Title- Blood, Sweat and Tears- Friends Forever (English)

Chishio, Suetto and Koimizu- Furenzu Eiei (Japanese)

Title means 'Blood and Sweat and Tears- Friends Forever', at least, that's what it's supposed to mean. It may have gotten a bit messed up in translation.


Chikushou- damn

Kuso- shit

Un- yeah

Koimizu- tears of love

Soshite- and

Chishio- blood

Suetto- sweat

Friends- furenzu

Forever- eiei

Heika- swords

Touken- swords, cold steel

Ketsueki- blood

Hiasobi- playing with fire, playing with love

Aitou- condolence, regret, sorrow, sympathy, lament

Toukenno Aitou- Swords of Regret (Heika'sgreatest attack)

Yaiba- blade, sword

Yaiba no Chishio- Blade of Blood (Ketsueki's greatest attack)

Hinote- flames, blaze, fire

Shikyo- death

Hinote no Shikyo- Flames of Death (Hiasobi's greatest attack)


"Friends of blood, of tears and sweat

Friends together since first day met

Attempting to flee from great demise

Seeking, seeking, a greater prize

Together forever in a world unknown

Together forever in a world well known"

"Ahhh...yes. The three newest jounin. Welcome. I have called you here tonight to assign you your first mission as jounin," the Third Hokage addressed the three young men at the front of the room. Maito Gai, Umino Iruka, and Hatake Kakashi.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama," Iruka said, as he gave a little respectful bow.

"Thank you for giving me this chance to spread youthfulness, Hokage-sama!" Gai half-yelled gleefully.

"Oooohhhh..." Kakashi awed as he turned a page in his dirty book. The rest of the room sweat dropped. He was a jounin, couldn't he put that book down for a minute?

"Now, your mission is-" POOF! "Wha-?" he asked, confused. When the smoke cleared, they could see three little girls, lying in a pile, covered in bruises nd blood.

"They are our mission?" Kakashi asked.

"No. Though, I suppose that it would be best, for the time being, for you to take them to the hospital. They clearly need medical attention," the Hokage said.

"I'll take them," Iruka volunteered.

"Alright. Come back here in the morning for your mission breifing, all three of you," Hokage-sama told them, as the three newest jounin parted ways.


"What happened, Umino-san?" one of the nurses asked at the sight of the three little girls. It wasn't uncommon for Iruka to arrive at the hospital with bloodied up children, he had become a teacher at the academy a few months ago, and fights were an almost everyday occurence. But in the middle of the night?

"I'm not quite sure. I found them, and they need medical attention. I'm hoping that they can tell me when they wake up," Iruka said.

"Do you know who they are?" the nurse, Akiko, questioned.

"No. That is yet another question to ask when they awake. Please alert me the moment they wake up," Iruka replied as he turned and walked out of the hospital. He may have been a bit harsh, but it was late and he'd had a rough day at the academy. He'd been hoping he wouldn't have to do any missions as an acedemy teacher, but apparently he'd thought wrong.


One week later...

"So, they're awake?" Iruka asked Akiko.

"Yes. They woke yesterday, but you weren't in the village," she said.

"What room are they in?" he asked when they got to the front desk.

"Room 32. Just down the hall on your left," she said, pointing.

"Thank you," he said. They must have been some bad wounds to leave them knocked out for almost a week. Iruka thought to himself. Room 32. This is it.