First Gate [Video/Action]

[niceguypose]

[Video]

[The video feed suddenly kicks in with the sound of rushing winds and the sight of a blue sky. And soon, falling into view is bushy-browed teenager with a bowlcut, confusion and panic written all over his face.

Upon arrival, Rock Lee and his book open have begun freefalling through the sky to towards the village. Lee keeps his eyes focused on the open book and pushes himself through the air to get a closer look. Just enough to tell that it's some kind of communication device... and that it seems to be recording his face, and his movements.

Can they hear him, too? A million thoughts rush through his head. What happened? Where did everyone go? Why am I floating through the sky? Somebody help me down! But... if people could see him, he wouldn't want to look weak, would he? He's Rock Lee, after all. The Green Beast of Konoha. He can figure out a way out of this.

What would Gai Sensei do?

So he opts to force on a smile, one full of shining teeth, and he flashes a thumbs up towards the camera and shouts as loud as he can.]

DYNAMIC... ENTRY!

[Lee can find his way down. After all, his training weights are gone. He feels so light.]

[Action]

[If anyone misses out on the high-paced action, they can find Lee after he lands - either traveling to the item shop for his headband, weights and equipment or to the clothing shop for his valued green jumpsuit and vest. He'll also jog around to survey the village and some of the forest afterwards, eager to greet his new neighbors in the process.]

Comments

[Video]

[niceguypose]

I HAVE NO IDEA! ONE MOMENT, I WAS WITH THE ARMY, AND WE WERE ALL ADVANCING TO HELP YOU FIGHT AGAINST MADARA WITH KILLER BEE-SAN AND GAI SENSEI AND KAKASHI SENSEI! NOW I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR WITH A BOOK THAT HAS SOME ADVANCED COMMUNICATION JUTSU, AND I CANNOT FEEL MY CLOTHES!

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

[Okay, let's tackle the part that sounds like the easiest first.]

GEH-- OF COURSE YOU CAN'T, YOU'RE HALF NAKED!

[Video]

[niceguypose]

[To make sure, he takes a moment to rub his chest.]

AH! NO! WHERE HAVE MY CLOTHES GONE? I FEEL SO EXPOSED!

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

WHA-- YOU JUST NOTICED THAT!?

[Video]

[niceguypose]

YES! IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE STATE OF MY DRESS IS THE LEAST OF MY CONCERNS!

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

BUT YOU'RE WEARIN' SOMETHIN' COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN USUAL! HOW'D YOU NOT NOTICE!?

[Video]

[niceguypose]

BECAUSE I AM FALLING FROM THE SKY, NARUTO-KUN!

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

[Oh yeah. He mentioned that.]

WHY!?

[Video]

[niceguypose]

I... DO... NOT... KNOW!

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

[This is confusing. It's confusing to Lee for obvious reasons, but it was confusing to Naruto for all the wrong reasons.]

WHY DON'T YA JUST LAND ALREADY?

[Video]

[niceguypose]

BECAUSE I AM STILL FALLING! I AM SEEKING A PLACE TO LAND!

[Pause.]

NARUTO-KUN! I THINK I HAVE AN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE IDEA!

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

[Oh dear.]

WELL? WHAT ARE YA WAITIN' FOR, LAY IT ON ME!

[Video]

[niceguypose]

[He reaches out for the book, grabs it and holds it down facing the ground. Lee then slowly pans the open journal over the village.]

FIRST, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU SEE WHERE YOU ARE, NARUTO-KUN!

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

[Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.]

RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE! THIRD BUILDIN' ON THE RIGHT! I'M ON THE ROOF!

[Video]

[niceguypose]

[He looks in the direction that the book is pointing and spots the building. But before he maneuvers himself there...]

GREAT! AND, NARUTO-KUN... YOUR SHADOW CLONES ARE EXPENDABLE, CORRECT?

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

[Naruto starts off a little quieter than he's been going this whole time, mostly trying to put his thoughts into words.]

I dunno if they'd go around sayin' that but, uh... YEAH! YOU WANT ME TO PULL SOME AWESOME STUFF WITH 'EM!?

[Video]

[niceguypose]

PRECISELY, NARUTO-KUN! THIS IS THE PLAN! I WANT YOU TO SEND AS MANY SHADOW CLONES IN MY DIRECTION AS YOU CAN - AS HIGH AS YOU CAN GET THEM, BUT SPREAD THEM OUT! THEY CAN HELP ME REACH YOUR LOCATION! IN THE MEANTIME... I SHALL OPEN A GATE!

[Video]

[jinchuuriki]

GOTCHA! LIKE A NET!

[He's definitely got this. One handseal later, and there's a ton of shadow clones on the roof. What was a normal roof was now covered in orange and black, and the shadow clones were tossing themselves up in the air in different directions.]

HERE WE GO! READY WHEN YOU ARE, BUSHY BROWS!

[Video -> Action]

[niceguypose]

ALRIGHT, NARUTO-KUN! HERE I COME!

[The gate is opened, and Lee can feel his strength and speed increasing. With this boost, he's able to push himself through the air in the direction of the building. He aims himself right at the first Naruto clone he sees and bounces off of it at full power, bouncing from it to the next-nearest Naruto clone. Using them as stepping stones and ways to wear down his momentum, Lee makes his way towards the roof, the book now closed and tucked into his pants.]

[Action]

[jinchuuriki]

[Horror spreads on Naruto's face as he watches Lee race towards each shadow clone in the air, each clone displaying that very same look of horror as he approaches. Maybe a little more horror, because despite their whole purpose for the day being a stepping stone, they're still only human and still feel pain for the moment before they explode into small clouds of smoke. It's making Naruto wince with each clone's demise.

Oh, and they're wailing in pain because Lee's steps are like kicks from an elephant.

Lee, please don't land on the real Naruto.] Geez... that was you're idea?

[Action]

[niceguypose]

[Rock Lee soon reaches the roof and just narrowly soars over Naruto's head to land on his feet behind him. He raises his hands in victory and cheers.]

THANK YOU NARUTO-KUN! I MADE IT!

[He doesn't seem to have noticed the lack of rushing winds to shout over.]

[Action]

[jinchuuriki]

OI, I'M RIGHT NEXT TO YOU!

[Look what you did, Lee. You got him shouting all loudly again. But he's glad to see you, man. He really is.]

[Action]

[niceguypose]

[Lee's so glad to see him too... that he misses the point and goes in for the hug.]

YOU ARE, NARUTO-KUN! YOU ARE! AND I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU ALIVE! I WAS SO WORRIED FOR YOU ALL WHEN I HEARD YOU WERE FIGHTING MADARA, BUT HERE YOU ARE, ALIVE AND WELL!

[Says the guy who just casually murdered his multiple clones.]

[Action]

[jinchuuriki]

[The remaining clones disperse the moment Lee hugs Naruto, with the latter grunting under his breath. He was not expecting a brohug, he can just... awkwardly pat Lee on the back.]

O-OI, I HAVEN'T DONE ANY OF THAT YET!

[Action]

[niceguypose]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NARUTO-KUN? THE LAST I HEARD OF YOU WAS YOUR HEROIC BATTLE AGAINST MADARA ALONGSIDE GAI SENSEI AND THE OTHERS!