I woke up in the morning groggy. My head was pounding as if someone was hitting me with a pan…or something like that. I had a mission with ANBU the night before, and it went well though we didn't get back 'till two in the morning.

I checked my clock and groaned. It was 6:30 in the morning, and Kakashi had practice at seven. I don't see why though. I quickly got dressed in my usual dress code. Orange pants, black tank top, and my orange and blue jacket. I leave my jacket unzipped all the time. I don't like the feel of the collar; it makes me feel like I'm supplicating or something.

Once I did that I quickly headed out the door and out to the training field. Sasuke and Sakura probably think I'm as bad as Kakashi now for being late for all the training. As I reached my destination I saw that Kakashi wasn't there.

I sighed in relief, but the relief quickly faded as I heard that voice I hated so much."Why are you late?" I squeaked. "I…You see…I was with the old had all night filing papers."

Sometimes it scares me how well I can lie to others."She held you all night?" Kakashi asked me. "Yes, I don't know what she doesn't get Shizune to do it for her." Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sasuke roll his eyes, but I decided to ignore him and listen to what Kakashi had to say for once.

"As you may know its team dinner night." I gave out a small groan, which Kakashi ignored. "It's Narutos turn tonight. Can you do it?" I nodded my head. Sure what do I have to do tonight? It's my day off from ANBU headquarters.

"Good. We'll be over at 7:00. Well that is all I have to say. You are dismissed." I was glad for the practice to be over with. On team dinner nights we usually get off early. "Then why do we even have practice on these days?"

I find myself talking a loud these days. Maybe it's because of the whole 'you don't keep secrets from the ANBU' thing. "You know I ask myself the same thing." I jumped as I heard Sasuke's voice from behind.

I stopped walking so we could walk together. "Thinking aloud again?" I scratched my head and smiled at him. "Yeah I guess so …" I've also been spacing out a lot as well. "Hey Dobe? Did you hear my question?"

I shook my head to get myself out of the clouds. "No…Sorry. What did you say?" As he talked, he eyed me suspiciously. "What has gotten into you? You're talking a loud, spacing out, and you look like you haven't gotten a decent sleep in days."

I yawned in response. "Look Sasuke…I'm fine. I broke a window in Tsunde's mansion, so to repay her I have to file papers. "I could tell that Sasuke didn't believe me, but what else was I suppose to tell him. I couldn't tell him the truth.

"I know you're lying Naruto. Just tell me your s-" I interrupted him. "I can't." By this time we stopped walking. I looked up and saw we were at Ichiraku Ramen. Thank God for Ramen!

Before I went into the restaurant I made Sasuke a deal. "Tell you what. If you can figure out my little secret…I'll give you a present. You may or may not like it, but if you don't figure it out then no present for you."

Then I left him to go eat some ramen. I knew he would be mad at me for not telling him my secret, but for now I had other things to worry about. Like when I went into Ichirakus I saw Naraku. He's from the ANBU as well, but he's just the messenger .

Even though he was my friend I dreaded him being here. That mean I have a mission to go to. Somehow the hokage found out I was going here( by accident) and was ordered to come here. Well guess I have to go face him huh?

" Captain Uzamaki. There have been reports on Orochimaru appearance. Hokage-sama wants you right away." I nodded my head, and told him he was dismissed. Well there goes my day off. Now I had to worry about canceling the team night.

Kakashi can get pretty angry when people cancel out on him. Though when he does it, he expects to be cool with it.

I ran out the front door, of course I could also jump on roofs to make things faster, but I wanted to take my time. Tsunde will be angry with me, but when is she not?

I mean I do something right, and she doesn't notice! Probably just PMSing or whatever girls call it. Speaking of periods…Tsunde's on hers right now. What a day for the ANBU to call eh?

Somewhere during that talking period I arrived at the hokage's mansion. I hesitated on going in, but then I heard her yelling. So I hurried up to her office to see what all the fuss was about.

As I walked into her room, I noticed that the person that was in here before was now shaking because he was so scared. If you asked me he looked like he crapped his pants as well.

I couldn't help but laugh at the poor man. Tsunde snapped her head towards me when she heard me laugh. "Naruto Uzamaki! Are you laughing at me?" Her yelling only made me laugh harder. She sounded like an old frog dying.

When I finally stopped laughing I had tears in my eyes. I wiped them away, but regretted doing that. For when I looked at Tsunde's face it was blazing red. This made me squeak a bit. "NARUTO!" She yelled. I thought she was going to strangle me, but she just sat down and took out her files.

"I called you today because Orochimaru has been sited around the area. I know it's your day off and you have that team dinner but I need you to do this for me." I groaned. "Why can't you get the others to do it for you?"

Her face turned red again. "Fine. Send them over at 9:30. That time only do you hear me? I need to have this dinner tonight no matter what. If you send them over before that time I will make sure your days as hokage are over."

And with that being said I left, but when I was just about to head out the door I heard Tsunde say "Just like his father." I could've turned around and demand that she tell me all that she knows about my parents, but like the rest she would probably leave me empty handed.

So I decided to just leave it alone for now. I had dinner to prepare for. Dinner… What to make for dinner? I could order pizza, but Sakura is a vegetarian. I stopped to think for a moment…and then I thought I would just make a salad for her and order a cheese pizza. Then I would just get pepperoni and sausage for rest of us.

Speaking of the three devils here they come now. I could've changed directions, but they would just follow me to wherever I was going. I felt Sasuke's burning gaze burn a whole into my back. Told you he would be angry with me.

"Oi! Naruto!"Kakashi yelled. I sighed. "What do you want now?"

"I just wanted to remind you about the dinner tonight. I know you can be forget full." Wait a minute…Did he just call me forget full? Oh this made me pissed. "Forget full? Excuse me? I just don't know how Iruka can deal with you ."

I should've punched him in the face, but I held the temptation. If I did punch him he would probably be in a grave…so I just turned around and continued walking back to my house.

Kakashi doesn't know anything about me. He knows stuff about my parents but not me, so how dare he call me forgetful?

I had everything done for the dinner tonight. The pizza was already here had. I had Sakura's salad done with and my ANBU uniform was all set up for the mission tonight. I looked at my clock, it was 6:30…so they should be here in another ha- DING DONG! What do ya know. Half an hour early. I yelled for them to come in.

I yelled for them to come in. Though when the door opened it wasn't my team mates; it was the people I haven't seen in a long time, Akiko and Miroku. "Naruto!" They both ran up and gave me a bear hug. Miroku just ruffled my hair after he was done and Akiko smiled.

"So how's my little kitty doing?" Akiko asked. " Doing well so far. ANBU is wearing me out though. I have another mission tonight." Akiko's eyes squinted dangerously low. I backed away from her slowly. "Are you kidding me?! They haven't given you time to rest have they? You look awful!!!"

I looked at Miroku for some help, but he just had the look that said 'you shouldn't have said anything.'

I gave a small sigh. "Akiko…I'm fine." She gave me a look of doubt. I held up my hands in protest. "Really I'm okay. I have a day off tomorrow…I hope. So I will take that day to sleep."

I heard the doorbell go off again and I knew it was the team. "I have the dinner thing tonight…You can stay if you want."

"Sure" they both said. I walked to the door and opened it. Sasuke's burning glare died down so that was all good, but I couldn't help but feel like tonight was going to be the night he figures out my secret.

"Well C'mon it and serve your selves to the pizza."