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Twirling a kunai on one finger, the talented ninja turned and let it fly, but as it struck the beaten tree-trunk, the one weapon had become a deadly line of shrieking metal. Now most every tree that circled the glade had at least one stuck deep in the bark, the mistress of them grinning as she looked about her handiwork. For once Gai-sensei was right. The steel in these knives are much more fatal. She went around in a slow circle, picking up and dropping all of the weapons in a sack she had dragged out. Clanking, she threw the last one, the one in the center of the fading red bulls-eye, and sat down next to her weapon bag to rest before the journey back.
Flipping back her dark brown bangs that hid her Konoha forehead protector, Tenten sighed. Naruto had taken his well-earned position of Hokage, now giving peace throughout the wooden lands. Not only that but many of his new AMBU consorts were new and in training. It was the most difficult exercises one could do,harder then any stupid rounds Gai did and everything was risky or dangerous. Her new nervousness habit shone through, rubbing her left arm, just below the shoulder. Hidden beneath the white collared shirt was the ANBU symbol, a squiggle as Ino called it. Hiding that from everyone, even her friends that had not gotten in for the various reasons, was hard to do. Recalling her very beginnings of all this mess was heart-wrenching but signifigant.
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One night, she remembered getting a message from some red-haired genin, who quickly ran away with more of the similar notes in her small hands. Pulling open the note, she could tell it was important as anti-stealing chakra leaked papers. Clearly the chakra was alright with her, and vanished. Shrugging, she read the characters on the page and they read something like this; Tenten, you and many other of the ninja have been called to my office tonight, as the ANBU grows short in numbers after the Akataski attack that has occurred recently. I will give you and those other ninja the training for the ANBU organizations. At mid-night, arrive at my office. Many thanks, -The 6th Hokage
It was already quite late, about eleven but this was quite astonishing news. ANBU? Did Naruto think she was ready for such a position? Throwing away all the doubts, she walked into her bathroom pulling back her loose hair into her signature buns and tying on her forehead protector. Rolling her eyes, she showed a more Tenten-like frown, she smirked, slipped on Grey flats, and started walking toward the looming building that was the Hokage's Office. It was strangely quiet outside, as the moon shone down on her on the pebble road, clicking softly against her heels. After what seemed like eons in the city, she reached the office and hurried up the twirling staircase and opened the door with a Konoha symbol imprinted in the wood. Only a few were inside already, Naruto of course talking with a pink-haired woman, Haruno Sakura. Sitting in the random furniture in the room was a quiet grey-eyed man and woman, with her twiddling her thumbs and him looking extremely uninterested. To the side, a long haired blonde sat close to a large man, with an Akamichi symbol on his armor.
"Took you long enough, Tenten." snapped Neji, and Hinata frowned, "Nii-san, you know she lives the farthest from here." Scowling he said nothing and looked away. Naruto stood and commanded attention from the group,
"You are all here tonight as ANBU needs members—Hey? Where's Shikamaru and Kuromei?" Just as he spoke, in came a very tired looking Shikamaru, as he took a seat next to his team-mates.
Yawning loudly, "I find it very troublesome when genins come to my door in the middle of the night. Oh, and this girl was trailing me here as well." In came a dark haired girl, with a tight shirt, and mesh behind that. Short pants that cut off at her knees and farther down then those was a cloth wrapping, her konoha forehead hanging off her hips.
"This is Kuromei." Naruto said, motioning towards the girl, "She is a very promising jounin, that had just advanced. Although she is the same age as the chunin ranks, she has proved her worth many times in the last Akataski attack. Kuromei, this is Sakura, Neji, Hinata, Chouji, Ino and Tenten. Shikamaru is the one you must have followed here." He nodded to each in turn, with Shikamaru rolling his eyes.
"Nice to meet you all." She sounded like Sai there, her greeting seemed empty.
"Now that you are all here, let's begin." The Hokage started his speech yet again.
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