Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Warnings: Violence , Gore and Lemons(Much Later)

Credits: If I may have used some Ideas that are not my own, I apologize. Some of the Jutsu's were taken from The Legend Of Kyuubi's Profile page so credit goes to him

Chapter 12

Team 11 were assembled at the Northern Gate of Konoha, dressed in their full Ninja gear. They didn't have to carry supplies on their person, having used Naruto's ability in Seals judiciously. They showed the necessary paperwork, to the two Chunin guards and began their journey to Iwate.

Yugao looked at her team and smiled at seeing them look around with curious gazes. She was much the same when she had left the village for the first time. They continued walking on foot for a few hours and then took to the trees, moving swiftly towards their destination.

At night they unsealed two tents and took watch with Naruto being last.

Timeskip – Two Days

Team 11 was nearing the town of Iwate. The mission request had come from the town's Mayor. They entered a reasonably well off town, having entertainment centres and parks with children playing in them. They had used Henge to appear as normal civilians and made their way to the Mayor's manor. After showing the gate guards the Scroll, they were led into the house where they dispelled the Henge and took their normal appearance.

The mayor was a portly man with a genial countenance on his face. Yugao was thankful that they wouldn't be dealing with pompous asses that were in a position of authority, on their first mission itself. But that was solely based on her observation, and appearances could be deceiving, she would be keeping her guard up the whole time on this mission.

"Ah, welcome to Iwate. I'm the town's mayor, Isamu Yamaguchi." He greeted amiably.

Pleasantries were exchanged and the group sat down for some tea. After talking for some time, Naruto gave a slightly pleading look to Yugao causing her to stifle a giggle that wanted to escape her lips. Mei and Sakiko smiled slightly at the expression on his face. Yugao nodded at him, and the three of them sat up a little straighter.

"Isamu-san?" Yugao questioned.

"Yes?" Isamu inclined his head in her direction, putting his cup of tea on the table.

"Could you give us a detailed account of the circumstances that led you to request this mission? Your mission request wasn't very informative." Yugao said.

Isamu sat still for a short while, seeming to be recollecting past events in his mind. He began his tale with a sigh.

"As you may have seen, Iwate is a reasonably rich town, and as such, has always been a target for bandits. We have a police force that was able to take care of the problem admirably, up until for the past year. Nearly 8 months ago, the bandits stopped attacking frequently. There were only three attacks in nearly 6 months. We thought that the bandits had given up and had left the area.

But, two months ago there was an attack on one of the trader caravans and two people were taken as hostages. The policemen escorting the caravan were grievously injured and three people lost their lives. The survivors reported that the bandits were organized in their attack, and were not fighting like brawlers anymore." Iwate was interrupted from his speech when Yugao cleared her throat and asked a question.

"Sorry for the interruption Isamu-san, but would it be possible for us to meet one of the survivors? It would help us greatly if we were able to talk to them directly." Yugao said.

"Of course, it would be no trouble at all." Isamu replied and motion with his hands for one of his attendants to come over, he spoke to him briefly before the attendant bowed and left the room.

"As soon as you would wish to, you will be escorted to the Police Headquarters." Isamu said facing them again.

"Thank you for your help, is there a reason that you waited two months before requesting the mission?" Yugao asked.

For the first time since they had arrived there, Isamu's smiling face dropped a little. He sighed slightly before speaking again.

"I was convinced by the commander of the police forces that they would be able to handle the retrieval. They have tried several times but have thus far failed to even locate the bandit camp. The families of the abducted were getting restless at their continued failure and began requesting me to hire Ninjas to help them. And that is how things have been in this town." Isamu finished sadly.

The group sat in silence for a while, each one of them thinking about the tale and the probable actions that they would need to take.

After some time the attendant informed the mayor that he had an impending appointment. The mayor again thanked them for their help and arranged for them to stay at one of the hotels in the town. Team 11 thanked him and left for the hotel, intending to meet the Police commander first thing tomorrow.

Timeskip- That Night

Naruto, Mei and Sakiko were staring at their room, their single assigned room. Each gender group was having totally different thoughts.

Naruto was primarily thinking about the plans that they had made for the whole afternoon. He couldn't help but worry about his girls; he had sworn that he would protect them with his life. The only way that he could curb his protective streak and his conscience, allow them to be a part of the dangerous Ninja world was because they were on his team, always under his protection. He was just as protective of them that he could get without allowing it to annoy them.

The girls couldn't help but blush at the thoughts that were going around their heads. Sakiko and Mei both turned their heads towards each other grinning impishly. Yugao felt a slight twinge of jealously as she saw the both of them bound towards Naruto, a book appearing in both of their hands out of somewhere. They both took up positions on either side of him on the couch. Sakiko leant on his shoulder, her left hand playing with his hair form time to time, her other hand on the medical book resting in her lap. Mei was resting with her head in his lap and her feet dangling off the edge of the couch and was reading up on the information that Naruto had written down for her to read up on to better understand her Bloodline.

