Ch. 37

Let There Be Drama

Part 2

They moved through the bar district till they found themselves at a large bar called the Rusty Kunai. Finding themselves inside the large building with a large dance floor; the group made their way over to the bar for drinks, the previous excitement now restored as the group chattered excitedly. Moriko suddenly stepped up on a barrier behind Ryusuke, a hand on his shoulder to balance herself with as she waved and called across the bar.

"Gai! Gai! GAI!" not getting a response, the young woman huffed before filling her lungs.

"YOOOOUUUUUTH!" She yelled. Like he had been summoned, Gai seemed to appear before Ryusuke beaming up at his redheaded friend.

"My most youthful companion! You have returned! And in good spirits!" Gai yelled as Kakashi meandered over, Asuma and Kurenai trailing behind. Moriko yelped loudly when her ass was slapped hard, and she stepped down as she swung around. Anko's grin was lecherous as she looked her friend over.

"Oh ho ho! I thought I recognized that gorgeous ass," she said with a wink as Moriko glared for a moment before the two women laughed and hugged.

"Hey boys, how do we look?" Anko called as she pressed her plush breasts into Moriko's causing both women's cleavage to get pushed up, a snake summon forcing Moriko to raise a leg as Anko splayed a hand carelessly around her friend's waist. The surprised look Moriko gave the group as her cheeks flushed red and Anko's seductive grin only made the picture more alluring.

Kakashi was suddenly looking away from the snake mistress as Moriko began struggling to get free, Anko laughing at her friend's struggles. There was a poof and Anko screeched, Moriko having substituted herself with a beaming Gai. The man slung an arm over the horrified woman's shoulder keeping her from fleeing as Moriko laughed at her pain, clearly enjoying her retribution.

"Do you think we can make it worse?" Moriko asked Ryusuke and Itachi.

Itachi got a wicked look in his eye before his eyes flashed red with the Sharingan. Anko gave a bloodcurdling scream and Kakashi appeared beside her a nanosecond later, a burst of his chakra breaking her from the genjutsu as he bravely extracted her from an excited Gai's grip.

Moriko's head tilted to the side with realization.

"I hadn't realized Kakshi was into her till now. Huh. How long has that been going on?" she asked as Itachi snorted and Ryusuke scoffed.

"Only three years now," Itachi deadpanned as she winced, Ryusuke shaking his head in mock disapproval.

"Geez you can be dense. Next thing you know you'll realize who has a crush on you," he mocked as she sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. Poor Hizashi. I should have realized what was going on when his clan backed off whenever we hung out," she muttered as Ryusuke sent her an unimpressed look, his eyes darting to Itachi.

"Really? Your first thought is Hizashi?" he deadpanned as Itachi started glaring at him.

Moriko blinked at him in confusion.

Ryusuke sighed before he began to patronizingly pat the top of her head. She scowled and tried to swat the hand away as he kept patronizing her.

"There there you poor thing. God, you're clueless," he grumped as she scoffed getting peeved.

"Shut up! I am not!" she hissed as he turned his arm to shadows to evade her attempts to stop him from messing with her hair.

Itachi had a tortured look on his face, not sure if he should be peeved or thankful she hadn't realized his feelings yet. A safely retrieved and slightly traumatized Anko shot past them, the copy nin now stuck in Gai's clutches. Moriko snickered, distracted.

"That's true love right there," she laughed as a bored Kakashi stared listlessly into space as Gai yelled his ear off.

"Hey, bartender! Shots for us all!" Anko called causing the group of Hyuga to shoot her wide-eyed looks. This was essentially their first time out unrestricted by the bird cage seal, and the young men and women were caught a bit flat-footed by the situation. They were here to party but didn't really know what they were doing.

"Just go along with it, she's relentless," Genma called as he came up to join the group. Raido and Ibiki trailed along joining the group as they greeted one another. Moriko looked around and noticed the awkward way Hizashi held himself, clearly not sure how to act around his juniors. The poor man had probably been dragged there by his clan to force him to get closer to her. Her eyes darted over the bar till she saw a promising sight.

"Oi! Shikaku! Get your short ass over here! Bring blondie and the buff beefcake!" Moriko called over the bar with a cheeky grin as the other clan heads cracked up with laughter. They came over to speak with her, the group catching up for a moment before she introduced Hizashi to them and asked them to look after him since he was on a wife hunt tonight. The other men laughed and welcomed the other man to their group as they teased him about his quest.

