◊ (20: She Was Kidnapped) ◊

∆ (Tenten's Place) ∆ - ¤ (A Few Days Later) ¤ - VP: Tenten

It was midday and Neji and I had tuned up or skills. There wasn't much to do because we had almost perfected everything. "I'm going to go home and make us lunch, alright?" Neji hopped down.

"Okay Tenten, see you in a few minutes." I walked home, as I knew Neji would practice limiting the amount of chakra he was out putting. He only did this when I wasn't around because the access amount of chakra being let out could easily kill anyone nearby because chakra being absorbed into another body at alarming rates like in that attack was dangerous. This was a key reason why the gentle fist was dangerous.

I went into the kitchen and made preparations for lunch. I heard someone come in and then I turned around expecting to see Neji. I threw 6 kunai expecting to pin the person to the ground but he just pulled the kunai to the ground. I hit the mark but they were stronger than me.

"The Weapon Mistress, I believe that you have put up the best defense and offense yet but this is it for you."

"Dead Snake Scroll," I called and summoned a furry of weapons and sneaked past him, back to the field where Neji and I were practicing. He wasn't there. I know I couldn't take this person. I needed Neji.

"There you are pretty. You are also extremely pretty. I'll have fun with you." I jumped onto the ground.

"Twin Rising Dragons," I sighed, this time he was pinned down, hurt but he healed himself, and I ran off. How far I ran I don't know but then I met with a large frog.

"You fight with the determination I haven't seen yet, but I know that you'll lose." He said smiling.

"Leave me be, or you'll be in for it." I said.

"No, you will be. You're smart, beautiful, talented, graceful and above all you're a girl who has everything and I wish to mess that all up for you." He said smiling.

I ran for my life, I used up too much chakra during those attacks and escaping especially after practice. I think this is it, I have been running for a long time, almost 20 minutes. I think this is my limit. The last thing I remember is being picked up by a giant frog's tongue and thrown on his back.

"Neji," I murmured.

"You'll be fine pretty, I promise." He said smiling evilly.

∆ (Tenten's Place) ∆ - ¤ (A few minutes earlier) ¤ - Hyuuga Neji

"Tenten?" I called. I had only left for a moment. I walked in the kitchen and the stove was on. I turned around and I saw a site that gave me a heart attack. There was a scroll laying empty in the floor and a lot of weapons stuck to the floor. I looked and there were scrolls and weapons making a path back to the practice field.

"She went to find me. To protect her." I was angry at myself that I wasn't there to help her.

I went to the practice field and two empty scrolls laid there. "Rising Twin Dragons, who ever did this could escape her weapons." I said measuring about the distance Tenten needed to perform this. There was a summoning sign on the ground. It was for a small animal used at large extent.

"Naruto would know everyone who could summon a small animal I know. I'm sure it's not Naruto who attacked her." I walked over to Hinata's place where Naruto would most likely. Her room was torn up and there were blade like marks everywhere.

"Where is she?" Naruto asked jumping in after me.

"I don't know I just got here. Tenten's gone as well." I answered.

"Do you know who did it?"

"No, I only left Hinata for about an hour, this is from earlier. I'm sure." He said.

"He was spying on them to wait. He summons small creatures is all I know."

"That doesn't help, I know someone who summons snakes and one who summons toads." Naruto said pouting.

"Maybe the others have more clues." I predicted.

I walked to Sakura's Place which was the nearest by. I was going to knock but Naruto burst in. "We have to find them." Naruto said calmly.

"Sakura and Tamari?"

"No, everyone."

"What do you mean?"

"Tenten, Sakura, Tamari, Ino, Lena and Hinata were all kidnapped. It took you long enough to find out." Shikamaru said.

"Why are you here?" Gaara asked being smart knew why I, and Naruto were here but why Shikamaru. Naruto and my fiancées were kidnapped. However, what was Shikamaru's excuse.

"Because you're going to need help, and Kaydin sure can't help you. I'm here to help, duh."

"I thought you said saving people is too troublesome," Naruto asked.

