Emerald: Another chapter for my dear readers, I'm going to move this along, I feel like I'm dragging it out.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and/or Naruto. They each belong to their respective owners and I make no profit/get any type of reward for writing this fic.

Warning: Cursing, boy x boy, slash, yaoi, het, girl x boy.

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"Talking"

'Thinking'

'Hand Signs'

"Kyuubi Talking"

"Inner Sakura"

Last Time:

A thought came to her then, if Naruto were to seek revenge on those who treated him so horribly, she didn't think she would stop him. Human kind always feared what they did not understand.

She shook her head to get rid of her morbid thoughts.

"Naru, I'm going to bed, kay?"

"Mhm."

"Don't stay up too late, we have another mission tomorrow," Kagome warned him.

Naruto nodded, Kagome smiled and as she walked by, she ruffled his hair, making him scowl at her and then go back to working on his seal.

Now:

The Hokage was not pleased with the team in front of him. It had been about a week since the team's first D-rank mission, since then, the team had taken on several different d-ranks and had done their worst on the missions. As if reading his mind, the short brat with the long raven hair in the middle smiled innocently. The Hokage's eyes narrowed, but not enough to be noticed, except by the most skilled ninja, which meant that only Kakashi noticed.

"You all have done horribly," he said, sweeping a disappointed eye across the group, "on all the missions that have been assigned to you. You have not failed at the missions but you have done a terrible enough job to get banned from those particular missions. What do you have to say for yourselves," he demanded.

"Do you know how hard it is to fail but still pass at some of those missions?" Kagome asked.

"It takes talent," Naruto said, you could see the smugness radiating off of him.

"But there are no more d-ranks left that you have not been banned from," the Hokage said. 'Oh how'd I love to take a vacation away from my duties, curse you Minato for doing this to me,' he thought.

"Then I guess we can have a C-rank mission!" Kagome said her eyes sparkling at the thought of leaving the village.

Seeing that the genin were a lost cause, the Hokage turned to Kakashi, "Shouldn't you be trying to make them behave?"

Kakashi eye smiled and spoke up, "I don't know, it is pretty amusing watching them plot ways to get banned from the missions while still completing them. However, they do need to learn what it truly means to be a shinobi, so why not give them a C-rank mission? I will be there the whole way and this way they can see that failing missions is not an option. They can finally grasp the seriousness of their chosen career paths."

"Kakashi, as their sensei, you have the right to ask for a C-rank, but I do not approve of this method, however I suppose I can give your team an escort mission."

Just as the words left the Hokage's mouth, Naruto was bouncing up and down, "Really! Thanks Jii-chan! Who are we escorting? A princess? A queen-"

"Calm down, Naruto. Team Seven will be escorting a bridge builder to the land of waves. Bring him in," the Hokage said in to a chakra seal while pouring some of his chakra in to it.

A drunken old man staggered in to the room holding a bottle of sake.

"Team Seven will be escorting you," the Hokage said, addressing the old man.

"What! These snotty kids! They look like they just got out of school! Especially the short one with the stupid face and what's with the pink haired girl?" Tazuna asked, inside he was worried, 'I thought they would give me a team of Chuunin, these are just kids.'

Naruto and Sakura glared at the man, Naruto knew that he was the shortest of the four and he hated it when people he didn't even know made jabs at his height.

Sakura fumed and made to lunge at the man. One second she was going for his throat the next she was falling to the floor.

Thud

"Some people are so clumsy," Kagome said innocently as she inconspicuously repositioned her foot, but not before Kakashi and the Hokage noticed, "Ne, Sakura-chan, you should be more careful. Ninja who are clumsy get killed quicker."

Kagome finished her statement by dragging her finger across her throat and sticking her tongue out.

"Cha! Who does she think she is! How DARE she trip me! That BITCH!" Inner Sakura screamed. Sakura got up and dusted herself off; a blush covered her face. She walked back to her spot in as much dignity as she could muster.

"Kagome," Kakashi said in a warning tone, "Tazuna-san, I assure you that I am more than qualified for a C-rank. I am a jounin and I will be there all the way. You have no need to worry, we can protect you from any run-of-the-mill-bandit that you may come across."

The Hokage watched the proceedings silently, after Kakashi had said his piece, the Hokage cleared his throat, "You are all dismissed."

"Team, I expect you to be at the village gates at 6:00 am sharp," Kakashi said before leaving in a swirl of leaves.

~Night~

A moan escaped his lips as he turned on his back. His raven black hair was tousled, it stood out against the stark white of his pillow. The moon shone through the window, making his pale skin glow. Sweat gathered on his face as he let loose another moan.

|Dream|

"Sasuke, oh!"

