Tenten's scrolls were amazingly useful. They could hold hundreds of weapons and took up very little space. They could also hold supplies and practically anything else Tenten chose to seal into them. They had helped the team many times.

And the ink was not water soluble.

Which was why, when five of Tenten's most valuable scrolls fell into the river, she did not give up hope. Instead she turned to Lee.

"Lee-kun! My scrolls have fallen into the river!" she cried, dramatically pointing out the obvious.

"Tenten! That's awful! I will get them for you! WITH THE POWER OF YOUTH!" Lee cried back at her. With that he dove into the river. There was a larger splash than Tenten had expected.

"Ah, my youthful student," Gai remarked. "Going for a swim with his weights still on. He is so enthusiastic about his training."

Tenten paled. She had forgotten about the weights. Lee could drown.

"Um, Gai-sensei, maybe you should help him? After all, the weights are pretty heavy."

Just then Lee surfaced. "I have the scrolls, Tenten!" he shouted. "But it is becoming hard to swim!"

"Gai-sensei, help him," she pleaded.

"No," said Gai with a grin. "My youthful student can do well enough by himself."

And it did, indeed, look like Lee was doing all right. Tenten breathed a sigh of relief.

That night, they camped out by the river. It was part of their training regime.

Tenten, safe with the scrolls, was about to go to sleep when Neji came up to her.

They stood by the side of the river together in silence for a few minutes. Then, "You never asked me," Neji said.

"What?" said Tenten.

"You never asked me to help you fetch your scrolls."

"Oh. But Neji, that's more of a Gai-and-Lee sort of thing. It's a bit crazy, you know. Not many people would do it."

"You don't think I would do something crazy for you?" Neji asked heatedly.

"Neji-"

"You don't think I would jump into a river for you? With weights?"

"Neji-"

"Well I would!" he interrupted. "I'll show you I would." And despite her protests, he grabbed a huge rock, stuffed it in his sash, and jumped into the water.

And once again, there was silence. Only a few bubbles came to the surface.

"GAAAI-SENSEEEEIIII!"

Neji had to be fished out of the river. He was lucky he was a ninja and knew how to hold his breath.

This occurrence was never talked about again.