"I'm not letting you go!" TenTen yelled desperately.
"Heh, so you speak as if it's the end of the world. My sweet and dear TenTen, you'll still live." Neji said with a smug smirk on his face.
Standing so far away from one another, in this historic and sacred place known as the Final Valley. TenTen standing on the statue of the founder of the great Leaf Village and first Hokage, Hashirama Senju. Neji standing on top of the person, who dared defy Hashirama, a very sinister and scary person, and the Uchiha leader, Madara Uchiha. The Final Valley was a very legendary and sacred place, for that is the place where Hashirama and Madara clashed years ago. Now, two giant and huge statues stand facing each other, and each making a hand sign. In between the two statues there's a little lake like river that ends into a long waterfall. At the end of the waterfall a much larger lake is found. The grey clouds covering the bright rays of the sun made everything seem melancholic.
"Why? Why now? Of all the things you could've done Neji! You decided to accept Himaku's request! Tell me! WHY!" TenTen yelled at the top of her lungs.
"…." Neji just stared at her as if she was going insane.
TenTen lowered her face and looked at the ground. "Why? What would make you want to leave the village? Damn it Neji!" TenTen raised her head back up, but what shocked Neji the most was the feelings she was pouring out. They were so strong and pure, something he could never understand about TenTen. In the inside he was shocked, but he made sure he didn't show it in the outside. "You're a genius! You're considered the strongest Genin in the whole Leaf! Even after your battle with Naruto, everyone still thought you were number one! You're a prodigy, you carry in you the Hyuuga bloodline, you're the strongest person I know, and you have such a bright future ahead of you!" TenTen paused to take a breath. TenTen clenched her fists, and Neji can notice threats of tears, for her chocolate brown eyes were glistening, "Answer me! Neji!"
Neji stared at her for a moment, and then he did something that surprised her. TenTen stared in fear as her eyes grew wide at the sight before her. Neji Hyuuga looked up at the sky and started laughing like some evil maniac. She couldn't believe her eyes, this person before her was not the Neji she grew up to know, this was not the Neji she was teammates with, he was not the person she considered her best friend, and he was not the person she fell in love with.
Neji looks at TenTen after he finished laughing. "Hahahahahahahaha! Heh, it's pretty obvious TenTen! Hahahahahahaha! Wow! I can't believe you don't know why. Hahahahahahaha. You're so stupid!"
"Stop laughing and tell me then genius! If it's so simple and obvious then tell me!" TenTen was enraged, not just with Neji or what has become of him, but of Himaku for corrupting Neji.
"I'm done playing ninja with a bunch of losers; I plan in avenging my father's death by getting rid of the main branch, and…." Neji paused a bit, and pointed at TenTen, "I'm tired of you."
TenTen was taken aback by this. 'Tired of me?' She felt like someone just stabbed her twenty thousand times in her heart. "Tired of me! What have I ever done to you!" She yelled with a very noticeable hurt in her voice.
(FLASHBACK)
"Did you hear?" some random guy asked a friend. This caught Neji's interest. 'Damn it! I should really stop hanging out with Naruto and Kiba.' Neji thought.
"What is it dude?" "Apparently that TenTen girl comes from the Amma clan." The guy said happily and confidently. "Really?" The friend asked astonished.
Neji has heard of the Amma clan, apparently they rivaled the Hyuuga clan. They were weapon experts, and had the power to summon dragons and gods. Unfortunately they were massacred by the Hyuuga clan, because they were a threat. Of course Neji was only one when this happened, and he really didn't know much about it, but he wonders how TenTen survived. Not that he didn't want her to live, actually he's more than elated that she did survive, he just can't understand how she did survive, and why he's so happy that she did.
"That's so cool! Do you think she'll be able to defeat Neji?" The friend asked.
Now, this pissed Neji off. 'Beat me! Excuse me, but she can't even hit me on our sparring matches! Ah, forget this,' and with that thought he walked away. He never got to hear what the answer was, but he was to mad to even want to listen to it.
"Yup, I honestly think she can." He responded.
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"TenTen did it!" Ino yelled.
"She beat Temari! Cha! I knew she can do it!" Sakura yelled with joy and enthusiasm.
TenTen stood up with cuts and bruises all over her, and looked down at Temari, who was lying on the floor. (A/N: This is the second time they fight. It's a rematch basically.)
