Quest of the Green Beast:
The Impossible Challenge
Disclaimer: Naruto is the copyrighted property of its creator, whom is in no way me.
Summary: A brilliant idea, shining like the most glorious of stars, descends from the heavens and crosses paths with the ever so beautiful Green Beast of Konoha, or rather, Maito Gai to his friends and rivals. Sometimes, to be a Shinobi, means that there are times when you must socialize with others and there are also times where you must speak more than three words in each sentence. Gai-sensei and his dazzling thumbs-up signs now must tackle the largest challenge in his lifetime: to turn Aburame Shino, Hyuga Neji, and Uchiha Sasuke, into happy, smiling, socializing citizens of the Hidden Leaf Village. Will Gai succeed? Or will his quest be in vain? Read on to find out... or not...
Pairings: There probably will not be outright pairings in this fanfic, although there may be many small hints just to keep readers content.
Also featured in this story: All the other Leaf Genins and their teachers (with similar missions)
Warning: Mild character bashing once in a while, a bit of Gai bashing (but nothing very severe), mild OOCness and mediocre not following the Naruto timeline.
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(Review Responses)
Chibikakashi: Thank you for you review, and I definitely will keep writing.
Ewz: Laughter is the best medicine but if you don't stop soon, it can kill you! Thanks for reviewing!
Kamikakushi: I feel sorry for Kakashi, but I'm sure that he will be able to think of something to turn the tables! Thanks for reviewing, and have a nice day!
Renn: I like the 'manly' thing so much the first time; I decided to use it again! I'm glad you find it amusing. Thanks!
Chibi Tenten: Thank you so much for your praise! I didn't think anyone would like it that much! I like Neji/Ten-Ten too, so I'm likely going to at least give some hints. They other teams will be mentioned, but my main focus is the antisocial guys. I feel special and I hope this is fast enough for you...
SquirrelOfShadows: Yes, Lee is probably very jealous. Just wait till you read how he takes the news... I hope I updated soon enough. Thank you!
Yumeko: Post-Its are your friends! I think that the Naruto world seems fairly modern since they have fridges so I decided they should have Post- Its too! Kakashi's team eats each other? O.o... Wow... scary image... I'm cheering for Naruto!
Place-your-name-here: Thank you for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Queen Strife: Naruto, Lee and Kiba combined are loud enough to bust all the eardrums in Konoha! Kakashi has his hands full!
Sequ3stered: Thank you for your kind words! My friends seem to think my humor is twisted...
Arandomperson: Ah, I'm SORRY for the mix up, x.x I changed it back and I hope you'll forgive me...
Aeja Tsuki: Don't worry, Kakashi won't let them torture him... AND I'M SORRY THAT I THOUGHT HE WAS 40! I'M SORRY! DON'T KILL ME! And you're reviewing at TWELVE???? O.O;;; Go to bed!
Saiera: Thanks for reading and I'm glad you liked it!
Northstar231: Thanks for your comment! I'm glad it was exciting to you, since I think that there wasn't enough action...
EmptySanity: I wanted to write about the antisocial boys, but I was too lazy... and yet again, I'm sorry about spelling Kakashi's last name wrong.
Weirddramagirl: I like that part too! A bloody Kakashi sandwich is... just... disturbing... O.O I meant to imply that she just wanted food... There's also a reason to why all the girls and boys are on separate teams. Thanks for reading!
Lafine: I'm sorry about the mix up, and I blame the bad quality of my scanlations! . I feel sorry for poor Kakashi too.
Tetsu: Thanks!
SacredGoggles: I'm really glad you think so highly of the story! :D I hope this chapter is also to your liking.
Fooliet: Thanks for your review!
Eiko: Gai IS a very unique person. I don't think there are really that many of him out in other Anime...
Night-Owl123: I'm glad that my efforts aren't in vain. Thanks for your comment.
Psychotic Azn: Thank you and I'm glad you find this fic funny!
