As the Reverse Lotus came to an end, Rock Lee's body could no longer withstand the enormous strain, and he collapsed to the ground.
"He was so fast I could barely follow him."
"Is it over?"
"Rock Lee must have won this time."
Just as everyone thought Rock Lee must have won, Kakashi and Guy wore expressions of regret.
"Even that gourd was made of sand?"
"At the last possible moment, the gourd turned into sand and protected him."
The dust cleared, revealing Gaara lying in the pile of sand his gourd had become.
Although the Sand Armor covering his body had shattered, he could still fight.
Realizing the battle was not over, Rock Lee forced himself to his feet, determined to keep fighting.
Gaara raised one hand. Under his control, yellow sand gathered and formed a giant hand.
"That move!"
The ninja who had seen Gaara kill people in the Forest of Death cried out in alarm.
"Sand Binding Coffin!"
Yellow sand surged toward Rock Lee, who struggled to dodge.
But the sand had already wrapped around one of his arms and one of his legs.
Still, this was clearly Gaara's limit as well.
"Sand Binding Coffin."
Gaara activated his ninjutsu, snapping Rock Lee's arm and leg.
"Aaaah!"
His agonized scream sent chills through everyone.
Might Guy gritted his teeth as he watched Rock Lee.
But the match was not over, and there was nothing he could do.
"If I fall here, then my ninja way will..."
Even now, Rock Lee clung to his ninja way.
But in the end, he still collapsed to the ground.
"Die!"
Even after Rock Lee fell, Gaara refused to stop attacking. With a wave of his hand, the sand surged toward Rock Lee again, intent on killing him once and for all.
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