Flare: New story!
Naruto: Didn't you say that we got out of this torture in your other Naruto fanfiction?
Flare: Yes, but I also didn't know that Sotaa was making a challenge.
Naruto: So we're being tortured again?
Flare: With some other friends of mine!
Nina: walks in with the rest of the group It's us.
Naruto: Wow. What anime are you guys from?
Ayu: Ultra Maniac.
Naruto: I've never heard of that.
Flare: That's because you're a character from your own anime, Naruto.

A Flower Of Hope and Love
Chapter 1 - Mission! Find Hatake Kakashi!

"Kakashi-sensei is still missing?!" the fifteen year old, hyperactive blonde boy cried.

"Yeah, he's still missing, Naruto," the girl with bubble gum pink hair replied.

"Then let's go to Granny Tsunade! We can try to go on a mission to find him!" Naruto happily stated. His girlfriend, Haruno Sakura, quietly sighed.

"You just got back though, Naruto," Sakura stated, "Shouldn't you be resting?"

"No way!"

"Granny Tsunade!" Naruto cried as he slammed the door open to Tsunade's office.

"Naruto, she's not in here right now," a woman with black hair replied.

"Then find her!" Naruto angrily cried.

'One minute he's happy. One minute later, he's mad,' Sakura thought as she watched her boyfriend continued to make the woman with black hair go find Tsunade. Last time Sakura was in the office, Tsunade told her that she was going to be helping the other doctors with the patients on the day that Naruto came back to the village from his training with Jiraiya. After remembering this, Sakura quietly exited the room in search of Tsunade.

"Kid, you're not going to get anywhere by arguing with Shizune," a blonde woman who looked like she was in her twenties or thirties stated.

"Well, I wanna go on a mission with Sakura to find Kakashi-sensei," Naruto cried. The woman nodded before getting Naruto and Sakura's profiles out.
"You do realize that this is an A rank mission, right?" Tsunade asked.

"Hai, Godaime-sempai," the couple chorused. They knew that to find their sensei, they would have to risk their lives.

"Okay, is there anyone else you would like to bring along?" the Hokage asked.

"Hai," Sakura paused, thinking of skilled shinobi to bring along for the mission, "Sarutobi Asuma, Sarutobi Kurenai, Nara Shikamaru, and Hyuuga Hinata."

"Wait! Sarutobi Kurenai? Is she a new ninja or something?" Naruto inquired. Sakura and Tsunade ignored the idiotic Genin.

"Shizune, go retrieve Sarutobi Asuma, Sarutobi Kurenai, Nara Shikamaru, and Hyuuga Hinata."

"Hai, Lady Tsunade," the woman with black hair, Shizune, replied. The other three passed the time by talking about the mission. After about ten minutes, Shizune returned with the four ninja. The four of them looked confused as Tsunade stood up.

"You four are here because you are going on an A rank mission to find Hatake Kakashi with Haruno Sakura and Uzumaki Naruto," Tsunade stated, "I want the six of you to bring him back alive."

"Hai!" the six shinobi chorused before walking out of Tsunade's office towards the village exit. Sakura pulled a map out of her backpack.

"Okay, Kakashi was last seen at the river, so if we hurry up, we can get there before nightfall," Sakura stated. The group began moving faster by tree hopping after they reached the exit of the village.

At the river, there was a purple and black portal. Naruto was the first to notice that the portal was there.

"Hey! Maybe Kakashi-sensei fell through this portal!" Naruto cried.

"I don't know. Let's find out," Shikamaru replied. Shikamaru then pushed Naruto through the portal; Sakura pushed Shikamaru through; Hinata pushed Sakura through; Asuma pushed Hinata through before pushing Kurenai through. Of course, Asuma was the last to go through the portal.

"Whoa! Where are we?" Naruto asked. The same question was going through everyone else's mind as well.

"Hey! The noise came from over here!" someone yelled.
"Damn it! We better hide!" Shikamaru quickly stated. The six shinobi quickly hid in an alley before the people that were looking for them came.

"So now what? We're probably fugitives!" Naruto whispered.

"I don't know, but we should stay here until dark," Asuma replied, whispering.

Flare: The first chapter is done! It's done, I say!
Tetsushi: That's nice.
Flare: Be quiet, Tetsushi.
Naruto: Well, everyone, remember to review and vote because this will be in Sotaa's challenge! .