This is a fic were its title came before the actual plot. Hey, UknownHero here and welcome the first chapter of (the dumbest title I've ever made up) TentenTen. Yes, you have clicked onto a story where I proceed to somehow justify why this story is called that. It does have elements of Ben 10, but don't get me wrong, it is not an actual crossover. All you get is someone turning into different forms. I don't know if this stupid thing has a life, I don't know if I can do this right considering that this is my first Naruto fic, and there is probably someone else who has done this before. Now, I am aware a majority of people don't exactly read this thing but please, for the love of God, someone suggest an actual plot because past Chapter 1 it's either gonna be filler or I just follow the plot of canon with Tenten in it.

And who wants to read about the Wave Arc for the millionth time!? I have another story idea in my head that finishes that in three to four punches.

Hoo… boy, this is gonna be freaking stupid.

New Game… Start!

Chapter 1: Tenten

My name is Tenten. No last name, don't ask. 13 years old. Skilled in bukijutsu, fuinjutsu and an official genin of the Hidden Leaf Village, otherwise known as Konohagakure. I am a part of a team with Neji Hyuuga and Rock Lee, both very skilled in taijutsu thanks to how they were born, with my sensei being Might Guy, who is the best taijutsu specialist in the village.

As you can see, my team is seems to be… normal. A standard three man team, with a focus on close quarters combat, with a good jonin sensei to teach us all about the world of ninjas.

Kami, I wish I could say that.

Neji has… issues. A lot of issues. So many issues that it overshadows the number of issues of a magazine. Yes, I might be exaggerating, but that what it feels like. Then you have Lee. Okay, I understand. He wants to compensate for his lack of usage in chakra but there is such a thing as overcompensation. And he directly takes after sensei, who I swear are related in some way and every time they do that "hugging during sunset" jutsu one more time I will stab them and bomb their spandex. And no, I am not usually like this! I got used to that six months ago after some soul searching and realizing I kinda like it (Except the whole 'Neji' thing. If I had any idea how to solve it, I will)!

I was the one to keep them grounded and yet I feel like I'm floating away into the sky much faster than them.

I'm just… stressed. I need to get this off my chest after what happened earlier.

Maybe I should just start from where everything began. It was a couple of days ago, where I was on a C-Rank…

-101010-

The wind rushing through her tied-up hair. The sounds of nature around her. The satisfying thuds and whistles as she flew through the air. Tenten had to admit, no matter how dangerous being a ninja was, there was always a feeling of freedom she felt every time she left the village. No longer confined to intimidating walls and holding hands with figures of authorities, guiding her down a path she didn't choose. No longer just a little girl learning how to fight with just sticks and stones.

She was a ninja. A protector and-

"YYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"THAT'S RIGHT LEE! KEEP IT UP! LET YOUR YOUTH AND DETERMINATION SHINE!"

"I really wish they would just keep quiet. I can feel my brain cells kill themselves by just being around them."

"I really wish I was on another team…" Tenten deadpanned quietly as she and her team jumped on tree branch after tree branch, every leap getting them a little closer to home. They had just finished wiping out a small bandit camp yesterday that was near Konoha, who robbed those seeking sanctuary into the village. ANBU were dispatched after they were finished, arresting any living bandits and making sure any possessions they stole went back to their owners. Tenten had to admit it wasn't the most difficult mission. Turns out those bandits were able to rob people because they had some very menacing-looking weapons, but in reality a toddler could wield a knife better than them.

Tenten had an enjoyable time showing them what a real weapons expert could really do.

"Team! It's getting late! We should find a clear area and set up camp soon! We'll make it to the village tomorrow!" Guy announced. While Lee whined, expressing that he wanted to keep going, Tenten and Neji breathed a sigh of relief. Unlike their bushy-eyed teammate (and one other person), they didn't have his endless enthusiasm and stamina. After a few more minutes, they found a perfect area to set up camp and rest for the night. Everyone was then set tasks. Neji and Lee would go and catch and/or forage for their dinner while Tenten and her sensei were setting up the tents and gathering firewood. "Tenten, I'll set up the tents. You go and search for firewood." Guy said just as Tenten unsealed her tent from her scroll.

"Hai, Guy-sensei." Tenten replied before leaping away into the trees. "Alone at last…" Tenten breathed out as she took in the cold night air. She was tired after spending hours travelling, so she decided to use this opportunity to rest her feet before she went out and did her task. She landed on a large enough tree branch, took off her sandals and laid down on it, looking up at the night sky. "It's such a beautiful night out…" Tenten muttered to herself, looking up at the infinite amount of stars she could see.

