"A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of shadows." -Henry Ward Beecher
I am horrible with titles, so I stole from a quote. Hope you enjoy!
The Beginning
It was late, but the Sandaime Hokage sat in his office examining the Forbidden Scroll. It was highly unlikely that Mizuki had tampered with it or been able to make a copy, but a shinobi should never leave anything to chance. Besides, there was a very simple way to verify the scroll. Sarutobi would just ask Bunko Yamaguchi to use a special diagnostic jutsu.
Sarutobi paled. If he had Bunko look at the scroll, he would have to return it himself. How long have I had the scroll?, he thought. He quickly made two seals, examined the scroll and swallowed. Bunko might have been forgiving if the Forbidden Scroll had been returned on time. Unfortunately, the scroll was rather beat up after the night's events.
A flash of inspiration. Naruto! Naruto stole the scroll, he can bring it back. This would be tricky. Naruto would need the right team to pull this off. Luckily, as the Hokage, Sarutobi could get away with changing the genin teams if he wanted to.
Hmm. The Aburame boy was quiet. Wait, a few years back an experimental Kikaichu strain had destroyed a rare book. Bunko only allowed the clan to make requests by proxy now. Someone from a civilian family might be better. The Haruno girl with the pink hair! She was bookish. And Bunko should have never met her or her family. Who could be the third teammate?
Sarutobi pondered a while, before brilliance struck. Kakashi would be the perfect instructor. I just need to tell him that rumor. If Kakashi was on the team, so was Sasuke…. At least he's not likely to act out, Sarutobi thought. He leaned back in satisfaction. Now I won't have to return those library books.