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here we go


"So," Naruto started casually. "How is it you are still a Genin?"

Walking with his hands behind his head the blond looks over at the older gentleman with a friendly smile. All the other Genin's tried to act casual as well but it was clear they all wished to know. Haku seemed to be the most relaxed being the new girl on the teams.

"When I was a fresh Genin, not much older then you," Kosuke replied. "I made a massive mistake, got too eager and too arrogant of my skills. And that led to both of my teammates dying."

Almost everyone stopped walking, except the two Jonin and of course Kosuke himself. It took a moment before the other Genin were able to get moving and catch up.

"So it is simple, I killed my teammates. Since then I refused to allow my self to be promoted as a way to pay for my actions."

"Kinda harsh," Neji started.

"No," Chief replied for the old man. "He killed his teammates, there is no other way to see it, he caused their deaths. He had to pay the price, Rule One"

The Genin all looked to both the Chief and to Gai who just nodded.

"So there I was," Kosuke started speaking again. "Wallowing in self-pity, a hairs breath from killing myself. When Tobirama-Sama

found me. Told me this was a harsh lesson I needed to live through and learn from and encouraged me to get back into service."

"Did it work?" TenTen asked.

"Not even a little," the old man replied. "I was so far gone the Second had to do something so drastic so evil, some said it would have been more merciful to just let me die."

"What was that?" Haku asked not sure if she was ready for the answer.

"He put me on Team 93, introducing me to Chief Kuzai," Kosuke replied with a wide smile.

Naruto laughed,

"If anyone knows how to pull you out of a hole it's the Chief."

"Weather by soft gentle words," Lee continued.

"Or grabbing you by the hair and forcing you out against your will," Neji finished.

So that is what you meant by being back with 93," Naruto asked. "This was not your first time with the Chief."

"Correct," Kosuke replied. "This is the seventh time on Team 93."

"Chief normally gets the..."Gai started but wasn't sure how to finish.

"I get the fuck-ups," Chief finished. Gai grimmised but nodded. "The shinobi that have the skill but are either to stupid or immature to use it correctly, Or something else was holding them back, so they come to me. That is how most of my ANBU started, either they were beyond skilled or they needed a major ass kicking."

Kosuke looked at Haku, she seemed to have a downcast look in her eyes,

"You, young lady, maybe just be one of the few strong Kunoichi's to ever be placed on Team 93."

"What about Tsume, Neko, My mother?" Neji asked.

"Trained as special units or straight ANBU," Kosuke replied. "Never part of Team 93 officially."

The group walked in silence after that, but it was not an uncomfortable silence,

"Mai finished Chief," Naruto called out.

"How many?" Kosuke asked.

"Six Root," Chief replied as the mute woman arrived in a blink.

"So what is the mission?" Lee asked the question he had been holding the whole time.

'we got word that one of the gold mines on the edge of Fire country was taken over eight weeks ago," Chief started.

"And we are just learning this now?" TenTen asked.

"Seems this group of bandits use their brains," Gai replied.

"Yes," Chief continued as the group started walking again. "See they moved in and took over, but they have made their regular delivery every week to the Fire capital. On time and the correct amount, no one had any reason to think there was a problem."

"Is this So-Ko mine?" Neji asked looking confused.

"yes, why?" Chief asked calmly.

"Six months ago I overheard my uncle talking about how So-Ko may be shut down as their production was dropping. Why would these bandits keep sending a regular delivery, wouldn't that cut into the profits too much?"

"Yes it would, but So-Ko uncovered a new vein three months ago," Chief replied. "A mother load size vein."

"What is that?" Naruto asked confused.

After a quick lesson about how gold mining actually works they returned to the topic at hand.

"Any idea who they are?" Neji asked calmly.

"Not a clue but it feels like they are soldiers," Chief replied. "This is not like Gato and Wave. The leader has a tight rein on his men. They are not abusing anyone or forcing them to work. And all the times' someone tried to get out to tell us before they were just captured and forced to stay in their personal home. But these guys make sure everyone is fed and calm, not many people have tried to get away."

