Book 4 - Star Trek: Predator - Sad Day for Konoha's - Chapter 8, The calm before the storm


The Freedom and Voyager were still hours away from Konoha, Naruto was training his Hazard Team in the event he would have to lead them into combat on Konoha, he was also training his Jutsus, knowing fully well that if he was forced to land on Konoha, he would have 100% of his powers and he would unleash hell if he had too in order to save Konoha, Sasuke was prepping the ships weapons

Sasuke: Ensign, can you give me an extra 5% out of the secondary power grid?

Jake: How's that sir?

Sasuke: Good, weapons output is at 130%

Jake: But that's 5% over the safety limit, would we not overload the phaser strips?

Sasuke: These ships are powerful, and if we don't get everything we can from the weapons, the phaser strips overloading will be the least of our worries

Jake: Yes sir, I have to get back to engineering, the chief engineer wants me to recalibrate the warp coils....something about Voyager's chief engineers gloating that her warp field is more pure then ours.....

Sakura: Sasuke!! There you are

Sasuke: Hurm? Sakura?

Sakura: Hey, I received permission to come visit, since were still a few hours away, there isn't much for me to do on Voyager, Naruto is busy training his team...So I thought I would come see you

Sasuke smiled

Sasuke: Somehow I didn't think it would ever happen

Sakura: Huh?

Sasuke: I can tell that you

All of a sudden Naruto came into the room

Naruto: Sakura!! Someone told me you had come!!

Sakura: Naruto? I thought you were in training

Naruto: I was, but my team needed a rest, and then someone told me you were here

Sakura: Yeah, I wanted to see you 2 before the fight

Sasuke: Have you calmed down Naruto?

Naruto: Huh?

Sasuke: I figured you wanted to get rid of some of your anger by taking it out on the Hazard Team...And call it training....

Naruto: ....Oh yeah... Well now that Sakura is here of course I'm happy again

Sakura: What happened?

Sasuke: That's a good question I had been wondering myself

Naruto: ....Nothing, its just I got into an argument with Neji

Sakura: About what?

Naruto: I rather not talk about it

Sakura: Alright, you guys want to eat some Ramen?

Sasuke: No I've already eaten with Kira, you 2 go on ahead I have to prep defensive systems some more, I'm going to try and boost the shield power

Sakura: Alright

Naruto: Ohhh its just the 2 of us, does that mean that this is a date?..........

A few minutes latter in the Mess, Naruto's face had a red hand print on it

Sakura: How about once we finish eating you give me a tour of the ship? I've never been on a Justice Class

Naruto was rubbing his face

Naruto: Alright.....As long as you don't hurt me anymore

Sakura giggles a bit, after they had eaten, Naruto began showing Sakura around the ship, he bumped into one of his Hazard Team Members.

Chris: A Lieutenant...Who is this?

Naruto: This is Sakura, she is posted on Voyager

Chris: "Thee" Sakura?

Sakura: Huh?

Chris: The one you keep saying is your girlf..

Naruto slams his hand against the young officer's month

Naruto: SHHHHHH no…

Sakura had an evil sadistic look in her face, you could almost see the fire in her eyes

Sakura: Oh.....Naruto......What have you been telling these nice people?

Naruto: .....Please I beg you, don't hurt me.....

The young officer was in awe, he had never seen his commanding officer in such a fearful state

A few moments latter on the bridge, Kira was in command, the turbo lift doors open, Naruto's other cheek was now red and he had a black eye

Naruto: And this is the Bridge

Kira: ....My god.....what happened to you?

Naruto: ....

Kira: .....Never mind I don't think I want to know

Sakura: So where is your post?

Naruto: Well when I'm not training my Team, I man the Operations console

He shows her his console

Kira: What's our ETA?

Athrun: 8 hours Sir

Naruto tapped the officers shoulder informing him that he was taking over Ops

Naruto: The 5th fleet will arrive at Konoha before us, there ETA is 1 hour and 20 minutes

Sakura: Do we know how many ships there going to bring ?

Kira: No, however I'm still getting info from there computer

Naruto: I am receiving a message from the USS Legend

Kira: What is it?

Naruto: It's a call for Ino

Kira: Where is Ino?

