Chapter 3: My Choking, not shocking mission
"Uzumaki Naruto, you and two other members of your choosing will go beyond the borders of Hi No Kuni to search and capture Uchiha Itachi!" she said surprisingly. "This will be a long journey that might take you at least a whole year to achieve. With the information acquired from your sensei Jiraiya it seems the Akatsuki is moving around searching for the other tailed beasts." She paused, she knew Naruto took it at heart whenever anyone in the village talked of the tailed beasts.
Knowing the fact he was a jinchuriki himself, a container of the Kyuubi no Yoko. It's been awhile since he has transformed or summoned the fox demon's powers to aid him in his battles. But he has trained himself all these years to use his own strength and chakra in his battles instead of always calling the fox for help. He told himself he'll only use the fox's power as a last resort.
"You're kidding right?" All this gave Naruto choking sensation. "Me and two people of my choosing to capture Uchiha Itachi? That's insane! In my opinion I might not even stand a chance at all against him even with two other people." he said.
"Oh come on, you're one of the highest ranking ANBU from our village, how long have I known you? Naruto you are by far the best choice for this mission. This mission will guarantee your entry as one of the people to become the next hokage." She said in response.
Naruto thought about this for a moment. 'So who are my choices? The people I can take with me?" he asked.
"There's Hyuuga Neji, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Kiba, Hyuuga Hinata, even Uchiha Sasuke, and –" She was cut off.
"Sasuke, hmmmmm not such a good choice, his anger might cause him to his death instead of capturing his brother." He thought and told Tsunade.
"Ehmmmmmmm……..…may I continue, and my own apprentice Haruno Sakura." She paused looking at Naruto. "He has to pick her, her healing capabilities will prove useful in this mission, not only that this might help Naruto with his problem." She giggled in her mind. "He can thank me later, once he realizes what I've done for him."
"Ill take Sakura…………." The blonde said.
"Yesssss…………" Tsunade chuckled. "Looks like I win that bet Shizune"she happily thought. "So who is your other choice?" she asked.
"I have a person in mind."
"Who? Is it one of the people I listed for you?"
"Well, you did say people of my choosing…..and I pick….hmmmm Sai." This shocked Tsunade, she knows Sai is from ANBU ROOT, Danzou's ANBU and has a hard time trusting him, but she thought if Naruto trusts him then she trusts him too. "He'll be use for this mission cause of his skills. And for my own reasons…."
"Then it's settled then, are you sure this is the team you want?" she asked.
"I'm sure, but will they be updated about this mission or do I- Naruto was cut off by Tsunade.
"I have a lot to do at the moment and don't have time to send the messengers to update them, so you have to search for them yourself. Is that alright with you?" she asked.
"Very well, we will set out first thing tomorrow." Naruto said giving Tsunade a thumbs up and a smile.
"That smile is still priceless" she thought.
As Naruto was about to leave, he was interrupted by a few last words of encouragement and advice from the hokage.
"Uzumaki Naruto!" she paused for a few seconds then continued. "Good luck, if you know what I mean? " She giggled.
"Eh??" he was confused of what she meant. Naruto exited the office and went on his way to contact Sakura in the hospital and later Sai in the ANBU headquarters.
"Be safe Uzumaki Naruto, the Yondaime's son, be safe……………………." She had a worried look on her face, but is certain they will succeed.
Naruto walked out of the hokage tower and well on his way to Konoha Hospital. "This is all unexpected, now how am i going to approach and explain all this to Sakura? this is all to sudden and nostalgic, its just like before when all of team 7 was still together." he thought. "Sorry Sasuke, but your lust for revenge against your brother will get in the way of the mission. Who knows what you might do."
He finally reached the hospital, he didn't walk but used his fathers technique, Hiraishin no Jutsu to reach the hospital. To him time during a mission mustn't be wasted, but as he entered the hospital he thought. "Alright calm down Naruto, mission hasn't started yet, who am i kidding talking to Sakura is like the highest ranking mission, jeez. All this cause i can't talk to a girl." he kept walking until he reached the front desk asking for Haruno Sakura.
"Excuse me maam, do you knwo where i might find Haruno Sakura?"
"Hey Naruto!" the girl in the front desk was none other than Ino from Shikamaru's team. "Long time no see huh? looking for Sakura i suppose? oooooooooo!! I bet you still have very deep feelings for her huh? Good for you. She's in room 619 Section 07, second floor. "
"Thanks Ino, and good to see you too." he replied "Jeez, does everyone know about my feelings for her...what is my life, a TV show?" he wondered.
"So whats up? Hokage-sama sent you?" she asked.
"Yeah i need Sakura for a mission, she'll prove useful you know?" he replied, hiding the true reason why he picked her. All this secrecy caused him to blush.
"AHAHA! okayyyyy Naruto whatever you say, well ill see you later." she said. as Naruto walked to Section 07 The blonde shouted so loud everyone heard in the first floor."Good luck Naruto!!"
