Disclaimor: I don't own Naruto.

I'm so sorry for the slow update...I got really lazy...

Anyways...the poll...didn't go like i hoped it would...it ended up being a TIE...but i kept up with the poll...by the time i started writing the story... the polls were at

Team 15: 2

Team 17: 4

The other two votes for team 15 came very recently...Now i would love to do this differently and give people more time...to see if we can get OUT of the tie...but...sadly...i don't want to keep the story waiting much longer...so i'm sad to say...the winner is Team 17.

I'm sorry if this displeases people...but i needed to make it as fair as possible...and i think this was the fairest way to do so.

Chapter 3: Warriors called Shinobi!

---Kage Tower (Council Meeting Room)---

"I wish things could have gone better…", said the Kage as he poured water into a couple and handed it to Yami, and did likewise to the cup in front of him.

"Funny…I thought people usually kept Sake in their office…"

"We do…or at least I do…but unfortunately we're not in my office…so we'll have to make due with water…besides you're to young to drink."

"So…what are you going to do about the mission?", asked Yami.

Waizu took a drink from the cup before replying, "I'm not sure…" He looks around the office before doing a few one-handed seals, they went by far to quickly for Yami to see and he couldn't hear whatever it was that Waizu was muttering, however the second he completed them a few designs on the windows, walls, and doors flared up with colors and just as quickly went back. Seeing Yami's confused face he decided to elaborate, "Silencing seals…it'll keep whatever is said in this room a secret to the outside world…they're installed in rooms all over this tower, only I know how to use them though."

Yami nodded, "Useful…"

"They are."

Yami quickly turned to see an ANBU standing by the door. Yami grinned when he saw the tiger mask, "Hello Kazu-san."

The ANBU nodded at Yami, "Yami-san." Kazu was indeed the jounin who nearly killed Yami after his second genin exam. He was also one of the ANBU that accompanied the Godaime over to Kirigakure. After the group returned home, after the chunin exams, Kazu came to Yami and apologized for his behavior. Apparently he was in a genin team with Kairi, Yami's mother, and Hinadi, Team 19's teacher. The reason he hated Yami was because of his father, Marguilas. However, after seeing Yami's reaction to Marguilas, after the chunin exam, he put those feelings aside. He no longer saw Yami as the son of Marguilas…but as the son of Kairi. Yami saw himself the same way.

Kazu walked over to Waizu and handed him a folder. "Yami you should go. Official business." Yami nodded, got up, and went to leave, heeding the old man's words. When he reached the door he was stopped. "On second thought…come here Yami." Yami turned on his heel and went back to the two older ninja.

"Yea?"

"You can't be serious…this is to dangerous a mission for Yami's group!"

"Team 7 won't be going alone. They'll be accompanied by team 19 and another team." Explained the old man.

"Your sending team 19's group out there as well!"

Waizu nodded, "It's a long story…the short version is this…because of a council member…Kitsune has insisted on being given an A-rank mission, my only hope is that her teammates are willing to go or their could be trouble…"

"What is this all about?", asked a confused psychic.

"Yami…do you know what the mission rankings mean? Explain them all to me."

Yami stared at the old man for a second before complying, "D-rank missions; missions within the village walls, nothing but chores really. C-rank missions; missions outside the village walls, with the possibility of bandit attacks or at times wild animals. B-rank missions; Possibility of encountering enemy ninjas or may include infiltration. A-rank missions; Encountering enemy ninjas is a certainty, may include war related tasks. S-rank missions; Enemy ninjas, war related, chance of encountering summoned spirits." Yami finished.

"Correct…as you know…No one is to know about your battle against the Squid Boss. Summoned spirits are a dangerous threat and usually can kill the resolve of villages…which is why we don't mention them to anyone, unless truly necessary…the less people know about them, the better." Yami nodded, "It also served a second purpose…because no one knew that your mission was a S-rank mission, we don't have to deal with that problem now. Else you all would be in a lot of trouble now."