'Every star represents someone.' She once heard. She couldn't remember where but it kind of stuck with her ever since. 'Some glow brighter than others, some flicker and die. But don't think every star isn't useless. Stars can be used to guide us when lost, provide light in our darkest days or simply show us we're not alone.'

"No star is useless…" Tenten said to herself. She decided that was enough rest and it was time to get some firewood. She didn't want to freeze or eat raw meat.

That's when she realized she needed to pee.

"Oh crap…" Tenten swore to herself as she put on her sandals. She had actually been holding it in since stopping by a freshwater river earlier and Guy commanding them to pick up the pace. Since she was really thirsty and she knew she was probably going to die of dehydration, she drank as much as she could before setting off.

Tenten was now regretting that decision.

Having no other choice, she jumped down from the tree branch, pulled down her pants and underwear and expelled the liquid in her bladder. She made sure to be aware of her surroundings as she peed. Even when she was relaxing earlier, she was on high alert. There could be an enemy waiting to ambush her at any moment. A bandit who managed to escape or someone from one of other Hidden Villages who really hated Konoha. She was a woman after all, targeted a bit more often due to a number of factors she couldn't control.

She, however, wouldn't go down without a fight after-

Tenten covered her mouth to muffle her scream of horror.

She was peeing next to a corpse.

Very dead, very much covered in maggots and very much eaten by other animals with more than a few chunks of the poor soul missing.

She… regretted everything that lead up to this moment.

After pulling up her pants and cursing herself for not noticing until now, she quickly started to analyse the corpse with the limited medical knowledge she had. All she knew was that the corpse was an adult male, probably around his 60s or 70s, has been dead for at least a couple of years due to the decomposition of the body and that his clothes, while in shreds, couldn't be recognized so the man was probably not from Konoha. From the surrounding area and the state of the tree bark, the man had probably been killed by some sort of jutsu or blast that forced the man to slam into the tree. Not enough to take the tree down but just enough to snap his spine. Possibly paralyzed from the waist down and probably in too much pain to move.

He had died slowly, either from bleeding out, being attacked by wild animals or just plain starved to death.

She would have to inform Guy about her discovery.

Then, she noticed something that the corpse was clutching onto something with his remaining hand.

"Was he… protecting this?" Tenten wondered out loud before searching her pouch for a kunai. She would probably get a disease or something if she touched the corpse. After finding one, she used it to move the arm away from the box and carefully picked it up in case there was something fragile in it. The poor soul had probably given his life to make sure that the box was safe. The box was made of wood, which hadn't rotted at all or suffered any damage, and had an ornate design on it. There were symbols on it she didn't recognize, indicating that it was either ancient or from another land. She didn't know. All she knew was that the box had to be important in some way, at least to the person that gave their life to protect it.

Tenten quickly pulled out two empty storage scroll, sealed away the box in one, gave a quick prayer for the corpse before she sealed it away in the other and went off back to camp.

(The next day…)

"…And that's our report on the mission, Hokage-sama." Guy said. They had just arrived back at the village only an hour ago and had reported on the bandit camp as well as Tenten's discovery. It was actually rather chaotic. Apparently while they were away, someone broke into the Hokage Tower and stole the Forbidden Scroll. They didn't catch the exact details on the way to the Hokage's office but all they knew was that it resulted in a teacher from the academy being arrested for treason after being beaten to about an inch from death, another teacher being severely injured and some idiot becoming a genin despite failing that day.

Tenten wondered how the Hell someone managed to knock out the Third Hokage, of all people, in one strike. And she wondered who this "idiot" was if he/she managed to stop a chunin despite failing the genin exam.

"Tenten, may I see the scroll where the body is in?" The Hokage asked. Tenten nodded and handed over the scroll. With a twitch of his finger, an ANBU appeared next to the Hokage, wearing a duck mask. "Take this to Forensics. See if we can identify who this was." The ANBU ninja in the Duck mask nodded before taking the scroll and disappeared without a trace. "We'll see if we can identify this man's identity soon enough. If it is among our missing people, you will be awarded accordingly, Tenten. Is there anything else?" Tenten reached for the scroll that contained the box she found on the body but stopped herself.

She hadn't checked the contents of the box yet.

'It… m-might have a trap set so I may as well make sure it's safe.' Tenten thought to herself. 'Yeah. After I check I'll give it to the Hokage.'

"Nothing else, Hokage-sama." Tenten said. The Third just nodded.

