Angel of The Hidden Leaf

Being an actual ninja isn't as bad as I think. At first, I thought I have to abandon all of my morals and start being a merciless killing machine. I thought I have to start thinking about ruining the lives of a few for the good of many. I thought I have to start fighting for my life against some sort of monster.

But here I am walking a puppy with Sasuke and Naruto. The latter is still struggling to make his gigantic pup walk forward. Kakashi is nearby, reading his smut without a care of the world.

I'd say being a ninja is a pretty peaceful experience. "What do you think Kuro san? It's pretty peaceful out here right?" I asked the grey and white bulldog I'm walking with. The dog barked happily and quickened his pace through the park.

I floated a few inches to the air and let him drag me like a balloon. Seriously, this is very relaxing, it's a nice change from all the 'assassination training' with the Chunins. I really don't get why Naruto is whining about how boring this is.

"Kakashi Sensei!" I heard Naruto exclaimed behind me. "Why isn't this dog going anywhere!?" He exclaimed while pushing the giant dog with all his might. It only move a few inches forward. "GAH! You stupid dog!" He kicked the dog in frustration.

The giant dog suddenly raised his body up and sat down on the ground. I laughed a little at the sight of Naruto being squished by a huge dog that seems to be oblivious of his presence. Then I looked at Kakashi and found him completely ignoring Naruto for his book.

"Haios! Sasuke! Kakashi Sensei! Help!" Naruto exclaimed, struggling to escape the dog. Sasuke just glanced at him before muttering dobe under his breath. Kakashi just giggled a little at the book in his hand.

Then Naruto sighed in frustration and created five more clones to help himself. "I thought we're supposed to be a team here!!!"

'Arf?' Kuro suddenly barked at me. I shook my head at him. "No, I don't know what's going on with him either." Then I gently took off his leash and picked up a stick nearby. "By the way, do you wanna play fetch?" The dog barked happily and waged his tail around in excitement.

Gently, carefully, and patiently... We'll turn this fence bright red in no time! I looked beside me and saw Naruto painting the fence in front of him while muttering profanities under his breath. Perhaps it's because Kakashi Sensei forbids him from using Shadow Clones?

I dunno, it's pretty relaxing not using powers for something. It's good hand exercise without having to worry about pointy metals and fireballs.

Then I looked at Sasuke and found him painting the fence half-heartedly. I really don't get it, why does everyone hate D-Ranks? I mean sure, the pay isn't that big. But at least I don't have to worry about surviving for my life.

I had enough of it during my weekly spar with the Sandaime.

I walked into the academy with a cute little cat on my arms. This adorable little fella apparently ran away and we were tasked into finding it. She seems to be rather jumpy when we found her the first time. She scratched Naruto's face and forced Sasuke to use Substitution.

From my observation, it seems that this little fur ball is highly sensitive to Chakra. Proven by the fact that it could sense Naruto's and Sasuke's presence while being completely oblivious when I snuck up behind her. She's also a bit sensitive to touch so I used the force first to make it feel comfortable before carrying her with my bare hands.

Of course, I was the last one to try and capture her. So we went for a trip to the hospital to heal Naruto's and Sasuke's bloodied face first before going to the Academy.

"Capturing Tora the Cat for Fire Daimyo's Wife. Mission Accomplished!" I exclaimed cheerfully while both Naruto and Sasuke are cursing the cat's very existence. "So who is the owner?" I looked around for any signs of the owner of this lost cat.

Suddenly, plump woman came rushing forward with a look of relief in her face. I can feel Tora hissing angrily in my arms while strengthening her grip on my trench coat. "Whoa, easy there fella, this is your owner right?" I asked him.

The Fire Daimyo's wife grabbed Tora out of my hand and start hugging her. It seems that she doesn't take account to her ginormous body when she starts smothering the living daylights out of the poor cat. I can almost see Tora begging me to release her from this pain.

I looked beside me and saw Naruto and Sasuke watching the scene unfolds in front of them with a cruel smirk on their face. "Tighter, tighter..." Naruto whispered making a gripping motion with his hands. "Serves you right you demon cat!"

Of course, I can't just let Tora chan suffer. "Uhmm... Excuse me ma'am?" I asked, making her stop and gave Tora a second of relief. "I'm not that fluent in cat language but... I think Tora is screaming bloody murder for you to stop hugging her too tightly."

