Disclaimer- .. If I did there would be lots of Yaoi, and Sasuke wouldn't have left ¬.¬
On with the story.
After the previous days poor team building exercise, the next morning found team nine sitting in an angry silence waiting for Idate. Amie was ignoring Kien, who was doing the same to her, while Senka was ignoring them both. Overall the whole working together and being nice to each other thing wasn't going too well.
Idate turned up an hour later, to find his subordinates sitting in silence. He sighed tiredly.
Haven't they thought about what I said yesterday at all?
"Well good morning, my team working subordinates!"
He received three angry glares in response. He sighed again, beginning to lose his patience.
"Look, you cant do any missions until you learn how to work together, so you might as well start getting along now. And you can do that by redoing the river exercise"
Amie stood first, and walked over to the river. Kien stood and followed her, he looked at her with sad eyes.
"I'm sorry Amie"
The kunoichi smiled at him, and he knew he was forgiven. They waited for Senka who made his way slowly over to them. Once he had reached them they began the task.
Idate stood watching them and smiled. It was a huge improvement from yesterday. He saw Kien and Senka grab Amie, to stop her falling in as she slipped. Ten minutes later, all three were standing in front of their teacher.
"Well it looks like you three have learnt the importance of team work"
Amie and Kien beamed, and looked at him expectantly, while Senka tried to look uninterested.
"So what's our first mission?" the kunoichi asked.
Idate pulled out a scroll, and looked at the list of duties for team nine.
"Hmm well it looks like our first mission is, babysitting the elders youngest grandson"
He saw Amie and Kien's faces fall.
"Can't we do a proper mission? Like escorting or rescuing?"
Idate shook his head at them, they were keen, he'd give them that.
"Sorry guys, no can do. D-Rank missions are for you Genin. Escorting and rescuing are for Chunin and Jonin"
Amie wasn't impressed; she hadn't gone through years of training, just to do babysitting! None the less, at the end of her first mission, she was thoroughly annoyed.
Days turned into weeks, and team nine was growing restless with all the baby missions they had done. Even Idate was growing tired of them. So Amie had decided she would take the matter to the Hokage. Also known as, her mom.
So on one sunny morning, Team nine stood in front of the Hokage, pleading their case.
"We're fed up of baby missions; we want real missions, like escorting or rescuing! It's not like we're incapable of doing it!"
Naruto looked at his daughter amused, he remembered when he was in the exact same position she was. He leaned back in his chair behind his desk.
"Amie, you realize missions are based on what skill you have and what rank you are. D-Rank missions are for Genin, like you. I can't give you a B-Rank; it'd be too dangerous, as you don't have enough experience. So, my answers no."
Amie glared at her mother and crossed her arms stubbornly. Idate sighed at his students behavior.
"Lord Hokage, if I may say, these children are more than capable of doing a C-Rank mission and I believe they are more than ready"
Naruto sighed, obviously he wasn't going to win this argument, he looked at the team in front of him.
"Okay, fine I'll give you a C-Rank. It's a delivery to the land of waves. I have an old friend that lives there. Anyway the package is blue prints of a new building they have built. They wanted me to look over it."
He handed the scroll to Idate, with a serious look on his face.
"Make sure no one else gets this, otherwise the land of waves is venerable to attack, and they do not have the defenses to hold off such attacks"
Idate nodded and put the scroll in his inside pocket.
"I understand, we'll get it there no matter what"
Naruto looked at the three Genin, frowning.
"You three listen to what Idate says no matter what. If he tells you to run, you run. Don't act all heroic and try and fight someone he thinks you can't handle"
The three nodded and Idate spoke.
"Okay, go and pack the provisions you'll need and meet me at the front entrance of the village"
As the team left, Naruto sighed.
"You ok dobe?"
Naruto spun his chair, so it was facing the balcony, where Sasuke was standing in is ANBU uniform, except for his mask which he held in his hand.
"Amie's going on her first real mission" he muttered
Sasuke moved forward, so he was in front of the young Hokage.
"And you're worried she'll get hurt."
The blond nodded, biting his lip and frowning.
"She's never been outside the village with out us before. What if she gets captured, or worse killed?"
Sasuke sighed and rubbed his head, irritated by the others rambling.
"Naruto"
The younger man stopped and looked at his husband, who bent down and pecked him on the lips.
"She'll be fine, you're forgetting, she's the granddaughter of the Uchiha clan and of the Fourth Hokage. But most importantly, she's our daughter. We taught her well, she has my brains, and your strength. She can handle anything. So stop worrying."
