Genius Hyuga Twins

Chapter 20: Acceptance

"Ami!" I hear called behind me after I've been running for a while. I glance behind me and see Lee running at me.

"Lee?!" I yell startled, but don't slow down at all, "How are you here?"

"I had the surgery as soon as you left. I departed once I had woken up. I feel incredible, Ami." He tells me enthusiastically.

"Should you really be here? You just got out of surgery." I scold him.

"I am perfectly fine. I even have my medicine to take for later." He proudly holds up a bottle. It's sake. I just sigh. We run full speed through the forest, at speeds only the two of us could handle. I direct us towards where I see Naruto and someone fighting. Just as he's about to be hit, Lee intercepts the hit dramatically.

"Konoha's beautiful green wild beast has been resurrected. I am Rock Lee!" Lee exclaims as I join him, facing down the bone guy.

"Naruto, where is Sasuke?" I ask, looking around and seeing the empty container.

"Ami, Lee, you made it, how?" Naruto asks us in confusion.

"Naruto, you have to go get Sasuke, leave this guy to us." Lee tells him confidently. Looks like another delay.

Naruto runs off towards where Sasuke must have gone, after warning us about bone guys attacks. I focus on the bone guy in front of us. If I remember, he's dying of some disease, but he's still crazy strong.

Lee and I work in tandem to fight Kimimaru, who's name I learned after Lee and him spoke a little while we fought. We are both impressive in speed together, and while Lee uses his strength, I use the Gentle Fist and add the use of my fans, doing my micro blade attacks when Lee is stepping back to set up his next attack.

"You're both fast, I commend that. But you, Lee, you're too linear. And you girl, are not strong enough to break my bones." Kimimaru informs us. He's very serious as he speaks to us. We fight a bit more before Lee calls out suddenly to stop.

"Please wait, I must take my medicine." Lee calls a halt to the fight, taking out the sake.

"Lee, wait, don't!" I call out, but it's too late. He chugged the whole thing down. It was horrible the first time this happened when Guy took us out to celebrate our one year as a team together.

"Why would I wait *hiccup* Ami, I needed to take it." Lee slurs, the sake instantly taking affect. "Now let's get this guy." He takes an all new fighting stance. He's in Drunken Fist mode. Probably for the best, he's crazy strong in this mode. I take my fans and change their angle, turning them vertically. I focus and sharpen the wind chakra around them, keeping it focused on the blade instead of going for range.

"Yeah Lee, let's get this guy." I say with a smirk. We both charge, both of us taking completely different approaches than we were before. While Lee is more unpredictable, I am more precise. Kimimaru can't fight both of us this way, so when he would block one of us, the other gets the hit in. My sharpened blades can cut clean through his bones now, so he has to create more to keep himself safe, but he is struggling to make them fast enough. Lee is fast, and since Kimimaru is getting overwhelmed with the both of us, Lee is landing hard hits against him on his actual body after I cut away the bones. Eventually, Lee sobers up, but we still are at the advantage. Suddenly, sand flies between us, blocking Kimimaru's next hit on Lee. I turn to see Gaara standing there, staring threateningly at Kimimaru.

"Why are you here, Gaara?" I ask him skeptically. I know why he's there, but I want Lee to hear it.

"I am here..." Gaara says in his deep, growly voice, "As an ally of Konoha."