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Chapter 1: Konoha's Request
In the Land of Fire, Konohagakure has become a very famous shinobi village, founded by the equally famous leaders of the Senju and Uchiha clans. What many people do not know however, is that the village of Konohagakure was not the only shinobi village founded by the Senju leader, later known as the first Hokage. This second village became known as the village of Amazons due to the high number of strong kunoichi that called the village their home.
For the most part, this was mainly a truly "hidden village" as most people did not know where it was or had ever heard of it before, despite its close ties with Konoha. Many of the Amazon village shinobi worked exclusively on top secret missions or joined the ANBU Black Ops (where no one is meant to know who you really are), which greatly helped to hide the identity and location of the village. Of course those in charge of Konoha, including the current Hokage Tsunade, knew all about the village of the Amazons and how to get in contact with the shinobi there. That is how this particular story starts: Lady Tsunade, as the Hokage of Konoha, has called upon the village of the Amazons to send one of their ANBU to Konoha for assistance with a new mission.
Enter Chino, a nonconventional ANBU who grew up with Lady Tsunade's nieces, the village of Amazons' Senju Sisters, Raiku and Rinku. These sisters together with former ANBU member Miku make up Team 17 of the village of Amazons. Currently they are making a scene out of said ANBU being dispatched to Konoha for an unconfirmed amount of time, to a village they have never been to (personally), and know about only through stories and reports from fellow Amazon shinobi and Lady Tsunade. Now Chino has worked with Konoha ANBU and shinobi before so she is having trouble understanding what the fuss over her going to Konoha is all about. Her lack of seeing a problem is only adding to the situation as their "discussion" became a disturbance, leading several village council members asking the group to "Take this to the forest out of the way".
The leader of Team 17 was the most upset over the "situation" and also the least understanding. "Chino you can't go…" Raiku practically whined. "I won't allow this" she huffed. "What is the council thinking? FIRST they won't let you join our team, THEN they force you into joining the ANBU, NOW they are sending you on missions with people we don't know, for who knows how long, AND worst of all most of the shinobi in that village are men. MEN, Chino who look down on kunoichi as weak and useful only as medical nin!" (Raiku screamed that last part.)
Now Raiku's rant was giving all around her a headache as the further she got into her rant the more passionate Raiku's speech became and escalated from speaking to exasperated yelling. It was very overdramatic to say the least.
Chino didn't find all of Raiku's rant to be100% accurate and felt the need to point that out. "First off I would like to remind you I wasn't forced into ANBU. All Kusannagi clan members either join ANBU or do something like stay at the compound to raise the nin birds. You've known that for years Raiku-sama. Second, I don't remember you being this…," Chino hesitated not wanting to choose words that would set the Senju off into another, possibly more long winded rant, "uhh moved (?) the last time I went to work with the Konoha shinobi or any other time before that come to think of it. Besides it's not like I have a choice. I'm an ANBU, we have to follow orders, (even useless ones Chino thought) regardless of how you follow them," Chino smiled.
She had a habit of applying her own interpretations to mission orders. "We take whatever missions we are given" she continued, "and how can you complain about a request that was made by the Hokage your own Aunt?"
Chino knew there was NO way Raiku wouldn't have a response for that last bit of reasoning, but she hoped that keeping her own part in this "discussion" as devoid of emotion as possible would calm the Senju at least a little. For the beginning of her response at least, Raiku was somewhat calmer.
"I don't see what Aunt Tsunade has to do with this Chino."
Raiku's over pronunciation and emphasis on the Hokage's and her name was never a good sign Chino thought. Then Chino sighed, this is going to be a long speech after all. "Just because you're in ANBU doesn't mean they can make unreasonable requests …
"Just because YOU don't know when she's coming back and who she's working with doesn't make it unreasonable Nii-san", Rinku interrupted her sister teasingly.
"RINKU!" Raiku threatened not liking being interrupted so rudely.
"I don't think referring to Raiku-sama as your brother is helping the situation Rinku-san. You know she doesn't like it when you don't use Nee-san," the usually quiet and calm former ANBU stated.
Normally Miku didn't like getting between the two sisters but, she wanted this "discussion" to be over with before it became a fight. Usually ANBU like Chino, and before she became part of Team 17, Miku herself got stuck cleaning up and covering up any and all damage the sisters left behind after one of their fights. Not exactly an easy task you can be sure of that. Miku wanted to diffuse the situation in order to spare her former ANBU comrades the trouble and, for now, her efforts seemed to be working.
"Thank you Miku. Now as I was saying before someone had to point out something that obviously is NOT the problem here …." Raiku started still annoyed.
"She still isn't really over Jun leaving Team 17 is she?" Chino asked.
"Apparently not, though she won't admit it. For as strong as she is I think she fears people leaving her for good" Miku answered quietly.
"She should be happy. They are definitely better off with you."
"Thanks Chino, but there are times I miss being an ANBU."
At that Chino smiled. "Of course you do. Who wouldn't miss sanity and a lack of chaos?"
Miku tried not to laugh at the sarcasm, especially with Raiku staring at them daring them to continue.
While trying to ignore the side conversations and Rinku's attempts at further comments, Raiku continued. "We still do not personally know much about these Konoha shinobi except what we can get from rather discouraging stories. Also, I did not have any problems with any of the Konoha shinobi you worked with before because those ones in particular, well most of them anyway, I had not heard too much about them that I could find objectionable."
"'Cuz except for the Aburame or Inuzuka boy they were mainly women!" Rinku exclaimed excitedly.
"Which is why they are acceptable Rinku. It is always more preferable to work with other kunoichi instead of useless men" Raiku finished satisfied for the moment.