I Wanna Be A Supermodel
Summary: Tenten is an ordinary girl who was thrown into the crazy world of showbiz. Can she survive? Pairings are: NaruHina SasuSaku InoShikaTema and eventual NejiTen. Read & Review pls!
SARAFU-CHAN: (sigh) This is the second time I will type the fourth chappie. I accidentally forgot to save it and all.
CHIBIKAKASHI: Sad. But at least the ice creams are back
SARAFU-CHAN: (sudden mood change) YAY! All hail the ice cream!
CHIBIKAKASHI: Ssh. Not so loud.
SARAFU-CHAN?
CHIBIKAKASHI: The chipmunks might hear you. (lowers his voice & points at a random tree) There. The chipmunks reside there, beware. They might look cute but my traumatic experience with them told me otherwise…(shrugs)
SARAFU-CHAN: Y-You're right! I better keep the ice creams down low or else… (shrugs too)
moonlightpath: Ino IS jealous! YAY! (throws an ice cream) What's this? You would like a Neji keychain? (looks inside her bag) Her ya go! Drool on his coolness! Hehe…
beary: Glad you reviewed! Don't worry, it's not that sad. Read this new chappie, ok? (gives a choco ice cream)
animEvivvErzGaagh! Do not let the anxiety overcome you! Fight it! Here, have an ice cream. Just make sure the chipmunks aren't around. They might steal your ice cream.
Ayumi UchihaHey, your story's cool too! (gives a rocky road flavored ice cream) Thanks for the review!
benjem: Hmm. I smell a SasuSaku shipper. (hands a strawberry ice cream) Don't worry! I might take your suggestion and then Sasuke is gonna get jealous…like Ino! HAHAHAHA!
SaKuRa-E: Thanks! (gives a super yummy ice cream) Ice cream for making me happy!
Lady Snow Blood: (throws a cookies and cream ice cream) Glad you're liking the story so far. Just remember to watch out for the chipmunks who want to steal ice creams so that they can replace their acorns…which were stolen by the squirrels.
Cyberwing: A jealous Ino is a health risk to an unsuspecting Shikamaru. (gives an ube ice cream)
FireDragonBL: Right! Now this chappie has MORE Kakashi, MORE Neji and EVEN MORE Tenten! (grins before giving the ice cream)
i-dream-of-blue-eyes: You like the mango one better? (hand two more mango ice creams) Haha! Ask and you shall receive! And…You really know now who will be Naruto's client? (smiles widely before looking around)Be on your guard! The chipmunks are everywhere!
harukakanataWhoo! (gives a vanilla ice cream) You just said that it's getting better and better! And reviewers NEVER lie! You make me so happy!
Lunarangel: Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you liked the virtual Hinata keychain! Another virtual ice cream for ya!
200 IQ: Really? (goes on to read the manga until chap 255) Ehehe, I feel so embarrassed for being so outdated. You're right, by the way the manga's going on now it's like there's a hint that it'll be ShikaTema eventually. Anywayz, it's just that I'm more used to ShikaIno and it takes a lot to persuade me to change my mind. Don't get me wrong! Temari IS definitely a great teacher and in fact, there are some ShikaTema moments in my fic too! (happily gives an ice cream)
Periwinkle: 21 years old! That is including all the genins, I mean. The others are a lot older. I made my dearest Kakashi 35+ in this fic…and still a bachelor! Anywayz, back in chappie 2, there was a flashback of Shika as a 16-year old right? Ino said she'll be back after 5 years and voila! (gives an ice cream) Nice question! Enjoy your ice cream!
14zy14dy: (lightbulb appearing over her head) You just gave me an idea! Gaara is going to appear in later chapters as part of the Ino-Shikamaru-Temari triangle! Yup! (throws lemon ice cream) Thank for giving me the idea! MWAH!
babykitty2070: Hey, I'm updating! (gives an ice cream) OOOH! You're a SasuSaku fan right? There's a moment here and in the next chapter for SasuSaku lovers like you!
SARAFU-CHAN: (hides the remaining ice creams on a safe) There! Now they'll never steal my ice cream! (smiles)
CHIBIKAKASHI: Wait! We can't be too sure! Chipmunks are pretty sneaky creatures. Why I wouldn't be surprised if they already have the necessary information regarding the combination you just used right now!