Yami sighed, "I still don't agree that, that was an S-rank mission…"

Kazu shook his head, "It doesn't matter…"

"So here is the A-rank mission that I want you to take care of." He said handing the folder to Yami.

Yami sat back down, in front of the Kage, as he opened the folder and read the contents. Yami sighed and raised an eyebrow, "Another bandit raid? Those guys are easy to deal with…nothing higher than a C-rank."

"Take a look closer", explained the kage.

Yami raised an eyebrow and looked at the contents again. It took Yami a while to reread it but he finally found something, "It says in the report that the bandits always attack in times of high mist…which makes them nearly invisible…but this village isn't anywhere near any oceans or large bodies of water…"

Kazu nodded, "A few lakes nearby…but nothing that can create mist, thick enough for people to hide in…not naturally anyway…"

"Ninja…Kirigakure no Jutsu." Yami looked at the report again and looked at the multiple pictures…he saw a man holding what looked like a sword… "What's this? Is this supposed to be some kind of sword." Just then Waizu tosses the boy a scroll. He puts down the folder and picks up the scroll and opens it. It had the profile of a shark-faced man, a picture of the very same sword that was in the photo, and a whole bunch of stats, and finally…a name, "Hoshigaki Kisame?"

"A member of the organization called Akatsuki. If you remember your history correctly…you'll recall that the Shodaime Tsukikage, Naruto Uzamaki, defeated the organization long ago, dieing in the process." Started Waizu.

The older men saw Yami nod, so Kazu continued. "Many stories go along…some saying that Naruto managed to defeat all the members single handedly…but it's all a bunch of crap. What people need to remember is that…Naruto was a man…" Seeing Yami looked at him curiously he decided to elaborate. "In hidden Leaf, and probably hidden Sound, he's considered a demon…nothing but scum or evil incarnate. However here…the way he's so revered you'd think the people think he were a god or something."

"But he was merely a man…a hero…", muttered Yami.

Kazu nodded, "A hero…in Moon…Sand…Heheheh, at one point Wave considered him a hero." Yami looked at him curiously. "Nobody knows the details…but at one point he was named a hero in Wave…before it became a hidden village. You ever hear of the Great Tazuna Bridge?" Seeing Yami nod, he continued, "It used to be called the Great Naruto Bridge." Yami looked surprised at this. "But supposedly Leaf got Wave to change the name…so they changed it to the name of the bridge builder."

"I see…"

Waizu chuckled. "I'm glad you two seem to be enjoying your conversation but your getting a little off topic."

"Oh! My apologies lord Tsukikage-sama. Anyways Naruto was a man. Even if he was a Demon Container, he still wouldn't be able to defeat all nine of them at the same time, single-handedly."

"So he didn't fight them alone?", asked the psychic.

"He fought them alone…but he didn't fight them all at once. He fought them all one on one. In two cases two on one." Kazu tapped the scroll. "This man was one of the members of Akatsuki."

"Looks like one of his parents was a shark…"

Waizu and Kazu chuckled. But then Kazu tapped a picture of the weapon, which was on the scroll. "This is called Samehada (Shark Skin)." Yami looked at it. "It's a weapon similar to a Hakumei Shikon. Notice the similarities in between this one and the one in the photo." Yami nodded. "Well that shouldn't be possible. Like Hakumei Shikons, Samehada should only allow one person, this Kisame person, to wield it. I really wish we could find out why this man…" Indicating the 'bandit' carrying the sword "…can carry it."

"Should this sword still exist? I mean why didn't Naruto-sama destroy it?"

Waizu sighed, "Naruto-sama had a weird thing about his opponents, especially those he respected. He always wanted to give them a proper burial. Kisame was one of the people he gave one to, he used Samehada as a grave marker."

Kazu continued, "Anyway…we're not here to talk about history…though this sword proves an important point." Kazu pulled out a small book and flipped it open, "This is one of Hidden Grass' bingo books." He finally stopped flipping through the pages, and showed the current page to Yami. It showed a large man holding the Samehada, "Like I said I have no idea how this man got a hold of Samehada…or how he can even use it…but this is the sword. The man is named Makimachi Soujiro." Yami looked at the man; with dark blue hair, done in a ponytail, and cold blue eyes.

