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====== Konoha, Hokage Office ==============
Kakashi sat at his looking over the report Shino and Shikamaru had put together from the recon units they sent into the villages, he was both intrigued and worried.
"How sure is this information?" He closed the folder and looked at Shikamaru sitting in front of him.
"Everything in that report has been verified in both villages leaving me to believe it is accurate" he let out a sigh and leaned back into his chair and looked at the ceiling
"Have we made any progress on how we got here?" it was Kakashi's turn to let out a sigh
"No, I've had Naruto check the Hokage vault and his families scrolls but he couldn't find any Ninjutsu of fuinjutsu that can move a village to another world" Shikamaru looked down to the Hokage
"What makes you say were in another world?" Kakashi raised a brow at the question
"You don't think so?" Shikamaru leaned forward and closed his eyes in thought.
"I won't lie, at first I thought so to but once I started reading about some of the islands on the Grand Line it got me thinking. What if we were just far enough in that we never made contact with anyone." He opened his eyes to gauge Kakashi's reaction
"There are plenty of stories of creatures and people with strange powers. What if were such people? Legend said the Rikudou Sennin made it possible for us to use chakra, what's to say he didn't have one of these devil fruits and learned to make it a bloodline? Plus no one knows where the Rikudou Sennin even came from. We've always assumed our land was it, never that others could exist out there just because no one ever ventured that far and returned. From what I can tell not all the Islands have even been explored, the final island of the Grand Line has only been visited by one man, so it's quite possible"
Kakashi sat there for a minute just staring a Shikamaru, taking in everything. He didn't even consider an idea like that and if was correct that means it would be easier to return home.
"Say that's all true. Do you suggest we just send out a team to find home and work on the problem from their?"
Shikamaru shook his head "Not really, I think we should send out a team or crew in this case to not only search for information on home but to establish trade routes and allies." He stood and walked to the window behind Kakashi "It could take years to find our way home, if there is on, we need to assume this is our new home and going back is only a dream"
Kakashi stood and walked next to Shikamaru, he looked down over the village watching people go about their days as if it were any normal day. After a few seconds he turned back and sat in his seat
"What is your view on the world government?"
"I think it's a bad idea to join them. They might require us to send people into the Marines and then we would be under their control. Likewise these revolutionist would want us to help over throw the government." Kakashi had the same opinion so he decided to move on
"I take it you have selected who you want on this crew and what they will be doing" Shikamaru turned to stare at the back of Kakashi's chair
"You make it sound like I'm going" Kakashi chuckled
"One, we both know if anyone has to be sent to negotiate treaties and possible fight off pirates you are the perfect choice. Two I know you to well, you would never send anyone out in your place and Three if Temari and your mother here's you pawned off these duties on anyone they would beat you to death," Kakashi pulled out a scroll and began to write as Shikamaru walked back around the desk and flopped back into his seat
"Your far to troublesome Hokage-sama" he glared at the one eyed Hokage as he chuckled and continued to write
"Ma Ma Shiki-kun" Kakashi waved his accusation off and put his pen down, placing his hands under his chin "So tell me who you want and why." Shikamaru pulled out a scroll and placed it on the desk "Here's who I want"
Kakashi grabbed the scroll and began to read through it, he was not entirely surprised by it; all were the same age, had worked together plenty of times and knew each other's fighting styles well
"Naruto, Choji, Sai, Sakura, Lee, Tenten and Temari I understand but why not Hinata, Kiba, Shino and Ino?" Kakashi was fine with the list as was but was curious why he would leave out four of him friends.
"The main reason is that if we took them the entire shinobi council would be gone. While we would still be down three members you will have a majority of us there to decide on shinobi matters." Kakashi nodded along to his reasoning
"And why did you choose these four to stay behind" he had his guess's but was curious to see what the young Jounin commander's reasons were
"First those four have the best skills for keeping the village safe in this new environment. If any threats come in it will be one of them that finds them first. Ino's skills in Interrogation are her best asset; while they may be needed out on the sea occasionally we can always have Naruto transport prisoners here. Now on to the other reason's Shino his skills are best used for tracking but out a sea he will be unable to follow them and I doubt he can sustain his nest on a ship. Kiba is in the same boat as far as his most suited skills and I doubt Akamaru would like living on a boat" he waited to see if Kakashi had any input, after none came he carried on
"Hinata was more of a special case. There is no doubt that the Byakugan would be helpful out at sea but I'm worried about the possibility of capture" Kakashi gave him a curious look
"What do you mean?" Shikamaru took a breath
"There is no doubt our skills in Ninjutsu will be seen and coveted by people. In the event we get captured and used to reproduce most of our skills are learned skills, things children will never be able to figure out. They would just have chakra nothing else. The Byakugan however is something that could be activated without help if one tries. She would be used to create as many children as possible to create a small army of Byakugan soldiers." Shikamaru looked Kakashi in the eye "And we both know she will refuse to place the caged bird seal on anyone to send with us after she fought so hard to remove it"
Kakashi stared at Shikamaru as he processed what he heard; he had to give him credit even he didn't think of that being a possibility
"Very well I'm going to trust your judgment on this but you're the one who's going to explain to her why." After receiving a grunt, which sounded a lot like troublesome "Now what about Ino?"
