Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, though I have a wonderful helper for this story in Shadow. 00. Exia


"Ah, there you are my eternal rival! I have found you at long last! I promised myself that I would do one hundred push-ups on my thumbs if I couldn't find you before three o'clock!"

"It's three fifteen now."

"Argh! Stay right there!" Gai fell to the floor and pushed himself up in his thumbs. "One, two, three…"

When he got to one hundred, Kakashi was gone again. "My youthful rival! I will find you in the next hour or I will do five hundred crunches!" Gai howled at the sky. Kakashi merely flipped the page in his infamous orange book. He couldn't avoid Gai forever, but he could enjoy the momentary peace.


"Ah, there you are, my eternal rival!"

"That's what you said last time."

Gai frowned, obviously trying to think. Kakashi buried his nose in his book again.

"Well, you keep running off, so I keep having to look for you."

Kakashi ignored him, giggling slightly, totally engrossed in Icha Icha.

"Even if you got more phone numbers, quality is better than quantity!" Gai called.

Kakashi raised one half-open eye lazily. "Is that another challenge?" That's the fourth in two days. He needs to get a life. Maybe I should introduce him to the wonderful world of Icha Icha. But knowing him, he would insult the classics, complaining that there are no youthful fight scenes.

"Yes!"

Kakashi sighed. "Fine. Since we both have Anko's phone number, we can see who can go more dates before being dumped."

"Yes! I will prove my fiery spirit of youth to my youthful lotus blossom!"

Kakashi flipped another page. At least this would keep Gai out of his hair for a little while. Though considering Gai's skills with women, it might be fairly short. Kakashi would be surprised if Anko didn't dump him on the first date.


Kakashi opened his door carefully, kunai in hand, sharingan uncovered. He sighed when he saw who was at his door in the middle of the night. "Gai. What are you doing here at this hour?"

Gai continued crying manly tears as he attempted to embrace Kakashi. "Anko dumped me!"

Kakashi backed away desperately. Being hugged by a crying Gai was not high on his list of things he wanted to do. "What did you do? This was only the first date."

"I just asked if all the extra weight on her chest ever pulled her off balance during a battle! I was curious! Fighting is a youthful way to show one's youth!"

"For future reference, it's best not to mention a woman's breasts on the first date."

"But an enthusiasm for battles is youthful!"

"And I suspect your constant screaming about youth didn't help."

"But,"

"And did you wear your bodysuit to the date?"

"Yes! It symbolizes my youthful spirit!"

"You might want to wear something normal, the next time you go on a date. It tends to go over better with the ladies. And did you bring her any dango?"

"No. Was I supposed to?"

"It's Anko. Dango is her currency. No wonder she dumped you. How long was your date?"

Gai hung his head. "Ten minutes."

Kakashi patted Gai on the back. "Maa. Don't take it too hard."

Gai started crying manly tears again, and Kakashi slammed the door in his face. He had done more than enough considering it was the middle of the night, and if Gai cried all over his shirt, he'd have to do laundry again. "Better luck with the next girl." He called out the window to the dejected Gai.


A/N: If anyone has ideas for crazy challenges they want me to do, let me know, and I might put them in.