It was a sunny summer day in the village of Konoha. A soft breeze blew by every so often, swirling the leaves in the streets, or ruffling a youngster's hair. The Hokage was quite tired, and was craving a sip of sake. Her window was open, playing with Tsunade's long locks of blonde. Her hazel eyes staring intently at the paper in front of her, a consistent tapping could be heard through the window. She was bored and didn't want to do any paperwork. Alas, she had to do this for it was in the matters of her predecessor, the Rokudaime. She knew who it was though; she chose to keep it a secret until the actual ceremony. She heard a shout out of the window. Lazily, she stood and leaned on the sill, looking out to the village below. The scene she saw was amusing.

A raven haired man was running down the streets, an expression of anger plastered onto his pale complexion. He wore black shorts and a black t-shirt, which the collar hid his lips. His left hand was clenched on his katana, a gift from Sakura. He wore black bandages around his shins and some white bandages snaked up his arm. Coal black eyes flared in anger searching for his target, which happened to be his best friend. Uchiha Sasuke, head of the ANBU had lost track of the dobe.

Uzumaki Naruto was sitting at Ichiraku Ramen, wearing a dark blue hat. He also wore an orange t-shirt, and dark blue shorts. He was slurping the ramen hungrily. Bandages encircled both his shins and his forearms. He also had a patch on his left cheek. He was startled by a shout on his left side. "Dobe!" He smiled, knowing the voice it belonged to. He had escaped the dreaded hospital and Sasuke was chasing after him. He got away, he thought chuckling. "Come here!" The voice was closer.

A young girl about the age of seven, sat to the right of Naruto. She had a bright face, her eyes a distinct onyx. Her hair was short, but tied in a ponytail, reaching a quarter ways down her back. Loose strands of silver framed the youth's face. She wore a red t-shirt loose fitting, with an intricate design of a black dog on the back. She wore black pants that came tight at the ankles. Her feet were encased in black sandals. She had a mischievous smile on her complexion as Naruto stood, paying the owner. She formed the seal of the tiger.

Naruto smiled widely as he stood to leave. Sasuke had just turned the corner and was about ten feet away and already spotted him. He had better get going. That was when he heard it. "A Thousand Years of Pain!" was emitted behind him. It couldn't have been Kaka-Sensei, he was on a mission. He felt something behind him and he flew up into the sky. His legs swinging helplessly, he held his butt in pain. "Kuuuuussssooooo!" He yelled bouncing to a stop at Sasuke's feet. He looked up at him smiling, chuckling nervously and scratching the back of his head. "Hiya, Sasuke," He chuckled, grinning. In his mind he thought, 'I gotta get that kid someday…'

The little girl was running toward the two best friends. "Saaaasukeeeee-seeeempaaai! I got 'im!" She chirped happily, skidding to halt in front of them. She had her head facing up to Sasuke, her eyes closed and her lips fixed into a broad grin.

Sasuke reached down to Naruto with his left hand and pulled him into the air by the scruff of his neck. With his right he ruffled the girl's silver locks. "Thank-you, Rin," Sasuke said, "Naruto, you're supposed to be in the hospital," He said, adding emphasis on the building.

Naruto defiantly looked off to the side and stuck his chin up. "I wouldn't have gotten caught if it wasn't for that blasted kid," He grumbled, despite his position, he crossed his arms. "Can I enjoy myself out here I just escaped that evil maze." He said, looking at Sasuke.

Sasuke stood and seemingly was considering the thought. "No." Sasuke replied.

"Please?" Naruto asked.

"No."

"Oh come on."

"NO."

"PLEEEASE?"

"NO!"

"…Pleeease?"

Rin giggled watching the pair argue. When Sasuke looked like he was going the smash Naruto in a building and Chidori him to death, she smacked Naruto upside the head. She watched Sasuke drop Naruto sorely on his butt. Rin promptly let her wire twist around Naruto like snakes. Pulling it taut, she started to drag him off to the hospital. "Bye-bye Sasuke-sempai!" She giggled, raising her hand momentarily.

Naruto grumbled in his binds. "You could be nicer, I'm injured," He whined, twisting his head around to look at Rin. The little girl happened to be a lot smaller than him but also younger than him. Here he was, being dragged around by her. Oh how foolish he looked. He tried a conversation again. "What's Kaka-Sensei's mission about?" He asked her.

She grinned. "He's a' possed to go and kill some 'un," She said cheerily. She was the daughter of Hatake Kakashi and death didn't seem to faze her. She kept walking. "It's a band of thieves that killed alotta people," She nodded.

Naruto figured it was S-ranked. He was still on A and B ranked. Hyuuga Neji was going with Aburame Shino on A-ranked missions. Sakura, his former teammate was head of the medical quad. Yamanaka Ino took Morino Ibiki's place in the interrogation occupation. He sighed, knowing the Rokudaime's celebration was coming soon. He had realized Rin had stopped. He binds were loosening. Rin would never let him go unless there was something very, very wrong. Indeed, something was terribly wrong.