"This is Sasuke, arrived at point B."
"This is Sakura, arrived at point C."
"This is Naruto, arrived at point A."
Static followed.
"You're slow Naruto."
"Okay, 7th unit." Kakashi cut in before Naruto could snap back. "The target has moved."
A shadow-hidden figure leapt off the tree, it's yellow eyes shining in the sun.
"After it."
Three blurs sprinted after the shape, keeping to the shadows.
Kakashi sat under a tree, a bored look on his face as he talked into the gadget. "What's the distance to the target?"
"Five meters. I'm ready to go." Sasuke replied through the gadget.
Behind him, Sakura nodded. Naruto had a rather bored look on his face. Kakashi gave the permission to move. Sasuke and Sakura lunged from behind their respective trees toward the hunch back figure on the ground.
Sasuke sneaked closer to the cat and snatched it up by its neck. With the infamous Uchiha glare, the cat's growl died in its throat and stayed silent.
"Does it have a ribbon on its right ear? Is it our target, Tora?" Sakura asked, striding towards Sasuke.
"It's the target for sure." Sasuke said into the gadget, acting cool as always.
"Operation Capture Tora the lost pet complete."
Naruto stood with his team at the far end of the room, wincing every time the fat lady cuddled/strangled the cat within her arms. He let out a shudder and watched as the lady walk out of the room with the cat in her hold.
"Now then, Kakashi's 7th unit's next mission is…babysitting Yoro's sama's boys, grocery shopping at the neighborhood town-" the Hokage said before Naruto interrupted him.
"No! No to all of those. I want to do a more exciting mission. Choose something else."
Naruto ignored Iruka-sensei's lecture about how he was only a genin who was just starting out and Hokage-oji's lecture about the mission-ranking chart.
"Are you listening to me Naruto?" Iruka yelled.
"No." He bluntly answered. "Sorry…but what about our mission? I won't take another boring mission today. Give us a cool one. Didn't we do enough of boring ones?"
"Okay, I understand. If you insist, I will allow you to take on a C ranked mission." The people in the room looked at the Hokage in shock.
"For this C ranked mission, you're going to protect a man to the land of the Wave. You can come in now." The Hokage shouted loudly at the door.
The members of team 7 looked towards the door as it creaked open, to reveal an old man leaning in the doorway, clutching a sake bottle.
Naruto had a bad feeling in his stomach. He didn't like this kind of men, especially when the man called him a short idiot.
This is the consequence for eating too much ramen. Kyuubi added, smirking as Naruto's anger increased.
Naruto walked, his back slumped and arms dangling at his side. He never imagined a C ranked mission would be so…boring, especially after Kakashi made that extra long speech about the history of ninjas and how great the Kages were but for Naruto, he had no need for extra information that wasn't going to help him at that particular moment.
"We're not going to run into any enemy shinobi or foreign ninjas in a C ranked mission. The chances of that are very low." Kakashi informed them.
Damn it! Naruto thought. The whole point of trying to get a better-ranked mission was the possibility of a fight against an enemy ninja.
Naruto glowered, causing his teammates and the old man to give him a wide berth. Naruto saw the puddle on the ground and was about to step in it to express his frustration.
Naruto, sense for chakra. Kyuubi suddenly said.
Naruto was confused at Kyuubi's request but complied. His eyes snapped open in surprise. Besides the chakra that was his team's and their client's, the only nearby chakra was from other woodland animals and…this puddle of water.
Naruto kept walking but he looked back at Kakashi-sensei. Kakashi-sensei had paused for half a second at the puddle before continuing.
Naruto continued but stayed on guard and his work paid off. A sound of metal came from behind them. Everyone turned back to see Kakashi-sensei being tightly bound in metal chains.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura screamed.
The two people that were holding the ends of the metal chain pulled back and Kakashi-sensei's body was sliced into pieces.
Naruto gasped in shock at how quickly and easily Kakashi was killed.
Suddenly, Naruto felt two presences behind him. He spun around, pulling out two kunai and prepared to attack.
Don't move.
