"We need to go see the Hokage," Naruto said suddenly as they sat at the table eating. Mikoto-san had already left to help Uchiha-san rebuild the village.

"I know," Sasuke said.

"I mean right now," Naruto said.

"At least finish your breakfast first," Sasuke pointed to the half-finished meal. "Konoha won't be in danger if we wait half an hour for you to finish eating."

"I know," Naruto sighed. "I just can't wait to go see baa-chan."

"I know Naruto," Sasuke took Naruto's hand to comfort him. "We'll see her soon."

Naruto smiled. Sasuke always knew how to make him feel better when he felt lonely or missed someone greatly. The two of them finished eating before heading off towards the hokage's office to meet Sakura.

"What do you two need?" asked the hokage when Sasuke and Naruto walked in. He seemed very tired, but other than a few bumps and bruises he seemed to be okay. Much better than he had been last time he had to go through this fight.

"We're waiting for Sakura to get here," Naruto said.

"Alright then," said the hokage. "Do you mind if I ask some questions?"

"Of course not," Naruto answered.

"Then first," said the hokage. "How did you know that Konoha was going to be attacked?"

"We have our ways," said Sasuke.

"That's not good enough," growled the hokage. "I have been going along with everything that you have told me, and it has all come true. I want to know how that is possible. No one can get all the right. Not even someone who can see the future. I also want to know how you guys can do some of the things that you do without any training."

"Sasuke's been using his sharingan," said Naruto.

"Neither of you have ever seen either the chidori or the rasengan. Besides I heard from Kakashi that you have actually expanded on the rasengan using wind chakra mixed with fire. A genin should not be able to do something so advanced."

"You've been watching us haven't you?" Sasuke asked suddenly. Naruto looked shocked. None of them had ever noticed anyone watching them.

"Do you expect me to allow suspicious people such as yourselves to roam through my city without any sort of supervision?"

"How did you watch us?" asked Naruto. "We didn't feel any ANBU following us."

"That is my secret," said the hokage. "Now answer my question."

Neither Sasuke nor Naruto knew what to say at that moment. They were trying so hard to hide the fact that they were from the future, but they had slipped up and had allowed the hokage to see that they were acting strange. They should have known that they couldn't keep it a secret forever, but they also knew that they still couldn't tell anyone. They couldn't even tell the hokage.

Naruto looked at Sasuke to try to figure out what to do, but even though Sasuke looked strong, Naruto knew that he was also at a loss. "It was through the help of the Kyuubi."

"Nice try Naruto," growled the hokage, "but you already told me that the Kyuubi is dead."

"The former Kyuubi is dead," said Naruto, "and I have taken his place as Kyuubi. The powers of the Kyuubi have been what is helping us throughout all these times." It wasn't exactly the truth, but it was as close as they were willing to get to it without threatening all of their plans to save the people.

"How is that possible?" asked the hokage. "The Kyuubi is an immortal demon. How is it possible for a mortal human to take her place."

"Kyuubi is a spirit," said Naruto. "The spirits are not immortal. They just have longer lives then they would have had if they had remained human. The reason that you believe that the spirits are immortal is because they pass their name and their powers onto another human when it is time for them to die. She was chosen by the former Kyuubi to take the name and then she passed it on to me. Now I am the Kyuubi."

"I see." The hokage still seemed very skeptical of them, but he could not say anything more as Sakura entered the room with the elderly council following behind her.

"What is the meaning of this?" asked the old man.

"Why have you taken us away from helping rebuild our city?" asked the old woman.

"We have a proposal," answered Naruto.

"One that needs all of you to approve before it can be fulfilled," said Sakura.

"And what is that?" asked the hokage.

"We need a new hokage," answered Sasuke.

"What?" the elderly council and the hokage gasped at the same time.

"It is clear that you are getting old jii-chan," said Naruto, "and you are becoming too weak to defend the leaf village as the hokage should be able to."

"What do you mean?" asked the hokage.

"He means that if I had not been there to fight against Orochimaru with you, than you would have been dead," growled Sasuke. Naruto grabbed Sasuke's arm and shook his head. He knew that anger would do them no good in this situation because the hokage was already suspicious of all their actions as it was.

"I am simply trying to say that the leaf village needs a stronger leader if it is going to survive another one of these attacks," said Naruto.

"And I suppose you think you're the one to do it," the old woman scoffed.

Sakura turned to say something very rude to the old lady to defend Naruto, but she caught a look sent by Naruto and grudgingly held her tongue.

"I would not be able to lead this village properly at this time, but I do have a suggestion as to who would be a good candidate."

"Oh?" asked the hokage, "and who would that be?"

"Lady Tsunade," answered Naruto.

"She does not want to become hokage," said the old woman.

"I can convince her," said Naruto.

"At least give this a try," said Sakura. "There's no one who could fill the role of fifth hokage better than her."

"How will you find her?" asked the old man.

"Jiraiya-sannin will take us," said Naruto.

"You can give it a try," said the hokage. He knew that he was growing too old for this job a long time ago and if these children could convince Lady Tsunade to take his place than he would gladly step aside to allow her to take the job.

"Thank you," Naruto said with a large grin.

"How do you plan on finding Jiraiya-sannin?" asked Sakura as they left the hokage's office.

"Of course," Naruto smiled. "Pervy-sage will be where all the girls barely have any clothes on. He'll be at the bath houses."

"Oh yeah," growled Sakura. "That was one thing that I really hated about him."

"What do you say we play a prank on him Sakura?" Naruto laughed.

"How do you plan to do that?" asked Sakura. The three of them had long ago learned that it was best just to go along with all of Naruto's pranks because he would do them without assistance, but they would be able to enjoy the hilarity of the prank.

"We can just give him what he likes."

"Why would you do that?"

"That way we can get him to agree to take us to baa-chan without having to argue with him." Naruto paused for a moment and Sasuke and Sakura thought that something must be wrong, but then Naruto shouted. "Darn it! Now I have to recreate my connection with the chief toad."

Sakura laughed. "You know Naruto," she said. "I think it's kind of funny that you show more respect to animals than you do to humans."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Naruto pouted.

"We should get going," said Sasuke.

"Alright!" Naruto said excitedly before pushing on ahead of him to lead the way to the bath houses.

sorry guys. i know this is a short chapter compared to my others, but i thought it would be best to stop the chapter here. i hope you enjoy.