Crafty Chameleon

A Hitch in Honeycomb

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Kakashi eye smiled, "Well our client is fine and our mission is complete. See Naruto, there was no reason to worry."

"Yeah." Naruto twitched, (I have three dead assassins that say otherwise ... if I wasn't concerned about traumatizing our client I let you see how wrong you are.)

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Danzo handed his most trusted operative a scroll, "It is imperative that you get the information in this man's possession and assassinate the one who provided it."

"Do you know what information was leaked?" Naruto asked.

"Yes. A copy of the documents are in your scroll. Will you be able to complete this mission as you're taking a mission with your team?" Danzo asked.

Naruto nodded as he put the scroll into a seal, "It will be tricky because we are taking a mission to honeycomb valley, but it can be done, Opa."

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"Hurry up, Kakashi sensei!" Natsu yelled as he waited near the gate with Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto and Kushina.

"Now, now, we aren't in a rush. We have 7 days to get there and it's only 5 days away." said the lazy sensei.

"That may be true in most places, but Honeycomb Valley is known for many things including unpredictable weather patterns. It would be best not to take this time for granted." Naruto said pointedly.

"What else is Honeycomb Valley known for?" Natsu asked as he and his teammates left the gate.

"Many things, like mining gems and harvesting honey and cocoa beans, but the biggest thing is the terrain. The mountains that surround the valley block chakra flow. You could make a clone in the village or before we get there, but you can't send a clone outside the village because it will be dispelled the second it hits the mountains." explained the ROOT agent.

"Seriously?! Why didn't you tell us, sensei?" The shocked pinkette asked.

Both senseis flinched, "Well ..."

"It's fine if you didn't know. We only formed a treaty with Honeycomb 5 years ago, and you guys have been dead for years or one step away from being retired. You're kinda out of touch." said Naruto making Kushina and Kakashi pout.

The trip started out well, but Naruto was right. They ran into a storm and ended up being delayed a full day already. The team was waiting out the storm in a cave.

"Man this rain never stops!" groaned the orangette.

"It should stop soon. Why don't we go over the details of our mission?" suggested the blonde.

Kushina grinned and pulled out, "That's a good idea! Let's see ... if we make it on time then we have to help prepare everything for transport over a seven day period before escorting the merchandise to Tea. So we spend seven days in the village. That's not bad."

"Yeah, even if we're late we can use clones to pick up the slack." (Seven days would be great because my trip should take only 5 days, 6 tops. I go into the village, make hundreds of clones and complete my mission without a problem.) Naruto thought as he saw Natsu shiver. The ROOT agent took off his coat and draped it over Natsu's shoulders. He didn't see the orange haired twin blush and cuddle into the coat.

Sadly, for Naruto the weather didn't feel like playing nice for they were three days late, which meant he only had four days to complete his mission!

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Minato saw a small brown dog appear on his desk, "Pakkun? What are you doing here?"

The small brown pug frowned, "Big problem. Team 7 was three days late and the leader of Honeycomb is pissed."