Naruto: Internal sensors have her in the mess halll

Kira: Bridge to Ino

Ino: -= Yes sir? =-

Kira: We have a message from the Legend for you.

In the mess Ino was eating lunch

Ino: Patch it threw here

Kira: -= Understood =-

She got up and walked over to the nearest wall console she tapped the buttons

Noah: -= Ino =-

Ino: Commander?

Noah: -= I am happy to be able to talk to you, I have some good news =-

Ino: What kind?

Noah: -= Captain Carl Michel's has been court-martialed =-

Ino somehow felt happy to hear this news, but didn't understand why it was "good" news to anyone other then herself

Ino: Why? what happened

Noah: -= I had seen him treat the crew like dirt since the day I came to the ship, including myself, what he had done to you was the last straw =-

Ino: I don't understand

Noah: -= After the way he treated you, I tried to talk to him in private, he threaten to replace me, so I filed a complaint, and at his court-martial, every single crew member stood up against him =-

Ino: I see, but why are you telling me all this?

Noah: -= Because I'm acting Captain now, and I'm taking the ship to Konoha to help defend it, after the battle I'm going to officially take command, and I want my navigator back.....If you want to come back that is… =-

Ino's face suddenly changed, she was so happy

Ino: YES !! I would love to return sir.

Noah: -= great, I can't wait to have you back at your post, Legend out =-

The Freedom and Voyager were moments from Konoha, the 5th fleet had already begun making defences, they had the authorisation from the major governments of Konoha "The Kages" to construct orbital defences, the Kingston was already in orbit. Shikamaru had decided to visit his Village.

Hokage: Shikamaru, welcome home, how is space?

Shika: most of the things up there are troublesome, but I enjoy it, how are the negotiations with the other Kages proceeding?

Hokage: Very well, this impending attack has shown them that now more then ever we need to unite as a planet and let go of the old ways, the Kazekage is currently in Konoha, he has his escort with him.....

Temari: Shikamaru!!

Shika: .....How troublesome

Temari: Now is that the way to greet me ? I am the Kazekage's Escort and sister after all

Shikamaru shook his head

All of a sudden Tenten showed up

Tenten: Shikamaru!!

Shika: Tenten?

Tenten: The York just arrived, I have been given permission to beam down

Shikamaru couldn't help but notice her 1 pip

Shika: Ensign?

Tenten looked a bit disappointed and looked at the ground

Tenten: Well the York is very small, she is the same size as a Nova, so trying to advance in rank is hard

Shika: I bet it can be troublesome

Tenten: But look at you, your just 1 grade above me

Temari: This is all very interesting , but why are you both still in your uniforms ?.....Sure I know all about this since I'm the Kazekage's escort, but don't you think the other people in the village are going to wonder why your dressed like this?....

Shikamaru sighed

Shika: I have grown out of my old clothes and they don't fit me anymore..... And going shopping for new ones is so troublesome

Tenten: Will you get over yourself, everything is troublesome to you, come on, I will go do some shopping with you, oh, oh I cant wait to see the new fashions Konoha has

Temari: There is this shop that your village has that I wish the sand village would get, each time I come here I just must go see there new stock

Tenten: Oh I'm so happy lets go !!

Shika: ......Women......."sigh"

Temari grabbed Shikamaru by the arm and dragged him along

Temari: Stop being a baby and come on!

Meanwhile, the Freedom and Voyager had just warped in

Athrun: Dropping out of warp, the fleet seems to be getting ready for the attack

Tucker: Good, Sasuke, Naruto do you 2 wish to go down?

Naruto: It would be nice to see Konoha before the battle

Sasuke: Yeah....

All of a sudden Naruto's console started to blip

Naruto: Incoming ships..... And there not ours

Tucker: Red Alert, all decks battle stations!

Sasuke: Whoever they are, there are over 60 of them

Naruto: They just dropped out of warp

Tucker: On screen!

The screen changed to show them the incoming fleet

Naruto: .....There all of Kost design

Tucker: .....So it begins, all hands, prepare for battle, Kira to the bridge

Kira was in his officer, he was trying to get more information from the computer

Kira: .....My god is it possible?.....


End Chapter 8