Their Dark Little Secrets

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Chapter 18: Armed and Ready

Tenten slowed down on her pace as she saw her foe come to a stop. They were miles away from anyone and all around them were trees in several shades of green. Tenten glared at her opponent still furious at him for calling her girly. She never liked be called that since she was small and people who knew her too well knew not to even breathe that word around her unless they wanted to be on their death bed. Suigetsu called out to her again and in a mocking voice said the word she hated. She knew that she had to keep her cool or else this battle would not end well for her. Her fingers played on the sword strapped behind her on her back and she remembered who had given it to her.

Flashbacks:

"Call me girly one more time and you'll see what will happen to you!" shouted a 7 year old Tenten. Her eyes burned in fury as she glared at the boys in front of her.

"You, what could you do girly," one of the boys said and then hell broke loose. Tenten picked up a stone and aimed it straight at the boys knocking him now when the stone slammed into his forehead and his friends ran away in fear leaving their weeping friend behind.

A man laughed as Tenten saw him emerged from the shadows. "Such a youthful sprit you have!" he said. He had a dark black hair and eyes and a much too flashy smile. His hair was cut in a bowl cut style and his thick eyebrows covered most of his forehead. "I'll train you with that youthful sprit of yours little one." He said before flashing a blinding smile.

A few years later…

"Tenten, you have done well my youthful student and I want to present you with a gift." a man said.

"You didn't have to do that Gai-sensei!" Tenten said turning to face the man.

"But I did anyway," Gai replied handing her a long object wrapped in pink paper. Tenten opened the gift to find a beautiful sword inside. Its blade shined as the sunlight hit it and Tenten could clearly see her name engraved into the blade. She smiled and then thanked her teacher. He said that it was a reward for all her hard work.

End Flashback

"Gai-sensie believes in me so I can't let him down," Tenten thought.

"Pay attention girly!" Suigetsu shouted as he ran at her, his sword gleaming as the light played on it. Tenten jumped out of the way and pulled out her sword and he quickly reacted to her moments and counted acted it. It would appear that the girls weren't the only ones training. Tenten was piss and in more ways than one. One of cause being because this creep was only calling her girly and it was really starting to annoy her and secondly, the stinging pain of the curse mark was burning on her shoulder and she wanted relief. Relief from the pain but then again, Tenten wasn't the type to walk away from a good battle so what now.

With Sakura

Sakura stopped and she noticed that Kabuto was slowing down.

"Where have you the boys?" Sakura asked her voice was cold.

"Worried about your Sasuke-kun?" Kabuto asked. He wanted to see the angry in her eyes.

Flashback:

"Orochimaru-sama you called?" Kabuto asked.

"Yes I thought I should tell you about the curse mark," Orochimaru said.

"What about it?" Kabuto asked amused to find out what the curse mark was really capable of.

"Emotions Kabuto," Orochimaru said, "They are our greatest strength and weakness. If you can get Sakura at least to build up enough hate in her heart, she will be all ours.'

"And the others?" Kabuto asked.

"I have no use for them it is only the boys and Sakura I want. She holds the most power and the boys are the key to my awaking." Orochimaru said.

"I understand," Kabuto said as he disappeared into the darkness.

End Flashback:

With Tenten

Tenten took a god look at herself for a few seconds ignoring the pain coming from her shoulder. Her leg was bleeding but it wasn't too serious. She looked over to her foe and saw that he was barely hurt. This made her blood boil.

"I can't see how any guy would want a weak girly like you," Suigetsu said.

Tenten tightened her fists as her knuckles turned white. The pain increased as the curse mark fed off the power that was bursting within her body.

"You won't be able to save him you know," Suigetsu remarked, "Your just a little girly and so weak. I don't know how he put up with you."

That did it. Tenten was now beyond pissed. How dare he?! She wasn't weak and was certainly not a girly as he referred it. All her life she was always put don and as she took a ride on her past it hit her. Neji, he was the first boy to be nice to her. She was coming back from training with Gai when she saw him.

Flashback:

"Man I'm I tried," Tenten thought to herself as she walked, "I guess Gai-sensie seemed to have forgotten that I'm not Lee."

She heard someone was quickly prepared herself to fight if she had to. She soon realized that the person wasn't after her; they were training just like she was. She walked up to where he heard the noise and saw a pale boy with long light brown hair and lavender eyes fighting with a raven headed boy. They were both very good and Tenten felt a bit jealous. The boy noticed that she was there but continued fighting. The next day, Tenten came to the spot again to find only one boy there and it was the one she wanted to see.

"Why were you spying?" he asked.

"You were fighting and I was impressed," Tenten said.

"Then fight me,' he said, "I have seen you here before so let's seen your any good."

The fight didn't last too long and the boys came out as the victor but it was a close match.

"Neji Hyuga," he said while he was leaving, "don't forget it Tenten and keep training, you might just beat me one day."

End Flashback:

Tenten smiled to herself as she remembered the words Neji had told her. Her anger burn away as her fists loosened. Suigetsu was shock when he saw a smirk playing on Tenten's lips. The pain was gone as soon as she realized it. As so as she realized that she had to control herself and stay in control in order to win this match. She was ready to take it as far as putting her life on the line to safe his. He gave her more that she could ever ask for. He gave her the love she longed for so long and now she was willing to do anything to keep it safe. Her eyes were closed for a few seconds as she let her choice sink in. No matter what, she wasn't backing down not now. She reopened then to ravel a dangerous blood red shinning through the darkness of the forest.

Before Suigetsu could see what was happening, Tenten grabbed the sword out of his hand and a deadly light surround the weapon. As the light cleared up, his sword was covered in a purplish color and he realized what her power was. She was dangerous once she had it under her control. Tenten was free, the pain when away thou her shoulder was still sore because of the effects of the mark. When she realized it, when she admitted it to herself, the pain when away and her power flowed freely into her.

"Poison,' Suigetsu said as the sound of tearing skin was heard.

"It alone seems fit that you die by your own weapon," Tenten said darkly.

The pain took over him and he fell to the ground. He didn't bother to leave any last words for her to hear as his body when up in flames leaving behind his gigantic sword. Tenten suddenly felt uneasy as she felt someone coming towards her but even after she realized that it was Hinata, her feeling didn't go away. One name spilled out of her lips, "Sakura."

A/N: I am like so sorry for not updating sooner and if anything I will try to make it up to you by finishing up Ino's battle and fill you in on Sakura's battle with Kabuto and Dum, Dum, Dum Orochimaru. Anyway, Tenten is also free from the mark and her powers of cause had to do with weapons and very deadly poison. When she lets that bright light run over a weapon, it creates a poison deadly enough to kill any vampire. Okay so that's that. Read and review please!