Chapter 3: Wave Mission Begins
With passing the team survival test, the newly formed team 7 now had to do a whole lot of D ranked missions. The Three had taught each other some useful jutsus. But one day, there was a slight change in plans. They had a C ranked mission, to escort a Bridge builder named Tazuna, back to his home country, Wave.
Now, the three didn't like Tazuna, as he was acting all snobby, but Naruto also noticed something different. He sighed.
Noticed it to? Sakura asked. They had managed to find a way to form a mental link between the two twins, so that they didn't need to speak to each other all the time.
Oh yeah. He's hiding something. And that puddle I just stepped on is highly suspicious. It has to be a trap. Naruto thought back. True to his word, 2 Chuunin missing mist Ninjas appeared from the puddle. They tried to ensnare Kakashi, and they did. But he used a Kawarmi to avoid death. He then took the to down, in a matter of seconds.
"Okay old man. Mind telling us what's the deal. Bandits are C ranked, and those guys certainly weren't. They were at least B ranked. Of course, Kakashi-sensei, lazy as he is, is considered S rank, so...just tell us" Naruto said. Tazuna sighed.
"My village could only afford a C ranked missions. We've been in poverty since the business Tycoon Gatou, has taken over our country. It's been horrible. He's a business Tycoon, but he does a lot of shady business. If we can finish this bridge, his hand in power will weaken, and thus, he wants me dead" Tzuna said. Naruto looked at Sakura
I'm not sure about this mission. Sakura thought to NAruto. Naruto smirked.
I'm all for it. Hold on. Kyuubi is summoning me. I think it's time you meet him anyways. I'll get you to follow me when I'm asleep. I think he wants us to continue. Naruto responded. He then looked at Sasuke, who had a giant smirk on his face.
"While we could withdraw this mission, we aren't. Every mission, is always a way to get stronger, whether in general, or just certain aspects. Besides...it's good bragging rights" Sasuke said, with a light hearted tone to his voice. Naruto nodded.
"Well, now that is settled, we should get going" Kakashi said. The 5 did indeed start to go forward. Sasuke and Naruto were detached from everyone else, just randomly talking about things, like the good friends they were. Despite being the survivor of the Uchiha massacre, Sasuke wasn't an emo as a lot of people thought he'd be. Instead, he took a lighter side to things, only wishing to become stronger, should the time come to kill the one who caused the massacre. But that would be after he found out the real reasons.
"I don't get it. You and Sakura must be close in order to understand each other without even looking" Sasuke said. Naruto smirked.
"Well, it came down to the forbidden scroll. It was actually meant for the both of us. Our father, was the fourth, after all. With that being said, we came across a jutsu, that actually allowed our minds to have a mental connection. He had a lot of stuff on there that he never learned, but hoped to pass down. I don't know if there is anything useful there that you might find, it was meant for both me and Sakura only" Naruto said. Sasuke smirked.
"Don't worry. I'd only try to learn if your mother allowed it" Sasuke said. Naruto smirked.
"Say, why do you wear a cross necklace?" Sasuke asked. Naruto sighed.
"It's not what normal ninja wear, plus it's also a thing of good fortune. Every day alive, I feel blessed, for being surrounded by people who do care. There are things about me, that people hate. But I don't have control over those things" Naruto said. Sasuke somehow understood.
"I understand. It's kinda like me, when I'm really pissed off. A rage settles in. It scares me. But you've already had 2 kills. How was it? I just need some friend answers, as I am a ninja as well" Sasuke said. Naruto sighed.
"The first kill was not easy at all. I had to use some help to slow Mizuki's accomplice down, before I killed him. Luckily, he was weak. Mizuki was a slight bit of a problem, but I had shadow clones then. But the first kill, you almost look at yourself, feeling the regret, yet pride sink in. Your first human life, that you took away. It's always the hardest. The second one, is considerably easier" Naruto said. He actually got out the very Shuriken that killed Mizuki.
"Yeah, I never trusted him anyways" Sasuke said. It was then that Naruto was warned about an oncoming atack, which he grabbed Sasuke, and they dodged it. It was a giant cleaver sword. A Ninja was hot on their trail.
It turned out, it was the demon of the mist, Zabuza Momochi.