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Chapter 3
Sakura's POV
Once I finished with the ANBU squad, I retreat into my "office", which consist of some boxes stacked together near the corner of the medical tent to give me the illusion of privacy, and sit down on the floor looking over the late Chiyo-sama's journals. Gaara brought them over from Suna as a gift from the Village Hidden in the Sand. He said it was the least he could do for helping them save Kankuro and himself a few years back. I have to admit that giving up potential secrets from one village to another is practically unheard of, but the alliance between Suna and Konoha has never been stronger. I can only see it becoming almost unbreakable when Naruto finally becomes Hokage one day.
I am completely engrossed in a particular journal when a puff of smoke appears next to me and the masked ANBU shinobi, which I recognize as the Hokage's personal guard, informed me of my immediate summons to the war room headquarters. I put away the scroll that I was working on along with Chiyo-sama's journal and follow said ANBU out the door.
"So much for a break! Cha!" Inner Sakura stomps her foot down, while cracking her knuckles.
Kakashi's POV
As the room filled up, I stepped out the window for a moment to summon Pakkun. Once I informed him of what I needed him to do, I sent him on his way and returned to the front of the room where Naruto and Sakura waited for me.
Wow, her eye's are the most beautiful green imaginable. I could get lost in those sparkling gems that shine in a way that the most precious jewels in all of Fire Country could never compare. Wait... What just happened there, I must be channeling Gai. Ugh… But I have to admit she does look like the sweetest angel about to…. oh no!
Her angelic vision was shattered by a loud smack as she raised her voice a couple of octaves higher than usual, "Naruto, you Baka!" Naruto had a huge bump on the top of his head where my lovely, sweet, and sometimes gentle, Sakura hit him for addressing the Kage's as "What's up old timers!" I hope that he can at least show some decorum for the next couple of minutes. With everyone seated and ready, a slightly dizzy Naruto, Sakura and I stand up and get ready to explain our plan.
"This jutsu, which we are about to explain, will be something that no one has ever been a part of in the past due to the complex nature of the specific bloodline limits involved. As many of you know the Uchiha clan of Konoha are the wielders of the Sharingan. With the only remaining Uchiha now out of our reach, I am the only Sharingan user that can also wield the Mangekyo Sharingan. The technique that is exclusive to blood members of the Uchiha clan in its highest form for the Mangekyo Sharingan is called Tsukuyomi. This technique can trap the minds of its victims and have them endure any type of physical damage the caster wishes them to experience for any amount of time. The timespan is different while under Tsukuyomi, one could be tortured for days while only be under the jutsu for a couple of seconds. The injuries that occur are not physical, but deep mental gashes into the victim's psyche. Because this is a high-class ninjutsu it drains the majority of the wielder's chakra and can potentially cause 'slight' damage to the eye." Tsunade gives me a slight glare that is thankfully overlooked by Sakura. "Uchiha Itachi, was known to have the strongest Tsukuyomi technique ever, and I was somehow able to survive this with my mind intact. While under Tsukuyomi I was tortured to an extent that even Morino Ibiki of our T & I department would be hard pressed to achieve."
I heard some murmurs across my audience and I proceeded to explain the rest of my plan. There was no reason to go into the details of my torture and I did not want Sakura to know exactly how much that still lingered deep down in my soul.
"The jutsu that my team has prepared involves Naruto's amazing chakra reserves that he will be sharing with me, courtesy of Kurama. Sakura will maintain a part of her mind actively healing my eye while Tsukuyomi is being held against the enemy. Sakura's other part of her mind will be healing the rest of our troops through her slug summons, as Naruto share's his chakra with her as well. The jutsu's that both Sakura and myself will be using are extremely draining on our own chakra reserves, so Naruto will be in constant contact with both of us to replenish our chakra during the duration of the jutsu. The reason why we called Hinata, Ino and Kiba is that we need their specific skills to help us differentiate friend and foe. Hinata will use the Byakugan to help Sakura identify our troops that are in need of medical care. Ino will infiltrate the minds of the enemy while they are under Tsukuyomi, to find out any information that we might need. Kiba and Akamaru, will be helping Kazekage-sama protect Ino, Hinata, Sakura, Naruto and myself. While performing this jutsu, we all will need complete control of our specific abilities and cannot be distracted by anything. The sheer amount of people who will be under our combined effect will be a feat that no one has ever attempted."
"Kazekage-sama we will need a clear line of sight so that Kakashi can make eye contact with as many enemy nin that he can. All it takes is for the enemy to look at him directly and they will be trapped in Tsukuyomi," said Sakura. Gaara just nodded his agreement and informed us that he will be implanting a slight amount of sand in each of our wrists so that his sand can recognize our chakra signatures and protect us, just as it protects him.
Naruto was filled with excitement and startled Gaara by giving him one of his infamous hugs. "See Gaara, I knew that we could count on you! You are the best, Believe it!" Gaara made an attempt at a smirk that would have been the equivalent of a Uchiha giving us a megawatt smile, Ha! An Uchiha smiling, I would have actually laughed at the thought of that happening. Naruto sure had a way with breaking the hard cold exterior that Gaara had. Maybe Naruto's bloodline limit was not an expansive chakra reserve but the ability to break down the most closed off people in the world and making them functioning members of society.
Minato sensei, your boy will do wonders as our next Hokage. I hope that Kami-sama answers my prayers and peace is once again brought to the Five Great Shinobi Countries. Naruto would be the perfect person to lead us in times of peace and rebuilding.
Sakura's POV
I listened to Kakashi explain the part of the jutsu that involved our fellow friends and began thinking how taking charge of situations like this came naturally to him. No one could ever doubt his experience on the field. His prowess as one of the best shinobi in the world was renowned and he had been in the Bingo Books since he became jonin at age 10 before he even had the Sharingan. I had a great sense of pride in his words and actions because I knew his motives and the craving that he had for peace.
I thought about the times that we spent at the memorial wall paying our respect to the fallen. It amazed me that he managed to know at least one story behind every name on that list, even from the nin of the other nations! As the Third Division Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces he made it a point to give his subordinates some of his time. I would sometimes catch glimpses of him walking down the camp, stopping by and talking with any shinobi that passed by. He told me once, that if he didn't take the time to make the shinobi feel a sense of camaraderie within the camp, how would they ever work together on the field? Most of these shinobi had never considered working with any other ninja from any other village but their own, and now here they were all stuck together trying to fight for the same cause.
When Kakashi finished the explanation, and we managed to pry Naruto off of Gaara, we were allowed to go back to camp and rest while the Kage's decided on our next steps.
As we walked out, Kakashi took my hand and gave it a slight squeeze. I looked at him and he gave me his trademark eye crinkle that indicated that he was smiling underneath that mask of his. I smiled back and he brought me close enough to lean down and whisper in my ear, "I need to show you something." He kissed my forehead, did a quick seal and poofed us to a different location via his trademark transportation jutsu.
A/N: Hey Guys, What do you think so far? I know that I'm leaving some plot holes and hopefully I can stitch all the events together some more so things can start to make sense. I appreciate the reviews, believe me I will work harder to proofread as much as I can. I have 4 kids, so this story is being written late at night, or in between my kids activities. I know some of the characters might seem OOC but most of the things that I have written that seem OOC are what they are thinking. I can't say that I will stick strictly to the canon universe because then I wouldn't have this story so there will be some things that are out of the norm. I mainly started writing this because I was listening to a song and this story just bloomed inside my mind and would not leave me alone until I put some things on paper so I'm just being inspired by my muse and writing what feels right, plus this story is just for fun, so hope you enjoy it.
