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Chapter 2: Who am I
Thoughts are in Italic.
Neji just stood there in front of Tsunade, speechless. Then he felt an emotion he was all too familiar with, Anger. He clinched his fist and jutted his jaw out.
"I'm going to train. Send for me when she wakes up!" Neji Turned and began walking down the hall.
"Neji wait!" Tsunade called after him, "You just got back from a mission you need to rest."
"I said I'm going to train!!" Tsunade didn't even bother to argue, she knew it would be pointless.
Neji continued to walk out of the hospital and was passed by a group of running figures, Sakura, Ino and Hinata.
"Neji" Sakura called over her shoulder. " How's Tenten?"
He ignored them and kept walking towards the training grounds. Realizing he wasn't going to answer, the girls turned back around and continued to run down the halls.
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Another tree exploded as Neji took out his frustration. Around him the grounds looked like a war zone. He took in deep breaths as his chakra levels slowly started to deplete. Dropping to the ground, he placed his hands on his knees and continued to breath deeply, panting from exhaustion. He wasn't completely rested from the mission and he had just overdone it.
While he no longer had the energy to express it, he was still angry. Internally his mind raged on.
How could I have let this happen to Tenten? I should have protected her! What would I do if I lost her? How would I go on?He shook his head as his mind unburied suppressed feelings. No, No, No... Tenten is my teammate and nothing more... Right?
He wasn't sure anymore. Before the mission he would have known the answer. But now, he just didn't know. And it bothered him. Before he could give it anymore thought, a messenger appeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Tsunade said I would find you here." He looked around the training field, "hey, what happened here? the place is destroyed!"
"Nothing." Neji's voice was cold and tired, " Why did you come here?"
"Huh.." The messenger stared at him blankly. "Oh yeah, Tenten is awake." With his message delivered he disappeared into another cloud of dust.
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Back at the hospital Tenten was just coming around. She moaned as her eyes opened slowly, carefully taking in the room around her.
"Where am I ?" She tried to sit up but a pink haired nurse gently pushed her back down.
"Shhhh...lay back down, your still to weak to sit up." Noticing the question still in her eyes she added, "Your in the hospital, you were injured on your mission. Do you feel like some visitors?"
Tenten just nodded her head.
The pink haired nurse left the room and returned with two other girls. One was a tall blond, and the other was a short shy dark headed girl. The three of them pulled up chairs and sat around the bed.
"Tenten, how are you feeling?" The blond was the first to speak. Tenten just laid there starring at the three unknown girls.
"Who are you? And who is Tenten?"
The three girls stared in disbelief. This time it was the pink haired nurse who spoke."Lady Tsunade said this might happen. Her head injury was severe."
This time she turned her attention to the girl in the bed. "My name is Sakura. This is Ino and Hinata." She pointed at the other two girls. "Your name is Tenten, you are a kanochi of the Hidden Leaf Village and we are your friends."
Now it was Tenten's turn to stare. " That can't be right, I would remember my friends, and I certinly don't feel like a ninja."
The three girls started to giggle when the door slammed open to reveal Neji Hyuga.
