Name: 24: Crisis in Konoha

Summary: Their lives changed in 24 hours. 24 hours without sleep. 24 hours where they met new friends, lost old ones and save Konoha form a new evil.

Genre: Adventure, Romance (light but still)

Rating: T for Teen.

Warning: Characters will die, some in a gruesome way.

Disclaimer: Naruto and his character are owns by Masashi Kishimoto and no one else.

This story, much like the Tv show, will be in 24 chapter and 3 story arc.

These event occur on September 26 , three years after the event leading to Pain's destruction of Konoha.

The following happened between 8H00 am and 9H00 am.

Events occur in real time.

8H00 am -9H00 am

A group of Shinobi is getting prepared. They are packing their equipment without a all stand up as a tall man enters the room. "Gentlemen. Let's move out. Our benefactor just gave us the order. He confirmed the unification is imminent. We must stop it at all cost. His emissary just confirmed Iwagakure will be there."

Land of Fire, about 10 kilometer of Konoha, 8:02:10

A blonde woman is walking alone. She is wearing a light purple Kimono with a magenta obi along with her usual four pigtails and Battle fan.

"Oi! Lady!" A man behind her said to her. She quickly turns around, fan in hand.

"You have 10 seconds to tell me who you are and why you are following me for 10 minutes." She threatens him. 'He doesn't even have weapon on him.'

"You must be Temari the Wind mistress. I heard about how you could lever a whole forest with that fan. I am sorry for having sneaked on you." He bowed lightly. "I am Itake, I am the Iwagakure Ambassador."

She lowered her weapon and put it back on her back. "So I will negotiate a treaty with you. You know it's quite dangerous to walk disarmed around here." Other than a brown Shirt, a pants and some strange goggles hiding his eyes he had nothing on him.

"Who said I was disarmed? True I don't have weapon satchel or any weapon scroll but do you seriously think Onoiki-san would send some random Jonin do the negotiation? After all, being the Kazekage's sister you should know Ambassadors are as important as the Kage they represent."

'So this guy has a Kekkei Genkai. A strong one surely. I must watch him.'

"So how is Konoha? Rumour has it that the Wind mistress is dating a konoha shinobi. He son of the Jonin commander Shikaku Nara if i'm right."

"What!"

Konoha, 8:05:45

A young Jonin is walking with his chunin friend. They are going to the Gate meeting Sunagakure and Iwagakure ambassador.

"Do you know who's the ambassador from Iwa Shika?"

"I don't know his name but Naruto said he could become Tsuchikage once the old man decides to stand down."

"How old is this guy! He looked 80 years old at least."

"Even old guy can beat young man like us Choji. Just think about Madara or the Sandaime."

They arrived at the Gate and went to the desk where the usual Izumo and Kotetsus were 'working'. Sleeping on the job was more like it. They were both asleep, Izumo was leaning backward on his chair while Kotetsus had his head laid on the desk using his arm as a makeshift pillow. Choji smirked at Shikamaru. "Watch this." Choji transform into Anko Mitarashi, also known as the bloodthirsty bitch behind her back. "WAKE UP GUYS!" She screamed at them. Both of them jumped out of their "Do you know what happened to the last one I caught sleeping on the jobs?"

Both of them looked at each other scared."Please Anko-sama don't! It won't ever happen again! Don't drain me of my blood!" He kneels and bowed on the ground. They were so scared by the woman they didn't even saw Shikamaru standing there.

"I think you had enough. Release!" Choji returned to his normal self and burst into laughing. "Gotcha guys! Next time don't fall asleep!"

"But this job is so boring. Why did you never have to do it you both?"

"Because I'm a genius and would be a waste of talent." Shikamaru said between two yawns. "And because I became a jonin before my 20s'."

"Still full of yourself I see lazy." Someone said behind him. This voice he could recognize between thousand one. A rough yet sweet to his ear voice. A voice he dreamed about it for months.

