Just like in the original story, Rock Lee's initial attacks could not break through Gaara's automatically defending sand.
Aside from Might Guy's team and Team 7, no one thought highly of this genin who could use neither ninjutsu nor genjutsu, only taijutsu.
However, when Rock Lee removed his weights and smashed the floor, kicking up two enormous clouds of dust, everyone who had looked down on him stood there dumbfounded.
Naruto in particular was scared silly.
If Sasuke Uchiha had been here, his reaction probably would not have been much better than Naruto's.
After Sasuke Uchiha had been effortlessly defeated by Rock Lee at the Administration Building, they had all regarded Rock Lee as one of the greatest opponents in the Chunin Exams. At the same time, they had thought that was all the strength Rock Lee possessed.
They had never expected him to be wearing such terrifying iron weights.
Just thinking about how Rock Lee could move at speeds that even the Two-Tomoe Sharingan struggled to track while wearing weights made Naruto's scalp tingle.
Sure enough...
When Rock Lee removed his weights and charged at Gaara once more,
his speed was such that he would be in front of you one second, behind you the next, and above your head the second after that. If not for the piercing sound of air tearing every time he changed position, everyone would have thought he was not using the Body Flicker Technique, but space-time teleportation.
Bang!
After changing positions several times in succession, Rock Lee finally broke through Gaara's sand defense and slammed a heavy punch into Gaara's face.
Cracks immediately spread across Gaara's face, stunning Kankuro and Temari in the stands.
As chunks of mud fell away, Gaara's savage expression, hidden beneath the Sand Armor, was finally revealed.
Since childhood,