Playing Catch The Soul (NejiTen Story)

Memory 2: The Fight: Age: 10

Present TenTen's POV

As I watched them, they got better and better with Guy. But Rock Lee was developing the most. Eventually, TenTen and Neji got annoyed with the way they were acting like they were when they were 5.

"Guy-Sensei how come we haven't fought yet?" Rock Lee asked. "Well, you seem ready enough to battle each other. Just as long as you don't kill each other," Guy said and laughed. "Yeah I look forward to battling Neji-Kun," TenTen said cracking her knuckles. "Hm, your on!" Neji crossed his arms as a smirk appeared on his face.

"I want to challenge TenTen-Chan!" Rock Lee said with excitement. "You'll see if your able to, Lee-Kun. Now, let's go back to that chart," Guy said.

Lee vs Neji

??? Vs TenTen

"One of you has to win to fight TenTen," Gai said and smirked. "It's going to be me!" Lee and Neji said at the same time. "I have the most experience!" Lee exclaimed. "You can't even use Ninjutsu!" Neji yelled. Then they started arguing and arguing. Guy wasn't even mature enough to stop it because he wanted to endure his "Youth" right now.

"QUIET!!" I yelled. They both turned silent. "Neji-Kun! Your supposed to be mature! Lee-Kun! You too! Guy-Sensei! Stop fighting when it gets ANNOYING!!" TenTen complained. Hm, I'm still like that now.

"Now, shall we begin?" Neji said with that trademark look on his face. Rock Lee smirked and put a hand in front of him as if saying "Fight Me" and Neji was in that usual stance he does and activated "Byakugan" and his hands started glowing a faint light blue which signified "Gentle Fist". "Start!" Guy yelled.

Of course, Rock Lee was the first to charge at him since he was the most energetic. Neji just stood there dodging his attacks because of his Byakugan when he was able to attack him with gentle fist. Rock Lee got a few hits but was able to dodge the rest. He soon tried to punc Neji in the face but Neji quickly blocked it, crushing his fist.

But Rock Lee's taijutsu was strong since he started training before Neji and TenTen. Instead he started to copy Neji's moves blocking his attacks by the formation of his gentle fist. But he was going to quick that at times Neji couldn't see him.

But something happened. Rock Lee was using Chakra to boost his taijutsu. Neji could see his chakra holes hitting them at the exact spot, weakening him. Rock Lee now moved slower which means that Neji had an advantage. Rock Lee couldn't block most of his attacks. Even though he tried to match his speed with Neji's, it only wasted his energy.

Eventually, Neji won and Rock Lee had to accept defeat. Which he wasn't happy with. Neji's card was moved to the question mark on TenTen's battle. Rock Lee stood next to Guy while they prepared for the match.

TenTen got out her Kunai Knifes with her weapon scrolls kept in her pocket and in her cotton Shinobi bag. Neji was ready in his battle stance. In the same "Byakugan" and "Gentle Fist" form. TenTen looked determined. "Start!" Guy said. "Ladies first," Neji said trying to sound polite. TenTen just laughed and went ahead anyways.

She threw shurikens and a Kunai Knives up in the air. Neji wasn't able to read the chakra that she was going to use. When it was about Neji's height, then TenTen used chakra strings to make it look like it was floating in mid-air. But Neji could easily sense the chakra strings as they were visible to the human eye.

He started to be the one to try and attack. TenTen tried to distract him with her weapons. But Neji could dodge easily since he could sense the strings' movement. When he got closer to TenTen, he did "Gentle Fist" on her arms and wrists which were where the chakra was at that was used to control the weapons.

The weapons soon fell to the ground and she picked up a scroll from her cotton Shinobi bag. She threw it up in the air and focused chakra to her feet so she could be able to jump high enough to each the top of the unrolled scroll.

She touched each symbol on the scroll creating a weapon for attack. It took a little shove from the wind controlled by her chakra from the scroll to send it flying on Neji. But she was careful to not actually kill him.

He was injured with a few cuts on his arm. Instead, Neji still looked as confident as he was before. But it wasn't me that made him avoid her weapons. It was that Byakugan he used to sense which direction TenTen used to send the weapons flying.

"Don't think that just a little scroll will defeat me," Neji said still confident. "Don't act all high and mighty just because your part of a royal bloodline," TenTen said and stepped a few steps back, measuring her distance. The perfect distance for the Twin Dragons.

Again, she got out two scrolls from her cotton Shinobi bag soon throwing the scrolls up in the air with some sort of pattern. It was the same, as usual. But this move was different. She could be able to rain a thousand shuriken and control them all. Which is what TenTen did.

Instead of hurting Neji, she sent the shuriken to pin his clothes to the solid ground. Though he sensed the chakra, she focused the chakra to her hands increasing the speed that even Neji couldn't sense at the right time. But when it was, it was too late.

"I win Gai-Sensei!" TenTen said in victorious. "Nice job... TenTen-Chan," Neji said and forced a smile. "That was amazing, TenTen! I want to fight you next time!" Rock Lee said sounding determined. "Your on!" TenTen said with a confident smirk on my face.

Each weapon on Neji disappeared soon after TenTen put away her scrolls. "Nice job, TenTen," I said to myself even though she couldn't hear me. "Very nice job indeed, TenTen-Chan," I heard the soul of Neji say. I looked around and found the soul of Neji with the blue aura surrounding him.

"You even tried not to hurt me. Thanks," Neji said. Then his soul disappeared once more. I sighed and followed Team Guy outside.

"I want to see you again and talk to you, Neji-Kun," I told myself.

One day, you can be happy with Lee-Kun and I and train with Guy-Sensei. And possibly we could be a Jonin together. I miss you Neji-Kun...