Naruto: A New Perspective

Chapter 37

"So?" Naruto asked Shikamaru excitedly after he exited the Hokage's office for his private briefing.

"So what?" Shikamaru replied, hands in his pocket and scowling. His first mission and already being a Chuunin was looking very troublesome.

"What's your mission?" Naruto clarified impatiently.

"Can't tell you." Shikamaru shrugged, "Sorry." In all honesty, Shikamaru could tell the blond, but he really didn't feel like explaining himself to his friend, it would take too long... and if he left now, he could catch a half hour of sleep before his mission actually began.

"Aww man." Naruto whined, "First Sasuke and now you!" Sasuke had exited his briefing giving the same excuse, although he thought it was very funny that he couldn't tell Naruto, by the way he was smirking when he left.

Sorry?" Shikamaru said again, "Whatever, go in, the Hokage is waiting for you."

"Why didn't you say so?" Naruto pushed past his friend and shoved the doors open, "I'm ready for my awesome mission!" He shouted dramatically.

"Do you have to yell every time you come in here?" Tsunade shouted back, "You're giving me a headache! Shizune, go get me some water."

"Yes, Lady Tsunade." Shizune bowed and left the room.

"Oh," Naruto nodded knowledgably, "I get it."

"Get what?" Tsunade glowered; she really wasn't in the mood.

"You had to send her out of the room because my mission is super secret and classified and stuff." Naruto replied excitedly, imagining all the things that Tsunade might have him do...

"Er..." Tsunade frowned, "Not really."

"It's not super classified?" Naruto's face fell, "What is it?"

Tsunade shuffled some papers and folders around, she muttered, "Where is it... oh here we are." She tugged a folder out from a stack that half collapsed after she finished. Tsunade scowled, but ignored it for now, "Uzumaki Naruto, you have a B-rank mission..."

Naruto leaned in eagerly.

"Assisting in the organization of the scrolls and files at the Office of Ninja Records."

The blond fell over.

Naruto leapt to his feet and spluttered, "What the hell? That's not a real mission! What about protection missions? Rescuing princesses? Fighting the enemy?"

"Maybe another time." Tsunade responded in annoyance, "You better get going; they only have three others over there trying to sort it all out. The ONR was one of the buildings that was nearly completely demolished by those snakes of Orochimaru in the invasion."

"Is it at least semi-classified?" Naruto asked hopefully.

"Uh... not really." Tsunade admitted, "It's a B-rank mission because it will take several days, and genin aren't privy to that kind of information, so it can't be given to them."

Naruto scowled, this was not cool. Grumbling, he accepted the mission scroll from the Hokage and left the office. Much to his great annoyance, Sasuke was waiting for him on the street.

"So loser." Sasuke smirked, "What's your mission?"

"Can't tell you." Naruto replied gruffly, "Its super classified."

Sasuke's smirk widened, "Liar. I know you, if it was important you would be jumping for joy... you got a shit mission, didn't you?"

"No." Naruto tried to grin, "Look, I'm happy."