I give my thanks once more to Aries Stephastone for the inspiration for this chapter. And I also found that site you mentioned. Thanks for the tip.
And of course, thanks to BlueDragonGirl1 for proofing the story.
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New Beginnings
She is thankful, really. If she had not been brought to this village, who knows what would have become of her.
She was found by an agent of Konoha when she was about five. At least, that is what the woman had guessed her age to be. Tenten, after all, does not even know who her parents were; let alone when she was born.
The Kunoichi approached her, after witnessing Tenten in a desperate struggle against a boy a year or two older then her over a piece of bread she had stolen. During this fight Tenten had turned anything that her hands fell on into a dangerous weapon including, at one point, the boys own shoe.
This fight impressed the woman enough that she decided to take Tenten back with her to Konoha. She was glad the Kunoichi who brought her to Konoha also took her under her wing. Tenten would not be half as good with weapons if not for that woman's training.
Shortly after she had been put on a team with Lee and Neji, Lee had demanded to know his teammates birth dates so they could properly celebrate. He was backed full heartedly by Gai. Caught by surprise she ended up giving him the first date she could think of; the date her Kunoichi trainer had found her.
Now her team celebrates her birthday on that day, not even Gai knowing that her birth date could actually be any other day of the year.
Tenten does not mind. It was that day that her life truly began.
A few years after she was brought to Konoha, she was told of some of the types of missions she could, and most likely would, be sent on. It did not bother her as much as one may think. If she ever does have to use her body as a weapon, at least it will have a purpose and will help this place that gave her a warm home and a full belly. Unlike the fate of most street girls who fall into prostitution in order to, barely, survive.
Tenten knows that not every girl brought here turns out to be a good fighter, but that is okay. Unlike men, women have more then one way to fight and injure.
She is one of the few foundling girls brought into Konoha that was sent to the Ninja Academy. She had shown an aptitude with weapons and so had been sent to learn more about fighting. Most orphan girls are sent to a special school and are trained only by women Kunoichi, some of whom are retired foundling Kunoichi, solely on the Kunoichi way.
Foundling Kunoichi are rarely 'fighter' Kunoichi, but are spies who have some fighting abilities. They tend to end up with the more 'in-depth' Kunoichi missions, such as being maids in a government house or being a prostitute in a place that many important figures liked to frequent.
Tenten will most likely end up being an 'assassin' Kunoichi. She will probably be sent on jobs that will require her to sneak – or seduce – her way in and then fight her way out. Her jutsu would easily allow her to sneak a multitude of weapons into the most tightly secured areas.
She feels that she should be proud for taking over such an important and needed position. After all, it is the job her Kunoichi teacher does.
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I'm going to do my best to update this story every Monday. I'm a few chapters ahead, and hopefully I'll be able to stay ahead.