Story: Naruto: Ridiculous Thoughts: Neji & Tenten
Authors: Nocturne & Aoi
Written: April 6, 2020
Genre: Romance/Friendship
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or its closely knit couples.


{Chapter 1: Focus On: Neji}

It was evening and it was already dawning in Konoha when she and her team came back from a mission. They had been out for several days and she was accordingly tired. She looked at her teammates, Lee looked fresh as always, it was no wonder when you saw how hard he was training, Sensei Gai was running next to him and you couldn't see that he was coming from an exhausting mission. And Neji? It looked like always, cool and repellent and it gave her a little stab in the heart. Why did he always have to be like this? They passed the gate and went their separate ways, which meant Lee and Gai went one way, Neji and she the other.

As always, Neji would take them home, but not because he liked them very much, they were just teammates, even if they got on well, no, he brought her home because it was on his way. They walked side by side in silence. After a while they arrived at Tenten. "Until then Neji" it came from her which he just acknowledged with a nod and then went on.

He had never been with her before, she didn't want that, he shouldn't know that she no longer had a family. She went into the house, put her backpack down and threw herself on the bed. Actually, she wanted to take a shower first, but somehow ... she had more of a need to cuddle up in her blanket and cry because of Neji. She showed no weakness in front of him, but was as always, but when she was alone she often cried because of him. She couldn't stand that he was putting her down, ignoring her, or just being numb. What was bothering him about her? She couldn't be that bad he didn't have to love her; She wasn't a good ninja, she knew, he had to save her many times because she was just bad in close combat, yes, what was she like?

Now she remembered who she was, she was probably the only person Neji could understand, at least to some extent. You could tell by small gestures what he thought or felt, she could understand what it was like to be alone without parents, she didn't even have a family, he had one even if he didn't get along well with her. He had his clan, even if he hated him, they had treated him like a slave. Now they didn't, he was a good ninja, now he was there to protect the main family, to protect Hinata.

Slowly she calmed down again, stopped crying even if it took overcoming. She could understand him, understand why he was so cold. On the one hand, it was education but the most important part he wanted to hide was that he couldn't deal with feelings and had only felt anger and contempt since his father's death. He had convinced himself over time that feelings were bad because they made you vulnerable, feelings could hurt, she knew that too, she felt it firsthand, she loved him but he didn't even pay attention to her.

Now tears were running down her cheeks again, she was showing weakness again, but she wanted to be strong as he gave himself, gave, was not. She knew that sometimes he suffered, showed weakness. She had seen him when he was alone in a clearing, crying while meditating, yes, Neji Hyuuga was crying. She had seen him when she came back from shopping. It would not have been apparent to others, but he was agitated, angry but also sad. Then she had decided to follow him. When he cried, she went to him and hugged him.

Actually, she didn't want to do it, didn't want to show him how much she liked him, but when she saw him, her reason had been suspended. They hadn't said anything, just sat there in silence and he had never said a word about it, neither of them had ever mentioned the day they were sitting in the clearing in the evening. And yet it was clear that it had been a special moment for both of them. neither of them had ever mentioned the day they sat in the clearing in the evening. And yet it was clear that it had been a special moment for both of them. neither of them had ever mentioned the day they sat in the clearing in the evening. And yet it was clear that it had been a special moment for both of them.

It was good for her to be able to do something for him instead of the other way around. How many times had he stood by her on missions, how many times had he saved her, how many times had he comforted her and she could only thank her. Before that, there was nothing she could do for him because he didn't want to be helped. Only in special moments like this did he allow someone to help him, that she help him.

She knew that he was lonely and just didn't show it. He thought it was weakness to be lonely, suppressed all feelings and acted emotionlessly, she knew that he too had feelings since she had seen him in the clearing. He could hide his feelings but the longer you suppress them, the stronger they become and at some point you can no longer suppress them, at some point there is something you cannot ignore, something that the barrel overflows, the stone rolls and lets the pent-up sensations emerge Her tears ran down more and more, she didn't want to think that he was suffering, she didn't want to think about him at all because it hurt her but no matter what she thought, she always came to him with her thoughts, almost as if it were of course, that every thought ended with Neji.

In a way, it was even natural for her, Tenten, Neji was her life. She had no one else she liked so much. Sure, she had friends, but Neji took the most important place in her heart. It had been like this for a long time and somehow she hoped that it would always stay that way and that at some point she was something special for him. gets the stone rolling and lets the pent-up sensations emerge. Her tears ran down more and more, she didn't want to think that he was suffering, she didn't want to think about him at all because it hurt her but no matter what she thought, she always came to him with her thoughts, almost as if it were of course, that every thought ended with Neji.

