The Unlucky Gaara

Bang!

Rock Lee spun through the air, rotating 3,600 degrees, and viciously kicked Gaara in the head.

Gaara hit the ground face-first.

"Fuck your mother!"

Gaara wiped the blood from his forehead.

Blood?

My blood?

At last, he was bleeding. Gaara's eyes widened as he stared at the blood on his hand in disbelief, his gaze gradually turning frenzied.

"Watermelon Head, I'll kill you!"

With a furious roar, Gaara braced his hands against the ground and tried to stand.

"Did I say you could get up? Stay down!"

Rock Lee clenched his fist, as large as a sandbag, and threw another vicious punch at Gaara.

Bang!

Gaara's Sand Shield formed instantly, blocking Rock Lee's fist. Unfortunately, the Sand Shield that had once been unbreakable was like a thin sheet of film before Rock Lee's fist, offering no defense at all.

Rock Lee's fist was like an unstoppable iron rod, instantly piercing the Sand Shield and smashing into Gaara's fairly handsome face. It even twisted a few times in the flesh of his face, spraying blood everywhere.

Gaara's right cheek had already caved in into a huge crater.

Everyone was dumbfounded!

Gaara was completely dumbfounded!

Hyuga Yumi and the others were dumbfounded too!

Even the audience watching the broadcast was dumbfounded!

That was Gaara of the Sandstorm! How was he getting beaten by this Watermelon Head like a helpless chick, unable to fight back at all?

"Quick, notify the television station. Stop every other ninja competition event. All channels will broadcast the Forest of Death!" The Third Hokage's usually impassive old face showed long-unseen excitement.

"Uh, Lord Hokage, isn't the Forest of Death broadcast in time slots? Besides, if we switch the broadcast now, those paying viewers might—"

"Baka! Idiot!" The Third Hokage loudly interrupted the secretary girl beside him, then said excitedly, "This is a perfect chance to raise Konoha's prestige! I want everyone to see that a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Konoha is still the same Konoha it used to be!"

"Yes!"

The secretary girl picked up her radio and cleared her throat. "Attention, all units. Attention, all units. By order of the higher-ups, all channels will now broadcast the Forest of Death's live match. Confirm receipt."

"Sweet Potato received."

"Potato received."

"Ultra received."

Inside the Forest of Death

Gaara had completely given up. Aside from symbolically resisting with his Sand Shield a few times when Rock Lee first straddled him, Rock Lee's fists had continued raining down on him one after another.

Gaara had completely abandoned all resistance.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Even Rock Lee did not know how many punches he had thrown. Gaara was now beaten beyond recognition, and it was impossible to tell whether he was dead or alive.

"It's time to end this."

Rock Lee slowly stood up, lifted Gaara as if he were a chick, then bit through the bandages around his hands.

Hah!

Rock Lee hurled Gaara high into the air, then leaped up after him.

Whoosh!

The white bandages around Rock Lee's wrists had been fluttering in the wind a second ago, but the next moment, they seemed to come alive and tightly bound Gaara.

A breeze passed by. Gaara, who had not quite died yet, painfully opened his eyes. What is this guy doing? Tying me up in midair?

He really knows how to get creative!

A man could be killed, but not humiliated. Gaara's eyes were full of humiliation. Just as he was about to tell Rock Lee to kill him, his face was wrapped in bandages as well, leaving only his eyes exposed.

It looked like Rock Lee wanted to throw him down from high in the air and use the force of inertia to smash him to death.

Despair!

An unprecedented despair spread through Gaara's mind. If only he had not provoked these people from Konoha. If only he had released Xiao Yun's teammates after capturing him. If only... sigh, regret was priceless!

Die!

Dying was fine too. Once he died, he could finally sleep peacefully. Once he died, he could go find his father and mother.

Maybe there would be no discrimination in that world. Maybe the other children would all like him and be willing to play cards with him. Maybe his father and mother would be with him every day.

At that thought, Gaara actually began to look forward to death...

"Hehehe, my host, you are too weak. Take my power and use it."

In his daze, Gaara suddenly heard an incredibly hoarse voice.

Reverse Lotus!

Rock Lee held Gaara tightly upside down in the sky, and then the two began spinning like the drill bit of a CNC machine, so fast that it left people dumbstruck.

Anyone who did not know better would have thought they were trying to drill into the ground and dig a well!

Gusts of wind rose up, while Rock Lee's repeated roars rang out within them. "Nirai! Nirai! Nirai..."

Bang!

Dust filled the sky, and a figure leaped out of the cloud.

It was Rock Lee!

As the dust settled,

Gaara's entire body was buried in the ground, with only half his calves left visible. The crater in the ground was at least ten meters across, showing just how powerful that move had been.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

At that moment, the Sand Binding restraining the others was released, and they instantly broke free.

Aside from Hyuga Yumi and Naruto, Neji Hyuga and Shikamaru lay on the ground with pained expressions, groaning without end.

Although Xiao Yun was badly injured, he was still a man with healing techniques. After several healing spells, he barely managed to stand.

"Ugh..."

Rock Lee suddenly collapsed like a deflated balloon. His entire body convulsed nonstop, foam continuously spilling from the corners of his mouth, and his face was deathly pale.

Xiao Yun hurried to Rock Lee's side and pulled him up.

So hot!

Xiao Yun felt as though his hands were about to be scorched. Rock Lee's body temperature was far too high. Was this the aftereffect of the Eight Inner Gates?

Xiao Yun hurriedly carried Rock Lee to the river, stripped him naked, and put him into the water for some physical cooling.

Wood Release: Earth Rejuvenation!

Xiao Yun frowned tightly. Rock Lee, don't die!

After a long while, just as Xiao Yun's Chakra was about to run out, Rock Lee finally slowly woke up.

"Junior Brother, is this heaven?"

Rock Lee's voice was extremely weak.

"No! This is the Forest of Death. Rock Lee, you're not dead. That's wonderful!"

Xiao Yun excitedly hugged Rock Lee.

"Get the hell away from me! I'm not wearing any clothes! Give me my clothes already!"

Rock Lee covered his crotch with difficulty and snapped irritably.

Xiao Yun awkwardly scratched the back of his head and pointed at the pile of tattered cloth on the ground. The battle had been too intense, and Rock Lee's clothes had basically been reduced to scraps. They could no longer be worn.

"Uncle, Auntie made Rock Lee an outfit."

Naruto ran over carrying something pieced together from several lotus leaves.

"Make do with it!"

Xiao Yun said helplessly.

"Is Gaara dead?"

Rock Lee tucked the lotus leaves around his waist and looked at Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun smiled and nodded, pointing toward Gaara in the distance.

"Gaara... where is he?"

Xiao Yun suddenly cried out. The Gaara whom Rock Lee had driven into the ground was turning into sand and slowly dispersing.

Was it a clone?