But-
Let the others take care of it. You don't want to give away your level of power on these Chunins. The element of surprise is-
-your key to victory against a stronger opponent. I know. It's strange that you're helping me.
Naruto stood back, trusting Sasuke would want the chance to show off. He was right. Sasuke let fly two shurikens, pinning the metal chain to a tree before it could do any more damage.
Sasuke grabbed the chains and sent a back kick towards the two opponents.
The two opponents twisted before they touched the ground and landed back on their feet again. One rushed around Sasuke and Naruto towards Tazuna, who was being guarded by Sakura and the other rushed towards Naruto. Sasuke appeared in front of Tazuna and Sakura but before he could attack, Kakashi appeared and kicked the opponent down.
While everybody's attention was on Kakashi-sensei, Naruto quickly bit his thumb and directed the blood into a whip, waiting for the opponent to come closer. The enemy's eyes widened at the whip of blood but still continued his attack. Naruto eyed the distance. It was too short to use the whip. So doing the first thing that came to mind, he threw the blood towards the opponent's eyes. Naruto's control over the blood made it travel faster than the enemy could see and before he knew it, his eyes were burning from the sensation of blood.
Kakashi-sensei appeared at the opponent's side with a kunai and brought it down on his head, causing the enemy to fall into unconsciousness.
Naruto looked at the place where Kakashi-sensei got 'killed'. There was a pile of cut up wood.
So he used Kawarimi Jutsu…
A jounin like Kakashi wouldn't have not notice the chakra that radiated out of a puddle of water. And added to the fact that it hasn't rained in weeks.
Naruto watched Kakashi carry the bodies of the ninjas to a nearby tree and tied them up.
"We need to talk. I believe there's something you've been keeping from us." Kakashi said, looking Tazuna in the eye.
The four took a seat around the campfire as Tazuna told his story.
"We can't handle this kind of mission. This is way beyond our level." Sakura said after Tazuna finished his story.
"Sakura's right. You filed a C ranked mission, protection against robbers and highwaymen but protection from ninjas is beyond the level of these genins. If you filed that you needed protection again enemy ninja, this mission would have been ranked higher and sent with more appropriate ninjas for the job."
"But Kakashi-sensei, since we already came on this mission, we should complete it. And you're with us aren't you? You, a trained jounin, could handle this with ease can't you?" Naruto asked slyly. He was ecstatic at the turn of events.
Kakashi couldn't help but accept the compliment. He got up and stretched. "Well, you guys better get some sleep since we're going to continue towards the Land of the Waves tomorrow."
Naruto jumped up and down, a huge smile on his face. Sakura was uncertain but after looking at Sasuke's smirk, she changed her mind. Nothing could happen if she had Sasuke-kun's protection, right?
Naruto looked over the boats rim into the water below. His reflection shimmered before he disturbed it by plunging his hand into the water. The water was cold, freezing cold and murky. Everything was surrounded by mist, obscuring the view of the environment around them.
Naruto turned back to his team and propped his chin on his hand. The few minutes of surprise and happiness at seeing the ocean had passed and now, the never-ending movement of the boat was starting to make him ill.
"The bridge is just ahead." Tazuna informed the ninjas.
Naruto looked forward and gaped in surprise. The bridge shadow towered over them.
Naruto ignored Kakashi's interrogation of Tazuna. He didn't want all these information crowding his head. If things were really important, Kakashi'll repeat it again. Naruto almost shouted with relief when he spied the pier.
The boat docked and Kakashi, Tazuna, and the boat-rower exchanged a few words before they left.
Naruto felt tension in the air as he walked through the forest. Suddenly, the bushes to Naruto's left rustled. Naruto, his reflex setting in, immediately threw a kunai into the bush.
"Hm. It was just a mouse. No need to worry." Naruto said, trying to act cool and sincere to cover up the embarrassing mistake.
"Naruto…those are kunai knives. They're dangerous. You don't just throw them around whenever you want to." Kakashi said, frustration evident on his face.
The bush that Naruto threw the kunai into rustled again and a white rabbit hopped out, looked around then hopped away.
