Mission: T.e.m.p.t.a.t.i.o.n

Chapter 4: Team Alpha, Assemble! Part I

Mayonaka Hosenki:A good day to you, my precious readers! Hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long, studies and stuff. I experimented with this chapter, hoping to be more descriptive with the places and few of the characters. I am also trying to use deeper words and have considered looking for a beta. For now, I would make way for a special guest to do the disclaimer. Please welcome, the one and only teal-eyed beauty of the story, Ino Yamanaka!

Ino: Hello dear readers, hope you've been enjoying Mayonaka Hosenki's 1st story so far. Without further ado, I shall now cite the disclaimer. Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto adapted and directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierott and TV Tokyo. M.H. is in no way affiliated with Kishimoto-sensei and writes this story merely to divert her boredom as well as the boredom of her readers. Enjoy!

Team Alpha Discussion and Meeting Room [1640 hours]
Black Curse Undercover Forces Department
West Wing Ground Floor
ANBU Black Ops HQ
Konoha District 5

Peaceful was the steel-built room of the headquarters, as the ticking of the clock and the illustrious rays of the sun were the only significance to be distinguished from the other rooms of the building. If a person from inside the room would gaze through the window, the observer would see a lone tree of oak standing in the middle of the field. It would be the only witness of the events that will take place in the currently unoccupied room. So calm was the wind that the tree has not moved a branch, if one was to speak in a manner of personification.

Oh well, what did they say? Ah, 'the calm before the storm', wasn't it? How well the saying fitted, for the participants of the meeting slowly began to fill the room.

As Naruto approached the meeting room with a now-decently-dressed Ino, he saw a group of five ladies coming from the other side of the hall. He identified the person leading them as his female superior and inferred that the others were his new teammates. He stopped next to the door and bowed down to Tsunade, smirking as he felt his teal-eyed companion's confliction as to what she was supposed to do. The busty superior in front of him merely waved him off and entered the room as the others all strode in after her.

They all took their seats in the room and sat in silence with a thick, tense atmosphere surrounding them. Naruto took the time to examine his new official comrades.

The pale, jade-eyed kunoichi on the seat parallel to his shifted as he turned his attention to her. He remembered her as Sakura Haruno, after all their school does know her for her short yet natural pink hair and the smarts it covered. Her red top was adorned with white circular designs and cherry petals of a sakura tree. She was seemingly shy, contrast to being the "pink habanero" she was said to be in their school. Naruto sensed her discomfort of being stared at and politely averted his gaze to the raven beside her.

Said raven was wearing a green vest and a snake-patterned scarf, reminding Naruto of his Orochimaru-senpai. But then again, who else would be comfortable with wearing anything snake-like other than the family of the Snake sannin himself? She must be Kin Tsuchi, he thought, niece of Hebi-senpai. He just hoped she didn't inherit his sharp tongue, no pun intended. She's neither shy nor eager to break the ice. Naruto thought he should leave this snake maiden be for now.

Beside her was the all-too-familiar Subaku no Temari of the Sand Warriors. She was aware of Naruto eyeing her, but didn't seem to mind. He noticed the change in her clothing, her previous wardrobe consisting of purple kimonos now replaced by a short-sleeved, black kimono with a purple sash around her neckline. Naruto smirked and gave Temari two thumbs up, showing his appreciation for the change of wardrobe. She merely rolled her eyes and mouthed a 'Stop checking me out, lecher' which made Naruto chuckle to himself.

'Feisty Tem-chan. Just the way I like it.' He mouthed back before proceeding to check ou- ehem, observe the civilian. She was a slender girl with long brown hair and eyes, wearing a brown, striped top. Not much of a kunoichi build, but maybe if he'd look more closely… No, even Naruto knew not to take his chances with women. He wouldn't risk getting smashed in the skull if he got caught.

Overall, there was nothing too special about them in Naruto's eyes. But then again, first impressions never last. Naruto didn't know why they were sitting there in silence, but he knew, from the last time he let the silence get to him, that he wouldn't be the one to break it. Besides, Kakashi wasn't there yet. Maybe, they were only waiting for him. Curse that silver-haired dog for being late, Naruto thought. He wouldn't get too worked up if it wasn't for the fact that he was the only male in the room without said dog. It was way too awkward; for Naruto at least. He sighed and slouched on his seat, manners long since forgotten.

He can sense that his companions were getting rather bored too. Temari was playing with her shortened fan, Tsunade was meditating (or so it seems) while the others were either tapping on the table or fiddling with their clothes. How cute.

As the atmosphere was coated with an air of awkwardness, the door slowly opened, drawing the group out of their musing. In came the Hatake Kakashi and a brunette lad unfamiliar to the new additions though it was a different case for the elites in the room. While Tsunade feigned indifference, Naruto jolted upright from his seat in bewilderment. "Why are we accepting a criminal into our headquarters?" said Naruto with a venomous tone while glaring at the brunette. Yaru flinched at being addressed as a criminal, not like it wasn't true. "That is a pretty cold and unrespectful way of greeting a comrade, Shadow-kun. How about a little bit of courtesy?" Kakashi said with bored eyes as he took a seat in the room.

"Courtesy? Oh I WILL show Mr. Criminal here what courtesy is." Naruto stood in front of Yaru and smiled as fakely as he can.

"Greetings, Mr. Daisy, how would you like your courtesy served? Oh, I need to get you a chair! Would you like tea? Oh sorry, it was not very courteous of me to ask if you like tea without asking if you like sweets first. I can see that you're still not contented, Mr. Daisy. Would you like me to call a stripper and force her to strip for you?" Naruto continued to spit such words with venom towards the otherwise shocked 'criminal' in front of him.

"OR would you like me to POLITELY drag your evil ass to the interrogation department. Oh, that's too easy going for your taste, Mr. Daisy? I know! I will serve you my very own specialty of ASS-KICKING then!" then came a VERY fake laugh from the spiky-haired elite in front of Yaru.

"That…" the brunette started, with an ugly frown displaying on his face. Naruto smirked at him, to which he slowly reciprocated "…was the lamest piece of insult I received. Did you think I haven't handled anything worse? Think again." This time, it was Naruto's turn to be shocked as the tables have been turned. Yaru started to walk towards a vacant seat next to Kakashi but hesitated, knowing that he had to shoot one last joke to strike the blonde prankster's pride. So he turned around and smiled at Naruto, the same way the blondie smiled at him earlier.

"Oh, and do me a favor, Naru-chan? Wipe that stupefied look off your face. You might scare the ladies away."

Aaaaaaand CLIFFHANGER!

It was pretty lame, I know! So sorry for that… I was writing this in breaks between requirements and projects, and my mind had been quite a bit disheveled. Despite that, I didn't want this stream of ideas leaving my head so I just had to write it and bam came the lame chapter. It was short, too. I'll try to finish this chapter's second part as soon as I can but until then I will keep ya'll hanging. Soooo yeah! Stay cool and calm like a cucumber and tell me what you think as you hit that pretty little 'Review' button below.

This is MayonakaHosenki, signing out! Ja ne!

"A child miseducated is a child lost"