Sasuke came home an immediately knew something was wrong. He didn't even need to step into the ransacked living room to know that Naruto was at the center of it.

Never the less, he reverently prayed he was wrong.

"Naruto?" he called out in what he hoped was a bored tone of voice but there was a slight edge of worry only detectable by his ears. "You there?"

He walked into the living room and swore. He quickly jumped out of the window and ran as fast as he could to where the fifth was.

Jiraya was also speeding as quickly as he could to the Leaf Village. He had the shaking wolf pup in his vest and he was jumping through the trees like the end of the world was coming.

Hell, for all he knew the end of the world could be coming.

The small fox gave a pitiful whine and started to shake. Jiraya misread the body language of the animal and stroked it, "It's okay, we'll find Naruto, I promise."

The fox whined again and hid it's face from the blurring trees. There was a reason foxes couldn't fly.

The fifth was sitting at her table and looking out the window with a bored expression on her face. She knew it was very Un-Hokage like to do such a thing but it was never like she leaped at the chance to have the job to begin with.

"At least you're not looking all your money in gambling anymore," her lady in waiting said softly.

Tsunade jumped and smiled at the soft spoken girl. "You could tell?" she asked.

She ducked her head, "You looked very thoughtful."

Tsunade laughed, "I was aiming for boredom. I wish Naruto was here, he always manages to make things interesting one way or another."

Just then Sasuke came in and gasped for breath in the office.

"Hey, kid! You can't just barge in here," Tsunade snapped.

"N-naruto, he was captured," Sasuke gasped out.

Tsunade clenched her fist until it shook. "Stop joking around, kid. Naruto can't…"

"I'm not joking!" Sasuke yelled. "I went home and the dobe wasn't there. My living room is a mess and I could sense the chakara of another ninja in there."

Tsunade held her hand up to her head and started to massage her temples. She also fought the overpowering urge to cry. She let her breath out in a slow hiss and looked up. She saw her two colleges looking back at her with a touch of concern. "What?" she snapped.

"Nothing," Sasuke said quickly. Even he knew not to anger the fifth.

"Okay, listen to me, I'm going to go to Sasuke-kun's house and pick up a trail. We leave at dawn, understand?"

"What do you mean, we?" Sasuke asked.

Tsunade glared at him. "I'm the strongest ninja in the village right?" she asked.

Sasuke and Shizune nodded.

"Then I'm assigning myself on this mission. Shizune!" she barked.

"Y-yes, ma'am?" she asked. Tsunade was really upset, she rarely yelled like that.

"Take over my duties while I'm gone, understand?"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama," she said.

"Good, Sasuke-kun, you're coming with me and we're searching this out together, I'm not having you following me over three or more days of travel. I want you where I can see you, got it?"

"Yes," he said.

"Now, I'll tell Kakashi about this, you friend Sakura will stay here, I shouldn't even be taking you," she muttered to herself.

Sasuke nodded, he understood the situation perfectly. One mess up and Naruto's life might be over. He shuddered involuntarily at the thought.

"Okay, everyone has their orders."

She and Sasuke disappeared in a second and Shizune was left in the large office. She looked up at the picture of the fourth, "Look what you've gotten us into," she said softly.

/Kit/ the Demon fox was genuinely concerned for his host this time around. Not only had they been captured, but Naruto's demon chakara was growing as well.

Naruto groaned softly in the small cell he had been place in. /Kyubi/ he asked.

/Kit, get up. You've been captured/ the Demon told him harshly.

"Wha?" Naruto sat up and looked out of the dim cell. "Shit," he swore.

A looming face looked though the bars into his. Naruto blinked, that person hadn't been there a second ago. "Who are you?" he asked.

"That is for me to know and you to find out," the masked ninja sing songed.

Naruto growled at the ninja and the ninja laughed. "My my, so much like a fox now. One could even see why you were considered dangerous."

"What do you want?" Naruto hissed.

"Your demon," the voice that was used was on the verge of insanity. It sent shivers down Naruto's spine just to hear it.

"What can I do?" he asked uncertainly.

"Give me the world," the ninja whispered and removed their mask. Naruto gaped as a beautiful girl with cascading black hair was revealed. "You see, I've been waiting for you for a long time, holder of Kyubi. You see, you have my master sealed in you."

Jiraya finally had the Village in his sights. He leapt towards it with new vigor. He knew something happened and he knew that Naruto was in the center of it, he also knew that the small fox pup in his arms was a hair breadths away from mauling his hand. After five miles he understood why the small animal was not happy in the trees.

"Tsunade, you better be there," he said quietly.

"She's not here!" he yelled at Shizune.

"She left with Sasuke-kun about two hours ago," the woman evenly replied.

"Sasuke's house, huh?" he asked thoughtfully. "Did she mention when they were leaving?" he asked.

"Dawn," Shizune replied.

"Okay, I have plenty of time, thanks for your help Shizune," he said.

"Jiraya," she said suddenly as he turned around.

"Yes?" he asked with his back still facing her.

"Bring them back safe, everyone, please," she said.

He turned around and gave her a roguish wink. "What more would you expect from the great Jiraya-sama," he said and disappeared into the night.

Shizune smiled, some people never changed. And she was grateful for it.

Jiraya landed softly in Sasuke's balcony and stepped inside. "Hello?" he called out. The house seemed abandoned, "Hello?" he asked again. "That's funny," he murmured to himself, "I could have sworn she said that this was where…"

His musings were cut of by Tsunade's fist smashing into his right cheek. "Stop right there!" she yelled.

Jiraya sunk to his knees and looked at the woman with the iron fist. "Is that how you always greet your friends, or am I just special?" he gasped.

"Jiraya!" she gasped. Then her expression darkened and she punched him again, only the second time not as hard. "What the hell have you been doing? You were supposed to be here yesterday! Naruto's been…"

He cut her off, "Kidnapped, I know. This one told me," he motioned to the pup who was watching them with silent interest.

"Yuuki," Sasuke said softly, picking up the small animal.

It whined and licked his face. He winced but didn't push it away.

"We're looking for a trail," Tsunade said.

"Any luck?" Jiraya asked.

Tsunade shook her head, "There is nothing left. I can't sense even the chakara Sasuke said he sensed when he came home. Who ever did this knew what they were doing."

Jiraya folded his arms and adopted a thoughtful expression.

Yuuki jumped out of Sasuke's arms and began to smell around the floor. He found a spot and yipped loudly.

"What is it?" Sasuke murmured.

Yuuki gave him a look that was usually reserved for five year olds.

"Maybe it has a trail?" Jiraya asked.

Yuuki yipped again.

"A smell," Tsunade said. "It can smell the trail."

'Close enough,' the pup thought.

Tsunade nodded. "Good, then we leave at dawn."

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