10 Day and 10 hours
Disclaimer; I do not own Naruto
Summary; So what if it was to strengthen bonds... why the hell was this mission picked for it! I mean there was so many loop holes, like for one, I don't even know him! KankuTen.
Authors Note; hehe, yes another one. I love this couple, and they need more love... and more love means more stories (:
Tenten's P.O.V;
"It's a simple mission, the actual event will be ten days long, but there will be six days of travel. Three there, and three back," Tsunade informed me.
"So sixteen days," I commented.
"Yes, but I couldn't resist saying ten days, due to the whole of the mission," The minute the Hokage said that, I knew she had named this mission for the sake of my name. "You are to pose as a married couple, and infiltrate the great Miyagi family household. The reason you are to pose as married, is due to that fact that they are holding a ten day celebration which you will be attending. This celebration will only allowed women to enter with their husbands, and they must be with each other at all times. Only single men are allowed. This is mainly because they use this celebration to find suitors for the single females."
"But if that is the case then why not just send a shinobi?" I asked her.
"I am sending a shinobi, as well as a married couple. The celebration is split into parts. Though every night you will have to spend the evening by the side of your 'husband' the rest of the time you will be with the other married women. Your 'husband' will be with the other husbands, and the single shinobi that will accompany you will have to spend the time with the other single men. We have arranged it this way so we can see this event from every angle," Tsunade explained. "Some of the members will know who you are, mainly the lower ranks. This is because they have hired us. They have been noticing shady business happening in the household, and have hired ninja help to investigate the matter. Usually this would be of no interest to use, but the goings on effects both our own ninja, and Suna's."
"So who am I to marry?" I inquired.
"Kankuro," Tsunade slipped in.
"But why him, I know this matter effects them also, but wouldn't it make more sense for him to be the single man? I mean I barely know him. How the hell am I meant to pretend to be married to someone I have met a grand total of around four times?" I complained. This made no sense.
"Because it will prove we can work well as joint nations. We need to prove the attack is in the past. Not just that, but with the way he always wears his face paint, not many have seen his true face, making it easy for him to pass by unknown with out a jutsu. We need to avoid using jutsu to disguise you, for we cannot risk them finding out that you are ninja. We can mask jutsu, but not when you are using it," Tsunade replied. "And besides, you will spend the next ten hours with him. Ten days, and ten hours."
"Who will be with us on the mission?" I asked, ignoring the ten days and hours thing, though I cared little about who it was that I would also be working with.
"I was thinking Naruto, knowing he would fit right in with the singles, but he would end up giving himself away after one or two glasses or sake, which we cannot risk. It cannot be Lee for similar reasons. We cannot send Neji, for his eyes are too obvious. Kiba's markings provide the same problem, as with Choji's. Shikamaru is currently on a mission. That only leaves Shino," Tsunade explained, though I really didn't need to know why she chose anyone. "And besides his bugs would be good when it comes to spying without using too much chakra."
I nodded, not really caring.
"And with that, you are dismissed to go and fetch your squad. Kankuro knows he was sent here for a mission, but knows none of the details, and Shino has only just returned from a mission, meaning he had no idea what is going on, so you will have to relisten to the brief. I decided to inform you first on your own however to save you the embarrassment of having to find out in front of them," Tsunade said, dismissing me with a wave of her hand.
Smiling weakly at her, I turned and left the building, trying not to sigh.
I jumped onto the nearby roof, and ran to where I knew Shino lived with his clan.
Arriving there in no time at all, I knocked on the door, and who I thought was Shino's dad opened the door.
"Hell, is Shino there? He is needed at the Hokages office," I said. The man nodded, and went back into the house, closing the door behind him.
I moved and went to lean against the wall, while I waited for Shino to appear.
Moments later I heard someone land on the floor a metre or so in front of me.
"You ready?" I asked him, as I opened my eyes and walked over to him. He nodded to me. "We need to go to where Kankuro is staying."
He nodded at me again.
Knowing Shino wasn't a man of many words I ran off, him close behind me.
Neither of us spoke as we ran to where Kankuro was staying, and I found myself feeling glad that Kankuro was coming as well. I don't think I could have managed having to spend however long with just me and Shino.
When we arrived, I knocked clearly on the door, and waited for him to open it, which he did a minute or two later.
"Here for a rematch?" He sneered when he saw Shino. I coughed. "With a pretty referee?"
"No, no rematch today. We are here because we have a mission," I cut in before Shino had the chance to reply. Kankuro nodded once, and stepped out of the apartment, closing the door behind him.
"So I am working with you two then?" He asked, clearly amused.
"It seems that way," Shino responded.
I didn't reply, and just carried on, walking faster, so I was ahead of Shino and Kankuro.
Maybe it would have been easier if one of them didn't come.
* * *
"Have you got that?" Tsunade asked, as she finished her brief. We all nodded. "Good, now on with the details of the people you are posing as. Shino, you will be called Hideaki Kimura, and you will be the sole son of a wealthy land owner in the Rice Country. You will be provided with an adequate wardrobe when you leave. If you wish you can keep the sunglasses."
"Fine," Shino replied.
"Now, Kankuro you will be called Rikio Aichi the son of the mayor of a small but prosperous village called Osaka. Tenten, your name will be Umeka Aichi, though your family name can be Tanaka. The details are in these folders. Be sure to read them," Tsunade said, handing each of us the folder on our disguises. "Tenten and Kankuro, you two have to spend the rest of today together. You may separate at around nine tonight, not a moment earlier. Tenten you will be required to go and have your hair done for this mission at three, and Kankuro can go to."