Naruto sighed, he hated it when Sasuke was right. Sasuke smirked at him, and placed his mask back on.
"So what missions have you got for me today?"
Amie stood with her team at the entrance of the village, ready to go.
"Idate-Sensei can, we go already?"
The Jonin looked at the young kunoichi with a smile.
"Have you packed everything you need?"
The three nodded indicating to the bags on their backs. He nodded and began walking.
"Ok let's go"
As they made their way through some woodland, Amie became aware of someone or something watching them. She looked towards Idate who was walking ahead with Kien and Senka. She ran to catch up with them.
"Idate-Sensei, I think some ones watching us"
He nodded, not looking at her.
"I know" he said quietly. "But we don't want whoever it is knowing we know, otherwise they'll attack"
Kien looked at his teacher worriedly.
"Then what do we do?"
Before the Jonin could answer, Senka did.
"Isn't it obvious? We wait for them to strike" he said coldly
Kien went red in embarrassment. Amie however, glared at Senka.
"Don't talk to him like that you jerk!"
Senka scoffed. "Sticking up for your boyfriend again Uzumaki?"
Amie blushed and clenched her fists angrily.
"He's not my boyfriend, and it's Uzumaki-Uchiha"
Kien sighed at the other two's argument, he was sick of having to split them up. Idate suddenly spoke in a firm voice.
"Senka, Amie that's enough! Team mates shouldn't argue besides, it makes us venerable"
Amie looked at Kien, who gave her a stern look.
"Sorry Sensei"
She looked at Senka who didn't look as if he was going to apologize, so she nudged him.
"Yeah sorry Sensei"
Idate nodded and carried on walking, with his subordinates walking behind. After a while Idate suddenly stopped, causing his students to nearly bump into him.
"What is it Idate-Sensei?"
He put a finger to his lips, telling them to be quiet. They all listened carefully, there was definitely something hidden in the trees, waiting to attack.
Idate turned to face his students, analyzing them.
Amie seems ready, Senka looks confident enough, but Kien, he may look ready but inside he's terrified
"Okay team, listen whoever it is watching us will attack any minute. I want you three to protect the scroll"
The three nodded as Idate handed Kien the scroll. Suddenly someone jumped out from the trees in front of them.
The four looked at the person. It was a man, a rouge ninja from the sand. Idate drew some kunai out from his pouch ready to strike.
"What do you want?" he said coldly
The sand ninja smirked at them all.
"That scroll you just handed that Genin"
Idate frowned at him.
"And what would a rouge ninja from the sand want with a scroll for the land of waves?"
The ninja smirked again.
"I'm not about to tell you am I?"
Idate growled and threw the kunai, which were easily dodged. Idate ran at the man ready to punch.
THWACK
His fist was caught. Idate smirked at the man, before being sent back by a powerful punch.
"Sensei!" the shout came from Amie and Kien.
Idate remained motionless on the ground, the sand ninja moved toward him.
Amie looked at her teammates helplessly.
"We have to help him!"
Senka scoffed, but looked nervous.
"How are we going to do that?"
Amie sighed. "If we work as a team we'll be able to!"
Kien nodded. "She's right, we cant let Idate-Sensei get injured more than he already is"
Senka sighed tiredly and looked at them both.
"What's your plan?"
Amie thought for a minute then smiled.
"Okay here's the plan. Senka you throw some punches at him, while Kien and I will drag Idate-Sensei to safety, and then I'll distract him with you, while Kien, you take Idate-Sensei to a different part of the woods"
Senka nodded, it was better than nothing. He ran to the Ninja, just as his had picked up Idate by the scruff of the neck, he ran and punched him in the face.
THWUMP
The ninja staggered backwards, dropping Idate, giving Amie and Kien the chance to get him. Senka watched the two drag Idate away.
"You're going to regret that brat"
Amie and Kien watched the ninja go for Senka, the kunoichi stood.
"Okay my turn, Kien you know what to do"
The boy nodded as he watched her join the fight. As she reached where Senka was the boy back flipped so he was next to her.
"Everything I throw at him, doesn't work"
Amie frowned, and ran and the ninja, she jumped and went to punch but was easily caught. The sand ninja threw her so she went into Senka.
They both stood up. Senka looked at Amie.
"Any other, ideas?"
Before she could answer, a voice spoke from behind the ninja.
"You three have done amazingly well, now let me take over"
Senka and Amie looked stunned as wire wrapped itself around the sand ninja, then heard a cracking noise, as the ninja was hit hard on the back of the head. He fell to the floor unconscious.
And Idate Morino stood behind him.