"Still as troublesome as always troublesome woman." He said as he turned around to look at her and another man.

"You're the one to talk lazy! How come you're still doing guiding jobs? With your talent you should be doing S-rank mission or counselling your Hokage."

"Actually, Temari-san, Shika became Naruto's chief advisor the minute he became hokage. He just thought you would like having him escort you around like in the old days."

"And why would I want him to escort me?"

"How should I know you troublesome woman? Women are so complicate I stop trying to understand them."

Itake coughed to gain everyone's attention. "It's always nice to see two people flirting. I mean it's cute and all but could we move? You will have time to get together after you escort us to the apartments. I need a shower before meeting with the Rokudaime Hokage."

They start walking. "So, do you have a name?" Choji asked to the Iwa ambassador.

"Itake." He replied.

"Which clan are you from?" Temari asked. She was really eager to know his Kekkei Genkai. "I know only five clan from Iwa with the kekkei Genkai powerful enough to not need any equipement ."

"I rather not say. My clan did some terrible things during the third war to Konoha shinobi." He glanced at Shikamaru a second. "It could make this alliance shatter if you knew my clan name." He looked at the ground as they walked past Ichiraku Ramen.

"What about you two? Are you from the Nara and Akimichi clan?"

They stopped and looked at him. "How do you know?"

"You have the Nara clan symbol on your shirt and your friend is... well..." He didn't know who to say it without making him mad. "Let just say I know how the Akimichi body expansion technique work."

Shikamaru let a sigh of relief as he saw Choji still with a smile on his face.

8:15:44

Unknown Hideout, 8:19:15

"The troops are en route. They will never know who attack them..."

"Who crush them like cockroaches..."

"And took out this Demon they call Hokage."

"Danzo was supposed to be Hokage but they decide to put this demon instead after the copy ninja died. They put our master in disgrace. He died forgotten and hated by everyone. He shall pay for it..."

"...and the best of it is they will think Iwa did it!"

8:22:05

8:24:53

"Naruto-kun...hi!hi! stop it!" She said giggling. She actually didn't want him to stop but Shikamaru and the Ambassador could arrive anytime soon. It would have been awkward for them to see the Hokage making out with his girlfriend.

"Don't worry Hinata-chan. Temari always take a shower before the first meeting. They won't arrive until 9:00." He kissed her again and gently pushed her back on the couch of his office. "We still have time and until then I'm all yours."

8:26:12

8:27:35

"Itake-san, your apartment is that way. Choji will show you the way." Shikamaru said as he walked off the group.

"Where do you think you're going lazy?" The sandy blonde woman shouts to him.

"You know your way to your apartment you troublesome woman. I'm going back home. I must go take a finance report I left there. I'll meet you in twenty minute." He left without any other word.

"Guess we should get going too. If you would like to follow me Itake-san. We reserved the best suite in the best Inn of the village."

8:28:32

8:29:21

Temari opened the door of her apartment. She dropped her fan by the side of the door and went to the bathroom.

8:30:25

8:31:02

"Thank you Choji-san but that wasn't really necessary. Even a couch would have sufficed. By the way you can drop the -san. I actually hate it when people call me that way. It makes me feel like I was some kind of lord which I'm not. I'm just a simple shinobi."

"If it's what you want okay Itake. You can drop it too."

"Good." Itake suddenly look hesitant. "I know I shouldn't ask something like that. But you seem like a good guy."

Choji looked worried. "You seem nice yourself but I'm no..."

"How pretty are the girls here?" Itake interrupt him.

"Girls?" Choji felt relieved. An instant before he thought he was going to ask him out. "Well...The girls I know are among the prettiest woman of Konoha. Too bad all of them are already taken. Are you searching?"

"Not really for a real relationship. Just to have fun while I'm here. I'll be stuck here for months so at least if I can have some fun if you know what I mean." He winks to Choji.

