his hand and pointed towards the west with it, the younger man behind him making no reply but disappearing in the direction he was ordered. A full minute of silence commenced as a sound entered through the com-piece in Naruto's ear.
"Sir, there are fifteen Jounnin," came a whispered voice. The Hokage replied with an "okay" and grinned to himself, seeming to be prepared for anything. He hadn't been able to go out into the open for almost weeks, and it felt good to be a mission.
The young man came back, almost as silently as he had left, standing behind the Hokage.
"The plan is simple," Naruto said, turning to the young man, "You will cast a genjutsu and I will take out the leader, then we'll pick them off from there."
It wasn't exactly the best plan in the world, but the young Jounnin wasn't about to argue with his leader. He only nodded, though he wanted to sigh. The Lord Hokage wasn't exactly a battle genius, which is why it would have been better if Shikamaru had come out on the mission, but he was wrapped up in piles upon piles of paperwork when Ino accidentally destroyed a temple in the Sand when she got angry with Temari teasing her about the weight she had gained during her pregnancy.
Now the Hokage was excited to be on the battlefield again and was taking full advantage of going headfirst into a fight. The young Jounnin made a few signs and the genjutsu was spread, seeping into the minds of the unknowing ninja.
The ninja were paralyzed from the successful genjutsu and Naruto jumped down, easily cutting the head off of the leader, the Jounnin following under his command doing the same with the others. In a matter of minutes there were fifteen bodies lying on the ground. It took a lot of time for Naruto to get use to seeing these kinds of things, and after five years as Hokage, he had pretty much seen a lot of things he would never tell his kids about.
"My Lord… the mission was a success… should we call in the clean-up?"
"Yeah… do it quickly…"
Naruto continued to look at the bodies of the ninja, seeming to be lost in his own twisted thoughts. The Jounnin suddenly reached out and tugged on the Hokage's forehead protector.
"My Lord, I say this was all due respect, but these ninja are nothing to be pitied. They chose their life, as we have," the ninja said, a fire burning in his eyes. Naruto looked at him and his face softened. A hand reached back and set on the shoulder of the Jounnin.
"Yeah… I know…"
The Hokage walked back to his village, the Jounnin following, confused by the Hokage's behavior. The large gates to the village stood open, welcoming them back into the village.
"My Lord!" the Jounnin called out, before he entered the gates. Naruto stop and turned.
"Yes?"
"Sir… I'm sure you remember… that I want to become Hokage one day, right?"
"Of course, Konohamaru… why?"
"Well… if we have to face each other in battle one day for that slot, I hope that you won't be sore after I win," the Jounnin said, sticking his tongue out at the Hokage. The ninja at the gate looked at one another, unsure of what was happening. Naruto stared at Konohamaru blankly but then, began to laugh his loud, howling laugh, that seemed to call the village's awakening attention to him.
"Yeah, don't you worry about that, just yet, Konohamaru… We'll worry about it when the time actually comes," Naruto said, laughing and walking into the village, though the idea of the Hokage laughing at Konohamaru was actually a great honor for the young Jounnin and it told everyone that the Hokage certainly wasn't about to give up his seat easily…
-Another random one, but a little violent, so if you don't like it, just know I warned you. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, you're awesome!
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