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Chapter 3: The Details
"Their target is most likely… Sasuke" said Kakashi.
While Shikamaru, Sai and Hinata did not seem to be overly surprised by this news, Naruto spoke up in defense of his friend.
"But the Akatsuki… Obito was the mastermind behind a majority of the chaos that ensued!"
"But he mostly worked behind the scenes and had others act as the front-liners by capturing the Tailed Beasts. He even had Sasuke attack Killer B and the Five Kage Summit that time 8 years ago. And even though he helped in the final battle in the 4th Great Ninja War, honestly I am not surprised people still see Sasuke as a possible threat."
"Well, do we have any other information that may help us with this mission?" asked Shikamaru.
"Actually, there is a message from Killer B that seems to indicate that the rebels are comprised of ninja from different lands." as Kakashi revealed a piece of paper and delivered it to Naruto. Naruto opened the note that read, "Ninja from here, Ninja from there, All are coming, Hurry and come! - B" "This is definitely Octopops writing. Seems his rapping style has not improved much." said Naruto with a sweat drop on his head.
"I thought that after the war, even though the Alliance was disbanded, all the different lands still worked together to form a peaceful world?" said Hinata. "True, but like I said, there are still those that do not seem to like the idea of worldwide peace. Some argue that it diminishes the need for power over other nations and why they have trained for so long only to give it up now." said Kakashi.
As the others understood what the Hokage was saying to them, Naruto looked on in confusion for he still had very little understanding of things in the big picture. "What do you mean by that Kakashi-Sensei?" "*sigh* Let me try to explain things in a simpler manner. There were plenty of ninja mercenaries before the 4th Great Ninja War, now that the war is over and we are heading towards peace, people rely on the mercenaries less and less. Those groups would be those groups of ninja that feel that abandoning such power after so long is not the best road to take." said Kakashi.
"Oh, I see now!" said Naruto. "It takes an analogy like that for you to get it? Man, you have not changed at all, Naruto." said Shikamaru. Hinata giggled knowing that indeed her husband was not one to see the big picture but still had a sweat drop running down her head. "Well, in any case, we should be going to meet up with this Killer B and see what else he may know about the rebels." said Sai. "Agreed, you should leave immediately. Take care and good luck." said Kakashi. "Yes, sir" replied the four ninja.
Meanwhile at the Uzumaki household
Sakura, Boruto, Himawari and Sarada were siting around a table set in the middle of the living room with Boruto sitting with his back to the door to the outside where he and his family were playing in the snow earlier, Sakura sitting to his left with Himawari in her lap and Sarada sitting to Boruto's right. Himawari was drawing pictures with crayons while Boruto and Sarada were looking through the photo albums that he and Himawari were looking at earlier.
"Do you think they will be gone long?" asked Boruto, he was used to having his father go out on missions and being looked out for by either his mother or Sakura but he started to develop worries that Hinata or Naruto would be gone and would not return for a long period of time. "I am sure this mission won't take long, Boruto. Your mom and dad will be back before you know it." assured Sakura patting Boruto's head.
"Big brother, this could actually be a perfect opportunity for us!" "How so Himawari?"
"I was actually thinking, this is around the time of year where Daddy would come home with flowers and gifts and gives them to Mommy. I want us to be the ones to get a gift for Mommy." "Now that you mention it, it is close to Hinata's birthday isn't it?" said Sakura. "Yes" "That sounds like a great idea! We could go out shopping for a gift you think your mother would like."
As the group were discussing plans for a birthday celebration for Hinata, Sarada tried to think back to the last birthday celebration she and her mother had. All they did was go somewhere in the Leaf Village for a fun dinner and went to a bakery and shared some cake. Sarada wanted to have a celebration with her whole family but with Sasuke away from the village, it made that dream much more difficult and she wanted to have a celebration worth celebrating. "Can I help too Mama?" asked Sarada. "Of course sweetheart. This should be really fun." said Sakura. Sarada smiled from ear to ear.
"Ah, you smiled, Sarada-chan." said Boruto. "Huh? W-w-w-what? You got a problem?" she said as she adjusted her glasses which had started to fall while losing her composure. "You look cute when you smile." Her face went very red and turned away from Boruto, "Boys can be stupid" thought Sarada.
At the Village Gate
As Naruto, Hinata, Shikamaru and Sai gathered at the gate, Naruto looked back at the village. "Something wrong Naruto-kun?" asked Hinata. "No, it's nothing." "Your thinking about your little ones aren't you?" said Shikamaru. Naruto said nothing. "Look, Sakura's over at your place right? You ought to be able to trust her as you have always done whenever these situations come up." "You're right. Let's get going."
"Ninpo: Choju Giga!" (Ninja Art: Super Beast Scroll) Sai gathered four ink eagles as their transportation to the Land of Lightning. "Onward to the Land of Lightning" said Shikamaru.
Meanwhile in a forest far from the Leaf Village, Sasuke Uchiha walked through the forest in the direction of the Hidden Leaf Village. Quite a ways behind Sasuke, a group of ninja, one from the Hidden Mist Village, one from the Hidden Sand Village, and two from the Land of Lightning were tailing the lone ninja, "Is that him sir?" said the Sand Ninja. "Yes, I haven't felt chakra like this since that battle 8 years ago." said one of the Lightning Ninja.
"Shall we begin?" asked the Mist Ninja.
"Oh, lets, I have been waiting for this moment for so long. He will pay for attacking our village and our Raikage that time" said the other Lightning Ninja.
End of Chapter 3
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