So it was Marbles
"Oh great." Kakashi said.
"Yes indeed, the game is great." Said Gai as he winked at Kakashi.
"So this is what you call, fate?" asked Kakashi.
Gai looked at Kakashi with a stunned reaction. He pointed his finger at Kakashi and walked towards him.
"Remember, and mark my words…" he said.
"When you say fate… It's about anything! EVERYTHING!" His eyes began to twinkle as he placed his hands together in his chest.
"Let's just play then." Kakashi said.
"Okay…" Gai grabbed a small twig that he found in the ground and started to draw a square.
"You do not need a square in Tic Tac Toe." Complained Kakashi.
"What? We need it. Didn't you ever play this game before?"
"I played it of course. But never with that square."
"There." Said Gai
"What?" Kakashi said seeing four stones at the four corners of the square.
"Shut Up" he said.
Kakashi looked at Gai with so much confusion.
"So tell me Gai. What's this game called again?"
"Tic Tac Toe!" he said proudly
"May I know, where did you get this idea?" Kakashi questioned.
"Well… I made this game! I am the master of this game! Ever Since!" Gai said.
"Gai… This is no Tic Tac Toe. And, you are not its maker. I say you are totally nuts today."
Kakashi stood up and placed his hands in the pockets of his pants.
"Running away Kakashi?"
"Yeah Whatever… I will loose anyway." He said and started to take his first few steps, going back to sanity.
"That is not the right attitude of a ninja towards a new game!" objected Gai.
"Well, there is a big difference when the game is made by you" he pointed out.
"I'll explain everything if you do not know the game!" Gai said.
"Yeah? Really?" Kakashi looked at him "What if I tell you how to play it… properly." He stared sternly.
"But I just know exactly how to play it! You do not need to teach me anymore!" he said.
Just then, Naruto and Lee came by walking together side by side talking about their recent trainings.
"Sir Gai!" Lee screamed.
"Hello Sir Kakashi!" exclaimed Naruto.
"Uh… so what are you doing there?" asked Lee.
"We're supposed to play" replied Kakashi.
"Play what?" asked Naruto.
"The game of fate!" said Gai.
"Whoa! That sure is going to be awesome!" said Lee.
"Indeed Rock Lee!" said Gai as he brought his thumb up and winked with a matching smile.
"Oh Lee…" said Kakashi.
"Yes sir?"
"Would you do me a favor." Kakashi asked.
"Well… certainly" Lee said thinking of all people, why him.
"Play the game of 'fate' with your teacher here? Thanks" Kakashi said.
"Whoa! Sure do! I won't miss the big opportunity!" answered Lee.
Gai's hands and jaw fell to the ground upon hearing what just Kakashi said. But before he can argue with him, Kakashi disappeared with the wind.
"Wow.." said Naruto. "Look Rock Lee!" he called.
"Huh?"
"Come here! This is their game of fate. Look at the square. It definitely looks familiar…" Naruto said.
Lee went to where Naruto was. He looked and he saw the square with the stones on its four corners. He looked at it with amazement.
"Sir Gai! The game of fate you are saying, is the game I taught you yesterday?" asked Lee.
Gai nodded in response.
"Wow! But sir Gai… you do not have any marbles! You need marbles… not stones!" Lee said.
"Right!" said Naruto. "Now I remember, the game is Marbles!" he said as he chuckled a little.
Gai looked at them, still there was some tears in his eyes because of what Kakashi has done. But hearing the words 'Marble' and 'the game is Marbles' he was now baffled.
He gave them a puzzled look.
"Marbles?" he asked.
"Yes sir Gai! You need marbles for the game of marbles." Lee said.
"Game of Marbles?" he asked again.
"Yes sir." Lee answered.
"Don't you call that Tic Tac Toe?" Gai asked again.
"Tic Tac Toe? Well sir… I remember… Neji was the one who taught you that" said Lee.
There was a dramatic pause and an awkward silence.
Gai thought for a second. Two seconds… a minute
"OH MY GOSH!" he yelled finally, breaking the silence. He was holding his head and was spinning around looking so silly.
Naruto and Lee looked at him bewildered.
"Lee!" he approached him as he acted so panicky.
"Do you mean, tic tac toe is when you draw two vertical lines and two horizontal lines, which let's just say… looks like a net?"
Lee nodded.
"… and… and you will draw X and O inside it?" Gai asked.
"Yes sir. And then whoever will be the first one to form a diagonal, or vertical or horizontal line will win! Neji said that." Said Lee.
Gai's hands and jaw once again dropped as sweat filled his head.
"Is there a problem sir Gai?" Asked Lee...
END