Naruko growled as she and Sasuke dragged Kakashi's limp and chakra-exhausted body back to Tazuna's house. The old drunk stumbled back and forth, trying his absolute best to get everyone to the safety of his house. Sakura's whimpers and constant fidgets, fearful twitches at every little noise that occured on the dirt path to safety.
"For fuck's sake!" Naruko harshly whispered to their teammate. More specifically, the one who lagged behind and held her kunai shakily, quaking in fear. "Sakura, I will go back there and knock you out if you don't stop shivering at every little noise, so Kami help me." They had gotten out of Zabuza's clutches fairly well, the teens only recieving cuts and bruises running away. Kakashi had gotten most of the damage dealt to him, vice-versa to Zabuza as well. Both men were low on chakra and had sustained a lot of injuries during their short spar, one wanting to take the other's large bounty while another was doing his job and protecting his students. They all were lucky considering there was another person with them, but Zabuza told him not to interfere in the battle.
"W-We should have went ba-back first! Kakashi-sensei wou-would have be—"
"No. You are not the Jonin-sensei, you don't get to command anything. We're Genin and we follow what our Jonin-sensei says, the only objection to the rule is if it isn't logical in the least." Naruko glared at Sakura. For someone that wanted to become the Hokage when she grew up, Naruko was very serious and determined when her classes on "How To Become A Good Leader" and "For Idiots: Running A Country" began. If one wanted to become a shinobi, one had to be a shinobi. None of that cowardly crap that Sakura was displaying.
The only one that Naruko was fine with acting that way was Hinata, and she was actually efficient, if not merciful, in her fighting. Besides, the girl was adorable as all hell with that stutter she had.
"Man, oh man. You'd better buck up if you actually want to last as a ninja. Really, at this rate you're going to die if you keep this up." Naruko continued, grunting as they dragged Kakashi along. Sakura squeaked, chasing after Tazuna, Naruko and Sasuke.
Reaching the house, Sasuke turned to Naruko. "Dobe, you know what to do?"
"Yeah, Teme, sending Gamakichi back to Konoha for help. A lot of help." Sasuke nodded as Naruko vanished behind the house to summon the rather comedic frog, her orange cardigan following her movement. Tazuna knocked on the front door, waiting for it to open up.
"Hello—Oh, Father!" A beautiful woman in her late twenties appeared at the front door, looking expectantly at her father and the children behind him. "Are these the ninja that are here to help? Please, come in, come in." She moved aside, allowing the two Genins to enter the house alongside her father. Noticing that Kakashi was wounded, she directed Sasuke to the guestroom on the second floor, the boy lugging the older man up the stairs with slight difficulty. Sakura stood around, awkwardly doing nothing. Looking at the stairs of the house, where Sasuke was dragging Kakashi's body up, she noticed a pair of eyes glaring at her. Gulping, the girl scrambled to the kitchen where Tsunami was cutting vegetables at.
Perhaps it would do her some good to avoid everything and anything that would potentially harm her.
"You know what to do Gamaki-chan?" Naruko held the scroll out and the tiny orange toad swallowed it whole despite it being larger than it was. The toad saluted his favourite summoner and sister figure.
"Hai, Naru-nee. To me, Konoha's but a hop, skip and a jump away!" The little toad leaped towards the general direction of Konoha... very slowly. Naruko grimaced at his atrociously slow speed, hopefully, help would arrive before they all ended up tasting the steel of Zabuza's massive cleaver, Kubikiribocho.
"... Might want to rethink your motto, Gamaki-chan."
Leaping in through the window of the Hokage Tower, Jiraiya landed gracefully on the floor, his student looking up from the paperwork he was signing with care. Ever since he had missigned Haruto's admission slip to skip Genin entirely and go straight for the Chuunin Exams with a mismatched group consisting of two Genins, and again for his Tokubetsu Jonin admisson, Minato had begun to check the papers he was signing more carefully.
