Naruto Shippūden (ナルト 疾風伝)

Where Tenten Belongs

Mom, I'm going out.

What? Eat first. Everything's ready!

By the way,

did you look at your dad's papers without permission?

I know how interested you are,

but you're not even a jonin yet…

Really!

I guess they're not coming to get me today.

That's not the kind of person you are!

What was that all about?

It's like they were making me the bad guy.

No, no, no!

How can I be swayed by a fake?!

Maybe it's proof that I'm being affected by this world!

I have to return to my world!

I hate having to ask someone, but I have no other choice.

If anyone knows about genjutsu here, it has to be…

Now what brings you here?

I have something to ask you.

You know a lot about genjutsu, don't you, Sensei?

Genjutsu?

Sensei?

Well, yes!

I can't use genjutsu, but I just love THAT jutsu!

Huh? You can't use them?

That's why I'm hooked on them

and have collected all sorts of data about them.

Come in, come in!

SUPER SECRET SCROLL

This is amazing.

So what do you want to know?

The most beautiful jutsu?

The most majestic jutsu?

Or the most frightening one?

I'm not into the crazy ones!

What I want to know is how to undo them.

Oh, that's too bad.

Like when the usual release jutsu doesn't work…

or when you can't expect help from your friends…

That's very hard.

That's possible if you're a grade above the jutsu user, but…

I figured as much.

What if you inflicted wounds on yourself?

Would the pain undo the jutsu?

I can't recommend that either.

There are genjutsu that inflicts pain over and over again.

Rather than undoing the jutsu, it would do so much damage,

you'd end up being an invalid the instant you returned to the real world.

I see…

Sir, I'd like a large plate of sesame dumplings please.

Sorry, we only have plain dumplings.

I'll have that then… a large order.

Oh man, what more can I do?!

I can't think of anything else!

What's wrong? Seems like you're in a bad temper as usual.

I saw the commotion yesterday.

You were the one fighting in the park, huh?

Oh…

What happened?

I'm looking for a way to undo

a genjutsu placed by a higher-ranking shinobi.

That's if there is a way.

Well, I heard something a while back…

Huh? Seriously?

When you travel around doing business,

you hear a lot of things.

As I recall,

there's a shinobi who's skilled at that in the Hidden Rain Village.

Here, this is a map of the Hidden Rain.

You're letting me have it?

Maybe it was fate we met.

Anyway, use it.

With your "shinobi legs," you'll get there in just a few days.

That's what he says,

but the Hidden Rain and the Hidden Leaf don't have an alliance.

If I go there on a whim, I'll be branded as a deserter.

But I have no choice!

I've got to get home to everyone!

Where do you think you're going?

They were waiting for me?

Why?!

Binding Syrup!

It's no use resisting. Give up.

But I can't believe you'd betray us.

Check her possessions.

Okay.

Hey! What're you talking about?

Oh, this too.

Give it back!

Give it back! I don't have a clue!

Don't pretend.

We got intel long ago that

the Hidden Rain was planning to attack the Leaf.

And, that the one helping them was lying low in the Leaf.

And just as we were tightening security,

we were tipped off that you were acting strange…

and even planning to desert.

Wait a minute! I know nothing about that!

Trying to deny it even though you had this?

It's a secret missive addressed to the Hidden Rain.

We'll get the rest out of you during questioning.

Take her away.

Right!

Wait! I know nothing about this!

Nothing!

She was going to betray the village.

How low can you get?

I'm not a conspirator.

Even that map…

It was him!

He gave me the map to frame me…

In fact, he must be planning something right now!

I have to let them know.

Everyone!

Hey—!

I misjudged you, you idiot!

Is this what you meant by not caring about the village anymore?

That's enough, Hinata.

Come on, pick up the pace.

I guess their reaction is to be expected.

Damn it! These guys aren't my friends or anything.

Who cares what happens to this fake village?

But they even took my scroll.

What's going to happen to me?

Over here, Tenten.

Lee…?

Are you okay, Tenten?

From the looks of it…

you seem to be in a real dilemma.

I wasn't peeking!

Neji, restrain yourself!

If we're discovered, there'll be hell to pay.

Yeah, sorry.

You guys? Why…

Sorry about earlier.

If we defended you publicly,

it would've made coming to see you difficult.

Why are you here?

Well, we couldn't ignore a comrade who's in trouble.

We believe in you.

First and foremost, we wanted to tell you that.

I said you weren't my friends.

As if we'd believe something so arbitrary!

How long have we been together?

Yeah, it's been every single day