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Chapter 2: Finding a Name
"I need Tenten…And Uchiha Sasuke," Tsunade said. "Bring Sasuke first, then get the girl."…
Team 13's training area…Tenten was already winded, she had not been sleeping well and wasn't sure why. Her muscles screamed for rest but she wouldn't slow herself down. If she could keep going now, she would only grow stronger. Neji was sparring with her as usual, and he seemed to see how tired she was. Tenten could tell he was going easy on her, and that made her mad. So she decided to show him just how capable she really was.
Bringing up her katana, she charged at him. Neji brought up two kunai in each hand and blocked Tenten's attack. They remained that way for awhile, neither giving up. Then Tenten heard her name called. Without thinking, she relaxed her grip and turned to the source of the sound. As soon as she registered that it was Shizune, Tenten felt herself fall backwards onto the ground. With a grunt, she glared up at Neji, whose face appeared as emotionless as always.
"Tenten!" Shizune called out again as she reached the two of them. "Tsunade-sama needs you.
"What for?" Tenten asked, dusting herself off as she got up.
"I don't know, she didn't tell me," Shizune answered.
"Fine," Tenten said, and turned to her teammate. "I'll see you later Neji."
"Hn," Neji replied as the two left. He watched curiously for a moment before sitting down to meditate.
In Tsunade's Office…
Sasuke and Tsunade sat silently. He had no idea why he had been summoned, but before he could ask she finally said something.
"Have you ever heard of the 'Twin Swords of Konoha'?" Tsunade asked.
"I've heard some stories. Why?" He said impatiently.
"We have recently uncovered some information on the pair. As it turns out, their names were Uchiha Itoichi and Kaede." She watched closely as his eyes widened a little, but he was silent so that she could continue. "It turns out they were turned out of the Uchiha clan because he chose to pursue a different fighting style, and he married Kaede of the Neko clan. Apparently that was frowned on."
"The Uchihas could be strict, I know that, but what does this have to do with me?" Sasuke asked.
"They had a daughter, who was orphaned when they died on the way back from an S-rank mission. Right after their death, a baby girl was found with her Aunt. Her Aunt was a Neko who was killed before the two of them were discovered there. The girl is still alive. Until now, the stories had never been thought to be linked to each other. But evidence we've recently found suggests otherwise and that the girl is in fact an Uchiha."
"Wait, so Itachi and I aren't the only ones left?" Sasuke asked, eyes wide in shock. 'Well, he did say something about there being a third, didn't he?…' He thought. But this was too much, and too sudden. It had been years since the incident, and that was a lot of time to spend thinking you were completely alone. He remembered throwing himself into his studies for the academy, he needed to become stronger so he could defeat Itachi. And it was easy to become overwhelmed by the work and the training. But now he was learning that he had gone through all of that alone, for nothing? All along he'd had family here, and he hadn't even known it. Many different emotions were swiling through his mind, but like always, he didn't show it.
"Yes, her name is Uchiha Neko. Named for both of her parent's clans," Tsunade paused as Shizune knocked and poked her head in.
"I have the girl, should I send her in?" Shizune wanted to know.
"One moment," Tsunade said and turned back to Sasuke. "Please go into the room on the right, she will be receiving quite a shock." Sasuke nodded and left the office. After he was gone, Tsunade nodded for Tenten to be brought in.
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Tenten walked into the office calmly, and made quick note of the odd look on the Hokage's face. It was as if she had good news and bad news at the same time. When Tenten sat down, Tsunade began.
"Tenten, have you ever heard of the 'Twin Swords of Konoha'?" Tsunade was happy to see Tenten light up at this.
"Yes, they are a famous duo who protected the village. The two of them completed 55 S-rank missions together, and died keeping a group of shinobi from attacking right after the demon fox did," Tenten answered and Tsunade was pleased. 'At least she is a fan of them,' She thought.
"Did you ever learn their names?"
"Uchiha Itoichi and Kaede."
"How about their child?"
"…No, I didn't know that they'd had one," Tenten looked surprised. Tsunade sighed and continued.
"They had a daughter who was left in the care of Kaede's sister, Emura, on their last mission. Because Emura was from another village, no one ever realized she was actually related to the duo. So the child was taken into custody when they found Emura, after she had been killed for unknown reasons. The time the girl was found was used as her name," Tsunade paused, noting the girl's eyes widening at this as she recognized the story about how she was found, "Tenten."
