We’re A Miracle By: DJ Rodriguez   (Author’s Notes: Hi everyone. I would have written sooner, but I had some dire family situation that needed my attention. It’s all over now, and in a good way.   Darien: We’ve noticed a lack of Naruto x Tenten fanfics out there, so we’ve decided to add a one-shot here. If any of you care to use this as a stepping-stone for your own Naruto x Tenten fic, be our guest.   I do not own Naruto or We’re A Miracle by Christina Aguilera from my favorite movie, Pokémon the First Movie. Now, on with the songfic!)   Our story takes place not in Konoha, my friends. Nay, it starts in the quiet village in Greenery Country. Atop a small hill overlooking the village was a single house, in traditional Japanese craftsmanship and large enough to support two families. It covered an adequate amount of property, but by no means a lord was living there. No, this house belonged to a certain blonde hero and his wife. The entire property and home were given by the people of village, especially Princess Haruna, as a gift of gratitude. Who is the blonde hero, you may ask?   It was Uzumaki Naruto, and his wife is surprisingly Tenten.   How is it that the #1 unpredictable shinobi of Konoha and the Weapons Mistress came to be, and why is it that they are not in their own village? Well, here is it how it began my friends.   ~Six years earlier~   Naruto was dragging the body of one Uchiha Sasuke through the gates of Konoha. It was a vicious and furious battle, more or less a fight to the death, between these two powerhouses. The keeper of Kyuubi used the demon’s chakra to enhance himself, as did Sasuke who went to Curse Level 2 form. It was a battle for the ages to witness, Sasuke using his Kawahori no Chidori (Bat Chidori) and Naruto using his Ōdama Rasengan (Great Ball Spiraling Sphere) against one another. Naruto won, and dragged his former comrade back despite all of his injuries.   Upon arriving, he was greeted by the citizens and shinobi/kunoichi of the village. Sakura immediately took Sasuke from Naruto, ignoring his presence and checking her crush for injuries. She and Ino took the Uchiha traitor from the crowd and towards the hospital. The Haruno and Yamanaka girl didn’t even bother to thank Naruto, let along look at him. Kakashi went to inspect his student; more concerned for his ‘prized pupil’ rather then his loyal student. Tenten was within the crowd and saw the look of complete emptiness and sadness in the blonde’s eyes.   Until recently, she did not know of Naruto nor cared about him. His pranks were the only ones that she knew of, and truth be told, was surprised on how daring and bold his tricks were. Especially his ability to evade even jounins and Hunter-nins. Of course, this all changed when she saw him fight against Kiba. She, like the others, assumed that Naruto had no chance against Kiba. He surprised them all by beating him down, and was more surprised to learn that he was still under Orochimaru’s seal. He had a handicap, and he still beat the animal user.   She also saw him take down Neji, even though the genius was owning his ass. Tenten witnessed Naruto being consumed in a hellfire chakra aura of some sort, and brought the battle to a whole new level! She was amazed that Neji was actually trying to keep up with the blonde shinobi, and with Naruto’s intellect when he came under the ground and flattened the Hyuuga genius with one punch! He didn’t gloat over Neji, rather he went and soaked up the cheers from the crowd like a child. She fell for him right then and there.   The Weapon’s Mistress knew of the battle between Gaara of the Sand and Uzumaki Naruto, witnessing it herself from a distance. The boy managed to summon Gamabunta to take on Gaara’s large demonic form, transform him into Kyuubi no Kitsune, and get Gaara back in control of his demon. All of this while still tuckered out from his battle with Neji and the Sand/Cloud nins. Tenten was just simply stunned that Naruto had such stamina, strength, and compassion for his comrades and village. However, upon hearing Sakura claim that it was Sasuke who defeated Gaara, he blood boiled and wanted nothing more then to beat her into the ground for that lie.   She wanted to spend some time with Naruto, but training and missions got in the way. When she finally had the time and courage to do so, Naruto was gone. She learned from her fellow ninjas that he and a number of other shinobi left to retrieve Sasuke who went with the Sound Four to Orochimaru. She was disgusted by the Uchiha’s actions, turning traitor for power. Sakura and Ino defended Sasuke, saying that he was not thinking right due to the curse seal placed on him. Tenten knew it was a load of bull, and again wanted to pound both of them straight into the ground.   