Lee has the weirdest of days. Everyone chimes in on his new transformation. The teachers actually gawked in class and thought he was some new exchange student.

"You're not Rock Lee." Anko, his english teacher had said. "There's no way."

"There is a way and I am." Lee had said.

No one spares him comments on his new appearance. If Lee gets a dime for everytime someone says his new look is so much better than his old one he will be a rich man pretty soon. Still, Lee keeps pushing forward.

"Pay the haters no mind." Ino tells him.

"Yeah. The haters are gonna hate." Sakura says.

"Do you see me giving time to any of these haters? Oh Ino you're too skinny. Oh Ino you're wearing a headband around your waste. Honestly I just pay basic bitches dust."

"Yes. You have to learn as a popular person to live above the commoners." Sakura says. "I used to walk among you."

"You still walk among them with your billboard brow."

"You know I was trying to be nice. I wasn't even going to say a word about your split ends." Sakura says, and Ino gasps checking her mirror in her locker. "Like I was saying, it's hard being popular. That's why you don't see that many popular people living this lifestyle. Most of them can't handle it and they break. And the ones that fall from grace-" Sakura and Ino shared a knowing laugh. "Well those people never handle it well. Usually they have to be institutionalized."

"I don't want to be popular." Lee gulps. He can't imagine being institutionalized over something as silly as losing popularity in high school. "I just wanted people to stop making fun of me."

"You're popular." Ino says. "You don't get to choose whether you're popular or not. It just happens. And you gotta enjoy it while it lasts because for some people it only lasts a day. Like the kids in elementary. It was their birthday and they brought cupcakes and everyone suddenly was their best friend. Then the next day who were they? Nobodies."

"Okay, but I don't care about that. I just want people to leave me alone."

"You can't have your cake and eat it too. Either you're ugly and bullied or you're hot and fuckable." Ino sighs.

"You really don't understand how highschool works." Sakura groans as well.

Lee really can't understand how high school works. The whole thing is so confusing. He just wants people to stop teasing him about things like his jumpsuit and awkward haircut. Even though he loves those things, they will not grant him access to invisibility. But now he stands out for a different reason. Desirability.

"Hugs." Ino and Sakura hug Lee, and they'd do this randomly throughout the day, which makes Lee very uncomfortable. The whole thing is very off putting, yet here he is, in the middle of the hallway being smothered by two girls. "Sorry you're just so huggable now." Sakura says, adjusting her short bob.

"Lee." They are interrupted by Neji Hyugga. "I came to see if the rumors are true, and I see they are." He smiles at Lee for the first time in Lee's life. It's scary seeing the Hyugga smile. Lee is used to seeing Neji's face full of rage or concentrating on kickin his opponents ass. "I love what you done with your hair. It's magnificent really."

"See. Lee we told you the cut looks awesome." Sakura and Ino gush.

"Oh so you're the artist?" Neji turns to them. "Good job." He gives Lee another smile, "See you at lunch. You'll sit with us right?" and then he's off.

"Oh my god." Lee looks at the girls very confused. "Did he smile at me? Neji Hyugga smiled at me."

"Yeah. It's no big deal." Sakura says. "Neji smiles at all the popular people. It's like our thing."

"Ahhh. I see." Lee looks down. "So ummm...lunch is coming up. Do I sit-"

"No. You cannot sit with Naruto and the gang of ragamuffins." Ino interrupts. "Seriously you're trying to increase your stock. Once you've gotten equity then you can sit among the commoners."

"Is that really how this all works?" Lee feels bad. He wants nothing more to see his friend freak out over his new look. Maybe they'd think he look stupid or maybe they'd love it. Lee craves the support of his friends. They obviously are his real friends. But Sakura and Ino invested their time and effort into turning him into somebody worth looking at as well. A day ago no one would have smiled in his direction.

"We didn't write the book on highschool popularity, Lee." Sakura says. "That's just how it is. And that's just how it goes. It's weird. We're weird. When we get out of highschool no one will care and some people will be scarred. That's just the way life goes."

"Ah. I see. This whole vein popular thing is super confusing. I don't know if I like it. It makes me uncomfortable."

"I can tell." Ino grabs his hand. "C'mon we're gonna get some food in you. The lunch room is gonna explode."

KING OF THE WHAT? DOJO? YAASSSSSS….