"So…what do you want me to do…kill him?", asked a still confused psychic.

Kazu looked to Waizu, Waizu then said, "You? We don't want you to do anything but explain this to Hinadi and the Jounin that will be in your group. This man is beyond your capabilities to handle." Waizu noticed the boy's glare. "I also have a message I want you to give those two." Waizu handed Yami a letter, in a small white envelope. "It more or less summarizes the capabilities of this sword. And it also holds to TRUE mission. The mission is to try to get this man to join Moon."

Yami's eyes widened, "But that would be an-"

"Act of War?" Waizu finished. The old man sighed, "How long do you think it'll take Sound to act against us, it has already attacked Mist…a village in which it didn't have any history against…how long until HE comes after Moon…Soujiro is a man that was high up in the politics of Grass…and indirectly in Sound…I'm sure he has a lot of information we can use…"

"Why are you telling me this now…why not just tell Hinadi this tomorrow morning?"

"Because their will be council members in the mission briefing tomorrow morning. They will never allow anything, such as recruiting a Nuke-nin from another village, go on…not quietly anyways…and if they let it slip, then Sound or Grass can get a hold of this information…and it could make things worse for us…It's best to send a message to them in secret, when you stop to sleep, on your first night, is when you'll deliver the message to Hinadi. They'll find out about the mission AFTER Soujiro is recruited…then we can deal with that a lot easier." Waizu paused to gage Yami's feelings. "Normally I would tell an ANBU to deliver this to one of the two jounins tonight…but it would be better if their wasn't much ANBU activity tonight…after that council meeting…"

The Hikari nodded, "Alright…I'll do it."

Waizu and Kazu nodded, "This is very important…Orochimaru is probably one of the strongest beings in the planet…we'll need all the help we can get against him."

Yami nodded, got up, and left.

Kazu turned to Waizu. "Do you think they'll be able to pull it off…"

Waizu's face looked grim. "It'll be difficult…Hinadi has her work cut out for her…If she doesn't succeed in recruiting this man…she'll have to kill him."

Kazu nodded, "Who are you going to send with them?"

Waizu looked thoughtful for a moment, "Maybe…"

---Academy---

Yami walked to the Academy, just as promised, in search of his former sensei. He thought about the mission as he absentmindedly fingered the envelope, which was hidden in the confines of his robe.

"I was wondering when you would get here…"

Yami looked up to see Megumi staring at him. "Sorry sensei…I was held up…"

Megumi looked at him expectantly, "Well…how'd it go…"

Yami grinned, "Not good…I honestly doubt I'll be doing it again…"

His reply made Megumi look down. "Oh…" She quickly recovered, "So…you going to explain to me why you're suddenly taking care of a little girl."

Yami sighed and recounted the story of Sasami. From when he met her, in the clutches of Toguro…to when he left her in his, and Ookami's, apartment. "…We prevented her from getting hurt that night…I just hope it never happened before hand…"

Megumi shook her head, "Believe me…if she had been raped before…she would never have opened up to you as much as she has…she probably wouldn't have clung to you during your trip back here either."

Yami sighed, "I'm glad for that."

Megumi handed Yami a piece of paper, "Just fill that out…Next week is the last day for enrollment…if she doesn't want to enroll…then I'll just cancel it later.."

Yami nodded and looked at the paper, "Name…Sasami…" He said filling that out… "Surname…Bloodtype…birthday…Ummmm…sensei…"

"You are unbelievable…"

Yami chuckled nervously, "Yea sorry…"

"I suppose she never had a physical either…"

Yami shook his head, "Probably not…"

Megumi shook her head, "Take her to the hospital tomorrow and have them give her one…"

Yami's eyes widened. "I have an important mission tomorrow…"

Megumi sighed, "Bring her here then…and I'll take her for all these things…"

Yami smiled, "Thanks sensei…ummm…any chance you can keep an eye on her while we're gone?" Megumi's glare was enough to tell him that he was pushing his luck…but she nodded, "Thanks sensei…I think I better leave now…" With that he turned and started to leave.

