The shadows

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Naruto groaned in pain. His head was throbbing. His body was in so much pain he couldn't move. He couldn't open his eyes or hear anything around him. Kurama was doing his best to perform emergency healing as fast as possible.

Naruto wondered where they had gone wrong.

It all started a week ago. Preparations were ready for the attack. A lot of citizens were already evacuated. One of the rebels who Yagura didn't know was with them worked in the mission admission office.

He ensured that as many of Yagura's supporters as possible were on far-away missions. Their forces were ready. Everyone was under pressure to do their part. Naruto was still searching for the traitor.

His foxes were spying for him. they followed the rebels who still went into Kiri as much as possible to observe their behaviors. So far, they didn't have any leads. Naruto was still careful with all their interactions.

He kept watch of his team every second of the day. He was holding his sensory abilities on high alert. He was also maintaining an eye on the high-importance places of the camp. He was starting to become paranoid.

Kurama was also doing his share of preparations. Naruto also had some seals ready for his team. They were primarily basic iryo seals. They could heal minor wounds or slow bleeding. He didn't have time to work beyond those in either work, but they were life savers.

After making the special gift for Genma, he made more for kunai and shuriken. They weren't as good as the ones for Genma since they were hastily made, but they were a slight boost. Naruto had one ready for each member of the team.

He was also out of premade paper seals. He always kept his paper seals in a seal tattoo on his shoulder. But right now, he used all of it to supply the rebels and his team. He even used his color codes for them.

Right now, he was lying in bed meditating. He wasn't getting much sleep and passed out during his spar with Kakashi in the morning. He got a whole lecture and an order to stay in bed for the rest of the day and not to use chakra.

He was idly sensing the camp when he finally felt it. There was a chakra close to the back of the main tent where Kakashi was talking about some strategies. Naruto was bored, so he decided to throw subtlety out the window. He made a clone which immediately got to the plan.

His clone was taking a few seals to the tent to catch the eavesdropper in action. Naruto stayed sharp to feel the reactions. The man was annoyed at the discovery and trying to flee, but Naruto's clone was loud enough to bring Mei and Kakashi out.

The man was scared and nervous, but it all seemed too easy. Naruto believed himself lucky, but this wasn't a matter of luck. He decided to keep watch for a while.

It was finally the day of the attack. Naruto still hadn't found the traitor, and he was agitated. He made all the preparations he could to ensure everyone would survive, but he was still nervous.

He couldn't let anything happen to his team. He wasn't ready to lose anyone. Everyone was on edge. Last night Shisui had to put him under a genjutsu to ensure he would sleep. Kurama agreed, so he didn't dispel the genjutsu.

They were all in full gear and ready for the signals. With a large flare, the beginning of the fight was signaled. Naruto was sticking to Itachi's side with Mei and Zabuza ahead of them.

Ao and Yugao were in front of them, making them a path to the tower. They would stay there to make sure no one would interrupt them. Naruto was keeping tabs on all the groups to report to Mei.

They didn't have time to help others, but specific signals were set for different scenarios. Their group was silent and sticking to the shadows. Itachi covered them with a light genjutsu so they wouldn't be seen.