Will Kawaii's plan work? Will Supaiku and Surudoi be able to keep from killing each other for the duration of the training? Both these questions and more may be answered in this chapter!

Baransu gave a grin as he looked around. Knowing Kawaii, he was horrified that someone had finally caught on to his manipulative personality, and was sweet-talking Surudoi and Supaiku in a desperate attempt to keep others from catching on. Of course, Baransu already knew the three of them were going to fail. Surudoi and Supaiku were far too obsessed with their hatred for each other to function as a team, and Kawaii was just a useless, manipulative bastard.

However, Baransu still kept an eye on their locations. Right now the three of them were speaking to each other from behind a tree. While Baransu couldn't hear what they were saying, he already knew that Surudoi and Supaiku were arguing with each other, since that was about all that they could do. With a sigh, Baransu thought about why the Rensakage would have had him go through with the bell training anyways. The idea of the bells was completely pointless with this team, since they couldn't function as a team anyways because Surudoi and Supaiku were-

Baransu immediately focused as Surudoi and Supaiku suddenly slipped away from the tree, both going in opposite directions. Ah, so they had finally decided to give up and leave? Well that made perfect sense. As Kawaii shouted out to both of them, asking what was wrong with 'his idea'. Baransu chuckled as he realized the little manipulator had made a mistake, trying to get them to work together. So Kawaii was a moron after-

"Ninja art: Chain Charmer!"

Baransu barely turned around in time to see a very long chain erupt from the scroll at Supaiku's feet. Baransu chuckled as the chain missed him, headed for Surudoi. His amusement faded as part of the chain attempted to encircle him, but Baransu quickly ducked under it.

So was that a diversion, his aiming at Surudoi, or was that a bonus? Baransu barely dodged a surprise attack from Supaiku, the chain just barely touching Baransu's skin. He grinned as he looked up, but that grin disappeared when he realized the clearing was suddenly empty. As a chain erupted from the ground, Baransu grinned. Collecting all of his chakra, Baransu released it, dispelling the genjutsu. So Supaiku's trick had been to just get the chain make contact with Baransu so Surudoi could use genjutsu? Hmm . . . maybe the Rensakage knew what she was doing after-

Baransu flinched as he heard the bells ring. As he turned, he was left dumbstruck to find Kawaii was right next to him, the bells in Kawaii's limp hand. He couldn't believe it. They had just . . . so the genjutsu was nothing more than a distraction so Kawaii could quickly grab the bells? Baransu was left completely shocked as Kawaii smiled. "We did it!"

As both Surudoi and Supaiku smiled they went over by Kawaii. "Yeah! You did well, Kawaii."

While Baransu was still reeling from shock, it quickly gave way to amusement as both Surudoi and Supaiku began arguing about which one would be tied to the stump. "Hey, it was because of me that you were able to get him with the genjutsu! You would have failed epically if I hadn't been here!"

"Oh? Well let's think about this. Who was the one that required me to use the genjutsu because he was too slow to bind Baransu themselves?"

"Here"

Baransu flinched as Kawaii held up his arm to Surudoi and Supaiku. The two of them flinched then cocked their heads. "To whom?"

Kawaii smiled before he gave his reply. "Both of you. I barely did anything, and . . . well . . . I-I'm fine without lunch."

Both Surudoi and Supaiku looked at each other then grinned. "Kawaii, are you . . . are you certain?"

Kawaii nodded, and soon Surudoi and Supaiku gently took the bells from Kawaii's hand. Baransu grinned, at least the two of them could recognize an opportunity when they saw it. After Baransu tied Kawaii up, he left the group for a bit to report their success to the Rensakage. "Well?"

Baransu flinched as he realized the Rensakage was leaning against a nearby tree. He gave a slight grin. "They succeeded. I guess you were-"

Baransu cut off when he noticed the Rensakage looked angry at him. "My lady, is there something bothering you?"

The Rensakage caught Baransu off-guard when she glared at him. What had he done to anger her? When the Rensakage gave her answer, Baransu flinched as he realized the Rensakage had already known the outcome of the fight. "Why did you say that to Kawaii? I know you don't like him, which in itself is unusual because Kawaii doesn't do anything that deserves ridicule, but to just start yelling at his face?"

Baransu glared back at the field. "He is not a ninja, he is a manipulator. I know you are . . . confused by his actions and that everyone believes he's a cripple, but I know better than that. Even if he is a cripple, it is for the best so he can't manipulate others through his own actions."

The Rensakage gnashed her teeth at that. "You can't say a thing about the Kusarigama clan and the Surujin clan's feud. This petty hatred you have for Kawaii is the same damn thing!"

