The next day when Tenten awoke she went to Naruto room and knocked. After waiting several moments and no answer she opened the door and found the room completely clean but did not see any sign of Naruto.

She quickly went downstairs and Dustin was sipping coffee and said "Hes gone. Hes already done his work for the day but left before sunrise." as he put his coffee down and looked at the newspaper.

Tenten asked "Where did he go."

Dustin asked "Why." never looking up.

Tenten said "I want to talk to him."

Dustin shrugged and said "I don't know. Hes untamed like the wind. Ironic really if you think about it. I wonder if anyone ever will tame him. By the way, don't you have a team meeting today."

Tenten sighs and grabbed her breakfast her father cooked and ate it before getting ready and leaving.

When she was gone Dustin thought "Naruto, you have alot to learn about woman. You basically just signed your own bounty from Tenten and she will never let it go. She going to hunt you down. Ow well, wonder what thier kids might look like." as he smirked to himself.

When Tenten made it to her team training ground she saw Lee meditating and sweatdropped before thinking "wait, he might know."

She walked over and said "Hey Lee, you wouldn't know where Naruto is would you."

Lee said "Yes but I'm not telling, sorry." still with his eyes closed.

Tenten crossed her arms and said "Why not."

Lee said "He asked me not to."

Tenten said "But your my teammate."

Lee said "And hes my friend. Im sorry...Ask his team." with a smirk as he looked at her.

Tentens eyes went wide in understanding and said "Thanks Lee." as she took off running away.

Gai appeared moments later and asked "Where is your youthful Teammates Lee."

Lee said "Neji said he had to escort Hanabi to the accademy so he would be a few moment late and Tenten is dealing with Hormones."

Gai sweatdropped and said "Lee, you should not talk about your teammates bodily functions like that."

Lee said "I know Gai-sensei but I was speaking the truth. Well I guess I can warm up before others get here." as he stood up and jumped from tree kicking limbs off of the side of 2 trees all the way up both trees.

Gai said "very good Lee, now pick up the limbs you broke and put them in the sand pit so I can get rid of them. Always keep the place clean and youthful."

Lee said "I know sensei." as he disappeared and reappeared a moment later as all the limbs had moved.

Gai looked and asked "How are you so fast Lee."

Lee taped his armband and said "I need to get use to using it again so I am using that to help me so that way when I finally take my weights off I will be faster."

Just then Neji walked up and said "Speed won't matter if you are fated to lose."

Lee ignored Neji and Neji asked "Wheres Tenten."

Gai said "Tenten is having her youthfulness today so she will meet up with us later. Lets go to the Hokage tower to get our missions."

Tenten after leaving Lee quickly went to Team 7 training ground and saw Team 7 sitting on a bridge and she ran up and said as she stopped in front of Naruto "Why."

Naruto said "Its personal Tenten."

Just then Kakashi appeared and Naruto said "Your early."

Kakashi said "Well, someone blew up my apartment this morning so I had no choice but to show up early. You wouldn't know who would do it."

Naruto said "No, besides it wasn't exactly that bad. I mean it was only green spandex."

Kakashi said "Do you have any idea how much mental trauma I went through waking up with all my walls being covered with that. Where the hell did you get that much anyways."

Naruto smiled and said "Lee."

Kakashi slaps his head and said "Right...So are you joining our team Tenten."

Tenten said "No, I just came to find out something from Naruto. So are you going to tell me."

Naruto smirked and said "Mission time right Kakashi-sensei."

Kakashi nods and Naruto got up and slapped Tenten on the ass and said "See you at the tower." as he disappeared in a swirl of wind.

Tenten screamed pulling out weapons and began running for the tower.

Kakashi sighed and said "Might as well join them. Last one there has to run extra laps." as he disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

Sasuke quickly took off leaving Sakura who tried to keep up.

In the Hokage tower the third saw the door to his office open and said "Hello Gai...where is Tenten."

Naruto appeared just then in a swirl of wind shocking everyone and said "Lee, plan 45." as he jumped on the cealing holding onto it with chakra on his feet.

Lee went wide eyed and said "Damn you Naruto." as he quickly grabbed Gai and Neji and jumped over the Hokage desk behind the third.

