I think this is a damn good thread [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

I would like to think, Naruto would be taken away by Jiraiya to some secret location that the Akatsuki can't easily find him, rather than staying at the Leafy village. So the story would involve the other Genin's / Chunnin's only.

Synopsis.
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Since the death of the Hokage, and the Kazekage, both villages have been looked down upon as a easy target by other neighbouring villages. The Hokage is replaced by the powerful & Beautiful feared Tsunade. One of the great three Sannin's. The respect and fear is restored in the Fire country.

However this is not the case for the Rock (Sand village) country. Gaara has mysteriously gone missing in search of his soul for redemption, the weight of the Kazekage falls into Baki's hand. The caretaker of the Kazekage's children. Though he is an adequate ninja, he is clearly not well known and is seen as a sign of weakness.

The Rock country's citizens are struggling in fear that their President (Daimyo? Dunno [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]) wouldn't be able to protect the nation. Rumors go so far, that towards the north, the nation of (wind?) or the Ninja village of rain is preparing an army to march into Rock Country. And this rumors are indefinitely true.

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Episode 1~ NEws of WAR!

2 months past, Gai's team is on a mission in the jungle to patrol the borders as news of war becomes more evident. Can't have spies in the nation. Plus although the leaf has their new Hokage, they still aren't 100% as they've lost many talented ninja's to the Rock+Sound Invasion. So they can't be too careful.

Suddenly, they saw a guy jumping through the forest, and he's being chased by 4 ninja's. Gai and team Gai intervenes. Recognizing that the runner is from the Rock village and the chasers are the Rain clan. After they fight off the invaders killing all of them, they tend to the Rock runner. But he's too badly injured, after getting kunai stabs all over him. But he relinquishes a important scroll.

Gai opens up the scroll hastily even though it's meant to be sent to the Hokage. Rock Lee scolds Gai, but then Gai gives a lousy excuse that 'IT COuld be Dangerous'. But Ten Ten covers up Gai's error saying 'Nolah, Gai would never abandon his mission unless it is anything important'. And indeed it is. It is news of war that the Rock clan is under attack. Not the Rock Village per se, but the Rock's outposts. They reported some 100 ninja's has crossed the border and are making a strategic attack to the countries capitol city. They ask for help from their only allies the Leaf.

Gai gets all fiery eyed. And he starts charging in direction of the Rock Village. But Rock Lee powers up opening up 3 gates to catch him and knocks him in the head, giving him sense, that we need to send this message back to the Leaf IMMEDIATELY! Gai Agree's. He order's all of them to return immediately.

Before they return, they encounter another ambush, but Neji counter-spring the trap with his Byukagun that see's all things, and beat the opponents down, taking prisoners, but one enemy ninja managed to run away because he can somehow hide his chakra or some stupid excuse like that. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

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Episode 2 ~ Counter-Measures.

Gai team returns home, and jumps through Tsunade's window. Tsunade punches Gai flying to the mountains and crashing into the Hokage faces, destroying her newly chisseled Tsunade face on the mountain. Neji brandishes out the scroll before more blood is spilled.

Tsunade is worried, but equally cautious, as this could be a trap and not only a sincere letter. By sending the Leaf's own soldiers, it would deterimentally weaken the Leaf village in the process as well. And it could be a trap for the second attack from Orochimaru.

She contemplates, and decides to send out half of the village, including team Gai team + Sakura (Oh no! Sakura and Rock Lee in the same TEAM!), team Shika and countless other ninja's. Wheras Team Kiba-Hinata-Shino & their stays back at base. Kakashi, Ebisu & Ibiki is sent on a special mission, to infiltrate the enemy lines and get a confirmation of the invasion and learning what are they dealing with.

Gai Team and Kurenai's team (together with a few dozen other nameless ninjas) march out for the Rock Capitol (not the sand village). Kakashi's dissapears into the jungle.

Then for a brief moment in time, we zoom on Naruto, and whats he doing with Jiraiya. Jiraiya is peeping at girls, and Naruto is playing with his pee pee. (We'll have another filler episode on Naruto learns to masturbate some other time).

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Episode 3 ~ Pakkun and friends! Dog's of war