Third person Pov
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Both Sasuke and Sakura sweatdropped. "I got it okay, I don't need help." Naruto grumbled annoyed at Akumi's antics. "Are you sure? If you get tired you can lay down and rest, I'll do your part and mine." She spoke up once more clearly not noting Naruto's annoyance.

"Its not that heavy, its just a bunch of trash from the river and I got it covered aku-nee. You promised you wouldn't baby me anymore." He retorted crossing his arms and she opened her mouth to say something back but shut it knowing that she had indeed promised she'd stop trying to do everything for him.

"Fine but if you feel light headed or a bit fatigued just know I packed snacks for you if your blood sugar gets low or to help restore your reserves." She babbled on as she picked up more trash and placed it in her trash bag.

"Akumi let Naruto pull his own weight." Kakashi spoke of from the tree branch he was sitting on. "Even sensei agrees your being to extra!" Naruto grunted as he picked up trash from the river bank.

Akumi huffed and grumbled a few curses under her breath as she began working once again.

"I was just worried okay. No need to jump down my throat about it." Akumi snapped at her sensei and quietly went back to work. "Akumi we get you worry but Naruto is a ninja and we haven't been doing tough missions so he can handle it..." Sakura tried to reason but the intensity of Akumi's glare shut her up.

Naruto sighed he sped up trying to finish this mission faster.
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"Man that mission barely took long." Sakura sighed as the team was once again heading to the Hokage tower.

The team had been training for a few months now. Kakashi was working them to the bone to drill in team formations.

They had come to a realization that instead of laying around waiting for their Sensei to arrive in the mornings it was a wonderful time to start stretching and conditioning their bodies for the days excersise.

"I wish Jiji could give us harder missions these stupid chores are boring." Naruto grunted as they opened the office door.

"Old man give us a better mission, dattebayo!" Naruto shouted excitedly and the rest of the team sweatdropped at his antics.

"Ah Naruto. I was wondering when your team finished the last mission." The old man stated taking a few puffs of his pipe.

"I'm tired of these boring chores. Give us a mission." Naruto went on slamming his arms on the desk as he looked up excitedly.

"Naruto your team is mostly made up of freshly graduated genin. Even with a elite jonin and seasoned genin you three need more experience to request... are you even listening?" Iruka snapped as Naruto grumbled to his sister about whether they should eat take out or a home cooked meal for dinner.

"Yeah yeah, but we already finished our required amount of D ranks so we deserve a higher rank mission!" Naruto crossed his arms. "Besides you and akumi don't let me prove myself and still treat me like on the verge of death and weak so I want to show you I've gotten stronger and that I am a ninja." He finished off crossing his arms. The Hokage sighed looking at Naruto for a split second and nodding.

"Bring in the client for the escort C ranked mission." He spoke solemnly as the anbu escorted someone in.

"Ooo who are we escorting!" Naruto smiled widely and akumi frowned. "Are you sure we are ready. " akumi asked stepping up. Sakura and Sasuke looked content with Naruto results on getting them a better mission and frowned when akumi spoke up.

"I do, now you'll be escorting him, you'll protect him from bandits and thugs."The Hokage stated as he pointed at the man that walked in sporting a sake bottle.

"Tch I asked for ninja not some brats. And you expect that tiny kid to be a ninja?!" Tazuna looked down at Naruto who frowned at the comment.

"Tiny? Who?you bastard!" Naruto quickly realized he was the smallest one of the group. Naruto wasn't one to lash out quickly, that was usually akumi but he hated being called small or short, it was something he loathed.

"Ma, ma Naruto you can't kill the client." Kakashi held back the angry blonde who seemed to have his mind set on showing the bridge builder that the ninja title wasn't just for show.

"Anyway I'm tazuna and I expect you to protect me with your lives." He stated and took a gulp of sake. 

"Meet at the front eastern gate in thirty minutes. Pack necessities only." Kakashi turned to his small group and stated before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

"See you in thirty minutes."akumi stated grabbing Naruto and forcing him inside her before disappearing in a puff of smoke as well.
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Team seven had all arrived at the eastern gate. For once their chronic late sensei arriving on time as he held a small orange book casually reading. "Everyone ready to go?" He asked and was rewarded with a chorus of yes with one grunt included.

Naruto POV
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I couldn't help but feel giddy inside, I took my first steps out before grinning widely. "This is my first time out of the village, I'm a traveler now believe it!" I cheered happily as akumi stepped beside me and gave me a warm smile.

