Hyuuga Neji was meditating under a tree in Team Gai's training grounds. The Jounin let out a breath, calming himself down.

But despite all this, there was no hiding the slightly pained look on his face.

"Neji?" a voice graced itself to the Hyuuga prodigy's ears.

His eyes flickered open slowly, taking in his surroundings, including a certain kunoichi on his team.

"What's wrong?" she questioned him.

Neji slightly cringed, "Hn."

"Neji... that's not an answer," Tenten told him, "And anyways, if you don't tell me what's bothering you, you'll keep it on your mind

and it will distract you in our mission..."

"Hanabi. Used. The. Last. Of. My. Toothpaste. This. Morning," seethed the Hyuuga.

Tenten giggled, "So this is why? You're angry over a tube of toothpaste?"

Neji grunted, "I like my teeth to look presentable."

Of course, this response had the kunoichi laughing so hard she shed tears.

"Presentable?" she asked, "Neji, you barely ever open your mouth to talk. You smirk and grunt... and when you do talk, I can't really

see your teeth... I've seen them a few times when you grind them together when you're angry but..."

Neji was flabbergasted. Just because no one could see his teeth... didn't mean they shouldn't look nice.

"Here," the kunoichi said, lending Neji a hand.

"I've got a few tubes of this nice toothpaste from Suna. It's really hard to get your hands on... but it gives your breath a nice,

minty, fresh taste. If you want, I've got leftovers at my apartment..."

Neji stood up and followed his female teammate's lead.

Tenten leaned up to the top shelf of the medicine cabinet, where she kept her toothpaste. She took a full tube, and handed it to

the Hyuuga, who inspected it.

"Suna Shine?" he wondered aloud.

"Despite what you think, I like it. It's the reason my breath tastes-" Tenten said.

When Neji captured her lips with his own, in the bathroom in Tenten's apartment, trying to taste Suna Shine, he smirked.

It was fresh, minty, sweet, and citrus-flavoured.

When Neji let go, he smirked, "Well, I don't know if it's you or Suna Shine, but I like it," he said, walking out of her bathroom,

leaving a shocked Tenten trying to wonder what the heck just happened.

I'm not so sure if there is still interest in this story.

Also, I don't believe some people were clear over pairings. I mean ALL of them.

But... this time I want you to leave the pairings you love/like/tolerate/hate.

So... could you please do it again?

I want to see if you people like Tsunade with Orochimaru or Dan or Jiraiya!

I don't JUST mean main characters! I mean, minor too. Even Genma, Kotetsu, Zaku, and Jiroubu.