I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Future worriedly pushed up her large red-rimmed glasses. "Is our goal to save him?"

"Well... normally speaking, he really shouldn't be able to defeat Gaara."

Chiaki patted Mirai's head and said with emotion, "Gaara's talent is too great; almost none of the Konoha genin can harm him."

"What's even more upsetting is that if this guy gets injured and goes into a berserk state, he might even summon the One-Tailed Shukaku."

"A Shukaku with a single tail?!"

Future was startled. Having experienced the Tailed Beasts firsthand, she knew very well what kind of monsters they were. If Gaara released the Tailed Beasts in the heart of Konoha, it would likely cause incalculable damage.

"What exactly is the Wind Shadow of the Land of Wind thinking?"

"They actually dared to send such a time bomb to Konoha?"

Future got anxious. "Chiaki, why don't we just take him down first?"

"Hmm... I'm not in a hurry."

Chiaki stood smiling in the stands, quietly watching Rock Lee below as he continuously launched attacks and probes at Gaara.

As expected, every attack he made was blocked by Gaara's absolute defense; Gaara simply stood still without moving.

Fortunately, Gaara is a calm person. If it were anyone else, they would have at least yawned to show their disdain for Rock Lee.

"Why aren't you in a hurry?"

She was somewhat anxious about the future. After leaving Earth, Konoha was her second home, and she was unwilling to accept that her second home might be destroyed.

"Well……"

Qianqiu patted the future's head and said, "Sometimes, appropriate threats and disruptions can promote growth."

"It's like a fruit tree. If someone throws stones at the fruit on the tree, the fruit on the tree will become bigger and sweeter."

"You mean... you're going to deliberately let Konoha be attacked by the Tailed Beasts?"

In the future, Chiaki will feel that Chiaki has gone completely mad. Who would deliberately let a tailed beast into their own home to cause destruction?

"There's nothing we can do; Shukaku is just that weak."

Chiaki tilted her chin up, staring intently at Gaara.

The tailed beasts, being extremely threatening creatures, pose a tremendous threat and cause immense damage to Konoha.

Unfortunately, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, is not very strong. Among the Tailed Beasts, it is second only to Isobu, the Three-Tailed Beast.

At this time, Konoha had three Super Kage: Chiaki, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru. How could a mere Shukaku pose a significant threat to Konoha?

Moreover, Chiaki was planning to leave this Shukaku dungeon for Naruto to farm; she only needed to provide support from the sidelines and prevent Shukaku from destroying too many things.

At the same time, a single Shukaku instance is probably not enough to truly raise Konoha's alarm, since Shukaku is really too weak.

While the Shukaku instance is underway, Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha is also about to begin.

Chapter 611 Burden

"Hahaha……"

Lee Locke was panting heavily. He stopped his relentless attacks and stood still, trying to recover his strength.

As a genin who has been a ninja for a whole year, Rock Lee has experienced many battles, big and small, but he has never encountered a situation as difficult as today.

tricky.

This is really a very tricky situation.

Taijutsu-type ninjas are formidable among ninjas of the same level, but they may struggle against ninjas of a higher level.

However, most of the time, the feeling of being powerless is based on the opponent dodging or blocking the attack.

In cases where the raw strength is simply insufficient, Rock Lee accepts it.

If you're not as skilled as others, you can fight them once you improve your abilities.

But what the heck is Gaara?

He stood still, and none of Rock Lee's attacks could hit him, or even get his attention.

This is outrageous!

Being dodged or defended is acceptable, but how do you fight someone who pops up two words saying they are invincible after you hit them?

Gaara's sand seemed to have its own consciousness, defending itself without consuming any of his chakra.

Rock Lee is exhausted, while Gaara is just standing there looking a bit bored. This is just too unfair.

"Are you done?"

Gaara, who had been standing still, watched as Rock Lee stopped attacking and began to catch his breath, and calmly asked.

"?"

Upon hearing Gaara's question, Rock Lee's heart skipped a beat. The next moment, his hair stood on end, his intuition sent him a frantic warning, and his whole body trembled as if he had been electrocuted.

