The Truth Shall Be Told

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I own the ideas for my story.

Summary: It all began with a false rumour, one which was 'obviously' too convincing for Neji to have just ignored. Tenten is dating Uchiha, his rival? It just didn't sit well with this Hyuga. AU-ish because the Uchiha massacre never happened! SasTen/Tenten X Sasuke.

Chapter One

Written by 10ShizukaYuukiMistress10

Ino Yamanaka let out her eleventh yawn that day, as she positioned herself in a more comfortable position at the wooden counter of the Yamanaka flower shop.

"Sooo bored!" Came a muffled groan from the blonde kunoichi. She just wasn't the working type if it didn't include a bit of mischief on her behalf. She would much rather be out shopping with someone, but noooo.

Shikamaru would never agree, because it would be just too 'troublesome', as he puts it. And no way would Ino be seen in public with her second teammate, the eating machine, Chouji.

Besides, before she could even think about shopping, she'd need to somehow convince her stubborn mother for the day off!

Ino was about to think up some very creative excuses for her next plan of action, when suddenly, there was an urgent knock on the door.

And with some bell jingles, Haruno Sakura made herself known.

"Ino…YOU PIG!" Scolded the pinkette as she stormed over to her rival and slammed her fist down on the wooden counter where Ino's head had been resting.

"Hello BILLBOARD –BROW!" Ino greeted casually, flashing her friend a knowing smirk. "Finally decided to pay your best friend a visit?"

Sakura still hadn't calmed down and had to clench her fists tightly to supress the urge to pound Ino into smithereens.

"Let me rephrase that for you, Ino. YOU'VE got some explaining to do! NOW!"

Ino stepped out from behind the counter to face Sakura fully. Her oceanic blue eyes were gleaming deviously.

"Try me!"

Sakura didn't bother wasting time but instead launched into the topic that currently had many villagers and shinobi at loss for words.

"Then explain this. WHO started the rumour!" Ino looked puzzled for a second before she remembered just what Sakura was talking about.

"Oh…You mean the one about Tenten dating Sasuke?"

"Hell yeah!"


It was a quiet and peaceful day in the village hidden in the leaves. Birds chirped cheerfully and Genin ninja played happily in the forests. There was nothing particularly special happening, but of course, this all changed very quickly.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Trees of all shapes and sizes, plummeted to the ground. It was like the end of the Shinobi world. Or even like the catastrophic attack of the nine-tailed demon fox, replayed in the form of a certain Hyuga.

TWANG! BOOM! BANG!

You could see his muscles almost come out of his skin as he delivered a fated blow to anything that got in his way.

This Hyuga was in a bad mood. (A/N: When I say bad, I mean baaaaaaaaaaad!)

As you guessed, it was Neji causing this much relentless destruction and for one simple cause. A rumour.

"There she is!" Spat the angered Hyuga just as he sent yet another tree down. He jumped through the forest speedily, hopefully fast enough to reach his target in time.

A few minutes later, Neji stopped outside a deserted clearing to search the area vigorously with his byakugan.

"Where'd she go?" He thought aloud, resounded bitterness in his tone. His patience never lasted in times like this.

Neji was about to send another tree down, just for the sake of it, when something stopped him.

A kunai sailed right past his ear and hit the tree directly behind, the same one he was about to assault.

"Where'd who go? And when did you start holding grudges against friendly trees, huh?" Came a familiar female's voice.

Turning around stiffly, Neji immediately locked eyes with the person he had so many questions for.

She was perched on the ground with her back defensively against the tree with the kunai in it. Her hair in its usual signature buns and a questioning brow raised.

'As elegant as usual.' Neji noted, as he scanned her form for any signs of difference, not that there should be any even if she was dating Uchiha. But of course, that needed to be clarified first.

Tenten raised an eyebrow as she stepped forward. "Neji?"

The slightly calmer Hyuga straightened and deactivated byakugan, satisfied that Tenten was…unchanged.

"Do you mind explaining?" Tenten asked impatiently, emphasizing the last word.

"It is you who should be doing the explaining,Tenten." Neji muttered under his breath, getting angrier.

