So why did I start there and not the beginning of the manga... you'll find out later..
"Alright i have a fresh load for my favorite team!"
Naruto beamed as he looked at the smiling man sitting at the desk,
"REALLY?! LIKE COOL ONES!?"
The man with the hokage's hat grinned,
"Of course! how could i give my protege anything less than the best?"
Kakashi Scoffed,
"Obito, just give us a mission."
Obito smiled at his long time friend. The man that had been his best friend and comrade for so long and had supported him through all the pain helping him succeed in becoming the man he was today; hokage.
And then he looked back at the sparkling blue eyes of the child anxiously waiting. A child who had been the one to save his longtime friend and made him who he was.
"Alright ready?"
"LET'S HEAR IT!"
Naruto shouted overly excited and Obito turned to the chunin beside him,
"Iruka if you will"
Iruka cleared him throat,
"Alright for team 7 your choice of missions are the following; babysitting, garden weeding, painting a barn…."
Obito had to cover the smile on his face as the blue eyed child's face deflated and then it sparked with intensity,
"WHAT THE HELL? THOSE ARE ALL D-RANK!"
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE YELLING IN FRONT OF THE HOKAGE!?"
Iruka yelled back,
"I DON'T CARE! I'M SICK OF D-RANK MISSIONS BELIEVE IT!"
Obito couldn't get enough of the eccentric boy's reactions,
"I agree"
Obito glanced at the dark haired boy beside him. Sasuke Uchiha, a genius with scores way above most of the students in the academy. But no prodigy; no that was his brother. Nevertheless the boy was just like the clan head in arrogance and pride which is why he had put him on Kakashi's team because the boy was similar to his old teammate's past attitude. Not to mention he put him on the same team as his former teacher's son. The boy had something about him that Obito still hadn't figured out but he would gamble that the boy would be good for him. Not to mention Naruto was the only competition the boy had, if Naruto could only study properly he would have crushed the young Uchiha in the academy,
"We're clearly capable in handling harder missions just give us one."
Obito glanced at the girl who was staring love struck at the dark haired boy like he could say no wrong,
BAM!
Obito blinked as he had missed when Naruto had climbed on his desk…. When HAD he moved?
"Look here"
Blue eyes so intense Obito's own dark ones seemed to get lost in them,
"We're not babies anymore. I refuse to stay in the shadow of my father! Give us a harder mission I CAN PROVE IT!"
There was something about Naruto's eyes that you just couldn't get enough of. Maybe it was the shade of blue that was different than his father's or maybe the expressiveness within but when you looked at them there was a familiarity in them and a part that seemed to look through you…
A large paper fan flashed in his peripheral and Obito leaned back out of danger watching as his silver haired subordinate grabbed the blonde by the collar and pulled him out of the way,
"NARUTO WHAT KIND OF NERVES DO YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THE HOKAGE LIKE THAT!?"
And Obito couldn't help feeling a bit relieved that Iruka had interfered because looking into Naruto's eyes too long always seemed to activate his sharingan and last time that had happened… well let's just say Kakashi certainly had the strength to become hokage.
"Iruka please refrain from hitting MY student."
The two adults glared at each other and Obito sighed, why was it whenever Naruto came around things got loud?
"GIVE US A BETTER MISSION!"
"NARUTO! THERE IS A REASON YOU GET D-RANK MISSIONS…"
And then Iruka went into a long dragged out spiel about ranks and missions that even Obito felt bored by and he looked over to see the team and smiled,
"Itachi said he was going to make dinner tonight"
"Seriously?! Your brother's an awesome cook!"
A proud smirk,
"Only perfection"
"Oi Oi let me come over!"
"Naruto! There's no way they want you over! Last time you spilled Mr. Uchiha's sake on the floor!"
Ignoring the pink haired girl,
"Doesn't lady Kushina cook pretty well?"
A pout,
"... yea but she usually makes Ramen.. Everynight.."
"..."
"..."
".. When even Naruto is complaining about having too much Ramen you know it's gotten serious"
A sigh
"Fine, you can come, might as well invite lady Kushina and Master Minato, mom and dad would love to see them again"
"Really!? Tell 'Tachi bro to make lots then!"
"Oi don't tell me you're going to eat all their food!"
"Naruto does a big appetite"
"Hey! it's not-"
"ARE YOU LISTENING!?"
Obito looked back ashamed that he was also pretty distracted. Naruto turned back at his former teacher,
"I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, YOU'RE STILL LOOKING AT US LIKE KIDS BUT WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT! WE'RE THE STRONGEST TEAM EVER! BELIEVE IT!"
And just like that the two other teammates stood by Naruto's side in confirmation.
And Obito knew they bickered and fought… he loved reading Kakashi's reports after all but at the same time it was true; they were strong.
Sakura had a near photogenic memory and was learning chakra control at an alarmingly fast rate. Sasuke was from the head family of the Uchiha clan being trained not only by the clan leader but by his Anbu level brother and then Naruto….
Naruto was personally trained by his father and mother for seven years in hiding in order to protect him from outside threats. He was not to be taken lightly and it wasn't even clear if they had seen all the kid could do. What would the Fourth hokage have taught his son?
Indeed this was a superbly strong team with a bond that sometimes seemed unbreakable.
Obito sighed,
"Alright"
"ALRIGHT!?"
Iruka yelled shocked,
"It's fine, in fact we recently got a request from the land of waves; a c-rank mission."
Naruto beamed and Kakashi smiled at the joy on the young children's faces.
"GREAT! WHAT IS IT DEFEATING BANDITS!? RESCUING PRINCESS'?!"
Obito chuckled,
"Not quite; You'll be in charge of the protection of a certain individual"
Kakashi didn't like the sly smile on his former comrades face, becoming hokage had done little to curb the prankster out of the man,
"Send him in"
Obito called and after a few seconds a tall, older man with a large rope tied around his head and a sake bottle in his hand walked in,
"What's this, just a bunch of super brats."
"Who..?"
Sakura whispered, the man leaned against the door,
"Especially the shortest one with the super stupid looking face. Are you really a ninja? Hey!?"
Naruto's eye twitched,
"Who's the stupid looking short…."
As he looked between his teammates he felt a tick mark on his head,
"Oi"
Came a dark tone that froze everyone and they slowly turned to see their teacher not looking the least bit happy,
"What's your name?"
The Man scoffed,
"I am the super expert bridge builder, Tazuna, and I expect you to provide me super protection until I get back to my country and complete the bridge."
Kakashi cracked his neck sending a shiver down his student's spine,
"I see i just wanted to remember the name of the man i was about to kill"
Obito sighed,
'Only with naruto…'