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Book 4 - Star Trek: Predator - Sad Day for Konoha's - Chapter 8, The calm before the storm

The Freedom and Voyager were still hours away from Konoha, Naruto was training his Hazard Team in the event that he would have to lead them into combat on Konoha, he was also training his jutsus, knowing full well that if he was forced to land on Konoha, he would have one hundred percent of his powers and he would unleash hell if he had to in order to save Konoha.

Sasuke was working with his team in an attempt to prepare the ships weapons

"Ensign, can you give me an extra five percent out of the secondary power grid?" He asked

The young man tapped a few buttons on his console"How's that sir?"

Sasuke smiled "Good, weapons output is at one hundred thirty percent"

"But sir, that is five percent over the safety limit, will this not overload the phaser strips?" The ensign asked

"Ensign, these ships are powerful and if we don't get everything we can from the weapons, the phaser strips overloading will be the least of our worries" Sasuke answered

"I see, well I have to get back to engineering, the chief wants me to re calibrate the warp coils, something about Voyager's chief engineers gloating that her warp field is more pure then ours" The ensign said as he packed his tools and began making his way towards the room exit, as he left Sakura walked in

"Sasuke! There you are" She said with a smile was she walked up to him

"Hurm? Sakura? I am surprised you found the courage to leave your quarters after that incident" He stated as his grin grew

Sakura frowned "Shut up Sasuke" She replied as she crossed her arms

This only caused Sasuke's grin to grow even more "So what brings you to the Freedom?" He asked her

"Well I received permission to come visit since we are still a few hours away from Konoha. There isn't much for me to do on Voyager, Naruto is busy training his team, so I thought I would come see what you were up to" She explained "So, how are you and Suzu doing?" She asked

Sasuke smiled "Things are actually going well between us. You know I never would have thought that she would be the type of girl for me, but now I can't imagine anyone else to be honest" He explained as he thought about Suzu

"Well I am really happy for you two" Sakura stated, Sasuke could tell there was something on her mind "But how did you know, I mean you know, how did you know you loved her"

Sasuke began to chuckle "Its not like it was love at first sight, to be honest we hated each others guts" He began to explain "But she was the first person to actually stand up to me and really tell me off, she also beat the crap out of me, and still does from time to time" He added as he remembered the first time he spared with Suzu in the ring, then his grin grew even more "This wouldn't be about Naruto now would it?" He asked

Sakura instantly began to blush "Huh? What? Why would you assume something like that?" She stated as she turned around to hide her embarrassment

"Sakura, I have known you long enough to know that..." But before he could finish his sentence the doors opened and Naruto walked in

"Sakura! Someone told me you had come!" Naruto stated with a bright smile

Sakura's face only became even more red as she turned back towards Sasuke, who was fighting a reflex to laugh

"Naruto? I thought you were in training" Sakura stated

"I was, but my team needed a rest and then someone told me you were here, so I came to see you"

"Yeah, I kind of wanted to see you... Oh and Sasuke as well before the fight"

Sasuke could see how red Sakura had gotten since she was forced to face him with Naruto being in the room now, he decided to try and change the subject "So, did you blow off enough steam?" Sasuke asked him

Naruto looked a bit confused "Huh?" was his response, Sakura was also a bit curious by the question

"Well, you have been in the holodeck taking your anger out on your team for the past 5 hours straight while calling it training"

"Oh yeah well, I may have vented out some frustration, but now that Sakura is here I am feeling a lot better" He said with a large grin

Sakura was a bit surprised, Naruto normally didn't get angry, he always had a carefree happy attitude and she had rarely ever see him angry "What happened?" She asked as she finally turned to face him

"That is a good question that I had been wondering myself" Sasuke added

"Its nothing really..." However Sakura crossed her arms and stared straight into his eyes, obviously not believing him " Naruto let out a sigh "I have been frustrated with myself ever since I let Kira down during the rescue mission, and then I got into an argument with Neji that really pissed me off

"What happened during the mission?" Sakura asked as she was not aware of the events that took place during the rescue

"I was a complete idiot, I wanted to save Hinata so badly that I ignored direct orders from Kira and put not only the entire mission, but all of our lives in danger, including Hinata's" Naruto explained

"And what about Neji?" Sasuke asked in turn

"To be honest, I would rather not talk about it"

Sakura could tell that Naruto was slightly upset "Alright then, you guys want to eat some Ramen?" She asked while putting on a bright smile for Naruto

"No I have already eaten with Kira, you two go on ahead I have to prep our defensive systems some more, I'm going to try and boost the shield power output by at least another five percent" Sasuke answered as he continued to work on his console

"Alright, what about you Naruto?" She asked

Naruto grinned "Ohhh its just the two of us huh? does that mean that this is a date?" He asked with a wink

A few moments later both of them walk into the mess hall, Naruto had a large red hand print on his cheek

"So how about once we finish eating you give me a tour of the ship? I've never been on a Justice Class before" She asked as she ordered their ramen from the replicator

Naruto was rubbing his face "Alright, just as long as you stop hitting me!" He answered with a slightly grumpy tone

This caused Sakura giggle a bi, causing Naruto to smile once again

After they had eaten, Naruto began showing Sakura around the ship, he bumped into one of his Hazard Team Members.

