◊ (This Was Their Craziest Mission Ever) ◊

∆ (Somewhere in-between Konohagakure (fire) and Amegakure (rain)) ∆

¤ (Hours Later) ¤ - VP: Neji

"She miscalculated; she said it would take us one and a half days, which means 36 hours of walking straight. We've been walking 6 which mean we're supposed to be a 6th of the way there but we're not ever a 16th."

"Let me see the map," I handed her the map and she figured all the details about or travel.

"That's impossible, by this count; it would take us 6 days with breaks!" She yelled.

"So we just have to go faster, right?" I asked.

"No, by my count even if we ran using little or no chakra, 4 days."

"What about with chakra?"

"3,"

"What's our best bet?"

"Let's see, does it have a time limit of when we have to be there?"

"Yes, 4 ½ days from now." I said sighing.

"Tsunade!" She yelled. "She purposely tricked us, for no reason."

"It is quite annoying, you're right but we have 4 ½ days to get there, we're going to have to run using a small amount of chakra and rest a lot at night."

She sighed. "I guess, let's go."

"We've already wasted enough time, haven't we?" I asked.

"Yeah, let's try to cover some ground today." We jumped into the trees and ran at full force without using chakra. Tsunade probably would have sent us last night but the funeral, or more. However, she said it would take us 1 and a half days, which was totally off.

"Why don't we just keep going for another day, I got enough rest, didn't you?"

"Yeah, good idea. That way it should save us 1 days travel." (A days travel is 12 hours and then breaking to eat and sleeping throughout the day.)

¤ (A Day Later) ¤

"We should stop," I said.

"Alright," She said jumping onto the ground.

"Why don't you start the fire, while I find us some water?" I suggested.

"Neji, I only packed enough food for two nights."

"So did I, we'll just have to eat about half as much but we won't need much food since we're not using much chakra. We should be fine." I said.

"I guess but remind me to pack a lot more food on our way back."

"Hai," He said and we ate the food we had brought.

She stared at the sky, wondering about something in particular. "We should be safe for night, right?"

"I'm not sure, we're right on the boarder so who knows, and most likely we should." She stood up. She tied the rope to a kunai and threw it up into the tree and a lot of them all over the place. "What did you set up?" I asked.

"It's netting, it should trip a few kunai nets if anyone gets nearby. That way no one can sneak up on us period."

"That's smart, good thinking."

"Thanks, I was wondering if there are people who are that protective of their outer limits but you never know, right." She asked.

"Right," I said. She rolled out the blanket and she lay on top of it. I grabbed mine, threw it over me, and then climbed in our makeshift bed next to me. "Night Tenten."

"Night Neji, I forgot to tell you but you're a good speaker. It was very comforting and I think that everyone understood yours and Kaydin's pain even if you haven't met before. It was wonderful."

"Thanks Tenten, I felt like it my may own funeral. But then I realized how many lives he's touched, I don't think I've made that much of difference in my period of being in my cage." She kissed my cheek.

"You can't judge your own good works, you've done a lot. You've saved a lot of lives, protected people and all the good you've done on missions. In my opinion, it's more than equal. He does a lot of good things for a few people in the last 5 months but you've been doing good things for a lot of people since you were born."

"You aren't allowed to judge how much good I've done because you're my fiancée, Tenten." I said.

"But you know it's true. I owe you a lot myself." She said.

"You saved my life by repairing my brain Tenten, I would have died."

"In all honestly Neji, you've saved me two times on the same threat reason." She said sadly.

"Are you talking about a few days ago, at Jiraiya's? You…" Tears fell down in her eyes and I sat up and pulled her in to my arms. "Tenten, you wouldn't have died."

She looked up at me, tears filled her brown eyes and she looked weak, very weak. It felt like I was dying, because it seemed she was. "Neji, I just can't. I would have. I won't explain it now, I will one day."

"Tenten…" I said. "You don't have to tell me anything but I don't want you to be sad or scared alright." I said. I brought her now ground facing head up to my eye level and I kissed her.

"Neji, I want to tell you, but I'm afraid."

"Of me?" I asked confused.

"No, what you'll think of me."

"Then wait until you're comfortable with sharing this with me. However, know this; I won't think any less of you no matter what." I said kissing her cheek.

"I know. I'm just worried." I pulled her in closer to me. I had a few guesses as to what she was worried, or concerned about telling me. The only problem is that it's such a wide spectrum within it. It has something to with her getting pregnant. On the other hand, being rapped, or something within that subject. She could we worried about her health or worried about being rapped or afraid that I'm going to think she's weak because it scares her or a combination of all of them. Once I knew that she was asleep, I did the only thing I knew how to do to get questions answered out of her. It was extremely illegal to use your Byakugan to read allies thoughts because it's considered treason but as long as Tenten doesn't know, I should be fine. I'm almost completely sure that she wouldn't turn me in for caring about her.

