Naruto: Our Favourite Rokudaime

by redorigins2

Naruto comes back from convincing Nagato but before his Death, Nagato gives Naruto the Revered Senju Bloodline of Mokuton, watch as he stops the ways of Danzo, turns him to his side, becomes Rokudaime and leads the Shinobi Alliance into the Fourth Great Ninja War. Watch as he leads with the power of Nature, Shodai Hokage and his best friend Kurama. NaruSakuIno MokutonNaruto.

3. The Mission and The Decision

A/N: Here's the third chapter because of the demand, nut the next one will surely come out in about 3 days.

"Normal Person Talking"

'Normal Person Thinking'

"Biju/ Summons/ Black Zetsu Talking"

'Biju/ Summons Thinking'

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Chapter 3: The Mission and The Decision.

Konoha

The morning sun rose over Konoha once again and it indicated the Hokage's second day on the job. As Naruto woke up in his quarters and he realized the importance of the day, today was his first council meeting as the Hokage of Konoha. After preparing for his meeting and gathering his notes to discuss at the meeting, he summoned a few Kage Bunshin for them to study the files and books he gathered from the library and the books given to him by the two elders.

Naruto then remembered his duties for the day, he sweated nervously upon realizing that today he was going to be having his first council meeting; he had been pre-occupied by his love life. He headed upstairs and made his way to his office first.

Once there he summoned clones once more to continue with the new stack of paperwork for today, then Naruto headed up to the final floor of the tower to enter the large conference room which housed the Konoha council meetings.

Upon entering all the eyes were suddenly on him, there seated in the large conference table seemed to be clan heads, on each of the seats of the clan heads was a flag attached to its back with the logo of the clan they represented. He also noticed that four of those seats were unoccupied. Also sitting on the table were six representatives out of seven of the civilian council, they were seated near the end of the table while at the head of the conference table was the seat for the Hokage.

Seated nearest to the Hokage's seats were the elders of Konoha, all noticed his arrival and quickly stood up to bow respectfully including Danzo which surprised everyone except the elders and himself.

Naruto bowed back and made his way to his seat, as the rest of the council members sat on their respective seat.

"Welcome Hokage-sama to your first council meeting. I believe it is time for us to begin" Homura said respectfully as Naruto nodded his head.

"I agree Homura-san" replied the blonde Hokage.

"Very well then, I believe it would be best for each of use to introduce ourselves first and begin our roll call" Homura continued.

Then one by one the members of the council individually stood up to introduce them, the first were the three elders, then were the six civilian council members. Each of which seemed to be in the age of forty and over, from the six representatives four of which were man and two were women, most of them were successful businessmen and businesswomen in Konoha.

Then finally there were the clan heads of Konoha, each of which began to introduce themselves and the clan they represented, they went by it in alphabetical order, the same way they were organized in the table.

The first to introduce themselves was Aburame Shibi, "Greetings Hokage-sama, my name is Aburame Shibi and I am here to represent the Aburame Clan" he told him as he bowed respectfully. Naruto recognized the man as Shino's father and smiled, only now did he realize how many of his friends' parents represented their own clans as the head. Then Naruto noticed the reserved man walk over to Naruto as he handed him a tanto, Naruto looked confused for second but bowed graciously as he thanked the older man.

As Shibi made his way back to his seat Koharu leaned over to Naruto's ear, "The clan heads each brought you gifts Hokage-sama, this is a customary tradition for each new Hokage and this is done to gain favour and show their respect to you. Each gift represents their clan" she whispered.

Naruto nodded and smiled at the gift, he wondered what each clan head had in store for him

Next to stand up was Choji's father, "Hokage-sama, I am Akimichi Choza, I represent the Akimichi Clan" he proudly declared before standing up to hand Naruto an Akimichi Naginata, this was the main weapon of his clan, once again Naruto thanked the man for the wonderful gift.

Then the third to stand up was the stoic Hyuga Hiashi, he bowed at the presence of the young man and smiled, 'He reminds me of his father' he thought to himself before he began his introduction.

"I am Hyuga Hiashi and I am here to represent the Hyuga Clan as it's leader" he said as he made his way to hand Naruto a Yukata made from the finest silks, it's design was both simple and delicate, it was a black Yukata with a dark red sash. Naruto accepted the gift happily.

Kiba's mother then stood up with a feral grin as she stared down Naruto intimidatingly, Naruto gulped and began to sweat nervously due to the intense glare of the woman, "Hokage-sama, I am Inuzuka Tsume. I've heard so much about you from my sochi Kiba, anyway I am here to represent the Inuzuka Clan" she said as she handed Naruto an Inuzuka fang necklace.

The fifth member to stand up was a man Naruto recognized quite well, the clan head of the Nara Clan and Shikamaru's father Shikaku Nara. He stood up calmly and sighed, "Introductions are so troublesome" he confessed as the whole council sweatdropped at the Nara's laziness.

'Like father like son' Naruto thought to himself in an amused tone before Shikaku began to speak.

"We already know each other Hokage-sama but I am Nara Shikaku and I am here as Jonin Commander and as the clan head of the Nara Clan" he said, his gift to Naruto however was unlike the others, this time it was a shogi board which Naruto gladly accepted.

Then a man the Hokage didn't recognize began to stand, upon first glance Naruto almost mistook him for the deceased Jonin Sarutobi Asuma. He appeared to have the same spiky hairstyle and the same beard as Asuma, but physically he was slightly shorter and smaller than the man.

"Hello there Hokage-sama, we have not met but I am certain you've met my father, son and my older brother, in fact I've heard a lot of things about you from the three of them, all good things I assure you" he said before chuckling.

"My name is Sarutobi Daisuke, Hokage-sama. I am the son of the Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and the younger brother of Sarutobi Asuma and I am here to represent the Sarutobi Clan" he said as Naruto's eyes widened, he now recognized why the man seemed slightly familiar.

Upon hearing the news about him being familiar with his son, Naruto guessed that this man might be the father of Konohamaru. Naruto smiled as he met the man and the new head of the Sarutobi Clan, if he was anything like his father, brother or son then he and Naruto will likely have a good relationship.

Daisuke also walked towards Naruto as he handed him his gift, as the two men met for the first time they also shook hands. On behalf of the Sarutobi Clan, Naruto was handed a traditional clan Bo Staff designed much like the Sandaime's Adamantine Staff with the Monkey King Enma.

As Daisuke made his way back to his seat, the final member of the clan heads stood up, Naruto recognized the man as Ino's father, "Greeting Hokage-sama, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Yamanaka Inoichi and I am here to represent the Yamanaka Clan" he said as he walked towards Naruto and handed him a katana as a gift, the katana was the weapon which represented their clan the best.

Naruto then stood up and bowed towards the whole table, "Thank you everybody for your gifts. As Hokage I will make sure to treasure each of them and consider them as an act of friendship from each of the clans" he said before the members of the council began to applaud the young man.

"If it's alright with all of you I believe the meeting should now commence" continued Naruto as the whole council room nodded.

"Hokage-sama, I suggest we begin with your plans concerning Konoha's reconstruction. Currently this is the village's main issue and we would like to hear your input on the matter and how you plan to fix this current problem" advised Homura.

Naruto nodded as he began to address the situation at hand, "During the past few days I have been thinking of methods in which we could restore Konoha to its former glory"

"I first plan on recalling back our ninjas away on lower level missions, recon missions and border patrol duties, we will need their efforts and as much help as we could get in order to rebuild our village" Naruto continued.

"Is that all Hokage-sama?" asked one of the civilian council member not yet completely convinced by Naruto's plans of reconstruction.

Naruto shook his head, "Of course not, this is just the beginning. As you all know Yamato-taichou along with me have the rare ability of Mokuton" he said, the council members were shocked and Naruto explained after which they nodded their heads.

"Well with this unique ability I plan on assigning Yamato as the leader of the reconstruction project of Konoha; Our Mokuton abilities are invaluable in this situation. My plan involves him leading the reconstruction and myself as the overseer of the project" he told the council confidently as the council began to see the logic in Naruto's choices and decisions.

Shikaku adopted a thinking pose as he strategized other methods to further increase the potential rate of reconstruction for Konoha, "Hokage-sama, how about we also ask for help from our allies from Suna to speed up our restoration" he suggested.

Naruto smiled at Shikaku's thought, he was thinking along the same lines and then some, "I'm glad you brought that up Shikaku-san, I was thinking of the same thing. But Gaara is not my only option, during my days as a genin I took part in various high-ranking missions and from them I managed to meet a wide variety of people, many of which could help us with the reconstruction" he replied.

