Naruto breathed in deeply. "So that's what happened these past few months."

Sakura nodded curtly. "Yes, now there's no time to waste."

Naruto returned the gesture. "I agree. Now, we'll send out all our best ANBU-"

"Send Sasuke and I."

Naruto held back a grimace. "Sakura, I can't. You've just gotten back, he's a criminal, and I have Uchiha Itachi here as well."

Sakura's eyes widened in disbelief. "Itachi's here too? He can help us!"

Naruto slammed his hands down on his desk. "Sakura, no!"

Sakura's face turned red with anger. "I just explained everything to you and still-" She cut herself off. "Whatever, I'll go get him myself." She turned on her heel, but Naruto caught her wrist with an iron hold. "Let go of me," she whispered lowly. She tried to slip her hand out, but he wouldn't let go. She eyed him dangerously.

"I'm still the Hokage, what I say goes."

Sakura narrowed her eyes at him, a sneer upon her lips. Yanking her arm away from him, she grabbed his shirt and knocked her forehead with his. "I don't care if you're the Hokage or not. Don't get in my way."

Naruto felt a shiver go down his spine at the violence promised in her eyes. He really needed to get on her good side again; hopefully she would love him again.

"Okay, I'll put them all in an interrogation room." Naruto gave her a stern look. "However, you have to watch over one of the prisoners for me."Naruto turned his back on her. Sakura realized she had no choice this time. For Kenji, she would.

Shortly, a woman with pitch-black hair was pushed into the office by Naruto. She stumbled in nearly violently, clutching something in her arms. "You fucking shit, you don't treat women like this!" She stomped her foot down. "Did you hear me?"

Sakura gasped. "Haruna?"

Haruna flipped around to gaze at Sakura. Her eyes welled up with tears at once. She covered her mouth with her fingers, her body trembling. "Sakura," she said, her voice cracking. "You are a sight for sore eyes."

Soon enough, Itachi joined the two women and the baby in the Hokage's office. Shortly after, Kisame came in with a grin on his face, soon to be punched off by Haruna. Sakura prayed that the interrogation between Naruto and Sasuke would go well. She just hoped they would get to Kenji in time.

Naruto couldn't find words as he saw Sasuke for the first time in years. He was older, for sure. His cheekbones were more prominent than before, his eyes more sunken in, and his face longer. He was taller, and he had definitely packed on some muscle weight.

How Naruto hated his guts right now.

"Well, bastard, it seems you've made your way back here finally, huh," Naruto said coldly, his eyes lacking all warmth.

For some reason, Sasuke got a nauseating feeling from the Hokage. This man was not the Naruto he remembered.

"Well, loser, Sakura dragged me back here."

Naruto smiled bitterly at him, going through some paperwork in Sasuke's file. "You haven't changed," he muttered out angrily, signing his name with frustration.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at his old friend. "You have."

Naruto shot a glare at Sasuke before exiting the room, slamming the door loudly.

The guards took Sasuke to the office as well. He almost growled when he saw his brother sitting there, but he managed to control himself. Kenji, his son, was in danger, and he couldn't have his vengeance while knowing he had caused his son's death.

He walked to Sakura's side. "What's going on?" He asked in a hushed whisper, and Sakura shook her head in response.

"I don't know; they haven't told me anything." Sakura looked at him with worried eyes, flitting back and forth between him and his brother. "Are you okay?"

Sasuke shoulders were tensed and his jaw was clenched, aiming a glare straight at his brother. "Just fine," he grit out. Sakura sighed and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Sasuke, you don't know the whole story. Just hang on there." He nodded tersely, his hand clenching into tight fists.

Naruto came in, actually rather gracefully to Sasuke's surprise. He threw some files on his desk harshly, and he sat down in his big chair. "Sakura, I ran through some files," OR rather Hinata did."-and I found that your story about Itachi checks out."

Sasuke turned to Sakura quickly, and she gave him an impatient look. "Just wait," she hissed.

Naruto crossed his arms. "We will be sending out an elite team to retrieve Haruno Kenji. It will consist of Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame, and two ANBU teams. If the three of you step out of line, you will be eliminated on the spot."

Why was Itachi coming? Sasuke could feel his heart pounding in his ears.

Sakura touched his arm. "Sasuke, we need to have a talk."

short and a long wait i know. sorry. I think i'll have the next chapter done within the next month and it'll be longer i promise.