Idea: This was very loosely inspired by Perfect Lionheart's Missing Hokage Challenge! Naruto is banished for nearly killing Sasuke in her successful quest to retrieve him from Orochimaru's goons, the Sound Four and Kimimaru. Tsunade's response to that? She packs up and leaves, what was the point of her becoming Hokage when the one who convinced her to return won't be around? And where Tsunade goes, Shizune is sure to follow.

Summary: After successfully bringing Sasuke back to the village, Naruto is banished by the council. Tsunade leaves in retaliation, taking the rest of Team Seven and a few extras with her. (Life and Times verse)

Disclaimer: I don't one Naruto, hell I don't even own the IDEA really…

Warnings: Occness, het, Genderflipping (Fem!Iruka and Fem!Naruto)

Title: Team Seven: Missing?

(Prologue: The Lie)

Minato gazed down at his fading wife sadly, today was supposed to be the best day of their lives; their daughter Naruto had just been born. But instead, it had turned out to be the worst.

He grimaced as he listened to Kyuubi's insane, pain filled roars. Poor Kyuubi-sama, Kurama-sama. He didn't deserve this, but this was the only way to protect Kyuubi and the village! Kyuubi had always been sealed into an Uzumaki, but now…

Minato looked away from his wife and looked down at his tiny daughter, wrapped snuggly in her blankets and held tightly in his arms. He bit the inside of his lip as he took in her tiny face, she was asleep for now, but not for long with the racket Kyuubi-sama was making.

He didn't want to leave her, not at all. She would never learn the secrets of her Clan, she would never Play, never summon a Fox. Because of one single rouge Uchiha… He would never hear her first word or watch her as she took her first steps. He'd never find out if she would be as addicted to ramen as her mother was, or what flavor she liked best. He'd never know if she got his cooking skills or her mother's and he hated that.

Minato looked up to one side and saw his student Hatake Kakashi standing there. "Kakashi-kit," he whispered, "Come here Kit."

Kakashi came to his side, "Tou-san? Is that…?"

"Yes, this is Naruto-kit," Minato replied quietly as he pulled the blanket away from her face so that Kakashi could see her more clearly, "Come meet your sister."

Kakashi looked down into her face; she was the cutest thing he'd ever seen! "But Tou-san, Why am I…?"

"Here 'Kashi?" Minato finished for him.

Kakashi nodded.

"I need you to look after my daughter."

"But Sensei-" Kakashi tried to protest.

"Don't argue with me Kakashi-kit!" Minato reprimanded, "I don't have time!"

Indeed, Minato's eyes were already glazing over as Kakashi watched. "She is going to need her older brother because Mama and Papa aren't going to be here!"

"T-Tou-san…" Kakashi whimpered.

Minato coughed, "Promise me."

"Tou-san?" Kakashi blinked.

"That you will protect her Kakashi!" Minato began coughing up blood, his voice becoming fainter and more frantic by the second, "Promise me as my kit and her older brother!"

"…I promise Tou-san…" Kakashi relented.

"Thank you; make sure she knows that we would be with you both if there had been any other way," Minato breathed, "We love you both." He pushed Naruto into Kakashi's arms as the last of his life left his body, "Good bye Naruto…"

Team Seven: Missing?!

Kakashi stared at the Hokage's advisers incredulously, were they really suggesting that Kyuubi-sama was a mindless beast? Sure he might not be in his right mind (which he would regain in a few years, hopefully) but he wasn't a mindless beast! They were spouting nonsense, but, in order to keep Naruto safe; he'd go along with it.

Kakashi smirked under his mask, let them think that they'd won; he thought as he placed her in the orphanage, "But Naruto and I will have the last laugh." Kakashi pulled his mask down and gave her a swift kiss good bye on the forehead before leaving. Naruto would never truly be alone; she and Kakashi were connected through their minds.

(End)