****Disclaimer: Naruto doesn't belong to me. And it never will. Now here I bring another naruto story. And guess who its about? Sasuke & Tenten You guessed right! Im getting better at my stories I must say now This one takes place during Naruto's Genin days. Oh my god! I feel like a retard. I just looked Tenten up online to characterize her better in my stories and she doesn't have brown eyes.. She has Steel-grey eyes! Tenten is his only friend who does understand, anyway the summary goes like this: 'Because of Tenten's friendship with Naruto She gets noticed by alot of people. Even by a certain avenger Who notices that she doesnt even look his way. Jealousy arises, So does does Fanboys for Tenten, Oh What will she do?' This fanfic is for SasuTen fans. So No flames, Now everyone enjoy! Dudes and Dudettes.****
It was a fair morning in Konoha. But for Team Gai it was a morning full of hard training. Gai and Lee were practicing Taijutsu such as punches and swing kicks. Neji & Tenten were practing on Tenten's Rising twins dragon techinque, and also Neji's defense so when Tenten jumps in the air she accidentily bit her thumb harder than she thought making more blood come out and more weapons come at harder force.
Of course Neji deflected them all. But when she landed on her feet a little unsteady she said "Sorry Neji went over board."
"Hn. Just unexpected."
She coughed "Right."
It looked like Neji was going to say something else but before he had the chance laughter could be heard and yells. Tenten reconized the laughing voice it was Naruto. She had to find out what he was up to. So she made the quickest lie she could think of "Oh Neji I forgot something at my place I'll go get it and be back soon okay?"
He nodded his head as he sat down to meditate until she returned. So she walked up to her sensei and told him the same thing to which he said "Okay Tenten hurry back!" Then continued to show Lee some moves in Taijutsu. She smiled then jumped at top speed that she could to the trees ignoring the growing pain in her side following Naruto's chakra signature.
:::With Naruto Somewhere In The Village:::
He pulled down his camoflage and laughed while rubbing the back of his head "They missed me!"
He had a bright smile on his face until a voice broke out "Smooth Naruto."
His head whipped around in surprise to find Tenten leaning not even 5 feet from where he was hiding, he jumped in surprise. "Tenten-chan what are you doing here?!"
She smiled slightly "Actually Naruto I believe the question is what are YOU doing here, aren't you suppose to be in class?"
Naruto looked uncomfortable, "Well yeah but-"
"Then, no buts come on." She got off the wooden fence and walked over to him and started to drag him in the direction of the academy when he struggled. Tenten sighed the pain in her side growing but again she ignored it. "Naruto do you want to be a better ninja or not?"
"I do."
"Good then you will go to class and practice on being a better ninja." Tenten declared.
Naruto huffed "Fine."
She nodded and continued to drag him back to his class.
:::20 Minutes Later:::
Iruka-sensei was in the middle of a lesson when he heard struggles outside his classroom when a smack was heard and then knocking. he could hear whispers of his students wondering what was going on.
Who would be knocking on the door? he wondered till he told them they could enter. The door slid open but no-one entered that is until he saw Naruto and an old student of his struggling in the hallway.
"Get in there!" A female's raspy voice said.
"No! I changed my mind!" Another voice argued.
"Yes you will!"
Iruka saw Naruto struggling out of Tenten's hold and she who kept trying to pull him in.
Whispers got louder and some started chatting with others he could hear somethings.
"What's going on do you know?"
"No got no clue."
"What's happening?"
"This is Interesting."
"Are they fighting?"
"Oh I wanna find out what's going on!"
Finally the struggles stopped and a slightly tanned girl came in the room sweaty with a red face from yelling, She wore a light pink shirt and green pants that went to her knees and blue sandles. Her hair as in two buns and wisps were falling out. She dragged an angry Naruto who had his arms crossed against his chest while she had hold of his collar. Finally coming to a stop near Iruka. She smiled but grimaced in pain and people gasped at what they saw. Her side had a huge tear and blood soaked in her shirt and then falling down in her pants close to her knee and her hand was also covered in blood, but despite her condition she stood tall.
