At a time

Chapter 5

"These are the brats you're having protect me?" The builder asked the the Hokage as his words slur together. Kind of like Kakashi when he got concussed. "What, a short blond kid, a skinny girl and an angsty teen? These aren't ninja they're kids!"

She rolled her eyes. He wasn't her first picky client and he certainly wouldn't be the last. But to be fair she agrees, they really should be hanging out with friends or playing games like kids their age should be doing.

"Maa, don't worry." Kakashi takes out his book and begins reading it. "They may not look like much but they have a lot of promise. I'm also a Jonin which is an elite ninja in our village so you have nothing to worry about on just a C-Rank mission if I'm here."

He grumbled before muttering out a, "I'm Tazuna, protect me with your life. Meet me at the gate at 8 tomorrow morning." He says before turning to leave.

She turns to her teammates who looked satisfied with the fact that they didn't have to do a D-Rank.

"You guys know how to pack? I've done this before so if you need help just ask." Kazemi inquires as they make their way through the tower towards the exit.

"Actually, I'll need some help." Sakura says sheepishly. "My parents haven't been on the field for a long time so they probably don't know what to pack. I know the basics but I know you sometimes need things the academy doesn't tel you about."

Kazemi nods while smiling at her. "Sure, I'll meet you around 6. That alright with you?" Sakura nods back. "And you Sasuke?"

He turns his head away from her, seemingly wanting to ask but doesn't want to swallow his pride. Maybe he should because she wont accommodate him.

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"You're going on a mission boss?" Konohamaru asks as he walks with her along the market.

"Yep, another C-Rank that'll have me out of the village so I won't be here for a few weeks." She answers while eyeing the dango shop. One day she'll see what the hype was all about.

The boys bops his head up and down. "Do you think you'll be fighting any really powerful ninja like you did with Irori of the murder rock slam jutsu?"

"I sure hope not." Kazemi says with a chuckle.

If she did fight someone like that again she's pretty sure she'd come back to Konoha in a body bag. That's being nice though, she probably wouldn't have a body left to bring back. Just another name on the rock that Kakashi could gaze at from time to time.

Oh wait, but wasn't there that one ninja...Zabuna, Zesura...Zetsu? Sage, its been so long.

"I'll get you a souvenir from the Wave. Anything you want?" She asks as she stops at a medical stall. "A first aid kit and two bottles of pain killers please."

The man behind the stall starts packing up her order as Konohamaru replies. "I heard the Wave village has really good fish! Do you think you could bring some?"

Kazemi mentally counts how many preservation and storage seals she had before nodding. "Yeah sure, I'll get you some fish. Salmon?" She asks as the man behind the stall asks for ninja ID.

"Yeah, salmons alright. I'll get mom to make it into sushi." He answers as she gives the man her ninja ID which he looks at a second before nodding.

"¥5,000." He says while ringing up the number on the till.

"Here ya go." She hands him the money as he gives her the supplies. Kazemi really needs the mission money, her supply was running low since she hasn't taken many D-Ranks and was living off savings.