They had been teammates for so long, this was the best Lee could do when going all out.
"Don't worry, Lee can still manage if it's just about breaking through this sand."
Neji said with certainty. Lee hadn't taken off his heavy leg weights, nor had he opened any of the Eight Gates.
If he hadn't traveled through time, Lee would undoubtedly be the strongest among them.
Bang!
The sand under Gaara's feet suddenly came to life, grabbed Lee, and flung him against the wall.
"Is that all you've got?" Gaara looked down at Lee in the pit, unimpressed.
Then, the sand on his back suddenly spread through the air, about to crush Lee.
Boom!
After a loud crash, a large amount of dust rose from the ground, and Neji looked directly at the statue.
This scene made Orochimaru, who was watching him closely,'s pupils narrow, because following Neji's gaze, Lee was standing right there.
And Neji had noticed all this even faster than he had.
At the same time, Neji also looked towards Orochimaru, a faint smile on his lips clearly telling him, I know it's you.
"This, this guy..." Orochimaru's face changed drastically, and he even began to doubt whether his plan could continue.
"Kazekage, are you alright?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen, noticing something strange about Orochimaru, asked.
Orochimaru forced a smile and said, "Konoha really has trained a good student."
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought he was talking about Lee, and laughed, "Kazekage, you're too kind. Gaara is the truly impressive one."
On the statue, Lee frowned, thinking hard, feeling it was a bit difficult.
Just then, Might Guy shouted to Lee, "Lee, take them off."
Might Guy's sudden outburst drew a lot of attention, and people couldn't help but look at him.
"But, didn't you say we can only use them when a teammate's life is threatened?" Lee asked tentatively.
At this moment, even Neji stopped paying attention to Orochimaru and quietly waited for the upcoming battle.
"I give you permission!" Might Guy said, flashing a bright white smile.
Hearing Might Guy's words, Lee was instantly excited and immediately untied the heavy weights from his legs.
"Huh? Just two leg wraps?" Everyone was greatly disappointed. Taking off two leg wraps to defeat Gaara? What a joke.
Gaara coldly watched this scene. In his opinion, no one could defeat him. Even Neji's success was just a fluke.
"Boring," Temari said dismissively.
At this time, after Lee untied the heavy leg weights, he immediately revealed a relieved smile and then let go of his hands.
Boom!
The next moment, a earth-shattering explosion rang out, stopping many people from saying what they were about to say.
Temari and Kankuro were completely dumbfounded, unable to believe their eyes.
"What?!"
After a brief silence, the entire examination arena burst into chaos.
These are weights?
This kid is wearing these to the Chunin exams?!
Even Orochimaru's mouth twitched a little. Even if he wore something like that, he wouldn't feel good.
In the arena, besides Might Guy, the only one who looked normal was naturally Neji.
Watching the now lively Lee, Neji also felt a bit emotional. Lee's character was at his peak when he debuted.
He can already open five gates now, but later he can only open six gates. This is all because of the injuries he sustained during the Chunin exams.
Lee, he is a genius, a genius of physical skill.
"Guy, what have you done to this kid?" Kakashi's eyes looked like he wanted to eat someone.
He's just a kid. There's no need to train him like this no matter how much you train him. At this moment, Kakashi had the idea of inviting Might Guy to the Konoha police station for a chat.
"Hmph! Lee is different from you guys. Just watch quietly," Might Guy said confidently.
"Lee, go!" Might Guy roared loudly.
"Yes!"
Lee responded and jumped down from the statue, instantly disappearing.
Almost at the same time, a patch of broken sand suddenly appeared in front of Gaara.
"What?!"
Gaara was very surprised, and a trace of emotion finally appeared on his stiff, zombie-like face.
He thought of Neji again, the first person to break his defense. Now, that kind of speed was reappearing on another person.
"This speed is exactly the same as Neji's."
"Are all the people in Team Nine monsters?" Naruto swallowed hard in an exaggerated way.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sand was constantly being broken, and although he wasn't being hit, Gaara couldn't see anyone at all.
Actually, not just him, most people could only see Gaara looking around while the sand was full of holes.
"So fast," Kakashi marveled.
A Genin, yet he was showing such great speed.
Speed?
"Wait, Sakura, Naruto, what did you just say?" Kakashi suddenly realized.
They seemed to have just said that Neji also had this kind of speed.
"We said that his speed is basically as fast as Neji's."
"Yeah, although I don't want to admit it, that guy is really strong. He broke through the sand with one punch," Naruto said loudly.
Neji broke through Gaara's defense.
For a moment, everyone looked at Neji, especially Hinata.
Even she didn't know that her brother Neji had such an achievement.
"Neji, can you really achieve Lee's speed?" Might Guy asked in surprise.
"Yeah."
In fact, Neji could be even faster, but in this situation, it was better to keep a low profile.
After receiving Neji's answer, Might Guy was moved to tears. His strong fist style could finally be promoted.
He had already decided that he must increase Neji's training in the future. This is what youth is all about.
Below, Gaara could only stand there dumbly, unable to attack Lee at all.
Lee's speed was too fast, he couldn't see him at all.
"So, so amazing," the other young ninjas exclaimed.
Might Guy glanced at them and said proudly, "Lee can't learn Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. Precisely because of this, he can put all his energy into training Taijutsu."
"Even if he relies on Taijutsu, he won't be weaker than anyone. He is an expert in Taijutsu."
As if echoing Might Guy, Lee jumped high and stomped on Gaara's head.
Immediately, a deep scratch appeared on Gaara's face.
"What?!"
Gaara's defense was broken again.
Another person had surpassed the speed of the sand, attacked Gaara, and more importantly, Gaara was actually injured.
"How is that possible?" Kankuro couldn't believe it. Gaara, who was praised as the absolute defense in Sunagakure, was being broken down repeatedly in Konoha.
"So amazing, is this Konoha? The leader of the five villages!" Temari said in shock.
But she didn't look at Lee, but stared at Neji. For some reason, she felt that Neji was even more amazing.
"Lee, go!" Might Guy shouted excitedly.
"Yes, Guy-sensei," Lee smiled and continued to run towards Gaara.
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