Naruto Magazine Issue #24

✷ Character Interviews ✷

By: Serenity Hope

Announcer: "Good evening, Land of Fire! Coming to you live from Shippuden Studios is the new Konoha Talk Show! Please welcome your new host, making her first debut . . . Serenity Hope!"

(A spotlight shines on a short, blond young lady as she shuffles through some notecards in her hands and is unaware that the show has begun as she mumbles to herself.)

Voice Off Stage: "(Whispers) Psst! We're live! We're live!"

Serenity: "WHAT?! Ah! (She drops all the cards and tries to retrieve them from the floor as she jumps back up and gives a nervous smile) Hi! Wel-Welcome to K-Konoha Talk Show! I'm Hope Sereni-I mean Serenity Hope, and I will interview your favorite characters on this show! . . . Anyways, today I will be interviewing, the one and only, Tenten!"

(The spotlight disappears as music plays and the lights turn on behind Serenity to reveal a lit stage with comfortable chairs and a coffee table before them. Tenten smiles and waves to the camera as Serenity hurriedly runs over to her seat and shakes Tenten's hand.)

Serenity: "Hello, Ms. Tenten!"

Tenten: "Hi, Serenity! It's great to be here!"

Serenity: "I-It's g-great to have you! Uhhh . . . (She shuffles through her cards to try to find a specific one) . . . Agh! W-Where's that one card?!"

Tenten: "(One eyebrow is raised in confusion) Umm, is something wrong?"

Serenity: "No! No! I-I-I'm just having a few- (Cards all fumble and fall out of her hands as her head hangs low in shame) . . . difficulties."

Tenten: "There's no need to be nervous. I'm pretty much an open book. Just ask any question you want; I don't mind."

Serenity: "Uh, Okay. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself?"

Tenten: "Well, I'm a Leaf Village Ninja and I'm seventeen-"

Serenity: "Wow! (Eyes widen in slight surprise) You're around my age."

Tenten: "How old are you?"

Serenity: "Eighteen."

Tenten: "(Sweat-drops) Really? But you look so- . . . never mind."

Serenity: "What?"

Tenten: "(Gives Serenity a grin as she speaks quickly) It's nothing! Anyway, I'm a ninja and I'm at the Chunin Level. I specialize in weapons Shinobi Warriors use in combat."

Serenity: "(Smiles) Oh yeah! The way you use all those scrolls to seal your weapons for battle is amazing. I don't know how you keep up with them all and keep them so organized!"

Tenten: "Trust me, it wasn't easy at first, but with a lot of practice and perseverance, I was able to hone my skills with my scrolls and my weapons. Now it comes very naturally to me, especially in a battle."

Serenity: "Oh! That reminds me of a question everyone has been asking. Is there anyone specific that you wish to battle against in a competition?"

Tenten: "There's actually two people I really want to battle. I hope someday I can go against Sakura Haruno and Temari of the Sand Village in one-on-one battles someday."

Serenity: "I understand that Temari beat you in your first Chunin Exam when you were thirteen. I remember watching that battle and how harsh Temari was towards you."

Tenten: "(Nods with a sigh and a glint in her eye) Yeah, I definitely want a rematch with her to redeem myself. She may have gotten stronger over the past few years, but so have I and I'm not losing to her next time!"