Naruto had asked for the information from Kyuubi and boy did she have a lot of information to give out. Mei had told him that she had felt a shift in her chakra while training, that she hadn't felt before. Naruto had asked her what did she think that had changed and she replied that she could feel as she was able to draw on two natures of chakra at once. They had gone over to Tsunade, who had conducted some tests and concluded that it could only be a result of a dormant bloodline.

Kyuubi had called Naruto to the mindscape and told him of her suspicions. Like Naruto she had three elemental affinities, they being, Fire, Earth and Water. Although they weren't as strong at Naruto's affinities, for a Kunoichi who had just started her career it was rare. Even Sakiko had the dual affinity of Lightning and Fire. Kyuubi had informed Naruto that she might be a descendant of a clan that was famous for using the Futton (Boil Release) and Yōton (Lava Release) techniques. She had recounted to Naruto everything that she knew and remembered about the clan and their techniques, and he had noted everything down for Mei when he woke up. Ever since then she had been trying to make the two combine together, progress was slow but it was being made.

Yugao saw the three of them reading peacefully, occasionally asking the others something that they had trouble understanding. She brought out her sword maintaining supplies and began polishing and sharpening her blade. She let her thoughts drift as she continued the repeated motions of polishing her blade. She fully understood the need that her team felt to get stronger. She knew the risks that she would be under just by staying near Naruto, but after getting to know him, she could honestly say that she wouldn't want to be anywhere else. It wasn't a hard choice, she just imagined what her life would be like if she didn't have Naruto in her life. His gentle smiles, his caring nature, even his protective streak towards them. After experiencing these in her life, she just couldn't bring herself to be apart from him. It had scared her at first, the emotional dependence she had on one person, but she came to accept it within a surprisingly short amount of time.

After she had finished her work, she looked up to see that both Mei and Sakiko had fallen asleep on Naruto, who was still awake and softly stroking Mei's hair with his hands. Naruto looked up at her and smiled sheepishly at her. Yugao couldn't help but return his smile.

Naruto carefully shifted Mei off his lap and placed her head on the couch, turning towards Sakiko, he picked her up in his arms and walking over to the bed placed her on it, kissing her forehead as he left. He did the same thing with Mei as well. He stood over them watching them sleep for some time before he went back to the couch and resumed his reading.

Yugao smiled at his actions, walked over to the couch and sat down close to Naruto.

"What are you reading Naruto-kun?" Yugao asked.

"Dad's sealing notes." Naruto replied distractedly.

"Still trying to figure out a way to free Kyuubi-chan huh?" Yugao asked inching closer to Naruto.

"Yeah." Naruto replied, a little sadness creeping into his voice.

Yugao placed her hand on his and gave it a slight squeeze. Naruto looked up at her, and stared into her eyes for a long time before he swept his gaze away from her.

"I know that you are doing everything that is possible to free Kyuubi-chan, Naruto-kun. But you have to realize that the Yondaime had to sacrifice his life to seal her in you. The Shiki Fūin (Reaper Death Seal) is no ordinary seal that can be broken down and reconstructed as desired. But, I have faith that if anyone would be capable of doing it, it would be you." Yugao said with conviction.

Naruto sighed, took a few deep breaths and smiled at Yugao.

"Thank you Yugao-chan. It means a lot to me." Saying that, Naruto leant closer to her and gave her a light kiss on the lips, as he was about to lean back, Yugao brought her hand to the back of his head and pulled him closer to her, deepening the kiss. She moaned slightly as Naruto skilfully kissed her and they separated after a long time, both of them out of breath. She smiled at the dazed expression on his face, positive, that it was mirroring her own.

Yugao smiled happily and scooting closer leant against his side, his hands holding her against him, enjoying her time with him.

Timeskip – The Next Morning

Team 11 were being escorted to the Police Headquarters by the Mayor's attendant. They had discussed the questions that they wanted answered and decided that Yugao would be the one doing the questioning. They entered the office of the Police Commander and were put instantly on guard by the scowl present on his face.

"So you are the Ninjas that the mayor had requested assistance from. I have to say, I don't think that you kids understand the gravity of the situation. I had expected better."

Mei and Sakiko bristled slightly at his comments, but their faces didn't reflect their feelings. They calmly stared at him, as if waiting for him to speak.

'The pompous, arrogant ass.' Yugao thought, groaning inwardly. This could complicate matters.

Naruto was staring at something right above the left shoulder of the man, his expression appearing bored, ignoring the man completely.

"We would like to ask some questions to one of the survivors of the bandit attack two months ago." Yugao stated in a monotone.

"Why do you want to speak about the past? There is nothing to it, they attacked, and we lost. End of story." He huffed.

"There are things that you might have missed. It would help us." Yugao said.

"Look here, girl. I have been protecting the town for 13 years. I doubt that your team has even been alive for that long." He sneered, looking at Naruto.

Naruto was pointedly staring at the same spot.

The man glared at Naruto for a while before he ordered them out of his office. Naruto was the last person to walk out, and just as he was closing the door he looked at the man in the eye and released a focused burst of KI (Killing Intent) at the man, and was rewarded as the man failed about in his chair before falling down, a horrified expression on his face.

