Naruto sighed as he threw his coat over the back of his chair and sat down. Sometimes he wondered why he thought his job would be cool, usually when he had to sit down and do paperwork. Still, he didn't regret becoming Hokage at all. He loved his job, because it allowed him to unconditionally protect everyone he cared for. The massive amount of paperwork was absolutely worth it.

Standing to his left, his best (and favorite, but don't tell Hound) ABNU, a woman with wild pink hair that was shaved on either side of her head in a Mohawk, tapped his desk in warning. Someone was coming down the hallway, and that person was not happy.

The door slammed open, and a dark haired man stormed in.

"What is the meaning of this?" he asked, brandishing a handful of crinkled papers.

Naruto grinned. "Jonin sensei application forms!"

The man glared at him, eyes blazing red with three black pupils in each.

"Oh, c'mon, Sasuke," Naruto said, throwing his arms into the air, "I told you I'd make sure all three of us became jonin sensei!"

This made his favorite ANBU pause. "Excuse me?"

Naruto grinned wider, "oh, didn't I tell you? All three of us are gonna get genin teams!"

"Naruto."

"Yes Sakura-chan?"

The ANBU cracked her knuckles. "Meet me at the usual spot in an hour."

She vanished, and Naruto gulped nervously.

A calico cat meowed from his desk.

"Yeah, I know I'm fucked. Thanks for your words of wisdom, Kitty," Naruto said to her.

Sasuke snorted. "I'll be there too. I love seeing you get your ass kicked. And you deserve it, for pulling this bullshit. You know I didn't want a team- I barely have time to make sure my medic recruits are being taught correctly, let alone time to teach three green brats."

Naruto shrugged, "sorry, but I had to sign us all up. Like, its law. You don't have to pass anyone, you know. I bet Kakashi-sensei would let you use his bells if you want."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Oh, and then what test will you do?"

Naruto shrugged. "I dunno yet. Well, we might as well get going, you know? I'd hate to keep Sakura-chan waiting. Are you gonna join the fight?"

"Absolutely not," Sasuke replied immediately, "the last time we went in a free for all, I lost two brand new puppets to Sakura's fists. Never again.

okay hello you all, i've recently gotten back into Naruto after YEARS of ignoring its existence. i'm rereading it right now, but i'm only at 226 right now, so i'm gonna apologize ahead of time if your favorites dont show up. i know a handful of things that've happened, but i'm kind of writing this blind. anyway, i hope you enjoyed this and that you'll continue to enjoy as i update throughout the rest of the month! i'm hoping to finish this by november 30th, since i'm doing it for nanowrimo. updates won't be daily, but as soon as the next chapter is finished.