A/N: Here we go. It's the one you've all been waiting for. Gai! Let's do it! Enjoy!

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The next day, Kotetsu met Genma at their regular meeting place. Kotetsu started, "So how are we gonna do this? Gai's an interesting dude to say the least. How do you want to approach this?"

Genma said, "I have no fucking clue. Let's just go find him and see what happens."

"Just remember, don't mention Kakashi."

"Right."

Then the two of the three members went in search of Gai, the eclectic, eccentric green beastly ninja. It didn't take them long to find him. He was conducting a mock mission with his team, and he was leading the way. "That's it team, feel the power of youth! Let it flow through you to help you carry out your mission!"

Rock Lee, Neji, and Tenten responded to Gai's rantings since they'd known him for practically their entire ninja careers. Now they were "Team Gai," and they were quite used to him and his energetic ways. Rock Lee especially loved the way Gai trained them, and enjoyed every minute he pleased his former sensei. He enthusiastically yelled, "Yes Sensei!" to all of Gai's commands. Gai kept correcting him, telling him that he was no longer his sensei, but his teammate. But that didn't matter to Lee, Gai was his everything.

Kotetsu and Genma approached Gai and Genma yelled over, "Gai got a minute? Need to ask you something."

Gai held up a finger and then addressed his team, "Alright you three listen up! Tenten, you will summon your weapons and throw them at Neji. Neji, you will stand at the far end of the training ground, and you will repel them with your rotation technique."

Both Tenten and Neji said, "Right," and went off and got into position on the practice field. Rock Lee came up saluting Gai and said, "What about me sensei?!!"

Gai said, "Lee, it's not sensei anymore, BUT if you insist, I'll let it slide. Tenten will throw the weapons; Neji will deflect them, and you Lee,"

"YES SENSEI?!"

"You'll dodge them, from both directions. It's a new training technique I've developed. I like to call it, "ninja in the middle." Kotetsu and Genma took note and nodded thinking; that was a pretty good training technique Gai had thought up there.

Gai turned back to Kotetsu and Genma and said, "Welcome to my training session fellas. Have you come here to assist me in a flawlessly energetic training session? Or is there something you've come to learn from me? Anything at all you'd like to know, I'm your guy, get it?"

Kotetsu, and Genma tried not to roll their eyes, but it didn't work. Finally Genma asked, rather slyly, "We hear you're quite the ladies man Gai."

Gai practically shouted at them, "I don't like to honk my own horn; I usually let the ladies do it for me, HAW! No seriously, I do have a good rapport with the fairer sex. Have for some time now. In fact, I've never once been turned down for a date, or "other things," EVER."

Kotetsu and Genma marveled. Konoha's great green beast was a lady killer! Genma said, "Tell us more!"

Gai said, "Again, I don't like to brag, but there's a pretty good chance that my wonderful former student Lee may actually be my son. I knew his mother, quite "well" many years ago."

Genma said quietly, "That would explain the eyebrows." Kotetsu elbowed him in the ribs. Genma said, "Well what's your secret Gai? You seem to have it going on. What makes you so, wanted by the ladies?"

"Why it's quite simple. Isn't it obvious?"

Kotetsu and Genma both shrugged at him, not saying anything. So Gai said, "It's my youthful exuberance and devilishly handsome good looks of course! A lethal combination when it comes to just about any lady. Why are you asking so many questions? Are you two having a bit of a dry spell with the ladies?" Both nodded and admitted their shortcomings, literally.

Gai told them, "It's never too late to start back up again! Let the power of youth explode out of you! Go to where the energetic youthful people go! Show the ladies that you're full of life, and excitement and fire! Then there's no way they'll turn you down because it's contagious. When you're having fun, people want to have fun with you. If you're sulking and doubting yourself, no one will come near you. So find your youthful energy and get out there and get back in the game!"

Both Kotetsu and Genma yelled, "Right!"

Gai said, "That's the spirit! You two are just having a dry patch, but it'll end soon. Just go out there and make it end! Good luck to both of you! Let me know what happens."

Both Kotetsu and Genma thanked Gai for his energetic answers to their questions.

As they walked away, Kotetsu had to admit, Gai had something there alright. He was a charismatic man, no doubt about that, and his energy was contagious. He asked Genma, "Where can we find that kind of energy, and use it and share it with youthful, energetic women?"

"I'm not sure. We're looking for women who would be turned on and want to join in with us while we're being energetic and youthful."

