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"Your the only man I've ever met who could day dream with such a serious expression." She said chuckling. He only watched her as she took their dishes and put them away gathering her things and moving towards the door.
"Well, shall we go?" She smiled at him. He followed her silently.
TenTen walked into a room before an arc of esteemed Hyuuga elders and branch members. She kneeled before them keeping her expression stern but polite. They only stared at her.
She could only wish she were back in that warm bed with Neji before that messenger came to retrieve her.
"Good morning" TenTen greeted the sleeping man beside her quietly. She'd been here for a good half month now. She was almost a Hyuuga herself, the utmost honor for a clan-less weapons mistress. Those who addressed her did so as Neji's wife. The thought was quite pleasant. She figured TenTen Hyuuga wouldn't sound too bad. She let it roll off her tongue forgetting her proximity to Neji's waking body.
"Testing it out are we?" She heard and looked down to find Neji staring at her with a smirk.
"Oh hush it's only because of those clan members who address me as your wife. It made be a bit curious that's all." She said a blush firing up her cheeks. He chuckled as he sat up to speak with her.
Before his words could leave his mouth, there was a knock at the door.
"Yes?" He replied shortly.
"The clan would like to see the Mistress now. Her tests have been decided and shall commence momentarily." He heard through the door.
"Understood. Thank you." Neji replied glancing over at TenTen who's beautiful cheery morning smile had dropped into a frown, and blushed cheeks had fallen pale. He squeezed her hand for a moment before he pulled her and himself from the bed to prepare.
Now it all weighed on her shoulders. Neji's fate would now be decided by her. This wasn't good, she was starting to get nervous. None of the elders spoke. Was this part of the test? What was she to do?
Her mouth opened to speak but it all began before she could do so. Hiashi flicked a wrist at her and the shinobi around him of the main branch sprung to her, stances dangerous and armed. Two invaded her space reaching two most likely chakra covered palms straight for her chest. She bounded from the two sliding backwards one hand supporting her as she dug in her pouch for her scrolls.
She hesitated tho, was this part of the test? Should she attack or would they deem her barbaric for retaliating.
No time to really contemplate it, two more sprung at her quickly initiating their Jūkenpō.
Now in the events that Neji were to be used against them by enemy manipulation TenTen and Lee had trained diligently to find some form of weakness in this jutsu due to Neji's inability to share clan weaknesses. They had trained months at a time to reach the speed it took to overcome the Jūkenpō. With each carefully thrown punch or stab Tenten dodged deflected with a weapon in her right or with her mid upper arm the only location not dangerously close to any chakra tenketsu or organs stopping her opponent at thirty-two strikes by allowing a hidden clone to attack from behind causing the attacker to abandon the maneuver to dodge. Thirty-Two palms she could handle, Sixty four was more difficult.
She'd had to consult an expert to get the hand-eye coordination for that. Lee had his drunken fist and could open five of the eight gates. She had yet to master any gates. She channeled chakra into her closed eyes letting the chakra engulf them and opened her eyes. Three Hyuuga stood before her now in Jūkenpō stances.
"Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms." She heard them all cry lunging at her. She spun two Kama in her hands blocking the exponentially speeded up jabs with the flat steel of the blade, her eyes could move at higher speeds with ease allowing her to follow and block each calculated hit.
The Hyuuga's stood back glaring in astonishment at her uninjured body. Taking advantage of their momentary stupor she reached into her pouch.
"Twin Rising Dragons." She mumbled pulling two scrolls out and letting them swirl above her as she shot a barrage down on the Hyuuga men below her. They easily deflected the weapons with either weapons of their own or their chakra enforced hands. She cursed mentally as she continued the barrage.
A quick memory flashed past her and she smiled.
She finished off the barrage, taking out another scroll and performing her hand seals.
"Exploding dragon strike." Her fire dragon rushed out to surround the men and exploded engulfing the men in flames. She tugged on her chakra strings attached to each weapon causing a tornado of flaming weaponry. She could see several Hyuugas prepare for their revolving heaven and pulled out two manriki-gusaris to latch onto their legs before they could build up the speed to rotate, and pulled the two revolving spears onto each other causing friction within the two chakras and dispelling both with a small explosion causing a momentary delay of their attacks.
Her weapons littered the floor leaving little to no space for the Hyuugas to rotate any longer. She counted out the two out from the explosion and three more knocked away by the force. Five down, many to go. Her chakra was still in proper supply and her weapons albeit decreasing were still well stocked.
She however was out of strategies. Could Hyuugas deplete their chakra sources? It seemed to take Neji days to do so, that was no option she'd run out before they all did. Two approached her while she hovered in her daze nearly slamming a palm into her chest. She deflected cutting the Hyuuga by mistake and jumping above them to stand on their crouched bodies and hold her Kamas to their necks. She tugged on them slightly knowing she could not kill these men no matter the test. She jumped off as two more Hyuuga men attacked her from behind. To her relief the two she had threatened ceased attacking.
She tapped on the ground tentatively, its hollow sound immediately shooting down several attacks she may have used at risk of destroying the Hyuuga estate. She threw random paper bomb kunai at them trying to buy time and shot another Exploding dragon behind them and watched as they evaded them both.
She decided it was time to modify some of her more dangerous moves. She grabbed a scroll she had filled with wooden melee weaponry specifically to battle those with the lightning chakra nature type. She unhooked it throwing it directly towards the Hyuugas.
