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"Ughhh, you idiot, can't you do one thing right!!!" shouted an enraged Tsunade at the white-haired boy in front of her.
"Umm, I am really sorry… But hey, if you think you are so good at it, why don't you do it yourself!" The white-haired boy, Jiraiya, first apologized, but soon went back to shouting.
"You just had to pick some mushrooms, and you have brought poisonous ones… You're a shinobi, this is practically first year of academy level stuff, how can you be such an idiot!" Tsunade snarled loudly, clearly annoyed at her team mates' antics
"How do you know these are poisonous, they look perfectly fine to me, and look how beautiful and colourful they are, they probably have much more flavour." Jiraiya argued in his stupidity, not paying attention to the growing anger of the woman in front of him.
"That's it. You are eating them. The rest of us can pick our own mushrooms, you go, cook, and eat them yourself. I am in no mood to argue any further with you.
Sensei, how long is this mission gonna take? I am already tired of being with this idiot." Tsunade sighed loudly
"Umm well, it's a simple Bandit clearing mission, I mean yes, the leader is probably a spy from Iwagakure, but still, it's just a B-rank mission…
We would probably be done by tonight, considering that their camp is only about an hour's distance from here." Hiruzen explained casually, while smoking a cigar.
"I see, do you think you should be smoking a cigar now, sensei? You reek enough to alert enemies from miles away, practically any ninja dog can find us due to you." Tsunade argued frustrated.
"You worry too much Tsunade, so what if they do find our location, I am strong enough to ensure that they can't escape even if they do find me." Hiruzen said, unbothered by Tsunade's arguments.
"Alright, that's enough, I am not doing any missions with you guys after this, sticking to the medical department all day is much better than this.
Hmm, maybe I can go with Inaba on some missions too…hehe."
"Hey hey, what's with that change in expression, you seriously treat Inaba way too differently, otherwise you act like some old nagging hag." Jiraiya complained.
Then he vanished.
Like a blur, a few trees were blown away too, he finally appeared in a crater some distance away, half dead.
"Alright he kinda deserved it… but hey, you shouldn't have hit him that hard before the mission is completed." Hiruzen grumbled.
"Umm, fair point, sensei. I shall heal him, then after the mission is completed, I would beat him again, that's good, right?" Tsunade asked with a very sweet smile.
Hiruzen's face contorted a bit seeing that, but he forced a smile, "Of course, it's not my issue what you do after the mission is completed, though, let us reach Konoha back first, carrying him back would be a hassle."
"Okay!" Tsunade exclaimed and happily skipped towards Jiraiya to heal him.
-2 hours later-
"I told you your smoking is going to alert them all, look at it, they are all prepared to face an attack…
Ughh well, it doesn't matter, I do feel like throwing some punches." Tsunade grumbled as team 7 were assessing the bandit camp from a cliff.
"Hmm, this atleast confirms the presence of sensory type shinobi within their ranks, and since they can assess through smell, which I hope they did, then they have no means to actually assess our strength.
And, it also gives us an advantage, since this is probably too much of a rookie mistake, enough to ensure they don't take us very seriously." Orochimaru, the fourth member of the group, who had been quiet up until now, suddenly spoke up.
"Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking, uhumm." Jiraiya nodded.
"I will not interfere, consider me backup if anything goes wrong, you guys handle it yourself." Hiruzen sided himself, and sat comfortably atop a tree, intending to watch the upcoming show.
"So, what's the plan?" Orochimaru asked Tsunade, this was a simple mission, and there was no need for his careful planning, so he just threw the work off to Tsunade.
And Tsunade, who also thought of this mission as boring, suddenly had a glint in her eye, a rather dangerous one.
"I have an idea."
"I don't think we should follow that idea…" Jiraiya chuckled nervously
"Shut up, and let me speak." Tsunade said angrily, then continued,
"So, we surround them, from three sides, then, when we are all at positions, we use the summoning jutsu, surrounding all the bandits, since the mission clearly specifies that we are to leave none of them alive, let's put on a good show at the very least." She chuckled saying that.
"Hmm, I do like the plan, but isn't that overkill?" Jiraiya asked
"True, it is indeed very impractical, no need to waste so much chakra just to clear a den of bandits, even if their leader might be a shinobi." Orochimaru stated calmly
"ughh party poopers, just do it, don't ask questions." Tsunade replied annoyed.
"Now, onto positions." She exclaimed, and ran off, without waiting for their response.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru could now only sigh and follow her plans, because if they didn't, Tsunade would still summon Katsuyu, and with the attack being from only one side, there was a high probability of the bandit leader escaping.
A few moments later, all three of them arrived in their positions.
And soon, the signal came from Tsunade's side, a bright shine, made using a mirror, by reflecting light. Orochimaru and Jiraiya both made the signals too, signalling their readiness… well, not like they had much of a choice.
*Summoning Jutsu* all three shouted at the same time, and three mighty summoning beasts appeared.
"Let's charge, Katsuyu, graze them all, and continuously spray acid as you proceed!" Tsunade shouted with excitement as she rode atop Katsuyu.
"Yes, Lady Tsunade." Katsuyu replied in her usual sweet voice.
On Jiraiya's side,
"Seriously? You called me for this? You can't beat them?" Gamabunta asked angrily
"I can beat them, but Tsunade forced us to use the summoning jutsu, and if it's any consolation, Manda is probably forced to do the same." Jiraiya sighed
"I see, Manda too? Let's hurry then, can't perform worse than that damned snake!" Gamabunta exclaimed excitedly and hopped off towards the bandit camp.
On Orochimaru's side,
"So, I can eat them all?" Manda asked politely
"Of course, they are useless anyway." Orochimaru replied uncaringly
"I see, whenever there's stuff like this, feel free to call upon me, as your summon, it is my duty to complete difficult missions like this." Manda said, giving the gentlest smile he had ever given Orochimaru, and slithered off at full speed towards the bandits, clearly hungry for a meal.
-A few moments later-
"It was fun, wasn't it?" Tsunade asked her hands behind her head as she stretched her body
"It was over before it even started… The bandit leader was hardly a special jounin… and his specialty was tracking. He was almost helpless…" Jiraiya said in a tired tone
"Doesn't matter, Manda seemed really happy with it, so I don't mind doing it again." Orochimaru agreed tacitly, since this would probably make Manda more susceptible to following his orders.
Suddenly, with a whoosh, Sarutobi Hiruzen appeared behind them.
"What the hell even was that? You triple summoning formation was supposed to be used only during wartimes, right? Why use it to clear a few bandits?" Sarutobi asked both puzzled and annoyed.
"Because it's more fun this way, duh!" Tsunade replied
"…Seriously, You have only taken Inaba's bad habits…" Hiruzen sighed
"Alright guys, that's enough, let's hurry back, I have a date!" Tsunade shouted, and hopped off playfully.
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