"Wait!"

Yami turned back to her questioningly.

Megumi pointed to a target on the other side of the room… "See if you can hit it from your current position…"

Yami looked at the target on the other side of the room, a good twenty feet from his position, "Impossible…my Kakuhan won't go that far…I only have about twelve feet…"

"Try it anyway…"

Yami sighed, muttered, "Troublesome", but did it anyway.

He put his index and middle fingers, on his right hand, together, the other three curled up. His two fingers tips started glowing.

Yami, unlike most ninjas, was blessed with four blood limits, but also cursed with them as well.

The first of his abilities is his telekinesis. An ability which allows him to move a number of different objects. Usually Yami used this to increase his horrible accuracy with projectiles, though he barely carries anything other than normal ONE holster of ordinary kunai, only three kunai. His favored weapons are still Fuuma Shurikan, usually carrying two, using them as either melee weapons or guided projectiles. He also used his telekinesis to increase the strength and speed of his taijutsu, using psychic power to push his fist or foot in the direction he desired. More recently he'd used his telekinetic abilities to help maneuver his own body while using his clan's taijutsu, a taijutsu which uses many acrobatics moves.

At first Yami didn't understand this odd power, only that it sapped some of his chakra and that it induced headaches. Recently though, do to the keen Byakkugan of one Shikyo Hizuuga, Yami discovered the truth about his abilities. The fact is that Yami sends out invisible chakra to grab on object at a distance, a type of 'invisible hand' that is still attached to the psychic. He can only extend these 'hands' to a certain distance, about three meters. After his three meter limit he can send a wave of chakra to surround an object, which allows him to move it; though this method is a lot harder and causes a much greater strain on the young psychic. This is also the method that he uses to manipulate his body. Or his 'invisible hands' to help launch himself off of the ground, to jump higher off of the ground than he would by just concentrating chakra to his feet. Unfortunately Yami can't use his 'telepathic powers' against an enemy ninja that well. If Yami ensnares a living creature with chakra, Yami's chakra, which would be less dense and easy to dissipate now that it is out of his body, would come in contact with the chakra that comes from a living creature's Tenketsu; Since the creatures chakra is so dense while sealed in the creatures body, it would not be effect, Yami's chakra will disperse into the air harmlessly. At times Yami may be able to use his telepathic powers to knock someone off balance, but such a trick won't work as much on an experienced foe, and a person who's flaring their chakra wouldn't be affected by Yami's power at all.

Unfortunately during the months between the chunin exam and the raid on toguro's mansion, Yami has neglected training his psychic power. Though Yami doesn't understand how he acquired these powers, he speculates that it has something to do with the Hikari clan being partial psychics, getting telepathic premonitions.

His second bloodlimit is the only one that is involuntary. This skill is a psychic pregonition. Yami can sometimes see an event that will occur. In some cases he can see things that have already occurred in the distant pass. This is one of the blood limits of the Hikari.

The third of his abilities was the Hikari-Kakuhan. A golden whip that that can be used for a variety of situations. Usually used during combat. Unlike the chakra of his psychic power, Yami's Light whip won't dispel when it comes in contact with an opponent. This skill, though strong, is one of Yami's curses. It is the verification that Yami is the legacy of the Hikari clan. It is the proof that he is the proof that he is the last of his clan…

