Lil' Miss Tenten

by 7th Hokage Naruto Uzumaki

How did I get to be so awesome in the Chunnin Exam? What really happened and how Tenten really fits into the actual Narutoverse. It is first day of the Chunnin Exams and I get all hyper, but is it really over just how great my technique is? Or did my life forever change that day? What does Tenten have to do with anything? Read about how I blossomed into that that day.

1. Chapter 1

I knew it from the moment we met. The moment I laid eyes on her.

I knew that we'd be together, against all odds. Call it what you want…foolish thinking, idle musings of an idiot (Stupid Sasuke) or as I like to remember it, a prophecy from the son of the 4th Homage (a toad sage)-take your pick, but I knew it alright.

Even before, I had felt great anticipation at being chosen for the Chunnin Exams that year. I knew there were going to be people there from all over, but I didn't know who or how right I was, so I tried to bum money off of my best bud Sasuke, the cheap rat bastard, even I tried my one failsafe…my mentor and "older brother"….uh, uh…Iruka…that's right. It's been awhile since I've seen him…he's out with his kid and teaching and even taking a few missions I rarely see him as missions are given by email these days. Anyway...

Sasuke said, "Get your own new outfit, dead last. If you need money, ask the HoKage or that dimwit of a sensei we got…loser. Besides, I'm busy."

"Whatcha busy for? You only doing katas, something we do in school like, only everyday, half of the day!"

Sasuke got really irked by this…His eyebrow twitched. Under his breath, "Naruto, I SAID I'm busy. Please leave me alone."

"OK, OK, no need to be dramatic about it. I'm busy too, ya know…Busy showing off my new moves at the Exam on Tuesday. Yeah, believe it!"

With that, he walked away, not looking at me, shoulders slumped, then he sighed deeply.

"Whatever, dumbass. I'll win. I know it. You know it. Everybody knows it."

"Yeah, yeah, fine. See ya at practice tomorrow morning. Bye" Under my breath, I mumbled, "Cheap rat bastard who can't loan me shit. I'll show him."

Even Iruka couldn't help-he was saving up for a ring for my adopted sister Ayame. I didn't see why…she was nice and all, but whatever. He just told me I could go in whatever I have. I know he was just being selfless and all, but still…I almost thought of going to Grampa HoKage but, then again, I thought, wisely, that the HoKage should be reached only in an emergency and I wasn't dying, so I huffed and got ready. I cleaned and even bummed a ironing set from my neighbor when he wasn't looking. Thinking of the day, I felt something extra…something extraordinary was going to happen….And I was right.