A/N: Ok I said I was going to be on a few month break but this was really bugging me and to the people that read this I felt like I let you down with that sad excuse of a chapter 3. So here it is

Title: Chap. 3 REWRITE
Current Rating: T
Status: WIP, 3 out of ?.
Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort/Angst/Friendship.
Pairings: Kakashi / Iruka slight Mizuki/Iruka all of this later.

Warnings: Still annoying past stuff/ back story

Oorochimaru sauntered up to his three students. "I must leave on a mission. For a second don't think I won't find out your progress in this task." The three gennin nodded, knowing full well what type of power their sensei held.

The sannin walked away from his gennin with a plot to help his plans be put into motion.

Iruka cringed as the man walked away and dragged his love struck team mate to the gate with Hayate following after him. They waited patiently as the first team walked through the gate.

When their time came they walked into forest, the air seemed still and all was deathly silent. Hayate looked toward his group, "We need to stay together. Seeing as Anko is the best with summons she'll send some out to track the area. Iruka keep your senses pealed for any genjutsu in the vicinity. If anything goes wrong it goes wrong as a team."

The two nodded. Anko bit her thumb and made the seals and at the last seal three snakes slithered from her sleeves. It made Iruka's skin crawl. Hayate also knew how to summon snakes but he preferred falcons. Iruka on the other hand had no summons. The snakes couldn't bear the sight of him and his father felt he was too young to sign a contract with his family summons.

One the snakes went in separate directions the three youngsters went off silently. They made is through several different territories avoiding giant insects and man eating plants. About twenty minutes into their search one of Anko's summons reappeared before her alerting the girl to a chuunin ahead of them.

According to the movements of the snake who could not speak the chuunin was hiding a scroll in his left vest pocket.

They communicated silently with one another. Anko called back the other two snakes and dismissed them as Iruka pulled in most of his chakra. They walked silently making sure their movements were quiet as the dead.

Iruka split from the group and located himself in a new position and threw a couple of kunai out to distract the nameless chuunin as the man dodged Iruka bolted from the tree tops with a kunai in hand.

The man blocked with his own blade, spinning himself from the younger child. Iruka kept up dancing into the movements. The chuunin lunged and Iruka dropped low swiped his leg trying to throw the other off balance. As the chuunin jumped over Iruka. Iruka recovered and aimed the kunai at the man's left side.

As the Chuunin brought his own knife up to block he felt something constrict his legs. His gaze fell upon dozens of snakes slithering up his body constricting around his chest and wrists. Iruka kept his kunai pointed at the man's heart as Hayate appeared from behind the man his long sword against the man's neck. "Move and your neck will come clean off."

Iruka kept his face blank of all emotions but inside he was hoping Hayate was lying. Death of anyone was not on his agenda at the moment. "Anko, get the scroll." The purple haired kunoichi jumped from her position from behind the tree and dug into the pocket of the chuunin.

She snorted, "This is the easiest damn thing we've ever done. I think we just broke a record."

They left as Anko through the scroll to Hayate and he caught it out of mid air, leaving a stunned chuunin believing he just saw three already Chuunins.

As they drew closer to the tower Iruka got an uneasy feeling in his gut. Something was not right. He spread his chakra out to the forest searching for the source of his unease. "Keep on guard. Something isn't right."

A figure from the shadows tapped his fingers together 1 knowing it was now or never to unleash the start of his plan.

TBC…

I want to give a special shout out to my girl Rei-Rei. She really inspired some of the dialect and helped me with the pacing. Now to go back onto hiatus.

1 Think Mister Burns from The Simpson's.