I don't own Naruto

Chapter 7

Suspicions.

Flashback.

She stood on their training ground. She looked around with tears in her eyes. 'I won't see this in a long time.' she thought bitter. "You're leaving again, don't you?" Neji asked who had appeared right next to her. "Yes." she answered. "Don't worry, you'll get through it. You always do." He looked at her questioning face. After this she stared at the ground. "Just focus." he said when he gave her a peck on her cheek. She stared at him when he walked away. Her hand touching her cheek where he had kissed her.

They jumped from tree to tree. "Just make sure you won't get in the way." Kiba said to a genin who had joined them. "Don't be so mean, Kiba-kun." Hinata said with a shaking voice. "Who are you?" The girl looked at Tenten. "I'm Air. I'm coming with you to the house of artistic death." she said with a sweet smile. Her red hair floated like flowers in the wind as she jumped from tree to tree.

"You're back!" her male sensei said as he saw her walk into the dojo. Kiba, Hinata and Shino on her heels. The small Air stared at the sensei from behind Tenten's back. "And you are the new arrival, am I correct?" he asked almost too gentle. Air nodded shyly. The sensei stared at the other ninja who had gathered around Tenten. "You must be the brave Konoha ninja that escorted Tenten and little Air to this place." 'Brave, he knows how we are.' Kiba thought. "We were told to stay with them for a day." Shino answered. "Than I'll show you where you can stay for the night." Riku said when she walked into the dojo. "That's a good idea." the sensei said. "Follow me." Riku said.

As soon as they had left the room the sensei turned to Tenten. "How long will you stay?" he asked. "Two months, not a day longer." she said loud and clear. "I have to think about my health as well as my training and becoming stronger." The sensei stared at her. "You've become a bit different from before." he said with a strange voice. "How do you mean?" Tenten asked. "Never mind. You young girl, can you work with kunai and shuriken?" he asked while he turned to Air. She nodded shy. "Then, Chiharu, give her a tiny scroll with some kunai, shuriken and a chain. To begin with." he said to her.

"It's a beautiful room." Kiba said when they sat on their beds. Hinata came into their room. "This room is even more beautiful than mine." she said. "I don't trust that sensei." Shino said. Both Hinata and Kiba turned to him. "I know what you mean." Hinata said. "They won't let us get into the dojo." Kiba said. Both Kiba and Shino turned to Hinata who had already activated her Byakugan.

Tenten stared at the small Air. She was doing pretty well. "How long are they going to stay?" Riku asked. Tenten turned to her with a questioning face. "The elders don't want to start your training as long as they're here." Tenten looked at her with anger in her brown eyes. "They're my friends, I don't want you to talk about them that way." Riku looked surprised when she heard this. "Okay but still, that's what the elders want."

"And?" asked Kiba. "Tenten isn't doing anything at this moment." Hinata said. "Are you sure?" Shino asked. "She isn't doing anything." Hinata replied. "So they won't let her do anything as long as we're here." Kiba whispered. They all knew Chiharu was eavesdropping so he spoke so silent that only his team mates could understand what he was saying. "We should report this." Shino said. "This is way too suspicious." Hinata and Kiba nodded.

"Now we can start your training." the sensei said that morning. Tenten had just said goodbye to Hinata, Kiba and Shino and had to start her training. She nodded. 'He thinks I'm going to break down, well he couldn't be more wrong.' she thought with hatred.

"What are they trying to do?" Tsunade mumbled. She looked at the man who had tested Tenten's abilities. "I don't know, but if they go too far, we'll have to interfere." Tsunade sighed. "You can go now." she said to the three students of Kurenai.

See you all next time!

Next time we'll meet another weapon mistress and we'll see how cruel the house of artistic death actually is. What is the value of a life there?

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