PAIRINGS!

Jiraya/Tsunade [Kinda you know they are in denial.]

Ita/Naru!

Pein/Ita/Naru [Eventually, maybe before his Jounry?]

Kyuu/Pein/Ita/Naru [Probably around the time of Shippuuden.]

Aiko/Kimimaro.

Chapter 3. First Enemy.

The sun rose slowly over the village Hidden in the Leaves. The gates to the village had long been opened. The Shinobi already in position standing guard while travelers were already packed and moving on. It was a quiet and slow day. Nothing extremely interesting was happening. Most villagers weren't even up yet. And those that were had decided to do their shopping and chores later in the day.

A group was currently making their way from the gates. A middle aged man dressed to travel, followed by a pink haired girl, and blue haired boy. Behind them were a blonde haired boy and a grey haired man. A silver and black haired girl brought up the back of their little group. They all walked silently along the trail form the village. That is until the pink haired girl asked about if Wave had Shinobi, causing the sensei to start explaining things.

Sakura nodded. "I see. So we won't be facing any enemies. That's a relief for our first time out I guess. Although we did ask for this mission to prove ourselves." She said crossing her arms with a sigh.

Kakashi couldn't help but chuckle and reach out patting her head. "Don't worry so much. This mission is to prove you can handle C-Ranked. Maybe our next one will involve an escort to a ninja village." He said, gaining a slight smile and nod from the girl.

Sasuke turned back and blinked at the serious expression on their clients face. There was something suspicious about that look.

Naruto kept his head down and hid a sigh. He knew he was being impatient. But he had wanted to do this a different way for so long. Now he had the chance to fix things, he just wanted to see Haku.

Kagami kept silent as she followed the rest from the back. She kept her distance from Kakashi. So far she had ignored all of his questions when he spoke to her.

Kakashi had noticed this, but couldn't figure out why. Things had been fine when they left the previous day. He was confused. She didn't like him, she didn't like anyone really. But she had always been polite none the lease. Having her suddenly be rude and uncooperative was…strange.

And he never knew how to deal with her to begin with. This attitude she had would be a problem if she allowed it to interfere with her skills. However, she didn't. So he couldn't pull rank and demand what was wrong. Not that he would, but it bothered him for some reason. Everything she did since they had met had bothered him.

Sakura brought her fist down on her open palm. "Oh right." She said and turned to Kagami. She watched her for a few moments before finally gathering the courage. "So…what is the mask for?" She asked turning to Kagami. When she had asked Naruto he had said he didn't know.

The white porcelain mask glinted slightly in the sunlight as it turned toward her. It was blank, all except for the black streaks that went diagonally down the face through the eyes. The Kohona symbol was etched into the forehead, and her headband was missing completely. Kagami was wearing the same clothing. She had even decided to go with a backpack like them instead of her normal scrolls. The mask was featureless except for the black covered eye holes.

"We are going to Wave Country. A land surrounded by a sea. My headband is needed to cover my eyes at all times. If it became wet it would become useless. This way I don't have to worry about my eyes being uncovered… This mask was made by Hokage-Sama. The markings mean that I am neither a Hunter Nin nor ANBU, but that I am merely wearing one." She said.

A few moments of having Naruto stare at her caused her to cough.

"And the mask keeps yet another part of me separated from the water. I have a…distinct dislike of water." Shrugging her shoulders.

The group paused however.

Sakura and Sasuke staring at her in a mixture of surprise and shock.

Naruto satisfied and nodding.

Tazuna had raised an eyebrow at the admission.

Kakashi however, merely froze and was looking at her with widened eyes. "You…have a fear of water?" He asked slowly.

Kagami however hooked her arm with Naruto's and walked past him with a slight humph.

"Pathetic sensei." She muttered, causing the man's head to drop again.

"So what are you going to do about TenTen?" Naruto asked as they led the group.

"I'm not sure. I can show her how to use every weapon in existence, true enough. However, TenTen has always looked up to Tsunade. She's not talented with healing jutsu's. And they never really learned because Neji's a Hyuuga. I've always found that foolish. And really aside from the fact that Neji wanted to protect you, and Lee and Gai were too obsessed with the fight… That's why they were the first team to go. Even Yamanaka-san knew healing jutsu's. And the lack of talent can be made up with will power and perseverance. I think having Tsunade train her would be best." She muttered.

Naruto tilted his head in thought. "That would be a good idea. And TenTen would work harder than anyone. To be the best, and because she would be trained by her idol. Is that your plan?" He asked.

Kagami nodded. "Yes. I'll continue to train her. Mainly with weapons, poisons, and chakra scalpels…until Tsunade returns to Kohona. Then I can work on getting her to agree and take TenTen on as a student. If the council hadn't asked me to take two I would only train the sunny place. Ino has already started training with Anko-Sama… So I'll just have to find someone else after Tsunade takes TenTen on. When does she come back anyway? After Sarutobi death correct?" he asked.

Naruto nodded, and they walked silently. "You're making sure the team never happens again…" He said.

