"All of us meeting for training like this seems almost nostalgic." Kiba smirks a bit, patting Akamaru as he stands waiting with Shino and Hinata. A moment later, they turn to see Kurenai walking toward them with Senka beside her.

"Hm. What is she doing here?" Shino asks, though not sounding condemning as much as curious, as Kiba grins and then waves.

"Hey there, Senka! You're gonna train with us today?"

An oddly distant look in her eyes, she only nods, letting her hand drop from her hip as she stops near the group and turns off slightly, her brows furrowed in worry. That guy... did he know this was gonna happen? Then why would he be so stupid? She's probably gonna have issues listening to him now, and rightly so. And now he's her teacher...

Blinking alittle, then looking up at Kiba, Akamaru tilts his head before trotting up to Senka, and nudging her hand before he barks once.

When the dog goes on ignored, Kiba blinks and furrows his brows as the white dog sits back and whimpers a bit. "...Senka?"

Blinking up at him as her mouth opens slightly, the brunette girl clamps her mouth shut once more before frowning then sighing as she turns off.

"Did you do something foolish last night?" Shino asks his teammate before Kurenai states quickly.

"Let's just not bother it right now. I'm sure this is nothing any of you have done..." Then she folds her arms and offers. "Let's start with today's session."

* * *

"Al-right!" Gai states as he keeps one hand on his hip and the other on Daisuke's shoulder. Looking across the group he blinks alittle. "This is odd... Lee is.. late--"

"Gai sensei!" Lee's voice echoes as he comes running up to the group, his hair looking obviously different in the way that it feathers back and cuts through his ear rather than going completely over it on either side.

His eyes widening, Gai all but cries out as he points and gawks. "L-Lee! Your... hair! Why... what... who...!?"

As Lee stops before his teacher, Daisuke takes the opportunity to slip away, finding himself standing, incidentally, next to Neji who raises a brow before looking back. The green clad young man blushes a bit, grinning shyly. "Well you see, Gai sensei... Rinsu..."

Blinking a bit, seeming to calm, Gai sniffles before gripping one fist and putting the other hand on Lee's shoulder. "Lee.. You.. I'm so proud of you...! You're growing up into a young man! Willing to do what it takes to make her happiest!"

"You mean, you are not upset?" Lee asks, staring up to the older man.

"Of course not, Lee! I couldn't be happier for you!" He returns, tears streaking down his face before they both hug.

Staring at this as Tenten just frowns and Neji covers his face, Daisuke gawks a bit and murmurs just loud enough for the others to hear. "...they're... so ...weird...."

Blinking a bit, lowering his hand, Neji smirks and chortles once before muttering back almost condescendingly. "Welcome to the team..."

After a moment, Gai turns to the rest of the team and grins. "Alright! Today, we'll be focusing on group unity, as well as strengthening Taijutsu!"

Looking around a moment, as if just noticing Daisuke, Lee blinks. "Oh... Daisuke, right? You are training with us today, too?"

Nodding a bit, the brunette chunin crosses his arms a bit. "Yeah... the Fifth decided to... uh.. distribute our team among the Konoha teams..."

Blinking again, Lee's eyes widen. "If.. if you are here.. then... where is Rinsu??"

As Gai just sighs and looks down, Daisuke frowns and mutters almost venomously. "...On Team Seven...." which causes Lee to gasp.

"No!"

Blinking and furrowing his brow, Neji questions oddly. "What's so bad about Team Seven... well... aside from the obvious.." Before smirking alittle.

"Boys, boys!" Gai puts up his hands. Sighing alittle, the older man looks to Tenten and Neji before murmuring. "Excuse us.." Before waving Daisuke and Lee over. Clutching each of their shoulders as he murmurs. "...i know you're both upset, but... well think of Rinsu..."

"But Gai sensei, I am..." Lee almost whimpers before Daisuke sighs then adds.

"He means... the fewer people know the better. Not everyone is so.. understanding." Damn, if you knew, I don't think you'd be...

Nodding as well, Gai furrows his brow. "That's right. So for now, put that fire to good use, Lee. Continue to strengthen your technique and relieve alittle frustration."

Standing from the two he speaks more outwardly. "Alright! I'd like to pair you off for this exercise, let's see..."

Raising his hand, Neji volunteers. "I'd like to pair with Daisuke, if you don't mind." Before giving the other brunette a fairly challenging look.

