I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!
Pesky Mist Ninjas
A few boring weeks have passed so far and all they've done were boring D-ranked missions, that were suppose to strengthen their teamwork, but it wasn't working that well.
Naruto hasn't improved that much. The missions were bothersome and wasted his training time. If he doesn't get some action within a few days, then he'll just go kill the annoying villagers that still bother him, to get at least some action.
Sakura and Sasuke were both getting annoyed with the missions and would rather be anywhere but there. Although they were getting paid, they lost a lot of training time for them to become strong shinobis, well except for Sakura, who just didn't get enough time to ask Sasuke out sometimes because they were so tired.
Kakashi saw how annoyed they were with the D-ranked mission and could feel a bit of the killing intent coming from Naruto every time they received a D-ranked mission. He decided to ask the hokage for at least a low C-ranked mission.
Kakashi and his students walked through the doors to the mission building, where most of the D and C ranked missions are usually given out to the genins and some chuunins.
"So you're here for another mission" said Iruka who was sitting beside the hokage.
Kakashi nodded "This time, can we have a C-ranked mission this time, I feel my team is ready to take on a C-ranked one."
Sarutobi(hokage), thought about it for a moment, seeing Kakashi and the number one rookie on the team, he feels that the jounin is right about giving them a higher ranked mission… but not without another team.
"Fine you can have a C-rank mission, but on one condition" said the old man.
"And what would that be?" asked the sensei.
"It's that you'll be accompanied by another team. I already have the perfect mission for the both teams. Wait for a few minutes, let me call the other team here."
They waited for about 10 minutes.
Walking through the door was 1… no make that 2 people in green spandex that looked like to be father and son! They both had bowl haircuts and the fuzzy eyebrows. Beside them are a hyuuga member with long brown hair and a girl with 2 buns.
"Team Gai here for mission!" said Gai with his nice guy pose.
What the… thought Team 7.
"Ok on this mission, both your teams would be sent. It's an upper C-rank mission. You'll be guarding the bridge builder Tazuna, until he finishes build the bridge. There's possibility of bandits around the area, so prepare for a fight." Said the hokage.
"But sir, are you sure that Team 7 is ready for this?" asked Iruka "Maybe we should send more experienced genins on this mission or even chuunins."
"No, I feel that they're ready, that's why I'm sending 2 teams instead of one." Replied the hokage. "Now you can get Tazuna here"
Iruka nodded and went to get Tazuna. 5 minutes later he enters the room.
"These are the brats that are suppose to protect me?" asked the drunk man.
"Don't worry, you have 2 jounins and 6 genins to protect you." Said Kakashi "Plus you have this years rookie of the year and last year's rookie of the year"
This interested Sasuke. Last year's rookie of the year, he wondered which one it is. He thought it'll probably be the boy in the brown hair.
"Now everybody go home and get your selves ready for this mission" said Kakashi "and we'll meet at the gates an hour later"
After they all arrived at the gates, they started to leave the village and were heading to Wave Country.
Naruto quickly activated his Demon Eyes after they started to leave the village and he sensed 2 foreign ninjas nearby them. The ninjas quickly left the area, so Naruto didn't bother mentioning them.
Through the trip, Sakura was asking questions about the Wave country. Kakashi, Gai, and Tazuna were the ones that were answering.
They took this moment to introduce themselves.
"I'm Rock Lee, I graduated last year, but with the lowest scores in the class because I can't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. I specialize in Taijutsu only."
"I'm Tenten, I was graduated as the best kunochi in the class because I'm best with weapons. I specialize in weapons because our family owns a Ninja Weapon shop."
"I'm Hyuuga Neji, I am last year's number one rookie. I specialize in Taijutsu and can do the basic ninja techniques but I do not use them."
"I'm Haruno Sakura, I graduated as the smartest kunochi of the year. I can only do the basic ninja techniques."
"I'm Uchiha Sasuke, I graduated as this year's number one rookie. As for my skills, are mainly focused on Katon jutsus."
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto, I graduated with average score. As for my skills… I do not wish to talk to you about, but I can say that they're above genin level."
Sasuke and Sakura thought Naruto was just bluffing, because if his skills were above genin level than why didn't he show it on the genin exam.
Kakashi was interested in Naruto, he feels that Naruto can be higher genin level, but then the blonde just said that he is higher than genin. Was is a bluff or is he holding back his powers, were the thoughts that the sensei was thinking.
Gai's team just thought that he was just bluffing and showing off.
After an hour of silence within the group, Naruto felt 8 ninjas within the area. He activated his Demon Eyes and scanned the area, to find that they were using henge to hide themselves as animals.
"Looks like we got companied" said Naruto, only loud enough for the group to hear.
