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Tauren Paladin says: Hi people. Sorry for updating so late… I hope that you're still with me… Well… I hope you enjoy this chapter for the sake of your mood.

When you read fics, please do so in a well lit room.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, only my crazy imagination.

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At the theme park

Chapter 9

Neji was walking quietly along with Tenten. He wasn't afraid, but anxious. Neji knew that it would be a chance for both of them to get closer. He smirked.

Tenten was excited because Neji, the Hyuuga Neji, prodigy of his clan and number one rookie of their year, had chosen to spend more time with her. Sure, it could be a hallucination, but as time had passed by, she had grown more secure about the fact Neji was getting closer to her. Tenten didn't know why, but her teammate was different from the other guys she knew. Maybe it was because Neji wasn't a pervert like the other guys who tried to get close to her, but a kind man who hid his gentleness behind a mask of hatred for the main branch of the Hyuuga; then, Tenten remembered Neji's hate did not longer exist, and she had to thank Naruto and Hiashi-sama for it. If not, she wouldn't be there, walking with him. She smiled as she got a little bit closer to him.

As they got closer, the couple could distinguish a large line of people waiting for the ride. They both frowned and tried to go to another ride, but it seemed the large rides were full of people waiting for it. It disappointed them, but they continued watching over the people anyway, so they could go on the rides when the lines were short; besides, it was their job to take care of the security.

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Meanwhile, Naruto and Hinata were just having a nice stroll on the gifts area at the same time they did their job. Kiba was with his good friend Akamaru, so he let them be.

The Hyuuga blushed as she saw people commenting about them. It was amazing how she had progressed. At first, Naruto seemed very distant, and he considered her as a strange girl; now, he would even invite her to have lunch or would cheer her up when she felt depressed. She looked at him and smiled with those shy lips; noticing this, Naruto smiled back.

As for Naruto, he had never imagined he would be there right now, with a girl whom he had considered a weirdo. Now, he had discovered the shy girl he saw sitting in the corner of the class was such a great person. His feelings for Sakura were not as deep. The feelings he had for the pink-haired girl were gradually becoming those of a friend, because he had been rejected a lot of times by her. On the other hand, Hinata would never be as rude as his teammate.

They walked down a bridge that had a shallow stream underneath it. The bridge was not painted, but it had different hues because it had been made with different kinds of wood and stone. There was no noise but the sound of the low stream and the silent footsteps. A school of fish swam by in a quiet motion against the adverse current of the stream. Naruto and Hinata were lost in their thoughts as they stared at the fish. They reminded them about how they had faced many obstacles, but how they had strived to surpass them and continued to follow their dreams.

Hinata took a glance at Naruto. His eyes were adamantly fixed on the fish. He looked carefree and resolute at the same time. Uzumaki Naruto was a person she admired because of his confidence and, unlike her; he would not be ashamed of everything he did. Hinata thought once that she might be too much of a dropout; but then, Naruto came and changed her mind, because he believed on never giving up. From him, she had also taken the idea of not going back on her words. Naruto was sure to become a Hokage with those kinds of thoughts.

The Hyuuga smiled as she put her left and nearer to Naruto's right hand.

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After some hours of waiting, the great lines of people had finally cleared, so Tenten and Neji had an opportunity to get on one of those weird rides. They rushed towards the counter of a rollercoaster, but something or rather someone, pushed them before they reached the ticket counter. When they lifted their heads, there was a pair of mist nin in their way.

"Hey! Watch your step!" Tenten demanded as she was helped up by Neji, who didn't fall down but was startled by the other guests. It seemed neither Tenten nor Neji was on their senses. How could they not notice the two guys coming?

"We came here first you ugly hag!" One of the mist nin yelled. He was obviously not in a good mood. Tenten had an anime vein popping out of her forehead. How could that guy have called her an ugly hag!

"Calm down Tenten, we don't want to disturb our guests." Neji said noticing Tenten's sudden change of temperature. The other nin just chuckled.

"Come on! Are you scared? ARE YOU SCARED!" The other nin asked as if he was challenging him. They took out their kunai menacingly, but that wasn't going to scare Tenten and Neji.

"Please, it was just an accident, lets leave it there and be more careful from now on." Neji insisted. He didn't want to beat them up to the point they had all their tenketsus sealed.

"Shut up you weird-eyes!" One of the mist guys screamed. Neji couldn't hold back anymore, his patience was ending and Tsunade-sama had told them they had to be harsh with the troublemakers, so he assumed his Jyukken pose. Noticing this, Tenten jumped back and took out some shuriken from her holster.

The enemy nin also acted. One took a medium sized sword from his back and the other one took an extendable staff out. They both rushed towards Neji.

It didn't take long for the battle to end. Neji had knocked out the guy with the sword before he even started to slash. As for the other one, Tenten had thrown him out of combat by hurling shuriken at his arms, rendering him useless.

Tenten and Neji then took the mist nin to the health room, where they warned the guys that if they were to be so rude again, they would be kicked out of the park for sure.

