Tauren Paladin says: Hello everyone. Wow, this is the last chapter I guess. Thanks to all of you for reading the story and giving me support. Sorry for the slow update. The truth is that I have been lazy enough these days to leave this chapter without finishing. Gomen ne. Okay, I know you will all be bored of reading this but thanks to all the reviewers and Ceasg-sama, who has provided me a lot of support. When you read fics, please do so in a well-lit room.
Alright, enjoy the last chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Naruto owns me.
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At the theme park
Final chapter
After that interesting play, Naruto and Hinata (his coughgirlfriendcough) were assigned to patrol the park once again. They both were exhausted after those long hours so, before starting to patrol, they had decided to stop and rest a bit while drinking something… like a glass of lemonade.
Hinata was plain lost in her thoughts; she still couldn't believe how they had come closer in just a few days. Her lifetime dream was beginning to become true. She sighed and gazed at the guy who was buying the lemonade.
"Hey Hinata…" he suddenly said in a nervous voice. He scratched his head and muttered something like "kuso…" Hinata just giggled.
"Umm… Would you like to do something…? I don't know… maybe going on to rides or something…" The Kyuubi vessel said in a low voice. Hinata blushed and started playing with her fingers. She didn't know why, but it kind of embarrassed her to be treated so nicely. She knew it was a chance of getting even closer with Naruto, but she still tried to look for an excuse.
"But we should be patrolling instead of going for the rides…" Hinata finally answered. She sighed mentally, but at the same time, she lamented herself.
"Ah! It doesn't matter." Naruto said and made his most famous handseal. "Kage Bunshin no Justsu!" He screamed before two bunshin appeared beside him.
"They will last long enough." Naruto said before he took Hinata's hand and took off.
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"That was unexpected…" Neji said as he left the ride alongside Tenten. The ride had been fun, especially because he had shared a lot of time with his kunoichi partner. They both resumed duties soon after. A long pause followed. It was strange that they didn't speak after that. Well, Neji had always been stoic, silent as a rock, but Tenten… She didn't know what to say. Neji had always seemed so distant, so far away. But when he suddenly opened up to her… It confused her… Tenten didn't know how to react. It was like a blurry happiness probably. It was the first time she felt that. The first time a loved one opened up to her. The kunoichi smiled and looked at Neji. The sight of him was sort of… comforting. The Hyuuga just raised an eyebrow.
"What is it Tenten?" He asked with almost no emotion. Tenten just smiled at him, which provoked another moment of silence. But this time it didn't last long, since Neji spotted an unsual blonde guy dragging a short haired girl with him. The guy was racing towards one of the lesser rides. The sight of this made the Hyuuga go into a wild frenzy. He didn't hesitate to go after the blonde kid with all the intent to kill him. Neji gathered chakra into his feet and broke into a run. The only thing was, he was stopped by Tenten.
"You shouldn't kill Naruto for this." Tenten said in a calm tone of voice.
"But he will harm Hinata-sama…" Neji replied.
"Don't be childish Neji-kun. He is only trying to spend time with her." The kunoichi said.
"Let's just follow, and keep an eye on them."
"Hn…" Neji said, and they both broke into a run.
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"Na-naruto-kun!" Hinata screamed as she was dragged into a weird ride.
"What is it?" The blonded boy said as he abruptly stopped. He turned his head just to see a tired Hinata.
"Sorry" he said with an innocent smile. He really didn't know how to treat a girl. Naruto was trying the best he could to make her comfortable but he had little experience in this matter. At least, Hinata was a very patient person. She would understand.
The Hyuuga smiled at him and looked at the ride they were about to go into: A gigantic house which looked like a small imitation of the Hyuuga manor.
"What are we waiting for?" Naruto asked and took off. Hinata hesitated, but followed anyways.
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"What is that thing!" Tenten asked herself when she saw the ride where Naruto was going to. Neji stopped too, just to curse the people who had built the thing.
"Let's go, Tenten." He said after he received the two tickets. She nodded before following.
Although the manor was a poor imitation, it was decorated formidably. The sakura trees were placed in the exact same spot where the original manor had them. Lush gardens and training dummies were scattered around the main entrance. Neji pushed the frames apart and started dashing through the complex maze the ride presented. It was almost like an RPG-game.
"Neji, do you know where are we headed to?" Tenten asked. Even though she was confident of Neji's abilities, she was starting to get annoyed by the eerie sounds the surroundings made. The manor was obviously exaggerated to make the visitors think that the Hyuugas were kind of creepy.
"Don't worry. My knowledge of the manor is as perfect as my Jyukken." Neji said arrogantly, yet with a smile. The brunette smiled back at him. Neji was not the same anymore. He was showing more of his emotions to her. They stopped on a long corridor and at the end of it stood a guard. He was wearing traditional robes and he had pale, lilac eyes.
"Let us pass; we must follow Hinata-sama." Neji said emotionless.
