"You have been invited to anbu black ops, you do not have the power yet, but you have the drive and the mindset of one" said the anbu commander as Itachi told me before my match
"I Accept"
"You will be taught for 2 years on 2 elements of your choosing, Stealth, assassination, Espionage, Speed and more depending on how fast you learn and how much you wish to learn.
"Yes Sir
"You will come to the Hokage's office and receive your official uniform and choose your mask and be shown to the Anbu HQ, We are the silent protectors of Konoha, I see potential in you, do not disappoint me"
"Yes sir"
"Dismissed"
Me and Itachi went on afterwards to my apartment in a Shunshin
"You did good Sasaki-kun"
"Really?"
"From what I saw it was adequate for a Chunin"
"Itachi san, i already made a mask for myself, it was just because I thought it would look cool but could I Choose my own mask?"
"You will have to talk to the Hokage and the Commander About this"
"Alright"
"I will teach you another chakra control exercise after the whole Anbu instatement"
"Thank you Itachi Sensei"
…
"Good morning, Hokage Sama"
"Good morning Sasaki-kun"
"I was here to meet the anbu commander to be instated into anbu"
"Yes he talked about it, he is here"
"I am right here, This is your anbu Uniform, After this you will have to Pay for yours to be tailored. We have our own tailor at the HQ. Now choose your mask." he pulled out about a dozen masks from a seal
"About that, I was hoping i could use this one that i had bought Quite some time ago" I Showed them the mask that was painted all black.
"And No one knows of your purchase"
"Only the shopkeeper but i bought a plain one and I painted it myself"
"That is adequate, What shall be your name in the anbu"
"I was thinking about it and I would like it if I got the name shadow, if it has not been taken already"
"It has not been taken and you can take it, your mask also reminds me of a shadow, I hope you will be unseen in the dark" said the Hokage
"Alright now 2 elements"
"I chose Earth and Water"
"Interesting, Any specializations? Other than the anbu requirements"
"I am interested in Fuinjutsu and the Medical arts"
"I can get you in a team where you can get all except the medical arts, you will have to find a teacher on it yourself"
"Thank you for your help Sir"
"I do what i can to help my comrades, Now follow me I will show you the anbu HQ"
…
"Itachi Sensei"
"Call me weasel"
"Weasel Sensei"
"The exercise is to Balance a Kunai while rotating it simultaneously on your finger, you can start with blunt Kunais or rocks"
"Thank you Sensei"
"I have been called to a clan meeting in an hour, Actually, Come with me"
We went to the Uchiha District. People were giving us weird looks.
"There is a new barbeque shop that has opened. I wanted to Celebrate with you because Shisui is not here. If that is fine with you, By the way, It is on me" Itachi said Surprising me.
"I- Thank you, Itachi Sensei" and I saw Itachi smile again"
After we ate barbeque they went their own way, Sasaki was in a happy mood. And then he saw Naruto
"Hey" I called. He turned around in surprise
"Hey" he replied in Cheerful tone, thankfully he hadn't shouted it
"I didn't get your name last time" I asked as i got closer to him
"Na-Naruto, UZUMAKI NARUTO " He yelled
"I am Ryu Sasaki, and I told you before stop yelling" I walked back with him
"So why are you here" he asked me
"Just walking around"
"Me too" we walked in silence to our separate places. He was not living in the orphanage, He had been kicked out on his 4th birthday. It was going to be his 5th birthday in about 2 months
They walked past a lake where they saw a kid sitting on the pier. They looked at each other and then Naruto glared at the kid and he just ignored him and looked at Sasaki. Then they walked past the pier into the buildings and Sasaki saw Naruto's annoyed face.
"You hate that kid or something?" I asked him
"Nah, not really, he is just really annoying. He has that Stick up the ass attitude"
"I think you should not swear, especially because you are young, the habit of swearing does not go out easily. Swearing is seen as rude, while I admit it is funny in certain situations but I think you should refrain from swearing to be more likable. It's just my personal opinion anyways" I said to him, I did not like kids swearing, that thing was cringe and shows bad manners and gives a bad image for the household they live in.
"Really? It makes you more likable to everyone if you don't swear" he asked me with excitement
"Well, I would not say everyone, but select people who do not like swears, you would look better. If you are going to do jobs it is especially important for you to not swear" I replied
"You sound like the old man" he said
"The old man?"
"The old man with the funny hat, Hogage i think he is called"
"And he lets you call him old man?" I asked him, would not really mind it if it was in private but I would have a hard time believing he lets him say that in public. The hokage was not really strict. He had the persona of the kind old grandfather
"Yeah, he is really nice, he showed me to this new place that sells the best food"
"Really, you can introduce me to the place, i would like to taste this best food"
"It's called Ichiraku ramen, it is really good"
"Oh well, then lead the way, I will pay"
"WHAT, YAY" He shouted and everyone around us who i had just noticed were looking at us going suddenly started to glare at us
"I told you to not shout, it is not good" I told him in a stern tone
"Oh sorry about that, I forgot" he said apologetically but still excited. I noticed that the people were still glaring at us
Do they not have anything better to do?
After they ate, Sasaki paid for them and he was surprised that a 4 year old could eat 3 large bowls and not throw up.
"Where are we going right now?"