"What does that mean?" Haku asked calmly.

"It means they want the gold and don't want us around while they get it," Kosuke replied as he nodded.

"Any Shinobi?" Naruto asked as he thought over the information.

"Nothing confirmed, but the woman believes that one night she spotted a man sticking to the wall of a building to peek into someone's window. Though she did make it clear she is not completely sure she saw what she believed she saw."

"What kind of numbers are we looking at?" Lee asked.

"Thirty to forty," Chief replied. "Right now it is a C-rank mission as we have to actually see what is going on. If it turns out that the client is correct and one of our mining villages is taken over it switches to a B-rank, and if there is any Shinobi there it turns straight into an A-rank."

"This by chance have anything to do with Sound village?" Naruto asked.

"That is a good question," Gai replied. "We don't know, we know they are doing everything they can to get the gold without alerting us, we know Sound is spending a large amount of money recruiting soldiers and Shinobi. but we have no information that links the two."

"If we find links to Sound mission hits automatic S-rank and we call in for more help," Chief finished. "Let's move."

The group as one leaped into the trees and started to move at full speed


Day two.

"Well this is boring," Naruto spoke from his perch in a tree looking at the town through his binoculars.

"Agreed," Kosuke replied from beside him. "But this is part of the job."

"Yes, the part they don't teach in an academy," Haku finished with a smile.

They looked over the village, the first thing they had noticed was it had three walls that looked strong while the fourth was actually a mountain. The village had been built around the entrance to the mine, and if the right man was in control could be defended very easily.

"This looks like a fortress," Neji spoke over the radio.

"Very good grandson," Chief replied on his radio. "This is one of the oldest mines and the fortress was built back during the first Shinobi war. Back then every ounce of gold was essential to the war effort.

Just then a set of beeps was heard over the radio,

"Each wall has two men and they all appear to be very lazy and none have really moved from their spots, but they always watching.

A quick check showed Mai's report to be true.

"We need to get in there unseen," Gai started. "But it is clear to see this mission just became B-ranked."

"While we come up with a plan," Naruto started. "How about a lesson?"

"What good will that do?" Neji started but before anyone to answer him,

"Who can tell me where Shinobi first started?" Chief asked in his calm voice, the one he uses for history lessons.

Moments passed, Naruto looked to Kosuke but the old man just shook his head. Whether because he didn't know or he was refusing to answer one of the Chief's questions in order to give the young ones a chance to learn, The blond did not know.

"Gypsies?" TenTen asked. "My father once told me Shinobi were once Gypsies."

"Smart man," Chief replied.

"Before the clans and the great cities and massive armies...before Chakra was first used. Gypsies would travel around to different villages. putting on shows of wonder, sleight of hand, and parlor tricks. All the while the thieves would slip through the crowds unseen relieving the spectators of their coin purses."

"in time," Kosuke picked up having had this lesson before. "They got so good at their trade that Lords and other rich men would higher these Thieves to go to a neighboring village and steal money, learn secrets, and or kill. the girls that worked as hookers were very skilled at the last one."

"Soon," Chief continued. "They got so good at the arts, they changed from Gypsies to mercenaries that would later be known as the first shinobi. things changed with time as all things do but the first Shinobi were simple Gypsies, tramps, and thieves."

Here Kosuke started whistling a strange tune that was rather catchy.

"Fun fact," Chief continued. "The Hyuga clan started as a band of traveling tramps or hookers, it was said their beauty was so rich they could entice and entrap most. Even the males, it was not uncommon for assassination for a male Hyuga to dress as a woman."

Most of the group knew it but TenTen,

"Wow Neji, I have never seen you blush like that, you could give Hinata-Chan a challenge.

No one could hold it in and all started laughing.

"Yes, never forget when the Hyuga elders start bragging about the long history of their clan, that they started as hookers. But do not worry Neji, they got the mission done and that is something to be proud of." Chief finished.

