Chapter 14: Copycat

I couldn't stop grinning from the moment I woke up from bed. It's my first day as a Genin today, for crying out loud! How can I not be ecstatic? I yawned with my opened wide, and I can feel my lips pulling away from my canines as I stretched, pawing the sheets like a dog. I'd better get a move on. Team Seven is getting missions for the very first time and I'm not going to be late.

As I leaped from the covers in a haste, almost falling over as I rushed to get washed up and dressed.

"Someone's up early today.", Shikaku mused as he sipped his coffee. He watched as the ball of energy tore through the kitchen like a hurricane, "It's my first day! What do you expect?", I giggled, almost giddy with enthusiasm.

Oh look, it's the toaster!

"Don't touch that! It's not ready!", Yoshino scolded as she slapped my thieving hand from taking the bread in the toaster. I hissed a little as I waved my hand in pain. Ouchie wowie. I grinned at the woman sheepishly, "Sorry, Yoshino-san. But I gotta run!"

"You're not running anywhere till you've had breakfast, you hear me?", Yoshino warned sternly and whacked my head with a wooden spoon. Although she says that, the smile on her face took away the harshness. Rubbing the sore spot, I grinned sheepishly, "Is Shika up yet?"

Ding!

"Okay, got breakfast! Gotta go! See you!", I grabbed the toast as it flew mid air and stuff it in my mouth before crashing out, the question before totally forgotten.

"Mononoke!", Yoshino shouted after me in exasperation.

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The first mission we had as a team was pretty fun. Team Seven was supposed to help an old farmer herd his animals into a new farm. It was loads of fun for me because I got to play with all the animals. And the dogs. The client had a few herding dogs to help him so naturally I had the dogs help me. It's amazing how they always know what I want or what I need. I grinned as I scratched the chin of one of the older dogs. Such a cutie.

But of course, the other three had different views about our first task.

Sakura hated it because the cows kept trying to eat her hair.

Naruto felt it was too lame for a ninja, until one of the horses refused to listen to him and stomped his face.

As for Duckbutt? Well, I wouldn't know but I caught him looking at me a few times. Although I didn't know why, I didn't bother to point it out because I had to handle the animals. Kakashi wouldn't lift a finger to help, cause he's 'a Jonin' and all that, and the other two are useless. Although I did get a little more help from the dark prince of gloom. Thank goodness. I didn't think I could handle all this jazz.

"Come on, buddy. It won't do you any good if you squish Naruto's face.", I crooned smoothly at the horse that attacked Naruto. The blonde was rubbing his injured face and glaring at the horse, "Stupid horse."

It whinnied in annoyance and I hushed it calmly, but not before shooting Naruto a look, "There, there. Just because he pulled the reins too tight doesn't give you the right to kick him."

It snorted, clearly still throwing a tantrum as it shakes its head this way and that, its glossy brown mane flowing.

However, its ears flicked forward at me as I scratched the equine's muzzle lovingly. Forward ears are always a good sign. One of the dogs that was nudging around me barked and the horse lowered its head at it before blowing air into the canine's face. Another good sign.

"There we go. Good boy!", I beamed. As I gently nudged the horse into its new home, I spotted Kakashi having a conversation with the newly returned Uchiha as they were looking at me. Just before I could wonder whatever they could be talking bad about me, the dogs that I ordered to help Duckbutt herd the sheep with were back, tails wagging and tongue panting happily as they came to greet me.

"Good job, guys!", I praised and their barks were a good enough reply.

Closing the door behind the short tempered horse, I walked back outside to see Sakura shrieking at the spider that landed on her face. Kami, can that girl do anything right? Suddenly, Naruto came over with a fly swatter and smacked it at her face.

I stand corrected.

"Alrighty! Got that over with!", I announced as I rubbed the sweat from my brow. I walked back to where Kakashi and Prince Birdy stood. The man nodded as he pats my head, "Good work. The Hokage would be pleased to hear of this." I smirked, "Definitely. Oh, and remember to tell him how helpful you were the whole time too."

Kakashi gave a flick to my forehead as he scolded half heartedly, "Don't get sassy with me, squirt." I laughed as I massaged my forehead and look towards the Uchiha, "At least I didn't do all of that by myself, right, Duckbutt?"

He looked away in an annoyed way, "Tch, it's just our first mission. And we're a team." I laughed at this, "Glad to see you being considerate." A few loud shrieks from the other two made our head turns.

