Being Hokage is Hard
Summary: A collection of oneshots about the Hokage being the Hokage.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
9:15 AM
Paperwork with Neji
Naruto Uzumaki wasn't a lazy man, not like his friend, Nara, no, he just hated paperwork. He preferred to stand among the people he grew up with and be outside, in the forest, at the ramen stands, anywhere but stuck in his office giving out missions. That's the only thing he hated about being the best.
"Crappy paperwork," he mumbled to himself as he looked sideways at the man sitting next to him, reading a scroll.
"Ami Uzuzu and her team, number 2," Neji Hyuuga said, handing the scroll to the Hokage. The blonde sighed and looked over the scroll, then nodded to the men standing at the doors to allow the team in.
Ami, the girl who was famous for teasing Sakura Haruno as a child, walked in quietly. Since she had been a child she had lost all her bad habits and was very proper when she was around people now. Her team, however, wasn't as well behaved. It consisted of two boys and a girl, the norm for teams, since boys were constantly being born, a growing problem in the village.
The team had a black haired young boy, his forehead protector tied to his shoulder, the other boy had spiky brown hair, his forehead protector around his head, the symbol tied off to the side and the girl had long red hair tied into a ponytail and her forehead protector around her neck.
"Team 2, consisting of Haru Izuma, Michiko E, and Yazo Imachi?" the Hokage asked, looking up. The boys were glaring at one another but the girl was standing like her teacher, almost at attention, seeming to be proud to be in the presence of the Hokage.
"That is correct, my lord Hokage," Ami said, pulling the boys away from each other when their whispering argument was about to get loud. However the twenty-five year old blonde sitting across from the group smirked.
"Well…it seems like your team is… ready?"
"Oh my lord Hokage… I honestly don't believe my team is anywhere close to going on a mission as a team," Ami said, the boys suddenly becoming silent.
"I must say, I agree. The only well behaved person on your team is Miss Michiko over there," the Hokage said, smiling brightly at the girl standing next to the boys. They both looked at her with annoyed eyes.
"Thank you, lord Hokage, at least one of my students is respectful of their superiors," Ami said, looking down at the boys who were glaring at each other again.
"Well… the only way to fix this problem of yours would probably to send you all on trash duty around the village for a mission," the Hokage said, grinning at Neji who chuckled a little.
"What! That's not training at all! Give us a good mission!" the black haired boy standing next to Michiko yelled, making Naruto stop laughing, Neji also becoming quiet.
"I'm tired of this lame team and it's lame missions and training! I want a better team or at least a high ranking mission!" the boy said, Naruto listening contently to his ranting. Since he did not continue to talk, the Hokage took the opportunity.
"Neji, what do you see when you look at this team?"
Neji considered his answer for a moment and Ami mouthed "terrible", but the children didn't catch it.
"Broken," he finally said, folding his hands together and rest his chin on them.
"That's what I was thinking as well… children," the lord Hokage said, standing up slowly to show how much taller he was, making them all feel small. "Look outside that window."
The three looked at one another and then shrugged, hurrying over to the window. They only saw the village they had always lived in.
"What's so special about it. I see the village everyday," the brown haired boy said, looking at Naruto.
"Where do you live?" Naruto asked, his question simple, so the boy pointed to a small apartment complex a few miles away.
"Okay… now what would happen if say, a ninja from another village came in and set your house on fire?"
The children became silent and considered their answers carefully. The brown haired boy was the first to speak.
"I'd be angry!"
"I'd want to get revenge!" the black haired boy said, making fists.
"I'd… I'd…cry…" the girl said, looking at the floor.
"Why has this not happened, do you suppose?"
Neji stood up as well, stretching his arms over his head quietly.
"Because ninja make sure that no outsiders do that?" the girl tried, blushing at her sudden weakness.
"So, if you don't want everything you see to be destroyed, shouldn't you defend it with your very lives?"
The children looked at one another and the brown haired boy looked up.
"What kind of mission do we get?"
"You did well with the children today, my lord," Neji said quietly, rolling up a scroll and Naruto let out a laugh.
"Yeah, I scared the crap out of them. But they are going to have to face reality some time. The only reason we're alive is because we're defending ourselves… At least they are going on missions like normal children…"
"My lord?" Neji asked, setting down the scroll he had been holding.
"Yes, Neji?" Naruto asked, looking up from the paper he was reading.
"You're a good man."
Naruto only gave him a small smile and stood up.
"See you later, Neji my man, tell TenTen I said hi," he said, holding up a hand as a wave and strode proudly out of the room, Neji only bowing a little in return…
-I wanted to just write something with Neji in it, since this is surrounding Naruto, he's only a side character, sorry if you wanted to see more Neji. This is the world of the Hokage, after all. Thanks for reading.
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