"I am going to meet the old man, to get my monthly stipend" he replied
"Oh, I have nothing better to do, I'll join you." I had seen a glimpse of Itachi before he disappeared from the corner of my eye, probably to let me know he was on duty. So I nodded to seemingly nothing
…
"Hey old man"
"Naruto, I do not believe it is respectful to barge in like this"
"Dont worry Sasaki kun, naruto is allowed here anytime except when the anbu commander, my students or the enders are present" The Hokage replied to me in a kind tone
"Then forgive me Hokage sama" I bowed as I apologized
I don't know why, but my gut is telling me to be wary of him. It has never failed me before but.
"Now Naruto kun, I believe you have something to do here that you have not mentioned" He said
"Oh yeah, I need my monthly Stipend"
"Oh, you can get that from the counter"
"And what about you, Sasaki kun" he asked me, for some reason he had his eyes slightly narrowed, or was that just my mind playing tricks on me?
"I just tagged along with Naruto kun right here"
"Oh then, You are dismissed"
"Yes hokage sama"
Sasaki went to the counter to see the accountant arguing with Naruto.
"The old man said I can get my stipend here"
"And i am saying There is no stipend on your name"
"What is going on here?" I asked
"She isn't giving me my money" Naruto said to me
"Why are you not giving him his monthly stipend if I may ask, Miss" She was fairly attractive, In her 20s perhaps. I barely paid attention to that tho, there was a puzzle that I was solving, and everyone that knew me knew that I loved puzzles, more like addicted to them. I was getting the pieces from seemingly everywhere.
"He Has no Stipend on his name"
"Is that so? Can I check the Box?" and then I saw her hesitate. She hated the boy like almost everyone in this village, but why. Then a realization came. His parents, they might have done something to the village, was he a son of a traitor to the leaf? A Yamanaka perhaps. No Hair is too Bright. There was nothing in the box.
"Their is nothing here" I said
"I told you" the lady said
"How much money was it naruto?"
"2000 ryo"
"I can give you this" i got my purse out and handed it to him"
"This should have enough"
"Really?" he asked me in amazement. I just smiled at him and he hugged me. I was not expecting it. I also caught the narrowed gaze of the lady
"Lets go" i said as i picked him up and carried him like i was holding him in a princess carry
He smiled and I got out of the Hokage Tower. Then I let him go
"Why did you give me your money" he asked me quietly
"I like helping people, teaching them specific stuff too, not like the teachers in the schools" I replied
"Oh I see, but what about yourself, you probably gave me your stipend" he asked
"Dont worry about me, i'll be fine"
"How? This is more than 2000 ryo" He asked me
"My parents were rich before they died, I have a lot of money, I cant access it directly tho until I am a Chunin" I replied
"How much is in this purse?"
"About 8600 ryo"
"WHAT!" He shouted, but there was no one around
"Stop shouting, And it doesn't really matter to me anyways"
"That's more than 4 months of stipends"
"Yeah so?" I said and a silence fell on us
"Thank you" He said it so quietly that I almost missed it
"Don't worry about it" I ruffled his hair like Shisui does to me and smiled
"..."
"You know what, I'll walk you to your house" I said
"..."
"Why are you si-" I stopped when I saw he was crying
"What happened?" I Knew what happened but I had to act my age. Perhaps I could also Manipulate the Main Character a little to be closer to me than others, except maybe the hokage, I still had a weird feeling about that guy
"..." The crying continued and then he hugged me again
"What's wrong?" I did what I saw the Caretakers do to other kids, rubbing his back and holding him. I had no experience calming down a 4 year old before, the only kid I had stopped from crying was my friend in middle school, who got his toe stubbed. And that was a Lengthy task. I also noticed that he weighed less than what an average 4 year old boy his height should weigh. Was he malnourished? Did he not eat enough food or enough of the micronutrients?
"Its nothing, I just feel like crying" i carried him in that position to a nearby bench and I sat there with him strangely my stomach and his head buried in my chest
"I can't help you if I don't know what's wrong" I said to him looking for itachi and I found him, looking at me, Smiling? Was he amused? Was he getting pleasure out of me getting trapped by a kid my age about 7 inches shorter than me. That bastard was having fun watching me take care of a Kid, when I had no prior experience. That son of a Bitch, I am going to have my revenge one day. I Shall never forget this day. Ok my evil monologue was over, time to take care of a child.
"I-" He started a sentence and buried his face in my chest again.
"Its fine, I have all day" I said to him
…
"Huff" He had finally calmed down and now was silent, it had been about 2 hours of this. Wait, what was that.
"Rrrr" I focused in more
"Rrrrrr" Was that… snoring, HE WAS ASLEEP, FUCK YOU, I NEED TO CARRY HIM HOME NOW, wait, I can just dump him on Itachi, That'll be a good revenge, especially if he wakes up. I looked around for Itachi, I couldn't find him, But I spotted a note besides me
"That son of a Bitch" HE gave me his address, HE was probably still here, snickering at my predicament. I HaVe tO gO wItH mY FrIeNdS sOmEwHeRe.
"FUCK YOU ITACHI" and then the note flipped with the wind and it said "Thanks for the offer but I have to respectfully decline because I am not into men". HE HAD FUCKING PLANNED IT,THAT FUCKING GENIUS, I Hate him and love the way he did it.
Do you guys want what happened in the timeskip or just me continuing the story to make it easier on myself to Slap Stats around here and there. I Like it both ways