Now, we return to the present. Uzumaki Naruto was slowly going to the hospital himself when someone threw a brick at him. It hit him square in the back of the head, causing him to wince in pain and go down on his knees. The crowd started to get unruly, throwing various objects at the defenseless blonde and yelling obscenities at him. Tenten and Hinata were shocked at the outcome and went in to defend him. Hinata was using her Shugohakke Rokujū Yonshō (Protection of the Eight Trigrams Sixty Four Palms) to deflect the projectiles while Tenten was using her katana to defend Naruto as well.   The crowd was getting more riled up until Tsunade and Jiraiya came on the scene. They broke the crowd up, the Godaime threating to bringing ANBU to arrest them all. The two took Naruto to the hospital, the girls following after them. Tenten saw the way Tsunade was acting and hovering over Naruto, as if she was her son or something. Once they were at the hospital and had Naruto stabilized, the two girls reported what they saw prior to the crowd going wild. Tsunade was frustrated at the village, and it showed when she punched a stupid shinobi who came in and reported that Uchiha Sasuke was hurt due to the ‘demon’.   Three days later, there came a news that was very terrible to both Tenten, Naruto, Hinata, and his friends. The Council had voted unanimously to banish Uzumaki, on the grounds that he damaged their ‘precious Uchiha’ and that he was a threat to Konoha’s well being. Tsunade was against this outrageous decision, but the Council had more sway over her. This devastated Tenten and Hinata, but no more then Naruto. He was shown to the gates of Konoha, to pass through them to the outside world and never return. Tsunade bent down and hugged him tightly, crying to see him go. He handed over the necklace she gave him some time ago, saying to hand it to Konohamaru when he becomes Hokage.   The rest of the Rookie Nine went to see him off, but their farewells varied. Most of the males wished him good luck, even Neji, bearing him no ill will. However, Sakura and Ino were wearing smirks on their faces like the rest of the villagers. They were glad to see the blonde shinobi go, especially after what he did to their ‘precious Sasuke’. Iruka gave the boy a hug, saying that he was one of the best he had ever taught. The jounins Kurenai, Asuma, Gai, and Anko were sad to see such a promising ninja leave at such a young age. Kakashi, however, was more interested in his book then with the passing of his student.   Jiraiya announced to all that he was going to train Naruto, taking him as his official student. That got a gasp out of everyone, Sakura and Ino demanding on why he was taking the ‘dead-last’ and not the strongest ninja which was in their eyes Sasuke. The Toad Hermit narrowed his eyes at them and stated that Naruto has much potential within him and was more worthwhile to train then the traitor. Before setting foot outside of Konoha’s doors, Tenten burst from the crowd and went to them.   “I’m going with you!” she declared. This surprised a lot of people, including her parents. When they demanded that she return to them, she glared at her parents and firmly stated that she was going with Naruto no matter what. Hinata wished she could too, but her father forbid it and was too scared to go up against him. When Tenten’s parents threatened to disown her, she just undid her buns and let her hair fall free. “Then I’m no longer a Tenou. One day, I’m going to be an Uzumaki!” she told them.   The three turned and walked away, not looking back when the doors shut. It was the end of the chapter of Konoha in the lives of Naruto and Tenten, and the beginning of a new one.   ~End of flashback~   So, that is it my friends. During the first three years, Tenten and Naruto trained under Jiraiya. The Toad Hermit encouraged Naruto to tell his new friend about Kyuubi. He did, although it was with great reluctance. However, the results were not what he expected. Tenten cried and hugged him, saying that no longer will he carry the burden of being the container of the nine-tailed demon alone anymore. She would be with him, every step of the way. It was that moment that solidified their friendship, both now understanding the other to adequate degrees.   