Okay, so I was sifting through documents, and wouldn't you know it, I discovered I'd already written at least half of the next chapter a month ago. You're probably wondering how on earth I wrote something and then forgot it.

The answer is simple: I'm an idiot.

But I figured at least someone should benefit from my idiocy, so here's what most DVD special features lists call an "Alternate scene". Though this has some elements the real chapter two has, it is much shorter, and has a few other ideas (which made me laugh) in it.

Enjoy!

Tenten groaned as she stumbled to the training fields. She was used to getting up early, but four in the morning was ridiculous! She looked up to see Neji, standing there looking perfect, her arms crossed and her foot tapping with impatience. When she saw Tenten she rolled her eyes.

"Finally. You do realize you're six minutes late."

Tenten suppressed the urge to growl at Neji and settled for a mumbled "Whatever."

Neji shook her head at Tenten. Tenten glared back. She was about to say something that in her sleep deprived mind was really clever and acidic, but Gai and Lee chose that moment to show up. They both grinned widely at her.

"Tenten, youthful flower, you look tired!" Gai boomed.

Tenten winced. He was very loud. Didn't he realize other, normal, human beings were sleeping at this hour? Neji looked boredly at Gai.

"What are we doing for training today?"

Gai turned and grinned at Neji. He slid closer to her, as if to tell her a secret.

"My youthful Neji, today we are going to run laps and work on chakra control!"

Neji shook her head. She looked impatiently at Gai.

"I already have good chakra control. May I work on something else?"

Gai grinned at Neji again.

"NO!"

Both Tenten and Neji jumped at how loud Gai had become.

"You see, my youthful but inattentive student, we are a team now, and we'll be learning things together. If you are already good at something, you'll help your teammates learn it."

Neji looked somewhat perturbed. She gestured to Lee and Tenten with a sweep of her arm.

"These two will only slow me down!"

Tenten glared at Neji.

"Excuse you! I believe I am much better than you at weaponry!"

Neji smiled back.

"You may 'believe' all you like, anyone can throw a kunai, Tenten."

Tenten gritted her teeth in annoyance. She learned to use so much more than just kunai and shuriken! She reached to jab Neji in the chest angrily, but she felt lightning quick taps on her arm and suddenly she couldn't move it.

"Hey!"

Neji smirked.

"It is hard to throw a kunai when you can't move your arm, isn't it?"

Tenten glared and readied herself for battle with one arm, Gai stepped between them. Gai gave Tenten a disappointed look.

"Tenten, there will be many people in this world who think little of you and much of themselves, but you must never lose your temper to them."

He turned to Neji.

"And you! Stop belittling your teammates! Your life will rest in their hands one day, so you'd better learn to trust them."

Lee put her hands on her hips and shook her head at Neji. Neji rolled her eyes at her.

Gai tapped Neji and looked pointedly at Tenten. Neji sighed.

"Fine."

With a few simple taps, she reopened the chakra points on Tenten's arm. Tenten looked at her curiously while she rubbed her arm.

"How'd you do that?"

Before Neji could reply, Gai stepped in and grinned.

"What Neji just did was the gentle fist technique. She uses chakra to seal off your chakra points."

Lee looked up at him with eyes full of wonder.

"She can do that? Just by tapping? Can anyone learn to do that?"

Neji snorted. Tenten attempted to elbow her, but Neji easily moved out of the way. Lee looked over at her questioningly.

"Not just anyone can do gentle fist, Lee, you'd have to be a Hyuuga."

Lee shook her head sadly.

"And it's just not worth it to be a Hyuuga."

Tenten laughed, thoroughly surprised that Lee had made such a good dig at Neji. She watched in amusement as Neji's mouth hung open for a second, then snapped shut into an angry, hard line.

Gai sighed and rubbed his temples. Maybe the other Jounin had been right when they said even he couldn't handle this team.

So much fun...hope you enjoyed that, chapter three should be up some time on Febuary!