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Updates for chapters up to fifteen or sixteen will be fairly quick, since I have those chapters completed.

Now for Chapter Eight!


Chapter 8~The Two-Ninja Mission

Hawk's POV

The next day, Kakashi Sensei was called in for a mission. He told me to wait outside of the Hokage's office, which had me on high alert.

When Kakashi came out of the office, he only looked around, and beckoned for me to enter.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was seated at his desk, waiting. "Hawk, Kakashi, this mission is for you two, and you two alone."

I raised an eyebrow. "Only us? Why?"

The Hokage smiled, looking vaguely amused at my reaction. "This is a tracking mission, something that Kakashi specializes in, and something you have shown aptitude for." He handed Kakashi Sensei a scroll. "This is a B-Rank mission, but I'm sure you can handle it, eh, Kakashi?"

I grinned at the Third's teasing. Kakashi looked faintly amused or annoyed, I wasn't sure which.

"Hawk. Be at the main gates in an hour with enough supplies for a week," Kakashi said, snapping me back to reality. "We leave in just over an hour." I nodded, and left the room.
Kakashi's POV

"Are you sure that this is a good idea?" I asked the Hokage. He smiled. "I wouldn't worry about Hawk, if she's as proficient as you say. She might just be your protégé!" I smiled behind my mask. The Third Hokage had a point.

"I have a question, before you leave. Any explanations for the 'Pink Kakashi' story that's been floating around?"


Hawk's POV

An hour later

"Kakashi Sensei? What exactly is this mission, anyway?" I asked.

"As the Hokage said, it's a tracking mission. We need to find and capture a pair of A-Rank Shinobi bandits who've been up to no good. That's why it's only the two of us: The fewer the members of a tracking team, the more successful the mission. We both have skills suitable for tracking, as well as combat experience."

"Okay."

"Let's go."

From then on we remained silent. Kakashi had summoned Pakkun and his other Ninja Hounds to help us find the bandits. After another hour and a half, maybe one and three-quarters hours, we found the bandits.

"What now, Kakashi? We've confirmed that there are two bandits in the vicinity, and that there is a possibility of at least two more who left recently, possibly associates that we didn't know about," Pakkun said. He and the other Ninja Hounds seemed antsy and uncomfortable.

"Pakkun, I want you to go back to the Hidden Leaf to inform the Hokage that we've located the bandits. The rest of you," Kakashi said, directing his next words to the other Ninja Hounds, "Spread out and surround the camp. Hawk and I will send clones in first. When the clones are dispelled, either by force or by our will, I want you all to attack." The dogs nodded, and vanished into the trees.

Kakashi Sensei and I created Shadow Clones and sent them into the trees to attack the camp, ordering them to wait a few minutes before attacking.

Not ten minutes later we heard the barking of Kakashi's Ninja Hounds, accompanied by a brief input of memories from the clones. The bandits had been curious about the presence of two Leaf ninja, but when my clone mentioned a mission, they got suspicious and attacked. I learned that the bandits had used Fire- and Earth-Style Jutsu, ones that Kakashi and I had advantages over.

We rushed through the trees, landing in the camp. The bandits did not look surprised by our appearance.

"These are probably clones like the last two," a man with a Hidden Stone forehead protector said. He had a slash through the symbol, meaning he was a Rogue Ninja.

"Eliminate them, Kazoru. We can't know if they are the real ones or not," the other man said. His headband was that of a Rogue Ninja of the Hidden Rain.

"Fine, Janryl. I'll do it," the former Hidden Stone ninja, Kazoru, said. He looked back at us. "Hope you two are ready to go bye-bye!"

I darted forward as Janryl, the former Hidden Rain ninja, muttered something incomprehensible to Kazoru. The latter nodded shortly and turned to meet me, pulling something out of his back pouch.

"HAWK!" Kakashi yelled. "Get back here!"

I noticed too late the Chakra-laced wires and smoke bomb. Janryl flung the purple object against the ground as I ran into and became tangled in the Chakra wires, releasing a cloud of thick, heavy smoke.

I heard Kakashi's footsteps as he tried to intervene, but he was too late. The two Rogue Ninja used a teleportation Jutsu to escape without a trace.


Okay, so... That happened. Kakashi got a B-Ranked mission, and Hawk got to tag along. Not a smart idea. I felt so evil while writing these next couple chapters... :D Please let me know what you think about the chapter/story!

Adiós!

~Hawk Sirius, signing off(for now).