Benevolent (Discontinued)

A Mission

(A/N:I like Sakura, i do. But i feel as if they should have gotten her to prove how strong she was more or less at the start of the series. They make her appear to be useless. Anyway, enjoy.)

Over the next few days, the missions seemed to start properly. The missions they seemed to get, however, were not expected in the slightest...trying to find a missing cat wasn't on their 'to-be-a-great-ninja' agenda. It was bloody lunacy.

Akira was asleep in a tree, laying on the branch next to Sasuke. (I feel as if this is going to be the running joke XD). She seemed content, whilst Sasuke was getting annoyed as she was seemingly not going to help him at all. "It's Sasuke, I'm at point B, " his tone was rather hushed, with a light hint of annoyance. He loved her really, he just refused to acknowledge it.
"Sakura, point C, " Sakura voiced, fidgeting slightly with the headset. She sounded quite excited to be able to go on a mission though.

Yukiya wasn't paying attention in the slightest. She was currently stroking a cat with a red ribbon, stroking him underneath the chin. He gave a content purr, curling into a ball on her lap, smashing his head against her side. All her attention was focused on this bundle of fluff and joy. Akira rolled over, and ended up falling out of the tree. THUMP! She let out a pained groan as she just layed there.
"Oh my god, she's fucking dead," Yukiya mused. "But no, seriously, you ok?"
"...aye. Peachy, " she rubbed her side in a continuous motion. Her back hurt like hell, and felt her throat hitch. Somehow, no one heard her fall except Yukiya and Sasuke. All that could be heard from Sasuke, however, was a quiet "You dobe".

"Naruto! Point A! Believe it!"

Yukiya realised she had the cat that they were supposed to find. She face palmed at her own actions. She felt stupid. Why did she always forget things like this?

She sat down at the base of the tree with the cat laying across her legs with a soft purr as he slept. "Akira, I'm going to have to heal that back of yours." Akira gave a groan of acknowledgement. Yukiya gave Sasuke a look that read "You look and I burn your My Chemical Romance collection"; Sasuke looked away, pretending to stare at the trees, answering with a simple "Hn" and he tried to search for the cat he didn't realise Yukiya had (she was being an arse to him). Yukiya had to carefully remove her shirt and hoodie; it revealed some grazes, scratches and a few emerging bruises across her skin. Yukiya placed her palm on her back which emitted a soft, green glow. It was a calming sensation. After two minutes, her back was completely healed except for a few scars and a couple of bruises. Akira put her hoodie and shirt back on.

"Akira, Yukiya, where are your current locations?" Kakashi voiced through the headset, slightly worried he hadn't heard from all of his students.

"Yukiya, point B. Akira is here also. She fell out of a tree. Oh, and I have the cat. He has a red ribbon right?"

"...how long have you had the cat for?"

"The entire time." Sasuke jumped from the tree, about to attack her, but was blocked by a kick  where the sun don't shine. Akira had meant to kick him, but not in his no-no place. He started groaning on the floor, and Akira started to apologise. Everyone else appeared. They were unsure how to react. Yukiya was giving more affection to a random cat than any person she cared about, Sasuke was groaning on the floor with Akira apologising...it was fun.

Akira and Kakashi somehow didn't have hang overs. The universe apparently was drunk itself, as was logic.

"Ok...mission to capture lost pet "Tora" is complete." Kakashi confirmed through the headset for some reason...don't ask. He was too enthusiastic for literally everyone. He seemed to ignore the fact Yukiya had the cat the entire time and didn't even tell them...he might say something later.
Akira noticed Kakashi's confusion, and slight irritation. Sasuke finally recovered, now standing.
Akira smiled slightly, now ignoring Sasuke who was poking her cheek quite harshly. "Yukiya has more emotional connection to animals, same as me. She can feel what animals feel. She is a sensory ninja, only sensing what she wants to."
"Huh, makes sense." Naruto seemed to give a dark look to the cat with a pout. He really didn't like cats for some reason-despite the fact he literally has whiskers on his cheeks. "Let's just return this dumb cat. Can't we get a better mission where we don't return dumb cats? I hate cats." Everyone glared at him and started walking away.

