Also, having read that Guy/Iruka snippet, I totally believe you on that front. I love Guy, and I love that in canon no matter how over the top he gets, he is -- and everybody knows he is -- the only person in Konoha who can match Kakashi. Also they have hung out together for a long time and respect each other as badasses! Aww. There are few things that make me happier in fic than a nod to a strong friendship between Gai and Kakashi (really, he is the only one weird enough to handle it).

Hmm. It only took me two sentences to get sidetracked back to Kakashi.