Chapter Three: The Mission

One week later

" Greetings Hokage-sama. What is today's mission?" Yamato asked.

" Today, you will be guarding a caravan. The cargo is just grain and cattle, but the merchants asked for protection anyways. Your mission is to protect the caravan from bandits with any force neccesary. Do you understand your mission?" The Hokage asked.

" Hai, Hokage-sama!" Hiaka and Jinji replied. " You got it old man!" Norman said, flashing a smile that would make Guy proud.

" Treat the Hokage with respect!" Jinji yelled, clubbing Norman on the back of the head.

" Sheesh! Don't hit me so hard! You want me to be out of commission for our first mission?" Norman yelled.

" Meh. I guess your shadow clones are useful for picking up the trash on D-rank missions." Jinji snickered.

" Quit clowning around! Let's go get ready. If we're late, they may go without is, so hurry up." Yamato said.

Ten minutes later at the north gate

" Well here we are. If we're ready to go, let's head out." Yamato said.

Twenty minutes of uneventful traveling later

" Hey Yamato-sensei! There are some guys following us. What do we do?" Norman asked.

" We should wait and see if they attack. If not, we'll leave them be. If they attack, NO MERCY!" Yamato said, going a little bit psycho.

" Sir yes sir! I'll send a shadow clone to Jinji and Hiaka if they haven't already noticed. It'd surprise the hell out of me. The wind is blowing from them to us, so Jinji and Rin probably already know. If Hiaka activated her Byakugan within the last fifteen minutes, she'll know too." Norman made two clones, and they went to ask his teammates if they knew about the people trailing them.

" The clones just dispelled. They know and are ready to fight if neccesary." Norman said, talking to Yamato.

" Good. Go back to your position. We need eyes everywhere right now." Yamato ordered.

Norman turned and left, and wondered what Tenten and her team were doing. " Probably something more exciting than this." Norman thought.

Back in the leaf village

" Sensei! We're in position!" Tenten said into her ear piece.

" Good! Now move out and capture the target! Immediately!" Guy said.

" We've got you now demon cat!" Team 11 shouted.

Back with team 18 and the gang of theives following them

" Attention caravan! If you surrender the Jinchuriki, no one will get hurt!" Yelled the bandits leader.

" What the hell are they talking about!?!" Yelled Yamato to the caravan leader.

" I have no idea!" Yelled Janko, the leader of the caravan, looking worried.

" You have one hour to hand her over! Or face the consequences!" The leader yelled again.

" What is he talking about? Something you want to tell us Janko?" Said Yamato, sounding so scary that Janko shit his pants.

" Fine. We had a new addition about three days ago, who said she came from Takigakure. We didn't notice the seal until yesterday." Janko said, explaining everything, trying to save his own skin.

" Why didn't you tell us that!? Now the only ones protecting a Jinchuriki are three genin and a jonin. This day just gets better and better doesn't it." Yamato said.

" Well sir, you happen to be right. That up there is Yakuto Hakeshina, the a-rank criminal. He has mastered three elements, wind, earth, and water. He was originally a Sunagakure ninja, and was feared because of his ability to swap between styles almost instantly. Basically, my opinion is we give him the girl or me, Hiaka, and Jinji act as distractions while you prep some sort of big jutsu. Sound good?" Norman asked.

" Wow. I never thought Norman could be so serious. He clowns around all the time, but he's as tactical minded as a Nara, yet rushes in guns ablazing if his feelings come into play. He is one weird kid, but he's good at what he does." That's actually pretty good for this situation. But you're forgetting one thing. I don't need more than half a second to get this guy in my jutsu." Yamato said.

" Thanks. But the issue remains of what to do with the Jinchuriki. Do we want to bring her with us or do we want to let her go with the caravan. She could be a good thing to have in the village if she wants to come." Norman asked.

" Why ask? I say we bonk her over the head and drag her back to the village." Jinji said.

" Bad idea. Then we'd fail the mission. She is part of the caravan, so if we kidnap her, we haven't protected the caravan as instructed." Norman explained.

" Hey,... I heard what trouble I'm causing. I'll go with you back to the hidden leaf." Said a girl poking out from the wagon they were in front of with amber eyes and mint green hair.

A/N: Bit of a twist huh? Guarantee you weren't expecting that. Also ShinoxFu if you were wondering what she's doing here. Won't make much difference in the general plot of the story I have planned out. Also, I don't own Naruto or any places or things in this story except my OCs, a couple of Jutsu, and some places.