Raizume does not bounce on her way to the fort. But she's excited and nervous and a little manic, and also ten years old, but also thirty-one and technically in her forties now, though she feels like she's definitely ten. Reincarnation is so weird.

And she's a really shinobi now. She has her headband, and a sensei and teammates. And today is their first Official Mission.

Raizume still doesn't really know what to make of Sasuke. Naruto is old hat, and she loves him and knows him, but Sasuke... she still feel immense guilt about not being able to do anything about his whole family dying. She's been able to divert that guilt into other things previously... hopefully she can continue to do that.

She arrives at the fort with plenty of time to spare, lost a little in her own thoughts.

Naruto does bounce! He has a new friend and is a real ninja, it's a bouncy day! He doesn't arrive quite as early as Raizume, but he isn't late, either.

Sasuke has his hands in his pockets and is rolling his eyes at Naruto's everything, but he doesn't seem too annoyed, and greets Raizume with a nod before looking around.

There's a lot to take in. Naruto and Raizume have spent a lot of time here, building and decorating. It reflects both of their personalities. Bright colours and a lot of detail, weird little nooks and crannies. A little messy, but very comfortable.

"I'm kind of buzzing. A little," she says in way of a greeting.

"I know! I'm! So! Excited! When do you think he's gonna be here, huh, we need to get started - "

"Yo," says a voice from directly behind Naruto's shoulder.

It seems fairly impossible that Kakashi should have been able to wedge himself back there without anyone noticing, and yet. There he crouches. The top of his hair brushes the roof, and he has a genial expression on the quarter of his face that's visible.

Naruto jumps, eeps, and then laughs. "Hey Kaka-sensei!" he says, hoping no one comments on how he just nearly hit the ceiling.

"I see we're all energetic on this fine spring morning. Sleep well?"

"Yeah! Well, I'm really excited so I was up some, but mostly!"

Sasuke had been jittery and had stayed up before crashing. He probably got enough sleep. He wouldn't call it quality, though.

He doesn't respond to Kakashi's question out loud.

She ignores the question, and inspects their sensei.

"How about you, Kakashi? Regret your decision to pass us yet?"

He looks the same as he always does, which is to say, like he rolled out of bed about five minutes ago.

"Not yet! But there's still time for you to change my mind, if you try hard and believe in yourselves."

"I've been told I'm really good at being annoying!"

"You're the best at it. In an artistic and hardworking kind of way."

"It's a skill. Must be developed like any other."

"Speaking of skill development." He reaches into his jacket, pulls out a mission scroll, and flourishes it between two fingers. "You have a mission today."

"Oh! What is it what is it are we guarding a PRINCESS!"

"Are we going to break into a neighbouring country to steal their precious scrolls?" She plays along.

"That's two guesses. Care to venture a third, Sasuke?"

"Chores."

"We have a winner!" He unrolls the scroll ostentatiously. "Ahem.'Kurosawa Mari to the village of Konoha, blah blah blah, contract, et cetera et cetera, weed, plow, and seed the western field by end of day. Payment on completion to be...' well, you don't need to worry about that... Yep." He wraps the scroll back up and tucks it away again.

"That doesn't sound very mission-y."

"How long do we have to do d-ranks for?"

"Until your kind and generous sensei deems you ready, my cute and clever genin."

"Or until Naruto's whines, my judging stare, and Sasuke's unimpressed face annoys you enough that you bow to our pleas?"