"So what are we going to do to get in?" Neji asked trying to change the subject.

"I know," Naruto shouted. "Who here can ride a horse?"


Day Four.

"This is insane," a man wearing a simple pink tunic and grey leggings, riding on horseback spoke as he helped guide the small group of cows into the village gates.

"Shhhh, keep it down." Another young man spoke in a whisper this one dressed the same but with a blue tunic.

They both calmly rode into the village, to an untrained eye it was a very peaceful place, to an eye trained by Chief and Gai the signs were all around in bright neon lights.

Next to a blacksmith stood an older man walking and talking with his much younger bride.

Across the street at a bar/pub was a large man that sat at a table out on the porch.

"What do ya want?" a man asked in a strange western accent.

"We have some cows for sale," the man in blue spoke.

The westerner looked at the heard,

"They yours?" he asked with a critical eye.

"Does that matter?" the pink man replied.

"We don't need trouble here, if whoever you took them from traces them back..."

"They are arguing with the Shinigami now, and it has been three weeks and two thunderstorms since then," the one in pink interrupted.

The westerner's eyebrows rose, and he quoted the price he would offer.

"That is barely a quarter of their worth,"

"Yeah, but they are stolen goods, even if the rightful owners' aren't looking for them now,"

"We want double the offer," the one in blue started. "That is half their worth, while still going by your 'stolen goods' rules."

Another man walked up to the westerner, after staring at the two men on horseback he started to whisper to the first.

"Deal,' the first man finally spoke up. "Take them down that road to the pens. We are going to want you out of town by sun up."

The two riders nodded and led the heard down the pointed street without another word. Nobody noticed that several cows just vanished nor did they spot the several mice running under a nearby porch.

After the cows were dropped off and the money collected,

"I am heading out, meet you at the river crossing," the one in blue told his partner.

His partner just nodded before turning to drop his mount off at a livery stable for the night,

"I thought I said..." the westerner from before spoke up as the pink wearing man walked out of the stable.

"You said by morning, I am going to have a meal bath and sleep in a bed and will be out by sun up."

The westerner just growled.

On the porch of the pub, the large man sat as a small boy soon joined him. The boy seemed to be sullen and moody.

"You mister Guy?" another man asked also with a western accent.

"Gai West yes sir," the man replied as he stood.

"I hear you are looking for work?"

"For my son and I yes sir," Gai reached out to shake the man's hand.

After feeling Gai's hand the man nodded,

"It is clear you know how to work, but your son doesn't seem the type to have done any work in his life," he said pointing at the skinny boy beside him.

"Alas to my shame, his mother spoiled and babied him. No discipline, then he goes and gets himself in trouble with the law. She ran off and they contacted me, I convinced the law to let me at least try to work him some before sending him off to prison."

The man nodded, "What did he do?"

Gai looked at the boy with a stern glare, "Thought it would be ok to assault a tourist with a steel pipe for fun. He didn't even steal anything he just attacked and left them critically injured. I am lucky the man survived or I would not have been given the chance."

The boy just glared in defiance back at his father.

"Though I agree with you on many points, the mine is no place for someone that doesn't want to work, we don't even put prisoners to work there. to much risk of cave-ins and such." the man who was clearly a foreman.

"Is there anything we could do, I know how to swing a pick and use a shovel, I can clean stalls and I know my way around a pot and ladle. I am not afraid to work, I just need something that is hard and rough, maybe also humiliating...but I did not see any pig stalls," Gai replied.

The man just smiled,

"We use a steam engine to pump air down into the mine as well as pulling the carts of rock back out," he started and Gai looked about to question. "I have a man to run the engine, what I need is someone...or two to chop wood. Not as humbling as a pig stall but it starts at four in the morning and goes till eight at night with very few breaks."

"That will do," Gai replied and the boy just stared in shock hear what time they would start and how long it would last.