Finally his last blood limit…isn't really a blood limit at all, but merely another curse. Ten no Juin (Cursed Seal of Heaven); a mark that feeds on Yami's hatred and all his other dark feelings, and in return grants Yami's a significant boost of power. But this power comes with another dark price…this evil power twist and perverts the mind of the user. The corruption of the cursed seal are however sealed off due to Yami's own sealed; something which the godaime had had put on him. A seal in the shape of a Kanji for Light. It's primary purpose was to seal of the cursed seal all together…but unfortunately the evil seal was to much. The seal's secondary mission is to abolish the corruption of the Juin, which it has to an extent. Unfortunately…if the cursed seal was that easy to keep at bay…many horrible events would have been prevented. Yami was protected against the power of the cursed seal, level 1. However Yami unlocked a second level to the cursed seal, level 2. Transforming Yami into a dark angelic creature. The level 2 version of the Juin corrupts a persons mind to a much greater extent…which in most cases leaves a person as nothing but a mindless murderer. Yami used this power once…and has never managed to unleash it again, not that he would want to. Yami is afraid that the corruptions of the second level will be too much for the Kanji of Light.

The Ten no Juin (Cursed Seal of Heaven), also increases Yami's other blood limits. The Juin temporarily blocks the headaches created by Yami's telepathic powers, however if he uses it to much…the headaches will add up…heavily increasing the strain of Yami's mind in one burst. Finally it also increases the capabilities of Yami's Light whip. While Yami is in the level 1 version…the Hikari-Kakuhan changes from gold to a sickly gray color, other than that…the whip doesn't change at all. However, while Yami WAS in his level 2 Juin…the whip turned black, purple, and dark blue; and became as deadly as any blade…no longer smacking objects but quickly cutting anything that the Evil Yami desired.

These are the four skills Yami was born with…and to be honest…he'd readily would give up any and all of them.

He whipped his right hand at the target. A long golden whip came from his two fingers and shot towards the target. It didn't make it though; the target stopped short about seven feet. "About Twelve and a half feet. Not bad but still room for improvement", Megumi noted.

"You said mother had a twenty-five foot whip."

"She did. She was one of the strongest of the Hikari clan for many years. The strongest one was the woman who first started the Hikari clan. Supposedly she mastered it so to the point where she had a forty-foot Hikari-Kakuhan."

"Hmmm…"

"Anyway…you better be off to bed…you probably have to wake up early", Megumi said…ignoring Yami's groan at the word 'early'.

Yami left the classroom and started walking home.

---On the streets---

Yami was currently walking down the streets, disregarding the looks he received from the village. They weren't looks of anger…or deceit…but looks of admiration. He was resisting the urge to flip all these people the bird. A little over a year ago Yami was hated in his village, for not being an adequate heir to the Hikari. But when the people found out that he could perform the Hikari-Kakuhan, he was instantly revered in his village.

"Fickle bastards…" he muttered under his breath.

---Yami, Ookami, and Sasami's Apartment---

Yami walked in to find Ookami on the couch, reading on of his perverted books.

"Sup."

"Hello Ookami."

Ookami looked at the psychic. "Didn't go well I suppose."

"Not in the least." Yami said as he walked passed the boy and to Sasami's door. He opened it a crack to find that she was already asleep, in her brand new bed that was apparently already delivered. He closed it and turned back to the pervert on the couch. "Don't spend all night reading…We have an early mission tomorrow, an A-rank mission."

Ookami looked at the boy with a raised eyebrow, "A-rank? What's the occasion?"

"Idiot council members who are pissed off at the lost of power."

"I see…"

"We're going to be working with Kitsune's Team and another one."

Ookami raise his other eyebrow, "Wow…working with THE Uzamaki…what an honor…"

Yami couldn't tell if he was showing sarcasm or being serious…though it sounded like the former.

Yami only nodded and went to his room. After changing out of his formal apparel, he went to sleep almost instantly.

---Next Morning---

Yami woke up to an interesting aroma in the air. He got up and walked to the living. He saw Ookami sitting in the same spot he was last night, doing the same thing he was doing last night. Inochi was in the kitchen cooking. Sasami was sitting at the table reading one of the scrolls. She looked up to him and smiled when she saw him come in.

"Yami-ni-san!" She jumped off the chair and glomped him.

