The Black Leaf (Part 1)

Chapter 13: First Mission

In the morning I got ready, it was 4:30 am and I was already walking out my apartment. As I walked by Tenzo's apartment he opened the door, he was leaving too.

"Hey, good morning," he said yawning.

"Morning," I replied still tired.

"The captain is probably going to be running a little late. You want to get going or you want to wait for him?" as he was asking, Kakashi opened the door of his apartment and walked out.

He saw me standing there and got confused, "wait, was I supposed to go get you home after all?" He scratched the back of his head, "what are you doing here?"

"No, I told you I don't need a tour guide, and I live there," point to the door next to his. The only visible part of his face became bright red, he was embarrassed. "Thank you for the show last night," I said as I walked down the stairs.

"Yeah, it was loud," Tenzo added more to his shame.

We walked all the way to the AMBU base in awkward silent. I was giving my uniform and my new mask, a cat with red lines on it. Tenzo showed me to my locker and I sighed loudly when I realized I had to change in front of all these perverts. Not that it bothered me, but I didn't want to make this more awkward.

"We'll change, then when can go outside so you can change in private..." Tenzo was saying as I started to take off my clothes, "or not" he said turning around. In Sakkaku Castle we never had privacy. I didn't mind having people seeing my body anymore. I folded my shirt to place it in my locker, then I notice all their eyes on me. "Can I help you?" I asked them and they all looked away embarrassed. I notice Kakashi looking at me as I reinforced the bandages on my lower stomach. I put the rest of the uniform on and the armor before I walked outside to meet with Kakashi.

"I have a question for you?" he asked looking away, probably embarrassed still, I almost wanted to laugh.

"Ask away," I said with a smirk.

"First of all, I want to know if you're hurt?" he asked and everyone turned to look at me.

"I'm fine, it's nothing," I said fixing my armor straps.

"Very well, we also need to know what abilities you possess, like your chakra affinities, jutsu, anything you can do?" he asked.

I smile a wicked smile, "I can do pretty much everything," I said working on the bandages of my arms.

"Be more specific," Kakashi sighed. 

"I can use fire, water, wind with no problem. I still struggle with lighting, and Earth, well it just is not my style..." the look on their faces was priceless. "I believe I'm above average when it comes to Genjutsu and Ninjutsu, and average in Taijutsu. I'm also a sensory type, not the greatest though, but I can sense chakra up to 3 kilometers away. Oh, and I'm fast." They all looked at each other, some amazed some still hesitant.

"So, can you mix elements?" Tenzo asked, "you see I can release wood by mix earth and water."

"Why don't you wait and find out," I told him and he just smiled.

"Such a flirt, she probably lying," I hear Hikku murmured.

"Don't underestimate the girl," Genma said playing with the needle in his mouth, "the Hokage said so."

We left the base and headed to the Hidden Grass Village. We arrived at the spot of the where the ambush was going to take place. We talked about formation and lay out the plan. We waited for one hour and still there was no sign of the caravan and the feudal lord. "They should have been here already, right?" I asked Kakashi and he nodded. I bit my finger and summoned some help, the midnight black colored owl appeared flapping her wings from the smoke.