"Let's go, son, we need to find a room, we will need to sleep, tomorrow you learn what it means to work and what it means to be a real man," Gai grabbed the boy's shirt collar and dragged him to a hotel and ended up following the pink-shirted horseman he had spotted earlier.

Standing at the check-in desk in front of a large man and a boy, as well as a man in a pink shirt, was the old man and what appeared to be a young bride.

"Here you are, the bridal sweet is at the end of the hall, thank you for your business," the desk clerk spot as he eyed the young woman, she had not spoken at all.

Without warning the woman starts moving her hands in a quick pattern startling the clerk.

"Sorry, my wife is mute, although she can hear and understand anything you say she can not speak. She asked if there was a problem?"

"Actually that just answered the questions he and I had," a second clerk spoke up and stepped to the counter.

The old man just nodded as the wife smiled and waved.


That night when most were in bed asleep and the 'Watchmen' were starting to relax in the late hour. Several groups of people arrived in the hotel room of the Father and his son.

Neji looked at Gai as the rider in pink turned back into Lee, Kosuke and Mai just sat off to the side.

"I don't know why I was picked to be your son. If you have assigned Lee you might have been able to actually get into the mine," Neji started.

Just then a group of mice entered the room and one puffed smoke and turned into Naruto followed by TenTen and Haku.

"Lee was the only one besides me that could ride a horse, Gai-sensei, Mai-Chan, and Kosuke had other rolls," Naruto answered. "I am still shocked you don't know how to ride a horse...hell Hinata was the one to teach me with Chief's help."

"You are not the only one surprised," Chief spoke as he just melted out of the wall. "I will be speaking with your uncle about that, even with your mother pulling her stunt he should have taught you."

"He offered but as a branch member fated to service of the main house, I did not see why I should learn such a noble skill," Neji replied. "Plus as a Shinobi I could just use Chakra to run fast."

"One," Naruto started. "That rancher we got the cows from knew how to ride a horse and he was not a noble, Two; why waste Chakra when we can use an animal to carry us at great speed. Conserving Chakra, and Three;

"What have we told you about that FATE crap?!" both Naruto and Chief asked at the same time.

Neji just blushed and crossed his arms.

"Plus the story Gai had to tell actually worked in our favor," Naruto just nodded and turned to the Chief. "What the hell are westerners doing here?"

"I have no idea," Chief replied. "Normally we only get a few traders and they tend to stick to the capital cities, I have never heard of them moving inland or setting up an operation like this."

"Any sign of the snake?" Kosuke asked.

"No, this has nothing to deal with him, in fact, seems a few sound shinobi came by a month or so ago and they were run off. This is a private operation," Chief replied.

"These guys are definitely well trained," TenTen started. "I saw a drunk start to get too touching on a barmaid and three other guys were quick to get to him and drag him from the pub. Whispering about their orders and that the Commander had warned him."

"Damn, Western military," Chief growled.

"What can you tell us about them?" Naruto asked.

"They can be the biggest time wasters and morons in the land...or the best and most disciplined opponents we could ever face. And after looking around today...I am edging towards the latter."

"Plan?" Kosuke asked.

"Naruto, Haku, and the old man will go down the mine about five in the morning." Chief started. "They start pumping air down into it about four to try and push out any gas that builds up overnight. They won't send down any miners till six, so if you start at five most of the gas should be gone but take your masks to be safe. Find out what is down there, I watched for hours and they did not take out as much ore as you would think with a mother load vein."

"You think there might be a back door we are not seeing?" Neji asked calmly.

"It shouldn't take longer than an hour with that steam engine to push out any gas," Chief replied. "These guys are bending over backward to make sure these town folk don't resist them, but it feels like something is off..."Chief just stared off into the wall thinking.

"Kosuke make sure you leave a shadow clone with Mai, and Mai only wander around when your old husband is sleeping," Gai added. "Neji and I will be at the wood stack if you just happen to wander our way about noon."

She just nodded,

"Everyone else just continue your roles, Lee, make sure they see you at sunrise leaving, then watch for my signal," Chief turned to Lee who just nodded.