"You sure I can trust these brats?" Tazuna sweat dropped. "I'm a elite jonin and Akumi here is one of the villages prodigy genin, and my team aren't a bunch of push overs so don't worry you'll be safe." Kakashi sensei stated as we started walking at civilian pace.

Sakura started asking about Tazuna's home and I listened carefully.

"Hey wanna work on your chakra sensing?" Akumi asked as she walked up beside me. "Oh yeah you promised you'd start showing me. " I smiled as I remembered her promise.

She gave a curt nod and held up her hand pushing a strand of her hair back. "Okay so let's pick up where we left off last time. Remember how I taught you to move your chakra around inside your body. This time you must try to push your chakra around you and out. Be very careful and try not to put out too much or you'll be telling the other ninja your location." She began explaining.

I quickly nodded and I notice akuni-nee wince. "Is that too much chakra?" I asked sheepishly and she meekly nodded. "Take deep breaths, I know you have large reserves but you have to be careful since you don't have very good chakra control." She stated and I nodded as i tried to lessen the amount of chakra I used. I tried to sense Sensei's chakra but his was well hidden unlike Sasuke and Sakura' s.

I was also sensing Akumi's chakra when she suddenly tensed and hid it. "What's going on?" I asked glancing at her as she slowly reached for her weapon her eyes slightly trained on the puddle we had just passed.

"Enemy nin-" before she could finish whispering kakashi sensei was wrapped in metal chains and ripped apart. I couldn't help but gawk at the scene before me.

"Damn, team up black pink and siblings! Naruto twin attack!" Akumi instantly reacted giving out orders. It took me a second to register what was going on but I quickly grabbed Akumi's hand pulling her inside me helping her dodge a chain.

Sasuke and Sakura had teamed up, Sasuke blocking the chain that akumi dodged, he had managed to pin it down with a kunai while  sakura made sure to back him up.

I turned my attention to the ninja trying to attack us. I side stepped and twisted my body to his side before pushing akumi out hurling her towards him allowing her the chance to round house kick him and grab him.

The second she held onto him she went for an instant assassination, akumi  pulled herself into his body and used her kunai to slit his throat to finish off the job she pulled herself out of his back so that she was towering over him  then lodge the kunai in the back of his skull, blood splattered on her face as she pulled back landing effortlessly behind the dying chunin .

"Naru let's back up the other two." She started off when kakashi appeared knocking out the other brother who had started charging toward akumi, his face was a bright shade of red and had let out a shriek of anger. "You bitch I'll -" but he never finished his sentence.

"Intresting, it seems they were after the client. Do you have anything to say." Kakashi narrowed his eye at the bridge builder.

The bridge builder looked nervous. "I, please I'll die without your protection. I have a cute little grandson at home waiting for me and my daughter. You have to help me." He began trying to convince us and it was working for me at least. I couldn't just let him go without helping if he died I'd feel guilty.

"Well this has gone from a C ranked to at least a B ranked. I think it's up to you four if we continue." Kakashi sensei spoke up.

"We can't do it, we are fresh out of the academy genin and- " sakura stuttered out. "I think we can do it, we worked really hard and we can't just leave him to die. Besides look at how well our teamwork is." I began, sakura and Sasuke glanced at each other smiling proudly.

"Well I agree to disagree." Akumi walked up, blood slightly splattered across her face and clothes and her hands coated with the same red liquid.

"I signed up for an escort that was at genin level. What we should be doing is tying these two up and taking them back to the village. The demon brother for being a rouge nin and tazuna for not disclosing all information and putting us at risk. Do you guys know how many classmates of mine have died in these kinds of missions. They went out for a D ranked ended up with a B or A ranked and they were murdered."Akumi snapped glaring at Tazuna.

"We might be ninja but none of them have had their first kill hence why they aren't ready for this kind of ranked mission." Akumi snapped as she began wiping her hands with a cloth.

"Akumi, give us a chance. Besides I know we are fully capable of taking this mission. We can adapt and move forward, besides we have to take a few risks sometimes other wise we will never move forward. This is just our next step to becoming a ninja , besides I want to help and I gave my word that we would escort tazuna back to the wave and I won't go back on it." Naruto retorted.

Akumi frowned as she wiped her kunai. "Fine I guess I can't hold you guys back. But if it comes down to it remember, its kill or be killed don't hesitate to slit someone's throat." Akumi stated as she walked forward not glancing back, she was upset and I knew it.

