March: Where to Start From

Title: Where to Start From
Type: Fanfic
Fandom: Naruto
Theme: March - A Dragon's Rising
Character(s): Tenten, Konohamaru, Hyuuga Neji, Nara Shikamaru, Yuuhi Kurenai; brief mentions of Sandaime, Sarutobi Asuma
Pairing(s): Hints of NejiTen, hints of ShikaTen
Warning(s): Character death, manga spoilers
Disclaimer: I own nothing but these words.
Note: Written for the March theme at ten_squared. And OMG this took forever to finish. x_x March, why are you so icky and filled with so much schoolwork?
Dedicated to: evilevergreen, because the idea of Tenten being the Third's granddaughter (and thus Asuma's niece) belongs to her.

“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” - T.S. Eliot

( Death is a part of life just as much as birth... )

AN: ...I hate the ending. ;_;