"It is but it doesn't mean I won't do it." Shikamaru answered.

"Shikamaru likes to complain but he unlike some people here will do it regardless if they think it's troublesome." I explained, looking at Naruto.

"So I make mistakes a lot, I make it up eventually, don't I?" Naruto said.

"Yeah, so what's the plan?" Sasuke asked.

"We need to find out who would take the girls." Neji said.

"Yeah, but that's pretty hard to think about. Who would do that?" Naruto asked.

"They use needles in their battling which is a rare form of fighting, they only took our fiancées and they seem to have this well thought out." Sasuke said giving descriptions of everything.

Gaara took the book from Sasuke and opened it page. 189. The page listed all known users of needle jutsu. "Orochimaru and Jiraiya are the two most likely subjects."

"Why?" Naruto asked. He knew that they both could summon things, but what were their motives.

"Orochimaru could use them to get to us, so he could kill us in exchange for them while Jiraiya is well-known for writing Kakashi's books and seeing as their females… peace it together." They all nodded, understanding Sasuke's explanation.

"So which do you think it is?" Gaara asked.

"Not sure, both would fit, but none of them make complete sense. Orochimaru wouldn't break into my house just to steal Sakura, he's the kind to be direct, take me while I'm asleep. He also wouldn't go to the trouble of kidnapping Tamari, Tenten, Hinata, Lena, and Ino just to get to me. He also has nothing against you more than your from Konoha which he doesn't care to attack us indirectly."

"And…" Shikamaru asked.

"I'm saying that Jiraiya wouldn't do this kind of thing; but who knows with him." Sasuke answered.

"I say we talk to Tsunade and see what she thinks." Everyone agreed to walk over there.

"What!" Tsunade yelled. They explained that everyone was gone and what they thought.

"Troublesome person," Shikamaru said.

"What did you say?" She asked.

"Okay, both of you stop. What should we do?" Sasuke asked annoyed.

"All of us are going to get them, it's not safe for you some to go alone and fight, especially not against him." Tsunade had something against Jiraiya, one he was a female predator, dangerous and a legendary Sannin. "But I will treat this as a mission; you will all receive a great reward for saving them. The information is in the envelope."

"I'm not." Shikamaru said. "No envelope for me.

We all returned to Sakura's place and sat down. "I can't believe what we've been offered, it's almost ridiculous." Naruto said.

"It is." I said.

"I don't care." Shikamaru said.

"That's good but you should hear some of these things, they're crazy." Sasuke said.

"All for rescuing our own fiancées," I said.

"I know it's great." Naruto said.

"Free from punishments of crime," Sasuke said.

"Being Hokage," Naruto said.

"Leading the Hyuuga," I said.

"It seems that it was no joke that this is something you can't refuse." Shikamaru said.

"Well let's go." I said. Everyone stood up and we left to retrieve the girls.

∆ (Jiraiya's Mansion) ∆ - VP: Tenten

I was in an empty room leaning against a wall. I turned around hoping to find something to help me. I realized that this guy like all others had left a few kunai and shuriken on me. He's just as stupid as the rest. If he comes near me, at least I can do is threaten to keep him away.

The room was seemingly homey. It had a nice soft bed which I was laying in, and a window with pink curtains in it, a couch and a chair. I did a roll and pushed myself off the bed onto my feet.

I realized that the windows were bared, like those of prisons and there was no escaping, kunai or not. I sat down on a chair across from the door. He could assault me no matter what now.

The door was opened. I picked a shuriken and pinned the top of his hair to the door. "Excuse me, who do you think you are."

"I'm Hoshi Hyuuga Tenten, Hyuugas Neji's Fiancée." I explained.

"I knew that of course, 100 point accuracy, on the best Jounin team Konoha has, the only one who can stand up to the number one Jounin, Hyuuga Neji."

"That's me, so?" I asked.

"I expected this of you but you're too much of a danger. It'll be fun to kill you soon." I stood strong because that wasn't his style to kill people. It just gave me time, to do… nothing. To wait… for Neji. Neji, please come and save me, will ya?