Baransu looked the other way then sighed. "Whatever. I'm going to see if there are any missions we can do."

The Rensakage let him go as she turned to watch team nine's squad members, still by the stump. As Baransu traveled to the correct building, he was surprised to find that there was a shortage of D-ranked missions. "None? Normally there are hundreds!"

The jonin working there nodded. "We just . . . we can't figure it out. All our normal customers stated that some other people have already taken care of their problems."

Baransu frowned, this wasn't right. As he sighed, one of the workers cleared their throat. "However, we have one C-ranked mission that would probably be workable for genin. We've got reports of a rogue ninja in the forest, a genin-ranked one that has been harassing travelers. He's been reported to be more of a coward, not a very dangerous opponent."

Baransu grinned. "We'll take that mission."

The jonin nodded. "Very well, we'll write it down that your group will do it."

After they told Baransu which road the genin-ranked person liked to prowl, Baransu left the building to go and tell his 'team'. On the way there, he thought to himself about the lack of D-ranked missions. That was quite strange in and of itself, so many people were willing to put in so many different odd jobs to do . . . this was the first time Baransu had ever heard about them running out of D-ranked missions. Eventually he sighed, it still didn't matter. They had a mission to do. Once he got back to the training grounds, Baransu found Supaiku, Surudoi, and Kawaii speaking to the Rensakage.

The Rensakage noticed Baransu right away, and Baransu grinned as he leaned against a stump. "We have a mission. We will be headed for the woods in one hour."

After he gave them the mission details Baransu was surprised when the Rensakage pulled him aside. Once they were out of hearing, the Rensakage frowned at Baransu. "A capture mission? Seriously? There's no way that's a D-ranked mission."

Baransu nodded. "They didn't have any D-ranked missions. The information I was given about this C-ranked mission made it seem appealing."

The Rensakage frowned as she looked to the side. "No D-ranked missions? That can't be true, just earlier this morning . . . hmm. I have something I need to figure out. Be careful, something seems strange about this mission."

Baransu nodded, not really paying attention. After the Rensakage left, Baransu returned to where his squad was. Once the remaining time passed, Baransu untied Kawaii from the stump and they all left for the forest. Baransu got to the trail first, followed quickly by Surudoi. They turned as Supaiku got there, carrying Kawaii. Baransu gnashed his teeth, but Supaiku ignored him as he gently let Kawaii down. As Kawaii thanked Supaiku, Baransu quickly turned as he heard a bush rustle. He grinned as Kawaii pointed it out, he honestly thought it wasn't obvious? What a naïve moron. As the four of them looked at the bush a figure suddenly leapt out of the bush and fled into the forest. "We've got a runner!"

(Switch to Rensakage's view jutsu!)

The Rensakage frowned as she entered the building, how stupid did Baransu think she was, no D-ranked missions? Like hell that could be true! As she entered the room, she was completely startled to find five jonin restraining a different one. As the Rensakage asked what was going on, one of the jonin looked at her. She cringed as she noticed that jonin looked exactly like the one that they were restraining. "An imposter!"

The restrained jonin chuckled, and the Rensakage paled as the jonin looked at her with eyes she could recognize anywhere. Orochimaru! As he chuckled, soon knocking all of the jonin off of him, he stood up and grinned at the Rensakage. "Long time no see."

As the Rensakage readied her Sealing Chains technique, Orochimaru quickly avoided it. Orochimaru chuckled as he stood before the Rensakage. "Oh, is that how you greet people you haven't seen in years? I can see why you don't have too many friends, my dear."

As the Rensakage braced, Orochimaru simply chuckled. "So how's little Kawaii Akuma?"

The Rensakage gnashed her teeth. "Shut up, you snake! What are you doing impersonating a jonin?"

Orochimaru grinned. "Simple. I manipulated Baransu into accepting a very specific mission."

The Rensakage paled. Baransu had stated the truth? He had actually been tricked into accepting this mission? "He's not going to find the 'genin', is he? He's going to find something else waiting there."

Orochimaru chuckled as he calmly walked towards the door. "Baransu? No, he won't find anyone else there. But Kawaii certainly will. I'll be sure to keep in touch, my dear."

What a SHOCK! Orochimaru has entered the story! What are his goals? What will Kawaii find in the course of this mission? Will Orochimaru's plan somehow involve snakes? Or is this just a hobby of his, stealing little boys? Maybe he IS a pedophile after all . . . Will Kawaii be ok? Wait for the next chapter, and you may find out!