"A wife hunt huh? Hizashi, you sly dog!" Choza laughed clapping Hizashi on the back, nearly sending the slimmer man's face into the table. Buff beefcake indeed.

"She over-exaggerates," Hizashi said with an uncomfortable smile.

"She doesn't," Kai Hyuga interjected, his face impish with glee. The young man fled seeing Hizashi's glare as the other clan heads howled with laughter at the byplay, already well in their cups.

Soon the Ino-Shika-Cho trio were sequestered at a table with Hizashi, the four men talking and laughing with one another, all close in age and better able to relate compared to the crowd of younger people surrounding them. Hizashi shot the young woman a fond look, knowing she had called them over for his sake since he was the oldest of the group. The Ino-Shika-Cho trio traded a speaking look seeing Hizashi was preoccupied staring at the young woman who was talking happily with her friends, his eyes softening as he sipped his sake.

"You look like you've fallen in love," Inoichi blurted.

"I think I have," Hizashi murmured before he stiffened, not intending to have said that out loud. The other men shot him incredulous looks, looking a bit awed or in Inoichi's case, gleeful at such juicy news. Inoichi, a nosey lover of gossip, (he owned a flower shop for a purpose, people bought flowers for a reason) pounced on the opening the other man had presented.

"Well, that wife hunt was hella fast. Hopefully, that's the only thing that's fast," Choza joked as Shikaku snorted his sake in surprise.

"Are you sure? When did this happen?" Inoichi demanded as he shoved the coughing Nara out of his way to sit beside Hizashi. The Hyuga shook his head, debating if he should speak with the other man on this. Deciding that if anyone was going to be able to help him interpret his feelings it would be the Yamanaka clan head, Hizashi leaned forward to speak, telling them swiftly of what had transpired earlier.

"Afterwards she… she looked so happy but so sad," Hizashi muttered before chugging the rest of his sake, looking troubled as Inoichi and a recovered Shikaku sent each other a speaking look, the two of them knowing why Moriko would have reservations about starting a relationship with anyone. Moriko's laughter cut across the bar as she laughed with her friends, her face lit up with happiness making Hizashi smile contentedly and the other men to shoot each other alarmed looks. Sappy Hyuga was new, and they didn't know how to react. A moment later a waitress came by, handing out a round of shots to the table.

"Everyone! I propose a toast!" Genma called as he held up a similar shot glass. The bar cheered their approval as shots were handed to all patrons. With their drinks in hand they quieted down as the young man raised his glass looking grave.

"As a wise man once said, Here's to love, here's to honor; if you can't come in her, come on her!" he called before downing the shot. Most moved to take their shots, but some sprayed their drinks in shock or laughter as a ruckus of merriment filled the bar. He laughed heartily and avoided a few projectiles that were thrown at him, pausing to catch the pair of panties that were thrown his way as some patrons wolf-whistled at the antics.

Anko was cackling at the chaos before she plastered herself to the taller redhead's side. Damn, those sexy heels of hers that made the Uzumaki so much taller than herself.

"Morikoooo, I'm boooored," she whined as the redhead rolled her eyes and draped an arm over her friend's shoulders, used to Anko's antics. There was a group of male ninjas in the corner of the bar who were eyeing the two young women as if they were wolves at a meat buffet.

Seeing this Anko smirked, letting her hands run over her friend's waist and hips, putting on a bit of a show for the men in the corner. The buffet was now all you could eat, they were practically salivating.

Anko slapped Moriko's ass to make it jiggle and the redhead disappeared in a cloud of smoke. In her place stood a grinning Gai in a bunny girl costume. There were noises of horror from the corner as the men's 'growing' attraction came to a screeching halt.

There was a puff of smoke as Moriko reappeared having dropped the henge as she laughed her ass off, the group of men now horrified by what had defiled their eyes. Anko was screeching again as she tried to smack her friend for messing with her again, the redhead cackling in amusement.

"You bitch! That was terrible, why do you keep tormenting me with Gai," Anko whined as Moriko laughed, evading her slaps as best she could before she caught the other young woman's wrists.

"Because for whatever reason, he bothers the hell out of you," Moriko laughed as Anko made a disgruntled noise.

