The Life of Ki (Naruto Fanfic)

The First (Real) Mission

WASSUP! THIS CHAPTER MIGHT NOT BE AS EXITING AS THE LAST ONE BUT DONT LET THAT BOTHER YOU 'CAUSE THE NEXT CHAPTER IS GONNA BE A BLAST.

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A few weeks have passed since me and my team completed Kakashi's survival mission. Team 7 is official now, but sadly, no one actually seems to acknowledge this--especially not the Hokage.

The past few days have been a repetition of the same missions...over...and over...and over.

Tuesday, it was tilling the fields; Wednesday, it was carrying groceries; and yesterday, it was chasing down that dang Tora the cat. Heck, we've probably done about 30 D-ranked missions in the last 2 weeks.

Still, the Hokage won't even consider a better mission for the team.

Why not!? Team 7 has proven themselves thousands of times!

As I race to the Hokage's building, I wonder what new chore my team will be given today. Considering how impromptu this meeting is, I bet it's not one of great importance.

For crying out loud, Kakashi just dropped by my apartment only half an hour ago, leaving me a slim thirty minutes to finish my lunch, get my supplies together, and make it to the office.

I blame him for why I'm running late.

Passing through the market part of town, I speed by Tenten and Neji who appear to be gathering supplies for another mission with their own team.

"Running late, Ki?" Tenten hollers at me as I run past.

"NOoooo." I shout as I speed by, hoping the sarcasm wasn't lost with my volume.

The two of them smile at my dilemma as I pick up my pace. Kakashi will kill me if I'm the last one to arrive again.

It really is his fault for not giving me a better notice...

I take the Hokage Building stairs two at a time as I hustle up to the office. I race down the hallway towards the Hokage's office when I hear quick footsteps behind me.

I glance over my shoulder to see the 3rd Hokage shuffling down the hallway at a quick pace. Bless his soul, the Hokage is just as late as I am.

As I slide into the office as stealthily as possible, Kakashi glances at me with sight irritation. Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto have all already arrived, making me the last and least.

"Why were you late this time?" Sasuke asks, already waiting for Kakashi's reaction to my excuses.

"No one told me I had to be on time." I say as I awkwardly rub my neck.

Around the room, a panel of lords and ladies sit watching me and my team with unimpressed expressions.

I only recognize Iruka sensei out of all these people, and even he doesn't give me a smile.

"Ah, Team Kakashi. Glad you could make it." The Hokage says as he finally enters the room. He heads straight to his desk and begins to shuffle the papers laid out on his workspace.

"Now, for Team 7's next mission...a package to the neighboring town...? Babysitting the Chief Councilor's boy...? Digging potatoes...? Hmm...so many options. Any opinions?" The Hokage asks my team as he flips through the requests lined up.

I nearly groan. All the jobs the Hokage is listing are hardly D-ranked.

If I had to pick though... I'd pick babysitting, how hard could it be?

"What kind of package could we deliver?"

"NO!" Naruto shouts over me.

"No, no, no, thank you!" Naruto says, his arms crossed in an X.