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THE BUSHES TREMBLED IN

movement. A signal that their objective was indeed hiding from them. The four man squad was quick to change location, choosing to hide beside trees and bushes. [Name] was tired than ever, the upcoming events after this mission was going to be such a drag. She didn't even have any energy to mutter her favorite catchphrase. ❝ What's your distance from the target?❞ in came Kakashi voice ringing from her ears. [Name] pursed her lips in annoyance, was capturing Torá really the most important thing right now?

❝ Five meters, Just give the signal—❞ Growing tired of the useless squabbling, [Name] was quick to form the rat seal, the shadow below her feet was quick to turn alive and race toward their target. ❝ Shadow possession jutsu is a success ❞ her voice cut through the mic as she came out of her hiding spot, along came in the cat walking stiffly towards her. Naruto lunged for their objective ripping it away from her shadows. He gave it a bone crushing hug letting out a yelp of pain as the cat tore at his face. [Name] rubbed her temples in irritation ❝Lost pet Tora captured. Mission accomplished❞

Tired and bitter of the world, the four man squad was ready to submit their mission reports along with their objective in hand. Who knew finding a lost pet cat would take hours to find. Her feet dragged behind her, resting half her body weight on Naruto refusing to budge and mumbling incoherent words under her breath. [Name] didn't care enough to bother with her appearance in front of the hokage. She could hardly care about anything other than her own gains and dreams.

Through her blurry eyesight she witnessed Tora getting squished by the women's breast. ❝Oh my poor little Tora! Mommy was so worried about you! ❞ The women cried tears of joys as she suffocated the cat. [Name] gave a quick prayer to Tora wishing only the best for their future. Unlike her, Naruto laughed at its obvious pain. Relishing in its suffering, ❝Ha! Stupid cat that's what you get, ya know!❞ [Name] closed her eyes, she already knew what would happen next so, there was no reason to be awake and listen to their gibberish

❝ Are you even paying attention?❞ Sakura shrilling voice had cut through the Naras thinking. [Name] opened her blearily eyes, unsure wether she should answer or not— it was pretty obvious that she wasn't paying attention. Rolling her eyes, [Name] waved her off ❝ Troublesome teammate— that sounds like more effort then it's worth ❞  She couldn't help but be snarky, she was tired and exhausted. Sakura frowned and began ranting as to why she shouldn't be sleeping on duty. It's like she was another Ino.

❝ Start paying attention!❞ Resulting in violence, Sakura aimed for [Name] ready to give her a piece of her mind; much like she does with Naruto. The Nara simply moved backwards resulting into Naruto getting hit by her punch who howled over in pain. Sakura fumed in anger, teeth gritting against each other, ❝ Man— your such a drag. What do you mean I need to pay attention? I know our mission already ❞ Sakura scoffed, placing both hands on her hips; face scrunched up into a snobbish look she glared at [Name] ❝Prove it❞

As much as [Name] hated to admit it, deep down she wanted to prove her wrong. She was getting tired of her personality when she had nothing to show nor give. ❝ We'll be escorting a drunken bridge builder ❞ The silence in the room had gotten heavy, pressure in the air as she felt gazes piercing at her soul. It was that moment that she, [Name] Nara had royally screwed up. The mission wasn't announced— and yet she knew it. She could feel sweat building up, trailing down her cheek; she wouldn't know how to explain her knowledge in their first C-Rank mission.

An excuse— a Nara? The smell of alcohol? Think, think— fucking think. She had to—she needed to. the silence was quick to be met with a door opening, the smell of alcohol drifting in the room. It was Tazuna, her lifesaver. No doubt the others will forget her slip up, except for the Hokage, Kakashi and Sasuke; that is if she placed high expectations in him. And she did— but only a single drop. But a drop can be frightening, it can lead to a desperation of curiosity to finding more; its terrifying.

❝ What the—? A bunch of snot nosed kids?! ❞ He was quick to shout with a flabbergasted tone. His eyes swept over them, eyeing them one by one— coming back alive to his country would be a miracle. He took a quick swing of his drink wanting to forget the horrors waiting for him at home ❝ And you the little one with the idiotic look on your face; you really expect me to believe your a ninja? ❞

All four of them looked at each other, in silent communication each went to their representative height. Sasuke being the tallest, [Name] coming in second, Sakura being in the middle and Naruto placing last. Naruto growled and lunged to attack and demolish their client, ready to give him a piece of his mind ❝ I'll demolish you! Let me get my hands on him-!❞ Luckily for all of them, Kakashi had stepped in like the good teacher he is. Pulling back Naruto by the scruff his neck ❝ You can't demolish the client Naruto, It doesn't work that way ❞

Finally recollecting himself, Tazuna had put down his alcohol ❝ I'm Tazuna, the master bridge builder and I must return to my country. I'm building a bridge there; that will change our world. And I expect you to get me there safely even if it means giving up your life❞  [Name] who had decided to stay quiet for quit a long time had finally spoken up. She had managed to recollect herself ❝ Troublesome old man, this is an escorting mission. Nothing says about giving up our lives for you, this is a C-Rank mission. What you want would be considered a B or an A Rank mission. This is such a drag explaining it to you, ❞

Drowning in her own thoughts, [Name] wondered if she should make up her own seal and study fuinjutsu. As much as she wanted to believe she could keep her own secrets to herself there's no doubt people will notice something odd about her. But not many knew such an old art, there were only few, if only she could get a grasp onto a few scrolls and books that contained information about the art; no doubt she might be able to create her own fuinjutsu. Like the Hyuga does with its own branch memories, expect this sealing will be different.

It would be sealed around her head, preventing any outsider from taking a peek of her memories. But if pushed to come to shove she'll have to take drastic measures for said such a sealing. Without a doubt in her mind the Hokage would call in his most trusted and well knowledgeable shinobi Jiraya. She couldn't lower her expectations of him, he was one of the legendary sanin. [Name] would definitely either make it either a four or eight layered sealing. The minute anyone dared to mess with the jutsu it would cause an implication of large amounts of chakra flooding her brain.

The most preferable would be lighting, it would be able to fry every single cell in her brain. Anyone would understand what those implications would mean, the only way to get the information out of her would be by physical torture— perhaps maybe she'll have to place another sealing jutsu on her tongue. Like Danzo does with his subordinates that work under Root. [Name] let out a sigh, why was everything so much work? Left and right, tugging at all corners. All she wanted to do was sleep but even God couldn't grant her that.