This is a little crack fic I'm working on. It's mostly to just alleviate stress and have a little fun with my writing, so I'm not going to be updating it consistently.

*Disclaimer

I don't own Naruto....if I did, Naruto would actually notice Hinata.

The reason you don't leave Naruto and Sasuke alone.....

Kakashi Sensei turned his head to look at the twelve youths following him.

Directly behind him were Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, the two boys running as far away from each other as possible, Sakura in the middle, looking lost and downright depressed. Behind them came the Ino-Shika-Cho formation, all three of them grumbling about being dragged along. Behind them came Lee, Ten Ten and Neji. Lee, of course, prattling on about youth, Ten Ten itching for a fight, and Neji staring ahead, completely focused. Last came Shino, Hinata, and Kiba, Shino stoic as usual, Hinata trying to focus, but being distracted by her constant view of Naruto's rear end, and Kiba bursting with excitement.

Kakashi sighed. Volunteering to take twelve young ninja out into the field, by himself wasn't one of his better plans. But he knew that all the youth needed some relaxation after the stress of the Chunnin exams and the attack that had taken place during them. He'd also organized this trip as a way to try and ease the tension between Sasuke and Naruto, after the two of them had almost killed each other on the Hospital roof. He'd invited the other gennin (and Shikamaru) along to make sure there were never any awkward silences, and to establish a happy, friend filled environment. It seemed to be working; at least, Naruto and Sasuke hadn't started throwing Rasengans and Chidoris around.

The mission was simple, scout out a workshop that appeared out of nowhere near a village border. The building seemed harmless enough, perhaps inhabited by a hermit or such, but the village people reported hearing explosions and smelling weird aromas coming from the hut. Two people had been sent to investigate, but hadn't returned. Two more people had then been dispatched, with the same result. The village had then decided to call in the ninja.

Kakashi didn't like travelling with such a large team, but investigating a small hut, probably inhabited by a crazy old man, perhaps an old scientist, didn't seem that big of a deal. And besides, the kids needed to get out.

"Kakashi, I smell something weird up ahead," said Kiba, Akamaru barking in agreement from where he was snuggled in the boy's jacket. Neji and Hinata both nodded their consent. "There's some weird concentration of chakra close by...it may not even be chakra," said Neji, narrowing his pupil-less eyes. "What do you mean by that?" asked Ino, annoyed at his cryptic observation. "H-he means that it has the...the same properties as chakra but, I-I, w-we don't think it...i-it doesn't s-seem like it works the same," stuttered Hinata, blushing as several eyes turned to her.

"Well," said Kakashi, returning his gaze to the front. "That's certainly interesting. Alright, I want to form a ring around the area, Neji, Hinata, Kiba, Sasuke at the front, the rest of you flanking them. You four will advance first, scoping out the area and checking for anyone inside. If there's someone there, I want you to signal Shikamaru and me, who will then advance to see if we can talk to whoever's inside. If there's nobody, signal all of us and we'll advance together. Got it?"

"Hai!" responded the group, Neji, Hinata and Kiba moving up the front and everyone else falling back.

A medium sized hut, in the middle of a clearing came into view. Neji, Hinata, Kiba, and Sasuke took four points around it, observing it with their various methods. Neji and Hinata used the Byakugan, Kiba and Akamaru began doing a very in-depth search of the place by scent alone, and Sasuke searched for movement of any kind with his Sharingan.

There were as a minute of tense silence, the rest of the group waiting tensely several metres sback. Then, there was a bark from Akamaru, and Sasuke and Neji's hands were clearly waving them all forward. Everyone advanced, and soon, the thirteen ninja were situated at various points around the clearing.

"What now sensei? If nobody's in there, what're we hanging around here for?! We should go in!" exclaimed Naruto in his overly loud voice. Sasuke's head snapped towards the blonde. "Just because no person's there doesn't mean that there's no danger dobe. Grow up and start acting like a ninja!" he snarled. Naruto bristled. "Listen teme,"

"Stop it, both of you," growled Kakashi. Naruto narrowed his eyes indignantly. "But he-!"

"Naruto," said Kakashi sternly. The gennin fell silent, muttering crossly to himself. Inwardly, Kakashi sighed. Getting those two on speaking terms is not going to be easy...

Suddenly, a weird, moaning sound came from deep within the forest. The shinobi immediately whirled around, weapons at the ready.

"What is that?!" said Ten Ten. "It sounds like Chouji when he hasn't had his seventh meal of the day," muttered Kiba. "Sensei?" asked Sakura, turning to Kakashi with wide eyes. Kakashi's visible eye narrowed. "Alright, you guys stay here, and don't do anything. I'll be right back," he said, before disappearing into the forest.

There was silence.

"Well he left pretty quickly. What are we supposed to do? This mission is stupid," said Ino grumpily. Shikamaru sighed and sat down on the grass. "This is such a drag. When can we go back to the village? If there's nobody here than there's nobody here," he said lazily. Neji, Kiba and Chouji nodded their agreement. Lee, however, had other thoughts. "Are you kidding? This is the perfect time to revel in our youth! What better way to let our youthfulness flourish and grow then to participate in a youthful mission with other youths?!" he said, his eyes sparkling with passion. Ten Ten groaned, having heard one youth speech to many, and Neji let his forehead fall into his palm. Sakura sighed and began to pace back and forth. "I don't like waiting, we should do something! I hate just sitting around..." she said, casting a worried glance at Naruto and Sasuke, who were glaring at each other heatedly.

Oh, Kakashi Sensei...she thought worriedly, get back soon. Sitting around is not doing those two any good....

"Listen teme, if you know what's good for you, you'll stop glaring at me like that!" growled Naruto, eyes narrowing his eyes.

Oh shoot....thought Sakura, noticing the fire beginning to flare up in both boys' eyes.

For once, Sasuke didn't greet Naruto's outburst with stony silence. "I'll look at you whichever way I want, you good for nothing dobe!" he snarled, his onyx eyes smouldering.

"G-guys! P-please stop!" stammered Sakura, an intense feeling of dread growing deep in her gut. Naruto and Sasuke completely ignored that pink-haired girl.

"Who's a good for nothing dobe!" snarled Naruto, clenching his fists. Sasuke curled his lips scornfully. "You are!" he spat.

"Well, this good for nothing dobe beat your ass, so I guess I'm not so bad after all!" retorted Naruto with a smirk.

The other genin (and Shikamaru) could practically feel the wrath rolling off Sasuke as he took a threatening step towards the blonde-haired shinobi.

"You did nothing of the sort! You could never defeat me! Never!" he snarled, leaping at Naruto. Naruto leapt out of the way, and whirled around, aiming a kick at Sasuke's side. The Uchiha barely dodged it, and landed awkwardly, stumbling towards the hut.

Sasuke's eyes widened in panic as he felt his foot sink a little into the ground, a sure indication that he'd activated a trap. A whirring sound filled the air and he leapt back.

"What's that?" asked Ten Ten, drawing two kunai from one of her various weapon pouches.

"I dunno," said Kiba, "But I think we should-,"

The dog boy got no farther as the hut exploded, enveloping the Shinobi in an odd, lavender coloured smoke.

Teehee, okay, pretty much an uneventful first chapter, more like a prologue than anything. But don't worry, if all goes as plan, the next chapter will be....GREAT! And by great, I mean hilarious. It will probably be up soon, seeing as I've already written it!

xoxo, natcat5 ;p

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