DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO, AS MUCH AS I WANT TO WE ALL NO IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

A/N: This isn't my first story but it's the only one I've ever published so any feed back both positive and negative (because it helps me improve) would be greatly appreciated... Just a head's up, the first few chapters may seem a little Rocky but I promise if you stick with the story it'll get better with time.

WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS SENSITIVE MATERIAL THAT ISN'T SUITABLE FOR ALL AGE'S READERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

CHAPTER 1: ABOUT ME.

Hi my name is Tenten weird name right? It's one of the reasons I gave it to myself, I had another name once it was given to me by my Foster home but like the foster home I don't remember it anymore and I don't care.I've made a lot of mistakes in my life some I regret some I don't, Running away isn't one of them. When I was little, as an orphan I used to think that someday a beautiful happy family would come and adopt me and then everything would be ok, I had that belief for over 7 years While instead in reality I was constantly ignored and rejected until the little light of hope I once had faded into the darkness, that was over 6 years ago. Now I'm 18 a fully legal adult and I've learned the hard way that you don't always get what you want no matter how badly you want it.

I've never believed in luck but with time all things change, when I ran away from the orphanage home all i had with me were 2 days worth of food & water that I had accumulated the week prior to my escape and my entire savings which was gotten when some show off politician started spraying money in an effort to gain popularity before an election, I never knew if he won but I highly doubt he did, I made my escape around 11:30pm on a weekend, and to say that I'd miss anyone there would be a lie because I never cared or got attached to anyone to begin with, I mean what's the point if they're just gonna abandon you eventually, I know I'm being selfish but it's the truth... well to me.

I slept under a bridge that night and in the morning I took the nearest transportation which happened to be a bus, I had no idea where I was going and at that moment I felt I was probably the most stupid person on the planet or at least top 50 for making that kind of decision but like everything else In my life I didn't care.

The first few months were hellish for me because after I had exhausted my money transporting myself as far away from the orphanage as possible and used up all my food supply's I was left with nothing, and eventually I was reduce to stealing. I could have just begged but I didn't, most people would call it pride.. I call it self dignity. It wasn't armed robbery or anything I'm not sure I could bring myself to do that, so instead I would "pickpocket" in very busy places where I would be less noticed, It didn't payoff as much as I tought it would, I barely ever got anything, and at times I almost got caught.I kept doing this for a few months until finally as if all the good luck that I had being deprived off since birth came to me and manifested itself in the form of a lottery ticket that fell from some lady's purse, To say I was shocked when I won was an understatement, I was "befuddled" it was something I never expected to happen not even in my dreams, I still remember the ecstatic felling I had, the anxious anticipation, my pinky finger twitching every now and then as I went out to claim my cash prize. You'd think the staff there would be at least a little weary about giving a 12 year old that huge amount of money but most of them weren't in the slightest bit concerned and even if there were some that were they didn't show it.

I've always been envious of most of my mate's or rather kids my age because to me they had everything I didn't have, a shelter somewhere to call home, parental love, clothes, regular food ... Education, And so many other things. But now that I had the means I was going to even the plain fields.

Firstly I decided to get what I've always wanted the most, so over the next few hours I searched for an affordable apartment I could rent and though it took a while I finally found one.

It was a one bedroom flat with it's own bathroom and toilet and a little kitchen. Everything I needed, the feature I loved most about the place was the massive wardrobe towards the right end of the was almost perfect just too good to be true. And I wasn't wrong about that because though the place was nearly flawless I soon found out that the particular district where my place was located was run by thugs and had a high rate of rape,robbery's and all other sort of criminal activity this was probably because at the time I rented the place there was no form of police or security officer(s) anywhere near the area, Heck there probably wasn't a security staff within a 20 mile radius of the vicinity it's no wonder the place was almost deserted.

But thank God that isn't the case anymore, criminal activities over the last few years has been greatly reduced by nearly 80% (it's in the papers). Which to say the least is pretty impressive.

I could have easily left my apartment at that time and gone searching for a new one but i didn't. Why? You may ask, well for many reason's I suppose.. For one thing it's cheap, so cheap in fact that I used roughly 40% of my lottery winning's and paid for 5 years in advance... I mean why wouldn't I when I was getting a 10% discount on every extra year I paid for? That and because it was the closest free accommodation to my school.

Ah yes my school The grand and prestigious Konaha High. It's been repeatedly given the award for being the best public school and even rivaling some of the best private schools around. But just because it's public doesn't mean it's free. Sure it ought to be, but it's so large, well facilitated and maintained that it requires more money than is available for it's upkeep. Hence the school fees...

But at least the fee's is something I can handle... Scratch that could handle. Because of the amount of the school fee's (it's half the amount I paid for my rent and when coupled with some extra things like the uniform,books,bag,sports gear(yea you pay for that too) it becomes roughly the same amount as my rent... without the discount).

Due to this revolting development, to avoid extra costs I've worked my ass off every year to get the scholarship that's always been given to the two best male and female students, and so far its paid of because apart from my first year here I haven't had to pay a dime on my fee's anymore.

Most people say 12 year old's are stupid and naive but doing a quick recap let's see how I did... I ran away from my orphanage home, lived on the streets for nearly a year, won a million via stollen lottery ticket, used 400 thousands on 5 years rent, Got my self into a school where I paid 102 thousand for the first year only whereafter I got myself on a scholarship(s) ever since, spent exactly 88 thousand furnishings my room buying food and some other supplies, Held 10 thousands for my upkeep and hid or rather stashed the remaining 400 thousand (which i'm saving for when I get into college after high school) In a place where only I have access to... Though now it's in a bank. Guess I wasn't your average 12 year old huh.

My name is Tenten and though I was once lost I now have dreams and ambitions... And I intend to fulfill them.

A/N: There'll probably be many questions, opinions, suggestion's possibly even curses. Just mention them in your reviews or PM me and I'll do my best to answer everyone. Thanks for reading..