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OMG! IT'S TORA!
The first few weeks were spent training and doing D-rank missions just as Naru predicted; however, despite the missions being boring, team twelve had already gotten a stellar reputation for completing their missions on time.
The team couldn't be happier with their progress, in fact, Inoichi had been getting told by his comrades and the Hokage that his team was the fastest progressing team out of the new recruits. Naru and Kakashi had also come along way in their training.
Naru had finally completed her genjutsu, "The Siren's Call," which she had created using fuinjutsu. When the jutsu was activated, the unsuspecting victim would hear a beautiful voice calling out to them putting them into a trance. The victim would have no choice but to follow the pretty voice signing to them leading them into a trap.
It was a very dangerous jutsu that had already been marked as an A-ranked jutsu by the Third Hokage.
Naru smiled remembering the looks on everyone's faces when she tested it for the first time.
Flashback:
Team Twelve made their way to the mission room where they were greeted by the Hokage and some unknown Chunin.
The Hokage smiled at them as they entered the room, "Aww, Team Twelve, I see you're back for another mission," he said.
Inoichi Sensei smiled, "Yes, Hokage Sama," he said.
The Hokage laughed, "Well Inoichi, it's your team's lucky day, I just received a mission from the Daimyo. It seems his wife's new kitten, Tora, has just runoff," he said.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Naru froze; the only thought going through her mind at that moment was, "Oh god! that demon is alive?!"
Kurama even shivered inside of his cage, "Well Kit, you know what they say, a demon never dies," he said.
Naru shook her head, "I was hoping I'd be done with D-ranks before Tora came along," she said, sullenly.
Kurama chuckled, "If it makes you feel any better, you could test that new jutsu of yours on Tora," he said.
Naru froze before she started to chuckle, not realizing she was doing this out loud she freaked out her teammates and everyone else in the room, including the Anbu that were hidden. "Oh Kurama, that's brilliant," she said.
Inoichi looked at her and for a moment thought about turning down the mission when Naru spoke up. "My team excepts the mission, Hokage Sama," she said, giving a creepy smile.
Kakashi being brave leaned over and whispered in Naru's ear, "Hey Naru?" he said.
Naru looked over at him, "Yes, Kakashi," she said.
Kakashi looked at her concerned, "Are you okay," he said.
Naru laughed, "I'm fine Kakashi, just fine," she said.
Kakashi looked at her, " Then why are you acting creepy," he said.
Naru smiled, "Because, I just found a test subject for my new jutsu," she said.
Kakashi turned away from her thinking, "That poor cat", he didn't think that for long once he met Tora though.
End Flashback:
"Oh good times," she, thought happily.
Kurama laughed, "I have to give it to you, Kit you sure know how to exact revenge on someone," he said.
Naru huffed, "You know Tora had it coming, maybe now Tora will know not to run away from home," she said.
Kurama laughed, "After what your team did, I doubt she will ever want to leave her house again," he said.
Flashback:
Team Twelve left the briefing room with a photo of Tora and a tip that the cat was last seen at training ground seven, which was currently unused. The team ended up going back to the training grounds to discuss a plan of attack, which Naru had already come up with.
Inoichi turned towards his team, "Alright everyone, we've got a missing cat to catch, does anyone have a plan," he said.
Naru raised her hand, Inoichi nodded towards her, giving the okay to speak.
Naru nodded at him, "Okay, here's my idea. I have a new jutsu that if it works will put the cat into a trance; once it's subdued, Kakashi can use his electric shock jutsu to tranquilize it," she said.
Inoichi nodded, liking the plan, but he wondered why Naru wanting Kakashi to tranquilize it, "That's a good plan, but Naru don't you think Electric Shock is overkill" he said.
Naru looked at him innocently, "No?" she said.
Inoichi shook his head when Tenzo raised his hand, Inoichi gave him the okay to speak.
Tenzo looked over at Naru and Kakashi, "Um, I was just wondering how I can help," he said, shyly.
Naru playing dumb, turned her head towards him, "Well what can you do," she said.
Tenzo smiled at her, "Well, I could make a cage for the cat," he said.
Kakashi turned and looked over at him, "What kind of cage," he said.
Tenzo looked around for a minute before making hand signs before yelling out, "Wood Style! Wooden Cage Art," in a flash a little wooden cage appeared. Inoichi's jaw dropped, while Naru and Kakashi just looked impressed.
Naru smiled, "Okay alternative plan, after I lure Tora, Kakashi will tranquilize it, and then Tenzo will put it in a cage," she said.
Inoichi gave Naru an exasperated expression, "Naru, don't you think that's overkill? I mean, it's just a kitten," he said.
Kurama coughed inside of his cage, "Oh how blissfully ignorant he is," he said.