SARAFU-CHAN: (panics) OMG! W-What should I do? I spent my entire allowance on those ice creams! I can't let those creatures steal them!
CHIBIKAKASHI: Exactly. (hands a riffle) Shoot them down. It's the only way.
SARAFU-CHAN: (goes outside and formally declares war against the entire chipmunk race) DIEEEEEE! (insert cheesy war cry here)
CHIBIKAKASHI: (ignoring the bloody battle outside) Peace at last. (gets his Icha Icha Paradise that was banned by Sarafu-chan and faces the readers) Nope, Sarafu-chan doesn't own Naruto nor would she get any profit which means no money to pay her hospital bills if she is to be beaten to a bloody pulp by the chipmunks.
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Tenten sighed.
She had been doing that almost every minute ever since she arrived in Neji's office. The meeting which also served as the contract signing by the way, had started only minutes ago, and yet she was bored beyond belief. She was introduced by Kakashi (who was late, giving the excuse that he had to save a child stuck inside a burning house) to the executives, and she tried her best to act in her most lady-like manners.
Which was very hard.
One of the executives of the Hyuuga Corporation smiled before going into a rather long speech. "There is much to be explained and discussed. This career is very complicated but I trust that with the direction of Mr.Hatake Kakashi, everything will go on smoothly with little, if not at all, problems." And with that, the executive started into a long list of items that all pertained to modeling. Every so often, Tenten would just nod to save herself the trouble of saying 'yes' (translation: she's lazy : D). Tenten paid attention, silently praying to herself for the endless litany to be over.
Tenten took a glance at Neji who was staring at her. She smiled but he unceremoniously turned away, as if that simple smile was something that would do him harm.
Moments later, the executive who was currently speaking finished. Tenten looked up, unable to hide the glee on her face. Finally, the trip to hell is over! Hello 15 minutes of fame!
"Now, to officially be a model, under the Hyuuga Talent Management, you must first sign this contract." Yamanaka Ino' representative from the fashion line Cosmos said. Tenten took a pen and signed it with her name, trying to ignore the camera flashes at the back. What? You think that the media wouldn't get hold of this? Anyway, the executives signed the contract too, among them Hyuuga Neji. Tenten saw his eyes flinch as he read the contract before signing it. When it was all over, the representative shook hands with Tenten and posed with her as a photographer took their picture.
"As the courier of Hyuuga Hiashi, the current company president, I would like to officially announce now that Miss Tenten Shimizu (not my fault she doesn't have a surname), is the new member of the Hyuuga family!" Claps soon followed
Geez, that sounded like I just married a Hyuuga…, though Tenten, as she clapped with the other people in the room.
As the people exited the office one by one, Tenten saw Kakashi approaching her. She raised a thumbs-up and he did the same.
'So now the all legitimate powers have vested you the power of modeling, what would your first step towards world domination be?" Kakashi asked playfully as Tenten just shrugged.
"I don't know." She sighed sadly. "I still can't believe this is happening to me. What if I don't become the person people expect me to be?"
"Haha!" Kakashi laughed loudly as Tenten glared at him. "You're worried about that! I chose you to be a model and my judgment is never wrong! Look at Sasuke! The minute I saw the website his fan club in highschool designed for him, I immediately knew that he's gonna make it big. Sakura would never be famous if I didn't discover and recommended her" Actually it was Jiraiya who discovered her when he was 'gathering information.' But she doesn't need to know that… "to Tsunade-sama, she wouldn't be as successful as she is now!"
"But…"
Kakashi patted Tenten's shoulder and smiled, "Come on, Tenten. If you won't believe in yourself, who will?"
"You're right." Said Tenten, encouraged at Kakashi's words. "I feel better now. Thank you."
"By the way, Neji would be your manager."
"WHAT!"
'Eh, you sound like you didn't read the contract properly." Stated Kakashi, a sweatdrop appearing on his face.
"I did read it! Well, only half of it but that's not the point! Why would Mr. Angsty be my manager?" Tenten exclaimed.
