Future Love
Full Summary: A shocking decision by the Feudal Lord regarding Naruto's and Sakura's lives causes Tsunade to act in response, sending the two off on a training trip to Turtle Island. On this trip, however, further unexpected developments occur, entwining the fates of the two shinobi even further. Will they manage to escape unscathed from the forces that are on them? A strange old man, plus two very nostalgic faces are but some of the trials the two will have to go through on this eventful trip.
Main Pairings: Mostly NaruSaku, plus another one that you will have to see as time goes on.
Timeline: Starts immediately after the events of the Kage Summit Arc, and partially through the Confining the Jinchuuriki Arc.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. This is purely for entertainment purposes.
A/N: This is a story I have written as a request from LegendaryWriterS. All credits go to him; I am simply a partaker of his request.
Constructive criticisms is always welcome ;)
The Envoy's Letter
The Fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf, Tsunade, was currently seated in her office, having recently recovered from the coma she was in after the Village's invasion. Life in the village had mostly returned to normal, however, the woes of the Hokage were just beginning.
"Is that all then?" She asked her dark haired assistant who was standing beside her. Shizune had just finished giving the woman a detailed report of all the events that had transpired in the Land of Iron, something which Tsunade had never expected to wake up to. Her mind was still reeling with all the facts, as she tried to make light of what had caused such things to happen. To her earlier question, Shizune nodded brusquely in response, keeping her dark eyes focused on her Master.
"How did you find out about all this Shizune?" The blonde woman asked. Her first thought, of course, was that Shizune had gone to the Land of Iron herself, but knowing the dark haired woman to be someone who did not act so brashly, Tsunade dismissed the initial thought. What Tsunade was still in shock about, however, was how things with Sasuke had deplored that quickly. Not to mention Danzo…..that old man who had been a thorn in her side for as long as she could remember….was now dead? Honestly, Tsunade was at a loss of what to feel regarding that information. While she was sure she had wanted nothing more than the man to be gone for an awfully long time now, receiving news of his demise at the hands of the Rogue Uchiha seemed bizarre.
"Yes, Hokage-sama, the information was given to me by Hatake Kakashi and Yamato once they came back to the village a few hours ago," Shizune replied curtly to the Hokage.
At the mention of the names of those two Jounin, Tsunade placed two fingers on her forehead. Of course, she surmised, she should have expected to hear the silver haired man's name. She had chosen to disregard the information regarding Naruto and Sakura at first, since the news regarding Danzo held more importance, but now that she reflected on it, she felt a vein throb on her forehead in irritation.
Tsunade could not understand why Naruto had gone to talk to the leader of another village, in this case the Raikage, to ask him to spare Sasuke. Didn't he understand the political implications such an action held? While Sasuke was still a problem that the Hidden Leaf had to deal with, it was easy enough to handle him and keep the ANBU from hunting him down. However, once he had become a full-blown problem for the other villages, Naruto had no business going to tell them what to do with the Rogue Ninja. While it vexed her pondering about it, Tsunade realized that she needed to issue a formal apology to the Raikage later on regarding the behavior of one of her subordinates.
And the last person she had a problem with…..Sakura. Sakura…..where on earth would she even start with her apprentice? The more she regarded Sakura's actions, the more Naruto's seemed to pale in comparison. What in the name of all that was good had even possessed Sakura to try and kill Sasuke on her own? Leave aside the matter of confessing to Naruto in the middle of a crowd; since Tsunade knew no matter how much the matter exasperated her, it was none of her business intervening in it. Naruto and Sakura had to come to terms to that on their own.
What she could intervene in though, was the fact that Sakura had tried to dispose of an S-class missing Ninja by herself. Had she no regard for her life? Removing her fingers from her forehead, Tsunade prepared herself to send Shizune to summon the two members of Team Seven, before she heard a knock at the door. A bit surprised, she called for the person outside to enter.
The door swung open slowly, revealing a medium sized man who adorned a set of garbs a stark contrast to those in the village. The Hokage wasted no time realizing the attire rang a bell in her mind, recognizing the unexpected person as an envoy from the Feudal Lord's office. Still, it perplexed her why the Feudal Lord sent an envoy to her at that moment, as the last time the man had come to the village, it was after the village had been destroyed by the Akatsuki Leader, Pain. There had been no discrepancies that had plagued the village since then, well, save the matter regarding Danzo, but that was another matter altogether.
The medium sized envoy walked silently till the middle of the room, where he bowed stiffly to the blonde woman as a form of introducing himself. Steadying himself upwards once more, the envoy placed one hand in his garbs, speaking to Tsunade for the first time since his entry," Hokage-sama, I have a letter for you from the Feudal Lord." His hand resurfaced once more, holding a particularly thin scroll that had been folded up neatly. He proceeded to place the message on her desk, to which the Hokage proceeded to take it, albeit hesitantly.
Unfolding the parchment, she proceeded to go through the letter wordlessly, her eyes scurrying through the contents in kind. Upon reaching a particular segment, however, her eyes widened in surprise, and a gasp escaped her slightly parted lips, drawing the attention of her assistant.
"What's wrong, Tsunade-sama?" Tsunade finished going through the scroll, then wordlessly, handed it to her assistant, who took the letter in a bit of a haste. Shizune similarly proceeded to go through the contents of the letter, but upon reaching the same area Tsunade had expressed shock at; she could not help but voice her astonishment.
"This is…..a validation for Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura's marriage?!"
A/N: That's the first chapter, friends! I'm sorry it came out awfully short, but what happened here is a small part of the bigger picture, so you can rest assured that the following chapters will be the usual 6000 words plus.
Next chapter: Tsunade tries to come to terms with the letter from the Feudal Lord, as she uncovers a large deceit. Sakura appears at the Hokage's office ….but where is Naruto?