Blinking a bit at Neji, Daisuke furrows his brows a bit. ...Fight Neji? ...Hrm. I don't know much about him, but I've heard stories about that Byakugan...

Seeming thoughtful, Gai nods. "Alright, that leaves Lee and Tenten. Are you both alright with that?"

Lee looks fairly disappointed at losing the chance to fight Neji, before he looks to Tenten questioningly for her opinion.

Blinking as she frowns softly, seeming observant, she only nods softly. "Sure, why not..."

The two pairs square off. Neji sinks into his comfortable gentle fist stance, while Daisuke adopts a stance more reminiscent of jujitsu.

Without the use of the Byakugan, Neji moves to strike first, at a speed obviously meant to feel Daisuke out. The other brunette side-steps inward and reaches out to wrap one arm around the Hyuga male's back, and the other around his front, putting his foot behind Neji's legs and pushing up under his arm and back.

Instead of landing on his back, Neji puts his foot back as he starts to tip backward to take Daisuke's other foot out from underneath him instead causing both of them to fall as the other young man grasps him by the sash, though it puts Neji in control of his own fall. He uses this to spoil the hold once they land and pop back up faster than Daisuke, who rolls back and up to his feet again.

When Neji advances again, Daisuke adopts a more aggressive style and steps toward Neji's back again, raising a sharp forearm into Neji's outstretched arm at the elbow, gripping the shoulder of his robe as he brings his leg up for a sharp stomach kick, only to have the Hyuga male turn sharply and quickly with his back to the shorter brunette.

Neji takes this opportunity to strike with his left hand, across his stomach with a two fingered strike into his opponent's. Then as the younger man stumbles back, he turns, having gained a good look around him to notice that Gai is focused on Tenten and Lee for a moment. Neji smirks alittle before stating. "Okay, you have alittle talent for this.. but your moves are repetitive. How is your speed?" This said, the veins on the side of Neji's face pop as his eyes seem to become more focused and he sighs deeply before taking stance again.

Raising his brows, Daisuke frowns before reaching to the back of his vest, from which he pulls two thin scrolls that trail off into his clothing, just as Neji launches his next attack.

"Eight Trigrams: Two palms!" He snaps two fingers on either hand toward Daisuke who counters quickly.

"Summoning Jutsu: Two chains!" From the scrolls held in his hands, two kunai hooked to chains zip forth and the chain portion meets Neji's fingers before disappearing as their chakra is dispelled.

"Four palms!" Neji continues, finding his speed still greater and the distance between he and Daisuke quickly growing to the point that by the time he gets to eight, the lower ranking ninja has trouble shooting chains fast enough.

"Neji!" Gai suddenly calls out, making the Hyuga male stop. The three other members of Team Gai stand watching, obviously Lee and Tenten have abandoned their own battle to watch as soon as the two began using actual jutsu.

Frowning, Gai seems irritated. "You are not allowed to use the Eight Trigrams during practice, and you know that! It is far too dangerous!"

Seeming unconcerned, Neji folds his hands behind his back. "I was in complete control, and I wasn't even moving at top speed. I was only ... testing his limits, to see how much work you were actually in for."

Gai still holds a fairly irritated expression, but then lowers his head as he closes his eyes. "That is what I was observing for, you know I usually train with Lee, but today I wanted to observe. Leave those decisions to me from now on."

Nodding softly, Neji then looks to Daisuke with a slight frown. "You know, we were supposed to be focusing on Taijutsu. If you're not good enough, without jutsu, to take me down then you're not good enough." He states leadingly, making Daisuke blink before frowning.

Taking the scrolls from his vest and rolling them both, he states. "I'm not going to stand here and get my ass kicked just because my hands can't keep up with yours."

"Not to worry, Daisuke!" Gai offers with a grin. "With enough dedication, and my guidance, you'll be able to! Why, just take a look at Lee!"

"Huh. That's a good idea." Neji observes before looking to Lee. "Let's show him."

His brows raising, Lee then nods with a slight grin before taking stance; one arm behind his back while the other palm up before him. "Yes, it will be good experience."

"I'll be using my Byakugan, too, Lee." Neji informs to which the green clad young man nods.

"Alright!"

He uses scrolls just like I do... Hmm... Casting the thought away as she turns to Lee, Tenten bites her lip before standing straight. He seems so concerned about her... I wonder if... no, it's probably just some thing like Sakura again... Still...