Tsunade glanced over the pile of papers she was now faced with, knowing that they wouldn't get done with her current predicament. The lone paper in the center of her desk was her main worry at the moment and she really didn't want her thoughts to be interrupted with all the extra paperwork.

Not that she would actually do the paperwork.

The fifth Hokage rubbed her eyes in frustration. It was a request for an escort mission, which wasn't exactly rare, but this one was . . . special. The pay was excellent. So much so that it was suspicious, but it didn't take a genius to guess why they were paying so much. However, there were the political matters to think about regarding this particular escort mission. The other elemental countries may not agree with her accepting this mission.

The Kage leaned back in her chair in thought. I could always not accept this publicly. But if it were to come out into the open to the other Kages then I would be in more trouble then I already am. Tsunade took a sip of her now-cold tea and sighed.

Then there are those old bats who call themselves Elders to think about. They probably wouldn't agree with this, but its not like they get any say for mission requests . . . . . A smile slowly crept upon the Godaime as evil thoughts started rising in her head at the reaction she would get from accepting this. If there is a reason to do this mission, then there it is.

It wasn't long until her decision was made, consequences be damned. She would accept the mission.

Now, to think about who should go.

Usually she would hand escort missions to some of the Genin as a C Rank, but this one seemed too dangerous. The Demon Kingdom had very little allies, mostly ones that were situated on their boarders. They were very recent allies as well, which was suspicious in itself. Ever since they had crowned their new Maou two years ago, several neighboring countries were eager to sign up for an alliance. That either meant the new Maou was really good at political negotiations or was immensely powerful. Neither ideas sat well with her. She needed someone to go that they couldn't corrupt with whatever tactics the Maou had.

A smile graced her lips as the color orange flashed in her mind.

It was time to send in Konoha's number one unpredictable ninja.

~Two days earlier~

Yuri knew that he was in trouble when he woke up.

Due to Murata's unexpected cold, the young King had decided to go to the Demon Kingdom alone. Of course, it usually wasn't a good idea to embark on an expedition without your navigator, but, Yuri being Yuri, jumped in without a second thought.

Now that he was awake on a shore, he could tell that he wasn't in the Demon Kingdom. Which was the source of his predicament. He had woken up in a river in the middle of nowhere and didn't see any of his subjects. That was his first clue that he wasn't where he was supposed to be.

"Now . . . where am I?" He asked himself, looking around that the beautifully green forest. It was so green that it almost looked . . . unnatural. A thought suddenly struck the Maou as he started realizing the gravity of his situation, "What if . . . I'm in a human country? Worse yet, what if I'm in an enemy country?"

Fumbling, Yuri reached into his pocket and took out a small container and mirror. He opened the container, revealing a pair of rich brown colored contacts. Using the mirror, he placed each one in his eyes, blinking away access tears and rubbing his eyelids to get them in place.

He couldn't hide his black hair at the moment, but maybe he could get a hat somewhere later. Closing the container and mirror, he stuffed them back into his pocket. It was a good thing that he had worn normal cloths in favor of his school uniform. His beige shorts and blue t-shirt would be a lot easier to explain then him wearing nothing but black.

Looking at his surrounding area, the Maou tried to find a nearby village or civilization. The sun was setting and nighttime would soon set in and Yuri really didn't feel like sleeping outside. Spotting a light in the distance Yuri decidedly walked over in that direction. Hopefully, he would find some people that would help him.