Chapter 1: Soon to be Hokage's Mission

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto (I wish I did though)

Naruto's POV

-sigh- "Here I go again, I wake up early and immediately put on my mask acting like a fool when I'm really not, always acting happy when I'm usually not. People think that I can't control my chakra but I can in fact I use it everyday to keep my mask up. Ahh oh well there's nothing I can do now. This is the mask that I put up now even though I don't like it I'm stuck with it. I wonder what stupid thing I'll have to do today." I left my house soon after dressing. I was quiet until I got to Tsunades office where I had to act loud.

"OHAYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed in her ear as usual she had been sleeping at her desk again.

"Na-ru-to!!!!!!!!!!!! How can you have so much energy in the morning it's annoying" she said. 'Everyone thinks I'm annoying not only when I'm loud'

"Baa-chan how much more Hokage training do we have left?"

"Uggg I told you not to call me that!!! About a month or so left"

"Cool can't wait to finish lets get started" we were about to start going over the responsibilities the hokage has to the villagers when Iruka walked in.

"Ohayo Naruto, Tsunade-sama"

"OHAYO!!! Iruka-sensei" Tsunade hit Naruto on the head 'I probably deserved that'

"ITAI!!! Baa-chan What the Hell was that for?!?!?

"Shut up or I'll do it again" Tsunade said.

Iruka sweat dropped "Hey naruto are you thinking of going on a mission?"

"What for" I asked.

"For memory's sake"

"No"

"But it'll be kind of cool to go with your team on a mission one last time before you become Hokage."

"Nah its ok" I lied 'They probably don't want to go anyway so it doesn't mater even if I do want to go'

"He couldn't have a memory mission even if he wanted to Sasuke is on a mission currently" Tsunade said.

"At least you can still go with Sakura…….at least think about, I think it's a good idea." Iruka-sensei said. "I mean since your going to be Hokage you'll have all these new responsibilities and…….." After that all Naruto heard was blah blah blah.

"If I go will you leave me alone?" I asked hoping I could just get it over with Sakura would probably be mad at me for making her go on this mission.

"Yes" Iruka said all to fast.

"Fine then I'll go"

Tsunade arranged it so that I would be going with Chojii and Sakura on a mission. She sent Iruka out to get them.

Sakura POV

I was in the middle of making out with Lee on the bridge, he had just proposed to me, when Iruka-sensei walked up to us.

"Ahem…….um…….Sakura"

"Oh…hehe…..what's up Iruka-sensei" I said while pulling off of Lee.

"Umm……sorry to interrupt but…….Hokage-sama want's to see you"

"Ok" I said I gave Lee a peck on the cheek and then followed Iruka-sensei. We found Chojii, who Hokage-sama wanted to see as well, at New Town's Chinese Buffet pigging out on some crab. It took all of mine as well as Iruka-sensei's strength to get Chojii away from the food. But when we finally did get him away we went straight to Tsunade's office where Naruto was already waiting.

Normal POV

"I'm glad you are all here I have a mission for you three to complete" Tsunade said.

"Where to?" Sakura asked.

"To Kimura (it means tree village). We have been at small war with them nothing too serious for over 50 years now, over the fact that they believe that we as the hidden leaf village should worship them because they are the tree and leaves come from trees."

"That's bull" Naruto said.

"Ya I agree" Chojii agreed.

"I know but I am glad that they finally decided to give up and settle for a peace treaty. So what I want you three to do are to represent Konoha. That's all you shouldn't run into things on your way there are back it's a pretty easy mission I think you guys will be back in a few days" Tsunade said.

"Is that all?" Sakura said she wanted to get this mission over with so that she could come back to her soon to be husband Lee.

"Yes that's all you will leave in the morning at 9:00 a.m." Tsunade said and with that the three left and split ways.

Chojii POV

I woke up kind of late this morning so I rushed over to our meeting place near the front gate. I thought that I would be the last one to get there it being that Naruto and Sakura are always early but when I got there to my uttermost surprise Sakura was standing there alone. I asked her "Where's Naruto?"

"Dunno he's late too" Sakura said with a hint of worry in her voice.

As if on cue Naruto appeared then a smile plastered on his face but it was puffy showing that sometime through the night he had cried. His eyes were blue as usual but you could tell his mind was somewhere else. Sakura asked him why he was late but all she got of the blond was "Hn……….let's go"

I didn't want to push him into telling us what was wrong so Sakura and I dropped the subject immediately and headed out of Konoha and started our journey to Kimura.

A/N: Sorry I took so long to update but I hope you liked the chapter. Yes Sakura is with Lee I like that couple. Also later on in the story there will be other side pairings as well. Sasuke doesn't appear until chapter 4 or 5. Sorry but please Review.

Naruto: Hey!!!

TDWL: What?

Naruto: Why the Hell was my face puffy?!?!

TDWL: It's…… a………. se-cret

Naruto: What a secret?!?!

TDWL: Yup but if you be nice I'll explain it in the next chapter.

Naruto: Fine. Please review or she won't tell me why my face was puffy.