The third asked "Whats going on her..." just then the door burst in off its henges and Tenten was seen fuming holding several kunais.

She looked around and saw her teammates behing the Hokage and at that moment Naruto let go of his hands he was holding onto the cealing also with and stopped with his face right in front of Tenten making her scream as she fell backwards on her butt.

Naruto said "Why is it every time you get in my face your ass starts hurting."

Tenten growled and threw a kunai at Naruto who caught it and said "Thanks, I was running low." as he put it in his weapons pouch.

Just then Kakashi arrived.

The third sighed and said "Alright, thats enough, where is the rest of your team Kakashi."

Sasuke ran in at that moments breathing a little hard and Sakura a few moments later gasping for breath holding her chest.

Naruto flupped and landed on his feet and helped Tenten up who took a swing at him and connected with his face only for him to go up in a puff of smoke and Sakura flew backwards as Naruto appeared where Sakura was a moment before.

Kakashi asked "Do you have to be so hard on my female student Tenten."

Sakura got up holding her nose and Naruto walked over and said "Move your hands or I will break them." as he stood in front of her.

Sakura quickly moved them afraid and Naruto grabbed her nose and twisted it and everyone heard bones snap and Naruto hand glowed a second and Naruto said "Thier, all better." as he turned to walk away.

Sakura went to punch him in the back of the head only to hit Sasuke. Naruto said from where Sasuke was "Was that necessary Sakura. I mean we all know you want him on his back but to actually try to kill him to do it, foreshame foreshame." as he shook his head.

The third sighed and said "Thats enough everyone."

Naruto said "Hey old man, got any high C-rank or low B-rank missions."

The third said "Yes but you just graduated from the accademy Naruto, your team is not ready for that high of missions."

Naruto said "Here me out a moment sir. I was just thinking it would be a good learning experience for my teammates to see what a real team is like by having a joint mission with Team Gai here."

Kakashi sweatdrops and said "You just don't want any D-rank missions, do you."

Naruto said "Do you INU."

Kakashi thought a moment and said "I agree with him sir, it would be a good learning experience for my team."

The third asked "Do you object Gai."

Gai said "No sir. A chance to show my youthful rival exactly how high my flames of youth burn would be greatly appreciated."

The third said "Very well. I have a B-rank mission. We recieved word that A-rank missing nin Aoi Rokushou has been spotted near the border of Rain and has been raiding a few of the smaller villages in the area with a group of bandits. You are to go and eliminate the bandits and if the opertunity presents itself him also and recover the legendary Raijin which he stole. It has a one month time limit. You can leave as soon as your ready. Dismissed."

Naruto said "Aoi Rakushou, hmm. Do you have an updated Bingo Book Hokage-sama. The last one I had is about a year old."

The third reached into his desk and pulled one out and threw it to Naruto who caught it and flipped till he found the page with Aoi on it and said "Hmm, seems he was a chunnin when he left but now has moved onto being a jounin skill level. If he were to go into Rain country are we allowed to chase."

The third said "Only if he is already wounded."

Naruto nods and said "Which gate and when." looking at Gai and Kakashi.

Gai looked at Kakashi and Kakahsi said "South gate, 1 hour."

Naruto nods and disappears in a swirl of wind.

Sasuke growls and punches a hole in the wall and the third said "Thats coming out of your pay Sasuke."

Sasuke said "Whatever." as he left to get ready.

Once everyone was gone the third said "So what is the real reason you wanted a high rank mission Naruto."

Naruto appeaered in a puff of smoke from the flag behind the third and said "I see you were the only one who actually detected my real switch. Anyways I decided to listen to your request about making a team and I also had some really good advice from someone last night. I don't know if who I have in mind will work or not so I want a chance to see her in actual combat."

The third said "Tenten right."

Naruto nods and said "Yeah, I talked it over with Lee this morning and he agrees that she might be a good ranger. He says shes good. I already been testing her anger and thats something that will have to be worked on but so far I am leading toward letting her join. However if she does I would like to request something from you sir."

The third asked "And that would be."

Naruto said "If she does I would like to have Team Gai and my team joined together under Kakashi and Gai. Kakashi told me already the council was pushing our team to pass because of Sasuke so if you need something to get it approved just say its a good chance to help Sasuke improve his taijutsu. Blow the smoke up thier asses so to speak."

