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Elmo: If Krisymkk didn't own Naruto in the last chapter, then she sure doesn't own it now.h

Elmo sat in Tsunade's former chair, at her former desk.

What a foolish woman. For someone who was supposed to be powerful, she was so week in the end. After all, she had fallen into his trap. She had hugged him.

Elmo snickered. That was part of his plan, to overcome people with his general cuteness.In fact, he had almost succeeded in overcoming the pink haird girl. What was her name again? Oh, yes Sakura, or something. He had almost succeeded, but the blonde kid, Naruto, had intervened. Telling Sakura that he was much better to hug than the little red thing, ultimately getting Elmo drooped so that Sakure coud punch him.

Elmo swore to get the blonde kid. One, for making it where he couldn't kill Sakura. Two, for calling him a "little red thing." And three, for getting him dropped on the ground. Elmo still hadn't gotten all the dirt off of himself.

That's why Elmo swore to make Naruto pay.

Naruto was begining to get very suspicious of this little red creature that kept popping up everywhere in Konoha, right before a major crime. First, Tsunade had hugged him right before she had been disappeared. Second, the little girl had been hugging a red thing before she had been murdered. Something was going on, and the red creature had something to do with it. then when Sakura had picked it up to cuddle it, he could've sworn he saw an evil glint in it's eyes, and that he heard it smirk. That's why he had had to make Sakura drop the thing quick, and saying that he was much better to hug was just the way to do it. Of course, it had gotten him punched to kingdom come, but that was a small price to pay, for saving Sakura's life.

Some people would say that he had gotten suspicious, but as more and more of the crimes were comitted, he was sure that he was right. He began to wonder what exactly had happened to Tsunade, and all of the other higher ups. They were supposeed to be some of the best ninja around, and Tsunade herself was one of the three legendary sannin. Something was going on, and he was going to get to the bottom of it. But first, he needed to know if anyone else thought the same as he did.

Shikamaru watched as everyone went inside. Lately, no one had been staying out past dark. In fact, hardly anyone had been coming out of their houses at all. even the capable shinobi of Konoha had not been seen lately. Shikamaru was not entirely sure of the reason for this. It could've been that they were scared of the ruthless murderer who had been roaming the streets, but he didn't think that that was likely. After all, most of them had went up against many enemies and survived without much damage done.

What had happened, he thought, was that they had all conveniately been sent on missions right before all of this. After all, no one had seen Tsunade in a while. Not even her apprentice, Sakura. Shikamaru was not sure if anyone else had noticed these things or not, but he was sure that they all tied together in some way. He was begining to think that Tsunade had been killed, but as he couldn't prove anything, he said nothing. He was going to figure this out, even if it ment cutting short his nap, which it probably would. The village and his frieands and family were more important than a nap anyway. Oh, yes something was going on, something that would affect everyone in Konoha, and all his future naps and cloud watching sessions. He was going to find out what was going on.

Author's Notes:

Ok, sorry it's been sooooooo long since I've updated. With school and everything, I just really don't have time.

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