Melody of Snow

Naruto

Summary: Tenten believes that she is the weakest member of her group. When she strives for more power, her wish is granted when a mysterious blue stone is sent to her. Placing it on, the world changes before her in a blink of an eye. Learning the deep secret about her true self, her village soon becomes her enemy and her enemies turn into the people she can trust most.

Disclaimer: Too bad, don't own Naruto, but I wouldn't mind it if I did Smiles But I don't have such luck Sigh

Ch.1-Power, Strength, Courage, I lack all of those

"Orochimaru-sama, I don't understand, we need Uchiha Sasuke, but what need do you need for 'her'?"

"The Village of Snow was perished thousands of years ago, Kabuto. It was said that an Ice goddess was the one who destroyed it"

" . . ."

"But one thing was missing from the ancient documents about the Village of Snow. That a young 5 year old girl had survived from it while all the other members had perished into darkness"

"You don't mean that-"

Nods "She was the human container for the goddess, just like how Naruto has Kyubi"

"You want her power, but isn't it better for you to give her the seal?"

"No, the goddess is not only powerful, she has amazing healing powers, even beyond Tsunade's power"

". . ."

"Giving her the seal will only be useless, I need her power, NOW"

"To heal back your arms"

Smirks "She's striving for power, give her the stone and she'll eventually abandon her village once she figures out the secret, that's when we take action"

 Grins"Understood"

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Taking a deep breathe of the newly spring air, Tenten slowly sunk down upon her knee's, cursing at her weak nature which had allowed herself to be beaten so easily during the Chuunin Exam. Hitting her fist angrily against the large Oak Tree, she felt as blood slowly started to seep through her knuckles, gradually making it's way down the rough curves in the bark before entering the sweet green grass.

She didn't understand, she had used all of her best moves against that blonde haired Sand ninja, yet in the end she had lost, helplessly. All her weapons had been blown away by the girl's large fan, and she had made extreme calculations, yet still, in the end, she lost.

Starting from that day onwards, she had done intense training every single day, even Gai acknowledged her at times, telling her to stop when things got out of control. Really, she hated being the weakest link in her group. Neji had the Byakugan, while Lee was a Taijutsu master who was able to open up five of the eight celestial gates; she was the only one who had nothing. Using many different ninja weapons was her most excellent skill, but it was all trash when it came to Temari from the Sand.

"I don't understand" Tenten muttered silently as she leaned against the tree, looking up at the dark night sky as her breathing slowly started to settle. Watching as a shooting star pass up above her she smiled slightly, but it disappeared as soon as it had emerged. Looking down at her tired worn out hand, she clenched it into a tight fist, bringing it up above her towards the night sky, making a silent promise to herself, "I'll become stronger, much, much stronger" She whispered.

Hearing as footsteps approach her, she quickly placed her hand upon her Shuriken Holster, making sure she was ready for whatever came at her. She was in the middle of the forest, and being outside of the village gates at midnight was not exactly the greatest idea. But it wasn't like it was her fault; she just wanted a moment of peace and silence where she'd be able to get her own training done, and the village was too crowded for such things. Even the place where she and her team usually trained at, was either taken by Neji or Lee.

Returning back to reality as she heard and saw a dark figure appear from a high tree branch, she was about to throw her shuriken's towards it, but was stopped by a familiar cold voice.

"Tenten"

Mind, scrambling to solve whom the voice belonged to, her hand never left her Shuriken Holster, being a ninja, you can never be too careless.

"It' Neji" His voice sounded cold and harsh, yet amused at the same time.

The dark figure jumped off the high branch, landing perfectly a few feet away from her, allowing the bright moon rays to caress his gentle features. Long black hair, snow-white eyes and the Konha forehead protector tied perfectly upon his forehead, covering the cursed seal, Tenten felt as a small smile escape her lips.

"Neji!" She cried out in surprise, but quickly caught herself, "What are you doing here?"

"Mid-night stroll" Neji replied, turning his eyes away from her

Tenten couldn't help but giggle slightly, "Mid-night stroll outside of the village gates, hey Neji?" She commented, her voice holding amusement in them.

"Hmph"

Her hand, now placed upon the side of her head which she was shaking slightly, she sighed, "I never knew Neji was the type to care for others" Tenten commented, sticking out her tongue at him as she watched his eyes turn towards her once again, "And don't you 'Hmph' me either!"

"Catch"

Watching as Neji toss her a small wrapped box, she cocked her eyebrows, "What's this for?" Catching it with both hands, she examined it, watching it glitter beautifully in her hands from the rays of moonlight. Looking back up to where Neji stood, she was shocked to see that he wasn't there anymore. Something felt suspicious . .

Shrugging it off, her gaze returned back to the neatly blue wrapped box. Peeling the tape off the sides slowly, she took out the wooden box that laid inside. Opening that up, she was greeted by a beautiful crystal blue stone that hung upon the end of a silver chain.

Chocolate brown eyes going wide with amazement as why Neji would send her such a gift, she picked up the silver chain, allowing the stone to dangle brilliantly at it's end. Her breath seemed to have stopped as she brought the stone up towards the sky, watching as it reflected off the large yet faraway moon. A cold breeze of wind brushed past her, but her mind was too deep in many thoughts to recognize the coldness of the night.

Slowly, placing the necklace up above her head, she pulled it down, allowing the stone to rest gorgeously against the area just above her pounding chest.

Suddenly, she felt as her stomach started to hurt, as something seemed to have shattered within her body. Her fist, resting against her chest as if her heart was in pain, she leaned off against the tree, her knee's taking on her full weight. Sweat started to appear on Tenten's face as she clutched her heart even harder, something was really shattering inside her, yet she didn't know what. It seemed like it was something beyond her heart, something even deeper inside. It was like a demon being shut inside a cage, yet the cage had now been destroyed, leaving it to roam freely. Right now, it felt like she was the cage, the cage that would now be demolished to allow the beast inside her to roam around.

Feeling as darkness slowly start to take over her, Tenten struggled to stay awake, only to feel even more pain than she had before. Now, something seemed to be engraving itself into her back, swirling around, binding her. Eyelids starting to get heavy, Tenten managed a loud scream of pain before she fell down unconscious, her now what seemed to be bare back revealed to the dark night sky. Yet something was different from what it used to be, there seemed to be a bright blue snowflake symbol engraved into her back, glowing intensely, casting off a soft blue light, before slowly fading away, leaving the unconscious Tenten back into the darkness. Yet the odd symbol still laid engraved upon her back.

Kabuto grinned as he watched the girl slowly sink down upon her knee's unconscious. Taking on the form of her lover really was quite a success, allowing him to succeed in the first part of his mission, now; all he had to do was watch and wait. His sharp ears, hearing as footsteps only a meter away, started walking towards their direction. Kabuto quickly made his leave, returning back to the camp to tell Orochimaru about the success and receive new orders.
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Yatte! I actually made a fic that seemed pretty good and successful (Well, to me) I hope you like it! I think I'm actually able to get somewhere with this Starts thinking Anyways, I hope none of the character are OOC (except for Kabuto, because I KNOW he's OOC) I hope you enjoyed this and please review. Suggestions are welcome, and, well, I hope you enjoy! Please Review also!!

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Also, how do you make things italic and bold? I had everything italic and bold, but when I uploaded it, it didn't work. Actually, it never does, so can someone PLEASE tell me how it works? I really need to now for this and many other fics!