'My, would you look at the time." Kakashi said, suddenly glancing at his watch. "I still have an appointment later on, so I better go now. Bye Tenten!" And with that, he speeded off, leaving Tenten all alone.
Well, not exactly that alone…
"Well, are you going to go or what?"
Tenten wheeled around, finally noticing Neji. So he's still in this room… "Eh, what are you doing here?"
"This is my office." Came Neji's cold reply. Why was he acting so sardonic anyway? Did she do anything wrong? "If you prefer to sleep in here, I have no intention to stop you. That is, if you like sleeping in a cold room."
With that, Neji turned to leave. Tenten's eyes widened, unable to believe that someone can be as cold-hearted as him. Heck, he's even worse than Sasuke! After muttering angrily under her breath, she caught up with Neji and faced him.
"So what do I do?"
Neji's eyebrow rose quizzically. "Go home. What else?"
"I didn't mean that. What I meant to say was what should I do after tomorrow's commercial shoot? You ARE my manger after all." Tenten said, trying to keep calm and collected.
"I never wanted to be your manager." Replied Neji as he pushed the elevator button.
"But you accepted the job!" Exclaimed Tenten, her patience growing weary. She looked at him again and then both stepped inside the elevator, silence enveloping them.
"Are you a cynic?" Tenten asked, not used to such a quiet environment. No answer. "I thought so. You know, if I do make it big like the other girls in your company, mainly Ino and Sakura, it'll also benefit the Hyuuga corporation. Who knows? You might get promoted or something."
'I do not care about the Hyuuga Corporation or a promotion". Neji said stoically, his eyes still holding the same coldness in it.
"Eh? You're weird." Tenten said. "So are you after the money?"
'No."
Tenten frowned. What a funny guy. She shaked her head in exasperation and continued, "So if you're not interested with any of the things I mentioned, then why are you still here on the company?"
Neji secretly clenched his fist. "Destiny."
"Excuse me?"
"I want to be the president of this company." Neji stated crisply, his voice suddenly lacking its coldness.
Tenten stared at Neji before bursting into uncontrollable laughter. "You don't have the gift of brevity huh? You said you don't care about the company," she ticked a point with a finger. "the promotion and the money. Why the hell then would you want to become the president?"
Neji frowned, his eyes getting narrow. "For a member of the branch family cannot…Tenten?"
"Yep?"
"Why am I telling you this?" asked Neji, as he bit his lip in annoyance. He never realized that the question had been getting personal up until now. He almost told her about his personal dream and ambitions. This wasn't like him at all. Was he that tired from the meeting? Or maybe the girl's natural snoopy attitude had gotten onto him.
Tenten on the other hand, thought that she would score one over her new manager. "S-Sorry. I guess I never realized that the conversation is going off-topic already…"
"Neither did I." said Neji, closing his eyes as the elevator stopped on the ground floor. Stepping out, he wanted to leave the uncomfortable conversation behind. He was way ahead of Tenten, not even looking back. For the life of him, even he himself couldn't understand why he was acting this way. Was it because the girl, who had no idea what it is like to be caged and restricted by your own family, had pried into his affairs, the ghosts that had haunted him ever since his father's death? Should that be it, Neji decided to leave it unanswered by walking away.
"Neji?"
Neji turned around. Tenten gathered up the courage to ask one question. Just one. "Er, would you drive me home? You see-"
"No."
"But it's-"
"No."
"I thought you were a-"
"No."
"Come on-"
"No."
"Our house is only-"
"No."
Tenten gave up. The guy was impossible. "Okay, fine! Just give me some money and I'll go home by myself." Neji looked at her in frustration before wordlessly getting his wallet and handing her some money. Tenten smiled and accepted it happily, before turning to go.
"Wait a minute…"
Tenten turned around, the smile on her face still visible. "Yeah, Neji?"
"We are not on a first-name basis. Please address me as Mr. Hyuuga or as Manager." Tenten frowned at him as he went to the parking lot.
"GRRRR! That's the kind of guy I hate the most! That guy's self-centered and obnoxious character will someday make me rip him into pieces which I would the feed to our dog!" Tenten then boarded a taxi and went home.
