A/N: Well I've had this idea in my head for awhile now and I finally decided to get off my lazy butt and start writing it down. I was inspired by the story Her Shield, His Sword by Kyu No Ken so I hope that the author doesn't mind me using their story as a template for this one. I highly recommend that you read Her Shield, His Sword as it is a wonderful and very well told story. A heads up on this story, the pairing is going to be Naruto/Erza so if you don't like it, then don't read it. Ah, one last thing. This is my first fan-fiction as well as a crossover. So, constructive criticism is warmly welcomed. I aim to do my best and I hope my readers will enjoy this story and help me correct any mistakes that I make. After all, we're only human and we're bound to make mistakes. Anyway, enough of my babbling and onto the story. Enjoy everyone!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Fairy Tail. Both belong to their respective owners.

Her Love, His Promise.

Chapter One

Begin.

Tsunade sat at her desk in the Hokage's Office massaging her temples as she tried to rid herself of a terrible headache. It had been three weeks since Team Asuma and Kakashi Hatake had engaged the zombie duo Hidan and Kakuzu. Three weeks since Naruto used his new jutsu, the Rasenshuriken, to defeat Kakuzu. And two weeks since the elders caught wind of the battle and held an emergency meeting to determine the 'safety of Konoha'. Oh yes, Tsunade had just enjoyed these past few weeks. The elders made certain of that for her. To top it off, she is on her last bottle of sake. She remembered back to when the elders had called the emergency meeting. How they wished to protect Konoha by sending the demon child away to avoid a possible invasion by Akatsuki. Of course, as any surrogate mother would do for her child, she promptly smashed her desk with a slam of her fist and told the elders off. That only made things worse as they enforced their decision to send Naruto away leaving no more room for argument. Either she had to send him away or they would. At least if she did it, she would have control over where and who Naruto went with. Still, that didn't make her feel any better as she felt that she had failed Naruto as a mother. She had even once considered adopting the boy as he held all of hope, love and dreams. She smiled softly as image of Naruto sitting where she was as Hokage entered her mind. Yes, if anyone was going to be Hokage, it would be him. After all, he had already won the position when he convinced her to comeback to the village. She just hadn't told him yet. She wanted him to still think that he had to work to become Hokage instead of thinking it was being given to him. If he did that, there was no doubt in her mind that he would surely surpass his own father. Tsunade's train of thought was interrupted as a popping sound along with a small cloud of smoke filled her office. She didn't need to look up to see who it was. After all, she had personally requested his presence.

"Well, well, to what do I owe the honor of being personally summoned by Tsunade-hime?" Asked a man with long spiky white hair that stretched down his back and wearing sagely clothes.

Tsunade sighed as she glared up at her friend and old teammate. "Shut up, Jiraiya! I don't have time for your antics. This is serious as it involves Naruto and I need your help and advice."

Jiraiya straightened up at the mention of his godson and took note of her tone of seriousness. He looked into her brown eyes and saw pain, regret and sadness. A silence filled the room for a minute until Jiraiya broke it with the obvious but fair question.

"What wrong, Tsunade?" He asked with concern in his voice. Tsunade looked down at the mountains of paper work that covered her desk and found a particular one interesting. She stared at it for a few moments and sighed before handing it to Jiraiya. He took the paper slowly and read it over, scanning it of its contents and what it meant. After he finished, he turned his attention to her.

"He's not going to like this and you know that." Jiraiya deadpanned. He immediately regretted what he said as Tsunade slammed her fists down on the her desk. and glared at him with fire in her eyes. If looks could kill, Jiraiya was sure he be dead.

"Of course he's not going to like it! How do you think I feel?!" She roared with distress in her voice. Tsunade sighed again as she leaned forward and began massaging her temples as she felt another headache coming on.

Jiraiya continued to look at her as he finally understood what was bothering her. "Do you have a plan on what you're going to do?"

"I might have one but I'm not sure it will work." Jiraiya raised a quizzical eyebrow as he suddenly took interest in her idea. "Well?" He prompted.

"I felt that maybe if I simply masked the whole situation as an S-rank mission he would take it without suspecting anything." She speculated. Jiraiya thought for a moment before he raised the question that would come next.

"Where would he go and who would go with him then?" Tsunade sighed as she looked back up at her old friend. "That's what I need your help with. I have no idea where we would send him to hide for the duration of the mission." A light bulb soon clicked in her head as her eyes widened at the choice. "Wait, what about Mt. Myoboku? Would that work.?"

Jiraiya bit his lip as he turned and suddenly found a chair in the corner suddenly interesting. "Maybe," he sighed. "I could train him to learn senjutsu there, but I don't think he's ready just yet. Even if I did and he finishes his training, we could run the risk of him finding out if the elders decide they don't want him back yet." Tsunade scoffed at the statement.

"Of course those damn elders wouldn't want him back! As soon as he leaves, they'll do everything they can to keep him away from the village while all the villagers celebrate his absence! I can't believe this is actually happening. To think that everything Naruto has done for this village is completely ignored by almost everyone because he is a jinchuriki. It makes me sick to think that barely anyone can see past the fact that he is a jinchuriki and see him for who he really is." Jiraiya nodded silently in agreement with her.

"What would happen if you don't send him off?" Jiraiya asked curiously.

"The elders would take charge of the situation and more than likely hand him off to Danzo." Tsunade stared right into Jiraiya's eyes as she said the next part. "And we both know what would happen if the bastard got his hands on Naruto." Jiraiya grimaced at that as he imagined what would happen to Naruto in the hands of the old war hawk. There was a few minutes of silence before an idea struck Jiraiya. He slowly turned to Tsunade but did not meet her gaze as he did. She raised an eyebrow at his actions and figured he hand an idea.

"What is it, Jiraiya?" She spoke with a cold tone in her voice that complemented the seriousness of the situation at hand.

"I...may have an idea, but it's a long shot. It may not even work." Tsunade cast aside the warnings and told him to continue. "Tsunade, have you ever heard of a place called Fiore Kingdom?" Tsunade narrowed her eyes at him at first, but soon widened them when she realized what he meant.

"No... you don't mean..." Jiraiya nodded as to confirm her question. Tsunade looked down at her desk as her mind wondered at the possibility of what would happen if they succeeded in their plan. She once again slammed her fist down on her desk looked up at Jiraiya with resolve in her eyes.

"Jiraiya! If what you say is true, then leave immediately to find a way to get him there. Once you do, come back and inform me. I will then draw up the mission details and requirements." Jiraiya bowed respectively before he body flickered away to Mt. Myoboku. Tsunade sighed as she stood up from her chair and walked over to the window that overlooked the entire village. "Naruto..." She thought. "Please forgive us for what we're about to do." Tsunade sighed as she spotted a teen with sun-kissed blond hair. Wearing an orange and black jacket with orange pants and a blue weapons pouch was wrapped around his right leg. A black forehead protecter was, of course, wrapped around his forehead with the ends fluttering behind his head. He walked around the village casually, not expecting the least of what was soon to happen. It pained Tsunade think about what she was going to do to him. A tear streamed down from her left eye as she stared down at the un-expecting blond. She wiped the tear away on her sleeve as she sat back down at her desk and began to think of the details that she would draw up for the 'S-rank mission'.

A/N: I finally got it down and written! Remember everyone, this is my first fan-fiction so I hope that I did well. Constructive criticism is always welcomed but please don't flame me too bad if you don't like it. I will hopefully get the next one written and updated soon so look forward to it! Until next chapter everyone! P.S. Sorry that this chapter is short. I'll work on making them longer next time.