*DISCLAIMER* I don't own Naruto or any of the original characters or the story this all belongs to Masashi Kishimoto, I only own my own character. Is rated will be fixed the deeper I get into the story.

"OHHHH! My darling Tora! I was worried sick, but I'm so happy I have you back now!" A classy older lady exclaimed when team 7 brought back her cat. "Right, so the next mission for Team 7 is…" Hiruzen says very slowly. "No, no! stop right there I want a real mission! So no thank you! I want something exciting!" Naruto yells, Even Sasuke looks like he has a face of agreement. Haahaa, they both have a point I should be serious about this too. Masumi turns her face to the side, she wanted to partake in what is the rebelling of Naruto for a better mission. She tried to center herself and have a straight face and turns back to the hokage, who is in fact the person who assigns the tasks. I thought it was about time Naruto would bursts… Kakashi thinks staring sheepishly at the kage. "You are barely a genin! You still need to make your way up the ranks by first getting used to simple missions!" Iruka sensei who also observes the type of mission his class of the academy have, even when they graduated he still had to look over them. "BUT!" Naruto protests. "That's enough outta you." Kakashi strikes Naruto down by hitting him over the head. "Missions are given by ranks D rank being the lowest and S rank being for experts. You have to understand…" Hiruzen catches Naruto not paying attention. I wonder what ramen I should eat today…" He thinks out loud. "I'm very sorry Hokage, I'll apologize on behave of my team." She nervously says pinching both Naruto and Sasuke on the arm. They then saw the way Masumi glared at them. "Ahh that's fine Masumi," He sighs. "Okay fine I will give you a C rank mission, you'll be a bodyguard for someone." Hiruzen looks at Naruto who shows excitement in his eyes. "NO WAY! Is it a Feudal lord? A princess?" He asks joyfully. "Ill introduce you, will you come in?" Hiruzen announces. A drunken older male comes in still with a bottle in his hand poking at Naruto's buttons making him want to use up his energy on the man, Kakashi holds him back. "I'm Tazuna, veteran bridge builder. You'll be risking it all escorting me back to my land to complete the bridge." He informs them. "Right, we'll have them get ready and meet you at the front gate." Hiruzen instructs waving them out the door.

Masumi and Sasuke go back to the apartment complex to ready their things. Masumi in her kitchen manipulates several crystal shuriken putting them in one compartment of her thigh-strapped weapon pack and several normal shuriken on the other compartment. Shuriken is a better tool for me who needs Kunai when I can just make a Javelin or a spear from elemental release. She thinks to herself when she hears a knock on the door. "It's me." Sasuke calls out. "Come in!" She straps on her bow riser on her lower back straps. "Got everything?" Sasuke asks her while she puts a few containers in the back pack. "Yeah, it's gonna be a trip and I'm always making food pills with ingredients Tsunade sends me. Even while were far away she tries to find a way to teach me, the all around wellness ones are amazing your chakra flows better and it keeps you from getting sick among other things." She hands over a wellness food pill to Sasuke which he tries. "That's actually good and you know I hate sweet things." He nods. "It'll keep your mind 3x more alert then usual, I'll keep the energy ones safe cause we don't need Naruto to have more energy…" She says narrowing her eyes. "You're not taking regular arrows? I don't see them in the quiver you sowed onto that backpack." He stands still when Masumi starts to inspect him to make sure he's ready. "No, I mean it's not going to be a hard mission and if needed I can always make some out of the forest we'll be walking through. He hands her a box and she smiles. "What's this?" She asks. "Go ahead and open it." She gasps hugging him and smiles. "Its perfect, I love it, thank you!" A ring with an opal gemstone was inside, she quickly slips it on to her right middle finger. "I know how much you like opal stones, but its infused with my lightning element. I wanted to do what you and your sisters do to make sure you're okay, and I also wanted to give you something like you have me this necklace." Admiring it she catches it at times making a bright electric light. "Its shining brighter than normal because of the lightening you infused, isn't it?" She asks and he nods. "If it siezes to shine bright then you'll know I'm not okay." She slips on her back pack, "As long as I'm with you nothing will happen to you. Remember I'm a medical ninja!" She chuckles and motions him to head out the door.