"Let's go find Kakashi and tell him,"

"Tell me what?" Kakashi said from a tree they were walking past. "What did the walking eyebrow have to say? Anything we can work with?"

Kotetsu said, "He said mostly the same stuff he always says, about youthful this and blah blah. But he did say one thing that kind of sticks with me. He said, that people will be drawn to us if we're having fun, and will be repelled by us if we're down and depressing."

Kakashi thought a minute and said, "I hate to admit this, but he's right."

Kotetsu said, "Now all we have to do is think of a place where energetic youthful women go, who would happily join in with us if we were having fun, and being, well youthful."

Genma spoke up, "I seem to remember something I saw on a flier that was on the bulletin board we were reading. Something about a women's volley ball tournament? It's outdoors in sand pits. We could go there and see if we could get up a game of guys, or maybe we could just play one on one and see if they'd like to join in."

Kakashi said, "And his brain awakens."

Genma said, "Hey! I'm contributing here! Get off my ass!"

Kotetsu said, "Actually, that's a pretty good idea. Plus it'll give us a chance to show ourselves off a bit."

Genma said, "Are you some kind of Olympic volley ball player or something?"

Kotetsu said, "No. What I meant was, showing ourselves off. You know what they wear at those tournaments right?"

Genma said, "What, summer clothes right?"

Kotetsu said, "Almost nothing. If we were to play, we'd be in shorts and THAT'S IT. NO shirts, no shoes, no socks, just a pair of shorts and maybe some sun block. But there are a few benefits to all this."

Genma said, "And what would those be?"

Kotetsu smiled at Kakashi and said, "The girls wear just as much "nothing" as we do."

Genma said, "Ooooohhh, yeaaahhh."

Then Kotetsu continued, "And since we're wearing practically nothing, and they're wearing practically nothing, we're more than halfway there dude. We just have to put this whole youthful exuberance thing in the mix and BINGO, we've got interested athletic females falling all over us – literally!"

Kakashi said, "Even though this idea came from Gai, I have to say we've bent it just enough for me to say I'm in."

Kotetsu said, "Genma, go back to the bulletin board and find out what time the tournaments start."

Genma said, "Right!" He was gone in a flash.

Kakashi turned to Kotetsu and said, "So what else did old green underpants have to say?"

Kotetsu said, "I don't think you really want to know. Some of it might make you think of him differently, and since you two are such life long rivals, I don't really want to tell you."

"What, that Lee may be his son?"

"You knew about that?"

"We're rivals remember? We both liked Lee's mother quite some time ago, so it's kind of obvious who got there first."

"There's more."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Go ahead."

"Only if you're sure."

"Kotetsu, either tell me or don't."

"Alright. Gai said he's never been turned down by a woman for a date or anything else,"

"Huh?"

"EVER."

"Huh."

"Yeah."

Kakashi was quiet a moment then he said, "Ok then. Let's use his techniques on the volley ball girls and see what we can get accomplished." Kakashi was a little quiet after that, quietly hating the fact that he'd had a seven month dry spell of no women or dates or anything, and Gai and NEVER been turned down EVER. He hated even more, having to admit that the great green beast of Konoha was actually its biggest stud. Oh, how it sickened him.

Genma appeared suddenly and said, "We've got a day to practice. Tournament's in two days."

Kakashi said, "We won't enter the tournament, it is for ladies only, but we'll come dressed like we're going to play. How about we arrive early so we can occupy a court and hit a few back and forth. Stir up some interest maybe?"

Genma said, "Sure you can do that?"

"What, stir up interest?"

"No, arrive early."

"You're asking for a beating."

"Alright Kakashi, keep your shirt on, for now. Let's get together tomorrow and hit a few before we go to the tournament. I don't want to look like a dork in front of the ladies."

Kakashi resisted retaliating, but Kotetsu did not. He said, "You look like a dork any other time, what makes you think you won't just because you're in front of some ladies? Dork."

Genma said, "Oh, what the fuck is with YOU now. You're as bad as him!"

Kotetsu said, "Come on. Put a sock in it Genma. Meet us tomorrow and we'll practice so you don't look like a dork."

Genma grumbled, Kakashi giggled. He liked Kotetsu more every day. But in the meantime, the three members went their separate ways to rest up for the practicing they'd do the following day, to prepare for the ladies volley ball tournament where they'd let the power of their youth explode!

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A/N: Gai, you gotta love Gai. So will this work? Will the guys have a chance? Read on and find out.

Next up: The power of youth explodes as our three members get totally engulfed in volley ball and the women involved in it. See you soon!