Yumi-sama: Thanks for the review and I'll keep your pairings in mind!
Stizzo: Eh? Sorry for the mixed for 'Hayate' and 'Hatake'. I'm ashamed that I didn't realize it sooner, but if you want to see it as a joke, then I'm sure you can! :D Gai-vision is rather scary...
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(Key :)
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'.................' thinking
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(End of Key)
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Chapter 3: They Didn't Take It So Well
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The leaves rustled gently as the thin, delicate branches that they were perched on swayed to the peaceful rhythm of the cool autumn breeze. The grassy clearing was serene and silent, except for an occasional chirp and small scurrying footsteps of a small animal. Dewdrops hung from the bending tips of the grasses, creating fountains of sparkling colour. The day could not have started out any better for the happy, joyful Leaf inhabitants.
But a certain pink-haired girl wasn't exactly living up to the about description and she was anything but happy and joyful.
First of all, they waited four hours for their late Sensei, just to discover that he wouldn't have shown up at all if he had informed them the day before that he had a meeting. Then, Naruto accidentally fell out of the tree when Kakashi had arrived, and hit his head on a rock and would not wake up. Jumping to conclusions, she had thought that he had gotten a concussion and wheeled him off to a hospital and waited for the doctor for another four hours, just to have the doctor come out and tell them that he was just sleeping! It turns out that the reason that Naruto actually fell off was because he had fallen asleep. Afterwards, their teacher just told them to go home and that training was cancelled due to a meeting that she was SURE that he didn't really have.
Now, Naruto was being his usual energetic self, loudly talking about nothing and everything. And Sasuke didn't even spare a single glance in her direction! Life was unfair and horribly repetitive. Sakura wished that something different would happen today. Someone should have told her that she should be careful what she wishes for. But nobody did tell her and that's why she wasn't.
Sasuke ignored the loud ranting of his teammate as best as he could. It would seem that Naruto was one of those species that they call: 'Morning People'. He pulled back his white arm-warmer to reveal a black watch which read: 7:58 a.m. The Uchiha genius bit back a sigh. Kakashi had told them to meet him at 8:00; so therefore, he should probably show up at around noon. Sasuke took the time to wonder why he always came early...
The watch gave a small beep causing Sasuke to gaze down at it. It now read 7:59 a.m. Sasuke was about to turn away and find something to occupy himself with for the next four hours when suddenly, from out of the blue, came a voice that he was least suspecting to here... and no, it wasn't Itachi. But even Orochimaru would have been more likely.
"Yo." Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke spun around in complete and total shock. It was... KAKASHI???? A thick blanket of silence descended around them, quiet hung over them like heavy drapes on a window... No one dared speak... It was as if everything was a still silent photograph and the surreal moment would disappear if there was the slightest of disturbances...
But quiet didn't sit well with Uzumaki Naruto.
"YOU'RE EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!" the blond boy screamed, his finger pointing accusingly at his teacher. More silence followed after his outburst... and then...
Sakura fainted.
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"..."
"... Shouldn't someone wake her up?"
No one bothered to reply so Kakashi sighed before strolling over to kneel by the fallen girl and started to revive her by pressing a pressure point, right between her nose and her upper lip. (A/N By the way, that's a real pressure point used to wake up unconscious people,) After a few seconds, emerald green eyes fluttered open and gazed in confusion at her surroundings. Satisfied, Kakashi stood up, brushed off his knees and walked back over to the other two. Sakura sat up slowly, rubbing her eyes.
"H-How long have I been asleep for?" she asked timidly, looking at Sasuke.
"...twelve seconds..." he answered, rather bluntly. Naruto, who had been uncharacteristically quiet decided to voice the question that had been plaguing his mind.
"Kakashi-sensei... why are you on time?" he asked, somewhat hesitantly because he had thought that that was one question he would never have to ask.
Kakashi's visible eye turned up into a happy arch. Oh, how he loved to torture his students! He had been a bit down the day before but when he returned home, he had thought of a plan to make his time with them somewhat bearable.