"You feel so good," Sasuke moaned, "I'm going to cum! Oh…"

|Dream End|

"Naruto!"

Sasuke's eyes snapped open. His chest heaved, his breath coming out in pants. He ran a hand through his damp hair, making it messier that it was. He looked down at his legs, or rather the thing that was poking out from between them.

He groaned, ever since that damn kiss he had been having thoughts of a certain blonde dobe. It would be another shower and his hands again.

"NARUTO UZUMAKI! YOU GET YOUR ORANGE-CLAD ASS OUT HERE NOW!"

Kagome was furious, she was boiling mad, she was so mad that steam was coming out of her ears…

Nah, she was just trying to get Naruto to come out of his room so they could leave.

Naruto's eyes widened, he hadn't done anything, well, not that he could think of. He slowly walked his orange-clad ass in to the kitchen, where he found a…

…Smiling Kagome with a bowl of cereal in her hands.

Naruto swore; he had fallen for it again. Every time Kagz wanted him to get going she acted like she was mad, sometimes she was, but other times she wasn't.

"You- I- I can't believe I fell for it again," Naruto said, with a sigh he grabbed the bowl and munched on his cereal.

Kagome smirked, she always loved using that trick, it was fun and it always scared the shit out of him.

After Naruto ate his breakfast the duo was ready to leave.

They arrived at the gates at 8:30 am. Just as they got there, Sasuke arrived. Sakura, as usual, was already at the gates along with Tazuna at 6:00 am.

"Where were you?" Tazuna demanded.

"Our Sensei usually arrives about 3 hours late, some learn, others don't," Naruto said, inside he was thinking, 'Haha! Pay back! That will teach you to call me short!' Naruto conveniently forgot about the stupid face comment.

Kagome rolled her eyes. She knew this was Naruto's way of paying the old man back for his comment yesterday.

They waited for half an hour before Kakashi arrived in a swirl of leaves.

"Yo! Sorry I'm late, a black cat crossed my path," Kakashi said, inside he thought, 'I bet she can't come up with a response for this!'

Poor Kakashi, he should've known Kagome would have a response for everything.

"Exactly how many black cats crossed your path? Plus, you arrived in a swirl of leaves, which means you were going faster than any cat," Kagome said.

Everyone looked at Kakashi for his response.

"Let's get going shall we."

With that, they were off.

After walking for a while, Naruto spotted a puddle, "Hey Kagz! There's a puddle, let's go jump in it!"

'It hasn't rained in a while.' Naruto signed.

"Ok!"

'Think there could be a genjutsu on it?' Kagome signed back.

Kakashi walked closer and saw the hand signs.

They both ran to the puddle and splashed in it. They felt a push on the bottom of their feet before they were thrown into the trees near the puddle.

"WOAH!" Kagome caught a branch and swung her legs around it to catch Naruto's legs.

"Maybe that wasn't such a good idea," Naruto said.

Kagome's legs were holding on to the branch and her hands were holding on to Naruto's legs, so they were both upside down.

"You know, it's a good thing that your hair isn't long, oh wait, it is," Naruto said, trying to keep Kagome's hair out of his mouth.

"Just remember that I can drop you on your head, Naru," Kagome said sweetly.

Naruto gulped, it was a long way down after all.

"Hey, Naru?"

"Yeah?"

"I've got an idea," Kagome said. She started to swing Naruto to and fro. Naruto got the hint and each time he came close to the branch, he tried grabbing it.

After the 3rd try, Naruto grabbed hold of the branch and pulled himself up. Kagome swung up after him.

"Well," Naruto grinned, "It's like they say, third times the charm."

Kagome laughed.

They hurried back to the road where the two ninja, their team and escort happened to be.

"Kagome, Naruto, are you both ok?" Kakashi asked.

"We're fine," Kagome commented with Naruto right beside her.

"So, what's the deal?" Naruto asked.

"These are chuunin from the village hidden in the mist. They are trained to fight to the death. These two in particular are very dangerous, they are the Demon Brothers," Kakashi said.

"If they are so dangerous, then why did you let these two kids fight?" Tazuna asked.

"I wanted to see who they were attacking, if it was ninja against ninja or if they were after you," Kakashi said, "and as it happens to be, they were after you, Tazuna-san. Explain."

Tazuna gave a sigh, "You see, Waves has a tyrant by the name of Gato, he controls the import and export in Waves and is slowly crushing the life out of Waves. If this bridge is built than Gato will be out of business. I listed this as a C-rank instead of a B or an A-rank because we don't have the money. We barely had enough for a C-rank."

"Well, Tazuna-san, I'm afraid this is out of our hands. My team is comprised of genin and we simply are not equipped to fight a threat this big," Kakashi said.

