Chapter 90: Chapter 90: The Power Beyond the Hokage
As Lee removed his weights, he also unraveled the bandages wrapped around his hands.
Seeing this movement, the Jonin present began to furrow their brows.
Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma Sarutobi, and even Kakashi looked somewhat worried.
This gesture made them all think of some terrifying scenarios!
The next second!
It was immediately followed by Lee's furious shout.
"Sasuke… I'm coming!"
'Eight Gates~ First Gate, Gate of Opening, Open!!!'
Sasuke let out a soft sigh. This was truly going to get serious.
His left hand behind him was already forming seals.
In the next moment, Sasuke didn't say anything but silently stared at Lee from a distance.
In an instant, Lee's figure disappeared, rushing toward Sasuke at high speed.
This time, Lee didn't use any techniques; with pure strength and terrifying explosive power, Lee achieved an astonishing speed of "693".
In the blink of an eye!
Almost in an instant, Lee appeared beside Sasuke!
Crash!
A punch tore through the air, creating a deafening roar, with the punch carrying immense pressure toward Sasuke's face.
At this moment, Sasuke's Sharingan was working at its peak, the three Tomoe spinning rapidly, while his body tilted backward, narrowly dodging the attack at the last moment.
After evading the blow, Lee's torrential wave of attacks followed relentlessly.
Facing wave after wave of attacks, Sasuke was like a lone boat in a storm, desperately trying to hold on.
The speed Lee achieved after removing his weights once again shocked everyone.
Even Orochimaru, disguised as the Fourth Kazekage, was startled.
"Leaf ninjas are really full of surprises!"
Upon hearing this, Hizashi also smiled and said, "They are just a bunch of kids. I hope the Fourth Kazekage won't mind!"
The deafening sound of explosions continued to echo throughout the area.
Each time Lee attacked, he forcibly shattered the air.
But Sasuke's Sharingan caught every attack, and he dodged each one at the very limit.
After Lee's hundredth attack, he stopped, no longer wasting energy on futile strikes.
'Sasuke… You've forced my hand, there's no other way!'
The next second, Lee suddenly changed tactics and began to circle Sasuke, moving at an incredible speed.
In the blink of an eye, a ring of smoke shot up suddenly.
Lee's speed increased even more, almost dazzling to the eye, and the smoke formed afterimages.
At this point, no one could clearly see Lee's figure anymore.
"Hey, hey, hey! Guy, are you really going to do this?!"
Kakashi said, somewhat nervously. This was no joke.
Guy nodded without hesitation, "Of course, Kakashi. Haven't you seen the resolve both of these men have on the battlefield?"
"This is very dangerous… What if Sasuke..."
Just as Kakashi was speaking, Lee suddenly accelerated.
He shot out of the smoke and, in a split second, delivered a kick to Sasuke's chin.
In the midst of countless terrified gazes, Sasuke's body was sent flying into the air.
Next, Lee appeared behind the airborne Sasuke, and his bandages quickly wrapped around Sasuke.
"Sorry, Sasuke!"
"Seiren-ryu!"
Boom!
Suddenly, Lee, who had embraced Sasuke from behind, spun rapidly with him in midair, and both crashed to the ground head-first with an explosive impact.
The entire preliminary match venue was silent in awe at the incredible speed and power.
Naruto and Sakura were both stunned.
Their mouths hung wide open, as if they could fit an egg inside, but they simply stared blankly at the scene below.
Dust and smoke rose up.
The Jonin serving as judges all clenched their fists in worry.
They were all Leaf Village Chuunin, did they really need to go this far?
In the dead silence, Lee slowly stood up from the pile of rubble.
He looked excitedly at the spot where 'Sasuke' had yet to stand.
Did I win?
Lee was still thinking to himself.
However, the next second, the bandages binding Sasuke loosened.
Crack~~!
Thunderous explosions erupted.
At that moment, Naruto and the others shut their mouths in surprise.
They sucked in a cold breath.
"Teacher... What's going on? Did Sasuke turn into lightning?"
Naruto asked, while Sakura beside him was also shocked, but she quickly figured it out.
"Idiot, Naruto. Sasuke didn't turn into lightning, that's a Shadow Clone, a Lightning Release Shadow Clone!"
Hearing this, Naruto finally remembered.
"When did he use that technique?"
Kakashi was equally surprised: "He managed to fool even me... I didn't notice when this kid used the Lightning Release Shadow Clone!"
Just a second ago, Choji, Shikamaru, and the others were shocked by Lee's overwhelming attack power, but now they were amazed by Sasuke's clone.
"So, Lee expended a lot of energy attacking Sasuke's Lightning Release Shadow Clone?"
"This is bad for Lee!"
Asuma looked toward another direction in the arena, where the real Sasuke was standing, unscathed.
'At this age, he can already use Lightning Release Shadow Clone? This is terrifying!'
Lee, panting for breath, had barely avoided the electric shock from the Lightning Release Clone's explosion.
Looking over to see Sasuke unharmed, he sighed.
"I didn't expect to be fooled by a clone!"
"True to form, Sasuke, I didn't notice when you used the clone!"
Sasuke smiled. "When you removed your weights."
What?
He used a clone at that time, predicting this exact situation?
No!
It should be said that Sasuke's caution and careful planning allowed him to avoid Lee's attack.
Lee nodded in admiration.
"However! Sasuke, I won't give up that easily. After this, if you try using a clone to dodge, it won't work. I won't give you that chance!"
As he spoke, Lee's chakra suddenly surged, accelerating.
"Eight Gates, Second Gate!"
"Gate of Rest, Open!"
"Third Gate!"
"Gate of Life, Open!"
Suddenly, the chakra erupting from Lee's body created an overwhelming wave, sending powerful gusts of wind to both sides.
Lee's entire appearance began to change dramatically.
The terrifying chakra fluctuations left Naruto and the others stunned.
"What... What kind of technique is this?"
Kakashi glanced at his friend Guy, then looked back at Lee in the arena.
"Eight Gates, the forbidden technique of the Leaf Village, which allows one to gain terrifying power by opening the Eight Gates in the human body!"
"If all Eight Gates are opened, one can instantly gain power several times stronger than the Hokage's..."
Naruto was stunned!
The other members of the Twelve Ninja Guardians from Konoha were also dumbfounded in that moment.
"Beyond... Hokage... several times the power!"
"Eight Gates..."
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