"Oh dear."

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"Alright, team. Good job.", Kakashi told us as we sat on the grass, all pooped out, "I'll go back to the Hokage building to report. You guys are dismissed."

I was lying spread eagle on the grass, completely bummed out. After all that weeding from the latest errand, if he asked us to go along with him to report back, I'm going to kill him.

After a few nights of hibernation, of course.

"I'll be leaving then.", Kakashi said again, clearly directing the comment to me. I gave him a mock salute, "No binge missions tomorrow or I'll set you on fire."

"Aren't you afraid of fire?", he teased and I shot him a look but I only saw a puff of smoke.

Wuss. I plopped my head back from exhaustion and began to listen to the others talk.

"Neh, Sasuke-kun! Do you want to have lunch together?", Sakura asked cheerfully. All of us were still catching our breath under a shady tree. I turned my head towards the Duckbutt, who was sitting beside me with his leg propped up, to see his reaction.

"No.", was his kind and caring answer. I snorted and pushed myself up on my elbows. What a jerk. We're team anyway. He could at least reject her nicely. "We can go together, Sakura-chan!", Naruto said instead, who was on my other side. "Go away, Naruto.", Sakura retorted snappily, her eyes glaring. Someone's saltier than the Dead Sea. Naruto looked like a kicked puppy at her cruel remark.

"All of you are going to be the death of me.", I rolled my eyes, unable to take this infatuation triangle. Count me out of the drama.

I sighed as I got up and brushed the dirt from my behind. They're such a drag. I almost laughed out loud at the thought. I noticed the Uchiha glanced at me curiously but I ignored him.

Instead, I turned to Naruto, smiling as I tried to cheer him up, "Let's go eat ramen then." Immediately, his eyes shone up to me, "Really?"

"Yeah, but you're paying this time.", I teased and he shot up, "But-"

"You left me hanging last time, buffoon. You pay.", I smirked at him as I started to walk away. "Aw, come on, Mononoke-chan. I'm broke...", Naruto whined. I laughed and took off into a run, "Fine! Last one to reach Ichiraku's pays!"

And of course I won, thanks to my head start.

"Teuchi-san!", I called into the shop as I walked under the curtain with ease. Perks of being short. "Oh, welcome!", the good-hearted man said jovially. Naruto panted as he pulled himself up the seat, "M-Mononoke-chan... I..."

"I got it, silly dilly. I'm paying this time.", I said encouragingly, "Eat up!"

His blue eyes sparkled with happiness, "For real?!"

I giggled and ruffled his hair brotherly, "Yeap! Knock yourself out!"

After ordering our food, I grinned at Naruto, "So what do you think about today? We've had some fun." Naruto nodded but frowned at me, "Yeah, but I want a real mission!" I laughed and played with my chopsticks, "We'll get one sooner or later. There's no hurry."

Before Naruto could protest, Teuchi's genial voice boomed, "Welcome!" Both of us turned around to see a slightly flustered, certain dark haired boy. I smirked and whirled in my chair slightly to greet him curiously, "Oh look, it's the King of Doom. What're you doing here, Duckbutt?"

He snorted a little in reply, "I came for food." He took a seat beside me, and gave his order. I could sense Naruto's killing intent at the Uchiha from the other side of me but I continued looking at Duckbutt in fascination.

He must have heard where we're going for food so he came here.

But for what reason? That's why I'm going to find out.

Unable to let down my smirk, I stared at him in disbelief as I propped my elbow on the table, my fist against my cheek, "You could always have food somewhere else."

"I wanted ramen today."

"There's plenty of ramen stalls around."

"Are you going to keep interrogating me?", Duckbutt snapped and I couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Man, you're so easy to annoy!"

His reaction just proves something funny. Is that he wanted company but apparently maybe Sakura wasn't who he wanted to hang out with. But it's just harmless speculation, I mean, what do I know? But I'll just leave it at that.

Turning my attention to Naruto, I grinned, "Guess we're having company. Huh?" I blinked in surprise at Naruto, whose eyes were comically glaring daggers at Duckbutt, before I broke into a smile, "Oh come on. We're a team now. Might as well have lunch together." He didn't look convinced.

"Oh, suck it up, kid!", I comforted as I patted Naruto's back, "It's not the end of the world if we're eating with Duckbutt."

