Prodigy.

"I thought Iron Country was a neutral country. Plus it has samurai's not ninja." Anko asked.

"It is, but even though it does not align itself with the other nations, it does trade with them since Iron Country is a cold nation and it needs thing like food imported since they can't grow food well in cold climates." "Then let's go. I can't wait. This will be my first time out of the village." Naruto said. Itachi quickly said the same while Anko stayed quiet.

Team 13 set off from Konoha to the cold conditions of Iron Country.

Two Days Later

Naruto, Mikoto, Itachi and Anko sat on two logs as they stopped for a short moment to take a breather from tree jumping and to get some food in their stomachs.

Two days of travelling were an interesting experience for the three genin since their D ranks only ever took a few hours at the most.

Naruto was currently eating a few onigiri he had made prior to the mission. Another thing his nee-chan Shizune had drilled into his head was how to make simple basic meals that could be taken on missions and which would not take up much room. Onigiri had quickly gone to the top of the list and he made sure to make enough for the trip there and back.

Mikoto and Itachi were eating some leftover stew that Mikoto had made for dinner before they left while Anko was eating some dango she acquired before they left Konoha.

As they ate Naruto began to pick up on multiple signatures closing in around them and were coming towards them at a fast pace.

He looked towards Mikoto who had already picked it up as had Anko and Itachi. The four nodded to each other and silently readied their weapons.

A minute later a swarm of arrows suddenly flew out of the woods around them and hit them, only for all four members to burst into smoke and be replaced by a log.

Naruto blocked a sword strike from an overweight bandit before he kicked the man in the gut, which knocked him back and knocked him out. A dozen or so men, who were obviously bandits, ran into the small area where they had been eating. They obviously thought they could win against three children and a woman.

"Where did they go?" One asked as they looked over the logs that were now on the ground.

Just as another was about to speak, a rustle from above them made them look up to see Team 13 drop out of the tree's and in the center of them before they began to attack.

Naruto dropped between two and managed to split kick them both in the face making them get knocked back. When one of them got back up he ducked a strike and landed a strong strike on his left knee cap, making it break in the process as well as the bandit fell down holding his knee in pain.

The other got up but before he could do anything Naruto threw a bunch of shuriken towards him, pinning him to the tree. From his side he watched as Mikoto and Itachi easily took out the bandits around them, though Mikoto just looked bored if anything and was simply chopping the back of their necks and quickly tying them up or drove her tanto through their chests.

He watched as Anko shot a snake out of her sleeve to which the snake then bit down on the man's jugular causing blood to pour out of his throat and drop to the ground like a sack of potatoes. Anko had killed and he noticed she had no problem with it. It made him wonder if she had ever killed before.

He dodged a swing of a large wooden club and kicked the man square in the face making him fly back and hit a tree. He sensed around and felt there were only a few of the bandits left which quickly were taken out by Itachi and Mikoto.

However he suddenly felt a small burst of killing intent hit him. It was nothing in comparison to what he was use to during his spars with either Mikoto or Tsunade, but it was enough for him to notice it.

His body acting on autopilot he turned round readied his blade and threw it forward. When he did he felt a small warm splash hit his face.

He wiped his other hand over the wet splash and looked at his hand in front him.

Blood

When he looked forward he saw a man in his early twenties wearing similar clothing to the other bandits around them with a chipped sword in his hand. Naruto's blade was in front of him, currently stabbing the young man in the chest.

Naruto had a look of horror appear on his face as he realized what he had done and his hand began to shake. His eyes stared into the man brown ones and watched as they suddenly rolled into the back of his. Naruto slowly took his blade out of his chest and just stood there as the man fell to the ground as his breathing stopped completely.

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