NEJI & LEE

The two shinobi where in the cave by their self struggling to get lose they knew they had to get free and help Tenten but it was imposable no matter how hard they tried. they looked at each other hoping one of them would come up with an idea.

They hared a laugh that echo through the cave, looking in the direction that it came from they saw a man standing at the entrance a key hanging by a small pace of string around his neck Neji knew straight away that was the key to his chain. it was the man from before the one who had the tattoo. Lee was having trouble seeing him as he step in to the dark disappearing into the shadows "I cant see him, Neji where is he?"

Lighten a couple of torch that was attached to the wall "you know I might look like the bad guy here but I'm just doing this to help me and my companions get money for food you know it is", it was obvious to Neji that this guy was just acting his innocence even lee caught on. Sitting down across from the boys leaning against the wall to relax himself more "so I guess you want to know my name"

"it would be quite helpful then we can tell our Hokaye who we had to kill for getting in the way and making us late", Neji said his eyes focused on the man across from him.

" Oh look at you getting so cocky do really think its a good idea to get so smart while your in no position to kill anyone, well I'll let it go for now because that the kind of person I am anyway my name is Yowayowashi I'm a Rogue Ninja they kick me out of my village because a apparently I'm too feeble to even fight well that's what my name means anyway."

The boys looked at each other "so who is the rest of them that was with you let me guess they're village didn't want them ether", the guy stood up walking to the entrance turning to look at Neji.

"The girl is called Reza and the guy that punched you his name Iwa and now you'll have to excuse me I need to wait for your friend to get here", and with that he left leaving the boys by their selves again.

TENTEN

Reza waited for her moment to strike she knew the plan and she knew she only had one shot at it.

Tenten looked around seeing that she had taking most of the ninjas out but it just seemed like more where joining in, her eyes came to a women who was just staring at Tenten smirking at her, she couldn't help feel a bit uneasy with the situation.

"AHH" Tenten looked up above to see a man coming crash down on her.

She pulled a kunai out tossing it up at the large target hitting him causing him to fall like a stone to the ground. As Tenten stretched her hand out while realising the kunai Reza saw her opportunity "that's it", Reza through the kunai at Tenten's hand. Tenten saw the kunai but never had a chance to pull her hand away, her eyes widened as the kunai came closer to it's target. A Sharp stabbing pain finally struck her hand causing her to scream out in pain. "got you", the purple haired women said sounding amazed with herself "you know I didn't think I would make it but I think that was quit good don't you?", taunting her victim who was on her knees holding her left hand in agony, looking at the kunai that had logged it self in her hand, she finally noticed the purple liquid that was dripping of the end of it.

"This cant be this is… poison" gritting her teeth through the pain knowing she'll have to fight through it. As she quickly pulled the kunai out of the hole in her hand throwing it away. Ready to pick up her chain again with her good hand, taking a tight grip of the chain, not seeing Reza foot raised in the air crashing down on her hand crushing it to the chain, as she realised Tenten hand she gave a strong hard kick to her chest making her go flying skidding across the dusty path as she landed.

"you know if I where you i wouldn't waist my strength especially with that poison going through your body you'll be feeling a lot of pain in no time, the thing is that poison is one I made myself I've never seen anybody live through it", she said attempting to scare the brown eyed ninja "well I could be kind and let you go back to your village and let them attempt to cure it but I doubt it", the purple haired women said while walking towards the young kunoichi "but first you give me the art if you even want the smallest chance of living through it."

Holding her hand close to her, starting to feel the effects of the poison "I told you before I don't have them anymore", Reza looked at two of her men and then pointed at Tenten. As if the men knew what she was meaning they picked up the dark haired girl and walk in direction of the cave. As Reza was about to walk away she heard a moan coming from a few feet away she show Iwa lying on the ground clutching his stomach she looked at the man who was lying on the ground in pain then looked down as if it hurt to even say what she had too say "you have done your job but you are useless now and will just bring the team down", and with that she left the dieing man feeling betrayed.

