A problem on the Moon?

Ryu was yawning in a seat as a woman explained that the moon was falling to the Earth.

Gaara looked at him saying "Ryu-sama, be more serious please." Ryu looked at him teasingly, saying "Oh my~ Panda-chan is telling me how to act, eh? I think you should worry about your haircut in the future~"

He pulled his hair to the side and said "My~My~ This 'I've given up on life'-cut is really… Not very tasteful…" Mei giggled on the side and A smashed the table, saying "Be serious! This is a big problem!"

Onoki was already asleep on the other side.

Ryu rolled his eyes and said "I'm not worried about the moon…" he turned to Mei and curled his lips, asking "When are you going to abdicate and marry into my Konoha, eh? I heard you might be pregnant, hm?"

Mei blushed and snorted "That's none of your business!"

Ryu chuckled and knocked on the table, saying "Anyway. Rather than worry about the moon…" his eyes flashed, "There's a more serious threat…"

The woman explaining paused and A frowned deeply, "What you told us… It is reliable?" Ryu frowned and said "I'm telling you. 100% it's true. Even Hagoromo, that old guy, confirmed it! Didn't you talk to Gyuki?"

A rolled his eyes and said "THAT guy? Just talking to him makes me tired…" Gaara frowned, "I talked with Shukaku on this subject and he said that Hagoromo indeed confirmed it…"

Ryu looked at him and rested his chin on his palm, frowning "Why are you letting him run around. You both know that you can only bring out the most of both your power together." Gaara fell silent for a moment before saying "He's not like Matatabi or Kurama."

Ryu rolled his eyes and slapped the table, saying "Wake up, old man! We're talking about interesting stuff now." Onoki jolted awake and said "Huh? Wha~?"

Ryu rolled his eyes and continued "At any rate, I'm warning you all now. Don't get complacent because we're at peace now. We need to unite against outsiders before we start infighting again."

Mei waved and retorted "We won't fight anymore, isn't peace nice?" A laughed at her and Ryu shook his head, saying "Silly girl. What happens after we all die? Peace is only temporary without Naruto it wouldn't even exist."

Gaara sighed and Onoki sneered "Then why are we even-" Ryu cut him off, saying "Because! We have to wipe out the Otsutsuki clan. Listen, we can go to war and fight all we want after they're gone. This way future generations can kill each other without having to worry about aliens falling from the sky and interrupting them."

A chuckled, "I'm starting to like you, kid!" Ryu rolled his eyes and grinned, "I still don't like you at all. Oh~ Raikage-sama~ I think I'm pregnant~ UwU~" A slapped the table and grit his teeth, "Stop bringing that up!"

Ryu just laughed and Gaara brought everything back full circle, "So the moon…" Onoki snorted, "I don't believe there isn't a conspiracy here."

Mei frowned, retorting "Why? Who has the motivation to destroy the planet and the moon together? Would they even survive?" Ryu wasn't interested in this, saying "Doesn't matter who it is, we will hold up the sky if it falls."

Kakashi stepped out from behind Ryu and whispered in his ear. He frowned and said "Just now?" Kakashi nodded and glanced at Mei briefly as she played with her hair shyly.

Ryu frowned and said "Little girl, calculate the time the Earth has left and place the timer for us 5 Kages. I have something to deal with." as he stood up, grabbing the Hokage hat from the table.

A said angrily "Where are you going?" Ryu walked away, replying "Of course, back to Konoha. Someone named Toneri wearing white clothes with 6 Path Tomoe on his skin kidnapped my disciple. I think we found our guy."

The other 4 frowned and their eyes flashed coldly.

Gaara stood up, asking "Do you need help?" Ryu turned his head, flashing him a smile as he said "Me and Tabi haven't fought together for a while, we can handle it." as he disappeared with Kakashi.

The next day

Ryu was sitting in the Hokage's office, looking at Naruto, Sakura, Sai, Shikamaru, and Hinata as he said "Go get Hanabi back from this Toneri guy… Shikamaru will lead your team, got it?"

Shikamaru nodded and Ryu said "Stretch out your hand, kid." Shikamaru was confused and Ryu slapped it, leaving the Timer on his palm, explaining "This is the timer for the end of the world. Most likely this Toneri guy is behind it…"

He paused and added "Actually, I'm around 100% certain that Toneri is trying to destroy the planet. You have to stop him." Naruto was stunned and asked "How do you-" Ryu cut him off, saying "How did you get such a 'Life is meaningless, end my suffering' haircut? I forbid you from cutting your hair by yourself ever again. If you do, I'll have you labeled as an S-Rank Criminal."

Naruto was speechless and Ryu waved, "That's all. Get going… Oh, right. Hinata." Hinata looked at him, saying softly "Yes, Sensei?" Ryu smiled and said "Happy Birthday." Hinata smiled lightly and nodded as she left with the team, who told her happy birthday as well, surrounding her with smiles.

Ryu leaned back in the chair and intertwined his fingers, chuckling inwardly.

Kakashi looked at him and asked when everyone left "What are you laughing at?" Ryu curled his lips and said "Finally they're gone. We can party!"

Kakashi's eyes twitched and Ryu stood up, looking out the Hokage window as his eyes narrowed, "It's only a matter of time now, Kakashi." he had his hands behind his back and he curled his lips up.

Kakashi asked strangely, "For what?"

Ryu looked at the moon and his smile became cruel, "Before we wipe out the first Otsutsuki trash! This loser Toneri Otsutsuki on the moon captured Hanabi for her Byakugan, then he wants to marry Hinata for her pure Hyuga bloodline and Hamura Chakra. Hehe~"

His eyes narrowed like a cat as he continued "He has no idea that he and all his Otsutsuki clan members will soon end up on a surgical table as research materials." Kakashi was stunned and said "What?! You sent them for that purpose?!"

Ryu said slowly "Shikamaru can make calm decisions and drive the team forward with his wisdom. Hinata will be forced to go with Toneri and Naruto will go after him. Sakura is there for support and Sai is there to let them fly with his Super Beast Imitation Art. Everything is within my calculations, you don't have to worry. None of them will be hurt. Even if the unexpected happens…"

He turned to Kakashi and winked, "I have a back-up plan." Kakashi looked at him and paused before saying with wide eyes "You?!" then he sighed, giving him a thumbs up as he added, "You're ruthless, my idol even."

Ryu laughed and sneered "Oh? Not your descendant?" Kakashi froze before waving and looking away as he sighed dramatically, "If you really want to make things clear, then this Ancestor will allow it…" Ryu froze and tackled him, shouting "BASTARD!"

As they started a dust brawl…

A few days later