Naruto: A Lazy Life

Pov: Kakashi Hatake.

These two...

"Hey- do you think I should start wearing tighter clothes? I feel some drag when I run with this on..." Saburo talks to Yu.

"Do what you want. Shouldn't you be using chakra to alleviate drag anyway?" Yu questions back.

"When I could be using it to go faster instead?" Saburo replies.

"Is that going to do anything?" Yu Frowns.

"I will be 0.2 seconds faster on my initial acceleration- that's what it will do" Saburo clicks his fingers at Yu.

... Aren't treating this mission seriously at all.

Walking in plain sight through enemy territory... and I can't say anything to convince them because 'this is how Captain does his missions though?'- what was he teaching them?

I didn't want to pull rank so soon but I might have to if they continue to make mistakes like this.

...

Should I? I would rather the mission go well... but doing so will jeopardize my other mission Sensei assigned to me.

Evaluation of Team Takumi and their capability of performing A-rank and higher missions without help from Takumi Uchiha- who will be absent from almost all of their missions.

Handling this mission is something I should be capable of as a new Anbu member- considering I am leading a team of Shinobi who Takumi deemed to be strong. I have also witnessed their training and can have some estimate of what they can do... B-rank doesn't seem too far fetched with Saburo's speed.

"Woah- you smell that? A camp was cooking some good food nearby..." Saburo smells the air.

Hm? It does smell like camp food- Saburo has a good nose.

"They aren't nearby, we should start speeding up in about... never mind, someone is scouting back this way" Yu suddenly uses his Byakugan.

Oh? He looks like he is taking this seriously now... that's good.

"I will talk to him, get directions" Saburo stretches a little.

???

What?

"Don't take too long" Yu waves him away and Saburo suddenly dashes off- sliding faster than a sprint.

"Wait- where is he going? Why is he intercepting a scout without disguise?" I quickly command answers.

"He is asking for directions" Yu nods at me.

"That explains nothing" I retort.

"Takumi usually sends him out to handle lone scouts- we should gear up for a fight too, they will realise very quickly that a scout has disappeared" Yu continues to tell me in a serious tone.

I thought you were the normal one of the team Yu... have you been corrupted already?

... A sigh escapes my lips and I furrow my brow.

I will have to report this.

"-I know this breaks a few learned protocols about enemy engagement but this is how Takumi does things. I too thought it was ridiculous and... A terrible way to handle high stake missions where one mistake could mean failure" Yu begins to explain as he rolls his sleeves and adjusts his sheath.

"Running straight into the target and eliminating them is not a way to conduct any assassination mission" I scold Takumi.

"You will see the results" Yu nods.

"I thought you were sensible- I thought Takumi was a well trained Shinobi despite his laziness... I am sure he can handle a mission the normal way" I reply.

"... Did he not inform you?" Yu suddenly stops and looks at me.

"Of what?" My eye twitches.

"That he is the worst Ninja within Konohagakure? He brute forces all his problems... I heard details on all his missions and every attempt to play Shinobi is usurped by his desire to beat people up. I don't think he has successfully hidden from one enemy- because he blatantly ignores traditional assassination methods in favour of 'testing' his enemies and ranking them, because a battle to the death is more fun than slaughter" Yu states obviously.

"What does that have to do with your missions? Why is his failure yours?" I palm my face.

"Saburo has this weird desire to be his disciple... So he copies him" Yu tells me.

"And you?" I question.

"I have no excuse..." Yu sighs himself, as if thinking on something.

"I will report this when we get home. I cannot allow such reckless behaviour to continue" I state.

"Call it what you will... But I saw the effects of such tactics. And I believe it to be a worthy trade off, especially against Iwa scum" Yu sneers.

"What tactic?" I shake my head.

"Intimidation through brute force" Yu chuckles to himself... with a hint of madness beneath each breath.

Ah. He isn't crazy due to Takumi's influence... Rather... He is using Takumi's reputation as a medium to unleash his anger.

...

Lazy, Hopeful and Crazy are not a good combination for a team- they need someone to even them out.

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Pov: Yu Hyuga.

*WOoooooooosh~* *Bam-Crash!*

"Got him!" Saburo yells as he passes by... and drops off the scout.

"Yo. How does the dirt taste?" I ask as I plant my foot onto the rolling Scouts face- stopping his momentum.

"GRrrrrr!!!" The Shinobi growls as he tries to push himself up.

"Even with severed tendons you try to stand?" I mock.

Just some insignificant worm beneath my foot.

"I ain't telling you shit! Konoha Dog!" The Shinobi yells back.

"Do you travel with those you love?" I ask and unsheathe my rapier.

*Ring~*

The metal rings out as I plant the edge of my rapier to his neck.

"I am travelling with 35 Shinobi- three of them are Jonin! You can't escape now!" He barks.

So much whining. At least my team died honourably, unlike a Stone scoundrel.

"35... that is way more than our report said. And they will hunt us down" Hatake states.

He has been watching us this entire time- judging us... but what does he know? Has he ever fought alongside that monster everyone calls Lazy? 35 is nothing to him, especially if only three are ranked 'Jonin'... If they are even true Jonin. From what Takumi said, war spawns weakness within the ranks.

"That means he is bluffing" I snarl.

I can't leave now- not after being so close to spilling Iwagakure blood.

