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TEN DAYS OF TENZO: TENZOVEMBER EDITION (TWENTY-TWENTY-TREE) 

Once again, we've been so grateful for the beautiful submissions featuring our favourite helper. We're back again for 2023!

We invite you all to share your fantastic Tenzo (aka Yamato) content from November 1st to 10th, 2023. There are prompts for each day, but if you think of something else for Tenzo and want to share it, the more the merrier! Hosted by @keepyourpantsongohan, @sloaners and @ohayohimawari.

(Art above courtesy of the wonderful @sloaners, planet by CONG on pngtree.)

Submission

All content formats are welcome! Art, fic, graphics, podcasts, AMVs, an interpretive dance shown through claymation. As long as it fits the vibe, go for it! Tag @tendaysoftenzo and use ‘#tendaysoftenzo’ as one of your first five tags on tumblr if you’d like us to see and share your work.

Prompts

Day 1, November 1st: Yamato's Ghost Stories | O Captain My Captain

Day 2, November 2nd: Hidden in the Leaves | Jurassic Bark

Day 3, November 3rd: Tenzo's No Good Very Bad Hair Day | E.T.T. (Extra Terrestrial Tenzo)

Day 4, November 4th: Tenzo of the Kingdom | Festivals

Day 5, November 5th: Kakashi | Tree-Hugger

Day 6, November 6th: (Not) My Circus, (Not) My Genin | Roots

Day 7, November 7th: Flour Power (Tenzo's Cookbook) | Nuts

Day 8, November 8th: That 90s Tenzo (Decades AU) | Babygirl

Day 9, November 9th: Tenzo's Med Ninja Check-Up | Naps

Day 10, November 10th: Tenzo’s Quarter Birthday* | Free Day

(*What’s a quarter birthday? Since we’re hosting this event in the fall, we are celebrating Tenzo’s birthday three months later! Like a half-birthday, but sillier.)

For more notes about prompts/submissions, please check our FAQ.

Rules

Both gen and pairing content are cool! Keep it reasonable and healthy.

Reader/self-inserts are not generally in the spirit of this character-focused event. 

NSFW entries are allowed, provided they are clearly marked and under a cut. It goes without saying, but you must be 18+ if you are submitting NSFW content! Add warnings to any entry where necessary. Crop images and link externally as needed.

We won’t be accepting adult/minor or sensei/student romance of any kind, including ones where the characters are aged up. Depictions of rape/dub-con, incest, or explicit underage are not permitted and will not be considered as submissions. As always, we want to keep this event as inclusive of everyone’s comfort zones as possible. In the spirit of that, we hope you will create works that celebrate Tenzo!

Happy Tenzo Tuesday! Have you taken a look at this year’s prompts for Tenzovember? Less than a month to go!

Prompts

Day 1, November 1st: Yamato’s Ghost Stories | O Captain My Captain

Day 2, November 2nd: Hidden in the Leaves | Jurassic Bark

Day 3, November 3rd: Tenzo’s No Good Very Bad Hair Day | E.T.T. (Extra Terrestrial Tenzo)

Day 4, November 4th: Tenzo of the Kingdom | Festivals

Day 5, November 5th: Kakashi | Tree-Hugger

Day 6, November 6th: (Not) My Circus, (Not) My Genin | Roots

Day 7, November 7th: Flour Power (Tenzo’s Cookbook) | Nuts

Day 8, November 8th: That 90s Tenzo (Decades AU) | Babygirl

Day 9, November 9th: Tenzo’s Med Ninja Check-Up | Naps

Day 10, November 10th: Tenzo’s Quarter Birthday* | Free Day

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TEN DAYS OF TENZO: TENZOVEMBER EDITION 

Every year, we are blown away by incredible submissions featuring our favourite adult ninja taxpayer. In keeping with that tradition, we will be hosting the event again in 2022! 

We invite you all to share your fantastic Tenzo (aka Yamato) content from November 1st to 10th, 2022. There are prompts for each day, but if you think of something else for Tenzo and want to share it, the more the merrier! Hosted by @keepyourpantsongohan, @sloaners and @ohayohimawari.

(Art above courtesy of the wonderful @sloaners.)

Submission

All content formats are welcome! Art, fic, graphics, podcasts, AMVs, an interpretive dance shown through claymation. As long as it fits the vibe, go for it! Tag @tendaysoftenzo and/or use ‘#tendaysoftenzo’ as one of your first five tags on tumblr if you’d like us to see and share your work.

Prompts

Day 1, November 1st: Tenz-O-Ween (Holidays) | Supernatural 

Day 2, November 2nd: I’m Helping | ANBU Casual Friday

Day 3, November 3rd: Here We Go Again | Home 

Day 4, November 4th: Science Fiction | Wild West (Cowboys)

Day 5, November 5th: Kakashi | Marry Your Dad 

Day 6, November 6th: Global Arts and Culture | What If 

Day 7, November 7th: Hanakotoba (Language of Flowers) | Bonds

Day 8, November 8th: Tenzo’s Delivery Service (Ghibli) | Odd Jobs

Day 9, November 9th: Columbzo (Mystery) | Vacation

Day 10, November 10th: Tenzo’s Quarter Birthday* | Free Day

(*What’s a quarter birthday? Since we’re hosting this event in the fall, we are celebrating Tenzo’s birthday three months later! Like a half-birthday, but sillier.)

For more notes about prompts/submissions, please check our FAQ.

Rules

Both gen and pairing content are cool! Keep it reasonable and healthy.

Reader/self-inserts are not generally in the spirit of this character-focused event. 

NSFW entries are allowed, provided they are clearly marked and under a cut. It goes without saying, but you must be 18+ if you are submitting NSFW content! Add warnings to any entry where necessary. Crop images and link externally as needed.