Nodding, we all turned to leave, not one of us saying a word.
When we reached the entrance, I waved goodbye to Shino then turned to face Kankuro.
"You going to spend the rest of the day sulking?" I asked him, as we walked aimlessly around.
"I think I may have to. Especially when we have absolutely nothing to do, I mean this mission requires next to no fighting skills. What is the point in our kage's picking this for a mission!" Kankuro complained, obviously annoyed.
"Nya... I think they enjoy torturing ninjas," I replied.
"Sounds like my brother. He is probably only doing this to make sure I learn how to compose myself in a formal situation, or something like that," Kankuro muttered. "Or maybe to see if he can find someone that won't try to kill me after having known me for little over twenty four hours."
"Well, if he is using me as a test subject, I bid you good luck," I informed him. "Why don't we train for a while?"
"What's the point though?" He responded.
"Argh, cheer up will you!" I snapped, walking towards my teams training ground. "Well, even if you don't train, I am going to, you can just sit on the sideline, or do whatever grumpy old men do."
"Grumpy old men in Suna tend to sit in a bar all afternoon, and drink till they pass out, moaning all the while about the youths of today and about their wives," He informed me. "But I don't think I will be able to find a bar at the training ground, so this grumpy old man will sulk under the shade of a tree."
Rolling my eyes, I carried on walking to my training ground.
As we neared I could hear Lee counting as he did one of his usual exercises.
I walked in, and he smiled at me, and carried on till he reached what he thought of as an adequate number.
"Hello youthful Tenten, and her friend," He said, smiling. "To what do I owe the honour?"
Kankuro just shrugged and did as he said he would, and walked over to the shade of the tree.
"Well I am here to train. He is sulking, and since we have to spend the rest of the day together, he had to come here to sulk," I replied.
"Well, would you be interested in a friendly taijutsu spar?" Lee asked me, while I shrugged. "I would like to test to make sure you are still youthful in your taijutsu skills. I hear you are going on a mission, and it is not healthy for you to have to rely only on weapons. It would be good for you to still have taijutsu, and I more then willing to help you train."
"Well, I have five hours," I told him.
With that, he ran at me.
* * *
"I guess I should have known better then to fight against Lee of all people, only using taijutsu," I muttered, as Kankuro gave me a piggy back to the hairdressers.
"It was fun to watch though," He said, smirking. "I can see why he chose your taijustu skills to work on."
"Oh, shut up," I snapped. "I doubt you could have held up much better against him."
"Is that a challenge?" He asked me, smirking even more.
"If he is there when we are done here, then yes it is," I instantly replied.
"Fine, it's on," He smirked.
"Well at least someone has cheered up," I commented.
"I guess it must be something to do with watching you fight like that," He snickered.
"Oh give it a rest, I wasn't that bad," I muttered, as we arrived at the shop.
"I will let you think whatever you want," He chuckled, putting me down.
Glaring slightly at him, I walked into the shop, and went to the reception.
"Tenten?" The receptionist asked me. I nodded. "Come this way. It says here, Kankuro is to come too."
I turned to face Kankuro who just rolled his eyes at me, and followed us through.
"Now this shouldn't take too long, just a hair cut," She informed me. "I am also to tell you that at no point on this mission are you to wear your hair in two buns."
She indicated for me to sit down on a chair, and pointed to a different one for Kankuro. Complying, we both sat down where we were told.
"And you, no face paint," She told Kankuro, before turning her attention back to me. "No, you, hair out."
* * *
The minute we left the shop, two hours after our arrival, I reached into my pocket and pulled out two hair bands.
"Oh no you don't," Kankuro snapped, pulling the head bands out of my hands, and breaking them. I went to moan at him, but he spoke first. "If I can't have my bunraku paint, there is noway you can have your hair bands."
"Fine," I muttered as we walked along the street. "But at some points I will have my hair up!"
"And at them points you have have hair bands, but not now!" He stated. "So, is it back to your training ground?"
"Yes, it is!" I declared, jumping onto a nearby roof, Kankuro following.
* * *
"I see what you mean," I chuckled. "It is quite interesting to watch someone get beaten in a taijutsu fight."
"Oh, shut up," He sulked, as I sat with him under the tree.
Lee was still at the training ground when we returned, and he gladly accepted the offer for the fight, and he didn't hold back.
"How much longer have we got to spend together?" He questioned me, trying to get the conversation of his disgraceful defeat.
"Well, it's only ten to six, so you do the maths," I told him.
"Eurgh, I can't be bothered to. But, I'll tell you what..." He began.
"What?" I asked.
"I am starving," He informed me.
"Well, I can cook if you want," I offered.
"What about eating out?" He asked me.
"Not a hope in hell without my hair up," I insisted.
"Fine, your place it is," He sighed, getting up.
* * *
"Hmm, not bad," Kankuro commented on my food. "Maybe I could handle being your husband."
Rolling my eyes, I looked at the clock on my wall.
"Well that reminds me, we are free for the night soon," I said.
"How long?"
"About twenty minutes," I answered.
"Thank god for that," He smiled. "Not because I don't like spending time with you, but you know, it will be nice being able to be alone for five minutes."
"Cheers to that," I replied, smiling.