Sighing, the genin of Team 7 drop to the ground, Naruto Looks at his hands and starts listing off missions, "this week we have caught Torra 5 times, cleaned the hot springs, helped pick flowers for the Yamanaka Flower Shop, caught escaped puppies for the Inuzuka family, helped at the orphanage while the wardens where at Suna, and cleaned Hokage-Jiji's place twice."

"This is so tiring!" Sakura sighs as she starts fanning herself with her hand. "How many D ranks do we have now?"

"25," Sasuke says, looking nonchalant as usual, but also sitting on the ground.

Naruto stands up and stomps the ground raising one fist, "I'm going to ask Jiji to give us a C Class, we've done enough of these dumb D ranks." crossing his arms he looks at Kakashi, who was leaning against a wall in the shade reading more Icha Icha. "What do you say Kakashi-Sensei?" The genin all look at their sensei waiting for his response, instead, all they get is a lewd giggle shaken from whatever he was reading. "Agh, him and that damn book." Naruto throws his hands in the air. As he was fuming he had a brilliant idea, "Hey, hey," Naruto whispered to Sakura and Sasuke. "Help me steal his book." Naruto points to Kakashi who is completely enamored in his book.

Sasuke looks, and whispers back, "we'll need a plan."

"Sasuke? You too?" Sakura whispers back surprised.

"I've gotta plan." Naruto motions the other genin over as he starts drawing in the dirt. "I have escape routes from my pranks that head straight to the Hokage's tower. Sasuke, you are going to Kakashi and ask him for help on a Jitsu." Sasuke nods, "Sakura, you're going to jump on the roof above Kakashi and wait for my signal. Once I do, you will grab the book and toss it to me." Sakura also nods. "Once I have the book, I will create 3 Cage Bushin and send them in different directions, while I take my escape route to the tower. When Kakashi sees this all happening, you two will do everything you can to keep him away from the real me."

"Got it," Sakura stated with a thumbs up. Sasuke nodded and gave his signature hn.

The three stood up and got in position. "Kakashi sensei," Sasuke stood beside Kakashi, pulling his gaze from his book to the boy. "I've been working on my chakra control for my fireball Jitsu, but I need some pointers."

As Kakashi opened his mouth to answer, Naruto nodded and Sakura grabbed the book, tossing it to Naruto.

"Cage Bushin no Jitsu!" Naruto did the sign for ram and suddenly there where four Narutos standing before Kakashi, with four Icha Icha Paradises. Kakashi watched in terror as the Narutos ran in four different directions. before Kakashi could take off after the boy, Sasuke had wrapped a wire around Kakashi's foot and was helping Sakura pull him upside down onto the roof. Kakashi Feels a hard tug before he was hung by his foot.

"You guys... What are you doing?" Kakashi angrily looks at the two on the roof.

"Working as a team Kakashi-Sensei!" Sakura exclaims while Sasuke was preparing for his next move.

Sighing, "at least they are working together," Kakashi threw a kunai at the wire and Shunshined to the roof across from his genin. As he looked for where the Narutos went, he ducks a kunai thrown by Sasuke.

"We gotta keep you distracted," Sasuke pulls out another kunai, "sorry Sensei."

A small smile stretches Kakashi's face before he shoots back, "and what can you do little genin?"

"Don't talk to Sasuke-Kun like that!" Sakura yells, holding up her fist ready to charge at Kakashi.

Sasuke the sign for Tiger, "Katon, Goukakyuu no Jitsu!" A ball of fire charges at Kakashi, knowing that if he dodged it, the buildings would be caught on fire.

"Suiton, Suidan no Jutsu," Kakashi had signed Tiger, Ox, Tiger, and finally Rat then shot a ball of water back, causing the two to collide and create a large cloud of mist.

"Crap," Sasuke looks for his Sensei, but he used the mist to go after Naruto. "Come on," Sasuke turns to go after Naruto.

Nearby, Kakashi sat in a tree waiting to see if his students would lead him to Naruto. Laughing when they do exactly that. "Genins."

After a few minutes, Sasuke and Sakura land outside the Hokage tower, they look for Kakashi and Naruto but there was no one. They decide they are in the tower already and head up the stairs.

Kakashi shushins to a window to look inside, sure enough, there stands Naruto with his book, "wait... What is he doing to my book!" Naruto was sitting on the floor holding a kunai positioned above the cover, waiting for his Sensei. Opening the window, Kakashi leaps at Naruto, "Naruto! Give me my book!"

"K-Kakashi-Sensei!" Naruto looks at his sensei in fear as his kunai is thrown from his grasp and the book is ripped away.

Sakura and Sasuke burst through the door hearing Naruto yell expecting to see Kakashi trying to kill Naruto. Instead, they find naruto laying on the ground out cold, and Kakashi hugging his book and whispering apologies to it.

Clearing his throat, Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi watches the scene play out in front of him with amusement. "Team 7, glad to see you're all getting along."

Kakashi Jumps and stores his book in his pouch, "Hokage-Sama, pardon the ruckus. This was a... Training exercise!" Kakashi rubs the back of his head while the genin line up beside him. "We've completed our mission to clean the Hokage Manor and are ready for our next mission."

Sarutobi starts sifting through papers when Naruto bursts out, "Jiji, we want a C Rank!"

"Naruto! You're a fresh genin. You still need to finish your 30 D Rank missions!" Iruka is standing beside the Hokage, he helps advise missions for fresh genin.

"All we've done is cleaning missions!" Naruto starts to walk up to the two, "we need a real ninja mission!"

"Naruto." Sarutobi takes a puff of his pipe. "Do you know why we send you on these D Rank Missions?" Naruto shakes his head. "These missions come from all over the land, and some even from outside the Land of Fire. These missions have different difficulties, so our strongest shinobi take the hardest missions. A genin generally does D Rank missions, and sometimes C Rank. We don't want to send you on a mission that could get you hurt. "

"But we are ready!" Naruto exclaims plopping on the floor, "I'm not the kid you think I am."

Sarutobi smiles into his pipe, "you're growing up Naruto," he thinks. "Okay, I have a C Rank that you can take. Tazuna, please come in."

A man carrying a bottle of sake wobbles in takes a swig of his bottle, and peers at the genin. "You expect these weaklings to protect me?" He looks at Naruto, "especially you, you look like a dumbass."

"I'm going to kill you!" Naruto starts running at Tazuna but Kakashi grabs him and holds him back.

"I can assure you, my team is ready, and if it is absolutely needed I will intervene, " Kakashi puts down Naruto and Smiles at the man.

"Hm, well I am Tazuna the Master Bridge Builder," he drinks again, finishing off the bottle.

"You will escort Tazuna to the Land of Waves," Sarutobi says, looking to Kakashi with eyes that express caution.

"Yes! I've never left the village before!" Naruto starts jumping around the room.

"Thank you Hokage-Sama," Kakashi bows to Sartobi, "you three, go home and pack enough for 2 weeks." Kakashi motions to the excited ninja. "When do you want us to depart Tazuna-san?" Kakashi ignores the chatter of Naruto talking about leaving the village.

"How about in an hour, I need to get home to finish the bridge for my town." The bridge builder looks outside to see how much daylight is left.

"Okay you heard him, go pack and meet at the main gates in an hour." Kakashi shoos out his genin.

Naruto is rushing back to his apartment with excitement filling him to the brim. He is so excited that he doesn't notice that behind him are three men tailing him. He gets home and flings his door open and doesn't bother closing it. He rushes into his room and packs his weapons and another ninja supplies, he walks back into his kitchen to grab water when he sees a figure in his doorway.