Authors note: Special Thanks to my awesome Beta ocean23. She has done amazing things with this story and added some completely awesome ideas. Note that this is my first fanfiction and the original chapter was horribly written. Once again, Thank you.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and if I did, I would be the happiest person in the world!

Cold air washed over her as the wind blew through her pink hair.

"Ugh, where is Kakashi-Sensei? It is 3 am; we were supposed to leave three hours ago!" She said to Naruto and Sai, her eyebrow twitching in annoyance.

Naruto just sighed and mumbled, "Late as always. Really, what did you expect, Sakura?"

Sai just sat there, fake smile plastered on his face. "I expected him to be on time just this once. Why doesn't he take these things seriously?"

Suddenly a voice behind them said, "Why doesn't who take things seriously?"

"Kakashi-sensei, you're late!" Sakura and Naruto yelled at the same time.

"Well..." Kakashi scrambled for an excuse. "You see, I was on my way here when a black cat crossed my pa-"

"Liar!" They both exclaimed.

"You were reading that dirty book of yours again!" Naruto accused.

Kakashi just sweat-dropped. That's when he noticed exactly how his team was dressed: each one was clad in a brand new Anbu uniforms, their new masks clutched in their hands.

That's right. Kakashi remembered. Ít's their first official mission as Anbu of Konoha. And today he was their new Anbu Captain; when it came down to that, he could understand them being upset about him being late .

"Well, if that's what you think I was doing, then I guess I can go back to reading and you'll never find out what your mission is," he said to his companions.

"Thanks a lot, Naruto! Now you've gone and made him mad!" Sakura accused, advancing on a suddenly cowering Naruto.

"What is the mission, Kakashi-sensei?" Sai asked with his creepily fake smile, getting Sakura and Naruto to both look up.

"Tonight we are going to Mist to investigate a strange phenomenon that is occurring in the outskirts of the village," Kakashi said, suddenly serious. "We are to find the problem and eliminate as soon as possible. Team Shikamaru will be coming in later as reinforcements. We are to get there in exactly three days. Understand?" They all nodded in unison. "Good, now let's move out."

And just like that, they were off