A very Naruto Christmas - A Naruto Count Down story to Christmas

by Winnifred Artemis

For you that want to get the idea of this very quick: This is a 24 chapter story that will be updated every day of December as a countdown to Christmas and that tells the story of many Naruto characters celebrating the holidays. The length will be about 20K. To you others: There is a much better explanation in the very fist chapter. Check it out before dismissing the story, okay?

24. December 23 - High and low

A/N:
Ever experienced a panic the day before Christmas? Like you remember that you didn't buy enough milk? Or that nobody was told to pick up grandma at the airport? Well, let's just say that the villages in Konoha also have days like that.

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«I do not own any of the following pictures, music, characters or the original universe. I only own the story itself the main character and to the idea.»
This has yet to be beta'ed.

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Chapter 23 - High and low

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"No, no, no, no!"

Might Gai, the beautiful, green beast of Konoha lifted his head from the pillow.

"Lee?"

After an especially hard routine - even for him, the youthful man hadn't look quite as youthful, and had given into his rivals advice to lie down for a couple of hours rest. However, the fanatic noises from his favorite student had brought his back to consciousness.

"Lee," he repeated, pushing himself up in a sitting position. "whatever are you doing? Is something wrong?"

The young boy, a spitting image of himself, turned to face, panic written in his eyes.

"Oh, no." Gai could barely get the words out. "Don't tell me it's… No Lee." Tears appeared in the teachers eyes.

Lee only gave a nod.

The both of them whaled together in a cry. And soon Lee was sitting beside his best friend and guardian.

"I'm so sorry, Lee! It's all my fault!"

"No, I can't let you blame yourself. It was my fault. I was the one being careless."

"No, my young friend," Gai reached out his hand and clutched his student's shoulder. "I should have trained you better."

"But you are the best there is!" Lee insisted.

"But I was not good enough." An even wider flow of tears ran down his face. "And because of that your legs-" He couldn't complete the sentence, but screamed out in desperation and sorrow. "Oh! Lee!"

"My legs?"

The young body had stopped shivering, and Gai looked down, noticing Lee's confused expression.

"Is there something wrong with my legs, Gai-sensei?"

The teacher seemed to grasp the situation, understanding that his assumption had been a wrong one.

"Tell me, Lee." He got one his feet and the boy raised with him. "What is it?"

"It's...It's the presents. I can't find the one I bought for Sakura." He swallowed hard. "It's simply… gone."

"Are you certain, Lee." Gai asked, a seriousness in his voice that Lee never had heard the likes of. "If what you say is true..."

"It is."

"I see..."

"Then you know what we have to do."

"Search." Lee declared, his back straightened he did. "No matter what."

"Yes! That is the spirit!" Gai gave him a thumb up. "Have you gone through this whole room?"

"From east to west, but it's not here." Lee told him, a sadness i his voice.

"We can't stop here, Lee! We have to keep looking, be it to the end of earth!"

"Yes, sensei!"

"Follow me, Lee. We will find it!"

"I'll follow you to the end of earth." Lee stated proudly as he followed Gai into the next room.

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A/N:
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