Double Mission

I stared at the tiger in the eyes. With quiet footsteps, I walked towards it. "It's Naruto. Target sighted in point A. Where are you Emo boy?" I whispered.

"Dobe, we didn't pick nicknames! I'm in the tree behind you."

"Quiet you guys! Is everyone in position?" Kakashi said. He probably is reading his book leaving us with the work.

"Hai."

"Go after it!"

All three of us got out of our hiding places. I grabbed it from behind but it kept clawing me.

"Does it have a ribbon in the left ear?"

"Yes." Sasuke said. The cat and I were having a wrestling match on the ground. I managed to pin it down.

Kakashi appeared from behind the tree "Mission finding the lost pet, Tora, accomplished."

"It's boring!" I whined. I didn't have to hide that. "…And they call this a mission…more like chores!"

Tora squirmed in my arms. It looked like it was turning blue so I loosened my grip. I handed Tora to the fire daimyo's wife. She did a death hug to the bundle of fire- I mean fur. I kind of felt sorry for the cat now. 'Damn, no wonder the cat runs away.'

"Team 7." Sarutobi looked at some scrolls and smiled. "I'm impressed with your progress. I'm assigning you to a C rank mission. Any complaints, Kakashi?"

"No."

Iruka is stunned. ""You can't possibly assign it to them this early."

The hokage chuckled. "Don't fret, Iruka. They have Kakashi 'and an Anbu captain' to protect them." I snorted at what he could be thinking.

The chuunin frowned but reluctuntly agreed. "Here comes your client, Tazuna. You are to escort him to the land of the Wave to finish their bridge." An old man came in with a bottle of sake in his hand.

"How could I be protected by a bunch gaki? I wonder how the blond shortie became a ninja." He slurred. I threw a shuriken at him and it smashed the bottle. Everyone turned to me and Sandaime sighed.

"Watch what you say old man. You wouldn't want to get hurt, ne? You are lucky you have bodyguards." I laughed bitterly.

Tazuna stared at me in fear, as piss in your pants kind of fear. He didn't pee in his pants but you get the idea.

The hokage chucked a scroll at my head. "Stop scaring the client, Naruto-san. We want him to feel safe."

"Itai…Gomen, jiji-sama….Tazuna-sama." I picked up the scroll and placed it on the table.

The team was surprised of my behavior and Kakashi muttered something about bringing a leash. "You are dismissed. Naruto stay here." The hokage whispered the last part. When everyone left, we were all alone except….

He cleared his throat. "Iruka I'm going to talk to Naruto privately." Iruka scratched the back of his head before walking to the other instructors.

"I'm assigning you to secondary mission. Are you up for it?"

I nodded. "Good. While you are in the Wave country, I want investigate this person." He held up a picture of Konohamaru. "Oops wrong picture." I frowned but I laughed in the inside. He shuffled through the papers until he found the right one. It had a man with in a white suit. He had a sinister smile.

"This is Gatou. There are rumors that he is terrorizing the villagers and doing illegal trade. Gatou might try to attack Tazuna. If the bridge is built then he won't be in power. So when he succeeds the country will stay poor. See if this is true, if it is you kill him if you have the chance. Tazuna might know about him." I looked around to make sure no one heard him.

"Hokage-sama, doesn't Kakashi-sempai know?"

"I am afraid not. He will know sooner or later."

"I want to keep it this way as long as possible." I bit my lip thinking about what might happen. One day I might not get back from a mission and my teammates will worry.

"You can go now." Sarutobi said. I bowed and left.

I packed a few scrolls. One is my Anbu outfit, the other ones have food in them. It is only nutrition bars but I'm used to it...right? I laughed sinisterly because Kakashi is being dragged behind me. Let's say I told him if he will be early for a month I'll give him the next Icha Icha Paradise before it comes out (coughfromthehokagecough). Pretty much my pervert of a sensei is looking foward to it.

My team and Tazuna gathered in front of the gate. We headed out of the village. For genin they would be excited for seeing what's outside of the village...for me I'm already used to it. Sakura, as usual, is fawning all over Sasuke. Tazuna watched the two with doubt written all over his face. Then, I spotted a puddle. I'm sure Kakashi noticed too. It did not rain for weeks. I could sense somebody's chakra and a faint scent from the water. Probably chuunin because how they hide their chakra. I looked at Kakashi who nodded.

A shuriken is concealed in my sleeve. I threw it behind me to the puddle. When two figures jumped, Tazuna, Sakura, and Sasuke were paralyzed from being caught off guard so fast. Kakashi went for the one aiming for Tazuna and got him by the neck. I grabbed from behind and winced when his claws cut my hand. Shit. I could smell the poison coating his claws. Using his shoulders, I jumped to avoid the chain's backlash and did a heel drop to the pressure point on his shoulder. The chuunin immediately fell at my feet.