With this, Tenten frowned. "Look Neji, I have places to go, people to see, so if you're going to be uncooperative – "

Neji snapped. He'd heard enough.

Without thinking through what he was about to do, Neji pinned Tenten against the tree. With matching speed, she swiftly brought out a kunai and held it against his throat.

"….."

Neji spent a few seconds gathering up his thoughts and then moved his mouth to her ear. He could feel her warm breath softly fanning around his neck, but the kunai remained rigidly in place against his neck even so.

"W-what do you think you are doi – " She began quietly, but he cut her off.

"Don't make this harder than it has to be. Just tell me…"

"Tell you what." Tenten bit out icily.

"You're going to tell me if this is true. Are you seeing the Uchiha?"

"Seeing Uchi….?"

Tenten stopped abruptly, a certain memory entering her mind. "oh yes…" She muttered sarcastically.

Neji stiffened slightly at the sudden change of her tone. "Hn."

Tenten glared into Neji's pearly eyes. "The rumours."

An idea struck her then and she smirked.

"Release me and I'll tell you… unless you wish to spend the night in the medical unit with a kunai through your brain!" The bun-haired kunoichi warned.

Before Neji could respond, there was the faint sound of rustling and a few harsh shouts.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, INO PIG?"

"OH JUST BE QUIET, BILLBOARD-BROW!"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN, BE QUIET? – "

When the two noisy kunoichi finally reached the occupied clearing and set their eyes on Neji, then Tenten…let's just say they belched.

"Whaa…"

Tenten sweat dropped and Neji immediately released her. "We shall talk about this another time." He hissed, only loud enough for Tenten to hear, then disappeared from the scene in a flash with his amazing stealth.

Tenten focused her attention back to her two friends, only to see that they had disappeared too.

"I bet they're starting a new rumour." Tenten murmured darkly, her grip around the kunai tightening. Should she go after them? Or should she go after Neji?

No. Tenten wasn't going to find either. She was going to see someone else, and personally.

She was going to see Sasuke Uchiha so that she could sort things out from the core of the problem!


A few minutes later, Tenten arrived at the entrance of the Uchiha Compound and felt a bit giddy about what she was about to do.

She couldn't just burst into a clan's compound, much less the Uchiha's, and then appear at Sasuke's doorstep without being invited?

The bun-haired kunoichi straightened herself and raised her head high, wanting to look confident to give the impression that she actually knew what she was doing.

There weren't many Uchiha's out and about the compound, Tenten noticed. It even felt slightly isolated from the rest of the village, being so far apart. She couldn't help but flinch at how many glares she received and unconsciously, her hand rested on her weapons pouch.

Soon Tenten approached what looked to be a bridge which arced over a peaceful and steady stream. No one else was there and she was quite surprised. After all, it was so nice and relaxing.

Without giving it a second thought, she spent a few moments standing there and enjoying the welcoming feeling this compound brought, minus the isolation and death glares.

Tenten continued to stare at the enchanting stream when suddenly, she sensed a presence drawing closer.

She turned around to come face to face with someone she hadn't expected to see right there.

"Tenten." Came a stoic yet familiar voice.

The bun-haired kunoichi stiffened. "Yes." She replied, equally as formal. When she turned around, she had to supress the urge to gasp.

There standing behind her was none other than Uchiha Itachi. And there she thought it had been his younger brother!

With a polite bow, Tenten faced the older Uchiha and ANBU captain. "Itachi-san."

He watched her closely through his dark eyes and didn't miss her hesitation.

"May I assume you are here to see Sasuke?" The older Uchiha asked, raising an eyebrow slightly but not betraying any emotions.

Tenten nodded slowly.

"You will find him at Team Seven's training grounds." Itachi responded quietly, before walking past her. "A-arigato…" She stuttered out, a bit late.

With a new route readily planned out, Tenten turned away from the Uchiha compound, a new determination burning inside of her. She was going to find Sasuke and with his help, try to put an end to these crazy rumours. Oh, and they'd also have to get around convincing Neji – but that was a completely different matter, Tenten decided.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! How did you guys find it? Well how else will I know unless we review my friends? :D