He dared not stand still for a moment, and suddenly lunged to the side.

wow

The ninjas in the stands gasped in surprise. Right where Rock Lee had just been standing, a huge cloud of yellow sand rose up, like a giant hand reaching out to grab Rock Lee.

"!!!"

Lee Rock didn't have time to say anything; he could only keep rolling to his side.

The giant hand formed from the yellow sand kept reaching out to grab Lee Rock, who dodged it with clean and swift side somersaults, making for a rather impressive sight.

However, Gaara quickly stopped this acrobatic-like battle scene.

Snapped!

In the direction where Rock Lee was flipping over, another sand palm materialized. With Gaara's clapping hands together, the two sand palms slammed together, trapping Rock Lee, who was still flipping over and unable to dodge in time, in their palms.

The combined strike of the yellow sand palms produced a muffled thud, startling the ninjas in the stands.

Matt Kai was so desperate that he almost rushed down to save the person.

Kakashi swiftly pulled him down and snapped at him, "Gai! Calm down!"

"Didn't you see that Sister Qianqiu hasn't moved?"

"What if your reckless involvement causes Xiao Li, who originally had a chance to win, to completely lose that chance?"

Might Guy, who was being held back by Kakashi, looked at him with reluctance, "Kakashi... he's my student!"

"I know, which is why I should trust him even more!"

"You must also believe in Sister Qianqiu!"

Kakashi spoke firmly, while Might Guy covered his face. Watching this battle was unbearable for him; his heart was pounding, even more so than when he was fighting himself.

"Konoha's great whirlwind!"

Sure enough, the moment Kakashi finished speaking, Rock Lee kicked the two giant hands formed from yellow sand to pieces. He rolled out of the sand and charged at Gaara again.

Rock Lee firmly believes that no one is invincible; every ninja has a weakness.

Moreover, before reaching the Kage level, the storage and recovery of chakra have their limits.

In other words, even if he can't break Gaara's defense now, he has a chance to defeat him if he wears Gaara down until he's completely exhausted!

When it comes to perseverance and tenacity, Rock Lee has never been afraid of anyone!

"Humph."

"Stop dreaming."

However, Gaara saw through Rock Lee's thoughts at a glance. With a clench of his hand, the two sand hands that had been kicked apart reformed. The sand, which Gaara controlled, chased after Rock Lee like a stream and wrapped him up once again.

"!!!"

Rock Lee dared not be careless and once again used his full strength in physical techniques.

"Konoha's great whirlwind!"

He emerged from the yellow sand like a spinning green tornado.

"go."

Gaara didn't care at all about Rock Lee's escape.

He pointed casually at Rock Lee, then closed his eyes and began to recover his chakra and stamina.

As Rock Lee struggled to dodge wave after wave of sand attacks and was once again left breathless, he was shocked to see Gaara resting with his eyes closed through a gap in the sandstorm.

Rock Lee immediately realized that his tactics were flawed. The yellow sand covering the ground didn't seem to require much of Gaara's chakra and stamina. With the support of Absolute Defense, Gaara only needed to close his eyes and rest to recover.

Overcoming oneself is only a matter of time. Once one's physical strength is completely exhausted by the yellow sand, defeat will immediately follow.

What kind of willpower or perseverance? They are utterly insignificant in the face of a monster like Gaara.

"Damn..."

Rock Lee gritted his teeth and looked up at his mentor Might Guy, who was covering his face in the stands, and at his goddess, who was looking at him calmly.

This can't go on!

We must change our strategy!

Lee Locke took a deep breath and launched a swift and powerful attack at the yellow sofa that was entangled with him.

"Charge! Prelude to Power!"

Swoosh

Rock Lee's figure pierced through the yellow sand like lightning, then appeared on a statue at the back of the arena.

The shattered yellow sand began to slowly undulate, and Gaara opened his eyes, starting to search for Rock Lee's location.

"Ok?"

Chiaki watched with great interest as Rock Lee began to squat down and remove the ornaments from his feet, while Might Guy's eyes widened and he clenched his fists.

"This is the weight I always carry for training and combat... I have to take it down against an opponent like you!"

Rock Lee removed the ornament from his feet, which fell from the statue's head to the ground with a loud thud, kicking up a cloud of dust and once again eliciting gasps from the audience.