A/N- Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in so long, got really sidetracked because of school and all. So this next chapter is mostly the rookie 9's and Gai's team views in the meeting. Also a deeper look into the mind set of the rookie 9 at 15. I guess I made this chapter so you guys can compare them at 12 and 15. Most of you will be happy to know that Naruto and Hinata's reaction to Hitome will be in this chapter. Enough chit-chat, back to the story!

DISCLAIMER- I do not own naruto.

Chapter 4: Perspective

Hitome sat in the Hokage's room, staring at Tsunade's expectant face. To tell the truth she really didn't really know where to start. She remembered the conversation she had with Shikamaru the day she volunteered for this mission.

/Flashback/

Hitome bit down hard on her lip as she silently assessed her mission. She had a lot of questions to be answered. Like how she was suppose to break the news to Tsunade. She was currently waiting by Shikamaru's office for her to come. As if on cue she saw our favorite lazy jounin walking towards her. He gave her a nod in greeting, the lazy expression he held never leaving his face. She slowly followed him into his office and took a seat in the chair located in front of his desk.

"I assume you're here to discuss how the meeting between you and Tsunade should go."

Hitome looked at him curiously. "How did you no that."

"I'm not the head tactician for nothing."

Hitome let out a small sigh. Of course he'd know. He had like a 200 point IQ. She let herself fall deeper into the soft leather of the chair. All that ramen she ate last night for dinner must have really damaged her mind. One of Hitome's favorite things to do was eat ramen. Though not to the extent her father did, she still ate more ramen than the average human being.

"I think you should tell her the truth. It wont mess up the space time continuum since we are about to change the past and future anyway. Besides knowing Tsunade she'll just get suspicious if she thinks you're lying to her. She will just think of you as an enemy, which is definitely something we don't need right now."

He got up and walked over to the window, watching the sun as it set over the horizon, illuminating Konoha in a beautiful orange glow.

"Telling the rookie 9, however, is a different story. We weren't exactly patient at that age. When you get there you should tell Tsunade to call a meeting of the rookie 9, preferably a day after you actually tell her.

"Why a day after?"

"That will give her some time to calm down a bit. She'll be shocked when she finds out the leaf was attacked. Even though it didn't seem like it she held the leaf in high regards. It's going to take her a little while to get use to the idea."

"I guess so."

All at once the seriousness in his eyes disappeared to reveal a rather annoyed expression. "What are you still doing here?" Shikamaru said in an annoyed tone. "Ino will get mad if she finds out that I kept you here after dark. Troublesome women."

Hitome simply smirked at the gesture. Of course she knew what he really meant to say was: "I love my wife Ino and I know she will be worried about you're safety so I want to make sure you get home before dark. "See-ya Shika-kun!" She just laughed as a heated glare was sent her way. The sunset showed bright as she begun to walk home. She knew Shikamaru hate the nickname, shika-kun and would let no one else but Ino call him that. "Sometimes it's just too much fun bothering him." Hitome whispered to the darkening sky. Hitome laughed again as she thought of Shikamaru's annoyed face.

/End of Flashback/

Hitome audibly gulped before she summed up the courage she needed to speak. "To make a long story short, I'm from the future." She expected Tsunade to get up and yell at her for wasting her time or to ask her if this was some kind of joke, but when no such accusation came she continued. "12 years from now the Sound and Konoha will be at war. Hitome could tell Tsunade hadn't grasped the point so she decided to make it clearer.

"Konoha.is.losing."

"If the Sound is attacking Konoha 12 years from now, what sense does it make to come back in time? There is nothing we can do about it in this time period.

"That's where you're wrong. Even though the war will actually be twelve years from now sources say that in two weeks from now Orochimaru will find a new justu that will grant him the power needed to destroy the leaf. If I may I would like to request the rookie 9 and Gai's team for this mission.