He looked so weird in the pink shirt and not spandex green...but no one was going to mention it.

"Alright return to your posts, TenTen slip out in Lee's pocket. I feel we have already drawn too much attention," Chief ordered.

"You know it is weird seeing the world from the eyes of a mouse," TenTen smiled as Naruto quickly changed her back and Lee left the room.

"I still can't understand how no one noticed that your 'Henge' was actually a full transformation," Kosuke commented as Naruto then changed Haku back to a mouse.

"Hell, I can't even figure out how he is able to change anyone else as he does?" Neji asked still shocked from that skill.

"This is nothing," Naruto replied. "You should have seen what I transformed GamaBunta into." and the blond just laughed.

"Solid transformation was always a skill for Uzumakis'," Chief started. "But I think being connected to the fox has improved it beyond anything I have ever seen an Uzumaki do."


Mai sat in her room, the clone of Kosuke 'sleeping' in the bed as she sat in a chair reading a book. She had just watched the three mice enter the opening to the mine when she felt it. Slowly she looked up from her book as the door to her room burst open and nine men in combat gear of the west charged in.


Gai and Neji were busy chopping and stacking wood. Neji was finding it hard to act as if this chore was a problem but all he had to do was remain sullen and quiet and it seemed to work. Just then the steam engine was shut off.

Feeling a problem both Shinobi slowly turned to see the man that was running the machine just standing there, arms crossed and glaring at them. He was soon joined by a dozen other men all wearing western gear.

"I will say this," one man spoke. "You were not easy to spot, even though we knew when the girl got out that they would send a team of you Nin..."

Another man hissed an order.

"A team of SHINOBI," the man corrected. "But even though we knew you would be coming we almost missed you."

"The command wants you alive and as unharmed as possible," another man spoke. "It is your choice about how harmed you will be."

Just then, the group heard a strange whistling sound. A sound both Gai and Neji were very familiar with, as hundreds of Senbon came raining down followed by Shuriken and other weapons...some not meant to be thrown.

The fight was on as a green blur landed behind the group of men as Gai attacked from their front. To both green beasts shock the group of men were able to counter their dynamic entry as well as many of their Goken combos.

Neji found himself in a fight with two men wielding Bo staffs. They seemed to know...

"Don't let the Hyuga touch you," one man spoke. "There is no quick recovery."

"I know," the other replied.

"How did you know?" Neji asked.

Neji didn't really talk in a fight, not since he learned not to mock people he felt were inferior (Chief made sure to beat that stupid habit out of his grandson quickly) But he found the need to simply because...They needed information,

"When you showered last night you removed one of your contacts for a minute, Pale eye in the land of fire means Hyuga. Hyuga means Shinobi of Leaf, correct?"

TenTen was getting into a close quarters duel with a man wielding a straight sword.

"You're good for someone so young," the man countered her curved blade.

"And I can see making a mistake with you will end in my defeat," the girl replied as the man parried and moved.

The fight did not go as planned, even with Lee and TenTen (which it was clear they were not planned by their opponents) showing up the westerners were able to push them into a corner. Gai knew they were in trouble when he felt his three students suddenly backed up into him and they were surrounded.


Naruto, Haku, and Kosuke traveled down the mine shaft as mice, and the farther they went without finding any gas the more concerned they became.

Silently they changed back into humans as they spotted light from down the way. Slowly they crept up,

"Hurry up, the commander wants this last load ready to go, the others should be dealing with that Shinobi team now."

Naruto made a motion that would have given them away when he heard how the others were known. Kosuke was able to calm him by placing a hand on his arm.

Peeking around the corner they found several men and a woman sealing up a large crate as well as spotting a door leading out the other way. A few moments later it was clear this woman seemed to be in charge of this little group. But was not the one in command as she kept referencing a 'Commander'

"SHINOBI IN THE MINE!" a shout came from a corner hidden in shadow.

