Chapter IIII: Hell Knows My Name

Disclaimer: Ain't no sunshine when it's gone…

Sakura: How bout you just say you don't own us and stop singing depressing songs.

RikusChika778: Let me finish up my song please.

Recap: "I'm harmless, huh? We'll see if your opinion of my appearance changes when I kick your ass!" Tenten threatened taking out the gigantic scroll.

"You have serious guts for threatening an heir to a clan. I'm no weakling, Tenten; I'll show you the trait of the Hyuga clan." That caught Tenten off guard. Hyuuga? Neji Hyuuga, Hinata Hyuuga. What was up with that? The battle began and Tenten saw Neji's veins run towards his eyes. This was the only clan she didn't have any information on and, without that, she wouldn't be able to avoid it.

Oh Shit! Tenten thought as Neji made a powerful charge towards her. Leaping out the way before he could even lay his hands on her, she quickly snapped the scroll open by yanking the thin thread and chose a weapon with haste. Grabbing a scythe and slashing at him, she defended herself before he could get within inches of her as she created more distance between them.

"A scythe? Very interesting weapon choice to defend yourself with," He complimented. Tenten scoffed at his words and planned to reopen the scroll for an air-ranged weapon. Shurikens should work.

"Come on, Tennie!" Hinata cheered from the stands. Tenten looked at her and remembered the surname Neji had told her he owned before their spar. Why did they have the same last name? Neji made another attempt to break through her defenses while her guard was down and successfully snuck past the scythe. His trait allowed for him to do so causing her pain, and when she regained focus, he caught her near the leg. "Tenten, look for a weak spot."

A blind spot! God Tenten, you're so dense! Tenten scolded herself mentally. Every one of the clan traits always has to have a blind spot. Well, almost all of them, but there has to be one on the Hyuuga's Byakugan.

"Tenten, you should stop daydreaming and focus on staying alive," Neji warned her while sprinting at her for another attack. Tenten, on her game, hacked the scythe at him and wound up hitting the ground not so gracefully. Fuck!

"Shut up, pretty boy. Stop dodging and take it like a man!"

"I prefer to keep my limbs intact," Neji smirked as Tenten held the scythe in a defensive position. The scythe was bigger than her, so it served as an effective shield on its own.

"And I prefer to keep my soul intact from whatever you're trying to do."

Hinata and Sakura stared on, mouths agape. Neither one of them knew how to help their friend since Tenten was more experienced in battle than they both were. As they watched on, they hadn't noticed someone behind them.

"His blind spot is right behind him." They turned around to see a girl with spiky blonde hair messily placed in four ponytails. She had a gigantic fan hooked to her back, and her skin sported a nice shade of tan. She smiled. "I'm Temari, Kumi's lady-in-waiting."

"Oh! Nice to meet you," Sakura and Hinata bowed respectfully to her. "Were you going to fight?" Hinata asked.

"I was, but I was held up by my brothers. So I missed my opportunity, but you're friend seems to be filling in both our parts. Why didn't you participate?"

"No violence is my philosophy," Hinata stated smiling before leaving to go get iced tea for Karin. Temari looked at Sakura, who looked flustered.

"I have like superhuman strength, and I'm skilled in a lot of ninja arts. It's just that I have anger management problems…" Sakura explained hesitantly.

"And you tend to destroy everything around you out of the anger you feel towards your target." Temari finished.

"Bingo," The pinkette grinned slightly.

Temari gave Sakura a pat on the back before giggling. "Well, I'm glad you're not sparring with me. God knows if I'd end up crushed to death by a boulder thrown by a small girl." She stopped giggling and put her serious face back on. "But seriously, you need to tell your friend that the Byakugan's blind spot is near the thoracic vertebra." Temari warned before smiling and preparing lady. "Until then. Oh, and Sakura, you should really try entering and teaming with Tenten. That'll give them all hell," Temari waved before jogging off to two boys standing near large, towering trees that stood far away from the crowd.

How strange it was that Temari already knew her name, Sakura pondered to herself. As she was lost in thought, she forgot to tell Tenten about the weak spot and instead heard a bloodcurdling scream. Sakura dashed back to the balcony and noticed Tenten pinned to the ground under Neji.

"Get off!" Tenten screamed, squirming. Sakura knew that the brunette's pride was cut down from the fight. She hated losing.

"Stop screaming. I'm right here," Neji smirked. He was sitting on top of her in a straddling position. Despite Tenten being very fit for her size, she was no match when it came to a guy's weight being thrown upon her. "You lost fair and square, so please stop with the bitch fit."

Bitch fit? Tenten fumed inside. Just as Neji started getting off her, she scrambled to off the ground as spectators laughed and began chattering small comments such as "Neji, she's only a girl!" or "She's lucky it was lord Neji". They fell silent when Ichigo, who had ran out on the field to Tenten's aid, brought the scroll to Tenten in a hurried yet respective manner. The audience wasn't sure what weapons besides a large scythe could be held in there.

