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(well, since everything looks concluded, time to move on!)

As the group arrived at the small village, they only had one step left to completing their task. Deliver the scroll, and their mission was officially completed. Granted, they had dealt with a lot more then they expected, but they had proven their worth. However, as they were walking, a noise came from Mazaro. His stomach growled. "Huh. We better get this scroll delivered quickly, I need some lunch".

As he turned a corner though, he knocked into somebody. He was about to yell at him to watch where he was going, when he recognized him as a member of the leaf village via his headband. And whoever he was, his next words made it clear he was different from the others. "Ah, a fellow leaf Ninja! Mazaru, right?"

"ITS MAZARO!"

"Oh, sorry. I see you passed the exam though, congratulations. The only way to get that is to earn it" he said, looking at Mazaro, and then at the people behind Mazaro, his team. Mazaro was taken aback. Was someone....who wasn't on his team, wasn't the Third Hokage, wasn't Iruka, and wasn't Konohamaru....showing him respect? For a moment, he thought he might have a heart attack from overwhelming joy. "Anyways, let me guess, you are here to complete your first mission right? Run into any trouble, or has it been straightforward? Oh, and excuse me, I never introduced myself. My name.....is Kabuto". (okay, how many red flags did I just set off by dropping that name?)

"Well actually, we are just about to finish our mission. Some people attacked us on the road, and...." it occured to Mazaro telling people why could put him in more danger. "...and we have no idea why. Nope. None, not any idea at all. Not a one".

(Sorry its late, I fell asleep typing it last night. But wooooow, Kabuto just showed up early. I am sure you are all thinking up grand conspiracies right about now).