"What took you both so long! I'm dying to get out there!" Naruto exclaims. "Well don't actually die on us." Masumi laughs. "Do I have to put up with this squirt?" Tazuna asks irritated. "I'm the jonin that will be getting after him, not to worry." Kakashi says. "Lets go! Ahaha I can see patience is wearing thin." Masumi nervously chuckles motioning them to begin walking, while Tazuna continues to drink his alcohol and on they go.

While on their way Sasuke looks over Masumi who is walking in front of him but within a close range surround Tazuna to keep him guarded. When the wind blows he could smell the freshly washed scent of her clothes and her hair, Her hair, he boldly thinks. Her shoulder length blonde hair always looked so smooth and healthy. Masumi looks over to all her team mates trying to make sure they all were focused and okay making Sasuke look away and focused on the mission now.

That's something. Masumi thinks to herself as she steps on a puddle looking around noting that there is no water on other parts close to them but dismisses her thoughts knowing that her sensory skills are still not very well developed, All of a sudden a puddle transforms into two ninja assassins that wrap Kakashi in chains shredding him in the process. "NO!" Masumi yells in disbelief knowing she could've prevented this if she just listened to her senses. "Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto screams when the two ninja sneak behind him next pressing the attack only managing to scratch Naruto before Sasuke quickly jumps into action hooking the chains into a nearby tree and then kicking the two ninja down. They unhook the chains from the connection to the hand and try to go for Tazuna next but this time Masumi goes into action. Jumping in front of the old man she moves quick, as the ninja moved with speed and no hesitation she quickly did the ram hand sign crystal release: crimson barrier she thought not needing to voice her skill out loud as crystal release was her lives work which is why she could make crystal arrows out of no where when she nocks on her bow. Nonetheless, Kakashi appeared back grabbing the two ninja by the neck. "Kakashi-sensei…" Naruto weakish said. "You're injured, sorry I didn't help you straight away I didn't think you'd freeze like that." Kakashi said making Masumi look at him curiously. Here we have the person who wanted a mission like this but he froze, he wasn't ready…. Masumi thought. "Anyways, good job Sasuke and Masumi." Kakashi said and the team took notice of the inner struggle Naruto was having on himself due to being able to do nothing. "How did you know we were here?" They ask Kakashi. "There was a puddle of water but it hasn't rained here." He simply answered making them groan at their failure. Masumi went over to Naruto and saw Sasuke mocking him, She shot a glance at Sasuke, one that meant 'mock him and I will end you'. "These two assassins had poison on the claws, Naruto you need to drain the poison from your injured hand." Kakashi said walking away with the two men. Masumi gave Sasuke one last glance and sighed deeply. "Naruto I'll remove…" her words trail off by Naruto who stabs deeper into his hand, letting the poisoned blood drain out. "Naruto… that wasn't rational, I'm a medic! I could've simply taken the poison out myself!" Kakashi nods. "That would've been more helpful any more blood comes out and you'll bleed to death, you stabbed a pretty important area." Kakashi says making Masumi let out a deep sigh. "Follow me." She says taking him to sit by a near by tree while she took medical gauze to wrap his hand as well as a food pill for him to eat with his free hand "Uhh Masumi-chan, what's this for." He asks before a bite. "I packed a few different ones with different colored wrapping in order to decipher them, It'll help with the poison and it'll aid with healing" She says wiping the blood away noticing the wound healing rapidly and she looks over at Kakashi who looks at her back. She could tell Kakashi was keeping a secret, there was always a secret revolving Naruto but she never dared question anything No one ever presses me for answers of my parents so why should I press them for questions of this nature... she dismisses her thoughts about this. "Done, It should heal fairly quick." The wrapping was nice and snug.

