Author's Note: Okay I'm sorry that I haven't updated for almost a year but I was busy doing schoolwork but now since it's vacation I can update more early.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I wish I did.

Summary: Naruto is tired of Sakura's beatings and insults. After that he begins to notice Hinata. Will he let go of Sakura and fall for Hinata or start over with Sakura? Pls. vote. You can only vote once. NaruHina or Naru Saku?

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Chapter 3: The Dangers of the Mission

Team 7 was waiting at the gate of Konoha. Kakashi was late again and so is their client Tazuna. After two hours of waiting patiently, especially Naruto(notice the sarcasm) Kakashi arrived.

POOF

"Yo" Kakashi said coolly with a cool salute

"YOU'RE LATE" Sakura and Naruto shouted

"Well I got lost in the road of life" Kakashi said

"LIAR" Both of them shouted

"Hn" Sasuke reacted (if you can call that a reaction)

"Where's the old geezer?" Naruto said impatiently

"I'm right here brat" said Tazuna angrily

"Well let's go now" Naruto said impatiently while excited

The gate opened and off they go to do the mission but is it only a c-rank mission?

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While they are walking…

"Hey Sakura-chan where is wave country?" asked Naruto

"Your so stupid Naruto. Wave country is the biggest country, but it only have a few nins…" Sakura explained

' Sakura-chan is so beautiful and she's smart too' Naruto thought

His thoughts were disturbed when Sakura bonked him in the head.

BONK

"OUCH! What was that for?" Naruto shouted

"That's for not listening to me" Sakura said angrily and started to walk away

"But Sakura-chan I was listening" Naruto said catching up to Sakura

"Oh really? Then what did I say?" Sakura said hands on her hips and her foot tapping waiting for an answer.

"Ummm… Wave Country is… uhhh…" Naruto trying to answer

BONK

"See you were not listening to me" Sakura said angrily

They kept on arguing and arguing, Sasuke rolled his eyes, Kakashi continued to giggle and Tazuna keeps on sighing because of the brats as he calls them.

'Brats are so carefree they'll die soon if they continue this attitude of theirs' Tazuna thought as he sighed again for the 15th time that day.

While they were walking peacefully (A.N: yeah right) Kakashi noticed the puddle but "ignored" it. When they walked passed the puddle, two men came out and put their chains around Kakashi and shred him into pieces.

"Kakashi-sensei" Sakura and Naruto screamed

"One down four to go" one of them said

Next they attack Naruto and began to put their chains around Naruto to shred him to pieces like Kakasgi but before they can do that, Sasuke threw a kunai and pierced through the chains and got stuck on the tree before they can completely put it around Naruto. They have no choice but to separate the chains and attack them one-by-one.

'It doesn't matter we can defeat this genins easily' the two of them thought smugly

Naruto go over his shock and joined Sasuke in fighting them off.

"Katon:Goukayuun(sp?) No Jutsu" yelled Sasuke

A fireball came out of Sasuke's mouth and the man was shocked that a mere genin could that, that he had no more time and was hit full force but the jutsu is only made for the man to be unconscious, so the man was unconscious.

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With Naruto…

"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu" yelled Naruto

There were 5 clones of Naruto and they attacked the guy, at first he dodged the punches but it became harder to dodge because the clones just kept on attacking and he was running out of stamina. He was hit by a clone of Naruto really hard and then another and another until he was unconscious.

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Regular POV…

After they knocked them unconscious, kakashi appeared.

"KAKASHI-SENSEI YOU'RE ALIVE" Sakura shouted shocked

"Great job team for fighting the ninjas on your own, I don't even needed to show up" Kakashi said and smiled his eye up in an upside down U shape

"Kakashi-sensei why were you hiding?" Naruto asked

Sasuke and sakura also look to Kakashi expecting an answer.

"Because I want to know who they were after," Kakashi stated

"These two are the Demon Brothers they are in the bingo book. They are at least chuunin level. Tazuna you have a lot of explaining to do. They were obviously after you" Kakashi stated

"Wait Kakashi-sensei how did you know that they were in the bingo book?" Asked a stupid but cute Naruto(A.N. KAWAII!!!!)

"Because I'm a jounin Naruto" Kakashi said in a matter-of-fact tone

'Stupid' Sakura and Sasuke thought at the same time but they don't need to know that

"Anyways, how about that explanation Tazuna" Kakashi said cheerfully too cheerful. There was something in his tone that wasn't right and it's creepy.

Tazuna was sweating bullets. He was so nervous that he was stammering while talking to Kakashi.

