Love You, Weasel

We All Have To Die

"So, everyone is here?" asked Shikaku as Natsu finally made it to the meeting spot.

"Sorry for running late," said Natsu, out of breath.

"This is diplomat Roku-san," continued Shikaku as if Natsu never said anything. A tall man in tan robes stepped forward. He was an older gentleman with no hair and gray eyes. He looked at the Genin with a slight smile. "We will be escorting him back to Suna."

"Right," said the other three.

"These are my students; Haruka Uchiha, Hana Inuzuka, and Natsu Ryuu," said Shikaku as he looked at Roku.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all," replied Roku with a bow.

"Let's get going."

The five walked outside of the gate. Hana led the group as her nose and the noses of her ninken would be able to smell an enemy coming. Haruka walked behind her with Roku due to her close combat abilities. Shikaku and Natsu followed behind since they were long range.

"It should take us about a week to get there. We will spend a few days there and then come back," said Shikaku to the group.

"We get to explore?" asked Natsu with a smile.

"Is that all you care about?" asked Hana with a laugh.

"Roku-san, what type of enemies do you think we will see on this trip?" asked Haruka after some time. The group had been walking for a few good hours.

"Mostly bandits, but recently their have been reports of rogues in the area, so there is a possibility of meeting up with them," said Roku as they walked.

"Do you know who?" asked Shikaku as he tried to make plans in case there was a meeting.

"A few ninja from Suna who defected. I know they are wind nature and use fans," said Roku as he scrunched up her eyebrows in thought. Shikaku made a humming noise.

"Hopefully we wont have to worry about them, but its better to be prepared then not have a plan at all," said Shikaku as he looked up at the sky. "Remember, as ninja, we must always be ready. I expect the three of you to be on alert at all times. Though we might not run in to them, there is still a chance that we might."

"Right," said the three students.

'This should be a good mission. It should help me focus on my thoughts,' thought Haruka to herself. She then started to lightly blush. 'I can't believe Itachi confessed to me. We even kissed! I feel so happy about it!'

"Three people, incoming. They're ninja, don't smell that strong," said Hana, breaking everyone's thoughts.

"Get in formation," said Shikaku as they all got ready. Not even a few seconds after getting in formation, three rouge ninja appeared. All were dressed in all black and it was impossible to tell them apart from each other. Their faces were covered completely except for their eyes.

"Well, well, what do we have here? Three brats, an old man, and a ninja," laughed one of the men as they surrounded the group.

"Troublesome," said Shikaku as he used his Shadow Possession to stop the man behind him. Natsu quickly reacted and killed the man.

Hana sent her ninken to attack the other two while Haruka stayed and protected Roku. In just a few minutes, the other two men were dead.

"Well that was easy," said Haruka, uncaring. 'Staples!'

"They were amateurs. We might face stronger opponents later," said Shikaku as he grabbed the bodies and put them together. He then nodded to Haruka.