Black Base Red Clouds

As ninjas of the Hidden Leaf Village, nearly everyone knew what it meant to enter the Anbu (Yinsen figured Naruto definitely did not), let alone when the Hokage personally made the suggestion.

In the eyes of these elders, no Hidden Leaf ninja could possibly refuse such an opportunity. Yet today, Yinsen showed them what "nothing is impossible" truly meant.

"Oh? You have no interest in the Anbu?"

"I'm not very fond of wearing masks."

They had thought there would be some serious reason, only to find that this was it. Considering Yinsen was only twelve, even a genius his age probably did not want to keep a low profile, hide everything away, and do unknown work in the shadows, did he?

Although Itachi Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake had joined the Anbu at a very young age, Kakashi had grown up during wartime. Itachi had also witnessed the brutality of war and experienced the Nine-Tails Attack. Seeing the cruelty of this world again and again at such a young age had forced them to mature early.

That was why they could enter the Anbu so young. Yinsen's generation, having grown up entirely in peacetime, thought completely differently from Kakashi and Itachi. Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki were proof enough. The younger generation did not like keeping a low profile or hiding themselves; they liked showing off.

"I see... Then forget it."

"Thank you, Lord Hokage."

Yinsen thanked him sincerely. He had no enthusiasm for Anbu work. The biggest reason was that Anbu work was extremely passive: whenever there was work, they had to go on missions, leaving little personal time. Compared to that, he preferred freely accepting missions and arranging his own work and private time.

"You don't need to thank me for something like that. I called you here because