Chapter 2

MIDNIGHTS FADE

Naruto turned slowly to see his furious teacher "yes Kakashi sensei is there a problem".

"You know there bloody well is a problem" Kakashi said angrily "who do you think you are talking to me like that I am your teacher and I demand respect".

"you can demand all you want I isn't giving you shit" Naruto laughed "and I thought we had been over this you don't deserve to be called my teacher" seeing the look on Kakashi's face Naruto continued "oh don't be like that why don't you just put all your attention on that wrist-cutting faggot sasuke" Naruto paused for affect "oh that's right you already do ha-ha".

"All right im sick of this Naruto im officially suspending you from active duty of a konaha ninja for a month hand over your licence" Kakashi said seriously but Naruto just stood there "now Naruto or ill make it two months".

Naruto wasted no time in handing over his licence "as a suspended ninja you will only have the rights of a citizen no missions in the name of konaha you can't wear a head band with the konaha symbol and also barred from ninja meetings. you will also receive no pay until the month is over" seeing Naruto do nothing Kakashi continued "you need to have an attitude adjustment while your out of commission you are slowing this teams progress lately and Sakura and Sasuke aren't learning as well with you around. you seem to be hindering this team more than you are helping them im trying to teach sasuke a complicated jutsu and he cant concentrate with you around" he then disappeared to stop any argument from Naruto.

"Why won't you teach me any jutsus" Naruto argued.

"Because you aren't ready to learn any of my jutsus and I can't trust you not to use them inappropriately" Kakashi said before he disappeared to stop any argument from Naruto.

Naruto stood frozen for a minute before turning to see Sasuke smirking at him.

"What are you smiling at this means that you don't get any missions either" the sight of the smile slowly sliding of his face worked to cheer Naruto up a lot and he began to walk away.

"Your right you know" Sasuke said after him.

Naruto stopped "What about?" he asked.

"When you said that we wanted to put you down. Im surprised really that your parents didn't do it at birth it would have made everyone happier" Sasuke said smugly.

"You know what im going to do Sasuke? First im going to kill itachi. Then im going to come after you pin you down and cut off your testicles. Then im going to finish what I started at the valley of the end and kill you. That way I can take away all off your dreams and aspirations before killing you. everything you trained for and hoped for is going to be gone your very since of living will be gone" Naruto stopped "or maybe ill just put poison on a kunai and leave in your house so the next time you cut yourself you end up dieing" Naruto said with a smile but inside he was furious. He felt that maybe he could kill at that moment.

Naruto turned to walk away only to hear sasuke running after him and he heard something like wind swirling as well.He turned to see Sasuke running at him with a crappy and uncompleted version of the rasengan almost out of control in his hands.Naruto noticed he seemed to be moving a lot slower than usual 'it must be because he's concentrating on keeping the rasengan under control' then Naruto sparked a cunning plan.

so cunning fact that he would have laughed evilly and made the finger pyramid of evil contemplation if there wasn't a psycho running at him with his favourite techniques in his hands.

Sasuke looked up expecting to see Naruto scared shitless or nervous at least but then he heard a familiar voice.

"Foolish little brother"

"Itachi-niisan" was the last words Sasuke said before the rasengan exploded in his hands shooting him across the training ground.

Sakura ran across to see if he was alright as 'itachi' laughed.

"that was easy" 'itachi' said before cancelling the henge and turning back into Naruto "I was expecting something more from the rookie of the year ha-ha "

Naruto turned and walked away. today was a good day. He had fun.

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Naruto woke the next morning to knocking on the door.

He opened it to find two ninjas at his steps.

"Mr Uzumaki we are here to tell you that you have been put on probation as a ninja although the training grounds, bars and ninja restricted shops are still open to you. You are not restricted to konaha and it is advised that you take this time to get some R&R." they read of a sheet he reconised the woman as anko the psycho from the chunin exams.

The other ninja gave Naruto a dirty look before flickering away but anko stayed.

"Hey tough break kid, I know its hard to put up with everyone's shit but you need to put on a brave face just remember, its everyone else that has the problem not you." and she began to walk away.

"Hey wait up" Naruto shouted after her "want some coffee".

"What?" She replied.

"Well you look like shit and could use some coffee" Naruto replied evenly but he was hiding a smile.

It was true too Anko had a big night out and the headache was killing her.

"Ok why not, but nothing suss just coffee" anko said threateningly.

"Huh??" Naruto said looking genuinely confused which made anko laugh.

"You're a cute kid you know that, a little young maybe but still" anko laughed before following him inside the house.