"Well, if that is it, you are dismissed. The bounties for those bandits will be transferred to your accounts." The Hokage said. They all nodded before leaving.

"Good job, team!" Guy congratulated his students. "You all handled that mission extremely well. I think you all deserve the rest of the day off!"

"Yosh!" Lee said. "Neji, would you like to join me in training?"

"I cannot." Neji replied bluntly. "I have some sparring sessions scheduled today at the Hyuuga compound and I cannot be late."

"Oh…" Lee said, somewhat disappointed but quickly perked up. "That's okay. Tomorrow then?" Neji just sighed and nodded before walking away. "Well, then Tenten, do you wish to join me?"

"Um… I can't." Tenten lied. The last time she agreed to train with Lee, it ended up with her unable to feel her limbs for several days. "There's a sale on today for er… nunchucks and I really don't wanna miss it. Plus, I have some stuff to take care of at home so…"

"Oh! That reminds me, if you are busy now, would you mind teaching me how to wield nunchucks?" Lee asked. "It is something I'm very interested in learning."

"Sure Lee." Tenten replied, just wanting to end the conversation now. She really wanted to see what was in the box. "So, tomorrow afternoon, then?" Lee nodded before leaping away, planning to do his own training and leaving Tenten in the middle of the street. With a sigh, she then started heading home. She was being honest when she said she needed to do some chores at home after all.

(Later that night…)

Tenten quickly closed the door to her room and flopped down onto her bed. She had to clean the entire apartment and she was really tired. As she stared up at the ceiling, she started to reminisce about the mission she was on. She couldn't help but grimace at the memory of the corpse she found. "Can't wait for that nightmare…" She grumbled to herself sarcastically before she remembered what she had. She quickly took out the storage scroll and unsealed the box it contained.

'Never seen anything like it.' Tenten noted mentally. 'I don't see a lock anywhere. If it's one of those stupid puzzle boxes I've been hearing about, I swear…' Tenten looked at the design of the box some more before she finally decided to try and open it. Guessing she might trigger a trap if she did, she used one of her katanas and sat as far away from the box as she could before using her weapon to open the box slowly. After a bit of effort, she managed to get the blade under the lid before slowly opening it, keeping one of her eyes closed and turning her head away from it if something was to happen.

Thankfully, nothing did. The box opened without anything setting off.

Tenten quickly breathed a sigh of relief before checking the contents of the box. Whatever was in there was important enough for someone to sacrifice their life, and her curiousity was killing her. Was it gold? Was it an ancient artifact? Was it a scroll that contained a powerful jutsu? Maybe even a knife? Or, could it be an heirloom that needed to be returned?

Well, it was none of that.

"It's… training weights?" Tenten said as she took out the items in the box. The items she took out were just a pair of arm training weights that Lee would use, except she didn't understand the symbols that were written on each weight and the weights themselves, flat white stones with red symbols on it, weren't that heavily. Actually, they were weightless in her hands. There were five stones on each bracelet, tied together by thick black rope. She stretched it a little a saw that the rope was elastic. "This person died… for training weights?" Tenten deadpanned. "Maybe it's one of those chakra activated ones." Tenten figured as she put them on. She then channeled some of her chakra into these training weights, causing it to tighten around her arms. Not tight enough to cut off blood flow but enough to be secure on her arms. Suddenly, the red symbols started to glow before dimming. Tenten frowned as she realized they weren't heavier. "Something must be wrong with the seals." She figured. She decided to see if she could fix it.

There was one small problem though.

"It's not coming off. It's not coming off!" Tenten exclaimed as she tried to pull the bracelet off her right arm but had no success. The once elastic ropes were as stiff as stone. Tenten was starting to panic but quickly took some breaths to calm down. "Okay, Tenten. It's stuck on your arms. Don't resort to ruining your ninja career and cutting off your own arms." Tenten told herself before she tried pulling on one of the stone tablets. She then decided to use some chakra on her hand to get a firm grip onto the stone; something she did with her weapons to prevent her from getting disarmed easily.

Unfortunately, the stone she was pulling on was starting to react to her chakra.

Suddenly, the stone started to glow, the symbols on it going from red to orange.

"That's not good!" Tenten called out as she let go of the stone. It was too late, however, as she felt something invade her body. She could feel her own chakra being taken out and replaced by something she couldn't describe properly. It didn't hurt but it made her feel weird. Suddenly, she started to glow as well. Tenten was now hyperventilating as she saw her hands turn into… energy, she could only describe. She fell to her hands and knees as the world started to spin around her, feeling her bones and muscles shifting around her body and changing shape. Her very body was blinding her, making her unable to see what was happening.

