Chapter 2: Mission Start!
"Kids... I pay good money and I get a bunch of kids... They pro-" Tazuna got cut off due to the fact that, out of nowhere, Naruko appeared behind the drunk at blinding speed, with a kunai at his throat.
"Now Tazuna, I would really consider thinking before you speak. Now I can't speak for everyone here, but as for me... I am the second strongest Kunoichi here, other than my grandmother Tsunade, and FYI... You don't want to have a pissed off Uzumaki at your throat. Do I make myself clear you drunken old fool?" Naruko explained in a voice that made the entire room silent. "Good." She lowered her kunai. "Now then, I suggest that everyone go home and pack for a month long mission and meet at the front gate in an hour." She turned to Hinata. "You don't have to worry about packing. I already got your stuff." Naruko smiled at her friend and headed out the door, her wolves following her.
"Naruko, what are we going to do now for the next hour?" Kiyomi asked her.
"That's easy Kiyomi, I have a feeling that the old man lied to the Hokage." Naruko replied as she walked outside them building, getting weird looks from the people.
"What makes you say that?" Kimiko asked, making everyone by them shocked that a wolf was talking, but dismissed it as something ninja related.
"There is more to this mission than the drunk leads on. I mean, why would anyone attack a bridge builder unless they wanted him out of the way?" Naruko took out a scroll and wrote something down on it. "Summoning Jutsu." She slammed her hand down on the ground, a wolf appearing from the smoke. "Akane, please take this to my mother." She gave the scroll to the wolf, who vanished in a puff of smoke.
The Front Gate
An hour later, everyone arrived at the gate. "Well, it looks like everyone is here. Let's get going then." Kurenai said, only to get interrupted by a wolf that appeared in a puff of smoke.
"Lady Naruko, your mother said that she and three other Whirlpool Kunoichi genin will meet you and the others half-way there." Akane said. Naruko nodded and the wolf vanished.
"Naruko, who was that?" Kurenai asked, confused.
"That, sensei, was Akane. She's a messenger wolf for the Uzumaki clan to communicate between each other. I had her deliver a message to my mother because I have a feeling that the drunk lied to us. If so, we will need that extra help. Besides, it's always better to have five Uzumakis than one." Naruko smirked, making Tazuna flinch.
"Can we go now, please? I would like to get home some time." The drunken man asked as he started walking. Everyone followed behind.
Asuma looked at Naruko. "Hey Naruko, may I ask you a question?"
"Sure, what is it Asuma-sensei?"
"The wolf said that Kunoichi from Whirlpool are coming to help us. Do you know who?" Everyone looked at Naruko.
"Yeah, I have a feeling I know who might come. This next month will be quite interesting." She smiled.
"Could you possibly tell us who and why the next month will be interesting?" Kurenai asked. Naruko walked ahead of everyone.
"While I know my mother will be coming, I think my cousins Kasumi, Natsumi, and Kohaku are also coming. Those three girls are fiery little redheads, just like yours truly. You don't want to piss them off." Jiraiya flinched at the names.
"Naruko, are you sure it will be those three?" Tsunade asked.
Naruko nodded. "Yes grandma, I'm sure. I can't wait to see them. It's been eight years since I last saw them." She spotted a puddle in the road. "Hey, let's speed it up... I just got a bad feeling that something is going to happen. Tazuna, stick close to the group, but-" She got cut off by two ninja that jumped out of the puddle, wrapping a chain around Asuma and Kurenai.
"Two down, nine to go." They both said as the cut Asuma and Kurenai into ribbons.
"Sensei!" All the kids yelled, except for Naruko.
Naruko appeared behind the two ninja in a red flash, swords at their throats, shocking everyone except Jiraiya and Tsunade. "Now, before I kill you two, I want answers. For starters, why are you here and who sent you?" Her Neo Kazegan activated, moving the blades of the swords right on their throats.
"Why should we tell you anything? You'll be dead soon anyways so just get out of our way and let us do our jobs."
Naruko's voice got darker. "Tsk tsk, wrong answer." She sliced his head clean off.
"You bitch! How dare you kill my brother?! I'll-" The other ninja suddenly got thrown up in the air by the redhead, who jumped above him.
