Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Naruto cause if I did…heh believe me things would change! coughSasuSakucough Unfortunately it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto!
Thanks to anyone who reviewed the prologue! Like I said I love the reviews and I vow to hug whoever does from now on. Here's the next chapter and I now wanted them to be 15 or 16 in this, and I realize that there'll be some randomness that will make them seem younger, but just bear with me… Considering I typed this a long time I go when I hadn't watched a lot of Naruto and stuff, it's okay. Anyway I hope you like this chapter and remember to review!
Chapter 1: The Mission"Good morning Sasuke!" Sakura cheerily greeted the third member of Team 7 as he joined them.
"Kakashi sensei isn't here yet?" He said glancing around not bothering to return the greeting.
"Late as usual," Sakura said obviously disappointed.
"Probably looking for some stupid job to make us do," Naruto said loudly. "It's not like we do anything interesting."
"You want another job like protecting Tazuna?" Sasuke asked him rolling his eyes. "Why? So you can get yourself killed? At least by doing these "stupid jobs" you can't get yourself killed."
"You jerk," Naruto yelled at him his voice seething with anger. "You're gonna pay for that!"
"Bring it on," Sasuke answered maintaining his calm composure. "It'll only take a few seconds before I kick your butt."
"Will both of you knock it off?" Sakura yelled though it was mostly directed at Naruto.
"It's not my fault Sasuke's an arrogant jerk!" Naruto yelled back.
"Doesn't that make you an immature loser?" Sasuke smirked.
Naruto turned back to him clenching his fists. Sasuke shrugged, but made no motion to fight back. He knew he could have Naruto down on the ground with a kunai at his throat in less then a minute if he wanted to.
"You think you're special don't you?" Naruto said. "So what if you're an Uchiha and you can make your eyes turn red? You're not all that!"
"Naruto would you just leave Sasuke alone?!" Sakura said defending him like she always did though he had no idea why. It wasn't like he needed it or even cared. If she wanted to waste attention on someone then Naruto would be a much better choice then himself.
"Hey guys! Did I miss anything?" Kakashi said popping out of nowhere behind Sakura.
"Sensei! Do you have to do that?" Sakura asked her heart pounding. She had noticed that it had done that more often lately. "You could give someone a heart attack!"
"Really? I never thought of that," Kakashi said. "That might work to my advantage."
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto said forgetting about arguing with Sasuke. "Do you have a cool mission for us to do? Please tell me you do!"
"As a matter of fact I do, but I'm not sure you're ready for it," Kakashi said thoughtfully.
"Why not?" Naruto asked in a whiny voice. It had better not be something stupid like usual.
"Well, it's a mission that requires shinobi of the highest caliber. It's challenging, risky, and there's an 80 percent chance none of you will make it out alive," Kakashi went on pretending to be serious while inside he was grinning. Tormenting Naruto was something he lived for. "The mission I have for you is…"
Yes?" Naruto asked leaning in closer.
Kakashi took a deep breath and glanced around like he was about to reveal a huge secret. Naruto's really falling for it this time isn't he?
"Washing the Lord Hokage's windows!" he said with a grin after a dramatic pause.
With a loud crash Naruto fell over unconscious and lie on the ground with a strange smile plastered across his face.
"I think you might have gone a little too far with that sensei," Sakura said rolling her eyes at Naruto. Sasuke's right. He is a total loser!
"I just wanted to mess with him a little," Kakashi said nudging Naruto with the tip of his shoe. "Oh well come on guys."
"Are you just going to leave him there?" Sakura asked.
"Pretty much," Kakashi said pulling out his Come Come Paradise and walking away. "He can catch up when he gets up."
Sasuke nodded and began to follow Kakashi. He paused for a moment and glanced back at Sakura who was still standing by Naruto who was still lying completely still. As soon as she noticed him watching her she ran up to him. As soon as she had he resumed walking. Kakashi was at least 30 or so yards ahead of them, but Sasuke showed no hurry to catch up. What's the point of hurrying? It won't be anything that important.
"Thanks for waiting for me," Sakura said to which he merely shrugged. "I wonder what Kakashi Sensei really wants us to do. What do you think?"
Again Sasuke shrugged and said nothing. Realizing he wasn't going to say anything back Sakura said nothing else. Why won't you ever talk to me? She wondered. I don't bite.
"Come on," Kakashi called from the doorway leading into the Lord Hokage's chambers. "No one's getting any younger here."
Sasuke quickened his pace if only a little and entered the building with Sakura close behind. The Hokage was sitting at his desk looking at something and didn't look up when they entered.
"Where's Naruto?" he asked still not looking at them.
"He's…" Kakashi said pausing as if trying to think of a good word to use, "well he's coming."
Then as if on cue Naruto burst into the room panting and came to a halt in front of Kakashi. He glanced around his eyes darting from Kakashi to Sasuke and Sakura to the Hokage and back.
"I can do the mission! Leave it up to me! Naruto Uzamaki!" He yelled.
"Naruto we haven't done anything yet," Kakashi said shaking his head.
