Its Sunday again :) Well Naruto is back home, so this is going to be the first chapter having nothing to do with the past and or the night country so i hope you guys enjoy is
Time for the reviews!
Slop Doggy - Thanks for the review, and yes, he learned from Sakura's last pregnancy to stay away from her :P And i think you misunderstood, the loyalist do not have control of Konoha, they have control of the port city, its the third largest city in the fire country, next to the fire capital and Konoha
xzavx - Thanks for the review, everyone seems to be enjoying the reviews at the end :) and read this chapter to understand why they call themselves the loyalists, hope you like!
quintupledots915 - Thanks for the review, and because nothing happening is boring :P lol jk, its cause its Naruto, things happen around him ;)
Delran - Thanks for the review, no i don't have a beta, reason being is because i type up my stories in one day, example this chapter was all typed today, if i had to wait for a beta to log on and do the checking, it could take longer then i care to wait to get the chapter out, meaning my fans would have to wait, and i hate waiting, everyone expects a new chapter on Sunday and i do my best to deliver it :) i normally try to catch the typos, normally during the week i re-read the chapter a few times, i do end up catching a few, some of them i wonder how on earth i could make them :P Anyway hope you enjoy the new chapter
Azazel Kingetsu A.K.A Aza-chan - Thanks for the review, as for why they just don't walk/run on the water, its because they are too far away... they would use up a large chunk of their chakra just getting to the ship, so maybe they are waiting for something? :P Read the chapter to find out ;)
That's everyone, i normally average 6 reviews a chapter, only had 5 this time :( oh well, hope you guys enjoy the new chapter!
it is now time for chapter 46!
Historical Bonds
Chapter 46
The crew of the loyalist ship were scrambling to their battle stations, the cannon ports were being opened as the cannons were pushed into place, the sails were open to full as the rest of the crew prepared for a possible boarding or repelling of the enemy ship "Captain, we are battle ready sir" The man reported to Neji
"Good, open fire as soon as we are in range" Neji ordered
Naruto and his own crew had no idea that they were in any danger "I think they spotted us, look they changed course and are now heading this way" Sakura pointed out
"Can anyone see the flag on that ship?" Konohamaru asked "It's hard to see it from this distance, but it doesn't look like Konoha's"
Suddenly a cannon ball hit the water near the ship, missing only by a few meters "What the hell? Was that a cannon ball?" Sakura asked shocked that they could be under attack
"Hiyori, get me the telescope from the bridge!" Toshiro asked her
Hiyori ran as fast as she could to the bridge, it was empty as everyone was at the front of the ship, she grabbed the small telescope and ran back towards the others "Here you go" She said as she handed it over to Toshiro
Toshiro unfolded the telescope, making it almost triple its size, it wasn't as powerful as binoculars but it would be enough to get a better view of the unknown ship. Toshiro focused his attention towards the flag "I can confirm that this isn't a Konoha ship, it's a black flag with a orange leaf on it, it kind of looks like our own leaf but it's been modified" He said as he refolded the telescope
"Who are they and why are they firing on us?" Sakura asked
"Could they be at war with Konoha? If that's the case we are in trouble, this ship is barely keeping itself afloat right now with all the damage we sustained during the storm, a few well placed cannon hits and we will sink" Itachi commented
"NO, we cannot allow that to happen… I won't allow anything to happen to Saki and Saku" Sakura said realizing that her children that were barely a month old were in danger
"Don't worry Sakura Chan, I won't allow anything to happen to them" Naruto said trying to reassure her
Another cannon ball splashed down near them "They are getting closer, should we return fire?" Shikamaru asked
"In a sea battle, they would have the advantage, they have more firepower then we do and we couldn't take as much damage as they can, they also have a full crew where as we have a skeleton crew, we need to bring the fight to them" Naruto answered
"But you said it yourself, we cannot take too much damage. The closer we get to them, the better their aim will become, and the more damage we will sustain" Ino commented
"We have a secret weapon" Naruto said with a grin "Toshiro, you have the power to create ice that is virtually indestructible correct?" Naruto asked