Naruto then went on to list the people he had in mind, all of which shared a friendly connection and bond with the Hokage and Naruto was confident that they were willing to help him in his time of need. He told the council of his plans to ask for help from the likes of Tazuna, Shibuki, Gaara, Toki, Chikara, Koyuki and Haruna and he also told them about a potential treaty with Ame.

The council as a whole were surprised to hear this but when told them what he discussed with Konan, all of them agreed. He would now soon write letters to each of the people he previously listed and he plans on sending a genin team for each letter. Aside from that he also planned on sending out a few more genin teams to also gather and purchase resources from other lands.

Once the talks of reconstruction ended the council members were quite impressed with their young Hokage, he composed himself as a true Hokage should and he offered logical and impressive plans to fix the current situations of Konoha.

But despite all of that what surprised the council most were Naruto's connections, the young man already had the support of various leaders, major political figures and even Daimyos. All of this could prove usual for the future, Naruto's two advisors Koharu and Homura also noted this down, these connections of Naruto has the potential to be beneficial in the long run.

When Danzo was also supporting the young Hokage, everyone was surprised but Shikaku deduced that something must have happened yesterday to cause this.

After their discussion on Konoha's reconstruction, Naruto then brought up his own ideas concerning promotions and the council members all listened attentively and as unbiasedly as they could for each of Naruto's six recommendations for promotions.

The first of the promotions was for a Chunin promotion, he told them that he wished for Sarutobi Konohamaru to be promoted for his heroics and actions during the invasion of Pein wherein he managed to defeat one of the Six Paths of Pein in order to save his sensei Ebisu, and he managed to do so by performing the Rasengan.

Naruto couldn't help but smile as he recommended his unofficial student for the promotion, he was proud of his 'Ototo' and his student for his growth as both a ninja and as a man. Ultimately the council decided unanimously that Konohamaru did deserve the promotion, in the back Daisuke grinned at his son's promotion.

The next one Naruto had in mind was a promotion for the longtime Chunin and member of the Hokage Guard Platoon, Tatami Iwashi. He wished for him to promoted from Chunin to Tokubetsu Jonin due to his long tenure as both a Chunin and member of the Hokage Guard Platoon, he has also shown himself to wield the skills of the Tokubetsu Jonin, unlike the previous recommendation this decision took much longer but in the end they decided he too was worthy of a promotion.

Then there were Naruto's four final promotions, all of which were to the rank of Jonin. Three of which were for Morino Ibiki, Shiranui Genma and Mitarashi Anko. The first two choices had not been all that much conflicted unlike the final choice. The council saw it fit for both Genma and Ibiki to be promoted for their longstanding loyalty to Konoha and for all their actions and achievements during their tenure as ninjas of Konoha.

However Anko was a much more controversial choice than any of them, most of the council was still unsure of her loyalty due to her previous association with the Snake Sannin Orochimaru. But after some input and convincing by the Hokage, the council voted for her and so the snake mistress was chosen for a promotion, the council members against her promotion decided to trust in their Hokage's judgement.

The final promotion Naruto had in mind consisted of his good friend, Naruto suggested for Nara Shikamaru to be promoted from a Chunin into a Jonin, the council members were all surprised but none more so than Shikaku Nara. After a lengthy discussion concerning this possible promotion the council was swayed by Shikamaru's tactical, strategic and leadership abilities but was disappointed by his lazy and unmotivated nature. However ever since the death of Asuma nobody could say that Shikamaru was the same person, that unfortunate event proved to be an eye-opener for the young man. In the end though it was Shikamaru's victory over Hidan which sealed the deal, the council members all decided that he truly was worthy of promotion.

Naruto smiled at the council, all six of his recommendations panned out to be promoted. Now after their discussion on promotions they began to talk about the budgeting of Konoha's many departments. The debate concerning this topic lasted a couple of hours, Naruto made it clear that he wished to dedicate most of their funds from the Daimyo, trades and savings on the reconstruction of Konoha, nobody could disagree with that choice, it was logical for him to choose that at this point.

But it would be the following priorities that would spark up debate between the council, Naruto wished to prioritize both education and healthcare after the reconstruction effort, some were agreeing with Naruto while the others were deciding to give that towards the military, seeing as how their military was already the strongest among the five nations, he believed that healthcare and education were simply more important at the moment.

The argument for Konoha's funds soon ended with more than half of the council agreeing with Naruto after further convincing by the Hokage himself.

After the council's lengthy discussion with the council the meeting was finally called to an end, Naruto's first meeting was officially over and it took up to four hours of their time. Despite the amount of time spent, Naruto was still pleased with himself as he managed to accomplish the goals and plans he had set out to do beforehand.

Before they left, they were told about Danzo's newly reinstated ROOT and the changes in it, Naruto also joked about pranking ROOT as he had done with nearly each clan and the ANBU, the Shinobi Council members quickly understood that why Danzo was so supportive of the Hokage, Naruto also told Inoichi to discuss about some issues with the Yamanaka clan elders later in the night, which he understood and nodded and left.

As the members of the council began to walk towards the exit, each congratulated Naruto once more on his new position and for his accomplishments, after a while the last remaining people in the office were the two advisors and Danzo, all 3 of them approached the blonde Hokage.

"Tell me Hokage-sama; how did you find your first council meeting" Homura asked the Hokage.

"It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, it was certainly much longer than I thought but I believe I managed to achieve the things I set out to do" he answered with a smile.

Homura nodded, "Well I must say Hokage-sama you did quite well considering this was your first".

"Why thank you Homura-san, I do have a question though concerning the council. Why are there four vacant clan head seats and one vacant civilian council seat?"

"Allow me to explain Hokage-sama" intervened Koharu, "Those four seats are for the clan heads of the Kurama Clan, Senju Clan, Uchiha Clan and the Uzumaki Clan. As you know those four clans are quite frankly lacking members, Tsunade-hime was among the last known Senju within Konoha, you are among the last known Uzumaki clan members within Konoha, and finally your former teammate Sasuke is the last known Uchiha. As for the Kurama Clan, their heir is still unable to fulfill her duties seeing as how she is still trying to master her abilities and the Civilian council seat is that of the Namikaze Clan." she explained.

Naruto nodded at the logical argument, he did in fact remember the pale girl known as Kurama Yakumo. He only hoped she was doing well wherever she was. One thing did bother Naruto though, why wasn't he the representative of the Uzumaki Clan because him being a Namikaze was hidden.

"Koharu-san, as you previously stated I am an Uzumaki, why was I unable to represent my clan and could I also represent my clan now as Hokage?" he asked curiously.

"You were unable to represent your clan in the past due to your age, a council member should at least be 18 years old, this could only be bypassed if the Hokage allows you to be a clan head even if you are under that certain age, and it seemed that both the Sandaime and Godaime did not use this loophole" she answered.

Naruto nodded, he understood why he probably wasn't chosen. For the Sandaime it was probably because he was too young and he was just beginning to grow up, while for the Godaime it was probably because he wasn't ready for the responsibility just yet. He didn't mind not being chosen to represent his clan; there were no hard feelings, he was just curious to know why he hasn't represented them.

"Unfortunately Hokage-sama, you are also now unable to represent your clan seeing as how you are Hokage. As Hokage you should act as the unbiased judge and leader of the group, and also we cannot give you a second vote during meetings, you already have one as Hokage and you also have the final say in things, we cannot give you another vote as clan head seeing as that may be unfair. However your clan could be represented by any relative you may have, any heir you may soon have and if you are married then your wife could also represent your clan even though if she may not be an Uzumaki or Namikaze to begin with, just as long as she takes your last name then she is capable to represent your clan while you act as the Hokage" she explained.

"Alright, I understand" replied Naruto before the two left the council room, the two elders made their way to their offices leaving Naruto alone with Danzo who took a seat and Naruto asked him "Any progress so far?"

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Naruto said "In this mission you have to …" but before he could continue, there was a knock on his door, knowing who were there, he gave them the permission to enter, Kakashi and Sai entered confused to see Naruto alone with Danzo, both of them then sat down as Naruto continued "I have called because I need Sai and Danzo for a mission and something else for Kakashi."

He looked at Danzo and Sai and said "I want Danzo to contact the leader of the Akatsuki, Uchiha Madara."

All eyes widened upon hearing this as Naruto explained "When I was in the 8-tailed State, I met Tou-chan, he told me that someone was controlling the Kyuubi 16 years ago and not even he was able to defeat him, we know that only 1 person is capable of being this strong and controlling the Kyuubi while fighting someone as strong as the Yondaime Hokage."

All of them agreed with his explanation as he continued "Danzo, contact Madara and put up the act of you wanting to overthrow me, I want you to know all of his plans and what he intends to do, Sai everytime he meets him, I want you to follow Danzo with one of your Ink beasts, this way, even if Madara does something to Danzo, we will know what his plans are."