A maid or someone came in and guided me to a kitchen table, surprisingly enough all the other girls had been kidnapped as well, and I don't believe they got caught. I guess it makes sense because I did and I'm the best kunoichi around.

"Sakura, are you alright?" Hinata said seeing Sakura lying flat on her back, the others were tied using ropes while Sakura was tied up using metals chains, cutting off chakra supply to her hands, and they were bleeding.

"I'm scared but other than that alright." Sakura told her.

"Anything happen?" Sakura shook her head; extremely glad herself that nothing happened.

"He's not using his technique thankfully but it's not going to be good if they don't show up soon." Sakura answered. "You,"

"Fine, I was able to use the last of my chakra to seal myself within a shield. It will stay for awhile but I'm fine." Ino answered.

"I'm fine too, when he came near me and threw a shuriken at him, and he ran away after that, he's not the brightest person, leaving weapons on me." I said sighing.

"I'm fine." Hinata answered.

"Me too, but if that guy comes near me again, he's dead. Gaara better come here and save me or they're both dead; when I get my hands on them." Tamari yelled.

"That's good that we all made it here okay." They all stopped talking when they heard crying.

"Sorry…so sorry…very sorry…please forgive…me." The girl cried.

"Forgive you of what?" Sakura asked coming to the girl's side to help her.

"For helping him,"

"Who?"

"That guy,"

"What?" They all asked.

"Let me explain; I was walking home from my doctor's appointment when I heard a sound, in seconds I was pinned against a wall. That man came up to me and looked at me funny. I was scared. He told me that I was 2 months pregnant with a child, and it bothered me. I knew it but how could he? I hadn't told anyone. He said that he was pleased at this, and of course I knew why but I didn't say anything. He said that if I didn't tell him the locations of you 5, he'd kill Shikamaru and me, which I couldn't allow. Therefore, I told him. I'm so sorry."

"It's okay." I said. "I'm sure they'll be for us soon. We can take care of ourselves anyway." I picked up a kunai from my pocket, tossed it up in the air and caught it in between my teeth and it a swift movement cut me free. I then presumed to cut the others free except for Sakura who I couldn't figure out how to undo those chains.

"I really, really don't feel good." Lena said.

"It's just early pregnancy stuff, you'll be fine." Sakura assured her.

"Okay, if you say so."

"I swore that Shikamaru wasn't married, or even engaged." Ino said sitting at the table eating food and crossing her arms.

"That would be where you are correct, I'm not married or engaged to Shikamaru. You are absolutely right. I'm Lena Nara Ali. It confused a few people. Those who are engaged to a person are said to be THF or Theirs Husband's and First. That's the order of their names, that's how he called you. And some women are referred to as HTF or Husband Theirs First; when you are married, that way they know your maiden name as well."

"Yeah, so?" I asked.

"I'm Lena Nara Ali. I'm a married woman that means…"

"You are a member of the Nara family." Sakura answered.

"Yes, I'm Shikamaru older sister, older by 7 years to be exact. It would be very disturbing to marry my brother, one being we're family, two that are ages are so far apart."

"Oh, that makes much more sense; well I'm sure most people get confused." Hinata said.

"Yeah, and it causes problems. I'm sorry for getting you into this, I didn't want my brother hurt, or me and my child. He is the last child in his family, and only child. Our child is the last hope for his clan. I have to protect it with my life. It means so much to Daniel and I." Sakura was crying very hard. "Is she okay?"

"Sakura is in a similar position, every member of her fiancé Sasuke's clan is dead so if she was pregnant well I'm sure Sakura would do the same, she understands how you feel." I explained.

"Oh, poor girl."

"Yeah, Sakura's life is pretty bad at some points. It's been unrequited love, abandoned love, and hopeful love, lost love, deathbed love, dangerous love and complete love for Sakura. It's been hard but she's still happy." I explained again.

"Wow Sakura, you are one amazing girl. I don't think I could take that."