"Yes… And I think I see where you're going with this, but it wouldn't work, the harder my ice is, the heavier it becomes, there is also the amount of chakra required to maintain it" Toshiro answered
"We don't need it to be indestructible, we just need it to be able to take a few shots, enough for us to get close to them and board them, could you do that?" Naruto asked
"Yeah… I think that I could create an ice armor that could protect the ship yet not take it down with its weight. But that much ice will leave me low on chakra" Toshiro informed him
"That's fine, I want someone to stay behind and protect Saki and Saku in case some of them board the ship" Naruto told him with a smile
Their conversation is stopped when a cannon ball came crashing into the hull causing most of them to fall down "We have been hit!" Hiyori said as she rushed to the side of the ship to inspect the damage "it was above the sea line, we should be alright, but we can't take much more damage" She informed them
Toshiro was already working on their plan as he sat down and began concentrating; he had set his blade on his lap. The ice slowly began to cover the hull of the ship until it was entirely covered in ice "Alright everyone, full speed ahead, let's show them the power of Konoha Ninja's!" Naruto ordered
On the other ship the crew were puzzled by what they saw "Captain… It that ice?" One of them asked Neji
Neji was still looking through his binoculars, he could see some people on the deck of the ship but he couldn't make out their faces, however what he could make out shocked him "Night country… They are wearing night country uniforms!"
"The night country? Do you think that they are back? Could this be the first of many ships? Captain we are in no condition to fight them off if they strike us now…" The man said as he feared the worst
Neji was just as worried as his crew, they were barely able to defeat them last time and they were at full strength, with the country divided and the other nations drawn into this new Shinobi war, there was no way they could take on the night country "New orders, do NOT sink that ship, I want them alive, we need to get information from them, prepare to capture that ship!" Neji ordered
Both ships were heading towards each other at their top speed
Naruto and his crew were getting ready to board the enemy ship, just as Neji's crew were getting ready to do the same to them, the ships drew closer and closer, when Naruto was satisfied that they were close enough, he gave the order "NOW!" everyone except for Toshiro jumped overboard and began running on the water towards the enemy ship
"Captain, the night ship has sent out a small task force, they will reach us within a few seconds"
"What? So they are attacking us?" How many of them?" Neji asked
"Looks like fourteen of them sir, they shouldn't be much of a problem, we outnumber them greatly" The man informed Neji
"Do not underestimate your enemy, especially the night country" Neji answered back, but still he wondered why the night country would send such a small task force if their goal was to take their ship
"Yes sir!"
Naruto and his crew reached the hull of the ship and quickly began climbing it, it didn't take them long to reach the deck of the ship where the crew was waiting for them, they wasted little time as they attacked them directly, Neji jumped down from the bridge to join in the fight, he found himself face to face with Sakura
Both of them were shocked "Neji?" Sakura blurted out
"Sakura?" Neji answered back he then took a good look at the others that had engaged in combat with his crew, he quickly realized who they were, including the blond leading the charge "Hokage Sama!" He shouted out "EVERYONE STOP AT ONCE, LAY DOWN YOUR WEAPONS THEY ARE NOT THE ENEMY… HOKAGE SAMA HAS RETURNED!" Neji screamed at the top of his lungs
It took a few seconds for the battle to stop completely, Naruto was confused as to why they simply stopped, that is until he saw Neji walking towards him followed by Sakura "Neji?" He said just as confused as Sakura was at seeing him here
Neji walked up to him and suddenly got down to one knee and bowed, the entire crew followed his example "Hokage Sama… You have returned to us, I knew the lies were false! I just knew that you couldn't be dead!" Neji as he was fighting his emotions, it was rare for the elite Jonin to be in such a state
"Neji, what is going on here?" Naruto asked
"Hokage Sama, there is much that we need to tell you…" He said as he lifted his head and looked up at Naruto but stayed on his knee
"Get up, all of you get up, I don't deserve this kind of treatment…" Naruto said embarrassed, he didn't like others bowing to him, even if he was the Hokage he didn't feel comfortable when others bowed to him let alone all these people "So tell me, what's happened? Why are you flying that flag? Why are you wearing that headband?" Naruto asked noticing that all of them were wearing the same type of leaf that was on the flag