"There's a lot of girls around here who would do anything for a night with a Shinobi but if you want my opinion never try a one night stand with a kunoichi. They will kill you in your sleep."

8:34:47

8:38:46

Temari came out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel.

"You took your time you troublesome woman." A man sitting on the bed said.

She approach and put her hand around his neck. "You could have joined me lazy." She said before kissing him.

"I missed you Mari."

"Missed you too Shika-kun." She dropped her towel and pushed him back on the bed.

8:40:24

8:43:07

Itake went out of his room where Choji was waiting for him. "Are we going now?"

"Yes. Shikamaru and Temari will meet us there."

"Is it just me or there's something going on between those two?"

"Almost everyone here thinks like that. They would make a great couple don't you think?"

"She is violent and bossy. I couldn't stand being with a woman like her."

"But Shikamaru is a Nara. They are famous for marrying bossy woman. If they didn't they would be so lazy they the Nara clan would disappeared. Shikaku, Shika's father call it 'The Nara clan curse'."

Itake frown at the name of the Legendary Shadow General. "About him... Did Shikaku-san ever told anyone how he got those scars of his?" he nervously asked.

"Yeah. During the third shinobi war a Shinobi called the Metal Master gave him those marks during a fight. It is said that even the Fourth wasn't able to defeat him. They called it even and left for their respective village after a fight that long over three days and three nights. No one ever heard of him after. Certain person said he became the Legendary Kanekage but no one in konoha knows the truth." Choji stopped and looked at Itake. "You might know more about him since he was from Iwa."

"He vanished about a year after the end of the war. He was supposed to succeed old man Onoiki as Tsuchikage but his time never came. The villagers lost hope years later that he would resurface. He never did but his son took his place and became the Kanekage."

"Seems like you know him pretty much."

'You have no idea Choji. You have no idea.'

"Here we are. The Hokage tower. This one isn't the original. It has been built after pain's attack with new technologies and some other secret room in case of crisis."

They proceed to the front door where Naruto and Hinata were waiting for them. They both had their clothes a little creased. Naruto was wearing the ceremonial Hokage's robe with the hat has hinata wore a light purple Kimono. Being the Hokage's girlfriend and the heir of Konoha's most prestigious clan, she had been offered to join the negociation.

"Welcome Itake-san. It is my honnor that Iwagakure has decided to join Sunagakure an Konohagakure in the alliance." He and Hinata bowed to him

"You honoured me yourself Hokage-sama by having trusted us. For a long time rivality and hatred had grown between our two villages. It is time we put aside our difference and celebrate our similarities."

"If you would please follow me to my office. Temari-san will arrive soon."

8:54:12

8:55:26

"Is it ready Shino?"

"Almost Kiba. Right now 95% of the Shinobi inside the village had been rigged to one of my bugs. If any of them is attack and his heart stop I shall know it in an instant."

"That was a brilliant idea Shino. This way no shinobi will enter konoha and attack guard without being noticed."

"Say thanks to naruto. It was his Massive Shadow clone technique who gave me this idea. It was him too who create this room for the Anbu. By using the Fourth teleport technique of those wall and planting exit all around konoha the Anbu will be able to interfere in a instant."

"He came from a long way. Remember when he was just a loud mouth moron? Who would've thought He would become Hokage?"

"I remember those times. He did beat you in the chunin exam preliminary kiba. That wasn't nothing. He could've become a chunin if he hadn't left the village this long. He was already at a jonin level at sixteen and he did master the Sage mode, an achievement even jiraiya-sama never achieved, in less than a month. His only failure was Sasuke. He never forgave himself for what happened to him."

Kiba remembered that day. Sasuke falling into darkness as madara was killed. "I wonder if we will ever see him again. Knowing the Uchiha he isn't dead yet."

"Only time shall..." Shino stopped to focus a bit more on his chakra.

"What is it Shino?"

"A chunin in Guard duty on the left wall. He just flat lined."

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