It's been two days since the battle with kiba, meaning that it was Monday. I learned two thing from that incident, one my skill were rusty. I didn't win as easily as I thought I could. Two there was a new emotion that I felt that day. The pleasure I felt after hurting kiba was hard to explain but I knew I enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure that's what psychopathic people would enjoy but I'm not a psychopath, or am I.

Whatever, the main point is that I needed to train. I wasn't planning to go to academy for a while. I wanted the memory of the incident to not be so fresh in everyone's mind, especially mine. I headed over to the library to try and get some scrolls to study some tai-jutsu. I made sure to henge into a villager. I really didn't need something eventful to happen right now. " Good morning how can I help you", said the librarian politely which pissed me off.

I knew she wouldn't be acting this way if she new who I was. Anger started to swell up within me but acting out wasn't going to help me now was it. With a sigh I calmed myself down. " Actually yes, I was hoping to find some scrolls on tai-justu.''

"Training to become a ninja are we."

"Yea I want to become strong and protect my family", I said childishly.

"Well you can find what you need over there in the ninja section, on shelf A-C."

"Thank you", I said while walking away. This was my first time in a library and honestly it wasn't that bad. I went through a scroll called tai-justu for beginners, it mostly went over the things we learned at the academy. I was pretty sure that I could pass the academy, So I decided to start training like a genin. I checked shelf D guessing that it was for genins. I found a book on chakra control. At first I thought it might tell me about the leaf exercise we did in the academy but it didn't . They called it a tree climbing exercise where I'm supposed to walk up a tree.

I decided to check this out. I still didn't find what I came for, which were tai-justu scrolls. So I kept searching, going to shelves E and F also. I found what I wanted on shelf F. Even just skimming through it, I was able to tell it was a made for strong offense, but that's why I liked it. I headed over to the desk to check out the scroll and book. " Did you find what you wanted", asked the librarian.

"I sure did." I showed her the scroll and the book which she took out of my hand and checked them out.

"There due in two week, have a nice day."

Once I left the store I released the henge. I decided to do that chakra exercise first, so I went to the forest. I traveled deep into the forest. I read what I had to do to accomplished walking up the tree. I had to put chakra into my feet. It was harder than expected to do this, but I kept at it until finally I got it done. I didn't like the fact hat it took me so long to channel chakra into my feet. I decided to try again . It came easier to me the second time around but I wasn't satisfied, it still took too long. At this rate I would never be able to use this skill in battle. I decided to make channeling chakra to my feet second nature before I even attempted walk up this tree. So that's what I did I repeatedly channeled chakra to my feet for an hour. I heard the sound of a twig snapping that frightened me out of my concentration. I scanned the area but saw nothing, maybe it was any animal?

"Come out whoever you are, I know your there", I yelled still scanning the area. From behind a tree, surprising very close to where I was standing, appeared a girl.

She got this close without me noticing?!. I studied her, She was taller than me but not by much, I'd estimate about an inch or so. She had brown hair that was tied in two buns. "Sorry I didn't mean to scare you, I just didn't expect anyone to be out here in the forest."

"I could say the same thing."

"So what are you doing out here in the forest umm?"

"Its Naruto, and I'm training, I need to climb this tree", I said while pointing to the tree I was talking about. I found it strange that this girl was being so, how should I put this, civilized.

"The tree climbing exercise huh, I'm Tenten by the way."

"Nice to meet you Tenten." I noticed that she had a headband, so she was a genin.

"What team do you belong to", asked Tenten.

"I haven't graduated from the academy yet."

"They teach the tree climbing exercise in the academy now?", asked Tenten sounding quite surprised.

"No, but that doesn't mean I can't learn how to do it now does it." It was quite obvious to me that this girl didn't know who I was, apparently she's been living under a rock her whole life.

"So what rank are you", asked Tenten.

"Dead last", I replied nonchalant."

"Sorry, I didn't know."

"No its fine I'm a dead last by choice anyway." I decided it was time to attempt to climb the tree, so I channeled chakra to my feet and took off. I managed to take three steps up before an unknown force sent me flying off the tree into another hitting the back of my head in the process. Then gravity took its course sending me crashing to the forest floor face first.

"Man that hurt." When I sat up I saw Tenten trying to hold in her laughter.

"Alright let it out."

