I don't own Naruto.

Prologue

There was no sound in the forest on the outskirts of Konoha besides the slight rustling of leaves that could be attributed to the wind. No regular person, and most shinobi, would have noticed the five individuals leaping from limb to limb high in the trees. Five was an odd number. Usually they travelled in groups of four or less, but a medic had been added at the last minute.

The captain, who was leading the group, did not care about anything at the present moment. All he cared about was that for the next year he would be far away from Konoha – far away from her.

The medic travelled with ease alongside her temporary team. She had not had a problem with endurance for some time. Tsunade had made sure of that, just as she had made sure of many other things. She was excited. This was going to be the ultimate test of her technique. She already knows that the sharingan cannot see through it – Kakashi had no idea that it was she during that one training session until she told him. Now, for the next few months, she would see if her technique could stand up to the eyes that could see through everything. Could she fool Hyuuga Neji's byakugan eyes?

A.N. I have not been following the manga and this story was started nearly a year ago so it is categorized as A.U. for reasons you will see.