I watched Tazuna and my teammates. "I had a lucky shot...The chuunin felt the wrath of my blow." I did a goofy grin but then remembered I injuried hand. "Itai." I can tell Sasuke is not happy at all.

"We should get Naruto to the hospital." Sakura is slightly shaking.

"Tazuna, you said that there will only be thieves and bandits but you didn't mention there would be shinobi involved. This should be a high B rank mission...at most an A rank." Kakashi mentioned.

"I'm not going to ruin the mission for you guys because we are going to continue it. Even though he kind of lied, he has his reasons." They turned to me. "What are y-" I took a kunai and stabbed my wound.

I bandaged up my bleeding hand which I knew that the Kyuubi is taking care of it. "A quick way of removing the poison out." I grinned seeing Sakura's weird face.

"They are the demon brothers." Kakashi said as he tied them up to a log. I had a pleading look on my face. "Then we will keep doing this mission." We continued to walk to the Wave until...

"Sensei I have to go bad! Can I?" I looked restless.

"Yes Naruto." Kakashi sighed. I went to the trees as fast as I can. I got my scroll that had my Anbu gear in it.

"Sucker." I said under my breath when I made a bunshin.

Switch POV

Naruto came back from the trees with a foxy smile in his face. "Baka." Sakura said as the group continued to walk.

"There is a very wealthy man after my life. His name is Gatou." Someone in the trees listened intently. "He took control of our country's shipping company and the people themselves. He fears that I will complete the bridge. The Wave country is poor so we don't have enough money for a B rank mission."

"cough,Let's keep doing the mission,cough." Naruto cleared his throat. He smirked.

"Ok we get you." Kakashi twitched.

All of a sudden Naruto threw a shuriken to the bushes. He investigated who was in the bushes. A rabbit was frozen in the spot with a shuriken an inch above his head.

"BAKA!!" Sakura aimed to punch him but he dodged at the last minute.

"Don't be that way Sakura-chan. I thought I sensed someone in the bushes."

Kakashi looked at the rabbit. 'It's not the time of year for rabbits to be white. It could be kept indoors. Maybe it was used for a Kawarimi...Damn.' "Get down!"

A zanbatou whirled by their heads. It hit a tree 100 ft away. A mist nin stood on the handle. He had brown hair and bandages around his mouth and face. "Kakashi. I always wanted to meet you."

"You are Zabuza, the demon of the mist. Get back...this guy is out of your league." Kakashi lifted the leaf band. Naruto stayed calm. 'I wanted to see this guy in action.' Someone in the shadows thought.

His eye was red with three tomoes circling the pupil. "The famous Sharingan. I'm honored." Zabuza said. Sasuke stared at Kakashi's eye with mixed emotions.

Zabuza disappeared and reappeared on a lake. "Kirikugure no Jutsu." Fog covered the air and Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke surrounded Tazuna. Sasuke is paralyzed from the killer intent. "Don't worry Sasuke I won't let my comrades die." Kakashi faced him. Zabuza was in the middle of their formation. "We'll see about that."

Kakashi blocked the blow Zabuza was going to do and dug a kunai into his stomach. The man burst and water splashed the ground. "Behind you!" Naruto yelled. Zabuza sliced Kakashi in half from behind. Then he turned to water. "No way." Zabuza muttered.

Metal touched his throat. "Don't move. It's over." Kakashi said in his ear. "Impressive. Mizu Bunshin. When you were talking it caught my attention while you hid in the mist but..." A kunai touched Kakashi's neck as Zabuza turned to water. "I'm not that easy to beat either." He said behind him.

Zabuza swung his sword at Kakashi who ducked. Using his sword to stop moving and balance, he kicked Kakashi to the water. Kakashi landed with a splash. "Sensei!" The team yelled.

'What is up with the water? It is heavy.' Kakashi said as he float on the water. "Big mistake. Suirou no Jutsu." 'Damn.' Kakashi was trapped by water shaped as a sphere. "Now to take care of the gaki. Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu." Another Zabuza was created by the water. " Putting on a forehead protector and playing ninja. A shinobi is someone who faced death." Zabuza disappeared.

"I know what it means...to kill...to almost die in a mission...getting hardened by every experience of it." Naruto said. "You know your stuff kid. If you end up in the bingo book I'll regard you as a ninja." Zabuza was going to kick him in the face but was then blocked by an unknown figure. "Anbu."

It was an Anbu member who had a fox mask in a permanent grin. He had an orange scarf on his neck that reached his knees. "Fancy meeting an A class missing nin here." Kitsune said. "Sugoi." Sakura said. Still holding his leg, he tossed the nin who is twice his height. Zabuza then turned into water on impact.

"Shit, I didn't know this will happen." The real Zabuza said with one hand on the prison. "Surprising people is what I'm famous for." A voice from behind said. A katana aimed for his head. In the last minute, Zabuza let go of the prison and got a cut on the cheek from the blade. Kakashi is free from the water. "Arigato, Anbu-san."

