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Episode 4: First Missions

The Hokage's office was and unfamiliar to Zukei, but he still felt right at home in the place. He felt more safe here than he did at home in his own bed. There were drawers on each side of the room, on the left side, drawers with the letters A-M on them lined the walls, on the other side, N- Z. The old man was very organized.

There wasn't only work stuff in this office though, all over the walls, there were paintings of great ninjas. All of the past Hokage's were there, from the first all the way to the seventh, then there was Hatake Kakashi, Jiraiya, Itachi, Orochimaru. There were some not from Konoha as well, some that Zukei didn't know from stories. Up on the ceiling was a large mural, of that great battle over 100 years ago, the battle with the Nine Tailed Demon Fox. The mural depicted the fox blowing fire everywhere, with leaf shinobi all around him, and the Fourth Hokage in front of him performing hand seals. Zukei had heard the story of the battle a lot, but he'd never seen any paintings or anything. The epic feel to it made it that much better.

The Hokage himself was also there, sitting at a large desk near the front wall. The desk had a bunch of papers stacked neatly on it, and he seemed to be looking through a few. A reading light wasn't needed, for there was a huge window behind him, the curtains drawn, and there was light streaming in. Zukei looked to his teammates; they seemed to be in awe from the room as well.

"So your mission is..." The Hokage was shifting through papers now, trying to select an appropriate mission for them all. When he finally got to one, he smiled. "You have to watch over Mr. and Mrs. Henji's dogs while they go out and run errands."

"WHAT!?" Zukei screamed. "What kind of a lame mission is that!?"

"Do not speak to the Hokage that way." Shizume whispered to him.

"Well I'm sorry, but this is a lame mission." He replied.

"We just became Genins, we are not going to start out with dangerous missions."

"Why not?" Riku had now come into the conversation. The three were huddled in a circle in front of the Hokage's desk, whispering for some reason, even though he could hear them. "This is so lame."

Zukei smiled, happy that she'd agreed with him. "We're still ninja's though. Ninja's don't do these kind of things."

"You mean to tell me you don't know about being a ninja?" Shizumi sighed. "I'm only going to explain this once. Ninja missions are divided into five different categories, E Rank, D Rank, C Rank, B Rank, and A Rank. E and D rank missions are for Genins, while C Rank and maybe low B Ranks are for Chuunins, and Jounins get A Ranks. Since we just became Genins, we get the lowest E Rank missions possible. Fighting other ninja's doesn't even start until upper D Rank, and even then, it's rare. If we do many missions and do them well, maybe we won't get "lame" ones anymore." Shizumi took in a bunch of air, hoping that the two understood what she just said.

"What?" Zukei and Riku said in unison.

Shizumi's eyes opened wide in surprise and anger. She was ready to kill them.

"Just kidding." The two said, again in unison.

"Are you three quite done yet?" Marina stood behind them, tapping her foot. The Hokage just sucked on his pipe, seemingly enjoying the three's antics. "C'mon, the Hokage has other appointments."

Seiya ran his fingers over his newly shaved arms. Then he did the same with his shaved legs. It was...weird. His father had said that body hair slowed him down a bit, and coming from a clan that was taijutsu dependent, that just wouldn't do. So he had to shave. But still, even if it did make him a better fighter...it was weird.

Team 5 was sitting outside of the Hokage's office with their instructor. It was about time for their appointment, as they could hear whoever it was in there getting ready to leave. 'I wonder what kind of mission we'll get?' Gan wondered. He hoped it would be a good one so he could show off to Renku and Zukei.

The sound of a door opening and closing brought the team's attention to the people walking out. It was Team 7. Zukei and Gan smiled at each other, giving each other a thumbs up. Riku and Rei weren't the same. They stared at the other intently; you could cut the tension with a butter knife. And someone must have, because the two started yelling at each other.

"So what kind of mission did you get Riku? Babysitting some dogs or something?"

Riku knew that Rei was just teasing, but was surprised that she'd gotten it right. "Of course not!" She yelled back. "We got a mission where we get to protect a princess! And it's a thousand times better than anything you'll ever get, blondie!"

"Oh yea!?" Rei was ready to throw a punch now. "Well how about I give you a makeshift haircut? You need it!" Rei pulled out a kunai.

Riku gasped, self-consciously running her fingers through her long black hair. "I'd like to see you try!" She snapped. Before the fight could go any further, Marina was tapping on Riku's shoulders.

"We gotta go Riku." Was all she said before dragging Riku off. Rei just smirked. Gan and Zukei shrugged at each other, and then Zukei was gone. It was now time for Team 5's appointment.
"WHAT!? We have to go fetch some old man's medicine while Riku gets to protect a princess!?" Rei wasn't happy with their mission. Seiya and Gan weren't exactly elated either.

After Riku's team had left, Kabi went into the Hokage's office himself, telling them he'd come back with a surprise mission. For what seemed like hours, there was a soft mumbling coming from the room. Then when he came out, Kabi told the Genins he'd tell them on the way. Right now, they were walking down the street.

"Don't tell me you actually believed her?" Kabi smiled a bit, wondering if Rei herself was actually blonde and had just died her hair.

"Of course not." Rei crossed her arms over her chest. She was lying, and it was easy to tell.

There was a bit of yipping coming from Gan's large jacket, and Gan's lips curled into a smile. "Kuro says you're lying." Rei only glared.

