Tsunade and the Shinobi with her were running at a fast past through dense forestry as they made their way towards what they hoped, was safety. Tsunade had managed to get in contact with Jiraiya a couple of days ago; he had told her in a code known only to the two of them, where he and a few other Konoha shinobi were seeking refuge.

Shibi's team had arrived back at the cage the same time as Jiraiya's letter, having found the Konoha ninja they had been searching for dead. In the letter she had sent back to Jiraiya she had voiced her plans and worries. She had sent Genma, Gai, Yamato and Kurenai back to Konoha to scout the area and if possible search for survivors, warning them to avoid any confrontation with the enemy at all cost.

Jiraiya, having received Tsunade's reply had sent out Kankuro, Shino, Anko and Neji with the same instructions, and also instructions to meet up with the team Tsunade had sent if possible. Each team were told to only be gone a week at the most, and warned against making any radical moves against the opposing ninja.

Having consulted with the elder shinobi within his small force, Jiraiya had devised a plan for the near future. They would stay at the village, using it as their base. A counter attack would be possible as soon as Tsunade's team arrived, meanwhile though he had the chunin training the gennin and children in combat. Of course both he and Tsunade would not send the children out, but they wanted them to be as prepared as they could. The training so far had gone well; the children were growing leaps and bounds, in both skill and knowledge. Naruto's mass Kage bunshin was being used to its fullest, giving each child several clones to work with and spa against.

It had been three days since the teams had been sent towards Konoha, by Jiraiya's calculation Tsunade and the others should be arriving sometime tomorrow; at least that was what he hoped. Konoha and Suna would not be able to create much of a counter attack on Sound if their Hokage and the shinobi accompanying her didn't arrive safely.

Nightfall was approaching fast as Jiraiya gazed over the vast greenery that surrounded his temporary home, sighing to himself as his gaze fell upon the moon. 'Full moon, hmm?' As his gaze drifted through the many stars visible on this clear night, his features seemed to age dramatically as a small frown found its way upon his face. 'Hurry Tsunade, your Shinobi need you.' With that said to the stars he leapt from the roof, landing gracefully without a sound as he began his sweep of the outer walls that surrounded the village.

Tenten smiled to herself as she managed to split a kunai with the senbon she had thrown, it was extremely difficult to do; but she was a weapons mistress – she did the impossible when it came to weapons. She glanced around the large dojo, sweat glistening on her forehead. Everyone had been continuously training, leaving just three or four shinobi with all their energy at any time, just in case. Even the children, who were not of official low gennin level, had been training unbelievable amounts. Everyday each of the rookie 9 would be asked by several kids to teach them something of chunin level, even little Akemi had tried to get Lee to train her in taijutsu. Being Lee he hadn't refused, but he had gone too easy on the small girl – she was talented for a 7 year old.

A:N - This is so frustrating! This is all i've got after trying to write this chapter for about a week! I know mostly where i want the Fic to go, but i just can't write anything decent down. Of course, not being able to write anything down annoys me, making writing this Fic more of a chore than fun. Im going to leave this fic for a good week and see if i get any inspiration to write, if not im afraid i might just give up on this Fic.

Im really sorry if you got in to this story and were looking forward to what i was planning next, i hope you understand - if not i'll accept your flames etc.

But please if you are an author yourself and wish to use any idea's from my fic, please do! Or even if you wish to carry on where i crumbled, please do - just remember to tell me so i can read it.

Again im very sorry for disappointing you all, i really am - i would just prefer to write something i had fun with like my other Fic, you know?

Btw thanks to all of you who stayed with me up until now and frequently reviewed, and im especially sorry to you guys!

Also sorry if you were looking forward to this chapter, i just thought it would be nice if you guys knew what was going on rather than me just not up-date.

Thanks, and sorry again.