"Tazuna, you were their target. But you knew that didn't you?" Kakashi looking away from the ninja who were bound to a tree but Tazuna decided to use the 'I have no idea' phrase. "Our objective was supposed to be to protect you from bandits or thieves while you continue to build the bridge. Being that you have a target on yourself from shinobi especially ones from the hidden rain village who are known not to ever stop the fight even if it means death should make this a B rank mission." Masumi sighed "It came down to the fee didn't it? if the price wasn't as high to get higher rank ninja to escort him I don't think mister Tazuna would have us risk our lives for his… we've come too far to simply back down from this but I see it's all up to the whole team to make a vote." Kakashi nods at her words. "I already made it my oath to see this mission through when I drew out the blood. I don't need to raise my hand, You all know I'd still do it." Naruto stubbornly says, Masumi's worried face turns to a gentle smile. "I guess I don't need to raise my hand either, I'm going with what Tsunade always wished… a medical ninja in every 3 man group. I stay where my team stays." They look over to Sasuke who nods. "Be on high alert." Kakashi smirks these kids always amaze me, but what goes on the next path we follow… he thinks. "Oh and Tazuna, no more secrets from now on. I want to know what these assailants want with you, the full truth and I do warn, the answer may end our mission when you reach the bridge." Tazuna nods. "It may soon end indeed. I'm being chased by a terrifying man… I don't know if you've heard his name before. A shipping mogul by the name of Gato, He doesn't want the bridge to be built in order to keep his shipping business a float." Kakashi looks surprised. "You mean Gato the world's richest man?" Tazuna nods. "He used his influence upon gangs and wealth in order to cease control of the shipping companies in the land of waves, at the moment he has a tight grip on the land of waves meaning he has control over… everything." Sasuke speaks up to ask. "So the ninja from earlier, Gato must've used his resources to hire them?" Tazuna nods. "What was the reason for you to keep that a secret when contracting us if you're up to head with a man like Gato?" Kakashi asks. "The girl was right...the land of waves is a poor nation even the feudal lords are poor… all around we're all poor and hiring B rank ninja or higher would be to costly and some how I had to make it back here, You may as well abort the mission as soon as we get on land, I may be killed but should I be, my cute grandchild who is about to turn 8 will only cry his heart out!" He says laughing uproariously. "I guess we have no choice, we'll have to continue as his body guards." Kakashi decides.

"So much fog." Masumi says but her eyes could see very clear. "The bridge should be visible soon, on the coast of what is the land of waves." The boat driver says. "Its huge…." Naruto says as all of them gaze upon the bridge. They arrive as far as they can go and get off at a solo pier. "Okay time to get me home!" Tazuna seemed excited. Next time it may be jonin instead of chunin level ninja… Kakashi thinks to himself as they continue on when Naruto starts to fling Kunai everywhere. "Naruto! Stop! Kunai are very dangerous." Kakashi tries to calm him down. "Gosh! Naruto! Poor Rabbit! You scared it half to death!" Masumi shouts as Naruto tries to run over to the animal to help it out but Masumi grabs Naruto by the neck of his outfit. "STOP RIGHT THERE." She firmly shouts pulling Naruto back alarming everyone, she quickly like no other has seen before already has a crystal shuriken having had darted it quickly in the most clean angle ripping a paper bomb off of the back of the rabbit. The special crystal shuriken with the ability to engulf whatever it pierces, takes on its role and isolates the explosion within the poor tree that had quickly been encased over the whole thing. "EVERYONE DOWN." Kakashi yells, everything starts getting intense rather quick when a strange great sword flies over top everyone and digs into a tree, a man with a half masked man jumps to stand on top of the sturdy steel. Kakashi seemed to be able to know who the person is right away. "Well if it isn't rouge ninja of the hidden mist Zabuza Momichi." Kakashi places his hand holding Naruto back then to his eye. "No, he's on a whole