Impossible

The "riffraff" all turned to stare at Sasuke. So that was how he saw them?

Sasuke's expression did not change. "Was I wrong to call you riffraff?"

No, he was not!

As for Rock Lee—

"Rock Lee was just an accident."

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It was only then that Sasuke learned that Rock Lee had held back during their earlier fight.

Zabuza did not believe it. "What about that little girl from the Hyuga clan?"

Everyone had witnessed the power of Byakugan: Pressure. Even a Jonin could be defeated if he was careless.

Sasuke could not lie with a straight face. After a moment of silence, he said, "That was an accident too."

Zabuza said with faint mockery, "Do you people from Konoha have any other accidents?"

Four accidents out of twelve people—one-third of them. What kind of accident rate was that?

Sasuke had no answer.

The battle on the arena continued. Rock Lee battered Gaara relentlessly, driving him from the sky into the ground and smashing a huge crater into the stone arena.

"Come on! My blood is boiling! Use everything you've got!"

Gaara climbed out of the crater with a crazed expression. This time, he had actually been injured.

"As you wish! Fourth Gate—Gate of Pain, open!"

Feeling the power in his body boil over, Rock Lee roared, "Not enough! Still not enough! Fifth Gate—Gate of Limit, open!"

Rock Lee's aura surged once more. An even stronger burst of Chakra erupted, and the violent airflow shattered the stone floor, sending countless fragments flying in every direction.

"Reverse Lotus!"

Enduring the agonizing pain of his muscles and bones tearing apart, Rock Lee unleashed all his strength in a storm of attacks, hammering Gaara's abdomen with both fists and feet.

Gaara let out a