"Well I guess that's a yes we will continue the mission." Kakashi sensei sighed at Akumi's reaction and turned to the tied up demon brother. "I'll let the village know to pick him up." He added.

Sakura and Sasuke quickly followed in akumi's pursuit and so did I.

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"Stupid bridge builder." Akumi grumbled angrily glaring at the poor man. "Ma ma akumi-nee you're scaring the old fart." I sweatdropped.

"We are taking unnecessary risks. I should've said no but you seemed so determined." She grumbled looking away from me. "Well I'm happy you said yes. Although I had expected you'd drag us all back to the leaf, so it was a nice surprise." I smiled at her patting her shoulder.

I sighed as she walked infront of me, her arms were crossed and I knew she was in high alert.

"Naruto, your sister is amazing. She killed that rouge with no hesitation." Sakura whispered as she walked up beside me. Sasuke was at my other side listening carefully.

"Well she's been a genin for a while, she had her first kill when we were pretty young, and she's pretty good at it so I guess that just adds to how scary she can get." I say rubbing the back of my head.

Sasuke and Sakura were taking back. "How old was she when she first killed somebody?" Sakura asked curiously.

I couldn't help but stiffen at the memory and stare at my sister for a second. "I don't want to talk about it." I grumble looking down and avoiding eye contact.

"Why?" Sakura pestered on and I think Sasuke took a hint. "I don't think he wants to tell us, must be an unpleasant memory so drop it." Sasuke states giving me a knowing look.

"Thanks for understanding." I grumble sheepishly and he nods.
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Akumi Pov

Flashback

There he was, that boy. I looked down as I sat quietly in the corner of the room with my stuffed bear.

"Hi, I'm Naruto Uzumaki!" The blond haired boy smiled happily. Yet everyone tried their best to avoid eye contact.

The blond boy furrowed his brows as he was once again ignored. He looked down and a devilish smile appeared on his face as he kicked the block tower they had been building.

He wasted no time in running off as the kids yelled and threw blocks at him. "Remember the name next time!" He cackled and scurried off.

"Tch, why does he make it harder for us." One of them scolded as they picked up the blocks.

Everyone was minding their business once more when there was a loud scream. All the children looked around and quickly began cleaning and hid.

I couldn't help but whimper as I crawled under the table. "Who did it?! Who was causing all that ruckus?!" Everyone trembled at the sound of her voice down the hall. "Ow that hurts!" I could hear the unlucky victim cry out.

"Shut up brat ." There was a loud smack and a thud. Everyone was motionless. Who did she get a hold of?

I breathed in slowly, my hands trembled as I held on to my stuffed bear.

I could hear the sound of someone being dragged and muffled crying. The door was slammed open and everyone was still. The older kids hid the younger ones behind them and urged them to be quiet and not to cry.

Her hair was pinned up in a loose bun, she was thin and her mouth always pursed in a frown. Her dark eyes scanned the room for anything out of place. In her hand she held a fistfull of blond hair and was dragging that boy. He had a name that no one used , anyone that used it got treated just like him.

She began walking forward, the clanking of her prosthetic leg filled the room.

Her frown turned into a smile as she stood infront of another kid. He had short curly ginger hair and green eyes. He fidgeted under her gaze.

She bent down and gently caressed his cheek. Everyone froze, what was going to happen. She was mad wasn't she. In an instant her smile turned into a wicked grin as she grabbed a fistfull of his hair and smashed his head against the table I was hiding under.

I couldn't help but flinch and try pushing myself as close to the wall as I could, I could hear the kid cry and see him squirm on the floor holding his head.

I forced myself to look away and I was met with sky blue eyes. That boy was looking straight at me.

I could see him from underneath the table. He was helplessly trying to pry the headmistress 's hand off him. I could see the dark red and purple bruise on his cheek and his swollen eye. Tears were streaming down his face and I couldn't seem to look away.

I held back my tears and covered my mouth. 

He looked at me mouthing. "Help me."

And before I could do anything he was thrown to the side, his body hitting the wall and falling on some toys. "Anyone want to say anything? I've told you to keep quiet! And you." She pointed at that boy. "If I ever see you smiling I'll make sure you pick your teeth up from the floor." She hissed kicking him with her prosthetic leg.

The boy yelped and squirmed as he held his stomach and curled up trying to cover himself with his arms. She glared at him and turned her heel walking out of the room slamming the door.

Everyone was quiet, the older kids hurried to help the ginger haired boy trying to clean up the blood and stop the bleeding.

I crawled from underneath the table and looked at the blond boy.

