Midnight At Fredina's

Chapter 1: Welcome to Fredina's

(Konoha)

Naruto, in all honesty, was not having a good day. Actually scratch that, he wasn't having a good week.

It has been a full year since the end of the fourth shinobi war, and things have calmed down quite a lot with all things considered. Everyone in different villages had prioritized rebuilding. Thankfully all of the major villages had entered an alliance, so everyone was helping each other in some way. Some shinobi from other villages came to Konoha, most noteworthy being Iwa and Kumo.

That was a good thing at least. It made him smile at the fact that the nations were on the better path to peace.

Although, that smile immediately went away when he remembered how he was currently being treated in the village.

Despite everything he had done, despite being one of the reasons why the war had ended, most of the village had gone back to their old ways and treated him like he was a blight in the village. Sure most of his friends stuck by him from time to time, but it felt like some of them kept their distance from him for some reason.

So far, he had been going on constant missions to help get his mind off of the villagers returning hatred for him. He had gone on missions constantly, and some people worried for his health, but he always told them that he was fine.

Thankfully Kurama had knocked him out of his funk every time he felt under the weather, otherwise he would probably feel more depressed than he already was. He had endured a full week of the village's returning glares of hatred towards him, and he was honestly starting to get fed up with it all.

When he entered the Hokage tower to receive another mission, Tsunade seemed to notice this as well, so she had decided to give Naruto a break and give him a lower rank mission this time. She was concerned for her favorite blonde's health from taking so many missions, which is why she gave him a C-rank mission.

Which is why he was here in the red light district, in front of a huge building that looked like a nightclub with glowing lights around the place, and adults going inside the front entrance with lecherous grins on their faces. The place looked like it had gotten remodeled recently, and he looked up at the over-exuberant sign with a raised eyebrow, seeing the image of an anthropomorphic brown brown bear with a curvaceous body.

"Seriously, when exactly did they make this place? Did they make it while we were rebuilding or something?" Naruto questioned inwardly to himself as he looked at the building. He then looked at the scroll that Tsunade gave him when he reluctantly took the mission, and couldn't help but curse his luck.

Mission Rank: C

Location: Fredina's Nightclub

Job: Protection (Night Guard)

Details: The owner of the establishment is looking for a capable shinobi to act as a night guard and protect his establishment from 12 am to 6 am. Your job is to ensure that nothing happens during that time frame.

Time frame: Unknown

If Naruto was being honest, he would've preferred if he had gotten an A-rank, or even a B-rank mission out of the village. However, he was instantly shut down by Tsunade, who voiced her concerns about Naruto's health.

He remembered that conversation all too well. Compared to the alternative that the hokage offered him, this was a way better option.
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(Flashback: A Few Hours Earlier)

Naruto was standing in front of Tsunade's desk with a blank look on his face, with her words constantly replying in his mind.