The stood in silence.
"Pay no he to Neji child."
Chiyo said blocking Tenten as Tenten looked down at the jewel.
The sacred jewel makes monster's more powerful. Is it cursed?
"I hate having to wait! And I hate the smell of you!" Neji said quickly,he started to run towards them and Tenten being Tenten ran. Neji caught up and jumped. Tenten tripped and fell...and well he didn't get her. Neji landed perfectly "Want me to scratch your back?" He asked sharpening his nails.
Tenten looked up
"You really tried to hit me just now didn't you!?" She asked.
"Shoot him!" The villagers yelled and let the weapons go. Neji turned around and blocked the arrows.
"Who do you people think I am? You think you can hurt me like I did that centipede?!" Neji yelled.
Chiyo looked down and pulled something out of her dress.
"Somehow I knew it would eventually come to this." It was some kind of necklace. On the other side Tenten was still trying to run.."Prepare yourself!" Neji yelled.
Prepare for what!?
Neji tried to get her again but missed.
Tenten fell on the ground as the jewel rolled in front of her. "Now it's mine!" Neji said to himself going for the jewel. Chiyo was making a spell soon flashes came and the necklace she had formed around Neji's neck.
He landed on a rock in front of Tenten. "What the heck are these?" He asked looking at the necklace.
"Quickly child! the word of subjugation!"
Chiyo yelled to Tenten.
"Huh!? What word?"
Tenten asked crawling to the jewel. "It matter not the word has hold a spirit!" Tenten grabbed the jewel and ran only to come to a cliff. She fell...and the jewel dropped again. It rolled onto a bridge
"Hn. How can you overpower me when you can't even sit up!" Neji yelled going for the jewel. "A word to hold his spirit!" Tenten thought a moment. "But how will I know which one..?" More thinking..
Neji landed on the bridge.
"Uh....umm..."
Come on Tenten! Neji was so close when....
"SIT BOY!"
The necklace glowed and Neji fell to the ground face first.
"Sit boy!" He fell again.
"Sit boy!" And again....
"Sit boy!" And......again....
Tenten walked on the bridge and got closer to Neji. " What do you know it worked!" Neji sat up.
"What the heck is this thing!"
He yelled grabbing the neclace. He tried to pull it off but he couldn't. "I'm sorry Neji. But even you lack the power to move it." Chiyo said smugly. Neji glared up angrily. "Will see about that!" He pointed to Chiyo. "I'll come up there and finish you off if you didn't look half dead already!" Chiyo closed her eyes.
"The word please.."
She asked. Tenten put up one finger.
"Sit. Boy." Neji fell again.
Only this time the bridge collapsed and Neji fell in the water. "Well then shall we head home?" Chiyo asked as Tenten went to get the jewel. She stopped and looked over the bridge.."Well, that was easy..." She looked up.
"Wish I'd said it earlier."
Since the village had been messed up by the demon men were repairing it. Back in a hut Chiyo was taking care of Tenten's wounds. "Hows that?" She asked bandaging her side. "I noticed your rebuilding the houses..they were desryoed by mistress centipede..what a pain.." Tenten said. "Pain, Yes. Yet, we are just beginning..now that the sacred jewel is back among us far worst that that demon will come for it's power." Tenten looked down.
"Wort than yesterday...?"
Tenten asked. "And not just demons...there are humans who's hearts are more evil still and only the jewel has the power to make real there pity, grasping, ambitions." Tenten nodded then looked over.
"Speaking of pity....What are you still doing here?"
She asked Neji who was laying down the opposite direction with a scowl on his face. He turned around
"I'm waiting for the jewel." He said simply.
"With the beads around his neck his threat means nothing." Neji's scowl grew bigger. "It is perhaps the only way we can allow him so close to the jewel." Chiyo replied. "Why do you want the jewel anyway?" Tenten asked. "It seems to me your strong enough as it is.." Tenten opened her hand and looked down at the jewel.
"What power can the jewel give you that you don't already have?" Chiyo stood up.
"Ah, but he is just half-demon." Chiyo answered and Neji with his anger issues punched the floor causing a hole.