"I will explain everything, but it will take some time… Much has happened in your absence Hokage Sama, it would be best if we spoke in private, perhaps on board your ship" Neji suggested
"Alright"
Both ships were now side by side as Naruto's crew had returned to their post, Toshiro had removed the ice armor since the danger was gone, and it was a constant drain on his chakra however the crews from both ships were still on edge
They had gathered in the ships mess hall to hear Neji out "First of all I want to apologize for firing on your ship, when I saw that you were flying the Konoha flag, I thought you were an enemy ship, then when I saw you were all in night country uniforms… Hokage Sama, where have you been all this time?" Neji asked
"It's a long story, I will be more than happy to tell you all about it, but Neji I want to know what's going on in Konoha" Naruto answered back as he could only imagine what would force Neji to fire on a Konoha ship
"Yes… Well this is also a long story, you should all sit down as its going to take some time to tell you everything, you will also be shocked to hear… It all started a few months ago, shortly after you went missing…"
FLASH BACK
Neji was walking through the market place, it was a beautiful day and the streets of Konoha were all brimming with activity. Neji felt proud to be a Konohan, he was also proud to be a ninja under the command of one of the most respected Hokages in history, as well as Konoha's hero Naruto
"Neji!" A voice came behind him, it was Tenten "There you are" She said with a smile
"Hey Tenten, doing some shopping?" He asked
"No, something is up, Sasuke is getting ready to do some sort of speech from the fire tower, we should check it out" She told him
"Alright, let's go" Neji answered
They were still both part of the same team, although Lee had fallen during the war with the night country along with many other good Konoha Shinobi. It didn't take them long to make it to the large tower, a large mass of people had gathered, most of them being Ninja's
Sasuke walked out onto one of the balconies used for announcements "Thank you all for coming everyone, however it is my sad duty to inform you of some tragic news… People of Konoha, our beloved hero and leader Namikaze Naruto, the sixth Hokage of Konoha has fallen. He was conducting a top secret mission for Konoha's safety when he was captured and tortured for information, our spies from the ANBU tried to rescue him but they failed. When he refused to give them any kind of information, even after enduring enormous amounts of pain, they executed him"
"What?" The most of the people in the crowed screamed out
"I know how you must all feel, Naruto was a brother to me, I owe everything that I am today to him, and I vow that his death will be avenged. There will be a memorial in his honor tonight, we shouldn't mourn his death but instead celebrate his life. I believe that he would rather see us smile and talk about all the great things he did while he was alive rather than mourn and cry over his death… That being said he also left me with the powers to pick the next Hokage, the man that I have chosen to be the seventh Hokage of Konoha has been a part of this village since the beginning, he has helped defend it against countless attacks and enemies, Shimura Danzo, your new Hokage!" Sasuke announce
However unlike when Naruto was announce to become the new Hokage, not a single person cheered. Most of them were still trying to figure out how could it even be possible for Naruto to not only fall in battle so easily, but for no one to have known about it. There was also the fact that Danzo wasn't popular with the rest of Konoha "This is horrible" Tenten said sadly as she clenched onto Neji's arm as a few tears began to fall from her eyes
"People of Konoha, I know that you are sadden by this news, but just like when Lady Tsunade fell, we must go on. We cannot allow ourselves to become weak, I will attending the memorial tonight for our fallen hero and I hope to see you all there" Danzo said as he walked away
"Something isn't right… Naruto Sama would never fall in battle, his team would never allow it to happen. Konohamaru and his team may not be Jonins by title, but their powers are at the level of Jonins. I find it hard to believe that they could defeat all four of them, the only way that could happen is if they went up against another Kage, that would cause a war between Konoha and whatever country that happened with and Naruto Sama would never cause such an incident" Neji said in a low tone of voice
"What are you saying then?" Tenten asked
