Author's Note: My apologizies, guys! I have been MIA at school and being sick! I hope you guys enjoyed the story so far! :)

Lady Tsunade's Point of View

Clouds swirled over the village and let a solid rainfall drown the streets when I woke, expecting a shining sun through the window. The soft patter of droplets hitting the roof, the wind gently pulling the leaves and branches upon the trees, a gentle stir of people downstairs. I pulled a robe across my shoulders and approached my desk when my bedroom doors flew open with a group of familiar ninja crowding inside.

"Hello?!" I yelled. "Do any of you have respect for a woman's personal space?!"

Neji stepped out in front. "Lady Hokage, the copy ninja, Kakashi Hatake has been suspected of being the victim of a kidnapping. He was seen last walking out of your office last night. Do you know his whereabouts?"

My heart sank. My eyes gaped open. What could have happened? Did Kabuto steal him away along with Naruto? Stammering, I tried to remember the conversation after I had a hefty amount of liquor. "He uh.. told me that he was heading home to do something.. I think Naruto was there. All I understand was that Kabuto escaped and took one of Naruto's clones."

Kiba immediately sped out with Akamaru trailing behind. Shino pulled Neji back and whispered something in his ear. I was getting furious with the silence. I mean, who does this: interrogating me and then giving me no response. "NEJI." He jumped slightly and everyone of Naruto's peers straightened up. "I would like to know what is going on and what you're not telling me."

I focused my vision to a face that I haven't seen in a while. "Anko?"

Her head perked towards my direction and made her way to me.

"Lady Tsunade, it is a pleasure to be serving you. I was notified of Orochimaru's appearance and jumped at the opportunity of catching him again. I hope you don't mind-"

I immediately embraced her. "Anko, I couldn't ask for a better ninja." She seemed hesitant at first but eventually gave in and hugged back. The rest of the group rushed out of the room, including Neji. I let go of Anko and she smiled at me with fire burning in her eyes.

"So, I have a few ideas as to where Orochimaru is, or stashed Kakashi. I mean they aren't very specific but-"

All at once, the windows shattered and dozens of kunai flew in and covered the floor. Shards of stray glass stabbed into my skin, as I placed my body between Anko and the windows. I felt a light breeze and noticed that all of the kunais had tags attached.I grabbed Anko by the arm. "I would ask why they aren't exploding," and we dashed out of the door. "but I don't want to find out." We sped down the hallway as I felt a strong tremble in the building. The walls began to waver, like they were bending. Even though I tripped over my feet and flew face first into the ground, I could see that, out of my tunneled vision, Anko had continued running. I knew she would get to the exit before me. So, I collected my ground and made my way to the back door where Anko was headed.

Behind the Hokage Residence was an opening to a small collection of trees. Anko was sitting on a rock near the clearing. My vision became blurry for a second and I grabbed the trunk of a tree to stabilize.

Anko's Point of View

The Lady Hokage, herself, was stumbling and quivering. I couldn't believe that she would be in this state. I rushed over to her and examined her skin where the glass pierced into her. A purple poison mixed with blood seeped out of her cuts. Without warning, I took the glass out and cleaned the wounds with my sleeve.

Tsunade flinched. "What happened to me?" I explained to her that there was poison that flew in with the kunais and they got onto the glass that went into her bloodstream. She tried standing up and used me for support. I escorted her to the infirmary. I sat down and fixed my gaze out of the window.

Not 10 minutes flew by before Naruto, Neji, and Sasuke trailed in the room. Neji was fairly quiet while Naruto was raising his voice. Sasuke tried calming him down. "Naruto," He urged. "Tsunade is on the bed with poison in her veins. The least you can do is be quiet and not disrupt her." I raised an eyebrow. Sasuke being rational and concerned? Weird.

I cleared my throat. "Naruto, you were at Kakashi Hatake's residence last night, correct?" He nodded. "You did not see him this morning when you woke up, right?" He nodded, again. "So, what was the last thing you remember while you were asleep?"

His face morphed to very puzzled and concentrated, his eyes closed and he bit his lip. "I remember the front door opening and closing three times. The first time, I didn't hear anyone come in. The second time, I heard someone put things on that little table by the front and go inside the kitchen. The last time, no one was speaking afterwards. The house was silent." Neji immediately left the room after listening intently to Naruto's story.

I sighed with relief. "Thank you, Naruto. That was amazing."

He opened his eyes. "..really?" I grinned and gave him a nod. He let a slightly embarrassed smile stretch across his face and rubbed the back of his neck like he always does. "I just said what I remembered, but okay!" He walked over to Lady Tsunade who was half asleep with fluids draining into her by ivies. "So, Grandma Tsunade, when are you gonna help us find Kakashi-sensei?"

She cracked one eye open. "As soon as I get an hour of sleep. Now leave." I chuckled and shuffled out of the room, tugging Sasuke and Naruto along.

Author's Note: Yay! I finally finished a chapter after months of being away.. Oh I am so sorry! It won't be long until I submit another story, but keep in mind, that I have school Wednesday and won't be on the computer often. Thank you for still tuning in and keeping up! Enjoy the New Year, everyone!~ -Jenn :)