"His fashion sense is atrocious," she complained as Moriko snickered.

"Ok, you're right but he's not bad looking at all. In fact, what if we were able to change his look and fuck with people's heads at the same time?" Moriko said with rising glee. Anko perked up at the idea of making Gai less offensive to her sensibilities.

"Alright, I'm in. What's the plan?" she demanded.

…

10 minutes later

"My eyes," Genma yelled. Ibiki was laughing his ass off, but he had his notebook out and was taking notes ruthlessly.

"I can't unsee it now," Kakashi said, horrified as he looked at the two young women who were henged into sexy versions of Gai.

They had been going around the bar to ask the patrons if they looked sexy. A few people hadn't recognized who they were supposed to be at first before the two women explained what they were trying to do. a few patrons helped them by giving them suggestions for Gai's outfits and hair, but most of the people in the bar were ninjas who had worked with him; they were horrified. A few kunoichi who had come over to sniff out the hot new jonin were horrified to realize they had been attracted to Gai, while some had left with plotting looks on their faces as they started eyeing the real person with new eyes.

Moriko was henged into the professional ninja-looking Gai; The eyebrows were still thick, but they were more manageable, seeming to add handsome masculinity to his angular face, his cheekbones and jawline clearly defined. His hair was past shoulder length, half up half down, with a five o'clock shadow, wearing the village uniform as the shirt struggled for life on his buff chest, the sleeves rolled up to show his defined and veiny forearms and hands. His forehead protector was a black belt that he wore around his hips, and he wore the standard pants, his pants tight around his juicy derriere, the bulge in the front of his pants proportionate to his muscular and lithe frame. He wore thick metal shin guards and the standard ninja shoes.

Anko was henged as the honeypot version of Gai; he had the same hair and eyebrow combo Moriko's version had had, but he was sweaty and shirtless, his muscles chiseled and defined as they glistened with tantalizing perspiration, his scent musky and spicy in an alluring way. His pants were slung low over his defined hips, a trail of hair starting at his naval and leading to his pants.

Izumo and Kotatsu came over to join a groaning Genma and horrified Kakashi, Ibiki still taking notes on this new form of torture.

"Hey guys who are these two…" Izumo's jaw dropped as he gawked at the two sexy versions of Gai and Kotatsu started howling with laughter. Both versions of Gai gave a sexy smirk as they crossed their arms in tandem. Izumo sputtered face red as he looked away while his best friend laughed. Genma shot to his feet.

"Ok, enough! You're corrupting him! You've gone too far! Enough!" he yelled as he waved his arms to disrupt the two's illusions. Anko laughed at his grim face and Moriko joined in. Gai joined them a moment later looking a bit put out.

"It is unyouthful to make fun of your friends," he grumped as Moriko's face fell.

"What?! No, no! I'm not trying to make fun of you," she said as he looked away upset.

"I know what people think of me enough as is," he said, quieter than he normally did, and Moriko's face fell even further, starting to look panicked.

"That wasn't the point at all Gai. At least it isn't for me-"

"It is for me!" Anko called, causing Moriko to send her a glare before returning her attention to Gai

"You're amazing Gai, and not a lot of people realize it because they don't look past the..." Moriko paused to think of the right word as Gai pouted.

"Youthfulness," Kakashi suggested dryly. Moriko made a sound of agreement before continuing.

"I used that henge to show them how you are under your flair for life because now they'll never be able to see you the same. You're a handsome, dedicated, amazing man Gai, and it's time other people realized it too. If it causes them a bit of mental distress, then that's on them for letting their assumptions cloud their vision," she said as he hesitantly met her gaze, his expression uncertain. She held his gaze, sincerity in her eyes.

"I'm sorry for hurting your feelings Gai. It wasn't my intention to hurt such a dear friend. Can you forgive me for my thoughtlessness?" she said, and the tension fled his face as he beamed. He pulled her into a tight hug, and she hugged him fiercely back.

"Very well. And... uh, maybe you will help me perfect my future look?" he asked, blushing as he looked away still hugging his friend. She beamed, squealing in delight that he had consented to getting a makeover. When they released their hug they were interrupted by a young woman who was blushing heavily.