As he walked he still thought of what hes going to say to Sakura. At last he reached the room Ino said she'd be in and opened the door finding the pink haired beauty taking the patients blood pressure. Naruto's heart beat faster and faster "My God!! Jesus Christ...what do i say" he hid behind the wall. Sakura took a glance back swearing she heard someone enter, but paid no attention and went back to work.
"Booo!" she came out in surprise.
Naruto froze in shock. "NARUTO!! ITS BEEN SO LONG, WOW!! YOU'VE GROWN!!" she was happy to see him "I've missed you Naruto...i don't know if you've been trying to avoid me all this time, but I've missed the days we talked and hanged out"the kunoichi thought in her head.
"AHA Sakura-san" he replied smiling at her."I cant reveal any of my feelings to her, besides...shes with Sasuke." "Long time no see Sakura-san." the blonde said.
"That smile...its been so long..." she thought. "So what are you doing here hmmmmm? been avoiding me lately Naruto?"
"Ahaha! noooooo of course not" "SHIT!" "I'm here to ask you to come with me on a mission, Granny Tsunade's orders."
"Sensei? what's the mission objective?" she asked.
"Capture an Akatsuki Member for information." he said surprisingly like Tsunade did.
"Your Serious?? who else is coming?" she asked continuously "I wonder if Sasuke is coming"she asked herself.
"So is that a Yes? No? Ye-No? No-Ye?" he asked.
"Is that a new word, Naruto?" She giggled. "You always had a way to cheer me up." she said. "he always did"
"Ahahaha!, ill take that as a yes then. Well looks like that leaves only one more person."
"Who?"
"Sai of course!" Naruto continued.
"Whew"
"Well meet me tomorrow morning at Konoha's gates, don't worry you'll wake up in time." he said. "She has a habit of sleeping late hmmmm, no matter, ill wait at the gates...for her"
"Hai! see you then Naruto, it was really great seeing you" she replied giving Naruto a smile.
Naruto didn't use the front door, he wanted to impress Sakura by just jumping out the window like he always did when they were young. So then he jumped out and searched out Sai in the ANBU headquarters.
"Same old Naruto..." she sighed "I Miss those days"
As Naruto sped to the ANBU headquarters, the sky turned a bit darker than usual. The time was now 3:35 pm, the sound of thunder and rays of lightning started to appear in the sky showing signs of a storm coming. "This is a bad sign"as he ran, Naruto was then stopped by a kunai thrown right in front of him, but he easily dodges it by doing a back flip and landing on his feet. He stopped on one of the building's roofs to take a look from where the kunai was thrown from.
Surprisingly a rain of kunais comes from the sky as lightning flashed over the village. Naruto easily dodges it by using Hiraishin no Jutsu. and lands on the roof of another building. "WHO ARE YOU! SHOW YOURSELF!" Naruto shouted as the lightning flashed again. His clothes was wet, his wild hair almost put down by the rain pouring on him, his blue eyes reflecting every flash of lightning. small streams of water running down on his face. He then once again used Hiraishin no Jutsu and finally found his attacker and appearied right behind him.
"Who are you??" Naruto asked angrily as he grabbed his attackers arm and put it behind him against his own weight with a kunai on his neck. His attacker then swallows a pill that he had eaten with his other hand, and dies slowly grinning at Naruto.
"THE YONDAIME'S LEGACY I SUPPOSE!! COUGH COUGH" His attacker choking from the blood filling in his mouth. the attacker then said something to Naruto. "...PREPARE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF KONOHA!" his attacker then dies a slow and painful death.
The storm didn't go away. Naruto's suspicions were correct, this storm is a sign of something coming, he thought he must update the hokage about what had just happened here. So he carried the lifeless body on his back, and throws a kunai all the way to the hokage tower with a note attached to it. The kunai reaches Tsunade's window, and startles Shizune as she was organizing the documents that had been done by Tsunade. Shizune notices the message attached to the kunai and informs the hokage of its information as soon as possible.
"TSUNADE-SAMA!!" Shizune shouts at the hokage.
"huh?" said the puzzled Tsunade giving Shizune a confused look.
"One of Naruto's kunais was thrown by your window!" she said.
Tsunade knew exactly what the note meant, it was a thing that only Jiraiya, Naruto, and her knew about cause of their adventure together to bring her back to the village. The kunai usually meant that trouble was coming.
"Where was the kunai's tip pointing?" she asked.
"I, I don't know" she paused taking deep breaths from running from the top floor from Tsunade's office. It was hard to talk since she hasn't ran like that in awhile. "I would say the direction of the hospital?" she replied.
"Come!! we must go to the hospital now!" Tsunade ordered as she grabbed her coat.
'Hai!" she ran behind the hokage with a worried look.
Author's Note-
Well here's Chapter 3 guys. I hope you enjoy it, I'm open for any more ideas and opinions.