"Iruka-sensei I'm sorry to disturb your class but I found a runaway." She laughed lightly.
"Hmph." Naruto said.
He stood their dumb founded. "Tenten?" he asked.
She looked at him "Yes Sensei?"
"What happened to you?." He told her.
"Huh? Oh." She was still holding Naruto's collar and she looked down her side and saw the damage that was done. She looked at it even naruto saw it his eyes went huge. She gave a dry laugh the class looked at her weirdly.
"I guess Neji and I went over board again with training."
"Will you be alright?" Iruka asked.
"Ne, Iruka-sensei I came to take Naruto back to class not for an interrigation. I'm very fine thanks." She said in a pained voice she looked at all the students watching the scene. Gave it a once over before shrugging not even looking Sasuke's way who was also staring the hurt kunoichi. She didn't stare at him for a second longer than nessciary just shrugged as she gave it a once over.
"Well that looks nasty I think you should head over to the medical core." Iruka said unsure because Tenten was still breathing hard she gave a smile and then let go of Naruto's collar and she leaned down gave him a quick hug "Be good, I have to go back to training now. And I'll be back later if not you know where to find me." he nodded his head, and she stood up and turned to the sensei.
"I must be off Iruka-sensei it was nice seeing you again. Bye!"
Just as she was going to leave, A young lad suddenly ran in the class and naruto looked at the new comer. He was clad in green spandex and orange leg warmers with the Konoha headband around his waist. With bushy eyebrows and black eyes. He looked worried as he stared at Tenten.
"Tenten! There you are!"
"Lee?" Tenten asked.
"Come on! Gai-sensei was worried! Where did you go?"
Tenten sighed "Not here come on." She said.
Then turned to Iruka-sensei "I'm sorry Iruka-sensei I must be off."
With that the kunoichi ran toward the window with Naruto following and she jumped out and her hands came in contact with the branch of the tree nearby she laughed as she swung her body foward, up and down in a circle then on the second one she jumped off and once she hit the ground she sped off so fast it was hard to catch her with the human eye. Then Lee seemed to vanish from the classroom.
"Wow." Naruto said still looking out the window. Once she left gossip started going around.
"Who was that?" A girl asked.
"I don't know." another one said.
"She's hot." One guy said.
"Powerful too." Another guy added.
"Didn't Iruka-sensei say her name was Tenten?"
"Yeah! he sure did Im gonna look for her after class!"
"I'm comming to!"
One kid piped up "But what about that boy?"
"He said sensei right? that means there teammates." another boy said. Soon the class grew heavy with gossip. Students talking loud about what just happened.
"Say who was that girl?" Sakura asked Naruto once he sat down. If their was gossip Sakura wanted to know!
"Tenten." He answered shortly.
"Are you two friends?" She wanted details!
"Yeah." Naruto said.
"Not talkative today?" She asked.
"No, she forced me to come here."
"I see." She was nosy she will follow him to lear more about this Tenten character. Ino was thinking the same. But wait she said a guy's name what was it? Neji right? Neji... Neji Hyuga! She remembered him from last year and was Hinata's cousin! Now all she had to was get Hinata to talk! Lunch will be starting soon and that's when Sakura will put her plan in action.
:::With Tenten:::
She raced to her small house near the outskirts of Konoha. She preferred quiet over noise. She ran in forgetting to close the door and dashed her way into the bathroom running she quickly opened the self containing some medical supplies she grabbed cloth and some herbs and gauze along with gel. after that she slid down and undid her buttons and pulled her shirt off grunting as more blood came out she felt dizzy but was determined to stay focused. She wiped all the blood away with some gauze and to her luck the wound would not require stitches it was a long cut but not that deep. But bad enough to where she bled alot.
She gasped as she put the gel on and then some more, still sitting there on the floor of her bathroom treating her wound. Then came the hard part she had to wrap it around her torso and with great effort she managed to wrap it tightly and securing the last part and once she finished and took a deep sigh and layed their against the wall for a few minutes. Until she got up and staggered her way to her room and went to her closet grabbed a dark colored shirt put it on. She smiled now that she was fixed up she could leave.
