Beware this is going to be long and sporadic. I can't spell to save my life and my grammar sucks so bare with me, and I'll hopefully get to some sexy-ness later on *wink wink*
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I should have known from the second I saw them standing in the hokage's office that this was not going to be good.
"there you are brat, I called you here an hour ago!"
"Sorry grandma Tsunade, I was at Ichiraku's and Iruka was paying so…" I replied sheepishly while rubbing the back of my head.
"Whatever, we'll discuses your eating habits later right now I have an urgent mission for you, Temari and Kankuro have come here hoping that you might provide some insight for a problem with the Kazekage."
"Gaara? Sure what's wrong with him?" I felt my panic bubble as I looked over at Kankuro and Temari's serious expressions. Usually they both looked pleased to see me, some of the few that didn't regard me as a knuckle-head or a demon.
"Well Gaara has closed himself off from us and everyone, I mean he still does his duty, but anytime he's not working or training a massive sand storm picks ups and he walls himself into his sand cocoon. I don't know what to do to help him and he won't talk to anyone about it." Temari sighed at the end, he was lucky to have such siblings, they obviously cared for him a great deal.
"Well Shukaku is gone maybe he's having nightmares." I suggested lamely.
"If he is he refuses to tell us anything about it."
"Naruto, you, Sakura, and Shikimaru are to journey to the Sand at first light tomorrow." Tsunade said sternly.
"Why not Sai or Kakkashi?" I replyed
"Because Sai and Kakkashi are both off on missions, they, unlike you, don't spend all their time eating ramen."
"Hey! Ramen is a combination of all the food groups, meat, veggitables, its got everything!" I smiled happily.
"As I previously said we will discuss your diet later. Go and inform Sakura and Shikimaru of the upcoming mission."
I took off out the door thinking about how awesome it was going to be to see Gaara again.
In the Hokage's office
"You really think he can help Gaara?" Kankuro asked doubting the kids ability for the first time since had actually gotten to know him.
"If anyone can it's Naruto." Tsunade replied solemnly.