Naruto Uzimaki looked at Sakura who was smiling as she picked up the bouquet of flowers. They opened the hospital's entrance door. Shikimaru was injured in a previous mission. They just wanted to check up and see how he was doing. Sakura walked up to the nurse's desk. "Which room would Nara Shikamaru be in?" she asked sweetly. The nurse looked up from her paperwork. It's room number 140. Just go down the hall to your right. Naruto grinned "Yeah thanks." Sakura was already headed down the hall. Naruto ran after her "hey wait up!"

They opened Shikimaru's door, and stepped into the light of his hospital room. Shikimaru looked up. "Oh hello Naruto and Sakura. Long time no see." He put his had on his chin "This place is such a drag." Sakura handed him the flowers "You got pretty banged up." Shikamaru smiled "Thanks, I wouldn't of fought if I didn't had to anyways." Sakura thought glumly "Only because you're lazy." the nurse creaked pen the door and peaked in "Nara Shikimaru you are possibly being released tomorrow" the closed the door after her. "You must be better already," said Naruto grinning.

At leaving the hospital Sakura just realized "I almost forgot Tsunde wanted to speak to us today" then she mentally hit herself for almost forgetting. "Yeah, okay" Naruto nodded.

Sakura reached up and knocked her hand on the door of Tsunade's office. "Come in," Tsunade grumbled apparently having a bad day. They entered as she looked up "Oh Naruto and Sakura I see you've gotten my message. Come here I need to show you information about your next mission." Tsunade walked over to a side door on the left side of her office. "This is the file room as you already know 'Sakura, and Naruto this would be your first time in here if I am correct." Sakura smirked, because she was the one who had to organize these daily. The door opened with a click as they walked inside. Tsunade went to a file cabinet marked hokage pulling out a file marked #4. "I've never seen the hokage files before" thought Sakura looking curious as to why this mission was about past hokages, or why did it involve them. She handed it to Naruto. "Open it up," she stated. "Uh, sure" Naruto said shrugging his shoulders. He flipped it open and on the inside cover was a picture of himself. Naruto looked confused, "But I'm not the fourth…" he trailed off. Inside there was information listed.

Name: Naruto Uzimaki

Father: Minato Namikaze

Mother: Kushina Uzumaki

Naruto's eyes softened. "These are my parents huh." Sakura stood silent. Tsunade said softly "The mission involves your mother." Naruto looked up. "You mean she is still alive?" Tsunade nodded "Unfortunately we have not been able to find her, and now recent news of rogue ninja holding Some one by the last name Uzimaki captive makes it clear she is alive." Naruto looked at Tsunade seriously "When do we get started?"

At the gate Kakashi waited for Naruto and Sakura. "So, are you guys ready?" "Yeah," Sakura nodded And Naruto remained silent. How do you act in front of a mother? With that they took off.