The Snake Reaching for the Moon

Chapter 7

The two days of downtime you were given after returning to the Hidden Leaf were over and your team went back to performing normal missions. The missions were all inside the village and they were all simple to do. At first you didn't mind, but slowly as you saw Naruto constantly trying to show off, you realized just how unsatisfying the missions were. You weren't hot headed so you didn't care if you didn't have to fight anyone, but what really bothered you was how none of the missions gave you a sense of purpose.

You needed a chance to use your skills otherwise everything seemed boring. It seemed a waste to everything you had learned to simply settle for any mission you were asked to do.

Even relaxing with Naruto felt uncomfortable since you didn't feel as if you had done anything worthy of being allowed to relax.

Naruto: Hey, (Y/n), is everything okay?

He asked, noticing how absent you seemed as you walked down the streets.

(Y/n): ... I just feel uneasy.

You held your arm up as Yang poked her head out of your sleeve and slithered between your fingers and then around your neck.

Naruto: I know what you mean... I hope we get a good mission soon.

As he looked up to the sky a little boy jumped down from a nearby tree as he screamed down to Naruto only to fall flat on his face.

Naruto: Konohamaru?

(Y/n): A friend of yours?

Konohamaru: Heh... I'm Naruto's rival, Konohamaru! How ya been big bro?

The boy jumped up and introduced himself to you before turning to smile at Naruto.

Naruto: I'm fine... So can I help you with something?

Konohamaru: You said you were going to play ninja with me today.

(Y/n): Hrm? Play... ninja?

You tilted your head as you tried to understand what Naruto would do and he started to blush from embarrassment.

Naruto: Hahaha! W-Well you see... I was just... Umm...

(Y/n): Mind if I join?

You asked as it seemed interesting since "playing" wasn't something you were used to. Not that Orochimaru never let you play before when you were younger, but maybe it would help you with the anxiety from the last few days of unfulfilling missions.

Konohamaru: Hey, Naruto, who is this guy?

Naruto: (Y/n) here is one of my teammates. He's from another village so he's the fourth member of my team.

Konohamaru: Have you ever played ninja before?

(Y/n): Well, a few of my dad's friends let me play with them when they came back from missions. One of them showed me how to make exploding paper birds. Another let me help him test his various traps and poisons. One showed me how to find the right person from the Bingo Books and how to count money properly.

You cheerfully told him about some of the interesting things you got to do when you were his age.

However while you looked excited and smiled at the fond memories, Konohamaru and Naruto both seemed to be trembling from your stories.

Konohamaru: H-Hey, big bro, this guy isn't dangerous is he? He's saying a lot of scary things and just laughing about it.

Naruto: Umm... No, don't worry. (Y/n)'s a nice guy, but he was raised differently than us so he's a bit shameless when saying stuff like that.