Hey SparkyCasper here
Here's the next chapter. I like this chapter and hope you do to. Sorry if my spelling isn't great, but I try my best. I've discovered that How Quickly Life Can Change will have 30 chapters all together, but there will be sequel after that, so there's still a lot to look forward to. Anyway, on with the chapter!!
Disclaimer---- I do not own Naruto!!!! Just the Story plot!!!
Summary- Tenten had a normal, boring life, till she met Neji and was thrown into the world of the gangs. It was a shock how quickly her life could change.
Pairings- Main-Neji X Tenten Minor- Naruto X Hinata, Ino X Sai, Temari X Itachi and Sakura X Sasuke
How Quickly Life Can Change!!
Chapter Twenty-three!!
It had been a mouth since Baki's funeral and now everything seemed to be back to normal again. Temari and her brothers were still living with Sai and Tenten, but they all had jobs now as they insisted they had to start saving for their own place and they had insisted to pay Sai rent. Nothing unusual had happened in the past mouth and Sai said that Orochimaru hadn't made any move and had been quiet which was either a really good thing or a really bad thing. Now, however, Tenten hoped it would be a good thing so he could leave them alone and she could continue living happily without the worry of someone coming after her brother.
It was now the 10th of December and as Tenten walked down the road, she kept her jacket close to her. The cold air blew on her red cheeks which she liked. She liked the cold a lot better than the hot.
She'd just finished football practice at school so the night sky was already starting to come out as she walked.
"Tenten-chan!" a voice called and Tenten turned to see Naruto running down the street towards her.
"Hey Naruto," Tenten greeted as he started to walked beside her. They were walking beside a river where their reflections mimicked what they where doing. "Where you off to?"
"Yours actually, Sai wants to see me." Naruto replied, smiling his usual huge grin.
"Good, so you can walk with me. Sai normally feels more satisfied if I walk home with someone." Naruto nodded, taking her sports bag from her and offering to carry it.
"Where're you coming from then?" Naruto asked as they continued down the side of the lake.
"School, we had football practice which just finished."
"Oh yeah, Hinata-chan said you did. She didn't walk home alone did she?" Tenten smirked at Naruto concern over Hinata. It was just too cute.
"Ino went over to hers to do an essay together." Naruto sighed with relief, smirking slightly.
"Good." They continued walking, sharing small talk between them until Naruto stop dead, mid-sentence staring in front of him. Tenten frowned in confusion looking in front of them, where three boys stood also staring at them. She was about to ask what he was staring at when she recognized one of the boys. Kimimaro. Her gaze then turned to the man in the middle. He was tall, which deathly white skin and long black hair.
"Is that..." she muttered, not needing to finish her sentence as Naruto nodded.
"Yep, that's Orochimaru." Tenten gulped, face to face with the person whose dad killed her mum, who wanted to kill Sai and who'd raped Hinata. She felt a sudden surge of angry boil, but held it in as she remembered what he'd done to Baki. This one person who' caused so many people so much pain was standing right in front of her.
"Naruto-kun, how unexpected to see you," Orochimaru said, walking closer to him. He spoke as if they were friends, which made Tenten feel sick. "And whose this beauty," he continued, looking over at Tenten.
"That's the bitch that was with Hyuga that time I met them," Kimimaro snarled, glaring at Tenten.
"Oh yes and I believe they left you unconscious on the floor, how mean." He walked over to Tenten and placed his hand on her face. "That wasn't very lady like now was it?" Tenten snarled and slapped his hand away.
"And it wasn't very gentleman like of you to hurt Hinata, but you did it anyway." She spat, feeling a huge lump in her throat.
"Oh, now temper temper girl, I did nothing to hurt Hinata. I'm sure she enjoyed it as much as I did. Actually, speaking of Hinata-chan I've got something to show you Naruto-kun as you love Hinata-chan as much as I do." Orochimaru turned to Naruto and pulled out his phone, he looked through it until he found what he was looking for, then he turned his phone to Naruto. If eyes could pop out of their sockets Naruto's would have, as he stared at the phone in complete disbelief and surprise. Orochimaru turned the phone to show Tenten who gaped at it. She felt sick as she stared at a picture of Hinata half naked, gagged and crying. Her head was bowed so you couldn't tell it was her unless you know. Tenten was moments away from snapping, when Naruto beat her to it.
"YOU BASTARD!" He yelled, bringing his fist back and sending it at Orochimaru. It hit him, sending him back and to the floor. He dropped the phone, which Naruto stood on crushing it, before picking it up and hurling it into the lake. "EVER TOUCH HINATA AGAIN AND I'LL KILL YOU!"
Orochimaru's friends had run to his side when he'd fallen and where now helping him to his feet. Once he'd composed himself, he turned to Naruto with an evil look on his face. The cocky smile he'd worn before had disappeared. There was a large red mark on his face where Naruto had punched him.
"You really shouldn't have done that," Orochimaru said, staring at him with a murdering gaze. Naruto stayed composed and didn't even flinch. He was too mad to care. "I'll get you Uzumaki Naruto. You will regret what you just did. I'll make you suffer." Naruto stared at him with unfazed eyes.
"Go on then," he muttered in a complete serious tone. Tenten was scared watching how vicious Orochimaru had gotten, but also how Naruto was testing him.
"Trust me, I will." He muttered, before turning and leaving with his two friends close behind him.
Tenten and Naruto stood in silence for a moment, before it suddenly clicked to Tenten what had just happened. She turned to Naruto.
"You moron, now's he's coming after you." She said, panic in her voice. Naruto didn't say anything, just stared off into space. "Come on, we need to get back to mine." With that she dashed forward in the direction of her house and Naruto quickly followed.