"Something smells rotten…" Neji answered back
"But this is Sasuke… Naruto Sama's most trusted friend and adviser, why would he be making up such a story?" Tenten asked
"I don't know, all I know is that something isn't right, whether Sasuke is in on it or not I don't know yet… Let's gather the others and see if we can find anything" Neji told her
Tenten nodded as both of them left the fire tower
A few hours later they had gathered Naruto's old teams that they could find, known as Konoha's eleven, composed of the rookie nine and team Guy. Neji, Tenten, Hinata, Kiba and Shino were gathered at the stream, Choji and Lee had both fallen in the last war "I couldn't find Ino, Shikamaru or Sakura, I heard rumors that they may have been with Naruto Sama, but nothing is confirmed" Tenten told them
"So what's up guys?" Kiba asked in his usual tone
"Thanks for coming everyone, I know that all of you must be shaken up by that news about Naruto Sama" Neji began talking
"It's can't be true, it's all a lie it has to be! Naruto Kun would never fall, he is our Hero!" Hinata shouted out with emotion, it was clear that she still had feelings for Naruto but she knew that she had lost to Sakura
"Hinata, I know how you feel, but calm down" Neji answered her back
"It doesn't add up, If what Tenten says turns out to be true, then that would mean that not only is Hokage Sama gone, but his entire team, Konohamaru, Hanabi and Yuki would also have fallen, as well as Shikamaru, Ino and Sakura, such a team could take on a small army and win" Shino said in a calm voice as he pushed on his sun glasses
"So you think it's odd too huh?" Neji answered, feeling better that he wasn't the only one thinking that something was wrong with Sasuke's story
"Guys, this is Sasuke we are talking about, sure he was a complete jerk in the past, but since Naruto brought him back he has been loyal to Konoha and Naruto. There is no one that Naruto trusts more, with the exception of Sakura of course" Kiba said as he laid back against a tree
"I am not saying that Sasuke is in on it, I am just saying that something doesn't feel right, I will have a talk with Sasuke to see what kind of information I can get out of him, I want you guys to come with me tonight"
Everyone nodded, they suddenly heard someone coming "Ah, so this is where my lovely youthful students have been hiding!" Guy said as approached them
"…Guy sensei, we aren't your students anymore, we are Jonins after all" Tenten answered
"Yet you still call me Sensei" He said with a thumbs up, giving her the nice guy pose "I assume you all know about the new Hokage?" He continued on
"Yeah… We were just talking about it" Neji answered him
"Well, I just heard that the council has been dissolved by Danzo" Guy informed them
"What? The council has been in place since the founding of Konoha, it's composed of the founding clans of Konoha as well as some of the most trusted advisers… The council cannot be dissolved!" Kiba answered back shocked at the news
"Why would Danzo do such a thing? He hasn't even been voted in by the Jonins yet as the new permanent Hokage, he can't think that this is going to win over our favor… We need to speak to Sasuke as soon as possible" Neji added
"I will be going with you, I would like some answers myself" Guy told them
Nightfall had arrived and the memorial for Naruto had begun, it was packed full of Naruto's friends. Almost every ninja's not on duty and a large portion of the civilian population was in attendance, Neji and his group approached Sasuke "Sasuke… We would like to have a word with you" Neji asked him as the others stood behind him
"Ah, Neji, Kiba, Tenten, Hinata Shino and even Guy, what can I do for you?" Sasuke asked them
"We would like to talk to you… in private" Neji asked once more
"Very well" Sasuke lead them to a secluded area of the area "Now, what is it that you wish to speak to me about? I would like to get back to the celebrations as soon as possible" Sasuke told them
"Sasuke, we want the truth, what really happened to Naruto, you know as well as we do that he isn't dead" Neji went straight to the point
"And how could you stand for a Hokage whose first order of business was to dissolve the council?" Guy added
"Guys, calm down, I understand that it's hard to get over the fact that Naruto is gone but…" However he is cut of right away by Kiba
"Sasuke, cut the crap, you may consider Naruto to be your brother, but we have known him longer then you, during all those years that you were off on your own we were the ones who stood by Naruto's side, he isn't stupid enough to be killed so easily, he only acts like he is dumb when in fact he is quite smart"