Jiraiya taught Tenten his Hari Jizō (Needle Guardian) technique, the brunette using her own smooth hair to create a near-perfect sphere shield. None of the spikes, but twice the hardness. Effective nonetheless. She was also taught his various sealing techniques, Katon techniques, and signed the Toad contract. Naruto was taught Donton techniques including Doton: Yomi Numa (Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld) and Fūton techniques. He also improved his version of the Rasengan, making it so it was his alone and not the version of the Yondaime.   They traveled the world together, seeing old friends and making new ones. They have saved various small villages from bandits, missing nins, and tyrannical overlords. After three years had passed, they learned that Orochimaru and Sasuke (who escaped shortly after being healed) were headed towards Konoha. Even though they had no love for their former village anymore, the three went over and intercepted the duo. Jiraiya took on his former comrade while Naruto and his girlfriend took on the traitor.   The battle was fierce and bloody, lasting for more then two hours. But in the end, the toad defeated the snake. Jiraiya used an extremely powerful Rasengan, driving it not in Orochimaru’s stomach but rather down his throat. The Snake Sannin was not prepared for such an attack, and was killed instantly when the slashing wind tore through his brain, lungs, and heart. Jiraiya sighed, knowing it was a bit much to kill his former teammate. He looked to see his two pupils standing over Sasuke, bloody and spent of chakra, but victorious nonetheless.   Upon hearing how they did it, he was shocked to learn that they combined their charkas together, channeled it through the katana Tenten had, and created a blade of energy that was strong enough to cut through Sasuke’s Chidori! Sasuke was shocked and was now a head shorter. His body and head was sent back to Konoha, along with Orochimaru’s head. The snake’s body was burned to ashes. Shortly after that, they went to face off the Akatsuki.   Two years passed, and they finally defeated the last member of the terrible organization. Itachi was defeated by Naruto and Tenten’s hands, and the world was once again at peace. They found out that the Akatsuki plans were to regain the power of the tailed-beasts, open a portal to Hell itself, and bring chaos into the human world with them ruling over it. Thankfully, the plan never came to pass. Jiraiya was proud of his two students, seeing that they have fully matured into fine shinobi and people. He left them, going back to his old wayward ways again.   A year after the parting, the two settled down in Greenery Country. Haruna was glad to see her friend again, and became witness to the ceremony of Naruto and Tenten’s marriage. The two were now expecting a little one on the way, twins to be precise. Uzumaki Tenten was now sitting on the porch, overlooking the city. She smiled as she rubbed her protruding belly, feeling the life that was inside her.   Her gaze was then situated towards her husband who was training in an open area at the foot of the hill. “Oh Naruto-kun, we’ve come so far. We’ve been through so much together, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m just glad we got this far.” she whispered to her husband.   Here we are, safe at last   We can breathe a sigh, seems the storm has passed   Through it all, no one knew   That all the tears in heaven, would bring me back to you   No one I know, imagined we would make it   But it only matters that we both believe   {{Chorus}}   {{You and me, we’re a miracle; meant to be   And nothing can change it   Mountains move and oceans part   When they are standing in our way   You and me, we’re a miracle;   Angels stand watching over us   And heaven shines upon us, everyday}}   Everytime, I felt near defeat   You were there for me, oh   By my side completely   You give me strength, ohh…   You set me free… hey, yeah yeah   It’s because of you, ohh…   I’m all that I can be, ohh…   When I’m with you, the world is ours to reach for   Together there is nothing we can’t do. Ooh, ooh…   {{Chorus}}   The chance was so unlikely   That we would ever win   Two stars among the heavens   Destiny brought you to me   {{Chorus}}   You and me, we’re a miracle (miracle)   You and me, we’re a miracle (miracle)  

Miracle

  (Author’s Notes: We hope you all enjoyed this little one-shot. If any of you care to create a fic that follows this one, be our guest.   Darien: However, it must maintain the pairing Naruto x Tenten! In any case, how did you like this one? What do you think of Tenten and Naruto getting together like that? What do you think the reaction was in Konoha when they received Orochimaru’s head, Sasuke’s head and body?   R&R, no flames, enjoy, and leave long reviews!)