Disclaimer: The characters of Naruto belong to Kishimoto Masashi. Not sure what else to say, but hopw5you like it. I will try to make the characters a little more mine so please bare with me and my story.

Somewhere outside of mist country.
"This wasn't supposed to happen... How did things go so wrong. Why now after everything we've been through?"
"maybe this is some punishment for something we did"
"I wish we'd had more time or done things differently. Maybe..."
"just let it go! There's nothing you could have done... 'sob' that any of us could... 'sob'"
"I won't accept that answer! And we never wanted to hurt naruto. We're adult we knew what we were getting into."
"What were we doing to ourselves? We should have known that one of us was bound to get hurt..."
"It's just seems to always be him."
"that maybe true, but aren't we always the ones hurting him the most"

Few days late the only member left of team 7, Sai, returning to the hidden leaf village with two scrolls. The guards rush him to the tower because he was all alone. Once tsunade is keeping the scrolls she opens the first one to read.

Dear master tsunade,
It's with great sadness that I wish to inform you that team 7 is no more... Sensei is dead and we teammates have parted ways. I have no idea what's happen to naruto he is gone and hasn't been with any of us for some time. I can only hope for the best, but from what I saw he should be dead. From now on I shall give up being a ninja. Forgive me for not coming to see you, but I wish to make my own way in the world. Because of this I've sent sai home.
Sakura Haruno
P.S. Please pray for our safety and good health as I do yours. Please only sent me letters once in a while other wise I might never be able to move on.

A few hours later..
Dear Sakura,
I'm sad to hear about everything considering your team. we taught for a while that you were all dead too, but considering this letter from sai... Your sensei's body was brought here safely in the scroll so don't worry about him. May your sensei's soul find peace. I'm sorry to hear what happen to your team. You know what this means for all of you, even so I wish you all happiness. . As for you good lucky I hope you find what you are looking for. I try to keep everyone from looking for you. It's best if you are all dead to the world.
Your master,
Tsunade
P.S. Naruto is not someone to worry about he always surprise you by making it through the worst of things. Sai has not said anything at all, so I'm a little worried for him. I'll try my best to take care of everyone you left behind.

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Five months later a women sits under a tree in the forest reading a later.
Dear Sakura,
I've made up my mind. What I said the last time we met is still true I do for the most part still don't accept your answer. So it's with great regret that I ask you to stop writing... Don't even come to see me.... I don't want you visiting here anymore. The mission failure was in most part our fault and now we must live with the consequences. Sensei shouldn't have paid for our mistakes. If only we had taken care of our problem before hands.
Sasuke
P.S. I think I shall always regret never taking more time to truly see the world and its people, but if it's fate that I should... no we should end things here... Then so be it, you've made your choice now it's time I've made mine. Maybe in time I would come to forgive you and myself.

A few days later somewhere in lighten country...
Dear Sasuke,
I'm sorry you feel that way since… this is to be my last letter so I ask that you reconsider and think about what I what I said carefully. It was not without great love for you and them that I ask this of you: Please stop this madness as soon as possible, this is not what he would have wanted… but what do I know of his wants?" his death cannot be changed, but yours can. If not for me then for the people we've lost. I still love you and I always will. I know that you do too and I'm sorry that my love for you has caused so many problems for everyone.
Sakura
P.S. I wish things were different. Do you ever wish that too?

Three years later…
Dear Tsunade,
It been so long since my last letter and I have so much to tell you, it's so hard to do that here without someone looking over my shoulder. Don't worry know one can trace this letter back to me and I'm a little sad that you haven't written to me in a while, but I guess you are busy. I went to many place since my last letter from grass country and ended up in a small doctor less village just outside of mist. Never taught I would be near here again. Yes I have taken the path of a doctor once more here were it all ended. I have made many friends along the way, but most importantly I've gotten married to sasuke. Please keep this quite for I am with our third child and word much not reach my ours enemies, so only six others know. How is Shizune I'm sure she's grown into a beautiful mother with lots of spunk. I would love it if she could come to the village for my child's birth. Do you think it's possible? There so much I want to show her here and many people for her to meet. On a much sadder note I have not talked to any of the others since sensei's death except for hinata and sai. Would you pass on the good news to them if possible, but only about the baby not its father. I wish you could be here with me master.
Love always,
Sakura Uchiha