Sasuke looked around to make sure no one else was around "Look, what I am about to tell you is classified information, the ANBU are still investigating this but we believe that Toshiro and Hiyori worked out a deal with the lighting country to get rid of Naruto and some of Konoha's most powerful ninja's. We believe that Toshiro and Hiyori made up some sort of a story that forced Naruto to leave the village, perhaps he thought that the very security of Konoha was in danger; he took his regular team, along with Shikamaru, Ino, Shizune and Sakura. When we lost contact with his team we sent Sai and my brother Itachi to investigate, we never heard back from them either so we sent a full ANBU team, they found the dead bodies of the entire team, however Toshiro and Hiyori's bodies were not among them" Sasuke told them
"Where are their bodies now?" Neji asked, not convinced one bit by the story
"They had to leave them behind, but I vow to bring them back home so that they can receive a proper burial, but you cannot allow anyone else to know this, I only told you because I know how much Naruto meant to you guys, and I know you guys meant a lot to him as well"
"And what about the council being dissolved huh?" Guy asked again
"I was as shocked as you guys about that, however Danzo has a point, the council is useless these days. Its full of worthless old people who do nothing for Konoha, so I am not too bothered by it. Now If you will excuse me I need to get back to the memorial" Sasuke walked away from the group
"I can't believe what he just said…" Hinata was shocked along with everyone else
"And I don't believe that story one bit, what would Toshiro or Hiyori have to gain by having Naruto Sama killed? I am convinced now that this is all a lie, either Naruto Sama is being held captive somewhere or he was killed by Danzo and possibly even Sasuke…" Neji commented
Everyone nodded indicating that they were thinking the same thing
"We must speak with the other Jonins about this… Danzo cannot be allowed to be our new Hokage" Guy told them
"We will have a meeting with every Jonin we can find tomorrow night, get everyone you can find to attend" Neji told them
They all agreed and left the memorial, because as far as they were concerned there was no proof to indicate Naruto was gone and they refused to participate any further
The next evening a large number of Jonins had gathered, there was even a few ANBU who had joined them "You all know why we are here, the lies that Sasuke and Danzo have been spreading about Naruto Sama's death must stop and we have to find out the truth!" Neji told them as he led the meeting
"How are we going to find out the truth?" Shikaku asked
"Give me five minutes with that worthless brat Sasuke, I will get the information out of him" Ibiki said with a grin
"No, we must be careful, we don't know how many people are on his side and how many are on our side, although I would like to think that most people would be on our side" Neji told him
"I don't know about that… Something is going on inside the ANBU, it's like some of my old friends are suddenly beginning to change. One of them use to have a strong hatred for Danzo up until recently, it's like he was brainwashed or something, in all my years in the ANBU I have never seen anything like it" Yamato informed them
"I know what you're talking about, my friend went through the exact same attitude change" another ANBU added
"Could Danzo be brainwashing people into supporting him?" Guy asked
"It's possible… Also Kakashi has disappeared, I tried to find him for this meeting, but no one has seen or heard from him in a few days" Kiba told them
"Well one thing is for sure, Danzo isn't getting the Jonin vote to become the permanent Hokage of Konoha" Inoichi stated
Suddenly the doors to their chambers busted open, a large amount of ROOTS ANBU entered the room, followed by Sasuke and Danzo "Well well, what do we have here? A Jonin meeting? And what were you all talking about?" Danzo asked with a grin "And why would you leave poor little Sasuke out of it? Isn't he a Jonin?" He added with a small chuckle
"Danzo! Get out of here, you are not welcome!" Shibi demanded
"Now now, is that anyway to be talking to your Hokage?" Danzo asked sarcastically
"You will never become the Hokage without our support! And I can promise you that you will never have it!" Neji said as he got up
"Pff, I don't care if you give me your support or not, fact is that there isn't going to be a vote. I have decided that it's no longer necessary, just like the council it is time that Konoha lets go of old traditions, it is the only way that we will become stronger!" Danzo told them
"What? If you take power without the support of the Jonins no one will follow you!" Shikaku told him
Danzo let out a small laugh "If that is what you believe, then you will be shocked, arrest them!" Danzo ordered his ROOTS
