4 Tenten (1)

Alright, here I was, staring at someone's house.

Using the magic 'Hide', I made myself vanish, thus making it easier to spy on it.

It's been a couple of hours now, thankfully due to my Xiantian cultivation, I wasn't easily got hungry, I could stare at the house 5 days straight without needing sleep, food, and drink, the high cultivation also made me less want to go to the bathroom, hum, everything I did was made for today, peeping a woman.

Finally, I saw my dreamy woman, she sported a long-sleeved, high-collared white blouse with maroon edges, black fingerless gloves, low-heeled sandals, and a black forehead protector. On the bottom part, she wore maroon, puffy hakama-styled pants with the exposed parts covered in bandages.

I gotta say, she's not as beautiful as I thought, but still, a fine woman, the two buns on her head was cute and she had a vibe of this Chinese culture, and if I had to say my part about Chinese woman... they were delicate in nature.

Hmm... the first phase, introduction, duh, of course, otherwise, how we knew each other? Hmm... should I make direct contact with her, or should I use the indirect method? Writing letter maybe? But, from what I heard about her from people, she didn't seem like this kind of shady operation, so what's best was meeting directly. The second phase, ask for a date, I knew a lot about sword and knife, and my past lives had given me a lot of topics to talk about, now, what kind of date? Day or Night? Restaurant or Small dining shop? Wait, did I have money?

I took out my wallet and counted the money (Ryo?), it's enough for a middle-class Restaurant.

Now, bringing a gift it's mandatory in date, not too expensive that would make her hard to accept it, but not too cheap that felt not serious, a unique kunai maybe? Or a specially made shuriken? I thought she would like more practical things than flashy one, so a deadly kunai or shuriken would be good for her...

After the date, what should we do? Walking around the park? Taking her home directly? If I did a good job and made her interested in me, she definitely would like to have a second date, and if she into me, perhaps she would kiss my cheek as a good night's farewell.

Okay, now all settled, time to commence the first phase, I chased after her. I thought quite a while the first words I had to say, something in the line of 'Whatcha doing, babe?' or 'hey you, good looking', right, right, gotta make a good first impression.

"Hi, good morning," I lifted my hand and acted casual, yup, normie greet was the best greet.

"Hm?" Tenten looked over her shoulder, she looked confused for a while before nodded, said, "un, good morning, you are..."

"Abe Stu, I am a Chunin, just like you," I continued walking toward her, still made a bit distance.

"Abe Stu? That's a weird name," Tenten chuckled a bit, well I am sorry, it's not my decision.

"Head out for a mission?" I asked with neither cold nor hot tone, although I screamed inside 'please, don't!'

"No, I just hang out with my friends." Oh, God was helping me.

"So, do you happen to be free, at the moment?"

"Well, yes."

"Do you want to go out for lunch with me?"

At this moment, Tenten suddenly stopped walking, her lips went agape slightly. Was it bad? Did I make a mistake? I didn't think there was anything weird in my tone and words.

"Are you asking me out for a date?" Tenten asked in a daze, I understood now, it seemed no one had ever asked her before, so it was rather caught her off guard.

"Um... yes, will you go out with me?" I felt a big hope from my part, I had seen my own face in the reflection of the water, I was surprised to find it was my original face, originally my face was common, but cultivating Qi was the best skincare ever, my face was smooth, also white like a fuck boy, but it was also full of vitality not just from the Qi but also from the fire bending, the Yang in me was overbearing.

Therefore, in terms of masculinity and beauty, I did not lose even with a woman.

"I... I don't know..." Tenten became bashful slightly, she cast her glance to the side.

"Hmm, alright, why don't we just have lunch? It doesn't have to be a date, my treat," I knew she's not the shy type but any young woman would definitely be bewildered when they were being asked out of date for the first time, so I had to change tactic.

"Oh..." sure enough, Tenten recovered, and she gave me a brief nod.

Since it was not a date, I picked a small dining place, we ordered a few dishes and chatted while waiting.

"I heard your father is a blacksmith?" I asked.

"Yes, our family had been creating weapons from generation to generation," Tenten nodded.

"Did you not want to continue your family legacy? Why do you want to become Kunoichi?"

"Who says becoming Shinobi also can't become a smith?" Tenten smiled, "most of my weapons are my handmade, you know."

"Also regarding becoming Kunoichi, it's been my dream since childhood, you know, I always admired the Godaime."

Godaime was the term for the fifth Hokage, that means the person she admired was Tsunade Senju.

