Naruto God's Eyes by Corruptmonk

Chapter 16: Overestimate

Kakashi looked out the window and reflected on what happened these past few days. The Genins, except for Naruto, are all down on the grounds taking the day off to recuperating while making sure that Tazuna's house is well-protected from outside threats. Kurenai was in her room resting from her wounds after being patched up by Tsunami. Good thing the wound that Zabuza gave her wasn't deep or it would have taken more than a little rest to get back on her feet again.

Everything that happened in the battle reflected poorly on the one-eyed Jounin's psyche. Sure, he held is own at first but he was eventually worn down despite Naruto's useful strategy to help them out.

The plan was quite simple, really. Kurenai would trap and distract Zabuza with Genjutsu while he moves in for the kill. Yes, the plan was simple but that is the reason why everything turned into disaster.

The Demon of the Mist fought like his namesake, a demon. Stamina, speed, strength all packed in one body for his enemy's to fear. Even with his Sharingan, Zabuza's strategy with the mist nullified everything he threw at him. He must have underestimated Zabuza. He shook his head. No, he overestimated himself. He didn't notice until it was too late. The strength that he had gained during his time in ANBU was seriously declining and the result of the battle was proof of that.

Because of his overestimation, Kurenai was slashed at the shoulder when she wasn't able to reach her in time to protect her from the clone behind her while she concentrated on her technique.

Because of his overestimation, one of his students is suffering from extreme chakra exhaustion in the other room.

Because of his overestimation, he almost cost the lives of his team.

Kakashi sighed and stood up from his bed and walked out the room.

Kurenai was awake and thinking. The battle with Zabuza was an eye opener for her. She lost and she lost badly because she overestimated her skills...and it almost cost her life.

She was considered a prodigy in Genjutsu, not counting the natural skills of the Uchiha and Kurama clan. Even without a bloodline, she was able to amass and master tons of Genjutsu techniques that helped her rose the ranks in the Konoha Shinobi System. Her skills in illusions and attacks on the mind are legendary and earned her a page in the Bingo Book as an A-Rank ninja.

However, that didn't help her one bit.

During the battle, her role was simple. She was supposed to cast Genjutsu after Genjutsu to pin Zabuza down for Kakashi to finish up. The strategy was full-proof until that clone managed to slip her defenses and almost took her right arm by the shoulder. She realized that she overestimated her skills and it almost destroyed her.

It was an easily slip really. Because she placed too much faith in her Genjutsu skills, she forgot that it also has its own weakness.

Genjutsu masters were not frontline fighters. They were supposed to the support team – casting their illusions at a distance while the front line fighters finish the enemy off. Genjutsu users are supposed to be well-protected by their peers in the midst of battle. That is the reason why she chose a team of trackers, putting them one step ahead of her enemies to incapacitate them. But still, she overestimated herself.

She turned her head to look out the window. The sky overhead was blue with white puffy clouds littering here and there. She sighed. A knock from outside her door brought her out of her musings.

Kakashi walked out of his room and went straight for Kurenai's. He realized that the battle with Zabuza will repeat in a few days and they need to get ready that is if they want to get out of this alive. In fact, he was sure that this battle would be more intense than the first since Zabuza already knew what he's up against. He reached the door of Kurenai's room and knocked, waiting for the person inside to give him the permission to enter.