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The Mission to Wave

The next day we left Konoha for wave. I was dreading the mission but it seemed that I was the only one who was not happy about the mission.

"This is my first time out of Konoha." Naruto told me, well everyone since he is so loud.

"Are you sure it's safe that these kids are escorting me." Tazuna questioned looking at Naruto being stupid.

"If it makes you feel better, I am an elite Jounin." Kakashi said giggling slightly because he is reading his book.

"Yeah that would make me feel so much better." I responded sarcastically causing Sasuke to make a noise. I am going to pretend that he laughed insanely at my comment.

"Out of all the kids I think I like you best." Tazuna admitted ignoring the glare that Sakura gave him, not that I blame Sakura. Tazuna deserved that glare because Sakura had not done anything to him. She was fan-girl-ing Sasuke but she always does that. Sasuke glared at him too but Tazuna probably could not see any difference because Sasuke was glaring at Tazuna the entire time.

"She is my favorite too." Kakashi announced.

"That still creeps me out." I admitted deciding to ignore the old people and jump on Naruto's back. It seemed like a good idea at the time. "Carry me!"

"Why?" Naruto asked while giving me a piggy-back ride. I wonder why it is called a piggy-back. Are they insinuating that I am fat? Bastards.

"Training." I suggested. I am so brilliant.

"Okay." Naruto said agreeing to carry me for a while.

"I do feel a bit better now." Tazuna admitted as Sakura and Sasuke glared at him. Kakashi ignored his existence in favor of reading his book.

After a while Naruto got tired and my foot fell asleep so I had to walk. Naruto kept running ahead and I was too lazy to follow him so I found myself next to Sasuke; Sakura was currently trying small talk with Tazuna.

"For once I think that you have a right to glare at what you are glaring at." I announced seriously.

"Hn." Sasuke replied giving me a strange look and returning to glaring at Tazuna.

"I agree, he is doubting your skills. I wouldn't take it personal he is doing it to Sakura and Naruto also."

"Hn." Sasuke said still glaring at Tazuna.

"That's mean," I said causing Sasuke to look at me weird, "He is not right about Naruto."

"..." Sasuke said looking at me shocked because he did think that.

"Did I just translate one of your grunts correctly?" I asked excited.

"Yes." Sasuke replied.

"I win at life!" I announced.

"Hn." Sasuke replied smirking.

"Yes, being able to translate grunts means that I win at life."

"Hn." Sasuke said returning to glaring at Tazuna.

"Fine be that way, I don't want to continue the conversation anyway."

"Hn." Sasuke said still glaring at Tazuna, but also smirking.

"I want to be able to translate Sasuke's grunts." Sakura whined revealing that fact that everyone was listening to our conversation. Well Naruto and Kakashi were probably not listening, but with them you never know.

"No you don't." I announced simply.

"Hn." Sasuke agreed.

"Hey, Nami-chan," Kakashi said gaining my attention, "Puddle."

"Puddle!" I shouted jumping into Sasuke's arms. Surprisingly enough he caught me and did not let me fall. Sasuke kept walking as if nothing happened and he was not carrying me, he calmly stepped over the puddle that Kakashi told me about. By Sasuke being calm I mean that he looks outwardly calm, I am only beginning to understand the inner workings of Sasuke's mind. I will figure him out one day, or not. Not too sure about it since the mind is a confusing place, I don't even understand my own mind half the time. Maybe I should concentrate on understanding myself first.

Oh man if I had stepped on that puddle without realizing what it was, bad things could have happened. I mean if I knew it was there with more warning I would have no problem, but who expects a puddle when it has not rained in a few days. Come to think of it why is there a puddle? After we were a safe distance from the puddle Sasuke gently put me down, blushing. Only I could see his slight, very minuscule, blush but it was there and I saw it.

"Thanks." I said right before we were attacked. Kakashi was caught by the ninja's weapon and killed. Sasuke and I both immediately sprang into action and began taking out the ninja. I kicked one in the back of the knees causing him to fall. He sprang up like a good ninja and I thought that Naruto and Sakura would be able to stop him but Naruto froze. After Naruto was hurt Kakashi came back, it was a replacement technique.

