DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto, any characters affiliated, Chinatown, family feuds, mid-level B-rank missions, twins, typos, or a slightly sadistic Hokage. Or Makar. (teardrop)
A/N: We're back in the Matrix! First there was writer's block, then there was the beginning of school, and then there was that thunderstorm that knocked out my internet. But now Ruroni (who used to be Nuke) and I can upload stuff! It's wonderful! Wonderful, I tell you!
Korii: Just start the story, already.
A/N: ...Right. Right. Ok, here's 'Portal: First Mission'!
"None of that, Michelle, now we go," Ionel said, motioning towards the door.
Denise and Corey let Ionel pass them before turning to Michelle. With a grin she joined them, and they re-entered Konoha together.
As soon as everyone was through to doorway, Corey, who had been holding the door, let the door's handle go while it was too close to swing firmly shut. Instead of closing properly, the door remained slightly ajar.
Unbeknownst to the five portal users, at 12:01pm in Chinatown, the greenhouse was still there.
Oo...flashback of DOOM! ...Ok, back to the present.
"I told you, Pooriin, it's no problem!" Michiko exclaimed.
Welcome back, Michiko of Konoha, formerly of the Tea Village. The long, black-haired, 12-year-old, blue Sakura-outfit look-alike was walking down the road towards the Third Hokage's building. She had Shino walking beside her on her right, and her left arm linked with one of her best friends.
"But Shino looks like he's sulking," Pooriin pointed out, "I'm really, really, really sorry I interrupted you guys! Don't be mad!"
Welcome back, Chatora Pooriin of Konoha, formerly of the Thyme Village. The pony-tailed, also 12-year-old, pink Ino-outfit look-alike looked upset. Just a few moments ago, she had walked in on one of the very few close moments that Michiko and Shino shared, and now she felt bad.
"I'm not mad..." Shino muttered in his low voice, just loud enough for Pooriin to hear.
Welcome back, Aburame Shino. ...oh wait, you know this guy already...and if you watch fillers, he never left...nevermind!
"He sounds mad," Pooriin mumbled, burying her face in Michiiko's shoulder, still upset, as they walked.
"It's fine, Pooriin. I'm not mad," Shino said stiffly.
"Really? Thanks, Shino!" Pooriin exclaimed, suddenly happy again, jumping away from Michiko and giving Shino a hug.
"No problem," Shino said, thinking, Get off of me!
"Um...Pooriin..." Michiko tried not to laugh as she held a hand up for attention, She's forgotten Shino doesn't like physical contact that's given from other people...tsk...where's Kiba when you need him?
Michiko waved her hand, trying to catch Pooriin's eye, but the slightly older girl was oblivious to Michiko's concern. Shino sweatdropped and prayed for an interruption.
Which, fortunately, arrived quite quickly.
"Hey, Shino! Shino!" a familiar rough voice called out.
"Kiba!" Pooriin exclaimed, finally letting go of Shino (who now had about three popped nerves on his forehead).
"There is a Kamisama," Shino whispered reverently, just loud enough so only Michiko could hear.
The tan-skinned girl laughed as Pooriin rushed off to embrace Kiba, while Shino straightened out the wrinkles in his coat.
"Hey, Kiba, I was just thinking about you," Michiko grinned, waving to her friend.
"Hey, guys," the dog-user greeted cheerfully, Akamaru bouncing around his feet, trying to get some attention, "I need to borrow Shino for a little bit; our team's having a meeting."
"It's no problem; we were just about to ditch him anyway," Michiko shrugged carelessly.
"Hey..." Shino grumbled.
Michiko grinned and gave him a 'peace' sign with her fingers while Kiba walked one way down the road, and Pooriin in the other.
"C'mon, Shino!" Kiba called, not looking back over his shoulder.
"Hurry up, Michiko!" Pooriin yelled, also not turning.
Michiko felt the smile slide from her face as Shino remained stoic.
Oh, come on...it was a joke, Michiko thought, slowly letting her hand drop down, Forget it...
Michiko looked down and began walking past Shino to follow Pooriin; then she felt his arm catch her and she found Shino embracing her.
"I'll see you later," he whispered, and suddenly he was gone again.
Michiko looked up, surprised, and turning she saw that Shino was already walking beside Kiba. The girl glanced at the fresh scar hole in her wrist and smiled to herself, before running to catch up to Pooriin.
By the way, a note about the four dogs: They are now running around quite happily in Konoha, as Michiko and Deniizu have given them the day off. Why? ...Why not? Don't worry, they're safe since they're all together. So, moving on...
"Hey, Hokage-sama! Inel-sensei!" Michiko greeted, entering the office with Pooriin, "Oh, and Goudon and Bikto. Nice to see you!"
The Third Hokage was sitting at his desk, smoking his pipe as usual. Michiko's team's sensei, Inel, was standing beside it in his customary 'Sound-nin' uniform. Though Satoki Inel was no longer part of the Hidden Village of Oto, he still wore the same uniform as when he first immigrated. And for some reason, the man still had the same accent as when he was in our world...(sweatdrop).
"We are just waiting for the rest of Team 13," Inel said, "Deniizu and Korii will come soon."
"That's what he said 15 minutes ago," Bikto grumbled.
"Would you relax? You can't find three people instantly," Goudon pointed out.
