Author's Note: Hey everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. However, I'm going to try to create more team bonding, so just to warn you, for the next couple chapters I'll be focusing on training and maybe some D Rank missions. However, that doesn't mean that things won't be exciting. :) Anyway, I'd like to say that for future chapters, I wouldn't mind anyone giving me suggestions. So, if you want to see something happen, please let me know!

Disclaimer: Sadly, I still don't own Naruto.

Last time: "Once the boys were out of sight, Tsume said, "You've got nice teammates son."

"Yeah. They're odd in their own ways, but at least they're nice…and really smart.""

Chapter 9: Team Anko?

Naruto smiled as he stretched. It was the first time he felt safe waking up. His smile widened when he smelt an amazing sent float to him through his door. Naruto quickly got dressed in an outfit like Shikamaru's—the only real difference being a olive green safari like duster jacket. His hiatate was warped around his neck like a necklace.

After he was sure he had everything for the day, Naruto ran into the kitchen where Iruma was putting the finishing touches on his pancakes.

Naruto, not know what they were drew a page filled with question marks and showed it to Iruka.

"They're pancakes," Iruka said. "They come from Western influences. However, they have always been my favorite breakfast food, so I thought for our first breakfast, I'd share them with you."

Naruto smiled warmly at his adopted father, and showed him a picture of a heart being warmed by the sun.

"Here," Iruka said smiling. "Try one."

Naruto happily dug in, and soon his plate was empty. In haste he drew a pancake dwarfing ramen, and Iruka laughed.

"I'm glad you like it," Iruka said.

Naruto nodded before he ate three more pancakes then left to go meet his team.

Shikamaru was currently walking to Iruka's house. His demeanor screamed "LAZY" to everyone around him. He was looking up at the sky watching the clouds—hands in his pocket—not paying attention to what was going on around him when he was suddenly soaked into by a green and brown blur. However, he chuckled when he saw that the person to run into him—and consequently fall on top of him was Naruto.

"In a hurry are we,"Shikamaru asked with a smirk.

Naruto blushed a light pink and hurriedly got off his friend. However, Shikamaru took his time to get up. Once he did, though, Shikamaru started to lead him to the T&I building.

"Naruto," Shikamaru said. "Now that we've become Ibiki's team, I want you to know, that if he pushes you to hard, I'll stand behind you. You've proven that you don't have to talk to do this job. However, we probably need to find a better—and quicker—way for you to communicate."

Naruto nodded, though now that the thought was in his head, he was starting to get nervous. What if Ibiki tried to make him talk? He hasn't spoken a work in seven years, and, at the moment, he doesn't want to speak.

"Hey," Shika said. "It's okay. He can't make you talk."

This didn't really give Naruto much confidence, but at the moment, he'll take what he can get.

The rest of their walk was meet with silence.

When they got into the building, Luna was already there.

"Hey guys," the over excited boy exclaimed. "How're you doing?"

Shikamaru shrugged and Naruto his behind Shika as the door was roughly slammed open.

"Ibiki," a female voice yelled. "Where are you?!"

No one answered as the two parties stated at each other. However, the scantly glad female decided to brake the silence first.

"Who in Hades are you three," the woman demanded.

"They're my genin team," Ibiki answered. " Now, what do you want Anko?"

"There's a live one in cell three that needs your…gentle touch," Anno said with a psychotic grin.

Ibiki sighed as he punched the bridge of his nose.

"I know I'm going to regret this later," Ibiki said. "But, can you watch them until I'm done?"

Anno nodded enthusiastically and quickly grabbed the three and shunshined out of the room.

"Alright gakis " Anno said as she sat down at her favorite Dango place. "My name's Mitarashi Anko! I love Danyo and torture. I hate traitors. And, I don't really have a dream for the future. What 'bout you?"

"I'm Nara Shikamaru. I like Shoji and cloud watching. I hate work, besides anything that includes helping Naruto. My dream is to be an average ninja and to help Naruto achieve his dream. The blonde besides me is Uzumaki Naruto. He has select mutism from severe trauma. He likes art—especially drawing—and shoji. He doesn't like people that bully other people and people who judge before getting to know the person. His dream is to be able to speak again, if only to a select few people."

Anko's eyebrow raised, but before she could say anything, Kiba spoke up.

"My name is Inuzuka Kiba and this is Akamaru," the brash boy exclaimed as his dog yipped. "I like my partner, Akamaru, and taking walks. I hate cats! And, my dream is to become Clan Head."

"Interesting," Anko said as she chewed on a Dango stick. "How did you gakis become Ibiki's brats?"

"Iruka-sensei said Ibiki-sensei hand picked us, but we don't know why," Shikamaru said.

Anko hmmed and then stood up.

"Well, no use standing 'round here," she said. "Let's go get a mission!"

Before the poor genin could protest, Anko had shunshined them into the Hokage's office.

"Team Ibiki reporting for duty," Anko called out.

"Anko what are you doing here," a talk one eyed jonin asked.

"I'm filling in for Ibiki today," Anko said with a shrug.

"Their sensei probably didn't want to be associated with losers," Sasuke said with a indignant short.

"Nah," Anko said nonchalantly. "He's just psychologically torturing this guy that won't break."

With a shrug she looked back at the Hokage, but Team 7's genin looked pale.

"So, old man, what do you have for us today," she asked.