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"Would you mind telling me why you worship a guy whose hobby is repeatedly jumping sideways?"
It was the day where he would finally meet his Sakura-chan again, the girl he had been assigned on a team with when he was in highschool, along with Sasuke-teme. Their highschool days were one of Naruto's most cherished moments.
Would Sakura remember him?
Or would she forget, just like the other people he met…
"Naruto, are you insulting Sir Gai!" Lee asked, clenching his fist. "Why, you deserve the heavenly punishment of youth!"
Naruto pulled his goggles and looked at Lee, giving his trademark fox-like grin, "Relax, Lee. I have nothing against Sir Gai. Calm down, will ya?" Lee seemed to cool down. "But tell me, did the idea of shaving your eyebrows ever crossed your mind? No offense but-"
"Naruto!"
Naruto could feel the fiery aura surrounding his new friend. He sweatdropped and smiled, "Just pulling your leg, buddy. Calm down, okay?"
"Hey, Lee!"
The two turned around to face Tenten. In a different outfit and with some make-up on, she was beautiful. Lee wondered why he didn't notice it before. Was the girl in front of him still the girl who became his friend?
"Hey," Naruto interrupted pointing at the man beside Tenten. "Who is that guy? Is she your boyfriend?"
Tenten glanced at a scowling Neji and whispered to Lee, "Lee, your friend is annoying me. What's his name?"
"I am Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto exclaimed loudly. Apparently he heard Tenten. How he did it, no one knew. Um, super hearing?
Tenten looked taken aback. Naruto held out a hand which Tenten shook. "I'm Tenten. Nice to meet you."
Haruno Sakura then entered the room and all eyes followed her. How the hell she could arouse such curiosity and awe from the people was beyond Tenten's comprehension. Was it because of the black dress she is wearing today? Or was it because her beautiful pink hair is loosely tied up in a ponytail, some bangs obscuring her green eyes? Was it because of the perfume she was wearing which smelled florally delicious?
No, the above mentioned is not the reason…
They were wondering if the reports are true. If she really is jealous of Yamanaka Ino because of Sasuke.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto greeted, waving a hand. Tenten and Lee looked at each other, both surprised that Naruto had the guts to call the Haruno Sakura like that in front of all those people.
Sakura turned around to see the blonde-haired boy waving at her, a goofy smile plastered on his face. "Who are-" She stopped as she recognized the blonde hair, the whiskers on his face and the annoyingly loud but cute voice of the boy. "N-Naruto?"
Naruto's smile widened as he jumped up and down, ignoring the furtive glances some people were giving him, "Sakura-chan, you remember me!" With that, he ran toward her in an attempt to hug her only to be met with a slap.
"Naruto-baka!" She affectionately scolded, trying to hide her joy that she saw her friend again.
"Sakura-chan!"
Lee followed and ran towards Sakura too, but unlike Naruto, he was successful in getting an embrace from Sakura. Tears ran down his face, as he said, "Oh how I have waited for this my entire life! No words can express my undying love for you, Sakura-chan! I worship the ground that your dainty slippers walk on, I-"
Slap.
Sakura looked annoyed. "Naruto you baka! What food did you give your friend anyway! He's acting a lot like you!"
"This is not caused by artificial factors, this is called love." Lee said, giving a wink and flashed a blinding smile.
"Damn, he's even worse than me," said Naruto as his hand massaged his red cheek.
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Lee was watching Sakura, Tenten and some other girls practice the dance sequence in the commercial. Who ever knew that an advertisement on TV that's length is approximately no longer than a minute can be so hard to make?
"Lee! Naruto!" Lee stood up alert as Naruto jolted from his chair. They both went towards Gai, both wondering what he would like to say.
"Good news! I shall now assign one of you to become Haruno Sakura's bodyguard." Gai saw the twinkle on the boys' eyes. "Whichever one of you gets the job, you must do all that you can to protect our beloved pink-haired idol!"
Please let me get the job, please let me get the job. Lee and Naruto were praying, with their fingers crossed.
"Lee, congratulations!" Exclaimed Gai, giving him a bone-crushing hug. Lee jumped on his feet and leapt, screaming with joy. "Naruto, I'm assigning you to another person…"
"Who?" Naruto asked, a little angry that he did not get Sakura as his client.