Her heart is beating abnormally fast, and her chakra is too weak to be able to read any abnormal conversions in it. I deactivated my Byakugan and sighed, she'd tell me when the time came anyway.

¤ (Morning, 4am) ¤

Tenten was sleeping peacefully and I decided to let her sleep for a little while longer, I took out about a 1/5 of each of our food and set it out and then started the fire and found water. When I was done, I walked over to Tenten. "Tenten, we need to eat and go." I said quietly.

"Okay Neji," She said stretching and sitting up. I watched her eyes go wide when she saw everything was ready. "Everything's done, how long did I sleep in?"

"I let you sleep in, I took care of everything, and you needed a bit more chakra saved up. Did you use a lot of chakra yesterday or something?"

"I probably didn't regain it all from practice before we left. I went 2 whole days without rest after a practice, it wasn't the smartest thing but I'm fine." She said standing up and stretching some more. "Thanks for letting me sleep and setting up everything for me."

"You're welcome," I said sitting down to eat. She sat down, took her part of our food, and ate hers and I ate mine.

"You ready to go?"

"First I need to check our chakra levels to see how far we can go without a break. Byakugan!" I said. I scanned of her chakra system, over the night it returned back to its normal amount, good. Mine is full as well.

"So?" She asked.

"We're both at full capacity, and half way there." I said.

"Really, we did that well? I guess we did, we got 30 hours done and it's a total of 48 hours so we're a little past the half way mark right?" I nodded.

"Well let's pack up and head out." I said.

"Alright. She cut a rope; the blankets were folded back up in seconds. She put out the fire and picked up her book bag. I grabbed mine and we jumped into the trees and ran off. This time we were using a bit more chakra since we had recovered more. We had most likely lost a few of those hours because we were so low on chakra yesterday, but we probably gained them back as well today.

We arrived at the entrance of Kusagakure. "Passports!" The man demanded.

"Hoshi Hyuuga Tenten," She said holding up hers.

"Hyuuga Neji," The man looked surprised to see me. He then looked at Tenten and then me. I just smirked and Tenten smiled. She is very good at interrogation.

"Welcome to Kusagakure or the Village Hidden in the Grass. I'm sure you'd like to see our leader."

"No we are to just come through, and keep going." I said.

"Hai, you may pass thought." I nodded and Tenten and I ran through the village, we were through it within moments.

"I think we're almost there." Tenten said sitting up on top of a mountain. I along side her.

"I guess." It was now nightfall and we had arrived in Rain.

"Who goes there?" A voice asked.

Tenten sighed. "Hoshi Hyuuga Tenten and Hyuuga Neji from Konohagakure." She answered annoyed. We've only done this twice and it's already annoying her.

"Of course, welcome here. You must see our head." They took us to a large building that seemed extremely familiar; it looked identical to the Hyuuga Complex back home.

"Tenten, are you thinking what I'm thinking?" I nodded.

"Welcome, and what are your names?"

Tenten was about to yell but I put arm in front of her. "I am Neji Hyuuga and this is my fiancée Tenten Hoshi." She pouted.

"Hoshi, I am surprised."

"I thought that my family is native to here?"

"A few still live here but your family is control of Hoshigakure and the Hoshikage." She said. "May I?" She asked.

"I don't know what you plan on doing." She smiled.

"The palm of your right and left hands and your forehead are all marked with a star, a symbol of your village."

"I'm from Konohagakure, not Hoshigakure." Tenten said.

"You say this because that is where you are born, not your native country." She did a seal that was new to me, a star appeared on Tenten's hands, and the one on her forehead was glowing through my headband. "I was correct; you are an heir, a head member. Hers."

"Who?" Tenten asked.

"Your mother's husband, your father, the Hoshigakure." The woman said.

"Don't tell anyone that I've been here, it's a secret mission, alright?" Tenten asked.

"Alright but I'm sure your parents and whole clan will be happy to have you back." She said.

"We're going to them. That's our mission." Tenten said.

"So, we need to go get her parents, we'll be back." I said, we left the complex and looked at our map. "We should be able to transport ourselves nearby right?"

"Yeah, I think so." We did the hand signs and went down into a city.

"Welcome to Hoshigakure strangers," A girl who liked-like Tenten said. She walked up to Tenten and hugged her. "I'd expect you want to meet with our Hoshigakure, right?" She asked happily.

"Sure," Tenten said.

"So what are your names?" She asked.

