The Fifth Great Shinobi Prank War:
Chapter 1 - Your mission is...?
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters in this story.
It was a peaceful summer day in Konoha. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and there hadn't been any trouble from Orochimaru or the Akatsuki in Months. Just peace and quiet…well it was until Team 7 set out on their new mission.
Earlier that day…
Tsunade sat at her desk rubbing her temples, mentally setting a reminder for herself to get more Sake. She was going to need a lot of it after team 7 left. Shizune stood by her desk, as per usual, holding Tonton and sighing at the scene before them. Team 7 were also present and expressing their thoughts on the situation in their own little ways. Sakura was yelling and hitting Naruto like she always does in these kinds of situations while Naruto was begging her to "Cut it out!" Yamato and Sai awkwardly stood there knowing that the Hokage's patience was running out. Then finally, there was Kakashi. Kakashi was doing what he normally does when Naruto starts complaining about missions, reading Icha-Icha Paradise and not paying attention to the madness.
This went on for over ten minutes before Tsunade finally lost it.
"Shut it!" she snapped "That's enough Naruto, Sakura! Yamato, Sai I thought you might have done more to stop them then just stand there! And Kakashi! Maybe if you would pay more attention to your team and teach them to behave instead of constantly staring at that damn book, then maybe we could all have a calm, civil conversation about the mission for once!"
"So sorry Lady Hokage," said Sakura as she stopped what she was doing and bowed respectfully.
Naruto rubbed his head where he had been hit extra hard by Sakura before saying "Sorry Granny" and giving her a guilty half-smile.
Yamato and Sai flinched then looked down to the ground, bowing as they said "Our apologies Lady Hokage."
Kakashi sighed sadly before putting his book away in its usual place. "Sorry Lady Hokage, I'll be sure to give them all a good talking to later."
"Never mind that" Tsunade sighed "let's just get down to business so you can all leave and I can drink some Sake- I mean get on with my paperwork."
Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "So, what's our mission?"
Tsunade took a deep breath before giving her reply. "Your mission is…to start a Prank War."
Sai and Sakura just stood there in silence with shocked expressions on their faces. Yamato and Kakashi gave each other puzzled looks. Naruto looked at Tsunade and scratched his head in confusion before questioning her.
"Is this some kind of joke?" said Naruto.
Tsunade's only reply was the shaking of her head. Naruto's confusion suddenly turned into joy, whereas Yamato and Kakashi's confusion turned into horror.
"Yes!" Naruto shouted excitedly.
"What?!" Kakashi questioned worriedly.
"Wait!" Yamato yelled horrified.
"Come on guys, I thought you would be thrilled about this. Team 7 were personally chosen by the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire and the Hokage for this mission", Shizune said disappointedly.
"Personally chosen by the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire and the Hokage? What are you talking about Shizune?" Sakura questioned still in shock.
Tsunade sighed once again. "Let me explain. Up until now, a competition has been held between each of the Hokage and the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire. It first began as a friendly bet between the First Hokage and the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire. They each chose three Ninja to form a team which would then compete to prank everyone in the Hidden Leaf Village. Since then, each Hokage and Feudal Lord has continued the tradition, which brings us to your assignment."
Tsunade stood up from her desk and slammed her hands down on the table, "Sai! Yamato! You two have been chosen by the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire to form team Ashe"
"Yes, Lady Hokage" Sai and Yamato said simultaneously before moving to stand together at one side.
"Now," Tsunade said pointing towards the remaining members of team 7, "Naruto! Sakura! Kakashi! The three of you have been chosen by me, the Fifth Hokage to form team Shadow"
"Yes Lady Hokage," said Sakura and Kakashi.
"Hey, wait a minute granny!" said Naruto, "What about the other member of team Ashe? They only have two members when you said they should have three. So who's the other person?"
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"It's about time you showed up!" Tsunade shouted towards the door, "You can come in now"
The door creaked open.
Naruto pointed at the lazy Ninja leaning against the door frame and rubbing his head, "Shikamaru!"
Tsunade sat back down again and sighed, "Shikamaru, you will be the final member of team Ashe. Yamato and Sai will fill you in later."
"This is such a drag" Shikamaru breathed heavily while moving to stand with the other two.
"Right," Tsunade said smiling, "you have the rest of the day to go over any plans and prepare for tomorrow. The Fifth Great Shinobi Prank War begins at Dawn."
With that, the two teams set off to prepare for the following day.