Naruto smiled faintly. "Come on, Sasuke, Princess Yukihime. Let's see how ridiculous these rats are. Heh..."
Naruto set off first, following the group at the very rear. Sasuke glanced at Yukihime in confusion and frowned, but said nothing as he followed Naruto.
Princess Yukihime froze for a moment, wondering why Naruto wanted her to come along. They were clearly heading out on a mission, so why bring her? Countless thoughts raced through her mind. With a wry smile, she shook her head and followed them anyway.
After catching up with Naruto, Sasuke asked in confusion, "Naruto, why did you ask Princess Yukihime to come along?"
Naruto smiled. "What's wrong with having a beautiful woman along? All right, I know what you're wondering. Others might not notice, but surely you did? Since she hasn't said anything, I won't ask. Sometimes you have to play dumb. Besides, I have my reasons for bringing her. You know we're going to establish our own power here, and the best way to do that is to found a country. I've already sent Shikamaru to handle it, and I told Obito to go find him in the Land of Chaos once he finds Hinata. With Obito's help and Shikamaru's planning, taking over a small country should be easy for us."
Sasuke fell silent for a moment before saying, "Back in Free City, you told Obito to go to the Land of Chaos once he got out. You'd already planned this."
Naruto smiled and nodded. "That's right. Before we found Shikamaru, I thought you and I would have to take action ourselves, but it looks like we won't need to now. With Shikamaru there, I can rest easy. Add Obito and Hinata, and dealing with a small country will be simple."
After a moment of silence, Sasuke