The End of the World

The End of the World is the first chapter of Naruto: The Lost Soldier.

Plot
Asuma Sarutobi arrives to a meeting held by Tsunade and Jiraiya, with Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Kurenai Yuhi all in attendance as well. When asked why Jiraiya wanted them all there, he replies that they need to retrieve an unnamed person. Tsunade protests, stating that this could cause the entire Shinobi World to go to war. Kakashi clarifies who they're talking about, and asks why they would breach a plan that has worked so well. Jiraiya explains that multiple entities may be after the unnamed person, including Orochimaru. However, he states that the main danger lies in a terrorist named Saisho Teki.

Guy discusses meeting Saisho Teki years previously, describing it as the only time he has ever felt true fear. Guy is severely affected by the knowledge that Saisho may have returned. He then tells Tsunade that while he doesn't know the full reason why the unnamed person was sent away, if what he has heard is true, they can't allow Saisho to get his hands on him. Jiraiya requests Tsunade to put together a team of people to travel to the United States: a Jonin and an elite team of ANBU. Jiraiya states that Saisho will send someone to come after the target and that they need to get to him first. Tsunade reminds him of how long they've kept the Shinobi World hidden, and that traveling to the United States could risk exposing them. Jiraiya states that the risk is worth keeping the target away from Saisho.

Tsunade tasks Kakashi to be the Jonin who undertakes the mission, and orders him to meet ANBU Team Ichi before leaving.

In Roaring Falls, Wisconsin, Mathew Warren is an ordinary, twelve-year-old boy. He attends C.S. Parkman Middle School and is a middle-class citizen. As he arrives at the bus stop on the way to school, he meets Bridgette Shavonne along with several other kids. As he approaches the bus, Matt spots a strange man walking the other direction. Having never seen the man in the neighborhood before, Matt wonders what he's doing before the bus arrives, and Matt forgets about him. After school, as Matt is walking home, the same man intercepts him and cuts him off. He notices that the man has a mechanical hand. Matt asks the man who he is, and the man replies that Matt needs to go with him. Matt declines, and the man makes to pursue him. Before he can do so, he is interrupted by the arrival of Kakashi, who identifies the man as Saisho Teki.