I met another alternate of somebody I knew in the Nexus. They looked like Gai-sensei, but he called himself... Rock Lee...

...I may find all this more amusing after I've laid down for a while, but right now, I think I'm just a little too shocked...

Lee... Rock Lee... what the hell...

...I went to the Nexus to ask a question, and saw that guy from the Chuunin Exams... Yakushi Kabuto...

...I never did ask my question. But I don't think I can right now... I've got too many other questions, and I don't think they're really the kind I can ask there...

...But why did he ask me about my neck...?

Something weird happened earlier today. One of the teachers for another team picked us all up at our houses early this morning and told us we were going to be sparring with his students. He said he wanted to make sure his rival's group was fit for the exam. ...Honestly, I didn't know Kakashi was rivals with Gai-sensei... he'd never mentioned him before.

At any rate, it meant I got to train with Neji, which was nice. We've been so busy lately, and this was a chance to catch up, even if it did mean we had to fight, too... But this is the first time I've really had the chance to get to know his teammates Rock Lee and Tenten. He normally doesn't talk about his team. After working with them, I don't understand why not... you would think they'd give him plenty to talk about...

( Since you can't have Neji without Team Gai - well, you can, but it's not as fun. )

( ...Hinata and Hanabi and Neji... ((Spoiler warnings for canon apply...)) )

Damn it, Sasuke's being stupid again...

...Maybe too long. But after we failed that mission, there really hasn't been time to come back... We've been watched too closely. It was better not to step too far out of line...

( A longer report... )

...Holy shit, I can't believe he did that...

Wh-what IS this...?!

This is... interesting.