They all exited the forest, leaving Naruto behind. "Guys? Not again."

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"Ohhhh! My baby Tora!" The shrill voice of a rather large woman (noted: As well as a strangely dressed woman) rang out. She was almost squeezing the poor cat to death. "Mommy was so worried about you! Ah!" Yukiya felt herself die inside. Naruto almost seemed excited by the fact the cat was getting squished.  He seemed to have a secret sadistic side to him as he despised cats. It was both amusing and terrifying. He almost smirked. "It deserves to be squashed like that for causing so much trouble!" Yukiya sustained the urge to hit him currently. Akira felt sorry for the cat, Sasuke was still hurting in his no-no place and Sakura also felt sorry for the cat. After a few quick words, she left. 

Team 7 were finally allowed to discuss missions with the Hokage. 

"For Squad Seven's next mission, we have several available tasks..." The Hokage sat behind his desk, calmly staring at them all. Iruka sat beside him, leaning back slightly. "Among them, baby-sitting the chief Councillor's three year old, helping the wife do shopping, digging up potatoes-"
Naruto seemed to jump in front of Yukiya, and Akira, arms in an X shape.
"Noooo! I want to go on a real mission. Something challenging and exciting, not this little kid stuff!"

Sasuke gave him a side ways glance, and agreed without properly saying it. Sakura didn't seem all too amused in the slightest. Yukiya sighed. Akira appeared fairly neutral. Kakashi looked like he was done with Naruto's shit already; his shoulders slouched.

"How dare you! You're just a brand new genin with no experience. Like everyone else, you start with simple missions to improve your skills and gain experience!" Iruka jumped up, being very passive-aggressive. He slammed his hands on the desk, and he nearly K.Oed his own chair.
"It's been nothing but lame missions so far! It's all stupid-" His sentence was stopped half way through by Kakashi's punch to the head.
"Put a lid on it." Kakashi sighed.
"Naruto, " The Hokage started. "It seems you do not understand the tasks that have been given. Listen. Many different kinds of requests come into our village every day. From babysittings to assassinations, these requests are carefully recorded, analyzed, and then they are separated into A, B, C and D ranks in order of difficulty..."

Now, no one was paying attention to what the Hokage had to say. Akira had nearly fallen asleep on Sasuke's shoulder. Kakashi was "secretly" reading (so was Yukiya), Sasuke was watching Akira like a creep, and Sakura was trying to listen...but couldn't. It was too boring. Naruto was talking about ramen in too much depth. 

"Since I had tonkatsu yesterday, I was thinking miso today? To mix it up a little." He said from his position on the floor.

"LISTEN!" The Hokage screeched like Akira when you steal her chocolate; he was very ticked off.

Kakashi scratched his head. He clearly wasn't paying attention either. "Oh, sorry."

"Ahhh!" Naruto turned to look at the Hokage, hands on knees. " You always lecture me like you're my grandfather! But I'm not that little prankster you think I am anymore-"
"-didn't you steal my mask? You had a fishing rod and you made me swat at it like a cat-" Kakashi put his hand over her mask, trying to silence her. It did nothing to silence her logic. "...that doesn't work but ok."
"I'm a ninja now, and I want a ninja mission!" He pouted and turned away, arms crossed.

Iruka and the Hokage chuckled to themselves. 

"Naruto wants to know that he's just a former brat, and he's ready, huh? Well, if you insist." The Hokage puffed the pipe he had in his hand since they walked in. Everyone gasped, except Akira and Yukiya. "Since you are so determined, I'll have you do a Rank C mission. You'll be bodyguards on a journey."
"Really?" Naruto literally spun around in a circle. He was a fecking ballerina. "Yes! Who? Who is it? A princess? A feudal lord? Some bigwig counselor?"
"Don't get ahead of yourself." The Hokage interrupted him. "I will bring him in now. Send in our visitor." He gestured to the door, and they all turned to look at the "guest".

"What's this? It's just a bunch of damned kids!" The bearded man took a swig of his suspicious bottle.

Naruto tried to fight Tazuna after he said something about his "stupid" face. It was going to be a long day.