Naruto's POV
Unsurprisingly, Sasuke and I reached the village first. I let out a shout of victory once we pass the village gates- the looks of surprise on Guy and Lee's faces when I passed by them still ring clearly in my head, and I can't help but smirk.
Sasuke jumps off the moment I skid to a stop- he almost keels over, looking like he's about to vomit. Whoops. I forgot he doesn't do well with these types of things.
He sends me a skin-piercing glare, though it has no effect on me. In the distance I can see Guy and Kakashi start coming into view. I stand in front of the village gates waiting for them, my hands on my hips.
"Naruto- I didn't know you had such youthfulness inside you!" Guy proclaims once he reaches us, sweating a bit from all that running. His eyes shine with respect as he grins at me. Kakashi also looks about to vomit- and pass out, and I sort of pity the man. All that motion did nothing to help his condition.
Kakashi gets off of Guy's back, only to collapse onto the ground, but he just tilts his head back and lets out a long sigh. He looks to Sasuke, then me, then back to Sasuke, and the two share a pained look.
About 15 minutes later, Lee arrives with a half-dead Neji on his back. Neji practically shoved Lee away to get off of him, face fuming. Now it's three of them who share a pitiful, pained conversation in their heads.
"Never. Do that again," Neji grits out, narrowing his eyes at Guy, Lee, and me.
"Next time we can have the girls join us!" Lee says enthusiastically, completely ignoring Neji's comment. Then he turns to me. "Naruto! You are fast- next time I will challenge you to a duel!"
Oh. Shit. Please no- not a repeat of whatever the hell of a rivalry Guy and Kakashi have. Not that it'll be much of a rivalry...
I let out a short, nervous laugh, rubbing the back of my neck, not trusting myself to reply.
Sakura and Tenten catch up soon, both looking exhausted. Sakura gasps for air when she stops in front of us, pointing an accusing finger at me.
"You- you were the reason- we had to run so fast- fuck you." She manages, and I let out another laugh.
"You could've shunshinned here, you know." I say, lips curling up in amusement. She seethes at me.
"Not all of us have a lot of chakra like you!" She protested, pausing to draw in a sharp breath of air. I try to suppress my smile. Tenten plops down next to Neji, letting out a long sigh, and he smiles slightly at her, as if trying to apologize.
Just then, Pakkun appears next to Kakashi. He says something to him, then disappears. Kakashi nods, looking to me, and his face turns grim.
"Naruto. Lady Tsunade wants to see you," he says slowly, and the air around us turns quiet and tense. We all know what she wants from me is nothing good. My smile fades, and I gulp. I can see Sasuke sending me a soft gaze from the corner of my eye.
...Great.
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I pause in front of the Hokage's office door, preparing for what's to come. But before I can knock on the door, I hear Lady Tsunade say:
"Come in."
Well. Now or never, I think grimly, and open the door, stepping inside. Lady Tsunade has her hands folded on the table, and she looks at me with a neutral expression, her eyes sharp and boring into me. Shizune is here with her too- she stands next to Lady Tsunade, smiling sympathetically.
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Commander Kitsune
Fanfiction(I do not own the cover image) (I know there are many Anbu Naruto fanfics, but I wanted to do one anyway) Naruto has been in Anbu since he was four, and commander at 8, already surpassing even the fourth hokage at his young age. He's a prodigy among...