Danzo knew how much dangerous this mission was but if he got the information, then Akatsuki would really be on Konoha's fingertips, he nodded and accepted the mission along with Sai.

He then turned to Sai and said "I have a proposition for you Sai; actually you could say it's more of a mission that you could choose to accept or refuse"

Sai raised a single eyebrow as he studied Naruto, "What will be the objections of this mission?" he asked in response.

"The mission is based around espionage; I'm not going to beat around the bush Sai. I am offering you to be Konoha's new spymaster, ever since the death of my sensei, Konoha has lacked a spymaster. At this moment I have the notes and knowledge about my sensei's spy network, but I do not have the time to manage it. This is where you come in, I am more than aware about your talent in espionage and so I thought you would be a logical choice for this position"

Sai was shocked as were Danzo and Kakashi by this proposal, "Are you sure about this Naruto? I hate to remind you this but I did spy on you for Danzo-sama" he replied.

Naruto nodded his head, "I'm still impressed about that. I trust you with this task Sai; despite your work for Danzo I know for a fact that you had no choice in the matter" he declared.

Sai pondered about the pros and cons about being the spymaster of Konoha, he was still unsure if he should accept the position or not. But he was confident in his ability to thrive in the role.

"Why me? Why not Kakashi or Yamato?" asked Sai.

"Honestly I considered those two but Kakashi will be too busy as the Second-in-command of the Hokage. Yamato on the other hand, he'll be busy with Konoha's reconstruction. But you were by no means my third choice, all three of you have great potential for this position but in the end I do think that you are the right choice for this. So what do you say?" he asked while offering his hand to Sai.

The former ROOT operative stared at the Hokage's hand, after much internal debate he knew that this was something had to do. In a way this was his way of repenting for his earlier betrayal, Naruto may have forgiven him but he has yet to forgive himself.

He shook the Hokage's hands as he stared straight into Naruto's eyes, "I accept" he exclaimed in a serious and steely tone.

Naruto grinned happily, he knew that he found the right man for the job. He could see the fire and determination in Sai's eyes, despite his usual calm and emotionless demeanour, Naruto could see just how much this appointment meant to him.

"That's good to hear Sai. As the Rokudaime Hokage of Konoha, I am proud to appoint you as the new spymaster of Konoha"

Sai nodded his head, "So when do I start?"

"Straight to the point I see" replied Naruto, "Tomorrow head over to my office and I'll give you the details and notes of my master. I'll also contact our spies and inform them about this"

"That will be wise Hokage-sama" said Danzo.

"Also Sai, let's keep your identity and role as the spymaster a secret for now, we wouldn't want the Akatsuki to target you. Aside from myself I am allowing only a handful of other people to be informed about your new role. Kakashi, Shikamaru, Tsunade, Yamato and Danzo will be among those aware. Other than those five and me, nobody else will be allowed to learn about this. Are we clear?"

"Hai Hokage-sama, you can count on me" said Sai with determination in his eyes.

"Good, you can leave now" said Naruto as Sai left the room, he then turned to Danzo and said "Danzo, I know that this mission is dangerous and with the current asset you have in your eye, it would be dangerous for Konoha if someone managed to get that eye"

Danzo's eye widened upon hearing that but he remembered Naruto's Sensory abilities, he nodded and went to answer but he Hokage beat him to it "I know an Iryo Ninjutsu which will transfer both of your eyes, and using the Kyuubi's Chakra, I can make Sensei's eyes turn on and off."

Each eye widened upon hearing this, he decided to demonstrate it, he put his hand beside Kakashi's left eye and channeled Kyuubi's Chakra into him, Kakashi felt some changes in his body and Chakra Network a little, after Naruto was done, Kakashi stopped channeling Chakra to his eye and removed his headband and everything was normal which meant that Naruto was telling the truth. He again channeled Chakra into his eye and now he was watching the world from the Sharingan's perspective.

Naruto turned to Danzo, told him the handsigns and told him to do the jutsu, the jutsu was developed by Tsunade in case that anyone did not have time on a battlefield needed a transplant from a nearly dead or dying person, Danzo completed the Handsigns, concentrated on Kakashi's eye and said "Kinkyu Tenso no Jutsu" (Emergency Transfer Technique), white light from Danzo right eye connected with Kakashi's Right eye as the eyes exchanged themselves, Naruto did the same with Kakashi's right eye and now Kakashi was able to see from both eyes normally after nearly 18 years, he activated the sharingan and the Mangekyo, instead of both eyes from different, both had the same pattern as of Obito.

Naruto even made a seal on Kakashi's head and stored 5 tails worth of Kyuubi's chakra to heal Kakashi's eye and body after he would use the sharingan automatically, Kakashi thanked Naruto and left as Naruto turned to Danzo and told him to burn his arm as the highest quality of replacement will be arranged for him.

Danzo nodded and bowed and left the office, leaving Naruto to train again.

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Danzo replied "Yes, Hokage-sama, I was able to come in contact with one of his spies; he seems to be formed from Hashirama Cells, from our knowledge, he was Zetsu, I have relayed the message to him, in about 3-4 days, maybe he will inform him and come to visit me."

Naruto replied "Good, keep progress and keep me updated and go to the temporary hospital today, a metal arm with fully functional artificial chakra pathways is waiting for you."

Danzo bowed and left so did Naruto as he went back to his office to write letters and to send them to the different leaders.

Unknown Area

Team Taka were quickly running through the trees to make it to Sasuke's former home, Konoha. During the journey the team was relatively silent, well at least more silent than usual. Sasuke led the group but he was engrossed with his past memories with Itachi; that has been occupying his mind lately since he learned the truth of the massacre from the Akatsuki leader Uchiha Madara. He clenched his fist in anger at the thought of the village's crimes towards the Uchiha, he vowed to be the one to avenge his clan.

Their silent journey continued until they noticed a portal-like distortion in front of them, the four stopped to see what it was, suddenly they noticed a masked man walk out of the tunnel. Team Taka recognized the man as Uchiha Madara, the masked man suddenly noticed the company, he raised a hand and greeted the four.

"Hey Sasuke" he said nonchalantly, Sasuke didn't seem surprised at the arrival of his distant relative while his three other teammates were in shock.

'What the hell, how did this guy do that. I didn't even sense his chakra, it was as if his chakra just came out of nowhere' Karin frantically thought to herself.

Suigetsu cursed at the arrival of the leader of Akatsuki, "Shit, bad timing" he mumbled to himself.

Sasuke was the only one unfazed from the four, he looked at Madara with an uninterested expression. "How did you find us?" he asked him.

Madara scoffed at the foolish question of the young Uchiha, "Don't underestimate my power Sasuke, this is just the tip of the iceberg" he replied.

Sasuke nodded stoically, "What do you want with me and my team. Team Taka is no longer a part of the Akatsuki, we have no use of you and your group anymore".

Madara shook his head at Sasuke's foolishness, "tsk, tsk, tsk Sasuke. Did you forget our deal?" he asked rhetorically. "I told you that I will kill you and your team if you betray me, and it seems that you did just that" he said calmly.

Sasuke looked at the man confused, "What the hell are you even talking about?" he demanded.

"I'm talking about the Eight Tails Jinchuriki, you failed me Sasuke"

"What are you talking about? We captured him and even delivered him to you" intervened Karin.

Madara slowly turned his head towards the red-headed Kunoichi, "It was a fake my dear, he tricked all three of you" he informed them as she gasped, in the back Jugo remained calm but Suigetsu gritted his teeth.

"The Hachibi Jinchuriki really pulled the fast one on the four of you, I'm quite disappointed I must say, here I thought you four had potential as a team" he admitted as Sasuke clenched his fist in anger, he hated to fail and he hated to be looked down upon. He recalled the battle itself and soon his eyes widened as he realized that Madara did speak the truth, during the battle he truly did give them the slip.

Suigetsu broke the awkward silence as he marched towards the masked man, "What do you want us to do about it? We already did our job!" he yelled angrily but the volume had no effect on Madara seeing as how he remained and stood as calm as before.

"No, you will fulfill your promise to me and my group. But I am no longer interested in the Hachibi Jinchuriki, instead I have another target I have in mind for you four"

Sasuke faced the older Uchiha, "And what if I said no?" he asked daringly.

"Then you will have to face me if you wish to make it to Konoha, and I'm sure all four of you know that even with your combined powers you four are still too weak to even challenge me" he answered while flaring his chakra slightly causing Karin and Suigetsu to gulp nervously due to the power of his chakra.

