I'm sorry, but I no longer have the energy to write this story. If anyone else would like to pick up this story I would be very happy to see it continue. I did write a good amount of chapter 3 so I'll post that in as well. If anyone wishes to adopt this story or even cowrite with me just PM me, and I'll listen.
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Disclaimer:
I don't own Naruto.
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On top of the statue of the Shodai Hokage, Tenten, and Naruto stared down at Sasuke standing atop the head of Madara Uchiha at the Valley of the End. Sasuke was rambling on about his need to kill his brother Itachi, and how the village was holding him back from getting stronger to do so. No longer hiding her powers, Tenten was hovering several feet above the ground. As Naruto, and Sasuke continued their argument, Tenten could not help but remenice on this how this mission had gone.
(Flashback.)
Tenten, Naruto, Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and Neji had all just set out on their mission to bring back Sasuke. As they leapt through the trees Tenten could'nt help but ask a few questions.
"Shikamaru are you sure that the six of us will be enough for this mission?"
"We have no choice Tenten." Shikamaru answered. "All the other Chunnin, and Jonin are stuck on other buissness. Shino is out on a mission with his father, Hinata lacks the nessessary confidence for a mission of this caliber, Lee is physically in no condition to be on any mission right now, and Sakura, and Ino's feelings for Sasuke would only cause them to get in the way."
"Yeah." Kiba added. "Hell we weren't even going to talk to you Tenten, but Naruto-baka insisted we get you on our team."
'Did he now?' Tenten thought. 'Thank you Naruto-kun... wait Naruto-kun? Where did that come from?' Shaking her head she remained silent for the moment listening to Naruto, and Kiba's shouting match over who was the bigger baka.
(A little later.)
The team had just been trapped under a huge dome of earth by the fat sound ninja. A few minutes later the team could feel their Chakra reserves being drained away. This didn't worry Tenten much since she found that the ring had somehow given her a substancial boost to her Chakra reserve, but she was worried about her teammates. She knew deep down what she had to do. The time for secrets was over. Raising her hand at the wall she began firing blast, after blast of green energy. Choji, Kiba, and Neji, had shocked looks on their faces, Shikamaru meerly looked on with interest. The wall had taken some damage but was still standing, and began repairing itself.
"Damn... That did'nt work." Tenten said as she looked back to her teamates, she sheepishly said. "I guess I have some explaining to do."
Over the course of the next two minutes Tenten told everyone inside the dome the "cliff-notes" version of what had led to her newfound abilities.
(Later)
The group had managed to get out of the dome, and Choji had stayed behind to fight the fat ninja. The group had now encountered the sound ninja with six arms. He attempted to catch them with a web, but Tenten was able to block it with an impromptu force field. Neji agreed to stay behind and fight him to buy the group some more time.
(Even later)
The team had managed to briefly capture Sasuke's casket for a minute before being intercepted by another, more powerfull Sound ninja. Kiba got seperated from the group, and Shikamaru stayed behind to fight the girl Sound ninja. Naruto, and Tenten fought the new Oto-nin, but even with Tenten's powers the ninja was far more skilled them they were. It was only with the timely intervention of Rock Lee that Naruto, and Tenten were able to catch up to a retreating Sasuke.
(End flashback)
Naruto ran at Sasuke and attempted to throw a punch at him, but with his newly aquired three-tomoed Sharingan, Sasuke was able to easily counter the attack with a powerfull uppercut that sent Naruto over two dozen feet into the air, and crasing into the river below. Creating a bow, Tenten began to fire several arrows at Sasuke, but Sasuke managed to evade every one she fired. Tenten responded by creating a couple of archers to assist her. Sasuke's response to this in turn was to launch several fireballs at Tenten, the effort it took to dodge them caused her concentration to break, and her constructs disispated.
At this point Naruto, and over a dozen Kage Bushins ran back up the valley wall, and ran at Sasuke, he then leapt in the air and let loose a stream of fire that took out all but five of the bushins. Three of them came at Sasuke from three different angles. "Na-Ru-To!" They yelled as they delivered a simultanious kick that sent Sasuke upward. The remaining bushin the hurled the real Naruto up above Sasuke he then shouted "Uzumaki Rendan!" As he came to deliver the final downward kick however Sasuke grabbed his ankle, spun him around and yelled "Hayabusa Otoshi." as he then performed a belly-to-back piledriver sending Naruto crashing head first unto a cliff.
Except it was'nt a cliff, it was a pile of twenty green matresses created by Tenten. Sasuke quickly leapt up and grabbed onto her, but Tenten simply began to fly around wildly in an attempt to dislodge him.
"I don't know how you got this power." Sasuke said to her. "But It won't make any difference!"
"Says you!" Tenten said as she began to spin ranpidly. This action caused Sasuke to lose his grip, and get thrown away. He hit the ground rolling, and came to a stop after about twenty feet. Tenten then fired a blast of energy from her ring, but Sasuke was quick to roll out of the way. A black flame-like pattern began to spread over the left side of Sasuke's body as he activated his cursed seal. He then leapt at Tenten faster then she could react, and delivered a punch that knocked her out of the air and sent her falling towards the hard earth below.
Only to be caught in mid-air on a ladder made of Naruto shaddow clones. The "ladder" then moved like some kind of freaky-looking serpent to set her down on the side of the valley. As the clones dissipated, the real Naruto burst out from under the spot of the river Sasuke was standing on and delivered an uppercut that sent him reeling. Sasuke countered with a spinning kick that sent Naruto spinning over ten feet. "I'll kill you Naruto, and obtain the power I need for my ambition!" He raved.
"Not on my watch!" Tenten yelled as she created several large boulders, and one by one had them fall on Sasuke. Sasuke ran, and leapt, and veered, and dodged as best he could to avoid them. The Uchiha was getting frustrated. He knew if he was going to win this fight, he would have to somehow take Tenten out of the picture. "I'll show you one a Jutsu I've been practicing in my spare time." Sasuke coldly said with a sneer. "Hokiri!" Sasuke shouted as he began spiting out fireballs which quickly took the shape of three-foot-long cresent moon blades. Tenten created a force field to block the blades, but one blade went high and sliced a large branch off a tree above Tenten. The branch fell through the force field and hit her across the back.
Sasuke saw this, and it quickly dawned on him that wood was her weakness. Quickly forming a plan he took off into the nearby woods, and beckoned Tenten to give chase which she did.
