Nine Heavenly Dragons

In another time and place, Tenten had always watched her team. She watched them with pride and honor, admiring them. When she was tired, she would sit for awhile, gazing upon the other two going about with their solo practice. She smiled and enjoyed the secret pleasure that filled her heart every time she saw them. The pleasure created from being a team; being one.

It was now that Lee and herself were Chunin, and Neji was a Jounin. Skilled in all arts of hand to hand combat, Lee is known as the Taijutsu master of Konoha. Neji, having been said to be the most talented out of the Hyuuga clan, was of course an elite genius shinobi that was always going on the most dangerous S-class missions.

And yet, all of it seemed so...lacking. Tenten knew exactly why though. Back in her genin days, Team Gai was known for three members: Lee, the genius of hard work, Neji, the Hyuuga prodigy, and Gai-sensei, the hard working, disciplined teacher that led them all. Tenten, on the other hand, had just been known as the "girl on Team Gai", never to be regarded as what she really was: a genius weapon master in her own right. She used to hate it so much, and even now when she thinks about it, a childhood nostalgia of regrets always creeps into her mind.

Now that Team Gai wasn't really a team anymore, Tenten watches Lee and Neji, succeeding in everything they do. She is not jealous, but she just wishes she could be like them.

And now she's decided that she will.