A/N: I'm sorry! Hinata is very OOC! Just think as if Neji had become best friends with Hinata or something. I know that will never happen, but that's when imagination comes in. Lol! )
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Naruto! I wouldn't be writing this fanfiction if I did. It'd be in an episode already!
"Speaking"
Thinking
Jealousy
Chapter 4 – Two against One
"NOW I WANT A EXPLANATION! A EXPLANATION WHY LEE HAS VERY MESSY HAIR!" Gai shouted.
"GAI-SENSEI, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WE SHOULD BE ANGRY AT BECAUSE YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOLD LEE TO SPREAD A RUMOUR ABOUT US! SO WE SHOULD FINISH YOU WITH WHAT WE STARTED WITH LEE!" Tenten said, not caring that Gai was Jounin and that she was speaking on behalf of Neji, without realising.
Well maybe I should follow her because this would have never happened if he didn't have to stick his stupid head into other people's personal lives. So that settles it – Gai-sensei is having the leftover main course and the dessert.
"I THINK THAT TENTEN IS RIGHT, SO GAI YOU CAN HAVE REST OF THE MEAL WE SERVED UP!" Neji yelled.
"WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE YOUTHFULNESS IN MY STUDENTS? ARE YOU MENTALLY RETARDED? I AM A JOUNIN, YOU ARE CHUNNIN!"
"OH WELLS, WE'RE GOING TO DO AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF DAMAGE!" the kunoichi said.
"AND THERE'S TWO OF US AND ONLY ONE OF YOU! SO EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT DEFEAT US, IT WILL BE TWICE AS HARD!" the genius claimed.
"I'm your sensei, if I had trouble to defeat you, then would I be here?"
"Good point, still we're gonna use all our chakra to try our best to do some damage."
"Let the battle commence!" announced the Hyuuga prodigy.
"BRING IT ON!" Gai shouted.
The three posed their fighting stances.
Everyone in the background and in the battle ground were completely silent. No-one moved from their positions. A gust of wind and a rustle of leaves could be heard. A bunch of leaves blew between their positions.
All three ninjas began their attack. Neji activated his Byakugan. Tenten readied her weapons. Gai went for the first hit.
He aimed for Tenten first as she was closest to him and landed a punch in her abdomen. A cloud of smoke appeared. Substitution jutsu, clever, but not clever enough.
You're wide open, shame on you! Tenten thought.
"Attack!"
She revealed herself from a treetop of a tree and went in with a kunai to stab him in the back. Unfortunately, she wasn't the only one with tricks up her sleeve. He was gone before her eyes and she was now the wide open one. She was in mid-air where she couldn't move about as freely.
It was up to Neji to pin-point Gai's position. It was faint but he could feel a presence near him, it was moving fast and it was going to be hard to capture him if he kept moving. All of a sudden, the person stopped. Aha! Now I can stop him!
Neji went straight to the location and changed his stance into a kick. When he was close enough he charged like a bull. However, he was going to pay for his mistake.
"Neji, how many times have told you not to go for something that you're unsure of?" asked his sensei.
The voice wasn't coming from the direction he was attacking in, it was from behind him. He lost his concentration, and hurled himself into a tree.
That has got to hurt. Well, it's all up to me now.
"Neji, Neji, Neji. You shouldn't let your anger get in the way of your fighting. You should know that by now. Your youthfulness is not as high as it was."
A kunai went passed him, just. He went on the move again.
"Gai-sensei! Stop hiding from me, if you were really a Jounin you would have stopped me by now." smirked Tenten, putting her hands to her hips.
"You shouldn't have said that. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU!?! I AM DEEPLY ANNOYED THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN TOUCH ME! AFTER THIS I WILL TEACH YOU THE PROPER WAY TO FIGHT LIKE A REAL SHINOBI!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?! I AM A CHUNNIN! CHUNNINS FIGHT LIKE REAL SHINOBI, SO DON'T INSULT ME! DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT AGAIN! AND COME HERE TO FIGHT ME!"
"Ok, you'll regret asking."
He appeared from behind her used a kicked her into a tree, and it didn't look very nice to be in her posistion. It wasn't too powerful, but it was enough to stop her from doing any attacks. She slid down the tree, fully knowing that she was defeated. But she wasn't going to give up now. She was determined to say her piece.