If I remembered correctly, Tsunade was part of three legendary Sannin, she earned that nickname from the war, along with her teammate.

"Do you also her disciple?" I remembered Sakura Haruno, which was Tsunade's disciple and Naruto's teammate. But I never heard the information about Tenten as Tsunade's disciple.

"Well, it will be great if I can... but my control of chakra is not that good, my attempt on becoming medical-nin has always failed."

"Oh, I am sorry," my face turned to sorrow, my hand encroached across the table, attempted to seize her small hand.

"Don't be, although I can't become a medical-nin, I have my own goal to pursue, I will become as strong as Godaime, in my own way," Tenten gave firm eyes, but she moved her hand away from the table, damn it!

"That's good, that's good, having a dream is good," I nodded in understanding, my dream was to have a harem, thus I trained so hard to improve myself.

"What about you? What is your dream of becoming a Shinobi?"

Okay, okay, serious question, hmm... let's see, becoming a hero? Nah, too generic, a hero was not always equivalent get the heroine, I must think from the perspective of woman, what could possibly touch their heart? Something simple... but deep and meaningful...

"I want peace."

"Peace?"

I nodded toward her, remembered what I heard from the people before, "the relationship between the five villages has always been in turmoil, we suspect each other, fight each other, I dream the world where we can just sit on the same room and has a laugh together."

"That's... a big dream," Tenten looked at me with different light in her eyes, did this mean it was a succeeded?

"You know, I have read this poetry somewhere, 'Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.'

'Hold fast to dreams, For when dreams go, Life is a barren field, Frozen with snow.'."

"What is that means, I am not really good with poetry..." Tenten blushed a little, she placed her hands on the table again.

I looked at her, reaching toward her hands, she didn't dodge, allowing me to hold, "It means a life without a dream is boring and hopeless, therefore when you find your dream, you must pursue them with any cost."

"It's that so?" Tenten pondered a while, then she nodded, "I think you're right."

"Do you know what else a dream I have?" I smirked at the moment.

"W-what?"

"I have seen in the future, besides a translucent lake, there are two people on the shore, a man sleeping on her laps, he carries a gentle tune, and she brushes his hair."

"You... isn't this too fast..." Tenten's face immediately flushed red, somewhat became agitated.

It's for you too fast, I had been waiting for 1,000 years... I couldn't help but feel bitter. Be patient, be patient, the rabbit just about to get into a snare, too hasty will alert her instead, so time to take a step back and let the hot calm down a little.

With that thought, I drew my hands from her, and said, "Well, you're right, how rude I am, besides, we here to eat, right? Come, come, eat as many as you want!"

Tenten declined her head, there was redness on her cheek, she ate in silent while I stared at her with a small smirk.

*Bzzt!*

My phone vibrated, it actually the first time it had been vibrated again after a couple of hours ago, the last time information was "Akatsuki was on the move toward Sunagakure", I didn't know what's this Akatsuki was, but maybe I could ask Tenten.

"Hey, Akatsuki is... do you know what it is?"

Tenten, who ate in shyness, tilting her head upward, her eyes startled as she looked at me, said complicatedly, "I know, but other than their name and what they are, I have no other information."

From Tenten's words, Akatsuki was a terrorist organization, their main objective was unknown, their leader, base, and how much their members were also unknown, only several of them that had been recognized; Itachi Uchiha, Kisame Hoshiagaki, Orochimaru (former), and Bounty Hunter Kakuzu. Three of them; Itachi, Kisame, and Orochimaru had been to Konoha before, in fact, Itachi and Orochimaru were once Konoha's Shinobi, but they defected. Orochimaru came back and attacked the village, resulting in Sandaime's death, Itachi and Orochimaru came to kidnap Naruto, they were after the Biju, the nine tails fox inside of him.

I took out my phone and looked at the new information, 'Akatsuki infiltrate Suna.'

"Tenten, what do you know about Suna?"

"Huh? Aren't we just return from there a few months ago? We took the Chunin exam there after all," Tenten put a pair of chopsticks into her lips, mumbled, "don't you remember?"

"Of course, I remember, being Chunin is one of best thing in my life, how can I forget?" I blinked innocently.

"Then why do you ask?"

"You know... just curious... I mean, is there another Biju in Suna?" I thought after connecting Itachi and Kisame's act in the past.

"Yes, of course, it's the Kazekage, I think it's already pretty well-known."

So the Biju was inside the Kazekage, how this Akatsuki was going to take the leader of the village away?