This takes place after Jiraiya's death but before Pain's attack on Konoha.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto Shippuden or any of it's characters.

Chapter 1

Naruto was sleeping peacefully in his apartment. When he heard someone banging on his door. " Naruto get up Tsunade has a mission for us!" screamed his pink hair and teal eye teammate. " I'll get up in a minute Sakura-chan!" he said back. He heard a loud bang and look to his door or where the door use to be. " Naruto when I say now, I mean NOW!" she screamed at her blond hair and blued eye teammate. " YES MA'AM!" he said as he got ready." Good I'll be waiting outside.

At the Hokage tower

The blond hair Sennin was sitting at her desk glaring at the piles of paperwork. The paperwork really piled up when she was mourning for her old friend, Jiraiya, that was kill by the Akatsuki leader, Pain. A knock was heard from the door " Come in " she said. " Yo Baa-chan!' call the cheerful blond that they just managed to cheer back up after his master's death. "Hey Gaki, how many times have i told you not to call me that. I got a mission for you and Sakura. there have been rumors of Sasuke being spotted outside the village. I need you guys to go and investigate this info, if you do find him, capture him on the spot." she told them " Really Sasuke been spotted near here. Well let's go right !" he said excitedly " Yes see you later Gaki and don't get killed."
" I won't, ja ne!" he said as they left her office.

Outside of the village somewhere

Sakura and Naruto were where Sasuke was spotted last. Naruto suddenly stop moving, Sakura notice and stop too. " What wrong Naruto?" she asked " This is getting us nowhere, lets split up and search."
"Yeah that would cover more ground but make sure to contact me once you find him. And do it before you guys start fighting."
" I will! see ya!" he then went a different direction leaving Sakura by herself.

With Naruto

Naruto was practically running around the whole forest when he came to a clearing with someone standing in the middle of it. He looked closer and saw that it was Sasuke. Naruto started sprinting as fast as he could, taking out his kunai. "SASUKE!" he screamed while pressing the kunai onto Sasuke's neck. "Long time no see Naruto." he heard Sasuke said but from behind him. Naruto then notice Sasuke sword pressed onto his own neck. " TEME, why don't you just come back to Konoha with me" he offered
" Because that village made me weak, I became so much stronger without the village's help."
" Are you really all that much stronger Sasuke?" Naruto said as he took the kunai off Sasuke's neck as Sasuke was doing the same with his sword. They jumped back a few feet away from each other in fighting stance. ' i can't help but think that i was suppose to do something if i found him. o well it probably wasn't that important' Naruto thought as he turn into his first stage of the Kyuubi. Naruto made a clone and then created a Rasengan as Sasuke created his Chidori. They went charging to each other with their Jutsu in their hand. The jutsus collided and created a huge explosion. Naruto didn't see if he hit his target, all he saw was a white bright light and soon darkness.

This is my first Naruto fanfic hoped you liked it and will continue reading it. Please review.