A short chapter, filled with hypocrisy and a reminder, that Daiki has a rather short fuse.

Chapter 1-20

"Alright, Kurenai-sensei is inside with the client so there should be no problems on that front. You will be a visible presence at the main entrance, try to look reasonably competent." I said to the tall lanky genin in front of me and turned to his teammate.

"You will take position on the roof opposite the main entrance. You will provide cover and keep an eye out for suspicious individuals. You will signal him accordingly." I went on with the instructions and pointed at his friend for emphasis.

"I will visibly patrol the perimeter and keep a few of my clones hidden along the way. That should look reasonably professional and cover our bases." I finished and crossed my arms in satisfaction.

'And I can do my job, while you two are parked out of the way.' Remained unsaid.

"Yeah, that sounds good and all, but why don't you take position at the door, and when there's trouble you can run inside." The brown-haired, young adult, in front of me, replied in a lazy drawl. I stared at him, my expression instantly becoming devoid of emotions.

"Exactly, no offense," The condescending smile on the face of the blonde-haired bloke as he said it however told me the exact opposite. "but let us handle this little gig."

I would have stayed mellow, I was rather sure of it, but the guy had to keep on talking.

"Just go inside it and tell the babe we are handling things out here." He brushed me off and turned to his companion. "You think she would go for a bottle of sake with me after the mission?"

"Get in line, those lips are first going to be wrapped around my d…"

"Wrapped around your what?" I asked him directly, my face carefully blank as I intimately invaded his personal space without a shred of hesitation. I didn't care that I had to crane my neck to look into his eyes, this was going to be therapeutic no matter what.

Those two had been rapidly climbing positions on my admittedly rather short shit-list since day one, they literally had started to piss me off when we had met up in Konoha and picked up our client for this escort- and bodyguard mission to Tanzaku Quarters and back.

They reminded me of those kids I had used to learn my very first nin-jutsu all those years ago in the worst possible manner. They were basically the culmination of a lifetime of failures and subpar effort.

Adult genin, that thought they were hot shit. And to make things worse they had been anything but subtle the way they had eyed Kurenei. She obviously ignored everything with cool professionalism, but it annoyed me something fierce. I knew my sensei could handle herself, but I just couldn't help it.

To be honest I had been waiting for a chance like this.

"Wrapped around your what?" I asked again, keeping an ironclad lid on my satisfaction upon seeing him noticeably stiffen.

Obviously, it hadn't been my words, that got him rigid like a board and standing on his tiptoes. No, the reason was my tanto, blade up, carefully placed between his thigh and balls.

"Holy shi..!" The other guy tried to say, but I instantly cut him off.

"Shut up!" I said calmly and gazed directly at him, while I gently lifted the tanto under the guy in front of me. This time, I barely withheld a chuckle, as he gingerly rose in tandem with my blade.

"Listen, and listen well, Genin One and Genin Two! You are faceless nobodies, whose names I couldn't even bother to remember." I started my lengthy monologue in a pleasant and conversational manner.

"You arrogant little shits don't even understand how far down the pecking order you actually are. Furthermore, you dumb assholes don't even have the dignity to hide behind a desk or do something equally menial."

I paused for a second, giving them the time to let the first part settle.

"No, you go and have to embarrass Konoha in front of clients and be a burden in case of danger. But do you guys wanna know what really got my blood boiling?" I asked them and waited for an actual answer.

Which didn't come.

"He asked you a question." My Shadow Clone said from directly behind the guy who wasn't incapacitated.

"Nooo!" The guy yelped in terror. "I'm mean…what got your blood boiling?" He asked and I smiled in return.

"So glad you asked. Well, I already revealed my thoughts about your talent. Thing is, you assholes are lucky to live in Konoha, because it means there are dozens and dozens of infinitely more capable people always willing to give their all and face the danger to protect you. My sensei is one such a person."

I told them with a shrug as if to say, that I couldn't even comprehend such a notion.

"And yet…, you feel the need the act in such disrespectful manner in front of her." I shook my head.

"Maybe I'm unfair towards you, maybe I'm just angry, that I'm stuck with you and missions like this and not out there working my way through my bingo-book. But right now, I just want to break your legs and dump you on the nearest landfill. But we all know the hassle that will follow for me, sooo… How do we resolve this dang predicament?" I asked them with genuine puzzlement.

Silence

"I know!" My clone helpfully explained, apparently, he had gotten impatient.

"How about this? You guys just show the proper respect to your betters and act like fucking professionals." He offered in exaggerated excitement.

"That's a really great idea!" I exclaimed loudly in my best home shopping channel voice and took note of how the guy in front of me began to shake.

"And how about we never talk about this little episode?" I added, this time in a deadly serious voice again.

"Alternatively, we will find you and get rid of you in Training Ground 44." My clone finished for me.

A nod from Genin One.

I turned to face the other guy.

A nod from Genin Two.

"Fantastic!" I cheerfully exclaimed. "On to your positions, boys, chop-chop!"