At this moment, they arrived at the cemetery near the Memorial Monument. Neji was buried here.
Natsuki seemed to have spotted someone. He raised a hand, signaling everyone to stop.
The others followed Natsuki's line of sight.
"Is that Tenten?"
Though they were far away, Naruto and Sasuke quickly identified her by her clothes because she was someone they knew well.
"Yes, Lord Natsuki. That's Tenten."
Though Natsuki did not have the Byakugan, seeing clearly was still easy for him.
He activated his Sharingan, and everything immediately became clear.
Even from a position completely outside Tenten's field of vision, he could see every expression on her face.
Tenten had probably been standing before Neji's grave for a long time.
There was no expression on her face. She seemed calm as she murmured:
"Neji, it's been so long since I dreamed about you..."
Natsuki watched Tenten's lips and read out every word.
Naruto and Sasuke knew Natsuki was reading lips, but neither was surprised by what Tenten had said.
"Tenten visits Neji every week. She always comes quietly and leaves quietly, but after so long, everyone knows."
Naruto explained beside him, "And Tenten has politely turned down every suitor."
With Neji buried here, Naruto would come to pay his respects no matter what role he took into account.
Naruto had been the first to learn of Tenten's actions.
Though Tenten and Neji had never pierced that final layer of paper between them, everyone understood.
As fellow members of the Konoha Twelve, Naruto and Tenten had always been close.
He was worried about Tenten, so he had secretly watched her many times.
Tenten came at fixed times, and whenever she came, she stood here for a long time.
It had been this way for more than ten years.
Naruto had even asked