This chapter tells the next face of Zaroff's plot, and a few other side things. Read and Review.

Chapter 7

A Declaration of War

As Naruto and Sakura walked closer to their teammate Sasuke was thinking whether to attack them or not, but decided not to. He needed to speak with Tsunade first.

"Hey Uchiha. What took you?" The blond Shinobi asked, with the same idiotic look.

"Just… stuff." Sasuke acted quite well as his old self, if he was even acting.

"Hey Sasuke-kun. Do you know what's going on with this attack?"

Sasuke looked at Sakura and said. "I came back to report these, but they beat me here. We've been declared war."

"War? Who from?" Sakura asked, shocked to find out that they've been declared war.

"Dunno. I think it's a group of rouge ninjas, no village in particular."

Naruto just smiled. "Don't sweat it, I'll beat them single-handedly." Sakura just smiled. 'With all of his accomplishes, I actually believe he can.' she thought.

Sasuke turned around and said. "I have to go find Tsunade, later." In a flash Sasuke was gone. "That guy never changes." said Naruto with a smirk.

Sasuke quickly arrived at the fifth hokage's place. He entered it and knocked at on the door where she was. "Come in." She said from inside. Sasuke entered and Tsunade said. "Oh, it's you Sasuke."

"Tsunade. I have to report something important."

Tsunade, barely looking at him, said. "Can it wait, we've been just attacked if you hadn't noticed."

Sasuke, getting a little annoyed, quickly said. "But it is regarding this attack."

Tsunade lifted her head from all the paperwork and said. "You've got ten seconds."

"We've been declared war." In an instant Tsunade's eyes widened. "What did you say?"

"We've been declared war, by a ninja named Zaroff and his Shinobi. The ones that attacked are just a declaration. He will attack tonight." Tsunade looked outside from her window. It was getting late. "Are you positive Sasuke?" Sasuke looked as serious as ever, which for him is basically normal. "Very well, we'll send out a group of ninja." Sasuke had to think of something, he needed every elite out of the village, especially Tsunade. "That won't do, he… he killed Kaka…" Sasuke stopped, trying not to give away his secret. "What? He killed Kakashi." To late. "Yes. He did. I tried to save him, but he beat me, I had to run." said Sasuke lying. "And… His Shinobi are as lethal as him. A group won't do." Tsunade stood up. "Your correct. If this ninja took out a great warrior like Kakashi, there's no telling what else he can do." Sasuke smiled. Tsunade walked out the door and said. "I'll gather every Shinobi in the village. And intercept their attack." Tsunade walked away as Sasuke said. "Perfect."

Every Shinobi gathered with Tsunade. "We have been declared war upon. By a menacing Shinobi. They must be stopped. We all shall go." Jijaira said. "But… we can't leave the village unguarded." Tsunade thought about it and said. "We won't. Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, Ino, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Neji, Tenten, Shino, Kiba and Chōji will stay." The twelve Shinobi just mentioned all agreed to Tsunade's proposal. Sasuke, in the other hand, was not so pleased.

Tsunade walked away from the crowed and stood next to Iruka. "Iruka, I need a favor." "What is it Tsunade?" "I need you to go see if Kakashi is still alive. Sasuke said he was killed, but the boy had to flee from the battle, he couldn't check." Tsunade gave Iruka a piece of paper with Kakashi's mission directions. "Good luck." Iruka looked at the address and said. "I'll do my best. And I hope Kakashi is still alive." Iruka looked at Naruto and thought. 'for his sake.'

The Shinobi left with Tsunade to where Sasuke said the attack would come from, which was true. Iruka left before them. Iruka thought about what he and Naruto talked about before he left.

Flashback

"He Iruka-sensei, where are you going?" Iruka looked at Naruto's eyes, not baring to tell him that his sensei could be dead. "I… I'm going to find more information on the attackers. After I do that I'll join the others on the war." Naruto just smiled. "Take care."

Flashback ends

Meanwhile Naruto had just meet up with Konohamaru, who alongside every other academy student and non ninja adults, had stayed behind. "Hey Konohamaru, do you think you can do me a favor?" Konohamaru looked puzzled. "I… I need you to help me out with Sakura, I'm going to ask her out, and if she doesn't like it, she won't ever talk to me." "Your hopeless Naruto, but I'll help, watcha want?" "Well."

"No way Naruto." Konohamaru was so red with anger that he looked like a tomato. "Please, please." Naruto nearly begged, well, actually he was begging. "Ok. Transform." Konohamaru changed himself to look like a girl. He's transforming skills had improved a lot since he first met Naruto, and Naruto had noticed, this time he actually looked like a girl. "Good Konohamaru, now when we go out on our date, I'll leave to go to the bathroom and you talk to her and ask her about me, ok?" Konohamaru frowned. "Ok, but what will I say, she'll probably tell me to mind my own business." Naruto smiled. "Just say that you're a friend of mine, ok." "Sure."

Naruto walked up to Sakura, knees shaking, to ask her. Sasuke was back, which meant she could go chasing him again, and she'll probably never call him kun again. Naruto stood next to her and signed. "Hey Sakura-chan could you…" Naruto took a deep breath and said. "gooutwithme?" Sakura didn't understand what he had just said. "What did you just say? Couldn't make it out." Naruto quickly answered, saying what he didn't mean. "I said if you wanted to make out with me…" Sakura got bright red with both anger and embarrassment. "YOU PERVERT! MAKE OUT!" Naruto realized what he had just said and tried to fix it. "I'm sorry, I meant go out, not make out. Please don't hate me, or hit me for that matter." Sakura had closed her fist already, but opened it and said: "Why not? Just don't ever say make out again, ok." Naruto, who had already prepared himself to be blown away by Sakura, looked at her with his trademark smiled. "OH YEAH, I'M GOING OUT WITH SAKURA-CHAN!" 'He so idiotic, but still charming.' 'Hell yeah.' thought Inner Sakura. 'So you finally asked her out, huh kid.' said the Kyūbi. Naruto just smiled.

Meanwhile Sasuke had met up with Zaroff, apart from the others. "I must go now kid, I will return home and plan the final face of my plot, but I need you to get the secret scroll and bring it to me." "Will do." Zaroff was about to leave, but he turned around and said. "And Sasuke." Sasuke looked at him straight in the eyes and said. "Yes." "Kill them all."

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Next Chap: Sasuke begins his attack on the remaining shinobi. As Naruto and Sakura go out.