Tsunade let the letter fall from her fingers and bit the end of her pen.

This was bad.

Mei Terumi, the Mizukage, was not doing well. Her health, together with the one of her still unborn child, was worsening. The medical nins from Kirigakure were just not experienced enough to handle this.

And she was. But she was also the Hokage. She could not leave Konoha and go to the other end of the shinobi world.

The woman exhaled and dug her face in her palms. It was 9 AM in the morning and she already needed sake.

"Shizune," the blonde woman called. In a moment her trusty helper walked in the office, together with Tonton in her arms. The pig squealed but it was no time for hugs now.

"Yes, Tsunade-sama?"

"Can you please call for Sakura? I have a mission for her."

The black-haired woman nodded and left. Rubbing her temples, the Hokage exhaled and leaned back in her chair.

More than two years had passed since the Fourth Great Shinobi War and things were finally going back to normal. The Haruno girl had exceeded her expectations. She knew way more than Tsunade now, to which the woman smiled. Many people underestimated the ping-haired girl, but she was a prodigy, just as her former team mates.

Naruto was slowly being cultivated to become a great Hokage. And she could not wait to retire, it was time for her to step out of this office for good.

And as for Uchiha Sasuke – he was more or less the same. Together with the Uzumaki, he had fought and won over Madara and Obito. And even though the boy was not accepted calmly back in Konoha, people were slowly getting accustomed to his dark aura roaming through the streets.

But still. He was a free man only on the specific condition of being constantly monitored by Kakashi, Naruto or herself. He had to report daily and was barely given any assignments and missions. Which only made him more hateful, but the blonde woman loved to mess with him.

The door to the office opened and green eyes met amber.

"You wanted to see me?"

The Hokage nodded and motioned for the girl to sit in front of her. Sakura obeyed immediately, a faint smile on her lips. Those secret missions were always fun.

"Sakura, I will need to send you away in the Land of Water, so you can treat the Mizukage. She wrote to me with the plea of us helping her."

"What is wrong?"

"She is pregnant."

The girl parted her lips. "The baby?"

"Both. She cannot eat properly, nor sleep. Mei is losing weight and her medics can't do anything about it."

The Haruno nodded with determination. "I can leave right away."

"Well, this is urgent, but we have a problem. She is being kept in a convent, for her protection. It is located in one of the smaller islands near Kiri.

However, this convent is girls only."

"So?"

"So, Tenten and Ino are both on missions, far from coming back. Hinata can accompany you, but she will not be enough."

"Why? Sai can take me there, we will travel on his drawn birds. Whenever I need to come back, he can come and pick me up."

"Several attacks were already held against the Mizukage. It seems they are trying to take her out while she is most vulnerable. I cannot let you go alone. And Hinata is the Hyuuga Heir. The two of you will only be a great lure for the criminals in these lands."

Sakura frowned. "Who else can come? You need to stay here, don't you?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

The two looked at each other, both deep in thoughts. All Konohan kunoichi went through Tsunade's mind, all being dismissed quickly. One was not old enough, the next one was not strong enough… There was no use, all useful girls were away.

Suddenly, the emerald eyes in front of her shot up, a big smile on the pink-haired girl's face.

"What?" the woman asked.

"Naruto."

"What?" the Hokage repeated, not sure if she had heard correctly.

"Naruto," Sakura stated. "He has a jutsu that turns him into a girl."

Tsunade gaped. "The Sexy no Jutsu? Don't be ridiculous," she explained, but could not help and imagine this happening."

"Why not? Naruto, being the pervert he is, has mastered this technique to perfection. He can probably stay in his girl form for days. Weeks maybe. Besides, will he not be the best escort, especially if Hinata is coming as well?"

"This is insane."

"I know," the Haruno explained. After exchanging a gaze, the two laughed.

"And will you be able to restrain him from doing anything stupid?"

"Of course," the girl noted and fixed the glove on her hand aggressively. "Besides, I will not be his main concern. His girlfriend is perfectly capable of keeping him out of trouble."

Tsunade laughed but then went back to being serious. "And yet, even if we can pull this through, Naruto will still not be enough. Do you think that Sai would mind going through such a thing?"

"No," Sakura explained, a strange flicker in her eyes. "But Sasuke would."

"You… Are sending me on a mission… To impersonate a girl?"

The Hokage nodded.

"And you are completely serious?"

"Yes."

He blinked. His blue eyes moved from the woman, to Sakura and finally, to Hinata, who was calmly siting on the sofa on his right side, a faint smile on her rosy lips.

Naruto then turned back to the woman and gave her the biggest smile he was capable of. "When are we leaving?"

"As soon as you teach Sasuke this… jutsu."

