A Man Who Is Nothing More Than This

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What kind of speed is that from Rock Lee? Even though Sasuke had only been on one mission with Rock Lee, he was deeply impressed. Yamei＞＞Wenba＞＞-．-y=awen8.

This person's Taijutsu is terrifying.

His Three Tomoe Sharingan had long been activated, and his far-beyond-normal dynamic vision allowed Sasuke to catch sight of Rock Lee charging at him, but...

"Too fast!"

Sasuke didn't have time to dodge gracefully and could only raise his hand to block.

Bang! The bandaged arm and the arm in the white sleeve collided, emitting a dull thud.

Staring intently at Sasuke's chin, Rock Lee's lips curved slightly.

After that mission in the Land of Waves, he had asked Might Guy for the secret to dealing with the Sharingan.

Don't look at their eyes, just observe the movements of the opponent's body below the head to take your own actions and countermeasures!

It was difficult, but Rock Lee learned to adapt.

His thoughts raced, but Rock Lee's hands were not slow... His Taijutsu offense rained down on Sasuke like a torrential wave!

Bang bang bang bang bang...

His fists and feet blurred into afterimages, engulfing Sasuke like a storm!

Sasuke sweated on his forehead, desperately parrying and dodging.

"As expected, I absolutely cannot get into close-quarters combat with this guy!"

Although Sasuke in this state could clearly capture Rock Lee's attacks with his Sharingan, his body struggled to keep up with his eyes, and it was also difficult to keep up with Rock Lee's fists and feet... He was only barely managing to block.

Opportunity!

Sasuke's eyes flashed, capturing an opening. He risked injury and threw a punch at Rock Lee's face, but in this regard, Rock Lee was even more ruthless than Sasuke. He actually relied on his body, accustomed to taking hits for years, to trade punches with Sasuke!

Bang bang!

Both were hit by the other and stumbled backward.

Sasuke used the momentum to leap back, while Rock Lee instantly stabilized himself! Without thinking, he charged at Sasuke again like the wind.

I don't know any Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. The only thing I can rely on... is Taijutsu.

I can only rely on these two fists of mine.

Flames flared in Rock Lee's determined eyes—

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

More than a dozen blazing fireballs erupted from Sasuke's mouth as he retreated rapidly! Rock Lee hadn't even seen when Sasuke formed the hand seals!

However, Rock Lee's charging speed did not decrease. He weaved and dodged, skillfully avoiding the fireballs heading his way... Thanks to Tenten, the team's weapon master, Rock Lee was extremely familiar with this kind of charging and dodging!

As he got close to Sasuke, Rock Lee suddenly accelerated again, flashing in front of Sasuke like a phantom, landing on the ground. He placed his hands on the ground, his leg muscles bulging and slowly tensing...

"This stance...?!"

Sasuke's Sharingan eyes spun rapidly, and his internal alarm bells rang. How could he not recognize this starting stance? Naruto had used it, Kakashi had used it, and he himself had even copied it with his Sharingan...

Rock Lee crouched low and kicked at Sasuke!

"As long as he's kicked into the air by this kick, the subsequent Front Lotus... will surely decide the winner!"

But Sasuke was, after all, an excellent ninja. In a flash, as Rock Lee delivered that kick, the muscles in his right leg twitched unnaturally. It was Sasuke secretly channeling Lightning Release Chakra currents to his leg!

And so, in this critical moment, Sasuke kicked out with all his might!

Bang!

Everyone present saw this scene: Rock Lee, on the ground in front of Sasuke, kicked Sasuke's chest and abdomen, while Sasuke, at the same time, fiercely kicked Rock Lee's chin!

The kick from the Front Lotus starting stance had immense power, sending Sasuke flying into the air. Rock Lee was also sent flying backward by Sasuke's desperate kick, rolling a long distance.

"This Sasuke, he actually broke the Front Lotus just like that..."

The Konoha Jonin present were all surprised. Most of them knew about the Front Lotus Taijutsu. Might Guy, in particular, knew how fast Rock Lee was at the start of the Front Lotus, but he hadn't expected this Uchiha Sasuke... to react in such a short time and counterattack!

