Foxfish

Disclaimer- I don't own this

-Sorry about any names spelled wrong last chapter…my bad

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Ages:

Naruto and Isaribi: 11

Anko: 21

Yamato: 23

Kakashi: 25

Third Hokage: 69

Gin- 14

Hyuuga Haran- 22

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'Thought'

"Speaking"

"Jutsus/Demon speaking"

"Fish speaking"- Sounds like shrieks/whistles and clicks, similar to whale songs

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Previously

Seeing that Gin had taken in their appearance and calmed down slightly, Haran said, "Ok you can put those back on. Now normally a new team takes a test to see if they have the appropriate teamwork to become a genin squad. But because Gin already passed and you two are known for your ability to work together we will forgo that part and jump strait into a simple d-rank mission, to retrieve a certain cat."

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Now

In the forest within the walls of Konoha, a pair of yellow eyes cautiously looked out from a bush. Looking left and right it saw no sign of its pursuers. Cautiously it steeped outside of the bush when a movement at the corner of its eye caught its attention.

Turning the other way it made a break for it, it was scooped up in the arms of the ninja behind it. "Mission successful" radioed Gin as he came up to Naruto who had the cat.

"Target confirmed, it's the one we are looking for."

"Roger, report back to the Hokage tower" came the reply from Haran over the radio.

Glaring at the fish boy who was holding it, the cat began to scratch mercilessly at his face, causing him to almost fall down and loose his grip on the cat.

Seeing the trouble Naruto was having Isaribi grabbed the cat, but it then turned and scratched her face before Gin picked up the cat by the crook of its neck.

The cat seemed glade that the older boy grabbed it instead of his team mates. Sighing he said, "Come on, let's get this mission over with."

Back at the Hokage tower, the genin met up with Haran who took in the scratched faces of Naruto and Isaribi in and noticed the looks that they were giving the cat nested safely in Gin's arms. Raising his eyebrow he looked questioningly at Gin.

Seeing his sensei's look he said, "Let's just say that cats and them don't mix."

This brought a small smile to Haran's lips as he said, "Not to worry. We will be doing just a few more D rank missions before were back on patrol."

"Back on patrol?" asked Isaribi.

"Yes, since we're a water specialist team, most of the missions we are sent on are patrolling the cost line between the lands of Fire, Water, Waves, and Ocean or taking missions that have some aquatic elements to them. For an example, we may be called upon to carry out an assassination of a mission were there is a river near the targets house. We would use that river to our advantage in getting in and out. But these missions are rare so we spend our time patrolling" Haran said as he led his team into the tower.

"You two will like it when we go out. These types of missions will suite you two perfectly and I'm sure the other water specialty ninjas will be more…accepting of you than the other ninjas."

"There are other teams of water specialists?" asked Naruto.

"Some, but we also work with mercenaries hired by the Fire Lord who run the Fire Navy. Ninjas are too much invested in close combat to be good sailors, but we can aid ships in navel battles when the ships get close or we can go accost the water and attack the ships directly or lay in wait and spring traps on the ships."

"In modern warfare navel ships are mainly used as transports of goods and personnel. So by sinking a ship we can cut off enemy supplies and reinforcements. And it doesn't matter if the ninjas can walk on water, when you're in the middle of the ocean you will not have enough energy to make it to shore. So if you sink a ship full of ninjas, most of those ninjas will drown like an ordinary civilian" said Haran, finishing his lecture just as they made it to the mission room.

"Team Haran successfully completing D-ranked mission, the retrieval of the Dynamo's cat" said Haran as he entered the room and as Gin handed the cat off to be tortured, I mean, hugged by its owner.

"Good, good" said the Hokage. "And how was your team's performance?"

"They completed the mission professionally and quickly, but I would still like some more training and a few more D-ranked missions before we head back out to the border" said Haran, understanding the Hokage's hidden message about wanting his team back out on the border.

"Yes, I understand. But remember we are limited in the amount of qualified water specialists and your team composes some of the most promising" said the Hokage.

"Understood sir. We will be ready in two weeks time."

This statement brought a smile to the Hokage's face. "Good, you're dismissed."

