Second chances

chapter 14:lee and Gai? The HORROR!

As Team 7 approached room 301, they noticed a couple of things.One, the room wasn't room 301 at all; merely a genjutsu to confuse. Usually more well-known as tricks that ninjas/magicians use as party tricks.And second, no one seemed to notice.With this thought in their minds, they disbelievingly gaped at a boy with a bowlcut and a green jumpsuit being pushed down easily by another chuunin hopeful.

"Ha! If this is all you've got, you shouldn't even try to become chuunin!" laughed one.

Quietly, Naruto, Sasuke and Hinata slipped through upstairs to the real room 301. However, they did not go unnoticed, as a pair of white eyes watched.

"Uchiha Sasuke! Fight me!"

Naruto inwardly groaned. He had hoped to avoid the confrontation with Gai's carbon was one part of history he never wanted to see. He prayed quietly that Sasuke would not accept the fight, and-

"Hmph. Fine. I accept your challenge."

Damn you, Kami-sama. (1)

As Sasuke walked towards the area, Naruto muttered,

"Remember the plan."

"I know. I got it."

Just then, two high-pitched yells echoed across the room.

"SASUKE-KUN!"

The spectators watched as two blurs towards their target. Sasuke inwardly cursed to himself.Shit.H

e braced for the impact that was inevitably to come. The next thing everyone knew were two girls hugging - no, literally crushing their crush as if their lives depended on it.

"Windpipe... choking.." gagged Sasuke.

"Back off, Ino-pig, Sasuke-kun is mine!" growled Sakura.

"Says who, forehead girl?"

"Says me!"

"Oh yeah? And you and what army?"

"Me and this army!" replied Sakura, holding up her fist.

"Yare yare... I knew this would turn troublesome..." A bored voice said

."Shikamaru? What do you mean, 'this would turn troublesome'? And since when were you here in the first place?" Asked Hinata curiously

."Well, we pretty much decided to follow you guys through the genjutsu. Cue team 8, then Ino and Sakura is killing Sasuke as you can see here," he replied nonchalantly, directing his gaze to the unfortunate boy now turning into a lovely shade of blue

."Um, ladies? You might want to let go of your precious Sasuke-kun, or else he's gonna suffocate," Naruto called out.

The two then realised what they were doing and looked. Sasuke was now past the point of blue and his soul was slightly flying out of his mouth. Instantly they stopped hugging and their object of affection's face was returning its normal colour. (A/N: Aw... I liked the pretty blue colour..)

Gasping, Sasuke sucked in the welcome oxygen.

"Thanks... Naruto.. But couldn't.. you have said it.. sooner?"

"Well, yeah, but it was fun to see you turn blue," he grinned. 'But I wonder why Lee hasn't said anything yet.. it's not natural for him to be this qu

-'"Excuse me, but are you Sakura?"

'Spoke too soon, I suppose,' Naruto sighed, almost wistfully. 'I missed the quietness...'Sakura thought. If she said something wrong, the creepy boy might attack her.

"Um.. yes?"

Wrong answer.In reply, Lee blushed and glanced shyly at her. "Would you like to go out with me, Sakura-san?"