Naru snorted inside her mind, "No kidding," she thought.
The young girl looked at her sensei and shook her head, "No Inoichi Sensei, I've heard things about this kitten before," she said.
Inoichi leveled her a look, "What have you heard," he asked.
Naru looked at him seriously, "I've heard Tora has sent four people to the Emergency Room," she said, making Inoichi and the boys pale.
Kakashi looked at Naru, "You're kidding me right," he said.
Naru turned to him, "Nope," she said.
The young Hatake sweatdropped when he realized she was being serious; he turned away from her mumbling under his breath about sticking to dogs.
Tenzo laughed from his spot beside Kakashi, thinking to himself what fun team he had, while Inoichi was thinking of taking Naru to see a shrink, but thought better of it, remembering that Naru's dad could kill him if he wanted to.
Inoichi coughed, "okay then, we will go through with Naru's plan, but if one of you kills the cat, you're responsible for explaining why to the Daimyo's wife," he said.
Team Twelve saluted him before racing off towards Training Ground Seven.
It was early afternoon when the team entered the training grounds. To make the search go faster, Kakashi summoned his new ninja hound Pakkun to help sniff out the kitten.
The young pug was not happy about being summoned to help find a cat but complied nonetheless. With Pakkun's exquisite sense of smell, it did not take the team long to find the demon kitten.
Tora was on a tree branch stalking a nest of birds when she noticed Pakkun and the team. Immediately she took a defensive posture and hissed at Pakkun. Pakkun let out a growl in warning to the kitten, who continued hissing. Kakashi being smart released him before an actual fight broke out between the two animals.
The action seemed to calm Tora a bit, but she kept her defensive posture.
Inoichi and Tenzo twitched. They were believing those rumors. Kakashi looked at Tora and decided it would be in his best interest to keep some distance between him and her; as for Naru, seeing Tora again triggered some unsettling memories from her past life that she didn't want to revisit.
Deciding it was time to take action, she called out to her team, "Kakashi, Tenzo! I need you guys to move back, you too sensei," she said while performing hand seals.
The males immediately jumped out of the way, not wanting to be caught in whatever jutsu she was about to perform. Naru finished her hand seals and yelled out, "Sirens Call, level one."
To anyone watching it would appear nothing was happening, but to the Jonin and the two genins that were watching close by they could hear a faint call that sounded like an echo. To Tora, however, it sounded like her mother was calling her, and it compelled her to follow it.
On Naru's part, she started walking back towards Kakashi so that he could tranquilize Tora, and since she didn't know how long she could keep up the jutsu, the faster this happened, the better.
It was a peculiar sight to see, Naru looked like the Pied Piper leading Tora, the way she was. It entranced her team watching her.
Now Naru could have kept leading Tora to Kakashi and finish the mission, but she wanted to teach Tora a lesson about causing innocent genin trouble. So she pretended to lose control of the jutsu and released the kitten from her trance.
Tora regained control of her senses quickly and to say she was angry was a bit of an understatement; she let out a growl and charged at Naru. Tenzo was the first to react quickly performed hand seals and threw an arm of wood at the cat, trying to put her in a cage; she leaped back, only to be tranquilized by Kakashi.
The young Hatake underestimated her, however, so he didn't shock her enough, which led to her running back towards Naru, who was ready and waiting for her.
Once Tora was in proximity, Naru released her second jutsu of the day "Nightmare Mirage," which basically showed the poor cat, an image of her being cooked in a restaurant after her owner tired of her running away.
Naru released the cat after five minutes, which once she again regained her senses gave a meow in surrender. It took the team an hour to catch the kitten who after watching her own demise was more than happy to be reunited with her owner.
Once the Daimyo's wife was gone, the Hokage informed Naru that her jutsu Siren's Call was now being listed as a potential A-rank jutsu, and to be careful about who she used it on. He then dismissed Team Twelve.
End Flashback.
Kurama laughed, "That was the quickest revenge I've ever seen take place," he said.
Naru snorted, "Are you referring to how long it took Sasuke to get revenge?" she asked.
Kurama smirked, "Maybe," he said.
Naru smirked, "I'm pretty sure anyone could beat Sasuke in getting a quick revenge," she said.
Kurama snorted, "You got that right Kit," he said making Naru burst out laughing.
Oh good times, she thought.
Author's note: First off I want to say I'm really sorry this took so long but I have a legitimate excuse. First off a giant ice storm came through my state causing me to lose electricity for two weeks and two cars; then by the time I got my power back, it was dead/finals week. Plus my aunt ended up in the hospital in those two weeks without power. so that sucked, which led me to fall into a bad depression. So sorry I've been gone, and I hope you enjoy this chapter. Lots of Love, Nerdzone6.