Exiting Haran tuned to his team, "You heard what I said in there. We have two weeks to get up to shape. Let's go."

XxXxX

For the next two weeks team Haran trained constantly, only taking breaks for a few D-rank missions. During the two weeks they worked on their team work and strategies to use when fighting. Naruto and Isaribi will scout out ahead and attack from underwater using clones and water jutsus while Gin attacks from the distance using water and ice jutsus and weapons. And if the situation called for it, Haran will step in and finish it off at close range with his jyuuken. They also learned two jutsus that were essential to this strategy.

The first one was called Monsoon no Jutsu, this jutsu created a downpour that made it almost impossible to see when caught in it. This was an essential part of Haran's strategy because he will cast this jutsu then move in with his byakugan activated so he could see just fine and kill the enemy.

Gin wore a pair of goggles so that would help him see in the rain by keeping the water out of his eyes and Naruto and Isaribi's eyes weren't affected by water getting in them.

And with Naruto's massive chakra reserve, he could make the jutsu cover a large area and have it last for a long time

The second jutsu wasn't so much a jutsu as it was a chakra exercise that required similar skills as the tree climbing exercise. This exercise involved coating the end of a kunai in chakra so that it could travel underwater like a torpedo. Very effective, and when used with waterproof explosive tags, this technique could sink enemy ships with ease.

Soon the day came that they set out for their fist C-rank mission. They were to meet their team at the gates to Konoha at 9:30 and from there they will set out to the coast. It would be a four day trip to the coast of the Land of Fire from Konoha, and their patrol was scheduled to last a month.

Getting up at eight, Naruto rolled over in his bed and looked across the room. There, lying in her bed, still asleep, was Isaribi. They still shared a room since the apartment they lived in with Anko was small, but as of late things had started to get…uncomfortable.

Quietly he got up and quickly changed into his mission cloths, but just as he was about to turn around he was tackled from behind and they both fell back onto the floor.

"Hehe, I was wondering when you were going to get up. I've been up for half an hour already" said Isaribi, fully dreaded in her mission clothes and clinging to Naruto's back.

"Isaribi-chan…could you get off me please?" asked Naruto.

"But Naru-kun, don't you like me in this position?" she said moving her mouth close to his ear, causing a shiver to go up his spine. "Or would you rather be the one in the back?"

Blushing Naruto responded, "You've been reading Anko's books, haven't you?"

"Which books are you talking about Naruto-kun?" asked Isaribi in a playful tone of voice.

"You know which books I'm talking about. The ones with the orange covers" said Naruto craning his neck back to look at Isaribi.

"Oh, you mean the ones that she caught you reading?" laughed Isaribi.

"S-she told about that!?" stuttered Naruto.

Laughing Isaribi tightened her hold on Naruto, "No, I overheard her yelling at you, so of course I had to see what it was about. I especially liked page 23, haha!"

Blushing, Naruto tried to change the subject, "You ready for the mission today?"

"Yes, you know that. I've been prepared just as long as you have. We packed together, remember" said Isaribi with a sigh.

"I meant mentally, are you ready?" asked Naruto.

"Why? Are you concerned for me? That's so sweet!" said Isaribi with a cry as she clutched Naruto even tighter. "Come on, let's eat some breakfast and get to the gate" she said as she let go of Naruto and raced towards the kitchen.

Sprawled out on the floor Naruto smiled and shook his head before he too when to the kitchen, at a much slower pace.

Breakfast was a simple affair consisting of some toast and fruit. Anko was away on yet another mission, so they left a note on the table telling her that they were on a mission and that they were scheduled to be back in a month.

Wrapping their faces up, putting on their cloaks, and grabbing their waterproof storage scrolls that they can carry on their back, the two exited the apartment and made it to the gate with time to spare.

Gin was already there with his goggles on and a storage scroll tide to his back. Seeing the two approaching he waved and called out, "Ready for your first real mission?"

"You bet 'cha!" cried Naruto pumping his fist into the air.

"Just remember the Kiri-nin can be ruthless so watch your selves. The especially hate blood-limits" Gin said waving his finger with a smile, clearly enjoying the reaction he got from Naruto's eyes.

"That was mean Gin" glared Isaribi.