Kagami blinked looking toward him in confusion.

"I've noticed it since our team was assigned. We don't fit the Team Seven legacy anymore. You've been changing it. Sakura's no longer a mini Tsunade. Sasuke isn't as obsessive… And I'm not as happy and foolish. And you've been doing it. You broke Sasuke's pride by beating him in a spar. You've broken Sakura's mind in that Genjutsu…I found out you requested to be on my team. They could have sent you to one of the civilian team's. To make sure they actually passed and became something. But instead you requested ours. You're making it so we aren't the second Sannin's this time around." He said looking at her with a serious expression.

Kagami sighed. "True…" She said. "While you'll still train with Jiraya-Sama. And Sakura with Tsunade… You won't be their doubles; you won't be their second coming… It won't be like before. And Sasuke will still leave. That is one of the things that we can't change." She said with a sympathetic expression. "However, the outcome of that fight doesn't have to be like it was." She said.

Naruto frowned slightly and started to think as they dropped back allowing the group the pass.

"Don't worry about all of this now, Naru." Kagami said her eyes drifting ahead, causing Naruto to look.

Kagami's gaze drifted down toward the puddle coming up. She couldn't help but arch a brow at the souls within. 'Is this really a technique used? You would think they would be smarter?' She wondered. She watched as Kakashi glanced at it and sighed in annoyance. 'Using this for a test is smart, but it's also annoying.' She thought as she walked foreword keeping pace with Naruto.

Naruto himself was grinning slightly. 'Soon. We can begin everything soon.' He thought glancing at Kagami. 'I know Haku would join us. He had never been one for killing.' He thought in slight regret remembering Haku's fate.

Sakura and Sasuke continued on with the client as they passed over the puddle.

Kagami closed her eyes with a sigh, while Naruto's hand slipped into his kunai pouch. Kakashi started adding chakra for the hand seal.

All three heard the sound of the water moving, and the brothers shooting form it.

The chains wrapped around Kakashi in an instant. Kakashi's eyes widened as he watched the chains tighten coiling around his body. "What?!" he exclaimed, finally catching everyone's attention.

Sakura's head jerked around and she looked at their sensei with wide eyes. "What is this?" She asked in confusion and horror. Kakashi had just said they shouldn't have to deal with any Shinobi. Let alone from Mist.

Sasuke also jerked to attention his hand shooting to his kunai pouch as he tried to understand the situation. 'How did they sneak up on us like that?' He could help but wonder frowning slightly.

Naruto's face broke into a smile before it turned serious. Just because this was the beginning didn't mean that he couldn't take things seriously. As Kagami had pounded into his head, just because he knew what would happen didn't mean he knew everything.

Kagami sighed, and moved back from the group pausing beside a tree. Her head shifted, the eye holes landing on the figure in the tree. A quick second later she turned back to the scene before her, just as the chains were pulled.

"One down." One of the brothers called as they sliced the Jounin to pieces.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Sasuke shouted as he watched the scene. The blood flying and splattering everywhere, at least he had seen the blood when they ripped him apart. His eyes narrowed in anger at the sight.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura shouted with wide eyes. 'This can't be happening.' She thought. Her hand trembled for a moment before she shoved it into her kunai pouch pulling one out. 'I won't be weak. I won't be defenseless! But how can we win? These guys just killed Kakashi-sensei!' She thought, moving to stand in front of Tazuna.

Tazuna watched in horror at what was happening in front of him. Because of him…

Naruto stood with his head lowered. Now he could see it. The only thing laying there was the pieces of wood.

"Two down." The man called as they appeared behind him.

Suddenly Naruto turned to them with a grin on his face. "I've been waiting for you." He sneered. His leg came up kicking one in the face completely removing his mask. While his fist landed in the others gut.

Sasuke finished his move, the shrunkin snapping the chain toward the tree and jerking the two male along to ground with it. His kunai locked it into place. Landing on their backs, he did a drop kick on each one. Causing them to bounce off of the ground and into the air slightly. He landed in a crouch even as they unhooked the chain from their gauntlets.

They both ran around the sight. One headed toward Tazuna and the girl by him, while the other headed toward Naruto who was between them and the other two.

Sakura watched in slight shock. Her eyes looked around and spotted Kagami just standing there…watching…

Her eyes widened before narrowing. Reaching into her pocket she pulled out her shrunkin and jumped forward making sure to stay in front of Tazuna. A second later she hurled them toward the enemy. He reached up blocking them with his gauntlet. That was when she made her move.

Slipping under the outstretched arm, she slides her arm upward with her kunai. It landed piercing soft flesh, however she didn't have time to care about where. Her fist shot foreword smashing into his face. Although she still wasn't strong enough to send him flying… no that was the second part. She spun on her heel delivering a spin kick to his face and followed up with a snap kick to his torso. The combination sent him back, and she resumed her position before Tazuna.

