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After a few weeks of Gai's training and several simple D-rank missions TenTen was pleased to see that her worries about the sanity of her team were somewhat exaggerated. Gai's ranting about the power of youth was certainly strange at first, but after a while she'd gotten used to it, and had even come to realize that Gai's ideas had a certain degree of validity. Naruto had certainly become a stronger, better ninja because of his refusal to accept failure, Rock Lee's determined efforts were inspiring to anyone who watched him, and TenTen herself had to admit that her she was just as driven as her teammates, though not as outspoken about it. Sometimes TenTen almost started to think her sensei might not be so crazy after all.

A comfortable illusion, but one that was inevitably shattered by moments like this.

"Very well, my eternal rival!" Gai declared with a dramatic flourish. "I accept your challenge to a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors, and if I lose I will do five hundred laps around Konoha." Gai paused dramatically, then added, "On my hands!"

Cutting Loose, Chapter 2

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