Kyle read the scroll aloud, his half-brother standing walking out of the room.
"You have been chosen as a candidate for the ANBU...?" Kyle read. "We have a mission you will feel you need to perform. The team has been chosen, and the other two have accepted. The mission will be to free your old home?" Kyle shot up as Sasuke walked back into the room.
"They were going to choose me, but I'm still on parole." Sasuke said.
Kyle put his scroll on his bedside table. "Well, guess I'm getting a tattoo." Kyle said.
Across Konoha.
"Man, this is hell." Shikimaru yawned. "I was gonna sleep in, and some ANBU guy drags me off here."
"They took me all the way from Sunagakure," Haku said. "I only avoided getting a tattoo because Gaara threatened the ANBU guy."
"I was gonna get one, but it seemed like too much trouble." Shikimaru said. Suddenly, a fully-armed ANBU man walked in, his hair pulled back in a ponytail. He stood up completely straight, and had a tattoo on his left shoulder; the sign of ANBU males.)
"So, you're the team?" The ANBU asked.
"Yeah," Shikimaru said, scratching the back of his head.
"Huh." ANBU said. "Thought I was going to have a whole bunch'a powerful ninja, not you teenagers."
"Sorry to disappoint you, sir." Haku said. "But our abilities will make up for our age."
"I sure do hope so," The ANBU said, taking off his mask. "We gotta help out my village," Kyle said.
Haku slumped over. "It was you?" She asked.
"Yep." Kyle smiled. "How do I look?"
"You got the tattoo?" Shikamaru asked. "Man, I was too tired to get it."
Kyle shrugged. "It looks cool, so I decided to get it. Just another piece of my history sticking to me."
"How's your eye?" Haku asked, standing up straight.
"Fantastic." Kyle said. "Look at the eye-patch I got."
Haku and Shikamaru did. It was an average black eye-patch, but had a silver Konoha symbol on it.
"Represtentin'!" Kyle smiled, holding up a gang sign.
"Who got that for you?" Haku asked.
"I figure it was Tsunade." Kyle shrugged. "But I don't know for sure. I wish I did, though."
"It was Aneko," Shikamaru said.
Kyle looked at him oddly.
"I walked by your house when you got there a few days ago. Aneko gave it to Sakura, asking that she make sure you get it." Shikamaru said.
"Shikamaru, I want to kiss your sleepy head for telling me that."
"Please don't."
A man walked in, somebody no one expected.
Though one certain person did handle his appearance well.
"'Sup Kakashi?" Kyle asked. "Man, if the fangirls saw you in that ANBU suit they'd go nuts."
Kakashi ignored Kyle's comment. "I came back to ANBU to debrief you." Kakashi said. "That is all. After that, Shikamaru's your leader."
"I think we can deal." Kyle said.
"Right." Kakashi said. "A small village in the Land of The Water was taken over by a criminal, who has slowly been draining the life from the village. Recently, trade routes have been planned to go through the village, making exporting and importing goods easier. However, the criminal boss doesn't allow these trade routes."
"So, what do we do?" Haku asked.
"Kill him." Kyle said.
"Hm?" Kakashi looked at him.
"We're gonna kill him, and whoever works for him." Kyle said.
"I wasn't going to put it that way, but...that's basically it." Kakashi said. "Be careful, and, Kyle."
Kyle looked at Kakashi.
"Don't overuse the mangekyo sharingan. It will drive you blind." Kakashi said.
"Understood." Kyle said, putting his mask on.