Rain: Hello Gang, Rain here and let's have another talk. I've been doing Naruto fics for a good while but there is one pairing that never gets any attention is Naru/Ten so I decided. FUCK IT! I'm going to set out to add onto this underrated pairing so everyone…This is Ame Nochi: The Oath

Summary: There were a lot of things Tenten had heard about Uzumaki Naruto. She heard that he was a prankster, a troublemaker and that Konoha would be better off without him. But after a chance encounter with the "Disgrace of Konoha" during a summer storm, she would soon make an oath that would change the shinobi nations.

Pairings: Naruto/Tenten, Haku/Hinata and many more.

Raiting: T-M

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Though you already knew that.

Ame Nochi: The Oath
Prologue: The Blond Outcast

"Naruto!" A voice shouted.

Hōkuai Tenten flinched as she threw her kunai, which caused her to lose her grip on the kunai where it then flew and embedded itself in a tree right above the head of an unsuspecting sleeping Rock Lee.

Hyūga Neji, who was next to Lee with his eyes locked on a book, wordlessly pulled the kunai out from the tree behind him and placed it in his kunai pouch.

Tenten blew out a sharp breath and said "God, that dumb blond really needs to stop being such a pest."

"It amazing who they let become a shinobi nowadays," Neji said as he licked his thumb and turned the page of his book. "Especially such a failure like him."

Tenten smirked and said "Right? How he became a shinobi after failing our class and the class before ours, I will never know."

Neji snorted but continued to read.

Tenten began to pick up her discarded kunai but as she stood up, a blond blur slammed into her body, sending them both to the ground. Tenten groaned in pain as another groan reached her ears. She opened her eyes to see the blond haired Uzumaki male slowly rising to his knees.

"Kami, can use your eyes and look where you're going before colliding into me?" Tenten said with a angered tone as the blond opened his eyes and for a moment, Tenten was taken aback by the beautiful shade of blue that she saw.

But that quickly faded away as Naruto said "Yeah, yeah. Sorry about that. Trying to get away fr-"

"Get back here Naruto-baka!" A raging pink haired girl shouted.

"Whoops. Gotta go!" Naruto said before he scrambled to his feet and ran as fast as he could as the pink haired girl chased after him.

Tenten watched the pair run off and let out a disgusted groan. Her mother may be upset if she found out she had talked to the "Blond Menace of Konoha" and actually spoke to him.

It was then she noticed that the gray clouds were coming into view. "Looks Like Gai-sensei won't be coming today. Maybe we should pack it up?" Tenten suggested.

"Normally I'd refused but it seems like that would be best," Neji said.

Tenten nodded but her gaze turned to the direction Naruto and that pink haired girl had gone and scoffed slightly.

Hopefully their paths wouldn't cross again.

Tenten: Ame Nochi: The Oath

Tenten was bored.

A few hours after ending training, the group found out that Gai had come down with a terrible flu and that training was cancelled until he got better.

So there she sat at her mother's weapon shop known as the "Blades of Royai," looking out the window at the heavy rain that was falling. She shouldn't be sitting here in the store. She should be out there training.

How was she going to be the strongest Kunoichi in the world when she was stuck sitting here?

"Ten-chan," her mother called, which caused Tenten to turn around to face the woman. Her mother was a fair skinned woman with long brunette hair and a pink Chinese-styled dress but while her right eye was the same toffee-brown as Tenten's her left eye was a dull brown.

And she was sitting in a wheelchair but there was a smile on her face.

Back in her youth, her seemingly sweet mother, Hōkuai Tenrai, was known as the "Ōja no Hyoukyo Hōkō (Ruler of the Cursed Roar).

A fearsome Kenjutsu master that held the legendary "Hyoukyo Hōkō," a set of seven blades, four of which were Katana, two were Wakizashi and the last one was an Ōdachi and whenever she was in combat, the speed of her using and sheathing each blade made it sound like a lion's roar.

Her biggest claim to fame was fighting the famed Yondaime Kazekage to a standstill. However, that battle had left her losing her ability to walk and the sight in her left eye.

But despite her fearsome past, her mom was a kind woman that never let Tenten down a day in her life.

"Aye mom?" Tenten asked curiously.

Her mother held out a bag and an umbrella. "I just finished this order for the Hokage. Do you mind taking this to him? I hate to ask this of you due to how hard it is raining out there but I'm unable to make the trek."

"Sure mom," Tenten said with a smile as she took the bag and the umbrella. "I'll be back as fast as possible."

"Be careful honey," her mother said with a loving smile.

