While Shikamaru, Kiba, and Neji battle a new foe and an old friend and Naruto, Jiraiya, Sakura, and Konohamaru escort a caravan to the Stone Village, Tsunade receives word from Kakashi that the Akatsuki might be receiving a package from the Land of Rivers and sends him and Shizune to take care of it. How will these teams prevail in their A-Ranked dangerous missions?

Jiraiya returns after taking Naruto back to the village from his 2 and a half year training to assign him to an A-Ranked escort mission. Konohamaru and Sakura tag along to what will be the most dangerous and suspense-building mission since their reunition. What comes to worst is when the Akatsuki gets involved and attempts to take the Nine-Tailed jinchuriki to complete their goal.