KO!
Neji stood with his fist clenched, his back to Rock Lee as his long hair fluttered in the wind. At his feet lay Rock Lee, smoke rising from his body.
All Neji needed now was a huge "Heaven" character behind him!
Just like an old arcade game!
Having happily harvested the experience, Neji reached out and pulled Rock Lee to his feet.
"You're welcome to spar with me anytime. Of course, only once a day, same as before."
As for why, naturally, it was because each person's experience could only be harvested once per day.
Rock Lee bared his teeth slightly as he felt the numb soreness throughout his body. Every so often, his body twitched.
"Neji, your Taijutsu has grown stronger and stronger with Ninjutsu mixed into it. Especially that Lightning Release Chakra—it's really troublesome."
"Couldn't be helped. You wanted to open more than three gates, so I had to hit hard and take you out before you could."
Rock Lee was reckless once he got into a fight. After getting worked up, he had actually wanted to open more than three gates against him.
So Neji had directly KO'd him, stopping him before he could get carried away.
Tenten also scolded him. "Lee, did you forget Sensei's teachings? Three gates are still within the safe range. Once you keep opening them, you'll be entering the danger zone."
"The Chunin Exams are about to begin. Good thing Neji stopped you. Otherwise, if your body had been damaged, there would've been no way to explain it to Lord Hokage this time."
Only then did Rock Lee scratch his head in embarrassment. Normally, he was very disciplined and kept himself under strict control.
But earlier, he had felt that with the Healing Tattoo, even if he opened more than three