Eurgh I was supposed to leave the house twenty minutes ago but now I'm too busy crying puddles on my desk damn you and bless you srsly

But I do like the way you portrayed and characterized Tenten here. It feels very... Organic? I dunno if that's the right word but yh. Kudos, author-san, Kudos. Also pls give me back my heart after ripping it out so brutally kthx

I keep crying like an idiot even though this is the fifth time I read this XD
I can't get over Neji's death... and I don't like how Tenten ended... but well... it's something we all have to live with.
'm going to cry for another hour now. Hope to read more from you!

lloro! T-T

kyaaaaaaa me encanto!

wow! me fascino! este Neji jaja

Ahh, and we're back. Yes, wallow in your own sorrow! Wallow in it! Seriously though I feel like this was a really appropriate way to end it all. It has an air of finality to it, it feels like the bitterness has mellowed somewhat. She's internalized it for so long that its just become part of life, but it hasn't exactly stunted her as a person because she's still able to have such a meaningful interaction with Naruto. I don't know, it probably sounds awful, but this ending just seems right for this interpretation of the character.

Awesome work dude, thanks for writing it!

I'm gonna be honest with you, I'd relish in the angst, I like seeing fictional characters in pain (for some odd reason that I should probably talk to somebody about), but this hurt. Like this one really hurt me. Maybe it's the whole parent/teacher dynamic, maybe it's perpetually sunny and cheerful Gai, who could only be trying his best becoming so remorseful, maybe it's the way Tenten's still got that freaking unassailable wall raised around her psyche while still looking so infernally cheerful about it. They took away Gai's legs and Tenten had everything taken from her did you have to take their spirits to?! I don't know what it was dude, but this one got to me.

Phenomenal work like always.

kSADLFKALDSJLADFKJDFAS WHAT DO I DOOOO CLEM WHAT DO I DOOOOOOOO YOU HAVE BROKEN MY HEART

Oh wow ;n; Okay, I gotta... recollect myself so I can write a semi-coherent review haha.

Can I just... quote this line because I LOVED IT SO MUCH: "But she is inhabited, eclipsed by a name she never chose for herself; Neji Hyuuga's widow, Neji Hyuuga's fiance, the sad shopkeeper who still mourns Neji Hyuuga. And Naruto is here for Neji. Not for her." UGH my heart goes out to Tenten because she spends nearly all of the story without a name or clan, only to have one thrust upon her. And now she's stuck with this (unwanted) identity.

ALSO THE RING SHE THREW IN THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER... WAS AN ENGAGEMENT RING CLEM DO U HEAR ME YELLING IM YELLING

Wow I'm so annoyed by Naruto (in canon and in your iteration) can he like... leave Tenten alone lol. Stop bothering her with ghosts of the past and also get your son in check omg! I was kind of taken aback but also cheering when Naruto said he wished Neji hadn't sacrificed his life for NaruHina and Tenten goes, "Me too." Lol yeah put him in his place!

It's a kind gesture when she says Boruto needs forgiveness. (I'm bitter tho and think he should rot.) But it's also disheartening that Tenten is resigned to thinking she's doomed due to her lack of forgiveness. All that bitterness and anger stewing inside of her all those years... And then her story ends here, alone in her weapons shop :( ROCHELLE IS A SAD BUN (but also grateful to have read such a beautiful, heart-breaking story)

Ahhhhhh I can't believe it's over ;n; ! This is the first time in a Long Time that I've followed an ongoing story to the end, so thank you so much for this emotional roller coaster and for this truly lovely addition to #tentendays2019! :)

Oh God... my poor broken heart...
I can't believe it ended like that! But don't get me wrong, I loved it, but it was so painful...
I really liked you stile of writing! Hope to dñsee more of you!
And thank you sooooooo so much for awsering me back! I can cry for happiness and pain at the same time! Aaaaaaaaaaah
Than you again! Beautiful, very powerful angst you made here xD You are now one of my favourites! Thanks!

