A/N: Okay I rarely do these so I'll make this quick. I made a huge mistake last chapter (big surprise). Once again my brain worked faster than my fingers and I forgot one key word which kind of threw off some people. So I'm going to state it here and fix it in the previous chapter.

When Rin asked Kakashi about the third member of team 7 she said that there was "sensei's son and girl." (referring to Naruto and Sakura who were talking together at the time as Rin and Kakashi watched) See thing is there I forgot a very important "the" there that I didn't even notice till I started getting reviews about Naruto's sister. It should have been "sensei's son and the girl."

So to clear things up, Naruto will not have a sister in this fic at all. It was just a mistype on my part. Much regret for any confusion. I'm going to fix it right now. Thank you and enjoy the next chapter

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Kakashi stood watching the sunrise. He stretched his muscles. He looks back at the building and frowned, We move out whether they're ready or not. I just hope that the others got back in time.

Tsunade growled as the knocking on her door woke her up. She slowly stumbled to the door as she mumbled threats of certain death to whoever was on the other side of the door. She had once again fallen asleep at her desk trying her best to actually catch up in paper work. She opened the door and growled before she looked who it was, "What the hell do you people want?"

"Um-"

Tsunade looked down slightly and saw Hinata standing there bashfully. Behind Hinata were Neji and Kankuro. Tsunade bowed her head and sighed, "Crap." She moved out of the way and motioned for the three to enter. She then turned to an ANBU guard, "Call everyone who can possibly make it to the tower."

The ANBU bowed, "Yes Hokage-sama."

Tsunade turned and looked at her three visitors. She walked behind her desk and sat down and folded her hands in front of her, "Okay, how bad is it?"

Neji cleared his voice, "Sunagakure has been completely destroyed. Upon arrival the Uzumaki team were confronted by the leader of the rebellion. This man identified himself as Doutsa. He then defeated both the Kazakage and Uzumaki in a matter of seconds."

Tsunade closed her eyes and sighed, "This is not good."

"It gets worse," stated Kankuro. "Orochimaru's lackey was there. And he brought the entire Sound army with him."

Tsunade heard a knock on her door. "What!"

Shizune walked in, "The village shinobi have gathered as you wish."

Tsunade nodded, "I need you to take a message."

Shizune nodded and pulled out a pad and pen.

Tsunade cleared her throat. "It has come to my attention that a rebellion has gathered in the Wind country. This rebellion has already taken down Sunagakure. They have now set there eyes on Konoha. They have shown no desire to stop until all Shinobi nations are under their control. It has also come to my attention that this rebellion is assisted by what remains of Otogakure. It is with this in mind that I request an immediate treaty among the remained Shinobi tribes. This threat must be annihilated before it is too late. We must forget our petty arguments in order to protect our way of life. I ask for those who agree to this treaty send shinobi to the Leaf. Let us unite under this one goal. Accept or do not, either way a new era is about to begin." Tsunade then looked at Shizune and nodded, "Deliver that to the remaining tribes. Send our fastest messengers."

Shizune nodded and ran out the door.

"What you are trying has never been done before," stated Kankuro.

Tsunade nodded, "We are The Leaf, and we will not go down without one hell of a fight."

Naruto slowly tried to stand and wobbled slightly. He had most of his strength back, but still needed more rest. Lee and Shikamaru both took a side and helped there friend out of the building.

Naruto smiled, "Thanks guys."

The three remained silent for a moment. Naruto took a deep breath, "You both know don't you?"

They both nodded.

"And you still came. Why?"

Lee smiled, "Because we are not allies, we are friends. And that is what friends do." He then struck his "Nice-guy" pose.

Shikamaru stared at the green clad shinobi, "What he said without that pose…or the green tights."

Naruto smiled at the two, 'Thanks guys."

"NARUTO!"

"SHIKAMARU!"

All three boys paled.

Temari and Sakura both walked out of the building and met the three in glared. Sakura stared at Naruto, "What are you doing out of bed. You still need your rest. You can't even walk yet."

Temari stared at Shikamaru and Lee, "And that means you two had to play a part in this little escape."

Naruto held his hands in front of him shaking his head, "Sakura-chan, please calm down. We have to get mobile."

Sakura clenched her fist as her forehead scrunched, "I don't care. My patient is not ready."

"Sakura."

The five looked up to see Kakashi standing there, "He's right. We've wasted too much time already. We have five days before the army reaches the Leaf. We have to cut them off before they get there."

