Tenten [ テンテン ] (oriental_dragon) wrote,
@ 2025-05-02 08:42:00

Entry tags:

answers, bandwagon ftw!, facts, history, info, questions, random

OOCP 06. Listen up Destiny...
Because bandwagons are fun.

And also, as I've learned in the past, you can know a character without... ever really thinking about certain aspects of a character. Some things can get easily overlooked. And sometimes it's better to have them written out rather than have it as general knowledge or assumptions. So here is a chance for me to contemplate over things that I had never considered concerning our local weapons enthusiast.

Any questions concerning Tenten - be it her relationship with your character, her family, her history, her life, etc - go here, if you will, please~ ^^ Ask what you wish about her and I will answer accordingly. Don't be shy, now. Here, anything goes.

Previously asked questions at the old place can be found HERE.
But feel free to ask them again if you wish. More than likely, the answer has changed a bit.

Character Question Pages:
[ Questions ] - Haruno Sakura
[ Questions ] - Uzumaki Naruto
[ Questions ] - Nara Shikamaru
[ Questions ] - Uchiha Sasuke
[ Questions ] - Houzuki Suigetsu
[ Questions ] - Karin
[ Questions ] - Yamanaka Ino
[ Questions ] - Inuzuka Kiba
[ Questions ] - Aburame Shino
[ Questions ] - Hyuuga Neji
[ Questions ] - Deidara
[ Questions ] - Gaara
[ Questions ] - Temari
[ Questions ] - Zetsu
[ Questions ] - Uchiha Itachi
[ Questions ] - Rock Lee
[ Questions ] - (insert name)

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

OMG THIS WAS LONGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY

oriental_dragon
2009-09-11 03:05 pm UTC (link)

...And you said your questions would be stupid. Pfft. I have to number these because... well, I just have to...

Long history = long explanations.

1. Well, I had the brother as Tenten's younger twin. So I don't think replacement is a good word to use. In Tenten's heart of hearts, no one could ever replace her brother. No one. Just like no one could ever replace her parents, although her Uncle tried his best. Simply because of the fact that they were twins and some things about their relationship, there just can't be any substitute. You can't exactly replace a bond like that, even if she wanted or tried. Because you have to admit, twins are on a different level then regular siblings. Did it come pretty darn close when it came to Naruto? Yes. Hell yes. There are a lot of qualities in Naruto that remind Tenten of her brother, or at least what she remembers of her brother -- because, keep in mind, by the time the two meet at boarding school, it's been four/five years since his death -- particularly how the two seem to balance each other out personality-wise. And there is a brother-sister quality to how they are very protective of each other.

I like to believe that Tenten is a fairly perceptive person and a good judge of character in most occasions ~~alright, she was wrong about that bastard who ditched her, but hey, she's human and makes mistakes just like everyone else~~. So, in my mind and in my head canon, she could tell from the first moment that they met that he would've been a nice fit if replacing Takeru were her intentions, which is partially the reason behind the drawing she gave him after that first conversation that they had. And in the end, that might be one reason among a few why she had initially turned him down when he was pushing for a romantic relationship. Because while it was nice to be around him and feeling, for once, like she had a family again, to a certain degree, being around him was sometimes painful for her too. Of course, Naruto could not have known that, and Tenten was not in the position to tell. I'm not sure if he even knows about her family's death now because she is very reluctant to talk about that time in her life. She's not particularly proud of the person she was after the accident. But if she has told anyone outside of her family, Naruto and Kiba would be the first two that she'd tell.

2. As for how she sees things now, well... as you well know, hormones tend to complicate things. Far more than necessary. And labels tend to get a little blurry, especially when it comes to these two.

On the surface, and probably all the way down to maybe the... fifth layer of his personality, Naruto is a flirt and an overall goof. Whether it's genuine or just a defense mechanism depends on the situation, but she likes to think that she can tell the difference. He's overly friendly with people that he meets, and tends to surround himself with rather... good looking people. So there have been an occasion or two where Tenten's gotten a bit jealous at the attention that he's given someone else. She doesn't dwell on it particularly long, but it's happened often enough and just long enough for her to take notice and formulate questions about it.

She likes the fact that they have known each other for so long, and tends to use that to her advantage. Because much like Naruto, this is the longest relationship that she has ever had, platonic or otherwise. She wants to hold on to it. Not only for the comfort it brings, but simply... because she wants that feeling of home and to know that it will always be there. And she gets it with him just as she hopes that he gets it with her.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

(Read comments) -

scribbld is part of the horse.13 network
Design by Jimmy B.
Logo created by hitsuzen.
Scribbld System Status