The third snorted after that and said "We will see. I will think it over. Is there any other arguments you have to be useful to approve this."

Naruto said "Well, if things came down and Lee, myself and Tenten if she passes had to leave the village to take care of some of Omega threats then at least you would not have to worry about the extra paperwork and headache trying to reconfigure the teams."

The third said "Alright, good point. Well your teams should be waiting for you and depending on how your test goes if I will allow it."

Naruto nods and left in a swirl of wind.

When Naruto got to the gate he saw the others already there and Kakashi said "What took you."

Naruto said "I wanted to get on the road of life but I don't have a girlfriend to show me the landmarks. Perhaps someday. Whats up Spanky."

Tenten went red and took a swing at Naruto and Naruto chuckled before he blew everyone over with a strong wind and Naruto said in a commanding voice "Ok Kakashi-sensei, Gai-sensei, what is the travel order and how fast do we want to get to this town."

Kakashi said "Gai has agreed to let me take lead on this mission being the senior of the 2 of us. Naruto, how are your detection skills."

Naruto said "Average."

Kakashi said "Right, Hyuuga, I want you in the rear, Naruto your in front, Tenten, Sakura, I want you both beside Gai in the middle. Lee, Sasuke, both of you follow Naruto and if he stops or signals something wrong I want you to stop immediately. I will take gaurd by the Hyuuga in the rear.:

Neji said "My name is Neji."

Kakashi said "Right, good you know your name. Anyways lets move out, Naruto set the pace."

Naruto smiled and said "Really."

Lee said "Oh god." as he paled.

Kakashi said "Remember to keep it safe for our slowest member."

Naruto frowned and said "Ok, so keep it slow enough for dipshit and dimweed. This is going to take forever." as he created 5 Kagebunshins and nods before they take off leaving a dust trail and Kakashi whistled and said "Damn."

Naruto smiled and took to the trees heading toward Suna."

Kakashi said after they traveled about 5 minutes, your going the wrong way."

Naruto said "No, I got info a storm is coming in from the north with really bad winds, rain, and hail so I decided to sweep south of it while heading there."

Kakashi asked "How accurate is your info."

Naruto did something Kakashi couldn't see and said "Catch Kakashi." as he threw something small and metal in the air. Kakashi looked at it and asked "Whats this."

Naruto said "Thats a Personal Data Assistant Kakashi. The white dot on the screen is our current location, the grey is a map of the land and the red that is moving slowly is the current weather moving. Its about 2 minute old info."

Kakashi whistled and said "Damn, this could come in handy."

Naruto said "Yeah, now toss back." as he held up his hand.

Kakashi nods and throws it toward Naruto but Sasuke decided to try and get it by jumping to intercept it.

Naruto said "21 Lee."

Lee disappeared and reappeared a second later with the PDA in his hand and Sasuke landed on a branch only to fall to the ground as the limb broke under him.

Naruto stopped and said "Nobody likes a thief Sasuke. Thats why nobody likes your clan." as Lee handed Naruto back his PDA.

Naruto looked at it and said "Shit. Thats not good."

Everyone looked at Naruto except Sakura who jumped down to check on Sasuke.

Gai asked "Whats wrong."

Naruto said "Looks like my idea of going around the south end of the storm was a good idea but the area where we are suspose to be heading on is getting slammed by it right now."

Sakura said "Why the hell is that important Naruto and why is no one helping Sasuke-kun."

Naruto sighed and said "You understand right Kakashi."

Kakashi nods and said "Yeah, it means are task just got harder. We cant use tree branch travel in that area or the main road unless we want the bandits to know we are there. That means our travel time just increased by about 3 days slow travel in the mud."

Naruto nods and said "Neji, Tenten, how fast are you guys."

Gai said "They can go 15 miles in 2 hours."

Naruto nods and said "O.K, Kakashi-sensei, do you have any radios or other short range devices."

Kakashi slowly nods and asked "What about you Gai, do you also."

Gai nods and said "All Jounins senseis have them for thier team training, why."

Naruto said "Good, can they be on the same channel."

Kakashi said "Yes. Why Naruto."

