#76 - Chapter 76: Open five gates to beat Ningci with light escape. Evening elephant?
“Not bad speed, but under my eyes, your taijutsu has nowhere to hide, Lee!”
Neji simply raised his hand and easily blocked Rock Lee's attack, rendering his rapid, afterimage-creating speed useless!
Rock Lee withdrew his leg and jumped back, his expression serious.
To deal with Neji, he needed even greater speed.
He paused for a second and said in a deep voice, "Neji, I plan to use that move. If you can't stop it, please give up as soon as possible!"
"That move?"
They were both taught by the same teacher, and he considered himself to know Rock Lee very well.
But he didn't know what move Rock Lee was talking about.
Lotus?
Judging by the momentum, it doesn't seem like it......
"Third Gate of Life, open!"
In an instant, Rock Lee's whole body was flushed with blood, his skin turned red, and the surrounding air flowed, with green energy and blue chakra overflowing!
"He can already open the Third Gate?" Kakashi said in shock.
Might Guy crossed his arms, a smug look on his face, "It's not just that!"
"Fourth Gate of Pain—Open!"
"What?"
Kakashi's pupils dilated, his face full of disbelief, "Guy, isn't this going too far? That child's opponent is another one of your subordinates, right?"
"Yes!"
Might Guy's expression was grave, "But even so, Lee has a reason to go all out! Because Neji is the genius he wants to surpass the most in his life! Just like you!"
A person from a humble background with no ninja talent, his dream is to surpass a genius!
Lee, do it!
And Neji... I'm sorry!
Rock Lee, who had opened the Fourth Gate, instantly disappeared from the spot.
His speed was so fast that even Neji's Byakugan almost failed to capture it.
But even if the Byakugan barely captured it, it was useless!
Because this time, his body completely couldn't keep up with Rock Lee's speed!
He was too fast!
"Ugh!"
Neji was kicked into the air by Rock Lee, letting out a muffled groan.
Then, before he could react, Rock Lee repeatedly attacked Neji in mid-air at a speed beyond human comprehension!
It looked like someone was playing baseball?
In the spectator stand, Naruto looked thoughtfully at Neji, who was being beaten.
Maybe he could also develop such a move, and with his Goro Goro no Mi ability, using this move would only be faster and stronger!
You know, even Might Guy opening the Eight Gates isn't faster than the speed of light!
"Light Release: Evening Elephant?"
......
"Neji, are you going to give up?"
Rock Lee asked Neji while beating him, but Neji didn't say a word, his eyes constantly glancing around, as if trying to find a flaw in Rock Lee's attack.
But he couldn't predict the future!
His Byakugan could capture Rock Lee's current position, but he didn't know where Rock Lee would appear next.
So everything was in vain!
Moreover, in this state, he couldn't even use his most proficient defense, 'Rotation'!
Seeing that Neji didn't answer for a long time, Rock Lee finally made up his mind.
"Fifth Gate—Gate of Closing, Open!!!"
Neji had no way to avoid it and took Rock Lee's full-power punch head-on, crashing rapidly to the ground and smashing out a huge pit!
Boom!!
The earth shattered, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.
The entire arena was severely damaged!
Silence!
The venue was eerily quiet, and everyone held their breath and watched the arena, waiting for the final result!
At this moment, a gust of wind blew appropriately, dispersing the smoke and dust, revealing the final result inside.
Neji was lying on the ground, unable to get up, and Rock Lee was standing in place, panting heavily.
The result was obvious!
"The first round of the match is over, the winner is—Rock Lee!!!"
"Roar!!!"
As Shiranui Genma announced the result, the entire venue erupted.
Everyone was shocked by Rock Lee's power and inspired by Rock Lee's spirit!
Before the match began, almost everyone favored Neji from the Hyuga clan.
The top graduate of the previous class, born into a distinguished family, one of the strongest families in Konoha!
Such a genius was actually overtaken by a commoner who didn't know any ninjutsu or genjutsu, only taijutsu!
It was too exciting!!!
"As expected, I can't beat him?"
Naruto wasn't too surprised by this result.
Although Neji was considered the strongest Genin at this time, Rock Lee after opening the Five Gates would be a handful even for a Konoha Jonin!
It's a pity that the burden of this move is too great. Rock Lee will probably have to rest for at least a month after this battle!
If there weren't such big side effects, then it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Rock Lee had Jonin strength!
"Second match, Kankuro, Shino Aburame, come down!"
After Neji and Rock Lee were carried down, Shiranui Genma also announced the list of the second match.
But unexpectedly, Kankuro chose to abstain!
"What's going on? The guys from the Sand Village!"
"How dare they abstain from such a crucial match? I'm an idiot if I ever go to the Sand Village to post a request again!"
"Yeah, are all the ninjas from their Sand Village cowards?"
"Fuck you, refund the money!!!"
......
The spectator stand was filled with curses, but this still didn't change the result of Kankuro's surrender.
"Since examinee Kankuro has abstained, then the result of the second match is a victory for Shino Aburame!" Shiranui Genma also said unhappily.
"Third match examinees, Hinata Hyuga, Temari, come down! None of you should be abstaining, right?"
Temari really wanted to abstain to preserve her strength, but looking at the man-eating appearance of these nobles and dignitaries, if she abstained again, she would definitely be scolded to death!
And the Sand Village would have its reputation damaged because of their abstention.
So after hesitating for a while, she still floated down riding her fan.
At this time, Hinata Hyuga also arrived at the arena.
This time Naruto didn't tell her anything.
Temari's abilities had already been exposed in the previous match, so if Hinata was prepared, she must have already thought of a way to deal with it!
Shiranui Genma breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that both examinees had come down.
He was afraid that someone would abstain again, and then the whole competition would be troublesome.
The Sand Village might get the title of Coward Ninja Village, and Konoha might be said to be a shady village by those with ulterior motives!
As long as someone insists that the Sand Village ninja's surrender was the result of Konoha Village's bribery, then no matter how they explain it, they may leave a bad impression on those nobles and dignitaries!
So don't fall into the self-proving trap!
Kill whoever spreads rumors!
"Then the third round of the Chunin Exams—begin!"
Hinata and Temari had no trash talk to say. Hearing Shiranui Genma announce the start, they immediately took action.
Temari swung her fan and used Wind Release to attack Hinata,
Hinata's Byakugan saw through the Wind Release and directly jumped away to dodge!
The two's initial battle was evenly matched and inextricably linked!
: There will be another chapter later, remember to collect the prize, what do you want today?