Seeing Isaribi's reaction, Gin couldn't keep it in any longer and began to laugh. "Hahaha, I'm sorry, hahaha! It was, ha, a joke. Man, you too took that one so personally…"

"But he was right in a way" said Haran, who suddenly appeared next to his team. "Kirigakure is well known for its bias against blood-limits and for their brutality, so we must be careful."

Looking over his team he continued, "You all ready?" Seeing them node their heads, he said, "Then lets go, we have a ways to go before we reach the ocean."

With that Team Haran set out from Konoha and headed east towards the ocean.

The journey to the coast was uneventful and they safely made it to the coast. From the coast they moved north stopping only for a short lunch. By around three o'clock they reached their destination, the main naval base for the Land of Fire.

The entire complex was located within the mountain overlooking the ocean and was full of sailors hired by the Fire Lord and Konoha-nins who specialize in water warfare.

Within the vast cavern that made up the docs, ships off all class and size could be seen.

Some were tall man-of-war sailing ships with rows of crossbow and kunai launchers. Others were small engine powered speed boats with torpedo tubes on the sides and others were bulky transport vessels. But the most common vessel was the patrol boats.

These boats had an engine but also had a sail for wind power. On the front there was a kunai launcher and it carried four torpedoes, but the main purpose of the boat was to get its crew into close combat range. That's because, unlike the other boats, this boat was specifically designed for a team of Konoha shinobi to use while on patrol.

Passing through the checkpoints, Team Haran entered the base and Naruto and Isaribi paused. Never before had they seen so many boats in one area before and they were amazed.

Turning around, Gin and Haran noticed that Naruto and Isaribi were staring at the sight in front of them. "Come on, can't spend the entire day gaping at the scene" said Haran with a smile. "We have to check in with the dock master to get our boat and exact patrol area."

Silently nodding, the two fell into step behind the rest of their team. The ninjas they passed recognized who Naruto and Isaribi were and mostly just ignored them, with a few of them glaring at them. The sailors, on the other hand, looked at the two curiously.

Naruto and Isaribi were easily the youngest people there and while most ninjas were younger due to the life expectancy and training requirements of the job, it was unusual to see two eleven year old ninjas.

Entering the office of the dock master and passing his ANBU guards, they were met with a ninja in his early to mid thirties with a scar running down from his right eye, across his nose and mouth, before it runs back up to his left ear.

"Team Haran, reporting in for patrol mission" said Haran as he gave the man their mission scroll.

Looking over the scroll, then looking at a scroll on his desk before looking up at the team in front of him he said, "Patrol boat 569 is available. Take that one and patrol grid 8 through grid 10. I'll give you one day to take on the appropriate supplies for the boat."

Jotting something down on a piece of paper in front of him he continued talking, "The water purification system is in working order, so that shouldn't be a problem for you and the area is rich in fish, so the standard rations should be enough to last you the month's trip."

Handing Haran the paper he was just writing on he finished, "Take this to the quartermaster, he will set you up with the boat and supplies. Dismissed."

Saluting, the team left the office and made their way to the docks.

The quartermaster was a civilian male around forty years old with a great big brown beard, darker skin and was bulging with muscles. He resembled a bear more than a human male and he spoke in a deep gruff voice.

"So, this it the lot that will be taking 569 out? Don't look like much" he said looking over the genin. "They stick you on babysitting duties Haran? Suck for you, hahaha!"

"No Chris, these two are the replacements for Rei and Shinji" said Haran in a monotone voice.

"Oh, sorry to hear about them, by the way, it's a shame that they won't be able to be ninjas for a while at least, until they recover that is, but at least they survived that test they put you ninjas through" said Chris, slapping Haran on the back.

"Yes, thank you for your concern. But it will be years before they are healed enough for active duty beyond simple D-rank missions and guard duties, but most likely they will never be ninjas again. But you might see them again. I heard Rei talking about joining the navy and Shinji was thinking about that too" said Haran looking at Chris.

"Glad to hear that, glad to here that. Always looking for experience sailors to help out around here" said Chris with a smile.

