Well . . . this chapter probably is my shortest chapter ever and I'M SORRY! I'll be really busy until Monday of next week so I can't update again until then...again sorry.
Chapter 13
Letters from Tsunade concerning the missing genin
Dear Hyuuga-san,
I have good reason to believe that your nephew is just out on a training trip with his sensei and under any circumstances NOT searching for ANY missing persons. Related or unrelated to himself. I understand that it is a very stressful time for you but threatening to secede your clan from Konoha seems a bit harsh. I am sure Neji would not break any rules and again I have good reason to believe that what first I said is true, Neji is safe on a training mission.
Sincerely,
GoDaime
Dear Haruno-san,
Yes I am sure there is a training field trip. I am glad that your daughter informed you of this. Parental permission was not required because the mission was mandatory. And of course your daughter won't be hurt, it's only a training mission after all. I'm sorry if her absence is of any inconvenience to you.
Sincerely,
GoDaime
Dear Yamanaka-san,
I was unaware that you needed your daughter to work in your flower shop today. I am sure you are aware though that the duties of a kunoichi to her village come before the duties of a daughter to her family. I am sorry for any profit this turn of events may have caused you and am prepared to pay a sum for the trouble this has caused.
Sincerely,
GoDaime
Dear Nara-san,
I am not sure if you are aware of this but your son is away on a training mission. Since it is Shikamaru you may think that he just decided to sleep where ever he took a nap earlier in the day, but he will not be returning home soon. In fact it may take anywhere from three to five days. Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
GoDaime
Letters from Shizune and Tsunade Earlier that Day
Shizune,
What are you talking about? L.T.S.P.? I can assure you that Life Threatening Shinobi Plague is not a real disease. But if the citizens of Konoha are becoming as hysterical as you say they are I'll come check it out. Oh, and I need you to get me the re4cords of a training mission I authorized, Kakashi and Kurenai are leading it. I need to see when they'll be back.
-Tsunade
Dear Hokage-sama,
Thank you for checking up on the mysterious disease. I agree that it's probably nothing but the towns folk deserve to be reassured. As for the records...well, there are none. It seems that the mission was never authorized.
-Shizune
Shizune,
WHAT!? It has to have been authorized. There's no way they could have left with out being detected, nine people are hardly easy to miss. FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED!
-Tsunade
See? Short but still, PLEASE REVIEW!!