Warning: This is a yaoi, meaning malexmale. Just remember that you've been forewarned.

Disclaimer: Naruto and Digimon do not belong to me, so why don't you just stuff it and stop trying to get me sued…I'm serious, they aren't mine.

Jenna: It's pointless to repeat yourself.

Layla: I had to make sure they got the picture.

Polly: Yeah, Jenny! Leave her alone!

Jenna: It's Jenna. Not Jenny.

Polly: People don't mind nicknames. Right, La-la?

Layla: Is she talking to me?

Polly: Right, Ki-Ki?

Kiba: [glares] I'm starting the story now.

"Keh" – normal

Keh – thoughts or emphasis on something

Keh – premonitions

Chapter Two: A New Mission

Naruto knew this was a dream. He'd been having them a lot recently. But even knowing didn't stop the anger. "Why do you keep coming to me? Where's Sasuke?"

"Sasuke will come to you when he wishes," a very dead Itachi Uchiha told him. But even a dead man couldn't be strayed. "You still have not chosen."

"There is no choice! I'm going to save Sasuke and the village!" Naruto exclaimed. "Now tell me where Sasuke is!"

"You're still naïve," Itachi sighed. "You cannot save both, Naruto. Only one is yours to save. The other must be left."

"I can save both!" Naruto protested. Itachi turned his head as if looking at someone, but no one else was in this dream but them. Itachi turned back to Naruto.

"And that is why I call you naïve," Itachi said. "You must choose, Naruto. And you must choose soon. Your village does not have much time, and neither does Sasuke."

"Why don't you tell me who to choose then?" Naruto demanded. "What am I supposed to do? You haunt me every few days and you ask the same question!"

"Because it is a question you must answer," Itachi said. "If you choose to save the village, Sasuke will be forever out of your grasp. You must kill him." Naruto flinched.

"So, I should save Sasuke?" Naruto asked. Itachi considered his words.

"If you choose to save Sasuke, your village shall be destroyed and everyone in it shall die," Itachi said. "And you must stand by and watch as Sasuke does it."

"So I should save Konoha?" Naruto asked. "Which is it?"

"I will not pick for you, Naruto. You must pick for yourself," Itachi said. "And time is running out." The dream ended and Naruto opened his eyes to the sunlight. He sat up and took a few minutes to remember what had him so riled up. As soon as he was dressed, he went to the Hokage. He met Shikamaru outside.

"Naruto? What are you doing here?" Shikamaru said.

"I have to talk to Grandma Tsunade," Naruto said. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm going to go see if the Hokage'll let Chouji go with me on my next mission," Shikamaru said.

"You've got a mission! I haven't had one in forever!" Naruto complained. "I bet Grandma Tsunade's just saving the best one for me!"

"Or you're too much of a dope to send out anywhere," Shikamaru said.

"Shut up Pineapple Head!"

"Who're you calling pineapple head, you Porcupine Head."

"Freakin' Shirker!"

"Fuckin' Shithead."

"Stupid Slacker!

"If I'm a slacker, you're a Slave Driver."

"…I thought that was Granny Tsunade."

"Guess you're right." Shikamaru shrugged and Naruto grinned. It was just like old times. Throw in Chouji, Kiba and Akamaru and they had their old Ninja Academy trouble team. When they walked in Tsunade's office, she was waiting for them. Or at least for Shikamaru.

"Naruto, what are you doing here?"

"Can you deal with Shikamaru first?" Naruto said, looking at her. She got it automatically and was kicking Shikamaru out in less than ten minutes. Naruto took a deep breath. "I dreamt of Itachi again last night." The first time he'd said that, she'd thought he'd had the hots for Itachi. But he didn't. He liked girls, definitely. Or a girl. A specific one. Never mind!

"What happened?" Tsunade asked, thankful Shizune wasn't in the room.

"Same thing. He was telling me to choose between the village and Sasuke again," Naruto shrugged. "He said if I chose the village, I'd have to kill Sasuke. But if I choose Sasuke, I'd have to watch him kill everyone I care about."

"Is that all?" Tsunade asked, her critical eye on Naruto.

"I don't think Itachi's dead," Naruto said. "I mean, it was like he knew Sasuke was targeting Konoha now. I don't think these are just dreams anymore."

