#yapfest...

tenten's not the WORST exactly but definitely something. kids weren't her priority really, more like a "what the hell, sure" situation LOL she just thought it would be pretty awesome to have a mini her running around with knives and, with metal lee here, making things even between her, neji, and the now 3 green devils. she was going to raise a hater whose bullying would bring proud tears to her eyes! neji on the other hand always wanted kids, but swore not to until the branch family was free.

the thing about tenten is she lacks self awareness and didn't realize just how annoying, loud, and reckless a mini her would be - and even worse, there ended up being two 💀 she beefs with her kids like they're her own age. she throws kunai and shuriken at them to scare them into silence when they're fighting. she'll call them names like she does to rock lee and sticks her tongue out like she does to naruto. who cares if you're 6! grow up! she's not afraid to call them stupid and she generally just makes situations worse.

yet even though she's the meaner parent, she's also the cool one. when neji's gone it's ice cream for dinner and staying up past bedtime watching horror movies that neji would never let them see. letting them play with weapons and do target practice in the house. teaching them all the ways they can prank and scare people, and that if they jumpscare neji, she'll yelp and her byakugan will activate on reflex, so they do it over and over. she lets them cuss when neji's not around as long as it's not to her or eachother. she'll give them a sip of her beer when they beg for some.

neji is the sweeter, more nuturing mom who actually treats them like her children and not just mini tentens... while tenten works at her shop and goes on missions, neji stays at home and takes care of the girls. she finds a lot of peace and happiness in this life, similarly to hinata. being off-duty was really weird at first since all she knew her entire life was being a soldier, but after she got over her identity crisis, she realized she's a lot happier this way, and was content being a stay at home mom and teaching her children hyuga techniques. this was great for tenten too because she'd be able to continue being an active shinobi, which she had zero intention of stopping until she was dead. she invests a lot of time in her shop as well but sometimes a girl just gets the itch to see a bitch bleed!