"Well, that could have gone better." Sakiko said with a sigh.

"That man is a right bastard. The nerve." Mei said.

"I don't think that he will be bothering us anymore." Naruto said with a smirk.

"Huh?" the girls asked as one.

Naruto waved his hands dismissively, "I'll tell you about it later."

They walked out of the compound and made their way to the hotel. On the way, Yugao explained to them that this was a common occurrence with clients who were assigned Genins. They couldn't believe the fact that what were children in their eyes were, indeed, trained to handle such jobs. They had to work around that problem the best that they could. They understood it, but it didn't mean that they had to like it.

Once back in the hotel, they made plans. They would go investigate the area surrounding the site of the attack, in the afternoon. Any tracking methods would fail; it had simply been too long since the attack. They would have to search for the bandit camp on their own. They were wary to begin the search; right up until Naruto reminded them that he could simply summon a few hundred clones to do the searching for them. That had put a smile on their faces.

That Night

Team 11 had finished analyzing the site in the afternoon and in the night they had stealthily made their way to the site. Naruto created pairs of Kage Bunshin, and sent them to search for the base. If they were to find the base, one of them were to dispel, informing Naruto of its position and the other would be able to continue observing the base till Naruto got there.

After sending out approximately 200 clones, they waited for one of the clones to inform Naruto about their success. After waiting for nearly four hours, they struck gold. One of the clones had spotted the base with his Sharingan. Naruto was surprised to learn that the entrance to the base was covered in a Genjutsu. It was a low level technique, but the stakes had risen slightly with the possibility of Ninja involvement. It was no wonder that the local police force hadn't been able to find the base.

Naruto dispelled his clones after half an hour, waiting to see if it was spotted; and sorting through the memories, drew a map of the surrounding region. As soon as the first clone had dispelled, the others had gone straight towards the camp and scouted out the area. It allowed Naruto to make a map, of the bandit camp perfectly and with his calligraphy skills, born due to his constant use of sealing; it was quite accurate and detailed.

The girls sat there silently as he sat there drawing the map. They were mesmerized by his drawings and the utter concentration that he worked with, it was one of the qualities he had that they admired. After he had finished, they sat down and analyzed the map.

There was cave that led to an open area; this was where the first gate was. It followed a narrow path that was littered with watchtowers, manned by two men. They were strategically placed to cover all the blind spots of the other towers. Another gate led to a large clearing that was apparently used as a housing area; there were individual tents that they figured must be where the bandits used to sleep. Another huge gate was up ahead. Naruto's clones couldn't get a good look at the area, it was too well hidden. They postulated that the area must be where the leader was, as it was quite small and there was a large cliff on the other side, combed in barbed wire.

The only way to access the area was through the bandit camp itself. They were suitably impressed with the bandit stronghold. It was virtually impossible for the policemen to infiltrate, but they were Ninjas and would find a way. They decided that they would be carrying out the mission tomorrow night.

Timeskip – The Next Night

Team 11 were waiting for Naruto to gain them access into the camp. They had informed only the Mayor of their intentions, and had asked him to keep the information to himself. Naruto was to infiltrate the cave and then they would move up to the narrow passage.

They heard nothing apart from the sounds of the insects of the night, slowly, they could see the end of Naruto's sword strike through the door and he made a gap wide enough for them to pass through. It was a testament to his stealth skills that they had been totally unaware of the exact time that Naruto had completed his work. Yugao was the first one to pass followed by Sakiko and Mei. They had arrived at the narrow path, arguably the hardest part of the mission.

Yugao nodded to Naruto. Took out her sword and scanned the nearest watchtower. She and Naruto would knock out the guards and replace them with Naruto's Kage Bunshin under a Henge. Bandits weren't trained professionals, and thus would have a hard time fighting against even a respectable Genin, and considering Naruto and Yugao's skill they systematically went up to each watchtower and completed their work. There were a few close calls, but they handled it admirably. After they had reached the second gate and took care of the guard. The four of them then went up to each tower and tied up the bandits in Ninja Wire, barring their escape, that is, if they were going to wake up anytime soon. Judging by the lumps on their faces and necks, it was an impossibility, but hey, it didn't hurt to make sure.

Naruto glanced at his teammates worriedly, this was the part of the plan that had been argued and pondered over for the longest time. Naruto's gut was telling him that something was off; the mission was going too well for his liking. Curbing his instincts, he nodded once and motioned with his hands to get back, they moved away from the gate. Naruto backed up a little as well, standing a little distance away from the middle of the gate; he rapidly went through some handsigns and whispered.

Fūton: Fuujin Seiken (Wind Release: Divine Fist of the Wind God)

He held his hand to his sides, two humongous ethereal fists at the side of each hand, he raised his right hand, the fist made of wind following the same movements, before he jabbed it in front of him quickly followed by his left fist. The doors dented a bit before being blasted off their hinges, announcing their arrival to the whole camp.

Naruto grinned.

'Let's get this party started.'

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