A/N: Ok guys... looking at how much it takes me to come up with a new chapter, I think I won't finish this on Christmas as I was planing :P But there are only left two more days so I'm positive they'll be out before New Year's Eve. Oh! and for you to understand better this, please take the numbers as changes in scenes (yeah mini time skips with music background xD)

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

With only two days until Christmas, Rock Lee had a problem... why did his sensei run away from him like he did the previous day? And why was he dragging Ten Ten with him? He could tell by the expression of his sensei that he was hiding something and didn't want to tell him.

"Maybe it's just you. It's clearly impossible for our sensei not to like you anymore"

Neji's words echoed in Lee's head. What if Neji was wrong? Well, he is never wrong but the exceptions about Naruto made him doubt about him.

He continued thinking about that as he kept on running... 1... he finished his first lap.

"Fuzzy Brows!" called Naruto joining him.

"Naruto-kun... what brings you here?" asked Lee greeting him.

"I just wanted a partner" Naruto answered flushing a bit. "Kakashi sensei says I need more training. I've been slacking a bit these past days"

"I see... not having a good mission doesn't help our shape" Lee agreed.

...2

"I think Neji's right. You don't have to worry" Naruto assured Lee after he telling him his problem. "Besides, I've seen Sakura-chan acting like that too" Naruto added as Lee opened his mouth in surprise.

"Was she?" Lee asked incredulously.

"Yep, Ero-sennin told me before. Girls act like that when they don't want us to find out what they are giving to us as a present"

"So that might explain why was Ten Ten with him but... Gai sensei is not a girl"

...3

"You may have a point... maybe it was Ten Ten's fault he was acting like that!"

...4

"Well it only leaves us one more thing to do" Naruto added after hearing all Lee's protests in Ten Ten's defense.

"And what is that?"

"Face him" Naruto added looking at Lee deeply.

"H-Hai" Lee nodded. "He normally runs by this time. We run together but today I didn't think it was appropriate for me to call him"

"I see... Well I'll help you catch him in case he runs away"

"Would you do that for me, Naruto-kun?!" cried Lee with teary eyes.

"Sure-ttebayo! That's what friends are for"

"Thanks... er..."

"What?"

"I think I just saw him"

"Eh?!!! Let's go! Don't lose him-ttebayo!"

...5

"Fuzzy Brows sensei!!" Naruto yelled when he spot him.

"Gai sensei!"

'Oh no, there're Lee! I must run faster!' thought Gai.

...6

"Fuzzy Brows sensei!!" Naruto yelled. "Agrr now I'm sure he did hear us" Naruto complaint to Lee.

'This is bad... Naruto's also with Lee... so he called him for the morning laps instead of me' thought Gai running as fast as he could. 'Oh Lee... I can understand you're still angry with me... but I can't face you until Christmas, other way I'll end up splitting the truth'

"Fuzzy Brows sensei!!"

...7

"He's fast, Naruto-kun"

"What's with him? Making us run like this!"

"Er.. this are our morning laps... we are supposed to run"

"Yeah but why doesn't he face us?"

...8

"Fuzzy Brows..."

"H-Hai!"

"In which round are we?"

"We are beginning the ninth, Naruto-kun. I already told you we can't reach him"

"No we can't. But we're running in circles so..."

"What do you have in mind?" asked Lee watching Naruto made hand-seals.

...9

"Fuzzy Brows sensei!!" Gai heard Naruto's voice from behind.

"Hn they will never reach me" grinned Gai keeping on running.

"That's where you're wrong" Naruto's voice was now in front of him.

"Gai sensei, please stop running away from us" now it was Lee also the one in front of him. Gai turned to see the ones that had been running behind him that happened to be Naruto's Kage Bunshin.

"You're cornered now Fuzzy Brows sensei. Explain to Fuzzy Brows why you were avoiding him all these days"

Watching how serious were those two, made Gai burst into tears.

"Oh Lee!! I'm so sorry... I didn't want you to know it yet... but seems I can't kept it secret anymore!" he cried and now Naruto looked just as confused as Lee.

"Your Christmas present Lee... I didn't want you to see it just yet!"

"G-Gai sensei!" now Lee was the one with tears. "It's ok sensei... I understand now... you should have been doing a great effort"

"Oh Lee!"

"Gai sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai sensei!"

And then they hugged. Naruto looked that scene a bit disgusted, those two could be such drama queens. Gai sensei didn't even have to split all the truth to begin with, he could have come with an excuse. Leaving those two before he got sick, he continued with his laps.

... ten laps around Konoha.

A/N: Yeah a little mention of Ero-sennin here... (minute of silence) Rest in peace, Jiraiya-sama รบ.u