"Well, kids, I came a bit earlier to tell you all a special announcement!" The sooner they found out, the longer their mental torture would be!
Naruto leaned in eagerly. 'Whatever made Kakashi come early must be pretty big news!'
"Ichiraku is giving out free ramen??" he yelled out hopefully, but his hopes were shot down when Kakashi shook his head, still smiling.
Sakura was also eager. 'Whatever made Kakashi come early must be really important, and by the way he's smiling, must mean that it's something challenging.'
"Is there a tournament of some kind?" she inquired curiously, but became pensive when he also shook his head. What could it be then?
Sasuke on the other hand narrowed his eyes in suspicion as a response, inwardly, his thoughts whirling. 'Whatever made Kakashi arrive early must be important and judging by how he's smiling, must mean that its good news... for him. And usually if it makes him happy, must mean that it is supposed to torture us... Or maybe I'm just becoming paranoid...'
Kakashi watched the varying expressions on his now temporary ex-students with amusement... sadistic amusement... 'This is REALLY going to get them riled up.'
"Then what is it?" demanded Sasuke, for he had had enough of Sharingan Kakashi's mind games. Kakashi's grin never left his face as he prepared to tell them the news. He wondered whether to break it to them subtly or not.
"As a special training program," he began, carefully watching his students. The words 'special' and 'training' immediately caught their attention. "We have decided to," The three of them now paid close attention, hanging off his every word. "Create new Genin teams!" Kakashi announced, conveniently forgetting to mention that they were temporary. The ever-so-popular silence returned again for a few seconds as the three Rookie Genins allowed this to sink in.
"WWWWWWHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!"
"WWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTT??????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"What?!"
Kakashi grinned. Oh, how he loved his job.
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Two fountains of glistening, salty water, ran over 'mountains' and through 'ravines', occasionally parting and converging together, forming series of small rivers and streams, before dripping vertically downwards and landing with small steady splashes on the damp ground. Two round pools of black, squeezed shut, allowing more liquid to be expelled from inside, before opening again as more water flowed out.
Rock Lee was crying. What had he done wrong? He had done everything his sensei and asked of him, even more! Yeah, sure there were times when he broke a few of the rules but he was forgiven for it! He just didn't understand. Was he not worthy?
Maito Gai looked down at his tear-stricken pupil, his own heart, threatening to snap in two, tears pouring from his own eyes. Couldn't Lee see that this was something that had to be done? Couldn't Lee see that this pained him too? Couldn't he see that he hated to see him cry?
"Gai-sensei! I'll do ANYTHING! Please! PLEASE! I d-don't want to l-leave! GAI-SENSEI!!!!!" The boy threw himself at his teacher, wrapping his green clad arms around the older man's middle, holding on as if he would disappear any moment.
"Lee!" The Jounin returned the embrace, "I promise! It won't be too long! Someday, you shall be my student, once again!" he declared.
"Gai-sensei!"
"Lee!"
Meanwhile, Ten-Ten and Neji watched on, with something akin to disgust.
"A bit melodramatic, don't you think?" asked Ten-Ten, tearing her eyes from the sight of not one, but TWO males, bawling their eyes out. Thank GOD Neji wasn't like that.
"Agreed." Answered Neji simply, also turning away. Ten-ten raised a delicate, thin eyebrow back at the sniveling pair.
"What was the big deal anyway? Gai-sensei said that the temporary teams will only last a week."
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Kurenai shrugged. It looked like that her team took the news better than she had guessed. Hinata gently touched the tips of her index things together, a small blush tinting her pale cheeks.
"U-um... Kurenai s-sensei... w-who will b-be on t-the n-new teams?" she asked.
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"Kurenai will be teaching Sakura, Hinata, and Ten-Ten..." began Asuma...
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"...and Asuma will be teaching Ino, Shikamaru and Chouji..." informed Kurenai...