As she was heading toward the door she suddenly remembered her lie she had told her teammates and sensei she grabbed a packet of sticky bombs on a self near the door and then set her way back outside. And toward her team. And through the whole thing Lee constinately asked if she needed help but she refused.
:::30 Minutes Later:::
Tenten panted as she neared her training grounds, Once she got there she saw Neji and Gai talking. But she never got to hear what they were talking about because as soon as she walked into view they quieted down. Staring at her until Gai spoke.
"Tenten! Were did you go? We were worried about you!"
"You changed your shirt." Neji spoke.
"Well you see." Tenten started rubbing her neck "I had forgotten a pack of explosives at my house and on the way I realized that I had a huge cut on my side so I took care of it." Only stating some of the truth, Lee was quiet.
The rest of the team seemed to find this exceptable, so Lee went back to practicing with Gai-sensei and Tenten went back to train with Neji.
:::3 Hours Later Lunch Time At The Academy:::
As usual whenever lunchtime rolled around, there would always be a group of girls surrounding Sasuke Uchiha, trying to get him to have some of their lunch or sit next to him. Giggling and smiling very cutely, even batting their eyelashes at him. But the young uchiha paid them no heed. And ignored their attemps. Ino was one of the girls who was near him fighting for his attention but thats when she noticed Sakura wasn't next to her like she normally was. In fact she looked around the courtyard trying to find her when she suddenly saw her calmly walk over to Hinata and sat down, she then started to converse with her. Thats strange.
What was Sakura up to? Well whatever it was Ino had to find out!
So she slipped from the crowd and headed straight for Hinata and Sakura. "So." Sakura started as she sat next to the Hyuga. "How are you Hinata-chan?"
The shy girl wasn't expecting company so her eyes went wide. "Oh h-hello S-sakura-san."
Sakura smiled. Fake of course but she asked "I said how are you Hinata-chan."
"I-I-I am fine w-w-why d-do you as-ask?" The shy Hyuga asked.
"Oh No reason." Sakura lied, and decided to go for the big hit. "So you saw what happened in class today right? Well do you know who that girl was?"
"Yes I-I-I do." Hinata answered.
"Tenten was her name right?" Sakura asked pretending to not know.
"Y-yes she often comes o-o-over to pick Neji-nii-san up for t-training. In the early mornings or after c-clan meetings"
"Have you ever talked to her?" Sakura was getting impaitent.
"A f-f-few times. She i-is a nice person b-but t-tens to be fie-fierce sometimes."
"I see." as she was gonna ask another question Ino suddenly popped out of nowhere.
"Hey! what you two up talking about!?" She asked loudly bringing attention to them. Hinata blushed at the eyes who were staring at them. And also felt awkard so she made a quick excuse to get out of there. "I-I-I-I h-have For-forgotten t-to g-g-get something. S-s-s-so I'll t-talk to you l-later Sakura-san bye!" She rushed jumping to her feet and scurrying away as fast as she could.
Sakura sat there suddenly angry that Ino had ruined her plans, she grumbled as Ino sat next to her and asked "What's gotten into you billboard brow?"
"None of your business Ino-pig!" She abruptly stood up and stomped away, Pissed that Ino had stopped her from getting gossip from Hinata,
"Okay?" Ino asked confused. So lunch went on without another incident.
:::Hours Later After The Sun Set At Team Gai's Training Grounds:::
Tenten panted as she opened her scroll and did a handseal and her weapons back inside safe and sound.. Then she rolled them up and put them away she felt tired after her training with Neji. So she leaned against the nearest tree trying to get some energy back. When Naruto showed up with his goggles on his head.
"Hey Tenten." he greeted the worn-out kunoichi.
"Hi Naruto." she said.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine just worn-out." Tenten answered a few minutes passed in silence before she added "I'm sorry for dragging you to class."