All of this happened in just a few milliseconds.

"AAAAAHHHHH!" Tenten yelled out before her body stopped glowing, allowing her to see again. She was glad she wasn't blind after that. "Wh-What was that!?" She exclaimed as she tried to stand onto her own two feet, only to fall backwards. "Ow…" Tenten whined. "I must be…" Tenten trailed off as she saw something she didn't expect.

A pair of orange fur paws in front of her face.

And now that she noticed, her room seemed a lot bigger than she remembered. And that everything seemed… clearer to her.

That set off warning alarms in her head.

She quickly rolled onto her back and made a beeline to the bathroom. She could hear claws scratching on her way there and winced. If what she thought was true…

She made it to the bathroom and quickly jumped onto her sink to make use of her mirror. Instead of her brown hair tied into buns and her slightly tanned skin, all she saw as a small fox with orange fur staring right back at her.

She also noticed the abnormal amount of tails she had.

"One, two, three, four…" She quickly counted out loud before she came to a horrible conclusion.

She… was the Kyuubi. The Nine-Tailed Fox.

You know, the thing that made the Third come out of retirement and slaughtered a good chunk of the population of Konoha.

And she was now a miniaturized version of that demon with a necklace around her neck with a tablet as the token.

"Oh sweet Kami…" Tenten muttered to herself before falling off the sink. The pain in her head reminded her that this was reality. This was happening to her right now.

She needed to go to the Hokage.

Using the ninja way of exiting a building, she jumped out her window and into the street. After a few minutes, she realized that may have been a bad idea.

She did look like the fox in the middle of a village that didn't particularly like them.

Oh, and it was at a time where a lot of people get drunk. Especially survivors of the Kyuubi attack.

It was a wonder she lasted a few minutes before she was chased by a mob.

"OHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHITOHSHIT OH SHIT!" Tenten screamed out as she ran around the village, dodging kunai and various other weapons while she did. 'This is karma, isn't it!?' She frantically thought. 'Keep something secret from the Hokage and now you're gonna die! Thank you whatever power there is that turned me into the most hated thing in the village!'

Meanwhile, a certain blonde sneezed. "I'm not hated! It's just that no one pays attention to my awesome!" He proudly declared. "Where the Hell did that come from?" Naruto muttered to himself before casually eating more ramen.

Anyway, back to Tenten for her life.

She was more than likely dead. She had no idea if she could transform back into her human form and it was either the villagers were going to skin her alive or make her a trophy to put up on their wall.

She really didn't want to find out, so she kept running.

Somehow, she managed to lose the crowd by going through a few alleyways but that didn't mean they weren't searching for her. She looked around for hiding spots as the mob started to get closer and closer to find her. Having no choice, she dashed over to an apartment building and started scratching at one of the doors and whimpering, hoping someone was there to let her in and hopefully not hate her, even if it was a million to one shot.

Well, she got the one shot.

"Huh?" Naruto said as he opened the door, wondering what it was that was trying to ruin his apartment door in the middle of the night. He was about to go to bed. Tenten didn't hesitate and quickly rushed into his apartment and curling up into a corner. "What the-!?" Naruto exclaimed before looking outside. Seeing that there was a mob of people outside and the shivering fox in the corner, he decided to shut the door.

'Thank Kami, I'm safe!' Tenten thought before realizing something. '…I don't who this guy is!' Tenten exclaimed in her mind. She didn't know if the blonde boy hated her yet and now she was trapped inside his apartment. From the looks of his apartment, he was probably an academy student or a fresh-off-test genin. Though, she hadn't seen any pictures of anyone yet…

"Hey." Naruto said as he kneeled down. Tenten whimpered again and curled up even tighter. "Hey, I'm not gonna hurt…" Naruto then noticed the tails on the fox. "Huh? One, two…" Tenten was now panicking. As soon as he got to nine, he was going to kill her.

She only prayed that her death would be swift.

"Nine." Naruto finished off before his eyes widened. "What!? I-I…" Tenten then got confused when the boy who let her in started panicking. "I thought… Wasn't…" Naruto stuttered out, trying to figure out how in the Hell this was possible.

He needed to find out.

He quickly pulled up his shirt and started some chakra, causing his seal to appear.

"It's still there!" Naruto exclaimed. "If it's still there, why are you out here!?"

"What are you-" Tenten started to shout back before pausing.

What the Hell did he mean by her being in that seal on his gut?

