I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Gaara is already lying on the ground, isn't he?

He even started shedding his skin. Doesn't that count as a victory for me?

and many more……

molt?

Rock Lee stared in shock as Gaara lay on the ground, pieces of his skin peeling off one by one.

The next moment, Gaara, who was lying on the ground, turned into an empty shell covered in yellow sand.

Sand clone!

Rock Lee realized what was happening and instantly moved away from his position.

However, it was too late for him. After Gaara had been hiding and preparing for a long time, a large swath of yellow sand suddenly rose up, entangled Rock Lee in place.

Gaara's face was filled with resentment and dissatisfaction. He had never experienced such a disadvantage before, as he had always had everything go smoothly.

Even in the actual battle in Konoha, even if Temari and Kankuro tried to stop him, Gaara was determined to crush this guy!

The yellow sand kept tightening, and Lee Rock struggled for a while, only to find to his horror that he could not break free from the sand's grasp.

"plum--!!!"

"Don't give up!"

Seeing his disciple struggling so hard, Might Guy's face began to streak with tears.

"Teacher Kai—!!!"

In his struggle, Li shouted, "Can I use that move?! Is this the moment already?!"

"?"

Gaara frowned. In his view, this kind of behavior of asking questions and providing assistance from the sidelines during a battle was a cowardly act.

"Use it, Lee!!!"

Matt Kay wiped away his tears with great passion, "Burn your youth to the fullest, Lee!"

"I grant permission!"

“Oh oh oh——!!!”

"Teacher Kai—!!!"

After receiving "guidance" from Matt Kee and obtaining permission from his teacher, Rock Lee felt his blood boiling.

In fact, his feeling was right; his blood was indeed boiling!

Gaara frowned again. After all, he was a newcomer, and he hesitated for a moment when faced with something so incomprehensible.

In that instant, a green pillar of chakra rose from Rock Lee's body, and his aura exploded like a Saiyan transformation.

"Eight Gate Dunjia Formation!"

"First door! Open the door! Open!"

bang

The yellow sand that was entangled with Rock Lee was blasted apart. Rock Lee rolled out, crossed his hands in front of him, and his aura flashed repeatedly.

"Second Gate! Rest Gate! Open!"

"The third gate! The gate of life! Open!"

Boom!

After opening two doors, Rock Lee's body began to flush red with blood, and the green chakra column began to contract and shrink, then turned into a halo-like aura that condensed around Rock Lee.

At this moment, Rock Lee's hair was completely standing on end due to the impact of chakra, and his pupils were no longer visible, only the whites of his eyes were visible.

"It's been such a long time since I've seen... the Eight Gates..."

Chiaki looked down at Rock Lee with awe, while Mirai's eyes widened, "This child can actually open the Eight Gates!"

Having truly experienced how terrifying the Eight Gates were, Future expressed his shock, while Kakashi, who was watching the battle, grabbed Might Guy by the collar.

"Kai! Are you crazy?!"

"Little Li is only twelve years old! You want him to learn the Eight Gates Formation?!"

"His body won't be able to handle it!"

Might Guy, who was being questioned by Kakashi by the collar, forced a smile and said, "He is my disciple... my personal disciple!"

Kakashi fell silent upon seeing Might Guy's smile.

However, he quickly turned to Kai and said, "...Listen carefully, for Xiao Li, the third gate is the limit. We absolutely cannot let him open a higher gate..."

Kakashi, a Konoha technician, had some knowledge of the Eight Gates, but something shocking happened to him.

Just as he reminded Kai to control Rock Lee's Eight Gates, Rock Lee on the field opened the fourth gate.

"Fourth Gate! Injury Gate! Open!"

Rock Lee knew very well that he couldn't defeat Gaara with just the three gates. He had just used the Reverse Lotus, which could only be used in the third gate state, by removing his weight, but this didn't have much of an effect on Gaara.

In that case, we must deploy a higher level of combat power!

Chapter 614 You did a great job

A dark green, viscous chakra aura clung to Rock Lee's body, and within those layers of chakra, wisps of bright red liquid surged.

That's blood.

