author's note: Didn't own Naruto five minutes ago, don't own it now, won't own it ever.
Tenten swept her bangs out of her face and let out a long sigh. She looked at her body, discarded on her couch. She sighed again and looked at the other two souls by her side; their gigai's also lifeless bodies in her living room. Rangiku was standing up with her arms crossed over her chest-Tenten was surprised her arms could span that much-and Toshirou was sitting across from Tenten with his legs folded beneath himself and his hands in his lap. Tenten rubbed the back of her neck and cleared her throat.
"So, Neji, Ino, Hinata, Sai, Sakura, Sasuke," she sucked in a breath, "Shikamaru, Temari, Gaara and, of course, Naruto." She scratched her hand, innocently. "Plus my co-captain. That's twelve people, which is more than enough."
"Right," Toshirou nodded. "Now we just have to find ten shinigami that are willing to give some of their power to your friends. Matsumoto, inform your sister that we have to take them to the Soul Society for a bit." Rangiku nodded and smiled. "Do you think your village head would be okay with us taking so many of her people?"
"Well, we're coming back, aren't we? Besides, Gaara and Temari aren't Konoha nin, and the only jonin we're taking is Neji...and Sai is an ANBU but he doesn't do much of anything," Tenten chuckled a bit. "He's so lazy that sometimes he downright denies missions just because he rather paint or something."
"Alright then. I'm going to get back in my gigai, and we're going to..." Toshirou sighed, "...roam the village." He casted a quick glance in Rangiku's direction. She was grinning madly.
"Thank you, taichou!" She threw her arms around him and squeezed him. Tenten, now back in her own body, was laughing like a maniac. Rangiku twirled her captain around, as he flailed his arms in a futile attempt to break free.
"M-Matsumoto! Get off me! That's an order!" Rangiku ignored him and squeezed him even tighter. Tenten could only see Toshirou's hair sticking out of Rangiku's...melons.
"I've never seen a guy protest to being smothered by breasts. Well, Neji would probably kill Matsumoto-fukutaichou if she did that to him and Gaara would drown her in sand, but Kiba, Naruto and Kankurou would be lovin' it." Tenten said through giggles. When Matsumoto finally released him, Toshirou turned to Tenten with a red face. Tenten raised her eyebrow, amused.
"Taichou, do you have a fever! Your face is all red!" Rangiku exclaimed and grabbed onto her captain. She looked him in the eyes as his face only reddened. "Oh, taichou!" Tenten laughed again as the hugging session restarted.
"It's best not to fight her, Hitsugaya-taichou." Tenten waved her hand. Rangiku released Toshirou and pouted.
"What's so bad about my hugs?" She crossed her arms and glared at Tenten. This caused the younger girl to laugh uncontrollably. Rangiku whined and even Toshirou raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Tenten-chan! What's so funny!"
"Well, there's nothing bad about your hugs. In fact, for someone Hitsugaya-taichou's age and gender, they might be too good," Tenten answered, winking. Toshirou went red again and glared at Tenten and Rangiku thought for a moment. Her eyes widened in shock when she realized what Tenten was implicating.
"Tenten-taichou! Who knew you could be so dirty?" Rangiku exclaimed. Tenten giggled and stood up.
"Come on, enough playing around." Tenten walked towards the door but froze when she realized they weren't following her. "Um, guys, come on."
"Where's your communicator?" Toshirou asked and began roaming around her house. Tenten sighed and led the two downstairs to her basement. Surely enough, there was a large screen that took up the entire wall. She pointed to it and stepped back.
"What are you going to do with it?" Tenten wondered and looked at Toshirou. He didn't say anything for a minute as he turned it on.
"Gotta see who's willing to give up half of their powers." Toshirou answered after a few moments. Tenten nodded and they watched as Byakuya appeared on the screen. As soon as she saw his face, Tenten grinned like a mad woman. "Kuchiki-san, I'm sure you know how Matsumoto and I were sent to get the 14th Division rounded up to get rid of the Aizen problem."
"Yes, I am aware. Tenten-san, it's good to see you again." Byakuya nodded in Tenten's direction. Tenten flashed him a smile. "I can see that you've found her. Is my assistance required in the world of the living?"
"Well, you see Kuchiki-taichou, we need about ten shinigami that would be willing to give part of their power to Tenten's friends so we can form the 14th division," Toshirou answered, "we were wondering if you could select ten and get them to agree by the time we get to the soul society."