"You know what! I'm sick of hearing some dried up witch I just met talk like she knows me..."
He told Chiyo. "So ye don't remember?" Chiyo asked. "I thought as much." Chiyo walked away. "I am younger sister to Ayame.." She said quickly. "She ye bound you to the tree." Then she bent down.
"I'm Chiyo.."
"Your Chiyo?" Neji asked. "So your the brat huh?" Chiyo turned around. "Fifty years have passed and I have grown old." Chiyo said sadly. Neji scratched his head.
"If your this old Ayame must be pushing a hundred." Neji sat.
"I'm sure glad I don't have to worry about being old....at least not for awhile.." Neji said.
"Ayame didn't worry either...." Chiyo said while messing with the fire.
"Ayame died."
Neji looked up. "It was on the same day she bound ye to a tree." Neji smirked.
"Gee, sorry to hear it....not that I really care or nothing.."
He layed back down. "It's one less thing for me to worry about."
"I wouldn't let my geared down yet Neji..I now know that Tenten is the reincarnation of Ayame." Tenten looked up from her food.
"And it isn't just because ye resemble her. The jewel of four souls was in your body. That alone is proof enough. It's up to ye now child to take over it's protection."
Tenten was walking in the village.
Me protecting this...
"Who am I kidding.."
Tenten said to herself.
The villagers had heard about the news.
"You gotta admit there something other worldly about her.." A villager said looking at Tenten.
"Bout' who?"
"There saying that, that girl there is really Ayame."
"It's Ayame-sama for those who respect her!"
Tenten looked down at the jewel.
"Me? I knew it was Lady-Ayame all the time."
"Ayame-sama has come back!"
Tenten looked at the villagers who were bowing.
She blushed and turned around.
"I gotta get out of here!" She yelled running.
Neji sat on a tree in the village. "She died and I never knew..." He said looking in to the distance. Then out of no where a pear was thrown at him he caught it, then looked at it.
"Hn."
"Hey! Don't you wanna eat?"
Tenten yelled from the ground.
"Where did you get all that stuff from?" Neji asked seeing baskets in her hands.
"The villagers gave it too me. Why not come down from there and help me eat it!"
She yelled smiling. Neji got down and they sat in front of the tree..Tenten was munching on a pear and well Neji was glaring at her. "Whatever your up too I ain't buying it!" Neji said.
"Buying what? Listen..it's fair to say you don't like me right?"
Tenten asked. Neji smirked..
"Waaay....more than fair.."
"Whatever! It's not even me you dislike! It's this Ayame person.." Neji looked down.
"Hn." He said and jumped back into the tree.
"I'm not Ayame okay! I'm Tenten can't we just call it truce?" Tenten asked. "Ha! I knew it! What you don't get is I'm only after the jewel! Your just trying to lure me into a false sense of security!" Neji yelled.
"Oh, really.." Tenten looked at her pair.
"That's funny..considering all I have to do to make you obey is simply say..."
Neji looked up.
"Sit."
Neji hit the ground face first.
Tenten smiled. "Whoops! Sorry about that!" She smiled waving him off. Neji looked up..
"Oh, man...Hn."
Tenten lay on the floor in the hut.
It's been two days now that I've been over here...Grandpa, Konahamoru, mom...they must be so worried...I got to get back. One way or the other...
Tenten fell asleep.
Neji's forest.. Dry well..... It's how I came here after all....There's got to be some hint to get home.
"Tenten! Tenten!" Chiyo called.
Many villagers ran up to Chiyo. "We looked everywhere but, she's not here!" One said. Chiyo looked down..
"Could it be she's gone off on her own...we spoke of those who seek the sacred jewel yet we spoke not nearly enough.."
The old women looked down.
Tenten was actually walking through the forest at the time. Then she saw the well.
"There! That's the well I came out of."
She said remembering that weirdo thing.
Then she heard Battle screams..For men jumped down from the tree's.
They grabbed Tenten...Yippi doo...
Tenten was brought to a hut outside the forest. The men slammed her onto the ground face first.
"Ow!"
