The Soul Of Artemis

The Friends Find Out

Naruto thought this situation was weird. He was sitting in the Hokage's office about three days later with Neji sitting next to him and Gaara sitting on the other side of him. Shikamaru was leaning against the wall right by the couch keeping a eye on Gaara, while Shino and Kiba stood in the middle right next to one another.

Tsunade and Itachi was in the room, and so was Shikamaru's father and Shizune the second advisor to Tsunade.

It was silent. 

There was a seal up on the door, nobody could come in. Though Jiraiya seemed to sneak in through the window and closed that back. Nobody said anything and so shockingly Kiba decided to speak.

"I'm sorry, what did you just say?" Kiba said, he had amazing hearing along with Naruto. Though Kiba thinks maybe he heard it wrong and that Tsunade didn't say what she just said.

"You heard what I said." She said, though she said it in a calm manner. She honestly didn't want to repeat herself because she knew that everybody was still processing what she just said.

"I don't think you did." Shikamaru said tilting his head, he dropped his arms and pushed himself off the wall and scratched his hair. Shino then spoke.

"Because to us it sounded like you said Sasuke left the village." Shino spoke after and Naruto tilted his head.

"Sasuke has specific instructions not to leave this village." Naruto said, feeling his anger rise. Itachi raised a brow.

"From who? Because he knew that the clan was going to disown him soon." Itachi said, pouring salt on the wounds of his brothers friends, and and Naruto's eyes flashed as he looked at Itachi.

"FROM ME!" Naruto screamed loudly, Neji closed his eyes as he felt Naruto stand up. He looked at the woman who hasn't even been Hokage for that long and spoke.

"So instead of sending his friends who could talk sense into the brooding Uchiha, who did you send?" Naruto was annoyed, he specifically told Sasuke that he would forcefully drag his ass back here by his damn throat if he left after that fucking serpent.

"Seasoned Jounin." Tsunade said and Neji opened his mouth.

"I suggest you answer him the way he wants to be answered. Naruto is a Uzumaki before anything else." Neji said said as he opened his eyes, looking as Gaara placed his hands in his lap.

"Lady Tsunade with all do respect, whoever you sent will not get the job done. Sasuke may not be a prodigy like his older brother, but he damn sure isn't a disgrace." Naruto said, he sighed and closed his eyes.

"So where is he? Do you have any leads? Like what was the point of you telling us this and you had no information?" Shikamaru asked, and Gaara spoke up.

"Is the Uchiha's going to jail for aiding and abetting? Or are you going to let them off with a slap on the wrist?" Gaara asked, and Naruto groaned and sat down. Tapping his foot angrily.

"I know." Neji whispered and it seemed to make Naruto's anxiety calm, and he looked to Tsunade.

"Is there anything you can tell us?" Naruto said calmly and that got everybody to look at Tsunade. Tsunade sighed and folded her arms.

"Sasuke went to Orochimaru for training. Though I think he mentioned something about coming back and slaughtering his clan. To rebuild the Uchiha's with only him and Itachi." Naruto blinked, as dark and morbid as that sounded, it actually sounded decent.

"Sasuke leaving might actually do the village well actually." Shikamaru said marinating over the facts. Everybody in the room did so, but only Shikaku and Neji seemed to understand what Shikanaru meant.

"What if we don't bring Sasuke back immediately. But how about we leave him to train a few years. Two maybe three years." Shikaku said and Neji hummed.

"Make a deal with Sasuke. Get all the strength you need, but allow us to know your location so we can capture Orochimaru when his training is finished." Naruto gasped.

"Then we lock up the rotten Uchiha's, and allow Sasuke to move the clan they way he wants, with the new found strength he acquired from a Sannin. It's sound perfect." The others nodded at the plan, and so that was going to be the plan.

Let Sasuke stay as long as he wanted to gain the power he needed or wanted.

Sasuke relays what information he knows about Orochimaru to the leaf to ensure Orochimaru gets captured.

Sasuke then is able to revamp the Uchiha clan as he wants, save who he wants to save and repopulate the clan if a lot of lives are killed.

It was a great plan.

"Though who is going to tell the village that Sasuke is missing?" Itachi hummed.

"The Uchiha's, they want to make it seem like Sasuke ran away from home and is out there lost. Or taken by an outsider." Itachi said and everybody nodded.

"I just wanted his friends to be the first to know." Tsunade said and everybody softened, Gaara yawned and Tsunade chuckled.

"Ah you all are dismissed, though Naruto I need you to stay." Naruto eyes immediately went to Gaara and Shikamaru spoke.

"I'll take him to the nap room." Shikaku tilted his head, whatever room that was, he wanted to be in there.

"Stop doting on Gaara before he falls for you." Shikamaru chuckled and held Gaara's hand as Gaara barely could keep his eyes open.

"I'll be here to catch him Mother." Shikamaru said and Naruto rolled his eyes, and Kiba shouted.

"Party in the nap room!" Akamaru barked happily, and Shino hummed.

"You are going to sleep. Hana tells me you didn't sleep last night." Shino said in a scolding manner and Kiba looked to other way to avoid a scolding.

Neji didn't move, he looked to Naruto and saw Naruto looking back at him.

"I'll be alright. You can head back with the others." Neji shrugged and Naruto sighed, moving in closer to look at Tsunade and Jiraiya.

"I want to take you on a training trip. In that trip I want to help you master sealing, and using the Kyuubi's chakra. Tsunade will be sending mail so that you can also learn Medical Ninjutsu." Neji and Naruto blinked.

"How long is the trip?" Naruto asked, and Jiraiya spoke.

"Two to three Years." Naruto blinked and looked at Neji. Neji very silently looked to Naruto and spoke lowly.

"I want to say no." Naruto said and Neji shook his head.

"You said you were going to learn sealing, for your bow and arrows and for my clan." Neji said lowly and nobody heard them they just saw mouths moving.

"I don't want to away from you all. Why can't I train in the village!" Naruto whined and Neji chuckled a little.

"We will still be here, we all can write you, and we will be sitting here waiting for your return." Naruto nodded and turned back.

"I accept, however I cannot leave until Gaara is healed and that should be in about four days." Naruto said and of course Tsunade and Jiraiya agreed.

"Perfect, me and Jiraiya can get your training regime together, and you can spend time with your friends. He'll be waiting for you at the gate at 7am." Tsunade said and Naruto nodded, standing up and holding his hand out to Neji.

"Thank you, see you both soon." Naruto waved and he left with Neji.

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