Yami was taken back, 'When did she get this affectionate? And since when does she call me "brother"?' He hid his surprise and gave her a hug back. "Hey Sasami…" He put her down and walked over to Inochi. "What are you doing here this early?" The two of them struck fist with each other.

"My father and brother told me about the early mission…so I figured that I'd come over early to take you all out to breakfast…as it turns out…you guys ACTUALLY have something decent to eat." He turned back to the stove. "I figured I'd cook…F.Y.I…do you know how dusty I found this stove when I found it? Do you guys ever cook for yourselves?"

"No…" was Yami's simple reply.

Inochi sighed, "So…you're keeping the little girl with you?" Yami nodded… "Are you sure she's…you know…safe…with him living hear to?" He said gesturing to Ookami.

Yami's raised an eyebrow. "You think he'll actually try something with her?"

Inochi chuckled… "No…he's not like that…I just think that his perverted nature will scar her for life…"

"Hmmm…"

Yami walked back over to Sasami who went back to sitting on the table. "Your answer?"

Sasami looked at him with a smile and nodded.

"Good." Yami sat next to the little redhead. "We're going on a mission later on today…" Sasami looked up at Yami with a sad look. "It'll only be a few days…your going to have to get used to it…I can't stop going on missions…" Yami said with a sad smile. Sasami kept looking sad. "I'm going to have my sensei, Megumi, keep an eye on you…she's really nice…she's the one who's most responsible for raising me…" Sasami still looked sad. "Just remember that I'll come back…soon…" Sasami nodded…still looking a bit sad. "I'll take you over to meet her after breakfast."

"Breakfast is ready!" They heard Inochi yell out.

---Ninja Academy---

Yami walked in the academy, Sasami holding his hand. They both walked up to a smiling Megumi. "Hello sensei. This is Sasami." He said gesturing to the little girl. He turned to Sasami, "Sasami this is Megumi."

Megumi crouched down in front of the girl and gave her a warm smile. "Hello Sasami…" She said as she extended her hand. Sasami looked at it and took it nervously. "It's a pleasure to meet you-" She was cut off when suddenly…

"NOOO! HONEY PLEASE BE REASONABLE!" Yami turned around to see none other than Kyokotsu, Suichi, and Suikotsu; Bankotsu's father, mother, and little sister, respectively. Suichi, in a jounin outfit, was carrying Suikotsu in her arms and dragging Kyokotsu who was hanging on to his wifes legs for dear life. It was kind of comical seeing Suichi just dragging the man, said man being twice as wide as the woman and at least three heads taller than her. "SHE'S JUST A CHILD!"

"Oh please darling…when Bankotsu was her age you didn't even think twice…" Suichi responded not bothering to turn around, brushing one of her blue locks out of her eyes, whilst still holding Suikotsu with her other hand.

"B-B-B-BUT", stuttered the brown haired man, obviously not thinking of a way to 'save' his princess…

"Daddy…" the young blue haired girl muttered.

Suichi marched right up to Megumi, and Yami and Sasami, and held up a piece of paper, whilst still holding her daughter in one hand. "Here's the registration for Tsukigakure's future greatest Kunoichi." After her mother said that, Suikotsu held up her hand in a peace sign.

Megumi smiled at the two, grabbed the paper and stuck it in a folder. "Suikotsu's all set-"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Screamed a horrified father, throwing both his arms in the air and looking straight up.

---Training field 25---

Bankotsu and Jyou were both balancing, on one foot, on a very thin pole, about two inches in diameter. They were both about three feet off the ground.

"Wow you two are doing so much better with your balancing…sensei will be so proud…" Said an excited redhead. Then she got an evil gleam in her eyes, "Lets…make this a little more interesting…if you don't mind…" before Bankotsu and Jyou could say a thing it was to late. Kasai snapped her fingers, on her right hand, and fire started spiraling around her right arm. Kasai twirled around once and whipped her arm out, which made the fire shoot out towards the two stomps. Fire engulfed the area around the poles, which were luckily made of a heat resistant metal. Bankotsu and Jyou nearly choked at the fire that was currently swirling around them…

"Troublesome…" muttered Jyou and closed his eyes..