Sasuke paid his threats no mind, he readied his Chidori and jumped towards the masked man only for him to pass through the older Uchiha, his eyes widened at the power of Madara. As Sasuke passed through him, he whispered something to Sasuke, "It's too late to go to Konoha now".

Sasuke jumped back to his team after recovering, his eyes were widened due to the statement and Madara's power, the rest of the team also looked in shock at the power of Madara.

"There is no point in your goal anymore Sasuke, it's futile. Too bad for you".

"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked as he glared at the masked man.

"Konoha has been destroyed Sasuke"

The whole of Team Taka were further shocked with the revelation, Karin was the first to recover. "What are you talking about?" she asked him.

Madara was about to speak until he noticed another chakra source, out from the ground Zetsu popped up. The members of Taka were unsurprised to see the Akatsuki spy pop up out of nowhere, during their time in the group they have learned of the plant-like man's powers.

"Allow me to explain Madara-sama" asked Zetsu as Madara nodded but not before asking him a question, "So Zetsu I assume you did as you were told. Who was named Hokage? I assume was Danzo".

Zetsu faced his master, "During my spying mission in Konoha I found out that there were three candidates for the position of Hokage, one was Shimura Danzo, the second was Uzumaki Naruto and the third was Hatake Kakashi" explained the Akatsuki spy as Sasuke looked surprised at the inclusion of his former teammate. Unknown to the group however, Madara flinched slightly upon hearing the name of the third candidate, he unknowingly tightened his jaw upon hearing that name possibly become the Hokage of Konoha.

Madara quickly composed himself in order to avoid arousing suspicion, he turned to Zetsu once more, "Tell me who was chosen" he demanded impatiently, but Zetsu remained unaffected by the man's sudden loss of composure.

"In the end it was the Kyuubi Jinchuriki Uzumaki Naruto" he told him as the members of Team Taka had shocked expressions, but the most shocked would be Sasuke.

The young Uchiha's eyes widened in shock and his mouth was slightly agape. Madara on the other hand was slightly surprised by this, he had expected Danzo but with this piece of information it seems his plans have changed once more.

Madara suddenly began to laugh mirthlessly, he could see the irony of it all upon hearing the news. "Is this true Zetsu, are you certain?" he asked him.

Zetsu nodded, "It is true, his power has certainly reached the levels of a Kage" he assured.

Madara sighed, this meant that once again a wrench was thrown into his plans, and low and behold the cause was Naruto once more. This spelled bad news for the Akatsuki since Naruto's protection is now heavily increased as Hokage, and also it is rare for a Kage to leave their village seeing as how they manage the village within the confides of their own personal office.

Capturing Naruto was now much more difficult, seeing as how he gained the strength to defeat an enemy the caliber of Pein, and how if Akatsuki wanted to get to Naruto they now had to go through all of Konoha, it didn't help that Pein also revived the ninjas he killed in his attack of Konoha. As Madara thought about his next course of action one thing was for certain, Naruto was now their priority at this point in time.

Sasuke clenched his fist and gritted his teeth upon hearing the news, 'There is no way that the dobe is Hokage' he thought to himself.

Sasuke was filled with inner turmoil at the moment, he couldn't believe that Naruto had the power of a Kage already, they had just seen each other a few months back just after Naruto, Sakura, Sai and Yamato's battle with Kabuto and Orochimaru at the Tenchi Bridge. During their battle Naruto was no match for him whatsoever, even with the help of the other three he could have easily defeated them, but now it seems that was not the case.

The young Uchiha hated to be outshined and hated to be weaker than anybody, but the one thing he hated most was the thought that Naruto could have been better than him. Ever since he knew him he had been better than the dead last in everything, and even though he once considered him to be a brother he would not allow him to exceed him in any way.

He quickly shook his head for those thoughts to disappear for now, before he deals with Naruto he needed to know about what had happened to Konoha, he looked towards the two Akatsuki members, "I don't care if Naruto is Hokage or not, tell me about Konoha" he demanded as he attempted to hide his true feelings and thoughts about the information.

Madara glanced towards the younger Uchiha, "Pein, I ordered one of the Akatsuki members to attack Konoha, and it seems both he and you have made quite a commotion in the five nations. After your attack on the Hachibi and Pein's attack on the Kyuubi the five nations have been in distress, no longer were Konoha and Suna the only villages seeing us as legitimate threats, at least two more have begun actions to counter our moves" he explained to the four-man team before Zetsu interrupted him.

"Allow me to explain Madara-sama" he asked as Madara nodded.

Zetsu then went on to explain the battle of Pein and Naruto, the four were surprised at the level of destruction the two caused around the Land of Fire along with Naruto's growth as a ninja. They were all further shocked to hear that Pein wielded the legendary Rinnegan, they couldn't believe Naruto could defeat a man of that caliber. With the news told to them the three recruited members of Team Taka were unsure of what to believe from Sasuke, they were constantly told stories of Team Seven and how weak Naruto was when compared to him, and now here they were hearing about the accomplishments of Naruto. After a while Zetsu managed to complete his explanation leaving the four dumbfounded.

Suigetsu looked at the Akatsuki spy, he was still slightly unsure about all of this, "Are you sure that Naruto actually did all of that?" he asked him causing Zetsu to nod. He shuddered at the thought of someone wielding that much power and potential.

"I assure you all that I speak the truth. Naruto's powers increased immensely ever since he learned Senjutsu. He is even stronger than Sasuke-kun" said Zetsu teasingly.

Sasuke glared at the plant-like man and unleashed a little bit of KI, "I don't care about all of that, tell me about this summit you spoke of" he demanded angrily as his emotions showed his true thoughts on the matter at hand.

Madara sensed Sasuke's uncontrollable emotions when it came to matters such as this, he grinned as he saw Sasuke in this state; his superiority complex when it came to Naruto made him an easy target to manipulate. 'This could prove to be an excellent opportunity for Akatsuki' he thought to himself.

Suigetsu then walked over to Sasuke and broke the tense silence, "What are you thinking Sasuke? Why are we even talking about this summit meeting, isn't our mission to kill Danzo and the elders of Konoha?" he asked.

Sasuke looked at his sword-wielding teammate with a stoic demeanour, "Do not worry Suigetsu, I still plan on killing Danzo and the elders, but before then I have something I have to prove. I have a target before we get to the elders, I wish to kill my brother" he told them with a maniacal grin as the three looked at him confused.

Suigetsu looked confused, "What do you mean your brother? We already killed Itachi?" he asked him as Sasuke glared at him for bringing up old wounds. Suigetsu stood back a bit once Sasuke began to unveil his new Mangekyo Sharingan at him.

"You wouldn't understand Suigetsu, none of you would understand. This is just something I must do, something inside of me will not allow Naruto to continue what he is doing" he told them finally losing his cool. In the back Madara's grin further increased but the expression was hidden underneath his mask.

"I think I could offer you a solution to your problem Sasuke" interjected the masked man as the four members of Taka directed their attention to him.

"Akatsuki and I already have a plan in set to attack the Five Kage Summit, we were originally going to attack to send a message to the five Kages and to deal as much damage to them as possible but since the Kyuubi Jinchuriki is now the Hokage this could also serve as our best chance to capture him. So tell me Sasuke, are you by any chance interested in joining" he asked coyly with a grin hidden underneath his mask.

"Count me and my team in but only with one condition. I'll be the one who will fight Naruto" he told Madara and the older man's grin widened as he nodded to confirm Sasuke's condition.

'Good, my plan is all coming together' he thought to himself.

"Where is this summit going to take place and when?" Sasuke asked the man,

"It will take place in the Land of Iron approximately one month from now"

Sasuke nodded, Madara then looked at his spy Zetsu.

"Zetsu we have a change of plans, I need you to look for Kisame and bring him back, we need him for the attack on the summit if we wish to capture the Hokage" he said as Zetsu nodded.

The Akatsuki spy then submerged into the ground to look for his fellow Akatsuki member Kisame, at the same time Madara and the four members of Team Taka were quickly making their way to the Akatsuki hideout to begin their planning for the summit attack.

During the journey to the hideout Madara smiled underneath his mask due to his new recruits, 'It looks like all my plans are coming to fruition' he thought to himself.

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Once he was finished with his initial task he called out to his ANBU, the four arrived in front of him awaiting orders. "ANBU, I require you to bring me Shizune first, then Nara Shikamaru, Morino Ibiki, Mitarashi Anko, Shiranui Genma, Tatami Iwashi and Sarutobi Konohamaru as a group second, after them I need you to also bring in Yamato-taichou, and finally I need you to also call 7 genin teams , I don't care who they are. When you call them I need them to arrive in that order as well" he ordered them as the four members vanished in sight.

