The Light Of Konoha

Izumi Iwa

???'s P.O.V.

I sighed, looking upon my temporary underlings exasperatedly.

The creepy red-head leant against a tree, resting in the shade.

I sweatdropped as the green spandex-wearing shinobi and the dog-boy were frantically doing different exercises in a sort of competition, lightning sparking between their gazes.

'These tools are the squad I'm supposed to lead?'
The Hokage had said it was a simple mission with little chance of unexpected occurrences, so I begrudgingly took the job.

I tried not to flinch as Hokage-sama had so blatantly made it obvious that I was chosen simply because I was the only available senior ninja lying around, not someone specially picked for the job...

'Well, it's not like I wanna be here anyway...'

I was crouched in a tree, shrouding my chakra and observing the three ninja intently with my golden eyes.

We were waiting for one more, the 'lynchpin', if you like, of this operation.

When they were all here, I planned to introduce myself and get straight on with this mission.

I sighed again, leaning back against the trunk, mid-length brown hair falling across my eyes.
This 'Aki' person was sure taking his sweet time.

I fiddled with the edge of my flak jacket, pulling at the collar.
'I hate this stupid vest, they make me wear the dumb thing even though it's practically designed for men only, no room for boobs.'

I wriggled in discomfort at the pressure on my chest from the inconsiderately tight jacket.

Glancing down the dirt path, I rose a brow at what I saw.

A tall, dark-haired boy was strolling down the path leisurely, effortlessly carrying a sleeping pixie-like creature.

The pale boy in his arms was so white it was blinding.

'Is that frail little fairy really a seal-breaking specialist?!
I heard it takes decades to master those kinds of techniques, and even then you can't break powerful seals.
But this boy... He can't be more than thirteen years old!!'

I narrowed my eyes at the extra person carrying the 'special cargo' we were to escort to the temple.

'Nobody told me about a fifth person...
And why the heck is the pixie guy asleep.
...Kami save me.'

As soon as the pair joined the rest of the team, I leaned closer to observe their interaction.

Most surprisingly, the seemingly emotionless red-head brightened considerably upon the arrival of the two,
Then his eyes darkened as he stared at the muscular arms holding the albino bridal style.

The green ninja appeared to be just as hyper as before, but I noticed that every now and then his massive brows would furrow and teeth would grit in frustration when he glanced towards the red-head.

A small white dog jumped onto the stomach of the pale boy being carried, the force of the landing causing the albino's pale red eyes to fly open in surprise.

"Ah!! The mission!! I need to pack!!....
...
...
Where am I??"

I sweatdropped at his outburst, already dreading the increasingly difficult job of leading this hastily thrown together team.