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"... and Kakashi, my eternal rival will be teaching Kaiba, Narujo and you, Lee..." declared Gai...
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"... and Gai will be teaching Shino, Neji and Sasuke..." Kakashi smiled at the incredulous looks that were given to him. Yes, he loved his job.
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"Wait!" yelled Ino, "Why are everyone else's teams different except ours?! That's not fair!!" Asuma took another puff from his cigar.
"I don't know," he admitted.
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Lets take a little look at the reactions of our favourite Leaf Genins... actually, they that the only Leaf Genins that we know off and that are not really Sound Nins in disguise.
Aburame Shino was a little bothered about the fact that Gai would be training him for a week. Kurenai was bad enough when it came to trying to get him to socialize, but he heard rumors. Gai was rumored to be six times worse. He would have to be careful...
Akimichi Choji didn't really care about the turn of events. His team stayed the same thankfully. But he wondered why it was ONLY his team that stayed the same. Was it because of the InoShikaCho formation? Yes, that must be it.
Haruno Sakura was devastated. Now she was separated from 'her' Sasuke! When something had finally gone right in her life, it had to be snatched away from her by the hands of fate! Wait... now she was starting to sound like Neji...
Hyuuga Hinata was disappointed to not be on the same teams as 'Na... Na... Naruto-kun, but she was glad that she also wasn't on the same team as Neji... She didn't exactly hate her cousin, but since he wasn't that fond of her, she decided to stay away from him too.
Hyuuga Neji didn't exactly care either. Although he was glad to finally be able to be away from Lee... he also felt bad... about someone else leaving... but he wouldn't admit it -coughtentencough- He didn't really mind Shino, and he was interesting in getting to know the Uchiha genius better.
Inuzuka Kiba was glad about not having Shino take away HIS position of leader. Now he won't have to listen to his orders again!
Nara Shikamaru thought it was pointless to think much on the topic, although he felt that there was more to this than meets the eye. Why would the teachers place all the loud, female, and antisocial Shinobi on one team? They had a hidden motive and he suspected that his team was left untouched because teams of three were needed. At least he wasn't categorized and labeled as 'loud' or 'antisocial'. Or 'female'.
Rock Lee was crushed at not having his sensei teach him AND not having Sakura on his team. Luck and fate and destiny REALLY hated him... Maybe he hung around Neji for too long and caught his curse?
Tenten had mixed feelings. First was the delight and relief of being away from BOTH Gai and Lee, then the disappointment of leaving Neji, and finally the suspicion of why they were spilt up in the first place.
Uchiha Sasuke relieved at not being paired up with a rabid fan girl, but somewhere, deep down, realized that he would miss his team seven teammates... just a little. He was curious about his new teammates and wanted to know more about them, since he hasn't seen any of them fight yet. Maybe he would finally get some peace and quiet... Then he remembered that Gai was his teacher and any hope of that was immediately shattered.
Uzumaki Naruto was upset about leaving Sakura and was glad to get rid of Sasuke... or so he told himself... He was a little apprehensive about having thick-brows on his team but he thought that as long as the eyebrows weren't contagious and were only genetic, h would be happy. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all...
Yamanaka Ino was torn between anguish and disappointment and joy. Anguish at having missed her ONLY chance of teaming with Sasuke, disappointment at being the only team to not be switched and joy at the fact that Sakura no longer was on Sasuke's team... If she couldn't have Sasuke, THEN NO ONE COULD!
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Announcer: And the Quest of the Green Beast as -Officially- began. Next time, Gai tells Shino, Neji and Sasuke, to put on their "happy faces"...
Will the three retain their sanity?
Or will they end up with bowl cuts, thick eyebrows and green bodysuits?
It's all up to destiny now! (Or just the author)
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A/N Sasuke, Neji and Shino with bowl cuts, thick eyebrows and green bodysuits is a very, very, very, traumatizing sight. O.O;
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Frontier of Darkness
The Impossible Challenge
Disclaimer: Naruto is the copyrighted property of its creator, whom is in no way me.
