Sorry I've been out for awhile…I had a b-day, and a party, so I had to clean. Busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy. No time for the computer…but anyways I'll start to update at a fast paste again. Last chapter ended with Tenten being kidnapped.

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On a sunny morning in Konoha, in Tsunade-sama's office.

"NANI?!?! WHY WOULD THEY JUST TELL YOU?! The sound ninja probably planning on something different…" Tsunade-sama was standing up behind her desk shocked, outraged, and confused.

"Hai."

"I'll tell the ANBU. Tell all the front guards to be alert. Also tell them to lock the gates. No one gets in unless they searched and questioned. I'll also send ANBU members out to retrieve all Konoha ninjas to return at once. All missions we'll be postponed. Dismissed!" Tsunade-sama explained and dismissed.

"Hai!" Sasuke and Shikamaru said as they left to warn the guards.

"If the sound ninja do attack…we'll be ready."

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Elsewhere:

Knock, knock, knock. Neji knocked on Tenten's door.

Come on Tenten. Open the door. Neji thought to himself.

Knock, knock, knock. "Tenten!" Neji yelled growing impatient. By the third time he knocked, the door opened slightly.

"Tenten?" He asked. He walked inside and found pots and papers all over the kitchen floor. Finding no one downstairs, he walked upstairs searching every room. "Tenten? Where are you?" Neji asked once again.

Hearing no response, he left her apartment and searched for Sakura. Once he found her he asked, "Sakura, do you know where Tenten might be?"

"Um, no I don't. Gomen Neji, maybe you should ask Naruto or Sasuke."

Those would be the last two people I would talk to. Neji told himself.

Neji searched the streets of Konoha after leaving Sakura, when he bumped into Shino, Kiba, and Hinata.

"Hinata-sama, have you seen Tenten anywhere?" Neji asked calmly.

"N-not today, Neji-niisan. K-Kiba?" Hinata asked.

"Hmmm, the girl with two buns and brown eyes?"

Neji nodded.

"Nope."

"Sh-Shino?" Hinata asked.

"No, I haven't. You should try asking Shikamaru or Ino."

"Arigato." Neji thanked before turning to leave again. Neji looked around some more before finding Shikamaru, Ino, and Chouji.

"Nara, you haven't seen Tenten lately have you?" Neji asked.

Shikamaru glared at him before answering. "No. Not since last night. Why do you ask?"

"I've been trying to find her since this morning. She's not in her apartment, and everyone I asked so far, has not seen her today."

"Nani? Tenten's no where to be found?!" Ino exclaimed.

"Maybe she went to go train by herself." Chouji suggested while munching on a bag of chips.

"No, I've already checked. I've already asked Kakashi-sensei, Gai-sensei, and Lee, along with the others."

"Hmmm, we'll search as well." Shikamaru stated.

"Arigato."

Neji left one way and Shikamaru's team left another way.

I don't know who else to ask…Neji thought to himself while running through the streets of Konoha again. He stopped abruptly when he heard Naruto's voice from the ramen shop.

Damn. Neji went in and found Sasuke and Naruto eating ramen. They both turned around when they heard Neji walk in.

Sasuke and Naruto sat on the stools glaring at him while he glared back.

"Believe me. You were the last people I wanted to ask." Neji said coldy.

"What is it Hyugga?" Sasuke asked.

"Have you seen Tenten today?"

"Tenten? No not today." Naruto said.

"I've already asked everyone if they had seen her and no one has yet. It's been about six hours since I searched her apartment."

"Training grounds?" Sasuke asked as he stood up.

Neji shook his head.

"Well she can't just have disappeared. Unless she ran away or was kidnapped." Naruto stated.

With that being said, Neji and Sasuke left and jump roof tops for Tsunade-sama's office, leaving behind a clueless Naruto.

"What? What'd I say?!" Naruto asked himself. "Sasuke! Neji!" He yelled after them before following.

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In Tsunade-sama's office:

"Hai, I've heard from Shikamaru that she has been missing and no where to be found just a few minutes before you guys came." Tsunade explained.

"I've sent an ANBU team to search for any clues at her house. They should be back here soon."

"Hai" Sasuke said.

"Konoha's a target and Tenten's missing. How can things be worse?"

Just then, two ANBU members appeared. "We searched Tenten's apartment. It looks like three ninjas from no particular village came in. All evidence leads to Tenten being kidnapped in the middle of the night."

"Damn!" Tsunade exclaimed while Naruto's eyes went wide and Neji's and Sasuke's went narrow.

"I know I said no one leaves the village and all missions have been postponed…but Naruto, Sasuke, Neji! You will take Sakura and Lee to find Tenten. Kakashi will be leading you with Pakkun." Tsunade explains once again but pointing to Kakashi and Pakkun who just arrived.

"We should hurry. Lee and Sakura are waiting outside. Tenten's scent is still fresh." Pakkun said.

"Hai" All three said while leaving to greet Sakura and Lee.

Everyone met up and the front gates of Konoha. They stood in a circle discussing their plans.

"We should head 400 meters north and then we'll change our direction at a 36 degree angle. Neji?" Pakkun asked.

Neji searched the forest with his Byakugan. "The forest is clear."

"Good. We'll head out now." Kakashi-sensei stated and all of them jumped up into the trees beginning their mission.

Tenten…Gomen. Neji thought to himself.

They all quickened their pace as they jumped tree branch from tree branch.

"I thought you and Tenten were good friends." Sasuke said.

"It would not be the best time to talk about it-" Neji started.

"Like hell it isn't."

Neji sighed. "I was only thinking of what Hiashi-sama said to me. 'That girl you train with…she isn't as nearly as strong to spar with you. She's pathetic. Find someone else.' I was upset and I charged at him. But the others had me pinned down in a second. Hiashi-sama then said 'Make her think you don't want her anymore. Throw her away. If you won't do it…then I will. You won't want it to be me who tells her.' And that's that."

"You could have told us before." Naruto said.

"It's not as easy as it seems. To hurt one of your teammates…but protecting them at the same time." Neji finished.

"Be sure to tell Tenten that." Shikamaru said.

Neji's eyes narrowed and his pace quickened again. "Don't worry. I will. This won't happen next time."

"There won't be a next time" Sasuke said.

"You know what I mean."