"And I believe you. While it makes sense for your subconscious to tell you these things in the form of Uchiha because he was Sasuke's reason, it would make more sense for it to be in the form of someone like Sasuke or Sakura. Someone you think you've let down. Someone who would make it hit home in an emotional and personal way," Tsunade said.

"What are we going to do about it?" Naruto asked.

"I'm going to send out a reconnaissance team, just to be sure," she said. "We never know if it was just an Akatsuki trick and he's alive. We never found his body."

"Who are you sending out?" Naruto asked.

"A tracking team. An Inuzuka and a Hyuuga perhaps," Tsunade said. "A good nose and the Byakugan might really help in this situation." Tsunade started looking through her book. "Hinata is on a mission in Sunagakure, but Neji is available. I'd send Shino and Kakashi as well, but they are also busy. Kiba is available, too…I'll send Neji and Kiba. Is that okay with you?"

"Yeah."

"Naruto…do you want to go with them?"

"No, Naruto. You must stay inside the village. The village will needy you more than they will." Naruto frowned. It was Itachi's voice. Why would Itachi tell him not to go? Of course the little weasel wouldn't want to be found, but…he had said to stay in the village. Why would the village need him?

"Naruto?"

"No. No, I'll…I'll stay here."

"Are you sure?" Tsunade's eyebrows reached her hairline. This wasn't like the Naruto she knew. The Naruto she knew was impulsive and would definitely want to go.

"I'm sure, already! Jeez," Naruto huffed. Tsunade called Shizune and sent her out to get Neji and Kiba. Kiba and Neji eyed each other when they saw each other.

"Here's the deal, a few months ago Naruto started dreaming about Itachi Uchiha," Tsunade began.

"Itachi? Jeez, Naruto! You got to get hard for the bad guy?" Kiba smirked. Neji gave him a look, but didn't say anything.

"Wrong doujutsu, moron!" Naruto snapped, but shut up when Neji gave him the That's-My-Cousin glare.

"Let me finish!" Tsunade cleared her throat. "Naruto has been having dreams about Itachi Uchiha for the past couple of months. In these dreams, Itachi has been warning him about Sasuke and the village. As per Itachi, Sasuke will destroy the village if Naruto doesn't kill him."

"He must know that Naruto is trying to save Sasuke, not kill him," Kiba said.

"Excuse me, Hokage-sama. It sounds like Itachi is trying to tell him to choose between Sasuke and the village," Neji said.

"That's exactly what he's said," Tsunade said. "However, according to an Akatsuki member, Itachi Uchiha was killed by Sasuke." Neji and Kiba fell silent as confusion fell over their faces. Tsunade continued. "We don't know the extent of Itachi's Sharingan, so we assume that if he were alive, he might be able to enter Naruto's dreams. If he were alive."

"And our mission is to find out if he is," Neji guessed.

"Precisely. Naruto will not be joining you on this mission," Tsunade said. "You'll depart tonight and go to the location where Itachi was pronounced dead, the battle site of Sasuke and Itachi. Are you capable of this, or should I find another team?"

"I will try my best, Hokage-sama," Neji said. Kiba looked uncomfortable. He was staring at the floor and shifting his weight for foot to foot.

"I…I'll take the mission," Kiba said hesitantly.

"Good. Go prepare," Tsunade said. That night, Naruto and Tsunade saw the duo off. Naruto couldn't help but notice that something was wrong with Kiba. He was looking around like he was hungry and everyone was an appetizer. Even Akamaru seemed to notice. Kiba kept avoiding everyone's gaze. Naruto shrugged it off. Maybe it was him who was off. These dreams were seriously getting the better of him.

Kiba: What's wrong with me?

Polly: I'm the good half. So, if I don't know it can't be something good.

Layla: It's not something that has both a good side and a bad side to it. Because I barely know anything. I just know it has to do with you and Neji.

Jenna: [smiles] You shall know in due time, brother mine.

Kiba: [shivers] If she knows, doesn't that mean it's a bad thing?

Polly: But La-La knows some, too!

Layla: That just means it's more bad than good.

Akamaru: [barking of course] What are you planning?

Jenna: Okay, but I'll tell only you, Akamaru… [whispers]

Polly: Wait! POLLY WANTS TO KNOW!