However, despite all that...
Kimura Takuya still admired Orochimaru and Kabuto's abilities.
He just couldn't stand the two men's character.
Then he brought Guy, Tenten, and Neji to find Lee.
Kabuto had already been tied up tight with steel wire by Lee.
Everyone except Kimura Takuya was still in the dark about what had happened.
After Kimura Takuya led them over, they saw Lee had subdued one of Orochimaru's subordinates all by himself.
"Nice, Lee! You've become a man who can stand on his own!"
"Impressive, Lee! Did you subdue him all by yourself?"
Neji's eyes widened as he activated his Byakugan and looked at the bound Kabuto. His face filled with shock.
Impossible! He was an elite jonin?
Lee had subdued an elite jonin all by himself?
Neji found it hard to believe, but he had no choice but to accept it.
Even if he'd caught Kabuto by surprise, Neji wasn't confident he could've pulled off the same feat.
But Lee had just laid the proof right before his eyes.
Neji's pride was trampled once again.
The last time had been when Lee opened the First Gate.
The time before that had been when Lee learned the Sound-Damping Technique before him.
And before that, when they'd first joined the team and refused to back down during their sparring match.
That was the only time they'd tied!
Even then, a tie had been hard for Neji to accept, since he'd always been number one.
Afterward, he'd started training even harder, secretly swearing that he'd never tie with Lee again.
And then...
He'd never beaten Lee again!
Today, while Kimura Takuya and Guy were fighting, he hadn't been able to help either of them.
He and Tenten had even become dead weight, forcing Kimura Takuya to split his attention to protect