"E-excuse me. I-I was w-wondering if y-y-you'd go out on a d-date with me G-Gai-san? I-I've a-always admired you b-b-but never had the courage t-to ask t-till now," said the young lady, her silky long hair, bangs, and glass nearly hiding her brightly blushing face as she fidgeted nervously. There was no hiding that generous bust or those curvy hips, however. Moriko nearly squealed in delight seeing her friend's eyes going wide as he swallowed nervously at the shy beauty before him. A lithe, beautiful young woman shoved past the shy young woman to drape herself on Gai's arm, shoving herself between Moriko and Gai.

"Hey there sexy, never realized what was under that unitard of yours, hahaha! Why don't we get out of here," she said confidently with a sultry purr as Gai blinked, stunned before he took in his friend Moriko's equally stunned face. Moriko's face flashed with annoyance, and she shot the sexy young woman an irritated look before going over to help the shy young lady back to her feet. The shy girl's hands were shaking before she squeezed them into fists in her shirt to stop their quaking and she straightened her spine.

"E-excuse me, b-but I was t-talking to him first. P-please wait your turn," she said with determination in her eyes. The other woman scoffed.

"Listen, honey, you should leave before you embarrass yourself any further. You wouldn't know what to do with a man like this even if you got him. Take the redheaded skank with you while you're at it, go on shoo," said the sexy young woman as she made a shooing gesture with a manicured hand. Gai drew himself up to his full height, his face now thunderous. When the young woman turned to him, her self-satisfied smirk vanished seeing his displeasure.

"And I have a feeling you know too well what to do with a man. My good friend Kakashi always tells me to never stick my dick in crazy. You must be if you think you can push your way in and insult my dear friends because you assume that I have never seen a pair of breasts before. I have and yours are definitely fake," he bit out as he removed his arm from her grasp and moved to stand with Moriko and the other young woman. The woman's expression was stunned for a moment before it contorted with rage.

"How dare you?! I'm going to be the most beautiful woman ever willing to look your way, you-"

"G-Gai-san is v-very handsome! I-I have always a-a-admired his courage to b-be himself no matter w-what p-popular skanks like you m-might say! G-get lost you s-sore loser!" cried the shy young woman as she moved to stand between Gai and the furious beauty. Gai's eyes widened in surprise before he blushed at the shy young woman's confession and ardent defense of him. The infuriated lithe beauty suddenly socked the shy young woman in the jaw, screeching bloody murder. The noise snapped Gai and Moriko out of their surprise as they worked to separate the two women who were screaming as they pulled at each other's hair and tried to claw one another.

"Catfight!" Anko yelled with glee as she hopped on the bar, some of the patrons moving to form a circle as they began cheering on the two young women as Moriko and Gai struggled to disengage them without hurting the women with their far greater strength. The lithe woman got punched by the shy girl and her head snapped back as her extensions went flying off. There was a shriek of laughter from most of the people surrounding the fight.

"Hair attack no jutsu," Anko wheezed as she howled with laughter atop the bartop.

The lithe girl pulled off one of her stiletto heels and tried to stab the other girl with it only to freeze as the group was caught in two different shadows so that they could be pulled apart and separated safely.

"Boo! Damn you Naras! It was getting good!" yelled Anko as Kakashi tried to get her off the bartop, glaring at the guys who tried to look up her short skirt. The Konoha police force came and took the instigator of the fight away for a night in jail since she had tried to use her show to stab the other girl with her shoe. The group caught up for a minute before the police departed.

"S-sorry for making a scene," said the shy young woman as Gai beamed down at her.

"May I ask the name of the brave lotus blossom who so ardently staked her claim on my heart?" asked Gai as she blushed crimson.

"M-Momohime, but you can call me Momo," she said shyly as he beamed, grabbing her hands in his as her eyes widened in surprise.

"I am delighted to have finally met you Momo-chan. May I ask why you decided to approach now of all times?" he asked as her face glowed bright pink.

"W-well, sadly m-most people can't s-see how wonderful you are. In a w-w-way, it felt like you w-were a p-precious gem t-t-that only I could s-see. S-so when I s-saw those other g-g-girls eyeing you I k-knew I had to act f-fast or I w-w-would never stand a ch-chance," she said, flushing red and looking down as Gai gaped at her, stunned at her words. He looked up to spot the gaggle of women who were eyeing Momo with clear annoyance, seeing that she spoke the truth. Gai suddenly beamed as he pulled her to his chest a hand going around her waist as he began to yell.