Then, the couple walked out of the health room and dashed to the rides in hope the lines would be cleared, but the people had lined up again. Tenten and Neji were frustrated, but since the lines were not as long as the last ones, they decided to wait.

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After leaving the bridge, Hinata and Naruto were assigned to specifically watch over a play in the center of the gifts area. Kiba and Akamaru were ordered to watch over all the area.

The play was supposed to demonstrate how nin acted in Konoha, as well as the dangerous missions they had to go through. They were even supposed to interpret some of the real nin that lived on Konoha. It was sure to be entertaining.

Hinata and Naruto grabbed some chairs and started to watch the show. Hinata had activated her Byakugan so she could see the play and watch over it at the same time. Naruto created several Kage bunshin to watch the play from different points.

Suddenly, the lights went out and the main stage was on the spotlight. Then, Tsunade-sama appeared and welcomed the guests to the play. She was wearing the Hokage's clothes and the hat as well.

"OY! Tsunade-obaachan!" Naruto yelled from his seat. Everyone but Tsunade started to laugh. Even Hinata let out a giggle. The Hokage was getting mad. She had not only embarrassed herself coming out in those clothes, and now, Naruto was making fun of her!

Then, something came to her mind. A wonderful idea had struck her. Tsunade started to laugh like a maniac while everyone just stared.

"Naruto, since you are an actual ninja from Konoha, why don't you come here and tell our guests how is the life of a nin?" The Hokage proposed. Naruto blushed, but he went to the stage. He grabbed the microphone and for an unknown reason, he started to shake; but then, he saw Hinata waving shyly at him. He didn't know why, but seeing that made him regain his confidence.

"Well… Being a ninja is hard…" Naruto started. His legs were no longer shaking, and his confidence was growing.

"It's not always to cope with those boring missions Tsunade-obaachan makes us accomplish." Naruto said with a grin. Everyone was laughing again. Tsunade was in the mood to beat him up, but she had to control herself for the sake of the show.

"But it is always gratifying to finish a mission and enjoy a nice bowl of ramen afterwards!" The Kyuubi continued. At this comment, the crowd was already bursting with laughter. Tsunade was starting to think that having Naruto there wasn't as bad as it once seemed.

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At last, after the longest fifteen minutes they had lived, Tenten and Neji had the chance to get on a ride. That particular ride was a huge rollercoaster which tried to imitate a ninja persecution. Neji was sweating. At first, it seemed as if the ride wasn't much, only a trip on a rustic train that dropped from great heights and turned and twisted; but at that moment, the ride seemed to be intimidating him more than it once did. Tenten was also shaking, but because of the anxiousness. The thought of being there doing nothing but falling from great heights would sure seem boring at first, but when she was in the ticket corner with Neji, the idea didn't seem so bad, not bad at all.

In fact, she had a perfect plan. First, she would act as if she was really scared during a fall and would secretly clutch Neji's hand. And she would enjoy it, a lot.

They both sat beside each other in THE LAST SEAT! (Dun… dun… duuuuun…)

The crowded people were blocking the view, so they couldn't see how high the first drop would be from their point of view. Tenten smiled, she would grab Neji's hand any moment soon. The Hyuuga prodigy could see because of his Byakugan, but he didn't like what he saw: a massive two hundred meter drop was awaiting them. Soon after, he noticed his partner with a worrisome look on her eyes.

"What's wrong Tenten?" He asked.

"It's just that…"

"Tenten, you can tell me if you think if I would be able to take away that worry from you."

"Well… Please forgive me if I grab your hand out of fear during the WHOA!"

The train suddenly dropped from their position through a secret door. All the people in the ride were beginning to scream. Tenten and Neji were part of those people too; they were almost unable to breath due to the surprise of unexpectedly falling through a door.

Several shuriken flew by every once in a while. Fire and shadows were overwhelming the people as they fell backwards into an ambush of Konoha. Nin from any rank would be fighting for their lives. Tenten noticed Neji was freaked out too, so she thought it was the perfect moment to grab his hand. Her hand was nearing his, all seemed to go well until…

"OH MY GOD TENTEN WAS THAT JUST HIASHI-SAMA!" Neji screamed in fear, and, unknowingly to him, he was already grabbing Tenten's hand. Tenten smiled once again, it really seemed Neji was getting closer to her. The kunoichi didn't have to worry, her fears were gone. It was not a hallucination, it was real.

And, unknowingly to both of them, a hidden camera had taken a picture of them.

"Is the pic taken?" the mysterious cloaked man asked the photo guy.

"Hai, sir." He responded as the mysterious cloaked man grinned.

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Tauren Paladin says: Alright people, it seems this story is nearly ending. Why? Remember Lee said four days? Well, it's their last day I think…

Oh, and about the last part, It says that it was real because at first, Tenten thought that the fact Neji was getting closer to her could be an illusion, but then, she discovers that it is not. Oh well… Sayonara!