BACK AT THE CAVE

Lee look at Neji dropping his head in shame when he see his friend struggle to get out "I'm sorry this is my fault if I hadn't just rushed in we would of been heading home by now" Neji stop struggling as soon as he heard his team-mate apologise.

"Lee" Neji said his voice full of anger but then he remembered what Tenten had said to him last time he went off at Lee for doing something stupid on a mission `there is never any point in fighting him in a mission that will only get us in trouble remembering smiling face after it ` "forget it this is my fault I should of checked it out before even coming to the entrance", footstep coming from the entrance.

"You know it getting really annoying waiting for them to get here well I guess good thing come to those who wait, isn't that right?" the two boys didn't answer his question.

"Well I hope you can wait a little bit longer", a female voice answered while throwing her victim to the ground.

"Tenten" the boys said simultaneously, watching their team-mate taking deeper breaths as she tried to sit up.

"So I see you had a bit of trouble", talking to Reza while looking at the girl who was trying to hide her pain but failing.

"yeah you could say that but there always a way to win" the man looked intrigued by this "well how do you kill an immortal? You cut of their head and the rest of the body will die with it, so then how do you stop a weapon mistress from fighting", the women waited for an answer.

"what do you mean I do not get it", Lee screamed but Neji eyes widened.

"Lee look at Tenten hand", staring at the girl on the flour", Reza smirked

"exactly you take her hands, well I knew I wouldn't get both of her hands so I added something extra in which means you'll need to hurry up she wont be talking for long", she grabbed Tenten left hand bent it back while tighten her grip applying pressure to the wound, causing Tenten cry out in pain. The boys couldn't stand to watch their friend in pain they both started tp struggling to get free again but it was no use.

"So when will the poison take it's effect" he knew exactly what she added extra in after all he was working with a poison expert.

"right know actually it seem like it hasn't taking much effect but in no time she wont be able to put that brave face on, you see I picked this one especially for her once the poison works its way up to the brain she'll be feeling pain through out her body before the poison even gets there", she laughed, but the boys only looked at the brown haired ninja who looked ashamed of herself for being beaten so easily.

"oh that's what I was going to ask where's Iwa", she said nothing and that told him everything "ha ha, well you lose some you win some", the team couldn't believe how cold he was towards someone who was so loyal to him.

Taking Tenten's bag and even her scroll holder, just leaving her with her kunai holder. Emptying her bag out on to the flour scattering the scrolls every where. "Hey! What do you think your doing?", reaching her hand out trying to at least grab one but as she did she felt more presser on her wound causing her to pull back.

Yowayowashi Picked one out at random tossing it to one of his men "right then you open it", the man looked at him "and you girly give him the hand sign to open it"

"what no way" Neji and Lee knew Tenten couldn't stand people touching her weapons even Guy senses team only had permission if it was an emergency and even at that they didn't know what weapons they where picking up only Tenten knew the difference between her scrolls and each one had different hand since.

"You know that's not really helping us, now is it?", Yowayowashi walked up and stood right in Tenten face, a grin covered his face making the girl try to move away as far as she could. "have you not seen your friend when he didn't want to help us", Tenten just noticed Lee with a black eye and a couple of bruise on his face, Tenten couldn't help but attempt to dive at him but failing because Reza was still holding Tenten wounded hand "that was a stupid idea wasn't it", punching Tenten in the gut causing her to fall to her knees while Reza still held her hand making it really uncomfortable on Tenten.

The brown eyed ninja was breathing heavier struggling to catch her breath " you know not only dose the poison have effect on the body but any physical pain you may have that you normally could just ignore while this poison is in your body it will feel ten times worse just getting punched" Reza laughed uncontrollably.

"Tenten" Lee yelled "just give them the hands sigh to open the scrolls", seeing that the poison was really starting to make her struggle.