"Basically just her Interrogation skills being needed here and we needed one more council member to stay." Kakashi sweat dropped at his carefree reason
"Fine" he wrote out the names on a scroll "Cobra" a figure came out from a shadow along the wall
"Hai Hokage-sama" he caught the scroll Kakashi tossed him
"Inform everyone listed on that scroll to be here for a mission briefing in two hours" the Anbu nodded and shunshined out of the room as Kakashi turned to Shikamaru
"I want a scroll prepared for each of them that includes everything we found out from the villages and their positions on the ship" Shikamaru nodded before walking out of the office. Once the door closes Kakashi looks at the paperwork on his desk before he leans back and pulls out his favorite book "Eh I'll do it later"
==========Two Hours Later, Hokage Office==============
Naruto appeared in the Kakashi's office at the appointed time and noticed almost all of his friends
"Hey guy's" he received smiles and waves from his friends "So anyone know why where here?"
All at once everyone turned to look at Shikamaru, who let out a sigh
"What?" Temari poked him in the head
"We all know Shino and you were in charge of finding information about or current situation and seeing as he's not here" she let the explanation hang in the air
"Troublesome women" he mumbled only to get a slap in the back of the head, courtesy of Temari
"Keep being difficult and I'll use the fan" she tapped her battle fan over her shoulder to emphasis her point and causing Shikamaru to pale slightly
"Fine here is the information we collected I'll go over the rest when Kakashi arrives" he handed each of the a folder
=============Three Hours Later=========
Naruto sat in the Hokage chair with his feet on the desk lightly snoring with his packet draped over his chest, Choji and Shikamaru sat on the floor playing a game of shogi while Lee watched. Tenten, Temari, Sakura and Sai were discussing the information they just read.
Suddenly Kakashi appeared next to Naruto
"Sorry I'm late I found a new flower I had never seen before and was captivated by its beauty" he said with an eye smile
"I was hoping he would grow out of this" Sakura shook her head while the others chuckled at her frustration
"Sensei you're the Hokage now don't you think it's time you start making it to meetings on time" Kakashi looked at her for a moment before turning to his chair and spinning it causing Naruto to fall on the ground
"WHAT THE HELL!" Naruto jumped up and looked around the room, stopping on Kakashi and pointing at him
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" Kakashi shrugged
"You were in my seat" he turned his seat forward and sat down
"You could have shook me awake ya know" Naruto grumbled as he walked over to the others
"But that was more fun" Naruto glared at his sensei then let out a humph and crossed his arms. Kakashi chuckled
"Moving on, I have called you all here for a long term SS class mission" Everyone's eyes went side on that note, they had all done high class missions before but never SS. Before they could speak Kakashi held up his hand
"Let me tell you about it before you bombard me with questions" everyone closed their mouths to allow him to continue
"Now I'm sure Shikamaru has caught you up to speed on our situation" after getting a nod from him he continued "You all will be given a ship and go out around the area establishing trade with anyone you can."
He stood up and walked over to one of the walls, reaching up he pulled down a map
"This is our best understanding of the area we are in. It's known as East Blue, from what we have learned it is the calmest of the blues. Hopefully that will help us out in the long run. As you can see there are a decent amount of islands here so I am confident we can find at least a few to trade with." He turned back to the group
"After we have established a decent trade route you all will turn head out to the Grand Line. I believe that if the Elemental Nations are anywhere it will be there. Now any questions?" Sai, Sakura and Temari raised their hands
"Sakura-chan" she nodded and stepped forward slightly
"Why don't we just join the world government and ask them for information? Wouldn't it be faster?" Kakashi shook his head
"Think of the world government like the allied army from the war, we would be put under someone else's control and have to follow their rules. It could very well lead us to being soldiers in their battle against the pirates and revolutionists. While that may not be what will happen we will play it safe. If they eventually send someone to negotiate we will hear them out though" she excepted that answer and stepped back
"Sai" he bowed his head slightly and took a step forward
"What will be our roles on the ship" Shikamaru cleared his throat and stepped forward
"I believe I'll take this one Hokage-sama" reciving a nod from Kakashi he turned to face the others
"I have chosen each of you not only for your fighting skills but secondary skills that will help on our long journey." He points to Tenten
"You will be the ships Weapon Specialist. There are new weapons that I've never seen out there, your skill with multiple weapons gives you the best chance of fighting them and learning to use them. Adding to the fact you have forge experience you can repair weapons along the trip." Tenten's eyes widened and sparkled with the thought of new toys
"Lee you will be our combat specialist and help with repairs around the ship seeing as you have the most strength out of everyone except for maybe Choji" Lee grinned
"YOSH! MY FLAMES OF YOUTH WILL KEEP OUR SHIP IN THE BEST CONDITION SHIKI-KUN OR I WILL DO ONE THOUSAND PUSH UPS ON MY FINGERS" Shikamaru shook his head and started to re think bringing Lee but moved on
"Sakura will obviously be our medic obviously" she nodded with a smile
"Sai will act as our shipwright and lookout. With your drawing skills and ability to create ink birds we can search for islands faster" Sai nodded
"Wouldn't someone from the Hyuga clan be more efficient in the task of lookout?" many of the others looked to Shikamaru but Kakashi interjected
"There skills are better used for watching over the village, along with the Inuzuka and Aburame clans." The others nodded but had looks of confusion. Shikamaru took the chance to continue
"Temari will act as our navigator. I know you had to learn to use maps and sometimes the stars to find your way in the dessert so you have the best chance at sea. Plus your and Naruto's wind jutsu can help us on calm days." She gave him a smirk, of which he ignored
"Choji I know you can cook so you be our cook. I have also read that on the grand line there is a race of giants. I'm hoping they rely on their size to fight and thus are not skilled at hand to hand combat, it will give you an edge on them and hopefully you could take on multiple enemies at one time." Choji gave Shikamaru a stern look; he had not fought many opponents at his maximum height so he would need to practice with his family before they left.
