Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but me and my plot bunnies do own the plot, so nuh!
Warnings: Rating will change as needed. Bad guys about, stay alert, bright-eyed and bushy tailed like a squirrel.
A/N: I'm going to try somethin a little different when I type this up. I wonder if it'll make it easier to read the dialogue or not, I'm not sure, but if you guys like it better this way, then I'll cut back on my habit of grouping things together in big paragraphs. My thanks goes out to dragonegyptianblue for tossing around ideas with me and helping me out of my slump. It helped me out a lot. I need a creative idea tosser arounder every now and then. Any way, enjoy the story guys!
Been so long since time stood still, even if we wanted it to now, I doubt it will…
With an annoyed sigh, Naruto looks up as Kakashi poofs into his office. "You're late Hatake. Next time take a watch with you and remember to keep an eye on the time. I almost sent Ibiki after you. You have a new mission."
Kakashi smiles sheepishly behind his mask, his eye curving slightly. "Gomen Hokage-sama. I got lost on the road of life this morning."
Naruto lets a slight, amused smile grace his features and jokes lightly, "Then bring a road map with you next time so it won't be so hard to get back on the right trail. It's less time consuming ne?"
"Hai." Kakashi stands by as Naruto sorts through the papers and scrolls littering his desk to find the appropriate scroll for Kakashi. Once he finds it, he hands it over to the Jounin. Kakashi takes it and looks it over, committing the information to memory before storing it in one of his hidden vest pockets.
"You are to assassinate every one of all ninja rank in that rouge nin village. Normally I would tell you to annihilate the entire population, but it has come to my attention that there are mere village women and children who were taken for ransom. A few of the women are young maidens the men have manhandled and kept around for their own pleasure. Only assassinate those of all Shinobi rank, and then get back to your primary mission immediately after. I can deal with getting the mission report tomorrow morning. You leave once dismissed and prepared."
Kakashi inclines his head towards Naruto in acknowledgement and speaks calmly. "As you wish Hokage-sama." He disappears in a puff of smoke when Naruto gestures, indicating that he is now dismissed.
Letting out a soft, annoyed sigh, Naruto summons a few Chuunin to his office. With Kakashi on a mission that the copy nin could finish and return from at any time and the pervy sage up to his old tricks again, he needed to have someone look after his father. It would only be for a couple of days anyway, and he himself had a training appointment with Arashi after lunch tomorrow so the Chuunin would only need to hang out around Arashi until then before returning to regular duty.
Line thingy that goes here.. yada yada yada….To the bad guys now!
In an undisclosed location at the southern borders of Konoha, All the members of the Akatsuki join with a few hundred Hidden Mist nin and the remnants of Orochimaru's Oto nin, go over their plan to cripple Konoha thoroughly. The Akatsuki leader speaks, "Our intelligence reports show that the Copy-nin and Sannin who usually hover around Arashi are both out on separate missions. Our target has six Chuunin hovering over his father for now. These Chuunin will only leave Arashi's house when either Naruto himself or his usual protectors come. Our plan then is to have two Akatsuki members perform a henge, making themselves look like Kakashi and Jiraiya. They will then go into Konoha and lure Arashi out. They will bring him here and we will let Itachi 'sweet talk' him into doing our bidding. The only hitch in the plan would be if the man's memory has completely returned."
Itachi speaks up calmly, "I doubt that he has managed to recapture every memory. Amnesia is not an easy thing to shake. He may have an almost completed memory, but not enough to protect him from being mislead if done the correct way."
The leader nods, agreeing with him wordlessly. "We will trick him into bringing Naruto here where he and his precious father will be trapped in a seal that seals both his and the fox's chakra. Without their precious hokage to jump in and save them, Konoha will have a weakness and we will exploit it to its fullest. Konoha will fall in two days. Now, as for who's going…"
Plans revealed, but what will be? Without their hokage, how bright will Konoha's flame be?
A/N: This.. has to be the shortest chapter I've posted.. well.. one of them at least. Now you know what the bad guys are planning, but will their plans succeed, or will some unforeseen happenstance toss a monkey wrench into the works? We'll see what happens.. Of course, I already know.. and I will try to get the next chapter out by the end of the weekend. If not by Sunday, then by at the most Tuesday.