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Chapter 2 The woods were peaceful at night. Aside from the odd call of a nocturnal insect, and the rustling of small animals in the undergrowth, all was silent. The moonlight shone onto Tenten's little clearing, casting a silvery glow over daytime greenery. No breeze stirred the leaves and her view of the distant stars was unimpeded by clouds. Sleep, and the accompanying silence, had fallen over the world - not that the forests outside Konoha were ever particularly noisy. The village had always ensured that the area be kept free of bandits and the like, but the lack of noise was disheartening. Gai and Lee weren't the only shinobi who had l