"Who said I was eating with you idiots?", the gloomy voice accused and I rolled my eyes at him, "I'm trying to be a peacekeeper here. It would be nice if you'd shut your beak, Duckbutt."

"Are you always going to call me that?", Duckbutt remarked, his voice with an edge.

"It fits you. Besides, you haven't earn the right for me to call you by your first name, little sissy duckling.", I replied cheerfully, not affected by his ferocious look. After that, we ate in silence. Well, sort of.

Naruto was too happy when he ate and he was talking to me, although I only managed to grunt my fascination.

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As I walked close to the border of the Nara territory, I whistled, hoping for Aomaru to answer my call. After the few years of coming here, I had build a bond with the strong buck. He had this calm and peaceful aura around him that puts me at ease. And I can only enter the territory if he's by my side.

At least that's what Shikaku-san said.

The wind changed its direction and a familiar scent drifted to me. I smiled at Aomaru as he approached me slowly, "Hello, dear friend.", I greeted softly and he whickered his greeting. Age didn't change him at all. His antlers were just as majestic and his steps were just as strong as the day I met him. I held my arms wide as he reached me. Stroking his soft hide, I giggled as he nuzzled my cheek, "Take me to Shikaku and Shikamaru."

Aomaru snorted and turned around before turning his head sideways to look at me. I placed a hand on his muscular shoulders and followed.

The sounds of life in the forest were more muted here, the birds voices a little softer as if they were muffled and the skittering of the woodland animals were lesser. I took in a deep breath of the air. The scent of herbs are stronger here too.

And I could smell the musky odour of Aomaru, who was trotting purposefully beside me. Stroking his hide, I could feel the ripples of muscle under my fingers as I held on to him.

It's amazing here, in this forest. It's not as hectic as the Inuzuka's part of the forest, where the packs are. Their welcoming barks always filled their side of the forest with upbeat energy.

"That was better. Again.", I heard Shikaku said and a groan followed after. I giggled as I reached a clearing. I teased the boy before he made a move, "You'll get there, Shika." The father and son turned to me, surprised at my arrival.

Shikaku-san grinned wide, "Well, you're here, Mononoke. Good. You can train with Shikamaru now while I rest."

"Ugh, Dad...", Shikamaru groaned and Shikaku ignored him as he walked to me, "Right, all you got to do is run from the shadows."

I raised my eyebrow at him but he chuckled knowingly, "You'll get it soon enough." He waved as he walked to a shady spot, "I'll be here if you two squirts need me."

Turning my attention back to Shikamaru, I smiled, "You ready?" He looked tired and bored but he nodded anyways, "Yeah." Then he locked his fingers into a strange hand sign.

Before I could question it, his shadow stretched from under him as it rushed to me. I leaped out of the way but it followed my movements, hot on my trail. I somersaulted, dancing my way out of its reach. It was following me rather annoyingly and I leaped into the trees.

"That's actually a bad move, Mononoke.", Shikamaru said pointedly and I shouted back, "Try it!" But nothing happened as I pounced on tree after tree. Before I could turn back to him, I hid in the safety of the trees. He didn't know where I stopped until.

I smirked. The move backfired him. I heard him curse lightly and I watched as his shadow retracted, going back to him obediently. "Well, what do you know? She actually knew how to counter it.", I heard Shikaku said and I couldn't help but smile.

Suddenly my mind shifted to the hand sign Shikamaru did. I guess it must be a clan thing. But strangely, I felt as if I knew how to do it. As if I could copy it.

But I wasn't sure.

Then as I wanted to move, I felt trapped. I couldn't move a muscle. I look down and bit my lip in annoyance. Crap. Shikamaru was smirking triumphantly, his shadow elongated in my direction.

"Got you.", I heard him say in accomplishment and I shouted, "Yeah, whatever! Now let me go so I can come over."

I fell forward slightly as the shadow released me and I jumped off the tree. Well, I was distracted. It's a good enough excuse.

After a few more attempts, Shika managed to get me three out of five tries, even after all that escaping.

Which satisfied Shikaku.

"I guess Mononoke is your motivation, huh?", Shikaku joked as we sat down together, both of us panting. Shikamaru made a rude noise and I laughed, "Oh, cheer up, Shika. At least you got the hang of it."