"Heh, looks like I was wrong about you TenTen. You are strong…." And with that Temari went unconscious. Neji looked down at the fighting arena in complete astonishment. He couldn't believe his eyes, TenTen has defeated Temari…okay that wasn't really a shock, but what shocked him was how she did it. She used this technique he has never seen before. It looked like, like, like….
"A dragon?" Neji asked no one in particular. He was still in a state of shock until he started to hear loud chants of 'TENTEN!' Neji looked around him and saw everybody standing up and cheering/ chanting TenTen's name. Even Hinata was doing it, and…..
'Shino?' Neji thought in shock. Shino cheering for someone? The Apocalypse must be near!
In the arena a now embarrassed and blushing TenTen looked up at the crowd and gave them a sweet cheek to cheek smile, and she started waving at them. While this was happening, Temari was taken away by the medic ninja.
'Hm…Why are they cheering so much for her?'
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"Did you hear?"
"What?"
"TenTen and Sasuke encountered Itachi Uchiha on a mission."
"Really? Are they okay!"
"Sasuke was apparently hurt, but I heard TenTen saved Sasuke. She didn't really stand a chance, but I heard that she did a good enough job for them to escape."
"Oh! I hope they're okay."
"…" Neji just stared at the two guys gossiping, and clenched his fists.
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TenTen and Neji were doing their normal training routine. The sun wasn't even up yet! Yup, that early in the morning.
"Neeeeeji!" TenTen said in a whiny voice, "Can we please take a break. I'm so tired and sore, and damn it the sun isn't even up yet!" TenTen protested.
"Stop whining and spar TenTen. Honestly, is that really all you can take?" Neji teased.
"Hey! It's your fault! I didn't get enough sleep! If I had a good rest I'd be able to-"
"Beat me?" Neji finished while narrowing his eyes.
"Yup. Neji, I know I can beat you. I just have to prac-"
"You can't beat me, and you never will! Is that clear?" Neji yelled furiously out of the blue.
She just stared at him in shock. He has never exploded on her like that. She didn't even say anything wrong. Did she? Neji was huffing and taking some breaths in. TenTen just kept her eyes glued on his pearly eyes. After moments of trying to read each other, TenTen smiled to his surprise.
"What are you smiling about? I was serious." Neji said.
"Are you jealous, Neji?"
Neji was taken by surprise. Jealous? The great and almighty Neji Hyuuga jealous of someone like her?
"Of course not! What makes you think that!" Neji asked trying to hold back a blush.
"It was just a question. Sheesh! Don't take it so personal." TenTen answered angrily.
'This girl!' Neji thought. "You know what? Forget it. Just go home!" Neji said and went to go gather his stuff by the tree he always meditates on.
"Fine! I would prefer that than to train with a drama queen!"
Neji turned and glared daggers at her.
"Now if you excuse me, your Majesty, I have better things to do like sleep!" And with that TenTen left a very furious, angered, and scary Neji.
"….." Neji clenched his right fist and swung it at whatever was near him. Poor tree, the tree came crushing down violently and hard.
(END OF FLASHBACK)
"You're the main reason I'm doing this. You think you're so great don't you?" Neji said.
TenTen couldn't believe this, it was her fault he was leaving to someone who just wants to use him?
"That's so stupid! Me? Great? Whatever gave you the impression I thought I'm great?"
"…..I'm wasting my time. I'm done speaking to you." Neji turned around and started to walk away.
"No you're not!"
Weird, that sounded so much closer than before. His eyes widened in realization.
'She's coming!' But, when he turned TenTen was already ready to punch him. He put his arms up to defend or stop the impact, but it never came. A big cloud of darkness appeared between the two teens, which shocked them. Neji never felt the punch; instead he was pushed back quickly away from TenTen. TenTen looked up, her eyes narrowed as she realized who it was that just stopped her 'almighty TenTen punch.' Neji looked at his savior. He had a sinister and smug smirk on his face, and was holding TenTen's knuckle with quite some force, and he looked down at her as if she were his new prey with those damn pearly white eyes.
"How did you-?" Neji tried to ask.
"It's not too hard to find you y'know? I just have to follow the screaming." He said evilly looking down at TenTen.
TenTen glared at him, and said menacingly, "You…"