By the time Lee and Kuri got home it was around 2. She went to take a nap and he sat down to think. Almost instantly he could hear her gentle snores coming from the open door leading into her bedroom. 'So, Kuri and Neji know each other, this is interesting. Either way, she's tired after their battle, she has healing injuries though, that means she could go longer in a few weeks.' Lee got up and went to the kitchen where he found a clean glass and got some water. While he was drinking there was a loud thud and sounds of pain came from Kuri's room, he went to take a look and there was Kuri on the floor in a tangled mess. "You okay?"

She looked up startled at his presence, "Yeah, I was dreaming and got tangled in the sheets, resulting in this mess I'm in now." For a few seconds she attempted to get out of the blankets but had no luck, "Can you give me a hand?"

Lee chuckled and walked over, deftly grabbing the sheet and pulling it away, "Better?"

Kuri nodded and got up, managing to get her foot stuck in the sheets and fell right onto Lee, "Sorry, I tripped."

"No problem, I'll be in the living room if you need me." Lee set her right and left. Out in the living room he could hear her silently cursing herself for being so clumsy. He gave a small chuckle and sat down on the couch. Moments later she came out, "I guess that I'm not gonna get back to sleep any time soon."

She walked out into the kitchen and then came back out almost instantly, "Lee?"

He looked up at her, "Yes?"

"D-do you think Sakura would mind if I trained with her so I can fix your chakra network?"

Lee thought for a moment then shook his head, "No, I don't think so, we could head over to the hospital and ask if you'd like."

Kuri nodded and for the third time that day she had to be led around, despite the fact that it was hurting her pride she didn't mind, it was certainly better than getting lost again. As they walked she got to thinking, 'It sure would be nice to do missions, I'm probably too inexperienced to go though'. They walked through many twists and turns of the town and eventually were in front of the hospital, "Ready?" Lee asked as Kuri just stood there.

"Yeah, I was just thinking."

As soon as they were inside the door Sakura came running, "Hey guys! What are you doing here?"

Lee and Kuri both smiled and greeted the energetic blob of pink in front of them. On this day Sakura chose to wear a completely pink nurses uniform and it made her look like a big pink flower. Kuri stepped forward, "Can we go somewhere to talk?"

Sakura nodded and held her hand up so they would stay there; she then hopped back to the nurses station and spoke with one of the senior nurses. A couple minutes later they were being ushered into a small conference room. Sakura sat down and looked expectantly at them. "Are you going to tell me what this is about?"

Kuri took a deep breath and explained to her what had happened while they were training, and how she thought that with a little practice so she wasn't rusty, she could fix Lee's chakra coils. When she told her of how she could do it Sakura's eyes lit up, "What can I do to help?"

Kuri began to explain how the procedure would have to happen, "I can do it on my own, well almost, it will require an amount of chakra I don't have, therefore I would need at least two people pumping chakra into me at all times, that way I wouldn't drain my chakra to absolute zero and eventually die."

Sakura seemed to get it, "So you want me to help you get some practice in as far as the medical field goes and you want me to find people with enough chakra to help you?"

At the nod from Kuri, Sakura stood up, "All right, as far as the medical practice goes I'll have to ask lady Tsunade, but if she agrees I think I have the perfect people for the job of chakra restorers." She went to the door and opened it up, "I'll see what I can do and get you an answer by tomorrow."

Both Lee and Kuri bowed deeply to Sakura in thanks and left with hope in their hearts.

That night Kuri made Lee's favorite dinner, wantons. It was very quiet and neither of them could seem to find the right words for a conversation. It wasn't until Kuri was cleaning up that she finally decided to speak, "Lee?"

He looked up from the paper, "Yeah."

"D-do you think that I could go on some missions with you guys, you know, be part of the team?" Her face turned red and she was glad that he couldn't see.

Lee was silent and Kuri feared that he would say no, instead he walked up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder, "I personally would love that but if you do missions then you can't go to work at the academy, it's the way things work here."

She thought for a moment then turned to face him with a big smile, "Then I guess that those kids will have to wait to see a sensei like me."

Lee began to happy cry and hid himself from Kuri, this worried her and she began to think that she had said something wrong, "Lee, I'm sorry if I said something."

He shook his head and pulled his hands away from his tear streaked face, "I'm just so happy that you will be accompanying us from now on." Without thinking Lee pulled her into a huge hug and when he realized what he was doing he pulled away, "Sorry, I forgot."

Kuri smiled, and pulled him back, "It's okay, I'm getting used to it."

They stayed in that position until Kuri got uncomfortable and stepped back, "I guess I'll go to bed, it's getting awfully late, and tomorrow is going to be big, I have to explain to Lady Tsunade why I'm not going to teach."

Lee nodded in understanding and went to his room as well, the sound of soft breathing in the other room lulling him to sleep.

The next morning Lee woke Kuri after he got up so they could discuss becoming part of the team with everyone. Lee soon found out that Kuri was such a morning person it was almost scary. The first thing she did every morning was take a shower, then she would brush her teeth and hair. When she was dressed she would grab a piece of fruit and pull her thick wavy hair into a tight, high ponytail.

She smiled at him expectantly, "Ready to go?"

Lee nodded apprehensively and went to the door, "Let's go."

As they walked along Lee woke up a bit more and walked a bit faster, Kuri noticed this and sped up so she was in front of him. Lee smirked and began to jog, she did the same. This kept up until they were sprinting down the road, "You'll never beat me!" Lee yelled out.

He was right, at the very end he put on a burst of speed and beat her, "Told you."

Kuri smiled and leaned over; she placed her hands on her knees and caught her breath. When she could breathe properly again she stood up, "Man, you're fast!"

Gai-sensei, Neji and Tenten all showed up a few minutes later and were pleasantly surprised to see Kuri there. "To what honor do we owe this visit?" Gai-sensei asked.

Kuri smiled and bowed, "Good morning everyone."

Neji returned the bow and muttered a brief good morning, Tenten on the other hand came over and gave her a slap on the back, "No need for the proper stuff, we're all friends."

Gai-sensei asked his question again and Kuri spoke before Lee could open his mouth, "Well, I was wondering… if it would be okay… if I went on missions with you guys… I don't think that teaching is a good idea right now, I don't know enough about the way Konoha works."

Neji and Tenten both nodded, showing that it was okay with them. Gai-sensei wasn't quite sure how to answer, he liked Kuri but they knew hardly anything about her, he finally thought of something, "Have you talked to the Hokage about this?"

Kuri's face fell, "I'll take that as a no."

Lee jumped in, "Why not Gai-sensei?"

Gai wasn't sure how to break it to his favorite student, "Lee, how long have we known Kuri?"

Lee thought for a second before giving an answer, "About 5 days."

Gai nodded, "Exactly, we don't know enough about her, but since I can see you guys want her to come with us I'll make a condition, the Hokage has to give her consent and she will train with us every day after he wounds have fully healed."

"I accept your terms." A voice spoke up. Lee jumped when he heard it; he had completely forgotten Kuri was there, "Are you sure? Our training is pretty harsh."

Kuri nodded, "If I have to train 'til I drop just so I can join up with you guys then I will."

Gai-sensei smiled and nodded his head, "good, go see the Hokage while we train and give us the answer when you get back."

"Hai!"