The Jonins all got into a defensive position "Everyone, we have to get out of here and warn everyone!" Neji told them, although they were all Jonins or higher, they were outnumbered and they were all ANBU level opponents
Shikaku did a few hand signs and his shadow quickly grabbed a hold of the ROOTS, Sasuke and even Danzo "Quickly, get out of here, as soon as your all gone, I will follow you" Shikaku told them
"Meet with us at the agreed spot, be careful!" Guy told him as they all left
It was taking Shikaku everything he had to keep his Shadow locked on the enemy, a drop of sweat was beginning to form on his brow "How am I going to get out of here? I could always kill them… But what if they are just being lied to by Danzo? I can't kill them for having bad judgment… But as soon as I release this hold they will jump on me… Think Shikaku" He was deep into thought, he was reaching his limit when suddenly two ninja's rushed to his side
"Shikaku, I had a feeling that you would need our help, after all, your worthless without us" Inoichi said with a grin
"Let's get out of here" Choza said as he stood by his two friends
"Pff how troublesome, I would have figured something out eventually…"
"You're welcome Shikaku" Inoichi said with a grin he began making a few hand signs "Shinranshin no Jutsu!" Shikaku's shadow had reached its limit and retracted almost at the same time as Inoichi finished his jutsu, even thought the shadow no longer binding them, they didn't attack; they actually turned on each other, well everyone except for Sasuke and Danzo who had blocked the jutsu
"Nikudan Sensha!" Choza screamed out, his body turned into the human bullet tank and attacks Danzo and Sasuke, they were just barely able to dodge the attack, however by the time they recovered all three of them had disappeared
"They can run, but they can't hide" Danzo said as he wasn't to bothered by their escape
PAUSE FLASHBACK
"That's basically how the Konoha civil war began… Danzo was able to push us out of Konoha, so we had to round up everyone loyal to our cause and regroup, we picked the port city as our new base of operations, we designed a new temporary flag and headbands because it was causing confusion during battles and we call ourselves the Loyalist, because we remained loyal to you Hokage Sama. The Wind country doesn't recognize Danzo as the legitimate Hokage and has decided to back us up, however things are not going well for them… To tell you the truth it's a chaotic mess" Neji said with a sigh
"What do you mean? How can Danzo be able to fight back against both you guys and the Wind? I am sure Gaara is giving them some trouble" Naruto asked
"Yeah, but... I guess it's because I haven't finished my story" Neji explained
CONTINUE FLASHBACK (a few weeks later)
"Our forces are nearing Konoha, we just took another village" Neji said as they viewed a map of the fire nation
"If we can take one more village, we will be within striking distance of Konoha, we will need every ninja we have to take the village" Kiba said as they worked on their strategy
"Neji, I just heard horrible news!" Hinata shouted as she ran into the room
"Calm down Hinata, what is it?" Neji asked
"This morning Danzo has signed a treaty with the earth country, they have already launched attacks against the Rain village, the Rice country and other small countries around them. They plan to annex them between each other, the earth has also launched a surprise attack against the wind, taking some of their northern villages and borders" Hinata finished her report
"What? Is Danzo mad? He has implicated another great Shinobi nation in this war and attacked smaller countries? The other nations won't be able to stay out of this war for long… This could be the start of the next great Shinobi world war…" Neji said worried for the future
"To make matters worse, the fact that we have yet to find any proof that Lord Hokage is still alive has had a devastating effect on our moral… Some are beginning to believe that Danzo may be right" Tenten said sadly
"We have to continue to believe that he is alive, until we have proof of otherwise, we cannot lose hope" Neji told them
"Yeah, you're right, Naruto Sama is alive!" Kiba stated proudly
Yamato ran into the room "I just received word that Danzo has launched an attack against the tea country, we had some forces stationed in the area so they helped repel the attack, but the Tea country is in bad shape. All of their military forces have been wiped out, it's not like they had a lot to begin with, and their leaders have been killed. They want to join us in our fight because they want revenge, but they don't have the training" Yamato explained