Naruto ducked under the claw, and did a sideways heel kick to the man's chin. As he was air born, Naruto grabbed his ankle, and swung him around higher into the sky. Reaching into his bag he grabbed three kunai and threw them at the target. Two hit him in his stomach and leg, the other he blocked. Grinning Naruto allowed him to land on the ground. That was when his clones grabbed his feet, and the last two delivered sucker punches to his jaw. A sickening crack was heard.

The man looked up with crazed eyes and gave a battle cry as he charged again.

Sasuke dashed toward Sakura and Tazuna, only to freeze as she attacked the man head on. He snapped out of it when he watched the man stop on the heel of his foot and shoot foreword again. Sasuke narrowed his eyes and ran toward them.

Sakura watched him with determined eyes. She didn't have a plan this time. But she wouldn't allow him to hurt the client! She pulled out two kunai and held them before her with her arms crossed, crouched slightly.

Closer, closer, and closer… Her eyes widened as a forearm shot out slamming right into the enemy's throat. 'Kakashi-sensei you're alive!' She thought relieved and smiled at him.

Sasuke skidded to a stop staring at the scene with wide eyes. A second later he snorted. 'Show off.' He thought with an eye twitch.

Kakashi stood there with his arm wrapped around the male's throat.

Kagami stood over the other male, who was motionless with needles sticking from his body. However, that wasn't what caused the group to collectively sweat drop when they looked over.

The comedy came from the fact that she had Naruto in a tight hug and his face pressed to her chest. She was running her hand through his hair and cooing something to him as he tried to escape. Naruto's arms and legs were flailing around as he tried to escape.

Although Kagami wasn't a tall as Kakashi or Tazuna, she was the tallest of the group. She stood at 5'2" while the others ranged from 5'0" to 4'7". Naruto being the shortest and Sasuke the tallest. It was strange as when she had joined the Academy she had been just as short as Naruto…

Kakashi especially was twitching violently at the scene for some reason.

"Now then, let's get going… Although." Kakashi paused with another twitch. "Did you have to use so many needles Kagami? We could have finished earlier if you had." He said with his arms crossed.

Kagami snorted from her seat on a rock as she finished cleaning her Senbon. "He tried to harm my Naru-Chan. He's lucky…" She paused holding up the Senbon as it suddenly glinted with her eyes. "That I didn't castrate him." She finished with a smirk, though no one saw.

The whimper and flinch from her victim made it worth it though.

Kakashi just sighed, while Naruto grumbled with his arms crossed. The rest of the group was standing in front of the two tied up Mist Brothers.

It had been a unanimous vote. Everyone wanted to continue.

Sakura had finally fought back…without it being a spar and even then. She had always been a defensive fighter now… Now she had actually almost taken out an enemy on her own. She had refused to turn back now. Even if there was someone stronger up ahead. She finally understood, understood why Kagami hated her. Why she tortured her with that Genjutsu. She was honestly ashamed of herself.

Sasuke of course wanted to continue. After all he had to prove himself now more than ever. The no-clan dobe had basically taken one of their enemies down. And so had Sakura… Even though she was serious now he had never thought she had changed any yet. He didn't think she had actually gotten any stronger or better. He was slacking behind. And he would admit it had been because he had been showing off. It was the first real enemy and he had wanted to take him out with flare. He should have continued the attack, instead of pausing afterward.

Naruto had refused to leave Wave as it was. He said something about going there once with the Hokage. He said he had to see for himself how bad it had gotten since. Although both, he and Kagami knew the real reason why.

And Kagami hadn't said anything about it. But it was known she would always follow Naruto.

Kakashi had agreed because of how proud he was.

Even Sakura had done some damage. She had protected the client, and even attacked the enemy. It was so different from the defensive girl, who waited for the enemy to come to her before she did anything.

Sasuke, had also shown a care for his teammates when he tried to help Naruto and Sakura. Even if it appeared they didn't need it.

And Naruto had been calm and energetic in the face of conflict. It had been surprising. Especially seeing a move similar to Gai's and using the move he had used doing the bell test.

And Kagami had proven that she could understand orders, even none spoken. She had also shown that he was right about her skill level being way above her records. She was Jounin level at least, and he now believed that she was older then she looked.

At first he thought she was a tall 13 year old like the rest, but the Hokage had said she was Naruto's older sister by 2 years. So that would mean she would be…15. That sounded about right to at least be Jounin level. After all, no matter what age did matter.

He would have to find out her skill level.

He shoved the thoughts away as said girl shoved her Senbon in her pouches and stood. She nodded, causing him to eye smile.

"Alright kiddo's and client. Let's move out." He called.

The group nodded in various speeds and expressions.

Kagami only glanced back toward the two the ANBU would be coming for.

Pairing votes:

Kagami/Kakashi 8

Sasori/Deidara 3

Rock Lee/Kagami 2

Neji/Gaara 2

Neji/Haku 2

Kaka/Gai

Sasori/Gaa

Hinata/Gaara

Shika/TenTen

Hinata/Haku

Hinata/Sasuke?

Deidara/Ino

Past Kakashi/Obito2

Past Kakashi/Rin

Last time to vote! So get them in, yada, yada.