Kakashi stood in silence, his back straight, hands latched smartly behind his back and eyeballing his Hokage. Highly amused.

He was staring at a zombie. A 'what the fuck' face over his features, grateful that it was hidden behind his mask.

He watched the blonde, trying his hardest not to snigger at the stubborn attempts the man was making to keep his eyes from shutting. Never had he seen Naruto so exhausted- or frustrated, it was actually quite an odd thing for Kakashi to see. Normally, Naruto was this proud, workaholic with a sharp eye for good work and no slacking, but Kakashi truly was trying his hardest not to laugh as Naruto had literally... donked his head onto his desk from exhaustion. It looked so out of character for the man- baring in mind Naruto was six foot, three inches and never did anything like as much as a joke.

Kakashi shook his head with a low chuckle and walked over to the desk Naruto currently face planted, coughed when he was only staring down at the blonde hair. He removed his mask, dragging it down his chin.

"Hokage-"

"Damn it Kakashi, I told you not to call me that."

The man groaned and lifted his head up, giving a lazy scratch to his scalp while attempting to look up at his friend. His eyes were heavy and had dark rings underneith Kakashi noticed. Kakashi narrowed his eyes in concern, blue ones rolled at him, obviously knowing what that look was for. Even though Naruto was thirty-two years of age, Kakashi still tried to look after him like he did when Naruto was fifteen- not like Naruto was stupid, he was far from it but he still done silly little mistakes..

... Like not sleeping for two days in a row.

"Naruto.." Kakashi began, breathing out his name in a strained sigh, rubbing the bridge of his nose. Naruto glanced up at him, "You shouldn't work yourself like this, you know we have Tsunade to help anytime you want a break." Kakashi finished, narrowing his eyes at the blonde who was already at the door. Halfway through that sentence Naruto had stood up and grabbed the huge pile of files and papers he was leaning on, obviously not wanting to hear the same thing Kakashi always drummed into his head. As Naruto walked past, the size of Naruto honestly put Kakashi's proud build and height to shame, just looking at the amount of files Naruto was holding effortlessly would make a normal man struggle with both hands- and Naruto was only holding them with one.

"It's not necessary, Kakashi. You know full well I'm fine on my own." Naruto said, opening the door while his other hand held all of the documents in place. He glanced at Kakashi, his eyes gesturing him to lead the way out the door. Kakashi obeyed and walked out of the door, Naruto following silently and shutting the door after. "I don't know how many times you've said this to me, but you know you get the same answer every single time." Naruto huffed.

Kakashi noticed his voice was deep and croaky, obviously the tiredness running him down. He glanced up at his Hokage, honestly concerned. He glared at the heavy, tired eyes that met his, glaring harder when Naruto smirked. The elder sighed, he was still stubborn, Kakashi thought. They turned the corner and Kakashi spoke again.

"You're taking a break, Naruto." Naruto opened his mouth to say something, only to be cut off, "I don't give a shit about what you say at the moment, I'm going to talk to Tsunade whether you like it or not." a glare was passed to Naruto, "If you keep this up it could be dangerous for you and I will not forgive myself if anything happens." Kakashi hmph'd. Naruto's mouth twisted, his facial expression looked as if he was either confused or he was trying to think of what to say. Kakashi sniggered and opened the elevator door, waving Naruto to go first. Naruto sighed, stepping in.

"I'm not getting out of this, am I?" A tired smile spread across Naruto's lips, he admitted to himself he was tired, but he would never admit it out loud. Even though it wasn't exactly rocket science, even a blind person could tell he was tired. Kakashi gave a small laugh.

"Nope."

They both laughed, but it soon grew silent and Kakashi coughed, looking at his friend once again. "Naruto," He said, the tone of his voice made Naruto quirk an eyebrow at him. The look alone told him to keep speaking. "I know you're lonely." Kakashi said, almost too seriously. Naruto blinked at the random words, the a loud snort echoed against the narrow walls of the elevator.

"Where did that come from? I'm the Hokage, Kakashi. Of course I'm not lonely." Naruto said, his voice said he was amused an smug, but there was a hint of wariness in it, as if he was worried Kakashi would insult him. In honest truth, they both knew Naruto was lonely. They both glanced at the door suddenly opening, no one got inside and they started talking again when they closed.

