"Shit"

Anko was not having a good day. Because she had too many variables to contend with she sent for reinforcement. But all she could do right now was to wait. She couldn't leave her students alone to hunt for Gatou; there was too big a possibility of that little ratfink sending his cronies to swarm Tazuna now that he knew Zabuza had failed. And of course he couldn't let her students do the hunting. They weren't ready for that yet.

"Ain't life just peachy?"

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The message hawk Anko sent soon arrived at the Konoha receiving station. The word was sent out to the mission desk for an A rank rescue/reinforcement mission. A team was assembled and left within the hour.

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Back at Tazuna's house both Ino and Hinata were busy holding back Anko and Naruto. Inari's comments on their inevitable failure were apparently not very well appreciated.

"You little shit! Why don't you drop your pair and say that again!"

"Anko-sensei! You can't kill him!"

"Then I'll just maim him a little!"

"Mou! A little help here!"

Hinata just looked at Naruto with accusing eyes.

"But he said-"

"…"

"And I-"

"…"

"I promise I won't harm him"

"That's better. You shouldn't be so quick to anger, Naruto-kun"

"I'm sorry" 'That he's a whiny little bitch with an attitude problem'

In an attempt to diffuse the situation Tsunami made everyone tea.

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The next day the support team form Konoha arrived.

"Iru-kun?! They sent you?"

"Don't 'Iru-kun' me! I told you your team wasn't ready for-"

"Oh shut up! They are more than ready for a C rank mission! How was I supposed to know it would turn into an A rank? Am I psychic now?"

"That's not what I said! I-"

"You implied it! You think I'm no good as a sensei! Dammit I thought you loved me!"

"I do it just-"

"'Just'? Just what!? There's someone else isn't there? You're cheating on me! You bastard!"

"N-no I-"

"I was warned about men like you! You were just using me for my body weren't you? Admit it!"

Kotestu and Izumo sighed. Choosing to ignore the lover's spat they turned to the genin.

"So what's the situation?"

"We were ambushed by Momochi Zabuza and his accomplice then came here. Gatou, the guy who's out for the client's head, has yet to make an obvious move so far"

Nodding to Ino's summation they decided to move further away from the hysterical Anko and likely-to-get-mauled Iruka for personal safety's sake.

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"Okay, well now that we're here we can start planning our next move"

"Anko's currently the strongest here so we'll need her on the primary assault team; you and me can join her and leave Iruka here with the genin"

"That'll be good. We have an extra com set so we can leave it here in case of emergencies"

Naruto was stuck with a dumb expression on his face. He forgot which one was which. Ino never knew to start with, same as Hinata. Then Naruto caught on to something.

"Hey! You ain't takin' me with you?"

"No genin. You stay here"

"Fuck that! I wanna be part of the action!"

"You're still too green. This is now a A rank mission; you've only been cleared for C ranks"

"Dammit! I-"

"OH GOD YES!! RIGHT THERE!!!"

All eyes point to the door; where Iruka and Anko were still outside, alone. Someone gulped nervously. Anko started yelling again and Tsunami quickly clamped her hands over Inari's ears. She turned to her father.

"Do something!"

"What am I supposed to do?!"

"I don't know! Something!"

Amidst the vociferous Anko's outcries Naruto spoke up.

"You won't be able to do anything for a few hours"

Ino took an incredulous look at her teammate.

"And how would you know?"

"I live with Iruka-sensei, remember? They end up doing this whenever they have a fight. Freaked me out the first time"

Hinata was immediately filled with worry over Naruto; she didn't think it would be good for her and Naruto's possibly-might-happen sex life if he was traumatized by the activity.

"I didn't think anybody could bend that way… how Iruka-sensei stood up teaching the next day I'll never figure out…"

The author leaves you to ponder that mental image for a while.

Okay enough pondering. I have a story to finish here. Eventually the… noise … died down. Seeing as no one was brave enough to go check on them it was decided that letting Anko and Iruka in on the plan could wait until the morning. When hopefully they would not be in a compromising position.

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Anko blearily came too. Realizing her and Iruka's nudity she quickly snatched up their clothes and attempted to cover herself and her lover.

'Now this is embarrassing. I had no idea outdoor sex was that good. Hope the others weren't watching'

A light moan from Iruka let Anko know he was awake.

"Morning Iru-kun"

"Eh? Anko? Wah..oh snap we're-"

"Relax dear. Just put your clothes back on"

"I can't believe we just did that"

"Don't be such a downer; it was a lot of fun. We should do it again sometime"

Iruka shook his head in a dismayed manner. His girlfriend was truly incorrigible. The pair quickly got dressed and entered Tazuna's house. There they were let in on the attack plan. With no small amount of awkward glances and odd stares. Anko, Kotestu and Izumo left for their part of the mission and Iruka stayed behind with the genin.

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Naruto sulked. He wanted to go out and be part of the mission.

"Naruto, you don't need to sulk like that. You'll get your chance soon enough"

Naruto turned a disbelieving glare at Iruka. Iruka started to start a spiel about how they were still young and had many years of missions ahead of them.

"Naruto-kun, why don't you come with me for a bit? We can work on your etiquette some more"

"Aw man. I really don't want to. But I do need it"

"Come on. We can do it outside on the pier"

Naruto got up and followed Hinata. Iruka was awestruck.

"You mean if I wanted him to do something, all I had to do was get Hinata to tell him to do it?"

Ino giggled at the now distraught instructor. Inari ignored Iruka's mood and walked right up to him.

"So what were you and that scary lady doing in the yard yesterday? Mom wouldn't let me listen"

"INARI!! Don't ask such things!"

"But-"

"You'll learn when you're older and that's final!"

Tazuna chocked back a snicker. Going to Konoha was the best decision he'd made in a long time.

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