Naruto Primer Lost Chapter: Lil Gai and Lil Kakashi
The Gifted Ninja
We had a revelation while writing Lil Hinata and Lil Tenten's chapters. What if the TEACHERS had Lil chapters? That would be so swell. And then we realized that doing Lil Kurenai and Lil Asuma would be harder than doing Lil Tenten. So we just decided to give Lil Gai and Lil Kakashi a wonderful JOINT chapter!! YAY!!
Kakashi obviously did SOMETHING to miff Gai enough to make him want to become true rivals with him. I don't think there's any possible way we could find out that reason unless we used the Magic Crystal Ball of the Past.
Gai was only at the tender age of seven when his teacher (who is NOT Iruka) told him the splendiferous news that he was to graduate the academy early! So, along with all the average students who were graduating at the age of twelve, Gai went up and received his forehead protector with pride. He was sure that he was quite possibly the youngest genin alive.
As he frolicked home, he caught sight of a few passing ninjas on a mission.
While he was distracted, he was suddenly knocked over by one of the ninjas on the missions.
"Sorry." Said the ninja.
Gai looked up to see someone standing over him. This boy was no older than he was; yet he was wearing a chuunin vest. The boy reached out his hand to help Gai up.
"Who are you?" Gai demanded. "You're my age but I never saw you at the academy!"
"My name is Hatake Kakashi." Said the boy. "I only went to the academy for two months so that's probably why you don't remember me."
"Two months?" said Gai. "Why only two months?!"
"Because they graduated me." Kakashi answered.
"Why?!" demanded Gai. "After only two months?!"
"Because I was more skilled than the other children in the class." Kakashi replied.
"Wait, so you're a chuunin too?!" Gai said.
"I was a genin for eight months and then I took my chuunin exam." Kakashi said.
Kakashi then noted the fact that his teacher was summoning him so he nodded at Gai and left.
Gai was fuming with anger. "I thought I was gifted!" he said, shaking his fist angrily as a huge battle aura floated around him. "But he was already a chuunin while I was in the academy!"
After allowing that thought to fester within him for a moment, Gai suddenly got inspired. "No matter!" he said. "I'll just show everyone, especially that Kakashi, that I am a superb ninja!!"
Then Gai ran home to train for the next time he met Kakashi.
It didn't take that long. Gai was training in his front yard when he suddenly saw Kakashi standing there.
"What are you doing here?!" Gai said.
"This is the Maito residence, right?" Kakashi said.
"So?" said Gai.
"I completed the mission and have come to receive the payment." Kakashi answered.
"Mission?" said Gai. "What kind of a mission?"
"A B-rank mission." Kakashi said. "I can't share the details with a genin. Are your parents home?"
This comment enraged Gai beyond belief.
"Hatake Kakashi, I, Maito Gai, COMMAND that you fight me right now!" Gai said, pointing dramatically at Kakashi as a wave crashed behind him.
Kakashi sighed. "I don't have time right now." He said. "I only came to collect payment for the Hokage."
"YOU do errands for the Hokage?!" Gai gasped.
"Yes." Said Kakashi. "Now I need to speak to your parents."
"No, now you need to FIGHT me!" said Gai, getting into his fighter's stance.
Kakashi rolled his eyes and then swatted Gai to the side, sending him skidding across the yard before he finally came to a halt thanks to a well-placed tree. As Gai lied there in wonder, Kakashi went up his front walk and knocked on the door.
"But…" Gai started, to himself. "I don't understand… I'm a gifted ninja! I graduated at the age of seven!"
He stood up and brushed his bum off.
"I, Maito Gai, vow here and now that someday, I will prove to the world that I am a better ninja than you are, Hatake Kakashi!!" Gai yelled, pointing directly at Kakashi who wasn't even paying attention. "AHHH!! HE WASN'T EVEN LISTENING TO ME!!"