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Just a Little Slice of Heaven

Chapter 1: Hiya! I'm Tenny!

"Tsunade, are you sure this is safe?"

Tsunade smiled. "Of course I'm sure! This will take ten years off my face and body, guaranteed!"

It was a warm, sunny day in the middle of March, (the ninth, to be exact) with the first few flowers beginning to bloom in local gardens. Tsunade was particularly pleased with this day, as she had been going through old books in her grandpa's library, when she had found a book of beauty jutsus. Naturally, she had begun to read it, when she'd stumbled upon a jutsu to reverse ten years of aging. Now in her office, she was preparing to use said jutsu.

Shizune looked doubtfully at Tsunade. "I still don't think this is a good idea…"

Tsunade scoffed. "I am one of the great sannin of Konaha! I'm no more capable of messing up this jutsu than I am at placing a bad bet!" Shizune sweat dropped. That's what I'm afraid of…

Tsunade grinned. "Now I'll be so beautiful that that baka Jiraiya will die of blood loss. Konaha Secret Jutsu: Birthday Wish!"

There was a poof of smoke, and Tsunade emerged from it cackling. "YES! ETERNAL SEXINESS HERE I COME!" She ran to the bathroom to check the results while Shizune walked up to the book Tsunade had been reading from. She skimmed the directions for the jutsu, frowning at them. This is a little too good to be true… hey, there's fine print…?…oops… this is bad. Shizune's thoughts were interrupted by a shrill shriek by Tsunade, who dashed back into the room in tears. "I undid the Henge no Jutsu… but NOTHINGS CHANGED!" Shizune flinched at the sight of a Henge-less Tsunade. "I can see that… but I think I know why…" She thrust the book in Tsunade's face. "See the fine print? This jutsu only works if it's your birthday. If it isn't the user's birthday, it affects the nearest person whose birthday it is." She looked at the clock. It's only 6:30 am, so who ever was affected probably isn't awake yet." Tsunade frowned. "I think I know whose birthday it is, but I can't remember. March 9th…hmmm… I could've sworn it was one of the genin Kunoichi… damn, I can't remember which one it is!" Shizune gasped. "If it is one of the genin, there could be some complications. This jutsu is only meant for use by people age 28 and up! If anyone under that age uses it, the side effects are disastrous! See!" Tsunade read the rest of the fine print. "Holy shit… this is bad… we better find out who's birthday it is!"

2 hours later…

Hyuuga Neji was trudging, through pouring rain (which had started 45 min ago), to Tenten's house, wearing a look that could make small children faint.

I don't get it. She always meets me at the training grounds at 7.

But it's her birthday. She can sleep in if she wants to.

But… well… what about my present!

She wasn't expecting one, now was she?

… Why am I arguing with myself?

… No idea…

Neji looked glumly at Tenten's house, and tried to make himself more presentable before knocking on the door. He took a deep breath and knocked.

… Nothing…

Maybe she's a heavy sleeper?

… No, she's a pretty light sleeper. She has to buy lots of alarm clocks because whoever wakes her up gets a kunai to the gut… or face…

Neji knocked again. Nothing. His brow furrowed, and he opened the gate to the back yard. He looked up at Tenten's window. "Tenten… TENTEN! WAKE UP!" He quickly ducked behind a tree and waited for a reflexive rainstorm of kunai and shuriken.

Nothing.

He sighed. Guess I have no choice… I better see what's up before Gai and Lee drop by to check on her. He scrambled up the tree by her window and quietly dropped to her bedroom floor. He looked at the figure in Tenten's bed, noticing how… small it was? The blankets were pulled up over her head, and he slowly pulled them back to reveal-

What the hell?

Curled beneath the covers, was Tenten. That is to say, a very small Tenten. As in, under 3 ft tall. And while Neji stared in shock at the chibi version of his team mate, she started to stir. Neji continued to stare as she sat up and stretched like a kitten, and blinked blearily at him. "Hiya. I'm Tenny. Who're you?"

She smiled sweetly up at him, while Neji tried to make sense of what was happening. "You're… Tenten?" She smiled again, sweet as a bag of sugar. "Yup. Call me Tenny! Who're you again?" Neji snapped out of his reverie.

"Uh… Hyuuga Neji…" The girl giggled. "I'll call you Neinei-chan! Hi Neinei-chan!" She laughed, and Neji almost groaned at her childishness. Suddenly she gasped. "Quick! What day is it?" "Um…March 9th?" Tenny squealed and danced around the room. "YAY! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! I'm 5! 5! 5! I'm 5, I'm 5, I'm 5…"

Now that Neji (Neinei-chan) had composed himself, he was catching on. "You're 5?" Tenny grinned. "YUP! I'm a big girl now!" She continued to dance. Neji was a little confused, to say the least.

But today's her 15th birthday…It's like she's just… lost ten years of life…

Well… this is… weird…

You're telling me…

Tenny continued to dance for a few more minutes while Neji tried to figure out how Tenten managed to shrink herself to age 5. Then, seemingly randomly, Tenny tripped. "Hey, who said that? Where are you? … You can't be Tenten, I'm Tenten!" Neji raised his eyebrows. "Who are you talking to? Imaginary friend?" The girl made a face at him. "No silly, Miss Kunai and Mr. Shuriken are on their honeymoon. I'm talking to the voice in my head. She says she's Tenten but she''s lying… Yes you are! LIAR LIAR PANT S ON FIRE!" Neji ran up to her. "Wait! Uh… Tenny? Can I talk to the voice? I'll ask a question and you tell me what the voice says, OK?" She nodded.

"Tenten? Is that you?"

"She says yes"

"Holy crap Tenten, what happened? How'd you end up as a five year old?"

"She says she don't know, and that she just woke up and someone else is running her body." Tenny squinted. "She wants you to do something about it. I think she's mad."

Neji sighed. "No kidding. What am I supposed to do though?"

"She says first things first, don't let me do something dumb. Second, she says Tsunade might know a way to fix it. She know everything."

Neji thought about it. "I guess that'll work…"

"She says good, and that you better make sure I have a good birthday."

Neji raised and eyebrow. "A good birthday for you, or the little voice?"

"… both… she's starting to calm down. I think she's glad you came."

Neji smiled, just a little. "Ok then… why don't we go visit Tsunade?"

In case you don't get it, Tenten's body is now 5 years old, and Tenten's stuck watching what's going on from inside her own head while her 5 year old self runs her body.

Next time: A trip to Tsunade's reveals the good news… and the bad news. And how will Neji explain this to Lee and Gai?

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