I am back with a new chapter :)
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I changed a scene in this chapter from the original, since Kushina is alive I had her play a part in it, and it was fun to type up ;) this added a lot of new dialogue so enjoy!
Book 4 - Star Trek: Predator - Sad Day for Konoha's - Chapter 7, Konoha in danger
Naruto and Sakura walked into the mess hall, Kiba had also joined them. Kiba was now a Lieutenant Junior Grade and a very talented Engineer, Torres would often tease Vorik to watch out because Kiba could steal his job as assistant chief engineer, Vorik would just raise an eyebrow
"Sasuke! Its good to see you" Sakura said with a smile as she greeted him
Sasuke smiled back "Yeah, its nice to see you too Sakura"
Naruto was slightly surprised, only moments ago she was holding him in a tight embrace, he began to grin "That is a completely different greeting then you gave me"
Sakura quickly stomped on his foot and punched Naruto in the stomach "I don't know what your talking about" she stated, this didn't surprise anyone, other then Kira who was in shock
He looked straight at her still in disbelief at what he had just seen "You do know that you just hit a superior officer, who also happens to be in a special ops division known as Section thirty one. That is a court martial offense lieutenant" He stated in a stern and serious tone
Sakura quickly looked at Naruto's rank collar and realized he was right, she was only a Lieutenant Junior Grade and he a full Lieutenant
Kiba quickly intervene "It was just a reflex, I am sure she didn't mean to hit a superior officer, and I am sure Naruto is going to forgive her, right Naruto?" Kiba stated as Naruto was still riving in pain on the ground "See, he agrees"
"Anyway this isn't the time to be playing around, you said you had something of important to tell us commander?" Sakura stated, quickly trying change the subject
Naruto was painfully trying to get back to his feet, Sakura out of remorse helped him onto a chair and kept telling him how sorry she was
Kira still slightly surprised continued "That's right, we have just uncovered information that affects all of you, and all of Konoha" he quickly explained
"What's going on?" Suzu asked
"The aliens call themselves the Kost and they plan to attack Konoha in ten days from now. They got from Naruto what they needed and have been planning this ever since, they were using Hinata for other experiments, like how to extract chakra and use it as a power source or something" Kira explained
"They are going to invade Konoha?! We have to stop them!" Sasuke quickly stated
"The hard part is is not a member of the Federation, and technically its not a warp capable civilization and most of its population isn't even aware of the rest of us, so the prime directive would apply" Kira pointed out
"But we cant just let them invade it, think about how strong the aliens could get from it!" Ino stated in slight anger
"Not to mention that we are decedents from Earth! Just because we renounced technology doesn't change that!" Suzu also quickly reminded them
"I will inform Section thirty one of this information. My commander is a good man, he will make the council vote in favor of protecting Konoha" Kira told them, although he wasn't one hundred percent sure it would happen
"I hope so, Konoha is our home and we have to protect it, we WILL protect it" Sasuke said with conviction
"Look guys, I am going to contact my commander right away, I suggest you find a way to contact your own leader so that they can begin preparations to defend the planet" Kira stated as he got up from the table and made his way out of the room
Sakura was still helping Naruto "I am so sorry Naruto" She said again
"Are you still hurting ? Damn, did you get weaker or something?" Sasuke said while trying to hide a grin
"No, she got stronger..." Naruto answered as he was recovering
"Well I have been training a lot with Kiba" She stated with a slight blush of embarrassment
"Yeah, she has gotten way stronger then she use to be, trust me on this one" Kiba stated
Sakura smiled at the remark "Well, we should probably inform Lord Hokage about the situation, we can use my quarters to send the message" She stated as they all got up and followed her
It didn't take long to reach her quarters, Sakura had a standard size quarters since she wasn't part of the senior staff she didn't get anything special. She walked to her desk and activated her computer as the rest of the gang found spots to sit
"I am sending a message to Lord Hokage Sama, I hope he is in his office"
Minato's face suddenly appeared on the screen "Sakura, its great to see you again, its been a while" He greeted her with a warm smile
"Is that Sakura?" Another voice in the background asked'
"Yes dear" Minato answered
He is suddenly pushed out of the way by a fiery redhead "Sakura! How are you doing!" She asked with a bright smile
"I am doing fine Lady Kushina" Sakura answered
"I have already told you to stop calling me Lady, Kushina is fine. But I must know, are you and my baby boy dating yet?" She asked with a huge grin
"WHAT?" Sakura asked while turning completely red
"I know he has a huge crush on you but not even he will wait forever, he is a young handsome boy, someone is bound to snatch him up if you don't hurry" He said as her grin grew
Suddenly and without warning she slammed the computer shut, instantly cutting the transmission short, she tried to hide her embarrassment from everyone in the room as she looked for Naruto, it looked like he and Kiba were talking about something "Could he not have heard that? Oh please let it be that he wasn't paying attention" She thought to herself
Suzu was staring at her with one of the biggest grins "So, when are you going to..."