She yelled. "Hey boss we caught the girl just like you said we should!" A man yelled, as another leaned down.
"Hahahaha, her kimono is shorter then mine!" A fat one started. Then he grabbed her skirt..
"Your gonna catch cold if you go around in this.." Tenten squirmed, then stood up in a second.
"Don't do that! It will rip!"
She yelled covering her skirt with her hands...........
"What's a matter princess our hands to dirty for you!"
"Marry me and I'll buy you a new one."
Then one stepped up to her. (This scene is so rapish....)
"Stop laughing!" Tenten yelled. "Hand over the jewel right now." A deep voice was heard out through the room. Tenten gasped when she saw an eight foot something get up. He staggered over like he was drunk then he gripped his sword and pulled it out.
"Hey!" Tenten yelled as the men held her arms.
"Hey boss try taking it off in one swing like a dandelion!" They pushed her up.
"Let go!"
"Stop squirming!"
Instead of the eight foot man hitting Tenten he staggered to the left and hit a man.
"What did you do that for...?" The man asked as he hit the ground. The giant looked up
"Whoopsi..." He replied go towards the other men. He swung towards them and they all got out of place in time. "Boss! Boss! Where yo aiming" The fat one yelled hiding behind Tenten. "She's who you want!" He finsihed. The men pushed her forward..."Wait! Wait! Can't you tell there something wrong with your boss!" She hit there hands away. "Now get your butts in gear or next it will be you two! Do I have to tell you everything!" Tenten yelled pointing at them. They ducked as boss swung his sword down.
Tenten ran and ducked under his legs
Here I am in feudle Japan playing duck duck goose with a eight foot troll...!
Neji ran through the tree's quickly then he landed.
"Stupid girl. I don't care where she goes but, she took the jewel with her!" Neji leaped off.
My, can I say obsession issues..
Back at the hut the boss was well, hitting just about anything in his path. He hit something and it collapsed on the man who had a hold of Tenten skirt earlier. Tenten ran over
"You okay?"
She asked.
"We gotta go around!"
"It's blocked." Tenten pulled the man out. "Can you stand?" She asked supporting him. "You saved me. Thank you.." He replied. "I want the jewel give it to me.." The troll yelled from across the room."
He's after the jewel...I wish I didn't have it!
She remembered what Chiyo had said about many things wanting the jewel.
"Maybe I should have listened.." Tenten told herself.
"But I'll worry about that later!" Tenten staggered up trying to get the man to safety leaving the other men behind. Oh, and people the men ran up and with a frightening shriek hid behind Tenten.
Tenten sweat dropped "Thanks for nothing.."
She yelled at them. The troll tried to get them again but missed, he hit the wall and fell. "That's right.." She grabbed the jewel. "Take him." The men took the man.
Then Tenten thinking on the moment...which isn't good. Threw the jewel and it bounced outside.
"The jewel give it too me!"
Troll dude said. "The wall push it out all of you!" Tenten commanded. The men pushed "Sorry boss no good!"
"What did you just-I'm not your boss!"
Tenten yelled then turned around to she the big , ugly, weirdo behind her.
He took out his sword
He sung it
Tenten looked down
And then
Neji came in and broke the sword. Tenten smiled
Neji!
Then Neji took out the troll in a few punches. When the troll went down the men ran out.
"Were outta here boss!" One yelled.
"Thanks again!" Tenten looked at Neji. "I can't believe you actually came!" She said happily.
Neji turned.
"Is it safe? Where's the jewel?" He asked.
"Jewel?" Tenten asked confused. "Oh, no! tell me you did not just say that!" Tenten looked down..Then she laughed nervously. Then the troll got up
"Hn. What is that smell! It smells like rotting meat!"
As the troll got up they noticed a hole in it and in the hole was a crow demon. "Ew. Whats that?" Tenten asked.
"How much you wanna bet that bird ripped his heart out and made itself a bloody nest." Neji replied.
"I knew there was something wrong the bird was controlling him." Neji smirked.
"Crow demons don;t fight on there own when there dead bodies handy." Neji said.
"It ain't so tough. But there nasty!"