"Ugh, this is such a drag.", He sighed and leaned back on his hands. But what unnerved me was that he was looking thoughtfully at me the whole time after.

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The next day was pretty much the same. A mission or two and then half the day was gone.

But when I got to Shikamaru later, he was alone when I found him.

Shika had threw his vest aside carelessly, so he was only in his fishnet shirt. Even from here, I could see that he was sweating. Huh. I guess he can be quite hardworking if he wanted to.

I watched within the safety of the trees as he trained. It's not like I was scared or anything, it's just that I wanted to observe him from afar. And I'm definitely not embarrassed by the fact that I can see his bare skin and the slight muscle he had somehow acquired. I never knew he worked out much. I continued watching as Shikamaru threw a kunai and immediately did the hand sign, his shadow trapping the weapon.

"Wow, it's floating! You should think about changing your career. You know, maybe a magician. That might work.", I joked as I entered the clearing, Aomaru trotting along beside me.

"You're such a drag.", Shika retorted lazily in greeting. I took out a towel from my bag, which Yoshino-san gave me to take along.

I stopped by home for a minute before coming over. She had packed a few food stuff and a water bottle inside too. Why she only thought of putting one bottle was beyond me but I suppose we could share it. No big deal anyway.

I clicked my tongue and lifted the towel to his sweating temple, "You're drenched like a soaked kitten," I teased as I rubbed the sweat off his face, "And you stink too."

He slightly startled at the touch but quickly relaxed, smirking down at me, "Try training like me the whole morning and see if you'll look like this, shorty."

I rolled my eyes, "Been there, done that, grumpy." I'm still a little pissed that he was taller than me. It's not like I didn't drink my milk or eat my veggies, I'm a late bloomer, okay?

Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind and I grinned at him, "Oh yeah, if you're not too tired, can you do your Kage Mane (Shadow Imitation) again?"

Shikamaru tilted his head, confusion clear on his face, "Huh? What for?"

"Oh, just do it. I wanna try something.", I replied and handed him the towel before walking a few ways off.

Just as I got to a considerable distance, I motioned for him to him to do it. Although I saw his lips moved as if he grumbled, he grudgingly obliged and I watched as his shadow came towards me. I grinned as I clasped my hands in the same way as Shika, mirroring him.

To his absolute surprise (and mine as well), ice appeared from underneath me in the same manner as Shikamaru's shadow, mimicking it flawlessly. I just gave a thought about trying it, but I never thought I could have done it.

But hey, it worked!

Both our Kage Mane continued racing at each other and the moment it collided, it was as if all hell broke loose.

The only sound that could be heard was the sound of ice, shooting up from the ground. Shadow followed suit, some of it being encased in the ice, giving it a rather ominous look. It was like a frozen fountain when it started up, racing towards the sky. We stared in disbelief and awe as the ice and shadow merged, rising like a tsunami wave about eight feet tall.

"What the...", Shikamaru said, baffled at the sight. I gasped, unable to trust my eyes, "Oh Kami." Suddenly the mixture froze, looming over us with the size of a tree. I set off the jutsu, the ice beneath my feet faded in the same manner as Shikamaru as he undid his jutsu as well. That's something peculiar.

I felt eyes on me and looked over at Shikamaru, who was watching me closely. Finally, he spoke, as if he's just found his voice, "How did you do that?"

"No idea.", I admitted, "I just thought of trying it out. I never thought that this would happen. I swear." Shikamaru walked over to me, his eyes slightly narrowed, "You didn't.. You didn't watch Dad teach me this, did you?"

I blinked in surprise, unable to comprehend his reaction, "Why would you think I would do that? Yesterday was the first time I saw it." He watched me for a second before shaking his head, as if he's clearing his mind, before sighing. "Well, that's true enough. But I don't think this is normal.", he said as he turned towards the... thing.

"Should we tell your dad?", I asked, the thought crossing my mind. The Nara head would probably know why this happened. Shikamaru nodded, "I guess. If you want to." Then both of us looked at the creation unsurely.

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When we told Shikaku-san, he was curious and told us to take him to it. So we got back to the clearing and hs eyes were filled with awe when he saw the ice and shadow formation. "Looks deadly.", Shikaku-san joked as he poked around the ice. He crouched down to look at the bottom, assessing the damage done on the ground.

