I don't own Naruto oh and some of it will be like Shippuden yet at the same time different because Sasuke never left the village to get revenge but the Akatsuki are around and after Naruto and Asuma (for those of you that have watched up to that point) is dead the rest of it is made up by me and if it's recognizable as something from other fics sorry and Neji won't be a Jounin until later in the story

Well the group was running hard and fast trying to escape the enemy

PERSON 1

can anyone hear them

PERSON 2

no but that doesn't mean a thing

PERSON 3

theres' no way they escaped the trap I laid

PERSON 4

that's enough guys we're almost at the village once we get there we'll be safe now lets take to the trees

REST

hai

and so Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi start tree hopping while simultaneously thinking of what weapons they still had

NARUTO

Kakashi-sensei what about paper bombs

KAKASHI

sorry Naruto but that's not a good idea right now we don't know if they have anything to counteract it we keep running the scroll is too important to risk last ditch effort is I make them chase me if it comes down to that you are to continue the mission is that understood

REST

(dejectedly) hai

well it came down to one option and once Kakashi had most of the enemy away the group continued to head towards Konoha well more like Naruto and Sakura continued towards Konoha while Sasuke slowed down the enemy and shortly before they reached the village they were met up by ANBU

ANBU 1

do you have the scroll

SAKURA

yes it's in my pack and will be delivered in person to Lady Tsunade

ANDBU 2

where's the rest of your squad

NARUTO

Sasuke is slowing down those that continued to follow us after Kakashi-sensei led most of the group away from us

just then Sasuke joined the group

SASUKE

those that followed us have been taken care of

ANBU

where's Kakashi

SASUKE

unknown

they reach Konoha and give the scroll to Tsunade and she notices Kakashi missing and the team anxious