"Earth style: Headhunter Jutsu!" Kakashi disappeared. Earth style…
"Aika! Below you!" Sasuke warned. I jumped into the air just as Kakashi's hand shot out of the ground. That must be how he got Sasuke. Time to kick this up a notch.
"Giant Vortex Jutsu!" I shot a cyclone of water at Kakashi. He seemed shocked; maybe I had impressed him. I'm not sure. While he was dealing with that jutsu, I took a deep breath and began humming. Usually I'd use words, but I didn't need to in order to paralyze him. After he dodged the jutsu, he froze in place and I came down from the tree, snatching the remaining bell from his side. I stuck my tongue out at him, before doing a quick jutsu to help Sasuke out of the ground. When I turned around, Kakashi was gone and our time was up.
We returned to the meeting place to find Naruto tied to a post. I shook my head. I had freed Naruto, and he'd just gotten back into trouble. I leaned against one of the three posts and smirked.
"Well, here we are. Naruto tied to a post, Sasuke without a bell, and me, with two"
"What? You got a bell?!" Naruto gaped.
"Two," I corrected.
"Hey, uh, what are you going to do with the other bell?" Naruto asked, hoping I would give it to him.
"It doesn't matter, because I have the bells," Kakashi appeared, holding the bells that were in my pocket only moments ago. He took them without me noticing?
"Hey! That's cheating!" Naruto yelled.
"No, Naruto, it's fine. I've already failed this test"
"What?"
"After I got a bell, I was supposed to come back here, but Kakashi was going to hurt Sasuke and I intervened. So I've already failed."
"Not quite. I see promise in you guys; so you will all get another chance after lunch"
"No way! Really?" Naruto flailed his legs around in glee. Another chance?
"The only catch is- if you feed Naruto, you fail… permanently." He added for my benefit. As soon as he disappeared, I opened up my lunch and held out a bite of rice for Naruto.
"Huh? What are you doing, Aika?"
"Feeding you." My lip twitched as I forced a smile. This is a little uncomfortable…
"Why?" tears streamed down his cheeks in joy.
"My dream doesn't require a ninja headband, however, becoming a Hokage…" I'm such a hypocrite, I told him it didn't matter just a couple days ago! "What I mean, is- just eat it before I change my mind!" I scowled. Even though it wasn't ramen, he ate heartily. Before he could eat another bite, storm clouds gathered and Kakashi appeared.
"YOU!" wind blew angrily around us, "You broke the rules! I hope you're prepared for punishment. Any last words?" the ground shook as he prepared for a jutsu. I dropped my chopsticks.
"But you said… Aika…" Naruto mumbled, confused.
"We're all on this squad, together!" Sasuke finished.
"The three of you are one, that's your excuse?" he leaned forward angrily. None of us faltered. "You pass," he smiled, "we will begin our first mission tomorrow"
"Alright! I'm a ninja! Ninja! Ninja!" Naruto repeated the word until it felt comfortable to him. I sighed in relief. We passed…
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"Aika, Point B"
"The target moved! Follow it!" We moved stealthily through the trees, following our target.
"Distance?" Kakashi asked through the headset.
"Five meters. Ready when you are," Naruto informed.
"Ready," I confirmed.
"Ready," Sasuke agreed.
"Go!" he signaled. We moved in and captured the target easily. The cat scratched and clawed at Naruto as if he were the devil.
"Good kitty," I smiled.
"Target captured," Sasuke informed Kakashi. Thank god this mission's over. This is one crazy cat.
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"…picking up potatoes, helping the chief counselor's wife shop, or-"
"No! This is stupid! I'm a ninja now and I want a ninja mission!" Naruto turned away from the Hokage.
"I agree, Gramps, I think our team is ready for a C-rank," I vouched. These stupid missions are driving me crazy!
The Hokage laughed before responding. "Alright, you can go on an escort mission, you will be bodyguards. Here he comes now," he waved towards the door and in came a drunk old man.
"A bunch of kids? And you, the little one with the idiotic look on his face, you expect me to think you are a ninja?"
"Ha! Who's the little…" Naruto then realized me was the shortest of us three, "why I oughta- I'll demolish you!" Kakashi had to hold him back as he displayed his immaturity.
"You can't demolish the client, Naruto" I shook my head.
"I am Tazuna, master bridge builder, and I need to get back to my country so I can finish a bridge that will save my village"
That's sort of admirable… but how is he supposed to build a bridge when he can't even walk a straight line?
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When we stepped through Konoha's gates, Naruto leapt into the air. What is he getting all worked up for?
"What are you so excited about?" I asked, not sure if it was healthy to be this excited to go on a mission.
"This is my first time out of the village! I'm a traveler now, believe it!" Naruto looked around, ready to attack any ninja that were planning ambush.
"Is this kid even a ninja? He's a joke!" Tazuna accused, offending Naruto. I sighed. We aren't even ten feet from the gates and the chaos has already begun.
"Hey! I'm the greatest ninja ever! I'm going to be Hokage, believe it!" Naruto boasted.
"You? A Hokage? You're a runt; a nobody; a loser," Tazuna spat.
"I'll pulverize you! Come here!" Naruto, once again, lunged for the client. Kakashi held him in the air by his backpack. Of course, he gets all worked up over his comment.
This sort of thing continued for a bit, but eventually we travelled in silence. I stepped in a puddle, but my shoes didn't get wet. That's weird… After we passed it, the clink of chains and the whip of air from an attack alerted me. Two chuunins had just ripped apart our sensei. The pieces fell to the ground in a cloud of dust. The two chuunin appeared behind Naruto next, and Sasuke stopped then with a shuriken, tieing down their chains. They broke free, and one went for Tazuna, and the other for Naruto.
I leapt on front of Tazuna, protecting our mission foremost. Sasuke saw the ninja coming for me, and appeared in-between us. You baka, you should have saved Naruto.
This post took longer to make than usual, because I'm behind in school. I have Mono :( Sorry everyone. I hope you enjoy! Please review so i know what you're thinking!