Bat Anbu

(I'm thinking)

"I'm speaking"

"Demon / summon / ghost speaking"


(Demon / summon / ghost thinking)


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Bat made a hand sign "wind style: wind blades" invisible blades sliced through some branches and Anko fell out and on top of Shisui and Kakashi.

"12:30, times up. I think that went well. We start missions tomorrow and Kakashi, don't be late"

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The anbu team has been training and taking missions together for six months now. Everything was going fine except that Kakashi still didn't completely trust his brown haired commander.

At this moment Dog, Snake and Crow were sitting in a valley recovering from a infiltration mission. They were just waiting for Bat to contact the hokage.

Snake just finished healing Crow's injuries and her own and was about do Dog's, but Dog refused treatment.

Snake argued "but the commander said that we should examine heal as many injuries as possible"

"I'm fine I don't need any medical attention" said Dog

Just then Bat jumped in from a nearby tree and grabbed Dog by the throat "Dog, why have you denied medical treatment when I explicitly ordered you to get it?"

"I didn't need it sir" Kakashi just glared back wanting to see anger in his captain's eyes, but he was dumbfounded when his eyes met a solid black and red mask.

"I understand if you don't trust me, but I won't allow your foolish antics to potentially bring harm to yourself or someone else. Do you understand?" Kakashi nodded "good, Snake, it seems Dog has changed his mind and would like medical treatment. Would you start with his left fibula?"

Snake shrugged at her commander's odd request and started with Kakashi's left fibula as asked

"your leg is fractured Dog" said Snake in shock as she and her teammates looked at Bat wondering how the hell he knew that! After Dog was healed they made their back to Konoha.

As Dog jumped from tree to tree he watched his commander "Captain, why don't you have eyeholes in your mask?" Snake and Crow stopped and stared at Bat's mask and were beyond surprised to see the lack of eyeholes!

Bat shrugged "I don't need them because I'm blind"

"WHAT?!" screamed his teammates

Bat nodded "yes I've been deaf and blind since I was four, but as you can see I've adjusted. My sense of touch more than compensates for my missing senses"

Dog asked "how did you lose your sight and hearing?"

Bat turned toward Dog "some people took offense to my existence and made sure I knew it" he said and he felt the oddest set of vibrations come from Dog after that.

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(there he goes again) thought Naruto from behind his mask as he approached his teammates.

"what's who doing?" asked kyuubi

(morning fluffy, it's Kakashi, ever since he found out about my being deaf and blind he's been … different, for example every time he sees me his aura lights up and his vibes remind me of a puppy happy to see his master, I can actually see twitchy ears and a wagging tail)

"maybe he just respects you now" suggested the fox even though he suspected it might be the beginning of something more than that.

Naruto frowned (I guess) he thought as he and his teammates left or another mission.

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It was supposed to be a simple bodyguard job. They were supposed to escort Boku and his famous niece, Sara, to her next concert like they've done many times before ...

Bat walked along next to the client when he felt a ninja, possibly Stone ninja, flit by the edge of his range. He thought nothing of it, but he noticed the client, Boku, was nervous and grew more so as the time past.

"is there something wrong Boku?" asked Crow

"nothing, nothing just the usual jitters anbu-san. You guys know how I get during these trips"

Dog nodded "you just seem a little jumpier today. You need to calm down, worrying is bad for your health and stop expecting an attack"

Boku laughed "I'm not expecting anything haha I'm just nervous like usual, you guys know how I get" : I'm expecting an attack :

Sanke sighed "you don't have to be nervous, we'll protect you. Hell, you only have to be worried if you betrayed us" joked Snake

Bat saw two things at that moment. The first was stone ninjas coming from all sides and the other was Boku's vibes when he reacted to Snake's comment. When Snake said 'you betrayed us' Boku's vibes said : I did :

"people tend to betray others for a reason like lust, threat, money … really Boku, you betrayed us for money" concluded Bat.

Dog, Snake and Crow froze and looked at Boku. Snake shot forward and knocked Boku out.

Bat shook his head "if it was a threat we could've helped" he took out his tuning fork and tapped it before placing it on the ground "there's a cave just ahead, you guys take Sara there while I draw them away. No arguments"

Bat left and the others tied up Boku before dragging him and Sara to the cave where they waited.

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Naruto ducked a slash from a sword and lunged forward to snap one stone nin's neck before spinning around to crush the throat of another.

One stone nin growled "what the hell is this guy?! It's like he knows where we are and exactly what we're going to do!" he made a hand sign, but Bat bolted forward and thrust his palm into the stone nin's chest cracking his sternum effectively stopping his heart.

