I had gotten a request for a sequel to what a mission can cause only with how Neji found out his love for Tenten, this is going to be multi-chapter so here's the first chap!
"I can't thank you enough for accepting this mission," Ryuunosuke said, bowing to his two body guards at the village gate.
"No problem, it's our job," a girl with her long brown hair wrapped tightly in two buns on her head said.
"Though, I am wondering, are you really being targeted by so many ninja that you need two body guards?" a white eyed boy asked.
"Just extra precaution, the information I must bring to Amegakure (Hidden Rain), is very important if I don't deliver it, there may be more war," Ryuunosuke replied, lines of stress marked the middle aged man's face.
"Don't pry, Neji, besides, we work the best together," the girl added, smiling.
"Let's get going, it will take us at least to days to get to the village," Neji ordered, as the three headed off on what would be one of their hardest missions.
Not too long before the Fourth Great Shinobi War, scratch that, it was actually even before Pain and the rest of the Akatsuki attacked Konoha. Neji and Tenten were seventeen, Tenten having learned of her feelings for her teammate about three or four years before, but when did Neji learn about his feelings? At the age of seventeen he has noticed that he feels different around his teammate than when he was around other girls, however, even geniuses don't know everything.
In order to keep their traveling a secret, the group traveled through the forest instead of the main road. While Neji was scanning the area, Tenten was making conversation with their client. "So, how long have you been a team with Hyuga-sama?" Ryuunosuke asked.
"You don't have to call him that," Tenten laughed. "He'd probably prefer it if you don't."
"Oh, my apologies," the man said sincerely.
"Don't worry about it, we've been on the same team since we were around twelve," Tenten continued, looking at the sky nostalgically. "We graduated from the ninja academy together, I've known him most of my life."
"You two are close?"
"You could say that," she chuckled before whispering, "truth be told, I think I'm one of the few people he can tolerate being around, without getting irritated."
Ryuunosuke laughed. "I see why you'd work well together, they say opposites attract."
"Actually we're not really all that opposite," she replied, looking up deep in thought, as well as checking to make sure Neji didn't miss anything with his blind spot. "He may be quiet, and I may be more outgoing and friendly, but our beliefs are fairly similar, quite frankly I don't think there's more than maybe one or two things we disagree on."
"How unusual," the client commented.
"Maybe, but it can come in handy, especially on missions like these, we don't have to order each other the next move, a simple glare is all that is needed. It's like our secret language."
Before Ryuunosuke could comment, Neji stopped, holding his handout. Running on pure instinct and reflects, Tenten grabbed several kunai and shuriken hidden on her person. "There's a village up ahead, we'd waste time going around it, tread carefully," he ordered, his teammate nodding.
"Why do we need to be careful?" Ryuunosuke asked, as Tenten's faced turned grim. She knew what he would say.
"The village has been massacred," he said, continuing to walk forward.
"There's a chance its murders are still occupying it, we have an obligation to make sure that this does not go unnoticed," Tenten explained, shortening the distance between her and her client. "I apologize in advance for anything you may seen, however we must report everything we can back to the villages."
"I'm a doctor, I've seen plenty a gruesome thing, I doubt I'll be phased much," Ryuunosuke retorted.
"You may be surprised," was all the young Kunoichi said, as they made their way forward.
The small village was in shambles. The walkway was practically a pool of blood, bodies lined the street, what was worse, the silence. How could it be so silent in a village? Not even an animal made a noise, as if paying their respects to the fallen souls.
"See anything, Neji?" Tenten asked, her eyes carefully darting around to make sure she didn't miss anything.
"The only trace of the murders is the bodies on the ground, they've moved on," he replied, Ryuunosuke shuddered.
"My god, this is horrible," the older man gasped. "How could anyone do such a thing?"
"I warned you, things can be pretty gruesome," Tenten replied, her tone lacking any emotion.
"We need to keep going, there's still a chance we'll run into whoever did this," Neji ordered, quickening his pace slightly.
They continued moving, silence engulfing them. The idea of the ones responsible for the killing of the small village being just ahead of them, kept them on their guard. They were not going to let anyone take them down.
Neji warned his companions of another village ahead of them, however this one, was too far away to see if it was still occupied. Yet, the two Shinobi felt a disturbance in the air.
"Neji, maybe we should keep Ryuunosuke-san somewhere safe, so we can make sure the village won't endanger him," the brown eyed girl suggested.
"I'll be perfectly fine, if needed, I can take care of myself," Ryuunosuke retorted.
"You were the one who wanted two ninja to escort you," Neji snapped, monotone coating his voice.
