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[Star Wars]Where is Ahsoka during Episode 3?

I've watched some of Clone Wars, but never finished it.  How do they explain her absence in Ep 3?  She's not dead since she's in Rebels.  So what gives?
gpt
Spoilers below, but it's the only way to answer your question.




In fact, her absense makes the descent into Darth Vader make even more sense. In Season 5, she is framed as a terrorist and all of the Jedi except for Anakin believe that she is a traitor, don't investigate it any further, vote her kicked out of the Jedi and are about to turn her over to be made an example of.  Anakin eventually proves her innocence, both both of them are resentful toward the Jedi for not even trying.  She is offered immediate promotion to full Jedi because of what she went through, but quits in disgust and want nothing more to do with Jedi after that.

This in turn causes Anakin to resent and distrust the Jedi, expecially the Jedi Council, which does play into Episode 3.