But before she could even finish her sentence Sakura cut her off "Shut up!"
It was Sasuke's turn to speak up "Uh Sakura we still need to inform the Hokage of the attack..."
Her console began to chime, indicating an incoming transmission, however Sakura was still frozen, and Naruto had finally noticed "What is going on?" He asked as he got closer "Sorry I was kind of talking to Kiba about something so I missed whatever just happened" He explained
Sakura was still refusing to move, Suzu let out a sigh as she grabbed Sakura's computer and accepted the transmission
Kushina's face appeared once again with a huge grin, however it quickly disappeared when she saw Suzu's face "Suzu? What are you doing there? Where is Sakura?" She asked confused
"Well, we kind of have a situation that we need to speak with Lord Hokage about" Suzu explained
"I see... So who else is there?" She asked
"Umm, Myself, Ino, Kiba, Sasuke, Neji, Sakura and umm Naruto"
"Oh... I see now... Let me get Minato back, one moment" Kushina said as she literally pushed Minato back into the frame and disappeared, realizing why Sakura had reacted the way she did, although deep down she didn't regret it
"Sorry about that Suzu, so what did you need to speak with me about?" Minato asked
"Lord Hokage, we have information that could change Konoha forever" She said with a pause "We have learned of a planned attack on Konoha" She explained
Minato's face instantly became pale, he had never dreamed that Konoha could ever one day be the target of an alien invasion "How long do we have?"
"We believe that it will be about ten days" Suzu answered "We are trying to convince the Federation to protect Konoha, If Konoha was a member they wouldn't even need convincing" She added
"Hokage Sama, it has been almost six years now, haven't you and the other Kages decided to let the entire population in on the truth?" Sasuke asked
Minato let out a large sigh "Myself and the Kazekage of the Sand agree that it is time we do, but the Mizukage of the Mist and Tsuchikage of rock don't think its time yet, and the cloud's Raikage just doesn't know what to do" he explained
Naruto pushed the others aside to get at the screen "Father, you must inform the other Kages of this impending attack, they must know that we must unite as one to face this threat. Our people must be told the truth and we must join the Federation!" He said almost pleadingly
"I will leave at once and do everything that is within my power to convince them that it is time we unite and abandon the old ways of thinking" Minato said with a smile as he stared at his son "Also know that I am proud of all of you"
"Thank you father" Naruto said with a grin
"What is it dear? One moment Naruto" Minato briefly stepped out frame and returned "Oh and your mother asks that you forget everything she said earlier"
Naruto looked at him confused "What did she say?" He asked
"That's my boy" He said with a grin before disappearing
Naruto was very Confused "What did she say?" He asked the others, all of them were grinning except for Kiba who had also not heard and Sakura who was hiding in a corner due to the embarrassment
Meanwhile Kira was in another room speaking with the Director of Section Thirty One
"Sir this is serious, they are planning an all out assault on Konoha, if we stand by and do nothing they will surely fall!" Kira stated
The Director of Section Thirty One was an older man by the name of Captain Darius "In any other time I would vouch for protecting them but this is war, our ships are committed to the battle and they are not members, hell most of there population don't even know that there is life on other planets" Darius answered
"But sir, they are trying to change that, and you know as well as I do that Konoha is rich with resources AND we have multiple new colonies in that region of space, that entire sector is a gold mine for resources! Giving them a front line base will give them access to attacking all our new colonies, we cannot allow this to happen sir!" Kira pleaded with his commander
Darius let out a sigh "You do make a good point, the fall of Konoha to the aliens would force us to stretch our resources across multiple systems to defend them. Alright, I trust you and if you say that Konoha is going to be under attack then I will tell the council to assemble a fleet to help repel the invasion" Darius said finally agreeing
"Thank you sir" Kira said with a slight bow "I will be rejoining the Freedom now that the mission is completed" He added
"I'm going to send the fifth fleet right away, and more will be on the way
"You should also send Voyager the Kingston, the Serenity and the York sir" Kira suggested
Darius raised an eyebrow "Why those specific ships?" He asked
"Because They all happen to have Konoha crew members, and can you bet that they will want to be in this fight sir"
Darius smirked "Very well, I will make the recommendations to Starfleet anything else Commander?"
