Chapter 11:

"So do you think this is good?" Tsunade asked and passed a piece of paper to Jiraya. Jiraya took it.

"Hm..." Jiraya scanned it over. "I think it's good." He said. Tsunade took the paper from him again.

"Then here." She handed it to Shizune. "Please announce it to the school." Tsunade ordered.

"Yes mam!" Shizune said and took the paper. She ran out the door with haste.

"I sure hope we don't have to fight..." Jiraya said scratching his head.

"I do too..." Tsunade said.

"Wait, but Tsunade. The members that you picked out of the elite ninjas, you know, that wasn't a coincidence right?" Jiraya asked looking at her with suspicious eyes.

"Of course not." Tsunade said. "I wanted an easier way to pick them out of all those kids so I picked them that way." Tsunade said grinning.

'Why does she always do stuff like that...?' Jiraya sighed.

"May I have your attention please!" Shizune's voice was heard through the intercom. "I will be announcing the members of the Akatsuki." Student's heads went up and they actually were paying attention for once. "The members for the Akatsuki will be...!" Shizune took a deep breath and the students held their breaths.

"Inuzuka Kiba!"

'What...?' Kiba was surprised. His grades were anything but brilliant and he had still made it in.

"Uzumaki Naruto!"

'What the...!' The students thought, after all, Naruto had the lowest grades. On the other hand, Naruto wasn't suprised at all.

"Uchiha Sasuke!"

'Hn.' Sasuke smirked. Everyone knew he was going to make it.

"Karin!"

'Of course if Sasuke made it, then I'm in!' Karin thought smirking. She glanced at Sakura who was looking worried.

"Sabaku no Temari!"

'Gaara and Kankuro didn't make it...?' Temari was thought scratching her head. 'That's weird.'

"Suigetsu!"

Suigetsu grinned and winked at Karin who scowled.

"Tenten!"

'Seriously!?' Tenten thought.

"Nara Shikamaru!"

'Geez, and I thought life was hard enough.' Shikamaru thought as he yawned.

"Haruno Sakura!"

'Yatta!' (Yes! in Japanese) Sakura thought. 'I'm with Sasuke!' Then she smirked at Karin who scowled at her as well.

"Hyuuga Neji!"

'...' Neji didn't really have any reaction to this.

"Hyuuga Hinata!"

'I-I'm with Naruto-kun!' Hinata smiled a little and blushed.

"Yamanaka Ino!"

'Well if Naruto made it then of course I'm in.' Ino thought flipping her hair.

"Akatsuki members please meet at the Akatsuki room after school!" Shizune said. "And that is all!" The hall was quiet for a little but soon enough, everyone was talking about the members of the Akatsuki.

"We made it!" Temari smiled.

"Yes!" Hinata exclaimed.

"We're all in the Akatsuki!" Tenten said.

Lee sobbed in a corner.

"I didn't make it." He cried. Lee had been working really hard and was seriously bummed. (Sorry Lee.)

"Lee, it's alright." Namine said and patted him on the back.

"...but." Lee wiped his tears.

"Besides, if you were in the Akatsuki, you wouldn't be able to spend more time with me!" Namine said winking. "And I would miss my Lee!" Namine said. "So don't cry or I'll get angry." Namine said.

"..." Lee looked down. Finally he nodded.

"Good!" Namine said and smiled. She then grabbed Lee's shoulders and straightened his posture. "So stop sulking!" Namine said. "..." She stared at Lee who seemed no happier than before trying to figure out how to make him happy. "How about...we go out for some curry after school?" Namine asked. (You guys should know that Lee loves curry!)

"Really?" Lee's face brightened.

"Yup!" Namine said glad that Lee was his bright self again.

"They're totally in love." Temari said looking at Lee and Namine.

"Jealous?" Tenten asked.

"No, just surprised at how well they work together." Temari said. 'I would never want to be like that.' Temari thought.

'Work together...' Hinata thought.

"Like Hinata and Naruto." Temari said.

"M-me and Naruto?" Hinata asked.

"Yeah, you guys work well together." Temari said.

"Y-you and Shikamaru work well together too." Hinata said.

Temari turned to Tenten who looked back with a blank expression.

'Tenten on the other hand, I don't know a lot about.' Temari thought. (What? You want to know?)

'She wants to know doesn't she...?' Tenten looked away blushing a little.

"..." Temari leaned in and looked directly at Tenten.

"...what?" Tenten asked putting her hands up as a shield.

'...Something definitely happened.' Temari concluded. 'What to do, force the answers out of Neji? Or just get them out of Tenten?' Temari thought. (She enjoys using her power.)

'She figured it out...' Tenten thought. 'Neji's going to be in trouble.' Tenten thought. (Poor Neji...)

After school, Tenten, Hinata, and Temari walked together to the Akatsuki room. The Akatsuki room looked kind of like an office. There was a small desk for each person with a computer, a phone, and all other stuff that would be in an office.