"No one can, that's why she's special." Everyone agreed with Ino.

"Then I know that you fiancés' will be here for us." She said. They nodded and ate, prepared for a battle. The room was filled with toxic gas and we all passed out.

Moments later, we found ourselves tied up to beds, both our hands and feet this time, hanging ourselves above the bed. No, not again, Neji, please. This is just like that night a year or so again, it can't happen. Neji, I really need you to save me.

I tried to remember what he said that night back then. His promise: You won't because no one is going to let you get hurt beyond what you can handle. Moreover, I promise that.

I heard Sakura talking with Hinata. "Hinata," Hinata had just passed out from exhaustion from keeping a shield up by just exposing chakra alone.

"She's gone Sakura, nothing more we can do. Neji did the same thing when we were on our first mission with both of us. It takes a lot of chakra to hold a force field of chakra any day." I replied.

"But, she's defenseless now." Sakura said crying.

"Yeah, so are the rest of us. We were okay because of her, now we're not. You are the only one who can do hand signs, and just barely, can you put your hands together?"

"Yeah," Sakura focused all her chakra on a force field. "Protection Jutsu," Sakura was in a comatose state and focusing on the jutsu to protect her friends. He knew they couldn't all keep this up.

None of us hadn't moved in the last few days and most of us were surprised we could live without water or food since that meal back then. Most likely he would have fed us if the shield wasn't up but it was but if we took it down, we could eat but who knew what would happen to us.

I just laid here thinking about how everything would go after this, it's been 3 days and Neji isn't here yet, neither is anyone else. I feel like crying, I really do but I don't want to scare then because I think I'm the only one who's holding on to their sanity here. If I go, most likely they are too. There are a lot of things I'd give to be back with Neji, talking, cooking, working, and training. How I am is no better than Lee is after the Chuunin Exam, Neji said he might as well be dead but I don't think he meant that, I think he was just angered but I agree that defenseless people are on equal levels with dead since they are worthless to the ones around them either way.

∆ (Just Outside) ∆ - VP: Neji

"Jiraiya, come answer us." I said.

"Ah the famous Jounin." I smirked.

"Where are the girls?" I asked.

"Which ones, I have 4,244 and you say girls. I'm confused." Who know it was to this extreme.

"Hoshi Hyuuga Tenten," I said.

"Haruno Uchiha Sakura," Sasuke added.

"Hyuuga Uzumaki Hinata," Naruto yelled, annoyed.

"Ali Nara Lena, and Yamanaka Uchiha Ino," Shikamaru added. Everyone looked at him.

"Yes, I know these girls. I'd gladly turn them over to you but I can't." Jiraiya answered.

"And why not." Naruto asked.

"Sakura used the last of her chakra, and life force to seal the room so no one can enter and disturb them." I replied.

"How did you know that?" Naruto asked.

"I sensed a rather large strong force field, and I inferred that that was why." I explained.

"I'll take care of it." Sasuke said, he walked up to where the force field was, and forced himself it, he was in pain as was clear but he walked to Sakura's body and sat next to it, he cut the ropes and she curled up in a ball and laid her head in Sasuke's lap. Then he gently rubbed her back, then he leaned down and kissed her on the cheek and the force field was broken.

"Sasuke?" Sakura asked.

"Sh… just rest." Sasuke answered.

"Um hum," she nodded and was crying and Sasuke just held her, like a scared child, who wouldn't cry.

"Naruto?" Hinata whimpered.

"Hinata, are you okay?" Naruto said running to her, and untied the ropes and helping her sit up.

"I'm okay, better than expected, and hungry." Hinata collapsed forward but Naruto caught her, and laid her down, her head resting on his lap.

"Tenten," I said put a kunai in her hand and within a second was completely untied. She smiled and rested into my lap, it was just like before but her physical condition was worst, she was in captive a lot longer but compared to last time, she's a lot safer.

"Thanks." She whispered to me. I just held her. I felt her muscles were weak and tense, they were shaking as she tried to relax.