"A-anou…"
"Uzumaki Naruto, I introduce you to one of the important executives and soon to be the president of the Hyuuga Corporation, Miss Hyuuga Hinata!" Gai exclaimed proudly, gesturing for the white-eyed girl to come near them. She obeyed, blushing mad all the while. Naruto looked at her curiously and smiled widely.
"Hehe, I always wanted to be Sakura's bodyguard but you don't seem so bad." Said the blonde, but he was then smacked on the head by Sir Gai.
"Naruto!" Gai said, going into his lectures-of-youth-mode again. "This young girl is a VERY important person in our society! Why don't you show some respect? She's gonna be your client and the one you are assigned to protect! How come you're so careless and reckless? Oh, the youth of today!" A black background complete with some melodramatic music appeared, while Lee comforted his easily-moved-to-tears master.
Hinata gazed at Naruto quietly.
Isn't he…
She looked at her bag and inside it is a little frog stuffed toy, given to her by a wildly energetic, ramen-eating boy 13 years ago. She could clearly remember that night. The night when the fireflies were the only light she found, besides…
"Miss Hinata?"
Hinata snapped out of her trance and faced Naruto. "S-Sorry, N-Naruto-kun. I w-was…"
"Hey! How did you know my name?" Naruto asked, eyes wide in surprise. "Are you a psychic or something, huh?"
"Um…" Hinata twiddled with her fingers, still blushing. She thought of telling him her memory some 13 years ago but what if he wasn't the same Naruto? "I heard your name from Sir Gai. S-So…"
"WOW!" Naruto exclaimed suddenly. "You have been paying attention to our conversation! Then you are a very attention-paying person!"
"H-Huh?" Hinata became silent, not knowing if it is alright to laugh at the boy's sudden enthusiasm or his play of words.
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Tsunade frowned at Sakura.
After the shooting, she became oddly quiet. Usually, she is very talkative and would even bother Tsunade just so that she can have somebody to talk with. She isn't used to seeing Sakura like this. Was she that badly affected with the rumor spreading around that she is jealous of Ino? No, she's not that kind of girl. She is strong and would know how to cope with this situation.
"Sakura, we're here." Tsunade softly said, her thoughtful eyes still trained on the pink-haired girl.
"H-Huh?" Sakura looked around and absent-mindedly opened the door and got out of the car. Okay, something is definitely wrong.
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Uchiha Sasuke is a girl-magnet. When he was in kindergarten, his teacher had to restrain a girl from punching the boys who called Sasuke "dumb." When he was in preparatory class, some girls got into a fight just because of him. When he was in elementary, he had his own holiday, aptly named "Sasuke Day," and was celebrated every twenty-third of July, his birthday. When he was in highschool, he got the whole female population of Konoha Highschool drooling over him, the not-so-sure-what-gender guys included.
Let's face it. Sasuke's reputation is being a girl-magnet.
And with his reputation comes some pretty nasty rumors.
Like, back in highschool some jealous newspaper dork wrote an article about him having a relationship with one of his groupmates, a blonde haired boy with a knack for getting in trouble. The poor guy was immediately beaten into a bloody pulp by Sasuke's fanclub shortly after the newspaper's publication.
Now, the latest one is that he's sort of two-timing both the lively and beautiful Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino. Wait-what?
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Sakura saw Sasuke near the corridor.
5 minutes to go before the press conference…
FLASHBACK
Sakura was stalking Sasuke. While walking along the street, a dog threw itself at Sasuke's feet, its wide chocolate eyes looking at Sasuke as if wanting to say "Please take me home! Arf!" Now normally, this would have softened even the cruelest of barbarians. But not Sasuke. Instead, Sasuke kicked the cute puppy, sending it into the nearby woods…
Oops. Wrong flashback. .
Sakura was picking some flowers near the river. She found a beautiful flower on the edge of the river and as she proceeded to pick it, she tripped over a rock and fell on the river.
The currents were swiftly carrying her but there was nothing Sakura can do but struggle. She cannot swim! She tried to scream for help but the water was preventing her for doing so.