Kira shook his head "No sir that is all"
"As always, good work commander, Darius out"
Kira let out a sigh of relief, the easy part was done, now they would have to actually successfully defend Konoha
Naruto, Suzu, Neji, Sasuke Ino and Kira returned to the Freedom as Sakura and Kiba remained on Voyager. Hinata was also moved to the Freedom since her condition was no longer serious
All six of them walked onto the bridge and were greeted by Tucker "Welcome back guys, I was so happy to learn that your friend was alive, and that further more you were able to save her" He stated with a smile
"Well sir, they had a strong feeling that she was still alive, and they were right" Kira responded
And now we just received word that your own planet is going to be under attack
"That's right sir, and we have to stop them!" Naruto stated with conviction
"Then man your stations" Tucker ordered
Kira smirked slightly "Uh sir we are still in Section thirty one"
Tucker looked straight at him "Commander, if you look into this ships database you will find that the first officer of this ship is Commander Kira Yamato, Chief Tactical Lieutenant Sasuke Uchiha, the Hazard team leader Lieutenant Naruto Uzumaki and the chief operations officer Lieutenant junior grade Suzu Yuhi! Now I could care less that your shirts are black, red ,white or rainbow! Now shut the hell up and man your stations
"What about Neji? and I sir?" Ino asked
"Lieutenant Ino Yamanaka, I heard that your a top notch pilot, I know your on leave but if you wouldn't mind taking the helm if needed" Tucker answered
"Since my reason for going on leave is now gone, I will return be returning to active duty sir" Ino answered back
"Very well Lieutenant, you may man the helm when Athrun is either away from his post, he is currently eating lunch right now so its all yours" He told her with a smile "Now Mr Hyuga, the Admiral has given me authorization to re instate your commission should you ever want it back" He added while looking at Neji
"Thank you sir, but until Konoha is Safe I rather not rejoin, once Konoha is no longer in danger then I will come back" Neji answered him
"Very well until that time you may take a seat in the Guest chair" He stated as he sat down in his own seat
Everyone manned their stations
Kira stood in the middle of the bridge "Helm set course for Konoha, Warp 9.9, inform Voyager of our departure and instruct them to get in formation"
Naruto: Voyager is responding and is telling us to take the lead
"Setting course for two two four mark six, speed warp 9.9, estimated time of arrival twenty one hours" She stated as she tapped the command into her console
Tucker made a forward motion with his hand "Engage"
The Freedom and Voyager Entered warp towards Konoha in formation together. Since it would be twenty one hours before they would arrive Neji and Naruto were talking in the mess hall
"Why did you not rejoin when the captain offered?" Naruto asked Neji
"I will rejoin, however until Konoha is safe I don't want to be bound by my Federation Oath or their rules" Neji answered
Naruto raised an eyebrow as he took a sip from his drink "What do you mean?"
