Three months after Tenten left Konoha, all the others realised that they were not very angry with Tenten anymore. True, the scars in their heart would never fade away, but it had healed much too. Then, they began to notice Tenten's disappearance.
"Neji! Tentens not in her house! Or maybe even anywhere in this village! I went to her house to tell her I'm sorry for being against her this past year. Sakura-san will never be forgotten by me, but I just somehow don't hate Tenten anymore! Don't forget, she's still our teammate! She's not on any missions either. I checked with Tsunade-sama. "Lee shouted to Neji as they met for training.
The two normally trained together, since Tenten was avoided by everyone, and Tsunade had yet to find them a new teammate because Tenten was literally still their teammate. Gai-sensei also joined in the training when he's not on a mission. "What? Are you sure? Have you looked everywhere? Come on, let's go and ask the others." Neji said, shocked, jumped on the nearest tree and started towards the village. He too, had forgiven Tenten for that incident. Lee followed behind closely.
But the news was all the same. Even Naruto, who ate at Ichiraku every day, and often saw Tenten buying a take-away, hadn't seen her at all too. They then spent 6 hours rushing through the village looking for her. Lee went as far as shouting her name everywhere he went. Then the shopkeepers came into the story. "Oh, are you looking for that girl who had killed three people, why, are you going to catch her or something? I haven't seen her in about…….three months I think. The last time she came here was to buy a backpack. She looked, well, gloomier and sadder that usual. What happened? Is she lost?" The shopkeepers looked curious when Lee and Neji showed them the picture of Tenten. Refusing to answer, Neji walked out without a word. Lee hurried a 'thank you' to the amused shopkeeper and went out to chase after Neji.
They went in the direction of the Hokages office. Neji barged in the office, giving Tsunade a shock. "Ahh! Who are you! Oh. It's only you people. Neji, Lee, what news is so important that you have to slam my door open and give me a big shock?" Lee seemed to feel sorry for his (well, actually Neji's only) mistake. Neji, as usual, looked as cold and emotionless as ever. Then, Tsunade asked what was that oh-so-very-important-that-they needed-to-barge-through-the-door piece of news. "Well, Hokage-sama, we've just realized that Tenten is missing! I was looking for just now, and she wasn't in her house. All the others also haven't seen her for a long time. She's not anywhere in the village either. Even the shopkeepers have not laid an eye on her for about three months already. She's not on any missions either, as you already know." Lee said, anxiously. This news gave the Godaime a shock even bigger than before. "What? Are you sure about this? This is serious. Losing a ninja from your village is a serious matter. Especially when she disappears mysteriously. I think I will get a jounin to look for her…"
The next day, the jounin came back with negative news. "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, but this Tenten does not seem to be in this village. I have looked everywhere, made sure genjutsu wasn't used, everything!" "What! Hokage-sama, you have to look for her! If she isn't in Konoha, she might have gone somewhere! Why don't you ask the other Kages if Tenten is in their village? Please please please please…."Lee screamed and pleaded until Tsunade finally agreed. "Alright, alright. Fine, I will, okay?"