Naruto decided to be productive while waiting and so he worked on his paperwork once again, after a while Shizune appeared with Wolf escorting here, "We did as you were told Hokage-sama, we brought Shizune-san and the others you called for are waiting in the lounge" he said to the Hokage.

"Thank you Wolf" Naruto said before the ANBU operative vanished and returned to his spot in the tower. The young Hokage then looked towards the young Jonin, when he glanced at Shizune he saw her smiling at him.

"Congratulations Naruto-kun, it seems that you actually did it, I knew you were going to be Hokage one day but I didn't expect it to be this early"

Naruto smiled at the woman he considered to be like an older sister to him, "Thank you Shizune-nee-chan, I actually called you here today to ask you to be my assistant like you were to Kaa-chan".

Shizune looked slightly surprised at the offer but then she smiled at the Hokage, "Of course Hokage-sama, I'll happily be your assistant" she chirped happily.

Naruto smiled at her acceptance as he stood up to shake her hands, "Thank you, this really means a lot to me, and frankly I really need your help to organize things" he told her sheepishly causing her to smile.

"Don't mention it Naruto, I am more than happy to be your assistant and secretary" she assured him.

"That's great Shizune nee-chan. I guess we could begin tomorrow, for today I suggest or you to get some rest first before the job begins"

Shizune nodded, "I'll do just that Naruto-kun, see you tomorrow" she said before exiting through the front door, but before she leave the office Naruto called out to her.

"Shizune, before you leave could you please call in Konohamaru, Shikamaru, Genma, Anko, Ibiki and Iwashi to come here"

"Of course Naruto-kun" she replied.

Naruto went back to his seat as he awaited the ninjas he called for, soon one by one they arrived and Naruto smiled upon seeing them.

"What did you call us here for gaki?" asked Anko as Ibiki groaned, "Anko, this is our Hokage, he isn't the same person we met during the Chunin Exams who actually became Hokage while staying Genin" he said.

The others snickered at this and Naruto himself was controlling himself to laugh.

Konohamaru was also standing in the room but he was admiring his boss in awe, he had finally become Hokage as he predicted, seeing Naruto as the Hokage made Konohamaru smile, this only strengthened his resolve to be the Nanadaime Hokage.

Naruto chuckled at the interactions of both Ibiki and Anko; he did not notice the look on Konohamaru's face. "Well actually I called you all here for certain reasons" he told them as the six began to straighten out in front of the Hokage.

"I would like to congratulate each of you first and foremost, during my council meeting earlier today I spoke to the council about all six of you and I nominated each of you for a promotion" Naruto told them with a smile, the six ninjas were surprised by the news.

Naruto then grabbed the six scrolls laid in front of his desk; each scroll contained the items and documentation for their promotions. Naruto handed each one to the six ninjas in front of him, Konohamaru was given a Chunin scroll, Iwashi was given the Tokubetsu Jonin scroll, and Shikamaru, Ibiki, Anko and Genma were given the Jonin scroll.

Each gratefully accepted the scrolls gleefully; the happiest among the group were both Anko and Konohamaru. Both had large smiles plastered on their faces, the others merely smirked at their promotion.

The Hokage then faked a cough to get their attention, the six straightened out and stood proudly as they listened to their Hokage, "As you can see all of you have been promoted, I personally vouched for each of you to be promoted and I firmly believe that all of you have what it takes to live up to your expectations. I know that all of you will exceed the expectations placed upon you as Chunin, Tokubetsu Jonin and as Jonin" he said.

"This may be troublesome Naruto but thanks, I guess" said the lazy Nara, Naruto merely rolled his eyes with amusement; he expected this kind of reaction from his friend.

'Still as lazy as ever' he thought to himself, Konohamaru also stood proudly, "Thanks boss, you won't regret this".

"I know I won't Kono" replied the blonde man, Naruto then stood up and looked at each of them, "All of you are now dismissed, but Kono and Shika I need you two to stay here".

The six nodded, Ibiki, Genma, Iwashi and Anko all left the office while the two youngest ninjas of the six stayed behind, as Naruto ordered.

"So why do you need us here Naruto, or should I say Hokage-sama" Shikamaru said with a smirk as he teased his old friend.

Naruto groaned at the teasing of Shikamaru, "I'm never going to get used to that, and you don't need to call me that, I'm too used to you calling me by my name. That goes for you as well Kono".

He then looked the two straight in the eye, "I actually also called you two here for different reasons, both important though" he admitted as the two ninjas looked intrigued. Naruto looked at Shikamaru first before he spoke with his lazy friend.

"Shikamaru, as you know I am Hokage, and I admit I still have a lot to work on and honestly I'm learning as I go. This is why I need an advisor, you were the first person who came to mind when I thought about that and to be honest I could think of nobody better"

The young Nara groaned, he had been expecting something such as this from Naruto, he thought about the pros and cons of the position of Hokage's advisors, he admitted that he could truly help Konoha as an advisor to Naruto.

Shikamaru sighed, "I'm just not sure Naruto, this position is just so…"

"Troublesome?" Naruto asked with a straight face before he gazed towards the newly promoted Jonin, "Shikamaru, I know this job may be troublesome but this is something both you and I must do. Asuma believed in you to protect the king, and this is the best way to do so without being Hokage. We're no longer carefree kids Shikamaru, we can't skip class with Kiba and Choji anymore, hell I'm responsible for the whole village while you three are being groomed to lead your respective clans. We do not have the luxuries we used to have as kids, plus you don't have to go on much troublesome missions as the Advisor."

Shikamaru looked at Naruto slightly surprised, he thought about what he said and he realized the blonde man was right, he began to chuckle at his friend's explanation. Meanwhile Konohamaru also looked at Naruto surprised at the serious side he was showing, he was confused however when Shikamaru began to chuckle.

"What's so funny?" Naruto asked.

"I never thought I'd see the day when you would convince me what was right from wrong, I never even thought I'd see you as mature as you were just then" he admitted as Naruto looked at his friend with a deadpan expression.

"So what'll be your answer Shikamaru?" he grumbled in an annoyed tone.

"As troublesome as this may be, I guess you were also right. Count me in" he said with a smirk on his face, Naruto grinned at the man and began to shake his hands.

"This is great Shikamaru; I guess we could begin tomorrow as well. Shizune already agreed to be my assistant and she will begin the same day as you" he said as Shikamaru nodded.

"Alright Naruto, if that's all then I guess I'll take my leave then"

Naruto nodded, "Sure, no problem. See you tomorrow and don't be late" he replied as Shikamaru left the office, now Naruto diverted his attention to Konohamaru.

The Hokage looked at the young Sarutobi sheepishly, "Hey there Kono, sorry about that".

"No worries boss, being Hokage is a busy job and I understand" he said with a smile that could rival Naruto's.

"So what did you need boss?" he asked, Naruto merely smiled proudly at his student as he patted him on the head, Konohamaru looked at his rival and boss in a surprised manner and as he saw his face he noticed a look of pride coming from him, the same look his grandfather gave him when he was younger.

"I heard about your heroics during the invasion, from what I heard you mastered what I thought you Kono. I really am proud of you" he told him as Konohamaru began to blush at the praise.

"Arigato Naruto-nii-chan" he told him as tears began to well in his eyes, he quickly lunged towards his older brother and cried on his chest, "I was so scared Nii-chan, I thought I was going to die".

Naruto was surprised at the sudden contact, he hugged Konohamaru back. Naruto knew what it felt to fear death, and he was close to it many times, he guessed Konohamaru was new to the feeling and so he did his best to comfort him.

"You're not going to die anytime soon Konohamaru, not as long as I can help it. I mean who is going to replace me as Hokage one day"

Konohamaru looked up at Naruto with a surprised expression; he wiped the tears of his face and stepped back from the hug. Konohamaru smiled back at his rival, "You're right Nii-chan, I won't die until I become the Nanadaime Hokage" he told him with a renewed vigour.

Naruto smiled at his younger counterpart, he walked over and ruffled his hair. "I know you will be Hokage on day Kono, I have complete faith in you".

"But for now you're still a Chunin, I also have a possible B-Rank mission for you if you're interested. This will be your first mission as a Chunin" he said.

Konohamaru then forgot about his tears, he suddenly began to jump excitedly at the prospect of a high-ranking mission worthy of his talents. "Finally I get a mission worthy of me, so what's the mission?" he asked with gleams in his eyes.

Naruto chuckled at his reaction; he was reminded of himself when he was younger. He walked over to his desk and looked over the letters he wrote, he grabbed the one meant for Tazuna and handed it to Konohamaru.

"Kono, I need you to gather up your team and go to the Nami no Kuni. I need you four to deliver this letter to a man named Tazuna, he owns a building company. They were old friends of mine, when you give them the letter I also want you to escort them back to Konoha and act as their protection. Are we clear?"

