The brunette tugged on the edge of her hat, scanning the sleepy town she had just rode into. Unlike most of the ones she'd searched in these past months, this one had plenty of greenery growing everywhere. Flowers, trees, grass, bushes, and several other plants she couldn't identify filled her vision as she searched for her target.

He had managed to escape her for nearly a year, but she'd heard rumor that this village in the middle of a valley had a new sheriff that matched her target's description, and if that was so... she had just hit the jackpot.

But before she strode into the sheriff's office and asked him nicely, which meant the gun would be in his face but not cocked, to come with her. The bounty for this job was huge, but she felt that the fact it came from her idol herself was more than substantial enough of a reward. But a little extra coin in her pocket was always a good thing, as she'd learned early on growing up.

Guiding her horse over to the Lazy Deer saloon she sighed and tied it up. No use thinking about it, she had her mission, and so she went to it with a steady drive and determination that had seen her through many a gunfight in this wild west, as the locals called it. Once she returned she would return to her regular duties, and maybe work out how to get her gun collection to fire chakra based projectiles.

Pushing her way into the saloon, she removed her hat, letting her hair head finally embrace the slightly cooler air of the drinking establishment. The thought of getting a drink and a bath were tempting, and she knew she had time to take care of them. After all, her prey had been in town for nearly half a year, set himself up as the sheriff, and wasn't likely to just run away with just another stranger showing up.

Heading to the bar she passed a poker game that seemed rather heated, as nearly all the money was in the center of the table. But she ignored it, her need for a tall, cold drink of whatever they served narrowing her focus just enough to give her tunnel vision. After the drink would be a hot, soap filled bath with a lot of bubbles, one of the greatest luxuries she'd grown to love about this area was the private baths. After all Konoha only had public bath houses for anyone without their own clan, and they were always crowded at all times of the day... even in the middle of the night you could find people there.

Pulling her hair back over her shoulder she marveled at how much longer it had been since she quit putting it up into those buns on the top of her head. And despite several weeks on the dusty trails, her hair was still silky and smooth as if she'd spent everyday brushing and washing it. The 'pony-tail' that her mission adviser suggested before she arrived in the area made it a lot easier to use the hair cleaning jutsu she learned at kunoichi school.

She had just made it to the bar, when a laugh that she could recognize anywhere echoed through the bar. Turning her head, she frown deeply seeing the blonde raking in all of the money from the table towards himself. "Great playing with you guys, but I gotta go... Looks like I have to stop off at the orphanage before I go on patrol again... see ya."

And with that with a hat full of bills and coins, her target was moving towards the door. She really hated doing it in public like this, but she did promise to get the mission over with as soon as possible. So much for that drink and bath...

A few quick strides had her at the door, where she turned on heel and brought her revolver up, leveling it off right between the blonde's blue eyes. She was pretty sure that she had his attention now. "Hello Naruto-kun... Tsunade asked me to come and bring you home..."

"I'd rather not thanks..." Naruto answered with a wide smile, even as several other guns cleared holsters around them. "See I just got this town cleaned up, and they like me here..."

The brunette cut him off by cocking back the hammer on her revolver firmly, her chocolate brown eyes cold and hard. A cold smile spread over her face as she reached behind herself and grabbed out a tool she'd always dreamed of slapping on this particular target since being assigned this mission a year ago. The cuffs would limit his chakra, and keep him near her at all times. "The problem with that Naruto... is that you don't have a choice."

A snap of her hands later, and the two were bound together at the wrists. The sad, hurt, and contemplative look in the blonde's eyes spoke volumes of how he was feeling at this moment, but she didn't really care at this moment. "Can I at least know your name?"

Tenten holstered her pistol, with a sigh as she pulled out a tin star she'd gotten from her adviser that said it would help her out in her mission, and had so far."It's Tenten... Marshal Tenten."