As much as I hate angst stories(don’t know y I still read them tho lol) this one is by far the best one and the one I feel is the most accurate for this situation. U should be very proud of it. And as always superb writing and imagery ️

This story is precise but poignant.
Truly.
Amazing story with great prose. Definitely recommend this for everyone

Ahhhh my heart feels heavy because all that anger within Tenten (honestly I'm still reeling over hoW SHE RIPPED A PIECE OF WALL OUT OMG) has twisted into something else. More unhinged. A little manic, even.

Like, when she talks to Gai about her puppets and traps for the chuunin exams... Yeah, she's a weapons mistress, but it's alarming how /joyful/ she sounds when designing these lethal contraptions. "But just picture it: smoke, running genin... weapons... more weapons."

I also like how we're getting this from Gai-sensei's POV! By now, Tenten's likely to be an unreliable narrator. (Also... can we talk about how it's revealed that Gai was the jonin with her parents when they died... frick, now their dynamic is even more complicated.) It's a little disheartening that when he finally reaches out to her, his own student, it's too little too late.

And... wow... how Tenten visits Neji's grave, but not her parent's, although it feels like she's doing it out of anger and spite. My poor girl, please get some closure ;n;

Thanks for writing, Clem! I look forward to how you wrap things up in the next chapter :)

Mmm.. I get then :)
This killed me again... god... my poor tenten...
I really liked how Guy-sensei was worried about her,and also guilty. Daaaaaamn. That was hard... my poor team Guy... It was so broken after Neji's death and Guy-sensei legs problem...
Hope to read you soon! Can't wait for the next one! Thanks for your reply too

Mmmm, pure unfiltered pathos. So bare, so painful. Just those raw base emotions broiling inside of the character are so...satisfying(? in a way I guess?) to read.

That wall punch scene as well though. Definetly a "big ooooffff" moment for me. Once again you have sated my angst appetite. Awesome work dude! I love it!

Okay now for the real review (this is rochelle. I Messed Up bc apparently you can only write one review per chapter like who made that rule. so i had to log out just to post this, like, frick)... Ah... This really hurt... but since you are the Queen of Angst, I should've been prepared (I was /not/ prepared). Like. Where do I begin.

I liked how the imagery of a kunai thrown, which was first introduced in ch 1, comes back. But, UMM, "No one returned the kunai." That HURT EXCUSE ME because it translates to "Nei is DEAD he's not coming back EVER." And the finality of it. Just. GAHHHHHHH. :(

Okay, this part when we're back in the present is genius: "She doesn't roar. She doesn't cry. She destroys. She pulls out her hand from the wall, cracked plaster, wallpaper violently ripping, falling at her feet." First we get the repetition of these short, simple sentences, nearly identical in structure. And the way that it's formatted made me linger on "she destroys" because it's the last stepping stone before a larger, descriptive paragraph. Like, I kinda hung on that last bit, the calm before the storm, having this sinking feeling that something Bad is going to happen, before I finally dove into this description of Tenten ripping a chunk of wall out! Hwhat! And the way you described it was so raw and visceral. Her anger is captured perfectly here. Don't even get me started on, "white dust covering her, dressing her as his ghost." FRICK I LOVE THIS LINE. (This was her reaction to NaruHina naming Boruto THE DRAMA OF IT ALL !)

But my absolute fav part of this chapter T_T is when Tenten compares herself to the other kunoichi, which first happens during the 4th Shinobi War. I was completely heartbroken when she describes herself as, "She was just Tenten. No heart. No future. Just weapons." My poor girl. You are so much more than that! I promise! And she's still comparing herself to the other kunoichi in the present :( Maybe I'm projecting, but it hurts so much that Tenten thinks of the others as stronger or more capable. Maybe she harnesses her anger because she feels like she doesn't have anything else :(

Also, I like the circularity (is this even a word did i just invent a word) of your writing, how you introduce concepts within and across chapters. They do a great job in tying all the prompts together!

Thanks for writing, Oh Queen of Angst :)