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"Huh?"
"Why did you tell Lee to spread the ridiculous rumours about me and Neji?" she began. "Why did you decide to stick your nose in where it wasn't wanted?"
"Yes Gai-sensei, you didn't have to do it, it wasn't needed." Neji surprised everyone by getting up, after crashing into a tree with a lot of force.
"Well, let's just say, that I tried to help you."
"You didn't need to because exactly after spying on us, I asked Tenten out and I got rejected. And I didn't expect anything to happen today, I just wanted a normal day, but no you just couldn't resist." Neji explained.
"Oh, I only did it because, you had looked so loved up during your training, and it longed me to see you two see that in your own eyes. I apologize, but if you didn't ask Neji, it would be going so well right now."
"But it isn't! See, what this has caused?!" Tenten exclaimed.
"Well, I am defeated. But I will stay strong, and hope you the – BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO LEE'S HAIR?! YOU DID THIS DIDN'T YOU, YOU WILL PAY!"
"But Gai-sensei, you already have. We are very injured and barely standing." said Tenten.
"BUT THAT WAS TEACHING YOU A LESSON! THIS IS FOR SOEMTHING ELSE! IF LEE CAN TAKE IT, YOU CAN TAKE IT TOO! NOW TELL ME WHO MESSED UP LEE'S HAIR!?"
They suddenly had the power of anger in them and were fully in control, they had thought it was over and done with, but he just had to bring it up again.
The two suspects turned their backs on him, and crossed their arms.
Tenten thought. Why am I to blame for!? I haven't done anything, it was HIM! That idiot over there! He went overboard, he didn't have to start using his special move. I know I said I would kill Lee, but I never meant literally. Man, he really is mad, just cos I rejected him.
It's her to blame! She just had to provoke me! I didn't want to attack him with my Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but it was tempting especially after she messed up his hair. I bet that she's gonna blame me, but that's not gonna happen, because, I'm gonna blame her first! Ha! Thought Neji.
"SO, I WANT AN ANSWER! AND DON'T BLAME LEE!"yelled Gai, who wasn't very happy.
"IT WAS HER/HIS FAULT!" said the two in unison. (A/N: Both of them said it, at the same time so you get the story…)
"NO IT WASN'T!"
The two glared at each other, the tension was so thick, people could feel it.
"I've had enough of this! I'm getting out of here! Why does everyone blame me!? Have I done anything, I was provoked, by that GIRL over there! SHE'S the ONE who MESSED UP Lee's hair, so don't blame me!? Got it?" Neji exclaimed.
He transported himself with a cloud of smoke. He did not want to be the centre of attention anymore.
"SO TENTEN! IS THIS TRUE?! WHERE IS YOUR YOUTHFULNESS? LEE'S HAIRSTYLE TOOK A LOT OUT OF HIS WELL EARNED POCKET MONEY! YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY IT WITH YOUR EARNINGS!" Gai retorted.
"WHAT!? NEJI IS SO GONNA PAY!" shouted Tenten.
She ran off, angered by Neji's last speech. She never thought that someone like Neji would do that to her. She wasn't exactly rich, so she had no idea how to pay for Lee's hair.
I'M GONNA MAKE HIM PAY FOR THIS, SOME WAY OR ANOTHER! HE WILL PAY, HE WILL PAY!
The weapon mistress arrived home to her apartment and went into a strop, she didn't know what to do. She thought about what just happened, and how it was going to get solved. And remembered last night.
I thought being friends would be the best way out of everything, but I was wrong, maybe I should have just went with my heart, and not my head. Well, right now, I think I should have agreed with him, because… because… I love him. OMG! I just admitted I love Neji Hyuuga! What am I gonna do? I don't know.
But right now, I have to concentrate on getting him back, because if I can, he can pay for Lee's hair. Haha! I'm still annoyed with him, so sorry Neji, but this is for your own good! You deserve it!
It had been a very long day, even though it was only noon. She just wanted some rest. Some resting from all of the commotion. And with that, she fell fast into a deep sleep.
A/N: Sorry, during the fight scene, I was distracted so it isn't very good. I'm really sorry! I'll try to redo it, but I'm so busy, it'll be in a long time. I'll try to update as soon as I can but it's gonna be better cos it's Christmas and I have time off from school. Well, duh! Lolz!
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