"Are you okay." I whispered softly as I took a look at his bruised face. His eye was almost swollen shut by now.

He grunted and slowly turned to look at me his one eye was wide in shock. I froze for a moment and looked around me. Everyone was staring at me. Some of them backing away slowly and pulling their younger siblings closer to them.

I had done the taboo. I had helped that boy.
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We all sat on the boat, I had to keep reminding Naruto to be quiet but like always he seemed to forget and go back to being loud and bubbly.

"Its so bi-" I covered his mouth as he was being loud once again. "Naru-nii. You have to be quieter." I sighed and he gave me an apologetic smile."sorry."

I sighed and patted his head. "Its okay." I smile. It's not like I could ever really scold him. Just seeing him frown much less cry was enough to break my heart in two so I always tended to try persuading him to do my biding.

We got off the boat. I helped Naruto down much to his distaste.

"Alright, you guys can stay at my house while your here, like a token of my gratitude."tazuna smiled and we all gave our thanks except Sasuke who never thanks anybody.

"Man I can't believe it we are almost done with a B ranked mission." Naruto smiled widely. "Don't celebrate just yet." Kakashi sensei sighed patting Naruto' s head.

"Well let's go then." Sakura smiled as we got in manji formation and began our trip to Tazuna's house.

Naruto seemed concentrated in something before he pulled a shuriken out and threw it. "There's something there!" He called out.

We all tensed and looked over at that direction. "No its over there." He threw a kunai to another area.

"Naruto, those aren't toys. You'll hurt yourself if you don't stop." Kakashi sighed.

"Hehe I was sure there was something there." Naruto apologized. "Tch Naruto you knucklehead."Sakura crossed her arms and rolled her eyes.

"Wait." Naruto threw another kunai and there was a rustling sound.  We all glanced and hurried to check it out. There was a small white rabbit and I couldn't help but wonder why there was a snow rabbit in a place this hot in the middle of summer.

"Idiot." Sakura snapped hitting Naruto upside the head. I gritted my teeth and couldn't help but seethe in anger. How dare she hurt my brother?!

I was about to beat the shit out of her when kakashi yelled get down and my body instantly reacted. The sound of a large weapon passing over our heads and the clanking of it hitting would brought me out of my small anger reaction.

"Tch a bunch of genins." I looked over and felt my blood run cold. Zabuza Momichi a goddamn legendary swordsmith a S ranked criminal.

I gulped and stood up unsteadily unable to get over my momentary shock.

"Kakashi the copycat nin. No wonder the demon brothers fell. You killed one captured the other.." Zabuza was talking but stopped his eyes falling on me. He scanned me and smirked. "Looks like the village hidden in the leaves doesn't just have little pansy genin." Zabuza chuckled as he grabbed his sword and jumped down.

I took a deep breath and held my kunai. "Ichi formation" I called out and everyone placed themselves around Tazuna.

"To think I'd meet another kin like ninja." Zabuza chuckled."I'm nothing like you." I hissed frowning and glaring at him letting all my killing intent out. It wasn't as strong as his but it would do.

Zabuza laughed. "From what I've heard they call you the second coming of the demon of the hidden mist. I'm kind of curious did you really kill fellow shinobi? Rumor has it a 6 year old little girl went on a rampage in the villages annual fox festival and killed 3 chunin ninja and 4 civilian. And that it took a few jonin and anbu to subdue her. They also said they locked you up in a cell like a the little monster ou are, before training you to use your abilities as a weapo-." Zabuza mocked but sensei stepped in.

"I'd appreciate it if you left my cute little genin alone." Kakashi hissed annoyed and stepping infront of me. I couldn't help but let go of my breath that even I didn't know I was holding.

I glanced at Naruto who looked pissed and he gave me a small reassuring smile. I wasn't a murder, the old man and Naruto had to drill that into my head. I didn't even glance at sakura or Sasuke, I didn't want to see their expressions. I didn't want to know what they thought of me and I didn't want to care.

I took a deep breath we were going to beat this asshole to the ground.

"Aren't you over protective? I was just stating the similarities between the two of us. I killed 100 of the academy students before I even joined the academy, she slaughtered leaf shinobi and civilians."Zabuza mocked.

"Simply acknowledging the strength, while those other brats. I could honestly careless about them. They're like the rest of your village. Pathetic." Zabuza smirked as the mist got thicker, I notice sensei lifted up his headband.

Sensei's eye was a bright red with black tomoe's.

I scanned the area sensing for his chakra when it suddenly spiked and the battle begun.

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