Naruto hid in the trees to analyze the situation (six left, good I just need a little more time ... what's he holding? ... oh shit) one of the remianing stone nin dropped a round marble and once it hit the ground ...

*boom*shriek* his entire body light up with pain ... he couldn't move ...

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*boom*shriek*

Dog immediately became alert "that was a flash bomb! We should go help the commander"

Crow looked at the agitated anbu "don't worry so much Dog. The commander can take care of himself and he's blind, the flash in the flash bomb won't effect him"

"it's not the flash that concerns me, it's the piercing shriek. If the commander hears though his sense of touch that shriek could hurt him" said a concerned Dog

Snake twitched "Dog could be right Crow, maybe one of us should go back him up"

Crow nodded "Dog you're the better tracker, so you go, we'll stay and watch Sara"

Dog nodded and left the cave. It didn't take him long to find the spot where Bat was fighting. There were bodies every where! All of them were stone nin and all were killed with one perfectly aimed strike to a vital spot!

"his style really is amazing" he continued moving until he found a shack with seven chakra signatures coming from inside. Six were stone nin and to his horror one was his commander. He moved closer so he hear what was going on and look for an opening to help.

One stone nin said "we seriously underestimated this one"

Dog moved closer and glanced through the window. He could see his commander tied up on the ground.

"I want to see his face" Kakashi glare at them through his mask. How dare they touch Bat with their filthy hands! He couldn't see his commander's face cause a stone nin was in the way, but once the stone nin moved he was shocked to see blonde hair, blue eyes and tan skin. He has seen that face many times as he watched him from a distance ... it was Naruto!

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"looks like we're in luck boys, we have a looker here! Maybe we should have some fun" the stone moved towards Naruto.

One stone nin reached for Naruto pants and ...

*chirp*chirp*chirp*chirp*chirp*

The sound of thousands birds made the stone in all turned and the one closet to the door died do to Dog's lightning coated fist being thrust through his chest. He let the body slide off his arm so he could block the strike from another nin.

Dog leaned in "don't ever touch him" he growled before slashing the ninja's throat. A kunai grazed Dog's arm, but that didn't stop him from stabbing another opponent. The three remaining stone nin stood frozen before dropping to the ground dead revealing Naruto behind them.

Naruto stepped over the bodies and put on his mask "you alright Dog?" he asked as he moved over to Dog so he could check the gash on Dog's arm.

Kakashi's mind was spinning, he had so many questions to ask "B-Bat when-"

"I wouldn't be the commander if I didn't know my own weaknesses" he pointed up at the ceiling revealing a small bat that disappeared in a puff of smoke "I'll explain when we get back to Konoha, lets go"

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Sarutobi sighed as he saw Kakashi and Naruto in front of his desk "I knew this would happen sooner or later ..."

Though Kakashi eye smiled, he was barely keeping his temper in check "Hokage-sama, why is it I wasn't informed of Naruto's advancement through the anbu ranks?"

"it was for the best-"

Kakashi snapped "for the best! How was it for the best? He is my sensei's son, we're practically family! I wanted to be his guardian! I had a right to know! I should've been allowed to protect him all these years! And why the fuck was I not told about his injuries that left him deaf and blind-"

Sarutobi slammed his hand on his desk silencing the irate ninja "I know how you must feel, but please understand I had to keep lot quiet because everyone is against Naruto. No one would let him advance publicly and if anyone knew about his disabilities everyone would've swarmed him like sharks sensing an injured animal. Even you wouldn't have been able to protect him for long ... and we both know you couldn't have taken care of a baby since you were still a child yourself back then"

Kakashi was still shaking with anger, but felt Naruto gently touch his shoulder and he relented "I'm sorry Hokage-sama, I know you only want Naruto safe too ... but I want to know why I wasn't allowed to at least be on his bodyguard team when he was young"

The third hokage frowned "if you came directly to me I would've let you be on the team, but the anbu commander at the time hated Naruto which is why he never let you near him"

The silver haired jonin looked at Naruto "the bastards who hurt you suffered right?"

Naruto chuckled "yes, Ibiki tortured them for two years before killing them"

Kakashi nodded in approval "I'm glad you're safe ... I should go, I apparently owe Ibiki a few meals" he said before leaving.

Sarutobi smiled "I think that went well"

Naruto smiled and nodded "me too" (why is my heart beating so fast?)

Sarutobi glanced at the slight blush on the blonde and gave a knowing smile (ahhh young love ... he better not hurt Naruto) little did he know a certain fox was thinking the same thing.