Chapter 4

"Enough Naruto!"

Naruto's blade stopped.

Sarutobi, Ibiki, Kakashi and a squad of Anbu emerged from the shadows. The aged Hokage nodded to his interrogator. "Take the prisoner for interrogation. I trust you have our mole in custody as well?"

Ibiki nodded "Of course." With a snap of his fingers two Konoha Anbu stepped forward and grabbed his shoulders as Naruto released him. They began dragging him away, Ibiki following closely behind.

Naruto slowly sheathed his blade and turned to face Sarutobi. "Your orders Hokage-sama." He spoke, his voice, coming out in a deep baritone due to a voice changing device in his mask so as not to be recognized by his voice whenever he was off duty…which was almost never.

Sarutobi sighed. "Nothing Naruto. You may leave."

The young Anbu elite bowed his head slightly before turning on his heel and vanishing in a swirl of smoke.

Sarutobi sighed again as he turned to Kakashi. "Come Kakashi." He ordered before he too left the bloodied scroll room, Kakashi following close behind.

Moments later the two found themselves in Sarutobi's office. The old Hokage sighed as he removed his hat and plopped down on his chair. He looked older then.

Kakashi waited as he leaned against the wall, his book nowhere to be seen for once, as he stared at the Hokage, patiently observing.

Sarutobi rubbed his forehead tiredly before he raised his eyes to look at Kakashi. "Well" He began. "What do you think?"

"Effective." Kakashi said nodding slightly. "His fighting stance and execution is near flawless from what I can tell…his precision and coordination is on the money and his general speed is impressive."

Sarutobi leaned forward on his desk." What do you really think?"

Kakashi paused. "Off the record? Permission to speak freely Hokage-sama?" He asked after a few seconds.

Sarutobi nodded. "Permission granted."

The copy nin stated simply with a light shrug. "I know the circumstances you faced that day…death…or living servitude…but to take it to such an extreme…that boy." He paused to gather the right words. "Is more thing, than man."

Sarutobi sighed and leaned on his desk as he buried his face in his hands. "That is why I want to undo the damage. The council has recently lost a number of members that fervently supported the idea of him as a weapon and more…open-minded individuals have taken their place."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "And you're telling me this because?" He drawled.

Sarutobi met his gaze with a spark of determination burning within his eyes. "Because you will be assisting me."

Kakashi raised both eyebrows. "And how do you propose I do that?"

Sarutobi stood from his chair and walked to the balcony, lighting his pipe as he did so. He took a puff and slowly let the smoke out of his lungs. "Uchiha Sasuke's gennin exam is coming up soon is it not? Along with that of Hyuuga Hinata?" He half asked half stated.

Kakashi's eyes widened in alarm He moved forward and stood infront of the Hokage shaking his head furiously. "No! No! No way!"

Sarutobi took a puff of his pipe and blinked lazily at his younger subordinate. "What is the mater Kakashi?"

"It'll never work for one thing!" He yelled flailing his arms around somewhat frantically.

"And why not?" The older ninja asked calmly.

"You're planning on putting something like that with two gennin." The Copy nin recited drily. "That would be like sticking a wolf dog in a sheep den and then being surprised when half the sheep wind up dead the next morning!"

Sarutobi stared straight into Kakashi's eyes, unflinchingly. "I have already failed Minato once Kakashi. I have a chance to make it right and I refuse to let it pass me by. You. Will. Help. Me." He bit out in a tone that Kakashi really didn't want to hear again.

The copy nin sighed. He knew he was gonna regret this.

Naruto slowly walked towards his home. It was a large estate hidden just on the eastern side of the village outskirts.

The person that had built the estate was apparently a nature lover, for he had cut down almost no tree's and had apparently chosen a natural clearing in which to build the main house. Other areas of the estate, such as the dojo, armory and library were built on the tree itself, or around it. Giant tree houses really.

Naruto truly believed this home was simply far too lavish for someone such as himself. He had asked the Hokage only once why he had given him this estate and had received a confusing answer.

'It's the least I can do.' And the aged man had left it at that.

Naruto did not understand what the old man was apparently trying to repay. He did his duty, nothing more nothing less.

Quietly he passed the gate into the grounds, dry and rotting leaves scattered in the wind, filling the night air with their soft crinkling melody.

Calm was hardly his companion, but in his home he found that he could encounter it every now and again, rare as it could be.

His first memories were of blood and death, instructors, drilling in the Shinobi rules laws and disciplines for hours on end until he could recite each and every one of them by memory perfectly.

Training his fighting style, shuriken and kunai throwing, weapons, focus and chakra control training. All his life was bent around the sole purpose of fighting. To the servitude of the Hokage.

Only the one who holds that title could command him and he would immediately dispatch any other that tried to command him more than once.

Over the years he had seen other children his age that lived and enjoyed their lives. He had never spared them a second glance, he had never questioned why they lived one life while he lived another. To him, it was simply the way of things.

He would never hesitate, never question, never stop.

He was the perfect weapon.

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