Heroes [Naruto]

06: KIDS ☼

Ushio tapped her foot, annoyed. Ever since becoming 'ninjas' all they did was pathetic missions, like their most recent one, retrieving a lost cat with a ribbon on its ear.

He was a really nice cat, but that was a ridiculous mission.

She didn't mean to insult anyone, but those were truly useless missions that any kid could do. Couldn't those people just post a paper with their details and note that there was a payment? Honestly, they could take this time to train.

But then again, those missions were necessary as part of the system in the village, and despite hating them, they were D ranked mission that were meant for Genins like them. They were an experience they had to have, but it didn't make it any less annoying.

And of course Naruto agreed. Loudly.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Stop yelling in my ear, Naruto!" Ushio whined. 

"I wanna go on real missions, old man!" Naruto complained, making a shiver go through Ushio's back. Did he seriously call Lord Hokage old man?  Did he have no idea what kind of a high-ranking person he was, that he called him with something as disrespectful as old man?  "Something exciting and challenging! Not this little kiddies crap!" 

Kakashi and Ushio sighed.

This team was really tiring.

Iruka rose to his feet, "HOW DARE YOU?!" he roared at Naruto, making Ushio hold her ear. Why were everyone yelling at her ears? 

The Hokage just begun explaining about missions' ranks, when the cat they retrieved, Tora, jumped at Ushio, waiting  for her to save him.

"Wuddup kitty?" she questioned, patting him.

"TORA! WHY DON'T YOU JUST COME WITH ME?" the lady called, trying to tear Tora away from Ushio.

"I don't think he likes  you very much, Mrs."

"HE LOVES ME!" she screamed at Ushio, making her cower in fear from the crazy lady.

"Tora, I'm scared, please let me go and return to your daily horror show."

Tore meowed in defeat, before letting go of Ushio and giving in to the awful squeezing of his owner. Ushio sighed, turning back to her squad.

"So what's going on?" she smiled, curious as to what she'd missed.

"WE'RE HAVING A C-RANKED MISSION!" Naruto called loudly, and they all turned to watch the door. Ushio seemed surprised for a moment, before shrugging, accepting this fact. 

The door suddenly opened, and into the room stumbled a man, reeking of a strong scent, and taking a swig out of his bottle. Drunk, Ushio sighed. Their client was a drunk idiot.

"Huh?" the drunk man said. "Do you really expect these brats to be able to protect me?" Ushio looked bored, assessing the old man as a mere drunk idiot, who would fit in perfectly in her team of idiots. "Especially the small one with the stupid look," he sniggered, and Naruto immediately started laughing.

"Ha, who is the small one with the stupid look?!" The four of them stood in line, Sasuke the tallest, Sakura after, then Naruto and lastly, Ushio, over ten centimeters shorter than Naruto. "Ushio! You're the--"

"If you even hint that I have a stupid look, I'm brutally murdering you, and then the idiotic client," she said simply, coldly, making the two men threatened pale. Killing intent swamped over the room, making the less experienced ninjas and the bridge builder to shiver in fear.

Kakashi seemed surprised by the dangerous aura she was able to produce.

"I was talking about the blond, obviously!" he laughed nervously, and as Naruto called in rage, Ushio's eyes narrowed, but she waved off the killing intent. His nervousness made it quite clear that his first impression of her was the smallest one with the stupidest look.