Chapter 108

Seeing her commander in such a state she cuped her hands over her mouth and called the order. "RETREAT! RETREAT!" She yelled throwing a green smoke bomb down on the ground, alerting the Konoha nins that it was they who had been called to retreat.

After a few moments of confusion, the Konoha ninja again took to the trees, retreating swiftly back to their own territory.

"Quickly! Reform the ranks, we must pursue him at once." Zaraki called to his men before turning to Yoshino and Kenpachi. "You two as well, move quickly, now is our chance to end this upstart. We have to get after him right now!" The dragon masked ninja spoke.

"Zaraki-sama." Yoshino spoke calmly. "This could all be a trap, we must proceed with caution, do not pursue the enemy so hastily."

"I'm not sure how many wars you've fought lady Yoshino, but I assure you that now that their leader has been injured and they stand without him and are demoralized, this is the greatest opportunity to rout them completely."

Her eyes narrowed. "I have fought plenty of wars lord Zaraki, and I also learned that rushing into a fight will more than likely lead to your own defeat rather than theirs."

"Fine then." The kusa nin growled out. "You two can stay here and plan, resting your frail bones while the rest of us secure our homes." With that he turned to assist in organizing his men to retake the pursuit as quickly as possible.

Yoshino grit her teeth hard before she felt Kenpachi's calming hand on her shoulder. "Kenpachi…"

"I know lady Yoshino…" He replied quietly before he too began moving to organize his men.

Meanwhile the Konoha ninja rushed through the trees at breakneck speed, The sound five, Ginchiko, Guan and the injured Naruto at the head.

Guan heard a faint chuckle at his side, and with a slight start, the long bearded man realized it was Naruto himself that was chuckling. "Why are you laughing Naruto-sama?" He questioned, worried that the boy was delirious from blood loss already.

"Because Guan…they injured me…they believe they can win…"

It took a moment for the green clad Kiri ninja to catch up with what he really meant. "You knew the attack was coming?"

"Of course I did." Was his simple reply.

"Then why did you not dodge it?"

"Simple…now that they believe they can win, they will pursue us, leaving their rear open."

Guan was left speechless as he dumbly leapt through the trees. "Then that means that those three squads you sent out earlier…" He trailed off as Naruto nodded.

"Yes…one was to distract Kumo and Iwa, and the other two will attack the villages of Ame and Kusa now that they're away. In their haste, they will not learn of it until its far too late."

"THEY'VE DONE WHAT?"

That was the voice of the resident Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, otherwise known as Yugito as she addressed the Raikage who calmly sipped more of his tea before he answered. "Konoha has fooled Iwa into believing we attacked them, Yoshihiro is marching his men to our borders."

"What? We have to tell them what happened right now!" She spoke as she moved to the door when his voice reached her.

"No we will not."

"Excuse me?" Was her incredulous question as she rounded back to him.

"I said, we will not tell them anything, merely send orders to tighten the defenses around our borders."

"Bu-but sir…"

"Yugito." He interrupted firmly yet gently. "Come with me." He said as he stood from his desk and made his way to the balcony the blond girl following silently.

He stood leaning one hand over the railing and waited for her to join him. When she finally did, he spoke. "What you must learn Yugito is to see beyond the battlefield, to see the repercussions of your actions, rather than your actions themselves."

"Is that what you do? Seeing what lies beyond?"

He nodded slowly, his raven black tresses waving slightly in the cool breeze. "Yes…see what lies beyond Yugito…when you learn to do that, tell me what you see."

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