He laughed "No. you were right. Besides after that Iruka-sensei made me clean up the face paint. After that he treated me to some ramen."
"That's good you will be graduating soon right?" Tenten asked.
"Yeah! I just hope I pass this time!" Naruto said.
"Don't worry Naruto with that kind of enthusiasm I'm sure you will." Tenten said with a smile.
"You think!?"
"Yeah I do." as Tenten laughed while standing up slowly.
Naruto ran over and helped her stand she gave him a nod of thanks. Then he asked "Do you want me to help you home?"
"No I will be okay just tired." Tenten said.
"Aww c'mon just once let me help you!" He pleaded.
"Well," Tenten said "Oh fine but only if I ask."
Naruto grinned and they began walking back to Tenten's house. Making Idle chatter Tenten being steady with her walking, and Naruto right next to her ready to hold her steady if she stumbled. Soon they made it back to her place. Naruto looked quite upset about something.
"What's wrong Naruto?"
"Well I was wondering. Can I spend the night here?" He asked while wringing his hands together.
Tenten wasn't expecting that "Uh sure but why would you want to spend the night here?" as she opened the door.
"Well I don't want to be alone the night before my big day." he explained.
"Oh the exam is tomorrow? I thought it was next week."
"Nope, it's tomorrow. That's why I'm nervous." Naruto said.
And Tenten laughed "The Great Naruto Uzumaki Nervous?"
He laughed to. So she showed him the only guest room in her house he smiled in thanks and gave her a hug which she returned. after that Tenten went to her room down the hall. And opened her door, went to her bed and crashed out in her sweaty clothes not bothering to care about changing or her wound which was reopended. She never took notice, As she fell into the land of dreams.
:::4 Hours Later Near 1:00 in the morning:::
Knock. knock, knock. Was what Tenten was hearing. She ignored it and rolled over onto her back and open her sleepy eyes staring at the ceiling, but alas the knocking continued. She grumbled and stumbled out of bed, and she walked over to her door. Opened her door to see Naruto without his orange jacket on. Instead he was wearing a black T-shirt and his drawers.
"Naruto?" Tenten asked sleepily.
"Tenten." Naruto said "I can't sleep could you keep me company?" He asked with hopeful eyes.
She couldn't refuse when he gave her the eyes, and Naruto knew this. "Oh fine."
He smiled wide and she said "I just need to change. I'll be right back you can wait in the living room."
"Okay!" and he dashed for the living room.
Tenten noticed a red spot on her brown comforter and figured it out. 'Blood.'
"Ah hell." She whispered to herself and went to her closet pulled out a black loose short-sleeved T-shirt that exposed her collarbone and black shorts that went mid-thigh that had white stars embroderd on them. She loved the pajamas, and after she rewrapped her wound she changed and left her room. Heading for the kitchen she found that Naruto was checking her living room out. It had a fireplace with the T.V. set above it. and a black three person couch. With two recliners across from each other. There were two huge dark wood bookcases on either side of the fire place with movies, scrolls, books, and a picture or two. How did Tenten get this stuff? Naruto wondered.
"Hey Tenten?"
"Yeah?" she called from the kitchen.
"Where did you get this stuff?" He gestured to the things she had. She stuck her head out and answered him, "Most of the things there belonged to my parents.I have acquired some things here and there over the years." then her head disappeared again but her vice was loud enough for Naruto to make out her words.
"Oh." He understood her pain about being an orphan.
"My parents, you know, Rikimaru and Nadeshiko left on an S-rank mission, but they never came home again, when the mission report was finished the search team found out that my parents have been brutally murdered, Hani-san was watching me, and after that happened she raised me until I was old enough to walk and talk on my own. Then I had to get a job, so just like you Naruto I was also alone."
"Yeah I remember you telling me all this." He said.
"I had to be about two-years-old, when they died. Then three years later I was on my own. It was hard I admit. But I got through it, and so can you."
Soon she came out with two bowls and handed one to Naruto, he looked at it and then at Tenten.
"Its fried noodles with steak strips."
"Oh thank you." He said.