"I don't plan on stopping until every single one of them is dead, I don't care if they surrender, as long as they are on Konoha I will kill every single one of them, they are going to pay for what they did to Hinata!" He said with anger in his voice
"But Neji..." Naruto started but was quickly cut off by Neji
He banged his fist on the Table "Who didn't want to even look for Hinata? Who turned their backs on us, and now who wasn't willing to protect Konoha?!" He said while staring into Naruto's eyes
"But this is war Neji, the Federation has over one hundred sixty members to protect, you know that they are stretched thin as it is" Naruto stated
"Exactly! This is WAR, and who is the reason for the War? Sure we can say the Breen and Cardassians, but fact is they wouldn't have declared war with out the help of these damned Kost's" Neji answered back
Naruto let out a sigh "That may be true, but we don't need to commit genocide"
Neji one again slammed his fist on the table "THEY ARE THE ONES TRYING TO KILL US! THEY ARE THE ONES TRYING TO COMMIT GENOCIDE ON US!" He said almost screaming, this had caught the attention of everyone in the room who were not staring at them. Neji forced himself to calm down before finishing his sentence "They want Konoha., do you think they wont kill every single person on it?" He finally stated, he was waiting for Naruto to respond
Naruto calmly took a sip of his drink as he looked Neji straight in the eyes "So what? An eye for an eye? You want to lower yourself to their level? You want us to be just like them? Neji, I always respected you and looked up to you, but if this is what you really think, if this is how you believe we should be then I may have to rethink my opinion of you" As Naruto finished his sentence he finished his drink and calmly got up and made his way to the exit, leaving Neji speechless
As he left the mess hall he bumped into Kira, Suzu and Sasuke
"Hey Naruto, do you want to join me and Sasuke for some pool?" Kira asked
"I am not in the mood guys, sorry maybe some other time" He stated as he walked passed them
Sasuke grinned "The idiot is too afraid of losing again"
Naruto stopped in his tracks and simply turned his head, his ocean blue eyes had been replaced with fiery red "DON'T SCREW WITH ME, not now Sasuke, I am really not in the mood" They all knew what those red eyes meant and knew better then to push him any further, he continued to make his way to the nearest turbolift
"I wonder what happened" Suzu asked concerned
"Well the best thing we can do is give him some space" Kira stated
Naruto had made his way down to sickbay, his eyes had returned normal by the time he reached it, he found the Freedom's chief medical officer in his office, his name was Lieutenant Commander Rick Sanchez
"Lieutenant, what can I do for you?" He asked as he turned off his computer to give Naruto his attention
"How is she?" Naruto simply asked
Rick got up and led him to the next room where Hinata was resting "She is fine, do you wish to talk to her?" He asked
"May I?" Naruto asked in turn
"Yes, as long as its very short" Rick told him
Naruto smiled "I promise not to keep her awake for long" he assured Rick
Rick smiled back and nodded "I haven't had a chance to wake her yet so I don't know what her first reaction will be" He stated as he pressed a hypo spray against her neck, with a hiss Hinata's eyes slowly started to open, however she suddenly began to scream
"I WILL NEVER SUBMIT!" She shouted as she tried to force her body up, however in her weakened state she was barely able to sit up, both Rick and Naruto quickly held her down gently
"Shhhhhhhh, Hinata it's me Naruto, you are safe now, shhhhh" Naruto told her in a soft voice, showing her his bright smile
Slowly Hinata began to calm down as she realized she was in a Federation sickbay, and she also knew those blue eyes and smile "...N...N...Naruto?" She said weakly
"Yeah, you are safe now, no one is going to hurt you anymore" Naruto assured her
"What happened? I remember my ship, my crew, captain, all killed, and then the aliens, they did horrible things to me. But how did I get here?" She asked
"We rescued you" Naruto explained
She looked at Naruto as she fought a blush "So… You..." she began saying with a soft and shy voice "Saved me?"
Naruto's smile grew "Not only me, Neji, Ino, Suzu, Sasuke and my commander, Kira, there was nothing that was going to stop us from saving you" Naruto answered
Hinata's face became red and she played with her finger "So, you did that for me?"
"I couldn't tolerate thinking that you might be in the same pain I was" He answered her
Rick tapped Naruto's shoulder "Alright lieutenant, she needs to rest now" He told him
"Hey, I will be back to check up on you later alright? You get some rest now" He said as he began to leave
All of a sudden she remembered something "NARUTO , they are planning an attack on Konoha!" She quickly told him
"Yeah we know, we are on our way there right now with a fleet of ships to stop them. Don't worry Hinata, as future Hokage, I will not let them harm our home, just get some rest" He assured her
As he walked out she couldn't stop thinking how much she admired him and how she had to get stronger
End chapter 7
Another chapter completed. Will Sakura ever recover from her embarrassment? Stay tuned for the next chapter