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Missing:
Two days later:
It was an uncharacteristically cold day in Konoha, especially for that time of year; which, put several shinobi on edge, seeing it as an omen. The Godaime Hokage, Senju Tsunade, was one of those shinobi, but for an entirely different reason; she had won the lottery.
Now, most people would have been ecstatic to win the lottery, but not Tsunade; to her, it only meant misfortune was coming her way. The problem was she couldn't pinpoint what was wrong, and that put her even more on edge than usual; fortunately, she had a ton of paperwork to distract her from worrying. That's how she spent most of her day doing it was not until she received a mission scroll from the Villiage Hidden in the Sand that a problem arose.
"Shizune, get me Team Seven please," she said to her apprentice.
The young woman turned to her master and gave a short bow, "Yes, My Lady," she said bowing, before leaving to complete her task.
Ten minutes later, all the members of team seven minus one were standing in her office.
Tsunade's eye twitched, " Where is Naru at," she asked.
Haruno Sakura Tsunade's other apprentice apologized to her sensei for her teammate's absence, "I'm so sorry, My Lady, I'm sure Naru is on her way," she said.
Five minutes passed, and Naru still didn't show; at that point, Tsunade sent an Anbu to retrieve the blonde. At this point, the rest of Team Seven, consisting of Captain Yamato, Hatake Kakashi, Sakura, and Sai, was slightly annoyed at the blonde for being late.
It was not until the Anbu returned without Naru that the team grew worried. The Anbu leaned down a whispered something in Tsunade's ear to low for the others to hear; a stunned expression came over the Hokage's face, "What! What do you mean she isn't there," the Hokage practically roared.
The Anbu leaned back down and whispered something else in her ear before handing her a scroll. Tsunade opened it and quickly read through it.
Scroll contents:
Dear Uzumaki Naru, you are, hereby ordered, by your Hokage to go to Amegakure to obtain information on the Akatsuki. The mission is top secret, so your team leader will explain the details once you reach your location. I am counting on to make sure this mission is successful, you leave in one hour. Good Luck, Lady Tsunade.
The Hokage finished reading the scroll and put it down; all previous concern about the Sand Mission was gone now her only priority was to find Naru, who she believed was now in danger.
Kakashi, who was worried about the Hokage's silence, decided to speak up, "Lady Tsunade is everything alright," he said.
Tsunade didn't say anything, she just handed him the scroll; which he took in confusion, he quickly read it, his eyes widened and then narrowed, Yamato who was standing next to him, read the note as well, a wave of shock came over him, "This is," he whispered in shock.
Kakashi looked up at Tsunade his previous bored posture was gone Yamato also stood in attention. Sai and Sakura, who had been watching this whole thing transpire were confused, unsure what the problem was.
Sakura decided to ask, "Um, Lady Tsunade? What's going on," she asked.
Tsunade looked at her apprentice, " Sakura, I need you to listen very carefully to me. Naru is missing and could be in danger; that's all I can tell you right now. What I need you to do right now is gather the other Rookie's and Team Gai," she said.
Sakura's eyes widened, but she quickly ran off to complete her task; once she was gone, Tsunade signaled for an Anbu who appeared by her side in an instant. "I'm issuing an alert to be on the lookout for Uzumaki Naru, she is believed to be in danger and is to be brought to me immediately if spotted, and any shinobi with her are to be detained," she said.
The Anbu gave a silent salute before vanishing to inform the other Anbu.
Sai, who had finally begun to piece together what was going on stared in shock as Tsunade issued her alert; he couldn't understand how Naru could be missing, but he had a horrible feeling Danzo was somehow behind it.
Tsunade turned her attention back to three men in the room, "I don't know who did this, but someone has sent one of my shinobi on a mission using my crest that in itself is an act of treason. Tenzo, I want you to investigate who got access to it," she said.
Tenzo bowed, "Consider it done My Lady," he said.
Fifteen minutes later, all the other teams finally arrived, giving their Hokage worried looks. Neji was the one to ask the question on everyone's minds, "Lady Tsunade, what's wrong," he said.
Tsunade stares at them, " I regret to inform you, but Uzumaki Naru is missing," she said.
Silence reigns for a few minutes before a shout of,
"WHAT," feels the room.
Author's note: Let me know what you think.