Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
This is my first ever Request story from Darkmystery1….Hopefully as the story unfolds you will like the plot and I hope everyone else will like the story as well
Tsunade sat at her desk with mountains of paper work, as she sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose she reached under her desk
"Only one way I'm getting through this" she said with a smirk as she pulled out her bottle of sake she kept hidden from Shizune's watchful eye. She then held up a paper ready to sort but when she got one look at the paper her eye's widened a little bit "Land of waves huh? Who would've thought this place would turn up again" She read the contents and then gave the paper a suspicious look "From what I've read from the reports…Kakashi's team ended up in an S-class mission which was supposed to be a c-class mission" The blonde haired woman downed the contents of her bottle "I'll be careful who I send on this mission just in case….but it can't be just anyone"
It was a dark and cool night in the village of Konoha, most of the people were asleep and the ones who weren't were going about their business. In one particular place there was a lot of laughter and talking escaping, it was a small bar/pub where Izumo and his best friend Kotestsu sat in a bar with Kakashi, Kurenai, and Anko (The loud one)
"Come on Izumo, have some fun. Drink a little!" Kotetsu said with a smile as he held a sake bottle to his friend's face
"I'd rather not." He declined politely as he put his hand up "We have a shift to handle later at the gate"
"You need to lighten up" Anko said pointing to Izumo as she took a swig from the bottle "A little drink has never killed anyone" She then said with a smile as everyone nodded in agreement
"Except for those drunken missing nin I killed the other day" Kakashi chimed in from behind his book with a smile making the group give him a look while Izumo just let out a sigh
"Alright give me the bottle" He said in defeat as he took the bottle and wiped the mouth of it from where anko's lips were
"Afraid of an indirect kiss?" She said seductively as she made a kissy face at him and then laughed as Kakashi, Kurenai, and Kotetsu sweat dropped at her actions as Izumo stayed perfectly calm
"She's definitely drunk" Kurenai said as she placed a hand to her forehead
"So what?" Anko answered with a slur "We should all be drunk"
"I'm immune to becoming intoxicated" Izumo said as Anko's ears perked up in attentiveness at this
"Oh, really now?" She said with a mischievous smile
"Yeah" Izumo answered back simply as he sipped his drink
"You've never been pushed to that point that's why" Anko said as she pointed at Izumo who had a tick on his forehead
"Izumo, She's only trying to get you into a drinking contest" Kurenai warned "She used to do it all the time with Asuma" Kurenai said as she bit her lip as she remembered Asuma who had passed on earlier in the year in a mission against Akatsuki
"Maybe a moment of silence would be best" Kakashi said sympathetically as he rubbed Kurenai's back gently trying his best to comfort her
After the moment of Silence Anko spoke up
"I told you he's totally the loving type like you want-" Anko was cut short by Kurenai Putting her handover Anko's mouth to which Anko proceeded to lick Kurenai's Palm as you saw her face go pale in disgust
"S-she's definitely drunk " Kurenai said trying to convince Kakashi to forget what he heard even though her nervous smile and slight blush was giving her away
Kakashi just raised an eyebrow at the two and shrugged his shoulders "Sure" he said going back to his book even though nobody else noticed the slight blush on his cheeks because of his ninja mask
After Anko received the correct response from Kurenai she wanted she spoke up again "So you ready to do this, baby chunin?" She asked
"Let's do it!" Izumo challenged feeling a bit on the testy side since she brought ranks into this
"You sure about this? Your name isn't "Iron Belly Kamizuki" ya' know" Kotetsu warned a little afraid for his friend's well being
"I've got this" Izumo said back holding up his hand to silence Kotetsu
A few drinks later…
Izumo looked at Anko and she was wasted and he was clearly just as wasted as the snake woman but he wasn't going to give up
"Why….don't you….fall…" Anko paused "…Already?"
"I…." He paused "Told ….you… (hic) I don't get intoxi-….drunk"
Kakashi, Kotestu, and Kurenai sweat dropped and looked at each other in disbelief
"Izumo's an idiot when he's drunk" Kotetsu said as he slapped his hand to his forehead
"At least he isn't Guy. He turns into a grumpy old man when he's drunk" Kakashi said as Kurenai looked at him in disbelief "Yep the opposite of 'springtime of youth'….'Old man winter'" He said almost making Kotetsu fall out of his seat and making Kurenai giggle a little at his joke as both he a Kurenai shared a smile and a look
"Will you two….. (hic) stop flirting! I'm about to… (hic) win!" Anko loudly exclaimed with a smile as she watched Izumo bring the glass to his lips but then down it all and slam the glass on the table and look at her as she sweat dropped nervously.