Shikamaru nodded, "There is a canyon about a days journey from the village. It has high cliffs on either side. If we can capture both positions before they arrive and swing behind them after they enter we will force them to go down the canyon in lines instead of spread out. It will also greatly limit their mobility."

"But they can just walk up the wall," stated Sakura.

"If they do that then they will play into the Kazakage's hands. However, with our limited group we can not possibly take down an entire army. Especially with Doutsa's Divine Jutsu. To increase our chances we must beat the army back to Konoha and then double back to the canyon."

Kakashi nodded, "Good. Shikamaru, you carry Naruto on your back. Lee you will assist the Kazakage." He paused for a second as if trying make his own decision, "We leave in 1 hour. Be prepared."

The team nodded and scattered to pack. Sakura walked to Naruto and helped him back to his room. When they got there she made him sit on his bed as she packed his bag for him.

"Sakura-chan, you don't have to do that for me."

Sakura quickly turned her head to him with narrowed eyes, "And who would do it if I didn't? Cause I know you're not dumb enough not to use this hour to rest."

Naruto quickly laid down, "Yes Ma'am"

"Good boy. Beside we're teammates. After we get back, you're going to owe me a good dinner for all this help. And I don't want ramen."

Naruto paled, "Um Sakura-chan-"

"Yeah?"

"See, before I left for the mission, Tsunade named me the new Sannin."

Sakura was quickly next to him hugging him, "That's great! You worked hard for it. I'm so lucky. Not many people can gloat to be teammate of a Sannin."

Naruto broke the embrace, as he sat up and leaned against the wall. Sakura looked up at him worried. This was Naruto that she just hugged. The same Naruto that basically begged to have affection shown to him when he was younger, especially from her. Naruto took a deep breath, "With that name, I can….I can leave the village without Tsunade's permission."

Sakura gasped trying to hold back her tears. She shook her head, Please no. Not Naruto. I can't loose him too. "Naruto?"

Naruto released the deep breath, "After the end of the mission…I'm leaving Konoha."

Sakura tried her best to fight the reality of it, "For another training session with Jiraiya right?"

"I don't think I'll be coming back this time."

"But why? I mean sure the villagers trashed your place, but you can find a new one. And after this mission you'll be directly saving the Leaf. You'll be a hero."

Naruto closed his eyes holding back the tears, "For how long Sakura? How long will I be a hero? Until something else goes wrong? Until Itachi gets better and comes after me? How long before the village started blaming me for their troubles again? Face it, that village will never be on my side."

Sakura stared at him. Before she knew it she was sobbing tears into his chest, "You can't leave. I won't let you. Sasuke left and-"

Naruto stiffened at the mention of his former rival/teammate. He pulled Sakura back and looks her in the eyes, "That's the other thing Sakura-chan. I failed you. I couldn't bring back the one you loved. I wasn't able to keep my promise."

"But I forgave you."

"I don't deserve it! I failed the one person I promised never to fail. I never cared if the whole village was against me if you were on my side, but now I've let you down."

Sakura looked into Naruto's eyes, "What's so special about me though?"

Naruto looked away.

"No, don't avoid the question. Tell me."

Naruto shook his head.

Sakura freed herself from Naruto's grasp. She then placed her two hand on his cheeks and turned his head, "Tell me Naruto."

Naruto looked down, "Don't make me say it Sakura." He looked up into her fierce gaze. He sighed, "Cause you're the most important person in the village to me."

Sakura stared at him, Could he still? No, that was just a stupid little crush he had.

Naruto smiled slightly trying to break the mood and the line of questions, "Don't worry though. I'll still take you to a nice dinner before I leave. Just like you wanted. And I promise if you ever need me I will be there to protect you."

Sakura hugged him once again. She turned her head to the side and listened to his heartbeat, "What if I changed my mind?"

"Huh?"

Sakura nuzzled into his chest affectionately, "I want to change my request. You know, something other than a nice dinner."

Naruto frowned slightly. He was beat and he knew it. Sakura's affection was turning his years of emotional training into worthless sludge. He sighed, "It would matter what it was."

Sakura looked up at him her face almost begging him to grant this one request, "Don't leave."

"Sakura-"

"Promise me. You will not leave me as the only member of team 7."

Naruto had to find a way out of this.

Kakashi popped his head in the room, "I said one hour. Get packed and out there in 5 minutes or we leave and Sakura gets to carry Naruto back to Konoha."

Naruto sighed with relief, Thank you Kakashi. I owe you big time.