Tenten felt as though she had dreamed a very long dream.
In the dream, there was no Lord Natsuki in the Fourth Shinobi World War, and she had even found the Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools.
The Ninja World suffered countless casualties. In the end, fewer than ten thousand people remained alive, and they had only won because Naruto and Sasuke fought.
But Neji had died on the battlefield while saving Naruto.
Tenten "woke up" and leaned against a tree.
This isn't a dream. Neji really died. Did Neji just come back to see me?
Tenten suddenly wanted to cry. "Neji, I miss you so much on all the days without you..."
At that moment, everything before Tenten began to shatter, and she heard the rustling of grass brushed by the wind.
Tenten opened her eyes, only to discover that what had just happened was also a dream.
She was now lying on Neji.
Neji was watching her with a gentle expression. "Did you have a nightmare?"
Tenten stared blankly for a long time before her face began to flush, and she immediately sat up.
"Did... did I fall asleep?"
Neji grabbed Tenten's hand and pulled her over.
For the first time, Tenten was pulled into Neji's embrace. Her heart pounded wildly.
"Those things you said in your sleep..." Neji's voice sounded beside Tenten's ear.
"I heard them all."
Tenten's heart skipped a beat.
"Ugh..." Her face turned red with embarrassment.
Oh no, how could I have dreamed something like that? How could I say something like that? This is so embarrassing!
Tenten buried her head in Neji's chest, not daring to lift it for a long while.
Neji simply held Tenten like that. Only after quite some time did Tenten gradually calm down.
In Neji's embrace, she whispered,