This story is based in a more alternated universe where Sasuke returns and is forgiven, but Sai is still a part of the team.
I do not own the characters in this story.
Tsunade shuffled the papers before her with a sigh, sitting back in her soft leather chair heavily. The situation the brat had put her in was really wearing on her soul. Tsunade was emotionally drained from watching the dismal youth demolish his body every night. She just couldn't handle another night of the heart-wrenching things he put himself through.
"Lady Tsunade…? Team Seven has arrived…" Shizune's voice peeped sleepily from behind the office door.
"Come in, come in," Tsunade straightened as the door swung open to produce Sakura, Sasuke, and Sai, "I have a very important job for you three… Something that I would never have any of you do under normal circumstances."
Sakura raised a single pink brow in interest as Sasuke asked what they all were thinking, "And Naruto is excluded from this mission due to…?"
"The fact that he is both the job and the client," Tsunade sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose and punctuating it all with a swig of sake, "You'll be watching Naruto during the evenings from now on… It'll take all three of you."
"Why on earth does he need to be watched?!" Sakura threw her hands to her hips in indignation, "He's practically an adult! He doesn't need a babysitter. And why us of all people?"
"Because I can't do it anymore…" Tsunade's voice cracked, causing a visible flinch from her addressees, "I can't; and I need someone to do it that I can trust."
The members of Team Seven became eerily silent for quite some time, clearly in shock of the glaringly obvious chink in their commanding officer's armor.
"What do you need us to exactly…?" Sai finally ended the silence in a less typical manner than usual, "And when do we need to be there?"
"Be there at five-thirty. That's when he'll start. Don't stop him from doing anything but leaving his house, or endangering civilians," Tsunade handed Shizune a manila folder from her desk, overflowing with papers, "Fill out one of the empty sheets and return it directly to me tomorrow morning. To no one else, understand?"
"Yes, Lady Tsunade," Team Seven bowed in chorus, Sai taking the folder from Shizune, and swiftly left the room to make preparations for whatever was in store.
The beginning chapter is short, but the rest should be longer. Hope you enjoyed this bit, should be uploading a couple more chapters in a few minutes.