We won’t be accepting adult/minor or sensei/student romance of any kind, including ones where the characters are aged up. Depictions of rape/dub-con, incest, or explicit underage are not permitted and will not be considered as submissions. As always, we want to keep this event as inclusive of everyone’s comfort zones as possible. In the spirit of that, we hope you will create works that celebrate Tenzo!

Ten Days of Tenzo 2023: Day 1 (Nov 1)

Each year, the prompts for Ten Days of Tenzo are open to your interpretation! We enjoy all the TDOT participation, and we wanted to give some ideas for how you could interpret each prompt.

Yamato's Ghost Stories

We all know Tenzo likes to make scary faces at Naruto, so maybe he'll be telling his teammates a scary story too. Or maybe someone's turning the tables and trying to scare him!

Maybe he's living the story! Is Tenzo the one who is a ghost? Did he go to the other side, or is he simply under the effects of a jutsu? Can people see him, or is he an invisible observer?

Or, is Tenzo one who is meeting the ghost? Who is this apparition? Hashirama, whose mokuton he inherited? Is he meeting a family member, or a lost loved one? Is he encountering the spirit of one of the characters we see die in the series, like Zabuza, or Minato? Did Kakashi decide to say hello during his brief death? Are they reanimations, or are they spirits?

Maybe it's a Modern AU. On the literal side of things, he could end up ghost-hunting with fun paranormal tech, either of his own volition or roped in by a friend. Team 7 could have their ghost story podcast!

Or maybe we're playing with term "ghosting" and we're finding out why Tenzo and another character stopped texting/talking?

You could be incorporating the superstitions and legends that are familiar to you, or you could be creating your own new, silly or sombre lore.

O Captain My Captain

We know that the name that our favourite tree man is introduced under is Captain Yamato. Are we learning about his experience leading missions? Or a team captain he admires, like Kakashi or Asuma? Is Tenzo getting ready to move on from being a captain, and take on new title?

He's captain of his ninja youths, but he could also be captain of a ship, or a plane. Maybe he's the kind of captain you'd see in a sci-fi series. Perhaps he's a different kind of captain outside of the military. Is he captain of a sports team? A debate club? A mountain expedition?

This prompt is also a quote from the Dead Poets Society, so maybe we're leaning into Tenzo being a teacher. Is he teaching ninja skills, or life lessons? Is it a modern AU, where he's a botany professor, or is he teaching Naruto and co. at a high school?

Tenzo could be meeting or becoming a captain from another beloved media in an AU/crossover, like Captain America (Captain Konoha?) or Captain Hook? Maybe he's gone the way of Captain Planet, and become an eco-crimefighter!

We could also be thinking of real-life objects with "Captain" in their name, like Tenzo drinking some Captain Morgan rum, or eating Cap'n Crunch? (Not an ad, we promise!)

Maybe we're using "captain" as a verb, and Tenzo is championing an idea, or just being a natural leader among friends. Maybe he's being the Captain of the Sass Brigade. Possibilities are endless!

Thank you to everyone who suggested a prompt, and to everyone who enjoys TDOT. These are just a few ideas! Feel free to get creative.

Formal announcement post will be coming soon.

Ten Days of Tenzo 2023: Day 4 (Nov 4)

Each year, the prompts for Ten Days of Tenzo are open to your interpretation! We enjoy all the TDOT participation, and we wanted to give some ideas for how you could interpret each prompt.

Tenzo of the Kingdom

You might think that this prompt is inspired by a love for Legend of Zelda, and you'd be correct! But there's more to this prompt than Hyrule shenanigans.

This prompt invites ALL the Royal AUs. Imagine a majestic Tenzo as King, Emperor, Frog Prince, Courtier, Royal Heir Recovered, etc. where he's never expected to pick up the lunch tab (it's what he deserves)! Or maybe he's the most trusted knight/warrior in the land charged with the safety of all who dwell within?

If you'd rather skip the shiny armour, Tenzo of the Kingdom could also be a saviour of the people (a la Robin Hood)! Imagine Konoha's biggest helper as the champion of the oppressed, quite at home camping deep within a forest.

And if you, like us, are an LoZ geek, let both your imagination and Tenzo run amok in Hyrule! How would he react to the Great Deku Tree? How would he react to Evermeans? Could he befriend Skull Kid? Is he Team Shiekah, or Team Yiga? Consider: Twilight Tenzo. Would he ninja-sprint to the final battle with Ganondorf, or would he succumb to the distractions of 1000 Korok puzzles? There are so many possibilities for Tenzo of the Kingdom, and we're excited to see how you interpret it!

Festivals

There are several festivals in the Naruto series, from the Quarrel Festival where people fight over Cats/Dogs, to the Rinne Festival where people exchange gifts. What other festivals might Tenzo want to celebrate? The Hidden Leaf Sports Festival? The Festival of the Screaming Trees? The Bring Your Best Helper Festival? DIY your own ninja (or AU) celebration!

Maybe you're drawing from personal experience. If you'd like Tenzo to celebrate the festivals that mean the most to you, go for it. For example, this beautiful depiction of Tenzo celebrating Diwali is just one of several ways to take on a prompt like this. There are tons of ways we can honour the wonderful traditions we may all have and respect their origins!

Maybe, we're thinking about the specific subculture of festivals through art and music. Can you see Tenzo attending Woodstock (no pun intended)? Performing at a music festival? Trying for crisis management at the Land of Fyre Fest? There are so many kinds of events, and we'd love to see where this prompt takes you!

Thank you to everyone who suggested a prompt, and to everyone who enjoys TDOT. These are just a few ideas! Feel free to get creative.