Naruto was a Little tense for seeing Hinata, they haven't seen each other since Pain's attack on Konoha and her confession of course. He had hoped she had forgotten by now, but that was improbably, well he'll play fool or innocent.

And there she was, along with her partners Shino and Kiba, Naruto immediately noticed it, she was avoiding him, well that was good for him. Then he noticed something else, was Kiba giving him a wolfish grin? Naruto blushed slightly at Kiba's smile, now he remembered that Kiba had been acting rather strange, he invited him ramen and always smiled to him, they didn't even fight any more.

"Yo Naruto! We have come for you" Kiba greeted him.

"Damn Kiba, What is it this time?" Asked Shikamaru.

"We… really don't know" Kiba answered.

"We just got orders from headquarters requiring Naruto's presence at once, this mission was ranked as S" Shino added.

"What? Is Konoha being attacked? Is someone in trouble dattebayo?" Naruto asked.

"It's more like they're protecting him, but why now? Something terrible must have happened" Shikamaru thought and then talked "Very well, we're moving. Naruto tell the others"

Naruto went first to Sakura "Wakattebayo"

"Oi Kiba" when Naruto was away, Shikamaru asked "Is Killer bee OR?"

"Hmm? Why do you ask?"

"There's maybe more to this, did someone else received orders to find him? We are doing this in order to protect Naruto, right?"

"Impossible… You mean Naruto is in danger? You don't mean they captured Killer bee?"

"I was hopping you'd tell me, however that seems quite probable"

"Damn!" Kiba continued cursing "Sorry we don't have any more intel, we should tell Naru-"

"No" Shikamaru interrupted him "if there's something true to that, Naruto will put himself in danger trying to save everyone, we cannot risk exposing him"

"Tsk, I understand but this just doesn't seem right"

"Listen Kiba you appreciate Naruto right?" Shikamaru saw how Kiba went suddenly red "Then you'll protect him right?" Kiba colors went back to normal his face and sight was dead serious "right?"

"Right, I'd give my life protecting him"

"Then it's decided let's go already to headquarters"

"Gaara I still thinking this is too dangerous!" Temari and Kankuro were following the Kazekage "We are in the middle of a war, you know"

Gaara ignored his brothers and keep going.

"At least you could tell us what are you so worried about?" Temari asked.

"It's about Naruto"

"You don't think He'll go after Sasuke, right?" Kankuro deducted "After all?!"

"He could just be trying to save his friend" Temari added.

"I'm afraid Konoha won't be able to stop him, Naruto has stepped into darkness in his search for Sasuke, more than he notices" Gaara explained.

"While trying to save Sasuke from darkness, he has been swallowed as well. He really still doesn't have any friends, he has a lot of admirers, but not a true friend" Temari said sadly, a puzzled Kankuro gave her a look "That's what Shikamaru said anyway"

"But what do you try to do then?" Kankuro asked.

"Stop him" Gaara hesitated "From destroying himself"

Tsunade would never get used to Naruto's anger, after all she was the Hokage, she deserved some respect "My orders are final Naruto"

"But I cannot just go hide myself ttebayo, why did I train so hard dattebayo? I'm supposed to protect you all not the other way around!"

"Naruto I understand how you feel, but you must understand that this is a dire situation, this is not only for you, if Madara captures you it'll be the end of the world as we know it" Kakashi tried to control his student.

"You don´t understand anything dattebayo"

"Naruto!" Hokage yelled "Killer bee has been captured for Sasuke and you are the last jinchuriki, and you'll be treated like that"

Sakura observed in silent, she had never seen her sensei so tired and old, she had never thought Tsunade would say such things to Naruto, but they were in war and she was Hokage, such hard decisions have to be made.

Naruto felt his eyes turning red and he had to make an extra effort to contain the cry "But the war is almost won!" Naruto thought of how suddenly all the ninjas brought by the Edo tensei disappeared, since then there haven't been any reports on the enemy.

"And that careless thinking leads us to the capture of Killer bee" Kakashi countered Naruto "Sorry Naruto, but this time you have leave it to us, you have done more than well"

"But…"

"No excuses Naruto" Tsunade cut him.

"Na… Naruto try to calm yourself, we'll see this over quickly, why don't you try a little of this, you'll feel better" Sakura offered a cup of tea.

But Naruto threw it away despicably "This is like when you tried to feign your feelings Sakura-chan, I'm not idiot to ignore that you are trying to sedate me ttebayo!"

"Naruto I'm sorry" Kakashi used his sharingan "Impossible…" He attacked Naruto and disappeared "It was just a shadow clone!"

"Gaara! What are you doing here dattebayo?"

"Why the surprised face Naruto?" Gaara asked, his brother stepped down.

"You too are going to try to stop me ttebayo?"

"Most likely. If may I ask you something before?"

"What is it?"

"You must know that by now Killer bee must be dead, right? No… Are you pursuing Sasuke? Is that your true intention?"

"Sasuke, I know there's still light in him. Besides only I can stop him anyway"

"That's arrogant, Naruto. You understand what's at stake?"

"Gaara you must understand it. You command both respect and love from your country, but I…" Naruto gulped "Everyone thought of me as their inferior and now everyone thinks of me as their savior, their superior. Only Sasuke has treated me as an equal, that's why…" Gaara observed him quietly "I'm so sorry, really. I wish I could love back Hinata or that my love for Sakura were real. I even rather like Kiba, but I can't, my gut just can´t, my heart is not with me anymore. I… am so sorry"

"Impossible!" Gaara noticed it too late "Naruto you really…" Gaara attacked another shadow clone and went to search the real Naruto.