I watched him nervously, unsure what he makes of it. I felt a warmth to my left as Shikamaru stood beside me. I glanced at him as he said under his breath, "At least he finds it interesting." I smirked, a little of my anxiety ebbing away, "How about you? What do you think of it?"

"Scary like you.", Shikamaru teased and I elbowed him jokingly, "Watch it, Nara, before you become a popsicle."

Shikaku got up and walked over to us, "Mononoke, would you mind doing it again?" I watched him in disbelief before looking back at the thing behind him, "That?" He nodded, "But with me this time." I dipped my head tentatively, "I guess."

So we did, and the same thing happened. Except the fact that the wave was smaller and didn't have such a big impact.

This puzzled me slightly as I kicked the little spike of ice and shadow.

"This doesn't make sense. You're much experienced and stronger than Shika. So why did this one differ so much?", I mused and Shikaku shook his head, baffled as well. All three of us were looking down at the puny wave, as if its like the offspring of the larger one behind us.

"Why do you think this happened?", Shikamaru asked his dad, looking at the scarred man. Shikaku shrugged, "Not a clue. But I have a few ideas." His eyes turned to me, probing, "One, you could have seen me teach Shikamaru." I was about to protest but he raised his hand to silence me as he continued, "But that is not the case, since I would be alerted by the deer if there was an intruder."

Turning his attention back to the wave, he spoke again, "Two, you can mimic this technique. But strangely, you're doing this with ice, not shadow. And the fact that yours conflicted more with Shikamaru instead of me is another thing." Shikaku winked at me, as if it was an inside joke, "So maybe both of you are more compatible, huh?"

I felt my face flared at the look Shikaku gave me but Shikamaru seemed oblivious to the comment, "One thing doesn't make sense though." Shika turned to me, "Think you can do that again without the hand sign?"

I tilted my head, "I could try." Looking down, I furrowed my brow, trying to create the same effect as the ice Kage Mane just now. But all that formed was ice on the grass. No fluid movement of the shadow-like ice from before.

"That's strange.", I said aloud and tried again. This time, spikes the length of my forearm shot up from the ground. Unable to believe it, I frowned at Shikamaru, a little discouraged, "This never happened before. It's like my ice was missing something."

Shikamaru shrugged, "Worth a shot. But that proves something." I raised my eyebrows and I realized what he meant before he even said it, "You copied the jutsu and not just plain mimicking it. It's the Kage Mane no Jutsu, just that it's in ice form."

"You kids are getting sharp.", Shikaku-san said and we turned to him. A smile greeted us, "I already had that notion the moment I saw it. Maybe you're the next Kakashi, huh, Mononoke?"

I can't help but feel a little confused at his comment. He must have seen the look on my face because he explained, "Kakashi is known as the Copy Ninja, the ninja that copied over a thousand jutsus. Guess you must following in his footsteps." Shikaku-san smirked at me expectantly.

Then it dawned me what he meant. "A second Copy Ninja?", I said, feeling my mouth twitched upwards in excitement. Shikaku-san laughed as he patted my head, "I guess Kakashi influenced you plenty."

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"Mononoke. I'm at Point D.", I reported into the microphone. A buzzing noise signalled that my message was sent. It's our fourth day as Genin and we're on an important mission.

"Sasuke. Point B."

"Sakura. I'm at Point C."

Silence.

"Dammit, Naruto. Come over.", I growled into the microphone. "You're too slow, idiot.", Duckbutt added. "I'm here at Point A!", the blonde announced.

"Alright.", Kakashi's voice sighed through the earpiece, "How far away are you from the target?"

"About five metres. Just give me the signal!", Naruto said.

"I'm ready too." Duckbutt's voice buzzed. "So am I.", Sakura.

"Bring it.", I said, smirking. This is way too easy. A few heartbeats later, Kakashi's voice rung.

"Now!"

All four of them pounced at our target, but Naruto got to the cat first.

I laced my hands behind my head, grinning as the cat clawed at Naruto. As Prince Birdy was confirming the identity of the cat, I beckoned at Naruto, "Gimme Tora, lame ass."

Without a moment's hesitation, Naruto flung the feline at me. It was clawing and yowling at first, as if my touch felt like lava but after a few seconds, I managed to get it to calm down. In moments, it was in my arms purring.

Though it didn't last for very long.