different level than the guys from yesterday." Zabuza looks down at him. "And you're Sharingan Kakashi, the copy cat." Masumi blinks taken aback sharingan? Masumi thinksthen glances to Sasuke who she notices the confusion in his eyes. Tsunade... why did you keep this from me! She exclaimed in her mind. Sasuke, descendant of the Uchiha clan, his whole bloodline revolves around this dojutsu. If anything, now he's going to have more pressing questions for Kakashi that he will want the answers to. "Stay out of all of this, protect Tazuna, that is your mission." Kakashi tells the group while Zabuza begins to taunt Kakashi, but in order to make his moves invisible he increases the fog. Team Kakashi right away enter position to defend Tazuna while Zabuza begins to fight Kakashi. Kakashi waits in the intensified fog for Zabuza to attack. Masumi all of a sudden has her sensory activate. This intense sense of a person's intent to kill, REALLY intent to kill its overwhelming any more time and ill go mad. Masumi feels how Sasuke thinks to himself, feeling outmatched. "Sasuke don't worry I will protect you with my life, I will not let my comrades get killed." Kakashi turns his head to reassures him Masumi realizes that Kakashi felt how terrified Sasuke is. "We will stick to formation" Masumi smiles tapping the ring he gave her, to her it was like signaling him that the gem will always shine bright. The intense fight begins and all the team can do is watch as Zabuza and Kakashi move on the field. He finally traps Kakashi in a water made bubble with a water clone holding Kakashi captive. "All of you, RUN you have no chance against this guy just RUN!" Kakashi shouts but the team doesn't move Sasuke has a plan.. "We can't run a way without you if we do were all going to end up dead at some point." Sasuke states while trying to attack but Zabuza throws him back aggressively. "Sasuke…" Masumi says like a whisper with fear in her voice. "Mister Tazuna… I can't make it harder for them to try and glance back to make sure you're okay so I'm going to have to put you in a safe place." Masumi states using the ram hand sign she activates her crystal release to encase Tazuna in the crystal release: crimson fruit. A giant rounded rectangular shaped so called "prison". Then Zabuza attempts to attack them all succeeding and knocking them down but the jutsu Masumi used on Tazuna didn't shatter and keeps him safe of anything no injuries happened just Naruto's headband got thrown off. She takes notice how angry Naruto got all of a sudden. "Thick crystal, it's my best protection." Masumi grins as Sasuke helps her get up but her focus is constantly looking at an enraged Naruto when he then ferociously attacks Zabuza. "Naruto no!" Kakashi yells. When Naruto is then flung back. His head band… Masumi thinks. "Remember this… the next person to become hokage, Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto exclaims with a grin on his face. "Sasuke hear me out." Naruto some how is able to convince Sasuke into a plan. "Whats this… team work huh?" Kakashi seems happy at first but then orders them. "All of you! Our mission is to protect Tazuna, get out of here!" Naruto looks over at Tazuna. "What do you say old man?" Tazuna thinks for a few seconds. "Fight as much as you want." Naruto smiles at his words setting his plan in motion. "You fools, when I was in the hidden mist village my hands were already filled with blood shed before you all were born." Zabuza growls. "The demon Zabuza…" Kakashi informs them. "The thing about the village I abandoned, the graduation exam, students killed each other until there was they had the last man standing. That's why they refer to it as 'the blood mist'." Zabuza explained. "10 years ago a child who didn't qualify to become a ninja killed over 100 examines." Kakashi informed them when Zabuza chuckled and said. "That was so much fun." He laughs striking Sasuke, pinning him to the floor. "Die." he said while stomping on him. "Don't you dare." Masumi calmly said with a look of complete and utter rage washed all over her face, the others stared at her surprised on how serious her face turned. "Id really hate to be you right now." Sasuke struggled to say with a grin as he knows what Masumi is capable of. "Let. Him. Go." Masumi enforced with a tone that scared everyone. "No." Zabuza replies she does the ram sign Crystal Release: Shuriken Wild Dance