"Hokage-sama?"
"Yes Konohamaru?"
"We have received an urgent message from the Hidden Grass Village."
The Hokage cocked an eyebrow, "Have the decoders work on it."
"That was what we did originally, Naruto-sama, but. . ."
"But what?" This conversation was making Naruto nervous.
"It is in a code directly from the Grass kage. We cannot decode it. Our only thought was that it was to be sent directly to you."
"Yes alright Konohamaru. Let me see that scroll." Konohamaru handed a green and red scroll with the kanji for urgent on it to the blonde Hokage. Naruto read it. "This is not good."
"What's not good Naruto?"
"This message! Things are going to get very bad, very fast."
"It is confidential correct?"
"Yeah. Konohamaru, are you on duty today?" Naruto regarded the young ANBU.
"Um. No Naruto."
"Could you please give Moegi the day off?"
"Sure. She has guard duty today, right?"
"Yeah, she's right outside the door." Naruto watched the young raccoon-masked ANBU. "Thanks Konohamaru."
"Of course Naruto. Anything for the greatest Hokage ever!" Naruto smirked.
"You know it!" Konohamaru saw through Naruto's mask of cheery words. Naruto was worried. Konohamaru sighed. Auh, well. Naruto would tell him what was wrong if it became necessary.
When Konohamaru left Naruto rested his head on his desk and rubbed his temples. "Why me?"
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Naruto read the not over and over. There was no bright side to the note. Naruto sighed.
The Grass kage's apprentice had defected from the Grass Village. He was said to be trying to steal the jade stone. The apprentice knew many of the Hidden Grass Village's forbidden jutsu. The jade stone would increase his power a hundred fold.
He was already one of the most feared shinobi in the world. The jade stone would give him the power to destroy all the hidden villages.
The Grass kage requested an assassination mission for him. Naruto knew this world take his highest level shinobi. The problem was that most of them were out on missions, and the remaining ones were needed to protect the village.
"Konohamaru?" Naruto called.
"Yes Naruto-sama?" Konohamaru said as he appeared from outside Naruto's office door.
"Could you bring me Tsunade-baachan and ero-sennin please?"
"Hai," Konohamaru disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Naruto sighed. Again!
**5 minutes later**
Jiraya, Tsunade, and Konohamaru appeared in a cloud of smoke. "That will be all Konohamaru. I'll call you later."
"Hai Naruto-sama."
Jiraya smirked. "You wanted to see us, Naruto-sama?"
"Yes." Jiraya frowned. This must be serious if Naruto wasn't rising to his teasing. "I'm not quite sure how to explain this, so I've translated the scroll I received earlier for you to read."
**After they read the Scroll**
"So you want us to assassinate the apprentice?" Jiraya asked.
"No," Naruto said.
"No?" Tsunade asked, "What do you mean no?"
"I want you to watch over the village. Baachan, I want you to temporarily take over the position of Hokage and Ero-sennin I want you to take over the ANBU. Have them prepare our defenses incase I fail."
"Okay," Tsunade said.
"I'll do it, but isn't Uchiha head of the ANBU?" Jiraya asked, "Don't you trust him to handle this?"
"Well you didn't think I was stupid enough to go alone, did you?"
"Okay Naruto, but don't you think you should talk to the council first?"
"It would take too long. We must act now!"
"Hai."
"Tsunade, bring me Hyuuga Neji and Haruno Sakura. Jiraya, bring me Uchiha Sasuke."
"Hai." They disappeared in two puffs of smoke. Naruto sighed.
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