The ANBU was the definition of the criminally insane. Each one of them stronger, fiercer, than any jounin or, possibly, any sannin. Anyone who willingly went through the grueling training, the mental anguish, on a day to day process couldn't be sane enough to run a village and this is why that, after the ANBU was first created, the elders forbid any ANBU or retired ANBU to ever take the position of Hokage. Everyone in the corps may have a desire to fulfill, but it never involved becoming more active in the community, so the concept was easily accepted.
But yet they had to be involved so their identities wouldn't fall into question. Rumors or not, it was a serious deal when a shinobi was inquired or accused of being in the ANBU.
It's easy to say such a task is difficult, and many avoided even coming back by trying to get their human selves of the Konoha community "pronounced dead" to the overbearing eyes while remaining in the murky depths of the ANBU. This never worked of course because the ANBU was strict that everyone had to have a place to return and rest when missions were done.
So, the irritating question to all of them was this: how do adroit killers, who were the epitome of sociopathic, adapt to their surroundings and delude an entire village of people?
Some ANBU became friends amongst each other and went out to have fun on some nights, appearing as innocent as any group of pals, only with a very dark connection that wasn't present to the world. Some put on a façade and, most of the time, avoided social gatherings to keep to themselves, insisting that they weren't "people persons", while under their breath commenting exactly to what extend. Some took a few B and A ranked missions while snapping and hissing at people on the streets, so that they wouldn't question the ANBU's place as a shinobi and wouldn't dare mess with them for their lives.
But this was simply the majority of solutions that was obvious. Uchiha Itachi never had to concern or bother with this proclamation to society because the most Uchiha joined the ANBU at one point, including his father, so it was code that Uchiha would know and acknowledge amongst themselves of the secret.
Itachi didn't have to bother with friends which was just as good with him as his job.
Though, no one ever mentioned anything he was about to see. Maybe because he was too young, maybe because no one expected him to encounter such a thing or expected him to die before such a thing ever gave him an option. Nonetheless, against Itachi's back, it was even more widely known to the ANBU as any of the other three social dwelling options.
Living on the edge and flirting with death wasn't just an "inside the ANBU" code.
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Hatake Kakashi, being previously ANBU corps team leader and valued asset to the team for three years running now, recognized that he was more than obligated to duck out of the tests. Not because he necessarily had to take them and not because the tests were boring in any sense, but mostly the reason was this was, in his opinion, the time for senior ANBU to get whatever of a vacation they could. There were never any breaks for them, except for the occasional random day off or trip to the hospital for wounds.
Possibly one of the smaller reasons most fresh and junior members resigned before the end of the year.
So he knew they wouldn't hassle him. There were enough people participating in judging and criticizing the fresh and junior ANBU.
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Kakashi stumbled through the doorway, dragging along a fair hand; light, delicate, soft. The women followed in behind him while slipping off her coat, tossing it on the rack next to her, ignoring how it missed and hit the ground instead. Her skin was pale, yet radiated a warm glow as her sly eyes danced with matching seductive smile. She pushed forward, meeting Kakashi's face despite the mask and running her free hand through his silver locks, tongue rubbing up against the mask and desiring to be on the other side. He let go of her hand momentarily to pull off his scarf, which was starting to strangle him, and boots then wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her with him far enough to the bedroom.
Inside, he pulled down his mask and locked lips with hers, finally exploring her mouth as her long glossy blonde hair wrapped around his face. The women moaned in pleasure while closing her eyes, feeling around and finally grasping the zipper to his jacket, unfastening it, slipping it off of his shoulders. She inhaled the intoxicating and distinctive aroma of hot sake as he moved back from their kiss and around to gently nibble and suck on her earlobe. His jacket hit the floor as they both hit the bed.
Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his—chest
Now, he takes off her dress
Now
This behavior was another thing no one would have expected from the cream de coup of assassin, but, on the contrary, it was very much embraced by many of the ANBU members.
And no one told Itachi.
So there Shadow stood, silently in the darkness of the closet across from them, observing every touch, every sound of pleasure and love ringing in his ears, their clothing carelessly flying to the floor and bodies rubbing and finding consolation inside the other, then he suddenly realized, as if it never dawned on him, that he was very alone and cold. Even killers could feel the warmth of another body pressing down from above, not in a threatening way at all, but one that makes blood rush to their heads and body arch with ecstasy, makes those with cold blood and not a nerve to react in pain on their body burn with hot fire and passion.
So there Shadow stood, silently in the darkness of the closet across from them, angry at himself for feeling anything over a mission that was supposed to be so simple and here he was longing, something he only recognized to go with a crave for power, yes, he wanted to be there instead of that blonde women that Kakashi would probably never see again or recognize again as anything but a civilian to protect with the country. And he wanted the sudden strain on his groin to go away and he wanted this mission to be over with because it was going on far too long for his comfort. He wanted to know why his body trembled when he had trained so feverously and painstakingly to become detached from emotion and why he couldn't bear to close his eyes when Kakashi pushed inside, Shadow just wanted to make that heat seeping into his body to go away.
Let me go
Note: I tend to plan things out too detailed in my head and this is how the ANBU classes work:
ANBU in training: Fresh ANBU
ANBU under a year: Junior ANBU
ANBU over a year: Senior ANBU
Also, Itachi, so I've heard, joined the ANBU at the youngest age of 13, which makes it so that he's 14 now and he kills his clan when he was 17 (17 I've also heard).
And Kakashi is Genin by 4, Chuunin by 6, Jounin by 13, and I have him join ANBU at 14, so technically he's 17 now, quits ANBU when he's 19 (after Itachi kills off his clan) then 7 years goes by and he's 26 when he takes up Team 7. I do realize that if Kakashi is 19 when Itachi kills the clan, Itachi should be 16, but since it's that small of a detail, I'm going to say Itachi's birthday is before September 15th. If anyone knows Itachi's birthday- tell me!
Wow, do I over think things or what? Nyu.
Yeah, I guess they're both minors. Oh well. -shrug- Better than age difference of KakaSaku KakaSasu and KakaNaru fics. They're ANBU, they can do what the fuck they want. Literally.
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