Hey everyone this is the new story I'm working on hopefully I'll be able to finish it (fingers crossed). Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Chapter One
Tenten was a simple, plain girl. She was not rich or beautiful, nor was she the most intelligent or talented. She lived in a small, rundown flat on the north side of Konoha where she came home every day to the creaking floorboards, creeping draughts and specks of white paint flaking off the cracked walls. Orphaned at her birth with no last name, Tenten spent the past seventeen years of her life in solitude fending for herself.
During her young childhood, she knew nothing more than the loneliness of her home and the emptiness of her heart. She didn't know the joys of having a family until she joined the Ninja Academy when she was seven. She would often see her classmates being picked up by their families, greeted by hugs, kisses and 'how are yous' before wandering off home hand in hand discussing the trivialities of their day. Tenten so longed for that feeling of family and companionship. However she masked her loneliness through her bubbly happiness.
Growing up poor and desolate Tenten knew not to take things for granted and she appreciated the small things in life that most others would not. The academy was all that she had and she put her heart and soul into become a strong kunoichi with the legendary Lady Tsunade as her inspiration. She couldn't have been prouder the day graduated the academy and became a Genin. She was placed into a four man squad including herself, Rock Lee, the top rookie Neji Hyuga and their new sensei, Might Guy. For Tenten, this was a brand new opportunity to finally begin a new chapter of her life full of comradeship, and prove her worth as a powerful kunoichi. But once again she found herself completely outclassed. Neji was a prodigy in his own right, bursting with natural talent and intelligence, he trained in isolation – cold and calculated. Lee, though unable to use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, was a master of Taijutsu and hard work and was quickly taken under the wing of Guy Sensei. Tenten put all her pain and sadness into her training to become one of Konoha's top weapons specialists.
The Chunin exams saw another opportunity to prove to herself and everyone else that she was capable and strong. However, she was beaten down once again by Temari from the Sand in the preliminaries. This was another massive blow to Tenten's confidence and she began doubting her capability and self-worth until the extraordinary happened – Neji had asked her to train with him. She couldn't believe her ears when he told her to meet him the next day at the training grounds. Why would someone as extraordinary as Neji even consider asking an ordinary commoner such as her to train with him? Tenten didn't know but she dared not to refuse his offer. So it became a tradition every day for the two to train together. Neither Lee nor Guy questioned this but rather they encouraged it. For Tenten, she finally felt accepted as a part of their squad and as a strong fighter and she soon fell in quickly with the Rookie Nine. She finally had a life full of precious friends and under the tutelage of Neji, her dream of becoming a top weapons specialist was not far behind.
However, something happened. Something wrong. Tenten didn't know when it began to happen or how. Maybe it came up once she'd been promoted to Chunin or maybe it had been lying dormant for years. But she found herself falling hard for the Hyuga prodigy. It was incredibly stupid on her part. Neji had made it clear over the years that he didn't have the time for frivolous things such as love. His soul desire was to be the best and change his fate by becoming the strongest member of the Hyuga clan. Even if he was capable of love, how could someone as honoured and prestigious as him ever fall for someone as poor and common as her? What was the point? But Tenten couldn't help it, no matter how hard she tried to shut her feelings out for Neji, they would always creep back. She knew it was hopeless and yet she hoped. How could the extraordinary ever fall for the ordinary?
A/N – Yay first chapter is finished, please review I'm open to criticism and advice!