Enduring the intense pain and dull ache in his chest and abdomen, Sasuke gritted his teeth tightly, forced a surge of Chakra, quickly formed hand seals with both hands, puffed out his chest, twisted his body in mid-air, and as soon as he landed, a huge, scorching fireball rolled towards Rock Lee opposite him!

Great Fireball Technique!

Meanwhile, Rock Lee on the ground felt a slight soreness in his muscles—

The essence of the Front Lotus Taijutsu lay in that starting move! One had to flash in front of the opponent at maximum speed and instantly kick them into the air with the strongest leg power! This was a huge test of the user's full-body explosive power and coordination!

As Rock Lee gasped for breath, the rolling heatwave was already nearing the tight suit behind him.

"Bad!"

Chakra instantly broke through his brain's inhibition, and Rock Lee dodged the Great Fireball at the last moment! He leaped high, landing on top of the giant hand-sealed statue in the center of the arena.

Sasuke looked up at him. His chest and abdomen still ached. After his breathing slightly stabilized, he smiled faintly, "What's wrong? You still don't dare to look at these eyes of mine?"

Rock Lee, on his "fingertips," gritted his teeth.

The surrounding Genin were all stunned by the exchange between the two, especially Rock Lee's dazzling Taijutsu attacks, which truly made their scalps tingle.

"Take it off! Rock Lee!" Kakashi, standing on the sidelines, suddenly shouted at Rock Lee high above, giving him a thumbs-up and flashing a mouthful of pearly white teeth. "I permit you to do so!"

"What are you doing, Kakashi?" Sasuke, standing beside him, didn't understand what Kakashi meant. But seeing Rock Lee, who was high up, perk up after hearing Kakashi's words, his previously tired spirit was instantly revitalized!

"Thank you, Teacher Kakashi!"

Rock Lee cheerfully sat down, unbuckled the weights that had been tied to his legs, spread his arms wide, and released the weights…

"Boom!"

Two small weights fell to the ground, smashing into a large, deep pit, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

"No way!?"

"Are you kidding me?"

The onlookers were all dumbfounded.

Sasuke, however, merely shifted his gaze. The three black tomoe in his scarlet eyes slowly rotated… Just then, Rock Lee vanished from the stone statue with a "whoosh"!

Everyone saw an invisible current of air hurtling towards Sasuke at an unbelievable speed! The naked eye could barely track Rock Lee's speed!

Boom!

Sasuke was suddenly sent flying! It was only then that people saw Rock Lee, who had paused due to the attack, but in the blink of an eye, Rock Lee disappeared from his spot again!

"This is too fast!" Exclamations rose one after another.

"Damn it…" Sasuke gritted his teeth, propping himself up with his hand to steady his body, but Rock Lee's voice came from behind him, "Too slow." Then, he felt a sharp pain in his back as Rock Lee kicked him in another direction with a "bang"!

Rock Lee's ankle was powerful, and his fighting spirit boiled in his chest. He was about to pursue again.

However, Sasuke, whom he had just kicked away, suddenly disappeared!

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Sasuke's speed suddenly surged! He circled Rock Lee frantically, his feet kicking up wind and creating air currents! Rock Lee, without the Sharingan, could barely see Sasuke's figure!

"What the hell!?"

Rock Lee was utterly horrified. Sasuke's speed had suddenly become comparable to his own after removing the weights!?

"Who is slower in the end…?"

A faint voice suddenly sounded behind Rock Lee.

"Damn it!?"

Rock Lee twisted his head with all his might, but what he saw was…

In his vision, Sasuke's fist was wreathed in flames as he powerfully punched towards Rock Lee's face! The fiery fist was almost scorching Rock Lee's skin! Rock Lee's eyes widened in fury. In this fraction of a second, countless memories flooded his mind…

"My dream is to become a great ninja, even if I can't use any Ninjutsu or Genjutsu! This is everything to me!"

"Teacher Kakashi… Can effort really catch up to genius…"

"Those who give up easily are not even worthy of the value of effort!!"

So much sweat, so many tears, falling down again and again, getting injured again and again, gritting his teeth and enduring.

Was he going to fall here?

No!

Teacher Kakashi, now is the time to embody my own ninja way!!

Boom!

A powerful surge of energy erupted from Rock Lee's entire body! It easily blew away Sasuke's attack! Rock Lee's skin instantly turned crimson, covered in bulging veins!

