She walked to their regular team training ground.
It was a peaceful morning for once.
"YOSH! IF I CAN'T DO 1500 PUSHUPS I'LL RUN FOUR HUNDRED LAPS AROUND KONOHA!"
"THAT'S THE SPIRIT! YOUR FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IS MOST ADMIRABLE!"
"LEE!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
Okay…….so it wasn't that peaceful at all. Darn! Couldn't a girl get some peace and quiet around here!
By now, Tenten had reached the training ground only to find her sensei and her team mate hugging and crying in each others arms, complete with the beautiful sunset background.
She shivered.
Never. She would never get used to her weird sensei and his equally weird pupil.
Ignoring the embarrassing and not to mention, weird beyond weird, scene, she walked over to the middle of the clearing and took out a set of kunai and shuriken.
Eyeing her targetsfive similar log posts she moved quickly and grabbed and launched her weapons.
Thunk!
Thunk!
Thunk!
Thunk!
Thunk!
All five kunai had landed dead centre in the middle of the logs.
She walked forward and retrieved the kunai from each log.
She sighed. Training was starting to get boring. Neji had gone on a mission and she didn't really feel up to training with the green beast duo lately.
A rustling sound in the bushes near by alerted her of an intruder's presence.
Moving closer too the rustling bush, she brandished a kunai just in case.
Silently she ripped the bush in half, only to see a plain grass clearing and in the middle of which, was a figure training.
The figure was wearing white robes and had moderately long blonde hair. A girl, no doubt. She stood in a well-guarded stance and held her blade before her.
On closer inspection, Tenten realised the weapon was a simple yet elegant samurai sword. Engraved on the thin blade was a picture of a fierce yet radiant tiger roaring to the sky.
Yet, it was not the beauty of the sword that held her in place, it was the person.
The girl seemed to be dancing to a villager's eyes, but to a ninja it was no mere dance. She moved gracefully and dangerously, like a tiger on the prowl. The sword was slashed through the air, letting out a barely audible shhhhhh sound. As her feet swiftly glided across the ground, the blades of grass and leaves moved away, so as to clear a path. White robes fluttered through the breeze and created an image of a pair of snow-white wings protruding from the girl's back.
With one last slash through the air, the dance finished and the leaves and the grass became still and the wind disappeared. A calm silence spread through the area.
Tenten held her breath, not wanting to disturb the silence with her breathing.
She shifted her body so as to make herself more comfortable, causing a faint sound rustling which echoed through the still silent area.
"Who's there?"
Tenten jumped. She started to panic. What if the girl knew I was here all along? Would she be mad? I mean, I invaded her privacy! I would be mad too! What do I do?
"Don't worry I'm not mad or anything."
"Huh?"
"Oh, so there IS someone there! Hehe, I thought it might've been some kind of animal but I called out just incase."
The girl was cute and pretty. Long blonde hair reaching past her shoulders swayed as she walked. Her petite figure cloaked by a beautiful plain white yukata, which was held together by a long, thick piece of orange cloth.
"I'm Ryoko! Hehe, why do you keep staring at me? Is there something on my face?"
Within a millisecond her face shoved into Tenten's line of sight.
"UWAH!"
Tenten leapt up in shock, hitting her head on a tree branch in the process and fell back on the ground in pain.
"owwwwwww. Dammit! That hurt really bad! Ow….."
Ryoko fell onto her back laughing out loud.
"What's so funny? Huh?"
Tenten stood over Ryoko's body, hands on her hips with a scowl on her face.
"hahaha…it's just that…hehe….you looked…haha….so…..he……funny! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
After 5 minutes of Ryoko laughing her head off and Tenten silently fuming on the ground next to her, Ryoko calmed down.
"So? What's your name? I already said I'm Ryoko."
"My name's Tenten."
"Are you a ninja?"
"Yep!" Tenten pointed enthusiastically to her forehead protector. "I'm a fully certified ninja of Konoha! Isn't it cool?"
Ryoko smiled at her, "Yeah! I'm not a ninja, cause I'm not allowed. They won't let me become one."
"Oh."
Tenten looked down to the ground, suddenly feeling guilty over saying what she said.
"But it's ok! As long as I can keep training, I'm happy!"
Tenten looked up and at seeing Ryoko's smiling face, smiled unconsciously with her. She didn't know why, but whenever Ryoko smiled it felt like smiling too. It was like a contagious disease.
"So……you saw my sword practice session?"
From that point on a pleasant and relaxing conversation took place. As they discussed their different techniques and weaponry, Tenten began to feel more happy and relaxed than she had ever felt before.
This is a nice feeling. She thought as she smiled along with Ryoko while discussing the different ways she used and handled her kunai.
"TENTEN! THE GREEN BEAST OF KONOHA WILL HELP YOU ON YOUR ROAD OF GREATNESS AS A LEGENDARY NINJA! COME TRAIN WITH LEE AND I AS WE LET OUR FLAMES OF YOUTH SHINE!
"Dammit! Why does he ALWAYS have to FRIKIN YELL!"
Tenten covered her ears in agony at the sound of her sensei's voice echoing through the forest trees.
"Ummmm….Ten-chan? Who was that?"
Ryoko turned her head towards the side and eyed Tenten with a questiong gaze.
"Oh, that was my sensei. I have to go now Ryoko-chan! I'm sorry! I'll see you tomorrow okay? And I'll remember to bring my daggers for you to see too! Ja!"
Tenten frantically waved at Ryoko and rushed towards her training area.
Dammit! Baka-sensei! Why does he always have to interrupt me when im having a good conversation! ARGH!
Back at the clearing, Ryoko watched her leave with a smile on her face.
"I can't wait till tomorrow! Maybe I should bring a snack for us to share too! Yosh! I'll ask Iruka-nii to help me make a bento!"
She picked up her sword and placed it into its sheath, all the while humming a cheerful tune. Holding her sword in her right hand she ran off into the direction of her current home with a bright smile on her face.
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"Iruka-nii! I'm home!"
She slipped off her shoes and closed the door behind her.
"Iruka-nii? Are you here?"
She turned on the lights and searched the living room.
"Hello?"
She turned around and came face to face with half-masked face.
"GAH!"
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Author's NotesHello!
I've finally updated! YAY! This chapter wasn't that good. I feel it needs a redo, but I can't be bothered right now so I'll leave it as it is.
You should all be able to guess who the "half-masked face" is, right?
Oh and I got a review last time telling me they didn't get who "Ryoko" was. Well, I won't tell you! Hehe. You'll have to find out for yourself!
Come visit me at http/aoi-no-hana. at http/dusty-manga. you liked this chapter and don't forget to review!
Ja!