His eyes welled up with tears just thinking about that! He had been on a date! With Kakashi and Obito! It was official! "We have!"

Gai considered it a date, anyway! Sure, lunch was not uncommon for him to share with Obito or Kakashi before their relationship status changed, but that did not mean that their declared first date did not count! Besides, looking back, were not some of those lunches before a sort of courtship? "It was only one lunch, but there is the promise of many more to come! And there will be many because I do not intend to waste another moment after having taken so long to realize my feelings for them!"

He put a hand on Lee's shoulder and looked at him seriously, determined to impart this wisdom on his very wise, youthful pupil. "Lee, you must promise me that you will trust your heart and when you love someone, you will tell them!"