Niah: HI PEOPLE! Yeah this is basically a random fanfic I wrote, I've had it in my tiny brain for awhile but I never got around to typing it…I haven't seen the ENTIRE friggin show, but I've got the point of it. Something in my fic might have already happened (I doubt it) this fanfic is a mix between shippuden and normal Naruto. Cause quite frankly I like everybody in their shippuden forms but with their normal personalities. I'll probably use the phrase: "Known as" a lot.

Edward: Pinhead, your never going to get anywhere in this story and you know it!

Niah: I can do anything I set my mind to Mr. FullMetal shorty. And how did you even

Get here? Wrong anime, man. Errugh I hated writing this story.

Edward: MWAAUUGGHH! Who the hell you callin shorty! You half sized maggot!

Niah: On with the story! Wait Ed…hold on a second! AUUGH! NOOO!

Sand can't protect you forever

Chapter one

"The Assignment"

Pain. That was the only thing going through Lady Tsunade's head as she shuffled through the mountain of papers piled on her desk. We need new this, we need different that. Please sign this, please sign that. That was what most of the papers read. The village was deteriorating; the birth rate was going down. Dear god they needed more ninja's! Blah Blah BLAH!

Letting out a low growl she shoved her face into her hand and let out a sigh. She could feel her headache get a bit weaker as she closed her eyes and used her other hand to stroke her long blonde bangs.

The old woman let her mind drift to random stuff, stuff that had nothing to do with anything at all. It usually helped with headaches. Clouds, puppies, kunai knives, Cabbage, monkeys, Naruto, Jiraiya, condensation…anything that might help her ease the throbbing pain in her brain.

"Um, Lady Tsunade?" A young girl's voice shattered her protective bubble and sent her head wheeling in pain once more. She looked up reluctantly to see a young girl with short wavy cherry blossom pink hair staring back at her. She wore a bright red dress that flared out at the ends and a small pearl bracelet that shone so brightly that the fifth hokage almost had to close her eyes again to keep from passing out.

"With all utmost respect Lady Tsunade, we've been standing here for a good five minutes. Why did you call us here?" The girl demanded. Despite her respectful words, the girl seemed genuinely annoyed. It was then that the old woman realized that the girl wasn't the only one there. Three other ninja stood in a horizontal line beside her. They were so quiet; I almost forgot I called them here. Damn silent chunin brats. Lady Tsunade cursed silently.

"Ah, yes…sorry Sakura, I'm just getting a bit of my work done before I assign you your new mission." She crooned sweetly. Headaches had always put the fifth hokage in a bad mood, but despite that she really did love the bunch of ninja standing before her. She didn't want to say anything she'd regret in the long run.

"New mission?" The blonde haired boy known as Naruto Uzumaki spoke up enthusiastically. Tsunade cracked a smile for the first time that day "yes Naruto a new mission, and the hardest one you've all yet to face" she sighed.

"ALL RIGHT!" Naruto made a small punching sign with his fist before spinning around two times and mock punching the boy next to him. "Hey watch it!" The brown haired boy known as Kiba growled. His growl was quickly imitated by his small white dog,

Tsunade let out a small chuckle. Where did that boy get all of his energy?

"All right," she announced, "As you all probably know, the recent disappearances from the village hidden in the mist has taken its toll on the hidden leaf village, the mist village has-"

"What? I didn't hear anything about any disappearances!" Naruto boldly interjected.

A long pause ensued. Naruto, you baka Sakura though nervously.

"No, how foolish of me," Tsunade chuckled, "They wouldn't trust such information with a bunch of chunin like yourselves."

Naruto let out a small growl but otherwise stayed quiet. "Anyways," Tsunade continued, leaning back in her chair, "The mist village suspects it was us who have been kidnapping mist village soldiers for our own demented purposes and-"

"But why would we want mist soldiers when we have our own?" this time it was Sakura who interrupted the old lady. Tsunade let out an annoyed sigh. "If people would stop interrupting me, I could explain" she growled. All four of the ninja's bowed their heads respectfully.

That shut them up. Tsunade thought smugly.

"Anywhooo," Tsunade continued, "cutting straight to the chase. Basically the mist village thinks we've been taking their soldiers, so they've decided to break off the peace treaty we've worked so hard to build with them" The old lady let out a sad sigh.

"So our mission is to…?" Kiba questioned halfheartedly. "Well we obviously want to find the cause of these disappearances, and then maybe the mist village will think twice about turning against us." Tsunade heaved herself up from her large chair, and slowly began stacking papers.

"Why are you sending a bunch of chunin such as ourselves?" a boy's voice grunted out of Tsunade's peripheral vision, "This has to be at least an A ranked mission, if not higher."

"Well you've been awfully quiet over there Sasuke, observant as ever I see." Tsunade chuckled, "as for your question, I'm glad you asked it."

Tsunade set down her abused and inked papers and walked around her chair to stare out the large window. "I'm sending you because all of my elite ninja's are all out fighting."

The ninja's blinked. "Fighting?" Sakura muttered in question, "fighting what?"

Tsunade turned to look at them, a serious glint in her eyes. "In the war," she growled, "surely you've heard? The mist village has already made their move outside of the borders."

Tsunade closed her eyes; suddenly her headache didn't seem so important. "The only fighting Ninja's left here are the Chunin, the Genin, and The academy teachers."

Tsunade sighed, welcoming the deathly silence that swamped the room.

After about four minutes she opened her eyes and turned to face the four chunin ninja's.

"Alright saddle up, you have a tough mission ahead of you. You must prepare, you leave tomorrow!" she clapped her hands happily before making a shooing motion with her hand and settling back in her chair.

As the four children (they're not really kids but Oh well.) turned to leave Tsunade snapped her fingers. "Ah, wait, one more thing." She motioned for them to stop.

Naruto bounced enthusiastically over to the Hokage's desk, followed by Kiba. Sasuke and Sakura stayed hesitantly by the door. "Gaara of the sand desert will be joining you shortly." Tsunade grinned triumphantly. Even though Gaara was just a chunin like the others, she knew he had talent beyond even her years. She didn't want to send the others off without some "backup".

Naruto grinned from ear to ear. "Gaara's coming? Great! Awesome!" he shouted, "it's just like old times eh?"

Kiba glared at him "how is it like old times you dolt?" he growled before spinning around and dragging Naruto to the door with him.

"Thank you Lady Tsunade!" Sakura shouted before the door slammed shut behind her.

Tsunade sighed. Oh how she hoped they would be okay.

Niah: Good, bad? Review? I don't expect reviews since this is the first chp…but.

Edward: your expecting them and you know it.

Niah: -ignores the blonde- Hey Raggi is it good? Have I surpassed your level or am I far from it? It kinda sucks toward the end of this chapter doesn't it? Sorry I was rushed, even though it's summer I get homework from my mom. I'm only thirteen, Believe it!