"Hello!" Shizune was waiting for them. She guided each of them to their desks and waited for all of the members to come.

When they were all seated, Shizune went to the door in the front, opened it and brought someone out.

"Hello!" It was none other then Tsunade the principal. She looked over the students.

"Tsunade's really 50." Naruto whispered to Kiba loud enough so that all the people in the room could hear.

'Seriously!?' Tenten thought. 'I thought she was in her 30's at the oldest.' Tenten thought as she covered her mouth so she wouldn't laugh. Although it didn't matter since most of the people were laughing already.

Tsunade gripped her fist. 'Maybe it was a mistake to let this brat in.' Tsunade thought as she gritted her teeth.

'Naruto-kun...' Shizune covered her face.

"A-anyway congratulations on getting into the Akatsuki!" Tsunade said regaining her cool. "But being an Akatsuki is more than planning dances and helping students out. There is another very important job you guys have to take." Tsunade said. "That the former Akatsuki did very well in."

This caught the attention of everyone in the class. People like Sasuke were intently listening while Shikamaru just decided maybe he should tune in for once.

"As most of you here already know, this school has another purpose other than teaching students." Tsunade began. "To keep the ninja world preserved." She made sure Naruto was paying attention before continuing. "And sometimes we teachers need some backup, and when we do we need you guys to come." Tsunade said.

Temari raised her hand. "I don't see what's so bad about the ninja world reopening."

"We plan on reopening it later, but now it's not safe. Orochimaru and his gang are still running around." Tsunade said. Karin and Suigetsu almost grinned.

"So as soon as we defeat Orochimaru, we can open the ninja world again?" Naruto asked.

"Maybe. But for now, let's just keep that world preserved." Tsunade said. "We'll think about that once we need to."

"If the ninja world is preserved, then why can Kabuto use powers that come from that world?" Tenten asked.

"...Orochimaru is strong. Maybe he's crazy, but he's strong. He was able to take some chakra with him when the world was perserved. By now, I think he can make his own chakra. Although the rate of chakra making is slow, he can still make them. That's why Kabuto can use some jutsus." Tsunade answered. "Anymore questions?"

"I'm just curious, but what kind of people were we in the ninja world?" Naruto asked.

"Naruto, you were the number one trouble maker and had the lowest ninja grade." Tsunade said bluntly.

Naruto was disappointed but when he saw Sasuke chuckle, he shouted, "Then what about Sasuke!?"

"Sasuke was part of the Uchiha clan, one of the last survivors actually." Sasuke's face darkened. "But he was a top student with brilliant grades." Tsunade added.

'Of course!' Sakura and Karin thought almost squealing.

"Then what about Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked.

"Hinata? She's part of the noble Hyuuga clan like Neji. Her grades were average. Nothing brilliant but she did have some talent." Tsunade said.

'Average.' Hinata thought. 'I guess I sholuldn't be suprised.'

"How about me then?" Temari asked.

"You were a good student I guess. You were from Sunagakure though, but most of you here are from Konohagakure." Tsunade said then before anyone else could ask any other questions she quickly added, "Anyway, enough stupid questions. From now on, you guys will be getting special training so you'll be ready if Orochimaru ever attacks." Tsunade said.

"Got it-ttebayo!" Naruto said.

"Okay, dismissed!" Tsunade said. Everyone left.

As soon as everyone was gone, Tsunade looked at Shizune. "Did you sense that Shizune?" Tsunade asked.

"See what, Tsunade-sama?" Shizune asked.

"Suigetsu and Karin. Those 2 are spies from Orochimaru." Tsunade said.

"What!? What should we--?" Shizune panicked.

"Relax Shizune. Just play along with them for a while. We might learn something valuable from them." Tsunade said calmly. But we should tell Jiraya, but keep it from the Akatsuki members. They'll start to act weird around them and they'll probably suspect something." Tsunade said.

"Yes mam." Shizune said.

"Neji!" Tenten called.

He looked back and when he saw her, he stopped. "What?" He asked. Hie hair blew back with the wind.

"Nothing, I just wanted to walk next to you, that's all." Tenten said and stopped next to him.

"Okay." Neji said and started to walk again.

"..." Tenten was silent. 'If we ever have to fight, will we both make it out?' Tenten looked at Neji whose back was turned to her. 'Or will one of us be left behind...?' Tenten grabbed Neji's sleeve without thinking. The wind blew and leaves were falling.

"...Is something wrong?" He asked turning to look at Tenten.

"No." Tenten said looking down. 'I'm just...scared.' Tenten thought and looked up at Neji.

Neji looked a little surprised. He slowly brushed a tear off the corner of her eye.

"I'm sure..." He looked up at the sky. "It'll be alright." Neji said.

"..." Tenten looked up at the sky as well. "...Yeah." Tenten said and smiled.

Neji was relieved to see Tenten smile. He sighed a little and took her hand.

They walked home together.

Okay, I just had to put in a Nejiten moment! It wasn't planned but I had to add it.

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