"Send a squad to begin training anyone who wishes to fight, at this point we will take anyone willing and able to join our cause, send some ships to patrol the shores of tea country, as of today they are under our protection" Neji ordered
A Beautiful red headed ninja walked into the room with two escorts "It would seem that things are heating up on the main land" The women stated
"Mizukage… It is an honor to speak with you, what brings you here?" Neji said as he bowed in respect
"We have been monitoring the situation on the main land, and we are concerned. It seems that your Danzo situation is getting out of hand and to be frank, I don't want to see him as Hokage, and I hate to admit it but I owe you people a debt. You saved us from the night country… So we are here to repay the favor, you have the support of Kiri, we will help you guard your shores with our fleet as well as provide you with military assistance. I will stay here and coordinate with you our forces" She said with a smile
Neji was shocked, the Mizukage of the Mist had just basically allied herself with them, he didn't know if it was a good thing or bad, because he knew that with the four great nations at war, the fifth one wouldn't stay out of the fighting for long and it's not like they had good relations with the lighting nation to begin with
END FLASHBACK
"My fears were confirmed a few days ago when Lighting declared war on everyone launching an attack against Earth, Danzo's forces and our own to the north, it's a complete mess out here. Your return couldn't have come at a better time" Neji finished explaining
"…In all this you haven't mentioned anything about Naoto, where is she Neji?" Naruto said concerned for his daughter
"…I don't know Hokage Sama, for all we know Danzo could have her" Neji answered
Fire began to burn in Naruto's eyes, Danzo had brought war and destruction not only to Konoha, but the entire Shinobi world and to make matters worse, no one knew where his beloved Naoto was. Just the thought of Danzo having her infuriated him "If he has touched a single hair on my little girls head, I will make him suffer… Never would I have thought that Sasuke would betray me or Konoha. Neji, as soon as we make it to port, I want to prepare our forces for an attack on Konoha" Naruto ordered
"Yes Hokage Sama!" Neji said overjoyed at having Naruto back, he knew that his mere presence would boost the morale of their forces
End Chapter 46
Well as you have guessed by now, this chapter was to explain what was going on in Konoha while Naruto was doing his mission, i decided to make it all through Neji's perspective, that's why he doesn't know about what happened to Kakashi or Naoto, hope you guys liked it :)
Konohamaru: Naruto Nii-San, Sakura Nee-Chan wants you to change Saki and Saku's diapers, she is busy warming up their milk
Naruto: ... Konohamaru, this is the perfect time for you to step up as the godfather and change some diapers!
Konohamaru: Nii-San... Stop trying to dump your responsibilities on me...
Naruto: I am just trying to help you out, girls love it when a guy takes care of kids, it shows them that they are sensitive... Yuki will be all over you if you do this
Konohamaru: ... Nii-San i am not that stupid, just change their diapers already! *Walks away*
Naruto: ... Itachi, i have an important mission for you, it is of great importance, i need you to change some diapers, this is a type priority 1 ANBU mission ranked S
Itachi: ...Isn't that abusing your powers a bit?
Naruto: Have you smelled the nursery? Trust me, its a super S Ranked mission
Itachi: Fine, i am going to use Amaterasu and solve the problem
Naruto: Thanks Itachi...Wait...Amaterasu?...WAIT ITACHI!
Itachi: What is it?
Naruto: How could you use Amaterasu on Saki and Saku... That's just cruel..
Itachi: How could you give me such a mission, that's just cruel...
Sakura: Naruto, are you done changing the kids? Their milk is ready and... *Sniff...Sniff* You haven't changed them yet?
Itachi: I was just about to use Amaterasu on the problem, by order of Lord Hokage Sama
Naruto: WHAT? I did not order you to set fire to my kids! All i did was order you too change their diapers!..oh crap *Realizes that Sakura is standing there*
Sakura: ...You're using your powers as Hokage to get people to take care of your responsibilities? *Punches Naruto sending him crashing into the ocean*
Naruto: BLARG! (Not again)
A few minutes latter he crawls back onto the ship
Naruto: I really need to be more careful during these reviews... *Is hit in the face by two white unidentified flying objects* What the hell?...EWWW The dirty diapers...
Itachi: Don't worry, i will use Amaterasu to solve the problem...*uses Amaterasu on the diapers*
Naruto: WHAT THE HELL? THEIR STILL STUCK TO ME STOP THAT...CRAP! *Jumps back into the ocean*
Itachi: ... Its Amaterasu, water won't do anything to it
Naruto: BLARG BLURP!