Lee's Long Day
Chapter 1
It was a bright day, somewhat cloudy and very warm. A cool breeze chilled the sweat drenched hair of Rock Lee as he kicked a tree ten times so fast that he was only a blur.
"How was that Gai-sensei?" said Lee in a loud voice, clenching his fist.
"Good work Lee!" said Gai just as loud. "Now do twenty!"
"Yes sir Gai-sensei!" said Lee tears starting to form in his eyes. Lee started to kick the tree again, bark flew from the trunk.
"Now forty! Now eighty! One hundred sixty! Three twenty!"
Lee kicked with all strength and finally made it to three hundred and twenty kicks. He rested his hands on knees, while breathing heavily.
"Very good job Lee!" said Gai, "Now we'll work on punches!" But at that moment Lee sensed someone. His eyes went wide as the presence grew closer, and stronger. He knew that Gai could sense it too because his sensei had stopped smiling and was now frowning.
Lee bolted to his feet and immediately assumed his battle stance. Gai clenched his fists. A faint rustling to the left sounded and they both turned to face whatever had emerged from the brush.
A man, tall and with many scars on his face stepped into the area where Gai and Lee were training. He had a black coat on, completely unbuttoned and torn everywhere, with a black shirt underneath, also torn. On his head was a purple hat, which was missing its top. He had on dark blue pants that nearly stuck to his skin and looked out of place on him since everything else was baggy.
"Who are you and why have you come to Konoha?" Lee questioned. The man stopped and looked at him with cold icy eyes, then spat on the ground and continued walking. Lee was stunned, no one had ever been that disrespectful to him before, but Gai wasn't.
"No one disrespects Lee like that!" He shouted. Gai then leaped at the man and punched him in the face with such force that the man flew backward and bounced a few times before laying sprawled on the ground.
"Thank you Gai-sensei!" exclaimed Lee, tears coming to his eyes.
"Anytime Lee!" said Gai, giving him a thumbs up and smile. A little sparkle appeared in his teeth. Gai then turned back to the man. "Now you will apologize to Lee right now!"
The man got up without a word, took off his coat, and cracked his knuckles.
Gai merely smiled. "Fine I'll beat the apology out of you!" and charged at the man so fast he was only a blur to Lee. There was a loud crack and Lee's mouth open in shock. Gai's punch had been blocked by the stranger's hand. Gai made a low kick which the stranger nimbly dodged then kicked back while still in the air. Since the stranger was still holding Gai's fist it was impossible to dodge and Gai was hit full on.
"Gai-sensei!" Lee cried out as Gai went sailing through the air and hit a tree. Lee frowned and ground his teeth together in anger as he charged after the man. He punched the unsuspecting man in the back of his head with as much force as he could. The man flew through the air, but flipped so that his feet touched the ground. He slid for a moment then came to a complete stop.
Lee was shocked, had he felt nothing from that attack? The man wasn't even staggering, just standing as if Lee hadn't done anything at all. Lee frowned and assumed his battle stance. It was time to get serious.