Space Case
By: Sugarhigh6

Yeah, here's the second chapter/intro. I tend to write about the Jônins too much cuz my favorite character is Kakashi. Sry, deal with it. ;p

Intro: Beginning of the End

Kakashi, Kurenai, Asuma, and Gai all stared at the Hokage as if he grew a second head right there on the spot. The small room in the Hokage's office was completely silent until Kakashi burst out into a fit of laughter.

"That's a good one, Hokage-sama!" The other three Jôônins caught on quickly and soon the whole room was filled with laughter.

"Like that would ever happen!!" The third Hokage sweatdropped and intertwined his fingers, unconsciously forming the kata of the serpent, while sinking lower in his chair.

"Please calm down, I'm serious..." Their laughter faded away as they composed themselves, smiles still fixed though.

"About what sir?," Kurenai asked.

"I'm dead serious about sending you four into space with your Genin teams." The amused Jôônin faces suddenly went blank as they looked at him like he grew a third head to keep the second head company.

"...This isn't a joke?," Gai asked, baffled.

"Not at all. I'm planning-," he paused when he saw Kakashi's face suddenly fill with relief and, when realized what he was saying, added in "and going to". Worry returned to Kakashi's face and the Hokage felt it was alright to continue. "...send you four and your Genin teams to space, specifically to Mars." A cloud of doom condensed and hung above them.

"...I speak for everyone when I say-have you lost your mind?!"

"...It's nice to see you have such great faith in my judgment, Kakashi...," the Hokage muttered sarcastically.

"Who's gonna pilot the shuttle?!"

"A very good question, Asuma..." the third Hokage snapped his fingers and the door behind them burst open. The four turned around and shielded their eyes from the excrutiating light. The small figure stepped out of the light dramatically as the cloud of doom doubled in size.

"Sir...that's a monkey..." The revealed primate chewed on a banana in hand while trying to scratch off the small little tuxedo it wore.

"Ah, not just a monkey..." Gai leaned in with fascination as the other three sweat nervously from the suspense while praying silently to have that a person in a monkey suit. "...but a well trained monkey." Kurenai, Kakashi, and Asuma fell over anime style as Gai eyed the monkey.

"Oh, can it do any tricks??"

"Of course! Come on Gigi!" The Hokage clapped his hands twice in front of Gigi's face. The monkey did a back-flip then took a bow. Gai applauded.

"We are so dead...," Kakashi concluded, his face still planted in the floor.