Second Exam: Naruto VS Rock Lee

"Aren't you going to ask me why I abstained?"

Looking at the composed Suzuran of the Shuyuan couldn't help but ask.

"There's no need for that! You're not Naruto, you don't just act on a whim... Since you did that, you must have thought it through carefully..."

Suzuran said it as a matter of course.

Shuyuan blinked, smiled, and said nothing more.

All eyes were now focused on the two boys standing opposite each other in the arena.

Two young ninjas from Konoha, this is an internal battle between people from the same village.

Xi stood between the two, glanced left and right, and asked, "The first round of battle will be between Naruto Uzumaki and Rock Lee. Any objections?"

"No."

"No."

The two who answered in unison were already locked in a fierce competition, their eyes bulging as if trying to overwhelm each other with their gazes.

"Then, let the first round of the battle begin!"

Xi announced the start, and in a Body Flicker Technique, he left the arena, handing the stage over to the two boys.

"Whoosh!!!"

A short sound effect from the high-speed movement rang out, and a green shadow approached Naruto.

Before Naruto could react, a churning pain shot through his abdomen, causing him to spit out saliva and stagger backward.

However, before he could retreat two steps and catch his breath, a series of attacks followed.

Wow! That's fast...

Shuyuan, holding onto the railing, watched the green figure brutally beating Naruto and sincerely praised it.

Such speed is difficult for even ordinary Chunin to achieve.

"Is it one-sided? That blond guy is so useless! How did he even pass the first exam?"

"Their reaction was too slow; after they got the first move, they were completely stunned..."

Two Rain Ninja girls were whispering and making unkind comments about Naruto, who was being beaten up.

What is this idiot doing?

Sasuke stood in front of the railing, kicking it repeatedly with one foot, his face clouded with gloom.

Naruto's performance was extremely disappointing; he was utterly defeated by a kappa, which was truly shameful!

Sensing the oppressive aura emanating from Sasuke, the Rain Ninja girls moved to the side.

"Alright, Sasuke, don't be so angry. That Rock Lee is indeed very strong, his Taijutsu level is very high. At least Naruto can't keep up with his speed. It's normal that he got beaten up after being overpowered."

Shuyuan turned her head to look at Sasuke and advised, "Also, stop kicking the railing, it's making me uncomfortable."

Sasuke his lips and remained silent, stopping his attempt to kick the railing.

At this time.

Naruto was once again sent flying into the air by Rock Lee's flying kick, tumbling and crashing into the stone wall with a loud bang, kicking up a cloud of dust as he fell.

"Sir examiner, the outcome should be obvious, right? May I ask you to announce the result?"

Rock Lee raised his hand, looked at Xi who had retreated to the statue's shoulder, and shouted loudly.

hope stood on the statue without saying a word.

As a sensory ninja, he was able to accurately monitor the condition of the combatants.

The outcome is still undecided!

"Cough cough! It really hurts!"

Dust settled on the wall as Naruto rubbed his stomach and staggered out.

Rock Lee: "..."

"Wow, you're really fast, and your punches are so hard! My stomach hurts so much. Luckily I didn't eat much for lunch, or I would have thrown up."

"You... you're really tough!"

After racking his brains for a long time, Rock Lee finally came up with this sentence.

Even a strong, grown man could only be rendered unconscious by his series of powerful blows; this was something he had experienced in many missions.

"Haha, you're right, I've been getting beaten up since I was a kid..."

"Bang!"

Naruto raised his right arm to block Rock Lee's sudden whip kick.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Do you have a metal plate in your leg? That's so shameless!"

Naruto opened his mouth and started cursing, his eyebrows twisting in pain.

Despite his cursing, he didn't slow down at all. He grabbed Rock Lee's ankle and flung him away.

"Shadow Clone Technique"

Seizing this brief opening, Naruto finally unleashed his core techniques.

Shadow Clone are just a basic move for Naruto. His entire repertoire of special techniques and tactics revolves around Shadow Clone. Only when Naruto uses Shadow Clone does it mean he's about to get serious.

Rock Lee performed a beautiful somersault and landed safely. Then, when he looked up, he was momentarily stunned.

A huge, densely packed group of Naruto blocked our way, at least a hundred of them, and they charged forward like a dark, swarming mass.

"A clone? I'm not afraid of that!"

Rock Lee was also quite bold; after a moment of hesitation, he regained his fearless demeanor.

They even became excited as they watched Naruto's clones charge towards them.

The Shadow Clone were repeatedly destroyed.

Rock Lee's Taijutsu skills were on full display this time. His movements were agile and swift, and his punches and kicks were powerful and heavy. He used a Konoha Great Whirlwind on the left and a Konoha Gale on the right, followed by a Dynamic Prelude, which was a head-on flying kick.

In short, he used various methods to thoroughly defeat Naruto's Shadow Clone.

However, Naruto's Shadow Clone clones are endless and not without any fighting power. Three or five Shadow Clone clones working together can always give Rock Lee a good punch.

This battle was dazzling to many test takers. Whether it was Rock Lee's Taijutsu or Naruto's Shadow Clone, many secretly rejoiced that they hadn't encountered such monsters.

However, they couldn't help but wonder about the others.

Perhaps there are even more formidable opponents out there!

Not only were the Genin amazed, but many Jonin were also astonished.

" For Genin to be able to control so many Shadow Clones... that's impressive."

"They're much stronger than us. When I was twelve, I had just learned two C-rank Ninjutsu, and I was already overjoyed. I didn't learn B-rank Ninjutsu like Shadow Clone Technique until I became Chunin."

"Who isn't? They're all the same. Besides, that brat from Konoha has a ton of Chakra; he's got hundreds of Shadow Clone already, right?"

"I'm counting, it's already over four hundred..."

The Cloud Ninja Jonin were also whispering among themselves.

"Damn it, where is the real body?"

Rock Lee kicked away a clone that rushed at him, his eyes darting around, trying to find Naruto's real body.

From the moment Naruto seized the opportunity to unleash the Shadow Clone Technique, for the next two minutes, he couldn't find any trace of Naruto himself, and was constantly fighting against these endless Shadow Clone.

It really takes a lot of physical effort.

These Shadow Clone are not very resistant to blows, but their punches are surprisingly powerful.

There were many opponents, and they all came down at once. No matter how fast or agile Rock Lee was, he couldn't help but get hit a few times, and Kakuzu was cut.

"That's exhilarating! This is the joy of youth!"

The arduous battle did not discourage Rock Lee; the more difficult it was, the more motivated he became, his youthful passion burning like a raging fire. (To be continued)