"Er, Minato, you might want to read this." Handing the blonde the slip of paper, he allowed Minato to read it.
Yo, what's up Daddy. It's your little girl, Naruko.
Er, we're kinda in a pickle at the moment, and we really, and I emphasise on "really", need back up. Kakashi-senpai is down for the moment, but not to worry, the enemy is as well. It would be great if you could send one... Wait... Scratch that, two more teams to help us out.
No need to worry though, we're all safe. Unfortunately, "we" extends to Sakura as well. Would have been great if she had been—
Ah, I'm getting distracted.
For now, we're doing fine... but don't be afraid to send us some help! Seriously! We're currently at our escortee's house. Y'know, that old meanie that could give that shriveled up bastard Danzo a run for his money, Tazuna. Did you know, Tazuna knows Haru-nii? Apparently Haru-nii helped them when he was ten! Crazy, I know.
Running out of space soon but I just wanted to say that I love you Daddy, and tell Mommy I love her too, and that I give her my kisses, you get them too Daddy.
Naruko, Godaime Hokage in training.
P.S: Hentai-senin, if you're reading and you ignore it, choosing to go to a brothel like you did during our one month training trip, I will personally ensure that before Mommy and Daddy get you, your ass will be—(the letter ended abruptly due to the lack of space.)
Minato set the letter back down onto the table and calmed himself. No use getting worried now, he could only assume the best for his daughter. He pressed the button on his desk, his secretary picking up a second later.
"Yes, hello Mira-kun... Yes, I'd like you to get Gai and Kurenai, as well as their Genins, to the office immediately... No, I don't need coffee at the moment, but thank you for asking. Thanks Mira-kun."
"What a first mission, huh? I remember my first mission..." Jiraiya grinned, recalling the good old days, the golden years as he had called them.
"Didn't know your memory was clear even after a hundred years, you old coot."
"Tsk, bratty as always. Oi, don't worry about 'lil Naruko, alright? She can take care of herself."
"Yeah. I just want to go and help but—"
"But you can't leave because you're the Hokage. Even some rules can't be broken. As Hokage, the village comes first, then everything else. Remember that, you agreed to it the day Sarutobi-sensei handed the hat to you."
"Sometimes I wish I wasn't the Hokage... Then I could have given more attention to Haruto and maybe he wouldn't have done what he did." Minato nodded to himself tiredly and began scribbling on two pieces of paper, writing the information for the mission down. Soon, a knock at the door stole both their attention.
"Come in."
The door was blasted off its hinges from a mighty kick. Minato sighed as Jiraiya clasp a hand on his shoulder, nodding before jumping back out the window. Just like the toads he specialised in, he was a slimy bastard.
"Hokage-sama! You called for us?!" Gai jumped into the room, posing dramaticallu alongside his similarly dressed student, Lee. Neji and Tenten sighed, following after them reluctantly. Behind them, Kurenai walked in, stepping over the door uncaringly. Having spent so much time with Gai had nulled her senses, choosing to ignore his bizarre attitude and workouts in favour of keeping her sanity intact.
"Reporting for duty, Hokage-sama." Kurenai nodded to the Hokage, her Genin entering behind her as well. Both teams got arranged as neatly as they could in the confines of the enclosed area.
"Lovely. Would you give me a second?" Pressing the intercomm, his assistant picked up again. "Hello? Mira-kun? Could you call a repair man?... Uh-huh, thank you very much." Gai had the decency to look abashed.
Minato looked back to them, folding his hands in front of himself. "Right, here are the mission details," He slid both Jonins a slip of paper, everything one needed to know about the mission. "You'll begin tomorrow morning. Am I clear?"
"Yes, Hokage-sama!" They all responded before leaving. Minato slumped back allowed himself to briefly wonder around in his thoughts. Mind free, his thoughts went to his endangered daughter and then to his run away son. Minato rubbed his eyes wearily and muttered sadly to himself.
Take care of yourself, Naruko... I can't lose you too.