Tenten x Reader

Chapter 7 - Face-Off

Many Months Later...

Team 13 had just come back from another mission, this time finding missing cats for an elderly woman in a nearby village. However, Y/N was missing from this mission; he'd missed quite a few missions for team 13 in the last few weeks. He mysteriously couldn't partake in the missions as he somehow had 'other business'.

"Man, that was easy, when are we going to have a challenge Guy-sensei?" Lee said wanting something more than simple chores.

"Well, I'm glad you said that Lee because there is a very important event coming up soon but I can't tell you the details just yet due to Y/N's absence and rules being finalised," Guy said to Lee's disappointment.

"Pfft, that pathetic guy is nothing but a liability, why is he still considered one of us?" Neji said in disgust at hearing the name, Y/N.

"I have to ask where he has been recently, it's like he's forgotten about us," Tenten added to Neji's comment.

"He's fine, at least I think he is," Guy said unconvincingly.

Meanwhile...

Inside a damp, dark room stood Danzo looking down on a group of ninjas sparring. One ninja was obviously Y/N. Y/N was dripping sweat as he had spent day and night improving himself, under the watchful eye of Danzo and other high-ranking ANBU members.

"This child has gained exceptional skill in only a few months" One ANBU officer commented on Y/N's progress as he watched the gauntlet.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique" Y/N shouted at a group of ANBU as a giant dragon made of fire flew from his mouth. The dragon wrapped around the group and squeezed the life out of them all until they all dropped unconscious. This marked the end of the gauntlet for Y/N.

"Impressive Y/N" Danzo said to Y/N as the ANBU officers collected the unconscious shinobi and took them away for resuscitation. "It seems you have gotten stronger since you've been directly learning from me. Perhaps you will become a member of the ANBU very soon. However, the Chunin Exams are coming and you will participate. You are representing me, not Team 13, show Hiruzen that you are the complete shinobi." Danzo said to encourage Y/N.

"Yes, Lord Danzo," Y/N replied monotonously as if he was an emotionless shell of his former self.

Weeks Later...

Today was the day of the Chunin Exams. Y/N woke up in his room, putting on his usual outfit with some special shuriken and kunai gifted to him by an ANBU Officer. The kunai had a delicate wooden handle as if a small tree grew for this purpose. He collected his headband and put it around his waist, he still didn't forget where he started, he remembered him and Lee making a lifelong promise, to stick together until the end. He was stretching off and composing himself to get ready for the exams but then he suddenly heard a commotion outside his window.

"Hey! If you don't let go of him, I won't forgive you! You fool!" A slightly obnoxious voice cried out as a very-unthreatening threat.

Y/N was curious about what was happening and he saw two groups, one with 3 small academy students, one girl with a big forehead and pink hair and a small guy will blonde hair. Y/N recognised the blonde kid as the guy who regularly vandalised the monument, so he wasn't surprised to see him in trouble. However, Y/N looked at the other 3 and saw a mistake of his past. He saw a tall, stocky guy with purple face paint, a relatively attractive girl with a large fan on her back and a familiar red-haired monster. Y/N knew what Gaara really was and seeing him again, worried him. It worried him enough to go down there and defend the other leaf ninja.

"You guys should leave if you know what's good for you," Y/N said with a hint of worry in his voice. "He's a real dangerous...thing," He said pointing at Gaara. This surprised the other two as they knew Y/N was right.

"Rude to come into our little conversation uninvited don't you think?" The big guy said as he clutched his hand which was bleeding.

"I don't know who you are but you're stealing my spotlight." Another voice called out from atop a tree, perhaps where the big guy got his hand injury. "Both of you guys, get lost!" The boy atop the tree said.

"Who do you think you are, kid?" Y/N said annoyed with the arrogant emo.

"You're the type of smart-ass brats I hate the most. How about we make this quick." The big guy said as he started to unwrap the thing on his back.

Y/N drew a kunai to defend himself. Everyone around him got ready for what was about to be unleashed.

"Kankuro, stop it," A quiet voice said which made the guy stop in his tracks immediately. Y/N looked toward the tree where the emo kid sat. To everyone else's surprise, Gaara stood on the bottom of a branch.

"You're an embarrassment to our village." He said monotonously at his brother. Those were his only words but everyone felt the immense pressure of the situation. Y/N knew who Gaara was and didn't take any chances so he quickly threw a shuriken at the red-haired boy. However, his body completely stopped as he looked to see the fan-girl holding the surprisingly sharp edge of the fan to his neck.

"Choose your next move carefully, or else I'll have to take you out, even if I didn't want to." She said as she stared at Y/N menacingly and seductively.

"What if I was into this sort of thing," Y/N said as he winked, teasing the girl as she flinched at the comment.

"Shut it, you idiot!" She replied as she drew the blade closer. "We all know who you are and we have unfinished business with you. Watch. Your. Back" She whispered to Y/N as she released Y/N from her grasp.

"Temari, Kankuro, lets go." Gaara said as the three sand shinobi quickly disappeared into thin air.

"What the heck just happened?" The blonde kid said in utter confusion.

"Well, the Chunin Exams are upon us and it looks like we have serious competition on our hands," Y/N said worried as if a ghost from the past has come back to haunt him. "You kids should stop playing ninja and go home, it's time for the adults to settle this," Y/N said as he began to walk away.

"Hey! Who do you think you are, pretending to be cool and ominous? We already have Sasuke to do that!" The blonde-haired kid said angrily. Y/N stopped in his tracks making the blonde kid panic. But as he turned around he saw the emo kid in front of him instead.

"Please excuse my idiotic teammate, he just doesn't understand the weight of this situation." The emo kid or Sasuke said. "But if you're willing to pick a fight, I'll be the one to defeat you." He continued confidently. Y/N looked into Sasuke's eyes calmly and smugly.

"Don't make me laugh, kid! If you want a fight, you will have to be patient. Every ninja knows to wait for the perfect opportunity to strike and I believe, for you, now is not that time." Y/N said as he turned back around and walked away.

"What a jackass!" The blonde kid said as he received a stiff punch to the head from the pink-haired girl.

"You're the jackass here! You don't even know about the Chunin Exams! Besides, that guy was something else, he could compete with Sasuke." She said infatuated.

"With what?!" The blonde kid said oblivious to what she was saying.

"My heart," She said as she swooned over Sasuke and Y/N.

"Why do I always get left in the dust!" The blonde kid cried as anime tears flooded his eyes.

Meanwhile, Sasuke looked to where Y/N walked, wondering who he was but he knew he wouldn't find out his true identity until the Chunin Exams.