Emi: Because Lena redid her chapter, Sanosuke and I felt the need to redo our introduction.

Sanosuke: Lies, I felt it was fine, you wanted to redo it not me.

Emi: You do not have to be such a jerk about it you know.

Kimi: What are you two arguing about?

Emi: How long it will take you and Dachi to finally realize your feelings for one another.

Kimi: Emi, you have two seconds to run.

Emi: -takes off running-

Sanosuke: Déjà vu, anyone?

Dachi: Not really, why?

Sanosuke: Never mind that let us get this over with.

Sanosuke and Dachi: Lena does not own Naruto, but she used to wish she did.

It was a calm morning in the streets of Konoha, birds chirping and people roaming the streets. Tsunade wished she could predict the rest of the day would turn out to be peaceful, but many things were against her this morning. She rubbed her temples in annoyance.

"Send a signal to all the kunoichi telling them there is an important meeting. Now!" Tsunade commanded her private Anbu team. She swore on all that was holy this was not going to be a pleasant meeting. Regretting the hangover, she currently had she still chose to drink.

"Shizune, give me back my sake!" Tsunade yelled for the young dark haired woman.

"Tsunade, you shouldn't drink sake this early in the morning. You know how horrid that is for you." Shizune told the frowning blonde-haired person, who was currently glaring daggers at the wall across from her, which had switched to her. There was a knock at the door and the kunoichi started to file into the room making organized lines.

"Tsunade-shisou, what wrong?" asked a pink haired kunoichi.

"What I am about to tell you will not under any circumstance be pleasant for any of us, so do not act drastically. By the strict orders of the council all kunoichi must turn in their headbands or be disposed of. They have come to the conclusion that the female team members are far too distracting and always in the way of danger." She hissed the last part with venom.

A blonde-haired kunoichi gasped, "What the hell? Why did you not stop it, do you not over power those bastards?"

Tsunade growled her eyes narrowing into slits. She knew it was not the best of news, but how dare they accuse her of not putting a stop to such a movement. "Miss Yamanaka, I've been a kunoichi longer than you have been alive. Do you honestly believe I would not attempt to put a stop to this? I turned over tables and threatened them to make them stop, but they had Danzo behind them. It was pointless to this I actually had a chance right now."

"Shisou will you still be the Hokage, I mean they can't strip you of that can they?" asked Sakura, the young girls, eyes looking into her own. Tsunade could feel the tension in the room growing. She did not wish for them to see her at her weakest state, but there was no time left.

"I'm afraid not Sakura, because it is Danzo who they have the support of they feel it only right he is given the position of the Hokage. The ceremony will be held in three days."

"Hokage, I don't think I could become just a regular civilian, the ninja way has always been my life, and I've accomplished too much to let it all slip away. I just can't do this I have to leave," stated Anko in a serious tone while glaring at the ground thinking about how this was all just a bunch of bullshit.

Tsunade knew what was coming but as horribly as it may be to lose these women, it was best. "Anko, Kurenai, Sakura, Ino, Hinata, and Tenten stay in my office the rest of you may leave."

"Hokage-sama what is it?" asked Kurenai.

"What I am about to tell you must never be repeated so listen carefully. You will leave the village at midnight and head to the forest of death; there you will meet up with a girl who will be waiting to escort you to the village hidden in the shadows-"Tsunade started before she was cut off.

"I thought that village was a myth", said Tenten with a dumbfounded look on her face.

"Well before I was rudely cut off, it's not they are some of the most advanced shinobi. They have simply perfected the sense of invisibility. They owe me a favor so they said they are willing to take you. Shadow land will become your new home there you are free because they don't have this sense of judgment that males make better ninja" Tsunade told them folding her hand on the desk in front of her.

"W-will we ever b-be able t-to c-c-come b-back" asked Hinata stuttered softly, her bang covering her eyes, which had tears to the brim.

Tsunade looked at the shy girl and sighed, "Only if I can get into contact with you. I will also expect monthly updates. If I don't get them I will come after you, you are dismissed."

"Hai." everyone responded.

The girls headed off to their homes to pack their things, it was 6pm right now and they had six more hours, then they had to go to the forest of death. They all had the same thoughts on their mind 'Will they miss me? Would they even notice? Will they come after me?'

Sakura's Pov

I sighed. Do they know I am no longer their teammate? I slowly walked past the Ichiraku stand. This day just did not seem to go my way. So many thoughts passed through my mind before I heard the obnoxiously loud holler from the infamous number one knucklehead ninja.

"Sakura-chaaaaan! Come eat ramen with Kakashi-sensei, teme, and me!" he shouted.

I held in my tears and smiled at them trying to avoid thinking of what I had to do later this night. "Hey Sasuke-kun, Naruto, Kaka-sensei", I said as sweetly as I could. This was not helping my emotions any heck it was hurting me more rather than helping.

"Sakura is everything alright, you seem distracted." Kakashi asked his eyebrows in a slight furrow.

"Everything is just a little hectic, I have a very long mission soon and I need to find someone suitable to run the hospital while I'm away." The lie seemed to come much easier than I thought, though it was not really a lie just an exaggeration of the truth, but they would never know that.

"Where are you going, what kind of mission, how long exactly, who else is going, are you going to be safe, I can see if Tsunade-baachan will let me go too!" Naruto shouted all at once his voice getting louder and louder each passing question.

