Why Not Say That If He Opened All Eight Gates, He Could Kick You to Death in One Blow?

Kakashi left the hospital and headed toward the woods to the south.

Before long, muffled gusts of wind and counting could be heard from within the southern woods.

"2567, 2568, 2569, 2570..."

Kakashi walked over and saw a boy in a green jumpsuit with a bowl cut training.

"Rock Lee, training?"

Rock Lee stopped kicking, then flipped through the air and landed in front of Kakashi.

"Yeah, Kakashi-senpai. Youth only has value when it keeps burning!"

As he spoke, Rock Lee struck a kicking pose, radiating pure passion.

"Did you come to see Guy-sensei?"

Kakashi had long since grown used to this and asked calmly, "Yeah. Did he come by today?"

"Guy-sensei went to get something. He'll be back soon. I haven't reached my kicking count yet, so I'll keep going!"

After answering, Rock Lee went back to practicing his kicks.

Seeing Rock Lee drenched in sweat, Kakashi could not help but nod slightly.

He felt that Guy had found himself a good disciple.

At present, the most famous students at the Konoha Ninja Academy were the graduates of the Elite Class.

Every Elite Class graduated after an average of just over two years.

Every student who came out of the Elite Class had boundless prospects.

But Rock Lee was somewhat special.

He had not been a member of the Elite Class.

On the contrary, even in an ordinary class, he had been at the very bottom.

Rock Lee could not use ninjutsu or genjutsu. With only taijutsu at his disposal, he had barely managed to graduate after much difficulty.

Without Tenten and Neji as his teammates, Rock Lee naturally had not met Might Guy right after graduating from the Ninja Academy.

Instead, he had followed an ordinary chunin on missions.

With his level of strength, he had naturally been