"Namikaze Crusher." She slammed her heel into his chest, crushing him into the ground. She held out her right hand. "Rasengan." A ball of chakra appeared in her hand and she slammed it into his chest, slicing him into bits. She deactivated her Neo Kazegan. "That was fun." She walked back over to everyone, smiling. They looked at her like she was crazy.
"N-Naruko... how could you just kill... just kill two people and act like it was nothing?" Hinata asked the Kunoichi, shaking. Naruko just smiled.
"Hinata, the reason I was able to was because I made my first kill when I was five... No, I don't want to talk about it." Naruko turned to a bush, everyone shocked. "You two can come out now."
Kurenai and Asuma came out of the bushes. "Good job Naruko at protecting the team and the client." Kurenai said.
"Thanks Sensei, but more importantly," Naruko turned to Tazuna, "Tell us why the Demon Brothers after you. I know for a fact it can't be one of us. There is a one in a million chance that we would be with you." Everyone looked at Tazuna.
"Okay. You're right. They're after me only because of the bridge that I'm building." Tazuna sat down and explained everything about Gato and the village.
"So, Gato is the reason you're building the bridge. You want to free your people from him." Asuma summed it up, Tazuna nodding.
Ino was wide-eyed. "Asuma-sensei, we should head back to the village. We're not ready for this type of mission." She suddenly got slapped onto the ground by a pissed off Naruko, shocking her.
"Ino, I don't want to hear anything from you. Do I make myself clear?" The redhead glared at the blonde. "You know what? Maybe Asuma-sensei should take you back. You're nothing but a spoiled fucking fangirl that gives all Kunoichi a bad name. Straighten the fuck up. Mommy and daddy aren't going to save you from anything now." Naruko looked away from Ino towards the road.
"You're wrong Naruko. I don't need my parents to save me, not anymore. I'm a ninja of Konoha, not a sad little princess that needs saving." Ino stormed up to the redhead, who turned towards her with a smile.
"Good. You might just make a fine Kunoichi after all." Ino stood there, confused.
"Um... I don't get it..."
"I know what I said. It was hurtful and I'm sorry I said it, but it had to be done. You needed to realize that you can do it. You have taken the first step into becoming a true Kunoichi, but I will tell you this. Whenever Asuma-sensei isn't training you, I will be. It will be hard and I won't go easy on you, but we will see results." Naruko smiled. "Maybe someday you might be able to tweak my wrist like I did to you." She put her hand on the blonde's shoulder.
"Excuse me, what about the mission? Are you still going to go through with it?" Tazuna interrupted.
"Well Tazuna, I can tell you one thing. I know I'm still going to help you. My grandparents will also come along anyways to keep me out of trouble." Naruko said, getting a nod from Jiraiya and Tsunade.
"I'm in." Hinata said, walking towards her friend.
"Me too. If you can do it, so can we." Ino said, following right behind Hinata. Both Hinata and Ino turned around to see who else would join in.
"It's too troublesome, but Chouji and I are in." Shikamaru said as he walked up, Chouji right behind him.
"It's only logical that we all go. We are a team after all." Shino said, walking up to them.
Asuma lit up a cigarette. "Damn, we're outnumbered. I guess we have no choice but to continue the mission." He looked at Kurenai.
"You're right, but the fact still remains that Tazuna lied to us." Kurenai said.
Naruko looked at Kurenai. "True Sensei, but if what he said about Gato was true, it would seem he had no choice but to lie. Hell, if I was in his position, I would have done the same thing too. He'll just have to finish paying after Wave gets back up on their feet." Tazuna nodded to the girl.
"Naruko, if anything happens to them-" Kurenai got cut off.
"Yeah, yeah, I know. It's on my head, big whoop." Everyone was surprised at how cold the redhead was being. "Sorry... I'm..." She trailed off, blushing, making everyone confused except for Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hinata.
"You're what Naruko?" Ino asked, curious.
Naruko looked up at the blonde. "Well, I'm sort of... in heat..." Everyone besides a few looked at her weird.
"Um, Naruko... that's impossible. You're not an animal." Shikamaru said.
Naruko went into explaining everything. "-So if I act different, it's just my mood swings. Word of advice, don't get in my way when I am mad." She said, making it clear that they had to go.
"Hey Naruko, may I ask you something?" Asuma asked as the group followed the redhead.
"Don't worry Asuma-sensei. The guys don't have to worry about me jumping them." Asuma was stunned by her reply.