The lunch room did go up in flames when Lee walked in. Good flames. Like the kind that signaled the rise of a phoenix. Something beautifully, amazing, and once in a lifetime. That's what Lee feels like. That's what he embodies when he walks into the cafeteria, and seeing the faces of everyone in shock. Most people wonder who he even is and some realizing what they heard is true.

"Lee is fuckin' hot."

Lee isn't some simple piece of bread. Oh no he's cinnamon raisin bread. You pay more for him, and you only get half a loaf. Four dollars for half a loaf of bread? But you do it because you're craving cinnamon raisin bread. White bread will never do. That's Lee. Lee isn't white bread anymore. He is a sought after commodity.

"Damn…Sexy…" People whistle and cat call Lee. They also cat call Sakura and Ino, but the girls seem so used to it.

"People treat beautiful people like their pieces of meat. It's annoying." Ino groans. "One of the downsides of being popular is people forget your human."

They find their way to the tables, with trays of food. Of course Sakura and Ino only have vegetables and no meat on their plates. They say "I'm on a diet. I only eat meat once a day. I like to save it for dinner."

Lee is shocked that he's even sitting with the likes of Hinata, Neji, Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino. This is a table that he would never have been welcomed to yesterday. But now they look at him with glowing eyes and welcome him to sit. He takes a seat and immediately he's surprised by how quiet this table is.

They spend most of lunch just eating and giving each other the occasional glance. Then comes the checking of their phones. It's almost off putting. At his old table they talk about how Naruto is going to get his ass kicked or how troublesome life is. Here they say nothing. Nothing at all.

I AM THE KING OF THE DOJO! HAHAHAHA! NO YOU'RE NOT…

Naruto misses Lee. His table misses Lee. They watch him at the popular table not even acknowledging they exist anymore. He's a star now and they are still stuck on the earth only able to see his glory from billions of light years away. He might as well be that far away.

"Bushy brow looks so good…" Naruto groans.

"He really does." TenTen agees. "I can't believe he's been hiding all of that under that awful green tracksuit."

"If he was here, he would tell you 'an insult to the suit is an insult to Guy Sensei. And I won't let anyone tarish my good sensei's name.'" Chouji mocks him and they all laugh.

Although Naruto is happy Lee has found his place among the stars, he's a little pissy beacsue he is over there smooching it up with the likes of Sasuke Uchiha. No one likes Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto is sure Sasuke's own family hated him. He's arrogant, snooty, and an all around jerk.

"I bet being popular is a drag." Shikamaru lifts his head up from his midday nap.

"Yeah. And they're always on diets." Chouji is stuffing his face with barbeque chips he brought from home. "I can't imagine being on a diet."

"The whole thing doesn't sit right with me." Naruto says. "Bushy brow making kissy kissy with Sasuke. Who does that? I would never do that. I don't care if someone held a knife to my throat, I wouldn't go over there and sit near Sasuke."

"Doth protest too much." TenTen sighs.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asks.

"Nothing. Just that you're simply obsessed with Sasuke." TenTen says. "Everyone at this table notices it." Everyone nods and Naruto feels attacked. Why are they calling him out on his Sasuke hate? Don't they hate Sasuke too? Doesn't everyone hate Sasuke?

"I'm not obsessed." Naruto says. "I just want to beat him. I will beat him. You guys are so judgmental."

"To have all that pent up aggression at one person," Shikamaru says. "That's a little weird."

"What would you know? You're always sleeping." Naruto snaps.

"Naruto no need to be so moody." Chouji says. "We're just making a facial observation. And the observation holds true. You do talk about Sasuke none stop."

"I don't talk about him that much." Naruto protests. They don't know what he talks about when he's at home. When he's at home he doesn't worry about Sasuke. He doesn't think about Sasuke. He doesn't care about Sasuke. They're obviously confused.

"Okay. Whatever you say." TenTen says.

"Eat your vegetables TenTen. You're gonna need them if you have any hope of defeating Temari." Naruto gives TenTen a smirk.

"That's not nice, considering your loss record is the worse in the class." TenTen says. "You're letting your mom down everyday."

"Ouch. Major burn." Chouji says.

Naruto crosses his arms. He hadn't expected TenTen to shoot so far below the belt. She is right. He has way more losses to wins. So many that he's stopped counting at this point. His mother was a late bloomer. So maybe his time hasn't come yet. But when it does they all better watch out.

