The ANBU Shadows

Chapter 1 - The Rescue

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but I do own this fic as well as any original techniques and the like.

(He is only known as the Shadow. No one knows very much about him, in fact, very few even know that he exists. Those who do only know that he is very efficient at what he does. He has never failed to complete any mission that was assigned to him, even when outnumbered. But what happens when the mythical Shadow turns out to have a soft side, underneath his normal emotionless façade?) (Naruto, OC, Friendship, Bonding, Semi-Strong Naruto, Some OOC-ness) (Rated M to be safe)

(Romaji edited 7/17/17)

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Lynx is feeling an odd emotion that he couldn't remember the last time that he had felt. He is currently in his room at the ANBU HQ, lying on his bed, just looking at the lynx ANBU mask that he wears. He is currently lost in his thoughts, thinking that he had killed all his emotions as he had been trained to do; but recently he had started to feel something that he couldn't really remember how to describe.

Lynx gets up and changes out of his ANBU outfit, then leaves his room and starts to leave the ANBU HQ. No one else is in the halls of this portion of the HQ; in fact, very few even know this area exists within the ANBU HQ. It is the reason so very few ever see him, and why he is revered to as a myth. He comes to the end of the hall he is walking down, exits through the hidden door in the wall, and steps out into the bright afternoon sunlight. He takes a deep breath of the fresh air, before shunshining (body flickering) to his closest companions back balcony, before quickly rapping on the glass door of his companion's home, then waiting.

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Iruka is currently working on grading exams from the students of the Academy, when he hears knocking on his back balcony door. He gets up to let his guest in, already knowing who it is, seeing as how this person is the only one to ever knock on his balcony door. He gets to the door, and opens it, allowing the person to enter. "Yuu-san, what are you doing here?" Iruka asks. (Lynx's real name is Yuuzuki Tataki, but like most ANBU, his real name is known to very few.)

"I'm actually here to speak to you about something." Yuu replies.

"About what?" Iruka asks.

Yuu takes a breath and sighs, something Iruka has never seen him do before. "I don't know how to explain it, but I have had this strange feeling as of late. As you know, I've killed my feelings like all ANBU are trained to do, but I still have this strange feeling that I just can't describe."

Iruka looks a bit surprised at what Yuu tells him, since he seems to always be so passive and never seems to feel nor show emotions. "That's a bit of a surprise; can you describe it in any way?"

"I really don't know, but it feels as though I'm missing something in life; like there's a hole that needs to be filled. I've never had any problems like this before, so I don't fully understand it." Yuu replies.

Iruka ponders Yuu's statement for a moment, but then thinks he might know what it is that Yuu is likely feeling. "I think I may know what is that you're feeling, but it might sound a bit odd."

"Why do you think it may be odd? It's just a feeling so it shouldn't really be that big of a deal, should it?" Yuu asks.

"Well I think what it is that you're feeling is... well, loneliness." Iruka replies.

Yuu just blinks, "Eh? What do you mean loneliness? Why would I be feeling loneliness?"

"Well, I'm no expert but I think it may be because of the fact that you are always by yourself, and don't interact with very many people." Iruka replies.