"Tazuna you have some explaining to do." Kakashi announced and then I zoned for a bit. This was my first time meeting a mist ninja face to face so I was staring at the two passed out ninja.

"Nami-chan we are leaving." Kakashi announced snapping me out of my trance, "Or are you going to stand there and stare at the ninja for all eternity."

"I thought about it but I think the novelty would wear off." I replied gaining back my usual character.

"Why did you freak out over the puddle, Nami-chan?" Naruto asked me.

"I suppose you would all find out when I am basically useless in wave." I stated.

"Now, Nami-chan I am sure that the Hokage thought that you could handle it and that it would be good training."

"Probably. I told you all that I have a kekkai genkai." I began.

"Yes." Sasuke said impatiently.

"My family was originally from the mist. My parents were killed by mist hunter-nins."

"That's why you hate mist ninja."

"One of the reasons yes. The reason they were killed is because our kekkai genkai is considered to be a threat to all mist ninja."

"Nami-chan has the ability to control water." Kakashi said having fun ruining my story.

"Wouldn't that make you nearly invincible in wave?" Sakura asked not understanding. I don't blame her for not understanding since Kakashi is explaining it bad.

"That would be true if it was easy to control. My kekkai genkai is immensely hard to control and unlike most we are born with it almost immediately activated. There are two stages one I can control one that I can't. I came to the academy late because it was too dangerous to be around me while I did not have control over my kekkai."

"So why are you worried about stepping in a puddle?" Naruto asked again.

"If I was not prepared and stepped in a puddle my kekkai could activate and if it is activated there is a higher chance of me losing control."

"So for you wave and mist?"

"They are both the worst places to be. It's like trying to concentrate on controlling your chakra the entire day. Actually that's exactly what it is. With all that water around it will be very hard to just suppress my kekkai forget about even using it."

"That's why you were so against this mission." Naruto noticed.

"Yes. There is a theory that if I work to control the first stage then I will eventually be able to control the second. Using the first in wave would be extremely stupid on my part and only as a last resort. I would tell you more but the Hokage told me not to tell Tazuna too much about it. Later I might explain it to you all in better detail." I explained to my teammates.

"Maybe you all will even witness it." Kakashi suggested.

"Let's hope not."

"I call the middle of the boat." I announced happily as we reached the lake, ocean, place that was the only way to get into wave. However you call it will still mean large body of water aka my most hated place.

"I want to sit next to Sasuke-kun." Sakura insisted.

"I don't want to be next to the Teme." Naruto whined.

"Like I would sit next to a dobe like you." Sasuke said.

"I want to sit next to my favorite." Kakashi whined causing us all to look at him weird, "Everyone else was making demands I figured I would too."

"Your our Sensei you should not be stooping to our level." Sakura muttered but I heard her.

"Yeah, um, I think that since Tazuna is the client that he should get to pick the seating arrangement." I offered.

"Fine." All the shinobi agreed, including myself.

"Nami gets the middle because I like her," Tazuna explained, "And she will be next to Sasuke on one side and Sakura on the other. Kakashi will be in the back while I am in the front...wait Kakashi and I will be in the front and Naruto will be in the back by himself so he won't be loud and obnoxious."

"Yay middle! Away from the evil water." I said entering the boat carefully and carefully sitting in my spot.

"You do realize we are surrounded by mist?" Sasuke asked.

"Of course I do, I am not an idiot, and that's why it's extra important that I steer clear of any other water." I answered.

Preview from next chapter: Zabuza

"Yes, I mean look at him with his tallness." I answered gesturing at Zabuza who was grinning evilly at us.

"What about his bandages, don't you think that's strange?" Sakura asked me.

"Kakashi wears a mask," I pointed out to her, "And Sasuke wears bandages too."

"But he..."

"The thing you should have mentioned to me is the cow arm and leg warmers."

"So why didn't you mention them earlier instead of him being tall."

"Tallness seemed more noticeable." I responded.

"Your students seem to have some guts standing there talking about me." Zabuza said with a chuckle.