Hello all! I'm (finally) back! Sorry about the wait, I didn't have access to a computer, and then writer's block kicked in TT-TT. And btw, if you don't like original characters, you don't have to mention it in your review. Just tell me if the story was good or if it sucked (or if it was just okay -;). Because I can't just go back and get rid of the OCs , because then I no longer have a plot. And lee doesn't have a team to lead. That being said, on to the story!
disclaimer: No, I don't own Naruto. really. I don't. please stop depressing me by making me say this.
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Last time:
"Okay then sensei, let's start." Satu said, turning back to the jounin.
"When I say go, you may start! I wish you luck and hope that your youthful flames will help you prevail!"
The three genin fell into different stances, and waited for their signal.
"GO!" Lee-sensei shouted, and the three disappeared into the surrounding trees.
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It only took a minute or two before Lee was already fairly certain of the locations of the three genin. Seeing as how they were rookies, it was no surprise that they weren't the stealthiest people in the world, but it was kinda pathetic. Two of them were in the trees, one was probably Satu if the large amount of red he had spotted for a second was any indication. He knew the other one was in the bushes to his left, because whoever it was couldn't seem to keep still.
"doton:Hebi Purantu no jutsu!"(1) Lee jumped out of the way as vines shot out of the bushes behind him and attempted to grab him. He didn't have to go far, because the vines seemed to only be able to go a short distance. He heard a loud curse- it was satu's voice- and the sound of movement in the trees.
"You'll have to do better than that if you hope to get a bell Satu-chan!" he shouted.
" DON'T CALL ME CHAN!" was shouted back from the right, giving away the girl's location. Lee darted off in her direction, to find the girl just about to flee from her hiding spot. She looked up at him in shock, but recovered quick enough to attempt to run around him, only to find herself tied to a tree before she could blink.
The girl just blinked a few times before she realized what had happened, and began to curse loudly as Lee left to find the other two.
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Kirai watched from her spot in the bushes as Lee came in her general direction. She figured he must have gotten to Satu, as the shouting of death threats was fairly obvious. Satu must be in bad mood to be this talkative...
"Hello Kirai-chan!"
The red head nearly jumped out of her fur-lined coat at the voice, and spun on her heels to see Lee-sensei's overly sparkly grin. Without thinking, she attempted to punch him in the face, but only to have Lee-sensei grab her wrist. She swung her foot up to kick him, not really caring where it hit as long as it did. Her kick never made contact, for Lee-sensei had knocked her out before it could.
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Ai had watched both of his teammates fall victim to their sensei, but was determined to at least last a bit longer than them. Even if it was only because his Byakugan would let him see when it was a good time to move. He watched as Lee-sensei began to move towards him, and quickly headed over to where Satu was finished up untying herself.
"Satu-kun, we need to be careful not to let him know where we are" he said quickly as he came up to the girl who looked like she was about to start shouting again. Satu turned and shot him a half-hearted glare.
"yeah I know. Shoulda thought before I shouted. Where's Kirai-chan?" she asked.
"Kirai has been knocked out already. But she's beginning to come around, I guess Lee-sensei didn't hit her too hard." Ai added as an afterthought as he quickly scanned the woods again.
"Your Byakugan is activated, isn't it?" Satu asked, giving him a suspicious look.
"Yeah, why?"
"You keep your eyes off me you perv. I don't want you looking through my clothes!"
"I would never do that! Simply because I want to live."
"Riiiight..."
"And if i wanted to, I don't have to look directly at you. I have nearly 360 degree vision remember...DON'T HIT ME!"Ai shouted as he saw the murderous look in Satu's eyes. She could be really scary...
Satu huffed and stomped away. Ai watched her walk off, but decided it would be a better idea to get moving, seeing as how Lee-sensei was now heading in his direction.
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The three genin now had roughly two hours left to get the bells now. Rock Lee was still cheerfully hunting down the genin and slowing them down in any way he could. So far he had trapped Kirai in a cage that he seemed to have magically obtained from who knows where twice, tied up Satu and left her dangling from a tree four times, and had yet to capture or knock out Ai, simply becasue the boy's byakugan helped him see the jounin before he got there.
But the byakugan used a lot of chakra, so by now the Hyuuga boy most likely didn't have enough chakra to even perform a simple bunshin.
Lee turned to his right when he heard a crash, and saw Ai hanging from one of the traps he had set. The jounin gave the boy a grin before going back to torment the other two. He didn't notice the red head who was hiding in the bushes, waiting for her moment to strike.
But maybe he had, because when Kirai had flung herself at him, arms stretched to grab the bells hanging from his hitae-itae (sp?), Lee simply grabbed her wrists and flung her away from himself.
And so, with an overly bright smile, Lee set off to find his other student-to-be and to set more traps.
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Kirai rubbed her head where it had impacted with a particularlly((my god that's a hard word to spell)) hard tree. She looked ahead of her to see Ai cutting himself free and gracefully landing on his feet. Okay, so he actually landed on his head, but Kirai was nice enough to pretend not to notice that little detail.
"Ai-kun, maybe we should find Satu-kun and think up a plan. i don't think this is working to well." she shouted out to him. Ai sighed as he walked towards her.
"I guess your right. let's find Satu."
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When the two had finally found Satu, they found her once again tied up. Though this time she was hog-tied and gagged. The two sighed , and Kirai dropped herself on the ground next to the girl.
"Ai-kun, what are we gonna do?" Kirai asked as the Hyuuga untied the ropes that bound Satu's arms and legs.
"We need to come up with a plan to get the bells." he stated as he rolled his eyes. Kirai huffed.
"I knew that! I meant, what is the plan?" she snapped.
"I fayth thact weef fife a miruf sof weef canf blife emf with the brigfneth of hith owth teef!"Satu said around the gag that was still in her mouth as she massaged her wrists.
"What?" Satu pulled the gag out and repeated herself.
"I said, I say we find a mirror so we can blind him the brightness of his own teeth." Ai and Kirai just stared blankly at her .
"Despite the fact that his teeth are shiny enough for that to be possible," Ai said as he knelt beside the black haired girl, "We need to come up with a good plan if we even want to hope to get a bell."
The three genin sat in deep thought for about half an hour before they came up with a plan. After discussing it, the three stood, grinning and feeling a bit more confident, and set to work on their plan.
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well, it's done finally. I'm not really happy with this chapter, but it at least it's done now. It was supposed to be much longer, but I figured i might as well post what i had. Next chapter I'm gonna try to focus more on Lee, since his name is in the title after all ;).
1)doton:hebi purantu no jutsu- earth style:serpent plant technique