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Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura are headed after the target in accordance
with Kakashi sensei’s training. They pounce and capture a cat, thus
completing “Operation Capture Tora the Lost Pet” for Madam Shijimi,
wife of the Country of Fire’s Feudal Lord. She is thrilled to pieces.
Soon they are ready for their next ninja training mission: babysitting
Yojyu-sama’s boy, grocery shopping, etc. Naruto starts whining that
he’s sick of these stupid missions and he is soon scolded by Iruka
sensei. Hokage-sama then explains what missions are. People come to the
village requesting tasks every day. Those tasks are then separated into
the difficulty levels A, B, C, and D, just as ninjas are separated into
Hokage, Jounins (Elite - like Kakashi sensei), Chuunins (Commoners -
like Iruka sensei), and Genins (Cadets - like Naruto, Sakura, and
Sasuke) according to their abilities. A tasks are assigned to the
Jounins, B and C tasks are assigned to Chuunins and C and D tasks are
assigned to Genins. When the Hokage finishes, Naruto has stopped
listening to him. Naruto meanwhile is talking to his teammates about
Ramen. The Hokage shouts and Naruto shouts back. To stop Naruto from
shouting Kakashi hits him in the head.
Naruto still isn’t convinced and decides to sit and hold his breath.
Hokage gives in and assigns the ninja cadets a C task. A drunken man
enters and insults Naruto. He then introduces himself as the bridge
building expert Tazuna. Their task is to protect his life while he
finishes building his bridge.
As they journey towards the Country of the Wave, Tazuna again insults
Naruto, which again makes him angry. Sakura then asks Kakashi if there
are also ninjas in the Country of the Wave. He answers that there
aren’t, but explains that there may be hidden ninja villages equivalent
of the country’s military powers. They maintain their relationship with
neighboring countries, but aren’t under the control of the country.
Supposedly, they are equal in position. However, because the Country of
the Wave is so small, they don’t need a ninja village. The five hidden
villages of the countries of fire (Hidden Village of Konaha (Leaf)),
water (Hidden Village of Mist), lightning (Hidden Village of Cloud),
wind (Hidden Village of Sand), and earth (hidden Village of Rock) make
up the Five Great Ninja Powers. Their leaders carry the name of ‘Kage’.
Hokage, Mizukage, Raikage, Kazekage,, and Tsuchikage are known as the
‘Five Kages’ that reign over the tens of thousands of ninjas. When
Sakura and Naruto hear that, they immediately doubt Hokage’s abilities.
Then Kakashi shouts and knows that the two are doubting the Hokage.
They started to panic and then Kakashi tells them that there are no
ninja battles in a C-rank mission.
They start to head towards their destination. Suddenly, two ninjas with
wraith like characteristics jump out from a puddle of water and kills
Kakashi sensei. Naruto is next, but Sasuke fights back and takes out
their chain weapons. With their weapons gone they start to head towards
Tazuna. Sakura gets infront of him and Sasuke gets in front of Sakura.
Then Kakashi-sensei comes to the rescue and takes out the two ninjas.
It turns out that Kakashi used the replacement technique. Naruto was
poisoned from the battle and startled that he couldn’t do anything
while Sasuke was calm and unafraid.
Kakashi explains that their two attackers are Chuunin class ninjas from
the Hidden Village of Mist known as the Demon Brothers. They are
trained to keep fighting no matter what the cause. Kakashi knew about
them because there was a puddle on the ground. He thought that was
strange because it hasn’t rained in several days. He waited to learn
who their real target was. He then reprimands Tazuna for not revealing
the actual difficulty level of the mission, which is not C but above a
B. Sakura wants to give up and go back to the village. Naruto isn’t
ready to yet. He pulls out his kunai (throwing knife) and thrusts it
into his wounded hand, vowing to become stronger and to protect the old
man with his kunai. Kakashi asks to look at his hand and observes the
wound has already started to heal. He says that this is the power of
the nine-tailed fox. Naruto asks him if he is going to be okay because
he had a weird look on his face and he says that Naruto will be fine.
They continue as planned.
Meanwhile, the man who hired the Demon Brothers is perturbed that they
couldn’t get the job done and rants to another ninja. That ninja
reminds him threateningly that he is Zabuza Momochi, the Demon of the
Hidden Village of Mist and will get the job done.
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