After opening the fourth gate, the Gate of Injury, Rock Lee truly entered the realm of the Eight Gates, breaking through to the level of a Jonin.

But at the same time, he paid the price of continuous physical damage and blurred consciousness.

The immense power brought a severe backlash, leaving Rock Lee unable to control the Fourth Gate for only ten seconds.

If he can't defeat Gaara within these ten seconds, then he will definitely lose.

"rush!"

Rock Lee gritted his teeth. At this moment, he no longer cared about anything else. Facing an enemy like Gaara, he only hoped to defeat him through his own efforts, using the tenacity and perseverance that he believed no one could match!

He couldn't understand a single word of what it meant to use the Eight Gates Formation to unleash one's full potential, which he considered cheating.

However, it must be said that both Might Guy and Rock Lee possess a fighting spirit that is enough to bring tears to one's eyes.

They are the kind of men who are willing to risk their lives to create miracles.

Whether it's Gaara, who seemed invincible during the Chunin Exams, or Madara Uchiha, who was as powerful as a god in the future Fourth Shinobi World War.

Rock Lee and Matt Kay's romance—using mortal bodies to challenge the impossible—is what truly touches people.

"Charge! Li—!!!"

The audience's enthusiasm was ignited by Matt Ke's desperate roar.

Even though not many people watched the Chunin Exams preliminary rounds, almost everyone had a burning passion in their hearts.

Gaara, because of his absolute defense, can be said to have become the strongest genin in everyone's mind.

However, the moment the seemingly ordinary Rock Lee charged at him, the arrogant Gaara actually backed down!

With a hint of panic on his face, he took a step back, then gathered a large amount of yellow sand to form a defense.

However, it was clear that the yellow sand was no match for Rock Lee's attack. The green light broke through all the defenses in an instant, and then a powerful punch landed on Gaara's face.

boom!

Gaara flew straight out and left a deep imprint on the wall.

Even so, Rock Lee had no intention of letting him go. His figure transformed into a green lightning bolt, and he launched a kick towards the wall.

Swoosh

The green lightning tore through the space and struck the wall where Gaara was almost instantly.

"Gaara!!!"

Temari and Kankuro, who were watching from the stands, cried out in alarm. They weren't worried about Gaara being hurt; they knew perfectly well how strong Gaara's defense was.

Even a seemingly incredibly powerful impact from Rock Lee wouldn't cause Gaara any fatal injury, in their eyes.

What they were worried about was that Gaara would lose control of his emotions due to his injury and thus release the tailed beast inside him.

If that happens, everything will truly be ruined.

Moonlight Gale quickly reached the wall, wanting to get a closer look at the battle.

However, before he arrived, he saw a flash of green light pass before his eyes. Then, he turned his head and saw that Rock Lee was imprinted on another wall.

"asshole……"

Gaara staggered down the wall, his face covered in sparse pieces of sand and dust, beneath which lay a striking crimson stain.

bleeding!

Gaara is bleeding from Rock Lee's attack!

Gaara wiped the blood from his face. He had clearly used a layer of sand armor to protect himself, but it hadn't protected him at all.

Rock Lee, a pure taijutsu-type ninja, is terrifyingly powerful!

Gaara's anger could no longer be contained. Originally, he only intended to kill Rock Lee on the spot, but now he had different ideas.

Now, the only thing Gaara wants to do is to strangle Rock Lee inch by inch, until every bone in his body turns to dust!

"Die...die...die!!!"

Gaara shakily manipulated the sand, and in his emotional outburst, the sand almost blotted out the sky as it crashed down on Rock Lee.

"Cough cough cough..."

Already suffering from the backlash of the Eight Gates Formation, Rock Lee coughed and fell off the wall. Looking at the yellow sand filling the sky, a resolute look rose in his eyes.

Green flames ignited on his body once more. This time, the green flames were mixed with obvious blood. Lee Locke, who was already unable to withstand the backlash of the fourth gate, felt as if his whole body was being torn apart, and every pore on his body was bleeding.

"I'm sorry...Teacher Kai..."

Rock Lee silently chanted to himself. He knew his body couldn't keep the fourth gate open for too long, but he wanted to win this battle!