Bankotsu on the other hand was slightly terrified at the actions of his secret crush… "Gotta concentrate…" He muttered as he put his right hand in a boar seal. "Concentrate on nothing but balance…"

It was easy to do so because the forest around them was so quiet, except for all the birds that were singing around them up in the trees.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" The sudden roar startled the surrounding birds that quickly flew out of their trees in fright. A large flock of flew right passed the two boys who were already starting to lose their balance because of the giant roar.

"Waoh….AHH AH AH AHHHHHH" Bankotsu screamed as he fell off…Jyou did the same thing…

Kasai just stared at the two boys who fell into the fire…She scratched the back of her head, which had a huge sweatdrop, "Whoops…"

---Ninja Academy---

Yami and the four women with him just stared at the scene in front of him with a huge sweat drop.

"Ishida-san…please get off of my desk…"

Kyokotsu looked at the five people before him and quickly recomposed himself. He jumped off the desk. "Honey…" the man started.

Suichi held out her hand, "Not another word darling…" Kyokotsu dropped his head in defeat. Suichi turned to Yami and her charge. "So Yami what are you doing here." He looked at the little girl he was holding, "Oh this must be Sasami…" Yami stared at her curiously, "Bankotsu mentioned her when he got home last night. He also mentioned that YOU were the one who gave him those really impressive scrolls…I just want to say thank you so much."

Yami smiled at the woman, "It's really no problem what so ever…I remembered Kasai saying that he was neglecting learning ninjutsu…so I thought I'd help him out."

Suichi smiled at him, as did Suikotsu. Suddnely Yami found himself kissing the floor, Kyokotsu just patted him on the back. "I'm glad that my son found such a great friend."

A vein in Suichi's forhead started popping a bit… "Honey…" She said through gritted teeth.

Kyokotsu looked at the woman like a deer caught in headlights. "Well…I better be going" Truly moves fast for a man his size…was out the door in less than a second.

Suikotsu jumped out of her mothers arms and walked over to Sasami. Suikotsu held out her hand, "Hi I'm Suikotsu."

Sasami took the other girls hand, "I'm Sasami…"

"It's nice to meet you."

Yami slowly lifted himself off the ground and quickly found himself pushed out the door. "You don't want to keep the Tsukikage waiting now do you?"

Yami walked out the building to find Inochi and Ookami waiting for him. Ookami turned to him, "Did you happen to see a rather short woman, holding a child and dragging a giant behind him…" He asked with a joking smile…he knew who they were…though he didn't know why it was happening…

Yami smiled back and just shook his head. The three boys headed to the kage tower.

---Kage Tower, Mission Room---

The three walked into the room, "YOUR LATE!" Denzel sneered slamming his fist onto the desk. Ookami resisted the urge to flip him the bird. Denzel, like many of the other council members were extremely angry with Team 7…they were in a way responsible for there lost of power. Yami did a double take at what he saw before him. All the council members were in the room, except for Yami; Kitsune, who was standing in front of kage with her teammates; and the Mokuzai heir, Kouji, was also right next to Kitsune.

Many of the council members were pissed to say the least…the ones that wanted to coddle and spoil the Uzamaki…luckily for, Tsukigakure…Kitsune had other plans…she would not be a spoiled worthless child…she was the heiress of the most powerful clan of Tsukigakure…she was the granddaughter of Naruto Uzamaki…she was the keeper of the Kyuubi no Kitsune…she WILL fight for her country.

Yami looked around to see… Team 17 and their sensei standing with team 19. He also took a second to look at the clock…they WERE late…by about half a measly minute…

Ookami looked at Denzel with a mock apologetic face. "I apologize Denzel-sama but we were preoccupied with something and it took slightly longer than expected…for that I completely apologize for our tardiness." Ookami said…but it only seemed to make Denzel seethed more.