Naruto cursed as he looked around and was able to quickly dodge a throwing knife. It wasn't a shuriken or kunai it was just a knife,

"I thought the guys up top were dealing with the Shinobi?" the woman shouted and charged at Naruto.

"There was no report of a blond kid," one of her men replied.

Haku started weaving into her fast-paced style of ice senbon as Kosuke just seem to move in a pattern that complemented both Naruto and Haku's styles.

"Must be a second team," the woman answered as she and Naruto went dagger to kunai.

"Could say that," Naruto replied. "Mind telling us why you're here in the Land of Fire?"

"Don't get cocky Shinobi, trained you may be. But I have more years at this," the woman replied.

Naruto got nervous, none of these soldiers were taking them for granted nor underestimating their age. Kosuke was able to deflect a thrown blade that was aiming for Naruto from behind, the old Genin was soon in combat with the one who threw it.

"Remember what Chief said, these guys seem to be prepared and trained to deal with Shinobi," Kosuke shouted.

The fight went back and forth no one getting a clear edge, Naruto summoned twenty clones but they quickly vanished as a volley of arrows came from the back door they had noticed earlier. In that brief moment, the blond and the woman were able to get a blade to each other's throat in a stalemate.

Kosuke was able to subdue his opponent but looked to the door and froze as twenty soldiers charged in bows drawn. Haku also noticed them and found herself back up to the old Genin, Naruto and the woman had not and both were glaring daggers into each other's eyes.

"Release my sergeant," a man spoke as he stepped forward. He had an air of authority and power. "Now."

Naruto just growled.

"I said," he started again "release..."

But he paused and it was at this moment he and his men realized there was a kunai tip touching his throat.

"We seem to be at an impasse," Chief spoke as he held the blade.

The man did not blink,

"Sergeant, disengage," he ordered.

"You too Naruto," Chief added.

Both Naruto and the Sergeant obeyed but it was clear they wanted to finish this fight.

"First time a western unit ever came this deep into the Elements," Chief started. "is there a reason?"

"I have my orders same as you," the man replied.

"Other than gold, what would those orders be?" Chief asked.

The man did not reply for several minutes and as it looked like he had no interest in replying he calmly looked down at the hand that held the kunai. Stared, blinked and then smirked.

"We have had pockets of miasma," he spoke.

Chief titled his head and pulled the blade away,

"When and how many?" Chief asked and his voice made it clear there was no room to play.

"Before we were sent here, three locations in less then five months, no idea what it is up to now," the man replied.

"Chief Kuzai, E-9" Chief spoke confusing his two younger Genin.

"Commander Claw, E-9, explains how you got to me," the man answered the introduction.

The Sergeant was glaring between the Chief and Naruto, the rest of the westerners were looking for a way to attack Chief as he actually had a blade to their commander's throat, something they were not happy with.

The Sergeant saw an opening and moved to jump,

"I said disengage," the Commander barked. "Look at your chest."

The woman paused and looked down. there was a paper with strange writing stuck to her shirt,

"That's one of those explosive tags?" she asked.

"Correct, Naruto put that on you when you blinked," Chief nodded and smiled at the blond.

"That's cheating," she growled.

"These are Shinobi lands," the Commander spoke before anyone could. "If you're not ready to fight dirty there is no point in starting any fight at all."

"Let us head up top," Chief started. "Seeing as you won't be taking anything else with you."

"Agreed," the Commander nodded. "We are done here, swallow your wounded pride and just grab your gear."

As they reached sunlight they found about twenty more Soldiers surrounding Team 9, it was clear they were at a stalemate after what looked like a good fight all around.

The Commander just put two fingers to his lips and let off a loud whistle,

"We are done grab your gear and get ready to leave."

The Soldiers nodded and Team 9 looked to the Chief who just gave the signal to stand down.

"third unit never arrived," one soldier shouted.

"I sent them after the woman, in case we needed a hostage," the Sergeant replied and looked to her Commander.

"Don't worry about your men," Chief started. "She had orders not to kill."