Seeing she had no other choice she told them the hand sign to open the scroll the man was holing but the only thing that came out was her sword without thinking to ask if they had the same hand signs as he picked up another scroll, Tenten couldn't help break a smile through the pain. As he started doing the hand sign a puff of smoke quite different than it normally is filled the cave. "AHHH!", horrible male scream filled the cave making it echo even louder, everybody but Tenten looked at each other waiting in suspense for the smoke to clear to see how bad it was . As the smoke cleared they saw the man's arm cover in barbed wire ripping his skin as he tried to pull it away from his arm.

"you stupid bitch", Reza screeched knocking Tenten on the ground kicking her in the stomach as hard as she could forcing the young girl to grab Reza foot as she went in for another kick Tenten tighten her grip on the older women, trying to suppress the pain she was feeling, slowly getting up and as fast as she could she pulled her hand back turning it in to a fist punch Reza who just stumbled back holding her cheek.

Tenten took a sloppy looking fighting stance not realizing she had turned her back on the one person who had ordered this to happen. A smirk crossed Reza face "are you sure you're a proper ninja?", Tenten stiffened up feeling pain in her legs making her want to collapse under the presser "well I ask this because I never knew it was a wise to turn your back on an enemy" Tenten looked behind her to see Yowayowashi close to her, grabbing her by the neck lifting her a couple of inches off the ground Tenten grabbed his arm weakly attempting to twisting it.

"That enough", Neji roared at them only causing him to turn around and look at the leaf ninja chained to the wall. Tighten his grip on Tenten throat making her gasp for breath.

"what was that?" tossing Tenten against the cave wall making a few loss stones fall with her, and walk over to Neji "have you got a problem with how I deal with stuff", punching Neji a few time in the face "oh well I don't really care about what you think"

Spitting out a bit of blood "you know this is weak, hurting people when their down or when their hands are tied behind their back", Neji had a plan to try to enrage him so he might demean a fight from him or even Lee.

"your right I might be weak but I can order people to do this", clicking his finger to Reza she nodded and walked over to the girl laying on the flower holding her head, now she knew the poison was taking it effect.

"Ha ha this is going to be fun", picking Tenten up holding her hands behind her back.

"well since I'm weak and we're not going to get anymore information out of this one I'm kind of wondering how long it would take for your's to loss hope in each other", the boys looked at Tenten knowing that she would have to be back in the village soon if she was to survive.

"Lets get this over with", Reza bored of talking "and I will show you how good this poison actually work", and with that Tenten became a human punching bag.

AN HOUR LATER

The two boys looked away a shamed for not being able to protecting their friend when she needs them the most. They have been at it for a full hour with accessional break. Tenten shirt once white stained with blood that ran down her face.

Tenten legs finally gave in causing her to collapse to her knees Reza letting go of one of her arms, she knew this could be her one and only chance to help her team-mates she couldn't care about the pain, it was worse seeing her team look ashamed of their selves

Tenten took out one of the kunai she had in her kunai holder and when Reza went to pick her arm back up with remain strength Tenten had she swung at Reza but she saw it coming and blocked it.

"Hmm it doesn't seem like you've learned your lesson now dose it?", Tenten couldn't even speak at this point it even hurt to breath "well I'll give you this you'll fight in till the end well at least your attempting to die with the smallest bit of honour un like your friends over there who have already gave up, the boys couldn't help but hate their selves at the moment.

Making a long chokra string and grabbing Tenten hand the one with the kunai in it wrapping it around her hand so she wouldn't let the kunai go, taking a torch that he lit a while ago from the wall "you know this is what my village used to do to see who would stay or who would go if the fire didn't burn you, you where staying, I guess you know what I got by the tattoo on arm it's actual a branding jutsu and also by this", opening his palm "this was their stupid slogan, if the fire doesn't chose you your trash, well lets see what you are", Reza took Tenten hand as she attempt to pull it away but it was no use her hand would only move a little before going limp. The boys eyes widened to see the free in their friend's eyes.

Right that this chapter up I promise next chapter will be the end of the flashback so please R&R