"Right. When was the last time you actually had a partner?"

There was a long silence, both knowing that was a sore subject for Naruto.

Too long since Naruto had a partner.

"You never have any time to get a partner, because you're constantly working." Kakashi noted, "And I know it's running you down, Naruto. Don't act as if you don't think about it."

The doors opened again and Neji walked inside, one of Naruto's close friends that worked in the Hokage building. They all stood in silence as the doors closed. A loud snort from Naruto broke the thick silence.

"So that's what it is, you want me to have a break so I can get a partner?" Kakashi glanced at him, and Neji shifted awkwardly, grabbing the drink out of his pocket to make it seem he wasn't listening. Kakashi merely stood straight and coughed.

"Not exactly, we just thought you might need... to release.." Neji suddenly coughed, his drink spilling from his chin onto the floor and Naruto's jaw dropped, "..some stress." Kakashi finished after he was interrupted by Neji, who he shot a glare at.

"That's absurd. You want me to take a break and that's exactly what I'll do. I'll rest for a day then I'm getting straight back to work, I'm not interested in getting into a relationship, I'm too busy for something like that." The door opened once again and Neji stepped out, bowing to Naruto before he did and also wiping the spilled drink from his chin. Naruto could see Neji wasn't making eye contact. He glanced back to Kakashi, raising an eyebrow while the doors closed once again. "And what do you mean, 'we'?"

Naruto stepped out of the black car, not hiding the foul glare he threw at Kakashi as the man opened his door for him.

Kakashi skilfully hid the grin he so badly wanted to stretch across his face. Naruto on the other hand, had a huge wave of discomfort spread through him when he looked at the building, still wondering what he was doing here, or why he had agreed to it.

Though he had to admit the building did look nice.

As soon as the car doors slammed shut, Naruto only took two or three steps and the owner and also the people who worked at the place came running out, bowing and showing their respect.

Naruto flinched at the unnecessary attention and held his palms out as if silently telling them to calm down.

This was ridiculous. Honestly, what was he doing here?

Kakashi made his way back to the driving seat, he went back in to grab his mask and slammed his own car door to get their attention. Naruto inwardly snorted as he watched them all cringe at the noise.

The owner had gotten the hint and quickly shooed the workers indoors to get the place ready for their Hokage. When they were gone she glanced up at Naruto and smiled. Her five foot-odd height making Naruto seem like a giant compared to her.

Naruto noticed she was attractive, she had long hair that was well looked after and her eyes were a haunting red. Naruto wondered if they were contacts but didn't care on asking.

"Well, Hokage-Sama, it's most certainly a surprise to have you here." She said still smiling and bowing once again.

"Not by my own accord, I assure you." Naruto said in an aggravated tone, though a friendly tone was still there making sure not to offend the owner. He made sure to throw a quick glare at Kakashi, loving the nervous shift the silver haired man made. She giggled, completely oblivious to moment and stretched an arm, gesturing them to walk inside.

"I've heard that one before," She smirked. "...you're welcome either way."

They walked inside and straight away Naruto looked around. He was expecting this dirty run down place that had hidden holes in the walls, but to his surprise, to him it actually looked rather beautiful. The walls were red, probably to set the mood of 'passion' and there was a scent of burning incense sticks which oddly comforted Naruto. There were black candle holders which went well with the walls and he glanced at the owner who was talking to a woman behind the desk, she was nodding and whatever the owner said must have gotten her attention, because her jaw dropped. It was only then Naruto knew what she said, because she looked up at Naruto and bowed, welcoming him numerous amount of times. Naruto smiled and nodded, she chuckled nervously and looked back at her boss.

"Kurenai... who should I bring in?" She whispered into her boss's ear. Kurenai chuckled and thought for a moment, taking a quick glance back at her Hokage who looked as if he either didn't want to be here or he was growing impatient. She shifted and looked back at her worker.

"All of them." She said quickly, panick in her voice. The girl eyeballed her but nodded, making her way out from behind the desk. She went into a door that was at the end of the room, all the way to the end and disappeared. Naruto sighed and looked at Kakashi, Kakashi noticed the look and returned the glance. Naruto's face clearly said he wasn't happy to be here and Kakashi coughed nervously.

