Not The Same Person (Kitsune/Anbu Naruto)

Chapter 8

Naruto POV

It's been a week since the Lands of Waves Escort Mission. If I'm not mistaken, Chunin's test is coming soon. Why is there still no news? Whatever. When the time comes, Kakashi must tell us. Now, I need to do those boring missions again. Urghh !! Why didn't the old man give me a more difficult mission! I'm tired of doing all the missions for the Genin level.

"Can you stop talking? My ears are almost bleeding when I hear you talking non -stop. "

"But I'm bored "

"So go to the Hokage tower. Ask that old man to give you a mission as Captain Anbu "

"I've met him! but he said since I'm in Team 7, I need to focus on this team first. "

"Wait... really?I don't even remember that you met him "

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah?? When did you meet him? "

Flashback

Naruto POV

After we returned from Land of Waves, I immediately changed to Anbu's appearance and went to the Hokage tower to report what had happened during the mission for team 7.

"Oh Kitsune,you are back? Any important reports? "

"Yes Hokage-sama. I want to report Uchiha Sasuke's condition."

"Uchiha Sasuke?"

"Yes. When I fought with Gato's man, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura fight with a masked ninja named Haku. I'm not sure of the details, but Haruno Sakura says that Uchiha Sasuke's Sharingan was activated when Haruno Sakura tried to protect him."

"When she protected Sasuke? Hm ...."

"I heard that when a wielder of this kekkei genkai experiences a powerful emotional condition with regards to a person precious to them, their brain releases a special form of chakra that affects the optic nerves, transforming the eyes into Sharingan . But I never thought this would happen to Uchiha Sasuke. "

"Maybe he thinks Sakura is an important person for him. Or he thinks all members of team 7 are important people to him "

"Everyone? Including me? Huh! Impossible"

"Well, who knows?"

"Whatever"

"So ... what about you? Are they important to you?"

Hiruzen looked at me with a look that had a lot of meaning. I knew that he expected me to have a ‘real’ friend. Since childhood, I always pretended to come to the academy and play in every corner of the village. But the truth is it's just kagebunshin. My real body is on a mission as Captain Anbu, Kitsune. Luckily no ninja noticed that it was just my Kagebunshin.

".......well, for me all the villagers are important to me. They are my responsibility"

"No! My real point is, are they important to you? Not as Kitsune, but as Uzumaki Naruto "

"Can't you stop asking me? You already know what my answer is. And please don't call me by my real name. In our agreement, as long as I'm in disguise, you have to call me Kitsune."

Hiruzen sighed. He knew Naruto would never answer questions about his heart. He sometimes missed the old Naruto, the Naruto full of smiles. Well ... even if it's just an acting.

"Anyways .... When do you want to give me a more challenging mission? I'm tired of taking all these easy missions."

"Please focus on your job in team 7. For now, there are no important missions you need to take"