Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Warnings: Light Yaoi, Naruto is older than Sasuke by a year.

A Day Out and The New Hokage

Four years had now passed since the massacre. Naruto and Sasuke were both twelve, and had been assigned their teams for several months now, the Chūnin exams and the attack on the village had passed only days ago. They were in team seven along with Sakura and Kakashi was their teacher. Naruto knew the Third Hokage had made sure he was put into the same team as the male he had been protecting for the past four years.

In order not to rise suspicion Naruto carefully made sure he was dead-last in his class. Of course he was always teased and bullied but it did not matter to him. He could easily destroy any one in his path like they were defenseless idiots. Which sadly most of them were. He did have a sneaking suspicion that his teacher Ikura knew he was at the very least smaller then what he lead on to be. But Naruto had no true way to confirm his suspicions without revealing anything.

A groan left the blonde lips as he slowly sat up. Rubbing the sleep from his eyes the male yawned softly. Sliding off his bed he stood stretching before wandering into the bathroom to shower. Once finished he pulled on black pants and a black shirt, he did not want to wear the hideous orange jumpsuit ever again but knew he had to if he went out. The long sleeves hid the muscles and made him look smaller then he actually was. It also hide the scars that covered his tanned skin from ANBU missions. Kyuubi made be able to heal wounds but they almost always scarred over. He was not about to get questioned for them nor did he want to waste chakra pulling up a henge to hide the larger scars.

Tying his hitai-ate to his left arm to hide the tattoo that marked him as an ANBU, he sat down to eat a breakfast of cereal. Despite popular belief he hated ramen, after eating it for so many years he felt sick to his stomach by just the thought or mention of it. But he choked it down in order to keep the mask he wore in place. He could not let anyone see the emotionless killer he truly was.

A soft knock on the door caused him to look up and tilt his head. The chakra was Sasuke's who rarely visited his home, they usually chose somewhere to meet or went to the Uchiha compound. Walking to the door he opened it greeting his best friend with a grin. They hadn't seen each other since the team had split off to go home two days before, having been given the rest of the week off. A rare thing for them since even outside of training they were almost always together.

"Hey Sasu, what's up?" He stepped aside allowing the Uchiha to step inside. The raven smiled faintly a rare occasion ever since the massacre but it was fine Naruto had learned to smile for him.

"Not much Naru, want to go somewhere?" He asked sitting down at the table. The nicknames were only used in private. Other then that it was almost always "Dobe" or "Teme" both held affection. They may look like they always fought but if known before one could easily see how much the two cared for each other. They were inseparable if Naruto wasn't following Sasuke then he was usually nearby and where the Uchiha pushed away any other interaction he seemed to openly welcome his hyperactive companion.

"Sure, where to?" The blonde asked setting his empty bowl in the sink and washing it before setting it out to dry.

"Don't know somewhere quiet." Naruto nodded before slipping into the bathroom he brushed his teeth and rinsed his mouth out. Once finished he pulled on the horrid jumpsuit and tugged on his shoes as Sasuke waited patiently for him by the door.

Once they were ready both walked out Sasuke with his hands in his pockets and Naruto with his hands tucked behind his head, grinning like a fox. The villagers as usually greeted the Uchiha with warm smiles only to scowled at the "demon" as soon as the raven walked past. Naruto ignored the glares and whispers easily, Sasuke did not seem to notice.

Blue eyes glanced to the Hokage Tower where he knew the Fifth Hokage was probably pouring over paper work. It would only be a matter of time before he was called in. Since his long term mission was a S-class secret only he or the Third Hokage could speak of it. Since the Third was dead he was the only one left to explain the situation.

Walking to their favorite spot which was a large lake on the Uchiha compound the pair sat on the docks just talking for the rest of the day. The rare moment of peace away from the crazy fan girls seemed to do the Uchiha some good. The raven was relaxed and calm no having to worry about screeching and being asked out on dates.

Naruto, though he looked relaxed and carefree was on high alert as always. Laying back on the wood of the dock he closed his eyes listening to the lapping of the water as it hit the wood. The sky was clear with absolutely no clouds, the air was warm with a cool breeze that passed through every once in a while making ripples in the lake and the leafs on the tree sway softly.

"Hey, let's go. There a few new movies out we should go see one of them." Sasuke cracked an eye open to look over at his companion who was sitting next to him. The blonde nodded halting his movements from where he had been swinging his feet back and forth just a few feet about the water's surface.

"What kind of movie?" The male yawned softly flopping onto his back and letting his sky blue eyes slide closed.

"Action or mystery." Sasuke muttered standing and brushing his white shorts off. How he kept them so clean Naruto had no idea.

"As usual." Naruto chuckled sitting up and stretching after he rose to his feet.

"What else am I going to choose, romance?" The raven muttered under his breath knowing very well that Naruto heard him.

They decided to watch a horror movie. Which was not even remotely scary for the blonde. In fact it was extremely boring. He found himself with his chin propped in his arm trying not to fall asleep. Yawning heavily he covered his mouth to suppress the sound of his enormous yawn causing several people to look at him in annoyance and distaste. Sasuke shot over an irritated look shoving his elbow into the blonde's side only causing him to chuckle quietly in response.

By the time night fell after going to Sasuke's house to eat dinner they split off for the night. Naruto was half way home when an ANBU caught his attention nodding to signal he understand the blonde continued home and changed into his ANBU uniform before going to the Hokage's office.

Appearing in the middle of the room he crouched down in the on one knee arm resting over the leg that wasn't on the ground. His other arm was used to keep him steady hand in a fist. His head was bowed mask tied firmly to hide his face.

"Lady Hokage, you summoned?" He asked voice devoid of emotions and calm.

"ANBU Captain Fox, please stand." The male did as told watching as she eyed him carefully. "It's a pleasure to meet you, but I have a few questions if you don't mind."

"Of course, Hokage-sama."

"Take off your mask please and sit down." Pulling the mask off his face he clipped it to his belt before sitting down in the large fluffy chair which was not very comfortable. "I knew it, Uzumaki Naruto. Your file says you've been in the ANBU since you were six and you've been on an on-going high leveled secret mission for the past four years." The younger blonde nodded his confirmation and she continued. "I have the file but I want the details."

Naruto nodded calmly before explaining everything from start to present time. He watched her facial expressions change through the flow of the story. At the end she leaned back in her chair in deep thought. Silence overlapped the room the female sighed before nodding.

"Very well, I'm going to keep you on this mission. I doubt there is anyone else who can protect him so well...Keep him safe from any harm, Fox." The male nodded standing and slipped his mask on easily, bowing he returned to his home for the night.

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