Finally, they arrived at the old man's house. They needed to pick up the list of medicine he needed. As Kabi brought his hand up to gently rap on the door, the old man was already opening.

"Ahhh, you're here." The old man spoke very slowly, and looked like he would crumble into dust at any given moment. He was using a stick to prop himself up, and his legs were wobbly. "Here's the list of my medicines. Be back before sunset please."

"Wait...donuts aren't a medicine." Kabi stated, holding his hand up to stop the old man from leaving.

"Oh...well I thought while you were at it you could do my shopping."

"Sensei, what are you doing?" Miharu stood there, with her hands on her hips, staring at her teacher. Sae, was on the floor giggling, and Shinku was looking quite scared and embarrassed right about now.

Fever-Sensei, on the other hand, just smiled. He had been dancing a bit, doing some sort of spinning move, and walking backwards, sliding his feet. He had looked very weird doing it.

"Oh, that's called the moon walk. I should teach it to you some time." This caused Sae to laugh even more, and Shinku to hide her face in her notebook. Miharu, on the other hand, decided to speak up.

"How about not."

"Okay then, suit yourself." Fever-Sensei replied. "Anyways, since you guys were late, I already went in there and got a mission." Fever gestured to the Hokage's office. "We have to help this person catch a few birds...for his research. So, to the woods everyone!"
Shikari, Renku, and Anko were gasping for breath. Catching a ferret had proved much more difficult than any of them had thought. After finding a ferret with a red bow, the one described in the mission briefing, they had chased it from the outskirts of town into the woods. Then they had chased it out of a tree and into a clearing, then it had run all the way back into town, into the park. It was now hiding in a bush. What had Ken been doing this whole time? Watching, of course.

"Here's the plan," Anko started, before Shikari interrupted her.

"No. None of your plans have worked. It's time for my plan." Anko's eye twitched a bit. "Get into a triangle formation around the bush." They did. "Get ready...NOW!"

Shikari threw a rock into the bush, scaring the ferret out. The three Uchiha's closed in around it as it tried to run, and now it was trapped. However, it ran at Renku, who thought it was going to jump on him, so he fell backwards. However, it had run under his legs, so he fell on top of it. There was a nasty crunching noise, and Renku wincing.

Upon getting up, the triplets saw a mess of fur with bones sticking out of it, with a bow on it. Renku had fallen down hard.

"You idiot!" Anko screeched. "You killed it! Now what-"

"I have an idea!" Renku said.

"I'm not going through with one of your crazy ideas right now! Not after you've ruined this!"

"Just listen to what he has to say." Shikari said.

Anko's eye twitched again, but she gave in with a sigh. Shikari had gotten soft.

"Okay, we'll just buy a new ferret, and put this bow on it. Good as new."

"That's actually a good idea." Ken was now standing with them around the dead ferret. "But it's not coming out of my pocket." Anko and Shikari nodded. It wasn't coming out of theirs' either.

"I have the money." Renku said, picking the bow off of the dead ferret. "Let's just bury this thing and go get the ferret."

Anko knew this wouldn't work. When they went to give the lost ferret back to the lady, she'd notice it wasn't hers and she'd tell the Hokage. Then they'd have to tell the real story and for failing a mission, they would be demoted and sent back to the academy. They were doomed.
"OH THANK YOU FOR GETTING BACK MY FERRET!" Ms. Megumi seemed to have not noticed that that ferret wasn't hers. Her loss.

"Your welcome, Ms. Megumi." Ken said, trying his hardest not to burst out laughing. It really was funny.

The Hokage wasn't amused. He knew all that had happened from looking at his crystal ball, and was ready to tell her about it. But then she dumped her whole purse out onto his desk. She had overpaid him by at least 25,000 yen, but she didn't seem to notice. The 8th just sucked his pipe a bit and began counting. What she didn't know wouldn't hurt her.
"Good job you three!" Fever Sensei exclaimed, pointing at his students. The sun was beginning to set, and they were outside of the Hokage's office. Their mission was obviously a success.

"I thought that when you screwed up that plan and killed that bird, the birdwatcher was going to give up and go. But no, you all persevered and succeeded. That's the kind of stuff you need in a dangerous mission."

Miharu still was not convinced with this teacher. All he did was comb his hair, dance, and laugh. What kind of a ninja did that? And what was with his clothes? She sighed, perhaps she'd never know.

Sae only giggled a bit. Although he was weird, he was still pretty cool to her. Perhaps he'd get all of them to open up one day. That Miharu girl was creepy, and that Shinku girl seemed like a psycho.

And so Team 6 said their goodbyes, and parted ways. They'd see each other again tomorrow, first thing in the morning.
"So your mission was a success?" Gan asked Zukei.

Zukei, Gan, and Renku were all sitting in the Ichiraku Ramen restaurant, where they usually hung out. They were all good friends since the academy, and being on different teams wasn't going to change that.

"Of course! They said they were going to try to get our team to dogsit again."

"I wish I could dogsit." Gan said wistfully. "But instead, we had to do some old man's shopping. It was a success of course." Gan stared at Renku, who was silent. "Unlike yours, Renku."

The three burst out laughing. "It was still a success though." Renku said over their laughter. "The woman didn't notice."

"Still," Gan said between laughs, "You can't successfully complete every mission like that."

A/N: There we go! Episode 4 is done. Please Read and Review, it's the only thing that keeps me writing! Also, I revised the story, so now it's a lot less confusing! I've decided to have a contest! Here goes:

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