I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Clearly, this pair of decorations was extremely heavy, greatly limiting Rock Lee's fighting speed.

So that's what he was fighting with?

Gaara narrowed his eyes and looked at Rock Lee, who was warming up on the sculpture.

The next moment, Rock Lee's figure disappeared above the sculpture.

Chapter 612 Ultra-high speed

"So fast!"

"How could it be so fast!"

The audience in the stands felt as if their worldview had been completely shattered.

Is this really the speed a genin should have?

After Rock Lee unloaded his weights, his speed suddenly soared to an extremely terrifying level.

Originally, Rock Lee, as a taijutsu-type genin, had a speed similar to that of an ordinary chunin, which was acceptable to everyone.

However, after removing the weights, his speed soared to the level of a Jonin. With this average speed Genin level combat power, Rock Lee was as fast as a black shadow.

Swoosh

Rock Lee transformed into a black shadow, tearing through space amidst the shocked gazes of the genin, and appeared directly in front of Gaara.

With the added speed, Rock Lee threw a punch at Gaara.

The sound of the punch cutting through the air and the force of the blow made Gaara's eyes widen. He immediately raised his hands and actively released his absolute defense.

puff

Rock Lee's bandaged fist slammed straight into the sand, which was an absolute defense. The sand exploded, and Gaara subconsciously squinted his eyes.

The defenses have not been breached!

But that doesn't matter!

As if he hadn't even felt his attack being blocked, Rock Lee activated his body again, transforming into a black shadow and disappearing from the spot once more.

The next moment, a whip kick slammed into Gaara's back.

Gaara raised his hands, and the sand of absolute defense began to spin repeatedly to protect him.

However, Gaara's absolute defense only works against ninjas of lower rank than himself. Against Rock Lee, who has shed his weight and whose speed has reached the level of a Jonin, his absolute defense is somewhat inadequate.

As we all know, according to the theory of relativity, the faster the speed, the greater the mass. With the added bonus of extreme speed, Rock Lee's attack power also reached the level of a Jonin, breaking through the limit of Gaara's defense.

After Rock Lee launched attack after attack on Gaara, his figure had become a vast black shadow. The genin spectators in the stands could only see Gaara's expression change from calm to panic as he frantically manipulated his Absolute Defense to try and block Rock Lee's attacks.

"Kai, your disciple... is a bit outrageous!"

Kakashi stared wide-eyed at Rock Lee, whose performance was clearly off the charts. Might Guy, seeing Rock Lee had gained the upper hand, gave him a thumbs-up and laughed heartily.

"Haha, that's for sure!"

"You need to find out whose disciple he is!"

Kakashi shrugged with amusement at Might Guy, whose every word, action, and thought was written all over his face. But soon, he turned to Might Guy with a serious expression and said, "Guy, you need to take better care of Rock Lee's health."

"He's too young and not strong enough. With that kind of speed, the strain on his body will be very severe."

"I think he can only hold on for another minute at most."

"If he still can't break through Gaara's defense within a minute, then you should go down and stop him."

Might Guy's smile froze on his face. He lowered his hand, gripped the railing tightly, and watched Rock Lee's attack. He said to Kakashi, "I understand everything you're saying, Kakashi."

"But, given how desperately Li fought, just like you said before, he had a chance to win."

"If I go down and prevent him from winning, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?"

"Besides, isn't the goddess herself here?"

Kakashi looked at Might Guy helplessly and complained, "You were worried to death just now, but now that Lee has the upper hand, you've changed your tune?"

"Hey hey hey..."

Might Guy chuckled and shouted down, "Go for it, Lee—!!!"

His voice was extremely loud. The audience, who were stunned by Rock Lee's speed, finally reacted and began to cheer for the battle below.

"come on! Come on!"

"Bravo!"

"Rock Lee! Rock Lee! Rock Lee!"

"..."

Gaara looked panicked; he had never encountered such an opponent before.

The Sand Village protected him so well that Gaara never encountered a particularly high-level opponent and fought his way through with ease.

Moreover, given Gaara's strength, even ordinary Jonin are basically no match for him.

After all, it's already absurd for a genin to encounter one or two jonins as an unexpected event, so how could he possibly encounter those particularly strong guys?

