Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Chapter summary: What happens when the boys of the rookie nine and team Gai switch places? Shino NEVER loses, and he NEVER backs down from a challenge… but, can he get through a day pretending to be Lee… what will happen when Gai shows up?

SHINO'S DAY

"So, Lee, have fun, try not to strain any facial muscles when you ping!" said a much too lively 'Shikamaru' (Kiba).

"You're not doing a very good job of playing your part, Shikamaru." 'Lee' (Shino) bluntly replied.

"Whatever. See you around freak." 'Shikamaru' (Kiba) waved to his friend as he walked away. (1)

'Lee' (Shino) began making his way towards the forest. He didn't really like spending time with other people all that much, but since the bet rules stated that they had to be around other people at all times, he had to find someone.

He considered training with Neji, but then thought otherwise. A whole day with Naruto would be more than he could bear. Not to mention, Shino was about the only person in the world that Naruto didn't seem to like, and Shino felt the same. They didn't particularly dislike one another, but their personalities just seemed to clash, so they left their interactions to a minimum.

Instead, Shino decided he would go and find Tenten; maybe a little practice with the weapon's mistress of Konoha would be beneficial. Shino rationalized that she seemed the least annoying of all the people that Lee associated himself with.

Just then, a loud and obnoxious voice rung through the forest, not far from where Shino stood.

"DYNAMIC ENTRANCE!" came Gai's trademark exclamation, knocking over a few trees as he landed beside 'Lee' (Shino).

"Gai-sensei." spoke 'Lee' (Shino) upon seeing the green beast of Konoha besides him.

"LEE." Gai exclaimed.

"..." 'Lee' (Shino) remained silent.

"LEE!" Gai repeated.

"LEE…?"

"Lee?"

No sunsets, no waterfalls, no chirping birds, no hugging and no river of tears. No one could really blame Shino for not knowing this. Other than team Gai and the occasional 'lucky' observer would know that Shino wasn't playing the role of Lee very well, at that moment. But Shino himself had never been witness to the sunsets and waterfall tears.

"MY YOUTHFUL STUDENT, IS SOMETHING THE MATTER TODAY? HAS YOUR BEAUTIFUL FLOWER, SAKURA HARUNO, REJECTED YOUR YOUTHFUL LOVE? IF THAT IS SO, WE SHALL RUN 500 LAPS AROUND KONOHA, TO MAKE YOU STRONGER AND MORE WORTHY OF THE BEAUTIFUL CHERRY BLOSSOM'S LOVE. I AM CERTAIN THAT WE CAN MAKE HER ACCEPT YOUR YOUTHFUL LOVE." exclaimed Gai.

"..." 'Lee' (Shino) remained unmoved.

"BUT FIRST, MY YOUTHFUL STUDENT, I MUST CHALLENGE MY ETERNAL RIVAL ONCE MORE. AND I SHALL DEFEAT MY ETERNAL RIVAL, OR I WILL WALK ON MY HANDS 500 TIMES AROUND KONOHA, BACKWARDS!" and with that, Gai did his 'good-guy pose', pinged, and then was off, leaving a bewildered 'Lee' (Shino) behind.

Moment's later, Shino saw himself, or rather Lee transformed as him, running through the forest screaming something about bugs and eating… This made Shino shiver. He had been unable to make out what Lee had said, since the mini-Gai-clone ran much too fast, but Shino was certain that he would soon find out and it wasn't going to be pretty…

TBC...

Next up: NEJI

(1) I love Kiba, he's so fun. Oh and just BTW, Kiba calling Shino a freak wasn't meant as an insult, they're friends

A/N: wow… that was short. But really… how much can I really say about Shino? He's such a mystery… I'm going to have to work on his character in future story lines… I hope you guys enjoyed it. It did give me a good idea for an extra chapter though… lol…you'll just have to wait.

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