"Enough…" stated the Tsukikage, team 7 walked up to stand next to the other two teams. "This is the mission…" The Tsukikage started explaining the mission objective…at first it sounded like a ordinary bandit raid, which confused most people…until the kage got to the part where they were hiding in mist… "…so you will most likely have to deal with ninjas…so your destination is to first go to the city of Lucca in Kiba no Kuni…"

Yami's eyes widened when he said that, 'The land of the Fang?'

"You're sending them to that BANDIT INFESTED PATCH OF DIRT!" said an angered council member…Yami groaned as the council members started arguing again.

Finally Hizashi slammed his fist against the table, "ENOUGH ALL OF YOU! I'M TIRED OF HEARING EVERYONE OF YOU ARGUING LIKE A BUNCH OF CHILDREN."

Denzel glared at the man, he was about to say something when suddenly the Tsukikage cut him off.

"I'm sick of it as well…you all seem to have a false perspective of this whole situation…the last of the Uzamaki is not just a little princess…and she is not just a tool for war…" He turned to her with a smile… "Kitsune-Hime is the heiress of the most powerful clan in Tsukigakure…she is a shinobi of Tsukigakure…that's what we're training her to be…" Kitsune smiled at the aged kage. "You have your orders. Now move out."

The group of eleven left the room.

"Sensei? Why were they speaking so badly Kiba no Kuni?", asked Kitsune.

Hinadi turned to Kitsune, "Kiba no Kuni is a place that contains a large number of bandits. Fang country is in general a pretty lawless country so villages send out for ninjas every now and then to lower their numbers."

Kitsune nodded.

Yami nodded, "Yea and…by the way…you two." Yami pointed to Kitsune and Jiman, "Need to lose the robes."

Kitsune blushed and Jiman seethed, "What the hell is that suppose to mean you PERVERT!"

Yami did a double take on what it sounded like he was implying, "Get your minds out of the gutter…I meant for you to wear something different…There isn't any royal families in Fang Country…if you two go their…you'll automatically bring attention to yourselves…that's something that we don't need." Kitsune nodded…Jiman just looked at him in disdain. "Or if you want you could walk around with a Henge one…but that will constantly use your chakra reserves." Kitsune nodded again.

Hinadi nodded as well, "He's right…it would be best to dress yourself in a somewhat normal attire."

Yami nodded and turned to his teammates, noticing Inochi with a huge sweatdrop on his head…he turned to Ookami…and saw him hitting on Sakura and Ayame again, he even still had his book out…The girls though…were giving him evil glares.

"Hey!" Yami turned to see Kasai, with a bandaged Bankotsu and Jyou behind her, along with a tall man, wearing a hooded black cloak, wearing a white mask with a red swirl on it. He also wore black leather boots and matching gloves…all and all his body was completely covered from head to toe. They were obviously here for a mission.

Yami walked over to Kasai and gave her a high five. He looked over to his other two friends, "What the hell happened to you two?"

Bankotsu just muttered, "I don't want to talk about it…" Yami looked at him oddly…Jyou had a similar distressed face on him…Kasai seemed to giggle nervously.

Yami stared at the tall man, obviously their jounin sensei. He was about to say something when suddenly.

"No need for any of this. I, the Great Jiman of the Gekkani, will defeat all the ninja that I come across." Jiman said with a grin.

With that he ran off down the stairs. Bankotsu quickly elbowed Yami in the side, just like he did when they were still in the academy. Yami, without even thinking, sent one of his invisible hands to one of Jimans feet, to knock him off balance. It worked Jiman tripped and started falling down the stairs.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

Ookami, Bankotsu, Kasai, and Aki laughed.

Kitsune, Sakura, and Ayame gasped; though the latter two were just caught by surprise. Kitsune turned back to her sensei. "Hinadi-sensei…Jiman for some reason or another keeps falling off those steps…"

Hinadi just shook his head, "So I've heard…I better find out why that keeps happening to him…"

Bankotsu just leaned against Yami, "I wonder why Jiman keeps tripping down stairs." Bankotsu smiled mischievously.

Yami grinned.

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