Summary: A brilliant idea, shining like the most glorious of stars, descends from the heavens and crosses paths with the ever so beautiful Green Beast of Konoha, or rather, Maito Gai to his friends and rivals. Sometimes, to be a Shinobi, means that there are times when you must socialize with others and there are also times where you must speak more than three words in each sentence. Gai-sensei and his dazzling thumbs-up signs now must tackle the largest challenge in his lifetime: to turn Aburame Shino, Hyuga Neji, and Uchiha Sasuke, into happy, smiling, socializing citizens of the Hidden Leaf Village. Will Gai succeed? Or will his quest be in vain? Read on to find out... or not...
Pairings: There probably will not be outright pairings in this fanfic, although there may be many small hints just to keep readers content.
Also featured in this story: All the other Leaf Genins and their teachers (with similar missions)
Warning: Mild character bashing once in a while, a bit of Gai bashing (but nothing very severe), mild OOCness and mediocre not following the Naruto timeline.
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(Review Responses)
Chibikakashi: Thank you for you review, and I definitely will keep writing.
Ewz: Laughter is the best medicine but if you don't stop soon, it can kill you! Thanks for reviewing!
Kamikakushi: I feel sorry for Kakashi, but I'm sure that he will be able to think of something to turn the tables! Thanks for reviewing, and have a nice day!
Renn: I like the 'manly' thing so much the first time; I decided to use it again! I'm glad you find it amusing. Thanks!
Chibi Tenten: Thank you so much for your praise! I didn't think anyone would like it that much! I like Neji/Ten-Ten too, so I'm likely going to at least give some hints. They other teams will be mentioned, but my main focus is the antisocial guys. I feel special and I hope this is fast enough for you...
SquirrelOfShadows: Yes, Lee is probably very jealous. Just wait till you read how he takes the news... I hope I updated soon enough. Thank you!
Yumeko: Post-Its are your friends! I think that the Naruto world seems fairly modern since they have fridges so I decided they should have Post- Its too! Kakashi's team eats each other? O.o... Wow... scary image... I'm cheering for Naruto!
Place-your-name-here: Thank you for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Queen Strife: Naruto, Lee and Kiba combined are loud enough to bust all the eardrums in Konoha! Kakashi has his hands full!
Sequ3stered: Thank you for your kind words! My friends seem to think my humor is twisted...
Arandomperson: Ah, I'm SORRY for the mix up, x.x I changed it back and I hope you'll forgive me...
Aeja Tsuki: Don't worry, Kakashi won't let them torture him... AND I'M SORRY THAT I THOUGHT HE WAS 40! I'M SORRY! DON'T KILL ME! And you're reviewing at TWELVE???? O.O;;; Go to bed!
Saiera: Thanks for reading and I'm glad you liked it!
Northstar231: Thanks for your comment! I'm glad it was exciting to you, since I think that there wasn't enough action...
EmptySanity: I wanted to write about the antisocial boys, but I was too lazy... and yet again, I'm sorry about spelling Kakashi's last name wrong.
Weirddramagirl: I like that part too! A bloody Kakashi sandwich is... just... disturbing... O.O I meant to imply that she just wanted food... There's also a reason to why all the girls and boys are on separate teams. Thanks for reading!
Lafine: I'm sorry about the mix up, and I blame the bad quality of my scanlations! . I feel sorry for poor Kakashi too.
Tetsu: Thanks!
SacredGoggles: I'm really glad you think so highly of the story! :D I hope this chapter is also to your liking.
Fooliet: Thanks for your review!
Eiko: Gai IS a very unique person. I don't think there are really that many of him out in other Anime...
Night-Owl123: I'm glad that my efforts aren't in vain. Thanks for your comment.
Psychotic Azn: Thank you and I'm glad you find this fic funny!
Yumi-sama: Thanks for the review and I'll keep your pairings in mind!
