Chapter 2 - Baka Konohans...

Neji trudged back to Konoha in the rain, dejected. The Byakugan wouldn't work because the rain washed away all the
fresh traces of chakra. As he passed by a strolling Konohan...he had an idea. He would ask one of the Konohans to tell
him where they had forced Tenten to run off to. He turned around, and ran back to the Konohan. In the politest voice
he could manage, he asked, "Where did Tenten go?"
"What, you mean the murderer?"
"Yes...her." Neji had to pretend Tenten was the murderer so he could find out where she had gone to.
"Weren't you at her sentence?" Neji shook his head.
"Well, we sent her off, telling her never to return to Konoha again. We don't know where she went. We just told her to
get out of Konoha."

Well, Neji's efforts had been in vain. He had tried to be polite, but honestly, they had crossed the line this time! He
gave the Konohan a good punch in the face, and then went back home, acting as though he had never punched anyone.
He decided he would go on a journey to find his innocent teammate and bring her back home. Once he got to his house,
he started packing stuff he would need on his journey. He could find food for himself. He had done it during the
Chuunin exams. He decided he would just make his pouch light, he only brought a change of clothes and some medicine
in case he got sick. He left the Hyuuga manor in a dark mood. The Konohans weren't even worthy of being called
Konohans! They accused an innocent girl for a murder she didn't commit. I mean, yeah sure, Tenten's got the most
weapons and the most skill in the village, and there was a kunai lying on the floor near the victim. But that doesn't mean
it had to be Tenten!

As it was getting dark, Neji started to scout for rations. He found 4 apples and 5 pears. He packed them away, eating
1 pear only. He would need to apples and pears for his journey. He camped out under a rock ledge where it was safe
and dry and warm. It wasn't raining hard anymore. It was just a drizzle. In a puddle outside the rock ledge, Neji
traced the water with a stick. He wasn't doing anything in particular. But as he glanced down at the puddle, a flash of
lightning struck, and for a moment he could see Tenten's face in the puddle. He could even hear Tenten's voice saying,
"Help me, Neji. Bring me back to Konoha. Prove to them that they're wrong..." But after the moment had passed, nothing
else supernatural happened. Now, Neji's Byakugan couldn't see into the future, but he knew that that horoscope was
real. He just had a feeling. He would set out in the morning, so he lay down for a good night's rest. He would need it.

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