"Now lets see what you need…The ship is fueled and ready to go, all you need to do is load the extra weapons and supplies onboard. Use the stuff in storage shed three. Three number 5 crates and one number 6 crate should be enough for a one month patrol. Wish I could stay and help, but that big man-of-war over yonder is setting out in a few days and I need to see to it that the idiots here don't screw up. Tell you what, when you get back we'll have a toast to celebrate a job well done" said Chris with a smile and another pat on Haran's back before he left.

"He seams nice" said Isaribi with a smile.

"He is. It's just that he needs to learn personal space" said Haran as he straitened out his vest.

"Don't deny it, you consider him a friend" said Gin smiling.

"I never denied that, it's just that it's improper for a member of the Hyuuga clan to behave and be treated like that."

XxXxX

The team spent the rest of the day preparing the boat for departure with Haran going over procedures and technical data about boats and seamanship in general to Naruto and Isaribi with Gin listening in every now and then.

The morning they were set to depart they were the only ship scheduled to leave. Checking over everything one last time, Haran turned to Naruto and Isaribi, "Remember, you two will be swimming in front of the boat as scouts and Gin will be on the kunai launcher. It's time for us to depart, so, into the water with you. You can leave your storage scrolls and cloaks below deck."

Rumor had spread around the base about the true nature of Naruto and Isaribi, so there were many sailors and ninjas watching from the docks. When Isaribi emerged from below deck followed by Naruto, both wearing only their waterproof pants, shirts, and protective vests (shoes and gloves were left inside with their cloaks and other items) a murmur spread through out the base.

Ignoring the whispers and the stares they both dived into the water and headed to the dock exit. With a sputter, the boat started up followed Naruto and Isaribi out of the dock and into the open waters of the sea.

By noon they reached the area where they were scheduled to patrol. Meeting up with the patrol boat that was in the area they were assigned to, they gave them the mission scroll that signified that they were their relief team.

Gratefully, they handed over the area to team Haran, but they did warn them that there were pirates active in the area near grid 10 and 11 so they might see some combat on this mission.

That night, Naruto and Isaribi came back to the ship for dinner, each with two fish that they caught. Without even cooking the fish, Naruto and Isaribi ate the fish before eating some of the rations to give themselves a stable diet.

Seeing them eat the fish raw, Gin looked at them incredulously, "You know, it's not good for you to eat raw meat like that."

"For you it may be," said Naruto. "But for me and Isaribi-chan, we can eat fish raw and drink sea water with no ill side effects due to our…abilities."

"Oh…that's convenient" said Gin uncomfortably. For as long as he has known the two, they haven't talked about their blood limit. In fact, ever since the first day he hadn't seen the two without their usual coverings for an extended period of time. But now that their on the boat they kept their outer clothes off.

Quickly cooking his and Haran's fish, Gin ate quietly and Isaribi took Haran's fish to him at the command deck.

Joining his team after letting the anchor down, Haran ate his meal in silence before he spoke. "We have a month to cover these three grid sections" he said as he pointed to the map at the center of the table. "We can't let our guard down at night because that's when someone would most likely try to seek across the boarder. As you can see we are at the border between the Land of Water, the Land of Waves, and the Land of Fire. There are repots of pirates active near here, so our secondary objective is to wipe them out."

"We will take turns monitoring the area four shifts, each 6 house long. You will patrol for two shifts, on the next shift you will train on the back deck or make repairs to the boat, and the last shift is when you will rest. You can eat when you finish training, half way through your patrol time period and when you get up. At six every night, we will meet as a team to go over anything that happened during the day that everyone needs to know about."

"Gin, I want you to continue working on making your ice torpedo jutsu, Naruto and Isaribi, I want you both to work on using your sonar in a sound based attacks. I have scrolls for all of you that you can look at if you need references and help figuring out something" said Haran looking at the genin.

"The order for the resting periods is as follows. "First it's Isaribi, then Gin, then Naruto, and finally me. This way we will always have one person on the boat on patrol and one in the water on patrol. Ok, now, Isaribi, get to bed, Gin go train, Naruto get in the water, and I will get to the command deck. Set radios to frequency 105.7. Ok? Dismissed!"

