Kunoichi 4

-Prologue-

Konoha is famous for its talented and loyal shinobi. It is also one of the very few villages with many kunoichi under its service. Among Konoha's skilled kunoichi are a specific group that has earned the name Kunoichi 4. This group comprises of age 31 Shizune; capable medic-nin and assistant to the Godaime, age 31 Yuuhi Kurenai; jounin leader currently on maternity leave, age 27 Mitarashi Anko; a Proctor, and age 28 Takeshita Miu; member of the ANBU. Their group was very fresh in the world of shinobi gossip with only two years of history. What, however, caused such a friendship? Dango, a stomach ache, the sunset, and a flock of birds of course!

Shizune was beyond bored- no, not even the word bored could cover the way she was feeling. Genma had been busy with reports to write and missions to carry out while Godaime a.k.a Tsunade had given Shizune a couple of days off. Perfect timing. Not wanting to be completely devoured by boredom the young kunoichi decided to take a walk in a nearby park. Little did she know the fate awaiting her . . .

"What a sunny day!" Shizune commented with a grin and looked up at the clear blue sky. Her shoulders drooped when she realized that no one was around to continue this conversation. Shizune sighed and glanced around the small forested park she had stumbled upon. Then she stopped and squinted into the distance where she thought she had heard a low groan. Sure enough not seconds later Shizune spotted a figure lying in the grass, clutching their stomach. With a quick dash Shizune appeared beside the figure to see that it was Mitarashi Anko with one heck of a stomach ache. Beside the paining Kunoichi was a large pile of skewers, one still had a half eaten dango hanging from it. Shizune shook her head and helped Anko to a nearby bench.

"Serves you right, eating all those dango. You were bound to have a stomach ache sooner or later." Shizune scolded.

"No . . . I didn't finish that dango . . ." Anko mumbled while Shizune searched around in her pockets. Unsuccessful in finding what she wanted, Shizune turned to the shrubberies behind the bench.

No Shizune shook her head. There isn't enough time to make a remedy. I guess I'll just have to buy one at a local store. Shizune seemed a little agitated but then her eyes brightened up. Oh well, it's better than doing nothing! She smiled and supported Anko with her arm before dashing off to find a store with a remedy for stomach aches. Shizune soon came to a small convenience store, with a shrug she entered dragging a moaning Anko along with her. The cashier eyed the two kunoichi suspiciously as they approached the counter.

"Excuse me, do you have some stomach ache medicine or something of the sort?" the cashier continued to look at them oddly but he nodded and pointed to a shelf at the back of the store. Shizune thanked the man and then began her dangerous manoeuvre around the sharp corners and many shelves of the store. After plenty apologies over knocked over displays and groceries, Shizune found a medicine suited for stomach aches. After paying for the medicine Shizune realized that she had no where for Anko to go to rest. Her apartment didn't have proper heating and cooling, she didn't know where Anko lived, and the hospital probably wouldn't waste their time on such petty things. Just as Shizune was considering just leaving Anko on a bench somewhere Yuuhi Kurenai appeared, arching her eyebrow and looking at Anko and Shizune.

"Um . . ."

"Oh Yuuhi-san! Would you happen to know where Mitarashi-san lives?"

"Yeah, it's down the street from my apartment. Would you like me to show you there?"

"Oh yes thank you very much." Shizune smiled and dragged Anko down the road along side a rather confused Kurenai.

"Um why is Mitarashi-san-?"

"Dango." with one simple word it became clear to Kurenai. She nodded and they continued to Anko's apartment. It didn't help that Anko lived on the top floor of the building. After much bumping, accidental wounds, and hushed curses, they reached Anko's small apartment. Shizune fed her the medicine and then they placed her in her bed for rest.

"Thank you for helping me." Shizune bowed while Kurenai shook her head,

"No it's no problem!" then an awkward silence blanketed the air. Suddenly loud screeches rung from outside Anko's window. Anko awoke with a startle and was even more startled when she saw Shizune and Kurenai sticking their heads out of her apartment window.

"What-?"

"Ah!" Shizune screamed as a white dove flew in through the open window. Anko jumped out of bed and threw a kunai at the fluttering bird. Kurenai and Shizune screamed in protest and sighed thankfully that Anko's kunai had missed the white dove. Anko however was not as thankful, completely healed from her stomach ache apparently, she began chasing after the bird with several kunai in her hands.

"No!" both Shizune and Kurenai shouted and tried desperately to stop the rampaging Anko. Three more missed kunai and the bird quickly fluttered out of the apartment again. Anko slammed her window after it in triumph but then gawked at the scene outside. Kurenai and Shizune glanced over her shoulder and dropped open their mouths in surprise. A large flock of birds; ravens, hawks, eagles, doves, chickadees, and all other sorts were fluttering feverishly in a bunch right outside Anko's window. In further investigation a struggling Takeshita Miu could be seen inside the group of birds, her body several feet off the ground. Bread crumbs were slowly crumbling out of the group and dispersing on the ground and in the air, this invited more birds to come flying over. Pedestrians on the street were screaming and running away while others stood gaping at the scene. Then rather suddenly loud poofs rung out from the ball of birds as multiple clones of Miu stuck inside the ball of birds burst out. The birds squawked and scattered away, as did the clones, leaving a rather dishevelled Miu on the ground. She sighed heavily and looked up to see Kurenai, Shizune and Anko staring at her.

"Whoever said feeding birds is relaxing is an idiot." Miu huffed. The three kunoichi broke out in laughter until tears came to their eyes, Miu couldn't help but laugh at herself either. Buying an extra large bag of bird seeds just because it was on sale and then having it break and spill everywhere was humiliating but funny nonetheless. Their laughter rose up into the dimming sunset cascading over Konoha.

And so the Kunoichi 4 was formed.

-End of Prologue-