'NO! I want a proper mission this time! Not some crappy cat rescuing, baby sitting job!' Naruto shouted at the hokage,
'He has a point' Sasuke pointed out
'No, the point of all of this is to make sure you can work well as a team before we send you out on any really dangerous missions' Kakashi said, annoyed.
'We can handle any of those missions! Can't we guys?' Naruto said, looking at the rest of you.
'Hmm, Well we could try a C ranked mission. You'll be protecting a bridge builder on his journey to the land of the Waves' the Hokage admitted.
'Yeh! Now that's what I'm talking about!'
'Send him in' He called to someone outside the door, it opened, and a large man stepped in.
'What? Who are these little brats?'
'They're who'll be protecting you.'
'That lot? But they're just kids!'
'Don't worry, You'll have one of our jounin with you as well, Hatake Kakashi.' at this Kakashi stepped forward, the bridge builder raised an eyebrow,
'I'm expecting them all to protect me with their lives! And I still don't see how you're expecting me to put my life in the hands of these brats, Especially that short one with the idiotic expression on his face.'
'Hahaha!' Naruto laughed,' Who's the short one with the idiotic look on his fa...?' He trailed off as he looked around and realised it was him, he did an anime fall then got up and tried to attack the bridge builder. You instinctively reached out your hand and grabbed him.
'Naruto,' Kakashi sighed, 'You can't attack the client, It just doesn't work that way.'
Naruto ignored him and continued to struggle, you sighed, twisting his arm round,
'OW! What did you do that for!' he demanded accusingly, you sighed and look at him,
'To get you to shut up & be still.' You let go of him and he stood up, disgruntled.
You turned your gaze on Kakashi,
'How long will we be away on this mission?'
'No more than a few days, I would expect.' he answered, though he didn't sound very certain, you nodded anyway.
'I'll be right back. I need to tell my family where I'm going. Otherwise my brother & sister will panic.' you explained, heading for the door. The hokage & Kakashi nodded their heads and you were out of the door and down the corridor.
You exited the building and walked quickly back to your house, breaking into a run as soon as you were out of sight of the main building. You opened your front door and stepped into your house, shutting it quickly behind you. You sank to the floor, clutching your head. Your nails digging into your skin, you'd recognised the sign on that man's bag, it was that of the land of the waves. You couldn't go back there, not after what had happened to your mum. You felt sick even now as you relived the memories, you looked up and suddenly realised this flash back was far more real than it should be. You felt detached from your body somehow, you were looking down on the form of a collapsed woman, you could feel your blood pumping round your body, your breathing was heavy. You reached out a hand to touch the motionless figure, slowly you lifted up a stand of her hair, which had fallen over her face, concealing her features. As you lifted it up and looked into the unstaring eyes of your mother you screamed, and with that scream you broke the illusion.
You lay, curled up in a ball in front of your door, your breathing was heavy, your mind thick & fuddled and your stomach felt sick. You uncurled yourself and pushed up so you were on your hands and knees. You struggled to your feet only to find your hands were suddenly pinned to your back & a kunai knife was in front of your throat before you even knew what was happening
'Just to make sure you don't forget, collect any information on their fighting styles & techniques.'
And as quickly as he had come he was gone. You spun round but of course, he wasn't there. You sighed and ran upstairs, grabbing your bag and filling it with everything you would need, you then left a note for your family on the fridge as that would be the first place they would look, it read;
"I'm on a ninja mission to the land of the waves for a few days. Don't know exactly when I'll be back but I won't be too long. Look after yourselves. Love, Kyouri. P.s~ Tell Ikari that I've gone.'
That done you left your house, making sure to lock the door & take a spare key with you, you set off for the gates of Konohagakure.
As you approached you saw the five figures of the others waiting for you, it looked as though Naruto was once again trying to attack the bridge builder, Kakashi looked up as you neared and the others followed his gaze,
'Everyone ready?' Kakashi asked, you all nodded.
'About time!' The bridge builder put in, you sighed, this wasn't going to be fun.
