• Dark Dawn •

Ep 14 - Chunin [Ch. 3]

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Naruto

One day had passed since their first mission and they were getting the details of what was actually going on.

Though I kind of know more to the story.
Naruto let out a sigh as he crossed his arms. His team was standing in front of the Hokage's desk, waiting to hear the full story.

"The town you helped had been used by our enemy, suspected to be the Akatsuki. They had been experiencing imposters in the village, and on a large scale. Many people were replaced by these imposters until someone finally realized that something was off about the people. Then about a few weeks ago, one of these imposters were injured in a construction accident and they didn't bleed the red blood that would have been expected from a

"So according to the other shinobi I sent over with Sauske and Sakura, all they found was this scroll." Lord Hiruzen brought out a scroll and set it on the table. "I sent it to the decipher core yesterday and they sent it back to me with the translation."

He held up a piece of paper to the team and they read it out loud.

"We're coming for mission 2?" Sakura stared at it dumbly. "What does that mean?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "I think that it means that they're going into action. From what I'm seeing, I'd guess that their 'first mission' was already completed and their commencing on their second mission." Sauske grimanced. "And I get the feeling that their deatination is the Leaf Village."

Naruto stared at Sauske and then at the paper with amazement showing on his face. "You got a lot out of that one sentence, Sauske."

"Well, that was what I suspected as well, Sauske." Lord Hiruzen continued. "I fear that we'll be in battle soon."

I see what you did there, Pein. Naruto smiled to himself. Thanks for telling me in advance anyways.

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Timeskip - one month

Both Naruto and Sauske had been going on C-Rank missions and sporadically, a few D-Rank missions as well the past month, as well as one accidental A-Rank (their actual first "C-Rank" mission with Haku and Zabuza. It did happen).

Word about their excelling work as shinobi had gotten around the whole village and beyond. The pair were well known for their abilities for a young age of thirteen.

The amount of chakra they possessed, the complicated jutsus they could perform, their Taijutsu, and genjutsu were extraordinary.

Naruto and Sauske were admired for their growth and strength, especially among the younger ones.

The two had grown lots during their training during the month and always kept to themselves when they trained, even more so. Fangirls loved them and always tried to get close to the team, though always never succeeding.

Sauske and Naruto worked especially hard in their training so they could fight independently and sharpened their skills with each other in small sparrings that Kakashi sometimes monitored. During their training, they also trained as a team, getting quite well with working together in battle.

During this month, Team 7 grew strong. Sakura has gotten better in terms of using her weapons, but hasn't done much of anything else(yet).

The duo, Naruto and Sauske, were known as Karasu-Kitsune, or Karaki, from their physical features and fighting styles. They were also called the Prodigy Pair. The Leaf Village treasured their abilities as shinobi. Word of this team has spread across the other hidden villages.