Neji sat down quietly, watching Tenten as she wiped the dirt off her face. It was obvious she was becoming teary eyed at her loss. "Why the face? You're lucky no one else knows you're name."

Tenten's head snapped up as she glared at him through her disheveled bangs.

"Hell knows my name, asshole," She snapped back before quickly stomping off the field. Sakura had already made her way through the small crowd and was sitting on the bench, waiting for Tenten. Somehow, the scythe had caught Tenten herself during the scuffle and created a deep gash in her leg. The fact that she went down fighting, with the wound to prove it, might have helped with the loss. As Tenten slumped into her seat, Sakura requested Ichigo bring the medical kit as she prepared the jutsu.

Sasuke watched as Sakura placed her hand on Tenten's leg. He longed to know what those hands felt like. If they were soft, warm, and inviting as he hoped they would feel. Itachi interrupted him from his thoughts as he informed him that he was up next against Rock Lee.

"You're joking… right?" Sasuke asked incredulously as he closely observed Lee dash to Sakura with a wide smile, showing off. "He's my opponent? He looks like…" He was at a loss for words.

"The ultimate freak," Itachi finished the sentence for him. Sasuke nodded as both brothers imagined the eccentric boy's parents were drunk when they conceived him.

Naruto had disappeared, off to find one of the ladies-in-waiting and ask for a drink. Lucky for him, he ran right into Hinata. The young girl dropped the iced tea out of fear and gasped when the cup shattered on the floor, scrambling to pick up the pieces.

"Hold on, you'll cut yourself," Naruto grabbed her hands gently and scooped the glass into his own hands. "You can't let those pretty hands get scratched up."

Hinata sat on her knees in shock, red adorning her cheeks. Prince Naruto Uzamaki was standing in front of her, smiling like a goof. "What's your name?" Naruto asked, continuing to pick up the glass and lightly smacking Hinata's hand away in protest when she tried to help.

"H-Hi-Hinata, my lord," She managed to sputter out.

"Nice to meet you, Hinata-Chan. Though, your face is completely red!" You have no idea… She thought to herself, trying to cover up her cheeks.

"Don't do that, you look cute when you blush," He assured her. "I didn't mean to scare you. I just wanted to ask if you could get me something to drink.

"Of course, Lord Naruto! What would you like?"

"Never mind, I think I've caused enough trouble as it is. Maybe you could use one, it looks like the sun's been beating down on you," Naruto placed his cool hand on Hinata's warm forehead, and she shuddered at the skin contact. "You might have a fever!" Naruto yelled in panic as Hinata's body began wavering side to side until she passed out. Naruto caught her with ease and carried her bridal style up the stairs, searching for Karin's room. "I'm sure Karin won't mind, but I need to find that girl teme's infatuated with and tell her about this." Naruto muttered to himself before jogging out if the room after he placed Hinata down.

Sasuke was becoming impatient with fighting Karin's other attendants. He was bored, and if you're wondering, he made Rock Lee literally taste dirt by slamming his face into the ground an hour ago. Now, the creep was sitting at the bench with Tenten and Sakura, who was cleaning the blow he received to the head from him. He looked like he was crying and burying his head in Sakura's lap, as if she were the perfect comfort.

Sasuke was angered by gesture and was about to throw his sword straight through the blubbering boy when Itachi stopped him and reminded him to do it later on when they're not in public. He growled under his breath. What did it matter? It's not like anyone could deny him of his wishes. He was the prince, and besides, they were scared of him. It was his pet that Lee was messing with, and if he felt like decapitating someone for messing around with her, he would. Instead, he mentally reminded himself to show her who owned her.

As he tried to keep his anger from boiling even more, he nearly exploded when Lee took Sakura's hand and kissed her palm. She pulled away, smiling coyly at him and felt Sasuke staring at her. Staring straight into his eyes, she noticed that he had his Sharingan activated. Oops… She smiled nervously.

Dropping eye contact with him, she tried to find something to keep her occupied. As she had hoped, Naruto ran out onto the field looking for her.

"You're Sakura, right?"

How come there's so many people who already know my name? Sakura asked herself before shaking her head from her thoughts.

She gave Naruto a quick nod and was immediately informed about Hinata's situation. How on earth had she, a medic ninja, let something like Hinata's condition slip by? Who else is hurt today? Karin almost choked on a bone, which I was reluctant to take out, but we were in public… Tenten, Lee, and now Hinata. Also, why am I considering the look Sasuke's giving me? That evil, devilish, sadistic, alluring, and lustful look directed at me…

RikusChika778: I'm sorry for the delay, I just recently got off my vacation this week and have fun! I wanted to work on it but my computer was acting like an idiot… Anyways Temari has been introduced and there's no point in telling you who her brothers are, also Hinata and Naruto met finally! Though with an unexpected twist, question is do you think Hinata had a fever or was just too shy and passed out? Tenten lost to Neji, Lee's ass was beat by Sasuke and now Sasuke wants' to beat it some more because of his closeness to Sakura. Don't worry also Itachi will be getting a bigger role even more next chapter and a special someone will join too who doesn't love this guy? Until then Reviews loves!

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