"Oh, Tora-chaaann~~~ I missed you so so so much!", the rather large lady gushed, crushing poor Tora into her face. I winced slightly at the sight. No wonder the cat ran away. I mean, I would, if I was tortured with love like the kitty over there.

"Hahaha, serves you right, stupid cat!", Naruto grinned, delighting in the fact the cat was probably half dead by now.

The Hokage cleared his throat and turned back to the paper in his hand, "Well, now we've got that over with. Team Seven can choose from the list of remaining D-ranked missions, such as babysitting the daimyo's son, help with the shopping for the daimyo's wife, help-"

"Nooooo! I want to go on a real mission! You know, something challenging and exciting! C'mon, old man!", Naruto blurted out, interrupting the Hokage with his arms in a large 'X'.

To be frank, Naruto's got a point. Save for the fact that we get to help some old folks, other than that it's just errands for big shots in our village. We're just running around, helping them with little matters that they can settle by themselves.

"How dare you!", Iruka leaped from his seat and thumped the desk, glaring at Naruto, "You're just brand new Genin with no experience! Like everyone else, you start off with simple missions to hone your skills and improve yourself."

Honestly, I can't see how babysitting a spoilt brat can help hone any skills. Thankfully, Naruto thought so too as he protested, "Babysitting isn't a mission! It's just stupid-"

Naruto was cut off by a punch in the head, thanks to Kakashi.

"Would you put a lid on it.", Kakashi groaned in exasperation. He sighed and rubbed his neck but stopped when he saw my encouraging smile. Sighing again, although this one had a lighter tone to it, he patted my head knowingly.

"Naruto!", the Hokage's voice rang with authority, taking everyone's attention, "It seems you do not understand the tasks you've been given." Naruto got curious as he leaned forward. "Many different kinds of requests come in every day, from babysitting to assassinations. These requests are carefully recorded, analysed then ranked A, B, C or D. We ninjas are also ranked by our abilities. Hokage at the top; Jonin like Kakashi; Chunin like Iruka; and lastly, at the bottom, Genin, like the four of you." He took another puff of smoke before he continued, "We assign these missions to ninjas with the appropriate skills and experience. If the mission is successful, we receive a fee which helps to support our village and our work. Since you're untried Genin who's just starting down the shinobi path, you're given D-ranked missions of-"

"So I was thinking miso ramen today. What do you think, Mononoke?", Naruto asked. Apparently, halfway through the boring lecture, Naruto managed to reel the three of us into a conversation about ramen. I hummed in wonder, "That's sounds good. Maybe we should all get it later." The others nodded in agreement.

"Silence!", the Hokage demanded and all of us turned to him once again. "Oh, sorry.", Kakashi apologized sheepishly, scratching his thick mop of hair.

Thoughtfully, I looked at Kakashi. I'm going to make him cut his hair sooner or later. It looks like a bird's nest now! If he isn't going to do it, I'm going to shave his head when he sleeps.

"Argh! You're always lecturing me like you're my grandfather or something! But I'm not the brat that pulls pranks all the time! I'm a ninja now and I want a ninja mission!", Naruto sulked, turning his back towards us with his arms crossed. I shook my head and smiled. Should've known that he would only put up for four days of crap.

I turned to look back at the Hokage, expecting him to be annoyed. But in fact, I was met with an entirely different reaction. Iruka was smiling whilst the Hokage was chuckling slightly, both sharing a knowing look, "So, Naruto wants us to know that he isn't a brat anymore. He's a former brat and he wants a mission." I watched, baffled, as the Hokage took a relaxing puff from his pipe.

"So be it."

Hold up. It's that easy? I heard collective sounds of surprise from Duckbutt and Sakura.

"Since you're so determined, I'll give you a C-ranked mission.", the Hokage said with a small smile.

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OKAY. GAME IS ON. And about before, my offer still stands. But anyways, because its my fic, it's my idea, so my priority kinda comes first. LMAO. WHAT CAN YOU DO. MWahahahaha... Erhem anyways.

Fact#10: Actually, the fact that Mononoke can copy other jutsus isn't foreign to her. She somehow managed to copy the Inuzuka clan's jutsu, Gatsuga (Fang Over Fang) But she never thought it as copying. She merely learned it just by observing Kiba and Akamaru. Although hers differ slightly because the hurricane is icy cold and freezes everything in its wake. Tsume had given her permission for Mononoke to use it after the girl showed the technique to the woman.