"I'm afraid you shall not pass…" The guard said as he dashed towards Neji, who quickly sealed a few of the guard's tenketsus.
"You haven't improved much." Neji declared as he dragged Tenten with him into the end of the corridor.
The next room was full of screens, one after the other. Neji used his Byakugan to see through them. Each room was full of traps: Spears, pitfalls, ambushes, almost everything.
"Tenten, concentrate chakra on your feet." The Hyuuga said as he managed to see a yellow blur at the end of the screens.
"Neji-kun… won't we get smashed by all those traps?" Tenten asked as she noticed the various traps that awaited them.
"No, we willl pass by quickly." Neji replied almost emotionless.
They both concentrated some chakra before they dashed towards the traps. Lucky they were fast, since each trap was designed to slow them down for the other trap to do the work. In the first room, spears shot out of the walls as they passed. Then, a big, invisible hole was underneath a carpet, which was too obvious. Those traps were easy. The next room had spikes on the floor. Neji just jumped them with ease, while Tenten saved herself by mere centimeters.
"That was close, Neji-kun!" She said exhaustedly.
"Don't get too tired, an ambush awaits." Neji replied as he activated his Byakugan.
They both ran again, trying to dodge the shuriken that were being thrown at them. Their pace had slowed down a bit, so they took a few hits from the shuriken. After that, they finally reached the opposite door.
"Naruto is too far away now…" Neji muttered in a low voice. Maybe he was worrying too much about it, but he was supposed to be Hinata-sama's guardian. He couldn't evade being overprotective.
They advanced to the next rooms, which were either setups, or matches against other Hyuugas. After those events, they were extremely tired, so neither of them had all of their energies.
"Neji-kun, why don't we slow down a bit?" Tenten asked. Neji just turned around, and smiled at her. The girl just blushed out of surprise. Neji was really changing.
"Don't worry; we are already on the last room." He said as he pushed the last screen aside, which revealed someone he wouldn't have thought of… (Dun dun duuuun…..)
"Hiashi-sama!" Neji said in surprise. Tenten was surprised as well, but she decided to keep her distance, as she had almost no idea what the event could turn out to be.
"Neji…" Hiashi said, his white orbs staring at his nephew. "I have already let Hinata pass… And that boy… They were good enough to pass."
Neji flinched. Had the head of the Hyuugas finally acknowledged Naruto as a decent nin? Something was definitely different in him. In an instant, Neji lunged himself against Hiashi, already having activated his Byakugan. The older Hyuuga countered with a powerful whirl, knocking the prodigy back. Neji back flipped while in mid- air and retaliated throwing a well aimed shuriken at Hiashi's right arm. Unluckily, it was evaded. Hiashi assumed his divination field pose (is that how it should be said?) and waited for Neji to do the same. As if mind read, he also assumed the stance and lunged at Hiashi with the Sixty four strikes. The family head jumped back, and used the Hundred and twenty eight strikes, which completely obliterated Neji.
"Don't be reckless!" Hiashi exclaimed as his nephew fell in defeat. "You still need more training. Come back when you are ready."
Neji just jerked in pain, as most of his tenketsus had been sealed. He tried to get up, but it was in vain, as his uncle knocked him down once again. "Know that you must fight with a calm mind." Hiashi said. "That Naruto guy was hot-headed, but he was not as weak."
Tenten, who had been silent all that time, suddenly burst in outrage. Her fists clenched and her face fuming with anger. "Neji is NOT weak!" she yelled at a Hiashi who was already turning his back. "Face me."
"You dare speak to me?" The victorious Hyuuga said as he once again assumed his Jyuuken pose. Tenten unsheathed her katana, and jumped back. She took out her scrolls, which unveiled many a weapon. She let them fall down instead of hurling them at her opponent. "Let this be a close combat" she said confidently.
Hiashi just smirked as any male Hyuuga would, and took a medium-sized saber from his robes. It had a beautiful hilt and an outstanding design. Its blade was curved and had an eye-catching turquoise and silver hue. Its edge was carved very so carefully, it seemed to slice the very air. Besides looking deadly, its steel seemed to reflect the water's surface when undisturbed: clear, and bright. Tenten was definitely jealous of such an outstanding weapon. "Okay then, let us fight." He said arrogantly.
They both lunged at each other fiercely, as Neji watched them in awe. Hiashi was most surprising with a weapon at hand. Most would have expected him to be weak with weapons since the style he had always shown was the Jyukken, but that was certainly false. Tenten had not trained with a katana before, but her skill was surprising. Both combatants were trying to strike each other, but with no success. Finally, Hiashi smut Tenten with his weapon's sheath and finished her with a powerful slash. "Don't worry; I used the back of the saber." He said as he sheathed his blade. "I must admit nevertheless, that you are far better than I imagined, kunoichi." Hiashi said as he left the room. His turn was over. He looked one last time at his nephew, and shook his head in disapproval. "Sorry, Hizashi… He isn't ready yet…" he muttered before he threw a Hyuuga plush at the floor.
