Betrayal or Trust ch. 4
Tsunade's words had knocked the air out of all the young shinobi. Kill? She would have to kill Naruto? Tsunade looked up at the rookies her eyes firm.
"You eleven have a new mission. Go to the village hidden in the Rain and investigate. Find out whatever you can about this. However you must go undercover. That village can not know that you are shinobi, so you must be cautious. If they discover who you are we'll have even more problems."
The rookies looked at one another and instantly all agreed.
"Good, dismissed."
Tsunade said. She sat at her desk and began going through paper work. Sakura looked back and for the first time was ashamed to call the great Tsunade her sensei. All the rookies met out in the training grounds thinking of what needs to be done.
"This is so... so wrong."
Kiba mumbled from Akamaru.
"Alright it's time we came up with a plan."
Sasuke spoke in a clear voice telling the shinobi to gather around. Shikamaru spoke first.
"We need a team to investigate this Seye guy."
"We'll do that."
Neji said folding his arms across his chest. Tenten and Lee both agreed.
"Okay next, someone has to go to the battle scene and check the surrounding area. Maybe we can find something out about what happen."
Ino and Sakura looked up at each other and smiled.
"I think it would be best Sasuke since you and I are down a teammate that Ino's team and us go there. After all that is a sight were a Lord was killed so a lot of rain shinobi are proably around."
Shikamaru and Sasuke silently agreed. Sakura took the next assignment.
"Okay, now that most of that is settled. I think Hinata your team should go around the country and try to find supporters for Naruto and send them to the village. Sasuke and I can give you a list of a few people. Maybe if we get enough people Tsunade won't even have to consider kil..."
Her sentence drowned off. The words were to painful to say out loud all the rookies couldn't bare to even believe they heard it.
"Yeah we'll do it."
Kiba said thankfully breaking the sorrowful silence.
"Alright we all have our missions. Remeber none of us execept Hinata's team can be ninjas. Undercover. If you are discovered make sure that they can't name our village so keep your headbands hidden and I mean well."
Sasuke untied his headband. His friends followed. In seconds not one leaf headband was in sight. Neji took charge.
"Alright we'll leave tomorrow morning just as the sun is about to raise. Hinata, your team will leave before then. Naruto has been everywhere and you have a lot of ground to cover."
Hinata, Kiba, and Shino nodded.
"Alright that covers it. I think it would be best if we all headed home and rested up. The couple of days there will be little if any sleep."
Sasuke stated. All the rookies and nodded. In less than a second they all disappared leaving Sakura and Sasuke standing alone in the training ground. Silence filled the air as the two teammates stood there, the wind gently blowing through their hair.
"Sasuke-"
"Let's go visit Naruto, Sakura."
Sasuke started walking towards the edge of the village to a place where he once thought he would have to go. When he returned to the village Sasuke knew he would be arrested, yet he wasn't. He wasn't because Naruto had saved him. Tsunade and the conusol had listen to him and he was a free man. Now Naruto was locked up in there as a traitor. The very title that was given to Sasuke yet he is free and Naruto is locked up. Fate is a cruel thing sometimes.
When they both reached the prison they had to admit it was frieghting. Naruto was in this place. It looked like the inside of a volcano and looked like it came straight from the pits of hell. They both checked in the anbu guards and they took both their weapons. They followed the anbu to Naruto's cell. That's where they saw Naruto bound at the wrists sitting up against the wall. He was covered in dry blood. Sakura gasped at the sight and even Sasuke lost breath.
"Naruto!"
Sakura ran up to his cell and wrapped her fingers around the bars. Sasuke glared at the anbu who stood right next him. Naruto looked up and the huge Uzumaki smile they all knew spread across his face.
"Sakura! Sasuke!"
Naruto ran over to the bars and stood right in front of his friends. Sakura placed her hand on Naruto's face looking at the damage and blood, she turned and glared at the anbu.
"Why hasn't he been properly treated!?"
She spat. The anbu wearing the bird mask stepped forward.
"His wounds are no longer open, he will be fine."
"So you wouldn't even wash the blood of him and give him something for pain!?"
She was angry, in fact proably angry enough to run her fist throught their guts.
"It's okay Sakura. I'm fine."
Sakura looked innocently back at Naruto, he continued to smile.
"But Naruto."
"Will you leave us alone for a minute we would like to talk to our teammate in private."
Sasuke said turning towards the very armed guards.
"We can not do that Mr. Uchiha. Uzumaki there is an S- class prisoner and we can't take the chance of an escape."
Sasuke didn't say another word but walked up right next to Sakura. No matter how much Naruto and him fought and beaten each other, Sasuke seeing Naruto in this state was difficult.
"Man I'm glad you guys came. I was getting so bored."
That was not the responce they had pictured Naruto saying to them.
"Naruto how can you say that!? You're in prison! You're being called a traitor!"
Sakura began to cry which wiped the smile off Naruto's face.
"Don't cry Sakura. I'm fine."
"Shut up you idoit."
Sasuke cut in, Naruto glared at him.
"Sasuke! I told you to stop calling me that!"
Sasuke smirked at the blond's familiar temper outbursts.
"Listen Naruto."
Sasuke and Sakura eyed the anbu behind them and lowered their voices. Naruto leaned closer into the bars.
"We're going to clear your name. All of us, all the rookies. We're going to the Rain Village to find out what really happened."
"Yeah and were going to gather supporter for you from all over. You know people who owe you a favor or all those people who care about you."
Naruto's smile faded a little and he looked sadly at his friends.
"Look guys you don't hav-"
Sasuke knocked Naruto hard on the head causing hin to fall forward.
"Look dobe I don't want to hear anything out of your mouth that isn't 'great news' or 'thanks alot'."
"Sasuke! Be gentle with him he's still hurt!"
Naruto stood up and looked at his friends despite the large lump on his head.
"Sasuke, Sakura. Granny Tsunade told me everything she proably told you. I did black out and for all I know I could have kil-"
Sakura this time hit Naruto on the head with a lot more force. Naruto thought he heard the whole prison rumble from his skull meeting the concrete.
"Naruto, didn't Sasuke say you better not say anything like that!?"
She growled showing him her fist again.
"Ah! Okay, okay."
Naruto said in a high voice. The anbu tapped Sasuke and Sakura on the shoulder.
"It's time for you to go."
Both teamates looked back at Naruto.
"Naruto don't you even think like that. You are no murderer. You're a good man and you only do what's right so try to endure until we get you out of here."
"Got that you idiot. We'll figure this out so you better be the loser you have been and never give up."
Naruto smiled at his friends. Despite their threats they were really concerned about him. All of his friends were they all want to protect him.
"Right, I almost forgot. Naruto Uzumaki never gives up!"
Naruto jumped to feet happily and made his odd ball smile grow bigger.
"No worries guys. I chill here for a while and fix this you guys go do what you have to."
Team seven smiled. Despite where they were and what had just happen it felt like old times and they planned to continue remembering old times and making new memories.