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Chapter 8

The stanine's skin started to turn red. "ONE MORE AND YOU'LL ALL DIE!" said the stanine, laughing wildly.

"Lee," said Gai sadly. "You know what we must do."

Lee nodded, his eyes lined with courage. Then both he and Gai bent their legs and crossed their arms.

"FIRST GATE! GATE OF OPENING! RELEASE!" they both shouted.

The stanine's eyes widened, 'these guys just never cease to amaze me,' he thought to himself.

"SECOND GATE! GATE OF REST! RELEASE!" Gai and Lee shouted again. "THIRD GATE! GATE OF LIFE! RELEASE!

"FOURTH GATE! GATE OF PAIN! RELEASE!" shouted all three warriors. "FIFTH GATE! GATE OF CLOSING! RELEASE!"

Ino and Chouji watched the mighty warriors in awe, their mouths hanging open. Now both Lee's and Gai's skin had turned red, and, like the stanine, their pupils were completely swallowed by the whites of their eyes.

"GO LEE!" shouted Gai.

"RIGHT, GAI-SENSEI!" Lee shouted back. Then Lee sat down and removed the orange bands from his legs, revealing his leg weights.

The stanine arched and eyebrow as Lee took them off. 'He could move that fast with weights on! Incredible! This kid will never cease to amaze me.' Lee then threw the weights at stanine. 'but,' thought the stanine, 'a few pounds won't make a difference against me!' He stretched out his arms, ready to catch the weights. Then they collided. The stanine fell over as the weights crashed straight through his hands and into his chest.

By the time the stanine had gotten up again, gasping in, not pain, but shock, Gai and Lee were already moving.

"Double Green Beast Assault!" they shouted, then disappeared.

Lee reappeared just below the stanine and kicked him into the air. Gai then appeared and kicked him further into the air. Lee kicked him higher still, then Gai kicked him even higher.

Lee then disappeared, and reappeared directly above the stanine. He then used his heel to kick the stanine back down to earth.

"Konoha Whirlwind!" shouted Gai, spinning around. Gai's foot then connected with the stanine just as he was about to hit the ground, and instead he went sprawling into a tree.

Lee landed next to Gai, smiling. Ino and Chouji were smiling as well.

"You did it!" said Chouji.

"Good work you two!" added Ino.

"It's Not OVER!" shouted the stanine's voice.

Everyone turned to look at the stanine, who was picking himself up.

Without warning, the stanine charged, tackling Lee. Then he disappeared, and reappeared behind Gai, punching him in the back. Gai grunted as he flew to the ground. Then the stanine turned to Ino and Chouji. As he did five kunai knives and three shuriken hit him in the chest. Ino and Chouji smiled.

"Got ya!" Ino said happily.

The stanine's mouth curved into a small smile. Ino and
Chouji's smile vanished, their eyes widened. "Time to die!" said the stanine as he charged at Ino, fist raised. Ino didn't even have time to blink. Lee suddenly appeared in front of her and blocked the punch. She blinked, and they vanished.

Lee was moving as fast as possible, throwing punches and kicks at the stanine, but the stanine was just as fast. He was blocking everything Lee threw, and was attacking back, some of his attacks even landed on Lee.

Gai grunted as he got up. He looked around. Chouji and Ino were pale as ghosts for some reason, and Lee wasn't around at all. Gai disappeared, trying to find his beloved student.

Lee was struggling, now starting to feel the effects of the gates and the stanine's punches, which were landing more and more now. Lee broke away from the fight hoping to find time to rest, but the stanine pursued mercilessly. It was obvious that the stanine was faster. Lee was punched in the face and sent flying into a tree, before he made it even a couple meters.

"Now, you'll die," said the stanine calmly, taking out a kunai knife.

"Dynamic Entry!" shouted Gai as he kicked the stanine in the face. Gai pursued him punching and kicking the startled ninja.

"Ga-," Lee coughed up blood, "Gai-sensei." He finished weakly, tears coming into his eyes.

The stanine had gotten over his shock and was now beating Gai senseless. Gai's blood was spilling all over the ground. No longer able to defend himself Gai kept taking hit after hit. His skin turned back to normal, as all his chakra was gone now.

"Gai-sensei." Lee whispered, rage building in him. "Gai-sensei." Lee repeated over and over, his voice getting stronger and stronger.

The stanine kicked Gai in the stomach, causing him to fly back against a tree and cough up more blood. The stanine smiled.

"Gai-sensei!" Lee shouted

The stanine turned to Lee, who had stood up and had his fists clenched tightly.

"C'mon kid," said the stanine, "just give up. It'll be better that way. I'll even give you a quick death. You can't beat me, just give up!

For a second Lee considered actually giving up, then turned and looked at Gai, and his eyes burned with passionate fire.

"I will never give up!" shouted Lee, "Not until I have proven that hard work can beat natural skill! Not until the village and Neji recognize me! That is my way of the ninja! And I WILL NEVER GIVE UP! SIXTH GATE! GATE OF JOY! RELEASE!" Suddenly a huge energy emanated from Lee, his hair grew out longer till it hung down to his back. "I WILL BEAT YOU! FOR GAI-SENSE!

GO LEE!