I will not give up. I'm going to show them all. Believe it.

SHE REALLY THINKS SHE'S THE KING OF ANY DOJO…..HAHHAHAHA…

When Lee arrives at the Dojo he greets his best friend in the entire world, Shira. Shira stands there smiling at him awkwardly and looking every five seconds. It's one of the most awkward things Lee has had to deal with, but he does.

"What's your name?" Shira is very confused as to why this stranger is staring at or speaking to him. His beautiful circled eyes and charming smile has him hooked through. Where is he from. He is rather cute. Might be just as cute as Lee.

"It's me Shira." He says. "It's Lee."

Shira's eyes pop out of his skull. Gone is the Lee of yesteryear and he is the new and improved Lee. "Lee! You missed practice yesterday."

"I did." Lee says. "I was out, you know, trying to get this all together." He gestures to his new attire and body. He isn't wearing his usual jumpsuit to train, instead he changes it to a green wudang robe and a pair of pants.

"Yeah. I see. You're so different." Shira licks his lips awkwardly. Lee looks like a snack. Just as Cute as Lee. Scratch that. This guy was a snacky snack. A meal. A course. His face turns a bright red. Why does he have to be in love with his friend? That's so annoying. "You look good." He spits out.

"Thank you." Lee says. "You always look good." Lee is telling the truth. Shira is probably one of the most attractive people he's met in his life. Even the scar on his left cheek added an element of danger to his face. His lips are full and kissable. His eyes are brown and striking. Lee's friend is beautiful.

"Thank you." Shira smiles, thankful for the compliment.

"Hello Everyone!" Guy shouts from the center of the dojo. "We will be doing more sparring today. So get off and get to practicing and building your youthful energy. Let's meet back here about 4:35 and we'll begin. Today sparring will be hand on hand."

"Alright!" Lee declares. "I'm going to kick some ass today."

"You definitely will." Shira smiles. "This is your specialty."

"And I know you will too." Lee looks at Shira longing. Those brown eyes are something that Lee can get lost in and he doesn't even mind. Leave him out at sea. That's where he wants to be. What's wrong with you? He's your friend Lee. He's not some piece of meat you gawk at. Since his makeoveer Lee has been trying to overcome these sexual thoughs that seem to torture his mind.

"Thanks." Shira walks off. "Break a leg."

"Somebody's leg will get broken." Lee jokes.

Shira turns to him with that signature grin and lets out a light chuckle.

Damn babe.

No control yourself Lee.

I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEBODY SAID THEY'RE THE KING OF THE DOJO...THAT FOOL…

"Next up we have Naruto vs Gaara."

Everyone looks to Naruto after hearing Kakashi say he who his opponent will be. This did nothing to soothe the nerves of the blond. He says he's gonna show them and his signature mantra "believe it." But what is going to show them? Obviously Gaara is a world class champion and Naruto is well Naruto.

Naruto stands and quickly makes his way over to his side of the mat. The man known as Gaara comes and joins him as well. Naruto knew that there's probably no way in hell can take on Gaara in a long battle so it's best to get this over quickly. He has no choice but to be swift. Like that song in Mulan.

We must be swift as a coursing river.

Lee watches on edge just like everyone else. He doesn't want to see Naruto lose, but there's no hope in hell for him now. Gaara is going to eat him alive. Lee also feels awkward because he's received Gaara's number from his mother at the hospital. Although he hasn't used it, it's just odd to know that his mother thinks he can be Gaara type. Lee, of all people, date Gaara.

With all the force of a great typhoon

Naruto flaps his hands around losing his wrist. He's gonna have to go for it. He assumes his stance ready to fight.

Gara chuckles at the Uzumaki. He obviously knows he can knock off Naruto in a matter of seconds. This simply will be too easy. The blond is obviously a fool.

With all the strength of a raging fire

"Begin." Kakashi says.

With that Naruto and Gaara circle each other moving slowly around each other looking for an opening. Lee, himself, would not use this strategy if he faces Gaara. It's best to attack while the iron's hot and he's off guard, but he did lose to him last time. So he can't really judge Naruto's approach.

"Ha!" Naruto goes for a punch, and Gaara goes to block only for Naruto to stop it mid way in between.

What's he doing? Kakashi wonders watching the fight.

