The next moment, the sand on Gaara's left suddenly rose. Gaara aimed for the right time to attack, but then Lee's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"I'm here."
As the words fell, Gaara was sent flying by Lee's heavy punch.
"Alright, this time it definitely hit!" Sakura said excitedly, clenching her fist.
"Lee, you can do it!"
"Go get him!"
"No, look closely," Neji interrupted the encouragements, saying calmly.
Everyone looked and their faces changed instantly. Large pieces of sand were falling from Gaara's face, and his whole face was cracking.
"That's, sand."
"He actually covered his whole body with sand?"
"Then Lee's attack just now, was it completely useless?"
The group of young ninjas exclaimed in surprise, only Neji remained calm.
Although he didn't believe in fate, with Lee's current power, he really couldn't beat Gaara.
"Hey, teacher," Kankuro and Temari looked at Maki with some fear.
Maki was also sweating coldly at this moment, but after looking at the expressionless Kazekage, he pretended to be calm and said, "It's nothing, keep watching."
Little did he know, the Kazekage at this moment was Orochimaru in disguise.
Moreover, Orochimaru didn't have time to pay attention to him at all. He was now shocked looking at Neji.
From the beginning until now, everything seemed to be within Neji's expectations. His calm expression had not changed from beginning to end.
He couldn't help but glance at Sarutobi Hiruzen. He was now suspecting that this old man had known his identity long ago and had deliberately dug a hole for him to jump into.
This wasn't impossible!
At this moment, Orochimaru felt like he was sitting on needles, feeling like the old man was going to harm him.
"It can't be, it should just be a coincidence," Orochimaru thought to himself.
At this time, Lee had already unwrapped the bandages on his hands, and several consecutive flying kicks sent Gaara flying into the air.
"Lotus Flower!"
Bang!
At this time, a large pit had appeared on the training ground.
Lee did a few backflips and left the pit, taking a long breath as he looked at Gaara, who was lying motionless in the pit.
"This time he definitely won, he couldn't be safe after falling from that height," Naruto said.
Just as everyone in the arena, even Hayate Gekko, thought that Lee had won, Neji sighed deeply.
"Too bad, he was just a little short."
"Huh?"
"Neji, do you mean that Lee didn't win?" Naruto looked at Neji with a doubtful gaze.
It's impossible to be okay after falling from such a high distance.
However, at this moment, Gaara in the pit suddenly turned into a gust of fine sand.
"It's actually... a clone!"
The whole place instantly became silent. Lee stared blankly at the pit with wide eyes.
He didn't hesitate to use a move that could hurt both sides, but in the end, he only attacked a clone.
At this time, Gaara walked towards Lee with a gloomy expression, the sand behind him surging with great killing intent.
"Keep going."
As soon as the words were spoken, Gaara began to control the sand to constantly chase after Lee, but because Lee used the Lotus Flower, his body was under too much stress and he could only dodge in a flustered manner.
In the stands, many people were very nervous as they watched this scene.
"What exactly is going on?" Shikamaru asked.
"When did Gaara..."
Everyone couldn't help but look at Neji, hoping he could give an explanation.
"Lee paused for a moment when he was flying kicking," Neji said.
As he spoke, he glanced at Kakashi. Might Guy was too excited just now, but Kakashi was still watching seriously. He should have noticed it too.
In that one moment, Gaara escaped. This guy's reaction speed was too terrifying.
However, Shikamaru took a deep look at Neji. He wasn't weaker than Gaara.
At the same time, Neji also looked at Shikamaru. He really had a good brain.
"How could it be..." Tenten murmured.
Below, Lee was constantly dodging Gaara's attacks, his whole person in danger, making everyone sweat for him.
"Lee, don't fight anymore," Naruto shouted.
"Lee, give up, your body is already..." Shikamaru said with some reluctance.
"Lee, you'll die if this goes on!"
After using the Lotus Flower, Lee's body had already taken on too much burden, and at this moment he could only take a beating.
"Neji, you should also persuade him," Tenten said anxiously. Although Lee and Neji often fought, everyone was very good friends.
Although she didn't say it, Tenten knew in her heart that Neji cared about his companions.
"I won't persuade him. This is the path he has chosen. In front of a man who is determined, any sadness and tears are an insult to him."
"But, Lee he already..."
"Believe in him."
Hearing Neji's words, Lee grinned, "Neji, thank you."
Might Guy patted Neji's shoulder hard, "Neji, I didn't expect you to understand youth so thoroughly."
Neji didn't want to say anything about this.
"But, are we just going to watch Lee get beaten like this?" Sakura asked.
"No, Lee should be about to use that move," Neji said.
"That move?!"
"Could it be that Lee still has a trump card?"
Might Guy couldn't help but glance at Neji. He didn't expect his relationship with Lee to be so good that he even told him about the Eight Gates.
Lee took out a kunai from his pouch and kept waving it, cutting off the sand.
"Is this all you've got? You're too weak," Gaara said.
Lee flipped over and jumped to a distance, shouting loudly, "Guy sensei, please forgive me for this one time."
"A weakling can surpass a genius through hard work. That's why I trained in taijutsu. This is my ninja way."
Lee crossed his hands, veins popping out on his head one after another, and chakra was flowing wildly in his body.
Might Guy hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Go, Lee, let your youth bloom to the fullest."
"Yes, Guy sensei," Lee said through gritted teeth.
In the stands, everyone didn't understand what they meant.
"Neji, what are they talking about?"
Neji stepped forward, looking at Lee, who was constantly gathering power below, and said, "Eight Gates."
"What?!" Kakashi's expression changed upon hearing this, and he raised his headband without hesitation.
"Guy, you idiot... He's still a child, quickly make him stop!" Kakashi said angrily.
"It's no use. If Lee has made up his mind, even I can't persuade him," Might Guy said with a frown.
"You..."
Hinata and the others next to him looked at each other, not knowing what they were talking about, only knowing that the two of them didn't seem very happy.
"Brother Neji, what are the Eight Gates?" Hinata asked.
Neji sighed slightly and said, "The Eight Gates are a technique that removes the body's limits on chakra, allowing excess energy within the body to be released."
"After opening all eight gates, the user's power can even exceed the Hokage by dozens of times, but this is only temporary. After opening all eight gates, the user will surely die."
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