"It's over…" On the stands, Kakashi pulled down his forehead protector, covering his scarlet left eye, and said calmly.

Third Gate! Fourth Gate! Fifth Gate!

The intense pain in his body and the continuous flow of power intertwined. Amidst the surging energy around him, Rock Lee felt his blood boiling…

Silently, Rock Lee had already disappeared from his spot.

Boom! Sasuke was hit by "air."

Boom! He was sent flying in the opposite direction again!

Boom! Sent flying in the opposite direction!

Boom!

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom…

Sasuke was like a broken sandbag, flying back and forth across the air in a crisscrossing pattern. In the blink of an eye, he had been hit dozens, even hundreds, of times in rapid succession! And Rock Lee's figure… had never stopped appearing; his speed had surpassed the limits of human eyesight.

Even Sasuke's Sharingan probably couldn't see the current Rock Lee.

His dream was burning.

"Primary Lotus!!"

Rock Lee's roaring shout echoed through the arena. Then, his right fist seemed to turn into a comet in the night sky, wrapped in raging flames, its wind like a waterfall, smashing Sasuke down from mid-air!

Bang!

Sasuke smashed a large, deep crater into the ground.

"Thump." Rock Lee landed from mid-air, his legs buckling as he dropped to his knees. Gritting his teeth, he clutched his right arm… his bone was broken, and large portions of his muscle were torn.

But… it was over.

In Rock Lee's eyes, which were about to close from exhaustion, a strange light flickered. He looked at the large crater before him.

Finally, finally… I finally defeated such a genius?

Might Guy-sensei…

His eyes couldn't help but sting with unbearable sadness. Tears welled up in Rock Lee's eyes, and he instinctively turned his head to look where Might Guy was—

"Might Guy-sensei…"

His pupils constricted sharply!

Where was Might Guy on the spectator stands? Where was anyone else? The stands were densely packed, and every single person there was Sasuke!

Scenes from the battle flashed through Rock Lee's mind…

Could it be…

Thump-thump, thump-thump. His heart pounded violently, threatening to explode! Rock Lee turned his head to look at the crater. Gaara was slowly standing up, his sand swirling around him, a cruel, dark smile on his face as he looked at Rock Lee.

Then, hiss, hiss, hiss… hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss…

It sounded like a noise from another world, approaching from afar, reaching Rock Lee's ears. Rock Lee knelt on the ground, and a pair of huge, crimson Sharingan appeared in the air behind him!

The mist before his eyes was blown away.

The lightning of the Chidori reflected in Rock Lee's eyes. In those eyes, it was as if a flame had suddenly been extinguished, gradually dimming…

"When was it?" Rock Lee asked softly, a tragic smile on his face.

Sasuke dispersed the Chidori in his hand and said indifferently, "The moment my speed suddenly increased, and you looked back in surprise… in that instant, you exposed an opening." He paused. "You couldn't help but see my Sharingan."

"Is that so…" Rock Lee slumped forward onto the ground, weakly turning himself over. His eyes, devoid of focus, looked up at the swaying ceiling.

"It took me several years to achieve this speed… I thought I was the most diligent and hardest-working among my peers… because I can't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu… I poured all my effort into Taijutsu… but I never expected this… Damn it…"

Sasuke turned around, listening to the voice behind him.

This iron-willed young man behind him had actually shed tears without realizing it.

"That was Kakashi's technique, using the current from Lightning Release Chakra to stimulate the muscles, achieving the effect of high-speed Taijutsu…" Might Guy suddenly appeared beside Rock Lee, looking down at his prized disciple with a complex expression.

"Might Guy-sensei…" Rock Lee was almost emotionally broken. He sobbed, "Does hard work really lose to talent and bloodline? Can't I really surpass geniuses? Is my dream truly meaningful?"

Every word dripped with blood, striking the hearts of everyone present.

The Third Hokage pulled down the brim of his hat, and Tsunade stood with her arms crossed, silent.

Kakashi glanced at Naruto, who was also silent beside him, and sighed softly.

Sasuke, with his back to Rock Lee and Might Guy, remained silent for a while before finally saying slowly, "If you truly believe that… then it only proves that you are also just an ordinary man."

With that, he leaped up and jumped onto the second-floor spectator stands.