After Rock Lee opened the Five Gates, his relentless barrage had already forced Neji into barely being able to defend himself.
To the spectators, Neji looked like a lone boat caught in the heart of a storm, liable to be capsized at any moment!
And in fact, that was indeed the situation.
Facing Five Gates Rock Lee's assault, Neji was already struggling to hold on.
Of course, if he used Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven to knock Rock Lee away, he could do that.
But with Neji's pride, he would not allow himself to do such a thing.
Because this was also a form of tempering for himself!
"Rock Lee, I never expected that, without my realizing it, you had already become this strong. It seems my decision to wait for you for a year was not wrong!"
Although Neji was being pressed by Rock Lee's attacks, he was actually excited inside.
Just as Neji himself had said, waiting a year to gain a teammate like Rock Lee was absolutely worth it!
In Neji's field of vision, fist shadows and kick shadows launched by Rock Lee filled every direction around him—even above him.
That speed and that offensive were as fierce as a raging tempest!
During this time, Neji was struck from time to time by Rock Lee's fists or kicks.
However, because Neji knew how to redirect force, Rock Lee's attacks did not inflict overly serious injuries on him.
But even after Neji redirected the force, the power of Five Gates Rock Lee's attacks was still terrifying.
After taking just a few hits, Neji's entire body had begun to ache faintly.
If this continued, his light injuries would inevitably worsen into moderate ones.
Unfortunately, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Rock Lee was nearing his limit.
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