Unaware of what dangerous weapon could come from within it they engaged in their Heavenly rotation, displacing thousands of weaponry at their feet, causing the scroll to wrap around the entire group and she pulled as they slowed to tighten them all into a bunch. She bit her thumb and pressed it to a small circle seal nearest her grip on the scroll.
"Magician's Secret: Box of A Thousand Kunai." She muttered. The Hyuuga tensed only to feel wooden poles begin to thrust at them from within the scrolls only serving to bruise the majority of them. She sighed as the Hyuuga men struggled to free themselves from the scroll.
Suddenly from beside her she heard clapping.
Hanabi and Neji slid the doors to the room open clapping for what ever reason. She stood still keeping a firm grasp on the scroll.
"You have passed Your pre-test. Your hour has been completed and battle skill confirmed." Hanabi said
She knelt in relief and released the scroll so that the Hyuugas could escape.
Tenten glared at them and Hanabi watched her in question and realization spread across her face in the form of irritation.
"Father. Please, I really wish you would discontinue your habit of initiating tests with any primary explanations or rules. It really is not fair. She could have killed someone if she misunderstood." She said rolling her eyes at her father. He only glared at her.
"These men were ordered to try and kill you. You were being judged on the length and quality of your battle."
"What the hell..." she laughed out bitterly. She stood reverse summoning her weapons back into their scrolls and shaking her head.
"Your three tests will follow directly after this and will involve Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu in that order. Please take a moment to straighten out and gather yourself and my father will initiate the first test." She said before she and the other Hyuugas left the room many passing a weary stare her way.
Neji stood at the door leaning on the frame with a passive face on.
"You can always quit if you wish." He said disturbing the silence. Tenten glared at him and shot a kunai which he caught by the circle on the handle.
"I never quit, Neji." She growled at him pulling her weapon from him with her chakra string and sealing it away.
He walked to her waiting for her to stand before he smirked at her.
"I hope you feel that way throughout the entire test." He said walking her out of the room. She had half hour to freshen up, eat and treat wounds that needed such care. After doing just that Neji escorted her to the next training ground. The immense size of the Hyuuga grounds had TenTen astounded. How was he never uncomfortable at her house?
He stopped suddenly and she bumped into his back awkwardly before moving to his side to see where they'd arrived at.
"The first test will be Taijutsu. You're quite lucky to be able to spar daily with two taijutsu masters. You're going to need all your luck." Neji said before sliding the door open. Inside waited the main house head of the Hyuuga clan himself, Hiashi. He stood in white robe, his green shoulder robe now discarded.
Neji bowed and took a seat further in the corner where Hinata, Hanabi and a few other clan members sat on cushions watching. Hiashi glared down at her as she stood before him.
"You will now partake in the Hyuuga Senbon Sparring. This is a Taijutsu examination in which you will spar directly against me for one thousand times in succession. This particular examination is used for those who are capable of using the Hyuuga Dōjutsu, however those worthy of a Hyuuga's hand in a marriage must pass this simplified version in order to be deemed trust worthy." He said taking the usual Hyuuga Gentle Fist stance.
"No chakra, Bukijutsu, genjutsu, Dōjutsu, Senjutsu, Fūinjutsu, or ninjutsu is permitted, those seated before us will ensure this condition is met at all times." He said seeking a response from the girl. She nodded in response.
"Then we shall begin now. One!" He bellowed. TenTen took his shout and advance towards her as a sign to begin. They engaged in fierce Taijutsu Hiashi obviously overpowering the weapons mistress.
TenTen held on till a quick blow to her lower left shoulder left her sliding away from him. The next number was shouted and TenTen attacked once more. Several rounds passed everyone besides the two sat in complete silence Byakugans focused on the battle unblinking.
Sequentially each number was called out each time TenTen was thrown across or slid across the wooden floors. Panting heavily and bruised TenTen stood and heard Hiashi bellow out again.
"46!" She heard and sprung at him again. The minutes stretched to hours that collected into the day that passed her by as Hiashi called out '83'. TenTen was completely disheveled. Her buns were no longer at the top of her head and her face was dirty and her body was sluggish.
Finally TenTen slumped to the ground as they reached one hundred for the night.
"Stand." Hiashi said standing before her completely composed. TenTen did as she was asked and he continued. "The remainder shall be continued tomorrow morning. Tonight you rest. Dismissed." He told her turning swiftly and leaving silently. Neji approached her face passive.
"Are you alright." He asked expecting some snide remark to fly at him. He was graced with no such thing and kneeled beside her to find her already asleep. He cradled her body in his arms as he picked her up and took her with him to their room ignoring the curious gazes he received from his clan members. He walked swiftly to his wing then into his room and lay her gently on the bed. He sat beside her fingering her long brown locks that splayed messily about his bed.
He felt his heart beat roughly in his chest and he clutched at it. It was getting to a bad point. He had restrained himself from touching her for the test and it was beginning to punish him for it. A few more days wouldn't kill him, TenTen needed to pass this test or his fate would be sealed within the Hyuuga clan's desires. He slid off the bed thinking calming thoughts and breathing calmly. He slid from the room to preoccupy himself until TenTen was rested and ready for the next portion. With what he'd seen with Hinata's Senbon Sparring, she would need it.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnd there you have it :D I tried my absolute hardest to make it long for you guys! Im sorry if i did not meet your expecttions but i finally updated! Hazzah!