Quietly the team departed, each going about their assigned tasks. A splash was heard as Naruto jumped back into the water and Isaribi made her way to the bunks. Gin sat down on the back deck and pulled out a scroll with notes about ice jutsus. Up on the command deck, Haran gave a small smile, 'It's good to be back on patrol.'

XxXxX

The first two weeks passed without a single incident except for the occasional stopping of ships to see were they were going and the check to make sure they weren't smuggling illegal cargo. But on the 16th day of patrol the encountered the pirate ship.

Naruto Just handed off patrol in the water to Isaribi when the ship was spotted on the horizon. Quickly everyone took their stations and Naruto and Isaribi were sent out to see who the ship was.

As they got closer they noticed two things. One, the ship was heavily armed, and two, it was heading in their direction. Radioing Haran they reported the condition of the ship.

"Haran-sensei, the ship is heavily armed and is heading our way…It's the pirate ship. What should we do?" asked Isaribi over the radio.

"We'll stick with the plan. Isaribi and Naruto you will attack from below and we will over you with range attacks."

Taking two kunai each with underwater explosive tags and applied chakra to them, Naruto and Isaribi sent them like torpedoes at the underside of the ship.

From the patrol boat they saw the pirate ship rock from underwater explosions and begin to tilt to one side as the kunai exploded against its hull.

Gin then aimed the kunai launcher at the boat and sent a volley of a dozen kunai at the ship. Next to him, Haran flashed through some hand seals, "Kage Kunai no Jutsu!" and the dozen kunai turned into a hundred kunai, killing the pirates on the top deck.

From under water Naruto and Isaribi raced up and in a burst of fury they slammed through the openings in the hull. Isaribi moved towards the stunned pirates trying to plug the holes and slashed them with her kunai. Naruto breathed in and released a Water Blast no Jutsu, snapping the neck of the pirate on the stairs to the upper level and demolishing the stairs in the process.

Pulling out two more kunai, Naruto and Isaribi both made a dozen Mizu Bunshins and in a short time cleared the lower deck of pirates. Then they laid explosive tags at key points in the hull and set them off.

The already sinking ship shuddered from the explosion and split in half before it sank to the bottom of the sea. The attack happened so suddenly that most of the pirates had no time to react and most of them drowned. The ones that did survive were executed by Haran as they pulled them from the ocean. Like missing nins, no quarter is given to pirates and bandits.

Coming back to the boat, Naruto and Isaribi were met by Haran on the back deck. "Good job you two. You were able to take down that ship quickly and effectively. I don't think that even I would be able to take down a ship that size without some problems."

"Thank you Haran-sensei" said Isaribi strained smiling.

"Thanks" said Naruto.

"I want you two to go back down to the wreckage and see if there is anything that is salvageable. Look for barrels of goods, weapons, or anything else. We will be searching through the wreckage drifting at the surface for salvageable goods while you're at it" said Haran as he returned to the command deck.

Diving back underwater Naruto and Isaribi made their way to the sinking ship.

"You ok" asked Naruto.

"Just a little shaken up. You know, first kill and all" said Isaribi with a small smile.

Stopping their decent Naruto embraced Isaribi in a hug, "It's ok, it was pirates that we attacked. They would have killed innocent people if we let them" he said trying to comfort her.

"I know, I know" said Isaribi with a sigh. After a few minuets of just floating there in Naruto's embrace Isaribi pushed herself away. "I'm ok now. Let's get going."

Making their way to the ocean floor, they saw that the wreckage of the pirate ship was spread out over a mile stretch of the ocean floor.

Looking through the wreckage they found crates of weapons and chemicals that were still unopened along with money and some other goods. Grabbing the chemicals they brought it to the surface. But when they got there they were surprised by what they saw.

Sitting along side the patrol boat the man-of-war they saw at the docks.

"Um, sensei, what are they doing here?" asked Naruto motioning to the man-or-war.

"There here to help up us in the recovery operation. Apparently that pirate ship was giving the navy a lot of problems and even hit some navy transports. Did you find anything salvageable?"

"There are weapons, goods, money, and some chemicals that can all be salvaged" said Isaribi. "We brought up the chemicals first" she said, gesturing to the crates she and Naruto had in tow, "but there is lots more down there."

"Continue with your recovery efforts, but take the goods to them" said Haran with a nod to the man-of-war.