She had no one else she liked so much. Sure, she had friends, but Neji took the most important place in her heart. It had been like this for a long time and somehow she hoped that it would always stay that way and that at some point she was something special for him. she didn't want to think of him at all because it hurt her but no matter what she thought, she always came to him with her thoughts, almost as if it were natural that every thought would end with Neji. In a way, it was even natural for her, Tenten, Neji was her life. She had no one else she liked so much.

Sure, she had friends, but Neji took the most important place in her heart. It had been like this for a long time and somehow she hoped that it would always stay that way and that at some point she was something special for him. she didn't want to think of him at all because it hurt her but no matter what she thought, she always came to him with her thoughts, almost as if it were natural that every thought would end with Neji.

In a way, it was even natural for her, Tenten, Neji was her life. She had no one else she liked so much. Sure, she had friends, but Neji took the most important place in her heart.

It had been like this for a long time and somehow she hoped that it would always stay that way and that at some point she was something special for him. she had friends but the most important place in her heart was Neji.

It had been like this for a long time and somehow she hoped that it would always stay that way and that at some point she was something special for him. she had friends but the most important place in her heart was Neji. It had been like this for a long time and somehow she hoped that it would always stay that way and that at some point she was something special for him.

"Oh Neji" she sighed, she didn't want him to suffer, she wanted to help him so much, she would do anything for him if he would allow it. For him, she would even give up her independence, which she valued so much because what use was all that if she had to see him suffer? She lived for him, there was no other meaning in her life, she wanted him to be happy, wanted his attention, his attention, he wanted him. All of this had been torturing her for so long, yet she wasn't ready to give him up.

She still hoped that at some point he would change, not too much because she liked him, loved him the way he was now, only that he noticed that she existed, existed for him. She would never endure the pain of seeing it every day and yet knowing it was unreachable. She had often thought about leaving and leaving Konoha behind, but she never had the courage to walk away from him, the one she loved, the courage she needed to leave. Every time she left her house she put on a happy expression, was happy and exuberant and hoped that no one could see through the mask.

The mask, it wasn't more, it wasn't cheerful, not in years, how could it? She had no reason to be happy, no reason to feel anything other than grief and pain. Although there was something else she felt, loneliness, because she didn't have a family even if everyone thought so. She had no parents to love, she had no one to love, and that's why she clung to Neji so hopefully to find someone who loved her, who cared about her, someone who understood her. She didn't know what else to do, except to say that she loved him, she had already tried everything and wanted to say, no, she couldn't because he knew that he found it weak to feel love .

She had no choice but to make it clear to him beforehand that feelings were not a weakness but a strength that if you had something you were fighting for, you could become stronger than everyone else, stronger than you would have ever believed. But to gain that strength, you had to face your feelings instead of running away. You had to face yourself. A ninja does not run away from danger, it runs away from nothing and yet Neji ran away from his feelings without realizing it.

She didn't know if he was just cold in training and on missions, or always and in all situations.

She didn't know and that fact alone hurt her. On missions they often slept in the same room and when they were alone she sometimes thought he was a different person. He was still cold and didn't want to show any feelings, but then he was like a brother to her, someone to whom she could tell everything. Well, almost everything, he didn't know that she loved him and that she had no family, she had never told him, but otherwise they could always talk about everything. Sometimes she started crying too, he called her weak, but comforted her anyway.

Most of the time it was that she was talking and he only interjected a little, he was silent but still she knew that he understood her. Sometimes she also noticed that he became sad when she raised certain issues. She didn't exactly know what the subject was, she didn't remember it exactly, but when it came to the past, she could usually watch it. Only now did she notice that he was different than usual in her presence, a small spark of hope glowed in her. Maybe he liked her after all, maybe he doubted that she liked him because she never said or did anything that would suggest.

She didn't know but she could hope again and for the first time in a long time she smiled honestly, not only because she had put on her mask.

Smiling she got up and looked out the window, it was already getting dark and she had to hurry to get to Neji in time for the morning training. She went out of the room and took a shower. She was tired but what did it matter? She was awake all night and had thought about Neji, but for the first time in months, no, for years she had a positive result. She could smile again, smile honestly and above all hope, hope that he felt something for her and if it was just friendship.

She got out of the shower and went into her room. She quickly got dressed, took up her weapons, and checked her watch. She no longer had time to tie her hair into buns, so she decided to train with exceptionally loose hair. Better open hair than late for training for training with Neji, without the two green men. Neji had started the training, he voluntarily got up earlier than he should to train with HER. As she ran to Team Gai's training ground, she quietly resolved to do her best from now on.


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