Mercenaries, Ninja, Martial Artists, and Wizards?

They make an interesting combinatation...

"So we're at Tokyo but where exactly are we supposed to meet this person?" The dark haired girl asks.

"That old guy's instructions say to stay around this area, there's even a small map here to make sure where we should be." The blond girl next to her says looking at a small scroll before rolling it up again and stowing it in one of the pockets of her cargo shorts.

"Said something about meeting someone here, right?"

"Yea, he's supposed to be recognizable at first glance... or so he claims. -sigh- Let's get some sleep and we'll just have to wait for whoever it is whenever they get here."

"But whatabout food! I'm starving!" The chubby girl complains.

"Fine, stay here and set up your tent and I'll run down and grab some takeout." the blond girl says as she drops her backpack but she was gone before it even hit the ground.

"Damn you, always making me do the hard work!" The dark haired girl yells before muttering curses.

"That's because if I sent you to get dinner you wouldn't be back til midnight." The blond says with a smirk from right behind the other girl who shreeked in surprise.

"DAMN YOU DENKO! STOP DOING THAT AND GET ME FOOD!" She screams while Denko once again dissapeared with only her fading laughter in the distance to indicate which direction she went.

...

A tall man wearing a brown gi with long black hair and a moustash answered the front door where someone was knocking politely, though rather loudly. Sliding open the door he found himself looking at the waist of a very large person, though looking up he found the person to be a very large man who bent down a bit so he could talk face to face, as best as he could manage anyway.

"Hello, my name is Rubeus Hagrid, but you can call me Hagrid, everybody does. I'm here to speak to Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo, I believe they live here?" The giant man asks with what looked like a pleasent smile through his beard.

"Um, ah, yes they do. I'm Soun Tendo, Akane's father." Soun pauses to quickly estimate Hagid's size and weight as well as the size of his own home and if it would allow someone his size. Around the corner walked a panda, a rather large one really but even Soun's best friend looked small compared to the man at his door. "Please come around back and we can talk on the porch." Soun says and leads Hagrid around the outside of the home meanwhile the panda ran back to the dining room and scarfed down the snack Soun was about to eat.

Hagrid and Soun soon came around the corner and sat on the porch, though it did groan quite loudly at first and Soun's eldest daughter Kasumi brought a tray with tea and sat it between them and recieved thanks from both. "Akane-chan and Ranma-kun should be home soon from Doctor Tofu's." She was interupted by the front door opening.

"We're home!" A girls voice calls through the house and two sets of foot steps were heard softly as they came towards the rear of the house.

"Welcome home! We have a guest who wants to talk with the two of you." Kasumi greets the pair.

...

Twelve children rushed back into the office where their leader was waiting for them, along with a dozen wrapped packages stacked next to her desk. They all wore the same clothes as the last time they were in the office but now wore backpacks that were stuffed with a variety of gear since all they knew was that they were going away on an extended mission at some school. But here they were there in the office just as they were told to be and standing at attention waiting for further orders.

"I see you are all ready, good. And since this school that you are going to has uniforms and you are representing this villages training methods we have uniforms for each of you here and the school you represent will be rather easy to remember since you all have attended Konohagakure Ninja Acadamy. The fact that you have officially graduated from our acadamy shouldn't be really known to the students and teachers where you'll be but since you are still training under jounin sensei you could simply say you are in the most advanced classes we have, which would be quite honest." The busty blond behind the desk says as she threw a package to each of the youths in front of her.

"But you haven't told us where we're going other than off the continent." the lazy looking boy complains.

"True, but I now little about the country other than that you will need to learn the english language." she replies calmly, though part of it had to due with the fact that she didn't have to go herself. With a smile she adds, "But don't worry too much since you'll be spending some time in the country to gather the other equipment you'll need and study both the language and their... techniques so you can at least keep up with the other students there."

...

"Make sure you have all your things put away in your rooms! Especially you two!" Molly yelled at her sons, at least the four who were still at home although she gave a hard stare at the twins who were well known for their pranks and jokes.

"Don't have to worry about my belongings mother, my room is spotless." The eldest child said, earning a look from his siblings that even an idiot could translate as 'Suck up!' but their mother ignored their glares and continued having her children clean the house.

"Their supposed to be here tommorow! And Arthor is still playing around with those tents!" Molly says waving a thin piece of wood around and random things flew around the room, glass on the pictures were wiped by a wet cloth that did its work on its own including rinsing and ringing itself out in a bucket of water floating close by, a pair of shoes walked themselves to a closet somewhere else in the house, dinner was being stirred by a spoon that turned in the pot on its own accord. Meanwhile the children were straightening furniture, dusting, sweeping piles of dirt that contained a few things that looked as though they were lost for years and the patriarc of the family was apparently enjoying himself far too much trying to pound tent stakes into the ground with a hammer, relfected by the fact that a few of his fingers and a toe were bruised as well as a small pile of bent metal stakes nearby which he quickly managed to fix them and get the tents set up in seconds with his own small stick...after his wife screamed a few threats through the open window.

AN: Yes the first two chapters have left a bit to be desired in both content and length but they set the mood and leaves you guessing what's gonna happen next and how the various groups will meet. But never fear! The chapters will get longer! They will become more detailed! There will be more dialoge! There will be... ramen!