The bird of Hermes: Servant of a Jinchuuriki

Chapter 4

Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandaime Hokage, a shinobi regarded as the Shinobi no kami, and hailed as 'The Professor'. Carefully examined the picture he held in his hands. The picture was Naruto's Shinobi identification. Humming as he examined it, he looked past the picture, and to the person in question sitting in the chair with a scowl identical to the one in the picture. Stroking his beard slightly, Sarutobi puffed out a few puffed out a few clouds of smoke.

Setting down the picture, the Sandaime smiled warmly as he removed the pipe from his lips. "An excellent picture you have here Naruto-Kun. Not many manged to keep a straight face when taking their identification pictures. The only ones who kept a straight face to be honest were you, Sasuke-kun, and Shino-kun." He told the blond.

Unseen to the Sandaime, Naruto's shadow bristled when he added the 'kun' suffix to the blond's name. The blond himself kept his facial expression blank, his scowl lessening a mere centimeter. Nodding his head towards the Hokage, Naruto spoke. "Thank you Hokage-sama. Your praise is much appreciated." He told him.

Smiling, Sarutobi placed his smoking pipe back into his mouth. Blowing out a few more clouds of smoke, the Sandaime spoke. "You have the headband, your identification. You also have the skills and knowledge. I officially welcome you into the ranks of Konoha Shinobi Naruto-kun."

Naruto rose an eyebrow. "Do you do this with every new Genin? Or am I just special?" He asked, a hint of teasing in his tone.

'Of course you'll always be special to me master.' Alucard happily told him, sending him a mental picture of her grinning face. Naruto's cheeks colored slightly, before he quickly fought it down.

'I know Alucard. Just as you'll always be special to me as well.' Alucard didn't respond, but Naruto knew she was very happy with his answer as he felt her happiness from their mental link. The blond was brought out of his mental conversation when Sarutobi chuckled warmly.

"I usually don't do this Naruto-kun, your right about that. You are a special case however." Hiruzen told him, smiling at the blond. Looking down at the assorted files in his hand, the Sandaime silently hummed, unaware as his shadow rose form the ground to take the form of Alucard. Naruto rose an eyebrow when he saw her, but kept silent, curious as to what she was doing.

Alucard gave a small wink towards the blond, before she looked over the Sandaime's shoulder, intently gazing at the files he was looking over. Grinning widely, she suppressed a dark chuckled when she read an interesting line. 'Master, it appears Uchiha-san has a few screws loose.' She informed her master.

Raising an eyebrow, an interested gleam entered the blond's eyes. 'How so?' Smiling a bit to widely, Alucard nearly snickered.

'It says here that he has an obsessive, borderline fanatical need and desire to kill his older brother. It says here there is a forty-seven% possibility that Uchiha-san will leave the village and become a missing-nin to hunt down his brother. See's comrades as a waste of time, and is perfectly willing to kill anyone who gets in the way of his goal in his eyes.' The undead female responded.

Naruto silently hummed. 'Fairly accurate. What else does it say?'

Smirking, Alucard allowed herself to quietly snicker. 'It also says here that Uchiha-san is showing signs of the infamous Uchiha arrogance. It says that once Uchiha-san has unlocked the Sharingan, he will train using only the Sharingan until he reaches the third tomoe. In which he believes he'll be able to stand up to his brother on equal footing.'

Naruto scowled lightly, eyes darkening by just a small amount. 'Typical of most Uchiha. The Sharingan is a tool, not a crutch to be used constantly.'