My life as a Shinobi *Naruto fanfic*

Chapter 21: An unexpected mission

7:00 PM

Jin's POV

It's been only a couple of days since my wounds healed in the hospital. Now, I'm able to move freely again!

While I was walking out of the hospital, Izumo came up to me, with a scroll in his hands.

"Jin Senju! I'm glad I found you! This is for you!" He handed me the scroll, and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

I opened the scroll, and it read:

Jin,

I need you to do me a favour. Follow Yuuki and her team. They are headed to a Sand village.

From, Tsunade

I closed it, and thought

'Why would going to a small village be so dangerous?' I scratched my head, and shrugged.

"She's the Hokage. How can I say no?" I asked myself.

I began walking down the street, and said hello to a few people, as I passed by different houses.

"Good morning, Jin!" A familiar cheery voice, behind me called.

"Good morning, Sakura. How are you?" I replied, pleasantly.

"I'm doing fine. I'm actually going on a mission today. I'm excited!" She said, smiling, and punching the air.

"Ah. So, where are you going on this mission?" I asked.

"Oh, I'm going to a village around The Wave Village." She replied, smiling.

"That's quite a trip from here. Are you going alone?" I asked, curiously.

"No. Naruto is going with me, too. Why?" She asked, tilting her head.

"Just wondering. So.... how is it between you two?" I asked, grinning.

"W-what do you mean?!" She exclaimed, while blushing.

"Come on. You know what I mean." I said, nudging her.

She blushed even more, and looked the other way and said "I don't want to talk about it."

"All right. Well, I better go see Lady Tsunade. See ya." I waved, and teleported to the entrance.

But, before I did that, Sakura muttered "He doesn't notice me..."

Poor Sakura. Loving a boy who doesn't seem to notice her feelings. I know how she feels.....

*Flashback*

"I.... um.. uh..." I said, stammering. She stood up, and said "It's all right. I'm fine, see?" She said, wiping herself off.

"It's.. it's not that.... um... can I talk to you for a moment? Privately?" She replied "Well... okay." She picked up her headband, before wiping it off, and putting it on.

"Let's go to the statues." She then made a few hand signs, and said "Fire Jutsu! Wings of flame!" And as the name says, wings (of flame, duh) came out of her back, and she flew towards the Hokage's Head Statue. I made a few hand signs and said "Specialty Jutsu! WIngs of a Dragon!" Wings made of white flame sprouted from my back, and I followed after Yuuki. She noticed, and said "So you have your own set of jutsus, huh?" She said, looking at my wings.

"Yeah, I do! But this is the only one I remember!" I said, before landing. She landed next to me, and sat down. I sat near her, being careful not to get too close.

"So what did you want to talk about?" She asked, looking at me.

"Well... I have a friend who has a crush on someone.... how would I help him?" I lied.

"I would do what a true friend would do. I would help him build his self-confidence, and help them to build up enough courage to tell their crush how they feel. Why do you ask?"

My face reddened, while I said "What if.... what if I were the person who had a hard time telling..-" I was cut off, from Yuuki saying "Are you trying to tell me that you're the one who has a crush on me?" She said, while blushing.

"Well.... yeah." I blushed, again.

*End of Flashback*

I smiled, and headed up the stairs to Tsunade's office. Once there, I knocked twice, and heard "Come in." I opened the door, and shut it behind me.

I also noticed that Shikamaru and Neji were here as well.

"What are you two doing here?" I asked.

They both sweat dropped and said "We got a lecture."

Oh. That probably wasn't pretty.

"Jin, it's good that you're here." I looked at Tsunade, who sat behind a paper-riddled desk.

"I need you to keep an eye on Yuuki and her team. In case she runs into a certain ninja who stole a forbidden scroll. She may lose control of the demon inside her." She said, leaning on her hands.

"May I say something?" I asked.

She nodded.

"I know that Yuuki is a Jinchuriki, but unlike me, she has perfect control over her demon. She knows what she's doing." I stated.

Then, Tsunade replied "I know that she is able to control Juro, but that's not the case. The scroll, on the other hand, is what I'm worried about." She said, frowning.

"Why is that?" I asked.

"Because this scroll releases the demon, making the Jinchuriki go berserk as well. That counts for you, as well, Jin." I heard Neji and Shikamaru let out a small gasp.

"We didn't know that..." Neji said, shocked.

"Yeah, I just thought you were normal." Shikamaru said,

"Well, I guess it goes to show that looks can be deceiving..." I half smiled to the left, as black chakra covered the left of my face.

"Jin. Will you do this?" Tsunade asked, worried.

I looked back at her, and said "Alright. I'll just need to pack up. All right?" She nodded, and said "It's settled. Jin, you will be going to keep an eye on Yuuki."

I nodded, and left the room.

Once outside of the room, I leaned against the wall, and placed my hands on my forehead, and sighed.

This is gonna be hard.... Yuuki is very good at sensing chakra, and I don't wanna piss her off. I've never seen her angry, and I don't wanna know what happens when she's angry.

I walked down the stairs, and left the building. I ran all the way home, and began packing the essentials.

A change of clothes, paper bombs, kunai, my sword, and a bit of food.

Once I gathered those supplies, I placed them into a small bag, and wore it on my back.

I walked out the door, and headed towards the gate.

This..... This is gonna be a loooooong mission.