Konohamaru nodded, the smile stayed on his face. "Crystal" he said confidently as Naruto nodded.

"Good, you're dismissed Kono. Good luck" he said. Once Naruto was done talking with Konohamaru, he waited patiently for Yamato to arrive in his office.

After waiting a few minutes the Mokuton user entered the office with a grin on his face, Naruto smiled at seeing his Jonin captain, "Yamato-sensei" he greeted.

Yamato shook his head amusingly, "You don't need to call me taichou anymore Hokage-sama, you outrank me now" he said teasingly, "Plus my name isn't really Yamato, it's actually Tenzo".

Naruto was surprised for a second, "Well okay then Tenzo" he said, "Let's get back to business, I actually called you here to discuss the reconstruction of Konoha" explained the Hokage.

Tenzo nodded and was slightly surprised at Naruto's sudden seriousness, "During my council meeting we had to discuss this same topic, and during that time I recommended that you be the leader of the reconstruction project with me as the overseer due to our Mokuton Kekkei Genkai" he said as he began to explain his whole plan to reconstruct Konoha to Yamato.

Once Naruto finished explaining his overall plan to the former ROOT member he noticed the slightly surprised look at his former captain, "Are we clear on that Tenzo?" he asked.

"Hai Hokage-sama, I will do my best to lead the current project" replied the Mokuton user.

"Very good, I also called you hear to inform you that I wrote letters to other leaders to seek help for our reconstruction, I will send the genin teams sometime later today and I will update you on the matter. If all goes well the reconstruction of Konoha could be achieved much quicker than most anticipated" explained the Hokage as Tenzo smiled at the good news.

"Well that pretty much all I wanted to talk about Tenzo, you're dismissed" said the young Hokage as Tenzo nodded, the Mokuton user then left the office leaving Naruto and his clones.

Once Yamato left his office Naruto was left to his final duty for the day. He had to now send out genin teams of B-Rank missions to either deliver important letters to world leaders or gather and purchase resources required for Konoha's restoration. He walked out of his office to the waiting room as he called the genin teams one by one, each of which were given a mission by Naruto.

During this same time Konohamaru was already informing his team about their mission, his teammates were surprised to say the least when they saw Konohamaru in his new Chunin uniform. Once they were broken out of their shock the four quickly departed to Nami no Kuni in search of a drunk builder named Tazuna.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office Naruto sent out one genin team to Sunagakure to ask Naruto's friend the Kazekage for assistance for their repairs, another team was sent to Yukigakure in order to deliver Naruto's letter to the famed Kazahana Koyuki, of course the team was more than happy to partake in this mission, it wasn't every day you get the chance to meet a celebrity of her status.

A third team was also sent out to deliver another letter, this time it was to Tori no Kuni's Daimyo, Toki another old friend of Naruto and the current ruler of the land. Once after he debriefed that team another was also sent off on a mission, this time in search of Haruna, the Daimyo of Na no Kuni. A fifth team was also given a similar mission, theirs was to head over to Udon no Kuni to deliver Naruto's message to the Daimyo of the land, Chikara.

The sixth letter was sent to Shibuki, leader of Takigakure. The letter here was not only meant for help in the reconstruction effort, due to Takigakure's vast resources the team was also sent to purchase wood and metals to help the village's repairs.

Then finally, one last letter had to be delivered. This final letter was to Shion, the priestess and leader of Oni no Kuni. He blushed as he remembered his encounter with her, he couldn't believe how dense he was back then when he had agreed to make babies with Shion without even understanding what she truly meant. He recalled a somewhat similar experience with Koyuki as well, he could only sigh at his past experiences with women, with them and Hinata it only proved one thing about Naruto. He was as dense a rock, especially when it came to women and without his abilities, he would have remained that dense.

He shook his heads of such thoughts, after he sent those genin teams away on those missions he called for some more using the help of his ANBU. This time the genin teams called to the office in order to travel to various areas such as Kusagakure and Yugakure to purchase resources for the reconstruction effort, the teams nodded and quickly left to fulfill their missions.

With nothing left to do, he decided to go back to training with Sakura and left his clones to do the work. But before he went he told his ANBU "Two of you stay here, in case any emergency comes, and two with me at the Hokage Training Grounds"

Okami (Wolf) and Tanuki (Badger) went with Naruto as Kumo (Spider) and Hyo (Panther) stayed behind.

Unknown Location

In a hidden base of the Akatsuki, Madara along with Team Taka at patiently waiting for the return of Kisame and Zetsu, after a few hours the two arrived in the base as well. Kisame grinned manically upon seeing Sasuke; he was reminded of his old partner Itachi.

Sasuke, Karin and Jugo paid the shark-like man no mind, Suigetsu on the other hand salivated as he noticed the legendary Samehada behind his back.

Upon seeing the whole group finally gather together in the base, Madara faked a cough to gather their attention, the six noticed and all looked at the masked man as if awaiting orders.

"Good, all of you are here. Kisame, I called you back because we need you for a much more important mission, we need you to help us attack the Five Kage Summit and capture the Naruto brat. Are we clear on that?"

"Crystal" replied Kisame; he had no problem with that whatsoever. In fact he was actually rather excited for the mission, it wasn't every day that you could attack all five of the Kages at once. He was full of excitement to finally test his skills against ninjas of his calibre.

"Good, we have a month to go before the summit begins, and so for the next month I need all of us in pristine condition. You will all stay here in our base to train and prepare for our attack. Understood?"

The six ninjas all nodded at Madara orders, "Now any questions?" he asked this time. This time nobody nodded their heads.

"Excellent, while you all stay here I must leave. Before we attack the summit I wish to recruit a member to our group, I believe he could be vital or our group" he explained to the group as the six of them looked at their leader with curiosity.

"Who do you plan on recruiting?" Sasuke asked as he narrowed his eyes on the masked Uchiha in front of them.

"A man you and your team are all familiar with actually, Yakushi Kabuto" he said with a sinister smile, Sasuke glared at the man upon the mention of that name.

The name Kabuto sent shivers down the spines of Karin and Suigetsu, the two groaned upon hearing of Akatsuki's plans on including that man's name.

'Oh Kami, anyone but that man. He gives me creeps as much as Orochimaru did' Suigetsu thought to himself.

'Not that freak, first I have to deal with the water bastard now the snake freak as well. Kami probably hates me, I know it' Karin frantically thought to herself.

Sasuke meanwhile had no problem with the choice, though he did not like the man he had to admit he was a powerful ninjas and could be a valuable ally during their attack on the summit.

Madara looked at the reactions of everyone; nobody seemed to disagree except for Karin and Suigetsu. He decided to begin his search for the snake and Danzo, "Ja Ne" he told everybody before vanishing using his Jikukan ninjutsu.

Entrance of Konoha

The three Kumo ninjas Omoi, Samui and Karui all stand shocked in front of the destruction which lay before them.

"Umm Samui, is this really Konoha?" asked the confused Omoi.

Samui looked just as bewildered as her two teammates, "I think it is Omoi, I mean look at the Hokage Monument" she said as she pointed to the mountain with the carved faces of the Hokages.

"What the hell happened here?" yelled Karui.

"I don't know Karui, but we should probably head over to the Hokage's office now" replied Samui both Karui and Omoi nodded dumbly.

The trio continued to walk up to the tower, as they walked around the ruins of Konoha they couldn't help but wonder what had happened to Konoha, before they arrived here the five nations all acknowledged Konoha as the greatest power among them all, but now as they walked around the crater now known as Konoha they couldn't help but wonder what kind of power or attack could have led to such destruction, and now that Konoha was in this state they also wondered who is now considered the most powerful nation from the five.

As they made their way to the tower the people of Konoha looked at them strangely, there were whispers, murmurs and rumours floating around concerning their presence. The trio paid them no mind, after a few minutes they arrived in the tower and they were met by the tower's receptionist.

The receptionist showed them the directions to the Hokage's office, as they climbed up the stairs where they were met by Shizune, the brunette then led them to the Hokage's office.

She knocked into the front of the door but as no answer came, Spider came out and said "Hokage-sama is at the Training Grounds, is anything important Shizune-san?" asked the female ANBU.

The Hokage's Secretary replied "Yes ANBU-san, these 3 Kumo-nin carry a message from the Raikage, they would like to meet Hokage-sama"

Kumo nodded as she and Panther went to the Training grounds to get the Hokage while the 3 ninjas were waiting in the lounge, Shizune decided to enlighten the three "You are probably wondering what happened to Konoha and who did this much damage to Konoha?"