Tsunade searched Hitomes eyes for signs that she was hiding the truth. For some reason those eye's were very familiar. Tsunade shifted in her chair and rested her chin on her hands, eye's never leaving Hitome. Finally she spoke.

"If what you say is true how do I know that you are not really from the sound and plan to trap my ninjas."

" Tsunade-baachan." Tsunade's eye's widened when she heard the familiar ending used on her name. Now where had she heard that before? No, it couldn't be, could it? Tsunade finally looked the girl over. She was wearing an orange skirt that had slits on both sides, it stopped just above her knees. Underneath that she wore skin tight black biker shorts. She had an orange shirt, which sleeves stopped at her elbows and tied with orange strings. Embroidered on the back was a silver spiral. She had on a silver necklace that had a blue fox pendent hanging towards the middle. On her right hand she had an orange bracelet that had the hyuuga clan symbols printed all over it. Her hair was blond with blue streaks running through it. She had a bang that stopped at her eyebrows while the rest of her hair was braided in two pigtails, each one tied with two orange ribbons. The ribbons accentuated her blue eyes while the clothes showed her well proportioned body.

Tsunade could tell the blue streaks were real and not dyed. 'Lets see what kunoichi do I know have blue hair.' 'Hmmm…. Use to stutter was very shy… Hinata! That's it!' So that means her father is…..

" Tsunade-sama it's getting late." Hitome said after briefly looking at the clock.

"Is it."

Tick, tick, tick the clock chimed as the two stared at each other before Hitome averted her eyes and walked slowly to the door.

Dammit! This was annoying the hell out of her! She had to know. "Wait." Hitome's hand stopped on the doorknob.

" If your from the past who are you?"

" Call a meeting tomorrow of the rookie 9 and their sensei's, I'll explain everything there." She said her back still to Tsunade. "Including my identity." She said before walking slowly out the door and shutting it after her.

Tsunade relaxed in her chair and sighed " Did she have to be so damn mysterious?" She decided that now would be a good time to address the stranger hidden behind outside the window.

" Jaraiya, you can come out now."

Wordlessly Jaraiya jumped through the open window landing in front of Tsunade's desk.

" So, how much did you hear?"

" Everything." He said, a grim expression on his normally playful face.

A frown creased Tsunade's face. " Its not that I expected Konoha to never go into war, no I'm not that naïve. I just wanted to believe… to believe that war would be at least 20 or maybe even 30 years away.

Jaraiya sighed wearily " It seems the rookie 9 will have to experience the horrors of war." " Well, what do you think of the girl?"

" The same thing that you're thinking, she does resemble them a great deal, but I'm wondering if she can really be trusted."

Jaraiya sighed for what seemed like the thirtieth time this day. He looked out at the clear night sky, a perfect night for star gazing. At least for those who had the luxury of time to do so. " I guess only time will tell."

The next day the Rookie 9 met in Tsunade's office. No one had actually been told what this meeting was about, each of the, each of them only getting a short letter explaining only the basic of things. The whole thing seemed funny to Shikamaru. Not just the fact that they were withholding information, but because of all Shikamaru's brain power he couldn't for the life of him figure out why. This greatly annoyed the lazy chunnin.

Chouji watched as his best friend assumed his thinking position. You see Shikamaru wasn't the only one suspicious about this meeting. Chouji had been getting a weird feeling in his stomach, like something big was about to happen. If there was one thing he knew, it was that his gut was never wrong. The fact that Shikamaru just assumed his thinking position confirmed it all. Whatever it was Chouji definitely did not want to miss it.

Ino was use to all the stereo types associated to her because of her blond hair. Her fiery personality did not add to the situation. Ino was actually a well-rounded person with knowledge on most subjects. Spending time with Shikamaru could do that to you. Of course, she rarely showed this side. If she were ever to show this side, how could she fit into the stereo-typical mold that society had built for her? Yes, she was use to it but that didn't mean that she didn't know when something was up. Ino's techniques had allowed her to enter other peoples bodies, thus she had gotten use to reading body language. By the way Tsunade nervously tapped her fingers on her desk and the way her head was slightly drooped, she could tell it was something big and something they may not like. Whatever it was, she was ready.