"Oh hey Lieutenant, who is this?" The young man asked

"Hey Chris, this is Sakura, she is posted on Voyager" Naruto answered

"Wait, you mean thee Sakura?" Chris asked

"What does he mean by that?" She thought to herself

"The one you keep saying is your girlf..mfff" Naruto slammed his hand against his mouth as quickly as he could

"That is enough out of you ensign!" He stated as sweat began to form on his brow

Sakura had an evil sadistic look in her face, you could almost see the fire in her eyes as one of them twitched "Oh Naruto, What have you been telling these nice people?" She asked

Naruto suddenly felt a chill up his spine "Please Sakura I beg you, don't hurt me..." He said with genuine fear

The young officer was in awe, he had never seen his commanding officer in such a fearful state

About ten minutes later they exit the turbolift onto the bridge, Kira was in command, he watched them as they got off of the turbo lift, Naruto's other cheek was now red and he had a black eye

"And this is the bridge" Naruto stated with a slightly defeated tone

"My god, What happened to you?" Kira asked him, Naruto remained silent "You know what, on second thought I don't think I want to know" He said as he sat back down in his chair

"So do you have a station here?" Sakura asked him

"Well whenever I am not training my team I also act as a secondary ops officer whenever Suzu is not on the bridge" He led her to the Ops console and tapped the officer's shoulder indicating he was taking over the console

"Helm, what is our ETA?" Kira asked

"About eight hours sir" Athrun answered

"The fifth fleet will arrive at Konoha before us, their ETA is one hour and twenty minutes" Naruto reported

"Do we know how many ships the enemy is going to bring?" Sakura asked

"No, however I am still getting information from their computer files" Kira explained

"Commander, we are receiving a message from the USS Legend" Naruto informed him

"What do they want?" Kira asked

"Its a call for Ino sir" Naruto answered

"Where is she right now?"

"Internal sensors have her in the mess hall" Naruto stated

Kira tapped his comm badge "Bridge to Lieutenant Yamanaka"

"Ino here" Her voice answered over the comms

"We have a message from the Legend for you, where would you like to take it?" Kira asked

Down in the mess hall Ino was just finishing up her lunch "Patch it threw down here" She stated as she walked towards the nearest wall panel

"Understood, stand by" Kira's voice stated through the comm

Suddenly the wall panel began to blink with an incoming message, Ino tapped the button to accept it, she was surprised to see her ships first officer "Ino, it is good to see you again"

"Commander?" She responded slightly confused, she had no idea why he would be contacting her

"Ino, I am happy that I was able to contact you, I have some good news" he stated

Ino was curious "What kind?" She asked

"Captain Jensen has been court-martialed and removed from command" He told her with a smile

Ino somehow felt happy to hear this news, but she didn't really understand why it was good news to anyone other then herself "Why? What happened?" She asked

"The captain has been treating the crew like dirt since the day I came to the ship, including myself. There has been a mounting number of complaints against him and what he had done to you was the last straw, so I decided to take it straight to Starfleet command"

"But I still don't understand how..."

"After the way he treated you I tried to talk to him in private, he threaten to replace me, so I filed a complaint. And at his court-martial, every single crew member stood up against him, my only regret was that you weren't there to witness it" He explained with a smile

"I see, but why are you telling me all this?" She asked, still confused as she felt he was leaving something out

He smiled once again "Because I am now the acting captain, and I'm taking the ship to Konoha to help defend it. After the battle I'm going to officially take command, and I want my engineer back, If you want to come back that is"

Ino's face suddenly changed as joy began to sweep her face "I would love to return commander, or should I say captain" She answered him with a grin

He grinned back at her "Great, I can't wait to have you back at your post, Legend out" His face suddenly vanished from the console

The Freedom and Voyager were now moments from Konoha, the fifth fleet had already begun building defenses, they had received authorization from the major governments of Konoha to construct orbital defenses around the planet. The Kingston was already in orbit and Shikamaru had decided to visit his village.