The three nodded as Shizune answered "You see, a few days ago, we were attacked by the leader of Akatsuki, a person called Pein, he killed many of our ninja and destroyed our village using one jutsu and he was the one who killed Jiraiya-sama" the three were shocked, surely they expected the leader of an organisation of S-rank criminals to be strong but not this strong, Shizune, watching their reactions, giggled a little before continuing "To save the villagers, Tsunade-sama had to use all of her chakra, which put her in a coma, we expect her to be awake within 3 weeks, but the new Hokage arrived just in time and defeated Pein all by himself which led to him being chosen as the new Hokage"

The 3 were flabbergasted, someone who not even The Legendary Tsunade could defeat and killed the Gama Sennin Jiraiya was defeated by this new Hokage, and they were now more impatient to meet this new Hokage.

The Hokage's Training Grounds

Naruto and Sakura were doing their physical exercises as 5 of Naruto's clones were working on Senjutsu, 50 of them were trying to reverse the flow of water in the river, 10 of them were on a wooden platform, trying to complete the last stage of Futon manipulation which was to make multiple cuts on the waterfall by one person or clone only, 100 of them were trying of burn a leaf with their chakra only, 100 were trying to make a leaf convert to dust by just their chakra only, 20 of them were working on learning new Futon and Mokuton jutsus, 20 of them working on Taijutsu katas of Uzumaki Clan which consisted of feints and counters and was more of a defensive style while 20 were working on Namikaze clan style which depended on speed and made use of both, arms and legs equally, 20 were working on Kenjutsu katas of Uzumaki Clan, 10 of them were working on seals, Naruto was currently a Level 7 seal master and finally, 10 of them were working with one clone of Sakura on Super Strength Techniques.

5 of Sakura's clones were working on burning a leaf, 5 were working alongside Naruto's clones at a river, and 9 were working on crumbling a leaf with just their chakra.

The hidden ANBU members were mesmerized when they saw Naruto's method of training which was more than effective. Suddenly their ANBU counterparts came and informed them of the situation, which they relayed to Naruto, who said "Sakura-chan, I have to go, something important has come up" Sakura nodded understanding Naruto's position and gave a kiss on the cheek as he left. Sakura then remembered something and said "Naruto's clones, dispel yourselves 20 at a time at interval of 2 minutes" and shook her head at her lover's lack of organization.

Naruto entered his office; he was wearing a long sleeved black ninja T-shirt, a Konoha Jonin Flak jacket, ninja pants which were tucked into his black ninja boots, he had ninja tape and his Kunai and Shuriken holster around his right and left thighs, a Fuinjutsu kit on his right hip, medical kit on his left hip, his mother's katana on his right side of the waist, the Yamanaka clan katana on the left side of his waist, which was coated in poison and was chakra conductive.

His mother's Katana was also chakra conductive and made from the best metal from the Kyoitate (Phoenix Valley), forged in the best armory in Uzushiogakure and was on par with the Kiri no Shinobigatana Shichinin Shu (Seven Swordsmen of the Mist), and it's special ability was to draw out water from the surroundings and leave a trail of water like a river, it was passed down in the line of Ruler or Clan Head only, his mother being the last one meant that her offspring was the next in line for the same.

Everything was covered by a black cloak reaching his shins which had the Kanji in golden for Sage on the back, he had taken the shoulder plates from the armor and had them on, he also had shin guards from his armor on him, he sealed his shadow clone summoning scroll on his left shoulder plate and Namikaze clan contract on his right shoulder plate, he had the Toad Contract on his back and as he had not summoned the Phoenixes and passed their test, so he was not their summoner as of now, so he kept the contract in a corner of his room, he had the Uzumaki swirl on his left sleeve and Namikaze Crest on his right one and finally his black headband on.

Upon entering the office the trio of Kumo ninjas had widened eyes as they saw the Hokage, he appeared to be a man their age and he was accompanied by another man who looked just as young as he did.

As Naruto sat in the chair he raised an eyebrow at his three visitors, Shikamaru was beside him acting as his new advisor, the two of them were surprised that Kumo ninjas were in Konoha seeking an audience with them.

"Thanks Shizune, you're dismissed" Naruto told his new secretary, Shizune bowed and left the room leaving the five ninjas alone.

Naruto sensed their confusion, sighed and answered "Yes, I am the new Hokage, I defeated Pein and before you ask, I sensed you confusion, so tell me what message Raikage has for me?"

The Kumo trio widened their eyes watching his sensory abilities, Samui straightened up and said "Hokage-sama my name is Samui and I lead the three of us, I am a Jonin of Kumogakure and my companions are both Chunin, the two of them are Omoi and Karui."

Naruto nodded and asked "So, what message does the Raikage have for me Samui-san?"

"It's about our common enemy Hokage-sama, the Akatsuki have attacked our sensei and the Raikage's brother and they managed to capture him. He is the Jinchuriki of the Hachibi" explained Samui as Naruto and Shikamaru both looked at her clearly shocked by the unfortunate news.

"Very well, I will help the best I can. We in Konoha have faced each of the Akatsuki members, at least from those we know of and we have even managed to kill a few of them. Could you please tell me the members who attacked your sensei?" he asked them as he grabbed the files on Akatsuki which were inside one of the drawers of his desk.

"We managed to identify only one of the members Hokage-sama; all in all there were four of them"

"That's odd, Akatsuki always go only by pairs" Shikamaru interjected.

"I agree, every time we encountered Akatsuki they came by pairs. So who was the member you identified?" asked Naruto as his curiosity was growing by the second.

"We recognized him as a missing nin of Konoha, Hokage-sama" Samui said before breathing in a deep breath, "It was Uchiha Sasuke".

Naruto looked at her with widened eyes while his mouth was slightly agape, he flinched when he heard the name of his best friend mentioned with the likes of the Akatsuki. Shikamaru glanced towards Naruto to see his reaction and he noticed Naruto attempting to hide his emotions but only failing in doing so.

"What did you say? Are you certain it was him?" he asked frantically as she continually nodded.

"Hai Hokage-sama, he matched the description and he even used his Sharingan" she said.

Naruto looked down on his desk averting eye contact from the three Kumo ninjas, his mind and emotions were all over the place, he couldn't believe Sasuke had joined Akatsuki, it couldn't be the same Sasuke, but even though he continually attempted to deny it, in the back of his mind he knew they were speaking the truth.

The Kumo ninjas and Shikamaru looked at Naruto worriedly, he hadn't spoken for atleast a couple of minutes, Naruto shook his head after he realized that the four other people in the room were staring at him questionably.

He called Wolf and said "Wolf, take these people to the Konoha Archives and give them the records about Genin Uchiha Sasuke, take the route away from the Hyuga Compound."

The ANBU understood the hidden meaning and said "Hai, Hokage-sama."

"Now, is there anything else Samui-san?" asked Naruto.

Samui nodded as she remembered the main purpose of their visit, "Actually yes Hokage-sama, the Raikage sent us here to inform you of a Go-Kage (Five Kage) Summit, he asks for you to be present in this event, and it is to take place at the end of the month in Tetsu no Kuni. The Tsuchikage, Kazekage and the Mizukage have all accepted the invitation, all are waiting for you".

Naruto soaked in the information; he nodded at the three of them. "Tell him I'll be there, Thank you" he told them. The three Kumo ninjas bowed before the Hokage respectfully, Samui thanked Naruto on their behalf and then the three left with Wolf to the Archives.

Once the three were gone Naruto sighed at the revelation, he slumped at the news of his best friend. With his current emotions being a mess, he looked under the desk and opened the lowest drawer, upon opening it Naruto smiled as he found the sake Tsunade had left.

Naruto went in to grab it but before he got there he suddenly couldn't move his body, he had forgotten about his advisor's presence in the room, "Usually I won't let you drink this early and on the job, but quite frankly after hearing the troublesome news I think I need a drink myself" Shikamaru admitted, he let go of his bind on Naruto and the blonde young man brought out the sake and two cups, one for each of them.

"We can't get too drunk Naruto, we'll only drink a little. We cannot make this a habit" Shikamaru warned Naruto, the Hokage nodded and he prepared their drinks.

Once the drinks were prepared both of them quickly drank their first glass, "What do you think about all this Shikamaru?"

"Honestly, first day on the job and it's already troublesome. If I was in your position I believe it's time to forget about your promise, Sasuke has made his choice Naruto. If I was you I would have given them the information they needed, but then again you're the Hokage and I'm just your advisor, the final decision will always be yours" he told him firmly.

