Sasuke, the dark haired boy, sighed. Why did he have to share team sevens' mission with these strangers? Strangers that aren't even ninjas? How on Earth did Naruto convince Kakashi-sensei to bring them along?

"Okay, Sasuke and Sakura," Kakashi started. "This is Yuki and Kyo Sohma, they're related to the guy that wrote the book Naruto gave me." He pointed to the orange and grey-purple haired boys. "And standing next to Naruto is Tohru Honda. She lives with the Sohmas."

"Can we hurry up and get on with this mission?" Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Okay, the farm house that we're working at is just a short walk through the forest, so let's move out.

Team seven, that now consists of seven people, headed out into the forest with Sasuke and Kakashi leading, Naruto happily walking behind them, Sakura conversing with Tohru, and Yuki reasoning with Kyo, as usual.

"So, how'd you come to living with those two pretty boys?" Sakura asked Tohru.

"Oh, it's a long story, I don't want to bore you…" Tohru replied politely.

"It's okay, Tohru, I'd love to know."

Tohru began to explain to Sakura why she was with the Sohmas, It was because both of her parents had passed away, her father when she was little and she mother just recently The Sohmas found her sleeping out in a tent, so they offered for her to stay with them,

"Oh…" Sakura said quietly. "So you're like Sasuke and Naruto… They don't have parents, either."

"You call yourselves ninjas? You're working in farm houses where as I've fought freakin' bears!" Kyo yelled obnoxiously.

"Hey, stupid cat, please keep your voice down, you don-"

"Don't tell me what to do, rat." He snapped back.

Sakura looked back and thought to herself; 'Jeeze, he's got both Sasukes and Narutos personalities put together.'

At the farm house, Kakashi-sensei divided everyone in to pairs. Kyo with Sasuke, Yuki with Naruto and Tohru with Sakura.

'I'm stuck with the emo kid, better than that rat.' Kyo thought.

"Naruto, do you think Sasuke will be able to handle Kyo?" Yuki asked, worrying about Sasukes mental health.

"Don't worry, Sasuke's also a jerk, but he can handle people like Kyo."

"So, Sasuke, right?" Kyo asked, surprisingly politely as the pairs split up from the group and headed towards the barn. "What's life like as a ninja? 'Missions' like this seem kinda dull."

Sasuke, who had previously been ignoring his newly appointed partner, looked up. "It has its ups and downs." He sighed. "Working with Naruto and Sakura being the down and me getting stronger being the up."

Kyo wondered if training like Sasuke would make him strong enough to finally beat that dam rat, Yuki.

"You want to get strong, too, don't you?" Sasuke said when he noticed Kyos clenched fist.

"Yeah…"

"Why do you need to be stronger?"

"I need to beat that freakin' rat, Yuki!"

"He's related to you, right? Almost like a brother?"

"Pfft, yeah we're related. But no way is he like a brother!" He seemed pissed off at the mere mention of something that absurd.

"Hm…" Sasuke hid his face from Kyo and hurried his step.