'Regular': familiar speech
Regular: normal speech
"Regular": person speaking
'Regular' person thinking
"Bold": spirits or demons speaking
'Bold': spirits or demons thinking
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D-rank missions were done by the genin as team building. The one mission that all in the village hate and fear the most, was team 7's favorite. Catching the fire lords' wife's cat tora.
That in itself is shocking but it was also done faster then any other d-rank mission. It normally would take any other genin team 4-5 hours to catch that blasted cat, it only took team 7 a few minutes.
After a few times kakashi finally asked them how they did it, the answer was useful information.
"Well kakashi-sensei," naruto spoke, "I have an odd connection to fox's and birds and well anything that flies. Sasuke has an odd connection to cats and other nocturnal and simi-noctornal creatures. So when we leave the tower, sasuke calls for tora, and tora comes as fast as it can."
Kakashi came up with interesting idea. If they could pull it off, then they would have a good spy network and communication setup.
"Naruto sasuke have ether of you thought about having a familiar. Like the inuzuka and their dogs, since you both have such a strong connection with animals, it would be possible to speak or rather understand your animal after awhile. Also with three different kinds of animals it would make it easer to scout the area. It would also be useful to learn some attack combo's with them."
Both boys stopped at the same time and thought, 'why didn't I think of that.'
Kakashi already knew he had them but still,
"Oh and if you agree we will take a short trip to the inuzuka animal clinic and pound to see if you have a connection with any of the animals there. If you do you can adapt it and I will pay."
Both boys grinned from ear to ear. Kakashi just knew that they agree.
"Sakura"
Kakashi said.
"I have set you up with a partial sensei at the hospital. It would be beneficial for you to learn some med-nin skills."
Sakura nodded, she was starting to feel left out. The next day kakashi, sasuke and naruto met up and headed over to the animal shelter.
Naruto felt no connection to any of the animals there. It also surprised him that no one here was glaring at him or fawning over sasuke. He liked it here.
Sasuke on the other hand felt drawn to a side room that had a cage within another cage. He went back and got everyone, he needed that animal.
The care taker was shocked. No one ever wanted that animal. Even more so, that the boy has not even seen IT yet.
"If it lets you pick it up, you can have it. I worn you that it has nearly killed everyone who has come near it." The caretaker said.
Sasuke was not even one bit scared or worried. He somehow knew that the animal was just waiting for him.
He received the key for the second cage as he was let through the first. He opened the second cage and went in with out a second thought.
What he saw made his jaw drop and his eyes open wider. What he saw was a small two tailed back and silver kitten.
He walked right over and picked it up and started petting him. Yes it was a male. Sasuke started petting him and heard a voice in his head.
'Hello dark one, I am known as kiroro. What is your name?'
'Did I just here that?'
'Yes you did, and yes I can hear what you think.'
'Ok him im sasuke, I'm looking for a familiar to fight with.'
At that the little neko jumped down to the floor and started to jump around in joy. He was a natural fighter and he had been locked up for a while with only random people to fight.
'Yes take me with you. I will help all I can't stand these bars and this place smells like mutts.'
Sasuke walked out of there with a smirk on his face, and a cut kitten on his shoulder.
Kakashi was finding it odd that everyone was weary of a kitten. Naruto on the other hand saw the two tails and the intelligence in its eyes.
"Hello neko-san, what is your name."
Naruto asked looking at the kitten.
Sasuke smirked as he said.
"His name is kiroro. He said that he could not stand the bars and that this place reeked of mutt."
The workers looked insulted, but stepped back when the kitten hopped on the floor and stated to make its way towards naruto.
'Hi naruto, I have a friend that would love to have a partner again. Your aura is so much like hers. Would you be willing to meet her, her name is avi.'
Naruto smirked,
"Of course I'd love to meet your friend kiroro."
Kakashi looked between the two boys and the cat, and asked, "Telepathy" which earned him three nods.
"Sensei, kiroro here has a friend that I should meet. We would have to travel to meet her. She is at the edge of swamp country."
As they left the shelter, they went their own ways for the time being. The boys agreed to meet up at their training grounds while kakashi went to see the hokage.
"Yes kakashi, what can I do for you today."
Sarutobi said as he was packing down his pipe.
"I would like to put down for a two week training trip."
The hokage nodded and the forms were finished, they would head out in two days.