Neji yelled trying to kill the bird.
The bird flew away.."It's getting away! Aren't you going after it?!" Tenten asked.
"Maybe you haven't noticed but the world is full of monsters you want me to go after them all!" Neji yelled.
"Yeah, But-"
"No but! You wanna start doing the fighting be my guest." Neji replied. "In the mean time where the jewe-" Neji's eyes got wide.
The crow had it in it's mouth and it flew away. "That stupid crow is making off with the jewel!" He turned to Tenten.
"What's wrong with you!?"
"What do you mean whats wrong with me! Go. After. Him!"
She yelled. Neji grabbed Tenten and they busted out.."Come on!" He yelled. Neji stopped and saw a bow and arrow he gave to Tenten and ran some more. "Oh, no you don't!" Neji yelled. Neji looked at Tenten.
"What are you waiting for hurry up and shoot it!" Tenten sweat dropped.
"Shoot! You kidding right I've never used a bow in my life!" She replied.
"The crow lives by eating human flesh if you thank that's bad let it swallow the jewel!" Neji yelled.
"Ah! It swallowed it!"
Tenten yelled. Tenten got the bow..
"Okay!" She said.
"Do it!" Tenten let it go and well lets just say it was about a yard away from the bird. He stopped and let Tenten go, and she fell on her butt.
"Ow!" She cried. "I don't care what the old lady sais! You are not Ayame! You got that! I am so outta here." He yelled running away.
"Neji wait!"
The crow was flying over the village it swooped down and grabbed a little boy.
"Somebody help!" The boy yelled.
"Looking for your next meal already huh?" Neji said. "You forget you first have to get through me." Tenten saw Neji..
"Neji No! You'll hurt the boy!" She yelled. Neji didn't listen...
"Back off Iron reborn soul stealer!" He yelled and tore the bird apart and the boy fell in the river.
"Help! Help!"
Yep, way to go Neji.
"Where did it go wheres the jewel!" Neji yelled. Tenten started taking her shoes off. Then she dived into the water..she started swimming towards the boy. "I'm so glad I took lessons."
"How can she do that!"
"Shes fast...really fast..She's a nympth I tell you! A water nympth! She's not human at all!"
Tenten grabbed the boy
"Hang on! I've got you" She said.
"IT'S ON IT'S BACK NOW! I DON'T BELIEVE IT! WHAT A DAY! What A GIRL! WHAT A NYMPH!"
They say teenage girl get exited...
Tenten got out of the water,
"Save the jewel stupid!" Neji called. Tenten looked at Neji and well turned her head in a prissy manner.
"Thanks for saving me." The little boy said. "It's okay.." Tenten said.
The bird though you see since it had the jewel it came back to life and flew out of the water.
"I knew it! Hey! It's getting away!" Neji yelled.
"It what? Well I guess your off the hook for now pal."
Tenten replied. The little boy screamed and they noticed a foot still attached to him. "I know..Hey could I bowwor your bow?" She asked a man. "Uh, sure." The man said handing it to her. "It's so far."
"My butt she's gonna hit it.." Neji told himself. Tenten atached the foot to the arrow. "I can do this...I can do this.." She said. She let the arrow go.
"I get it she's shooting the foot!"
The foot can't help but be drawn by the jewel...which almost guarantees it will hit!
The arrow shot dead on and a huge light erupted from the bird.
And well as usual...something went wrong..The jewel was broken into a million pieces.
"Yeah!" Tenten yelled.
"Hn. She hit it!"
"That light...wheres it comign from?" Tenten asked.
"Lady Chiyo those lights!"
"Oh, my and I like not the looks of it.." Chiyo replied.
"Are you sure it fell around here." Neji asked.
"Well yeah! I mean...kinda..though I'm still kinda worried about that light.." Tenten answered. A demon flew out of the tree's and Neji killed it. Something fell out of it..
"I hope that not what I think it-"
"Then what do you think it is?" Neji asked. Tenten picked it up..
"I think it's a shard from the jewel.." She replied.
"Wha! WHAT DID YOU SAY!"
Episode tow finished.