Chapter 1: Save Konoha

"What's the matter grandma?" Naruto asked,"Is it really that urgent?"

Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke stood in Lady Tsunade's office awaiting their next mission.

"Yes Naruto, and it's a secret so don't tell anyone," she said and everyone turned to Naruto.

"What are you looking at me for?" Naruto defended himself,"I can keep a secret." Sakura rolled her eyes.

"The Leaf Village is in financial crisis,"Lady Tsunade continued," Someone or something has been stealing produce that we import and export. It's not only the Leaf Villge, thousands of villages seek the aid of the Leaf Village to catch the thief."

"So, you want us to go thief hunting?"Sasuke guessed.

"No," the Hokage answered," I want you to go to the Land of Dragons."

"The Land of Dragons?" asked Sakura.

"The Land of Dragons is a very secluded village,"Lady Tsunade explained," they don't operate like other villages do."

"So, why do we have to go there?"Naruto demanded.

"I'm getting to that,"Lady Tsunade said,"It's also a gold hotspot and we've asked them to help us with our financial problem. I need you to fetch the gold and bring it back to the Leaf Village.

"Why not ask delivery ninja to do it?"Sakura asked.

"This is a very dangerous mission,"said the Hokage," I need you to protect the gold if the thief shows his face again."

Lady Tsundae opened a drawer and fished out a map.

"This is where you're headed." It was a mountainous region that formed a ring around a blank patch.

"Hey!"Naruto just noticed that the map wasn't complete,"why is that patch blank?"

"Because no one goes there,"Lady Tsunade explained,"not even the villages living on the mountains have been there and they refuse to let anyone else in."

"Why?"

"They say it's too dangerous or something. Now get going!"

The three ninja left Lady Tsunade's room to collect supplies for their new mission.