The weapons mistress of Konoha leaned against the wall next to her favorite stoic ninja. She didn't really know anyone else besides Neji, Hinata, and Lee, but that was just fine with her. She didn't exactly fit in with other girls. She didn't have crushes on boys or spended her time buying clothes to perfect her appearance. Tenten would rather train. She rarely bought frivolous clothes, buying only comfortable clothes she could use on missions. For some reason she felt like she had to show the guys that a kunoichi could kick just as much ass as boys. Tenten knew something was going on just by observing everyone in the room. Tenten was very good at observing. In battle she would observe the environment to predict the range between her and the enemy. Tenten even admitted to herself that she had observed Neji on multiple occasions, but that doesn't mean she likes him right? So, why did her heart always thump so loudly when he was near?

Lee was a very energetic person, any of his friends could tell you that, but few had ever seen Lee's quiet side. Many people mistaked Lee's outgoing personality for mental incapacity, which really wasn't the case. Lee knew that people often criticized his hairstyle and choice of clothing, but lee didn't care. He was happy with himself. Happy that he wasn't one of those people who dressed a certain way to please others. Gai was his idol, so naturally he would want to dress and look just like him. What was wrong with that? Absolutely nothing. Lee was also suspicious but chose to acknowledge these feelings in a more discreet way. He was at the prime of his youth! Whatever it was he could handle it.

Hyuuga Neji was a proud shinobi. Never excepting help and always in control. So why did he feel like his heart was going to burst. Standing this close to Tenten was sending goose bumps up his arm. Neji took a look at Tsunade's face. To the normal person it would seem that there was no expression on Tsunade's stoic face. Then again Neji wasn't normal. He was the prodigy of his clan and the leader of his team. If he ever got hurt on a mission, he would keep up his normal stoic face. That is till it was just him and Tenten. Tenten was about the only person he'd let see him in pain. He knew she would not see him as weak or a coward. He could grimace or just flat out scream and she wouldn't think any less of him. He wasn't inhuman just tough. Neji was just like every teenager his age, he was superficial and judgmental. Neji was a proud shinobi indeed.

Naruto sat in front of the Hokage a big smile planted on his face. This was just one of his many masks. Naruto had one for every occasion may it be Birthday party's or funerals. It was rare, when he expressed a true genuine smile. Deep down inside Naruto was just a boy who had been hurt to many times. Acknowledgement. That's what Naruto craved. At 15 he had learned more Justus than many learned in a lifetime, still that wasn't enough. Even with the acknowledgement of all his precious people, Naruto would unconsciously chase after that one person who refuses to acknowledge him. At the moment that person is Sasuke. So Naruto will train harder and push his body to the limit, all for the acceptance of one person. Poor Naruto. Maybe one day he will realize that he can't be accepted by anyone, if he first doesn't learn to accept himself.

Sasuke sat in a corner away from everyone else. Two anbu watching him from the window. Uchiha Sasuke had made a mistake. It just wasn't the Uchiha way. Sasuke knew not what this meeting was about, but was happy that it gave him sometime to plan for his next encounter with his brother. Every time he runs into Itachi, he is never quite strong enough. All he seems to hear are those words 'Foolish little brother.' Sasuke may never know why exactly he is foolish. Itachi may have taken away his loved ones, but he is the only one depriving himself of friends.

'Weak.' That word always seemed affiliated with her. Sakura was by no means weak. She had been trained by the Hokage and now was slowly making for herself. She didn't know what this meeting was about but it had to be important for Tsunade to cancel her training. Sakura took a long look at Sasuke. She just didn't know if she had it in her. How could she fix someone else's heart if she couldn't even fix her own? She just wanted to give up on love and act like the word didn't exist. Deep down, she knew that she couldn't just throw her love for Sasuke away. She knew the truth. A life without love was no life at all.