Naruto said "I can carry both Sasuke and Sakura at the speed Neji and Tenten can run using my Kagebunshins. We could get into the area in about 36 hours if we went all out. That would give us a chance to use the storm to hide our arrival since it looks looks like it goes all the way to the mountain range of the elemental country. At least thats my idea. If anyone else has any ideas I am more then willing to listen."

Kakashi frowned and said "It seems the best idea but I will take point then with Neji beside me. Naruto, you will use your Kagebunshin and form a diamond formation in the middlw with Tenten bringing up your rear. Lee and Gai will take the rear. Does everyone understand."

Sasuke said "I am not being carried."

Sakura said "Yeah, why does the idiot ther..." she was silenced by a senbon needle in the neck and Naruto said "Thanks Tenten." as he created a Kagebunshin and had it pick up Sakura and another knock Sasuke out before picking him up as well.

Kakashi nods and the group took off.

When Sakura awoke a few hours later she found herself soaked from the rain that was hitting her and she looked and saw she was on Naruto back and the trees were moving at a blur.

She looked over and saw Sasuke knocked out on another Naruto back and Tenten quickly put a gag over Sakura mouth and said in a low voice "No noise, we are in enemy territory right now. Any noise and we might all die. Understand."

Sakura nods and Tenten removed the gag and said in a low voice again "By the way, your on a clone, if you destroy it and fall you will most likely die so try not to move. We been traveling for nearly 3 days now with a few stops."

Sakura went wide eyed and was frozen from the dying threat.

The clone smirked hearing it all.

Sasuke awoke about 20 minutes later and punched Naruto in the head making him go up in smoke and Sasuke not realising it was a clone fell slamming himself into a tree branch at around 8 mph.

Everyone stopped as he began to scream and Naruto quickly knocked him out and said "Damn idiot. Why did he have to do it now. I mean I only knocked him out 3 times on the way here."

Kakashi shook his head and said "How the hell did he become the rookie of the year. He should have realised by now that hes being carried by a clone."

Naruto sighed and said "Well thanks to sir emo here we may have been discovered."

Just then a kunai was snatched out of the air by Naruto who quickly threw it in back from where it came impalling it in a mercs head and said "Well, at least we don't have to actually look for this dickhead now."

Kakashi sweatdrops and asked "How exactly did you lead us right to where they were camped."

Naruto smiled and threw his PDA back to Kakashi who went wide eyed a moment and said "That was cheating Naruto. You got him on somekind of video survelance."

Naruto said "And, it saved us time, money, and headaches. Anyways, does anyone count more then 50."

Gai said "I got 33, where are the other 17."

Tenten said "I got 41 counting the 9 wholed in the small camo tent at 10 oclock.

Neji said "I see 48, where are the other 2."

Kakashi said "underground. Looks like we got a couple of Iwa nins in with the mercs." as he pulled up his headband.

Lee said "Hey Naruto, first one to 25 buys the others dinner."

Naruto smiled and said "Deal."

At that moment Naruto and Lee both disappeared in blurs of yellow and white and several men screamed out in pain as they fell to the ground either dead or unable to fight.

Tenten said "Hell no." as she started to launch weapons at men picking them off as well as killing the ones that were left wounded. Kakashi began making handseals and sent several fireballs at a couple of men before pulling out 2 kunais and began fighting some mercs. Neji got into a jyuuken stance and sealed off several chakra points in 3 men before he was forced to dodge.

Sakura screamed as a man emerged from the ground slowly in front of her as she held the asleep Sasuke in her arms.

Tenten appeared in front of her and quickly unsealed a sword and got into a fighting stance.

Naruto who had just finished killing merc 12 backflipped in mid air and landed behind Tenten with his back to her and said "You got another one coming from underground also."

Tenten nods and said "Any plan."

Naruto said "Yeah, remember how I showed you my wind skills blocking weapons."

Tenten said "Yeah, why."

Naruto said "Close your eyes and hold on to your sword real tight pointing in front of you. I will do the rest.

Tenten nods and closes her eyes and all of a sudden she felt really sick and dizzy as she fell to her knees before opening her eyes.

When she did she gasped as both the Iwa nins had been sliced into 30 pieces total. She began to puke as did Sakura and Naruto appeared in front of Sakura with a blade of wind holding off a blade of lightning.