"It's my forgotten dinner from last night. I came home late and I didn't feel like eating but I do now." as she began to tear into her dinner. So the two friends ate in silence for a few minutes when they finished Tenten took her and Naruto's bowl into the kitchen and Naruto followed her. Where she washed them and put them to dry in the rack and then put water on the boil.
"Making some tea. So how have you been Naruto?"
"Well I've been okay. I 'likelike' this girl named Sakura Haruno."
"I see, the one with pale pink hair and light green eyes?" Tenten asked.
"That's her."
"I want to tell her, but I'm afraid." He said.
"Of rejection? I believe everyone is afraid of that, it doesn't mean it should stop you." Tenten said with a small smile on her face.
"That's just it Tenten-chan, I would tell her but she likes someone else."
"And who would that be?" Tenten asked.
"Sasuke Uchiha." Naruto spat his name out like he had dirt on his tongue, he thought she might blush at hearing the young prodigy's name but to his surprise she started laughing, and he raised an eyebrow. she managed to calm down after a few minutes.
"She fanices him? Why am I not surprised."
He stared at her, "You don't 'likelike Sasuke-teme?"
"Uchiha? Never really crossed my mind, I'm far to busy becoming the strongest kunoichi and being at the top my of my game."
"So you don't?"
"No."
"Awesome! You besides me don't like him."
"Naruto." Tenten started "I don't like him I sort of hate him. Using his clan murder as a excuse, for everything. I'm sure other people have had it alot worse than he had, and to be honest Naruto he ain't all that good looking."
"Yeah I agree!" Finally he had someone who was with him!
So after the teapot boiled Tenten poured the tea and they kept talking the night away. Soon it was aproaching dawn and Tenten realized that they better get ready for the coming morning. Tenten ran into the guest room grabbed Naruto's clothes and ran back to him.
"Thanks." and he began to get dressed for the day. She nodded, a small smile on her face while darting to her room to get dressed. Once she got there get opened her closet and grabbed a dark blue chinese shirt and red pants like her green ones. So she changed and left her room making sure the door was closed and walked the short distance to the kitchen and saw Naruto pour hot water in instant ramen he smiled at Tenten and said "I'd thought you like to eat before going off to train."
"You're such a good friend to have Naruto." She said moving in to pinch his cheek to which he swatted her hand away yelling "Hey!" and she grinned.
So while they waited for the ramen to finish she suddenly remembered "You excited?"
"I sure am believe it!" Naruto was full of confidence.
"Thats good. I'll be sure to give you a graduating gift." Tenten said.
"Really!?" Naruto's eyes lit up "What is it?"
"And ruin the surprise, no you can wait 'til later, oh look the ramens done, let's eat. Then I'll walk you to class. Okay?"
"Yeah, okay!"
They shared smirks and grins while eating, afterwards they walked out of Tenten's house, her locking the door and them walking off in the direction of the academy. The walk was quiet and peaceful until a group of boys blocked their path. "Hey! Pretty girl!"
Tenten's and Naruto's head snapped at the call and Tenten couldn't believe her eyes there had to be at least twelve boys standing in her path. All staring at HER.
"This has to be some sort of joke." Tenten whispered to herself.
One of the guys was walking slowly toward her, He asked her "Would you meet with me after graduation?"
"Huh?" She asked.
"No way!" another boy shouted "She's gonna go with me!"
"Oh yeah who said!?"
The boys were breaking out in a fight and Tenten quickly took this chance to grab Naruto's hand and make a run for the academy. Soon both ninja's were out of sight. After a few minutes the boys stopped fighting Noticing that she was gone. "She left!"
"I think for the academy with that other boy!"
"Let's go after her!"
"Yeah!" They all agreed and started running in the direction Tenten had.
After a few minutes of running They finally made it to the front of the academy where all the other students were waiting outside to go in. Tenten let go on his hand and Naruto put his hands knees taking in huge gulps of air from the run. While Tenten had a hand on her hip her breathing turning normal. He looked at her. "HOW, how how how! Do YOU run like that!?" He asked still breathless.