"We're doing this because we care." Kakashi shifted and stood straight. Naruto glared at him, he could swear he could hear amusement in the sadistic bastards voice.

"You care?..." Naruto snarled, he leaned closer to Kakashi, making sure to be inches from his face. "You've taken me to a fucking whore house. Feeling the love, you prick!"

This time Kakashi couldn't hold in the chuckle of amusement and Naruto rolled his eyes, choosing to ignore it and standing straight again. He didn't notice the look Kurenai was sending him until he looked at her, he almost jumped at the look.

She was staring at him.

Her eyes wide and taking in every single detail of the blonde. She didn't even blink. Naruto stared back wide eye'd, honestly because his shock literally stiffened him so he couldn't move. Also adding the fact that her eyes were a disturbing red-ish color as well. Naruto's eye twitched and he coughed to break the uncomfortable silence.

"... This place is very..." He looked around, admiring the detail once again and also glad that his gaze was away from the weird woman. "Beautiful." Naruto said quietly, he was a bit downed by the fact that it was a whore house but at least it looked nice.

Kakashi looked at him in defence, he was tempted to nudge Naruto on the shoulder for his tone. If Naruto was uncomfortable or nervous, it didn't sound like it. He sounded a hell of a lot more pissed off and irritable than anything else. Kurenai quirked an eyebrow and smiled.

"Hearing that from you is a high compliment." She bowed and began to walk towards the door the worker went through earlier. She grinned and signalled them to follow with her hand. "Follow me," She chirped, "Hopefully they're ready now."

Neither Kakashi or Naruto moved. Naruto was waiting for Kakashi to go first but it seemed Kakashi was waiting for the same. Blue eyes locked onto him and narrowed.

Kakashi immediately took lead, following the owner silently as did Naruto behind Kakashi.

As they entered the room, Naruto's eyes roamed the place silently. There were three more doors. One at the end of the room, one to his left and to his right. In the middle of the room were sofa's and a table, it looked as if it was a lounge...or a place to entertain guests.

A couple of minutes past and Naruto admitted to himself he was nervous. He really didn't want to be here...

They stood patiently, Hokage waiting for whatever it was he was actually waiting for anyway and glanced at a woman coming out of one of the doors- the one to his left. It was the same girl as before, the one behind the desk. She nodded nervously to Naruto while walking over to Kurenai. She whispered something that Naruto raised an eyebrow to, the owner looked frustrated with something and she sighed.

"Just.. shut him up or something." She grunted not too quietly. Naruto wondered but stayed silent, it was none of his business. The girl nodded and smiled up at Naruto before turning her heel and going back through the door. Kurenai sighed as she left, then forced a smile up at Naruto,

"They're ready now."

She held a smile and clicked her fingers, soon after there was a loud click of the door opening from behind her. Naruto flinched and watched silently as numerous men and women walked into the room. They lined up in a straight line, and Naruto couldn't help but feel rather awkward at the display of them all in nothing but their underwear. Naruto shifted, feeling uncomfortable from all the pairs of eyes that were locked onto him. Naruto once again glanced back at Kakashi, a look that 'clearly' said: 'I hate you.' and Kakashi just stared at him. His face was covered by the mask but Naruto could see the huge shit eating grin crystal clearly.

Naruto looked back at the people lined up, he quirked an eyebrow at how they were standing, and how their faces were odd expressions.

"Why are they all so nervous?" Naruto asked, walking over to them with his proud stroll. He was nervous and uncomfortable himself, but it skilfully didn't show. He stood only a couple of meters away from them all. He noticed they were all wearing a necklace, all the same style but with a different name on each. A code name or their real names, he thought. Kurenai walked to next to Naruto and smiled.

"It's not everyday they have a Hokage visit them."

Naruto inwardly punched himself for the stupid question. She chuckled and walked over to one she noticed Naruto had his eyes fixed on. "This is Kiba," The boy smiled and bowed, still looking nervous. "He is twenty-two." She stood with a smile, obviously proud of her 'whores'. Naruto almost flinched at the thought. She tapped Kiba on the shoulder as if silently telling him to relax.

The only one that needed a fucking tap to the shoulder to relax was Naruto. He was so out of his comfort-zone right now.