Stizzo: Eh? Sorry for the mixed for 'Hayate' and 'Hatake'. I'm ashamed that I didn't realize it sooner, but if you want to see it as a joke, then I'm sure you can! :D Gai-vision is rather scary...
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(Key :)
"................." talking
'.................' thinking
--- Beginning/End of Chapter/Change of Scene
(End of Key)
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Chapter 3: They Didn't Take It So Well
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The leaves rustled gently as the thin, delicate branches that they were perched on swayed to the peaceful rhythm of the cool autumn breeze. The grassy clearing was serene and silent, except for an occasional chirp and small scurrying footsteps of a small animal. Dewdrops hung from the bending tips of the grasses, creating fountains of sparkling colour. The day could not have started out any better for the happy, joyful Leaf inhabitants.
But a certain pink-haired girl wasn't exactly living up to the about description and she was anything but happy and joyful.
First of all, they waited four hours for their late Sensei, just to discover that he wouldn't have shown up at all if he had informed them the day before that he had a meeting. Then, Naruto accidentally fell out of the tree when Kakashi had arrived, and hit his head on a rock and would not wake up. Jumping to conclusions, she had thought that he had gotten a concussion and wheeled him off to a hospital and waited for the doctor for another four hours, just to have the doctor come out and tell them that he was just sleeping! It turns out that the reason that Naruto actually fell off was because he had fallen asleep. Afterwards, their teacher just told them to go home and that training was cancelled due to a meeting that she was SURE that he didn't really have.
Now, Naruto was being his usual energetic self, loudly talking about nothing and everything. And Sasuke didn't even spare a single glance in her direction! Life was unfair and horribly repetitive. Sakura wished that something different would happen today. Someone should have told her that she should be careful what she wishes for. But nobody did tell her and that's why she wasn't.
Sasuke ignored the loud ranting of his teammate as best as he could. It would seem that Naruto was one of those species that they call: 'Morning People'. He pulled back his white arm-warmer to reveal a black watch which read: 7:58 a.m. The Uchiha genius bit back a sigh. Kakashi had told them to meet him at 8:00; so therefore, he should probably show up at around noon. Sasuke took the time to wonder why he always came early...
The watch gave a small beep causing Sasuke to gaze down at it. It now read 7:59 a.m. Sasuke was about to turn away and find something to occupy himself with for the next four hours when suddenly, from out of the blue, came a voice that he was least suspecting to here... and no, it wasn't Itachi. But even Orochimaru would have been more likely.
"Yo." Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke spun around in complete and total shock. It was... KAKASHI???? A thick blanket of silence descended around them, quiet hung over them like heavy drapes on a window... No one dared speak... It was as if everything was a still silent photograph and the surreal moment would disappear if there was the slightest of disturbances...
But quiet didn't sit well with Uzumaki Naruto.
"YOU'RE EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!" the blond boy screamed, his finger pointing accusingly at his teacher. More silence followed after his outburst... and then...
Sakura fainted.
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"..."
"... Shouldn't someone wake her up?"
No one bothered to reply so Kakashi sighed before strolling over to kneel by the fallen girl and started to revive her by pressing a pressure point, right between her nose and her upper lip. (A/N By the way, that's a real pressure point used to wake up unconscious people,) After a few seconds, emerald green eyes fluttered open and gazed in confusion at her surroundings. Satisfied, Kakashi stood up, brushed off his knees and walked back over to the other two. Sakura sat up slowly, rubbing her eyes.
"H-How long have I been asleep for?" she asked timidly, looking at Sasuke.
"...twelve seconds..." he answered, rather bluntly. Naruto, who had been uncharacteristically quiet decided to voice the question that had been plaguing his mind.
"Kakashi-sensei... why are you on time?" he asked, somewhat hesitantly because he had thought that that was one question he would never have to ask.