"You're welcome." I said, she was breathing hard and was stressed and tired. "You should rest; you are stressed beyond a normal point." Neji replied.

"I feel horrible, but with you guys here, I'm better." I replied.

"Close your eyes," She did as she was told. I focused his chakra into his hand and placed it on Tenten's chest right below her neck. (Choke yourself but slide your hand down.) Then she collapsed from standing up into his arms.

"Neji?" Sasuke asked.

"She's fine, if she would have kept struggling she'd be in the hospital for about two weeks, she needs to rest, it's reversed, no damage, just repair but to fix it her body has to rest, she's fine." I answered while holding Tenten's limp body bridal style.

"Good."

Shikamaru had tied up Jiraiya with the help of everyone else. They would get their rewards.

"Who's she?" Naruto asked.

"Who's who?" Shikamaru asked.

"That girl 'Lena Nara Ali', who's she? Your fiancé." Naruto asked.

"Stupid Naruto, it's his sister?" Sasuke answered.

"What, how did you know that Sasuke?" Naruto asked.

"The ring means she's married so that Nara would have to be her maiden name, the resemblance, and the fact they're so many years apart." Sasuke answered.

"Oh yeah well, I could have figured that out." Naruto answered. After that Naruto went to take care of Ino who surprisingly didn't want to return home, she wanted to stay with him and his sister.

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∆ (Hyuuga Home) ∆

The door opened and Hiashi welcomed the guests. "Neji, Naruto; you are back this is very good. And the girls?"

"They're fine, just collapsed from exhaustion, starvation, and Neji paralyzing Tenten." Naruto answered, carrying in Hinata. He laid her gently laid her in her bedroom. I left to put Tenten in the guest bedroom beside mine, which hadn't been used since the times we used to train and I'd go too far.

"Tenten's stubborn and she wouldn't rest." I explained.

"Like you'd rest if you went under the drama she was put under; you'd deny that you needed it and wouldn't let anyone help you. Wouldn't you?" Hiashi asked.

"So,"

"I'm just saying; be more understanding." Hiashi answered.

"Yeah okay," I said.

"So how bad was it?"

"It seemed pretty bad to me." Naruto answered.

"It could have been a lot worst. They all going to be fine, and they'll be back to normal soon. We'll just have to watch them. They're pretty scared. They're treatment was horrible though. They were starving, dehydrated, and exhausted as well as in a lot of pain. Their arms and legs were tied to one of those torture beds and they were just laying there. It seems Sakura sacrificed a lot of her life force to hold a chakra force field up to protect them."

After that, I was not listening. I was worried about Tenten. I hadn't asked Tenten what this memory flashback was. I remember it but I inferred it was the same thing, that's how I knew it had happened before. I wasn't sure what was going on but I knew it had messed Tenten up inside from the way she looked in the flashback.

"I see, why you and Naruto don't get some rest then," I nodded and went in the direction of Tenten and My room. Naruto returned home. I went into Tenten's room and sat on the bed beside her.

I expected she had now had enough sleep by force, she would probably sleep better without my chakra infiltrating her system. It can be quite hazardous, except to her. She's absorbed so much of my chakra it's like part of her. She's almost immune to it. I absorbed a lot of my chakra back out through her arm. She woke up, maybe I should have let her rest.

"Hey, thanks." She said. I smiled at her silly way of talking when she was half-asleep. She patted the bed next to her, and I crawled in next to her, we'd be married in, some amount time, less than a year.

She rested her body against mine and quietly and quickly fell asleep. I smacked my head knowing that I had forgotten to lock the door, and there was only one girl who I knew could be 20 some feet away from a door, that girl happened to be the one I was sleeping next to, my fiancée Tenten.

The Reasons Why… She was Kidnapped.

1. It was midday.

2. She didn't expect it.

3. she was just walking home from practice

4. she had the best offense and defense yet

5. Neji wasn't there

6. she was beautiful

7. talented

8. graceful

9. she had everything to be taken away

10. she was a girl

11. the kidnapper was Jiraiya, a female predator

12. Neji's Fiancée