Tenten groaned in pain, as Neji regained the capacity to stand up. "Sorry Tenten, that should have never happened." He said as he helped his defeated teammate.
"I got too carried away by my emotions… I should have beaten him." Neji continued. Tenten looked at his face. It was full of sorrow and regret. "Don't worry Neji-kun. At least, we know Hinata was safe. Your uncle wouldn't have let a troublemaker go with his daughter." She replied. "You know Naruto is a good person."
The girl wanted to hug him at the moment but, obviously, she couldn't do it at the time.
"Tenten… You shouldn't have faced him." Neji said all of a sudden.
"Hey, Neji-kun, I also wanted to do something…" The brunette replied with a chuckle.
"This is no game, Tenten. My uncle is very strong. He could have hurt you badly." Neji said with a voice full of concern. "Please don't do those dangerous things. You might get hurt."
"I'm a kunoichi Neji-kun, you can't say those things, knowing that I cannot be away from danger." She replied with a smile.
Neji sighed in concern, and reluctantly agreed; knowing that discussing the topic any further would be futile. Instead, he just motioned his arm to indicate the way out. It was not as satisfying as it should have been, but at least they were sure that Hinata was fine. Besides, they had won a cute Hyuuga toy, so it was not as bad as it seemed.
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"You finally came out… Hiashi-sama" an unknown Hyuuga said as she eyed the head of the family. The man just sighed deeply, as if there was something that troubled him deeply.
"Neji is not ready yet…" He said as he continued to walk. The other Hyuuga followed him.
"He needs more time to think…what is best for him…" She said smiling.
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Finally, the long day was coming to an end. Lights started to fill the park, couples were going out… The moon and stars illuminated the sky. (It sounds cheesy doesn't it?)
Tsunade couldn't be happier, since it was all going well. At first, she thought that Naruto would cause havoc, but it seemed to be the contrary. His presence had helped the success of Konoha Land. Oddly, she happened to notice a cute couple walking close to her, which caught her attention. The girl had a baby blue shirt and a high ponytail. She also wore an obi and had a katana hanging of it. Overall, she was a cute girl. The guy didn't look exactly like a guy. In fact, he had long hair, which looked very silky. Nevertheless, the fact that he was a guy was noticeable, for he had a well-toned body. The couple looked very cute; after all, they were holding hands and were very close to each other. They were walking without worries. Soon they spotted a Ferris wheel and decided to get some tickets. Although Tsunade didn't have anything to do with it, she felt a strong necessity to spy on them, and so she used Henge to change her appearance into that of a random tourist. The Hokage bought a ticket for her alone (Shizune was somewhere else) and got into the ride. She was conveniently located on the chair right next to the couple. She giggled and started to eye the couple occasionally. They looked as if they were speaking casually, but Tsunade could notice a slight blush on the girl's cheeks. The girl gradually leant more towards the guy, which caused him to hold her hands. A moment of silence followed, in which both of them were locked in each other's gaze. The guy slowly moved closer to the girl and closed his eyes. The brunette was slightly taken aback, but soon regained her composure. She closed her eyes and felt her companion's hands pull her head onto his. For a while, they stopped. The girl then opened her eyes nervously. She looked anxious, yet confused. The guy also opened his eyes. Tsunade noticed that the guy had unique, pearl colored eyes. For another moment they looked at each other with a face that suggested happiness. Then the man muttered some words which Tsunade could not hear. The girl nodded and closed her eyes once again. Then the guy blushed as hell, but soon closed his eyes as well. He leant closer to his beloved, and finally kissed her.
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Epilogue
"So what would you like to eat?" Tenten asked in a cheerful tone, even though she had lost for the millionth time.
"Whatever you want to eat, Tenten." Neji answered.
They both smiled at each other. They had been practicing that routine every time they sparred, but never got bored of it.
They both walked at the restaurant they always went to, so basically, it was just a waste of time to ask. They only did it for fun.
As soon as they entered the restaurant, a mob of fangirls rushed towards Neji, singing their ridiculous song. One of them stepped out of the crowd and insulted Tenten. Soon, the other girls did the same. Neji sighed and grabbed Tenten's hand. He looked at the fangirls with a stoic glare, which caused them to flinch.
"Don't ever insult my girlfriend again." He said in a calm, but menacing voice. Tenten just smiled.
After that, it was rumoured that Neji was a murderer, since many of the fangirls had almost died of heartache, others had wept until they were almost dehydrated and some had even remained in comma for several months. Only a few could accept the changing of the Neji fanclub to the NejiTen fanclub.
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Tauren Paladin says: So… That's it! This story is concluded. Well, at least this part. Thanks to all the people who had patience on me. Thanks for reviewing and thanks for reading the story. I hope you had enjoyed it and sorry if it was lame…
Ja ne!