Tenten nodded and step outside of her weapons shop and opened the umbrella before beginning her trek to the Hokage Tower but as she walked through the heavy rain, she passed by Team 7's training ground and noticed that beneath a log, there was a humanoid shape leaning against a log.

And it was wearing orange.

There was only one person in the village that wore such a vibrant orange and many folks would say to stay away from him. But as she narrowed her eyes, she noticed that he wasn't moving, despite the downpour.

Worry instantly filled her heart as she rushed across the street and onto the training field, the orange shape getting closer and closer until she could make out the rope around his torso.

"He's tied up…" Tenten said before she whipped out a kunai and cut the rope and without warning, the blond haired shinobi slumped forward and nearly crashed into her but thanks to her training with the insane Green Beast, she was able to get a hold of him immediately.

She hoisted him over her shoulder and quickly made her way back to her shop where she saw her mother through the window and yelled "Mom!"

Her mother turned her head before turning her wheelchair and wheeling herself to the door and opened it for Tenten, who rushed inside with the boy on her shoulder. "I'm sorry I didn't deliver the Hokage's package but I found him tied up to a post," Tenten explained as she sat the wet boy on the couch in the backroom.

A frown crossed Tenten's face as she eyed the boy. His face looked malnourished, his clothes were practically hanging off of him scarily skinny body and his skin was unnaturally pale.

Tenten then touched his forehead, she also realized that he was burning up with a fever.

"Mom…" Tenten said as she turned to her mother. "He's in a really bad state…What do we do?"

Tenten knew what to do and that was to help him but she knew that helping the blond who was dubbed as "Konoha's Disgrace" would mean terrible business for them for some time. But she couldn't not help him…Not when he looked like this..

Apparently, her mother agreed because she told her "Take him to the spar room upstairs and get him out of those clothes." Tenten nodded and lifted the blond into her arms and rushed upstairs.

Hopefully he will be okay.

Tenten: Ame Nochi: The Oath

It had been three days since Tenten had come upon Uzumaki Naruto and the rain still hadn't let up yet. The blond was still resting through his illness and Tenten was concerned. He hadn't moved an inch since she saw him.

"Do you think he'll wake up today mom?" Tenten asked.

Her mother only gave a small smile and said "I think he will. The sooner he awakens, the sooner he can eat something. Force-feeding him liquids isn't pleasant."

Tenten nodded in agreement before her mother handed her a bowl of soup. Tenten walked up the stairs to the spare room but the moment she got up there, she felt her mouth drop in shock.

The bed that Naruto occupied was empty but not only that, the bed was neatly made and the window was wide open.

"Unbelievable…" Tenten whispered in shock. She quickly ran back downstairs and said "Mom! Naruto is gone!"

"Is he now?" Her mother asked with concern. "He shouldn't be out and about with his illness. Especially with this weather."

Tenten look at her mother and asked "I'm worried about him but…Maybe this is best. If anyone found out we helped him, they would run us out of business."

Her mother let out a sigh and replied "The village can't keep doing this to that boy…Has everyone fearing for their jobs just for serving him. Do you think that is right?"

Tenten shook her head.

"Find him and bring him back here," her mother told her softly. Tenten nodded and took her umbrella and rushed out of the house and into the pouring rain.

Tenten frowned and looked around until she spotted a dull white form moving in the downpour and mumbled to herself "That must be him…He moves fast for a sick guy…" before she shouted "Oi! Blond!"

She saw the white blur in the distance stop and that gave her the chance she needed to run after the blond, who had began to walk again but Tenten managed to catch up to him and grabbed his arm.

"Oi! What's the big idea in running off like that while you're sick?" Tenten asked.

Tenten was taken aback when Naruto turned his head to show his bright blue eyes. They were mesmerizing. "I'm sorry…" he said in a soft voice, a faint smile on his face. "I didn't want to be a bother…"

"A bother?" Tenten asked. She knew from the other villagers that Naruto was a loudmouth and a troublemaker but the person in front of her seemed so small…so vulnerable. It had to be because he was sick.

That had to be…right? "You should be resting," Tenten told him with a frown on her face.

"I'm sorry…" Naruto whispered softly as he lowered his head. "I just don't want anyone to get in trouble because of me."

Tenten felt a large amount of guilt hit her heart like a sledgehammer.

Had he heard what she said to her mother earlier?

"Hey…I…" Tenten started but a faint smile from Naruto stopped her from talking.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I will never forget you or your mother's kindness to me in my time of need…" Naruto gave her a small bow before he began to walk away.

"Are you sure?" Tenten asked his retreating back.

