Yeah, chapter two has arrived!! Oh, and I also forgot to put in the pairing! Here they are: NarutoXHinata, TentenXNeji, ShikamaruXTemari, some SakuraXSasuke

Chapter start!

"Shizune," the Hokage called to her attendant.

"Yes, Lady Tsunade?" Shizune answered, walking into her office with, yet another, pile of paperwork.

"Summon Naruto," she ordered, "He and eleven others are going on a mission."

"E-Eleven?!"

Tsunade sighed at this, "Yes, eleven others. Now summon him and tell him to get his demon ass over here."

Shizune nodded, "Yes, milady."

Konoha had remained the same for as long as Naruto could remember. The only things that had changed was the monument for the Hokages (which now had Tsunade's face on it), the village was now back to normal after the attack from the Akatsuki years ago, and everyone, including Naruto had grown and changed much.

Now nineteen, Naruto had finally surpassed Sakura and all the other girls in height. His blue eyes were brighter and more intense, his golden hair had gotten just a little darker and it was beginning to look like the Fourth Hokage's, and his body was now lean and shaped with muscles with his usual tan skin. His whisper-like marks on his cheeks were still very much visible from when he was a kid. And just like his body had matured, so did his personality. Naruto was still the same in some ways, but he was more serious and didn't fight with Tsunade about missions; if he did, he had to avoid the many objects thrown at his head. He had also lost the pervert side of him; he hadn't done his Sexy Jutsu for years.

Well on his way to becoming Hokage, Naruto was now the Captain of Anbu Black Ops. He was even surprised that he was named Captain. He had thought that Neji, Shikamaru, or even Sasuke would have gotten the job, but no, he did.

After the Akatsuki was defeated, Naruto had convinced Sasuke to return to Konoha. Still messed up from the startling things that he had found out, Sasuke did return to the village, but remained locked up in confinement. With Naruto and everyone's help, Sasuke had made a recovery and was the one that changed the most out of all the friends.

Of course, one thing that defiantly hadn't changed about Naruto was his love of ramen. And that can be proved easily, for right at that moment, Naruto was having his daily bowl of ramen.

Slurping up the last of the noodles, Naruto let out a content sigh. "Aw man, that's the best bowl yet, Teuchi!" Naruto exclaimed, his voice now a little lower but had developed a warm tone to it.

The old ramen shop owner laughed at his favorite customer's comment. "Now, Naruto, are you just saying that 'cause you mean it or are you sucking up to me for a free bowl?" Naruto just laughed sheepishly.

"Oh, there you are Naruto," Shizune said with relief when she saw the teenager, "I'd had a feeling you'd be here."

"Hey, Shizune," Naruto greeted, looking over his shoulder at the Medical Ninja.

"Lady Tsunade wants to see you immediately, Naruto," Shizune informed him, "She has a new mission for you and your team."

"Oh. Well," Naruto stood up from his seat, "Can't keep her waiting then." Naruto fished out his frog wallet (don't ask why he still has it), but before he could take out the money, a hand rested on his as if to stop it. Naruto looked up at the ramen shop owner, confused.

"It's on the house for today, Naruto," Teuchi said with a smile before Naruto could question his action, "After all… it is the anniversary of Master Jiraiya's death…"

Naruto's face immediately fell into sadness and grief. "Oh, yeah… I'd nearly forgotten… four years it's been, hasn't it?" Naruto murmured softly. Shizune's heart fell when she saw the look in Naruto's eyes. Pure sadness and agony filled his eyes while his face showed deep grief.

'Naruto…'

The atmosphere suddenly was slightly lifted when Teuchi chuckled.

"Well, you'd better get going," he told Naruto, "Lady Tsunade's probable wonder where you are." Naruto returned the old man's smile and walked out of the shop with a final 'good-bye.' Shizune followed right behind him.

"Hey, Grandma Tsunade," Naruto greeted the woman with his usual enthusiasm as he walked into her office, "What's the new mission you got for me?"

Tsunade looked up from her paperwork and glared at Naruto. "It's about time you got here!" she scolded, "Shizune sent you about thirty minutes ago!" Naruto laughed sheepishly.

"Well, I took a little detour," he told her, "But, now I'm here. So what's up, Grandma?"

"I really wish you would call me by something more respectful," she muttered, but then said, "Anyway, you have a new mission. A very important one at that."

"What's the mission?" Naruto asked a more serious look on his face.

"You and your team will be traveling to a special kind of school. Your mission is to protect it and an individual by the name of Harry Potter."

Naruto raised his eyebrow at the strange name. 'What kind of a name is that?'

"Before I explain more of this mission," Tsunade continued, ignoring Naruto's expression, "you will need to gather your team of eleven others."

"What the— ELEVEN?!" Naruto blurted out.

"Yes, eleven," Tsunade simply said, now unfazed by the outbursts, "In total, that will be twelve of you on this mission. Now, who will you choose?"

"Oh, uh," Naruto thought for a moment, "Ah, got it! I'll be taking Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Shikamaru Nara, Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuuga, Neji Hyuuga, Shino Aburame, and Tenten. That's only eight, but everyone else is unavailable."

"What about Rock Lee?"

"On a training mission with Gai." (Note: Shizune and Tsunade shiver at this)

"Ino Yamanaka?"

"She's still recovering from her last mission."

"Choji Akimichi?"

"Hospital as well."

