Naruto was on his way to meet up with his girlfriend. He was still annoyed that Kakashi refused to lend him his new book, but, then again, Naruto figured that if the roles were reversed he might have done the same thing. While on his way, Naruto thought about the test Kakashi was going to have them take and found that there had to be some catch to it. Something about his test didn't quite seem to add up; not only did Kakashi not tell them what the test was, but he didn't want them to eat anything at all beforehand.
"What kind of ninja takes a test with no food in his system?" Naruto asked himself. "It's like having a machine go without fuel and forcing it to operate as you test pilot it. I know Kakashi-sensei's up to something."
Naruto then decided to worry about that later as he continued on his way to the Hyuuga Manor. While on his way, his eyes caught sight of a certain green-spandex-clad Genin that was said to be a Maito Gai clone. He wasn't with his other teammates, and he evidently was heading someplace in a hurry. Deciding to multitask, Naruto made a kage bunshin with a very large quantity of chakra and had "him" follow after Lee while Naruto himself went to meet with Hinata.
The kage bunshin followed Lee to a secluded location and found that it was one of the training grounds Team 8 frequently used. Seeing an opportunity to exploit this occasion, "Naruto" left in a hurry to get something to bring back with him.
Never noticing the clone, Lee set himself to completing his normal exercise routine of laps, sit-ups, push-ups, and any other easily-repeatable exercise that came to mind. Fifteen minutes later, "Naruto" returned back to where the green-clad Genin was.
"Hey there," "Naruto" greeted. "Are you Tenten and Hyuuga Neji's teammate, the one called Rock Lee?"
Lee turned to see "Naruto" approaching him.
"Yes," Lee said, "and who might you be?"
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto," "Naruto" greeted with a friendly tone, "member of Team 7."
"A pleasure to meet you, my youthful Konoha comrade!" Lee greeted back. "But how do you know of my teammates?"
"Neji's younger cousin Hinata happens to be my girlfriend," "Naruto" explained. "And I'm familiar with Neji, though I wouldn't call him my friend exactly. You can say that the way he treats others is rather…unyouthful."
"Indeed," Lee agreed, "Neji-san does have that unyouthful belief that many are beneath him because of something predestined. He even considers me as such because of my inability to perform ninjutsu."
"That's a load of trash," "Naruto" replied. "And I'd like to prove that for myself. How about a friendly spar, you and me?"
"Yosh!" Lee said enthusiastically. "I'll gladly spar with you and allow your burning youth to radiate through our match!"
"All right then!" "Naruto" agreed. "But first, how about we have a small drink to get us into the swing of things?"
"I can take a drink," Lee said. "I am feeling rather parched myself."
Naruto pulled out a small water bottle and opened it before handing it to Lee.
"Thank you Naruto-kun." Lee smiled as he accepted the bottle and drank from it.
"No, Lee," "Naruto" replied with a mischievous grin, "thank you for giving up some of your time for my research."
Lee finished the water bottle before looking at "Naruto" with a blush and huge grin as he dropped the bottle. "Naruto" saw that the contents he put into the water were already taking affect as Lee was becoming tipsy.
"You're going to be a great asset to me in this extensive and secret study of your Drunken Fist Style," "Naruto" said before Lee suddenly engaged him in combat.
"Tajuu Kage Bunshin No Jutsu," "Naruto" said as he formed the required hand seal and had thirty solid clones come into existence with the purpose of each of them taking turns fighting the drunken Lee one-on-one. In some cases, it would be two or three at a time against Lee. Other times, it'd be even more than that, sometimes as many as seven.
(Meanwhile)
Naruto was walking through the Hyuuga Manor as he caught sight of Hanabi by herself going through her Juuken practice. He quietly approached the eight-year-old as the girl was still focused on her training. She soon stopped to catch her breath and turned to Naruto, who stood not too far from her. She shot him a glare, which was met with his smile.
"Hi there," Naruto greeted.
"What do you want?" Hanabi replied with the glare and frown still on her face.
"How about a smile my Little Nighttime Firecracker?" Naruto suggested as he went over and ruffled her hair. "Smiles are free aren't they?"
"You're a pain," Hanabi remarked. "And I just had my hair brushed!"
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