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Chapter 2- More time

A blond haired, but busty, young looking woman lay draped over her desk.
She lay on top of her scattered paperwork. Sulking at the amount she had to sign by the end of the day.

There were stacks of unmarked paperwork that were tilting and ready to fall, broken pencils and a full cup of tea that had already turned cold, possibly hours ago. She groaned as she looked at the paper, the writing too close to her eyes. The moment she had stepped foot in her office, she had gained a tremendous headache just at the sight and to make it all worse, she hadn't had her daily sake.

She opened her eyes and lifted her head to the sound of the large oak door opening. Two Chunins entered, carefully carrying a large stone with writing carved on it; they carried it towards the desk to show her.
"Lady Hokage, as requested we brought it for you to see" spoke one man.
The women, now known as the Hokage of the village nodded as she examined it.

Naruto Uzumaki

10th October - unknown

Konohas number one unpredictable ninja

a great ninja, a great friend

a would have been future Hokage

R.I.P

"DATTOBAYO!"

She smiled. Yes, those were the exact words she had asked for.

It felt right having those words on his grave stone. Everyone who would read it, would know exactly everything; what everyone thought of him, his dreams and his unforgettable catchphrase that would annoyed the hell out of you.

She had requested to see it, only because she didn't and wouldn't trust the man who makes the grave stones. She had thought he may change the words or add in horrible words (unforgiving words that may not be described) because of the disgusted look he had given when she had told him, face to face, to make a stone for Naruto Uzumaki.

Before she could dismiss the chunin's with the stone, her door flew open to show an angry raven.
"Tsunade! Why the hell did I hear something about a funeral? Narutos to be exact! He's not fucking dead!" Yelled Sasuke furiously.
"He's right," began a silver haired man that appeared behind him followed by a pink haired girl "we still believe he's alive," he turned his head to gaze outside the window, "out there somewhere waiting, waiting for our help."

Tsunade let out a sad sigh,

"Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura." She said their names slowly as she looked at each one, making sure they were going to listen to what she had to say.

"Listen to me very carefully, the council have declared him dead, I couldn't argue with them they had many good points while I had none. It's either he's prounounced dead or an S-ranked missing nin. I rather not declare him that."

Silence fell upon the room until Sakura the pink haired girl broke it.

"But we can find him so you don't need to choose either. At least just call off the funeral!" she said.

Tsunade let out a frustrated sigh this time,

"He's been missing for 3 years, we had a two year search mission that hasn't gotten anywhere other than the valley of the end. You-" she stopped her sentence for a moment as she closed her eyes before reopening them. "WE don't have clues as to where his whereabouts is or if he is even alive anymore."

Another awkward silence filled the room

Minutes passed by as no one spoke, until an idea struck the jonin's mind.

"Can you postpone the funeral for two weeks and within those weeks we'll search for Naruto or for clues but if we don't find anything then proceed with the funeral and we wont stop it either."

Sasuke's eyes widen, had he heard Kakashi correctly?

Sasuke was about to say something but Sakura moved her hand at front of him. He watched as she mouthed something. Luckily, he knew how to lip read due to his Sharingan.

She had said. "Sasuke-kun, leave it. Please."

Sasuke looked away, the floor becoming highly interesting.

'Oh kami-sama, if you have a heart let us please find a clue, I beg of you'

Tsunade sighed yet again. 'Too troublesome' she mentally rolled her eyes, 'great now I sound like Shikamaru'.

She looked at each of their determined faces, especially the angry Uchiha, who she knew wanted to give an earful about his best-friend. They weren't going to give up, and she knew that, because if she was them, she wouldnt either.

"Fine, but since its Saturday it'll start tomorrow the first day of the week, oh and make sure you come back here tomorrow."

Sasuke looked up, he raised an eyebrow. "Why?" came his usual passive voice. She noted that he was hiding his true feelings well.

Tsunade shook her head "That's for me to know and you to find out tomorrow, dismissed"

Sakura looked at Sasuke before she left, hurrying to gather equipment. Kakashi poofed out immediately thinking about their one and only search point. Sasuke stayed in the room a little longer, staring at the Hokage before he too turned and walked ever so slowly out the room.

The chunin's who had been in the room for the entire conversation, let out a sigh.

"What's wrong with you?" Tsunade asked as she gulped down some sake at last.

"The tension in the air" they spoke.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, another habit she was getting now due to a certain Uchiha.

"What tension?"

"Uh, never mind," answered the other chunin before his friend could answer again. "So where do you want this now?"

The Hokage glared at the stone, she had already gotten drunk from the large gulps she had taken.

"You know I hate it that he's disappeared with out a bloody trace!"

The two chunin's flinched.

"uuh why?" they asked in unison

" 'cause I had high hopes he would carry out the dreams of everyone I loved, am I cursed? First it was my dear little brother than it was my true love, how I miss them! And now Naruto!" she took another swing to the mouth.

"I believed so much he would pass us all and complete the dream that still goes on but nooooooooo" she whined, "he goes and gets himself kidnapped! Maybe he is dead! Maybe it's better off not hoping 'cause hoping just equals more pain!"

She slammed the sake bottle onto her desk. Shards landing atound her and left over sake soaking into the papers.

"Leave it there and get out!" she half yelled and half cried at them.

Before another word could be spoken, they high-tailed it out of there before she could come after them.

Once everyone was gone and out of ear shot, she let the tears slide.

"Oh Naruto, I believed in you so much" she whispered "please, come back."

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