Anko picked up the glass in front of her and time stood still as she looked at Kurenai Kakashi Kotetsu and finally Izumo who were all giving her expectant looks
"Dammit" She said as she put down the glass without taking one sip "Whatever" She said as Kakashi chuckled
"Izumo, you won!" Kotetsu exclaimed happily as he looked at his friend who looked like dead meat lying down on the table
"Yay" Izumo said with his face planted to the table
"You did good "iron belly"" Kurenai congratulated
"Whatever… I was off tonight" Anko said angrily
An hour passed and they still sat inside of the bar reminiscing
Izumo sighed deeply making everyone look his way
"What's wrong 'iron belly'?" Kotetsu asked his friend
"Time is running away from us...and I'm still just a lowly chunin guarding a freaking gate"
Kotetsu was stunned for a second he never heard his friend speak like this usually he was proud of his position "B-But didn't you say Konoha and the Villagers was the best mission we could get?"
"You guys suck at it" Anko said taking a sip of her sake
"Shh…" Kurenai shushed
"You should go shut your girlfriend up" Izumo said to Kotetsu
"Izumo, shut up" Kotetsu warned with a blush
"I hear something interesting" Anko said as she brought her lips away from her drink
"Yeah, he likes you a lot! He's just too shy" Izumo said in his drunken stupor
"He's drunk. He's lying" Kotetsu tried to assure everyone
"Drunk men tell no tales" Kakashi chimed in with a chuckle
Kotetsu turned to Kakashi and gave him a blank stare "Really? Just Really?" Kakashi shrugged in reply
Kotetsu shakily turned to Anko who winked in reply making him smile and rub the back of his head sheepishly
Izumo continued to spout his inner thoughts to the group "All the brats have grown into splendid ninja while we sit here in the same position"
The four nodded understanding how he was feeling
"I wanted to be Hokage when I was just a academy student. More like I wanted to be just like the second! So you know what I did?" He asked the group as they all shook their heads in reply "I set out to master water jutsu. I bet you guys don't know my true abilities!"
Everyone sweat dropped
"There's just no excitement going for me….no adventures like Kakashi-san, I have no kid or someone to pass on my legacy to like Asuma…I'm not a hero to this village like third…just a gate…I care about the people and the village…but I want to do more...show my worth" Izumo finished with his head falling onto the table
The group sat in silence as Izumo fell out onto the table leaving the four ninja to look at each other and think of what Izumo said to them
Kotetsu patted Izumo's back in understanding and spoke "Just ignore what he was saying…he didn't mean any of it"
"Drunk men tell no tales" Kakshi said again as he stood from his seat
"It was fun guys, but it's late I have to go relieve Hinata of her duty of watching baby Yuzu"
"I'll walk you home" Kakashi offered as Anko looked at him with a sly grin making him sigh in defeat "I mean, it must be a lonely walk" He said again looking down into his book trying to act like it doesn't matter to him
Kurenai studied Kakashi for a minute not really able to read his vibes and the spoke "Sure I don't see any harm in some company" she finished with a smile
As Kakashi and Kurenai walked out, Anko called out to the two of them, "Behave now, you two!"
"Get sober!" Kurenai yelled back angrily making Anko laugh out loud in satisfaction
"I should really get going too" Anko said to Kotetsu who nodded in understanding
"Thanks for co-" He was cut off by something soft pressing against his cheek making him place a palm in the spot and look towards her in surprise
"Let's do this again sometime" She said and then winked as she walked off "Just you and I, yeah?"
Kotetsu was stunned as he kept looking at the exit of the bar where Anko once was and then pinched himself to see if he was dreaming…he wasn't!
"Izumo! You are the greatest wingman ever!"
