Merry X-mas guys! I know you guys are probably pretty mad at me for not updating and I apologize for that so here is the next chapter. High school is hard. High school in the IB program is harder. We get bullied because everyone in the IB program is asian. I also happen to get the lowest mark in my science class, which has never happened to me before. And can you guess the lowest mark?...a frickin' 94%! Yeah. That is the LOWEST mark in 1st year pre-IB science. I have to compete with these people for internship and college/university acceptance in the future. I cry... :'(

Disclaimer: Naruto and Hunter x Hunter both disclaimed.

Chapter 3: The Mission: Tora

"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

- Vince Lombardi

Team Seven dragged their feet along to their next D-rank mission. Naruto whimpered. Sakura-chan was so damn lucky! She was in a hospital. AWAY from the blistering heat and away from homicidal, not to mention psychotic cats. Naruto nursed his arm which Tora, the frickin' satan spawn of a cat, had decided to use as a chew toy. It had been the sixth time this week that they'd had to retrieve the cat. The teme had somehow managed to get away without a scratch. And Killua wasn't allowed near the cat after the fourth time.

FLASHBACK~

Naruto held the cat at arms length as Sasuke reported to Kakashi-sensei. Naruto turned back to the cat only to find it missing. Again! Where was it?! Kami have mercy! Team Seven would have to track it down! Naruto nearly started crying when he saw Killua behind a tree. That looked very suspicious. Sasuke caught his teammates eye and nodded. Approach from either side. They crept around the tree. There stood Killua in all his suspicious glory. He held the cat up in a chokehold grip.

Static buzzed to life, "Oi, where are you brats? You should have been done by now." Shiz! Killua must have hear- apparently he didn't. Sasuke signaled to Naruto, No earpiece. He must have ditched it.

"Killua is trying to choke Tora...I think." Sasuke whispered through the ear piece. As soon as he finished, Kakashi shunshined beside him. Killua glared at the cat and started leaking his killer intent though not in assassin mode yet.

"You little demon cat! You're so annoying! If I finish you off now, nobody will know and everyone, mostly me, will be saved from ever having to deal with you. Everyone will regard me as their hero! Muahahahah!" Tora struggled with a new frevor almost as though it understood what Killua was going to do.

Naruto's eyes widened. He had never realized that getting acknowledged could be that easy. Kakashi immediately noticed Naruto's expression. Danger! Kakashi's mind alerted. His students could not be allowed to go through with what they were planning. Even Sasuke looked like he was ready to support what the little brat was about to do. Kakashi jumped out from behind the tree and tried to wrestle Tora out of the assassin's grip. But Killua was far stronger than he looked. Poor Tora was stuck in the middle. As the jounin continued to play tug of war with his white haired genin, the other two jumped out as well. Kakashi let out a sigh of relief at the sight of their composed faces. Surely his kawaii little genin would help him against the Zoldyck...right?

"TRAITORS! I'm doing this to help us, and this is how you repay me! If I kill it, we'll never have to deal with it again!" Killua screamed, slightly hysterical. But much to Killua and Kakashi's surprise, both Naruto and Sasuke shot forward and began to attack Kakashi. The jounin was horrified. He kawarimi-ed out of the way up to a tree branch.

"Kill the cat, my kawaii genin~ but that also means no money." Kakashi eye smiled at them. Team 7 looked at each other. They blinked. Killua shrugged and sharpened his nails to claws anyway. His hand plunged to the cat. Before its heart could be ripped out Kakashi put on a burst of speed. He needed that money or he was going to get evicted from his apartment.

"I NEED RENT MONEY!"

FLASHBACK END~

Oh. They were at the missions desk. Time to ask for a more exciting mission. The genin 3 all had troublesome looks on their faces. Kakashi and the Hokage shivered.

Owari~