Naruto goes for a kick, and Gaara again prepares to block only for Naruto to stop the kick mid-way through.

"Is this a game to you?" Gaara asks.

"No. I never underestimate my opponent." Naruto says. "Believe it."

Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

"Well you'll never beat me." Gara goes for a two piece combo, and Naruto blocks them.

Lee sees in those blocks that there's an opening for Naruto to get a punch to land, but he blond doesn't take the opportunity. Instead he stays on defense blocking the fury of attacks Gaara dishes out. The red head obviously isn't holding back, and goes for a low kick, to which Naruto barely jumps out the way, only to catch a hand to the face.

Naruto quickly moves back grabbing his nose, making sure it's still attached. The heat of the moment causes him to panic as Gaara charges forward, fist clenched prepared to finish the job. In an incredible fashion Naruto does a matrix-like move and Gara stumbles running into nothing to stop his momentum.

Gaara tries to turn around, but trips over his own feet.

Naruto uses this moment to charge at the other boy, his feet leaving the ground and delivering a spot on roundhouse kick. The other boy grabs his temple as he falls over.

The Dojo is silent.

Naruto did it. He defeated one of the sand siblings. The best sand sibling.

"Winner of this match. Naruto." Kakashi says, mostly in disbelief.

Everyone in the dojo is silent. No one can believe that Naruto of all people has pulled it off and knocked off a national champion. The truth is stranger than fiction, but no one ever thinks this will be the truth.

"Naruto!" Lee tells him when he comes back to his seat. "That was truly awesome."

"Thank you uhhh...bushy-well I can't really call you that anymore." Naruto scratches his head with that signature grin. "But thank you."

"You're welcome." Lee says. "You must be training really hard. You're definitely growing."

The next matches are predictable. Kakuro easily knocks off Ino. Termaru hands Sakura her ass. Shira knocks Shikamaru into next week. Neji defeats TenTen. Kiba robs Chouji of his manhood. And Itachi takes Hinata out like week old leftovers. Naruto is the only person who won and no one expected it.

"Lastly. We have Lee vs. Sasuke."

Lee knows this is his chance to show how good his training has been and with his new look he sure as hell can't lose. Now he isn't some fool prancing around in a leotard. Now he is Rock Lee, and he will crush all those that stand in his way. Including duck butt hair Uchiha Sasuke.

"Ready." Sasuke smiles. "I'll go easy on you this time." He assumes his fighting position. "Wouldn't want to bruise up that pretty face."

"No it is I that wouldn't want to bruise your pretty face." Lee says.

Sasuke slightly blushes. Lee may have a makeover and he may be kind of cute now. Still he's a nerd. And there's no way in hell that Sasuke Uchiha will be defeated by someone that just yesterday paraded around in a one piece. I won't be defeated by the likes of you.

"Begin." Kakashi says.

They are off. Lee quickly goes on offense sending down a flurry of strikes onto the Uchiha, who blocks them without so much as breaking a sweat. Lee leaps into the air and attempts to come down with an axe kick, but Sasuke quickly backflips out of the way.

"He looks so good." Ino murmurs from the seat to Sakura. They are so proud of how Lee has gone from ugly duckling to beautiful tortured youth. I should go into design. I'd probably be really good at that.

"Getting faster." Sasuke observes. "No matter." The Uchiha charges forward into a front flip, his legs out going to a guillotine leg drop. Lee quickly dodges and tries to catch him with a lowkick, which the Uchiha does with ease, by pushing his body into the air with just his arm strength.

They both quickly return to their neutral stances, and go after each other again. Lee goes for a head shot, but only catches Sasuke's forearms. Sasuke does the same, and Lee parry's with ease.

Lee then uses his leg kicking it upwards and Sasuke grabs it. "Shit." Lee groans. Without thinking Lee uses his other leg and goes for a spinning heel kick.

Sasuke dodges this, but loses his coordination on the way back and he falls to the floor. Lee uses the momentum of the shift to a flip, but he can't. He falls too.

Their bodies hit at the exact same time.

"This is a draw." Kakashi says. "No one wins."

Lee would normally be upset to draw with an opponent, but he drew with Sasuke Uchiha. That doesn't happen. That means he is one step closer to beating him. He's one step closer to his dream.

I hope you saw that Guy Sensei. I'm almost there. The power of youth has peaked.