Naruto - Gamer Tai

Knowledge is Power

Disclaimer: I do not own either the Gamer or Naruto.

With Naruto

Naruto arrived at the library with no small amount of dread. No child with an active bone in their body would choose to read literature.

These were not the entertaining children's books or fairy tales but the dull books with pages far into the triple digits.

He wasn't about to lie. One of the decrees he planned on making as Hokage was to burn all boring literature.

Obviously, this wouldn't fly anyhow, but a kid can dream.

Naruto opened the doors to find a common area filled with tables and countless shelves. The air smelled sterile.

Naruto walked toward the front desk and was surprised by the new face. The last time he was here, an old lady always gave him the stink eye.

Now, it's a middle-aged woman with a mature and elegant pose. Even though the personnel changed, Naruto was not confident she would be any different.

Instead of asking for help navigating, he decided to try his hand at finding his own way. Years of being ignored and thrown aside would lead most people to develop this attitude.

As Naruto turned away, he never noticed that his presence was already known to the new librarian. While she appeared absorbed in her work, she secretly kept an eye on him. After all, he was indeed why her predecessor was replaced by yours truly.

The Day Before

In the Hokage's Office, two people were in a meeting.

"Sir, you want me to be a librarian. Respectfully, you must be joking?" A monotone voice traced with disbelief came from the woman of the pair.

Decked in ANBU gear, she had shoulder-length auburn hair and a lithe figure. Satsuki was an above-average beauty, even with the stern look on her face twenty-four seven.

"No, while the civilians have been in control of the library, too many incidents have been reported. Last week there was a conflict between the staff and shinobi due to the mishandling of documents and bias against clan shinobi. They even tried to sabotage a student with malicious intent." Hiruzen knew this could be considered degrading to any shinobi of her stature, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Satsuki's rap sheet in the ANBU showed her prowess remarkably. Espionage, Assassinations, and Intel Gathering were full marks. Many of her peers would be hard-pressed to compete with the same mental stability as her.

'Well...she had them from the beginning.' Hiruzen gave her a complicated gaze. Many ANBU corps members have experienced tragedy in one way or another. The mental states of these members are questionable at best, but their loyalty is top-notch.

'This is as far as I'll go towards the dark side of the shinobi world. Even then, this leaves a bad taste in my mouth every time.' Hiruzen laid out the mission. "This will be an inside job. I want you to find and detain all the staff responsible for these incidents without any noise. Questioning will be done by the T&I Division. In the process, find all the leads you can to whoever is behind the scenes. Do you accept?"

No shinobi worth their salts would deny a personal mission from their Kage. Satsuki could only bow and agree.

Back to the Present

'The victim has arrived.' Satsuki had already been debriefed about the situation and knew who to look out for. Such a subject needed to handle with care.