"Hahahaha, I'm sorry I just couldn't hold it in", said Tenten, wiping tears away from her eyes.

"If you put too much chakra into your feet you'll push away from the tree, but if you put too little and you'll fall off", advised Tenten.

"I see, well that makes sense." I looked at the tree I had just tried to climb and saw that it was damaged.

"This might take a while", I said sounding annoyed.

"It took me a while to get it too, but now I could do it in my sleep", bragged Tenten.

"Well aren't you a hotshot", I said sarcastically.

"Since your training an all, how about a friendly spar", asked Tenten.

"Sure", I said. I thought this might be an opportunity to see the difference between an academy student and a genin.

"Alright follow me, I know where we can find a clearing", said Tenten. I followed Tenten as instructed.

"So how long have you been a genin", I asked trying to make conversation.

"One year", said Tenten.

"Really, that long", I asked.

"Yea my sensei wanted to be sure we were more than ready for the chunin exams."

"You weren't guaranteed to come back alive", said Tenten in a serious tone.

We arrived at the clearing shortly after Tenten's speech. "Here we are", said Tenten. We took our respect corners preparing for the battle.

"Oh, and piece of advice, don't think for a second that just because I'm a girl I'm weak, or you'll get hurt." I nodded my head to show that I understood what she was saying.

"Ready when you are", said Tenten. I rushed at her ready to set the pace. I threw a barrage of punches at her face which she easily dodged, she was fast. I sent a roundhouse kick at her thigh, hoping to slow her down. When my feet connected, Tenten's form shivered, a bushin. I quickly turned around to be greeted with a punch to my face, following up with a kick to my stomach. I bent over, clutching my stomach, only for foot to connect with the side of my face. Before I could recover Tenten was on top of me, literally. She had her hand side ways pressing against my throat.

"Its over", she said in a voice that left no room for discussion.

"If it wasn't for the fact that your hand is pressing against my throat, I wouldn't mind being in this position", I said earning a blush from Tenten as she quickly got off.

"Anyways I won", said Tenten still blushing.

"Round one, but now its time for round two."

"Have it your way", said Tenten with a smirk.

"If I did, we'd still be on the ground with you on top of me", I teased, very pleased with the blush on Tenten's face.

"Shut up you pervert."

"Hey who was the one that got on top of me again, that's right it was you."

"I am so kicking your ass", said Tenten as she rushed at me. I now knew the difference between a genin and an academy student, I couldn't beat Tenten, not the way I was now, but going down without a fight wasn't my style. I took a defensive stance hoping that a chance to counter would present itself, hopefully very soon. As fast as Tenten was, she was strong. I knew she was faster than me so I didn't try to dodge her attacks, instead I blocked them. That didn't help, her punch's hurt my hands when I blocked. She had crazy weight backing up those punches, maybe teasing her was a bad idea. It was obvious to me that defense wasn't going to work. I used a kawari effectively dodging the right punch that was aimed at my face. I appeared above Tenten, bringing my foot down on her head like a hammer. Tenten didn't fall to the ground like I intended her to, but her head did jerk downwards.

I hesitated to continue my attack. That had to have hurt her, and I didn't enjoy doing it, no, not like with Kiba. My hesitation gave Tenten time to recover somewhat, she still looked kind of dazed from the my last attack, but that didn't stop her from attacking. She threw a punch at my face that I blocked with my arm. I threw two jabs at her, a left and a right, refusing to let her start an attack. She sent a kick that almost connected with my chin as I barley dodged it. I lunged forward ready to hit her with a right hook in her unguarded stomach, but when I did she brought her foot on my head, like I did hers. I was right, it did hurt.

"Now were even", said Tenten as she gave me a hand. I took it and pulled myself off the ground.

"I've got to go Naruto, but it was nice meeting you."

"Thanks for the spar."

"It was nothing, ill see you around then", Tenten said as she waved good bye.

"Sure." I decided to call it a day. I went back for my tai-justu scroll and the book on chakra control and left the forest. I figured out that I wasn't a psychopath, and that was enough for me to come to terms with the dark feeling I had the other day.

I wanted to say thank you for the advice in the reviews. Also ill be fixing the mistakes in the other chapters and also I have a lot of work to do since science fair is this week so chapter five my take a while before its posted.