Tenten gasped and moved backwards as she looked and saw thier target holding the legendary Raijin and Naruto was holding it off with her sword surrounded by wind.

Aoi said "Well kid, you got some skills to block my attack but they are useless against me. I have the power of a Kage."

Naruto narrowed his eyes and slipped his foot under Aoi for a trip forcing Aoi to jump backwards or fall on his back. Lee appeared behind him and kicked him in mid air and sent him flying back toward Naruto who like he did in Tentens shop started swinging Tenten sword surrounded by a blade of wind in a figure 8 around him.

Aoi grunted from the suprise kick in the back and when he saw himself flying back toward naruto he prepared the Raijin to slice through Naruto.

The Raijins aim was true and missed Naruto blade that was coming up to block it on the Kata naruto was performing and was just begining to touch Naruto skin when the blade disappeared as Aoi screamed because his hand had been cut off still holding the blade but with no chakra feeding it the sword was useless."

Naruto smiled as he saw Aoi holding his bleeding stump and said "You know, our orders were to kill you but I think I know someone who would like you alive." as he slowly walked toward Aoi.

Kakashi landed beside Naruto and said "Naruto, our orders were to kill him. Hes a missing nin."

Naruto said "Yes and no Kakashi, look at his headband."

Kakashi looked and saw a Rain headband and Naruto said "Now what do you think Ibiki could get from Aoi here about why Rain and Iwa are working together. Especially considering it was Aoi who gave Ibiki his scars."

Kakashi eyes widen and asked "How do you know about that Naruto."

Naruto tossed him the bingo book he got from the Hokage and said "Ibiki placed a bounty personally on him. I did some research and found out why." as he stopped in front of the scared Aoi who had backed himself against a tree.

Aoi said "You will never take me alive."

Naruto grabbed Aoi by the neck and chakra appeared arround his hand and Neji gasped from the treelimb he was on and asked "How are you doing that."

Naruto said "New, possible bloodline." as he threw the now asleep Aoi on the ground. He then ripped of Aoi headband and tied it around the bleeding arm of Aoi tight enough to stop the blood and said "How many Lee."

Lee appeared beside Naruto and said "24."

Naruto said "Then no winner."

Lee snickered and said "Agreed.

Tenten asked "What did you do back then when you told me to close my eyes."

Naruto said "I put you in a twister of wind and since your blade was sticking out as you spun you became a human blender."

Sakura screamed "You monster. All of you, how can you kill these people like this." as she still looked sick.

Kakashi sighed and said "Sakura, in the ninja world sometimes you are forced to kill."

Sakura said "Not those 2, thier murderers." pointing toward Naruto and Lee.

Lee said "So whose carring the harpy."

Naruto said "She can carry herself and sir pukestain." as Naruto grabbed Tenten sword and walked over removing the heads of each of the mercs and the Iwa nin and sealing them in a scroll. Kakashi sighed as Lee and Naruto put all the bodies in a pile before he set them on fire.

Naruto used his wind to speed it up and then destroy the ashes after putting them out and said "Silent and without a trace. Thus is the way of a ninja."

He then grabbed Aoi body putting it on his back and jumping away toward Konoha.

Lee jumped following him and Sakura screamed "Wait, what about me and Sasuke-kun."

Kakashi said "Think of it as training." as he smiled behind his mask and jumped into the trees.

Sakura grunted as she picked up Sasuke body and slowly started to follow the others.

Gai asked beside Kakashi "So how long do you think."

Kakashi looked over his shoulder as they jumped throught the trees and said "10 minutes tops. Once shes out I will grab Sasuke and you can grab her and we can make some real time."

Gai nods and Naruto said about 10 yards ahead of Kakashi "I say 6 minutes Kakashi."

Lee looked over and said "4." as he set pace beside Naruto.

Tenten said "I think 3 minutes. Shes already using chakra to keep this pace and we are going slow as hell."

Neji said "1 minute." with his bloodline active.

At 2 minutes traveling Sakura passed out from chakra exhaustion and Kakashi caught Sasuke in mid fall as Gai caught Sakura.

Naruto said "Finally." as the entire group picked up speed.