Well, I messed up with uploading the tenth chapter, and I accidently replaced chapter nine with it, so I had to rewrite it all over again Sorry, if anyone's reading it back, if the words and stuff are different, but now I know to save stuff properly

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I dragged myself up to my front door, exhausted. I knocked on the door, aware that I was waking up Riko, and possibly the boys.

After stealing the doll, my team and Tenten's team ran out of Tanzaku City as fast as we could, and didn't slow down until we reached Crater City. Once reaching the town, we didn't even stop to rest, we just continued on through the forest, and back to Konoha. To my surprise, the Hokage was still awake at two in the morning, and we gave him back the doll, he gave us our pay (one thousand ryou each!), and promised to return the doll to its owner in the morning.

Riko answered the door in her bathrode and fluffy bunny slippers, her hair a mess, and her eyes squinted. None the less, she was surprised to see me.

"You're back from your mission, Kayami?" she said, making way for me to pass.

"Seems that way, don't it?" I asked, too tired to use proper grammar. I stepped over the threshold and Riko shut the door.

"How did it go?" she asked me.

"I'll tell you tomorrow, Riko, I'm really tired right now," I said, kicking off my shoes.

"I understand," Riko said, nodding. "Good night."

I trudged up the stairs, down the hallway, and into my bedroom. I didn't even bother to change into my pajamas, I just flopped onto my bed, and fell asleep nearly instantly.

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When I woke up the next morning, it was nearly noon. The sunlight shone through my window in yellow bars, telling me it was time to get up. I rolled over in my bed, and saw a note waiting for me on my bedside table next to my alarm clock. I picked it up and read it.

Kayami,

Things are going to be buy at the office today, and I'm going to be a little late. Can you watch the boys when they get home from the Academy please? Thanks.

Love, Riko

I sighed. Riko worked as a secratary for this fancy psychologist named Gaku Hideaki, and had to work late at times. Sometimes I wondered if Riko really had to work late, or if she and Gaku were just taking the time to flirt with each other. I wouldn't be surprised if they were. They had been together for quite a few months now.

Shrugging, I got out of bed, and went downstairs for breakfast.

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My day was very uneventful. I had watched TV, read a book, drew some pictures, and taken a walk, waiting until Tabito and Kouta got home. While on my walk, I decided it was a good idea to practise some nin-jutsu and train on my day off missions. While walking, I passed by Tenten's house, and wanted to ask her to come tain with me. When I knocked at the door, her mother answered it.

"Is Tenten there?" I asked. She nodded and went to go get her daughter. Tenten met me in the doorway.

"Hi," she said.

"Hi," I said. "You want to come train with me?"

"Sure, I was just on my way out," Tenten smiled. She ran back inside to get the remainder of her weapons, and started off towards the training field with me.

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"You forgot?" I asked my friend, angrily, as we stood off to the side of the training field. Tenten looked at her shoes.

"I'm sorry, Kayami," she said. "I was just so concentrated on bringing all my weapons, and then you showed up, and it completely slipped my mind that I was meeting Neji here too!" I growled, and glared at Neji, who was waiting for us in the middle of the field with a scowl on his face.

"How could you have forgotten!?" I asked, crossly.

"I said I was sorry," Tenten told the floor. I sighed.

"Okay, whatever, let's just get this over with," I said, walking back out into the middle of the training field.

The first part of our practise was fine. We practised our own ninja art seperately, then Neji and I sparred with Tenten individually. Then, about halfway through the practise, Tenten had the brilliant idea of trying to get me and Neji to spar. I wasn't sure if she was or wasn't aware that she was, as I would say, 'poking the bear'.

"No way, girly," I said, shaking my head.

"Come on, you two," she told us. "If you put your differences aside, and fought like equals, it'd be really good for your training."

"Tenten, you are wrong about many things," Neji said to her. "But you are the most wrong about her being my equal." I shot him a glare.

"Here we go with the 'mediocre' ninja thing again, eh, Neji?" I said. "If you were a jonin, and I were a genin, then we wouldn't be equal, but you're not a jonin, so-"

"No, I'm not, but you are no match against the Hyuuga clan's skills," Neji said.

"So what?" I asked. "I'm not your equal because I don't have messed up eyes like you?"

"Kayami!" Tenten yelled, angrily.

"These 'messed up' eyes are better than your two put together," Neji growled. "And what elite kekkei genkai do you have, Kayami Tsuji? Or do you not have one because you're from a low, inbred family liekt he rest of the losers in this village?"

"Neji!" Tenten yelled, even angrier.

"You're very arrogant," I said to Neji. How dare he attack my family? I pointed my index finger at him and said, dangerously, "Don't you ever insult my family again, or I'll-"

"What are you going to do?" the boy challenged. "Go home crying to your mother about how I hurt you so?" Tenten and I gasped.

That was it. That was the last straw. I had had enough of this kid. I glowered at my enemy with Hellfire burning in my eyes.

"I would," I said, "if only I had a mother to run and complain to!" I looked Neji in the eyes, and said as ominously as I could, "Listen to me, you arrogant little brat, you are very, very, very lucky; You are part of one of the most powerful clans in the Leaf village, and you are surrounded by cousins, aunts, uncles, and best of all, your mother and your father- Tenten, stop it!" I yelled at my friend, who had began to wave her hands and shake her head when I mentioned Neji's parents. I turned back to Neji, who looked like he wanted to draw and quarter me, and feed me to the dogs.

"You have a clan who loves you, and who are at your feet because you're a mother flippin' genius," I snapped. "And you know what, Neji-kun? I. Have. No. Parents. I watched them die, and I was only nine! I have my twenty-five year old sister looking after me and my two brothers, and I love them very much, but I still HAVE NO PARENTS!" Tears welled up in my eyes. "So, the next time you want to complain about this and that, or belittle someone, try remembering that others have it worse than you!" With that, I turned on my heel, and left the training grounds, my tears spilling from my eyes.

I couldn't take Neji Hyuuga anymore. He pushed me over the edge, I vowed to never ever talk to him again.