"YOOOSH! I must thank you my most youthful friend, Moriko Uzumaki! If you and Anko had not pranked the bar with my youthful and fertile form, this lovely admirer would not have worked up the courage to finally approach me! I would prefer the love of one who has seen the best in me when others could not. Momo-chan, please do me the honor of going out with me! I wish to go steady!" he cried earnestly, the woman pressed into his muscular frame, his strong arm around her waist, her hand clasped in his. Momo's face began glowing the blush traveling down her face and neck.

"Y-y-y-yes, I'll b-b-b-b-be your g-girlfriend," she squeaked, highly shy but highly pleased. Gai beamed and kissed her. Her eyes widened before she swooned in his arms causing him to panic. Moriko started squealing loudly in excitement for her friend as Anko laughed at Gai's panic. Kurenai was nice enough to take the unconscious smiling girl from Gai and go sit in a booth with Asuma, Gai following to be there when she woke up. Moriko went to go check on Hizashi and the young men and women of the Hyuga clan as they mingled.

The floor lit up with lights as bright colorful lights started flashing over the dance floor. What looked like the club owner came over to speak from Moriko as she laughed with the Ino-Shika-Cho and Hizashi.

"Excuse me Uzumaki-sama. May we borrow your karaoke machine tonight?" he asked politely as she blinked in surprise before grinning widely.

"I'm surprised you want me to bring it back considering last time," she said as the owner gave a rueful chuckle.

"Your seals are worth my weight in gold on cutting down the damages to the bar. I would be honored to host another Karaoke night," he said as he bowed. She bowed back.

"No, no, thank you for having us."

"No, no, thank you for selling us sake at such a good price."

"No, no, thank you for letting me install the light-up dance floor."

"No no, thank you for installing the lights and the sound dampener seals." It went on for a bit as a tipsy Hizashi just stared at her the entire time. Inoichi, taking mercy on the man's chances of getting a date, pulled Hizashi to his feet.

"Come on, I need to go to the restroom," said the blonde drunkenly as Hizashi shot the man a baffled look.

"Wait, you're a guy, why are you bringing me?" he demanded as the other man slung an arm over his shoulders and began dragging him off. Inoichi paused to consider that for a moment as he teetered on his feet before shrugging.

"Well, you were being reeeeeeeally weird back there and you need all the fighting chances you can get, you're forty-two and she's like thirty-three. God, you're such a cradle robber, I hope she likes old men. Secondly, I can barely walk straight, how do you expect me to pee straight," he demanded as Hizashi sent the other man a peeved look.

"Get the fuck off me," Hizashi growled as Inoichi turned into a whining limpet.

"Noooooo! Walk me to the bathroom!"

"I'm NOT helping you pee, get off me."

"Just point me in the right direction," Inoichi whined as Hizashi hissed in annoyance.

"I'm not touching your dick!"

"Ew, no just make sure I'm facing the urinal wall," Inoichi whined as Hizaashi sighed in annoyance.

Meanwhile, Moriko and the bar owner had finished being polite to one another and she was hastily setting up the dancefloor for karaoke.

Her clone created a short stage to stand on made of a solid glowing purple barrier, while a clone unsealed a large karaoke machine setting it on the makeshift stage. Another clone unsealed a projector and a canvas sheet to act as the screen. In a matter of moments, the karaoke machine was up and running, a list of songs set up for people to look through, and a waiting list set up. Moriko picked up the microphone and tested it before speaking up so the bar could hear her.

Without warning, she was belting out a song, clearly tipsy as she began to sing.

"Bokutachi waaaaaaaaaaaaaa

ikiruuuuuuuuuuuuu hodo ni

Nakushitekuuuuuuuuuuuuu

suuuuuuukooooooshi zutsu

Itsuwari yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

uso ooooooooooooo matoni

Tachisukumuuuuuuuuuuuuu

koeee mo nakuuuuuuuuuuu~"

"Oh dear Kami, no," Kakashi whined like a wounded dog as Anko laughed at his pain. The snake mistress's trench coat was already sent flying as she whooped, as she drunkenly hopped on stage. Kakashi sighed and followed. It was going to be a loooong night.

AN: Yes, she is singing the ending to Inuyasha, Fukai Mori, with the famous BOKUTACHI WAAAAAA hahaha.