This story is told in Third person POV.
Chapter 9
Mission (Morning)
"WAKE UP, EVERYONE!"
When the sun came over the horizon everyone was awaken by a very loud hollering.
"WAKEY, WAKEY, EGGS AND BAKEY!"
It was Mika she was calling her teammates out for breakfast.
Sasuke popped his head out of the boys' tent.
Sakura did the same, out of the girls' tent.
"COME ON, IT'S GETTING COLD!"
Sakura rubbed her eyes, "SHUT UP! …. Where did you get that!"
Mika was holding a megaphone.
She didn't answer, instead she walked to the boys' tent kissed Sasuke then just walked in.
She held the megaphone to her mouth and inhaled.
Sasuke and Sai ran out of the tent fast. They plopped down just in time to hear….
"NARUTO, GET YOUR LAZY ASS OUT OF BED BEFORE I BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU!"
Everyone plugged there ears after they heard Naruto yell in pain.
Mika came out of the tent dragging Naruto out by the collar of his shirt. She sat him in front of his food. She glanced at the others they quickly scrambled to the seats.
"Good, now chow down." Mika said, she sat between Sasuke and Sakura, with a big smile on her face. Everyone knew that was a fake smile.
After everyone was done Sakura helped Mika clean off the stump they used as a table.
The boys' sat around waiting for orders from Mika.
'Sai, hey, you want to tell us what you and Mika were whispering about yesterday.' Naruto asked Sai when the girls were out of ear shot.
Sasuke heard Naruto and leaned in to hear the answer.
'Sorry Naruto I can not tell you.' Sai said with a smile.
His answer agitated Sasuke. Sasuke felt it was his right to know what was said between his girlfriend and …. anyone for that matter.
'Just tell us, Sai. Mika won't ever know.' Naruto begged.
'Sorry, Mika would kill me.'
'Well, yeah, she maybe a little over zealous with stuff, but come on we're all friends here, right?'
"I heard that, Naruto." Mika shouted from her and Sakura's position.
Naruto cringed.
"I told Sai not to tell you guy, so he won't tell you guys. Now, I don't want to hear anything about it from anyone, got it." Mika said as she and Sakura walked up.
No one said anything, they knew Mika was serious, and messing with her was out of the question when she was that serious.
"Mika you shouldn't keep secrets from us were your friends." Naruto said.
"Mika does it have to do with you or Sasuke?" Sakura asked.
"What did I just say? Come on guys leave it alone! We have a mission to think about. Let's talk about something else, please." Mika said walking over to her backpack sitting outside the tent.
"Here we're just outside the border to the grass. Get over here!"
Everyone hurried over to look at the mission map.
"We need to go here if we want to catch our objective soon." Mika was pointing to the heart of the village. "Now this is how it's going to go. We do some recon and spying first. We split up but I want to know what you guys are doing at all times so I'll give each of you a summoning. Do nothing unless I say so, Naruto."
"Hey!"
"She is right Naruto, you can jeopardize the mission." Sai said smiling.
"I'll summon them now so you can get acquainted and use to the one that will go with you, okay. After I'm done summoning them we pack and get headed out."
Mika rolled the scroll up and put it away. She stood up and the others got out of the way. She bite her thumb, wiped the blood on her hand, made some hand signs said 'Inu, Tori, Neko, Neko, Ryū, Kuma'. There was a cloud of smoke.
Everyone heard a few roars and a screech.
The smoke dissipated and standing there was a little dog, a bird, two small cats, a dragon-looking lizard, and a small white cub.
"Guys, from my left. Ishii, my lightning bear, Musho, my water dragon, and Kiroro, Kilala's twin, and you already know Kilala, Tsukune, and Crane."
The animals bowed their heads.
"Nice to see you again." Kilala and Crane said.
Kilala and Crane were the only ones who could talk.
"Now as you know each animal have their own abilities." Mika said. "So I'll assign you guy to the one that will work better. Okay, let's see, Crane and Naruto, Kiroro and Sakura, Musho and Sai, Ishii and Sasuke, how is that?"
"Come on, why Crane any one but Crane!" Naruto whined.
"HEY! Do you want me to peck your eyes out, moron!" Crane yelled. She hovered around Naruto's head.
"Look, you guys may hate each other but Naruto is a close combat fighter, you're not Crane, it works better and you're both have wind style chakra. Kiroro can be good protection in her bigger form and Sakura is a medical ninja. Sai uses ink and Musho uses water. Sasuke and Ishii have their lightning attacks. As for me I work better with Kilala and Tsukune, I could use Crane to but she's needed with Naruto." Mika said grabbing Crane. "You all will work well together, right." Mika glanced at Crane.
"Fine, Mika, I'll work with Naruto."
"Me too." Naruto said glumly.
After they packed up they headed out for the Grass Village.
"Mika I have a question. How are you going to know when we'll need your help?" Sakura asked.
"I'll use my Takagan's special ability to see through other peoples eyes. So I'll be able to see what you guys are doing."
"Is that how you knew about that girl from when I did community service?" Sasuke asked
"I did it for your own good. I've used it before on you." Mika said looking over her shoulder at Sasuke.
"Wha…, When?" Sasuke asked. "I don't quiet remember but it was back before you left." Mika answered.
They were headed for a heavy bamboo covered area.
"Well, obviousliy we're almost at the place. We'll take cover here okay. Sakura run the mission by me please."
While the boys setup a cover for them Sakura told Mika the point of the mission.
"Okay, this is what Lady Tsunade told us before you walked in."
"Well she mentioned Renji. She also said not to tell Sasuke." Mika said as the boys were finishing up.
"Right I get it. Anyway so there is some kind of backlash at this prince that has taken up residence in the village. Apparently the village thinks he is too young to be taking control here. So they hired you-know-who to take care of him. When he found out who was trying to assassinate him he got us here. That's pretty much it." Sakura told Mika as the boys sat down around them.
"Who is this prince?" Mika asked. "We are going to met him in the village right?"
"Yeah, he's name is Shinji. There is also a rendezvous spot up ahead." Sakura answered. "That's all I know about him, well, that's all Milady said."
"No that's enough, point in question we need to take care of you-know-who quickly. Let's catch our breath quickly and head out to meet our client." Mika said getting up and headed for her pack.
Everyone sat there and relaxed a bit. Mika fed her summonings.
Sasuke was thinking, *Why didn't they ever say the guys', who is our mission objective, name. Is there something I'm missing?*
After a few minutes they collected their stuff and walked to the rendezvous spot.