"Why you-"
"Okay, listen, how about we find a cabin of some sort on the way to the village, if Neji sees anything suspicious then we'll have you hide in the cabin and we can check it out. Once the coast is clear, we'll continue," Tenten offered. "How does that sound? Keep in mind, we want to make sure that you get to Amegakure unscathed."
Ryuunosuke let out a sigh. "How can I argue with that logic?" he replied, smiling at the girl. "Or that pretty face."
Something inside Neji stirred with the way Ryuunosuke had said that. Now, why was he bothered by that anyway? Maybe it was because they were on a mission, and everyone's life was at stake. Or maybe because it wasn't the time or place for the older client to be flirting with the underage Kunoichi. Maybe something like that.
Continuing their journey, Neji stopped short once again. "Do you feel that, too, Neji?" Tenten asked.
"Hn," he replied.
"What do you see with those eyes, wise one?" Ryuunosuke asked, probably getting cranky from the five hour walk.
"The village is completely empty, not a single living or dead person that I can see," Neji replied, giving a concerning look to his teammate.
"Let's find a cabin then," Tenten suggested again. "I have a bad feeling about that village. Ryuunosuke-san, you should wait in he cabin until we get back."
"And what if the murders come for me?" the client snapped.
"Don't worry about that, there's an abandoned cabin not too far ahead, no one's touched it in years," Neji said, walking forward once more.
Once they reached the cabin, Ryuunosuke continued his reluctance to staying there.
"I doubt they'll leave me alone!" the man argued. "As long as you guys aren't near me, there's a chance they'll kill me."
"You argued that you could take care of yourself," Tenten snapped, crossing her arms before sighing. "Just hang out in here for a little bit, we'll come back, I promise."
"Like I believe that, what if you both die, what then? Just because you put me in here doesn't mean I'll stay!"
"We're sorry," Neji replied, slamming the door shut. He turned to his teammate. "Tenten."
"Right," she complied, placing a seal on the door.
"What did you do! Why can't I get out!" the man shouted from behind the door.
"Forgive us, but you can't get out and no one but us can get in," Tenten explained. "We'll come back soon, try not to attract any attention."
"How is this going to help!"
"Because if there are any ninja out there, their target will be us and not you," Neji replied. "Whether you believe us or not, we're doing you a favor."
With that, the two left for the abandoned village.
"It's so quiet," Tenten commented, as they made their way through the town. "No source of life, and no evidence of a mass murder. It's so strange."
"It is, I can't even see anyone with my Byakugan," Neji replied, scanning the area. "Wait." He walked over to a bush. "You can come out, we won't hurt you."
"Go away!" a child's voice ordered, as Tenten walked over, pushing passed the branches revealing a little boy and a little girl.
"Shh, we're Shinobi from Konoha, are you members of this village?" she asked, in a sweet, calm voice.
The boy was the only on to reply. "Why should we tell you! We don't know you!" he shouted, keeping his arm around the little girl who appeared to be in shock.
Suddenly there was a shift in the air. Tenten turned around throwing several kunai towards a group of bushes. Neji took a protective stance in front of the children.
"Hmm…very sharp, you aren't bad for someone from Konoha," a voice chuckled in the distance.
"Were you the ones who murdered the villagers from this and the other village?" Tenten asked, pulling out more kunai.
"Maybe, all depends on why you wanna know," another voice replied.
Tenten sighed. "Really? Isn't that obvious?" She threw the kunai forcing three Shinobi to jump out into the open.
"For that, we're going to dispose of you first," another man threatened, charging at them.
"Just you try," Neji said beneath his breath, trying to use gentle fist.
Neji was able to keep the three men occupied long enough for Tenten to turn to the children. "You two, get out of here, get somewhere safe, we'll come find you once we're done," she ordered, charging at one of the men who was targeting the children.
Kicks, punches, dodges, blocks, kunai, shuriken, swords, were everywhere. Evenly matched, not a scratch on either side, the only problem was the fact that the children wouldn't move!
The little boy pulled on the girl's arm. "Mika! Get up! We have to go!" he cried, but the girl wouldn't budge.
"What better way to catch a woman off guard? You can't resist children, can you?" the man, Tenten was fighting said, signaling one of the men Neji was fight to attack the children.
"Shit!" Tenten cursed, seeing the kunai fly through the air towards the children.
"Mika!" the boy cried, trying to cover her.
The Kunoichi dashed to protect the children, as her teammate could only fight to keep the others from attacking. The same sound was heard six times, cold metal hitting hot flesh, blood spewing. "N-nani?" the boy looked behind to have a drop of blood land on his face.
"Tenten!" Neji shouted, turning to see his teammate with six kunai shoved in her back.
so here's the first chapter i'll try to have the next one out next weekend plz review and thx for giving me the idea xxxxUnKNoUnxxxx