He's not a master of a thousand hands and a thousand strokes; all he's encountered along the way are cheaters.

This time, Gaara had no time to react when faced with Rock Lee's ridiculously fast speed.

The sand, with its absolute defense, was constantly on the move, and protecting Gaara from Rock Lee, who was constantly changing positions, was no easy task.

Rock Lee had already seen the weakness of Absolute Defense: its speed was not fast.

As long as his speed exceeds the movement speed of the Absolute Defense, he will be able to break through the Absolute Defense and deal damage to Gaara!

With the help of inertia, Rock Lee's speed increased faster and faster.

However, Rock Lee suddenly discovered something.

His body started to ache.

The burden on the body is enormous when moving at supersonic speeds. If it weren't for the fact that his daily training is usually above the limit, which has given him an excellent physique, he probably would have collapsed during that supersonic movement.

This rapid movement must end now...

Rock Lee gritted his teeth and slid quickly to Gaara's side.

"!"

Gaara, filled with surprise and doubt, clasped his hands together, and the sand on both sides quickly gathered to form an absolute defense.

Gaara, who had been hit countless times by Rock Lee, had become used to it. He thought that Rock Lee's attack would be short-lived. After blocking Rock Lee's kick, he quickly dispersed his Absolute Defense to his side to prepare to defend against the next attack.

But to everyone's surprise, Rock Lee wasn't going to waste any more time with Gaara. The instant Gaara dispelled his Absolute Defense, Rock Lee reappeared in the same spot and kicked Gaara in the chin.

"Shadow Dance Leaf!"

"Rirenka!"

Gaara was kicked into the air by Rock Lee, and this time, the Absolute Defense Sandstorm really couldn't catch up.

Gaara, suspended in mid-air, was relentlessly attacked by countless dark shadows, and muffled thuds echoed through the sky.

After hundreds of attacks, Rock Lee appeared above Gaara, clasped his hands together in a fist, and slammed his fist down on Gaara with all his might.

Swoosh

Gaara's body slammed into the ground, causing a large amount of yellow sand to explode.

Chapter 613 The Eight Gates Formation Appears Again

"Did you make it?"

Seeing Rock Lee unleash a full combo on Gaara, Might Guy gripped the railing tightly in excitement, almost ready to jump down and celebrate his prized disciple's victory.

"...We might have won, but now it's probably in jeopardy."

Kakashi looked at Might Guy speechlessly. How could you say such an obvious flag?

"Eh?"

Might Guy's initially joyful expression suddenly froze, and he turned his head to look at Kakashi like a robot.

"Kakashi...you mean...I said you've ruined a battle we could have won?"

"Why not?"

Kakashi said irritably, but he knew very well that he was joking; whether Might Guy believed him or not was another matter entirely.

Kakashi rolled his eyes speechlessly as he watched Might Guy sobbing uncontrollably and blaming himself.

On the field, Rock Lee was panting heavily. This Shadow Dance Ye Jiali Lotus combo was a very stamina-consuming tactic. If this combo couldn't defeat Gaara, then he would...

We can only try again!

Rock Lee, panting, observed Gaara lying on the ground, trying to determine if Gaara still had any fighting ability.

Not only him, but also the referee Hayate Gekko and the spectators in the stands watched Gaara with bated breath.

"Did you win?"

She held Chiaki's hand in the future, and she was quite concerned about whether the children of Konoha could win.

"You might have won just now, but after you said that, you probably won't."

Chiaki affectionately rubbed Mirai's nose, and Mirai wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction. "Are you saying I'm setting a flag?"

"Well, without a significant improvement, Rock Lee probably wouldn't be able to defeat Gaara."

Chiaki abandoned his plan to continue joking about the future and began to comment seriously, "I have to say, Gaara's abilities are excessively overpowered among ninjas of the same level."

After all, it's two against one.

Chiaki muttered to himself, but no one could say that this two-on-one situation was against the rules, since the one controlling the yellow sand in Gaara's gourd was just a mindless soul.

After recovering somewhat, Lee Locke gestured towards Moonlight Gale with his gaze.

He was wondering if he had already won, after all, Gaara had been lying there for a while.

However, after careful observation, Moonlight Gale shook his head at Rock Lee, who looked over in bewilderment.