She watched as he paused briefly before he continued to walk away from her but he raised his right arm in the air as if to confirm his answer.

She was so confused.

Was this truly the runt she had gone to the academy with a year ago before he failed? Was he truly the kid who desecrated the Hokage Monument?

Tenten: Ame Nochi: The Oath

Two more days passed since Tenten's brief conversation with Naruto and the rain was just as heavy as it had been for the last few days but unlike before, Tenten wasn't bored. Her mind was still on the Uzumaki.

He was so different from what she had known.

Was the downtrodden yet humble Naruto the real him or did she catch him at a moment of weakness and the annoying blond disgrace was his true face.

She didn't know what to think. "Ten-chan, are you able to deliver this to the Yamanaka clan?" her mother asked, which caused Tenten to blink at the fairly large package. Of course, Tenten accepted the request and after placing opening the umbrella, she walked outside into the pouring rain.

'I wonder if I will see him again…' Tenten thought to herself as she carefully walked down the street, her eyes focused on the street but as she walked past the Team 7 training grounds, her question was answered as she noticed an orange blur sitting beneath a tree.

Tenten knew she should have finished her delivery first but she instead found herself walking across the street and walking through the training ground until she stood in front of him. He seemed to be deep in thought because he didn't notice she was standing before him.

"You know, we have to stop meeting in the rain like this," Tenten said with a sigh and a smile.

Naruto's head snapped up in alarm before a small smile appeared on his face. "Hello Hōkuai-san."

"Hello Uzumaki-san," Tenten replied. "You seem to like the rain. Considering this is the second time I found you in it."

Naruto chuckled and said "Well, at least this time, I'm out here under my own volition."

"Yeah, when I found you, you were tied up against a post…What happened?" Tenten asked.

"My bullshit team happened," Naruto said, a hint of bitterness in his voice. "After we passed our test, they all left me tied up to the post…That bastard-sensei of mine really knows how to keep someone tied up…"

"That's terrible…Gai-sensei would never have left one of us tied up to a post," Tenten said.

"During that time, I got to thinking…First, I really hate the rain," Naruto said with a small laugh, which caused Tenten to laugh as well.

"I can understand that but if you hate it, why are you out here?" Tenten asked.

"Because nothing can stand between me and training. Not even this weather," Naruto said with a toothy grin on his face. "I have to keep myself strong to become Hokage after all."

Tenten nodded and said "You know, back when we were classmates, you always went on and on about being Hokage but you never would explain why."

Naruto's smile diminished slightly as he looked away from Tenten. "I...I wanted to be Hokage to make everyone respect me. At least, that was the original reason…"

"The original reason?" Tenten asked.

"Yeah…Heh, I'm sure you've heard about me. How everyone hates me, ignores me and tries their damndest to forget I exist," Naruto said with a mirthless smile. "Hell, it's gotten so bad that if anyone is even seen smiling at me, they are ridiculed by the village…I even had to stop going to Ichikaru's so they could make money again…Not that they know of course…"

Another burst of guilt filled Tenten's heart. She was one of those people that was worried about her mother's business due to them helping Naruto.

"I am the bane of Konoha…I understand that…Meanwhile, Everyone adores Hokage-jiji. He became the Hokage to bring unity to our village and then returned to the seat because he wanted to keep Konoha strong after the Kyūbi. because of this. He's not just my "Grandfather" but the entire village's "Grandfather" and going from him to me…" Naruto paused to let out a sad laugh then added "There would be a riot..."

Tenten narrowed her eyes.

This was definitely not the boastful, cocky, boarding on arrogant, bratty blond that she and the village were annoyed to have. This was a different Naruto she was facing and she didn't know how to deal with this.

"I could be the reincarnation of Kami himself and no one in this village would ever respect me. Hell, even my own team despises me enough to leave me tied up." Tenten could see the sadness in his glowing blue eyes at his admission but she remained silent. "I want to be the Hokage so damn bad but without the trust of the people, I might as well just hang up that dream," Naruto finished.

"I'm sorry…I shouldn't be holding you up," Naruto said as he stood up and gave her a small smile. "You didn't have to come check up on me. Hell, you didn't even have to save me the other day but I thank you for it…But It's best we don't talk again. I don't want you to become an outcast because of me."

And with those words, Naruto began to walk from Tenten but as much as Tenten wanted to stop him, she couldn't.

But maybe…Maybe she could find out on her own…

Tenten: To be continued

Rain: and that is part one of the prologue. So what did you guys think? A second chapter will come out soon but until then…

Naruto (Oath): *Waves*