Me: So, this time I am writing about my favorite couple, mostly because it is my fiancee's and my RP characters.
Lee: You RP as me?
TenTen: That is hilarious.
Me: I do, and it is not funny. My Fiancee plays you, Ten-san.
Lee: Wait, are you gonna make me marry her?
Me: Not yet, anyway.
TenTen: Is something wrong with me?
Lee: No, TenTen-dono, but I am.
Me: Wait, hold on... I have to start the story now.
Naruto: And I get to do the disclaimer!
Me, Lee, and TenTen: You... enjoy... that!
Naruto: Yup, it means that I can still say you don't own me!
Me: He has a point.
Naruto: Klangadin does not own Naruto, and all characters are property of their rightful owner, Musashi Kishimoto! Believe it!
Me: Sweatdrop
The Great Green Beast! Lee leaves Konoha!
The world of Fire Country seems all peaceful. Almost a full year ago now, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, united at last, defeated most of Akatsuki, and drove Pein underground. They became co-Hokage's, following in the footsteps of the first and second, after Tsunade retired to live quietly with Jiraiya. Kakashi and Might Gai still bickered over who had the better student, though each in his own way. Little was happening in Konohagakure, and the nin felt it. There was a storm brewing, somewhere.
Rock Lee was never one to wait for trouble to come to him. His life was one where you never knew if you would have a tomorrow, so he took it at breakneck pace these days.
When Sakura Haruno decided to join the mission against the Akatsuki, Lee had volunteered as well. Tsunade had blocked it back then. Lee's skills with strategy had become entirely too valuable, and so he was left to organize Konoha's defence. When Naruto and Sasuke had returned with news of Sakura's death, Lee had been thrown into a deep depression that almost kept him from fighting to defend the city from Akatsuki's final push.
Lee had been possessed by one of the Youkai beasts when Pein tried to summon the hands of fate to beat Naruto, but failed and had them shattered due to the Jinchuuriki's iron will. The eight-tailed beast had taken residence in Lee's body, and fully fused with him for a fight with the immortal warrior Hidan, only recently reborn after his destruction at Shikamaru Nara's hands. With the full power of the eight tailed beast, Lee's speed, strength, and endurance match his seventh gate form, even when not released. With such power, Lee was able to physically bash the chakra from Hidan's body, stunning him long enough to activate the seal drawn by Itachi Uchiha to imitate the dead demon consuming seal, and sealing him to a tree, allowing the tree immortality, and causing Hidan to forever be part of Konoha.
Since, Lee has tried to deal with the new voice in his head, a paladin-like tiger that reminds in a lot of ways of Gai-sensei, in many ways. Ignoring him was dispelled early on when the tiger forced his way through his thoughts. Working till he passed out was nothing new for Lee. Nothing silenced the tiger now that it's chkra was truly fused to Lee's.
Naruto and Lee became fast friends as they shared the same fate of having full-blown Youkai chakra. Gaara of the sand had regained the Shukaku, much to his dismay. Yugato Nii still held the second, and all the others had joined with humans to acquire the power to defeat Akatsuki.
TenTen, Hinata, and Shino Aburame had all gained the problems and powers of the Jinchuuriki.
After the battle, Naruto and Hinatabecame more than friends, and Yugato Nii had sallen in love with Shino. Even Gaara had found a modicum of hapiness as he also continued the Superior race. Konan, Pein's right hand, had been a brain-wash victim. When the three tailed turtle realized this, he released her mind, and then housed himself there.
She moved to Suna with Gaara quickly. The two lived happily as the rulers of the sand village.
All this, almost a year ago. Tomorrow, the village of Konoha would celebrate a year of peace, and the defense of the city against so powerful an enemy. And one of the guests of honor was packing his bags.
Rock Lee had been a key player in the defense, and they wanted him to give a speech. Sign things. Hell, Naruto had given him a new title. The Lotus Sannin. Lee didn't want any of this. He wanted his life back.
All he did anymore was train. Everyone, even Gai-sensei had slowed their training in the aftermath of the battle. And Lee had accelerated his even further. To see him actually leave his home in the morning was only surpassed in rarity by seeing him make it home at night. He usually collapsed on the training field and slept there, muscle memory forcing him to keep at it.
He lost the thing he cared about most, and now he had become a hollow shell of his former self. The green beast's indominitable spirit was broken.
And for this reason, he would not speak at this or any party held anywhere again. He could not stand to attend a celebration that he felt as though he had no place. He knew Gai-sensei would not want this for him. TenTen-san would be disappointed, as would Naruto-san and Neji-san. Lee didn't care anymore. He just wanted to work himself into oblivion.
He took one last look at Konoha, the only home he had ever known, and removed his hitai-ate, letting it drop to the ground.
As Lee prepared to walk away, he thought he saw movement in the shadows and turned, drawing a kunai. It started to rain as Lee's vision blurred. The rain meant there would be no water in the sky tomorow to interupt the event. For Lee, it meant a ghostly figure approached him. The roughly cut hair, though it was made of ether now, still held a pink appearance. The distinctive outfit meant only one person. The posthumously crowned second slug sannin. Tsunade's student and the love of Lee's young life, Sakura Haruno, in the slightly less than flesh.
"Lee, find your way. You will gain what you need most."
"Sakura-san?!"
"Find your way, Lee-san."
"Sakura-chan," Lee said, stumbling in the rain. He found himsef facedown in a puddle, which barely hid the tears from his own eyes to him, though an onlooker would have never known.
As Naruto passed the gates of Konoha, he turned towards the forest only seconds after Lee passed into the shadows.
:
Me:So, there is my first chapter. A lot of backstory, I know.
Lee: Sakura-san is DEAD!
Me: Yeah, she is no good for you anyway.
Lee: She is my dream girl.
TenTen: Lee, you are really a Baka.
Me: Yeah, but he is so much cooler than the traitor or his gay lover.
TenTen: NEJI IS NOT GAY!
Me: Who said Neji?
TenTen: Well... umm...I.
Lee: Hahaha!
Neji:TENTEN, I TOLD YOU THAT IN CONFIDENCE...oops.
Me and Lee: HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Naruto: Wait, are you really with Sasuke?
Sasuke: NO!
Me, Lee and Naruto: Hahahahahahaha.
Iruka-sensei: Next chapter, The peaceful ninja village. A new ally!
Onimaru: I will finally be in a story?
Me: Yes, Oni-san, you will.
Onimaru: Yes!
All: So long!