"I will act as the first mate and be in charge of the day to day duties of the ship. I will also act as the negotiator for trade routes if we find any that will be beneficial to the village." He then turned to Naruto; said man had a huge grin on his face, and let out a sigh
"Naruto will be our captain and front liner for fighting off any pirates we come across." Everyone looked at Shikamaru like he had gone insane. Naruto's grin only increased
"HELL YA! I'm going to rule the seas as the most badass pirate ever" Sakura appeared behind him and bashed him to the ground
"BAKA! We're not going out there as pirates" Naruto stood up with a pout on his face
"Awww Sakura-chan that hurt" a tick mark appeared above her eye and Naruto stepped back
"Now, now hear me out on this." He waved his hands in front of him trying to placate her anger.
"Sakura, let's hear him out" Sakura turned to her sensei than back to Naruto
"Fine" she lowered her fist and crossed her arms in front of her. Naruto let out a sigh of relief
"Thanks Sensei. Now I got a little carried away but I've been thinking about it and I believe that being pirates is the fastest way for us to achieve all our goals." Everyone deadpanned at him before Kakashi spoke up
"I think you're going to have to explain more Naruto" he smiled and scratched the back of his head
'Think about it, currently all of our currency is useless. Even if we start trading we have no way to pay for anything. If were pirates we can send all the money and treasure here to fund the village. Now don't get me wrong I don't want to go around sacking villages and stealing from innocent people but surely there are crooked people out there and not to mention stealing from other pirates."
Kakashi thought about Naruto's idea. He had realized the village currently had no money but was going to trade merchandise for money first. Of course with this new option the village would gain twice the amount
"But won't being pirates make us targets for the Marines. Plus will be Pirates" Tenten had spoken up and the others were nodding along
"We already will be targeted" everyone turned to Shikamaru
"When people see us throwing multiple elements, running on water, trees and buildings it will raise alarms with the marines. They would probably mark us as Pirates right from the start with a capture alive bounty" the others turned to each other with looks of worry, Naruto stepped up to Kakashi
"Hokage-sama I know it's a risk but if doing this helps out the village it's a risk I'm willing to take" Kakashi looked into Naruto's eyes and saw the same determination he had seen so many times before
"Very well. You are the leader on this mission so you may do as you see fit. As long as you are keeping the village funded and attempting to create positive relations with other islands I will allow you to continue" Naruto's face split into a huge grin
"Thanks Sensei" Kakashi nodded and turned to the others
"I will give you all a chance now to back out of the mission. I will not hold it against any of you if you do wish to back out in light of the new parameters." He looked around the room at each of them, each with the same look Naruto just had. He couldn't help but smile
"Very well. Sai go to the carpenters guild and begin blue prints for a ship, I will have Yamato meet you there it shouldn't take long for all of you to finish a ship." Sai nodded and disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
"The rest of you go and start to prepare for the mission. I would suggest researching anything that might aid in your duties on the ship." The others nodded and started to leave the room
"Naruto wait please" Naruto turned around confused but shrugged it off and sat down in a chair.
"I want you to make weekly reports during the mission. Drop your Hiraishin kunai at each Island, that way you create a relay enabling you to make it back to the village from anywhere" Naruto looked at Kakashi with surprise; he didn't think anyone knew that much about the Hiraishin even his father's students. Kakashi laughed at his confusion
"You shouldn't assume so much Naruto. Now go prepare" Naruto shook his head and grinned to his sensei
"Hai" disappearing in a flash of yellow