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Sorry for the long update, finals + recitals forever till you read the next part. So without further ado, here's chapter three.

Chapter 3

11:32 p.m.

When the five chunin meet up again it was near midnight. Sasuke still looked a bit out of it, but other than that was back to his normal self, however normal that may be.

"Okay, it's been about five hours since Naruto got Lee drunk," muttered Neji, "so Lee should be coming back to his 'normal' self. However, knowing Lee, he probably has thought up something to unsure that doesn't happen."

"Whatever happens, we need to round him up soon. It's not safe for a powerful shinobi like Lee to be running around at this hour of the night, let alone drunk. He could get kidnapped or hurt, or worse!" TenTen hated feeling left out, and so far had been relatively ignored in this miniature quest.

"Worse being his finding more alcohol and consuming it," confirmed Neji, trying vainly to formulate a plan Lee couldn't wiggle out of. Motioning to the others, he added: "We should keep looking, but let's stay together this time. It will be easier to hold him with more people." The others nodded, and the five ninja took off into the night once more.

Meanwhile….

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ONCE I DRINK THIS, THE ULTIMATE POWER SOURCE, NO ONE SHALL EVER BE ABLE TO DEFEAT ME! AND I SHALL DEFEAT THE EVIL EGG PEOPLE ONCE AND FOR ALL AND SAKURA WILL HAVE TO LOVE ME!" It's amazing what drunken Lee can come up with. After proclaiming his plan to the town (and a bunch of people in Alabama who couldn't care less), Lee quickly drank half the bottle of beer he had located. At this point, the rest of the crew showed up.

"There he is," cried Naruto, leaping towards the temporarily dazed Lee. Lee got over whatever was holding him in place and took off running again, the five shinobi chasing him for all they were worth. The chase after Rock Lee consisted of the following events, in chronological order:

First, the group ran past Kakashi reading his Icha Icha book. Hearing the incoming group, the jonin looked up.

"YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME ALVIE YOU STUPID EGG PEOPLE!" shouted the drunken Lee, charging past first.

"Lee, come back," shouted TenTen. "And stop calling us Egg People! We're your friends!"

"Or were," muttered a still angry Uchiha. Once the group was past, Kakashi laughed softly to himself.

"Ah, the All Night Ninja Party, good times, good times…" Still laughing, the ex-ANBU member returned to reading his book, quickly tuning out the still yelling ninja. He did, however, make a note to point out that ninja are supposed to be quite, the next time he saw his team.

After this, our rag-tag group was to vaguely, and unknowingly, cross paths with the infamous, and quite laughable, Orochimaru. (Sorry, his face…) Hiding at the edge of town, the snake was finishing up his preplan idiot ness that is required of all villains.

"Mwhahahahaha! My super secret plan to take over the village will surely work this time. No one can stop me! Ahahahahahahaha!" Now, here comes our group, Lee still in the lead.

"YOU'LL NEVER STOP MY STOPPING YOU FROM TAKING OVER THE WORLD YOU USELESS EGG PEOPLE! I'LL FRY YOU UP AND EAT YOU FOR BREAKFAST!"

"Lee, knock it off," bellowed a now very perturbed off Neji, quickly followed by the others.

"You're not gonna eat us because that's disgusting, Lee!" bellowed Sakura, who was, predictably, miffed beyond all reason, and gaining speed as a result.

"Dammit," mumbled Orochimaru after the retreating chunin. "They stole my plan!" Just then, the Black Ops agents decided to show up.

"There he is!" cried one of them. They all started to run after Orochimaru.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

1:05 p.m.

Panting, the five none drunken ninja finally came to a halt, having lost track of their prey once again.

"Doesn't…he…ever…give…up…?" panted out the Kyuubi vessel, hands on his knees.

"I guess…not. Maybe we should…split up…again…" answered Sasuke. His pride wouldn't let him show his exhaustion, though he was about ready to through that to the wind.

"Right," whispered TenTen, clutching the stitch in her side. "Sakura…and I…will go one way. You boys…can go…the other…way…" Heads nodded, and the group split up again (worse than Scooby-Doo, they are).

Later...

The boys stopped to rest under a street light, each one at varying degrees of ticked and tired.

"Think they found Lee yet," asked Naruto, ever the hopeful one.

"They would have called us on the radio, dobe." Ah yes, know we have the practical one, also known as Sasuke. Neji nodded in agreement. After having recaught their breath for the umpteenth time tonight, they went off to see what new racket Lee had caused. After all, only one person could make that much noise tonight, and no one else shouted their allegiance to their teachers at all.

Elsewhere…

"Wow, this was the best idea ever," said Sakura, looking around at the different shops in the mall. "I had no idea it was open this late."

"It isn't," said TenTen, "but the guards here are wussies and therefore let ninjas in at all hours. It's great, huh?"

"Yup," agreed Sakura. "We should still finish up soon. We ARE gonna have to go meet up with the guys again so that they at least think we were out looking for your drunken teammate."

This decided, the two girls went off to shop. The boys resumed chasing Lee, and Lee continued to be as loud as possible, though he was still as polite as one can be while completely drunk.

TBC

Okay, severe crap, but I have a recital tonight and wanted this up. I've written worse, believe me. However, the next, and yes, final, chapter should more than make up for it. Warning to all Sasuke lovers, he gets in a spot of trouble. Since you've been warned, I expect you to not all show up on my doorstep with pitch forks. That, and by the time you find me, I'll be in PA. I intend, no, I PROMISE to have the final chapter up before I leave.