Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Some of the characters here belong to Masashi Kishimoto.
A lot of yu may know that Tenten's past hasn't been revealed in the Naruto series or in the manga. So let's make one up, shall we? It's hard to make it seem convincing but I'll try.
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A Big Dream for a Little Girl…
In a rather large house somewhere south of Konoha, A Family of five were having their dinner.
"So, how was your day?" The mother asked with a smile, hoping for good news.
The little girl, the youngest of the family, sat up to hear what her brothers would have to say.
"It wasn't much. Just accomplished two missions." Jun, the eldest, said without much interest.
"Um.. That's nice Jun-kun…" The mother replied.
"Well, Imadori sensei said that the Chuunin exams are coming soon, and I'm pretty nervous about it…" Gon, the second eldest, spoke this time. He poked the carrot on his plate with his fork, indicating that he'd lost his appetite just thinking about it.
The father seemed disappointed with that action. And the mother semmed worried.
"I drew something pretty!!" A squeaky voice soon broke the silence.
Tenten, the youngest, and the only girl in the family(aside from the mom), grinned as they turned to look at her, somehow willing to listen to the rest.
"Um.. What is it, honey?" The mother asked with a smile this time.
"It's a kunai!!" She blurted with much power in her voice. "Someday, I'll be holding the real one! And I'll be good at using it too!! I'll be a strong Kunoichi!"
Her father raised a brow.
"Tenten, you know the family tradition." He said with a dark voice.
"Tradition…." She lowered her head. "Right…"
"Don't give me that look!" He slammed his hand on the table, which shook the silver ware causing a ringing noise. "You know women in our family aren't allowed to be ninjas!"
The mother stayed silent. So did the boys. Their father's words were always final. No one would ever dare to debate with him or even question his orders.
After supper, the mother started to wash the dishes. Tenten headed straight to her room. They could see the disappointment on her face. They could see that she was holding back her tears.
The sliding door slammed behind her, and that's when the tears started to fall. She wanted so much to be a kunoichi. That was her first biggest dream. She knew she had potential. She'd throw things at a particular object and it would always hit the spot she wanted it to. She'd pretend to be a kunoichi and save her dolls from "danger." And always felt joy in her heart doing that. If she was happy when pretending, how much more when she's actually doing it for real?
Her cousins would always laugh at her. Especially the girls. They'd wear those ridiculous over-colorful kimonos and play tea party while they teased her. She's always been irritated with dresses and skirts. She'd only wear those on occasions. Tenten never cared about how she looked. She tied her hair into two little pony tails and would stay contented(note: she is still 6 years old here and her hair is too short for buns).
She walked across the room and climbed up her bed. The tears started to fade but the sadness didn't. She kept on thinking about her family. About the "unfair" tradition they had. If girls who are not from her family could be kunoichis, why can't she be one? Tenten knew that she had hope. And fell asleep with the content of knowing that.
--to be continued…