"Let me guess… a stomach related sickness?"

Naruto chuckled nervously, "Yep…"

Tsunade sighed with annoyance.

"May I request we get assistance from the Sand Village?"

"And who would you like to join the mission?" Tsunade asked, even though she pretty much knew the answer.

"Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro," Naruto answered.

Tsunade only smiled, "Very well. I'll send a message to the Hidden Sand to request the Sand Siblings to join the mission. If they accept, they will be here in three days, which is plenty of time for you and the others to pack for this mission."

"How long is the mission?"

"A total of a year."

Naruto just raised his eyebrows for a moment at the time of the mission.

"Now scram!" Tsunade ordered, "Tell your teammates to pack for a year and meet back here in three days."

"Right," Naruto nodded.

"WHAT?! A WHOLE YEAR?!" Sakura shrieked.

"S-Sakura…calm down…" Naruto pleaded with a small chuckle; a sweat mark running down his forehead, "Besides…it's an A-ranked mission, so…"

After Naruto had left Tsunade's office, he had called his teammates for a meeting. So, there they all were; sitting in a somewhat circle on the outskirts of the Hidden Leaf Village.

"Twelve is certainly a lot for one mission," Tenten remarked out loud, "I'm surprised that Lady Tsunade would send that many. Usually three or four go on missions."

"Yeah, it is," Naruto agreed, "I didn't bother asking her though, but she might explain more about the mission before we go."

"There is just one thing I'm concerned about," Sasuke came in, "There are only nine of us…"

Naruto smiled at his friend, "Don't worry, guys. Grandma Tsunade's requesting help from the Hidden Sand Village."

"Oh," Neji inquired, "We all can guess who the three will be…"

"The Sand Siblings," everyone agreed in unison, some with a laugh.

"Oh man," Shikamaru complained. Everyone looked down at him with curiosity. He was the only one laying down on the grass; knees crossed and hands behind his head.

"What's wrong, Shikamaru?" Sakura asked.

"I haven't sent a letter to Temari in months," he said, "She's gonna murder me when they get here."

Kiba held in a throaty laugh, "Well, that's your fault for being too lazy to write to her." Shikamaru only shrugged.

"So, we'll be leaving in three days?" Hinata piped up, holding Naruto's hand. Naruto nodded, "Yeah. Grandma Tsunade said to pack for a year, but we'll mostly be wearing our Anbu uniforms; except on the weekends."

Three days had come and gone with everything the way it usually is in Konoha. Well, except for Sakura trying to spy on Tsunade to gather more information about this mission that was so important. But, she was not having much luck. Tsunade has once caught her, she had lost Tsunade, and/or many unpleasant things got in her way (I'll leave that to your imagination).

Now it was the third day that the mission would start and the Sand Siblings would arrive. Naruto and everyone else had packed for the year. You would think that they would have huge bags, but no. Since they were going to be in their Anbu uniforms most of the time, the clothes they packed for everyday life was only a small backpack. Everything else: kunai, shiriken, katana, summoning scroll; those were also in their backpacks, but in one big scroll (if you try to ask them to explain this, they will end up as confused as you are).

So there they were, nine Anbu Black Ops. standing in a straight line on the roof of the Hokage's Tower facing the Hokage has she stood there, getting impatient with waiting for the Sand Siblings.

Since we are waiting, I'll tell you who is who:

Naruto – Fox

Sakura – Cat

Sasuke – Snake

Hinata – Rabbit

Kiba – Wolf

Shino – Moth

Shikamaru – Bear

Tenten – Tiger

Neji – Dragon

Suddenly, sand began to form into a long tunnel that spiraled slowly. Getting thicker and thicker, nothing could now be seen through the sand. It looked like a tall mountain of sand. But then, the sand left as quickly as it came. Standing in on the roof with them now was none other than the Sand Shinobi. It was easy to tell who was who, even if they had their masks over their faces.

Gaara was still the shortest of the three, but his gourd and mask, that strangely resembled Shukaku, made him look like a force not to be trifled with. Temari was the next tallest. Her hair was still in those four ponytails but her hair was longer which made them not as spiky. Her mask resembled an eagle, and her large fan was strapped to her back with a black sash. Kankuro, even though he was the second youngest, was the tallest. But he only passed his sister by a few inches. No one could really tell if he had his war make-up under his spider mask, and just like his siblings, he had his usual wrapped up puppet strapped behind his back.

"Well, it's about time you got here," Tsunade addressed them, annoyance thick in her voice.

Kankuro laughed, "Sorry, Lady Tsunade, we ran into trouble."

"Oh?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow, "and what trouble was that?"

Instead of Kankuro answering, Temari answered, trying to keep her voice straight. "Oh, nothing, nothing! It was just a minor setback. Nothing to worry about."

"Well, alright. Fall into line with the others."

As the three Sand Shinobi got themselves situated into line, Temari had squeezed herself next to Shikamaru. Lifting up her mask to reveal only half of her face, Shikamaru didn't dare look at her.

"I'll deal with you later," she hissed softly and threateningly. Kiba had to hold in his laugh when he heard Shikamaru gulp.

"Alright, listen up!" Tsunade ordered, bring everyone's attention to her, "As you all know, you have a very important mission that you will be going on. And for the sake of two worlds, you must not fail!"

Chapter two has now ended! But this is only part A of this chapter. Yes, there is a part B.