Meanwhile, Naruto's brain just shut down as the mini-Kyuubi talked. "Wh-What…" Naruto mumbled. Fearing the worse, Tenten decided to ignore it for now and defend herself.

"I-I'm not the Kyuubi!" Tenten quickly shouted out. "I-I'm… I was human! I'm human! D-Don't hurt me!"

"I… I…" Naruto said before realizing the best way to deal with this situation.

He pulled a Hinata and passed out.

Naruto woke up several minutes later as Tenten pushed a cup of water onto his face. It wasn't easy. She had drag him over to the table, filled up an empty ramen cup using his sink and then somehow get the cup from the sink to the table. Which was difficult considering she no longer had thumbs.

She had tasted things she never wanted to taste again.

Anyway, Naruto groaned and sat up as Tenten landed onto the floor. "You okay?" Tenten asked.

"Y-Yeah…" Naruto muttered. "Um… why is the Kyuubi in my apartment?"

"I'm not the Kyuubi!" Tenten exclaimed before sighing. "It's a long story…" Naruto looked down at his stomach before shrugging.

"I have time." Naruto said. "You mind telling me?"

"You believe me?" Tenten asked incredulously before taking a few steps back. "You're… not gonna hurt me?"

"Let's just say I know a thing or two about the fox." Naruto replied as he rubbed the back of his head. Tenten just sighed in relief before climbing onto his lap.

"My name is Tenten. No last name, don't ask. 13 years old…"

(Some time later…)

"…And that's how I ended up here." Tenten finished off her story before looking down at her new body. "And how I look like this."

"That's… really weird." Naruto admitted, his face a little red. Tenten did not skip out on any details. Especially how she discovered the corpse. "So, you think you can turn back… Tenten?"

"I… I'm not sure." Tenten admitted. "Everything just went so fast and now I might look like the fox until I die…" Naruto couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl… fox… fox girl…

"Hey, it's alright." Naruto reassured her. "In the morning we'll go see the old man."

"Old man?" Tenten asked, looking confused. Well, as confused a fox could be.

"Oh, that's what I call the Hokage." Naruto explained sheepishly. Tenten decided not to question about why this kid would show such disrespect to the Hokage but considering she looked like a mini-Kyuubi and this guy was probably the only one willing to help her she didn't exactly had the right to complain. "Hey, what's this?" Naruto asked, looking at the necklace she had. Naruto also couldn't understand the symbols but he did notice there was only one symbol that was glowing orange.

"Oh, I don't know." Tenten replied. "Ever since I transformed I-"

Suddenly, the last symbol on the tablet dimmed.

Tenten felt that weird feeling from before go through her body before she was blinded. When she opened her eyes, Naruto was staring at her. "What?" Tenten asked. "What happened this time!?"

"W-Well… you're back to normal…" Naruto stuttered out as he tried to look away from the now human girl. Tenten's eyes widened before jumping off the boy.

"Really!?" Tenten exclaimed before cheering. "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Um… er…" Naruto tried to say something really important but was too embarrassed to say anything. He decided actions spoke louder than words so he went into his room, grabbed his jacket and put it on Tenten.

"Huh? What are you doing?" Tenten asked.

"Y-You're gonna get cold." Naruto said. Tenten just frowned at this. Sure, her clothes weren't the warmest but it was appropriate for the Land of Fire's cli-

Wait a minute, why could she feel a breeze down below her waist?

-101010-

I guess… this is where it all started. Where my life changed. For better or for worse, I was no longer just a normal kunoichi of Konoha. Now that I think about it, I don't really regret putting on those bracelets. Sure, it took some getting used to and it wasn't exactly smooth road.

But… it alone lead to so many things happening in my life.

Travelling the world. Having people cheer my name. Meeting my idol. Meeting and making friends with so many people. Doing the impossible daily. Becoming a legendary kunoichi by my own right. Being an inspiration to others. And maybe saving the Elemental Nations more than a few times.

I just wish I didn't have such a stupid title.

But it is… my name. The name they cheer for or fear at the sound. Not many can stand in my way, but don't think it was easy for me. Being a pseudo-jinchuriki didn't come without its pros and cons, but they made me stronger in the end.

I guess you could call this an origin story for a hero. So, I guess that's what this story should be.

This is how I became TentenTen.

Really wish Naruto came up with a better name…

Save Game… Quit!

Whew! Done! Whatever! I literally have no idea what I'm gonna do after Chapter 1, but let's see if this actually takes off.

UknownHero signing off, my friends!