Minato was walking through the streets, he spotted Shikamaru and walked over to him "welcome back home Shikamaru, I am happy to see you have returned home safely, how are you finding your experience in Starfleet and space?" He asked

"Hokage Sama" Shikamaru bowed in respect "Well to be Honest my lord, a lot of the things up there are troublesome" He said with a pause "However, a lot of things are breathtakingly beautiful. To be able to see a super nova up close as its happening, to see a beautiful nebula, the excitement of finding a new species and making first contact, its an experience i wouldn't trade for anything my lord" This caused Minato to smile, he had never seen Shikamaru show such passion for anything in the past "So how are the negotiations with the other Kages proceeding?" Shikamaru asked

"Very well actually, this impending attack has shown them that now more then ever we need to unite as a planet and let go of the old ways, the Kazekage is currently in Konoha with his bodyguards, I should actually be going since I invited him to dinner tonight and Kushina sent me to get some supplies"

"Of course my lord" Minato continued as Shikamaru bowed once again

Suddenly he heard a familiar voice "Shikamaru!"

When he turned around he was face to face with a grinning Temari "How...Troublesome" He stated

Temari frowned at the comment "Now is that any way to greet me? I am the Kazekage's bodyguard and sister after all"

Suddenly Tenten walked up to them "Hey Shikamaru, Temari!" She said as she waved

Temari waved back

"Tenten? I didn't think the York had already arrived" Shikamaru stated slightly surprised

"Yeah, when my captain learned that my home was in danger he pushed our engines to their limits, we just arrived in orbit so I decided to beam down and visit our home before the battle" She explained

Shikamaru noticed that she still only had one pip on her collar "Ensign?"

She let out a slight sigh "Yeah, well the York is a small ship, its about the size of a Nova class. So advancing in rank is kind of hard"

"I can see how that could be troublesome"

"Yeah, but I am working extra hard, i know someday it will pay off. But look at you, you are only one rank above me" She stated pointing out the black pip indicating he was a lieutenant junior grade

"This is all very interesting , but why are you both still in your uniforms? Sure I know all about this since I'm the Gaara's sister, but don't you think the other people in the village are going to wonder why your dressed like this?" Temari pointed out

Shikamaru sighed "I have grown out of my old clothes and they don't fit me anymore, and going shopping for new ones is so troublesome" Shikamaru answered

Tenten gave him a push "Will you get over yourself, everything is troublesome to you. Come on, I will go do some shopping with you. Oh, oh I cant wait to see the new fashions Konoha has" She stated with excitement in her voice

"Oh, there is this shop that your village has that I wish the sand village would get, each time I come here I just must go see their new stock!" Temari stated with excitement

"I think i know the one your talking about !Oh I'm so happy lets go!" Tenten replied with just as much excitement

Shikamaru let out a large sigh "Women..."

Tenten frowned as she grabbed Shikamaru by the arm and dragged him along "Stop being such a cry baby and come on!"

Meanwhile, the Freedom and Voyager were approaching the planet

"Dropping out of warp sir, the fleet seems to be getting ready for the attack" Athrun stated

"Good, Athrun have us join the fleet defense formation" He said as he turned to face Naruto and Sakura who were still on the bridge, as well as Sasuke who was at his post "Do any of you want to beam down before the battle?" He asked

"Well It would be nice to see Konoha before the battle" Naruto stated "And I am sure that our parents would like to see us as well" He added

"Breathing the fresh air would be nice" Sakura also added

All of a sudden Naruto's console started to blip "Wait, sensors are picking up a large fleet of ships, and they aren't ours!"

Tucker instantly got to his feet "Red Alert, all hands battle stations!"

The bridge lights dimmed as the red lights turned on, the alert siren sounding throughout the ship as everyone rushed to their stations, including Suzu got off the turbolift and replaced Naruto at Ops

"Whoever they are, there are over sixty of them" Sasuke commented

"They just dropped out of warp at the edge of the system sir" Suzu reported

"On screen!" Tucker ordered

The screen changed to show the the incoming fleet, Naruto joined Tucker in the middle of the bridge "My god, they are all Kost ships" he stated as his eyes didn't leave the screen

"And So it begins, all hands prepare for battle, I want damage control teams on standby, Naruto have your people ready to repel possible intruders, Kira to the bridge" Tucker ordered

Meanwhile Kira was in his office, he was trying to get more information out from the Kost database "My god is it possible?" He stated as he read over some of the data

End Chapter 8

And so ends this chapter, how will the battle go? What has Kira found out? Find out next time!