"Alright. I already have approximately fifteen people in mind," Byakuya nodded. "Rally up these people so we can do what we need to do." Byakuya watched as Toshirou and Tenten both nodded obediently. "Oh, and Tenten?"
"Hm, Kuchiki-taichou?" The bun haired girl tilted her head to the side.
"You should start visiting more often...Renji misses you." Byakuya coughed in his hand. "Goodbye for now, Hitsugaya-taichou, Tenten-taichou, and Matsumoto-fukutaichou." Before Tenten could answer, the communication was broken.
"Well!" Rangiku exclaimed. "Let's not keep the man waiting!" She walked out of the room. Toshirou and Tenten exchanged glances and shrugged. They followed Rangiku out of the house and into the streets of Konoha. Civilians were scurrying around with food, decorations, and baskets in their hands.
"What's going on?" Toshirou asked and stared at Tenten. Tenten thought for a moment, placing a finger to her chin. She grinned and nodded, as if remembering something extremely exciting.
"The annual Snow Leopard Festival. It's really exciting. All of us Shinobi get the day off and we dress up in yukatas and kimonos. We watch fireworks, play games, and see the snow leopard dance." Tenten explained. Upon seeing the look on Rangiku's face, Toshirou let out a soft groan.
"Can we please go, taichou? Please, please, please?" Rangiku pressed her hands together and got down on one knee. Some passing civilians cooed out 'awww's and 'ooooh's, and someone called out 'is that busty woman proposing to a little boy?'. Thankfully, Hitsugaya didn't hear that last one.
"No, Matsumoto! We have to gather up Tenten's friends! We came here to do something, not to play around." Toshirou crossed his arms. Rangiku latched on to him an gave her best pout.
"Ano, Hitsugaya-san, Sai, Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto are on a mission and they won't be back until tomorrow." Tenten interjected, earning her a glare from Toshirou.
"Alright," he let out a sigh, "fine." As soon as he spoke those words, Rangiku threw her arms around his neck and began squeezing her against him. She grinned happily as he began to flail his arms.
"You're so sweet! Thank you, taichou! I love you!" She purred. Tenten laughed at the antics of the two as curious villagers watched the scene from afar.
"Matsumoto-san, you're attracting a lot of attention to us," Tenten stated. "And you can't call us taichou around here. It's weird to them." She nodded in the direction of the villagers. Rangiku released Toshirou and frowned slightly.
"Both of you are no fun!" She whined, causing Toshirou to wince. Tenten rolled her eyes and grabbed the wrist of each of them. She began pulling them through the streets, ignoring the stares that people were giving them. She stopped in front of a clothing store and pushed the two in.
"Both of you have...abnormal body structures so you guys have to pick out very specific kimonos." Tenten was walking towards the juniors section with Rangiku. Toshirou let out a soft groan and followed after her.
"Ah, hello, ma'am!" The cheerful worker skipped over to them. Her blonde hair bounced behind her back and her piercing green eyes looked into Tenten's brown ones. "Hmm...I'm Mina and I think that pink is the color for you!" She glanced at Rangiku and widened her eyes slightly. "Ma'am, those things are HEAVENLY!" She pointed to Rangiku's boobs. "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to express my thoughts out loud but holy shit! Someone else might have to do your fitting because I'm too tempted to touch 'em!" Mina giggled. "Alright, anyway, I think your older sister might look good in pink. As for your brother," Mina leaned over, "hey little guy! Aw, what a cutie. He should stop frowning like that though, his face might get stuck!" Mina began to laugh like a maniac. "Oooh, blue is definitely his color!"
"Um..." Toshirou opened his mouth and closed it again. Tenten smiled apologetically at him and Rangiku actually looked like she was enjoying herself. Mina began shuffling through yukatas until she pulled out a sky blue one. She held it up to Toshirou's body and nodded happily.
"Off you go! The men's fitting room is over there, little man," she winked and nudged him with her elbow. Toshirou sighed and took the yukata from her and walked to the direction she pointed in. "Now for you ladies!" She grabbed Rangiku and Tenten by the wrists and pulled them into the woman's section. She took a pink and floral kimono off the rack and handed it to Tenten. "That's a small." She informed. "Now for you, ma'am. You have a very slender frame and you're pretty tall- you're 5'8 aren't you?- but you need a kimono that will hold up those tetahs!" She pulled out a kimono that matched Tenten's. "It's a large, but here, let me help you with that." She grinned and pushed the two in the direction of the woman's fitting room. Tenten let out a sigh.
This was going to be a long day.