"Is that so? There's no way? I'm sorry, Rock Lee..."
Listening to Silver Moon Black Robe's words, Might Guy, whose eyes had completely lost their light, made no attempt to hide his guilt. With a trace of regret on his face, he slowly looked toward his disciple, his voice already full of apology.
If even Silver Moon Black Robe before him—Chiba—had no solution, then there truly was no solution.
Rock Lee's injuries had already gone beyond what human hands could heal.
He had also trained in the Eight Gates, step by step, and Rock Lee was the disciple he cared about most. Naturally, he knew very well about Rock Lee's progress in the Eight Gates and the condition of his body. Opening the Fifth Gate in battle had already been a desperate gamble. He also knew that even if Rock Lee won the preliminaries and defeated Gaara, he would inevitably be severely injured. Yet after reaching the limit of the Fifth Gate, when his body was already battered and at its most vulnerable, he had suffered Gaara's attack. Might Guy had actually been prepared for the severity of those injuries.
And that was precisely why, after the doctors gave their diagnosis, Might Guy had immediately gone to find Chiba.
In a sense, he had already known that these injuries could be diagnosed, but absolutely could not be cured.
Rock Lee's only hope was Chiba, who had just returned.
After all, Chiba had studied under Tsunade. He had long since proven that his exceptional Medical Ninjutsu was absolutely at Tsunade's level. He was a Medical Ninja whose medical skills and Medical Ninjutsu ranked first in the Shinobi World, to the point where his healing arts could almost be called miraculous.
If there was anyone in Konoha who could save Rock Lee