The group of Shinobi and Soldiers made it to the room Mai had been staying in, when they opened the door they found her sitting on a pile of tied up men as she just continued to read her book. The smile she sent at Naruto and the other made the soldiers pause (sweat-drop).

"How can one...these were my best men," the Sergeant cried as she moved to check her men.

"Hold Sergeant, this woman had no way of knowing if her team had won or not," the Commander ordered.

Mai just smiled as she did a hand sign and removed the Genjutsu hiding the forty or so explosive tags covering the bound soldiers.

"Damn," the woman just gasped realizing just what that could do.

"So grab your gear and leave Land of fire, can't stop you from taking everything have already gotten out of the village," Chief started speaking as he turned to Claw. "But you will be taking nothing else. Leave Land of Fire, suggest you head back home, but if you still want to fuck around in the Elemental lands...might I suggest Land of Earth."

Chief smiled.

"They will definitely try to kill you but with how you operated here it will take them months or years to notice you, plus anything that fucks with their system is fine by me," Chief continued. as he motioned for the westerners to leave the room first after Mai removed all her traps.

"Chief stop trying to start a war with Iwa," Naruto called out with a laugh.

"Never," both Chief and Kosuke replied.

The Shinobi just watched and waited, the soldiers got the message and within thirty minutes they were out the gates and heading down the road.

"I will follow them, make sure they leave the land of fire," Chief told them and vanished.

The Shinobi let out a large sigh of relief they did not know they were holding.

"So...did we fail this mission?" Naruto asked the question all were thinking.

"No," Gai replied. "We were tasked with finding out what was really happening, we did. We were tasked with getting them out and regaining control of the mine, we did. And we gathered some intel we did not have before, what that Intell is we leave to the high command."

"Right," Kosuke added. "Whatever that message the Commander gave Chief, he understood it even if we don't"

Here he looked at Mai and she just shook her head as not even she understood it's meaning.

"Sometimes we will not understand what the Intell means, our job as Genin is to gather it and make sure those in command get it. so this was a successful mission."

"Doesn't feel like it," TenTen replied. "Those guys knew how to fight Shinobi."

"The soldiers of the western lands are either very good or very bad I have never seen a middle ground with them." the old Genin finished as the team turned back into the village. "We will rest the night and head back in the morning, agreed?"


A/N ok heath has been very rocky. Also, we have had several snow storms and I have been doing a lot of digging.

R/K

1: ok i did not mention it last chapter but the last chapter, this chapter, and the next two chapters are all the same seven days so watch the dates. it is the final arc before the exams. and yes it is important.

2: the lack of Jutsu in the fights is for one main reason. Team 9 fight, they were in a village a village that was not harmed by the soldiers so collateral damage to the village by the shinobi would not have helped them in the eyes of the people. Team 93. they were in a mine one big boom could have brought it all down on top of them, they may be willing to go that far but only as last resort. remember Chief requires his Genin to think and though Naruto may be a little stupid Kosuke and Haku are not.

3: I liked how Lee knew how to ride a horse but Neji did not.

4: yep Narutos henge is a transformation shapeshifting but i made the being able to transform other things (bunta to fox) something only in Naruto's domain.

5: Yes more questions then answers. i am evil like that.

6: Oh and,


Minato was returning to the bar/viewing room, it is true most are there as they are dead and Kami likes to reward them for having such honorable lives. but Minato soul his soul to the Shinigami and because he did so in order to seal the fox the Lord of the dead would often send the blond out on errands.

What those are, no one knows. They are top secret and no one is even allowed to ask.

The sight that met him as he entered the door is nothing new but for some reason always draws out a sigh of annoyance when he sees it.

The scantily clad and perverted 'waitress' was dashing left and right waving the remote in the air as Kushina was giving chase.

"get back here you little bimbo," the redhead shouted as she jumped from a table and landed on the woman. As she tried to wrestle the remote away. The woman just seems to slip out of the hold.

"Bitch, as soon as I get my chains back you are so caught."