Izumo still half passed out put a thumb up in the air
"You are an awesome drunk" He said with a smile as he put his arm over his shoulder and started to carry him out of the bar "Gotta do this more often…" He whispered to himself trying not to let his best friend hear him
Izumo was lying down on his bed on this beautiful Monday morning but the thing is… he didn't know how he got there and his sleeping position was all wrong half of his body was on the bed while the other half was on the floor
"Damn….a hangover….This week is surely going to be bad" he said to himself as he then felt an intense feeling in his stomach ….yup he was gonna throw up….ugh
At the Hokage's Office Shizune stood with some folders in her hand and a exasperated expression on her face as she was about to break some bad news to Tsunade
"Alright Shizune, who is available for this mission?" Tsunade asked as she inspected the paper she focused on all night that gave off an ominous feeling
"No one is really available at this moment Tsunade-sama…." She trailed off
"Really?! No one? Isn't this a ninja village?" She questioned angrily
"Well everyone took very important missions this week…" Shizune explained
"Tch"
There was a sudden knock at the door
"Come in" Tsunade answered
"Excuse the interruption, Hokage-sama" Izumo bowed and slightly regretted his action since he still had a splitting headache "We have those documents you requested" He said as Kotetsu showed up with a stack of books with papers sticking out
Tsunade had her hand to her chin in thought and after a long pause she stood up and pointed at the two startling the young men…mostly Kotetsu…after all the girly shriek and the papers flying everywhere was proof enough
"S-sorry Hokage-sama" He apologized with a sweatdrop as he saw a tick mark appear on her forehead
"You Two! Are going on a mission!"
"Say what?" Izumo asked still recovering from the hangover wondering if he was still drunk possibly
"Izumo?!" Kotetsu looked at him shocked at his rudeness
"You two are going on a mission to the land of waves!" Tsunade said ignoring Izumo's rudeness
"You're not leaving me outta this one, Baa-chan!" said an orange blur that fell from the ceiling
"Oh dear Kami…." Tsunade sighed out in frustration as she slapped a palm to her face
"Well…" Shizune started "I don't see why he can't go, Tsunade sama"
"Yeah baa-chan!" Naruto exclaimed happily that Shizune was on his side
"You're just a genin, Naruto" She explained "And you're irresponsible" She said simply
"Ugh" Naruto said as he was in a corner making circles on the floor "I'm stronger than a genin dammit…" Naruto jumped up and pointed towards Izumo and Kotetsu "And I'm stronger than these two!"
"I'll be a Jonin before you're a Chunin" Izumo said calmly not bothered by Naruto's words
"Shut the hell up, genin brat!" Kotetsu said angrily shaking his fist at Naruto
"Aw jeez" Tsunade said in irritation as she pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance at the three as a knock happened at the door again "Come in"
"Sorry sensei! I had to retrieve this idiot. He skipped out on practice with Kakashi-sensei to see if you have any s-class missions you're not telling him about"
Ignoring everything she just said she grasped one thing "Kakashi is available?!" She asked quickly
"Yeah. How come sensei?" She asked back confused
"You guys are going on a mission" She said
"Are we included still?" Kotetsu asked curiously
"no-" Shizune was gonna answer for Tsunade seeing that Kakashi's squad is enough
"Of course you are still included!" She declared loudly "I have a funny feeling…" She trailed off
Another knock at the door came
"Ugh…what's with all the visitors today?" Tsunade asked irritated
The visitors entered and it revealed to be Team Kurenai
"Hokage-sama, we are here for our assignment" Kurenai said as she bowed along with her students to show their respect
"This is great!" Tsunade said happily much to team 8's confusion "The more the merrier!" Tsunade exclaimed as she pointed at everybody "Team 7, Team 8 and Izumo and Kotetsu! Your mission is in the land of waves!"
Everyone looked at each other but then nodded in Tsunade's direction
"Meet me in front of the village gates when you are all prepared!" She ordered as the ninja all bowed and then disappeared from the office
"Tsunade-sama, are you sure you need that many people for this mission?" Shizune asked seriously
"Yeah…something has been giving me a bad feeling about that mission after I read it…I hope I'm wrong about it though"
"Let's hope…" Shizune said solemnly
One can only wonder what is bothering Tsunade about that mission…and what that mission is for that matter but that will all be revealed soon so stay tuned
So this is my first chapter of my first ever story request! I'm pumped! Make sure you review and let me know what you think