"Kakashi, officially it is a training trip but what is it really."
So kakashi told him about the tora missions, sasuke getting kiroro, and about naruto going to meet kiroro's friend avi.
Two days later team 7 met up at the gate ready to leave. Kakashi explained what the trip was for to sakura, so she could continue training at the hospital if she wanted.
Sakura stayed at the hospital. She just did not feel like apart of the team. It was not their fault. They were just all in a different league then her.
When she was learning to heal, and helping people at the hospital, she felt needed and came to a decision. She just hopped that no one would hate her for it.
Kakashi was impressed. He let the boys set the pace, and they were traveling at a fairly high speed for two days straight and slowed down as they entered swamp country. It also surprised kakashi that after all that traveling without a break or sleep at night, they were still able to travel.
"I'm impressed. I thought it would take at least five days to get here."
Kiroro hopped down from sasuke's shoulder and started sniffing around. Suddenly he stopped and let his power spike. It was impressive for such a small animal.
The winds picked up as a large hawk came down. It looked at the three humans, but slightly nodded its head at kiroro as a greeting.
'What is it you are looking for in my land?'
'Sir, I am looking for avi. This child here would make her a wonderful partner. He smells of the sky and of water.'
The large bird took off, now all they could do was wait. During that time they rested. Three hours later the wind once again picked up, and a beautiful Gus hawk flew down and landed on a tree near where the travelers were standing.
Kiroro looked over at naruto.
'Talk to her see if she will talk back and except you.'
Naruto looked right at her and started to open his mind as he talked.
'Hello I am naruto uzumaki. Genin of the hidden leaf village, Kyuubi holder and dragoon guardian of the wind.'
'Hello, I am avi, aint the dragoons extinct?'
Naruto could not help it. He grinned his foxiest grin and replied.
'You know of the dragoons? I, my friend sasuke kiroro's partner and one other somewhere out there are the last three. We were told that this would be the last mission for the dragoons.'
Avi flew over and landed on his shoulder.
'I would be glad to call you partner.'
They decided to camp there for the night. Sasuke, naruto, kiroro, and avi were all speaking to each other in there minds and came to an agreement. They could trust kakashi.
"Ne, kakashi-sensei, you wanna see min and sasuke's training ground."
"What do yo mean yours and sasuke's?"
"Well it was set up for me. A few days later sasuke was brought there. No one can enter It except us and those we decide to bring with us."
"I'd love to." Was kakashi's reply.
"Oi naruto, we also need to get Jiji. Remember he wants to e there when we take sensei there. He already knew we would all get along."
The five made it back to the village within the week and reported to the hokage.
Sakura was there when they got there. She seemed to shy away from them as they entered. Kakashi informed them about the trip.
"Um… kakashi-sensei, im sorry I am leaving team seven. I love working at the hospital and learning to be a medic. Im good at it and feel like I belong there."
As she said this, she dept her gaze down. She felt like she was betraying them be leaving.
Kakashi understood and as he looked over it seemed the boys did to.
Naruto spoke up, "Congratulations sakura-chan you found what you want to do and went for it. Just know you have my support, sasuke's and kakashi-sensei's too."
Sakura looked up, tears of happiness in her eyes as she gave each a hug and a 'thank you' before she left.
After she left sasuke looked over and said, "Jiji you were right. We are taking sensei to out training ground. Wanna come."
The third nodded and they made their way out of the tower. To kakashi's confusion they split up. The third and naruto were heading towards the academy, while sasuke was taking him towards the memorial stone.
Kakashi was surprised when the boy took a hold of his arm and walked through a tree. His jaw dropped. The field was easily four times larger then the forest of death.
"Kakashi, come have a seat. We have much to tell you."
The hokage told him as they all made it to the cottage.
Over the next few hours, kakashi learned about the dragoon campaign, the dragoons and about rose and the Uchiha massacre. Also about how the boys trained under this rose and Itachi. How they have both been training since they were six. Also he learned that they truly saw each other as brothers, and he learned about their masks and the real them.
By the end his brain wanted to shut down. He truly thought his brain melted.
He came to the conclusion that if they trusted him with this then he would do all he can to make sure that the grow stronger and that no one would hurt them as long as he was alive. He knew that it was time for him to start training again. It was time for the village hidden in the leaves to have a new white fang.