"Kushina when are you going to learn?, Threating her with chains will just make her more...playful," Hitomi called out as she sat at her table with Karura as she drank her tea.

The woman just smiled and puffed up her chest at Hitomi's words. Kushina took that moment to leap at the woman but found her self stopped in mid-air and Minato held her under one arm. He just carried her like that to the table sat down, and held his wife on his lap.

Kushina just pouted and then glared at the woman.

"Mind telling what started this round of tag?" Minato asked as he looked to the Hyuga.

"We realized none of us knew what Naruto had done to Kakashi to cover the debt of both your student as well as your former bodyguards. Naturally, Kushina wanted to see his revenge," Hitomi replied with a smirk.

Minato just nodded and looked at his wife, "Did you even bother trying to ASK?"

Kushina pouted again, causing Minato to sigh and look over at the woman who now sat on the bar as the shadowy bartender took the remote and pushed a button.


Kakashi's eyes shot open as he was awoken from his sleep. His apartment was dark and quiet, he quickly pulled a kunai and started to stealth his way through the few rooms when he found a body sitting on his couch. Before he could move a light switched on and the copy-ninja was staring into the purple eyes of his sensei's son.

Kakashi knew what this was about, his time had come, Naruto just stood and walked over to a bookshelf that looked to not have been touched in years. The blond reached up and pulled a book, causing the hidden shelves to open.

On those shelves was Kakashi's complete collection of Icha-Icha, Naruto just stared at the Jonin with those purple eyes.

Not saying a word Kakashi moves over and gathers up his books, why he has so many copies no one asks. Naruto then points to a burn ben Kakashi had not seen before that was sitting in the middle of his living room. tears started to roll down the Jonin's face as he slowly placed the books in the bin.

Naruto pulled out a small vial and handed it to the full grown and now crying man. Kakashi opened the vial and could smell the oil. Naruto just pointed and Kakashi poured the oil onto the books. Then Naruto handed the man a lighter,

"Please...I can't do it," Kakashi begged but the blond did not reply and just held the lighter out to the man.

With tears running down his cheeks and the whimpering of a wounded dog, the man took the lighter and after striking it just tossed the flame into the bin. The oil ignited and the books were no more in a matter of seconds.

Naruto just turned and left the apartment, Kakashi dropped to his knees and started praying for forgiveness as he held a vigil the rest of the night for his lost books.


"The kids are right," one Uzumaki started. "it is a damn good thing Naruto is not a vengeful person."

"The fact he did this in secret shows Naruto acknowledges that Kakashi did do something for him, but we all agree he could have done more. he was a Jonin and an ANBU captain for Kami's sake." A Nara spoke up.

"I can't believe her burned those beautiful books," a woman shouted.

Everyone stopped to look at the woman, Mito blushed when she realized she said that out loud.

"I don't think I could top that," Kushina called out. And when most turned to look at her. "What? that was my son he basically abanded, I have been planning my punishment for when he gets here for a while now...nut...I guess..."

Just then the screen popped on to the current time, it was dawn and the group was leaving the mining town.

"Seriously, my grandfather locked the Chief in a box...oh the blackmail and teasing I will do," Naruto was laughing.

the other chuckled as well but Neji looked serious,

"I mean it Naruto leave us out of this prank war you are in with my grandfather, I don't even want to find out how far you two are willing to go.

"Ah come one," Naruto whined. "Half the fun is seeing where your limits are and then trying to surpass them."

The group started laughing again as they walked.

Without warning, Naruto stiffened, and after half a second his eyes turned blood red the fox's chakra cloak encased his body, and with a blood-chilling roar he took off in a rage.

It took a moment for the stunned group to even start thinking again, in that brief second Mai started sending massive amounts of Killing intent as she quickly but silently followed.

"There," Kosuke started fear in his voice. "Is only one thing that could possibly piss off those two that bad."

Neji's eyes widened in fear,

"Someone attacked Hinata."


A/N I said i was evil.