Minato looked at Naruto, Sasuke and Itami in front of him. He was sending them on a mission to the Land of Waves to investigate the disappearance of multiple people. The disappearances are happening quickly and no one knows why or how they are disappearing so the Land of Waves asked the Leaf Village to help out. Minato hated the fact that he had to place his daughter with Sasuke but it was true that their abilities balanced each other out.
"Do what you must while you are there but stay safe." Minato said to the three Jounin in front of him. The three nodded and then left.
The group jumped through the trees at break neck speeds. By moving at this rate they would make it to the sea in no time. They had left at dawn the day after being told of their mission and they had made it to the shore at nightfall. After asking around, they were able to score themselves a small boat which they used to get to the Land of Waves. Sasuke rowed first and then Itami and finally Naruto who wouldn't let either of the boys even touch the oars until they had made it to the Land of Waves, despite their telling her to take a break. The first thing the trio noticed was that no one was out. All of the windows were shut and it was so quiet that if someone dropped a pin, it would sound like thunder. They managed to find an inn and stayed there. Naruto asked the lady at the front desk why it was so quiet.
"Because no one wants to be stolen or spirited away into the unknown." The plump lady said.
Sasuke looked at the woman, "Does anyone know why or what is happening?" He asked.
"People just disappear. One minute they are there and the next they are not. But one boy, one boy has been taken away and brought back. He lives on the beach to the north. No one ever goes there anymore because that is where he is because he is cursed and no one should be around him. You would do your best to stay away from him." The lady said, waving us off and signalling the end of our conversation. The three ninja went to their room and settled in for the night.
"You know where we are going tomorrow?" Sasuke asked.
"To the beach to the north." Naruto said.
They thanked the lady at the inn before they left early the next morning to get some food. They ordered the first thing they could get their hands on and scarfed it down. After that they went off to the north beach in search of the boy. It didn't take the crew long to find a small shack on the beach where they suspected the boy lived. It was covered in paint that spelled out rude words and the windows were shattered. The three went over and knocked on the door. A little boy no older than eight opened the door. His smile was wide and contagious. When he saw who was at the door his smile faded. "Who are you?" He said.
"We are Shinobi from the Hidden Leaf. We were asked to investigate the disappearances." Naruto said. "May we come in?"
The little boy looked at Itami and Sasuke and then back to Naruto. "Only you." He said, pointing at Naruto. Naruto nodded and shooed the two ninja away before following the young boy inside. He skipped to an old chair and sat down. Naruto walked over and knelt down in front of him.
"I'm, Naruto. What is your name?" Naruto asked, holding out a hand in greeting.
"I'm Kenji." Kenji shook Naruto's hand.
"So, are you the boy that was taken away and brought back?" Naruto asked.
"No, that's not me. The one who was taken away was my brother." He said, playing with a chunk of Naruto's hair. "I like your hair. It reminds me of sunshine." Kenji said.
"Thank you." Naruto smiled. "So your brother, is he here at the moment?"
"No, but he'll be back soon." Kenji said, still having fun with Naruto's hair.
Naruto nodded. "What is your brother's name?"
"Ichirou. He is very nice. You would like him, Naruto." Kenji said. At that moment, someone opened the door. In walked a boy about Naruto's age who had brown hair like his little brother. When he saw Naruto, he death stared her.
"Why is there a Leaf ninja in our house, Kenji? And a Namikaze no less." Ichirou said without politeness. Naruto stood and faced Ichirou.
"How did you know who I was?" Naruto asked, calmly.
"The ridiculous hair." Ichirou said. "Now, tell me what you are doing in my house."
"Simple, we are here to investigate the disappearances." Naruto said, crossing her arms over her chest.
"We?" Ichirou asked.
"Yes, we. Ninja's are not sent on solo missions unless they are ANBU or it's an assassination. We travel in squads of three or four, depending on rank." Naruto said.
"Yes, wolves do travel in packs." Ichirou said. Naruto fumed and was about to say something more when Kenji spoke up, "Ichirou, Naruto is a nice lady. She let me play with her beautiful hair. You would like her."
"Can we please take this outside and away from my brother?" Ichirou asked. Naruto nodded and followed him to the door but before she could leave, Kenji hugged her around the legs, resting his head her hip. She ruffled his hair before leaving. Outside, Naruto and Ichirou walked a ways away from the shack before he turned to face her. They stood a few metres apart. Naruto crossed her arms over her chest as she looked over at Ichirou. Itami and Sasuke jumped out of nowhere and landed crouching down at the same time. Then they stood up at the same time. Naruto had no doubt that they had practiced that.
"So, Namikaze, is this your squad?" Ichirou asked. Naruto nodded.
"So, what do you and your squad hope to find here?" Ichirou asked.
"We just want to know if you know anything about the disappearances." Sasuke said from behind Naruto. He wasn't too happy about the way this Ichirou character was talking to his girlfriend.
"I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything about that. I don't remember anything about it." Ichirou said. Naruto could tell that Ichirou was lying and would have to do something about it but not yet.
"Fine. We'll go look for information somewhere else. Have a good one." Naruto said before signalling for Itami and Sasuke to leap away in that cool ninja way before she did so as well.
The three regrouped when they were further away from the beach. "He was lying." Itami said.
"I know." Sasuke and Naruto said simultaneously.
"We will follow him when he leaves the shack next which means that we have to keep watch from a place that he can't see us. Itami, get some food for us. We don't know how long we might have to wait." Naruto said.
"Oh, why is it always me?" Itami complained.
"Shut it. I'm in charge of the mission so you listen to me." Naruto said. Itami rolled his eyes and ran off in the direction of town to get some food. Sasuke and I made our way back to the area surrounding the shack. We found two separate spots where we could see each other and the shack and settled in. Itami came back with some food and found a position too. With everyone in position, they waited.
No one reviewed or PM'd me so i had to come up with something on my own. I had no inspiration so i just made it like the mission that Naruto went on where he met Isaribi. There is a major problem coming up in the next chapter. Its kinda likethe Orochimaru problem in the Anime but without Orochimaru. Sorry, I cant reveal much. But I hope you enjoy!:)
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