Shino's bugs scurried throughout his body, granting him use of their powers. Shino was by nature a quiet person. Growing up he didn't have much friends. Waiting him off as a weirdo, people were disgusted by his bugs. No one had actually gotten to know him besides Hinata and Kiba. He didn't know what this meeting was about but he sent one if his bugs to find out. Shino leaned against the wall, his trench coat covering all but the top of his face. Shino was quiet, yes. It didn't mean he couldn't talk, it just meant he didn't think anyone would listen.

Kiba was loud. That is a known fact. The fact that Kiba was just using that as a way to cover up his own insecurities was not so known. Underneath it all Kiba is very insecure. The only one who probably knows that is Ackamaru. When Kiba sees or feels anything he gets loud to cover it up. At the moment he is trying to talk to Shino, who as usual is not answering him back. Kiba is very suspicious about this meeting. He can practically smell the tension in the air. Kiba is nervous. So what does he do? He insults Shino to make himself feel better. And it works. So, Kiba will act this way for years to come, until he realizes that insecurities are natural, not letting them get to you is the sign of a mature person.

Hinata is confident. For the first time in her life she is confident. She doesn't know what the meeting is about but she is sure she can handle it. With Naruto and her friends by her side she can do anything. Naruto, another untouched subject. Although her eyes cant see as far as Neji, she can tell Naruto is hurting inside. One of her goals is to help him. She wont stop trying until his laughs are real and his smile isn't forced. After all, its her ninja way.

Tsunade cleared her throat gaining everyone's attention. "Yesterday afternoon I was informed of a tragic event that is going to befall the leaf in exactly 12 years from now."

"Tsunade-sama where exactly did you get this information from." Shikamaru asked.

"From me." Everyone turned to see a girl who looked about twelve standing next to the door.

"Oh you finally showed up." Tsunade said gesturing to the girl to have a seat.

"Who are you?" Kiba said rather rudely to the girl.

"Me." The girl said pointing a finger at herself. "I'm Uzumaki Hitome."

At this everyone turned to look at Naruto, whose eyes were as big as saucers.

"That can't be." Naruto whispered "I have no relatives"

"Not yet"

"What was that suppose to mean" Shikamaru asked all the while looking at he suspiciously.

"Shikamaru you were always the smart one."

"That's it! Who the hell are you and how the hell do you know us! Kiba screamed

"Kiba that's enough!" screamed Tsunade.

"Just listen and all will be explained" said Jaraiya jumping through the window.

"Ero-sennin you're in on this to, I want to…." He stopped when he noticed the expression on his teachers face. He looked like an old man that just saw his wife's death.

"Ero-sennin" Naruto whispered

"Hitome explain please." Tsunade said waiting to see they're reaction to the whole situation.

Hitome briefly looked at Tsunade and began to explain. "12 years from now the sound will attack Konoha. Sad to say Konoha is losing. Reports say that two weeks from now Orochimaru will gain the power he needs to destroy the leaf. I m asking all of you here to help me on this mission.

"How did you get here." Asked Ino. Which surprised everyone. She didn't usually ask questions related to missions. Then again after Sasuke left she was no longer obsessed with him and her and Sakura had gained they're friendship back.

"My father, the Hokage and my mother, head of the hyuuga clan developed a justu to send people back in time."

"So what you're saying is someone other than Naruto became Hokage" said Sakura.

"And someone other than Hinata became the hyuuga head?" kiba finished for her.

Surprisingly it was Shino that answered "No you dunce, she means they are her parents. Everyone looked at Hinata and Naruto, who in turn looked deeply into each other's eyes before losing consciousness and landing with a hard thud on the floor.

A/N- Well that ends this chapter. Next up is the reaction part two and the mission briefing. Thank you for all the reviews I got for my last chapter. Review please!