I do not own Naruto or its characters. I hate having to type that every single time I add a chapter or something, anyway, on with the story!

The screams could be heard from where she stood... When Kurenai and her team returned from their first A rank mission, the village hidden in the leaves was in ruin.

"Sensei... w-what happened here?" she managed to stutter out, her red eyes struggling to look away from the ravaged walls that protected her village.

"I... I don't know Kurenai... Ok, guy's? Don't break formation we are going straight to the Hokage's office to find out exactly what is going on, ok? Let's move out!" the tall man with a mask and gravity defying hair yelled his orders to his Chuunin trio.

"HAI SENSEI!" came the simultaneous answer, the four ninja jumped over various toppled buildings and craters before the Hokage's tower even came into view. When it did they had to stop themselves from visibly flinching, the battered building stood below the Hokages monument, it lay in ruin, the entire cliff side had been completely destroyed, the only thing stopping the village from being crushed was the giant form of a collapsed toad. With a white haired man standing on its head, as they neared the tower they saw the third enter the building followed by Kakashi, the white haired toad man and a member of the Nara clan.

"Should we disturb them while they are in a meeting sensei?" The much younger sharingan user spoke with no emotion in his voice, without looking at his sensei.

"If you'd rather wait outside, and avoid getting into trouble, feel free Itachi, after all you are fresh out of the academy, I can't say I'm surprised you're a whiny baby" the third member of the team teased.

"SHUT UP ALSAMA! You may be the third Hokage's son but if you say something like that again and I'LL KILL YOU!" Kurenai raised her fists above her head and made a mad dash toward her team mate who was leading the way, there was a cry for help which was quickly silenced as Kurenai cast a gen-jutsu on the now tied up boy.

0o0o0o0o0o0 In the Hokage's office 0o0o0o0o0o0

"We will be expecting Sakumo and his team here shortly, was the forth sure about his decision?" Hiruzen spoke slowly.

"Hai Hokage-sama, I don't know why he chose her, but he must have had a good reason. Plus if my father is anything like he normally is, he will be late" Kakashi spoke in a fashion that would make any Nara proud, and it did, Shikaku grinned at Kakashi's Laid back attitude. Then, as if on cue there was a sneeze from behind the door.

"Are you ok sensei?"

"Yeah I'm fine, someone must be talking about me" the doors the swung open to reveal Sumako, Kurenai and Itachi.

"Where's Alsama?" the Hokage asked, thinking he knew the answer.

"Outside, screaming. Kurenai cast a gen-jutsu on him because he was picking on Itachi" Sakumo laughed nervously from beneath his mask.

"Huh... serves him right I guess, anyway. Kurenai, I have a need to speak with you. You see, before the fourth died, he gave us strict orders to give you something very important to him and his wife" as he spoke he picked up a small moving pile of blankets. Kurenai froze up,

'An animal? What if I'm allergic? I will have failed... again' her head hung low, until there was a cry... a small whimper from within the blankets, her head immediately shot up to come f face with a very tiny baby...

OMG, how will things play out?

Honestly? I have no idea, you see, I make it up as I go along, please review.

A few of you may have been reading my other story, called 'Konoha' this all takes place before 'Konoha', as Konoha picks up as a team go out to find Sasuke, you know, after he goes native?

ANYWHO, please review, if you don't like it, tell me what I can do to make you like it, then next time there's a chapter up, I should have met your requirements...

Provided they don't make like a paradox with the other story XD