An old man let out a sigh of relief as he put down his stamp as he finished his last bit of paperwork for the day. He began to muse about a particular genin team that had gone on a ten month training trip that would actually last ten years for the team in question. His musings were cut short, as it seemed they always were, by a knock on his office door. After telling the people who intruded upon his quiet to enter, he took a visage of seriousness. Standing before him was the jonin sensei of Konoha genin squad 7 and behind him stood three figures who, while unknown, he was able to guess the identities of. "Team 7 reporting back from training trip, Hokage-sama" said the one-eyed jonin. "And how was said training trip Kakashi" implored the aging Hokage. "It was a great success, Hokage-sama. I only expected to get my genin up to elite jonin level, and that's all that I did. They took the initiative to keep progressing in their training, and the results are simply astounding. After five years they were all on my level, if not above it, and the next five years... they took it upon themselves to train until they could defeat kage-level opponents with ease. All three of them are S-ranked shinobi, and their teamwork is better than flawless. Sakura operates as the capitan and long range/support while Naruto and Sasuke are just forces of nature. Quite literally as well, I would implore you to give them a C-rank mission right now, just so that they can go into the chunin exams" finished the white haired man identified as Kakashi. "You appear to have an uncanny amount of faith in them Kakashi. So be it, they took all the necessary D-rank missions before they left, so you can have this mission, it is to escort a bridge builder to wave" answered the God of Shinobi. "Thank you, Hokage-sama" replied Kakashi.

A couple hours later, five figures walked along the path leading out of Konoha, in a odd, yet serene silence. As they came upon a puddle, a pink haired young woman who looked about the age of 22 and was dressed in an red long-sleeved shirt that opened up at the end of the sleeves, and long tight black pants, with a bow and arrow strung around her back, began making hand signals to the three other shinobi of the group. The dark haired young man dressed in simply black pants and a vest with the Uchiha crest on the back of it, with two swords strapped on his back responded with a simple nod, while the blonde-haired young man dressed in white pants that flowed out at the bottom, but were taped up at the ankles, and had two hook swords loosely dangling from his waist, gave a small grin. The white haired man in blue shirts and pants with a mask around his face, and a jonin flak vest, let out a small sigh that held a confirming tone to it. And all of a sudden two figures appeared from the puddle, making a mad dash for the white haired man. They each had a claw with a chain that linked the two, randomly appearing men, and they used this fact to their advantage, as they ran in circles around the jonin, and squeezed, tearing him to shreds. The other members of the group each acted in a different way as the old civilian man with graying brown hair was grabbed by the beautiful young woman and taken to safety, while the blond haired member's grin widened to almost massive proportions, and the dark haired one stated going through hand signs. Then, it was over. The headless body of one of the two assailants slumped to the ground as blond haired one finished wiping off his blade, and the other was surrounded by a wall of earth with only his head showing. The next thing he knew, he was looking into the blood red eyes of a fully developed sharingan, and then he knew nothing.

In the land of the living, the pink haired girl piercingly stared into the old man's dark brown eyes with her own emerald eyes, as if trying to figure out what was inside of his soul. The white haired man previously thought killed spoke, marking the first time anyone on the trip said anything. "Tazuna-san, do you have any inkling as to why these missing-nins were after you? Pick your next words carefully, because I am not truly in charge of this mission, the leader is Sakura, the girl who is currently deciding whether or not she should kill you or let you survive right now" stated the white haired man. The old man identified as Tazuna replied "Kakashi-san, Sakura-san, I am sorry for deceiving you but I am poor. My village, no my country, needs this bridge that I am working on finished if we have any chance of ever becoming economically independent again! If it wasn't for Gato, this wouldn't have even happened! I'm sorry! Please don't kill me!" This is when Sakura decided to speak up "Naruto, Sasuke, new mission parameters. Since I know you heard all of that, and I know you know who Gato is, you are to assassinate Gato. That is Naruto's job. Sasuke, you are to be Tazuna-san's protection detail at all times. Am I clear?" The blonde haired boy with piercing blue eyes that seemed to glow at times, identified as Naruto, gave a curt nod and an almost insane grin, while the black haired, black eyed boy known as Sasuke simply grunted in acknowledgement. This was the start of their shinobi careers as bringers of death.