First Mission, Don't Screw It Up!

I woke up in my not very furnished room. I got dressed and walked into the living room, where Jin was sleeping on the couch. I chuckled. The night before, we had fought over the bed and in the end, I had to use the Tickle Torture. I woke him up, and made breakfast. We had miso soup and a bowl of rice. It was the best I could do with my cooking skills. Jin's constant complaining didn't help either. "Hurry up and make breakfast, woman! I'm hungry!" "What the heck are you doing over there! You're taking forever." "What in the world are you cooking? It smells horrible!" and then once he ate it he said, "This tastes like crap! You suck at cooking! And you call yourself a woman! This isn't miso! This is more like grewl!"

Its needless to say that he was in pain when we left, but the fact that he ate it all, made me smile on the inside. He was such an annoying little brat.

We went next door to fetch Hinako and left together. We arrived at the meeting place at 6:45 AM. We were a bit early, but Mr. Kyo didn't arrive till 7:30! "Where the hell were you! And what in the world are you wearing!" I screamed. I don't know what in the world he was wearing, but it was very frilly, and he had on leather pants. It was creepy looking, but that wasn't the worst.

"Is that...lipstick?" Hinako stuttered.

He smiled. "Sorry, sorry. I'm always fashionably late."

"Can you just tell us what to do next?" Jin said impatiently.

"Silence, Young One! I still haven't learned your names yet. Let's just take a moment to introduce ourselves! I'm Hagura Kyosuke, the most beautiful man in the world. I'm 29 years old. I like to dress up, and I am NOT gay. I don't like pickles and I have only one living relative, my sister. Who wants to go next."

We were all a bit reluctant, but then Jin stepped up and said, "My name is Sanpuro Jin and I'm 8 years old. My parents were Waterfall ninja, which is where I used to live until they died. I like money, getting my way, and five star cuisine. I hate not getting my way, loud people, and people who can't cook very well." He looked at me and a vein popped out of my head.

I stomped up. "My name is Kichino Sarafu, an awesome cook, and, might I add, older than a certain 8 year old. I'm 13 and I like sweets, winning, and Gaara." I blushed at my bluntness. "I hate annoying, little brats and strangely dressed people. I was a Chuunin from a distant village, but after my village was burned down, Konoha decided to take me in."

It was finally Hinako's turn. "My name is Uchiha Hinako. I'm 13 years old. I dislike annoying brats, whatever age they are. I like getting my way, and killing people who try to get in my way."

We were all silent and left with a very chilled feeling. "ANYWAY," Mr. Kyo broke the silence. "Today, we're gonna start our first mission. I already got it for you! Its a D-rank-"

"WHAT?" I exclaimed. "A lousy D-rank! I'm insulted!"

"I'm sorry, but for a new genin team, I have to start off easy. Besides, we have Jin, who's a fresh new ninja. I don't know how you all will act out on the field."

"Whatever, so what is our crappy mission?"

"We need to go and retrieve a lost cat, named Bell. The said cat is orange and very big. It has a bell attached to its collar. The client lives in the Tea Country, so we'll have to travel a little, but I think you can handle that."

I sighed. This was gonna be boring.

We arrived in the Tea Country on the same day, but that was only because Mr. Kyo was so impatient and chased us there, saying that if we didn't hurry up and move, he'd kiss us. When we arrived in Togarashi Town, we kept at least 5 meters away from Mr. Kyo. After a while, he turned around and asked, "Children, why are you walking so far away from me?"

"We don't want to look like we're with you."

He began to pretend crying and we walked on. We arrived at the client's house on the edge of town. I was surprised to find out that the client was an intimidatingly buff man. He opened the door to his little cottage and gave us some tea. His tunic showed his muscles, which were quite big. He told us that he was a lumberjack, and he lived alone. So one day, he got lonely and went out to find a wild cat, which he took home. I found it odd that he had a cat named "Bell". He told us that he lost it in the forest north of his house. We went to said forest and split up, to make searching easier. It was hours before finally I caught hint of what looked like an orange tail sticking out from a bush. It was an extremely large tail, and it had black stripes on it.

This must be an extremely big cat, I thought to myself.

I cautiously walked towards it. It noticed me and the tail went back in the bush, but out popped a large orange head. The head of a tiger. I screamed and ran away. The tiger chased after me. I heard a jingle and looked over my shoulder. The tiger had a collar and on that collar was a bell.

His cat is a TIGER!

I remembered that the client had told us that his cat was lost for a few days, so he must be hungry. I began to run faster, and cried out. "WAA! I DON'T WANT TO BE DINNER!"

Suddenly, Mr. Kyo appeared and knocked Bell across the ground. The tiger hit a tree, but got back up. Mr. Kyo walked up to it and put his finger up. Sparkles of light fell down on the tiger, and it fell asleep. Mr. Kyo picked up Bell with one arm.

"Thanks, Mr. Kyo," I said as I calmed down.

"Too good for a D-Rank, huh?"

I glared at him. "Shut up! You said cat. Last time I checked, cat's are not tigers."

He laughed and we walked back to the cottage. The lumberjack was surprised to see him asleep, but was delighted anyway. "Thank you!" he said with tears in his eyes.

"No problem, but next time, be more precise in your descriptions, please." I said and we went back to Konoha.

...to be continued.