"My…My parents were…" Tenten visibly paled and began to shake. Tsunade got up and came around her desk to comfort her, Tenten merely looked straight ahead with her eyes unfocused.
"Uchiha Itoichi and Kaede," Tsunade held out the birth certificate. "And your real name is Uchiha Neko." Tenten just stared at Tsunade, not ready to believe what she'd just heard.
"How could no one have figured this out until now?" Tenten looked upset and angry all at once.
"Because Itoichi had been shunned from the Uchiha clan it was harder to find the records. And Kaede was from another village. You and your Aunt Emura were in an apartment, but none of the neighbors seemed to know you. I'm sorry this had to come so late," Tsunade put a comforting hand on the Tenten's shoulder.
"And there's more. Your Neko clan side has proven to be stronger. This is evident by your use of chakra strings to control your weapons sometimes," Tsunade said. "Have you experienced any psychic tendencies, or déjà vu?"
"Ummm…" Tenten thought, and the dream of her parents death hit her. She remembered Neji asking her about her nightmares, and now it made sense. It was almost like her subconscious trying to maintain a connection to her parents through her dreams. "I think so. I've had nightmares of how they died…"
"I see," Was all that Tsunade said. "I want you to start meditating with Neji during training, it will help." Tenten nodded, it wouldn't be too hard to just try it. "And when you start seeing things before they happen, let's say Naruto knocking over a bowl of ramen a certain way and it really does happen within a day or two, come to me."
Again, Tenten nodded and Tsunade went to the door on the right side of the room. Tenten watched her beckon someone to come in and then go back to her desk. Then none other than Uchiha Sasuke came into the office and sat down in the chair next to Tenten's. She watched him closely, slowly realizing that he was actually her cousin.
"Sasuke, I believe you're acquainted with this girl. Your cousin, Uchiha Neko," Tsunade introduced them casually. The two turned to each other and stared slightly surprised, like they had needed the Hokage to actually say it for confirmation. Tsunade had to repress a laugh at this, as different as the two were they had the exact same look in their eyes.
Tsunade cleared her throat and the two looked up at her. "There's one last bit of business. You both know about the Uchiha massacre…" She trailed off at the hardened look in Sasuke's eyes but continued anyway. "I believe that to some degree any Uchiha is in danger. So, Tenten, I want you to move into the Uchiha manor with Sasuke."
"What? No way! I barely know him!" Tenten jumped out of her chair and Sasuke just grunted.
"Its this or you move in with a teammate, I thought family would be the better choice," Tsunade said calmly and Tenten fumed. She couldn't move in with Lee, she'd be pulling out her hair in no time. And as for Neji, that would just be…wrong. It looked like it was one anti-social or another, might as well make it family. Even if she'd only found out he was family five minutes ago.
"We've both been living alone this long, why do it now?" Sasuke finally spoke up.
"You are family, like it or not," Tsunade began, and the two glared at each other. Likewhen they looked at each other before, they had the same look in their eyes. "You need to start acting like it. And it's best if you start training together in addition to your regular training. Sasuke, she needs to know at least a few things about your clan." He grunted again and Tsunade sighed for the umpteenth time that day.
"You two may go now," Tsunade said and they both turned to leave. "And I expect Neko to be moved in by next week, I will be checking." Tenten was surprised to hear Tsunade call her 'Neko', but then again it was her real name.
The teens walked out in silence, even going part of the way to their houses together. Sasuke and Tenten had various thoughts going through their minds, and most of them had to do with Tenten's new identity. He couldn't believe that he wasn't alone anymore, and couldn't decide if he liked the thought or not. She finally had family, after being alone and unknown for so long. And for her parents to be legends, the Twin Swords of all people. It was like a piece of her had just dropped out of the sky and she was trying to figure out where it fit.
"So, Neko," Sasuke said, finally breaking the silence. "Let me know when you're packed. I'll help you move."
"Thank you, Sasuke," She said, surprised by the friendly gesture. "And my name is Tenten."
"It's not anymore," He said and disappeared in the direction of his house, which was soon to be their house.
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Author's Note: Okay, so I read one fic where they were joking that Tenten could be an Uchiha. There was something about Itachi saying there were actually 3 of them left, and I got carried away with it. Even if he didn't actually say that, remember that this is fiction and bear with me please. And I'll keep calling Tenten by the name Tenten when writing to avoid confusion. She'll only be called Neko when someone uses it as her name, like Sasuke and Tsunade did. Oh, and please R&R!