Sakura and Sasuke got a bit confused but then 8 ninjas appeared behind the 2 jounins and tore them apart with their chains.
"2 down" said one of the foreign ninjas.
Sakura and Tenten quickly went to guard Tazuna with weapons in hand.
Sasuke, Neji and Lee were in battle positions, waiting for the enemy to reach them. Naruto was just standing there not caring at all.
"Naruto what are you doing?" yelled Sakura "Get ready or you'll die!"
Naruto ignored her and just waited for the enemy to come. The 4 genins that were not guarding Tazuna, now had 2 ninjas rushing at each of them.
Neji activated his doujutsu and attacked his opponents, but then after he strucked them in the vital areas, they turned into water.
Sasuke threw kunais and shruikens at them which they blocked easily. The mist ninjas then started to attack Sasuke in taijutsu.
Lee quickly engaged in taijutsu combat and was winning. So the mist ninjas formed water clones and started to attack him. Lee disposed of them quickly so the ninjas were starting to perform seals for Suiton: Water Stream no Jutsu and a stream of water shot at Lee to be blocked by Gai.
Naruto was standing there, so the mist ninjas rushed at him to try and knock him out. Naruto looked them in the eye and released a bit of killing intent and the mist ninjas froze. Naruto gave each of them a few blows and they were knocked back to the trees.
After Naruto released his killing intent, all the mist ninjas froze in their spots, a few of them were inches away from killing Tazuna, but it gave enough time for Naruto to knock them all out.
The genins were staring at Naruto, also a bit frozen from the killing intent, but then shook it off after Naruto defeated all the ninjas. They wondered what just happened there, why were they all frozen and scared at the same time.
Kakashi and Gai were also a bit shocked at the killing intent that Naruto let off a minute ago. They wondered how did Naruto do that, was it that the seal of the Kyuubi slipped a little and gave Naruto the power from the Kyuubi to scare all of them by releasing killer intent?
Naruto quickly tied all of the ninjas around 2 trees.
"What just happened there?" asked a confused Lee.
"It looks as if Naruto took care of all the ninjas that were attacking us" said Tenten.
"But how" asked a very confused Sakura.
"He froze them all by using something by killer intent" answered Kakashi.
"How did he get so much power?" asked an angry Sasuke.
"Killer intent is something that is released when you have the feel to kill the enemy" explaining Gai "people can give it off when they're hateful and angry enough, or some skilled people can release it by will. It freezes the weaker enemies in their position, giving you an opening to attack."
Naruto shrugged when they were all staring at him. The mist ninjas were waking up. "So why were you guys trying to assassinate Tazuna?" asked Kakashi.
"Why would we tell you?" asked one of the mist ninjas.
"Fine" Kakashi performed a few hand seals and pushed his hand on the ground. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" yelled Kakashi. A dog poofed out. "Pakkun, sent word to Konoha that there are 8 mist ninjas here for interrogation and they're missing ninjas of the Mist village" Pakkun nodded and headed for Konoha.
They started their way onto the Wave country, all with the same questions in their heads, how is this blonde kid so strong?
After their long trip on the boat, they all started to head for Tazuna's house. They were getting closer to the house and could see it already, but as they were heading closer a mist was enveloping the area. Everybody couldn't see anything, but Neji activated is Byakugan and Naruto activated his Demon Eyes.
Naruto felt that the powers of the enemies are far greater than the ones that he disposed of earlier and that the chakra level is almost as high as his sensei's. There were 3 of them.
Just then 1 of them came at them and swung his swords, but everybody luckily ducked. Another of the enemies threw senbon needles at all of them. Everybody got some needles in, but not too many that would prove fatal.
The third member of the enemies came out and called out a jutsu. Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu he called out, but Kakashi who activated his Sharingan earilier in the battle saw him start to do the hand seals and did the same thing. Kakashi's water dragon finished at the same time with the enemies and they both clashed, causing the water to knock back a few of the ninjas.
Naruto was now getting into battle position.
"Hand over Tazuna now and we'll let you live" said the man with the huge sword.
The mist slowly cleared up and Kakashi recognized who it was "Demon Of the Mist, Zabuza" stated Kakashi.
Gai heard rumors about Zabuza and is now getting himself to fight the third member on the enemies side, who didn't look like he was much. He is a few inches shorter than Gai, wears black and white for his clothing, and has a sword at the back, which is about the same size as the holder.
Naruto seeing that the person with the senbon needles is the only one left, stared at him for a while, waiting for the battle to start.
"Guys, take them down quickly" told Zabuza "I don't like to wait and we wouldn't want to attract too much attention to ourselves"
The 2 other companions nodded and started to rush at their opponent.
TBC….
Well, this chapter wasn't very long and took a long time to get out.
I'll try to get the next one out earlier, if I don't get too much homework :)
R&R please!