"Oh right," Naruto said. His face was still bright red, but now it was from embarrassment.
Why do I have to be stuck with him? Sasuke thought angrily before turning his attention back to the Hokage. The Lord Hokage had rolled up the paper he had been looking at and cleared his throat.
"Now as you know the leader of The Land of Clouds, the Raikage, is a good friend of mine," he said. "I need something important delivered to him."
"Okay!" Naruto said as the Hokage handed him a long slender tube that held the scroll he'd been looking at before inside. Slowly he began to unscrew the lid. "Leave it up to me!"
"One thing you have to promise me however," the Hokage went on ignoring Naruto. "No matter what you can't look at it. The scroll inside contains a jutsu that is for the Raikage's eyes only."
Naruto's hand stopped and frantically turned the lid the other way till it was tightly locked back on. He glanced around with a grin like nothing had happened.
"I think I'll hold on to that," Kakashi said grabbing the case by the shoulder strap and hoisting it onto his own shoulder.
"Why can't I hold it?" Naruto whined. "I can carry a stupid scroll you know!"
"Sure you can, but I'm sure all of us would feel safer if you didn't," Sasuke said not bothering to notice Naruto's death glare. "Knowing you it'd get dropped off a cliff or something."
"You'd better be off then," the Hokage said before Naruto could retort. "Remember that scroll is for the Raikage only. No one else is to look at it."
Kakashi nodded and bowed to Hokage, which both Sakura and Sasuke copied. Naruto folded his arms and snorted angrily.
"Still don't see why I can't hold the stupid tube," he mumbled to himself.
"Naruto!" Sakura said hitting him on the back of the head.
"Ow! What?" Naruto asked rubbing the lump that was forming on his head. "Oh yeah." He said sweeping into a bow.
"Idiot," Sasuke said turning on his heel and leaving. As he left the building he shielded his eyes for a moment to let them adjust to the light difference.
"Well let's get going then," Kakashi said stretching as he came out behind Sasuke. "Go get what you need and then meet at the main gate in five minutes."
The group separated and went to get the things they wanted to bring along. Sasuke headed to his house and opened the door. Glancing around his clean bedroom, he grabbed a black hiking backpack that hung on a hook by the door, set it down on his bed, and turned to his dresser. His dresser drawers were neatly organized, completely different from Naruto's he knew, so it wasn't hard to find what he needed. He opened the second to the bottom one and pulled out a couple shirts some black some blue, but all emblazoned with the Uchiha clan symbol like the one he wore now, and a couple pairs of khaki shorts from the very bottom. He hastily threw them into his backpack and moved on to the more interesting top drawers. He smiled as he opened them and saw kunai, shurikan, and numerous other weapons. He pulled out a few extra kunai and shurikan and put them in a spare pouch. Never know when you might need some extras; He thought putting them into his bag. Sure that he had gotten everything from the dresser, Sasuke closed his drawers and as he stood back up the picture sitting on top caught his eyes. It was a picture of him, Sakura, Naruto, and Kakashi that had been taken not too long ago. Naruto had one hand held up in his signature peace sign and his tongue was stuck out in a grin. Next to Naruto was Sakura who had a big grin plastered across her face. Her arms were slung around his own neck pulling him down into the picture. The expression on his face was a mixture of surprise and annoyance. As he turned to leave, Sasuke suddenly felt compelled to take the picture with him. He didn't know why, but he grabbed the picture and stuck it in the side pocket of his backpack. Looking around the room to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything, Sasuke headed back outside once more. His path to the main gate took him across the bridge. He glanced up ahead towards the gate and seeing no one he walked over to the side of the bridge and looked down into the flowing water. His reflection stared back up at him with unreadable onyx eyes. The Land Hidden in the Clouds huh? That scroll must be important, He thought. Maybe it's a forbidden jutsu of some kind.
"Um…Sasuke? What are you doing?" Sakura asked suddenly popping out of nowhere.
"Nothing," Sasuke replied shaking himself out of his stupor. "Come on."
Sakura gave him an odd look, but followed him to the gate nonetheless. A few moments later Naruto and Kakashi joined them.
"So sensei how are we getting to The Land of Clouds exactly?" Naruto was asking Kakashi.
"We're walking and then we're taking a boat," Kakashi said.
"Why don't we just ninja poof there like you do? It takes less time right?" Naruto asked Kakashi trying unsuccessfully to bribe their sensei into just poofing them there.
"Yeah, it would be faster, but it wouldn't cause you any suffering, so it wouldn't be as much fun," Kakashi said with a grin and heading out of the gate. "Besides I don't want to take the time to do all that."
"Go figure that," Sasuke muttered to himself.
"Don't worry it builds character Sasuke," Kakashi said.
"I bet it does," Sasuke said shaking his head.
Well, I hope this chapter was as good as the prologue and hopefully I update Chapter 2: Ambassador Kohta soon! By the way if anyone knows the correct spelling of shurikan I'd love to know since I'm not exactly sure and my friend wasn't either. Ideas are also welcome! Review please! Sayonara!