Naruto: The jade beast of Konoha

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Chapter 26:

Naruto woke up to the sound of silence, his eyes slowly opening to the world around him. Naruto looked to take in his surroundings noticing everything around him, and also making sure that is was not anywhere that was possibly dangerous for him to be at the moment. As his eyes scanned the are, they found that he was in a white room with a large window that looked out onto the Sand Village below where the he was in. It only took him a couple of second to figure out just where he was.

Naruto did not have long to think about the room, for you see, a few moments after he woke open the door blew open, and a young shinobi appeared in the doorway.

"Boss, your up," Konohamaru yelled running into the door, followed by his other two teammates, who were walking slowly behind him, but each with a large smile as well.

"Well, Konohamaru, of course, I am up, it will take more than that to bring down the Great Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto laughed after finishing the statement.

"Boss, that was so cool, that move you pulled off. Your are going to teach me all of that of course, so I can be Hokage someday?" Konohamaru said with a large smile on his face already having moved up next to the bed Naruto was on.

"Yeah someday, that stuff is still out of your league Konohamaru."

Konohamaru, chose not to let the comment effect his happiness of the return to health of his mentor, and sensei.

"Naruto Sensei, Lord Kazekage wants to meet with you as soon as you can," Udon interjected wanting to get the conversation from going to the normal brotherly talk between Konohamaru and Naruto.

"Oh, thanks, Udon, I will get ready and head that way, you three go get something to eat and meet me back in 30." Naruto said with a smile, happy that he had been force to take the three genin as his own students at the moment.

Naruto could still hear the group outside the room, with the usually loud Konohamaru leading a conversation about whether if Naruto or Gaara was a better shinobi. He of course could hear Konohamaru arguing loudly that no one was better than Naruto, and he could at the same time hear some other voice arguing back that the Kazekage was the greatest shinobi ever cause he had became a kage younger then almost anyone ever. The other voice was no doubt one of the many young sand shinobi he had seen in his times in the village. Naruto smiled as he heard his other two students also join the argument, Moegi adding a comment from time to time, and Udon using the logic of the first fight between the two to show who was better.

Naruto was finished getting ready rather quick before he opened the door and looked out noticing his team and the sand team. The sand team was made up of two short haired twins, and a red headed female who was standing a inch away from Konohamaru each not backing down a inch. Upon seeing him all both the girl and Konohamaru became quiet quickly. Naruto smiled as he looked at the two, in the past this would be one of those moments he would do something very brass and he would have to deal with the results.

"Well, Gaara is a great shinobi, but I think he may win in a fight, but then again. I am a good shinobi too, so until we fight again, I would have to say, there is no way of knowing," Naruto said getting the attention of the two, who became silent like their teammates.

"Well, let's get going, we have to go meet with the Kazekage remember," Naruto reminded Konohamaru who followed him, but not before making a large act of glaring at the sand girl.

"So Naruto sensei, did you really mean all what you said back their," Konohamaru said curiously.

"Well," Naruto smiled, "Of course, Gaara is good, but there is no way in the world, he is better than me. Just had to play the role of diplomat."

"Yeah," Konohamaru said loudly, like he had just won the argument.

The other two just looked on, each not surprised at bit about the statements of the two. Udon had heard that Naruto, and Rock Lee acted this way when they were around their sensei, and wondered if this was just a normal thing for student and sensei's to do. Moegi on the other hand worried a bit that the sand girl could be a threat to her interests.

The group despite their interactions moved quickly across the village to where the Kazekage's office was located. Naruto walked in with a smile on his face.

"Well Uzumaki, Naruto, it seems that the Akatsuki has retreated from the region. I had seen out scouts, and all of them came back with the news that no enemies were out there. Seems that they decided against taking on village again," Gaara announce quietly as he looked through a book on his desk.

"You do know that they will come back." Naruto countered, "They are after you, and that will not change anytime soon."

"Yes, I know that, all to well," Gaara responded stopping on a page and reading it for a second, "That is why I am leaving town. The land of sand, as an ally of the leaf needs to deal with this great threat, and as the strongest shinobi in town, I am the one to take to the battlefield again."

"What do you mean?" A very confused Naruto asked wondering what his friend meant.

"Simple, I am going to be heading to Konoha with you to prose a plan to your Hokage, and then we will see what happens from there. I have already made an agreement with Baki to take my place while I am gone."

"Well, you have thought this out."

'Of course, some of don't just make things up on the spot like others," Gaara said almost with a smile.

"When are you going to leave?" Naruto asked wondering how far ahead Gaara had planned all of this out.

"Now, I am leaving with your team, to head back to Konoha."

"Sure, ok, it will be nice to get home, but don't you think your putting your home in danger by not being here?"

"No, if I am not here, they will not attack here, they will attack where I am. Therefore, I will not put this town into any more danger."

The door behind Naruto opened, and Temari and the group of youths Naruto saw at the hospital walked in.

"We are all ready too, brother," Temari said as she walked in before looking at Naruto who was confused again, "Like you, we needed a cover for the Kazekage to leave, he can't just leave without a reason. People will figure something is going down, and speed up what they are doing. So, Gaara has is sending my team on a cross village training mission with yours on the way to Konoha.

A/N- It is not a great chapter, but I decided I would update it, since no one ever came forward to help me beta this story. I will just do the best I can. Hope you liked the story, and if you did like it please review.