They ended up talking for longer than just a coffee as they seemed to have much in common. It ended up that Anko was in the same boat as Naruto with the people of the village. During there talk Anko pulled out a pack of ninja smokes and lie one up.

"How come I can't smell your smokes. I can't smell a thing" Naruto suddenly asked.

"Well its because these are cigarettes for ninjas they don't smell but have all the fun goodness of normal smokes" seeing Narutos disbelieving look she explained "being a ninja is stressful shit and smoking helps and they can be used for techniques AND they calm you down before missions as I said fun goodness" she grinned at him "you should really consider starting, I use to think it was a disgusting habit but if there is anyone that deserves to smoke its people like me you and Ibiki. See when you become a good ninja..." Naruto gained a half defensive and half appalled look on his face making anko laugh "ha-ha ok when people start considering you a good ninja and you become chunin or jounin the council is going to start sending you on missions that are pretty much a death-trap because, face it they want you dead. When a ninja starts getting out of control or the council don't approve of them they try and kill them off while still getting commission for the missions. It sucks I know but its true so start having fun. Now drink, play and be merry for tomorrow you might die" Anko finished with a smile on her face but Naruto could see the smile didn't reach her eyes.

Naruto paused before asking "have you ever thought that this village and the people in it are just too...much?"

Anko scowled before saying "you needn't bother about the assholes in this village they were always like this and will always be like this."

"But how do you handle it, all the comments and constant abuse" Naruto spoke softly.

"Well personally I just kill people... you should try it. It does help" Anko grinned widely.

Naruto started to laugh "would you believe that isn't the first time someone has made that suggestion. Maybe your right".

Anko laughed along with him.

They continued with there conversation until about lunch talking and laughing avoiding any heavy talk just fooling around before longanko told him she had to leave but before she did she gave him a scroll.

"This is one of those smoke jutsus I told you about just to encourage you to pick up the habit" Anko said

"I don't know, I don't want to die young" Naruto said as she threw him a pack of smokes.

"In our business more people die from stress than smoking. If you live long enough that you could die from smoking then your not doing your job right" she said in all seriousness.

Naruto grinned "if you ever want to get out of the ninja business you would make a great spokesperson for cigarettes".

"Thanks for the coffee by the way see you tonight" Anko laughed as she walked out the door with a wave.

"What's happening tonight" Naruto shouted after her but decided not to worry and to go back to bed, he was on holiday after all. Holiday is, after all, sleeping time.

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Naruto woke up to knocking on his door later that day at about 7.

"Why wont people let me sleep im on holiday for fuck sake" Naruto said to himself loudly before going to answer the door. He opened it to get hit upside the head.

"Ninjas don't take holiday's brat" Anko grinned before hitting him on the head again.

"What was that one for?" Naruto complained.

"dunno but senseless violence is what makes the word fun you wanna hear my motto 'self-improvement through self-development and self-development after self-destruction' what better way to make something better than to tear it down and rebuild without the prior faults" philosophised Anko "now come on we are going out with a few of my mates. You can meet the gang".

"I would rather not intrude on your friends and I think it would be a little weird being a little underage" Naruto replied.

"Nonsense some are only a year or two older than you. Hell im only four years older than you which really isn't that much"

"Ok where are we going?" Naruto said still a little nervous.

"The best place in the world. The pub" Anko smiled "Put on some nice clothes".

Naruto tore round and picked up his clothes from the Hokages throwing them on styling his spikes in his hair to be more defined and spiky hoping to gain favour with Anko's group.

He walked back to Anko and waited for her approval of his new look only for her to frown.

"It will do for now but you need to get new threads. Something in-between so unnecessarily bright and this gloomy outfit and" she pulled out some paint from her pocket "lets give you a new face instead of bright and shiny doormat lets go with something a little more feral" she said as she paints black paint over his whisker marks making them more defined thicker and making him look like when he has the kyubbi's chakra charging through him.

Naruto tried to wipe it off but Anko stopped him "enough of you hiding in the shadows, start taking control of who you are and how people treat you. there gonna treat you like shit anyway you may as well look cool while your copping it now...TIME TO GET DRUNK" Anko screamed enthusiastically before grabbing him by the wrist and running out the door.

Someone needs to tell me what you want the pairing to be with this one.

Personally I like Anko but I can go anywhere.

I want to personally thank the small amount of reviewers.

raziel44

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esparza3368 (i think ill make him a air based but specializing in poison and dont worry about the alliesthere willbe lots of coulorful characters )

You guys feed the plot bunny.

lachlan