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"Naruto!" the pink-haired girl shouted.

"What is it, Sakura-chan?" asked Naruto.

"Tsunade-sama is dying and she had one final request- to see you, me, Sai and Yamato. Sai and Yamato-sensei are already there. Quickly!"

"N-Naruto... Sakura... glad you came..." whispered Tsunade. "I have an S-ranked mission for you four."

"An S-ranked mission?! Awesome!" cried Naruto.

Tsunade smiled weakly. "I knew you would be excited, Naruto. Only one other has taken an S-ranked mission at you three's age, and he is the one you are going to find. The next Hokage."

"There's a fourth sannin?" Sakura asked.

"No, there is not. However, this man's capabilities far surpass my own."

Yamato coughed. "Who is this man? If he's so powerful, I must have known about him."

"Oh, his name is known by all of ANBU."

"Y-you don't mean..."

"Oh yes. Yamada Matsuda."

Yamato rubbed his forehead. "My, my, my... Tsunade-sama, in all due respect, I think you've gone crazy on the verge of death. There's no way we'll find him."

"I must agree with Yamato-sensei on this one. He must be impossible to find. No one has seen him since the night Konoha was attacked by th Nine-tails." Sai said. Sakura nodded to confirm this fact.

"Hold on," Naruto said. "who is this guy?"

"I guess now would be a time to tell you... it was back during your father's reign as Hokage... two men fought side by side at all times. One, Konoha's Yellow Flash, your father, was known for his great charisma and amazing talent. The other, Yamada Matsuda, was known as a master of the five elements and by far more powerful. These men were friends from early childhood.

"They did not fight together when Minato challenged the Third, and, even though he won, Minato offered to share his status with Matsuda. Surprisingly, Matsuda turned down the offer. So, the Yellow Flash became Hokage, married Uzumaki Kushina, and had a child. You, Naruto.

"However, the night the Nine-tails attacked, Matsuda had been gravely injured and was unable to come to the aid. Shodaime knows, if he were capable, Minato would not have died... following his friend's death, Matsuda ran away and has not been seen since."

"I don't get it... how is this an S-rank mission?"

"It is possible Matsuda may not want to return, much like me. I assigned this team not only for its great capability, but for the fact that you will remind him of Minato--" At that, Tsunade coughed up blood.

"Tsunade-sama!" cried Sakura.

"W-well... I guess this... is the... the end." choked Tsunade. "Find him... and... protect... K-Konoha..." With that, Tsunade fell into the never-ending sleep of death...

TO BE CONTINUED...