Naoko walked down the snowy road as she snuggled herself in her coat. It was a cold, winter day in Kirigakure. She felt stupid for not wearing a hat, her ears were freezing. She lowered her headband to cover them but only succeeded in blinding herself. As she stumbled around in the epic battle with her headband she tripped over something and ended up on her face. She got up raised her headband and prepared to unload an arsenal of curses and insults to the unfortunate soul who got in her way. She would begin her job as an assassin today and must show her authority over the common folk. Instead of finding the usual academy student running around she saw a kid. He was dreadfully skinny.
"Hold on… this was the kid Zabuza-senpai hangs around with?" she thought to herself.
"Sorry….." Naoko was unable to remember the name.
"Haku" the boy returned.
"Yes…. Well sorry Haku, but I must get going…. We have a mission today and…." She was interrupted by Haku.
"You're in Zabuza-sama's unit aren't you?"
Naoko replied with a nod and started walking away. She had the distinct feeling someone was following her. She turned her head and didn't see anyone, only to look back and see the small boy staring at her.
"What do you want?" Naoko asked impatiently. She was going to be late on her first day.
"Do you need any help?" She looked at the boy weirdly.
It seemed like the boy wanted to be used. When she was a kid his age she would've been laying around at home if there was a break from the academy.
"Ummm… come to my house this evening and I might have some work for you." She would've said anything to get him away.
She glanced at her watch and saw the time. She quickly told Haku where she lived and was on her way. When she arrived she saw everyone sitting down waiting for her. She bowed and took her seat and looked down at the mission info. Thank god there was paper to hide behind or everyone would've seen her as red as a strawberry. Zabuza-senpai quickly went over the details. We were going to assassinate a feudal lord that became corrupt and was not paying the village for missions. Unfortunately the lord foresaw this and lived in an impenetrable caste on an island. We were quickly sorted on to two boats. Naoko was to be on Kotone-senpai and Hiraku-senpai's boat.
"Great, the two lovebirds." She thought to herself.
She boarded the boat and quickly went to the side. She was a Kirigakure-nin, master of water jutsu and she was getting really seasick. Her vision became blurred and she went to go lay down before she throws up, effectively making a fool of herself. She got lost in the hallways that led to the rooms and ended up in storage where she tripped over something. She got up fiercely, ready to smash the box that had tripped her only to find Haku sitting before her.
"What are you doing here!?" Naoko yelled at him.
"I was bored… I don't have anybody other than Zabuza-sama and Kotone-san."
Naoko suddenly felt very sorry for the kid.
"All right, I won't rat you out as long as you promise to stay on the boat when we get there." Haku smiled.
The talk had taken her mind off the ocean and she was starting to feel better.
She heard one of the other rookies shout "Naoko-san, come up here!"
She made her way up the stairs and into the dark night. She stopped dead in her tracks.