Few weeks later...
Sakura sits under the apple tree in her back yard next to her brother reading her letter out loud.
"Dear Sakura Uchiha,
I regret to inform you of the passing of our master Tsunade Senju. As for your old teammate Sai he's in self exile. I will be sure to pass on your messages to him and the others. Please stay safe from what I heard from Tsunade before her passing .It seems you won't have to worry about anything because I've sent an old friend to help you out. As for your question about me, well I like to think I'm going to be a good mother. Things have gotten worst as of late. More and more of our friends are dying or leaving the village for safety from the council. I'm afraid soon even I might leave. There are a few who which to stay to fix things, but that might be in Vein thanks to root and the civilians.
Stay safe,
shizune
P.S. good lucky and many fond wishes for you and your new family. Please be careful and no more letters should be sent this way for I fear you may be found out. They're still looking for you guys its seems they know long think you are dead. They had found an old letter you sent after your parent's death and are furious." after finishing she looks to her brother.
"now what are you going to do?"
"I'm not sure yet, but after you give birth I'm going to take the Hokage position."
"do you think it's safe?"
"The ninja council is losing more and more power. They'll have to use me to keeps some of it."
"The princess is still in hiding and can't take the throne for a few more years, so you won't have any support from the daimyo since he's with root."
"don't worry I've taught about that. Sometime in the future right when things are at there worst I'll present the time jutsu to them. After that the greedy bastard will jump at the chance to use it hoping to not just win but get more power."
"I see. After that you'll break the news to them that only you can use it. With them not know that besides us several other people can use it"
"not just that, but the princess will make it so only I get to say who goes with me. Those fool don't see that war is coming and they can't survive the way they are running things now."
"just be careful. We can't lose you."
"I promise to do my best to stay safe. Don't worry you know I never break a promises to you."

Years later...(I'm doing it this ways because I haven't found out how I should do the timetable.)

A young man standing on a bridge watched as people walked passed him and wondered how different his life is going to be when he takes this new secret Triple s ranked mission offered to him. He was so worried that he barely notice the beautiful girl who appeared next to him.
"hokage-sama"
" ohh... Hanabi I didn't see you there" he said as he took a good look at his assistant.
"I didn't mean to disturb you but..." hanabi hesitated a little. "What were you thinking of sir"
"nothing of importance right now. So what is it you wanted from me this time" the hokage didn't want to let her know what he was thinking because she would just start to feel bad.
"It's the council sir... They've started the meeting without you.... They..." tried to reply hanabi while not looking him in the eyes.
"WHAT! How dare they..." shouted the hokage releasing killing intent through the area scaring everyone around him away.
"please hokage-sama clam down." shouted hanabi from the top of her lungs, but he only heard her whispered "if anything it's your fault for spacing out here when you should be working"
"is that what you really think?" questioned the hokage sadly.
"Yes sir you need to calm down..."
"that's not what I meant. Do you think I was spacing out so it's ok for them to start the meeting without me" she looked sadly at him before schooling her face and looking deeply into his eyes.
" I know that you have a lot on your mind right now and this is not the time for that, but for action! So instead of getting mad at me go put the council in their place." the hokage looked at her with wonder then drew her towards his chest.
"Hanabi you're the only one who could get away with something like this, and you do have a point. I guess that's why I love you so much. So let's get going." as they walked off towards the tower the hokage couldn't help but think if it was ok to play with the life's of others this way or what effects the mission will have on everything and one he knows. Not looking at her the hokage stated a taught he had before she came.
"It all started to go wrong that day team 7 never came back. Everyone should have taken up the slack to help make a somewhat better future for everyone, but look at us now."
"I glad you see thinks my way hokage-sama now let's go save ourselves some headaches and paper." replied hanabi. 'Naruto don't worry everything wasn't in vein I'll make them all pay. Your death won't be for nothing.'

So this is my first naruto fan fiction and I hope you like it so far. I don't think I'm too good at this right now but I hope to get better and make you really want to stick with this story. I would love ideas and any help you could offer. I don't mind flames but please give criticism instead. I would like for someone to beta my story, but not until I can at least do 3 chapters. Just to yet you know I'm not too good at fight scenes or cloths and body descriptions, but I think I might do alright. If anything I might ask for help with the story. I don't mind if someone wants to use any of my ideas but I think it's been done a lot already. If my story seem like or uses something from other story please tell me so I can straighten thing out. I don't mean to take credit for anyone's work. Back when I was in my tenchi muyo and sailor moon phase someone stole most of my work and I got so pissed off I couldn't write anymore. I had to stop cause it got so bad. I took all my stories off and deleted my username. I think I was a better writer then well I had lots of help from one of my bff. Here's some questions for you to think about so far because I may answer some in the next coming chapters. I would also like for suggestion on the story who knows I may use it and I will credit you for It.:
What happen on team 7's last mission?
What did sakura and sasuke do to naruto before they left the village?
How did team 7 sensei die and why does sasuke think it's was their fault? Also which sensei is it that's dead? (remember they have 2 now) What caused naruto's death? And what does he have to do with this latest mission?
Where did naruto go after his sensei's death? And why did he leave and not return to the village? Why didn't he say anything to his teammates? Is he really dead?
Why did Sasuke and Sakura get together after the last letters they exchanged? I know your thinking how did this happen after he told her he never wanted to see her again. Well let's just say Sasuke remembered something naruto told him some time ago so he had a little hand in that. You'll see what I mean in a later chapter flashback.
Who is sakura's brother? Just so you know he's not naruto or kohomarou. How does her brother know how he will be Hokage or so well what the council will do in the future? What does the time jutsu do?
So who do you think is hokages? (you know its Sakura's brother!, but he's not naruto or kohomarou. He has always been close to naruto)
Who are the other several people who can use the timejutsu?
Why is hanabi the hokages assistant? Does that mean that hinata or neji is the clan head? And why does hanabi want revenge for naruto's death?
What do you think the answer will be? Till next time.