"I….ahh…. I'm so sorry. It's just that I can't afford a B-ranked mission because our village is so poor. Gatou took over our village and we've been suffering ever since. Pls. complete the mission I'm begging you." Tazuna explained and beg.

"Well it depends with my genin team" Kakashi sighed

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With Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke…

"Well we have to go back to Konoha because Naruto has a wound in his hand"Kakashi stated

"But Kakashi-sensei it will heal easily so I can still do the mission" Naruto stated

"Did you know that the claw that the demon brother used is poisoned" Kakashi asked

Naruto was silent because he didn't know that it was poisoned and something else was bugging Naruto.

'Just because of me we are not going to complete the mission' Naruto thought sadly

"No, I'm not going to give up" Naruto murmured

"What was that Naruto" Kakashi asked

He stabbed his hand where there was a poison and let his blood fall freely. Sakura shouted, more like screamed, when Naruto stabbed his hand. Sasuke and Tazuna was gaping at Naruto while Kakashi was being… Kakashi.

"I swear on this wound that I'm going to protect that geezer of a bridge builder until die. I won't give up." Naruto stated filled with determination, Team 7 was deeply moved by that speech

'Naruto's right we should complete this mission for this is our first C-ranked mission, now B-ranked, and Hokage-sama entrusted it to us' Sakura thought

'Hmph the dobe has a point' Sasuke thought

'The brat is stronger than I thought' Tazuna thought

'Naruto's speech increased the determination of his two teammates and he doesn't even know.' Kakashi thought smiling his eye up in an upside down U shape

"Uhh…Naruto your hand is still bleeding, you might die of blood loss" Kakashi said

At that statement everyone sweatdropped.

"Help me Kakashi-sensei I'm going to die" Naruto shouted

"Come here Naruto I'll put a bandage on your hand" Kakashi called healing the hand

"Wow the bleeding stopped and it's slowly healing. Your good Kakashi-sensei" Naruto said

'It's just because of Kyuubi Naruto' Kakashi thought sadly but still he's smiling on the outside

"Well then let's go to Tazuna's house" Kakashi said

"Yatta!!" Naruto Shouted

After a few more walks they rode a boat and Tazuna told them to keep quiet because they might be found.

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Somewhere else…

"The Demon Brothers failed! I thought they could handle it" A man said but more like shouted. A sword was then in front of the man's face and the man stopped talking.

"Stop your yapping. I'll handle this myself. Let's go" The man with the big and long sword left with a masked ninja right behind him.

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With Team 7 and Tazuna…

"Are we there yet?" Naruto asked

"No" Sakura said

"Are we there yet?" Naruto asked again

"No" Sasuke said

"Are we there yet?" Naruto asked again again

"No" Tazuna answered

"Are we there yet?" Naruto asked again and again and again(A.N. Oblivious Naruto)

"No" Kakashi answered

'If he asl one more time I swear I'll…' They all thought until…

"Are we there yet?" Naruto asked (A.N. Poor Naruto)

"NOOO" they shouted in unison

"Why are you all shouting I'm just asking sheesh" Naruto said obliviously

"ARRRRRRGH" they shouted in irritation

"Shhh… All of you are so noisy, Gatou's men might find us" Naruto said

That shut them up but that didn't stop them from murmuring incoherent things about Naruto..

'That Dobe…' Sasuke thought

'Naruto is so annoying' Sakura thought

'That brat is so irritating' Tazuna thought

'Oh well … Naruto is Naruto' Kakashi thought and continue to read his "educational" book.

"We're here" Tazuna said

They got off the boat and Tazuna thanked the man who is the owner of the boat.

"We're here! Now what?" Naruto asked…everyone sweatdropped

"Dobe" Sasuke said

"I'm not a dobe you teme" Naruto replied

The three sighed 'They are arguing again' they all thought.

"Okay break it up guys" Kakashi said

"Whatever" Sasuke shrugged

"Hmph" Naruto replied with his nose stuck up in the air and his head turned to the side

"Okay… Well let's go now before we run to anymore ninjas" Tazuna said

Just after he said that a sword came flying to them…

"DUCK" Kakashi shouted

All of them ducked just in time for the sword to go past them, Kakashi taking Tazuna and Sakura with him while Sasuke and Naruto ducked by themselves. The sword was stuck in the tree, a really large sword.

'Wait a minute I know that sword' Kakashi thought

Whose sword is that?

Find out in the next chapter!!!!!

At last I finally updated, sorry for taking so long to update it was almost a year. I'm very sorry for being lazy and I was to occupied reading fanfic I almost didn't update. Hehe I'm really sorry.

Anyways pls. Review and no flames pls.

Criticisms is appreciated and especially suggestions…