Tenten's Hero.
Chapter 18: Tenten's Master
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Tenten and Shinji left that night, heading east by the light of the moon. When they past the river, the two stopped.
Tenten looked at Shinji.
"How many are following us Shinji…?"
Shinji looked at Tenten through the light of the moon.
She stared back, waiting for an answer.
He was trying to keep the fact that people were following them from her to avoid a pointless fight.
'So much for that…' he thought.
Tenten stared harder at him.
"Shinji…?"
"There are twenty three of them."
She remained silent.
Shinji walked over to her and smiled.
"I know a place where we should be okay, we'll be fine."
She looked up at his blue eyes.
"It's not that, um…thank you Shinji-san for…helping me…"
The two continued farther into the forest.
"Don't worry about it…"
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Tenten stared at the colossal willow tree before her.
Shinji smiled.
"This is the center of the forest, and our camp for the night."
The two made camp at the top of the gigantic tree. Tenten stared at the stars, wondering about everyone in Konoha. She thought of one Hyuuga in particular. She smiled.
'I bet Neji is looking at the same stars.'
Shinji looked at the girl who was slowly spacing out.
"You should get some sleep; tomorrow we should reach your village."
Tenten sighed into her sleeping bag. She was still sketchy about going back. Konoha was about a half an hour run from here. Yet she saw no traps or anything to try and catch here except for those three guys who attacked Shinji. He must have done something else to try and catch her…
Then she thought of him. There was still the matter of do I go back to Konoha or kill him then go back. Even though the second one was tempting, Tenten admitted that she probably couldn't win against him and that she was homesick. Still...
She sighed.
"I'll figure it out tomorrow."
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Tenten shot her eyes open.
'It's burning…' she thought, gasping for any trace of oxygen that her lungs could pick up. She looked around.
The whole tree was red and black in the flames that surrounded her.
She stood there, lost for words.
'The whole forest is burning down…'
Tenten calmed down and looked around.
"Shinji…?!"
The crackling of a burning branch above was here only answer.
Tenten pounced out of the way before the branch hit were she stood. She stared at the branch, shaking with rage.
'These flames aren't natural…'
The kunoichi drew four kunai and flew into the forest, avoiding the flames as best she could. She had to find Shinji.
And She had to find the bastard who did this to them.
He had plagued her life long enough.
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Tenten stopped at a particular oak tree. She had five burn marks, her clothes looked like crap, and there was still no sign of Shinji. Despite this she looked to her left and smiled. In the distance she saw the lights of Konoha shining through the darkness. Tenten kept on smiling, speechless.
Her smile faded. She couldn't go back yet, there was still business here.
Shinji ran out of a burning tree to Tenten's left.
"Ten?! You okay…?"
Tenten turned toward him.
"Yea…"
Shinji looked past her to the tree directly behind the girl, as if he didn't hear her.
Tenten noticed and looked over her shoulder. Behind her stood the bastard in mention, smirking through the flames.
Tenten trembled in rage.
"…Sasuke…"she breathed.
The girl held the four kunai in her hand. Her eyes with fixed on his damned smirk.
He laughed.
"There's Konoha Ten. Go ahead, I won't stop you. Or, would you rather kill me over your freedom…? I'd just run home if I were you."
Shinji held his breath in frustration. At this rate Tenten would fight Sasuke.
'This is dangerous' He concluded. 'We won't make it out of here if we stay much longer'. He knew it was pointless to persuade her, but he had to try.
"Forget about the bastard Ten!"
But she just stood there trembling, staring at the Uchiha with a blood red aura surrounding her.
And Sasuke's smirk stayed plastered on his face, mocking the kunoichi.
The Uchiha looked at Shinji.
"You should watch who you're speaking to boy, but he's right Ten. You can't win against me; you'll just end up being a prisoner again."
She quivered.
"…Don't…Don't call me that…"
The Uchiha laughed.
"What 'Ten'? Why? Does it remind you of that Hyuuga? Don't worry; he'll be dead with the rest of Konoha."
Tenten gritted her teeth until she could taste blood. Neji was the only one able to call her that, and recently Shinji. 'Sasuke isn't going to touch Neji…because he's going to die. Even if I go with him he'll die!'
She felt tears burn down her cheeks.
Shinji was going out of his mind. The fire was now surround them, the Uchiha and Tenten were about to kill each other, and now.
He looked around.
'ANBU…'
Sasuke laughed to himself. Everything was going perfectly. This girls pride would never allow her to just waltz back to Konoha while he standing three feet away from her.
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By now, Tenten held the kunai so tight blood was trickling down her fingers, and her tears dripped down her trembling face and unto the floor.
Shinji tried to go closer toward the two, but the fire was now everywhere, and he could barely take two steps in front of him. He desperately looked for an opening in the flames, but to no avail.
"Tenten!" he yelled, but he received no answer.
With a sudden burst of speed Tenten flew at the Uchiha.
Sasuke saw her coming at him, and drew two kunai.
He smiled,
"What a stupid girl…"
Shinji tried to go after her but the flames would kill him.
"Ten?!"
Tears suddenly ran down his cheeks.
"TENTEN?!?!"