100 NejiTen Oneshots Collection

A/N: Hi guys! Just finished year-end exams. Hope this is great, since I can finally write again. Stay safe!

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By Alex

"Because Naruto thinks if he says it enough, it might just come true."

(He's never really liked the idea of giving up, anyway)

Naruto and Tenten.

She's so used to sticking up for him. It all started that day when she found him lying in the dirt sporting a black eye and a bright smile on his face.

She's dealt with his bullies, he's dealt with hers. They've had each other's backs since preschool. Living in the same flat can do things for you.

But of course, Naruto's obsessive pranking shenanigans would also infect her. It wasn't very pleasant to have to wake up early only to find out that someone's spilled extra virgin olive oil all over the floor.

And of course, Tenten always got him back for it. Numbed his already stiff skull with a noogie or two and sent him to bed two hours early.

Yes, Naruto and Tenten had adventures of their own and would gladly admit that it were the best ones they've ever been on.

They've developed jokes of their own, too, each a little shedding their superiority complex over one another, until of course they've had gone too far and one would end up crying (Yes, Naruto. I know. I am. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it! Please don't tell Gai-sensei...)

But their bonds would only continue to strengthen, and once Naruto had found out who Tenten had the hots for, it backfired on her like a nuke.

It wouldn't be a very good day for Tenten.

"Hyuuga Tenten! Come here quick!"

Today was one of these days.

Tenten hated it when he called her that. Mainly because it wasn't true. She just absolutely despised it.

"Nowww! It's gonna blow!"

Tenten willed herself to take deep, deep breaths. She's told herself she'll keep ignoring him until he called her real name because oh boy, this wasn't the first time it happened.

"I said nowww!"

Nope. Not gonna happen. She isn't coming.

But much to her disappointment, she enjoyed it. Being called that way.

Breathing quickly from the giddiness of the sound of it, she blinked. And no matter how much she disliked the concept, she couldn't help but mutter the name in her head. Hyuuga Tenten.

The words felt like mint on her skull, complete with the zany splendor of the whole predicament. It felt so natural too.

And she so desperately wanted to run and yell "don't ever call me that again," but by some force (or perhaps, it's simply her body) it wasn't happening.

Suddenly, images of she and Neji out somewhere at a park or at the local restaurant started popping up from nowhere, with her subconscious delving into the sensibility of the concept so deeply she caught herself in a daze of her own imagination.

Maybe it's the fact that the name it self would associate her with Neji in ways that aren't romantic. Or maybe it's just the fact that it meant that they would share the same last name.

She liked it.

A light blush started coloring her cheeks.

And Tenten cursed herself for ever admitting anything to Naruto.

"Um… Tenten?" Naruto's blond hair stuck out beside her door. Tenten can't help but notice the beads of sweat dripping from his forehead. A faint trace of smoke floats in the air.

"Uhh… the kitchen's on fire."

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Days would go by and Naruto and Tenten would be the ever-heated pair, with fights and ninjutsu and shadow clones working to steal a cup of instant ramen.

And there were days when Tenten would remind herself to be extra careful because Naruto can be quite the blabbermouth. He's unintentionally spread her secret to some of their fellow shinobi, but to Tenten's relief, would have known anyway because come on, everybody saw it coming.

She's also tried putting efforts to try and teach him a thing or two, and try to heat his ramen for more than two minutes because she's so sick and tired of him going to her house because his tummy hurt. And also a bunch of other stuff, revolving mostly around etiquette.

She never did warn him about the matches in the kitchen.

She's also reminded herself to never never never ever allow him to call her Hyuuga Tenten on public.

He's done it once and she hit him hard on the head with the mallet.

Twice.

The first time he called her that, she ignored him for a day. And hid his ramen.

Naruto remained delighted by the whole predicament.

He never did stop calling her that every once in a while.

And yes, she was tempted. She was tempted oh so many times to answer to him when he called her that way, just because she liked the feeling of being labeled as one of his.

But she had to stay strong.

And although she would never admit it, she savored the occasional name calling, even though she never answered to any of them. Training with Neji was hard and depleting and sometimes she'd come to the point where she's lost hope on him because sometimes he can be so mean.

And it was the name calling who'd let her sink into the fantasies of them ever being together, even if it was only her imagination. Because Neji continues to grow, and when he does he only gets ever the more handsome and Tenten can't hold all of her emotions in.

Until of course, one day, it finally comes true.

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Training was tough.

Rubbing out the dirt that had collected on her wrists she bumped clumsily into her doorframe and almost tripped after stepping on a kunai on the floor.

The day started out nice. There was oolong in the morning and fresh eggs on sizzling pans. It was also sunny out, with the usual birds on treetops and other foresty creatures that greeted her on her way to practice.

It was supposed to end nice.

"Ugh," she groaned, as she finally slumped into her bed, which was the most comfortable thing in the world at the moment. And just when she was about to sleep...

"Tenten! I need heeeelp!"

Really. She wasn't in the mood to do anything, much less get out of her bed, so she opted to stay where she was and pray that the sound would drown out when she sleeps.

But it didn't.

"Pleeeeease!"

She hated when Naruto was like this. Just because she admitted to him she'd be a good 'sister' wasn't an excuse for him to go acting all baby around her.

It was infuriating.

Suddenly, she opened an eye when she heard the front door creak open and very heavy, sloppy footsteps nearing her door. She wasn't happy. If anything, she felt sick and like throwing up at the moment and just wanted to take Naruto by the froggie throat and...

"Tenten! I said heeelp! Hyuuga Ten-"

"Naruto PLEASE!"

She blinked. It took a moment but it all sunk in but Naruto's face said it all. Suddenly the guilt socks her in the gut and she feels terrible.

It was wrong to yell.

"Oh my goodness, Naruto!" On instinct she jumped on him and threw her arms around him. "I'm so sorry! I didn't... you know I didn't mean it!" She just didn't know what to say. Naruto's eyes were still wide and darkened and the guilt was eating her up quickly and it wouldn't ebb away—

"No... not that."

Tenten's eyebrows tightened in confusion as Naruto quickly let go of her, eyes wide and shadowy. Sweat dripped from her forehead.

"No... it's the first time..."

"Yes I know!" Tenten wailed, voice raised a little higher than before. "I know and I'm sorry-"

"You actually responded to me for the first time!"

Tenten's mind went blank as Naruto's desolate frown evolved into a grin in a matter of two point sixty-eight seconds. "You responded! I knew it! You love him!"

It took a while for her to realize but when she did her cheeks were stained with a full-on blush. Her mouth morphed into one of agony as she realized that oh my gosh. What have I done.

Her secret was finally out.

"You love him!" Naruto jumped around the room and he was bouncing off the walls. Tenten still couldn't believe it. "You looove him! I knew it! You love love love-"

"Uhh, Naruto..." she called, raising her left hand slowly for him to see. Naruto suddenly halted from his assault on her furniture to examine the slowly raising hand.

"I'm kind of..."

She managed a wobbly smile when her hand revealed a silver ring on her left finger. Naruto's eyes widened once more as he came face-to-face with the hand.

"No. Way."

This time, she'll answer to him for real.

A/N: haha he thought she would finally answer to him...

and yes, naruto would definitely ship nejiten. the kid's more observant than we think ;D

Until Then!