Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1512913-20150903124650/@comment-1746153-20150904115043

I've heard different versions of what IT is supposed to represent a while ago. I think people claimed that it was pretty much a slightly idealized version of their everyday lives (as in, how they'd be if everything was good, their loved ones didn't die etc), and not the fulfillment of their biggest desires (except for Kiba?). It was a while ago though.

In this case, even if it was caused by Tenten's subconscious desires... It's still a bit unsettling. Naruto even has a different name. I mean, I get that it could be a projection of her wanting Ino to be more quiet, Hinata to be less shy etc, but it's still not exactly ordinarily, everyday stuff. Sure, it does correlate with her manga dream with Guy and Lee... But that still implies that Tenten secretly wishes for others to be something they aren't.