The Fire Daimyo gasped and looked at Tora in regret. "Is that true Tora chan? Did I hug you too tightly again?" Then she starts hugging her twice as hard as before. "I'm so sorry, Tora chan! I promise I won't hug you too hard this time!" At this point, Tora seems to be begging us to end her misery.

Ah well, I did what I can. But alas, it seems that Tora is fated to live in a perpetual pain and suffering. I kinda relate to her in some way, but it seems that she has it worse.

Then I looked at Iruka Sensei sitting on a table with a bunch of scrolls in his hand. "What's next Iruka Sensei? Weed Extermination? Babysitting?" I asked him.

"NO!!!" Naruto yelled out beside me. "I had enough of the D-Rank! We're a real ninja; give us a real mission now, believe it!!"

I looked at Iruka Sensei and saw him standing up in outrage. "Naruto! You're still a genin. You are not ready for the higher ranked mission yet. We give you all lower ranked missions to give you enough experience to get to the higher ranks!"

"But we're ready!!!" Naruto retorted. "Together we can beat a Jounin and..." 'Smack' Kakashi bopped Naruto's head, cutting him off.

"Now, now, no need to go into the details..." Kakashi said calmly.

Suddenly, a sadistic old man with red and white hat (Yes it's the Hokage) started to speak. "When you're still a genin, the D ranks are the best you can do. The rest of the missions are perhaps too dangerous when you are still a rookie. Even the simplest C Rank can easily escalate into an A Rank mission but a D Rank won't escalate into anything worse than property damage."

Then, the old fossil noticed my presence and a small grin slowly formed on his face. "But of course, every genin needs an experience in higher ranked missions." Hiruzen looked at a bunch of scrolls in his hands. "How about a simple escort mission to the Land of Waves?"

Escort mission? From the look Hokage sent me, this doesn't feel like an ordinary escort mission. "Kakashi, I trust them in your care. Make sure you protect Sasuke and Naruto at all costs." The Hokage said.

Sure, leave me out to defend myself why don't you? "Just, Naruto and Sasuke?" I asked him with a deadpan look on my face.

Hiruzen rubbed his chin in deep thought. "Perhaps make sure that she isn't too badly damaged. I have a Forbidden Fuinjutsu Technique I wanted to test on her." On second thought, maybe being killed off by an enemy nin wouldn't be too bad.

Kakashi nodded. "Leave it to me Hokage Sama."

"Send in Tazuna the Bridge Builder!" Hiruzen exclaimed.

A drunken old man suddenly walked into view. He has a bottle of liquor in his hand and some building materials behind his back. He glanced at us for a moment before looking at the Hokage in annoyance. "So where's this, 'hic' super ninja's that's gonna protect me?" He asked

"Tazuna, this is Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and..." Hiruzen looked at a crumpled piece of paper. "Hosa?" He shook his head and threw the paper away. "They might not look like much but I can assure you that they can provide enough protection for you."

I think Konoha is overrated, maybe I should consider moving to Suna?

Tazuna looked at us again. "Hmm? You mean these little brats!?" He exclaimed in disbelief. "What are they gonna do?"

"Who you're calling brat? You drunken bastard!!!" Naruto exclaimed only to be stopped by Kakashi who grabbed him by the scurf of his neck.

Kakashi put Naruto down back to the ground. "Now, now, if you don't want to be called a brat..." He looked at Naruto dead in the eye. "Stop acting like one."

Naruto put a hand over his chest and curled down on the floor in pain. His pride took a major beating from that one. Sasuke just chuckled cruelly behind him while muttering idiot under his breath.

"Take it easy there sensei, he was just protecting his pride." Then I pointed at the drunken bridge builder. "Him, on the other hand is being disrespectful."

Kakashi looked at Tazuna and gave him an eye smile. "Don't worry Tazuna san, I myself am more than capable of protecting you from bandits." Then he pointed at all of us. "They're just here to provide amusement and comic relief."

That one felt like being stabbed with a flaming pitchfork. I staggered a few steps back and I can see Sasuke taking deep painful breaths beside me. "Okay sensei... I'm sorry for tying you up on a wooden post, but OUCH, that one hurts!"

Tazuna chuckled after hearing that. "Really now? Well can't say I was expecting somethin' like this 'hic' but I trust that you will protect me."