"You don't understand Shikamaru; it's more than a promise. He was like my brother, someone who understood what it meant to be lonely, although I don't think it matters much to Sakura about the promise, she happy with me and she has genuine feelings for me, when I tell her and the others about this, no doubt they will lash out on Sasuke, but if it gets worse, there's only one thing I can do and I think that I will regret that for my whole life and it will haunt me in my dreams. You tell the others about this, I have an important meeting today at 7."

With that Naruto left once again for the Training grounds as the memory of the clones hit him, he saw that Sakura had already left and he had 1 ½ hours before the meeting with Yamanaka clan.

He went there and practiced both of his katas to make sure he knew them; he was still lacking a bit in the basic Kenjutsu katas but decided to ask advice from his Neko nee-chan later, he was able to burn the whole leaf without a problem, he was also able to crumble a leaf to dust without a problem and was able to reverse the water current for 2 minutes, it was good but not impressive, he decided to make the time limit of 10 minutes until proceeding to the next exercise, he was also able to make 4 cuts simultaneously in the waterfall but for him that was not good, he decided that the number should be a minimum of 15.

He then decided to test his Super Strength; he saw an earth wall roughly 10 feet high, 2 feet thick and 15 feet long, he then punched it using his super strength and 7 feet high, 10 feet long and 1 feet thick section fell, he decided that he had to improve on that too.

Next, he decided to test his Senjutsu but instead of taking Nature Energy and maintaining a balance, he decided to take Kurama's advice. He took Nature Energy, but instead of using it as a separate source, he decided to flow Nature Energy through his Chakra Coils, it caused different markings to appear on his face, he had black lines running from his eyes to his ears and a Black dot inside of a Black Circle outline appeared on the centre of his forehead but was hidden by his Headband, the black markings also covered his eyes like the Toad Sage Mode, he now had a brown Iris with a small white pupil in the centre. (A/N: Hashirama Sage mode Markings).

Naruto felt different from when he was using the Toad Sage Mode and decided to test it out, earlier he needed minimum of 1 clone to make a Rasenshuriken, but now he held out his hand a Rasenshuriken began to form, it was the same size and Naruto was able to throw it too, it was just as powerful, Naruto thanked Kurama and dispersed his Sage Mode, he was able to enter Toad Sage Mode in 30 seconds without clones and this new Sage Mode in 1 minute. He decided to improve on that time too.

He then went to the Hokage Mansion to change as he had a meeting in 45 minutes with the Yamanaka Clan, after the Uzumaki-Namikaze compounds were complete, he would move on there. He showered and changed, this time wearing his black-orange jumpsuit with the Hokage's robe on and his pouches, ninja tape and Katanas along with the Inuzuka Fang Necklace. He walked through the streets and saw that the reconstruction was going well because of his clones and Yamato spamming buildings. As he walked through the village, he saw people waving back to him, mothers asking him to kiss the foreheads of their babies and fangirls stalking him. He made his way to the Yamanaka Flower Shop.

Yamanaka Ino was sitting and helping in her flower shop, she still had 1 hour to go and meet her Konoha 11 friends for something important as Shikamaru said. The door opened and she saw Naruto enter, she immediately blushed when she saw him in that outfit, she also saw that he had the special Katana of her clan on the left side of his waist.

Naruto entered and saw Ino and sensed it again and asked 'Was I really this dense when it came to girls Kurama?'

"Yes, that Hyuga stalked you for years and was still stalking you, if I were in your position, I would have not regarded her feelings, she saw your suffering and did nothing as far as I remember" Answered Kurama.

He thought on the inside 'If she would have loved me, then would have done at least something, it took me dying to make her confess her feelings' He looked at Ino and said "Hey Ino-chan, how are you doing?"

Ino broke out of her stupor and blushed heavily when she heard him say her name like that and answered "Oh h-hey, Naruto-kun, what are you doing here?"

Naruto answered "I have a meeting with your Father, some clan matters and before you ask no, I won't tell you, I don't want to spread a SS-Class secret in the whole village"

Ino pouted, which made Naruto blush and he thought out loud "Even my Puppy dog eyes Jutsu is a failure in cuteness when you and Sakura-chan pout."

Ino looked at him with a blush rapidly spreading on her face, Naruto looked confused and Kurama enlightened him "You said that out loud Gaki."

Naruto's eyes widened and he went to apologize but Ino asked him "did you mean it?'" Naruto looked at her and answered "Yes, of course I meant it" He then looked at the time and said "Ino, don't you have to go to that meeting that Shikamaru called."

Ino replied "Yes and are you coming too?" Naruto replied "No, though it is something important and all of you need to make a decision on it, me and Shikamaru have already decided."

Ino wondered what it could be as she saw Naruto leave with her father and went to change and get to the gathering herself.

Naruto sat down opposite to Inoichi as he took out his Father's letter and handed it to him, he knew what this was about and he talked with Naruto about each business that Namikaze owned, it turned out that 55% of business in Konoha and Hi no Kuni were owned by the Namikazes, he then told Naruto about Uzushiogakure and Naruto made a mental note to visit Uzushio and gather anything left there, he then finalized everything, which included that the Namikazes will give the Yamanakas rare herbs, flowers and poisons along with antitodes and allow them to research in the Namikaze green house in return for managing the Namikaze businesses until Naruto reveals himself and the Traders get to know him.

He left the Yamanaka flower shop and wondered how his friends were taking the news of Sasuke's betrayal and what their decision on that matter was. He went to his office and told his ANBU and told them to gather the population of Konoha for an important announcement the day after tomorrow.

Konoha 11 after they were assembled (Naruto's meeting still ongoing)

Everyone sat there and looked at Shikamaru as he was the one who had called the meeting, when everything was settled, Shikamaru spoke up "Okay, even though no matter how much troublesome this is, I have really troublesome news and it involves Naruto, Akatsuki and … Sasuke"

Everyone except Neji and Shino gasped when they heard this, their reaction was just a wide-eyed Neji and Shino who were eager to hear what Shikamaru had to say.

Before anyone could say anything Shikamaru continued, "Sasuke became part of Akatsuki."

Everyone seemed to gasp at this; Kiba shouted "What the hell is going on? What on earth… What on earth possessed Sasuke to join that organization!?"

"I don't know, but Akatsuki had managed to capture the Eight Tailed Host. You can already see where this is going." Shikamaru answered.

Ino then spoke up "But that can't be right! Sasuke joined the same organization as his brother! The same organization that killed Asuma-sensei!"

Shikamaru sighed and continued "It wasn't the fact that Sasuke captured the Eight Tailed Host that served as the breaking point for a foreign village to move out. It was the fact that the Eight Tailed Host was the brother of the Raikage. You understand now? Sasuke caused such an international uproar that the way I see it Naruto has no choice but to place Sasuke on the Bingo book, lest he wants our village to go to war. Besides, I'd be damned if they take Naruto." This time, Shikamaru's expression turned grim.

This time Kiba's fists were shaking, "So it comes to this, then do we have a choice? Sasuke was our friend, but I'm not going to let him take Naruto."

Shino replied, in his monotone, "If persuasion through words cannot reach Sasuke anymore, then there's no helping it. I'd rather kill Sasuke than lose Naruto."

"W-What's going to happen?" Ino looked at Shikamaru in worry; Shikamaru grabbed one of his teacher's trench knives and gripped the handle as tight as he can.

"We're going to take care of Sasuke. It's bad enough that Naruto carries the burden for all of us; we can't rely on him forever. We need to grow up as well." Shikamaru said, it was then that Ino and Sakura started breaking down, Hinata remained silent in the whole ordeal.

"Sasuke is now liable for his actions, there's nothing that can be done Naruto and I have made our decision, we will give Sasuke one last chance but if he denies that, then we will kill him" Shikamaru said.

Shikamaru looked up at Sakura and asked "What are you going to do, Sakura?"

Sakura was quite for a moment but replied "We have to face the reality, Sasuke has sunken so much into darkness that none of us know, he was given everything, he had everything but he betrayed us and our trust, I am not going to let any harm befall Naruto-kun and I think it would be best if we killed him cause if Naruto-kun kills him, it would be something that will torment him his whole life and he will eventually break down"

Shikamaru smiled and said "Well said Sakura, Naruto can push Sasuke to the brink of death but killing him is something that if he does, will break him and torment him, we will take care of Sasuke without Naruto, if he knows, he will again try to carry the burden for us."

Everyone agreed and decided to do so but before anyone could leave, Ino spoke out "Hey guys, Naruto-kun told me that he had some clan matters to attend to, do you know which clan Naruto belongs to."

Shikamaru answered to her "Yes, the Uzumaki Clan" 'And probably the Namikaze' he added inside his mind "Look up for it in the library, explaining is troublesome, but I can tell you one thing that they and Senju Clan were cousins" Everyone's eyes widened as they nodded and went home.