Naruto smiled awkwardly, though it still looked like his normal- calm, smile. He stood straight trying not to fidget, he was beginning to feel more and more uncomfortable as the minutes went by. Especially with Kakashi just standing there so casually. He bet he was loving this. Naruto cursed in his head.

He nodded to Kurenai with a smile and glanced around, looking them all up and down, reading their names as he did so. When it came to a necklace that read 'Sakura' he looked from her necklace, down to her stomach, then her legs. When he looked up he was honestly gobsmacked at the girls beauty, Emerald green eyes with dyed pink hair that went oddly well with her features. She smiled up at him, a blush appeared on her pale cheeks when her green eyes met his blue. Kurenai walked over and ahem'd quietly.

"This is Sakura, she is twenty." She said, the proud tone still lingering in her voice. Naruto smiled at Sakura and continued to look around.

After looking around, there were two more people that caught Naruto's eye out of twelve. Suigetsu; Naruto oddly liked his long silver hair and his unique purple eyes, and Karin; she had fire red hair and wore glasses which Naruto found attractive. They suited her. Kurenai gave the information about all of them as Naruto studied them but in the end they were down to four. Karin, Suigetsu, Kiba and Sakura. Naruto took a step back and stared at the four in front of him, wondering which one to choose. He took a long moment, they were all silent as he thought, they waited patiently for his decision.

"...I'll take-" Naruto stopped his sentence, he stared at the door to his right as did everyone else. A loud crash was heard that cut off Naruto's talking and he narrowed his eyes. Kurenai chuckled nervously,

"Aha, please, take no notice of that, it's just a new member. He's still not used to this place yet, and he's rather-"

"Don't fucking touch me!"

They all eyeballed the door, their jaws dropped at the roar and the sound of hell itself coming from behind it. Kakashi glanced to his Hokage, for the first time he'd seen Naruto lose his act and was staring at his gaping mouth. Another crash was heard.

"What was that?" Naruto demanded, his voice suddenly deep. Kurenai fidgeted and glanced at the door then at her workers. She looked at them as if for sympathy but they stayed silent.

"He's just... still not used to our- ahem... methods..." She coughed, upset that she'd obviously somehow offended her Hokage. Kakashi tapped Naruto on the shoulder.

"Hokage, it's none of our business, please don't worry ab-"

"Bring him in." Naruto interrupted with a growl. Kurenai glanced at Naruto, then to Kakashi. Kakashi nodded at her, silently telling her to bring him in and don't make the mistake of making their Hokage wait. She gulped,

"But- Hokage... He still needs to be... trained..." She stuttered. Naruto's glare darkened, he said nothing and that alone got the point across. Without another word she walked over to the door and entered it, the door made a quiet click as she disappeared. They all stood in silence, none of them actually having the guts to look at their Hokage except from Kakashi. Kakashi was not impressed and moved next to him.

"You had no right to do that, it's none of our buisness." Kakashi said, ignoring the fact that Naruto wasn't looking at him. He was testing Naruto's anger but he didn't care, he knew this boy in and out.

"I don't care. You were the one who brought me here and I've been nothing but calm. Now all I want to do is look at him, if I don't like him, I'll leave him be." He said calmly, making sure to look away at the end of the sentence to silently say he was done talking. Kakashi clamped his jaw shut and moved back to where he was standing, both waiting in silence until the door opened once again.

Kurenai walked back into the room after a short while, followed by two large men that were holding a squirming man in place. Naruto narrowed his eyes at the sight, it looked as if it was against his wishes to even be here. He scowled at the thought. When Naruto looked back around the room, all of the people were gone. Kurenai must have told them to leave for the moment or something.

Naruto found his eyes back onto the boy once again and studied him. He wasn't in his underwear unlike the others, he was fully clothed but it was odd clothing. It was all mostly black and had a few chains. He didn't look young, but he didn't even look like he was in his twenties and Naruto didn't like the thought of someone so young being here. As if Kurenai read his mind, she moved next to Sasuke and grabbed his hair tight, pulling his head up and stilling him from trying to worm his way out.

"This is Sasuke."

The boy yanked his head away from her grip, still attempting to escape from the mens hold. She sighed, "He is seventeen, he will be eighteen in two weeks."

"Go fuck yourself, you dirty son of a-"

"I'll take him." Naruto smirked. They all stared at him gobsmacked, their jaws hung low in shock.

Including Sasuke.