Kakashi's visible eye turned up into a happy arch. Oh, how he loved to torture his students! He had been a bit down the day before but when he returned home, he had thought of a plan to make his time with them somewhat bearable.
"Well, kids, I came a bit earlier to tell you all a special announcement!" The sooner they found out, the longer their mental torture would be!
Naruto leaned in eagerly. 'Whatever made Kakashi come early must be pretty big news!'
"Ichiraku is giving out free ramen??" he yelled out hopefully, but his hopes were shot down when Kakashi shook his head, still smiling.
Sakura was also eager. 'Whatever made Kakashi come early must be really important, and by the way he's smiling, must mean that it's something challenging.'
"Is there a tournament of some kind?" she inquired curiously, but became pensive when he also shook his head. What could it be then?
Sasuke on the other hand narrowed his eyes in suspicion as a response, inwardly, his thoughts whirling. 'Whatever made Kakashi arrive early must be important and judging by how he's smiling, must mean that its good news... for him. And usually if it makes him happy, must mean that it is supposed to torture us... Or maybe I'm just becoming paranoid...'
Kakashi watched the varying expressions on his now temporary ex-students with amusement... sadistic amusement... 'This is REALLY going to get them riled up.'
"Then what is it?" demanded Sasuke, for he had had enough of Sharingan Kakashi's mind games. Kakashi's grin never left his face as he prepared to tell them the news. He wondered whether to break it to them subtly or not.
"As a special training program," he began, carefully watching his students. The words 'special' and 'training' immediately caught their attention. "We have decided to," The three of them now paid close attention, hanging off his every word. "Create new Genin teams!" Kakashi announced, conveniently forgetting to mention that they were temporary. The ever-so-popular silence returned again for a few seconds as the three Rookie Genins allowed this to sink in.
"WWWWWWHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!"
"WWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTT??????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"What?!"
Kakashi grinned. Oh, how he loved his job.
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Two fountains of glistening, salty water, ran over 'mountains' and through 'ravines', occasionally parting and converging together, forming series of small rivers and streams, before dripping vertically downwards and landing with small steady splashes on the damp ground. Two round pools of black, squeezed shut, allowing more liquid to be expelled from inside, before opening again as more water flowed out.
Rock Lee was crying. What had he done wrong? He had done everything his sensei and asked of him, even more! Yeah, sure there were times when he broke a few of the rules but he was forgiven for it! He just didn't understand. Was he not worthy?
Maito Gai looked down at his tear-stricken pupil, his own heart, threatening to snap in two, tears pouring from his own eyes. Couldn't Lee see that this was something that had to be done? Couldn't Lee see that this pained him too? Couldn't he see that he hated to see him cry?
"Gai-sensei! I'll do ANYTHING! Please! PLEASE! I d-don't want to l-leave! GAI-SENSEI!!!!!" The boy threw himself at his teacher, wrapping his green clad arms around the older man's middle, holding on as if he would disappear any moment.
"Lee!" The Jounin returned the embrace, "I promise! It won't be too long! Someday, you shall be my student, once again!" he declared.
"Gai-sensei!"
"Lee!"
Meanwhile, Ten-Ten and Neji watched on, with something akin to disgust.
"A bit melodramatic, don't you think?" asked Ten-Ten, tearing her eyes from the sight of not one, but TWO males, bawling their eyes out. Thank GOD Neji wasn't like that.
"Agreed." Answered Neji simply, also turning away. Ten-ten raised a delicate, thin eyebrow back at the sniveling pair.
"What was the big deal anyway? Gai-sensei said that the temporary teams will only last a week."
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Kurenai shrugged. It looked like that her team took the news better than she had guessed. Hinata gently touched the tips of her index things together, a small blush tinting her pale cheeks.
"U-um... Kurenai s-sensei... w-who will b-be on t-the n-new teams?" she asked.
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"Kurenai will be teaching Sakura, Hinata, and Ten-Ten..." began Asuma...
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"...and Asuma will be teaching Ino, Shikamaru and Chouji..." informed Kurenai...