the crystal element skills all have the ram hand sign alone or start with the ram and then have other hand signs. Jumping up in the air a barrage of shuriken she makes up from the earth around her. They spin around her before shooting over at Zabuza. She takes her bow riser from her back with only Kakashi with his Sharingan was able to catch a tiny glimpse of how fast she made it over to the right side of Zabuza, aiming an arrow 7 meters away from him. He notices how sharp the arrow is and sees how its made out of wood. When did she have the time to make a very sharp arrow? She didn't have any on her, it couldn't have come from her bag because its been zipped tight this whole time. Kakashi thinks looking at Masumi who is intended on killing him. Curious? That arrow… it appeared out of no where… Kakashi's mind trailed off. "That's one deadly arrow. What is your name girl?" Zabuza scratches were made on his person as the shuriken jutsu had cut him, he jumps away letting Sasuke free and she puts the bow riser back onto her back and the arrow is snapped in half. "Does it matter?" She berated. Masumi grabbed Sasuke and brought him over to where Tazuna and Naruto were stand. Was that wood release? Is that why she has such a unique element like crystal? Kakashi thinks. Is she the twin who inherited the first hokages DNA? Kakashi thinks. She helps Sasuke up and her hand starts to glow green over his torso. "Healing technique, crystal, wood, all those very rare indeed." He kept trying to push her into answering who she is. He's gotta stop bothering me but I don't think he will… She thought while finishing the healing she had done on Sasuke. Kakashi then did what he could at the start of the fight with Zabuza. Getting caught in a water prison, the three stare around at each other still on the defense. "Get out of here run all of you, you all can't beat him. Just GO!" Kakashi commands but the team stands firm. "Not without you." Naruto says. He makes hundreds of shadow clones, Zabuza flings them all back after they try to dog pile on him. Sasuke pulls out a fuma shuriken from his back and launches it at Zabuza who is able to dodge it. Little did he know it was a transformation jutsu and Naruto appears attacking the water clone and releasing Kakashi. "Heehehe!" Naruto laughs all cheeky. The real fight then began, Masumi glances at Sasuke. "Were defending." She nodded and the tension grew high. "I won't fall for the same trick twice." Kakashi states as Zabuza and himself jump back Kakashi could copy all the hand signals Zabuza made scaring Zabuza making him think Kakashi could see the future. Out of nowhere senbon were thrown at Zabuza and startled but fixing his composure, Kakashi walks over to check for a pulse and determined he was dead. "Another one to mark off of the bingo book... You're an ANBU from the village hidden in the mist." Masumi asks. "Yes, I've been following him for some time now and I'm lucky you all were distracting him." The person thanks them. "I have to thank you, I've been waiting for an opening to kill Zabuza." He bows. "By what you are wearing, I'm guessing you are a tracker from the hidden mist village." Kakashi asked. "Yes, very perceptive of you." Naruto starts to look around frantic. "Its okay Naruto hes not a bad person he's just doing what he was assigned to do." Kakashi explains. "That's not it! Zabuza was a strong person, then this kid came and killed him!" Naruto retaliates. "This is reality, even in this world there are kids your age that can be stronger than me." Kakashi tells Naruto to calm him down. The tracker ninja then carries Zabuza's body. "Your battle is over now… I must dispose of this body now being that it holds too many secrets, thank you and good bye" The person then disappears. "Our mission hasn't ended yet, we need to take Tazuna home." Kakashi informs them. Tazuna laughs it off and tells them they can all take a break at his house. "Well, it's time to head out." Kakashi smiles but when he went to take another step he crashed on the ground. The last thing he could see before blacking out was Masumi's hands begin to glow green and Tazuna saying "My village is a few walks away we'll go ge-…"

Gosh this took a while, Since I'm beta testing a game that only has 1 week and a half left to play I've only been writing bits and pieces. This one took a lot of thinking to try and write some twists… Anyways enjoy!