"My beautiful daughter will mourn and curse Konoha ninja because her father is dead," Tazuna tried.

"If your daughter is anything like Sakura, we pass," Kagome deadpanned.

"HEY!" Sakura shouted indignantly.

Tazuna tried again, "And my cute little grandson will forever seek revenge on Konoha ninja for his grandfa-"

Tazuna didn't even get to finish his sentence before Naruto and Kagome shouted, "We'll do it!"

Kakashi raised an eyebrow.

"If it means saving another from the clutches of vengeance, we're happy to help," Kagome said.

"Yeah, we're still working on Sasuke, but I think we're getting through to him," Naruto said.

Sasuke scowled at the two, they had made it their life's mission to make sure he was happy and not going after that man.

Kakashi smiled, though you couldn't tell because of the mask, "Sasuke?"

"If this means we'll have stronger opponents, then I'm all for it," Sasuke said, getting a gleam in his eye.

"Sakura?"

"Cha! If Sasuke-kun goes, I go!"

"I think we should go," Sakura said.

"Well then, everyone agrees, let's move team," Kakashi said.

~Omake~

They both ran to the puddle and splashed in it. They felt a push on the bottom of their feet before they were thrown into the trees near the puddle.

"WOAH!" Kagome caught a branch and swung her legs around it to catch Naruto's legs.

"Maybe that wasn't such a good idea," Naruto said.

Kagome's legs were holding on to the branch and her hands were holding on to Naruto's legs, so they were both upside down.

"You think," Kagome said sarcastically.

"KAKASHI-SENSEI!" Kagome and Naruto shouted at the top of their lungs. The birds in the trees nearby took flight at the sound.

~o0o~

Kakashi cringed as the sound reached his ears, 'Kami they can scream!'

He was torn, should he go help Sasuke or should he get Kagome and Naruto? He was sure Kagome and Naruto were fine. Sasuke was against the Demon Brothers and Sakura was useless, he would take care of the brothers and then help Kagome and Naruto.

Or he could send a Kage bunshin…

The Kage bunshin went in Sasuke and Sakura's direction while he went to help his two mischievous students.

~o0o~

"KAKASHI-SENSEI!" Kagome screamed, "I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME!"

"Oh no," Kagome said.

"What! Why'd you say 'oh no'," Naruto asked worriedly.

"There's a snake on the next branch," Kagome said, "And it's coming this way!"

Naruto's eyes widened, "Well… scare it away!"

"How the hell am I supposed to scare a snake away!?"

Naruto switched tactics, "KAKASHI-SENSEI!"

Just then Kakashi arrived in a whirl of leaves.

"You called?"

Naruto and Kagome sighed in relief.

"Kakashi-sensei! Get us down," Kagome said.

Kakashi raised an eyebrow, he was going to enjoy this, it was going to be payback for ruining his amazing excuses and he was sure that his bunshin could handle the Demon Brothers.

"What's the magic word?" Kakashi asked.

Kagome's mouth gaped open; she shut her mouth and said in the sweetest voice she could make, "Please?"

"Hmm, I don't know…" Kakashi trailed off.

"KAKASHI-SENSEI STOP FOOLING AROUND AND GET US DOWN! THERE IS A POISONOUS SANKE ON THE BRANCH!" Naruto screamed.

"Alright, alright, sheesh, on one condition, Kagome never ruins my amazing excuses again," Kakashi said looking at Kagome.

Kagome narrowed her eyes, "Sensei."

Kakashi looked at her, "Yes?"

"Catch." After that warning Kagome let go of Naruto, knowing that Kakashi would have to answer to the Hokage if either of them were hurt.

"AAAAAAAAAAAA!" Naruto screamed as he was free falling through the air.

Kakashi's eye widened, he was not expecting that!

Kakashi flickered over to Naruto and caught him just in time.

Kakashi was about to berate Kagome when he saw her legs give away and she was falling to the forest floor.

"WOOOHOO!" Kagome yelled as she fell. Seconds later she was in Kakashi's strong, muscular arms.

Kakashi had never felt his heart beat so wildly until he saw the two brats falling.

"Kagome! What were you thinking?" Kakashi asked.

"Well my legs were about to give away and you were taking a little long with your conditions so I dropped Naru and when I saw you had caught him I dropped too," Kagome said casually.

Kakashi's face took on a thunderous expression.

Kagome eeped and tried to get away but his hold was two strong…

~o0o~

Kakashi arrived on the road with a pouting Kagome under one arm and a sulking Naruto under the other.

Emerald: Hey! It's been a long time! Since this chapter was so short I included an omake! I had other ideas for that particular scene, but I'm like nah, one omake is enough.

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