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Tenten slammed the door of her house open as she ran in, leaving it open for Naruto who was only slightly behind her. She ran into the living room, where Sai, Itachi, Temari, Neji and Sasuke sat.
"Tenten, what's the rush?" Sai asked, watching as his sister stopped by the door, panting for breath.
"Met..huff...huff...Orochi..huff..maru..huff...huff..Naruto...punched....him." She stopped, still bent over.
"WHAT!" Sasuke, Itachi, Neji and Sai all asked at the same time. They then heard the kitchen door slam and watched as Naruto, also slightly out of breath, walked into the living. Naruto sat on one of the sofas, not say a word and crossing his arms. He looked incredible pissed.
"He punched Orochimaru!" Tenten said, sitting on the other sofa next to Neji, who immediately put his arm around her.
"You punched him?" Sai asked, going over to where Naruto sat and stood in front of him. Naruto looked at Sai, his eyes flaring.
"He deserved it," he muttered, then looking away.
"He didn't hurt you did he?" Neji asked, Tenten, moving his hand to gentle stock her neck. His eyes were filled with worry and panic as he thought the same thing that happened to his cousin had happened to her.
"No, he did nothing to me," she reassured her boyfriend, who sighed with relief.
"Thank god," he muttered kissing her on the lips repeated, before feeling satisfied she was okay.
"Then what did he do to make Naruto punch him?" Sasuke asked, looking between the two. This made Tenten and Naruto both share a glance wondering which one would say as neither of them wanted to.
"I can't," Naruto muttered and Tenten realised he had tears in his eye. She nodded, knowing that seeing that picture hurt him more then it hurt her. It was after all his girlfriend.
"He showed us a picture," she muttered looking to the floor.
"Of.." Itachi prompted, all of them wondering what the picture could have been of.
"Of Hinata...at that time," she said, realising she now had tears in her eyes. She hated it. How could someone make her do something so repulsive.
"No way!" Temari muttered and Tenten nodded in reply. Neji's arms tightened around Tenten. She looked at him to see him watching her, but his eyes were burning.
"I don't blame you for punching him," Sasuke muttered and Naruto muttered in reply,
"I could've killed him you know. How could he hurt her." Tears now started to stream down his face, so he placed his head in his hands so his face wasn't visible, but it was obvious to the others that he was crying.
There was silence for a while as no one really knew what to say. They were all shocked about how cruel Orochimaru was. Tenten finally broke the ice as she gave them the rest of the information.
"Now he's going after Naruto," she muttered in a small voice.
"WHAT!" Sai yelled. "He's going after you, like how? What's he going to do?"
"He said he'd make him suffer," Tenten said, looking over at Naruto who was still bent over.
"What do you think he'll do?" Temari asked, having a firsthand experience in Orochimaru's wrath.
"I don't care what he does to me, but if he ever touches Hinata I'll kill him." Naruto snapped, bringing his head up. Tears where everywhere and voice was slightly muffled.
Then there was a sudden ringing as Naruto phone went off. He pulled it out of his pocket, glancing at it.
"It's from Hinata," He muttered. "Could you answer it?" he threw his phone to Tenten, who casually answered it.
"Hey Hinata," Tenten muttered, keeping her voice normal.
"Oh, Hey Tenten, why you answering Naruto's phone. Is he there?"
"He's at mine, but he's in the toilet and left his phone out here," Tenten quickly lied
"Oh, well do you know if he's still coming over tonight. He said he was earlier?" She asked.
"Erm, one sec." Tenten turned to Naruto, keeping the phone down. "Are you going to Hinata's tonight?"
"I can't," he muttered. "Tell her I'm sick." Tenten nodded and went back to the phone.
"He said sorry, but he's feeling sick." She said, trying to sound like it was the truth.
"Oh, well will you tell him I said I hope he feels better. And that I love him"
"Sure, see you later" Tenten hung up, chucking the phone to Naruto. "She said hopes you feel better and she loves you." Naruto nodded, bending back over.
"I don't think we should tell Hinata about the photo," Temari said looking over at Naruto.
"I agree," Sai said, "Let's keep this between us." They all nodded and Tenten rose from her seat.
"I'm going to go upstairs," she muttered.
"Haven't you got work?" Sai asked.
"Yeah but could you call in sick for me, I can't go in." Sai nodded and Tenten made her way upstairs. Halfway up the stairs Neji joined her, wrapping their fingers together.
"Mind if I come?" he asked and Tenten shook her head, leaning Neji down to her bedroom. They entered and both sat on her bed.
"I hate it Neji," she muttered. "I hate how someone could do that to her." Neji nodded, pulling Tenten into a hug. She laid her head on his chest and started crying gently into him.
"I know, me to," He replied, stroking her back. "I promise I'll never let something bad happen to you and from now on I'm walking you home from school every day." Tenten looked up and kissed Neji softly on the mouth.
"Thanks," she muttered placing her head back on his chest and slowly drifted off to sleep with Neji holding her.
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Orochimaru sat in his chair, spinning it from side to side. He was looking at a large board hung on the wall with various names on it. This was his personal room and he was the only one allowed to entre. On the board were many names, all the people he'd punished and would soon punish. He looked over the last few lines. Itachi's name was the first name he looked at, with Temari coming off of it, then the name of her old guardian, Baki. That had a large tick next to it. Then there was Choji and Shikamaru's name on it, with their parents name coming off of that. That also had a large tick next to it. He smiled as he looked at the last name on his board. The newest name. Uzumaki Naruto and coming off of that was Umino Iruka, guardian.
"Sorry to do this, but you messed with the wrong guy. And the first way to punish you, is to punish Umino Iruka." He smiled to himself as in fact he was far from sorry.
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