Tenten Laughed at his question, which brought people's attention to them but she didn't even notice. "Well." She started "Being around Gai-sensei and Lee sure help."
Naruto's jaw dropped. "They run that fast!?"
"No." Tenten held her answer "They run hellalot faster than that. So can I."
This is where Naruto's eyes become dinner plates and his face clearly showed disbelief. She really couldn't help but smirk at him.
"Wow! You will have to show me sometime!" He said clearly amazed.
"Sure." She said as if she didn't care. But then she smirked from ear to ear. "That is if you can keep up."
Tenten felt eyes on her which made her feel pretty uncomfortable so she slowly turned around and saw all the academy student's staring at her and Naruto. And to her left she saw those boys from earlier her eyes went wide "Oh god no." She said stepping back. And suddenly the crowd saw Naruto smile evilly he crept up behind Tenten and with a sudden move he took her hair ties!
Tenten knew something wasn't right when she shook her head. 'Wait... I never have my hair loose.' She looked to her side and saw her hair! It was down! Oh no! She twirled around her flipping around her face and saw Naruto standing there holding up two maroon hair ties. A proud smirk shown on his face. She glared at him, and was going to get them back when a gasp caught her and everyone's attention. It was her new Fanboy group you could literally see hearts coming from their eyes. And one said "She's even more gorgeous!"
But Now Tenten was getting mad. "Naruto." Tenten said darkly "Hand them over."
"Or what?" He stated feeling smug.
"Or This." Tenten smiled a very charming smile walking with a skip in her step toward him. then boys all hollard at her but she paid them no mind. and she walked up and winked at him then suddenly her expression changed to shock, "Oh is that a three-headed dragon!" His head snapped at the direction and mostly everyone else did to she quickly took advantage and grabbed his shoulder jumped up and as she was turning toward his back she used her knee to strike him in the back hard while yelling "Hiya!" she landed on her feet and quicly changed into a sqwat and swung her right leg out turned around and hit Naruto's knees hard making him fall to the floor in a crumpled heep. "Ow." He said voice full of pain. And soon felt cold metal against his neck and saw Tenten standing there with a katana in her hands. Some kids gasped. Others couldn't speak.
"Now. Hand. Them. Over." Her voice full of fake charm.
He nodded and raised his hand up and she quickly snatched them away and pulled the elastic around her wrist. She smiled and then dropped the katana and gave him a hand which he pushed away upset. Tenten suddenly laughed while saying "Tenten 19 and Naruto 2."
"You may have one this battle Tenten, But I'll win the war believe it!"
The older girl snorted in response. "Yeah dream on dreamer."
"Hmph." Then he stared at her for a minute "You know Tenten-chan you do look very pretty with your hair down. Why do you always keep it up?"
"Because it gets in the way of training Naruto." she didn't like how he put 'Chan' at the end of her name
She looked around noticing the sun, Oh! "Naruto I have to go I have been here long enough I'll see you later okay."
"Okay Tenten! Later!"
With a wave of her hand and a smile later she disappeared only a slight breeze shown that she left.
"Damn." One boy whispered
"She is badass, My kinda girl."
"Did you see those moves she did!"
Some of those girls were extremely jealous of her natural beauty, this strange girl already has a dozen boys liking her and it was only gonna grow and grow. And standing at the corner was the young Uchiha who had a slight smirk on his face he quietly whispered "Interesting."
****And That's all for this Chapter Folks! This will be a long story. with long chapters and If SasuTen is your favorite couple (like me) and this is a good story for you. And It would be great if you would leave a Review for me! And to make no one confused Tenten & Naruto are only friends like a very close brother/sister relationship, I mean NaruTen is okay but I Love SasuTen more! Ahem anyway please expect the next chapter to be uploaded in maybe two-three days. After all this chappie took me a fews days to type. So if you Love action, If you love Romance then Continue reading the story! And check my other SasuTen stories if you wish, Well my pretties Until the next chapter Dudes and Dudettes Muwhahahaaaa ;)****