"How did you know what I was going to ask?"
"It wasn't hard Sensei. You guys are safe." Naruko looked at Hinata and Ino. "The girls are a different story." Everyone besides Hinata was speechless.
"Y-You're a lesbian, Naruko?" Ino asked.
"Yep!" Naruko replied proudly, making everyone stop. Kurenai was about to say something when a new voice interrupted.
"Not only is my cousin in heat, but she is also a lesbian. Not bad cuz, not bad." A redheaded girl walked out from behind a tree wearing a light red battle kimono and two swords strapped to her back. "Just stay away from Kasumi."
"Kohaku, is that you?" Naruko asked the girl.
"Yep." Kohaku walked up to the group.
"Where are the others?" Naruko suddenly got tackled to the ground by a red blur.
"Naruko-chan! I missed you!" A second redhead squealed as she buried her head in Naruko's breasts, making her blush.
"Kasumi, knock it off or do I have to tie you up again?" A third redhead said, walking up behind Kohaku.
"Natsumi! Come on, it's been eight years since I've seen Naruko-chan! Quit ruining my fun!" Kasumi complained, looking at Naruko, who noticed that she too had her Shiroi Hoshi No Me activated.
"Girls, knock it off. Kasumi, get off my daughter. I don't care if you both are in heat." Kushina appeared from behind another tree. She was wearing a trench coat like Naruko's but with the words "Red Death" in kanji instead.
"Kushina-sensei." Kurenai said, shocked.
"Naruko, why did you have us come here, and I want the truth young lady. After that, we will talk about your fashion sense." Kushina said, her daughter trying to look innocent.
"Well mother, you see... I had a feeling that we would be going up against some ninja on this mission and I was right. Just a while ago, I took out the Demon Brothers who were after our client. But, I now have a feeling we might run into the Demon of the Mist: Zabuza Momochi." Naruko explained, making everyone look like they just watched someone close to them die.
"N-Naruko... a-are you sure of that? I-I mean, what are the-" Kurenai stuttered, only to see Naruko wear a dark grin.
"Yes I'm sure Sensei. The Demon Brothers work for Zabuza, so I know that he will be the one to come after the client next. First you send the pawns, and if they fail, go after them yourself. But what he doesn't expect is me slicing his head off with my swords." Naruko said darkly, making everyone except the Uzumakis back away slowly.
"Um... Kushina? Is she okay? She seems different." Kurenai asked.
"Oh, this. It's normal for any Uzumaki girl. It only happens where there's going to be strong ninja, our blood lust boils up to the point that we won't stop until the enemy is dead or until someone can knock us out." Kushina explained, looking back at her daughter to see that she was back to normal.
Naruko scratched the back of her head. "Sorry about that. I think we should go so we can get this mission over with." Naruko started walking, Kasumi and Natsumi running after her.
"Princess Naruko, wait!" Kasumi yelled, mentally smirking. She knew that Naruko hated that nickname.
Naruko slammed Kasumi hard up against a tree, freaking everyone out. She put her mouth up to Kasumi's ear. "Cousin, I love you a lot more than you'll ever know. But don't ever call me Princess unless I say you can, or you'll find out just how naughty two girls can get." Naruko whispered, making the girl shiver.
"You know we can get naughty anytime we want Naruko. I don't mind, we both are in heat after all." Kasumi winked, making Naruko blush.
"You know I would act on that right now, but the pervert is here. Maybe later." Kasumi's eyes widened, not thinking what she said could possibly get turned around. "Now, can we go?" Naruko asked getting a nod from Kasumi.
Two Hours Later
"Are we there yet?" Ino groaned, getting a weird look from Naruko.
"Ino, shut up." Naruko glared at the blonde. "Ino, lesson one: never complain, lesson two: suck it up, lesson three: deal with it, and lesson four..." Naruko looked around, "Be aware of your surroundings. You never know when someone is watching." She threw a kunai into a bush and ran over to it, only to see a white rabbit scared half to death.
"Naruko! You almost killed a rabbit." Hinata walked over to it, comforting it.
What? White? But it's not winter so why is there a whit- Naruko thought. "A substitution jutsu! We've been had, fuck!" Naruko looked around. "Everyone down, now!" Naruko ran over to Tazuna, pushing him down as a sword went flying into a tree. A man with bandages around his mouth appeared on top of it.