"Ahh! Naruto you almost hit a rabbit?! The poor rabbit. I'm going to kill you Naruto!" Sakura growled.
Naruto smiled sheepishly and turned away.
The walk through the mist-laden forest continued for a few minutes before Kakashi's warning filled the forest.
"Look out!" Kakashi pushed Sakura and Tazuna to the ground as an enormous knife passed overhead. Naruto and Sasuke dodged to the side just in time.
The sword wedged into a tree and a figure materialized on the handle.
"Hatake Kakashi of the Sharingan Eye. Did I get that right? It's too bad but you'll have to hand over the old man." The man on the knife said, looking at Kakashi.
Naruto looked up at the man.
He wore power like a cloak. The bottom half of his face was also covered by a mask like Kakashi, but the stranger opted to use bandages.
A slashed mist headband was hung sideways on his forehead, making prominent the fact that he didn't have any eyebrows.
Spiky, stubby black hair shot out of the headband at all different angles.
Naruto took one look at the man's outfit and looked away. The man obviously had nothing against the damp and cold of the mist.
Naruto's gaze traveled upward. The man's eyes were coal black as he smirked at Kakashi.
Naruto looked over at Kakashi, who was tense and on guard. He was surprised. He had never seen Kakashi on guard or tense since they had met.
Naruto's gaze transferred back to the man.
I shouldn't interfere with this fight. I'm nowhere near their level. Naruto thought as he looked from Kakashi to the enemy ninja.
Naruto laid on the bed in the bedroom that was in the house that belonged to Tazuna's family. After the mysterious Demon of the Mist appeared, Naruto had gathered a new piece of information about his sensei.
The Sharingan… Naruto mused.
Sharingan, a famed Doujutsu, otherwise known as bloodline limits, attracted my attention in the mortal realm. Sharingan, a bloodline limit available to people only in the Uchiha clan, possesses the ability to speed up the mind, thus causing the images you see to slow down-
Wait that happened when I was fighting the animal in the forest the first time we practiced my Chishiogan. Do I have the Sharingan?
No, you don't but the Sharingan was born from Chishiogan. Chishiogan also has the ability to speed up the mind but it can last longer than the Sharingan can. Chishiogan controls blood. It pumps more blood and feeds your brain more energy so it can have fuel to run faster. That's why I suggested you drink blood. It also acts like fuel when you need it. Sharingan, however, does not control blood so it speeds up the mind by force, thus damaging the mind little by little. The Sharingan can analyze a person's technique and then copy it to the smallest detail. Unfortunately, this does not apply to the Chishiogan but there are other ways.
How?
Chishiogan can see the inner blood pathways in a person's body. By being able to see the blood pathways, this also allows you to see any inner pathways of organs that you want. There were some of your ancestors that became medic-nins. Chishiogan can slow down the hand signs for you to memorize and then use it to see how much chakra is used.
I can see chakra pathways too?
No but the amount of chakra affects the amount of blood being pumped so you can judge from that.
Is that all the Sharingan does?
Hm…pretty much…except advanced Sharingans are…deadly.
I don't care about advanced Sharingans now. Sasuke can't get the advanced Sharingan can he?
Not with the way he's been going about his life.
What do you mean?
You see, word is, for a regular Sharingan to transform into an advanced Sharingan, the possessor must kill his best friend.
Naruto was silent.
H-how about Kakashi-sensei?
Kakashi…from today, I noticed that he only had a Sharingan in one eye. That's…impossible unless he wasn't born with it and was later transferred into his eye. That's the only way. But a transferred Sharingan can't transform. It stays the stage it was in before it was transferred forever.
Naruto sighed. His brain was starting to hurt.
You better get a good night's sleep. Don't think about this anymore. If you overload your brain, your Chishiogan would have to work twice the amount next time you activate it.
Kyuubi, why are you voluntarily and spontaneously offering me information?
Kyuubi was silent for a few seconds. I just felt like it.
Are you warming up to me? Naruto asked slyly.
Kyuubi returned with a deep growl.
Naruto smirked and fell asleep.