The Uzumaki's chin dropped. For a moment he was shocked. He then noted that this was a rational thing to do, given how important this mission was. Then he realized how hilarious this was, and was about to burst into laughter, when the door behind him was opened.

Uchiha Sasuke walked in, his black eyes fixed straight at Tsunade. He stood in front of her desk, seemingly ignoring the others in the room in his usual cold demeanor.

"You wanted to speak to me." This was more of a statement than a question.

The blonde woman eyed him and could not help but smile. Her eyes met Sakura's, but she quickly returned her attention to the young man.

"Yes. I have a mission for you."

He raised an eyebrow. He had not been given any missions in months. After the war he was not trusted with any village-related matters. Given the strange looks the rest of the people in the room gave him, this would not be good.

"What mission?"

"An 'A' ranked one. It can even turn out to be an 'S'."

His face turned to the side to watch as Naruto crashed on the sofa next to the Hyuuga girl, digging his face in her hair. Strange sounds came from his direction. Was he laughing?

"What is this mission all about?"

"You three will be escorting Sakura to the Land of Water so she can treat the sick Mizukage."

"And this is 'A' ranked?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because… It will be… a hard one. You see, the place where Mei-san is resting, is a convent. It is girls only."

"So we will need to sneak in?"

"You will have to be one."

Sasuke blinked. At first he was about to ask her what she meant. Then the realization slowly hit him. He took another look at Naruto, figuring out exactly why he was involved. His girl-transformation jutsu was a trademark for the Jinchuuriki.

Spinning on his heels, the Uchiha turned around and headed straight to the door. Unfortunately, it seemed that his ex-teammate had expected that, as he appeared before him, blocking his way.

"Out of my way, dobe."

"Come on, don't be like that. It will be fun."

"No, it won't. Now move."

"Sasuke."

The black-haired boy turned his face to stare at the Hokage woman with the corner of his eye.

"Is this some kind of a joke?" he asked, his jaw clenched.

"Not at all. It is as serious as possible. Mei's life, as well as the one of her baby, depend on us and our quick execution of this. Regrettably, most of the girls that I would usually assign for such a task are currently away. If Hinata was also absent, I would probably have involved Sai into this too."

Sasuke couldn't take it and his palm landed on his face. "I am not going to do this."

"Also," the woman continued, "you do remember the deal I made with the rest of the Kages, don't you? After the war it was decided that for you to be a free man, you would need to obey my commands."

"This is humiliation that we speak of."

"Yes. Humiliation on the price of a human life. Actually, the lives at stake here are two."

The boy watched her, his eyes fierce. As much as he did not want to admit it, her argument was strong.

"Besides," Naruto spoke behind him, "we will simply need to be there and look like girls. At the end of the day, we could be as manly as we want in our rooms."

The two boys exchanged long, concentrated gazes. Then Sasuke turned to Tsunade.

"No."

He tried walking away again, but the Uzumaki held him. To their surprise, Tsunade stood up, her palms dangerously placed on the top of the desk.

"Sasuke, you do realize that saying no to this means disobeying direct orders from the Hokage, right? This means immediate imprisonment."

"Fine," he exclaimed and managed to release himself from Naruto's grip. "Tell me which one my prison cell is and I will go there by myself."

The woman blinked. "Listen here," she sat down again, trying to control herself. "I will not risk my friend's life, the life of the leader of Kirigakure, go to waste because you are too prideful to take on such a mission. Besides, it is your comrades that you will need to protect. I am assigning you on this. Sakura will lead it, so you answer to her. You have one day to learn the Sexy no Jutsu."

Saying this, Tsunade dug out a huge pile of documents from one of the drawers of her desk and started reading. A clear statement that the meeting was over.

"Sasuke, stop being so stubborn. Where are you going anyway?"

"To kill myself," the boy explained.

Naruto laughed. Both were headed to the Uchiha mansion. A huge chain of buildings that were completely empty. Living alone in there seemed depressing to the Uzumaki.

The two boys walked in the main house. Sasuke tried to shoo him away, but the blonde was not giving up. In the end the two sat on the dining table and begun their usual staring contest.

"Look, we are doing this for Hinata's and Sakura's protection."

"They are skilled kunoichi, they can protect themselves."

Naruto exhaled. "And besides, no one will know about this. It is important for us to stay under cover while we are there, remember? Which will mean that no one will be aware of this. Your reputation will be intact."

"No."

"This is important."

"I said no."

"Well, as Tsunade explained, you don't have much of a choice. Now let me tell you how it's done."

Note:

I hope you liked this. It is yet to become more ridiculous :D Let me know what you think.

Also, SasuSaku and NaruHina will be something new for me, as I am usually prone to write crack-pairing fics. So I hope I will do well.

Will try updating soon.