Author's Note: Originally, I had posted the second part featuring Gaara, Rock Lee, and Hinata.  But I wrote about their subordinates too, so I split them up according to their three-man teams.  The pieces go in no official order.

"Rock Lee"

They told me I could never be

But I never believed them...

Bandages hide hands that are scarred

Hide the moments of perseverance

I have nothing to lose, nothing to protect

But my mind, heart, and soul

United together all for that light

To prove them wrong

Envy fills my heart

My hard work easily undone

By the work of an eye

Dreams stolen, esteem dead

But I'll continue to run

Someday my worn feet will carry me

Past these hardships high into the sky

"Hyuuga Neji"

Sullen and keen white-eyes

Cold bitter fury trapped inside me

Foreordained to inferiority

I scream at cruel fate

Resent the curse bestowed on me

Fighting to prove my worth

When I already know it's worthless to

You cannot fight destiny

I sneer at the weak successor

Abhor the brother of my father

Scoff at my hotheaded comrade

Respect the genius's potency

And refuse to believe the loner

Until I felt the blow of his fist

That fate all along was in my hands

"Tenten"

A myriad of weapons at my bidding

Skillful and stealthy as the shadowing leaf

I fight along side two great boys

Although they stand out more

My worth is just as valuable

But attention is not what I crave

And while timid I certainly am not

Peace and quiet is what I prefer

I am a maternal presence

The steady and levelheaded counterpart

The calming water to complement

The determined fire and the bitter wind

A small part I play in this turbulent time

But I am here nonetheless

And there's more to me than you think