Guy merely laughed loudly, but his eyes were incomparably serious as he stared solemnly at the arena.
Because he, too, had noticed that something was clearly wrong with the Sand Village brat in this battle.
The arena.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The wind swept over, stirring up dust from the ground.
"Are you not going to make the first move?"
"Then I won't hold back!"
Rock Lee extended a hand and called out a reminder.
Gaara kept his head lowered, seemingly unaware of where he was at all. No one could tell what expression he wore.
"I'll kill you~"
The voice was indistinct, sinister, and savage.
Rock Lee moved. His body was incredibly nimble as he ran across the ground on both legs, arriving before Gaara in the blink of an eye.
Then, he lashed out with a clean, powerful kick.
"Smack~"
But grains of sand gathered together and firmly blocked his kick.
Gaara remained standing there without moving. He seemed completely incapable of reacting to anything around him.
The sand drifted about, coiling around his body.
Rock Lee's expression grew even more solemn. He sprinted around Gaara, trying to find an opening.
After several breaths, his figure flashed. He instantly appeared directly in front of Gaara and threw a punch.
But what shocked him was that the floating sand once again blocked his punch.
The next second, Gaara slowly raised his head, revealing an incredibly cold face that made one's heart tremble.
Rock Lee quickly retreated, then launched another rapid attack.
But this time, the sand blocked him again.
Everyone grew tense. Anyone with eyes could see that Gaara's sand possessed autonomous defensive abilities, stably intercepting every one of Rock Lee's attacks.
"This is troublesome!"
Kakashi muttered.
Guy, however, crossed his arms and still wore a confident expression.
"Hey,