The next thing she knew, a boy about the same age as she is, was looking at her. Sakura blushed, and remembering the incident just a while ago, realized that the boy must've been her rescuer.
The boy looked at her intently before speaking, "So you're alright. Next time be more careful, okay?"
Sakura blushed some more. The boy turned to go but Sakura wanted to ask one question first. "Wait! W-What is your name?"
"Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke." The boy replied, a faint smile appearing on his face.
Sakura brightened up. "I'm Haruno Sakura! Thank you for saving my life." Sakura gave a sunny smile before bowing gratefully.
"Sakura…I'll remember that name."
Sakura bit her lip. He once said that he'll remember that name. Then why is it that after that incident, he never spoke to her in a friendly manner again? She knew that his family's murder right after their encounter must've distressed him somehow but… was she that easy to forget?
3 minutes to go before the press conference…
"Sasuke-kun!" She called out, unaware of it all the while.
He stopped, as if listening to her. Tell him how you feel, idiot! You've wasted 15 years already! Sakura's lips trembled. "I-I want to tell you that…" Why was she stuttering? That wasn't like her at all! "Please do not believe them. I want you to be the first to know that my feelings for you are…" She gulped, not knowing if she should continue or not.
2 minutes to go before the press conference…
She involuntary approached him and grabbed his wrist, "Please, I…" Sasuke just stayed still.
"Sasuke-kun…"Sakura said, her eyes getting teary.
Sasuke turned around to face the pink-haired model and frowned. He slowly grabbed Sakura's arms away from his wrist. "Go away. You still have a press conference later, right? It'll ruin you even more if the media people think that you have a proclivity for being late." His eyes then softened and he quickly turned away.
C-Could it be? Was that concern I saw in his eyes?
He went away, leaving Sakura wondering if he really did show emotion and concern for her.
1 minute to go…
"Sakura!" Tsunade's booming voice reached Sakura's ears. "Come on, we're gonna be late!"
Sakura turned around, her eyes shining bright. Smiling to herself, she finally reached her decision. She is going to appear on that press conference to deny being jealous of Yamanaka Ino but then she'll announce something important by herself. She loved Sasuke, not just some crush that the other girls like Ino have. Come hell or high water, she wouldn't let anyone have him but her!
"Coming!"
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SARAFU-CHAN: Oh dear, I made Sakura super OOC I think…
CHIBIKAKASHI: I know. (looks up from his book and becomes surprised) W-What? You've destroyed all the chipmunks already?
SARAFU-CHAN: (smile evilly) Hoho… Actually, while battling them, the squirrels came and revealed something that was currently unknown to us at the same time.
CHIBIKAKASHI: (gulps)
CHIPMUNKS & SQUIRRELS: (suddenly pops out of nowhere) Ku ku ku ku….
CHIBIKAKASHI: Easy. It was just a joke. Calm down now. No need to get violent!
SARAFU-CHAN: Please read and review, okay? (turns back to Kakashi) Now where were we?
CHIBIKAKASHI: (runs) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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P-R-E-V-I-E-W ON THE NEXT CHAPTER:
"I want the whole world to know," Insert sounds of drumroll here, "That I, Haruno Sakura, am indeed in love with Uchiha Sasuke!"
The room was then filled with gasps and camera flashes. Sakura was smiling to herself proudly. Sasuke, who was at the back was as shocked as the entire world of Sakura's bold move that may just as well be a career-suicide. Ino too had her mouth hanging open in the front row, unable to believe that Sakura would actually declare publicly of her love for the actor.
CUT!
Temari gave a grin that could make any boy fall in love with her instead of answering Shikamaru's question. She made another paper fan which was bigger and had more complicated details than the last. She then handed it to Shikamaru.
"What's this?" He asked. Clearly the IQ of 200 isn't that much help when it comes to dealing with troublesome women.
"For being yourself."
The two were unaware of a certain blonde-haired girl near the doorway, frozen still.
CUT!
Tenten wanted to smite Neji there and then. His smart-aleck responses were getting on her nerves and, being a girl with a long patience, that was saying something.
Neji smirked and tried to annoy Tenten some more by saying the classic, "You know, you look cute when you're angry."