The almost-identical Chatora twins, Goudon and Bikto, were both standing on the left side of the room, where Pooriin promptly joined them when entering. Goudon, the eldest of the family, was leaning against the wall behind himself, while Bikto, after glaring at Michiko and Pooriin as they entered with his differently coloured eyes, was pacing restlessly.
The office door opened just as Michiko reached the right side of the room; Deniizu walked in, escorted by Genma, and Korii walked in with Hayate.
"Yo," Deniizu greeted.
The green-eyed girl half-waved as she joined Michiko; welcome back, Deniizu of Konoha, formerly of the Tea Village. Michiko guessed that Deniizu had been training with Itachi, noting that she had been sweating not too long ago.
Korii nodded to the Hokage, his sensei, and Pooriin as he walked in; the black-clad 16-year-old ignored the twins disinterestedly as he joined Michiko and Deniizu. Welcome back, Hyuuga Korii of Konoha.
"Now that we are all here," Sarutobi said, putting down his pipe, "I shall explain why you have been summoned. You, Team 13," he said, looking at them pointedly, "Are going to be assigned your first mission."
Yes! Michiko thought, suddenly very, very interested.
Sweet...Deniizu thought, hoping it would be a good mission.
Thought so, Korii thought, still looking perfectly calm on the outside.
"But first, some background information," the Hokage folded his hands on his desk, closed his eyes, and continued, "Are all of you aware of the Chatora family's condition at this time?"
"Do you mean the parents?" Michiko asked.
"Yes," the Hokage affirmed.
Michiko nodded, and Deniizu shrugged, but the latter had only a vague idea of what was going on, and this was the first that Korii had heard of anything.
"Please explain," Korii prompted.
"Telling an old man to explain," the Hokage sighed, "Pooriin, why don't you tell them, since you're here?"
"Ok..." Pooriin thought a moment before going on, "Remember when Itachi had been rampaging the village? Well, he attacked my parents' shop once, and it...ended up caving in."
I knew that part, Deniizu thought.
Ah. That would explain why she's staying in Denise and Michelle's apartment, Korii thought.
"My mom was inside the shop at the time," Pooriin continued, looking downcast, "My father was just coming home that day; he saw the shop collapse, and he knew mom was inside. He challenged Itachi, and of course Itachi didn't go easy on him. So now, both of my parents are in the hospital in critical condition, and they'll be there for a month or so."
Pooriin suddenly looked helpless, and Goudon put an arm around his little sister protectively, trying to comfort her.
Her dad deserved it. Nobody beats Itachi, Deniizu thought.
"Thank you, Pooriin. Now you understand what the family is going through," Sarutobi continued, eyes still closed, "A few days ago, I received a message from the clan leader of the Chatora, that there would be a family reunion in their home village of Thyme. According to family tradition, at least one member of each separate family must be present in every reunion. Obviously, since the parents cannot go, these children must."
We're fifteen, not children, the twins thought, but they kept that complaint to themselves.
"Pooriin cannot go alone; she is too young, and unfortunately has not had feasible training to protect herself," Sandaime Hokage went on, "Bikto and Goudon cannot go and leave Pooriin here by herself; I understand that she is staying with you girls, but you two would have missions to do and may end up leaving her anyway. Naturally, all three of them must leave together. In my personal opinion, an experienced chuunin and genin can easily take care of their sister on the way to a village that is about five days' travel away," the Hokage looked annoyed, "However, Koshinu, the clan leader, is adamant that the clan's prized twins arrive safely."
Why is that Koshinu guy so worried about them? Deniizu asked Michiko, using her bloodline limit.
The Inuzuka don't have twins in their clan. The Chatora clan feels superior because of this, Michiko explained.
Baka clans...Deniizu grumbled.
Feuds are like that, Michiko agreed.
"In order to guarantee safety, Koshinu-sama has paid for a mid-level, B-ranked escort mission. Two teams must accompany the three Chatora siblings," the Hokage shook his head.
He thinks that the whole thing is a waste of money to show off their twins to the Inuzuka, Deniizu informed Michiko and Korii.
They probably need the protection now, Korii thought, The Inuzuka probably want to beat the shit out of the twins, just to show them up.
"He has already paid, so I must go along with his wishes," Hokage-sama continued, "So...tomorrow I'm sending you three, along with another genin team."
"I hate you..." Bikto grumbled, a little too loudly.
"Shut up," Goudon snapped, kicking his brother in the shin. (A/N: Ha! I accidentally typed 'shino' as a typo! 'kicked his brother in the shino'! Ha! ...ok, I'm done.)
"As you can see, Bikto is not happy with this arrangement," the Third said, a faint smile hovering on his lips.
Gai: Yosh! Even the first chapter is ACTION PACKED!
Deniizu: ...Gai-san, almost nothing happened.
Gai: Then it was filled with YOUTH!
Korii: But...The Hokage's an old man. And Inel-sensei's like 30.
Inel: Is still much younger than when I am in other world.
A/N: Guys, what's Gai doing here?
Inel: Was it a pun?
Gai: I strongly enjoy puns! They are filled with the SPIRIT OF YOUTH!
Korii, Deniizu: ...
A/N: Um...play us an ending song, Makar!
Makar: (jumps down from thin air, pulls out violin) Prr! (Translation: Ok!)
Deniizu: Did he just say 'Prr'?
Makar: (starts playing song that makes you want to post a comment)
A/N: (hypnotizing voice) Post a comment! Post a comment! Oo!