i do not own Naruto or the characters in this story...except my original Characters Kaji, Kokuzoko, Miza, Raiku, and my friends Suzuma and Kiro

"I wonder what missions the fifth want me to go on" akes Suzuma
"Not sure...i havent gotten any in awhile" replies Shikamaru
"Well want to go see" askes Suzuma
"Sure, let's go" replies Shikamaru
"Ok" says Suzuma
She smiles and stands up. Shikamaru gets up and starts walking to the Hokages Palace. Suzuma follows Shikamaru with her fan and Kiro in his small form on my sholder
"What rank of a mission do you think we'll get" askes Shikamaru
"I think a C...is Ambu after Jonin" askes Suzuma
"Yeah, its optional i think" replies Shikamaru
"Really" askes Suzuma
"I think so" replies Shikamaru
"Ah" says Suzuma

"Are you gonna join" askes Shikamaru
"I want to" replies Suzuma
"All you have to do is become a Jonin" says Shikamaru
"Im working on that now" says Suzuma
"How far away from it are you" askes Shikamaru
"I'm one away from Jonin" replies Suzuma
"Your close then" says Shikamaru
"Yeah, i know i am" says Suzuma
They walk to the Hokages Office, and walk over to the Hokage
"What is it you two" askes Tsunade
"Any missions for me today" askes Suzuma
"As a matter of fact we do" replies Jiraiya
"What is it" askes Suzuma

"We need a team of four to go to the Village Hidden in the Sand and find out what happened to Team Gai" replies Jiraiya
"Well who could i bring with me" askes Suzuma
Suzuma looks over at Shikamaru
"Shikamaru, you are going to go with her" says Tsunade
"Ok" replies Shikamaru
"You two can pick any other two people you want" says Jiraiya
"Who do you want to bring Shika" askes Suzuma
"Not sure...Lord Hokage who is still left in the Village" askes Shikamaru
"Ino, Choji, Kakashi, Sakura, Naruto, Kiba, Hinata, and Shino" replies Tsunade
"How about Kiba and Hinata" askes Shikamaru
"Yeah" replies Suzuma
"Ok then, lets go find the others and head out" says Shikamaru
"Not so fast...its my village your going to...so i'm coming with you" says a strange voice
Suzuma looks back to see who it was. The door fully opens and Garra walks in
"Gaara" says Suzuma
"Hello Suzuma, its been awhile" says Gaara
Suzuma smiles and nods
"It has been" says Suzuma
"You know him" askes Shikamaru
"Yeah, we go way back" says Suzuma
"How have you been" askes Gaara
"I have been good, what about you" replies Suzuma
"I've been better" says Gaara
"Why are you even here Gaara" askes Shikamaru
"My village was overrun by Sound Ninjas, me and a few others escaped here. Tsunade was kind enough to grant us a place to stay" replies Gaara
"Gaara, aren't you the Kazekage" askes Suzuma
"Yes" replies Gaara
"Where's Temari, i haven't seen her in awhile" askes Suzuma
"She's outside this building waiting for us" replies Gaara
"T-t-temari's here" says Shikamaru
"Yes, she helped me here after we were attacked" says Gaara
"Someone is a bit red" says Suzuma
"Am not" says Shikamaru
Suzuma giggles
"Are too" says Suzuma
"Are not" says Shikamaru
"Uh huh" says Suzuma
"She smiles
""I'm going to go see her" says Suzuma
"Wait Suzuma, there is something you need to know" says Jiraiya
"What is it" askes Suzuma
She looks back
"I know it may be hard to believe, but Gaara was defeated and nearly killed by a single Sound Shinobi" replies Jiraiya
"What the...how could that happen" askes Suzuma
"You can't tell by looking, but Gaara's arm is still damaged and he can barley move it" replies Jiraiya
"The man who led the attack was a Shinobi with strange eyes" says Gaara
"Itachi...Sasuke" askes Suzuma
"Yes, Sasuke attacked the Sand and we think he has captured Team Gai" replies Jiraiya
"His power has grown greatly, none of my Shinobi could stop him" says Gaara
"B..but what..he couldn't have...i..i thought he would do this" replies Suzuma
She looks down
"What should we do...Suzuma" askes Shikamaru
"We will need all the strangth we can get...i think i have a plan" replies Suzuma
"What is it" askes Shikamaru
Garra walks over to u, picks up Kiro, and sits down with him
"What is your plan" askes Gaara
"If can trap him in one of my justus long enough to keep him at bay we can save the sand village" replies Suzuma
"I'm not sure that will work, he's bound to become a Genjutsu master by now...just like Itachi" says Shikamaru
"Would you like am example" askes Suzuma
"Sure" says Shikamaru
"All i need to do is not look into his eyes...ready Shika" says Suzuma
"I guess i am...wait...did you hear that" askes Shikamaru
"What" askes Suzuma
"Not sure, its sounded like an explosion in the distance" replies Shikamaru
"Gaara get out here, Konoha's being attacked" shouts Kankuro
A ball of flame blows a huge hole in the side of the Hokages palace
"Ah, crap...Kiro ready on the fight" says Suzuma
Kiro nods
Another buliding gets hit by fire
"I'll leave this to you Suzuma" says Shikamaru
"Kiro we're out" says Suzuma
Kiro turns into a big cat and i jump on his back and we fly off
"Heheh, here they come" says a voice in the distance