"Naruto you know I can't tell you classified information." I said with a sigh. This is turning out much harder than I thought it would. "I have to go to the hospital now, Goodbye." I wonder if they understand my undertone to that. If not they will figure it out soon.

With Hinata and Kurenai

The two women were walking along to their training ground, a tense silence surrounding them. With the wind as the messenger, the trees whispered to one another.

"Sensei do you think they will miss us" asked Hinata her long sleek hair swaying in the wind.

"Of course, they will, Hinata we have been with them for many years. You have a strong bond that no one can break I would bet you this if they had the choice of completing a mission or saving you, they would save you. You know what you did not stutter that last sentence" Kurenai said her crimson eyes holding a thoughtful gleam.

"I – I want to be stronger like the rest of you" Hinata said a light scarlet flushing across her cheeks making her seem much like an innocent child.

"Sensei, Hinata it is about time you got here!" yelled a boy who was sitting on a tree branch with his sleeping dog under it.

"H-hello Kiba-kun, How are you Shino?" Hinata asked hesitantly she did not want this to be her last meeting with them. They were her family with all that went on inside the clan of hers they always found a way to support her and make her stronger. They were true friends the rarest jewel in the world. Together until the end, that was just lies. No matter how much we try, there is always this division between the sexes. There will be no teamwork unless people can get over this segregation. In the end, everyone falls, but if we could correspond, we would prosper into a successful society. The latter boy she had addressed calculated her movements for a few silent moments, and then nodded his head in response.

"Alright, listen up. Hinata and I will be on a mission so you will have a substitute sensei while we are away." Kurenai said her tone serious. A look of pain shot through her eyes but being the ninja she was covered it up before either of the boys could take notice. If it was this hard with the boys, just how much more misery will I be in when I face Asuma. Can I dare tell him about the baby? "It is time for us to go pack, we head off in a few hours. Stay safe, and Goodbye." With that, the two women set off in different directions, a million thoughts passing through each one's mind.

Tenten's Pov

"Tenten, how are you on this bright and youthful day!" The green spandex wearing shinobi shouted out to her.

I felt a sweat drop form on my head, maybe being away from sometime could be a bit useful. " I'm great Lee."

"YOSH! That is just great! If you weren't then I would run 1,000 times around Konoha to make it better" Lee once again shouted, in the good guy pose, sparkling teeth and thumbs up tipped a little back with a wink. Creepy… I looked to the side and saw Neji leaning against a tree eyes closed and that perfect smirk adorning his face. I didn't realise I had been gazing at his features for so long only till a voice as smooth as silk was talking

"You know it's not polite to stare weren't you taught that" Neji said more as satement then a question, he finally opened his eyes after saying those few choice of words.

I tried to fight down the damn blush that was adorning my face but as all would seem I fail. I only knew this because one my face felt hot and his smirk got wider by a small fraction and his eyes had that 'I-know-I'm-that-hot-you-can't-help-but-stare' gleam.

"Well you see the thing is I'm going on this mission and it will last a while so I just want to get a good look at you guys so I will miss you less. So umm yeah bye!" I yelled while I was taking off before either of them could ask me when or what time I was leaving I didn't want to see them as much because I knew when I left it would only hurt me more than it should.

Ino Pov.

"Hewo Ino" said the thick boy who was eating barbeque chips like they were his life time. I honestly don't think I've ever seen him with ouit a bag. I wonder what would happen if he didn't have a spare would he go and eat people?

"Chouji, you know you should really cut back on the amount you eat, girls wont find the extra pounds attractive you know" I said in a straight voice trying to hide my worry.

"So this means your also going on a mission?" asked Shikamaru.

"Yeah. Wait how did you know" I asked.

"Ino, I've known you sense we were kids, we are on the same team, you don't think I would know by now you get all figity, and crack more comments at chouji's weight when your about to go on a mission" He asked in his usual dull tone.

"Yeah well this mission is going to be for a while so I just wanted to say farewell." With that, I took off. 'Damn, that Shikamaru why does he have to be right? Why can't he just mind his own business?' I headed to my apartment and waited until 11pm to head off and meet the others.

Anko's Pov

"Damn, could this day get any worse?" Anko told herself as she kicked a loose rock that was in her path. She traveled across an open field reflecting on the memories she had there. She felt the presence of a man behind her.

"Yo," the man said to her; his voice slightly muffled by his mask.

"Hello, Kakashi; what bring you here?" Anko said turning her head in a different direction; she didn't want to see his face for she knew she would just break down.

"You seem troubled Anko, is there anything I can do to help you?" Kakashi's voice was laced with concern.

"Nothing," One word was all she could say.

"Are you sure?" His persistence was annoying her; she turned to look at him.

"I'm fine, goodbye Kakashi." With that, she walked fast enough to the point he could not keep up. She headed to her apartment awaiting the time to come.

Lena: I felt like hitting myself with a skillet as I was revising this. Ugh, it was not easy on the eyes; I honestly cannot understand how you like this. Reading this a year later really changed my perspective on this. I hope for some feedback on the revision, because I would like to know if I should just delete this and start all over from a new angle. I could go all star wars on this and start at the end then work my way to the beginning that would be fun. Remember review, review, and review. Did I mention review? I did. Well review, review, review.