Chapter Two
Missing
Tsunade watched as Naruto and the rest of Team Seven Juugo Kora and Iruka jumped over the roof tops and knew that the six would be there in a couple of minutes. So she turned her attendant Shizune and told her to gather all information on the Shadowlands.
"But Lady Tsunade the reports of a-"
"I know which is why I sent Sasuke in the first place. Now however I believe it would have been better to send Naruto and Sasuke." said Tsunade "And I know Naruto isn't going to stay put. Not after this."
"Very well ma'am." said Shizune and she left just as Naruto and everyone had arrived.
"Grandma what's going on?" asked Naruto doing his best to hide his panic but Tsunade could see through the Jinchuriki's act.
"We're still not sure exactly what happened, but the messenger that came also had a captured Shadow Ninja and we're interrogating them now."
Naruto nodded but still didn't understand what happened to Sasuke. "So what do we do?"
"I'm sending you Kakashi Sakura and Juugo to the land of Shadows to investigate Sasuke's SOS call and the situation there. Naruto I know that you can use the Shadow Clone Jutsu I would like you to send one here so that we can have an accurate view on the problem." said Tusnade
"Right." said Naruto understanding what Tsunade had meant.
"Also Naruto leave a clone here so that if we find out anything we can let you know."
"Alright, Shadow Clone Jutsu!" shouted Naruto and another Naruto showed up and sat in the corner not only to gather information for Naruto and the others but to also gather Natural energy. "Let's go." And he Sakura and Juugo ran out of the building while Kakashi stayed behind.
"Kakashi I'm also sending Sai as soon as he returns with Guy's team in retrieving Neji who was captured during the last mission."
"Understood"
"Kakashi be careful." said Kora and she kissed him.
"I will Kora." said Kakashi and he poofed out.
Meanwhile in the interrogation corp. Inoichi was still talking to the Shadow ninja that was captured by Sasuke before he went missing, when Shizune walked into the room. "Find anything?" she asked Ino
"Not yet." she said just as her father turned to them. "What is it, father?"
"Naruto and the others are walking into a trap." said Inoichi
"Why?"
"Those two members of Sasuke's team Suigetsu and Karin are going to capture Naruto to take his Chakra."
"Then-"
"They've betrayed the Leaf Village."
"Which mean's Sasuke's disappearance and Naruto's commitments to him, someone has told them this." said Shizune
"It had to be Karin and Suigetsu. They have always hated Naruto because Sasuke chose him over them." said Ino
"We need to tell Lady Tsunade. Hopefully Naruto hasn't left yet." said Shizune and she took off at high speed
Tsunade was talking with Sai, who had just returned to the village and was being briefed on Naruto's mission when Shizune came inside at a run. "Shizune what is it?"
"Has Naruto left?"
"Yes I passed them. I had to brief Lady Tsunade on the mission report since the others took Neji to the hospital and the others were almost out of Chakra. I'm about to head out to join Naruto and the others."
"You must hurry. Naruto is walking into a trap."
"What do you mean?" asked Tsunade
"Suigetsu and Karin betrayed the village and are using Sasuke as bait to lure out Naruto." said Shizune
"Sai go quickly."
"Right." said Sai and he ran out of the room.
"What about the clone in the corner?" asked Shizune
"Naruto is gathering Natural energy with that clone as well as gather information. Once he needs it he'll release it and learn everything."
"But will it be too late?" asked Shizune
"I don't know." said Tsunade. "I hope not."
Naruto continued to run meanwhile leaving two more clones to gather energy. He didn't know why but he had a bad feeling about what they were getting ready to face, which was one of the reasons he wouldn't go into the Nine- tails state.
"Naruto can you enter Chakra mode?" asked Sakura running beside him
"No I don't want to do that until I have to." said Naruto shocking the other three. But not for the reasons they thought. He and Kurama had already discussed it and decided it was better to wait and see what they were up against.
Naruto was already at the village gate waiting for the others and thinking about what was going on when Kurama started to talk to him again.
'You realize that this is probably a trap?'
"I know Kurama but I can't lose him." said Naruto "He's always been there for me."
'Still I think it would be best for you to use the clones to gather more energy than the one in the Hokage's office and only use my Chakra when you need to.'
"Do you sense bad Chakra?"
'I don't know what I sense. It's familiar but not at the same time. I don't like this.'
"Alright."
Naruto knew that it would be bad if Kurama was worried and he had a feeling as to what the Chakra Kurama sensed. He never did trust Suigetsu and Karin. It wouldn't surprise him if they were the cause of this, and if they were then they had better hope Naruto didn't find them. Otherwise there wouldn't be enough of them to put in jail.