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"... and Kakashi, my eternal rival will be teaching Kaiba, Narujo and you, Lee..." declared Gai...
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"... and Gai will be teaching Shino, Neji and Sasuke..." Kakashi smiled at the incredulous looks that were given to him. Yes, he loved his job.
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"Wait!" yelled Ino, "Why are everyone else's teams different except ours?! That's not fair!!" Asuma took another puff from his cigar.
"I don't know," he admitted.
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Lets take a little look at the reactions of our favourite Leaf Genins... actually, they that the only Leaf Genins that we know off and that are not really Sound Nins in disguise.
Aburame Shino was a little bothered about the fact that Gai would be training him for a week. Kurenai was bad enough when it came to trying to get him to socialize, but he heard rumors. Gai was rumored to be six times worse. He would have to be careful...
Akimichi Choji didn't really care about the turn of events. His team stayed the same thankfully. But he wondered why it was ONLY his team that stayed the same. Was it because of the InoShikaCho formation? Yes, that must be it.
Haruno Sakura was devastated. Now she was separated from 'her' Sasuke! When something had finally gone right in her life, it had to be snatched away from her by the hands of fate! Wait... now she was starting to sound like Neji...
Hyuuga Hinata was disappointed to not be on the same teams as 'Na... Na... Naruto-kun, but she was glad that she also wasn't on the same team as Neji... She didn't exactly hate her cousin, but since he wasn't that fond of her, she decided to stay away from him too.
Hyuuga Neji didn't exactly care either. Although he was glad to finally be able to be away from Lee... he also felt bad... about someone else leaving... but he wouldn't admit it -coughtentencough- He didn't really mind Shino, and he was interesting in getting to know the Uchiha genius better.
Inuzuka Kiba was glad about not having Shino take away HIS position of leader. Now he won't have to listen to his orders again!
Nara Shikamaru thought it was pointless to think much on the topic, although he felt that there was more to this than meets the eye. Why would the teachers place all the loud, female, and antisocial Shinobi on one team? They had a hidden motive and he suspected that his team was left untouched because teams of three were needed. At least he wasn't categorized and labeled as 'loud' or 'antisocial'. Or 'female'.
Rock Lee was crushed at not having his sensei teach him AND not having Sakura on his team. Luck and fate and destiny REALLY hated him... Maybe he hung around Neji for too long and caught his curse?
Tenten had mixed feelings. First was the delight and relief of being away from BOTH Gai and Lee, then the disappointment of leaving Neji, and finally the suspicion of why they were spilt up in the first place.
Uchiha Sasuke relieved at not being paired up with a rabid fan girl, but somewhere, deep down, realized that he would miss his team seven teammates... just a little. He was curious about his new teammates and wanted to know more about them, since he hasn't seen any of them fight yet. Maybe he would finally get some peace and quiet... Then he remembered that Gai was his teacher and any hope of that was immediately shattered.
Uzumaki Naruto was upset about leaving Sakura and was glad to get rid of Sasuke... or so he told himself... He was a little apprehensive about having thick-brows on his team but he thought that as long as the eyebrows weren't contagious and were only genetic, h would be happy. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all...
Yamanaka Ino was torn between anguish and disappointment and joy. Anguish at having missed her ONLY chance of teaming with Sasuke, disappointment at being the only team to not be switched and joy at the fact that Sakura no longer was on Sasuke's team... If she couldn't have Sasuke, THEN NO ONE COULD!
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Announcer: And the Quest of the Green Beast as -Officially- began. Next time, Gai tells Shino, Neji and Sasuke, to put on their "happy faces"...
Will the three retain their sanity?
Or will they end up with bowl cuts, thick eyebrows and green bodysuits?
It's all up to destiny now! (Or just the author)
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A/N Sasuke, Neji and Shino with bowl cuts, thick eyebrows and green bodysuits is a very, very, very, traumatizing sight. O.O;
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