Chapter 1 Konohagakure or "We need help"

The ninjas slid silently through the darkness.
At the gates of Konohagakure, the village hidden under the leaves, the three shadows finally stopped and waited.
"Who is there?", A Anbu, wearing a mask, called and emerged from a cloud of smoke to stand a few meters away from the three strangers in front of the gate.
"Sabaku no Gaara. Kazekage from Sunagakure!", Came the calm answer of the man who stood in the middle of the three figures and carried a pumpkin bottle on his back. "The Hokage is waiting for me!"
Through the light of the moon, the Anbu recognized the village's kagen, which was hidden under the sand, and he immediately responds respectfully: "Hai, Kazekage-sama." Then, turning to Gaara again, he said, "I'll take you to the Hokagen, Kazekage-sama!"
Gaara nodded majestically and set off with his typically crossed arms to follow the Anbu.
They had barely passed the gate when another ninja suddenly appeared from a cloud of white smoke and stood in front of them. He too wore the typical clothing of a Anbu.
"I will bring the Kazekagen and his companions to the Hokagen. Close the gate again!" The Anbu's dark voice sounded used to command and the Suna-nins recognized the man with the long, black-brown hair immediately. It was Hyuuga Neji, heir to the Hyuuga clan and the cousin of Hinata.
Neji nodded briefly to the three wind ninjas and then gave them a sign to follow him further into the sleeping Konoha.

Soon they reached the new Hokagen's house.
Without hesitation the Hyuuga knocked on the door and only a few minutes later, it opened and a sleepy Hinata, dressed in a dressing gown, stood in front of them.
She looked at her nocturnal visitors with a questioning look. "Neji-kun? What are you doing here? It's the middle of the night." She pulled the dressing gown tighter around her already plump stomach.
"Sorry, Hinata, but the Kazekage has just arrived and needs to talk to the Hokagen!", Her cousin apologized for the late arrival.
Hinata nodded understandingly. "I'll get Naruto right away!"
"That is not necessary. I'm already here, Hinata-chan!" The new Hokage of the village stepped up behind his wife and put an arm around her shoulder. "Just go and go back to sleep!"
The Uzumaki nodded and, after saying goodbye to her cousin and the Suna-nins, went back to the bedroom that her husband had just left.
"Thank you, Neji, you can go now!", Naruto said and made a dismissive gesture, whereupon the Hyuuga disappeared again in a cloud of smoke.
As soon as the Anbu was gone, Naruto waved his guests into the house. Gaara and Temari followed him while Kankuro disappeared, as he was to take care of the accommodation for the night as they had discussed.In the living room, Naruto, Gaara and Temari sat down on the seats. Naruto across from the Sabaku siblings, his arm loosely on the arm of his chair.
“So, Gaara, what is the reason for your late appearance?” Naruto, all Hokage, looked at the Suna-nins seriously and attentively.
Gaara, who sat there with his arms crossed, as is well known, answered in his calm voice: "As you know, we are currently at war with Kusagakure, because they have cut off part of our vital water supplies." He paused for a short while in Naruto understanding nodded. "Because of the fighting we of course have a lot of injuries who need to be treated, but unfortunately we have few medic-nins available and none as outstanding as they live here in Konoha."
Gaara didn't continue, but Naruto understood his request that way. "You would like me to send you medic-nins to support you?" He asked and Gaara nodded in confirmation.
"Good. I will send Sakura with you. She should train your medic-nins further and support them as long as necessary. That should be enough and be more successful in the long run than just sending you a few more medics now, which then leave . "Naruto picked up a scroll and a cartridge that were on the table and began to write a brief edict that would regulate the Kazekagen's request. "We'll sort the rest out tomorrow morning before you leave. I think you have to get back to Suna as soon as possible, don't you?"
"Hai. I can't leave the village for too long.", Gaara agreed and nodded again.
Naruto smiled briefly, then said: "Good, then be in the Hokagen office by eight o'clock tomorrow!"
"Shark!" Said the redhead simply and the ninjas got up to leave.
Naruto brought the Sabakuno siblings to the door and the two disappeared with a few jumps into the darkness of the night after they said "See you tomorrow!" had briefly said goodbye to the sixth generation Hokagen.
Naruto himself went back into the house and locked the front door behind him.

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Sakura found out about her new, longer-term mission in Suna as soon as she started working.
She listened seriously to her former teammate and the current Rokudaime as he explained the situation and request of Sunagakure, while the Kazekage, who was sitting on a chair next to Naruto and his siblings, who were standing behind him, observed the situation.
When Naruto had finally finished, Sakura now spoke up. "Hai!", She said and nodded in agreement. "I take care of it."
She simply dropped the "Hokage-sama" under the table. It just seemed too strange for her to give her once very chaotic friend such an honorable address. And Naruto could no longer call him, since he was now her highest superior, in public and in such official matters.So some time ago she had opted for the simplest option: she left out any form of address.
The blonde Hokage now turned to the head of the village, hidden under the sand, who, how could it be otherwise, had his arms crossed over his chest and stood there with stoic calm: "So, Sakura-ch ... um, Sakura we you accompany. When she has packed, you could leave immediately! "
Gaara nodded and was inwardly slightly amused by Naruto's and Sakura's little addressing problem, which he had noticed very well, of which, however, outwardly nothing was to be noticed.

In the meantime, Sakura, together with Temari, had used the Konoha or Suna-Shunshin-no-Jutsu and, like the Suna-nin, had dissolved in a cloud of smoke in order to reach their apartment as quickly as possible and be ready to leave.

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