She shook her head. "I'm Tenten, and this is Neji."

"Where you from?" They didn't ask any farther, they're just like Tenten, respectful and know where to not over step boundaries.

"Konohagakure," Tenten said smiling.

"Wow, that's far from here, you were coming from the Northwest, were you not, Rain perhaps?" She asked.

"Yes, we are here to talk to the Hoshikage." I said helping Tenten's alibi.

"Well then let's go." She said smiling. We were led into another familiar complex and in where the Hyuuga Male Main House was theirs alike. It must be that all complexes are made in similar ways.

"Allie, Hoshikage, we have two people from Konohagakure here to see you." Tenten was shaking, I took her hand and we walked in.

"Hello what are your names and titles?" The women, Tenten's mom, most likely, asked.

"I choose to with hold this information, I will however share with you that I am a Jounin level trained Kunoichi from Konohagakure." The woman jumped and stepped back but calmed herself, like Tenten. I could get over how much they looked alike.

"I am also a Jounin from Konohagakure." The man, most likely Tenten's father, nodded.

"I'm the Hoshikage, kage over this land and many lands on this side. How may I help you?"

"Our mission is to return you to Konohagakure for your penitence." The woman stepped in front of the man.

"I'd like to see all documentation of your mission and your passports."

"Alright," Tenten said calmly. "Neji, paperwork," I tried to find it.

"Here you go." I said handing Tenten the paperwork.

"Wait a second, you're a Hyuuga, 16 almost 17 years of age, and father was Hizashi, branch family member?" The women asked.

"Hai," I said trying to keep her off track but there was no way, most likely she had been helping arrange all this stuff from the beginning.

"Your mother… and father… were the best people alive. That I have ever met… you should feel very honored." She said looking at the desk. "I should have known from those eyes, they're pretty and they are so different from most of those I've seen in my lifetimes." Tenten's eyes were wide, she used the same lines. "Neji Hyuuga, that was easy to discover."

The Hoshikage took the paperwork from the spot where Neji had laid them. "And she is… is…"

"Hoshi Hyuuga Tenten," I answered for them. The women looked up at me, ran to Tenten and me, and hugged us. Tenten was actually holding a grudge for once but I had never known anyone who had more joy in her hard, other then Tenten to see anyone else in his or her life.

"Mom?" She looked up and her eyes were in tears. Tenten broke down then. I side stepped and leaned against the wall, giving them their space. Tenten's mom nodded and hugged her.

"So you really are engaged huh?" She asked. Tenten nodded, smiled and looked at me.

"This is my fiancé, Neji Hyuuga." Tenten said walking over to me and pulling me toward her mother.

"You weren't alive when I left but I remember the name, it was your mom's absolute favorite name. Thank you for taking care of my daughter." Her mom bowed in gratitude to me.

"Tenten did more good for me then anyone had in my life, in all honestly." I said.

"You talk like your father did, nobly and with complete honesty. I'm so glad to see you two." She said.

The Hoshigakure stood up and walked over to Tenten. He raised her chin and stared into her eyes. "She's ours." He said. He hugged her and Tenten was surprised. I wish that I had a picture of her face, it's so happy. Like when she wakes up in the morning. I'm sure I'll see it a lot in the future.

Her parents bowed down to her and she stepped back into me. I took her by the shoulders and she hugged me and cried in my shoulder. "It's alright Tenten." I whispered. "Rise," I said. The came up and Tenten sidestepped and leaned her head on my shoulder.

"What can we ever do to get her to forgive us?"

"I'm sure that I'm not the only person who would like you to attend our wedding, and I'm sure that she'd like for you to be there for her." I said making a suggestion.

"We can't go back, we're escapees." Tenten looked up.

"No matter what, you have to come back. It's our mission for the well-being of the Rain Village and piece of it there of, you have to if by force we will." I said bluntly.

"I'm the Hoshigakure, all my family and village members need me as well as all the countries nearby. I'm there advisor and ruler, they'd fall without me." Tears were falling down Tenten's face.

"I'll take over again."

"You sure Tenten, I have to take them back again you know, you'd be alone for at least a few weeks."

"I know but it's best for a whole bunch of people, better for a mission I would willfully surrender my wants and needs for the better of all people. That's what a kunoichi is, isn't it?" She asked.

"Are you sure Tenten?" I asked.

"A day," Tenten's mom said.

"That's all you'd be apart. Tenten can used her extended powers to send Neji tomorrow night home, and he could take care of the paperwork, and return here by transporting himself back."

"The distance is…"

"Of course she'd harness the star's energy at night to be able to send you there allowing you to store up enough chakra to send yourself back." Her father said.

"Alright then, one day." Tenten said.

