blogombal Chapter 215 The thrill of cheating is momentary, Gaara (Old Six)
Chapter 215 The thrill of cheating is momentary, Gaara (Old Six)
"It's the fourth gate. Kai, is this Lee's current limit?" On the second floor, Kakashi couldn't help but turn around and ask after seeing Lee's outburst.
In just one year, he progressed from the third to the fourth stage of cultivation, which, combined with the heavy load he was carrying, was indeed a tremendous achievement!
It is important to know that the further you progress in mastering the Eight Gates Formation, the more difficult it becomes. After the third gate, each gate represents a qualitative leap for the practitioner.
"Hehe, you can keep watching, Kakashi."
"What? Could it be that the child is already..." Seeing Kai's composure, Kakashi's eyes widened in shock and disbelief.
"Look over there! Those thick eyebrows are amazing!!" Just then, Naruto suddenly shouted excitedly, bringing Kakashi back to his senses.
Turning my head, I saw Xiao Li, his body covered in blood and his face contorted in a ferocious grin, launching a furious attack!
Although there was no way to avoid the countless sand bullets, he used the chakra energy from the four gates to forcefully blast them away, and like a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex, he swept through the air and punched Gaara's sand sphere.
The next instant, a powerful sonic boom exploded in the venue, and a violent wind pressure, like a Category 7 hurricane, erupted from the sand sphere and swept across the entire area!
"Click...click click click..."
The sand ball cracked rapidly like an egg with a crisp sound, then shattered into countless grains of sand with a "poof".
In the blink of an eye, almost at the same time the sand was formed, countless grains of sand transformed into sharp sand spikes and burst forth.
Sand spikes are fast, but Rock Lee's speed is clearly superior! In a flash, Rock Lee saw Gaara emerge from the sand with a grin, and suddenly kicked him into the air.
Before Sands could even react, Lee had already moved from his spot to Gaara in mid-air, behind him. "Now, it's my time to shine!"
Shouting confidently at Gaara, Lee kicked him again, sending Gaara flying. He then quickly landed, adjusted his direction, and threw another punch…
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."
At such incredible speed, all the seemingly complicated movements appear to everyone as Gaara being relentlessly beaten by Lee in mid-air, unable to even land on the ground or launch a counterattack.
Even if someone tries to form a hand seal, Xiao Li will forcibly interrupt them in an instant, forcing them to endure a series of critical hits!
"Sasuke, that guy with the thick eyebrows is amazing! If it were you, could you defeat him?" Naruto, watching the chaotic battle scene from the stands, felt his mouth go dry.
That speed was completely invisible to him!
"Heh, what do you think?" Sasuke widened his eyes and pushed the Three Tomoe to its limit, but cold sweat kept pouring out of his forehead.
At his speed, he'd be a sitting duck to his opponent; how could he possibly fight back? Perhaps relying on Sharingan genjutsu would offer a sliver of hope for a comeback, but it would be nothing more than a sliver...
Who would have thought that someone who was just an ordinary loser would have such power!
How many more incredible things happen in this world?
However, thanks to Lee's full-force burst of energy, he was able to absorb quite a few martial arts techniques. But achieving Lee's speed would likely be very difficult.
"What a pity, no matter how fast Lee is, his eyes can't keep up. Otherwise, he would have won this battle!" Suddenly, Kakashi sighed and pulled down his headband to cover his left eye.
These words immediately drew the attention of Might Guy, Sasuke, and Naruto, who were about to say something...
But before they could speak, Rock Lee shouted again from the arena, "Open the Gate! This is my final strike in upholding the Way of the Ninja..."
After a series of intense bursts of power, feeling the pain all over his body, Xiao Li finally unleashed his strongest killing move.
The speed increased several times over again as he grabbed Gaara with bandages, and his right leg, as powerful as lightning, kicked Gaara hard in the stomach. "This is... the Reverse Lotus!!"
With a loud crash, Gaara violently slammed into the ground, instantly cracking the floor and creating a large crater.
"Ah..." At the same time, Xiao Li screamed and almost lost his balance while clutching his fractured right leg.
Although he was grimacing in pain, a smile still graced his face. Indeed, after using that move, he was too weak to continue the match, but he won!
He has proven his ninja way with facts!!
"Snap... Sizzle... Puff..."
Almost at the same moment that Lee raised his smile, Gaara, who had been hit, suddenly cracked and turned into sand, causing Lee and everyone else to change color at the same time.
"Sand clone? When??"
"When you hit the sand ball, you didn't think that clone was my real body, did you?" Suddenly, Gaara's voice sounded softly behind Lee.
Lee quickly turned around and saw the sand sphere he had just shattered reform into Gaara's true form. Lee was utterly dumbfounded!
"So, I was attacking your clone the whole time? How is that possible? How can there be such a sturdy clone??" Xiao Li exclaimed excitedly, frowning, finding it hard to believe.
It's simply unbelievable that his clones could withstand attacks from all four of his forms in succession!
"Why not? That was a specially made clone I prepared for someone, which consumed a large portion of my chakra," Gaara explained casually, but his gaze inadvertently drifted to the examiner, Ishikawa.
This was originally intended to mislead Ishikawa, causing him to waste his stamina and chakra so that I could launch a counterattack, but it was used here and exposed prematurely.
However, it wasn't a complete waste. The eye technique that Ishikawa just displayed was no weaker than the Byakugan, so perhaps this disguise couldn't fool Ishikawa's eyes at all.
"Then, as a thank you for making me excited, I'll end this battle with your blood!" Gaara looked at the dumbfounded Lee opposite him, and with a wave of his hand, countless grains of sand formed a sand hand that reached out to grab him.
Xiao Li instinctively tried to dodge, but the moment he moved, the pain in his right leg caused him to fall to the ground. At the same time, the aftereffects of the Five Gates technique spread throughout his body, causing his expression to change drastically…
"Enough!" Just as Xiao Li was about to unleash his power, Ishikawa suddenly appeared in front of him, frowning and shouting.
However, when faced with Ishikawa's appearance, Gaara did not stop but instead became even more excited and urged the Sand Hand to strike Ishikawa.
"Crackling and popping..."
In the blink of an eye, Ishikawa's longsword was drawn and slashed across the sky, unleashing a massive white lightning bolt that tore apart the sand hand with lightning speed.
"Are you going to attack the examiner? You Sand Village genin!!"
"No, no, no, I just didn't have time to stop just now." Gaara shook his head with a faint smile, but the fighting spirit in his eyes was undisguised.
"Hmph, you'd better behave yourself if you don't want to be disqualified from the exam right now." Ishikawa sneered, then turned his gaze to scan the entire arena. "The winner is Gaara Sandfall."
"Wait, I can still..."
"What do you mean 'can'? If you don't want to be crippled and unable to even be a ninja, then you'd better lie there obediently. I was hoping you'd make some progress, but I didn't expect you to fall for such a simple trick..." Seeing that Lee was still trying to show off, Ishikawa launched into a tirade of abuse.
Cheating might feel good for a moment, but it'll get you banned for 500 episodes.
Does this guy, Xiao Li, really want to be a real man for just a few minutes?
"Crippled? No way!" Lee, who was still determined to persevere, was stunned. Realizing that he might not be able to continue being a ninja, he immediately changed his attitude.
"Doctor! Call a doctor right now! I don't want to become disabled! I still want to train hard with Guy-sensei and go on missions with Neji and Tenten..."