"Or lying- we could be dealing with much more than just 35 Shinobi" Hatake warns.

...

We only have a short window to flee... if we wish to flee.

"We should at least prepare to Ambush incoming reinforcements" Hatake keeps talking.

"Ambush? Why would we do that?" I speak through closed teeth.

They need to know who killed them.

"You are... going crazy...- I see why you can only get a position on this team of all teams" Hatake sighs.

*Flicker!*

A Stone Shinobi flickers in front of us- signifying that they reacted far faster than estimated, and that any attempt to ambush them is invalid.

"Raise your blade and surrender now!" He yells.

I look up to see his face.

...

*Thump- Thump- Thump*

"What a scary face... Should I just use Sensei's Kunai now?" Hatake mumbles something but I tune it out.

My face contorts into some form of deranged smile as I listen intently to my heart beating rapidly.

"You" My angered voice escapes me.

"You know me? Good, than you know to stand down and admit... hey- hey!" The man speaks but my ears stop working.

*Ring------*

A low ring enters my mind, this hum silences everything but me and this 'Target'.

Yes- Target I like the way Takumi speaks about his enemies... Target as in some measly thing to strike.

*Splatter!*

My blade shoots forward- bloodsplattering the distance between me and the Target!!! Two other Annoyances get in the way but Saburo speeds up and pushes them out of the way- allowing me to meet my Target with ease.

TARGET- TARGET- TARGET!!!! JUST ANOTHER NAME ON A LONG LIST!!!!

*Ting!*

He tries to deflect with a kunai but I push further- memorizing the patterns of Iwagakure trained shinobi- the ones that Takumi examined and determined the weaknesses of- The weaknesses I have been training to exploit!!

DIE YOU STONE EATING SCUM!!!!

...

Huh?

"Oi- OI- OI!!- get up! GET UP ALREADY!" I Kick the body on the ground.

*Cough!*

He coughs up blood and I kick him again.

"GET UP!!! GET UP!!!!! GET UP!!!!!" I keep kicking the downed Shinobi... who groans in pain.

Is this it?

*Thump- Thump- Thump-*

I start to hear my heart thump again... the dull ringing in my mind fading away slowly.

...

"You couldn't even defend against one stab?? One tiny little stab to the heart?" I Scrunch my face into a ball of hatred.

"YU!! Get a hold of yourself!" Hatake yells out.

...

I look up to the clear sky.

Not even cloudy. This isn't how I envisioned eliminating one of them... no... I still have more left.

I still have time to enact 'justice' on the other names.

"... Saburo... Speed up" I command and hold up a hand to begin signing.

I haven't satiated my bloodlust yet- these Iwa mutts will do for now...

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Pov: Kakashi Hatake.

...

When I envision the Hyuga clan I normally think of calm, sensible, honourable, disciplined and wise Shinobi.

"Shut up you lousy, worthless and lesser creature!!!!" Yu 'Hyuga' shouts as he impales a shinobi.

This is not what I see- this is the exception to the clan, this is a crazy Shinobi who went mad. A mad shinobi who should not have been assigned to field missions anymore.

Takumi did warn me- but this isn't just 'Acting up' as he so carelessly put it.

If I didn't have the reassurance of this kunai... I contemplate summoning my sensei- but he is the Hokage now, I cannot summon him for nothing.

...

And while Yu is currently crazy- he and Saburo seem to be a competent team when it comes to fighting at least.

"Die- DIE-" Yu points his finger and a human sized bullet runs through a man, throwing him into the dirt with a new stab wound.

Yu makes a few gestures and Saburo's hooked rods stab into the shins of Yu's next targets.

Whenever Yu is in trouble- the Human bullet speeds in to disrupt any attacks and pick off an enemy Unit- While Yu slowly but surely makes his way through more Shinobi.

"You are nothing! NOTHING COMPARED TO THE LAZY UCHIHA!! DON'T YOU DARE RAISE YOUR BLADE AT ME!!!" Yu Shouts loudly as a enemy Jonin flickers in to handle him, unsheathing a katana.

That is one Jonin... the next two- I must handle them so Yu and Saburo can maintain this power they hold over the enemy.

...

Maybe I underestimated their combat power- even if they are unorthodox in their mission tactics.

*Chiiirrrrpppp!!!!*

I light my hand with lightning and the sound of thousands of birds chirping rings out- immediately taking some attention off my two temporary teammates.

28 Shinobi- he was bluffing but it is still more than we thought, three Jonin as the mission stated on the other hand- we can handle this.

I rush into the first Shinobi who raises their kunai at me- swiftly planting my hand through them.

'Kakashi...' Rins voice suddenly jolts into my head but I shake it off as quickly as it came.

*Tang!*

I block an attack coming from my side with a kunai- before flaring my sharingan and kicking the attacker away.

*Bam!*

I perform a jutsu with intense speed- hands flying fast.

A mud wall springs up in front of me- perfectly blocking multiple mud bullets aiming for my life.

That must have been from one of the other Jonin, my Sharingan caught him moments before he shot at me- I will make my way over to him and find the second Jonin... I will help alleviate the other two of burdensome enemies as best as I can on the way.

"YOU ARE DEADYOU LITTLE-" Yu screams over the battlefield.

I seriously need to report this Crazy Hyuga.