She bristled at the insult, but held her tongue, letting the other give her speech. All lies -- Neji would say they were conveniences of the Head Family, wouldn't he?

When Hinata stepped forward, Tenten retreated, keeping her same distance in case she needed it, scowling up at the older kunoichi, fingers tightening against the paper. "Where's the proof that you're not just making it all up? Or that your father isn't doing it? You've got to admit that it's all really convenient. A way to cage him in further. Do you have any idea how much he suffers over all this fate crap?!"

She was shouting now, her hands clenched into fists at her sides as she glared up. "I don't need to be part of your stupid clan to know what it's like to lose people, Hinata-sama! And he's not dying for you or any other stupid Hyuuga, not if I have anything to say about it!"

Her jaw clenched as she kept backing up, toward the door, shaking her head. "So you stay away from him, got it?!"