Oops, caught

Wow, if it wasn't for Zen mode, my heart would have been going crazy huh.

Interesting side fact about Zen Mode I discovered a few years back, I can control the intensity of it. Which is pretty neat, I was worrying about becoming a heartless sociopath someday.

Crisis avoided, but maybe even if I went full emo mode, a talk no jutsu would have probably worked on me.

I have been planning for this day for the past few months, thinking about it from a lot of angles. I think my plan could really work.

While there are parts where luck is included sure, but I did my best to minimize them as much as possible.

While I was thinking in my head about random trivial facts, I see Naruto starting to head home.

Did I change canon somehow? That slimy snake hasn't contacted him yet, or was it after he went home?

Ahh, this is annoying, I don't remember the exact details, so these still leave a blindspot in my knowledge. Did I prepare for nothing? Shit if the slime doesn't trick Naruto, how is he going to pass?

Do I have to do it myself? no that's stupid.

I'll just silently trail after him, but man, I wonder if I screwed up too much though, it shouldn't be possible.

Ah there is that fucker, just on time I assume.

Made me worried there for a second.

"Naruto..."

"Ah, Mizuki sensei"

Mwahaha, according to keik- I mean plan.

...

And now they're talking on some sort of ledge of a building, he must have been saying some bullshit to confuse Naruto for a while now.

I should get ready to track them no-

"Ah what a surprise, young Hiro"

Oh fuck, this is bad.

"What brings you here at this time of the day"

"L-lord Hokage, nothing much"

I say as I scratch the back of my head.

Yep, it was the legend himself. Fuck did I get caught already? That shouldn't be possible, I was extremely careful with how I conducted myself.

"Now now, no need to be so formal, I just want to talk to you about a mutual acquaintance of ours" he says with a grandfatherly tone.

Who is he talking abou-

"Ah, Naruto?",

"Haha yes, you guessed correctly, quite sharp aren't you, will you entertain this old man for a while?"

I don't have any reasons to refuse him, and besides, I am curious about what he's going to talk about.

I follow him to a nearby bench, heh kind of ironic, with Naruto and that guy, with me and the Hokage.

"Young Hiro, you are a good friend of Naruto's, is that correct to assume?"

"Uh, yea- I mean yes Lord Hokage, I would say that we are friends"

"Now now, I told you no need to be so stiff, I get enough already from everyone else, just say your feelings my child, what do you think of him?"

Wow, what a grandfatherly aura he's emitting there, I wonder if that's a jutsu or not.

Wait focus.

"If you say so Lord Hokage" I say with some caution. What do I think of Naruto?

"Well for starters, he's an idiot and a lazy slob who's way too loud, not to mention his annoying pranks. He always says he's going to Hokage but I really doubt that idiot can even be a chunin"

I can see Hiruzen nodding along with a face that seems to regretfuly agree with those statements.

"But...he's a good person"

Oh, that seems to have caught his attention, well in that case, let's go all out.

"He's a sincere, determined idiot who bites more that he can chew, and his greatest wish he has is to be acnowldged by everyone in the village"

I say with the sincerest smile I could pull off, those were my truly my thoughts, Naruto the series has influenced my upbringing a lot when I was younger.

"And I know that he's going to do something great in the future, even if he isn't the Hokage"

"Oh and how do you know that young Hiro?" he asks with a kind smile.

"Well, I'll call it a gut feeling, and I'm never wrong about that, so you better believe it" I say with an imitation of the idiot.

"Hmm, I see. Naruto has a good friend like you, I hope you two cherish this friendship, and support each other in the future" my answer must have truly been appreciated because he seemed to have become a bit more lighter after this conversation.

"Oh and one more thing, Young Hiro, while it is good to hone yourself, there comes a day when we need to truly show ourselves, lest it become a blade in the dark" and he leaves like a god damn G.

What. The. Fuck.

Zen mode goes into full gear trying to decipher his meaning in panic.

I can feel the extreme calmness envelope me.

Did I get discovered?

Yes.

How much was discovered?

Not enough, otherwise I would be dragged off towards the Yamanaka Clan.

How did I get discovered?

Hanging out with Naruto put me in their cross hairs.

What did they discover?

My training in the forest, inferred from the line of "hone"

Is it dangerous?

Relatively, but not by much.

Possible back up plans if I get revealed

Clean up the evidence , Escape the village, Reveal my Clan to others to get their protection

Possible subjects,

Pain, Obito, Itachi, Possibly Black Zet-

-and I have to cut myself off there, fuck that was dangerous.

This is why I hate going full on mode, what the fuck were those back up plans?

I mean reveal my Sharingan to the Akatsuki?

I mean that just goes all the other way to being an idiotic plan.

Jesus I swear to God, that was terrible, even for me.

Although...if I played my cards right, I can see myself fitting in. I can guilt trip Obito and possibly Nagato, I know all of their weak points. Not to mention Itachi, I'm sure he would appreciate another Uchiha member he can entrust Sasuke to.

Nope, put it back in the box, it was never there, noope.

This is why I hate going Full Zen, fuck.

And where did Naruto go? He's not at the ledge anymore.

This day just keeps on getting better and better.

Ahh fuck me.