"Neji, why did you do that? I could have handled it on my own!" Tenten ranted as the two leaf shinobi walked through the forest.
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Neji and Tenten had been in a short mission,deliver a scroll to a man that lived in the middle of the forest right outside Konoha, a relatively easy job for the two shinobi. "Is this the place?" Tenten asked staring skeptically at a fairly nice house in the middle of a small clearing of trees. Neji looked at the map they had been given and nodded before speaking, "Tenten, would you take the scroll up to the house." His pleading voice asked. "Sure, of course, why not!" Tenten agreed, noticing that her boyfriend had been more on edge this whole mission, not that she could really blame him, i mean, the 3rd person of their team was currently in the hospital with serious injuries from a sneak attack they had encountered during their last mission.
Tenten timidly walked forward and knocked on the wooden door, Neji behind her. "Excuse us, we have a scroll from Lady Tsunade for a man at this residence." She stated, a green and yellow scroll resting in her hand. The man took the scroll before speaking. "What is such a fine woman as yourself doing a shinobi?" The man asked. "I'm sorry sir, but I quite enjoy being a shinobi." Tenten defended. "But you are so small and weak, you would make a much better house wife, with me, a real man, as you husbend." The man had crossed the line in Neji's book, and Tenten was visably annoyed at this point. "Sir, I assure you that I am fine as a shinobi, and would not have my life any other way, now if you can excuse us, we must be leaving." Tenten finished, turning to leave. "Oh! I see now! You must be this boys girlfriend and you came to see how he works, I mean there is no way Konoha would have such a small and weak shinobi, besides whose ever heard of a girl shinobi!" The man boasted before being punched by Neji.
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"Tenten that man was being a jack-ass!" Neji openly defended himself. "I am fully aware of that, but, when you punched him for me, all you did was confirm his words, you confirmed that I am a weak shinobi.." Tentens voiced died, tears now streaming down her face. Neji was now at a loss for words, he had never seen Tenten breakdown before. "You know as well as I do that I am not strong, in any sense of the word. Hell! If it wern't for my speed, flexibility, and accuracy I probably wouldn't even be a shinobi!" Tenten added her tears, now flowing freely. "Tenten you are one of the best shinobi I know, you are the best weaponologist I have ever seen, and yes, its true, you aren't the strongest but you have a whole lot of confidence and spirit. I would rather you be small, it helps during missons and it makes it a hell of a lot easier to do this.." Neji stopped picking Tenten up and giving her a kiss. "Thanks Neji- but next time, please let me try to fight my battles, and if I can't then you can hit em' for me.." Tenten giggled grabbing Nejis awaiting hand.