"However first I have to go to rain and fill out the forms for the treaty."

"I have those, they have no government there. I have theirs here." He signed the paper saying that he and his wife were being turned over to Konohagakure for this treaty.

"My father's body," I said.

"We took it back from them years ago. When I heard that they had taken a Hyuuga's body I knew that it would be the end of Konoha if they found out the secrets, I saw the eyes were sealed and I knew it was your father and not him. I couldn't return it being an outlaw of course but his body is safely preserved. I'm sorry they did it to you and him. I'm sure Tenten helped you through it knowing that her parents had abandoned her." I nodded.

"What are we going to do?" I asked.

"About what?" Her father asked.

"Who's going to be put in place of Tenten, she can't stay here?"

"She will have too; they won't take anyone but those of the main house." Her mother said.

"But I have my wedding and all my friends' weddings to go to and I don't belong here."

"In all honestly, the place of your birth may be Konoha but your origin is here after all." Her mom did hand signals and her hands shined with the star symbol.

"I don't care, I'm going back. I know the perfect person to let be Hoshikage after me, I'm putting everything in order and then leaving that person to be in charge."

"No Tenten, she's right. I know whom you're talking about but for now, you just can't. I'll be back and then we'll work up to that but until then, you'll have to take over again." She sighed. I kissed her cheek. "You'll be fine."

"Okay but I'm hungry, aren't you?" She asked.

"Yeah," I said.

"Let's go!" Tenten said pulling me out of the office to somewhere.

"Do you know where you're going?" I asked.

"Of course, it's 6 in the main dinning hall," Surprisingly enough Tenten was right, they were just like the Hyuuga. "Dinner." Tenten said sitting next to her father and her mom across from her. Her father sat at the head position and many other familiar looking people sat at the table. "Déjà vu," Tenten said looking around.

"I know I've been getting the same feeling all day." I said to her.

"Well whatever, so Neji, I'm going to be lonely until you come back. Who knows how long Tsunade will take to finish everything up." That was right, knowing Tsunade; it could be awhile.

"You'll be fine Tenten, I'm sure Naruto will need something and she'll have to finish everything up quick and I'll be back." I said.

"I hope so, but I'm going to be lonely." Tenten said.

"You'll be fine; just don't do anything crazy while I'm gone." I said. We finished eating and we went to the rooms we were assigned. Tenten followed me though. "Are you sure that's the smartest thing to do while your parents are around?"

"I'm pretty sure they won't check on us, just in case I locked my door and then we'll lock yours too but I'm staying with you. I only know three people here. I want to stay here with you." She said like a little girl. I put my arm around her.

"Fine, but make sure we lock the door." She nodded and I walked into our room. I walked into the bathroom, changed and came out in my usual clothes.

"I should really remember to bring something to wear at night, this material is super heavy." She said.

"Try the under netting, it's made to support ninjas while being extremely light. It works well to sleep in." I said.

"I guess that works, I never thought about it until now. I usually just sleep in shorts and a undershirt. Though that would be inappropriate to wear here. Actually, that's what I'm going to sleep in." Tenten grabbed a little box of clothing and walking into the bathroom. She walked out and I just stared.

"It's not polite to stare Neji. I'm going to sleep." She said resting her head on me. She was asleep within seconds. Hearing people's hearts beat must be extremely comfortable. I haven't ever noticed what a nice figure Tenten has. I've also never noticed how cut up her body is, a lot of them have just left scars but from newer fights like with my uncle, they were clearly visible in comparison to Tenten's pale skin.

"Good night Tenten," I said. I smacked my head; I forgot to lock the door. I wonder if there is any chance, I can lock the door with a kunai. Probably not, my percent is less then half and with an even tinier point, its 0. Tenten was sleeping next to me, she'd wake up if I move. I thought about a way to successfully do this. I found a book in my suitcase and threw it at the door, hitting the lock and it locked.

The Reasons Why… This is the Craziest Mission Ever.

Tsunade said 1 1/2 days travel, at the best it's 6. they only had enough food for 2 nights on a 3 night trip Tenten went crazy with people asking her for her passport many buildings that looked like the Hyuuga Complex Her mom knew his parents. Her mom hugged both of them. Tenten actually held a grudge for a while Her mom bowed to Neji in gratitude her mom bowed in forgiveness to Tenten Her father hugged her her dad is the Hoshikage her parents are escapees her mom knew Neji's father's body Tenten is becoming Hoshikage Her dad signed the peace treaty Neji's dad's body was stolen back years ago The Hoshi Complex is identical to the Hyuuga Complex Tenten needs to sleep with Neji since he's leaving Neji forgot to lock the door, again.