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Two years have passed since she left. As of now Tenten was living in the small village tow thousand miles away from Kohana.
The villagers made most of their money by telling fortunes, reading palms, drawing star charts, they also had a few farms. The villagers had willingly accepted Tenten as a member of the community. They knew that she was there to inspect the village and keep an eye on them. The villagers could've cared less all they wanted was for her to help out around the village and she could stay as long as she needed or as they hoped wanted.
Her current job was to watch over the village orphans. When she first meet the orphans she fell in love with them. They cared for one another. The children loved her stories. Their favorites were of these 11 great ninjas who saved their village from many dangers.
Tenten kept her promise an wrote reports to the hokage each week. And in return she got news from Kohana such as Sakura and Saskue started dating and how all her friends had felt when they found her gone. She did miss them...all of them. The villagers noticed how she missed them but never said a word to her about it. To them it was her life and she did not need their help with it. So they kept her busy so that the only time she had to think about them was at night before she went to bed.
About the third month into her stay the poor nin who were giving the messages to Tenten from Kohana had some slight issues finding her. The only reason was that the villagers started calling her the Rose lost in a Desert or for short the Desert Rose. This is due to the fact that when she went to have her fortune told the woman saw something in her future and apparently it was called that. No matter how hard she tried that is what they called her.
"Erm Tenten?" poor kid he looked nothing more than 12
"Yes" I sure hope he is here with my letter
"The hokage said to give this to you" he handed her a letter and she grabbed and opened it with out second thoughts
Dear Tenten,
I know this letters short but I need to get to the point. We need you to come back to Kohana to leave with the others and go on an extremely important mission. We all really need you on this one Tenten. Send your reply with the messenger you will get all the information when you arrive.
-Tsunade
P.S. They will be happy to see you
"Wait!" she ran after the messenger hoping to catch him before he left.
"Yes" She shoved her letter into his hands
"Give her this and tell her I left a day after you did."
He nodded not knowing what what to say to her but did what he was told. Tenten ran back to the house she shared with the orphans and began making preparations to leave the village for awhile. I can't wait to see them again.
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The Day Friday, The time ten o'clock in the morning, place right outside the Kohana gates
The sun fought to hold its spot in the sky against the white puffy clouds. The wind whispered softly in the trees. The perfect time to go on a mission.
As Tenten approached the village gates she saw the normal guards. She knew them, they knew her back then but her outer appearance had changed to an extreme in the past two years save her normal two buns on the top of her head. The guards watched her walk by not even stopping her the look one their faces was priceless she turned on her heal to face them.
"I have a meeting with the hokage no worries guys." After she said this the looks on their faces changed a little but hey they seem not to care much
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"Hokage-sama i don't know about this" A very worried Sakura said what they were all thinking "I mean we don't know squat about the area." what a simple excuse just to say they thought they could not handle it.
"What forehead girl means is that..." Ino is still trying to help Sakura out
"I know that this mission is difficult thats why I called you all here but if you don't think that you can handle it i can always use the back up I called in for you." As Tsunade finished saying this the death glares found her. It was no secret, the whole village knew it, but after Tenten left they would not a soul take her place no matter what happened or how much help was needed.
"Hey you come back here!" that was enough to break the angered silence a yell for the guard followed by a few smashing sounds.
Within a few moments a girl dressed black with her hair up in two buns was standing in front of Tsunade's desk showing her some sort of paper work. Moments later two of the ninjas on guard duty showed up outside the door both panting and out of breath. One of them threw a kuni at the new comer. She reached up her right hand in front of her back catching the incoming weapon with one finger.
"Thanks I dropped that." her eyes never left the papers
"It's alright guys she won't bite... much." Tsunade shook her head and looked at the papers.
The girl stood up straight "That's not funny!"
"Excuse me we are in the middle of a meeting here!" Sakura's temper was steadily rising
"Don't blame me I'm just doing what I am told." she turned to face the group. Her face instantly clicked in their brains as...
"Tenten!" All she could see was a blur of navy, blond and pink as three bodies collied into her and sent her stumbling into the desk.
"Umm long time no see i guess guys." Tenten found it hard to say much as Hinata, Sakura, and Ino were squeezing the breath out of her. "ow HEY!"
"Don't say that." it was Ino who had slammed her fist with Tenten's arm "Where have you been for two years Tenten. I don't think that it was some where with out a postal service or you would not be here."
Tenten rubbed her now sore arm "True but if I wrote home to much I would look really suspicious. Any way I am not a liberty to discuss my mission right now."
"Why Tenten?"Why is Naruto always so curious anyway.
"I mean that I was summoned here for a reason and that my mission there is not finished yet." I know how rude it sounded but I needed to end that conversation " So Tsunade what did you call me here for?" I asked attempting to escape form the bone crushing hold I was in.
"To help them."Tsunade started "But you know that already don't you."
I smirked "So what if I do"
"You know the area?"
"If I didn't I would not be here?"
"Point taken"
I turned to the others "So when do we leave?"
"Tomorrow at noon" Sasuke answered
"Good see you then" I walked right out of the room
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"Yo Tenten! Hey Tenten WAIT UP!" Damn they caught up with me
"How can I help you?" I answered turning on my heal facing them
"Yea you can tell us where you were for 2 years." Ino is so hopeful
"Nice try" I had no choice but to shoot down her request
"You're such a kill joy you know that." I love how truthful Sakura was at the moment so I nodded, "Well any way why don't you come with us and we can celebrate your home coming."
"But I am only here until we leave tomorrow"
"We, know t-Tenten, we just want to hang w-with you until then" I am impressed Hinata got some more confidence over the time I was gone.
"I promised Lee I would meet him at the training grounds shortly but how 'bout later tonight?"
"REALLY" Ino and Sakura put together is a defining noise but I nodded even with my current loss of hearing "Great see you then."
They all walked off. I smiled they all seemed so different but the same. I guess it will be sometime before I can tell them the truth about where I was and how much I missed them.
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I walked into the old training grounds. It felt like ages since I was here. There are so many good memories here. I closed my eyes taking everything in the smell of hard work that Gai-sensi always had here, the sound of ambition. It was all there like time had stopped in this one place since I left home. It felt...it felt...it felt good to know that one thing didn't change on me. But the change is what was expected just unwelcome I wanted them all the same.
"Tenten?" That voice caused my eyes to open wide. It sounded like his but why.
"Why are you here?"Damn it was not a dream it and there was no way that voice could ever be Lee's so it was him.
I turned on my heal to face him "Hey Neji"
He raised an eyebrow "What are you doing here?"
"Well...Lee asked me to come here have you seen him." This was not supposed to happen
"Lee?" I nodded "Tenten, why would Lee ask you to come he always trains with Gai-sensi at this time."
Ohhh when I see Lee again I am going to kill him that twit did this on purpose "Ok...but wait why are you here?"
Neji faltered "I always come here"
"Since when?"
"That does not matter" Ok so I cornered Neji YES!!! Now I know what Lee was up to he sent Neji here to talk to me that twit is so going to die.
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I know this is kinda a cliff hinger but it is for the best. I will try to update soon and please review and like last time please tell me if I made any spelling or grammar errors. Until next time
-Lost and Forgotten
signing out