Diving back underwater, Naruto and Isaribi spent the rest of the day and late into the night bringing items from the bottom of the sea up to the awaiting ships. At first the crew of the war ship was startled by Naruto's and Isaribi's appearance, but they quickly got over it as they proved how useful they could be.

By the time they were done, they were both dead tired and they dragged themselves into the mess room on the patrol ship.

Sitting at the table they were quietly eating some rations when Haran entered with the captain and some of the crew of the man-of-war.

Seeing them almost falling over with exhaustion, Haran said, "Good job you two. Get to bed now, we're taking tomorrow off so feel free to sleep in."

Gratefully they both moved off to the bunks, falling into the bottom bunk and falling asleep almost immediately, not even realizing they were both sharing the same bunk.

"Interesting pair you have there" said the captain of the ship.

"Yes they are. It was because of them that the ship sank so suddenly. Without them that battle could have ended very differently" said Haran.

"I would say so. From our repots about there was a couple of missing-nins of varying levels onboard that ship" said the captain with a huff. "But it proves that you ninja, despite your fighting abilities, can still drown like a normal human, haha!"

Taking a sip of his drink and ignoring the captain's comet, Haran changed the subject, "What were those chemicals that were found on the ship?"

"Those? They are fertilizers and other chemicals. When mixed together they can be made into extremely powerful explosives. It was a good thing that they weren't able to turn them into weapons" said the captain taking a drink from his cup.

"Well we've better head back to our ship" said the captain standing up. "Don't worry about patrolling tomorrow. We'll stay in the area till tomorrow night to give your team a break." Nodding his head as he exited he said, "Well, good night now."

Finishing his drink, Haran went to the bunks to sleep. Entering he saw Gin asleep in the top bunk and Naruto and Isaribi both asleep on the same bottom bunk. Smiling he moved to the middle bunk before he too fell asleep.

XxXxX

The next morning Haran and Gin were up first and were eating breakfast when Gin asked, "Should we get them up?" as he motioned to were Naruto and Isaribi were still asleep.

"No, let them sleep. They've earned it. Let's see you spend the entire day dragging salvage up from the ocean floor and not want to sleep like that for a few days. Besides," Haran said with a smile, "they look cute like that."

Looking over at the bottom bunk, Gin saw what Haran was looking at. There was Naruto on his back with Isaribi using his chest as a pillow. Naruto's right arm was around her waist and her left arm as under his head.

"There reaction is going to be priceless when they finally do wake up" said Gin with a smile. Turning to Haran he asked, "You have a camera?"

"I already got the pictures when they were straddling each other…along with a picture of you picking your nose on your sleep" said Haran with a smirk.

"Hey! That's a low blow!" cried Gin.

"Quiet down, you'll wake them up" said Haran taking a sip of his drink.

When Naruto and Isaribi finally did wake up that morning, they didn't freak out as Gin hoped. Rather all they did was blush, looked away from each other, and then treated the whole situation as something normal.

Gin was disappointed, he was hoping for a hilariously embarrassing scene between the two, but the way they woke up, it was like they were used to sleeping with each other like that. But that just crazy…right?

Soon things went back to normal and the patrolling schedule returned. Before long their time at sea came to an end and they were relieved by another patrol boat.

Sailing the ship back into port both Naruto and Isaribi were in the water to help guide the boat into dock so that a tugboat would not be needed.

Climbing out of the water onto the shore they were once again the center of attention due to their appearance. But the people of the Fire Navy and the Water Konoha-nins heard what they did to the pirate vessel and no longer looked at the two with such disgusted and anger.

Reporting in with the dock master, Naruto and Isaribi were once again covered in their wraps, gloves, coats, and sandals. Haran summed up what went on during the patrol and soon they set out again, this time to head back to Konoha.

XxXxX

Monsoon no Jutsu- Causes water to rain down on an area. The more chakra used the heaver the rain fall is and the larger the area affected.

Kage Kunai no Jutsu- creates shadow clones of kunai thrown. The more chakra used, the more kunai created.

Hoped you like it. This is the longest chapter I've ever written.

Happy holidays people and please tell me what you thing!

Ja ne!