'An Anbu member?' Sasuke thought. "Cool!" Naruto jumped up. "I won't fall for the same jutsu twice." Kakashi muttered. Zabuza and Kakashi both did the same handsigns in a blur. "Suiryuudan no jutsu!" They yelled. Two dragons rose from the lake and battled the other for dominance. The Anbu op jumped high enough above the lake. "Hatake move! Rairyuu no Tatsumaki!" A dragon made of wind and lightning headed towards the two other dragons. Kakashi leapt in the air as it made contact. Zabuza wasn't lucky and got electrocuted indirectly.

When the electricity stopped, Zabuza was still conscious. "How could he still be alive and conscious?" Sakura asked to no one in particular. Kitsune spiralled down above Zabuza. With the kick, Zabuza was sent to a tree. "Any last words Zabuza?" Kakashi said. Zabuza was about to say something but then senbon pierced him in the neck. Kitsune checked his pulse but there was none. A mist hunter nin shunshined next to him. "I've been looking for him for months now. Arigato." The hunter nin took Zabuza and disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

"That is not a hunter nin." Kitsune said. "I know. He would have dispose of Zabuza then and there." Kakashi said from behind the fox.

"What is a Leaf Anbu member doing here?" Sasuke interrupted. They cannot see his expression. "I'm here for a misson. Hokage-sama told me specifically not to tell anyone." He glanced at the genin.

Sasuke and Sakura noticed that he is as tall as them. 'Is he our age?' Sakura watched him and poked his arm guard. Kitsune flinched and moved his arm in a blur before it can hurt her. A blade clicked and sprang from his elbow. "I advise that you don't touch my gear. It has hidden weapons and they can really poke an eye out." He tapped the same spot and it retracted back to the guard.

'So fast!' Sasuke thought. "Thanks for helping us back there." Kakashi said suspiciously. "Hatake-san, Hokage-sama knows me personally and told me to keep an eye on you guys. I have another mission in the Wave about this..Gatou." The fox whispered in his ear, showing a picture to him.

Convinced, he sighed in relief."Personally you mean?" Kitsune nodded.

"The genin of yours don't really look like they are ready for any kind of mission. The Uchicha over there looks pathetic, the blond looks like an idiot, and the candy head looks like she doesn't have the guts or strength to hurt somebody." The fox chuckled at their glares. 'I can deal with calling myself an idiot.'

"What did you say?!" All three of them yelled.

"I'm doing this for your own good Kakashi-sempai." Kitsune whispered.

"I hate you." Kakashi replied.

"What's up with the tacky orange scarf anyway? I bet any enemy can see you fifty miles away." Sasuke was pissed being put on the same level as Naruto.

Kakashi put his hand on his head. "I would watch your mouth if I were you. It shows his status as captain of the Anbu."

"NANI?" The three of them yelled.

"Stop yelling. Missing nins might hear you." Tazuna put his fingers in his ear.

"It is pretty obvious. Is it too hard to notice 'Kitsune Teichou' in red kanji? I don't want to keep us here Kakashi-sempai. I don't want to get noticed either. Ja Ne." Kitsune shunshined away.

"SEMPAI?"

Kakashi and Tazuna kept walking. "I used to be in the Anbu and Kitsune was in my squad once for a mission. I quit the same year he became captain. Happy...Lets keep moving."

'Fox always like to break the rules. He goes from his hiding place and talks to friends. He's still young after all but he can come up with a plan in a miute though not as much as a Nara. That's all I really know about him from Sarutobi-sama. He told me something about seeing his real face will surprise you.' Kakashi just shrugged.

Kakashi doesn't know who Fox is. In this fic Naruto simply likes pissing people off. Thank you for commenting! Please review!

Baka/idiot

Kawarimi/ Replacement

Zanbatou/ a humongous sword

Mizu Bunshin/water clone

Kirikugure no jutsu/hidden mist technique

Suiroi no Jutsu/water prison technique

sugoi/ amazing

Suiryuudan no Jutsu/water dragon projectile technique

Rairyuu no Tatsumaki/Lightning dragon tornado

nani/what

Kitsune read a mission report. 'Ok I'm in the right place...wait a second.' "Dynamic Entry!" The Fox dodged the kick from someone no other than Gai. "Gomen. Your flames of youth is strong for dodging it!"

He did a double take on the report. 'The client wants me to kill him of all people?' Gai did a thumbs up and sweat drop under his mask.

'FORGET IT! EVEN IF HE GIVES ME A FORTUNE! I DO NOT WANT TO EMBARRASS MY SELF LIKE THIS!' Kitsune thought. "Go die in some ditch Gai.' He turned around and stormed off. Gai cried chibi tears. "That is unyouthful!"

Like it or hate it? Ja Ne!